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W. F. Kirby [ William Forsell Kirby (1844-1912) ], of the British Museum [ Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Paternoster Square; William Wesley & Son, London, Booksellers and Publishers ] Publishers' 'Specimen Of First Seven Plates' in 'An Elementary Text-Book of Entomology' by 'W. F. Kirby, of the British Museum'. 16pp., 4to. Unbound and unstitched pamphlet. On aged and worn paper. The first page has the Wesley stamp, and is headed 'Specimen Of First Seven Plates' It also carries nine lines describing the 'object of the author'. The seven plates are accompanied by captions, and there is also an...	£38.00
Sir Samuel White Baker (1821-1893), KCB, FRS, FRGS, Pasha and Major-General in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, British explorer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist [ Sir Samuel White Baker, British explorer. ] Autograph Signature: 'Saml W Baker'. On 1 x 7.5 cm strip of paper cut from letter. In good condition, lightly aged. Close cropped and with some text on reverse.	£23.00
Sir Arthur Evans, D.Litt., F.R.S., F.B.A., etc. [ Macmillan & Co. Limited, London publishers; Friedrich von Duhn (1851-1930), German archaeologist ] Printed 'special memorandum on The Shaft Graves and Bee-hive Tombs of Mycenae and their Inter-relation by Sir Arthur Evans D.Litt., F.R.S., F.B.A., etc.' 3 + [1]pp., 12mo. Bifoliate pamphlet. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. Evans's book on 'The Shaft Graves and Bee-hive Tombs of Mycenae' had been published by Macmillans in 1929, and Evans writes that the present item 'has been prepared in view of the considered opinion concerning the...	£120.00
Roberts & Carter, solicitors, Barnstaple, Devon [ W. Bater, 'the Crier of Barum' [ Barnstaple, Devon ] ] [ Town Crier of Barnstaple, Devon, 1835. ] Itemised Manuscript Receipt from Messrs Roberts & Carter, Barnstaple solicitors, to 'the Crier of Barum', with his acknowledment, signed 'W. Bater'. On one side of 11 x 15.5 cm piece of paper. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. An interesting and unusual artefact of Devon social history. Reads: 'Messrs. Roberts & Carter, \| To the Crier of Barum [the Latin name for Barnstaple] \| 1835 \| July 3rd Posting Bills, for sale of...	£40.00
Philippe François Lasnon de La Renaudière (1781-1845), French geographer and Anglophile book collector praised by Thomas Frognall Dibdin [ Bennis, Paris bookseller ] [ Philippe François Lasnon de La Renaudière, French geographer and traveller. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Larenaudiere'), in French, to 'Monsieur Bennis a la librairie Anglaise', Paris 1p., 4to. Bifolium. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'Monsieur Bennis a la librairie Anglaise Rue Neuve St Augustin No 99'. In fair condition, on aged and lightly-worn paper. He had believed that he had a reciprocal agreement with Bennis, allowing him to borrow 'quelques volumes du Cabinet...	£56.00
Louis Haghe (1806-1865), Belgian lithographer and watercolour artist, based in England [ Louis Haghe, lithographer and watercolourist. ] Autograph Signature. The signature 'Louis Haghe' on 0.8 x 5 cm. piece of grey paper, evidently cut from a letter. In good condition, close cropped and lightly aged.	£20.00
John Loder [ William John Muir Lowe ] (1898-1988), English stage and Hollywood actor [ Cyril Leeston, London photographer ] [ John Loder, English stage and Hollywood actor. ] Black and white studio photograph by Cyril Leeston of London, showing Loder in costume of the film 'Java Head' (1934), with signed inscription by Loder to 'Mrs. Wright'. A black and white print, 24 x 19 cm. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Shows Loder in top hat and nineteenth-century frock coat, with cane. Inscribed: 'To Mrs. Wright \| With sincere good wishes \| from \| John Loder.' In pencil on reverse: 'Capt. William \| Java Head \| J. K. 67 \| For Mrs...	£40.00
Fanny Burney [ Francis Burney; Madame D'Arblay ] (1752-1840), novelist and diarist [ Rev. Charles Parr Burney (1785-1864) ] Autograph Letter to her nephew Rev. Charles Parr Burney, thanking him for his 'kindly office' (probably regarding her son's death) and asking his assistance with the accounts of her publisher 'Mr. Rivington'. 1p., 12mo. On bifolium with mourning border (her son Alexander had died on 17 January). Aged and worn, with short closed tears along fold lines, and remains of tissue mount along gutter. Written three years before her death, in a crabbed and difficult hand. Unsigned, as was usually the case with...	£500.00
Gracie Fields [ stage name of Grace Stansfield ] (1898-1979), English singer and stage and screen actress [ Cyril Leeston, London photographer; A. T. P. Studios] [ Gracie Fields. ] Two black and white prints of photographic studio portraits of the singer and actress Gracie Fields, one promoting 'Sing As We Go' (1934) and the other 'Look Up And Laugh' (1935). The two prints are in good condition, with light signs of age and wear. The 'Sing As We Go' (1934) photograph is 24 x 19.5 cm. In pencil on the reverse: 'Gracie Fields \| S.G.P 4 \| "Sing as we go" 1935 [sic] A.T.P. Studios' and is stamped 'CYRIL LEESTON \| LONDON \| TELEPHONE 3884 PADDINGTON'. It...	£60.00
'Baron' [ Sterling [ Stirling ] Henry Nahum ] (1906-1956) ], London dance, film and celebrity photographer [ 'Baron', London photographer. ] Twenty-four black and white photographs of his head printer and retoucher Mary Buchanan Owen, with an Autograph Reference by him, signed 'Baron & W Nahum', and genealogical notes by Owen's great-niece Kay Locker. The collection of 26 items is in fair condition, aged and lightly worn. The 24 black and white photographic prints, of which there are 23 different images and one image duplicated in a smaller size, range in size from 29 x 24.5 cm to 8.5 x 11.5 cm. The pictures are tender and affectionate, in an...	£500.00

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