LAYARD
(Sir Austen Henry, 1817-1894, Archaeologist, M.P. & Diplomat, Excavator of Nineveh)
Long Autograph Letter Signed to"Dear Hunt"
saying that "in consequence of your letter I have again read thro' the papers connected with Mr Finn's case. If evidence were required of his unfitness to be consul at Jerusalem and of the absolute necessity of removing him that evidence is amply furnished by Mr Finn's pamphlet. The fullest and most impartial enquiry was made by Sir E. Hornby into Mr Finn's conduct. The result was satisfactory to Mr Finn so far as his character and his honor were concerned, and proved that he had been very much maligned, but it confirmed the impression that it was absolutely necessary that he should go to another post. With regard to his pecuniary chums - they have been fully investigated Some of them have recently been allowed (it has taken some time to do this as there is a regular process thro' the Audit Office which must be gone thro') others have been disallowed. There has been every desire to do Mr Finn full justice - and I am, I can assure you, much grieved to hear of his unhappy state - but I really do not see what is to be done to assist him ...", 3 sides 8vo., Foreign Office, 21st December
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
39547
£275
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LAYARD
(Sir Austen Henry, 1817-1894, Archaeologist & Diplomat, Excavator of Nineveh)
Fine signature
with subscription "yours sincerley" taken from an Autograph letter signed, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41277
£40
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LÉVI-STRAUSS
(Claude, 1908-2009, Belgian born French Anthropologist and Ethnologist)
Autograph Postcard in French, Signed, to Tõnis TATAR
(born 1980, Estonian art historian , lecturer and translator) sending his best wishes for early success, 1 side postcard, no place, 20th September
Item Date:
2002
Stock No:
40665
£125
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LETTSOM
(John Coakley, 1744-1815, Physician, Philanthropist and Abolitionist, Founder of the Medical Society of London and friend of Benjamin Franklin)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Nichols,
John NICHOLS (1745-1826, Owner of the Gentleman’s Magazine) saying that he has “left no room for addition to your recording... of the trial at Grove hill. If not too troublesome a few copies struck off for me will gratify my wishes. I saw a piece of poetry on the subject, by Mr Dawson of Bath but I requested Dr Harris not to print it (in your Magazine) as it did not appear to me, intended to raise the magazine, or suitably celebrate the rural trial at Grove hill. I consider that yr next letter on prisons, will prove more interesting than any preceding one, and such as might atttract attenntino if there be any moral feeling in the Community...”, 2 sides 4to., Camberwell, 28th May
Unevenly torn on left hand edge without loss of text
Item Date:
1804
Stock No:
42033
£1750
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LINDLEY
(John, 1799-1865, Botanist and Horticulturalist, Assistant Librarian to Sir Joseph Banks)
Formal Autograph Letter in the third person to Mr Tupper
John Lucas TUPPPER (1824-1879, Member of the Pre-Raphaelites, Sculptor) thanking him”for the tickets to view the cast of the statue of Linnaeus. Dr L wd be further obliged if Mr Tupper wd kindly inform him on what authority the dress, the face and the ‘accoutrements’ have been modelled. The statue is extremely interesting...”, 1 side 8vo., Acton Green, Turnham Green, 13th February
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
42190
£75
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