Thomas James Wise manuscript material

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{"value"=>"Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· To Percy John Dobell, bookseller : 1 autograph postcard signed : 1 Mar 1920 : (S'ANA 1021) : from \"Kirkstead,\" 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed postcard) : begins, \"I have looked up some documents written by Mary Shelley in August 1822 . . . .\".</p><p>· To H. Buxton Forman, bibliographer and forger : 14 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Jan 1886 : (S'ANA 0688) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from 14, Mincing Lane, London (H. Rubeck embossed stationery) : begins, \"Herewith I send you the short 'Introduction' which I have prepared for the reprint of Adonais.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Nov 1886 : (S'ANA 0910b) : 1 page (souble sheet) : from 127 Devonshire Road, Holloway N. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I send you herewith 2 copies of Mr Rossetti's 'Prometheus' Lecture . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Nov 1886 : (S'ANA 0910a) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 14, Mincing Lane, London (H. Rubeck printed stationery) : begins, \"Yours to hand. I willingly admit the truth of all your strictures upon the Lecture . . . .\" -- 1 autograph memorandum signed : 5 Jan 1887 : (S'ANA 0910c) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (single sheet) : from 14, Mincing Lane, London (printed form) : begins, \"I send you herewith a cancel leaf for my print of Rossetti's 'Prometheus' Lecture . . .\"; along with the mentioned leaf. -- 1 autograph memorandum signed : 20 Aug 1889 : (S'ANA 0025.07) : 1 page (single sheet) : from 14, Mincing Lane, London (printed form) : begins, \"Your to hand. I send the MS herewith . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Aug 1905 : (S'ANA 0155a) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Can you dine with us, & Mr Wrenn, on the 24th inst. . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Aug 1905 : (S'ANA 0155b) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Many thanks for your letter. We were disappointed you were unable to dine with us. As to Shelley: I think you will want badly to see Sabin's 'Mab' when you know what it is.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Aug 1905 : (S'ANA 0155c) : 3 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Confirming my note of this mor'g. I compared the MS in Sabin's 'Mab' . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Sep 1905 : (S'ANA 0155d) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from 59, Mark Lane, London (printed stationery of H. Rubeck) : begins, \"I called at Sabin's today, & bought the \"Q[ueen] M[ab]\" for £350.0.0 . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Sep 1905 : (S'ANA 0155e) : 7 pages (2 double sheets) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I have just come home, & find your letter awaiting me. Its contents make me a bit dismal.\" -- 1 autograph memorandum signed : 13 Sep 1905 : (S'ANA 0155f) : 1 page (partial sheet) : from 59, Mark Lane, London (printed memo form of H. Rubeck) : begins, \"Many thanks. Will turn up ay 1:30 tomorrow as escort for 'Mab Junr.' . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Apr 1908 : (S'ANA 0580) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I have, for my sins, been stuck on a jury in the King's Bench all the week . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 May 1911 : (S'ANA 0155g) : 7 pages (2 double sheets) : from \"Kirkstead,\" 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I do hope that what I am going to write will not make you displeased with me . . .\"; with Forman's autograph summary of his response, signed, dated 1 June, on page 7. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Dec 1913 : (MISC 1946) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from Albion Works, Clack Street, Albion Street, Rotherhithe, London, S.E. (printed stationery) : begins, \"Your letter to nad this morning afforded me double pleasure.\".</p><p>· To Maurice Buxton Forman, postal worker and literary editor : 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Mar 1909 : (S'ANA 0582) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from 23, Downside Crescent, Hampstead. N.W. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"It was pleasant to see your signature at the foot of the letter I rec'd . . . .\".</p><p>· To Roger Ingpen, literary editor and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Apr 1930 : (S'ANA 0917) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Queen's Hotel, Hastings (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Can you tell me who are the publishers of this book?\".</p><p>· To Carl H. Pforzheimer, investment banker, philanthropist and collector : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Mar 1930 : (S'ANA 0194) : 4 pages (double sheet) + envelope : from 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Very many thanks for the beautiful reproduction of the famous Harvard Shelley MS . . .\"; with remarks on the character of Edward Silsbee.</p><p>· To Frank Lester Pleadwell, naval surgeon and medical historian : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Dec 1929 : (S'ANA 0853c) : 3 pages (double sheet) + envelope : from 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I am obliged to you for your favor of the 30th Nov. which came to hand this morning, & for the interesting copy of Proctor's letter . . . .\".</p><p>· To Bruce Rogers, typographer and type designer : 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Jun 1925 : (MISC 3369) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Will you pray pardon a stranger for addressing you?\".</p><p>· To Emma V. Unger, bibliographer : 3 letters -- 1 autograph letter signed : 7 May 1925 : (B'ANA 0494) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Queen's Hotel, Hastings (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Your letter of April 27th has reached me here.\" Along with Unger's prompting letter, regarding one of Mr. Pforzheimer's copies of Byron's Prisoner of Chillon. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Jun 1925 : (MISC 0495) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"I have your favor of the 27th April before me. I have just examined my copy of Byron's 'Prisoner of Chillon' . . . .\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Oct 1929 : (S'ANA 0623) : from 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Your note of the 14th inst. is to hand this morning . . .\"; regarding the Ascham edition of Shelley's poems.</p><p>· To [?Theodore Watts-Dunton, writer and poet] : 1 autograph memorandum unsigned : [circa 1886] : (S'ANA 0154) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from 14, Mincing Lane, London (printed form) : begins, \"Here's the autograph M.S. of Stopford Brooke's Inagural Address . . .\"; filed along with the mentioned manuscript (S'ANA 0009), under \"Brooke.\".</p><p>· To Gabriel Wells, antiquarian bookseller : 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Oct 1920 : (B'ANA 0665) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from \"Kirkstead,\" 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed stationery) : begins, \"Pray allow me to thank you for your kindness in sending me this quotation from the Byron letter you mentioned . . . .\".</p><p>· To H. White & Son, music sellers : 1 autograph note signed : [11 Feb 1889 or shortly thereafter] : (S'ANA 0219L) : 1 page (double sheet) : [no place] : begins, \"I shewed this list to a friend of mine this morning . . . .\" Written on page 2 of a double sheet letter from H. White & Son to Wise, listing sheet music of songs composed to words by Shelley.</p>"}

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1886

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1886

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1930

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1886

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1930

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26 items

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{"value"=>"Thomas James Wise manuscript material, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"Thomas James Wise, English book collector and forger. &#xB7; To Percy John Dobell, bookseller : 1 autograph postcard signed : 1 Mar 1920 : (S'ANA 1021) : from \"Kirkstead,\" 25, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W.3. (embossed postcard) : begins, \"I have looked up some documents written by Mary Shelley in August 1822 . . . .\".", "generated"=>true}

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