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GREVILLE, Charles Francis (1749-1809). Mineralogist and horticulturist. Emma Hamilton was his mistress.Collection of eight documents relating to Greville's expenses, including two accounts specifically made out to Sir William Hamilton. £550 / $709 / €627 [No: 26759] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HASTINGS, Warren (1732-1818). Governor-general of India.Cheque made out and signed by Hastings (in full 'Warren Hastings') to Messrs Browne & Whitefoord for £60. £150 / $193 / €171 [No: 26763] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859). Civil engineer.Cheque signed ('I.K. Brunel') and partially complete by him, in favour of C.A. Saunders, for £58 2s. 6d., on Messrs Drummonds, London 3 November 1835. £350 / $451 / €399 [No: 26756] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CANNING, George (1770-1827). Prime Minister 1827.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 2 pages 8vo, Gloucester Lodge, 15 August 1822. £120 / $154 / €136 [No: 26754] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIVERPOOL, R.B. Jenkinson, Second Earl of (1770-1828). Prime Minister 1812-1827.Letter Signed to the Rev. Dr Coke, 2 pages 4to (split in fold, some traces of old mounting), Fife House, 11 September 1813. £125 / $161 / €142 [No: 26755] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869). French composer.Autograph Letter Signed to Emile Deschamps, poet and author of the libretto of Roméo et Juliette, 1 page 8vo, Friday evening [27 October 1848]. £850 / $1096 / €969 [No: 26746] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ADDINGTON, Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844). Prime Minister 1801-1804.Autograph Letter (third person) to J.B. Howell, 1 page 8vo (traces of mounting and a small tear not affecting the text), Treasury 16 ?November 1801. £85 / $109 / €96 [No: 26741] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GEORGE VI (1895-1952). King of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions.Charming Autograph Letter Signed ('Albert') to the Sub[-Dean of Windsor], written at the age of 8, 2 pages 8vo in pencil (browned), York Cottage, 15 January 1904. £450 / $580 / €513 [No: 26745] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANGLESEY, Sir Henry William Paget, Marquess of (1768-1854). Field Marshal, lost a leg at Waterloo.Autograph Letter Signed to Colonel Sir John M. Wilson, 4 pages 8vo, Office of Ordnance, 30 April 1850. £110 / $141 / €125 [No: 26711] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LLOYD-GEORGE, David, 1st Earl (1863-1945). Prime Minister 1916-1922.Autograph envelope addressed to 'Miss F.L. Stevenson CBE', postmarked 27 January 1931. £75 / $96 / €85 [No: 26704] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIEVAL DOCUMENT thirteenth century. Grant with warrant by Alice Faraydone de Goudale of Pollington, Yorkshire, in a fine hand in good condition apart from one small hole. Lacking seal. £375 / $483 / €427 [No: 26697] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MEDIEVAL DOCUMENT, thirteenth century Quitclaim: attractive document of nine lines in a bold hand, in Latin on vellum, lacking seals, contemporary endorsement and more recent inscription. £350 / $451 / €399 [No: 26698] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HOOD, Samuel, first Viscount (1724-1816). Admiral.Autograph Letter Signed ('Hood') to an unnamed correspondent ('Dear Madam'), 1 page 4to, Bath, 27 October 1815. £325 / $419 / €370 [No: 26692] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809-1898). Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, and 1892-1894.Autograph Letter Signed to [Richard Monckton Milnes] ('My dear Houghton'), 1 page 8vo on black-edged paper, 73 H[arley] Street, 8 July 1877. £85 / $109 / €96 [No: 25066] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIDOT, Firmin (1764-1836). French printer and typefounder.Autograph Letter Signed ('Firmin Didot') in French to Claude Fauriel (1772-1844, French historian and philologist), 2 pages 8vo with integral address-leaf, Paris, 23 December 1809. £225 / $290 / €256 [No: 26677] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BALFOUR, Arthur James, 1st earl of (1848-1930). Prime Minister 1902-1905.Letter Signed ('A.J.B.'), as prime minister, to 'My dear Alfred (headed 'Mr. Cox'), 3 pages 8vo, 10 Downing Street, 2 December 1904. £120 / $154 / €136 [No: 26671] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, duke of (1769-1852).Autograph Letter Signed ('Wellington') to General Sir [James W]illoughby Gordon, 2 pages 8vo, S[tratfied] Saye, 7 September 1827. £750 / $967 / €855 [No: 26669] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915). Artist.Autograph Letter Signed on a halfpenny postcard to William Rossiter of the Free Library & Art Galler, Camberwell Road, Beaumont Lodge, 10 November 1887 (slightly creased). £75 / $96 / €85 [No: 26667] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, duke of (1769-1852).Autograph Letter Signed ('Wellington') to General Sir [James W]illoughby Gordon, 2 pages 8vo, London 8 July 1839. £550 / $709 / €627 [No: 26668] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BARRETT, Wilson (1846-1904). Actor and dramatist.Fourteen Autograph Letters Signed to various correspondents, in all 18½ pages 8vo, from the Royal Princess and New Olympic Theatres, a number of hotels etc., 1882-1903 where dated £285 / $367 / €324 [No: 26634] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
STEPHENSON, Robert (1803-1859). Railway and civil engineer.Letter Signed ('Rob. Stephenson') to Peter Le Neve-Foster, secretary of the Society of Arts, 1 page 4to, 24 Great George Street, 3 July 1858. £450 / $580 / €513 [No: 26612] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HOLLAND, Sir Henry, 1st Baronet (1788-1873). Physician and traveller.Autograph Letter Signed to ?Thomas Allom, 2 pages 8vo (address-leaf removed), L[ower] Brook Street, 'Monday', dated in pencil in another hand '1833'. £450 / $580 / €513 [No: 26496] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COACHMAKING Collection of 5 letters relating to coaches and coachmaking, including Autograph Letter Signed from Elizabeth Fox (1750-1842), 1½ pages 4to, St Anne's Hill, 12 January 1810. £325 / $419 / €370 [No: 26505] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DEWAR, Sir James (1842-1923). Scientist. The inventor of cordite.Three Autograph Letters Signed to Myers, 6 pages 8vo, Cambridge and the Royal Institution (2), 1889 and 1890. £250 / $322 / €285 [No: 26589] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MARTIN, Helen Faucit (1814-1898). Actress.Two Autograph Letters Signed, to Miss Cole and Lady Cole, 6 pages 8vo, Onslow Square, 23 March and 21 December no year. £65 / $83 / €74 [No: 26588] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[ROOTES, William Ed., 1st Baron Rootes (1894-1964). Motor vehicle manufacturer.]Group of 26 Typewritten Letters Signed & Autograph Letters Signed to Rootes from various correspondents, in all 14 pages 4to, 11 pages 8vo and 1 page folio, 1935-1964, where dated. £185 / $238 / €210 [No: 26585] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REES, Abraham (1743-1825). Presbyterian minister & encyclopaedist.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, ½-page 4to (tipped to the remains of an album leaf, a little dust-stained), 7 Kings Road, Grays Inn, 6 February 1819. £45 / $58 / €51 [No: 26581] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HUGO, Victor (1802-1885). French novelist and playwright.Autograph Letter Signed ('V.H.'), 1 page 8vo (small stain, traces of mounting on blank leaf), H[auteville] H[ouse] [Guernsey], '29', no date. £750 / $967 / €855 [No: 26576] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SNOW, Charles Percy, Baron (1905-1980). Author and publicist.Photograph by Mark Gerson signed on the back and dedicated to Hans Roest, dated 15 September 1964. £45 / $58 / €51 [No: 26572] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMYTH, William Henry (1788-1865). Admiral and scientific writer.Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, 1½ pages 8vo, St John's Lodge, Aylesbury, 26 January 1859. £125 / $161 / €142 [No: 26571] |