“IT IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THEODORE WAS SHOT”
BALFOUR
(Francis Maitland, 1851-1882, Naturalist)
ALS to the Rev. M. C. F. MORRIS
(son of Francis Orpen Morris, 1810-1893, Naturalist) thanking him for his letter, and saying that he is “glad that your father did not put down the Eagles as the Golden - I thought just the same about it, and have not put it down as the Golden Eagle in my book of birds from our County. I am at the present time working very hard for a prize which is offered here - It is the best description of the natural history of any place visited by the writer during the Easter holidays. It includes the Geology which with the ornithology I am at present working at. Yesterday our house had a match at Cricket with Wm. Harriot’s house, in the first innings they beat us by 27 runs... but I hope we will do better in the 2d innings as we were unfortunate in the 1st... the news from Abyssinia is certainly better than one could have hoped for it is very fortunate that Theodore was shot...”, 4 sides 8vo., Harrow, 17th May
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
43612
£475
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BARING-GOULD
(Sabine, 1834-1924, Divine and Author)
Autograph Letter Signed, to an unnamed correspondent
asking him to “let me know what you think it would cost to make a list of the Breviaries & Missals belonging to the... Dioceses. Dol, S. Malo, Rennes, S. Brieux, Tréguier, S. Pol de Léon, Quimper & Vannes, in the Bodleian? A friend... has asked me for it as he is compiling a catalogue of those that are extant MSS & surely existed to 1750...”, 1 side 8vo., Lew Trenchard, N. Devon, 20th July
Item Date:
1904
Stock No:
43619
£150
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BEATON SENDS CONDOLENCES ON THE DEATH OF LADY WAVERLEY’S ONLY CHILD
BEATON
(Sir Cecil, 1904-1980, Photographer & Designer)
Long Autograph Letter iSigned to “My Dearest Ava”, Lady Waverley, signed “Cecil”
(1896-1974, wife of Sir John Anderson, Viscount Waverley) saying that he was “so sad when my mother telegraphed me your tragic news. I can imagine a little how lost & bereft you must feel, & how many lively associations & links with the past must have suddenly snapped. But I am sure I cannot even begin to know what a sorrow it must be for a mother to lose an only child. You had been so wonderful in your care and devotion & it seems terribly unfair that after so long you should have him taken away from you... We live the life of peasants - always out of doors - & there is not even a bottle of ink in the house. However, it has been a great rest - & I now feel very well after the ten days complete relaxation, I am beginning to feel a bit more strength in my body; Before I was completely worn out... It was a disappointment to me to discover I had not written a masterpiece of a play, but I now think I am very lucky to have the opportunity of doing a lot of rewriting on the play before it is shown again to the public. I am storing up energy to tackle the problem... I am back to work at a dress Rehearsal Sadler’s Wells... I am very sad to hear about the death of Constant Lambert. He was a brilliant & remarkable person with more energy & talent than ten other men put together...”, 3 sides 4to., with original autograph envelope, Taormina, 26th August
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
43607
£225
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BEECHAM
(Sir Thomas, 1879-1961, Conductor)
Brief typed note signed to an unnamed correspondent,
“For Joint ?”,” on 1 side card headed 31 Grove End Road, St John’s Wood, 29th October
Item Date:
1953
Stock No:
43604
£75
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BELLOC
(Hilaire, 1870-1953, Poet, Historian & Essayist)
Autograph Letter Signed to his publisher “Dear Mr Dent”
telling him that he will be in town on Friday “bringing with me a list of excerpts for the Anthology. I shall bring with me also a short memorandum of the verbal agreement we made in the matter. At the same time I should like to have an agreement with you as to the ‘Eyewitness’ which Helm[?] & Sons have (verbally) allowed me to propose to you as a school-book. I should not, of course, abandon the copy right, & I should like to know the conditions of sale, proposed price, royalty etc.... I will ring up in the course of Friday (or earlier) & find out when it may be convenient for you to see me...”, 1 side 4to., King’s Land, Shipley headed paper, 22nd August
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
43617
£150
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