*Grahame (Elspeth, widow of Kenneth Grahame). Series of three autograph letters signed, Church Cottage, Pangbourne, Berkshire, 20th July & 21st December 1932, 19th June 1933, to Mr. [Ivor] Barnard (the first two addressed as 'Ratty', 'If may call you by the name that we so knew and admired you by'), thanking him in the first letter for his kind sympathy and continuing, 'Kenneth looked back with great delight on your really wonderful impersonation, and interpretation of the Rat at the "Lyric" last year, & spoke of it with the most discerning appreciation. The Rat was both wise & loveable, and you made your audience feel you to be so - a wonderful contrast to the magisterial Badger the timid mole, and the swashbuckling Toad. You simply were the Rat, and even the children sitting near kept exclaiming "I love Ratty"! I thought you might like to know what great pleasure, and what perfect satisfaction your conception of the part gave to Kenneth, and of course to me also', the second a very long letter regretting that Barnard will not be playing the role of the Rat in the forthcoming season and hoping he will take his children to see it and tell her how it is, that she can not bear to go and see it without Kenneth, saying how great the play is and how everyone should spread the word to help establish it.
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*Lean (David, 1908-1991). Three typed letters signed ('David'), 25th November 1946, 27th March & 17th April 1947, to Ivor [Barnard], the first saying how he was just back from Paris where he had visited the Louvre and seen several Gauguin paintings of which he had brought back four reproductions for him, concluding 'I am terribly looking forward to what you think of our picture. At all events I think you will be pleased with yourself. I was always a great hand with my actors!', the next letter thanking him for his and saying that they are hard at work on the script of "Oliver Twist" which is quite a tough job, thanking him for the photograph of his son, and saying he will bear both of them in mind for small parts, the last asking 'if you would be good enough to consider playing a very small part in "Oliver Twist". It would not last longer than one or two days. It is the Chairman of the Workhouse Board and he has a speech to make', continuing to say that they hope to get really good actors for all the small parts but if he has feelings that he should not accept 'don't hesitate to tell me', a few minor splash-marks, together with two typed letters signed from the producer Ronald Neame (22nd May & 31st July 1945), concerning his 'first rate' screen test and the shooting details for "Great Expectations", concluding, 'I hope you like the script - we think it is one of the best we have done', all on Independent Producers Limited letterhead, 1 page, 4to. Barnard played Wemmick in Lean's "Great Expectations", and in keeping with Lean's request took the small part of the Chairman of the Workhouse Board in "Oliver Twist". (5)
*Leigh (Vivien, 1913-1967, & Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989). Autograph letter signed ('Vivien'), Notley Abbey, Long Crendon, Bucks, n.d., to Barney [Ivor Barnard], in response to his 'sweet and sympathetic' note, saying 'All is well again and it's very nice to be back', with best wishes for Estelle's recovery, 2 pages, 8vo, together with a Typed letter from Vivien Leigh, letterhead of The Australia Hotel, Sydney, 13th July 1948, thanking Barney for his letter and telling him how his son Pip got very fine laughs when he was playing "William", mentioning how thrilled Larry is that he liked "Hamlet" and concluding, 'We are both feeling better now, though Larry has hurt his knee and uses a crutch in "Richard" to very good effect, I may say even going so far as to break it over 'Brackenbury's' back the other night!!', signed by Olivier ('Larry') only, with a five-line postscript in his hand, mentioning how Pip 'keeps us mightily engaged with his wit - referring to his dressing mate Oliver Hunter's jock-strap - he said "Rough cradle for such little pretty one" (Richard III)! Yr devoted L.', 1 page, 4to (2)
*Milne (Alan Alexander, 1882-1956). Autograph letter signed from A.A. Milne's wife Daphne, 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, 31st December, [1929?], to [Ivor] Barnard, saying how glad they are that he is coming to Christopher Robin's tea party, and how terribly good it would be 'if you would keep on your rat make up during tea It would be so thrilling for Christopher's little friends to see you close, 1 page with sentiment and signature overleaf, together with an Autograph letter signed by G. Harben [?the artist Guy Harben] p.p. A.A. Milne, Middlesex Hospital, n.d., to Barnard, on letterhead of Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex, thanking him for his flowers which 'touched me enormously', apologising for the delay in acknowledging them and admitting that it is because he is only just getting back to normal, 'and you are one of the first people I write to', 1 page, both 8vo. Christopher Robin, the Milnes' son, and central character of the Winnie the Pooh books was born in 1920. Ivor Barnard was the original Rat in "Toad of Toad Hall", Kenneth Grahame's dramatization of his "The Wind in the Willows". This first letter probably dates from 1929 when it was first staged. (2)
*Olivier (Laurence, 1907-1989). Autograph letter signed ('Larry'), Arts Theatre Club, Monday, [1929], to Barney [Ivor Barnard], regretting his illness and wishing him well soon, 'I saw "Bird in Hand" the other day and hated every minute of it. Don't say so. I started rehearsing today for the "Circle of Chalk" which is coming on at the Arts as soon as "Beau Geste" is over', explaining that he was 'within an ace of going to America in "Journey's End"' but Basil [Dean] exercised his option to keep him for the "Circle of Chalk", mentions that Anna May Wong comes tomorrow, and talks of how he 'got into the Green Room [Barnard's Club] alright but I'm not at my ease there yet', then writes of tiredness and needing 'a change and a rest so badly, Basil nearly killed me during Beau Geste', 4 pages, 8vo. Barnard and Olivier had appeared together in a West End production of John Drinkwater's "Bird in Hand" in 1928. The lead part of Blanquet was written specifically for Barnard and Olivier played the juvenile Gerald Arnwood. The production transferred to Broadway but Olivier had other offers and declined to travel with it. (1)
*Olivier (Laurence, 1907-1989). Autograph letter signed ('Larry'), Royal Naval Air Station, Worthy Down, Winchester, 26th October 1941, to Barney [Ivor Barnard], thanking him for a loan repayment of eight quid and hoping he could spare it, then continuing, 'Since leaving the boards, & having lost my shirt in our catastrophic New York "Romeo" I rather depend on my Viv for my 'pin' money', sending his regards to the whole family and referring to Pip's age, 'only yesterday, or the day before - you were making him toy railway stations! And you were worried because he wouldn't stop pee-ing his bed! Well, a couple more years of this war, & we'll be pee-ing our beds from premature second childhood!! & old Pip will be our fuehrer - flogging the tar out of us!!', 4 pages, 8vo (1)
*Olivier (Laurence, 1907-1989). Autograph letter signed ('Larry O.'), Durham Cottage, 4, Christchurch Street, SW3, 1st December 1949, to Barney [Ivor Barnard], sending sympathy from himself and Vivien [about having forgotten some lines], 'for not a split second must you worry - it happens to all of us', saying how it happened to him badly last year after four years of Richard III, and that a holiday is all that is needed, and imagining a theatrical announcement, '"Ladies & Gents - you might as well piss off home now because my friend Mr. Barnard and I have forgotten the fucking thing". Shall we do that together one day? It'd be jolly nice I think', 2 pages, 8vo (1)
*Tandy (Jessica, 1909-1994). Series of three autograph letters signed, one Arts Theatre Club, n.d., one Clapton, August 1920, and one Clacton, 10th July 1928, all to [Ivor] Barnard, all with general theatrical working news, good wishes and health enquiries, the first letter referring to "Yellow Sands" where she plays Lydia, 'I saw my tour list for the first time today and was completely disgusted. We tour for 21 weeks & for 11 of those we are doing 2 tours per week', 2 pages, 8vo, the second referring to the forthcoming season of repertory at the Court Theatre, Komisarjevsky and Miss Vernon, 3 pages, 8vo, and in the last letter she concludes 'I realized that if I wanted to stay with B.V.J.'s companies I should have to make Ayliff like me. So I tried to be intelligent and worked hard at rehearsals. I don't know if it cut any ice', 2 pages, 4to.
*[Brunel (Isambard Kingdom)]. Brief letter to Brunel from John Laird, builder of the first iron ship, dated August 18th, 1857, written on black edged paper, with endorsement probably in Brunel's hand, together with six other letters to Brunel from various correspondents including John Tulloch, Principal of St Andrews University, W Conybeare (seeking employment for his son), and others, and an envelope containing seven cut signatures from letters to Brunel including James Abernethy, the Archbishop of York and Lord Panmure (14)
*Marconi (Guglielmo). Autograph letter signed (G. Marconi), 18th February 1899, to [Ralph] H. Burdett, thanking him for his letter, and thanking Burdett for offering Marconi a room for exhibiting his apparatus, and regretting that as he is so busy at the War Office and Post Office he will not be able to bring over his instruments that week, 3pp., a little soiled and split along folds, 8vo, together with an explanatory note from the recipient (2)
*Slavery. Black Letter Act for Making Compensation & Satisfaction to The Royal African Company of England, for their Charter, Lands, Forts, Castles, Slaves, Military Stores, and Other Effects, 1751, 60pp, disbound, slim folio. Charles II by Letters Patent granted the rights of Africa to the Royal African Company, and this important Act saw the Crown purchasing back the rights to Africa. Of particular interest are schedules that include the listing of the slaves. (1)
*Wiltshire - George IV. Ornate Vellum Recovery document, dated 12th May 1823, at Westminster, with large portrait of the King in initial letter and decorative top border, in which William Price claims against George Chilton four-sixths of twelve messuages, six gardens, one thousand acres of land, four hundred acres of meadow, one hundred acres of furze and heath and common pasture for all manner of cattle with appurtenances in the Parish of Highworth and Wanborough as his right and inheritance, with large complete royal wax seal in tin skippet, small break at top of seal (1)
Charles II. King Charls II. His Declaration to all His Loving Subjects of the Kingdome of England. Dated from his Court at Breda in Holland the 4/14 of Aprill 1660, and read in Parliament, May I 1660. Together with His Maiesties Letter of the Same Date: To his Excellence the Ld Gen. Monck, to be Communicated to the L. President of the Council of State, and to the Officers of the Army Under his Command, 1660, 8pp., some marks to title page and last leaf, disbound 4to (1)
James II. A Letter to a Dissenter, Upon Occasion of His Majesties Late Gracious Declaration of Indulgence, [by George Savile, Marquis of Halifax], printed for G.H., 1687, 17pp, title-page & margins a little marked bound with L'Estrange (Sir Roger), An Answer to a Letter to a Dissenter, Upon Occasion of His Majesties Late Gracious Declaration of Indulgence, pub. R. Sare, 1687,50pp., few pages close trimmed to upper margin, title and last leaf slightly dust soiled, disbound, approx. 210 x 165mm. The first work with printed initials T.W. (The Writer), i.e. George Savile, Marquis of Halifax. (1)
Bentham (Edward). An introduction to Moral Philosophy, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1746, title and two following leaves stained, modern wraps, together with L'Estrange (Roger, attrib.). An Answer to a Letter to a Dissenter, 1st ed., 1687 (Wing A3319), later half-morocco, rubbed, plus Chidlaw (B.W.), Yr American, yr hwn syold yn Cynnwys Golwg ar Dalaeth Ohio, 1st ed., Llanrwst, 1840, unopened, light browning, orig. green wrappers, and three others antiquarian pamphlets, v.s. (6)
A 19th century French gilt metal and alabaster mantel clock, the 8 day Japy Freres movement striking on a bell, within a drum case with a faux toilet mirror surmount with a seated gentleman writing a letter, the shaped base, stamped P H Mourey, centred a vacant cartouche, 14in (35.5cm) high, on a gilt wood plinth and an ebonized stand with glass dome.
A Victorian silver bladed folding fruit knife with mother-of-pearl handle, Birmingham 1888, an Edward VII silver hair ornament, Birmingham 1909, a modern silver 'Boston Stump' souvenir teaspoon, an Edward VII silver handled tea knife with mother-of-pearl handle, Sheffield 1902. A George V silver triffed spoon,Sheffield 1930 and a modern silver letter opener with Royal Crest finial. (6)
[Praeger (S. Rosamund)] The Red Letter ABC, 26 coloured illustrations signed with intitals, 2 pages browned, 4to, Marcus Ward & Co., n.d.; The Child's Picture Grammar, pictorial title-page and illustrations, some coloured, folio, George Allen, 1900; The olde Irishe Rimes of Brian O'Linn, pictorial title-page and illustrations, folio, Macmillan, 1901, the illustrations all by S. Riosamund Praeger, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, 4toand folio, (3).
![Sinclair (Catherine) The Picture Letter, 1862; Another Letter, [1862]; A Bible Picture Letter, n.d.; A Christmas Letter, 1](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/1574/2025590/303-26-1574_468x382.jpg)
Sinclair (Catherine) The Picture Letter, 1862; Another Letter, [1862]; A Bible Picture Letter, n.d.; A Christmas Letter, 1862, 4 lithographed letters, each with three or four pages of text, many of the words replaced with small illustrations, printed in colour, a number of splits and tears repaired, Edinburgh, James Wood, etc., 1862 and n.d.; Letters no.1 and 2, 10th thousand, original wrappers, Edinburgh, James Wood, etc., 1863, 8vo.
Lear (Edward, artist and author, 1812-88) An important autograph letter signed to Lady Wyatt, 4 pp., 8vo, San Remo, 4th December (altered to the 11th) 1870, discussing mutual acquaintances and their own health, some times in nonsensical fashion "I adjure you not to have any phitzavagew any more", the availablity of villas and social life in the area, "I don't go out at all: coach hire is to be shunned", before describing the Villa Emily at some length, with plans of the ground and first floors, and a small map of the adjoining properties, finishing with descriptions of watercolours that he is working on "I have done one bit of rock so well that you sprain your ankles directly you look at it", with a similarly amusing story about a foreground figure so lifelike that he stepped out of the picture to borrow Lear's handkerchief. Villa Emily was Lear's first home, built after years of travel to his own specifications just outside San Remo. The letter provides one of the first and best descriptions of the house and its layout, with typically nonsensical features such as a barble malcony, china cubbid and Bakdor.
Milne (A.A., author, 1882-1956) Autograph letter signed to "Dear Sir", 1p., 8vo, Chelsea, 24th September 1933, regretting "that I cannot undertake to write a foreword to" to Anne Shirley's novel Eran's Surprise and congratulating him on his daughter's illustrations, "astonishing for a child of seven"; and 5 others comprising 2 copies of Eran's Surprise (1 a deluxe signed copy unnumbered), a typewritten note from Milne and 2 A.Ls.s. from Celia Brice (Milne's secretary), 8vo (6).
Robertson (W. Graham) Pinkie and the Fairies, the autograph manuscript, 101 pages, bound with later half-title, ink and watercolour frontispiece signed and dated November 1917, and an inscription relating to the gift of the manuscript, with inserted list of characters, an autograph letter signed to Elizabeth, 4 pp. 8vo, 1918, and a page of manuscript music signed by the composer and dated 1921, brown morocco gilt, the upper cover with the figures of two Cupids with bellows at either side of two lines of music, t.e.g., folio.
RŸtlinger (Johan Caspar) Neuw zugerichte Schreibkunst, engraved title-page and 24 plates, each with a large capital letter and text, seven with complete alphabets above or below, other with calligraphic decoration, two small wormholes throughtout, some leaves frayed at outer margin, contemporary vellum, owner's calligraphic inscription on upper cover, oblong folio, Zurich, 1619
L'Estrange (Sir Roger) A Compendious History of the most remarkable passsages of the last fourteen years, with an account of the Plot, first edition, engraved frontispiece, contemporary annotations at beginning and end, nineteenth-century blind-tooled panelled calf, upper cover loose, Sir Henry Irving's copy, with his bookplate, an autograph letter signed by him inserted, 8vo, A Godbid and J. Playford for S. Neale, 1680. (1).
World War Two, Military Cross Group of Seven, M.C.** 1944, boxed, 1939-45, Africa, Italy, F&G, Def, War, in box addressed MAJ F.T.ASHBY MC, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, with letter from Ministry of Defence detailing service record **Major Frederick Turrall Ashby M.C., P/255763, ARMY AIR CORPS, M.C. London Gazette 7th December 1944
Somme casualty, World War One, Death Plaque 1914-15 Trio, 15126 PTE A(lbert) A(rthur) PHILLIPS** SUFF R., with later miniatures, the plaque mounted in circular hard wood frame, medals EF, plaque Fine, with letter (28th July 1916) and postcard (11th September 1916) from the front, postcard photograph of man, memorial card recording the death of Signaller Arthur Ablet (sic) Phillips, on September 15th (CWG gives this as 16th, see below) 1916, during the Battle of the Somme **ALBERT ARTHUR PHILLIPS, 9th Bn, Date of Death: 16/09/1916, Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial
Life Saving, Police, Group of Three, Liverpool City Police, Bronze Long Service Medal, SGT 24 'E' HAROLD KELLY, 14TH JAN 1942, EF, with letter of award, Silver Long Service Medal, SGT 24 E HAROLD KELLY, 13-1-47, with Liverpool Shipwreck And Humane Society Bronze Medal SERGT 24 'E' HAROLD KELLY FOR GALLANT SERVICE 9/7/1941, boxed EF+, with _Mile Life Saving medal
World War One, Group of Five, Distinguished Conduct Medal 24th Div Sig Coy R.E., 1914/15 Trio, Imperial Service Medal, George VI, 29566 SPR G.R.COLLINS R.E., SJT on B.W.M. and Victory, and on D.C.M., GEORGE ROBERT COLLINS on I.S.M.; with letter of congratulations, Discharge Certificate, Newspaper Cutting (Gazetted 1/1/1919), with Leather Masonic Pouch BRO G.R.COLLINS March And Darnley Lodge No.1141
World War One, Death Plaque, ARTHUR HENRY ARBON**, in hard wooden frame, with letter from Palace inset, EF **A.H.ARBON, Private London Regt (Royal Fusiliers), 30th Bn., Royal Fusiliers attd. 10th Bn., Age: 22, Date of Death: 26/06/1918, Service No: 800161, Son of Arthur and Kate Louisa Arbon, of 60, Woodside Rd., Bowes Park, London. Bienvillers Military Cemetery
World War One, Death Plaques to brothers, 1914/15 Star, B.W.M. and Plaque, 20009 PTE F(rank) HAYES** Y&L R., plaque in card case with letter from Buckingham Palace; Plaque, HARRY HAYES***, letter from Record Office, showing entitlement to Pair, 6533 PTE HARRY HAYES CONNAUGHT RANGERS, both EF **FRANK HAYES, 6th Bn., Date of Death: 21/08/1915, Cemetery: Helles Memorial ***HARRY HAYES, 1st Bn., Date of Death: 11/07/1917, Cemetery: Basra Memorial
A Victorian foliate embossed silver pepper mill, John Heath and John Middleton, London, date letter indistinct, 19th century, a plain silver mustard pot with blue glass liner and pierced thumb piece, Birmingham 1922, a silver pepperette with pierced sides and blue glass liner, Birmingham 1903, a George III silver sifting spoon, John Wren, London 1799, an engine turned silver napkin ring, Birmingham 1916, and a pair of silver bottle tops, (7)
An early 18th century Britannia Standard silver brandy pan of traditional form, shaped spout with ball terminal, moulded lip, the handle with heart-shaped shield and turned ebony grip, two groups of owner's initials on the underside of the base, contemporary armorial, date letter and town mark illegible, maker's mark indistinct, 3 3/4in diameter, 3 1/4in high, 8oz.s. The Arms are those of Osborne impaling probably Digby or Morden.
IRVING, WASHINGTON; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1st edition, 1928, 4to, original cloth gilt; together with HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL, The Scarlet Letter, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, 1st edition thus, 4to, original cloth gilt, stamped Presentation Copy on title; and an edition of the Water Babies illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
Colonial India. A pair of Fiddle pattern table spoons, engraved with the crowned royal cipher VR and on the reverse Government House Madras; a Victorian ivory handled bread fork; a bone handled letter opener (4) . A faint crack in the ivory/bone handle of the bread and pickle forks but all in otherwise fine condition
An ivory mounted four piece tea service, of heavy gauge and angular form with outset "organic' limbs and feet, jug 19cm h, maker E & S, Sheffield 1939 & 46, 75ozs gross. Some staining and cracks to the ivory handles through use, each piece engraved with the initial letter E. In fine overall condition
A set of three George I casters, of plain baluster shape with low domed cover, globular finial, reeded girdle and domed foot, 11 and 12. 5cm h, by Meschach Godwin, London 1724, the date letter on the two smaller casters poorly struck but possibly 1725, 9ozs. Large caster - small split and solder repair beneath the finial, in otherwise very good condition, the marks excellent, first of the smaller casters - in good condition with no damage or repairs, the marks good except for the date letter. Second smaller caster - in the same condition. the engraved crest could be contemporary. Note three casters are uniform in of the light overall wear
A George III waiter, with cavetto border and reeded rim, on three reeded feet, 17. 5cm diam, by Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London 1804, 7ozs 10dwts . In very good overall condition with only light wear, a large engraved initial letter C to the field is probably contemporary, no damage or repairs
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