Sales catalogue 980: James Tregaskis & Son

Date:
April 1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/51/3
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 980: James Tregaskis & Son. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    British Museum. AUTHORS : ENGLISH AND AMERICAN WRITERS—continued. 174 Hoce (James). Hotocrapy Criricism or J. H. Craic’s “ THE Huntine or Baptewe.” 3% pp., closely written on 4to paper, possibly as a first draft (as it is written on both sides of the paper) for ‘‘ THE Cuampion.” The piece contains several poetical extracts. {£3 0 0 [c. 1816 | 175 Hotcrorr (Thomas, Dramatist, novelist and translator, 1745-1809) A.L.s., (3rd pers.), 1 page, 8vo, to George Dyer, author, and friend of Lamb, accepting an invitation to tea. 10/- 13,8 Gila wien a. 176 Hoop (Thomas, Poet, 1799-1845). AvuToGRAPH Poem, with numerous corrections. 1 page, folio, commencing : * The Men—they fought and gambled at: fairs, And poached—and didn’t respect grey hairs— Stole linen, money, plate and dead corses And broke in houses as well as horses: - Unfolded folds—and killed their own mutton, And would skin their mothers or wives for a button.”’ ete fa sh. 0 n.d. 177 Hoop (Thomas). Autograph Draft of Letter, Signed, 1 page, 4to, in great anxiety and grief, “I think I must have been out of my senses. . . . In the meantime he did not write to me at all and only thought of his flight.” 15/- 178 Hoore (John, Translator, friend of Dr. Johnson, 1727-1803). A.L.s., 4 pp., 4to, having translated some of Metastasios Dramas he now wishes permission to know in what edition he shall have the author’s latest connections. London, 18 Sept., 1767. Witrn Merasrasio (Pietro, Italian poet, 1698-1782).. A.L.s., 2%4 pp., 4to, his reply to the above. A raceful complimentary letter in Italian, giving the permission and in- OBER at the same time eulogising Hoole’s Tasso. Vienna, Oct., Tsai) hevtwouletters: {12.0 0 London and Vienna, 1767-8 xs Johnson wrote the dedication to Hoole’s Tasso. (See No. 192 in this catalogue). 179 Howarp (Sir Robert, Dramatist, brother-in-law of JoHN DryveEN, 1626-1698). Signature on portion of document. f/1 0 0 20 May, 1688 ‘’, Howard was ridiculed by Shadwell under the character of Sir Positive At-all in ‘‘ The Sullen Lovers.”’ 180 Hucues (John, Poet, 1677-1720). A.L.s., 114 pp., 4to (with small portrait). To Joseph Addison, concerning some literary work in connection with Sr. Richard Blackmore; alludes to the publication of the “Friday Papers.” Notes in the margins of the letter in the autograph of his brother-in-law, William Duncombe. {2 5 0 December 5th, 1715