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Mikhail Vasil'evich Trofimov Two Autograph Letters Signed [to the Secretary, Royal Society of Arts]. Russian linguist (died 1948), successively Assistant Lecturer in Russian, Liverpool University; University Reader in Russian, King's College, London; and Sir William Mather Professor of Russian, Manchester University. Both items two pages, 12mo. Both good, on discoloured paper and both docketed... |
£45.00 | |
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Sir Arthur James Richens Trendell [The 1909 Golden West and American Industries Exhibition. Earl's Court Exhibition] Typed Letter Signed to Sir Henry Trueman Wood[, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts]. British civil servant (1836-1909) and organiser of many international exhibitions. Two pages, quarto. Good, though a touch grubby, and with pin holes in top left-hand corners of both leaves. Ornate letterhead with lettering in front of clouds with sun rays behind and American eagle and flag to... |
£38.00 | |
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Sir Philip Joseph Hartog [School of Oriental Studies, London Institution] Typed Letter Signed to G. K. Menzies, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts. (1864-1947). Chemist, Director of the International Institute Examinations Enquiry, and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka. One page, folio. Very good. Marked 'Personal' and bearing the Society's stamp. He is sorry Menzies has been ill and hopes 'the cure is radical and that you... |
£28.00 | |
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W.C. Whitney Autograph Letter Signed to [Berry Bros, Wine Merchants]. Financier and sportsman (see American DNB). One page, 4to, good condition. He asks for more Dagonet Brut to be sent to the Grand Hotel, Rome. He wants to be informed if there are any difficulties and would like them to find 50 dozen more. "You may find it in the hands of relaible houses in which... |
£56.00 | |
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John Mitford. Autograph Note Signed "J Mitford", to an unnamed correspondent (publisher?). Miscellaneous writer (see DNB). One page, 12mo, good condition, printed slip with biographical detail laid down at base. "I have left a [retrospection?][undelrined] and there are four reviews, tied up [?] with the Landlord. Please send a boy for the ms . . . I go home on Wednesday & by... |
£45.00 | |
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John W. Lawrence [ Maurice Reckitt ] Author and editor of "Christian Newsletter" and "Frontier". Total ten letters, 12 pages, 4to, minor defects, mainly good condition. Subjects include: requests for reviews of psychology books and other new publications in Mairet's sphere; discussion of Ernest Jones on Freud and request for a... |
£400.00 | |
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[ Airship disaster ; R101 ] Card, 4 pages, c.4 x 3", signs of wear but mainly good condition. First page a device of a cross in flowers and the phrase "Thy Will be done"; second page image of airship with a brief account of the disaster; thrid page "In Sacred Memory . . ." as above; fourth page a list of the men who died... |
£65.00 | |
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Cesar Jean Salomon Malan [ Solomon Caesar Malan ] Fragment of Autograph Letter Signed to unnamed correspondent. Oriental linguist and biblical scholar (1812-94). Paper dimensions roughly sixteen centimeters by eight. Paper creased and foxed. Mounted on slightly-larger piece of brown paper. In French. Reads 'Que la paix de Dieu multipliee a toute votre famille, et que cette dispensation soit dirigee a la... |
£36.00 | |
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Frederic Harrison Autograph Letter Signed,to an unnamed woman Author and positivist (1831-1923). 4pp., 4to, He is responding to an appeal from the "Gould Committee", formed when Gould ceased to be teacher for the Moral Education League. Harrison goes into detailed discussion of the implications, prophesying economic difficulties for years to come. |
£45.00 | |
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H.F. Cary [ Henry Francis Cary ] Cary, clergyman, translator of Dante and librarian (see DNB). Two pages, 8vo, some soiling, mainly good.He is not in the habit of accepting dinner invitations and will be "taking [his] evening walk" at the time suggested. Postscript: "I trouble you with another key supposed to belong to the... |
£120.00 |
