ARMSTRONG
(Henry Edward, 1848-1937, Chemist, Armstrong's acid is named for him)
Autograph Letter Signed to Lord SHUTTLEWORTH
(Sir James, 1st Baronet, 1804-1877, Founder of English Popular Education) saying that he "may remember Horace Brown in the Old Chollege of Chemistry days. I am giving a memorial lecture on him on Friday ... in the hall of the Electrical Engineers. Should you be in town, perhaps you will favour me with your support. I know no one else surviving from that time. You, I suppose, have no special recollections of the period which you could give me to use in my account? ...", 3 sides 8vo., The Athenaeum headed paper, 17th February
Item Date:
1927
Stock No:
41419
£125
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AYRTON
(William Edward, 1847-1908, Engineer)
Signature and subscription from end of Autograph Letter Signed to his son
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
6824
£10
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BABINGTON
(Charles Cardale, 1808-1895, Botanist & Archaeologist)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent,
explaining that "It is more than 30 years since I gathered the Polygala on Ban Bulben ... my duplicates have long since been given away. My own specimens are fixed to paper in the Herbarium, and I have not many ...", inviting him to come and see his specimens, 2 sides 8vo., Cambridge, 1st February
laid down on second sheet causing some damage
Item Date:
1877
Stock No:
4795
£25
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BAIN
(Alexander, 1810-1877, Scottish Inventor and Engineer
Autograph Letter Signed to Mrs Williams
saying that it will suit them “to dine with you on Saturday. We shall make a previous call at our cousins, at Beckenham. It would make things very easy for us, if your carriage could call and take us up at their house, say about 5 o’clock... It is close by the old church...”, 3 sides 8vo., 9 Stamford Road, Lond, 23rd June, no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41798
£225
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BALFOUR
(Francis Maitland, 1851-1882, Naturalist)
ALS to the Rev. M. C. F. MORRIS
(son of Francis Orpen Morris, 1810-1893, Naturalist) thanking him for his kind letter of congratulation on my appointment as Professor. You ask in the same letter for my photograph. I would willingly send you one if I had it to send. I intend to be photographed soon and will try & remember you then...”, 2 sides 8vo.,with original autograph envelope, Trinity College Cambridge, 17th June
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
42668
£475
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