PAGET
(Catie, daughter of Sir James Paget, 1814-1899, Surgeon and Pathologist and originator of the modern Medical School at St. Bartholomew's Hospital)
Autograph Letter Signed 'C. Paget' to her old friend (?nanny) Mrs Jones,
inviting her to her wedding (to the Rev. Mr. Thompson) on the 30th June, and to see the presents, saying "Have you heard that I have been learning a little nursing at St. Bartholomew's in Sitwell Ward? It was quite a wonderful delight. I got so interested even in the little I was able to see and do", 4 sides 8vo., 23rd June no year,
Item Date:
1877
Stock No:
13053
£30
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[PASTEUR
(Louis, 1822-1895, French chemist, developer of pasteurisation)]
Fine woodburytype photo by Walery,
showing him, three quarter length, standing leaning against a piece of furniture, with facsimile signature, accompanied by a printed biography, 16½" x 12", no place, no date,
library stamp in top left hand corner
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
25689
£475
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AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS EXPERIMENTS ON RABIES, PASTEUR TREATS A RABID DOG
PASTEUR
(Louis, 1822-1895, French chemist, developer of pasteurisation)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed “L. Pasteur”, in French with translation
saying that he has “received today, from the hands of Mr. Savadon, a dealer in Gray, a dog that has been attacked by a rabid dog. It will not leave my kennel where I will try to make him resistant to rabies despite the bite being probably at least four days old...”, 1 side postcard, 28th January
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
42205
£3750
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THE CREATION OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE
PASTEUR
(Louis, 1822-1895, French chemist, developer of pasteurisation)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed “L. Pasteur”, in French with translation to Mister President
acknowledging “receipt of the letter by which you and Mr. Vice-President of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique kindly inform me that a sum of 3.780,20 francs has been subscribed by the Company to contribute to the creation of the “Pasteur Institute”. On behalf of the Patronage Committee of this establishment and myself, I send you the expression of all our gratitude. The total subscription today amounts, in round figures, to the sum of 2.500.000 francs. Please accept, Mr. President, the assurance of my highest consideration...” with an autograph postcript that ”The Crédit Foncier de France, which concentrates all subscriptions, will send you a receipt for the sum of 3780,20 francs...”, 1 side 8vo., Paris, 23rd May
Item Date:
1888
Stock No:
42214
£1500
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PAXTON
(Sir Joseph, 1801-1865, Architect of the Crystal Palace, Landscape Gardener at Chatsworth)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that he has received their letter “and I reply without a moment’s delay - unfortunately the postage betwixt here and Manchester is so badly arranged that it requires 2 days to pass a letter from here to you - I should have been happy to furnish you with all the particulars of the Chatsworth Fete but have sent them to the Derby Reporter and I have requested them to forward you a paper which you will most likely receive as soon as you get this...”, 3 sides 8vo., Chatsworth, 4th November
Item Date:
1857
Stock No:
41907
£275
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