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Lot 102
LEAR EDWARD: (1812-1888) English Artist, Illustrator and writer, remembered for his nonsensical poetry and limericks. A.L.S., Edward Lear, two pages, 8vo, Stratford Place, 30th June 1865, to Mrs. Ford. Lear sends his correspondent two photographs (no longer present), evidently of himself, for her collection, remarking 'it is said by my friends to be a mixture of Socrates, Sir John Falstaff & Sancho Panza, & has an air preclusive of apoplexy.' He further remarks on the previous evening at Dorchester House being 'a regular treat' although comments 'I wonder if many pedestrians were drowned, for the rain after midnight was unpleasant, however "good for the country"'. A small area of discolouration only lightly affects part of the text of the first page, otherwise VG
Lot 123
PRIESTLEY J. B.: (1894-1984) English Author, Novelist & Playwright. Typed manuscript, signed, with holograph corrections, twelve pages, small 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1973), to the verso of the printed stationery of Brook Hill, Isle of Wight. The pages of partially corrected prose are entitled Visiting New Zealand and bear blue and black ink amendments in Priestley's hand. Priestley's travelogue contains the authors personal experiences and outlook on travelling through the islands of New Zealand and states, in part, 'The sourness of New York, Paris or even London these days is not found down there. As there are so comparatively few of them, people are still a treat in New Zealand. They are not crowding you out and being a damn nuisance. This is the one reason why we went there, paying our first visit' continuing, 'Seeing vast fields where sheep seemed to be grazing in their thousands, I imagined their owner twiddling his thumbs or fishing for trout, secure in his knowledge that all the creatures were growing merinos and crossbreds and lamb chops for him to market. But these farmers are both hard-working and anxious. Indeed, anxiety lurks behind the cheery-hearty New Zealand manner' further continuing, 'Christchurch looks as if it had been lent to New Zealand by the Church of England - at its best. It is leisurely and leafy, almost a garden city, and if I had to remain in New Zealand I would follow my friend Ngaio Marsh's example and live in Christchurch.' Signed by Priestley in bold black fountain pen ink to the conclusion. With very minor age wear. VGNgaio Marsh (1895-1982) New Zealand Author and Theatre Director.
Lot 124
LARKIN PHILIP: (1922-1985) English Poet. Scarce T.L.S., P. A. Larkin, one page, 4to, Hull, 1st December 1975, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed stationery of The Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. Larkin thanks his correspondent for their letter and a record ('I much enjoyed reading the first and listening to the second') and remarks 'My favourite trombone player is Lou McGarity, but having said that (as they say) I thought you sounded fine'. Larkin continues 'Your request puts me in something of a quandary', explaining 'My standard answer to people who are kind enough to be studying what I have written is that I think it inappropriate for writers to become involved in studies of their work. I say this not from any unfriendly motives, but because I do honestly think it is unfair for one dissertation-writer to be able to include original statements by his subject whereas another cannot because his subject is no longer among the living'. Larkin adds 'I think, too, that I have already said whatever there is for me to say about what I have written, and it needs only a little assiduity on the part of the student to dig it out' although concludes 'However, in recognition of your kindness in sending me such a cheering record, I will do my best to answer briefly but accurately any two questions you like to send me'. A letter of interesting content. Together with a T.L.S. by Larkin's secretary, one page, 8vo, Hull, 3rd July 1985, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed stationery of The Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. Larkin's secretary informs Burnap that Professor Larkin is currently in hospital following an operation, but sends his thanks for their good wishes and also remarks that the poet 'is now making a good recovery and hopes to be able to answer personally when he is able to do so'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Some light creasing, mainly to the corners of Larkin's letter, otherwise VG, 2 Campbell Crichton Mackinnon Burnap (1939-2008) English Jazz Trombonist, Vocalist & Broadcaster. Larkin was deeply passionate of jazz music and contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from 1961-71. His work All What Jazz - A Record Diary 1961-71 was published in 1985 and was drawn from the review columns he had written for the paper. In his introduction Larkin presented an inflamed attack on modern jazz which widened into a wholesale critique of modernism in the arts.
Lot 136
FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. T.L.S., Ian Fleming, with holograph salutation and subscription, two pages, 4to, London, 20th October 1949, to Antony Terry of the British Press Camp in Dusseldorf, on the printed stationery of Kemsley House. Fleming informs Terry, in part, 'I attach particulars (no longer present) of a man who has been well recommended to me as being particularly well-informed, especially regarding Russian manoeuvres in Germany… He has been over here for a day or two, and tells me that a friend of his just returned from Stalingrad. A feature article on "Stalingrad Today" would obviously be worthwhile. When you visit Hamburg would you look him up.' Together with an unsigned carbon copy of Anthony Terry's reply to Fleming's letter, two pages, 4to, Dusseldorf, 25th October 1949. Terry thanks Fleming for his letter regarding Herr von Mouillard and continues, in part, 'As a matter of fact I had intended to go after the "Inside Russia" story in any case…' further continuing to inform Fleming of a 'stringer', Carol Schmidt, he has taken on as a tip-off man in Bonn, 'This man has the advantage of not being, like most of the German journalist's, a violent protagonist of either one side or the other. Most of them are German nationalists or ex-Nazis who spend their lives trying to sell one the idea that Britain is squeezing the life blood out of Germany against the wishes of the good natured and easy going Americans but with the aid of the malevolent French.' A letter of interesting content. Two file holes to the left edge on each, not affecting the text or signature, and slight creasing and a very minor tear to the right edge of the carbon copy. G to VG, 2 Anthony 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'.
Lot 137
FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of James Bond. T.L.S., with his initials IF, one page, 4to, London, 23rd July 1951, to Michael Parker. Fleming thanks his correspondent for their letter '…but I really do feel that you should have your status in Munich clearly defined before we can go any further with an accreditation to this foreign service' continuing 'I think in practice you will find that while British accreditation is acceptable in the American zone, possible news sources will be closed to unless you are declared fully persona grata by the American public relations machine' concluding 'Should you be successful, your commissions would in fact, be paid to you in deutsche marks, but I am afraid there is no case for sponsoring a monthly quote of BAVSF for you, since there would be no occasion on which we would be interested in any additional coverage from the British zone.' An informative letter regarding post war journalism from Fleming as Foreign Manager of The Sunday Times. The letter is marked at the head 'Copy to Mr. Terry'. Two file holes to the left edge, small staple holes to the upper left corner and with some light creasing to the edges, none of which affect the text or signature, about 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'
Lot 139
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, one page, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 30th May 1962, to Mr. Staniland. Du Maurier announces 'Oh, dear - I am so disappointed, but I shant be able to see you over Whitsun after all' and continues to explain 'The thing is this - my son Kits, who works on T.V. has a fortnight's leave before going on a film with Carol Reed, and he has asked me to fly over to Ireland with him and motor down the west coast', further adding 'We have neither of (us) ever been to Ireland, (despite a book I wrote called Hungry Hill!) and here is my chance'. The author concludes by inviting her correspondent and his daughter to Cornwall in the summer instead. About EX Meaburn Staniland (1914-1992) English Editor, Author and Antiquarian Bookseller who worked at Penguin Books in the 1960s and 1970s. Christian 'Kits' Browning (1940- ) English Photographer, Director & Documentary Maker whose first job was as an assistant to film director Carol Reed. Carol Reed (1906-1976) English Film Director of The Third Man (1949) and other notable films. Academy Award winner. Du Maurier and her son most likely decided upon Ireland as their destination ahead of Kit's filming commitments alongside Carol Reed (who, interestingly, had been romantically involved with Daphne Du Maurier prior to her marriage) as the director was about to begin work on his film The Running Man, parts of which were filmed in Ireland.
Lot 141
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.
Lot 144
TOLKIEN J. R. R.: (1892-1973) English Writer, author of the classic fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. T.L.S., J. R. R. Tolkien, one page, 4to, Headington, Oxford, 24th November 1967, to Miss. Karen C. Walker. Tolkien commences his letter by asking 'Am I right in thinking that your mother was Cecile Barbier?' and continues 'I have recently met her sister Marie (who married her cousin and remains Barbier), and one of her daughters'. The author further writes 'I remember your grandfather, Paul Barbier, very well. He was extremely kind to me as a very young man on my first university job. He was a great scholar and a great character, and I remember a good deal about him' and informs his correspondent 'I have been ill for some time and am now very heavily engaged with work of my own, and putting memories of this kind in order actually takes up a good deal of time, and I haven't any to spare at present' although concludes 'But I will jot down things that I remember from time to time and perhaps you would like to jog my memory early next year to see what I have got for you' . Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with a T.L.S. by Tolkien's assistant, Phyllis M. Jenkinson, with her initials ('P.M.J.'), on behalf of the writer, one page, 8vo, Headington, Oxford, 29th February 1968, also to Miss. Karen Walker. Tolkien writes, in part, 'I am afraid I haven't had any time to jot any memories of your grandfather down, as I have had a very disturbing and troubling time….I cannot see any relief from pressure for some time ahead and I am afraid it is no good my asking you to jog my memory again….but I will keep you in mind….in case I find some moment'. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG to about EX, 2 Paul Barbier (1873-1947) Professor of French at Leeds University 1903-38 who has been described as 'an exceptional scholar and inspiring teacher as well as an efficient adminstrator'. Barbier was a keen linguist and took a particular interest in words and names which led him to focus on lexicographical studies.
Lot 147
ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author, creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, First Edition (the print line importantly stating 'First Edition'), published by Bloomsbury, London, 2000. This edition is complete with the errors of the first printing that were corrected in later copies, comprising page 503 "Dumbledore, come!" said Crouch angrily- this was actually Fudge speaking; on Page 579 Harry's father emerges from Voldermort's wand before his mother; and page 594 reads "The Imperius Curse," Moody said- which should have been 'Crouch said'. Signed by Rowling in bold blue ink to the half title page, 'To Jay - great questions! J K Rowling'. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VGProvenance: The present book was inscribed to a journalist who had interviewed Rowling, hence the author's inscription.
Lot 148
ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author, creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, First Edition (the print line stating 'First Edition'), published by Bloomsbury, London, 2007. Signed by Rowling in bold black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. About EX
Lot 149
ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British Author, creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, First Edition published by Bloomsbury, London, 2008, the number string on the copyright page reading 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Signed by Rowling in bold black ink opposite the imprint page. With Rowling's personal silver hologram authentication sticker neatly affixed to the lower right corner of the page. About EX
Lot 154
VANDERBILT II GEORGE: (1862-1914) American Art Collector and Businessman, a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. A.L.S., Geo W. Vanderbilt, four pages, 8vo, 640 Fifth Avenue, New York, 6th December 1886, to Mr. McHenry. Vanderbilt thanks his correspondent for the copy of Faust, adding, 'I hope that you know my taste sufficiently well to understand how deeply I appreciate the wish for me to keep it, aside from its value as a literary and dramatic souvenir. In any case its value as representing your kind attention is fixed, and as for it's literary interest, why I am sure I hope Mr Irving may find some more copies in some hidden repository.' With areas of dust toning, staining and age wear to the first and final pages, and minor tears to the folds at the right edge, about GJames McHenry - American Tycoon and Railroad Financier.
Lot 155
AGA KHAN III: (1877-1957) Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, one of the founders and first President of the All-India Muslim League. President of the League of Nations 1937-38. Vintage blue ink signature and a few additional words in his hand on a white card. Together with Aga Khan Begum Om Habibeh (1906-2000) Yvette Blanche Labrousse. Fourth and last wife of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III. Vintage blue ink signature and a few additional words in her hand on an identical white card. Accompanied by a brief typed biography prepared by a collector which indicates that the signatures date from June 1956. EX, 2
Lot 158
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: Selection of signed cards, an album page, and a First Day Cover by various Nobel Prize winners including Yasser Arafat (Peace Prize, 1994), Walter Alvarez (Physics, 1968), Milton Friedman (Economics, 1976), Nicholas Murray Butler (Peace Prize, 1931), Elie Wiesel (Peace Prize, 1986), John Hume (Peace Prize, 1998), Elihu Root (Peace Prize, 1912), Philip Noel-Baker (Peace Prize, 1959), Robert Solow (Economics, 1987), Norman Borlaug (Peace Prize, 1970) and Kenneth Arrow (Peace Prize, 1972). With some minor age wear, otherwise VG to EX, 11
Lot 165
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., many accompanied by typed and holograph statements (most unsigned) by a variety of famous individuals (entertainers, television, sports personalities, etc.), all written to Henry Buckton in association with his BBC Children in Need fund raising book entitled Celebrity Child's Play, providing various anecdotes from their school lives, comprising Martin Bell (in part, 'I shall always remember the summer of 1946, when I was nearly eight, for a single Great Event - my first ice-cream.'), Craig Brown, Brian Cant, Harry Carpenter, Stephanie Cole, Bernard Cornwell, Wendy Craig (in part, 'I had several beautiful dolls, but the one I loved best and played with most was the one my daddy made for me. It was my favourite for years. I wonder what became of it.'), Niall Dickson, Anne Fine, Bryan Forbes, Anna Ford, Clare Francis, Dick Francis (in part, 'It will come as no surprise that riding plays a major part in my childhood memories. I spent much of my early years at my maternal grandparent's farm in Pembrokeshire and it was here that I consider I first became a professional horseman.'), Lucinda Green, Richard Griffiths, Sophie Grigson, David Hemery (in part, 'Between years five and ten I lived in Frinton-on-Sea. Early athletic endeavours included building a sufficiently long and high sand castle to pursue hours of self-challenging standing long jumps off the high sea wall.'), Barry Hines, Douglas Hurd, Lionel Jefferies (in part, '1926. Deptford. South London. A small semi detached Victorian house on the docks. The inside of my first pram. The sweet and sour smell of spilt milk, and the exquisite comfort of lying in my very own pee.'), Dinsdale Landen, John Kavanagh, Mark Lawrenson, Andrew Marr, Andrea Mclean, George Melly (in part, 'I remember when my Great Uncle Bill took me to the Liverpool Zoo. Only a year later he was to have a fit and become a taciturn figure who did nothing but sit in front of the fire drinking brandy and soda and smoking Turkish cigarettes.'), Desmond Morris, Peter Nichols, Matthew Parris, Tessa Peake-Jones, Julian Pettifer, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Plater, Philip Pullman, Steve Race, Bonny Sartin, Prunella Scales (in part, 'One of my most vivid childhood memories is the morning my father failed (just) to shoot my mother through the ceiling…'), David Steel, Tommy Steele (in part, 'On a dark night in the midst of yet another German bombing raid during the blitz my dad and I were racing through the smoke ridden alleys of Bermondsey Dock dodging flying debris and shrapnel…'), Ed Stewart, Ray Stubbs, Janet Suzman, Joanna Trollope and John Waite. Together with June Whitfield (1925- ) English Actress. Book signed, being a softcover edition of the Celebrity Child's Play by Henry Buckton, First Edition, published in aid of BBC Children in Need Appeal by Henry Buckton, Glastonbury, 2002. Signed by June Whitfield in bold black ink to a clear area of the inside cover. VG to EX, 45
Lot 166
FAMOUS MEN: An excellent colour 21 x 17.5 print entitled Victory by artist Lorne Winters, 1994, the image depicting an athlete victoriously crossing a finishing line against a background of a vast mountain vista, individually signed by a variety of famous men comprising Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969) and the first man to walk on the moon, Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion, Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953, Hank Aaron (1934- ) American Baseball Player, Gordie Howe (1928-2016) American Ice Hockey Player, Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) American Broadcaster and Lee Iacocca (1924- ) American Automobile Executive. Most have signed in bold pencil (Cronkite and Iacocca in blue inks) with their names alone to the lower white border, which is also signed in pencil by the artist. Limited Edition number 32/100. Matted in red and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 25½ x 22. EX
Lot 167
KELVIN LORD: (1824-1907) Irish-born British Mathematical Physicist and Engineer. A.L.S., William Thomson, three pages, 8vo, The University, Glasgow, 25th July 1890, to Louis Olivier. Kelvin informs his correspondent, in part, 'I have reviewed your letter of the 18th and in reply have to say that I am sure the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will be very happy to do what they can in compliance with your wishes' continuing, 'They would, I am sure, be glad to send copies of all their proceedings to you in return for copies of your journal should you wish for such an exchange' further continuing to deliberate the possibilities of sending special reports, stating, 'they might be able to arrange, if you desire it, to have a special correspondent, who might be a student in the University competent to do the work well, and who would be proud to act as your correspondent for a moderate pecuniary remuneration.' With four file holes to the lower edge. Two blue indelible pencil annotations are written to the head and with a small tear to the foot of the first page. With light age wear. G Louis Olivier (1854-1910) French Physiologist & Biologist, and Scientific Journalist, editor of Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées.
Lot 169
LUMIERE LOUIS: (1864-1948) French Filmmaker, inventor (with his brother Auguste) of the cinematograph film camera, making it possible to project film onto a screen for audiences. A.L.S., Louis Lumiere, two pages, 8vo, Cours Gambetta, Lyon, 2nd November 1921, to a Doctor, in French. Lumiere informs his correspondent that he will be travelling to Paris and staying there on the 7th & 8th November and would be obliged if he could arrange an appointment in order to have his vocal cords examined, further adding that his preference would be for the Monday afternoon as he also wishes to attend the session of the Académie des sciences. In concluding Lumiere asks for the doctor's confirmation by return of mail and sends his thanks. Two small pinholes to the upper edge of the first page and some very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the final page, only very slightly affecting a few words of text which remain perfectly legible. About VG
Lot 172
AMUNDSEN ROALD: (1872-1928) Norwegian Polar Explorer, the first person to reach both the South and North Poles (1911 & 1926). Vintage bold black fountain pen ink signature ('Roald Amundsen') on a card. Some heavy foxing to the edges and an area of discoloration to the majority of the lower half of the card, slightly affecting the signature. With the typescript date of 20th November 1912 to the verso. About G
Lot 173
EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953: John Hunt (1910-1998) British Army Officer, Leader of the 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. A good vintage blue fountain pen ink signature ('John Hunt') on a white card, also adding the words 'Leader, British Everest Expedition, 1953' in his hand beneath his signature. Together with a second identical card individually signed in blue inks by John Hunt and Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986) Nepalese Sherpa Mountaineer, one of the first two individuals, alongside Edmund Hillary, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 29th May 1953. Accompanied by a brief holograph note by a collector indicating that the signatures date from November 1957. VG to EX, 2
Lot 174
HILLARY EDMUND: (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. Signed and inscribed 3.5 x 4.5 photograph, the printed image depicting Hillary in a head and shoulders pose. With a brief printed biography to the verso. Signed in black ink to a clear area at the base of the image. Together with John Hunt (1910-1998) British Army Officer, Leader of the 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. A good signed and inscribed 4.5 x 6.5 photograph of Hunt in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image and dated 18th January 1972 in his hand. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG, 2
Lot 175
WARD MICHAEL: (1925-2005) British Physician & Mountaineer, Doctor to the British Mount Everest Expedition of 1953. A good A.L.S., Michael, two pages, 4to, Nepal, 19th June 1953, to his parents ('Dear Mummy & Daddy'), on the printed stationery of the British Embassy. Ward states that he has returned to the Embassy in Nepal ('how pleasant it is to have a hot bath & be comparatively civilised for a change') explaining that the party marched in two groups, 'John, Greg & Tom Bourdillon coming on ahead….mainly to deal with the telegrams & correspondence, which have reached staggering proportions. Then Charles Wylie & myself have done the last 3 days by double marching. We are going to walk out with the baggage & take it to Lucknow - from there it will be called for & taken to Bombay & then by boat'. Ward adds that he and Wylie will attend various social functions in Delhi, including a meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru, and then the whole party will fly back to the United Kingdom at the beginning of July. The physician further reflects on the predominant nature of team work within the party, and remarks 'It is quite true we have had a lot of luck, but then it is only well organised parties that can benefit by that. The weather we had was good, but no better than the Swiss in '52. (They hadn't a hope - the way from the S. Summit to the top is difficult. It has been a very happy expedition - no quarrels or back biting. John was an admirable choice of leader. Eric could not have run it - though I feel a little sorry for him. Everyone very well too. The fact that George Band & Mike Westmacott got a cough & sore throat mainly because they didn't acclimatise - seems to have been headline news'. In a postscript Ward provides the dates of his flight and also continues to write further message on the upper half of a neatly torn 4to sheet ofprinted stationery from the British Embassy in Nepal, stating 'Have just heard we are flying from New Delhi on July 1st. Expected home on the 2nd I think - but the newspapers will have the news!!' Signed at the conclusion with his first name only. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Ward to his parents ('Mr & Mrs. W. A. Ward') at Malaya House in London. Signed ('M P Ward') in the return address to the verso. Written shortly after the successful ascent of Mount Everest, the present letter is of interest for its references to several members of the Expedition team, not least leader John Hunt. Some very slight, extremely minor creasing, otherwise VG John Hunt (1910-1998) British Army Colonel, leader of the successful 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. Hunt's appointment had come as something of a surprise as it had been widely assumed Eric Shipton (whom Ward refers to in the present letter) would lead the Expedition having previously led the British attempt on Cho Oyu from which the majority of the climbers were drawn, despite it proving unsuccessful. Many members of the Expedition party were strongly loyal to Shipton and were unhappy with Hunt's appointment. One of those most opposed to the change was Edmund Hillary, although he, like others, was soon won round by Hunt's personality and frank admission that the change had been poorly handled.
Lot 177
MUCKE HELLMUTH VON: (1881-1957) German Naval Officer of World War I. Book signed, being a softcover edition of Emden, First Edition, published by August Scherl, Berlin, 1915. Signed by Mucke in pencil, with his name alone, to the free end paper. Together with another book signed by Mucke, being a softcover edition of Ayesha, First Edition, published by August Scherl, Berlin, 1926. Signed by Mucke in pencil, with his name alone, to the free end paper. With slight paper loss to the spines on both books, and with light water staining to the cover and seven subsequent pages of Ayesha, though not affecting the signature. With light age wear and dust toning. FR, 2Mucke was the Executive Officer and First Lieutenant of the German Light Cruiser SMS Emden during her successful career as a commerce raider in the early years of World War I. On 9th November 1914, she encountered and was severely damaged by the Australian light cruiser, HMAS Sydney. Mucke and fellow survivors subsequently seized a derelict, 97-ton, three-masted schooner, the Ayesha, and quickly made her seaworthy. Over the next six months, Mucke led his small command on one of the longest escapes recorded - over 11,000 km by sea and land - losing only one man to disease and three to enemy action, a remarkable achievement for the times.
Lot 178
'Long live the forward march of the common people….' CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A truly exceptional vintage wartime signed 11 x 16 photograph, incorporating an autograph quotation, the classic formal image depicting Churchill seated in a half length pose at his desk within the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street. Photograph by Walter Stoneman (although his credit stamp masked to the verso by traces of former mounting). Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, with an additional four line quotation in his hand, in full, 'Long live the forward march of the common people in all the lands towards their true & just inheritance & towards the broader & fuller age'. Also dated 30th November 1941 in his hand. War date signed photographs of Churchill of this size and quality are rare, and the present example is greatly enhanced by the addition of his holograph quotation. Some light age wear to the edges of the photographer's mount, evidently caused by previous framing, and with a couple minor creases to the upper left border and corners. About VGChurchill's choice of quotation is an interesting one, and derives (with a couple of very minor alterations) from the conclusion of his Dieu Protégé La France speech which was first broadcast on 21st October 1940, and in which he also declared 'Frenchmen! For more than 30 years in peace and war I have marched with you… Here in London, which Her Hitler says he will reduce to ashes, and which his aeroplanes are now bombarding, our people are bearing up unflinchingly. Our Air Force has more than held its own. We are waiting for the long promised invasion. So are the fishes . . .Remember that we shall never stop, never weary, and never give in . . . We seek to beat the life and soul out of Hitler and Hitlerism….'
Lot 184
ATOMIC BOMB: A pair of plain 4to sheets of notepaper individually signed by 24 American crew members of Enola Gay, Bockscar, The Great Artiste etc., of the 393d Bomb Squadron that dropped the first and second Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, August 1945, including Paul Tibbets, Tom Ferebee, Dutch Van Kirk, Dick Nelson, Morris R. Jeppson, George Caron, Frederick Bock, Frederick J. Olivi, John D. Kuharek, Kermit Beahan, Raymond G. Gallagher, James F. Van Pelt Jr., Jacob Beser, Frederick L. Ashworth, Ralph Curry (2), Hugh C. Ferguson, Harold Agnew, Lawrence H. Johnston, Ralph D. Belanger, Leonard A. Godfrey Jr., Charles Sweeney, Russell E. Gackenbach, Melvin H. Bierman and James R. Corliss. All have signed in bold blue and black inks, one in pencil, and the majority have added their ranks and positions, as well as the aircraft names and location and dates of their missions. A scarce grouping of signatures, VG, 2
Lot 185
DONITZ KARL: (1891-1980) German Naval Commander of World War II. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Donitz The Last Fuhrer by Peter Padfield, First Edition, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1984. Signed by Donitz in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a postcard photograph neatly laid down to the free end paper, the image depicting Donitz standing in a half length pose, together with fellow officers and in conversation with a soldier. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG
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WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed pieces, First Day Covers, postcard photographs etc by various German Luftwaffe pilots and Wehrmacht soldiers of World War II, most holders of the Knights Cross award, some with Oak Leaves, including Erich Rudorffer (2), Hajo Herrmann (Knights Cross holder with Oak Leaves and Swords), Heinrich Ruhl, Dietrich Hrabak, Georg-Herman Greiner, Gunther Schack, Karl Kennel, Fritz Karch, Harald Nugiseks, Erwin Leykauf, Wolfgang Falck, Johannes Scherg, Hubert Spadiut, Kurt Schulze, Werner Ranck, Herbert Kuntz, Friedrich Kless, Peter Spoden, Hans Wohlbier etc. Most signed in bold blue and black inks with their names alone, some adding their Units name. VG, 24
Lot 193
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. The personal 12mo leather bound Birthday Scripture Text Book of Mary Symon of Crathie, near Balmoral, published by the Book Society, London & W. Mack of Bristol, c.1875, containing over 150 signatures including Queen Victoria and an interesting and important selection of the monarch’s family and household, as well as other individuals known to Mary Symon. In the tradition of all such Birthday Books the signatures appear alongside the date of the subject’s birth and include (in chronological order) Evelyn Henrietta Leigh (1858-1939, Lady Alington, second wife of Henry Strut, 1st Baron Alington), Hugh Brown (1838-1886, Keeper of Her Majesties Kennels, brother of John Brown who also served as an attendant to the Queen after John’s death. Interestingly, Hugh Brown was born on 21st December although has added his signature alongside 2nd January, this being the date of his baptism), Prince Albert Victor (1864-1892, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, son of King Edward VII and grandson of Queen Victoria. The Prince was considered a suspect in the Jack the Ripper serial killings), Mary Symon (her signature appearing alongside the date 21st January and her entry dated October 1875 in her hand, providing an indication of when she first started acquiring the signatures, reasonably assuming that she was amongst the very first to sign her book), Hermann Sahl (d.1896, German Secretary & Librarian to Queen Victoria), Louise, Princess Royal (1867-1931, Duchess of Fife, daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931, Grandson of Queen Victoria), Cecilia Leila Hay (1860-1935, Lady Webbe, daughter of the Earl of Erroll), Annie Symon (sister of Mary), Isabella Profeit (1867- , Wife of Dr. Alexander Profeit, Her Majesty’s Commissioner upon her estates at Balmoral), Lizzie Stewart (daughter of Donal Stewart, Forester at Balmoral, and a friend of Mary Symon. Stewart and Symon were the subjects of a watercolour made by Queen Victoria at Balmoral in September 1850, the Queen recording in her Journal ‘Little Elizabeth Stewart sat to me for a sketch, really a beautiful child with such rosy cheeks, large brown eyes & thick fair hair), Prince Leopold (1853-1884, Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria who tragically died at the young age of 30), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866-1929, Daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Ismay FitzRoy (1863-1952, Wife of Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy), Princess Beatrice (1857-1944, Princess Henry of Battenberg, daughter of Queen Victoria), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867-1900, Son of Princess Helena and the favourite grandson of Queen Victoria. The Prince died at the young age of 33 from enteric fever whilst serving in Pretoria with Lord Roberts VC in the Second Boer War), Fleetwood Edwards (1842-1910, British Lieutenant-Colonel, Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria 1880-95 and Keeper of the Privy Purse 1895-1901), Prince Arthur (1850-1942, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria. Governor General of Canada 1911-16), Mary Biddulph (a nurse [?] present at the Christening of the future Queen of Spain, Princess Victoria Eugenie, the first Royal baby to be delivered at Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria recording in her Journal on 23rd November 1883 ‘…the Baby was brought in by Mary Biddulph, who handed her to me. The sweet Baby looked beautiful in the old Christening Robe….’), Valentine Browne (1825-1905, 4th Earl of Kenmare. British Courtier and Politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1880-85, 1886), Queen Victoria (1819-1901, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901), Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900, English Peeress, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria 1854-1900, the longest serving member of the Queen’s personal household), King George V (1865-1936, King of the United Kingdom 1910-36), Princess Victoria (1868-1935, Daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Moulvi Sir Rafiuddin Ahmed (1865-1954, Indian Muslim Barrister, Journalist & Politician, a close friend of Abdul Karim, the Indian Secretary to Queen Victoria. Ahmed was a prominent member of the Muslim Patriotic League which introduced greater self-government to British India), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917, German Princess, wife of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught), John Symon (father of Mary Symon), Hafiz Mohammed Abdul Karim (1863-1909, Indian Attendant to Queen Victoria, known as ‘the Munshi’. The Queen and Karim enjoyed a close platonic relationship, leading to friction within the Royal Household, a fictionalised version of which was made into the film Victoria & Abdul), Mortimer Sackville-West (1820-1888, 1st Baron Sackville. British Peer and Court official who held several high appointments within the Royal Household), Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896, German Prince, husband of Princess Beatrice), Muhammad Bakhsh Shakh (Indian Attendant to Queen Victoria, the little known associate and compatriot of Abdul Karim who was largely overshadowed in his lifetime by Karim’s popularity and celebrity), Alexander Profeit (1834-1897, Scottish Physician & Commissioner to Queen Victoria at Balmoral), Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1938, Queen of Romania 1914-27), Charles Robert Spencer (1857-1922, 6th Earl Spencer. British Courtier and Politician, Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1886 and Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1905-12), Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876-1936, British Princess, later Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Emperor Alexander II of Russia), Maud of Wales (1869-1938, Queen of Norway 1905-38, consort of King Haakon VII. Daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of King Edward VII), John Brown (1826-1883, Scottish Personal Attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria, the exact nature of their relationship the subject of great speculation and controversy, which served as the inspiration for the film Mrs Brown, 1997), Henry Ponsonby (1825-1895, British Major General and Royal Court official who served as Queen Victoria’s Private Secretary from 1870-95), Ethel Henrietta Mary Cadogan (Extra Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria) and many others. The Birthday Book is bound in dark blue leather with gilt stamped title and Symon’s initials (‘M.S.’) to the front cover, and with five raised bands to the spine and all edges gilt. A remarkable collection of signatures providing many examples of the individuals most closely associated with Queen Victoria and the Royal family during their visits to Balmoral in the latter quarter of the 19th century. Some extremely light, minor age wear and some light foxing throughout, otherwise VGDUE TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM WE ARE UNABLE TO PUBLISH THE FOOTNOTE & PROVENANCE TO THIS LOT. Please contact IAA Ltd directly for further information.
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ROYAL CHILDREN: Louise (1867-1931) Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. A charming, early A.L.S., Louise, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (although on the blind embossed stationery of Buckingham Palace), 19th August 1877, to John Neale Dalton. The Princess writes, in full, 'I hope you are enjoying yourself very much. We are going back to the Osborne to day. I send you a picture of a ship. Good bye Mr. Dalton please write me a little note. From your affectionate friend...' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original picture referred to, being a pencil and coloured paint drawing on an 8vo sheet of printed stationery from Marlborough House, depicting HMY Osborne at sea, with a further illustration at the head of the page of a red brick house and three individuals, each wearing hats, walking in between trees at the side of the house. Signed and inscribed ('From Louise to Mr Dalton') by the Princess in pencil and dated 19th August 1877 in her hand; Maud (1869-1938) Princess of Wales, youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, and a younger sister of King George V. Queen Consort of Norway 1905-38. An original, early pencil drawing signed and inscribed by Princess Maud on an 8vo sheet of plain stationery, comprising two images, the first identified in her hand as being of the Royal Yacht Osborne and the second depicting a house, with smoke billowing from the chimneys, and three stick men, seemingly brandishing swords, standing either side of the house. Signed and inscribed ('From Harry to Mr. Dalton') by the Princess in pencil, using her family name, and dated 20th August 1877 in her hand. Accompanied by a vintage unsigned sepia cabinet photograph by Georg E. Hansen of Copenhagen, the image depicting the five young children of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra standing and seated together in a group pose, and another vintage unsigned sepia cabinet photograph by W & D Downey of London, the image showing John Neale Dalton in a formal head and shoulders pose. A rare grouping. G to generally VG, 5 John Neale Dalton (1839-1931) English Clergyman, Chaplain to Queen Victoria and Canon of Windsor. Dalton was tutor to Prince Albert Victor and his brother, the future King George V.
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ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . An unusual, large vintage signed 23 x 17½ photograph, the image depicting the Queen standing in a half-length pose, accompanied by various dignitaries and guests at the official launch of the British Oil Tanker S.S. British Admiral. Signed ('Elizabeth R') in fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower photographer's mount, beneath a printed caption, S.S. “British Admiral” built by Vickers Ltd (Shipbuilding Group) Launched from Barrow Shipyard by H.M. The Queen 17th March 1965. The photograph has been professionally mounted at the centre of two further images of the S.S. British Admiral, the first depicting the ship as it was launched, and the second depicting the ship manoeuvring at sea, each image framed and glazed within a larger beech coloured wooden frame to form a triptych with an overall size of 74 x 19½. The signature is slightly faded although legible. With water staining to the lower border beneath one of the images, and with light age toning, otherwise G
Lot 208
LLOYD GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. An unsigned original copy of a typed speech entitled BROADCAST SPEECH Bognor, seven pages, small 4to, n.p., 1st November 1935. Bearing several holograph amendments in Lloyd George's hand. Lloyd George's speech tackles the difficulties caused by the lack of Liberal candidates in many constituencies, and states, in part, 'It is obviously of the first importance that a party which numbers millions of electors shall not be disenfranchised… It is vital that they should make their influence felt' continuing, 'Liberals ought, therefore, to have no difficulty in choosing a man whom, in the absence of a candidate of their own party, they wish to support. It is known that a number of men drawn from all Parties formed an Association known as the Council of Action…Sir Herbert Samuel, who is the official leader of the Liberal Party, has given clear and definite advice to electors as to the course they ought to pursue where there is no Liberal candidate… accept the Council of Action policy' further continuing, 'The last Parliament was a purposeless Parliament. It seemed to take no part in the direction of affairs. It left the problems of Peace; disarmament; League of Nations and the grave question of unemployment… The great Nationalist majority voted for the Government whatever they did or failed to do.' With a single file hole to the top left corner, and a light vertical fold to the first page, otherwise VGHerbert Samuel (1870-1963) British Politician and Diplomat, leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35.
Lot 218
ASTOR NANCY: (1879-1964) Viscountess Astor. British Politician, the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. Wife of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting a view across the river Thames to the House of Commons, and an oval portrait of Astor to the upper right corner. Signed by Astor in blue fountain pen ink to the upper left corner, adding 'M.P. 1919 - 1945 Plymouth' in her hand, and further adding, 'Christian Science healed me…' to the verso. Together with Barbara Castle (1910-2002) British Politician. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Castle in an informal head and shoulders pose. Signed by Castle in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. VG, 2
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS: A small 4to leather bound autograph album featuring five multiple signed pages by over 30 delegates and officials from various countries, all of whom were present at the first meeting of the General Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva on 15th November 1920, including Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930, British Prime Minister 1902-05, Foreign Secretary 1916-19; representing the British Empire), George Nicoll Barnes (1859-1940, Scottish Politician, Minister without Portfolio 1917-20; delegate for the British Empire), Herbert A. L. Fisher (1865-1940, English Historian & Politician, President of the Board of Education 1916-22; delegate for the British Empire), Cecil Hurst (1870-1963, British Lawyer), Robert Cecil (1864-1958, British Lawyer, Politician & Diplomat, one of the architects of the League of Nations and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937 in recognition of his service to the organisation; delegate for South Africa), Reginald Blankenberg (1876-1960, South African Diplomat; delegate for South Africa), Viscount Ishii Kikujiro (1866-1945, Japanese Diplomat & Ambassador, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1915-16, President of the League of Nations 1923 & 1926; delegate for Japan), Gonsuke Hayashi (1860-1939, Japanese Diplomat, Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1920-25; delegate for Japan), Baron Megata Tanetaro (1853-1926, Japanese Government official; delegate for Japan), James Allen (1855-1942, New Zealand Politician & Diplomat, High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom 1920-26; delegate for New Zealand), Francisco Garcia Calderon Rey (1883-1953, Peruvian Writer, present at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919; delegate for Peru), Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji (1872-1933, Indian Cricketer who played for the English Cricket team, Maharaja Jam Saheb of Nawanagar 1907-33; delegate for India), C. B. Fry (1872-1956, English Cricketer & Sportsman, Politician and Diplomat; assistant to Ranjitsinhji), V. K. Wellington Koo (1888-1985, Chinese Diplomat, Premier of the Republic of China 1924, President of the Republic of China 1926-27; delegate for China), I. J. Paderewski (1860-1941, Polish Pianist & Composer, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland 1919; delegate for Poland), Carlo Schanzer (1865-1953, Italian Diplomat; delegate for Italy), Edvard Benes (1884-1938, Czechoslovakian President 1935-38, 1945-48; delegate for Czechoslovakia), Edward Davie Millen (1860-1923, Australian Journalist & Politician, Minister for Repatriation 1917-23; delegate for Australia), Raoul Fernandes (Brazilian Diplomat; delegate for Brazil), Emir Zoka ed Dowleh (Persian Diplomat; delegate for Persia), Santiago Key Ayala (1874-1959, Venezuelan Historian, Writer & Diplomat; delegate for Venezuela), Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930, Norwegian Explorer, Scientist & Diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1922; delegate for Norway) etc. All have signed in bold fountain pen inks and the first page of the album features a short paragraph of introductory text, in French and in an unidentified hand (although presumably that of the collector). The album has marbled endpapers and the cover is gilt stamped with the word Album. Some age wear and rubbing to the edges of the covers, otherwise about VG The present album features an unusual selection of signatures relating to the League of Nations, but also includes individuals who achieved fame in areas other than politics and diplomacy. It was whilst working for fellow cricketer K. S. Ranjitsinhji at the League of Nations meeting when the present album was signed that C. B. Fry is reported to have been offered the throne of Albania, a position he turned down.
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MAYES HENRY: (1880-1928) British-Canadian Tennis Player who competed at Wimbledon in the 1920's and who represented Canada in the first team the country had entered into the Davis Cup, reaching the finals, 1913. Scarce vintage signed postcard photograph of Mayes standing in a full length pose at the side of a tennis net and holding a racket in his hand. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Autographs of Mayes are scare in any form due to his untimely death as a result of blood poisoning. EX
Lot 245
VICTORIA CROSS: A good First Day Cover issued by the Royal Air Force museum to commemorate Marshal of the RAF Viscount Trenchard, the First Chief of the Air Staff, featuring a colour illustration of a Bristol aircraft flying over the RAF Staff College at Bracknell and with an inset artist's portrait of Trenchard, individually signed by seven pilots, each of them Victoria Cross winners, most awarded for various actions during World War II, comprising Leonard Trent VC, Norman Jackson VC, Leonard Cheshire VC, Freddie West VC, Roderick Learoyd VC, John Cruickshank VC and William Reid VC. Also signed by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Michael Beetham (1923-2015) British Bomber Pilot of World War II and later Chief of the Air Staff during the Falklands War. All have signed in bold blue or black inks to clear areas of the cover. Post marked 1st April 1978. VG
Lot 246
PRIER PIERRE: (1886-1950) French Pioneer Aviator & Designer, the first pilot to fly non-stop from London to Paris, 12th April 1911. Vintage fountain pen ink signature ('Pierre Prier') on a 12mo page removed from an autograph album. Prier has added the words 'Flight from London to Paris on 12 April 1911' in his hand beneath his signature. To the verso appears a signed piece by Thomas W. Burgess (1872-1950, English Swimmer) neatly laid down to the page. VG
Lot 247
DEBUS KURT: (1908-1983) German Rocket Scientist, worked alongside Wernher von Braun. Debus became the first director of the Kennedy Space Centre in 1962. T.L.S., Kurt H. Debus, one page, 4to, Titusville, Florida, 3rd April 1959, to Reverend C. Greenway. Debus informs his correspondent, in part, 'Inclosed is the autographed picture which you requested by letter dated March 20, 1959. I followed your request with the exception of the time of lift-off which I have designated according to our official records as 0010 hours 56 seconds EST' and further explaining, 'Please accept it with my compliments as well as the coloured photograph which I have also inclosed of the missile while sitting on the pad prior to firing. This photograph is actually a print of a double exposure in which one of our photographers attempted to include the missile and the moon in one photograph.' Together with two vintage signed 8 x 10 photographs as written about in the above correspondence, one image depicting the Juno II AM-14 rocket on the launch pad, signed by Debus in black fountain pen ink to a clear area on the rocket, and adding '3 March, 1959, 0010 hours, 56 seconds, EST' in his hand, and the other photograph depicting the Juno II AM-14 rocket lifting off, signed by Debus in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image, and adding, 'Tuesday, March 3, 1959, 0010 Hours, 56 seconds EST, Cape Canaveral, Florida' in his hand. With very minor creasing to the head and right side of the letter, otherwise VG, 3
Lot 248
DEBUS KURT: (1908-1983) German Rocket Scientist, worked alongside Wernher von Braun. Debus became the first director of the Kennedy Space Centre in 1962. T.L.S., Kurt H. Debus, two pages, 4to, Alabama, 23rd September 1959, to Reverend C. Greenway, on the printed stationery of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Debus returns an autographed photograph (no longer present) and clarifies an earlier correspondence, stating, in part, 'Originally, it was explained that the photograph was a double exposure of the moon and the missile. This has been determined to be erroneous as the moon image was faked by the light at the launch pad and then superimposed on the missile photograph' adding, 'Because of the misunderstanding, kindly accept the enclosed photographs (no longer present); the first is a photo of the same missile at liftoff with no attempt at “monkeyshine” business; the second photograph is one connected with real monkey business. You may recall that “Able” and “Baker” were given a space ride in our JUPITER missile. The photograph is one of Baker sitting on a model of JUPITER prior to her actual flight.' EX
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SHIMIZU ZENZO: (1891-1977) Japanese Tennis Player, the first Japanese player to compete at Wimbledon, 1920,andwho represented Japan in the first team the country had entered into the Davis Cup, 1921. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Shimizu standing outdoors in a three quarter length pose and holding two tennis rackets under his arm. Signed by Shimizu in blue fountain pen ink to the image and dated July 1920 in his hand. VG
Lot 251
EISELE DONN: (1930-1987) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo VII (1968). Signed colour 11 x 14 photograph, the image depicting Apollo XI astronaut Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder of the Lunar Module to become the second man to set foot on the Moon. Signed by Eisele in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. With a United States postage stamp commemorating the First Man on the Moon neatly affixed to the lower white border and bearing two post marks dated 20th July and 9th September 1969. Together with Joe Allen (1937- ) American Astronaut. Signed colour 14 x 11 photograph, the image depicting the Earth as seen from Apollo XI during its journey to the Moon. Signed ('J P Allen') in black ink with his name alone to the image, partially across a darker area. With a United States postage stamp commemorating the First Man on the Moon neatly affixed to the lower white border and bearing two post marks dated 20th July and 9th September 1969. Also including a selection of unsigned colour 8 x 10 photographs and some slightly smaller and larger, a few bearing autopen signatures, of various astronauts etc., including John Young, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, Alan Bean, Michael Collins, Tom Stafford, Dave Scott, Gordon Cooper, Gene Cernan, William Anders, Dave Scott etc. Some are official NASA images. Some overall surface creasing to the two signed photographs and a few of the larger unsigned images, G to VG, 29
Lot 252
BORMAN FRANK: (1928- ) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo VIII (1968), the first mission to fly around the Moon. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Borman standing in a three quarter length pose alongside a model of a space rocket. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Together with a signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Borman, the official NASA image showing the astronaut standing in a full length pose alongside his fellow Apollo VIII crew members, James Lovell and William Anders, each wearing their white spacesuits. Signed in bold black ink by Borman to a clear area of the image. VG to EX, 2
Lot 253
ANDERS WILLIAM: (1933- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo VIII, 1968. Signed and inscribed colour 14 x 11 photograph, the image depicting a crater near the Apollo XI landing spot on the Sea of Tranquility. Signed by Anders in black ink to a clear area of the image. With a United States postage stamp commemorating the First Man on the Moon neatly affixed to the lower white border and bearing two post marks dated 20th July and 9th September 1969. Some light overall surface and corner creasing, about VG
Lot 255
ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Armstrong standing in a three-quarter length wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the moon can be seen in the immediate background. Signed by Armstrong to a clear area of the image. Some very slight traces of former mounting to the verso. VG
Lot 257
COLLINS MICHAEL: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XI, 1969. Signed colour 14 x 11 photograph, the composite image featuring individual portraits of the crew members of Apollo XI, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, each standing in half length poses wearing their white spacesuits, also with images of the Apollo XI mission patch and the plaque left on the Moon on 20th July 1969. Signed ('M. Collins') by Collins in black ink with his name alone to a clear area at the centre of the image. A United States postage stamp commemorating the First Man on the Moon is neatly affixed to the upper edge and bears two post marks dated 20th July and 9th September 1969. Some corner creasing and a tear to the lower edge, not affecting the signature, about G
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APOLLO XIII: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both James Lovell (1928- , American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo VIII, 1968 and Commander of Apollo XIII, 1970) and Eugene Kranz (1933- , American Aerospace Engineer, Flight Director at NASA during the Gemini and Apollo programmes who was flight director for the first lunar landing of Apollo XI and also directed the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo XIII) individually, the image depicting Kranz in a half length pose in the Mission Operations Control Room, accompanied by various NASA officials, celebrating as they observe astronaut James Lovell on a large screen in the background during the ceremonies on board the USS Iwo Jima, recovery ship of the Apollo XIII mission, following the safe recovery of Apollo XIII, 17th April 1970. Signed by both Lovell and Kranz in bold black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image. Together with Ken Mattingly (1936- ) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XVI (1972), originally selected as Command Module Pilot of Apollo XIII. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Mattingly standing in a three quarter length pose resting his hands on a globe of the Moon. Signed in blue ink to a light area at the centre of the image. VG to EX, 2 Ken Mattingly was grounded by the NASA flight surgeon after exposure to German measles shortly before he was due to take part in the Apollo XIII mission and astronaut Jack Swigert stood in as a late replacement.
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ASTRONAUTS: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various American astronauts comprising Jim Irwin (signed pamphlet entitled Footprints on the Moon), Ron Evans (signed and inscribed 8vo colour promotional flyer for an audio cassette and video entitled Let's Fly to the Moon, additionally annotated and signed with his first name only to the verso), Stuart Roosa (signed Hungarian postage stamp commemorating Apollo XIV), Walt Cunningham, Gordon Fullerton, Hank Hartsfield, Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford. VG to EX, 8
Lot 277
TERESHKOVA VALENTINA: (1937- ) Russian Cosmonaut, the first woman to have flown in space, 1963. Vintage signed 4 x 6 photograph of Tereshkova in a head and shoulders pose wearing her space helmet. Signed in blue ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Together with Helen Sharman (1963- ) British Chemist, the first British astronaut and the first woman to visit the Mir space station, 1991. Signed colour 4 x 6 photograph of Sharman seated in a half length pose wearing her spacesuit. Signed in black ink with her name alone to the centre of the image. Also including Alexei Leonov (1934- ) Russian Cosmonaut, the first human to conduct an EVA, 1965. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Leonov in a head and shoulders pose within a space capsule. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding Soyuz - Apollo in his hand beneath his signature. VG to EX, 3
Lot 279
MCDIVITT JAMES (1929- ) American Astronaut, Commander of the Gemini IV and Apollo IX missions. Signed colour 15½ x 19½ photograph, the image depicting Edward White in half-length pose performing the first spacewalk conducted by an American astronaut, during the Gemini IV mission. Signed by McDivitt in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding, 'GT IV' and 'Ed White -1st VS Space Walk' beneath his signature. Framed and glazed in a gold coloured frame to an overall size of 18 x 22. EX
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ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. Signed colour 7 ½ x 9 photograph, the image depicting Armstrong standing in a three-quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the moon can be seen in the immediate background. Signed with his name alone to a clear area of the image. The signature is slightly faded though perfectly legible. Matted in gold and marbled blue above the mission badge for Apollo XI. Framed and glazed in a gold coloured frame to an overall size of 15 x 22. Uninscribed photographs of Armstrong are scarce and desirable. VG
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APOLLO XIII: Signed colour 11 x 14 photograph by James Lovell (Commander of Apollo XIII), Gene Kranz (Lead Flight Director of Apollo XIII, who ordered the mission to be aborted), Seymour Liebergot (Flight Controller of Apollo XIII, the first to observe the telemetry of the initial oxygen tank failure), Jack Lousma (Support Crew member of Apollo XIII and the Capsule Communicator, CAPCOM, who famously received the 'Houston, we've had a problem' message) and Guenter Wendt (NASA Pad Leader for the manned phase of the Apollo programme 1968-75) individually, the image depicting NASA's Saturn V rocket on the launchpad in preparation for the Apollo XIII mission. Signed by each in bold silver inks to the image, most adding their mission roles beneath their signatures. EX
Lot 289
APOLLO XIII: Signed 14 x 11 photograph by Gene Kranz (Lead Flight Director of Apollo XIII, who ordered the mission to be aborted), Seymour Liebergot (Flight Controller of Apollo XIII, the first to observe the telemetry of the initial oxygen tank failure), Jack Lousma (Support Crew member of Apollo XIII and the Capsule Communicator, CAPCOM, who famously received the 'Houston, we've had a problem' message) and Guenter Wendt (NASA Pad Leader for the manned phase of the Apollo programme 1968-75) individually, the image depicting Kranz and other NASA officials celebrating within the Apollo XIII Mission Control centre, a screen at the far end of the room broadcasting a picture of Jim Lovell, following the successful return of Apollo XIII. Signed by each in bold black and silver inks to the image, all adding their mission roles beneath their signatures. EX
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MOONWALKERS: A First Day Cover individually signed by three American astronauts, each of them moonwalkers, comprising Charles Conrad (Commander of Apollo XII, the third man to walk on the Moon), Dave Scott (Commander of Apollo XV, the seventh man to walk on the Moon) and Gene Cernan (Commander of Apollo XVII, the eleventh and last man to walk on the Moon). The cover was issued to commemorate Project Gemini and is postmarked at Kennedy Space Centre, 29th September 1967. Signed by each of the astronauts in black inks to clear areas of the cover, Cernan adding Gemini IX in his hand beneath his signature. VG All three of the astronauts who signed the cover were also involved in Project Gemini; Conrad as pilot of Gemini V and Command Pilot of Gemini XI, Scott as pilot of Gemini VIII and Cernan as pilot of Gemini IX.
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TERESHKOVA VALENTINA: (1937- ) Russian Cosmonaut, the first woman to have flown in space, 1963. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Tereshkova standing in a full length pose wearing an orange spacesuit and her white CCCP space helmet as she salutes an individual standing before her. Signed in black ink to a clear area at the base of the image, further adding the words 'First woman in space, Vostok 6, 16.06 - 19.06, 1963' in her hand beneath her signature. Together with Alexei Leonov (1934- ) Russian Cosmonaut, the first human to conduct an EVA, 1965. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Leonov in a head and shoulders pose wearing his white spacesuit and CCCP helmet. Signed in bold gold ink to the image, also adding the words 'First spacewalker Voskhod 2 18.03.65' in his hand above his signature. EX, 2
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GRISSOM VIRGIL: (1926-1967) American Astronaut, one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts. Signed First Day Cover featuring an image of a rocket leaving earth and a United States stamp celebrating the Mercury Project, postmarked Cape Canaveral, 20th February 1962, further featuring a second United States postage stamp depicting John F. Kennedy, postmarked Barnhart, 29th May 1964. Signed ('Virgil I Grissom') in blue ink with his name alone to the upper left corner. Rare. VG
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GEMINI IV: WHITE ED (1930-1967) American Astronaut, the first American to walk in space & MCDIVITT JAMES (1929- ) American Astronaut, Commander of Gemini IV and Apollo IX. Signed baseball by both White and McDivitt individually, the baseball being an official Spalding National League (Giles) baseball, in white leather with red stitching, and measuring 7cm in diameter. Signed by both White and McDivitt in black ink to one of the side panels, White adding '25 June '65' above his signature and McDivitt adding 'GT-4' beneath his signature. An unusual piece of memorabilia signed within three weeks of White and McDivitt's return to earth. Signatures of White are rare in any form due to his untimely death during the prelaunch testing for the first manned Apollo mission at Cape Canaveral on 27th January 1967. The signatures have a light covering of varnish, otherwise VG
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ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to set foot on the moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of Magnificent Desolation - The Long Journey Home from the Moon, First Edition, published by Harmony Books, New York, 2009. Signed by Aldrin in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the half title page. Accompanied by the dustjacket. VG
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SHEPARD ALAN: (1923-1998) American Astronaut, the second person, and the first American, to travel in space. Commander of the Apollo XIV mission, becoming the fifth man to walk on the moon. Book signed, a hardback edition of Moon Shot, The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon, First Edition, published by Turner Publishing, Inc., Atlanta, 1994. Signed by Shepard in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG
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