SMILES
(Samuel, 1812-1904, social reformer, author of ‘Self-Help’ and ‘Lives of the Engineers’)
Autograph Letter Signed to “My dear and Sweet Magda”
saying how “happy your bright letter has made me! I am always glad to hear of your welfare. Your letter is writte in beautiful English, and now you are studying German, Spanish and Latin. What an awfully clever woman you will be. ‘Awfully’ is a common term amongst the young ladies here, but is is not ‘in good form’. We were very glad to see your mother here last summer. She seems to be making an impression in London - this very big place. We are at the present moment enveloped by smoke and fog and I am writing (11 a.m.) by gas-light. I suppose you are now in bright sunshine. Alas! I’m afraid I shall never see Roma again. I am too old to travel about much. I hope we may yet see you in London again, though your letter throws doubts upon it. However, you must persevere in doing what is right and dutiful. We have had a pleasant Christmas. We have had sons, daughters, and grand-children about us. These young people are rising in the world, while we are going out of it. The Influenza has been very prevalent here, in some cases fatal. My daughter-in-law at Belfast calls it the ’horrid plague’. I hope you will soon recover, & be no more afflicted by it. My wife desires here kindest remembrances to you and your father and mother...”, 4 sides 8vo., 8 Pembroke Gardens, Kensington, 30th December
Item Date:
1892
Stock No:
42597
£175
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
SMITH
(Horatio, 1779-1849, author with his brother of the literary parodies 'Rejected Addresses', 1812)
Autograph Letter Signed to Charles MacFarlane,
explaining that "Mrs Chamberlaine's to which you are going on Tuesday is a Ball" and suggesting that if he and Mr Elliott "come to our Early party first", he can order his fly "in very good time for Marlborough Place afterwards", 1 side 8vo, no place, 'Sunday Morg.' no date, c.
margins trimmed without loss, spike hole in blank portion
Item Date:
1825
Stock No:
51914
£75
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
SMITH
(Horatio, 1779-1849, author with his brother of the literary parodies 'Rejected Addresses', 1812)
Autograph Letter Signed to Messrs Chapman & Hall,
asking them to send "the parcel containing the New Monthly & Ainsworth Magazines" which has not arrived, 1 side 8vo., 12 Cavendish Place, Brighton, 3rd March
neat office cancellation
Item Date:
1847
Stock No:
50616
£45
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
SMITH
(John Alexander, d. 1939, Professor of Philosophy at Magdalen, Oxford)
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Paul Vinogradoff, 1854-1925, the Russian-born legal historian,
saying he is honoured to be asked "to act as executor ... under your wills ... there is no one" other than Vinogradoff and his family "whom I am more pleased to think of as my countryman and countrywoman", recalling his "long debt ... to you all for friendship and service ... I shall be glad when you are all out of the reach of raids", 3 sides 8vo., Magdalen College, Oxford, 24th February
Item Date:
1917
Stock No:
19219
£25
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|
SMITH
(James, 1775-1839, author with his brother Horatio of the literary parodies 'Rejected Addresses', 1812)
Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Clarke, at 43 Craven Street,
saying that he dines "with our friend Jesse at the Walton and Cotton club next Friday ... Shall we call at No. 43 to take you up?", old identification at foot, 1 side 8vo and address leaf, 27 Craven Street, watermark 1833, Friday 5th December no year but
Item Date:
1834
Stock No:
50618
£45
Add to Wish List
Order/Enquire
Full Details
|
|