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Georgiana Fullerton, novelist Part only of Autograph Letter Signed "Georgiana Fullerton". Part of page, c.11 x 7.5, staining but surviviing text clear and complete as follows: "thy own, I remain Reverend Sir | Yours sincerely, | Georgiana Fullerton". |
£25.00 | |
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Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and Commander of the Forces, Governor General of British North America On piece of 6 x 8.5 cm. laid paper, cut from a document, with discoloration and traces of glue from previous mounting. Sherbrooke's signature is large and firm, with the words 'Commander of the Forces' in another, contemporary hand, beneath it. A scarce signature. |
£200.00 | |
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Claude Reignier Conder (1848-1910), soldier, explorer and antiquarian. Autograph Note Signed "C.R. Conder" to his cousin (not named) One page, 12mo, with backing page, faint staining, text clear and complete. He says how long the letter took to reach him (on leave) and, "I remember your father when I was a Cadet at Woolwich. | Lord Kitchener with me for a year & with Prof Hull for some months. | I attach an autograph [not... |
£180.00 | |
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Barbara Cartland, romantic novelist One page, 8vo, good condition, thanking Mrs Ong for her letter and congratulating her on her fund-raising. She continues: " I am sending you my book 'Romantic Royal Marriages' which I have autographed for you. Last time it was auctioned it raised £50-oo so I do hope you do as well. | I am... |
£120.00 | |
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Brenda Zara Seligman (1883–1965) ethnologist and wife of Charles Gabriel Seligman (1873-1940)] [Jack Herbert Driberg (1888-1946); Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard (1902-1973), social anthropologist] 6pp., 4to. Paginated 1-7, with page 6 missing, and a strip at the bottom of page 5 torn away, resulting in the loss of five lines of text. The letter ends 'Our garden is coming along too slowly. | All best salaams,'. It lacks a signature, but comes from the Driberg papers, and it is presumably... |
£280.00 | |
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Arthur Hailey, Anglo-American novelist. Typed Letter Signed "Arthur" to "My dear Peggy" One page, 4to, good condition, initially giving family news and movements. "After you had all gone, it seemed strange to be in the house at Enfield, knowing I would never see mother again, and yet the place still spoke of her. However that changed quickly, and perhaps as well. The house was... |
£75.00 | |
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B.L. Wolpe [Berthold Wolpe] Typed Note Signed "B.L. Wolpe" to Holbrook Jackson, writer on books. One page, 8vo, trimmed with loss of text (at right edge). "I enclose the promised sample cas[e] for THE READING OF BOOKS. Would you be kind en[ough] to let me know which of the two you preefer. On [the] case marked A the signature on the front board [is] blocked blind and in a way we should... |
£120.00 | |
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Alexander Tweedie (1794-1884), FRS, Scottish writer and physician [London Fever Hospital] Autograph Signature ('A. Tweedie MD.') of the Scottish physician and writer Alexander Tweedie On 3.5 x 11 cm piece of laid paper. In good condition, on lightly-aged and spotted paper. An elegant signature, firmly written with no surrounding text. |
£28.00 | |
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Anthony Eden, sometime Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister Bold Signature Only "Anthony Eden" Cut signature, 9 x 5cm, good condition, name written over Foreign Office stamp. |
£25.00 | |
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[Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lady Byron, etc.] 112pp., 8vo, printed paper wraps, 4pp. insert (advts) at back, wraps grubby, slight chipping, spine worn. Information (about its purchase?) written top front cover |
£200.00 |
