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YEAGER CHUCK: (1923-2020) American Brigadier General, a flying ace and test pilot who became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight in October 1947. Signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Yeager standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose, wearing flying overalls and with an aircraft on the runway in the immediate background. Signed by Yeager in black ink to a light area at the base of the image. About EX 

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GROSZ GEORGE: (1893-1959) German Artist. A.L.S., George & Eva Grosz, also on behalf of his wife, one page, slim 4to, Douglaston, Long Island, 1st February 1928, to Mrs. Lintoff. Grosz thanks his correspondent for their lovely invitation, although remarks 'but as we have for tomorrow night a formal invitation we wouldn't be able to rush home and change clothes - one of the drawbacks of living in the country, which I enjoy very much though'. Some very light, minor staining to the upper and lower edges, not affecting the text or signature, and a few very minor traces of former mounting to the verso. About VG

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PYNCHON THOMAS: (1937-     ) American novelist. An extremely rare book signed and inscribed, being a soft cover edition of The Secret Integration, First Edition published by Aloes Books, London, 1980, one of a limited edition of 2,500 copies, with a cover collage and frontispiece illustration by Joe Tilson. Signed and inscribed by Pynchon ('For Irving - Thomas Pynchon') to the inside front cover. Some very minimal, light age wear and a few minor stains to the back cover, otherwise VG 

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ENOLA GAY: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by two crew members of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 towards the end of World War II, comprising Paul W. Tibbets (pilot and aircraft commander) and Theodore J. 'Dutch' Can Kirk (navigator), the image depicting Tibbets standing alone in a full-length pose with the Enola Gay in the immediate background. Signed by both in blue inks to clear areas of the image, each adding the date of their mission, 6th August 1945, in their hands. Further dated 25th July 2004 by Tibbets to the lower right corner. With a very light blind embossed circular seal to the upper right corner, only very slightly touching Van Kirk's signature. VG 

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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American World Heavyweight boxing champion. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Ali standing in a half-length bare-chested pose at the side of a boxing ring, wearing his black and white Everlast boxing trunks. Signed in black ink to a light area at the centre of the image, further adding Peace 1973 in his hand beneath his signature. A surface crease runs horizontally across the upper part of the image, and with a few other minor surface and corner creases, G

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PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian composer. A fine vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 9 photograph, the engaging image depicting Puccini standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose wearing an overcoat and hat and with a cigarette in his mouth. Boldly signed, with an excellent example of his full signature, in black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated London, May 1909, in his hand. Some very light, extremely minimal age wear and a few very minor traces of former mounting to the verso. VG 1909 was a significant year in Puccini's troubled married life as his wife, Elvira, falsely accused the family maid, Doria Manfredi, of conducting an affair with the composer. Following the accusation Manfredi committed suicide and the autopsy determined she had died a virgin. Elvira Puccini was prosecuted for slander and sentenced to more than five months in prison, although a payment by Puccini to the Manfredi family spared Elvira from serving the sentence.  

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KNIGHT LAURA: (1877-1970) English artist. A.L.S., Laura Knight, on two sides of her personal printed correspondence card, St. John's Wood, London, 25th May 1936, to Admiral Sueter. Knight states that both she and her husband, Harold, will be delighted to accept her correspondent's invitation and continues 'Please forgive me for not answering before, but I have been living in a torment of work which had to be finished in a hurry' before concluding 'We are looking forward to coming so much'. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG Sir Murray Sueter (1872-1960) British Rear-Admiral, a pioneer of naval aviation.

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CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE: (1869-1940) British Prime Minister 1937-40. T.L.S., N Chamberlain, one page, 4to, Eaton Square, London, 1st July 1931, to Lord Beaverbrook ('My dear Max'), marked Private. Chamberlain states that he had just been about to write to Beaverbrook when he received their letter and continues 'I have been too occupied with this infernal Finance Bill to see you lately, but I was hoping to do so after we have got rid of it, which will be this week. I am, however, going away next week on Tuesday, for a few days, to recuperate; and, as I have to be in Birmingham on Saturday, presiding at the meeting that you know of, this only leaves Monday afternoon. Are you likely to be in town that day? If so, perhaps we could arrange a meeting.'. Two file holes to the left edge and some light staining to the upper edge, none of which affect the text or signature. About VG Max Aitken (1879-1964) 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Canadian-British newspaper publisher who served as Minister of Aircraft Production 1940-41. 

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PEIXOTO JULIO AFRANIO: (1876-1947) Brazilian physician, writer, politician & historian. Manuscript D.S., Afranio Peixoto, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d., in French. Peixoto responds to a researcher's questionnaire entitled Enquete Internationale ('International Enquiry') with their questions at the head of the page, '1. Were your literary beginnings happy or difficult? 2. Did a means of existence (a second profession or personal wealth) allow you to exist as a Man of Letters, or was it just income from your pen? 3. What book made you most famous? Which do you consider your masterpiece?' Peixoto provides his answers to the three questions immediately beneath, stating that his literary beginnings were scandalous as when he was eighteen he wrote a symbolic tragedy in five acts which was printed in Leipzig in various colours (orange, red, blue, violet and black) and which caused a literary madness amongst the young students who followed his work, explaining that he was employed as a university professor, and was also involved in politics, adding that literature in Brazil is sumptuary, and remarking that his first novel, Le Sphinx, was published in many editions and that Bugrinha, which was translated into French, gave him most pleasure. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and one very small tear to the right edge, VG

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[PIUS II]: (1405-1464) Pope of the Catholic Church 1458-64. Document issued in the name of Pius II, being a Papal Bull, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Mantua, 4th October 1459, in Latin. The attractively penned secretarial text is untranslated although apparently relates to the office of a secretary. The word 'Pius' decoratively written and several other capital letters with foliate decorations and flourishes to the first line. Signed to the plica by the Scriptor Apostolicus Johannes de Tartarinis and beneath by Jacobus Lucensis. Contemporary docket to the verso. Lacking the seal and with four small holes where it would originally have been attached with cords, some further small holes and light staining and with some traces of former mounting to the verso, G 

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LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Executed by guillotine on the Place de la Revolution at the age of 38. A good D.S., Louis (a fine, large example), as King, one page, large folio (25.5 x 34 cm), Versailles, 13th November 1787, in French. The boldly penned manuscript document confirms the financial state of la Généralité de Soissons as being 'Cent quatre vingt seize mil trois cent quatre vingt cinq livres un sol six deniers' (Translation: 'One hundred and ninety-six thousand, three hundred and eighty five livres, one sol, six deniers'). The document is decreed by the Royal Council of Finances and bears five countersignatures including those of Henri Lefevre d'Ormesson (1751-1808) French politician who briefly served as Finance Minister, and later as Mayor of Paris; Claude Guillaume Lambert (1726-1794) French jurist who served as Comptroller General of Finance, executed by guillotine; Pierre-Charles Laurent de Villedeuil (1742-1828) Controller-General of Finances under King Louis XVI; and two others. Lightly tipped at the left edge to a folio page removed from an album. Some very light, minimal age wear, VGLa Généralité de Soissons was an administrative district composed mainly of countries from the province of Picardy united to the government of Ile-de-France at that time and created in 1595. 

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BANKHEAD TALLULAH: (1902-1968) American actress. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Bankhead seated in a half-length pose with her head slightly turned over one shoulder as she looks towards the camera. Signed in bold fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, otherwise VG

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L'HERBIER MARCEL: (1888-1979) French film director. A.L.S., Marcel L'Herbier, one page, 4to, Boulevard des Invalides, Paris, 2nd May n.y., to a gentleman, in French. L'Herbier writes, in part, 'Je prends la liberte de soumettre a votre appreciation critique un "Miracle" dramatique.....Je no doute pas que vous aperceviez dans le sujet meme de ce drame quelle part de son interet revient aux terribles evenements que nous vivons en realite. Encore que lui meme n'en contienne en quelque sorte, qu'une chimere metaphysique.....Toutefois il est hors de doute qu'en dehors de ces evenement l'eternel combat, qu'il represente, de la fidelite sentimentale avec le parjure, de l'intelligence positive avec la foi religieuse, de l'amour maternel avec les forces de la mort....' (Translation: 'I take the liberty of submitting a dramatic "Miracle" to your critical appreciation…..I have no doubt that you will see in the very subject of this drama how much of its interest goes back to the terrible events that we are actually experiencing. Even though he himself only contains, in a way, a metaphysical chimera…..However, it is beyond doubt that outside of these events the eternal fight, with the perjury, of positive intelligence with religious faith, of maternal love with the forces of death….'). Some light overall creasing and minor age wear, otherwise about VG 

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DE HAVILLAND OLIVIA: (1916-2020) British actress, Academy Award winner. Signed colour 4 x 6 postcard reproduction of the French film poster for Gone With The Wind ('Autant en Emporte le Vent'), the image predominantly featuring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, signed in black ink by De Havilland to a light area, also adding her character name Melanie in her hand above her signature. About EX

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COROT JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE: (1796-1875) French landscape and portrait painter. A.L.S., C Corot, one page, 12mo, n.p., n.d., to Monsieur [Hector-Henri-Clement] Brame, in French. Corot informs Brame that a lady had enquired about their painting and that she may visit him, remarking 'Le prix est pour vous de 7000. Agissez en consequence' (Translation: 'The price is for you 7000. Act accordingly'). With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minimal age wear, VGHector-Henri-Clement Brame (1831-1899) French art dealer and gallery owner.

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ARAFAT YASSER: (1929-2004) Palestinian political leader who served as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation 1969-2004 and as President of the Palestinian National Authority 1994-2004. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1994. Signed 4 x 6 photograph featuring two images of Arafat, one in a half-length pose shaking hands with Pope John Paul II and the other showing him in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Y Arafat') in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the upper image. About EX

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‘I was quite delighted with Mrs. Shaw’s talent….’  MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX: (1809-1847) German composer of the early Romantic period. A good A.L.S., Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, three pages, 8vo, Hobart Place, Pimlico (London), 6th September 1837, to Sir George Smart, in English. The composer commences his letter with an apology, 'I should have answered your kind note which I received from the hands of Mrs. Shaw, much sooner, but for the hope I had of doing so in person & coming to Hampton Court to pay you a visit, which I am afraid I must now give up as the time of my residence here is unfortunately so limited and the few days I had in London are gone by, I hardly know how', continuing to ask when Smart may be in town again 'as I must not leave this country without shaking hands with you & thanking you again for much kindness & friendship'. Mendelssohn further writes 'I was quite delighted with Mrs. Shaw's talent and her singing my Air so perfectly well & in the manner in which I had wished it' and also remarks 'How I should have been happy to introduce my wife to Lady Smart - I was obliged to leave her on the Continent as she could not have stood the sea passage and although it is much better so I have many hours when I think it bad enough & wish I was in Germany. You will not be angry with me for saying this candidly - at least Lady Smart will not'. With integral address leaf in Mendelssohn's hand and with the small remnants of the original red wax seal (small area of paper loss caused by the original breaking, only slightly affecting one word of text). Some light, minimal age wear, VG Sir George Smart (1776-1867) English musician who, in 1836, had produced for the first time in England Mendelssohn's oratorio St. Paul at Liverpool. Smart married Frances Margaret Hope in 1832 and she has been described as 'amiable and delightfully intelligent'.  Mary Shaw (1814-1876) English contralto, a pupil of Sir George Smart's. Shaw sang at the English premiere of St. Paul in 1836 and between 1838-39 appeared as a soloist with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in twelve concerts under Mendelssohn's baton. Shaw also created the role of Cuniza in the world premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, Oberto, at La Scala in 1839.  Mendelssohn had married Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud (1817-1853) on 28th March 1837.

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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A vintage autograph album containing over 40 signatures by various film stars, entertainers and a few directors and writers etc., most of the pages multiple signed and associated with various films made in English studios during the 1930s, including Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, George Mozart (all signed at the time of the musical drama film Song of Freedom, 1936), Bud Flanagan, Stella Moya and others (all signed at the time of the British comedy film Underneath the Arches, 1937), Richard Tauber, June Clyde (signed at the time of the British comedy film Land Without Music, 1936), Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger, Victor Jory, Brian Desmond Hurst (all signed at the time of the British drama film Glamorous Night, 1937), Tom Walls, Betty Stockfield, Diana Churchill (all signed at the time of the British comedy film Dishonour Bright, 1936), Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph (signed at the time of the British musical comedy film This'll Make You Whistle, 1936), Richard Tauber, Steffi Duna, Arthur Margetson, Esmond Knight, Jerry Verno (all signed at the time of the British musical film Pagliacci, 1936), Chili Bouchier, Hugh Williams, Andreas Malandrinos, Roy William Neill (all signed at the time of the British drama film Gypsy, 1937), Paul Robeson, Eslanda Goode Robeson, Elisabeth Welch (signed at the time of the British musical drama film Big Fella, 1937), Richard Barthelmess, Jessie Matthews, Dolly Haas, Toni Frenguelli, Herbert Smith etc. Many of the signatures are in bold pencil and several of the stars have added film titles and dates etc. beneath their signatures. A few pages loose and with some light age wear, G  

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KAYE DANNY: (1911-1987) American actor, comedian and singer. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Kaye seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG

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SAINT-EXUPERY ANTOINE DE: (1900-1944) French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist and pioneering aviator, remembered for his novella The Little Prince (1943). A.L.S., Antoine, four pages, 8vo, n.p. (Geneva) n.d. (23rd July 1919), to his cousin, Mademoiselle Bernardine de Menthon, in French. Saint-Exupery writes a charming letter, announcing that he is in Switzerland ('Helvetie') and is very happy, explaining that he has travelled by bicycle and boat and that if he had an afternoon free he would come and visit her at Thonon les Bains or Allinges, 'Mais.....vous savez ou ne savez plutot pas que je suis.....(chut!) que je suis admissible (chut! chut!) et que donc il faut que je travaille ferme (pour me faire d'ailleurs recaler a l'oral)' (Translation: 'But…..you know, or rather you don't know, that I am……(hush!), that I am admissible (hush! hush!) and that therefore I have to work hard (to get myself to fail the oral)'), and further writing 'J'ai, vous penser bien, tout oublie depuis novembre et comme a cette date la, vu la lucidite extraordinaire que donne un bourrage intensif de mathematiques. Je parlais deja a mon examinateur de la "Culture des elephants au congo". Je me demande avec effroi ce que je vais lui raconter cette fois-ci' (Translation: 'I have, thinking you well, forgotten everything since November and, as on that date, saw the extraordinary lucidity that an intensive jamming of mathematics gives. I have already talked to my examiner about the “Culture of elephants in the Congo”. I wonder with dread what I'm going to tell him this time'). Saint-Exupery adds that if he had time he would copy out some verses for his cousin, but his boat leaves in fifteen minutes and he doesn't want to miss it, also remarking that the Swiss have not changed and observing that they have an 'accent empreint d'un charme si indefinssable et si rare' (Translation: 'accent imbued with a charm so indefinable and so rare'), In a postscript he declares that he does not have her address with him and the safe receipt of his letter will be entirely down to the level of intelligence deployed by the postal workers. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Saint-Exupery. Some very light, extremely minimal age wear, VG Bernardine de Menthon (1900-1981) Cousin and friend of Saint-Exupery, who was also known as 'Dolly' to her family and friends.  

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LAVER ROD: (1938-     ) Australian tennis player, Wimbledon champion 1961, 1962, 1968 & 1969. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Laver in a half-length tennis action pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with three different signed 6 x 4 photographs of Laver, one showing him in a full-length action pose, another holding a trophy, and one shaking the hand of Roger Federer. All are signed in blue or black inks with his name alone to largely clear areas of images. Colour (2). VG to EX, 4 

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[JOYCE JAMES]: (1882-1941) Irish novelist and poet. A good unsigned 12 x 15 photograph of Joyce by Gisele Freund, the image depicting Joyce standing outdoors in a full-length pose on a Paris street, with a motor car at his side in 1938 (printed later). Signed ('Gisele Freund') in black ink by the photographer to the verso beneath her copyright stamp and further annotated by her in pencil, '1938 Joyce rend visite a son fils et sa famille' (Translation: '1938 Joyce visits his son and his family'). A couple of minor, light corner creases to the white borders and a small, insignificant scuff to the lower right corner of the white border, otherwise VG Gisele Freund (1908-2000) German-born French photographer, famous for her portraits of writers and artists.  In 1938 Joyce, who famously disliked being photographed, allowed Freund to take his portrait and over a period of three days she was able to capture some of the most intimate portraits of the writer during his time in Paris. The photographs were later published in James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years (1965). 

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MASON JAMES: (1909-1984) English actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, an appealing image of the actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. A few very light, extremely minor creases to the white borders, VG

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ENTERTAINMENT: Small selection of multiple signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) comprising Terry Scott & Hugh Lloyd (standing in three-quarter length poses together, most likely in a scene from an episode of the British sitcom Hugh and I), Beryl Reid & Dennis Waterman (standing opposite each other in three-quarter length poses in costume as Ruth Hubbard and Terry in a 1984 episode of the Minder television series entitled The Second Time Around) and Patsy Rowlands & John Clive (in half-length poses together, each wearing uniforms and seated behind a desk). Most are signed in fountain pen inks to light areas of the images and one is inscribed. VG, 3

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DON'T GET ME WRONG: An unusual pair of vintage album pages individually signed by three cast members and the director of the British comedy film Don't Get Me Wrong (1937) comprising Max Miller (Wellington Lincoln), George E. Stone (Chuck), Olive Blakeney (Frankie) and Arthur B. Woods (director). All have signed in dark fountain pen inks and Miller has added the date 1936 in his hand, with Woods adding the film title Don't Get Me Wrong and the date, 17th May 1936, in his hand. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG, 2 Arthur B. Woods (1904-1944) English film director. One of Britain's most versatile and promising young directors, Woods put his career on hold to volunteer for service with the Royal Air Force during World War II, the only British film director to do so. As a navigator he was involved in the Battle of Britain although was killed on active service in a mid-air collision in 1944 at the young age of 39.  

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SIGNORET SIMONE: (1921-1985) French actress, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 7 x 5 photograph, a dramatic close-up portrait of Signoret with one hand raised to her mouth. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image. About EX

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‘If you do not think it appropriate to grant me this favour, allow me, Monsignor, to try to drag myself along with my crutches and drop myself at the feet of His Majesty  to find out if……his intention is to rob me of a pardon which he granted me knowingly on account of my services rendered to him’  LA CONDAMINE CHARLES MARIE DE: (1701-1774) French explorer, geographer and mathematician. A.L.S., La Condamine, one page, folio, Paris, 5th February 1772 (in fact 5th March 1772 as indicated by a contemporary annotation in the hand of the recipient), to 'Monseigneur', in French. La Condamine states that, not being particularly known to his correspondent, he had previously written to their mother, the Duchess, in order 'pour implorer votre protection et conserver une gratification dont j'ai joui cinq ans sur les fonds de votre departement et sans laquelle il ne m'est plus possible de vivre a Paris ou mes places d'academicien exigent residence' (Translation: 'To implore your protection and retain a gratuity which I have enjoyed for five years out of the funds of your department and without which it is no longer possible for me to live in Paris, where my places as an academician require residence') and continuing 'Madame la Duchesse m'a fait l'honeur de m'ecrive il y a huit mois de sa main apres vous avoir parle de mon affaire, que je fusse tranquille et que je serais content. J'ai du compter sur une parole aussi praise, cependant elle m'a mande depuis un mois qu'elle n'avait pu obtenir de vous une reponse positive. Si la lettre du ministre votre predecesseur dont vous avez la copie, Monseigneur, et dont Madame la Duchesse votre mere a vu l'original n'est pas un titre sufisant pour conserver ma gratification, je suis menace de perdre ma pension academique pour laquelle je n'ai d'autre titre qu'une lettre du ministre. Seroit-ce trop presumer, Monseigneur, des dis positions favorables ou Madame la Duchesse m'avait temoigne que vous etiez a mon egard, que de vous suplier de savoir de la bouche meme du Roi s'il n'a pas acorde son agrement a cette gratification a St. Hubert le jour ou je fus apelle pour observer en sa presence le passage de venus sur le soleil circonstance unique qui me fait esperer que S.M. s'en souviendra. Si vous ne jugez pas a propos de m'accorder cette faveur, permettez moi Monseigneur, d'essayer de me trainer avec mes bequilles et de me laisser tombes aux pieds de S.M. pour savoir si, a mon age de 71 ans et dans l'etat ou m'ont reduit des infirmites contractees dans un voyage entrepris par ses ordres; son intention est de me depouiller d'une grace qu'elle ma accordee en conaissance de cause sur le compte qui lui a ete rendu de mes services. Je n'ai pas voulu, Monseigneur, faire cette demarche sans votre aveu' (Translation: 'Madame the Duchess did me the honour of writing to me eight months ago in her own hand, after having spoken to you about my affair, that I should be at peace and that I should be happy. I had to rely on such praise, however she has been telling me for a month that she had not been able to get a positive response from you. If the letter from your predecessor minister, of which you have a copy, Monsignor, and of which the Duchess your mother has seen the original, is not a sufficient title to retain my gratification, I am threatened with losing my academic pension for which I have no other title than a letter from the minister. Would it be presuming too much, Monsignor, from the favourable dispositions in which Madame the Duchess had shown me that you were in my regard, to beg you to know from the very mouth of the King if he did not agree to this gratification at St. Hubert on the day when I was called to observe in his presence the passage of Venus over the sun, a unique circumstance which makes me hope that H.M. will remember it. If you do not think it appropriate to grant me this favour, allow me, Monisgnor, to try to drag myself along with my crutches and drop myself at the feet of His Majesty to find out if, at my age of 71 and in the state in which I have been reduced by the infirmities contracted during a journey undertaken by his orders; his intention is to rob me of a pardon which he granted me knowingly on account of my services rendered to him. I did not want, Monsignor, to take this step without your consent'). Some light overall age wear, minor staining, a few small tears and other minimal faults, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, G

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RAY MAN: (1890-1976)American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer. T.L.S., Man Ray, one page, 4to, Paris, 31st January 1962, to Jean. Ray writes in a business-like manner regarding the sales of his works, apologising for writing in English ('in which language I can express myself more shortly') and referring to an agreement he had entered into with his correspondent in 1959, which had led him 'to believe that I would be freed from all matters of keeping accounts and from endless discussions', continuing to rectify several points raised in his correspondent's recent letters, in part, 'Our contract gives you control of world sales, and the exhibitions in New York were arranged with the approval of the Galerie Rive Droite….To date no accounts have been given me of transactions….Among other activities in New York I was responsible for selling a watercolour for $400, as well as some drawings at a good price….In your second letter you say you haven't taken paintings to cover the contract. I have receipts for all the works you have taken which exceed what you have paid me. You admit you haven't paid me the four millions due in 1961. The contract stipulates three millions to be paid over the period…..I cannot go into details here, since you promised to keep accounts for me. Anyhow, your small investment in me has paid off already, I'm sure. And will continue to pay. I have done much more than you in the way of publicity: interviews, radio and television in France and abroad, as well as participating in non-commercial official exhibitions. In 59, before our contract I consigned only the Orateur to Loeb, asking him only 300.00 francs for it. He did not sell it because he probably asked a couple of thousand dollars for it, and I took it back. I sold it to you for 200.00 frs. as an object, although I have always considered it as important as any painting. But I wasn't going to argue with you - I counted on the future. So, the contract is void as from today.' A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG 

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TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the light cardstock image depicting the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima following the dropping of the atomic bomb by the Enola Gay on 6th August 1945. Signed by Tibbets in blue ink to a light area at the head of the image, adding the word Pilot alongside his signature. About EX 

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V.I.P.S THE: A good vintage signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph by both Richard Burton (Paul Andros) and Maggie Smith (Miss. Mead) individually, the image depicting Burton seated at a desk with Smith standing at his side in a scene from the comedy-drama film The V.I.P.s (1963). Signed by both Burton and Smith in bold fountain pen inks with their names alone to light areas at the base of the image. VG

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GROTIUS HUGO: (1583-1645) Dutch Humanist, Diplomat, Lawyer, Theologian, Jurist, Poet & Playwright. A rare A.L.S., H Grotius, one page, folio, n.p., 12th January 1645, to Ludwig Camerarius, in Latin. Grotius states that he has received his correspondent's noble letters mentioning the Burweiler goods and remarks 'I have not considered yet how much all this could benefit the more King Gustav; not so much because of my will, but because of them. Merits are fine, but for myself what remains is the memory', further adding 'And as far as I know this same process has served us well. To have put to the test everything that I always was, at most someone cultivated for the post of Camerlengo'. With integral address leaf bearing two small red wax seals. Some light overall damp staining, minor uniform age toning to the body of text and signature, a lengthy, neat horizontal split to the centre, a few other smaller neat splits at folds and some evidence of repairs to the integral leaf, G  Ludwig Camerarius (1573-1651) German Statesman & Lawyer, head of King Frederick V's government in exile in the Hague. Camerarius also served Swedish interests later in his life. In the present letter Grotius would appear to refer to Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632) King of Sweden 1611-32, credited for the rise of Sweden as a major European power. 

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DODGSON CHARLES LUTWIDGE: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English author, poet and mathematician whose works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). A very fine, rare manuscript poem, unsigned, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 18th February 1884. The poem, penned in Dodgson's characteristic violet ink, is dedicated 'To a young Lady, of whom I was in doubt whether she expected to be called "Miss so-and-so" or "So-and-so" without the "Miss"' at the head, with the two quatrains beneath, reading, in full -'Take not amiss this missile dread:Nor maim my mystic hope,Miscalling me a much misledMistaken misanthrope!My missive's meant to murmur this,With mute mysterious touch:-If I should merely miss the 'Miss',Would you, Miss, miss it much?'Autograph poems by Dodgson are extremely rare and desirable, and the present example (marked '[Copy]' alongside the reference number 46309, both in the writer's hand, and therefore presumably his own retained manuscript) is particularly inventive and humorous and with an interesting association, having been composed for [Miss] Elizabeth Hussey. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, VGElizabeth 'Bessie' Ley Hussey (1852-1919) was the daughter of Robert Hussey (1803-1856) and his wife Elizabeth née Ley (1810-1896). Robert Hussey was the Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford, where the family lived until moving to Brighton following Robert's death. When Dodgson arrived in Oxford as an undergraduate at Christ Church in 1851 he took rooms with Jacob Ley, Elizabeth Hussey's brother. Dodgson is known to have photographed members of the Hussey family, including the young Elizabeth and her mother on 26th April 1864, some twenty years prior to writing the present verse. The present poem originally came to light in July 2014 at which time it was noted as being both 'unrecorded and unpublished', and it has not appeared on the market since being acquired by the present vendor almost a decade ago.   

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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Thatcher seated in a head and shoulders pose signing a book for a female admirer who stands at her side. Signed by Thatcher in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. With a small authentication sticker neatly affixed to the lower right corner. VG 

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ENOLA GAY: A multiple signed colour 24 x 18 print by three crew members of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 towards the end of World War II, comprising Paul W. Tibbets (pilot and aircraft commander), Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk (navigator), and Thomas Ferebee (bombardier), the print entitled Atomic Warfare is Born and featuring an image of the Enola Gay in flight, reproduced from a painting by the artist Harley Copic and published by the Buckeye Aviation Book Company. Signed by Tibbets, Van Kirk and Ferebee in bold blue inks with their names alone to the lower white border. Rolled. A few very minor, light stains to the right border, otherwise VG

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GOLDEN EARRINGS: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Marlene Dietrich (Lydia) and Ray Milland (Ralph Denistoun) individually, the image depicting the actors lying in the undergrowth together in a scene from the romantic spy film Golden Earrings (1947). Signed by Dietrich in black ink and by Milland in blue ink, both with their names alone and to light areas of the image. A few very light, minor corner creases to the white borders, VG

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WLADYSLAW IV VASA: (1595-1648) King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania 1632-48 and the disputed Tsar of Russia 1610-13. L.S., Vladislaus Rex, one page, folio, Warsaw, 27th December 1642, to Onorato Visconti, in Latin. The King sends his compliments and good wishes on the elevation of his correspondent to an honorary title, in part, 'Rev[erendissi]mo signor, Quando finance Vs. non ci havesse certificate il suo affetto sicome abbondanta[men]te ha fatto nell'uff[icio] che con Noi ha passato per le Feste del santo Natale, l'haveressimo nulladimento molto ben compreso dalla sua amorevolezza……L'accertiamo di haverlo aggradito pienam[en]te e di corrisponderle con ogni volonta in desiderar all'incontro a Lei ogni maggior bene' (Partial translation: 'We assure you that we have fully accepted it and that we correspond to it with every will in desiring every greater good for you'). With integral address leaf and affixed seal (causing a small oval area of light discolouration to the body of text). Loosely contained in the original paper wrappers bearing a contemporary annotation. About VG Onorato Visconti (1585-1645) Italian Roman Catholic cleric and papal diplomat who was appointed inquisitor for Malta by Pope Urban VIII in 1624 and as apostolic nuncio in Warsaw in 1630. Visconti was recalled to Rome in 1636 and although Urban VIII did not consider Visconti's performance satisfactory, Wladyslaw IV took the opposite view and proposed him for elevation to the cardinal's dignity because of his imperial privilege. However, the Pope found Poland's demand unacceptable, referring to a decree of the Council of Trent which said that only those candidates who belonged to the respective nation would be admitted, and to a bull of Pius IV that only Princes could make a recommendation in whose jurisdiction the candidate lived. The dispute over this continued for four years without reaching a conclusion. Despite repeated requests from Wladyslaw IV, the Barberini Pope never considered Visconti for the cardinalate and even ignored him at his last cardinal elevation on 13th July 1643.

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BIRKIN JANE: (1946-2023) English-French singer and actress. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Birkin laughing as she kneels in a full-length pose alongside a dog who can be partially seen lying at her side. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with a signed colour 10.5 x 8.5 French front-of-house still of Birkin standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Caroline, embracing actor Dirk Bogarde, in costume as Daddy, in a scene from the drama film Daddy Nostalgie (1990; These Foolish Things). Signed by Birkin in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG, 2

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DALLAS GEORGE M.: (1792-1864) American Politician and Diplomat, Vice President of the United States 1845-49 and United States Minister to the United Kingdom 1856-61. Dallas County in Texas, as well as a number of other American counties, cities and towns, was named in his honour. A.L.S., G. M. Dallas, one page, small 4to, London, 6th July 1856, to a gentleman, marked 'Private'. Dallas writes, in full, 'Agreeably to your request, I send you a sketch (no longer present) of the ideas which occupied my mind at Mr. Peabody's 4th of July dinner. As to the language in which they were uttered, it has escaped my memory as rapidly as it did my lips'. With an ink annotation in an unidentified hand to the upper edge. Some very light age wear, otherwise VG The American financier and philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869) had taken up permanent residence in London in 1837 and became known for the Anglo-American dinners he hosted, as well as those in celebration of the Fourth of July, Independence Day. 

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DIETRICH MARLENE: (1901-1992) German-born American actress. Vintage signed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph, an unusually composed image of the actress seated in a full-length pose and holding an object in one raised hand. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1941 in her hand. Some surface and corner creases, G 

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FIRE OVER ENGLAND: Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Vivien Leigh') on a page removed from an autograph album. Together with a page removed from the same album individually signed in pencil by the actors Flora Robson and Leslie Banks and producer Erich Pommer. Robson has added the title of their film Fire Over England in her hand beneath her signature, and Banks has added the date 25th August 1936 in his hand. An unusual pair of signed album pages. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG, 2 Fire Over England (1937) was produced by Erich Pommer and Alexander Korda and filmed at Denham Studios. The historical drama film is set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and focuses on England's victory over the Spanish Armada. Vivien Leigh starred in the role of Cynthia, Flora Robson portrayed Queen Elizabeth I and Leslie Banks appeared in the role of the Earl of Leicester.  

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[ELIZABETH II]: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022. A small collection of printed ephemera etc., most relating to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953, including the Coronation Medal presented to Peter Geoffrey Oates, contained in the original red card box and accompanied by the original Buckingham Palace presentation certificate and envelope addressed to Oates at 10 Downing Street; a Metropolitan Police pass issued for the Coronation and allowing the bearer 'to be given all reasonable facilities within the Coronation Area'; a printed 4to approved souvenir programme for the Coronation, printed and distributed for King George's Jubilee Trust; a T.L.S. by Sheila Minto, a member of Winston S. Churchill's staff, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 1st June 1953, to Mrs. Oates, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister, stating, in part, 'Lady Churchill is very pleased that you can come to breakfast and luncheon at No. 10 on Coronation Day and bring Catherine and Felicity'; and four printed invitation cards issued to Oates and his wife for Afternoon Parties in the Garden of Buckingham Palace (1953 & 1954) and other events. Some light age wear, generally VG, 9 Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill. .

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‘In fact……the first B-29 ever to appear at Wright Field was the one for the Manhattan District project’   RAMSEY NORMAN: (1915-2011) American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1989. Ramsey was an important member of the Manhattan Project and, as chairman of the Weapons Committee, was tasked with determining the characteristics of the aircraft needed to deliver and drop an atomic bomb. An excellent T.L.S., Norman Ramsey, one page, 4to, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 11th July 1960, to Lieutenant General Leslie R. Groves, on the printed stationery of the Lyman Laboratory of Physics at Harvard University. Ramsey expresses his delight at having received Groves's congratulatory letter, adding that he also appreciated 'your praise of my work at Los Alamos' and continuing 'In this connection I should also like to thank you again for the excellent support which you gave to me in our work at Los Alamos and Tinian. I am afraid that we made a number of difficult requests of you but you always supported them both vigorously and effectively. I can well remember my pleasant surprise in discovering that you had succeeded in extracting from the Air Force one of their very first B-29's. In fact you may not realize that the first B-29 ever to appear at Wright Field was the one for the Manhattan District project. For a long time we had a high priority with the Air Force solely on the basis of the fact that any project that could extract a B-29 must be of greatest priority'. In concluding Ramsey conveys his hope that, if Groves is in Cambridge, 'several of the old Los Alamos group here - like Ken Bainbridge, Francis Birch, George Kistiakowsky, etc., could get together with you for lunch or dinner'. A letter of fine content and exceptional association. Some very light, extremely minimal wrinkling to the upper edge, otherwise EX Leslie R. Groves (1896-1970) American Lieutenant General with the United States Army Corps of Engineers who directed the Manhattan Project during World War II and was responsible for J. Robert Oppenheimer's appointment to the Los Alamos laboratory. Groves is portrayed by actor Matt Damon in the film Oppenheimer (2023). Kenneth Bainbridge (1904-1996) American physicist who was the director of the Manhattan Project's Trinity nuclear test in July 1945, remarking to J. Robert Oppenheimer immediately after the event 'Now we are all sons of bitches'. Bainbridge is portrayed by actor Josh Peck in the film Oppenheimer (2023). Francis Birch (1903-1992) American geophysicist, part of the Manhattan Project team during World War II, responsible for the design and development of the gun-type nuclear weapon known as Little Boy. George Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) Ukrainian-American physical chemist who participated in the Manhattan Project by carrying out research into implosion. Kistiakowsky is portrayed by actor Trond Fausa Aurvag in the film Oppenheimer (2023). 

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MARCH FREDRIC: (1897-1975) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1931/32 for his roles as Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the composite image featuring head and shoulders studies of March in costume as both Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, his Oscar winning roles. Signed ('Fredric March') with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the image, across a dark area although still reasonably legible. Rare in this form. A few very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG

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BARRAS PAUL: (1755-1829) French politician of the French Revolution, the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795-99. An intimate friend of Josephine de Beauharnais, Barras helped to facilitate the marriage between her and Napoleon Bonaparte. L.S., Paul Barras, one page, 8vo, Solliers, 8th September 1793, to the Mayor of Cotignac, in French. Barras writes in his capacity as the representative of the people for the army of Italy and informs his correspondent that they will receive the report of arrest and disarmament ordered by their decree, remarking 'nous ne pourons qu'applaudir a le celerite que vous avez mise a son execution' (Translation: 'we can only applaud the speed with which you have put this into execution'). With integral address leaf bearing a red wax seal and with a small area of paper loss to one corner. Some light overall age wear, VG  

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HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. A large vintage signed and inscribed 9 x 11.5 photograph of Hoover in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 10th January 1950 in his hand. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases to the borders, otherwise VG 

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MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French artist. Vintage signed and inscribed 8.5 x 12 printed image of Matisse, evidently neatly removed from a book or exhibition catalogue, depicting the artist seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the lower white border, inscribed to [Erich] Chlomovitch and dated 28th July 1939 in Matisse's hand. A good signed image with an interesting association. A couple of light, minor corner creases and two small tears to the right white border, G Erich Chlomovitch (1915-1942) Erich Slomovic. Yugoslav art collector, an assistant and protégé of the French art dealer Ambroise Vollard.   

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KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. T.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, one page, 4to, Bateman's, Burwash (East Sussex), 14th November 1920, to Geoffrey Lapage. Kipling states that he has received his correspondent's letter regarding the University Magazine Fiction Prize and informs Lapage 'I am afraid, however that I am unable to be of any use to your Committee on the lines that you suggest, as the press of my work does not allow me to take on anything additional. In a matter like this you will easily see that the work of judging is not one that can be slurred over or gone through in a perfunctory manner'. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG  

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PAVELIC ANTE: (1889-1959) Croatian Fascist Leader of World War II, Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia 1941-45. World War II date T.L.S., Ante, one page, 4to, Zagreb, 20th January 1943, to Zlatko Fraismann in Buenos Aires, in Croatian. Pavelic thanks his correspondent for the good wishes they expressed on the occasion of the Christmas holidays and the New Year, which he reciprocates from the bottom of his heart. With blank integral leaf. Some light creasing, a few stains to the lower right corner and a couple of neat splits to the edges of the folds, not affecting the text or signature, G

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HUSTON WALTER: (1884-1950) Canadian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role as Howard in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Huston in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. Together with Anjelica Huston (1951-     ) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for her role as Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi's Honor. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Huston in a close-up portrait pose with one hand raised to the side of her head. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. Some light age wear to the corners and very slight traces of former mounting to the edges of the verso of Walter Huston's photograph, otherwise VG to EX, 2

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MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A good vintage signed and inscribed 4 x 7 cabinet card photograph, the sepia image depicting the composer in a half-length profile pose. Photograph by C. Mouth, "Opérateur des Maisons Nadar", in Lille. Signed in bold dark ink to the lower light border, partially over the photographer´s printed logo `… Tribute of respectful admiration, J. Massenet´, also dated in his hand, `Paris, August 1881´ The cabinet photograph bears to the verso the photographer´s logo and address. A slightly dark image, with very small scratch to the left border, not affecting the inscription or signature. Very small, minor repair to the verso to borders, otherwise G

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MITCHELL THOMAS: (1892-1962) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1939 for his role as Doc Boone in Stagecoach. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Mitchell seated in a full-length pose in the back of a horse drawn carriage, alongside an actress, in a scene from a Western film. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, 'To Pete - Best wishes, Thomas Mitchell'. Rare. Some very light, minor creasing to the edges and corners, otherwise VG

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[FOUNDING FATHERS THE]: WITHERSPOON JOHN: (1723-1794) Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator, a Founding Father of the United States who was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776, being the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. An extremely rare series of autograph manuscript notes, unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Scotland), n.d. (January; 1763). Witherspoon's notes are written to the verso of a printed page removed from an almanac, and provide an account of his activities as a Church of Scotland minister, in part, 'Sabbath Jan[uary] lectured on the ordinary Ps[alm] 145.13 to the Lord, Mr. Simpson preached for me….Afternoon, preached on 1. Sam[uel] 25.6 And thus shall ye say….Tuesday Jan[uary] 4. Preached the sermon before the Society for Reformation of Manners on Jer[emiah] 5.26 For among my people are found crooked men. No sermon this week on Thursday……Thursday Jan[uary] 13 Mr Baines preached in the Laigh church….' With a contemporary annotation in an unidentified hand to the verso, 'autograph of the Rev. Doctor John Witherspoon'. Some light age wear and a few minor stains, the left edge a little irregularly torn. About VGThe page was evidently removed from an Almanac printed in Scotland (as it provides the high water information for Leith) and states that January begins on Saturday. This information, coupled with Witherspoon's references to Laigh Kirk church in Paisley, of which he was the minister from 1758-68, means that the notes can be reasonably dated to 1763.

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HEDREN TIPPI: (1930-     ) American actress. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hedren standing in an alluring three-quarter length pose. Signed in blue ink to a light area at the base of the image, also adding three simple line drawings of flying birds in her hand, a nod to her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's suspense-thriller film The Birds (1963). VG

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PEARL HARBOR: Kermit Tyler (1913-2010) American Air Force officer of World War II, assigned as a pilot in the 78th Pursuit Squadron at Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, the day of the Japanese attack. The inexperienced and untrained Tyler, when warned of the formation of planes caught on radar and a potential Japanese attack, infamously downplayed the report by replying 'Well, don't worry about it'. A.Q.S., Kermit Tyler, to an oblong 12mo white card, n.p., n.d. Tyler has penned his infamous remark 'Well - don't worry about it', adding his signature and rank beneath as well as the place and date of the original event, Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941. With a colour United States postage stamp depicting the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor neatly affixed to the upper right corner; Joseph Lockard (1922-2012) American Private with the United States Army who was stationed on Hawaii as a radar operator and reported the initial readings which proved to the Japanese attack force heading for Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941. Signed commemorative cover issued in order to Remember Pearl Harbor, featuring a printed image and with the slogan Let's Go! U.S.A. above. Postmarked at Pittsburgh, 12th November 1945 (?). Signed later by Lockwood in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. Some light age wear to the cover, otherwise VG, 2  

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DUFY RAOUL: (1877-1953) French Fauvist painter. A.L.S., Raoul Dufy, four pages, 8vo, Paris, n.d. ('Jeudi'; 5th October 1917), to Jean Emile Laboureur, in French. Dufy states that his despatch must have surprised his correspondent and continues to explain a delay in the printing of an almanac, which is to be so late that Poiret wishes to abandon the idea for the present year, further writing of other work, 'Je viens de terminer les gravures des Elegies Martiales et nous vous enverrons un exemplaire aussitot paru. Je vois avec plaisir que vous avez beaucoup travaille et je suis sur que vous avez amasse de quoi travailler longtemps. Avez vous fait de la peinture? Je me seus une furieuse envie de m'y remettre….' (Translation: 'I have just finished the engravings of the Elegies Martiales and we will send you a copy as soon as it appears. I see with pleasure that you have worked a lot and I am sure that you have amassed enough to work for a long time. Did you paint? I feel a furious desire to get back to it…..') and also making reference to Roger Allard, 'Vous apprendrez que notre ami Allard vient de se blesser assez grievement. Je viens de recevoir une lettre de lui est raide et immobile sur un lit d'hopital, il souffre blessures a la jambe gauche a la main droite, a la levre et brulures sur le corps. Il faut attendre des precisions et esperer que ces blessures ne seront que legeres' (Translation: 'You will learn that our friend Allard has just been seriously injured. I have just received a letter from him, he is stiff and motionless on a hospital bed, he suffered injuries to his left leg, right hand, lip and burns on his body. We have to wait for details and hope that these injuries will only be slight'). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Dufy. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains to the upper right edge of the first page, not affecting the text. VG Jean Emile Laboureur (1877-1943) French painter, designer, engraver, watercolourist, lithographer and illustrator.  Roger Allard (1885-1961) French writer, art critic and translator whose book of poetry, Les Elegies Martiales (1917), was illustrated with woodblock prints by Dufy, and whose work L'Appartement des jeunes filles (1919) was the first book which Laboureur provided illustrations for.   

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ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French philosopher, writer and composer who influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe. Autograph manuscript, unsigned, two pages (the second page with just three lines of text), n.p., n.d. (c.1745-51), in French. As was Rousseau's practice, the working manuscript is penned to the right half of the page, the left half intentionally kept blank for the insertion of appropriate annotations or observations, and is taken from the unpublished work Traite sur les femmes which Rousseau was preparing whilst in the employment of Madame Dupin, the text headed with the reference 'Dupuy p.172' and stating, in full, 'Les principales Dames de Pavie, au siege qu'en fit Fr:[ancois] p.[remi]er sous la conduitte et a l'exemple de la Comtesse Hyppolite de Malespine, leur Generale, se mirent a porter la hotte, a remuer la terre, a reparer la breche a l'envoi des soldats. Lorsque la ville de St Riquier fut assiegee par un Gentilhomme Flamand avec cent hommes d'armes et 2000 h[ommes] de pied, la ville etoit prette a se rendre, n'y ayant que cent h[ommes] pour la deffendre, ne fut que les Dames de la ville se presenterent a la muraille avec des armes, de l'eau et de l'huile bouillante, et des pierres, et ne pousserent bravement les Ennemis. Deux de ces Dames enleverent deux Etendars' (Translation: 'The principal Ladies of Pavia, at the siege made of it by Fr:[ancois] p.[remi]er under the guidance and the example of the Countess Hyppolite of Malespine, their General, began to carry the basket, to move the earth, to repair the breach by sending soldiers. When the town of St Riquier was besieged by a Flemish Gentleman with a hundred men-at-arms and 2000 men on foot, the town was ready to surrender, having only a hundred men there to defend it, it was only that the Ladies of the city presented themselves at the wall with arms, boiling water and oil, and stones, and bravely pushed back the Enemies. Two of these Ladies carried off two Standards'). Some very light, minimal age wear, VG Louise-Marie-Madeleine Fontaine (1706-1799) Madame Dupin. French saloniste, famed for her spirit and beauty who hosted a famous literary salon in Paris from 1733-82 and owned the Chateau de Chenonceau, known as the centre of the most famous French philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. Dupin employed Rousseau as her secretary and tutor of her son from 1745-51.

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CARROLL DIAHANN: (1935-2019) American actress and singer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Carroll seated in a three-quarter length pose holding a drink in her hands. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. About EX

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MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A commemorative 6.5 x 4 postcard issued in honour of Cecilia Makiwane, featuring a postage stamp with her image and post marked at Alice, 30th April 1982. Limited edition number 1211 of 2500. Signed by Mandela in black ink to a clear area of the card and dated 2nd August 1996 in his hand. A couple of very small, light stains to the upper edge, otherwise VG Cecilia Makiwane (1880-1919) South African nurse, the first African registered professional nurse in her country and an early activist in the struggle for women's rights.  

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CRAWFORD CINDY: (1966-     ) American supermodel. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Crawford lying naked in a three-quarter length pose under white bed sheets, with one breast partially exposed. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. An ink annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at a London hotel on 2nd October 2015. EX

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[NAZI PARTY]: Two oblong folio albums containing complete sets of unsigned cigarette cards entitled Männer und Ereignisse unserer Zeit ('Men and Events of Our Time'), Volumes I & II, published by Greiling A. G. Zigarettenfabrik, 1933-34. The first volume contains 250 photographic cigarette cards, each neatly mounted to the rectos only and with brief printed captions in German beneath, the first half of the album featuring portraits of various leading members of the Nazi Party at the time including Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Frick, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Goring, R. Walther Darre, Franz Ritter von Epp, Bernhard Rust, Hans Lammers, Hjalmar Schacht, Robert Ley, Fritz Todt, Rudolf Hess, Ernst Rohm, Heinrich Himmler, Kurt Daluege and many others, and the second half features images from various important public events etc., including Goebbels in Rome, Hitler addressing a crowd in Stuttgart, Goring at a press conference, the Nuremberg rally of 1933 and other marches etc. in various German cities, Hitler and Goebbels signing autographs in Berchtesgaden, members of the Hitler Youth in a variety of activities etc. The second volume contains 160 photographic cigarette cards, again each neatly mounted to the rectos only and with brief printed captions beneath, chronicling various events during the first half of 1934, many involving Hitler, Goring and Goebbels, but also including Sepp Dietrich, Erhard Milch, Werner von Fritsch and others. Both are contained in card cases. A few of the cigarette cards in Volume II are slightly askew. Some light age wear, generally VG, 2 

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