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Albert Sammons [Albert Edward Sammons] (1886-1957), English violinist and composer [L. G. Sharpe, Haymarket; Olive Goff, soprano; Gerald Moore, pianist; Columbia New Process Records] Printed programme of a concert by Albert Sammons, 'Assisted by Olive Goff (Soprano) \| Gerald Moore (Pianist)', with cover photograph of Sammons signed by him, and containing an advertisement for Columbia New Process Records. 8pp., 12mo. On shiny art paper. On aged paper, with the two staples rusted. Sammons has signed over the cover portrait of him by 'Haile, Bognor', 'Sincerely Yrs \| Albert Sammons'. Including texts by Mary E. Coleridge, Lord Lytton and Sir Rabindranath Tagore. Central opening carries an...	£65.00
Emma Roberts (1791-1840), author and traveller in India [William Jerdan (1782-1869), editor of the 'Literary Gazette'; Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), London publisher] Autograph Letter Signed from Emma Roberts, author of 'Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan', to William Jerdan, editor of the 'Literary Gazette' 1p., 8vo. 22 lines. Fair, on aged and worn paper. Addressed on reverse to 'William Jerdan Esqr \| Grove House'. On wove paper watermarked 'G & R TURNER \| 1826'. The letter can thus be dated from between 1826 and 1829, the year 'Ackermann's Repository of the Arts' ceased publication. Written...	£280.00
Isaac Israel Hayes (1832-1881), American arctic explorer [John H. Gourtie, stock broker and journalist] Autograph Letter Signed ('I. I. Hayes') from the American arctic explorer Isaac Israel Hayes, providing an autograph for the stock broker and journalist John H. Gourtie. 1p., 12mo. Good, on lightly-aged paper, with minor traces of mount to blank second leaf of bifolium. Good, firm signature, with flourish. The letter reads 'Dear Sir \| I have recd your favour of April last & am glad so easily to oblige you. - \| Truly yours \| I. I. Hayes'. Gourtie contributed...	£800.00
John Nichols (1745-1826), printer and antiquary, editor and proprietor of the 'Gentleman's Magazine', father of John Bowyer Nichols (1779-1863); Samuel Carte (1652-1740), antiquary and clergyman] Autograph Letter Signed ('J Nichols') from the printer John Nichols, editor of the 'Gentleman's Magazine', to an unnamed male recipient. 1p., 12mo. 21 lines. On aged paper, with remains of grey paper mount adhering to the reverse, and short closed tears to top and bottom right-hand corners, the latter through the signature. Nichols writes that he 'forgot the Principal Thing' he meant to say on putting 'the hasty Letter [...] in...	£60.00
Mary Carpenter (1807-1877), English educationist and penal reformer [William Henry Benthall (1837-1909), cricketer and private secretary to Sir Stafford Northcote (1818-1887), Conservative politician] Autograph Letter Signed from the Victorian educationist and penal reformer Mary Carpenter to the cricketer William Henry Benthall, private secretary to Sir Stafford Northcote, confirming an appointment. 1p., 12mo. Good, on aged paper. She states that she will be 'happy to wait on Sir Stafford Northcote at 4 oclock on Wednesday the 30th instant as you mention'. Docketed by Benthall on reverse of second leaf of bifolium, 'Miss Carpenter \| Oct: 15. 1867. \| Will wait on you on Oct: 30. at 4 o'clock...	£60.00
Richard Paulussen (c.1854-1906), of Margarethenhof, Vienna, photogravure engraver and printer [Heinrich von Angeli; Anton Kozakiewicz, Polish painter; Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria] Four photogravure prints, including portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria by Heinrich von Angeli and painting by Anton Kozakiewicz, accompanying an advertising brochure for 'Richard Paulussen \| Establishment for Photogravure \| Vienna (Austria)' The four prints are in good condition, on aged paper. Each of the four engravings is on india paper, laid down on a piece of good thick laid paper of dimensions 19.5 x 28 cm. Printed beneath each image is 'Photogravure R. Paulussen, Vienne.' All four are captioned in French and English: the...	£280.00
Robert Bridges [Robert Seymour Bridges] (1844-1930), Poet Laureate Autograph Card Signed ('R Bridges') from the Poet Laureate Robert Bridges to the Rev. P. O'Toole. On blue card, with stamp and postmark. Bridges's message is complete, but the postcard has been trimmed to 14 x 5 cm, with the lower part of the card, carrying O'Toole's address, missing. Otherwise good, on lightly-aged paper. The message reads: '14. Merton St. \| Dear Sir. I am writing to...	£56.00
[Roger Casement, diplomat and Irish Patriot] Sir Roger Casement on the English Boycott of Queenstown. (A remarkable Communication.) Handbill, one page, 4to, fold marks, small closed tears on right edge, faint sunning or staining of recto edges, and verso, fair condition.Two copies listed, on WorldCat (Villanova University, PA, USA & Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine Nanterre, France).	£600.00
[Roger Casement and others] A Public Meeting of Protestants of Ballymoney and the Route, will be held in The Town Hall, Ballymoney, On Friday, 24th Oct., 1913, At the hour of 7-30p.m., To Protest Against the Lawless Policy of Carsonism Handbill, 2pp., 8vo, crudely repaired having been torn in two, loss of part of a letter, fold marks, slightly grubby, but complete.Speakers to include R.G. Glendinning, Sir Roger Casement, Mrs A.S. Green, Mr. William Macafee and others.	£600.00
Earl Winterton and the handling of the 1926 General Strike: Secret Papers from the Civil Commissioner's Office, 1925-1927 In his Taming of the Working Class in America and Britain Ralph H. Desmarais describes how, in the Britain of the 1920s, 'the actual machinery for handling emergencies, known for purposes of disguise as the Supply Department, was inherited intact from the Strike Committee, and was supervised by...	£1,800.00

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