Lot 291: Owen, Richard (1804-1892)

Owen, Richard (1804-1892)
Autograph letter signed, to Mr Rothwell, cancelling his journey due to the rain: 'the cough will finally get rid of me if I cannot get rid of it... Perhaps Sir Wm. and my lady may favour me some fine day by a visit here & a stroll in my galleries'', 2 pages, blank leaf pasted onto card, British Museum blind-stamped paper, 2/3/77; Sir Gilbert Scott Autograph letter signed, to ''My dear Clarke, I don't think there is a chance of the catalogue ever being finishd without an editor'', offering to pay for a guide to the collection and labels falling off Mr Hudson's casts, 1876 (2)