A 2 page letter of reference for a "Mr Joseph Gray formerly a student at Guy's Hospital...he will discharge its duties to their satisfaction...and to the lasting benefit of their patients. [signed] Samuel Ashwell MD Late Obstetric Physician & Lecturer to Guy's Hospital." "Samuel Ashwell was Assistant to James Blundell..... More
Four lines in hand other than Bailey's but signed by him at the bottom, "Received in full Dr Bayley". Docketed on the verso. Dr. Richard Bayley was a prominent New York City physician and the first chief health officer of the city. An expert in yellow fever, he helped discover..... More
On his 100 State St, Chicago stationery. "Dear Mr George: Character is the essence of true greatness. Without Character, learning, wealth and power lose their true value. Very truly yours, Frank Billings." Billings started a teaching career of over forty years in 1881 as assistant lecturer in his alma mater..... More
(London): British Museum, (1988), First printing of this edition (originally published in 1925). octavo, boards in dust jacket. (96)pp. British Museum, Illustrated with photographs and with plates reproducing the letters. Katies Lewis, the recipient of "Letters of Katie", entered Burne-Jones' life at an opportune moment, filling what Robertson called 'the..... More
4 1/2" x 6 3/4" piece of stationery headed, "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." Recipient has noted the English translation on a small piece of paper taped to blank p. 3. "Happy are those who recognize the causes of things." In 1929, Euler-Chelpin and Arthur Harden received the..... More
4 1/2" x 7" piece of stationery headed, "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg–Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace..... More
4 1/2" x 2 1/2" paper headed: "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr.". As a lawyer, Lindhagen participated as adviser for the executives of the testament of Alfred Nobel. He was the secretary of the Nobel Committee in 1899. And at times he was suggested as a nominee to..... More
London: British Museum, 1970, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. (32)pp. British Museum, With four plates in color and 16 in black and white. Bibliography. An interesting study which includes a list of albums in the British Museum. More
4 1/2" x 7" piece of stationery headed, "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for..... More
4 1/2" x 3" paper headed: "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." Isidor Isaac Rabi was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which is used in magnetic resonance imaging. "Dec. 8, 1942 Best Wishes Sincerely Yours..... More
4 1/2" x 3" piece of stationery headed, "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr. "With collector's notation at top of paper, "Dec. 6, 1937" and "G. P. Thomson". With sentiment and signed by G. P. Thomson, "With warm remembrance of American hospitality. G. P. Thomson." Thomson was a British..... More
4 1/2" x 6 3/4" piece of stationery headed, "The Autograph Collection of Howes Norris, Jr." Two autograph lines in German, signed Heinrich Wieland. Heinrich Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids. Wieland tried successfully to protect..... More
With envelope addressed to A. Vogue, Esq. "Sir, I have much pleasure in acceding to your very modest request; and am happy to afford gratification so easily; I am Sir; Your faithful Servent Erasmus Wilson. What's the nature of your Library?" Sir William James Erasmus Wilson FRCS FRS generally known..... More
"Dr. Wollaston thinks it right to inform Mr. Gray that the paper begun last meeting of the R.[oyal] Society will not be concluded this evening...Mr. Gray will consequently not give himself th trouble to call before Friday 12 Dec unless he wishes for longer time for reading the minute of..... More