Duke Argyll, Signed (15 results)

British nobility, holder of various titled positions. Handsome bold "Argyll" signature in blue ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1983 July 27. Near fine. Tiny staple hole at upper left. With 5" X 3ĵ" printed "With the Compliments of / The Duke of Argyll" transmittal slip. Original envelope also present.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by Geologist George Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll. Dated 1884. A letter about his autograph. George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll 1823 - 1900; was a British polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt lava on the Island of Mull. He also helped to popularize ornithology and was one of the first to give a detailed account of the principles of bird flight in the hopes of advancing artificial aerial navigation (i.e. flying machines). His literary output was extensive writing on topics varying from science and theology to economy and politics. In addition to this, he served prominently in the administrations of Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston, John Russell and William Gladstone. Size is 180mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Small chip to base. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Letter written and Signed by John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th and 2nd Duke of Argyll C1911. A letter to Lord Burleigh in inquiring about the employability on an individual. John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th and 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1845-1914, usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman who was Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. he was the husband of Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. He was the first president of "The Rangers Football Club", thanks to his Argyll ties to the original founders of the football club. Size is 175mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Light soiling to rear. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16870. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [GLADSTONE, William Ewart]; CAMPBELL, George 8th DUKE OF ARGYLL (1823-1900). Autograph letter signed about Prime Minister William Gladstone.  2pp on his embossed Inveraray Castle stationery. May 16, 1898. 180 × 115 mm. Light creasing and a few spots but a very good example. In this short letter, Argyll writes in reply to decline a request to write publicly about William Ewart Gladstone, then close to death: "Sir, I regret that I am unable to comply with your request. My relations with Mr Gladstone were far too personal and intimate to enable me at this sad time, to write about him." Gladstone was gravely ill at Hawarden Castle, surrounded by his family, and died four days after this letter was written. Campbell had been one of Gladstone's most loyal Liberal colleagues in government serving as his Secretary of State for India. . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frontispiece, xiv, 327p; viii, 329-696p. Burgundy morocco boards and a slightly brown spine. Richly gilt dentelles along the marbled end papers. BINDING SIGNED RIVIERE & SONS. INCLUDES A GIFT INSCRIPTION BY THE DUKE SIGNED "From John Xmas 1910" ON THE INSIDE FRONT BOARD. The recipient was his sister-in-law, Princess Helena (1846-1923). the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with her bookplate on the inside front boards. Princess Helena was the most active member of the royal family including founding member of the Red Cross as well as founding President of the Royal School of Needlework, and President of the Royal British Nurses Association. Her sister, Princess Louise, (1848 ż 1939), the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had married the Duke of Argyll in 1871. For commentaries regarding Princess Helena's bookplate, see p128 British Royal Bookplates by Brian North Lee, Scolar Press, 1992. Also from the Library of the London born photographer, historian and collector Hardwicke Knight (1911-2008) with his bookplate on the inside front blank. A fresh clean copy in a very attractive signed binding with rather remarkable provenances. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. 131 p. 20 cm. Blue cloth hardcover with gold print. A few small dents in rear cover. Inscribed by the author on half title "To Virginia Somers From her old Friend the author Argyll". Ink signature on front free endpaper.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Hand Written Letter by George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll. Dated 1890. Autograph Letter discussing dates and keeping clear of St Lubbocks day. George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll 1823-1900, was a British polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt lava on the Island of Mull. He also helped to popularize ornithology and was one of the first to give a detailed account of the principles of bird flight in the hopes of advancing artificial aerial navigation (i.e. flying machines). His literary output was extensive writing on topics varying from science and theology to economy and politics. In addition to this, he served prominently in the administrations of Lord Aberdeen, Lord Palmerston, John Russell and William Gladstone. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee (1869-1949), wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton (1864-1937). Emily was the daughter of William Lee, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886, and granddaughter of John Lee (1779-1859), Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859. Size is 177m x 112mm. Condition is good. Light marking. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17164. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Signed Letter byJohn George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll. Letter dated 1904. John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, 1845 - 1914, usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, by which he was known between 1847 and 1900, was a British nobleman who was Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. he was the husband of Princess Louise, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. He was the first president of "The Rangers Football Club", thanks to his Argyll ties to the original founders of the football club. Size is 175mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Gum marks to rear and mark to front edge. Light centre crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16652. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. - A few words boldly penned in black ink on a sheet of cream paper, 3-3/8 inches high by 7 inches wide. The paper has been mounted on a piece of card. Signed "Argyll / March 1869." The paper has been folded 4 times for mailing and there is some creasing to it from the mounting. Good. Argyll is sending a female correspondent his autograph.Scottish peer George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll [1823-1900] was a close associate of Queen Victoria's consort Prince Albert. He served as Lord Privy Seal in Lord Aberdeen's cabinet [1852-1855] and then as Postmaster General in Lord Palmerston's first cabinet [1855-1858]. From 1859 to 1866 he was again Lord Privy Seal, first in the second Palmerston administration and then under the Earl of Russell. In December 1868 he was appointed Secretary of State for India under Gladstone. In this role his refusal to promise support against the Russians to the Emir of Afghanistan helped lead to the Second Afghan War. Argyll was also an author on scientific matters, especially evolution and economics. He was a leader of the scholarly opposition to Darwin, an important economist, and an institutionalist, approaching the study of politics by focusing on formal institutions of government.

Manuscript. Condition: Very Good. REFERENCE: OLD INDIA - DUKE OF ARGYLL [1823-1900], 1866 ALS - 8th Duke of Argyll [George John Douglas Campbell. 1823-1900] British statesman; Lord Privy Seal [1853-66]; Postmaster General [1855-58; 60]; Secretary of State for India [1868-74]; 1877-80]. Exerted major influence on scientific programs; religion and politics. His refusal, against the advice of the Indian government, to promise the Amir of Afghanistan support against the Russian aggression, threw the Amir into the arms of Russia and was followed by the second Afghan War. Offered here is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, 1866, written on both sides, approx. 7 x 4-1/4 in. Written from Campletown, Argyllshire. To E. Prinches, Jr. regarding committee work. Very good condition. Autograph.

"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.

Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, married this British nobleman in 1871; he served Argyllshire as Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, then in 1878 was appointed the youngest-ever Governor General of Canada, serving until 1883. ANS, 1p (lettersheet), 5" X 8", Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 November 1894. Very good. Addressed to Mr. Armour (P.W. Armour, secretary of the British India Steam Navigation Company of which Campbell served as a director). Mildly worn and age toned. On blind-embossed letterhead of the "Roxburghe Hotel / Edinburgh," Campbell (who was educated in Scotland) accepts an invitation: "Thanks for the Telegram. I shall be present, I hope, on Wednesday. I return [Copy?] of the last meeting." Boldly signed simply "Lorne" -- he bore the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne until the death of his father in 1900).

Condition: Very good. - Letter penned in black ink filling both sides of a sheet of cream-colored 6-1/4 inch high by 4- 1/2 inch wide paper. Signed "Argyll". There is some very minor soiling to the letter with a small area of light creasing to the top edge. There is an ink blot to one word on the first side. Folded once for mailing. Very good. Argyll writes about his wife's health: "I am sorry to say that my wife is in a state of health which the Doctors say will become serious unless she stops exhausting functions. Winter journeying must be avoided as far as possible, so that more expeditions like that to Leeds are prohibited."John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll [1845-1914], usually better known by the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne, was the fourth Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. In 1871 he married Princess Louise, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, the first time since 1515 that a daughter of the sovereign had married a subject of the crown. When his Canadian appointment was announced there was great excitement throughout Canada at the idea of having a royal resident in Rideau Hall, though the press disapproved. Lord Lorne was intensely interested in Canada and Canadians and he and his wife made many lasting contributions to Canadian society, especially to the arts and sciences. A number of Canadian places were named in honor of Lorne and his wife.

Non-Book. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. On offer is an Autographed Signed Letter (ASL) of George John Douglas, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823-1900). The letter is on India Office blind embossed letterhead. Dated March 6, 1869, the Duke is declining a dinner invitation. Autograph letter signed. Two pages, 8vo. Fair condition with tearing on the right edge, appears to have been glued onto another document on the right side and there is evidence it has been removed from a larger document. George Campbell, 8th Duke of ARGYLL, was Secretary of State for India and in this office from 9 December 1868 17 February 1874 George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE, styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer and Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century. Argyll was married three times. He married firstly Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower, eldest daughter of George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, in 1844. They had five sons and seven daughters. One of his sons was John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (6 August 1845 2 May 1914) he married Princess Louise of the United Kingdom on 21 March 1871.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author.

Queen Victoria's fourth daughter, Princess Louise, married this British nobleman in 1871; he served Argyllshire as Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, then in 1878 was appointed the youngest-ever Governor General of Canada, serving until 1883. ANS, 1p (lettersheet), 4½" X 7", illegible address, 29 November 1900 Near fine. Addressed to Mr. Armour (P.W. Armour, secretary of the British India Steam Navigation Company of which Campbell served as a director). On black-bordered mourning stationery (his father, the 8th Duke of Argyll, having died on 24 April), the newly-named 9th Duke of Argyll acknowledges receipt of three checks and names the amount of each. Boldly penned in black ink and signed simply "Argyll" -- he bore the courtesy title Marquess of Lorne from 1847 until the death of his father in 1900. With original black-bordered mourning envelope addressed by Argyll with postal cancellation from Dumbarton -- Argyll served Bute, Elgin, and Dumbarton as a Member of Parliament (1895-1900), so perhaps the illegible location penned on the letter was an address he maintained in that region.