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Edward Hutton (1875-1969), British writer on travel and Italy Autograph Card Signed [to Rev. E. J. F. Davies]. One page, on back of printed postcard. Very good. Photograph of the Via Appia on reverse. Reads 'Dear Sir | In reply to your request I have pleasure in sending you this'. |
£10.00 | |
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Evelyn Woolf, secretary to Marguerite d'Alvarez (c.1883-1953), English contralto singer Autograph Note Signed from Woolf to Rev. E. J. F. Davies. One page, octavo. Good on aged and lightly creased paper. 'As you see by the enclosed it was returned to Mme D'Alvarez. | She is so sorry, but hopes it will now reach you. | Yours Truly | [signed] Evelyn Woolf | Secretary'. |
£10.00 | |
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Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse (1888-1958), English writer, niece of Alfred, Lord Tennyson Autograph Letter Signed "F. Tennyson Jesse" to unnamed female correspondent. One page, octavo. Good, on lightly rucked paper, with one line a little blurred by damp. She would have replied sooner to her correspondent's 'courtesy in enclosing a stamped envelope', but feels sure she will forgive her when she tells her that she has 'been in constant attendance at a hospital... |
£30.00 | |
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G. Michelmore & Co, dealers. Two Hundred Extraordinarily Important Books, Autographs and Manuscripts. 152pp., sm. fol., printed wraps, worn, chipped, slightly creased and somewhat dingy, contents lightly foxed, contents marginally damp-affected, slight hinge strain, numerous plates, some folding, 200 numbered items and descriptions of three major collections - Le Sage, Voltaire, and Fenelon... |
£100.00 | |
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G. Michelmore & Co., London autograph dealers [Chiswick Press; Oscar Wilde] Octavo: ii + 174 pp. Stitched. In original grey printed wraps. Internally clean and tight, in grubby and worn wraps. A first class catalogue, with excellent entries on items including letters and documents by Byron, Carlyle, Dickens, Disraeli, Edward Fitzgerald, Garibaldi, Pitt the Younger, Sir... |
£100.00 | |
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G.H. Last, dealer. Catalogue nos. 248, 267 and 268, printed wraps, one chipped and partially detached, but all in good condition otherwise, 32; 28; 24 pp. respectively (including wraps), 8vo. Manuscript material occupies a few pages of each catalogue, and might be described as interesting rather than "... |
£100.00 | |
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George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962), English Liberal historian Autograph Note Signed ('G M Trevelyan') to unnamed male correspondent [Rev. E. J. F. Davies]. One page, small octavo. Good, on lightly aged and creased paper, with a little rust spotting from paperclips. From the collection of the autograph hunter Rev. E. J. F. Davies. 'I have great pleasure in doing as you ask.' |
£10.00 | |
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Gilbert Murray (1866-1957), British (Australian-born) classical scholar and advocate of the League of Nations Autograph Signature on letterhead. Paper dimensions: five inches by eight inches wide. Good, on lightly aged and creased paper. Good clear signature reads 'Yours sincerely | Gilbert Murray. | August 6. 1930.' |
£10.00 | |
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H.T. Scott, M.D. writer on autograph-collecting and dealer. Second Catalogue of Autograph Letters Offered for Sale or Exchange. 8pp., 8vo, not bound, fold mark, minor foxing and marks, mainly good condition. Scott, p.[1], initially discusses autograph-collecting - why it is becoming more popular, sense of the past, historical value, and so on. He concludes with a caveat about the need for a professional to guide... |
£100.00 | |
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Henry Wickham Steed (1871-1956), English journalist and historian, nicknamed 'Stickum' Typed Letter Signed ('Wickham Steed') to Rev. E. J. F. Davies. One page, 12mo. Very good. 'Absence abroad has prevented me hitherto from complying with your request. I have pleasure in enclosing herewith a specimen of my signature.' |
£10.00 |
