Arctic Ephemera A List of items from stock Meridian Rare Books Telephone: +44 (0)20 8694 2168 PO Box 51650 Email:
[email protected] London www.meridianrarebooks.co.uk SE8 4XW VAT Reg. No.: GB 919 1146 28 United Kingdom Our descriptions aim to be accurate. We can provide further information and images of any item on request. If you wish to view an item from this catalogue, please contact us to make suitable arrangements. All prices are nett pounds sterling. VAT will be charged within the UK on the price of any item not in a binding. Postage is additional and will be charged at cost. Any item may be returned if unsatisfactory, in which case please advise us in advance. The present catalogue offers a selection of our stock. To receive a full listing of books in your area of interest, please enquire. Contents Autographs and letters Items 1-6 Handbills and Lecture programmes Items 8-16 Miscellaneous, including games and realia Items 17-39 Photographs Items 30-51 Postcards Items 52-129 Prints Items 130-140 Sheet Music Items 141-2 Trade cards and other promotional items Items 143-170 References given in the Postcard section are to: Cheren & Grainger – George Cheren and John Grainger Exploring the North Polar Regions (portrayed by postcards) (Lake Worth: George Cheren, 1999) ©Meridian Rare Books 2021 Title-page image: item 32 (detail) Autographs and Letters 1 Belcher, Admiral Sir Edward (1799-1877). An author’s note, signed, to “My Dear Croker”. £50 A small piece of notepaper, approx. 9 x 13 cm., undated, written in ink to one side only, signed “E.