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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 550

Tennis Mike Davies 10x8 signed b/w photo. Michael Grenfell Mike Davies (9 January 1936 - 2 November 2015) was a Welsh professional tennis player, entrepreneur and administrator. He had a 60-year career in the tennis business, first as an amateur and professional tennis player, including a period as the number one ranked player in Great Britain and a member of the British Davis Cup team, then as an entrepreneur and one of the pioneers of the professional game. Good condition Est.

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Chaucer Auctions
Lot 106

Football David Beckham 17x21 overall mounted signature piece includes two colour photos one signed during his time with LA Galaxy and an authentic signature plate all mounted to a professional standard. David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE born 2 May 1975) is an English retired professional footballer and current President of Inter Miami CF. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and the England national team, for which he held the appearance record for an outfield player until 2016. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. He retired in May 2013 after a 20-year career, during which he won 19 major trophies. Good condition Est.

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Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 147

A Vintage First Aid Tin

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Brettells Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 126

A Collection of Books to Include Four Thomas the Tank, Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, Development of the Locomotive, The First Principles of Railway Signalling and Model Engineer

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Kivells
Lot 609

4 BOXED BORDER FINE ARTS SCULPTURES BLUE TIT, MERRIE MICE, FEED TIME & FIRST OUTING

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 100

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A good autograph album containing over 40 signatures by various Hollywood film stars and other entertainers etc., including Jane Russell, Jackie Cooper, Laura La Plante, Deanna Durbin, Betty Furness, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Joseph Cotten, Ann Corio, Bill Thompson (voice actor, famous for providing the voice of Droopy in MGM cartoons), Dinah Shore, Eddie Cantor, Betty Grable, Dennis O'Keefe, Woody Herman, Irving Cummings, Phil Regan, John Conte, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman, Edward Everett Horton, Carmen Miranda, Eugene Pallette, Alice Faye, Sonja Henie, John Carradine (good example adding the names of two movies, including Revenge of the Zombies, and the additional remark 'After eight drinks together in the Brown Derby' in his hand beneath his signature), Lee Patrick, Harry Carey, Mary Gordon, Lenore Aubert, Russell Simpson, Nancy Coleman etc. A few signatures are in pencil, although most are fountain pen ink examples with inscriptions to individual pages. The majority of pages are neatly annotated in the hand of the collector with the location (Brown Derby, Hollywood Canteen etc.) and date (May 1943) of where and when the signatures were obtained. The first page of the album bears the ownership signature of Sergeant Tustin of Ontario along with the statement 'The following autographs obtained while on 14 days furlough in Hollywood, California…..' Some very light, minor age wear, about VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 118

ELLINGTON DUKE: (1899-1974) American Jazz Composer and Pianist. A good printed small folio souvenir programme for A Concert of the Music of Duke Ellington, presented by The Melody Maker at the Trocadero Theatre in London, July 1933, signed by Ellington twice to individual full photo pages to the inside, the first image depicting Ellington standing in a three quarter length pose and signed by him in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the centre of the image, and the second image showing Ellington playing his piano, with his orchestra gathered behind him, signed in bold pencil with his name alone to the lower border beneath the image. The programme is also signed by over fifteen members of Ellington's orchestra individually, to various inside pages (most to their images) including Ivie Anderson, Juan Tisol, Art Whetsel, Charles 'Cooty' Williams, Freddy Jenkins, Joe Nanton, Otto Hardwick, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, Sonny Greer, Fred Guy (also signed in bold pencil to the front cover), Wellman Braud etc. Some of the signatures are a little light although legible. Centre pages neatly detached and with some dust staining, small tears and age wear to the paper covers, G

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 12

 ENGLAND CRICKET: A good multiple signed sepia postcard photograph by twenty members of the England Cricket team who toured Australia in the 1954-55 Ashes series, comprising Geoffrey Howard (Manager), George Duckworth (Scorer & Baggage manager), H. W. Dalton (Physiotherapist), Len Hutton (Captain), Reg Simpson, Vic Wilson, Colin Cowdrey, Bill Edrich, Tom Graveney, Peter May, Keith Andrew, Godfrey Evans, Frank Tyson, Trevor Bailey, Brian Statham, Peter Loader, Alec Bedser, Bob Appleyard, Jim McConnon and Johnny Wardle. The image depicts the Orient Line R.M.S. Orsova at sea. Signed by each with their names alone, some in fountain pen inks, largely to clear areas of the image. VG   The English Cricket team of 1954-55 was the first to tour Australia under a professional captain since the 1880s. The team were victorious in the series and retained the Ashes after beating Australia 3-1. This represented the only time that a team of any nationality had beaten Australia at home between 1932-33 and 1970-71.  

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 126

HALEY BILL: (1925-1981) American Rock 'n' Roll Musician. A vintage 4to printed souvenir programme for The Big Show starring Bill Haley and his Comets, on their first Australian tour, 1957, signed by Haley in bold blue ink with his name alone to an inside photo page, the image depicting the singer in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. The programme is also signed to the inside photo pages by various other popular singers and musicians who performed on the tour including Herb Reed and the Platters (Tony Williams, David Lynch, Zola Taylor etc., most in pencil), Big Joe Turner (pencil) etc. Some extensive age wear, creasing and light staining, FR

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 128

 DYLAN BOB: (1941-  ) American Singer & Songwriter, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 2016. A hardback bound 4to edition of Hematite, the yearbook of Hibbing High School, issued in 1959 and thus marking the 50th anniversary since the first yearbook was issued in 1909 (then entitled The Rail Splitter when the school was known as Lincoln High School), the present copy previously belonging to student Marietta Turk and bearing a number of signatures and inscriptions to her by various friends and fellow students including Bob Dylan. The front pastedown and front free endpaper feature nine individual blue ink signatures and inscriptions, Dylan's appearing just below the centre of the front free endpaper and stating, in full, 'I'll write under Echo's name. Good luck in your acting career. Everyone knows you'll make a good one. Sincerely, Bob Zimmerman'. Other signatures and inscriptions to the pages include those of Echo Helstrom (who dated Dylan whilst at Hibbing High School), 'Hi Turk, I don't have to bid you a fond farewell because I'll most likely see you in the L & B. It sure has been nice having you as a friend all these years. I hope we can continue to stay friends as the years progress. A pal, Echo', Rochelle Matonich ('Well, the last of our high school years is finally over. It was really nice having you in Dramatics. Remember "Sob Stuff". Boy was that play a blast. Don't forget our Winston breaks….'), Judith Hendrickson ('Remember the days when we were back at old Lincoln….How can we forget. The past twelve years have been long waited for to come to an end, and here we are…..') etc., and a few further signatures and inscriptions appear to other pages at both the front and back of the Yearbook, two also referring to an individual named Bob (Dylan?), 'I remember the first night I met Bob and I slept over your house because I would have come home late. The only trouble with that was that I didn't call my parents so they made me stay in for 2 weeks' and'Remember all the trips to the Y.M.C.A. to see Bob & Tom, when we got there we were too embarrassed to talk to them. Sure hope I see them again in the future'.The inside pages of the yearbook are profusely illustrated and with accompanying text relating to various school events etc., and also feature small portraits of the students, including the young Dylan ('Robert Zimmerman') whom the printed text states wishes 'to join "Little Richard"'. An extremely rare and early example of Dylan's autograph in a yearbook which also records his early musical ambition! Some light overall age wear, a few inside pages loose and with some small areas of paper loss to the lower right corners of the first pages (including the one signed by Dylan) caused by previous damp exposure, otherwise about VG   Provenance: the present yearbook is accompanied by a typed statement of provenance signed by Marietta Turk in August 2017, headed 'My Friendship with Bob Dylan' and stating, in part, '…I went to Hibbing High School with Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan in 1957, 1958 and 1959. I had him in almost all of my classes and he sat behind me in auditorium, so we were in close proximity. His girl friend Echo Helstrom was a good friend of mine and they were "dating" for a period of time. We hung out at the L & B Café….at lunch or after school. We all wore black leather jackets. Sometimes Bob wore a shiny vest and a cowboy hat. There we talked, played the small jukebox in our booth, drank chocolate coca cola, and smoked cigarettes. In our senior year, 1959, Bob and I and some others had Dramatics Class together and were in a play called Sob Story….It must have been okay because the audience roared with laughter and applause. Hence, Bob wrote in my yearbook "Good luck in your acting career. Everyone knows you'll make a good one".'   Bob Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman, formed several bands while attending Hibbing High School in Minnesota, including one named the Golden Chords who performed covers of songs by Little Richard and Elvis Presley.  

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 137

 PINK FLOYD: An extremely rare set of vintage blue fountain pen ink signatures by four of the original members of the English rock band Pink Floyd, comprising Roger Waters ('Rog'), Richard Wright ('Rick x'), Syd Barrett ('Syd xx') and Nick Mason ('To Ella, love from the Pink Floyd, Nick'), on an irregularly trimmed feint ruled piece, laid down at the centre of a small 4to page removed from a notebook. Above and below the signatures appear two small newspaper photographs of the band, both signed by each of the four members in blue inks with their first names (some of the signatures across darker areas and a few barely legible), and each laid down to the page. Some light staining to the piece, only very slightly affecting the signatures, evidently caused by the glue used at the time of the original mounting. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the signatures or images, about G The present set of signatures most likely date from 1966 when the band played very small and largely unadvertised shows at the Marquee Club in London, where there were generally no more than fifty fans in attendance. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 14

 ENGLAND FOOTBALL: A large First Day Cover issued by Autographed Editions to commemorate England's victory in the World Cup of 1966, featuring a colour image of the team, manager and trainer standing and seated together in two rows, individually signed by ten members of the team comprising Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, Jack Charlton, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Alan Ball and Bobby Charlton. All have signed in bold blue inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image. Bearing two postage stamps and postmarked 1st June 1999. Matted in mottled gold and black above a black ink signature of Bobby Moore on a small oblong 12mo piece and alongside colour images of the Jules Rimet trophy etc. Framed and glazed in a modern plain gold coloured frame to an overall size of 20 x 15.5. EX 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 142

 LYDON JOHN: (1956-    ) English Punk Singer and Musician, known as Johnny Rotten. Lead singer with the Sex Pistols in the 1970s. Book signed, a hardback edition of Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, being the authorised autobiography of Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, First Edition published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., London, 1994. Signed ('Johnny Rotten') by Lydon in bold green ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 143

 AC/DC: A good, rare series of five identical postcard photographs, the image depicting the five members of the Australian rock band AC/DC standing together in a frivolous group pose with a hangman's noose, each of the postcards individually signed by a member of the band, comprising Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott (a rare signature as a result of Scott's untimely death at the age of 33), Mark Evans and Phil Rudd. All have signed in blue inks to clear areas of the images, Scott and Rudd signing with their first names and three also adding the name of the band beneath their signatures. VG to EX, 5   Provenance: The photographs are accompanied by a typed statement signed by the vendor explaining that he obtained the signatures in person upon meeting the band backstage following their performance at the City Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, on 2nd November 1976, during their Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap tour of the United Kingdom. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 165

 PAVLOVA ANNA: (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Pavlova in a full length pose, in gypsy costume, crouched alongside fellow Russian dancer Laurent Novikoff in a scene from the ballet Amarilla. Signed by Pavlova in bold fountain pen ink with her name alone across the image. About EX   Amarilla was the first one-act narrative ballet created for Pavlova and her company and was first performed on 5th June 1912.  

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 18

 THEATRE: A good, interesting selection of A.Ls.S. etc., by various British thespians (several of them related) of the 19th century comprising Sarah Siddons (D.S., authorising a payment of £300 to Mr. Whitley, Paddington, 6th March 1809), Charles Kemble (3; the first a brief A.L.S., one page, 4to, Theatre Royal Covent Garden, 20th February 1824, to Mr. Payne [apparently the actor John Howard Payne, although the integral address leaf bearing the name of J. Hayward Esq. at Lancaster Street], sending an order for a private box; the second a longer A.L.S., one page, 4to, Park Place, St. James's, 29th May 1837, to a gentleman, advising him on the costs and procedure of obtaining a license for a dramatic production from the Lord Chamberlain; and the third an ink signature on a slim oblong 8vo piece), John Philip Kemble (A.L.S., one page, 8vo, Priory, 1st August 1817, to his mother [Sally Ward], stating, in part, 'Keep my scrawl safe for me, both this MS and the printed leaves….' and in a postscript remarking 'Pray, get rid, if you can, of that nonsense about my concern in the architecture of the theatre'), Fanny Kemble (A.L.S., two pages, 8vo, Stratford on Avon, n.d. ('Tuesday 4th'), to Theodora, stating that she will be pleased to welcome her correspondent the following week and remarking 'You must be prepared for rather uncomfortable accommodations and a very dull life…..your visit must be accepted as a positive traveller's duty to all the famous sites of Warwickshire', further commenting in a postscript 'Cambridge is lovely & Trinity which is my college loveliest…..better than Oxford…..'), Charles Kean (2; an A.L.S. in the third person, one page, 8vo, Euston Hotel, 19th October 1860, wishing 'most particularly' to see Mr. Davis to give him an order; and an autograph envelope signed, addressed in his hand to Miss. Bethell at Hackwood Park and bearing the printed address of the Gloucester Hotel at Brighton to the verso), William Macready (2; the first A.L.S., one page, small 8vo, Clarence Terrace, 15th November n.y., to Fox, inviting him and his wife to dinner; and the second A.L.S., one page, 8vo, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 21st September 1842, to a gentleman, stating that he is awaiting the arrival of some swords (?) before remitting a cheque in payment) and Lucia Elizabeth Vestris (A.L.S., one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Monday morning') to a gentleman, asking him if he can ride with her 'if it does not rain'). Some light overall age wear, one letter neatly mounted and a few others with minor traces of former mounting, G to about VG, 11   A pencil note in an unidentified hand at the base of Charles Kemble's brief letter is of interest, the researcher observing that John Howard Payne would probably have been procuring the box for Mary Shelley.   John Howard Payne (1791-1852) American Actor, Poet and Playwright who enjoyed great success in London and, in 1823, collaborated with Charles Kemble on a play which featured the famous ballad Home, Sweet Home. At around the same time Payne became romantically infatuated with Mary Shelley (1797-1851, English Novelist of Frankenstein) and proposed marriage to her in 1826. Shelley declined the offer, saying that having been married to one genius she could only marry another. Payne remained unmarried for the rest of his life. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 180

ARTISTS: A good selection of A.Ls.S., some signed cards and letterheads etc., by various artists, painters, a few illustrators and designers etc., mainly British, including Arthur Hacker, James Prinsep Beadle, William De Morgan, George Harcourt, George W. Joy, Tom Mostyn, Solomon J. Solomon, Edmund Blair Leighton (2), Frank Dicksee (2; one stating, in part, 'Artists sign reproductions of their work only when they are pleased with the result - now this is such a dreadful little production that I think I must ask you to pardon my refusal to sign it…..'), Luke Fildes, Frederick William Elwell, William Lee Hankey (requesting a donation towards a charity in return for his autograph), William Henry Margetson (pencil A.L.S. in the third person, stating, in part, 'Mr. W. H. Margetson…….begs to point out that artists as a rule are obliged to reserve signing reproductions for special proof engravings, and occasionally for personal friends….'), George Lawrence Bulleid, William Strutt (4; including two interesting A.Ls.S. and a small original pen and ink sketch of a kangaroo signed by Strutt), Ernest Normand, Frank Spenlove-Spenlove, Edward Wilkins Waite, Rex Vicat Cole, William L. Wyllie, Fred Roe, Alfred Drury, William Gladstone Solomon, Donald Maxwell, Isaac Snowman, Herbert Draper (stating, in part, 'When an artist signs a reproduction of one of his pictures it means that he approves of the reproduction's artistic success. I cannot go quite as far as that in the case of the prints you send me....') William Barnes Wollen (discussing the subjects and background of two of his paintings including 'an incident in Sir John Moore's famous retreat, when his cavalry suddenly turned, and although men & horses had been without food…..smashed Napoleon's famous "chasseurs a cheval" who were first in the pursuit…..') etc. Some light age wear, minor creasing and light foxing to some letters. Generally G to VG, 40

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 181

WAIN LOUIS: (1860-1939) English Artist, famous for his drawings of anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. A.Q.S., Louis Wain, to one side of a plain postcard, n.p. (Westgate-on-Sea, Kent), n.d. (24th October 1910). In dark fountain pen ink Wain has penned the words 'Those with feelings wondrous kind, can love with felines ever bind', adding his signature immediately beneath. Together with Agnes Augusta Talboys (1863-1941) English Artist whose primary subjects were cats. A.L.S., A. Augusta Talboys, four pages, 8vo, Cotham, Bristol, 27th March 1911, to [Irene] Lalonde. Talboys thanks her correspondent for their letter and continues to remark 'Like you I am extremely fond of Persian cats. Who has ever sat before a beautiful cat with a pencil for half an hour & has not seen her in graceful shapes that no artist has perpetuated? Whether lively or somnolent she never fails to conduct herself with a grace that belongs neither to human beings nor to any other creature in the animal world. Even in her most quiescent state the cat is a difficult animal to record either with brush or pencil.' and also including a signed postcard reproduction of Talboy's work entitled The First Lesson, the image featuring a cat and three kittens, signed by Talboys with her name alone in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image. VG, 3

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 193

ILLUSTRATORS: Selection of signed magazine reproductions of various sizes, a few A.Ls.S., signed colour postcard reproductions (2) etc., by various British illustrators, caricaturists and cartoonists comprising Charles Folkard (incorporating an original pen and ink drawing), Harry Furniss, William Hatherell, Leonard Raven-Hill, Rene Bull (2), Lewis Baumer (2), Noel Pocock (3; illustrated the first two novels published by P. G. Wodehouse in 1902 & 1903) and Fred Pegram. A few of the images are colour. Some light age wear, slight corner creasing, a few tears and other minor faults. A few FR, generally G to about VG, 12

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 206

MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist Painter. An excellent A.L.S., Claude Monet, two pages, 8vo, Giverny, 4th March 1890, to [Suzanne Manet] (‘Chere Madame’) in French. Monet, writing in his characteristic bold, purple fountain pen ink, apologises for a setback caused by his correspondent having been asked to hand over Olympia without his permission and continues to explain ‘Messrs. Boussod and Valadon had written to me to ask for my permission to reproduce Olympia in the magazine Figaro Illustre’, adding that he had advised them to make haste and warned them ‘that the painting could be required by the Museums administration at any time, and I had written to you the same day to notify you and ask you to hand it over’. The artist concludes ‘I trust that you will kindly hand it over this time. I will write to the Boussod house at once’ and in a postscript, signed with his initials C. M., adds ‘The painting will be returned to you as soon as a photograph has been taken’. A desirable letter not only for the fine association, being written to the widow of Monet’s friend and fellow Impressionist painter, Edouard Manet, but also for the interesting content relating to one of Manet’s most important and early masterpieces. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few very small insignificant tears to the edges of a couple of folds, otherwise VG Suzanne Leenhoff (1829-1906) Dutch-born Pianist, the wife of Edouard Manet for whom she frequently modelled. Edouard Manet (1832-1883) French Impressionist Painter. The oil painting Olympia was completed by Manet in 1863 and first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1865. Contemporary audiences viewed the masterpiece with a certain amount of shock, not because of the subject’s nudity, but as a result of Olympia’s confrontational gaze and a number of other details which Manet had included in the painting which identified her as a demi-mondaine. In 1884 Suzanne Manet acquired the painting at an auction of her late husband’s works and, in 1889, Claude Monet expressed a desire to purchase the painting from her with a view to donating it to the Louvre Museum. In the following year, the same in which the present letter was written by Monet, the French Government acquired the painting after a public subscription organized by Monet secured the 20,000 francs asking price made by Suzanne Manet. Today Olympia can be seen at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 212

 CHAGALL MARC: (1887-1985) Russian-French Artist. Signed First Day Cover commemorating Chagall's stained glass window entitled Kiss of Peace, featuring an image of the artist discussing his work with Basile Yakovlev, Chairman of the Staff Memorial Committee at the United Nations. The cover features a colour postage stamp with an illustration of the window and is postmarked at the United Nations, New York, 17th November 1967. Signed ('Marc Chagall') in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX  Chagall's stained glass window was created for the United Nations in 1964 in honour of Dag Hammarskjold, the UN's second secretary general who was killed in an airplane crash in Africa in 1961. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 219

SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. A printed 4to souvenir programme for Plays by Bernard Shaw performed at the Malvern Theatre during the first Malvern Festival, 19th - 31st August 1929, signed by Shaw in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower border of an inside page featuring an image of the playwright, and further signed to the inside pages by over 30 actors, actresses and various other individuals associated with the festival, including Barry Jackson (theatre director and founder, along with Shaw, of the Malvern Festival), H. K. Ayliff (theatre director), Cedric Hardwicke, Edith Evans (very weak signature), Eileen Beldon, Charles Carson, Scott Sunderland, Barbara Everest, James Carew, Matthew Boulton, Aubrey Mallalieu, Daphne Heard, Henry Wilcoxon (signed as Harry Wilcoxon), Hugh Moxey etc. All have signed in fountain pen inks with their names alone alongside their portraits to inside pages, some of the signatures being bolder than others. Some light overall age wear and dust staining to the front and back covers of the paper wrappers and title page. G

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 221

HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954. Book signed and inscribed, a paperback edition of Morte nel pomeriggio (Death in the Afternoon), Italian edition translated by Fernanda Pivano, published by Giulio Einaudi, Torino, 1947, ('Saggi 88'). Signed by Hemingway to the front free endpaper, 'To Paola, with all good wishes always, Ernest Hemingway'. Hemingway commenced his signature in dark fountain pen ink although, experiencing some pen trouble after the first four letters, continued in blue biro. The non-fiction work, concerning the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting, features a number of black and white illustrations and a glossary of terms and phrases. Bound in the publishers original orange paper. Some light overall age wear and minor creases and age toning and the front free endpapers (including the signed and inscribed page) neatly detached. G

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 224

 FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. T.L.S., Ian F, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, Kemsley House, London, 21st July 1955, to Antony Terry in Bonn, Germany. Fleming writes to thank his correspondent for 'the staunch way in which you are feeding me with Atticus paragraphs, which are all either on the nail or very close to it. They are quite excellent and no other correspondent is nearly so fruitful' and continues to praise Terry by writing 'Once again, when you are called upon for help, you have given it in fuller measure than was asked for and produced your usual high quality journalism. I must say, looking back on your years of service for Mercury, I can think of no correspondent with anything approaching your record, and I do hope you realise how much your services are appreciated everywhere in this building, and not least by me'. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature. VG   Antony Terry (1913-1992) British Journalist, a former European Editor of The Sunday Times who was first hired in 1949 by Fleming (at the time the Foreign manager for the newspaper). Terry's obituary in The Independent stated that he was 'one of the paper's most valuable assets, a one-man listening post, a fastidious checker of facts, a burrower into dark corners and a traveller who never complained of fatigue'.   The present letter is written just a few months after Fleming's third novel, Moonraker, featuring the British Secret Service agent James Bond, had been published, on 5th April 1955. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 226

[LE CARRE JOHN]: (1931-     ) British Author of espionage novels, a former officer with the Secret Intelligence Service. CORNWELL RONALD (1906-1975) English Confidence Trickster, father of John Le Carre. An unusual book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of John Le Carre’s novel A Small Town in Germany, First Edition published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1968. Signed (‘Ronnie Cornwell’) by Cornwell to the front free endpaper in blue ink, with an inscription in his hand, ‘To Mr. Walters, with best wishes from the Father of the Author of this book, my son – David’, and also dated London, July 1969 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (price clipped). An interesting presentation copy. Some very light, minor discoloration to the front free endpaper, only very slightly affecting the inscription and signature, otherwise VG John Le Carre, born David Cornwell, had a difficult relationship with his father who was an associate of the Kray twins. Continually in debt, Ronnie Cornwell had been jailed for insurance fraud and, as one biographer has noted, it was Cornwell’s elaborate confidence tricks and schemes that led to Le Carre’s fascination with secrets. The scheming con man character Rick Pym, Magnus Pym’s father in A Perfect Spy, was based on Ronnie Cornwell.

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 230

 DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An interesting T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, one page, 8vo, Kilmarth, Par, Cornwall, 19th January 1974, to Miss. S. Stone in New York. Du Maurier responds to her admirer's letter and provides answers to her questions in three paragraphs, in full, 'Don't Look Now. In a brief flash before dying from the stab-wound, John saw the vaporetto with Laura, and the sisters, was bearing them to his funeral. This was a case of pre-cognition. The Alibi. Fenton had not killed the Kaufman woman, and his confession was, as you suggested, because everything seemed futile, and in some hopeless way he wanted to get back at his wife. The Birds. The movie was rather different from my story, in which I implied that the family concerned would indeed be finally destroyed by the birds.' Accompanied by the original envelope. A letter of interesting content for its references to several of Du Maurier's works, not least her famous novelette The Birds. About EX   Don't Look Now is a short story which appeared as part of a collection entitled Not After Midnight in 1971. The collection was published under the title Don't Look Now in America. The novella was adapted into a classic British film of the horror/thriller genre in 1973, starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland and directed by Nicholas Roeg.    The Alibi is also a short story written by Du Maurier which was published in a collection alongside seven other stories with the title The Breaking Point in 1959.    The novelette The Birds was first published in 1952 as part of Du Maurier's collection entitled The Apple Tree. The story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds, made in 1963 in the same year which The Apple Tree was reprinted as The Birds and Other Stories. 

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 237

LITERATURE: John Fowles (1926-2005) English Novelist. Book signed, being a hardback edition of A Maggot, First Edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1985. Signed by Fowles in black ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket; Joseph Heller (1923-1999) American Writer. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Closing Time, the sequel to Catch 22, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, London, 1994. Signed by Heller in black ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG, 2

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 244

MACLEAN DONALD: (1913-1983) British Diplomat & Spy, a member of the Cambridge Five. A rare printed 4to edition of the Cambridge University literary periodical Contemporaries, edited by John Kaestlin, Summer 1933, featuring various poems and other literary contributions by individuals including Donald Maclean. Signed (‘Donald Maclean’) by Maclean with his name alone in bold fountain pen ink to the lower margin of an inside page which features his own contribution entitled Puppet. Bound in the original yellow printed paper wrappers. Autographs of Maclean are rare in any form. Some light overall age wear and minor foxing and with a few small neat tears to the edges and spine of the paper wrappers, about VG Donald Maclean studied modern languages at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, arriving at the university in 1931. Whilst there he became a member of the Communist Party and was a relatively well-known figure on campus. His literary efforts, as well as his contribution to the present magazine, included a book review in 1933 for Cambridge Left, a journal to which other communists contributed, and in 1934 he became the editor of Silver Crescent, the Trinity Hall students’ magazine. In his last year at Cambridge Maclean became an agent of The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), the interior ministry of the Soviet Union, and graduated with a First in modern languages before entering the Diplomatic Service.

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MACLEAN DONALD: (1913-1983) British Diplomat & Spy, a member of the Cambridge Five. An extremely rare original pencil drawing signed by Maclean, one page, 4to, March 1933, on the printed stationery of The Union Society, Cambridge. Maclean has executed an accomplished drawing of a young man seated in a profile head and shoulders pose with a pensive expression on his face. Signed (‘Donald Maclean’) by Maclean in bold pencil at the foot of the drawing and dated March 1933 in his hand. Maclean would appear to have identified the subject of his drawing in his hand with a single name (or series of initials?) which is regretfully somewhat indecipherable, although it can be presumed that the young man was a friend and contemporary of Maclean whilst reading modern languages at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Together with a printed 4to edition of Contemporaries and Makers, edited by John Kaestlin, March 1933, being the Cambridge University literary periodical and containing various printed poems, short stories and essays etc. With the ownership signature of Alastair Morton to the head of the first page and bound in the original maroon printed paper wrappers. A few very light, minor stains to the drawing and some light age wear and minor foxing to the periodical. About VG, 2 Donald Maclean studied modern languages at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, arriving at the university in 1931. Whilst there he became a member of the Communist Party and was a relatively well-known figure on campus. His literary efforts included a book review in 1933 for Cambridge Left, a journal to which other communists contributed, and in 1934 he became the editor of Silver Crescent, the Trinity Hall students’ magazine. In his last year at Cambridge Maclean became an agent of The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), the interior ministry of the Soviet Union, and graduated with a First in modern languages before entering the Diplomatic Service.

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Lot 246

 HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) First Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). T.L.S., J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 7th November 1956, to George C. Rodd, on the printed stationery of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, marked Personal and Confidential. Hoover informs his correspondent, in part, 'It is a pleasure to let you know in this way how much I appreciate your capable supervision of the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property-Conspiracy case involving Daniel Moore and others.' Together with a second T.L.S., J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 22nd July 1960, to George C. Robb, on the printed stationery of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, marked Personal. Hoover thanks his correspondent for their valuable work, stating, in part, 'Your services in the investigation of the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle case involving Billy Thomas Trammell and Harland Dean Self were indeed noteworthy…' and further including a third T.L.S., J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 3rd August 1967, to George C. Robb, on the printed stationery of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, marked Personal. Hoover commends his correspondent on exemplary supervision and 'your excellent direction of the investigation of Leroy Dale Hines and Eugene Anthony Nolan, the subjects of an Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering-Gambling case.' VG, 3 

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 CHURCHILL CLEMENTINE S.: (1885-1977) Wife of Sir Winston S. Churchill. T.L.S., Clementine S. Churchill, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 23rd June 1954, to Mrs. [Theresa] Arnison. Churchill announces, 'Winston is so glad to sign your book, and I have managed to whip it in before he leaves for Washington' and continues to thank her correspondent for their charming letter, further concluding that she looks forward to seeing Mrs. Arnison on Saturday. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG   Winston Churchill visited Washington DC in June 1954, accompanied by his Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. They travelled in hopes of securing American acceptance of the Geneva Accords designed to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War.   Just over a week before the date of the present letter Winston Churchill had been formally installed as a Knight of the Garter at Windsor on 14th June 1954.   Theresa Arnison was Chairman of the Women's Advisory Committee of the Woodford Conservative Association and wife of Rowland Arnison, Chairman of the Woodford Conservative Association.  

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 SOONG MAY-LING: (1898-2003) Madame Chiang Kai-shek. First Lady of the Republic of China 1948-75. Wife of President Chiang Kai-shek and sister-in-law of Sun Yat-sen, founder and leader of the Republic of China. T.L.S., Mayling Soong Chiang, one page, 4to, Taipei, Taiwan, 14th July 1975, to Madame Cliquet. Soong informs her correspondent that she deeply appreciates her message of condolence 'which means much to me as it tangibly reflects the concern of our friends in Belgium, where you are doing so much to promote and cement the friendship between our two countries' and further adds that the delay in thanking her correspondent and Mr. Cliquet is due to her desire to write personally. A few small, minor tears and creases to the right edge and a uniform band of discoloration to the left edge, the latter caused by previous mounting with sellotape. None of the faults affect the text or signature. G   The present letter was written following the death of Soong's husband, Chiang Kai-shek, which had occurred on 5th April 1975. A month of mourning was declared, and Soong assumed a lower profile following the death of the President. 

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AUTOGRAPHS: Small, miscellaneous selection of signed cards, a few letters etc., by various famous individuals including Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, Jeremy Thorpe, J. Enoch Powell, Donald Swann, Colin Cowdrey, Garfield Sobers, Rex Hunt (a good, lengthy T.L.S., Rex Hunt, three pages, 4to, Stanley, Falkland Islands, 20th April 1984, to Mr. P. McHarry, on the printed stationery of Government House, responding to various questions posed by his correspondent following the Falklands War, in part, 'Life is different in that we now have over twice the number of the civilian population here as a military garrison. Many Islanders had never seen aircraft like Phantoms or Chinook helicopters. People are optimistic about the future as long as Mrs. Thatcher is at the head of the British Government…..Yes. The Argentine Special Forces got within 15 yards of Government House and they were letting fly with automatic weapons and grenades (that is why I got under the table). I ordered the Royal Marines to lay down their arms after we had repulsed the first attack and before their armoured personnel carriers started to cause civilian casualties…..On the whole, I thought the coverage of the campaign in the British press was reasonable…..The media can always slant news the way they want to. Journalists can always find malcontents to say what they want them to say but this does not reflect the majority view. Islanders are everlastingly grateful to the British Forces for dislodging the Argentines in 1982…..The success of the Falklands campaign did more for Britain's national pride and prestige than any other event since the Battle of Britain in 1940…..') etc. Some are accompanied by the original envelopes. G to generally VG, 11

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OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) American Athlete, famous for his participation at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he became the first American to win four Olympic Gold medals in track and field events. Bold black ink signature ('Jesse Owens') and three additional words and the date, 20th September 1976, in his hand to the verso of a colour postcard photograph, the image depicting Owens seated in a half length pose with various medals laid out before him. About EX

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LITERATURE: Selection of signed cards, letterheads, some A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., a few signed photographs and First Day Covers etc., by various writers, novelists, playwrights etc., including C. P. Snow (photograph by Mark Gerson and bearing his credit stamp to the verso), Arnold Wesker (2), Mary Stewart, Christopher Fry (2), John Fowles (2; in one stating, in part, '...I have a particular dislike of the signed photograph, and will in no circumstances provide such a thing....'), Angus Wilson (2), Alan Sillitoe, Tom Stoppard, Derek Walcott (4; three identical signed First Day Covers and a signed 4to printed commemorative sheet, all issued in honour of Walcott being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992), Amos Tutuola (2) etc. Generally VG to EX, 19

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AMERICAN PRESIDENTS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, 8 x 10 photographs etc., by various American Presidents and First Ladies, a few other American politicians etc., including George H. W. Bush (3; one a bold black ink signature on an official slim oblong 8vo card of the Vice President), Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford (also signed by Betty Ford), Archibald Cox (T.L.S.) etc. Autopen and unsigned (3). VG to EX, 10

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FIRST LADIES: Selection of signed cards, photographs of various sizes (8 x 10 and smaller) etc., by various American First Ladies comprising Mamie Doud Eisenhower (2), Bess Truman, Rosalyn Carter (2; accompanied by an official printed card bearing a facsimile signature) and Betty Ford (2). Also including a T.L.S. by Diane Winter, Secretary to Rose Kennedy, wife of Joseph P. Kennedy and mother of John F. Kennedy. Generally VG to EX, 9

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 HOWARD LESLIE: (1893-1943) English Actor, famous for his roles as Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) and Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). A.L.S., Leslie Howard, to the verso of a sepia picture postcard showing the two bridges and a general view of Dartmoor, n.p. (Devon), n.d. (August 1928), to Ray Henderson in New York. Howard writes, in full, 'I have explored this moor in detail & am of opinion it would not have been possible to have ended it any other way. The best to you'. Hand addressed by Howard (corrected and re-addressed in another hand). Several postal cancellations slightly obscure the final two lines of text and the first part of the signature, although they remain legible. Together with Fred Terry (1863-1933) English Stage Actor, famous for his portrayals of the title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel. A.Q.S., Fred Terry, on a 4to page removed from an autograph album, n.p., 1916. In bold black fountain pen ink the actor has penned a two line quotation, in full, 'You have honoured me by commanding my services', identifying it as being from Act III of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The lower half of the page is also signed by Terry's wife, Julia Neilson-Terry (1868-1957) English Actress, famous for her many performances as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Some light overall age wear, G to about VG, 2   Ray Henderson (1889-1937) American Press Agent & Publicist who promoted many actors of the early 20th century, working closely with Winthrop Ames (1870-1937) American Theatre Director & Producer, in care of whose office Howard's postcard is addressed.    Howard's intriguing message was evidently prompted by his stage role as Captain Matt Denant in Escape, the 1926 play written by John Galsworthy. The play, which sees Denant sentenced to Dartmoor Prison for manslaughter, transferred to Broadway from October 1927 - March 1928 after a run in London's West End. Escape saw Howard make his first mark as a dramatic actor and the American production was managed and staged by Winthrop Ames at the Booth Theatre.   Baroness Emmuska Orczy's original stage play, The Scarlet Pimpernel, was initially produced and adapted by Fred Terry and Julia Neilson where it opened at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham in 1903, later transferring to London's West End in 1905. The Scarlet Pimpernel went on to enjoy immense success, both on stage and screen, and Leslie Howard's performance is generally considered as the definitive portrayal of the English aristocrat and daring hero Sir Percy Blakeney. 

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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. L.S., Aga Khan, three pages, 8vo, Cimiez-Nice, 27th March 1929, to an unidentified correspondent ('Mon cher Maitre'), on the printed stationery of the Villa Terpsischore, in French. The Aga Khan states that he was pleased to receive his correspondent's letter and continues to refer to a lawyer, a friend of the family, who has been of assistance, further referring to an Inspector Rhone who has asked for an interview. In concluding he invites his correspondent to lunch on Saturday and remarks 'I play golf every day (sometimes twice) and I always have lunch at home'. VG

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CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, signed photographs of various sizes (mainly 8 x 10) etc., by various pioneering cardiovascular surgeons comprising Christiaan Barnard (5; performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, 1967), Adrian Kantrowitz (performed the world's second heart transplant attempt, 1967), Michael DeBakey (2) and Robert Jarvik (2; one a signed printed 4to publication entitled The Total Artificial Heart, being an offprint from the Scientific American, January 1981). VG to EX, 10

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JASPERS KARL: (1883-1969) German-Swiss Psychiatrist and Philosopher. Book signed and inscribed, being a paperback edition of Der Philosophische Glaube, First Edition published by Artemis of Zurich, 1948. Signed by Jaspers in fountain pen ink with a brief inscription in German in his hand to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the publisher’s printed paper wrappers housed in protective transparent paper. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and discoloration, only very slightly affecting the signature and front free endpaper. VG

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PEPYS SAMUEL: (1633-1703) English Naval Administrator and Diarist. L.S., S Pepys, one page, folio, Navy Office, 16th July 1674, to Mr. Hosier. The manuscript letter states, in part, ‘Wee have nothing to say in answer to your lre. of the 10th instant but to lett you know that wee have recd. It, and according to your desire have granted the allowing you an Instrument at Shipwr: pay, and to that end wee send you inclosed a Warrt. to the Clerk of the Cheque…..’ Signed by Pepys at the conclusion and countersigned by six others comprising John Pepys (1641-1677, Younger brother of Samuel Pepys. Joint Clerk of the Navy Board), William Brouncker (1620-1684, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, English Mathematician and first President of the Royal Society who also served as a Commissioner of the Royal Navy and was a friend and colleague of Pepys, featuring prominently in his Diary), Sir Richard Haddock (c.1629-1715, English Royal Naval officer), Sir Thomas Allin (1612-1685, English Admiral), Thomas Hayter (d. circa 1689, Clerk of the Acts 1673, Secretary of the Admiralty 1679 and Comptroller of the Navy 1680-82) and Sir John Ernle (1620-1697, English Politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1676-89). Some small tears and areas of paper loss to the edges and one lengthy, neat split to the horizontal fold at the centre, only very slightly affecting the text but not the signatures, FR 

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EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. Signed First Day Cover by the Duke of Windsor, commemorating Great Britain and featuring a colour illustration of Windsor Castle and with eight postage stamps affixed, each featuring the former King's portrait. Signed ('Edward, Duke of Windsor') in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the cover. Matted in black beneath a large reproduction image of the King and above a second, unsigned, commemorative cover featuring an image of the King and brief printed text, postmarked at Windsor, 5th June 1972. Framed and glazed in a modern wooden frame to an overall size of 14.5 x 26.5. VG

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 BRYNNER YUL: (1920-1985) Russian-born Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph, an unusual early head and shoulders study of the actor in costume as Tsai-Yong from a stage production of the musical Lute Song. Signed in blue fountain pen ink by Brynner with his scarcer, early full signature, to a light area of the background, also adding the title of the show Lute Song in his hand beneath his signature and across a darker area of the image. Signed photographs of Brynner from this stage of his career are scarce. Some heavy surface and corner creasing, about G   The relatively unknown Brynner was cast in the Broadway production of Lute Song at the Plymouth Theatre, which ran from February - June 1946. Brynner would later appear in a London production of the show, alongside Dolly Haas, at the Winter Garden in 1948.   The cast of the original production included Nancy Davis, the future wife of Ronald Reagan, in her first and only Broadway appearance. Mary Martin also starred in the Broadway show and, as a result of her experience acting alongside Brynner, she recommended him to her friends Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein for the role of the Siamese monarch in The King and I.  

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RICHELIEU CARDINAL: (1585-1642) Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac. French Clergyman, Nobleman and Statesman who was appointed as King Louis XIII's First Minister of State in 1624 where he remained in office until his death in 1642. D.S., Armand Card De Richelieu, as Cardinal, at the foot, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d. (1628?), in French. The untranslated manuscript document comprises some eighteen lines of text and also bears several countersignatures at the foot. Some very light, minor age wear at the extreme edges of the document and some slight traces of former mounting, not affecting the text or Richelieu's signature, otherwise VG

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DANTON GEORGES: (1759-1794) French Politician, one of the leading figures in the early stages of the French Revolution. Danton served as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety and has been described by historians as 'the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic'. Guillotined at the age of 34. A good, large D.S., Danton, at the foot, one page, oblong folio, Paris, 11th September 1792. The partially printed document, in French, is issued by the Department of Public Contributions in the name of the Executive Provisional Council and relates to a pension to be granted to Jean Gerard for merit, giving details of the amount he will receive and also recording the date of his birth and baptism in Paris etc. Rare. Some very light, minor overall age wear and a few small, neat tears at the edges of the folds, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

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Lot 329

ANDROPOV YURI: (1914-1984) Soviet Politician, Chairman of the KGB 1967-82 and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1982-84. A slim oblong 8vo folding sheet of attractive fine white cotton paper, in the form of a greetings card and bearing red printed Cyrillic text to the centre of the first page, signed by Andropov in bold blue ink with his name alone beneath the greeting. About EX

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Lot 334

CLINTON HILLARY: (1947-     ) American Politician and First Lady 1993-2001. Secretary of State 2009-13. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Living History, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003. Signed ('Hillary Rodham Clinton') by Clinton in bold black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG

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Lot 337

NEHRU JAWAHARLAL: (1889-1964) First Prime Minister of independent India, 1947-64. A more detailed description of this lot will be uploaded shortly

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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. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Orville Wright') on a card beside an affixed sepia image of Wright neatly trimmed from a magazine. VG

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 DE LAROCHE RAYMONDE: (1882-1919) French Aviatrix, the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot’s licence. A rare vintage signed postcard photograph by De Laroche, the image depicting an aircraft in fight at the Camp de Chalons in France. Signed (‘Raymonde de Laroche’) in ink across a clear area of the image by De Laroche and dated 1919 in her hand. A later, small colour image of the aviatrix is neatly affixed to the upper right corner. Autographs of De Laroche are rare in any form as a result of her tragically early death at the age of 36 in an airplane crash. VG 

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Lot 348

UDET ERNST: (1896-1941) German Oberleutnant of World War I, a Flying Ace officially credited with 62 victories, thereby making him the second highest scoring German Ace of World War I (after Manfred von Richthofen, 'The Red Baron') and the highest surviving Ace of the war. Udet was awarded with the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max), the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern and the Iron Cross First and Second Class. A Squadron Commander under Richthofen, and later Hermann Goring, Udet continued flying as a barnstormer and stunt pilot in the 1920s and 1930s and also became instrumental in the early development of the Luftwaffe. He rose to the rank of Generaloberst in World War II, although committed suicide in 1941 at the age of 45. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Udet standing outdoors in a three quarter length pose wearing a leather flying coat and holding his gauntlets in one hand. Published by Willi Sanke of Berlin during World War I, numbered 604 and with a printed caption to the head and base. Signed ('Ernst Udet') in fountain pen ink with his name alone across a light area of the image. Some silvering to the edges, otherwise VG

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Lot 349

SCHLEICH EDUARD RITTER VON: (1888-1947) German Oberleutnant of World War I, a Flying Ace officially credited with 35 victories. Schleich was awarded with the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max) and the Iron Cross First & Second Class and also served in World War II attaining the rank of Lieutenant General in the Luftwaffe. Vintage signed postcard photograph of The Black Knight standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his military overcoat and cap. Published by Willi Sanke of Berlin during World War I, numbered 578 and with a printed caption at the head and base. Signed ('Oblt Schleich') in dark fountain pen ink to the image. Also signed to the verso with a brief additional sentiment in his hand, in German, and further addressed in his hand. Some slight silvering to the edges of the image, otherwise VG

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RICHTHOFEN LOTHAR FREIHERR VON: (1894-1922) German Leutnant of World War I, a Flying Ace officially credited with 40 victories including that of Albert Ball VC. Lothar was the younger brother of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen ('The Red Baron') and was awarded with the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max), the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern and the Iron Cross First and Second Class. Richthofen died at the young age of 27 in a flying accident. Rare vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Richthofen standing in a half length pose wearing his uniform and medals and with a cap upon his head. Photograph published by Harry Rothenberg of Berlin and and with a printed caption at the base. Signed ('Frhr. Richthofen') by Richthofen in black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the base of the image. Autographs of Richthofen are rare in any form as a result of his early death. About EX

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JOHNSON AMY: (1903-1941) English Pioneer Aviatrix. A printed 8vo menu for a dinner held in honour of Johnson by the Rotary Club of Alexandria at the Hotel Casino San Stefano, Alexandria, Egypt, on 31st July 1930, signed ('A. Johnson') to the blank inside front cover by Johnson with her name alone in bold pencil, and also signed by two other unidentified individuals, each in bold pencil with their names alone. With a heavy horizontal fold to the centre, not affecting the signatures, G A few months prior to signing the present menu Johnson had achieved worldwide recognition by becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo from England to Australia, 5th - 24th May 1930. 

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LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic from Paris to New York in the Spirit of St. Louis, May 1927. A.L.S., Charles A. Lindbergh, two pages, 8vo, Illiec, Penvenan, Cotes-du-Nord, 11th July 1938, to ‘Dear Sir Francis’. Lindbergh sends a late reply to his correspondent’s letter and invitation and informs him ‘Anne and I left England the first week in June and have been in Brittany ever since, except for a short trip to Paris which I made’, further continuing ‘I wish that we could have accepted your invitation to go to Cambridge but it was not possible at the time’ and concluding ‘I am not sure when we can be in England again, but I hope we can see you all on our next trip’. Some very light, extremely minor overall creasing, otherwise VG The present letter is written in the years following the kidnapping of Charles and Anne Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son which eventually resulted in the arrest, trial and execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in 1936. An intensely private man, Lindbergh became exasperated with the relentless public attention in the wake of the kidnapping and trial and travelled to Europe with his family. They eventually settled on the four acre island of Illiec, just off the Breton coast of France, from where the present letter was written.

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DOUBLE EAGLE II: Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph by all three crew members of Double Eagle II individually, comprising Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, being the pilots of the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean, 1978. The composite image depicts the balloon in flight, a map charting the route of the historic flight and an image of the three crew members in three quarter length poses together. Signed by each in black inks to the base of the image, Abruzzo adding an inscription in his hand and Anderson adding DEII in his hand beneath his signature. The image also features facsimile signatures of each of the crew. Autographs of Abruzzo are scarce following his untimely death in an airplane crash. VG

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ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930-   ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Return by Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, being a novel of the human adventure, First Edition published by Tom Doherty Associates LLC, New York, May 2000. Signed by Aldrin in silver ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX

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CERNAN GENE: (1934-2017) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XVII, the final Apollo lunar landing. Cernan is the eleventh man to walk on the Moon, and the last man on the Moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Last Man on the Moon, First Edition published by St. Martin's Press, New York, March 1999. Signed by Cernan in bold black ink with his name alone to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some extremely minor, very light age wear). VG

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 LEONOV ALEXEY: (1934-     ) Russian Cosmonaut, the first human to conduct extravehicular activity (EVA), his spacewalk taking part during the Voskhod 2 mission in March 1965. A large signed colour 32 x 23 limited edition print of a painting by Leonov entitled Cyclone over Singapore, the image depicting a cyclone over Malaysia as witnessed by the cosmonaut during the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Signed by Leonov in bold pencil to the lower white border and numbered 70 of 500 in his hand. VG 

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