BURTON
(Sir Richard Francis, 1821-1890, Traveller, Explorer and Linguist)
Fine Autograph Letter signed to Professor D. Oliver
telling him that "The map, stone and the bottles have reached me safely I am ... at your service as regards the Arabic names ... before Oct. 8 [sic], as we shall then be leaving town. The best way would be to make a list of the English transliteration by the side of which I can at once enter the Arabic. My great ambition is to see a paper upon the Collection written by your self. I can give you any amount of local details regarding the plants ...", 2 sides 16mo, no place, 28th October, no year but circa
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Oct. 28
Dear Sir
The map, stone and the bottles have reached me safely I am quite at your service as regards the Arabic names – if possible before Oct. 8 [sic], as we shall then be leaving town. The best way would be to make a list of the English transliteration by the side of which I can at once enter the Arabic. My great ambition is to see a paper upon the Collection written by your self. I can give you any amount of local details regarding the plants.
Believe me
yrs sincerely
R.F. Burton
Prof. Oliver
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
38118
£2000
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PHOTO SIGNED BY RICHARD E. BYRD
BYRD
(Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, American Naval Officer and Pioneering Aviator, Polar Explorer and Organiser of Polar Logistics)
Magazine Photo boldly signed
showing him head and shoulders in profile, wearing his white Navy uniform, 6” x 4½”, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
42703
£575
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[CAMERON
(Commander Verney Lovett, 1844-1894, first European to cross Equatorial Africa from sea to sea)]
Fine unsigned Woodburytype Portrait Photograph, by Lock and Whitfield,
showing him head and shoulders, three quarter face, a distant gaze in his eyes, oval 4½" x 3½" on mount 10¾" x 8", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
54342
£375
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[CAMPBELL
(Donald, 1921-1967, World Land & Sea Speed Record Holder)]
Fine unsigned original photograph showing Campbell with one of his engineers
inspecting a test rig with jet propulsion unit, both of them are turned away from the camera, 14" x 11", no place, no date, circa
some cracks at the edges, professionally repaired
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
34248
£375
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[CAMPBELL
(Donald, 1921-1967, World Land & Sea Speed Record Holder)]
Fine unsigned original photograph showing Campbell with one of his engineers
they are sharing a joke while standing either side of some technical equipment in a workshop, both are shown half length and Campbell is smoking a pipe, 6" x 4", no place, no date, circa
some cracks at the edges, professionally repaired
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
34249
£250
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