9 ALBUM containing a Collection of 30 A.Lrs.s., 60 Franked Envelopes. and about 300 Signatures: the A.Lrs. s. include Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield), R M. Ballantyne, Albert Smith, Virginia Gabriel (Composer), John Rae, Joseph Wolf (par of A.L.s.), Douglas Jerrold (A.L. sig. cut off), Baron Spanheim, &c.; the franked envelopes include Joseph Hume, R. H. Inglis, George. Canning, Admiral Byng, &c.; and the signatures include Thomas Moore, Lord Morley, Charles Dickens (Junr.), Sir J. F. W. Herschel, George B. Airy, Max Müller, J. R. Planché, Edward Bradley ("Cuthbert Bede "), R. H. Calderon, Lord Godolphin, Duke of Marlborough, Nicholas Carlisle, Charle Reade, &c., all mounted in a 4to album, old half calf, binding damaged and broken, many leaves of the book mutilated, 15s

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containing A.Lrs.s. of Sir David Brewster, James Sheridan Knowles; Sir Charles Lyell; James Parsons, Earl of Rosse; Sir George Biddell Airy Lord Bulwer Lytton (2); Sir John Everitt Millais; and a franked envelope of Queen Victoria, each letter accompanied by a portrait; also a Collection of 27 Portraits of Eminent Victorians, including Charles Dickens, Thackeray, Anthony Trollope, Robert Browning, Lord Tennyson, Thomas Carlyle, Ruskin, Huxley, &c., all neatly mounted in a 4to album, half morocco, 15s

containing an Interesting Collection of 7 A.Lrs.s., 100 Franked Envelopes and 110 Signatures: the A. Lrs.s. include Richard Cobden, John Bright, Robert Moore, Lord Palmerston (A. L. in 3rd person), &c. ; the franks include Duke of Wellington, Lord Russell, Lord Palmerston, Joseph Hume, Lord Brougham, Lord Bulwer Lytton, Lord Braybrooke, Lord Cornwallis, William Howitt, &c.; and the signatures include William IV., Daniell O'Connell, Joanna Baillie, John Hardy, R. B. Hayden, Edward Foley, Charles Lefevre, William Fergusson, John Owen, William Wordsworth, &c.; also Thirty Facsimiles of Napoleon's different Signatures, with a printed sketch of the events connected with them by J. Sainsbury, all mounted; together with a Collection of 45 Scotch Firns and Wild Flowers in a 4to album, half morocco, 15s

of Autograph Signatures of famous Astronomers and Scientists. A few have been written on detached paper and pasted into the book, but most are written direct into an indexed address book, the signatures include J. Y. Akerman, M. I. Brunel, M. Faraday, Richard Owen, T. J. Pettigrew, &c. (45 in all), sm. 4to, roan, 78 6d

LETTERS OF AMERICAN INTEREST.

13 ADAMS (John, second President of the United States) JESUITS, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IN THE PRESIDENT'S HANDWRITING of a paper printed in the North American Review, 4 closely written pages, 4to, N.D., an interesting paper on the history and ritual of the Jesuits, £3 10s

14 EMERSON (Ralph Waldo, Poet and Essayist) A.L.s., 1 p., 4to. 20th November, 1847, addressed to Thomas Jevons, Liverpool, thanking him for the gift of some books, with address and post-marks, £1 158

15 GREENHOW (Rose O'Neil, came to Europe as an Emissary of Jefferson Davis) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, N.D.. addressed to "My dear Miss Roebuck," accepting an invitation to meet her father, J. A. Roebuck, M.P. for Sheffield, 78 6d

16 HOLE (Lewis, Admiral) Intensely Interesting A.L.s., 3 pp., 8vo, July 2nd, 1863, addressed to J. A. Roebuck, M.P., on the subject of the recognition of the Southern States, with addressed and stamped envelope, £1 10s

"I most earnestly hope that the two States will never be re-united, and I still further hope that decided success may attend the confederate efforts everywhere to crush the boasting, the overbearing, the insolent Northerners," etc.

17 JEFFERSON (Thomas, third President of the United States) A.L. in the third person, 1 p., oblong 8vo, Monticello, August 20th, 1820, addressed to the Rev. Mr. Sparks, requesting the favour of his company to dinner, £2 28

18 LAFAYETTE (M. J. P. R. Y. G. M., Marquis de; aided Washington in the War of Independence, took part in the French Revolution of 1830) A.L.s., 1 p., 4t^, La Grange, 10 Juin, 1819 (in French), an interesting letter concerning the political affairs of France, £1 15s

TRANSLATION :

"The great work of political civilisation has been interrupted and upset by circumstances very different from what they appear to be at first sight; public opinion is coming back on to the right road, it will back up or destroy the Government, all according to whether it feels like supporting it or putting obstacles in its way. Their fate is in their hands-they must either keep the doctrine of the Royalists or perish with that [doctrine] of the Privileges," etc.

Letters of American Interest-continued.

19 ROBERTSON (William, Historian) Four A.Lrs.s., 10 pp., 4to, 178190, to Strahan and to David Gray, one relates to his history of America, 15s 20 THOMAS (George Henry, American Federal General) A.L.s., 1 p., 4to, printed heading, “Head-quarters Department of the Cumberland," Chattanoogu, April 9th, 1864, an important letter addressed to Major General McPherson, £1 ls

"I think of sending a small Command down the Tennessee from Bridgeport to Decatur, to distroy all boats and canoes on the river; will any of your plans be interfered with by so doing - or will you have them distroyed from Sackinsville down."

21 WILKINS (Mary, American Novelist) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, Randolph, Mass., July, 28th, 1891, to Sir A. Grove, regretting her inability to contribute to The New Review, 4s 6d

22 WILLIAMS (James) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, London, 23rd March, 1866, concerning his return to the United States, 78 6d

"Those of us who have offended the Government of the United States have but little security for the protection of our lives, persons or property, and when we venture within its power we incur a hazard which it is not pleasant to contemplate."

23 ARNOLD (Sir Edwin, Author of "The Light of Asia," &c.) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, October 4th, 1895, addressed to Ernest Hart, Sir Edwin thanks Hart for saying some kind words about an address of his, 5s 6d

24 ARTISTS.-An Interesting Series of A.Lrs.s. (18 in all), all addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart, from Alfred East (2); Lady Stanley; Frank Dicksee; Sir James Linton (in 3rd person); Alfred Parsons; Luke Fildes; Marcus Stone; Solomon J. Solomon (in 3rd person); Linley Sambourne; David Murray; Lady Butler; John Butt; Alma Tadema; Frederick Leighton (2); John Swan; and W. P. Frith, £1 10s

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A.Lrs.s. of George Boughton, Sir Alfred East, Sir Frederick Leighton; John Tenniel (A.L. in 3rd person); Sir David Murray; Linley Sambourne; J. Mozier; John Swan; and James Hayllar, all but one addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart, 12s

Collection of 31 A.Lrs.s. and 5 A. Notes s. on Letter Cards, of Well-known Artists, 1840-94, including F. G. Cooper; W. E. F. Butler; P. Bigland; Norman Garstin; Leslie Ward ("Spy"); S. P. Jacomb Hood; J. Mogford; Alfred Clint; W. Dendy Sadler: Ed. Corbould, &c., 7s 6d

27 BABBAGE (Charles, Inventor of the Calculating Machine) A.N.s., 1 p., 12mo, 28th March, 1838, addressed to "Dear Miss Martineau," with reference to Miss Martineau's request that he should sign a petition, 3s 6d

"I am just leaving town for a few days, and am unable to be with you on Thursday and sign the petition. If, however, it simply prays Parliament to pass Mr. P. Thompson's bill I would most willingly sign it."

28 BARRY (Sir Charles, Architect of the Houses of Parliament) A.L.s., 1 pp., 8vo, 31st March, 1856, addressed to John A. Roebuck, M.P., soliciting his assistance in a discussion in the House on the subject of Sir Charles Barry's claims as the Architect of the New Palace at Westminster, 6s öd

29 BENTHAM (Jeremy, Writer on Jurisprudence and Ethics) Manuscript Notes on Evidence; an Enquiry before a Grand Jury, and other matters; Memoranda for a Review, 11⁄2 pp., folio, May 20th, 1827, in the handwriting of Bentham, 10s 6d

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Printed Circular, dated Friday, 8th June, 1832, announcing that it was the earnest desire of Jeremy Bentham that his body should be appropriated to an illustration of the structure and functions of the human frame, and that "In compliance with this wish Dr. Southwood Smith will deliver a Lecture, over the Body, on the Usefulness of Knowledge of this kind to the Community," addressed to J. A. Roebuck, with post-marks, 5s

31 BERKELEY (John, First Baron Berkeley of Stratton; Governor to the Duke of York in France) L.s., 2 pp., 4to, Paris, May 15th, 1676, with reference to the Duke of York's activities in Flanders and the siege of Boucherin. Lord Berkeley excuses himself for the letter being in another hand, and informs his correspondent that he is suffering from " a fit of the gowle," slightly torn at left bottom corner, 5s

32 BIFFIN (Sarah, Miniature Painter; born without arms or legs, but contrived to use pen, pencil, and paint-brush with her mouth) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, 16th March, 1848, addressed to Mr. Wm. Potter, with reference to a lottery of one of her pictures, 6s

33 BLANCHARD (Edward Laman, Journalist) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, January 12, 1870, addressed to "My Dear Bradwell," 3s

34 BLESSINGTON (Marguerite, Countess of) Nice A.L.s., 33 pp., 8vo, N.D., to Mrs. Hall; also A. L.s., 1 p., 8vo, N.D., of Edward Dodwell (the Antiquary), addressed to "My Dear Lady Blessington," 5s

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35 BOUGHTON (George Henry, Painter) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, January 21st, 1896, addressed to My dear Mrs. Hart," congratulating her upon her work at an exhibition at Dowdswell's Galleries, 12s 6d

"I looked in on Tuesday morning and was much pleased with all I saw. Especially with your most sympathetic rendering of Skies-the Sunset kind most notably, you must have really gone in heart and soul for the right values of these charming but difficult effects," etc.

36 BRAMAH (Joseph, Inventor and Engineer) A.L. in third person, 1 p., 4to, July 1st, 1825, addressed to Mr. Southgate, Auctioneer, with reference to a furnished house at Tooting, 4s 6d

37 BRANDE (William Thomas, Chemist) Two A.Lrs.s., 2 pp., 8vo, 1821 and 1845. One is addressed to James Elmes (Architect and Antiquary), Brande informs him that the Royal Society are happy to comply with his request relating to his life of Sir Christopher Wren, 6s 6d

38 BRETT (John, Painter of Landscape and Sea-pieces) Autograph Receipt signed, 1 p., oblong 8vo, April 17th, 1877, for having received of Ernest Hart £25 for a sketch in oil of Mullion Island, 5s

39 BREWSTER (Sir David, Physicist) Very Interesting A.L.s., 2 pp., 4to, April 27th, 1840, addressed to James Hoggins, with address, post-marks, and sea!, 6s 6d

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"I am now engaged in printing a small Biographical Volume, entitled, The Martyrs of Science .. but particularly on a new and copious Life of Sir Isaac Newton," etc.

40 BRIGHT (John) A.L.s., 21 pp., 8vo, Rochdale, July 31st, 1875, addressed to John T. Middlemore, congratulating him on his Children's Emigration Homes in Canada, 7s 6d

41 BRODIE (Sir Benjamin Collins, famous Scientist) A.L.s., 3 pp., 4to. May 9th, 1840, addressed to James Hoggins, giving him a list of all his works, with the dates when they were written, with addressed envelope, 8s 6d

42 BROOKS (C. W. Shirley, Editor of "Punch") Interesting A.L.s., 1 pp., 8vo, October, 26th, 1868, addressed to J. A. Roebuck. Shirley Brooks heartily wishes Roebuck success at the Sheffield Election, and says he is putting a paragraph in his favour in Punch, 4s 6d

43 BROWN (John, M.P., Mayor of Sheffield) Two A.Lrs.s., 31 pp., 8vo, 1878, &c., both are addressed to J. A. Roebuck whom Brown congratulates on being made a Privy Counsellor, 5s

"The Compliment to you from the Queen gives almost universal satisfaction and pleasure, and to my mind is the more agreeable to you, and would be to the world if they knew it, as the spontaneous action of her Majesty,' etc.

44 BROWNE (H. K., "Phiz") A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, N.D., addressed to S. C. Hall, 10s 6d

"I have copy for the second illustration and the MSS. . . . If Mrs. Hall would be kind enough to give a brief description of the scene she would wish represented-that would be better still."

45 BRUNEL (Sir Marc, Engineer of the Thames Tunnel) A.L.s., 4to, 19th April, 1841, addressed to J. Hoggins, 8s 6d

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"Any friend of yours, you may recommend, will be readily admitted to see everything connected with our works I have the more satisfaction in seeing there any Newcastle proficient men in the art of mining, than ordinary engineers," etc.

46 BUCHANAN (Revd. Claudius) A.L. in the third person, 1 p., 8vo, 9th August, 1814, addressed to Messrs. Boydells, Printsellers, with reference to his Illustrations to the Bible," with a portrait, 4s 6d

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47 BURGES (Sir James Bland, Politician; known a: Sir James Lamb after 1821) A.L.s., 1 p., 4to, Whitehall, 7th November, 1793, addressed to Sir William Hamilton, introducing the bearer to Sir William, and desiring him to forward "Two Pounds of your famous Naples Soap!" 5s

48 BURNAND (Sir Francis Cowley, Editor of "Punch") A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, 15th July, 1892, addressed to Ernest Hart, regretting that he must decline Mr. Hart's invitation, 5s

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A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, August. 6th, 1867, addressed to Thomas Mowbray, 48 6d 50 CAMBRIDGE (George William F. C., Duke of) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, February 26th, 1871, addressed to "My dear Mrs. Norton," thanking her for her husband's (Major Norton's) pamphlet on 'Army Organization" which the Duke says "he will not fail to peruse," 3s

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CARICATURES BY
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OTHERS.

51 CRUIKSHANK (George) THE PROPERTY TAX FOR EVER!!! or a City M.P. feeling the pulse of his constituents, "G. Cruikshank, fect.," pubd. by W. Hone, Fleet St., London, Feb. 16, 1816, 12s 6d

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A R-y-1 Visit to a Foreign Capital, or the Ambassador not at home, April, 1817, “G. Cruikshank, fecit," pubd. Sept. 15, 1817, by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, first state, a finely coloured caricature, rare, 15s

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R-y-l Condescension, or a Foreign Minister Astonished! April, 1817, G. Cruikshank, fecit.," pubd. Sept. 15, 1817, by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, London, coloured caricature, scarce, 12s 6d

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Another copy, uncoloured, 5s

55 CRUIKSHANK (Isaac) The Tetbury Duel, or the Bully brought down, Cruikshank, 1794," London, pubd. Oct. 17, 1794, by S. W. Fores, N 3 Piccadilly, and to be had at Tetbury, Glocester, and every town in the County; also Lord Mum Sucking his Thumb!! James, Earl of Malmsbury, "I. Cruikshank, fecit.," London, pubd. Nov. 10, 1796, by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly, two coloured caricatures, scarce, £1 1s 56 CRUIKSHANK (Isaac Robert) Three Caricatures by, viz., Dandies having a Treat, "I. R. Cruikshank, invt. and fecit.," pubd. Jan. 1, 1818, by T. Tegg, 3 Cheapside; The English Ladies Dandy Toy, “I. R. Cruikshank, del. et fect.” pubd. Dec. 9, 1818, by T. Tegg, 3 Cheapside; and Dandies at Tea, "I. R. Cruikshank, fecit.," pubd. Nov., 1818, by T. Tegg in Cheapside, fine impressions, original colouring, £2 10s 57 DIGHTON (Richard) Nine Coloured Caricatures, Drawn, Etched and Published by Richard Dighton. A Noble Duke, taken on the Steyne at Brighton; a Celebrated Public Orator; a View from the Pump Room, Bath; Agamemnon, a Great General, taken on the Steyne at Brighton; a View taken from Chatham Row, Bath; a View taken from Bladuds Buildings, Bath; a Big-Wig; and an Illustrious Consort, £1 5s 58 GILLRAY (James) CONNOISSEURS EXAMINING A COLLECTION

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H. Humphrey, 27 St. James's Street, fine impression, original colouring, RARE, £1 158

Seven Coloured Caricatures by, viz., New Pantheon of Democratic Mythology; the Twin Stars; Castor and Pollux; Cupid; the Affrighted Centaur and Lion Britanique; a Dash up St. James's Street; Scientific Researches ! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air; and the Lover's Dream, £1 15s

Four Coloured Caricatures by, viz., John Bull and the Sinking Fund; The Friend of the People," and his Petty-New-Tax-Gatherer paying John Bull a Visit; Confederated Coalition, or the "Giants Storming Heaven"; Broad-Bottom Drones Storming the Hive," £1 Is

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Three Fine Coloured Caricatures by, viz., "The Union Club," pubd. Jan. 21st, 1801; "Pacific-Overtures," pub. April 5, 1806 (a scene on a stage with the Duke of Clarence, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Farren and Lord Derby in the boxes); "The Pigs Possessed," pubd. April 16th, 1807, the lot, 18s

Caricatures by Cruikshank, Gillray, and others—continued. ' 62 GILLRAY (James) MIDDLESEX ELECTION, 1804-"A Long-Pull, a Strong-Pull, and a Pull-all-Together,' J8. Gillray inv. and fect.," London, publish'd Aug. 7th, 1804, by H. Humphrey, 27 St. James Street, fine impression of one of the most famous of Gillray's caricatures, original colouring, one corner very slightly defective, 12s 6d 63 "H. B." CARICATURES.-Collection of Twenty of the famous "H. B." Political Sketches: being caricatures of the politicians of the period, 1831-38, from drawings by Richard Doyle, folio, unbound 10s 6d

64 OXFORD.-Five Coloured Caricatures by Richard Dighton: a View from the Swan Brewhouse, Oxford; A View from Jesus College, Oxford; A Noble Student of Oxford; A View from Merton College, Oxford; A View taken from the Town Hall, Oxford, 158

65 COLLECTION of Sixty Coloured Plates by William Heath, Paul Pry, A. Sharpshooter, and John Doyle (H. B.), all political caricatures, many having reference to the Duke of Wellington's administration, mounted in folio album, old half roan, covers loose, £4 4s

66 SERIES of Thirteen Coloured Plates, being political cartoons and caricatures, 1806-09, including St. Stephen's Statute; The Clarke Cutter, or Rowing in the same Boat; Meditations amongst the Tombs; The Celebrated Clark; Exalted to the Pulpit by the Humility of a Royal Bishop, &c., oblong folio, half morocco, £2 2s

67 CARLISLE (Nicholas, Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries and Librarian of the Royal Library) CORRESPONDENCE with DANIEL LYSONS, a fine series of 25 A. Lrs.s., folio and 4to, 5th September, 1818, to 30th December, 1828, concerning the Royal Library, the Royal Society, the Society of Antiquaries, &c., all nextly inlaid on folio sheets, with portraits of Sir Joseph Banks and Sir Humphrey Davy, £2 12s Nicholas Carlisle mentions the death of Sir Joseph Banks, and the election of Sir Humphrey Davy as President of the Royal Society. He also writes to Lysons at some length with reference to the removal of the Royal Library from Buckingham Palace to Kensington Palace, and from Kensington Palace to the British Museum.

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68 CARTE (Richard D'Oyly, producer of Gilbert and Sullivan's Operas) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, March 1st, 1878, addressed to Dear Bradwell," marked Private," D'Oyly Carte informs his correspondent that he is short of money till he obtains his share of Sorcerer profits, 4s 6d

69 CHADWICK (Sir Edwin, Sanitary Engineer) A.L.s., 4 pp., 8vo, September 3rd, 1874, addressed to "Dear Roebuck," with reference to the drainage of the Inner Temple and Lincoln's Inn, 3s 6d

70 CHAUCER (Geoffrey) CANTERBURY TALES, MODERNIZED, with numerous alterations and additions from the original text, beautifully written manuscript covering 860 pages, 2 vols, 4to, half calf, binding worn and covers loose, from the collection of Prof. Edward Dowden, £2 2s circa 1812

71 CLERICAL.-A.Lrs.s. of Cardinal Manning, Dean Bradley, Edwin Abbot, Canon H. D. Rawnsley, Benjamin Jowett, and the late Archbishop of Canterbury, 1873-1901, 10s 6d

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A.Lrs.s. of Cardinal Logue, P. J. Ryan, Bishop of Philadelphia, Dean Bradley, William Rogers (Bishopsgate), H. R. Haweis and J. Llewelyn Davies, all addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hart, 7s 6d

73 COBDEN (Richard, "The Apostle of Free Trade") An Important A.L.s., 4 pp., 8vo, Midhurst, 4th May, 1867, addressed to J. A. Roebuck, with reference to the new reform movement, with franked envelope and stamp, 10s 6d

"The first step to be taken is to elicit from Palmerston what measures he intends to propose. I don't mean that he should be called upon to table a Reform Bill this Session, but he should be required at once to make a distinct avowal of his policy, and you are the only person in the House to put this matter beyond a doubt-The country will then know what it has to do-If Palmerston promises a good measure of Reform he must be supported-If not, and the public be in earnest, he will soon be superseded," etc.

74 COLLECTION of Forty-five Autograph Letters Signed and Twenty Franked Envelopes, the A.Lrs.s. include W. H. Pye, Herbert Gladstone, Lord Cardigan, Duke of Fife, Sir John Hare, Sir Joseph Paxton, Sir Francis Knollys, W. T. Stead, &c.;