MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A.L.S., Montgomery of Alamein, one page, London, 14th August 1948, to [Alfred Ryan] 'The Editor, The Times', on the printed stationery of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. Montgomery informs his correspondent, in full, 'I am making some important speeches at Blackpool next week; on 17 August when I go there to receive the Freedom of the Borough. They deal with the T.A. and the need for National Service. I enclose your advance copies (no longer present). I hope you may be able to include some of the points in The Times of 18 August.' With light creasing to the upper right corner and minor age wear, otherwise about VG Alfred Patrick Ryan (1900-1972) British Journalist, editor of the BBC News Service 1940-47, and Assistant Editor and Literary Editor of The Times 1947-68
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![[FREDERICK]: (1763-1827) Duke of York & Albany, son of King George III. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1795-1809, 1811-27.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/80ad702a-33ff-4bf3-b128-a83c00a382c3/8365888c-9cf2-42e8-d6a5-dd00fd00c0c7/468x382.jpg)
[FREDERICK]: (1763-1827) Duke of York & Albany, son of King George III. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1795-1809, 1811-27. A lock of approximately twenty strands of light brown hair cut from the head of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, when Prince-Bishop of Osnabruck, the hair approximately 1 – 1.5” each in length and the majority neatly tied together, loosely contained in a contemporary oblong folded 12mo piece of paper, the front annotated in ink, in full, ‘His Royal Highness The Bishop of Osnaburgh’s hair’ and signed (‘Ch. E. Yates’) by Charlotte Elizabeth Yates and datedDecember 1782 in her hand. Also accompanied by a further contemporary oblong folded 12mo piece of paper, the front annotated in ink in an unidentified hand ‘His Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York’. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: The present lot is accompanied by a copy of the original folded oblong 4to wrapper in which the individual locks of hair presented in lots 414, 416, 417, 418, 419 & 420 within this auction were originally kept. The central panel of the wrapper is annotated in ink in an unidentified hand, in full, ‘Given by Lady C. Finch 1782. This paper contains the hair of Frederick Duke of York, of His Majesty George 4th, the Duke of Clarence, the Queen of Wurttemberg, the Duchess of Gloucester & Princess Sophia –‘. Lady Charlotte Finch (1725-1813) English Royal Governess to the children of King George III and Queen Charlotte from 1762-93. Finch’s duties included the supervision of the Royal nursery and all of the staff affiliated with it, which presumably included Charlotte Elizabeth Yates who originally retained the present lock of hair.
FEILD MAURICE: (1905-1988) English Painter, an influential teacher at the Downs School, Colwall, and the Slade School of Art. A friend and colleague of W.H. Auden in the early 1930s. Two charming small 8vo notebooks previously belonging to Feild and containing around 250 original black pen and ink sketches by the painter, the majority of the subjects being young females, although also including some landscapes featuring fields, trees, rivers & bridges, horses and birds etc., some of the preparatory sketches identified (subjects including Sarah, Alice, Harriet, Arabella, Polly, Juliet, Miranda etc. ) or with annotations relating to the proposed colours etc. for the final painting, some of the images depicting the young girls involved in various activities including bread making, completing homework, writing birthday party invitations and cleaning a gold fish bowl. One of the notebooks contains a number of pages of holograph notes by Feild providing his thoughts on conscious and unconscious influences (including Turner and Constable), figurative painting, and other notes which feature references to W. H. Auden, Augustus John and others. One of the notebooks bears the ownership signature and address of Feild and is dated November 1980 - January 1981. Some light overall age wear, otherwise about VG, 2
BABBAGE CHARLES: (1791-1871) English Mathematician & Inventor. ink signature ('C Babbage') and several additional lines of holograph text ('....intention whatever of taking any part in their affairs.')on a piece neatly removed from the conclusion of a letter to Sir Anthony Carlisle, written from Dorset Street and dated 8th September 1832. Neatly mounted and with some light creasing, about VG Sir Anthony Carlisle (1768-1840) English Surgeon.
SCOTT ROBERT FALCON: (1868-1912) British Royal Navy Officer & Antarctic Explorer. A fine blue fountain pen ink signature ('Rob. F. Scott') and date, 5th May 1910, in his hand on an oblong 12mo card. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and with one minor trace of former mounting to the verso, VG The present signature is dated just a little over a month prior to Scott's Terra Nova sailing from Cardiff on 15th June 1910 as the British Antarctic Expedition commenced. Scott's desire was to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. The explorer, accompanied by four companions, arrived there on 17th January 1912, only to discover that Amundsen and his Norwegian party had reached the same destination some 34 days earlier. Tragically, Scott and his entire party died on their return journey from the pole.
OPERA: Mario Del Monaco (1915-1982) Italian Tenor. A good signed 4 x 6 photograph of Del Monaco standing in a half length pose in costume. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone across a clear area of the image; Carlo Bergonzi (1924-2014) Italian Tenor. Signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Bergonzi in a full length pose in costume as Don Alvaro from Giuseppe Verdi's opera La forza del destino. Signed in bold black ink to a light area of the image and dated 1993 in his hand; Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) Italian Soprano. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Tebaldi seated in a full length pose, in costume, performing during an opera. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone across a clear area of the image. VG to EX, 3
DE LUCA GIUSEPPE: (1876-1950) Italian Baritone. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 11.5 photograph of De Luca standing in a full length pose, with a guitar at his side, in costume as Figaro from from Gioachino Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the head of the image, adding the date, London 1935, in his hand as well as his character name. Photograph by Mishkin of New York. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise VG
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[PARR CATHERINE]: (1512-1548) Queen of England and of Ireland 1543-47, the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII. A lock of approximately thirty strands of light brown, fair coloured hair cut from the head of Catherine Parr, the strands approximately 2” each in length, neatly tied together and mounted in a loop to a maroon fabric background beneath a contemporary envelope in which the hair was previously preserved, annotated in ink in an unidentified hand and stating, in full, ‘Taken from the coffin of Catherine Parr disinterment at Sudeley Gloucestershire in 1783 by Col. Richard Powell Cotton. Hair of Catherine Parr, 6th wife of Henry 8th afterwards married to Ld. Thomas Seymour of Sudeley Castle’. Framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 7.5 x 9. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the envelope, otherwise VG Catherine Parr died, aged around 35 or 36, on 5 September 1548, at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, from childbed fever, having given birth to her only child, the daughter of her fourth husband, Thomas Seymour, six days earlier. In May 1782, John Locust discovered the coffin of Queen Catherine in the ruins of the Sudeley Castle chapel. He opened the coffin and observed that the body, after 234 years, was in a surprisingly good condition. Reportedly the flesh on one of her arms was still white and moist. After taking a few locks of her hair, he closed the coffin and returned it to the grave. The coffin was opened a few more times in the next ten years, including a disinterment by Colonel Richard Powell Cotton in 1783, when the present lock was apparently removed. Parr's coffin was finally officially reopened in 1817, when nothing but a skeleton remained. Her remains were then moved to the tomb of Lord Chandos whose family owned the castle at that time.
SUU KYI AUNG SAN: (1945- ) Burmese opposition Leader and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1991. Scarce signed colour 5 x 7 photograph of Suu Kyi standing in a half-length pose, holding a microphone and some papers in her hand, as she delivers a speech. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX
RICHELIEU CARDINAL: (1585-1642) Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac. French Clergyman, Nobleman and Statesman who was appointed as King Louis XIII's First Minister of State in 1624 where he remained in office until his death in 1642. D.S., Armand Card De Richelieu, as Cardinal, at the foot, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d. (1628?), in French. The untranslated manuscript document comprises some eighteen lines of text and also bears several countersignatures at the foot. Some very light, minor age wear at the extreme edges of the document and some slight traces of former mounting, not affecting the text or Richelieu's signature, otherwise VG
SHACKLETON ERNEST: (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer. Vintage signed 2.5 x 2.5 printed image, presumably removed from a lecture programme, the image depicting Shackleton in a half length pose. Signed ('E H Shackleton') in bold blue fountain pen ink to the clear right margin. Neatly laid down to a sim oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album. The page is annotated with a place and date in the small, neat hand of a collector beneath the image, indicating that the signature was obtained at the Philharmonic Hall on 2nd March 1920. Some light overall age wear, about VG Following his Endurance expedition, Shackleton returned to England in May 1917 and, although too old to enlist, did want to contribute with an active role towards the war effort and departed for Murmansk as a part of a military mission to North Russia. The role did not satisfy Shackleton and he turned to the North Russian Government to assist him establish a company to develop the natural resources of the region. The scheme came to nothing and Shackleton was forced to rely on the lecture circuit for an income, with large debts still outstanding from the Endurance expedition. At the Philharmonic Hall in Great Portland Street in London during the winter of 1919-20 he lectured twice a day, six days a week, for five months.
POLITICS: Small selection of A.Ls.S. by various British Politicians, all to Alfred Ryan, comprising Clement Attlee (in part, 'I shall be pleased to review the first volume of Macmillan's memoir' 24th July 1966), Duff Cooper (in part, 'The author of the attractive sketch of Lord Randolph Churchill… falls with the common error, which occurs also in the first volume of Mr. Winston Churchill's history of the man, of attributing descendants to the celebrated Lord Castlereagh…' 14th February 1949. With a small portion of paper missing from the upper left corner), Rab Butler (2), Brendan Bracken (in part, 'Gilbert & Sullivan say that the House of Peers do nothing in particular. And so it is just the place for me. I am off to Africa next week where I hope the sun will do more for me than the doctors.' 6th January 1952). With some light creasing and minor age wear. G to VG, 5 Alfred Patrick Ryan (1900-1972) British Journalist, editor of the BBC News Service 1940-47, and Assistant Editor and Literary Editor of The Times 1947-68
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 11th March 1895. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing C[harles] F[rederick] H[astings] Medhurst to be a Paymaster in the Army Pay Department from the 14th March 1890. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (1845-1927) 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, British Statesman who served as Governor General of Canada 1883-88, Viceroy of India 1888-94, Secretary of State for War 1895-1900 and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1900-05. With a pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Together with a second D.S. by both Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1856-95, grandson of King George III and cousin of Queen Victoria, and Gathorne Hardy (1814-1906) British Politician, Secretary of State for War 1874-78, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (London), 2nd February 1876. The partially printed document was issued under the Royal Sign Manual of Queen Victoria and is a military commission appointing Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst to be a Sub-Lieutenant in the Land Forces with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot from 12th February 1876. With a pale blue blind embossed seal affixed. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2 Charles Frederick Hastings Medhurst was born in 1856 and rose to the rank of Major in the East Lancashire Regiment, which had merged with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot in 1881.
COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French Writer, Playwright, Artist, Designer & Filmmaker. A vintage printed 8vo concert programme for a performance of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex presented by the BBC Third Programme at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 9th November 1959. Signed by Cocteau in blue ink with a slightly hurried example of his signature to a clear area of an inside page immediately beneath an image of the writer seated in a three quarter length pose. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Oedipus Rex, an opera-oratorio after Sophocles, was written towards the beginning of Stravinsky's neoclassical period and is considered one of the finest works from this phase of his career. Cocteau wrote the libretto, based on Sophocles's tragedy, in French which was then translated into Latin. The narration is however performed in the language of the audience.
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[PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA]: (1796-1817) Princess of Wales, daughter of King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick. A lock of approximately thirty strands of light brown hair cut from the head of the Princess of Wales, the hair approximately 1” each in length and neatly tied together and mounted on a circular piece of dark green fabric and contained within an attractive gold coloured locket, the verso engraved (at a later date) ‘A lock of hair from Princess Charlotte of Wales 1796-1817’. Accompanied by the original contemporary small folded oblong 12mo paper wrapper in which the lock was originally preserved, the front annotated in ink in an unidentified hand ‘A lock of the Princess Charlotte’s Hair’. VG, 2
BISMARCK OTTO VON: (1815-1898) Prussian Statesman, Chancellor of the German Empire 1871-90. A fine vintage signed cabinet photograph, the image depicting Bismarck in a half-length pose and wearing his military uniform. Photograph by Loescher & Petsch of Berlin. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, and dated 8th July 1890, in his hand. With light age wear, otherwise about EX
BEAK DANIEL: (1891-1967) British Major General of World War II, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Logeast Wood, France, in August and September 1918. D.S., D. M. Beak, one page, 4to, Head Quarters, Malta, 21st April 1942, to the Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of The Cheshire Regiment. The typed document relates to the unloading of the S.S. Pampas and is the text of a message to be conveyed upon Beak's behalf, expressing his appreciation of the excellent work performed by the regiment, 'as well as the excellent spirit they showed in coming to the assistance of H.M.S. Penelope and placing on board ammunition at a critical time' and commenting 'By stepping into the breach and taking over from the Civilian Stevedores the unloading of the “Pampas” and working continuously day and night throughout heavy raids on the Harbour, when the “Pampas” was a target, they performed highly meritorious service of which I am proud and for which I know the other services in MALTA have nothing but praise. Their work was an example and an inspiration to all resulting in considerable material help to MALTA's effort. The placing of ammunition on the H.M.S. Penelope was a spirited effort which helped to save a valiant ship'. One very small, light stain to the right edge and some extremely minor age wear to the other edges, none of which affect the text or signature, VG HMS Penelope was a light cruiser of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1936 and assigned to Force K in Malta during World War II. In March 1942, the month prior to the present document being signed, HMS Penelope was involved in several operations which met with heavy enemy opposition, both on the surface and in the air, and she was subsequently docked and repaired at the Malta Dry Docks. Whilst there she was attacked daily by German planes who created so many shrapnel holes that she was nicknamed HMS Pepperpot (and, after the shrapnel holes had been plugged with long pieces of wood, HMS Porcupine). She sailed for Gibraltar on 8th April and was repeatedly attacked from the air, arriving at her destination two days later having suffered further damage. HMS Penelope was torpedoed and finally sunk by a German U-boat near Naples on 18th February 1944 with a heavy loss of life.
KRUGER PAUL: (1825-1904) South African President 1883-1900. Kruger gained international renown as the face of Boer resistance against the British during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902. D.S., S J P Kruger, one page, folio, Pretoria, 30th August 1898. The partially printed document, in Afrikaans (untranslated), relates to Daniel Jansen van Vuren and appears to be a land registry document. Signed by Kruger at the foot. A purple rubber stamp, affecting the first two initials of Kruger's signature, indicates that the land was transferred on 20th July 1903 into the name of Vuren's wife, Maria. Very light, minor age wear, VG
HO CHI MINH: (1890-1969) Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary Leader, Prime Minister (1945-55) and President (1945-69) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. An extremely rare vintage signed 3 x 4.5 photograph of Ho Chi Minh, the engaging image depicting the Communist leader in a close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed in ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. A few very light, extremely minor surface marks which are barely visible, and do not affect the signature. VG
CROMWELL OLIVER: (1599-1658) Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland & Ireland 1653-58. A good D.S., Oliver P, a fine, bold example as Lord Protector, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Whitehall, 28th May 1655. The manuscript document is addressed to William Clare and appoints him to be a Cornet in a Troop of Horses Captained by Peter Backhouse in the county of Stafford, and requiring him to enlist one hundred 'well afforded Persons as shall voluntarily Lift themselves' whom Clare will have charge over and diligently exercise 'good order and discipline, Commanding the inferior officers and Soulders of the said Troope to obey you as their Cornett'. With a blind embossed paper seal at the foot. Some very light overall wrinkling, two very small holes at folds in the centre of the document and a small, neat tear to a fold at the head, none of which affect the text or signature. Overall, a clean and handsome document, VG
LORRE PETER: (1904-1964) Hungarian-born American Actor, remembered for his screen roles alongside Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Lorre in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Some light overall surface and corner creasing, G
KHOMEINI AYATOLLAH: (1902-1989) Iranian Religious and Political Leader, Supreme Leader of Iran 1979-89. Signed colour 4 x 7 photograph of Khomeini in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a clear area of the image. With printed Persian script at the base. Autographs of Ayatollah Khomeini are extremely rare in any form. Some extremely light surface creasing, otherwise VG
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[VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. A rare, reasonably substantial lock of fair coloured hair cut from the head of the young Queen Victoria, neatly tied together and presented in a curl within a small circular ebonised vintage frame with a gilt slip, the verso bearing an affixed label annotated in ink in an unidentified hand, stating, in full, ‘Queen Victoria’s Hair when a girl, left w[ith] Miss Syke’s things’. Some light staining and age wear to the label and verso of the frame, otherwise VG Provenance: The present lock of hair is accompanied by various T.Ls.S. and other documentation accumulated by Edward H. Humphreys of Leicester, a previous owner of the lock of hair, including a typescript and printed copy of an article written by Humphreys, most likely for a local publication, recounting how he purchased the framed lock for £1 in a small antique shop in Hemel Hempstead in 1965 and detailing the subsequent research he undertook into the souvenir between 1968 and 2001, two T.Ls.S. by Robert Mackworth-Young, librarian at Windsor Castle, in the first stating, in part, ‘I much regret that no reference has been found to Miss Sykes in the Royal Archives. No-one of this name appears to have served in the Households of Queen Victoria or of her mother, the Duchess of Kent. I can only surmise that Miss. Sykes may have been descended from a lady connected with the Queen or her Household whose name was subsequently changed through marriage’ (1st November 1968), and in the second stating, in part, ‘….I do not know of any other authentic specimens [of Queen Victoria’s hair] although it seems likely that some must have survived’ (3rd May 1971), various T.Ls.S. from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Home Office Forensic Science Service etc., relating to the possibilities of authenticating the hair by means of DNA and including two signed by the geneticist Professor Alec Jeffreys, inventor of genetic fingerprinting, stating, in part, ‘PCR could be used to type at least certain classes of DNA within hair shafts, though the amount of DNA contained in hair is incredibly low. There are, as far as I know, no data available on whether hair 100 years or more old can be typed using this system, though I imagine it would be possible.’ (21st December 1990), an A.L.S. by Miss. Bridget A. Wright, bibliographer at the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, stating, in part, ‘….apart obviously from the lock with which your sample was compared by the former librarian in 1969, we have no information on such mementoes….visual comparison of your sample with others, however well-attested, could not produce a more positive result than that of 1969’ (4th January 1996) and two further T.Ls.S. by curators at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Kensington Palace, both informing Humphreys that they have no locks, strands or other specimens of Queen Victoria’s hair in their possession (both 2001) etc. Souvenirs associated with Queen Victoria, including items from her personal wardrobe, do occasionally appear at auction and are much sought after, however locks of her hair very rarely appear on the market despite the fact it is known the monarch was fond of presenting pieces of jewellery made from her hair as gifts.
ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. D.S., Albert, as Steward for his son Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, two pages, folio, n.p., 6th May 1842. The manuscript document appoints George Freeth of Lincolns Inn Fields to be a Deputy Steward for the Duchy of Cornwall and authorises and empowers him 'to do all things belonging and appertaining to the Office of Steward....in as full and ample a manner as I myself could do if personally present at the doing thereof.....' Boldly signed by Prince Albert at the conclusion alongside a small red wax seal. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor age wear and some slight splitting at the folds (neatly and professionally strengthened in a few places). About VG Queen Victoria had given birth to Prince Albert Edward on 9th November 1841. Being her first son, he became the Prince of Wales, Duke of Saxony and Duke of Cornwall. His father, Prince Albert, as illustrated by the present document, was Steward of the affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall until his son became of age. The young Prince would have only been six months old when his father signed the present document.
ORBISON ROY: (1936-1988) American Singer & Songwriter. A vintage printed 4to concert programme for a performance of The Roy Orbison Show during a tour of the Midlands in 1968, signed by Orbison in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of an inside page which features a large image of Orbison seated in a full length pose playing his guitar. Some very light, minor age wear, VG It was on 16th September 1968, during Orbison's tour of the Midlands, that the singer learned that his home in Tennessee had burned down and his two eldest sons had died.
KELLER HELEN: (1880-1968) American Author, Activist & Lecturer, the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. A charming T.L.S., Helen Keller (in her typical bold, dark pencil), two pages, 4to, Forest Hills, 3rd December 1922, to Betsy. Keller states that it was good of her friend to send some sweetpeas and jessamine, remarking 'As I touched them, I seemed to feel the warmth of your hand clasping mine, and I wanted to hug you instead of sending mere written thanks, always unsatisfactory at best' and further explaining that the flowers had arrived just after Polly [Thomson] had left hospital, adding 'We both felt they were of good omen for her recovery. You will be glad, I know, to hear how much better she is now. She moves about the house a little, helping with some of the work'. Keller also informs her correspondent that she is ashamed not to write to her oftener, however continues with some news of domestic arrangements, 'I want to tell you something lovely which puts fresh joy into each day for me. My teacher had a walk fixed this fall, so that I could go out alone without being exposed to intrusive, curious eyes. Two new houses were being built close to us, and there was no privacy. So we had a trellis put up, seven feet high, and an arbor vitae hedge planted on the street side. I walk there every morning, and I love my green circle…..In the spring the enclosure will be sweet with the odors of honeysuckle, clematis and arbor vitae combined, and I shall think of you then, because it is ever your wish to surround me with fragrance and the sunshine of beautiful thoughts.' A letter of wonderful content which subtly and poignantly reflects on the senses both available and not to Keller. Some light age wear, otherwise VG Polly Thomson (1885-1960) Scottish Actress who was to become Keller's housekeeper and later progressed to working as her secretary as well as being a constant companion to Keller.
ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Aldrin standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the moon can be seen in the immediate background. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area at the centre of the image. Some very light overall surface creasing, otherwise about VG
DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Autograph Envelope, unsigned, the blue envelope boldly addressed in black fountain pen ink by the Princess to Dudley Poplak ('D. Poplak Esq.') at The Studio, 11, Cheyne Gardens, London, S.W.3. Bearing a postage stamp and post marked in West London, 1996. With some light age wear and some irregular tears to the upper edge where the envelope was originally opened. About VG Dudley Poplak (1930-2005) South African Interior Designer who was commissioned to refurbish Highgrove House, the Gloucestershire home of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1981 and also worked with Princess Diana on her royal apartment at Kensington Palace.
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[CHARLES I]: (1600-1649) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1625-49. A rare, substantial lock of dark hair cut from the beard of King Charles I, the strands approximately 1.5” each in length, neatly tied together and mounted to a maroon cloth background alongside a small card bearing the red wax seal of Sir Henry Halford and below the original folded square 12mo wrapper in which the hair was originally preserved, annotated in ink and stating, in full, ‘Hair cut from the upper lip of Chas: I by Sir Hy. Halford, April 1813’. Framed and glazed in a dark wooden frame to an overall size of 7 x 8.5. Some light overall dust staining to the wrapper, otherwise VG Sir Henry Halford (1766-1844) English Physician who served as Physician Extraordinary to King George III from 1793-1820 and then as Physician in Ordinary to his three successors, King George IV, King William IV and the young Queen Victoria. In 1813 Halford was involved in the exhumation of the hitherto missing body of King Charles I and he published An Account of what happened on Opening the Coffin of King Charles the First in the vault of King Henry VIII in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, on the First of April MDCCCXIII in Essays and Orations read and delivered at the Royal College of Physicians (Second Edition, published by John Murray, London, 1833). Halford’s interesting account stated, in part, ‘…Lord Clarendon in his History of the Rebellion, [stated] that the body of King Charles I, though known to be interred in St. George’s Chapel, at Windsor, could not be found, when searched for there some years afterwards….the most careful search was made for the body by several people….On completing the mausoleum which his present Majesty [King George III] has built in the tomb-house….it was necessary to form a passage to it….In constructing this passage, an aperture was made accidentally in one of the walls of the vault of King Henry VIII, through which the workmen were enabled to see, not only the two coffins which were supposed to contain the bodies of King Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour, but a third also, covered with a black velvet pall, which….might fairly be presumed to hold the remains of King Charles I. On representing the circumstance to the Prince Regent, his Royal Highness perceived at once, that a doubtful point in history might be cleared up by opening this vault; and accordingly….ordered an examination to be made….in the presence of his Royal Highness himself….and Sir Henry Halford….On removing the pall, a plain lead coffin….bearing an inscription “King Charles, 1648” in large, legible characters….immediately presented itself to the view. A square opening was then made in the upper part of the lid, of such dimensions as to admit a clear insight into its contents. These were an internal wooden coffin….and the body carefully wrapped up…..The coffin was completely full….and great difficulty was experienced in detaching it successfully….At length, the whole face was disengaged from its covering. The complexion of the skin of it was dark and discoloured. The forehead and temples had lost little or nothing of their muscular substance….and the pointed beard, so characteristic of the period of the reign of King Charles, was perfect. The shape of the face was a long oval; many of the teeth remained….When the head had been entirely disengaged from the attachments which confined it, it was found to be loose, and, without any difficulty, was taken up and held to view….The back part of the scalp was entirely perfect, and had a remarkably fresh appearance….The hair was thick at the back part of the head, and, in appearance, nearly black. A portion of it, which has since been cleaned and dried, is of a beautiful dark brown colour. That of the beard was a redder brown. On the back part of the head it was more than an inch in length, and had probably been cut so short for the convenience of the executioner, or perhaps by the piety of friends soon after death, in order to furnish memorials of the unhappy king.’ An 8vo hardback copy of the second edition of Halford’s Essays and Orations, bound in contemporary half calf, with a gilt spine and label, and bearing the armorial bookplate of Lord Farnham, is included in the present lot. It is not known how much of the hair Halford removed from the beheaded King Charles I was then distributed amongst friends and colleagues, or indeed how much survives today. We have only been able to locate one other, very similar lock of hair that was presented to Hans Busk the younger (1815-1882) by Halford (and also authenticated by his seal) which was offered by Bonhams in their sale of Relics, Scientific Instruments and Barometers, Cameras, Photographs and Mechanical Music at their Chelsea salerooms on 6th April 1995 (Lot 1, Estimate £1000-1500, Sold for a hammer price of £3400).
ENGLAND FOOTBALL: A small, slim oblong 8vo printed envelope sent from the Red Lion hotel in Clovelly to a lady in Broadstairs, Kent, individually signed to the plain verso by six England footballers, most of them members of the England World Cup winning squad of 1966, and many of them also associated with West Ham United, comprising Alf Ramsey, Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Ron Springett and Johnny Byrne. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue inks. Together with an unsigned printed 8vo souvenir programme for the Almer Hall Benefit Match, Margate FC vs. West Ham Utd, on 11th November 1968 and a small folio sheet of facsimile signatures by a West Ham Utd team of the period including Moore, Hurst, Peters, Brooking, Redknapp, Lampard etc. A few small tears to the upper edge of the envelope where originally opened, not affecting the signatures, and some light creasing and age wear to the programme and facsimile sheet (largely affecting the latter). G to about VG, 3
FIELDS W.C.: (1880-1946) American Film Comedian. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Fields standing outdoors in a full length pose, holding his hat in one hand. Signed in bold, black fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image. Some very slight corner creasing, otherwise about EX
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. A scarce, early T.L.S., A Hitler, two pages, oblong 4to, Munich, 31st May 1927, to Karl Winnecke, on the printed stationery of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei (NSDAP; the Nazi Party), in German. Hitler writes upon the request of the headquarters of the Sturmabteilung (SA; the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party) having received a statement from the party leadership, and informs Winnecke that their membership of the NSDAP has been revoked. Hitler explains 'You have failed to attend the general roll call on the 25th day of this month without a valid reason. You were a member of the SA in Munich….and you were made aware of this consequence…[on the]….24th May. With this act you have undermined the goals of the Party. As per….the articles of incorporation of 22. V. 1926 the decision is final' and concludes by demanding that Winnecke returns his membership book and other paraphernalia to the Headquarters immediately. Signed by Hitler across a slightly faint official circular stamp. To the verso of Hitler's letter appears a typed statement signed by an unidentified official of the Sturmabteilung headquarters and also countersigned by Karl Winnecke, dated 11th June 1927, and stating, in part, 'Winnecke….states that he was not able to attend the general roll call due to an unplanned event at his place of business', further explaining that he had planned to advise the authorities in a timely fashion although didn't do so, and remarking 'I would request to accept my absence as excused as my non-attendance was not my purpose'. With a further brief A.N.S. by Walter Buch (1883-1949, German Jurist and SS official during the Nazi era, father-in-law of Martin Bormann) at the foot of the second page. Some minor traces of professional restoration to the left edge, with a number of previous file holes still partially visible, and with a few small tears and light age wear to the right edge, none of which affects the text or signatures. About VG
ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. A good signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting the astronaut in a head and shoulders pose with the NASA emblem partially visible on the wall in the immediate background. Signed by Armstrong in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. A few very light, extremely minor and small corner creases, only affecting the white borders of the photograph, otherwise EX
FREE: A rare album sleeve for Free (October 1969) signed by all four original members of the English rock band of the late 1960s and early 1970s individually, comprising Paul Rodgers (lead vocalist), Paul Kossoff (guitarist; a rare signature owing to his tragically early death at the age of 25), Andy Fraser (bass guitarist) and Simon Kirke (drummer & percussionist). All have signed in blue inks with their names alone to clear areas of the verso of the sleeve, immediately beneath their portraits. The album features innovative artwork by Ron Raffaelli of The Usual Thing and the record is still present. Some overall age wear and light duststaining, only very slightly affecting the signatures, and with some creasing to the corners and edges, G
LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer. A.L.S., David Livingstone, three pages, 8vo, Newstead Abbey, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 18th February 1865, to ‘My dear W’. Livingstone asks ‘Are you intending to go on in MacMillan Mrs. Webb enquires’ and continues ‘If so she will order the Mag. but not if you are not on the staff – there’s a compliment’. Livingstone also states that he doesn’t know if Tom has arrived (‘he ought to have left on Wednesday morning’) and asks his correspondent to tell a mutual friend that ‘I wish he may be protected from all ill both of body & soul’, and further makes reference to several ladies (some of the surnames struck through in ink), asking which school one is collecting for and remarking ‘If we can do Mrs [name illegible] a good turn we will of course’. Livingstone concludes his letter ‘Snowing as if it would never tire’. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Livingstone stayed at Newstead Abbey, the former home of Lord Byron, as the guest of William Frederick Webb (1829-1899) a big game hunter who had spent much time in Africa, and his wife, for eight months between 1864-65. Livingstone left Newstead Abbey in April 1865 and returned to Africa in January 1866, spending the last years of his life there without ever returning to Great Britain.
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[WELLINGTON DUKE OF]: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A substantial quantity of short clipped light coloured hairs removed from the head of the Duke of Wellington, loosely contained in a small clear circular container and mounted on a maroon fabric background beneath the original contemporary envelope in which the hair was originally preserved, apparently by a Mrs. William Rhodes, and annotated in ink ‘The Duke of Wellington’s hair cut in Augt. 1841’. Framed and glazed in a modern wooden frame to an overall size of 7 x 9. Some extensive creasing and dust staining to the envelope (FR), otherwise VG
BLUNDEN EDMUND: (1896-1974) English Poet. Small selection of A.Ls.S., E. Blunden, four pages (total), 8vo, Hall Mill, Long Melford, March 1965 - August 1966, all to Alfred Ryan. Blunden's correspondence references both poetry and literature, including, 'A letter from S. Sassoon says, much as I expected, that he doesn't feel equal to writing anything for his 80th birthday… but your alternative plan for sending an interviewer finds him willing.' (9th March 1965), 'Thank you for what you have done and think of doing concerning my Oxford appearances… “Experience of Poetry”, the first lecture, is an attempt to gather some descriptions of what poems have seemingly done on first encounters… I mean, those for instance which Coleridge wrote after hearing W. Wordsworth read “The Prelude”…' (4th May 1966), 'I will take the liberty of making a suggestion. For years S.S.'s most constant friend has probably been D.R.W. Silk, history master at Marlborough… I believe that Dennis Silk would be able to speak of S.S. now with deep understanding…' (8th August 1966). With minor creasing to some of the corners and light age wear, otherwise VG, 4 Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) English Poet. Dennis Silk (1931- ) English Cricketer and Schoolmaster. Alfred Patrick Ryan (1900-1972) British Journalist, editor of the BBC News Service 1940-47, and Assistant Editor and Literary Editor of The Times 1947-68
LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British Lieutenant-Colonel, renowned for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt 1916-18. Known as Lawrence of Arabia. A good A.L.S., T E Shaw, two pages, 4to, Hythe, 15th January 1932, to Flight Lieutenant [W. E. G.] Beauforte-Greenwood. Lawrence writes a technically detailed letter to his correspondent regarding some recent work on motor boats, announcing 'We have now tried two alternative safety “gates” for the gear engagements, & have decided that the best position is on the cam-pulley, for that renders them independent of wiring-up adjustments' and further adding 'Now the next move is to reproduce the successful R.H. engine on the L.H. engine: and then to link up & test', also explaining that he has been in contact with Wing Commander Watkins, who will most likely observe the installation himself and also bring a coxswain and engineer. Lawrence reports that from Monday onwards he and Corporal Jordan will be 'juggling' with the boat, 'getting it right, or getting ourselves right to it' and also states 'It has been difficult, & sometimes disappointing - but now I prefer it to the independent gear & throttle control of the old boats. I think its sweeter & simpler control will much more than make up for the slight extra complexity of fitting, & for the cost…..I find the boat easier to drive, now, than the older boats were'. He provides details of the time lag at both its 'fastest possible operation' and when 'using the gears “gentlemanly-fashion”', observing that 'To accustom oneself to this time-lag is the only lesson peculiar to the Hyland' and also advises Beauforte-Greenwood that he will be taking the next 48 hours off, before concluding 'You will understand of course that this first set is to be scrapped eventually. There is a redesigned telegraph, on paper….Only the principle is settled, now, thank goodness. You will be pleased when you try her next. Will you please tell F/Lt. Norrington that I had a really useful half-hour with his paint expert? I think the new paint worth trying. It closely resembles the Smith racing green, which lasted nine months on my hull'. A few very minor, light creases and some light age wear to a couple of folds, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature, otherwise VG W. E. G. Beauforte-Greenwood (1878- ) British Flight Lieutenant of the Air Ministry Marine Branch who was responsible for the introduction of high speed motor boats to the Royal Air Force and also recommended Lawrence as the ideal man to conduct the trials and development of the boats. The present letter is written by Lawrence during the period of spring 1931 until the conclusion of his enlistment in February 1935 during which time he was attached to a small team that were dedicated to developing and perfecting high speed boats for use by the Royal Air Force. Lawrence worked with seaplane tenders and armoured target boats, general purpose workboats, refueling dinghies, bomb-loading dinghies and experimental craft. Although biographers have sometimes regarded this period of Lawrence's career as his least interesting, he himself claimed to find the tasks fulfilling (he did after all relish the sensation of speed, either on land or water) and Lawrence demonstrated a grasp of technical issues, proving himself to be a gifted mechanic who encouraged innovation with a genuine and infectious enthusiasm, all of which is reflected in the present letter. The four year time span of Lawrence's involvement with RAF boats was the longest period in his adult life which he spent in the same occupation and he corresponded a lot on the subject, however many of the letters and reports were held in official files which were later destroyed and those that did survive were generally shorter than the example offered here. It has also been argued that there are striking parallels between Lawrence's work from 1932-35 and his more famous role during the Arab Revolt. Lawrence was demonstrating the same talents and achieving significant results - without his input the development of high speed boats may not have been so rapid and his work also had an important impact during World War II when the Air Sea Rescue Service saved more than 13,000 lives. Without Lawrence's contribution many more may have perished. Provenance: A couple of brief pencil annotations and the original retail price (£550) in the hand of the noted English autograph dealer Winifred A. Myers appear in the left margin of the first page.
GRANT CARY: (1904-1986) British-born American Actor, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 13 photograph of Grant seated in a half length pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Grant in bold fountain pen ink across a light area of the image, 'To Jack, with all good wishes, Cary Grant'. A tear to the lower edge of the image and a few minor surface scratches to the lower part of the image do not significantly detract from the overall appearance of the photograph, otherwise about VG
MUZIO CLAUDIA: (1889-1936) Italian Soprano. A fine, unusual A.M.Q.S., Claudia Muzio, one page, oblong 8vo, London, 16th May 1914. In dark fountain pen ink the soprano has neatly penned four bars of music, with words, which she has identified as being from Act II of Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca. Boldly signed at the centre of the page and dated to the lower right corner, further adding Tosca, Covent Garden in her hand. Some very light, extremely minor corner and surface creasing, VG Muzio had made her London debut at Covent Garden in 1914, the same year in which the present quotation was signed. She performed in a number of operas whilst at Covent Garden, including Tosca, in which she sang alongside Enrico Caruso.
BAIRD JOHN LOGIE: (1888-1946) British Engineer and Inventor of the world's first working television system. A.L.S., J. L. Baird, one page, 8vo, Lancaster Gate, London, 12th January 1946, to a gentleman [Ron Clayden], marked in Baird's hand Television Research. Baird writes in response to his correspondent's letter and adds that he would be obliged if Clayden would call on him on Wednesday 16th at 6pm. Rare. A couple of extremely light, minor creases, VG Accompanied by a typed statement signed by the recipient of the letter, Ron Clayden, giving some background information as to Baird's request for an appointment with him, in part, 'I joined EMI Research Laboratories in April 1935 and worked on television broadcasting equipment….After I had been in the team for probably less than a year I was involved….in dismantling some old equipment, in particular a large bank of photocells….In the same room were a mirror drum and a Nipkow Disc. These were engineered to a very high standard. They were no longer used as EMI were, at that time, developing an electronic television system using the EMItron pick up tube….At a much [later] stage in my career I replied to an advertisement by J. L. Baird for a television research engineer. I was invited to an interview….when I got there I spoke to Baird on the telephone. He explained that he was ill and in bed. He agreed to see me. I told him about myself and he then advised me to stay with EMI as my prospects with them would be better than he could offer.'
MELCHIOR LAURITZ: (1890-1973) Danish Opera Singer. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Melchior standing in a three quarter length pose in costume as Siegfried from the title role of Richard Wagner's opera Siegfried which is part of the Der Ring des Nibelungen music dramas. Photograph by Carlo Edwards of New York. Signed in fountain pen ink to a clear area at the head of the image and annotated with Melchior's character name to the lower white border. Some slight corner creasing, and a few minor, light stains to the image, largely to the edges. About VG
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Small selection of T.Ls.S., 8vo (2) and 4to (3), five pages (total), 10 Downing Street and House of Commons, 19th August 1973 - 22nd February 2006 by various Prime Ministers, comprising Edward Heath (to Sir Bernard Braine, in part, 'You will remember that we exchanged letters about your invitation to me to speak at the close of the Dinner after the Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association on 18 September… I am now glad to tell you that it is clear that I will be in London and will, therefore, be happy to be host at the dinner…', 19th August 1973), Jim Callaghan (to Lady Cohen of Brighton, thanking her for the letter regarding Dr. Jan de Winter, 7th March 1977, accompanied by the original envelope), John Major (to Peter Harris, in part, 'It is very kind of you to take the trouble to write to me about my new appointment and I greatly appreciate your congratulations and good wishes', 10th August 1989) and David Cameron (to Miss Brown, thanking her for deciding to support the Conservative Party, 22nd February 2006). Together with two photocopied letters from John Major, both to Sir Bernard Braine, the Prime Minister informing his correspondent about his meeting with Japan's President Morihiro Hosokawa and the problems of former Far Eastern Prisoners of War (18th October 1993 & 12th May 1995). With light age wear, otherwise VG, 7
BUTE EARL OF: (1713-1792) British Prime Minister 1762-63. Dark ink signature ('Bute') and around ten additional words in his hand on a very slim oblong 8vo piece evidently neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Autographs of the Earl of Bute are extremely rare in any form. Some very light, minor smudging to the signature. Laid down, G
MOTOR RACING: A good autograph album containing twelve signatures by various Formula One Motor Racing drivers of the late 1950s and early 1960s, some of them World Champions, comprising Stirling Moss, Bruce McLaren, Roy Salvadori, John Surtees (World Champion 1964), Innes Ireland, Jim Clark (World Champion 1963 & 1965; rare early example 'Jimmy Clark'), Graham Hill (World Champion 1962 & 1968), Tony Brooks, Jack Brabham (World Champion 1959, 1960 & 1966), Henry Taylor, Masten Gregory and Bill Moss. The vast majority of the signatures are on individual pages (one loose and only Gregory and Moss to the recto and verso of a page) which also have small neatly clipped portraits of the drivers removed from a programme and laid down to the corners of the pages. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
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[EDWARD I]: (1239-1307) King of England 1272-1307. Manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward I, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4to (9 x 2), n.p. (Norfolk?), n.d. (c.1280), in Latin. The boldly penned document comprises eight lines of neat and attractive text and is a Grant of Land stating that Richard Prewett of Flitcham has given to Alan Milus and Millicent his wife, for a certain sum of money, one piece of land with trees upon it in the town of Flitcham near the land of Robert of Fransam and the messuage of Alan Milus, described as being eight perches and six feet in width and seven perches in length. The witnesses to the transaction are named as John, son of Alan, John Prewett, John and Roger Smith, Henry Neve and others. Professionally matted in burgundy and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 13 x 5.5. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The village of Flitcham is located in Norfolk and its existence can be traced back to the period of Roman occupation. Flitcham also has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population and land ownership were extensively detailed, including three acres of meadow and woodland. Today the village forms part of the Royal Sandringham Estate along with West Newton, Shernborne and Anmer. Provenance: Acquired from the noted English autograph and manuscript dealer Winifred A. Myers by the present vendor in 1972.
RATHBONE BASIL (1892-1967) British Actor, famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a number of films. A good vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Rathbone in a three quarter length pose, holding a cigarette in one hand. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with his typically neat signature across a light area of the image. One very small, minor corner crease, otherwise EX
MALENKOV GEORGY: (1902-1988) Soviet Politician, Communist Party leader, a close collaborator of Joseph Stalin. Premier of the Soviet Union 1953-55. Bold blue ink signature, in Cyrillic, and dated 30th March 1956 in his hand, to an oblong 12mo card. Matted in light green beneath a 3 x 4 image of Time magazine which features a head and shoulders portrait of Malenkov upon its cover. VG
BUCKLEY CECIL W.: (1830-1872) British Royal Navy Captain, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on board HMS Miranda in the Crimea on 29th May 1855. Buckley was the first winner of the Victoria Cross to be actually gazetted. Rare cross-written A.L.S., C.W. Buckley, four pages, 8vo, n.p. (Eton Lodge), 9th September 1841, to 'My dearest Aunt'. The young Buckley informs his correspondent, in part, 'I hope you will excuse me for not answering your kind note sooner but as I have to walk 4 miles to school and 4 miles back every day… I have very little time to myself' continuing to tell of a recent dramatic event, 'At 1 o'clock on Tuesday our house took fire owing to a taper having been left lighted in Miss Fagan's room… her desk, the window curtains, the bed, the bedding, the bed curtains, the dressing table, the washstand, the carpet, and a dressing gown were all burned' further continuing, '…it put in the “Courier” of Wednesday which is the newspaper Mr Benn takes, that our house (“Eton Lodge”) was burned to the ground' and concluding with news of a wedding, 'I cannot draw you a picture of the “Scene at the Alter” because there was none. The Bridesmaids, (viz Frances, Julia and Miss Fagan) and the Groomsmen (viz Mr Carson and Mr Miller) all based themselves up in the pews…' With very light age wear, otherwise VG
NEWCASTLE DUKE OF: (1693-1768) British Prime Minister 1754-56, 1757-62. Bold ink signature ('Holles Newcastle') on a 12mo piece, trimmed from the conclusion of a longer document, countersigned by Robert Nugent (1709-88) 1st Earl of Nugent, British Politician, Lord of the Treasury 1754-59, and James Grenville (1715-83) British Politician, Lord of the Treasury (1756-7, 1757-61). Neatly laid down. With light dust toning, otherwise G
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement. Brief T.L.S., M K Gandhi, on one side of a postcard, The Ashram, Sabarmati, 26th October 1928, to the Rev. M. B. Phillips ('Dear Friend') in Wales. Gandhi states that he has received his correspondent's letter and continues to inform him that 'I have not come across the book you refer to'. The text of the letter is faded, although legible, and Gandhi's signature is also a little faded, although not to the same extent as the text. With light stain and a few heavy creases to the edges and corners, one only very slightly affecting one letter of Gandhi's signature. G
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A fine, impressive and large signed 13.5 x 17.5 photograph, an original print of the famous photograph of the Prime Minister by the celebrated photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002). Churchill is captured standing in a three quarter length pose with a typically dogged expression on his face. He wears a dark suit, waistcoat and polka dot bowtie . Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. The image is also signed by the photographer, Karsh of Ottawa, with a somewhat indistinct signature in the lower right hand corner. Also bearing Karsh's credit stamp on the verso. Some damage to the right border of the photographer's mount, professionally repaired and with some light staining to the lower edge of the mount, none of which affects Churchill's signature. The remarkably sharp image is excellent. Original signed prints of this famous photograph are rare. G
PITT WILLIAM: (1708-1778) The Elder. British Prime Minister 1766-68. A.N.S., Mr. Pitt, in the third person, one page, small 4to, n.p. (London?), 31st January 1761, to Lord Anson. Pitt's note is penned beneath a manuscript note addressed to Pitt, forwarding the draft of an order 'intended to be sent to Sir Edward Hawke this evening, if Mr. Secretary Pitt does not disapprove of it'. Pitt responds by sending his compliments to Lord Anson and remarking that he 'defers entirely to His Lordship & the other Lords of the Cabinet who have had the inclosed Drat. with the motives for the same under their consideration'. Lightly mounted at the left edge to a contemporary sheet, causing some light staining, and with a contemporary annotation in the hand of a collector to the left margin. Some light overall age wear and dust staining, G Pitt served as a member of the British Cabinet and was regarded as its informal leader during the Seven Years' War and demonstrated a single-minded devotion to victory over France. George Anson (1697-1762) 1st Baron Anson. British Admiral of the Fleet who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1757-62 during the Seven Years' War. Anson oversaw Britain's naval defences, repelling the threat of a French invasion in 1759. As well as securing home defence, Anson coordinated with Pitt on a series of British attacks on French Colonies around the world. Edward Hawke (1705-1781) 1st Baron Hawke. British Admiral of the Fleet who served as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1766-71.
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English Actress, Academy Award winner. An excellent, extremely rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Taylor in a half length pose standing alongside her husband Conrad Hilton Jr. on their wedding day, 6th May 1950. Signed by Taylor in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To John, Best wishes, Elizabeth Taylor Hilton'. Autographs of Taylor in this form which date from her short-lived marriage to Hilton Jr. over eight months from 1950-51 are extremely rare. VG
ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. A slim 4to printed menu & programme for a dinner and boxing evening organised by the World Sporting Club in The Great Room at Grosvenor House on Park Lane, London, 18th October 1971, individually signed by the Guests of Honour and other famous individuals present at the event comprising Muhammad Ali, Ken Buchanan (World Lightweight Champion 1971), Jack Bodell (British Heavyweight Champion 1969-70, European Heavyweight Champion 1971, and British & Commonwealth Champion 1971-72) and Jack Solomons (British Boxing Promoter). All have signed in bold blue inks with their names alone to clear areas of the front and back covers of the programme. Together with a loosely inserted admission ticket to the event. Some very light, extremely minor surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG
COLLINS MICHAEL: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XI, 1969. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Collins standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the moon can be seen in the immediate background. Signed ('M Collins') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area at the centre of the image. A few very light, extremely minor corner and surface creases, otherwise VG
NEWTON ISAAC: (1642-1727) English Physicist, Mathematician & Astronomer. Rare, dark ink signature (‘Is. Newton’) on a slim oblong 4to (10.5 x 2.5) piece removed from the head of a document, n.p., n.d. (annotated 1718 in pencil in an unidentified hand to one corner, and the verso bearing the date 3rd May 1718). The fragment has evidently been taken from a page of a financial ledger and is headed with the letters N.O.P. at the head. Newton’s signature appears in the left margin, with his name written alongside in another hand, along with various figures, including the sum of £500 which is assigned to Newton. Above Newton’s signature appears that of Sir John Norris and to the verso there are three further signatures, identified as Francis de Lizsew (?), Elizabeth Lee and William Lamb. With some light age toning and a few minor tears and very small areas of paper loss to the edges, none of which significantly affect Newton’s signature. G In describing the present lot for this catalogue, the fragment was removed from the matt in which it has been previously presented by a collector. The signature could easily be replaced to be displayed this way, in a cream matt beneath an engraving of Newton to an overall size of 7.5 x 11.5. Our research, in the limited time available, has found no immediate connection between Newton and the other individuals named alongside him in the present lot. It is likely that Norris was the British Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Norris (1670/71-1749) who had joined the Board of Admiralty in March 1718. Both Newton and Norris were also involved in the Longitude Act of 1714.
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[PRINCE LEOPOLD]: (1853-1884) Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was diagnosed with haemophilia as a child which led to his death as an adult at the untimely age of 30. A selection of approximately fifty short clipped strands of ash coloured hair cut from the head of Prince Leopold, the hair approximately 0.5” in length, loosely contained in a small contemporary square folded 12mo piece of paper, the front annotated in ink in an unidentified hand, in full, ‘Youngest son Queen Victoria, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany’. Rare. Some light overall age toning to the front of the wrapper, otherwise VG Provenance: The present hair was evidently collected by the same individual who also preserved the hair offered in lots 422 and 423 within this auction, as is apparent by the annotations to the wrappers being in the same hand. Prince Leopold tragically died some six years after his older sister Alice, and was the second of Queen Victoria’s children to die, his mother outliving him by seventeen years. Prince Leopold tragically died some six years after his older sister Alice, and was the second of Queen Victoria’s children to die, his mother outliving him by seventeen years.
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A.L.S., Montgomery of Alamein, one page, 8vo, n.p. ('Park Hotel', presumably Murren), n.d. (mid-late 1950s), to Mrs. Rodger, on the printed stationery of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). Montgomery thanks his correspondent for her note and continues to remark 'My daughter-in-law caught a chill yesterday, at the ski-jumping, and is in bed today' and further adds 'I myself am very occupied in the evening with work, and would be glad if you will excuse me from the cocktail party'. Accompanied by the original printed SHAPE envelope hand addressed by Montgomery to Mrs. Rodger, the Kandahar Representative at the Hotel Bellevue. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG Montgomery regularly spent his winter vacations during the 1950s at the ski resort of Murren in Switzerland where the International Inferno Race takes place at the end of January each year. The race was initiated in 1928 by the Kandahar Ski Club, originally founded by Sir Arnold Lunn four years earlier, and from 1954-59 the winners were congratulated at the prize giving ceremonies by Montgomery.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. L.S., Arthur James Balfour, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (London), 18th December 1888, to Mr. E. Bostock, on the blind embossed stationery of the Irish Office. Balfour informs his correspondent, in part, 'I have received you letter drawing attention to a statement made by Mr. Ellis M.P. with regard to the case of certain Irish landlords, the possessors of large estates, who have sold a considerable portion of their property to their tenants under Lord Ashbourne's Act… It is not quite clear why this should be objected to. The Act is intended mainly for the benefit of the tenant purchasers…' With dust toning to the first and last pages, a small tear to the central fold on the last page, and light age wear. Together with Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923) British Prime Minister 1922-23. T.L.S., A. Bonar Law, one page, 12mo, 10 Downing Street, 3rd November 1922, to 'Sir George'. Bonar Law informs his correspondent, in full, 'It was very kind of you to send me your congratulations and good luck. I especially appreciate the latter in my difficult task.' Neatly trimmed and laid down, with a small portion of clear tape placed down the left edge, and with minor age wear. Also including Henry Campbell-Bannerman(1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08. A.L.S., H. Campbell-Bannerman, one page, 12mo, Belmont Castle, Meigle, 19th October 1905. Campbell-Bannerman informs his correspondent enthusiastically, in full, 'I have been greatly pleased and interested to see from the syllabus you kindly sent me that the Young Scots have none of their natural force abated.' Neatly trimmed and laid down, and with minor age wear. G, 3
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