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[W. H. Smith & Son, booksellers and publishers; H. G. Wells; John Galsworthy] ['Exclusive' interviews on book matters with H. G. Wells and John Galsworthy, in the first two issues of magazine.] The Book Window. A Guide to Book Buying and Book Reading. The first issue 44pp., 12mo, with pink order slip. The second issue 48pp., 12mo (paginated 45-92). Uniform: stapled in brown printed wraps.In fair condition, on aged paper, with rusting from staples. The first issue has articles by Ambrose Heal, Hal Warwick, Henry Arthur Jones, S. P. B. Mais,...		£220.00
[W. Harrison Ainsworth; George Cruikshank; Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, London, bookseller and publisher; Thomas Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket, printer] [W. Harrison Ainsworth.] Proof from the Bentley archives of advertisement leaves for Part II of his novel 'Jack Sheppard' (with illustration by George Cruikshank), and 'The Tower of London' (to be published in 'Bentley's Miscellany') and 'Guy Fawkes' 2pp., 12mo. Printed side by side on one side of a piece of 23 x 29cm wove paper, with blank reverse. In fair condition on aged and dusty paper. The left-hand page is headed 'NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Dec. 6', and has the slug at the foot: 'PRINTED BY T. BRETTELL, RUPERT STREET, HAYMARKET, LONDON...		£80.00
Alexander Davidson, Messenger at Arms [Archibald Colquhoun; George Buchan; John Douglas; William Duncan; John Ewing; James Elder; Thomas Falconer; John Fleming; Stamp Duties, Glasgow; Scotland] [Alexander Davidson, Messenger at Arms.] Signed 'Copy for Mr. Falconer' of a summons on behalf of Archibald Colquhoun and George Buchan to six 'Procurators in the Sheriff and Baillie Courts of Glasgow, regarding the payment of stamp duties. 4pp., foolscap 8vo. Bifolium. The document consists of a long printed text, with blank sections completed in manuscript. It is docketted 'M.5 \| Copy for Mr. Falconer \| to appear 19/26 June 1810.' In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. Signed 'Alex Davidson' and dated 28 May 1810,...		£80.00
Andrew Lang (1844-1912), Scottish author and folklorist, best-known for his 'Fairy Books' [Andrew Lang, Scottish author and folklorist.] Autograph Note Signed ('A Lang') to 'Mr Kennevy', returning a book. 1p., 12mo. Very good, on lightly-aged paper. The year '1910' added in pencil in another hand. The note reads: 'July 17 \| Dear Mr Kennevy \| I return Laidlaw with many thanks \| Sincerely yours \| A Lang'.		£30.00
Charles Edward Fewster (1847-1896), Hull paint maker; Owen Jones; Henry Warren; Chas. Goodall & Son [Charles Goodall & Son] of Camden, printers; Marcus Ward & Co., of Belfast; Albrecht Dürer [Durer] [Charles Edward Fewster of Hull.] Scrapbook containing chromolithograph leaves from the Sermon on the Mount, 'Illuminated by Owen Jones', and other material including a long manuscript letter on 'Japanesque stationery' by Charles Goodall & Son. A cultured man (an authority on numismatics), Fewster worked for the family firm of Thomas Fewster of Hull, paint, colour and varnish manufacturers. The present item is an attractive example of his professional interest in the developments in late nineteenth-century design (another is his...		£400.00
Feargus O'Connor [Feargus Edward O'Connor] (1796?-1855), Irish radical politician and Chartist leader [Feargus Edward O'Connor, Chartist leader.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Feargus O'Connor') to 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, folded and on lightly-aged paper. O'Connor's hand is quite difficult. As far as can be deciphered, the letter reads: 'My dear Ch<?> \| I was from home when yours came. I your cheque for £200 acknowledge receipt addressed to "<?>". Keep going at "<?...		£80.00
George Gilfillan (1813-1878), Scottish Presbyterian minister, critic and 'spasmodic' poet [George Gilfillan, Scottish critic and 'spasmodic' poet.] Autograph Note Signed to an unnamed autograph hunter. 1p., 16mo (12.5 x 11.5cm). In good condition, on lightly aged and ruckled paper, with traces of mount on reverse and minor loss to one edge. Reads: 'Dundee \| 18th. Jany. \| 1855 \| My Dear Sir \| I have much pleasure in transmitting you my Autograph \| I am \| Yours very truly \| George Gilfillan'.		£56.00
Herbert Broome [The Kingston Union; Poor Law Administration] [Printed pamphlet, signed by the author Herbert Broome.] Kingston Union. The Beginning and the End. 1836-1930. 47 + [1]pp., 12mo. Stapled. In brown printed wraps. Signed on the last page of text (p.45) 'Hbt Broome \| May 1930', beneath the signature in type 'HERBERT BROOME, \| March, 1930.' In fair condition, on aged and stained paper. The account begins: 'Now that the knell of Boards of Guardians has been...		£120.00
J. B. Priestley [John Boynton Priestley] (1894-1984), author [Eric Crozier (1914-1994), writer, librettist and producer; Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (1890-1971), politician and theatre producer] [John Boynton Priestley.] Typed Letter Signed ('J. B. Priestley') to Eric Crozier of the Performing Right Society Ltd, declining to write a piece on Alan Herbert [Sir Alan Patrick Herbert]. 1p., 8vo. Priestley's agents have forwarded an invitation from Crozier 'to write a piece on Alan Herbert for a special issue you are planning'. Although Priestley has 'a high regard' for Herbert, he is 'particularly anxious just now not to accept commissions of this kind, and so must reluctantly...		£45.00
J. Pownall, A. Munro, R. Frewin and Thomas Boone of the Custom House, City of London [J. Pownall, A. Munro, R. Frewin and Thomas Boone of the Custom House.] Contemporary manuscript copy of letter regarding the 'Incompetency, either from Ignorance or Inexperience of some of the Collectors and Comptrollers in the Out Ports'. Neatly written out in a contemporary hand on the verso of a foolscap 8vo leaf of laid paper, with 'T TAYLOR' watermark, torn from the letter book of a financial institution. In very good condition, lightly-aged. The names of the four signatories to the original document are given at the foot....		£180.00