WEP Model Train O Scale Car Assortment (10) items including a GWR riding van hand signed on underside 'P. K. Dawson / D. Studley', a signal van hand signed on underside 'A&M models for R. Carss R. H. '98', an iron workshop van, a horse box, a fish wagon tadpole 'A', a bloater, a fish van, (2) beetle cars and signal van Property from: The Estate of Thomas ('Tom') Jones, Wilton, Connecticut Height: 2 7/8 inches, Length: 8 1/2 inches (longest) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, some may have scuffs, nicks, chips, missing paint, loose wires Disclaimers: all items not individually inspected, not checked for replacement parts, we cannot guarantee the operation Category: Collectibles > Model Trains (British) - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 2:51 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
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GWR Worcester, Hereford, Ross, Gloucester Railway Plan and Scale Book By I. K. Brunel 1845, elephant folio, non-published from the drawings of engineer I. K. Brunel, hand-colored engraved plans, some having fold down pages, each having an oval ink stamp of 'Great Western Railway, Engineers Office, Paddington' including (2) tracing paper hand drawn set of plans Property from: The Estate of Thomas ('Tom') Jones, Wilton, Connecticut Height: 18 inches, Width: 30 1/2 inches, Depth: 1 1/2 inches (closed) Condition: overall moderate wear consistent with age and normal use, pages having stains, creases, tears, water stains, (2) loose pages at front, foxing, fading, one of the tracing paper papers torn Disclaimers: individual pages have not been inspected, we cannot guarantee completeness, may have occasional bent corners, creases, short tears, owner names or notations, foxing or discoloration Category: Collectibles > Railwayana - Books Estimated Sale Time: 1:42 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3Photograph #4Photograph #5Photograph #6Photograph #7Photograph #8Photograph #9Photograph #10Photograph #11Photograph #12Photograph #13Photograph #14Photograph #15Photograph #16Photograph #17Photograph #18Photograph #19Photograph #20
K-Line Model Train O Scale Car Assortment (15) items including a Canadian Pacific vista dome, a vista dome observation, (2) coaches and coach / baggage combo car, a CSX Greenbrier coach / baggage combo car and (3) coaches, a Missouri Kansas Texas baggage car and (3) coaches and a South Shore Line electric powered and non-powered coaches Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois Height: 4 1/4 inches, Length: 18 1/2 inches, Width: 2 1/2 inches (longest) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, no boxes Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts Category: Collectibles > Model Trains - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 3:26 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1
K-Line Model Train O Scale Locomotive with Tender Assortment (4) items including a Pennsylvania K4s 4-6-2 steam locomotive #3876 with tender, an A.T.&S.F. Lima 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive #4198 with tender, a New York Central J1e Hudson steam locomotive #5344 with tender and a Milwaukee Road 4-6-2 steam locomotive #810 with tender Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois Height: 4 inches, Length: 24 inches, Width: 2 1/2 inches (longest) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, no boxes Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts Category: Collectibles > Model Trains - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 3:23 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
K-Line Model Train O Scale Assortment Including train cars, locomotives and trams, most having advertising Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois Length: 10 inches (#7517) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, some may have scuffs, nicks, chips, missing paint, loose wires Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts Category: Collectibles > Model Trains - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 3:35 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2Photograph #3
MTH Model Train O Scale Locomotive with Tender Assortment (3) items including a #20-3469-1 Pennsylvania Red Tuscan 4-6-2 K-4S steam locomotive #5409 with tender, a 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive #4248 with tender and a #30-1118-0 Pennsylvania 'Torpedo' locomotive #3768 with tender Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois Height: 4 inches, Length: 24 1/2 inches, Width: 2 5/8 inches (largest including tender) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, no boxes Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts Category: Collectibles > Model Trains - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 4:00 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
K-Line Model Train O Scale Locomotive and Tender Assortment (6) items including a Union Pacific Mikado 2-8-2 steam locomotive #2480 with tender, a Southern Pacific 4-6-2 steam locomotive #2488 with tender, a Missouri Kansas Texas 2-8-2 steam locomotive #902 with tender, a 2-axle A5 steam switcher #94 and (2) 4-6-6T steam tank locomotives including a Boston & Albany #403 and a Grand Trunk Western #1542 Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois Height: 3 3/4 inches, Length: 21 inches, Width: 2 1/2 inches (longest) Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, no boxes Disclaimers: not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts Category: Collectibles > Model Trains - O Scale Estimated Sale Time: 3:25 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
POUL KJAERHOLM (1929-1980)Lit de repos mod. 'PK 80'Création en 1957, exemplaire de 2004Edition Fritz HansenEstampille et étiquette de l'éditeurAcier chromé, bois peint et caoutchouc ; avec deux matelas, l'un en lin l'autre en cuirH: 22cm. (8 11/16in.); L: 190cm.(74 13/16in.); P: 76cm.(29 15/16in.).Matelas :H: 8cm. (3 1/8in.); L: 186cm.(73 1/4in.); P: 80cm.(31 1/2in.).A 'PK 80' daybed in chrome-plated steel, painted wood and rubber by Poul Kjaerholm designed in 1957 and edited by Fritz Hansen in 2004.Footnotes:Bibliographie:C. Harland, K. Helmer-Petersen, K. Kjaerholm, Poul Kjaerholm, Ed Arkitektens Forlag, Copenhagen, 1999, p. 104, 105, 177For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
POUL KJAERHOLM (1929-1980)Table mod. 'PK 55'Création en 1957Edition Fritz HansenEstampille de l'éditeurBois peint et acier chroméH: 68,5cm. (27in.); L: 204cm.(80 5/16in.); P: 102cm.(40 1/8in.).A 'PK 55' dining table in painted wood and chrome-plated steel by Poul Kjaerholm designed in 1957 and edited by Fritz Hansen.Footnotes:Bibliographie :C. Harland, K. Helmer-Petersen, K. Kjaerholm, Poul Kjaerholm, Ed Arkitektens Forlag, Copenhagen, 1999, p. 23, 92-93For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971)Lampadaire mod. 'LP 28710' dit 'Royal'Création en 1958 Edition Louis PoulsenMétal chromé, fonte et tissuH: 182cm.(73 5/8in.); L: 23cm.(9 1/16in.); P: 35cm.(13 3/4in.).A 'Royal' floor lamp in chrome-plated steel, cast iron and fabric by Arne Jacobsen designed in 1958 and edited by Louis Poulsen.Footnotes:Historique :Le modèle a été conçu pour le SAS Royal Hotel de Copenhague.Bibliographie:P. E. Tøjner, K. Vindum, Arne Jacobsen : Arkitekt & Designer, Dansk Design Center, 1999, p. 74.M. Sheridan, Room 606: The SAS House and the Work of Arne Jacobson, Ed Thames & Hudson, Londres, 2023, p. 42, 47, 87, 128, 129, 174, 245For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971)Fauteuil mod. 'FH3320' dit 'Swan'Création en 1958Edition Fritz HansenEstampille de l'éditeurFonte d'acier, fibre de verre moulée, cuirH: 74cm.(29 1/8in.); L: 74cm.(29 1/8in.); P: 54cm.(21 1/4in.).A stamped 'Swan' armchair in cast iron, molded fiberglass and leather by Arne Jacobsen designed in 1958 and edited by Fritz Hansen.Footnotes:Bibliographie:M. Emery, Furniture by Architects, Ed Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1983, p. 158, n. 289Arne Jacobsen. Architecte et designer danois. 1902-1971, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 16 novembre 1987-31 janvier 1988, p. 57P. E. Tøjner, K. Vindum, Arne Jacobsen : Arkitekt & Designer, Dansk Design Center, 1999, p. 78, 81, 120, 121.J. Gura, Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st century, Ed. W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2007, p. 91M. Sheridan, Room 606: The SAS House and the Work of Arne Jacobson, Ed Phaidon Press, 2003, p. 46, 129, 162, 216, 220, 222, 225, 245, 253, 255For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971)Fauteuil mod. 'FH3320' dit 'Swan'Création 1958Edition Fritz HansenEtiquette partielle de l'éditeurFibre de verre moulée, vinyle et acier chroméH: 75cm. (29 1/2in.); L: 75cm. (29 1/2in.); P: 65cm. (25 9/16in.).A 'FH3320' also called 'Swan' armchair in molded fiberglass, vinyl and chrome-plated steel by Arne Jacobsen designed in 1958 and edited by Fritz Hansen.Footnotes:Bibliographie :M. Emery, Furniture by Architects, Ed Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1983, p. 158, n. 289Arne Jacobsen. Architecte et designer danois. 1902-1971, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 16 novembre 1987-31 janvier 1988, p. 57P. E. Tøjner, K. Vindum, Arne Jacobsen : Arkitekt & Designer, Ed Dansk Design Center, 1999, p. 78, 81, 120, 121J. Gura, Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st century, Ed W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2007, p. 91M. Sheridan, Room 606: The SAS House and the Work of Arne Jacobson, Ed Phaidon Press, 2003, p. 46, 129, 162, 216, 220, 222, 225, 245, 253, 255For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ELISABETH GAROUSTE (1946-) & MATTIA BONETTI (1952-)Lampe mod. 'Masque'Création en 1984, exemplaire circa 1994Edition Galerie En Attendant les BarbaresMonogramme des artistes, estampille de l'éditeur, cachet du fondeur et numérotée 126/150Bronze doréH: 50cm. (19 11/16 in.); L: 25cm. (9 13/16in.).A monogrammed, stamped and numbered 'Mask' lamp in gilt bronze by Elisabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti designed in 1984 and edited by Galerie En Attendant les Barbares circa 1994.Footnotes:Historique:Modèle présenté dans l'exposition Années 80. Mode, design, graphisme en France au Musée des Arts décoratifs à Paris, 22 octobre 2022-16 avril 2023.Bibliographie:S. Calloway, F. Baudot, G.-G. Lemaire, Elizabeth Garouste et Mattia Bonetti, Ed Michel Aveline, Paris, 1990, p. 35, 55, 80, 81, 116A. Bony, En Attendant les Barbares, Ed du Regard, Paris, 2022, p. 11, 39, 135A. Gastaut, K. Lacquemant et al., Années 80. Mode, design, graphisme en France, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 22 octobre 2022-16 avril 2023, p. 102G. Bloch-Champfort, P. Favardin, Designers et créateurs des années 80-90, Ed Norma, Paris, 2022, p. 132, n. 2For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991)Rare console dite 'Twilight Time' Création en 1985 Edition XOTreillis en acier expansé, verreH: 69cm. (27 3/16in.); L: 110cm.(43 5/16in.); P: 62cm.(24 7/16in.).A rare 'Twilight Time' console table in expanded steel mesh and glass by Shiro Kuramata designed in 1985 and edited by XO.Footnotes:Bibliographie :K. Sato, 'Shiro Kuramata: I Mobili Transparenti', Domus, no. 664, septembre 1985D. Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata. Vol 1. Catalogue of Works, Ed Phaidon, Londres, 2013, p. 335, n. 416D. Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata. Vol. 2. Essays and Writings, Ed Phaidon, Londres, 2013, p. 98, 102For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dickens (Charles) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 3 vol., first edition in book form, engraved frontispiece, additional title, and 41 plates by R. Seymour and H. K. Browne, extra-illustrated with 29 duplicate plates by the same artists in different states and issues, the 2 suppressed plates by Buss, 72 watercolour plates of Pickwickian characters by Joseph Clayton Clarke ["Kyd"], 32 contemporary plates by Thomas Onwhyn, title-page and 12 hand-coloured plates by Onwhyn first published in 1894, and a portrait of Dickens, vol. 2 with one blue upper wrapper from the issue in parts bound near start, early 20th century bibliographical notes in pencil to some plate margins, occasional light foxing, handsome Cosway-style binding of emerald green crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, fine miniature of the young Dickens painted on vellum under glass, surrounded by a fine brass rim and decorative border of small gilt and blind-stamped tools inset into the front tan morocco doublure of vol. 1, covers decorated with border of triple gilt fillet, front covers with a central red morocco inlay gilt-stamped with Dickens's crest of lion couchant, spine in six compartments with five raised bands, three lettered in gilt, the others decorated in gilt with small floral and volute tools, green morocco turn-ins decorated with gilt borders, five cinnamon silk moiré doublures each stamped in gilt with a facsimile of Dickens's signature, cinnamon silk moiré endpapers, t.e.g., very faint scratch to vol. 1 upper cover, preserved in a morocco-backed pull-top box (little rubbed), 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1837.
18ct white gold single stone old cut diamond ring, diamond approx 2.40 caratCondition Report:Approx 4.65gm, size Q, tested 18ct, very light solder marks on shank probably been redone, diamond bright, good movement, colour approx K-M, clarity very good approx VS, eye clean no visible inclusions, very very shallow chip to facet edge, visible under 10x loop only
18ct white gold and platinum two stone round brilliant cut diamond ring, stamped 18c Plat, diamonds approx 1.45 carat and 1.50 carat, total diamond weight approx 2.95 caratCondition Report:Approx 7gm, size S-T, shank tested 18ct, setting tested platinum, each approx VS clarity - no visible inclusions, colour good approx J-K, good condition, bright diamonds, very good movement
18ct white gold three stone round brilliant cut diamond ring, hallmarked, principal diamond 0.82 carat, total diamond weight 1.52 carat, with World Gemological Institute reportCondition Report:Approx 4.45gm, size J-K, very good condition, principal diamond colour H, clarity VS1, side diamonds colour H-I, clarity VS-SI
18ct white gold amethyst and diamond suite, comprising necklace, pair of pendant stud earrings and bracelet and ring, each with pear cut amethysts and round brilliant cut diamonds, stamped 750 Condition Report:Approx 146gm, ring size J-K, ring head = 3.3cm x 2.7cm, bangle inner circumference = 18cm, max depth = 3.5cm, earring length = 5.23cm, necklace length = 44cm, very good condition
A set of 22 Canaletto etchings produced by J.G. Links With a catalogue and foreward by John R. Hale 12 framed and 10 loose in folio Etching on paper To be sold without reserve Property of a Nobleman Framed: [a] Le Porte del Dolo [b] La Torre di Malghera [c] Prato della Valle [d] Ale Porte del Dolo [e] A Town on a River Bank [f] Sistina in Pra della Valle [g] The Portico with a Lantern [h] Al Dolo [I] Mestre [j] Imaginary View of a Walled Town [k] Imaginary View of Venice [l] Title-Page Folio: [a] View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb [b] La Libreria V and La Piera del Bando V [c] Le Procuratie Niove e S. Ziminian V and Le Person. V. [d] Market on the Molo and Market at Dolo [e] Landscape with Tower and Two Ruined Pillars and The Terrace [f] Imaginary View of San Giacomo di Realto, Venice and Landscape with Ruined Monuments [g] Landscape with a Pilgrim at Prayer and Mountainous Landscape with Five Bridges [h] The Equestrian Monument and Imaginary View of Venice [I] Landscape with a Woman at a Well and two views of a bridge [j] view of mountains with two pillars to the right Dimensions: (Paper) 16.5 in. (H) x 21 in. (W) (Frame) 18.75 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)
BUCHNER HANS ERNST: (1850-1902) German Bacteriologist. His brother Eduard was awarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in 1907. Buchner was a pioneer in the field of immunology and hygiene. A very fine and boldly written A.L.S., `Dr. H. Buchner´, one page, 4to, Munich, 20th April 1896, to Professor Sormanni, in Pavia, in Italian. The autograph letter bears to the upper left corner the printed text “Hygienisches Institut – Der K. L. M. Universitat”. Buchner deeply thanks his Italian correspondent and colleague for reporting to him about the diploma award he has been granted with, stating in part `… aveva la bontà, d´informarmi dell´onorevole nominazione come Socio Corrispondente della Reale Società Italiana d´Igiene e d´inviarmi il relative diploma… Colla gran ammirazioni, che nutro per la nazione Italiana e per le misure energiche, che sapeva prendere rignardo l´Igiene (penso al risanamento di Roma e Napoli) mi é tanto piu soddisfazzione, che le relazione scientifiche existente sin´ora sieno rinforzate di questo nuevo legame´ (translation: “…you were kind enough to inform me of my honourable nomination as Corresponding Member of the Royal Italian Society of Hygiene and to send me the relevant diploma... With the great admiration that I have for the Italian nation and for the energetic measures taken by your nation in respect of the Hygiene (I am thinking of the sanitation of Rome and Naples) I am all the more satisfied that the scientific reports that have existed up to now are strengthened by this new bond”) VG
KRISHNAN K. S.: (1898-1961) Indian physicist, a co-discoverer of Raman scattering. Manuscript D.S., K S Krishnan, one page, 4to, n.p., 22nd January 1954. Krishnan responds to a researcher’s questionnaire entitled Whole World Inquiry, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, ‘1. What kind of a place do you assign to Einstein in modern science? 2. What sort of an influence has he exerted upon your work?.......3. What kind of a place does he occupy in the history of world science?’ Krishnan provides his answers to the first two questions beneath, writing ‘1. Modern science owes a great deal to Einstein, and many branches of classical physics too. 2. An early paper of his on light scattering has been a source of great inspiration to me; I have read the paper off and on during the last thirty years, and every time I read the paper there is a fresh appeal’. A few light creases, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, otherwise VG Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921.
STANISLAVSKI KONSTANTIN: (1863-1938) Russian Theatre Director. Stanislavski was widely recognized as an outstanding actor, and the multiple productions that he directed garnered him a reputation as one of the leading theatre directors of his generation. His principal fame and influence, rests on his system of actor training, preparation, and rehearsal technique. A rare signed and inscribed postcard photograph, `K. Stanislavski´, in Cyrillic, dated in his hand in 1913. The image shows Stanislavski in a head and shoulders pose. Signed and inscribed to Mme. O.I. Sokolova in bold black fountain pen ink. Stamped to the verso. One horizontal light crease and a very small corner crease to the upper left corner. Two small stains not affecting the text or signature. About G
HARING KEITH: (1958-1990) American artist. A good, rare illustrated A.L.S., Keith, and again K. Haring, one page, 4to, Broadway, New York, 1988, to Mike. Haring writes, in full, 'Thanks for your letter and the gift. It was very kind and most generous of you. I do appreciate your support and kind words. I have enclosed some small drawings for you, I hope you like them'. At the foot of the page Haring has drawn three of his trademark dancing figures, adding a second signature and the date immediately beneath. Illustrated autograph letters signed by Haring are rare and desirable as a result of the artist's tragically young death at the age of 31. About EX
FLYING ACES: A multiple signed colour 8 x 11 magazine page by five American flying aces of World War II individually, comprising Glenn E. Duncan (1918-1998; credited with 19.5 victories and the top ace of the 353rd Fighter Group), Henry W. Brown (1923-2008; credited with 14 victories and the top ace of the 355th Fighter Group), Donald J. Strait (1918-2015; credited with 13.5 victories), Leonard K. Carson (1923-1994; credited with 18.5 victories) and Arthur Jeffrey (1919-2015; credited with 14 victories and the first pilot to shoot down an Me163, the Luftwaffe’s jet rocket aircraft), the image depicting their various aircraft including P-51Ds. All have signed in bold inks to clear areas and two have added inscriptions in their hands. Together with a selection of five smaller printed images of various sizes, each removed from magazines, four individually signed by Donald Strait, Leonard Carson, Henry Brown and Arthur Jeffrey and the fifth annotated in the hand of Glenn Duncan, ‘This was NOT accomplished by Duncan, another pilot was aboard…..’. Generally VG, 6
TANGUY YVES: (1900-1955) French surrealist painter. A good A.L.S., Yves Tanguy, two pages, 4to, Woodbury, Connecticut, 20th June 1947, to [Alain] Gheerbrant, in French. Tanguy bemoans the fact that he only received his correspondent’s letter that morning and that it has taken eighteen days to arrive via air mail and continues to inform Gheerbrant that ‘Je n'ai pas sous la main l'eau-forte que vous me demandez pour Benjamin mais je puis la faire - je vais la faire de toute facon. Vous avez l'air presse et je ne peux guere vous la garantir avant une quinzaine de jours (par avion vous pourrez l'avoir vers le 10 juillet au plus tard)’ (Translation: ‘I don’t have on hand the etching that you asked for for Benjamin, but I can do it – I’m going to do it anyway. You seem to be in a hurry and I can hardly guarantee it before a fortnight (by plane you will be able to have it around 10th July at the latest)’), further adding that Pierre Matisse had left last Saturday, and also referring to Andre Breton and Jacqueline Lamba, ‘Autre chose: Mrs David Hare, ex Madame Breton me demande d'urgence d'envoyer quelque chose pour une vente au benefice du meme Benjamin Peret. En temps normaux j'aurais fait une gouache pour cela mais je travaille comme un damne a faire precisement une serie de gouaches precisement, pour une possible exposition a Paris, alors j'avais pense que vous pourriez vous desaisir de ces documents de l'ex Vrille au benefice de l'actuel Peret? Et si vous voulez bien avoir la patience d'attendre un peu que je sois moins surmene je vous demanderai de bien vouloir accepter une autre gouache en compensation de toute la peine que vous voulez bien vous donner pour moi et pour nous. Si cela vous convient, voulez-vous remettre a Breton ces petites choses en question. Je vais d'ailleurs ecrire a Breton bien que je sois terrifie de le faire car je n'ai jamais ecrit depuis son depart! Je plaide coupable, dites-le lui’ (Translation: ‘Another thing: Mrs David Hare, ex Madame Breton, urgently asks me to send something for a sale for the benefit of the same Benjamin Peret. Normally I would have made a gouache for this but I am working like hell to make a series of gouaches precisely, for a possible exhibition in Paris, so I thought that you could part with these documents from the ex Vrille for the benefit of the current Peret? And if you would like to have the patience to wait a little until I am less overworked, I would ask you to accept another gouache as compensation for all the trouble you are willing to give yourself for me and for us. If that suits you, would you like to ask Breton these little things in question. I’m going to write to Breton even though I’m terrified to do so because I’ve never written since he left! I plead guilty, tell him'). A letter of fine content. Some feint, consistent ink bleeding to the page, causing significant show-through to the verso. VG Alain Gheerbrant (1920-2013) French writer, editor, poet and explorer, the first avant-garde publisher who founded the publishing house K Editeur. Benjamin Peret (1899-1959) French poet and Dadaist, a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement. Andre Breton (1896-1966) French writer and poet, the co-founder, leader and principal theorist of surrealism. Breton’s second wife, from 1934-43, was Jacqueline Lamba (1910-1993) French painter and surrealist artist.
KAFKA FRANZ: (1883-1924) Austro-Hungarian-born Czechoslovakian novelist and short-story writer. An extremely rare A.L.S., with his initial K, as is usually encountered, three pages, 8vo, n.p. (Prague), n.d. (1921/22), to Robert [Klopstock], in German. Kafka writes in bold pencil and informs his friend that he had been at Munzer’s with Felix the previous evening, remarking ‘The result is small compared to the hopes: a free place in the cafeteria, which gives the right to daily (supposedly very good…..) lunch and dinner and also about 150K per month from an American association. That’s all, maybe something else will happen when you’re here, but for now only the two things above are certain’, and adding that he had heard that qualified doctors had been happy with similar accommodation. Kafka also reports that Munzer was very friendly, thanks to Felix, and explains that he will make further enquiries to find somewhere for Klopstock to live, but that the summer semester will be starting soon. Kafka also makes reference to medical matters, stating ‘The visit to Munzer was even bleaker from a medical perspective……Their ignorance became terribly clear in the conversation……I’ll tell you about it later. I have been suffering from insomnia and its consequences for some time’. Autograph letters of Kafka are highly desirable and extremely rare as a result of his tragically untimely death at the age of 40, having suffered from laryngeal tuberculosis. Some minor age wear, two very minor, light stains to the right edge of the final page, and a few of the edges slightly irregularly torn, not affecting the text or signature, G Robert Klopstock (1899-1972) Hungarian physician and lung surgeon, a close friend of Franz Kafka from 1920-24. Both Klopstock and Kafka were treated for tuberculosis and the former was present at the writer’s death bed at the Kierling Sanatorium in Vienna on 3rd June 1924. Klopstock himself managed to overcome the disease and went on to continue a successful medical career in America. Egmont Munzer (1865-1924) Professor of Medicine at the German University in Prague.
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spiritual leader during the Indian independence movement. A fine, rare vintage signed sepia 6 x 4.5 photograph of Gandhi, the iconic image depicting him seated outdoors, cross-legged in a full-length pose on a rug, wearing his familiar white loin cloth (dhoti) and with a Khadi shawl over his shoulders and arms, accompanied by a number of his disciples who are seated in the immediate background. Photograph by Balvant of Raipur and Ahmedabad, and with his typescript credit and caption ‘Mahatmaji’s latest picture in his characteristic Budhist (sic) posture of sitting’ to the verso. Further dated 13th May 1931 in blue indelible pencil to the verso, which also features the blue ink signature of V. Kalyanam, Gandhi’s personal secretary. Signed (‘M K Gandhi’) by Gandhi in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Signed photographs of Gandhi have always been rare and remain highly desirable. Some very light, minimal age wear and with a couple of very minor, insignificant surface creases. VGOn 15th May 1931, just a matter of days after the present photograph was taken, Gandhi announced that he would attend the second Round Table Conference on Indian independence in London. In all, three Round Table Conferences would be held between 1930-32, with Gandhi only attending the second. Indeed, in December 1929 Gandhi had refused to be present at the London meetings and, in accordance with the law, the Viceroy arrested Gandhi and sent him to prison. However, Gandhi’s presence would prove vital to the success of the peace conferences, and he was the only representative of the Indian National Congress at the second Round Table conference which opened at the St. James Palace in London on 7th September 1931. Kalyanam (1922-2021) Indian freedom fighter who served as Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary during the last few years of Gandhi’s life (1943-48). Kalyanam was standing just behind Gandhi when the latter was shot and was the first to inform Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel of Gandhi’s death. The presence of Kalyanam’s signature on the present photograph indicates that it originated from his personal archives.
WORLD POLITICS: An excellent selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, 8 x 10s, some signed cards and letters etc., by a wide variety of world leaders and politicians from Great Britain, North America, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Scandinavia and Australia including Edward Heath, Denis Healey, Michael Stewart, Fred Peart, Reginald Maudling, Peter Shore, Fred Mulley, Baron Chalfont, John Silkin, Murray Fox (Lord Mayor of London), Robert J. Peliza (Chief Minister of Gibraltar 1969-72), Hubert Humphrey (2; Vice President of the United States 1965-69), Edmund Muskie, William P. Rogers, Ralph Perk (Mayor of Cleveland 1971-77), Kenneth A. Gibson (Mayor of Newark 1970-86), Pierre Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada 1968-79, 1980-84), Jean-Luc Pepin, Gustav Heinemann (President of West Germany 1969-74), Ludwig Erhard (Chancellor of West Germany 1963-66), Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of Germany 1982-98), Albert Osswald, Hans-Jurgen Wischnewski, Hans-Dietrich Genscher (Vice Chancellor of Germany 1974-82, 1982-92), Egon Franke (Vice Chancellor of West Germany 1982), Peter Lorenz, Heinz Kuhn, Willi Stoph, Gunter Gaus, Alex Moller, Hans Filbinger, Rainer Barzel, Egon Bahr, Gerhard Stollenberg, Rudolf Kirchschlager (President of Austria 1974-86), Bruno Pittermann (3; Vice Chancellor of Austria 1957-66), Arthur Breycha-Vauthier, Bruno Marek, Cevdet Sunay, Ahmet Topaloglu, Per Borten (Prime Minister of Norway 1965-71), Trygve Brateli (Prime Minister of Norway 1971-72, 1973-76), Sten Andersson, Krister Wickman, Erling Dinesen, K. B. Andersen, Mauno Koivisto (Prime Minister of Finland 1968-70, 1979-82 and President of Finland 1982-94), Kalevi Sorsa (Prime Minister of Finland 1972-75, 1977-79, 1982-87), William McMahon (Australian Prime Minister 1971-72), Malcolm Fraser (Australian Prime Minister 1975-83), Billy Snedden, Reg Turnbull etc. Some of the photographs are accompanied by official letters of transmittal signed by private secretaries, a few photographs are unsigned or bear autopen or rubber-stamped signatures. Some minor faults, light age wear and minor creasing, G to about VG, 107
ROWLING J. K.: (1965- ) British author of the seven-volume fantasy series of novels featuring Harry Potter. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, First edition published by Bloomsbury, London, 2005. Signed by Rowling in bold black ink with her name alone to the front free endpaper. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some creasing and a few small tears to the edges). Some light age wear, about VG
BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859) British civil engineer, one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution. A good A.L.S., I K Brunel, three pages, 4to, n.p., 25th October 1830, to Mademoiselle de Villiers. The young Brunel writes a charming letter to his correspondent, commencing ‘Being accused of want of gallantry towards a fair foreigner I really must beg leave to address her personally in my defence. I beg therefore Mademoiselle that you will believe and assure your father that I regret sincerely and particularly on your account that I should not have had the good fortune to meet you when you have done me the honour of calling’, further explaining that his father (‘whom I presume Monsieur de Villiers particularly wished to see’) is out of town and as a consequence he is much engaged ‘and have really been from home every time that you have honoured me with a call except the last when I was engaged by appointment with some persons whom I could not possibly leave’, remarking ‘I trust therefore my character for politeness will not suffer in your estimation and that you will not leave this country with any prejudice against my countrymen the English’ and also adding ‘I beg you will inform Mr. de Villiers that I have no alteration whatsoever to suggest to his description of the tunnel but any questions which he may wish to put I shall be most happy to answer – by writing if he wishes it –‘. VGMarc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849) French-born British engineer who constructed the Thames Tunnel and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.The Thames Tunnel was built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Isambard Brunel and his son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, using the tunnelling shield newly invented by the elder Brunel and Thomas Cochrane. The tunnel, beneath the River Thames, was originally designed for horse-drawn carriages, but was mainly used by pedestrians and became a tourist attraction. In 1869 it was converted into a railway tunnel and is still used today as part of the London Overground railway network.
Assortment of nine German Armand Marseille porcelain dolls. The lot to include two baby dolls; 341 / 470 K, 341/ 8K, a black baby doll 3H 2/0X b.K., three small girls dolls; 390 A5/0XM, 1894 4/0 DEP, 390 410/0 and three larger girl dolls; 990 ACM, 1894 2 DEP, and 971 A1M. No visible cracking or major damage, some accessories / hair missing. Overall VG. Largest measures 33cm, smallest measures 27cm.
Five boxed tin plate & plastic models to include No Rev Citroen 15 Six Familiale, K Friction Powered Auto Transport, Hong Kong 1714 Vega Major Motor Coach, China Friction Lucky Sports Car and a Hong Kong Simca friction powered car, plus a quantity of contemporary Meccano featuring 2 x built model cars (3 boxes)
10 Boxed Trumpeter 1/48 plastic model kits to include 02890 Westland Whirlwind, 02827 Seahawk mk 100/101, 02881 H-34 US Marines, 02880 Fairey Albacore Torpedo Bomber, 02881 H-34 US Marines, 02821 HU-16A Albatross, 02856 Russian MIG-23MLD Flogger K, 02876 US T-38C Talon II, 02817 Savoia-Marchetti SM79 II Sparviero and 02867 Supermarine Attacker FB2, all unbuilt and appearing complete
Approx 70 boxed / cased diecast models to include Corgi, Matchbox, Maisto, Oxford Diecast, ERTL, etc, featuring 2 x Matchbox Superkings (K-15 The Londoner & K162), Corgi Classic Commercials 97187, Motor Force multi-model set, Corgi Cameo Collection, etc. Diecast generally ex, boxes vary but gd-vg overall
Seven mostly German assorted porcelain baby dolls, six having sleeping eyes, all with hand painted bisque faces and composite bodies. All dolls have makers marks to the back of the necks, six marked made in Germany. The lot to include an Armand Marseille black baby doll (341 / 372 K), another similar doll marked for Germany, a Nippon japanese baby doll (no. 760, 504), Armand Marseille doll (990 A 9 M). Largest measures 46cm tall, smallest 34cm.
29 Boxed / cased diecast models to include AutoArt, Saico, Polistil, Corgi, Matchbox, Burago, Pauls Model Art Minichamps, etc, featuring a USSR JC Alfa Romeo-Giulia-SS, (tatty box), AutoArt 50101 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce, Matchbox Speed Kings K-35 Lightning (tatty box), Polistil 1/24 SN series, etc; plus a boxed Top Four Alfa Romeo 1300 Junio Zagato plastic model (tatty box) and a Burago diecast model in polystyrene packaging. (Diecast appears vg-ex, boxes vary) (2 boxes)
ROWLING, J. K. Firsts and early editions. '....and the Philosopher's Stone,' first edition, second issue, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2', vg pictorial boards, some spotting to edge of textblock, The Book People, Ted Smart, 1998; '.....and the Chamber of Secrets,' first edition, second issue, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', vg pictorial boards, spotting to endpapers and titlepage, The Book People, Ted Smart, 1998; '....and the Prisoner of Azkaban,' first edition thus, first print, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' with J. K. Rowling, vg pictorial boards, spotting to endpapers and titlepage, The Book People, Ted Smart, 1999; '....and the Order of the Phoenix,' first edition, pictorial boards, Bloomsbury, London, 2003; '....and the Half Blood Prince,' first edition, pictorial boards, spotting to edge of text block and endpapers, Bloomsbury, London, 2005; '.....and the Deathly Hallows,' first edition, pictorial boards, some spotting to edge of textblock, Bloomsbury, London, first edition; With limp back 'Goblet of Fires' and 'Hogwarts Library' in a slip case. (9)
Four illustrated works for children. Bozena Nemcova. 'The Disobedient Kids and Other Czecho-Slovak Fairy Tales,' col and other plates complete, original boards, dj, 1921, g; Caroline Fox Pym. 'A Rhine Sketch-Book,' plates etc complete, original half cloth, vg, 1900; K J Fricero. 'Little French People,' col plates complete, original cloth, coloured onlay, loose c1900 plus one other.
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