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Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Wright, (Dr Neil, 1788-1874, sailed to China as a Ship's...

Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Wright, (Dr Neil, 1788-1874, sailed to China as a Ship's Surgeon in 1807 & 1810)

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discussing in detail the treatment of measles in children, "if it be commencing measles the precautions which Mrs C has taken are likely to render the attack very mild. Among healthy children the treatment required is measles is nearly the same as in common catarrh - keeping them in a well ventilated bedroom of uniform mild temperature - giving very light nourishment - removing causes of excitement - giving gentle aperient medicine once or twice, using a Diaphoretic Saline mixture... When the symptoms are more severe with pain in any part of the chest, Leeches have to be applied & other means to be used such as a medical man in attendance might see to be necessary to check inflammatory action...", 2 sides 8vo., Bedford Square, 14th March His later lectures were published in 1827 as 'Elements of Physics'. He invented a smokeless grate known as Arnott's Stove and a chair-bed for preventing sea-sickness. He practised as a doctor until 1855.
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Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer to the British Admiralty)

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(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) thanking him for his note and saying that he is "concerned to hear Shuter has had another attack of the Enemy... It is a Satisfaction however, to know he gets over them so well and I am very glad he remained at home...", 2 sides 8vo., Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company headed paper, Old Broad Street, London, 3rd March In 1852-54 Richards served as second in command on Belcher's ship Assistance in the search for Sir John Franklin, whose Arctic expedition had been missing since 1845.
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Autograph Letter signed 'Isabella L. Bird' to Mrs Maclaren (Isabella Lucy, née Bird, 1831-1904, Traveller & Authoress)

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saying that "If Monday wd suit you my sister and I would have much pleasure in taking afternoon tea with you at 4pm...", 1 side sm. 8vo., 7 Atholl Crescent, Friday, no date, postmarked tear on top third, professionally repaird Isabella suffered from poor health throughout her life, particularly from back problems. She found that travel to distant parts alleviated her symptoms which is quite extraordinary considering the discomfort of nineteenth century travel, but may suggest that some of her ailments were psychological. By 1878 she had already visited America, Australia, New Zealand and the Sandwich Islands and then she spent seven months in Japan. Her book of this journey 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan' was published in 1880 and was remarkable for her descriptions of the Ainu people of Hokkaido. She married Dr Bishop in 1881 after the death of her sister Henrietta Amelia but started travelling again in 1886 after his death. She studied medicine & went on to found hospitals in… Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear Mr Griffin". (Sir Vivian, 1908-1999, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Leader Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition)

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saying how his recent book is enclosed, and hoping it will help towards the, "re-roofing of the Church of St Peter", on headed note paper, 106 Barton road, Cambridge, 1 side 4to, 23rd August laid down
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Autograph address panel addressed to 'John Taylor Esq', (Sir William E., 1790-1855, Admiral, Arctic Explorer)

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No 12 Bedford Row", with his black wax seal, 5" x 5", no place, no date, together with a contemporary engraving A fine pair for framing. Prior to 1805 all twopenny post letters were charged at 2d and those not prepaid were stamped with a large '2'. This continued after 1805 with a smaller '2'. This has the smaller size so is post 1805.
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Autograph Letter Signed to Rachel, (Reginald John, 1880-1920, Traveller and Plant Collector)

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saying that he would "so much have liked to come to your Ball but unfortunately I shall not be in London until the end of the month - shall you still be there then I wonder, that I may come & see you. I have been spending a winter of busy idleness all at one in these deserts, and am just beginning to look forward to the end of my Retreat...", 2 sides 8vo., Ingleborough, Lancaster, 14th March no year225
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Autograph Letter Signed by J. MOFFAT Jr headed "Livingstone" to an unnamed correspondent (David, 1813-1873, Scottish Missionary & Explorer)]

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discussing the details of a lease on some farmland, he says "Mr Spencer says there was no mention in Messrs Cambbell, Martin & Boswell's Letter....of the 'very extraordinary clause' in Mr Tusk's lease, and so far as he knows there was no mention made of the clause in the papers & extracts which accompanied that letter. In any case he says the lease was arranged before... Mr Tusk has paid his Rent, but my Father thinks he should be told to cultivate his farm according to his lease, as of course it makes a great difference to the shootings, as to Partridges etc...", 2 sides 8vo., Rock Park, Castle Douglas, 7th December Mary Livingstone (1821-1862) was the wife of David Livingstone. Her father, Robert Moffat, was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary who worked among the Bechuana people at Kuruman. He had 10 children so this letter must have been written by one of Mary's brothers. Presumably this refers to some land left by Livingstone and administered by the family. Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Miss Suckling, (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor...

Autograph letter signed to Miss Suckling, (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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(Florence Horatia Nelson, née Suckling, 1848-1923, Writer, wife, 1876, of Captain Thomas Suckling, 1844-1922), saying "Miss Kinder interested me in you & your note shows how prettily & gracefully you can recognize a favour... Autographs are interesting studies & the field... is as wide as the civilized world - With compliments to your mother, with whose leave an old man may subscribe himself Yours affectionately", 1 side 6¾" x 4½", no place, 8th October
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Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer...

Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer to the British Admiralty)

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(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) enclosing "a note I have just recd from Silver... and if to be relied on shows there is no favourite in the runnings...", 1 side 8vo., no place, 23rd May In 1852-54 Richards served as second in command on Belcher's ship Assistance in the search for Sir John Franklin, whose Arctic expedition had been missing since 1845.
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Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer...

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(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) saying that he was "pleased to get your note this morning. Altho after being at the Club yesterday I entertained not doubt of the result, I was not able to wait till it was declared. I am very glad indeed to hear it...", 1 side 8vo., Telegraph Construction & Maintenance headed paper, London, 24th April In 1852-54 Richards served as second in command on Belcher's ship Assistance in the search for Sir John Franklin, whose Arctic expedition had been missing since 1845.
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Autograph Letter Signed to the Revd. Burford Waring Gibsone, (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S.,...

Autograph Letter Signed to the Revd. Burford Waring Gibsone, (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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(1828-1896, Headmaster of Grosvenor College, Bath, and of St. Peter's College, Eaton Square), saying he believes "I am to give a lecture at your Athenaeum on the 29th & at some time in the coming year... I shall cheerfully place my services at your disposal", 1 side 8vo., 3 Windsor Terrace, Clifton, 6th October slight traces of laying down on blank verso Sir John's bent for languages was nurtured in a mercantile house in Exeter. At 19 he was in the Peninsula and then studied the public accounts of many European countries. The Government sent him on many commercial missions in the Middle East, and later the Far East, where he was Plenipotentiary to China (1854) and Governor of Hong Kong, and established diplomatic and commercial relations with Siam (1855). He was also responsible for introducing the florin, our first decimal coin. At the time of this letter Sir John was investigating relations with the new Kingdom of Italy. Gibsone had been Professor of Mathematics at… Read More
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Autograph letter signed to 'Dr Sir', (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist,...

Autograph letter signed to 'Dr Sir', (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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saying "I mentioned to Dr Mackay that in the Vol: of [Alexander] Somerville lately published 'Whistler at the Plough' there is a biographical notice of me which is tolerably correct... Ever yours truly", 1 side 6" x 4½", The Athenaeum, no date, circa left blank margin a trifle uneven, traces of laying down by corners on blank verso Soimerville's sketches of agricultural life, Manchester, 1852, were continued in two further volumes as 'Free Trade & the League: a Biographic History of the Pioneers of Freedom, of Opinion, Commercial Enterprise, & Civilisation, 1853. The excellent account of Bowring up to his appointment as consul in Hong Kong is in the last of these volumes, pp. 417-426. It describes many scenes of the anti-Corn Law agitation, and the enthusiasm for Bowring in the Isle of Man, where in a short space of time he overturned the monopolists' grip on economic life.
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Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Thompson (Edward R. G., Lord Mountevans, 1881-1957, Admiral, Antarctic Explorer)

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thanking her for her "Xmas & New Year cards which I have sent to the 'Broke'. I have now given up command of her and am employed on some special service So for the present my whereabouts will be rather mystical...", 1 side 8vo., Admiral's Office, Dover, 3rd December no year Evans was seconded from the Navy to the Discovery expedition to Antarctica in 1901–1904, when he served on the crew of the relief ship, and afterwards began planning his own Antarctic expedition. However, he suspended this plan when offered the post of second-in-command on Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole in 1910–1913, as captain of the expedition ship Terra Nova. He accompanied Scott to within 150 miles of the Pole, but later became seriously ill with scurvy and only narrowly survived the return journey. After the expedition he toured the country giving lectures, and returned to his naval duties as a commander in the summer of 1914. He spent the… Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer...

Autograph Letter Signed to his friend ALLCHIN (Sir George Henry, 1820-1896, Admiral, Hydrographer to the British Admiralty)

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(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) referring to his "request to you some time since that if a Medl man should be required for one of our Ships you would kindly give my son Osborn a chance... I have now an idea that I can get a nomination for him in the Colonial Service. He took the Edinburgh & Glasgow qualifications in April... he expressed a wish to go to the London Exam as well... as it would probably help in the Colonial appt I have in mind... I tell you this because you have been kind enough to take an interest in his case...", 3 sides 8vo., The Cottage, Fetcham, Leatherhead, 4th January In 1852-54 Richards served as second in command on Belcher's ship Assistance in the search for Sir John Franklin, whose Arctic expedition had been missing since 1845.
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Autograph letter signed to an unnamed correspondent (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist,...

Autograph letter signed to an unnamed correspondent (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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saying he is "much indebted to you for your kind attention in sending me the Volume of one for whose genius I have a high respect. I shall suggest to the... Committee the sending one of the exiles (?) to Birmingham but a disposition of these unfortunate strangers is of all things most desirable...". 1 side 8vo., Devon, 11th February the top third has been neatly removed without loss of text The Committe is either Nation or Nahan but is not legible.
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Autograph letter signed 'My dear Emma', (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist,...

Autograph letter signed 'My dear Emma', (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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saying "You have interested me by your account of your young friend & I send you some autographs which are really valuable", the list includes Jeremy Bentham, (Bowring's mentor), Dr Parr, Dr George Gregory [probably the physician], J.B. Say, the French political economist, Elizabeth Benger (writer and abolitionist), "and the MS of some verses of mine printed in the Inquirer and elsewhere. Now let the fair young lady send me her photograph", joking about his own age, "but as she has a virtuous hobby horse - give her all my good wishes if she determines on riding the matrimonial journey. We have been very busy - pleased because every body seemed pleased... I hope all Hampstead news will soon be brighter... Yours affectionately", 3 sides 7" x 4½", Claremont, Exeter, 7th September the portion above the subscription has been deleted and cut away, apparently by Sir John himself The 'young friend' is apparently Florence Horatia Nelson Suckling,… Read More
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Autograph letter signed to H[is] Pr[ussian] M[ajesty's] Consul General, (Sir John, 1792-1872,...

Autograph letter signed to H[is] Pr[ussian] M[ajesty's] Consul General, (Sir John, 1792-1872, M.P., F.R.S., Linguist, Governor and Ambassador, opened up trade with King Mongkut of Siam, favourite pupil of Jeremy Bentham)

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sending him "a proof of the Translation of the Tariff of the Zoll Verband [not present]" and saying "I shall be much obliged to you for any observations thereon", note of receipt and answer on fourth side, the letter 1 side 7¾" x 5", 1 Queen Square West[minster] [now Queen Anne's Gate], 10th December defects in blank corners of side 4 from former laying down Sir John's bent for languages was nurtured in a mercantile house in Exeter. At 19 he was in the Peninsula and then studied the public accounts of many European countries. The Government sent him on many commercial missions in the Middle East, and later the Far East, where he was Plenipotentiary to China (1854) and Governor of Hong Kong, and established diplomatic and commercial relations with Siam (1855). He was also responsible for introducing the florin, our first decimal coin. By 1834, under the leadership of Prussia, all the German states had formed the Zollverband or Zollverein (Customs Union).… Read More
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Colour photo signed (Sir Edmund, 1919-2008, Mountaineer, Conqueror of Everest in 1953)

Colour photo signed (Sir Edmund, 1919-2008, Mountaineer, Conqueror of Everest in 1953)

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showing him half length, full face, smiling broadly with his hands in the pocket of blue windsheeter, 6" x 4", no place, no date, circa
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Coloured caricature from the John Players series of 50 entitled "Straight Line Caricatures", signed, (Sir Austen, 1863-1937, Foreign Secretary, Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

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with a small biography printed on the verso, 2¾" x 1¼", no place, circa
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Coloured NASA photo signed (Piers John, born 1955, British American Meteorolgist and NASA Astronaut)

Coloured NASA photo signed (Piers John, born 1955, British American Meteorolgist and NASA Astronaut)

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showing him half length in his space suit, with his helmet on the table in front of him with his gloves, 10" x 8", no place, no date Sellers is a veteran of three space shuttle missions.
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