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Atlanten - - Abraham Ortelius. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Mit koloriertem Kupfertitel und 91 meist doppelblattgroßen kolorierten Kupferkarten auf 70 Bll. Antwerpen, A. C. van Diest 1574. Folio. 10 Bll., 70 numm. Bll., (1 S.), 48 Bll. Moderner rotbrauner Lederband im Stil d. 18. Jahrhunderts mit goldgeprägter Filete und Eckfleurons, sowie goldgeprägt RSchild. heatrum, Ort. 12 . - Vierte lateinische Ausgabe, welche erstmals 1570 mit 53 Karten erschienen. Vollständiges Exemplar. Die meist von Frans Hogenberg gestochenen Karten zeigen die Welt in oval, die Kontinente Amerika, Asien, Afrika, Europa, Teilkarten von Europa mit England, Wales, Schottland, Irland, Spanien, Portugal, Frankreich (mit Teilkarten von Bourges, Loire, Calais und Vermandois, Narbonne, Burgund) Deutschland (eigentlich Mitteleuropa, mit Teilkarten von Niedersachsen, Dithmarschen, Mansfeld, Bayern, Franken, Sachsen, Pommern, Preussen, Schwaben, Thüringen, Würrtemberg u.a.), Niederlande und Belgien, Skandinavien (mit Teilkarten von Dänemark), Böhmen, Mähren, Schlesien, Schweiz, Österreich (mit Teilkarten von Tirol, Salzburg), Italien (mit zahlreichen Teilkarten), Zypern, Polen (mit Teilkarten u.a. Livland), Griechenland, Ungarn, Transsylvanien, Balkan, Baltikum, Russland, Persien, Indien, Türkei, Arabien (mit Teilkarten von Palästina, Ägypten, Kathargo, Kleinasien), sowie Abessinien, die mythologische Karte des Königreiches des Priesterkönigs Johannes in Afrika. Die Karten in überwiegend guten und gratigen Abdrücken meist prachtvollen Flächen- und Grenzkolorit verziert mit eindrucksvollen Rollwerkkartuschen, Segelschiffen und Seeungeheuern. Dabei werden die exotischen Länder und Gegenden oft angereichert mit einheimischen Bewohnern und Tieren. - Sauberes Exemplar, wenige Seiten mit minimalen alten Hinterlegungen, nur wenige Blätter nur am Außenrand selten etwas braun- bzw. wasserfleckig. Insgesamt sehr gutes meist breitrandiges Exemplar dieses berühmten Atlas. With coloured engraved title and 91 mostly double paged coloured engraved maps on 70 leaves. - Modern handbound full morocco leather binding in 18th. century stlye with gilded fillets, fleurons and gilded spine title. - Fourth latin edition, which was published in 1570 with 53 maps. Complete copy. Most of the maps engraved by Frans Hogenberg show the world in oval, the continents America, Asia, Africa, Europe, partial maps of Europe with England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France (with partial maps of Bourges, Loire, Calais and Vermandois, Narbonne, Burgundy) Germany (actually Central Europe, with sub-maps of Lower Saxony, Dithmarschen, Mansfeld, Bavaria, Franconia, Saxony, Pomerania, Prussia, Swabia, Thuringia, Würrtemberg, etc.), Netherlands and Belgium, Scandinavia (with partial maps of Denmark), Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Switzerland, Austria (with partial maps of Tyrol, Salzburg), Italy (with numerous partial maps), Cyprus, Poland (with partial maps ia Livonia), Greece, Hungary, Transylvania, Balkans, Baltic States, Russia, Persia, India , Turkey, Arabia (with partial maps of Palestine, Egypt, Kathargo, Asia Minor), as well as Abyssinia, the mythological map of the kingdom of the Priest-King John in Africa. The maps in predominantly good and impressions with high contrasts usually magnificent surface and border coloured. Enriched with impressive volute cartouches, sailing ships and sea monsters. The exotic countries and areas are often enriched with native inhabitants and animals. - Clean copy, some pages with minimally old backings, some leafs only at the outer margin slightly brown respectivley minimally waterstained. Altogether a very good and mostly broad margined copy of this famous atlas.

Architecture.- Chamberlain (Henry, editor) A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster...By a Society of Gentlemen, first edition, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding maps and 64 engraved plates, list of subscribers, some light spotting and offsetting, map of environs of London with tear to fold, Pp2 torn without loss, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, a little worn, joints split, folio, for J. Cooke, [?1770].

NO RESERVE Civil Engineering.- ?Hore (P.P.) [Engineering notebook], manuscript, 110pp. excluding blanks, a few pp. in pencil, slightly browned, a few pieces of ephemera loosely inserted (including a photograph of Bargate, Southampton) hinges split, original boards, upper joint split, spine split at tail, folio, 1915-22.⁂ Notes of specifications for Tranmere Dock, Bengal Nagpur Railway, Hull Bridge Cottage, Sydney Harbour Bridge etc.

Architecture.- Poley (Arthur F.E.) St. Paul's Cathedral London, second edition, list of subscribers, plates, with an additional plate of frontispiece (from first edition) loosely inserted, with pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, original half morocco over pictorial gilt cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed at edges, folio, for the Author, 1932.⁂ Kerry Downes became the world expert on the building of St.Paul's and published 3 works on Sir Christopher Wren, most notably Sir Christopher Wren: The Design of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1989.

NO RESERVE Cavendish (William, Duke of Newcastle) A General System of Horsemanship in all it's Branches, vol.II only (of 2), engraved plates, some lacking, mostly anatomical, some double page, some printed in sepia or red, neat contemporary ownership inscription to title, short tear to title and dedication leaf, 3 plates torn without loss including 1 affecting image, some minor wormholing or spotting, contemporary mottled calf, abrasion line where upper layer has been torn away and covered with tape, upper joint cracked but holding strong, rubbed, folio, for J. Brindley, 1743.

NO RESERVE Bodoni.- Nepos (Cornelius) Vitae excellentium imperatorum, some foxing, mostly at beginning and end, 20th century morocco-backed gilt cloth, rebacked, preserving worn original gilt backstrip, rubbed, [Brooks 747], folio, Parma, Bodoni, 1799.⁂ Provenance: Comte de Chambord copy, acquired by Maggs Bros. (bookplate).

Fruiting.- Gottsche (Carl Moritz, German physician and bryologist, 1808-92) Über die Fructification Jungermanniae Geocalyceae, signed presentation copy from the author, extracted part only, 3 hand-coloured lithographed plates, title and some ff. loose, contemporary wrappers, upper cover torn off, soiled, folio, manuscript date on title 1844.

Scotland.- Gordon (Alexander) Itinerarium Septentrionale: or, a Journey thro' most of the Counties of Scotland, large folding engraved map, laid down, 66 engraved plates, some folding or double-page, list of subscribers, short cuts to lower margins not affecting text (2N2-2P1), modern half calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, 1727.

Architecture.- Gibbs (James) A Book of Architecture, containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments, second edition, 150 engraved plates, 5 large and folding, some soiling, a few stains, several folding plates torn and frayed (some repaired), plates 21-23 bound upside down, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, contemporary calf, worn, upper cover detached, [Harris 258; cf.Berlin Kat. 2270, Fowler 138 & Millard British 22, first edition of 1728], folio, W.Innys and R.Manby, 1739.

Harvey (William, physician and discoverer of the circulation of the blood, 1578-1657).- A Schedule or Inventory of Deeds Leases &c belonging to Wm. Harvey Esqr in the P[ari]sh of St Peter le Poor Broadstreet Late in the Occupation of the South Sea Company & Called the Old South House... in the hand of Sr Wr Wm. Fitzwilliam, manuscript, 1p., 2 small holes along folds, slightly browned, 1738; and another, Eliab Harvey manuscript, "A noate of wrytings made for Mr Eliab Harvey in the purchase of the houses in Broadstreet", folds, browned, folio (2).⁂ First mentioned a schedule of the financial transactions of Dr William Harvey, discovered and sold at auction in 2001.

Aristotle.- Aquinas (Thomas, Saint) Commentaria in octo Physicorum Aristotelis libros, ex vetustissimo ac fidelissimo manu scripto exemplari, diligentissime castigata, edited by Robert Grosseteste & others, double column, woodcut printer's device to title and foot of final verso, woodcut diagrams and decorative initials, a few instances of later ink marginalia, lower corner of title repaired, just touching 1 letter, [cross]2 short tear within text at foot, with loss of a few letters and corner repaired, [cross]3 lower corner repaired, [cross]4 small section of lower blank corner torn away, occasional mostly light foxing / staining, modern vellum-backed marbled boards, board slip-case, [EDIT 16 CNCE 27297], folio, Venice, Hiers of Lucantonio Giunta, 1566.⁂ Rare edition in commerce of these commentaries on Aristotle. Robert Grosseteste was one of the first to work extensively on Aristotle.

Architecture.- Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) Les Dix Livres d'Architecture..., translated by Claude Perrault, second Perrault edition, engraved frontispiece by Scotin after S. le Clerc, engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials, 68 engraved illustrations in the text, numbered I-LXV, **, ⁂*, and ⁂**, many full-page, a few double-page, numerous woodcut figures and diagrams, frontispiece and title lightly spotted and soiled, otherwise very clean, G2 with lower 2/3 of page cut away removing engraved tail-piece on verso (replaced with photocopy on both sides), pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, later half calf,rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine and red morocco label, [Brunet V. 1349], folio, Paris, Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1684.⁂ Brunet considers this edition to be the preferred edition.

NO RESERVE Oriental Art.- Rogers (J.M.) & others. The Topkapi Saray Museum, 3 vol. (of 5: Albums & Illustrated Manuscripts; The Treasury; Architecture), Boston, 1986-88 § Sözen (Metin) The Evolution of Turkish Art and Architecture, Istanbul, 1987 § Burckhardt (Titus) Art of Islam, 1976 § Atil (Esin) The Age of Süleyman the Magnificent, Washington & New York, 1987, illustrations, many colour, original cloth with dust-jackets, the first three with slip-cases, some a little rubbed or soiled; and c.15 others on Islamic art, 4to & folio (c.20)

Birds.- Shelley (Capt. G.E.) A Handbook to the Birds of Egypt, first edition, 14 hand-coloured plates, tissue-guards, short marginal tear (p.101) neatly repaired, publisher's advertisements bound at end, modern cloth, [Anker 469], 1872 § Delacour (Jean) The Waterfowl of the World, 4 vol., first edition, frontispieces and plates by Peter Scott, illustrations, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jackets, rubbed, chipping and small loss to corners and extremities, 1954-64 § Bannerman (David A.) The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa, 2 vol., first edition, plates and illustrations, original cloth, faint spotting, slight bumping to corners and extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, slight chipping to corners and extremities, 1953; and 5 others, similar, 8vo & folio (12)

Architecture.- Perrault (Claude) A Treatise of the Five Orders of Columns in Architecture, translated by John James, first edition in English, engraved pictorial frontispiece, vignette title, dedication to Earl of Pembroke, 2pp. list of subscribers, 7 plates (numbered I-VI, one unnumbered with 2 engravings) and illustrations in text, numerous charming engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials by John Sturt, 4pp. errata/advertisements at end, no pp.43/44 as correct, occasional soiling, light staining to inner margin of frontispiece and title, contemporary panelled calf, worn, rubbed, lacking most of spine, covers detached, [Fowler 248; Harris 700], folio, Benjamin Motte, sold by John Sturt, 1708.⁂ Subscribers of this important and influential work include the architects Lord Burlington, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Vanbrugh, as well as several bricklayers, carpenters, masons etc.

NO RESERVE Birds.- Audubon (John James) Bewick's Long Tailed Wren, plate 18 from 'Birds of America', engraving and aquatint with hand-colouring, on Whatman wove paper watermarked '1827', double elephant folio leaves, full sheet but folded with margins approx. 8-10 cm. outside platemark, some toning and surface dirt, unframed, R. Havell, [circa 1826-1838].

NO RESERVE Venice.- Duby (Georges) & Guy Lobrichon. The History of Venice in Painting, illustrations, many colour, original pictorial cloth, gilt, faint stain to foot of spine, slip-case, folio, New York & London, 2007.

Virgilius Maro (Publius) The Works of Virgil, containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, translated by Dryden, engraved frontispiece by Vander Gucht, title in red & black, folding engraved plate of Virgil reading to Augustus and 98 engraved plates only (of 101), most by Hollar or Lombart after Cleyn, a few shaved at fore-edge, some light soiling, a few marginal tears or defects, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, a little worn, worming to foot of spine, [Wing V616], folio, Jacob Tonson, 1697.⁂ The Georgics includes plates of ploughing, spinning, gardening, vine-growing and bee-keeping.

Birds.- Thorburn (Archibald) Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, large paper copy, limited edition of 155 copies, 30 mounted colour plates, captioned tissue-guards, occasional spotting, original cloth, faded spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, folio, 1923.

Pepler (Douglas, printer and puppeteer, 1878-1951) Copy No. 1. After Winchester Formal Writing about 975 A.D., 8 identical printed sheets, printed in red, 1 torn and stained, folio, Hampshire House Hammersmith, Douglas Pepler, 1916.

Atlases.- Martin (Robert Montgomery, editor) The Illustrated Atlas..., and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial, and Statistical, engraved pictorial title, 2 engraved comparative plates of rivers and mountains in the eastern and western hemispheres and 80 engraved maps with vignette illustrations and hand-coloured in outline, some light marginal soiling, title with short tear to lower edge just extending into imprint, some maps with stab-holes to outer edge, loose in binding, contemporary half straight-grain morocco, worn, folio, J. & F.Tallis, [c.1856].⁂ Map of Mexico, California and Texas including vignette of gold-panning and with gold regions highlighted in yellow.

Antiquities.- Jones (Inigo) The Most Notable Antiquity of Great Britain Vulgarly Called Stone-heng, 3 parts in 1, second edition, general title in red & black, engraved portrait frontispiece to second part only (lacking that of Jones to first part), with 12 engraved plates (8 folding or double-page), engraved illustrations in text, first four folding plates and portrait a little browned, bookplate of Sir William Crookes, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, later half morocco, rubbed, [Fowler 159; Harris 384], folio, printed [by James Betterman] for D. Browne Junior...J.Woodman and D.Lyon, 1725.

NO RESERVE Bendemann (Edouard) Der Fries im Thronsaale des Koeniglichen Schlosses in Dresden al fresco gemalt ..., first edition, 16 tinted etchings by Bürkner after Bendemann, tissue-guards, occasional faint spotting, original wrappers with ink-stamp dated 1846 bound-in, bookplate, contemporary cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, oblong folio, Leipzig, Georg Wigand, [1846].⁂ Wigand published Bürkner's etchings of the frescoes in two forms. As here, with the plates unfolded, printed on Chinese paper, with no accompanying text, and as an oblong 4to, prefaced by six pages of explanatory text in German and English, with the etchings folded in half and mounted on stubs. Provenance: Bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt (1795-1867) of Lincoln's Inn.

NO RESERVE Birds.- Sitwell (Sacheverell), Handasyde Buchanan and James Fisher. Fine Bird Books 1700-1900, limited edition, plates and illustrations, original half-cloth, a little rubbed, dust-jacket, rubbed, chipping and short tears to corners and extremities, 1953 § Mannering (Eva) Mr. Gould's Tropical Birds, limited edition, plates and illustrations, original half-cloth, slipcase, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1955 § Bowdler Sharpe (R.) An Analytical Index to the Works of the Late John Gould, F.R.S., occasional faint spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1893 § The Original Water-Colour Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America, 2 vol., portrait frontispiece, illustrations, many full or double page, original cloth, slipcase, very slight bumping to corners, New York, 1966; and 5 others similar, 4to & folio (9)

NO RESERVE Archaeology.- Artis (Edmund Tyrell) The Durobrivae of Antoninus...Roman Station in the vicinity of Castor, Northamptonshire, first edition, folding hand-coloured engraved map and 59 engraved or lithographed plates and plans, some with aquatint, 4 folding or double-page, 10 hand-coloured, light spotting or water-staining to a couple of plates, bookplates of George E.Foe and Will.Stephenson, contemporary half roan, rubbed and stained, spine worn and torn, upper cover detached, folio, for the Author, 1828.⁂ Handsome work on the various Roman sites around Castor, Northants., including views, plans and plates of the mosaics, building materials, furnaces, pottery, jewellery, and household utensils.

Architecture.- Dugdale (Sir William) The History of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, second edition, list of subscribers, errata leaf, lacking engraved portrait frontispiece, with 12 engraved plates, 10 folding or double-page, and c.30 full-page engraved illustrations by Wenceslaus Hollar and J.Harris, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, one or two tears to folds of plates, some browning or spotting, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, contemporary panelled calf, joints repaired, worn, upper cover detached, folio, by George James, for Jonah Bowyer, 1716.⁂ Kerry Downes became the world expert on the building of St.Paul's and published 3 works on Sir Christopher Wren, most notably Sir Christopher Wren: The Design of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1989.

Solleysel (Jacques de) The Parfait Mareschal, or Compleat Farrier, 2 parts in 1, translated by Sir William Hope, additional engraved titles, part two lacking title, 6 folding or double-page plates, plate 6 misbound at beginning, one or two short tears, occasional staining and off-setting, loss to bottom corner of final 5 ff., affecting text, bookplate, near contemporary calf, upper cover detached, rubbed and worn, [Wing S4458 but including part 2, not called for], Edinburgh, George Mosman, 1696; and another, Farrier's Guide; folio & 8vo (2)

NO RESERVE Architecture.- Hawksmoor (Nicholas) Architectural Designs for All Souls College, Oxford, 6 engraved plates, without the accompanying booklet but with a large engraving of South Prospect of St.Paul's by Will.Emmett loosely inserted (on laid paper, c.480 x 700mm., creases from folds, light spotting, T.Bowles, 1702), plates loose as issued in original cloth portfolio with ties, paper label to upper cover, oblong elephant folio, [Oxford], [1960].⁂ Kerry Downes issued his first book on Hawksmoor in 1959, and another in 1969. Until then Hawksmoor was not a highly regarded architect, being overshadowed by his masters Wren and Vanbrugh, but this changed with Downes's appraisal and the resulting recognition prevented the demolition of Christ Church, Spitalfields.

Architecture.- Perrault (Claude) Ordonnance des Cinq Especes de Colonnes selon la Methode des Anciens, first edition, title with woodcut arms of Louis XIV, engraved head-piece of arms of Colbert (the dedicatee), engraved initial and 6 plates by Le Pautre, Chastillon and le Clerc, woodcut illustrations, a little wormed, mostly to margins but affecting some plates, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, handsome contemporary red morocco ruled and tooled in gilt, rubbed, lacking spine, covers worn at corners and detached, [Berlin Kat. 2386; Fowler 247 ; Millard, French 138], folio, Paris, Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1683.

NO RESERVE Folio Society.- Austen (Jane) [Works], 7 vol., later impression, wood-engravings by Joan Hassall, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, together in slip-case, 1989 § Brontë Sisters. [Novels], 7 vol., second printing, wood-engravings by Simon Brett and others, original green moiré silk, together in slip-case, 1991, a little soiled and marked, Folio Society; and a quantity of others from the Society, some a little damp-stained, 8vo & 4to (c.100)

London, Newington Green.- Wright (Samuel, Presbyterian minister, 1683-1746).- List of legacies of Samuel Wright of Newington Green sent as a letter to the Rev. Yardley at Highgate, manuscript, 1p., tear along fold and tears in right margin, browned, folio, 1736.⁂ In his will Wright left almost £21,000 for philanthropic causes including 40 decayed families, "to cloath & apprentice 20 poor boys" and "40 widows upwards of 50 years old". Also included bequests to various prisons including the Fleet, Ludgate, Whitechapel and Marshalsea as well as sizeable bequests to various hospitals including Bedlam and the London Workhouse.

Architecture.- Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, woodcut architectural title, initials and numerous illustrations and diagrams, some full-page, a few double-page and 2 folding, occasional light foxing or browning but generally a good clean copy, pencil inscription of Kerry Downes, later vellum, spine gilt with red & black roan labels, a little rubbed, [Fowler 410], Venice, F.Senese & J.Chrieger, 1567; and a stained and defective copy of Caporali's translation of Vitruvius of 1536, 4to & folio (2)⁂ Second edition of the translation and commentary by Daniele Barbaro.

Music.- Britten (Benjamin), Bertolt Brecht and Sidney Nolan. The Children's Crusade, one of 300 copies signed by the composer and artist, from an edition limited to 1007, facsimile of manuscript music score, colour illustrations after Nolan, original morocco-backed boards, gilt, slip-case, 1973; and a facsimile edition of Mahler's score of the Resurrection symphony, folio (2)

Birds.- Millais (John Guille) The Natural History of British Game Birds, limited edition of 550 copies, chromolithographed frontispiece and 17 plates, 17 photogravure plates, 1 photographic plate, tissue-guards, original buckram backed boards, lightly faded spine, as usual, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1909; Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, 34 plates (16 colour), illustrations, occasional faint spotting, original half-morocco, rubbed, bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1982; and another by the same, folio & 4to (3)

Heartfield (John) 33 Fotomontagen, portrait title, 22 photomontage plates and 2pp. index, all loose as issued, leaflet in German and English, small abrasion marks to upper cover, housed in original grey box, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, folio, Dresden, 1976.

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY Fourteen assorted volumes, some arranged into sets, including those of Sherlock Holmes interest, each in slip-case.

[CLASSIC LITERATURE] Archer, Thomas. Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, Works, and Characters, subscribers' edition, six volumes, Cassell & Co., London, no date, cloth-backed boards, text illustrations, folio.

Newton, Helmut: Sumo. Köln 1999. Elephant-Folio "Sumo". Edited by June Newton. With 460 full page illustrations after photographs, partly in color. 70 x 50 cm. Original white silk cloth over wooden boards and with photographic illustration on dust jacket (some traces of use in edges). Cologne et al., Benedikt Taschen, 1999. One of 10,000 numbered copies, printer's colophon signed in blue crayon by Helmut Newton. First edition of one of the heaviest and biggest Elephant-Folios of the modern age. – Clean and in very good condition. Newton, Helmut: Sumo. Köln 1999. Elephant-Folio "Sumo". Edited by June Newton. With 460 full page illustrations after photographs, partly in color. 70 x 50 cm. Original white silk cloth over wooden boards and with photographic illustration on dust jacket (some traces of use in edges). Cologne et al., Benedikt Taschen, 1999. One of 10,000 numbered copies, printer's colophon signed in blue crayon by Helmut Newton. First edition of one of the heaviest and biggest Elephant-Folios of the modern age. – Clean and in very good condition.

HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An excellent and attractive letter signed by Hitler, also signed by JOACHIM von RIBBENTROP (1893-1946), `Ribbentrop´, two pages, beige folio, from the Fuhrer´s Headquarters, Berlin, 26th June 1943, in German. The document being the official appointment announcement of German Nazi consul Fritz Repnow to Villa Nova of Portimao, Faro-Algarve, Portugal. The cleanly written letter is signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the second page by Hitler and by Ribbentrop. Bearing alongside the signatures a large blind embossed seal with the Nazi eagle, swastika and oak leaves. Extremely small tear to the right edge, and very small stain to the front page, not affecting the text. otherwise VGJoachim von Ribbentrop was Foreign Minister from 1938 to1945. A close confidant of Hitler. Former ambassador to the United Kingdom 1936-38. Arrested in 1945, Ribbentrop was sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. He was the first of the Nuremberg to be executed by hanging.

JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of the Catholic Church 1978-2005. Canonized in 2014. Unusual and attractive D.S., `+ Karol Card Wojtyla´, as Cardinal, one page, folio, Lublin, 19th September 1976. The attractively printed document, in Polish, is a diploma presented for participation in a celebration of Christian Song Contest entitled Sacrosong. Signed by the future Pope in blue ink at the foot of the document, in his capacity as President and Chairman of the Sacrosong contest. Unusual in this form, VG In his book Rise, Let Us Be Going (2004) the Pope stated `I always liked to sing with the young people and always the best occasion to do that was during Sacrosong´. The Pope had also released a devotional album in 1979, entitled Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong, which reached number 126 in the Billboard album charts.

LESZCYNSKA MARIE: (1703-1768) Polish Princess, Queen Consort of France 1725-68 as the wife of King Louis XV. A large D.S., Marie, as Queen Consort, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Versailles, 22nd January 1729, in French. The manuscript document relates to an individual named as Germain Laurent who had been retained as an 'enfant de cuisine' at the Palace of Versailles. With several countersignatures and a blind embossed paper seal affixed within a slit in the vellum. Some light overall creasing and minor age wear and a few light stains, none of which affect the Queen's signature, G

CAROL I: (1839-1914) King of Romania 1881-1914. An official diplomatic L.S., Charles, two pages, folio, Bucharest, 15th January 1893, to the President of Peru, in French. The elegantly penned manuscript letter announces a Royal marriage and states, in part, 'It is with lively satisfaction that I inform Your Excellency of the marriage of my beloved nephew His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinand of Romania, heir presumptive to the Crown, with Her Royal Highness Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland, daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. This union, which crowns the desires of my heart and has been welcomed with feelings of lively and sincere joy by my people who see therein the consecration of its dearest wishes, was solemnly celebrated on the 10th of this month, at the Castle of Sigmaringen….' Countersigned at the foot by Alexandru Lahovary (1841-1897) Romanian Aristocrat, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1889-91, 1891-95. VGRemigio Morales Bermudez (1836-1894) President of Peru 1890-94.Ferdinand I (1865-1927) King of Romania 1914-27.Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1938) Queen consort of Romania 1914-27.On 10 January 1893 the Royal couple were married at Sigmaringen Castle in three ceremonies: one civil, one Catholic (Ferdinand's religion) and one Anglican.

GUS: (1911-1997) Gustave Erlich. French comic Cartoonist. Well remembered for his publications in French newspapers Le Figaro, Le Canard Enchainé, and many others. An excellent signed original watercolour, `Gus´, one page, oblong folio, drawing paper, n.p., 1st December 1989, in French. Gus has drawn a funny sketch showing George H. W. Bush offering a peace-pipe to Mikhail Gorbachev, with the legend `Malta - Meeting Gorbachev-Bush´ in his hand. The drawing shows both leaders seated on a carpet, drinking vodka and coke, Bush stating “Pipe-peace. Old custom in our country”. VG

PRIGOGINE ILYA: (1917-2003) Russian Viscount and Physical Chemist. Awarded with the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1977 for his works on dissipative structures and irreversibility. Autograph manuscript signed `I. Prigg´, one page, folio, n.p., n.d., in French. Prigogine responds to three questions that his correspondent annotates to the heading of the document. To the first question referring to his scientific beginnings, Prigogine states `Thanks to the support I received from my teachers and especially professor Th. De Donder….´, to the second question about the way he could finance and live at that time, Prigogine refers to his first job `I was appointed at the Brussels university immediately after finishing my university studies..´, and to the last, asking "which one of your works do you consider the most important, the Nobel laureate states `My main work has been about…the irreversible phenomena.´ Prigogine signs a second time at the base `I, Prigogine, Proffesor of the Sciences University in Brussels.´ VG

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. D.S., Wilhelm R (a particularly bold, fine example), two pages, folio, Berlin, 16th June 1913, in German. The partially printed manuscript document is the appointment of Eduard Arnhold, Privy Councillor of Commerce in Berlin, as a Member of the House of Lords of the Parliament and states, in part, 'We give him seat and voice in the House of Lords, and all the rights and privileges that are accorded to its members under the laws of Our monarchy. At the same time, We expect the faithful and conscientious fulfilment of the duties which Our royal trust and the laws impose on all the members of the House of Lords of the Parliament of Our Monarchy'. Signed by the Emperor at the conclusion beneath a large blind embossed seal and countersigned by Johann von Dallwitz (1855-1919) German Politician, Interior Minister 1910-14. With blank integral leaf. VG

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: A good and rare multiple signed page, folio, by various Nobel prizes comprising PAUL DIRAC (1902-1984) English theoretical Physicist. Widely regarded as one of the most important physicists of the 20th century. Nobel Prize in Physics 1933. He formulated the Dirac equation. Among Dirac´s works, his contributions to quantum mechanics and electrodynamics, and also the new forms of atomic theory and general relativity. An unusual character described by Einstein as `This balancing on the dizzying path between genius and madness is awful´. Signed `P.A.M. Dirac´. Autographs of Dirac are rare and desirable; Christian de Duve (1917-2013) English-born Belgian Biochemist. Nobel Prize in Physiology 1974; André Frédéric Cournand (1895-1988) French-born American Physician. Awarded with the Nobel prize in Physiology in 1956 for his contributions to cardiac catheterization; Philip Noel-Baker (1889-1982) British Politician and Olympic medal winner in 1920. Awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959 for his campaigns in favour of disarmament, and Sean MacBride (1904-1988) Irish Politician. Nobel Peace Prize in 1974. MacBride annotates above his signature `Disarm or the human race will be destroyed´. All signatures are in bold black ink and were obtained in 1979. VG

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. A good D.S., Wilhelm R, a large and bold ink signature, one page, folio, Rominten, 28th September 1904. The attractive partially printed document, in German, (untranslated), bearing the large and flourish printed heading of “Wilhelm Kaiser of Germany and King of Prussia”, relates to an officer´s appointment, Adolf Schreiber. Signed at the foot by the Kaiser alongside a large and attractive blind embossed Royal seal. Countersigned. With blank integral leaf. VG Rominten, today Krasnolesye, is situated near Kaliningrad in Russia, close to the border with Poland. The village goes back to a hunting lodge in the 16th century. The village later became a hunting place for Prince Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I. The region was elevated to an Imperial Court Hunting District by German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890. The Emperor's Rominten´s Hunting Lodge was built in 1891. After World War I Rominten remained a state hunting district, while the Lodge remained Wilhelm's private property. In September 1933 Wilhelm refused to allow Hermann Goring to stay in the lodge, subsequently Goring built his Reichsjagerhof Rominten. After Wilhelm's death Goring forced the heirs to sell the Lodge to himself. Göring used the new structure until the arrival of the Red Army in 1944.

ORDE JOHN: (1751-1824) British Admiral, remembered as a professional enemy of Lord Nelson. An interesting series of eight A.Ls.S. and two Ls.S., J Orde, twenty nine pages (total), mainly 4to and folio (2), HMS Princess Royal, off Cadiz, 1797-98, to James Matra, His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier, some marked Private and Confidential. Orde writes a series of formal letters to Matra regarding supplies, French and Spanish fleet movements, frictions with the Emperor of Morocco, Colonial Government posts, making references to Lord Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte etc., in part, 'Having the honor to command a Squadron of His Brittanick Majesty's Ships cruising off Cadiz; I am requested by the Earl of St. Vincent to forward to you a Bag of Letters….& to request you will dispatch it to General O'Hara, Govr. of Gibraltar by the earliest opportunity…..I have directed Captain Gage…..to apply for your assistance in procuring a small supply of Bullocks & Vegetables for the Squadron under my Order' (5th December 1797), 'Lord St. Vincent's letters shall be forwarded to him…..We are given to understand here that the whole Spanish Fleet that left Cadiz returned to it except one frigate. What say you to this? Have you had any late accounts of the movement of the French in the Mediterranean Has the French consul with you received orders…..to confiscate vessels taking any article of British manufacture on board? Has he any information relative to the invasion of England & of Portugal?' (25th February 1798), 'The commander of the Emerald Frigate has my directions to call in at Tangier and apply to you for any intelligence you may have to communicate to me…..The Spanish Fleet seem prepared for sea and I have my suspicions intend to come out, should it so happen, I trust we shall not be found unprepared for them' (16th March [1798]), 'I shall not be at all surprised at any attempt the Spaniards may make to promote a difference between Great Britain and the Emperor of Morocco….Your letters for the Duke of Portland I sent to Lisbon, to be forwarded to England….by the same consignment I sent also extracts from your letters to Lord St. Vincent, who I daresay will consider himself much obliged by the intelligence they contain' (2nd April 1798), 'The value of the Governor of Barbados, or rather the income, I conceive to be about 2000 £ Sterlg. Pr. Annm; the greatest part of it arising from the salary allowed by Government……The climate, you will have heard of course, is the mildest possible, and the society of the capital, not bad when I was there, is now, I am informed, greatly improved with the town. Living in the island is not expensive…..supplies of various kinds are got……from America and the intercourse with the mother country in West Indian colonies afford a favourable opportunity to draw what may be wanting from them. The situation of the island of Bermuda makes it ever of importance to G.B., but more especially in time of war…..I cannot too strongly express my gratitude to you for the correct accounts sent me of the proposed movements of the Spanish Fleet…..they enabled me to draw those reinforcements from Lisbon in time that, I conceive, have prevented the Sp[aniar]ds pulling to sea…..I feel more indignant than I can express at the conduct of the E! His hostility to us can not be concealed……Would that we could get hold of Cadiz & the Spanish Fleet! It is an object, in my opinion, more likely to recall to us a tolerable & lasting peace than any other I am aware of. Time will show what we will do. As the Emperor has cut off our supplies of cattle…..I request you to let your servant procure for me about six dozen of the cattle of the best quality, about ten baskets of corn and 200 eggs' (21st April [1798]), 'I intend leaving this about Thursday or Friday next, or so soon after as the Wind will permit, for the purpose of rejoining the Fleet; and intend, in my way, to drop anchor off Tangier, for the purpose of receiving on Board the Princess Royal, as many live Bullocks, and Stock, as I can possibly store, which shall be Publickly understood, to be for my ship only' (6th May 1798), 'I am truly sorry my Dr. Sir that I cannot have the pleasure of your company…..I will however put on my plain coat tomorrow morning, if the weather is moderate, & run up to your house for five minutes to make my Bow to you. My uniform I will not wear as I should wish it not to be understood I am offended at not being saluted……What you say about the Emperor…..I trust will prove true, but such is the apathy that prevails at present and such the apprehensions entertained by all the European stations of the French power, that I must entertain doubts…..We have flying accounts of some arrangement being likely to take place between Great Britain & Spain, but I question it much & rather fear than wish it, as…..[Spain]….making Peace with us would only furnish a better pretext to the French…..It is said Buonaparte and Desaix are at Toulon & to command the expedition preparing in that quarter for Egypt' (18th May [1798]), 'We look anxiously for news from Admiral Nelson and from Home: our latest from the latter is of the 17th June, from the former of the 19th ult.; when he was off Naples and on the moment proceeding after the French known to him to be at Malta destined for Alexandria. When an occasion offers do say what I am in your debt; and pray add to the charge by sending me half a Dozen sheep and 4 or 5 Dozen Capons or Fowls with 4 or 500 oranges' (24th July [1798]), 'Accept my thanks…..for the plentiful supply of Bullocks you have caused to be procured for us……The intelligence you are pleased to send me is further corroborated from other quarters, that respecting the Toulon Squadron in particular……PS I have so blotted the other half of the sheet of paper on which I wrote your letter that I have torn it off - should you have anything more respecting the movements of the French Toulon ships I will beg you to communicate it to me by any opportunity you may have' (12th December [1798]). A fine correspondence of interesting content. Some light overall age wear, generally VG, 10James Matra (1746-1806) American Sailor and Diplomat who had accompanied James Cook on his voyage to Botany Bay in 1770. Matra served as HM Consul General at Tangier from 1786-1806.

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A good L.S., Wellington, four pages, folio, Villatoro, 2nd October 1812, to Sir Home Popham. Wellington states that he has received his correspondent's letter and conversed with the messenger regarding his plans and their execution, remarking 'The great object for me is that you should draw the attention of the enemy by your operations from those which we are carrying on this side; & that you should prevent Caffarelli from detaching Troops to aid Marmont's Army. It would be desirable, for many reasons, that you should get possession of Santona & also of Guataria; but I confess that I entertain so bad an opinion of the Spanish Troops that I don't think you can rely upon them; & the body of Marines which you have with you is not sufficiently large to do much by themselves, or to be a very efficient example to the Spanish troops'. Wellington also writes of his own military activities, 'I am very much afraid that I shall not take this Castle. It is very strong, well garrisoned and well provided with artillery. I had only three pieces of cannon of which one was destroyed last night; & not much ammunition, and I have not been able to get on as I ought. I have however got a mine under one of the works, which I hope will enable me to carry the exterior line; and when that is carried, I hope I shall get on better. But time is wearing apace, and Soult is moving from the South; and I should not be surprised if I were obliged to discontinue this operation to collect the Army' and further reflects 'It is unfortunate that you should have plenty of cannon & ammunition, but that you want good soldiers, & I no want of the latter, but very little of the former. The means of transport, however, required to move a train from the coast or from Madrid where we have plenty, are so extensive, that the attempt would be impracticable'. A letter of good military content. Some very light age wear and extremely minor damp staining to the margins, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature. GHome Riggs Popham (1762-1820) British Rear Admiral who saw service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.Marie-Francois Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga (1766-1849) French General who served as aide-de-camp to Napoleon Bonaparte.Auguste de Marmont (1774-1852) French General, Marshal of the Empire.Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) French General, Marshal of the Empire.

CHARLES V: (1500-1558) Holy Roman Emperor 1519-56, and King Charles I of Spain 1516-56. Grandson of the Catholic Kings, Ferdinand & Isabella. He brought together such extensive territories in western, central and southern Europe, and the Spanish colonies in America and Asia. So large were his domains that they were described as 'The Empire on which the sun never sets'. A good L.S., `Yo el Rey´, one page, folio, Valladolid, 26th January 1518, to `Holy Father´, in old Castilian. Writing in his capacity as King Charles I of Spain, the King orders the payment of salaries dues, `sueldos barceloneses´, and refers to the reports issued by the court clerk of the Royal house. Paper with attractive watermark, showing a hand pointing the sun. With countersignature. Large water stain to the right border only very slightly affecting the flourish of the signature and areas of paper loss to the upper right corner. Very small hole to the centre fold, with overall age wear. F to GTwo months before the present letter was signed, Charles V entered triumphantly in Valladolid on 8th November 1517. Due to the irregularity of Charles assuming the Royal title while his mother, the legitimate Queen, was alive, the negotiations with the Castilian Cortes in Valladolid in 1518 proved difficult. In the end Charles was accepted under the following conditions: he would learn to speak Castilian; he would not appoint foreigners; he was prohibited from taking precious metals from Castile; and he would respect the rights of his mother, Queen Joanna. The Cortes finally paid homage to him in Valladolid in February 1518, becoming officially King Charles V of Spain, only few weeks after he signed the present letter.

BRANDT WILLY: (1913-1992) German Statesman. Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 1969-74 and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD 1964-87. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971. A bold black ink clean large signature to the upper part of a 9.5 x 13.5 large beige folio. Also dated 13th October 1985 in Brandt´s hand. VG

CASTLEREAGH VISCOUNT: (1769-1822) Anglo-Irish Statesman, Foreign Secretary 1812-22 and a central figure in the coalition which defeated Napoleon. Selection of three Ls.S., Castlereagh, eight pages (total), folio, Downing Street, London, September 1805 - May 1807, to James Matra (2) and James Green (1), His Majesty's Consul General at Tangier. Castlereagh writes a series of diplomatic letters making several references to Lord Nelson and states, in part - 'His Majesty's Ministers have judged it expedient in the present state of affairs to take the opportunity of Lord Nelson's return to resume the Command of the Fleet in the Mediterranean, to send a Present to The Emperor of Morocco, for the purpose of marking the just sense entertained by The King of the readiness shewn on all occasions by His Imperial Majesty to supply the wants of the British Ships and of the Garrison of Gibraltar. The Articles composing the Present…..will be forwarded to you by Lord Nelson, with a Letter from The King……and you will avail yourself of the earliest opportunity to offer them to The Emperor with suitable observations upon the mutual interests of The King……I need not make any observation to impress upon your mind the extreme importance of cherishing at all times, but particularly in the present conjuncture, the amicable dispositions of The Emperor…..or the necessity of your communicating to Lord Nelson…..by the quickest possible means all the intelligence which you may be able to procure of the designs and movements of the enemy' (14th September 1805)'I have the honor to transmit to you The King's letter (no longer present) to the Emperor of Morocco, to be by you presented to His Imperial Majesty with the Presents which you will at the same time receive from Vice Admiral Lord Visct. Nelson' (October 1805)'…..in consequence of the hostilities commenced by the Ottoman Porte against His Majesty's Forces His Majesty has been obliged reluctantly to issue…..(a)…..order that it is His Majesty's wish to use every means in his power to withdraw the Ottoman Porte from subjection to French Influence…..It is with similar views His Majesty has directed Alexandria to be taken possession of by the Troops, lest the French, taking advantage of present circumstances, might throw again a force into that Country with a view to conquest……You will take the best opportunity in your power for explaining these circumstances to the Government to which you are accredited……Lord Collingwood has received directions to keep as frequent a Communication with you as possible, and you will use every exertion and address in your power…..with the Vice Admiral's suggestion to counteract the Design of the French and promote His Majesty's Interests' (16th May 1807; with a contemporary manuscript copy of His Majesty's Order affixed). An interesting group of letters, not least for their references to Lord Nelson. Some light overall age wear, most noticeable to the October 1805 letter which also has some dust staining and small tears to the edges, G to about VG, 3

WILKES JOHN: (1725-1797) British Radical, Journalist & Politician, a supporter of the American Rebels during the American War of Independence. Lord Mayor of London 1774-75. D.S., John Wilkes, Mayor, one page, folio, Guildhall, London, 18th July 1775. Wilkes has signed the document at the foot in his capacity as witness to a manuscript document signed by Nicholas William Lewis of Lombard Street, London, stating, in part, 'Nicholas William Lewis…..maketh Oath that he this Deponent and John Paul Berthon…..aforesaid this Deponent's Clerk were present and as Witnesses did see John Willett of Broad Street…..and Charles Turner of Wimpole Street near Cavendish Square…..the partys named in the Deed pole or power of Attorney…..bearing Date the Thirtieth Day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five severally Sign Seal and as their respective Acts and Deeds deliver…..the words “Or his Absence from the said Island of Tobago as aforesaid”, being first interlined between the Words “Mason” and “And” in the third line from the Bottom of the said Deed Poll…..' With blank integral leaf and two blind embossed revenue stamps to the upper margin. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

MUBARAK HOSNI: (1928-2020) Fourth President of Egypt 1981-2011. Egyptian Military Air Force Commander and Politician who succeeded President Anwar Sadat after his assassination. L.S., signed by President Mubarak in Arabic, one page, large folio, Republic Palace at Cairo, 1st day of Muharam 1410, 10th August 1989, to President of Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora, in Arabic. The carefully written document bearing to the heading the Egyptian coat of arms embossed seal refers to the appointment of a new Ambassador, and states in part `In the name of god, the Merciful… Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to His Highness Doctor Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Bolivia… Our Ambassador has been appointed to a new task as plenipotentiary and extraordinary Ambassador. I am very satisfied with the work achieved…´ The document bears at the base the countersignatures of Zakaria Azmi, Chief of the President´s cabinet, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, alongside a blind embossed seal. With blank integral leaf. Two binding holes to the left border. VGJaime Paz Zamora (1939- ) President of Bolivia 1989-93.

ABU-GHAZALA ABD AL-HALIM: (1930-2008) Egyptian Defense Minister 1981-89 and Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army forces. Abu-Ghazala was seated alongside President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated. A cleanly written L.S., signed by Abu-Ghazala in Arabic, one page, folio, July 1983, in Arabic. The untranslated letter is signed in bold blue ink by Abu-Ghazala in his capacity as representative of the Egyptian government. VG

THIEBAULT PAUL CHARLES: (1769-1846) French General during the Napoleonic wars. A good and very interesting content manuscript by Thiebault, eight pages, folio, Salamanque, September & October 1811, in French. Thiebault, with a clean and small writing, makes a lengthy report related to the second supplying for Rodrigo, a crucial military location near Salamanque, in Spain, stating in part `We have seen how the first supplying to Rodrigo was executed, and that two entire armies were considered sufficient to grant the achievement…´, he further expresses very critical comments on General Dorsenne´s behaviour, and referring to his impartiality says `General Dorsenne was not impartial with me. He treated me with a lot of respect, but he did not like me…´ Further again Thiebault explains with detail all the stratagems he had to conceive in order to keep the convoy secret, explaining the fake informations he made circulate. An interesting and curious report, also valuing the consequences in case the expedition fails.  Thiebault also refers to the enemy, and on few occasions to the Duke of Wellington, `…troops that the Duke of Wellington will send there….I was sure the this new would immediately be transmitted to the Duke of Wellington..´ With trimmed edges and small overall minor age wear, otherwise G In May 1810 Thiebaut was made Governor of Salamanca, and in 1811 of Old-Castille. Thiebault backed Napoleon during the Hundred Days and was put in command of the defence of Paris. Thiebault wrote during his military career a number of histories and memoirs, the last of which were published in 1895 and translated into English. His memoirs have been since a useful and detailed source for the history of the First French Empire.Thiébault married Betsy Walker the daughter of Scottish novelist Lady Mary Hamilton. Their son Adolphe gathered the family´s papers, today available at Yale University.

HERGÉ: (1907-1983) Georges Prosper Remi. Belgian Cartoonist. Best known for creating the series of comics “The Adventures of Tintin”. An excellent T.L.S., `Hergé´, one page, folio, Bruxelles, 27th October 1976, on the Studios Hergé attractive printed stationery, to Monsieur J.R. Paques, in French. The letter bears at the heading the black embossed letters of “Studios Hergé”.Hergé thanks his correspondent for his letter and congratulations related to the Tintin journal and the film `Moi, Tintin´, (“I, Tintin”), 1976. The sheet bears the attractive “La Hulpe” lion watermark. Accompanied by the original printed stationery envelope, bearing a printed sketch of Tintin and his dog Milou. EX

MARTI JOSE & ESTRADA PALMA TOMAS: José Marti (1853-1895) Cuban Poet, Writer and Revolutionary Philosopher. Martí is considered a national hero as well as a leading figure in Latin American literature. He became a symbol for Cuba's fight for independence in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence”; & Tomas Estrada Palma (1835-1908) First President of Cuba 1902-1906, and previously during the Ten Year´s War. Remembered for allowing the Platt Amendment which ensured American dominance over Cuba. An exceptional and very attractive multiple D.S., `Jose Marti´, and `T. Estrada Palma´, two pages, large folio, New York, 15th January 1895, to Manuel Ocejo y Pastor, in Spanish. The partially printed document bears the printed heading of the New York delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary party, being a title given to contributors in favour of the cause, “Patriotic Assistance - Fundraising - To finance the war in favour of the Independence and for the Freedom of Cuba”. The attractive document, printed in green and black colours, bears four cleanly affixed portrait photographs of Jose Marti, Tomas Estrada Palma, Gonzalo de Quesada and Benjamin Guerra, all of them laureate with their printed names beneath. The document is signed by Marti and Estrada Palma in their capacity as delegates and is also signed by Gonzalo de Quesada as Secretary of the delegation and Benjamin Guerra in his capacity as Treasurer. The lengthy written text, entitled “Cuba in arms”, is a manifesto in favour of Cuban Independence and freedom, against the Spanish occupancy and slavery, concluding with the motto “Homeland and Freedom”. The document bears beneath the signatures a large red paper seal affixed of the Delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Small overall minor age wear, with small remnants of a former red wax seal to the upper edge. G to VGThe present document is signed by Jose Marti on 13th-15th January 1895, only two weeks before drawing up the Uprising order. A month later, on 24th February, the uprising took place, and three months later Marti was killed at the battle of Dos Rios only a month after having returned to Cuba. Gonzalo de Quesada y Arostegui (1868-1915) was the key architect of Cuba´s Independence Movement with Jose Marti. Appointed Special Commissioner of Cuba to the United States in 1900. He later entered the diplomatic service, becoming minister to the United States. De Quesada authored “A History of Free Cuba" (1898) and "Cuba" (1905). He also edited Marti's literary works 1900-11.

MARIA CHRISTINA: (1858-1929) Austrian Archduchess, Queen Consort of Spain 1879-85, as wife of King Alfonso XII. Maria Christina also served as Queen Regent of Spain 1885-1902. An official diplomatic L.S., Maria Cristina, two pages, folio, Royal Palace of Madrid, 15th November 1894, to the President of the Republic of Peru, in Spanish. The elegantly penned manuscript letter dates from Maria Christina's tenure as Queen Regent and states, in part, 'Moved by Our constant desire to continue to cultivate the good relations both political and commercial which happily exist between Spain and Peru, We have judged it appropriate to appoint as Our Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Your Republic Don Luis del Castillo y Frigueros……The distinguished qualities of Senor Castillo y Frigueros and his well-known zeal make Us hope that in the discharge of his important Mission he will succeed in earning Your goodwill…..' Countersigned by Alejandro Groizard y Gomez de la Serna (1830-1919) Spanish Politician, Minister of State 1894-95. With an attractive blind embossed paper seal affixed. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGAndres Avelino Caceres (1836-1923) President of Peru 1884-85, 1886-90 & 1894-95.

FREDERICK WILLIAM IV: (1795-1861) King of Prussia 1840-61. L.S., Frederic Guillaume, one page, folio, Charlottenburg, 19th May 1850, to the King of the Two Sicilies, in French. The King writes with great pleasure to announce 'that the marriage between my beloved niece, Princess Frederique Louise Wilhelmine Marianne Charlotte of Prussia, and His Royal Highness the Prince George, hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen, took place yesterday at the Charlottenburg Palace', further remarking 'I am convinced that Your Majesty will be delighted about this event, which represents for me and my family a source of great contentment'. Countersigned at the foot by Alexander von Schlenitz (1807-1885) Prussian Foreign Minister 1848, 1849-50, 1858-61. With blank integral leaf. VGFerdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59.Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1831-1855) had married Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1826-1914) in Charlottenburg on 18th May 1850 following a short engagement. Among the wedding gifts was an opulent old villa on Lake Como as well as a substantial collection of artworks. The Princess was to tragically die at the age of 23 following childbirth complications.