Autograph Auction

WOOD HENRY J.: (1869-1944) English Conductor. A large vintage signed 11 x 14 photograph of Wood in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Fayer ...

CANTELLI GUIDO: (1920-1956) Italian Conductor. A rare, bold, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Guido Cantelli') and date, 1954, in his hand on a c...

MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916-1999) American-born British and Swiss Violinist and Conductor. T.L.S., Yehudi Menuhin, one page, 4to, Los Gatos, California,...

ROGER GUSTAVE: (1815-1879) French Tenor. A.L.S., G Roger, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Leroy, on his blind embossed monogrammed stationery, in Fr...

OPERA: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger by various opera singers including Renata Tebaldi, Tito Gobbi, G...

OPERA: Selection of signed pieces, cards, a few 8 x 10 photographs and smaller etc., by various opera singers including Grace Bumbry, Eva Turner, ...

BALLET: Small selection of signed cards, pieces, T.Ls.S. (2), a few signed photographs of various sizes etc., by various ballet dancers including ...

BALLET: A large collection of unsigned printed 8vo, 4to and some folio programmes for various ballet performances, 1940s-1980s, mainly London venu...

TURNER J. M. W.: (1775-1851) English Painter. An extremely rare, early ink signature, William Turner, on a slim 8vo page removed from the Attendan...

ROSSETTI WILLIAM MICHAEL: (1829-1919) English Writer & Critic, one of the founder members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. A.L.S., W. M. Rossett...

LEETE ALFRED: (1882-1933) British Graphic Artist, famous for his World War I propagandist poster featuring Lord Kitchener. A printed 8vo menu for ...

FROMENTIN EUGENE: (1820-1876) French Painter and Writer. A.L.S., Eug. Fromentin, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (‘Dimanche Matin’), to a friend, on his...

CHAGALL MARC: (1887-1985) Russian-French Artist. L.S., Marc Chagall, in Yiddish, to the verso of a colour postcard featuring an image of Chagall's...

CARZOU JEAN: (1907-2000) French-Armenian Artist, illustrated the works of Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus. A.L.S., Carzou, to one side of a post...

LARSSON CARL: (1853-1919) Swedish Painter of the Arts and Crafts movement. A.L.S., Carl Larsson, one page, 8vo, Marstrand, 14th May 1893, to [Beno...

FINI LEONOR: (1907-1996) Argentine Surrealist Painter. A.L.S., Leonor Fini, one page, 4to, n.p., 30th January n.y., to Doreen (?), in French. Fini...

YATES EDMUND: (1831-1894) British Novelist & Dramatist. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting Yates standing in a three qua...

HUXLEY ALDOUS: (1894-1963) English Writer. A.L.S., Aldous Huxley, two pages, 8vo, Sanary-sur-Mer, 24th December 1930, to Mr. [G. H.] Grubb. Huxley...

WOOLF VIRGINIA: (1882-1941) English Novelist. A good T.L.S., Virginia Woolf, two pages, oblong 8vo, n.p. ('As from 52 Tavistock Square, London, WC...

MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET: (1874-1965) English Playwright & Novelist. Ink signature and inscription ('For Lillian W. Somerset Maugham') with a lengthy s...

MILNE A. A.: (1882-1956) English Author, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Book signed, a hardback edition of Michael and Mary, First Edition published ...

MILNE CHRISTOPHER: (1920-1996) Son of author A. A. Milne, the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Il...

FRANCE ANATOLE: (1844-1924) French Poet & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1921. A.L.S., Anatole France, two pages, 8vo, St. Cyr-sur-L...

BLASCO IBANEZ VICENTE: (1867-1928) Spanish Novelist of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depictin...

STEINBECK JOHN: (1902-1968) American Writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1962. T.L.S., John, one page, 4to, n.p. (Sag Harbor), n.d. (18th S...

JOHNSTON DENIS: (1901-1984) Irish Writer, a protégé of W. B. Yeats and George Bernard Shaw. A.L.S., Denis Johnston, three pages, 8vo, South Hadley...

LEWIS C. S: (1893-1963) Irish Novelist & Academic, author of The Chronicles of Narnia. Brief T.L.S., C. S. Lewis, one page, slim oblong 8vo, Magda...

SEWARD ANNA: (1747-1809) English Romantic Poet. Ink signature ('A. Seward') and fourteen lines of holograph text, to the recto and verso, on a sli...

BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) British Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., Iain MacBetjeman, one page, 8vo, Cloth Fair, London, 5th November 1958, to John ...

BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) British Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 4to, Cloth Fair, London, 5th January 1973, to 'Dear Vic...

BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) British Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 4to, n.p., 31st January 1974, to Mr. Shorney. Betjeman ...

ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author of the Harry Potter books. Black ink signature ('J K Rowling') on a white card, matted in black and whit...

ALDISS BRIAN: (1925- ) English Writer of Science Fiction novels. Small collection of A.Ls.S. (4) and T.Ls.S. (4), Brian, eight pages (total), ...

DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (1805-1894) French Diplomat, developer of the Suez Canal. A.L.S., Ferd. de Lesseps, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Madame Wad...

REINACH SALOMON: (1858-1932) French Archaeologist. Autograph Statement signed, Salomon Reinach, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in French. Reinach wr...

COHEN MORRIS: (1887-1970) British-Canadian Adventurer, aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and a Major-General in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army....

CHICHESTER FRANCIS: (1901-1972) British Sailor and Aviator, the first person to sail single handed around the world by the clipper route, 1966-67....

ARDEN ELIZABETH: (1878-1966) Canadian-American Businesswoman, founder of a cosmetics empire bearing her name. T.L.S., Elizabeth Arden, one page, 4...

MCCARTNEY LINDA: (1941-1998) American Musician & Photographer, husband of Paul McCartney. Book signed, a hardback edition of Photographs, First Ed...

AUTOGRAPHS: Miscellaneous selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various famous Edwardians (writers, politicians, religious leaders e...

BRANLY EDOUARD: (1844-1940) French Physicist & Inventor, recognised for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy. A.L.S., E Branly, one page, ...

VALLERY-RADOT RENE: (1853-1933) French Writer, the son-in-law of Louis Pasteur who published a famous biography of the chemist and microbiologist ...

[HENRY VIII]: (1491-1547) King of England 1509-47. Manuscript document from the reign of King Henry VIII, one page (vellum), oblong 4to, 1536, in ...

ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the h...

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Sain...

FREDERICK: (1763-1827) Duke of York & Albany, son of King George III. Commander-in-Chief of the Forces 1795-1809, 1811-27. A.L.S., Frederick, one ...

PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK: (1776-1834) Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, great grandson of King George II and nephew and son-in-law of King George ...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R. I., as Queen, at the head (her signature a ...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A good vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card,...

VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Ink signature ('Victoria R I') on an oblong 12mo piece of vel...

[EDWARD VIII]: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A good vintage postcard photograph depicting...

ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Signed Christmas greetings card, the stiff white 4to folding card featuri...

ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen...

ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Black ink signature and inscription (‘Mr Somerville, Elizabeth R’) on a small 12mo prin...

PRINCESS MARGARET: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A small 8vo typed menu card for a dinner at Blenheim Pal...

CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. A.L.S., Charles, two pages, 4to, Birkhall, Ballater, 16th October 1985, to George. The Prince thanks his corres...

CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the stiff slim oblong 8vo white folding card featuring a colour ...

CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961- 1997) Princess of Wales. Signed Christmas greetings card by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana...

HISTORICAL: Small selection of signed clipped pieces, Free Front envelope panels, complete envelope (1) etc., by various British Royal and politic...

BRITISH HISTORY: A 12mo piece individually signed by King William IV (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37, Fr...