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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Rev. Alfred Gatty (1813-1903), Vicar of Ecclesfield and Subdean of York Minister, father of Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty (1849-1922), chief justice of Gibraltar, and of Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) Autograph Letter Signed ('Alfred Gatty') from Rev. Alfred Gatty, Vicar of Ecclesfield, to his son the Hon. Stephen Gatty, Puisne Judge of the Straits Settlements [Singapore], filled with family news. 3pp., 12mo. 62 lines of text. On bifolium. Good, on lightly-aged paper; neatly written in a close hand. An affectionate letter, addressed to 'Dearest Stephen'. He begins: 'It seems a long while since I heard anything of or from you - the last news was in a letter from Alice [Stephen's wife],...		£120.00
[Sir Hugh Lane's Pictures] Circular Letter. To the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England To the Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England ([1917]). Circular Letter, mimeographed, awaiting a signature, one page, 4to, good condition.It commences, We, the undersigned Irish Artists and Writers venture to appeal ... The circumstances surrounding the disposition of Hugh...		£225.00
[Arthur Griffith, subject] [Pamphlet] Arthur Griffith. A Study of the Founder of Sinn Fein Arthur Griffith. A Study of the Founder of Sinn Fein [drophead title, p.1: 'A Study of the Originator of the Sinn Fein Movement. Arthur Griffith'] (Dublin: Cahill & Co. Ltd., no date [1917?]). Pamphlet, 24pp, 8vo, printed wraps, with portrait of Griffith on front, fair condition.NLI...		£75.00
[Gardening for Women] Prospectus. Irish School of Gardening for Women Irish School of Gardening for Women. Meanee, Kimmage Road, Terenure, Dublin (The Powell Press, 22 Parliament Street, Dublin, September 1917). Prospectus, 4pp., 8vo, good condition.Note added in unknown hand, If you know any girl desiring to become healthy wealthy & wise give her this...		£100.00
Rev. Willoughby Bertie (c.1759-1820), Fellow of All Souls College and Rector of Buckland, Surrey [the free fishermen of Milton; Milton-next-Sittingborne; Earls of Abingdon] Draft of Autograph Letter Signed by Rev. Willoughby Bertie, with emendations [by his solicitor?], contemptuously rejecting an appeal from the residents of Milton-next-Sittingborne regarding oyster fishing on his property and the local poor. 4pp., 4to. Bifolium. Good, on lightly-aged paper. An extraordinarily callous letter, which would furnish a text for a paper on religious hypocrisy and the evils of capitalism. The context is explained in Samuel Lewis's 'Topgraphical Dictionary of England', published twenty-two years after this...		£120.00
Richard G. Badger, publisher, The Gorham Press, Boston [Isabella Macdonald Alden [Mrs. G. R. Alden] (1841-1930), author of the hugely-popular 'Pansy' series of books] Typed Letter Signed ('Richard G Badger') from American publisher Richard G. Badger of the Gorham Press, Boston, 1p., 4to. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Addressed to 'Mrs. G. R. Alden, 425 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, Calif.' Badger confirms that he has received 'the manuscript of "Nell Jenkins" and "Her Own Way"', and his firm has been 'considering the publication of the book very carefully'. As the two...		£80.00
Richard James Balston [R. J. Balston] of Boxley Abbey, ornithologist [Rev. Charles William Shepherd of Maidstone; Edward Bartlett] Autograph Letter Signed ('R. J. Balston') from the ornithologist Richard James Balston of Boxley Abbey, to the Rev. Charles William Shepherd of Maidstone, describing the birds of Lerwick, Shetland Isles, while on a shooting trip with Edward Bartlett. 8pp., 12mo. On two bifoliums. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. With envelope, with Penny Red stamp and circular postmark in black ink ('B \| LERWICK \| 5 NO \| 80'), addressed to 'The Revd. \| C. W. Shepherd \| Trosley Rectory \| N Maidstone \| Kent \| England'. Balston and his companion on the...		£120.00
Sir David Russell (1872-1956) of Silverburn, Leven, Fife [Frank Carr Nicholson (1875-1962), Librarian, Edinburgh University Library; Alexis Aladin (d.1927); Rodney Collins; Gurdieff; Ouspensky] Typed Letter Signed ('David') from Sir David Russell to his cousin Frank Carr Nicholson, discussing Rodney Collins's book on Ouspensky, Alexis Aladin, and 'books we have read'. With copy of his anonymous pamphlet 'Iona. A Short Chronological Table'. Both letter and pamphlet in very good condition. Letter: 8pp., 4to. Written a few days before Russell's death on 12 March 1956. On the first page he describes how the London esoteric bookseller J. M. Watkins 'went completely blind some years before he died, and he told me that he scarcely...		£220.00
Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly [Fitzroy Kelly] (1796-1880), English judge and Tory politician [J. T. Barry; the Metropolitan Association] Autograph Letter Signed ('FitzRoy Kelly') from Sir FitzRoy Edward Kelly to J. T. Barry, declining to join his 'excellent association' [the Metropolitan Association?] on the grounds that it is incompatible with 'the office which I now hold'. 3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. Fair, on lightly-aged paper. It is not 'from inattention or indifference' that Kelly has left Barry's letter unanswered. 'I think it would be inconsistent with my duty in the office which I now hold to become a member of your very excellent association'. (Possibly a...		£40.00
Sir Stephen Herbert Gatty (1849-1922), Chief Justice of Gibraltar, son of Rev. Alfred Gatty (1813-1903), Vicar of Ecclesfield, and brother of the children's writer Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841-1885) Black and white photograph showing 'Proclamation of H. M. King Edward VII. Gibraltar, 25th January, 1901.' From the collection of Chief Jusstice Stephen Herbert Gatty, who read the proclamation. Black and white photograph, 11 x 15 cm, laid down on piece of white paper 12 x 16.5 cm, itself laid down on a piece of grey card, 200 x 255 cm. In fair condition, slightly discoloured and with one tiny chip to the right-hand edge; in lightly-aged mount with wear to corners. The card carries the...		£95.00