PAXTON
(Sir Joseph, 1801-1865, Architect of the Crystal Palace, Landscape Gardener at Chatsworth)
Final part of a long Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
giving instructions "the corner of the clump 4, it looks lumpish and bad, take out the dot where the cross is at 5. No. 6 wants cleaning ... 8 wants more distinctiveness ... 10 put in a few more little trees, Asia and Africa look excellent ... The Gardeners Calendar you shall have down in the morning ... the Naturalist Calendar is very good ... We have deemed it expedient to give the prices of Fruit & Vegetables as they are sold at Covent Garden Market, we know that in various parts of the country the prices will ... vary but still it will be a guide to acquaint such persons who want to send their garden produce to Covent Garden Market ... Put in the ... ornithological dictionary and the extract of the Butcher Bird the paper is in the proof state ...", 3 sides folio, no place, no date paper watermarked Whitman
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
39812
£250
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PENNELL
(Joseph, 1860-1926, American-born Artist and Illustrator)
Autograph Letter Signed to Findlay Muirhead,
(1860-1935, editor of the new edition of Baedeker's London), detailing the site in Chelsea for the memorial to Pennell's friend the artist Whistler, and with a wry comment on guide book compilers who do not send a stamp or thanks for an answer, 2 sides 8vo., 3 Adelphi Terrace House, Robert Street, Strand, W.C., 6th February
neat crayon stroke on part of verso to indicate 'answered'
Item Date:
1914
Stock No:
13085
£45
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PENNELL
(Joseph, 1860-1926, American-born Artist and Illustrator)
Autograph Letter Signed to George Roland Halkett,
(1855-1918, artist and journalist) saying he is "very glad you liked my Wonder of Work enough to write as you did. I appreciate it - your article - very much", 1 side 8vo., 3 Adelphi Terrace House, Robert Street, Strand, W.C., 4th December n.y., c.
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
15191
£20
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PETRIE
(S. Graham, 1859-1940, Landscape artist, poster designer and writer)
Autograph Letter Signed in verse to Mr. Bramley,
sending his autograph, "To respond to your request, though surely it's a jest To pretend that what I write is worth preserving", he recommends him "to accept some other hobby more deserving", 1 side correspondence card, 1 Mallord Street, Chelsea, S.W.3, 17th June
Item Date:
1929
Stock No:
16646
£35
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PHILLIPS
(G.T., Art Dealer)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear George',
saying that they "are having a general 'spring clean' in the shop among the prints and watercolours and I have been clearing out literally thousands to go into the Auction Rooms for what they will fetch", congratulating him on his new post "among the Timber woods of all countries ... P.S. I don't know whether you are still interested in Autographs, but I send one each of Sir David Baird & Sir Sydney Smith, both Empire upholders ... but I will leave you to discover something of their exploits", 4 sides, 89 Heath Street, Hampstead, 11th May
Item Date:
1929
Stock No:
13087
£20
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