ELLISON
(Canon Henry John, c.1814-1899, Chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Sir',
sending his autograph, 1 side 8vo, Haseley Rectory, Oxfordshire, 9th August
Item Date:
1881
Stock No:
17102
£15
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ENGRAVING
Engraving showing Adam naming the creatures of earth, sea and sky,
encouraged by the Almighty, 2" x 3¼" (5.1cm x 8.5cm) plus small margins, no place, no date, c.
Item Date:
1700
Stock No:
50823
£25
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EPHEMERA
Miscellaneous collection of 7 printed items,
comprising an engraved bill head (A. Meriton, 111 High Holborn, 1844), two spoof cheques, one on the 'Bank of Love' (c. 1870), the second advertising Augustus Harris' receipt of over £19,000 through the Carl Rosa Company (26th December 1882), a facsimile reprint of 'The Times' describing the Battle of the Nile, three hymns of intercession during the Boer War, a reprint (1921) of an attractive 8vo. sheet of London trade advertisements of c. 1840, and a Motor Fuel Ration Book, unused (c. 1970), v.d. 1844 - c.
some items a little worn
Item Date:
1970
Stock No:
16571
£50
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THE YEW AT RUNNYMEDE
EVANS
(Edward, of Boveney Court)
Autograph Letter Signed to his sister's son Alfred Ellis,
(1821-1879, second son of John Ellis, 1789-1862, Chairman of the Midland Railway), of Belgrave, Leicestershire, saying "In re ... Anchor Wyke ... we found it the opposite side of the Thames to Runnymede - A glorious old tree it is! ... the woman at the lodge found the gardeners wife" who "found the gardener's son" to take him, he encloses "a sprig ... what the little berry looking things are I don't know but there were no ripe berries upon it ... plucked within 5 hours of this present writing ... the house is nothing - from its appearance there might have been half a dozen such since the old yew was planted", he mentions the recent owners, "As respects Henry VIII whatever the place might have been in his time it is now a very snug one for saying soft things to soft women in - the boy told me the yew is 1100 years old", 4 sides 8vo., Boveney Court, Windsor, 10th October
Item Date:
1857
Stock No:
14913
£45
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EYRE
(Sir James, 1734-1799, President of the Court of Exchequer 1787, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1793)
Signed power of attorney to his bankers,
Messrs Robert, Francis and William Gosling "to demand and receive ... from the Tellers of his Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer ... all ... sums ... due to me ... as Chief Baron", in a neat hand, 1 side 12½" x 9", 19th September
Item Date:
1787
Stock No:
51714
£75
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