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Annotated.- Platina (Bartholomaeus Sacchi) Vitae Pontificum, double column, collation: [a10 b-r6 s8 t6 v8], 128 ff., 54-56 lines, Gothic type, initial spaces, extensive contemporary and 16th century scholarly marginalia in at least two Germanic hands (some trimmed), detailed 16th century manuscript index to verso of a2 and recto of following inserted blank, erroneous early ink pagination, extensive bibliographical notes of a J. Niefert, 1807 to front free endpapers, first f. trimmed to text and laid down, f. "70" a few mostly small holes (1 larger) with loss of text, some light water-staining, spotting and staining, lightly browned, 18th century polished calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with chipped black morocco label, rubbed and marked, folio (308 x 200mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 11 August, 1481.⁂ A wide-margined copy. First published in 1479, the Vitae is the first systematic history of the popes. Sacchi was appointed as Vatican librarian by Sixtus IV in 1475, shortly after the publication of his important cookbook De honesta voluptate et valetudine. Provenance: 'S-C' (early red ink monogram to foot of first f.); J. Niefert (19th century notes to front endpapers). Literature: BMC II, 420; Goff P-769; GW M33881; HC 13047; Bod-inc P-343; BSB-Ink P-566; ISTC ip00769000.
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Dahl (Roald) Someone Like You, first edition, signed by the author on title, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, slight toning to foot of panels, else fine, 8vo, New York, 1953.⁂ Dahl's second short story collection, rare flat signed in this manner and in such good condition.
Camus (Albert) The Outsider, translated by Stuart Gilbert, Introduction by Cyril Connolly, first English edition, original cloth, light sunning to spine and portion of lower cover, dust-jacket by Edward Bawden, faint spotting, very light surface soiling to lower panel, light rubbing and faint creasing to spine tips and corners, a fine copy, 8vo, 1946.⁂ A superb example, rare in such condition.
Newton (Isaac) Opticks: or, a Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light, first edition, title in red and black, 19 engraved folding plates, one with ink signature dated 1756 and trimmed lacking fig. 1, lacking 2K3 (text ff.), water-staining to fore-edges and occasional light ink stains, scattered spotting, tender edges toward end, marginal worming to final plate and final endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, bumping and loss to corners, a little rubbed, [Wallis 174], 4to, for Sam. Smith. and Benj. Walford, printers to the Royal Society, 1704.⁂ The first edition of Newton's mathematical and experimental investigations into the nature of light and colour, considered to be one of the three major works on Optics, alongside works by Kepler and Huygen.
Sale Catalogues.- Walpole (Horace) A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have been Born, or Resided in England, interleaved with pages tipped in, extensive manuscript notes and contemporary prices, on printed pages and interleaved ff. margins by William Bateman, 1794; bound with A Catalogue of The Extensive and Truly Valuable Collection of Engraved British Portraits..., contemporary prices to each lot on margins in the same hand, 1809; bound with 35pp. manuscript index of paintings, excluding blanks, organised alphabetically with condition note and ?price paid; bound with 3 other interleaved sale catalogues, all with contemporary prices on margins in the same hand, bookplate of William Bateman on pastedown, another heraldic bookplate of Nick Parker on front free endpaper, with contents above in manuscript, a little damp-stained, occasional light scattered spots, contemporary half calf, rubbed, re-backed with morocco spine label, tall 8vo.⁂ A superb chronicle of William Bateman (1787-1835), antiquary, of Middleton by Youlgreave, Derbyshire, with extensive and careful notes on 18th century sale catalogues and early pricing.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first India paper edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper verso, illustrations, 2 folding maps, ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1969 to head of endpaper verso, original cloth decorated in gilt, silver and green, spine lettered in gilt, spine faded, some light spotting, slip-case (bumped at head, extremities rubbed and scuffed), 8vo, 1969.⁂ Provenance: signed by Tolkien during a visit to Allen and Unwin publisher's on the publication of the present edition.
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.
Papermaking.- Lalande (Joseph de) The Art of Papermaking, translated by Richard MacIntyre Atkinson, number 211 of 405 copies signed by the paper-maker/publisher, plates printed on pale blue paper, one folding, typed "Charte artistique/technique" signed by the binder dated 2018 loosely inserted, bound by Joëlle Bocel in light blue leather, hot-stamped in grey-black ink using a zinc plate made by Stéphane Gangloff to mimic the lines of a laid paper mould, spine titled in silver, black suede-lined chemise backed and edged in blue leather, cloth slip-case, folio (binding 360 x 285mm.), Mountcashel Castle, Kilmurry, Ashling Press, 1976.
Book censorship.- Rabelais.- Dupuyherbault (Gabriel) Theotimus sive de tollendis et expungendis malis libris, first edition, presentation copy from the author, collation: à, è, ì8 a-s8, woodcut head-pieces and large decorative initials, final errata and privilege ff., some later ink marginalia and underlining, occasional underlining in light brown crayon (mostly to preliminaries), some spotting or staining (including title), lightly browned, later calf, rebacked, covers darkened in areas, corners repaired, 8vo (169 x 103mm.), Paris, Jean de Roigny, 1549.⁂ Rare first edition (here a presentation copy from the author) of this important work defending the censorship of ungodly books, including biting attacks on certain authors, most notably Rabelais. His criticisms of Rabelais did much to cement the popular image of him as a drunkard and philandering atheist. In doing so the Cistercian monk made a bitter enemy of Rabelais, who rebuked him in the prefaces of later editions of his work.Provenance: 'Ex bibliotheca Iacobi demonthiers supremo Parhis senati Advocati. Ex dono dicti Putherbei', authorial presentation copy to Jacques de Monthiers, 'le lieutenant général' at the town of Pontois, just outside of Paris (contemporary ink inscription to foot of title); Captain Michiels (later name stamp on title); I.G.M. (bookplate engraved by L. Fruytiers). Literature: Adams D1154.
Supernatural.- Lilly (William) Supernaturall Sights and Apparitions Seen in London, June 30 1644, first edition, 2 woodcut astrological diagrams, final f. with errata slip pasted to blank lower margin, armorial bookplate of Sir William Grace, title and first f. with very slight chipping to fore-margin, title closely trimmed at head touching text, printed side-note to A4v fractionally trimmed, lightly browned throughout, light scattered spotting, later half roan, quite worn, very small chip to spine head, [Wing L2249], 4to, for T. V. and are to be sold by I.S., 1644.
Bloch (Robert) Psycho, first edition, signed by the author on title, usual light browning, original cloth-backed boards, light toning to head and foot, dust-jacket, very light creasing to head, light rubbing to extremities, a near-fine example, preserved in custom half morocco drop-back box, 8vo, New York, 1959.⁂ A cornerstone of modern horror fiction, rare signed and in such superb condition.
Asimov (Isaac) The Foundation Trilogy, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, original boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends a little creased and chipped, otherwise excellent, 8vo, Garden City, NY, 1982.⁂ The first edition of this collection of the first three works in the Foundation series, scarce signed.
Le Carré (John) The Le Carré Omnibus, uncorrected proof copy double-signed by the author "John le Carré a.k.a. David Cornwell (Chistmas 2020)" on title, "Uncorrected" ink stamp to title and upper cover, light browning to half-title, a few spots to fore-edge, original printed wrappers, tape repairs to spine, some light creasing and marking to covers, 8vo, 1964.⁂ Rare signed proof of this work that comprised Le Carré's first two novels. Given the author's death on 12th December 2020, this would likely be among the last works that he signed.
Le Carré (John).- Knight (Maxwell) Animals and Ourselves, first edition, double-signed "David Cornwell a.k.a. John Le Carré" on title, illustrations by David Cornwell, plates, some scattered foxing, Autograph Note initialed from Le Carré/ Cornwell loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, a few short nicks to head and foot, else fine, 8vo, 1962.⁂ A rare Le Carré item with an excellent note from the author; we can trace no other signed copy. Maxwell Knight (1900-68), as well as being an acclaimed naturalist and broadcaster, worked as a spymaster at MI5. In the note Le Carré states that the rumours of Knight being the inspiration for Ian Fleming's "M" are untrue "but he did list his agents as M number - e.g. M3, M6, M8..."
James (M.R.) The Thin Ghost and others, first edition, cut signature of the author to endpaper, ink ownership inscription "Ernest Lush from John Lloyd. Exeter 10. ii. 37" to endpaper, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities rubbed, soiling to lower panel, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped with loss to first word at head of spine, splitting to lower joint and fore-edge, front flap detached, light creasing to head, light toning and surface soiling to panels, [Tymn 3-127], 8vo, 1919.⁂ Scarce in the delicate jacket. Ernest Lush, possibly the classical pianist (1908-88).
Hasidism.- Yoseph (Ya'akov, of Polonne) Toledot Ya'akov Yoseph, first edition, text in Hebrew, 2 ink stamps to title, title leaf extensively repaired with significant portion of text supplied in facsimile, some shaving to headlines, some expert repairs, mostly marginal but with very occasional small loss of text (mainly to verso of final leaf), p.18 silked, p.201 supplied in sympathetic facsimile, some very light browning and the occasional light stain, particularly towards end, handsomely bound in antique-style calf [by Courtland Benson], gilt, spine richly gilt and with red morocco label, marbled endpapers, small folio, Korets, Tzvi Hirsch b. Arye Leib & Samuel b. Yissachar Segal, 1780.⁂ Rare first edition of the Toldos, the very first Hasidic work to be published. Important as an original source for hundreds of first hand quotes of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings. According to Hasidic tradition, the book sold but few copies and was harshly suppressed, even put to the torch in a number of communities.
Antiquities.- Petitot (Ennemond Alexandre) Suite de Vases, ?first edition, engraved throughout with pictorial title, 2 dedications and 31 plates by Bossi after Petitot, title with marginal soiling and light water-stain to upper outer corner not affecting image, some other light marginal soiling, contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments with urn motif, rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 1081], 4to (c.295 x 235mm.), Parma, [?1765].⁂ Excellent impressions of these superb plates of classical vases.
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, issue Clays to title verso, signed by the author on endpaper, light marginal toning, original boards very slight bumping to spine tips and corners, slight sunning to spine, dust-jacket, some spotting to verso, light creasing to head and foot, small patch of soiling to lower panel, [Errington A9(a)], 8vo, 2000.
Buckeridge (John) A sermon preached at Hampton Court before the Kings Maiestie, on Tuesday the 23. of September, Anno 1606, title with woodcut head-piece and ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and a decorative initial, final 2 ff. gnawed at upper blank corner, closely trimmed at head, occasionally just touching a headline, some light damp-staining, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, spine gilt, upper joint starting, but holding firm, chip to foot of spine, corners little worn, rubbed and marked, [STC 4002.5], small 4to, Robert Barker, 1606.⁂ John Buckeridge (c.1562-1631), Bishop of Rochester and later Ely, previously President of St. John's College, Oxford, where he tutored William Laud. Provenance: King Edward's School, Bury St. Edmunds (large engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown).
Steinbeck (John) Of Mice and Men, first edition, second issue with page 9 reset correcting error in the first issue and with no bullet between the two 8's in the page number 88, original cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, unpriced, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, a few short nicks with light creasing to head and foot, a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, New York, [1937].⁂ The second issue, seemingly far rarer than the first, especially in the dust-jacket in good condition.
Iceland.- Hoppe (P.F., editor) Register yfir Íslands Stiftisbókasafn; Catalog over Islands Stiftsbibliothek, first edition, preliminaries in Icelandic and German, light foxing, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, gilt-stamped roan label to upper cover and spine (in English), rubbed, corners worn, 8vo, Copenhagen, L.J.Jacobsen, 1828.⁂ Scarce catalogue of the books in the public library in Reykjavik, Iceland. Library Hub records 5 copies in UK.
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
Victorian gold turquoise and diamond bangle, the sprung bangle formed of foliate cast square links, the front set with old cut diamonds and turquoise, secured with a chain with a foliate cast ball, total diamond weight approx 0.70 caratCondition Report:Approx 12.1gm, tested 17ct, non magnetic but believe the base structure is gilt metal, inner circumference = 5cm but is expandable, width = 5mm, good overall condition, some light discolouration to the turquoise, some light wear to the links and dent to ball clasp, estimated diamond colour H/I, estimated diamond clarity SI1/S2
Early 20th century enamel and turquoise Mexican Thunderbird pendant on chain, the wings filled with coloured enamel and set with turquoise, to a fine chain with turquoise links and a decorative barrel claspCondition Report:Approx 13.4gm, minor crazing to the enamel, light general wear. pendant height = 6.5cm, width = 5cm tested silver
Omega De Ville gentleman's stainless steel quartz wristwatch, NO. 7420.63, Cal. 1430, serial No. 53959861, on Omega black leather strap and gilt buckle, boxed with warranty dated 1993Condition Report:Movement not functioning (not checked stiff to open back case) - new battery required - not guaranteed, few light scratches to case, marks around case opening and rubbing to gilt bezel, strap with some light use, case diameter = 32mm (excluding crown)
Early 20th century turquoise and diamond triple cluster ring, three round turquoise within a border of eight cut diamonds, stamped 18ct, total diamond weight approx 0.50 carat Condition Report:Approx 3.9gm, size P1/2, max depth 8mm, good overall condition with light discolouration to the turquoise and one diamond loose
Early 20th century 9ct gold open face keyless lever pocket watch by Zenith, No. 2505344, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, case by Dennison, Birmingham 1924Condition Report:Approx 90.25gm, inner dust cover, pendant and bow also 9ct, dial good, movement functioning, hands moving freely, a couple of very light scratches to glass cover, case a few scratches otherwise good, diameter = 48mm
Early - mid 20th century platinum oval cut sapphire and old cut diamond cluster ring, stamped Plat, sapphire approx 1.80 carat, total diamond weight approx 0.70 caratCondition Report:Approx 5.55gm, size N, overall head = 16mm x 12mm, sapphire = 10.38mm x 6.15mm x depth 3.5mm, each diamond approx 2.3mm - 2.5mm diameter, sapphire very good colour, internal flaw / fracture to sapphire and very slight nibbles around edges and facet edges, diamonds bright with some light inclusions under 10x loop, stones appear secure in setting
Early 20th century 18ct gold octagonal hinged locket, set with a single old cut diamond, Chester 1914, diamond approx 0.10 caratCondition Report:Approx 6.8gm, diameter = 23mm, dent at opening, but closes tight, few scratches to locket diamond bright, slight yellow and some light inclusions, diamond diameter = 3.5mm
PACHE JEAN-NICOLAS: (1746-1823) French politician who served as Minister of War 1792-93 and as Mayor of Paris 1793-94. In the latter role Pache is remembered for painting the national motto of France, Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, ou la mort, on the walls of the Paris Commune. L.S., Pache, one page, 8vo, Paris, 19th January 1793, to Field Marshal Scheldon, in French. Pache writes in his capacity as Minister of War and hastens to inform his correspondent that the executive council have confirmed the two month leave granted to him by General Biron, further remarking ‘J'attends de votre zele que des que votre sante pourra vous le permettre. Vous rejoindrez le poste que la Republique vous a assigne dans ses armees. Le bien du service exigeant imperieusement la Presence des officers generaux’ (Translation: ‘I expect your zeal only as soon as your health can allow it. You will join the position that the Republic has assigned to you in its armies. The good of the service imperatively requires the presence of general officers’). With integral address leaf bearing the remnants of a red wax seal. Some light age wear, minor creasing and staining and a few small tears to the edges, G
![[AMERICANA]: An A.L.S., C. A. Harris, by Carey Harris, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1836-38, one page, 4to, War Department,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c94208ea-33a8-4692-9303-b0af00c363c0/7d91aafa-1c7b-41dd-9336-b0b500ba7fbe/468x382.jpg)
[AMERICANA]: An A.L.S., C. A. Harris, by Carey Harris, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1836-38, one page, 4to, War Department, Office Indian Affairs, 2nd September 1837, to James Hall. Harris confirms that a warrant will be remitted to his correspondent for the sum of $1500 in payment of Lieutenant Morris’s draft and also explains that a short delay may occur for the reasons outlined in a previous letter. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
LOUIS XII: (1462-1515) King of France 1498-1515 and King of Naples 1501-04. D.S., Loys, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Orleans, 15th December 1499, in Middle French. The manuscript document is addressed to Jehan Lalemant, receiver general of finances in the Duchy of Normandy, and is a warrant to raise the sum of thirteen thousand one hundred and eighty-eight livres fifteen sols turnois from grain collectors and farmers, commencing on the 1st January, in order to make a payment to Jacques Petremot which has been committed to by the exchequer and further giving instructions for the amount to be allocated within the accounts. Signed by the King at the foot and countersigned by Hobineau. A large portion of the lower right of the document has been neatly excised. A few heavy creases, one just affecting the signature, and some light overall age wear and dust staining, G
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE: (1864-1901) French Painter, Printmaker and Illustrator. Best remembered for his immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century, producing elegant and provocative images of the decadent affairs of those times. A good A.L.S., `Henry de T.Lautrec´, two pages, 8vo, light ink, n.p., 2nd November 1875, to his godmother, in French. A very young Toulouse-Lautrec sends a warm letter to his godmother, stating `Ma chère Marraine, il n´y a pas très longtemps que je vous ai écrit, mais je vous dois des remerciements pour les bonnes étrennes que vous avez chargé maman de m´apporter. Je saurai très bien profiter selon vos intentions, c´est à dire en m´amusant le plus possible.´ (Translation: “My dear Godmother, it has not been very long since I wrote to you, but I owe you thanks for the good gifts that you asked mother to bring me. I will know how to enjoy my time, according to your intentions, that is to say while having as much fun as possible.´) Toulouse Lautrec further refers to his first communion and wishes that his godmother will be able to attend the event of his communion. G
LANG FRITZ: (1890-1976) Austro-Hungarian born film director whose works include the ground-breaking futuristic Metropolis (1927) and the influential film noir precursor M (1931). An interesting Autograph Manuscript, unsigned (although with his surname LANG and initials F.L. appearing at various stages within the text), fifteen pages (separate leaves), 4to, n.p. (Los Angeles), 2nd March - 11th April n.y. (c.1966). The manuscript, written in English, represents Lang's daily planner whilst making a visit to Los Angeles in the company of the German-French film critic and writer Lotte Eisner, with various events and meetings etc. recorded in a tabular form and divided between day and evening, including telephoning Mary Pickford upon his arrival, receiving calls from Josef von Sternberg ('picked me up at 1 for lunch') and King Vidor, contacting William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, Edith Head, Gene Kelly ('will call when he has time'), Billy Wilder, Mervyn LeRoy, George Cukor, Stanley Kramer, John Ford, Lewis Milestone, Vincente Minelli and others, and also including various notes recording his daily activities, 'working on Bogdanovich's interview', 'playing Wartime Underground records of Lang', '10am Dr for Typhoid and Cholera shots', 'Luft called re Sol Lesser rendezvous', 'Staff of LA County Museum debating Homage to Renoir', 'to Larry Edmonds Bookshop….would like to exchange in Paris posters etc., afterwards to Academy Theatre at Melrose Ave', 'Lotte looked at articles and pictures of Fritz Lang', 'Lotte called Arthur Knight: will bring a drawing by Chaplin', 'David Raskin called: he gave “Chaplin drawing” to Arthur Knight but would like to get from C.F. a letter with valuation (to subtract it from his income tax). He will look for a music score of a Chaplin film' etc., and noting the names of various restaurants where they dined in the evenings, and the occasional film they have seen, including Our Man Flint. The final page features a list of expenses incurred by Lang during the trip. Many of the events and names are underlined or circled in bold red ink. A fascinating document illustrating the connections Lang maintained in Hollywood with some of film's legendary directors, producers and actors. Some light age wear, generally VG
CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. A.L.S., Howard Carter, two pages, slim 4to, Prince’s Gate Court, London, 24th June 1931, to the Secretary of the National Art Collections Fund. Carter’s letter, written in pencil, is his retained draft copy, commencing ‘With regard to the Egyptian figure of a hawk and the head of Rameses the Great which I left with you last year with a view to purchase for the nation through your fund, I trust you will not think me impatient if I ask you to tell me whether any decision has yet been come to’, adding that he would like that the pieces are acquired for the nation, although remarking ‘If, however, you do not find it possible to procure the means for such acquisitions I shall of course understand and in such a case I would like to make the necessary arrangements for their return’. Rare. Some light creasing and a slight paperclip rust stain to the upper and lower edges. About VG Carter acted as a part-time dealer in Egyptian antiquities for both collectors and museums and the source of a number of items in his personal collection is shrouded in controversy. Over a dozen pieces he owned were identified after Carter's death as having been taken by the Egyptologist from Tutankhamun's tomb without authorisation.
WHAT PRICE GLORY?: A scarce, unusual vintage signed and inscribed sepia 10 x 8 photograph by the director and three principal cast members of the American silent comedy-drama war film What Price Glory? (1926) comprising Raoul Walsh (director), Victor McLaglen (Captain Flagg), Edmund Lowe (1st Sergeant Quirt) and Dolores Del Rio (Charmaine de la Cognac), the image depicting the actors standing and seated together in full-length poses alongside their director in a room on the set of the film. Signed by each in dark fountain pen inks with their names alone to the lower white border and with an inscription in another hand to the left edge, ‘To J. H. Huber, Best wishes from “What Price Glory” Company’. Some very light, extremely minimal silvering, otherwise VG
![[FOUGASSE]: (1887-1965) Cyril Kenneth Bird. British cartoonist remembered for his warning propaganda posters of World War II.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c94208ea-33a8-4692-9303-b0af00c363c0/9e9a9b5b-4893-4ba8-ba1e-b0b400dfeff7/468x382.jpg)
[FOUGASSE]: (1887-1965) Cyril Kenneth Bird. British cartoonist remembered for his warning propaganda posters of World War II. An original 8 x 12.5 (20 x 32 cm) colour lithograph poster designed by Fougasse and published by the Ministry of Information, London, c.1940, the image depicting two ladies in conversation over tea and cakes against a backdrop of wallpaper featuring recurring images of Adolf Hitler, with the printed text Don't forget that walls have ears! below and the caption Careless Talk Costs Lives at the base. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
DUNAWAY FAYE: (1941- ) American actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 9 photograph of the actress standing in a half-length pose with her arms outstretched towards the panes of glass before her. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the lower white border and with one very light, minimal surface crease, about VG
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[ABDICATION CRISIS] HOARE SAMUEL: (1880-1959) British politician, First Lord of the Admiralty 1936-37 and Home Secretary 1937-39. An important and historical A.L.S., Sam, two pages, 4to, Admiralty House, 10th December n.y. (1936), to Lord Beaverbrook ('Dear Max'), marked Personal. Written on the day that King Edward VIII signed the Instrument of Abdication, Hoare announces 'I have not telephoned or come round today or yesterday as I was, on your advice, sitting back in the final acts of this tragic farce' and continues 'It was clear to me yesterday that the denouement was inevitable. I tried my best to the end to make renunciation possible, but the King would not move an inch. To what depths can folly descend!' Hoare further states 'In any case I am glad and grateful that another crisis brought us together again. It is almost a year to a day since my resignation. The first friendly word from outside came from you. I never forget these things nor shall I forget our talks of the last fortnight, and your manifest wish to help me in my career.' A letter of interesting content written on a pivotal day in the history of the British monarchy. One neat tear to the right edge of a central fold, only very slightly affecting one word of text, otherwise VG Max Aitken (1879-1964) 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Anglo-Canadian Business Tycoon, Politician & Writer, owner of the Daily Express and London Evening Standard newspapers. In June 1936 Hoare became First Lord of the Admiralty and in November 1936 he was (with Duff Cooper, the then Secretary of State for War) sought out by Edward VIII to provide independent advice and counsel on the King's constitutional problems. Initially the King attempted to convert him into a champion of his cause hoping that Hoare would speak up in defence of his right to marry when the matter came up for formal discussion in the Cabinet. In the King's memoirs A King's Story (1951) he recounted this first meeting, "But I failed to win him as an advocate. He was sympathetic; but he also was acutely conscious of the political realities. Mr. Baldwin, he warned me, was in command of the situation: the senior Ministers were solidly with him on this issue. If I were to press my marriage project on the Cabinet I should meet a stone wall of opposition. I saw Mr. Duff Cooper at the Palace later the same day.....He was as encouraging and optimistic as Sam Hoare had been pessimistic and discouraging." Hoare's second meeting with the King took place at the end of November, about which the King wrote, "At this juncture, the scene shifted momentarily to Stornoway House where Max Beaverbrook, ever since his return from America, had worked feverishly to rally support for me in whatever quarters it might be found.....Mr. Baldwin was aware of what Max Beaverbrook was up to; and no doubt hoping to check the forces beginning to rally round my cause, he despatched Sir Samuel Hoare on Sunday, the 29th, to explain the attitude of the Government towards the King. The message which the First Lord of the Admiralty bore was ominous indeed. It was that the Ministers stood with Mr. Baldwin---"no breach exists: there is no light or leaning in the King's direction." Then the First Lord fired his second salvo. "The publicity," he said, "is about to break." Many Ministers, he added, were restless and dissatisfied over the failure of the Press to publish facts of a crisis already the talk of the rest of the world. He stressed Mr. Baldwin's desire that the Press, like the Cabinet, should form an unbroken front against the proposed marriage. It was an undisguised invitation for Max Beaverbrook to change sides. His answer was: "I have already taken the King's shilling, I am a King's man."On 4th December the King learned of an earlier meeting between Beaverbrook and Hoare, of which he commented "So the day had not been all debits as far as I was concerned. From Stornoway House Max Beaverbrook, sensing the favourable upsurge in public opinion, had steadily hammered away on the theme of delay. I must not allow myself, he urged, to be harried and hurried into precipitous action. He had seen Sir Samuel Hoare again, and in conversation with him had formed the impression that many Ministers were troubled by the turn the crisis had taken, and would welcome a withdrawal of my request for advice on the morganatic marriage proposal. But I was wearied to the point of exhaustion." Finally during the morning of 10th December 1936 (the day Hoare wrote the present letter to Beaverbrook) the King signed the Instrument of Abdication.
GIORDANO UMBERTO: (1867-1948) Italian composer. Vintage signed and inscribed 11.5 x 15 photograph, the unusually produced image, reminiscent of a canvas print, depicting the composer in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Ernesto Battigelli of Santa Margherita and bearing his signature in the negative of the image and gilt stamp to the lower mount. Signed by Giordano in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated Santa Margherita, August 1931 in his hand. Some light age wear, a few minor stains and corner creases to the mount, otherwise VG
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spiritual leader during the Indian independence movement. An unusual Autograph Letter, unsigned, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Sabarmati Ashram), n.d. (1st December 1924), to [Miss. Frances H. Tuke]. Gandhi’s letter, written in bold pencil in English, was composed during a ‘conversation’ he engaged in with Miss. Tuke on one of the days throughout which he observed complete silence, commencing ‘I am so sorry I am silent tonight. I am silent every Monday and often on Wednesdays. Do you understand Gujarati or Hindi? I hope you will come again when I am at the Ashram. I am likely to be back on 14th but then too I shall be wholly silent for four days’ and further continuing (evidently in response to Tuke’s side of the ‘conversation’) ‘to enable me to write out my address….I shall be here first week of January’. Accompanied by the original envelope in which Tuke’s preserved the letter, and annotated by her in ink. Together with a hardbound 8vo manuscript commonplace book kept by Tuke in her later life and including an interesting entry dated 9th August 1997, entitled Memories of Mahatma Gandhi and stating, in part, ‘In 1922 I had my eighteenth birthday, & was staying with my uncle & aunt in Ahmedabad…..my uncle was in charge of the huge city hospital…..Gandhiji had come back from South Africa & had started an Ashram across the Sabarmati River, even then he was famous. A subaltern friend of mine agreed to accompany me to visit Gandhi. We rode our horses over the dry flats of the river…..We then walked down a road about ¼ - ½ mile to Gandhiji’s Ashram. Gandhi lived with his wife in a little house at the entrance to the Ashram. The first time we went Gandhi was about to set out to talk to his followers. His wife was silent & spoke no English…..Gandhiji was followed by crowds of adorning children from the Ashram. He spoke to his followers in Hindi from a platform. A few weeks later we visited Gandhi’s Ashram again & this time he was having a silent day & our conversation was in writing…..We discussed what I could do as an English girl to help in India & we must have stayed with him about two hours…..’ . A fascinating autograph keepsake from a meeting with Gandhi. Some light age wear and a few minor stains, VG, 2 Mahatma Gandhi observed one day of silence a week, every Monday, and would not break the discipline for any reason, once observing that ‘Silence is a great help to a seeker after truth like myself. In the attitude of silence, the soul finds the path in clear light, and what is elusive and deceptive, resolves itself into crystal clearness’.
STALIN JOSEPH: (1878-1953) Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924-53 as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-52) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941-53). A good D.S., J. Stalin, in Cyrillic, with two lines of holograph text, in bold red indelible pencil, one page, 4to, Moscow, 25th December 1941, in Cyrillic. The typed classified document is an order (number 0508) issued by the Stavka of the Supreme High Command and states, ‘1. In view of the particularly important tasks assigned to the 27th Army, it should be transformed into the 4th Shock Army. 2. The 3rd, 33rd, 332nd, 334th, 249th, 257th, 358th, 360th rifle divisions should be included in the 4th Shock Army. 3. From 1st January 1942, all the commanding staff (higher, senior, middle, junior) of the 4th Shock Army should be paid one and a half times the salary, and to the rank and file, two times the salary as it is established for the Guards divisions’. Stalin adds a fourth instruction to the order in his hand, ‘4. The order is to be adopted in all units of the 4th Shock Army’. Countersigned at the foot by Boris Shaposhnikov (1882-1945) Soviet Colonel and Marshal of the Soviet Union, one of the foremost military theorists of the Stalin-era who served as Chief of the Staff of the Red Army 1928-31, 1937-40 and 1941-42. The verso of the document bears various typed and manuscript (in ink and pencil) administrative notes including a list of over twenty individuals who were to receive a copy of the order in cipher. A few tears and small areas of paper loss to the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures, and some light staining. About VG The 4th Shock Army was a combined arms army of the Soviet Armed Forces which participated in the Toropets-Kholm Offensive between January and February 1942 and also saw action on the Kalinin Front and 1st Baltic Front during World War II.
CONNERY SEAN: (1930-2020) Scottish actor, famous for his portrayal of the fictional British secret agent James Bond. Academy Award winner. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Connery in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Paul Armstrong from the American crime thriller film Just Cause (1995). Signed by Connery in bold blue ink with his name alone to the head of the image. A couple of very light, minor surface creases to the upper edge, otherwise VG
HENKIN LEON: (1921-2006) American logician and mathematician whose works played a strong role in the development of logic. Autograph statement signed, Leon Henkin, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (early 1950s). The head of the page features a researcher’s question, in French, ‘Que pensez-vous d'Einstein, ou que lui devez-vous?’ (Translation: ‘What do you think of Einstein, or what do you owe to him?’) beneath which Henkin has provided his response, ‘Einstein is a man of great insight, courage, and humanity – but no more than a man’. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the edges, otherwise VG Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921.
NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) French monarch who served as the first President of France 1848-52 and as the last Emperor of the French 1852-70. L.S., Napoleon, one page, folio, Paris, 20th February 1863, to ‘Mon Cousin’, in French. The Emperor writes an official diplomatic letter, in greater part, ‘La lettre que vous m'avez ecrite a l'anniversaire des fetes solennelles de Noel, est un gage de vos bons sentiments qui m'a ete particulierement agreable, je me plais egalement a vous remercier des voeux que vous adressez au ciel pour la France et pour moi. Aussi, je ne negligerai aucune occasion de vous prouver le sincere interet que je vous porte, et de vous renouveler les assurances de mon estime et de ma constante affection’ (Translation: ‘The letter that you wrote to me on the anniversary of the solemn Christmas celebrations is a token of your good feelings which was particularly pleasant to me, I also like to thank you for the wishes that you send to heaven for France and for me. Also, I will not neglect any opportunity to prove to you the sincerest interest that I have for you, and to renew to you the assurances of my esteem and my constant affection’). Countersigned at the foot of the page by Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys (1805-1881) French diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs 1848-49, 1851, 1852-55 and 1862-66. With blank integral leaf. Some light foxing and a minor strip of age toning at the head of the page, about VG
AURIC GEORGES: (1899-1983) French composer, one of Les Six. A.N.S., Georges Auric, to one side of the personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Auric and his wife, n.p., n.d. (January 1960), in French. Beneath his printed name Auric has penned a brief greeting, ‘avec nos voeux les millieurs pour 1960!’ (Translation: ‘with our best wishes for 1960!’). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
HOLLIDAY JUDY: (1921-1965) American actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Holiday in a head and shoulders pose alongside her Best Actress (Motion Picture Comedy or Musical) Golden Globe award, presented to her in 1950 in recognition of her performance as Emma ‘Billie’ Dawn in the American comedy drama film Born Yesterday (1950), for which she also received her Best Actress Oscar. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. Some light overall surface and corner creasing, G
BARA THEDA: (1885-1955) American silent film actress. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Bara seated in a half-length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1932 in her hand. One very minor, small corner crease, otherwise VG
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Hepburn in a head and shoulders pose wearing a wide-brimmed hat and holding a small bunch of flowers in her hands. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Some corner and surface creasing, a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner of the border and one tear to the right edge (repaired with sellotape to the verso). G
BERNARD CLAUDE: (1813-1878) French physiologist. A.L.S., Claude Bernard, two pages, small 8vo, St. Julien par Villefranche, 9th October 1877, to [Camille Doucet] (‘Mon cher ami’), in French. Bernard thanks his correspondent for their kindness in having thought of him and continues ‘Je vous envoie ci-inclus une lettre pour l'academie que vous lirez si vous le jugez a propos’ (Translation: ‘I am sending you enclosed a letter [no longer present] for the academy which you will read if you think it appropriate’), further adding that he will return to Paris towards the end of the month. With blank integral leaf. A couple of light, minor stains to the margins, otherwise VG Camille Doucet (1812-1895) French poet and playwright, elected a member of the Académie francaise in 1865 and serving as the permanent secretary from 1876.
LEMON MARK: (1809-1870) English playwright, the founding editor of Punch magazine. A.L.S., Mark Lemon, two pages, 8vo, Fleet Street (London), n.d., to a gentleman, on the printed stationery of the Punch office. Lemon states ‘As it seems I am never to get to Drury Lane again I send books & razors which I had intended to have brought myself’, asking that the razors be returned along with a bill, and remarking ‘I am still using the old black razors….since you did them’. Some light overall foxing, a few creases and some tears (repaired with old tape, very slightly affecting a few words of text). Only FR
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