GARVIN
(James Louis, 1868-1947, Newspaper Editor)
Typed Letter Signed to G. R. Halkett ,
(George Roland, 1855-1918, Artist & Writer on Art, Caricaturist for Punch) telling him that "there were neither qualms nor compunction. You pinked your victim like a swordsman and a gentleman, and I entirely agree with you that he deserves the thrust ..." asking for news of him and ending that "That wonderful day deep in the umbrage of your Leith Hill was like an ordinary year of friendship...", 1 side 4to, Pall Mall Gazette headed paper, 28th June
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
11019
£18
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GARVIN
(James Louis, 1868-1947, Newspaper Editor)
Typed Letter Signed to C. Williams,
explaining that he has been "digging through depths of Marconi evidence ... It would be useless to think of touching the Education question by way of detached detail just now. 'The Pall Mall Gazette' has indeed done excellently well ... The penalty of thriving, however, is that there is less room ... there is a greater demand ... for general news, not merely what the public wants in the vulgar sense ... I fear politics were never so full of humbug and I shall begin to be really interested in the Government plan when I know what it is going to be ...", 2 sides 4to, Pall Mall Gazette headed paper, 25th April
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
6496
£15
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GASKELL
(Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865, Novelist, Author of 'Cranford')
Fragment Signed 'E.C. Gaskell' from a letter,
ending "... quiet evening. Given under my hand and Seal ...", mounted with an attractive reproduction of her chalk portrait by George Richmond (1851), 8¼" x 4¾", the fragment 1½" x 4½", together on stiff paper 11¾" x 8¼", no place, 13th January no year, circa
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
56560
£425
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GASKELL
(Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865, Novelist, Author of 'Cranford')
Signature from the end of an Autograph Letter Signed with some text on the verso
"I am most desirous .... the advantage of seeing ... much as I can of you ...", inscribed "yours truly", 3¼" x 1¼", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40279
£175
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ELIZABETH GASKELL WRITES TO A FRIEND
GASKELL
(Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865, Novelist, Author of 'Cranford')
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Scott
saying she had “hoped to have been able to get over to Halliwell Lane today to call on Miss Bathurst, & explain to you that we are expecting some friends of Marianne’s tomorrow night, which will prevent our coming to you as we should much have liked; but I have been detained at home all day; and I must trust to our post being more speedy than usual in carrying this note out to Halliwell Lane. I heard of your return from Mrs James Heywood, & I should have called sooner for I wanted to see you: but I have been completely knocked up by the smell of house-painting. In great haste...”, 3 sides 8vo.,with some accounting notes on the blank 4th side, presumably by the recipient, no place, no date but the accounts dated September
Item Date:
1853
Stock No:
41760
£2500
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