THACKERAY USES BOTH HIS SLOPING AND UPRIGHT HAND IN ONE LETTER
THACKERAY
(William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed in full, in his sloping hand to “My dear Dean” with his address in his upright hand,
saying that “you and Mrs Trench are very kind to think of the girls and their father. We shall all be very happy to come to you on Tuesday...”, 1 side 8vo., 36 Onslow Sq., S.W., 3rd February
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
43595
£325
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THACKERAY
(William Makepeace, 1811-1863, Novelist)
Fine Autograph Letter in pencil Signed in his upright hand to ‘Dear Mayhew’
saying that “the book is sold already with thanks to your publisher. I have not time as yet to appear as a public man, and would rather keep my name out of even meritorious undertakings until such time as I can work in them to some purpose - which with the present extraordinary success of those lectures would be very... But suppose I break down? I am on the sofa after a small illness and have lost 3 nights this week...”, 1 side 8vo., Halifax, 14th February no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43805
£775
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THARAUD
(Jean, 1877-1952, French Writer and Academician)
Autograph Letter Signed 'Tharaud' to Monsieur Premsela,
of 24 Juliastraat, Zwolle, Netherlands, in French with translation, thanking him "again ... for your kindness" and explaining that his and his brother's 'Morocco' "is not a new work, it is an anthology of pages taken from 'Rabat' and 'Marrakech'", 1 side 8vo with autograph envelope, 7 rue Théophile Gautier, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 26th March
(Translation)
7 Rue Théophile Gautier, Neuilly-sur-Seine.
26th March 1923.
Dear Monsieur, Again, thank you for your kindness!
The 'Morocco' ['Le Maroc'] you talk about in your letter is not a new work, it is an anthology of pages taken from 'Rabat' and 'Marrakech'.
With cordial greetings,
Tharaud
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
56345
£125
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THE WHISPERER
Contemporary MS extracts from Nos. 1, 7, 11, 14-15, 56, 63-64 and 93
of the witty and scurrilous weekly periodical, published in 100 numbers from 17th February 1770 by William Moore, in a fine copy book hand, stitched in paper covers, 79 sides folio (the gatherings numbered 1-20), no place, no date but c.
mostly loose in stitching, cover a bit worn
Item Date:
1772
Stock No:
52595
£375
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THOMPSON
(Mrs. Katherine, d.1862, Author of 'The Court of Henry VIII')
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir',
saying that "Mr Acton Warburton has kindly promised to send me a copy of his work - so that I need not trouble you to forward the clean sheets ... I hope Mr Bentley is recovered", Welbeck Street, London, 2 sides small 8vo., 3rd February, n.y., c.
lightly browned in parts, margins trimmed to size
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
13397
£20
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