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Lot 714
TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD & FOUCHE: TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE (1754-1838) Prince of Talleyrand, French clergyman, politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of France, 1815 & FOUCHE JOSEPH (1759-1820) 1st Duc d'Otrante, 1st Comte Fouche. French statesman and revolutionary who served as Minister of Police (1799-1810, 1815) under Napoleon Bonaparte. D.S. by both Talleyrand ('Charles Maurice') and Fouche ('Comte de l'Empire Fouche') individually, one page, folio, Schoenbrunn, 24th August 1809, in French. The partially printed document, with manuscript insertions in the hand of Fouche, is addressed to Monsieur Laffontan, President of the Canton of Valence and is an Extrait des Minutes de la Secretairerie d'Etat ('Extract from the Minutes of the Secretary of State') originally issued by Hugues-Bernard Maret, Duke of Bassano, on behalf of Napoleon I, and states that they have deemed it appropriate to convene the assembly of the canton on 17th October 1809, and consequently order Laffontan to execute, and cause to be executed, the provisions of the acts of the Constitutions of the Empire, further stating 'Nous avons fait connaitre a notre premier Inspecteur de la Gendarmerie, et au General commandant la 10 eme Division militaire, que vous avez seul la police de l'assemblee; que nulle force armee ne doit etre placee pres du lieu de ses seances ni y penetrer sans votre requistion; qu'ils doivent ordonner de deferer a celles que vous adresserez aux Commandans de la Gendarmerie, et de vous preter assistance, si le cas l'exige et que vous le demandiez' (Translation: 'We have made it known to our first Inspector of the Gendarmerie, and to the General commanding the 10th Military Division, that you alone have the police of the assembly; that no armed force should be placed near the place of its meetings or enter there without your request; that they must order to defer to those which you will address to the Commanders of the Gendarmerie, and to lend you assistance, if the case requires it and that you ask for it'). Signed at the foot by Talleyrand in his capacity as Vice-Grand-Elector and by Fouche in his capacity as Minister of the Interior (rare as such; Fouche only served in the post from 29th June to 1st October 1809) and with a circular blind embossed seal beneath. With blank integral leaf. Some light, minor staining to the lower left corner and a very small hole to the centre of the text, otherwise VG
Lot 375
CAVENDISH GEORGIANA: (1757-1806) Duchess of Devonshire. English Aristocrat, a famed beauty and leader of fashionable style who was notorious for her marital arrangements, catastrophic love affairs and love of gambling. A.L.S., G. Devonshire, two pages, small 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Wednesday night'), to a gentleman, in French. The Duchess announces 'The Memoir of Lady Duncannon is larger than she thought, so she prays you, Sir, to count the amount of the attached bill (no longer present) to pay Miss Bertin tomorrow' and continues 'Could I bother you again, asking you a permission to visit the house of Miss Desvieux on Friday morning, with Lady Chester, Milord and Milady Henry Fitzgerald. I am only available on Saturday, but since my sister leaves on Saturday, she would be charmed if you initiated Miss Bertin early tomorrow to inform her of the amount that it leaves for her. I also pray you to send me the expenditure of Miss Desvieux and to tell me the time when we have to go there'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGHenrietta Ponsonby (1761-1821) Countess of Bessborough. Lady Duncannon. Mother of Lady Caroline Lamb and sister of Georgiana Cavendish.
Lot 715
BLUCHER GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON: (1742-1819) Prussian Field Marshal who led his army against Napoleon at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. A.L.S., Blucher, one page, 4to, Breslau, April 1816, to his second son Friedrich Gebhardt Lebrecht, in German. The letter is untranslated although announces a trip to Carlsbad on 13th May and also makes references to his eldest son Franz, asking to be informed immediately as to what he likes and commenting 'If he first deals with the rank, then he gains a lot if he does something wrong at the beginning'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age toning, some staining (mainly to the corners as a result of previous mounting) and some neat splits to folds, a little crudely repaired to the verso. About G Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher had two sons, from his first marriage, that survived infancy: Franz Ferdinand Joachim (1778-1829) and Friedrich Gebhardt Lebrecht (1780-1834). Franz served as a Major General in the Prussian army and was wounded in battle in 1813 which left him mentally ill for the remainder of his life.
Lot 428
WALLENBERG RAOUL: (1912-1945) Swedish architect, diplomat and humanitarian who served as Sweden's special envoy in Budapest from July - December 1944 during which time he was responsible for saving thousands of Jews in German-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust in the latter stages of World War II. A rare D.S., R Wallenberg, one page, oblong 8vo, Budapest, 22nd September 1944, on the printed stationery of the Royal Swedish Legation, in Hungarian. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is a Schutz-Pass (protective passport) issued to Miss. Zsuzsanna Steiner and is addressed to the National Central Authority Supervising Foreigners, stating 'We are pleased to inform you that the Royal Swedish Legation in Budapest has issued a protective passport to Steiner Zsuzsanna urno [i.e. Miss] according to which the above-named person must be considered a Swedish citizen. The Legation kindly requests that the above-named individual be exempt from wearing the distinguishing symbol. The Legation certifies that the reciprocity mentioned in the relevant regulation exists with Sweden'. Signed by Wallenberg at the conclusion with a more complete signature than is usually encountered, and alongside the official oval ink stamp of the Royal Swedish Legation in Budapest. Some light overall age wear, two minor paperclip rust stains to the upper edge and a couple of neat splits to the folds, professionally repaired to a high standard to the verso. G
Lot 592
O'FLAHERTY LIAM: (1896-1984) Irish novelist and short-story writer. A.Q.S., Liam O'Flaherty, to an 8vo page removed from an album, n.p., n.d., in French. In dark fountain pen ink O'Flaherty has simply penned the words 'Se cacher parmi son peuple' (Translation: 'Hide among his people'). With blank integral leaf. Some light, minor staining to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
Lot 797
‘Nobody would have the absurd idea of putting after each article of the treaty that in the event on non-execution, force would again become legitimate. This is the primordial and universal condition of any treaty’ CLEMENCEAU GEORGES: (1841-1929) French Prime Minister 1906-09, 1917-20, one of the 'Big Four', alongside Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and American President Woodrow Wilson, who made all the major decisions at the Paris Peace Conference which led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. An excellent A.L.S., G Clemenceau, four pages, 8vo, Vichy, 24th July 1920, to [Andre Tardieu] ('Mon cher ami'), in French. Clemenceau writes in regard to the Treaty of Versailles, commencing 'Apres avoir ler l'officiel, j'eprouvais le besoin de vous dire que vous avez fait un discors admirable qui ne peut pas ne pas porter. En chef vous avez conduit l'operation. En chef vous avez parle! A en juger par l'officiel il semble que la chambre vous ait fait bon accueil a vous et a Loucheur. Je m'en felicite dans l'interet de la chose publique mais ce n'etait la en ce jour precis. qu'une consideration secondaire' (Translation: 'After reading L'Officiel, I feel the need to tell you that you made an admirable speech which cannot fail to carry. Chief, you led the operation. Chief you have spoken! Judging by L'Officiel it seems the camber made you and Loucheur welcome. I welcome it in the interest of public affairs, but that was only a secondary consideration today') and continues with a specific reference to the terms of the treaty, 'Alors demandez donc a [Alexandre] Millerand si un jurisconsulte ne devrait pas etre capable de faire la difference entre une garantie et une sanction. La garantie doit prevenir un peril. La sanction opere quand le mal est consomme. La pretendu garantie n'est qu'une promesse de sanction qui resulte tout simplement de la victoire ou le General Baquet n'est pour rien. Personne n'aurait en l'idee saugrenue de mettre apres chaque artictle du traite qu'en cas de non execution la force reprendrait ses droits, c'est la condition primordiale et universelle de tout traite' (Translation: 'So ask [Alexandre] Millerand if an expert on law shouldn't be able to tell the difference between a guarantee and a sanction. The guarantee must prevent a peril. The sanction operates when the evil is consummated. The alleged guarantee is only a promise of sanction which results quite simply from the victory, or General Baquet is for nothing. Nobody would have the absurd idea of putting after each article of the treaty that in the event on non-execution, force would again become legitimate. This is the primordial and universal condition of any treaty'), further writing a little cryptically, although ostensibly making a reference to Vittorio Emanuele Orlando's desire to secure the partition of the Habsburg Empire, 'Et les 890,000 tonnes de.......autrichen? Lloyd George et moi nous les avions refusees a Orlando, que nous donne t'on pour cela rien pour notre piteuse marine marchande, ce n'est pas assez. Loucheur s'est......battu mais il a peut-etre ete un peu loin en disant que son experience du chabron et de la fabrication industrille quand il etait au gouvernement, lui a fait vivement sentir le besoin d'un ambassadeur aupres du Pape. Il aurait bien ete nous le dire. Je lui envoie un mot de felicitations' (Translation: 'And the 890,000 tonnes of……Austrian? Lloyd George and I had refused Orlando about that, what do we get for that? Nothing for our pitiful merchant navy, that's not enough. Loucheur fought…..but he may have gone a little far in saying that his background in coal and industrial manufacturing, when he was in government, made him recently feel the need for an ambassador to the Pope. He should have told us. I will send him a note of congratulations'). A letter of excellent content demonstrating some of the tensions that existed between the Big Four at the time of the Treaty of Versailles, whilst also raising concerns in regard to its enforceability. Some extremely minimal, light age wear, VG Andre Tardieu (1876-1945) French Prime Minister 1929-30, 1930 & 1932 who served as Clemenceau's lieutenant during the Paris Peace Conference in 1919-20.
Lot 829
BUSH GEORGE H. W.: (1924-2018) American President 1989-93. A good signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official White House image depicting Bush seated in a full-length pose opposite the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and future President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, as they engage in light-hearted conversation on board the Soviet cruise ship Maksim Gorky during the Malta Summit of December 1989. Photograph by David Valdez for the White House and bearing his credit stamp, as well as the date 2nd December 1989, and a typed caption label, to the verso. Signed by Bush in bold black ink to the upper white border, 'To: Ron Wade - with pleasant memories of this historic 1989 meeting at Malta, George Bush'. EXRon Wade (1950- ) American author who was appointed by George H. W. Bush to his Presidential Inaugural Committee, and was also a friend to other American Presidents including Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.The Malta Summit between Bush and Gorbachev took place on 2nd and 3rd December 1989, just a few weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall. During the summit the two leaders declared an end to the Cold War and news reports of the time referred to the Malta Summit as one of the most important since World War II.
Lot 57
JUGGERNAUT: Boris Karloff (1887-1969) English actor, famous for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the classic horror film Frankenstein (1931). Vintage bold pencil signature ('Boris Karloff') on a page removed from an autograph album, also adding the film title Juggernaut and date, 27th April 1936, in his hand beneath his signature. Together with a second page removed from the same autograph album individually signed in bold pencil by the actresses Joan Wyndham and Mona Goya, both also adding the date of 27th April 1936 in their hands beneath their signatures. Accompanied by a colour A4 reproduction of the poster for the British mystery film Juggernaut (1936). Unusual in this form. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2 Boris Karloff portrayed Victor Sartorius in Juggernaut. Sartorius, an ailing doctor working in Morocco, forms a partnership with Lady Yvonne Clifford (played by Mona Goya) with the intention of poisoning her husband, Sir Charles Clifford. The only one who can stop the murder plot of Sartorius is Nurse Eve Rowe, portrayed by Joan Wyndham in the film.
Lot 513
UDERZO ALBERT: (1927-2020) French Comic Book Artist, co-creator and illustrator of the Asterix series. Signed colour 4.5 x 7 photograph of Uderzo in a head and shoulders pose holding a model of Asterix in the foreground. Signed ('Uderzo') in silver ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. About VG
Lot 737
MAZARIN JULES: (1602-1661) Italian Cardinal, Diplomat and Politician, served as Chief Minister of the French Monarch 1642-61. L.S., J Card. Mazarin, two pages, folio, St. Quentin, 3rd July 1649, to de Chaunes, a Councillor of King Louis XIV, in French. Mazarin writes an informative letter to his correspondent, discussing the need to increase the number of horses in order to transport the munitions of war, and remarking that forty have been approved, explaining that he has given instructions to make a payment of one hundred francs to a spy, and that he has also given orders to provide flour for forty thousand rations of bread for the cavalry of the German army, further declaring 'I believe appropriate and even very necessary that M. le Compte d'Harcourt, being in the Limemy (?) country, should have published in quantity handbills signed by him stating that in whatever place he passes where he finds mills ruined by inhabitants, he will have those same places burned down and will not pardon any peasant. By this means we would generate fear and we would make it easy to have the wheat ground for the subsistence of the army....pursue your efforts with the same diligence, so that with each acting on your own initiative we may have some good success in this campaign which will oblige the Limemis to make peace....' With integral address leaf bearing two small red wax seals, one with the small original red ribbon affixed. Some light age wear to the edges and a small wormhole just affecting a few letters of text, but not the signature. About VG
Lot 380
LACENAIRE PIERRE FRANCOIS: (1803-1836) French criminal, murderer and poet. A rare A.L.S., Lacenaire, one page, 8vo, La Conciergerie (Paris), 26th December 1835, to Monsieur Le Serrurier, in French. Lacenaire responds to his correspondent's request and states that he would be happy to meet him 'si vous voulez avoir la complaisance d'aller voir M. Allard, chef du service de surete, a son bureau, il se chargera de vous introduire aupres de moi. Je viens donc vous prier aujourd'hui, lorsque vous aurez un moment a disposer, de le sacrifier en ma faveur. Je serais bien aise de vous revoir' (Translation: 'if you would like to have the kindness to go and see M. Allard, head of the security, at his office, he will undertake to introduce you to me. I therefore come to beg you today, when you have a moment to spare, to sacrifice it in my favour. I would be glad to see you again'). Some very light age toning and a few minor wrinkles to the corners, caused by the remnants of previous mounting to the verso. About VGThe present letter was written very shortly before Lacenaire was executed by guillotine, at the age of 32, on 9th January 1836 in Paris.
Lot 596
TWAIN MARK: (1835-1910) Samuel Langhorne Clemens. American writer and humourist. Bold pencil signature ('S. L. Clemens') to the verso of an 8vo sheet of printed stationery from the German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd in Bremen. The page also features twelve other bold pencil signatures by various other individuals named Bookman, Renshaw, Granier, Kahn, Kennedy, Harriman, Henderson and Hopkins etc., presumably acquaintances of Twain and possibly associated with Masonic lodges in Missouri (Twain was affiliated with Polar Star Lodge Number 79 in St Louis). The recto features an A.L.S. by an unidentified individual, dated 17th June 1892, addressed to Miss. Dahl and stating, in full, 'We the undersigned passengers respectfully request you to favor us with an entertainment by playing on the piano on the 18th inst at 8 o'clock P.M. We assure you it will be highly appreciated'. Some light age toning and minor wear and the recto with some staining caused by previous mounting, affecting some words of the text, G
Lot 631
EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. An excellent scientific A.L.S., with his initials A. E., two pages, 4to, n.p., 5th March 1950, to Ernst Gabor Straus, in German, incorporating two lines of calculations. Einstein announces 'Ich stimme mit der Meinung, die Sie in ihrem letzten Briefe geaussert haben, nicht uberein. Es liegt eben doch in der Natur der Suche, dass man verlangen muss, dass alle Tensoren, die durch Kontraktion von…. gewonnen werden konnen verschwinden' (Translation: 'I do not agree with the opinion you expressed in your last letter. It is precisely in the nature of research that one must demand that all the tensors that can be produced by means of the….contraction disappear') and continues to explain, 'Ich bin davon uberzeugt, dass man dies verlangen muss, trotzdem es nun sehr unwahrscheinlich geworden ist, dass es drei zusatzliche Identitaten gibt. Wenn man kompatible Gleichungen im Sinne der Fortsetzbarkeit einer jeden Schnittlosung verlangt, so gibt es mindestens drei formal gleichberechtgte am Variationssystemen gewahrbare, also im gewohnlichen Sinne kompatible Gleichungssysteme, dessen jedes weniger naturlich ist als das starke System, und zwischen denen eine Wahl in vernunftiger Weise nicht getroffen werden kann. Wenn das starke System so wenig Losungen haben sollte, dass die allgemeine Losung durch eine endliche Zahl von Zahlenparametern bestimmt ist, dann kame das starke System als physikalische Theorie naturlich nicht in Betracht. Dann aber ware ich uberzeugt, dass die Theorie des nicht symmetrischen Feldes uberhaupt aufgeben werden musste. Wenn aber die Mannigfaltigkeit der Losungen des starken Systems nicht in solcher Weise beschrankt ist, dann ist die Theorie nach meiner Ansicht sehr aussichtsreich. Denn es ist plausibel, dass das Thatreichliche Feldgesetz in seinen Losungen starker eingeschrankt ist, als es z. B. durch ein Hamilton-Prinzip erreichbar ist' (Translation: 'I am convinced that this should be required, even though it has now become very unlikely that there are three additional identities. If one demands compatible equations in the sense of a possibility of continuity of each cutting solution, then there are at least three formally equal systems of equations perceivable in the variation system, i.e. compatible in the usual sense, each of which is less natural than the strong system, and between which a choice cannot be made in a reasonable way. If the strong system should have so few solutions that the general solution is determined by a finite number of numerical parameters, then the strong system would of course not come into consideration as a physical theory. But then I would be convinced that the theory of the non-symmetrical field had to be abandoned altogether. But if the variety of the solutions of the strong system is not limited in this way, then the theory is, in my opinion, very promising. For it is plausible that the actual law of the field is more severely restricted in its solutions than it is, e.g. B. is achievable by a Hamilton principle) before concluding 'Dies ist durch die Quanten-Thatsachen sehr recht gelegt, die eben zeigen, dass die wahl der "Anfangsbedingungen" weitgehend eingeschrankt sein muss, was bei einem vollstandig durch ein variationsprinzip bestimmten gleichungssystem nicht der fall ist, wo eine erhebliche zahl von willkurlichen funktionen von drei variablen (fur die "Schnittlosung") frei bleibt. Das eigentliche problem liegt also darin, die mannigfaltigkeit der losungen des starken systems herauszufinden, hierein habe ich bis jetzt keinen erfolg gehabt' (Translation: 'This is very well justified by the quantum facts, which show precisely that the choice of "initial conditions" must be largely restricted, which is not the case for a system of equations completely determined by a variational principle, where a considerable number of arbitrary functions of three variables (for the "intersection solution") remains free. So the real problem lies in finding out the multiplicity of the solutions of the strong system, in which I have not had any success up to now'). In a postscript, in which Einstein incorporates his calculations, the physicist states 'In der neuen auflage des buchleins, die bald herauskommt, ist der schnitzer berichtigt. Ich habe mirs aber doch nicht nehmen lassen, zu erwahnen, dass sie den fehler entdeckt haben. Er lasst sich um Einfachsten so charakterisieren (his two lines of calculations inserted at this point) Bei dem andern "Beweis" ist es ganz entspechend' (Translation: 'In the new edition of the little book, which will be published soon, the blunder has been corrected. But I couldn't resist mentioning that it was you who discovered the error. It can be characterised in the simplest way (his two lines of calculations inserted at this point) In the case of the other 'proof', everything matches'). A letter of good association and fine scientific content. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Ernst Gabor Straus (1922-1983) German-American mathematician, a close associate of Einstein who collaborated with the physicist on their early work on relativity. After publishing his papers on special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1916), Albert Einstein conducted research on quantum physics before working on the generalisation of the relativistic theory of gravitation. Einstein attempted to generalise his theory of gravitation to include electromagnetism as aspects of a single entity. In 1950, he described his 'unified field theory' in an article entitled On the Generalised Theory of Gravitation. Although he was lauded for this work, his efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. Notably, Einstein's unification project did not accommodate the strong and weak nuclear forces, neither of which was well understood until many years after his death. Although mainstream physics long ignored Einstein's approaches to unification, his work has motivated modern quests for a theory of everything.
Lot 154
DE FUNES LOUIS: (1914-1983) French actor and comedian. An unusual set of eight folio pages (two bifolium) neatly removed from a scrapbook dedicated to De Funes and featuring numerous magazine and newspaper portraits of the actor, many in costume or scenes from his films, signed and inscribed by De Funes to the centre of the first page, in French, sending his good wishes for 1960, further annotated in French by De Funes to two other pages, in one stating that he did not appear in a certain film and in another remarking that his film debut was in La Tentation de Barbizon and that he opened a door. Also featuring various annotations in the hand of the compiler. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Lot 138
TEMPLE SHIRLEY: (1928-2014) American child actress, the recipient of a special Juvenile Academy Award. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the young Temple seated in a half-length pose. Signed, as a child, in bold green fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To Dorothy Anne, Love, Shirley Temple'. About EX
Lot 530
HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. A.L.S., Victor, one page, 12mo, n.p., n.d., to Lacroix, in French. Hugo writes a hastily penned letter to his friend, in parts illegible, expressing sentiments that he wishes to be laid at the feet of Madame Lacroix 'du fond du coeur' (Translation: 'from the bottom of the heart'). With integral address leaf in Hugo's hand (two small areas of paper loss). Some light staining and minor age wear, G
Lot 18
SCHUMACHER & VERSTAPPEN: SCHUMACHER MICHAEL (1969- ) German motor racing driver, Formula One World Champion 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004 & VERSTAPPEN JOS (1972- ) Dutch motor racing driver. Signed colour 11 x 8 photograph by both Schumacher and Verstappen individually, the image depicting the two drivers standing in three-quarter length poses, each wearing their Benetton racing overalls, either side of the actress Sandra Bullock. Signed by both Schumacher and Verstappen in bold black inks with their names alone to light areas of the image. EX
Lot 677
SUK GRIGORIY: (1896-1917) Russian fighter pilot, a flying ace with the Imperial Russian Air Service during World War I (10 confirmed victories). Suk was killed in a landing accident as he returned from a flight. An extremely rare vintage signed and inscribed 3 x 4 photograph, the image depicting Suk standing in a full-length pose in uniform. His aircraft can be seen in the immediate background. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the verso, 'A mon ami francais Amidie de Flers, Leutenant Souk' and dated 9th October 1917 in his hand (the month before his untimely, tragic death). Neatly inlaid to an 8vo page removed from an album and with a light pencil annotation at the base of the verso of the photograph, possibly in the hand of de Flers. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Provenance: The present photograph was inscribed to the French aviator Amedee de Flers (b.1885) who saw service during World War I.
Lot 655
BECQUEREL HENRI: (1852-1908) French physicist, the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity. Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1903. An interesting Autograph Manuscript Signed ('Henri Becquerel'; in the title), two pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.1903), in French. The manuscript, featuring numerous corrections and deletions, is entitled 'Sur le rayonnement penetrant du Polonium, Note de M. Henri Becquerel' (Translation: 'On the penetrating radiation of Polonium, Note by Mr. Henri Becquerel') and makes references to his experiments of 1899 and 1901, focusing on Polonium, whose radiation (which he names 'beta radiation') differs from his first observations, stating, in part, 'J'ai reconnu recemment.....dans le rayonnement du Polonium, a cote de la radiation observable caracteristique de ce corps, l'existence d'un rayonnement penettrant produisant des effets secondaires sur les metaux qu'il rencontre et qu'il traverse. J'ai montre egalement que la radiation caracteristique observable est identique aux rayons alpha du radium, qu'elle est caracterisee par des radiations possedant la meme deviabilite....laquelle est inverse de celles des rayons cathodiques, et enfin - qu'elle s'affaibilt avec le temps comme le rayonnement des corps actives.....En particulier les produits ayant servi a mes premieres experiences et qui avaient ete presentes par Marie Curie en 1899, ont perdu presque totalement la faculte d'emettre des rayons alpha. Ces produits etant deja.....affaiblis en 1901....servi a mettre en evidence l'existence d'effets secondaires, effets dus a la radiation persistante. En repetant les memes experiences avec les produits......plus actifs, quoique affaiblis certains.....Je me demandais alors si les particules persistantes....la radiation alpha.....elles ne subsisteraient pas independamment de celles-ci; j'ai alors recommence les experiences de 1901 avec les amas produits que je cumule car inertes de par la diffusion des rayons alpha, et j'ai obtenu des champs semblables a celles de 1901. J'ai alors recommence les experiences de 1901 avec les anciens produit que je.....cette observation.....faits important 1. l'independance entre le rayonnement penetrant et les rayons alpha, et 2. la permanence, de....penetrants, et ce fait permet de ranger definitivement le Polonium dans la classe des corps radioactifs, au lieu de le considerer comme corps acheve dont l'intensite disparait avec le temps. Ainsi dans le meme corps il peut exister deux types de conditions independantes….Il convient de supposer que.....du Polonium, les rayons beta.....il semble donc que les 3 types de radiations que.....et des rayons......a admettre une dependance entre les rayons alpha, beta et y du rayonnement actifs et l'independance qui vient d'etre etablie est de nature a considerer que produisent certains.....sur la cause de la radioactivite' (Translation: 'I have recently recognised…..in the radiation from the Polonium, alongside the observable radiation characteristic of this body, the existence of a penetrating radiation producing secondary effects on the metals which it encounters and which it crosses. I have also shown that the observable characteristic radiation is identical to the alpha rays of radium, that is characterised by radiations possessing the same variability….which is the opposite of those of the cathode rays, and finally - that it is weakened with time like the radiation of active bodies….In particular the products having been used for my first experiments and which had been presented by Marie Curie in 1899, have almost completely lost the ability to emit alpha rays. These products already being….weakened in 1901…..served to highlight the existence of secondary effects, effects due to the persistent radiation. By repeating the same experiments with the products…..more active, although some weakened…..I wondered then if the persistent particles…..the alpha radiation….would not remain independently of these; I then repeated the experiments of 1901 with the product clusters that I accumulated because they are inert due to the diffusion of alpha rays, and I obtained fields similar to those of 1901; I then started again the experiments of 1901 with the old products….important facts 1. The independence between the penetrating radiation and the alpha rays, and 2. The permanence of penetrants, and this fact makes it possible to classify polonium definitively in the class of radioactive bodies, instead of considering it as a finished body whose intensity disappears with time. Thus, in the same body there can exist two types of independent conditions….It should be assumed that….of Polonium, beta rays….so it seems that the 3 types of radiation that….and rays…..to admit a dependence between the alpha, beta and y rays of the radiation assets and the independence which has just been established is of a nature to consider that some produce…..on the cause of the radioactivity'). A working manuscript of excellent content for its discussion of polonium and radioactivity, which was presented to the Academy of Sciences. Some light age wear and three tears to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting one word of text, otherwise VG
Lot 705
BERNADOTTE JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1763-1844) French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I. Bernadotte later became King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway 1818-44. D.S., J: Bernadotte, two pages, large folio, Rennes, 27th October 1801, in French. The manuscript document, issued by the 82 Demi-Brigade, is a memorandum of proposal for the retirement pay in favour of Lieutenant Francois Moniot 'hors d'etat de continuer son service par suite d'une blessure recue a la jambe droite a l'affaire de Savene' (Translation: 'unable to continue his service following an injury to the right leg received in the Savene affair') and provides details of his military service and campaigns from the age of 18 years in 1776, as well as details of his health following a medical examination. Signed by Bernadotte at the conclusion, adding one line of text in his hand, 'Vu et approuve par le General en Chef de l'armee de s'ouest' (Translation: 'Seen and approved by the General-in-Chief of the Western Army'). Also bearing the countersignatures of various members of the administrative council of the 82 Demi-Brigade. Some light overall age wear and a few small, neat tears and splits to the edges, about VGThe Battle of Savenay took place on 23rd December 1793 and marked the end of the Viree de Galerne operational phase of the first war in the Vendee after the French Revolution. The Republicans suffered thirty fatalities at the Battle and two hundred officers were wounded.
Lot 139
STRASBERG SUSAN: (1938-1999) American actress. Signed postcard photograph of Strasberg in a head and shoulders pose. Number D798 from the Picturegoer series. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a largely clear area of the image, adding a small love heart beneath her signature. Together with Greer Garson (1904-1996) British-born American actress, Academy Award winner. Signed postcard photograph of Garson in a head and shoulders pose with one hand gently raised to the side of her face. Number W95 from the Picturegoer series. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG to EX, 2
Lot 359
POLE REGINALD: (1500-1558) English cardinal of the Catholic Church, the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury 1556-58 during the Counter Reformation. A rare L.S., Reg Carlus. Polus, with a few additional words in his hand, two pages, 4to, Avignon, 25th January 1539, to Cardinal Farnese, in Latin. Pole announces his safe arrival in Avignon and informs his correspondent that he was at Carpentras the previous day, where he had the opportunity to visit Jacopo Sadoleto, 'and I leave it to Your Serene most Reverend and Illustrious the thought of how lovingly it was to see him; I have had great consolation to find that the Lord has blessed him….and it is certainly an admirable thing as far as I have been able to learn and see the love and reverences that all the people bring to him' and further informing Farnese that he will continue to update him with all of his progress as he travels. With integral address leaf, bearing the original paper seal. Some very light, minimal age wear, VGAlessandro Farnese (1520-1589) Italian cardinal and diplomat and a great collector and patron of the arts. Grandson of Pope Paul III, Farnese was appointed as his principal secretary in 1538 and managed most of the Papal business, with the assistance of Monsignor Marcello Cervino, until 1549.Jacopo Sadoleto (1477-1547) Italian Catholic cardinal and counterreformer, noted for his correspondence with, and opposition to, John Calvin. Sadoleto was Bishop of Carpentras from 1517 until his death. At the time of writing this letter Pole had been attainted in absentia following his disagreement with King Henry VIII, to whom he had not offered his support in his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, despite the King's offer of the Archbishopric of York or the Diocese of Winchester.
Lot 279
DELIBES LEO: (1836-1891) French Romantic composer, best known for his operas and ballets. A.L.S., Leo Delibes, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to 'Mon vieux', in French. Delibes provides his friend with a seat in the stalls for that evening, playfully remarking 'je t'offre de venir en Lapin avec nous - tu ne generas personne excepte toi' (Translation: 'I offer you to come as a Rabbit with us - you won't bother anyone except yourself') and further writing 'Je me suis donne un mal de chien pour avoir un fauteuil a ce cretin de Dulode et j'apprends par hazard qu'il est reparti pour la campagne. C'est absurde!' (Translation: 'I took a lot of trouble to get a chair for that cretin Dulode and I learn by chance that he's gone back to the countryside. It's absurd!'). Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the right edge and with some light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 821
CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE: (1869-1940) British Prime Minister 1937-40. T.L.S., N. Chamberlain, one page, 4to, Eaton Square, London, 30th January 1932, to Lord Beaverbrook ('My dear Max'), marked 'Personal'. Chamberlain writes, in full, 'Many thanks for letting me see the figures, which are most interesting. I am sending them back at once, and have not kept a copy'. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, some light age wear and with a small strip of light staining to the upper edge. G Max Aitken (1879-1964) 1st Baron Beaverbrook. Canadian-British newspaper publisher who served as Minister of Aircraft Production 1940-41.
Lot 561
D'ANNUNZIO GABRIELLE: (1863-1938) Italian poet & playwright. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('G. d'Annunzio') and one additional word ('Ingresso'') in his hand on an oblong 12mo slip of paper. Very slightly irregularly torn to three edges and with a few light stains and one corner crease, G The present slip of paper was evidently used as a pass to a performance, the Italian word 'ingresso' meaning 'entrance'[to the boxes].
Lot 200
HESTON CHARLTON: (1923-2008) American actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Heston in a close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image, 'Thanks to Anna, Chuck'. Some very light, minor creases to the corners and white borders, otherwise VG
Lot 645
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: Emilio Segre (1905-1989) Italian-American physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1959. Vintage signed 2.5 x 2.5 photograph of Segre in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background; Alfred Kastler (1902-1984) French physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1966. Vintage signed 3.5 x 5 photograph of Kastler in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image; Aage Bohr (1922-2009) Danish nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1975. Vintage signed 4 x 7 photograph of Bohr in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. VG to EX, 3
Lot 812
EUROPE: A good selection of seven 8vo pages removed from an album bearing eighteen signatures, most to the recto only, by various members of royal and noble families etc., mainly European and the majority pre-1950, including Maria Leticia Bosch Labrus y Blat (1890-1944) Duchess of Durcal, Mohammed Ali Tewfik (1875-1955) Egyptian Prince, Heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan 1892-99, 1936-52, Dmitri Alexandrovich (1901-1980) Russian Prince, nephew of Tsar Nicholas II and President of the Romanov Family Association 1979-80, Christian of Hesse-Philippstahl-Barchfeld (1887-1971) Prince of Hesse, and his wife Princess Elizabeth of Hesse (d.1957), Prince Alexander of Teck (1874-1957) Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, British Major General who served as Governor General of Canada 1940-46, Don Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870-1949) Infante of Spain, Princess Charlotte of Prussia (1860-1919) Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1878-1942) Princess Consort of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, wife of Ernst II, Peter II (1923-1970) King of Yugoslavia 1934-45, Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921-1993) Greek and Danish Princess, Queen consort of Yugoslavia 1944-45, Aspasia Manos (1896-1972) Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark, wife of King Alexander I of Greece, Franz Joseph II (1906-1989) Prince of Liechtenstein 1938-89, Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921-1989) Princess of Liechtenstein 1943-89, wife of Prince Franz Joseph II, Friedrich Leopold (1895-1959) Prince of Prussia, German art collector and dealer who was an inmate at Dachau concentration camp during World War II, etc. Some very light, minor age wear and a few tape stains to the edges, generally VG, 7 Provenance: The present pages were removed from the personal album of Baron Robert Stuker (1863-1940) Swiss historian, interpreter, diplomat and educator, a language specialist who was appointed tutor at the Greek Royal Court under King George I. Stuker was later appointed as Royal Chamberlain, Court Librarian and Personal Secretary to the King. Stuker accompanied members of the Greek Royal family on trips, took on sensitive diplomatic missions and became the King's advisor. Following his service with the Greek Royal family, Pope Pius XI appointed the Reformed Protestant Stuker as master of ceremonies and interpreter at the Vatican in 1924, posts he was to hold until 1935. In later years the album was added to whilst in the custody of Jurg Stuker (1914-1988) Swiss antiquarian bookseller and founder of the Stuker auction house in Bern, stepson of Robert Stuker.
Lot 132
DIETRICH MARLENE: (1901-1992) German-born American actress. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 10 x 8 photograph of the actress in an appealing head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold green fountain pen ink with a full signature to a light area of the image. A few minor, light circular stains to the background, not affecting the signature, about VG
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[MANHATTAN PROJECT]: THOMAS CHARLES ALLEN (1900-1982) American chemist, an important figure in the Manhattan Project during World War II, coordinating work on plutonium purification and production. T.L.S., Charles Allen Thomas, one page, 4to, St. Louis, Missouri, 23rd May 1950, to Henri Corbiere, on the printed stationery of the Monsanto Chemical Company. Thomas responds to his correspondent's enquiries and states, in part, 'My scientific "debut" was easier than I had anticipated. I earned my living solely through my laboratory work. I consider that the discovery of the reaction of olefins and diolefins to form polymers, and the chemistry involved when a catalyst of the A1C13 type is used to be my outstanding work in chemistry'. A couple of small, minor stains and a thin, light border of discoloration to the right edge, otherwise VG
Lot 689
LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-18) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-18) against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. An excellent A.L.S., T E Shaw, one page, folio, Karachi, India, 5th January 1927, to an unidentified correspondent (although evidently a writer whom Lawrence held in some esteem). Lawrence announces, 'I have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name "Lawrence", as referring to me, again, in public or private', continuing 'So that would settle the question of my introducing your book, I'm afraid' and explaining 'Of course I write, or rather I try to write, occasionally: unsigned articles, or articles signed by virgin names. They are worth two guineas a thousand words, which I am told is a better rate than usual. They cost me more than that, in trouble, even at my R.A.F. rate of 3/6 a day! And no publisher would be moved to publish your work, because it had an unknown man's introduction before it.' Shaw, however, offers his advice and a further clarification of his decision to his correspondent, 'But why should you think an introduction necessary?......Probably the right man will take what you have written on its merits, and that should be much more gratifying than to be helped. I did twice, in the old days, help people by introducing their books: but one, Richard Garnett, was dead, and that pardoned the offence. The other, Doughty, was a special case: I had been trying to persuade all London to reprint him, and at last one beginning-publisher said "I will, if you'll preface it" :- and what could I do? Doughty was very nice about it: but it felt like scratching one's name on Westminster Abbey. Introductions to publishers I will (and do) willingly give. Several people with good stuff have been helped by me into print. It's a matter of knowing the proper tradesmen. Have you tried Cape? He is enterprising, and the best producer of commercial books in London (for format). If you will send me a sample of your stuff I'll see that it reaches his reader (Edward Garnett, a critic of genius) with my opinion. I have no doubt that it's the right stuff: and it should be exactly right for the particular public. If Cape says "NO", I'd suggest Faber and Gwyer for second string: but Cape an easy first. Secker is too difficult: and the big men too staid'. A rare letter of fine content in which Lawrence affirms his desire for anonymity and proves himself to be a good guide in the intricacies behind the scenes of publishing. Some very light creasing and a few minor tape stains to the lower central area of the letter, only very minimally affecting a few words of text and part of the signature, otherwise about VGFollowing his legendary exploits in Arabia, Lawrence had become a household name by the early 1920s and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in August 1922 as an aircraftman under the name John Hume Ross. However, less than a year later, his identity was exposed, and he was forced out of the RAF in February 1923. Changing his name once again, to T. E. Shaw, he repeatedly petitioned to re-join the RAF and was finally readmitted in August 1925. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom was published in December 1926 and the renewed publicity it brought resulted in his assignment to bases as Karachi, from where the present letter was written, and Miramshah in British India, where he remained until the end of 1928. Herbert Jonathan Cape (1879-1960) British publisher who founded the London publishing house of Jonathan Cape in 1921, remaining at the head of the firm until 1960. Cape established a reputation for high quality design and production and published a range of English-language authors including Robert Frost, Ian Fleming, James Joyce and T. E. Lawrence.Edward Garnett (1868-1937) English writer, critic and literary editor who was instrumental in the publication of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Edward Garnett was the son of Richard Garnett (1895-1906) English scholar, librarian, biographer and poet, who is also referenced in the present letter.
Lot 103
HARRIS RICHARD: (1930-2002) Irish actor. Signed 7 x 10 photograph, the Warner Bros. promotional image depicting Harris standing outdoors in a half-length pose in costume as Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick from the Western film The Deadly Trackers (1973). Signed by Harris in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. A few very light, minor corner creases, VG
Lot 23
BERKELEY BUSBY: (1895-1976) American film director and musical choreographer. A.L.S., Busby Berkeley, one page, 4to, Palm Desert, California, 16th October 1968, to Ernst F. Manfred. Berkeley writes, in full, 'Sorry but I am all out of photos - but anyway here is my autograph addressed personally to you' and proceeds to add his signature and an inscription below, 'To - Ernst F. Manfred, with best wishes, Busby Berkeley'. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, otherwise VG
Lot 808
MASARYK TOMAS: (1850-1937) Czechoslovak statesman, President of Czechoslovakia 1918-35. Fountain pen ink signature ('T. G. Masaryk') and date, 21st September 1931, in his hand on an oblong 12mo card with the small printed word Autogram to the upper edge. Some very light, uniform overall age toning, about VG
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Lot 587
[DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN]: (1859-1930) Scottish author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Two A.Ls.S., Edith M. Troughton, a midwife who was present at the births of Doyle's son Adrian and daughter Jean ('Billy'), each two pages, small 4to, Underhill Road, Dulwich, London, 20th and 27th November 1934, both to Lady Doyle. Troughton recalls various facts concerning the births, and also makes reference to another of Doyle's sons, Denis, writing, in part, 'Adrian was born at about eight o'clock in the morning, and Jean about twelve mid-day. What happy memories it all brings back to me. I am very interested in the answer Denys (sic) is giving in the Sunday paper….when the question was asked if one could avoid the 'after life' his answers are so definite & clear, he must be a wonderfully good, spiritual man. If we could have seen the future we shouldn't have been anxious about the frail little baby he was, little knowing what was latent in that dear wee thing' (20th November 1934), 'I didn't keep a diary of the times of the babies birth, only their weight & whether a boy or a girl, but I remember very distinctly the details. I was in the house a few days before Adrian was born & remember distinctly your husband calling me at six…..and in his kind unselfish way saying “don't get up, everything is all right” (of course I do not remember if you had been ill all night). Of course I got up & dressed as quickly as possible & only just had time to get everything to hand & he was born soon after or near eight, it was very quickly over…..When Billy was born I was with Mrs. Anthony…..your husband rang me up before breakfast to ask if I would be ready to come at once, the car was being sent for me. When I arrived at Windlesham you were under chloroform and the baby came very soon after I got there….It was midday when the baby was born, before lunch as far as I remember. Denys (sic) was the only one born in the early evening, we had been waiting for him all day…..exactly the hour I do not know, I wish I did…..' (27th November 1934). Accompanied by an autograph note, unsigned, in the hand of Lady Doyle on an oblong 12mo slip of paper, 'Important re the time of birth of Adrian & Billy (by Nurse Troughton). Denis was born at 6.30 PM'. Some light age wear, and a few minor, neat splits and small tears to the edges, G, 3Jean Elizabeth Leckie (1874-1940) Lady Doyle, the second wife of Arthur Conan Doyle and mother of three of his five children, Denis Percy Stewart (1909-1955), Adrian Malcolm (1910-1970) and Jean Lena Annette (1912-1997). The latter, who would become an Air Commandant of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, was described as a tomboy by Harry Houdini and had the childhood nickname 'Billy'.
Lot 391
MEITNER LISE: (1878-1968) Austrian-Swedish physicist who, with her nephew Otto Robert Frisch, discovered nuclear fission in 1938. Meitner declined an offer to join Frisch on the British mission to the Manhattan Project, declaring 'I will have nothing to do with a bomb!'. Vintage fountain pen ink signature ('Lise Meitner') to the centre of a small oblong 8vo sheet of plain stationery. Accompanied by the original envelope. One light vertical fold to the centre, only very slightly touching one letter of the signature, otherwise VG
Lot 311
STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian composer, conductor and pianist. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting the composer standing in a half-length pose with one hand firmly placed on his hip and a monocle hanging from his neck. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the background and dated Boston, 16th March 1935 in his hand. Some very light staining to the lower edge and white border and with some minimal surface creases, otherwise about VG
Lot 742
LAFAYETTE MARQUIS DE: (1757-1834) Gilbert du Motier. French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was also a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. L.S., Lafayette, one page, 4to, Paris, 16th October 1830, to M. de Roffignac, on the printed stationery of Gardes nationales du Royaume, in French. Lafayette states that he would always be happy to assist his correspondent in what he found agreeable, and would have pleasure in obliging M. de Latour Allard, however 'l'etat major de la Garde Nationale est plus querempli, car, d'apres la nouvelle organisation, nous verons obliges de le diminuer. Il est donc physiquement impossible de faire ce que vous souhaitez' (Translation: 'the staff of the National Guard is more than full, for, after the new organisation, we will be obliged to reduce it. It is therefore physically impossible to do what you wish'). With integral address leaf. Some very light creasing, one small, minor stain, and a couple of small, neat tears to the edges of folds, otherwise about VG
Lot 215
PAXINOU KATINA: (1900-1973) Greek actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 10.5 x 13 photograph of the actress seated in an appealing half-length pose. Photograph by A. L. 'Whitey' Schafer and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Paxinou in fountain pen ink to a light area of the background with an inscription to Leo Genn, 'To Leo, with my affection, Katina', and dated 1947 in her hand. Some heavy overall surface creasing and a few small tears to the lower half of the right edge, about G Leo Genn (1905-1978) English actor, an Academy Award nominee, who starred alongside Paxinou in the drama film Mourning Becomes Electra (1947).
Lot 303
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
Lot 599
CAIN JAMES M.: (1892-1977) American author of hardboiled crime fiction whose works included The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Mildred Pierce (1941) and Double Indemnity (1944), all of which were made into movies. T.L.S., James M Cain, one page, 4to, Hyatsville, Maryland, 10th February 1963, to Mrs. E. J. Connor of Who's Who in America. Cain writes, in part, 'Reading the monumental life of Jefferson by Nathan Schachner I opened Who's Who in America to see who he was, and didn't find him. This is just a note to suggest his inclusion, as it is a profoundly scholarly work, by itself a qualification, I would think, whether he's done anything else or not…..With my latest corrected proofs I sent two other suggestions on, Paul Hume of the Washington Post & Times Herald, their music critic, and Lois Long, the New Yorker's fashion writer……whether the note reached your desk I don't know. Hence this brief recap. Getting one more half line of your father's agate type was the hardest chore of my life, and now that he's gone, doesn't get any easier. But I never fail to think of him when I fill out one of your forms. The two editions since his passing have been up to standard, to my eye, particularly the last, which is better proof-read than the other…..The selections are really encyclopedic, and do you enormous credit'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG
Lot 657
PONTECORVO BRUNO: (1913-1993) Italian-Russian Nuclear Physicist, an early assistant of Enrico Fermi. A slim 4to printed booklet signed by Pontecorvo, being a copy of an essay entitled Electron and Muon Neutrinos which appeared in the Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics published by the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, Volume 37, issue 6 (12) in 1959. Printed in Cyrillic and with a concluding paragraph in English regarding Pontecorvo's experiment. Signed ('B. Pontecorvo') in ink to the upper edge of the front cover and dated Dubna 1970 in his hand. Accompanied by the original envelope. Rare. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Lot 121
MCDOWELL MALCOLM: (1943- ) English actor. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of McDowell in a head and shoulders pose in costume from his most famous role as Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick's classic film A Clockwork Orange (1971). Signed by McDowell in bold blue ink with a slightly hurried signature to a light area at the base of the image. EX
Lot 536
MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French novelist. A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Vendredi'), to a friend, in French. Maupassant announces 'Je suis honteux! Depuis deux mois que je suis revenu je ne vous ai point encore donne signe de vie' (Translation: 'I am ashamed! For two months since I came back, I have not yet given you a sign of life') and continues 'Ne m'en veuillez point et venez diner chez moi si vous etes libre Mardi prochain 3 janvier. J'ecris a Huysmans par la meme courrier. Dans le cas ou l'un de vous ne serait point libre un mot s'il vous plait et je mettrai cela a un autre jour' (Translation: 'Don't be mad at me and come and dine with me if you're free next Tuesday, 3rd January. I am writing to Huysmans by the same post. In case one of you is not free, a word please and I will arrange it for another day'). With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) French novelist and art critic.
Lot 626
MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid activist, the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. T.L.S., N Mandela, one page, 4to, n.p., July 1997, to Marlene Jacobs. Mandela thanks his correspondent for her assistance in helping to host a Children's Party in Cape Town on 4th July 1997 in honour of his 79th Birthday, continuing to remark 'As you know, all children are very close to my heart but particularly those youngsters who are forced to face tremendous difficulties and tragedies in their young lives. The children who attended my party were especially vulnerable, facing severe life-threatening diseases, and by giving support to this Party you helped me give them a day they will never forget' and further adding 'The event was a wonderful success - which is still being commented on - and reflects the very high degree of commitment, professionalism and sheer hard work that you, as part of the organising team, put into the planning and execution of it'. A letter of good content. A light band of discoloration to the edges, evidently caused by previous framing, and with a small tear to the upper right edge, otherwise about VG
Lot 203
HACKMAN GENE: (1930- ) American actor, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hackman standing outdoors in a half-length pose in costume as Roy Tucker from the neo-noir thriller film The Domino Principle (1977). Signed by Hackman in black ink with his name alone to the image. Some small, light stains to the lower left corner of the image, otherwise VG
Lot 491
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French Sculptor. An excellent content A.L.S., Aug Rodin, one page, 8vo, Paris, 14th January 1909, on his personal printed stationery, 182, rue de l´Université, to Monsieur Huc, Director of the newspaper La Depeche de Toulouse, in French. Rodin states in part `Je suis heureux de pouvoir vous annoncer le succès du Comité organisé pour offrir le Penseur à la ville de Paris. Vous avez bien voulu monsieur être du Comité, et nous donner votre précieux appui´ (Translation: "I am glad to be able to announce to you the success obtained by the committee created to offer The Thinker to the city of Paris. You have kindly accepted, monsieur, to be a member of the committee and to give us your precious support") With blank integral leaf. Small toning and very light foxing stains, mostly to edges, G to VG
Lot 685
SARTORIUS GEORGE: (1790-1885) British Admiral of the Fleet who was present at the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte to Captain Frederick Maitland at Rochefort during the Napoleonic Wars. An interesting, lengthy A.L.S., G R Sartorius, four pages, 4to, Bath, 15th March n.y. (c.1833), to Sir Robert Peel, marked Private. The Admiral commences his letter 'Although unknown to you personally, & probably so, even by name, yet I cannot resist the temptation of thanking you for the Honourable & Liberal manner by which your conduct was contrasted with that of others, when my name, & what I honestly confess is also of the highest value, my British Professional Rank, became the subject of discussion in the House of Commons in Feby. last' and continues, in part, 'I wish to stand well in your opinion, not alone on account of your undoubted great talents, but more so because I respect your Private Character - permit me then to say & if you should take the trouble to make enquiries on the subject, the further evidence will still more satisfactorily establish my declaration; that in accepting the Command I now hold (totally unsought by me) I have been guided by no motives of selfish ambition & far less, of mercenary views. Having mixed much, both professionally & as a private traveller with the Nations of the South I have seen those countries blessed with every gift that a most Benevolent Providence could pass down upon those Lands, to make of them a Paradise, but instead of a Paradise I have seen those Lands, the seat of an intolerable Political Tyranny, of the most degrading Religious Bigotry & of the grossest injustice & prisons filled for crimes (so called) of opinion which the murderer and the robber were considered for comparison as far less guilty….I have looked at my own Country….& although bereft of a thousand advantages of sail & of climate become by a wholesome form of Government, rich, powerful & intellectually happy & the only prisoners & exiles, the offenders against the universal Laws of Nature & of God. During the time I commanded the Squadron….the Evil & Misery of a Despotic Government was still more closely brought to my view. Our ships were filled with the High & the Low, young & old for opportunities to pass into Foreign Countries for Refuge & the Prisons were already becoming overflowingly tenanted with the less fortunate….A dawning of Hope of better days opened upon these men & they asked me to accept the Command of their Naval Forces. What could any individual possessing the smallest portion of Philanthropy or of Legitimate Ambition have done under such circumstances? What could I, knowing the Country, personally acquainted with so large a portion of the sufferers, feeling strongly the cruelty of their situation & (with wise management) almost sure of success, what could I have done? Nothing but what I have done - but, that not even a shadow of a mercenary nature might attach to me, although, with no private fortune of my own I gave up every personal guarantee for any future loss of my British Rank & acted against a clearly intimated assurance from other Quarters not to expect Protection from them….neither the ingratitude of the Nation I am now serving can destroy, or the greatest recompense they can confer, equal; the happiness of aiding in the Destruction of Despotism & freeing thousands of imprisoned & exiled victims & establishing a system of Mercy & Moderation in the room of one of Blood & Persecution. If the cause fails honest & good men will say I have failed (I shall trust) honourably & nobly in a just cause….I may add also that I feel convinced far less Blood will be shed for the establishment of our cause than what has flowed for the support of that, which is founded on Tyranny & perjury….' A letter of excellent content. Some extremely light, very minor traces of former mounting to the right edge of the final page, not affecting the text or signature, VG Robert Peel (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35 & 1841-46. In 1831 Sartorius was engaged to command the small fleet of Dom Pedro, the former Emperor of Brazil, in the attempt to defeat his brother Dom Miguel, who had usurped the throne of Portugal. It was also the intention to install Pedro's daughter, Dona Maria II, as the rightful Queen. Sartorius successfully occupied Porto by July 1832, however he also had to contend with many difficulties - promised supplies rarely arrived and his crews consequently became mutinous or deserted. The Admiral spent a great deal of his own money in keeping the Fleet together, but when he threatened to sail off with it until he was paid, Dom Pedro sent two English officers to the flagship, one to arrest Sartorius and the other to take command. Sartorius promptly confined them both aboard. In June 1833 Sartorius handed command over to Sir Charles Napier.In consequence of serving in the armed forces of a foreign power, a position which Sartorius defends in the present letter, his name was struck off the British Navy List as an offence under the 1819 Foreign Enlistment Act. He was not restored until 1836
Lot 849
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spiritual leader during the Indian independence movement. A brief A.L.S., M K Gandhi, one page, oblong 8vo, Segaon, 15th February 1940, to Mrs. McMillan Seely ('Dear Sister'). Gandhi writes, in full, 'I thank you for your letter and the sentiments expressed therein'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Gandhi's secretary to Seely in Seattle, Washington. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG The recipient of Gandhi's letter is likely to have been Harriet McMillan Seely, the granddaughter of Samuel J. R. McMillan (1826-1897) American lawyer, judge and politician who served as United States Senator from Minnesota 1875-87. Harriet, like her mother, Jessie McMillan Seely, before her, was an avid collector of autographs.
Lot 732
LOUIS XII: (1462-1515) King of France 1498-1515 and King of Naples 1501-04. D.S., Loys (a fine, attractive example), one page (vellum), oblong folio, Lyon, 30th May 1503, 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 pay Thomas Bothier the sum of twenty-eight thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven livres and ten sols tournois, being the sum which he had lent the monarchy for their wars, and further instructing that Jean Roussellet also be reimbursed with the sum of twenty-six thousand livres, also being the sum he had lent for the war effort. Neatly trimmed to the lower edge, with the apparent loss of a countersignature, and with a few light, very minor stains. Lightly tipped to the upper edge of the verso to a folio page removed from an album. VGThe present document was signed during the Italian Wars of 1499-1504 which had seen King Louis XII conquer the Duchy of Milan in 1500 and the Kingdom of Naples in the following year. As King of Naples, Louis faced a new coalition gathered by Ferdinand II of Aragon and was forced to cede Naples to Spain in 1504.
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Lot 649
GRAY JOHN EDWARD: (1800-1875) British zoologist and philatelist. A.L.S., J. E. Gray, three pages, 8vo, Brit[ish] Mus[eum], (London), 9th June 1857, to a gentleman. Gray informs his correspondent that he has instructed Mr. Maguire to send him the four proofs he wished to print, adding that he will not be critical of the selection he makes 'for I believe that every one understands his own business better than his neighbours', further commenting that he does not wish to put his friends to any expense on his account and that he hopes to be able to come to Ipswich for a day but cannot at the moment decide if he can come for longer 'until I know when my seniors intend to take their vacation'. With a brief printed biography neatly pasted to the upper edge of the first page. Some very light, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, VG
Lot 708
‘The Ulm garrison has just capitulated’ BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) French Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and who was chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte. An excellent A.L.S., Mal. Berthier, two pages, folio, General Headquarters, Elchingen, 18th October 1805 ('a 2 heures du matin'), to General Rivaud, in French. Berthier's letter takes the form of an Order to Rivaud, the Marshal declaring 'La garnison d'Ulm vient de capitular' (Translation: 'The Ulm garrison has just capitulated') and continuing 'Je crois ques nous aurons 24,000 prisoniers mais une forte colonne ennemie qui s'est echappee et qui est conduite par le Pce Ferdinand s'est dirigee par Aalen pour vraisemblablement gagner la Boheme. Le Mal Pce Murat est a sa poursuite, et deja a deffait son arriere-garde et fait 5 a 6000 prisonniers' (Translation: 'I believe that we will have 24,000 prisoners but a strong enemy column which escaped and which is led by Prince Ferdinand headed to Aalen, probably to reach Bohemia. Marshal Murat is in pursuit, and has already defeated his rear guard and taken 5 to 6,000 prisoners'), further giving Rivaud instructions to meet Murat at Nordlingen with his regiment and take in flank the enemy column that is marching with Prince Ferdinand, and also ordering that two battalions must remain to defend Ingoldstadt. With integral address leaf marked 'Ordre tres presse'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Berthier's letter is written during the Battle of Ulm, a series of skirmishes which occurred between 16th and 19th October 1805 as part of the Ulm Campaign, which allowed Napoleon to trap an entire Austrian army with minimal losses and to force its surrender near Ulm in the Electorate of Bavaria. The Ulm Campaign is considered an example of a strategic victory, although Napoleon had an overwhelming superior force. The campaign was won with no major battle and by defeating the Austrian army, Napoleon was able to secure his conquest of Vienna, which was taken a month later.
Lot 720
BONAPARTE PAULINE: (1780-1825) Duchess of Guastalla. Favourite younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. Wife of Prince Borghese. Unusual and interesting L.S. 'P[rinces]se Borghese', one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. [1820], in French. Pauline approves a long list of expenses related to a trip from Livorno to Fiumicino, Rome. The detailed list includes purchases `Twelve liquor bottles… one swan´s skin,..´, and transport expenses `The Baron has spent - given to the Princess, 15 piastres - for the coach to Livorno - for the boat - for a horse at Fiumicino - for the disembarkation and transport of all the belongings to the Palace..´ Also signed at the base by the Baron of Lindt. Large light water stain all over the page, although not affecting the text and signatures which remain perfectly legible. With a very small hole to the lower border. About G
![[MANHATTAN PROJECT]: ROSSI BRUNO (1905-1993) Italian experimental physicist who worked on radar at the MIT Radiation Laborato](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/727ecde7-c280-4e4e-abc9-b06100c717d7/51b486fa-fb22-43f8-a08e-b0610121e569/468x382.jpg)
Lot 394
[MANHATTAN PROJECT]: ROSSI BRUNO (1905-1993) Italian experimental physicist who worked on radar at the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II and played a pivotal role in the Manhattan Project, heading the group at the Los Alamos Laboratory that carried out the RaLa Experiments. A brief T.L.S., Bruno Rossi, one page, 4to, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1st March 1948, to Henri Corbiere, on the printed stationery of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rossi thanks his correspondent for their letter and returns the answers to the questions contained in his questionnaire. Together with the questionnaire referred to, one page, 4to, n.p., 1st March 1948. At the head of the page appear Corbiere's three questions, in manuscript, '1. Were your "scientific debut" easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living….enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your masterpiece?' and beneath Rossi has provided his answers, in full, '1. Fairly easy. 2. I lived solely through my work. 3. I don't know'. Some very light, minor age wear, VG, 2
Lot 89
SLEEPING MURDER: Signed 8 x 6 photograph by both Joan Hickson (Miss Marple) and Jack Watson (Mr. Foster) individually, the image depicting the actors standing outdoors together in half-length poses in costume from the 1987 British television adaptation of Agatha Christie's detective fiction work Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case (1976). With a printed synopsis to the verso. Signed by Hickson in blue ink and by Watson in blue fountain pen ink, both with their names alone to light areas of the image. VG
Lot 30
DULAC GERMAINE: (1882-1942) French filmmaker. A.L.S., Germaine Albert Dulac, one page (folding letter card), small 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Mercredi'), to Madame Daniel Lesueut, in French. Dulac writes a charming letter of thanks, in part, 'Me voici presque guéri. Votre petit mot affectueux m'a cause un grand plaisir, dont je veux vous remercier. J'espère rentrer chez moi dans sept jours et venir à la Croisade dans quinze ? A tres bientot….' (Translation: 'Here I am almost cured. Your affectionate note gave me great pleasure, for which I want to thank you. I hope to return home in seven days and come to la Croisade [the Crusade] in fifteen? See you very soon….'). Hand addressed by Dulac to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG It is possible that Dulac refers to Rene Le Somptier's film La Croisade (1920) which was released in France on 9th April 1920.
Lot 267
PINK FLOYD: Signed 8.5 x 5 photograph by both Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and his wife, the lyricist and novelist Polly Samson individually, the image depicting the couple seated outdoors together in three-quarter length poses. Signed by each in black inks with their names alone to light areas of the image. Matted in silver and black alongside a compact disc and colour cover to an overall size of 12 x 16. VG
Lot 29
ALDRICH ROBERT: (1918-1983) American film director. Signed and inscribed 9.5 x 7 photograph of Aldrich standing in a half-length pose, holding a shooting script in his hands, as he offers advice to Italian actress Scilla Gabel, in costume as Tamar, and another actor during the making of the epic film Sodom and Gomorrah (1962). Signed by Aldrich in black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, adding the years 1960 and 1983 in his hand, indicating the date the photograph was taken and the date of the signature. VG Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink. .
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