PALGRAVE
(Francis Turner, 1824-1897, Poet, Critic, Editor of the 'Golden Treasury')
Autograph Letter Signed to "My dear Cecil" annotated in another hand as Alderson,
thanking him for his note which "was the sixth kind message I have received from your family. Cambridge is certainly a poor sort of University, it has no such Professorship. I wish your note could have been multiplied a thousand-fold, so as to keep out that great statesman R. Spencer. I have just returned from Lyme ... it is now impossible that there can be a majority, I fancy although I have a note from Hatfield tonight ... speaks with much satisfaction of the advance in Conservative feeling. Perhaps also it is not that the others should first have the nationalists to deal with, and break up in the effort. I hope I may some time be able to accept your invitation. I should like nothing better. But it must be at a more favourable time of year, when one can enjoy open air and country scenes. Remember me to your wife. I hope her mother is well. Have you ever hear what Layard means to to with the excellent picture collection which he has got together? I hope he may be about to immortalise his name by giving some at least to the N. Gallery ...", 4 sides 8vo., 15 Chester Terrace, Regent's Park headed paper, 4th December
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
41489
£75
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PALGRAVE
(Francis Turner, 1824-1897, Poet, Critic, Editor of the ‘Golden Treasury')
Fine Long Autograph Letter Signed to “My dear Observer”
saying that “although some rumour of your continued existence reached me through my mother, yet it is long since I have heard any news about you, and I should like it very much if you would at any time send me one of the short billets-doux which I know you are in the habit of writing. I have been in some hopes that one would come some day to tell me that you were coming up to town, remember that you promised, on the faith of an Astronomer, to let me know if you visit the fashionable lodgings, and the fat friend who at other times moves in so high a sphere. You cannot have had much observing lately; in Devonshire, at least, and S. Wales, whence I have just returned, the clouds had taken to the most persevering sky-scraping and earth-deluging; hardly any day was free from rain. I stayed for a few days with Edm. Bastard, whose name you will remember at Balliol 2 years ago; he has a house on the very edge of Dartmoor; in fertile, cultivated land, but so high up that the clouds used to come down on the lawn, and constantly to cover the tops of the granite hills close by. I had a very pleasant time there; the country was quite new to me... and the host was not:- he is one of the most remarkable people I have ever seen, for clearness of mind and the most unsullied goodness. As he has rather large property, he has abundant room to exercise these good qualities. From Devonshire I went to Wales and travelled slowly about with my Father & Mother attempting to sketch numerous Castles & great Monastic Churches. We saw Tintern among other things; but on the whole I could not help thinking ruins rather an unprofitable study - unless at least one has a great previous knowledge of history. Beyond the outermost facts as it were in the life of the old inhabitants they teach one nothing. I saw a report in a Paper which made me think of you - it was about Bowden’s joining the R. Catholics. I fear you will regret it if it is true. Will you mention something about it if you write, and do not object? You know that I knew him and liked him much. We have not heard from Gifford for 3 weeks or more, did he write to you...”, 6 sides 8vo.,Hampstead, 28th August no year but circa
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
43299
£125
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PALGRAVE
(Francis Turner, 1824-1897, Poet, Critic, Editor of the 'Golden Treasury')
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Pleasence
regretting that "absence from this place has delayed my reply ... My Frank's address which you kindly ask is Hetton ... I do not think he is often in the city, but it could be, I am sure, an honour to him to be acquainteed with your distinguished son ...", 2 sides 8vo., Lyme, Dorset, 1st May no year
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0
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38771
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PARDOE
(Julia, 1806-1862, English Writer and Traveller)
Autograph Letter Signed 'J H Pardoe' to S[amuel] C[arter] HALL ,
(1800-1889, editor 1839-1880 of the 'Art Journal'), asking him to kindly insert a notice of her "Traits and Traditions of Portugal", due out "by the 8th or 10th of next month - It is dedicated by permission to Princess Augusta - I do not know whether it will be advisable to name that circumstance ...", with regards to Mrs. S.C. Hall, the writer, 1 side 8vo., with addressee's name on conjugate leaf, no place, Friday Morning, no date, ca.
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
11711
£50
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PARDOE
(Julia, 1806-1862, English Writer and Traveller)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent, "My dear Madam",
asking if a servant had left "a small parcel containing a white shirt & some black ... at your house yesterday by mistake? ..." asking that the bearer can take it if so, and also saying that "I left your dear little girl ... with a bloom upon her cheeks which I am sure would have delighted you, and as happy as a bird! ..." sending her best wishes to Miss Lowden and Mr Tennent, 2 sides 16mo., 63 Chester Square, no date,
the letter is dampstained and laid down and the other pieces are very slightly dampstained
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
30515
£65
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