Sales catalogue 568: Maggs Bros

Date:
1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/113
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 568: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1484 YATES (EDMUND, 1831-1894). Author of ‘‘ Broken to Harness,”’ etc. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MR. IRELAND. 3-page, 8vo. London, 28th December, 1881. 12s 6d ‘‘ Thank you very much, but I have a regular correspondent at Nice, who does such good work I don’t like to interfere with him.”’ In 1874 Yates founded a successful ‘‘ society ’? weekly, ‘‘ The World,’’ which for a libel on Lord Lonsdale involved him, in 1884, in two months’ imprisonment. 1485 YEATS (WILLIAM B., born 1865). Irish Poet and Playwright. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO W. E. HENLEY, FRIEND OF Kk. L. STEVENSON. T+ pp., small Svo. Chiswick. N.D. £2 10s ‘* IT enclose two short poems for Scots Observer if Bek ae The Old Pen- sioners ’ is an almost verbatim record of words used by an old Irishman. ‘* T will send the photograph you asked for a while since in a few days.’’ Ete. 1486 YEATS (WILLIAM B.). AUTOGRAPH LETIER SIGNED. I page, 4to. Abbey Theatre, Dublin (28th February, 1910). With envelope. £2 5s ‘With last night & to-night . . . I have been too tired. ae ey days I have had in Dublin have been days of rather hard work. Would y care to see the ‘ Eloquent Dempsey’ to-morrow night? Will you ee: tea with me between the acts?’’ Ete.
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