 BERTHIER, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel (1753-1815). French Marshal. Letter Signed ("Ml Berthier") to the Inspector in Chief of Revenues for the Grande Armée, informing him which servicemen will or will not be eligible for bonuses paid at the end of the... etc.
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 LANDSEER, Sir Edwin (1802-1873). Artist. Card Signed ("E Landseer"), an engraved ticket, completed in manuscript in another hand, admitting Sir Thomas Lowe and his party of three to view Landseer's "Collection of Pictures" at 50 Pall Mall.
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 JOSEPHINE BONAPARTE, (1763-1814). First Wife of Napoleon I; Empress of the French. Autograph Letter Signed ("la citoyenne Beauharnais") addressed to "Citoyen ministre" requesting a position in the Commissariat for Citizen Pauly, as recommended by Citizen Petion.
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£2,500 |
 WOOD, Haydn (1882-1959). Composer. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("Haydn Wood"), two bars from his Roses of Picardy , identified and initialled at the top by the composer, and with the lyric below "Ro-ses are shining in Picardy".
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£175 |
 COROT, Camille (1796-1875). French Landscape Artist. Autograph Letter Signed ("C Corot") to a "cher ami", perhaps a Monsieur Denon, 1 page 8vo in French with integral blank leaf, Paris, 24 October n.y.
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 SINGER, Isaac Bashevis (1904-1991). Polish-Jewish Writer. Letter Signed ("Isaac B. Singer"), the text in another hand, to Rabbi Wolf in Los Angeles, 1 page 4to, 209 West 86th Street, New York, 21 November 1968.
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£295 |
 LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Painter; President of the Royal Academy. Autograph Letter Signed ("Ths: Lawrence") to an unidentified correspondent, asking to be allowed to be "under the Gallery on Thursday - if you can possibly oblige me in permitting it. . ."
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 BONAPARTE, Joseph (1768-1844). King of Naples, later King of Spain; elder brother of Napoleon. Autograph Letter Signed ("Joseph") to "Madame la Comtesse" enclosing some letters [not present] to be delivered to friends in New York and Philadelphia.
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£350 |
 ERNEST AUGUSTUS, (1771-1851). Fifth Son of George III; Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover. Autograph Letter Signed ("E") to an unnamed correspondent, identified in German on the verso of the integral leaf in a nineteenth century hand as the Marchioness of Conyngham, the last favourite of... etc.
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£110 |
 NELSON, Horatio, Lord (1758-1805). Victor of Trafalgar. Autograph Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte") to the Earl of Clanricarde [General John de Burgh, Commander of the Forces in Corsica], discussing the case of a Mr. Henry, who had evidently been... etc.
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£7,500 |
 NELSON, Horatio, Lord (1758-1805). Victor of Trafalgar. Letter Signed ("Nelson & Bronte"), as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, an order to "The Captain or Commander of any of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels going to England", requiring him to... etc.
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 HEPWORTH, Barbara (1903-1975). Sculptor. Typed Letter Signed ("Barbara Hepworth") to the writer, poet and translator Edouard Roditi, returning an article [not present] which she has corrected.
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 LEHAR, Franz (1870-1948). Hungarian Composer of The Merry Widow . Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("F Lehar"), four bars from his operetta The Count of Luxemburg .
1 page oblong 8vo, written on a card, Vienna, 3 April 1924.
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£425 |
 GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901). Artist and Illustrator. Three working pencil studies, unsigned, of the arm and hand of a child, holding a stick. The most detailed study shows the shoulder and part of the head and ear. Drawn on the upper half of an 8vo... etc.
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£275 |
 SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Writer. Typed Letter Signed ("V. Sackville-West") to a Miss Clark, 1 page 8vo, Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, 15 November 1951.
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£395 |
 NAPOLEON III, (1808-1873). Emperor of the French. Letter Signed ("Napoléon") to Cardinal Mattei, whom he addresses as "Mon Cousin" [the normal form of address of a monarch to a person of very high rank, other than a fellow sovereign, who was... etc.
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 TALLEYRAND, Charles Maurice, Prince de Bénévent (1754-1838). French Statesman. Letter Signed ("ch. mau. talleyrand") to Citizen Otto, commissioner in London for the Exchange of Prisoners, sending him a copy of the Moniteur [not present] giving the terms of the Treaty of... etc.
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£895 |
 GRANT, Duncan (1885-1978). Painter and Decortive Artist. Autograph Letter Signed ("Duncan Grant") to the artist and designer Eileen Mayo, who had been sitting to him as a model.
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£425 |
 LETTRE DE CACHET, 1787 Lettre de Cachet (i.e. arrest warrant) signed "Louis" (secretarial signature for Louis XVI), to the Superior of the Brothers of Charity of Seulis [Picardy] ordering the detention of Lieut.... etc.
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£525 |
 NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Reformer of Hospital Nursing. Autograph Letter Signed ("F. Nightingale") to Miss Johnson (identified from the accompanying envelope as being at Highgate Infirmary), regarding a position at a cottage hospital.
Half page 4to, 35... etc.
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£895 |
 JAPAN AND CHINA, 1860 Autograph Letter Signed ("Franklin Blake"), an American merchant travelling in China and Japan, to his father, describing his experiences at the time of the second Opium War and offering a vivid... etc.
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£525 |
 CHESTERFIELD, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of (1694-1773). Leter-Writer, Wit, and Politician. Autograph Letter Signed ("Chesterfield") to "Dear Dayrolles" [his godson, the diplomat Solomon Dayrolles, the British Resident at Brussels], wryly describing his philosophy of life after his... etc.
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£5,000 |
 [CROMWELL, Oliver (1599-1658). Lord Protector 1653-8.] Document in his name, a plea concerning a dispute between John Locksley and Thomas Stones over land at Mortomley Chapel, Levitt, Slade Hooton and Maltby [Yorkshire] "inrolled at Westminster before... etc.
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 LARREY, Dominique Jean, Baron (1766-1842). Surgeon-in-Chief to the Grande Armée. Autograph Letter Signed ("B[a]ron D.J. Larrey") to his wife Laville, written when embarking on the Russian campaign, giving her details of the hardships he encountered, offering warm praise of his... etc.
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 CORNWALLIS, Charles, Marquis (1738-1805). General; capitulated to the Americans at Yorktown. Fine Autograph Letter Signed ("Cornwallis"), as Governor General of India, to an unnamed Member of Parliament, wryly expressing his fears that French revolutionary sentiment might spread to England,... etc.
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£1,850 |
