MAXIM
(Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840-1916, American Born Inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun)
Autograph Letter Signed to Rev. James A. Monckton
saying that he receives "hundreds of letters almost identical with your own. If you will send me a sketch of your plan with a short and concise description I will give you my candid opinion ...", 2 sides 8vo., 18 Queen's Gate Place, London, 20th September
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
39324
£325
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"'AUSTRALIAN KELLY' HAD PART OF A STEAM BOILER WHICH HE CARRIED ABOUT WITH HIM AS A SHIELD"
MAXIM
(Sir Hiram Stevens, 1840-1916, American Born Inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun)
Autograph Letter Signed to Rev. James A. Monckton
about Ned Kelly's armour, "'Australian Kelly' had part of a steam boiler which he carried about with him as a shield and he was a very successful bush ranger and committed numerous murders. There is no such thing as bullet proof cloth. The German tailor had a chrome steel shield 3/8 inch thick. My shield was nickel steel 1/4 inch thick and weighed 10 bs to the square foot so you see it is a question of weight. Nothing less than 10lbs to the square food would do ...", 3 sides 8vo., 18 Queen's Gate Place, London, 15th December
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
39325
£575
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MAXWELL
(Archibald Montgomery, Colonel 36th Regiment of Foot, d. 1845)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My Dear Sir' (the writer and traveller Julius Griffiths),
returning the books, "I have perused with much pleasure and edification your 1st Vol. of Museum of French Monuments ... Your interesting travels I once perused with pleasure at Vienna - & meant again to refresh my memory ... but Mrs Maxwell had not as yet finished with them ... She is now getting much stouter & ... will be at all times happy" to receive "one who is ... the friend of Yours most sincerely", with on the conjugate leaf Mrs Maxwell's invitation "any morning" except two times when she superintends her daughter's dancing lesson, together 2 sides 8vo., no place, 20th January
top of conjugate leaf removed, probably without loss
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
50377
£65
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MAXWELL
(Sir Murray, 1775-1831, K.C.B., F.R.S., Captain R.N.)
Fine hand coloured portrait, drawn and etched by Richard Dighton, 1785-1880,
showing him full length in uniform, with his K.C.B. medal on its crimson ribbon, a striking portrait in profile, reminiscent of Dighton's caricature style, 13¾" x 9¾", published by T. McLean, Haymarket, no date, c.
laid down by side margins
Item Date:
1820
Stock No:
50379
£75
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A BELGIAN FISHING HOLIDAY
MAXWELL
(Archibald Montgomery, Colonel 36th Regiment of Foot, d. 1845)
Long Autograph Letter Signed to 'My Dear Sir'
(old pencil note 'J. Griffiths'), explaining "it would ill repay D'Ewes my inviting him here for the express purpose of flogging the water", he spent the previous day taking Lord Bolingbroke round his stretch for just one trout, "we are ... living ... hugger-mugger ... without cook - almost without a chair ... or a plate ... from taking an empty house ... I have been ... completely diddled", he knows D'Ewes "is rather devious & cunning in the gastronomic art", but he can offer "a tough beef steak", with "good liquor" from his wine-merchant Mr Cries, he suggests D'Ewes try for a day's permission for two on Count Merci d'Argenteau's water, "I could not do him, or his trout, any harm if I had the Arms of Briareus with fifty rods in each and as many hooks", about four years ago Col Webber Smith's party "made one of their servants fish", since when the Count has become "inexorable", 4 sides 8vo., 71 Rue St Germain, Huy, Belgium, 5th - 7th June
light traces of old transparent paper without loss
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
50378
£95
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