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T. W. Scott [William Thomas Stead's Publishing House; Wonders of Science Series; aircraft; aeroplanes; aeronautics; ballooning] Octavo, 48 pages. Stapled. In faded original orange printed wraps. Nine pages of illustrations, including three on wraps. Good, on aged high-acidity paper. Wraps a little stained. Unobtrusive ownership inscription at head of front wrap. Illustrations include two full-page balloons and 'A modern... |
£76.00 | |
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Tariq Ali (b.1943), English radical activist and writer of Indo-Pakistani origin; Anthony Blond (b.1928), British publisher All three items good, on lightly aged paper. The first two items were formerly attached to one another by a pin. ITEM ONE (one page, folio): Blond to Ali, 6 December 1967, on letterhead of Anthony Blond Ltd, Publishers. Characteristically punchy letter of clarification, headed 'WHO Really Is WHO... |
£56.00 | |
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[Prostitution; Brothels; Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, Hackney, London; New Scotland Yard] All five items good, on lightly aged and slightly dusty paper. A couple of with a little rust staining from a paperclip. Text clear and entire. Wrapped in a grubby and frayed piece of covering paper, bearing the title. ONE: Typed Letter Signed (one page, folio) from the Chief Clerk to the... |
£56.00 | |
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Alec Waugh (Alexander Raban Waugh, 1898-1981), English novelist, elder brother of Evelyn Waugh Card carrying Autograph Inscription to Charles Wilson. On one side of the card. Dimensions, 8.5 x 11 cms. Very good. Neat inscription reading 'For Charles Wilson | with Alec Waugh's best wishes | July. 31. 1948 /.' |
£23.00 | |
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Laurence Housman [The Street Library, The Crispin Hall; Somerset; English libraries] One one side of a piece of laid paper, 26.5 x 21 cms. Aged and creased, with chipping to extremities and staining on reverse from repair to one of two closed tears. Thirty-six lines, with facsimile of Housman's signature at foot. An appeal for 'money for the Library - your Library'. Somewhat... |
£56.00 | |
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Marie Marimon (1835-1923), of the théâtre des Fantaisies Parisiennes, French singer [Victorian photography] Autograph Letter Signed ('Marie Marimon') in French to an unnamed photographer. Three pages, 12mo. Good, on lightly aged and ruckled paper, with a little glue adhering to the reverse of the second leaf of the bifolium. She has received the two packets containing the small photographs. Apart from wanting the hair to appear lighter and clearer, she is satisfied with the large... |
£85.00 | |
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Alec Worsley, English puppeteer [puppets; Bridgnorth, Shropshire] Typed Letter Signed ('Alec') to Edmund Vale of Nant Ffrancon, Wales. One page, quarto. On aged and creased paper. The letterhead, in purple and red, features an illustration of a theatre curtain. He is 'looking forward to receiving a set of Galley Proofs' of Vale's book ('Trust House Story', 1952?). On receipt he will 'make a number of rough sketches for the... |
£28.00 | |
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Herbert Louis Samuel (1870-1963), 1st Viscount Samuel [GOLF; GOLFING] Autograph Letter Signed ('Herbert Samuel') to unnamed male correspondent. Two pages, 12mo. On aged and somewhat grubby paper, with a few closed tears to extremities. Text clear and entire. The recipients 'account for clubs' supplied to Samuel in June 1896 'has not been presented between that date and now'. Samuel thinks he paid the amount at the time'. '[O]n my return... |
£56.00 | |
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John Clayton, junior (1780-1865), Minister of Poultry Chapel, London Autograph Letter Signed to Joseph Procter. Four pages, 12mo. Very good, with strip of brown paper adhering at the head. Text clear and entire. A long letter, casting light on the effects on the English middle classes of the financial crisis of 1825. Clayton begins by thanking Procter for the 'card case'. He 'will gladly do any thing that... |
£56.00 | |
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[International Arbitration] [Handbill] "Progress of the Movement" One leaf, 4to. On the recto (headed "Progress of the Movement") the motion Henry Richard has given notice of in Parliament is quoted and discussed as well as other initiatives taken round the world, concluding with the American Peace Society "working energetically . . . [holding] meetings . . .... |
£150.00 |
