Search Results: Books from Julian Browning Rare Books & Manuscripts

Undated. 4 x 4½ inches, laid down. Sir James Crichton-Browne (1840-1938), doctor and psychologist, lunatic asylum superintendent, a pioneer of the early treatment of mental breakdown.

43 Lancaster Gate, 27 January, no year given. 1 page 7 x 5 inches, in good condition. James Sant CVO RA (1820–1916), British painter specialising in portraits and known particularly for images of women and children.

Undated. Overall size 4¾ x 3½ inches. Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931), novelist.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 26 June 1912. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches, fine. Sir William Henry Hadow (1859-1937), educationalist and musicologist

21 Harley Street, 28 April 1881. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches, in good condition. George Critchett (1817-1882), opthalmic surgeon, lecturer at Middlesex Hospital.

London, 7 November 1811. 3 x 4¾ inches, laid down. Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), tenth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte.

18 Austin Friars, undated. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches, fine, inlaid to small album page. James Smith (1775-1839), parodist and humorist.

Postmarked Brussels, November 1883. 4 x 5 inches. George Augustus Sala (1828-1895), journalist and novelist, special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.

27 Elm Park Gardens, undated. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches, in good condition. Julia Neilson (1868 - 1957) was an English actress best remembered for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, as well as for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of Rosalind in a long-running production of As You Like It. She was the daughter of Alexander Riche Neilson, a jeweler, and his wife Emily Davis. Neilson married actor Fred Terry (brother of actress Ellen Terry) and was the mother of actress Phyllis Neilson-Terry (born 1892) and actor Dennis Neilson-Terry.

15 August, no year given. 3 x 5 inches, a few minor stains. John Bright (1811-89), radical statesman and orator.

7 North Road, Clapham Park, 26 June 1897. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches, in good condition, filing hole. Sir Wyke Bayliss (1835 –1906), painter, author and poet. He almost exclusively painted interiors of British and European churches and cathedrals. His autobiography, Olives: the Reminiscences of a President, was published posthumously.

New Grove, Petworth, 7 January 1926. 4 x 5½ inches, fine. A.E.W.Mason (1865-1948), English novelist and playwright.

[1976]. 3 folio pages, in good condition. Sir John Summerson (1904 – 1992) was one of the leading British architectural historians of the 20th century.

14 June 1870. 1 page 6 x 4 inches, tipped on to part of an old album page. Charles Oberthür ( 1819-95) a German born harpist who settled in London in 1844 and was harpist to the Italian Opera in London.

London, 14 January 1904. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929), traveller and journalist.

Undated. Overall 9 x 6 inches. Clarence Blakiston (1864–1943), actor. In November 1902 he acted in JM Barrie's play, "The Admirable Crichton," at the Duke of York's Theatre in London.

Postmarked 10 July 1879. In French. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches, in good condition, with the original envelope. Émilie Broisat (1848-1929), French actress.

Kingsbridge, 11 September, no year given. 1¼ pages 7 x 4½ inches, in good condition, a little dusty. James Anthony Froude (1818-94), historian, author of Oceana, etc.

St. James’s, 7 March 1831. 1 page 9 x 7 inches, in good condition. General Sir Herbert Taylor (1775-1839), Private Secretary to George III from 1805, later Private Secretary to William IV, and confidential agent to George IV.

66 Leverton Street, 15 August 1873. 2 pp. 7 x 4 inches, in good condition, two small piece of paper adhering John Edwin Cussans (1837-1899), antiquary, author of heraldic and genealogical studies, also A History of Hertfordshire (3 vols folio, 1870-81).