534297 Lose gefunden, die zu Ihrer Suche passen. Abonnieren Sie die Preisdatenbank, um sofortigen Zugriff auf alle Dienstleistungen der Preisdatenbank zu haben.
Preisdatenbank abonnierenWORDSWORTH WILLIAM: (1770-1850) English Romantic poet, Poet Laureate 1843-50. A fine ink signature and inscription, 'Written at the request of my cousin Caroline Wordsworth by Wm. Wordsworth' on an 8vo sheet of plain stationery, dated 15th March 1844 in his hand. A very light, thin strip of staining to the upper edge and some minimal age wear, VG
CLEAVER ELDRIDGE: (1935-1998) American political activist and writer, an early leader and prominent member of the Black Panther Party. A scarce T.L.S., Eldridge Cleaver, one page, 4to, Rue Jacob, Paris, 7th March 1975, to Tom Maschler. Cleaver writes, in full, 'I am writing to confirm the message that you received yesterday that I am putting my manuscript in the hands of Anthony Sheil. Please make sure that it is delivered to him.'. A pencil note in an unidentified hand indicates that Cleaver's request had been actioned. Some light creasing and a few very minor, small tears to the edges, about VGTom Maschler (1933-2020) British publisher who, from 1960, was head of the publishing company Jonathan Cape for more than three decades. Maschler was also instrumental in establishing the Booker Prize in 1969.
[EGYPTIAN ROYALTY]: A mid-20th century circular silver trinket box, apparently commissioned by a member of the Egyptian royal family, and perhaps Princess Fadia, the slightly domed detachable lid with a decorative frieze to the outer edges and with an applied crown within a circle to the centre, with matching frieze decoration running around the edges of the bottom section, also featuring a maker's imprint (in Arabic) and assay marks to the base. The box weighs approximately 220g and is 4cm high and with a diameter of 12 cm. Some light age wear and requiring a little cleaning, otherwise VGFadia of Egypt (1943-2002) Egyptian Princess, daughter of King Farouk I and his first wife, Queen Farida.
PAIVA LA: (1819-1884) Esther Lachmann. Russian-born French courtesan. A scarce A.L.S., Paiva, one page, 8vo, Paris, 9th April 1865, to a Baron, in French. La Paiva writes in a delightful manner, in full, 'Il est escrit que vous me temoignerez toujours cette charmante bonne grace dont j'ai a vous remercier une fois de plus, et a laquelle je n'ai d'autre titre que mon admiration bien grande non seulement de l'oeuvre en question aujourd'hui mais pour son auteur. Maintenant que grace a vous je vous sais de retour a Paris je vous prierai joindre a toutes vos amabilites pour moi celle de me fournir une prochaine occasion de vous revoir et de vous dire de vive voix combien je vous ai regrette' (Translation: 'It is written that you will always show me this charming good grace for which I have to thank you once again, and for which I have no other title than my very great admiration not only of the work in question today but for its author. Now that, thanks to you, I know you are back in Paris, I would ask you to add to all your kindnesses to me that of providing me with a future opportunity to see you again and to tell you in person how much I missed you'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
BEAN SEAN: (1959- ) English actor, portrayed Alec Trevelyan (006) in the James Bond spy film GoldenEye (1995). Signed 9.5 x 6.5 photograph of Bean in a head and shoulders pose, wearing dark sunglasses, in costume as Brendan from the neo-noir thriller film Stormy Monday (1988). Signed by Bean in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a largely light area of the image. EX
TEMPLE SHIRLEY: (1928-2014) American actress, recipient of the first special Juvenile Academy Award in 1935. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the young Temple standing in a three-quarter length pose wearing a uniform in costume as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams from the American adventure drama film Wee Willie Winkie (1937). Signed by Temple in dark fountain pen ink, with a signature typical of her teenage years, to a largely light area at the base of the image. About EX
BALDWIN STANLEY: (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37. A.L.S., Stanley Baldwin, two pages, 8vo, Whitehall, 17th January 1937, to [Frank] Salisbury, on the printed stationery of 10 Downing Street. Baldwin apologises for being so late in acknowledging 'that most beautiful and interesting book which you were kind enough to send me', explaining that it had arrived at his office when he was more than usually busy and he had not seen it until after Christmas, and concluding by remarking that he values it very much. A very light, extremely minor vertical band of discolouration to the left edge of the first page, not affecting the text, otherwise about EXFrank O. Salisbury (1874-1962) English portrait painter.
OLYMPIC ATHLETES: A good autograph album containing over 500 signatures by various athletes (including participants in various Olympic Games between 1924-56, with the majority competing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London), tennis players and other individuals including McDonald Bailey (Bronze medallist, 100 metres, Helsinki 1952), Alan Paterson, Harry Whittle, Harry Askew, Peter Wells, Norman Drake, Tim Anderson, Don Finlay (Bronze medallist, Los Angeles 1932 & Silver medallist Berlin 1936, both in the 110 m hurdles; later a fighter pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain), Dora Gardner, Harold Abrahams (Gold medallist, 100 metres & Bronze medallist, 4x100 m Relay, both at Paris, 1924), Sandy Duncan, Kenneth Jones (Silver medallist, 4x100 m, London 1948, and also a successful Welsh international rugby union footballer), Angus Scott, John Fairgrieve, Clive van Ryneveld, Jack Holden, Stan Cox, Allan Watt, Allan Lindsay, Ewan Douglas, Bill Nankeville, Harry Tarraway, Derek Pugh, Jack Gregory (Silver medallist, 4x100 m, London 1948), Bill Roberts (Gold medallist, 4x400 metres, Berlin 1936) Tom White, Richard Webster, Martin Pike, Harry Churcher, Peter Gardner, Ray Weinberg, Bill Ramsay, John Bartram, Duncan White (Silver medallist, 400-metre hurdles, London 1948, becoming the first Ceylonese athlete to win an Olympic medal), John Holland (Bronze medallist, 400-metre hurdles, Helsinki 1952), Bill Bruce (Silver medallist, Long Jump, London 1948), Gordon George Avery (Silver medallist, Triple Jump, London 1948), Les McKeand, Harold Nelson, Morris Curotta, Ernest Crosbie, Clyde Scott (Silver medallist, 110 m hurdles, London 1948), Bob Richards (Bronze medallist, London 1948 & Gold medallist at Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956, all in Pole vault), Bob Likins, Clem Eischen, Bob McMillen (Silver medallist, 1500 metres, Helsinki 1952), Mal Whitfield (Gold medallist, 800 metres & 4x400 m relay, London 1948, Gold medallist 800 metres, Helsinki 1952, Silver medallist 4x400 m relay, Helsinki 1952, and Bronze medallist, 400 metres, London 1948), John Deni, Cliff Bourland (Gold medallist, 4 x 400 m relay, London 1948), George Stanich (Bronze medallist, High Jump, London 1948), Fortune Gordien (Bronze medallist, London 1948 and Silver medallist, Melbourne 1956, both in Discus throw), William Porter (Gold medallist, 110 m hurdles, London 1948), Guinn Smith (Gold medallist, Pole vault, London 1948), Bill Albans, Clarence Robison, Jerry Thompson, Dwight Eddleman, Craig Dixon (Bronze medallist, 110 m hurdles, London 1948), Roy Cochran (Gold medallist, 400 m hurdles and 4x400 m relay, both at London, 1948), Herb Barten, Browning Ross, Martin Biles, Dean Cromwell (Head Coach of the United States track team at the 1948 London Olympics), Whitey Overton, Barney Ewell (Gold medallist, 4x100 m relay, and Silver medallist, 100 metres & 200 metres, all at London, 1948), Wilbur Thompson (Gold medallist, Shot put, London 1948), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (Silver medallist, High jump, Berlin 1936 and London 1948), Margaret Erskine, Audrey Williamson (Silver medallist, 200 metres, London 1948), Sylvia Cheeseman (Bronze medallist, 4 x 100 m, Helsinki 1952), Maureen Gardner (Silver medallist, 80 m hurdles, London 1948), Muriel Pletts, Dorothy Manley (Silver medallist, 100 metres, London 1948, becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic sprint medal), Doris Batter, Joan Upton, Nancy Mackay (Bronze medallist, 4x100 m relay, London 1948), Elaine Silburn, Diane Foster (Bronze medallist, 4x100 m relay, London 1948), Viola Myers (Bronze medallist, 4x100 m relay, London 1948), Shirley Gordon Olafsson, Philip Morgan, Roger Bannister (the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes), John Savidge, Harry Askew, Len Eyre, John Disley (Bronze medallist, 3000 metres steeplechase, Helsinki 1952), Alec Olney, Tim Anderson, Angus Scott, Doug Wilson, Sheila Alexander (Silver medallist, High Jump, Helsinki 1952), Diane Coates, Doris Nelson Neal, Valerie Ball, Jean Desforges (Bronze medallist, 4x100 metre relay, Helsinki 1952), Andre-Jacques Marie, Chris Brasher (Gold medallist, 3000 metres steeplechase, Melbourne 1956), Quita Shivas, Gillian Sheen (Gold medallist, Foil individual, Melbourne 1956), Malcolm Nokes (Bronze medallist, Paris 1924, Hammer throw) Dorothy Round, Kay Stammers, Laurie Shaffi, Mary Whitmarsh, H. W. Austin and many others. The vast majority of pages are multiple signed, a few of the signatures are in pencil, and some of the signatures (including Harold Abrahams, Roger Bannister, McDonald Bailey etc.) appear more than once in the album. Some light age wear, generally VGProvenance: The signatures were all collected by the British athlete Raymond Barkway (1924-1956) who ran in the 110 m high hurdles for Great Britain in the 1948 London Olympics and the album bears his ownership signature ('Ray Barkway, Exeter College, Oxford') to the inside front cover.
[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: DOWN JOHN K.: (1917-2008) British Flight Lieutenant, a fighter pilot of the RAF during World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain. Portion of a manuscript D.S., J K Down, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. The document originally formed part of a Combat Report, the manuscript text stating, in part, 'I was on patrol with F/O Hart when.....we were told of E/A which was approaching Dover.......so we flew towards Dover, when over Deal I sighted E/A.....and flew at full boost towards it......F/O Hart & myself were both overhauling it but when we were about 1/2 mile behind E/A went into cloud. I continued on previous course and went under cloud which E/A entered. I saw E/A reappear on the other side......I pulled my nose up and gave it a long burst from underneath, the E/A went into shallow dive which brought me dead astern, at about 200 yds I gave it two more bursts which expended all my ammunition and I saw a black object come away from the port side. The E/A continued to dive and went into another cloud. I did not see it again'. The last three lines and signature of the document have at one stage been neatly cut away from the main body of text and the two are now lightly laid down together. One small file hole and some light age wear, G
MAVROCORDATOS ALEXANDER: (1754-1819) Prince of Moldavia 1785-86. A.L.S., Mavrocordatos, Grand Spatar, four pages, 4to, n.p., 27th March 1806, to Monsieur le Consul, in French. The Prince commences his letter by declaring 'Je ne suis pas un homme capable de murmurer contre le ciel ou contre ma mauvaise fortune dans toutes les plus tristes circonstances de ma vie, mais la derniere est trop forte pour que je puisse arreter le cours des mes plaintes contre la cruallte de mon destin' (Translation: 'I am not a man capable of murmuring against heaven or against my bad fortune in all the saddest circumstances of my life, but the latter is too strong for me to be able to stop the course of my complaints against the cruelty of my destiny') and further continues 'Comment a peine je pu faire un pas vers votre amitie que j'ambitionais avec tant d'enthousiasme et dont vous avez voulu m'honorer, qu'il faut que je vous perde! Vos talents, vos merites. Votre douceur et votre politesse aggravent ma perte qui devient pour moi irreparable d'autant plus que je me suis attache a vous de corps et d'ame par des liens qui doivent etre indissolubles. Oui ils le sont dans quelle partie du monde que vous iriez mon coeur ne cessera pas de vous adresser mes voeux, de vous aimer et de vous estimer! Mais tout cela me dedommagera - t'il l'absence de votre personne. Jamais je ne me soumettrai pas a cet arret cruel! Mon coeur s'en revolte, et si je n'y succombe pas je ne cesserai d'en faire la guerre a mon tiranique destin' (Translation: 'How hardly could I take a step towards your friendship that I aspired to with so much enthusiasm and with which you wanted to honor me, that I must lose you! Your talents, your merits. Your gentleness and your politeness aggravate my loss which becomes irreparable for me, especially since I have attached myself to you in body and soul by bonds which must be indissoluble. Yes they are, to which part of the world you go my heart will not stop sending you my best wishes, loving you and esteeming you! But all this will compensate me for your absence. I will never submit to this cruel sentence! My heart revolts, and if I do not succumb to it I will not stop waging war against my tyranic destiny') before concluding by asking his correspondent not to forget him, and also to send a letter of recommendation on his behalf to the new commissioner. A couple of very light, minor creases, otherwise VG
MITCHELL THOMAS: (1892-1962) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1939 for his role as Doc Boone in Stagecoach. A good, rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Mitchell in a half-length pose in costume as Dr. Willie Tulloch from the film The Keys of the Kingdom (1944). Signed by the actor in fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. Some light, minor surface and corner creasing, about VG
MACCOLL KIRSTY: (1959-2000) English singer and songwriter, remembered for her recording with Shane MacGowan of Fairytale of New York (1987) by the Pogues. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of MacColl in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX
GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1934 for his role as Peter Warne in It Happened One Night. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Gable in an engaging head and shoulders pose, smiling happily and wearing a United States Army Air Forces uniform with the insignia of the Army Air Corps. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and bearing his credit stamp to the verso (also dated 21st February 1944). Signed by Gable in dark fountain pen ink, largely across a light area of the background. VG
MERMOZ JEAN: (1901-1936) French pioneer aviator, looked upon as a hero by other pilots such as Antoine Saint-Exupery. An extremely rare Autograph Telegram, unsigned, one page, small oblong 4to, Natal [Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil], 11th June 1930, to [Didier Daurat], in French. Mermoz has written the telegram in pencil to a partially printed Cia. Auxiliar Radio-Emissora Do Brasil form, and provides some technical data following flight testing, in part, 'Vent SE variant 1 a 5 metres seconde (Angle ligne depart avec vent constant SE variant 35 a 80 divers sens de depart. Essais consommation) avec 600 l essence 100 kgs huile et huit passagers' (Translation: 'SE wind varying from 1 to 5 metres per second (Departure line angle with constant SE wind varying from 35 to 80 various departure directions. Consumption tests) with 600 l petrol 100 kgs oil and eight passengers'). Autograph material of Mermoz is extremely rare in any form as a result of his tragic disappearance at the age of 34 over the Atlantic Ocean whilst making a flight to Brazil. Some very light, minor age wear and with a small tear to the lower edge, not affecting the text, otherwise VGDidier Daurat (1891-1969) French pioneer aviator, a fighter pilot during World War I who later employed Mermoz at the Compagnie Generale Aeropostale. Daurat was also the inspiration for the character of Riviere in Antoine Saint-Exupery’s novel Vol de nuit (1931).
BACH BARBARA: (1946- ) American actress and model, remembered for her role as Bond girl Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Wife of Ringo Starr. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Bach seated in a full-length pose wearing an unbuttoned shirt as she draws a handgun from a holster. Signed in bold black ink to a light area of the background. EX
EWELL TOM: (1909-1994) American actor, remembered for his portrayal of Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch (1955) alongside Marilyn Monroe. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Ewell seated in a half-length pose, in costume as Abe North, playing a small piano in a scene from the film Tender Is the Night (1962) based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same title. Signed by Ewell in blue fountain pen ink to the image. Some light, minimal surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG
MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916-1999) American-born British Violinist. A good signed 8.5 x 6.5 photograph `Yehudi Menuhin´, the Pressebilderdienst Kindermann image from Berlin depicting Menuhin standing in a half-length pose, playing his violin. Signed in bold green to a light area to the upper right corner of the image. Bearing to the verso the press agency ink stamp and a typed 12mo paper affixed referring to Menuhin performance and autograph obtained in April 1966. VG
STREISAND BARBRA: (1942- ) American singer and actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1968 for her role as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Streisand in a half-length pose in the Swan Lake costume of a ballerina, which the actress performed a parody of in her Oscar winning performance as Fanny Brice in the American biographical-musical film Funny Girl (1968). Signed by Streisand in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
ROBERTSON CLIFF: (1923-2011) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1968 for his role as Charly Gordon in Charly. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage Columbia Pictures Corp. publicity portrait by Coburn Jr. dating from 1955 and depicting Robertson in a close-up portrait study as United States Army veteran Alan Benson from the American psychological drama film Autumn Leaves (1956, billed with the original working title of The Way We Are to the printed caption attached to the verso). Signed by the actor in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. VG
SOUBERBIELLE JOSEPH: (1754-1846) French surgeon and military physician, a close associate of Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution. A.L.S., Le Dr. Souberbielle, one page, 4to, Paris, 27th April 1846, to [Etienne] Cabet, in French. Souberbielle states that, if his health would have allowed him, he would have called on Cabet personally to express the satisfaction he always feels upon reading their newspapers 'par l'esprit de justice et de verite qui le caracterisent' (Translation: 'because of the spirit of justice and truth that characterises it') and continues 'Mais celui d'aujourd'hui surpasse tous les autres, par les articles qu'il contient, et les reflexions judicieuses dont vous les accompagnez. Mais c'est surtout le tableau si developpe sur les bienfaits de la religion chretienne prechee par le Christ qui remplit l'ame de consolation et d'esperance. Je considere cet article comme l'indication du plan de l'ouvrage que vous vous proposez de publier sur a religion chretienne; cela ajoute a votre journal un titre honorable de plus: a celui de populaire, on doit ajouter et de morale chretienne, qui lui appartient legitimement. C'est ce que tout le monde verra avec satisfaction. Le bien qu'il produira parmi le peuple est inappreciable, il lui servira de breviaire ou de regle de conduite' (Translation: 'But today's paper surpasses all the others, by the articles it contains, and the judicious reflections with which you accompany them. But it is above all the picture so fully developed of the benefits of the Christian religion preached by Christ which fills the soul with consolation and hope. I regard this article as an indication of the outline of the work you intend to publish on the Christian religion; it adds another honourable title to your journal: to that of Populaire, we must add Christian morality, which rightfully belongs to it. This is what everyone will see with satisfaction. The good it will produce among the people is inestimable; it will serve as a breviary or a rule of conduct'). Some light age wear and a few minor stains and small tears (one repaired with old tape to the verso) to the lower edge, not affecting the signature. About VGEtienne Cabet (1788-1856) French philosopher and utopian socialist, founder of the Populaire in 1833 (which he revived in 1841) and author of Le vrai christianisme suivant Jésus Christ ('The Real Christianity according to Jesus Christ', published in 1846 in five volumes) which described Christ's mission to establish social equality, arguing that the kingdom of God announced by Jesus was nothing more than a communist society.
WAGNER SIEGFRIED: (1869-1930) German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner. A fine fountain pen ink signature ('Siegfried Wagner') and place and date, Rome, February 1900, in his hand on a 12mo card. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Wagner. A few very light, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the four corners of the verso, VG
WYMAN BILL: (1936- ) English musician, bassist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962-93. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Wyman standing in a half-length pose outside his Sticky Fingers restaurant in Kensington, West London. Signed by Wyman in black ink to a light area of the image. A few light, minor surface creases, otherwise VG
AMERICANA: Small selection of signed items by various famous Americans comprising Earl Warren (1891-1974) American lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the United States 1953-69. A good fountain pen ink signature ('Earl Warren') on a 12mo card with the printed heading of the Supreme Court of the United States, Washington DC; Luther Burbank (1849-1926) American botanist and horticulturist, a pioneer in agricultural science. Fountain pen ink signature ('Luther Burbank') and date, Santa Rosa, 31st January 1922, in his hand on a small oblong 12mo card; Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) American attorney and politician who served as Mayor of New York City 1934-46. Fountain pen ink signature ('F La Guardia') on an attractive printed 12mo card issued in response to autograph requests; Mark W. Clark (1896-1984) American General of World War II. T.L.S., Mark W. Clark, one page, 4to, Charleston, South Carolina, 28th November 1959, to Henry Guran, on the printed stationery of The Citadel military college, stating, in part, 'I had served along side of General Montgomery in World War II and of course General von Senger was the German general who surrendered the German Armies to me at the end of the war. I also was grateful for the privilege of having had under my command in Italy your fine Canadian Corps which could always be relied upon to take its objective'. Some light age wear and a few minor faults, G to VG, 4
NIVEN DAVID: (1910-1983) British actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1958 for his role as Major Angus Pollock in Separate Tables. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Niven in a head and shoulders pose wearing a uniform in costume as General Sir Roland 'Rollo' Dane from the American romantic drama film Enchantment (1948) set in London during World War II. Signed by Niven in black ink to a light area of the background. EX
CANTONA ERIC: (1966- ) French Footballer. Signed and inscribed colour 4.5 x 6 postcard photograph, the image showing a young Cantona in a head and shoulders pose wearing his Montpellier strip. Signed in black ink to the image, further adding an inscription in French to the lower white border. Neatly trimmed to the base and with same light surface crease and same very minimal traces of former mounting to the verso. About VG.
WOODWARD JOANNE: (1930- ) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1957 for her roles as Eve White, Eve Black and Jane in The Three Faces of Eve. Vintage signed 8 x 9.5 photograph of Woodward in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by the actress in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG
KAYE DANNY: (1911-1987) American actor, comedian, singer and dancer. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Kaye in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. A few very light, minimal creases to the corners and white borders, VG
PETIT ROLAND: (1924-2011) French ballet dancer and choreographer. A printed 4to souvenir programme for a performance of Roland Petit's Les Ballets de Paris in Carmen, n.p. (New York), n.d. (November 1949), signed by Petit in bold blue ink with his name alone to an inside full-photograph page, the image showing Petit in a sem-profile head and shoulders pose, also signed by Zizi Jeanmaire (1924-2020) French ballet dancer, actress and singer. Jeanmaire has signed an inside page in bold red ink, adding a few words in French in her hand, across printed biographical text. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A printed large folio edition of Die Burger newspaper, dated 11th May 1994, with the headline in Afrikaans, 'Wereld juig oor SA' (Translation: 'World Rejoices over SA') and with two large colour images, one depicting Mandela in a half-length pose taking the oath of office on 10th May 1994 to become the first President of South Africa, and the other showing large crowds of South Africans gathered on the lawns on the Union Building's gardens as they witness the historic events of the day before. Signed by Mandela in black ink to a clear area beneath the headline and dated 17th May 1994 in his hand, just days after having become President. An historic signed newspaper. Some light age wear and folds, about VG
CROWE RUSSELL: (1964- ) New Zealand-born Australian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 2000 for his role as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator. Signed and inscribed (?) 10 x 8 photograph of Crowe in a close-up portrait study as plainclothes detective Wendell 'Bud' White from the American neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997) which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Signed by Crowe in black ink to a light area of the image with a rare full signature, albeit somewhat jumbled with the apparent inscription. EX
[MONACO]: KELLY GRACE: (1929-1982) American actress, Academy Award winner. Later Princess of Monaco. Signed 4 x 6 postcard photograph, the image depicting the Princess seated outdoors alongside her husband, Prince Rainier III, and their three young children, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline and Princess Stephanie. Signed ('Grace de Monaco') by the Princess in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. One minor surface crease, otherwise VG
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish novelist of Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Kidnapped (1886). An extraordinary A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, four pages, 8vo, n.p. (Edinburgh), n.d. (Autumn 1873), to his cousin Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson ('My dear Bob'), on Stevenson's monogrammed stationery. The twenty-three year old Stevenson writes with a certain amount of humour in his letter, although signs of a personal crisis (both financial and mental) pervade through the content, in part, 'I have written to no one for about a month. I can't come to Paris just now, owing to my being so bloody uncoiny......I had to sponge on fellows for tobacco. Wasn't that death for a rising literary gent? I have not been able to write either; just such hell, in spirits, health &c. This drunken city exerts its strange prerogative; and I do something sacrifice to the God of the coloured bottles. However I am going to be good (I have not been very bad, you know, only I don't like the game at all); and in the meantime I've got enough coin scraped together to go to London for three days (where I shall see Katharine [Bob's sister]) and then land myself in the character of a mendicant at Cambridge where I shall be fed and clothed for a week at Trin[ity] Coll[ege]....As for Paris, I suppose it will be Spring before I can manage that; but then I shall come for some time and make a good holiday of it. I shall take this letter out with me and part with it when I have found out the date for Academy pictures......I say, old man, Edinburgh is a very sanguinary shop, and bloodier than ever, you should be glad you are out of it'. Beneath his signature Stevenson playfully observes 'Writing as large as this is such damned fun - I can't stop though I have nothing to say' and further adds a postscript, signed with his initials RLS, which fills the entire fourth page, in part, 'I am trying stories and all sorts of things, with no success. I am an incompetent bugger, I shall write soon, when I am in a holier, happier, better state of mind and body.......I am damned miserable now sometimes, and have a struggle to keep from liquor and opium and things of that sort. I wish to God you were here. I am going south tomorrow so the worst is over; the change will put me up again......' A rare letter of exceptional content. Some very light age wear and a few minor stains to the edges, otherwise VGRobert Alan Mowbray Stevenson (1847-1900) Scottish art critic, a cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson. After studying at the Edinburgh School of Art Stevenson moved to Paris in 1873 where he continued his studies under Carolus Duran. Katharine de Mattos (1851-1939) Scottish author and journalist, sister of Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson and a cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson.Robert Louis Stevenson and his cousin Bob enjoyed a close friendship, leading Bohemian lifestyles in Edinburgh and becoming members of the LJR (Liberty, Justice, Reverenvce) Club whose constitution began with the statement 'Disregard everything our parents have taught us'. Stevenson would visit his cousin in Paris in April 1874.
HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) Nazi German politician, Reichsfuhrer of the Schutzstaffel (SS) 1929-45. Green indelible pencil date ('30. I. 42') in Himmler's hand on an oblong 12mo piece also bearing the typed words Fuhrer-Hauptquartier, evidently neatly clipped from a document. Lightly mounted to the base of an A4 sheet of photographic paper featuring a colour reproduction of a Time magazine cover featuring a head and shoulders image of Himmler in his uniform. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
MCLAGLEN VICTOR: (1886-1959) British actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1935 for his role as ‘Gypo’ Nolan in The Informer. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of McLaglen, in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the disgraced Republican Nolan, standing in a three-quarter length pose alongside a Wanted Poster for his friend and IRA comrade Frankie McPhillip, in a scene from The Informer. Signed by McLaglen in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, ‘To Mary O’Shea, with my very best wishes from Victor McLaglen’. Rare in this form. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
MCCARTNEY PAUL: (1942- ) English singer, songwriter and musician, a member of the Beatles. An excellent signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of McCartney, the iconic image being a reproduction of Richard Avedon's heavily solarised psychedelic portrait of the musician captured in 1967. Signed by McCartney in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. One very light, extrenely minor smudge to the conclusion of the signature. A pencil annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the General Aviation terminal of Vienna Airport. One extremely small, very minor crease to the upper left corner, otherwise EX
NICHOLSON JACK: (1937- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1975 for his role as Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and again in 1997 for his role as Melvin Udall in As Good as it Gets. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Nicholson in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume as J. J. 'Jake' Gittes from the American neo-noir mystery film Chinatown (1974). Signed by Nicholson in bold blue ink with his name alone to the base of the image. It was for his performance in this role that Nicholson was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar. A few very light, extremely minimal corner creases to the white borders, VG
COWARD NOEL: (1899-1973) English actor, playwright and composer, Academy Award winner. A.L.S., Noel, two pages (written to the first and final sides of the bifolium), 8vo, New York, n.d. (c.1925/26), to Charles [Dillingham] ('My Dear Charlie') on the printed stationery of The Ambassador hotel. Coward states that he is sorry to have missed saying goodbye to his correspondent, remarking 'I have been hectic to the verge of insanity', expressing his gratitude 'Thank you a thousand times for having been so sweet to me during my stay here' and concluding by adding that he will see Dillingham again in September. Some very light, extremely minor discoloration to the first page, only minimally affecting a few words of text, otherwise VGCharles Dillingham (1868-1934) American theatre manager and producer of over two hundred Broadway shows.Coward's letter is most likely to date from around the time of the New York production of his three act play This Was a Man which premiered at the Klaw Theatre in November 1926. The work, which was refused a performance license in London, satirises the adulterous affairs of English high society. After an initial period of intense success the play was a comparitive failure and eventually took its toll on Coward's health.
ROSSITTO ANGELO: (1908-1991) American actor, noted for his screen portrayals of dwarfs, midgets, gnomes and pygmies as well as monsters, villains and aliens. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Rossitto standing outdoors in a full-length pose, in costume as Angeleno, alongside several other actors and actresses, including Johnny Eck (Half-Boy), Elvira Snow (Pinhead Pip), Jenny Lee Snow (Pinhead Zip) and Peter Robinson (Human skeleton), in a scene from Tod Browning's controversial horror film Freaks (1932). Signed by Rossitto in black ink to a light area at the base of the image, 'Lots of luck to Mike, Little Angie', and dated 29th May 1988 in his hand. Scarce. About EX
LANCHESTER ELSA: (1902-1986) British-American actress, remembered for her role as the title character in the science fiction horror film Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose wearing a period costume. Signed in black ink across a light area at the centre of the image. About EX
MARCEAU FRANCOIS SEVERIN: (1769-1796) French General who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and was immortalised in Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. An extremely rare manuscript D.S., F Marceau, one page, oblong 8vo, Headquarters at Fontaine-l'Eveque, 20th May 1794, in French. Marceau heads the document with the words Egalite, Liberte, Revolution and continues to provide an order, in full, 'Il est ordonne au garde-magasin de ramasser autant de fourrage qu'il se pourra pour le distribuer aux troupes de la Republique. Il voudra bien designer le lieu ou il aura etabli ce magasin et en faire part au general Bardy' (Translation: 'The storekeeper is ordered to collect as much fodder as possible to distribute it to the troops of the Republic. He will be kind enough to designate the place where he will have established this store and to inform General Bardy of it'). Autographs of Marceau are extremely rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 27 having received a mortal wound during the Battle of Limburg. Some light age wear and a few minor tears to the slightly uneven edges. About VG
MARSH NGAIO: (1895-1982) New Zealand crime and mystery writer. Signed colour 4.5 x 6.5 photograph of Marsh standing in a full-length pose before some bookshelves and with a small circular occasional table in the foreground upon which appears a flower arrangement. Signed by Marsh in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG
HURLEY ELIZABETH: (1965- ) English actress and model, best-known for her portrayal of Vanessa Kensington in the spy comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Hurley in a full-length pose wearing a short black dress and reclining on some steps. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX
[STORMING OF THE BASTILLE]: LOSNE DE SALBRAY ANTOINE-JEROME DE: (d.1789) French Major of the Bastille at the time of the storming of the armoury, fortress and political prison by revolutionary insurgents. Losne de Salbray was executed on the day of the storming of the Bastille, 14th July 1789, becoming one of the first victims of the French Revolution. A rare A.L.S., Delosne, one page, small 4to, Paris, 14th August 1779, to Monsieur Jaquelin, in French. Losne de Salbray forwards his baptism certificate and declaration of financial graces which he has received from the King and continues to remark 'C'est je crois tout ce qui est necessaire pour l'onbention du nouveau brevet sur lequel les anciens officiers doivent etre payes a present de leurs pensions. Je vous prie de me faire expedier et passer le mien le plus tot possible, attendu que ma position me laisse attendre avec peine les echeances. Ce sera une obligation de plus que je vous aurai' (Translation: 'This is, I believe, all that is necessary for the award of the new certificate on which former officers must now be paid their pensions. Please have mine sent and sent as soon as possible, as my position leaves me with difficulty waiting for the deadlines. This will be one more obligation that I will have for you'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
WASHINGTON DENZEL: (1954- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 for his role as Private Silas Trip in Glory. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Washington in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume as the anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko from Richard Attenborough's epic arpatheid drama film Cry Freedom (1987). Signed by Washington in blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. EX
WOOD RONNIE: (1947- ) English rock musician, a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975. A good signed 10 x 8 photograph of Wood standing in a half-length pose against a wall upon which hang a number of framed pictures, several of them featuring the musician. Signed by Wood in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1992 in his hand. About EX
BERGMAN INGRID: (1915-1982) Swedish actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1974 for her role as Greta Ohlsson in Murder on the Orient Express. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Bergman in a head and shoulders pose, resting the side of her head on one hand. Signed in blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. One very small, light stain to the lower right white border and a few very minimal surface creases to the white borders, otherwise VG
COX COURTENEY: (1964- ) American actress, famous for her role as Monica Geller in the American television sitcom Friends (1994-2004). An early signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actress in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume as Gloria Dinallo from the American science fiction comedy drama television series Misfits of Science (1985-86). Signed by Cox in black ink to a light area at the base of the image, 'Hi Ashley, Glad you like our show, Best Wishes, Courteney Cox'. EX
DE NIRO ROBERT: (1943- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1980 for his role as Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull. A good signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of De Niro standing outdoors in a half-length pose in costume as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello in a scene from Martin Scorsese's crime film Mean Streets (1973). Signed by De Niro in black ink to a largely light area of the image with an earlier, more legible signature than is usually encountered. One very light, minor surface crease to the upper white border, otherwise about EX
CALMETTE GASTON: (1858-1914) French journalist and newspaper editor whose assassination by Henriette Caillaux, a socialite and second wife of the former Prime Minister of France, Joseph Caillaux, resulted in a notable murder trial. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Calmette, unsigned, featuring his printed name, as Directeur du Figaro, at the centre, and address at Rue Drouot (Paris) to the base, with two words of text in his hand, in French, 'sinceres remerciements' (Translation: 'sincere thanks'). Some light staining and age wear, G
COLMAN RONALD: (1891-1958) British actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1947 for his role as Anthony John in A Double Life. A good, early vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the dapper Colman in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in white fountain pen ink to the image. One very light, minor crease to the lower left corner of the border, otherwise EX
GORBACHEV MIKHAIL (1931-2022) Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1985-91 and as President of the Soviet Union 1990-91, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1990. Signed colour 8 x 12 photograph of Gorbachev in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. VG
MITCHUM ROBERT: (1917-1997) American actor. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Mitchum standing in a half-length pose in surgical scrubs, in costume as Dr. Lucas Marsh from the American film noir drama film Not as a Stranger (1955). Amusingly signed in blue fountain pen ink to a largely light area of the image, 'Take two aspirins and go to bed - Dr. Robert Mitchum'. Some light overall surface and corner creasing and very slightly irregularly trimmed to the lower white border, G
FITZGERALD BARRY: (1888-1961) Irish actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1944 for his role as Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way. A good vintage signed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Fitzgerald in a head and shoulders pose in costume from his Oscar winning role as the pastor Father Fitzgibbon. Signed by the actor in blue ink to a light area of the background. A couple of small, light stains to the background, not affecting the signature, otherwise VG
WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-1702. Ink signature (‘Prince d’Orange’) as Prince of Orange, and a few additional words in his hand on an oblong 12mo piece evidently neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Neatly laid down to the centre of an oblong 8vo page and with some light age toning only very slightly affecting the signature. G
KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. A.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, ome page, 8vo, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, 22nd November 1921, to Baron Rothschild, on the printed stationery of the Hotel Meurice. Kipling thanks his correspondent for their kindness 'of which I hope my wife & daughter and I will be able to avail ourselves tomorrow night'. With blak integral leaf. A couple of very light, minor creases, VGWalter Rothschild (1868-1937) 2nd Baron Rothschild. British banker, politician and zoologist. An active Zionist and close friend of Chaim Weizmann, Rothschild worked to formulate the draft declaration for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and received the Balfour Declaration in November 1917.
Loading...
![[EGYPTIAN ROYALTY]: A mid-20th century circular silver trinket box, apparently commissioned by a member of the Egyptian royal](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4da1536e-f8ee-466a-a857-b11b00a2e0f9/76d7b8a8-4b6e-4be3-a70a-b11e00f70525/468x382.jpg)
![[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: DOWN JOHN K.: (1917-2008) British Flight Lieutenant, a fighter pilot of the RAF during World War II who](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4da1536e-f8ee-466a-a857-b11b00a2e0f9/31857ad1-8c4f-4bb2-891d-b11b016045ad/468x382.jpg)
![[MONACO]: KELLY GRACE: (1929-1982) American actress, Academy Award winner. Later Princess of Monaco. Signed 4 x 6 postcard ph](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4da1536e-f8ee-466a-a857-b11b00a2e0f9/067195d8-a72a-4fae-8447-b11b01685e47/468x382.jpg)
![[STORMING OF THE BASTILLE]: LOSNE DE SALBRAY ANTOINE-JEROME DE: (d.1789) French Major of the Bastille at the time of the stor](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4da1536e-f8ee-466a-a857-b11b00a2e0f9/b67519fb-6223-4562-9d8e-b11d00ca8c3f/468x382.jpg)
