Documents and Letters

Field Marshal Harold ALEXANDER, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891-1969) Autograph Note Signed (“Alexander”) to “Dear Brother Knight” regarding a subscription.1 page oblong small 4to, Hartfield, 30 January n.y. [1955]. “Thank you so much for your letter of Jan 25th. I quite understand the reason you asked me for my subscription...

Field Marshal Edmund ALLENBY, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861-1936) Typed Letter Signed ("Allenby F.M."), congratulating the Anglo-American Branch of the YMCA in Cairo on their membership campaign. 1 page 4to on letterhead of The Residency, Cairo, n.d. [1920s]. "I take this opportunity of congratulating the Anglo-American Branch of the Y.M.C.A. in...

Edward ARDIZZONE (1900-1979) Autograph Letter Signed (“Edward Ardizzone”) to “Dear Mr. Woodhouse”, regarding a drawing he had supplied. 1 page 4to, 130 Elgin Avenue, W9, 29 October 1959.                         “Thank you for your letter. I am delighted that you like...

Margot ASQUITH (1864-1945) Autograph Letter Signed (“Margot Asquith”) to “Dear Lord Knutsford” expressing her views on the statue of Edith Cavell, and later those of Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert, and pointing out the difference between Tories and Liberals “You all believe in Force we don’t”.4 pages 8vo in pencil,...

Edward Denny BACON (1860-1938) Autograph Letter Signed (“E.D. Bacon”) to Thomas Allen, sending a cheque for the stamps selected and informing him that he will be away for the whole of August.1 page 8vo with integral blank leaf, “Private”, Buckingham Palace, 30 July 1920. “I return your book of stamps &...

Arthur James BALFOUR (1848-1930) Letter Signed (“Arthur James Balfour”) to J. Glenely Grant giving advice as to the benefits of a classical education.1 page 8vo with integral blank leaf, 4 Carlton Gardens, 30 June 1891.Together with a glossy half-length postcard photograph of Balfour, signed by him on the light margin,...

Arthur James BALFOUR (1848-1930) Letter Signed ("Arthur James Balfour") while serving as First Lord of the Treasury, to the Reverend Isaac Taylor, regarding the "difficulty in administering the 5/- grant" to schools. 2½ pages 8vo marked "Private", 10 Downing Street, 13 March 1897. ". . . there will be great...

Sir John BARROW (1764-1848) Autograph Letter Signed ("John Barrow") to T. Murdoch, asking his permission to reproduce part of his address to a committee. 2 pages 8vo, Astney[?], 22 October 1821. "I have copied out that part of your eloquent address which may have been made to any body or...

Charles BARRY (1795-1860) Autograph Letter Signed (“Charles Barry”) to Henry Driver assuring him of his support in his efforts to provide a building “for the reception of the remains of great men”.3 pages 8vo, Foley Place, 15 January 1839.                    “Having been from...

Arnold BAX (1883-1953) Autograph Letter Signed (“Arnold Bax”) to “Dear Mr. Usborne” (Richard Usborne, assistant editor of The Strand magazine), making arrangements for a photograph to be taken. 1 page 8vo, Storrington, 15 April n.y.                               ...

Max BEERBOHM (1872-1956) Autograph Letter Signed ("Max Beerbohm") to "My dear Christian". 1¾ pages small 8vo on separate leaves, 48 Upper Berkeley Street, Tuesday, n.d. [?1914]. Saying "Probably I can let you have the article tomorrow evening (Wednesday) - If not then, Thursday morning, at latest - And of course...

Sir John Poo BERESFORD (1766-1844) Autograph Letter Signed (“JP Beresford”) to “My dear Croker!” [John Wilson Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty], commenting on news of a skirmish near Badajoz and adding that “the noble Lord Cochrane . . . took 15,000£ . . . at Cadiz . . .” 3 pages...

 Jean Baptiste BERNADOTTE (1763-1844) Letter Signed and subscribed (“Je vous renouvelle lexpression de mes sentiments distingués, J. Bernadotte”) to Colonel Cavaignac, commander of the 10th regiment of Dragoons discussing the allocation of eagles for distinguished conduct following the battle of Austerlitz..1 page folio in French with integral blank leaf, on...

Marie-Caroline, Duchesse de BERRY (1798-1870) Autograph Note Signed (“Marie Caroline”), authorising the payment of 2000 francs to M. Hausler.1 page oblong 8vo in French, Venice, 6 March 1844.  Marie-Caroline asks her banker to please “. . . give to M. Hausler upon his receipt the sum of two thousand francs...

Louis Alexandre BERTHIER, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel (1753-1815) Letter Signed (“Ml Berthier”) to the Inspector in Chief of Revenues for the Grande Armée, informing him which servicemen will or will not be eligible for bonuses paid at the end of the Austerlitz campaign. 1 page folio in French, Munich,...

Louis Alexandre BERTHIER, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel (1753-1815) Letter Signed (“alexandre”) to the Duc de Bellune [Marshal Victor], expressing his pleasure at a show of harmony between French soldiers and the Spanish population celebrating Napoleon’s birthday.1 page 4to in French, Fontainebleau, 2 October 1810.        Trans: “I received...

 Louis Alexandre BERTHIER, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel (1753-1815) Letter Signed (“alexandre”) an order to M. de Septeuil to remain on the staff of the duc d’Istrie [Marshal Bessières]. 1 page 4to with integral blank leaf, Paris, 26 March 1811.                      ...

Louis Alexandre BERTHIER, Prince of Wagram and Neuchatel (1753-1815) Letter Signed (“le Mal. Berthier”), as Napoleon’s Minister of War, to the English prisoner “Milord Terndale”. 1 page folio in French on blue-grey paper with the vignette of the Ministry of War, Boulogne, 13 Thermidor n.y. [annotated in pencil in a...

John BETJEMAN (1906-1984) Typed Letter Signed (a rather scrawled "John Betjeman") to "Dear Mr. Mills", regretting that he cannot read his manuscript on mediaeval stained glass, and making suggestions for the printing of the illustrations in his book. 1 page 4to, 29 Radnor Walk, SW3, 20 March 1975. An interesting...

John BETJEMAN (1906-1984) Typed Letter Signed (“John Betjeman”) to Jocelyn Glanfield, replying to her letter which had obviously expressed admiration for the poet.1 page 4to, 29 Radnor Walk, SW3, 30 July 1975. “It was very nice indeed to get your letter. You are a generous person to praise another poet and...