ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT PAGE FROM “THE VIRGINIANS”
THACKERAY
(William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist)
Autograph manuscript of part of pages 360 to 361 of The Virginians, in his upright hand
“but for the pure unquenchable flame of patriotism that was for every burning in the bosom of the heroic leader. What a constancy, what a magnanimity, what a surprising persistence against fortune! Washington before the enemy was no better nor braver than hundreds that fought with him or against him (who has not heard the repeated sneers against ‘Fabius’ in which his factious captains were accustomed to indulge?) but Washington the Chief of a nation in arms, doing battle with distracted parties; calm in the midst of conspiracy; serene again the open foe before him and the darker enemies at his back; Washington inspiring order and spirit into troops hungry and in rags; stung by ingratitude, but betraying no anger, and ever ready to forgive; in defeat invincible, magnanimous in conquest, and never so sublime as on that day when he laid down his victorious sword, and sought his noble retirement - here indeed is a character to admire and revere; a life without a stain, a fame without a flaw. Quando invenies...”, 1 side 8vo., no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
42911
£2750
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THARAUD
(Jean, 1877-1952, French Writer and Academician)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Tharaud' to Monsieur Premsela,
of 24 Juliastraat, Zwolle, Netherlands, in French with translation, thanking him "again ... for your kindness" and explaining that his and his brother's 'Morocco' "is not a new work, it is an anthology of pages taken from 'Rabat' and 'Marrakech'", 1 side 8vo with autograph envelope, 7 rue Théophile Gautier, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 26th March
(Translation)
7 Rue Théophile Gautier, Neuilly-sur-Seine.
26th March 1923.
Dear Monsieur, Again, thank you for your kindness!
The 'Morocco' ['Le Maroc'] you talk about in your letter is not a new work, it is an anthology of pages taken from 'Rabat' and 'Marrakech'.
With cordial greetings,
Tharaud
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
56345
£125
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THE WHISPERER
Contemporary MS extracts from Nos. 1, 7, 11, 14-15, 56, 63-64 and 93
of the witty and scurrilous weekly periodical, published in 100 numbers from 17th February 1770 by William Moore, in a fine copy book hand, stitched in paper covers, 79 sides folio (the gatherings numbered 1-20), no place, no date but c.
mostly loose in stitching, cover a bit worn
Item Date:
1772
Stock No:
52595
£375
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THIRKELL
(Angela Margaret, 1890-1961, English and Australian Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Watson-Gaudy
saying “How nice to hear from you. One begins to feel that half one’s friends are lost or dead. I was staying with the Garvins, but as the war goes on I have moved into small but very comfortable lodgings with a landlady who is used to the gentry & their peculiar ways. It would be delightful to see you & Tony on Saturday, and reviving drink will await you from 6.32 onwards. Will a friendly car be meeting you at the station? If not, let me send a taxi to bring you up here, for it is in the Old Town, a longish walk & you would be tired and lost. Lake’s Lane is a Turning out of the Old Town High Street...” here she has drawn a map, and continues “If the Inglefields are meeting you, or Tony has a car he can use, let me know - otherwise I’ll tell my Taxi to meet you. Do I gather that Tony is snatched up by the army? One has to keep one’s soul in patience. Lance is very happy at Magdalen and should get a year there, as he is only just turned 19. I am helping the Empire by being a complete crock just now - nothing particular, just senile decay i think...”, 2 side A4, 21 Lake’s Lane, Beaconsfield, 17th January
Item Date:
1940
Stock No:
42758
£275
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THOMPSON
(Mrs. Katherine, d.1862, Author of 'The Court of Henry VIII')
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir',
saying that "Mr Acton Warburton has kindly promised to send me a copy of his work - so that I need not trouble you to forward the clean sheets ... I hope Mr Bentley is recovered", Welbeck Street, London, 2 sides small 8vo., 3rd February, n.y., c.
lightly browned in parts, margins trimmed to size
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
13397
£20
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