Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
02-03 August 1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/759
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    617 Dopason (C. 1.) “ Lewis Carroll.” Seven A. L. s. 1887-1897, to Mrs. E. M. Ward: +. . I simply thought (as I had, or believed I had, sent my ‘‘ love” to your girls) that the reply ‘‘ my girls join in very kindest regards” was, tho’ perfectly friendly, one that showed I had worded mymes- sage too strongly, and had better modify it in future. But now after your second kind letter, I shall not modify it ! On the contrary I send them my love again—-second Stee revised, enlarged, and with notes and marginal references. I do not recommend ‘‘ A Chili Widow,” ete. With three Envelopes; with others of Charles Kean and Edward Lear j (9) The Property of a Lady. 618 LirkrRARY and others, with interesting Letters of Christina Rossetti, Stanley Weyman (6), J. Henry Shorthouse, author of “John Inglesant” (5), Anthony Trollope, Mathew Arnold, R. Southey, Henry James (2), Eden Phillpotts, C. Kingsley, Wilkie Collins and numerous others, in a thick 4to album, half bound NIGHTINGALE (Florence) A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, Seutari, 11 Feby. 1856: . They call me the Sultana of the Bosphorous, a very ugly name . Pray don’t say a word about my being ill... 620 Dickens (Charles) A. L.s. “C.D.” 1 p. 8vo, Belfast, 20 March, 1867, to my dear F. : . Tremendous success in Ireland here, notwithstanding the Fenian alarms. As to which I hereby predict to you that that matter will soon grow very serious. 621 SwrinpurNe (Algernon Charles) A. L. s. 7 pp. 8vo, 22a, Dorset St. Portman Sq. July 3rd [circa 1868]. to Mathew Arnold .. As to what you say of our excellent friend Mr. P. Bogue. I do not think... that I can keep my hands off him altogether... His (P. B.’s) insolent stolidity aud rampant mendacity call aloud on heaven, earth and his native and natural place, for chastisement. six lines of the letter have been scored through, and to this portion Swinburne trusts that it will not be thought too barbarian an anecdote 622 Homes (0. W.) A. L.s. 1 p. 8vo, Boston, April 1, 1867, say- ing that he is busy with a serial story
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