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DURRELL LAWRENCE: (1912-1990) British Novelist, Poet, Dramatist & Travel Writer. Two A.Ls.S., Larry Durrell and one with his initials L.D, each to the versos of colour picture postcards, France, 1970 & 1972, both to Margaret McCall of the BBC. In the first letter Durrell informs his correspondent of his travel arrangements to fly from Marseille to London and in the second writes, in part, 'No, this time poor Harrods is not to blame - it is the foolish customs at NIMES who have now confessed an error - but an advice note and the marking CADEAU or ENCHANTILLON will help the packet along….' . Some light creasing, minor staining and age wear, G, 2Margaret McCall (1925-2008) British Television Producer of BBC documentaries during the 1960s and 1970s. Friend and lover of Durrell between 1967-72, McCall was also associated with John Betjeman, Henry Miller and Graham Sutherland.
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HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954. An engaging vintage signed and inscribed 9½ x 7 photograph, the image depicting Hemingway seated in a half-length pose within an arena, evidently a bull ring, flanked by two other men. Photograph by the bullfight photographer Francisco ‘Canito’ Cano and signed (‘Cano’) by him with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Signed by Hemingway in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, ‘To Annie Weete, love, Ernest’. Neatly laid down to a card and with some very minor, light age wear to the image. About VG
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WILDING ANTHONY: (1883-1915) New Zealand Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913. Rare T.L.S., A. F. Wilding, one page, 8vo, Westminster, London, 10th June 1914, to Percy W. Rootham. Wilding politely asks his correspondent if he would be good enough to 'insert on the list attached (no longer present) the names and addresses of any motorist member of your club or any car owner known to you in your district' and further explains 'I am concerned just now to compile a reliable list of motoring tennis players or motorists to whom tennis may appeal, and I should greatly appreciate the courtesy of your assistance…..' With a very light vertical pencil line running through the centre of the text and with a pencil annotation, presumably in Rootham's hand, indicating that Wilding's completed list was sent to him on 19th June 1914. Autographs of Wilding are rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 31 when he was killed in action serving in World War I. Some very light, minor overall age wear, otherwise VGPercy W. Rootham - Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association.Wilding did not only excel at tennis, but also played for the Canterbury Cricket team (participating in two first class matches), represented Trinity College, Cambridge, in their Rugby team and, as the present letter suggests, was also a keen motorcyclist winning a gold medal in a reliability trial in 1908. Wilding regularly travelled by motorcycle between tennis tournaments on the European continent.
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'Tommy and I are going to be married…..’ DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An exceptional, lengthy A.L.S., Daphne, twelve pages, 8vo, Woking, n.d. ('Saturday', 1932), to [Foy Quiller-Couch], on the printed stationery of Pirbright Camp. In a revealing letter, written in bold pencil, Du Maurier announces to her friend 'It is perhaps a strange coincidence that my earliest recollections should be the sound of bugles in Albany Street barracks, the Revelle (sic) to wake me and the Last Post to send me to sleep, that I should once more find myself in the same atmosphere - for many years now pushed back in my dusty memory. But maybe the things that happen to us in life recur again and again, like a strange cycle' and continues 'Tommy and I are going to be married. When I am not sure, probably early one morning in Lanteglos church before anyone is awake, with the grave digger for witness, and so out and away to Helford or beyond', further confessing 'I never thought or intended that this should happen to me; or if it did would have lived carelessly in Walmsley fashion, but he is trying to teach me that those ways of living are messy and stupid and very very young. Your father (unwittingly!) pushed me a step further in the right direction when he spoke to me last week about a code of living, and a standard, and that marriage and children meant more in life than all the novels and successes ever written'. Du Maurier further muses 'Its going to be a bit of a job at first, to change all my old ideas and to have a shot at living “unselfishly” for the first time in my life, and I hope I shan't make too big a mess of it. Having, by a queer stroke of fate, been “picked first” by someone with the ideals and principles and standards of a Sir Courtenay Vyvyan maybe it won't be so difficult. It's a bit of a jolt to discover that the fellow in dirty pants who laughs at me when I make a mistake on a boat is known here as the officer who sets the highest standard of efficiency in the whole Brigade of Guards, that at 32 he was the youngest major in the entire Army!!!'. Du Maurier also writes that she has informed her family of the news, and are suitably agreeable, 'I've already had a typical letter from the Aunt saying how selfish I am not to have a big wedding because mummy would have loved it!!' and also remarks 'There is something agonizing in the gush and publicity of getting married which I know you will feel for me about - I'm not wearing an engagement ring or being different at all and I trust life will go on being the same as ever. I don't see any need to make a scene just because two people find they like each other's company enough not to mind sharing a tooth brush, sort of thing do you? Anyway, there we are'. The writer also explains her immediate plans, 'I'll bring Tommy to the Farm if I may and back to tea, but you do understand that any formal introduction and presentation would be agony and embarrassing - I simply refuse to be looked upon as an engaged young lady!....I've now got to pluck up my best manners and be taken to his home and be introduced to “mother”! I've got a pair of red pants to change into - do you think they will cause a scandal?!'. Du Maurier concludes with a brief reference to her literary work, 'By the way Tommy said all the things to me about Book 2 that your father did, and will go carefully through Book 3'. A remarkable letter in which Du Maurier announces her marriage and hints at the somewhat unconventional circumstances surrounding her engagement. Some very light, minor age wear and a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner of one page, just affecting a few words of text. The signature is slightly rubbed at the fold of the page, although remains legible. About VGFoy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses.Sir Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant General of World War II, Commander of the First Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market Garden, September 1944. As the present letter confirms, Browning was promoted to the rank of major in May 1928 and was later posted to the 2nd Battalion of Grenadier Guards at Pirbright from where Du Maurier wrote her letter.In 1931 Browning had read Du Maurier's novel The Loving Spirit and, impressed by the depictions of the Cornish coastline, set out to see it for himself in his boat. The following year he invited Du Maurier out on the boat and after a short romance he proposed to her, however she rejected the offer, not believing in marriage. Browning's friend, Major General Eric Dorman-Smith, then went to see Du Maurier and explained to her (amongst others, as the present letter would suggest) that living together with Browning without being married would be disastrous for the soldier's career. Unconventionally, Du Maurier then proposed to Browning, who accepted. OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED HERE - PLEASE CONTACT IAA FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION
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DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Conclusion of an A.L.S., Daphne, being the final two pages of a longer letter, 8vo, n.p. (Cornwall), n.d. (1932), to [Foy Quiller-Couch]. Du Maurier writes of future plans with her friend, 'One day we must do that six months in a covered wagon. Then there is all Scotland, and the west of Ireland. There can be no end to the places at home that one would like. I should like to settle in Fowey, and then (to give ones household a nest) chose the less attractive months such as August and perhaps March, for trekking about the land in other parts of the country', and also refers to her husband, 'The Guardsman (Frederick Browning) is even narrower, and does not seem to want to venture west of Par! So much for Foreign service broadening the mind! All he wants is a fleet of curiously rigged boats and a sprinkling of engines, and dig himself in'. Du Maurier concludes in a jovial manner, 'I have become rather ambitious, and plan for him (Browning) to be Lord Lieutenant of the Duchy in 1956, but am scared at the thought of the flower shows I might have to open. Better perhaps to be squire of Bodinnick - or if funds sunk very low - run shilling trips in Ygdrasil, and back to a split-and-cream tea on Ferryside lawn (served rather badly by me in a checked apron!)'. The present partial letter is evidently written in an early period of Du Maurier's marriage and contains an amusing reference to her husband's boat which played an important part in the couple's romance. Some light creasing and a minor tape stain at the head of the page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGFoy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses.Sir Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant General of World War II, Commander of the First Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market Garden, September 1944. In April 1932, Du Maurier was in Fowey convalescing from an appendix operation when she received an invitation from Major Frederick Browning to have an outing on his boat, Ygdrasil, which he had moored in the River Fowey the previous winter having visited the Cornish coastline as a result of having read Du Maurier's novel The Loving Spirit in 1931. The outing led to a romance between Du Maurier and Browning and soon afterwards the couple were married in a simple ceremony at the Church of St Willow at Lanteglos-by-Fowey on 19th July 1932.
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ORCZY EMMUSKA: (1865-1947) British Novelist. D.S., Emmuska Orczy, three pages, 4to, London, 8th October 1935. The typed document is a Memorandum of Agreement between Orczy and Twickenham Film Studios Ltd, relating to Orczy's work A Spy of Napoleon, and stating, in part, 'The Author being… the owner of all existing cinematograph rights throughout the world in all existing rights… of a novel written by her and entitled “A SPY OF NAPOLEON”…' further adding 'The Author guarantees that in so far as any exclusive right in respect of moving picture films… she has good right to grant and deal with the same free from any claim by any other person or firm…' and with regard expenditure '…That in consideration of the rights and licence herein granted the Purchasers shall pay to the Author the sum of £1,500 (fifteen hundred pounds) as follows…' the document detailing said payments, and in conclusion authorising her agents 'A.P. Watt & Son of Hastings House, 10 Norfolk Street, Strand, London, W.C. 2. to collect and receive all sums of money payable to the Author', with Orczy further adding her initials 'E.O.' to the foot of pages one and two. Accompanied by a typed letter, bearing a rubber stamped signature of A.S. Watt, one page, 4to, London, 8th November 1935, to Gerald Malvern of Twickenham Film Studios. The agent replies to his correspondent, stating, in full, '”A SPY OF NAPOLEON”. As arranged between us, I am returning your copy of the agreement about the above; and I may perhaps take this opportunity of saying again that I personally know the signature on it to be that of my client Baroness Orczy.' With minor creasing and two staple holes to the top left corners, light age wear, otherwise G, 2 A Spy of Napoleon, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1934. In 1936 it was made into the film Spy of Napoleon starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas and James Carew.
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FATHER BROWN: John Monsignor O'Connor (1870-1952) Irish Catholic Priest who was instrumental in G. K. Chesterton's conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1922. O'Connor was also the basis for Chesterton's fictional detective Father Brown. An interesting A.L.S., Yours autograftically, John O'Connor, one page, 4to, Bradford, 16th June 1933, to Miss [Eileen M.] Cond. O'Connor announces 'How do you spell surprise? Of course you now have Father Brown's autograph as witness my hand' and continues 'As to Mr. G. K. C[hesterton] it is rare enough as he dictates everything, or if he writes a bit, he destroys it as wastepaper. Your best plan would be to send one of his small books to be signed by him….that's what I have done myself. I am hoping to see him next week, so if you write again after June 24th I may have a stray autograph of his to send you. I wonder how many autographs get lost for ever…..' Together with an A.N.S., John O'Connor, one page, 8vo, Bradford, 12th July 1933, in full, 'Behold! I thought you had fallen from first favour'. Also including G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) English Writer. Dark ink signature ('G. K. Chesterton') on a small oblong 12mo piece. Some light foxing and a small paperclip rust stain to O'Connor's note, and with some light overall age wear, G to VG, 3
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WILDING ANTHONY: (1883-1915) New Zealand Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913. Rare, brief T.L.S., A. F. Wilding, one page, 4to, Westminster, London, 19th June 1914, to P. W. Rootham, on the attractive printed stationery of The Victor Tyre Co. Ltd. Wilding writes, in full, 'It was really nice of you to go to the trouble of getting out the list of motorists, and I thank you very much indeed'. Autographs of Wilding are rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 31 when he was killed in action serving in World War I. Some very light, minor overall age wear, otherwise VGPercy W. Rootham - Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association.Wilding did not only excel at tennis, but also played for the Canterbury Cricket team (participating in two first class matches), represented Trinity College, Cambridge, in their Rugby team and, as the present letter suggests, was also a keen motorcyclist winning a gold medal in a reliability trial in 1908. Wilding regularly travelled by motorcycle between tennis tournaments on the European continent.
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DAHL ROALD: (1916-1990) British Novelist, one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century. T.L.S., Roald, one page, 4to, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, 15th November 1971, to Blanche Campbell of Campbell's Bookstore in Los Angeles. Dahl writes, in full, 'The second Rhyming Dictionary has arrived and it is precisely what I wanted. The same book that I lost, and now I am happy. Thank you so much. Please send me an account for both books some time. What efficient service you give'. With a small, light circular stain affecting a few words at the centre of the text (which remain perfectly legible) and a few small staple holes to the left edge, none of which touch the signature, otherwise VG
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[TENNIS]: BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. T.L.S., Arthur James Balfour, with holograph salutation, one page, small 4to, Pall Mall, London, 7th July 1913, to [Percy W.] Rootham, marked Private in the hand of Balfour's secretary. Balfour thanks his correspondent for their note and adds that he has made arrangements for paying a subscription and further commenting 'Unfortunately, the amendment concerning my constituency, the City of London, came on in the House of Commons at a most inconvenient hour, and, to my great regret, I missed all the early part of the Wilding-McLoughlin match. But I watched the last critical games with the greatest possible interest and delight'. Balfour concludes that he will be abroad on the 25th, 'otherwise I should most certainly attend at Wimbledon'. With a pencil annotation to the foot of the letter and some minor overall age wear and light traces of former mounting to the verso, about VGPercy W. Rootham - Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association.Arthur James Balfour was a regular tennis player for much of his life and served as the first President of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain.In the present letter, Balfour refers to the Men's Singles final of the Wimbledon Championships when Anthony Wilding of New Zealand defeated Maurice McLoughlin of America, Wilding claiming his fourth Wimbledon title.
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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.
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MACGREGOR GREGOR: (1786-1845) Scottish Soldier, Adventurer, and Confidence Trickster. A scarce D.S., Gregor MacGregor, one page, large folio, London, 28th April 1834. The unusual printed document, in English and French, is a Poyaisian Land Grant for 200 Acres, fraudulently issued by MacGregor and numbered Class F. No. 932, the text providing a 'Copy of the ORIGINAL GRANT from the King of the Mosquito Shore and Nation, to His Excellency General Sir Gregor Mac Gregor', detailing the boundaries of the land '…from the mouth of Zacarylyon River, in Longitude 85 8' West, and following the eastern bank of the said river, South, to Latitude 15° 37' North…' and further continuing with a testimonial from William Smith stating he was 'Mate of the Ship called the Honduras Packet, trading between Poyais and London…he was present at Cape Gracias à Dios, and did see the Paper Writing hereunto annexed…' and concluding 'We, Gregor Mac Gregor, Cacique of Poyais, do hereby certify that the Bearer hereof is entitled to Two Hundred Acres of Land in that part of the Poyaisian Republic called Poyais Proper…' Signed by MacGregor to the foot and countersigned by four 'Trustees'. Some neat splitting at the central and vertical folds, partially repaired to the verso with tape, with light age wear, GMacGregor attempted, from 1821 to 1837, to draw British and French investors and settlers to 'Poyais', a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule. Hundreds invested their savings in supposed Poyaisian government bonds and land certificates, while about 250 emigrated to MacGregor's invented country in 1822-23 to find only an untouched jungle; more than half of them died. MacGregor's Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history.
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PARKE JAMES CECIL: (1881-1946) Irish Tennis Player, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion 1912 & 1914. Parke also participated in Rugby and Golf and was an Olympic Silver Medallist in 1908. A.L.S., J. C. Parke, two pages, 8vo, Clones, Co. Monaghan, 24th February 1914, to [Percy W.] Rootham. Parke thanks his correspondent for their letter and adds that he has consulted his brother ('who….is just as keen on my going as I am myself'), further detailing his travel arrangements which 'would give me six days practice' and also remarking 'I hope they will want me for the London v Paris match too, but if not, I'm sure I shall have had some jolly good tennis and an excellent time without it', before concluding 'Any chance of a game of golf in the mornings & would it be worthwhile bringing my clubs? Very keen!' Together with an unsigned vintage small folio printed poster issued to promote Lawn Tennis at Fenner's on 11th June n.y., featuring Rootham's VI including the two internationals J. C. Parke and O. G. N. Turnbull. The poster with an area of paper loss to the upper right corner, slightly affecting the text, and both the letter and poster with some minor faults and light age wear, G to about VG, 2 Percy W. Rootham - Vice President of the Lawn Tennis Association.
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[COWLES FLEUR]: (1908-2009) American Writer, Editor, and Artist, best known as the creative force behind the short-lived Flair magazine. In her later career Cowles served on various government committees and represented Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Small selection of three decorative boxes once belonging to Cowles, comprising a 2 x 2 silver heart shaped hinge lidded box, the lid decorated with a small gold rimmed heart shaped red stone, hallmarked to the base, a small 2 x ½ silver rectangular hinge lidded box, monogramed with an 'F' in the lid and stamped '800' on the latch, and a 1 x 1 silver and old gold circular box, with a blue and red enamelled lid. Some very light scratches, otherwise VG, 3
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DARWIN CHARLES: (1809-1882) English Naturalist. Autograph Envelope Signed ('C. Darwin'), being the front panel only, slim oblong 8vo (9.5 x 4), addressed in Darwin's hand in bold, dark fountain pen ink to Dr Hooker FRS at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London W, and signed to the lower left corner. Bearing a blue two penny postage stamp and post marked at Bromley, Kent, July 1868. Some light overall age wear and a few minor creases, and with a small area of paper loss to the upper left corner. G Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) British Botanist & Explorer, Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew from 1865. Hooker and Darwin enjoyed a close friendship.
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LISTER JOSEPH: (1827-1912) British Surgeon, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. A.L.S., Joseph Lister, one page, 8vo, Portland Place, 24th October 1895, to J. Y. W. MacAlister. Lister writes, in full, 'I am much obliged to you for sending me news of the deferring of the final ceremonial'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Lister. Some light traces of former mounting to the verso, causing two very light stains to the upper and lower right corners of the recto, not affecting the signature. About VG Sir John Young Walker MacAlister (1856-1925) Scottish Journalist & Librarian, Secretary of the Royal Society of Medicine 1901-25.
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BRITISH SCIENCE: An unusual vintage 10 x 8 photograph depicting the ocean liner Euripides at sea, signed by twenty one individuals, some of them members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Commander and other crew members of the Euripides, including Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937, New Zealand-born British Physicist, the 'father of nuclear physics'. Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1908) and his wife Mary Rutherford (1876-1954), Joseph Petavel (1873-1936, British Physicist), Henry Tizard (1885-1959, English Chemist & Inventor), John Layard (1891-1974, English Anthropologist & Psychologist), W. H. R. Rivers (1864-1922, English Anthropologist, Neurologist, Ethnologist & Psychiatrist) Thomas Hudson Beare (1859-1940, British Engineer), Charles W. Kimmins (1856-1948, British Educational Psychologist) etc. All have signed in dark fountain pen inks to the photographer's mount, one adding the date 6th August 1914 in their hand. Some light foxing to the border of the image, otherwise VG In 1914 British scientists travelled to Australia for the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science which was to be held in several locations across the country. The event was meant to promote science, progress and empire but was somewhat overshadowed when, having travelled thousands of miles from home via sea, the members arrived to discover that war had broken out. Accompanied by a statement of provenance signed by the vendor explaining that the present photograph was signed for his grandmother, Winifred Van Praagh, who was travelling with her sister to New Zealand in order to visit their brother Cecil.
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STANLEY HENRY M.: (1841-1904) British Explorer & Journalist. A.L.S., Henry M Stanley, four pages, 8vo, Balinakill, Kintyre, Scotland, 9th July 1885, to Miss Felicie Hegemans. Stanley informs his correspondent that with regret'it has not been my good fortune to be able to pay a visit to the kindly, sympathetic & warm hearted people of Cadogan Gardens', explaining that 'various circumstances and a singular unbroken run of engagements mainly have prevented me from paying my respects to yourself & the sister graces who did me the honor to escort me round Hampton.' Stanley continues 'In respect to your invitation - re Mons Hegemans I fear that I shall never have the courage to pay a visit to a stranger, simply because I am on a visit to Anvers ... Even in London it is a difficult matter to get me out of my chambers…' and concludes 'However Mons. Moscheles is such a friend of your father & has spoken so warmly of him I should look more to him to bring us together rather than to myself ... Should I be in Anvers it would be better for Mons Hegemans to call on me at my hotel when it would be most likely it would not require much persuasion to induce me to accompany him to his House especially as the charming Miss Felicie would be there.' Some light overall age toning and a small tear at the base of the central vertical fold, only very slightly affecting a couple of words of text, but not the signature, about VGThe present letter was written from Balinakill in Kintyre, the home of Sir William Mackinnon (1823-1893) Scottish Shipping Magnate. Mackinnon had plans to lease from the Sultan of Zanzibar a vast area of East Africa from the coast to the Congo, which the British Government refused to sanction. He also played the major part in financing Stanley's Emin Pasha expedition.Felix Stone Moscheles (1833-1917) English Painter, Peace Activist and Advocate of Esperanto. Moscheles lived at Cadogan Gardens and had recently painted Stanley's portrait.
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RUPERT OF THE RHINE: (1619-1682) German Prince, a noted Soldier, Admiral, Scientist, Sportsman & Colonial Governor. Nephew of King Charles I of England. A fine D.S., Rupert, one page, 8vo, n.p., 3rd November 1679. The manuscript document is a receipt in which the Prince acknowledges that he has 'Received of Thomas Bennett Esqe. the sum of fifteene hundred pounds: being in full for my two Pencons due at Mich[aelma]s last….'. Boldly signed at the foot. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise a clean and attractive document. VG
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DUROC GERAUD: (1772-1813) French General, noted for his association with Napoleon, becoming his first aide-de-camp in 1796 and later given the responsibility for the measures taken to ensure the Emperor’s personal safety, whether in France or on his campaigns. Conclusion of an A.L.S., Duroc, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d.., to an unknown recipient, in French. Duroc explains that the troops will move to Liege through Maastricht, and that the itinerary of the Consul (Napoleon?) has not been fixed, remarking, 'we hope that we will be well accommodated in Liege. You always make exceptional arrangements and I always remember the good reception you gave me…' With a minor paperclip rust stain to the upper edge, and a light circular stain to the upper right corner, neither of which affect the text or signature, otherwise VG
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SECOND BOER WAR: A selection of twelve pages neatly removed from a folio scrapbook containing a contemporary selection of over 20 newspaper cuttings, maps, printed images, a telegram, and a signed clipped piece, all relating to the siege and relief of Kimberley and other actions during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902, including the signature of Robert Kekewich (1854-1914) British Army Officer, Commander of the Kimberley garrison during the siege, signed ('R Kekewich') in black fountain pen ink, with a small stain only partially affecting the signature, a telegram, 16th February 1900, to a Constable at Miserden, from Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, stating, 'Kimberley relieved by French after two engagements', various newspaper cuttings which include the headlines, 'Relief of Kimberley. The enemy dispersed and pursued', 'The action at Koodoesberg Drift', 'Natal. The Siege of Ladysmith', 'Southern Frontier. British withdrawal from Rensburg', 'Life in Kimberley during the siege', 'The defence of Kimberley', 'Boer despatches', 'The invasion of the Free State. Retreat of General Conje', with various photographic images of soldiers, cut from magazines, and three maps, cut from newspapers, depicting the siege and relief of Kimberley. Some light overall age wear. G
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CAMPBELL MALCOLM: (1885-1948) British Racing Motorist, World Land and Water Speed Record holder during the 1920s and 1930s. T.L.S., M. Campbell, one page, oblong 8vo, Reigate, 25th November 1948, to Squadron Leader D. A. de S. Young-James. Campbell thanks his correspondent for their invitation to the 3rd Annual Reunion dinner at the Holborn Restaurant on 26th March 1949 although remarking 'As far as my plans are concerned, I anticipate being abroad early next year and therefore, hasten to let you know that as things are at the moment, I cannot accept your hospitality'. Together with a T.L.S., D A Young-James, by Young-James, one page, small 4to, Air Ministry, London, 3rd January 1949, to the Secretary of the Allied Circle. The retained carbon copy letter relates to the death of Malcolm Campbell on New Year's eve and states, in part, 'It was only on 15th November last that Sir Malcolm gave a lecture to the Allied Circle and he was looking forward to giving his next lecture….illustrated with films he made of his record attempts….I sent a telegram to his son yesterday on behalf of the Aspian Society….and the Allied Circle….' A single file hole appears to the upper left corner of each letter, neither affecting the text or signatures, and with some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2One of the few land speed record holders of his era to die of natural causes, Malcolm Campbell passed away, following a series of strokes, on 31st December 1948, just over a month after signing the present letter.
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WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. Vintage signed 5 x 3 photograph, the printed image depicting The Wright Flyer seconds into its first flight, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Signed ('Orville Wright') in fountain pen ink with his name alone at the base of the image. The signature is faded although fairly legible. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
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CAMM SYDNEY: (1893-1966) English Aeronautical Engineer and Aircraft Designer, famous for the Hawker Hurricane fighter plane. A good vintage signed 6.5 x 5 photograph depicting the Hawker Hunter Prototype WB188 designed by Camm in flight over some clouds. Signed by Camm in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image and dated 8th February 1954 in his hand. Rare. Some very slight, extremely minor creasing and a few very light stains to the edges of the photograph, otherwise VG
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CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE: (1869-1940) British Prime Minister 1937-40. War date T.L.S., Neville Chamberlain, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 15th November 1939, to Lord Kemsley (‘My dear Gomer’), on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister. Chamberlain states, in full, 'Many thanks for your letter and for sending me a copy of Beverley Baxter's article. I did see the original article in the “Sunday Pictorial” and, although one becomes hardened to these things, it was impossible not to resent its insinuations. I do very much appreciate therefore the trouble which you took to reply to it in so many of your papers and I am most grateful to you for your friendliness in giving me this support and to Baxter for his labours. I am already very much better and hope that I shall soon have completely repelled the attack.', continuing with several lines of holograph text (in relation to his gout), 'It is now definitely wearing off and I hope to get my shoe on tomorrow or Friday at latest. Luckily I am very well in every other respect.' Some very light, minor creasing, otherwise VGJames Gomer Berry (1883-1968) 1st Viscount Kemsley. Welsh Colliery owner and Newspaper Publisher.Arthur Beverley Baxter (1891-1964) Canadian Journalist and Politician. Baxter spent most of his career in the United Kingdom working for the Daily Express and London Evening Standard, and was a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party from 1935.
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CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. An unusual vintage signed sepia postcard photograph by Churchill, the image depicting the Wartime leader standing in a full length pose and smoking a cigar, alongside a military officer. Churchill is seen having evidently just disembarked from a military plane, probably in North Africa, during World War II, the open door of the aircraft and several other personnel visible in the background. Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') in black fountain pen ink with his name alone at the base of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface and corner creases, VG
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BADER DOUGLAS: (1910-1982) British World War II Ace (22.5 victories), recognized for his important role during the Battle of Britain. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Fight For the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane, First Edition published by Sidgwick and Jackson, 1973. Neatly laid down to the front free endpaper is an unusual triangular beer mat issued as part of an RAF series illustrating officers badges, the present example being number 33 from a series of 48 and showing the badges of a Group Captain, signed by Bader in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. The front pastedown opposite features a neatly laid down oblong 8vo printed invitation card for the official opening of the New Bar at the Coventry Branch of the RAF Association by Bader on 16th November 1976, and a trimmed photograph of Bader signing the beer mat appears below. Two further photographs of Bader, one showing him behind the bar at the Royal Air Forces Association Club in Coventry on 16th November 1976 and the other showing him standing in a full length pose alongside his step-daughter on the occasion of her wedding, are neatly laid down to the endpaper and pastedown at the end of the book. Accompanied by the dustjacket. A light (beer?) stain only very slightly affects Bader's signature. Together with James Lacey (1917-1989) British World War II Ace (28 victories), the second highest scoring RAF Fighter Pilot of the Battle of Britain. Two individually signed First Day Covers by Lacey, one issued in commemoration of Lord Dowding and the Battle of Britain and the other on the 44th Anniversary of the winning of the Battle of Britain. Both feature attractive colour designs and images and and are signed by Lacey in blue ink with his name alone to clear areas. VG to EX, 3
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WORLD WAR II: Johnnie Johnson (1915-2001) British Air Vice Marshal and Flying Ace (34 victories) of World War II, the highest scoring Western Allied fighter ace against the German Luftwaffe. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting Johnson in a three quarter length pose, wearing his RAF uniform, climbing out of the cockpit of his aircraft. Signed in blue ink to a clear area at the head of the image; Robert Stanford Tuck (1916-1987) British Wing Commander, a Flying Ace (29 victories) of World War II who participated in the Battle of Britain. Signed and inscribed 10 x 7 photograph of Tuck in a head and shoulders pose wearing his flying cap and goggles, seated in the cockpit of his aircraft. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image, adding 'O.C. 257 Sqdn: 1940-41' in his hand beneath his signature. Both images are very slightly grainy. VG, 2
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WORLD WAR II: An original teleprinted document (unsigned), one page, long folio (8.5 x 35) issued by the Commander in Chief, Home Fleet, n.d. (January 1945), to the Press Division Duty Officer at the Admiralty, headed 'Operation Spellbinder - Eye Witness Account'. The document details the British naval undertaking, using ships and carrier borne air elements of Admiral Sir Henry Moore's Home Fleet, to lay mines and attack German shipping off the west coast of German-occupied Norway between the 10th - 12th January 1945 and states, in part, 'Once again cruisers and destroyers of the Home Fleet, led by Rear Admiral Rhoderick McGrigor CB DSO have virtually written off an entire enemy supply convoy close to the Norwegian coast… Our force consisted of the cruiser HMS Norfolk… celebrated for her part in the “Bismarck” and “Scharnhorst” actions…This force was carrying out an anti-shipping sweep close in off the south west coast of Norway on the night of the 11th January. The sky was clear and the sea calm - weather conditions far nearer perfect than those which Home Fleet ships are usually out in during the winter months….We soon got the range and one by one all the ships of the enemy convoy were converted, sometimes to the accompaniment of spectacular explosions, from dark indistinct shapes to glowing balls of red fire contrasting vividly with the white light of our star shell suspended above them'. Some light foxing and a few minor tears and creases to the edges, otherwise about VG
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GIBSON GUY: (1918-1944) British Airman of World War II, Wing Commander of 617 Squadron. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943. An extremely rare, early A.L.S., Guy, one page, 8vo, Oxford, n.d. (1932), to his grandmother ('My Dear Granny'), on the printed stationery of St. Edward's School. Gibson thanks his relative for their letter and a tin of cream, remarking that 'it was very nice and I enjoyed it very much, though I didn't get sick'. Gibson further apologises for not having written earlier as he has been 'very very busy' with Summer activities during the week and concludes 'Well now as the Chapel Bells our (sic) running down I must stop, and I hope that this gets to you as it leaves me - very well'. With some smudging to a few words of text, which Gibson apologises for in a postscript. Some very minor, extremely light foxing, VG Gibson started at St. Edward's School in Oxford in 1932 and one of his fellow pupils was the future Battle of Britain fighter pilot Douglas Bader. Indeed, Gibson and Bader were both placed in the same house, Cowell's. Gibson's housemaster was A. F. 'Freddie' Yorke who became Gibson's guardian.
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GIBSON GUY: (1918-1944) British Airman of World War II, Wing Commander of 617 Squadron. Victoria Cross winner for his actions during Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on the Mohne and Eder Dams in Germany, 16th May 1943. An excellent vintage signed 5 x 3 photograph by Gibson, the image depicting the Wing Commander standing in a three quarter length pose in an open top Royal Air Force vehicle, the car surrounded by several officers and pilots, each wearing their uniforms. Signed ('Guy P Gibson') by Gibson in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. With a typed caption to the head of the image, 'Llanishen Gliding School, A.T.C. March 4th 1944'. Signed photographs of Gibson are extremely rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 26 when he lost his life as his aircraft crashed at Steenbergen in the Netherlands during an operation. VG Gibson is recorded as having visited the trainees at the Air Training Corps base at Llanishen during World War II. Situated close to Gibson's wife's family home at Penarth, Llanishen served as a camp where the young A.T.C. members received basic training as glider pilots. Gibson was very popular with the young airmen who were delighted when he did two circuits of the area in one of the gliders.
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SUMPTER LEONARD: (1911-1993) British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Bomb aimer of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943.An extremely rare original mimeographed document previously belonging to Sumpter, unsigned, one page, oblong folio, n.p. (RAF Scampton), 16th May 1943, entitled No. 617 Squadron Night Flying Programme 16.5.43, being the complete crew list of the nineteen Lancaster bombers which flew in the three waves of Operation Chastise, detailing the Captains of each of the aircraft, including Guy Gibson, Mick Martin, Dinghy Young, David Maltby, David Shannon, Joe McCarthy, Les Munro etc., as well as the Flight Engineer, Navigator, Wireless Operator, Bomb Aimer and Front & Rear Gunners. With a number of ink annotations in the hand of Sumpter, recording the fate of each of the crews (OK marked alongside the crews of Gibson, Martin, Maltby, Shannon, Knight, McCarthy, Townsend, Brown and Anderson, various ticks alongside others and a red line struck through the crews commanded by Munro and Rice). With some very light age wear and a couple of neat splits to the left and right edges of the central folds, only very slightly affecting the text. Together with an excellent A.L.S., Len Sumpter, three pages, 8vo, Luton, n.d., to Derrick. Sumpter thanks his correspondent for a ‘grand selection of photographs, which are of excellent quality’, although remarking ‘My dear wife had a moan because her “best friend” Cheshire wasn’t there, but never mind’ and further continuing ‘I have sent you the crew list on which I marked up the score next morning, OK’s, losses and returns. Geoff Rice hit the North Sea, and couldn’t go on, and Les Munro was shot up, and put out of action’. Sumpter continues to reflect on Guy Gibson VC, 'About 'Gibby', he didn't suit everyone, being rather strict and a bit regimental, but I didn't find that any drawback, having transferred to the R.A.F. from the Grenadier Guards in early ’41…otherwise I can’t say a lot, because only being a N.C.O. our paths only crossed down at the flights. In fact I can only remember speaking to him once' and further remarking, 'As to the raid itself, we just missed getting called in to the Mohne attack, but on both Dams it was a case of hold your breath for about two or three minutes on the run in, and you were either lucky or otherwise. Much better I thought, than for instance Berlin or the Ruhr. I once went to Berlin two nights together and over there you were committed to a straight run across, so what with the outer and inner defences, one had about 25 miles of flak, heavy and light to contend with. But all in all, plenty of “butterflies” all round. I think the audacity, and all that, of the Dams raid made it one spectacular effort, and I am glad I was there (and here!)' A letter of superb content relating to the Dambusters Raid. Original documents relating to, and used, during Operation Chastise are of the utmost rarity and the present 617 Squadron crew list is enhanced by the accompanying impeccable provenance from Sumpter. G to VG, 2
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MOTOR SPORTS: Kaye Don (1891-1981) English World Record breaking Car and Speedboat Racer. T.L.S., Kaye Don, one page, 8vo, n.p. (at sea), 12th August 1932, to Miss. Eileen M. Cond, on the printed stationery of RMS Majestic. Don thanks his correspondent for her letter and congratulations and has pleasure in forwarding his autograph. With blank integral leaf; Birabongse Bhanudej (1914-1985) Prince Bira of Siam. Thai Motor Racing Driver. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Bira') and date, 2nd May 1936, in his hand on a plain oblong 8vo sheet of stationery; Brian Lewis (1903-1978) 2nd Baron Essendon. British Motor Racing Driver. Brief A.L.S., Brian Lewis, one page, 4to, London, 17th May 1933, to Miss [Eileen] Cond, apologising for the delay in answering his correspondent's letter; Hubert Scott-Paine (1891-1954) British Record Breaking Power Boat Racer & Aircraft and Boat Designer. T.L.S., Hubert Scott-Paine, one page, 4to, Hythe, Southampton, 7th June 1929, to Messrs. F. W. Bridges & Sons Ltd., on the printed stationery of The British Power Boat Co. Scott-Paine ackniowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and continues to explain 'I have been in Berlin with Sir Henry Segrave racing “Miss England” where we were successful in establishing this boat in the Championship of Europe and in establishing a new World's lap record for the unlimited class of motor boat'; Henry Segrave (1896-1930) British Land and Water Speed Record holder. T.L.S., de Hane, one page, 4to, London, 13th August 1929, to Hubert Scott-Paine ('Dear S.P.'). Segrave writes to his fellow racer regarding Miss England and their request to have the boat back in London by 26th September, explaining 'This I obviously cannot do because I do not know how long it will take to get the boat back from Venice. But I do promise you that she will leave on the night of the 15th., immediately we can get her packed after the race which finishes at 4.30pm on the afternoon of the 15th. More than this I cannot do'. Segrave further asks if the exhibitors will defray the extra heavy cost of the freight express. With a purple date received stamp to the lower left corner and a single blue indelible pencil stroke through the text; William Morris (1877-1963) 1st Viscount Nuffield. British Motor Manufacturer. T.L.S., Nuffield, one page, small 4to, Cowley, Oxford, 11th May 1936, to Mr. Cond, on the printed stationery of Morris Motors Ltd. Morris thanks his correspondent for their letter and photographs 'which will form very happy souvenirs of a pleasant voyage' and further remarking that he has returned from the trip 'feeling very much restored'. Some light age wear and a few letters with paperclip rust stains to the edges, G to VG, 6
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RICE GEOFFREY: (1917-1981) British Royal Air Force Pilot officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) as Pilot of Lancaster ED936/G AJ-H, 16th-17th May 1943. Signed and inscribed 7 x 10 photograph of Rice in a half length pose wearing his RAF uniform. Signed in blue ink to a light area of the background, adding 617 Squadron Association in his hand beneath his signature. The image is very slightly grainy. VG
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DAMBUSTERS THE: An unusual commemorative wrist watch and leather strap, the face featuring the colour emblem of the Royal Air Force, individually signed to the underside of the watch case and strap by various members of 617 Squadron, some of whom participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943, including Ray Grayston (1918-2010, British Flight Sergeant, Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, on the Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943; two signatures), Les Munro(1919-2015, New Zealand Flight Lieutenant of World War II, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943; two signatures), George Johnson (1921- , British Squadron Leader, Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, during Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943), Ken Lucas (British Corporal who served as a member of the ground staff at RAF Scampton during Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, 16th-17th May 1943), John Bell (British Wing Commander, served in 617 Squadron as the Bomb Aimer to Bob Knights crew in 1944) etc. Contained in the original presentation box. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
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WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English Scientist & Inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid), 16th May 1943. Signed Commemorative cover issued in the 90th year of Wallis and featuring an image of the Royal Air Force 617 Squadron emblem, signed by Wallis in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area, and also signed by Arthur T. Harris (1892-1984, British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during World War II) in bold black ink, adding his rank beneath his signature. Post marked 9th October 1977. One very small, extremely light water stain only very slightly affects two letters of Harris' signature. VG
![[CHESHIRE LEONARD]: (1917-1992) British Group Captain, Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 10th November 1943 - 12th July 194](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9ad6303c-4c5f-48e6-b394-a75a00dade32/80d78764-107b-4da1-e9a0-1214b5488852/468x382.jpg)
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[CHESHIRE LEONARD]: (1917-1992) British Group Captain, Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 10th November 1943 - 12th July 1944. Victoria Cross winner for his flying operations during World War II. T.L., unsigned, one page, 4to, RAF Coningsby, Lincoln, 21st December 1943, to Mrs. S. Burns. The letter is a contemporary war date copy of Cheshire's letter to the mother of Stephen Burns, informing her of the fate of her son, in part, 'It is with the very deepest regret that I have to confirm the news that your son, F/Sgt. S. Burns, failed to return from an operational sortie last night. While on the way back his aircraft was attacked and shot down by an enemy fighter over Northern France. It was flying very high at the time and it was a few minutes before the aeroplane finally fell out of control, so that I have high hopes that the crew were able to abandon the aircraft by parachute. You son has had a very distinguished and gallant operational record. His work has at all times been of the very highest order and as a rear gunner, has been of the very greatest importance….I can assure you that his loss has been received by everyone here with the greatest sorrow and I would like to send you on behalf of the whole Squadron my most heartfelt sympathy in the anxious days of waiting which now lie ahead….' Some light overall creasing and a few minor, small holes and splits at the folds, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, about GOn 20th December 1943, eight 617 Squadron crews, led by Cheshire, were sent on an operation to attack an armaments factory in Liege, Belgium. Geoffrey Rice and his Dams Raid crew, including Burns, were amongst them. On reaching their intended target, the Lancasters encountered poor visibility and Cheshire ordered them to return with their bombs. On the return journey Rice and his Lancaster came under attack and were hit by flak 14,000 feet above Merbes-Le Chateau. With his aircraft in severe trouble, Rice gave the order for his crew to bale out, but there wasn't time and the Lancaster exploded. Amazingly, Rice was somehow thrown clear, protected by the pilot's armoured seat and with his parachute deployed, and was the only survivor. Rice was eventually captured and made a Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III. All of his colleagues, including Burns, lost their lives and were buried in Gosselies Communal Cemetery near Hainaut in Belgium. Dorothy Mundon, the sister of Stephen Burns, was later to recall in a letter (a copy of which is included in the present lot) 'I met Leonard Cheshire VC twice....Leonard wrote 2 yrs before his death on the most unusual fact of the pilot Geoff Rice being the only survivor. Geoff died in 1987. I wish he had visited the familys (sic) of his crew. Mum and Dad thought when he was repatriated from a P.O.W. camp he would give them all the facts that he could recall after the Lanc was hit. He never came.'
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MACARTHUR DOUGLAS: (1880-1964) American General of World War II. War date T.L.S., Douglas MacArthur, one page, 4to, General Headquarters, South Pacific Area, 27th February 1945, to Anna D. Eckman. MacArthur informs his correspondent, in full, 'In the death of your son, Private First Class Wilbur L. Eckman, you have my heartfelt sympathy. His service was characterized by his devotion to our beloved country, and in his death we have lost a gallant comrade-in-arms.' With some very light overall creases and a few very minor, small tears to the edges of the folds and with a couple of very light stains, one only very slightly affecting the signature, about VG
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MACARTHUR DOUGLAS: (1880-1964) American General of World War II. T.L.S., Douglas MacArthur, one page, 4to, General Headquarters, Army Forces in the Pacific, 21st May 1946, to Jane T. Swisshelm. MacArthur informs his correspondent, in full, 'My Sincere sympathy is with you in the death of your husband, First Lieutenant John J. Swisshelm. May you derive a measure of consolation from the knowledge that he fought for his country devotedly in an epic struggle to maintain freedom and justice in the world. By his death he made the supreme sacrifice that the noble cause for which he fought so valiantly might live forever.' Some extremely light age wear, VGJohn J. Swissholm – American Co-Pilot of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Teaser', which was shot down on 24th March 1945 during the raid on the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works in Nagoya, Japan.
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KINNAIRD ARTHUR: (1847-1923) 11th Lord Kinnaird. English Banker, a leading Footballer and President of The Football Association 1890-1923. Kinnaird played in the second FA Cup final of 1873 and participated in a further eight (an unmatched total of nine) and was on the winning side five times. Rare D.S., Kinnaird, (a good, bold example), three pages (vellum), folio, London, 31st October 1910. The manuscript document is an Indenture between Kinnaird and The Alliance Assurance Company Limited confirming the transfer of mortgage on houses and other property in Southsea and stating, in part, '…being a transfer to the Company of the several mortgages for securing the principal sums therein referred to amounting to the aggregate sum of fifty four thousand two hundred and eighty pounds…' further stating that the sum was 'secured on houses in Clarence Parade (formerly known as Dagmar Terrace) Southsea by the seven indentures… and further secured on houses in Auckland Road and South Parade, Southsea…' Signed by Kinnaird at the conclusion and also bearing several countersignatures of witnesses and directors of the Alliance Assurance Company. With two small red wax seals and one blind embossed red paper seal affixed alongside the signatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
![[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. VON BISMARCK OTTO CHRISTIAN ARCHIBALD (1897-1975) Prince of Bi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9ad6303c-4c5f-48e6-b394-a75a00dade32/58d15dae-3214-4fdb-b8a7-3036bd21751b/468x382.jpg)
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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. VON BISMARCK OTTO CHRISTIAN ARCHIBALD (1897-1975) Prince of Bismarck. German Politician & Diplomat. T.L.S., Bismarck, one page, 4to, London, 2nd April 1935, to Miss [Eileen] Cond, on the Prince's personal printed stationery from the German Embassy. Bismarck thanks his correspondent for her kind letter and explains 'Unfortunately it will not be possible to get you a signature of Herr Hitler, as he declines giving his signature to anybody'. In a holograph conclusion the Prince invites Cond to come and see him at the Embassy if she comes to London. Together with a T.L.S. by a member of Hitler's staff at his Chancellery, one page, small 4to, Berlin, 24th March 1934, to Herr Cond, in German. The official writes on behalf of the Fuhrer and states, in part, 'I am sorry to inform you that the exceedingly great demand & the great number of similar requests makes it impossible to fulfil your wishes for a personal signature'. Also including a series of T.Ls.S. etc., by various secretaries and officials on behalf of other famous individuals, most political leaders and members of Royal families, the majority written to Eileen Cond in the 1930s and politely declining her requests for signatures, including representatives of Benito Mussolini (in part, 'I regret to inform you that the Head of the Italian Government, following a practice he has adopted and from which he does not feel he can depart, is very sorry to be unable to comply with your request of granting you his autograph'), King Edward VIII (accompanied by a portion of the original registered envelope featuring the typed address panel bearing a square ERI VIII rubber stamp to the lower left corner), King Leopold III of Belgium, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Queen Victoria Eugenie, Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Italo Balbo, Maurice Ravel, J. M. Barrie etc. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with paperclip rust stains to the edges. Generally G, 33
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F.A. CUP: Two multiple signed colour 11 x 8 bookweight photographs (each being pages removed from a football annual) by the FA Cup finalists of 1963, Manchester United and Leicester City, the first with seventeen signatures including Matt Busby, Denis Law, Noel Cantwell, Bill Foulkes, Bobby Charlton, Pat Crerand, David Herd, Albert Quixall, Nobby Stiles etc., and the second with eleven signatures including Gordon Banks, Graham Cross, Ian King, John Sjoberg, Ken Keyworth, Colin Appleton, Davie Gibson, Frank McLintock etc. Both of the images depict the players in two rows together wearing their football strips. All have signed in inks with their names alone, some to slightly darker areas of the images. Together with a small selection of unsigned printed ephemera relating to the FA Cup final between Leicester City and Manchester United comprising an official printed 8vo programme for the match at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, 25th May 1963, a printed 12mo ticket stub for the final (issued with the original date of 4th May 1963) and a printed 4to Community Singing song sheet issued by the Daily Express for the final. Some very light, minor age wear, generally VG, 5 Snow and freezing conditions caused chaos to the 1962-63 F.A. Cup fixture list, resulting in the FA Cup final being delayed until 25th May, three weeks later than originally planned. Manchester United recorded their third FA Cup final victory in 1963, scoring three goals to Leicester City’s one.
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MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, Rome, 16th January 1936. The partially printed document, is an agreement regarding the disposition of the army. Signed by Mussolini to the foot of the verso in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone, and also signed to the verso by Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947) King of Italy, 1900-46, in bold black ink with his name alone, to the bottom left corner there are various official stamps alongside three unrecognised signatures. With puncture holes, and a minor tear, along the left edge from a former binding, not affecting the text or signatures, with light age wear. VG
![[EDWARD III]: (1312-1377) King of England 1327-77. A good manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward III, one](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9ad6303c-4c5f-48e6-b394-a75a00dade32/26ecea3e-f307-431a-9ecf-902f43e24a2f/468x382.jpg)
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[EDWARD III]: (1312-1377) King of England 1327-77. A good manuscript document issued during the reign of King Edward III, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4to, Twigworth, Gloucestershire, Sunday after Feast of St. Mark, 43 Edward III (29th April 1369), in Latin. The document is a Grant with Warranty issued by Johannes Guldeford and his wife Alicia, daughter of Johannes atten Elme of Twygworth (Twigworth, Gloucestershire) to Willelmus, son of Johannes Jones and Johannes, son of Willelmus Wylles of a messuage and appurtenances in Twygworth, which the grantors have by grant of said Johannes atten Elme; to be held of the chief lords of the fee, for service due. The warrant names several witnesses including Willelmus Gerald, Johannes Jones, Johannes Theodulf, Johannes atte Grene and Robertus Willes. With two good small oval dark brown wax armorial seals (both with different designs) attached at the base by the original vellum tags. The text is a little faded although perfectly legible. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
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WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1689-1702. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Kensington, 1st February 1694. The manuscript document is a Warrant addressed to The Commissioners of the Treasury and orders them to pay various individuals from the funds ‘not appropriated to particulare uses by Act of Parliament' continuing to list the recipients and the amounts due to them, including, 'To Charnock Heron as of Our free guift & Royall bounty £50, To Mrs. Elizabeth Willoughby the like £50, To Louis de Veile the like £50, To Dionysius Babos the like £50….To Robert Lord Lucas Governor of Our Tower of London in satisfaction of so much expended and disbursed by him in sending downe the Gentlemen (late Prisoners in the Tower), into Cheshire & Lancashire, to wit, Caryl Lord Visct. Molyneux, Sr Thomas Clifton, Sir William Gerrard, Sr Rowland Stanley, Sir Thomas Stanley, Peter Lea…Bartholomew Walmsley & William Dicconson….£300'. Countersigned at the foot by the Commissioners of the Treasury comprising Stephen Fox (1627-1716) English Politician, Charles Montague (1661-1715) English Politician, First Lord of the Treasury 1714-15, William Trumbull (1639-1716)English Statesman, member of the First Whig Junto, and John Smith (1655-1723)English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1699-1701 & 1708-10. Very slightly neatly irregularly trimmed to the left margin, not affecting the text or signatures, and with some light age wear and a few small tears at the edges, about VGThe individuals referred to in the present document include Caryll Molyneux (1623/4-1700) 3rd Viscount Molyneux. Irish Peer, arrested on a fabricated charge of treason for a suspected Jacobite rebellion known as The Lancashire Plot. Along with other Catholics, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but was acquitted in 1694.
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[VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Document, unsigned, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, London, 30th March 1874. The manuscript document being an ornately engraved Letters Patent, issued to John Imray, for an invention for 'Improvements in the preparation of Peat for fuel or charcoal and apparatus thereof… [which] has been communicated to him from abroad by William Bennett Hays of Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope…' Featuring the Royal Arms and title, Victoria by the Grace of God, embossed £100 patent stamp, and two blue £5 patent stamps affixed to the upper left portion. With the Great Seal of Queen Victoria affixed at the foot, in mustard yellow wax, measuring just over 6 inches in diameter, featuring the enthroned Queen Victoria to the recto, holding an orb and sceptre, with the allegorical figures of Justice and Religion seated either side and with the Royal Arms and Crown at the foot, the border wreathed with oaks and roses, and depicting Queen Victoria riding on horseback to the verso, the horse fully caparisoned, with a plume of ostrich feathers floating from the headstall, led by a page. At the base appears a harp surrounded by shamrocks and with the Latin legend Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensor ('Victoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith') to the margin. The seal is attached to the document by laces of burgundy thread (slightly faded). Some light overall age wear, particularly evident at the folds of the document and to the edges of the seal. About VG
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ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. An unusual D.S., Albert, at the head, in his capacity as The Lord Warden of the Stanneries in Cornwall and Devon, one page (vellum), large folio, n.p., n.d. (1852). The incomplete and unissued manuscript document, was prepared as an appointment for a Special Deputy Warden and states, in part, 'By virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in the forty second year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third for more effectively raising and regulating a Body of Districts… and now in force we hereby with the approbation of Her Majesty constitute and appoint you the said [blank] to be a Special Deputy Warden with and for the Stanneries in the county of [blank]…' With the blind embossed paper seal of The Lord Warden of the Duchy of Cornwall affixed. The Prince’s signature is a little light, although legible. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
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CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed Christmas greetings card by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually, the stiff white oblong 8vo folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of the Royal couple in a half-length pose together with their baby son Prince William. Signed (‘from Charles and’) by Prince Charles in bold black fountain pen ink beneath a printed greeting and signed ('Diana') by the Princess in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone. With two gold embossed crests to the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
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