Collins mortimer 1827 1876 (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

ONE (memorandum): Headed: 'Memorandum of an Agreement between Messrs: Henry S. King & Co: of 65 Cornhill London of the one part and Mortimer Collins Esqre. of Knowl Hill, Twyford, Berks of the other part.' 19 March 1872. 1p., folio. In fair condition, on lightly-aged and worn paper. Pencil annotations. Five stamps at head (four embossed and one ink). Laying out, with dates, payments totalling £450, to which a further £200 are to be added that day, in consideration of which Collins assigns to the firm the copyrights of '"The Inn of Strange Meetings" - "The Secret of Long Life" - "The Princess Clarice" and "The Silchesters" [.] and also of "The Ivory Gate" - "The Vivian Romance" "Marquis and merchant" and "Two Plunges for a Pearl"'. TWO (receipt): 1p., landscape 12mo. In good condition, on aged paper. Signed by Collins over a purple one penny Inland Revenue stamp. Reads: 'Knowl Hill | Twyford Berks | December 14 - 1872. | £200 : 0 : 0 | Received of messrs: Henry S. King & Co. publishers 65 Cornhill London the sum of Two Hundred Pounds for the Copyright of the M.S. novel entitled "Mr. Carrington" which they are at liberty to bring out when and how they think fit. | [signed] Mortimer Collins'. In 1873 'Mr. Carrington' was published by the firm, under the name 'R. T. Cotton'.'.…

8vo. 4 pp. on bifolium. To the playwright and editor of "Punch" magazine, Tom Taylor (1817-80), requesting a copy of his historical work "Leicester Square. Its Associations and its Worthies" published in 1874: "You sent me a cheque for 8£ on the 17th of July. There was no indication as to the date of settlement, but I made a rough guess that it was up to the end of June. Could you spare me a copy of your work on 'Leicester Square'? I can make mention of it in one or two journals. I am writing with the vilest of pens, but when I tell you it is in an antechamber of the Treasury, you won't wonder [.]". - Slightly brownstained in places. With 2 small strips of old mounting tape on verso.…

Letter: 12mo, 4 pp. Bifolium. Text clear and entire, but with the outer pages grubby. He has 'no wish to annoy other members of the Court family', so it will 'go no further'. 'It is cool of Miss Court to talk thhe confidence of her own home, when she made the statement to Mrs Bulkeley in her own drawing-room.' Suggests that Draper send 'the Postmistress' a 'reminder'. 'She is so accustomed to threatening letters from her creditors' lawyers that she possibly may disregard this.' Asks him to 'make her understand that withholding an apology may have sharp consequences'. There will be 'a few quiet folk here in the Whitsun week', and the Collinses will be 'delighted to see you'. Card: attractively printed in light brown, purple and gold, on one side of a piece of shiny paper, 12 x 14 cm. Gives Collins's name and dates above an anonymous two-stanza 16-line poem, beginning 'The poet may tread earth sadly, | Yet is he Dreamland's king; | And the fays at his bidding gladly | Visions of beauty bring.' The refrain is 'Comes of age.'.…

96pp. 1 vols. 12mo. 1st Edition. First Edition of the Author's First Book. 96pp. 1 vols. 12mo. New CBEL, III 923 Original reddish cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover, fadede, esle Very Good. Bookseller's label James G. Commin, Exeter First Edition of the Author?s First Book.