William Henry Fox Talbot, Pioneer of Photography. 1834 (May 29) Entire letter written from 31 Sackville St., "Sir, I enclose you an account of the new Dialytic Telescope, by Baron von Jacquin of Vienna. It is very important & would make an interesting article in your magazine. I regret that I have not time to offer to translate it for you; but if you like to get it translated & any of the technical terms employed should puzzle the translator, I will have great pleasure in offering my assistance to revise the translation, yours very truly H.F Talbot. P.S I should wish the original to be returned to me", addressed in Talbot s hand to "R. Taylor Esq., Editor of Phil Magazine, Red Lion Court, Fleet St" and signed "H.F Talbot" in the corner. Posted into the London 2d Post with red "T.P / Brewer St", "2" charge and oval datestamp on reverse. A fine and scarce letter from Fox Talbot.
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Artists. c.1820-59 Letters (18), autographs on piece (7) and a couple of minor sketches, including letters written by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1894 letter, also signature on card), J.W Waterhouse (2), George Frederick Watts (2), etc, several to the art critic M.H Spielman. (27).
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Daniel O Connell. 1847 (Feb 8) Notes for O Connell s final speech on three pages, enclosed within an envelope addressed to Mrs R. Wilbraham and inscribed "original notes of the last speech made by Daniel O Connell and written up by his own hand". Shortly after giving this speech to the House of Commons O Connell travelled abroad due to ill health, and died at Genoa. Unique.
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Duke of Wellington. 1835 (Oct 1) Envelope signed "Free Wellington" and headed from Deal, addressed in Wellington s hand to W. Booth, Ordnance Office, Dublin, readdressed to Dunkeld, with red Free datestamp, Deal, Dublin and Edinburgh backstamps.
