Sales catalogue 608: Maggs Bros

Date:
1935
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/145
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 608: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    16/124 page 10
    AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. 4 pp., 8vo. St. Moritz, 27th September, 1884. £5 5s Written while on a visit to Switzerland with his sister, and men- tioning the muddle in Parliament over the Egyptian policy, and the expedition under Lord Wolseley to rescue Gordon and relieve Khartoum. é6 . . . I agree with you as to the strange muddle in Egypt, so far as I understand things. We had no business there, and as Gladstone came into power on the understanding that he would reverse Beaconsfield’s policy, he ought to have avoided the appearance of endorsing it in this respect. Thus one fool makes another. . . I have the sincerest hope that Wolseley may get done as soon, and kill as few people, as possible, keeping himself save and sound, brave dear fellow, for the benefit of us all.’’ Etc. expedition to Ireland. Given command by Napoleon of flotilla to trans- port Army to England. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED ENTITLED “‘ ESSAI SUR LE MEILLEUR PLAN DE CAMPAGNE A SUIVRE POUR UNE EXPEDITION PROJETEE DANS L’INDE.”’ 214 pp., folio. Brest, 14th September, 17096. £21 Addressed to Truguet, Minister of Marine, and setting out at great length the plans for a proposed expedition to India, and pointing out that with the exception of Ile de France, the French government have no ports, roads, settlements or magazines in that part of the world. They intend to depart the following October, and after having united the troops with those already at Ile de France, would be able to carry, with some certainty of success, the theatre of war to that part of Asia which offers the best chances of ruining the enemy trade, and of raising the foundations of their own. Several references are made to South America. A VOLUMINOUS AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (IN LATIN) TO ALBERT HARDENBERG. Extending to as many as 7 pp., small folio. Zurich, 5th September, 1544. £52 10s A very fine and lengthy letter referring to his own work, wherein he has striven after simplicity and clearness, leaving more learned and recondite matters to others. He has most willingly devoted his attention to his correspondent, at the entreaty of the ‘‘ beloved man’’ Joseph (Scaliger).
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3