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SOULT (Nicolas Jean de Dieu, 1769-1851, Napoleon I’s Marshal, Duke of Dalmatia)

Letter in French (with translation), signed ‘M[aréch]al Duc de Dalmatie’ as Minister of War to M. Bequet, Civil Commissary at Cherchel, Algeria, concerning a collection at Cherchel “of objects of art and archaeology worthy, in your opinion, of a place in the Louvre Museum, where, in accordance with the King’s wishes, the monuments collected in Algeria by Captain Delamare, and the mosaic of Koudiat-ati, have just been assembled”, telling him that he “has just given orders for a detailed catalogue... together with drawings of the principal items... this information... will be forwarded to the Algerian Academic Commission, in the light of whose proposals I will make my decision”, 2 sides 4to., with conjugate blank, Soult-berg, near St. Amans-la-bastide (Tarn), 17th August

Item Date:  1845
Stock No:  9951      £425

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SULLIVAN-40732-1.jpg “THE WINE IS FOR YOUR DEAR MOTHER AND WILL GIVE HER HIGH SPIRITS”
SULLIVAN (Sir Arthur, 1842-1901, Composer of ‘Gilbert & Sullivan’)

Fine Autograph Letter Signed to “Dear Daisy” regretting that he “missed you this morning. Here is the box you wanted for this evening. I also send a... bottle tap and some old ‘Heidsick’ to experimentalize on. The wine if for your dear Mother & will give her high spirits...”, 1 side 8vo., 1 Queen’s Mansions headed paper, Wednesday, no year, circa

Item Date:  1890
Stock No:  40732      £725

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TENNIEL (Sir John, 1820-1914, Caricaturist & Illustrator of ‘Alice in Wonderland’)

Exceptional Autograph Letter signed in full to Mrs Grahame sending “a thousand apologies for the delay...” sending best wishes for “this ‘New Year’ and the years to come. It was, indeed! - a great happiness to me to receive a little ‘Christmas Greeting’ from you and I thank you... but why you should suppose that I have already arrived at the stage of ‘second childishness’ which delights in toys! - and which the ‘picture-post card’ so picturesquely suggests! altogether passes my feeble imagination to discover, seeing that I am only just about completing my 84th year!!! Some weak minded person might possibly take it - Sarcastic? I am ‘not such a sickly creature I give heaven praise’, and even venture to hope that ‘tho’ lost to sight’ - I may be, not entirely forgotten...”, 2 sides 8vo., 10 Portsdown Road, Maida Hill, 5th January

Item Date:  1904
Stock No:  39036      £350

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TWAIN-42215-1.jpg UNPUBLISHED LETTER TO H. L. BATEMAN DURING HIS TOUR OF THE UK
TWAIN (Mark, 1835-1910, pseudonym of Samuel L. Clemens, American Author of Tom Sawyer)

Fine Unpublished Autograph Letter Signed “S. L. Clemens” to Mr BATEMAN (Hezekiah Lithicum, 1812-1875, American Actor and Manager) asking him to “pardon me, but I’m called to Paris on a matter of important business & shall not get back in time to meet my dinner engagement with you - a thing which I do most sincerely regret...”, 1 side 8vo., The Langham, 1st July no year but

Item Date:  1873
Stock No:  42215      £2750

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Ralph, 1872-1958, Composer)

Typed letter signed to Miss Butcher hoping he has “got your name right, bit it is rather difficult to read...” thanking her for her letter and apologising that he “could not be present at the performance myself, but I have been away from home...”, 1 side 8vo., The White Gates, Dorking, 22nd May

Item Date:  1952
Stock No:  39834      £325

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