Autograph Albums
Two nineteenth century albums;
The first album contains autograph letters, signed envelopes and cropped signatures of nineteenth century aristocrats, politicians, authors, etc., including several envelopes with 'free' postmarks from the Bishop of Derry, Benjamin Disraeli and others, a collection of admission slips to the Commons Gallery signed by Lord Elcho, William Ewart, Gladstone and others, the signatures of Charles Dickens, Gladstone and others on envelopes (including numerous Dukes, Earls and Lords), a cropped signature 'Dickens', a 2 page ALS from Downing Street (1842), a 2 page ALS from the 3rd Earl Grey on behalf of Prince Albert at Balmoral (1856), a cropped note from William Thackeray and a 1 page ALS from the Duke of Wellington, (1839); worn leather binding, lacking backstrip;
The second album also contains ALsS, signed envelopes and cropped signatures, many from aristocrats and leading clergy including Bishops and Deans, a print and manuscript Irish court appointment signed by John and William Walcott, 1708 (bottom corner torn) and a 3 page ALS from Lord Raglan, a number of letters loosely inserted including two four page ALsS from Elinor Glyn, of WWI interest, in which she discusses a visit to the English front and time spent with the English wounded (one envelope present dated 1917). It is evident that some letters have been removed from this album, original cloth gilt binding. (2)