Autograph Collection.- 19th Century, Miscellaneous

Autograph Collection.- 19th Century, Miscellaneous A large collection of letters and clipped signatures by various prominent 19th century figures, mostly addressed to Lord and Lady Derby, Lady Emma Stanley, Colonel Talbot and J.B. Burgess, including: Napier of Magdala (letter to Colonel talbot, confirming he will be happy to attend a Committee meeting); the 2nd Duke of Wellington, Lord Wolseley (accepting a dinner invitation, 23 May 1879); Lord Lucan; Lord Harding; Lord Salisbury (four letters to Colonel talbot, discussing various matters); the Earl l of Derby (clipped signature); Lord Stanhope (note admitting Lady Emma Stanley to the National Portrait Gallery, February 1858); Benjamin Disraeli (signed envelope); the Marquis of Wellesley (signed envelope); Lord Palmerston (clipped signature mounted below an albumen print portrait, signed envelope and loose clipped signature); W.E. Gladstone (signed lower portion of a letter and two loose clipped signatures); Lord Lyndoch; Lord Clarendon, Lord Granville (two letters and an envelope); the Duke of Northumberland; Lord Dufferin, The Duke of Marlborough, W.H. Smith (signed envelope); Lord Russell (clipped signature); Lord Carnarvon (brief note saying he sent a letter, 14 June 1874); Sir Robert Peel (letter to lady Stanley discussing some autograph letters by prominent figures); Lord Clarendon; Lord Granville; Arthur James Balfour (signed letter in secretarial hand, to Colonel Talbot, saying “I have received your letter of the 17th of February with its enclosure from Mr Hiley asking to be appointed Assistant Secretary to the Irish Land Commission in the room of the late Mr Glenny” but adding “The appointments in the Irish Land Commission are in no way in my gift or made on my representation”, 19 February 1892); Patrap Singh (three letter to Talbot); Lord Roberts, Lord George Hamilton; Mountbatten of Burma (typed letter saying in part “I have had a hernia operation at the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar and making a good recovery”, 27 April 1967); Michael Davitt (“My dear Admiral, I am grateful for your kindly worded welcome Home. I have come back quite strong and I found my wife and wee ones in good health […] Accept my congratulations on the arrival of your 64th birthday”, 13 January 1896); Briton Rivière; John Everett Millais (letter asking the recipient if he could act a s Stuart at some event, 24 February 1878); Frank Dillon; John Adams-Acton; James Linton; John Murray, Charles Keene, Laurence Alma-Tadema, Henry Moore, Luke Fields, Frank Holl, Andrew Gow, Edwin Long, L.C. Stocks, E.W. Cooke, W.L. Wyllie, G. F. Gordon Cumming, Lillie Langtry (clipped signature); Agnes Zimmermann; A. W. Hunt; Arthur Helps; Roman Ribera; William Frith; P.R. Morris; J. Gilbert, Nazzareno Cipriani; John Lubbock (typed note accepting to subscribe to the ‘Foster Memorial Fund’, 14 February 1887); Frederic Leighton (brief note inviting Mr Burgess to dinner); Edward Landseer; George MacFarren (signature clipped from a letter); John Burgess; Adelina Patti (“Music is the outflow of a beautiful mind”, 1892), John Ruskin (signed lower portion of a letter); Sir Henry Roscoe, Herbert Spencer, Sir William Janner (three letters, one saying “Dear Madam, I do not think it necessary to see Lady Emma Talbot so soon but will be at your house between 4 and 5 tomorrow Tuesday”, n.d.); Sir James Paget (“I will gladly bear in mind your letter . You will have no difficulty , I believe, in getting a very good man for the income which you name”, 4 September 1883); Sir William Gull (autograph letter saying in part “After looking at the matter in the ways submitted to me, I am of the opinion that the best course will be to retain the services of Dr Barford and to supplement these by the aid of a highly qualified assistant”, 11 august 1882); Queen Victoria (a note in her hand but not signed, two “Victoria R.I.” clipped signature, one envelope addressed to The Earl of Derby signed “The Queen” and featuring an unbroken red wax seal, and a slip of paper signed as “The Queen” also featuring Lord Palmerston), George Duke of Cambridge (signed envelope), Sophie Queen of the Netherlands (letter thanking Lord and Lady Derby for the pleasant stay and hospitality at Knowsley Hall); Leopold Duke of Albany (letter to Colonel Talbot discussing his whereabouts, 3 November 1883); Louis Philippe d’Or leans (saying he will be delighted to accept Lady Derby’s invitation but he is already engaged on the day she suggested, 14 June 1865); Augusta Duchess of Cambridge (to Lord Derby “I hasten to thank you for the news contained in your letter. We live in wonderful days!”); Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (two letters discussing meetings, 1882); Alexander George of Teck (to Mr Eastwood, “Shall we give our patronage to this? We do not remember having known or met Mr Taylor”, 3 January 1911); Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (to Lady Derby “After the good news I saw in the papers yesterday, I cannot resist sending you a line of heartfelt congratulation on the birth of your first grand-child”, 2 February 1862); Princess Helena; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Augusta of Cambridge (accepting a dinner invitation from Lady Derby); Robinson Duckworth; Edward Bouverie Pusey; Robert Knox, Primate of Ireland (signed envelope); Cardinal John Newman (clipped signature); Dean Frederic Farrar; Dean Henry Liddon; Cardinal Manning (autograph thank-you letter, 12 February 1876); and some others, v.s., mostly 19th century (large quantity)