MEHEMET ALI PASHA
(1769-1849, Viceroy of Egypt, the Founder of Modern Egypt)
Fine Letter Signed in Persian and Italian with translation and transcription to Major General PONSONBY
(Frederick Cavendish, 1783-1837, Governor of Malta) responding to Ponsonby's request to buy wheat from Egypt, through his representative Mr Calvert, he says that he "immediately gave Mr Bogho in charge of commercial affairs the order to deal with Mr. Calvert in accordance with the intentions of your Excellency, which was executed in March by this commercial house, Messrs. Briggs Comp. It was therefore established that what was needed between them, and the agreement will be communicated to Your Excellency both by Mr. Calvert and by Messrs Briggs ...", written on one sheet in Persian in an Arabic script and on the other leaf in Italian and signed, together with a lithographic print in poor condition, together 3 sides 4to., Alexandria, February
Item Date:
1828
Stock No:
40200
£1275
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MONTGOMERY
(Florence, 1843-1923, Children's Writer)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that she has "great pleasure in sending you my signature & must apologise for directing as I do as I do not know whether 'Cecil Wolseley' is a lady or a gentleman! ...", 1 side 8vo., 56 Cadogan Place, 18th December no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
40217
£35
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PARKER
(Louis Napoleon, 1852-1944, English Dramatist)
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear Mr AITKEN"
(Charles, 1869-1936, Art Administrator, Keeper of the Tate Gallery), making an arrangement for him to bring "Mr Darton at 5.30 next Sunday ...", 1 side A4, 3 Pembroke Road, Kensington, 31st January
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
40211
£55
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PARKER
(Louis Napoleon, 1852-1944, English Dramatist)
Good Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Harvey DARTON
(Frederick, 1878-1936, Author Publisher and Children' Literature Historian) saying that he has "provided me with a great deal of pleasure today ... I was reading your delightful and most ingenious article in Cornwall this morning, and this evening comes the book which you have so generously inscribed to me. Of course I have only dipped into it ... but I have seen enough to know that I shall stay up late tonight and that bang goes work tomorrow ... I have often thought of you and Aitken and Menzies and all the other clever and kind people at Whitechapel ...", 2 sides A4, 213 Cromwell Road, Kensington, 28th October,
Item Date:
1922
Stock No:
40207
£125
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POWER
(Tyrone, 1913-1958, American Leading Man)
Signed Magazine Portrait Photograph,
showing him head and shoulders, smiling and looking to one side, 5" x 4", laid down on card, 7½" x 5", no date, annotated
slightly creased
Item Date:
1950
Stock No:
40223
£125
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