GRAY
(Asa, 1810-1888, American Botanist & Darwinian)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Cooke
saying that “his wife and I have in vain endeavoured to call upon the Ferns before our departure and we are very sorry we could not bring it about. We are off this morning for Derbyshire & Killarney, having packed yesterday & despatched today 15 cases, boxed up to Liverpool, a large part of which contains dried plants. Please make our kindest regards to Mrs Cooke and your good sisters, and believe us to remain with most pleasant recollections of such an agreeable acquaintance & friendship as we have been privileged to form...”, 1 side 8vo., Kew, 2nd August
Item Date:
1851
Stock No:
42830
£375
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GREGORY
(William, 1803-1858, from 1844 Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh University)
Certificate signed that Mr Samuel H. Loy
"has very regularly attended my course of Lectures ... during the Winter Session", 1 side engraved with manuscript additions and conjugate blank, Edinburgh, 1846 -
Item Date:
1847
Stock No:
54163
£45
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GREGORY
(Olinthus, 1774-1841, Mathematician)
End of Autograph Letter Signed on mourning paper
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
9009
£20
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GREGORY
(William, 1803-1858, Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh from 1844)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent,
saying that although he has "no claim to the title of distinguished, beyond that of a sincere love of truth in all departments of knowledge ... I cannot but feel flattered that you should think my autograph worthy of being placed beside those of men who are truly distinguished ...", University of Edinburgh, 30th July
laid down, a little browned
Item Date:
1851
Stock No:
13819
£20
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GREGORY
(Olinthus, 1774-1841, Mathematician)
Fragment of handwriting, unsigned,
"3.16 to 10, is laid upon the stock below the said groove. Thus, the square roots of numbers on the slider are exhibited either above or below it, upon the line", laid down on a piece of paper on which is the annotation "Handwriting of Dr Olinthus Gregory", 4" x 1", on an 8vo. sheet, together with an engraved portrait, 4½" x 3½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
4345
£35
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