Adam, Robert, 1728-1792; Batsford, B. T.; Photographs; Portraits; Collecteana files
Book page with black and white print of Robert Adam portrait, with a description of the portrait. There is also a photograph of B. T. Batsford's office, who owned the piece.
Typed transcription of Addison's letter to Worsley with Perkins' notes on back in pencil. The letter discusses the St. Sacrament, as well as land, and the Buenos Aires ships in regard to both Spain and Portugal.
File folder that contained aforementioned letter. Seller's typed description and partial transcription is affixed to front. Folder is imprinted with American Art Association Inc. and address in New York.
Handwritten letter on off-white paper with sepia ink and small round stain in center of page. Addison discusses a dispute about St. Sacrament now belonging rightfully to the Portuguese. Addison also discusses the Buenos Aires Ships. Addison knows...
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906; National American Woman Suffrage Association; Letters
On National American Women Suffrage Association letterhead. Susan Anthony informs Jessie Anthony that many of their Rochester friends are going back to London. There are two ships going and Susan Anthony will be on one of them, she invited Jessie...
In this 1861 May 1 letter, Dickens mentions that "...the House of Commons likes these times, thinks them jaunty [...] and the Devil himself only knows what else." The envelope is enclosed inside the letter, and is addressed to his editor James Lowe.
Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of, 1848-1930; Letters
Balfour asks Mr. Rideing to join him for breakfast to discuss literary matters. It sounds like a response to a question by Rideing. It mentions Balfour's address on Psychical Research.
Batsford, B. T.; Gibbs, James, 1682-1754; Soldi, Andrea; Radcliffe Library (University of Oxford); Photographs; Portraits; Collecteana files
Black and white photograph of B. T. Batsford's showroom in their London office. The second page is a reproduced portrait of architect James Gibbs by Andrea Soldi in front of his "greatest achievement" the Radcliffe Library in Oxford.
Beerbohm, Sir Henry Maximillian; Envelopes; Postage stamps
Off-white envelope with handwritten address, red "Postage One Penny" stamp on the upper right corner with a black London postage stamp on top of it. "Max Beerbohm" is written on the back.
This articles discusses the failure of Bennett's manuscripts to be sold at the reserve price. Also, his letters were equally disappointing in their selling prices.
In this letter, written on Cadogan Square stationery, Bennett tells White that he has been offered $15,000 for his manuscript of "The Old Wives Tale." He then discusses several manuscripts he has in his possession. There is a faint watermark on the...
In this letter, Besant writes of all her achievemts, from her literary work to her various degrees. She says that she is "ashamed to write so egotistical a letter."
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910; Letters
In this letter, Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, references a small misunderstanding between the two, then sends love to Riley. The letter is written in ink on beige paper with a black border.
