Benjamin Disraeli | A collection of two autograph letters signed and other material, 1849-1881

Benjamin Disraeli

A collection of six items, comprising:

i) Autograph letter signed, to Henry Colburn, reporting on his recent meeting with Prince Metternich at the end of what Disraeli considers will probably be his final visit to Britain ("...When I called on the Prince, he had quitted his hotel for the Austrian Embassy, where he lunched, & his carriages were at the door. I had the satisfaction of embracing him ten minutes before he left London..."), 4 pages, 8vo, Hughenden Manor, 18 October 1849;

ii) Autograph note signed ("D"), unaddressed but to W.E. Gladstone, requesting a meeting within the Commons Chamber ("...Will you give me a minute behind the [Speaker's] chair when convenient? ..."), 1 page, 8vo, House of Commons headed stationery, n.d.;

iii) Queen Victoria, autograph letter, in the third person, to Sir John Cowell, on the death of Disraeli, dated and annotated by Cowell "on Lord Beaconsfield's death", 2 pages, 8vo, Osborne headed mourning stationery, 19 April 1881;

iv) Queen Victoria, draft court circular with additions in pencil by the Queen on the death of Disraeli, 2 pages, 8vo, Osborne headed mourning stationery, 21 April 1881

v) G.E. Cowell, autograph letter signed, to her mother, on the effect of Disraeli's death on the Queen, 4 pages, 8vo, Osborne headed mourning stationery, 19 April 1881

vi) Disraeli, carte de visite photographic portrait by H. Lenthall, with stamp on verso ("By Appointment H. Lenthall | 222 Regent Street")