Sales catalogue 451: Maggs Bros

Date:
1924
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/29
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 451: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1570 YEATS (WILLIAM B.). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. I Pabe, 8vo. Galway, 31st July, N.y. Circa 19106. £1 10s ‘ Yes, so far as I am concerned you may certainly select two short poems from my works Ps “An Anthology of Irish Authors’ to be sold for the benefit of the Irish troops.’ Ktce. 1571 YOUNG (CHARLES M., 1777-1856). Famous Comedian; excelled in Shake- sperian Characters. Friend of Sir Walter Scott. AUTOGRAPH’ LETTER SIGNED TO’ GEORGE COLMAN THE’ DRA- MATIST. I page, 4to. 4th July, 1800. eps ES As to feeling unwell and unable to take his part for which he had been advertised. ES 72 YOUNG (DR. EDWARD, 1683-1765). Poet. Author of ‘ Night Thoughts.”’ AUTOGRAPH LETTER (TO SAMUEL RICHARDSON). I page, 4to. 8th September, 1760. £1 10s Written in his old age, and evidencing his feeble health. oe hes It is wth difficulty yt I can read wt yr Friendp & Genius, & Vertu, has sent me. But still greater difficulty am I under sufficiently to thank you for it. To write is uneasie to me; must I despair of ever seeing you? Or have I yt pleasure in life still to come? Sucess & Peace, be ever with you!—Amen. Wh is ye natural style of those yt have entred the intermediate state between this scene & ye next. A dim apartment it is, wh excludes action but favours Thought.”’ Li fed ZOLA (EMILE E. C., 1840-1902). French Novelist. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. I page, 8vo. Paris, 12th November, 1876. 12s 6d (Trans.):—‘‘. . . Write me a couple of lines to tell me which evening I can come to see you. I want to shake hands with you & to tell you something.”’
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