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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
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KAI-SHEK CHIANG: (1887-1975) President of the Republic of China 1948-49, 1950-75. A rare vintage large signed and inscribed (?) 14½ x 17½ sepia toned photograph, the portrait depicting Chiang in a head and shoulders pose. With a small blue photographer's credit stamp from a Taiwan Studio to the lower photographer's mount. Signed, in Chinese characters, in bold black ink to the left border of the photographer's mount. There are some additional words, in Chinese, beneath the signature and also to the right border of the photographer's mount, presumably an inscription. With some light overall age wear, otherwise VG

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ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually, the stiff cream 4to folding card featuring an image to the inside of the Queen and Prince Philip seated outdoors in a relaxed full length pose together on a rug, accompanied by their young children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and the infant Prince Andrew, as well as several corgis. Signed ('Elizabeth R') by the Queen and signed ('Philip') by Prince Philip, both in bold fountain pen inks to the lower border beneath the image and dated 1960 in the Queen's hand. With a printed greeting opposite and with two gold Royal cyphers to the front. Together with a second vintage Christmas greetings card featuring autopen signatures of both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the stiff cream 4to folding card featuring an image to the inside of the Queen and Prince Philip seated indoors accompanied by their young children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and the infant Prince Edward, 1964. With two gold Royal cyphers to the front. With light creasing to the covers and minor age wear, about VG, 2

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NICHOLSON BEN: (1894-1982) British Painter. A.L.S., with his initials B N, to the verso of a picture postcard, the image depicting Nicholson's artwork The Master (1941), Brissago, 18th September 1968, to John Russell. Nicholson informs his correspondent, in part, 'That old etching affair… back here in tact & has gone off again to 5 W St. Suppose that is alright & that you will be there & not S. America.' Together with a signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card by Nicholson, the stiff white folding 8vo card featuring a colour image of The Adoration of the Child with St. John the Baptist. Signed ('Ben') in bold blue ink beneath a printed greeting, the artist further adding, 'PS What a magnificent Dagda you sent me! Bless you & thank you, B' in his hand. With light age wear, about VG, 2 John Russell (1919-2008) British Art Critic. 

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SECOND BOER WAR: A selection of signed pieces, signed postcard photographs, a few letters etc., by various military leaders and prominent figures associated with the Second Boer War 1899-1902, including Thomas Kelly-Kenny, Paul Methuen, Charles Warren (the head of the London Metropolitan Police,1886-88, during the Jack the Ripper murders), John French, Frederick Carrington, Redvers Buller VC (signed to the conclusion of a letter, evidently torn in two with one piece remaining, not affecting the signature, with discoloration to the paper, slightly affecting half the signature), Herbert Chermside, Francis Clery, Charles Cavendish, Neville Lyttelton, Herbert Plumer (2), Hubert Gough etc. Together with Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement. An interesting collection of signed pieces, A.Ls.S., photographs, and newspaper cuttings regarding the formation of the 2nd Cadet Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment, including, T.L.S., R.S.S. Baden-Powell, one page, 4to, Zuurfontein, Transvaal, 18th January 1901, to Captain France, on the printed stationery of the South African Constabulary. Baden-Powell informs his correspondent, in part, 'I shall have great pleasure in accepting the Honorary Colonelcy of your Corps, provided that the idea is approved by the Commander in Chief' further adding, 'I can assure you I should in such case take the greatest personal interest in the development of your schemes, as I consider a well conducted Cadet Corps to be an institution of incalculable benefit to its members, and of great value to the Empire.'  With clear tape repairs across the width of the horizontal creases to the verso, creasing and dust stains, about FR; an Odgens Cigarette Card, the image depicting Baden-Powell astride a white horse, signed in bold black fountain pen ink through the image, and further signed to the verso, dated 18th November 1904 in his hand; a small 12mo piece signed ('R. Baden-Powell') in black fountain pen ink with his name alone; a contemporary copy of the letter written by Mr France, to the 2nd Cadet Battalion, dated 31st December 1901, stating, in part, 'In anticipation of your nomination for me to become an officer in the position of Acting Quarter Master in the above proposed Cadet Battalion…'; A.L.S., J.C. Underwood, two pages, 8vo, Liverpool, 13th June 1903, to Mr France, on the printed stationery of the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Underwood enquires as to whether Mr France will be returning to the Battalion now that his leave of absence has expired and if not, 'I think it would be well for you to send in your resignation. We could then appoint someone else Q.M.S….'; a vintage unsigned sepia 12 x 8 photograph, the image depicting the 2nd Cadet Battalion on parade within the grounds of a park. With creases and tears to the photographer's mount, and light age wear to the image; an unsigned 'Rules and Regulations' for the 2nd Cadet Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), the orange 12mo folding cloth covered booklet, featuring the text 'Hon.-Colonel Major-General Baden-Powell, C.B.' to its cover, within, on 2 pages, there is further explanation as to the character and conduct expected of members of the 2nd Cadet Battalion; several newspaper cuttings regarding the Cadets, Baden-Powell etc., from 1901-03. About FR to VG, 48

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DOOLITTLE JAMES: (1896-1993) American Aviation Pioneer, a United States Army Air Forces General of World War II and Commander of the Doolittle Raid. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Doolittle in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. Signed in black ink to a light area at the head of the image. VG

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 WHITE ANTONIA: (1899-1980) British Writer. Small series of eight A.Ls.S., most signed Antonia, twelve pages (total), mainly 8vo, London, 1956-65, to Neville Braybrooke (and one to his wife, June Guesdon Braybrooke, English Writer better known by her pen name of Isobel English). White largely writes regarding various literary matters, in part, '”Every Eye” delightfully upset my working schedule. I meant to ration it to meal times but greedily devoured it (in) one read because I couldn't stop! I liked it very much indeed & think it even better than the first one. It is really original..you have a wonderfully individual eye and the whole flavour of the book isn't like anyone else's….the end gave me the authentic shock….I do hope the reviewers see the point..they're so dumb sometimes even when they're “nice”…' (to June Guesdon Braybrooke, 2nd November 1956), 'Thank you for sending me the Teilhard de Chardin book….I now feel almost ready to tackle The Phenomenon again. Anyway your book has made me really love that man' (13th September 1965), 'I was waiting for something unexpected & nice to be confirmed before I told you about it, as you were the 'prime mover!'…You may remember at that delightful dinner party of yours in the summer, you mentioned that piece of mine published years ago in The Month (about my coming back to the church) to John Guest & got him so interested in it that he asked to see it….It wasn't actually extracts from my notebooks but from a vast correspondence I'd had with someone (now dead) at the time just before & after my 're-conversion'. He had kept all my letters & I had asked for them back so that I could see what I was actually thinking & writing at the actual time when I did that piece - originally for Cyril Connolly, but it shocked him too much & was eventually printed in The Month….John Guest was so interested in it….By luck, I hadn't destroyed those letters along with the mass of papers, MSS etc. I got rid of when I moved….Anyway the nett result is that John Guest wants to publish….& thinks it's relevant to people's problems at the moment. I'm still slightly stunned - it's so extraordinary, having struggled impotently to try & write a book for the past ten years, to find I've written one, entirely by accident, over twenty years ago! And this extraordinary thing is entirely due to you…'  (29th November n.y.), 'I'm almost beginning to feel that “The Hound & the Falcon” is a real book after all. There's been something so dream like about the whole thing that I can't quite believe it yet….I'm delighted that you're reviewing it for the Spectator….I wonder if any non-Catholics will review it. I hope so much that what you say is true, that it will comfort some other people in the same predicament. I think there are a good many' (16th November 1965). Also including a small 8vo Christmas greetings card signed by White. Together with Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) American Writer, best known for her novel Nightwood (1936), an important piece of Modernist literature and a cult classic of lesbian fiction. Three T.Ls.S., Djuna Barnes, each one page, 8vo and 4to, New York, 1961-62, all to [Neville] Braybrooke, thanking him for an inscribed copy of his novel The Idler and for a copy of The Wind and the Rain, although regretting that she let her contribution 'get by with errors' and sending a corrected copy (no longer present) in case there is a second printing, and in the third letter thanking Braybrooke for a kind review and commenting that it was 'particularly gratifying to have The Antiphon remarked, as the mental resistance to, as the Swedish name it, “a play for the rich in spirit” is phenomenal. Some not only do not study it, they do not read it with attention. One critic thinks Titus the violater (sic) of Miranda' and also stating 'I do wish Dylan Thomas could have recorded parts of Nightwood: the very best sort of voice for certain kinds of writing, entranced and rolling'. Some light overall age wear and some creasing to Barnes' letters. G to VG, 12   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.   As the present letters suggest, White published a collection of letters entitled The Hound and the Falcon: The Story of a Reconversion to the Catholic Faith in 1966.   White and Barnes were friends and together at the time the latter wrote Nightwood, much of which was penned during the summers of 1932 and 1933 whilst both women were staying at Hayford Hall, a country manor in Devon rented by the art patron Peggy Guggenheim.  

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ZULU: An unusual sheet of printed 4to stationery issued by the production company of Diamond Films Ltd for the movie Zulu, individually signed to the lower half by five of the main cast members comprising Stanley Baker (Lieutenant John Chard), Michael Caine (Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead), Jack Hawkins (Reverend Otto Witt), Ulla Jacobsson (Margareta Witt) and Nigel Green (Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne). All have signed in blue inks, two adding inscriptions. Some light staining to the corners and edges of the stationery, very slightly affecting three of the signatures, and with some slight corner creasing and a sellotape stain to the upper left corner, G

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FREYBERG BERNARD: (1889-1963) British Lieutenant General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Beaucourt sur Ancre, France, on 13th November 1916. A good vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph of Freyberg standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing his military uniform. Photograph by Spencer Digby of Wellington, New Zealand. Signed ('Bernard Freyberg') in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background of the image and dated 1947 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG

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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. D.S., Edward P, as Prince of Wales, two pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 1st January 1918. The partially printed document, which bears a rubber stamp signature of King George V at the head, grants the dignity of a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Frederick James Fedarb. Signed by the Prince at the conclusion in his capacity as Grand Master. With blank integral leaf and blind embossed seal. Some light dust staining and minor age wear, otherwise VG

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HARWOOD HENRY: (1888-1950) British Admiral of World War II, famous for his role in the Battle of the River Plate, 1939. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Harwood standing in a full length pose, wearing his white naval uniform and cap and with a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck, on the deck of his boat and with several other naval personnel in the immediate background. Signed ('H. H. Harwood, Rear Admiral') in dark blue fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

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MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II. T.L.S., Mountbatten of Burma, with holograph salutation and subscription, two pages, 8vo, Broadlands, Romsey, 8th May 1967, to William Clark. Mountbatten thanks his correspondent for sending a signed copy of the novel Number 10, informing him, 'I did not have an opportunity of reading it until I went to the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, for a hernia operation… I have two comments… in 1957 the title of the Chairman was changed to that of “Chief of the Defence Staff”… At the bottom of page 90 you write “This deed of Sebastian Fleming ranks with Winston Churchill's bold decision just 61 years ago this week, to keep the Fleet mobilized”… I have a complete memorandum showing that not only did Winston Churchill not make the decision to keep the Fleet mobilized but in fact he was spending the weekend in Cromer and left my father in charge of the Admiralty…' With a staple in the top left corner holding the two pages together, light stains to the right edges, and minor age wear.  Together with an unsigned copy of Number 10 a novel by William Clarke, First Edition, published by Heinemann, London, 1966 and an unsigned copy of Number 10 a play by Ronald Millar, based on the novel by William Clarke, First Edition, published by Heinemann, London, 1967, both books with dust jackets. With light age wear and a minor tear to one dust jacket. G to VG, 3William Clark (1916-1985) English Economist and Public Servant, Press Secretary to Prime Minister Anthony Eden, 1956. Ronald Millar (1919-1998) English Actor, Scriptwriter, and Dramatist.

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[FABERGE PETER CARL]: (1846-1920) Russian Jeweller, known for his Faberge eggs. Appointed Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court in 1885. Faberge's attractive visiting card, unsigned, the oblong 12mo card printed in light brown and bearing the printed name and words C. Faberge, Joaillier de la Cour, St. Petersbourg, Moscou - Odessa within an attractive decorative border featuring ribbons and foliage branches to the head and foot. With gilt edges. Engraved and printed by Stern of Paris. About EX

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KEATON BUSTER: (1895-1966) American Film Comedian, Academy Award winner. Vintage black fountain pen ink signature and inscription, 'For Marjorie Carr, Sincerely, Buster Keaton', on an oblong 12mo piece. Neatly laid down and with some extremely minor, light age wear, otherwise VG 

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JAMES II & VII: (1633-1701) King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII 1685-88. A good ink signature ('James R') as King on a small oblong 12mo piece evidently neatly clipped from the head of a document. Some very light uniform age toning and a very small area of paper loss to the lower right corner, about VG

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 ROOTHAM PERCY: (1872-1939) British Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association 1923-39. D.S., Percy Rootham, one page, 4to, London, 3rd November 1916. The partially printed document, finished in type, being a notice from the Covered Courts Club, giving notice that the Red Cross Society have requisitioned the club for the duration of the war, but that subsequent games of tennis can be played at Toksowa House. Signed by Rootham to the foot of the page, adding Honorary Secretary beneath his signature. With pin holes to the head and age wear. Together with three A.Ls.S. and a T.L.S., by various correspondents, six pages, 8vo, London and Walton-on-Thames, 1913 to 1936, all to Percy Rootham, including Baron Desborough (in part, 'I think you will find that your recommendations have in the main been carried out.' 5th March 1919), Samuel Hoare (T.L.S., in part, 'There is no post that will interest me more keenly than the Admiralty, particularly at this moment when the Fleet is being rebuilt.' 15th June 1936, on being given the position of First Lord of the Admiralty). With creasing, light age toning and age wear. Also including an unsigned page from Lawn Tennis and Badminton, 25th December 1913, containing caricatures of various celebrities of the day. Neatly laid down. G, 6    

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WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. Ink signature on a slim 8vo piece evidently removed from a Treasury document and bearing the countersignatures of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury Henry Pelham (1694-1754) British Prime Minister 1743-54, George Baillie (1664-1738), 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1675-1722), Charles Turner (1666-1738), and the 1st Earl of Halifax (1684-1739). Neatly laid down. With light age toning, otherwise G.

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PAVLOVA ANNA: (1881-1931) Russian Ballerina. A vintage small 4to printed souvenir programme for a performance by Pavlova, presented by Star Attractions as part of the dancer's World Tour of 1926, signed by Pavlova  in dark fountain pen ink at the base of her image to the front cover and dated 1926 in her hand. Together with two further printed programmes, one signed by singer Frieda Hempel and accompanists Coenraad V. Bos and John Amadio individually, and the other individually signed by the siblings Helen and Josephine Trix for their performance in the revue Tricks at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, May 1925. Some light overall age wear, G to about VG, 3

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BEATLES THE: A small 8vo sheet of plain paper signed by three members of The Beatles individually, comprising John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with the name 'Paul' added on behalf of McCartney, most likely by Starr. All three have signed in black inks, Lennon and Harrison with their names alone and Starr adding 'Beatles' above his signature. With extensive, although light, overall creasing and some minor staining, the left and right edges very slightly irregularly trimmed and the lower edge also irregularly trimmed and with a small area of paper loss to the lower left corner, only very minimally affecting one letter of Harrison's signature. G              Provenance: According to information supplied by the vendor, the present signatures were apparently obtained by an Inspector Meldrum of the Nottinghamshire Police Force who was given the responsibility of collecting and escorting The Beatles from Nottingham railway station on one of their visits to the city to perform a concert.  

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 BAKER CHET: (1929-1988) American Jazz Trumpeter. Vintage signed and inscribed record sleeve for the 33 1/3 rpm record entitled Chet Baker Sings, issued by Pacific Jazz Records of California, 1954. Signed by Baker to the front cover image 'Thank you for your interest Barbara - Chet Baker' and dated 1955 in his hand. The majority of the inscription is somewhat light, although just about legible, and with some smudges, however the signature is bold and with only one very minor smudge. Record still present. Scarce. Some light overall scuffing and age wear to the sleeve, largely affecting the edges and corners, G 

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PATTERSON GERALD: (1895-1967) Australian Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1919 & 1922. A.L.S., Gerald L Patterson, two pages, 8vo, Old Queen Street, London, 5th June 1920, to [Percy W.] Rootham, on monogrammed stationery. Patterson thanks his correspondent for their letter and invitation, which he is sorry that he cannot accept, and explains 'I have such a number of things to do between now & Wimbledon that I really can't find time for one day off. My time is not taken up by tennis completely for it is not taken up by tennis completely for it is really business which has brought me over….'  Some very light, extremely minor staining to the final page, not affecting the signature or text, otherwise VGPercy Rootham (1872-1939) British Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association 1923-39.Patterson was the nephew of opera singer Nellie Melba and it is upon a sheet of her personal printed stationery, featuring her NM monogram, that he penned the present letter.Patterson was runner-up to American Bill Tilden in the Wimbledon Championships of 1920, the year in which the present letter was written.

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DEWEY GEORGE: (1837-1917) American Admiral of the Navy, the only person in American history to have attained the rank. A.L.S., George Dewey, two pages, 8vo, Washington, 18th November 1899, to Mr. Graves, on the printed stationery of the Navy Department. Dewey sends his autograph to his correspondent with pleasure, adding 'I remember you very well and also recall the pleasant conversations we had in my cabin while my secretary was preparing letters for your grand Captain'. A few light, extremely minor spots of foxing, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, otherwise VG

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VON MANTEUFFEL HASSO: (1897-1978) German General of World War II, Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. T.L.S., H Manteuffel, one page, oblong 8vo, Diessen am Ammersee, 26th September 1970, to Mr. Holland. Von Manteuffel, in an erratically typed letter, informs his correspondent, in full, 'In answer to your letter Sept. 20th J (sic) sent you a picture, made May 1944 at Targul Frumos/ Rumania during the greatest panzer battle panzer/panzer against the Red Army.  J (sic) red with greatest interest some books of your Royal Navy like over the story of the Artic Convoys as "Ordeal Below Zero" by Georges Blond and "P Q 17 Convoy To Hell" by Paul Lund and Harry Ludlam - very brave men!' With very light discolouration to the upper and right edges. About VG 

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 DAHL ROALD: (1916-1990) British Novelist, remembered for his children's books. T.L.S., Roald Dahl, one page, 4to, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, 5th December 1988, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Dahl informs his correspondent, in full, 'I haven't anything to send you for your collection of Jevenilia (sic) but obviously you can get the usual permissions to publish an excerpt from any of my books particularly, I would have thought, Revolting Rhymes or Dirty Beasts.' With a light crease to the top left corner, otherwise VG   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.   The present letter was written in response to Neville Braybrooke's research, which extended over some thirty years, into an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous. The book was published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989  

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 BRITISH PLAYWRIGHTS: Small selection of A.Ls.S. (2) and T.Ls.S. (4) by various British Playwrights comprising John Osborne (2; in one quoting a brief statement made by 'a lady to whom I was once married' and remarking 'I wish I'd written it, I can't believe she did'), Tom Stoppard (stating, in part, '…I have no juvenilia to give you. I don't keep things and I never had anything published, of course, before I was 17.'), J. B. Priestley (recalling an incident at the BBC in the late 1930s, involving a misunderstanding caused by Joe Ackerley about which John Reith felt Priestley would be angry, '…but in fact I was rather amused'.), Arnold Wesker (discussing Olivia Manning and her involvement with an Arts Council tour which also included Margaret Drabble and Adrian Mitchell, 'I dimly recollect that Olivia had the reputation for being sour and difficult but no such qualities left their mark in my memory. I also dimly remember sharing a dinner table with her, perhaps at Maggie Drabble's, and again, though an acerbic tone lingers, it was that kind of tone which covers up an intelligence easily offended by humbug and nonsense. I think she expressed a certain bitterness that her work was being unjustly neglected but I can't recall that she was suffering any greater sense of neglect than we all do at critical stages in our career.') and David Hare (stating, in part, 'Unfortunately I've lost every piece that I wrote before I was 21. So as much as I would like to help you, I can't…'). All of the letters are written to Neville Braybrooke and date from between 1973-1992. Some light overall age wear and some damp staining to the upper left corner of Wesker's letter. G to VG, 6   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.   The present letters concern various works by Neville Braybrooke who edited The Letters of J. R. Ackerley (1975), researched an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous, published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989 and also wrote, with his wife, Olivia Manning: A Life. 

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BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES: (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. L.S., Arthur James Balfour, three pages, 8vo, London, 19th December 1904, to a Gentleman, on the printed stationery of 10 Downing Street. Balfour informs his correspondent that he will be unable to take advantage of their invitation 'which you have been good enough to send me; for on January 7th I shall be keeping a very long-standing engagement in the Midlands.' With minor traces of former mounting to the verso and light age wear, otherwise G

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of T.Ls.S, and some A.Ls.S., by various 20th century British politicians including Philip Snowden, Ethel Snowden, Merlyn Rees, Iain Macleod, Reginald McKenna (in part 'I am also ignorant of the film world. I imagine your letter was prompted by a statement in one of the papers that I am a "film fan", but nothing could be further from the truth.'), William Bridgeman, Leon Brittan, Edward Shortt, John Simon (2; one, in part, 'I am glad to say that all the soundest Liberals like J.A. Spender think the line we have taken was undoubtedly right.'), Donald Somervell, Michael Stewart, William Joynson-Hicks, Geoffrey Howe, Willie Whitelaw, Michael Heseltine, Elwyn Jones, 1st Earl of Halifax (on the printed stationery of the British Embassy, Washington), Douglas Hogg (2), David Fyfe (in part, '…and a delight to hear of your well-deserved O.M. As so often before you have made another Watsonian record.', to John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley), Hugh Dalton (in part, 'In the planned economy of our war effort, we must reduce exports, except where these serve some special national purpose, and must also limit supplies for the civilian population…', 8th April 1942), Anthony Crosland, R.A. Butler (regarding the nomination Mr. K. W. M. Pickthorn as National Conservative Candidate for Parliament for Cambridge University, 1935), Kenneth Clarke, Michael Foot, Jacqui Smith (2), Nigel Lawson(2) etc. Some with light age wear, generally VG, 35

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ARMSTRONG LOUIS: (1901-1971) American Jazz Trumpeter. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the unusual image depicting the young Satchmo standing outdoors in a dapper full length pose. Photograph by A. P. Bedou of New Orleans and bearing his blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed in black fountain pen ink by Armstrong to a light area at the base of the image, 'My best wishes to “Mammy” from Louis Armstrong' and dated 13th September 1931 in his hand. Almost thirty years later Armstrong again signed the photograph, in bold green fountain pen ink to the lower white border, and added the date 1958 in his hand. Some very slight, minor surface and corner creasing, about VG Arthur P. Bedou (1882-1966) African-American Photographer who served for a time as the personal photographer to Booker T. Washington.

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WATT JAMES: (1736-1819) Scottish Inventor and Mechanical Engineer. Ink signature ('James Watt') and four additional words in his hand on a small oblong 12mo piece evidently neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Neatly laid down to a folio page removed from an album which also features five other signed pieces and A.Ls.S. by various individuals including Humphry Davy (1778-1829) British Chemist & Inventor; ink signature, H. Davy, and several additional words in his hand on a piece neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter), Thomas James Mathias (c.1754-1835, British Satirist and Scholar; A.L.S., T. J. Mathias, one page, small 8vo, Naples, 6th February 1822, to a gentleman, sending him a few pages recently printed in Naples as a mark of his remembrance and regard), Adelina Catalani (1818-1832, Franco-Italian Soprano) and two others, and also including a further ten individually signed Free Front envelope panels by various English nobility of the 1820s. Some light overall age wear, about VG

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HISTORICAL: Selection of 41 individually signed Free Front envelope panels by various 19th century British politicians, nobility and religious leaders etc., each neatly laid down in multiples to folio pages (and one smaller) removed from an album, including Duke of Wellington, Robert Peel, Nicholas Vansittart, Lord Salisbury, Charles Manners-Sutton (as Archbishop of Canterbury) etc. Most are dated during the 1820s and some are addressed to Dr. Andrew Bain (d.1827) Physician Extraordinary to the Prince Regent from 1811. Some light overall age wear, G, 4

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of multiple signed slim 8vo pieces by various 17th and 18th century Lords of the Treasury, all neatly torn from larger warrants as is usual, including Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Halifax, Arthur Capel, Charles Townsend, John Smith, Richard Onslow, Henry Boyle, George Lyttelton, John Aislabie, Henry Legge, Robert Nugent, William Dunncannon, John Campbell, Stephen Fox, Richard Hill, Thomas Pelham, William St. Quintin, Edward Montague, Edward Dering etc. Some neatly laid down. With light age wear, otherwise G, 10

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PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. A.L.S., Palmerston, one page, 8vo, Broadlands, 11th June 1863, toRoderick Murchison. Palmerston informs his correspondent, in full, 'I have taken the Queens Pleasure for making you a Commander of the Bath, I hope there will be no difficulty as to the establishment being full.' Neatly laid down, and with some light staining caused by the glue residue. G Roderick Murchison (1792-1871) Scottish Geologist.

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed pieces, T.Ls.S., A.Ls.S, postcard photographs etc., by various Speakers of the House of Commons comprising Edward Seymour, John Cust, William Gully, Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Charles Manners-Sutton, William Murray, Henry Brand, Bernard Weatherill (2), Selwyn Lloyd (4; one T.L.S., in part, 'I have never been a Boy Scout although I am a member of the Houses of Parliament Branch of the B.-P. Scout Guild' 24th November 1971), James Lowther, John Bercow (2), Betty Boothroyd (2; one T.L.S., in part, 'Although I am proud of the fact that I was the first female to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons, I am even prouder of the fact that I was the first M.P. in history to be elected from the opposition benches.' 23rd April 2008), George Thomas (T.L.S., declining an invitation to speak at an event organised by Bishop Joel McDavid, Resident Bishop of the United Methodist Church in Georgia, USA, 3rd February 1982), Michael Martin, Horace King (2) and John Whitley. Some are neatly laid down. With some light age wear, generally VG, 24

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MACDONALD J. RAMSAY: (1866-1937) British Prime Minister 1924, 1929-35. T.L.S., J. Ramsay MacDonald, one page, 4to, n.p. (London), 18th February 1936, to Bertram Henson, on the printed stationery of the Privy Council Office. MacDonald informs his correspondent that he will be unable to attend a meeting, stating, in part, '…I am afraid that Friday, the 28th February, will find me very much occupied clearing up arrears which always accumulate by the end of the week.' With blank integral leaf. With light age wear, otherwise VG

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MACINNES COLIN: (1914-1976) English Novelist and Journalist. T.L.S., C MacInnes, two pages, 8vo, London, 24th May 1961, to [Neville] Braybrooke. MacInnes thanks his correspondent, 'for your most kind letter about the A L essay… My only regret is that it took me so long to realize A L's quality - that I in fact made the same mistake of 'thinking I knew about her' with which I somewhat self-righteously presume to rebuke the public as a whole' further continuing, 'I am very deeply involved in 'original' writings for the completion of which my conscience, as well as my publishers, are both rightly harassing me… The only thing I have (in the sense not of its being finished, but of my having thought for long about it and done some of the preliminary work) is a study of Huckleberry Finn… I believe (very naturally!) that I have hit on many things that others haven't (though no doubt they have, and I may simply have missed much that has been written)…' also adding, 'Therefore if this theme might interest you at all, we could perhaps go into further details.' In a postscript, signed by MacInnes with his initials, C.M., he remarks, 'Cannot resist quoting the most - to me - agreeable comment on the piece which was from a (very gifted) U S writer who said to me, after reading it, 'Have you got some private line to this Ada Leverson?' Together with an A.L.S., C MacInnes, two pages, 8vo, London, 30th May 1961, also to [Neville] Braybrooke. MacInnes informs his correspondent, in part, 'I am glad that you feel that wonderful raft is not too over-loaded with writers (somewhat like the Duke & King!) trying desperately - & passionately- to board it' and continues, 'the possible length you mention is most tempting, since space - particularly in UK periodicals - is usually a severe limitation to trying to penetrate certain themes.' Some light creasing and age wear and with minor paperclip rust stains to the upper left corners of each letter, G, 2 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.  Ada Leverson (1862-1933) British Writer, known for her friendship with Oscar Wilde. 

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DYLAN BOB: (1941-  ) American Singer & Songwriter, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 2016. A hardback bound 4to edition of Hematite, the yearbook of Hibbing High School, issued in 1959 and thus marking the 50th anniversary since the first yearbook was issued in 1909 (then entitled The Rail Splitter when the school was known as Lincoln High School), the present copy previously belonging to student Marietta Turk and bearing a number of signatures and inscriptions to her by various friends and fellow students including Bob Dylan. The front pastedown and front free endpaper feature nine individual blue ink signatures and inscriptions, Dylan’s appearing just below the centre of the front free endpaper and stating, in full, ‘I’ll write under Echo’s name. Good luck in your acting career. Everyone knows you’ll make a good one. Sincerely, Bob Zimmerman’. Other signatures and inscriptions to the pages include those of Echo Helstrom (who dated Dylan whilst at Hibbing High School), ‘Hi Turk, I don’t have to bid you a fond farewell because I’ll most likely see you in the L & B. It sure has been nice having you as a friend all these years. I hope we can continue to stay friends as the years progress. A pal, Echo’, Rochelle Matonich (‘Well, the last of our high school years is finally over. It was really nice having you in Dramatics. Remember “Sob Stuff”. Boy was that play a blast. Don’t forget our Winston breaks….’), Judith Hendrickson (‘Remember the days when we were back at old Lincoln….How can we forget. The past twelve years have been long waited for to come to an end, and here we are…..’) etc., and a few further signatures and inscriptions appear to other pages at both the front and back of the Yearbook, two also referring to an individual named Bob (Dylan?), ‘I remember the first night I met Bob and I slept over your house because I would have come home late. The only trouble with that was that I didn’t call my parents so they made me stay in for 2 weeks’ and ‘Remember all the trips to the Y.M.C.A. to see Bob & Tom, when we got there we were too embarrassed to talk to them. Sure hope I see them again in the future’. The inside pages of the yearbook are profusely illustrated and with accompanying text relating to various school events etc., and also feature small portraits of the students, including the young Dylan (‘Robert Zimmerman’) whom the printed text states wishes ‘to join “Little Richard”’. An extremely rare and early example of Dylan’s autograph in a yearbook which also records his early musical ambition! Some light overall age wear, a few inside pages loose and with some small areas of paper loss to the lower right corners of the first pages (including the one signed by Dylan) caused by previous damp exposure, otherwise about VG Provenance: the present yearbook is accompanied by a typed statement of provenance signed by Marietta Turk in August 2017, headed ‘My Friendship with Bob Dylan’ and stating, in part, ‘…I went to Hibbing High School with Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan in 1957, 1958 and 1959. I had him in almost all of my classes and he sat behind me in auditorium, so we were in close proximity. His girl friend Echo Helstrom was a good friend of mine and they were “dating” for a period of time. We hung out at the L & B Café….at lunch or after school. We all wore black leather jackets. Sometimes Bob wore a shiny vest and a cowboy hat. There we talked, played the small jukebox in our booth, drank chocolate coca cola, and smoked cigarettes. In our senior year, 1959, Bob and I and some others had Dramatics Class together and were in a play called Sob Story….It must have been okay because the audience roared with laughter and applause. Hence, Bob wrote in my yearbook “Good luck in your acting career. Everyone knows you’ll make a good one”.’ Bob Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman, formed several bands while attending Hibbing High School in Minnesota, including one named the Golden Chords who performed covers of songs by Little Richard and Elvis Presley. .

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VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A fine, dark ink signature ('Victoria R I', as Queen) on a slim oblong 8vo piece. Neatly inlaid at three edges and with some light creasing. Together with a small, partial envelope wrapper addressed by Queen Victoria to Viscount Cranbrooke and signed ('The Queen') by her. Generally VG, 2

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 LAUD WILLIAM: (1573-1645) Archbishop of Canterbury 1633-45 during the reign of King Charles I. Laud was accused of treason, arrested in 1640 and imprisoned in the Tower of London before being executed five years later. Rare ink signature ('W: Cant:') as Archbishop of Canterbury, on a small slim 12mo piece of folded vellum, evidently neatly removed from a document. With several pencil annotations in an unidentified hand to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, about VG   Laud was a noted collector of manuscripts. 

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LLOYD WILLIAM: (1627-1717) English Divine, Bishop of Worcester 1699-1717. A staunch supporter of the Glorious Revolution and opponent of the Roman Catholic tendencies of King James II, Lloyd was one of the seven bishops who refused to have the Declaration of Indulgence read in their diocese and was charged with publishing a seditious libel against the King. Bold ink signature ('Free W Worcester') to the lower left corner of a small oblong 8vo portion of an address leaf, addressed in Lloyd's hand to John Chamberlain 'att his house in Petty France Westminster'. Bearing the pencil date of 1713 in an unidentified hand. Some light overall age toning and wear, G

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 POWYS JOHN COWPER: (1872-1963) British Philosopher, Novelist, Literary Critic and Poet. Small series of five A.Ls.S., John Cowper Powys, (two unsigned), ten pages (total), 8vo, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, 1958-61, all to Neville Braybrooke. Powys writes, often somewhat erratically, on a variety of literary matters, stating, in part, ‘The two “juvenilia” I could send you for your Anthology, which appeals to me very much, although I would if I were you - but of course I’m not you! - make the limit a lot younger - say fifteen instead of 21 - are first of all a verse I wrote when I was about 12 or 13 - I forget the precise date - about Corfe Castle to which my father took me in my boyhood - and second a romantic story in prose written about the same time entitled “The Knight of the Festoon”. This second prose thing I’ve got written down; but the Corfe Castle verse I’ve still got in my head, every single word of it….’ (24th November 1958; accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Powys, signed by him in full to the return address on the verso, and with a further holograph note, ‘Aye! But I do feel more and more strongly the more I think of it that the age limit should be 15 and not 21….think how few years after that Keats would have been dead and I know there are several master poems - not juvenilia at all! - written by great poets before they were 21’), ‘I shall be most interested to read your novel….I enjoy reading novels; especially such as are entirely new to me…’ (24th June n.y. [1961], accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Powys and signed by him in full to the return address on the verso), ‘I certainly have found “The Idler” an interesting - yes! a very interesting story - I have loved reading it and found the complicated…secretive…very exciting and especially significant. Your words made my think of Milton’s to the poet John Dryden when the latter came to ask his leave to make the lines in the most important part of Paradise Lost rhyme together. It must have been Dryden’s extraordinary modesty & humility, like what made him say “Here I come; always a poet, never a good one” that made Milton agree to his request….’ (1st July 1961), ‘O indeed and indeed I would be proud and pleased if you quoted my words of praise on the dust jacket of your novel “The Idler”….I am so glad to hear that Mr L P Hartley is pleased to have you quote some comments of his on the dust jacket of your novel’ (3rd August 1961, accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Powys and signed by him in full to the return address on the verso), ‘…thank you very much indeed for this wonderful book of yours “The Idler”….I think the jacket is very good and I am interested in the fact that the young artist was at one time a quarryman, for we live here in the midst of quarrymen whom we consider very remarkable people - yes I do indeed like this cover by Teithit Durham….’ (16th [August?] 1961). Some light overall age wear and minor creasing, G to about VG, 5 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. The first of the present letters was written in response to Neville Braybrooke's research, which extended over some thirty years, into an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous. The book was published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989. The Idler was Braybrooke’s only novel, published in 1961. 

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 WHITGIFT JOHN: (c.1530-1604) Archbishop of Canterbury 1583-1604. A controversial theologian, Whitgift was also the Cambridge tutor of Francis Bacon. Ink signature ('Jo: Cant') on a slightly irregularly clipped 12mo piece, evidently clipped from a letter or document, and dated 1601 in pencil in an unidentified hand to the upper left corner. Some very light age toning and neatly laid down to an oblong 8vo sheet annotated in the hand of a previous collector, about VG 

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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Bold red ink signature ('Muhammad Ali') to a clear area of a large 4to printed paper bag from the gift shop of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, with brown borders and featuring the gold circular emblem of the luxury hotel and casino. Some very light overall surface creasing and a minor scuff, only very slightly affecting Ali's signature. Together with Larry Holmes (1949-     ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1978-85. A printed folding 8vo pamphlet issued by Larry Holmes Enterprises Inc. featuring a biography, details of his professional record and tale of the tape etc., signed by Holmes in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the front cover which features an image of Holmes in a full length boxing pose. About VG to EX, 2                                   Provenance: The signatures of Ali and Holmes were obtained in person by the parents of the vendor when they encountered the boxers at Caesars Palace ahead of their bout on 2nd October 1980. Holmes defended his World Heavyweight title in Las Vegas in 1980, fighting Ali who had come out of retirement in an attempt to become the first four-time World Heavyweight Champion. Holmes dominated the fight from the start to the finish, which was to come in the tenth round when Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee, stopped the fight. It was Ali's only loss without 'going the distance' for the judges' decision. 

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MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Dutch Exotic Dancer and Courtesan, executed by a firing squad for espionage during World War I. Rare D.S., Mme. McLeod (her real name being Margaretha Geertruida McLeod), one page, slim oblong 4to, Paris, 7th November 1905. The partially printed document, completed in French, is issued by the costumier Edouard Souplet of Paris and is a mandate authorising a payment of 400 francs to be made to 'Madame McLeod dite Mata Hari' and further provides the addresses of the Palace Hotel in Paris and the Hotel Metropol in Monte Carlo. Signed by Mata Hari in bold red ink with a few additional words in her hand, 'Accepte pour la somme de quatre cents francs'. The document is also signed by Souplet and bears various official stamps, cancellations and annotations to the recto and verso, none of which affect Mata Hari's signature. Some light overall creasing and a few minor, small tears to the edges, about VG

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 DUNLOP ALFRED: (1875-1933) Australian Tennis Player, Australian Open Doubles Champion, 1908. A.L.S., A.W. Dunlop, one page, 8vo, Onslow Gardens, London, 2nd December 1914, to [Percy W.] Rootham. Dunlop states that it was good of his correspondent to have thought of him and remarks 'I expect to play at Dulwich….with Beamish & Coy.' and concludes 'Will be pleased to see you & have a chat….' . With blank integral leaf. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, VG Percy Rootham (1872-1939) British Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association 1923-39. Alfred Beamish (1879-1944) English Tennis Player, finalist in the Australian Open, 1912. 

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MONROE MARILYN: (1926-1962) American Actress and Sex Symbol. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Monroe, the appealing image showing her in an alluring head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, 'To John, Thanks for everything, Marilyn Monroe'. With extensive traces of former mounting to the verso, some very minor, light age wear to the image and one very small surface scratch to the image, just beneath the name of the recipient, although not affecting the text or signature. VG 

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BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Selection of signed clipped pieces, a few album pages etc., by various British Prime Ministers comprising George Canning (on a large portion removed from the base of a passport and featuring an attractive engraved coat of arms), Arthur James Balfour (on an oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album, also signed by five unidentified women, each of the signatures in individual panels), H. H. Asquith, Andrew Bonar Law, David Lloyd George, Anthony Eden and Clement Attlee. Some light overall foxing (2), G to generally VG, 7

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 MYERS ELIZABETH: (1912-1947) English Writer. Rare A.L.S., Elizabeth Myers, to one side of a picture postcard featuring a reproduction of an illustration of Sherborne Abbey to the recto, n.p. (Sherborne, Dorset), 20th December 1944, to Neville Braybrooke. Myers thanks her correspondent for six copies of The Wind and The Rain, adding that it is a very interesting number and further sending Braybrooke her greetings for Christmas and the New Year. In a postscript the writer remarks 'Your editorial is first-rate. John Rowland seems a trifle muddle-headed'. Autographs of Myers are rare in any form as a result of her tragically early death at the age of 34 from tuberculosis. Together with Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) English Author of Children's stories. T.L.S., Eleanor Farjeon, two pages, 8vo, Perrins Walk, London, 11th June 1967, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Farjeon announces 'Of course I remember you, though I am so dim-sighted now that I pass you in the street without recognising you' and continues to write about Elizabeth Myers, explaining 'After her death Littleton Powys collected many of her short stories in a volume that did not include “Metamorphosis”. So either he had not a copy of this, or Betty had herself decided to scrap it; this sounds likely to me….she wouldn't want to be thought of as an incestuous writer, after her death any more than during her life. This is only my opinion, from knowing her well, and I have no claims to judge or decide'. Farjeon also offers her advice concerning copyright, recommending that Braybrooke contact Myers's mother, and providing her address at Wandsworth Common, and suggesting 'In writing to her I think it only fair for you to tell her the circumstances just as you have told them to me, for she is a simple, sweet and sensible woman (without perhaps great literary judgment), but both as Betty's mother and a devout Catholic she might not wish to do anything contrary to Betty's expressed wishes'. In concluding Farjeon remarks 'Most of her work is out of print, but her influence streams on like an undercurrent, and it would be a pity if her memory were revived, especially at this anniversary of her death, by publishing something she had reason to condemn'. Some light overall age wear and a couple of minor stains to Farjeon's letter, G to about VG, 2   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. 

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of multiple signed slim 8vo pieces by various 17th and 18th century Lords of the Treasury, all neatly torn from larger warrants as is usual, including 3rd Earl of Carlisle, Richard Hampden, Laurence Hyde, Samuel Sandys, James Stanhope, John Poulett, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Robert Benson, William Barrington, John Lowther, Thomas Littleton, Stephen Fox, John Smith, Henry Paget, Thomas Mansell, 1st Earl of Halifax, Thomas Newport, John Wallop, George Baillie, George Compton, Phillip Gibbons, Edward Dering, Thomas Pelham, Richard Hill etc. Three neatly laid down. With light age wear, otherwise G, 12  

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ARNOLD HAP: (1886-1950) American Army and Air Force General of World War II. T.L.S., H H Arnold, one page, 4to, Washington, 19th January 1945, to Ruth Boyd, on the printed stationery of the Headquarters, Army Air Forces. Arnold apologises to his correspondent, stating that both he and his wife would be away during his correspondents visit and proposing that she should visit a colleague instead, continuing, 'I therefore suggest that you give my office a ring when you arrive, and they will get in touch with Mrs. Streett and arrange an appointment for you to get together in my office in the Pentagon.' With some light overall creasing and minor age wear, otherwise VG

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GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. Dark ink signature ('George R', as King) on an oblong piece neatly clipped from the head of a document. One minor ink smudge only very slightly affects one letter of the signature. Together with a second ink signature ('George P R', as Prince Regent) on an oblong piece removed from the head of a document with several lines of printed and manuscript text relating to Mary Weston, widow of the late Major Richard Weston. Some very light dust staining and minor age wear, about VG, 2

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EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. A.L.S., Albert Edward, as Prince of Wales, one page, 8vo, Palais des Kronprinzen, Berlin, n.d., to Lord Augustus. The Prince informs his correspondent that, 'you did not enclose Lord Bloomfields' telegram altho' in your letter you mention having done so. I have looked everywhere & it is not to be found. Perhaps you would bring it to me at the station.' With blank integral leaf. With light age toning, otherwise VGLord Augustus Loftus (1817-1904) British Diplomat and Colonial Administrator. John Bloomfield (1802-1879) Lord Bloomfield, British Peer and Diplomat.

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 BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) British Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 8vo, Cloth Fair, London, 30th September 1958, to N[eville] Braybrooke. Betjeman thanks his correspondent for their letter and continues to inform him 'The Marlburian and an ephemeral paper called The Heretick which we edited at Marleborough (sic) and The Draconian, the paper of The Dragon School, Oxford must contain verses by me', further stating 'I was at the Dragon School from about 1917 to about 1920 and at Marleborough (sic) from 1920 to 1925' before asking 'Am I to go through these back numbers if I re-visit my old schools? Or are you going to do that? It is a gruesome task you set me'. Together with a second T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 8vo, Cloth Fair, London, 1st October 1959, also to N[eville] Braybrooke. Betjeman writes, in full, 'My publisher John Murray does not want me to publish extracts from my verse autobiography until that work is finished and ready for the press. I must bow to his wishes'. Also including a third T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 4to, Cloth Fair, London, 10th November 1972, also to [Neville] Braybrooke. The poet informs his correspondent, in full, 'I did ask Mr. Miller, the gentleman who was collating my papers to keep a lookout for the Ackerley letters, but none came to light. So many of my manuscripts and letters have been lost over the years, and I fear the Ackerleys have gone that way too. I am sorry, but I did try'. Some age wear and creasing, particularly evident to the first two letters, one of which also has a few small tears to the edges. FR to G, 3   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher who edited The Letters of J. R. Ackerley (1975). Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. J. R. Ackerley (1896-1967) British Writer and Editor of The Listener, the BBC's weekly magazine. Ackerley published many emerging poets and writers who would later become successful and influential in Great Britain. Ackerley was openly homosexual, a rarity at a time when homosexuality was socially ostracized and forbidden by law. Two of the present letters were written in response to Neville Braybrooke's research, which extended over some thirty years, into an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous. The book was published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989. 

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ABBOT GEORGE: (1562-1633) Archbishop of Canterbury 1611-33. Large portion of a D.S., G: Cant:, as Archbishop of Canterbury, two pages, small folio (the upper third portion of the document no longer present), Whitehall, 13th November 1616. The manuscript document, featuring over ten lines of text, is a Treasury Warrant authorising a payment to William Skippon for the transport of around thirty soldiers levied in Devon from the port of Bristol to Ireland. Signed by Abbot at the foot and countersigned by a number of other leading statesman from the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I including Thomas Howard (1561-1626, 1st Earl of Suffolk, English Admiral who commanded the Golden Lion in the attack on the Spanish Armada, Lord High Treasurer 1614-18), Ludovic Stewart (1574-1624, 2nd Duke of Lennox, Scottish Nobleman, Lord High Commissioner 1607-09), William Knollys (1544-1632, 1st Earl of Banbury and Viscount Wallingford, English Nobleman, Treasurer of the Household 1601-16), John Digby (1580-1653, 1st Earl of Bristol, English Diplomat, Ambassador to Spain 1610-24), Ralph Winwood (c.1563-1617, English Diplomat and Statesman, Secretary of State 1614-17), Julius Caesar (1557/58-1636, English Lawyer, Judge & Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606-14, Master of the Rolls 1614-36), Thomas Lake (1561-1630, English Politician, Secretary of State 1616-19) and Fulke Greville (1554-1628, 1st Baron Brooke, English Poet, Dramatist & Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1614-21). With a partial integral address leaf bearing the remnants of a blind embossed paper seal. Very slightly irregularly torn to three edges and with traces of guard to the left edge and with some light overall staining and age wear, only very slightly affecting a few of the signatures, most of which remain bold and legible, G Provenance: The present document was previously included in the Enys collection and is accompanied by a holograph note identifying most of the signatories and stating 'This autograph was given me by John Bullock in 1866'. 

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PRINCESS MARINA: (1906-1968) Greek Princess, wife of Prince George, Duke of Kent. Vintage signed 8 x 11 photograph, the image depicting the Princess in an evening dress, wearing a tiara and official decorations. Photograph by Cecil Beaton and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Marina') in bold fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1956 in her hand. The date is somewhat faded, although legible. Some very light silvering to the extreme edges of the image. Framed and glazed in the original blue and gilt-edged leather frame by Jarrolds of Knightsbridge, to an overall size of 9 x 12. VG

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 WAUGH EVELYN: (1903-1966) English Writer and Novelist. A.L.S., Evelyn Waugh, two pages, 8vo, Piers Court, near Dursley, Gloucestershire, 6th November n.y. (annotated in pencil 1950), to [Neville] Braybrooke. Waugh thanks his correspondent for their letter and copy of The Wind and The Rain and continues 'I am afraid that my answer to your appeal for funds must be a refusal', explaining 'This is not because I do not admire your enterprise & tenacity in maintaining publication. Moreover I think your paper has been consistently interesting. I owe you my reasons. First, I cannot afford to give much money away. Although I am prosperous on paper I suffer from the politicians' process of changing gold to base metal. When I have paid my taxes I have enough to support & educate my family….' Waugh further adds 'I enjoy many of the 'little reviews', yours particularly, but are they a necessary object? I feel that they were of great value in the days of authoritative reviews. Those days are past. Have we yet reached the point of defeat at which the regular army is disbanded and the war becomes merely a series of guerilla actions? I don't think so. There are still old established magazines, such as the Month & the Tablet. As long as they exist I think it is the duty of writers, particularly of young writers of whom I am no longer one, to force themselves into, & influence, them. There is now no great bubbling up of extravagant talent that needs encouragement. The editions of the old papers have tongues hanging out for new writers' and concludes 'Think me an old fogey if you will, but please don't think me too much of a curmudgeon'. A letter of good content. With a few ink annotations, in the hand of Braybrooke, in the margins. Some light overall creasing and age wear and some light discoloration to the edges of the blue stationery, only very slightly affecting the signature, G     Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. 

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 DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, one page, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 11th October 1958, to Mr. Barryworth (sic; Neville Braybrooke). Du Maurier announces 'Your anthology sounds rather original and amusing' and adds 'I doubt if I can lay my hands on any stories. I might find a poem or two', further enquiring 'I would like to know a little more about the plan, what authors you intend to include, and which publisher will publish the anthology'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, about VG   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.   The present letter was written in response to Neville Braybrooke's research, which extended over some thirty years, into an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous. The book was published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989. 

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 LITERATURE: An unusual selection of cheques issued by Neville Braybrooke in payment to various authors, novelists, poets, artists and a few other famous individuals, the majority dated on 19th August 1957 and for amounts between £3 and £9, each of the cheques bearing signatures in the form of endorsements to the versos, including Iris Murdoch, John Betjeman, Stevie Smith, L. P. Hartley, Vernon Watkins, Harold Nicolson, Charles Causley, David Jones etc. All of the cheques bear various bank cancellations, most to the rectos, none of which affect the signatures to the versos. Some light age wear, generally VG, 12   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. 

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GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of Saint James's, 6th December 1949. The partially printed document appoints Abington Goodden to be an Officer of the Sixth Grade in the Foreign Service, with effect from 25th December 1947, and perform his functions 'at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments abroad or in the Department of Our Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs'. Countersigned at the foot by Ernest Bevin (1881-1951, British Statesman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1945-51). With blind embossed seal. Some very light overall creasing and minor age wear, otherwise VG

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 WREN CHRISTOPHER: (1632-1723) English Architect. An attractive D.S., Chr. Wren, (twice), two pages, large folio, Chelsea, 15th October & 12th November 1700. The neatly and boldly penned document is a page (numbered 161 and 162 at the head of each side) removed from the official ledger of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and is an 'Abstract of the Expense of Provisions' for the two months in which Wren, in his capacity as a Commissioner of the hospital, and two other commissioners, Viscount Ranelagh (Paymaster of the Forces) and Sir Stephen Fox (Commissioner of the Treasury) authorise Ralph Cooke, Treasurer of the hospital, to pay various sums to listed individuals in payment for their provisions, the total payable for September being £510.14s.6¾d and for October £459.14s.1¾d. Each of the tradespeople have individually signed the document as confirmation of having been paid, and include Charles Hudson, butcher (£159.12s.8d), Thomas Marston, baker (£63.19s.8d), John England, brewer (£72.18s.11d), Robert Madock, cheesemonger (£80.10s.7¼d), John Gill, whitster (£74.14s.3½d; a whitster supplying bleach for whitening clothes), Elizabeth Hastings, tallow-chandler (£6.14s.9¼d; a tallow-chandler supplying candles made from animal fats), Barthalina Fells, lamps (£6.16s.9d) and Henry Powell, steward (£45.6s.10d). Individually signed by Wren, Ranelagh and Fox to either side of the document. An interesting and very handsome document. Some extremely light, very minor age wear to the extreme edges, not affecting the text or signature, VG   Richard Jones (1641-1712) 1st Earl of Ranelagh. Irish Peer & Politician. Paymaster of the Forces 1685-1702. Ranelagh was expelled from the House of Commons in 1703 when discrepancies were found in his accounts as Paymaster, and he was discovered to have appropriated more than £900,000 of public funds.   Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) English Politician. Paymaster of the Forces 1661-76 and 1679-80. Fox founded the Royal Hospital Chelsea, from where the present document originates, to which he contributed £13,000. Unlike some other statesman of his day, Fox grew rich in the service of the nation without being suspected of corruption or forfeiting the esteem of his contemporaries.   The Royal Hospital at Chelsea was founded by King Charles II in 1682 as a retreat for veterans and opened its doors to the Chelsea Pensioners a decade later (mismanagement by Ranelagh, a signatory to the present document had caused the delay). Wren was responsible for designing the hospital and the hospital's chapel is a fine and rare example of the architect's pure ecclesiastical work.   Sir Christopher Wren is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, responsible for rebuilding many churches in the City of London following the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, completed in 1710. Wren was also a noted astronomer, mathematician and physicist whose work was highly regarded by Isaac Newton. A founder of the Royal Society, Wren served as its President from 1680-82. 

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 FREUD LUCIAN: (1922-2011) German-born British Painter. A.L.S., Lucian Freud, one page, 8vo, Gloucester Terrace, London, 21st November 1971, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Freud states that his correspondent's letter has only just reached him and continues 'As far as I can remember I only received one letter from Joe Ackerley' and further remarks 'I did go down to Putney to try and draw Joe's dog but her behaviour was so unsettling that nothing came of this'. Rare. Some light overall creasing, otherwise about VG   Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher who edited The Letters of J. R. Ackerley (1975). Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.   J. R. Ackerley (1896-1967) British Writer and Editor of The Listener, the BBC's weekly magazine. Ackerley published many emerging poets and writers who would later become successful and influential in Great Britain. Ackerley was openly homosexual, a rarity at a time when homosexuality was socially ostracized and forbidden by law. 

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ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. T.L.S., C R Attlee, one page, 8vo, London, 6th June 1945, to James Merchant, on the printed stationery of the House of Commons. Attlee states, in full, 'Thank you so much for sending me you interesting report, which I shall study as soon as I have leisure.' Together with Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-1963. T.L.S., Harold Macmillan, one page, 8vo, Haywards Heath, 4th November 1975, to J.S. McCowan. Macmillan thanks his correspondent for their letter which interested him very much. With light age wear, very minor foxing and a small tear to the upper right edge to the Macmillan letter. Generally VG, 2 James Marchant (1867-1956) British Eugenicist, Social Reformer and Author. Marchant was leader of the National Vigilance Association, and Director of the National Council of Public Morals.

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