India. 12 autograph or typed letters signed from various governors-general of India, 20th century
Sold for £820
[India]. Group of 12 autograph or typed letters signed from various governors-general of India, 20th century, i.e. Curzon (4 letters, all autograph, 1900-1916, concerning social engagements and a monograph on the Vijayanagara Kingdom), Hardinge (autograph, 1915), Reading (2 letters, one typed, 1915, concerning a meeting of ?The Judaeans? in New York, the other autograph retaining envelope, 1930, concerning the office of Lord Chief Justice, both to a Julius J. Frank), Irwin (typed, signed ?Halifax?, 1944, to Cyril Clemens of the International Mark Twain Society), Willingdon (autograph, 1933), Wavell (2 letters, both typed, 1946, one to Sir John Barran, Bart., on the knowledge of proportional representation in India), and Mountbatten (typed, 1948), many on viceregal stationery, various formats, together with 3 related items
(Qty: 15)
Provenance (Hardinge): Maggs Brothers (with folder).
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Sold for £820
[India]. Group of 12 autograph or typed letters signed from various governors-general of India, 20th century, i.e. Curzon (4 letters, all autograph, 1900-1916, concerning social engagements and a monograph on the Vijayanagara Kingdom), Hardinge (autograph, 1915), Reading (2 letters, one typed, 1915, concerning a meeting of ?The Judaeans? in New York, the other autograph retaining envelope, 1930, concerning the office of Lord Chief Justice, both to a Julius J. Frank), Irwin (typed, signed ?Halifax?, 1944, to Cyril Clemens of the International Mark Twain Society), Willingdon (autograph, 1933), Wavell (2 letters, both typed, 1946, one to Sir John Barran, Bart., on the knowledge of proportional representation in India), and Mountbatten (typed, 1948), many on viceregal stationery, various formats, together with 3 related items
(Qty: 15)
Provenance (Hardinge): Maggs Brothers (with folder).
