Box 14
Contains 35 Results:
Browning, Elizabeth (Barrett), 1806-1861. LEL's last question (poem) submitted to the Athenaeum for publication; [London], [183?]
A.M.S. 1s. (3p.)
With this is portrait of E. Browning.
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965. A.signature on portrait by "Spy" [London], [1899?]
Lithograph. 1s. (1p.)
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. A.L.S. to "My Lady" sending some verses to suit her charming melody; Dumfries, Scotland, 3 April 1794
1s. (1p.) With this is a portrait of Burns engraved by Memercier after A. Nasmyth.
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868. A.L.S. to Everett on Mrs. Kean's recovery and performances in Cheltenham and Beth; [London], 29 December 1866
1s. (1p.) With this is portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Kean.
Johnston, Samuel, 1709-1784. A.L.S. to Mr. cadell complaining about incorrect books sent; [London], 18 April 1779
1s. (3p.) With this is portrait of Johnson engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. Autograph quotation: Time files; it is his melancholy lot; Greta Bank [Keswick, England], 10 January 1824
1s. (1p.)
With this is portrait of Wordsworth.
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. A.L.S. to {S.C.) Hall sending article for the New Monthly; Paris, 22 August 1831
1s. (1p.) With this is portrait of Cooper engraved by H.B. Hall from daguerreotype by Brady
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. A.L.S. to James H. Hackett returning his manuscript and stating that his own vast experience of Shakespeare's works does not make him a critic;New York, 12 April 1848
2s. (4p.)
With this is portrait of Irving engraved by M.J.Danfoth after C.R.Leslie's painting.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. A.L.S. to W.D. Ticknor on inability to find copy of the Token, 1832, containing story My kinsman, Major Molineaux, Lenox, Massachusetts., 29 October 1851
1s. (1p.) With this is portrait of Hawthorne etched by S.A. Schoff.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. A.L.S. to [Hugh] Chisholm on inconvenience of getting to London and agreeing to send verse; Rottingdean, Sussex, England., [191?]
1s. (1p.)
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719. A.L.S. to [?] acquainting him with Lord Lieutenant's views on various personnel changes; [London?], 24 May 1715
1s. (2p.) With this is portrait of Addison published by Harrison & Co., 1794.
Steele, Sir Richard, 1672-1729. A.L.S. to [Charles King?] on Pulteney and Edgcumbe's agreement to recommend him and their suggestion to presnet him with year's salary; London, 2 September 1714
1s. (1p.) With this is portrait of Steele published by Harrison & Co., 1795, and annotations on the letter by Rae Blanchard.
The Spectator, numb. 306. London, 20 February 1712
1s. (2p.)
The Tatler, numb. 222. London, 7-9 September 1710
1s. (2p.)
Spain. Sovereigns, etc., 1479-1504. (Ferdinand V and Isabella I) Ms.L.S. (Yo el Rey and Yo la Reina) to Juan de Ribera thanking him for keeping them informed; [Burgos?], 27 June 1492
1s. (2p.) Countersigned by Fernan de Alonso.