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[an Anglo-German stockbroker in the City of London during the Great War and 1898-1909 periods] The three items come from the papers of an Anglo-German City of London stockbroker, with Item One, below, indicating that he was based in Germany between 1898 and 1909, and that he had moved to England by 1917. A major point of interest is the fact that the material has been assembled by an... |
£1,500.00 | |
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Matxin de ONDARTZAPE [Pamphlet} The Basques and the Communists Printed wraps, [16]pp., 12mo, wraps grubby and chipped in on corner, contents also grubby in parts and detached from rusted (staining) staples (no longer present), closed tear on one page, pinholes (slightly larger), through several pages, poor[ish] condition but complete. COPAC and WorldCat... |
£145.00 | |
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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, peer, courtier and Whig politician One page, cr.8vo, faint staining (foxing?) but text clear and complete. "the Duke of Devonshire has only today received Mr Wards letter cponcerning the box at Drury Lane. Mr Heaton [his agent] Old Burlington St will transact the business with the committee upon this letter being shown to him."... |
£45.00 | |
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Lucia Elizabeth ?Betsy? Balcombe Abell (1802-1871), friend of Napoleon I during his exile at Saint Helena. Signature (clipped) "Lucia E. Abell", friend of Napoleon in exile. Piece of paper, 9 x 2.5cm, on part of an album leaf, 20 x 4cm, good condition. With a note about Mrs Abell's maiden name, the Briars and Napoleon, part pencil, part ink, different hands, the note in ink being older. On revererse, possibly in Mrs Abell's hand, a few words with date, "1825 |... |
£135.00 | |
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Frederick Pegram (1870-1937), artist inc. posters. Autograph Note Signed "Fred Pegram" to J. Penderel Brodhurst, journalist and author. One page, 16mo, spike-hole, mainly good, complete and clear. "I believe the copyright of my drawings which appeared in the P.M.B. [Pall Mall Budget] belongs to us. I made a distinct arrangement to that effect with regrad to drawings I made for the P.M.[Pall Mall] Magazine, altho' I made no... |
£120.00 | |
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John Tyndall, physicist Signature only, "John Tyndall" Signature on piece of paper, 11 x 9cm, good condition. |
£35.00 | |
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[H. de Marsan, publisher & bookseller; E.A. Sparks, illustrator] [Handbill; verse] Colored Cavalier Handbill, one page, crudely coloured border with images of a black troubadour with banjo[?] , a native American, and a trapper [?], 26 x 17cm, three stanzas each eight lines plus chorus, edges chipped, laid down on a larger page. Commences, "Oh! listen a while., a story I will tell; | It will... |
£320.00 |
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Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841-1922), editor of the London society magazine 'Vanity Fair', founded by him in 1868 [Masson & Lewis, Accountants, 27 Leadenhall Street, London] The three items, all in manuscript, are in good condition, on lightly-aged paper. All three are folded into the usual packets, with the two items by the accountants each titled in manuscript on the outside. Item One (Gibson's report): 'Report to accompany the Accounts of "Vanity Fair" for the... |
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Alexander J. Murray, solicitor, 1 Clement's Inn, London [Hanbury; Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841-1922), editor of the London society magazine 'Vanity Fair', founded by him in 1868] 5pp., foolscap 8vo. Attached with green ribbon. The sale was a protracted affair, and the detailed nature of these accounts may be due to Murray's desire to justify his charges of £22 1s 6d. The first entry reads: '1881 | Novr. 1st. Attending Mr. Bowles on his calling and receiving his... |
£600.00 | |
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Samuel Sydney Silverman (1895-1968), Labour politician and opponent of capital punishment [Robert Samuel Theodore Chorley (1895-1978), 1st Baron Chorley, legal scholar and Labour politician] 1p., 4to. 14 lines of text. Good, on lightly-aged paper. Addressed in manuscript to 'Dear Chorley'. Silverman has been 'considering the position which will arise on the assumption which I think we may now make with some confidence that the Death Penalty Abolition Bill will soon pass its third... |
£45.00 |
