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Natalie Fannin [Foreword by R. Kingston Russell] [John Eustace Fannin; South Africa: the Diamond Fields and the Zulu War]

[Printed pamphlet.] Pioneer Days in South Africa. An absorbing record of the Zulu War and the Diamond Fields, and of expeditions and incidents now written in the history of the 19th Century. [Front cover: The Fannin Papers.]

[1] + 53pp., 4to. Three full-page illustrations. Stapled pamphlet. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with slight rust to staples. Title on cover reads: 'The Fannin Papers. A Pioneer's Story of the Diamond Fields and the Zulu War. A stirring tale of Zulu War days on the Natal Border....

£135.00
Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas (1866-1941), 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy of India; Field Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode (1869-1950), Commander-in-Chief in India [1935 Balochistan Earthquake; Quetta]

[1935 Balochistan Earthquake.] 'Address by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India To the troops of Quetta Garrison on the occasion of a Review by his Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India on Friday, July 5th. 1935.'

1p., folio. In fair condition, lightly aged. Duplicated typescript except for the headings, which are duplicated manuscript. Divided into two parts. The first (longer) part headed: 'Address by His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor General of India'. Willingdon praises his men for the '...

£120.00
John William Mellor (1835-1911), English barrister, both Recorder of Grantham and Liberal Member of Parliament for that place [Samuel Danks Waddy (1830-1902), barrister and Liberal M.P.]

[John William Mellor, Recorder of Grantham.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Jno. Mellor') to fellow-barrister Samuel Danks Waddy, regarding a 'Slave circular', 'a new opportunity for Grantham', the Cust family, and the North-Eastern Circuit.

4pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly worn and aged, with minor trace of mount on second leaf. Waddy's letter 'fortifies' his own opinions, and he would 'certainly not neglect a new opportunity for Grantham which is manifestly attended with real uncertainty owing to the local...

£80.00
Joseph Walker Bourne (1800-1840), potter, proprietor of the Mason Pottery [Mason, Cash & Co.], Church Gresley, Derbyshire; Sir Oswald Mosley (1785-1871), 2nd Baronet [Thomas Mellor; John Sherratt]

[Mason Pottery [later Mason, Cash & Co. Ltd], Church Gresley, Derbyshire.] Informations and Complaints of Joseph Walker Bourne, proprietor of the pottery, against an apprentice and a 'handler', signed by Sir Oswald Mosley, his son, Bourne and others.

2pp., 8vo. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper, with slight damage to one corner. At the head of the first page is a printed form (manuscript additions in square brackets): 'County of [Derby.] The Information and Complaint of [Joseph Walker Bourne] of [Church Gresley] in the said...

£120.00
John Mitchell Kemble (1807-1857), English scholar and historian, eldest son of Charles Kemble the actor and Maria Theresa Kemble [freemasonry in Victorian Norwich; Chapel Field House; masonic]

[Freemasonry in Victorian Norwich] Autograph Letter Signed ('John M. Kemble') from the historian John Mitchell Kemble (son of the actor Charles Kemble) to 'Dear Sir and Brother', regarding the Lodge's 'almost hostile relation' to the main London one.

2pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Addressed to 'Dear Sir and Brother'. He apologises for 'having inflicted pain' on the recipient, but reminds him that 'imperative duty towards my office, no less than the security of Francis and myself required my insisting on the possession of the...

£90.00
Harriet Georgiana Sophia de Zoete (c.1815-1901), sister of Samuel Herman de Zoete (c.1810-1884), Chairman of the Committee of the Stock Exchange [Germany in 1844]

[English travel diary of a tour through Germany in 1844.] Autograph 'Tour through Germany in 1844' [by Harriet Georgiana Sophia de Zoete of London], taking in Bohemia, and including an encounter with Baron von Humboldt.

118pp., 12mo. In original embossed black morocco leather binding, with marbled endpapers and edges. In good condition, lightly aged, in worn binding. Attributed in pencil on first page to 'H. G. S. de Zoete'. (Harriet Georgiana Sophia de Zoete was one of the five children of Dutch-born...

£1,250.00
Erminia Rudersdorff [Hermine Rudersdorff Mansfield] (1822-1882), Ukrainian operatic soprano, mother of English actor-manager Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) [Alfred Mellon (1820-1867), violinist]

[Mme Erminia Rudersdorff [Hermine Rudersdorff Mansfield], operatic soprano.] Autograph note signed ('Erminia Rudersdorff') to the violinist and conductor Alfred Mellon, asking for the largest box he 'can afford', and calling him 'a naughty man'.

1p., 16mo. In fair condition, creased and lightly-aged, and laid down on a leaf removed from an album. In a close tiny hand, the note reads: 'Dear Mr. Mellon | can you oblige me with a private box for Monday evening next? The largest you can afford. | You are a naughty man. | Your's most truly...

£56.00
General Sir Baber Shum Shere Jung, Bahadoor Rana, Nepalese Army [British India]

Printed christmas card with message to 'Your Excellency' [the Viceroy of India or Commander in Chief?] from General Sir Baber Shum Shere Jung, Bahadoor Rana, Nepalese Army.

Printed in gold on one side of a piece of thin card. In very good condition. The message reads: 'May Christmas and the New Year bring | Your Excellency Happiness and Prosperity | and | your Country Honour and Victory. | GENERAL SIR BABER SHUM SHERE JUNG, | Bahadoor Rana, | Nepalese Army. | Delhi...

£38.00
Colonel Leonard Kirke Smith (1877-1941), C.B.E., D.S.O., The Royal Scots, Egyptian Army 1910-1923 [The Second Boer War, 1899-1902]

[Boer War diary of British army officer.] Autograph diary of 'L. K. Smith [Leonard Kirke Smith] The Royal Scots 2nd. B[attalio]n. Mounted Infantry 2nd. Cavalry Brigade', seeing service in the Battles of Paardeberg, Poplar Grove and Driefontein and

70pp., 8vo, in 'Campbell's Albany Diary and Almanac for 1900' (Glasgow: Duncan Campbell & Son), 'Printed 2nd September, 1900. Ownership inscription on front free endpaper: 'L. K. Smith | The Royal Scots | 2nd. Bn. Mounted Infantry | 2nd. Cavalry Brigade'. Internally in fair condition, on...

£1,250.00
Charles Fechter [Charles Albert Fechter] (1824-1879), Anglo-French actor [Lord Errington; Alexander Baring (1774-1848), 1st Baron Ashburton]

[Charles Fechter, actor.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Ch. Fechter') to Lord Errington, asking for assistance from Baring's Bank over 'the difficulties I had to run through because of my loss of money'.

3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, creased and lightly-aged. The letter begins: 'My dear Lord Errington, | You know the difficulties I had to run through because of my loss of money. The rest of my present fortune I am not allowed to withdraw without, for one sum, a years notice, the other...

£45.00
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