EDWARD
(Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, 4th Son of George III, Queen Victoria’s Father)
Fine signature taken from a Letter Signed
with the subscription, together with an engraved portrait showing him half length in uniform, the address from the letter has been pasted into a blank part, Kensington Palace, 9th November
Item Date:
1815
Stock No:
43658
£75
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EDWARD
(Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, 4th Son of George III, Queen Victoria’s Father)
Letter Signed to Lieutenant General Sir Harry CALVERT
(1st Baronet, 1763-1826, General),sending him “a letter I have just received from Lord Carysfort, requesting my good offices for the discharge of a Man of Ure name of James Cave, a native of his vicinity who is at present a private in my 1st Battalion, having enlisted a few months since, and if the Commander in Chief should be disposed to favor His Lordship’s wish, I would beg to suggest that as he cannot be considered as yet, a thoroughly made soldier, his Parents refunding the bounty... money, which have been issued for him, together with the pay which he has received, might perhaps in such case be deemed sufficient terms for granting his discharge, upon these being fulfilled...”, 2 sides 8vo., Kensington Palace, 9th January
Item Date:
1816
Stock No:
43659
£275
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INVITATION DESIGNED BY G. W. EVE TO THE CORONATION OF EDWARD VII AND ALEXANDRA
[EDWARD VII
(1841-1910, King of Great Britain) & ALEXANDRA (of Denmark, 1844-1925, his Queen)]
Fine printed invitation to the Coronation
inviting “Lady Collins to be present at the Abbey Church of Westminster...”, 10½” x 8½”, with attractive decoratively printed border and blind stamp of the Earl Marshal, London, 26th June
Item Date:
1902
Stock No:
43665
£375
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COLLECTION OF MATERIAL RELATING TO THE PRINCE OF WALES’S 1920s TOUR OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE CELEBRATIONS ON CROSSING THE EQUATOR
EDWARD VIII
1894-1972, King of Great Britain, Later the Duke of Windsor)
Collection of material relating to the Prince’s tour on HMS Repulse
comprising a programme signed “Edward P” and members of the crew for the performance of “The Bathroom Door A Farce in One Act”, in which the Prince played “The Young Lady” with two photographs of the Prince in a wig and kimono with members of the cast, each 8” x 6” and another photo of the Prince in a boiler suit, 5” x 4”, and three printed leaflets, the first “HRH The Prince of Wales’ Cruise on board HMS Repulse” listing the ports and the dates and the total distance of 18,950 miles, the second detailing the “Crossing the Line Procedure” giving a script with lines for the Captain, Neptune and Dolphinus and the last one is a Proclamation headed “Neptune by the Grace of Mythology, Lord of the Seven Seas, King of all the Water...” declaring that “it has pleased Us to convene a Court to be holden on board His Britannic Majesty’s Ship ‘Repulse’ on the 23rd day of April... by these presents We summon you... to render to Us the usual homage and to be initiated in the Mystic Rites...”, given at “Our Court on the Equator” together with a long manuscript and typed account of. the part of the voyage leading up to and after the celebrations on crossing the Equator by Lieutenant Commander G. A. Youle, 11 sides 4to., manuscript and 19 typed sides A4 March and April
Item Date:
1925
Stock No:
43657
£1750
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EGG
(Augustus Leopold, 1816-1863, R.A., Genre & History Painter)
Autograph Letter Signed to his friend Richard REDGRAVE
(1804-1888, Landscape Artist, Genre Painter and Administrator) saying that he would “like very much to become a member of the Academicians Club & if you will be kind enough to add my name too the list of those to be ballotted for I shall feel obliged...”, 1 side 8vo., Ivy Cottage, Bayswater 14th February with the year faded
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43660
£275
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