Sales catalogue 525: Maggs Bros

Date:
1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/80
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 525: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Baker (Sir Samuel White)—continued. from Khartoum with 5,000 natives (Shillooks) would be able to do the work; there are two dikes, one of which at least must be cleared away: the country of the Shillooks being fertile, he suggests that seeds of the finest cotton plants should be imported there; he also mentions Graffer Pacha and the cessation of the trading of slaves. | 1369 BANIM (JOHN, 1798-1842). Irish Novelist, Dramatist and Poet. Wrotem =) fara lales,’’ etc. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO GERALD GRIFFIN. 3 pp., small 8vo. January, 1829. | 18s An interesting letter, commencing: ‘Tf you are Gerald Griffin (which after various ingenious efforts to find out, assisted by your landlady, I am still doubtful of)—-being in town for a day ahs I now call here .-. . to solve the mystery of Misther Mr. Arnold.” Ete. 1370 BARETTI (JOSEPH, 1719-1789). Celebrated Writer, intimate friend of Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale. A VERY LONG AND MOST INTERESTING AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO SIR ROBERT CHAMBERS (JUDGE IN BENGAL). 12 pp., folio. London, May 14th, 1784. £10 10s A most chatty letter filled with the town and political gossip of the day. Referring to the famous Westminster Flection he says:— ‘“ Fox himself would have lost his Election for Westminster, as after a few days poll he was above three hundred behind, but he brought the Duchess of Devon- shire to be one of his canvassers, and she assisted by many other ladies and by every fashionable Harlot in Town, got a majority at last. Yet as he artfully protracted the Poll, feeding it to the last hour, the Sheriff would not return any of the three members. Fox played the devil in Parliament and out of it, to punish the Sheriff for breaking the Laws, as he pretended, but Parliament granted a Scrutiny to his opponents.’? Etc., etc. 1371 BARNARD (FREDERICK, 1846-1896). Humorous Artist. Drew for Pa RIN CH 7” AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, WITH SKETCHES, TO ‘“‘ DEAR SWELLSBURY.”’ 3 pp., 8vo. Ridler’s Hotel, Holborn Hill, Thursday Night. N.D. £1 15s A humorous letter, asking his friend to come and see him, con- taining two sketches illustrating the text.
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