Sales catalogue 641: Maggs Bros

Date:: 1937

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/171

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 641: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Kipling (Rudyard)—continued. Indian stories which have already been published. They would not of course be known to the native army and one or two of them might have a bearing on the present political situation. I would wish your editor to have an absolutely free hand in cutting down or simplifying these tales as he thought best. Natives are like children & tales must be told them. in the simplest language. ** Here is a list of four tales :— ‘Servants of the Queen’ (The Jungle Book). ‘The Lost Legion’ (Many Inventions). ‘The Son of his Father’ (The Day’s Work). ‘The Tomb of his Ancestors’ (The Day’s Work). ‘‘T have arranged them in what I think is the order of their interest to the men if properly translated. The tales all deal more or less directly with the relations between the Sahibs and the natives.’”’ Etc. 105 KIPLING (RUDYARD). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO “DEAR PITTS.” 13 pp., 8vo. Cape Town, 13th February, 1901. &15 15s A very fine letter written by Kipling whilst at the Boer War. ‘“'Why certainly! Enclosed please find three of ’em all very much at your service. | am sorry to hear you are stuck away in the Rupert. She is an old butter box, you ought to be out here commanding a flat iron gun boat, kicking about outside Mossel Bay or Port Nolloth where L is supposed to be shipping arms. I’ve had a very gay time: borrowing gunnery instructions from the Barracouta whose No. 1 lent me one to teach a squad of men gardner gun drill. I’ve given a 2 lb. gardner to ten unhung sweeps (all of ’em wounded without a year’s active service apiece; and they’ve just gone up country to see how near they can get to Mother Boer with her.’’ Etc. 106 KOSSUTH (LOUIS, 1802-1894). Hungarian Statesman. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO (F. W. NEWMAN). 2 pp., 8vo. Alpha Road, 12th May (1854). &1 5s Regarding the conditions upon which he would attend a Polish meeting at Sheffield and referring to a possible alliance of England with Austria which would be against the interests of Hungary. 107 LAMB (CHARLES, 1775-1834). Essayist and Humorist. AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED. F274 | An invitation entirely in the hand of Charles Lamb and signed by him. ‘“An accident prevents the pleasure we expected in seeing you on Monday; pray come on Wednesday Evens. instead.”’ The edges have been cut off round the letter, but the text is intact. 108 LANDOR (WALTER SAVAGE, 1775-1864). Author. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MR. FONBLANC. 1 page, 4to. &2 2s Mentioning the statement of important facts which he had sent to the Constitutional, and referring to the injustice of his being expelled from Tuscany. QUARREL WITH THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. 109 LAUD (WILLIAM, 1573-1645). Archbishop of Canterbury. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF A PETITION PRESENTED BY WILLIAM LAUD TO CHARLES I; ALSO AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY JOHN COKE, SECRETARY OF STATE, ENDORSED THEREON. 1 page, 4to. Hampton Court, 22nd May, 1636. &5 5s The petition concerns some dispute in which the Archbishop was engaged with

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