TOTLEBEN EDUARD: (1818-1884) Franz Eduard Graf von Tottleben. Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army General who took charge of the fortification and sapping work during a number of important Russian military campaigns. A.L.S., Ed de Todleben, one page, 8vo, n.p., 20th June/July 1864, to 'Excellence', in French. Totleben thanks his correspondent for their kind invitation, to which 'je ne manquerai pas de me rendre' (Translation: 'I will not fail to comply') and continues to add 'Je saisis cette occasion pour réitérer l'assurance de ma haute consideration et de mon dévouement le plus respectueux' (Translation: 'I take this opportunity to reiterate the assurances of my highest consideration and most respectful devotion'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
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LENNON JOHN: (1940-1980) English musician, a member of the Beatles. Ink signature ('John Lennon') on a 12mo piece, mounted beneath a reproduction image of Lennon in a head and shoulders pose and annotated in the hand of a collector 'London Palladium T[heatre] 23.7.64', presumably indicating where and when the signature was obtained. Framed and glazed in a modern frame to an overall size of 5.5 x 7.5. Some light age wear, otherwise VGOn 23rd July 1964 the Beatles performed in the revue show 'The Night of a Hundred Stars' at the London Palladium.
BERTHIER LOUIS ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815), Marshal of France, Prince of Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. A good L.S., `Alexandre´, one page, 4to, Paris, 24th March 1812, to the Count of Dorsenne, Chief General of the North army, in French. Berthier responds to the request of leave that his correspondent sent on behalf of General of Division Thiebault, and states in part `Je vous préviens que l´intention de l´Empereur est que les services de ce Général soient utilisés à l´Armée du nord de l´Espagne. Donnez-lui une destination et rendez m´en compte´ (Translation: `I warn you that the intention of the Emperor is that the services of this General be used in the Army of northern Spain. Assign a destination to him keep me informed´) Very small and light creasing, otherwise about VG
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[IMPERIAL GUARD]: An attractive manuscript document relating to Napoleon's Garde Imperiale, completed and signed by General A. Sels, one page, large oblong folio (18.5 x 14.5”), Gournay, 26th August 1810, in French. The document is in tabular form and is subtitled Situation et force de la ci-devant Garde Royale Hollandaise (Translation: Situation and strength of the former Dutch Royal Guard) at the head and provides details of the designation of the army, the names of the battalions or squadrons, the names and ranks of the commanders of the various corps, their location etc., totalling some 128 officers, 2,693 troops and 942 horses, and also including details of cannons and other ammunition, and of the number of absent soldiers, either as a result of death or desertion. To the verso appear further manuscript observations signed by Sels in which he details the numbers of soldiers who remained hospitalised in Mons, Cambray, Brussels, Utrecht and other locations. Some light creasing and minor age wear to the edges and with a thin strip of tape to the verso reinforcing the central vertical fold. About VGThe Imperial Guard were originally a small group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon, but grew considerably over time. The Dutch Royal Guard were formed in 1808 when Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon's younger brother, ruled over the Kingdom of Holland from 1806-10. In 1810 the 3rd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers, part of the Dutch Royal Guard, was incorporated into the Imperial Guard within the Middle Guard as the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers. They would be disbanded in February 1813, only to be re-raised in April 1815, and finally disbanded in September 1815 following Napoleon's second abdication.
SCHWEITZER ALBERT: (1875-1965) Alsatian Theologian, Musician, Philosopher & Physician, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1952. A charming autograph statement signed, Albert Schweitzer, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 18th May 1923, in German. Schweitzer writes, in full, 'Due to tiredness and the prose of packing for the return to Africa, all spirit has left me, so that I can neither invent a nice saying nor write one down from memory. I am ashamed before you and all the people who have written and will write so beautifully in this book. However, I write with joy and in a simple way what you already know, namely that in me you have a friend who is close to everything that happens to you in life, both sad and beautiful, and who takes great joy in your simplicity and bravery and enjoys (albeit usually tired and silent) every hour he gets to spend by your side'. Some very light, minor age toning to the edges, otherwise VG
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[HUGO VICTOR]: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. BERTHELOT MARCELLIN: (1827-1907) French chemist and politician. A.L.S., M Berthelot, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Paris), 21st November 1901, to the secretary of the committee for the centenary of Victor Hugo, in French. Berthelot writes in support of the upcoming centenary of Victor Hugo's birth, 'Je m'associe de grand coeur a votre manifestation pour le centenaire de Victor Hugo, qui m'a honore de son amitie et dont j'ai toujours ete l'admirateur. Je ne sais si ma sante me permettra d'y assister en personne; mais j'y serai de coeur et de conviction' (Translation: 'I wholeheartedly associate myself with your celebration for the centenary of Victor Hugo, who honoured me with his friendship and whose admirer I have always been. I don't know if my health will allow me to attend in person; but I will be there with heart and conviction'). With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Berthelot. Some light, uniform age toning, otherwise VG
WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A.L.S., Wellington, three pages, 8vo, London, 25th August 1824, to W[illiam] C[onyngham] Plunket. Wellington states that he has received his correspondent's letter regarding Captain Latham and continues 'I send you an abstract of the correspondence (no longer present) between this office & that gentleman from which you will form your own judgement of our cause of complaint against him. I likewise send you his letters (no longer present) observing to you that it is necessary that this gentleman as Barrack Master should write Reports and keep accounts of the expenditure of money & stores; of which he appears to be scarcely capable. The reform of the Barrack Dept. in Ireland has become absolutely necessary; and I assure you has been no easy task considering the persons with whom we had to transact our business'. Some light age wear and a few minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG William Conyngham Plunket (1764-1854) Irish politician and lawyer who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 1805-07, 1822-27, and as Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1830-34, 1835-41.
WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King of Hanover, at the foot, one page, folio, Windsor Castle, 30th July 1831, in German. The manuscript document is untranslated although relates to the Oberbergrat Friedrich Ludwig Christian Jugler (1792-1871). Countersigned by Ludwig Karl Georg von Ompteda (1767-1854) German diplomat who served as Minister and Head of the German Chancery in London from 1831-37. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining to the right edge, otherwise VG
HOPPER DENNIS: (1936-2010) American actor. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Warner Bros. Pictures publicity portrait depicting the youthful Hopper seated in a half-length pose holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. One slight corner crease to the upper right white border, otherwise VG Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
ROCKWELL SAM: (1968- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 2017 for his role as Officer Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Rockwell standing outdoors in a semi-profile half length pose, aiming two guns with his outstretched arms, in costume as Billy Bickle in a scene from the satirical black comedy crime drama film Seven Psychopaths (2012). Signed by Rockwell with a hurried signature in black ink to a light area of the image. A typed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person on 17th January 2014 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. EX
HOLM CELESTE: (1917-2012) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1947 for her role as Anne Dettrey in Gentleman's Agreement. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, a charming study of the young actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the image with an appreciative inscription, 'Thank you - Herb Harper - for my record of my stay in K.C. - Celeste Holm'. One very minor, light corner crease, VG
BRUCH MAX: (1838-1920) German composer, violinist and conductor. A.L.S., M. Bruch, to the recto and verso of the composer's personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name to the centre and address in the lower corner, Wroclaw (Breslau), 5th January 1886, to Mr. Wohlfahrt, in German. Bruch writes, in full, 'Your family has grown in recent days. Allow me to offer you my best wishes on the birth of your child'. With light uniform discoloration to the majority of the recto and some light age wear and small traces of former mounting to the verso, G
POLLARD MICHAEL J.: (1939-2019) American actor, an Academy Award nominee. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Pollard standing in a full-length pose in costume as gang member C. W. Moss, firing a machine gun alongside an over-turned car in a dramatic scene from the biographical neo-noir crime drama film Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Signed by Pollard in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. It was for his performance in this film that Pollard received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. EX
FOOTBALL: A small 8vo printed official programme for Arsenal FC v. Staevnet (Copenhagen) in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1st Round (2nd Leg) at Highbury, 22nd October 1963, signed to the front and back covers and the inside team sheet by over 25 footballers from an England and Rest of the World XI who were present at the fixture including Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Denis Law, Eusebio, Ferenc Puskas, Uwe Seeler, Francisco Gento, Djalma Santos, Brian Labone, Tony Waiters, Roger Hunt, Alfredo di Stefano, Lev Yashin etc. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
OBERG CARL: (1897-1965) German SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II, the Senior SS and Police Leader in occupied France (1942-44) who became known as the Butcher of Paris. D.S., Oberg, two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d., in German. The document is a photocopy of a German baptism certificate dated 29th August 1935 and which relates to Ernst August Otto Versmann, stating that he was born on 4th July 1823 and naming his parents etc. Signed by Oberg to the verso beneath a brief typed statement, in which he 'certifies that the photocopy corresponds to the attached excerpt from the baptismal register'. With two official stamps, one featuring the Nazi eagle and swastika. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Ernst August Otto Versmann (1823-1889) German pharmacist and manufacturer.
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. T.L.S., Mussolini, one page, 4to, Rome, 4th July 1929, to all the Ministries of the Cabinet, in Italian. Mussolini writes on the subject of the regulations for the passive air defence of the national territory and sends his correspondents a preliminary copy of Regolamento per la Difesa Contro-Aerei passive del Territorio Nazionale, explaining that the executive provisions for its implementation are the constitution of the central inter-ministerial body, the determination of the basic elements for the compilation of the passive defence project, the coordination of passive defence with active defence and the financial burden. With blank integral leaf. Together with a printed 8vo copy of the pamphlet Regolamento per la Difesa Contro-Aerei passive del Territorio Nazionale, marked Very Confidential, the Italian text comprising thirty-nine articles across ten chapters, dated Rome, February 1929. Signed by Mussolini to a title page in his capacity as head of the government and president of the Supreme Defence Commission, beneath printed text stating that the regulations were approved in Rome in May 1929. Bound in the original blue printed wrappers and with a red ink annotation in an unidentified hand to the front cover. Some light age wear and minor staining and the letter with a paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner. About VG, 2
DOUGLAS MELVYN: (1901-1981) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1963 for his role as Homer Bannon in Hud. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Douglas seated outdoors in a three-quarter length pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the rancher Homer Banon, with Paul Newman (Hud Bannon) standing in the immediate background, in a scene from the Western film Hud. Signed by Douglas in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise EXProvenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
FLAMMARION CAMILLE: (1842-1925) French astronomer and author of early science fiction novels. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Flammarion, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at the Observatory of Juvisy to the base, bearing a few lines of text in his hand, in French, 'Toute mon admiration. Vous etes un parfait observateur et un profond penseur' (Translation: 'All my admiration. You are a perfect observer and a profound thinker'). A couple of very light, minor stains, otherwise VG
DRESSLER MARIE: (1868-1934) Canadian actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1930/31 for her role as Min Divot in Min and Bill. A wonderful, rare vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Dressler in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and bearing his blind stamp to the lower white border and credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Dressler in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, VG
HERGÉ: (1907-1983) Georges Prosper Remi. Belgian cartoonist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin. Book signed and inscribed, featuring an original drawing by Herge, being a hardback edition of Le Secret de La Licorne, published by Casterman, Belgium, (1947), with French text, and bearing the printed place and date, Paris, July 1949 to the lower back cover. Signed and inscribed by Herge in bold black ink to the verso of the pale blue printed illustrated front free endpaper, 'A David, un amical souvenir, Herge', and dated 3rd September 1980 in his hand. The cartoonist has also added a good original black pen and ink drawing of the heads of Tintin and his dog Snowy (who holds a bone in his mouth) in his hand alongside the inscription. With an ownership signature to the head of the title page. Some light overall age wear, slightly bumped corners and occasional light staining to the inside pages, G Le Secret de La Licorne ('The Secret of the Unicorn') is the eleventh volume of The Adventures of Tintin and was originally serialised in Le Soir from June 1942 to January 1943. The comic album story remained Herge's favourite of his own works until the creation of Tintin in Tibet in 1960.
HEPBURN AUDREY: (1929-1993) Belgian-born actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1953 for her role as Princess Ann in Roman Holiday. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hepburn standing in a full-length pose, in costume from her Oscar winning performance as the crown princess, being held in the arms of Gregory Peck, in costume as expatriate reporter Joe Bradley, from the romantic comedy film Roman Holiday. Signed by Hepburn in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image and also signed by Peck in black ink to the centre of the image, both with their names alone. Some very light, extremely minor discoloration to the image, VG
‘The rod was beautiful, and…..it has wonderful action on white marlin’ HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954. A.L.S., Poor Old Papa, one page, 4to, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, 10th May n.y., to Charles P. Thompson ('Dear Carl'). Hemingway forwards some funds to his friend ('Don't know what I owe you but put this on the account and let me know') and further continues 'The rod was beautiful, and Taylor says it has wonderful action on white marlin. I'd love to get another if you could find one. Have no light or medium rods left. Also some more of the 21 or 15 nylon'. Hemingway also refers to mutual friends, 'Pauline will give you the dope on Mouse. Been tough. I'm so sorry about Lorine's father. He was such a fine man and I liked him so much. Please give my love to Lorine and all of everything to you always'. Matted in black and brown beneath a photograph of Hemingway proudly standing in a three-quarter length pose, holding a fishing rod, alongside a marlin, as Captain Joe Russell of Key West looks on. Framed and glazed in a brown and black frame. Some light overall creasing, about VG Charles P. Thompson (1898-1978) American fisherman and friend of Hemingway. Residing at Key West, it was Thompson who introduced Hemingway to salt water fishing and the two men accompanied each other on safari in Africa in 1933. The character of 'Karl' in Hemingway's The Green Hills of Africa was inspired by Thompson. Lorine G. Thompson (1898-1985) American high school teacher, wife of Charles P. Thompson, and a close friend of Hemingway's second wife, the American journalist Pauline Pfeiffer (1895-1951).
BERGMAN INGRID: (1915-1982) Swedish actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1944 for her role as Paula Alquist Anton in Gaslight and again in 1956 for her role as Anna Koref/Anastasia in Anastasia. An exceptionally fine vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of Bergman in a pensive head and shoulders pose in costume from her Oscar winning performance as Paula Alquist Anton, niece of the murdered world-famous opera singer Alice Alquist, from the psychological thriller film Gaslight. Signed by Bergman in blue fountain pen ink with a warm inscription to screenwriter Walter Reisch, 'To Walter - from his sad Paula and happy Ingrid Bergman' and dated 1945 in her hand. An extremely rare signed portrait with a good association. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface crease, VGWalter Reisch (1903-1983) Austrian-born film director and screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for Gaslight alongside John Van Druten and John L. Balderston. The three received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay fin recognition of their work on the film.
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[UNITED STATES ARMY WOMEN]: Anna Mae Hays (1920-2018) American military officer who served in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II and became the first woman in the United States Armed Forces to be promoted to a general officer rank, becoming a Brigadier General in 1970. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hays in a head and shoulders pose wearing her uniform. Signed in white fountain pen ink to the image, adding her rank, 'Brigadier General, Chief, Army Nurse Corps, United States Army', beneath her signature and also dated 11th June 1970 in her hand; Elizabeth P. Hoisington (1918-2007) American military officer who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and became the second woman in the United States Armed Forces to be made a Brigadier General, also in 1970. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Hoisington in a head and shoulders pose wearing her uniform. Signed in black ink at the base of the image, partially across a darker area, adding her rank as Brigadier General and Director of the Women's Army Corp alongside her signature, and dated 20th July 1970 in her hand. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, VG, 2
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[EINSTEIN ALBERT]: (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. A small group of three vintage 4 x 5 photographer's negatives, each depicting Einstein in various poses in 1922, the first a head and shoulders portrait of the physicist by French photographer Henri Manuel (the original of which was signed by both Einstein and Manuel), the second showing Einstein standing in a three-quarter length pose opposite the French physicist Paul Langevin, also by Manuel (the original of which was signed by the photographer) and the third depicting Einstein seated in a half-length profile pose, the photograph captured by Genia Reinberg (the original of which was signed by both Einstein and Reinberg). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 3
THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A slim 8vo folding blue and white election campaign leaflet issued by Thatcher for the General Election of 11th June 1987, featuring her image to the front with the simple caption Vote for Margaret Thatcher, the inside featuring Thatcher's printed message to the constituents of her seat at Finchley and Freirn Barnet, and with several further images to the verso. Signed ('Margaret Thatcher') in blue ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image to the front. VG Margaret Thatcher increased her share of the vote in her seat of Finchley in the General Election of 1987 and also led the Conservative Party to a landslide victory which saw her re-elected for a third term as Prime Minister.
TAYLOR JAMES: (1948- ) American singer & guitarist. Signed record sleeve for the album Walking Man (1974), signed by Taylor in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the front cover which features a half-length image of the musician by photographer Richard Avedon. Record still present. Some light overall age wear and a few minor faults to the corners, about VG
RYAN ROBERT: (1909-1973) American actor. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Ryan standing in a three-quarter length pose, in costume as Nathan Stark, holding a bottle of champagne in his hands, in a scene from the American western film The Tall Men (1955). Signed by Ryan in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. About EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
COOPER CHRIS: (1951- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his role as John Laroche in Adaptation. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Cooper in a head and shoulders pose holding his Oscar statuette in his hands. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. EX
MOREAU GUSTAVE: (1826-1898) French artist, an important figure in the Symbolist movement. A.L.S., Gustave Moreau, one page, 8vo, n.p., 28th January 1888, to Monsieur Robin ('Mon cher ami'), in French. Moreau states, in part, 'Je suis profondement touche et reconnaissant de le temoignage de gracieuse sympathie que, vous et Madame Robin, voulez lieu me donner aujourd'hui' (Translation: 'I am deeply touched and grateful for the testimony of gracious sympathy that you and Madame Robin gave me today') and in a postscript remarks 'J'espere bien avoir le grand plaisir de vous voir mercredi si le rhume affreux qui me tient en ce moment me laisse quelque repit' (Translation: 'I hope to have the great pleasure of seeing you on Wednesday if the dreadful cold that is gripping me at the moment gives me some respite'). With blank integral leaf. One small, light stain only very slightly affects the signature, otherwise VG
BAXTER ANNE: (1923-1985) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1946 for her role as Sophie Nelson MacDonald in The Razor's Edge. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Baxter in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink to a light area of the image. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases to the border, VG
SCHWEITZER ALBERT (1875-1965) Alsatian Theologian, Musician, Philosopher & Physician, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1952. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of the middle-aged, dark-haired Schweitzer in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to the image, across a darker area although still reasonably legible, and dated 18th May 1923 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
GOBERT PIERRE: (1662-1744) French portrait painter, the preferred painter of the great ladies of the court during the reign of King Louis XIV. D.S., Gobert, one page (vellum), oblong 8vo, n.p. (Paris), 30th January 1705, in French. The manuscript document is issued by Gobert in his capacity as painter-in-ordinary to the King and his academy and acknowledges receipt of the sum of fifty pounds from an un-named individual in payment for the first six months of the current year, and making reference to an earlier payment of one hundred pounds that had been made on 16th April 1703. Signed by Gobert at the foot and also bearing two countersignatures. With an official circular stamp to the head. Some light staining and minor age wear and one small hole. About VG
BOONE RICHARD: (1917-1981) American actor, remembered for his roles in Westerns. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Boone in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Sam Arness from the drama film The Arrangement (1969). Signed by Boone in dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. A couple of very minor, extremely light corner creases, otherwise about EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
SWANCUTT WOODROW: (1915-1993) American Major General in the United States Air Force during World War II, pilot of the Boeing Superfortress bomber aircraft Dave's Dream which dropped a nuclear weapon during Operation Crossroads, the tests carried out by the United States at Bikini Atoll. Signed First Day of Issue cover by Wancutt, featuring a large magazine portrait of the Major General neatly affixed to the left side. Signed ('Maj. Woodrow P. Swancutt') by Swancutt in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the cover, further adding Pilot - Bikini Bomber “Dave's Dream” in his hand beneath his signature. Post marked at Washington D.C., 10th August 1946, in the month following Operation Crossroads. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
PIAF & CERDAN: Edith Piaf (1915-1963) French singer, one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. Vintage blue fountain pen ink signature ('Avec ma bien vive sympathie, Edith Piaf') on an 8vo page removed from an autograph album; Marcel Cerdan (1916-1949) French boxer, World Middleweight champion 1948-49. Rare vintage black fountain pen ink signature and inscription ('Mon Meilleur souvenir a Monsieur Castelli, Marcel Cerdan') on an 8vo page removed from the same autograph album. Autographs of Cerdan are rare in any form as a result of his unfortunate death at the age of 33. An excellent and desirable pair of signatures. Some very light, extremely minor staining to the edges, otherwise VG, 2 Piaf and the married boxer Cerdan began an affair in the summer of 1948 and the couple soon became devoted to each other. The middleweight boxer was tragically killed in an airplane crash on 28th October 1949 en route from Paris to New York, where he was going to visit Piaf who was singing in the American city. Piaf dedicated one of her most famous songs, Hymne a l'amour, which she recorded in 1950, to Cerdan, the love of her life.
SEX PISTOLS: A rare set of signatures by four members of the 1970s English punk rock band the Sex Pistols comprising a 6 x 3.5 (15 x 9 cm) white card individually signed by Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones individually and a 4 x 2 (11 x 5 cm) white card signed by Paul Cook. The two cards are matted in dark blue beneath a colour 9.5 x 7.5 photograph of the band standing together in three-quarter length poses. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 14.5 x 21. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
DALTON TIMOTHY: (1946- ) British actor, famous for his portrayal of the fictional British secret agent James Bond in two films from 1987-89. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Dalton in a half-length pose wearing morning dress, in costume as James Bond, and holding a revolver in one hand, in a scene from Licence to Kill (1989). Signed by Dalton in bold blue ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image. Some very minor traces of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso, otherwise VG
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN HENRY: (1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08. A fine original black pen and ink drawing of Campbell-Bannerman by the accomplished German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, executed on a folio (9.5 x 12) sheet of art paper, the image depicting the Prime Minister in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Campbell-Bannerman beneath the image, also adding a Latin motto 'Infortuna, fortuna; forti una' (Translation: 'Misfortune, fortune; is all the same to man') and the date, 26th January 1905, in his hand. Also bearing the small signature of the artist Kastor. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the edges, VG
ARLISS GEORGE: (1868-1946) British actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1929/30 for his role as Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Arliss in a head and shoulders pose wearing a monocle. Photograph by Apeda of New York. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. Some very light, minor age wear, a few surface and corner creases and some slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise about VG
VALENTINO RUDOLPH: (1895-1926) Italian actor, a sex symbol of the 1920s. An excellent, large vintage signed and inscribed sepia 13.5 x 16.5 photograph, the image depicting the Latin Lover in a head and shoulders pose, with one hand gently raised to his chin, in costume as Monsieur Beaucaire from the American silent romantic historical drama film Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, 'To Audrey, para que no me olvides, Rudolph' (Translation: 'To Audrey, so you do not forget me, Rudolph'). A wonderful, rare, signed photograph with an affectionate inscription. A few minor creases and light age wear to the borders, otherwise VGProvenance: Valentino inscribed the present photograph for Audrey Evelyn James Coats (later Pleydell-Bouverie) (1902-1968) English socialite who was photographed by Cecil Beaton for TheBook of Beauty. Through her mother she was the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII and herself was the illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon.
CRAWFORD BRODERICK: (1911-1986) American actor, Academy Award winner. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Crawford standing outdoors in a full-length pose, in costume as Willie Stark, on the steps of a government building in a scene from the American drama film All the King's Men (1949). Signed by Crawford in bold dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the centre of the image. It was for his performance in this film that Crawford won a Best Actor Oscar. About EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
HAYWORTH RITA: (1918-1987) American actress. Vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Hayworth in a head and shoulders pose, in costume as Anne Shankland, opposite actor Burt Lancaster, in costume as John Malcolm, in a scene from the American drama film Separate Tables (1958). Signed by Hayworth in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. Hayworth's first attempt to sign the photograph, with a slightly inferior pen, is just visible beneath the beginning of her second signature. VG Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
GIELGUD JOHN: (1904-2000) English actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1981 for his role as Hobson in Arthur. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Gielgud seated in a half-length pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the valet Hobson alongside Dudley Moore (Arthur Bach) and Liza Minnelli (Linda Marolla) from the romantic comedy film Arthur. Signed by Gielgud in black ink to a clear area of the image, adding 'Hobson in Arthur' beneath his signature, and 'Best wishes' and the date 1983 in his hand to the lower white border. Also signed by Dudley Moore in black ink with his name alone and by Liza Minnelli, with her first name, in bold black ink, both to clear areas of the image. Minnelli has also added a doodle of a smiling face in her hand beneath her signature. A few very light, extremely minor surface creases, VG
TREVOR CLAIRE: (1910-2000) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1948 for her role as Gaye Dawn in Key Largo. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Trevor in a smiling half-length pose. Signed by the actress in blue ink to the light background. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
ALEXANDER II: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. D.S., Alexander, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, n.p., 1869, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document appoints Hans Lothar von Schweinitz to be a Knight of the Imperial and Tsarist Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class. Signed by the Emperor at the conclusion alongside a blind embossed paper seal. With integral leaf bearing a docket in German and dated at Marburg, 1901. A band of discoloration to the right and lower edges and some small tears and extremely small areas of paper loss and with a light circular stain, only very slightly affecting the conclusion of the Emperor's signature, G Hans Lothar von Schweinitz (1822-1901) Prussian General of the Infantry who served as the Prussian Minister in Saint Petersburg 1865-69 and as German Ambassador in Saint Petersburg 1876-92.
SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) English artist, satirical cartoonist & illustrator, the creator of St. Trinian's School. A good original black pen and ink portrait drawn and signed by Searle, one page, 4to, n.p. (Singapore?), n.d. (c.1944-45). In bold ink Searle has drawn a profile head and shoulders study of an upper-class military officer in his uniform. Signed ('Ronald Searle') at the base. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
DULAC GERMAINE: (1882-1942) French filmmaker. A.L.S., Germaine Albert Dulac, one page (folding letter card), small 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Mercredi'), to Madame Daniel Lesueut, in French. Dulac writes a charming letter of thanks, in part, 'Me voici presque guéri. Votre petit mot affectueux m'a cause un grand plaisir, dont je veux vous remercier. J'espère rentrer chez moi dans sept jours et venir à la Croisade dans quinze ? A tres bientot….' (Translation: 'Here I am almost cured. Your affectionate note gave me great pleasure, for which I want to thank you. I hope to return home in seven days and come to la Croisade [the Crusade] in fifteen? See you very soon….'). Hand addressed by Dulac to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG It is possible that Dulac refers to Rene Le Somptier's film La Croisade (1920) which was released in France on 9th April 1920.
HUSTON JOHN: (1906-1987) American film director and actor, Academy Award winner. A good signed and inscribed 11 x 8 photograph of Huston in a close-up profile pose, with a white dove, in a scene from the religious epic film The Bible: In the Beginning…(1966) which Huston directed and also narrated as Noah, and the voice of God. Signed by Huston in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. A couple of extremely small, minor corner creases, VG Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826) French physician who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. A rare A.L.S., Laennec, two pages, small 4to, n.p., 12th January 1811, to his father ('Mon cher papa'), in French. Laennec acknowledges that he has received his father's latest letter and box, declaring 'Je vous fais mille remerciements, vous ne pouviez me faire un present plus agreable que celui la' (Translation: 'I give you a thousand thanks, you could not give me a more pleasant present than this one'), further adding that he will have a crucifix repaired and remarking 'Cela serait deja fait sans les occupations et les embarras ou je me trouve depuis trois semaines et qui m'ont empeche egalement de vous offrir plutot les voeux que je fais pour que cette nouvelle annee soit plus heureuse pour vous et par conseequent pour nous tous que celle qui vient de s'ecouler' (Translation: 'This would already have been done without the occupations and the discomfitures in which I have been for three weeks and which have also prevented me from offering you the wishes that I am making so that this New Year will be more happy for you and consequently for all of us than the one that has just passed'), and continuing to write 'Le principal de ces embarras est le depart prochain du Cardinal pour Rennes. Il m'a propose de m'emmener avec lui jusques la. Ce projet me plait beaucoup. Je serais fort aise d'aller voir un peu s'il n'y a pas moyen de faire finir promptement l'etat de gene dans lequel je me trouve et qui m'empeche de faire mes voeux ce que je desirerais. Mais mille raisons trop longues a deduire me retiennent ici. La plus forte est la difficulte d'arracher a ceux qui me doivent de quoi faire ce voyage. Si je puis lever celle la, je romprai toutes les autres entraves. Ainsi il n'est pas impossible que j'aye sous peu le plaisir de vous embrasser. Je vous embrasse dans cette esperance et je finis promptement: car quoique je ne sache encore pas si je partirai, je fais toutes mes dispositions comme si j'en etais sur et je n'ai pas de temps a perdre.' (Translation: 'The principal of these discomfitures is the imminent departure of the Cardinal for Rennes. He offered to take me with him there….I would be very happy to go and see if there is not a way of quickly ending the state of embarrassment in which I find myself and which prevent me from fulfilling the wishes that I would like. But a thousand reasons too long to deduce keep me here. The strongest is the difficulty of snatching from those who owe me money to make this trip. If I can lift this one, I will break all the other shackles. So it is not impossible that I will shortly have the pleasure of kissing you. I embrace you in this hope….for although I do not yet know if I will leave, I am making all my arrangements as if I were sure of it and I have no time to lose'). With address panel in Laennec's hand. Autograph letters of Laennec are rare as a result of his untimely death from tuberculosis at the age of 45. A couple of very light, small circular stains (caused by the original seal) only very slightly affecting a few words of text which remain perfectly legible, otherwise VGLaennec was intensely religious and was a devout Catholic all of his life, and has been described as a sincere Christian who adhered to his religion and was a man of the greatest probity, habitually observant of his religious and social duties; all qualities which are illustrated in the present letter.
STUART JAMES: (1688-1766) The Old Pretender. Prince of Wales, son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland. L.S., votre bon Amy, Jacques R, one page, 4to, Bologna, 22nd January 1729, to the Marquis Scotti Chiapponi, in French. The exiled Prince states that he received his correspondent's kind letter, on the occasion of last Christmas, with great satisfaction and continues to remark 'Les voeux pleins de ferveur que vous avez faits pour moi me sont trop agreables, pour manquer a vous en temoigner ma sensibilite, et a vous donner cette assurance de toute l'estime que je fais de votre personne' (Translation: 'The wishes full of fervour that you have made for me are too pleasant for me to fail to show you my sensitivity to them, and to give you this assurance of all the esteem I have for your person'). With integral address leaf bearing a small red wax seal (small area of paper loss caused by the original breaking of the seal). A few very light, minor stains to the edges and light age wear, VG
PENN SEAN: (1960- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 2003 for his role as Jimmy Markum in Mystic River. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Penn in a half-length pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as ex-convict and convenience store owner Markum in a scene from the neo-noir psychological mystery crime drama film Mystic River. Signed by Penn with a typically hurried signature in blue ink to a light area of the image. EX
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[FRENCH REVOLUTION]: LACOMBE-SAINT-MICHEL JEAN-PIERRE (1751-1812) French General in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic armies. A.L.S., J P Lacombe, and countersigned by Jean-Lambert Tallien (1767-1820) French politician, one of the key figures of the Thermidorian Reaction that led to the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, Jean-Francois Reubell (1747-1807) French lawyer, diplomat and politician, Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai (1754-1838) French politician and lawyer, President of the Directory 1799, Louis Felix Roux (1753-1817) French politician, and Denis Toussaint Lesage (1758-1796) French politician and lawyer who served as deputy to the National Convention 1792-95, two pages, folio, Paris, 20th April 1795, in French. The letter is issued in the name of the members of the Committee of Public Safety and gives orders for the people's representative, Paganet, of L'armee des Pyrenees occidenatles, to go to two departments in order to activate the supply chain of the army, explaining 'il se rendre encore aux departements affectes a l'armee des pirenees orientales pour faire arriver a Bordeaux par eau l'exedant de trois mois de subsistances de cette derniere armee, qui seront mises a la disposition par les préposés par ses ordres' (Translation: 'He will still go to the departments assigned to l'armee des pirenees orientales to bring to Bordeaux by water the surplus of three months of subsistence of the latter army, which will be made available by the officers on his orders') and adding that once his mission is fulfilled he will return to the army. To the integral leaf Lacombe-Saint-Michel has penned a brief report on the current state of his army, 'il n´y a cette armée que pour 35 jours de vivres. Il y manque une grande quantite de chevaux.....L'armee est encore 58,677 hommes 25 mille au plus sont sous les armes le reste est a l'hopital ou chez eux en convalessance' (Translation: 'I only have 35 days supply of food for this army. There is a lack of a large number of horses…..The army is still 58,677 men, 25 thousand at most are with arms and the rest are in hospital or recovering at home'). Some minor staining and light age wear, otherwise about VG
PLAYFAIR WILLIAM: (1759-1823) Scottish engineer and political economist, the founder of graphical methods of statistics who invented several types of diagrams including the line, area and bar chart of economic data in 1786 and the pie chart in 1801. Playfair also worked as a secret agent for Great Britain, reporting on the French Revolution and organising a clandestine counterfeiting operation in 1793 to collapse the French currency. A.L.S., Mr. Playfair, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Rue de Marivaux (Paris), n.d., to Chevalier Eckhardt, in French. Playfair presents his compliments to his correspondent, 'et de le prier de lui faire l'honneur d'accepter les deux imprimes sous enveloppe, l'un pour Mr. Eckhardt et l'autre pour Monsieur le Baron de Batz' (Translation: 'and to ask him to do him the honour of accepting the two printed papers in an envelope [no longer present], one for Mr. Eckhardt and the other for Monsieur le Baron de Batz'). With integral address leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Jean Pierre de Batz (1754-1822) Baron de Sainte-Croix, known as the Baron de Batz. French royalist and businessman whose life and actions in the service of King Louis XVI inspired several popular novelists, including Baroness Emmuska Orczy who featured Baron de Batz in some of The Scarlet Pimpernel series of books.
LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) British surgeon, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. A fine A.L.S., Joseph Lister, four pages, 8vo, Park Crescent, Portland Place, 27th July 1885, to a gentleman. Lister apologises for his late reply ('I have been rather oppressed with professional engagements lately') and continues to inform his correspondent 'I am sorry to say I do not see much probability of success from attempts to lever the bones into position. I should be disposed to make one incision at each side of the dorsal aspect of the joint, avoiding the exterior tendons, then…..endeavour to ease off the tendons…..from the head of the metacarpal bone, which they probably now embrace, and having done this, have them held strongly aside by means of small blunt hooks so as to allow the head of the metacarpal bone to slip backwards between them. If I failed in this, I should take off the end of the 1st phalangeal bone by means of small chisel, or small cutting pliers or both, taking just enough to enable the bone to be replaced: antiseptic management being of course assured'. Autograph letters by Lister discussing medical procedures, and making reference to antiseptic, are surprisingly rare. Some light age wear and a few minor traces of former mounting, otherwise VG
REED DONNA: (1921-1986) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1953 for her role as Alma Burke in From Here to Eternity. An excellent signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting Reed, wearing cowgirl boots and denim shorts, seated outdoors on a wooden fence. A typed caption to the verso, promoting Reed's role as Rosalia Martinez in the Western film Apache Trail (1942), states, in part, 'Donna Reed may seem out of her element here as a farm girl but she really knows her corn and cabbages. Up until two years ago she had lived all her life on an Iowa farm and the day she posed for this picture at a friend's ranch she amazed everyone by her expertness in doing the chores'. Signed by Reed in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. About EX
Shaw offers a masterful lesson in writing –‘It is not enough for you to cut a slice of life – anyone can do that who can write or imagine at all – you must eat the slice, digest it, & build it up into a living organism. That’s the meaning of creation in art’ SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. An exceptional A.L.S., G. Bernard Shaw, two pages, 8vo, written to the first and last pages, Fitzroy Square, London, 1st February 1895, to [William] Heinemann. Shaw commences his interesting letter stating 'You have no doubt seen how ruthlessly I have used you and [Sydney] Olivier & your play & his play to feed the flame that must eventually consume the censor. Why on earth did you suddenly drop bang into a mere kodaking of blackguardism? You can't have started with that idea' and continues to observe 'However, you were in a certain way right; for in those scenes in the last two acts your imaginative grip closed unmistakeably on your material & realized it forcibly. But I protest against the honors of tragedy being given to a squalid little business like that. Why not compress these three acts into one act - or rather prologue - positing the problem of a young woman who has married a man whom she believes to be a genius and is left disillusioned at the end with life before her - that is, with the play before her? That is what you have really struck out, and this calling the first step of it “a dramatic moment”, and stitching it up in green covers at [John] Lane's is all nonsense - a selling of your birthright. What the audience want to know is how the woman got out of it - what the solution of the problem is', further offering his typically forthright advice, 'It is not enough for you to cut a slice of life - anyone can do that who can write or imagine at all - you must eat the slice, digest it, & build it up into a living organism. That's the meaning of creation in art. If you doubt me, ask “her whose interest & enthusiasm inspired this effort”, and if she is the right sort of woman, as I hope with all my heart for your sake she is, she will say yes and tell you that you must follow The First Step to the end of the journey. Outside the most lighthearted comedy, there must be no happy endings; but there must be no unhappy endings at all: there must be great endings, or hopeful, or right endings; but happiness & unhappiness are the positive & negative ends of life only with fools. Plenty of people are giving up the happy ending only to substitute the negative for the positive form of it & offer unhappy endings, which are equally unconvincing & much less pleasant'. Shaw concludes his letter making a reference to his own work, 'My play is not typed yet. When it is, you shall read it if I can get a copy disengaged before it reaches the stage, concerning which, by the way, nothing is yet settled'. A letter of magnificent literary content in which Shaw provides a masterful lesson in writing and offers his opinions on the difference between a true playwright and a gifted amateur. Some light overall age toning and a few light, minor creases, about VGWilliam Heinemann (1863-1920) English publisher, the founder of the Heinemann publishing house in London which represented authors including H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling. Heinemann's 'modern' play The First Step: A Dramatic Moment, discussed in the present letter, was published by John Lane in 1895 and in a note within the publication the author observes that it was not his objective to write anything that 'would satisfy the usual requirements of a stage play….but simply to snatch one dramatic moment out of a story of today'. From 1895-98 Shaw was the theatre critic for The Saturday Review and the opening lines of the present letter evidently refer to a review of The First Step which Shaw had published.Sydney Olivier (1859-1943) 1st Baron Olivier. British civil servant, a Fabian and member of the Labour Party. Olivier was recognised as one of the 'Big Four' within the Fabian movement in London, alongside Shaw, Sidney Webb and Graham Wallas. The uncle of actor Laurence Olivier, Sydney Olivier was a writer throughout his life, attempting poetry although faring better with a few plays, which were first performed at the Fabian Society, and a Fabian paper on Emile Zola (1890).Shaw was working on two plays in 1895, The Man of Destiny, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon, and the four-act play You Never Can Tell, although neither were performed or published until several years later.
O'BRIEN EDMOND: (1915-1985) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1954 for his role as Oscar Muldoon in The Barefoot Contessa. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original 1950 United Artists publicity portrait depicting O'Brien in a head and shoulders pose and released for the film noir D.O.A. in which O'Brien starred as the accountant and notary public Frank Bigelow. Signed by O'Brien in blue ink to a light area of the background, 'Good luck Gene & thank you for liking my work, Sincerely, Ed O'Brien'. Scarce. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the left and upper white borders, otherwise VG
BRANDO MARLON: (1924-2004) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1972 for his role as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Paramount Pictures publicity portrait dating from 1958 and depicting the young, handsome Brando in a broody head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Bud Fraker and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Brando in blue ink to a light area at the head of the image, 'For Susan, Regards, Marlon Brando'. A few very light, extremely minor surface creases, VG
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