BRUCE
(Mildred Mary Petre, 1895-1990, Mrs Victor Bruce, Record Breaking Racing Motorist, Speedboat Racer and Aviator in the 1920’s and 30’s)
Long Typed Letter Signed to Mr Evans,
thanking him for his letter about her “exploits and adventures. I think, of all my records, the two that pleased me the most, and probably will be the best remembered, are the twenty-four hour record at Montlhéry in a Bentley in 1927, and the World Flight in 1930... As to a photograph, I am enclosing one of myself with the ‘Miles Satyr’ which, at the time when the photograph was taken, was the smallest bi-plane in the world. This was one of the aeroplanes with which I toured the country when I was involved with the British Hospital Air Pageants Flying Circus... I do hope your pupils will be interested in my land,, sea and air records as well as my horse jumping exploits. It is a pity that nowadays young people do not have much opportunity of blazing new trails...”, 2 sides 8vo., on separate sheets, Croftway House, Croftway,, NW3 7AQ, 28th October
Item Date:
1986
Stock No:
41934
£125
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BRUCE
(Mildred Mary Petre, 1895-1990, Mrs Victor Bruce, Record Breaking Racing Motorist, Speedboat Racer and Aviator in the 1920’s and 30’s)
Postcard Photo Signed
showing her in a skirt but with a flying helmet and jacket, standing next to her Miles Satyr plane which, at the time when the photograph was taken, was the smallest bi-plane in the world, 5½” x 3½”, no place, no date but circa
Item Date:
1933
Stock No:
41936
£125
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[BUCHANAN
(Captain Angus, M.C., 1886-1954, Naturalist and Explorer)]
Group of 3 unsigned postcard photos
of his expedition to the Air region of the Sahara, showing camels feeding on thorn trees in the dry river bed of the Air, transporting "big game specimens to camp" of a new sub-species of damas gazelle, and two ostriches shot by Captain Buchanan, 3½" x 5½", southern central Sahara region, no date, circa
Item Date:
1921
Stock No:
53439
£55
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BURCHELL
(Willilam John, Explorer & Naturalist, Botanist at St Helena)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Laurence SULIVAN
1783-1866, Statesman and Philanthropist, Deputy Secretary at War) saying that he has "much pleasure in sending you the two larvae of Sphinx celeris for Miss Sulivan, who will certainly rear them much better than I; and it would be a pity if they should be lost through my ignorance of the proper management; otherwise I would gladly keep them till they should be fit to put into your cabinet; as I already possess in my own, two individuals of this species, and having by her assistance ascertained what these larva were, the object I should have had in rearing them is already completely attained ...", 2 sides 8vo., 11th October
Item Date:
1839
Stock No:
39399
£575
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BURTON
(Sir Richard Francis, 1821-1890, Traveller, Explorer and Linguist)
Fine Autograph Letter signed to "Monsieur Isidore Lesley" (?)
saying that he "did not answer yours of Sept 11 till I could acknowledge the safe receipt of the mss so kindly lent to me by Captain ... de Costierès. The mss arrived yesterday and shall be most carefully kept to be returned in one month. Meanwhile would you kindly offer the expressions of my sincere gratitude to its kind and courteous owner. You tell me that a copy could be obtained from Thomson (?). It would be an additional favour if you could put me in the way of obtaining it. Of course price would be of no consideration. With many thanks to you for the excellent assistance you have lent to me ...", 3 sides 8vo., Athenaeum headed paper, 17th September no year but
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
39389
£1275
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