Autograph Letters Signed from Sir John Gilbert to Various People


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Correspondents: [Elhanan?] Bicknell, George Routledge and Sons, and [G.B.?], an unidentified person at the Royal Academy. (2) agrees to make a drawing of Shakespeare's head for a new edition of Shakespeare to be published by George Routledge and Sons. On the back of (3) is a note initialled by W.W.G.




Autograph Letters Signed from John Gilbert to Various People


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Correspondents: J.H. Brown, F.S. Walton, and William Winter. (1) encloses 2 playbills of recent performances of School for scandal, May, 1888, and a program for the Lester Wallack testimonial, May 21, 1888; (2-5) concern an engraving of Gilbert as Falstaff; (8) mentions the recovery of Edwin Booth.







Autograph Letters Signed from John Gilbert, New York, to William Winter


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(1) Regarding a proof of an article Winter wrote on Mr. Wallack; (2) a sympathy letter likely referring to the death of Winter's son Arthur; (3) is a copy in Winter's hand. Gilbert has received Winter's "In memory of John McCullough." Refers to the report of an attack on Edwin Booth, which turned out to be an exaggeration. Each addressed from "The Winchester" 1244 Broadway.




Catalogue of Autographs, Etc


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Autograph Letter Signed from John Gilbert, New York, to Frederick E. Partington


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Gilbert sympathizes with his "dear friend Winter in his bereavement." He would be happy to make a selection of $50 if Partington would send him a list of books he suggests; he is likely referring to the establishment of the Arthur Winter Memorial Library. Addressed from "The Winchester" 1244 Broadway, New York.










John Gilbert Autographs


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Two autographs, one dated Wallack's Theatre, New York, 1867 October 1, the other an undated excerpt from the close of a letter. The dated autograph is on a slip of paper 8 x 13 cm, mounted on a letter size sheet; the other autograph is 5 x 13 cm.




Autograph Letters Signed from John Boydell to Various People


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Recipients: Sir John W. Anderson (1), George Hollington Barker (2-3), Thomas Burke (4) and Sir William Hamilton (5). The letters discuss his prints of certain paintings, including those of scenes from Shakespeare and how instrumental he had been in establishing an English school of engraving and an English school of historical painting. (1) is endorsed: "Concerning Boydell lottery." (4) consists of the bottom fragment of Burke's letter to Boydell, with Boydell's answer. (5) is endorsed: "Account of the Pictures presented by him to the Corporation of London for their Council Chamber."