A FINE LINGUIST
TRITHEN
(Francis Henry, d. 1854, Russian-born Taylorian Professor of Modern European Languages at Oxford, December 1848-1850)
Autograph Manuscript Translation of a Russian Poem The Orphan,
beginning "Into the wood they sent me ... Into the wood for blackberries", but instead "I went up to the hillock Upon my mother's grave - there bitter tears I wept ...", the mother asks "Oh - who is weeping over me ... Go home, daughter. There another mother Will comb thy hair Wash thy lips There a young man Will say words of love", a few original corrections, early identification in pencil and 'from Dr Trithen Oxford' in early ink, 22 lines, 2 sides 4to., no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
56351
£275
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TROLLOPE
(Frances, 1780-1863, novelist and travel writer, mother of Anthony)
Signature on piece,
n.d., c.
Item Date:
1840
Stock No:
50772
£65
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TROLLOPE
(Joanna, b. 1943, writer)
Typed Letter Signed to "Dear Mr Griffin",
thanking him for his letter and sympathising with his need to raise money to re-built the roof of his local church as "we had to raise the same sum only three years ago for our village church", 1 side 8vo, September 6th
Item Date:
1993
Stock No:
25856
£25
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ANTHONY TROLLOPE’S ELDER BROTHER WRITING ABOUT A SALE OF HIS CHATTELS
TROLLOPE
(Thomas Adolphus, 1810-1892, Author)
Autograph Letter Signed to “Dear Mr Powers”
asking him to “kindly send me by the post the account of the photographs, I will send you the money for the same. I am very busy preparing for the sale of my chattels on the 5th of November next. If you can tell any of your friends in Italy or America that there will be things worth looking after both in books, prints, artistic things, and ancient furniture, you will do me a favour. Many catalogues will be sent to America, (on the 15 of August) and if you know any names to whom it would be useful to send them, and would tell me, I would take care that they were sent...”, 1 side 8vo., Ricorboli, 24th May
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
42752
£375
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TROLLOPE
(Frances, 1780-1863, Novelist, Mother of Anthony Trollope, Traveller to America)
Formal Autograph Letter in the third person
“Mrs Trollope requests the pleasure of Mr and Mrs Hiram Power’s company on Monday evening...”, 1 side sm. 8vo., Casa Olivieri, 14th December no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
42753
£275
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