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Autograph letter signed to William Scoresby jr.

Autograph letter signed to William Scoresby jr. by Argyll [George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll]

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
Autograph letter signed to William Scoresby jr.
Author
Argyll [George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll]
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
London, 1855. "Every Possible Assistance to You in Yr. Experiments" Argyll [Campbell, George, Eighth Duke of Argyll (1823-1900).] Autograph letter signed to William Scoresby (1789-1857). 3 pages. London, December 17, 1855. 186 x 117 mm. Fine. From George Campbell, eighth duke of Argyll, who held several important positions in the British government in the second half of the nineteenth century; he was also a noted writer on science and economics, and a leader in the scholarly opposition to Darwinism. His correspondent was British explorer and scientist William Scoresby, best known for his studies of terrestrial magnetism and its effects on navigation. In December 1855 the 66-year-old Scoresby was preparing for the scientific voyage recorded in his posthumous Journal of a Voyage to Australia for Magnetical Research (1859), undertaken to prove his claim that an iron ship changed its magnetic signature after crossing the magnetic equator. Scoresby had asked Argyll, who was then serving in the British Cabinet, for assistance in communicating his objectives to the Colonial Office; Argyll replied as follows: I am rather taken aback by yr. announcement that you are yourself going to undertake a voyage to Australia in order to correct & confirm yr. conclusions on the magnetism of iron ships. But I need hardly say that any assistance which I, or the Govt. can give you is due to yr. devotions to a cause of such great importance both scientific & commercial. I think no introduction can be necessary for one whose name is familiar to every Englishman. But I doubt not I can get for you from the Colonial Office letters requesting the Governors of the colonies you may visit every possible assistance to you in yr. experiments . . . Scoresby acknowledged the help he received from Argyll in the first chapter of the Journal of a Voyage to Australia: "From each department, comprising the Admiralty, the Compass Department at Woolwich, and the Colonial Office, the communications with the last of which were kindly made for me by His Grace the Duke of Argyll, my several applications for furtherance or aid in my objects . . . were promptly and liberally responded to" (p. 9). . 650.
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Late-Nineteenth Century Photograph Album, Portraits, Albumen and (Early) Silver Gelatin Prints by [photo album]

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Late-Nineteenth Century Photograph Album, Portraits, Albumen and (Early) Silver Gelatin Prints
Author
[photo album]
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
America, late-19th century. Hardcover. Near Fine. Photograph album produced by F. Heppenheimer of 22 N. William Street, New York, with "The Photographic Album" printed in red an gold on the title page. Ornately blindstamped tan morocco, "Album" stamped in gilt on spine, two fore-edge clasps, a.e.g; 12mo (5 x 6 inches); contains a printed page for "Index to Portraits" (left blank, except for one pencilled name, Norman Anderson) and 20 heavy cardstock leaves, each with a photographic portrait slipped inside a gilt-bordered frame (3.25 x 2 inches) on the recto and verso. The bulk of the collection consists of albumen prints, with just a few silver gelatins, and one tin-type. Formal portraits of men and women, and one small boy, in a variety of postures -- just their faces, or full-body, with the subject standing or seated. In remarkably nice condition, with some light scuffing at spine tips, but portraits pristine. One instance of hand-colored rosy cheeks, on an otherwise very stern looking old lady.
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Revista nacional de cultura.; Thirty consecutive issues: Nos. 139-178 (marzo -abril 1960 - noviembre-deciembre 1966)

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Seller: McBlain Books
Title
Revista nacional de cultura.; Thirty consecutive issues: Nos. 139-178 (marzo -abril 1960 - noviembre-deciembre 1966)
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Caracas: Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes, 1960. Paperback. Good. Original wrappers. Condition varies. Spanish text. A few issues are double or triple numbers.

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