MEYERBEER
(Giacomo, 1791-1864, German Operatic Composer)
Brief Autograph Formal Letter in French with translation
saying that he "has the honor to send a libretto to M Sauvage for the evening when Il Crociato will definitely be on stage ...", on the verso he has written "2 bottles of Bordeaux Lafitte ...", 2 sies sm. 8vo., no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41392
£175
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NIGHTINGALE
(Florence, 1820-1910, Nurse & Hospital Reformer)
Interesting ALS in pencil to John Murdoch LLD
replying to his recommendations of various pamphlets, "1. How to have healthy Villages. 2. Value of Pure Water. 3. Importance of Cleanliness. 4. Fevers, their Causes etc. 5. Cholera & Bowel Complaints ..." and accepting his offer of sending "2 doz. of each direct from Madras, seeing that they are not (certainly) to be had at 7 Adam Street ..." also asking him to "kindly mark one sentence in one copy of each of the 6, as the pithy one, the starting point for the Govt to which it will be sent ...", 3 sides 8vo., 10 South Street, Park Lane, 15th July
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
41231
£1250
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NOBILE
(Umberto, 1885-1978, Italian Soldier, Aviator & Explorer, Adjutant in the 'Avellino Brigade')
Commemorative coloured Postcard from the FAGA series, No. 68, signed by Nobile on the front,
the postcard is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Norge Airship Transpolar Flight, it is illustrated with images of the 3 explorers and the Norge as well as a map of their voyage, 8½" x 6½", no place, issued
Item Date:
1976
Stock No:
41408
£175
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SIGNED CIGARETTE CARD
O'CONNOR
(Thomas Power, 1848-1929, Journalist & Politician)
Coloured caricature from the John Players series of 50 entitled "Straight Line Caricatures", signed,
with a small biography printed on the verso, 2¾" x 1¼", no place, circa
Item Date:
1926
Stock No:
41398
£150
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SIGNED CIGARETTE CARD
ORPEN
(Sir William, 1878-1931, Portrait, Genre & War Painter)
Coloured caricature from the John Players series of 50 entitled "Straight Line Caricatures", signed,
with a small biography printed on the verso, 2¾" x 1¼", no place, circa
Item Date:
1926
Stock No:
41400
£125
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