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Lot 1073
Ransome (Arthur) Swallowdale, 1931, first edition, lacking d-j; Winter Holiday, 1933, first edition, lacking d-j; Coot Club, 1934, first edition, d-j torn and browned; The Picts and the Martyrs, 1943, first edition, d-j torn and browned; Pigeon Post, 1936, d-j torn and browned; We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, 1937, d-j torn and browned; Secret Water, 1943, lacking d-j; Great Northern?, 1948, d-j defective (without lower wrapper); Missee Lee, 1949, d-j torn and browned; Old Peter's Russian Tales, 1960, d-j defective (without lower wrapper), 8vo (10).
Lot 551
WRIGHT ORVILLE: (1871-1948) American Aviator who, with his brother Wilbur, invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on 17th December 1903. Fine, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Orville Wright') on a 12mo card. VG
Lot 552
ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot & BROWN ARTHUR WHITTEN (1886-1948) British Navigator, together they completed the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, June 1919. Individual signatures of both Alcock ('J. Alcock' in bold, dark fountain pen ink) and Brown ('A. W. Brown' in pencil) on the blank verso of a postcard from the Dublin Steam Packet Company's R.M.S. Ulster. The card has been trimmed to a size of 3.5 x 3.5. Some extremely light staining and minor creasing, about VG
Lot 553
SANTOS-DUMONT ALBERTO: (1873-1932) Brazilian Pioneer of Aviation. A.L.S., Santos-Dumont, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a gentleman, on his personal monogrammed stationery. The aviator announces 'The Santos-Dumont No. 7 has been out of the shed this afternoon for the first time' and continues to explain 'The No. 7 is the machine that is going out to St. Louis.' Santos-Dumont further reports 'Everything went well and after been for half an hour out and about 50 yards in the air the airship was taken in. The sight was beautiful there is a big difference between this colossal machine and the No. 9 seen last year.' A boldly penned letter. VG
Lot 555
AVIATION: Small collection of three signed Commemorative covers by various pilots comprising Harlan 'Bud' Gurney (colleague of Lindbergh) on a cover welcoming Charles Lindbergh to Springfield, Illinois, 15th August 1927, Alan Cobham on a cover commemorating Cobham's first United States overland flight, 2nd-3rd December 1926, signed by Cobham with initials and Tom Sopwith on a cover commemorating Harry Hawker. G to VG, 3
Lot 561
WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force Officer, inventor of the jet engine. An excellent vintage signed 6.5 x 4.5 photograph of Whittle seated in a half length pose at his desk. Wearing his RAF uniform, the pilot holds a lit cigarette in one hand in this official Air Ministry photograph. Signed ('F Whittle') in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Together with Leonard Cheshire (1917-1992, British RAF Pilot of World War II, Victoria Cross winner) Book signed, a hardback edition of Cheshire V.C. by Russell Braddon, First Edition published by Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1954. Signed by Cheshire to the half title page. With the dust jacket. Also including a hardback edition of Bomber Offensive by Arthur Harris, bearing two unidentified signatures. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface creases and one small corner crease to Whittle's photograph, otherwise VG, 3
Lot 562
ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. Bold blue ink signature on the slim 8vo printed front cover of a booklet, being the List of Participants at the Second International Congress of the World Wildlife Fund, London, 17-18th November 1970. Light overall discoloration and with a white band at the extreme edges, caused by previous framing. One minor corner crease, G
Lot 566
BUCKLEY CECIL W.: (1830-1872) British Royal Navy Captain, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on board HMS Miranda in the Crimea on 29th May 1855. Buckley was the first winner of the Victoria Cross to be actually gazetted. Rare A.L.S., Cecil Wm. Buckley, three pages, 4to, HMS Cormorant, Rio Janeiro, 31st May 1850, to 'My dearest Mama' Buckley writes a lengthy, informative letter, commenting on the melancholy news of the recent death of a relation, Percy, and also refers to his movements at sea, 'There is no vessel expected for the Pacific immediately, but it cannot be very long before an opportunity appears. A 50 Gun Frigate is sure to go round when the experimental squadron breaks up, but I strongly suspect there will be something before that.' With integral address leaf. Some very slight, minor small tears and light creasing at the edges, about VG
Lot 581
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A good vintage signed 5.5 x 4.5 photograph, an unusual official War Office photograph of Monty, with his back to the camera, walking towards the large Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Givenchy-en-Gohelle. The Field Marshal, wearing his beret, is accompanied by another soldier. Signed ('B. L. Montgomery, Field Marshal') in fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and additionally annotated in his hand Canadian War Memorial on the VIMY RIDGE to the clear background. Rare in this form. VG. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of Canada's most important overseas war memorials and is dedicated to the Canadians who gave their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled by King Edward VIII in 1936 and took 11 years to construct.
Lot 585
HORROCKS BRIAN: (1895-1985) British Lieutenant-General of World War II. A collection of nine hardback books and a few pamphlets and other printed ephemera, each previously belonging to Horrocks, most bearing his ownership signature and various holograph comments, including On to Berlin-Battles of an Airborne Commander 1943-1946 by James M. Gavin ('General James M. Gavin was the best U.S. Commander I encountered...'), The Struggle for Europe by Chester Wilmot ('The best history of the War in Europe which I have ever read particularly the account of the decision to launch the assault on D day taken by General Eisenhower and backed up by Montgomery'), D Day by Warren Tute, A Military Atlas of the First World War by Arthur Banks ('a most interesting and well informed book'), also including a hardback edition of A Full Life signed by Horrocks, several books inscribed to Horrocks etc. Four are accompanied by the dust jackets. G to about VG, 13
Lot 588
REID PAT: (1910-1990) British Army Officer, held as a Prisoner of War at Colditz Castle during World War II from where he escaped. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of My Favourite Escape Stories edited by Reid, First Edition published by Lutterworth Press, 1975. Signed by Reid to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Together with a paperback edition of The Colditz Story by Reid, Ninth impression published by Coronet Books, 1972, signed to the half title page, 'For Christina McFarland, A signature is a very meagre repayment for all your kindness to me and my dog! Pat Reid' and dated May 1973 in his hand. Some light age wear, G to VG, 2
Lot 590
VICTORIA CROSS: Signed First Day Cover commemorating the Battle of Britain and featuring a colour illustration of the Skirmishing, 22nd-31st July 1940, individually signed by three Victoria Cross winners, Bill Reid, Ian Fraser and Roderick Learoyd, and a further thirteen pilots who participated in the Battle of Britian including Frank Carey, Alan Deere, Dennis David, H. Bird Wilson, J. J. Booth, Peter Ayerst etc., also including two further First Day Covers individually signed by the Victoria Cross winners Norman Jackson and John Cruickshank, a page removed from an autograph album signed and inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by the aviation pioneer Baron Brabazon of Tara, 1954, and a 4to page removed from Tom Webster's 1936 Annual featuring an original signed pen and ink sketch to the verso of the head of a laughing horse by the British sporting cartoonist Tom Webster (neat tear, not affecting drawing or signature). G to VG, 5
Lot 592
WORLD WAR II: Small selection of First Day Covers individually signed by various British fighter pilots of World War II comprising Douglas Bader (commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain), James Lacey, John Cunningham, Robert Stanford-Tuck and Johnnie Johnson. All are clearly signed and most feature colour images of the pilots. VG, 5
Lot 595
WORLD WAR II: A colour 24 x 20 print by artist Robert Taylor entitled Spitfire (1979) depicting two Spitfire aircraft in flight above a coast line. The First Edition print has been signed by both Douglas Bader (1910-1982, British World War II Ace, 22.5 victories, recognised for his important role during the Battle of Britain) and Johnnie Johnson (1915-2001, British RAF Fighter Pilot of World War II) individually. Both have signed their names alone in bold pencil to the lower border beneath the image. Rolled, EX
Lot 596
TUCK ROBERT STANFORD: (1916-1987) British Fighter Pilot of World War II. A colour 24 x 20 print by artist Robert Taylor entitled Hurricane (1979), the First Edition print depicting four of the aircraft in flight, together with a second colour 24 x 20 print by artist Robert Taylor entitled Victory Over Dunkirk (1983) depicting Tuck claiming an ME110, one of three enemy aircraft he shot down over Dunkirk on 23rd May 1940. Both of the prints have been signed by Tuck in bold pencil with his name alone to the lower borders beneath the images. Rolled, EX, 2
Lot 601
FROST JOHN: (1912-1993) British Major General, leader of the small group of airborne forces at the Battle of Arnhem, 1944. A colour 24 x 20 print by artist Alan Fearnley entitled The Bridge at Arnhem (1980) depicting the battle in progress. The First Edition print has been signed by Frost with his name alone in pencil to the lower border beneath the image. Rolled, EX
Lot 618
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. D.S., A Hitler, one page, 4to, Berlin, 26th June 1941, in German. The typed document states 'I confer on the 130 subjects of the German Reich, who are specified on this list, permission to accept the foreign orders and decorations awarded to them. The individual documents confirming this permission are to be provided with facsimiles of my signature.' At the base of the document is a typed summary of the recipients including members of the President's Private office, the Foreign Office, Army, Navy, various Reich Ministries etc. Countersigned by Otto Meissner (1880-1953, Head of the Office of the Reich President). With blind embossed seal featuring the Nazi swastika and eagle. With blank integral leaf (partially neatly clipped) and with two file holes to left edge, not affecting text or signature. Together with two smaller related typed documents, one signed by Meissner with an abbreviated signature, the first breaking down the 130 recipients by status (civil servants, private individuals etc., also noting Reich Minister Rust), and the second directing that the individual orders be prepared with the date line Berlin, 26th June 1941, and confirming that they should feature a facsimile signature of Hitler. Accompanied by a full English translation. Some very light age wear and a few minor stains, not affecting the signatures. Otherwise VG, 3
Lot 624
AUTOGRAPHS: Miscellaneous selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs, A.Ls.S. etc., by a variety of famous people including Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, John Major (signed hardback edition of his autobiography, First Edition, 1999), Arnold Toynbee, Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schlewsig-Holstein (last German Empress and Queen of Prussia; A.L.S. regarding her pregnant condition with her first child) etc. Generally FR to G, 7
Lot 643
RUSKIN JOHN: (1819-1900) English Critic & Author. A good A.L.S., J Ruskin, three pages, 8vo, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, 13th July 1881, to T.L. Worthington. Ruskin states that he has been pleased to receive his correspondent's candid and earnest letter and continues 'Learn first, to know what good wrought metal work in gold, silver and iron is. As soon as you do, you will hate the sight of a cast iron ornament of any kind or for any purpose, as you would hate the sight of a skeleton or a bit of dead body.' The critic further comments 'There is a further curse on it in these days, that commission is paid on it to an utterly ignorant manufacturer....and further that you keep men capable of doing good work in the upper-world hell of the iron foundry.' Ruskin further urges Worthington to change his plans, 'Put logs, bricks, broken bottles-slag from the foundry heaps-for your wall if you like! But not cast iron (or cast anything) ornaments' and in concluding remarks 'I write, necessarily, what must seem to you unreasonable...But the reason of my forty years thought is in it.' In a postscript Ruskin writes 'Nothing is so bad, also for the public taste, as having its desire for beauty spuriously and cheaply met...' and pens a quotation for his correspondent, 'Build nothing-or build well/ Carve nothing-or carve well/ Say nothing-or say well/ Do nothing-or do well'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Ruskin. Also included is a contemporary holograph copy of Worthington's original letter to Ruskin in which he states he wishes to be an architect and seeks Ruskin's advice over placing a railing around a college, adding that cast iron railings of a true asthetic form must be used to meet the budget and asking 'Are those railings simply bad because they are made by machinery? Has their design changed now they are made of cast iron? Is it not better to put up this cast iron railing, the design being truly good, than to put up a straight brick wall? Won't it do the public more good to look at the railing than at the monotonous brick wall?' Some very light staining to the final page of Ruskin's letter caused by previous mounting, only very slightly affecting the text. Otherwise VG, 2
Lot 647
BLACKWELL ELIZABETH: (1821-1910) British Pioneer of Nursing, the first woman Doctor in the United States. Blackwell was also prominent in the Women's Rights movement. A.L.S., E Blackwell, two pages, 8vo, Blandford Square, London, 14th May n.y., to a lady. Blackwell states that her friend, Mrs. Sweet, has forwarded some letters providing information 'about boarding for my two young friends' and adds that she is grateful for the two addresses. Neatly mounted at the left edge, otherwise VG
Lot 649
PRIESTLEY JOSEPH: (1733-1804) British Theologian and Dissenting Clergyman, Chemist and discoverer of Oxygen. Rare A.L.S., J Priestley, three pages, folio, Leeds, 13th June 1769, to Miss. Aikin (Anna Laetitia Barbauld) at Warrington Academy. Priestley announces 'You will be surprised when I tell you I write this on the behalf of Pascal Paoli and the brave Corsicans, but it is strictly true.' and continues to add that Mr. Turner of Wakefield ('who says he reads your poems not with admiration but astonishment') has insisted Priestley writes to her 'to request that a copy of your poem called Corsica may be sent to Mr. Boswell, with permission to publish it for the benefit of those noble islanders. He is confident that it cannot fail greatly to promote their interest, now that a subscription is open for them by raising a generous order in the cause of liberty, and admiration of their glorious struggles in its defence.' Priestley further writes 'It being written by a lady....will a circumstance very much in their favour, and that of the poem, but there is no occasion for Mr. Boswell to be acquainted with your name, unless it be your own choice some time hence....and therefore hope Miss. Aikin will not refuse so reasonable a request, which will at the same time lay a great obligation on friends in England, and contribute to the relief of her own heroes in Corsica.' and also remarks 'They may be the Coup de Grace to the French Troops in that island, and Paoli, who reads English, will cause it to be printed in every history of that renowned island.' He further urges his correspondent to comply with the request, explaining 'In this case you have only to send a corrected copy to me at Leeds, or to Mr. Johnson in London, and I will take care to introduce it to the notice of Mr. Boswell....The sooner this is done the better.' In concluding Priestley offers his own praise of his correspondent's poems and also makes a reference to his own work, 'My piece on Perspective is nearly ready for the press. Come an see me before it is quite printed, and I will engage to teach you the whole art....of it in a few hours. If you come a month after I may know no more about the matter than anybody else. I am about to make a bolder push than ever for the pillory....or something worse.' With integral address leaf. A letter of very fine content and excellent association. Lightly laid down and with two extensive, although neat, splits at the folds of the third page, slightly affecting one line of text. There is a small area of paper loss, affecting one word, caused by the removal of the seal. Two light stains to the final page and very light overall age wear. G. Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743-1825) nee. Aikin. English Poet and Children's Author. Her work Corsica: And Ode was written in 1768. Barbauld and Priestley were associated with Warringon Academy, an early dissenters' college which ran from 1756-86. In Robert Schofield's book The Enlightenment of Joseph Priestley: A Study of His Life and Work from 1733-1773 (1997) he quotes Priestley as having written 'Mrs. Barbauld has told me that it was the perusal of some verses of mine that first induced her to write anything in verse.' Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807) Corsican Patriot and Leader, designed and wrote the Constitution of this first democratic republic of the modern age. In 1769 Paoli was taking refuge in England following his defeat at the Battle of Ponte Nevu. Corsica became a French province in 1770. James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish Lawyer, Diarist and Author, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English Author, friend of Boswell. Priestley's A Familiar Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Perspective was published in London, 1770.
Lot 15
OWENS JESSE: (1913-1980) American Athlete, famous for his participation at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 where he became the first American to win four Olympic Gold medals in track and field events. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Owens in a full length action pose at the start of his record breaking 200 metre race at the Berlin Olympics, 1936. Signed in bold black ink across a light area of the image, 'To Michael-Best of luck in all you do-Jesse Owens'. An historic signed photograph. VG
Lot 18
MANTLE MICKEY: (1931-1995) American Baseball Player. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the New York Yankee standing in a full length pose swinging his baseball bat. Signed in black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. The first three words of the inscription, in a different ink, are in another hand. Some light overall wrinkling and minor staining, about G
Lot 20
HOGAN BEN: (1912-1997) American Golfer. Book signed, a hardback edition of Power Golf by Ben Hogan, First English Edition published by Nicholas Kaye, London, 1949. Boldly signed ('Golfingly, Ben Hogan') in dark fountain pen ink to the lower white border beneath the portrait on the frontispiece. With an ownership signature to the front free endpaper. No dust jacket. Some wear to the edges of the spine and cloth boards. G
Lot 32
ENGLAND FOOTBALL: Individual pages removed from autograph albums signed by the England World Cup winning Captain and Manager of 1966, Bobby Moore and Alf Ramsey, professionally matted in black alongside each other and beneath a colour 10 x 7 commemorative First Day Cover featuring an image of the England team 1966, individually signed by ten of the players, Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, Jackie Charlton, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Alan Ball and Bobby Charlton. The matt also includes two colour images relating to the World Cup 1966. Framed and glazed in a silver colour frame to an overall size of 14.5 x 23.5. Two small stains to Moore's page, only just affecting the first letter of the signature, otherwise VG
Lot 62
ZANUCK DARRYL F.: (1902-1979) American Film Producer and Studio Executive, Academy Award winner. Small selection of three T.Ls.S., Darryl and Daddy, four pages (total), 4to, New York, Paris, 1961-67, each to various family members, in the first letter Zanuck writes while on location filming The Longest Day and states that he plans to visit his daughter in Mexico when the movie is finished, asking her to keep his visit confidential and look into suitable hotel accommodation, also commenting 'You have asked me to cable the children on their birthdays. You should know by now that I never remember birthday dates -- I try to even forget my own...', in another letter stating that he won't be able to attend the premiere of The Longest Day in Mexico City on 28th August 1963 as he must attend a Board of Directors meeting, also including a telegram from Zanuck stating that a premiere in Paris was beyond greatest expectations, and a brief A.N.S. on the verso of Zanuck's printed calling card. Some slight creasing, G to VG, 5
Lot 73
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed postcard photograph depicting Hepburn seated in a full length pose. Signed in black ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Some very slight, extremely minor smudging. Together with Bing Crosby (1903-1977, American Actor & Singer, Academy Award winner) vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Crosby in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. Also including a T.L.S. by Crosby with his first name only, one page, 4to, Hollywood, 24th April 1946, briefly referring to Road to Utopia, and an unsigned vintage postcard photograph. VG, 4
Lot 164
L. A. CONFIDENTIAL: Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph by the four main male cast members of the film L. A. Confidential (1997) comprising Guy Pearce (Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley), Russell Crowe (Officer Wendell 'Bud' White), Kevin Spacey (Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes) and James Cromwell (Capt. Dudley Liam Smith). The four are seen standing together in a full length pose in costume from the film. Individually signed in blue ink with their names alone (Crowe with his first name only) to the image, some across darker areas. The image is slightly grainy. Professionally matted in cream above a colour postcard reproduction of the film poster for L. A. Confidential to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. VG
Lot 238
GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960) American Actor, Academy Award winner. D.S., Clark Gable, being a signed cheque, Hollywood, California, 11th June 1945. The cheque, drawn on the Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles is made payable to Herald Express for the sum of $3.30. A perforated bank cancellation lightly touches the first two letters of the signature. Professionally matted in white beneath a photograph of Gable to an overall size of 11.5 x 16.5. VG
Lot 255
GARFIELD JOHN: (1913-1952) American Actor. Blue fountain pen ink signature on a page removed from an autograph album. Together with a second page removed from an autograph album, also signed by Garfield in fountain pen ink. Garfield has experienced some pen trouble with the second signature, largely to his first name. Scarce. VG to EX, 2
Lot 283
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 50 signatures by various actors, actresses and entertainers including Forrest Tucker, Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Hoagy Carmichael, Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Danny Kaye, Arlene Dahl, Charles Laughton, Agnes Moorehead, Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Charles Boyer, Ray Bolger, George Sanders, Red Skelton, George Brent, Robert Taylor, Sonny Tufts, Paulette Goddard, The Andrews Sisters (all three individually, each with their first names only), Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Conte, Robert Stack, Cyd Charisse, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Linda Darnell (2), Peter Lawford, Tallulah Bankhead (first name only), Marie McDonald, Jose Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elsa Lanchester, Fred MacMurray, Van Johnson, John Bromfield etc. VG
Lot 325
FLEMING ALEXANDER: (1881-1955) Scottish Biologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945. Book signed, a hardback edition of Miracle Drug-The Inner History of Penicillin by David Masters, First Edition published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1946. This copy previously belonged to Masters and is annotated in his hand at the head of the front endpaper, 'This is the personal book of David Masters who desires to express his gratitude to the undersigned for their unfailing courtesy and help.' Beneath the author's statement appear twelve signatures comprising Alexander Fleming, at the head and followed by Harold Raistrick (1890-1971, Chemist), Reginald Lovell (1897-1972, Bacteriologist), Howard Florey (1898-1968, Australian Pharmacologist, shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1945), Arthur Gardner (1884-1977, Scientist, Professor of Medicine at Oxford 1948-54), M. A. Jennings (1904-1994, Pathologist), Edward Abraham (1913-1999, English Biochemist), Dr. A. G. Sanders, Ernst Chain (1906-1979, German-born British Biochemist, shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1945), Mary Ethel Florey (1900-1966, Australian Medical Scientist, wife of Howard), Norman Heatley (1911-2004, English Biologist & Biochemist) and Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994, British Chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1964.). All have signed with their names alone, most in fountain pen ink (Raistrick signing in indelible blue pencil). Accompanied by the dust jacket (small tears to edges and light age wear). An exceptional and extremely rare signed book by the team of Oxford scientists who were instrumental in the development of penicillin and also including the three Nobel Laureates who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1945 in recognition of their work on penicillin. About VG
Lot 333
HUNT JOHN: (1910-1998) British Army Officer, Leader of the 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. T.L.S., John Hunt, one page, 4to, British Embassy, Katmandu, 19th June 1953, to Captain J. E. Oulton. Hunt thanks his correspondent for his 'enthusiastic and generous letter regarding our success in reaching the summit of Mt. Everest' and continues 'I would like you to know what very genuine pleasure it has given, not only to myself, but to every member of the team to know that it has been a source of inspiration to so many people at home and abroad.' Letters from Hunt from this period are scarce. Some minor, slight creasing, otherwise VG. Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first men to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953. News of the expedition's success reached London on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronationon 2nd June 1953. Hunt returned to Kathmandu a few days later to discover that both he, and Hillary, had been promptly knighted for their achievements.
Lot 334
EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953: A signed colour commemorative cover by both Edmund Hillary (1919-2008, New Zealand Mountaineer) and Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986, Nepalese Sherpa and Mountaineer) individually. The cover was issued by the Kingdom of Nepal to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest, completed by Hillary and Tenzing, and is postally cancelled 29th May 1978. The cover features an inset sterling silver commemorative medal depicting the climbers at the summit of Mount Everest. Signed by both in black ink with their names alone to a light area of the cover. Contained in the original presentation wallet. VG
Lot 340
JOHN AUGUSTUS: (1878-1961) Welsh Painter. A.L.S., Augustus John, two pages, 8vo, Fitzroy Square, London, n.d. ('Wednesday'), to Mrs. Hammersley. The painter announces 'This Studio man is certainly very irritating' and continues 'He gave me to understand he would bring his photographer up yesterday and finish. But he arrived an hour or two late...saying he must see the pastels first. He writes now that he wishes to reproduce all five things, if photography can do it. I thought my pastels looked better on your walls than they have any business to....This man will be sending up his camera person shortly, I've no doubt, and will trouble your framer...' With blank integral leaf. Some very slight, minor foxing, otherwise VG
Lot 356
UDERZO ALBERT (1927- ) French Comic Book Artist & GOSCINNY RENE (1926-1977) Polish-French Author, best known for their collaboration on the comic strips The Adventures of Asterix. Book signed by both Uderzo and Goscinny individually, a hardback edition of Asterix et Le Chaudron, First Edition published by Dargaud, 1969. Signed to the title page by Uderzo in bold black ink with his surname only and signed by Goscinny in bold blue ink. Also bearing an ownership signature at the head. Rare. Lacking spine and with some light age wear to boards. G
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