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[Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 ?]1
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Carlegle, Emile Charles1
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Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-19051
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Leighton, John to [Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 ?]

Leighton, John

24 Nov 1894

With proof of book-plate. Sender is F.S.A., artist and co-founder of the Ex Libris Society.

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Leighton, John to Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905

Leighton, John

25 May 1895

With specimen book plate. Sender is F.S.A., artist and co-founder of the Ex Libris Society.

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Fang, Chao Ling to Manton, Irene

Fang, Chao Ling

13 May 1983

Family news; her work as an artist; gift of copies of her books. 2 ff. Attached: a colour photograph of her with her

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Carlegle, Emile Charles to [unknown]

Carlegle, Emile Charles

6 Aug 1928

Thanks for a book; arrears of his correspondence. In French. Acquired inserted in: Marcel Valotaire, "Les artistes du livre: Carlegle" (1928). Corradini, catalogue 26, item 75, June 1990.

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Sender: Parris, Leslie

Recipient: Todd, Ruthven Campbell

Letters: 7

Date(s): 5 Sep 1968 - 15 Feb 1972

Location: SC MS 470/79, 95, 102.1, 106, 125, 195, 233

Note: Closed to the general public until at least 2011. 1) Joseph Thomas and Epsom. MS. 2) A Fuseli drawing; proposed book on English prints and book illustration. MS. 3) Pictures by John Martin; information on Joseph Thomas; Tom Balston and Ian Bain; need for corrections in Keynes' edition of Blake's letters; Seligman Collection. MS. 4) Blake's drawings for Fuseli's "Lectures"; Richard C. Jackson and his bookplate. MS. 5) Enquiry about Wilson Lowry's ruling machine. MS. 6) RT's "William Blake the artist"; own work at the Gallery; personal. MS. Final folio of a longer letter. 7) Sources for Hogarth's "Satan"; Goya; Pontifex. MS.

Sender: Bentley, Gerald Eades, junior

Recipient: Todd, Ruthven Campbell

Letters: 1

Date(s): 17 Feb 1965 - 20 May 1972

Location: SC MS 470/8, 10, 11, 76, 97, 112.1, 135, 199, 223, 234, 253

Note: Closed to the general public until at least 2011. 1) Completion of his study of Flaxman; thanks for help. TS. 2) Work on Flaxman; value of material owned by Colonel Moss and by RT; proposed revision of RT's edition of Gilchrist. TS. 3) His "Blake records". TS. 4) Joseph Johnson's journal; Blake's finances; R.C. Jackson's collection; Stedman's journal. TS. 5) The house occupied by Thomas Butts in 1789; coloured print "Night Thoughts"; list of locations of books containing commercial engravings by Blake. TS. 9 ff. 6) Enquires whether RT has received his previous letter; Gilchrist. TS. 7) Printing techniques; possibility of RT lecturing at Toronto; proposed visit to England; possibility of an 18th-century STC. TS. 8) Seeking a meeting with RT in London. TS. 9) Comments on RT's "William Blake the Artist"; personal. TS. 10) Hotten "forgeries". TS (photocopy). 11) Revision of his "Blake Bibliography". TS.