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JAMES II: (1633-1701) King of England and Ireland and, as James VII, of Scotland, 1685-1688. D.S., James R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Whitehall, 2nd August 1685. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing John Webb to be a 'Cornett of that Troop whereof Colonell Alexander Canan is Captain, in Our Royall Consort the Queen's Regiment of Dragoons commanded by Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin Charles Duke of Somersett'. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Spencer (1641-1702) 2nd Earl of Sunderland, English Nobleman & Politician, Lord President of the Council 1685-88 and also signed in the left margin by William Blathwayt (1649-1717) English Diplomat and Politician who established the War Office as a department of the British Government. Lacking the seal and with some light overall age wear, about VG The present document was signed by the King in the first year of his short reign.

FAMOUS MEN: Selection of signed cards, album pages, a few letters etc., by a wide variety of famous men comprising Claude Grahame-White, Hans Richter, Sonny Stitt, Mezz Mezzrow, Redvers Buller VC, William Penney (brief A.L.S., accompanied by the original envelope), Donald MacMillan (T.L.S. stating that he did not know Umberto Nobile although also remarking ‘I did, however, know Roald Amundsen, who, as you probably know, had very little respect for one of his companions on that polar flight. I feel that I should not be influenced by the opinion of one man’, 1961), Eamon de Valera and Mangosuthu Buthelezi (T.L.S. briefly referring to the Inkatha Women’s Brigade Conference, 1988). Generally VG, 9

GARIBALDI GIUSEPPE: (1807-1882) Italian General and Politician, one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland' who contributed to the unification of Italy and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. An unusual vintage signed carte-de-visite photograph, the oval sepia albumen print by Giuseppe Felici of Rome depicting Garibaldi's daughter Clelia and her mother Francesca Armosino together in three quarter length poses. Signed ('G. Garibaldi') by Garibaldi in fountain pen ink to a clear area beneath the image and further annotated 'Clelia Francesca' in his hand to the lower mount. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. Together with a vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph of Garibaldi, the oval sepia albumen print by Pacifico Tagliacozzo of Rome showing Garibaldi in a head and shoulders pose wearing his familiar brimless cylindrical cap. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount (also bearing the date Rome, 1875) and verso. Some very light age wear to the signed image, otherwise VG, 2 Clelia Garibaldi (1867-1959) Italian Writer, the first child of Garibaldi and his third wife Francesca Armosino. Francesca Armosino (1848-1923) Italian wife of Garibaldi. Armosino was initially employed as a nursemaid to Garibaldi's grandchildren, however the two fell in love and conducted a secret affair for many years. It was not until 1880 that Armosino could marry Garibaldi following the annulment of his previous marriage by the Court of Appeal in Rome.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: An excellent selection of A.Ls.S., a few Ds.S. etc., by various Governors, Prime Ministers and other officials related to the Cape Colony comprising John Cradock (1759-1839, 1st Baron Howden, British General & Politician, Governor of the Cape Colony 1811-14; A.L.S. to 'My dearest Sir Charles', thanking him for a letter of sympathy following a battle injury sustained by his son, who had been shot in the arm, also stating that Captain Ball of the Marines 'was cut in two by a cannon ball' and continuing to refer to the Duke of Wellington and Duke of Clarence recommending promotions to the King and remarking 'What is to become of this whole business? & how it will end, can any man pretend to say? There is a violent opposition in London to the whole of the concern. Sir John Jones has already left London overland - for the Mediterranean - but whether to entirely supersede Sir E. Codrington is not exactly known' , November 1827), Rufane Shaw Donkin (1772-1841, British Lieutenant General of the Napoleonic era and Acting Governor of the Cape Colony 1820-21 during which time he founded Port Elizabeth, named after his wife; A.L.S. to the Earl of Lichfield, concerning the appointment of an additional letter carrier at Berwick on a salary of £30 per annum, 1840), Benjamin D'Urban (1777-1849, British General & Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1834-38 and later Commander-in-Chief, North America 1847-49; two A.Ls.S. and an A.N.S., one written to Abraham Josias Cloete in 1842 and referring to Lord Stanley and a report of the proceedings in the House of Commons ('It is clear that his Lordship has never given himself the trouble to make himself acquainted with the subject'), and another written to MacDonald in 1847 concerning a Captain Murray 'whom Lady Pembroke had wished me to have on my staff as Extra Aide de Camp', remarking that Murray had experienced an 'unfortunate indiscretion' but that Lady Pembroke has now informed him that there 'may now be no impropriety in my fulfilling her wish'), George Thomas Napier (1784-1855, British Lieutenant General who served with distinction in the Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington, later Governor of the Cape Colony 1838-44; A.L.S. to Abraham Josias Cloete, confirming that he has written to Lord Hardinge expressing Cloete's feelings on not having received a promotion and remarking 'I did feel it my duty to state to him what my opinion was relative to your conduct & services….under my command….and most particularly when I sent you to the relief of Captn. (now Lt. Col.) Smith, at the time he was so closely besieged by the rebel boers & that you conducted the business, under difficult circumstances, to my perfect satisfaction in every respect', 1853), Harry Smith (1787-1860, British Lieutenant General of the Napoleonic Wars, Governor of the Cape Colony 1847-52. Ladysmith is named after his wife, Juana Maria de los Dolores de Leon Smith; two A.Ls.S., one written to Abraham Josias Cloete in 1835, expressing his happiness at his correspondent's proposed period of leave and thanking him for his 'uniform attention' over the last six years, and the other thanking John Ollivier for a volume of despatches in 1847), George Grey (1812-1898, British Soldier, Explorer and Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1854-61; A.L.S. to the Lord Chancellor seeking his opinion 'on the composition of the commission on Capital Punishment' and adding that he must include representatives of abolition, 1864), Henry Loch (1827-1900, 1st Baron Loch, Scottish Soldier & Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1889-95; A.L.S. to Lady Metcalfe on the printed stationery of Government House, Cape Town, advising her of the hotel accommodation he has arranged for her visit, 1893), Alfred Milner (1854-1925, British Statesman & Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1897-1901; T.L.S. to Cranborne politely explaining that he has not been able to find a position for Captain Bailey of the Bedfordshire Militia as the number of administrative appointments is very limited 'while the mass of candidates - and well qualified candidates too - is quite enormous', August 1902), Walter Hely-Hutchinson (1849-1913, Anglo-Irish Diplomat & Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1901-10; A.L.S. of condolence to Shepstone on the printed stationery of Government House, Natal, November 1896), John Gordon Sprigg (1830-1913, British Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1878-81, 1886-90, 1896-98 & 1900-04. D.S., on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister's Office, Cape Town, 15th August 1895, being a manuscript minute relating to the submission to the Governor a regulation relative 'to the issue of medals and grant of gratuities for Meritorious service for Distinguished conduct and for Long Service and Good conduct to members of the permanent force of this colony'), William Schreiner (1857-1919, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1898-1900 during the Boer War; dark fountain pen ink signature and inscription on an 8vo sheet of printed stationery from the Prime Minister's office, Cape Town, 31st August 1899); Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917, Scottish Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1904-08, famous for his involvement in the Jameson Raid; bold fountain pen ink signature and three additional words in his hand on a printed Imperial Transport Service envelope), John X. Merriman (1841-1926, Last Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1908-10 before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910; four A.Ls.S. and an A.N.S., two written to the sister of the poet Roy Campbell, one with interesting content, in part, 'I must confess that I am more like a withered bat hanging to the tree, than the piercing cicada to which your flattering spirit compares me. I never heard before of the insect Parliament but "there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy". My acquaintance with the insect tribes is unfortunately a pretty extensive, and I may add a pretty expensive one; the cutworm that destroys our tobacco, the aphis that ravages our peaches & plums; the phylloxera that destroys our vines, down to the cotton moth, ants and flies of all kinds. Each calls for its special poisons and its toll of labour. You might write a long and not uninteresting poem on the whole race. Recollect old Fabre has been called 'The Homer of Insects". You may someday be named the Sappho of the same. As I am taking the liberty of suggestion might I beg you to turn your imagination on two subjects which are engaging the thought of people a good deal. The extraordinary gift of Telepathy which seems to be possessed by the Natives by which news is conveyed across trackless deserts. This is common not only to Indian people, but to the Bantu, and also the Bushman. The facts are undoubted, but how and what the gift is; no one seems to know. Of a kindred nature is the gift of presenting to common place people non existing scenes - i.e. in India the Rope Trick. The mango trick and in this country the gift of calling up pictures at the will of the operator. If ever you come across Col, Du Toit the second in command of the police get him to tell you his experiences with Matsebe's soothsayer. They were very similar to those in Rider Haggard's book "She" only not so dressed up. But if you would turn your poetic imagination on these subjects you might do a great service in getting some way with the minds of the natives….' 1921, and one written to the members of the Press Gallery on the occasion of his 80th birthday), Christopher Bird (1769-1861, Colonial Secretary of the Cape Colony 1818-24, serving under Lord Charles Somerest; A.L.S. to Abraham Josias CloeteOWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE UPLOADED. PLEASE CONTACT IAA LTD FOR FURTHER DETAILS

TAMIROFF AKIM: (1899-1972) Armenian-American Actor. A good, interesting A.L.S., Akim, two pages, small 4to, Langham Place, London, 8th May 1964, to Peter, on the printed stationery of St George's Hotel. Tamiroff enquires as to how his correspondent is and continues to inform him 'I am soon finishing shooting “Lord Jim” and I'm moving from London to Rome…..London is pleasant - no fog, no rain, even sunshine. Moscow Art Theatre is playing here and there are so many friends of mine among the company. Boris Chaliapin is also here……and also Katia Sevastianoff, Stanislavsky's nephew - now a New Yorker', further remarking 'I have missed a very interesting part in M-G-M (British) production of “The Yellow Rolls Roice” (sic) in an episode with Ingrid Bergman and Omar Shariff (sic) (there are 4 episodes in this film). Too bad!! They are talking to my Rome agents about a part for me in Mastroiani's picture “Casanova”, I hope it will materialize. Picture business is very, very slow all over Europe, and if nothing will come up in the near future, we will soon return home'. The actor returns to the subject of his current work, 'It was very pleasant to work with such actors as Peter O'Toole (a great fellow) and James Mason. The director, Richard Brooks, is good - lot of temperament and energy. It seems I am not bad in this film……Brooks likes me very much and says so. I got very friendly with O'Toole; often we have  dinner together……I am sure he will be sensational as Lord Jim, probably even better than Lawrence of Arabia or “the King” in Beckett (sic). The photography of our picture is absolutely breathtaking - the same men who shot “Lawrence of Arabia”.' A letter of excellent content, not least for its references to Peter O'Toole. VG The adventure film Lord Jim (1965) was directed by Richard Brooks and starred Peter O'Toole in the title role (once commenting that it was the finest role he ever performed). Tamiroff portrayed Schomberg in a cast which also included James Mason, Curt Jurgens, Eli Wallach, Jack Hawkins and Paul Lukas. The film fared poorly at the box office and the critical reviews of O'Toole's performance were not good.

CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE: (1869-1940) British Prime Minister 1937-40.  A scarce war date A.L.S., with his initials NC, two pages, 8vo, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, 5th August 1940, to John [Anderson] ('My dear John'). Chamberlain writes in pencil and states that he was touched by his correspondent's note, adding that 'your sympathetic and affectionate words pleased me particularly because you are one of those whose good opinion I value' and further remarking 'I was afraid when I came in that I was faced with serious trouble which might have incapacitated me for a long time. However it seems that I have been spared that and I hope in about a fortnight to sit with my colleagues again & without loss of grip'. A letter of good association. A couple of light smudges to the upper left corner of the first page, only very slightly affecting the salutation, otherwise VG John Anderson (1882-1958) 1st Viscount Waverley. British Civil Servant & Politician who served in various posts in the War Cabinet during World War II.  At the time of the present letter Chamberlain was suffering from terminal bowel cancer, although his surgeons withheld this information from him. He resumed work in mid-August, although only for a short period of time before passing away on 9th November 1940.

FREUD SIGMUND: (1856-1939) Austrian Neurologist, the father of Psychoanalysis. A.L.S., Freud, one page, 8vo, Vienna, 1st December 1921, to Dr. H. A, Crowther. Freud declares 'The discrepancy you have found out in my Psychopath[ology] of Everyday Life is easily explained' and continues to inform his correspondent 'You will not detect it in the German edition, so it must be considered as a misprint of the English translation, the responsibility of which I may disclaim'. Accompanied by the original envelope self-addressed by Crowther at The Sanatorium in Middleton-in-Wharfedale near Ilkley. Together with a retained manuscript draft copy of Crowther's letter to Freud, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 24th November 1921, referring to an apparent discrepancy on page 119 of the English edition of Psychopathology of Everyday Life (sixth impression, 1920) relating to an example of mistakes in reading and writing which Freud provides and questioning the use of a middle initial, in part, 'My point is the discrepancy between Mrs. Wm. H. and Dr. W. M. - if you had merely wished to transfer the illness to the doctor's wife why not “Mrs. W. M.” instead of Mrs. Wm. H. - where does the initial “H” come from - it could not be the woman's maiden name otherwise the Mrs. Wouldn't be prefixed - if the question is not impertinent may I ask if H is the name of the “other & nearer person who I was aware had the same disease”'. Some uniform age toning, light creasing and a small, minor stain at the head of Freud's letter, G, 2 The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901) is perhaps the best known of all of Freud's works and first appeared in book form in 1904. A scientific classic of the 20th century, it is sometimes referred to as the 'Mistake Book'

GORT VISCOUNT: (1886-1946) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord near Flesquieres in France on 27th September 1918. A poignant A.L.S., Gort, Lieut. Col., two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Belgium), 26th October 1917, to Mrs. Edwards. Gort writes in pencil, in his capacity as Commanding Officer of the 4th Battalion of Grenadier Guards, and offers his sincerest condolences to his correspondent upon the death of her husband 'who fell in action on 12th October as the Battalion was advancing in the attack', further remarking 'I am all the more distressed as he was a gallant soldier who, as a Grenadier, always did his duty loyally and cheerfully and who, to his great glory, willingly laid down his life for the honour of his country and his Regiment'. With blank integral leaf. Letters signed by Gort dating from World War I are scarce. One small split to the right edge of a fold, only slightly affecting one word of text, otherwise VG The present letter is written towards the end of the Battle of Passchendaele (31st July - 10th November 1917) at which Gort had led his battalion, earning a Bar to his DSO in September 1917.

GARIBALDI GIUSEPPE: (1807-1882) Italian General and Politician, one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland' who contributed to the unification of Italy and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. A.L.S., G. Garibaldi, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (London), 26th April 1864, to James Peard Ley, in Italian. Garibaldi thanks his correspondent for the beautiful gift of cigarettes and cigars and adds that he is happy to be able to personally express his gratitude. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Garibaldi and bearing a Penny Red postage stamp. The letter and envelope (neatly split to show the recto and verso) are laid down together to the inside front cover of a red leather folio folder (separated at the spine) with a gilt stamped title ('Garibaldi') and decoration to the cover. The inside back cover of the folder features a large original unsigned sepia oval photograph of Garibaldi in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Some light age toning and foxing, very slightly affecting the letter and photograph, and with some rubbing and age wear to the leather exterior, most evident at the edges, G

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed clipped pieces, cards, album pages etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women, many of them actors, actresses and entertainers, including Peter Tosh, Georg Ehrlich, Moses Soyer, Maxfield Parrish, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mack Sennett, Cliff Richard, John Mills, Joanne Whalley, Joe DiMaggio, Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, Giorgio de Chirico, James Doolittle, Harlem Globetrotters (1985), Vivian Fuchs, Boy George, Nina Simone (with the additional sentiment 'My Baby Just Cares for Me'), Julian Lennon, Jose Ferrer, Tommy Cooper (two vintage signed and inscribed irregularly clipped programme photographs), Danielle Darrieux, Elsa Martinelli, Ethel Merman, Aaron Spelling, Clifton Webb, Estelle Parsons, Jenny Seagrove, Timothy Spall, Loretta Swit, Barbara Bouchet, Grace Moore, Jean Marais, Anton Diffring, Bea Arthur, Clayton Moore, Jane Lapotaire, Hedda Hopper, Otto Preminger, Jerry Hall, Fiona Fullerton, Miranda Richardson, Tab Hunter, Ingemar Johansson, Stirling Moss, Cab Calloway, Zola Budd, Gordon Richards, Jack Brabham, Larry Holmes, Lee Trevino, J. P. Donleavy, George MacDonald Fraser, Alex Haley, Tom Stoppard, Anita Brookner, James Baldwin, Roy Fuller, Richard Gordon, Penelope Lively, Montgomery of Alamein, Dean Martin, Hal Roach, Jacques Tati, Paul Ford, Gemma Arterton, Josip Tito, Jovanka Broz, Oxford University crews who competed in the Boat Races of 1933 & 34 etc. A few FR, generally VG, 160 

FRY ELIZABETH: (1780-1845) English Prison Reformer, Social Reformer and Christian Philanthropist. A.L.S., Elizth. Fry, one page, 4to, Upton Lane [House], London, 1st April 1834, to 'My dear Cousin' [Robert Were Fox the Younger]. Fry asks her correspondent if they will forward an enclosure 'to the Packet for Madeira' which she understands will be leaving from Falmouth shortly and continues 'I often think with much interest of my visit to Falmouth & I feel a strong attraction of love to my dear relations & many others & my desires are very strong for your welfare (in) every way & above all your preservation & growth in the truth as it is in Jesus!' With an address panel to the verso in the hand of Fowell Buxton, addressed to Messrs. Fox & Co at Falmouth and signed ('T. F. Buxton') in the lower left corner. One small hole to the text, and some large tears and areas of paper loss to the right edge, only slightly affecting a few words of text, and with some smudging to the signature, G Robert Were Fox the Younger (1789-1877) British Geologist, Natural Philosopher & Inventor, a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).  Fowell Buxton (1786-1845) English Politician, Brewer, Abolitionist and Social Reformer who provided financial support for Elizabeth Fry's prison reform work.

JOSEPH II: (1741-1790) Holy Roman Emperor 1765-90, King of the Romans 1764-90 and King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia 1780-90. Joseph II was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor Francis I, and the brother of Marie Antoinette. D.S., Joseph, as Emperor, two pages, folio, Vienna, 31st July 1766, in German. The manuscript document is addressed to Heinrich von Bibra and announces the appointment of Count von Pergen as a minister plenipotentiary and also states 'In his stead, the highborn, faithful Royal Count Leopold von Neipperg who loves Our Graceful Emperor and Our Empire will take the position as Our minister plenipotentiary' and requests that von Bibra grants the new minister 'the same access and attention as his predecessor, if he has something to bring forward from time to time'. Countersigned at the conclusion by two individuals including Franz Georg von Leykam. With the original folio envelope wrappers bearing a large blind embossed paper seal. A few neat slits and a lengthy, neat split to the central vertical fold, none of which affect the text or signatures. About VG Heinrich von Bibra (1711-1788) Heinrich VIII of Fulda. Prince-Bishop of Fulda 1759-88. Johann Anton von Pergen (1725-1814) Austrian Diplomat and Statesman, one of the most influential individuals in the reformist administration of Joseph II. Count Leopold von Neipperg - Austrian Diplomat who, in 1760, invented a letter copying machine sometimes regarded as the first working typewriter. Father of Adam Albert, Count von Neipperg (1775-1829) Austrian General and Statesman who married Napoleon's widow, Empress Marie-Louise, in 1821.

[THORESBY RALPH]: (1658-1725) English Antiquarian, Merchant, Diarist and fellow of the Royal Society who is widely regarded as being the first historian of Leeds. STURT JOHN (1658-1730) English Engraver who illustrated John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress in 1728. A.L., unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p., 7th April 1715, to Ralph Thoresby in Leeds. Sturt announces 'You are desired to send up the Pages of the two Prospects of the Churches, also that of Thoresby's Monument and the Statue of the Queen' and continues to refer to a map of Leeds which a Mr. Ashley does not have, also asking for some information regarding the lions paws in a coat of arms ('I have lost the Letter you wrote last wherein was as I remember a Dozen Coats to be engraven') and concluding by informing Thoresby that his book 'will be published in a very small time' and listing three pages which do not have plates. With integral address leaf bearing a small red wax seal (small area of paper loss where originally broken) and a Bishop Mark (7/AP) postmark. A rare letter with good association. VG Thoresby's Ducatus Leodiensis; or the Topography of the antient and populous Town and Parish of Leedes and parts adjacent in the West Riding of the County of York and Museum Thoresbyanum, or A Catalogue of his Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities; particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch coins, with Modern Medals were both published in 1715.

BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (1857-1941) British Lieutenant General who, in 1899 during the Second Boer War in South Africa, successfully defended the city in the Siege of Mafeking. Later Baden-Powell founded the Scout Movement. A.L.S., R S S Baden-Powell, one page, 8vo, Rustenburg, Transvaal, 21st July 1900, to Miss Bertha Prideaux ('Dear Miss. B.P.'). Baden-Powell writes, in full, 'I am delighted to find one who is pleased to honour me by having the same initials as myself. I feel very grateful to you for pointing out the fact and also for all your kind wishes'. Accompanied by the original envelope (front panel & reverse flap only) hand addressed by Baden-Powell and signed ('On Service: R Baden Powell, Major Genl.') by him to the lower left corner. Some light age wear, about VG The present letter is dated just a couple of months after the Siege of Mafeking ended on 17th May 1900. The role in which Baden-Powell played in the siege battle resulted in him being promoted to a Major General and becoming a national hero.

TENNIS: A hardback edition of My Story by Fred Perry, First Edition published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., London, 1934, individually signed to the title page by all four members of the Great Britain team who won the Davis Cup in 1933 & 1934 comprising Fred Perry (1909-1995, Wimbledon Champion 1934, 1935 & 1936), H. W. Bunny Austin (1906-2000, Wimbledon finalist 1932 & 1938, the first tennis player to wear shorts), Harry Lee (1907-1998) and Pat Hughes (1902-1997, Wimbledon Doubles Champion 1936). All have signed in fountain pen inks. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with gilt title to the spine, lacking a dust jacket. Some foxing to the title page (only very slightly affecting the signatures) and throughout. G

GENET JEAN: (1910-1986) French Novelist, Playwright & Poet. A.L.S., Jean Genet, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d., to Monsieur Lemmi, in French. Genet writes, in full, 'With your permission, I am sending you a young Italian boy, who claims to be a capable writing clerk. It would be very good for him if you could use him, because he seems completely lost. I am thinking of you'. Very slightly irregularly torn to the upper and right edges and with a small tear to the lower edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise about VG

AFRICA: A miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., a few Ds.S. and signed clipped pieces etc., by various individuals associated with Africa, mainly political and military leaders, including William Palmer (1859-1942, 2nd Earl of Selborne, British Politician & Colonial Administrator, High Commissioner for South Africa 1905-10; T.L.S. to Ramsay Collins stating that a matter would be better discussed verbally than through correspondence and making a reference to Matthew Nathan, the Governor of Natal, 1908), Evelyn Baring (1841-1917, 1st Earl of Cromer, British Statesman, Diplomat & Colonial Administrator, the first British Controller-General in Egypt 1878-79 and the first British Consul-General of Egypt 1883-1907; two A.Ls.S. and a T.L.S., in one referring to some papers and remarking 'The Consular Agent's letter is rather confused. Would you kindly let me know how the matter stands, and what I can do to help?', on the printed stationery of the British Agency at Cairo, November 1894), Thackeray Edwards (A.L.S., twice, by the sculptor, stating, in part, 'I find the letter from Sir Louis Michell is about the Bust of the late Rt Hon Cecil Rhodes & not about the Death Mask. I'll see Sir Louis at the first opportunity & ask him if he will give me a letter recalling the circumstances at the time of Mr. Rhodes death…..', Cape Town, 1920), Thomas Baines (1820-1875, British Artist and Explorer of British Colonial southern Africa, accompanied David Livingstone along the Zambezi in 1858; brief A.L.S. asking not to have any letters posted to him as he will be in Durban on Monday, 1872), Home Popham (1762-1820, British Rear Admiral who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and assisted in recovering the Cape of Good Hope Station from the Dutch in 1806 becoming Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station 1806-07; manuscript D.S. testifying that he did not receive the benefit of any employment from 26th March to 30th May 1812 whilst a Captain in the Royal Navy, 1816), Leander Starr Jameson (1853-1917, Scottish Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1904-08, famous for his involvement in the Jameson Raid; A.L.S. in the third person, and an A.N.S. in pencil on an envelope addressed in another hand to the mining magnate Lionel Phillips), Tobias Smuts (1861-1916, South African General during the Boer War; A.L.S. on the printed stationery of the House of Assembly, Cape Town, being a testimonial letter for Major A. C. Corfe who 'has served as my C.S. officer during the late rebellion' and remarking 'I am pleased to say that he is an efficient officer and has acquitted himself of his duties in a manner which gave me the fullest satisfaction', 1915), Jan Smuts (1870-1950 South African Prime Minister 1919-24, 1939-48. Smuts served in the field during the Boer War and later as a British Field Marshal during World War II; blue fountain pen ink signature on a small oblong 12mo piece, accompanied by a similar piece signed by his wife), Princess Alice (1883-1981, Countess of Athlone, wife of the Earl of Athlone who served as Governor-General of South Africa 1924-30; A.L.S. to [Killie] Campbell, thanking her for an enchanting book about her father with all its interesting detail of early days in Natal and further remarking 'I am delighted to possess it & shall have many happy moments browsing among its pages. It has been such a real joy to my husband & myself to be able to come back here again', on the printed stationery of the Marine Hotel in Durban, 1948), Marais Viljoen (1915-2007, State President of South Africa 1979-84; signed 5 x 4 photograph by Viljoen and his wife individually), Daniel Malan (1874-1959, Prime Minister of South Africa 1948-54; dark fountain pen ink signature on his personal visiting card), Frank Rhodes (1850-1905, British Colonel, brother of Cecil Rhodes. A.L.S. to Carter concerning an inventory of heirlooms at Groote Schuur, including candlesticks, silver boxes, a bust and curios relating to Bismarck and Napoleon, n.y.), Francis William Reitz (1844-1934, South African Lawyer, Politician & Statesman, State President of the Orange Free State 1889-95 and the first president of the Senate of the Union of South Africa 1910-21; D.S. as Secretary of State for the Transvaal, 1899), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819-1901, first President of the South African Republic 1857-60, 1864-66 and 1866-71; L.S. twice, once with his initials, in Afrikaans, 1882), Harry Johnston (1858-1927, British Explorer, one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa; A.L.S. to Sir Edwin, stating that he has been meaning to call on him but has always been too occupied during visits to London, 1904), Frederick Lugard (1858-1945, British Soldier, Mercenary, Explorer of Africa and Colonial Administrator who served as the first Governor-General of Nigeria 1914-19; A.L.S. to Robertson-Scott, agreeing to review a book, although remarking 'but I do not wish to sign the review' and asking when he can meet his correspondent again for a chat, 1895), Frederick Burnaby (1842-1885, British Colonel & Intelligence officer who served as a correspondent for The Times to report on Gordon's expedition to the Sudan; A.L.S. sending his autograph and adding that it must have been a long time since he last met his correspondent, 1882) etc. Some faults (minor tears to edges, neat splits to folds etc) and age wear, G to about VG, 28

OLYMPICS: Small selection of five individually signed slim oblong 12mo pieces, each featuring various logos etc., by various medallists who participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, comprising Gerd Hornberger (Bronze medallist 4 x 100 m relay), Friedrich von Stulpnagel (Bronze medallist  4 x 400 m relay), Paula Mollenhauer (Bronze medallist Discus throw), Elfriede Rahn-Kaun (Bronze medallist High Jump) and Erwin Blask (Silver medallist Hammer throw). VG to EX, 5

[JOHNSON AMY]: (1903-1941) English Pioneer Aviatrix. A good hardbound 4to menu for a Luncheon in Honour of Miss Amy Johnson, being ‘A Tribute from Representatives of British Youth & Achievement in all Activities of Life to Her Courage and Endurance during her Historic Flight from England to Australia May 5-24, 1930’, hosted by the proprietors of the Daily Mail at the Savoy Hotel, London, on 6th August 1930, signed to two inside pages by over twenty individuals present at the luncheon, including Richard Richardson (Lord Mayor of Hull, the city of birth of Johnson) and his wife, the Lady Mayoress, the Deputy Lord Mayor, and the Sheriff of Hull and his wife, Woolf Barnarto (1895-1948, British Financier & Racing Driver, one of the ‘Bentley Boys’ of the 1920s and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race in 1928, 1929 & 1930), Eileen Fearnley-Whittingstall (1907-1979, English Tennis Player who won six Grand Slam doubles titles 1927-31), Harry Gordon Selfridge Jr. (1900-1976, Son of Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr., founder of the department store Selfridges), John William Johnson and Amy Johnson (the parents of Amy Johnson), William Morris (1877-1963, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English Motor Manufacturer & Philanthropist), George Sutton (Managing Director of Associated Newspapers), Mildred Bruce (1895-1990, Mrs. Victor Bruce, British Record-Breaking Racing Motorist, Speedboat Racer and Aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s), Sylvia Thompson (1902-1968, English Novelist), Diana Fishwick (1912-1998, English Women’s Golf Champion), H. W. ‘Bunny’ Austin (1906-2000, English Tennis Player, Wimbledon finalist in 1932 & 1938), Tom Webster (1886-1962, English Cartoonist & Caricaturist; alongside an original pencil sketch of a long bearded man standing in a full length pose with the holograph caption ‘I may not look 35, but there! I’m a Russian’), William McWhirter (English Editor of the Sunday Pictorial and Managing Director of Associated Newspapers 1944-50, father of Norris and Ross McWhirter, founders of Guinness World Records), Violette Cordery (1900-1983, British Racing Driver & Long Distance record breaker), Jack Hylton (1892-1965, English Pianist & Band Leader), Lupino Lane (1892-1959, English Actor & Theatre Manager), Jean Forbes-Robertson (1905-1962, English Actress), P. H. Fearon (1874-1948, British Cartoonist for the Daily Mail, known as ‘Poy’; alongside an original pencil caricature of the Brighton hotelier Harry Preston), Richard Hughes (1900-1976, British Writer) etc. All have signed in bold pencil or dark fountain pen inks. The menu includes a Sonnet in Homage to Johnson by Robert Nichols, an essay entitled Dea Ex Machina by Sylvia Thompson and illustrated with six photographs of Johnson taken at various stages of her historic flight, a Guest List organised by profession, and the cover features a reproduction of a painting by Joan Manning Sanders (some tears and age wear). Accompanied by the loosely inserted original printed oblong 8vo invitation card issued to Annie Croft and a printed table plan for the luncheon. With the ink ownership signature of Annie Croft (1896-1995, English Stage Actress, mother of the writer & producer David Croft) to the upper edge of the front cover. The binding is a little loose and with some light overall age wear, G 

RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French Sculptor. A.L.S., A. Rodin, one page, 8vo, Paris, 28th May 1898, to a lady, in French. Rodin informs his correspondent that she will always find him at home on Saturday afternoons between 3 and 5pm, and will be pleased to see her. Two small, neat splits to the edges of the fold, not affecting the text or signature and very slightly irregularly trimmed to the left edge, otherwise VG Rodin's correspondent may possibly have been Judith Cladel (1873-1958) French Playwright, Novelist, Biographer and Journalist. In 1936 Cladel published what was considered to be the authoritative biography of Rodin for half a century and earlier, in 1916, she had played a key role in the founding of the Musee Rodin.  Although the present letter is of routine content, it is written at a significant time in the sculptor's career. Rodin had been commissioned in 1891 to create a memorial to the French writer Honore de Balzac and the sculptor was to spend years creating the concept for his work. When Rodin's sculpture was exhibited in 1898 it met with a negative reaction and the press ran parodies. In May 1898, at the time of writing the present letter, Rodin received many visitors who sought to console him.

GRAHAM MARTHA: (1894-1991) American Modern Dancer & Choreographer. A fine, long A.L.S., Martha, six pages, 4to, Tel Aviv, 11th November 1964, to Vera [Maxwell], on stationery printed in Hebrew and English. Graham commences her letter by asking 'How do you contrive the time to create such rare and beautiful clothes, sustain an industry in such a tumultuous area, and yet still have time to make lovely gestures, such as you made to me before I left?' and continues 'The dresses are so lovely. I kept the fabulous linen…..These dresses are exactly what I needed. London and Zurich where we touched down meant a fur coat and then Tel Aviv was 80 degrees. It is a late summer. The weather is dulcet - like Santa Barbara with the same flowers and prodigality of color. Also it is cool in the evening and can be quite treacherous in late afternoon when the sun drops into the sea with tropical fashion. I have your white coat here. It is a basket weave like wool, lined and piped in satin with one button and no pockets', further remarking 'I wish I could have seen your showings. I was engulfed at the time in a labyrinth of an idea and I felt and I felt almost about to lose my thread to show me the way out. I am not sure I am not still in that twilight interior Gide describes in his “Theseus” with its secret intoxications of color and sound and scent and the high pitched vibration of approaching events. I suppose I hate to leave it as we all do - that secret, lonely, miserable time. But I have to kick myself out of it pretty soon' and also adding 'I hope the beautiful clothes you sent me to wear at Lincoln Center are safe & on view in a museum…..I…..showed it to all the company and knew it was too powerful for me to wear that night, much as I longed to. It was a wonderful, hellish experience, in contemplation before, and I was terribly afraid of the title of the evening, the vastness of the hall and of myself. You were wonderful to have thought I could have worn any of those lovely things. It is a gesture of faith from you that I treasure'. Graham also writes of her current activities, 'I am at work here in a new area, advising, coaching, supervising costumes, make-up…..of course there is the baffling subject of “style” because to most who are new and some not so new it is confused with “stylish”' and concludes 'Please understand, Vera, as I know you will, it is such a privilege to wear any of your things which have an eternal……beauty about them' before remarking in a postscript 'This is Bethsabee's paper as you know. I have no Hebrew except thank you, be quiet and phone numbers'. A letter of good content and interesting association. Annotated in ink in an unidentified hand with Graham's name to the lower edge of the final page. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG Vera Maxwell (1901-1995) American Fashion Designer who designed for Martha Graham and other famous individuals including Lillian Gish, Rosalynn Carter and Pat Nixon. Graham had become close friends with one of her students, Bethsabee de Rothschild, and when the heiress moved to Israel she established the Batsheva Dance Company in 1965. As the present letter illustrates, Graham became the company's first director.

KITAJ R.B. (1932-2007) American Artist. A.L.S., Kitaj, to the verso of a postcard featuring a reproduction of Brassai's photograph La belle de nuit (1933), Paris, n.d. (6th July 1982), to Peter Howard of Serendipity Books in California. Kitaj informs his correspondent of a book that he wants, entitled The Mark of Cain by Ruth Mellinkoff and further adds 'Please send all books very well packed separately and send me a bill'. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG Peter B. Howard (1939-2011) American Book & Manuscript Dealer who founded Serendipity Books in the early 1960s and has been described as 'one of the most imaginative booksellers of his generation'

RUSSIA: An autograph album containing three individual ink signatures by various Russian political leaders comprising Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1953-64; bold blue ink signature and date, 27th April 1956, in his hand), Georgy Malenkov (1901-1988, Soviet Politician & Communist Party Leader, Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1953-55; dark fountain pen ink signature and date, 30th March 1956, in his hand) and Nikolai Bulganin (1895-1975, Soviet Politician who served as Premier of the Soviet Union 1955-58 under Khrushchev; bold ink signature). Accompanied by a T.L.S. by a Secretary at the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in London, one page, 4to, Kensington Palace Gardens, to Sydney Giles, acknowledging receipt of his letter and adding that it will be brought to the attention of Khrushchev and Bulganin's secretary when they come to London, and also including a fascinating manuscript account, unsigned, in the hand of Sydney Giles, three pages, folio, n.p. (Brighton), n.d. (March 1956), recounting in detail the experiences he had in meeting Malenkov and obtaining his signature in the present album, summarising 'I never want to go through that again, one of the worst times I've had as an autographer'. A small area of the lower right corner of the first page of the manuscript is torn away, with some loss of text, and with a few other small tears and light age wear (G), the album VG, 3

WHALE JAMES: (1889-1957) English Film Director of Frankenstein (1931) and other horror films. An excellent, rare original pencil and watercolour drawing signed (‘J. Whale’) by Whale, one page, small 4to, n.p., 1920. Whale has drawn a fine costume image of the actor Dirk Daniell wearing a tweed checked suit and purple cravat and waistcoat as he lumbers forwards with his long arms hanging before him, the sleeves of his suit jacket evidently too short. Annotated in pencil by Whale at the side ‘Dirk Daniell as “Mr. Hawkins”’ and signed and dated in pencil at the foot of the sketch. Autographs of James Whale are extremely rare in any form and this is a particularly desirable example. One minor crease to the upper left corner and with some extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG Dirk Daniell (d.1926) English Actor, son of Frank Daniell (1868-1932) English Portrait Painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1889-1921. Following the end of World War I, Whale returned to England (having been a Prisoner of War) and tried to find work as a cartoonist. Unable to secure a permanent position, in 1919 he embarked on a stage career, working as an actor, set designer and stage director and it is from this period of Whale’s career that the present drawing dates.  It has long been debated as to whether it was James Whale or make-up artist Jack P. Pierce who created actor Boris Karloff’s familiar on-screen appearance as Frankenstein’s monster, with his shortened coat sleeves and awkward, lumbering gait. These characteristics are certainly evident in the present drawing and would certainly indicate that it was in fact Whale who devised the monster’s look for his 1931 movie.

OLYMPICS: Small selection of four individually signed slim oblong 12mo pieces, each featuring various logos etc., by various medallists who participated in Summer Olympics during the 1920s and 1930s, comprising Edvin Wide (Bronze medallist 3000 m team 1920, Silver medallist 10,000 m & Bronze medallist 5,000 m 1924, Bronze medallist 5,000 and 10,000 m 1928), Frantisek Douda (Bronze medallist Shot Put 1932), Shuhei Nishida (Silver medallist Pole Vault 1932 & 1936) and Matti Sippala (Silver medallist Javelin throw 1932). VG to EX, 4

LEAGUE OF NATIONS: A printed 8vo menu card for a dinner held at the Hotel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on 20th September 1935, signed in pencil to both sides by over thirty individuals, mainly politicians and diplomats etc., most associated with the League of Nations, including Aga Khan III (1877-1957, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims 1885-1957. The Aga Khan was one of the founders and first President of the All-India Muslim League, served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38 and was also instrumental in the creation of Pakistan) and his third wife Andree Josephine Carron, Anthony Eden (1897-1977, British Prime Minister 1955-57, Minister without Portfolio for League of Nations Affairs 1935), Stanley Bruce (1883-1967, Prime Minister of Australia 1923-29, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1933 and an influential figure within the League of Nations during the 1930s), Eamon de Valera (1882-1975, Taoiseach of Ireland 1932-37 (as President of the Executive Council), 1937-48, 1951-54 & 1957-59. President of Ireland 1959-73), Yan Huiqing (1877-1950, W. W. Yen, Premier of the Republic of China 1921, 1922, 1924 & 1926, and Acting President of the Republic of China, 1926), Hilda Yen (1906-1970, Chinese Diplomat & Aviator), Henry Berenger (1867-1952, French Writer & Politician), William Strang (1893-1978, British Diplomat, a leading adviser to the British Government from the 1930s-50s), Florence Horsbrugh (1889-1969, Scottish Politician), Herbrand Sackville (1900-1976, 9th Earl De La Warr, British Politician), Leslie Burgin (1887-1945, British Politician) etc. Some very light creasing and minor age wear, about VG The present menu was signed at the height of the Abyssinia Crisis, a culmination of the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia. The League of Nations ruled against Italy and voted for economic sanctions, although these were never fully applied and ignored by Italy, who quit the League. Italy proceeded to make special deals with Great Britain and France and ultimately established control of Abyssinia. The crisis discredited the League of Nations and moved Fascist Italy closer to an alliance with Nazi Germany.

TENNIS: Evelyn Colyer (1902-1930) English Tennis Player, Bronze medallist at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Rare vintage signed postcard photograph of Colyer standing outdoors in a full length pose holding a tennis racket in her hands. Photograph by E. Trim & Co. of Wimbledon and bearing their blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed by Colyer in fountain pen ink with her name alone at the base of the image. Autographs of Colyer are rare in any form as a result of her tragically early death at the age of 28. Together with Patrick Spence (1898-1983) South African Tennis Player who played Mixed Doubles with Colyer and was the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion (with Elizabeth Ryan) in 1928. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Spence standing outdoors in a full length pose and holding two tennis rackets in his hands. Photograph by E. Trim & Co. of Wimbledon and bearing their blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed ('P. D. B. Spence') by Spence in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. VG, 2

DARLING GRACE: (1815-1842) English Heroine who, with her father, rescued nine survivors from the grounded ship Forfarshire on 7th September 1838. A rare A.L.S., G. H. Darling, one page, 4to, Longstone Light House, 7th December 1838, to Mrs. Liddell. Darling writes, in full, 'I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your note containing a printed copey (sic) of verses written by Mr. Liddele (sic) which allow me to return you and Mr. Liddele my sincere thanks for the notice you have taken of me. I am Madam your Most Humbel (sic) Servant'. With integral address leaf in Darling's hand ('Honerable [sic] Mrs Liddell, Eslington') and bearing the remnants of a red wax seal. Some light creasing and age wear, otherwise VG Darling's correspondent is likely to have been Maria Susannah Liddell (1773-1845), wife of Sir Thomas Henry Liddell (1775-1855) 1st Baron Ravensworth, although could equally have been another member of the large family (Thomas Henry Liddell was father to twelve children). Eslington Park in Whittingham, Northumberland was purchased by the Liddell family in 1716.

ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. A.L.S., H. H. Asquith, two pages, 8vo, Cavendish Square, London, 5th December 1900, to Alfred Emmott, marked 'Private'. Asquith states that he has been too busy that day to see his correspondent and thinks that he will also be engaged for most of the following morning, however adding 'But I will try to communicate with you before the House meets'. Some very light, minor creasing and age wear, otherwise VG Alfred Emmott (1858-1926) 1st Baron Emmott. British Politician and Businessman who served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1911-14 and First Commissioner of Works 1914-15 under Asquith.

MARY II: (1662-1694) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-94, reigned alongside her husband King William III. D.S., Marie R, as Queen, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Whitehall, 22nd April 1692. The manuscript document is addressed to the Commissioners of the Treasury and is a warrant for the payment of Four Thousand Pounds to be made to John Braguiere, and instructing that the money is 'to be distributed by him amongst the distressed French Protestants as Our Charity and Benevolence to them for and towards their Reliefe and Subsistance'. Countersigned at the foot by Sidney Godolphin (1645-1712) 1st Earl of Godolphin. British Politician, First Lord of the Treasury 1684-85, 1690-99 & 1700-01, Richard Hampden (1631-1695) English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1690-94, Stephen Fox (1627-1716) English Politician, Paymaster of the Forces 1661-76, 1679-80, Edward Seymour (1632/33-1708) British Nobleman, Speaker of the House of Commons 1673-78, 1678-79, Treasurer of the Navy 1673-81 and Charles Montagu (1661-1715) 1st Earl of Halifax. English Poet & Statesman, Commissioner of the Treasury 1692-94, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1694-99 and First Lord of the Treasury 1697-99, 1714-15. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and neat splitting at the folds, only slightly affecting one word of text and not the signatures, otherwise VG Provenance: The present document is accompanied by the original sales receipt of noted dealer Paul C. Richards, dated 22nd March 1966, and indicating that the document appeared in his Catalogue 19 as item number 319 at a price of $100. The receipt is made out to the well known autograph collector Dr. Herbert E. Klingelhofer (1915-2015) who served as President of the Manuscript Society and co-edited Autographs and Manuscripts: A Collector's Manual (1978).

DU CHAILLU PAUL: (1831?-1903) French-American Traveller & Zoologist, the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas. A charming A.L.S., P B Du Chaillu, four pages, 8vo, New York, 23rd & 27th February 1871, to Miss. Ward. Du Chaillu informs his correspondent that he arrived in New York and visited her brother with the parcel she had entrusted to him, 'I cannot tell you how glad he was to see somebody who had seen your dear sisters, and he was so delighted with his present. I did not wonder at it. I told him that several very nice creatures had also given me a beautiful pair of slippers', further recalling the pleasant time he had in Galesburg and remarking 'I wanted to send you one of my large books but there is not a copy to be had at my publishers. They are now printing new editions'. Du Chaillu continues his letter a few days later, having been in Philadelphia, referring to a meeting with his correspondent's father, and also stating, in part, 'While in Philadelphia I thought of “The Happy Family” in Knox Seminary and as the best chocolate of the country is manufactured there I got some. To day I got some candies from our New York and I send both to you with the hope that the Happy Family will think of me when they eat them. In the package are some photographs for the girls. They must remember they promised me theirs in return…..I send to your sister something…..To Miss Bartholomew a little bird that would not sing for me. I hope it will reach Galesburg safely. I have little crosses made of the ebony wood which I cut myself in the mountains…..of Equatorial Africa. I will send you one as a keep sake to remember the lonely traveller of Equatorial Africa by…..' Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a neat split at the base of the vertical central fold, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

HISTORICAL: A red leather hardbound small 4to album containing over 150 signatures, signed clipped pieces, a few loosely inserted A.Ls.S. etc., by a variety of famous men and women including James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn and his wife, William Percy French (with a small original pen and ink drawing of a man), Henry Ponsonby, Arthur James Balfour, Edward Carson, Beatrix Beauclerk, Marchioness of Waterford, Robert Hichens, Emma Calve, Nellie Melba, Charlotte Knollys, Stanley Baldwin, Rudyard Kipling, Paul Doumer, David Beatty, Oswald Mosley, Dornford Yates, William Jowitt, Austen Chamberlain, Gilbert Frankau, Woodrow Wilson, Lindley Miller Garrison, William Gibbs McAdoo, Lord Kelvin, Agnes Weston (A.L.S. on the printed stationery of the Royal Sailors' Rest at Portsmouth, 22nd December 1914), Anthony F. Wilding (rare signed piece by the Wimbledon tennis champion of 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913), Eleanor Roosevelt, Eugenie de Montijo, William C. Redfield, William Sulzer, Thomas R. Marshall, Sidney Herbert (two A.Ls.S., one referring to cholera and stating, in part, 'I am afraid it is now become one of our national diseases…..we have had some cases in London. 5 out of 7 men have died in…..the guards. Mr. Algernon Percy who had just returned from some foreign Court where he had been minister was with Ld. Palmerston at 3 o'clock on Friday & died before 7 next morning - but there is much less alarm than there was last year. The cases are fewer tho' the deaths are more in proportion', 19th August 1833), Giuseppe Garibaldi (small A.L.S. stating, in full, 'I am very grateful in name of my country to the Captain G. Austin Dolmage for his good service and gallantry for the cause of freedom'), Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, and other members of the aristocracy etc. (many associated with Ireland). Some light overall age wear, generally VG

[CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - BATTLE OF CONGELLA]: CHAMBERS COURTNEY (d.1848) British Lieutenant-Colonel who served at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington and later Commanded the 25th Regiment of Foot at the Cape of Good Hope. A.L.S., C Chambers, three pages, folio, Cape Town, 10th August 1842, to [Abraham Josias] Cloete. Chambers states 'It occurred to me a few days ago that from your having had 400 of the 25th Regiment under your command at Natal you might probably wish to have my opinion upon the measures you carried into effect when employ'd upon a service of no ordinary nature, but one that required as much discretion and sound sense as any that ever perhaps agitated the minds of the Colonists at the Cape - English and Dutch' and continues to inform Cloete that, having considered the matter with close attention, he is 'quite satisfied that the course you pursued was not only the best, but the only judicious right and just one', further remarking 'I cannot understand the motives or views of those who have manifested so much hostility to your proceedings'. In a postscript Chambers also adds 'Major D'Urban who was with you fully concurs in my opinion and indeed so do all the officers of the Regiment whose age and experience enable them to form a correct judgement'. A letter of good content written a few months after the Battle of Congella. VG Abraham Josias Cloete (1794-1886) Afrikaner General in the British Army. In 1842 Cloete was sent with reinforcements from Cape Town to relieve a small force under Captain Thomas C. Smith of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot which was besieged by insurgent Boers near Port Natal (now Durban). Cloete's firm action not only avoided a battle but pathed the way for a permanent settlement of the subsequent Natal Colony. He later served as Quartermaster-General in the Xhosa Wars of 1846. Benjamin D'Urban (1777-1849) British Lieutenant-General and Colonial Administrator, Governor of the Cape Colony 1834-38. Durban in South Africa is named after him.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: A small, interesting selection of A.Ls.S. etc., relating to the Cape of Good Hope comprising a manuscript document issued by the Dutch East India Company in 1702 (?) bearing various signatures and an attractive red wax seal and blind embossed VOC seal, with detached blank integral leaf and address panel (?) also bearing a red wax seal; an A.L.S. V. L. Cameron, General, by Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894, African Explorer, assisted David Livingstone in 1873 and became the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea, 1875), two pages, 8vo, The Castle, Cape Town, 6th June 1893, to Captain Jardine, thanking his correspondent, the officers and members of the Cape Town Highlanders for their congratulations and commenting 'you may rely on my always doing all that in me lies to promote the welfare & efficiency of the Volunteer Force on whose preparedness to meet the attack the safety of Cape Town may some day largely depend'; an A.L.S., Colquhon Grant, by Sir Colquhon Grant (1764-1835, British Lieutenant General, a member of David Baird's expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 where he was wounded in action at the Battle of Blaauwberg), four pages, 4to, Elizanda, Valley of Eastern Pyrenees, 15th October 1819, to Captain Cloete of the 15th Kings Hussars, explaining the reasons for the delay in replying to his correspondent's letter and continuing to express his opinions of Cloete's future, based also upon correspondence with his father, 'I also have received letters from your worthy Father since my arrival in this country. It was my wish to communicate with you on the subject of them, but a multiplicity of anxious (?) affairs has heretofore prevented me. Your Father, I am sorry to observe, seems determined not to make you any future allowance, & it must be admitted that he has been already exposed to a heavy expense on your account. An expense for which he was not only little prepared, but even never anticipated when you originally entered into the Hussars. You must be sensible that his conduct towards you has been Fatherly & remarkably handsome. You are therefore, & on every account, implicitly bound to follow his advice, & the more particularly so, as it appears, that advice corresponds with your own judgment, for you admit it is altogether impossible for you to exist with credit, or respectability, on your Regimental pay. Under those circumstances, I am already of opinion that, when an eligible opportunity of exchange offers, you ought in justice to yourself, & to your family, to embrace it with alacrity'; and an A.L.S., F. Eardley-Wilmot, by Frederick Eardley-Wilmot (1812-1877, British Major General), three pages, 4to, Observatory, 8th August 1846, to Lieutenant Colonel Cloete, stating that he has been reading the dispatches and is anxious to receive a further account of the attack on Macomo, further criticising some of the reports that he has read in the newspapers ('Seriously, it is something to get out of an Editor that he will investigate a thing when the truth is quietly pointed out to him'), referring to a visit to Cloete's mother and also continuing 'The attempted assassination of Louis Phillipe fills the English papers. Provisions become dirt cheap down at Cape Town: the marked glutted with Rice…..a merchant told me that many will suffer very greatly, who have speculated in that article', further writing of mutual acquaintances including Revd. George Childe, the new Astronomical Assistant, who 'took the highest Mathematical honours of his year, at Oxford, and will soon make up his leeway as far as the practical part, and the manipulation of instruments, are concerned' and also remarking 'What a curious “heading” was put to the “Govt. Advertt.” Which contained Somerset's dispatch! Not very high commendation that “the conduct of the Troops is justly entitled to commendation” - where was the loose screw? Those 3 guns for the Chiefs was a queer concern and one which would rather astonish His Excy. I should think. Did he recongnise the act, or follow the yankee fashion, and repudiate?' With integral address panel marked Private. Some light age wear, generally G to VG, 4 Abraham Josias Cloete (1794-1886) Afrikaner General in the British Army who served as Quartermaster-General in the Xhosa Wars of 1846.

KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. A.L.S., Rudyard Kipling, two pages, 8vo, Brattleboro, Vermont, 29th January 1893, to Mary Hallock Foote ('Dear Lady'). Kipling announces 'You told your old publisher to send us “The Chosen Valley” for which we bless you: but you didn't write your name and he enclosed a stiff & society card for which we were not grateful' and continues to add that he has read the book several times and considers it good, observing 'It's bigger in range, wider from side to side and thicker than any book of its inches that I know - a sort of “now-I've-said-the-last-word-about-this” book'. Kipling also states that he has read in the papers that his correspondent is 'going to do great things (will they be in fresco or tempera or how?) at the Chicago Exhibition again' and offers his congratulations, although remarks 'but don't drop the pen for the brush'. The author further sends his own news, 'The good Lord sent us a New Year's gift in the shape of a small girl with whom we are much set up. She spends her time eating & sleeping and being weighed but we are convinced that never did a baby in the history of all babies do and suffer these things so well' adding 'My wife said the other day “How in the world does Mrs. Foote find time to draw as well as write with a baby!” I suggested that a first baby perhaps is different from all the others and that Mrs. Foote didn't do much that time'. In concluding Kipling remarks 'I've just got off my new book and am going to be idle for a week. How we wish you could come & sleigh ride in our perfect Vermont air'. Accompanied by the original envelope (stamp torn away) hand addressed by Kipling. A charming letter with good association. VG Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) American Author & Illustrator whose works are associated with the American Old West. Her work was exhibited at The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.  Kipling's letter is written from Bliss Cottage in Vermont a little after a year following his marriage to Carrie Balestier. As mentioned in the letter, it was at Bliss Cottage that their first child, Josephine, was born on 29th December 1892.  It was also during the winter of 1892 that Kipling became inspired to write The Jungle Book, and it is this work, published in 1894, that he refers to at the conclusion of the present letter. Indeed, there is evidence that Kipling wrote the collection of stories for his daughter, who was sadly to die from pneumonia in 1899 at just six years old.

MOORE SARA JANE: (1930-     ) American Criminal who attempted to assassinate American President Gerald Ford in 1975 for which she received a life sentence. A.L.S., Sara Jane Moore, one page, 4to, Lexington, Kentucky, 24th June 1980, to Ann Marie. Moore thanks her correspondent for writing and explains that her letter had been forwarded from another prison, 'I was sent here in April for an “evaluation”. This particular prison serves as the medical center for federal women prisoners and has a special maximum security section for those of us who cannot be held normally in a minimum security prison which this is. I'll be here another month or a little more…..', further adding 'I would enjoy writing to you on a regular basis. I'm curious how you learned about me and also curious to know why you have chosen nursing as your career and what the training is like. Thank you for your offer to send books, et cetera. Because my stay at this prison is temporary and because I'm not sure what my conditions of confinement will be when I return to Alderson I'll take a bye for now on that offer……' Together with a signed colour 3.5 x 4 polaroid photograph of Moore seated in a three quarter length pose. Signed ('Sara Moore') in ink to the lower white border and dated 1980 in her hand. Also including Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American President 1974-77. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Ford standing in a formal full length pose alongside Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon. Signed ('Gerald R. Ford') by Ford in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG to EX, 3

NATAL: An excellent selection of A.Ls.S., a few Ds.S. etc., by various Governors, Prime Ministers and other officials related to Natal comprising Henry McCallum (1852-1919, English Colonial Administrator, Governor of Natal 1901-07; A.L.S. on the printed stationery of Government House, Natal, to a gentleman concerning his desire to secure local contracts for supplies and stating, in part, 'I went into [Percy] Girourad's figures after he left and found they were not altogether sound. I took the whole Natal military traffic, calculated what it would cost over the East London Johannesburg (centre of gravity) route and compared it with the Durban Johannesburg rates. With goods at 2s. per ton per mile the Natal bill is somewhat the smaller. Mr [David] Hunter has gone to Pretoria with an offer to make a fresh start on very liberal terms wh. I hope will be acceptable to the C-in-C. There is an excellent Imperial feeling here wh. I shall take advantage of', May 1901 and a T.L.S. thanking his correspondents for their Address and expressions of loyalty and referring to Umkomaas, commenting 'I trust that the Marine Residence of the Governor at Durban will be sufficiently pushed forward between this and next winter to allow me the opportunity of making it a pied a terre for visits to those parts of the Colony comprised in the north and south coasts and in Zululand. The ceremony in which I have been taking part will be a further step towards the advancement of that prosperity to which Umkomaas and neighbourhood aspire', July 1901), Matthew Nathan (1862-1939, British Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonial Administrator, Governor of Natal 1907-09; A.L.S. to Frederick Moor, the last Prime Minister of Natal, stating, in part, 'I am facilitating the kind wishes of my European friends at the various towns of the Colony to say goodbye to me and as in this case the magistrate seems to think the natives would also desire to bid farewell. I do not want to say that they shall not do so. Yesterday at Eshowe the chiefs practically confined themselves when replying to my remarks to thanking for the appointments of Shepstone & Addison. I certainly agree with the Chiefs in thinking these appointments were good ones', November 1909), Paul Methuen (1845-1932, 3rd Baron Methuen, British Field Marshal, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Natal 1910; A.L.S. and two signed clipped pieces), Harry Escombe (1838-1899, South African Statesman, Prime Minister of Natal 1897; two A.Ls.S. to the gold mining pioneer J. R. Lys in Pretoria regarding some notes and drafts, and the rent for Munro's farms which are 'mortgaged to the bank up to the end of 1871' and remarking that it 'makes the amount of £6 a farm for 1871 the more incomprehensible - pray throw some light upon it', 1870-71, and a third A.L.S. to H. R. Collins in Durban regarding soundings in Durban Bay), Albert Henry Hime (1842-1919, British Lieutenant-Colonel, Prime Minister of Natal 1899-1903 during the Boer War; T.L.S. to H. C. Shepstone on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister's Office expressing on behalf of the Government 'its great obligation to you as member of the Committee appointed to consider and report upon applications for the War Medal from Civilian Government Employes (sic) in this Colony', 1902, and a brief A.Q.S. on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister's Office, 'Union is strength', accompanied by the original envelope, 1903), Melmoth Osborn (1833-1899, English Diplomat who joined the Natal civil service in 1854; L.S. concerning the public auction of Government lands, 1877), Henry Bale (1854-1910, South African Lawyer, Chief Justice of the Natal Supreme Court; A.L.S. to Mr. Gray, being a letter of condolence, April 1906), George Christopher Cato (1814-1893, English-born South African merchant, a Natal pioneer and the first Mayor of Durban, 1854; ink signature and inscription, to his son, on an 8vo flyleaf removed from a book, dated Natal, 1861, in his hand), and an unusual signed 11.5 x 8 photograph by eleven individuals, being the administrators and administrative secretaries of the provinces of South Africa at the time of the South African National Convention 1908-09 including John M. Hershensohnn (secretary to the Prime Minister of Natal), George T. Plowman (Administrator of Natal 1918-28), Ernest Kilpin (Chief Secretary to the South African National Convention) and Geysbert Reitz Hofmeyr (First Clerk of the House of Assembly 1910-20 and Administrator of South West Africa 1920-26) etc. Some faults (minor tears to edges, neat splits to folds etc) and age wear, G to about VG, 15

PERCEVAL SPENCER: (1762-1812) British Prime Minister 1809-12. The only British Prime Minister to have been assassinated. A.L.S., Sp. Perceval, two pages, 4to, Downing Street, 24th April 1810, to 'My dear General' (annotated in pencil in an unidentified hand as being General Ross). Perceval states that he is 'quite ready to do anything which you may wish' in regards to a fortune, explaining that if it is to be paid to trustees then the funds should be properly placed 'without loss of time' and that Ross should give his lawyer directions, further discussing the mortgage of Lord Henry Petty's (?) estate and remarking 'I can have no objection to it, provided the title of the Estate is approved of' and that it is an English mortgage and that the title deeds are correctly deposited, again advising Ross to consult his lawyer on the matter. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor dust staining, VG Perceval's correspondent may have been Major General Robert Ross (1766-1814) who served in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.

BUTE EARL OF: (1713-1792) British Prime Minister 1762-63. A rare D.S., Bute, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, 2nd July 1762. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, relates to an Act of Parliament entitled An Act for repealing the Several Rates and Duties upon Houses, Windows, and Lights; and for granting to His Majesty other Rates and Duties upon Houses, Windows or Lights; and for raising the Sum of Four millions four hundred thousand Pounds by Annuities to be charged on the said Rates and Duties and appoints John Grundy of Spalding to be His Majesty's Receiver General for part of the county of Lincoln (including Grantham, Stamford etc.) for the sums of money raised by the Act and further granting Grundy 'full Power to do, perform, and execute all such Matters and Things, as may be requisite for His Majesty's Service in this Affair'. Countersigned by Francis Dashwood (1708-1781, English Rake & Politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1762-63 and was the founder of the Hellfire Club) and John Turner (1712-1780, British Lawyer & Politician who served as Lord of the Treasury under Bute). Some very light age wear and minor dust staining, otherwise VG

CINEMA: Selection of A.Ls.S. (2) and T.Ls.S. by various film actors and actresses, some of them Academy Award winners, including Ray Milland (recalling his first meeting with Merle Oberon, in part, '….I'd had a date for lunch with my agent……He was already seated at a table for four with a most exotic-looking creature I had ever seen. She looked like something who should be advertising Singapore Airlines, had they existed then, only more exotic…..I never took my eyes off her for the next nine months…..The next time I saw her, in the mid-thirties her name had become Lady Korda…..', 1981), Tilda Swinton, Marlene Dietrich, Patricia Neal, Richard Chamberlain, James Mason, Glenda Jackson, Mary Pickford (resigning as a director of United Artists (Export) Limited, April 1956) etc. A few minor faults, FR to about VG, 10

INDIA: Charles Canning (1812-1862) 1st Earl Canning. English Statesman and Governor-General of India (1856-62) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 after which he also served as the first Viceroy of India (1858-62). A.L.S., Canning, one page, 12mo, Grosvenor Square, London, 7th March n.y., to Dr. Meryon. Canning informs his correspondent that he won't leave home until after 12.30 or 1 o'clock 'and shall be glad if you can look in before that'. Neatly laid down; Harry Smith (1787-1860) British Lieutenant General of the Napoleonic Wars, remembered for his successful command in the Battle of Aliwal on 28th January 1846, regarded as the turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War. A good, lengthy A.L.S., Harry Smith, eight pages, 4to, Simla, Himalayas, 20th October 1842, to [Abraham Josias] Cloete. Smith congratulates his correspondent on the successful and satisfactory termination of his contract and continues, 'In the contemplation of these operations, which appears to have been so much the topic of discussion, controversy and sarcasm, the first question which arises is - What more beneficial result could have been attained by the Prosecution of the War upon our own misguided subjects - impelled by circumstances and deceived by false reasoning certainly, to the insurrectionary step they had taken. Now seeing their error, having delivered up Prisoners, all other Trophies momentary success had placed in their hands, tendering their unconditional submission and allegiance. The answer is most obvious - None whatever, a War of extermination might have glutted the sanguinary desires of its advocates, but justice and humanity shudder at the thought of persecution, on even the most hostile of our enemies - how great therefore must cool reflection render that War execrable which has alone for its avowed object revenge - such a feeling is beneath the Dignity of a Great and Civilized Nation productive of no Public Benefit, while it entails much individual misery on probably the least offending of the sufferers……the contest would have involved the most cruel of savages, with the Christians and the results would have disgraced the most civilized of all nations, which condemns in others this mode of retributive retaliation', further discussing the Convention of Cintra ('the Retreat through Portugal was the most simple of all operations') and the three options open to the Boers, and writing in detail of Cloete's actions ('you have done your Duty, both in a Military and Political view, promptly, judiciously…..and deserving of Praise') as well as writing of his own current situation, 'I have just now 34,000 Troops under my adjutant general's jurisdiction and only one assistant, to you therefore who know the energy with which I handle every matter it must be evident I am not idle…..' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 2 Abraham Josias Cloete (1794-1886) Afrikaner General in the British Army. In 1842 Cloete was sent with reinforcements from Cape Town to relieve a small force under Captain Thomas C. Smith of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot which was besieged by insurgent Boers near Port Natal (now Durban). Cloete's firm action not only avoided a battle but pathed the way for a permanent settlement of the subsequent Natal Colony. He later served as Quartermaster-General in the Xhosa Wars of 1846.

PEGOUD ADOLPHE: (1889-1915) French Aviator who became the first fighter ace in history during World War I. A rare vintage signed postcard photograph by Pegoud, the aerial image depicting the aviator landing his plane at the Aerodrome Bleriot having completed a flying loop. A crowd of onlookers can be seen rushing towards the aircraft. With a circular inset portrait of Pegoud and brief printed caption in French at the head of the postcard. Signed ('A. Pegoud') in bold, purple fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the head of the image. Autographs of Pegoud are rare in any form as a result of his death at the age of 26 when he was shot down and killed in action during World War I. About EX

SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American Painter. A.L.S., John S Sargent, two pages, 8vo, Tite Street, Chelsea, n.d. ('Monday'), to Mrs. [George] Boughton. Sargent states that he was very sorry not to have been able to attend his correspondent's musical (?) the previous afternoon, continuing to explain 'At the last minute I was caught by some visitors who detained [me] past all reasonable time' and concluding 'With many regrets at having missed the pleasure you had in store for me'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG George Boughton (1833-1905) Anglo-American Painter, husband of Katherine Louise Cullen (b.1845) from 1865.

LE CARRE JOHN: (1931-     ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence Service. A.L.S., David, two pages, 4to, ‘as from’ Penzance, Cornwall, 28th August 2008, to Willard J. Morse. Le Carre announces ‘No idea who James Wood is’ and continues to offer the correct spelling of his pen name, ‘It reads thus: John/le/Carré, three words, lower case l, & who gives a damn?’, further writing ‘McCain is nobody, which makes him eligible. I love ‘Memorial Day’…….Read ‘The Dark Side’ – Janet Mayer – ‘The Torture Team’ – Philippe Sands – ‘The Looming Tower’ – forget who by, & felt bemused. Wrote a book called ‘A Most Wanted Man’, coming out in US in October. I don’t expect anyone but you will get it. We’ll see’. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Le Carre. Together with a photocopy of Morse’s original handwritten letter to Le Carre, four pages, 4to, Pembroke, Maine, 22nd August 2008, stating, in part, ‘I guess James Wood knows “How Fiction Works” but does it make any difference? “Why Nellie Gives Charlie a Hardon” – more than you need to know! John Le Carre (is it upper or lower case ‘L’ – I’ve seen it both ways?) knows about critics and shows them – them as can, do; them as can’t, teach. “Why Critics Matter” would be a great navel-gazer of a book for them, wouldn’t it?......John McCain fancies himself a warrior patriot for having been a POW forty years ago. Trouble is a lot of Americans agree….’ and also referring to Memorial Day by Steve Kowit, commenting ‘It hit me. Thoughts I’d been stewing on for years nicely expressed’. VG, 2 James Wood (1965-     ) English Literary Critic, Essayist & Novelist who was the chief literary critic at The Guardian from 1992-95 and senior editor of The New Republic 1995-2007.  The present letters were written at the time of senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, having been formally nominated by the Republican party on 4th September 2008.

CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827) British Prime Minister April - August 1827. A.L.S., Geo. Canning, one page, 4to, Foreign Office, 1st June 1824, to Sir Sidney Smith. Canning informs his correspondent that he doesn't believe 'that it is in anybody's contemplation to re-establish the situation which Adm. Sir G. Ackerley (?) formerly filled at Lisbon' and therefore writes to simply acknowledge his correspondent's letter, also adding that he has no means of acting upon it. A light stain only very slightly affects a few words of text, but not the signature, and with some very minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840) British Admiral who served in the American and French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte said of Smith: 'That man made me miss my destiny'.

UTRILLO MAURICE: (1883-1955) French Painter. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('Maurice Utrillo V.') and inscription, in French, to a clear area at the head of a picture postcard of Montmartre, Paris. Utrillo has again signed his name in blue fountain pen ink to the verso, adding several additional lines of text in his hand, in French, 'Garland of pretty flowers, Golden yellow butterflies, Pink ribbon on the back.'Some very light, minor age wear, about VG Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who was actually born there.

Suffling (Ernest R.) The Decameron of a Hypnotist, first edition, 16pp. advertisements, 9 plates, light browning to text, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, portion excised from pastedown, original cloth, gilt, spine rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1898.⁂ A rare collection of weird, macabre and supernatural tales, each introduced by the hypnotist of the title, who extracts the tales from his victims whilst they are in a trance state, often having induced the trance under the pretext of helping the narrator of the tale, but generally with the ulterior motive of extracting that tale without consent.

Lawrence (Margery H.) Madam Holle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, dust-jacket, spine a little faded, spine ends and corners chipped, short tears and creasing to head and foot, tape repairs to head, rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1934.⁂ A macabre and rare title from Lawrence, especially so inscribed and in the dust-jacket. A delightfully sinister mystery thriller, set in Cornwall, involving a young sadist and his mother, Madam Holle, who after years of haphazardly coping with her son's sexual excesses settles on the scheme of buying a lonely house, populating it with servants with criminal records and advertising for pretty young victims, who in due course she murders when he is bored with them or they become too troublesome.

Wren (Percival Christopher) Beau Geste, limited edition, signed by the author, portrait frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Helen McKie, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, light fading to spine ends, dust-jacket, spine darkened, spine ends and corners chipped, tear to head of spine, upper joints broken creasing to head, large 8vo, 1937.⁂ The limited edition of Wren's classic adventure novel, detailing the exploits of the 3 brothers who join the French Foreign Legion.

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, uncorrected proof copy, promotional facsimile letter from "Vivienne Michel" loosely inserted, original wrappers, spine creased, toning and creasing to extremities, 1962; and another by Fleming, 8vo (2)⁂ Rare, especially so with the promotional letter.

Walter Langley (1852-1922), The Lass Who Loves a Sailor, watercolour, signed, dated 1892 and inscribed Newlyn, 46 x 29 cmProvenance: purchased from Elford Fine Art, and was exhibited at Penlee House Gallery & Museum See illustration

A collection of Ruskin buttons, and others similarReport by GHThe collection is from the mother of a local vendor who, if still alive, would be nearly 100 years old.These are certainly from an old collection

Beatles Autographs - full set on one piece of paper obtained by client on the 19th January 1963 in Whitchurch, Shropshire personally"On the 19th January 1963 after watching the Beatles on Thank your Lucky Stars, I went with a local band called the Strollers, from Ellesmere in Shropshire to Whitchurch Civic Hall to a dance that the Beatles were playing at. The weather was terrible, heavy snow and ice. When we arrived at the hall the band I was with played first, unfortunately it was not well attended because of the weather. At the end of the evening we went backstage to help the band pack up so we were able to chat to all the Beatles who were fooling around, this is when I got all the Beatles autographs!

Jimi Hendrix autograph in pencil on paper, obtained at 'Cry of Love' tour sound check in Sweden, purchased by the vendor, c 2013.  The signature came directly to the vendor from the original owner who obtained the signature. The original owner wrote for the Hendrix fanzine Univibes during the 1990's. 

Autograph Album featuring The Rolling Stones including Brian Jones. Also included are Gerry & the Pacemakers, Roy Orbison and others. The Vendor met the Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison back in the 60s..Also in the album is a page of Autographs of The Beatles, however we believe these were signed by Mel Evans and not the Beatles themselves. However the vendor was told that this was obtained by someone her father knew who was working at Trentham Gardens in 1963. There is a picture of the vendor in an original news article where they are pictured in the front row of the crowd. Also included in the lot are concert programmes relating to the above. Plus Beatles Fan Club material and magazines. This would be a great addition to any collection and in excellent condition.

Titanic Interest - Rare VHS Cover 'Secrets of the Titanic' Signed by Doctor who discovered the wreck. This is very unusual and a must for any Titanic fan. It is a first VHS Cover National Geographic 'Secrets of the Titanic'. It was signed in Orlando in 200 by Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the Titanic. Dr Ballard was visiting the Ship of Dreams exhibition and it was here that he signed the cover. Also included is a limited edition Ship of Dreams exhibition bag and two tickets from that event. See accompanying images.

Two Commemorative Volumes For The Battle Of Britain...so Few. A Folio. Dedicated to All Who Fought and Won the Battle of Britain, 10th July-31st October 1940. [London], 1990; [AND] So Many. A Folio Dedicated to All Who Served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45. [lLondon], 1995. 2 volumes, folio, each no. 79 of 401 copies signed by the artist and creative team, each volume contains 25 silhouette portraits of Battle of Britain pilots and crewman, each signed by the subject, numerous illustrations and facsimile letters and documents throughout, original dark blue goatskin lettered in gilt by Hartnolls of Bodmin, ...So Few with RAF embroidered Wings inset to upper board, ...So Many with bronze relief by James Butler (RA) inset to upper board, each with original case (2). together with reception invitation hosted by Major General Sir Michael Palmer at Barton Grange Hotel, Preston. 8thNovember 1991. A/F

Collection of Oddments - to include, a electronic card shuffler, toy horse, rabbit dressed in cricket wear, captain Jack Sparrow figure, teenage ninja turtles figures, some Doctor Who villain figures, and Doctor Who the time travelling game. A/F

A Thai alabaster Buddha, 19th century, the figure cross legged wearing parcel-gilt robes and with knotted hair on a lotus base, wear (39.5cm) Provenance:  This has come from a good old private collection from the vendors father who has amassed a collection approx. 50 years ago.  As far as we know this is fresh onto the market for the first time in decades.  Reasonable condition for its age, the top of the hat looks as if it may have had a chip out of it many years ago.  A lot of the gilding has wear and scratches etc., commensurate with age.  The main body looks OK with no major breaks, repairs or damage noted.  The base which the figure sits on is gilded at the front and un-gilded at the back and is quite rough also at the back.  Overall not bad condition commensurate with age.

F (Frances) Mabel Hollams (1877-1963), a framed and glazed study of 'Newton Seagull', standing four square, signed F.M. Hollams lower right, paper label verso detailing 'Painted at Puttendon Manor, Tunbridge, Kent' (37cm x 50cm) Provenance:  This has come from a good private vendor who used to have a stables and a stud, very closely involved with equine activities.  Her mother many years ago had the winner of the Belgian Grand National.  This has not been on the market for many years.  It looks like it is in the original frame with an old printed label in the middle to the reverse detailing who it was painted by with an address.  There are minor “specks” of foxing to the picture, mostly prevalent towards the signature in the lower right hand corner.  Apart from this and the frame sustaining a small amount of damage which in our opinion could be rectified, there are no major problems with the work.  The painting itself looks very nice.