AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION -- 18th-20th century. A collection of autograph letters and letters signed, of political figures, including William WILBERFORCE (1824), Ronald REAGAN (typed letter signed, to Mr Lloyd G. Speer, Sacramento, 7 August 1973, 1 page, 4to , written when Governor, concerning Proposition 1), and Lin YUTANG (letter signed, 1940); and of scientific figures, including Charles WATERTON (autograph letter signed, 1849, referring to people dying of 'hydrophobia' [rabies] in Halifax and his 'new remedy' brought from America), the chemist Claude Louis BERTHOLLET (autograph letter signed, to Bossi, [3 September 1797], mentioning the general [Bonaparte] and physician [Monge]), H.W. BATES (10 autograph letters signed, to Edward Bartlett, 1864-1877), Jean le Rond d'ALEMBERT (autograph letter signed, to a bookseller, 9 February 1774, in French, relating to the Academie Française), Humphrey DAVY, the inventor of the safety lamp (autograph letter signed, to Davies Giddy, 22 November 1815); and 2 signatures of artists, Marie CORELLI, and Edward GOREY together 24 items . (24)
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION -- 18th-20th century. A collection of autograph letters and letters signed, of political figures, including William WILBERFORCE (1824), Ronald REAGAN (typed letter signed, to Mr Lloyd G. Speer, Sacramento, 7 August 1973, 1 page, 4to , written when Governor, concerning Proposition 1), and Lin YUTANG (letter signed, 1940); and of scientific figures, including Charles WATERTON (autograph letter signed, 1849, referring to people dying of 'hydrophobia' [rabies] in Halifax and his 'new remedy' brought from America), the chemist Claude Louis BERTHOLLET (autograph letter signed, to Bossi, [3 September 1797], mentioning the general [Bonaparte] and physician [Monge]), H.W. BATES (10 autograph letters signed, to Edward Bartlett, 1864-1877), Jean le Rond d'ALEMBERT (autograph letter signed, to a bookseller, 9 February 1774, in French, relating to the Academie Française), Humphrey DAVY, the inventor of the safety lamp (autograph letter signed, to Davies Giddy, 22 November 1815); and 2 signatures of artists, Marie CORELLI, and Edward GOREY together 24 items . (24)
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