BOWRING
(Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)
Autograph envelope front signed to R. J. Watts
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0
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BOWRING
(Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)
Autograph Letter Signed to Richard POTTER in Manchester
(1778-1842, Radical Non-Conformist Liberal MP for Wigan) saying that he has heard "that Cobbett has been abusing me. Will you be so kind as to send me Whittle's advertising & any other papers which have reference to the subject, the expense of which I will gratefully repay. Mr Howard will I hope have been able to send you such information as you deserve as to the Printing Acts ...", 1 side 4to., with integral autograph address leaf endorsed for free Postage by Joseph HUME (777-1855, Radical Statesman), London 17th September
unevenly trimmed at the bottom without loss of text
Item Date:
1832
Stock No:
40069
£125
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BOWRING
(Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)
Autograph envelope front signed to Richard RATHBONE
(1788-1860, Commission Merchant in Liverpool), 4" x 3", stamped for Free Postage, London, 12th February
Item Date:
1837
Stock No:
40977
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BOWRING
(Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)
Autograph letter signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying he is "much indebted to you for your kind attention in sending me the Volume of one for whose genius I have a high respect. I shall suggest to the ... Committee the sending one of the exiles (?) to Birmingham but a disposition of these unfortunate strangers is of all things most desirable ...". 1 side 8vo., Devon, 11th February
the top third has been neatly removed without loss of text
Item Date:
1826
Stock No:
39390
£150
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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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