Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
February 1928
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/726
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    215 216 reli 218 Daylesford—Burkr (Edmund) A.L.s. 1p. 4to. Gerard St., Nov. 5, 1787, mentioning the Duke of Portland.— GeorGcE ITI, A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, Windsor, July 18, 1795, to his son Frederick Duke of York, approving of the order to the troops to omit powdering their hair.—CasTLEREAGH (Viscount) Auto. Draft signed, 14 pp. 4to, 1799, soliciting for support for the Union.—AtNnsuie (Thomas) A. L. s. 1p. 4to, Quebec, 1791, saying he has been on the general survey.—Pirr (William) A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, 1785, with por- ~ trait in water-colours by Dighton.—Fox (Charles James) A. L.s. 2 pp. 4to, mentioning Sheridan and North, with portrait in water-colours by Dighton; with others of John Wilkes, Sir Philip Francis, Prince Hoare, T. Pelham, etc., the collection is arranged in a 4to folding case (48) {Moraan (Lady)] A Series of Letters addressed to Sydney Lady Morgan, including Henry Grattan, A. L. s. 2 pp. 4to, Catais, Nov. 19, 181837). b. Lockhart; 'T.. F. Lawrence, . second Duke of Wellington; and others, enclosed in a slip case PuayerS AND Musicians. An old Album. containing Auto. Quotations and Signatures of Edmund Kean, Charles and Fanny Kemble, Harriet Taylor, Wm. Blanchard, Wm. Farren; with an interesting series of later Victorian theatrical celebrities, morocco gilt BRowNIneG (R.) father of the Poet, “ The Nomenclator,” T'wo Auto. MSS. of about 350 pp. 8vo; with an A. L.s. 3 pp. 8vo [1855], from his son about the work; and a Preface, 34 pp. 8vo, by Mrs. Browning, fitting into a sm. 4to case * This work was intended to facilitate reference to any name in the Old Testament, and Browning’s letter refers to negotiations undertaken with a view to getting it published. He also sends the title-pages of the two volumes of Men and Women. Humorous Artists AND AuTHoRS. A very fine Collection of Letters and Drawings, including C. L. Dopeson, “Lewis Carroll,’ A.L.s. 4pp. 8vo, Ch. Ch. Oxford, Oct. 12, 1889, to Harry Furniss, concerning the illustra- tions to “ Sylvie and Bruno”; and nineteen other rough sketches of Dodgson, in pen-and-ink, for the guidance of Furniss; Phil May, self-portrait, and Lillie May; A. l. s. with pen-and-ink sketch and a sheet of Caricature Portraits ; Punch, “ Testimonial to Mayhew whose absence is our only blot,” 13 June, 1871, with a Sketch of Mayhew in bed, and signed by Du Maurier, Keene, Tenniel, I. C. Burnand, and others; George Cruikshank, various Sketches; Felicien Rops, fine A. L. s. 9 pp. 8vo, 1863, full
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