1922. 3.5 x 4.25 inches, no place, no date, circa 1922, in Gaelic, not translated. Includes his title, occupation, a sentiment, and his full signature in Gaelic and English -- a very early and important item. Fine condition. Irish Nationalist and politician who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signature on the Anglo-Irish Treaty. As an officer in World War I, he was stationed in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Uprising and came into contact with many of..... More

Dublin: 1925. 3.5 x 4.5-inch card, no place, no date ("Dublin" written on the back), circa 1925. Signed as "James A. Burke" in English: "May the ties of friendship between Ireland and the United States be further strengthened by the breath of freedom." An important and powerful quote from the earliest days of the Irish Free State. Tiny pen notation in the lower left corner; near fine condition. Irish Nationalist and founding member of Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine..... More

Dublin: 1925. Excellent full signature on a 2.5 x 4.75-inch embossed thin paper-stock calling card for ROINN AN UACTARAIN - ASAID MUIRBTEAN UAC - BAILE ATA CLIAT - DUBLIN. Exceptional centering and contrast, circa 1925. Mounting remnants on the back, but still in near fine condition. Irish radical politician who, upon the assassination of Michael Collins, succeeded him as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State from August to December 1922. He served as the first President..... More

Sandringham: 1879. 4 pages (front and back), each two-page spread measuring 7 x 8.75 inches, Sandringham, April 9, 1879. Signed "Albert Edward" as Prince of Wales on mourning stationery; written to Talbot about appointing a royal commission to inquire into Wellington College, in part: "...the best course which the governors of the Wellington college can pursue is to ask the Queen to appoint a commission to inquire into its administration. There is indeed a vast difference in our asking for..... More

Surrey: 1946. Fine content T.L.S. 1 page. 8vo. Surrey, January 6, 1946, responding to an avid reader, in part: "... This is just to sat that French and I are getting along as usual - except that he has now become a Superintendent - and to wish you the best of everything that is good for 1947..." Very good condition. Irish civil engineer and detective stop writer best remembered for the re-occurring character of Inspector French. More

1931. 3.5 x 4.25 inches, written in Gaelic (not translated), sending best regards, February 19, 1931. Mounting remnants on the back but still in near fine condition. Irish Revolutionary who fought in Jacob's Factory during the Easter Uprising in 1916. He escaped capture but was arrested in 1920 and interred at Bally Kinlar. In 1922 he supported the treaty with Great Britain that created the Irish Free State and served as acting Minister of Affairs in the first cabinet... More

Dublin: 1863. 1 page, 7.25 x 4.5 inches, Dublin, June 19, 1863, to Major General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, a fellow explorer and surveyor who named the highest mountain in the world after Sir George Everest, his friend and predecessor in the post of Surveyor-General of India, in full: "Very many thanks for the card of visitation for the 24th which you have sent me. Had I remained in town to the present time, it would have been a strong..... More

Dublin: 1928. 3.5 x 4.5 inches, signed %u201CJames McNeill," Dublin, February 2, 1928. Near fine condition. Irish politician and diplomat who served as first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State. More

Devon: 1962. A.L.S. "Sean" 4to. 1 page, Torquay, Devon, September 12, 1962, to record producer William Weather, thanking him for a gift of a John Gielgud spoken work album, in full: "Many thanks for the record. It is very pleasant, when I'm alone and the flat is silent, to hear the lovely Orphean voice of John Gielgud speaking as few can speak, making me listen, filling up the silence with such sweet voices. It is a beautiful record. Thanks too..... More

1905. Unsigned autograph statement regarding the increased success of the sales of his plays in America. Oblong 8vo, 1 page, Adelphi Terrace, March 14th 1905, in full: "At a lecture of mine at Clifford's Inn (Guild of St. Edmundo) an American lady told me that she had been engaged in bookselling in America & that whereas the orders for my plays had formerly been perhaps 1000 occasionally, during the last year or so they had gone up to 2500 every..... More

Fine content autograph response (unsigned) to a typed questionnaire regarding Divorce, 4to. 1 page no place, no date, c.a 1920's. In full: QUESTION: "According to statistics recently issued by the Divorce Court there are four times as many husbands seeking to be separated as there are wives anxious to be divorced from their husbands. Do you consider this an indication that married men are more moral than woman?" RESPONSE: "Why should I? It may mean on the face of it..... More