* Hoover (John Edgar, 1895-1972). First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Typed Letter Signed, 'J. Edgar Hoover', Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead, Washington, DC, 2 May 1961, to James S. Copley, publisher, San Diego Evening Tribune, sending his congratulations on Copley's 're-election to the position of the Secretary of the American Newspaper Publishers Association', concluding that he and his FBI associates hope that Copley 'will not hesitate to call on us for any assistance we may be able to give', blue ink signature, two filing punch holes to blank top margin, one page, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:James Strohn Copley (1916-1973) was a journalist and newspaper publisher who had close associations with leading Republicans of his era. In the late 1970s, the American media reported that the Copley Press was used as a front by the CIA. Reporters Joe Trento and Dave Roman claimed that Copley, who served as publisher until 1973, had cooperated with the CIA since its founding in 1947. They also reported that a subsidiary division, Copley News Service, was used in Latin America by the CIA as a front. They also said that reporters at the Copley-owned San Diego Union and Evening News spied on antiwar protesters for the FBI, alleging that at the height of the operations at least two dozen Copley employees were simultaneously working for the CIA. Copley was also accused of involvement in the CIA-funded Inter-American Press Association.
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* James II (1633-1701). King of England and King of Ireland, and King of Scotland as James VII. Autograph Letter Signed with initial 'J', Edinburgh, 19 February [1681/2], to his niece, Charlotte Fitzroy, [illegitimate daughter of Charles II], a good letter conveying court gossip and sending the news of the murder of Tom Thynne ['Tom of The Thousand', 1647/8-1682], which was being blamed on the 'poore Catholiks', begins, 'I find by yours of the 9: that it was repeated I was to be suddenly with you, and that the Dutchesse was with Child, I wish the first were as true as the second, for then I should sone haue the satisfaction of seeing you at London...', and later concerning Tom Thynne's murder, '... twas well the murthers were so sone found out, all things are so quiet here, that I haue no newse to tell you, but that we haue plays twise a weeke here in this house, the Dutchesse not caring to stur out, but that diuertion will sone be at an end for when Lent coms we shall haue no more plays...', 2 pages with integral address leaf and small red wax seal, fore-edge of address leaf strengthened with a strip of brown paper, well away from text, 4toQTY: (1)
![* The Cottingley Fairies. Alice and the Fairies, [and] Iris and the Gnome, July & September 1917, printed by Harold Snell](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/feb82f3d-c31d-49a2-82d9-aff80107ad91/160dc66a-cb53-4ef1-85bd-aff900faf037/468x382.jpg)
* The Cottingley Fairies. Alice and the Fairies, [and] Iris and the Gnome, July & September 1917, printed by Harold Snelling, c. 1920, a pair of vintage sepia gelatin silver print photographs, 108 x 148 mm & 158 x 108 mm respectively, original brown card mounts with copyright dates and captions embossed in brown and lettered 'A' and 'B', single pinhole to centre upper margin of both mounts not affecting photographsQTY: (2)NOTE:The first, and most famous, two of the five Cottingley Fairies photographs, a hoax perpetrated by schoolgirls Frances 'Alice' Griffiths and her older cousin Elsie Wright, that deceived a number of eminent figures, most notably Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story began as a practical joke in Cottingley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1917 and the fairies were actually drawings by Elsie, secured in the ground with hat pins. The story quickly got out of hand and the truth became a secret the girls decided to keep until the 1980s in order to protect the public reputations of those who believed in the 'truth' of the images. Alice was probably the name given to Frances by Conan Doyle in an attempt to help conceal the girls' identities when he published the photographs. The final three photographs were taken by the girls a year later, two of these photographs again featuring one or other of the cousins. The fifth and final one, 'The Fairy Bower', taken by Frances and showing a fairy 'cocoon' in the grass, remains open to question for some as Frances maintained until her death in 1986 that she really did see fairies and that uniquely this photograph was not faked.
* Tippett (Michael, 1905-1998). English composer. Two Autograph Letters Signed, 'Michael', Corsham, Wiltshire, 26 February 1962 & no date (Friday), both to the conductor Trevor Harvey in blue ballpoint pen, about the 'Ritual Dances' from his first opera 'The Midsummer Marriage', and a proposed cut for performance by Harvey, also declining an invitation to a performance of the 'Ritual Dances' at a Robert Meyer, both on printed letterhead, each 2 pp., oblong 8vo, together with a signed postally unused colour postcard of Michael Tippett, a first paperback edition of 'Music of the Angels (Essays and Sketchbooks of Michael Tippett)', signed by Michael Tippett on the half-title page and a box set of 3 LPs of the first complete recording of 'Midsummer Marriage', the accompanying booklet signed by the composer adjacent to his photograph on the first page, contained in original record boxQTY: (5)NOTE:Tippett's celebrated opera The Midsummer Marriage received its premiere at Covent Garden in 1955, since then it has established itself as one of the most important English operas after Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes. Trevor Harvey (1911-1989) was assistant conductor to Malcolm Sargent at the Promenade Concerts (1945-53) and conductor and commentator at the Robert Meyer concerts for children in London from 1951 to 1973.
* Patmore (Coventry, 1823-1896). English poet and literary critic. Portrait by Herbert Rose Barraud (1845-1895), 1891, carbon print, head and shoulders portrait on original card mount (from Barraud's series 'Men and Women of the Day'), image 245 x 180 mm, signed and dated presentation inscription from the sitter in black ink to lower mount, 'Revd. C.L. Dodgson, from Coventry Patmore, April 23 1891', a few very faint marks to photograph surface and minor dust-soiling to mountQTY: (1)NOTE:Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, English author, poet and mathematician. A nice association item between these two eminent literary figures. Dodgson had been an admirer of the older poet since as early as 1855 when a young Oxford student. It was not until 1890, however, that the two were to meet. Patmore was living in Hastings and so not far from Dodgson during his long annual sojourns in Eastbourne. Dodgson's diaries record their first meeting in October when he stayed for afternoon tea and dinner. Their conversation dwelt upon Tennyson and other eminent writers.
* Jackson (Raymond, 'JAK', 1927-1997). Cartoonist for the Evening Standard, 1952-1997. A group of 4 original 'proof' cartoons for the Evening Standard, 1960s (one dated Tuesday 28th October 1969), all with a train theme, in black ink on board with some additional blue wash watercolour and bodycolour, pencil captions to lower mounts, images 40 x 58 cm, some dust-soiling, marginal chipping and staining from previous framingQTY: (4)NOTE:The titles are: "You're a nice one, four hours late, and the first thing you do is smash up Little Willy's train set!"; "I see the old 8.10 is running on time today!"; "This is a hi-jack, change course for Oxford Circus!"; "Listen - they're playing our tune!".
* Baden-Powell (Robert, 1857-1941). A group of 5 Autograph Letters and 1 Typed Letter Signed, South Africa, 1899-1901, the first to Hays asking him to have a look at the B.S.A.P. Sergeants Mess 'and see if you think it would do for a women and children's hospital', the second addressed to Mrs Panzera, torn with some loss including signature, the third a typed letter to General Snyman, saying that as they have a Roman Catholic priest, the Rev Father Ogle who speaks French fluently, and who has undertaken to attend the French prisoners, there will be no need for Mr Esbil to come, each 1 page, 4to, another letter to Mrs McCalmont apologising that Siege stamps have now become very rare and that he has not one of his own, but saying that he will try and get her one; the final 2 letters on South African Constabulary letterhead, one to Hancock, the first proposing to send Captain Spriggs (an Australian) over to Cleveland to manage the horse depot there, and the last to Sir Walter thanking him 'so much for your letters re Immigration of Coolies, and recommending young Mr Hannay' but fearing that they shall hardly find a place for him as they are overcrowded with applicants, all 1 or 2 pages, 8voQTY: (6)
* Ferrari (Enzo, 1898-1988). Italian motor racing driving and entrepreneur. First Day Cover Signed, 'E. Ferrari', the cover issued to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Election of James Buchanan as President of the United States 1856-1956, addressed to David J. Bakish of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, with stamp, first day of issue strike and postmark dated 5 August 1956, Ferrari's autograph in purple ink to left of stamp in upper plain area, a few minor marksQTY: (1)
Borneo. By Gregor Krause, 3 volumes, Munich, 1927, 35 (of 36) photogravure plates after original photographs taken by the author, images approx. 23.5 x 35 cm, numbered 1-12 for each volume (lacking first plate of volume 1?) and loosely contained, with text leaf in German, in original printed wrappers gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, slim folioQTY: (3)NOTE:A near-complete set of plates after photographs by the German physician, Gregor Krause, taken during his stay at Balikpapan, Dutch territory of Borneo, 1920-1925. Plates depict a young orangutan family, a family of nose-monkeys and the Borneo jungle. Lacking a plate of Dayak headmen.
* Crawford (Joan, c. 1904-1977). Two Typed Letters Signed, 'Joan', 7 August & 27 November 1968, both to fan Frank Halls in Ashford, Kent, thanking him for various gifts, the first mentioning how Bulgaria and Romania are both beautiful before concluding 'Yes, Senator Robert Kennedy's death was a dreadful tragedy. It doesn't seem possible that one family should have such great, great grief. My heart goes out to all of the Kennedys. They are indeed very brave, courageous, noble people', the second also thanking him for the gifts of chocolate and perfume and for clippings about the hovercraft, 2 pages (on 2 sheets of letterhead) and 1 page, the second with an additional signed postscript to verso, 8vo, both with the original matching postmarked envelopesQTY: (4)
* Medieval Normandy. Two rentals (aveus) of the fee of Quartot (Cartot), pertaining to the fee of Montfarville (Morfarville) [in the Cotentin peninsula 32 kilometres east of Cherbourg, Dep. Manche, Normandy], 16th century, the first document is an aveu dated 16 May 1552 for a non-noble fee (aînesse), each tenant (parchonnier) describes their lands which they hold as part of the fee and the charges and dues which they are bound to pay to the lord; the second document is an aveu, listing sums payable to François de Crux, seigneur of Montfarville, for the aînesse of Quartot, c. 1530, headed: "Des fiefz terre et seigneurie de Morfarville, appartenant à nobles personnes François de Crux, seigneur de la Giffardiere et de la Huberdiere [...] Jehanne de Belleval son espouse, à cause d'icelle demoiselle seigneurs dudit lieu de Morfarville et de Tyboville [...] confesse et advoue tenir par foy et par hommage [...] l'aisnesse du fief de Cartot ...", both with some soiling and occasional ink fading, a total of 7 lightly stitched membranes, approximately 340 x 26 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:With thanks to Nicolas Abraham, head of ancient and private archives, Archives Départementales de la Manche, St-Lô. The archives at St-Lô were largely destroyed by USAF bombing in July 1944.
* Elizabeth (1900-2002). Queen Consort of King George VI, The Queen Mother. A group of 12 Christmas cards, 1990-2001, the first 3 all signed in ink 'Elizabeth R' beneath the printed greeting, the remaining cards with printed signatures, all opposite colour family photographs of the Queen Mother and various members of her family, folded stiff white card with gilt crest on the front, 18 x 24 cm or the reverse, all a few minor marks but overall very fine conditionQTY: (12)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.
* Cambridge (George William Frederick, 1819-1904). Prince, second duke of Cambridge, Field Marshal. A collection of approximately 48 Letters Signed (invariably 'George'),1840 to 1898, to various correspondents, from Gloucester House, St James's Palace, Horse Guards, Rome (1840, announcing his return to England and asking for further leave of absence), Cambridge House, Royal Barracks, York, Chichester, Bad Homburg, Bangor, and Normanby Park, many with social content, but several touch upon army matters and appointments etc., one asks a clergyman to preach a sermon, another refers to loaning works of art for exhibition, he makes domestic arrangements for his brother-in-law, the Grand Duke, etc., the condition generally good with some occasional traces of mounting (one letter adhering to the remains of a mount), with some envelopesQTY: (approx. 48)NOTE:Correspondents include Henry Lennon, (Lord) de Ros, (Lord) Claremont - 'no doubt in future European Wars, the losses in the cavalry will be extremely heavy, both in men & horses, & yet they will have to be put up with ...', 30 December 1860; ?George Robert Gleig; Lady Hooker, refusing permission for a youth brigade to 'ply its trade' within the gates of Hyde Park during the exhibition (1862); the Dean of Westminster; Charles ?Banks, acknowledging his appointment as a Governor of the Royal Hospital; Sir Charles ('Charley') Hall, with whom he was evidently particularly friendly (6); sending his Christmas contribution to the poor of St James's; the Lord Mayor of London; (Lord) de Grey, giving his reasons for objecting to the proposal to reduce the number of European troops serving in India (1865); a long letter to his aunt, 22 August 1850, following the death of his father (torn and repaired); the marchioness of Westminster; Sir Martin Andrew Dillon, his assistant military secretary (8) 1883-1898 where dated, largely social, the earliest (in pencil) a long letter following Dillon's resignation; etc.The duke of Cambridge was the grandson of George III. His career in the army was rapid: he was commissioned as a lieutenant-colonel in 1842, becoming Colonel of the regiment ten days later. By 1845 he was major-general. In 1852 he was appointed inspector-general of cavalry. In 1854 he became commander of the first division destined for the Crimea and returned the following year, to be showered with honours. He was commander-in-chief the next year, and 1862 raised to field marshal. Although he was very active in reforming and reorganising the army he resisted the wide- ranging changes made by the secretary of state, which halved the numbers employed in colonial garrisons (his opinions are expressed in the letter to Lord de Grey).'The duke was immensely popular within the army. An excellent after-dinner speaker, he was known to be kindly and considerate, a staunch upholder of military traditions, and a keen sportsman. He was also fondly regarded by those who appreciated his thorough knowledge of drill and his outspoken comments at field days and inspections. A series of banquets at military clubs and messes marked the duke's retirement' (ODNB).
* Victoria (1819-1901). Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, 1837-1901. A remarkable and undocumented autograph manuscript (unsigned) incorporating 3 original pencil drawings, no place or date, [Buckingham Palace, 1842], being the Queen's proof of the programme for an entertainment entitled 'Waverley Quadrille led by the Countess De La Warr' with a two-line quotation from Walter Scott's 'Lady of the Lake' written beneath the heading, all written and set out as a title-page over 3 pencil drawings (1 very rudimentary sketch) by Queen Victoria showing characters in costumes of the period, the centre pages of the bifolium with the text written across the page with the heading 'Waverley Quadrille led by the Countess of De Lar Warr in the costume of Isabella Lady De La Warr daughter of the Lord High Treasurer to King Charles the First from a picture by Vandyke', the names of the characters and the personages to play them written in 4 columns beneath, a few minor marks and fold lines, 3 pp., 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:This is apparently Queen Victoria's own draft for the 'published' programme which was printed in gold and white and printed with a few minor discrepancies to the manuscript version here. The entertainment was performed at Buckingham Palace on 12 May 1842 as part of the Bal Costume. It was the first of three balls to be held by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace and was attended by 2,000 guests. Victoria and Albert dressed as Edward III and his consort Queen Philippa of Hainault. Among the cast list were courtiers and members of the royal household.The popularity of the historical novels of Sir Walter Scott gave rise to costume balls to which guests would come dressed as characters from his novel (his first in 1814 entitled 'Waverley') and groups of friends would dress up on the same theme as the opening quadrille. A photocopy of the original printed programme is included with the lot.
Charles III (Philip Arthur George, 1948-). King of the United Kingdom, 2022-, formerly Prince of Wales. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Charles', Klosters, Switzerland, 4 January 1997, to Constantine II and his wife Anne-Marie, thanking them for the wonderful Christmas present, a bottle of white truffle oil, etc., 3 pages in black fountain pen ink on Sandringham House letterhead, 4to, original envelope addressed to King Constantine of the Hellenes at their address in London with signed initial 'C' lower left, without stamp or franking marks After the Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, King Constantine and his family came to live in London, where they were close friends with members of the British royal family. Constantine was a godfather to William, Prince of Wales. This was the first time in 45 years that King Charles III cancelled his annual skiing trip to Klosters.
* Symonds (John Addington, 1840-1893). Poet, author, literary critic and early pioneer for gay rights. Autograph Sentiment Signed with initials, in blue ink on a strip of off-white paper, 'Very sincerely yrs. JAS. / "In the Key of Blue" not out yet!', 45 x 165 mm, matted beneath an original vintage unsigned photograph of Symonds seated on a chair the wrong way round, reading a book and smoking a pipe, 16 x 11.5 cm, framed and glazed, 38 x 30 cm overall, together with a copy of a book from Symonds's library, 'Barfukele' and ' Schakkastlein des Gevattersmanns' by Berthold Auerbach, 3 volumes in 1 as issued, Stuttgart, 1862, some spotting, Symonds's pencil ownership signature, date and place, 'Bern, June 29 1888' to half-title of first work, original cloth with gilt decorative spine, a little rubbed, small 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:In the Key of Blue was a collection of essays written in 1893, one of which 'Clifton and a Lad's Love' recollected Symonds's time as a boy in Bristol.
* Slavery Registration Documents. A group of 3 slavery registration documents, 1824-27, the first entirely in manuscript, 11 December 1824, certifying that 'The female slave named Mina, the property of Mr Hendrik Daniel Vas, Ian Hendrik's son, does not appear to be mortgaged, in the books of this department', the second and third, 31 March 1825 & 7 September 1827, both printed documents completed in manuscript, the first certifying that a male infant named Fritz born 11 March 1825 to a mother named Selphie, housemaid, has been registered as the property of Egbertus Bergh, the last registering a male infant named Sam to a mother named Rachel, being the owner's registration of the child as her slave, the owner being a widow identified by her maiden name, endorsed with a note that the slave died 7 July 1828, all a little dust-soiled and with some slight creasing, 1 page, each 12.5 x 20 cm and similarQTY: (3)
* Ceylon - Silvaf (Hippolyte, 1801-79). A collection of 10 watercolour views of Ceylon, mid 19th-century, comprising 'Opening of the Kattoogastotte Bridge, 1st March 1860', watercolour on Bristol board, captioned, signed & dated, some spotting, sheet size 22 x 27.8 cm, mounted on thin album leaf, 'Kattoogastotte Bridge with Hunasgeria Peak in the off Ground, 24th October 1860', watercolour on artist board, captioned, signed & dated, some spotting, sheet size 22.2 x 27.7 cm, 'Vue de la Maison du Gouvernement a Kigalle occupied par Monsieur E[dmund]. R[awdon]. Power agent et Juge ..., Janvier 29 1840', watercolour mounted on card, captioned, signed & dated in pencil, cropped around caption to lower blank margin, 25 x 29 cm, 'View of the Fort and part of the Pettah of Colombo. Taken from the verandah of the Custom House', January 1857, watercolour on paper (bearing watermark J. Whatman 1852), captioned, signed & dated, sheet size 28 x 40 cm, 'View of the Fort and part of the Pettah of Colombo. Taken from the verandah of the Custom House', 1857, pencil sketch on paper (watermark J. Whatman 1852), single-line border, signed and captioned in pen & ink, sheet size 28.7 x 40.5 cm, mounted on thin album leaf, plus 5 other watercolour views in the same hand? (unsigned), mounted on thin album leaves, including a view of Ruwanwella Fort Ceylon 1844, with closed tear (20.2 x 28.5 cm)QTY: (10)NOTE:Hippolyte Silvaf (1801-79) was described in the October 2nd 1852 issue of the Illustrated London News as a 'French European from Pondicherry' and '... Hippolyte Silvaf, a young French artist, residing at Colombo'. He had the same name as his father Hippolyte Silva and therefore the artist signed ‘Hippolyte Silva.f ’. The addition of the letter 'f' being an abbreviation of the French word 'fils’ or ‘son’. The addition was often misunderstood and the letter ‘f ’ was assumed to be part of his name. Silvaf arrived in Ceylon during the early 1820s, starting as a portrait painter in various media, but he had difficulty in attracting sufficient commissions. As a result, he opened the earliest art school in Colombo in 1834 at his house on 1st Cross Street, Pettah. In 1839 he completed a set of drawings of Ceylon costumes, dedicated to the recently retired Governor, Sir Robert Wilmot Horton, in the hope of assistance in the cost of publication, which was unsuccessful. With insufficient income and the ultimate failure of his art school, Silvaf and his family moved to Kandy in around 1854, where he started another school, for art and music. He produced drawings, paintings and wood engravings of views of Kandy. He also sketched the first locomotive journey to Kandy. Silvaf was a prolific painter of natural history subjects, of which very few have survived. Silvaf died in Negombo in 1879. (Refer to Sunday Times - Sri Lanka, 10 Jan 2016).Edmund Rawdon Power (1837-1860) edited one of the earliest literary periodicals in Ceylon. He originally arrived in Ceylon as Private Secretary to Sir Robert Wilmot Horton and was the first to introduce shorthand to Ceylon. He was also instrumental in starting a quarterly magazine 'The Ceylon Miscellany' which included a series of 'Letters on Colonial Policy' written by the Governor under the nom de plume of 'Philalethes'. Power succeeded Charles Reginald Buller as Government Agent of Kandy, where he proved very popular. He married into a literary family, his wife being the daughter of William Jerdan, Editor of the London Literary Gazette. Power is also known for taking a wager that he would walk from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, a distance of approximately 50 miles, in 16 consecutive hours. The odds were against him, but he was successful, with an hour and twenty minutes remaining.
* Whitefield (George, 1714-1770). Anglican cleric and evangelist who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Autograph Letter Signed with initials, Kilrush, Ireland, 16 November 1738, to James Hutton, Bookseller, without Temple Bar, London, in full: ‘On Tuesday when our water was quite gone and all reduced to greatest traits G[o]d brought us on shore near this place. I am now on my way to Dublin, chearful, in good health, and nicely equip’d by a Sergius Paulus whom G[o]d has commended to receive and sustain us. A Captain of a ship who I hope was effectually converted by the way in my Fellow Traveller. Pray and give thanks for us both. Particulars you shall have when I read you my journal. If you send me a letter to Coventry directed at Mr. (?)Gravenol’s to be left there till call’d for, I know not but it may meet me. For we are to pass thro’ Coventry. Oh dearest James I long to see you and take sweet council with you and our other d[ea]r friends. Oh when will it once be! I wrote my other letter some time past, therefore excuse all improprieties. Once more forget not to pray for yours eternally, GW’,‘G. Whitfield’ added in another later hand at head and the date over-inked, 2 pages with integral address leaf with ‘SHIP’ handstamp, a little dust-soiled, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:A very rare autograph letter by ‘the first international celebrity’, who is widely considered to be the most famous religious figure of the eighteenth century, and one whose fame stretched to both sides of the Atlantic. It is estimated that Whitefield (or Whitfield) preached more than 18,000 formal sermons, visiting North America (he made 13 hazardous Atlantic crossings, eventually dying in America), Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Netherlands.This letter is written on Whitefield’s safe arrival from America in the west of Ireland, after over nine weeks on board. An account of the journey and his arrival in Ireland can be found in A Continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's Journal, from his Arrival at Savannah, to his Return to London (London: James Hutton, 1739), pp. 14ff. ‘This morning [16 November], about 11 o’Clock, after being most hospitably entertain’d by Mr Mac Mahon, and furnished with three horses, I and my servant, and my new Convert set out for Dublin, and reach’d Kilrush, a little town, about eight Irish miles from Karrigholt, about two in the afternoon, where we were sweetly refreshed, and tarried the remainder of the day with Captain Coc, who last night with his whole crew was like to be shipwreck’d’ (ibid., p. 30).James Hutton (1715-1795), Moravian leader, who may be called the founder of the Moravian church in England. He was educated at Westminster, and apprenticed to Mr. Innys, a bookseller of St. Paul's Churchyard. About 1736 he opened a bookshop of his own at the Bible and Sun, west of Temple Bar. Before the end of his apprenticeship he had met the Wesleys at Oxford, and when they left for Georgia in 1735 he accompanied them to Gravesend. Though he fell out with John Wesley, who vainly tried to persuade him away from Moravianism, they were later reconciled. In 1738 and 1739 Hutton published George Whitefield's Journal.Of additional interest is the well-struck ‘SHIP’ handstamp, believed to be the earliest recorded of the second type Dublin Ship letter mark. Only a handful of British ship letter marks are known to exist from pre-1750.
* Mosley (Oswald, 1896-1980). Founder of the British Union of Fascists. Two Autograph Letters Signed with initials, 'O.M', 28 November 1953 & 17 October 1958, in blue ballpoint and red ballpoint pen respectively, to unidentified correspondent(s), in a very difficult hand, the first quoting from (?)Hudson's letter, the second thanking his correspondent for a menu and enclosure (not present) and mentioning the Financial Times and the payment of £50, both on personal stationery, the first with single file hole upper left, the second with two file holes and a small rust mark, 1 & 2 pp., 8vo, together with a small printed flyer on yellow paper published by the Union Movement at 302 Vauxhall Bridge Road, urging 'Britons!' to 'Let Mosley Speak', 1 page, 8vo (20 x 12.5 cm)QTY: (3)
* Duke of Wellington's Waterloo Banquet. Two colour-printed invitation tickets to view The Waterloo Banquet painted by William Salter at Apsley House, circa 1836, printed invitation on card, with coat of arms printed in gold and colours, with name of the recipient in brown ink 'Rev. H. G. Watkins', with additional printed signature of F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, the second similarly (but slightly differently) worded, with the name of the recipient 'Jas Hellians Esqr. & friends on 11th to 21st October inclusive' with printed signature of P. Davey, and the address of Mr Davey's Gallery, 1 Broadstreet, Bristol, and bearing the date 1841 in brown ink to lower left corner, each 9 x 13 cm, together with a sixteen-page printed description of the painting, and the engraving of it by William Greatbatch, published by F. G. Moon, in 1841, plus a related printed broadside advertisement by F. G. Moon for William Salter's painting of The Waterloo Banquet, and a further printed invitation ticket for a viewing of F. Winterhalter's painting The First of May, 1851 (depicting the Duke of Wellington on his 81st birthday presenting a casket to his godson Prince Arthur, later Duke of Connaught (born 1st May 1850) in the arms of Queen Victoria with Prince Albert behind, text printed in gold, with recipient's name Campbell King Esq. added in brown ink, dated 25th November 1851, with the address of the Fine Arts Gallery, 61 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, 9 x 12.5 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:The Waterloo Banquet was held at Apsley House, the residence of the Duke of Wellington from 1822 onwards to celebrate the victory of the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815.To record the attendance of King William IV at The Waterloo Banquet of 1836, Wellington commissioned the artist William Salter to paint the scene. Salter completed the work in 1841, and it was exhibited in London and elsewhere to great acclaim, with tickets issued for the viewing.
* Presley (Elvis, 1935-1977 & Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998). A rare double-signed First Day Cover for the Bicentennial of American Independence 1776-1976, postmarked 2 June 1976, signed in blue ballpoint pen with sentiment, 'Best Wishes, Elvis Presley' in the blank centre, and signed beneath in blue ink, 'Frank Sinatra', original FDC printed card retained in envelopeQTY: (1)NOTE:With a certificate of authenticity from Internet Stamps Ltd, dated 16 February 2005 and with a printed note that only two of these double-signed First Day Covers were done. Just over a year later on 16 August 1977 Elvis Presley tragically died at the age of 42.
* Prince Philip (1921-2021).Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. A Windsor Correspondence Between HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the Rt Rev Michael Mann, Dean of Windsor, with an Introduction by Launcelot Fleming, 1st edition, St George's House, Windsor Castle, 1984, signed from one author to the other in black ballpoint pen to front free endpaper, 'Michael from Philip', original laminated boards, together with 5 other books by the Duke of Edinburgh with signed inscriptions for Michael Mann, including Selected Speeches 1948-1955, Oxford University Press, 1957; Selected Speeches 1956-1959, Collins, 1960; The Environmental Revolution, Speeches on Conservation 1962-1977, Andre Deutsch, 1978; Men, Machines and Sacred Cows, Hamish Hamilton, 1984; Down to Earth, Speeches and Writings... on the Relationship of Man with his Environment, Collins, 1988, all 1st editions and all signed 'Philip' for 'Michael' or 'Michael Mann' on front free endpapers, original cloth in dust jackets, first 2 dust jackets a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus a signed pamphlet, Philosophy, Politics, Administration, The Rede Lecture, 1979, Cambridge University Press, 1979, original printed wrappers, signed 'Philip' in blue ballpoint pen to upper wrapper, slim 8voQTY: (7)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.Prince Philip and Robin Woods, the then Dean of Windsor, founded St George's House in 1966. It was a centre for theological and business ethics study attached to St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Prince Philip remained on its Council until his death. The first book is the correspondence between Prince Philip and the Right Reverend Michael Mann regarding Professor Sir Fred Hoyle's 1982 lecture 'Evolution from Space'. Hoyle discussed the possibility of life on earth having arrived from beyond this planet, directed by a greater intelligence. Prince Philip advocated a compatibility between the scientific theory of evolution and the Christian story of Creation.
* Space Exploration: Apollo 11. Man’s First Landing on the Moon Photograph Signed, 20 July 1969, vintage black and white photograph taken from film exposed by the 16mm Data Acquisition Camera which was mounted in the Lunar Module, showing Neil Armstrong (left) and Buzz Aldrin raising the United States Flag at the Sea of Tranquility site, signed by the crew members, ‘Neil Armstrong / TRANQUILITY BASE / MOON LANDING OF APOLLO 11 / 20 JULY 1969’ inscribed in black felt tip upper left, signed ‘M[ichael] Collins’ in gold or orange felt tip to lower left edge, now slightly indistinct, and signed ‘Buzz Aldrin’ in proxy by Neil Armstrong in black felt tip to right of Aldrin's figure, the shadow of the Lunar Module Eagle running across the image on the Moon’s surface, 19 x 24cm, on original mount with printed caption pasted beneath noting that this photograph was signed by all the crew members on their return from the Moon, overall 28 x 28cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Norris McWhirter (1925-2004), by family descent. Norris McWhirter was a British writer, political activist and television presenter, known most famously for founding, with his brother Ross, the Guinness World Records, which they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. Sold in these rooms as lot 908 on 29 November 2021 for £12,000 hammer when the Aldrin autograph was believed to be in his own hand. However, recent in person research by Steve Zarelli of Zarelli Space Authentication, LLC, gives the opinion that the Buzz Aldrin signature is a proxy signature applied by Neil Armstrong (who has therefore effectively signed it twice!). An official Letter of Authenticity about all three autographs, signed by Steve Zarelli, dated 26 March 2023, is included with the lot.
* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852). Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, British prime minister 1828-30, 1834. A group of six autograph letters signed, 1829-47, the first addressed to the Earl of Scarborough, dated London, May 1st 1829 '... I have your proxy and I will use it as Your Lordship desires. I am not surprised at the opinions which Your Lordship has entertained and I am much concerned that I should have considered it my duty to take a course of which Your Lordship disapproved. But it gives me great satisfaction to find that I have not lost your confidence. and I am certain that nothing can occur in future which can occasion any difference of opinion between Your Lordship and me...', another autograph letter signed dated London July 25, 1837 'Dear Sir, I shall be very much obliged of you if you will call upon me tomorrow at about eleven o'clock in order that I may speak to you about the G. 4th Papers... P.S. Delivered by Duchy of Lancaster Office', a third autograph letter signed to Sir Robert Peel, dated London April 29, 1838 'I have received your letter of the 22nd with Sargent Jackson's of the 17th included. I will keep the latter as a memorandum, as I have reason to believe that I shall hear from some of my friends in the House of Lords upon the same subject..., A fourth letter dated Walmer Castle, August 28 1839 addressed to Mr Ellison, at No 3 Norfolk Street, Park Lane [altered to 9 Devonshire Place, Brighton] ' I came down this day. The House will be full tomorrow for the Feast, but by Saturday or Monday next I shall be delighted to see you here (with original postmarked envelope), an autograph note to Henry Boyes Esq. of Dover dated November fourth 1834 (with seal), and a letter from the Duke of Wellington to Mrs Henbooker, written in the third person, and dated London June 26, 1847, whilst Wellington was Constable of the Tower of London, plus a signed quarterly pay certificate for the Duke of Wellington as Constable and Chief Governor of the Garrison of the Tower of London, for July 1839 to September 1839 'in the sum of two hundred and eight pounds and sixteen shillings and four pence for ninety-two days pay', signed by Wellington and the army agent Frederic CoxQTY: (7)NOTE:The third letter refers to the Tory MP of Bandon, County Cork, John Devonsher Jackson, who had proposed an enquiry into the conduct of the Irish Constabulary at the time of Irish outrages. Jackson was greatly relied on by the English government for his advice concerning Irish affairs.
Handel (George Frederic). Messiah, a Sacred Oratorio in Score with all the Additional Alterations Composed in the Year 1741, [full score, Arnold's edition, circa 1787-88], engraved title and 3-219pp. engraved music, lacks portrait frontispiece, together with:A collection of songs and airs for voice, piano and other instruments, 33 engraved songs by various composers bound as one, c. 1800, manuscript index page at front, composers including Charles Dibdin ('Deatgh or Victory', signed at foot of p. 1), Thomas Arne and William Shield, all but two in English, some with ownership signature of Benj. Gaskell at head (a few signatures trimmed), occasional spotting, a few leaves partly sprung, the two volumes near-uniform red half morocco, 'Messiah' with contemporary ownership leather label of Mrs. Gaskell to upper cover, label excised from upper cover of second volume, both rubbed, 4to, plusSmith (Robert Archibald), The Scotish Minstrel, a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, Ancient & Modern, arranged for the piano forte, 2 volumes bound as one, Edinburgh: Robert Purdie, c. 1820s, engraved music throughout with contemporary ownership signature of Georgina Bannerman to both vignette titles, contemporary red half morocco gilt, rubbed, large 8vo, plus a volume of manuscript songs and compositions for voice and piano, etc., c. 1850s, a total of approximately 50 pages handwritten music in ink on printed staves, contemporary gilt-decorated green morocco with gilt-titled ownership name of Honble. Annette Handcock to upper cover, rubbed, 4toQTY: (4)NOTE:The first volume ownership label is not the famous novelist but very likely Mary Gaskell (1790-1845, née Brandreth), who married Benjamin Gaskell (1781-1856) of Thomas House, Wakefield and Clifton Hall, Lancashire, in 1807. The fourth manuscript music volume is presumably written in the hand of its original owner, Emily Annette Handcock (1828-1888), daughter of Richard Handcock, 3rd Baron Castlemaine, Irish peer and Member of Parliament for Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
* China & Hong Kong. An album containing 3 photographic panoramas and 44 photographs of Hong Kong and China, early 1890s, albumen prints, the first a 4-part panorama of the Anchorage, Hong Kong Harbour, 21.5 x 111 cm, the second 3-part panorama of Hong Kong looking westwards, 22.5 x 87 cm, the third 2-part panorama of Hong Kong viewed from the Harbour, 22 x 57 cm, the remaining views mounted singly to rectos and versos of stiff card leaves with ink captions to mounts, 22 x 29 cm and similar, some vertical creasing to first 2 panoramas, contemporary morocco-backed pictorial lacquered boards with bone and mother-of-pearl onlays, oblong folio, contained in original somewhat soiled and worn moiré-cloth book box with decorative design to upper cover still presentQTY: (1)NOTE:The ink titles of the 44 photographs are: Queen's Road, Outside HK & S Bank; HK & S Bank; Wellington Street, Hong Kong; The Happy Valley during the February Races; Hong Kong Regiment on Parade at Kowloon; 1889-92 - 91st, 1st Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; Queen's Gardens and Peak; Queen's Gardens from Bowra Road; The Peak Tramway (x2); Tytam Reservoir on south side of Island; The Dam of Tytam Reservoir; Entrance to tunnel by which the water is led from Tytam to Victoria; The filter beds of the Tytam Water; View from Queen's Gardens looking eastwards; View from RE Mess looking north; Houses at the Peak; View from the Peak looking southwards; RA Mess College Gardens; Garrison parade ground; Kowloon Wharves; A Chinese village near Hong Kong, Cap-si-mum; Canton town and river; Canton river houseboats; A Canton street (x2); Passenger junks; Junks in Hong Kong; Guardians of a Chinese temple; More guardians; The family Buddha in the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii, Canton; A Canton street; A Chinese house; Outside a Mandarin's house Canton; Inside the Yamen Canton; A Chinese Guardian; The Tropics. The Peak, January 15th & 16th 1893. Mount Austin's Hotel. 25 Degrees Fahrenheit all trees, grass etc. covered with ice; On the side of the Peak during the Frost; Peak Observatory during the frost; High West in the frost January 1893; Peak Observatory during the frost; Icicles; Peak Garden frozen up; On the hillside, January 15th 1893.
* Free Fronts & Autographs. A large album containing approximately 1,000 free fronts and autograph specimens, mostly early 19th century, the first leaf with cut signatures of Charles II, George I, George II (x2), George III, the album then partly arranged by occupation including Archbishops, Chancellors and Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, the Prime Ministers Robert Peel, Duke of Wellington and Lord Sidmouth, etc., mostly pasted 10 to a page or in similar numbers and on rectos and versos of paper leaves throughout, autograph letters of Lord Ribblesdale and the Archbishop of York tipped in at rear, plus a ticket for Thomas Lawston to attend the Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1838 and a British Musuem Reading Room ticket, plus 4 envelopes with postage stamps (2 x Penny Red and 2 x two pence Blue), a partial alphabetical index part way through the album, armorial bookplate of Henry Roundell, stitching partly broken and contents loose in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, worn, folioQTY: (1)NOTE:The Rev. Henry Roundell (1824-1864) was Vicar of Buckingham from 1854 to 1862. He was married to Laura Frances Cornish in 1881, her signature appearing on the bookplate and dated 1880. Provenance: By direct family descent.Many addresses of the recipients are in Yorkshire as the Roundell home, Gledstone House, was in the deanery of Craven near Skipton, West Yorkshire.
* Diana (1961-1997). Princess of Wales, 1981-1996. A pair of signed adult humour greetings cards published in the GirlsTalk series by Emotional Rescue Ltd., c. 1987, folded card with printed colour cartoon on front with punchline printed message inside, the first with artwork after Mike Edwards and the message/punchline, 'Adam came first... / ... Men always do!...', the second card with 'What's the definition of the Perfect Man? / A midget with a 10" tongue who can breathe through his ears!", both with signed presentation inscriptions from Diana in black ink, 'Dearest Tino, fondest love as always, from Diana' and 'Dearest Tino, lots of love from Diana', the second card with the additional message in Diana's hand on facing blank page, 'I couldn't decide which card to send & then thought you'd enjoy both!', each 17.5 x 12.5 cm, both in very fine condition QTY: (2)NOTE:The recipient of these risqué cards was Constantine II (1940-2023), the last king of Greece, reigning from 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973. He was first cousin once removed from Prince Philip, both being descended from King George I of Greece. After the abolition of the Greek monarchy Constantine and his family moved to London where they lived for several decades and were good friends with the royal family. Prince Philip and Princess Diana were godparents to Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (born 1986), the youngest son of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark. King Constantine was himself godfather to William, Prince of Wales (born 1982).The reason for sending these cards, other than as a bit of fun, is unclear as the cards do not celebrate a birthday, Christmas or christening. Diana must have seen these cards and thought of Tino before buying and sending them, possibly inspired by a conversation they had had at some social gathering.This genre of ever popular adult humour greetings cards continues to this day and has a long history going back to the very popular saucy seaside postcards of the early twentieth century. The cards became increasingly bawdy through the decades until a new 1950s Conservative government of Winston Churchill introduced a crackdown on this type of racy postcard design. Postcards deemed inappropriate were seized from traders and destroyed and this in turn led to the formation of censorship boards around the country as a way of preventing the sale of excessively rude cards. The censorship boards weakened through the 1960s and were eventually disbanded. Many of these cards by artists such as Donald McGill are highly collectable and speak to the humour of a bygone age. For all the rudeness on display there is an equal amount of innocent, cheeky humour that appeals to the British public, and clearly appealed to the People's Princess. Even George Orwell wrote an article for Horizon in 1941, called 'The Art of Donald McGill' in which he acknowledges the vulgarity of the postcards which was 'the only medium in which really "low" humour is considered to be printable' but he did not wish to see these postcards disappear. For Orwell they spoke to a baseness in us all as humans, 'On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time'.
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Japan. In and Out of Kobe, [Photographed by Teijiro Takagi, Kobe: Tamamura, 1909], 20 unnumbered colour-tinted collotypes after photographs by the author, each with printed English caption to lower margin, minor scattered spotting, original textured boards with upper cover lettered in silver and silk spine tie, a little rubbed and soiled, oblong 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:There is no title-page or any text besides the captions on the 20 plates and it has not been established whether this is a true first edition or a near-contemporary reprint of this scarce photobook.
* Freedom of the City. A group of 3 decorated vellum documents granting freedom of the city, 1760/1764, the earliest and largest dated at Edinburgh, 12 September 1760, admitting George Keith late Earl Marischall as Burges and Guildbrother of Edinburgh, entirely in calligraphic manuscript and decorated with border decoration in gilt, red, green and black, wafer seal, 31 x 44 cm, together with 2 similar, smaller documents for Captain John Elphinstone, 23 September 1760 & 14 June 1764, the first in manuscript with border decorations in red, blue, green and yellow, admitting him as Burges of Glasgow, with Glasgow's crest in colours to verso, 25.5 x 25.5 cm, the third a pre-printed document on vellum dated 14 June 1764, completed in manuscript with additional hand colouring to vignette and some lettering, admitted the Honourable John Elphinstone as Burges of Dumfries, 18 x 27.5 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:George Keith, styled tenth Earl Marischal (1692/3?-1778), Jacobite army officer and diplomatist in the Prussian Service. John Elphinstone eleventh Lord Elphinstone (1737-1794).
* Queen Victoria & the Elephant 'Stoke'. Two Autograph Letters Signed from Captain Francis Inglefield, concerning the delivery of an Indian elephant named Stoke, to the Sultan of Morocco, on behalf of Queen Victoria, Mequinez, 26 & 30 September 1891, to his mother, concerning life in the Moroccan Court following his successful mission to deliver Stoke, an Indian elephant, to the Sultan as a present from Queen Victoria, the first letter includes information about Stoke’s first appearance at a public event, ’Yesterday the Emperor went to Mosque in State and Stoke appeared for the first time at a public function. He was dressed in all his finest kit and was given, by the Emperor, the first place of honour in the procession i.e., in front of the Sultan’s best horses', the second letter discussing Inglefield's attempts to leave court and giving insights into how justice is handled, ‘A man of position, a Kaid, came up to court with his fine clothes on and with all the swagger peculiar to the well-to-do…he was promptly seized by two soldiers & slaves stripped of his fine clothing… flogged with cow hides… thrown into prison. For the next week he will be in a high fever and in the greatest pain unable to sleep or to rest in any way and with nothing but bare ground to lie on. In prison he will remain, probably for life, his offence was robbery’, a little marginal fraying, final three leaves of second letter with closed tears with no loss of text, 4to, (together with full typed transcriptions of both letters)QTY: (2)NOTE:Major General Francis Seymour Inglefield CB, DSO (1855-1930), British Army Officer. Hassan bin Mohammed (1836-1894), known as Hassan I, Sultan of Morocco, 1873-1894.'Some three years ago Sir William Kirby Green sent the Sultan, as a present from the Queen, a magnificent elephant, the largest and most intelligent that could be found in the Indian jungles. This imposing beast, which was only known to the Moors by history and from hearsay was surmounted with a gorgeous howdah studded with golden nails, and covered with parti-coloured silken scarves. The Sultan was greatly delighted with the Royal gift, and the people of Fez got together in such masses to watch the new monster, that on several occasions many women and children were knocked down and trodden to death, not by the docile beast, but by the insensate mob hastening to behold the animal in the narrow streets that lead to Mulai Edriss.' Stephen Bonsal Jr, Morocco As It Is with an account of Sir Charles Euan Smith’s Recent Mission to Fez, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893, p. 66.
New York American Comic Sections. A group of 24 original colour-printed comic book supplements for New York American Sunday newspapers, 10 April 1921 to 11 January 1931, all featuring the front-page stories in the series 'Bringing Up Father' by George McManus, other strips include Mr Dubb, Boob McNutt and the Katzenjemmer Kids, etc., the first 2 issues (10 April & 18 September 1921) each 4 pp., the others from 1923 onwards 8 pp., some small marginal tears and neat repairs but largely with images and text unaffected, 53 x 41 cmQTY: (24)NOTE:Overall in remarkably good condition for such rare survivals. George McManus (1884-1954) began creating comics at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1904 he created 'The Newlyweds', the first family strip in an American newspaper which became popular enough to cause its rival newspaper The New York American to invite McManus to work for them, which he did from 1912 onwards. His most famous strip was 'Bringing Up Father' about an Irish immigrant worker, Jigs, and his wife Maggie, the strip inspiring several movies. McManus has influenced numerous artists, including Hergé and Joost Swarte.
* Pickford (Mary, 1892-1979). A vintage sepia photograph by Hartsook, head and shoulders portrait in profile, signed with sentiment in blue ink to lower left, initial letter of 'Sincerely' and first name 'Mary' a little faded, photographer's embossed credit lower right, 22.5 x 17.5 cm, flush-mounted on card, together with Davies (Marion, 1897-1961), a vintage signed sepia publicity photograph, head and shoulders wearing a broad-rimmed hat with roses, signed with sentiment in blue ink in lower clear area of image, minor creasing to lower corner tips, 25 x 20 cm, together with the original mailing envelope to Miss Jacoba van Herwijnen at Van's Dutch Village Inn, Shanghai, postmarked 13 July 1938, with recipient's date receipt 9 August 1938 inscribed to versoQTY: (3)
Ceylon. A scrap album containing a small selection of sketches, watercolours and prints relating to Ceylon, plus varied other miscellaneous prints, 19th-century, laid or tipped onto approximately 110 leaves, including a watercolour courtroom scene in Ceylon, 27.5 x 40 cm, pen and ink sketch of a Ceylonese family with the family members captioned to lower margin including Mohamad Meydy..., and also captioned 'Ceylon Petition presented to E[dmund]. R[awdon]. Power', 16.5 x 28 cm, 10 large pencil sketches of various views at Scegiri dated 1853, approximately 41.5 x 26 cm (landscape & portrait formats), watercolour of a Ceylonese single mast ship by F. Caley, June 1855, with slightly torn central fold, 31 x 48.5 cm, together with other mounted/tipped-in prints relating to Ceylon including lithograph view of Mawanella Bridge by W. Purser after J. Braybrooke, engraved view of The Cinnamon Gardens near Columbo, plus a Mulready letter sheet addressed to David Power Esq., Sloane St, Knightsbridge, bearing postmark Maidstone May 24 1840, and with numerous other lithographs, engravings, etchings, and few drawings, watercolours, botanical prints, caricatures and humorous prints etc., numerous Victorian scraps and cuttings including many from Punch etc., including 'Birds Eye View of Brighton from the New Church, at the Entrance of the Town. Including the Marine Palace of Her Majesty Victoria the First, drawn, engraved and published by Jno. Bruce, Brighton, Novr. 1839', with contemporary hand-colouring, torn to lower blank margin, 29.5 x 42.5 cm, two humorous etchings by William Heath depicting the Duke of Wellington 'A Sketch of the Row in Parliament Street' and 'Termination of the Row in Parliament Street Plate 2', first plate with slight loss to lower right, both with original hand-colouring, approx. 24 x 35 cm, 19th-century half sheep, worn, large folio (52 x 32 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Edmund Rawdon Power (1837-1860) edited one of the earliest literary periodicals in Ceylon. He originally arrived in Ceylon as Private Secretary to Sir Robert Wilmot Horton and was the first to introduce shorthand to Ceylon. He was also instrumental in starting a quarterly magazine 'The Ceylon Miscellany' which included a series of 'Letters on Colonial Policy' written by the Governor under the nom de plume of 'Philalethes'. Power succeeded Charles Reginald Buller as Government Agent of Kandy, where he proved very popular. He married into a literary family, his wife being the daughter of William Jerdan, Editor of the London Literary Gazette. Power is also known for taking a wager that he would walk from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya, a distance of approximately 50 miles, in 16 consecutive hours. The odds were against him, but he was successful, with an hour and twenty minutes remaining.
* Miscellaneous Photography, late 19th and early 20th century, including 5 albums, mostly small-format albums with cartes de visite, a small group of Underwood & Underwood stereoviews of the Boer War and photographically-llustrated books including Men of Mark, 7 volumes (portrait of Charles Darwin present), Moor Park, 1871 and a Christie's catalogue of the first portion of the collection of Christopher Beckett Denison, 1885QTY: (a carton)
* Crawford (Joan, c. 1904-1977). Two Typed Letters Signed, 'Joan', 3 May & 9 August 1974, both to fan Frank Halls of Ashford, Kent, thanking him for his gifts and postcards, the first letter mentioning Betty Grable's death which 'was very sad. She was such a lovely, great lady, and a dear friend of mine; and I miss her very much', also referring to the strikes in Britain and hoping to visit England again soon, the second letter referring to reports that she was in Paris and that she did not like Pepsi-Cola and never drinks it, 'That too is wrong. I love Pepsi and drink it often! So the press can be absolutely, completely wrong!', 2 pages (on 2 sheets) and 1 page on letterhead, 8vo, both with matching postmarked envelopesQTY: (4)
* Anne (1950- ). Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II. A collection of 34 Christmas cards, c. 1977-2010, all to Michael Mann and his two wives Jill (died 1990) and Elizabeth (married 1991), 12 signed from Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips, 3 signed solely by Anne [1989-91], and 19 signed individually by Anne and her second husband Timothy Laurence (married 1992), all but 4 of the earliest cards with mounted colour or black & white family photographs, folded white card with Anne's red royal crest to upper boards, 1 with light mark to upper margin of one inside leaf, otherwise uniformly in very fine conditionQTY: (34)NOTE:Provenance: Michael Ashley Mann KCVO (1924-2011), Anglican bishop and Dean of Windsor, 1976-1989.
Eugenics. First International Eugenics Congress, London, July 1912, a presentation album ‘to Mrs. Gotto by the Members of the International Congress as a Token of their Admiration and Respect’ with printed presentation title-page and a page listing 21 members of the International Committee, followed by 18 signed photographic portraits of the committee members, each mounted singly to rectos of thick paper leaves with 8 blank leaves at rear, top edge gilt, contemporary dark brown morocco gilt with silk doublures and inner dentelles gilt, the covers with gilt laurel leaves border decoration within triple gilt fillet, intwined monogram ‘SG’ inlaid in red morocco to centre of upper cover, spine with five raised bands and gilt laurel leaves with two title compartments lettered in blind, skilful restoration at head of spine, 4to (260 x 210 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:The dedicatee of this presentation album was Sybil Gotto (1885-1955), the driving force behind this first International Eugenics Congress in 1912. Born Sybil Katherine Burney, her first husband was Lieutenant Arthur Corry Gotto, whom she married in 1905, though the marriage lasted less than a year due to his untimely death. Her second marriage was to Commander Clive Neville-Rolfe in 1917, whereupon she assumed his family name until her death.Gotto was a social hygienist and founder of the Eugenics Society, and a leading figure in the National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases. With Francis Galton, (who coined the term eugenics in 1883), they founded the Eugenics Education Society (now known as the Galton Institute) in London in 1907, with Galton serving as its first honorary president. Gotto took the role of honorary secretary upon the Society's founding until 1920. The Eugenics Education Society believed that social class and poverty were directly linked to one's genetics and their ideals were closely linked to the Committee of the Moral Education League (1898). She also founded the Imperial Society for Promoting Sex Education and was the Deputy Chair of the Child Welfare Council. Therefore, the Society aimed to reduce poverty in England through reducing the birth rate of the lowest classes and those of low intelligence. In 1912, she was the primary force behind the Society's organisation of the first International Eugenics Congress in South Kensington. After 1920 she acted as the Society Council's vice-president and later was elected to serve on the consultative council, a position that she held until her death in 1955.The First International Eugenics Congress took place in London on 24–29 July 1912. It was organised by the British Eugenics Education Society and dedicated to Francis Galton who had died the year prior. Major Leonard Darwin, the son of Charles Darwin, presided. The five-day meeting saw about 400 delegates at the Hotel Cecil in London. Luminaries included Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice, William Osler and Arthur Graham Bell who, along with many others, were titled as vice-president to the Congress. In his opening address Leonard Darwin indicated that the introduction of principles of better breeding procedures for humans would require moral courage and, in the final address, he extolled eugenics as the practical application of the principle of evolution.List of photographs in the album:1) Leonard Darwin (1850-1943), English politician, economist and eugenicist. He was a son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. Photograph by Elliott & Fry, signed and dated to lower margin, ‘Leonard Darwin, Aug. 1912’.2) Carl von Bardeleben. His Excellency the General von Bardeleben, President of the Verein Herold, Berlin. Photograph by the Dover Street Studios, signed to lower margin, ‘C. von Bardeleben, General Lieutnant, Dr’.3) Yves Delage (1854-1920), French zoologist known for his work into invertebrate physiology and anatomy. He is also famous for his work on the Turin Shroud, arguing in favour of its authenticity. Delage was a critic of Darwinism, maintaining a version of neo-Lamarckism. Photograph signed in the lower part of the image, ‘En souvenir du Congres d’Eugenique, Y. Delage’.4) Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (1857-1932), was the president of France from 13 June 1931 until his assassination on 7 May 1932. Inscribed Senate slip, signed in the third person as a senator, mounted beneath photograph.5) Paul von Fleischl, Hon. Treasurer of the General Committee. Photograph by the Dover Street Studios, signed to lower margin, ‘P. v. Fleischl’.6) Soren Hansen. Director of the Danish Anthropological Committee, Copenhagen. Photograph by the Dover Street Studios, signed to lower margin, ‘Soren Hansen’.7) Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867-1937), American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, and science administrator. He established the Department of Zoology at Stanford University in 1894, and served as the first permanent secretary of the National Research Council in Washington, DC.In addition to his publications on lice, Kellogg wrote two books, including Darwinism To-Day (1907), a summary of all the major evolutionary theories and a general defence of Darwinism. At the Congress he gave a paper on ‘Eugenics and Militarism’. Photograph signed in the lower part of the image, ‘Vernon L. Kellogg’.8) Lucien March (1859-1933), French demographer, statistician, and engineer. After this Congress March helped to found a French eugenics society, which in 1922 published Eugénique et Sélection, a collection of essays on eugenics. Clipped singature, ‘Lucien March’ pasted beneath photograph by Dover Street Studios.9) Robert Michels (1876-1936), German-born Italian sociologist who contributed to elite theory by describing the political behaviour of intellectual elites. He belonged to the Italian school of elitism. He was a friend and disciple of Max Weber, Werner Sombart and Achille Loria. At the Congress he delivered a paper entitled ‘Eugenics in Party Organisation’. Passport-size photograph, signed and inscribed on mount beneath, ‘Roberto Michels, Torino, Agosto 1912’.10) Alfred Mjoen (1860-1939), Kristiania, Norway. Published a book on racial hygiene in 1914. Photograph signed ‘Do. Alfred Mjoen’ in lower part of image.11) Vincent Naeser. Photograph signed ‘Vincent Naeser, Dresden 1911’ in lower part of image.12) Raymond Pearl (1879-1940), American biologist, regarded as one of the founders of biogerontology. He spent most of his career at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and was a prolific writer and a committed populariser and communicator of science. At the Congress he gave a paper on ‘The Inheritance of Fecundity’. Clipped signature, ‘Raymond Pearl’ mounted beneath photograph by Dover Street Studios.For the rest of the information on this lot, please see our website.
* Li Hanzhang (1821-1899). Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty, older brother of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901). Portrait of Li Hanzhang and his second son Li Jingchu, c. 1890, albumen print, laid on card, printed credit in the negative to lower margin, image size 29 x 21.5 cm, Chinese inscriptions in black ink to left and right margins identifying the sitters in the portrait and being a presentation inscription, English presentation inscription in a neat italic hand to mount verso, 'To His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong with the compliments and best wishes of his Ex. Li the Viceroy of two Kwangs, and his 2nd son Li-yeu San, at Canton, 9th Feb. 1890', mount dust-soiled and with several marginal tears including loss to 3 cornersQTY: (1)NOTE:The Viceroy of Liangguang or Viceroy of the Two Guangs, was one of eight regional Viceroys during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The two Guang referred to Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. The areas under the Viceroy's jurisdiction included present-day Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, as well as Hainan Province. Li Hanzhang was made viceroy for helping the Court suppress the rebellion, serving from 8 August 1889 to 13 April 1895. His younger brother, Li Hongzhang, was briefly viceroy, 24 May to 9 July 1900.Li Hanzhang’s second son, Li Jingchu (1867-1913), was the first general manager of the Bank of Communications.The governor of Hong Kong at this time was Sir George William Des Voeux (1834-1909), a British colonial administrator who served as governor from 1887 to 1891.
* Napoleon I (1769-1821). Emperor of France, 1804-14, 1815. Document signed, 'Bonaparte', as first consul, Paris, as the French republican calendar 27 thermitor an VIII (15 August 1800), pre-printed document on vellum with manuscript insertions, being the grant of a 'Brevet d'honneur' to Marc Terpille of the 10th Cavalry Regiment who had on 18 messitor an 8 (8 July 1800) penetrated an enemy column in spite of infantry fire and forced the surrender of the superior officer commanding, engraved vignette at head, signed at foot by Bonaparte and countersigned by Karnot (Minister of War) and Maret (Secretary of State), embossed wafer seal, somewhat rubbed with some ink insertions legible but slightly indistinct, not affecting signatures, a little dust-soiling and marginal yellowing, one page, 35 x 44 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:An uncommon Napoleonic document, with a clear, bold signature of Bonaparte and counter signatures of Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carno (1753-1823) and Hugues-Bernard Maret (1763-1839), 1st Duke of Bassano.
* Helena (Augusta Victoria, 1846-1923). Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, third daughter of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Helena', Claremont, Esher, Surrey, 14 May 1884, to Mrs [Friedrich Max Müller], saying that she will be sending her 'and the dear Professor, the vol. of my dear sister's letters with the sketch of her Life which I translated and a short preface of my own which I have added. I shall be anxious to hear if you both approve of it! Your dear husband gave me so much kind help... ', and later changing subject to the death of her brother [Leopold] and thanking them for their kind letter, with further reflections about her brother, a total of 7 pp. on 2 bifolia of personal mourning stationery, 8vo, the letter with a little loss to upper margin of final leaf from where originally glued to the inside cover of the aforementioned book, the missing paper with three ascenders still present, the book titled Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland. Biographical Sketch and Letters, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1884, 2 engraved portrait plates including frontispiece, a little spotting, initialled presentation inscription from Princess Helena to front flyleaf, 'Professor & Mrs Max Müller, from H A P., May 14 1884', original blue cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Princess Helena was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Her older sister Princess Alice (1843-1878) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and the first of her nine children to die. Prince Leopold (1853-1884), Duke of Albany, was the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He had haemophilia, which contributed to his death following a fall at the age of 30. Friedrich Max Müller (1823-1900) was a German-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life, marrying Georgina Adelaide Grenfell.
![* Prince Philip (1921-2021). Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Three signed Christmas cards, 'Philip', [1986]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/feb82f3d-c31d-49a2-82d9-aff80107ad91/6d7c98a5-fe04-425c-ab14-aff900fba1cd/468x382.jpg)
* Prince Philip (1921-2021). Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Three signed Christmas cards, 'Philip', [1986], [1988] and 1989, each signed in black ink with name alone beneath the printed message, folded card, the first with an image from a photograph of the Queen on horseback in the Trooping of the Colour, the second after a photograph by Yousuf Karsh, showing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh with their grandchildren, William, Harry, Peter and Zara Phillips, at Balmoral Castle, the last from a black & white photograph showing the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in a carriage on the island of Sark, 17 x 21 cm and similar sizesQTY: (3)
Roosevelt (Theodore, 1858-1919). American politician, 26th President of the United States, 1901-1909. Signed White House card, 'Theodore Roosevelt', a good dark signature in black ink, 7 x 10 cm, pasted on to the front free endpaper of a copy of Roosevelt's book, Good Hunting, In Pursuit of Big Game in the West, New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1907, black & white plates and marginal decorations, upper hinges slightly cracked, bookplate of Charles Moncheur to front pastedown, original decorative cloth, spine somewhat spotted and damp stained, 8vo, together with a secretarial letter on behalf of Mrs Roosevelt on silver-lettered White House letterhead, Wednesday, no date, to Baroness Moncheur, regretting that Mrs Roosevelt does not have a photograph of herself to send but sending the book instead and 'hoping that when the boy is older, he may read The President's book', signed Isabella L. Hagues, 2 pp. on first and last page of a bifolium, small 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Charles Moncheur (1908-1977) was the son on Baron & Baroness Ludovic Moncheur. Ludovic (1857-1940) was a Belgian diplomat and Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King of the Belgians.
* Milstein (Nathan, 1903-1992). Russian-American violinist. Rare and important Autograph Music Manuscript of an apparently unpublished and undocumented realisation for violin and piano, of the Sonata in D minor Op 2 no 3 by Antonio Vivaldi, written in blue ink on printed music paper, with some autograph corrections in red pen and pencil, the full title, autographed in Milstein’s hand, being ‘Sonata III’ / re minore / Antonio Vivaldi / Realizzazione N. Milstein / 1963’, four movements: Preludio (Andante), Corrente, Adagio and Giga (Allegro), 5 pages on 3 stitched bifolia, folio (35 x 27 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:This highly important manuscript highlights Milstein’s level of musicianship. He is not only outstanding in his understanding of violin technique, but is also adept at ‘realising’ the keyboard part, so vital to the success of baroque sonata composition and performance. Famous for his interpretations of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto - as well as having given the first performance, aged 10, of the Glazunov Violin Concerto with the composer conducting - Milstein’s career lasted 72 years. He wrote a number of transcriptions and realisations throughout his life and this particular one is apparently unpublished and unrecorded. It is not mentioned in any of the available Milstein literature and is specifically not mentioned in Milstein’s autobiography From Russia to the West: The Musical Memoirs and Reminiscences of Nathan Milstein which was co-written with Solomon Volkov.
* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852). Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, British prime minister 1828-30, 1834. A printed ticket for admission to Westminster Abbey on the occasion of King George IV's Coronation, 19 July 1821, printed by Dobbs in blue and black with blind-embossed decorative border and crest to lower centre margin, this ticket numbered 3462 and inscribed for a seat in the Lord's Stewards' Box, Poets' Corner, additionally signed and inscribed by the Duke of Wellington, 'For Mr Gerald Wellesley, Wellington', printed signature of Howard Effingham lower right, a few spots, a little split along second vertical fold with a little tear with loss within decorative border, 230 x 253 cm, tipped on to a mount, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:As Lord High Constable at the Coronation of King George IV the Duke of Wellington is thought to have been issued with five tickets to the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. This one was signed by him, allowing the admission of his twelve-year-old nephew and ward, Gerald Wellesley, to the box of the First Marquess Conyngham, the Lord High Steward of the Royal Household, in Poets' Corner.Gerald Wellesley (1809-1882) was the son of Lady Charlotte Wellesley who was then married to the Duke of Wellington's brother Henry. Soon after Gerald's birth his mother ran off with Wellington's future second in command at Waterloo, Lord Henry Paget and Henry Wellesley refused to acknowledge the child as his own. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington took Gerald into their home and brought him up as their own son. At the time of the Coronation Gerald was in his first year at Eton. After studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered the church, becoming domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria in 1849, and was Dean of Windsor from 1854 until his death in 1882.
A 1950s Gordon Russell 'Double Helix' sideboard, model R407, designed by David Booth and Judith Ledeboer for Gordon Russell, circa 1950, height 84cm, length 122cm and depth 46cm. Condition - right door doesn't quite close when left door is shut first, fine when both closed together or right first, general wear including fading, various scuffs and scratches etc.
Football, Peter McParland signed 12x18 black and white photograph. McParland was one of Aston Villas greatest post war goalscoring wingers who had scored 120 goals in 341 appearances. His 2 goals in the 1957 FA Cup Final saw off the Babes of Manchester United. McParland holds a unique place in English football history as the first player in the game to score in and win both English major domestic knockout Finals. One of the finest headers and strikers of the ball of the past fifty years, he is regarded as one of the greatest players to represent both Aston Villa and Northern Ireland. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Football, Jack Crompton, Alex Dawson, Ronnie Cope multi signed 12x18 black and white photograph pictured for a team photo as Manchester United in 1958, for the first time since the Munich disaster. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Football. Bill Foulkes Signed 18x12 black and white photo. Photo shows Foulkes as captain of Man Utd shaking hands with Sheff Wed captain Albert Quixall. This Was United First Game Post Munich Disaster. Good Condition. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Charlie George signed 16x12 black and white print Arsenal 1971 The Winner. Arsenal Charlie George famously celebrates by lying flat on his back after scoring the winning goal in the 1971 F. A Cup Final v Liverpool to complete Arsenal's first double. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Early 20th century c1910s little teddy bear with orange and black glass eyes and horizontally stitched black thread nose and mouth stuffed with woodwool. Metal rods of the body visible to right arm, with stitching damaged in a similar place on the left. Soldiers in the First World War were often given pocket-sized bears such as this. 9.5cm tall.
An assorted collection of tribal daggers. The first of wooden naive human form with arrow finial & metal blade, the second having wrapped detailing to the handle & half open sheath & leaf shape blade & the last having a bronzed curved sheath with etched detailing & curved blade. Largest measures approx 36cm.
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