A collection of early 19th century to Edwardian autographs, ...

Hammer

£140

A collection of early 19th century to Edwardian autographs, the album composed of approximately 150 ink manuscript signatures of the British social, political, and ecclesiastical establishment, The Arts - visual and literary, and miscellaneous others, including musicians, either clipped signatures in their own right, letters, or early postal covers, including Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (1830-1896), Solomon Joseph Solomon, RA, RBA (1860-1927), 2pp ALS of Sir William Howard Russell, CVO (1820-1907), Sir Arthur Helps KCB DCL (1813-1875), Joseph Hume FRS (1777-1855), Churchill Babington (1821-1889), various early-late Victorian aristocratic statesmen, 1pp ALS on Osborne House writing paper from Sir Francis Knollys, later Viscount Knollys, (1837-1924), as Private Secretary to HRH the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), the Duchess of Bedford, other aristocrats connected with the royal court, others unconnected - some on their country house's writing paper, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), 1pp ALS as Viceroy of India (1914), on Viceregal Lodge, Simla, writing paper, earlier peers' free postal covers - including the Dukes of Norfolk and Grafton, Cardinal Manning, members of the Anglican episcopacy and other Church dignitaries, 1pp ALS of Edwardian actress Viola Tree (1884-1938), the novelist E.F. Benson (1867-1940), etc., card leaves, Victorian diced calf (faults), later rebacked, all edges gilt, oblong 4to, [1]