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GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - ROBERT GIBBINGSMILTON (JOHN) Paradise Lost. A Poem... the Text of the First Edition Prepared for Pres

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Lot 259

GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - ROBERT GIBBINGSMILTON (JOHN) Paradise Lost. A Poem... the Text of the First Edition Prepared for Press by J. Isaacs, number 155 of 196 copies on paper, from an overall edition limited to 200, wood-engraved title-page printed in red and black by Robert Gibbings, 30 wood-engraved illustrations by Mary Groom, untrimmed in original black half pigskin by Zaehnsdorf with marbled paper sides by Sydney Cockerell, spine gilt, t.e.g., original boards, slipcase (worn), folio, Golden Cockerel Press, 1937This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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CAMPBELL (DONALD MALCOLM)Photograph depicting Bluebird K7 at speed, signed and inscribed in ink ('To: G.M. Williams/ With bes

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Lot 141

CAMPBELL (DONALD MALCOLM)Photograph depicting Bluebird K7 at speed, signed and inscribed in ink ('To: G.M. Williams/ With best wishes/ from/ Donald Campbell'), stamp of Hallawell press photographers of Manchester on reverse, 207 x 253mm.; with typed letter signed ('Donald Campbell') to Mr Williams ('...I well remember meeting you during my stay in Ullswater, and have much pleasure in sending you another autographed picture of Bluebird at speed...'), one page, 4to (256 x 207mm.), Horley, 9 February 1960 (2)Footnotes:'ANOTHER AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE OF BLUEBIRD AT SPEED': Donald Campbell set seven water speed records in Bluebird K7 between July 1955 and December 1964, the first of which was at Ullswater on 23 July 1955, with four further records set on Coniston Water between September 1956 and May 1959.The recipient of the photograph, Gwynn Mathews Williams, owned the Waterhead Filling Station in Ambleside on Lake Windermere from 1953 until the early 1960's, catering both for the motorist and lake craft, as well as acting as an agency for the Albatross speedboat. A glowing article in a contemporary in-house magazine for Esso describes it as '...a most efficient Filling Station, and also a structure emphasising a high degree of taste in design and general appearance... a boon to the boating fraternity...'. Being a keen speedboat enthusiast, it was inevitable that Williams would meet Donald Campbell, who was a regular visitor to the area in the late 1950's whilst making his record-breaking attempts. The photograph and covering letter have remained in the family until now.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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MUSIC – BEATRICE HARRISONArchive of material relating to cellist Beatrice Harrison, comprising: i) Manuscript notebooks: incl

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Lot 10

MUSIC – BEATRICE HARRISONArchive of material relating to cellist Beatrice Harrison, comprising: i) Manuscript notebooks: including her reminiscences of Delius beginning '...Delius is able to express through the medium of his music the sight, the sound and even the very scent of Nature perhaps more exquisitely than any other composer... he said our performance has inspired him to write a Double Concerto which he did!... Delius had a wonderful charm...', 7 pages, 230 x 180mm.; album titled 'Manuscripts', including poems and notes on a visit to Sandringham in September 1918 ('...The queen showed us her boudoir & bedroom. A perfect dream, all is lovely... the spirit of King Edward pervades all. Terrible news from Russia. Played with dear Princess in the sunset... Princess M sang. Curious voice!...'), 74 pages, 163 x 200mm., 1908-1919; 'Cello Notes', written in pencil, describing a busy schedule, with notes on performances, venues and pieces played, including her American tour taking in New York, Boston and the White House ('...White House/March 1st/L'Amor de May-/Serenade Delius/Allemande Senaille'), various dates in the UK ('...Bax came down & I played him his concerto he was delighted... July 23/Promenade/Concerto-Elgar/Conductor Wood...'); c.100 pages, 8vo, 1935-1942; notebook containing handwritten copies of reviews of May Harrison's performances in Spain, 1906; and two othersii) Diaries: unbound diary from 1907 including notes for May 29th '...I am making my debut as a 'cellist at the Queen's Hall under the conductorship of Mr Henry J. Wood. I am playing the Saint Saens Concerto... I do hope it will go well...'; with four memorandum diaries belonging to Beatrice and her sister May Harrison, noting appointments, pupils and hours practised ('...went to my boring lesson with little Renaud... he is too killing & looks like an owl in spectacles! Only did 4 hrs cello...'), including May Harrison's European tour of 1908, 8vo, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1916 and 1962iii) Albums, scrapbooks and ephemera: ten albums containing newspaper cuttings and printed programmes, many annotated, illustrating her career from 1901 to the 1930's, folio (410 x 290mm.) and smaller; with other ephemera including photographs, an autograph letter signed 'Percy Grainger', 13 January 1930, concert poster for the Wigmore Hall, and much elseFootnotes:'I AM MAKING MY DEBUT AS 'CELLIST AT THE QUEEN'S HALL': ARCHIVE OF THE CELLIST FAMED FOR HER DUETS WITH NIGHTINGALES.Beatrice Harrison (1892-1965), '...the leading British cellist of her generation...' (Anne Pimlott Baker, ODNB), is perhaps best known for her hugely-popular performances accompanied by nightingales, first broadcast from her Surrey garden on 19 May 1924, one of the BBC's first live outside broadcast recordings and a tradition she continued for the next twelve years.A musical prodigy, at the age of twelve she won a cello exhibition to the Royal College of Music, making her debut at the Queen's Hall with Henry Wood in 1907, as noted in her diary here, and embarked on a busy solo career undertaking tours of Europe, North America and the UK. She became a good friend of Princess Victoria after playing to Edward VII at a dinner party, and visited the Royal family at Sandringham. Her illustrious career embraced many 'firsts'; she was the first to perform several important works on the cello, in particular those of Frederick Delius, who wrote his double concerto of 1915 for her and her sister, the first to make standard recordings of other pieces such as Elgar's cello concerto in 1920, conducted by the composer, the first woman cellist to play at Carnegie Hall and the first British cellist to enjoy an international reputation. She was much admired by, and friends with, composers such as Delius, Elgar and Arnold Bax, who all wrote for her. This archive was used in compiling her autobiography The Cello and the Nightingales edited by P. Cleveland-Peck, 1985.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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LAWRENCE (T.E.) - CLOUDS HILL LIBRARYCELLINI (BENVENUTO) The Life... Translated by John Addington Symonds, 2 vol. bound in 1,

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Lot 287

LAWRENCE (T.E.) - CLOUDS HILL LIBRARYCELLINI (BENVENUTO) The Life... Translated by John Addington Symonds, 2 vol. bound in 1, decorations by Charles Ricketts, occasional spotting, full purple morocco gilt by C. & C. McLeish (gilt signature inside lower cover), sides with 6-line border with leaf pattern corner-pieces, spine tooled in six compartments within raised bands with a distinctive design of interlocking circles and leaf patterns in corners, t.e.g., others untrimmed, upper joint and spine ends neatly repaired, small folio, Ballantyne Press, sold by Hacon and Ricketts, 1900Footnotes:A BOOK FROM T.E. LAWRENCE'S LIBRARY AT CLOUDS HILL, signed by Lawrence with his initials ('T.E.L.'). A complete listing of the books held in the library on Lawrence's death was made. This list is reprinted in T.E. Lawrence by His Friends (1937), noting set correctly as bound in one volume, initialled by Lawrence, the correct dimensions (11.5 inches) and that the binder was McLeish. Charles McLeish worked for Riviere, then the Doves Bindery before establishing his own business with his son, Charles Jr. in 1909. When Lawrence was deciding on the different binders to use for the first edition of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom it was to McLeish that he sent more copies of the loose sheets than any other single binder. It is perhaps not too far-fetched to think that Lawrence's admiration for the binding on his copy of Cellini's Life influenced this decision.With grateful thanks to Richard Knowles, of Rickaro Books, for his input in cataloguing this item. Richard is in possession of a photograph of the interior of Clouds Hill taken shortly after Lawrence's death, showing our copy of Cellini on the book shelves.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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ARISTOTLEEthicorum Nicomachiorum paraphrasis, 2 vol. bound in 1, edited by Daniel Hensio, text in Greek and Latin, engraved

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Lot 38

ARISTOTLEEthicorum Nicomachiorum paraphrasis, 2 vol. bound in 1, edited by Daniel Hensio, text in Greek and Latin, engraved pictorial title, and engraved portrait by W. Swanenberg, lacks 4 leaves (pp.297-304) in the first volume, seventeenth century blind-stamped calf, spine and corners worn, 4to, Leiden, Johannes Patius, 1607Footnotes:Provenance: Andrew Fletcher (1655-1716, Scottish writer and politician), ownership inscription to title; Kenneth Garth Huston, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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RENDELL (RUTH)From Doon with Death, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper

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Lot 160

RENDELL (RUTH)From Doon with Death, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper, publisher's green cloth, dust-jacket (unclipped and with author portrait on lower inside flap), small losses including one letter of imprint on spine, 3 areas at lower/upper margin of upper cover, and one corner of lower cover, 8vo, John Long, [1964]Footnotes:A SIGNED COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, which featured Inspector Wexford.Provenance: Patrick Lay, a financial journalist who in 1964 was working with Don Rendell, Ruth's husand, at the Daily Herald. They became close friends, 'so much so that Don confided in Patrick when Ruth was negotiating her first publishing deal and had a celebratory drink together when it was signed... Don invited Patrick [and his family]... to call in for coffee one Sunday, and Ruth signed this copy on her dining table'. A signed note of provenance from the vendor is included with the lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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[DICKENS (CHARLES)]CROWQUILL (ALFRED, pseud of ALFRED HENRY FORRESTER) Pictures Picked from the Pickwick Papers [titled on wr

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Lot 77

[DICKENS (CHARLES)]CROWQUILL (ALFRED, pseud of ALFRED HENRY FORRESTER) Pictures Picked from the Pickwick Papers [titled on wrappers], IN 10 ORIGINAL PARTS, 40 lithographed plates after Crowquill (some printed recto and verso, varying degrees of oxidisation at edges, a few with spotting to images), loose in publisher's buff pictorial wrappers (parts 1, 6, 9 & 10 with hinge repaired, part 2 wrappers separated and with bottom section cut away affecting imprint, part 5 wrappers separated and adhered to first and last plate), preserved in paper folders along with duplicate sets of the plates from parts 3 & 4, 'cleaned by Morell', [Gimbel H1077], 8vo, Ackermann & Co., 1 May-9 November 1837 (12)Footnotes:RARE FIRST EDITION IN BI-MONTHLY PARTS OF CROWQUILL'S ILLUSTRATIONS. These lithographs, with nearly 200 figures represented on the 40 sheets, were offered as extra illustrations to the monthly issues of Pickwick, each part accompanying two parts of the novel. They are generally found bound into copies of the book, but are rare in parts, especially in uncoloured state.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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ROWLING (J.K.)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'to Dav

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Lot 165

ROWLING (J.K.)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'to Davey and Tommy - great to meet you at last! J.K. Rowling' on the dedication leaf, with the number sequence from 10 to 1, light dampstain in lower margin of opening and final few leaves, usual paper toning, publisher's pictorial wrappers (with misspelling 'Philospher' on lower wrapper), some creases and abrasions, laminate lifting in places with a few losses, 8vo, Bloomsbury, 1997Footnotes:INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY of the first paperback edition of the first Harry Potter title, issued on the same day as the first hardback edition.Provenance: Inscribed by the author 'to Davey and Tommy', the two eldest sons of Jenny Brown who, from 1996 to 2002, was the Literature Director for the Scottish Arts Council. 'Her work for the Council included a programme of financial aid for new writers of children's fiction; the first person to apply was the then unpublished J K Rowling; the Arts Council's initial bursary supported the creation of Harry Potter' (University of St. Andrews, Laureation Address, June 2018, website). The bursary was actually given to Rowling whilst she was in the midst of writing The Chamber of Secrets; sold by the family.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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NONESUCH PRESSSHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) The Works... The Text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern r

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Lot 297

NONESUCH PRESSSHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) The Works... The Text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings, 7 vol., limited to 1600 copies, this numbered 1378, publisher's pigskin gilt, t.e.g., original cardboard slipcases, 8vo, Nonesuch Press, 1929-1933This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Sketches by 'Boz'. Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People... New Edition, IN THE ORIGINAL 20 MO

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Lot 70

DICKENS (CHARLES)Sketches by 'Boz'. Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People... New Edition, IN THE ORIGINAL 20 MONTHLY PARTS, additional etched title and 39 plates by Cruikshank, with publisher's imprint from part 7 onwards, p.18 with '8' set lower, p.50 with '0' set higher, 'p.83' level and clear, 'p.515' correct, p.526 with 'reeledbefore', advertisement leaves as called for by Hatton & Cleaver comprising those in part 1 (8pp.), part 2 (8pp. including Address), part 3 (4pp., 8pp., 18-page Mechi Catalogue with wrappers), part 5 (4pp. 'Proclamation'), part 9 (4pp.), publisher's pink pictorial wrappers, some soiling, 8 of the parts noted by Collis as 'untouched' (3 with backstrips chipped), others restored by Riviere or Morrell (3 wrappers substituted, see condition report for further details), each part preserved in Collis's annotated paper wrapper, together with loosely inserted letterpress from part 2, a single uncut sheet with the 2 plates from part 3, and letters from Thomas Hatton and Thomas Thorp, housed in brown and green half morocco top-opening slipcase, with gilt panelled spine and laid on manuscript title label [Eckel p.15; Gimbel A6; Hatton & Cleaver p.89-128], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, November 1837-June 1839Footnotes:W.H. COLLIS'S 'BEST SET' OF 'SKETCHES BY BOZ' IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS. One of the rarest of Dickens's works to appear in parts, the present set is complete with all the advertisements called for by Hatton & Cleaver, and the usual thirteen additional plates supplied to supplement the twenty-seven etchings which appeared in the earlier book form issue.The Sketches had first been published in different periodicals and newspapers, and some were then gathered into book form in two series published 1836 and 1837 (see preceding lots). The copyright was purchased outright by Chapman and Hall who issued the work in monthly parts to meet the form's growing popularity, and to coincide with appearance of the final part of Pickwick Papers. The change from Pickwick's standard green wrappers to light pink was not popular at the time, resulting in fewer advertisements being supplied.In the letter from Thomas Thorp, dated 10 December 1931, the bookseller is amongst other things offering Collis an incomplete set of 'Boz' ('I can let you have Sketches by Boz, as catalogued, for £165, or will give you a good price for the two missing parts'); the offer was evidently not taken up since Collis's notes show that most of the parts were bought on two separate occasions in 1934, and one in 1928, the earliest date we have found recording a purchase by Collis.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Hard Times. For These Times, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, half-title, publisher's first binding of olive gre

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Lot 120

DICKENS (CHARLES)Hard Times. For These Times, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, half-title, publisher's first binding of olive green moiré horizontally-ribbed cloth, covers with outer line and inner ornamental blind-stamped borders, gilt-lettered spine with price 5/- and decoration in blind, light yellow endpapers, covers spotted, spine bumped and with wear affecting part of title lettering [Eckel, p.131; Gimbel A136; Sadleir 689; Smith I:11], 8vo, Bradbury & Evans, 1854Footnotes:Along with Great Expectations, this was the only first edition of a Dickens novel to be issued without illustrations. This internally clean copy has nine of Smith's eleven flaws in uncorrected state, and only those on pp.122 and 231 in corrected state.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)A Tale of Two Cities, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, bound from the original parts with p.213 in

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Lot 125

DICKENS (CHARLES)A Tale of Two Cities, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, bound from the original parts with p.213 in part 7/8 mispaginated '113', and signature 'b' present on 'List of Plates' at end, etched frontispiece, additional vignette title and 14 plates by 'Phiz' (Hablot K. Browne) with tissue guards, occasional light foxing and soiling mostly at edges of plates, without advertisements but one original front wrapper bound in at end, contemporary dark purple half calf, gilt panelled spine, extremities rubbed and one joint slightly cracking (hinges reinforced internally), short tear to head of of spine [Eckel, pp.86-90; cf. Gimbel A142/3; Smith I.13], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1859This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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BIBLIOGRAPHY - PRIVATE PRESSESMARDERSTEIG (GIOVANNI) The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977, 2

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Lot 208

BIBLIOGRAPHY - PRIVATE PRESSESMARDERSTEIG (GIOVANNI) The Officina Bodoni. An Account of the Work of a Hand Press 1923-1977, 2 vol., NUMBER 37 OF 115 COPIES, edited and translated by Hans Schmoller, publisher's quarter morocco, together in a slipcase, Verona, Officina Bodoni, 1980--BUTCHER (DAVID, compiler) The Whittington Press. A Bibliography 1971-1981, number 8 of 90 copies bound in quarter vellum, from an overall edition of 320 copies, 1982; The Whittington Press. A Bibliography 1982-93, number 67 of 80 copies bound in quarter vellum, from an overall edition of 380 copies, 1996--TAYLOR (MICHAEL) AND BROCARD SEWELL, compilers. Saint Dominic's Press. A Bibliography, 3 vol. (including facsimile of 'Daisy and Marguerite' and portfolio), NUMBER 2 OF 6 OUT OF SERIES COPIES signed by the compilers, bound in quarter oasis, from an overall edition of 400 copies, housed together in original slipcase, Risbury, Whittington Press--MAGEE (DOROTHY AND DAVID) Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press 1940-1956, limited to 225 copies, printed in red and black, publisher's quarter morocco, San Francisco, Grabhorn, 1957--FRANKLIN (COLIN) The Ashendene Press, one of 750 copies, this copy additional inscribed by the author, publisher's quarter cloth, Dallas, Bridwell Library, 1986--TUCKER (PETER) Haslewood Books. The Books of Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, limited to 170 copies, this copy 'XXXVIII/LXXXV. Intermediate copy' with some of the plates in colour pochoir, publisher's cloth, Church Hanborough, Hanborough Parrot, 1990--BRINKS (JOHN DIETER, editor) The Book as a Work of Art. The Cranach Press of Count Harry Kessler, second edition, limited to 400 copies, publisher's cloth, Laubach and Berlin, Triton, 2005--The Stanbrook Abbey Press... Written and Illustrated by the Benedictines of Stanbrook, 2 vol., NUMBER 40 OF 50 COPIES SPECIALLY BOUND BY GEORGE PERCIVAL, from an overall edition of 450 copies, full morocco gilt, g.e., Worcester, Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1970--SANDFORD (CHRISTOPHER) and others. Chanticleer [-Pertelote; Cockalorum; Cock-a-Hoop]: A Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press 1921-1936 [-1961], together 4 vol., each limited to 200, 250 or 300 copies signed by Christopher Sandford and/or contributors, the first three with original prospectus loosely inserted, all with bookplate of D.G. Bridon, original green, red, brown or blue morocco-backed patterned cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., Golden Cockerel Press, 1936-1943-[1949-1976], the first to fourth, and seventh to ninth mentioned in slipcases, 8vo, 4to and folio; and 8 others, Private Press bibliographies (25)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Master Humphrey's Clock, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, IN ORIGINAL 88 WEEKLY PARTS, wood-engraved illustratio

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Lot 86

DICKENS (CHARLES)Master Humphrey's Clock, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, IN ORIGINAL 88 WEEKLY PARTS, wood-engraved illustrations by G. Cattermole and H.K. Browne, with preliminary matter (title, preface and frontispieces) to parts 26, 52 and 88, and addresses by the author in Parts 9, 80-83 and 87, publisher's white pictorial wrappers, Parts 1-2, 53-56 and 58-62 partially unopened, some soiling and slight wear at outer edges, one or two brown spots or small stains but overall very clean and intact, preserved in 3 original green cloth portfolios with gilt decoration and spine lettering (some stains, spines weak), [cf. Eckel p.67ff; Gimbel A49; Hatton & Cleaver p.163], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, April 1840-December 1841; together with duplicates of Parts 1 & 2, and an additional variant issue of Part 26 (differently set but wanting the front wrapper) (91)Footnotes:A VERY GOOD SET OF THE RAREST ISSUE, IN WEEKLY 88 PARTS. 'Of the four issues the weekly one is difficult to obtain in a clean condition, and is therefore the costliest' (Eckel). The portfolios containing the parts seem particularly scarce. Their inner covers bear the bookseller's ticket of Nettleton, Plymouth, and are printed with: 'Portfolio for Master Humphrey's Clock. Price Two Shillings. This portfolio is intended to contain Twenty-six numbers of the 'Clock' after the four pages of Advertisements have been cut off. London: William Smith, 113 Fleet Street'.Master Humphrey's Clock was one of the first works to appear in weekly as well as monthly parts, containing the two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Sketches by 'Boz'. Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. Second Series, FIRST EDITION, FIRST

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Lot 68

DICKENS (CHARLES)Sketches by 'Boz'. Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. Second Series, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, without list of illustrations on p.[x] and with 'Vol. III' on all plates, half-title, etched frontispiece ('Vauxhall Gardens by Day'), additional vignette title and 8 plates by Cruikshank, 20pp. publisher's catalogue dated December 1836 at end, publisher's rose sand-grain cloth, spine with gilt lettering and decoration on black background, neatly rebacked preserving original backstrip, new endpapers, slightly soiled, corners worn [Eckel pp.11-13; Gimbel A4; Sadleir 700; Smith I:2], 12mo (197 x 120mm.), John Macrone, 1837 [1836]Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND SERIES OF 'SKETCHES BY BOZ', EARLY ISSUE. According to Michael Sadlier, 'a few copies are known with no List of Illustrations and with 'Vol. III' unerased and these would certainly seem to represent an earlier (and perhaps suppressed) issue of the book, which was evidently unknown to J.F. Dexter'. Smith found six comparable copies, but concludes that priority is uncertain in terms of text, make up and binding. The spine of the present copy does have the black pigment, but the design of the blind panels differs very slightly from other copies seen, Collis describing it as '2nd issue cover' with no explanation.Provenance: 'Text with loose cover bought from Mr. Byram 23 May 36/ Recased etc. by Morell. June 1936', note in Collis's hand loosely inserted.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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FREUD (SIGMUND)Autograph draft letter signed ('Freud') seemingly to J.L. Garvin, editor-in-chief of the Encyclopaedia Britann

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Lot 155

FREUD (SIGMUND)Autograph draft letter signed ('Freud') seemingly to J.L. Garvin, editor-in-chief of the Encyclopaedia Britannica ('Dear Sir'), agreeing that the Encyclopaedia of 1911 '...contained no mention of ΨA...' but uncertain if an article regarding '...the development, contents and achievements of ΨA from the very beginning...' is quite what he requires, apologising for the length of the article that is, even so, '...extremely condensed, I found it impossible to give an intelligent account of the intricate subject in a more shortened frame...', suggesting he apply to Dr Ernest Jones ('...the foremost among English analysts...') or to James Strachey ('...brother to the famous historian... one of my English translators...') to help with the special terms ('...It would be a pity if the E. Br. Did not use the same technical denominations...'), 2 pages, light dust-staining at edges, slightly creased at fold, 4to (287 x 225mm.), Vienna, [n.d. but c.1925-6]Footnotes:'THE DEVELOPMENT, CONTENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ΨA FROM THE VERY BEGINNING': Sigmund Freud's contribution to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.The first stand-alone entry on the subject of psychoanalysis appeared in the thirteenth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, published in three volumes (nos. 29, 30 and 31) in 1926 and written, as seen here, by Freud himself: 'He described the subject as he understood it at that time but also as he wished it to be understood later. 'The future will probably attribute far greater importance to psychoanalysis as the science of the unconscious... than as a therapeutic procedure.' Freud also chafed at what he seemed to think was the two-small space allotted to his article... a remarkably clear expression of psychoanalytic theory interlaced with Freud's reflections upon his own scientific legacy' (Britannica.com). In our letter he refers the recipient, most probably the newly appointed editor-in-chief (and long-standing editor of The Observer) J. L. Garvin (1868-1947), to his friend, colleague and biographer Ernest Jones and his English translator James Strachey, brother of Lytton, for assistance in making his article more comprehensible. The lack of date and several amendments and deletions would perhaps indicate that this is a draft of a letter which appears to be unpublished. Freud's use of the Greek letter Ψ (psi) to abbreviate the word 'psychoanalysis' and the abbreviation of Encyclopaedia Britannica to 'E. Br' or 'E. B.' would also bear this out. Freud spoke highly of Garvin in a letter to Franklin Hooper, the American editor of the Encyclopaedia in September 1924 following the publication of Hooper's These Eventful Years, writing in a similar vein to our letter: 'My complete admiration goes to the introductory essay by Garvin... I am very proud that you have granted psychoanalysis a chapter to itself. I hope that the future will justify your assessment. If my essay has turned out longer than you wished it to be, my excuse is that a shorter description of the difficult topic would have offered nothing comprehensible to the reader' (ed. Freud, Ernst, Letters of Sigmund Freud 1873-1939, 1961).Garvin was keen to maintain the encyclopaedia's closely-held reputation for scholarship and saw the publication as an opportunity to restore international unity through intellectual cooperation, whilst in turn making it more cosmopolitan and accessible. With that in mind he commissioned the best possible authority on each subject, as shown here. Other illustrious contributors to the edition included Marie Curie writing on Radium, Albert Einstein on Space-Time, Henry Ford on Mass Production, Suzanne Lenglen on Lawn Tennis, Andrew Mellon on Finance, Marconi on Wireless, Nansen on Polar Exploration and Leon Trotsky on Lenin.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)[Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol, fourteenth edition, 4 hand-coloured plates and wood-engraved illustrat

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DICKENS (CHARLES)[Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol, fourteenth edition, 4 hand-coloured plates and wood-engraved illustrations after John Leech, advertisement leaf at end, Bradbury & Evans, 1860; The Chimes: A Goblin Story, engraved frontispiece and additional title (first state) after Maclise, wood-engraved illustrations by Doyle, Leech and Stanfield, advertisement for tenth edition of A Christmas Carol at beginning, some light soiling to upper cover, Chapman & Hall, 1845 [1844]; The Cricket on the Hearth, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional title and illustrations by Leech, Doyle, Stanfield, Maclise and Landseer, second state of Oliver Twist advertisement at end, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 [1845]; The Battle of Life, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title (in fourth state) and illustrations by Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield and John Leech, thin ink splash to upper cover, Bradbury & Evans, 1846; The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain, advertisement leaf at the beginning, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and illustrations by Leech, Stanfield, Tenniel and Stone, Bradbury and Evans, 1848, all but the first FIRST EDITIONS, publisher's deep red ribbed cloth decorated in blind, upper covers pictorially gilt, spines and upper covers lettered in gilt, g.e. [Smith II:5, 6, 8, 9], 8vo (5)Footnotes:A FINE SET OF THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS, comprising a Bradbury & Evans fourteenth edition of A Christmas Carol, and first editions of the other four.Provenance: Each with Collis's purchase note, respectively: 'Weatherhead 11/12/34'; 'Spencer 21.6.1927'; 'From Elly 24/11/30'; last two 'From Exors of W.J. Harris 16.1.1930' (the first pencilled on Collis's wrapper, the other four with loosely inserted note).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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BEMBO (PIETRO)Gli Asolani, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, capital spaces with guide-let

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BEMBO (PIETRO)Gli Asolani, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, capital spaces with guide-letters, woodcut printer's device to verso of m8, without final blank (n2), early twentieth century maroon morocco gilt, covers stamped in period-style decoration with central cartouches enclosing title/author on upper cover, and imprint details on lower, g.e., spine in 8 compartments within raised bands (spine faded, upper joint weakened) [Adams B578; Ahmanson Murphy 88; Renouard 48/1], 8vo, [Venice, House of Aldus, 1505]Footnotes:FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, dated August 1504. This was removed from the subsequent issue, perhaps as suggested by Renouard because Lucrezia's husband, Alfonso d'Este, who became duke of Ferrara in January 1505, had fallen out of favour with the Pope so Bembo felt that the dedicatin would no longer be advisable. Gli Aolani is 'to us... a work of great interest: a fascinating glimpse of high society, an important literary experiment, a popularisation of Ficino's theories of love, and an edition which commands attention because of the personalities concerned, and because of its connection with political developments in Rome and Ferrara' (M. Lowry, The World of Aldus Manutius, 1979).Provenance: Camillo Raineri Biscia (1846-1920), bibliophile from Bologna, with 'Biblioteca Raineri-Biscia' stamp on the title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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MARKHAM (FRANCIS)The Booke of Honour. Or, Five Decads of Epistles of Honour, FIRST EDITION, FRANCIS WILLUGHBY'S COPY, woodcu

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MARKHAM (FRANCIS)The Booke of Honour. Or, Five Decads of Epistles of Honour, FIRST EDITION, FRANCIS WILLUGHBY'S COPY, woodcut initials and ornaments, light arc of dampstaining in lower margin (touching letters) of some leaves, from Epistle 6 onwards several passages noted with an ink mark in the borders, in 2 places with a word ('Ptolemis', p.99; 'except Northumberland', p146) in an early hand, contemporary limp vellum gilt, sides with 2 gilt borders, 4 corner-piece ornaments and a larger central ornament, some soiling, one corner slightly nibbled [ESTC S114266], 4to (280 x 180mm.), Augustine Matthewes, and John Norton, 1625Footnotes:Francis Willughby's copy of The Booke of Honour by Francis Markham (1565–1627), who as a writer 'was a greater stylist, though much less prolific, than his more celebrated sibling, Gervase Markham' (ODNB).Provenance: Francis Willughby, inscribed 'F. Willughby' with pressmark 'E:1:5' on the title-page, and 'Fra Willughby Sola fides nessificat' on opening blank; 'Christies No. 561, 17/6/25', pencil note on front free endpaper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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NAVAL – LOG BOOKSi) Two Naval Log Books from the General Elliott, the first titled 'Captain Drummond's Journal in a Voyage to

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NAVAL – LOG BOOKSi) Two Naval Log Books from the General Elliott, the first titled 'Captain Drummond's Journal in a Voyage to Bombay & China commencing 20th December 1788 & ending 19th June 1790', commencing with a five-page manuscript list of officers and men, a daily precis of the weather encountered on voyage, followed by some 90 pages of printed forms with manuscript insertions detailing the course, wind direction, observations and other notes of the voyage from England to Bombay and return via St Helena, also including list of ships belonging to the English East India Company in 1789, list of cargo on return journey ('...170 half chests China ware... 55 chests Peko... 70 Bales Raw Silk...'), eight pages of pen and ink profile drawings of islands such as Madeira, Trinidad, Comero, Socatra, Pulo Timoan, some leaves excised, bookplate of Robert Drummond Esq, Megginch Castle, c.60 leaves, dust-staining and other marks, some water damage, reverse calf with blind-stamped decoration, folio (367 x 232mm.), 20 December 1788 to 19 June 1790; the second concerning the voyage of the General Elliott from Blackwall Dock to Bengal and back via St Helena, commencing with a daily precis of the weather and some 140 pages of printed forms with manuscript insertions on the weather etc., some leaves excised, c.130 leaves, dust-staining and other marks, rough canvas cover sewn over calf boards, stained, binding loose and partly detached, folio (380 x 240mm.), 14 November 1793 to 22 July 1794ii) Manuscript order book for HMS Dryad under Captain Adam Drummond, comprising some 80 separate orders including 39 numbered general orders covering duties, procedures and discipline ('...No Women to be permitted on board... The men to be accountable for the cleanliness of their wives...'), additional specific orders for The Master ('...he will never suffer any liquor to be drawn off but upon deck...'), The Surgeon ('...for stoves for the use of the sick, application must be made to the quarter-deck...'), The Purser ('...Provisions from the steward Room to be issued out between 7 and 8 in the morning...'), Marines, The Boatswain ('...The Forecastle being immediately under his command, he is expected to keep it very clean, the ropes neatly coiled...'), The Carpenter ('...the earliest discovery of any leaks...'), and The Gunner ('...He is to examine the magazine frequently and cause the Powder to be turned every six weeks...'), each entry signed by 'Adam Drummond, Captain' and the relevant parties, c.52 pages, dust-staining and marks, original vellum boards with title inscribed on upper cover in ink, binding worn, spine detached, 4to (234 x 190mm.), [1805-1807] (3)Footnotes:'170 CHESTS CHINA WARE... 55 CHESTS PEKO'. The British East Indiaman General Elliott (so named to honour General Elliott's defence of Gibraltar) undertook six voyages between 1783 and 1795, captained by Robert Drummond (1759-1815), 6th Laird of Megginch. The first copper-bottomed ship in the East India fleet to make the voyage to Bombay, she was then sold into the West Indies trade and was eventually broken up in 1802 after coming to grief in 1798. On coming into his family estate, Megginch Castle in Perthshire, Drummond commissioned a hexagonal dovecote topped by a weathervane in the shape of the General Elliott to commemorate the vessel in which he had made a record-breaking voyage to Bombay in 1783. Robert Drummond's brother Admiral Sir Adam Drummond (1770-1849) succeeded him as 7th Laird in 1815 after a long career in the Navy and had also served under him as a teenager on the General Elliott. The Dryad was his second command as captain, a post he held from 1805 to 1807. In November 1805 aboard the Dryad he harried four French ships fleeing from Trafalgar into the path of a British squadron resulting in their capture at the Battle of Cape Ortegal.Provenance: Robert Drummond (1759-1815), and his brother Admiral Sir Adam Drummond of Megginch (1770-1849); thence by descent.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, FIRST EDITION, Smith's second issue, with th

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DICKENS (CHARLES)A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, FIRST EDITION, Smith's second issue, with the 1843 title-page printed in red and blue, the text largely uncorrected, 'Stave One' on p.[1] and yellow endpapers, hand-coloured etched frontispiece and 3 plates after John Leech, 4 wood-engravings by W.J. Linton after Leech, 2pp. advertisements at end, some soiling, publisher's cinnamon vertically-ribbed cloth, stamped in blind and gilt (Todd's first impression, first issue, with 14-15mm. between closest points of blind-stamping and gold wreath on upper cover, and the 'D' of 'Dickens' unbroken), g.e., slight damp-staining and some fading of gilt, spine ends bumped, front hinge starting [Eckel pp.110-115; Smith II:4; William B. Todd, The Book Collector, Winter 1961, pp.449-454], 12mo (162 x 100mm.), Chapman & Hall, 1843Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' IN THE FIRST ISSUE BINDING: Todd's first impression, first issue due to the binding, but traditionally described as the second issue, with 'Stave One', the text uncorrected, red and blue title-page dated 1843, and yellow endpapers.Provenance: 'ML Dec 26/43', faded inscription on half-title; '[erased] Lockwood/ Book/ May 18 1855' inscription on verso of front free endpaper; John Ingram, ink signature n front free endpaper; from Spencer', note in Collis's hand loosely inserted.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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CHURCHILL (WINSTON)Painting as a Pastime, first separate edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, 'Inscribed for T.E.R. Harris by

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CHURCHILL (WINSTON)Painting as a Pastime, first separate edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, 'Inscribed for T.E.R. Harris by Winston S. Churchill. 1948' on front free endpaper, and with typed compliments slip loosely inserted ('With Mr. Churchill's compliments', on 28 Hyde Park Gate notepaper, dated 30 November 1948), frontispiece and colour plates, some light foxing, publisher's gilt lettered cloth, dust-jacket (frayed at edges), 8vo, Odhams, 1948Footnotes:Provenance: T.E.R. Harris; and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 142).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BALLADSA collection of 103 American Civil War broadside ballads, on paper, each within a decorative or pi

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BALLADSA collection of 103 American Civil War broadside ballads, on paper, each within a decorative or pictorial border (28 hand-coloured), mounted one per page (recto only), sheets 255 x 170mm., bound in cloth, lettered 'American Broadside Ballads of the Civil War 1862-65' in gilt on the upper cover, small folio, New York, one 'For Sale at the Anglo-African Office, 48 Beekman St.', [c.1863]; others H. De Marsan, 54 [or 38, 38 & 60, 60] Chatham Street, [printed c.1860-1865]Footnotes:A rare large collection of American Civil War broadside ballads, all in support of the Union cause ('War in New York. The Bigots are Rising!', 'The Yankee Boy', 'The Union Must and Shall be Preserved', 'The Union Volunteer', 'The Union Root Hog or Die', 'Traitor's March to the White-House!'), praising the 69th New York Infantry Regiment ('Welcome our Gallant 69th', 'War Song of the New York 69th Regiment'), celebrating specific historical events of the war ('Warren's Address... Before the Battle of Bunker-Hill', 'The Drummer of Antietam', 'The Battle of Pea-Ridge. By 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteers', 'Battle of Williamsburgh'), and welcoming emancipation ('Where Liberty Dwells, There is My Country', 'The Union Marseillaise', 'Emancipation Hymn for Jan. 1, 1863. Altered to Suit the Occasion by R.H.'). All but one of the ballads were published by H. De Marsan of Chatham Street, N.Y., the exception being 'Emancipation Songs' printed 'For Sale at the Anglo-African Office, 48 Beekman St., NY'. This broadside includes four songs, two of which are by Robert Hamilton, the co-founder with this brother Thomas of the Anglo-African magazine, one of the first illustrated African-American publications.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Sunday Under Three heads, Manchester facsimile edition, LARGE PAPER COPY with an extra set of the plates on

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DICKENS (CHARLES)Sunday Under Three heads, Manchester facsimile edition, LARGE PAPER COPY with an extra set of the plates on proof paper, mounted, full calf gilt by Riviere, gilt panelled spine, original brown wrappers bound in [cf. Gimbel B32, third copy, in cloth], 4to, [Manchester, W.T. Johnson, 1884]; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form, later impression (conforming to Gimbel's sixth copy, with date removed from title-page), engraved portrait, 39 plates, some foxing, front hinge broken, publisher's cloth, worn, joints split [Gimbel A41], Chapman & Hall, [1839]; Sunday Under Three Heads. By Timothy Sparks. A Reproduction in Exact Fac-simile, illustrations, publisher's printed wrappers, 12mo, J.W. Jarvis, 1884--Christmas Stories; The Chimes; American Notes; Seven Poor Travellers; The Perils of English Prisoners; David Copperfield, the last 6 early American cheap editions, in defective or repaired wrappers, 1842-1868; together with first editions in book form of Dombey & Son and Martin Chuzzlewit, the later incomplete, 8vo unless otherwise stated (11)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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NASH (PAUL)Genesis. Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash with the First Chapter of Genesis in the Authorised Version, number 343 of

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NASH (PAUL)Genesis. Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash with the First Chapter of Genesis in the Authorised Version, number 343 of 375 copies, printed on Zanders hand-made paper, 12 full-page woodcut plates by Paul Nash, text printed in Rudolph Kochs Neuland type, uncut in publisher's black boards lettered and ornamented in gilt, extremities of spine slightly worn, 4to, Curwen Press for Nonesuch Press, 1924This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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[KOSCIUSZKO TADEUSZ]: (1746-1817) Polish Statesman, military Officer and Engineer. Supreme Commander of the Polish National A

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Lot 1322

[KOSCIUSZKO TADEUSZ]: (1746-1817) Polish Statesman, military Officer and Engineer. Supreme Commander of the Polish National Armed Forces., and national Hero of Poland. He led the 1794 uprising known by his own name. A very interesting A.L.S., `Charles Sienkiewicz´, Polish Librarian and Writer, three pages, 4to, n.p., December 1817, to Pierre Zeltner, in French. The present letter is written in December 1817, only two months after Kosciuszko´s death and, referring to the Polish hero, is addressed to Pierre Zeltner, a close friend of Kosciuszko. Sienkiewicz first reports on a duel that Zeltner was intrigued of, and announces that according to the newspapers it was finally sorted out and there would be no duel, and continues reporting on the death of Kosciuszko, stating in part `In all the churches of Poland the funeral service was celebrated for General Kosciuszko, and Warsaw have given a good example to the rest of the country; the Grand Duke attended these funerals and the government asked the Emperor for authorization to bring back the General's body to Poland´. Sienkiewicz further thanks his correspondent for the personal belongings and clothes of Kosciuszko that Zeltner sent to him, to be noted that Kosciuszko spent his last days in France in Zeltner´s home, and states in part `I must give you an account of the precious memories that you were kind enough to share with me. I hope you won't blame me for the too much meticulous details. Fate decided the division in this way: the trousers for Mr. Constantin, the boots for Mr. André, the waistcoat and the belt for Mr. Ladislas, a hat for Mr. Jean and the other for Mr. Leski, the tie for Prince Lubomirski. I have put together the hair, the nightcap, the box and the ring for the Princess of Württemberg. Mr. Constantin must have reported to you that she is very satisfied with it. She will send this treasure as she rightly calls it to her mother Princess Czartoryska to have it deposited at the Sybille temple where sacred memories are kept for Poland with a truly patriotic respect´ Sienkiewicz, further again, asks his correspondent for any information, letters, or anything related to Kosciuszko that could even seem to him insignificant, but which could be very important for the Polish, stating in part `You talked to me about those verses just started… started to never be finished. Send them to me; send to me such a painful souvenir of friendship so cruelly frustrated´ and before concluding says `In this chain that will always unite Kosciuszko´s name with the recognition of the Polish, in this golden chain, the most beautiful ring of devoted friendship will always recall your name alongside the one of this Hero´ A letter of very good content. Remnants of former affixing to the last blank page. Small creasing to edges, otherwise G

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PONIATOWSKI STANISLAW: (1754-1833) Polish nobleman, politician and diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family, cous

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PONIATOWSKI STANISLAW: (1754-1833) Polish nobleman, politician and diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family, cousin of Prinz Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813, Polish General who became a Marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars) and a nephew of Stanislaw II Augustus (1732-1798, King of Poland 1764-95). Stanislaw Poniatowski served as Grand Treasurer of Lithuania 1784-91, making him a key figure in Poland during the Age of Enlightenment. A.L., unsigned, three pages, 4to, Rome, 11th October 1774, to Revd. Barker. Poniatowski states that he had much pleasure in receiving his correspondent's letter from Florence, and also wishes to have good news from Paris or England, continuing to write of his own recent activities, in part, 'I have so much to write to you about that I do not know where to begin with, this is really the first moment of real sociable pleasure I felt since your departure……The next day after your departure I went to Tivoli, and never was more sorry not to have you with me; really the country out does all description, it is not a large spott (sic) but finer than any we ever saw for natural buty (sic)……the country about Albano is as you know one great rising thrown up by volcanos, there are in it two lakes which seem plainly to have formerly been craters; notwithstanding there is nothing here so striking as a Tivoly, yet the extent and the variety of views which there are follows the hills make it much more fit for a person who intends to spend some time out of Rome: besides that the people seem to be more honest at Albano than at Tivoli……There is a curiosity at Tivoly which one might thinck (sic) of so late date, some thousand years counted but for little, and at so different a kind, that natural history being but the least interesting part of it, it is but with some difficulty it might be classed under that head. I wish I may give you a clear idea of it, it is a wheele (sic) which clearly has formerly existed in the rock of which all the country is formed of. If you thrust the wheel here by ill drawn [at this point in the letter Poniatowski has added an ink sketch of a wheel with four spokes visible] as far as goes the whole lined part into very loose weed which hardens in time and rotts (sic) away the wood of the wheel you will have the best idea of the wholes (sic) left in the rock for there still exist the wholes (sic) which the spokes formerly occupied…..this mould of the wheel would not be as curious a thing, did not the elevation of the rock, a corse (sic) quite different which the waters have taken now make it so…..I wish you had staied (sic) to see it with your own eyes, the whole of this expedition would surely have given you vast satisfaction. I received a letter from Father in which……he repeats with much earnestness his wish to see me back next spring into Polland (sic), I am the less disposed for this that I do not see a sufficient reason for it…..never show my letters because thoug (sic) English I have the impudanse (sic) of sending them without reading them over'. In a postscript Poniatowski provides an intriguing anecdote regarding a murder, in part, 'St. Germain getting into his carriage in the night hits a man with his foot, it was one of the coachmen of the English who in a dispute had been assassinated and was dying, the other coachmen remained upon their seats…..nobody ever thought about giving assistance, because there is a law that the man found with the murdered is strait (sic) set into prison….the story is so inhumain (sic) that it becomes hardly credible'. With integral address leaf addressed to Barker in Bakewell, Derbyshire and bearing a good red wax seal with an imprint of the bust of a man in profile. Some age wear, light staining and a few minor holes, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, G

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PONIATOWSKI STANISLAW: (1754-1833) Polish nobleman, politician and diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family, cous

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PONIATOWSKI STANISLAW: (1754-1833) Polish nobleman, politician and diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family, cousin of Prinz Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813, Polish General who became a Marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars) and a nephew of Stanislaw II Augustus (1732-1798, King of Poland 1764-95). Stanislaw Poniatowski served as Grand Treasurer of Lithuania 1784-91, making him a key figure in Poland during the Age of Enlightenment. A.L.S., S Poniatowski, four pages, 8vo, Warsaw, 17th March 1788, to Mr. Barker. Poniatowski states that he is glad to know that his correspondent is happy in his 'private family circumstances' and continues 'You have another kind of satisfaction I suppose, it is to see your country raising in all kind of science and industry. The discoveryes (sic) of Mr. Hershill (i.e. Herschel) are so interesting that all nations will know them and pay the tribute of admiration to their author. They seem to have opened a new field of experiments for perfectioning, of reflecting glasses, and telescopes constructed upon that system; the application of salts…..merged with mettals (sic) in the fusion is a restitution of experiments began by Newton, which the present age will perhaps carry farther with a better success'. Poniatowski further comments 'The attention of a great part of England is now turned I suppose towards the trial of Mr. Hastings, who is attacked and defended with equal eloquence. Mr. Burk (i.e. Burke) seems to have aquaired (sic) in this cause a greater reputation still, than he had before', and also sends news of Poland where affairs 'remain in their positive state'. A letter of good content relating to events of the time. Some light age wear, otherwise VG William Herschel (1738-1822) German-born British astronomer who had constructed his first large telescope in 1774 and discovered the planet Uranus in March 1781. Warren Hastings (1732-1818) British colonial administrator who, with Robert Clive, is credited with laying the foundation of the British Empire in India. The impeachment of Hastings, accused of misconduct during his time in India, was attempted between 1787 and 1795 in the Parliament of Great Britain. Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Irish statesman, orator, political theorist, and philosopher. The impeachment prosecution of Hastings was led by Burke and when the charges of Hastings' indictment were read the twenty counts took Burke two full days to read.

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CZARTORYSKI ADAM JERZY: (1770-1861) Polish Nobleman, Statesman, Diplomat & Author who served as Foreign Minister of the R

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CZARTORYSKI ADAM JERZY: (1770-1861) Polish Nobleman, Statesman, Diplomat & Author who served as Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire 1804-06 and later became the first President of the Polish National Government 1830-31. A.L.S., with his initial C, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to le Comte de la Roche Pouchain, in French. Czartoryski declares that his wife is not there with him and that he has just returned from the countryside and opened the Count's letter, which has alarmed him a lot. Czartoryski further states that he will do his best to come and see Marie and in the meantime advises that Cecile is prepared to take care of her. With integral address leaf (small area of one corner neatly excised) and with the remnants of a seal. Some very light, minor age wear, VG

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PETER III: (1728-1762) Emperor of Russia for only six months in 1762. Son of Anna Petrovna, the elder surviving daughter of P

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PETER III: (1728-1762) Emperor of Russia for only six months in 1762. Son of Anna Petrovna, the elder surviving daughter of Peter the Great. Peter III was deposed, most probably assassinated, as a result of a conspiracy led by his wife who succeeded him as Catherine II. Despite his very short reign, Peter III proclaimed religious freedom, a very enlightened move at that time, abolished the secret police and forbid landowners to kill their serfs. An extremely rare L.S., `Grand Duke Peter´, in Cyrillic, a bold ink signature, one page, 4to, Saint Petersburg, 27th February 1756, to His Highness the Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, in Cyrillic. The document also includes a page attached with the contemporary translation of the letter into German that accompanied the letter to the Duke. The future Emperor of Russia congratulates his correspondent stating in part `We learned with great pleasure from the letter of Your Grace, dated December last year, that Her royal Highness your dear wife, safely gave birth to a Princess. For this reason, we have a very pleasant occasion to reassure Your Grace that we take a genuine part in each and every of your joys´ Peter III further keeps on congratulating his correspondent and wishing him, his wife and the new born Princess, a long and prosperous life. With blank integral leaf. Very small minor age wear, otherwise VG Ernest Frederick III Karl (1727-1780) Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1745-80. On 5th December 1755 the Duke´s first spouse Princess Louise of Denmark (1726-1756), Daughter of Christian VI King of Denmark, gave birth to their first child Princess Friederike Sophie who died only a month later. When Peter III was sending the present letter the Princess had passed away two months earlier. Princess Louise of Denmark also died eight months later at the very early age of 29.

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ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. An excellent L.S., Alexander, a good and bold si

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ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. An excellent L.S., Alexander, a good and bold signature example, two pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 30th April 1855, "On the first year of our reign", to King Ferdinand II, in Cyrillic. Alexander II as Emperor and Autocrat of all Russias congratulates his correspondent stating `We have received a letter from Your Majesty addressed to the Emperor Nicholas Pavlovich of blessed memory, our dear father, in which You inform that Your spouse gave birth to a Princess…´ Countersigned to the bottom of the second page, beneath the Tsar´s signature, by State Chancellor Nesselrode. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope, addressed to King Ferdinand II, with an extensive presentation in Cyrillic, and bearing a large paper seal affixed in very fine condition. EX Alexander II responds to a King Ferdinand II letter received, a letter which was sent to Emperor Nicholas I after the Italian Princess birth on 21st January, but in the meantime, in February 1855, Nicholas I passed away and Alexander II responds as heir and new Emperor of Russia, although his coronation would only take place few months later. Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. He succeeded his father Francis I at the early age of twenty. Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1855-1874) Youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria. Princess Maria Luisa was known for her charity to the poor. The Princess died at the very early age of 19 shortly after her return from Egypt suffering high fever. Karl Nesselrode (1780-1862) Russian Count and Diplomat.

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BEATON DAVID: (c.1494-1546) Scottish Cardinal who served as Archbishop of St. Andrews 1539-46. Beaton was the last Scottish C

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BEATON DAVID: (c.1494-1546) Scottish Cardinal who served as Archbishop of St. Andrews 1539-46. Beaton was the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. An extremely rare L.S., d[avid] Card[ina]lis S[anc]ti Andree, one page, folio, Paris, 17th July 1542, to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Latin. Beaton writes to Farnese in relation to Alfonso Salmeron and Paschase Broet, the Apostolic nuncios to Ireland and the disturbances they have witnessed there, commenting that there is 'still so much cruelty from the English and the barbarian people themselves, and fierceness, from whom I have saved [them] and they have escaped unscathed. [It is] astounding all that I have been able to see' and adding that he will continue to write with reports to Farnese. With integral address leaf. Some very light, minor water staining to the right edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, which remain perfectly legible. About VG €3000 - 4000 Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589) Italian Cardinal and Diplomat. Grandson of Pope Paul III and appointed as his principal secretary in 1538, managing most of the papal business until 1549. Alfonso Salmeron (1515-1585) Spanish Biblical Scholar, a Catholic Priest, and one of the first Jesuits. Paschase Broet (1500?-1562) French Catholic Priest, one of the first Jesuits. In late 1538 King Henry VIII of England was excommunicated by Pope Paul III and the constitutional position of the lordship of Ireland remained uncertain. In the autumn of 1541 Pope Paul III sent Salmeron and Broet as Apostolic nuncios to Ireland. Before leaving they met with Cardinal Beaton at Lyon who discouraged them from going to Ireland with stories of the dire state of the Church there. After leaving France they reached Edinburgh on 3rd December 1541. Although warmly received by King James V, he, and everyone else they met agreed with Beaton and also discouraged them from going to Ireland. Nevertheless, Salmeron and Broet made the short crossing on 23rd February 1542. The title of King of Ireland had been re-created in 1542 by King Henry VIII and the English began establishing control over the island. The situation in Ireland proved to be worse than previously thought and Broet wrote 'in a short while we found matters just as we had been told, if not worse'. Bishops who remained faithful were turned out of their dioceses and went on the run. Monasteries and friaries were all in ruins. Pope Paul III's original instructions had stated that if their lives were in danger then they were return and therefore in the summer of 1542 they travelled back to Scotland where the people there were surprised to see them return alive.

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LESLIE WALTER: (1607-1667) Scottish Field Marshal and diplomat, a Count of the Holy Roman Empire who served as Imperial Ambas

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LESLIE WALTER: (1607-1667) Scottish Field Marshal and diplomat, a Count of the Holy Roman Empire who served as Imperial Ambassador to Naples, Rome in 1645 and to Constantinople in 1665-66. A curious L.S., W Leslie, five pages, folio, n.p., 31st December 1644, (‘ultimo dell’Anno nuovo 1644’), to His Excellency. The first three and a half pages of the letter are written in code, comprising sixty-five lines of numerals, closely written and without obvious breaks, immediately continuing with Italian text, in which Leslie reports of the enemy having taken possession of the town of Pegau, thereby extending the area of occupied territory to the borders of Bohemia, also making reference to Raimondi Montecuccoli, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, who is travelling to seek the assistance of the Elector, and further writing of the esteem in which his correspondent is held (‘There is no Prince in the whole of Germany who shows so much affection towards Your Excellency’) and that there is no one in the Court who do not wish to see him return to the command of the army, including those who previously spoke badly of him, and also seeking license to travel to Spain. It is possible that the second half of Leslie’s letter is a transcript of the first half, although this would seem illogical, and therefore a more probable explanation of the code is that it contained content of a more sensitive nature than Leslie was prepared to write conventionally. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, and a couple of small tears to the edges, VG Raimondi Montecuccoli (1609-1680) Italian-born soldier who served the Habsburg Monarchy. He was also a Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Melfi, in the Kingdom of Naples.

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[GUNPOWDER PLOT]: HOWARD THOMAS: (1561-1626) 1st Earl of Suffolk. English Admiral who commanded the Golden Lion in the attack

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[GUNPOWDER PLOT]: HOWARD THOMAS: (1561-1626) 1st Earl of Suffolk. English Admiral who commanded the Golden Lion in the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. Howard later served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household (c.1603-14) and as Lord High Treasurer 1614-18. In 1605 Howard was privy to communications relating to the Gunpowder Plot and examined the cellar in the House of Lords where he discovered the brushwood concealing the gunpowder and the plot subsequently collapsed. Howard was commissioned to investigate and try the plotters. A good D.S., T Suffolke, one page, slim folio, n.p., 25th August 1613. The manuscript document is a warrant for payment and states, in part, 'Henry Marten doctor of the Civil laws the king's advocate and Levynus Munck Clerk of his majesty's signet employed commissioners into the Palatinate for the settling of the Princess Elizabeth her jointure, humbly demand allowance for their charges of transportation to and fro according to the Privy Seal of his majesty dated the eighth April 1613 the sum of £150 14s 0d. They further demand allowance for their entertainment of diet at four marks by the day, beginning from the first of March last past, and ending the twentieth of August inclusive, according to the said Privy Seal £922 13s 4d', the warrant totalling £1073 7s 4d. Signed by both Marten and Munck at the foot, acknowledging receipt of £400 0s 0d, and signed by Suffolk beneath and further countersigned by Julius Caesar (1558-1636) English lawyer, judge and politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1606-14. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and minor staining at the folds, about VG Sir Henry Marten (1562-1641) English judge and politician who served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty 1617-41. Marten was made King's advocate on 3rd March 1609 and in March 1613 was sent abroad in connection with the marriage settlement of the Lady Elizabeth. Levinus Munck (c.1568-1623) English politician, Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn in 1601. Munck served as Chief Secretary to Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, from 1602-12. In 1613 he was sent on diplomatic business to the Low Countries and afterwards accompanied the Princess Elizabeth to Heidelberg following her marriage to the Elector Palatine. By this time he held the appointment of Clerk to the Signet and was also receiving interest on money loaned to the Crown. Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) Electress consort of the Palatinate 1613-23 and Queen consort of Bohemia 1619-20, known as the 'Winter Queen'. Eldest daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland, England and Ireland and his wife, Anne of Denmark. A significant intention of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was to assassinate Elizabeth's father and the Protestant aristocracy, kidnap the nine-year-old Elizabeth from Coombe Abbey, and place her on the throne of England - and presumably the thrones of Ireland and Scotland - as a Catholic monarch.

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CAREY ROBERT: (c.1560-1639) 1st Earl of Monmouth. English nobleman and courtier, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth I who serv

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CAREY ROBERT: (c.1560-1639) 1st Earl of Monmouth. English nobleman and courtier, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth I who served as a volunteer against the Spanish Armada and as Warden of the Middle March 1596-98. Lower portion of a D.S., Ro: Cary, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (c.1620). The manuscript document is a fragment of a warrant for payment and states '…..4 labourers were employed the space of 4 days wherefore he prayeth to have allowance for his and their pains and charges in the service aforesaid to be rated by the honourable Sir Robert Cary knight chamberlain of the prince his highness and paid by the right worshipful Adam Newton esquire his highness's receiver general'. Some light age wear and minor staining, otherwise VG Sir Adam Newton (d.1630) Scottish scholar, royal tutor and secretary to Henry, Prince of Wales. After the death of the Prince, in 1612 Newton became receiver-general, or treasurer, in the household of Prince Charles, later King Charles I.

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The Duchess writes her first letter in English, just seven days before her death HENRIETTA ANNE OF ENGLAND: (1644-1670) Duche

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The Duchess writes her first letter in English, just seven days before her death HENRIETTA ANNE OF ENGLAND: (1644-1670) Duchess of Orleans, the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. An exceptionally rare A.L.S., with her monogram, two pages, small 4to, Paris, 23rd June [1670], to Thomas Clifford. The Duchess writes her first letter in English, just seven days before her death, informing Clifford about her brother, King Charles II's, promise regarding Clifford and Lord Arlington, 'When i have write to the King from calais i praid him to tel milord Arlington an you what hi had promisd mi for bothe, his ansers was that hi gave mi againe his word that hee youl performe the thing bot that hi did not thing it fit to exequ[te] it nou, i tel you this souner then to Milord Arlington becase y know you ar not so hard to satisfie as hee, i should be so my self if y was not sure that the King would not promis my a thing to faille in the performance of it, this is the ferste letter y have ever write in inglis, you wil eselay see it……prai see in the same time…..hou much y am your frind'. With integral address leaf ('for Sr Thomas Clifort') bearing two black wax seals. A letter of excellent historical content and association. VG Thomas Clifford (1630-1673) 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. English Statesman, Comptroller of the Household 1666-68, Treasurer of the Household 1668-72 and Lord High Treasurer 1672-73. Henry Bennet (1618-1685) 1st Earl of Arlington. English Statesman, Keeper of the Privy Purse 1661-62. Clifford and Arlington were the only two ministers to whom the first Secret Treaty of Dover, one clause of which provided for King Charles II's declaration of his conversion to Catholicism, was confided. Henrietta Anne was instrumental in diplomatic negotiations between her native England and adopted France which culminated in the Secret Treaty of Dover of June 1670 (the same month in which the present letter was written). King Charles II, who had always been close to his sister, nicknaming her Minette, had been trying to establish a closer relationship with France since 1663, but it was not until 1669 that he set the wheels in motion by openly admitting that he would become a Catholic and vowing to bring England back to Catholicism. Henrietta Anne was eager to visit her homeland and King Louis XIV encouraged her in order for the treaty to take place and she arrived in Dover on 26th May 1670, remaining there until 1st June, the day the treaty was signed. In 1667 Henrietta Anne began complaining of an intermittent, intense pain in her side and several years later, beginning in April 1670, she began having digestive problems so severe that she could only consume milk. On 29th June 1670, just a matter of days after writing the present letter, Henrietta Anne drank a glass of iced chicory water and immediately felt a pain in her side, leaving her to believe that she had been poisoned. Extreme Unction was administered, however Henrietta Anne died at 2 o'clock in the morning on the following day, 30th June 1670, aged just 26. The only letter of Henrietta Anne recorded as having been previously sold at auction. The present letter is listed by American Book Prices Current as having originally been sold by Sotheby's as part of the Clifford of Chudleigh Collection on 24th July 1987 (Lot 249, £2400).

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

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ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, given at the Court at St. James's, 1708 (the day and month not stated). The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Simon Parry to be a Captain of a Company in the Regiment of Portuguese Foot, led by Lieutenant Colonel Constantine de Magny, and 'to take the said Company into your care and charge and duly to exercise as well the officers and soldiers thereof in arms and to use your best endeavours to keep them in good order and discipline'. Countersigned at the foot by Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1675-1722) English statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1706-10 and later as First Lord of the Treasury 1718-21. With remnants of the blind embossed paper seal. Some light staining and age wear and small areas of paper loss to the lower edge, G Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, was one of the five Whigs, collectively called the Junto, who dominated the government from 1708-10. However, the Earl had many enemies and was disliked by Queen Anne who dismissed him in June 1710.

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‘What a real happiness it will be to return to Paris when the war will be over’ 1364 EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972)

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‘What a real happiness it will be to return to Paris when the war will be over’ 1364 EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A very good and early A.L.S., `Edward´, two pages, 8vo, from the Head Quarters of the 1st Corps, 24th June 1915, to Monsieur Cain, in French. The young Prince sends a letter in French, during the First World War, first thanking his correspondent for his congratulations on his 21st birthday, the day before 23rd of June, and further referring to the war, stating in part `Le 23 Juin a été pour moi un jour bien triste, et ce n´est pas étonnant avec cette terrible guerre qui rage avec acharnement, et quand on pense à tous les braves soldats, Français et Anglais, qui sont morts pour leurs patries!!´ (“June 23rd was a very sad day for me, and it's not surprising with this terrible war that rages fiercely, and when we think of all the brave soldiers, French and English, who died for their homelands!!”) The Prince further sends a message full of hope and wishes, expecting a prompt end to a war which would last four more years, saying `Mais heureusement nous pouvons bien attendre a une victoire glorieuse a la fin de cette longue et dure campagne qui nous aura couté si cher!! Quel réel bonheur ça va être de rentrer plus tard a Paris quand la guerre est finie; mais quand va-t-elle finir. C´est impossible de prédire!!´ (“But luckily we can expect a glorious victory at the end of this long and hard campaign which has cost us so much!! What a real happiness it will be to return to Paris later when the war will be over; but when will it end. It's impossible to predict.”) A letter of good content. About EX

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MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one page, 8vo, Lo

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MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, one page, 8vo, London, 19th March 1960, to Georgina Reinold (sic), on the printed stationery of Clarence House. The Princess writes, in full, 'I was most touched by your very kind letter of congratulations on my engagement. Thank you very much for your good wishes for my future happiness'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Princess Margaret and signed by her with her initial ('M') to the lower left corner. About EX Georgina Reinhold had been Princess Margaret's French tutor. Princess Margaret became engaged to the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones (later Earl of Snowdon) in October 1959; however, the official announcement was not made until 26th February 1960. The marriage ceremony, the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, took place at Westminster Abbey on 6th May 1960. The couple remained married until their divorce in 1978.

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AGA KHAN III: (1877-1957) Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Community and the first President of the All-India Muslim League. Presid

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AGA KHAN III: (1877-1957) Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Community and the first President of the All-India Muslim League. President of the League of Nations 1937-38. Signed and inscribed 4.5 x 3.5 piece, with amusing inscription `With pleasure, I send you this specimen of my signature, Aga Khan´, being the upper portion of a red printed letterhead featuring a coat of arms and the address “Lallgarh, Bikaner, Rajputana”. The clipped page has been affixed to a same size card. Matted in black beneath an attractive 5 x 6.5 photograph of the Aga Khan, to an overall of 8 x 12 (20cm x 30cm). Overall creasing to the printed letterhead. About G

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KHAN III AGA: (1877-1957) Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims 1885-1957. The Aga Khan was one of the founders and first Presiden

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KHAN III AGA: (1877-1957) Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims 1885-1957. The Aga Khan was one of the founders and first President of the All-India Muslim League, served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38 and was also instrumental in the creation of Pakistan. Black fountain pen ink signature ('Best wishes to you, Aga Khan') on a 12mo card. Together with Om Habibeh Aga Khan Begum (1906-2000) Yvette Blanche Labrousse. Fourth and last wife of Aga Khan III. A former Beauty Queen, Labrousse was named Miss France in 1930. Black ink signature ('Om Habibeh Aga Khan') on a small 12mo piece. Some slight traces of former mounting to the verso of the Aga Khan's card, otherwise VG, 2

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KHAN III AGA: (1877-1957) Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims 1885-1957. The Aga Khan was one of the founders and first Presiden

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KHAN III AGA: (1877-1957) Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims 1885-1957. The Aga Khan was one of the founders and first President of the All-India Muslim League, served as President of the League of Nations from 1937-38 and was also instrumental in the creation of Pakistan. Fountain pen ink signature ('Aga Khan') and date, 4th July 1911, in his hand on a page removed from an autograph album. The page also bears three other fountain pen ink signatures including that of Albert I (1875-1934) King of the Belgians 1909-34, signed as Prince and dated July 1904 in his hand. Some light staining to the edges, only very slightly affecting the signatures, G

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MITTERAND FRANCOIS: (1916-1996) President of France 1981-1995. T.L.S., `F. Mitterand´, one page, 4to, Paris, 18th February 19

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MITTERAND FRANCOIS: (1916-1996) President of France 1981-1995. T.L.S., `F. Mitterand´, one page, 4to, Paris, 18th February 1981, on the Assemblée Nationale printed stationery, to Alfred Max, in French. Mitterand thanks his correspondent for `…sending this very interesting "republic of polls" which is more than ever on today´s agenda..´ Signed by Mitterand in blue fountain pen ink, adding above `et fideles´ ("and loyal") in his hand. The present letter was signed less than three months before the Presidential election of May 1981, when Mitterand would become the first socialist President of the fifth republic. Paper with watermark. VG

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ADENAUER KONRAD: (1876-1967) German Statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Ger

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ADENAUER KONRAD: (1876-1967) German Statesman who served as the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1949-63. Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Adenauer in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Adenauer') in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 1963 in his hand. Together with Franz Blucher (1896-1959) German Politician who served as the first Vice Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1949-57. Vintage signed 5.5 x 4 photograph of Blucher in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. Also including Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977) German Politician who served as the second Vice Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1957-63 and as the second Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1963-66. Vintage signed 4 x 5.5 photograph of Erhard in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink with his name alone at the base of the image. VG to about EX, 3

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CORFU - GENTILI ANTOINE: (1743-1798) Corsican General of Division during French Revolution and first Governor of Corfu. A goo

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CORFU - GENTILI ANTOINE: (1743-1798) Corsican General of Division during French Revolution and first Governor of Corfu. A good content L.S., `Gentili´, two pages, 4to, Corfu, Head-Quarters of Corfu, 9th November 1797, to General d´Arbois, in Italian. Gentili first refers to his correspondent´s letter received today `I have received this morning my dear friend your letter dated 13th October from Naples. I can see according to the date that it has been brought to me walking..´ further referring to the difficulties they are facing and the expected troubles on the island if things do not change promptly, stating in part `The needs have very much increased since your departure. We have spent all funds remaining. The provisioning of October and the one of this month have not been paid. And the salaries of the officers have not been paid this month. The supply of wheat will be consumed in two or three months because we are obliged to feed the Navy and a legion of Cisalpine troops, you can then understand the disorders and confusion.. Add on top of this the Venetian troops, we have consumed their biscuits, and we live on what still exists here, in warehouses, shops, houses, and which will all be consumed by December. If the General in chief do not send the necessary funds proportionally to the demands and needs , we can expect big disorders.. make them know what we need to be able to preserve the control of this island..´ Gentili further refers to his health `Mi health keeps on deteriorating..´ and comments that the situation on the islands is still peaceful, stating in part `A perfect tranquility and harmony reigns in this and in all the other islands, we wait for the news about the conclusions of the Udine Congress, and about the Peace conditions and the destiny of the states we compose the Venetian Republic, Dalmatia, Istria, and this island´ A letter of very good content. With address leaf bearing a large red wax seal split in two as a result of the letter opening. Very small overall minor age wear and creasing, otherwise G Joseph-Louis d´Arbois de Jubainville (1764-1803) French General during the French revolutionary wars. He was a member of the St.Domingue expedition. Arrested by the British and mistreated, he died of yellow fever at the early age of 39.

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KAPODISTRIAS IOANNIS: (1776-1831) Greek Count and Statesman. One of the most distinguished diplomats of Europe. First Head of

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KAPODISTRIAS IOANNIS: (1776-1831) Greek Count and Statesman. One of the most distinguished diplomats of Europe. First Head of State of independent Greece 1827-31. Widely considered the founder of the modern Greek state. Kapodistrias also served as the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Russian Empire 1816-22 under Alexander I, and was succeeded by Count Nesselrode. An excellent and lengthy L.S., `Kapodistrias´, with flourish, three pages, 4to, St. Petersburg, 19thApril/1st May 1820, to Prince Kozlowski, in French. Kapodistrias sends a friendly and diplomatic letter but at the same time firm letter, full of last chance wise advices to Kozlowski, stating in part `I have placed before the eyes of the Emperor all the personal letters that you have been kind enough to write to me… You admit that the movement which led you to ask for your recall was little thought out. This confession honours your nature and repairs up to a certain point the error which a moment of vivacity and imprudence made you commit. But, agree with me, is this same reason you assign to this error plausible? Can it serve you as an apology? Your approach was therefore only an attempt; you wanted to put us to the test... I refrain here from any comments..´ Kapodistrias further confirms that he has been ceased saying `The Emperor himself likes to believe you, and what I am announcing to you today in the name of His Majesty, will prove to you that his benevolence for you can not only forget the wrongs. There is no way you can keep the Stuttgart post. Your successor has already been appointed and it is Mr. General Constantin de Benkendorff that the Emperor intends to call to the functions you exercise today´, further again he insists recommending what should be his correspondent´s behaviour and what the Emperor Alexander I of Russia is expecting of him, stating `Therefore, my Prince, show to His Majesty your gratitude by imitating the moderation that characterizes him and which always gives him a balance between extreme opposite opinions…Are you not once again outside the line of direction drawn by the wisdom of our August Monarch?´ Before concluding Kapodistrias requests full secrecy to his correspondent regarding his letters to him in future, and very especially with `.. your Russian colleagues from the north and from the south of Europe´ Very small overall minor age wear and extremely small creasing, otherwise VG Prince Piotr Borisovich Kozlovsky (1783-1840) Russian Diplomat and a man of letters. In 1807, after the signing of the Treaties of Tilsit, Kozlovsky helped a group of French officers escape English captivity, for which he was awarded the Cross of the Légion d´Honneur by the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Kozlowski was close to Chateubriand and de Lamennais, under whose influence secretly converted to Catholicism from Russian Orthodoxy. In 1818, he was appointed ambassador simultaneously to the Kingdom of Wurttemberg in Stuttgart and the Grand Duchy of Baden, but in 1820 a political dispute with the Russian government, caused by his public defense of the beginnings of democratic government in these states, led to his resignation and self-imposed exile, although he continued to receive his pension. After the new government of Tsar Nicholas I, the new Tsar almost halved his pension in 1827. Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. Konstantin von Benckendorff (1785-1828) Baltic German General and Diplomat. He joined the army to take part in the concluding stages of the Napoleonic Wars, and in the taking of Rheims and Soisson. After the war, Benckendorff returned to diplomacy and five years later, was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Baden and Stuttgart as the present letter states. With the outbreak of the Russo-Persian War he returned to Russia, defeated the Persian cavalry, and died of a fever that swept through the Russian army.

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TITO JOSIP BROZ: (1892-1980) Yugoslav Revolutionary and Statesman, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 1943-63 and President of Yugo

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TITO JOSIP BROZ: (1892-1980) Yugoslav Revolutionary and Statesman, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 1943-63 and President of Yugoslavia 1953-80. A good D.S., `J.Broz´, one page, 4to, Belgrade, November 1960, to Lieutenant General Milos Milojevic, Commander of the First Army, in Serbian. On the printed stationery of the President of the Republic, bearing a blind embossed seal to the upper left corner, Tito states `I cordially thank you for the congratulations you sent me on behalf of the soldiers and officers of the First Army on the occasion of the Republic Day´ With blank integral leaf. Extremely small staining the right edge, otherwise VG

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Pitt writes to Wilberforce on religion, war, and the slave trade PITT to WILBERFORCE: An exceptional and historically importa

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Pitt writes to Wilberforce on religion, war, and the slave trade PITT to WILBERFORCE: An exceptional and historically important series of twenty three A.Ls.S., `W. Pitt´, by William Pitt the Younger to William Wilberforce, 78 pages in total, 4to (19 letters), and 8vo (5 letters), twelve of them from Downing Street, also from Pembroke Hall, the House of Commons, etc.., 31st July 1782 to 14th August 1800. Few of the letters are docketed by Wilberforce. Plus one copy of a letter also docketed. WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER (1759-1806) British Statesman, one of the most prominent politicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He held the post of Prime Minister for close to twenty years, 1783-1801 & 1804-1806. The youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1783 at the age of 24, and the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.To the 2nd October 1785 letter, Downing Street, at the time of Wilberforce´s angelical conversion, an extremely important and exceptional content letter, referred to by William Hague in his biography William Pitt the Younger (2005), Pitt states in part `..I am indeed too deeply interested in whatever concerns you, not to be very sensibly affected by what has the appearance of a new Era in your Life, and so important in its consequences... I will not disguise to you that few things could go nearer my heart than to find myself differing from you essentially on any great principle. I trust and believe that it is a circumstance which can hardly occur.. They are sentiments engraved in my heart, and will never be effaced or weakened…´ further writing `..You will not suspect me of thinking lightly of any moral or religious motives which guide you.. But forgive me if I cannot help expressing my fears that you are nevertheless deluding yourself into principles which have but too much tendency to counteract your own object, and to render your Virtues and your Talents useless both to yourself and Mankind… But why then this preparation of solitude, which can hardly avoid tincturing the mind either with melancholy or superstition? If a Christian may act in the several relations of life, must he seclude himself from them all to become so..´, further again writing `..You do not explain either the degree or the duration of the retirement which you have prescribed to yourself… And if you will open to me fairly the whole state of your mind on these subjects, tho´I shall venture to state to you fairly the points where I fear we may differ, and to desire you to re-examine your own ideas, where I think you mistaken..´ To the 19th December 1785, Pitt states in part `.. as much as I wish you to bask on, under an Italian sun, I am perhaps likely to be the instrument of snatching you from your present paradise, and hurrying you back to "The Rank Vapours of this Sin-Worn World".´ To the 8th April and 28th June 1788 letters, and referring to the Slave Trade cause motions, Pitt states in part `..As to the Slave Trade, I wish on every account it should come forward in your hands rather than any other. But that in the present year is impracticable; and I only hope you will resolve to dismiss it as much as possible from your mind. It is both the rightest and wisest thing you can do. If it will contribute to setting you at ease, that I should personally bring it forward (supposing circumstances will admit of it being brought forward this session) your wish will decide… In one word however be assured, that I will continue to give the business constant attention, and do every thing to forward it..´, further in June saying `..The business respecting the Slave Trade meets just now with some rub in the House of Lords.. I wonder how any Human being can resist... There seems not a shadow of doubt as to the conduct of the House of Commons next year, and I think with good management the difficulties in the other House may be got over..´ Further again in Spring 1789, `..to have the day for the Slave Trade postponed.. Grenville and I have formed a project, of reducing the case.. into a string of resolutions.. The more we consider the Case, the more irresistible it is in all its parts.´ To the 8th August 1792, referring to King George III, `..I must be at Windsor on Sunday.. Immediately on Lord Guildford´s death the King has written to me in the most gracious terms to say that he cannot let the Wardenship of the cinque Ports go to any one but myself.. in the manner in which the offer came, I have had no hesitation in accepting, and I believe you will think I have done right.´ To the 7th September 1796, referring to continental Europe and war, Pitt states in part `..The message of the Directory confessing in such strong terms their distress, and the Archduke´s recent Victory on the 22nd give some chance that our overtures may be successful. In the meantime it will be indispensable to take very strong measures indeed both of Finance and Military Defence; and if the spirit of the Country is equal to the exigency, I am confident all will yet end well. An immediate Spanish War is I think nearly certain. The only motive to it is the fear of France preponderating over their fear of us; and the pretexts as futile as could be wished.´ Small overall minor age wear, otherwise G, 24 William Wilberforce (1759-1833) British Politician, member of Parliament for 45 years, from 1780 to 1825. Philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. One of the leading English abolitionists who headed the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807.His first campaign proved to be the world's first grassroots human rights campaign. On 2 April 1792, Wilberforce brought again a bill calling for abolition. The memorable debate that followed drew well-remembered contributions from the greatest orators in the house, William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox, as well as from Wilberforce himself. Lord Melville as Home Secretary, proposed a compromise solution of so-called "gradual abolition" over a number of years. The bill was passed.In 1785 Wilberforce underwent an evangelical conversion, resolving to commit his future life and work to the service of God. At that time, religious enthusiasm was generally regarded as a social transgression and was stigmatised in polite society. Wilberforce's conversion led him to question whether he should remain in public life. Both John Newton, a leading evangelical Anglican and Pitt counselled him to remain in politics, and he resolved to do so with "increased diligence and conscientiousness".Wilberforce also championed causes such as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. His campaigns led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire. Wilberforce died just three days after hearing that the passage of the Act through Parliament was assured. The leading members of both Houses of Parliament urged that he be honoured with a burial in Westminster Abbey, and while tributes were paid, both Houses of Parliament suspended their business as a mark of respect. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, close to his friend William Pitt the Younger.. William Wilberforce said of William Pitt, "For personal purity, disinterestedness and love of this country, I have never known his equal."

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ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. A good T.L.S., H. H. Asquith, with holograph salutation and subscr

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ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. A good T.L.S., H. H. Asquith, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 18th December 1912, to Earl Grey, on the blind embossed stationery of the First Lord of the Treasury. Asquith states that he regrets not being able to attend the Inaugural Meeting of the British Committee to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Peace between the English speaking nations and continues to remark 'That peace, which has stood the strain of a century of changing governments and varying circumstances, is an example to the World of the possibility of harmonious and sympathetic interaction between nations equally proud and equally independent, thus constituting an influence for good scarcely less important for the Old World than for the New. The objects which the Committee are met to promote have, I need hardly say, the cordial support both of myself personally and of His Majesty's Government'. With blank integral leaf. A letter of fine content. VG Albert Grey (1851-1917) 4th Earl Grey. British politician who served as Governor General of Canada 1904-11 and as President of the International Co-operative Alliance 1895-1917.

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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed First Day Cover issued to commemorate the Direct Electi

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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed First Day Cover issued to commemorate the Direct Elections to European Parliament and featuring an attractive colour design incorporating the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg and the Houses of Parliament in London. Post marked at London, 9th May 1979. Signed ('Margaret Thatcher') by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear area. VG

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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Two T.Ls.S., Margaret, each with holograph salutation and subs

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THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Two T.Ls.S., Margaret, each with holograph salutation and subscription, each one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, London, 31st January 1984 & 9th May 1989, to Monty Modlyn, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister. In the first letter Thatcher thanks her correspondent for having sent her some information ('We must now decide how best to use it') and in the second the Prime Minister thanks Modlyn for his good wishes and expresses her delight that he was able to attend a reception and that he enjoyed it as much as she did. EX, 2 Monty Modlyn (1921-1994) British journalist, best known as a television and radio presenter.

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BRITISH HISTORY: Miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., a few signed pieces and free front envelope panels etc., by various 19th

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BRITISH HISTORY: Miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., a few signed pieces and free front envelope panels etc., by various 19th century British colonial administrators, military officers and clergymen comprising James Robert Longden (1827-1891, Governor of Trinidad 1870-74, British Guiana 1874-77 & Ceylon 1877-83; referring to the expenses of his son's education, 1890), Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon (1777-1839, Governor of the Cape Colony 1807-11), William Robinson (1836-1912; last Governor of Trinidad 1885-89 and the first Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1889-91, later Governor of Hong Kong 1891-98; regarding the omission of an applicant to Cheltenham College, 1901), James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746-1820, British Minister to Prussia 1772-76, 1793-95 and British Ambassador to Russia 1776-83; discussing his travel arrangements and remarking 'I was present at the surrender of Landrecies & left the Duke of York yesterday….marching….with a corps of 10,000 men', 2nd May 1794), Henry Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth (1800-1867, Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria; in full, 'Her Majesty having dissolved Parliament, I beg to solicit the honour of your vote and interest at the ensuing election of representative Peers for Scotland', July 1847), John Moore (1761-1809, British Lieutenant-General who died at the Battle of Corunna), Marshal James Clarke (1841-1909, first Resident Commissioner in Basutoland 1884-93, Resident Commissioner in Zululand 1893-98, and the first Resident Commissioner in Southern Rhodesia 1898-1905; seeking guidance for the necessary actions to be taken in order to nominate a boy for schooling, 1895), Thomas Nettleship Staley (1823-1898, the first Anglican bishop of the Church of Hawaii as Bishop of Honolulu 1861-70; A.L.S. in the third person, asking for the relevant particulars in order to have his grandson admitted to Cheltenham College, 1896) and John Lewis (1825-1901, the first Bishop of Ontario 1861-1901; A.L.S. in the third person to the Head Master of the College at Cheltenham, 1890). A few are laid down and others show minor traces of former mounting to the versos, and all are accompanied by brief annotations in the hand of a collector. G to generally VG, 9

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various British politicians of the first half of the 20th century, each

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BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by various British politicians of the first half of the 20th century, each of them Cabinet ministers, including George Lansbury, 2nd Earl of Selborne, Alfred Lyttelton, Arthur Ponsonby, Walter Runciman (in part, 'It was well worth entering the Brotherhood of Trinity House if only to hear of your approval. There are still one or two traditions preserved beyond vulgarity, and Trinity House stands almost alone', 1936), Philip Snowden (2; in one stating, in part, '….there is not yet that sense of community of interest among nations which has been developed among individuals composing a State through the long ages…..But I cannot help feeling that Pacts of Security with guarantees of help are at present rather dangerous things, and are liable to be an encouragement to States to provoke conflicts. It is always so difficult to define an aggressor. The late war was in a very large measure due to the alliances and understandings of the Allied Powers. I think you are right that a State which had no sinister aims would be likely to make a voluntary reduction of armaments if its security were guaranteed by international support', 1932), Edward Stanley, 6th Marquess of Londonderry, Viscount Alverstone, Patrick Gordon Walker, Viscount Stonehaven (discussing his correspondent's draft resolution and commenting '….as a matter of practical politics I am afraid the effect of the discussion which would arise out of it would be more likely to stimulate the activities of the Socialists than to create a corresponding drive among our people. There is, moreover, the general consideration which has to be taken into account, namely that the dispersal of the anti-Socialist financial resources would be further encouraged, and that it is already one of the outstanding weaknesses under which we suffer as compared with the Socialists. If all anti-Socialists could be persuaded to support financially and in other ways the Conservative Organisation up and down the country we should be in a much stronger position, but I am afraid that result would not be achieved by your proposed resolution, and, therefore, I am strongly of the opinion that it would be wiser to refrain from moving it', 1935), Clement Anderson Montague-Barlow, 1st Viscount Bridgeman (2), Baron Balfour of Burleigh, John Burns, 1st Baron Noel-Buxton, Robert Cecil (Nobel Peace prize winner, 1937), Joseph Chamberlain (2), Aretas Akers-Douglas, 5th Duke of Sutherland, Gordon Hewart, W. Joynson Hicks (regarding technical and legal difficulties with the Isle of Man Church Assembly Bill, 1924), Douglas Hogg etc. G to generally VG, 28

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‘too little has been said about the great things the British did for India' [INDIA]: MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British A

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‘too little has been said about the great things the British did for India' [INDIA]: MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS: (1900-1979) British Admiral of World War II. Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India of British India (1947) and the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India (1947-48). A good T.L.S., Mountbatten of Burma, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 8vo, Broadlands, Romsey, Hampshire, 12th July 1976, to Mrs. Rutherford. Mountbatten thanks his correspondent for her letter and expresses his delight that she had liked his short talk on the radio, remarking 'I agree with you that too little has been said about the great things the British did for India' and further writing 'Have you read a book called Freedom at Midnight written by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre and published by Collins. In August 1977 it is going to be published in paperback form, but you can probably get a copy from the library. It is the story of the Transfer of Power in India and I am sure would interest you'. A letter of good content for its references to India. About EX Mountbatten's correspondent was the wife of former Group Captain J. D. Rutherford who had been Commanding Officer of RAF Jodhpur in 1945-46.

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[TREATY OF VERSAILLES]: An 8vo feint ruled page removed from a notebook and bearing a rare set of six fine, bold black founta

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[TREATY OF VERSAILLES]: An 8vo feint ruled page removed from a notebook and bearing a rare set of six fine, bold black fountain pen ink signatures comprising Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924, American President 1913-21, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1919; dated 7th January 1919 in his hand), Edith Bolling Wilson (1872-1961, First Lady of the United States 1915-21, the second wife of Woodrow Wilson), John J. Pershing (1860-1948, American General of World War I), William G. Sharp (1859-1922, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France 1914-19), Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888-1934, Prince Regent of Serbia from 1914 and later King of Yugoslavia 1929-34, assassinated) and Oscar Straus (1850-1926, American politician and diplomat who served as United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906-09 and as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire 1909-10). To the verso appear a further four black fountain pen ink signatures, each unidentified, although including two French (?) Generals, one attached to the French military mission to Russia, and a Swedish military attaché. Neatly inlaid and with an integral leaf. VG Woodrow Wilson's signature is dated shortly ahead of the meeting of 'The Big Four' (comprising Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Wilson) at the Paris Peace Conference which commenced on 18th January 1919 with the Allies aiming to establish a common negotiating position. Almost exactly a year earlier, on 8th January 1918, Wilson had issued his Fourteen Points, a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The address was well received in the United States and Allied nations and even by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, as a landmark of enlightenment in international relations. Wilson subsequently used the Fourteen Points as the basis for negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war and became effective on 10th January 1920. Provenance: The present signatures were obtained by the French aviator Amedee de Flers (b.1885) who saw service during World War I.

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KENNEDY JACQUELINE: (1929-1994) First Lady of the United States 1961-63. Wife of American President John F. Kennedy. A poigna

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KENNEDY JACQUELINE: (1929-1994) First Lady of the United States 1961-63. Wife of American President John F. Kennedy. A poignant A.L.S., Jackie, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (August 1957), to Rosie [Rosemary Vanderbilt Warburton Chisholm], on black bordered mourning stationery. Kennedy states 'It was so very thoughtful of you to send me a telegram as soon as you had heard of Daddy's death' and continues 'I was really terribly touched. Having never lost anyone close before, I didn't realize what a comfort it is to hear from your friends, especially right afterwards, for that is when you are still the most stunned. So I want to thank you more than I can say, and tell you how much I appreciated it'. With blank integral leaf. VG Rosemary Vanderbilt Warburton Chisholm (1920-1974) American heiress, philanthropist, and socialite. John Vernou 'Black Jack' Bouvier III (1891-1957) American Wall Street stockbroker and socialite, father of Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwell. Bouvier, a heavy drinker, died from liver cancer on 3rd August 1957.

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CANNON DYAN: (1937- ) American actress, an Academy Award nominee. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Cannon in a h

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CANNON DYAN: (1937- ) American actress, an Academy Award nominee. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Cannon in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Alice Henderson, her first major film role, in the American comedy drama film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. It was for her performance in this film that Cannon received the first of her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations. EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.

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CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO CARLOS MANUEL: (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is

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CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO CARLOS MANUEL: (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is considered a Cuban hero who freed slaves and leaded the declaration of Cuban Independence in 1868. An attractive signed printed document, one page, folio, Bayamo, 27th December 1868, in Spanish. The document being a decree is entitled ''Slavery Conditioned Abolition Decree - Carlos Manuel de Cespedes - Captain-General of the Liberator Army of Cuba and Leader of the Provisional Government'', and bears a very attractive and large vignette to the heading. The decree contains nine articles, and starts stating `The Cuban Revolution, proclaiming the independence of the Homeland and with it all freedoms, cannot accept the inconsistency of restricting it to only one part of the country´s population. A free Cuba is incompatible with a proslavery Cuba..´ further saying in its first article `All slaves are declared free..´. Boldly signed by Cespedes at the base of the document `C. M de Cespedes´. Bearing a large blind embossed seal to the head and an ink stamp of the ''Ilustre Ayuntamiento Libre de Bayamo'' (“ Illustrious Free Townhall of Bayamo”) at the base. The document grants freedom to `Tomas, Labourer, 23 years old, black,..´ Overall age wear and toning, with edges trimmed. Partially repaired to the verso. F to G

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NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Michael Jayston (Tsar Nicholas II) and Janet Suzman (Tsarina Alexand

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NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Michael Jayston (Tsar Nicholas II) and Janet Suzman (Tsarina Alexandra) individually, the image depicting them seated together in full-length costume poses, surrounded by their five children in a scene from the British epic historical drama Nicholas and Alexandra (1971). Signed by each in bold black inks to the image. It was for her performance as the Tsarina, her first film role, that Suzman received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. EX

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CASTRO FIDEL: (1926-2016) Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba 1959-76 and President 1976-

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CASTRO FIDEL: (1926-2016) Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba 1959-76 and President 1976-2008. An attractive signed First Day Cover issued in Germany to commemorate European brands of 1959 and featuring a design incorporating the flags of various European nations. Postmarked at Bonn on 19th September 1959. Signed by Castro in black ink and dated 16th November 1997 in his hand. The postal cancellations only very slightly affect the signature. VG

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