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Publicado por Without place or date
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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Irregular strip of paper, roughly 6 x 14 cm, one side bearing the valediction to a letter. In poor condition, aged and worn. Reads: 'With many thanks for your kind attention & with sincere regards, I remain | Sir | Your very Obedient Servant | Geo. Combe'. Crosswise on the reverse is part of Combe's addressing of the letter: 'Andrew Carmichael E[sq] | M. R. I. [ ] | [Pullis?] Ro[ad] | D[.]'.
Publicado por Without place or date
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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On one side of a 5 x 8 cm piece of paper, cut from a letter, and backed with card. In good condition, lightly-aged, with the top two corners rounded. Reads: 'I am | Gentlemen | Your very obed Sert | [signed] Geo Combe'.
Publicado por Edinburgh; 7 May, 1857
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Second leaf, blank except for endorsement, with traces of glue from mount. Addressed to 'W E. Hickson Esq'. He thanks him for his 'kind remembrance', and for 'sending me your "History of Sunday"; It is a most valuable, & from its small compass & cheapness, a most serviceable, contribution to the great cause of human emancipation from superstition'. He states that he has himself 'lately published a work with the same end in view'. As he does not know how to send Hickson a copy he is enclosing 'an order for one on the Publishers, hoping that you will find it easy to procure it'. He begins the final paragraph by enquiring how Hickson's health 'stands the influence of time. I am now much broken down by chronic congestion of part of the left lung, & 69 years of age; but by care & doing very little, still enjoy life.' From the distinguished autograph collection of the psychiatrist Richard Alfred Hunter (1923-1981), whose collection of 7000 works relating to psychiatry is now in Cambridge University Library. Hunter and his mother Ida Macalpine had a particular interest in the illness of King George III, and their book 'George III and the Mad Business' (1969) suggested the diagnosis of porphyria popularised by Alan Bennett in his play 'The Madness of George III'.
Publicado por 45 Melville Street Edinburgh; 27 February, 1851
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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1p, 16mo. Aged, worn and discoloured, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to reverse. 'Sir | In your notice of the late Mr. A. Smith, Banff, you mention that he wrote "The Ethics of Phrenology" an article in the Edinburgh Review. As this article was generally ascribed to Sir William Hamilton, I should be obliged by your mentioning whether you have full reliance on your authority in ascribing it to Mr. Smith? My only reason for asking the question is to do justice to Sir William Hamilton, if he is not the author.'.
Publicado por Marshall House i.e. Marshall House Hotel Philadelphia; 11 March, 1839
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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1p, 4to. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, with thin strip of paper adhering to reverse of second leaf, which is addressed to 'Joseph C. Neal Esq | Pennsylvanian office'. He was gratified at Neal's 'notice of Rogets re-publication'. He has sent Roget 'and also the Editor of the Phren: Journal a copy of the Pennsylvanian containing it'. He quotes a paragraph from a 'letter from my Brother Dr. A. Combe', which he suggests Neal makes use of 'as a piece of literary news, only suppressing all allusion to the source from which it is derived'. The paragraph announces the forthcoming publication of a pamphlet titled 'The Ballantyne Humbug handled', and will lead the executors of Sir Walter Scott 'to publish Documents hitherto kept back from feelings of delicacy, which have not been appreciated by Lockhart. The public will obtain authentic materials for judging for themselves "of Sir W. Scott's conduct."'.
Publicado por Westminster Family Hotel Westminster Bridge London; 19 June, 1840
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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1p, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of paper from mount adhering to reverse. Begins: 'Gentlemen! | As I am on my way to Edinburgh, from the United States, I shall be obliged by your informing me, here, whether you have remitted or otherways paid the balance due to me on last years account, due on 4th. June, current, rendered to Mr. Probert Cox'. He asks for payment to be made to Messrs Coutts, 'so that it may be at my command here'. He also requests the making up in a parcel of 'a copy of my Testimonials & "the Suppressed Documents", if you have one'. The parcel should be sent to 'Messrs. Wiley & Putnam, addressed thus - "To Professor Silliman, [i.e. the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864)] New Haven, Connecticut." The Professor toldme that they wuill forward all books for him.'.
Publicado por Edinburgh; 9 October, 1846
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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1p, 16mo. Bifolium. Aged and worn, with repair with archival tape to outer edge. Addressed on reverse of second leaf to 'William Tait Esq | 107 Princes Street'. He writes that he is enclosing an advertisement which he wishes to be inserted in Tait's Magazine on four occasions between November 1846 and May 1847. 'As my advertisement was altogether lost sight of in your office last year, will you be so kind as acknowledge receipt of this order that I may he certain that it has reached you.'.
Publicado por Without date or place
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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Twelve lines of text, on one side of an 11 x 13 cm piece of paper, with 'Messrs. Neill & Co' deleted on the reverse. Part of a draft of an article or paper, with deletions and corrections, signed at foot 'Geo Combe'. The final text reads: 'but until a certain sum be redeemed by the labour, attended by the good conduct, of the prisoner. The leading object should be to cultivate habits of moral & intellectual activity, & self-restraint, by an appeal to the interest & understanding of the offender, - rather than by regulations enforced merely by the lash or other forms of suffering, leaving the will unmoved, or in a state of hostility to the discipline imposed.'.
Publicado por Bath. 11 April, 1835
Librería: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Reino Unido
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1p, 4to. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor traces of glue from mount at head of reverse of second leaf, which is addressed, with broken seal in red wax, to 'Arthur West Esq | Beeching [i.e. modern-day 'Beechen'] Cliff | Bath.' The page is headed: 'The Police Establishment of Edinburgh consists of,' and the text is neatly written out in two columns. The first is headed 'In the Watching department', and contains twelve entries from '1 Superintendent' to '2 Female [Turnkeys]', including '30 Night Patrole men' and '166 night watchmen'. The second column is headed 'In the cleaning department', and consists of four entries from 1 Head overseer' to '5 depot keepers', with '96 Scavengers'. Beneath this are given details 'In the Lighting department', beginning 'Paid for gas Light 1 year - £3052'. Beneath this are seven lines of text on the subject, including: 'The lamps are lighted at sunset. One half of them is put out at 12 O.C. & the other half burns till one hour before sunrise.' The population of the city is given at the foot of the first column. On the recto of the second leaf is the following third-person note by Combe: 'With Mr. Combe's compts. to Mr. West. | Bath 11 April 1835.'.