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9601. RP 9897

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9897
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DARWIN, Charles. Autograph letter signed, possibly to his publisher John Murray, requesting a copy of a book (by Werner Hoffmeister) to enable him to complete his research for his latest work 'The Formation of Vegetable Mould'. Creation dates: June [1880]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 2012
Extent:
1 colour print

9602. RP 9898

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9898
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SHELLEY, Mary. (1). Autograph letter signed by Marianne Hunt, the wife of Leigh Hunt, to Mary Shelley, asking Mary to persuade Shelley to invite the Leigh Hunts to Italy, where the Shelleys were resident; Jan 1821. (2) Autograph envelope by Mary Shelley to Mrs Hogg (Jane Williams), sent from Nic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 2012
Extent:
9 photocopies

9603. RP 9899

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9899
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POTTER, Beatrix. Autograph testimonial signed ("H.B. Heelis (Mrs. W. Heelis)"): a letter of recommendation for Benjamin Dawson, gardener. Bonhams, 20135, 27 Mar 2012, Lot 215. Creation dates: March 1933
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 2012
Extent:
2 photocopies

9604. RP 9900

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9900
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WILSON, Oriana. Autograph letter signed to F. J. Hooper, who was a member of the party which found the bodies of Scott, Bowers, and Oriana Wilson's husband Edward, who had died on their return from the South Pole in 1912. Bonhams, 19552, 30 Mar 2012, Lot 133. Creation dates: Feb 1913
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 2012
Extent:
3 photocopies

9605. RP 9901

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9901
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. First edition of Churchill's 'Great Contemporaries', containing his assessment of Adolf Hitler, inscribed on the fly-leaf 'To Neville Chamberlain from Winston S. Churchill October 1937'. Bonhams, 20135, 27 Mar 2012, Lot 190. Creation dates: Oct 1937
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 2012
Extent:
1 photocopy

9606. RP 9902

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9902
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TITANIC. Autograph letter signed, written on board the Titanic to his parents by James Paintin, the personal steward of Captain E J Smith. Creation dates: April 1912
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 2012
Extent:
3 colour prints

9607. RP 9903

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9903
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SHACKLETON-ROWETT ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. WILKINS, George H. 8 autograph letters signed to his mother from George Hubert Wilkins, Shackleton's naturalist on the Quest antarctic expedition, written from various places on the journey including the Cape Verde Islands and South Georgia. Bonhams, 19552...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 2012
Extent:
20 photocopies

9608. RP 9904

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9904
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SHACKLETON, Ernest Henry. Inscription in Shackleton's 'The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition' (1914-1917), being a first edition author's presentation copy to Frank Worsley, captain of the 'Endurance' and Shackleton's esteemed colleague. Bonhams, 19552, 30 Mar 2012, Lot 208. Creation dates:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 2012
Extent:
1 photocopy

9609. RP 9905

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9905
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. Inscription in final volume of Churchill's 'Marlborough. His Life and Times', first edition author's presentation copy to Neville Chamberlain, reading 'Perhaps you may like to take refuge in the Eighteenth Century'. Bonhams, 20135, 27 Mar 2012, Lot 189. C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 2012
Extent:
1 photocopy

9610. RP 9906

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 9906
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HOOD, Alexander, Viscount Bridport. Autograph letter signed to 'My Dear Lord' (probably Admiral Lord Keith). Written from Lord Bridport's home 'Cricket Lodge' in the Somerset village of Cricket St. Thomas. Creation dates: Nov. 1797
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 2012
Extent:
3 photocopies

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