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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 352

LIEBER FRANZ: (1800-1872) German-American Jurist and political Philosopher. Lieber edited an Encyclopaedia Americana and was the author of the Lieber Code, considered the first document to outline rules regulating the conduct of war, laying the foundation for the Geneva Convention. A.L.S., `F. Lieber´, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Dr. Gibbes, Columbia. Lieber states `I send you a catalogue. If you make out a wish of books please to remember that natural history always costs much, although but one of very many branches.´ With address leaf. Small creasing and few pinholes to the upper left corner. G

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Lot 377

YOURCENAR MARGUERITE: (1903-1987) French-American Novelist. First woman ever elected to the French Academy. T.L.S., `Marguerite Yourcenar´, a bold black ink signature, also signed to the envelope, one page, 4to, Petite Plaisance, NorthEast Harbor, Maine, 4th July 1969, to Pierre Enckell, Alger, in French. A very interesting literary content letter including multiple Yourcenar´s thoughts, stating in part `..it is by chance that going through all the work by d´Aubigné because of the article requested by Le Monde that I came across the sonnet "Suzanne m´écoutait" which is really beautiful..´, further referring to the French poet and expressing her thoughts saying `Our judgements about Aubigné poet are similar although expressed differently… No one admires more than I do some sublime sonnets by Petrarch, but, like with any literary fashion, the Petrarchism seems to have been like leprosy for the Renaissance poetry, like the "Rimbaldisme" and few more times have been for our own one.´ Accompanied by the original envelope, addressed in her hand, also signed to the verso, postmarked and stamped. Very small overall minor age wear and crease to the lower right corner. G

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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 386

IONESCO EUGENE: (1909-1994) Romanian-French Playwright & Dramatist. A printed 4to handbill announcing a performance of Virginia Woolf's play Freshwater at the University Theatre in New York, 20th - 21st October 1983, signed by ten individuals associated with the production, some of them cast members, including Eugene Ionesco, his wife Rodica Ionesco, Simone Benmussa (director), Nathalie Sarraute, Joyce Mansour, Jean-Paul Aron, Florence Delay, Nigel Nicolson and two others. An interesting and unusual grouping of signatures. A few very light, extremely minor creases, VG The printed text at the base of the handbill explains 'This will be the first time Freshwater has been performed in the United States. It was given once in 1935 by friends of Virginia Woolf at the home of her sister Vanessa Bell…..the play was published in English in 1976. Elisabeth Janvier's adaptation appeared in 1981. This version was given a single performance on December 13, 1982, at the Centre Georges Pompidou. Many of those who will be performing the play in New York were in the Paris cast. Thanks to the collaboration of the British Council, Nigel Nicolson, a famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, will be present at the October 20 performance to present Freshwater.'

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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 390

LAWRENCE D.H.: (1885-1930) English Writer. Book signed, being a softcover edition of Pansies, a collection of poems by Lawrence, First Edition privately printed for subscribers only by P. R. Stephenson, London, June 1929. Signed by Lawrence in blue fountain pen ink to the limitations page and numbered 227 in his hand. This limited edition of five hundred copies represents the first printing of Lawrence's final poetry book to include the fourteen poems excised from the Secker edition five months previously which was suppressed by Scotland Yard. In the original paper wrappers, printed in red and black, and housed in the original plain card slipcase. Some light, minor age wear, most noticeable to the spine and slipcase. About VG  

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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 393

MILNE A. A.: (1882-1956) English Author, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Samuel Butler, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1931 (as No.25 of The Life and Letters Series). Signed and inscribed by Milne to the front free endpaper, 'For Moon, with love from Blue' and dated Christmas 1940 in his hand. An excellent association copy inscribed by Milne to his son, Christopher Robin, using their family names. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front cover, the spine and board edges a little faded and with some minor foxing to the front free endpaper. About VG Christopher Robin Milne (1920-1996) English Author and Bookseller, the only child of A. A. Milne. As a child he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories. At the time the present copy was inscribed Christopher Robin Milne had completed his first year at Trinity College, Cambridge and was awaiting his call-up papers with the expectation of beginning training in November 1940. Milne failed his medical examination; however his father used his influence to get Milne a position as a sapper with the second training battalion of the Royal Engineers. He received his commission in July 1942 and was posted to the Middle East and Italy. A. A. Milne had decided on the name Billy before his son was born, although without the intention of christening him William. Instead, each parent chose a name, hence the legal name Christopher Robin. He was referred to within the family as Billy Moon, a combination of his nickname and his childhood mispronunciation of Milne.

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Lot 399

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An entertaining T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 2nd August 1963, to Meaburn [Staniland]. Du Maurier announces 'The full treatment, and in August of all months? Don't be silly' and continues 'Now look here, this photograph on the back of the American edition of Branwell is one of the best I have ever had taken, at least I think so, and its much more recent than the one you are running in the present Penguins. I'm pretty sure its my own copyright too, so it would cost nothing, but this can be discovered by checking with the old girl who took it, Miss Compton Collier. (Used to live in Maida Vale)', further explaining 'I used to keep copies of this photograph to send around when pestered (nothing personal intended) and Doubleday in New York must have had the last one. How about it?'. Du Maurier continues to write on the subject of publishers and their use of author's images, 'Actually, when you talk about The Loving Spirit, my first novel, which I wrote when I was 22 (1929) tho' it wasn't published until 1931, you really ought to have a picture of me as I was at that time. It always seems to me silly, when authors's (sic) first books are re-published, to have pictures of them years later; for instance, silly to publish Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall, say, with a picture of him looking an old buffer as he is today. The young Waugh was so different. (Pause for reflection - Do I mean Decline and Fall, or was that someone else, No, I mean Vile Bodies.) Likewise of Human Bondage, you need the young Willie Maugham, not that ancient sinner of nearing 90'. In concluding Du Maurier adds that she has no more news, 'Have been swimming a lot, very tanned, look like Gandhi'. VG Meaburn Staniland (1914-1992) English Editor, Author and Antiquarian Bookseller who worked at Penguin books in the 1960s and 1970s.

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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 402

DICK PHILIP K.: (1928-1982) American Writer of Science Fiction, considered a master of dystopian fiction. A lengthy, interesting T.L.S., love, Phil (with a love heart and arrow drawn in his hand alongside his signature), three pages (separate leaves), 4to, n.p. (Santa Ana, California), 13th January 1981, to Professor Patricia Warrick. Dick commences his letter announcing that he is 'Elated at finding what seems to be an explanation for my March 1974 experience I have been reflecting on the subject of monism (in view of the fact that my explanation is that I saw a monistic world such as Spinoza describes, as I discuss in my two previous letters). Now what I've been pondering is: What value, if any, would the thought of the first great monist in philosophical history have for me; that is, Parmenides? I always sensed that Parmenides' thought was crucial in explaining March 1974 but I could not apply it. I mention Parmenides in VALIS, as you know, and my 'Two-Source Cosmology' is based on his metaphysics' and continues to explain 'In my recent letters I mention what I call the macrometasomakosmos, but I do not explain it, since I was copying from my notes. This is my neologism for a changeless morphologically-arranged world that I saw; it seemed to be conceptual (hence morphologically-arranged); the world we normally see, which I call the flux world, as Heraclitus called it, feeds into this macrometasomakosmos new accretions that cause what I call the phylogons (which are the eide or Forms within this eternal structure or kosmos) to reticulate and arborize, as in a memory system that is being perfected, made more complex and completed. I could not figure out for years where this macrometasomakosmos is; then very recently I realized that it is our world but seen correctly; that is, in terms of four spatial axes rather than three spatial axes plus time; in other words, time is converted into the fourth spatial axis (as I keep saying in VALIS, 'Here time turns into space'). So I regard this permanent macrometasomakosmos not as a separate world from our own-as Plato's Form world is from the flux world-but as this world correctly seen, so instead of having two worlds as with Plato I have one world: I) Seen incorrectly as continually passing out of existence, which is our flux world. II) Seen correctly as eternal, with new accretions constantly added to it, but conceptually arranged; that is, the macrometasomakosmos is not static; it grows and perfects and completes itself, but it is permanent. The phylogons are permanent. This realm is a marvelous structure and is obviously the kosmos that Pythagoras envisioned (he used the term 'kosmos' in a very unusual way; it is worth researching his meaning; basically he used the term to mean 'the harmonious fitting-together of the beautiful' and he believed that the kosmos is alive). I am now of the opinion that to see our world correctly as the macrometasomakosmos is to see a monistic world. Although I got the idea from Spinoza I at once turned to Parmenides; he believed that the world-order truly (correctly) seen was a monistic world in which there was no change; he opposed this to the flux world that our percept system reports. (I know you know all this, but I am laying out the basis here for my own conclusions, so forgive me.) Now, Parmenides explained the problem this way: the world-order is made up of a dialectical interaction between Form One and Form Two, which resemble respectively Yang and Yin of Taoism. However, as I mention in VALIS, Parmenides believed that Form Two was only seeing; it just seemed to exist; men believed wrongly that it existed. So what he called the 'dry soul' which had no Form two in it could apprehend the world under the aspect of Form One alone) based on the premise of like-to-like; what you are subjectively is what you will experience externally, a rather sophisticated doctrine for such an early period in history). Dick returns to his experiences of March 1974, Now, I have talked for years about what I call a 'second signal' that I saw added to the reality that we normally see; this, I mean, in March 1974. Something that is normally missing-but which exists; it is missing only in that we do not perceive it-got perceived by me. In my two previous letters I conclude that this 'second signal' is the other attribute of natura sive substantia………OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM, THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT IS NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE S.L. DIRECTLY FOR A FULL CATALOGUE ENTRY.

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Lot 408

POPE ALEXANDER: (1688-1744) English Poet. Brief A.L.S., A: Pope, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p., 28th June 1715, to [Barnaby Bernard] Lintot. Pope writes, in full, 'Pray deliver the first volume of Homer to the Bearer, who has paid the subscription to me, tho his name be not inserted in the Book, Mr. Sam: Smith'. Some overall foxing and darker singeing to the right edge, slightly affecting a few words of text and the signature. A few small areas of paper loss to the edges and a small spindle hole to the centre. About G Barnaby Bernard Lintot (1675-1736) English Publisher, a friend of Pope until the two men became embroiled in a significant and complex quarrel in 1725.  Pope had been fascinated by Homer since childhood, first discovering him at the age of six. In 1713 he announced his plans to publish a translation of the Iliad. As the present letter testifies, the work would be available by subscription, with one volume appearing every year between 1715-20. Pope secured a revolutionary deal with Lintot, which earned Pope two hundred guineas per volume, a vast sum at the time. The money Pope made from the translation enabled him to move to a villa in Twickenham in 1719 where he created his now famous grotto and gardens.

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Lot 416

PRUDHOMME SULLY: (1839-1907) French Poet and Essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize for Literature, 1901. A.L.S., Sully Prudhomme, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 30th September 1887, to an unidentified correspondent, presumably a doctor. Prudhomme states that he feels touched by the gracious attention his correspondent has shown towards him with the assurances of finding a remedy for the calluses which he has often suffered from. The poet explains that the issue is cured at present and concludes 'I thank you from deep in my heart, and I consider myself in debt to you, also for the price of this powerful remedy. I will reimburse you on my first visit, which I hope will be soon'. With blank integral leaf. VG

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Lot 433

ARAGO FRANCOIS: (1786-1853) French Mathematician, Physicist & Astronomer. A.L.S., F Arago, two pages, 4to, Paris, 22nd September 1841, to a Minister, in French. Arago informs his correspondent that Monsieur Siau, an engineer of bridges and roads, has returned from his trip to Bourbon not only with the solution to various important questions to which the navy administration will have to respond, but also about works of physics which the experts gave high importance to. Arago further informs the Minister that when the Academy of Sciences learnt that Monsieur Siau was leaving for Martinique and Guadalupe they asked him for information about hydrography, meteorology and magnetism, about which they have a significant lack of knowledge. Arago also remarks that Monsieur Siau visited the observatory when he was in Paris and was able to work with a magnetic needle with the help of a very special tool belonging to the navy. In concluding he states that the Academy has asked Arago to request that the minister has the kindness to supply the tool to Monsieur Siau, along with two handheld barometers and several thermometers. With several ink annotations in another hand to the upper edge of the first page. With blank integral leaf. One small ink blot to the text. VG

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Lot 434

WEYL HERMANN: (1885-1955) German Mathematician, Theoretical Physicist and Philosopher. Manuscript D.S., Hermann Weyl, one page, 4to, n.p., November 1952. Weyl responds to a researcher's questionnaire in homage to Albert Einstein, with their questions at the head of the page, 1. What do you think of Einstein, or what do you owe to him? 2. Among the more illustrious scientists in all ages, to whom do you compare him, and what place, in your opinion, does his hold in the future? 3. Immediately after him, would you cite the names of the six greatest masters in contemporary physics, and explain the reason of your choice? Weyl's answers to the first two questions appear immediately beneath, '1. As all the world knows, Einstein has made the most fundamental contributions to various branches of physics. His work in general relativity theory was of great influence in my own scientific development; in particular both of us tried to develop a unified field theory of gravitation and electromagnetism……..2. I believe that Einstein can be compared only with men of the stature of a Newton or Maxwell. His theory of special and general relativity is of the same everlasting value as their work'. About EX 

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International Autograph Auction Europe S.L.
Lot 436

VOLTA ALESSANDRO: (1745-1827) Italian Physicist. A pioneer in electricity, known for his invention of the battery in the 1800s. The electrical unit, volt, is named in his honour. Rare D.S., `Alessandro Volta, Professore´, one page, 4to, Pavia, 31st May 1790. The partially printed document, in Italian, bearing an attractive and large printed monogram to the heading, is a formal receipt acknowledging the payment of 340 lire, his salary from the University of Pavia. Boldly signed by Volta at the base of the document. Overall age wear and small foxing. Uneven bottom edge. About G Volta became professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Pavia in 1778. During his nearly 40 year tenure at Pavia, Volta became one of Europe´s most eminent physicists through his experiments with electricity and the invention of the electrical conductor now known as the “voltaic pile”, the world´s first direct current battery. 

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Lot 437

LESLIE JOHN: (1766-1832) Scottish Mathematician & Physicist, remembered for his research into heat. Leslie gave the first modern account of capillary action in 1802 and froze water using an air-pump in 1810, the first artificial production of ice. Manuscript D.S., John Leslie, one page, oblong 8vo, College of Edinburgh, 14th February 1823. The document states, in full, 'I hereby certify that Mr. James Campbell has regularly attended the Natural Philosophy Class since the beginning of the current session until this date'. Some light age wear and two very small, minor traces of mounting to the verso, otherwise VG

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Lot 439

FLEMING JOHN AMBROSE: (1849-1945) English Electrical Engineer & Physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube and designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made. A.L.S., J. A. Fleming, two pages, 8vo, University College, Gower Street, London, n.d., to a gentleman. Fleming informs his correspondent that he does not at present know of any opening for him, adding 'If you can make translations from French & German into English you might be of assistance to the Editors of the English technical papers. Just at present however I have no work in which I am desiring assistance'. VG

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Lot 440

RIABOUCHINSKY DIMITRI: (1882-1962) Russian Physicist and fluid dynamicist, known for his discovery of the Riabouchinsky solid technique. Co-founder with Zhukovsky of the first Institute of Aerodynamics in 1904. An excellent autograph statement signed `D. Riabouchinsky´, one page, oblong small 4to, n.p., 7th August 1937, in French. Riabouchinsky states `L´édifice imposant de la science actuelle n´est que très peu de chose compare au monde des vérités qu´il reste à découvrir.´ (“The imposing edifice of present-day science is only very little compared to the world of truths yet to be discovered.”) G to VG

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Lot 448

MARK HERMAN F.: (1895-1992) Austrian-American Chemist, recognised for his contributions to the development of polymer science. An interesting T.L.S., H. Mark, one page, 4to, Brooklyn, New York, 28th January 1954, to Professor Henry Corbiere, on the printed stationery of the Institute of Polymer Research at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Mark thanks his correspondent for their kind letter and continues to answer the questions he posed, in full, '1) After 3 years of studies, I gave the first Seminar talk which drew the attention of my professors in Vienna to me; then it took again 2 years until I gave another Seminar talk to achieve the same thing in Berlin. Hence I would say that my scientific debut required some hard work. 2) I studied with the money which I had saved while I was an officer in the Austrian Army during World War I and I started to earn money as an instructor after 3 years of studies. Since then I earned all my money by my profession as chemist. 3) I am best known through my work on Highpolymers, particularly through the X-ray investigations on the structure of cellulose and rubber. I believe the best work I did is the explanation of rubber elasticity as an entropy effect. 4) My main interest is concentrated on the exploration of fundamental aspects of science.' A letter of excellent autobiographical content. A few very light, extremely minor creases to the extreme edges, VG

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Lot 452

HANSKY ALEXIS: (1870-1908) Russian Astronomer. A.L.S., A. Hansky, one page, 8vo, Pulkovo, 13th August 1902, to [Louis Olivier], in French. Hansky states in part `I have received the print of the first part of my article and I am revising it right now. In two or 3 days I will send you the second half of this article together with the photographs tests.´ With blank integral leaf. Autographs of Hansky are scarce as a result of his death at the early age of 38. VG  Asteroid 1118 Hanskya, discovered in 1927, was named in his honour.

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Lot 454

ZEEMAN PIETER: (1865-1943) Dutch Physicist. Awarded with the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his discovery of the Zeeman effect. An excellent content lengthy A.L.S., `P. Zeeman´, four pages, 8vo, Amsterdam, 30th April 1933, on his personal printed stationery, to Samuel Goudsmit, in Dutch. Zeeman thanks his colleague and correspondent at the Michigan University for sending him a copy of his book Atomic Energy States, and referring to the Zeeman effect named after him, states in part `The book will be very useful, much more than the “Tables Annueles”. Subsequent editions of yours and Baher´s book will prove particularly indispensable since the Tables Annueles will be quite reduced. The Stark and Zeeman effects and the Ramman spectra will have to be left out due to the lack of funds…´ A very interesting scientific content letter, Zeeman saying `I am already taking some pleasure in a mass spectrograph which I installed following Thomson´s parabola method… I can indeed prove through experimentation ... Keesom the percentage H1 H2 had increased by distilled evaporation and correction…´ Further again, Zeeman refers to great scientific figures, saying in part `After her stay with Madame Curie, Miss Lub is back to Amsterdam. De Bruin is now custodian. Francis Perrin recently paid us a visit. Holweck was going to come too but I had to leave for Algiers to do gravity measurements for a government commission. We are now waiting for Geiger…´ A letter of very interesting content. Two extremely small staple holes to the upper left corner, otherwise VG                                    Marie Curie (1867-1934) French Physicist and Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903 (with her husband, Pierre Curie), and Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1911. The first person to be honoured with two Nobel prizes.Francis Perrin (1901-1992) French Physicist. Son of Nobel prize-winning physicist Jean Perrin.Johannes Wilhelm Geiger (1882-1945) German Physicist. Inventor of the Geiger counter and for the Geiger-Marsden experiment which discovered the atomic nucleus.  

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Lot 458

EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. An excellent and lengthy A.L.S., `Papa´, two pages, 4to, 10th April 1936, to his son, in German. Einstein refers to Professor Pauli and to Sigmund Freud, and states `Once again, a long time has passed since I had last time written to you…I am sitting here in my study, wrapped in a blanket and still freezing cold, just because they are thinking it is Spring and therefore the furnace must be turned off…´, further referring to his day by day work and to Princeton `I keep on working with the same young man on problems which are so difficult that they keep on amazing me over my own courage. When I am losing steam, I just need to look, from my giant window, to the meadows with flowers and trees, and in the distance I can see the top of the tall tower of the University buildings, in the style of University buildings seen in England..´ further adding an amusing comment `It seems to me that only English things are held in high esteem here. If you say that you are coming from Switzerland, they consider that as being comical, because they think there is only chocolate and cheese there..´ Einstein further refers again to his work `I hardly get around reading books. Scientific work is practically eating you up, especially once the elasticity of your youth is gone.. From Germany, I am hardly hearing anything directly any longer, because anything and everybody there that I had trusted in, is either dead or scattered all over the world. Prof. Pauli from Zurich is here with me, he is a very young and clever physicist who probably sees me as some sort of fossil.´ Before concluding Einstein makes very interesting comments referring to Freud, stating ´Freud will be turning 80 soon. I finally have come to the conclusion that he actually has been correct in his main theses. From a very reliable source, I have heard accounts about ordinary case studies of his that defy any other explanation. I must admit, that in this regard, you certainly saw the light a lot sooner than I did. The reason probably was…´ A letter of excellent content and of good association. About VG    Eduard Einstein (1910-1965) Second son of Albert Einstein from his first wife Mileva. Nicknamed by his father "Tetel". Edward was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of twenty. It has been often reported that the drugs and "cures" of the time damaged rather than aided the young Einstein, his memory and cognitive abilities were deeply affected by electroconvulsive therapy treatments. Albert Einstein emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1933 after the rise of the Nazi German government and never saw his son again, although they corresponded regularly. Eduard lived most of the time at the psychiatric clinic in Zurich, where he died in 1965 of a stroke at age 55.  Wolfgang Pauli (1900-1958) Austrian-born Swiss & American Physicist. A pioneer of quantum physics. Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 for his "decisive contribution through his discovery of a new law of nature, the exclusion principle of Pauli principle", the basis of a theory of the structure of matter. Widely recognized as one of the most brilliant Physicians of the XXth century.Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Austrian Neurologist & Founder of Psychoanalysis. Freud formulated the Oedipus complex and developed his theory on the Analysis of Dreams. He lived and worked in Vienna until 1938 when he escaped the Nazis and went to the United Kingdom where he lived in exile the last year of his life.

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Lot 460

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: A rare multiple signed First Day of Issue Commemorative cover honouring the 100th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC, 1863-1963, featuring the signatures of eleven recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry comprising Harold C. Urey (1893-1981; American Physical Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1934), Adolf Butenandt (1903-1995; German Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1939), Robert Robinson (1886-1975; British Organic Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1947), Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999; American Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1951), Linus Pauling (1901-1994; American Chemist, Biochemist & Peace Activist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1954 and Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1962), Vincent du Vigneaud (1901-1978; American Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1955), Alexander Todd (1907-1997; Baron Todd, Scottish Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1957), Melvin Calvin (1911-1997; American Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1961), Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994; British Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1964), Robert B. Woodward (1917-1979; American Organic Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1965) and George Porter (1920-2002; British Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1967). All have signed in blue or black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the cover. Post marked at Washington DC, 14th October 1963. An impressive grouping of signatures. VG

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Lot 461

SODDY FREDERICK: (1877-1956) English Radiochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1921. Typed Statement Signed, F Soddy, one page, 4to, Brighton, n.d. (c. May 1952). Soddy's statement is made in response to a question posed by a researcher investigating the future of science, the question handwritten at the head of the page, 'In a brilliant article entitled “An Epoch in Science”……Jules Romains writes 'The exploration of the physical universe has no assignable limits; but it seems likely, however, that discoveries of the first order of magnitude will be limited in number. The future will rather have to content itself with prodigious achievements of secondary importance, now unforeseeable, and with applications (of discoveries already made). Pure science has already unlocked the most important secrets of the universe. Our era is not likely to be surpassed……' Is Jules Romains right? What is your opinion, from a chemical point of view?' Soddy responds, in full, 'I remember at the end of last century the brilliant inventors of phrases were saying much the same things but is it not obvious that what you want to know must in any case be a matter of guesswork? I certainly don't know what is going to happen in the future'. Rare. VG

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Lot 463

BUTENANDT ADOLF: (1903-1995) German Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1939. An original pen and ink diagram signed, Adolf Butenandt, one page, small oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. In black ink Butenandt has drawn a graphic representation of the chemical structure of the steroid Estrone (E1), a minor female sex hormone. Annotated Oestron 1929 in his hand to the right and signed beneath. VG Estrone was independently discovered by Butenandt and the American scientists Edward Doisy and Edgar Allen in 1929 and was the first steroid hormone to be discovered. Butenandt was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1939 in recognition of his isolation of estrone and his work on sex hormones in general.

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Lot 465

SUMNER JAMES BATCHELLER: (1887-1955) American Biochemist. Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry, 1946. An interesting T.L.S., `James B. Sumner´, one page, 4to, Ithaca New York, 15th October 1951, on the New York State College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University printed stationery, to Mr. Corbiere, Paris. Sumner responds to a question asked by his correspondent related to a thought by Jules Romain, with correction to the typed letter in his hand, stating in full `I emphatically disagree with the opinion of Jules Romains that future discoveries of the first order of magnitude will be limited in number; and that the future will have to content itself with prodigeous achievements of secondary importance and with applications of discoveries already made. No, indeed. We have barely started to understand and conquer the universo. Our future discoveries will make the discoveries of the presenta ge seem paltry and superficial. The scientist of some 100.000 years from  today will have a mentality as far ahead that of modern man and modern man's mentality surpasses that of a cow or a horse.´ Small overall minor age toning, otherwise About VG

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Lot 473

PRELOG VLADIMIR: (1906-1998) Croatian-Swiss Organic Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1975. Autograph Manuscript Signed, V. Prelog, two pages (feint squared graph paper), Copenhagen, 15th March 1972. Evidently originally part of a larger working scientific manuscript (with various corrections), perhaps for an essay or lecture, the text states, in part, 'Enantiomers differ only by the sign of their optical activity, whereas diastereoisomers, which can be optically active or inactive, differ also in other scalar properties…..All practically encountered cases of stereoisomerism could be interpreted by stereomodels, but the world of stereomodels itself has never been analyzed adequately. One of the reasons for that was the terrifying multiplicity of isomers and stereoisomers. Several times in the history of chemistry attempts have been made to find general algorithms…..The most famous contributions to mathematics are: the development of the theory of graphs called trees by Cayley, general enumeration theory by Polya, and recently the application of a neglected concept of group theory…..' Signed and dated by Prelog at the head of the first page. VG 

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TINBERGEN JAN: (1903-1994) Dutch Economist, winner of the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, 1969. A good and clean A.L.S., `J. Tinbergen´, one page, oblong 4to, La Haye, 6th November 1970, on his personal printed stationery “Prof. J. Tinbergen”, in French. Tinbergen answers to his correspondent´s letter, stating `I safely received your letter dated 3rd November and it was with great pleasure that I respond to your questions. Even more because I find among the personalities who have already responded to you my colleague and friend René Roy who I admire so much…´ VG to EX René Roy (1894-1977) French Economist. Known for his contribution known as Roy´s Identity. A pioneer of the Econometry. Roy replaced Paul Samuelson as President of the Econometric Society.

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LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer of Africa. D.S., David Livingston (an early example of his signature frequently used in the 1840s), one page, slim oblong 8vo, Kuruman, South Africa, 1st April 1842, being a manuscript cheque ordering Rev. Dr. Phillip in Cape Town to 'Eight days after sight please pay to John Maskell Esq or order, the sum of forty pounds Sterling, and place the same to the account of salary from the London Missionary Society'. With various annotations and endorsements to the recto and verso and a single ink stroke cancellation, partially running through a few letters of Livingstone's signature (although still perfectly legible). Some light creases and minor age wear, G David Livingstone's first posting as a missionary was at Kuruman in 1841

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ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 4 x 4.5 magazine photograph, the image depicting Leigh standing in a full length pose in costume. Signed by Leigh with her first name in bold pencil to a light area at the base of the image; Joan Crawford (1905-1977) American Actress, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Joan, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Los Angeles, California), 16th January 1961, to Robert and Sally Roberts, thanking them for a lovely Christmas greeting and commenting 'How sweet you were to think of me during the Holiday Season'. Accompanied by the original envelope; James Cagney (1899-1986) American Actor, Academy Award winner. A.L.S., Jim C, two pages, 4to, Verney Farm, Stanfordville, New York, 17th July 1969, to Ann. Cagney writes of a rainstorm he endured when returning from his correspondent's home, 'All sensible drivers pulled over to the side and stayed. I was trying to make that boat…..There were wrecks all along the way; sports cars upside down; V.W's on their sides, big cars turned broadside to traffic….It cleared just before I turned south…..Quite a trip' and also refers to some work he has done in the woods with a man from California, 'The work did me a world of good. Tis the peasant in me…..I'll be doing that job each year from now on'. Some light overall age wear and Cagney's letter with some light creasing and a tear to the right edge of a central fold. G to about VG, 3

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JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1958-1963. Beatified in 2000 and Canonized in 2014. A highly unusual D.S., + Ange Roncalli, twice, as Apostolic Nuncio to France, two pages, 4to, Ankara, 26th December 1944. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is an United States Air Transport Command Priority Identification Certificate in which authority is requested for Roncalli to travel on an Air Transport Command aircraft from Ankara to Cairo on 27th December 1944, detailing the reason for travel as 'To take up post as Papal Nuncio at Paris'. The document is also signed by various officials, one of whom certifies that 'the movement of this passenger is necessary and essential to the successful prosecution of the war, and that the mission of this passenger is of such urgency that transportation by air is necessary' and also provides details of Roncalli's permanent address at the Vatican City and records his personal weight as being 95kg and an authorised baggage allowance of 50kg. The second page of the document is a release declaration signed by Roncalli stating that the flight will be made at his own risk and responsibility, and in consideration of the permission extended to him by the United States he discharges the American government and its officers and agents 'from any and all claims, demands, action or causes of action, on account of my death or on account of any injury to me which may occur by reasons of the said flight….', further stating that the Vatican City should be notified in case of an emergency. A rare document relating to what is understood to be the first flight to have been made by a Pope, and a Saint. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG On 22nd December 1944, during World War II, Pope Pius XII named Roncalli to be the new Apostolic Nuncio to the recently liberated France. In this capacity he would negotiate the retirement of bishops who had collaborated with the German occupying power. Roncalli left Ankara on 27th December 1944 and made a series of short haul flights taking him to Cairo, Beirut and Naples. On 28th December 1944 he arrived in Rome and the next day left for France to begin his new role.

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SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: (1581-1660) French Catholic Priest. Venerated both in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. Canonized in 1737 by Pope Clement XII. Vincent de Paul is known for his humility and for serving the poor. Extremely rare L.S., `Vincent de Paul I[ndigne] P[retre] D[e] l[a] M[ission]´, (''Vincent de Paul, Unworthy Priest of the Mission''), two pages, 8vo, Paris, 3rd May 1658, to Firmin Get, in French. The written text is in the hand of Saint Vincent de Paul´s secretary Bertrand Ducournau. Saint Vincent de Paul refers to the Algier Expedition, showing the importance he is attributing to it, and states in part `It would have been good that you could have met M. Paul as I did beg you, although there was no appearance that he would have executed his proposal; because at least you would have been able to discover more particularly his feelings regarding such a venture and make some conclusions which could help us..´, further and referring to same expedition, Saint Vincent de Paul refers to extremely important members of the Royal family such as the King´s son, who might be involved in his project, saying `..if feasible, Madame the Duchess of Aiguillon has promised herself to convince M. De Beaufort to do it..´ A letter of god content and association. With address leaf, bearing an attractive blind embossed seal, showing a religious image with the text “Cong. Missionis - Svp. Generalis”, to a paper seal in very fine condition affixed to the verso. Small overall age wear, otherwise in fine condition. About VG Firmin Get (1621-1682) Superior of the Mission in Marseille. Bertrand Ducournau (1614-1667) Saint Vincent de Paul´s secretary since 1645. By his devotion, tact and love of work, this good brother rendered inestimable services to Saint Vincent and his Congregation. Through his preparation of materials and his personal notes, he contributed to the first biography of Saint Vincent. François de Vendome (1616-1669) Duc de Beaufort. Son of Cesar de Vendome, the illegitimate son of King of France Henri IV and Gabrielle d´Estrées.

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TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Signed First Day Cover commemorating Mother Teresa and featuring four different images of her, postmarked at Madras, 27th August 1980 and with a postage stamp also featuring her image. Signed ('God bless you, M Teresa MC') in blue ink to a clear area. About EX

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FURNESS WILLIAM HENRY: (1802-1896) American Clergyman, Theologian & Abolitionist. A.L.S., W H Furness, two pages, 8vo, Pine Street, [Philadelphia], 24th April 1890, to [Augusta Emma] Stetson. Furness writes four days after having celebrated a birthday and thanks his correspondent for some flowers ('It was in my heart to acknowledge the lovely tokens more promptly but yr. card got mislaid & so I lost your address'), further stating 'I observed my birthday very appropriately by preaching in the P.M. to a “Home for Aged Couples” that we have here' and remarking that he doubts whether he will ever see New England again, but hopes that Stetson will visit him again soon. VG Augusta Emma Stetson (1842-1928) American religious leader who attempted to supplant Mary Baker Eddy as leader of The First Church of Christ, Scientist. This, her radical theories, and conflicts with other leaders led to Stetson eventually being excommunicated from the church on charges of insubordination and of false teaching.

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GRIMOD DE LA REYNIERE ALEXANDRE BALTHAZAR LAURENT: (1758-1837) French Gourmand and Gastronome who acquired fame during the reign of Napoleon for his lifestyle. The first public critic of cooking, Grimod is considered to be 'one of the founders of the modern French culture'. A fine, rare A.L.S., with his initials G D L R, three pages, 4to, Beziers, 7th March 1791, to his mistress [Adele] Feuchere, in French. Closely written in his small hand, Grimod sends his mistress an affectionate letter, and also makes several gastronomic references, 'I don't know if in your city there are many lovers who are separated….but I think that the feelings are no less strong. There are here many quite beautiful young ladies, many handsome men, and I don't hear about any gossip, so that we could deliver certificates of chastity to everybody', remarking that he sees old devout ladies who have very good tables, especially in the Bishopric, where he is treated the best, 'My rest here is good to gain weight and I will return to you round as a ball and as fat as a barrel. All this weight will be good for you'. Grimod also tells his lover that he will send some partridge, commenting that they are currently drier than in the Autumn, 'but still extremely good when they are not overcooked. I think you should make a very good cold pate with them', and explaining that they are rare at present as they have been hunted a lot, further writing 'When Lent starts I will choose beautiful ones for you in the market. I am also sending you some dry fruits and chestnuts'. The gourmand declares that his appetite is excellent and he has not suffered any stomach problems despite postponing his medicine 'so that I am not obliged to diet….and miss some very good banquets'. In concluding Grimod states that he thinks of the pleasures of seeing Feuchere soon when he 'will press you in my arms and will get so ecstatic with you in the sweetest flavours of love', declaring 'I kiss all parts of your pretty little body with my most ardent kisses'. The final page bears an address panel in Grimod's hand and with a small area of paper loss, slightly affecting a few words of text, caused by the original breaking of the seal (parts of which are still present). Some light staining and minor age wear, about VG

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DEANE ADA: (1864-1957) English Spirit Photographer & Psychic. Deane's most famous photographs were those taken at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day in the early 1920s in which the spirit faces of multiple deceased soldiers appeared. Causing some controversy at the time, the Daily Sketch declaring them fraudulent, Deane strongly denied any wrongdoing and was also publicly backed by Arthur Conan Doyle. A.L.S., A Deane, one page, small 8vo, Englefield Road, Islington, n.d. (June 1922), to Mr. E. L. Cock, sending him some prints and apologising for the delay in doing so. Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with a sepia 3 x 4 spirit photograph by Deane (trimmed from postcard size) and also including a L.S., A E Deane, one page, 4to, Islington, 27th June 1922, to [Mr. E. L. Cock], replying to his letter and stating 'You ask if it would be possible for me to obtain something more for you. Do you mean that you would like another sitting for a photograph? If so will you let me know & I will see if I can arrange it'. Some creasing to the letters and the first with an area of paper loss to the upper edge (not affecting the text or signature) and the photograph with slightly irregularly trimmed edges, FR to G, 3

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ROTHSCHILD NATHAN MEYER: (1777-1836) Jewish German Banker, Businessman and Financier, one of the second generation of the Rothschild Banking Dynasty. D.S., N M Rothschild, in his capacity as contractor, in the right margin, two pages, folio, n.p. (London?), 1st March 1822. The printed document, in Russian, French and English, is a financial certificate 'of a perpetual Annuity in the Great Book of the Public Debt of the Imperial Commission of the Sinking Fund, representing a Capital of Seven Hundred and Twenty Silver Roubles…', equal to £111. With various decorative engravings to either side and a number of official stamps. Some light overall age wear and some splitting at the central horizontal fold (neatly repaired with clear tape to the verso). G The present Russian bond of 1822 is widely recognized by Economic historians as being the first Eurobond. Issued by the House of Rothschild in London, Frankfurt, Paris and Vienna, the bond promised payment in European currencies, as well as in Russian rubles. Perhaps more importantly, dividends could be claimed in any of the aforementioned cities, effectively protecting the bondholder from the effects of a continental war. Missing from the bond are the original coupons which would have been clipped and exchanged for payment. Although titled an annuity, the 1822 issue was in fact a perpetuity, a promise by Russia to pay a dividend to the bondholder forever, or at least until the Revolution of 1917.

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LAFARGE MARIE-FORTUNÉE: (1816-1852) Also known as Marie Capelle. French woman convicted of murdering her husband by arsenic poisoning. First person convicted on forensic toxicological evidence. Rare A.L.S., `Marie Cappelle´, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 30th May 1829, to a young friend, in French. A youth letter by Lafarge referring to her recent illness, and commenting on common friends and about a near future meeting, states in part `..Therefore, I wait for your visit in fifteen days, and I hope that this time you will not miss the meeting, as it will be quite unpleasant, considering that we will have fun all together, I am rejoicing like a mad..´ On a post-scriptum beneath her signature, Marie Cappelle says `I have received today a letter from Jenny. Do not worry, I will not show it to my uncle..´ With address leaf bearing two postmarks. Small professional repair to the verso. Small overall minor age wear. G Lafarge´s trial became notable in 1840, being the first court case followed daily by the public through newspapers. Her guilt divided French society to such an extent that it is often compared to the Dreyfus affair. Very famous scientists of that time participated as experts in this trial. Mathieu Orfila (1787-1853) known today as the Father of Toxicology, called by the prosecutor, declared having found arsenic in the body of Lafarge. The defence, in order to refute Orfila´s testimony, called François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878) French chemist and physician. But although Raspail had agreed, he arrived four hours late to court, when the jury had decided that Marie was guilty. She was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. King Louis-Philippe commuted the hard labour. While in prison Marie wrote her memoirs. In 1852, stricken by tuberculosis, she was released by Napoleon III. She died that same year, protesting her innocence to the last.  

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MATA HARI: (1876-1917) Gertrud Margaretha Zelle being her real name. Dutch exotic Dancer, with stage name Mata Hari, who was convicted of being a spy working for Germany during World War I. She was executed by firing squad in Paris. A good A.L.S., `Mata Hari´, two pages, 8vo, n.p., [Paris], n.d., [1908], on the Hotel Majestic, Paris, printed stationery, to Monsieur Gerson, in French. Mata Hari is not in favour of performing in London as a priority and complains about imitators dancers everywhere, stating `Here it is, a letter from London, you see that it is better to wait till next season. You better take care of the Egypt business, but be careful, you see how these small dancers grow like mushrooms. London is very foolish. We must make the whole Europe first and London after.´ Extremely small overall minor age wear, otherwise VG Nicol Gerson was a Parisian impresario and artistic director in charge of Mata Hari´s tours and spectacles. The present letter provenance is from his correspondence archive.

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HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Blue fountain pen ink signature ('J. Edgar Hoover') on a custom printed oblong 12mo piece issued for the purposes of autograph requests. Some very minor, extremely light creasing, VG  

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WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. D.S., Orville Wright, being a signed cheque, Dayton, Ohio, 1st July 1921. The partially printed cheque is drawn on the City National Bank and is made payable to E. H. Sines for the sum of $1000. A perforated bank cancellation does not affect Wright's signature. One very small, minor tear to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

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WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. D.S., Orville Wright, being a signed cheque, Dayton, Ohio, 15th June 1943. The partially printed cheque, drawn on The Winters National Bank & Trust Co., is made payable to The Dayton Power and Light Company for the sum of $22.56. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink by Wright with a fine example of his signature, totally unaffected by the perforated bank cancellation. VG

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LATECOERE PIERRE-GEORGES: (1883-1943) French Pioneer of aeronautics. He opened the first airlines that operated from France to Africa. A.L.S. `Pierre G. Latécoere´, two pages, 5.5 x 3.5 card, Ramonville, 19th January 1943, on his personal printed stationery, to a General, in French. A wartime letter, Latécoere stating in part `My General,.. I do recover although very slowly after such a hard test. And the misfortunes that continue to befall our country are not to give comfort..´ Extremely small creasing, otherwise G to VG Latécoere created the company Société des Lignes Latécoere, later known as Aéropostale carrying mail from France to Morocco and South America. The first aircrafts being flown by well-known pilots as Mermoz and Saint Exupéry. 

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GARROS ROLAND: (1888-1918) French Aviator and Fighter Pilot during WWI. First to cross the Mediterranean sea by air. Unusual A.L.S., `R.G. Garros´, a large bold black ink signature, two pages, 4to, Paris, 30th November 1911, on his personal printed stationery, "7 Rue Lalo, Téléph. 672-30", in French. The letter, bearing to the heading a green ink printed monogram with his initials, is a letter of recommendation written by Garros for one of his mechanics before travelling to America. Garros states `I, the undersigned, certify that the person named Roman Desté has been my employee, as mechanic, since I started in June 1910 until today´s date and that I consider him as one of the most devoted and qualified mechanics. He leaves the work because of my departure to America where it is impossible for him to follow me.´ A cleanly written letter. Overall age wear, creasing  mostly to edges and one stain to the second page. FR to G

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[AVIATION]: An unusual printed 4to page reserved for autographs, evidently removed from a menu for an Aviation Dinner, most likely associated with Hendon Aerodrome, c.1910, bearing forty signatures by various individuals, several of them pioneer aviators, including Stanley Spooner (1856-1940; English Journalist, creator and editor of Flight, the first aeronautical weekly magazine in the world), 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944; English Peer and Sportsman), Edward Seymour (1840-1929; British Admiral of the Fleet), Colonel Henry C. L. Holden (1856-1937; English Inventor of a motor-propelled bicycle with a four cylinder engine, 1895), William Joynson-Hicks (1865-1932; English Politician who served as Home Secretary 1924-29), Arthur Du Cros (1871-1955; British Industrialist & Politician, associated with the manufacture of pneumatic tyres), Samuel Samuel (1855-1934; British Businessman & Politician, one of the founders of the company that would become Royal Dutch Shell), Francis Willey (1841-1929; English Wool Merchant), H. G. Wells (1866-1946; English Writer of Science Fiction novels whose works included The Time Machine and The War in the Air), Pierre Verrier (French Pioneer Aviator), Louis Noel (1872-1939; French Pioneer Aviator & Military Pilot), Lieutenant-Colonel John Norton-Griffiths (1871-1930; English Engineer & British Army officer known as 'Empire Jack'), C. J. Fairfax Scott (Secretary of the Imperial Air Fleet Committee), Arthur Stanley (1869-1947; British Politician, Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club 1905-36), Herbert Vane-Tempest (1862-1921; British Director of Cambrian Railways, a first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill), Charles Henry (1860-1919; Australian Merchant and Businessman who lived mostly in Great Britain), Baden Baden-Powell (1860-1937; British Military Aviation Pioneer, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1900-07. Brother of Robert Baden-Powell), James Valentine (1887-1917; English Pioneer Aviator, one of only four airmen to complete the Circuit of Britain race, and the only British aviator to complete the Circuit of Europe race. A Lieutenant-Colonel with the Royal Flying Corps, Valentine died aged 29 during World War I), Ernest T. Willows (1886-1926; Welsh Pioneer Aviator, regarded as the 'Father of British Airships'), Lewis W. F. Turner (English Pioneer Aviator), Atherton Fleming (1881-1950; Scottish Journalist, husband of the English crime writer Dorothy L. Sayers) etc. All of the signatures are in bold indelible pencil. Neatly inlaid. About VG 

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LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927. A good signed 8 x 10 sepia photograph `Charles A. Lindbergh´, the attractive image depicting a young Lindbergh in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area to the lower right corner of the photograph. Neatly affixed to a slightly larger card. Overall age wear, toning and foxing stains mostly to borders. FR to G

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TEUFEL ERASMUS VON: (c.1480-1552) Baron de Gundersdorf. Austrian General in the service of Emperor Ferdinand I of Habsburg who was present at the first siege of Vienna by the Turks and the Battle of Plastovcu in 1552. At the latter he was captured by Suleiman the Magnificent's forces and executed, apparently by being thrown to sea. An extremely rare D.S., Eras Teufel, one page, folio, n.p., 6th April 1546. The boldly penned manuscript document, in an unidentified hand and untranslated language, is signed by Teufel at the foot and apparently originated from the collection of the 19th century German philographer Carl Kunzel (1808-1877). Some light overall age wear and a few small, minor tears, creases and areas of paper loss to the edges, otherwise VG

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MONTGOMERY B.L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage signed Christmas Greetings card, the small 4to stiff folding card featuring two images of Montgomery, the first showing him standing in a three quarter length pose alongside Winston Churchill following lunch at his London home in July 1964, and the second of Montgomery standing in a full length pose alongside Churchill's grave at Bladon, May 1965. Signed ('Montgomery of Alamein') in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone beneath a printed greeting. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG

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ZUMBACH JAN: (1915-1986) Polish WWII flying Ace, a squadron Commander during WWII 1942-43. After the war, Zumbach became a mercenary in Africa. Rare D.S., `J.Zumbach´, one page, 4to, France, 2nd of July 1941. The typed document, classified to the heading "SECRET", and bearing the typed title "Personal Combat Report - F/O Zumbach (Polish)", is a report relating to Combats in the Air prepared by Zumbach following his action with the 303 Polish Squadron, at Lille - Mid Channel, France, stating `Attacks by Me. 109´s began just before we reached Lille and were kept up until we were over the Channel on the way back. The E/A attacked in small formations of up to four aircraft from above, and seeing two diving towards the bombers I got on to their tails and from 150 yds. with cannons and m/ g´s sent one down with flames coming from it. I gave a very short burst at three further Me. 109´s which flashed across but saw no results, and then from 150 yds. made a quarter attack on another, with my machine guns only, which cork-screwed down a long way until it was out of sight. A parachute was seen floating down near the downward course of the E/A. I fired 24 rounds from each of two cannons and 160 rounds from each of m/g´s.´ One file hole to the upper corner not affecting the text or signature. G to VG Zumbach did not fly during the German invasion of Poland due to a broken leg from a flying accident during the summer of 1939. On June 1940, he travelled to England by boat and was posted as one of the founding members of the newly formed 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. During the Battle of Britain, Zumbach scored eight victories. Zumbach became one of the first Allied pilots to engage in combat with a German Focke-Wulf. Zumbach was shot down twice but was able on both occasions to bail out unharmed. He spent the last month of the war as a prisoner of war.

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KOPANSKI STANISLAW: (1895-1976) Polish General of World War II, Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces in the West 1943-46. D.S., Kopanski, in his capacity as Major General, Commanding Polish Independent Brigade Group, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1942). The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is a recommendation for a Military Medal to be awarded to Lc/Sgt Leon Rodowicz-Rutowicz of the Polish Brigade, 2nd Battalion. Kopanski details the action for which the officer should be commended, in full, 'During the pursuit which took place on 17 Dec. 1941, in the Gazala area, Lc/Sgt Rodowicz-Rutowicz was always one of the first to join the retreating enemy. His energetic & fast action broke all enemy resistance & enabled his Bn to capture 10 Off. & over 500 Ors.. In several other occasions Lc/Sgt Rodowicz-Rutowicz showed also outstanding courage & initiative'. A few mall staple holes, light creasing and a small area of the upper left corner neatly clipped. About VG

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FRANK OTTO: (1889-1980) German father of Anne Frank, the sole member of his family to survive the Holocaust. Frank published his daughter's diary in 1947. Signed United States First Day of Issue commemorative cover marking the United States Postal Service and a First Class postal rate increase. Post marked at Washington DC, 10th May 1971. Signed by Frank in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. Together with Miep Gies (1909-2010) Dutch Secretary employed by Otto Frank who became a close, trusted friend of the family and assisted in hiding Anne Frank during World War II. Mies retrieved Anne Frank's diary after the family were arrested and safely kept it until Otto Frank returned from Auschwitz in June 1945. Blue ink signature ('Miep Gies') in the return panel of an address label affixed to a printed envelope from the Anne Frank Foundation in Amsterdam, post marked 7th April 1997. VG, 2

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FIRST FLAG RAISING: Signed 8 x 10 photograph `Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10.30 A.M´, the Joe Rosenthal iconic image showing six U.S. Marines raising the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, on 23rd February 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image by Charles W. `Chuck´ Lindberg (1920-2007) U.S. Marine Corps Corporal, standing at right on the photograph. The capture of the specific moment of raising the larger flag obtained the Pulitzer Prize winning photograph. VG

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CONANT JAMES B: (1893-1978) American Chemist, President of Harvard University and first US Ambassador to West Germany, 1955-1957. As Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee he oversaw vital wartime research projects including the Manhattan Project. T.L.S., 'James B. Conant', one page, 4to, Cambridge Massachusetts, 23rd May 1946, on the Harvard University, Office of the President, printed stationery, to M. Henri Corbiere. Conant replies to his correspondent's `inquiry of April 24' referring in part to his `scientific debut´ and his `means of earning a living'. Conant goes on to say in part `….I think the work which received the greatest amount of attention, though I hardly can say it made me famous, was my research on the structure of chlorophyl. My best work in my opinion, however, was in the use of physicochemical methods to study oxidation and reduction reactions; particularly my work on the nature of methemoglobin'. Small overall age tone, mostly to edges, otherwise G to VG

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Lot 557

FRISCH OTTO ROBERT: (1904-1979) Austrian Physicist. Designer of the first mechanism for the detonation of an atomic bomb. A key figure in the first nuclear fission theoretical explanation. An excellent A.L.S., `O.R. Frisch´, one page, folio, stating in part `I think my paper with Prof. L. Meitner in which fission was first explained in some detail, and my subsequent paper in which the liberation of very large energies was first demonstrated..´ Frisch concludes with a sentence in French `Auquun(sic) de mes ouvrage je considere comme un chef-d´oeuvre!´ ("I do not consider any of my works a master work!´). To the heading showing the collector´s annotations with questions Frisch responds to, also indicating at the base of the document the date this statement was obtained, 8th November 1947. VG 

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Lot 558

PEIERLS RUDOLF: (1907-1995) German-born British Physicist. Peierls played a major role in the Manhattan Project. His co-authored 1940 memorandum with Otto Frisch set out the first step to the atomic bomb construction.        Interesting autograph signed thoughts by Peierls about himself and his works, one page, folio, stating in part `I have never done any one great piece of work, but mainly small (but I hope useful) contributions to several branches of quantum theory.´ To the heading bearing the collector´s annotations with questions Peierls responds to, also indicating the date this statement was obtained, 23rd April 1950. VG

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Lot 559

BRADBURY NORRIS EDWIN: (1909-1997) American Physicist and Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory 1945-70. Bradbury succeeded Oppenheimer who appointed him after working closely with him on the Manhattan Project during WWII. Bradbury was in charge of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in 1945. An interesting T.L.S., `N.E. Bradbury´, one page, 4to, 8th July 1990. Bradbury responds to three questions written in the hand of a collector to the upper part of the document and states in part `I am not famous nor do I consider any of my activities necessarily "masterpieces".´ Bearing to the verso two official Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory ink stamps, one for the reception and one for the document dispatched. With a lengthy, small writing, Bradbury´s biography at the base of the document and few lines to the verso in the hand of the collector. Folded with a very small are of paper loss to the upper edge. G

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Lot 561

TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Tibbets waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay. Signed in black ink with his name alone to the image. Together with a second signed 8 x 10 photograph, the cardstock image depicting the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima following the bombing on 6th August 1945. Signed by Tibbets in blue ink to a clear area at the head of the image, also adding Pilot in his hand alongside his signature. Also including George R. Caron (1919-1995) American Pilot, Tail Gunner of the Enola Gay during the historic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Caron seated in a three-quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. And further including Morris Jeppson (1922-2010) American Second Lieutenant, Assistant Weaponeer of the Enola Gay during the historic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 6th August 1945. Signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph of Jeppson standing in a three-quarter length pose alongside the Enola Gay. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to the lower border. VG to EX, 4

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Lot 571

BEST WERNER: (1903-1989) German Nazi, Jurist and SS-Obergruppenfuhrer. Best was the first chief of the Gestapo. Reinhard Heydrich and Heinrich Himmler relied on Best to develop and explain legally the activities against enemies of the state, and was placed in command of Heydrich's foundation, the Stiftung Nordhav, choosing leaders for the Einsatzgruppen and Eisatzkommandos  known as the “Death-Squads”. Signed 12mo clipped piece `W.Best´, being part of a larger document, bearing the typed text beneath the signature `SS-Brigadefuhrer”. Signed by Best in bold dark ink. Neatly affixed to the lower white border of an 8 x 10 printed photograph of Best. G

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Lot 595

[DIELS RUDOLF]: (1900-1957) German Civil Servant who served as the first Director of the Gestapo 1933-34. A protégé of Hermann Goring, Diels obtained the rank of SS-Oberfuhrer. The personal membership card issued to Diels by the National Socialist German Workers Party, the small oblong 8vo folding yellow and black printed card, bearing an image of a swastika and completed in typescript, is numbered 00853 and was issued in Hanover on 7th July 1937 and provides details of his place and date of birth, profession (Chief district administrator), address etc. With the signature of an unidentified official at the foot and several official stamps etc. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

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Lot 596

SCHEMM HANS: (1891-1935) German Educator & Editor, Gauleiter of Gau Upper Franconia 1928-33 and Gauleiter of Gau Bavarian Eastern March 1933-35. Schemm was the founder and first leader of the National Socialist Teachers League 1929-35. A good, bold ink signature ('H Schemm') and inscription on an oblong small 4to card, dated Munich, 20th December 1933, in his hand. The inscription, in German, is untranslated although refers to Adolf Hitler. An original photograph of Schemm in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose, wearing his uniform, is neatly affixed to the left. VG

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ROHM ERNST: (1887-1934) Nazi Leader, a co-founder of the Sturmabteilung (Storm Battalion, SA). In 1934, as part of the Night of the Long Knives, Rohm was executed on Hitler's orders as a potential rival. A rare A.L.S., Ernst, to one side of a plain German postcard, n.p. (Munich), 22nd September n.y. (1926), to Franz Kugler ('Loyal Franz!'), in German. Rohm writes to inform his friend that from the 27th September 'I will work 8 hours every day starting at 8 am as an apprentice in a factory', further remarking 'Unfortunately this does not give me time to enjoy the Oktoberfest. If you come we shall have to meet in the evening after work'. Hand addressed by Rohm to the verso and again signed ('Rohm') with his surname only in the return address panel. One small area of paper loss to one corner, only very slightly affecting the date, and with a light crease to the lower left corner, about VG In the aftermath of the failed Munich Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923 Adolf Hitler became distrustful of Rohm and his ambitious plans. When, in April 1925, Hitler disapproved of the proposals under which Rohm was prepared to integrate the 30,000-strong Frontbann into the SA, Rohm reacted by resigning from all political groups and military brigades on 1st May 1925. For the first time in his adult life Rohm was faced with the prospect of having to earn a living as an ordinary civilian. Rohm's financial circumstances were not good and he began by working as a door-to-door salesman selling books for a right wing publishing house. He struggled in this job, and often found it painful and humiliating. As referred to in the present letter, in the autumn of 1926 Rohm was employed for two months in the Robel track building factory, a position found for him by Princess Luise of Sachsen-Altenburg. Despite Rohm's claims that he did well and was considered for a leading position by the firm's founder, he did not remain there, and details of his employment in 1927 are not known.

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Lot 608

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [LLOYD GEORGE DAVID]: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. An historic, small group of interesting Ds.S. relating to David Lloyd-George's personal audience with Adolf Hitler in September 1936, comprising a typed memorandum signed by Walther Hinrichs (1882-1964), one page, 4to, Berlin, 26th August 1936, to the Secretary of State, on the printed stationery of the Presidential Chancellery, in German. The document states, in part, 'The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs us that, according to a report from the German embassy in London, Lloyd George will supposedly be coming to Germany in about 14 days, and would like to have an audience with the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor. The embassy considers it possible that an approach has already been made to the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor from the British side. Lloyd George apparently did not wish anything to get for the moment into the press about his prospective visit to Germany'. At the foot of the page appears an autograph note signed by Otto Meissner (1880-1953, German civil servant, Chief of the Presidential Chancellery 1920-45) with his initial ('M') acknowledging that 'Lloyd George was received today by the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor for a lengthy conversation' To the verso appears a further autograph statement signed by Otto Meissner, again with his initial ('M'), dated at Berchtesgaden, 5th August 1936, and stating, in part, 'During the afternoon of today, the Fuhrer again received Lloyd George to tea, together with his daughter, son and suite consisting of three men. The undersigned, Ambassador v. Ribbentrop and Herr Schmitt, legation counsellor in the [Ministry of] F[oreign] A[ffairs], as interpreter, took part in the conversation over tea, which lasted for 1 ½ hours and ranged over questions of current politics as well as of the war period. At the end of the reception, the Fuhrer gave Lloyd George his photograph, with an inscription, in a silver frame, and also, at the request of those accompanying him, wrote his signature on photographs which they put before him. The conversation proceeded on both sides with the greatest candour and sincerity'. As well as being initialled by Meissner the statement also bears the initials of Hinrichs, Doehle and Kiewitz; a second brief typed memorandum signed by Otto Meissner, with his initial ('M'), one page, 4to, Berlin, 14th February 1937, on the printed stationery of the Presidential Chancellery, in German, giving instructions to 'take the attached number of the “Nineteenth Century” to the library' and to 'put on file the attached note relating to Lloyd George's visit to the Fuhrer in Berchtesgaden in August 1936'; a third brief typed memorandum signed by Otto Meissner, with his initial ('M'), one page, 4to, Berlin, 14th February 1937, in German, headed Note for the file, and stating, in full, 'Mr. Conwell-Evans, who accompanied Lloyd George on his visit to Germany, has written an article in the October number of the “Nineteenth Century” about his and Lloyd George's tour in Germany. This issue of the magazine is in the library'; and a small newspaper clipping, in German, neatly laid down to a plain 4to sheet, relating to the meeting between Hitler and Lloyd George at Berchtesgaden on 4th September 1936. Each with two file holes to the left edges, only very slightly affecting a few words of text to the verso of the first document. Whilst Lloyd George's audience with Hitler has been well documented, it is extremely rare to find any contemporary documents, such as the present ones, relating to the meeting. Generally VG, 4 In September 1936 David Lloyd George visited Germany to hold talks with Adolf Hitler, which he did on two occasions, initially alone and the following day with members of his party including T. P. Conwell-Evans, a Welsh professor at Konigsberg University who knew both Hitler and von Ribbentrop, and who had acted as an intermediary in organising the audience. Lloyd George also conducted a busy tour of German factories and labour camps before returning to England on 16th September 1936. The following day a remarkable article by him appeared in the Daily Express and of Hitler himself Lloyd George wrote 'He is a born leader of men. A magnetic, dynamic personality with a single-minded purpose. He is not merely in name, but in fact the natural leader. He has made them safe against potential enemies by whom they are surrounded. The old trust him. The young idolise him', further remarking in the same article of his experience in Germany 'Everywhere I found a fierce, uncompromising hostility to Russian Bolshevism, coupled with a genuine admiration for the British people, with a profound desire for a better understanding with them. The Germans have definitely made up their minds never to quarrel with us again'. 

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[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [VANE-TEMPEST-STEWART CHARLES]: (1878-1949) 7th Marquess of Londonderry. British politician who served as Secretary of State for Air 1931-35 and is remembered for his 'understanding' of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. KIEWITZ WERNER (1891-1965) German diplomat who worked as a ministerial adviser under Otto Meissner. T.L.S., Kiewitz, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 17th November 1936, to the Secretary of State, in German. Kiewitz states, in full, 'Attached are two letters of thanks from Lord Castlereagh and Lady Maureen Stanley, wife of Stanley, the Minister of Information, both of whom are children of the Lord Londonderry, who were received by the Fuhrer and each received a photograph of him. These were sent via Ribbentrop's embassy'. With a few holograph additions by Kiewitz and various other pencil and ink annotations in the margins. Together with photocopies of the two letters referred to (the present whereabouts of the originals is unknown), the first an A.L.S., Castlereagh, by the future 8th Marquess of Londonderry, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (London), 11th November 1936, to Adolf Hitler ('Your Excellency'), on the blind embossed stationery of the House of Commons. Castlereagh thanks Hitler for 'the honour you have done me in consenting to receive my sister & myself & for sparing so much of your valuable time in explaining certain questions to us' further commenting 'We not merely hope but intend to do all we can to promote the most friendly relations between Germany & Great Britain, which we regard as essential for the well being of Europe', and concluding 'I am particularly grateful to you for your generosity in presenting me with such an admirable portrait of yourself. I shall always keep this as a memento of a great episode in my life & in the sincere hope that the most friendly relations will always exist between our two countries', (the photocopy including an image of the original envelope) and the second an A.L.S., Maureen Stanley, daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and wife of Oliver Stanley, three pages, 8vo, Westminster, London, 12th November n.y. (1936), to Adolf Hitler ('Your Excellency'). Stanley sends thanks for 'the very interesting and wonderful interview you gave my brother and me two days ago', commenting 'It was a great privilege and I can assure you one which we more than appreciated. We have returned to England with a far better understanding of the needs and aims of Germany and a most delightful recollection of the wonderful hospitality we received' and concluding by sending her thanks for the photograph Hitler had presented her with ('it will be a treasured possession and a reminder of one of the most interesting weeks I have ever spent'). Also including a small German newspaper clipping from 30th October 1936 relating to the meeting between the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and his wife with Hitler (neatly laid down to a 4to sheet for the purposes of filing) and further including a vintage signed sepia 8 x 11.5 photograph by the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, the image depicting him in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Bassano. Signed ('Londonderry') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the image. A few file holes and light age wear to Kiewitz's letter and with one corner neatly clipped, generally VG, 5Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1902-1955) 8th Marquess of Londonderry. British politician who was employed as an honorary attaché to the British embassy in Rome. Maureen Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1900-1942) Wife of Oliver Stanley (1896-1950) British politician who served as Secretary of State for War in 1940. Between January 1936 and September 1938, the Marquess of Londonderry made six visits to Nazi Germany, evidently accompanied by his family on at least one of these in October 1936. During the first two visits, prior to the abdication of King Edward VIII (who the Nazis assessed as a supporter of their party) Londonderry was considered an aristocrat of real influence by Hitler. The friendly regard in which the Marquess was held in Berlin was reflected in Hitler indiscreetly informing his guest, at a meeting in October 1936 (to which the present lot relates) of his intended moves both on Czechoslovakia and Poland years in advance of these two invasions being actioned.

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