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A. Ten letters of Herbert Spencer, philosopher (b.1820, d.1903) to various correspondents; 1860-1902. Partly signed. Followed by a biographical notice. Presented by Professor Gerhard Casper of Stanford University, May 2002. Paper; ff. 1-18v. Largest size 255 x 198mm. Herbert Spencer, philo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1860-1902
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1 item

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Miscellaneous Letters and Papers
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Paper and vellum; ff. 150. British Library arrangement.
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
[1684-2000]
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26 items

3. Add MS 78907 B

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B. Publishing agreements of Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, booksellers and publishers of Fleet Street, London, with various authors; 1875-1876. Printed and signed. The names of the authors and titles of the works can be found in the index to the present catalogue. Purchased from Veroni...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1875-1876
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1 item

4. Add MS 78907 C

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C. Three photographs of Robert Graves, author (b.1895, d.1985), signing copies of the Swallow Press edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, to which he had written the preface; [1975]. Together with a photograph showing some leaves of the book, a fine binding, spine lettering designs and box. A copy...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1975]
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1 item

5. Add MS 78907 D

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D. Three letters from Stevie Smith, author (b.1902, d.1971) to Monica Dickens, relating mainly to social and domestic matters; 1963-1966. Purchased from Alec Finlay Pocketbooks of Edinburgh, March 2002. Paper; ff. 35-41. 253 x 203mm. Florence Margaret Smith, called 'Stevie Smith'; poet: Moni...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1963-1966
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1 item

6. Add MS 78907 E

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E. Sixteen letters relating to Alexander C. T. Bruce (d.1887) and his surveying activities at Corozal, British Honduras, his ill health, and eventual death at Belize; 1859-1888. Contains correspondence of Bruce’s father, Henry Stewart Beresford Bruce (b.1824, d.1908), his aunt, Mrs Jane Alexand...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1859-1888
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1 item

7. Add MS 78907 F

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F. Letter from Hans Sloane, M.P., wrongly described on an accompanying label as ‘Son of the Founder of the British Museum’, to Richard Edward Nathaniel Lee at Chawton; 1807. Presented by Arthur Freeman, Esq., Feb. 2003. Paper; ff. 72-74. 224 x 187mm. William Sloane, afterwards Sloane-Stanley...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1807
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1 item

8. Add MS 78907 G

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G. (i) Receipt from William Binsted to Francis Hugonin for Edward Gibbon’s church rates; 1775;- (ii) Letter from Sarah, Lady Fetherstonhaugh, to Û, partly relating to Edward Gibbon; 1785;- (iii) Mr Charles Gilbert’s account with Edward Gibbon; 1791. Purchased from Stuart Lutz of New Jersey, M...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1791
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1 item

9. Add MS 78907 H

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H. Letter of congratulation from Mary Carpenter, philanthropist, (b.1807, d.1877) to Emily Faithfull on her appointment as Queen's publisher; 2 July 1862. Purchased from A. R. Heath Rare Books and Manuscripts, Bristol, March 2003. Paper; f. 80. 182 x 112mm. Mary Carpenter, social reformer: Em...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1862
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1 item

10. Add MS 78907 I

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I. Petition to George III from William Garrard of Newington, co. Surr., requesting Letters Patent for sole rights to make and sell an ‘Antimeter or Reflecting Sector with its appendages for measuring angles accurately by land or sea’. An endorsement states that the King refers the matter to the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1780
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1 item