Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889.
Call Number:
GEN MSS 12
Collection Title:
James Halliwell-Phillipps letters, 1870-1889.
Container / Volume:
Folder 20
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Abstract:
Two bound volumes containing: 164 letters to Halliwell-Phillips' nephew, Ernest Edward Baker; 18 letters to his niece, Mildred Baker; 12 letters to his sister, "Lorry" [Mrs. S. E. Baker?], one letter to Sir Edward Augustus Bond, secretary of the British Museum; one letter to [Mr. Friend]; and one letter to Thomas Morgan. Accompanying these letters are several clippings, a holograph speech dated Dec. 29, 1870; proof sheets of "A Shakespeare Hoax" and "Opinions of the Press" concerning Halliwell-Phillipps' pamphlet "The Stratford Records and the Shakspere Autotypes"; and several other enclosures.
Description:
James Halliwell-Phillipps, English author and biographer of Shakespeare. and Loose items have been removed from volumes and placed in folders.
Subject (Name):
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O.--(James Orchard),--1820-1889.
Advertisement in French for a hair salon pasted on back free endpaper. Spine of vol. repaired with green paper and written in ms.: Manual of conversation., Table of coins on back lining papers., and Thomas Hardy's copy. Signed in ms.: T. Hardy, 1 Arundel Terrace, Upper Tooting, England. Signed in ms.: Hardy, Wimborne, Dorset, England. Extensive ms. annotations by Hardy. Pasted on front pastedown: booklet with ms. annotations of translated phrases. Newspaper clipping about hotels in Europe pasted on t.p. Newspaper clipping about food prices in Europe pasted at end.
Publisher:
Karl Baedeker,
Subject (Name):
Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Autograph., Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Ms. notes., and Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Clippings vary in size., Detached from The Nottingham journal weekly supplement, June 2, 1883, June 9, 1883, June 16, 1883, June 23, 1883, June 30, 1883, July 7, 1883, July 14, 1883, July 21, 1883, July 28, 1883, August 4, 1883, and August 11, 1883., and Imperfect: Some pages torn at bottom with loss of text.