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Auction archive: Lot number 53

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Estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
ca. US$2,828 - US$5,657
Price realised:
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Auction archive: Lot number 53

HOME JOURNALS

Estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
ca. US$2,828 - US$5,657
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Collection of over fifty domestic and personal diaries and journals including: diary of Henry March for June to July 1805, August 1808 to March 1810 and May 1815 to March 1816--Diary and meditations for 1817-18--Diary of Florence Matyear, 1840--Two volumes of diary kept in Mavor's shorthand for 1842--Diary of a mill owner's wife, at Westmill near Ware, 1846-52--Diaries of Frances Edith Palmes for 1848-49 and 1852-54--"The Events of My Life" (illustrated) by John Brougham of Isleworth, 1853--Harriet Payne's diary for 1857--Sixteen volumes of closely-written diaries by Samuel Rawson kept between 1857 and 1870--Lady's diary for 1869-78--Diary of Sir Walter James, friend of Gladstone and afterwards first Lord Northbourne, for 1872 ("...Gladstone dined here on Thursday & seemed despite every thing in good spirits. We had much talk about the Land Question... ...Dined at Gladstones last night & there met the American Minister, General Schenk & his daughters – very pleasant party. The Minister strongly tinged with all the peculiarities of his race...")--Diary of an Oxford undergraduate studying for holy orders, 1880--Illustrated diary and watercolours by Mary Cumming-Bruce for 1889-90--Diaries of Henry Weeks for 1894, 96, 97 and 98--Diary by F.E. Pearce for 1893--Diary of William Quelch, headmaster of Langton School, Yorkshire, 1903-6--Sixteen volumes of the diaries of Miss Olive de Horne Vaizey of Braintree, kept between 1904 and 1959--Diary of H. Deane, architect, for 1910, recording meetings with Kathleen Scott, G.K. Chesterton, Laurence Binyon and others, and a love-affair with Ursula Felton and recording the death of Edward VII ("Probably the most popular King that ever lived...what George V will be like...he has not the majestic presence of the last one")--"Record of Happy Moments spent with Enid Dorothy Mary Shirley By Hope Elphinstone Junor from Christmas Holidays 1912-13 to January 31st 1914", together with an album of photographs taken by her between 1913 and 1917 and a self portrait watercolour with her box brownie camera--Illustrated diary of Ba, wife of Major Hal Salt, from her wedding in August 1914 until January 1915--Journal of the artist Joseph Herbert Moore, with samples of his portrait photography and woodcut illustrations, kept between 1925 and 1929--Diary of Margaret Brittan, schoolmistress, for 1926--Diary for 1928 kept by Uretha P. Campbell, describing her love affair with, and marriage to, Robin Douglas, son of the author Norman Douglas and containing several references to her father-in-law and many to the theatre--Diary for 1928 kept by Mrs Bowring, a London stenographer engaged in typing up theatrical manuscripts, especially works by Louis Napoleon Parker ("...Very Hot. Feeling very black. Had a bath, lunched at ABC some shopping & home to tea -- & more shopping, because I'd suddenly realised today , no less, was Jemima's birthday, dear lamb. Began final reading of 'Theatrical Life' but too tired & slack to do much. Finished 'poem' that has been worrying me for a week – about a piper...")--Long run of diaries (mostly gardening) kept by H.M.S. Tuckwell for 1938 to 1951 (including the war years) plus journals by his mother and father--Two diaries kept in exercise books described by Charles Benson as being of "a spinster secretary... mostly concerning her amorous feelings towards her boss", 1949-51 ("...I went in to H & said 'Have you got anything for us this morning?' & he said 'no'. I said 'I have written you a poem.' He took it & placed it on the shelf of his cupboard. I went on to say 'It might look a bit queer but modern poetry is like dropping a pebble into water, it just grows. It means something different to different people.' He replied 'A very romantic view of poetry! I should have thought it was hard work!' Someone came into the passage, the connecting door was open, & I looked furtive...")--Journal kept while living at Botha's Hill, South Africa by Bickham Aldred Cowan Sweet-Escott, formerly of the

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
21 Mar 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Collection of over fifty domestic and personal diaries and journals including: diary of Henry March for June to July 1805, August 1808 to March 1810 and May 1815 to March 1816--Diary and meditations for 1817-18--Diary of Florence Matyear, 1840--Two volumes of diary kept in Mavor's shorthand for 1842--Diary of a mill owner's wife, at Westmill near Ware, 1846-52--Diaries of Frances Edith Palmes for 1848-49 and 1852-54--"The Events of My Life" (illustrated) by John Brougham of Isleworth, 1853--Harriet Payne's diary for 1857--Sixteen volumes of closely-written diaries by Samuel Rawson kept between 1857 and 1870--Lady's diary for 1869-78--Diary of Sir Walter James, friend of Gladstone and afterwards first Lord Northbourne, for 1872 ("...Gladstone dined here on Thursday & seemed despite every thing in good spirits. We had much talk about the Land Question... ...Dined at Gladstones last night & there met the American Minister, General Schenk & his daughters – very pleasant party. The Minister strongly tinged with all the peculiarities of his race...")--Diary of an Oxford undergraduate studying for holy orders, 1880--Illustrated diary and watercolours by Mary Cumming-Bruce for 1889-90--Diaries of Henry Weeks for 1894, 96, 97 and 98--Diary by F.E. Pearce for 1893--Diary of William Quelch, headmaster of Langton School, Yorkshire, 1903-6--Sixteen volumes of the diaries of Miss Olive de Horne Vaizey of Braintree, kept between 1904 and 1959--Diary of H. Deane, architect, for 1910, recording meetings with Kathleen Scott, G.K. Chesterton, Laurence Binyon and others, and a love-affair with Ursula Felton and recording the death of Edward VII ("Probably the most popular King that ever lived...what George V will be like...he has not the majestic presence of the last one")--"Record of Happy Moments spent with Enid Dorothy Mary Shirley By Hope Elphinstone Junor from Christmas Holidays 1912-13 to January 31st 1914", together with an album of photographs taken by her between 1913 and 1917 and a self portrait watercolour with her box brownie camera--Illustrated diary of Ba, wife of Major Hal Salt, from her wedding in August 1914 until January 1915--Journal of the artist Joseph Herbert Moore, with samples of his portrait photography and woodcut illustrations, kept between 1925 and 1929--Diary of Margaret Brittan, schoolmistress, for 1926--Diary for 1928 kept by Uretha P. Campbell, describing her love affair with, and marriage to, Robin Douglas, son of the author Norman Douglas and containing several references to her father-in-law and many to the theatre--Diary for 1928 kept by Mrs Bowring, a London stenographer engaged in typing up theatrical manuscripts, especially works by Louis Napoleon Parker ("...Very Hot. Feeling very black. Had a bath, lunched at ABC some shopping & home to tea -- & more shopping, because I'd suddenly realised today , no less, was Jemima's birthday, dear lamb. Began final reading of 'Theatrical Life' but too tired & slack to do much. Finished 'poem' that has been worrying me for a week – about a piper...")--Long run of diaries (mostly gardening) kept by H.M.S. Tuckwell for 1938 to 1951 (including the war years) plus journals by his mother and father--Two diaries kept in exercise books described by Charles Benson as being of "a spinster secretary... mostly concerning her amorous feelings towards her boss", 1949-51 ("...I went in to H & said 'Have you got anything for us this morning?' & he said 'no'. I said 'I have written you a poem.' He took it & placed it on the shelf of his cupboard. I went on to say 'It might look a bit queer but modern poetry is like dropping a pebble into water, it just grows. It means something different to different people.' He replied 'A very romantic view of poetry! I should have thought it was hard work!' Someone came into the passage, the connecting door was open, & I looked furtive...")--Journal kept while living at Botha's Hill, South Africa by Bickham Aldred Cowan Sweet-Escott, formerly of the

Auction archive: Lot number 53
Auction:
Datum:
21 Mar 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, Knightsbridge Montpelier Street Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH Tel: +44 20 7393 3900 Fax : +44 20 7393 3905 info@bonhams.com
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