BRIDGER
(Frederick, Gardener at Penshurst Castle, Kent)
Autograph Letter Signed to Alfred Ellis,
(1821-1879, son of John Ellis, Chairman of the Midland Railway), saying he has "gathered all the produce of Sir Philip Sidney's Oak; of which only amounts to about fifty acorns, the tree being so old it does not bear much seed", asking him "how I am to send them and what to pack them in", 1 side 8vo., Penshurst Castle, 18th October n.y., c.
Item Date:
1860
Stock No:
14745
£40
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BROWN
(James Baldwin, 1820-1884, Congregationalist Minister and Liberal Theologian)
Autograph Letter Signed to the Revd. Edwin PAXTON HOOD,
(1820-1885, Congregationalist Minister and Writer, editor, 1861-1868, of the 'Eclectic Review'), thanking him "very cordially for your most kindly & gracious review of my new book in your Eclectic. You raise many points ... which are not to be settled in a brief note. But I cannot but feel that it is a great reward for some hard work & some hard battles too ... I was so grieved to be laid up in dock when you were in town. But better luck next time", 2 sides 8vo., 3 Atkinson Place, Brixton, no date, circa
Item Date:
1865
Stock No:
55887
£95
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BROWN
(Frederick Richard, 1910-1991, Test Captain for the M.C.C.) and Lindsay HASSETT (1913-1993, Test Captain for Australia)
Delightful photograph, signed by Freddie Brown on the whites of his trousers,
showing them full length in their whites and blazers, smiling as they watch the coin tossed high by Lindsay Hassett, 9" x 7¾", no place, (probably Sydney), no date but probably 5th January
signature quite light, mount a trifle discoloured in one or two places, two spots at top of photo not affecting main image
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
53811
£125
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BROWNE
(Edward Harold, 1811-1891, Norrisian Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, 1854-1864, Bishop of Ely and Winchester)
The opening and closing portions of his Autograph Letter Signed 'E.H. Ely'
to Mrs Paget, wife of Dr.(Sir) George Edward, (1809-1892, Fellow of Caius, Cambridge, from 1872 Regius Professor of Physic), at Dwygyfylchi, near Conway, saying he has "seen the Bishop of Bangor", he is "afraid that the services at Welsh Churches are too often very badly performed", parts of 2 sides 8vo, with the original envelope front, Ely House, Dover Street, London, 6th May
Item Date:
1873
Stock No:
54933
£15
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BROWNE
(George Forrest, 1833-1930, Bishop of Bristol 1897-1914)
Signed postcard photo,
31st October
Item Date:
1903
Stock No:
50268
£35
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