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SHAKESPEARE’S  ~~ ‘THE WINTER’S TALE’  — BROADSIDE

AN 1840 PRODUCTION AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL IN NEWCASTLE — THAT JUST HAPPENS TO FEATURE THE PARENTS OF ELLEN TERNAN, CHARLE’S DICKEN’S MISTRESS, IN THE LEAD ROLLS!

One page, quarto. [approximately 7 ½ x 10 inches]. 

SCARCE ALS OF THE DEVELOPER OF THE BUNSEN BURNER ~~ A NAME KNOWN TO EVERY STUDENT WHO HAS EVER TAKEN A CHEMISTY CLASS!

BUNSEN, ROBERT WILHELM.  (1811-99).  German chemist; discovered the elements cesium and rubidium;  developed the laboratory burner that now bears his name. Scarce Autograph Letter Signed, “R.W. Bunsen”, in German.  Two pages, octavo.  Heidelberg, November 14, 1852.  Very fine condition.

BAYARD TALYOR ~ WRITING TO THE AUTHOR OF:  TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST,  RICHARD HENRY DANA  ~ OF HIS EXTENSIVE TRAVELS IN INDIA IN 1853

TAYLOR, BAYARD.  (1825-78).  American author; the first great American travel writer.  Remarkable Autograph Letter Signed, “Bayard Taylor”.  Two very full pages, large octavo.  “Capital of the Great Mogul (Delhi)”, January 26, 1853.

AN ATTRACTIVE CDV OF HARRIET MARTINEAU

MARTINEAU, HARRIET.  (1802-1876).  English essayist, novelist, journalist, and economic and historical writer who was prominent among English intellectuals of the 19^th Century; one of the first female writers to support herself by her own talent; considered the first female sociologist; observed a link between slavery and the oppression of women’s rights; considered one of the first feminists.  A CDV of Martineau depicted in old age, seated in a chair. 

SIR JOHN MARTIN-HARVEY DEPICTED IN HIS MOST FAMOUS ROLE

MARTIN-HARVEY, SIR JOHN.  (1863-1944).  English stage actor and manager;  his most famous play, and role, was first produced at the Lyceum on 16 February 1899 — The Only Way, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities in which Martin-Harvey played the lead role of ‘Sydney Carton’.  We offer a superb, Signed Cabinet Photograph depicting him in character as ‘Sydney Carton’, circa 1902.   Boldly signed, above his image, on the photographic surface “J Martin Harvey”.  

SILK BADGE FROM GENERAL LAFAYETTE’S TRIUMPHANT VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1824

LAFAYETTE, MARIE DU MOTIER [MARQUIS]  (1757-1834)  French military leader and statesman who fought for the colonists during the American Revolution. Commemorative cream colored silk badge bearing a black image of Lafayette, mounted to a piece of hard board.  1824. 

1850   “THE SLAVERY QUESTION ABSORBS EVERYTHING STILL”

JOHNSON, ANDREW.  (1808-75).  Seventeenth President of the United States (1865-9).  Good and rather scarce, Autograph Letter Signed, “Andrew Johnson” written during the period of extreme political debate in the United States.   1 1/2 pages, quarto.  “House of Rep[resentative]s”, May 29, 1850.