THACKERAY, William Makepeace. 6 autograph letters signed to Maggie Elliot and her father Gilbert, Dean of Bristol, as follows: (1) To 'My dear Maggie Elliot!'; 1859. (2) To 'My dear Dean'; 2 Dec 1856. (3) To 'My dear Miss Elliot'; 3 May 1857. (4) To 'My dear Dean'; April 18 [no year]. (5) To 'My...
EDWARD, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor). Autograph letter signed 'Edward', on paper headed 'General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.', beginning 'My dear Colonel' and saying 'I only hope I shall get to Cairo again'. Creation dates: 20 April 1916
GEORGE VI, King of England. Typescript draft of his speech on the outbreak of World War II, with added pencil note by the civil servant Harold Vale Rhodes ('HVR'). Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2013, Lot 218. Creation dates: 25 Aug 1939
PERCY, Thomas. Manuscript note with 5 autograph additions listing the persons to whom presentation copies of 'The Hermit of Warkworth' (1771) should be sent. Bonhams sale, 19 March 2013, Lot 62. Creation dates: [Early 1771]
SHAW, George Bernard. Autograph letter signed to Edward Tyas Cook of the 'Pall Mall Gazette' sending an account of the dispersal of socialist processions, and of the Grenadiers removing demonstrators from Trafalgar Square on 'Bloody Sunday', with a printed slip cut from a catalogue pasted at the...
DARWIN, Charles. Autograph letter signed to Arthur Rawson, discussing unusual primula flowers and asking for additional details about Rawson's experiments with gladioli. Sotheby's, L13408, 10 Dec 2013, Lot 211. Creation dates: 2 Apr [1863]
HERALDRY. A bound heraldry manuscript by the arms painter Thomas Penson, being a 'working' catalogue assembled over a number of years. Creation dates: Circa 1700
BROWNING, Robert. 3 Autograph letters signed: (1) to 'Sir', denying that there is any historical foundation to 'The Ride &c.' and recalling how he wrote the poem on board ship; (2) to Mrs Pollock, agreeing to visit her along with his son; (3) to Mrs Anderson, apologising for missing her the ...
MORGAN COLMAN (or COLEMAN). Genealogy of the Kings of England, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth I, being a heraldric celebration of Queen Elizabeth prepared for Francis Bacon. Illuminated manuscript on paper and vellum. Christie's, 1160, 20 Nov 2013, Lot 57. Creation dates: 1592