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21681Bible Society's House Earl Street Blackfriars March 30. 1825'. 1p 4to. In fair condition aged and worn with creasing and heavy wear at head. Folded three times. Addressed to 'The Rev. C. R. Sumner'. Reads: 'Rev. Sir As Librarian of the British & Foreign Bible Society I have the honor to state to you that a Resolution has been passed by the Committee of that Society requesting permission to offer to His Majesty as a mark of their dutiful homage a set of Copies of the Versions of Holy Scripture executed or reprinted at their expence. Such a set is hencewith sent to Carlton Palace addressed to you and I am directed to request that you will be pleased to lay it before His Majesty.' In 1820 George IV had wished to appoint Sumner a canon of Windsor but the Prime Minister the Earl of Liverpool objected and so Sumner received a Royal Chaplaincy and the position of Librarian to the King at his London palace Carlton House. A related letter from Platt to Sumner is offered separately. Bible Society's House | Earl Street, Blackfriars | March 30. 1825'. unknown
1935L3 box668 b2Utopia; Written in Latin by Sir Thomas More and done into English by Ralph Robynson - More's Utopia. The special contents of this edition are copyright 1935 1963 by The Heritage Press. Hardcover 166 pages. The Heritage Press hardcover
12476Ramsdon sic. 24 January 1822. 2pp. 12mo. In a windowpane mount on a leaf removed from an album. The letter itself very good on aged paper; the mount worn at extremities. He begins by informing the recipient that his 'last Letter has made ample atonement for the provocation of the preceding' and he has 'ever been the foremost both in word & deed to keep my wings in motion. I speak this seriously: my former note was only a temporary petulance'. The second paragraph begins: 'I must positively have another Paper for my Orators'. He has 'run to a fearful length & yet have cramped myself all the way. Besides what I enclose I shall have ready as much to forward in the shape of reflexion inferences &c before I enclose with my legal oratory. And then I have the Political Oratory on my hands'. He continues: 'I engage to bring Demosthenes upon the stage in a new manner & when I have him there I should like to shew him to as much advantage as I can'. The letter continues in the same vein with a postscript beginning: 'Let me hear as soon as you can that my time of gestation is extended.' Ramsdon [sic]. 24 January 1822. unknown
116754 Keppel Street London. 15 July 1842. 3pp. 12mo. Good on lightly-aged paper. A friend of Lupton's 'has just arrived from Paris with a few choice matters among others is as I understand an extraordinary Collection of Autographs'. Lupton told his friend that Trench was 'no buyer but from your knowledge of such matters you could advise him'. The autographs 'consist of official documents connected with the Custom House & Police from the time of the first revolution 1790 to the present date and about a hundred letters'. They include 'an autograph of Napoleon as Emperor Louis Phillipe sic' also 'Phillip sic d'Egalite Genl Moira & most of the noted men in the Chamber of Peers'. If Trench comes to town 'the Books are at 3 Salisbury Street Strand at Mr. Lucas and he will be at home from 1 oClock to 5'. He is 'In a devil of a hurry' and concludes by sending his 'kindest regards to the Cooper Family'. 4 Keppel Street, London. 15 July 1842. unknown
13811Place not stated. T. J. Cobden-Sanderson's signature dated 27 November 1907 and another dated March 1908. The rest undated. 1p. 12mo. Good on aged paper. At the head of the page is the elegant signature of 'T. J. Cobden-Sanderson 27 November 1907' followed by 'Anne Cobden-Sanderson' and 'Stella Cobden-Sanderson'. The fourth signature dated March 1908 is illegible. It is followed by 'J Paul Clairmont Clarence A. Mc.Williams Ralph Waldo Lobenstine'. Lobenstine 1874-1931 was a Yale-educated physician. Place not stated. T. J. Cobden-Sanderson's signature dated 27 November 1907, and another dated March 1908. The rest undated. unknown
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22539Title-leaf of second edition 1700. 'Printed for William Marshall and Sold by him at the Bible in Newgate-Street'. The three leaves are worn aged and stained. Two of the leaves carry the four pages of 'The Epistle to the Reader' by the editor Daniel Burgess and at the head of the first of these pages is the ownership inscription: 'Ex dono Tho. Hollis'. The third leaf is the title and the title-page has two ownership signatures at the head neither of them legible. Sotheby sold the united library of Hollis Thomas Brand Hollis and John Disney in 1817. Title-leaf of second edition, 1700. 'Printed for William Marshall, and Sold by him at the Bible in Newgate-Street'. unknown
631119 May 1881; on embossed letterhead of the Art Students' Home 4 & 5 Brunswick Square London W.C. 12mo 2 pp letter of 8 lines resolution of 9 lines. Good on lightly spotted paper with small pin holes to top inner corner. He is appending 'a copy of a resolution agreed to at a Meeting of Committee held this afternoon at No 1 Station St. the Baroness Burdett-Coutts presiding'. The resolution on the recto of the second leaf of the bifolium thanks Middleton 'for services rendered to the Art Student Home & for the constant interest he has displayed in advancing its welfare'. 19 May 1881; on embossed letterhead of the Art Students' Home, 4 & 5 Brunswick Square, London W.C. unknown
15530Place not stated. 22 June 1835. 2pp. 4to. In fair condition on aged paper. An unpublished jeux d'esprit on the well-known poem by Isaac Watts also parodied by Lewis Carroll the poem consists of twenty-four lines arranged in six four-line stanzas followed by: 'written in the shortest minute of the longest day by Thomas Haynes Bayly June 22nd. 1835.' The first two stanzas read: 'As "doth the little busy Bee "Improve each shining hour "And gather honey all the day "From every opening flower." So doth the busy T. H. B. From bud to blossom hop In search of sweets incessantly And seldom finds a drop!' Of the woman or girl to whom he is addressing the poem he writes in the fourth stanza: 'And oh most happy T. H. B. When sick of common features To look upon a prodigy! Most fair of human creatures!' Place not stated. 22 June 1835. unknown
13576Without place. 1830. 1p. 4to. On laid paper watermarked 'G & R TURNER 1829'. In fair condition on aged and worn paper. Docketed on the reverse 'Bayley sic 1830' and 'By Thomas Haynes Bayly Poet Author of "I'd be a butterfly etc etc'. The poem is sixteen lines long and begins: 'My own Love! my true Love! here's health & joy to you Love A happy year without a tear & sweet smiles not a few Love! Of all my anniversaries I prize your Birth day best. And well I may for 'twas the day that brighten'd all the rest: To this I owe my bliss below - of more than that the Love Whose purity my guide may be to happiness above!' The poem was published in 1829 in the keepsake 'The Casket' London: John Murray; apart from accidentals that version corresponds to this. The poem is addressed to Bayly's wife born Helena Becher Hayes. The couple were married in 1826 and she died in 1867. Without place. [1830] unknown
5717Friday no date; 5 Wyndham Place London. Two pages quarto. Very good on lightly aged and creased paper. He is sorry that he has not been able to 'become personally acquainted with' Watts since coming to town but will 'very soon make another attempt' hoping to find him at home. 'As I before told you I wish to contribute to the Souvenir 'Literary Souvenir' an annual edited by Watts & as you said you wished a tale somewhat in the style of my "Legend of Killarney" I send you one.' Asks the 'usual rate of remuneration & what you can afford to give me for it I dare say I shall feel disposed to accept without reference to or comparison with the amount offered by other Periodicals'. Friday [no date]; 5 Wyndham Place, London. unknown
19272090502113704636Not Available 1927. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1842738L2Boston: William Crosby and Company 1842. First edition. Fine Binding. Fine. 7" by 4.5". None. A fine example of this uncommon work regarding a dinner hosted in Boston where Charles Dickens gave a speech on International Copyright. This work was published following Dickens' first trip to America. He visited many locations including Virginia Missouri and New York. He enjoyed the city of Boston which is where this celebratory dinner was held. It is a faithful account of the speeches made that evening. In attendance at the dinner were Oliver Wendell Holmes Washington Allston George Bancroft and Nathan Hale Jr among many noted literary figures. Dickens' own speech is recorded to pages 10-15 and he introduces the subject of International Copyright. A truly fine copy of this uncommon work. In a finely bound full morocco binding. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spotting to the first and last few pages. Scattered spots to the fore-edge. Not affecting the pages. Fine William Crosby and Company unknown
12939Letter One: on letterhead of the Gallery of Illustration 14 Regent Street London. 24 December 1863. Letter Two: 'Sat. S. C.'. Letter One: 4pp. 12mo. Bifolium. With decorative letterhead in red. Very good on lightly-aged paper. Addressed to 'My dear Old DD' and 'E. D. Davis'. He realises that Davis is in 'a precious state of mind' and will only send 'a few lines to exchange domestic greetings of kindliness & good fellowship from the circle of Balham to the Square in N'Castle - the waters of the Thames mingle with those of the Tyne'. A few words put to music follow with a lighthearted quotation from the novel 'Valentine Vox': 'Mynheer Vandunk who never got drunk - sipped brandy & water gaily "cold without" Railly!' He concludes: '"Cold Without & Warm within" Wishing you & yours all the enjoyment due at this festive demise of the old year 1863 & continued prosperity with the birth of the New Year 1864'. Postscript: 'Have you or Mrs D. been robbing Noah's Ark We'll try to consume it - the contents I mean. Not the ark or hamper. signed T G R'. The words 'Business Bad' alone on reverse of second leaf. Letter Two: 4pp. 12mo. Bifolium. Diagonal section cut away from both leaves with loss of text; otherwise good on lightly-aged paper. Addressed to 'My dear Old DD'. He begins by discussing 'a great big chesnut mare' which has been 'placed at my disposal for paying her keep': 'I don't know anything of her fencing qualities but shall find out in a day or so - al about it'. He is 'waiting till the end of the hunting season' before writing: 'I don't consider this a letter only an intermezzo or parenthesis'. He has been 'suffering from pains in the back beginning with lumbago & in the legs to such an extent that I can scarcely walk erect - Whats the remedy My Northern Esculapius - Eh' He concludes: 'When are you coming to town You'll miss all the parts if you don't come soon - We must! We shall! We Will! have one more run. And become gay. And become gay become gay to make our vitals good!!!' He ends with a few bars setting these final words to music and signs 'T'. Letter One: on letterhead of the Gallery of Illustration, 14 Regent Street [London]. 24 December 1863. Letter Two: 'Sat. S. C.' unknown
421402Nelson Canada. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. 'A unique record of life in the far north Eskimo Diary is the compelling story of a man's coming of age in the late fifties and early sixties acquiring the skill needed to survive in a cold and unyielding land'Beautiful illustrations in colour.First Ed. 1980. Sunning and fading to a slightly worn DJ. Minor foxing/ spotting otherwise generally good condition. Nelson Canada hardcover
A9780199252626Hardback. New. Thomas Hill presents a set of essays exploring the implications of basic Kantian ideas for practical issues. The first part of the book provides background in central themes in Kant's ethics; the second part discusses questions regarding human welfare; the third focuses on moral worth. hardcover
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