930 BALFE (Michael William). Musical Composer. A.L.S. to "My dear Durand." 1 pp., Svo. 17th April, 1858. £1 1s "With regard to the Bohemian Girl I can do nothing.. I am in the hands of the Dramatic Author's Society." TO NELSON. 931 BALL (Sir Alexander J.) Admiral. Friend of Lord Nelson. A.L.S. to Admiral Lord Nelson. 4 pp., 4to. 10th June, 1801. “Alexander at Sea," £2 10s Congratulating Nelson on his victory over the Danes; also as to the blockade of Malta; a long and most interesting historical letter. 66 Never did I feel a more joyful and happy moment, than when I heard of your Lordship's most glorious victory over the Danes: you may now claim the fairest title to Cæsar's motto Veni, vedi' &c, and this last brilliant occasion has proved to the world that you possess the abilities of a statesman as well as the qualities of a great hero. May God preserve your Lordship's health to the end of a long life, that you may enjoy your great fame and well earned laurels." Etc., etc. 932 BARERE DE VIEUZAC (Bertrand). French Revolutionary Writer; the Anacreon of the Guillotine. Helped to create the revolutionary Army and inaugurate the reign of terror. D.S. addressed to Citizen Cavignac. I page, 4to. 23 Prairial, An 2 (1794). Also signed by Carnot and Billaud Varennes. £2 10s Bearing the rare signatures of three of the foremost personages in the French Revolution. Asking for pistols and sabres for certain regiments of the Army of the Pyrenees. 933 BART (Jean, 1651-1702). French Naval hero. Privateered against the Dutch. Appointed by Louis XIV. chief of a squadron; obtained letters of nobility from the French King for having captured a Dutch fleet in 1694. L.S. to L. Phelipeaux de Poutchartrain. 2 pp., 4to. On board the "Adroit" Roadstead of Dantzic, 2nd October, 1693. With translation. £15 Complaining of the insults offered him by the authorities of Dantzic, treating him as an enemy, refusing admittance to his boats sent to buy provisions, detaining his officers under arrest, and threatening to fire on his ships. 934 BARTON (Bernard). Quaker Poet. A.L.S. 4 pp., 4to. February 3rd, 1845. 14s "It is now nearly nine years since I have sent out a volume. During those nine years I have written more than enough to fill one, and, so far as I can trust my own judgment, its contents would be fully equal to any one I have yet sent to the press. Dost thou think a word or two from thee to Colburn would have the slightest influence to induce him to give me aught for rhyme enough to furnish a small volume." Etc. 935 BEACONSFIELD (Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of). Statesman and Man of Letters. A.L.S. "B. D." to his father, Isaac Disraeli. 4 pp., 4to. 16th March, 1835. £2 5s Concerning the house at Bradenham, Bucks, and a proposed petition to the House of Lords against some action by the Union authorities, also on political affairs. "I shl not be surprised if some modification of the Gort were to take place; but it will not affect my friends. I feel confident now, that a virtually Tory ministry will govern the country for many years. I have seen Staber, his acct, of his escape from France when his banker, Mr. Jange, and all his friends were arrested is one of the most dramatic incidents conceivable." Etc. 936 An early A.L.S. (initials) to his sister Sarah. 2 pp., 4to. 28th £1 15s Nothing talked of but politics inconceivable. But Peel has not resigned, and I can't help jancying that after all there will be no change. "I have not read. the Petition which I sent you on Monday (I think). I dine to-day at Lady Bless." Etc. *** Peel actually resigned office the following month, and retiring to opposition gradually built up a great party, which became known as the Conservative party. 937 BEARDSLEY (Aubrey). Artist. 938 939 I page, 8vo. Bourne £3 10s A.L.S. “A. B." to Leonard Smithers. "I progress fairly. Have you seen Dodo, Benson's new novel? It contains A.L.S. "A. B." to the same. I page, 12mo. "With many thanks for the £15 (Epsom, 16th I am up & about once more. A.L.S.A. B." (on Letter Card) to the same. I page, small £2 2s "I have fallen on my feet here. Two palatial rooms & the additional comfort of being able to feed in a pretty little restaurantish dining room. is lovely & view from my sitting room quite sweet." Etc. 940 8vo. Autograph Note signed "A. B." Two lines on An Album specimen. N.D. The air I page, small £1 1s 941 BEAUMARCHAIS (P. A. Caron de). French Dramatist. Author of "Le Barbier de Seville " and " Le Mariage de Figaro." A.L.S. to the Marquis de Lafayette. July, 1789. I page, 4to. Paris, 22nd £4 10s Declaring his patriotism on the outbreak of the French Revolution. This Revolution cost him his fortune and compelled him to flee to Holland and thence to England. (Trans.):-"I have the honour of sending you my memoir to MM. the Electors. My demand is rigorous, it is just. The closer the examination, the clearer does my patriotism become. "I therefore beg you to have it read before the Assembly and to demand justice for a citizen who, replete with duties, has not slept two hours in a week in order to fulfil them worthily." Etc. 942 A.L.S. to Mons. Wilkinson. 1 pp., 4to Nantes, 1779. Rare. £3 3s Complaining of the damage done to various vineries in the village, through the testing of a cannon, and as to stopping this dangerous and destructive practice. 943 (1799). A.L.S. to Citoyen Bailleaux. "PACTE DE FAMINE." 944 BEAUMONT (Jean Charles Guillaume, Prevot de). Secretary of the French Clergy; imprisoned at Vincennes in 1768 for his denunciation of the Famous" Pacte de Famine." Autograph MS. signed on the "Pacte de Famine" and his imprisonment. 14 pp., 4to. Vincennes, 6th June, 1778. £12 10s Written from Vincennes where he was imprisoned for his denunciation of the "Pacte de Famine," with which he deals at great length and protests against the renewal of the act; he relates the reasons of his long imprisonment, and he also sets out his testamentary dispositions. 945 BECQUEREL (Alexandre Edmond). French Physicist. Wrote "Traité de l'Electricité" in 1855. 1865. Autograph Prose Piece Signed. I page, 4to. Paris, June 10th, 18s Concerning the ancients' knowledge of the properties of thunder and electricity, with Latin quotations relating to some of the electrical experiments of the old Roman and Etrurian savants. 946 BEETHOVEN (Ludwig von). Famous Musical Composer. L.S. (in English) to Robert Birchall, music publisher. 3 pp., 4to. 1st October, 1816. Address on fly-leaf. Also the draft of Birchall's reply to the above. ber 8th (1816). 2 pp., 4to, NovemTogether £21 An important Beethoven letter concerning the sale of the English rights of some of his compositions. "I have duly received the 5 £s, and thought previously you would not encrease the number of englishmen neglecting their word and honor, as I had the misfortune of meeting with two of this sort. In reply to the other topics of your favor, I hare no objection to write Variations according to your plan, and I hope you will not find 30 £s too much. The accompaniment will be a flute or violin, or a violoncello; you'll either decide it when you send me the approbation of the price, or you'll leave it to me. I expect to receive the songs or poetry-the sooner the better, and you'll favor me also with the probable number of works of Variations you are inclined to receive of me. The Sonata in G. with the accompant, of a Violin is dedicated to His Imperial Highness Archduke Rudolph of Austria-it is Op. 96. The Trio in B flat is dedica. to the same and is Op. 97. The Piano Arrangement of the Symphony in A. is dedicated to the Empress of the Russias-meaning the wife of the Empr. Alexander.· Op. 98. "I offer you of my works the following new ones: A Grand Sonata for the Pianoforte alone 40 £s. A Trio for the Piano with accompt, of Violin and Violoncello for 50 £s. It is possible that somebody will offer you other works of mine to pur· chase for ex, the score of the grand Symphony in A. With regard to the arrangement of this symphony for the Piano, I beg you not to forget that you are not to publish it until I have appointed the day of its publication here in Vienna. This cannot be otherwise without making myself guilty of a dishonorable act-but the Sonata with the Violin and the Trio in B fl. may be published without any delay. With all the new works, which you will have of me or which I offer you, it rests with you to name the day of their publication of your own choice." Etc. 947 BEKE (Charles T.). Abyssinian Explorer. A.L.S. to Mr. Tinsley. 2 full pp., 8vo. British Consulate, Cairo, January 10th, 1874. £1 1s A most interesting letter, wherein Beke describes a journey on which he is about to set out to Mount Sinai to gain information respecting the Exodus of the Israelites "whose route I shall follow. I hope to bring away with me specimens of this salt rock of which the Tables of the Law were made, likewise views of all the Holy Places on and about the Mountain.” He also mentions his project of writing a book on this Journey, which he did write later, and published under the title of Discoveries of Sinai in Arabia and of Midian." 948 BELLA (Stefano della). Celebrated Florentine Painter. 1654. A.L.S. to M. Pierre Mariette. I page, 4to. Florence, 24th April, £7 10s Advising him that he has sent some plates and requesting him to pay a certain sum of money to Bernardin Imbotti, whose signed receipt is on the reverse. 949 BENSON (Arthur Christopher). Poet. 950 951 A.L.S. to Elkin Mathews, the publisher. 4 pp., 8vo. 1916. Concerning Edmund Fitzgerald, and as to quoting a letter of his. Horsted 18s A.L.S. to the same. 2 pp., 8vo. Cambridge, 28th January, As to his proposed reading of Golding's book on Charlotte Brontë. 15s A.L.S. to the same. I page, 8vo. Eton College, 2nd November, 1893. 952 BERANGER (Pierre Jean de). French Lyric Poet. With English £1 2s 6d Written just after he had been elected for the Assembly and had declined to sit. (Trans.):-" The Ministry is working at the reform of the Administration. If your request arrives soon, it will reveal to the Gentlemen of the Commission of Reform the existence of Archives of which they are doubtless unaware, and woe to the curtailment they may wish to make in the emoluments! Woe also to the posts they may have in prospect for their friends. To ask in the present day for u salary of Fes. 7000. is to tempt reformers. I who am a puritan, think Fes. 6000. sufficient for each Chief of Division. Fortunately France is admirably governed, this will not prevent our dining Thursday week (at least we hope not) with Bérot, and even with Mme. Etc. 953 BERGER (Francesco). Musical Composer. theatricals organised by Charles Dickens. Wrote music for private A.L.S. with three bars of music from his Gavotte from "Tuots in G." 21 pp., 8vo. Muswell Hill, 16th April, 1914. A most desirable musical specimen. Written by Berger in his old age. THE KNIGHT "OF THE IRON HAND." 18s 954 BERLICHINGEN (Götz von, 1481-1562). Celebrated German Knight "of the Iron Hand." The hero of Goethe's celebrated drama of the same name. An exceedingly rare A.L.S. to "Your Princely Highness.' oblong 8vo. N.D. With seal. (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE No. V.). I page, £32 This exceedingly rare autograph is entirely in the hand of one of the world's most famous warriors. His exploits were such as to inspire Goethe in 1771 to weave (Continued over.) |