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Two typed manuscript letters signed in blue ink by Scottish writer Fred Urquhart, written to Glasgow Herald reporter, biographer and writer Iain Finlayson regarding their interview in July 1980 and subsequent newspaper feature focusing on Urquhart’s contributions to 20th century Scottish fiction. Letter 1: Dated 25th June 1980. Urquhart arranges a… Read more…

In very good condition. Seven typed and signed letters and 2 hand written postcards sent during the 1970s from writer and broadcaster Arthur Marshall to Scottish writer and journalist Iain Finlayson. Full of good humour and encouragement, the amicable correspondence reveals the developing friendship between the two men, exposes the writer’s frustra… Read more…

In very good condition. Four hand written manuscript letters dated 1982 and 1983, penned by English actor Julian Sands to Scottish writer and journalist Iain Finlayson. Written before his role as George Emerson in Merchant Ivory’s his E M Forster adaptation, the letters range across family life, potential projects, collaborations, and work commitme… Read more…

A 2 page hand written letter and receipt dated 1847 from the prominent 19th-century merchants John Gladstone & Co. who were associated with maritime trade and engineering interests in the city of Liverpool. The 2 page document consists of a receipt on paper headed ‘Manufactured by John Gladstone [Sons] & Co.’ which outlines an order for ‘2 pair pat… Read more…

A hand written letter from John Aitken Carlyle M.D., written in May 1865 and addressed to the notable Victorian photographer John Watkins of Parliament St. London. He requests for a second time, a dozen copies of ‘your photographs of my brother Thomas Carlyle’. There is some urgency as he plans to leave his address, 62 Hanover St, Edinburgh in only… Read more…

Three manuscript letters written to the Anglo-American artist Dorothy Brett (1883-1977) from Roger Fry, Gilbert Spencer and Albert Rothenstein. A graduate of the Slade School of Art, friend of Dora Carrington, and an established member of the London artistic scene, Brett exhibited in London in the 1920s with the New English Art Club (NEAC), and ass… Read more…

This handwritten letter on Metropolitan Police Office headed paper dated 8 th Feb 1895 is written by Melville Leslie Macnaughton or Mac as he liked to be known who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1889 when the killer known as Jack the Ripper was still thought to be active in the Whitechapel area of London. Macnaughton was actively involved in the… Read more…