Sales catalogue 399: Maggs Bros

Date:
1920
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/5
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 399: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Whistler (James McNeill)—con¢inued. that magazine—unless they could take it for their May Number. But I meant he might help you—with his influence for some other paper. “Or what about ‘The Realm?’ However, you know better than I, and per- haps have already managed something. “Barr might take it to the New York Sun, or Tribune, or some American paper?” Kte. 3477 —_—— A.L.S. to Mr. lonides. 2} pp., 8vo. Chelsea, February, 1864. £4 10s ““T have just received a letter from Fantin la Tour, to announce that he has sent you two bouquets of flowers by the “Grande Vitesses... He has confided to me, (while he feels the greatest delicacy in asking for it) that money at this moment is most peculiarly needed by him, as he has payments to meet immediately. There- fore, my dear Mr. Ionides I tell you frankly of this; and I shall regard it asa personal favor if tomorrow you will kindly remit to his address the amount: twelve pounds sterling.’ Etc. 3478 ——— A.L.S. to H. H. Cauty, Esq., Secretary of the Society of British Arusts:. 2pp., oblong folio. Vite: Street. N.D.. Carca January, 1887. £3 18s I sent you an invitation and directed it to ‘ High Light, Camden oe ial? eS ote: I hope you may have received it, and still more do I hope you will come, on Sunday, 18th Jan., to breakfast with me.’ Ete. 3479 WIELAND (Christoph. Martin). German Poet. Friend of Goethe. Made the first translation into German of Shakespeare's works. A.L.S. to the bookseller, Scheran. 24 pp., 4to. Weimar, August 30th, 1781. Address and fine wax seal on reverse. £11 11s A long and very fine letter, dealing with the publication of a dictionary in which he was deeply interested; and discussing the best methods of advertising the work. 3480 ———— AAL.S. to the Directors of L’ Institut National. 1 page, 4to. Weimar, 20th July, 1803. £8 10s On being made a Foreign Associate of L’Institut National. (Trans.):—“I have received the letter in which you inform me that the National Institution in the general meeting of January 25, 1803, detgned to do me the honour of admitting me to the number of its Foreign Associates for the litera- ture and fine arts class. Extremely sensible of the glory appertaining to this title to the Society which reunites in its midst all that is most illustrious among those who in France & for that matter in Europe lave contributed most to the progress of the Sciences & fine arts, I only regret that finding myself unable by advanced age, to prove by new efforts how much I desire to show myself worthy of a title which I regard as the most glorious of recompenses to which talent and merit can aspire.’ Kte. 3481 WILDE (Oscar). Wat and Dramatist. A.L.S. “ Oscar Wilde”’ to Arthur Stannard, husband of “ John Strange Winter.’ 3 pp., 8vo. N.D. £4 5s. Sending a subscription towards Mrs. Burnett’s presentation; also mentioning that John Strange Winter had sent him her last novel. “J hope to have a notice of it in my January number.”
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