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Click here to subscribeSIGNED BOOKS: Small selection of signed hardback books comprising Being A Scot by Sean Connery (bold blue ink signature on a bookplate neatly affixed to the title page), Dear Tom-Letters from Home by Tom Courtenay and My Own Story by Luciano Pavarotti. All are First Editions accompanied by the dust jackets. Generally VG to EX, 3
MUSIC: Irving Berlin (1888-1989) American Composer & Lyricist. Blue ink signature (‘Irving Berlin’) on a white card; Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) American Composer, famous for his collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein on various Broadway musicals. Signed First Day Cover commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, post marked at New York, 15th October 1964. Signed by Rodgers in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area; Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) Hungarian-born American Composer. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 7.5 photograph of Romberg seated in a three quarter length pose at his piano. Signed in dark blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Neatly trimmed and with some slight creasing at the edges. Generally VG, 3
ROCK `N` ROLL: An 8vo printed programme for A Fast Moving Beat Show at the Empire, Leeds, 29th February (1960), signed to the inside photograph pages by the Rock `n` Roll singers Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, and also signed to further inside pages by Billy Fury and Joe Brown individually. Rare. A light vertical fold runs through the centre of the programme, and with some light age wear, about VG The concert in Leeds represented part of Cochran`s first and, tragically, last tour of England. He was killed in a motor accident on 16th April 1960 while travelling through Chippenham, Wiltshire.
HARRIS ROLF: (1930-) Australian Musician, Painter & Television Personality. An original blue ink self caricature drawn and signed by Harris on a 7 x 5 white sheet of paper, matted (covering one corner of the paper, presumably to mask an inscription) in black and white alongside a colour 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Harris and a 45 rpm single of his recording of Jake the Peg. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 21.5 x 19. Together with a signed 4to copy of the sheet music for Two Little Boys, signed by Harris with his first name and with an additional self caricature in his hand. Matted in black and white (the matt covering parts of the sheet music) and framed and glazed in a plain gold frame to an overall size of 14.5 x 16.5. G to VG, 2
BOLAN MARC: (1947-1977) English Singer and Guitarist with T Rex. Signed album record sleeve for Marc Bolan & T. Rex`s Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (1974), being a limited edition three-way folded promotional sleeve edition, numbered 576 of 1000. Signed by Bolan in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the front cover. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by Paul Raven, Editor of Mirabelle magazine, one page, 4to, London, May 1974, to Cheryl. Raven writes in response to a competition run by the magazine and states, in part, `Here`s some good news for you...I`m pleased to say that we have now judged this contest and that YOU will be named as one of the first prizewinners. Your prize-an autographed copy of "Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow"-is enclosed and I do hope that you have many happy hours of listening with it....` Record still present. Two of the vertical card strips used in the creation of the album have become neatly detached although are still present. Some light overall age wear, about VG
RADIOHEAD: Signed colour 8.5 x 9.5 cardstock promotional photograph by all five members of the English rock band Radiohead individually, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Phil Selway and Ed O`Brien individually, the image showing the band standing outdoors together in a group pose in a city. Signed by each in bold black or red inks to light areas of the image, most with their first names only. VG
EVERETT KENNY: (1944-1995) English Radio Disc Jockey and Television Entertainer. Vintage signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph of the young DJ in a head and shoulders pose. The BBC photograph is dated October 1967 to the verso. Signed by Everett in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Together with Jimmy Savile (1926-2011) English Radio Disc Jockey and Television Presenter. Vintage signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph of Savile in a head and shoulders pose smoking a cigar. The BBC photograph is dated June 1968 to the verso. Signed to a light area of the image with his first name, incorporating a smiling face. VG, 2
SUTTNER BERTHA VON: (1843-1914) Austrian Novelist & Pacifist, the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, 1905. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Suttner seated in a three quarter length pose. Signed (‘Bertha v. Suttner’) in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image and dated 15th February 1908 in her hand. VG
ROOSEVELT ELEANOR: (1884-1962) First Lady of the United States 1933-45. T.L.S., Eleanor Roosevelt, one page, 8vo (very slightly neatly trimmed), Glasgow, Scotland (although on her personal printed stationery with her New York address), 8th May 1957, to [Lola] Hahn-Warburg. Roosevelt thanks her correspondent for a lovely cashmere shawl, commenting `It is a delight and I shall use it with much pleasure but I really feel you were too extravagant.` She continues to remark `I enjoyed meeting you again and having an opportunity to talk with your volunteer workers, and I am grateful for all your kindness during the afternoon`. Together with a second T.L.S., Eleanor Roosevelt, one page, 8vo, Brook Street, London, 6th April 1959, to [Lola] Hahn-Warburg, on the printed stationery of Claridge`s. Roosevelt thanks her correspondent for having written to her about a television programme and adds that she hopes there will be a chance of meeting each other while she is in London. With a brief holograph postscript. Both letters have two file holes to the left edges, not affecting the text or signatures, and the later letter is very lightly laid down at the extreme top edge. G to VG, 2 Lola Hahn-Warburg (1901-1989) Sister-in-Law of Kurt Hahn, the German Educator. Lola Hahn-Warburg was instrumental in bringing Jewish orphans to Youth Aliyah villages in the former Palestine.
KENNEDY JACQUELINE: (1929-1994) Wife of American President John F. Kennedy, First Lady 1961-63. T.L.S., Jacqueline Kennedy, one page, 8vo, n.p., 3rd June 1968, to Lady Bellinger of the Royal Academy of Dancing in London. Kennedy thanks her correspondent for her letter and adds that she is touched to have been asked to be Chairman of an evening in New York to benefit the Academy, although remarking `Before I give you a definite answer, I shall have to look into the situation at the Metropolitan Museum....I hope you can lay this aside for a week until I have a chance to look into the matter.` In concluding Kennedy writes `Please know that I will always do anything close to the heart of Dame Margot [Fonteyn] and the Royal Ballet, and I hope I shall be able to give you good news soon.` A staple appears in the upper left corner and with some light overall creasing, G
PEPYS SAMUEL: (1633-1703) English Naval Administrator and Diarist. L.S., S Pepys, one page, folio, Navy Office, 9th February 1668, to Mr. Shippwet, Ch. Cherq. & Storekeep at Chatham. The manuscript letter seeks clarification of the claims made by a labourer working for the King and states, in full, `Wee have seene your certification at yr. bottome of a peticon of Danl. Bowtroolls the Kings MarCaulker at Chatham, and having good reason to doubt that his pretence to yr. Joyners house is grounded upon a designe of yr. late Joyners to prejudice him that who succeede him. Wee desire you to informe us what you can learne touching yr. grounds of yr. said Joyner no earlyer declaring yr. Caulkers right to his house.` Countersigned by three Commissioners of the Navy, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620-1684) English Mathematician, first President of the Royal Society, Sir John Mennes (1599-1671) English Vice Admiral, Controller of the Navy and Colonel Thomas Middleton (d.1672) Surveyor of the Navy 1667-72. Some very light, minor overall foxing and some slight chipping to the left edge. About VG The letter dates from the period of Pepys` Diaries and as such is scarce and desirable. Indeed, Pepys makes references to the three countersignatories in his diaries, expressing his disgust at Brouncker for living out of wedlock with the actress Abigail Williams and describing Mennes as being `ill at ease` in his role as a Commissioner of the Navy.
SMITH WILLIAM HENRY: (1825-1891) English Bookseller and Newsagent of the family firm W. H. Smith. First Lord of the Admiralty 1877-80, Secretary of State for War 1885-86, 1886-87 and Chief Secretary for Ireland 1886. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph of Smith seated in a formal half length pose. Photograph by Elliott & Fry of London. Signed by Smith to the lower photographer`s mount and dated 5th November 1885 in his hand. Some small, light spotting to the image, otherwise VG
SIGNED BOOKS: Small selection of signed books by various famous men and women comprising Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. Book signed, being a hardback edition of The Crossing of Antarctica (written with Vivian Fuchs), First Edition, published by Cassell, London, 1958. Signed by Hillary only with his name alone in black ink to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (some light staining) and with ownership signature to flyleaf. Together with a second signed book, a hardback edition of Schoolhouse in the Clouds by Edmund Hillary with his name alone in black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (extensive tears to edges); E. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) English suffragette, daughter of Emeline Pankhurst. Book signed, a slim 8vo edition of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde, published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine, 1908, being a second edition of 925 copies printed on Van Gelder paper. Signed by Pankhurst to the half title page. Some age wear and light staining to covers; Leslie Charteris (1907-1993) Chinese-English Author, creator of Simon Templar, The Saint. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Holy Terror, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, February 1939 (reprint). Signed to the flyleaf, Charteris has also added a pin sketch of his fictional hero beneath his signature. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (some tears). Some light foxing to the signed page and others; a signed and inscribed hardback edition of Alone in the Sky by Jean Batten (1909-1982), New Zealand Aviatrix, First Edition published by The Airlife Publishing Company, Shrewsbury, 1979. Signed to the half title page and dated 18th September 1979 in her hand. Accompanied by the dust wrapper. G to VG, 5
HOCKNEY DAVID: (1937-) English Painter. Book signed, a hardback edition of David Hockney by David Hockney, edited by Nikos Stangos, First Edition published by Thames and Hudson, London, 1976. Signed by Hockney in bold blue crayon with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dustjacket. Front board a little loose at the spine, about VG
PETT NORMAN: (1891-1960) British Cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Jane which appeared in The Daily Mirror from 1932-59. Signed and inscribed edition of Pett`s Annual, published by Thomas`s Publications Ltd., Birmingham, n.d. (1945?), the 8vo edition, with colour illustrated paper covers, featuring many illustrations (some colour) by Pett and guest artist Illingworth, many depicting attractive women in Pett`s typical style. Signed and inscribed by Pett, with his first name only, to the front free endpaper, in bold turquoise fountain pen ink and dated 1945 in his hand. Some very light, minor age wear to the paper covers, otherwise VG
BRASSAI GEORGE: (1899-1984) Hungarian Photographer. Signed exhibition catalogue, the printed small 4to catalogue issued for Brassai-A Major Exhibition at The Photographers` Gallery, London, November 1979. Signed (`Brassai`) in bold black ink by the photographer to the white margin of the first page alongside his self portrait photograph. Dated London, 7th November 1979 in his hand. VG
DODGSON C. L.: (1832-1898) Lewis Carroll. English Author of Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland. An excellent A.L.S., C L Dodgson, four pages, 8vo, Christ Church, Oxford, 13th May 1879, to [Thomas Gibson] Bowles. Dodgson announces `I much admire your shower of hard words, & have sent it on to the printer, though without the least expectation that it will calm the storm, or do anything to diminish the general feeling of discontent which I see settling down upon all who have taken up "Doublets"` and continues `May I, without giving offence, venture on a word of remonstrance as to the last "Hard Case"? (I mean the one about a son "born before wedlock"). I cannot consider such a subject as fit for discussion in a drawing room, & among young ladies-& surely that is the sort of society among which you intend the paper to circulate? At any rate that was my impression when I presented you with "Doublets".` Dodgson expands further, `Please do not think me officious: I don`t think I should venture to trouble you, only that I feel that I am now personally connected with V.F. and concerned in its reputation. I have been recommending my young lady friends, right & left, to take up "Doublets", & I confess it comes on me rather as a shock to find that the same paper invites them to discuss a question of bastardy.` He concludes the letter `Don`t (I earnestly beg of you) make me repent that I ever let my name appear in the columns of V.F.` before adding a postscript, `Lest I should be misunderstood, I add that I don`t consider the "Hard Case" as objectionable in itself. As between man & man, I would have no objection whatever to discuss such a question. I simply plead on behalf of the young ladies-& I know of many who are now looking to the "Doublets" with keen interest...` Some very slight, minor show through of Dodgson`s characteristic purple ink, largely to the upper half of the pages, VG Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841-1922) Founder of the magazines The Lady and Vanity Fair. Maternal Grandfather of the Mitford sisters. Dodgson`s preoccupation with the subject of Bastardy within Vanity Fair is interesting-Bowles himself was the illegitimate offspring of politician Thomas Milner Gibson and a servant girl, Susannah Bowles. Doublets, also known as Word Ladder or Word Golf, is a word game which Dodgson invented on Christmas Day in 1877, although the first reference to it in his diaries appears on 12th March 1878. Vanity Fair published the first of Dodgson`s Doublets in their 29th March 1879 issue.
BLYTON ENID: (1897-1968) British Children`s Writer. A hardback edition of The Story of My Life, First Edition published by Pitkins, London, n.d. (1952). Illustrated with 87 photographs, many from Blyton`s own album, and also with a bibliography. Neatly affixed to the title page is a small 12mo sticker featuring Blyton`s portrait, signed and inscribed by Blyton in blue ink. Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to the front and spine. Illustrated end papers, the front with a presentation inscription and ownership signature, 1956. Lacking the dust jacket. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG
Aethelred II, silver penny, CRUX Type, Spink 1148, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAED REX ANGLOX [both `AE`s and `NG` ligulate, first `D`with thorn], reverse reads:- +FOLCARD M-O DEOD [`D`s seem not to have thorns and there is probably a pellet below - in `M-O`], Thetford Mint, moneyer Folcard, sold with an old ticket, full, round, well centred, lightly toned GVF
Aethelred II, silver penny, Last Small Cross Type, Spink 1154, obverse reads:- +AEDELRAED RAEX ANGLO : [all AE`s` ligulate, first `D` has thorn, the legend stop is : with - between], reverse reads:- +CIOLNOD ON SIDESTEB: [both `D`s with thorn, `O`s with pellet at centre], Mint of `Sith[m]estebyrig`, Cissbury, moneyer Ciolnoth, the present piece is from the same dies as Hildebrand 3407 and British Museum and is from the same reverse die as Hildebrand 3408 and British Museum Catalogue 313. A study of this mint was made by R.H.M.Dolley and F.Elmore-Jones in the British Numismatic Journal, Vol. XXVIII, Part II, 1956, pp. 270-282 and pl. XXIII, 7. The mint is excessively rare being only known striking this issue for Aethelred II and the first issue of Cnut, the quatrefoil, the present piece being Ex. F.Elmore-Jones Collection and sold with his ticket plus two more, full, round, reverse slightly off centre, peck marks mostly on the reverse, lightly crinkled, VF/NVF
Anglo-Saxon, Northumbrian copper sceat, obverse reads:- +EANRED REX, reverse reads:- +VENDELBERHT [`N` backwards, `L` upsidedown `HT` in monogram], both legends around central cross, this moneyer seems unlisted working for Eanred, J.J.North gives him to Aethelred II First Reign and Redwulf and Spink to Aethelred II First Reign, GF
Eadred, silver penny, Small Cross / Moneyer`s name in two lines Type, Spink 1113, obverse reads:- +E ( AD . RED . REX followed by Greek G [the crescent in the legend is on its back] reverse reads- DEODMAER M [first `D` with thorn], three cross pattee between, trefoil of pellets at top and bottom, moneyer Theodmaer, a - is above the last letter of the moneyers name and the single letter `M` of Moneta, see J.J.North p.106 for this moneyer, full, round, no chips, a little weakness on the obverse legend but near as struck and probably a hoard coin NUNC
Roman Imperial antoniniani, silver looking, the later silver washed, first Gordian III, reverse;- Gordian with spear and globe, right, S.8650, GVF, second Philip I, reverse:- Felicitas, S.8950, striking crack, dark GF, third Trajan Decius, reverse:- Dacia, S.9368, NVF, fourth Valerian, reverse:- Sol, S.9950 [this coin is interesting in that Sol seems to hold whip and something else], fifth Gallienus, reverse:- Victory, S.10377, stiking split F, sixth Postumus, reverse:- Uberitas? GF and lastly Probus, reverse Fides Militum,S.11981, VF/NVF [7]
Septimius Severius, silver denarii, first reverse:- Fortuna standing facing, head right, holding out-turned cornucopiae and rudder, at feet, left prow, Sear 6280, VF, second reverse:- Severus, togate, sacrificing over tripod-altar and holding scroll, Sear 6392 [although Severus looks to be holding a patera as RIC Vol III, 777], VF/NVF, third reverse:- Hercules stan ding right, resting on club and holding bow, lion`s skin over left arm, Sear 6284, patchy tone VF/NVF and lastly, reverse:- Victory advancing left, Sear 6372, patchy tone VF [4]
Septimius Severus, silver denarii, first reverse:- Severus, togate, standing left, Sear 6282, VF, second reverse:- Salus seated left feeding snake, Sear 6363, VF, third reverse:- Providentia standing left, holding rod and long sceptre, globe at feet, Sear 6354, VF and lastly reverse:- Mars? standing left with spear and trophy, possibly plated, F [4]
ROD: Extremely rare early spike winch fitting rod, of 3 sections, approx.10` long, hickory and ash spliced butt section, fitted with drop rings, pinned butt cap collar showing rod butt through base, delicate wire ferrule tie loops, greenheart and whale bone spliced tip section, this rod is complete and includes one of the first known examples of a snake guide fitted to butt section, unnamed, dating late 1700`s, with no sign of reel rings, spike winch fitting only, rare.
ROD: Tony Croft “The Redmire Mk4" custom built 10` 2 piece split cane carp rod No 1, in unused condition, B James style throughout, red agate butt/tip guides, burgundy close whipped intermediates, bronze ferrule, wood stopper, 26" trumpet cork handle with sliding alloy reel rings, model No.1, first to be built, with fitted blue velvet bag.
REEL: First model Malloch’s Patent 2.5" Sun & Planet all brass trout fly reel, simply stamped “Patent” to winding plate with no other maker’s marks, turned rosewood handle knob which rotates to activate internal gearing, correct pillars, screws and foot, earliest known model in smallest rare size.
Leeward Islands 10 Shillings dated 1st January 1921, Serial Number A/1 00001 of the circulating currency issue, Pick 2. About Fine with a few pinholes, heavily folded in the centre. No price listed in the Pick catalogue. This, the very first note of the issue, was once the possession of W. D. Auchinleck (pronounced Affleck), Auditor General of Antigua, and one of the signitorys on the banknote, who`s family had been established in the West Indies since the 1700s. The Leeward Islands were a collectively administrated group of 19 major Caribbean Islands including the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbuda etc. There were only ever two types of banknotes issued in the name of the Leeward Islands: 5 Shillings, and 10 Shillings, both unpriced in the standard catalogue and very rarely encountered.
GB Commemorative Medallions & Tokens, 18th-20thC (20) mostly bronze, gilt, and white metal, silver GV Jubilee 1935 d.32mm medal in original case aEF, also noted: Duke of Marlborough bronze medal 1742(?) by Dassier VF, First Stone of the Royal Exchange bronze W.Wyon GVF, a large thick bronzed white metal Diamond Jubilee 1897 d.68mm GVF, Holborn Restaurant large thick white metal 1895 d.68mm VF, etc.
Medallions (5): 4x George V Jubilee 1935 silver d.32mm lightly cleaned nEF, three with original boxes, and a City and Guilds of London Institute Intermediate Technological Examination bronze medal d.51mm named to Anthony Nicholas Paul Butland First Prize Petroleum and Petroleum Products 1960, AU in original case.
Group to Major George Richard Tyrrell Rundle 43/Bty RFA (Bt.Col.G.R.T.Rundle RFA on Trio). Medals - QSA with bars CC/OFS/Trans. KSA with bars SA01 & SA02, 1915 Star Trio + MID. Lot includes much research including original CB document. CB awarded 23rd June 1915 which followed his being involved in the first German Gas attack of the War 24/4/1915 at St Julien. MID`s Gazetted 10th Sept 1901 & 22nd June 1915. (5) NEF
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