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'Book of verses’ by W E Henley (London, 1888), inscribed on the flyleaf and presented to Frederick Locker-Lampson by the author.
W E Henley's letter accompanying the volume, together with a later letter, 1890, to Frederick Locker-Lampson, are enclosed in an envelope that has been tipped in inside the front cover.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Thomas and J A Carlyle.
Journal of a tour to Scotland by Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
Letter of David Macbeth Moir to Robert Macnish, thanking him for a copy of his ‘Philosophy of sleep’, referring to possible notices of it in the press, and containing some information about John Galt; pasted into a copy of Moir's ‘Biographical memoir of John Galt’ (Edinburgh, 1841).
Letters addressed to or collected by members of the Bliss family (Dr J Bliss, Hampstead and Bath; Reverend William Bliss, Newnton and Bath; Reverend James Bliss, editor of Laud; William H Bliss).
The correspondents of the Blisses are literary, antiquarian, and clerical celebrities, chiefly English, of the early 19th century. In addition, at least one of the family collected autographs and several of his own time and of the 18th century are included. A number of letters are addressed to Thomas Park, the antiquary, and others are written by members of the Athenaeum to the Secretary, Edward Magrath.
Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family.
There are no letters of Thomas Carlyle to his father. Several letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (sometimes added to Carlyle’s letters as postscripts) and of various members of Carlyle’s family are included. Other writers are Daniel Corrie, Bishop of Madras, 1836; W H Wills, ‘Editor and factotum‘ of Charles Dickens, 1855; and Rudolf Sonnenburg, who brought out a German edition of ‘Frederick’, 1867. There are also letters of Carlyle to Whewell, 1861, Emerson, 1869, and others.
Letters of William Sharp ('Fiona Macleod') to the publisher Frank Murray concerning two of Sharp’s works: ‘Vistas’ (Derby, 1894) and ‘Pharais’ (Derby, 1894); with related material.
Printed papers and manuscripts concerning the troubles in Geneva.
Ten letters between John Hill Watson and Duncan C Mactavish.
With two press cuttings and Watson`s bookplate concerning a copy of the 1694 edition of the Psalms in Gaelic.
Transcript of “Discourse en forme de lettres sur le gouvernement de Geneve et sur l’affire du sieur Micheli du Crest copié a Lyon en 1734.”
Copies of papers concerning the judgement of the Council of Two Hundred of Geneva against Jacques-Barthélemi Micheli du Crest.
At the end is a printed notice, 1736, of the “consultations” of the Parliament of Paris on the same subject.