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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. A good printed 8vo menu for a Celebration Dinner to mark the 90th Birthday of Sir Barnes Wallis at the Thatchers Hotel, East Horsley, Surrey, on 24th September 1977, organised by the wartime aircrew of 617 Squadron, individually signed to the verso by twenty one individuals present at the dinner, many associated with 617 Squadron and several who participated in Operation Chastise, including Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943), George Johnson (1921-     , British Squadron Leader, the last British survivor of the original members of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Frederick Tees (1922-1982, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Rear Gunner in Lancaster ED910/G AJ-C, 16th-17th May 1943), Harold Hobday (1912-2000, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Robert Kellow (1916-1988, Australian Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Wireless Operator of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943), Geoffrey Rice (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), Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992, British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II), Lancelot Howard (1913-1989, Australian Pilot Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943), James Clay (1911-1995, British Royal Air Force Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), William Howarth (1921-1990, British Royal Air Force Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Front Gunner of Lancaster ED921/G AJ-W, 16th-17th May 1943), Ross M. Stanford (1917-2006, Australian Bomber Pilot of World War II who served with 617 Squadron), Bill Townsend (1921-1991, British Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED886/G AJ-O, 16th-17th May 1943) etc. All have signed in various coloured inks to a clear area of the verso. VG

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

DAMBUSTERS THE: A printed 4to souvenir brochure for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of No. 617 Squadron RAF, The Dambusters, at Derwent Dam, Derbyshire, individually signed to the inside pages by various individuals associated with 617 Squadron and Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, of 16th-17th May 1943, comprising Daniel Walker (1917-2001, Canadian Flight Officer of World War II, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Navigator of Lancaster ED929/G AJ-L, 16th-17th May 1943), 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), Basil Feneron (1920-1993, British Royal Air Force officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Flight Engineer of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943; two signatures, one an extremely weak example to the glossy front cover), Edward Johnson (1912-2002, British Royal Air Force Flight Officer, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Bomb Aimer of Lancaster ED912/G AJ-N, 16th-17th May 1943; two signatures), Joe McCarthy (1919-1998, American Flight Lieutenant of World War II, a member of 617 Squadron who participated in Operation Chastise, the Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED825/G AJ-T, 16th-17th May 1943), Kenneth Brown (1920-2002, Canadian Bomber Pilot of World War II who participated in Operation Chastise, The Dambusters Raid, as Pilot of Lancaster ED918/G AJ-F, 16th-17th May 1943; two signatures, one an extremely weak example to the glossy front cover) and Robert Knights (1921-2004, British Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot with 617 Squadron who participated in the three major attacks on the Tirpitz during World War II, culminating in the sinking of the German battleship on 12th November 1944). About EX

KNIGHTS ROBERT: (1921-2004) British Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot with 617 Squadron who participated in the three major attacks on the Tirpitz during World War II, culminating in the sinking of the German battleship on 12th November 1944. Signed 7 x 5 photograph of Knights standing in a three quarter length pose alongside five members of his crew, each wearing their RAF uniforms. A bomber aircraft can be seen in the immediate background. Signed ('Bob Knights') in black ink with his name alone, in later years, to the base of the image. The image is very slightly grainy. VG

KNIGHTS ROBERT: (1921-2004) British Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant, a bomber pilot with 617 Squadron who participated in the three major attacks on the Tirpitz during World War II, culminating in the sinking of the German battleship on 12th November 1944. Signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Knights in a head and shoulders pose wearing his RAF uniform. Signed ('Bob Knights') in black ink with his name alone, in later years, to the base of the image. The image is very slightly grainy. VG

VICTORIA: (1819-1901)Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Vintage signed and inscribed Easter Greetings card by Queen Victoria, the printed small 8vo card featuring a colour image to the recto depicting two white Heavenly Trumpet flowers with the printed words ‘Easter Greeting’ and 'Christ is risen' and with a printed verse by Francis Ridley Havergal to the verso. Signed and inscribed by the Queen, with her initials, in dark fountain pen ink to the verso, ‘To dear Lady Southampton from her affn. VRI', and dated 10th April 1887 in another hand at the base. About EXIsmania FitzRoy (1838-1918) Baroness Southampton. Irish Aristocrat who served as Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria 1878-1901.

EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A.L.S., David, and again with his initial D at the conclusion of a postscript, two pages, 4to, Ottawa, 28th & 29th August 1919, to his mistress Freda Dudley Ward ('My very own darling beloved little Fredie Wedie'), on the printed stationery of Government House. Writing in pencil, the Prince of Wales informs his lover that he reached Ottawa 'after a pompous arrival & presentation of addresses' to find a letter from her waiting for him, continuing to refer to her recent trip to Scarborough and a meeting with Mrs. Shaughnessy, 'I know her so little but she's certainly a divine woman all I've seen of her & so sympathetic & I'm so glad we had those 2 little "parties a quatre" before Legh and I went away as it has established a great bond between him & me & makes such a difference!! He heard from Mrs. S. to-day….she wants him to go down….to see her this week end & I've told him to go tho I fear he won't!!....He does love that woman so madly!! He's almost as desparately & pathetically in love as your little boy is sweetheart tho' that isn't possible!!', further mentioning the sale of his car ('I'm cabling home to find out the exact price Barker gave me as I can't remember exactly, so typical of me….') and a party at a Country Club which he has just returned from and which he found better than others, 'not better on account of the women darling as they were as plain as usual but the dinner & supper were wet & then we danced out of doors on canvas stretched on a bowling green which made a good floor & it was nicely lit up!!', also commenting on a garden party which 'meant shaking hands with over 1000 people again. My poor right hand was so sore & bruised after Toronto but it's worse than ever now' and reflecting 'but I'm rather a wreck altogether angel as besides being worked to death physically I'm always worrying my head off about everything & have become the completist pack of nerves & live on them entirely!! It's all such a strain & it's very wearing having to pull oneself together & face & address huge crowds several times a day besides the many set speeches I have to produce'. The Prince concludes his letter in French 'Bonne nuit et au revoir Fredie petite amour Cherie; tou petit David, t'aime et t'adore le plus en plus' and also writes in a postscript 'this long separation is absolutely cruelty to a child!!....Blesss you, bless you & God keep you safe. Take the very greatest care of your sweet precious darling little self tho. I trust Mr. Thpider, who sends his love to Mrs. Thpider….Forgot to tell you that I heard from Bertie [his brother, the future King George VI] last mail & he gave me news of you!'Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed in ink by the Prince and bearing a black wax seal to the verso. VG  Freda Dudley Ward (1894-1983) Marquesa de Casa Maury. English Socialite, the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales from 1918-23. Ward remained a close confidante of Edward's until 1934 when his relationship with Wallis

‘Now there are only the Queen & you who I want to be with….’ ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. A fine A.L.S., Elizabeth R, two pages, 8vo, Craigowan, Balmoral, 24th May 1980, to The Dowager Lady Fermoy. The Queen Mother thanks her correspondent ‘a thousand times’ for their ‘touching & infinitely understanding letter’ and continues to remark ‘Elizabeth was something special in my life - you see I was only ten when she was born, & it was a relationship which bridged the generations’, further adding ‘Now there are only the Queen & you who I want to be with, so I must be thankful’. The Queen Mother concludes by writing ‘It has been rather ghastly here for various reasons, but surrounded by exquisite beauty, and millions of huge dark blue violets, & cowslips & primroses & anemones - very comforting'.Accompanied by the original Registered envelope hand addressed by The Queen Mother and signed by her with her initials (‘ER’) to the lower left corner. A couple of small water stains slightly affect the text and signature to the envelope. VGRuth Sylvia Roche (1908-1993) Baroness Fermoy. British Aristocrat, Lady-in-Waiting, friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the maternal grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales.The 'Elizabeth' referred to in the present letter is presumably The Hon. Mary Elizabeth Elphinstone (1911-1980), a niece to the Queen Mother and first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II, who had passed away on 16th May 1980, shortly before the present letter was written.

‘…when I have something important to say no one takes any notice of it…’ CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A good, early A.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, four pages, 8vo, Salisbury Hall, St. Albans, 30th August 1908, to Viscount Northcliffe, marked ‘Private’. Churchill announces ‘I am vy. glad indeed to get a token of peace & acuity from you…I shall often use & always value it’ and continues 'I wish you would tell 'that old paper' to go on reporting me verbatim in the country as it has been doing lately. I have not many public engagements & if I knew beforehand that I was going to be decently reported I would take pains to produce something worth printing. But what always seems to happen is that when I have something important to say no one takes any notice of it, & when I deliver an ordinary party impromptu it is reported in the first person' further remarking 'The uncertainty about reporting prevents politicians from taking trouble about speeches. In consequence, they deliver perfectly idiotic speeches & the newspapers are still further choked off reporting them' and adding, 'You tell your 'old paper' to report me verbatim at Dundee, at Manchester & at Newcastle - that is three times in the next six months: & I will see that they get good copy from any point of view.' Churchill further notes ‘The ‘young paper’ is taking a vy. friendly interest in the wedding – I observe’ before concluding by wishing Northcliffe good luck on his travels and again thanking him for his gift. An intriguing letter on the role of the printed media. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise EXAlfred Harmsworth (1865-1922) 1st Viscount Northcliffe, British Newspaper and Publishing Magnate, owner of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror.Shortly before the present letter was written, on 17th August, Churchill had been in Swansea, where, in a major speech on Anglo-German relations he criticised those ‘who try to spread the belief in this country that war between Great Britain and Germany is inevitable’ and as for those who argued that Germany was a threat, a rival and a danger, ‘these two great peoples’, Churchill said, ‘have nothing to fight about’. The politician visited Dundee on 10th October where he spoke of the opportunities opening up for State intervention in the social field (Asquith and Lloyd George had just introduced Government financed pensions for those over seventy). Churchill was also to deliver a speech calling for social change when he visited Newcastle on 5th February.Although Churchill’s brother Jack had, on 7th August, married Lady Gwendeline Bertie, he is most likely referring to his own upcoming marriage in the present letter when he writes of the ‘interest in the wedding’. The news of Churchill’s engagement to Clementine Hozier had been made public on 15th August and the couple were married on 12th September at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, the parish church of the House of Commons.

RANJITSINHJI K. S.: (1872-1933) Indian Test Cricketer who played for the English Cricket team and is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Fine fountain pen ink signature ('Ranjitsinhji') with two additional words and the date, 9th April 1899, in his hand on a plain 8vo sheet of stationery. Slightly irregularly torn to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

STEWART JAMES: (1908-1997) American Actor, Academy Award winner. A good original black pen and ink sketch drawn and signed by Stewart on an 8vo sheet of his personal printed stationery. n.p., n.d. The actor has penned a head and shoulders image of Harvey, a pooka in the form of a tall, invisible rabbit, who was the best friend of Elwood P. Dowd, portrayed by Stewart, in the comedy drama film Harvey (1950). Signed by Stewart in bold black ink at the base of the sketch, adding 'Harvey' alongside his signature. Together with a brief T.L.S., James Stewart, one page, 8vo, n.p., 20th December 1992, to Franklin. Stewart sends his thanks to his correspondent and wishes him a Merry Christmas. EX, 2

ACTORS: Tyrone Power (1914-1958) American Actor. Vintage signed 6½ x 8½ photograph, the image depicting Power in a half-length pose. Signed ('Tyrone Power') in blue ink with his name alone to the base of the image. Together with Nick Cravat (1912-1994) American Actor. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Cravat in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Ojo from the Warner Brothers film The Crimson Pirate (1952). Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, ‘To John, Nice knowing you & your among others whom I’ve made friends I’ll not forget. Best Always, Nick Cravat’, further adding the film title and date 1951 in his hand beneath his signature. Also including James Stewart(1908-1997) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Stewart in a head and shoulders pose. Signed,'To John - Best luck Jimmy Stewart’, in turquoise fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Some light staining to the lower left edge and corner, only slightly affecting the first letter of the signature. G to VG, 3Provenance: The present signed photographs were presented to the Film Wardrobe Master John McCorry, (1926-1966) who worked on various films including I'm Alright Jack (1959), The Longest Day (1962) and Saint Joan (1957).

HUNTER JEFFREY: (1926-1969) American Actor, remembered for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in the original pilot episode of Star Trek. Scarce vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Hunter in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink to a largely clear area of the image. Autographs of Hunter are scarce as a result of his untimely death at the age of 42 following an accident. A few very slight, minor corner creases, otherwise VGProvenance: The present signed photograph was presented to the Film Wardrobe Master John McCorry, (1926-1966) who worked on various films including I'm Alright Jack (1959), The Longest Day (1962) and Saint Joan (1957).

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Muhammad Ali - A Thirty-Year Journey by Howard L. Bingham, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') by Ali in bold black ink with his name alone to the title page and also signed in black ink by Howard Bingham, who has added the date 19th October 1993 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Some light age wear, about VG

LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Individual ink signatures by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy on a page removed from an autograph album. Together with Dante (1883-1955) Harry August Jansen. Danish Magician who starred alongside Laurel and Hardy in their film A-Haunting We Will Go (1942). Vintage blue ink signature ('Best Wishes, Dante') and date, 1947, in his hand on a page removed from an autograph album. Some very light damp staining to the upper and left edges of both pages, only very slightly touching Laurel's signature. G to about VG, 2               Provenance: The present signatures were removed from an autograph album previously belonging to a relative of the vendor who was employed as a doorman at the Dudley Hippodrome during the late 1940s.

BEATLES THE: John Lennon (1940-1980) English Musician, a member of The Beatles. A good vintage blue ink signature and inscription, 'To Penny, love from the Beatles, John Lennon xxx', on a page removed from an autograph album; Paul McCartney (1942-     ) British Musician, a member of The Beatles & George Harrison (1943-2001) English Guitarist, a member of The Beatles. A good pair of vintage blue ink signatures by McCartney, who also adds an inscription in his hand, 'Beatles, love to Penny, Paul McCartney xxx', and Harrison, ('George Harrison xxx') individually on a page removed from an autograph album (evidently the same album from which Lennon's signed page was removed); Ringo Starr (1940-     ) English Musician, drummer with The Beatles. A good, bold black ink signature ('Ringo Starr *') on a white card. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 3

[ROSSINI GIOACHINO]: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. INGRAM-SEYMOUR-CONWAY FRANCIS (1743-1822) 2nd Marquess of Hertford. British Politician who held several positions in the Royal Household including Lord Chamberlain 1812-22. A fine D.S., Ingram-Hertford, Chamberlain, one page, folio, n.p., March 1821. The manuscript document is addressed to [John] Ebers at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, and is a license permitting him to stage Rossini's La gazza ladra, stating, in part, 'It having been reported to me by the Examiner of all Theatrical entertainments that a manuscript entitled La Gazza Ladra, being a Semi-seria Opera in 2 Acts, does not contain in it anything immoral, or otherwise improper for the stage, I the Lord Chamberlain…..do by virtue of my office….allow the said Manuscript to be acted at your Theatre, according to the Copy thereof delivered to me, and signed by yourself, without any variation whatsoever…..' Signed by the Lord Chamberlain at the foot. A rare and important document relating to the performance history of Rossini's La gazza ladra. One slight, neat split to the left edge of the central fold, otherwise VG Rossini's opera semiseria La gazza ladra ('The Thieving Magpie') received its first English performance at the King's Theatre in London on 10th March 1821, shortly after the present document was signed. The two act opera had been composed in 1817 and is famous for its overture, which is musically notable for its use of snare drums. John Ebers (1778-1858) English Operatic Manager, noted for his promotion of Italian opera in London during the 1820s. Ebers initially leased the King's Theatre for one year only and the house opened on 10th March 1821 with the English premiere of La gazza ladra. Ebers enjoyed a successful first year and went on to lease the theatre for further years to come during which time several other operas by Rossini were performed.

UNGER CAROLINE: (1803-1877) Austro-Hungarian Contralto who sang the contralto part at the first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna on 7th May 1824. Unger is credited with turning the completely deaf composer around to receive his audience's thunderous applause, cheers and ovation gestures on the occasion. A.L.S., C. Sabatier, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.1842), to a gentleman, in French. Unger informs her correspondent that she has just received a letter from her father which obliges her to leave promptly for Paris and continues to state 'It is therefore with great regret, Sir, that I find myself forced to renounce the pleasure that I would have had in taking part in your concert but I will preserve the memory of the friendly and gracious manner in which you most kindly invited me…..' With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Caroline Unger had married the French writer Francois Sabatier in 1841 and retired from the stage in 1843.

PAVLOVA ANNA: (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Pavlova crouching in a full length pose in costume from Amarilla, with the dancer Laurent Novikoff standing in a full length pose at her side. Signed by Pavlova in bold black fountain pen ink with her name alone to the image. About EX Laurent Novikoff (1888-1956) Russian Ballet Dancer who performed with Pavlova's company from 1911-14 and again from 1921-28.

 ‘Your old father who loves you’ MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. A fine A.L.S., Claude Monet, four pages, 8vo, Giverny, 24th September 1911, to Genevieve [Hoschede], in French, on mourning stationery. Monet writes in his characteristic purple fountain pen ink following the death of his second wife, Alice, and commences 'Thanks for having thought to write to me, and thanks to my good Jean Pierre for having taken a moment to come to visit me, so sad when I see the house so empty, and no longer see your dear faces. You have so kindly accustomed me to your daily visits' continuing, 'Nothing much new here except for the fact that I have decided to fire that drunkard, Durthenuy, and it is good riddance… I keep corresponding in search of a suitable servant, but have had no success in finding the pearl that I require' and further adding, 'Last Thursday I was paid a visit by my dear friend Geoffroy together with Doctor Vaquez, his brother, and Ajalbert. This was a cheerful distraction from my usual sad thoughts.’ Monet concludes his moving letter with thoughts of his son, 'I leave you now, my good Genevieve. I embrace you most tenderly…I shall write one of these days to J[ean] P[ierre]. Your old father who loves you, Claude Monet.'Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Monet. A letter of important content in which the artist implicitly acknowledges his own son. Some very light, minor age wear, and with some show through of ink to the pages, otherwise VGGenevieve Hoschede, the wife of Jean-Pierre Hoschede (1877-1961) Monet’s second wife, Alice Hoschede (1844-1911) had died in May 1911. The couple were married in 1892 although had lived together since 1879 when the artist’s first wife, Camille, had died. Monet raised Hoschede’s six children by her husband, Ernest Hoschede (a department store magnate and art collector), and they were all devoted to Monet. Blanche Hoschede married Jean Monet, the son of Monet and his first wife. Jean-Pierre Hoschede was Alice Hoschede’s youngest son, born in 1877, and was in reality her son by Monet as the result of an affair. The artist implicitly acknowledges this in the present letter.

PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist Painter. A.L.S., C. Pissarro, two pages, 8vo, Eragny-Bazincourt, 5th July 1902, to his son Rodolphe, in French. Pissarro announces, 'You can be sure that these dizzy spells come from the stomach’ and continues to make some dietary recommendations, ‘organise yourself for your food, some eggs, some beef cutlets, etc. Some simple things I am sure… that will do you good, come to Dieppe, we will find, I hope a place where one could eat close by' further advising, 'Independently from the food there is also this: do not get up too late, do not go to bed at impossible hours, do not stay in the cafes, do not spend the evenings in the cafes with music, do not eat ices, etc, etc.' Pissarro also writes of other matters, ‘I have in effect some gouaches at Portus’s and a painting, you do not know when they are going to rest and when they will move house?’, and again encourages his son to take a train and join him in Dieppe (‘I hope the sea will do you good’), informing him that they will be at the Hotel du Commerce. Pissarro concludes by mentioning another son, Georges, of whom he has received no news, asking if he is going to stay at Moret and remarking ‘Eventually I am going to write to him’. VG Ludovic Rodolphe Pissarro (1878-1952) French Painter and Engraver. Georges Pissarro (1871-1961) French Artist who worked in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist styles. Moret-sur-Loing is a former commune in the Île-de-France region in north-central France and the town was a source of inspiration for Monet, Renoir and Sisley.

ILLUSTRATORS: A good selection of A.Ls.S., a few T.Ls.S., signed pieces, letterheads and some original illustrations and sketches by various Illustrators and Cartoonists including Arthur Wragg, Herbert Sydney Foxwell ('Teddy Tail'), Bert Thomas (with a pen and ink caricature alongside his signature), Bernard Partridge, Frank C. Pape (created a bookplate for Dennis Wheatley and also illustrated the dust jackets for several of his novels including The Devil Rides Out; A.L.S. briefly mentioning Wheatley, 1933), Arthur Wimperis (who also had a career as a screenwriter under the guidance of Alexander Korda, winning an Academy Award for Best Writing for his contribution to Mrs. Miniver, 1942), Nicolas Bentley, Frank Reynolds (small original pen and ink caricature signed), Leo Dowd (an attractive original pen and ink drawing signed of a young lady), Starr Wood (A.L.S. incorporating a self caricature), Arthur Ferrier, Henry W. Q. Squibbs ('Quirk', original pen and ink illustration of J. Ramsay MacDonald, accompanied by a T.L.S., 1933) etc. All of the letters and signatures were sent to the English collector Eileen M. Cond in the 1930s. Some with paperclip rust stains and a few other minor faults, generally VG, 24

HERGE: (1907-1983) Georges Prosper Remi. Belgian Cartoonist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin. An excellent, charming original black pen and ink sketch drawn, signed and inscribed by Herge on a small oblong 8vo (5.5 x 4) piece, n.p., June 1979. The cartoonist has drawn images of the heads of his most famous characters, Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy (who holds a bone in his mouth). Signed ('Herge') in bold black ink with an inscription in French, making a reference to Tintin, beneath the sketches. The verso of the page bears various blue printed caricatures by Herge, each within frames, indicating that the drawing, signature and inscription may have originally been contained in a book and later neatly trimmed from one of the larger front free endpapers. A rare and desirable example of Herge's signature. About EX

BOSWELL JAMES: (1740-1795) Scottish Biographer & Diarist, remembered for his biography of his contemporary, the English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. A.L.S., Mr. Boswell, in the third person, one page, small 4to, n.p. (London?), 29th April n.y., to the Lady Mayoress. Boswell presents his compliments to his correspondent and states 'in consequence of her obliging permission requests to have tickets for the Ball….for Mrs and Miss Otley', whom he explains are 'two ladies of his acquaintance who are come to town for a short time'. Boswell concludes by adding that the tickets may be sent to him at Mr. Dilly's in the Poultry. Some light overall age wear and a few small, minor tears to the edges and with some slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VGCharles Dilly (1739-1807) English Bookseller who retained premises in The Poultry, London. Dilly, with his brother Edward, published the first three editions of Boswell's Life of Johnson, as well as Tour to the Hebrides and An Account of Corsica.

DOUGLAS ALFRED: (1870-1945) English Author & Poet, the intimate friend and lover of Oscar Wilde. A.L.S., Alfred Douglas, four pages, 4to, Hove, Sussex, 3rd September 1941, to Mr. [Collin] Brooks. Douglas announces ‘Of course I remember our correspondence about St John Lucas perfectly. You were not the editor of Truth who wrote to me & whose letter I was trying to find, so I presume you have only lately taken over the editorship’ and continues 'I wish someone would reply to H. G. Wells in today's Daily Mail. The way the left wing are trying to impose socialism on the country under cover of the war & in the teeth of the dumb disapproval of 3 quarters of the electorate is sickening. I send you a copy (no longer present) of the last sonnet I wrote (a week or two ago). It happens to be a very complete answer to Wells & his like although it was not written with an eye on Wells & was really intended to “get at” Frank Owen of the Evening Standard to whom I sent a copy which he ignored. I have sent it to Peter Page of the Daily Mail & I know he would print it in the Mail if he had the power to do so. But I rather expect the editor, Mr. Prear, will shy at the kicks in the pants to “Democracy” which the sonnet contains' further asking ‘If the Mail will not publish the sonnet would you care to have it for Truth?’ and adding 'Though I say it, it is a pretty good sonnet & better than the one on Winston Churchill which was published by the Mail on July 4th last. I'm glad to hear you liked my “Blimp” sonnet “The Old Soldier”…..It produced a very laudatory letter from Capt. Margesson at the War Office'. In a postscript Douglas again returns to the subject of his sonnet, remarking that he has sent the Daily Mail a wire explaining ‘”My sonnet is a complete reply to Wells…” But I hardly expect that the Editor will print it. The Latin tag at the foot of the title in my sonnet is from the Dies Irae, Dies Illa.' A letter of good literary content, not least for its references to H. G. Wells. One very minor paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner of each page, otherwise VGCollin Brooks (1893-1959) British Journalist, Writer, and Broadcaster. Editor of the British periodical publication Truth from 1941-53.H. G. Wells (1866-1946) English Writer of Science Fiction novels, although his later works became increasingly political and didactic. Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) a medieval Latin poem that describes the day of judgment, the last trumpet summoning souls before the throne of God, where the saved will be delivered and the unsaved cast into eternal flames.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Letter dated 31st July 1838. A letter, written and signed by Brunel, to John Hammond the resident engineer on the London end of the Great Western Railway. The letter discusses the timing of a termination notice to William Ranger, the contractor on the Reading part of the line, who had fallen behind in its construction. Following his dismissal, and the subsequent sequestration of his tools and equipment by Brunel, Ranger was ruined and went on to sue the G.W.R. The court case dragged on for more than 18 years, eventually resulting with a partial compensation for Ranger. A.L.S. in Brunel's characteristically difficult to read handwriting.

WILLIAM IV (1756-1837, King of Great Britain) Five ALS to an unnamed correspondent concerning the case of "Our poor interesting friend Lady Harriet Harte", promising to pass the papers on with "the strongest letter I can pen in favour of one of the best and most distinguished officers who ever had the honour of serving His Majesty", Bushy House 8th Feb 1829.

George Nicholson (British, 1787-1878) YORKSHIRE SCENERY Six Views of Picturesque Scenery in Yorkshire, Malton, Sept. 10, 1822 [&] Six Views of Picturesque Scenery in Goatland, Yorkshire, Malton, Oct. 10, 1821 [&] Six Views of Loch Katrine and the Picturesque Scenery of the Trosachs [sic], &c., Malton, March 12, 1822; ALL THREE FOLIOS (c.500 x 350mm) IN THEIR ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS as published by the author, who drew the landscapes and transferred his drawings to the lithographic stones. Each set complete with six lithographs, per list on the wraps, each plate captioned, monogrammed and dated on stone. Foxing and marginal soiling, fold creases, and generally tatty extremities, with chips, soiling and staining to the covers; stitching holding, reinforced by later backstrip. Nicholson was a Yorkshire watercolour painter and etcher, probably a nephew of the watercolourist Francis Nicholson. York Art Gallery has examples of his work. He worked on the restoration of the pictures at Castle Howard, died in Filey in 1878, and was buried at Old Malton (3) Not in Abbey Scenery

Robins (John, Auctioneer) ESTATE SALE CATALOGUE Yorkshire, West Riding…Building Ground, Garden Ground, Orchards, Farms and Lands. Particulars and Conditions of Sale, of the valuable Copyhold Compounded Estates, late the property of The Right Honourable William Earl of Strafford, Deceased. Situate in the capital Town of Wakefield…comprising upwards of Six Hundred Acres… which will be sold by Auction…At the Strafford's Arms Inn, at Wakefield, on Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th, and Thursday the 12th of May, 1814, in 158 Lots. [1814], London, [printed by] J. Brettell. Folio (365 x 230mm), later cloth boards lettered gilt; folding linen-backed engraved estate maps for Wakefield, Ossett, Stanley, and Sandall and Crigglestone, pp. 30 interleaved by blanks (one used as mss. ledger), and with two further 1820s mss. notes tipped-in. The present catalogue with the ownership signature and annotations of Thomas Hargreaves of Wakefield, who apparently himself purchased three lots, and has noted the price paid and purchaser's name next to each lot description. The binding rubbed and frayed; internal soiling, staining, tatty extremities as usual, guttering loose in places etc., no significant loss to text or maps (1)

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me,1962, London, Cape, 8vo first edition with dust jacket; mostly only minor shelf ware, the priced d.j. with splitting folds at head of spine and scuff mark to spine between title and author's name

IMPORTANT MAP OF DERBYSHIRE Burdett (P.P.) To The Right Honourable The President, Vice-Presdient…of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c, This Survey of Derbyshire, Began in the Year 1762, and finished in the Year 1767… [c.1767], London, Kitchin and Derby, Burdett. Large engraved map on six sheets laid on linen, partly hand-coloured in outline; rococo cartouche, inset plan of Derby and trigonometry diagram, vignette of rocks lower left. The paper c.1550 x 1040mm, scale one inch to one mile. The expected age-toning and cockling/crinkling to the paper, the extremities tatty and chipped, with a few mostly small tears into the plate (one c.20cm from the top); spots of mould and associated soiling to right margin, getting more pronounced into lower right corner. No loss within printed border. Peter Perez Burdett's map of Derbyshire won him the £100 premium (prize) offered by the Society of Arts to encourage accurate county mapping. He later published the first aquatint in England, and sold his new process to Paul Sandby. A fine draughtsman and noted expert in perspective, he was the first President of the Liverpool Society of Arts and exhibited in London at the Society of Artists. His Derbyshire acquaintances included Joseph Wright, who painted a fine portrait of Burdett and his first wife, Hannah (in the Národní Galerie, Prague). Burdett left for Germany to escape his debts in 1774, working for the Margrave of Baden as surveyor, never to return to England. A scarce example of the first edition of this map, which very rarely appears on the market

"SO MANY" A FOLIO CREATED BY MICHAEL PIERCE, JOHN GOLLEY, BILL GUNSTON and AVM FREDDIE HURRELL. Dedicated to All Who Served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45, published 1995, a limited edition, no.299/401 issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of t he Battle of Britain with contributions made by 25 survivors of Bomber command operations. The upper cover with bronze bas-relief by James Butler, gilt tooled and ribbed spine, the volume contained in silk lined box with tucked in literature, togethe r with THE POPULAR EDITION OF "SO MANY" for use as a "handling copy", one volume with dust wrapper (2)

A Boer War and WW1 casualty medal group consisting of a ghost dated Q.S.A. with Belfast, Defence of Ladysmith and Elaandslaagte clasps and a K.S.A. with S.A. 1901 and 1902 clasps named to 90479 DR.J.LESTER R.F.A. with the WW1 pair named to 1461 DVR. J.H.LESTER R.A. who died on the 28th November 1918 and is buried in Trowbridge Cemetery.

A death plaque to Arthur Sidney Twine of the Wiltshire Regiment who died on the 2nd July 1916.

A STAFFORDSHIRE INTEREST HAND MADE FILM POSTER - 'INTRODUCING FARMER BILL SALT on whose farm much of the film "Blanche Fury" was shot, together with Valerie Hobson and other members of the cast of the film at Wooton Lodge', Blanche Fury, was filmed at Wooton Lodge in North Staffordshire in 1948 starring Stewart Granger and Valerie Hobson, and included a local farmer, Bill Salt who appears as a coachman in the film. He also visited Pinewood Studios to advise the cast on the Staffordshire accent.

A FRAMED AND GLAZED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY ROBERT TAYLOR 'PLOESTI- THE VITAL MISSION' SIGNED BY B-24 PILOTS REPRESENTING THE BOMB GROUPS WHO FLEW THE MISSON # 623/1250 with certificate of authenticity

A QUANTITY OF DAVID BOWIE RECORDS, TO INCLUDE DAVID LIVE, SPACE ODDITY, YOUNG AMERICANS, THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD, THE THIN WHITE DUKE, ETC (10)

OBVERSE: In field: Armoured bust to right, holding sheathed sword in right hand, with name of the Sasanian ruler    Khusraw in Pahlawi to right and gdh apzwt (‘may his glory increase’) to left.   In border: bismillah la i- laha illa Allah wa – hdahu Muhammad ra – sul Allah, divided by stars-in-crescents except above the bust, where the star-in-crescent is replaced by a pellet-within-annulet.  REVERSE: In field: Arch supported on columns, within which is a vertical barbed spear which has two pennants floating    to the left just below the head; to right and left of the columns: khalifat Allah - amir al-mu’minin; to either side  of the spear-shaft: nasr – Allah.   In border: Four stars-in-crescents, with Pahlawi ap (‘praise’) at one o’clock.  WEIGHT: 3.54g.  REFERENCES: Treadwell 2005, 2 same dies; Walker p.24, ANS.5, same reverse die = Gaube 2.3.2.4.  CONDITION: Very fine to good very fine, excessively rare and a type of considerable historical significance.   One of the greatest and most sought-after rarities of the Arab-Sasanian series, the ‘Mihrab and ‘Anaza’ drachm has been rightly described as ‘extraordinary’ (Grabar, O., The Formation of Islamic Art, revised and enlarged edition, Yale, 1987), and ‘a very valuable little archaeological document’ (Miles, ‘Mihrab and ‘Anazah’).   Many of the difficulties of interpreting this piece stem from the fact that it lacks both date and mint-name.  Most scholars have assumed that it was struck at Damascus.  Firstly, the mean weight of extant specimens is about 3.6-3.7g, which is somewhat lighter than the standard maintained at mints in the East but consistent with other Arab-Sasanian issues struck at Damascus in the early-mid 70s.  Secondly, Damascus was the Umayyad capital where other experimental drachms were struck, including the Standing Caliph type with which the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachms have often been compared.  This may very well be correct, although it will be suggested below that other possibilities should also be considered.  The latest study of this issue is that of Treadwell (2005), who plausibly interprets the imagery on this coin as a reaction to perceived problems with the design of the Standing Caliph drachms, which he argues must have been struck immediately before the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type.  On this analysis, the Standing Caliph type was produced to accompany the Standing Caliph dinars and fulus introduced in Syria in the previous year.  Treadwell notes that the gold and copper issues conformed to ‘the traditional numismatic formula that located the ruler on the obverse and a religious symbol on the reverse,’ while the ‘Standing Caliph’ drachm ‘contained two conflicting images of rulership…it is the Shahanshah’s imposing bust that dominates the imagery of the coin, not the cramped figure of the caliph on the reverse’  (Treadwell, p.11).  The Mihrab and ‘Anaza type rectifies this by changing the design of the Sasanian bust so that it is recognisably the Caliph who appears on the obverse, and by replacing the standing figure on the reverse with an image of the Prophet’s spear mounted within an arch.  Unfortunately, while this argument neatly explains the imagery, it clashes awkwardly with the legends.  The bust which Treadwell identifies as the caliph himself is in fact labelled in Pahlawi as that of Khusraw, while the spear on the reverse carries the legends khalifat Allah – amir al-mu’minin.  It is possible to argue, as Treadwell does, that ‘the Standing Caliph drachm was an unsuccessful hybrid that had been cobbled together at speed [and so] it would not be surprising if its hastily executed substitute were also deficient in some respects.’  But the addition of nasr Allah beside the spear on the reverse shows that the legends were not merely slavishly copied from a preceding type, and it seems hard to imagine that such sophisticated thought should have been given to the imagery only for the legends to have been applied so inappropriately.  Furthermore, closer examination reveals that the images on both sides of this type are less straightforward then they may first appear.  The figure on the obverse, whom Treadwell identified as being the caliph, wears a peculiar type of headgear, has cross-hatching across his breast to represent a different type of dress from the norm, and rather awkwardly carries a sheathed sword.  Treadwell notes that the figure on the reverse of the Standing Caliph drachm, like that on the obverse of the gold and copper Standing Caliph types, similarly carries a sheathed sword, and he therefore suggests that this feature identifies the Mihrab and ‘Anaza bust as that of the caliph also.  He has no explanation for the design of the crown or helmet, beyond noting that it is does not look like any other crown seen on the coinage of any Sasanian ruler.  As for the cross-hatch pattern on the figure’s breast, Treadwell’s explanation is that this is chiefly an artistic rather than a naturalistic feature, designed to allow the sheathed sword to feature more prominently.  Unfortunately, neither the cross-hatching nor the headgear looks even remotely like the dress of the Standing Caliph figure and so, much as with the problematic legends, these features do nothing to support to the suggestion that the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachm was designed to improve and rectify the Standing Caliph type.  The object on the reverse, to which Miles devoted most of his attention, has traditionally been identified as a spear or lance within a mihrab.  It was Miles who refined this, specifiying that the spear was the ‘anaza of the Prophet himself, and suggesting rather more cautiously that the mihrab could be identified more precisely as the niche type (mihrab mujawwaf).  If so, this coin would be the earliest depiction of this important Islamic architectural feature.  Miles’ interpretation of the arch as a mihrab has met with a mixed reception among later scholars.  Some have endorsed his view that the feature is indeed a Muslim mihrab rather than any other kind of arch, while others (including Treadwell) have pointed out that arches of this type are found on coins struck by all three Abrahamic religions.  Connections with the Christian sacrum in Jerusalem (the arch which stood over the True Cross) have been suggested.  In this way, this remarkable coin would have played its part in the so-called ‘war of images’ between the Christians and Muslims during this period.  It is perhaps worth remembering, however, that the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type is not so securely tied to Damascus during the mid-70s Hijri as some might imply.  Treadwell reports that Miles himself ‘did not consider that the coin, as he had described it, fitted smoothly into the series of Damascus silver coinage of the mid-690s.’  The type is not dated, and while the metrology does argue against these drachms having been struck as part of the main series produced in the East, Damascus was not the only place where lighter Arab-Sasanian drachms were being issued at this time.  Drachms struck in Armenia and the North (see lot 1) during the 70s seem to have been struck to a weight standard in the region of 3.3g, and like the Mihrab and ‘Anaza type carry on the obverse a bust which is clearly Sasanian but is obviously different from the familiar Khusraw II type which had become the standard in the East for decades.  Another curious feature of the Mihrab and ‘Anaza drachms is the large number of dies used: the seven specimens listed by Treadwell were struck from seven obverse and six reverse dies.  Is this consistent with a short-lived, experimental type concocted hastily in Damascus and quickly abandoned, or might this be better explained in the context of a short-lived, specific event such as a military campaign?For the full version of this footnote please see the PDF at www.mortonandeden.com/pdfcats/85.pdf

A gold mourning ring for Queen Caroline, 1727- 20th November 1737. Married to King George II, Wilhelmina Charlotte Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born in 1683 and was more commonly known as Caroline of Ansbach. She was widely mourned following her death in 1737, not only by the public but also by the King who refused to remarry. The gold ring is centred with a cushion-shaped diamond mounted on a rectangular-cut amethyst. There are probably a few strands of hair underneath the diamond. Closed back mount with fluted sides and engraved to the reverse with traces of the original black enamel with a Queen's crown over the slightly obscured words, ob 20 Nov 1737. Trifurcated and fluted shoulders and Queen Caroline carved to the lower shank with black enamel decoration. Size F 1/2.

Books - Ian Fleming - The Spy Who Loved Me, 5th impression and On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 3rd impression, both with dust jackets Condition:

* SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT RA PRSW (SCOTTISH 1880 - 1969),THE BLOOM OF YOUTHlithograph, signed in pencil30cm x 48cmMounted, framed and under glassNote: The original and copyright of this painting is owned by Pears Soap who commissioned the work and used it in their marketing campaign. This is a rare, signed copy.

* CATHLEEN SABINE MANN RP ROI (BRITISH 1896 - 1953),THE PORTRAIT OF GRETAoil on canvas, signed and dated 194490cm x 70cmFramed.Note: Cathleen Mann was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 31 December 1896 to the Scottish portrait painter Harrington Mann, the second of his three daughters. Her mother was the portraitist and interior director Florence Sabine Pasley. Harrington Mann taught Cathleen the art of painting, as did the portrait painter Ethel Walker, and she received further instruction while studying at the Slade School in London. Mann's art career was put on hold owing to the First World War, when she worked with an ambulance unit. By 1924 Mann had two portraits in the Royal Academy, and exhibited there regularly from 1930. Her work was displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Musée du Luxembourg, and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Two of her portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery: Sir Matthew Smith and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (both oil on canvas, 1952). Cathleen married Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry on 18 March 1926. She was known as the Marchioness of Queensberry until their divorce in 1946. They had two children, David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry and a daughter. In 1946, she married John Robert Follett, son of Brigadier-General Gilbert Burrell Spencer Follett and Lady Mildred Follet, daughter of Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore. Follett was a racehorse owner. He died in 1953, aged 46. Follet's death caused Mann to have a nervous breakdown. She befriended the artist Matthew Smith and was influenced by his work. As a result, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography opines that her best work occurred during the last ten years of her life. Mann committed suicide in 1959 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills in her studio on Montpelier Walk, Brompton after being diagnosed with another attack of tuberculosis. Following her death, this epitaph appeared in The Times:Mr. H. Rowntree Clifford writes - "Many hundreds of people living in the dock district of south West Ham during the September bombing of 1940 owe their lives to the determination and courage of the late Cathleen Mann. As Marchioness of Queensberry she used her name and the strength of her personality to break through official difficulties and to commandeer transport by both road and rail to carry numbers of helpless and in some cases crippled people to safety. I remember the humble duty she offered to those who were deprived of their families."

JAMES WHITELAW HAMILTON RSA RSW NEAC (SCOTTISH 1860 - 1932), THE OLD FARMHOUSE oil on board, signed 25cm x 35cm Framed. Note: James Whitelaw Hamilton was born on 26 November 1860, the eldest child to wood turner James Hamilton and his wife Mary Stevenson of 1 Morris Place Glasgow. His parents moved the family to Helensburgh and lived at Thornton Lodge, 107 Sinclair Street, Helensburgh. Whitelaw Hamilton displayed an aptitude for painting at an early age, and after studying in Glasgow, he moved to Paris and studied at the studios of Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret and Aimé Morot, both considered leading lights of the 19th Century French Movement - specialising in landscapes and portraiture. Whitelaw Hamilton's landscapes have a rugged and raw quality but he did not limit his work to one medium being equally successful using oils, pastels and watercolours. Not surprisingly, given Helensburgh's reputation as a centre for artists, Whitelaw Hamilton became friends with the Glasgow Boys. In 1884, he joined Guthrie, Henry, Crawhall and Melville at Cockburnspath. EA Walton, who spent his winters at Thornton Lodge, and James Guthrie were to remain friends with Whitelaw Hamilton throughout their lives. They shared similar ideals and spent many years in Helensburgh recording the urban lifestyle of the wealthy residents in the town. Whitelaw Hamilton married Lillian Millar Shaw of 12 Lynedoch Place, Glasgow at St Mary's Episcopal Church on 9 September 1891. He and Lillian took residence in the Grange, 23 Suffolk Street, Helensburgh, the home that he was to remain in for the rest of his life. Whitelaw Hamilton exhibited abroad as often as he did at home. He became a member of the Munich Secession and won a gold medal at the Munich International Exhibition in 1897. He became a member of the New English Art Club in 1887, a member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1922 and a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1895. He also held the position of Hon. Secretary, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. He suffered personal loss in 1918, when his son Lt. Arthur Leslie Hamilton was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 25 October, serving with the 1st Highland Light Infantry. A portrait of his son was completed by James Guthrie and is held within the collection of the Glasgow Art Gallery. James Whitelaw Hamilton died in Helensburgh on 16 September 1932 aged 71. His work is represented in Glasgow Art Gallery, Perth Art Gallery, City of Edinburgh Collection, Lillie Art Gallery, The Hunterian, Perth & Kinross Council, Kirkcaldy Museums & Galleries, Paisley Museum & Art Galleries, Dundee Art Gallery, Kelvingrove, The Royal Scottish Academy, Walker Art Gallery, Weimar Art Gallery in Germany and other public collections.

THE PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC SIGNED BY THE PRINTER, CHRISTOPHER BRADYPrinted in Dublin, 23rd April 1916 by Christopher Brady, Michael Molloy and Liam O’Brien for the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic, this copy signed and inscribed lower left “Christopher Brady, Printer of this Proclamation 1916”A single broadsheet, overall size 30 2/16’’ x 20 2/16’’, width of printed lines, 18 1/4’’, printed text 29 1/16’’, on poor paper with smudging and uneven inking, some minor tears, and creases, w.a.f.The most important document in modern Irish History. This is one of only two known original copies in private hands signed by Brady and one of a small number of surviving copies. Printed at Liberty Hall, Dublin, under the protection of soldiers of the Irish Citizen Army, on Easter Sunday, 1916, and read from the steps of the General Post Office, O’Connell St., Dublin on Easter Monday morning by P.H. Pearse, in the presence of the other signatories of the document, thereby heralding the Rising, and Ireland’s advance towards self-determination.The Proclamation, the corner-stone of modern Irish history, the Irish Declaration of Independence, was probably the literary composition of P.H. Pearse, with some changes and amendments by James Connolly and Thomas MacDonagh. It was printed on an old ‘’Wharfdale Double-Crown,’’ printing machine. The work commenced about mid-day on Sunday 23rd April and was completed approx. 1.00 on Easter Monday morning. James Connolly organised all arrangements. The printer was Christopher Brady and the compositors Michael Molloy, and Liam O’Brien all of whom had previously been employed in the work of printing ‘’The Worker’s Republic,’’ for Connolly.Brady who worked the machine throughout described his task as one of great difficulty. He found it hard to ink the type evenly and the rollers refused to maintain an even pressure, with the result that nearly all copies show much smudging in parts and faint printing in other parts. In the beginning an attempt was made to set the entire document at the one time, but it was found this was not viable as there was not enough type available, and it had to be set in two stages. Firstly, top half, from ‘’Poblacht’’ down to and including the words... ‘’among the nations.’’ Secondly, the bottom half, from ‘’The Irish Republic,’’ .. to ‘’Joseph Plunkett’’.The paper used was of the poorest quality, a cheap line which was purchased from Saggart Mills, and similar to that used on the ‘’Workers Republic.’’ A print run of 2500 copies was planned, with the intention of supplying the country as well as the city. It seems unlikely however, because of the difficulties encountered in the work, dilapidated machinery, scarcity of paper etc., that any more than 1000 copies were in fact printed. Finally the work of distribution was then handed over to Mrs. Helen Moloney, as ordered by Connolly. The type for the second section or bottom half was still in the press, when the British soldiers entered Liberty Hall, on Thursday 27th April 1916.Michael J. Molloy told the story of how he came to be one of the three men who printed the 1916 Proclamation, in an article entitled ‘’My Easter Week,’’ published in the Evening Herald, on April 4th, 1966. In 1925, Mr. Joseph J. Bouch published a booklet, for the Biographical Society of Ireland which was a short history and a bibliography of The Proclamation. He examined the few available copies of the original from libraries etc., and this paper is now the definitive tool for ascertaining the true copies. He defined six main points from which the first issue can be identified: Size of paper: approx. 30’’ x 20’’; Quality and colour of paper; Style of typography including wrong fonts and spaces; Measurements of form or type face, or length of line Differences in spelling notably in the names of the signatories; Other typographical inexactitudes. The above copy conforms in size, type of paper, etc., and contains all the typographical inexactitudes and irregularities called for by Bouch. It contains the 23 wrong font ‘’e’’ as called for. It also contains the reversed ‘’e’’ in the third ‘’the’’ on the first line of the last paragraph. Also according to Bouch the spacing matter or bars between the lines frequently caught the ink and showed a line of varying lengths. In addition, this document contains further typographical errors which were missed by Bouch & other bibliographers, historians alike, & which on examination, are to be found in all other true copies of the original. These are three lower case ‘’t’’s. This copy also displays clearly that the original Proclamation was in fact printed in two parts, as the distance between the last two paragraphs, etc., and the top half again varies in size.

***PLEASE NOTE FULL DESCRIPTION IN THE PRINTED CATALOGUE SHOULD READ***1916 ''Defence of Trinity College'' Silver Presentation Cup awarded to Cadet E.H. Frazer Issued by West & Son, Dublin and bearing the engraved inscription ''DEFENCE OF T.C.D. / SINN FEIN REBELLION / EASTER 1916,'' to one side and name of recipient on the other. Shortly after the firing began in central Dublin on Monday 24 April 1916, the gates of Trinity College were closed, and armed members of its Officer Training Corps deployed themselves on the roof, with orders to shoot any armed men not wearing uniforms and so presumed to be rebels (see Caulfield ''The Easter Rising,''). They continued to 'defend' the College through the week although there is no indication that the rebels had any plans to occupy it. It was however useful as a mustering station in central Dublin for British Cavalry. After the Rising ended, the Board passed resolution of thanks to those who had assisted in its defence and it was decided to issue Souvenir silver Cups to those who had participated.The recipient of this cup was Dr Edward Haslett Frazer. Dr Frazer is thought to have commenced his studies in Trinity College in June 1915 and according to the Catalogue of Graduates of the University of Dublin was awarded a BA in the in the summer of 1919, a BAO (Bachelor in Midwifery), a BCh (Bachelor in Surgery) and M.B (Bachelor in Medicine) in the Summer of 1923. Having completed his education Dr Frazer left Ireland and served as a Ships Doctor on a number of voyages around South America and the great Pacific, before becoming one of Sydney's foremost General Practitioners. Dr Frazer settled in Australia and lived there until his death in 1976.

A BRONZE WWI MEMORIAL DEATH PLAQUE, for Samuel McCann, decorated with Brittania holding a Laurel Wreath in her left hand and a Trident in her right with an imperial lion at her feet, inscribed along the edge of the plaque with He/She Died For Freedom And Honour. 12cm diameter (c.330g)A photocopy from the Index No. M.R. Helles Memorial Part VII details McCann's rank as 7th Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers, died August 9th, 1915, aged 31, son of John and Teresa McCann of Castle Warren, Donemara, Co. Tyrone. These bronze plaques were issued to the next of kin of soldiers who had fallen in the Great War.

A LAST GIFT FROM JOHN MacBRIDEA gentleman’s wrist watch, early 20th century, with leather strap, metal case and enamelled dial, diameter circa 1 ¼ ins, no maker’s mark apparent, not in working order, with engraved inscription to rear, ‘To my Godson / from John MacBride / Easter Saturday / 1916’.Provenance: Vendor's father is the GodsonBorn in Westport, Co. Mayo in 1865, John MacBride joined the IRB in the 1880s. A friend of Michael Cusack and Arthur Griffith, he went to South Africa in the 1890s. He persuaded Arthur Griffith to join him there, and with other IRB members they organised centenary celebrations for the Rising of 1798. When the Boer War began in 1899 he became second-in-command of an Irish Brigade formed to fight with the Boers against the British, with the rank of Major. Afterwards he went to live in Paris, and in 1903 he married Maud Gonne, who was introduced to him by Griffith. They had a son, but the marriage failed, and MacBride returned to Dublin where he became an official in the Waterworks Dept. He did not join the Irish Volunteers, and took little part in the revolutionary ferment of the early war years, but he became aware of the plans for a Rising at a very late stage. He offered his services to Thomas MacDonagh and was made second-in-command of the Jacob’s Factory garrison. Although not a signatory of the 1916 Proclamation, he was court-martialled and sentenced to death after the Rising. Evidently the British had not forgotten his South African service. He was shot in Kilmainham Jail on 5 May 1916.The present item, dated Easter Saturday, must be his last gift before he ‘resigned his part in the casual comedy’ and joined the Rising. A unique and poignant item.

Ó hÉIGCEARTAIGH, DIARMUID, clerk of the First Dail and friend of Michael Collins. A selection of books from his personal library, comprising:-Reynolds, [Rev.] Frank L. Ireland’s Important and Heroic Part in America’s Independence and Development. Daleiden, Chicago n.d. [c. 1927], 322 pp, 2 col. plates, first, inscribed on f.e.p. ‘To Lieut. General D. O’Hegarty / from Frank L. Reynolds / as a souvenir of your Visit to America and Chicago / Jan. 22 1928.’ Spine dull, o.w.v.g. Scarce. No copy found on COPAC. [Ó hÉigceartaigh went to New York in 1927-8 to represent the Free State at hearings over control of Republican funds in the United States]. - Joyce, James. Dubliners. New York, Huebsch, 1925 (fourth printing). Orig. cloth, spine soiled and worn, o.w. good, scarce. Inscribed on t.p., ‘Diarmuid Ó hÉigceartaigh’. Of the London first edition of Dubliners only some 700 copies were issued, and a very small number of a second edition in 1918. Once these were sold, it was for many years only available in the American edition. Probably purchased by Ó hÉigceartaigh during his New York visit.- MacDonagh, Thomas. Literature in Ireland: Studies Irish and Anglo-Irish. L. 1919., orig. cloth gilt, portr., 248 pp. Inscribed ‘Diarmuid Ó hÉigceartaigh’ on t.p.- Jennings, Rev. Brendan OFM. Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, Chief of the Four Masters, and his Associates. D. 1936, first, orig. cloth (dulled), 220 pp., ills, a little spotting. Inscribed on t.p. ‘Diarmuid Ó hÉigceartaigh’.- MacManus, Frank. Stand and Give Challenge [the story of the Munster poet Donnchadh Ruadh mac Conmara]. D. 1934, orig. cloth, 306 pp, a little spotting, first. Inscribed on t.p., ‘Diarmuid Ó hÉigceartaigh’. Ó hÉigceartaigh, from Skibbereen in Cork, was a 1916 veteran who fought in the streets around the G.P.O. An experienced administrator, he became clerk of the First Dail, and was largely responsible for its smooth running in the midst of the Anglo-Irish war. He was a member of the reorganised IRB supreme council with Michael Collins, and succeeded Collins as the IRA’s Director of Organisation. Collins was best man at his wedding to Claire Archer in April 1922. Ó hEigceartaigh was secretary to the Treaty delegation, secretary to the cabinet of the Provisional Government, and later secretary to the Free State Executive Council. Lord Longford describes him as ‘the civil servant of the revolution’. Evidently he was a cultured and well-read man. Not many Irish public servants in the 1920s would have bothered to buy ‘Dubliners’.

A NAPOLEONIC MEDAL, this medal was instituted on 12 August 1857 by Napoleon III to 'honour with a special distinction the soldiers who fought under the flag of France in the great wars of 1792-1815' and awarded to survivors of the wars of Revolution and Empire some 42 years after their end. it was designed by the great medallist Désiré Albert Barre and produced by the Imperial Mint.

YEATS, W.B.The other cheated deadFirst and only publication of the last of Yeats’ poems in memory of Major Robert Gregory, ‘Reprisals’, in No. 2 of the Ulster poetry periodical Rann (Autumn 1948). It was published there to mark the return of Yeats’ remains to Sligo, and ‘by the kindness of Mrs. Yeats’. A very good copy in original wrappers.Yeats finished his poem in 1920, but withheld it from publication after a request from Lady Gregory, who thought the timing ‘unpropitious’, soon after the Bloody Sunday killings; probably the real reason was that she disliked the notion that her beloved son was ‘cheated’ in death. With its powerful closing lines, it is a direct comment on the Black-and-Tan terror in rural Ireland. The passage about ‘new-married women’ refers to Ellen Quinn, shot dead while holding her child outside her front door in Kiltartan, by men in a passing military lorry. The poem is not in any of Yeats’ collections, and is not in his Collected Poems.

A REPUBLICAN BOND CERTIFICATE, Ten Dollars, issued January 24th 1920 by De Valera, President of the Elected Government of the Republic of Ireland, to Madeline Ryder, No. 103263 with De Valera's engraved signature in Irish, engraved green Celtic designed border, approx. 6'' x 9'', very good condition; together with black and white photograph entitled verso 'A group of Congressmen on the steps of the United States Capitol photographed with two pretty Irish girls who are actively engaged in selling Irish Liberty bonds.', and associated original documentation. (4)

A GOOD QUALITY CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR, possibly Han Dynasty, together with a fitted wood stand carved to match the decoration on the mirror, the mirror cast around the domed and pierced knop with a stylised dragon, two seated figures and grapes, within a narrow border of characters translated as 'On this mirror are represented the King Father of the East and the Queen Mother of the West. May it be protection against evil. Made for Chini who offers it,' and two seals reading 'Made by Lu', 10.75in(27.3cm) high overall, the mirror itself 7.8in(19.9cm) diameter. Bought in Rangoon 1929

A NEAR PAIR OF 19TH/20TH CENTURY PARTIALLY GLAZED YIXING POTTERY TEA CUPS & SAUCERS, each piece applied to its interior with a white crackled glaze, the base of each saucer with a seal mark, the cups 3in(7.5cm) diameter & 2.1in(5.4cm) high, the saucers 4.8in(12.4cm) diameter. From a 92 year old Chinaman in Mergui, Burma who stated they were from his father's collection.

Pierre Adolphe Valette (1876-1942), Goat study, signed, titled on gallery label - 'Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester' verso, ink and oil on board, 11.5 x 16.5cm.; 4.5 x 6.5in. * French artist who moved to Manchester around 1900. Taught at Manchester School of Art. Taught L.S. Lowry. Exhibited several works at the Walker Gallery.

Clara Klinghoffer (Ukrainian, 1900-1970), "Anne Marie", signed and indistinctly dated, titled and dated 'October, 1932' on exhibition label - 'The Leicester Galleries, London' verso, oil on canvas, 36.5 x 45cm.; 14.25 x 17.75in. * Clara Klinghoffer became a shining painter overnight at the age of nineteen when she had her first exhibition at the Hampstead Gallery in London. She studied at the Slade from 1918 to 1919 and her work was much admired by her many mentors such as Bernard Meninsky, Alfred Wolmark and Sir Jacob Epstein who recommended her to the gallery. Klinghoffer's work is represented in both the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Gallery. Artists' Resale Right ("droit de suite") may apply to this lot.

A COLLECTION OF ROYAL ALBERT BEATRIX POTTER FIGURES TOM KITTEN, MRS TIGGYWINGKLE TAKES TEA, THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE, TAILOR OF GOUCESTER, MRS RABBIT COOKING, DIGGORY DIGGORY DELVET, LITTLE PIG ROBINSON, MR BENJAMIN BUNNY, PIGGLIN BLAND, MR ALDERMAN PTOTEMY LITTLE BLACK RABBIT, BENJAMIN BUNNY SAT ON A BANK, MR MCGREGOR, JEREMY FISHER, FLOPSY MOPSY AND COTTONTAIL, APPLEBY DAPPLY, TOMMY BROCK, GOODY & TIMMY TIPTOES, SQUIRREL NUTKIN, RIBBY & THE PATTY PAN AND BENAJAMIN BUNNY WITH BOXES

Vinyl Records - LPs - Sex Pistols, The Who, Queen Jazz, early matrix; Dire Straits, Alchemy, early matrix; others, Status Quo, The Eagles, Yes, etc

A George/William IV longcase clock movement, 33cm square brass dial inscribed John Bloor, Burslem, Arabic numerals, painted with roses to spandrels, subsidiary seconds dial, twin winding holes, 8-day mechanism striking on a bell, c.1830John Bloor was working at Burslem (now part of Stoke-on-Trent) from 1828 to 1842, and was son of another clockmaker of the same name, who worked at Newcastle-under-Lyme from the 1780s and to whom John junior was apprenticed.

A LARGE BOX OF FLYING EQUIPMENT, from the WWII era and beyond and large quantity of papers photos and written ephemera all relating to Flight Lt Michael Beetham,(DFC) who later rose through the ranks to become Sir Michael Beetham Air Marshall of the RAF, Beetham trained in the USA under the Arnold Agreement and when he returned to the UK flew Lancasters in missions against Germany in WWII, the vast amount of paperwork and manuals cover Navigation, drills, etc and all relate to Beetham, many are signed, also present his is certificate for the award of the DFC in January 1952, he personally flew bombing missions over Berlin and after the War rose to the Top position in the RAF, he was about to retitre, when in 1982 Britain became involved in the Falklands War and he stayed on to oversee the vital part played in the conflict by the RAF, months after the defeat of Argentina in the War he retired form the RAF, he was born in London in 1923 and after completing his education volunteered for service in the RAF in 1941, after WWII in 1949 he flew Lancasters in Africa on mapping, and ariel photography surveys, being head of 82 Sqdn RAF, in 1959, he personally set two World records for flights and re-fuelling, to South Africa, and also served with V Force from 1958, included with this lot are three leather flying helmets with attached electrical and air supply fittings, an RAF Officers Cap, three various Aircraft instruments, a wrist fitting watch style compass, paperwork included lots of photos from his time in the USA with postcards etc, and various other flying books etc, an important archive to one of our Nations top RAF officers who served in WWII and beyond

TWO CASES OF 12 INCH SINGLES AND 7 INCH PICTURE DISCS, the 12 inch singles are promo copies by artists such as East 17, Alex Party, Mark Morrison etc, the 7 inch picture discs including The Beatles, The Who, Frankie Goes to Hollywood etc