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[ALBUM AMICORUM] - [GALLAND JEAN-PAUL]: (1913-1991)

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6,500 EUR
Estepona, Malaga
[ALBUM AMICORUM] - [GALLAND JEAN-PAUL]: (1913-1991) Swiss politician who served as State Chancellor of the Canton of Geneva 1961-78, and later as Honorary Chancellor 1978-91. The dark green leather bound 4to Guest Book of Galland containing an exceptional and diverse selection of over 150 signatures, letters and signed photographs etc., including (in order of appearance within the volume) Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II- A.L.S., Montgomery of Alamein, one page, small 4to, Palace Hotel, Murren, 7th January 1953, to Galland, on the printed stationery of the Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe. Montgomery returns a photograph which he has signed, and thanks Galland for having met him in Geneva, adding that he will return to the city on 15th February Ā“on which day I will leave your airport in my aeroplane at 1200 hrs for ParisĀ“, together with a vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Montgomery standing in a full-length pose close to some aircraft steps and alongside several other individuals. Signed (Ā“Montgomery of Alamein, Field MarshalĀ“) in bold turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated 22nd January 1953 in his hand; Felix Bloch (1905-1983) Swiss-American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1952 & Pierre Micheli (1905-1989) Swiss diplomat who served as Ambassador to France 1956-61 (with a third signature on a page featuring a photograph of the signing of the agreements of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research [CERN] on 11th June 1955), Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57, Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-63. A loosely inserted T.L.S., Harold Macmillan, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, London, 29th July 1955, to Galland, on the printed stationery of the Foreign Office, thanking him for the assistance he provided during Ā“the stay of the United Kingdom Delegation in Geneva for the Four Power ConferenceĀ“, accompanied by the original envelope (laid down); Edgar Faure (1908-1988) French Prime Minister 1952, 1955-56. Vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Faure seated in a half-length pose at his desk. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a lighter area at the base of the image; Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949-63, blue fountain pen ink signature (Ā“AdenauerĀ“) and date, 1955, in his hand, with a 4 x 6 photograph neatly affixed to the page above the signature; Niels Bohr (1885-1962) Danish physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1922, John Cockcroft (1897-1967) British physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics 1951 in recognition of splitting the atomic nucleus, Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898-1988) American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1944, Ralph Bunche (1904-1971) American political scientist & diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1950, Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) American government official, one of the original members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the signatures of five other individuals together on one page, all being delegates at the Conference Internationale sur lĀ“Utilisation de lĀ“Energie Atomique a des fins Pacifiques in Geneva, August 1955; Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967) Soviet writer, revolutionary and historian, Maxime Leroy (1873-1957) French jurist and social historian, and the signatures of a number of individuals present at an international meeting in Geneva, September 1955; Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American diplomat, First Lady of the United States 1933-45 as wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed to a page alongside various other individuals on the occasion of Roosevelt being awarded the inaugural Nansen Refugee Medal in Geneva, September 1955; also featuring several unsigned photographs of Roosevelt at the time, being greeted by different men); John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) American politician who served as Secretary of State 1953-59; Antoine Pinay (1891-1994) French Prime Minister 1952-53; Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873-1972) French Prime Minister 1932-33; Lai-iad Phibunsongkhram (1903-1964) Wife of Thai Field Marshal and Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram; Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) Swedish economist and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-61, posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961; Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012) King of Cambodia 1941-55, 1993-2004 & Chen Yi (1901-1972) Chinese communist military commander and politician who served as Foreign Minister of China 1958-72 and is one of ten Marshals of the PeopleĀ“s Republic of China (the two signatures together on one page); Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980) Shah of the Imperial State of Iran 1941-79 & Farah Pahlavi (1938- ) Queen and Empress of Iran 1959-79 (the two signatures together on one page above and opposite photographs recording their visit to Geneva on 10th October 1961); Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993) King of the Belgians 1951-93 (signed on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on 24th May 1962 and accompanied by a photograph of him being greeted at the airport); U Thant (1909-1974) Burmese diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations 1961-71, Maurice Pate (1894-1965) American humanitarian who served as the first executive director of the United Nations ChildrenĀ“s Fund (UNICEF) 1947-65; Cardinal Augustin Bea (1881-1968) German Jesuit priest who served as the first President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity 1960-68; Cardinal Charles Journet (1891-1975) Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, the first Swiss to be named a cardinal; Haile Selassie I (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74 (a fine, bold fountain pen ink example, dated 1965 in his hand, on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on the 35th anniversary of his reign, November 1965, above a formal 4 x 5.5 photograph); Prince Philip (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021, dated 17th November 1965 in his hand; Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886-1972) Greek Orthodox Archbishop of North and South America 1930-48 and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1948-72; Habib Bourguiba (1903-2000) Tunisian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Tunisia 1956-57 and as President of Tunisia 1957-87; Olav V (1903-1991) King of Norway 1957-91 (signed on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on 4th April 1968 and accompanied by several photographs of the event); Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999) King of Jordan 1952-99 (a fine example of his signature above a photograph depicting the King being greeted upon his arrival at Geneva airport on 22nd May 1968); Willy Brandt (1913-1992) German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of West Germany 1969-74, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1971; OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
[ALBUM AMICORUM] - [GALLAND JEAN-PAUL]: (1913-1991) Swiss politician who served as State Chancellor of the Canton of Geneva 1961-78, and later as Honorary Chancellor 1978-91. The dark green leather bound 4to Guest Book of Galland containing an exceptional and diverse selection of over 150 signatures, letters and signed photographs etc., including (in order of appearance within the volume) Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II- A.L.S., Montgomery of Alamein, one page, small 4to, Palace Hotel, Murren, 7th January 1953, to Galland, on the printed stationery of the Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe. Montgomery returns a photograph which he has signed, and thanks Galland for having met him in Geneva, adding that he will return to the city on 15th February Ā“on which day I will leave your airport in my aeroplane at 1200 hrs for ParisĀ“, together with a vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Montgomery standing in a full-length pose close to some aircraft steps and alongside several other individuals. Signed (Ā“Montgomery of Alamein, Field MarshalĀ“) in bold turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated 22nd January 1953 in his hand; Felix Bloch (1905-1983) Swiss-American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1952 & Pierre Micheli (1905-1989) Swiss diplomat who served as Ambassador to France 1956-61 (with a third signature on a page featuring a photograph of the signing of the agreements of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research [CERN] on 11th June 1955), Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57, Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-63. A loosely inserted T.L.S., Harold Macmillan, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, London, 29th July 1955, to Galland, on the printed stationery of the Foreign Office, thanking him for the assistance he provided during Ā“the stay of the United Kingdom Delegation in Geneva for the Four Power ConferenceĀ“, accompanied by the original envelope (laid down); Edgar Faure (1908-1988) French Prime Minister 1952, 1955-56. Vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of Faure seated in a half-length pose at his desk. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a lighter area at the base of the image; Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949-63, blue fountain pen ink signature (Ā“AdenauerĀ“) and date, 1955, in his hand, with a 4 x 6 photograph neatly affixed to the page above the signature; Niels Bohr (1885-1962) Danish physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1922, John Cockcroft (1897-1967) British physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics 1951 in recognition of splitting the atomic nucleus, Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898-1988) American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1944, Ralph Bunche (1904-1971) American political scientist & diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1950, Lewis Strauss (1896-1974) American government official, one of the original members of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the signatures of five other individuals together on one page, all being delegates at the Conference Internationale sur lĀ“Utilisation de lĀ“Energie Atomique a des fins Pacifiques in Geneva, August 1955; Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967) Soviet writer, revolutionary and historian, Maxime Leroy (1873-1957) French jurist and social historian, and the signatures of a number of individuals present at an international meeting in Geneva, September 1955; Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American diplomat, First Lady of the United States 1933-45 as wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed to a page alongside various other individuals on the occasion of Roosevelt being awarded the inaugural Nansen Refugee Medal in Geneva, September 1955; also featuring several unsigned photographs of Roosevelt at the time, being greeted by different men); John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) American politician who served as Secretary of State 1953-59; Antoine Pinay (1891-1994) French Prime Minister 1952-53; Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873-1972) French Prime Minister 1932-33; Lai-iad Phibunsongkhram (1903-1964) Wife of Thai Field Marshal and Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram; Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) Swedish economist and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-61, posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961; Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012) King of Cambodia 1941-55, 1993-2004 & Chen Yi (1901-1972) Chinese communist military commander and politician who served as Foreign Minister of China 1958-72 and is one of ten Marshals of the PeopleĀ“s Republic of China (the two signatures together on one page); Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980) Shah of the Imperial State of Iran 1941-79 & Farah Pahlavi (1938- ) Queen and Empress of Iran 1959-79 (the two signatures together on one page above and opposite photographs recording their visit to Geneva on 10th October 1961); Baudouin of Belgium (1930-1993) King of the Belgians 1951-93 (signed on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on 24th May 1962 and accompanied by a photograph of him being greeted at the airport); U Thant (1909-1974) Burmese diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations 1961-71, Maurice Pate (1894-1965) American humanitarian who served as the first executive director of the United Nations ChildrenĀ“s Fund (UNICEF) 1947-65; Cardinal Augustin Bea (1881-1968) German Jesuit priest who served as the first President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity 1960-68; Cardinal Charles Journet (1891-1975) Swiss Roman Catholic theologian, the first Swiss to be named a cardinal; Haile Selassie I (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74 (a fine, bold fountain pen ink example, dated 1965 in his hand, on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on the 35th anniversary of his reign, November 1965, above a formal 4 x 5.5 photograph); Prince Philip (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021, dated 17th November 1965 in his hand; Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886-1972) Greek Orthodox Archbishop of North and South America 1930-48 and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 1948-72; Habib Bourguiba (1903-2000) Tunisian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Tunisia 1956-57 and as President of Tunisia 1957-87; Olav V (1903-1991) King of Norway 1957-91 (signed on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on 4th April 1968 and accompanied by several photographs of the event); Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999) King of Jordan 1952-99 (a fine example of his signature above a photograph depicting the King being greeted upon his arrival at Geneva airport on 22nd May 1968); Willy Brandt (1913-1992) German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of West Germany 1969-74, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1971; OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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In the event that the Purchaser fails to pay for any lot(s) in full pursuant to these Conditions then the Auctioneers shall be entitled:

8.1. to rescind the sale of the relevant lot(s)

8.2. to resell the lot(s) without further notice either by public or private sale and the deficiency (if any) arising from such second sale together with all charges and expenses relating to the same shall be the responsibility of the defaulting Purchaser and shall be recoverable as and for liquidated damages.

 

9. Jurisdiction

These Conditions shall be governed by Spanish law and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Spanish courts.

 

Online Bidding

International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L. offer an online bidding service for bidders who cannot attend the sale, however please be advised that a charge of 3% + VAT  is chargeable on all purchases made through  any of the online bidding facilities offered.

In completing the bidder registration and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L.

1. You authorise International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L., if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction, and

2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L. and agree that International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L. are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfillment of the sale.

3. confirm that you accept that an additional charge of 3% + VAT will be applied to your invoice for use of an online bidding facility

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