Douglas Jerrold, Signed (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Top edge gilt. Edges slightly spotted, some foxing of prelims. "Subscribers' Edition", with the (Will Carter, rust) book-label of the bookseller and crime writer George Sims; signed by the author at the foot of the frontispiece and by Thalben-Ball at the foot of his portrait, with an erratum slip tipped in at Eves's. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. 5 x 8 inch page, "2, Whitehall Court, S. S. 1." printed at top. Handwritten on one side, excellent condition. Envelope from The Plaza, New York, included, with postmark ( October 9, 1946) and stamp. Douglas Francis Jerrold (1893-1964) was a British newspaper editor and author who supported the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. This letter is addressed to Mrs. Malcolm Johnson, wife of Malcolm Johnson (1902-1958), an executive vice president at Doubleday, Doran & Co. and then D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. from 1937-1944. Mr. Jerrold thanks Mrs. Johnson for a "delightful Sunday" in Long Island. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Frontispiece; Original Letters Tipped In (illustrator). 1st Edition. Xix, 379; Xi, 381. Red Cloth, Gilt. Two Volumes, With An Extra Volume I In Which Are Tipped In 10 Original Letters. A Lightly Used, Extra-Illustrated Set Of Memoirs Of The Great Reactionary Elitist Journalist, Who Cheered The End Of The Siege Of Paris And Of The Commune. Apparently From The Collection Of Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Known For His Interest In Works Of Art, Autographs And Manuscripts. The Main Interest Of His Later Life Was In Autographs And Letters, Cataloged In 9 Volumes, And Also The Papers Of Hamilton And Nelson And The Correspondence Of Nelson And Lady Hamilton (First Printed There). In This Volumes, All Letters Except Sala's Are Tipped In At The Pages Where The Authors Of The Letters Are Discussed By Sala. The Letters Are: 1. Sala To Morrison, Dated 6/18/77 2. Sala To Kingston, Undated, With Sala's Caricature Of Himself With His Quill. W. B. Kingston Was A Writer Etc. And Foreign Correspondent For The Telegraph. 3. Two Page Note From Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington, To Sir Francis Doyle, Date Appears To Be 1801 But Pencil Note 1831. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1St Duke Of Wellington, ( 1769 - 1852) Was An Anglo-Irish Soldier And Statesman Who Was One Of The Leading Military And Political Figures Of 19Th-Century Britain. His Defeat Of Napoleon At The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815 Put Him In The First Rank Of Britain's Military Heroes. Major-General Sir Francis Hastings Doyle, Was Created A Baronet In 1828.4. Short Note From William Farren To Dr. Kenneth (?), Undated. William Farren (13 May 1786 - 24 September 1861), English Actor, Was The Son And Father Of Leading Actors Of The Same Name. 5. Letter From Edward Bulwer Lytton, Prolific English Novelist, To Pennell, Dated Feb 3, 1885. 6. Letter From Alexandre Dumas, Fils., Addressed "Cher Grande", Undated. Alexandre Dumas, Fils 1824 - 1895) Was A French Author And Playwright, Best Known For The Romantic Novel La Dame Aux Camélias (The Lady Of The Camellias) 7. Letter From Douglas Jerrold To Charles Knight. 8. Dion Boucicault, Letter 9/24/63 (?) To An Actress Or Her Agent. 9. Letter From Charles Knight To Hepworth Dixon Regarding The National Shakespeare Committee. William Hepworth Dixon (30 June 1821 - 26 December 1879) Was An English Historian And Traveler. He Was Also Active In Organizing London's Great Exhibition Of 1851. 10. Letter To Pennell From Martin Tupper, Dated Dec. 15, 1865. Martin Farquhar Tupper (17 July 1810 In London - November 1889 In Albury, Surrey) Was An English Writer, And Poet, And The Author Of Proverbial Philosophy. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Blank second leaf has been clipped away. Thin strip of second leaf has remains of prior mounting. Folded for mailing. ; Handwritten note. Signed D Jerrold. Approx. 4" wide by 6 1/4". Handwritten heading Nov 15, 26 Circus Road, St. John's Wood [no year]. To an illegible recipient: "Can you conveniently give a ticket for box (for professional friend) any night after Tuesday night? [re a meeting] . - if the same to you, twill much accomodate me to make the day a Monday or Saturday.".

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Blank rear page has remains of prior mounting and darkening of the paper. Text page has slight browning to the blank upper portion. Some very slight wrinkling. Folded for mailing. ; Handwritten letter, one half page. Signed Douglas Jerrold. Approx. 4 1/2" wide by 7". Handwritten heading October 19, West Lodge, Putney, [no year]. To Mr. Martin Esq. : "Your letter met me at the Household, as I was about to leave home for town. Not having received any notice from you - as you promised - relative to the meeting, I had concluded that it was postponed; and business of importance having intervened, it is impossible for me at this very sudden notice to attend the gathering this evening. .".

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Tipped in at the front and rear are three autograph letters signed (ALS) by Douglas Jerrod and two plates. An English dramatist and writer, Jerrold (1803-1857) was a contemporary of Thackeray and Dickens, and arguably the greatest wit of his era. Octavo. In a one-quarter vellum over blue cloth binding, with a blue morocco spine label, decorative gilt stamping, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker (detatched but present). An excerpt from Tennyson's "In Memorian" is handwritten on a prefatory blank leaf. A lovely presentation.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857), the British dramatist and writer, writes in wonderfully calligraphic hand to a friend apologizing ("my present arrangements do not allow me to entertain the idea of visiting") and tells him he is looking forward to the time when he will be able to see him again. On a sheet of paper measuring roughly 7 1/4" x 9" that has been folded in half. Condition: There are several fold lines and some minor offsetting and bleed through of the ink (minimally distracting). The last blank page has light soil (especially at fold lines) and evidence at all four corners of having previously been mounted in an album. Signed by Author(s).