VICTORIA'S 76TH BIRTHDAY
MENU FOR A CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
Printed menu card for a dinner at the Royal Navy Club
with Admiral Sir Erasmus OMMANNEY (1814-1904, Arctic Explorer) as President and Major-General Sir Charles WARREN (1840-1927) listing the many courses inside the folded card, there are courses of Soup, Fish, Entrees, Vegetables, Roasts and Desserts, 3 sides 8vo., printed in blue and gold with the Royal Navy Club's crest at the head, Whitehall Rooms, The Hotel Metropole, London, 24th May
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
41452
£125
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MENU FOR THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Fine printed dinner menu
in French for a special dinner, listing the dishes, "Oeufs Mollet Princesse, Filet de Poularde Toulouse, Côtelette de Mouton, Salade de Saison ..." and so one ending with Plover's eggs and dessert, 1 side 8vo, on printed card with gilt embossed crest showing Britannia and a Lion at the head, no place, 21st April
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
41358
£125
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MERRY del VAL
(A., 1868-1943, Spanish Ambassador to London 1913-1931, Royal Chamberlain, Marqués)
Typed Letter Signed to Sir John Merry Le Sage, 1837-1926,
Foreign Editor of the Daily Telegraph, sending, "in view of the interest shown by the Press and public in Moroccan affairs ... the enclosed Report [not present] of Spanish progress in our zone of the Empire", marked by Sir John in pencil "abt 3/4 col[umn]", 1 side 4o., Spanish Embassy, London, 9th July
Item Date:
1919
Stock No:
20119
£35
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MERRY del VAL
(A., 1868-1943, Spanish Ambassador to London 1913-1931, Royal Chamberlain, Marqués)
Typed Letter Signed with autograph salutation and subscription to Lord ASKWITH
(George, 1st Baron, 1861-1942, Lawyer, Civil Servant and Industrial Arbitrator), in his "capacity of Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Anglo-Spanish Society I beg to thank you very warmly for your interesting discourse of yesterday afternoon, which I consider in common with my fellow Members as a valuable contribution to our yearly work ...", 1 side 4o., Spanish Embassy, London, 15th December
Item Date:
1927
Stock No:
39302
£125
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MEYERBEER
(Giacomo, 1791-1864, German Operatic Composer)
Handsome Autograph Letter Signed to Franz TESCA
in Magdeburg, in German with transcription and translation, saying that "through our common friend Konzertmeister Müller", (Karl Friedrich, 1797-1873), he has "long known what vision and what inspired enthusiasm you devote to the direction of your Orchestral Society, and how much is due to this Society in improving artistic taste in Magdeburg", he is "truly honoured by your kind invitation, and would have been delighted to take it up", had he not "within a few days to undertake a long tour", but next year he hopes "to visit your native city again, and … to fulfil your kind wish", ending with the assurance of his "especial respect and esteem", I side 4to and original address sheet with postmark, Berlin, 12th July
(Transcription)
Hochgeehrter Herr!
Durch unsern gemeinschaftlichen Freund, Konzertmeister Müller, weiß ich längst, mit welcher Einsicht, und welchem begeisterten Eifer Sie sich der Führung Ihres OrchesterVerein's hingeben, und welches großen Verdienst sich dieser Verein um die Veredlung des Kunstgeschmackes in Magdeburg erworben hat.
Ich fühle mich daher durch Ihren freundliche Aufforderung wahrhaft geehrt, und würde ihr mit Freuden Folge geleistet haben, wann ich nicht binnen wenig Tagen schon eine weite Reise unternehmen müßte. - Künftiges Jahr indeß hoffe ich die Vaterstadt wieder zu besuchen, und vielleicht findt sich als eine Gelegenheit Ihrem freundlichen Wunsche nachzukommen. Genehmigen Sie indeß geehrter Herr die Versicherungen der ausgezeichneten Hochachtung und Werthschätzung
Ihres
ergebenster
Giacomo Meyerbeer
(Translation)
Through our common friend Konzertmeister Müller, I have long known what vision and what inspired enthusiasm you devote to the direction of your Orchestral Society, and how much is due to this Society in improving artistic taste in Magdeburg. I feel truly honoured by your kind invitation, and would have been delighted to take it up, had I not within a few days to undertake a long tour. - However next year I hope to visit your native city again, and then perhaps the opportunity will present itself to fulfil your kind wish Meanwhile accept, dear Sir, the assurance of the especial respect and esteem of your most devoted
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Berlin, 12th July 1840.
Item Date:
1840
Stock No:
37805
£575
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