KINGSLEY
(Charles, 1819-1875, Novelist, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1860-1869)
Autograph letter signed to 'My dear Mr Vice Chancellor'
saying that the "honour which you put upon me is quite unexpected but I will do my best. It will be a labour of love to me, because first, I hope that I shall be allowed to make some allusion to the Prince Consort & his virtues, & ext, because I know a great deal of, & respect most deeply, the Duke of Devonshire. Mrs Kingsley's nephew married his niece, so that I have had many opportunities of knowing how worthy & useful a man he is. I will put myself immediately in communication with Professor Sterndale Bennett, as it is only by our working together that the ode can be satisfactorily arranged, but unfortunately I do not know his address in town. If you could spare time from your many duties so far as to inform me, I should be exceedingly obliged. I suppose that I should submit the ode to you before finally sending it out. If so, I will send you a Mss as soon as possible ...", 4 sides 8vo.., with original autograph envelope front Eversley Rectory, 5th March
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
39504
£275
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KINGSLEY
(Charles, 1819-1875, Novelist, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1860-1869)
Unsigned Autograph postscript, not signed,
asking to be allowed "one word more? I should earnestly warn him against those anapestic metres", the next sentence is written with the metre displayed "I love / to gaze / on the trackless deep /", continuing "which in our language must by filled up with iambic instead of spondees, and so go lilting on three legs, like a yankee trotting mare, to the destruction of all grace & dignity. The small ... of the day all affect them - pray save him from the infection, & keep hin to iambs, dactyls, & above all to trockees ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39505
£125
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KIPLING
(Rudyard, 1865-1936, Novelist & Poet)
"Supplication of the Black Aberdeen",
1st American Edition. paperback, in very good condition, 8vo., Doubleday, Doran and Company, New York
detached at spine but contents fine
Item Date:
1929
Stock No:
39281
£75
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KIPLING
(Rudyard, 1865-1936, Novelist & Poet)
"A Fleet in Being, Notes of Two Trips with the Channel Squadron",
First Edition, in dark blue wrappers stamped in black, wrappers priced: "One Shilling, nett", bookplate of the Library of the University of Texas Rare Book Collections, stamped 'Withdrawn', Macmillan and Co., London and New York,
front wrapper detached.otherwise good
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
39282
£100
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KIPLING
(Rudyard, 1865-1936, Novelist & Poet)
"The Fringes of the Fleet I-VI",
soft cover in cream wrappers printed in red, black and blue, 12mo., Macmillan and Co., London
Item Date:
1915
Stock No:
39283
£65
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