Signatures from Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA)

1801. No binding. Very Good. F(rancis). Maseres cut signature dated July 13, 1801. Very good condition. Francis Maseres was an English lawyer. He is known as Attorney General of the Province of Quebec, judge, mathematician, historian, member of the Royal Society, and cursitor baron of the exchequer. On 4 March 1766, he was appointed Attorney General of the… Read more about this item

1817. No binding. Very Good. #1) 1808 pay document, by Deputy paymaster with his majesty's forces in Windward and Leeward Charibbee Islands for A. Campbell, Aide de Campe for General Dalrymple, 1808 signed by A. Campbell#2) 1808 partial pay document, by paymaster with his majesty's forces signed by Smith Detuty paymaster.Windward and Leeward Charibbee Islands (Windward and Leeward… Read more about this item

NP, 1863. No binding. Signature of Frederick William Nicholas Charles, Crown Prince of Prussia and date of 1863 on a partial piece of paper 8-3/4 x 5-1/22 inches with a red eagle crown prince red wax seal. Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Known informally… Read more about this item

ND. No binding. Cut signature on 3-3/4 x 1-1/4 inch paper of Sir Edward Lugard. General Sir Edward Lugard GCB, PC was a British Army officer who He fought in the Afghan War in 1842, the Sikh Wars between 1845 and 1846, in the Sikh Wars between 1848, 1849, in the Indian Mutiny, in command a division at the… Read more about this item

ND. No binding. Signature of Jules François Simon of a French sentiment note on 5-1/4 x 2-3/4 inch paper. Jules François Simon was a French political leader, philosopher, and theorist of the French Radical Party who as premier in 1876-77 became a central figure in the formative crisis of the Third Republic.

ND. No binding. Signature cut from a 10-1/2 x 2-1/4 inch vellum document of General Henry Fane, no date, General Sir Henry Fane GCB commanded brigades under Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during several battles during the Peninsular War, and served both as a member of Parliament and Commander-in-Chief of India..

NP: Edward Smith Willard, 1897. No binding. Cut signature of Edward Smith Willard dated April [18]97 on a 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 inch piece of paper. Edward Smith Willard was an English actor. He was born at Brighton and made his debut upon the stage at Weymouth in The Lady of Lyons in 1869. He then toured with E. A.… Read more about this item

NP: Hudson Lowe, ND. No binding. Cut signature of Sir Hudson Lowe on 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inch paper. Hudson Lowe, Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator. In 1815 he was appointed to oversee the incarceration of Napoleon on St Helena, and the following year he became Governor of the island. His period as Bonaparte's gaoler was controversial, as his constant… Read more about this item

NO, 1877. No binding. Cut signature 2-1/2 x 1-3/8 inch paper mounted on a larger paper of Thomas Campbell from his memorandum book and a scrap of writing noted by A. Campbell stating date of 9 May, 1877 on a separate piece of paper. Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet. He was a founder and the first President of… Read more about this item

ND. No binding. Cut signature of C.P.B. Shelley on 3 x 3/4 inch paper. C.P.B. (Charles Percy Bysshe) Shelley, was a Civil Engineer. He attended Kings College School later holding positions at King's College London: Professor of Manufacturing Art and Machinery, 1860-1890; Dean of Applied Sciences Department, 1873-1882; Emeritus Professor of Manufacturing Art and Machinery, 1890-1891..

ND. No binding. Cut signature of William Rufus Day on a 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 inch piece of paper. William Rufus Day was an American diplomat and jurist, who served for nineteen years as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court, Day served as the 36th United States… Read more about this item

NP: Jacob Bryant, ND. No binding. Signature on a 3 x 1-3/4 inches paper with salutation from a letter of Jacob Bryant Jacob Bryant was an English scholar and mythographer, who has been described as "the outstanding figure among the mythagogues who flourished in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries." Bryant saw all mythology as derived from… Read more about this item

1933. No binding. Signature on 5-3/4 x 3-3/4 inch envelope of Dudley Leigh Aman, 1st Baron Marley singed "Marley" and dated March 5th 1933.On flap of envelope is printed in blue raised ink, Royal York Hotel, Toronto Canadian Pacific Hotels. Dudley Leigh Aman (Lord Marley) was a was a British soldier, Labour politician and diplomat.He wrote the introduction to… Read more about this item

1896. No binding. Signature on thick card of Francis Marion Crawford on reverse along with two other signatures both dated 1896. Front of card with a gilt embossed family crest in latin "Nec Timeo Nec Sperno" (I neither fear nor despise). and name Milo? Bell written on it. Francis Marion Crawford was an American writer noted for his… Read more about this item

Bisley, England, 1904. No binding. Near Fine. Two signatures on 6 x 3-3/8 inch beige envelope front of Private "S.J. Perry / Bisley" 1904 [July] Near fine condition. Sergeant Samuel J. Perry [Rank: Colour Sergeant; Regiment: 6th Regiment, The Duke of Connaught's Own Ri es, Vancouver; Medal/Honour/Award: Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal; Private Perry, of Vancouver. A… Read more about this item

1940. No binding. Very Good. Ernest MacMlllan signature and inscription to Gordon Mcintyre, and dated October 31st 1940. On autograph 6 x 4-3/8 inch album page.Paper with two bent corners, otherwise, very good condition. Sir Ernest (Alexander Campbell) MacMlllan was a Conductor, organist, pianist, composer, educator, writer, administrator. A prodigy, MacMillan had composed several songs and played the… Read more about this item

ND. No binding. Very Good. Autograph small leaf, 5 x 4 inches, clipped from bottom of dictated, handwritten letter. Smith's signature written below nal 7 words of the dictated letter. Leaf glued to a portion of the same or another letter showing "The Grange" as return address. Very good condition. Goldwin Smith was a British/Canadian writer, journalist, and… Read more about this item

NP, ND. No binding. Very Good. Wilson Macdonald signed inscription on one of his book's pages, 5 x 7-1/2 inches. Undated. Four lines. Hazel Grierson: Wishing you many a pleasant journey down those trails of Song. Wilson MacDonaldVery good condition. Wilson P. Macdonald was a popular Canadian poet who "was known mainly in his own time for his… Read more about this item

NP, ND. No binding. Fine. Small sheet, 2-7/8 x 2-1/2 inches. Autograph "G.H. Clarke" in ink. Fine condition. George Herbert Clarke was a Canadian poet and academic. He attended McMaster University, where he earned a B.A. in 1891 and an M.A. in 1896. He served as a Professor at Mercier University, Georgia, (1901-1905), Peabody College, Tennessee (1908-11), and… Read more about this item

1835. No binding. Very Good. Signature and date: "Harriet Martineau / Febry 16th, 1835" on a small piece of paper 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches. A number of pin holes and corner tear, otherwise very good condition. Harriet Martineau was a British social theorist and Whig writer often cited as the rst female sociologist. Martineau wrote many books and… Read more about this item