August 5, 1893(?). 1 page (114 x 180 mm) laid notepaper, 15 lines in ink on recto, verso blank. Fully mounted on a larger piece of paper; slight shadow from framing, otherwise very good. § A one page autograph letter from George A. Walkem (1834-1908), 3rd Premier of British Columbia..... More
No place (but London?): no date (ca. 1820?). 2 pp., small 4to, written in brown ink on one side and addressed on the other with a watercolor drawing by Cruikshank. § A tantalizing letter: addressed only to “Mr. Cumberland,” it is tempting to hope it might be George Cumberland, especially..... More
N.d. [before 1804]. Single folded letter sheet bearing 8 lines in ink signed "M. St". Handwriting clear and unfaded, paper faintly soiled and creased; very good. § A short note in the hand of the French political theorist and woman of letters, Madame de Staël (1766-1817): "Lisez ce papier monsieur..... More
July 1990 and March 1993. Two one-page letters in the original airmail envelopes. The first typewritten and hand signed with extensive manuscript postscript, the second written in ink. Letters creased as expected; the stamp has been clipped from one of the two envelopes; very good. § Two letters written by..... More
London: October 19, 1737. Single folio leaf (14.5 x 9.5"), recto, 20 lines in neat, legible secretarial hand, witnessing signatures and statements in various hands in the margins, vertical official strike through the main text, not affecting legibility; verso with signed statement by Godophin "Rec'd the full contents within mentioned..... More
![Item #125711 The Professor at the Breakfast Table. [with] A.L.S. to an unknown poet. Oliver...](https://johnwindle.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/125711.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1758747430)
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. 8vo, (iv), 410 pp. Original brown embossed cloth, brown coated endpapers. Rebacked, cloth a little rubbed, but sound and square; name in pencil on front free endpaper. 2 pp. A.L.S. signed "O W Holmes," Boston, December 5, 1880, and typewritten transcription tipped in. Letter with..... More
New Delhi: February 1949. Printed invitation on a letterhead sheet with typewritten additions, approximately 10 x 15 cm. Printed dinner seating plan on letterhead sheet, approximately 12 x 19 cm. In fine condition, attractively framed together. Frame measures 32 x 27 cm. Not examined out of frame. Original mailing envelope..... More
San Mateo: 1955. 4to, 132pp. Full red morocco extra, lined with green morocco ;pastedowns etc., full red morocco slipcase. A very fine copy. § The home guest book for the jeweler Ralph Lee (partner in Gensler Lee) and his wife Violette. With over 500 glowing entries about the house, the..... More
London: Parker, [1851]. Sm. 8vo, (8), 159, [160]pp. Errata slip tipped in at the end. Original green cloth, backstrip faded to brown, ephemera tipped in at front with bookplate and pencil notes; neatly restored with cloth repair to backstrip and joints. Enclosed in a green moiré silk box. § First..... More
![Item #108119 [Letter addressed to Rev. Henry A. Miles]. J. Pierpont](https://johnwindle.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/108119.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1696008744)
Boston: February 20th, 1840. Single leaf, 15 1/4 x 9 3/4”, handwritten in ink. Small chips and tears, minor ink and damp stains, text is well preserved and legible; very good. § Handwritten letter from J. Pierpont to Rev. Henry A. Miles. A puzzling letter written with a unique lyrical..... More
[Paris?: after October 7, 1907]. 3 pp., sm. 8vo (4 1/2 x 7 ins.). Written in ink (slightly faded) on paper watermarked "AU PRINTEMPS PARIS NOUVEAU PAPIER FRANCAIS". § A fine, personal letter written by Proust to Marie-Marguerite Catusse (née Bertin), his mother's dearest friend and his own close friend..... More
![Item #5361 A.M.s. regarding the death of his brother [Luigi]. Schiavonetti, iccolo](https://johnwindle.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/5361.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1557872899)
Brompton: June 19, 1810. Oblong 12mo, beautifully written in copperplate script on one side of the page, bordered in black. Very good. § A sad but interesting association item, being the thanks (in the third person) sent by Schiavonetti to Benjamin West on the death of his brother Luigi, the..... More
[England]: William Simpson, 1883. 8vo, 49 pp. containing pasted and tipped in manuscript and printed sheets including 10 pp. autograph MS signed by Simpson; 2 pp. ALS from George Grove to Simpson; 2 pp. ALS from Alfred "Hajj" Browne to Simpson; 2 pp. ALS from Father A. Richardson to Simpson;..... More
![Item #126635 Trip to Killarney [Manuscript travel diary of Albert J. Perrett]. School Trip Travel...](https://johnwindle.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/126635_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1749678547)
Ireland: June 16-18, 1913. Small lined notebook (11x17.5 cm), [56] pp. orange card covers titled by hand, spine reinforced with tape. Approx. 28 pages filled with neat ink manuscript entries, illustrated with four small original sepia photos and a hand-drawn folded map tipped to inside of front cover. Covers a...... More
![Item #122746 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm [with] A.L.s. from Wiggin to a friend. Kate Douglas Wiggin](https://johnwindle.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/122746.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1558466533)
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1903. 8vo, (1, ad), [x], 327 pp. Original green cloth, illustrated in green, pink, white and gray. Binding slightly faded, tips and backstrip ends lightly worn, upper hinge strengthened, closed tears in three leaves. Enclosed in a modern, custom box. § First..... More
