Recently catalogued, letters, autographs, documents, manuscripts

Recently catalogued, letters, autographs, documents, manuscripts
This is a list of particularly fine items or collections. The thumbnail pictures provide links to longer descriptions.

BADEN-POWELL, Sir Robert, 1st Baron (1857-1941). Founder of the Boy Scout movement.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 4to with blank leaf, Office of the Inspector General of Cavalry (embossed crest), War Office, Whitehall, 18 July 1903.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24977]

BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). American showman.
Good Autograph Letter Signed to ?Brettell, 2 pages 8vo on thin paper, with integral blank, White Bear Inn, Manchester, 21 October 1856.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 24952]

BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869). French composer.
Letter Signed ('H. Berlioz' in pencil) to Jules Simon, 1 page 4to, (splits in folds professionally repaired), Paris, 28 August 1850.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 4403]

BRADBURY, John (1768-1825). Botanist and explorer of America.
Highly important Autograph Letter Signed to (Sir) James E. Smith (1759-1828, founder of the Linnean Society), 3 pages 4to with address (name only), St Louis, 22 August 1811.

£2750 / $4345 / €3244 [No: 23352]

BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849). Engineer.
2 Autograph Letters Signed to Messrs Dineley, Coverdale & Lee, 2 pages 4to with address-leaves, Thames Tunnel (& no place), November and December 1836.

£575 / $908 / €678 [No: 25232]

CARLYLE, Thomas (1795-1881). Essayist and historian.
Letter Signed ('T. Carlyle' in blue pencil, the text secretarial), 1½ pages 8vo on black-edged paper (second leaf irregularly torn away), 5 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, 20 January 1873.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24778]

CAROLINE, Queen (1768-1821). Consort of George IV.
Autograph Letter Signed as Princess of Wales ('Caroline Princess de Galles'), in her appoximate French, to Professor Tamassini, 3 pae 4to, [Pesaro], 21 August 1818.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 24791]

CHARLES II and Samuel PEPYS
Document Signed ('Charles R' at the head and 'S Pepys' at the foot), 1 page folio (rather foxed overall, the king's signature faint, laid down on board), 1673/4.

£2750 / $4345 / €3244 [No: 24015]

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Spencer (1874-1965).
Early Autograph Letter Signed to B[ernard] Holland ('Private'), 1 page 8vo, heading indistinct, 17 April 1906.

£2500 / $3950 / €2949 [No: 24805]

DAVY, Sir Humphry (1778-1829). Chemist and natural philosopher.
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr Babington (probably William Babington (1756-1833, physician and mineralogist), 2 pages 8vo with address-leaf (name only), 16? October no year.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 23379]

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Jules [Julius] Benedict, 1 page 8vo with blank leaf (slight evidence of former mount), Garrick Club, 16 June 1857.

£1850 / $2923 / €2183 [No: 24987]

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Novelist.
Autograph Letter (third person) to Mr Winckworth (of Winckworth Silver & Co.), 1 page 8vo with blank leaf (bearing remains of old mounting), Tavistock House, 3 October 1853.

£975 / $1540 / €1150 [No: 24795]

DISRAELI, Benjamin, earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881). Prime minister and novelist.
Fine early Autograph Letter Signed ('D') to the Rev W.J. Fox, 1 page oblong folio (with postscript to the side and address on the reverse), 35 Duke Street, St James's, 16 April 1833.

£1150 / $1817 / €1357 [No: 24724]

DISRAELI, Benjamin, earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881). Prime minister and novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed ('B. Disraeli') to the Earl of Clanwilliam, 3 pages 8vo, laid down by the second leaf, Hughenden Manor, 31 August 1864.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 24990]

DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). 'Lewis Carroll'.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Your loving friend CLD') to a young-lady friend Ursula [Mallam], 1 page 8vo (oblong), Christ Church, Oxford, 17 March [1897].

£1350 / $2133 / €1592 [No: 23667]

DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898). 'Lewis Carroll'.
Brief Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Rivington, probably of the family of publishers, 1 page 8vo (perhaps slightly trimmed at the top, laid down on an album leaf), no place, no date.

£1250 / $1975 / €1474 [No: 22496]

DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred Bruce (1870-1945). Poet and biographer. Friend of Oscar Wilde.
Series of three Autograph Letters Signed to Mr Orme, 5 pages 8vo and 4to (a little worn), St Anne's Court, Hove, and the Shelleys Hotel, Lewes, 1937 and 1938.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25025]

DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). Creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Brief Autograph Letter Signed on a postcard to A. Dunn, Windlesham, Crowborough, postmark 4 May 1914.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 24994]

DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). Creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Brief early Autograph Letter Signed on a card to F[rederick] B[azett] Doveton, with envelope, Bush Villa, [Southsea], 3 July 1890.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24992]

DU BARRY, Comtesse (Marie Jeanne Bécu) (1743-1793). Mistress of Louis XV.
Receipt signed ('la Comtesse du barry') and annotated by her, 1 page 8vo (oblong, neatly inlaid), Louveciennes, 10 January 1786.

£500 / $790 / €590 [No: 24933]

EDWARD VIII (1894-1972). King of Great Britain and Ireland etc. Abdicated in 1936.
Long Autograph Letter Signed ('Edward P.') to 'My dear Tommy', 6 pages small 4to (slight splits at the folds), Craigmyle, Sunningdale, 'Sunday', no date.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25035]

ELIOT, George. Mary Ann Lewes (1819-1880). Novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed ('M A Cross') to Lady Holland, 1 page 8vo in characteristic purple ink, The Heights, Witley, Godalming, 'Tuesday', no date.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25374]

EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Diarist, founder member of the Royal Society and antiquarian.
Autograph Letter Signed ('JEvelyn') to Ralph Thorseby, ½-page folio with address on the verso bearing Evelyn's signet seal a bishop mark etc., Dover Street, 27 June 1702.

£4500 / $7110 / €5310 [No: 25405]

FARADAY, Michael (1791-1867). Natural philosopher.
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr Holland [(Sir) Henry Holland, 1788-1873, physician], 1 page 8vo on black-edged paper (a few small traces of mounting), Royal Institution, 16 January 1849.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25228]

[FASTOLF, Sir John (1380-1459). Soldier and landowner.]
Document mentioning Sir John Fastolf, 1 page folio (oblong, on vellum), 220 x 360 mm. (8½ x 14½ inches), Alençon, Monday 4 May 1433.

£2000 / $3160 / €2360 [No: 25406]

FURTWANGLER, Wilhelm (1886-1954). German conductor and composer.
Typewritten Letter Signed to A. Roth of Boosey & Hawkes, 1 page large 4to, Clarens, 11 August 1948. With a full translation.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 23131]

GORDON, Charles George (1833-1885). 'Chinese Gordon'.
Autograph Letter Signed to his beloved sister Augusta, 1½ pages 8vo, Cairo, 29 March 1878.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 22436]

GREVILLE, Fulke (1554-1628). Courtier, poet and author.
Document Signed, 1 page small folio (with integral second leaf bearing endorsements, two large brown stains), 17 February 1619/20. Bound in half-leather, gilt.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24195]

HENRY VIII (1491-1547). King of England and Ireland.
Attractive Document Signed, ('Henry R' at the head) on vellum, ca 145 x 175 mm. (5½ x 6½ inches) with papered seal, Greenwich, 26 June 4 Henry VIII [1512].

£18500 / $29230 / €21830 [No: 25266]

HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871). Astronomer.
Small collection by or relating to Herschel and his family, 1 volume 4to and loose, ca 1809 to 1870.

£2250 / $3555 / €2655 [No: 22845]

INGRES, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867). French painter.
Autograph Letter Signed to Monsieur Atoche, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf and postal cancellations, no place, 'ce lundi 7' [postmark February 1831].

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25100]

JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). American novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Uncle') to his nephew William James ('Dearest Bill'), 4 pages 4to with original envelope (envelope torn on opening), Lamb House, Rye, 15 July 1907.

£1050 / $1659 / €1239 [No: 24744]

JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). American novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Holland, 3½ pages 8vo with the envelope front, 3 Bolton Street, 1 April, postmark 1884.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25378]

JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.
Three Autograph Letters Signed to Miss Sevinge in Farnham, in all 4 pages 8vo with two envelopes, Munstead Wood, Godalming, 7 and 19 April 1931 and August 29 no year.

£1350 / $2133 / €1592 [No: 23517]

JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.
Autograph Letter Signed and a postcard to Mrs Cecil Mangles, the letter is 2 pages 8vo (slightly chewed at the sides), Munstead Wood, Godalming, 14 May and 6 June 1931.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 23518]

JEKYLL, Gertrude (1843-1932). Artist and garden designer.
Good Autograph Letter Signed to [Logan] Pearsall Smith (1865-1946, literary scholar), 1 page 4to with sketches in the margin, Munstead Wood, 8 July 1926.

£825 / $1303 / €973 [No: 21748]

JOHN, Augustus (1878-1961). Artist.
Three Autograph Letters Signed to Alastair Forbes, each of one page small 4to with envelopes, October 1948 to July 1949.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25104]

LAFAYETTE, Marie Joseph, Marquis de (1757-1834). French statesman and officer.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Lafayette') to Mr Charolais in Clermont-Ferrand, 1 page 4to with integral address-leaf, Paris, 9 March 1826 [April added in another hand].

£1750 / $2765 / €2065 [No: 24790]

THE ARCHIVE OF FRANK LAFFITTE
An extensive correspondence of the Anglo-French pianist Frank (Francis) Laffitte.

£1850 / $2923 / €2183 [No: 24638]

LAUD, William (1573-1645). Archbishop of Canterbury. Executed for treason.
Document Signed ('Guil: Londin:'), 1 page large folio with address-leaf (slightly soiled and rubbed but in generally fine condition), Whitehall, 12 October 1632.

£3250 / $5135 / €3834 [No: 25239]

LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to [Sir John] Simeon, 4 pages 8vo, on his writing paper c/o Mr. R.J. Bush, 32 Charing Cross, as from Maison Guichard, Cannes, 26 December 1869.

£1250 / $1975 / €1474 [No: 25142]

LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo with integral blank, 8 Duchess Street, Portland Place, 25 June 1877.

£1150 / $1817 / €1357 [No: 24055]

LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). Artist and nonsense poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry [Holland (1788-1873, physician)], 2 pages 8vo, 15 Stratford Place, oxford Street, 13 May 1865.

£950 / $1501 / €1121 [No: 25223]

LIND, Jenny (1820-1887). Swedish soprano.
Attractive Autograph Music Quotation Signed of four bars headed 'Swedish Polska' and 'In kind Remembrance, dated July 1863, 80 x 90 mm. (3¼ x 3½ inches) on decorative paper.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 22926]

LISTER, Joseph (1827-1912). Surgeon. Founder of antiseptic surgery.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Archibald, 1 page 8vo on black-edged paper with blank leaf, 12 Park Crescent, Portland Place, 1 April 1898.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 24563]

LISTER, Joseph (1827-1912). Surgeon. Founder of antiseptic surgery.
Autograph testimonial for William Weir, 1 page 8vo with blank leaf (somewhat soiled), 'Stratford, London E' (on writing paper of Upton House), 10 September 1864.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24762]

LISZT, Franz (1811-1886). Hungarian composer and pianist.
Autograph Letter Signed in German to an unnamed correspondent ('Geehrter Herr' [Honoured Sir]), 1 page 8vo, Weimar, 4 July 1879, (a note of identification in ink on the reverse).

£1100 / $1738 / €1298 [No: 23144]

LIVINGSTONE, David (1813-1873). African missionary & explorer.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent 2 pages 8vo (mounted by the blank leaf on an album leaf), 50 Albemarle Street [the home and offices of John Murray], 2 December 1857.

£2250 / $3555 / €2655 [No: 25367]

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882). Poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 3 pages 8vo in the usual pale brown ink, Bowness, Windermere, 9 June 1868.

£585 / $924 / €690 [No: 24296]

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882). Poet.
Autograph Letter Signed [to Fredrick Cozzen] ('My dear Sir'), 3½ pages 8vo (laid down by the lower half of the last page), Cambridge [Massachusetts], 10 November 1855.

£525 / $829 / €619 [No: 25224]

LUCAN, George Charles Bingham, Earl of (1800-1888). Field Marshal.
Correspondence between Lucan and his estate manager for Sutton Hall in Macclesfield, William Brocklehurst with additional estate papers.

£1500 / $2370 / €1769 [No: 7380]

MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937). Pioneer of radio.
Autograph radio telegram signed ('Guglielmo' plus initials) sent from his yacht Electra to his wife, 1 page folio (oblong) 13 October 1934.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 22823]

MARIE LOUISE (1791-1847). Empress of the French. Second wife of Napoleon I.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Marie Louise') in her characteristic small neat hand, evidently to a close servant or friend, 3½ pages 8vo, Amsterdam, 15 October 1811.

£1250 / $1975 / €1474 [No: 20049]

MARIE LOUISE (1791-1847). Empress of the French. Second wife of Napoleon I.
Attractive Document Signed, 1 page large folio (oblong, slight soiling in the margins) on vellum with decorative border, Palais des Tuileries, 15 December 1811.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 25162]

MARLBOROUGH, John Churchill, 1st Duke of (1650-1722).
Autograph Letter Signed in French [to Charles III, King of Spain, later Emperor Charles VI], 2 pages 4to with integral blank, The Hague, 24 April 1709.

£1350 / $2133 / €1592 [No: 25268]

MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912). Composer.
Large music manuscript, a page of the full score of his opera Bacchus on 22 staves with a pasted-on strip.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 22251]

MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954). French painter.
Brief Autograph Note Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Cher Monsieur') on the back of a postcard of his well-known portrait of his wife 'à la raie verte', dated 1951.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25157]

MENDELSSOHN, Felix (1809-1847). German composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to the Leipzig publisher Friedrich Kistner, 1 page 8vo (oblong), Leipzig, 12 January 1839 with autograph address on the verso.

£2250 / $3555 / €2655 [No: 25397]

MILL, John Stuart (1806-1873). Philosopher and political economist.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo (slight staining and wear, but in good condition), Blackheath Park, 28 January 1866.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 20206]

MILNE, Alan Alexander (1882-1956). Novelist and playwright.
Fine Autograph Letter Signed ('Alan') to his nephew Anthony Kenneth Milne, 2 pages small 4to, on paper of 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, ['10/10/40' in another hand].

£2000 / $3160 / €2360 [No: 25407]

MONTGOMERY, James & MONTGOMERY, Robert (1771-1854) and (1807-1855). Poets.
Collection of 15 Autograph Letters Signed, 1 Letter Signed and 2 poems (1 partial) of James, 1792-1853 and 12 Autograph Letters Signed and one partial autograph poem from Robert, 1830-1853.

£2500 / $3950 / €2949 [No: 23046]

[NAPOLEON I] (1769-1821). Emperor of the French.
Autograph Letter Signed to Napoleon from his stepson 'Votre Respectueux et tendre fils et fidel sujet / Eugene Napoléon', 1 page folio, Monza, 18 July 1807.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 21200]

NEWMAN, John Henry, Cardinal (1801-1890). Leader of the Oxford movement, beatified 2010.
Autograph Letter Signed ('JHN') to 'My dear William, 1 page 8vo on rather browned and flimsy paper, no place, no date.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25376]

NEWMAN, John Henry, Cardinal. (1801-1890). Leader of the Oxford movement, beatified 2010.
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Mr Lewin', 1 page 16mo, no place, 2 February no year [watermark 1851].

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 23670]

NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Reformer of nursing.
Autograph Letter Signed to Alex[ander] H[ay] Japp (1836-1905, author & publisher), 1 page 8vo (oblong, very small fragment lacking at the top), 35 South Street, 16 May 1878.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 25167]

OFFENBACH, Jacques (1819-1880). French composer.
Autograph Music Quotation Signed of five bars (treble clef with words below), boldly signed, and inscribed 'Chanson de Fortanio', 1 page 8vo (oblong), no date.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25394]

OFFENBACH, Jacques (1819-1880). French composer.
Autograph music manuscript, 1 page 4to (oblong) on 14-stave music paper, no place, no date.

£585 / $924 / €690 [No: 23425]

PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703). Diarist.
Letter Signed to Colonel Robert Whiteley 'at the Citty of West Chester', 1 page folio with full address-leaf with seal and postal cancellation, Navy Office, 20 May 1672.

£2250 / $3555 / €2655 [No: 25214]

PUCCINI, Giacomo (1858-1924). Italian opera-composer.
Autograph Letter Signed ('Giacomo') to Riccardo [?Schnabl], 2 facing pages small 4to, Hotel Quirinal, Rome, no date.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 25244]

RACHMANINOFF, Sergei (1873-1943). Russian composer and pianist.
Photograph (head and shoulders), 233 x 180 mm. (9 x 7 inches), signed diagonally and inscribed to William E Chamberlain, dated 1934.

£1650 / $2607 / €1946 [No: 24357]

RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937). French composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to G. Lador in Geneva, 2 pages small 4to, La Bijeannette, St Sauveur (Eure et Loire), 8 May 1920. With translation.

£1100 / $1738 / €1298 [No: 23520]

ROSSINI, Gioacchino (1792-1868). Composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Fossin, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf on headed paper of the Théâtre Royal Italien, Paris, 25 November 1833.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 21796]

ROSSINI, Gioacchino (1792-1868). Composer.
Autograph Letter Signed, in Italian, to Angelo Mignani in Bologna, 1 page 4to with integral address-leaf, remains of wafer seal and postal cancellations, Florence, 6 June 1853.

£850 / $1343 / €1002 [No: 25400]

SCHUMANN, Clara (1819-1896). Pianist. Wife of Robert Schumann.
Fine Autograph Letter Signed ('Deine Clara') to her son Ferdinand (1850-1888), 4 pages 8vo, Frankfurt, 3 July 1884. With a transcript and full translation.

£1200 / $1896 / €1415 [No: 23450]

SCOTT, Sir Walter (1771-1832). Novelist & poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent ('Madam'), 1 page 8vo, Edinburgh, 21 December 1821.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25248]

SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Playwright.
Autograph draft of a reply to Alfred Russel Wallace in connection with a dispute in the pages of The Clarion, 7 pages 4to in pencil, ca 1900.

£2500 / $3950 / €2949 [No: 24678]

SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Playwright.
Autograph Letter Signed ('G. Bernard Shaw'), to Sir Henry [unidentified], 1 page 8vo (oblong), 10 Adelphi Terrace, 22 January 1907.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25254]

SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Playwright.
Typical Typewritten Letter Signed ('G.Bernard Shaw') to Mrs Ivor Daniels, characterised by a postscript of greater length than the letter itself, 1 page 4to, no place, no date.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25255]

SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-1891). American general.
Lengthy Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Julia K. Fish, 4 pages 8vo, Headquarters, Army of the United States, Washington, 11 July 1870.

£625 / $987 / €737 [No: 24302]

SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843). Poet.
Autograph Letter Signed to John Willis at the Hare & Hounds, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf, 'Wednesday Evening', with an Autograph Poetical Manuscript , 4 pages 8vo.

£1500 / $2370 / €1769 [No: 23675]

STAEL, Madame Germaine de (1766-1817). French writer.
Autograph Letter (unsigned) to Lady Charlotte Campbell at Mrs Deamer's in Upper Brook Street, 1 page 8vo with address-leaf bearing postmarks, [London], 28 June 1813.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 24937]

STAMPA, George L. (1875-1951). Cartoonist.
Amusing series of 7 Autograph Letters Signed, 5 of them illustrated, 5 to Newall and 2 to Mrs Newall, 10 Hodford Road, Child's Hill and Shaftesbury House, Cheadle Hulme,

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24080]

STEPHENSON, George (1781-1848). Civil engineer. Founder of railways.
Letter Signed ('Geo. Stephenson') to John Ellis, 2 pages 8vo (the signature running on to the third side), Tapton House, 10 July 1848.

£1500 / $2370 / €1769 [No: 22574]

STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949). German conductor and composer.
Fine photograph, boldly signed in ink on the mount, overall 182 x 122 mm. (ca 7 x 5 inches), no date.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24564]

SULLIVAN, Sir Arthur (1842-1900). Composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Moore, 1 page 8vo (blank leaf removed), 1 Queen's Mansions, Victoria Street, 'Saturday', no date.

£525 / $829 / €619 [No: 23452]

TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-1892). Poet Laureate.
Autograph Letter Signed to [the Revd John Richard Vernon], 1 page 8vo with blank leaf, Farringford, Freshwater, 18 April 1870.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25260]

THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Novelist.
Autograph Letter Signed to Lady Elizabeth [Thackeray] in his sloping hand, 1½ pages small 8vo with integral blank, Liverpool, 29 October [1852].

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25284]

VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901). Italian operatic composer.
Autograph Letter Signed to Doctor Ercolano Balestra in Parma, 1 page 8vo with integral facing address-leaf, Tabiano, 1 July 1858. With translation.

£1750 / $2765 / €2065 [No: 23596]

VISCONTI, Ludovico (1791-1853). Architect of Napoleon's tomb at the Invalides.
Six Autograph Letters Signed (one unsigned) to a variety of correspondents, 8 pages 8vo and 4to, integral blanks, Paris and Melun, 5 October 1829 to 7 April 1853.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25402]

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Composer.
Autograph Letter Signed ('R Wagner') in German to an unnamed correspondent, 1 page 8vo with integral blank leaf, Lucerne, end of February 1872.

£2850 / $4503 / €3362 [No: 25340]

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Composer.
Autograph Letter Signed in characteristic purple ink to a friend, 1 page 8vo with integral blank, no date [perhaps from Leipzig, 12 May 1871]. With a translation.

£2250 / $3555 / €2655 [No: 22975]

WEBSTER, Daniel (1782-1852). American lawyer and statesman.
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Signed Photograph Lyman Esq.', 1 page 4to on blue paper with blank leaf, 'Jan 5' [in another hand 'Washington' and '1842'].

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25368]

WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, duke of (1769-1852).
Autograph Letter Signed ('Wellington') to the Rt. Hon. C.M. Sutton, 3 pages 4to (old trace of mounting on the reverse). Fuente Grimaldo, 1 September 1811.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25286]

WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, duke of (1769-1852).
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo, London, 30 April 1844.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 24867]

WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, duke of (1769-1852).
Letter Signed ('Wellington') to an unnamed correspondent ('Sir'), 1½ pages folio, Grimaldo, 25 May 1812.

£550 / $869 / €649 [No: 25287]

WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). American painter and etcher.
Autograph Letter Signed, signed with his butterly device, to 'My dear Simpson', 2 sides of a correspondence-card, 21 Cheyne Walk, no date.

£750 / $1185 / €884 [No: 25291]

WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903). American painter and etcher.
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Taylor, 1 page 8vo (oblong, small filing hole one crease) on black-edged paper [his wife, Beatrice Godwin, had died in May], no place, 21 October 1896.

£650 / $1027 / €766 [No: 25290]

WOOD, Sir (Henry) Evelyn, VC (1838-1919). Army officer.
Group of sixteen letters, mostly autograph, to various correspondents, ca 1869 to 1911 where dated

£1150 / $1817 / €1357 [No: 25271]

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