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Click here to subscribeMAJORS LEE: (1939- ) American actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose in costume from one of his most famous roles as the former astronaut and United States Air Force Colonel Steve Austin in the American science fiction and action adventure television series The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-78). Signed by Majors in blue ink to a light area of the image. EX
GORKY MAXIM: (1868-1936) Russian writer and socialist political thinker and proponent. An excellent A.L.S., A Peshkov (his real name being Alexei Peshkov), two pages, 4to, n.p. (Marianske Lazne), 3rd March 1924, to Emma Woytinsky, in Cyrillic. Gorky informs his correspondent that he shall offer her translation of Stefan Zweig's play to World Literature and other Moscow publishing houses, further remarking 'If you want to know my personal opinion of the play, here it is: I think it is too cumbersome, technically, for staging, requires considerable expenses to be staged and that it hardly can be produced on the stage of a Russian theatre under present conditions. In reading it, one does not gain a very favourable impression: it is heavy, the story is told in detail, in the German manner, it is therefore unnecessarily wordy at the expense of dramatical qualities and quick action. It seems to me that such material requires the form of a novel, not a play' and also enquires 'Is it correct that Zweig has dedicated it to R. Rolland?' Gorky also asks for his thanks to be conveyed to Woytinsky's husband for some books that he had sent, adding 'I shall send him in a few days my new little book' and asking 'Would you not find time to translate for "Conversations" two or three short stories by Edschmid, Zweig or Kaiser, or somebody among the young? I count on your taste to make the choice'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Gorky. A letter of fine literary content. A couple of extremely small, minor, neat splits to the edges of a couple of folds, VGEmma Woytinsky (1893-1968) Russian translator and statistician, wife of Vladimir S. Voitinsky (1885-1960) Russian revolutionary, politician and economist.Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer, himself a passionate collector of autograph manuscripts. Zweig profoundly admired Rolland and published his biography, Romain Rolland: The Man and His Works in 1921. Romain Rolland (1866-1944) French dranatist, novelist, art historian and mystic, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1915. Rolland was a leading supporter of Joseph Stalin in France and also a close friend of Stefan Zweig.
HAMMETT DASHIELL: (1894-1961) American author of hardboiled detective fiction including The Maltese Falcon (1930). Hammett's novels had a large influence on films, particularly in the genres of detective fiction, mystery thrillers and film noir. D.S., Dashiell Hammett, three pages, 4to, New York, 23rd October 1934, The typed document takes the form of a letter to Hammett from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation and outlines an agreement between them in nine numbered clauses in which Hammett is to travel to Culver City and 'upon arrival at our Studios you will begin writing for us, under our supervision and in accordance with our suggestions, a full and complete original story, which will be a sequel to "The Thin Man" and its characters and action previously written by you', further explaining that Hammett will receive a salary of $2000 per week (although not to exceed ten weeks) and that the full rights, story and copyright will solely belong to M-G-M, and that Hammett undertakes 'that this story as written will be original with you and the material therein contained will not infringe the literary, dramatic or other rights of others'. Signed by Hammett at the conclusion, in acceptance of the agreement, and countersigned by J. Robert Rubin, Vice-President of M-G-M. Together with a second document, bearing a secretarial signature of Hammett, in pencil, six pages, 4to, n.p., 11th February 1937. The typed document takes the form of a letter to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation from Hammett in which the author agrees to grant M-G-M the complete rights 'so that you can, without further authority or license from me, or further employment of my services, create or have written further stories containing any or all of the characters that were in your said pictures "The Thin Man" and "After the Thin Man", including particularly but without limitation the characters "Nick" and "Nora" and the dog "Asta", and own these stories outright, and, among other things, produce motion pictures which are based upon such stories….' for which Hammett acknowledges having received a payment of $40,000. A significant pair of documents highlighting Hammett's involvement in the Thin Man film series, one of the most successful and enduring film franchises of the 1930s and 1940s. Two file holes to the upper edge of each page, none affecting the text or signatures, and with some very light, minimal age wear. VG, 2 The comedy-mystery film The Thin Man (1934) had premiered just five months before the first of the present contracts was signed by Hammett. The film, based on Hammett's novel of the same name, starred William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was such a box office success that it spawned five sequels, the first two of which, After the Thin Man (1936) and Another Thin Man (1939), were written by Hammett
A collection of approximately 51 early 50s and 60s comic books by DC, Gold Key, Archie series, King Comics, The Original Comic and more. Titles to include Superboy, The Flash, Plastic Man, Black Orchid, Captain Actain issues 1-5, Rip Hunter - Time Master, Batman, Adventure Comics, Detective Comics, Sea Devils, Metal Men, The Shadow, Young Romance, Crime Patrol, Fantastic Tales, Justice, Texas Ranger in Action and more.
SIX BOXES OF COMIC BOOKS includes comics from The Amazing Spiderman, X-Men, Detective Comics, Batman, Action Comics, Superman, Fantastic Four, Thor, Daredevil, Captain America, Avengers, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, also includes a box of signed comic books, list of noteworthy comics available on request
MARVEL; a collection of action figures, mostly Avengers, including Hasbro Titan Hero series infinity gauntlet, Hasbro Titan Series Thanos figure, Diamond Select Toys Rescue diorama figure, Hasbro Thor figure, Hasbro Blast 'n' Battle Groot and thirty-five 7.5 inch Avengers Age Of Ultron figures, including Captain America, Ant Man and Thor.
Two Vintage Circa 1970 Articulated Action Man Dolls, with fuzzy hair, fixed eyes and gripping hands, playworn, (damages noted to hand, face, hair and feet), with an assortment of original Quartermaster Stores clothing and accessories, with another articulated male fashion doll with outfit, cigarette smoke odour noted.
A Quantity of Predominantly Circa 1980's/1990's Plastic Action Figures and Model Vehicles to include KPT 1988 - MASK Skybolt, Transformers G1 Octane, LJN Toys Thundercats Thundertank (damaged ), Thundercats Lion-O, Mumm-Ra, Masters of the Universe He-Man (Battle Armor), The Real Ghostbusters - Egon Spengler, small parts may be missing, playworn. (One Box).
(Motor Racing, Grand Prix Sunbeams.) An early 20th Century photograph album containing 50+ mounted photographs in total of Grand Prix motor racing and motor cars c.1913-1914, mainly Isle of Man RAC Tourist Trophy, 10th/11th June 1914, predominantly the Sunbeam grand prix motor racing team, small number of images signed by drivers, with some further mounted postcards, small number of these also driver signed, and some other related ephemera including two original Sunbeam pit armbands, comprising 1914 Isle of Man TT armband, red silk with black printed lettering "Tourist Trophy. - 15. Sunbeam II. Depot Attendant", approx. size 10.5 x 25.5cm, and armband for 1914 French Grand Prix, held Lyon, 4th July, pale violet and white fabric with red lettering "Grand Prix de L'A.C.F. 1914 Sunbeam", approx. 11.5cm x 16cm, both mounted to a card leaf of the album, evidently having belonged to the compiler of the album with pencil caption beside "my pit brassards", certainly very rare and quite possibly the only surviving examples from the penultimate and last Grand Prix races before WW1 overtook Europe in August 1914. Approx. 35 images of 1914 Isle of Man TT include the Sunbeam team and all four Sunbeam grand prix cars assembled in front of Fort Anne Hotel, Douglas, IoM, the cars with number plates MN 523 to MN 526, each with drivers and riding mechanics sat within posing, MN 523, No.4, Kenelm Lee Guinness (1887-1937), MN 524, No.21, Algernon Lee Guinness (1883-1954), MN 526, No.15, Dario Resta (1882-1924), and MN 525, no number, L.G. Hornsted (1883-1957), several others standing behind cars posing including Louis Coatalen (1879-1962), the energetic and ambitious Breton who was engaged by Sunbeam as chief engineer in 1909 and transformed the Wolverhampton firm to become the foremost British exponents of motor racing internationally at the highest echelons, image approx. 10.5 x 15cm, several other images similar of Sunbeam cars and drivers in front of Fort Anne Hotel including L.G. Hornsted posing in MN 525, signed by him in pencil to lower left of image, small portrait photos A. Lee Guinness and K. Lee Guinness etc, images on the course including A. Lee Guinness and riding mechanic in Sunbeam MN 524, No.21 with Dunlop advertising banner and spectators in background; No.12, Leon Molon (1881-1952) in his Minerva; No.19, Christian Riecken (1880-1950) in his Minerva; No.18, Otto Goebel? in his Adler; No.20, Sam Wright in his Humber; No.4, K. Lee Guinness in his Sunbeam; two images of an upturned crashed car, No.6, John Hancock's Vauxhall; No.4 K. Lee Guinness in his Sunbeam entering pits enclosure; No.13, W.G. Tuck in his Humber; No.20, Sam Wright in his Humber; No.13, W.G. Tuck in his Humber; No.10, Sir Alfred Rawlinson (1867-1934) in his Rawlinson Hudson; K. Lee Guinness in his No.4 Sunbeam posing, and in following image on track entering a corner; W.O. Bentley (1888-1971), later founder of Bentley, in his DFP; No.9, Rene Berger in his SAVA; No.23, Josef Rutsch in his Adler; No.15, Dario Resta in his Sunbeam MN 526; No.14, Frank Clement (1886-1970), in his Straker-Squire; image depicting No.17, William Watson in his Vauxhall, on straight being pursued by the fourth Sunbeam car without a race number, driven by L.G. Hornsted, this image with pencil note to card mount beside "Hornsted & self chasing Watson - Vauxhall", evidently the compiler of the album being L.G. Hornsted's riding mechanic, possibly CD Day? ('Motorsport' May 2006 issue "Array of Sunbeams" article states "A spare car with the same body and bolster fuel tank as the other 1914 cars, as it might have had to be nominated for the race, was taken to the IoM. Two months before, one of the cars was sent to Brooklands for tests, driven by LG Hornsted and CD Day, Sunbeam’s subsequent production manager."); plus image of racing cars on ferry with one car about to be unloaded, presumably Douglas IoM, these images of IoM TT mainly approx. 8 x 13cm; 13 photographs of luxury/racing cars of the period, some with the compiler of the album seated, including series of 4 images of a Darracq c.1910, number plate BHH1, three of which with the compiler of the album posing seated within, pencil note to card leaf of album "Self & the 20 Darracq", each image approx. 10 x 16cm, another image with pencil caption above "Algy & Bill in 1913 GP Sunbeam after conversion", depicting Algernon Lee Guinness and 1 other in Sunbeam car, approx. 8.5 x 13.5cm, 8 other images various cars of the period, one with pencil caption beside "Father's 25 Darracq", others captioned "Metallurgique", "Charles Cotton", "100 x 160 Brooklands", etc; 8 contemporary postcards of grand prix motor racing, including one depicting K. Lee Guinness and signed by him in black ink "Kenelm", the image of him in his Sunbeam at the Circuit de Picardie, Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. 1913, another of Dario Resta in his sunbeam at same Grand Prix, signed in pencil "Yours Dario Resta" (slightly faint), plus postcard Caillois in his Sunbeam French Grand Prix 1913, 3 postcards 1908 French Grand Prix, two colour art postcards motor racing of the period; 3 other photographs motor racing of the period, appears to be the 1913 French Grand Prix, Circuit de Picardie, Amiens, 12th July, as one image showing the No.19 Sunbeam car crashed at foot of short steep hill in a river, with a group of spectators and people surrounding the car and nearby - Kenelm Lee Guinness drove the No.19 Sunbeam car in this race and is stated as having retired after 15 laps, having crashed into a river, a spectator was killed in this accident, the two other images, presumably the same Grand Prix, of Dario Resta in his Sunbeam, and cars and mechanics working in pit enclosure, all approx. 9 x 13.5cm; the motor racing material in album preceded by 76 further contemporary photographs of Ceylon and many of the corresponding sea voyage, mounted folding menu of SS Warwickshire, September 27th, 1912, containing several pencil signatures, several of photos of people on board the ship playing family games on deck, posing etc. Oblong contemporary cloth album, approx 25 x 30cm. Louis Coatalen's oustanding light car designs and other technological innovations made Sunbeam highly competitive during this period, even against the large Grand Prix cars of the period with engines three and five times the capacity of the Sunbeam. Wins included the legendary success at the 1912 Coupe de l’Auto to winning the 1914 and 1922 Tourist Trophy and 1923 and 1924 Grand Prix. Coatalen designed the 1914 Isle of Man TT cars with four-cylinder 3.2-litre twin-cam 16-valve engines, with which Kenelm Lee Guinness was to win that two-day 600-mile race over the punishing Manx mountain course, involving driving for 10hr 37min 49sec. Dario Resta’s car broke a big-end bolt on the first lap and Algy Guinness’s Sunbeam, after being in a secure second place on day two, retired when a propellor-shaft joint seized. But KLG had vanquished two sleeve-valve Minervas and three other cars, out of 22 starters, to win at 56.44mph. His fastest lap was 59.3mph, an indication of how difficult was the IoM course. (In the 1922 TT over the same course Jean Chassagne in an eight-cylinder Sunbeam averaged 55.78mph in the now one-day race, but in rain.) The fourth unnumbered Sunbeam car MN 525 driven by LG Hornsted must have also participated in the race, as evidenced by the photograph in the album of it in action chasing down the Vauxhall of WJ Watson. All four Sunbeams were driven from Wolverhampton to the Fort Ann hotel in the IoM. They wore number plates MN 523 to MN 526, these apparently being trade plates, indicating that Coatalen disdained paying tax on cars intended to uphold British prestige. The three main Sunbeam cars that competed in the 1914 IoM TT (MN 523, 524 & 526, race numbers 4 for KLG, 15 for Resta and 21 for Sir Algernon), are miraculously all still intact (see Motorsport Magazine online article May 2006, 88, Array of Sunbeams).
Palitoy Action Man vintage loose flock hair figures (most are missing a body part), Husky dogs and a quantity of mostly DAMAGED clothing/accessories to include guns, various part outfits, boots, plus others, includes some non-Palitoy parts and an Ideal Toy Corporation - Mighty Mo Jeep - generally Fair to Poor - see photos. (Qty)
Hasbro modern Action Man group to include (1) Altitude Atak figure and accessories (Sealed); (2) Operation P.I.L.O.T. figure and accessories; (3) Special Forces figure and accessories; (4) Thunderwing Jet Pack; (5) Jet Pilot figure and accessories, all appear to be Near Mint to Mint, within generally Good packaging (Special Forces packaging could be rated as Fair) - some of the boxes are open, but the contents appear to be unused and complete (but not checked), and are still strapped to the inner packaging. (5)
Palitoy/Cherilea Action Man vintage Aviation vehicle parts for Palitoy Assault Copter, Palitoy SAS Air Strike, Cherilea Jet Fighter etc. Includes - cockpits, tails, wings, seats, joystick controls, rotor-blades, windscreens, plus others - ideal for spares and repairs - generally Fair, some cleaning required - see photos. (Qty)
Palitoy Action Man vintage, a group to include (1) dressed, flock hair, gripping hands figure (the hands have hardened and become brittle); (2) flock hair, gripping hands, dynamic body/blue pants figure (the head has detached); (3) a small quantity of weapons and accessories (includes some non-vintage parts) - generally Fair, not checked for completeness - see photos. (Qty)
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