SPOONER
(William A., 1844-1930, Theologian & Educationalist, Originator of the ‘Spoonerism’)
Autograph Letter Signed to “My dear Earlwood”
saying that he is “sorry to say that Jack got a rather severe blow on the head at a riotous scene after the Bunf[?] Supper... This has interfered with his work for some daHs but I hope he is nearly right again now. The riot was a bad one & seems to have been generally participated in by the men who attended the Bunf Supper but not I think by Jack - The men got for a time quite out of hand and the men who were more or less in charge quite failed to keep order. I have seen Wickham Legg & find that his reading party is quite filled up. I have recommended Jack to try whether Mr Jeffreys of BNC could take him. he is, I believe, an excellent teacher. If this should fail I will try to hear of some other reading party which may be going...” with a postscript that he and seen “Jack again & he tells me that Mr Jeffreys is also full. I am going to talk to Fisher about a reading party...”, 3 sides 8vo., New College, Oxford headed paper, 6th March
Item Date:
1911
Stock No:
43401
£125
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SPOONER
(William A., 1844-1930, Theologian & Educationalist, Originator of the 'Spoonerism')
Autograph Letter Signed to "Dear Francis"
telling him that he has "to be in Winchester all tomorrow so I fear I cannot see your father ..." but offering Sunday "after University Sermons about 11.30 ..." instead, 1 side 8vo., New College, Oxford, 12th November
Item Date:
1920
Stock No:
28596
£75
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SQUIRE
(Sir John C., 1884-1958, Poet and Critic, literary editor of the New Statesman and the London Mercury)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'dear Madam', sending his autograph,
1 side 8vo., Macmillan & Co., St. Martin's Street, 5th October
Item Date:
1934
Stock No:
50641
£15
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ST JOHN
(James Augustus, 1801-1875, Author & Traveller)
Autograph Letter Signed to Morgan,
asking him for a "copy of mysore works as early as possible ... as a monthly is waiting for an article from it - Had I received it today I could have promised it a review in the Sunday Times which would have been of immense service to it ...", 2 sides 8vo., no place, Thursday, no date,
dampstained
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
3230
£25
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ST JOHN
(Lady Isabella, Novelist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Campbell,
sending "some prose instead of verse - all I possess in print here - and much better than any verses of my writing - without being very good at either - It was in the Keepsake and in the Newspapers of that day - which was not yesterday", 2 sides small 8vo., no place, no date, c.
laid down by conjugate leaf
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
19923
£55
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