Gerald Massey Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
GERALD MASSEY
Born: May 29, 1828 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: October 29, 1907 in Redcot, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Gerald Massey (1828-1907) was an English poet and writer on Spiritualism and Ancient Egypt. As a child, Massey had a gloomy life working in laborious factories with a very poor family, therefore he was easily attracted to Christian Socialism, becoming well-associated with notables such as Frederick Denison Maurice and Charles Kingsley. His education led him to a deep interest in Egyptology, particularly the similarities between their mythology with Gospel stories, and he was a strong advocate of the comparisons between Jesus and the Egyptian god Horus. A promoter of spiritual evolution, Massey believed that Darwin's theory of evolution was incomplete without spiritualism. Massey's writings include the poems "Voices of Freedom and Lyrics of Love" (1850), The Ballad of Babe Christabel" (1854) and "A Tale of Eternity" (1869), as well as books on Egypt such as The Book of the Beginnings, The Natural Genesis, and his most well-known book Ancient Egypt: The Light of the World.
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 73510The British author and spiritualist writes to friend, informing them of his arrival, signs name in black ink Autograph letter signed: "Gerald Massey" in black ink. 3 pages, 4½x7. "On the road/Saturday", no date.Price: $440.00
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 73512The nineteenth-century British literary figure turns down an offer to speaks, signs name in black ink Autograph letter signed: "Gerald Massey" in faded black ink. 3 pages integral leaf, 5½x8¾ folded. South Shields, England.
Price: $480.00
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/1 - HFSID 73509The nineteenth-century British author and Egyptology expert sets plans with a colleague, signs name in black ink Autograph letter signed: "Gerald Massey" in black ink. 1 page, 4½x7 with blank integral leaf. Ward's Hurst, Kingshall, Hemel Hempstead. October 1, no year.
Price: $440.00
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 10/25 - HFSID 73511The nineteenth-century British Egyptologist writes to a colleague about setting up a lecture, signs name in black ink Autograph letter signed: "Gerald Massey" in black ink. 4 pages integral leaf, 4½x7¼ folded. October 25, no year. Kingshall, Hemel Hempstead, England.
Price: $480.00
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1856 - HFSID 73513Thanking a benefactor, the poet writes candidly about the plight of his family. Autograph Letter signed: "Gerald Massey", 3p (integral leaf), 4½x7½. 12 Henderson Road [Edinburgh, Scotland], "Thursday", no date, but probably 1856.
Sale Price $408.00
$480.00
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GERALD MASSEY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1861 - HFSID 73508The spiritual English author and Egyptologist inquires about some portraits, signs name in black ink Autograph Letter signed: "Gerald Massey" in black ink. 2 pages, 4½x7, with blank integral leaf. Place illegible - "Birkmansworth" [?], n.d. To "John Watkins Esq".
Sale Price $374.00
$440.00
