Search Results: Authors starting with S from Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts

Woolwich, 16 August 1847. A good one page example, 7 x 4½ inches. Jeffreys’ draft acceptance reply on verso. General Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), physicist, soldier and explorer; astronomer to expeditions of John Ross (1818) and William Edward Parry in search of the Northwest Passage (1819-20). Sabine researched terrestrial magnetism. He was joint commissioner with Sir John Herschel acting with the French commission to determine the difference in longitude between Paris and Greenwich. John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809-1885), conchologist, author of British Conchology, 5 vols. 1862-69.

Ghent, Wednesday one a Clock in the afternoon, undated [c.1709-12]. 2 pp. 9 x 7 inches, lower edge ragged, minor tears, lightly toned. Sabine reports which regiments are in the town, and asserts “that I am not in the least apprehensive of their surprising the Castle, or shall it be in their Power, The Magistracy and Burghers hate the very Name of a Hollander and are entirely enclin’d for us.” General Joseph Sabine (1661-1739) fought at the Siege of Namur in 1695. He subsequently served in Flanders throughout the War of Spanish Succession, commanding his Regiment at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, at the Battle of Oudenarde in 1708 and then at the Siege of Lille later that year. He was given command of the Citadel at Ghent where he had to put down a mutiny in 1712. Then in 1716 he commanded a Brigade sent to confront the Pretender's Army at Perth. Later that year he became Commander of the British Army throughout Scotland.

Leipzig, 25 February 1882. In German, with an English translation. 4 pp. oblong 4 x 7 inches, on canine embossed stationery, in fine condition, with a matching envelope. Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (1836 – 1895), Austrian writer and journalist, who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life, and the author of Venus In Furs (1869). The term masochism is derived from his name. The term masochism was invented in 1886 by the Austrian psychiatrist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing in his seminal work, Psychopathia Sexualis. The Heritage [or Legacy] of Cain contains his most famous novella, Venus in Furs. “On The Heights will begin to appear on April 1 under the auspices of Mr. E.L.Morgenstern of Liepzig who has already, some time ago, acquired the second part of the Heritage of Cain from the publishing house of Frebern and the remaining parts of this work from me. Mr. Morgenstern is also takng steps to publish separate portions of The Heritage of Cain, for which the public has… Read More

Knole, Sevenoaks, 23 September, no year given. 2 pp. 7 x 4 inches, fine. Victoria Josefa Dolores Catalina Sackville-West, Baroness Sackville, (1862 –1936) married her first cousin Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville. Their daughter was the writer, poet and gardener Vita Sackville-West. The family lived mainly at Knole House, an estate that had been in the Sackville family for centuries. Victoria, having experienced a controversial life herself, has since been mostly displaced in the public's consciousness by the colourful life of her daughter Vita.

Paris & Les Pepinieres de Meaux, 24 April & 13 June 1855. In French. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches, tears at centre fold, minor blemishes. With some old catalogue notes providing the historical background to these letters. Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire (1805 – 1895), French philosopher, journalist, statesman. In 1855 he went as member of the international commission to Egypt to report on the possibility of the proposed Suez canal, and by the articles which he wrote he contributed largely to making the project popular in France. On an integral leaf is an Autograph Letter Signed “Mutter” (Sarah Austin) to “Dear Child” about St. Hilaire’s visit to London.

Wednesday, 11 June, no year given. In French. 1 page 8 x 5 inches, in good condition, traces of former mounting and minor thin on verso. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869), French literary critic.

Bayswater, 3 April 1887. A good one page example, 7 x 4½ inches. Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton (1813 -1890), French violinist. In 1844 he made his first appearance in England, at a Philharmonic concert directed by Mendelssohn. Settling in London, he was in 1845 appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Music. From 1848 to 1855 he was leader of the Queen's Band, and in 1862 he conducted the music at the opening of the International Exhibition. In 1860, he married the famous contralto singer, Miss Charlotte Dolby. Sir Augustus Manns (1825-1907), German conductor, cellist and violinist.

7 St Stephens Mansions, Monmouth Road, Bayswater, 5 February 1889. 2 pp. 7 x 4 inches, in good condition. Uncommon. An early letter by Charles Prosper Sainton (1861-1914), painter, illustrator and etcher.

Brighton, 15 April, no year given. 4 pp. cross-written, in good condition. Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby (1821-1885), contralto singer.

6 November 1871. In French. 1½ pages 8 x 5 inches, in good condition. Paul Bins, comte de Saint-Victor (1827– 1881), known as Paul de Saint-Victor, a French author and critic. He is likely most known today as a French cultural figure mentioned by Marcel Proust in the novel In Search of Lost Time.

Postmarked Brussels, November 1883. 4 x 5 inches. George Augustus Sala (1828-1895), journalist and novelist, special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.

22 Peak Hill Gardens, Sydenham, 6 January, no year given. 3 pp. 7 x 4 inches, fine. Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker (1841-1892), née Davies, known also by her first married name Lucy Villiers was a British children's writer. She began her literary career with occasional articles for Dublin University Magazine and St James's Magazine, and about 1872 began to write regularly for children. Between 1874 and 1888 she published more than forty volumes for juvenile readers. Many of her stories were initially composed for her own children. Some of her publications bore such titles as Little Bright Eyes' Picture Book and Little Golden Locks' Story Book. She edited Little Wide-Awake, a magazine for children, from its commencement in 1874 until her death, and wrote the verses for Kate Greenaway's popular Birthday Book for Children (1880).

26 August 1913. 2 pp. 10 x 8 inches, traces of former mounting along upper edge on verso, otherwise good. Sir Francis ("Frank") Owen Salisbury (1874-1962) , artist who specialised in portraits, large canvases of historical and ceremonial events, stained glass and book illustration. “This is a glorious coast for sketching. I have discovered some more wonderful caves, which I think means another Academy picture.”

Paris, 1836. In French. 5 x 5 inches, in fine condition, lightly mounted on part of an old album page. Born Constance Marie de Théis in 1767, she became Constance de Salm in 1803 following her marriage to Joseph de Salm, and then Princess de Salm-Dyck) in 1816. She was a feminist author and a prominent femme philosophe. She died in 1845.

Berlin, 26 June 1907. In German, untranslated. A good one page example, 8 x 5 inches. Carl Saltzmann (1847–1923), German marine and landscape painter. In 1878-80 he went with Prince Henry of Prussia on his trip around the world and later accompanied the German Emperor on his visit to St. Petersburg and Norway.

25 October [no year given]. In French. 1 page 11 x 7½ inches, with the integral address leaf, some offsetting, remains of guard. With a separate engraved portrait of Salvandy (some offsetting from the letter). Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy (1795-1856), French politician, author of several works of history, including Histoire du roi Jean Sobieski et de la Pologne.

Paris, 3 August 1830. In French. 1 page 9½ x 7 inches, in good condition, with a separate engraved portrait (some offsetting). Eusèbe de Salverte (1771-1839), French politician and author of many works, including a critical history of magic, published in English as The Occult Sciences: The Philosophy Of Magic And Apparent Prodigies, And Apparent Miracles From The French Of Eusebe Salverte.

10 Chandos Street, 8 March 1898. 1 page 7 x 4 inches, in good condition, traces of corner mounting on verso. Uncommon. Osbert Salvin FRS (1835 –1898), English naturalist, ornithologist, and herpetologist best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americana (1879–1915) with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America. Salvin accompanied his second cousin by marriage, Henry Baker Tristram, in a natural history exploration of Tunisia and eastern Algeria. Their account of this trip was published in The Ibis in 1859 and 1860. In the autumn of 1857, he made the first of several visits to Guatemala, returning there with Frederick DuCane Godman in 1861. It was during this journey that the Biologia Centrali-Americana was planned. In 1871 he became editor of The Ibis.

Firenze, 31 December 1884. In Italian. 1 page 8 x 5 inches, fine, with a striking embossed monogram. With a separate newspaper obituary. Tommaso Salvini (1829-1915), Italian actor.

Annecy, 3 September 1893. In French. 3 x 4 inches, fine. With the orignal franked envelope. Albert Samain (1858-1900), French poet and writer of the Symbolist school. His poems were strongly influenced by those of Baudelaire and Verlaine; his works disclose a taste for indecisive, vague imagery. Samain helped found the Mercure de France, and also worked on the Revue des Deux Mondes. Samain published three volumes of verse: Le jardin de l'infante (1893), which made him famous; Aux flancs du vase (1898) and Le Chariot d'or (1901).