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.
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HUC EVARISTE REGIS: (1813-1860) Abbe Huc. French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary and traveller, famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia and Tibet. A.L.S., E. Huc, two pages, small 4to, Paris, 7th October 1838, to his father, in French. Huc writes to his father in an evangelic manner, 'Comme je remercie le bon Dieu du tout mon coeur de ce qu'il vous a enfin determine a chercher le bonheur par une voie si sure et si infaillible. Je vous felicite aussi d'avoir donne votre confiance a Mr. Saurimont, c'est un pretre qui je connais a Metz et je sais qu'il jouit a une experience contournee d'une grande piete et beaucoup de savoir. Oh! mon bon et tendre pere, permettez a votre enfant de vous crier: Courage! Oui, courage! et vous saurez bientot, si vous ne l'avez deja, combien il est doux de servir, le bon Dieu sans restriction. je vous ai dit dans mes dernieres lettres que j'avais plus d'une fois verse des larmer en pensant a vous; j'en ai verse encore quand vous m'avez annoncee cette heureuse nouvelle que j'attendais depuis si longtemps, mais quelle difference! avant c'etait la douleur qui me fesait pleurer et maintenant c'est la joie c'est le bonheur!' (Translation: 'How I thank the good God with all my heart for having finally determined you to seek happiness by such a sure and infallible way. I also congratulate you for having given your confidence to Mr. Saurimont, he is a priest whom I knew in Metz and I know that he enjoys a circumvented experience of great piety and a great deal of knowledge. Oh! my good and tender father, allow your child to cry to you: Courage! Yes, courage! and you will soon know, if you haven't already, how sweet it is to serve the good God without restriction. I told you in my last letters that I had more than once shed tears thinking of you; I poured more when you told me this happy news that I had been waiting for so long, but what a difference! Before it was pain that made me cry and now it's joy, its happiness!'), further discussing Theophile and also commenting 'je suis sur le point de prononcer les Saints voeux, c'est a dire de m'attacher pour toujours a la congregation. Je pense, mes bon parents, que vous allez prier raide le bon Dieu pour moi' (Translation: 'I am about to pronounce the Holy Vows, that is to say to attach myself forever to the congregation. I think, my good parents, that you are going to pray to the good Lord for me'). With integral address leaf in Huc's hand (two small areas of paper loss caused by the original breaking of the seal). Some light age wear, VGIn 1837 Huc, aged 24, entered the Congregation of the Mission (better known at the time as 'Lazarites') at their priory in Paris. He took his holy orders as a priest shortly afterwards, as the present letter indicates.
LANZA MARIO: (1921-1959) American tenor and actor. Vintage signed 7 x 9 paper stock image, evidently removed from a programme, of Lanza in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. Neatly mounted to card and with some surface creasing and neat tears and a small area of paper loss to the upper left corner. FR
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[GASTRONOMY]: MONSELET CHARLES: (1825-1888) French journalist, novelist, poet and playwright. Founder and editor-in-chief of Le Gourmet newspaper in 1858, Monselet was known as 'the king of the gastronomes' by his contemporaries. A.L.S., Charles Monselet, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Jeudi') to 'Mon cher confrere', in French. Monselet writes on a subject he is passionate about, gastronomy, and organises a banquet, stating, in part, 'M. Goyard, que je n'ai pas trouve hier chez lui a 6 heures, sort de chez moi: Il se charge du festin pour 2 fr. par bouche, vin compris. Il a promis de faire de son mieux, et j'espere qu'il s'attachera a tenir parole. Vous devriez lui ecrire que nous ajouterons 5 fr. pour les legumes et les cigares, afin de n'avoir plus a nous occuper de quoique a soir.....Lundi, a sept heures. Rappelez a Mr. Goyard que nous demandrons le grand salon at son attenant' (Translation: 'Mr. Goyard, whom I did not find at his house yesterday at 6 o'clock, leaves my house: He takes charge of the feast for 2 fr. per mouth, wine included. He promised to do his best, and I hope he will stick to his word. You should write to him that we will add 5 fr. for the vegetables and the cigars, so that we no longer have to worry about anything on the evening…..Monday, at seven o'clock. Remind Mr. Goyard that we will ask for the large salon and its annex'). With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor creasing to the edges, otherwise VG
SWETCHINE SOPHIE: (1782-1857) Russian mystic, famous for her salon in Paris which was considered remarkable for its high levels of courtesy and intellect. A.L.S., S de Swetchine, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Paris?), n.d. ('Lundi'; c.1850), to a gentleman, in French. Swetchine seeks an audience, remarking 'une autre que moi, avec moi, vous temireierait de votre indulgence' (Translation: 'another than me, with me, would temper you of your indulgence'). With blank integral leaf. Some light staining, predominantly at the foot of the page, only very slightly affecting the text and signature. About VG
FRANKLIN JANE: (1791-1875) English philanthropist, the second wife of the explorer John Franklin. Following her husband's disappearance in search of the Northwest Passage, Jane Franklin financed and supported several expeditions to determine his fate. Fine, dark ink signature ('Jane Franklin') and place and date, Upper Gove Lodge, 25th November 1865, in her hand on an 8vo sheet of personal monogrammed mourning stationery. With blank integral leaf. One very light, minor stain, only very slightly affecting the signature, VG
LA PALISSE JACQUES DE: (1470-1525) French nobleman and Marshal of France, created Grand Master of France in 1511. La Palisse gave his name to Lapalissade, a comical truism. An extremely rare D.S., Thabannes, as Lord of Chabannes, one page (vellum), slim oblong 4to (34 x 8 cm), n.p., 15th May 1507, in Middle French. The manuscript document is in the form of a receipt in which La Palisse acknowledges having received from Jehan Serpin, Receiver General of His Majesties Finances in Burgundy, 'La some de Six vings livres tourn. pour le Revenu du grenier a sel de Semur en brionnois' (Translation: 'The sum of sixty pounds tournois for the income of the salt cellar of Semur-en-Brionnoais') La Palisse's signature is a little faded although still reasonably legible. Small area of loss to the lower right edge, one neat cut, a couple of very small, minor holes and some light dust staining, about VG
LEPAUTE JEAN-ANDRE: (1720-1789) French clockmaker who held the brevet horlogers du Roi. A rare manuscript D.S., Lepaute, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 14th April 1765, in French. The document is a receipt issued by Lepaute to Monseigneur le Duc Dancequne (?) for the sum of one thousand livre in full payment for a clock. With a further note in Lepaute's hand at the base confirming that he will resend the Duke the invoice for the same sum. Also bearing a short note, signed with initials, in an unidentified hand. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Geronimo signs for the President of the Wells Fargo Express Company GERONIMO: (1829-1909) Bedonkohe Apache leader and medicine man, noted for his raids and related combat actions during the Apache Wars (1849-86). An excellent, bold pencil signature ('GERONIMO') to the verso of the personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Burns Durbin Caldwell and featuring his printed name to the centre of the recto. Accompanied by the original folio page to which the visiting card was originally loosely affixed. The page, removed from a contemporary album, features a vintage illustrated newspaper clipping laid down to the centre, the text stating, in part, 'From Warpath to Poker Table - Old Geronimo, the famous fighting chief of the Apaches, is now a prisoner of the government at Port Sill…..it is said that the wily old chief has developed such skill at bluffing and “playing a hand” that he is rapidly getting rich…..Recently Geronimo deposited $1425 in a bank at El Reno as the result of a single week's play'. Autographs of Geronimo are extremely rare and highly desirable. Some light age wear and two small traces of former mounting to the upper corners, not affecting the signature. About VG Burns D. Caldwell (1858-1922) American businessman, president of the Wells Fargo Express Company and chairman of the board of the American Railway Express Company. Geronimo attained celebrity status during his lifetime and he became a regular attraction at events and fairs including the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, New York in 1901, the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 and Pawnee Bill's Wild West Shows, where he appeared under Army guard. Geronimo dressed in traditional clothing on such occasions, posed for photographs, provided autographs and souvenirs, and sold his crafts. The present signature links two of the major household names of America's Wild West - Geronimo and Wells Fargo, the latter being the company that handled express service to western states, and were often robbed. Provenance: From the autograph collection of Frank Dyche (d.1944) and his wife Grace Scripps Dyche (1863-1924). Frank Dyche, a prominent Chicago attorney, married Grace Scripps in 1896. Grace was the daughter of John Locke Scripps (1818-1866), editor of the Chicago Tribune, and his wife Mary E. Scripps (1825-1866). The Scripps have been described as 'one of the oldest and most influential families of American journalism' who 'occupied a unique place in nineteenth-century America'.
CROWLEY ALEISTER: (1875-1947) English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. T.L.S., A. Crowley, one page, oblong 8vo, Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, Cefalu, Sicily, 2nd November 1920, to G. Bell & Sons. Ltd. Crowley commences his letter stating 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law', continuing to thank his correspondents for their letter and remarking 'You will by now have received the balance of the account due to you. I have transferred my interests in the stock to the Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum and authorize you to deliver same to their order'. Crowley concludes his letter writing 'Love is the law, love under will'. Rare. Some light creasing and minor age wear to the edges, about VGGeorge Bell & Sons were a London book publishing house established in 1839.Crowley's letter was written from the Abbey of Thelema, a small house used as a temple and spiritual centre (as well as a type of magical school) in Sicily, which he had opened in 1920. The commune, which has been described as a type of 'anti-monastery', was designated by Crowley as 'Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum', a College towards the Holy Spirit.
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.
PIERREPOINT ALBERT: (1905-1992) English hangman, responsible for the execution of 200 people who had been convicted of war crimes in Germany and Austria, as well as high treason, including William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw). Pierrepoint also executed a number of high-profile murderers including John Haigh, John Christie and Ruth Ellis. Signed and inscribed colour 3.5 x 5 photograph of Pierrepoint seated in a half-length pose. Signed in blue ink to the verso, 'To Fred & Sue, with all our love and best wishes, Albert Pierrepoint'. One light, minor stain to the upper half of the image, otherwise VG
WEISSMULLER JOHNNY: (1904-1984) American actor, famous for his portrayal of Tarzan in twelve feature films from 1932-48. A former swimmer, Weissmuller one five Olympic Gold medals at the 1924 & 1928 Olympic Games. Vintage signed and inscribed 6 x 8.5 photograph of Weissmuller in a full-length pose walking outdoors arm-in-arm with his fourth wife, Allene Gates. Signed by Weissmuller in bold black fountain pen ink to the image, 'For Len from your friend Johnny Weissmuller', and also signed ('Allene Gates Weissmuller') in bold black fountain pen ink by his wife, whom he was married to from 1948-62. A few very light, minor creases, VG
HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. T.L.S., J. Edgar Hoover, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 9th October 1964, to Gene Baker, on the printed stationery of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hoover acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter inviting him to address the Cathedral Luncheon Club and the Ambassadors Club, continuing 'While I do wish it were possible to accept your kind invitation, the pressure of my official schedule, coupled with the numerous matters which arise daily demanding my immediate attention, precludes my filling these engagements'. Some very light, extremely minor staining and age wear to the edges, otherwise VG
DENON DOMINIQUE VIVANT: (1747-1825) French artist, writer, diplomat and archaeologist who was appointed as the first director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon following the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801. L.S., Denon, two pages, folio, Paris, 14th March 1812, to Carlo Lasinio, on the printed stationery of the Musee Napoleon featuring an engraved vignette of a medallion at the head, in French. Denon acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and continues 'J'en ai remis de suite une copie a S. Ex. le Ministre de l'Interieur qui m'a promis qu'il allait vous ecrire pour vous temoigner sa satisfaction sur l'ouvrage que vous venez de publier & sur le zele que vous avez mis a reunir tant d'objets precieux dans le campo santo. Vous pouvez etre persuade, Monsieur, que j'ai fait connaitre comme ils meritent de l'etre les services que vous avez rendus & que je ne perdrai jamais de vue les occasion de les faire valoir aupres de l'autorite' (Translation: 'I immediately gave a copy to His Ex. the Minister of the Interior who promised me that he would write to you to show you his satisfaction with the work you have just published and the zeal with which you have put together so many precious objects in the Campo Santo. You can be persuaded, Sir, that I have made the services you have rendered known as they deserve to be known, and that I will never lose sight of the opportunities to assert them before the authorities'), further stating 'Son Exc. le Ministre de l'Interieur, sur ma proposition, vient d'ordonner qu'il serait envoye a Pise plusieurs beaux platres moules sur l'antique pour son Lycee, a fin de l'indemniser des tableaux que j'ai demande pour Paris. Ce present equivaudra a la cession que cette ville fait, se sera pour elle d'un plus grand interet que ces tableaux auxquels elle attachait si peu de prix' (Translation: 'His Exc. the Minister of the Interior, on my proposal, has just ordered that there should be sent to Pisa several beautiful antique plaster casts for the Lyceum, in order to compensate them for the paintings I requested for Paris. This gift will be equivalent to the cession that this city makes, and will be of greater interest to it than the paintings to which is attached so little value'). Several passages at the conclusion of the letter have been lightly underlined in pencil in the hand of Lasinio, the engraver noting in the margin 'Bel compenso per Dio!' (Translation: 'Beautiful compensation, by God!). With integral address leaf. A letter of interesting association. Some light creasing and minor staining to the edges, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature, GCarlo Lasinio (1759-1838) Italian engraver who was appointed conservatore of the Camposanto in Pisa in 1807. Lasinio made considerable efforts to protect the Camposanto and its frescoes from ruin during the destructive period of the Napoleonic Wars and in 1812 commenced his influential book of etchings, Pitture a fresco del Campo Santo di Pisa, which recorded the frescoes in the Camposanto.
ELGIN EARL OF: (1766-1841) English nobleman, soldier, politician and diplomat, known for his controversial procurement of marble sculptures (the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens. A.L.S., Lord Elgin, in the third person, one page, 8vom Broomhall (Fife, Scotland), 1st January 1822, to Mr. Beloc (?). Elgin states that he would be obliged to his correspondent if they were to send 'to Mr Hamilton of the Foreign Office, another copy of the list of members of the Travellers Club', adding that he believes Hamilton is still at Southampton. Accompanied by an A.N.S. by Beloc (?), one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., stating, in full, 'Is the autograph of that devastator and spoliator of the Parthenon the celebrated Elgin worthy (of) a place in your collection'. Addressed to the verso to J. Potter Esq. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG, 2The Travellers Club is the oldest of the surviving Pall Mall clubs in London, and one of the most exclusive. The private gentlemen's club, whose membership largely consists of diplomats and travellers, was established in 1819.
CARTER HOWARD: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. A.L.S., Howard (a somewhat hurried example), two pages, 8vo, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, n.d. (August 1930), to his brother Samuel Carter, on the printed stationery of The Abbey Hotel. Carter's letter is written in pencil and is evidently a retained draft, with several corrections, stating 'I am so sorry to hear that Mary had another attack and I am equally sorry that it has taken you a fortnight to let me know', suggesting that some rest at Sidmouth will do her the world of good, and continuing 'As to the rest of your letter - be a good chap & tell me what you really mean. Bye the bye, should you wish to address me as Doctor, please don't add Esq.'. Together with the original A.L.S., Saml. by Samuel Carter, three pages, 8vo, Collingham Gardens, London, 2nd August 1930, to Howard Carter, stating, in part, 'I have to write to tell you that the night after your departure Mary had another attack of heart trouble…..had forgotten to get any brandy, so that when things were getting “in extremis” looked to see if you had any, but it was locked up, so tried a small key I had to see if it would open it but that unfortunately “jammed” without any result, & so it will cause a repair to put it right again. I am indeed sorry to trespass on yours, but what wouldn't I do under the circumstances?', adding that she is now staying with friends in Sidmouth although should return next week '& I hope on her return, that everything will be such as not to upset her, as she is causing me great concern'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 2
BREAKSTON GEORGE: (1920-1973) French-American child actor, later a film producer and director. A rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actor standing in a full-length pose in costume as the boy Pip from the first sound version of the film Great Expectations (1934) adapted from the Charles Dickens novel of the same title. Photograph by Roy D. MacLean for Universal Pictures and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed, as a juvenile, by Breakston in black fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. A few light, minor corner creases and one small, insignificant crack to the image, close to, but not affecting the signature. About VG
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[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. Small collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. and other memorandum etc., by various individuals, all written either to Howard Carter or in reference to him, including an autograph memorandum signed (‘H.G.’) by Henri Gauthier (1877-1950) French Egyptologist and geographer, one page, 8vo, n.p., 23rd November 1929, in French, asking for a reply to be sent to the Ministry informing them that the photographs are with Howard Carter in London, although he has agreed to provide two sets of images from a list provided by the Ministry and remarking ‘Il y a plus de 1000 objets de Tutankhamun actuellement exposes dans nos vitrines & il faut naturellement faire un choix’ (Translation: ‘There are more than 1000 Tutankhamun objects currently on display in our showcases & naturally a choice has to be made’), also referring to some photographs for an exhibition in Liege and the question of copyright; a Typed Letter, unsigned, from Gauthier, one page, 8vo, Cairo, 19th November 1929, to Howard Carter, in French, stating, in part, ‘Le Ministre de l'Instruction publique.....nous demande deux series de photographies agrandies des antiquites de Tout-Ankh-Amon, l'une pour servir de modele aux etudiants de l'Ecole des Arts Appliques et l'autre pour etre exposee au pavillon egyptien de l'Exposition de Liege. Nous vous serions tres oblige de vouloir bien nous faire savoir si vous avez une objection a ce qu'il soit donne suite a cette demande’ (Translation: ‘The Minister of Public Instruction….asks us for two series of enlarged photographs of the antiquities of Tout-Ankh-Amon, one to serve as a model for the students of the School of Applied Arts and the other to be exhibited in the Egyptian pavilion at the Liege Exhibition. We would be very grateful if you would kindly let us know if you have any objection to this request being granted’); a T.L.S. by Cecil Mallaby Firth (1878-1931) British Egyptologist, one page, 8vo, Cairo, 9th June 1930, to Thomas Swan of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Pittsburgh, in French, sending some photographs and negatives as requested; an Autograph Memorandum Signed by Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870-1938) Scottish Egyptologist, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 7th November 1925, in French, stating that he is not sure that they have the right to ask Howard Carter for some photographs, but could invite him to an informal lunch without referring to his rights of publication, etc. Some file holes and light overall age wear, G to about VG, 6
HARRER HEINRICH: (1912-2006) Austrian mountaineer and sportsman, remembered for his book Seven Years in Tibet (1952). Signed 5 x 7 photograph, a close-up profile portrait of Harrer. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, VG
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[PAX MUNDI]: [GREAT BRITAIN] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Great Britain, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Oliver Lodge (1851-1940) British physicist, stating, in part, 'If humanity would agree to dispense with continually improving instruments of destruction, what energies & material means would be liberated for beneficial activity! We are so used to the present extravagant precautions against the fear of attack, that we fail to realise the wealth of our opportunity. Every nation's insurance policy is too great a burden. Posterity will look with pitying eye on our & Europe's distressed & poverty-stricken condition…..we have to labour hard without enjoyment in the work - and all in order (to) pay for madness in the past & to provide against madness in the future….'; Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) English writer & playwright, stating, in part, 'I believe that permanent peace is possible - but only by an educational revolution - a revolution in which the word “patriotism” will be degraded from its false and high estate, and in which the word “pacifism” will be exalted to an equality with “Christianity”….'; Gilbert Murray (1866-1957) Australian-born British classical scholar and public intellectual; Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937) British politician, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1925; Oliver Baldwin (1899-1958) British politician, son of Stanley Baldwin, stating 'Peace can only be assured by inculcating into the minds of Youth that war is murder: & the more dastardly a murder if camouflaged by the waving of flags & beating of drums'; Eric Drummond (1876-1951) British diplomat, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations 1920-33; Arthur Pugh (1870-1955) British trade unionist; Michael MacWhite (1883-1958) Irish diplomat, the first Irish permanent delegate to the League of Nations; Herbert Dunnico (1875-1953) British Baptist minister and politician; Cecil Hurst (1870-1963) British international lawyer, President of the Permanent Court of International Justice in The Hague 1934-36; Godfrey Locker-Lampson (1875-1946) British politician & poet; Viscount D'Abernon (1857-1941) British politician & diplomat; Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945) British politician and writer; Margaret Kennedy (1896-1967) English novelist & playwright; stating 'To any mother the cause of World Peace must be supreme: she has risked her life in vain if the children that she bears are doomed to the horrors of modern warfare', etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 17 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [EUROPE] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous European individuals, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Giulio Aristide Sartorio (1860-1932) Italian painter and film director, stating, in full, 'I have seen what peace truly is in the colonies of birds that live on the Pacific Islands; after prolonged moaning, instead of engaging in a conflict, the opponents would swarm to one side and the other. When men give wings to the spirit and become angels of God in the kingdom of Justice, the task of the League of Nations shall have been completed'; Dionisio Anzilotti (1867-1950) Italian jurist and judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, stating, in part, 'As desirable as world peace is, there is something more desirable yet, without which peace has no value: that is justice…..it seems to me neither wise nor worthy to assess the means of guaranteeing peace without first having ensured the means of achieving justice'; David van Embden (1875-1962) Dutch politician; Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1872-1956) Dutch politician and diplomat; Thanassis Aghnides (1889-1984) Greek barrister and diplomat; Nikolaos Politis (1872-1942) Greek politician and diplomat who served as Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs 1916-20, 1922; Giovanni Ciraolo (1873-1954) Italian lawyer, journalist and politician, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1928, stating, in full, 'Peace shall crown the efforts of men of goodwill when they apply themselves not only to drafting formal treaties, but also to founding the family of nations based on international mutualism and distributive justice'; Giacomo Paulucci di Calboli (1887-1961) Italian ambassador, Under Secretary-General of the League of Nations 1927-32; Alberto de Marinis Stendardo (1868-1940) Italian General and politician; John Loudon (1866-1955) Dutch diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs 1913-18; Willem van Eysinga (1878-1961) Dutch diplomat and jurist who served as a judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice 1931-45; Julius Curtius (1877-1948) German politician who served as Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic 1929-31 etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 23 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [EASTERN EUROPE] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous Eastern European individuals, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Petras Klimas (1891-1969) Lithuanian diplomat, author & historian, one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, stating, in part, 'Increasingly beleaguered by the economic and financial disarray which is the result of uncoordinated, undirected international activities, and in the absence of a clearly defined spiritual ideal, enlightened circles in all countries are, quite rightly, advocating that the States adopt a policy of collaboration for peace. Unfortunately, this peace, so fervently desired, does not depend upon measures applicable to international relations alone….'; Athanase Bouroff (Bulgaria), Lazare Marcovitch (Yugoslavia), Prince Nicolas Cantacuzene (1868-1944; Romania), Waclaw Lypacewicz (1871-1951) Polish politician, stating, in full, 'If schools, the press, the film and broadcast industries worked for peace as fervently as they work to unleash hatred and mistrust among nations - war would become impossible'; Ignacy Daszynski (1866-1936) Polish politician and journalist who briefly served as the first Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic in November 1918, stating, in part, 'I express my best wishes for the success of the pacifist movement. I hope it will have the greatest popularity: may every mother, leaning over her son's cradle, become a conscious and implacable enemy of war'; Jaroslav Kallab (1879-1942) Czech lawyer and writer, stating, in part, 'It is only when the idea of lasting world Peace has become, not a diplomatic and political programme, but a moral maxim, that humanity will have taken a decisive step in its evolution - that which guarantees peace'; Marceli Handelsman (1882-1945) Polish historian; Alfred de Chlapowski (1874-1940) Polish ambassador; Admiral Alfred Dietrich von Sachsenfels (Hungary), Pierre Jivkovitch (Yugoslavia), Vladimir Molloff (Finance Minister of Bulgaria), Constantin Bataloff (Bulgarian diplomat), Charles Duzmans (Latvia) etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 23 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [BELGIUM] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Belgium, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Paul Hymans (1865-1941) Belgian politician who served as the second President of the League of Nations 1920-21 and again in 1932-33, stating, in full, 'Peace is an economic necessity and a moral duty, a policy and an ideal'; Jules Destree (1863-1936) Walloon lawyer, cultural critic and socialist politician; Camille Mauclair (1872-1945) French poet, novelist & biographer, an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium, stating, in part, 'Nature teaches us neither peace nor love. It shows us only struggle and death, and the carnal instinct for renewing life. So peace, like love, is an invention of man's will and his spirit, and the victory of these over nature. Peace, like love, is an art - the highest, the purest to which those endowed with thought and feeling can aspire….'; Baron Ludovic Moncheur (1857-1940) Belgian diplomat, stating, in full, 'Peace is a Dove whose two wings are Security and Disarmament'; Henry Kistemaeckers (1872-1938) Belgian-born French author and playwright, stating, in part, 'One cannot but shiver when one thinks that, already in the XV century, a Hungarian king made plans for bringing about an era of eternal peace; that one hundred and fifty years earlier, Henri IV intended to substitute the reign of law for that of force by reorganising Europe; that already in 1625, Emeric Lacroix and Grotius proposed the League of Nations, the World League for Peace, the Court of the Hague, the spirit of Locarno, mandatory arbitration, the United States of Europe, and, in sum, all the most perfect things we have invented in the realm of amphictyony….'; Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns (1835-1902) Belgian lawyer, diplomat and politician, stating, in full, 'The work of peace-making undertaken by the League of Nations has two sorts of adversaries: the sceptical and the impatient. The latter are perhaps the most to be feared'; Ernest Mahaim (1865-1938) Belgian politician; Henri Jaspar (1870-1939) Belgian Prime Minister 1926-31, stating, in part, 'There is no country in the world where love of peace is more sincere and more widespread than Belgium. Over the centuries, she has too often suffered the horrors of war and foreign occupation not to support fervently all plans towards world peace. But she also firmly believes that verbal protestations, eloquent as they may be, are not enough to assure that peace will reign. She values deeds more than words…..'; Edmond de Gaiffier d'Hestroy (1866-1935) Belgian ambassador; Ernest Ginsburger (1876-1943) French Rabbi and Jewish historian, Chief Rabbi of Belgium 1924-31, etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 11 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others. s.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [SCANDINAVIA] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from Scandinavia, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) Danish tenor, stating, in full, 'He who comes as I do from a small country (Denmark) and travels constantly throughout the world as an interpreter of the works of artists of the whole world, cannot understand at all that one can think of a war between civilised peoples after the collective experience of this terrible World War. I believe and hope, that human hearts and feelings find one another through music, so that here a basis for world understanding and world peace can be found. If it were granted to me, my greatest wish would be to lay a stone for this structure of peace with the gift of song that nature has given me'; Peter Rochegune Munch (1870-1948) Danish historian and politician who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark 1929-40; Laust Jevsen Moltesen (1865-1950) Danish church historian and politician who served as Foreign Minister of Denmark 1926-29; Albert Ehrensvard (1867-1940) Swedish diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1911-14, stating, in full, 'Either war will destroy civilisation or civilisation will destroy war'; Betzy Kjelsberg (1866-1950) Norwegian politician and feminist, stating, in part, 'I am of the opinion that general disarmament is the ideal to be aimed at and that this disarmament ought to be reached by stages under the control of the governments and the League of Nations. If one could obtain through the League of Nations an agreement forbidding submarine and air war as well as chemical war, I am sure this would lead automatically to entire disarmament'; Erik Colban (1876-1956) Norwegian diplomat who served as Norwegian Ambassador to Great Britain 1942-46 etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 9 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [AMERICA] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous American individuals, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including John W. Davis (1873-1955) American politician, diplomat & lawyer, a Presidential nominee in 1924, stating, in full, 'Not only must we have the will to peace, but that will must be founded on a desire for justice to all men whether friend or foe'; Charles Curtis (1860-1936) American attorney and politician who served as Vice President of the United States 1929-33, stating, in full, 'Now that so many nations have signed a pact to abrogate war, our minds are naturally occupied on the problem of World Peace. That it may come is the passionate desire of the people of the civilised world'; Andrew O'Connor (1874-1941) American-Irish sculptor; Newton D. Baker (1871-1937) American politician who served as United States Secretary of War 1916-21, stating, in full, 'The conquest of Peace calls for militant champions. Mere good will is surrender. We must mobilise the construction agencies for the preservation of Peace as captains mobilise armies for war. Then we shall win'; Francis G. Benedict (1870-1957) American chemist, physiologist and nutritionist; John Barton Payne (1855-1935) American politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior 1920-21, stating, in part, 'Peace is generally broken when an aggressor seeks an advantage from a neighbour. This may be attempted by a single nation or a combination. Against such an attack the answer is superior strength. Peace can be assured only by a world combination for peace, with guarantees to preserve it - the League of Nations….'; Mark Frederick Boyd (1889-1968) American physician and writer, stating, in full, 'Permanent world peace would be the most valuable contribution of civilisation to the happiness and well being of mankind'; John Merle Davis (1875-1960) American missionary, stating, in full, 'Peace cannot be attained through the appeal to the moral sense of the world alone, but through a growing recognition by the Peoples of their interdependence upon one another and the solidarity of their economic, cultural and spiritual destiny'; Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) American banker, diplomat and politician, stating, in full, 'Happiness will obtain on Earth when man lives the biblical injunction - “Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace, good will toward men”'; Frank O. Lowden (1861-1943) American politician; James Wilford Garner (1871-1938) American professor of political science, stating, in part, 'A secure and permanent peace with the incalculable blessings which it would bring to mankind is something for which every sane individual passionately yearns. It is an ideal which can only be realised by mutual cooperation among the peoples who constitute the family of nations…..'; Henry P. Fletcher (1873-1959) American diplomat; James T. Shotwell (1874-1965) Canadian-born American history professor who played an instrumental role in the creation of the International Labor Organisation (1919) and also promoted the inclusion of a declaration of human rights in the United Nations charter, stating, in full, 'The maintenance of enduring peace depends upon the acquisition and use of adequate instruments. In this great experiment American participation is ultimately guaranteed by both the history and the ideas of the United States'; Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) American diplomat and politician who served as United States Ambassador to France 1929-33, stating, in part, 'The World War taught its lesson so clearly and at such a cost that even the most wilfully blind and recalcitrant among us cannot fail to appreciate its significance. We know that those tragic days must not, cannot, be repeated if any vestige of our Western Civilisation is to remain. We must not falter. Our inward searchings must be unsparing and if there are any cankers in the system we have created we must find and uproot them. We must mobilise the virtues of patriotism and loyalty in the cause of peace as effectively as they are drawn upon for belligerent purpose', etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 22 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [CUBA] Small selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous Cuban individuals, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada (1871-1939) Cuban writer, politician and diplomat who served as President of Cuba August - September 1933, stating, in full, 'Let us give the World an age of peace and the following age will conquer war'; Luis Baralt (1849-1933) Cuban diplomat; Jose Manuel Cortina (1880-1970) Cuban politician, lawyer and journalist, stating, in full, 'The League of Nations is a consequence of the needs of Civilisation and of the world's present-day culture. It is an indispensable agency for the fundamental interests of Mankind. For this reason there will always be a League of Nations: its idea is already immortal and, whatever its transformations, it will follow its course in History, slowly but surely'; and two others. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 5 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
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[PAX MUNDI]: [REST OF THE WORLD] Selection of Autograph Statements Signed by a variety of famous individuals from various countries around the world, each one page, large folio, various places and dates, including Boris Shtein (1892-1961) Soviet diplomat to the United Nations, stating, in full, 'There can be no other real means of contributing to the safeguarding of peace other than by the general and total abolition of all armed forces'; Akaki Chkhenkeli (1874-1959) Georgian Marxist politician and publicist who acted as one of the leaders of the Menshevik movement in Russia and Georgia, stating, in part, 'As an ardent proponent of peace and solidarity among peoples, I must avow that I have some doubts as to its imminent realisation. Unfortunately one cannot dispute the fact that class and group interests frequently take precedence over the interests of the nation itself, and one observes the same supremacy of national goals over the vital interests of all humanity'; Federico Alvarez de Toledo (1875-1939) Argentine politician and ambassador; and other political figures and diplomats etc. including Alberto Costadellas (Bolivia), Caballero de Bedoya (Paraguay), Eugene Jacques Crepin (Bishop of Tralles 1926-42), Luc Dominique (Haiti), Baron Auguste-Rodolphe Lehman (Liberia) etc. Some light age wear, generally about VG, 10 The present statements were prepared for publication in the Pax Mundi book; an anthology of sentiments on peace published in Switzerland by the World League for Peace. Between 1925 and 1932 many notable persons from around the world were asked to comment on the prospects of world peace and the volume included contributions from Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Albert Einstein, Rabindranath Tagore and many others.
CURTIS & LEIGH: CURTIS TONY (1925-2010) American actor & LEIGH JANET (1927-2004) American actress, both Academy Award nominees and husband and wife from 1951-62. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Curtis and Leigh individually, the image depicting them together in head and shoulders poses, holding hands. Signed by Curtis in blue fountain pen ink and by Leigh in black ink, each with their names alone to light areas of the image. About EX
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An unusual vintage signed 16.5 x 14.5 photograph by the 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) English peer and sportsman, founding member and first president of the National Sporting Club, who also donated the original Lonsdale Belts in 1909 for the boxing championship trophy, the image depicting him seated outdoors in a full-length pose accompanied by several dogs. Photograph by Stanley M. Ballance and signed by him in pencil to the lower mount. Signed ('With all the best of wishes from Lonsdale') by Lonsdale in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image and dated 19th September 1941 in his hand. With a small label neatly affixed to the upper right corner bearing the typed caption, 'Photograph of Lord Lonsdale presented to Mr. Gus Demmy'. The photographer's mount is further signed by over thirty other famous men and women from a variety of professions, including Joe Louis (1914-1981) American boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1937-49; Billy Conn (1917-1993) Irish-American boxer, World Light Heavyweight champion 1939-40, famed for his fights with Joe Louis; Jimmy Wilde (1892-1969) Welsh boxer, World Flyweight champion 1916-23; Nel Tarleton (1906-1956) English boxer, British Featherweight champion and one of only seven fighters to win two or more Lonsdale Belts outright, being the first to do so; Bruce Woodcock (1920-1997) English Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight boxer, British and Empire Heavyweight champion 1945-50 and European Heavyweight champion 1946-49; Johnny Dundee (1893-1965) American boxer, World Featherweight champion 1923 and the first World Junior Lightweight champion 1921-23; Joe Baksi (1922-1977) American heavyweight boxer; Johnny Addie (1902-1971) Italian-born American announcer at Madison Square Garden from 1948-71, calling virtually every major fight there in the period, including the 'Fight of the Century' between Ali and Frazier; Ray Arcel (1899-1944) American boxing trainer of the 1920s - 1980s who trained twenty world champions; Jack Curley (1876-1937) American sports promoter who managed several high-profile boxing events; Henry Cotton (1907-1987) English golfer, Open Championship winner 1934, 1937 & 1948, Joe Davis (1901-1978) English snooker and billiards player, World Snooker champion 1927-40, 1946; Tom Webster (1886-1962) English cartoonist and caricaturist, remembered for his sporting cartoons; Jack White VC (1896-1949) British Lance Corporal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on the 7th/8th March 1917 on the Dialah River, Mesopotamia, during World War I; Quentin Reynolds (1902-1965) American journalist and World War II correspondent; Jack Buchanan (1891-1957) Scottish entertainer; Bud Flanagan (1896-1968) British Music Hall entertainer, a member of the Crazy Gang; Chesney Allen (1894-1982) English Music Hall entertainer, a member of the Crazy Gang, remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan; Richard Hearn (1908-1979) English actor and comedian; George Formby (1904-1961) English actor, singer and comedian, and his wife and manager Beryl Formby (1901-1960) etc. The majority of signatures are in fountain pen inks, some also adding inscriptions to Gus Demmy. Some of the signatures are slightly faded and others (not included in the list above) are barely visible. Matted in off-white and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 23 x 20. Some corner creasing to the mount, just affecting some signatures, otherwise about VG
GOBERT PIERRE: (1662-1744) French portrait painter, the preferred painter of the great ladies of the court during the reign of King Louis XIV. D.S., Gobert, one page (vellum), oblong 8vo, n.p. (Paris), 30th January 1705, in French. The manuscript document is issued by Gobert in his capacity as painter-in-ordinary to the King and his academy and acknowledges receipt of the sum of fifty pounds from an un-named individual in payment for the first six months of the current year, and making reference to an earlier payment of one hundred pounds that had been made on 16th April 1703. Signed by Gobert at the foot and also bearing two countersignatures. With an official circular stamp to the head. Some light staining and minor age wear and one small hole. About VG
COROT JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE: (1796-1875) French landscape and portrait painter. A.L.S., C Corot, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a lady, in French. Corot writes, in part, 'Je vous remercie bien de votre visite & regrette de ne pas m'etre trouve a la maison le jour ou vous etes venue a me montrer (?) votre mere' (Translation: 'I thank you very much for your visit & regret not being at home the day you came to show (?) me your mother'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
FANTIN-LATOUR HENRI: (1836-1904) French painter. D.S., H. Fantin-Latour, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 23rd April 1893, in French. The brief typescript document states, in full, 'J' autorise "Le Journal" a reproduire, dans son supplement sur le Salon, le tableau que j'expose, cette annee, au dit Salon' (Translation: 'I authorise “Le Journal” to reproduce, in its supplement on the Salon, the painting that I am exhibiting this year at the said Salon'). Signed at the foot by the artist and also dated in his hand. A few very light, minor stains, otherwise VGFantin-Latour exhibited his work Parsifal et les filles-fleurs at the 1893 Salon, the art critic Gustave Geffroy observing 'The only one who speaks a language of reflection and intelligible harmony is Fantin-Latour in this little canvas…..of Parsifal'
One of the very few known letters of Gauguin to his early champion Albert Aurier, the critic who also praised van Gogh and was the first to declare him ‘a genius’ GAUGUIN PAUL: (1848-1903) French Post-Impressionist painter. A.L.S., P Gauguin, one page, 8vo, Finistere (Breton), n.d. (c.1890), to [Albert] Aurier, in French. The artist writes, in full, 'J'avais demandé a Bernard de m'envoyer la “pleiade” et numero ou est votre “salon” et “le moderniste” concernant a qui m'interesse. Vous serez bien aimable de me l'envoyer ci inclus quelques timbres postes pour regler la depense approximative' (Translation: 'I had asked Bernard to send me the ”pleiade” and the number where your “salon” is, and “le moderniste” about which interests me. You will be very kind to send it to me, including some postage stamps, to pay the approximate expense'). With blank integral leaf (minor traces of former mounting to the head of the verso). A letter of good association. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Albert Aurier (1865-1892) French poet, art critic and painter associated with the Symbolist movement. Aurier's noted essays Les Isoles: Vincent van Gogh and Le Symbolisme en peinture: Paul Gauguin were both published in the Mercure de France in the early 1890s. Emile Bernard (1868-1941) French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, a friend of Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and other artists.
CEZANNE PAUL: (1839-1906) French Post-Impressionist painter. A.L.S., P Cezanne, two pages, 8vo, Le Tholonet, 8th September 1897, to [Emile] Solari, in French. Cezanne states that he has just received l'Avenir Artistique et littéraire which Solari had been kind enough to send to him, and continues to remark 'Votre père viendra manger du canard avec moi, dimanche prochain. Il sera aux olives, (Le canard bien entendu.) - Que ne pouvez-vous être des notres' (Translation: 'Your father is coming to eat duck with me next Sunday. It will be with olives, (the duck of course.) - Why can't you be one of us'), concluding by asking Solari to keep him in his good memory for the future. A couple of very light, minor creases and a few extremely minor stains, only very slightly affecting part of the text and signature, about VGEmile Solari (1873-1961) French novelist and poet, son of Philippe Solari (1840-1906) French sculptor, a contemporary and close friend of Paul Cezanne and Emile Zola.
‘the door is broken so come quick because thieves could come’ CEZANNE PAUL:(1839-1906) French Post-Impressionist painter & PISSARRO LUCIEN (1863-1944) French landscape painter, printmaker, wood engraver, designer, and printer of fine books, the eldest son of Camille Pissarro. An excellent, rare joint pair of A.Ls.S. by Paul Cezanne and Lucien Pissarro to a bifolium, commencing with Cezanne's A.L.S., P Cezanne, two pages, small 8vo, Pontoise, 11th December 1872, to Camille Pissarro ('Monsieur Pissarro'), in French. Cezanne writes, in full, 'Je prends la plume de Lucien a une heure ou le chemin de fer aucrait du me transporter dans mes penates. C'est vous dire d'une facon detournee que j'ai manque le train. Inutile d'ajouter que je suis jusqu'a demain mercredi votre hote. Or donc, Madame Pissarro vous invite a rapporter de Paris de la farine pert le pour le petit Georges. Puis les chemises de Lucien de chez sa tante Felicie. Je vous souhaite le bonsoir' (Translation: 'I take up Lucien's pen at an hour when the railway should be transporting me to my penates [home]. This is to tell you in a roundabout way that I missed the train. Needless to add that I am your guest until tomorrow, Wednesday. So, Mrs. Pissarro requests that you bring back from Paris some powdered milk for little Georges. And Lucien's shirts, which are with his aunt Felicity. I wish you a good evening'). Following to the third side of the bifolium is the young Lucien Pissarro's A.L.S., Lucien Pissarro, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Pontoise), [11th December] 1872, to his father ('Mon cher papa'), in French. Pissarro writes, in full (with his spelling mistakes retained), 'Mamman te fait dire que la poerte est cassee que tu viene vite parce que les voleur peuve ruenir. Je te pris si tu veux bien de m'apporte une boite a couleur. Minette te pris que tu lui apporte une baigneuse. Je n'est pas bien ecrit parce que n'etait pas diposee?' (Translation: 'Mama wants you to know the door is broken so come quick because thieves could come. Please bring me a box of paints. Minette begs you to bring her a bathing costume. I am not writing well because I don't feel like it'). Two charming letters with excellent associations. Some light overall age wear, otherwise VG Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter. Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) French artist who worked in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist styles and was also a designer of textiles, decorative objects, furniture and glassware. Jeanne-Rachel 'Minette' Pissarro (1865-1874) Daughter of Camille and Julie Pissarro, the artist's favourite amongst his seven children. Minette appears in more portraits by Pissarro than any of her siblings. When she became ill at the age of eight, her father represented her decline in a moving series of paintings and drawings including a heart-breaking lithograph depicting her as she lay dying.
PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter & LUCIEN (1863-1944) French landscape painter, printmaker, wood engraver, designer, and printer of fine books, the eldest son of Camille and Julie Pissarro. A wonderful joint pair of A.Ls.S. by Camille and Lucien Pissarro to a bifolium, commencing with Lucien Pissarro's A.L.S., Lucien, one page, 8vo, Paris, 18th February 1888, to his mother ('Ma chere Mere'), in French. Lucien informs his mother, 'Voici 15 jours que je suis sans travail j'en ai profite pour dessiner un peu et pour tacher d'avoir quelques illustrations a faire - je dois aller voir ce soir a l'atelier si il y a quelque chose a faire. Je n'ai pas perdu mon temps car j'ai vu pas mal de monde et j'espere pouvoir a un moment donne avoir des dessins dans les journaux ou dans les livres, car la est l'avenir pour moi' (Translation: 'I've been out of work for 15 days now, so I took the opportunity to draw a little and try to have some illustrations to do - I have to go and see if there's anything to do at the studio tonight. I didn't waste my time because I saw a lot of people and I hope to be able to have drawings in the newspapers or in books at some point, because that is the future for me'). Lucien also adds that they received the basket that she had sent, and that Georges is very happy with his wood, concluding in affectionate terms, 'Au revoir, ma chere mere, embrasse bien tous les enfants pour moi, je t'embrasse aussi, ton fils qui t'aime' (Translation: 'Goodbye, my dear mother, kiss all the children for me, I kiss you too, your son who loves you'). Following to the inside of the bifolium appears Camille Pissarro's A.L.S., C. Pissarro, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 18th February 1888, to his wife ('Ma chere Julie'), in French. Pissarro informs his wife that he is sending her three hundred francs and asks that she write to him as soon as possible to let him know that she has received it, also enquiring if he should give one hundred francs to Amelie and commenting 'J'ai encore une petite affaire et une autre plus importante en train, si cela reussit je pourrai encore donner quelque chose a l'une des deux qui n'aura rien recu. Je faut que j'achette a Georges une paire de bottines et un parapluie etc.' (Translation: 'I still have some small business and another more important in the pipeline, if that succeeds I could still give something to one of the two who will not have received anything. I have to buy Georges a pair of boots and an umbrella etc.'), also remarking that he hopes to return to Eragny soon to prepare some paintings. A few very light, minor creases and some light dust staining to the lower half of the third page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGJulie Pissarro (1838-1926) Wife of Camille Pissarro from 1871, with whom she had seven children.Georges Henri Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961) French artist who worked in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist styles and was also a designer of textiles, decorative objects, furniture and glassware.
Pissarro provides his frank advice to an aspiring artist PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist painter. Autograph draft of a letter, unsigned, one page, slim 4to (written in pencil to the verso of one half of a printed death announcement), n.p., n.d. (c.1896), in French. Pissarro provides a frank answer to his correspondent's equally frank letter asking to work under the artist's direction and remarks 'Je ne crois pas qu'il soit profitable pour un jeune peintre de suivre exclusivement la direction d'un maitre. Vous avez dites-vous profitte de l'etude de mes oeuvres, il me semble que vous feriez sagement d'en suivre quelques autres afin de ne pas tomber dans une maniere personelle qui vous serait plutot nuisible. J'ai explique non facon de voir a tous ceux qui m'on demande mon assistance artistique et jusqu'a present je n'ai guere reussi a leur faire comprendre l'art qui ne s'enseigne pas personellement. Le meilleur moyen est encore de suivre l'enseignement que vous donnent les oeuvres divers des artistes de valeur. Je vous dis cela comme je le pense avec l'espoir que vous en saurez tirer profit, comme du reste nous tous nous avons fait en etudiant les Corot, Millet, Delacroix, Daumier, Courbet etc. etc. sans etre sous leur influence personelle' (Translation: 'I do not believe that it is profitable for a young painter to follow exclusively the direction of a master. You said you benefitted from the study of my works, it seems to me that you would be wise to follow some others in order not to fall into a personal way which would be rather harmful to you. I have explained my way of seeing to all those who have asked for my artistic assistance and so far I have hardly succeeded in making them understand the art which cannot be taught personally. The best way is still to follow the education given to you by the various works of valuable artists. I tell you this as I think it, with the hope that you will be able to take advantage of it, as all of us have done by studying Corot, Millet, Delacroix, Daumier, Courbet etc. etc. without being under their personal influence'). Part of the page features a list of five paintings executed by Pissarro in Rouen including Matin Brume, Soleil couchant Brumes, Matin apres la pluie Rouen and Port St-Sever a Rouen Brouillard. A draft of interesting content. Some light age wear, about VG
HOSCHEDE MONET ALICE: (1844-1911) French artists' model, wife of the art collector Ernest Hoschede and later of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet. A.L.S., Alice, three pages, 8vo, n.p. (Poissy), n.d., to a friend, in French. Hoschede Monet announces 'Nous t'avions attendu hier toute la journee et j'ai ete bien etonne de vous que tu etais passe a Poissy sans t'arreter. J'espere que tu ne manqueras pas de venir avec qui tu le dis a la fin de la semaine car je crois que M. Monet doit revenir lundi ou Mardi' (Translation: 'We had been waiting for you all day yesterday and I was very surprised that you passed by Poissy without stopping. I hope you won't fail to come with whomever you say at the end of the week because I believe that Mr. Monet must return on Monday or Tuesday') and continues 'Je souhaite que toute tes belles esperances se realisent, mais n'ose y croire beaucoup! Marthe va mieux je crois elle a bien souffert tous ces jours......tous les enfants ne cessent de te demander et hier a chaque coup de sonnette ils se precipitaient esperant toujours te voir arriver. Enfin j'espere que cette fois tu ne manqueras par de venir pour moi.....Je ne puis aller a Paris etant absolument sans argent pour le moment' (Translation: 'I wish that all your beautiful hopes come true, but dare not believe it much! Marthe is better, I think she suffered a lot these days…..all the children keep asking for you and yesterday at each ring of the doorbell they rushed in, still hoping to see you arrive. Anyway, I hope that this time you won't fail to come for me…..I can't go to Paris, being absolutely without money for the moment'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGAlice Hoschede Monet had six children by her marriage to Ernest Hoschede; Blanche (who married Claude Monet's son, Jean Monet, in 1897), Germaine, Suzanne, Marthe, Jean-Pierre and Jacques.
SIGNAC PAUL: (1863-1935) French Neo-Impressionist painter. A.L.S., Paul Signac, one page, 8vo, Les Maraniousques, Viviers, Ardeche, 1st August n.y., to a friend, in French. Signac confirms that a painting is indeed that of Madame Henri-Edmond Cross, although adds that without access to his documents at the present moment he cannot confirm the date of the work or when it was exhibited, further suggesting that they contact Felix Feneron who will be happy to assist. With blank integral leaf. A minor, light stain to the upper left corner, otherwise VGHenri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910) French painter and printmaker, a master of Neo-Impressionism. In 1893 Cross married Irma Clare, the former wife of Hector France, whom he had first met in 1888. Cross's portrait Madame Hector France is held by the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.Felix Feneon (1861-1944) French art critic, gallery director, writer and anarchist who coined the term Neo-Impressionism in 1886.
PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953) French avant-garde painter associated with Cubism. A.L.S., Francis, one page, 4to, Rue Danielle Casanova (Paris), n.d. ('Mardi'), to 'Mon petite Meraud', in French. Picabia states that his correspondent's letter had given him great pleasure and continues to add 'moi aussi je pense que c'est absurde de ne plus nous voir - je vais faire tout mon possible pour aller a Aix et rester pres de toi plusieurs jours' (Translation: 'I too think it's absurd not to see each other anymore - I'm going to do my best to go to Aix and stay near you for several days'), further suggesting the beginning of November and concluding by sending his and his wife, Olga's, wholehearted embraces. Some light overall creasing, about VG
LEGER FERNAND: (1881-1955) French painter, sculptor and filmmaker. A.L.S., F Leger (and again Fernand Leger beneath), two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c. June 1949), to a gentleman, in French. Leger's letter is written to the foot and verso of a typed letter, unsigned, from A. J. Cauliez, dated at Paris, 18th June 1949, on the printed stationery of Cineum, in French, asking if Leger would be kind enough to take part in a survey they are conducting in response to the questions 'Y a-t-il une nouvelle avant-garde cinematographique? Dans quels films se manifeste-t-elle?' (Translation: 'Is there a new cinematic avant-garde? In which films does it appear?) and explaining that they will devote a special issue of their journal to the matter. Leger responds by informing his correspondent that he participated in a similar discussion earlier in the month, explaining 'Je n'ai pu causer que sur l'epoque 1920-32 qui est celle ou le film d'avant garde etait lie a l'evolution parallele epoque cubiste (objets) ballet mecanique, Dada....abstrait les allemande Egelung (?)Richter etc, les surrealistes Bunuel' (Translation: 'I was only able to talk about the period 1920-32, which is when avant-garde film was linked to the parallel evolution of the Cubist period (objects), mechanical ballet, Dada…..German Abstract, Egelung (?) Richter etc, the Surrealists, Bunuel'). Leger also refers to some short films and documentaries, asking 'mais si le que ce sont des films avant garde?' (Translation: 'but what if these are avant-garde films?) and also states 'En ce qui concerne la liaison peinture-film, je ne vois en ce moment que ceux realises en realisation sur la vie et l'oeuvre des artistes de generations precedentes. Le passage au dessin-anime devrait etre la technique' (Translation: 'As far as the painting-film connection is concerned, at the moment I only see those made on the life and work of artists from previous generations. The transition to cartoons should be the new technique'). An interesting text. Some light age wear and a couple of small, neat splits to the edges of folds, G
CHAGALL MARC: (1887-1985) Russian-born French artist. A.L.S., Marc Chagall, two pages, 4to, n.p., 21st May 1925, to a gentleman, in French. Chagall thanks his correspondent for a draft contract and proceeds to suggest a few alterations, in part, '1. Par exemple c'est pas toujours que je fais les dessins pour les gravures souvent ce sont de petits croquis…..2. Je voudrais que les cuivres apres le premier tirage serions detruites. 3. Quant au terme, je vous prierais de pas preciser la date. Je n'oubeierai…..Peut-etre je les ferai plus tot du temps….4. Quant au payement, je vous demanderais 2000 fr a la signature du contrat et tout la reste a la livraison….' (Translation: '1. For example, it's not always that I make the drawings for the engravings, often they are small sketches…..2. I would like the brass after the first stage to be destroyed. 3. As to the term, I would ask you not to specify the date. I won't forget….Maybe I'll do them sooner…..4. As for the payment, I would ask you 2000 francs at the signing of the contract and all the rest on delivery…..'). Chagall further requests that the work be carried out by his engraver, Monsieur Fort, 'car je sois deja habitue a travailler avec lui et il connait deja bien me maniere de travail' (Translation: 'because I am already used to working with him and he already knows my way of working well') and concludes by remarking 'Je vous remercie infiniment pour votre livre, il est tres interessant, il m'inspire beaucoup d'emotion' (Translation: 'Thank you very much for your book, it is very interesting, it inspires me with great emotion'). A few very light, minimal creases, VG
VAN DONGEN KEES: (1877-1968) Dutch-French painter. A.L.S., Kees Van Dongen, two pages, 4to, Villa Said (Paris), 5th July n.y. (1940s), to a friend, in French. Van Dongen explains that he only received his friend's letter of 12th June that day, explaining that it had not been forwarded from Lyon and remarking 'Voila l'unique raison pour laquelle vous n'avez pas plutot eu de moi un mot pour vous dire que je n'ecoute jamais les bavardages de femmes. Mais on ne m'a jamais rien dit de malverillant sur vous' (Translation: 'That's the only reason why you didn't hear a word from me to tell you that I never listen to the chatter of women. But I've never been told anything malicious about you') continuing 'Nous sommes loin de l'autre - je suis souvent absent - je ne recois pas - c'est la guerre, et voila il me semble les raisons pour lesquelles on ne se voit guere' (Translation: 'We are far from each other - I'm often absent - I don't receive - it's war, and here, it seems to me, are the reasons why we hardly see each other') and concluding by inviting his friend to call by his house for a cup of tea if he is ever in the neighbourhood. Two small, light stains to the upper edge, otherwise VG
VAN DONGEN KEES: (1877-1968) Dutch-French painter. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of the elegantly dressed artist standing in a full-length pose, with a large paint brush in one hand, as he works on a painting, possibly a stage design, alongside two assistants. Signed ('Van Dongen') in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image. Some very light, minimal traces of former mounting to the verso, VG
DE CHIRICO GIORGIO: (1888-1978) Italian artist, founder of the scuola metafisica art movement which greatly influenced the surrealists. Signed 13 x 21 poster, printed in black on a striking yellow background, was issued to advertise De Chirico's appearance at the Galleria La Tela on Saturday, 16th December 1972, on the occasion of the release of Hebdomero in a limited edition of 500 copies numbered and signed by the author. Signed ('Giorgio de Chirico') by the artist with his name alone in black ink to a clear area of the background. Some light creasing, about VGHebdomeros is a book (sometimes referred to as a novel) by De Chirico which was originally published in 1929 and has been hailed by some critics as 'probably…the finest' major work of Surrealist fiction.
MIRO JOAN: (1893-1983) Spanish painter. An excellent, lengthy and early A.L.S., Miro, three pages, 4to, Barcelona, 7th April 1934, to [Christian] Zervos, in French. Miro states that he has received his correspondent's letter, article and photograph, explaining that he did not answer sooner 'parce que j'ai du me rendrer a Montrois pour verifier d'apres le dessins.....les dates exactes, et vous donner de la facon la plus exacte possible, les renseignments que vous m'aviez demande a Paris' (Translation: 'because I had to go to Montrois to check according to the drawings….the exact dates, and to give you in the most exact way possible, the information that you had asked me for in Paris') and continuing to write concerning Zervos's article, and offering some advice, 'Votre article est tres, tres bien, vous avez tres bien compris mes inquietudes, il est en meme temps ecrit avec un grand courage. Je l'ai lu maintes fois attentivement et en suis tres emu. Vous en remercie de tout Coeur. Il faudrait toutefois rectifer, quelques dates, il m'etait tres difficile de les preciser lors de notre entretien chez vous. J'estime que ces donnees doivent etre tres exacter, d'autant plus qu'elles seront repandues a l'etranger, ou l'on se servira de ce numero de "Cahiers d'Art" lorsque l'on voudra ecrire quelque chose d'important sur moi. a) J'ai commence l'etude de la peinture a l'age de 14 ans, mon premier professeur a ete Urgell, et plus tard Pasco. b) Je cesse de peindre de 1910 a 1912 - a partir de cette date je m'adonne entierement a la peinture et frequente a Barcelone certaines academies etc. et passe mes vacances a Montrois, je frequente les academies jusqu'a 1914, et desormais je travaillerai seul. c) arrive a Paris pour le premiere fois en mars 1919, et c'est a partir de cette date que je travaille tantot a Barcelone tantot a Montrois, tantot a Paris. d) qouique la plupart de reproductions n'auront pas de titre, il ne faudrait cependant pas negliger d'en mettre a celles que vous citez dans votre article et aux plus representatives pour mieux le comprendre. e) ces tableaux ont ete faits l'hiver et le printemps 1933. f) Je trouve aussi que c'est mieux que vous supprimiez ce passage. Comme vous voyez toutes les rectifications sont tres necessaires et tres importantes, je vous demande de faire l'impossible pour y etre a temps' (Translation: 'Your article is very, very good, you have understood my concerns very well, it is at the same time written with great courage. I have read it carefully many times and am very moved by it. Thank you wholeheartedly. However, it would be necessary to rectify a few dates, it was very difficult for me to specify them during our interview with you. I consider that this information must be very exact, especially since they will be spread abroad, where people will use this number of “Cahiers d'Art” when they want to write something important about me. a) I started studying painting at the age of 14, my first teacher was Urgell, and later Pasco. b) I stop painting from 1910 to 1912 - from this date I devote myself entirely to painting and attend certain academies etc. in Barcelona and spend my holidays in Montrois. I attended the academies until 1914 and from then on I would work alone. c) arrived in Paris for the first time in March 1919, and it was from this date that I worked sometimes in Barcelona, sometimes in Montrois, sometimes in Paris. d) although most of the reproductions will not have a title, you should not neglect to put one to those you quote in your article and to the most representative ones to better understand it. e) these paintings were made in the winter and spring of 1933. f) I also think it is better that you delete this passage. As you see all the corrections are very necessary and very important, I ask you to do the impossible to there in time'). Miro also asks his correspondent if they have decided to go ahead with an exhibition, and to let him know the exact date of the opening as soon as they know it, and further enquiring if invitations will be sent, in which case Miro will provide some addresses, additionally writing 'J'ai reflechi a ce que votre femme me demande d'apporter de nouveaux tableaux. Il me semble que cette nouvelle serie faudrait la montrer ensemble, ce serait une erreur que d'en exposer quelques specimens au prealable. Ce qui serait peut-etre tres bien, ce que, du moment ou "Cahiers d'Art" est consacre a toute mon oeuvre, vous exposiez aussi, dans une piece a part quelques toiles anciennes. En etant fait simultanement a l'apparition de "Cahiers d'Art" cela n'aura nullement l'air d'une retrospective, qu'il faut a tout prix eviter.......ca restera tres intime et n'aura pas l'air pretentieux d'une exposition rue de la Boetie. Et suivrait en meme temps la trajectoire qui se termine en 1933' (Translation: 'I thought about your wife asking me to bring new paintings. It seems to me that this new series should be shown together, it would be a mistake to exhibit a few specimens beforehand. What would perhaps be very good, since “Cahiers d'Art” is devoted to all my work, you also exhibit, in a separate room, a few old paintings. By being done simultaneously with the appearance of “Cahiers d'Art” it will in no way seem like a retrospective, which must be avoided at all costs….it will remain very intimate and will not have the pretentious air of an exhibition on rue de la Boetie. And at the same time it would follow the trajectory which ends in 1933'). Miro concludes by asking if Zervos has seen Pierre Matisse, explaining 'Je lui ai ecrit deux lettres en reponse a la sienne ou'il me faisait part de l'accord avec [Henri] Matisse et il ne m'a point repondu. Je lui demandais s'il m'autorisait a ecrire a Matisse pour lui demander de s'entendre avec lui pour les mensualites de maniere a ce que ce fut Pierre qui ces versat en toute sa totalite. Je crois que du moment ou Pierre est, pour ainsi dire, le marchand officiel, pourrait trouver des moyens pour regler les mensualites…..' (Translation: 'I wrote him two letters in response to his where he informed me of the agreement with [Henri] Matisse and he did not answer me. I asked him if he would authorise me to write to Matisse to ask him to come to an agreement with him for the monthly payments so that it was Pierre who would pay them in full. I believe that since Pierre is, so to speak, the official merchant, he could find ways to settle the monthly payments….'). A letter of fine content. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGChristian Zervos (1889-1970) Greek-French art historian, critic, collector, writer and publisher who founded the magazine Cahiers d'art and also ran an art gallery.Pierre Matisse (1900-1989) French-American art dealer, the youngest child of Henri Matisse. The Pierre Matisse Gallery was opened in New York in 1931 and represented many European artists including Miro, Marc Chagall, Alberto Giacometti and Jean Dubuffet amongst others.
ERNST MAX: (1891-1976) German painter, sculptor, printmaker and graphic artist, a primary pioneer of the Dada movement and Surrealism in Europe. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of the monograph Max Ernst by Patrick Waldberg, First edition with French text, edited and published by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Paris, 1958. With numerous illustrations, some in colour, the selection of which was supervised by Ernst and with the artist also designing the initial letters for the chapter headings. Signed and inscribed by Ernst to the half-title page in blue ink, also adding an ink drawing of Loplop, Father Superior of the Birds, the alter ego of Ernst, in his hand. Attractively bound in the publisher's original cloth. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
LANCERAY EUGENE: (1875-1946) Russian graphic artist, painter, sculptor, and illustrator. A.L.S., E. Lanceray, to the recto and verso of a postcard featuring a colour printed illustration by Lanceray of a sailing boat in a harbour, Saint Petersburg, 20th March 1907, to Mademoiselle Fonseca, in French. Lanceray expresses his great pleasure in responding to his correspondent's flattering request, adding 'mais je ne peux pas vous cacher ma grande surprise et curiosite comment mes modeste oeuvres ont pu eiveiller votre attention, et encore dans un pays si lointain' (Translation: 'but I cannot hide from you my great surprise and curiosity how my modest works have been able to arouse your attention, and even in such a distant country') Hand addressed by Lanceray to Fonesca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some light staining and age wear and one postal cancellation slightly affecting a few words of text but not the signature. About VG
COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French poet, playwright, novelist, artist, filmmaker and critic. A good original colour drawing signed by Cocteau, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1948). In various coloured pencils, predominantly pale blue and yellow, Cocteau has drawn a figure looking upwards, with the title Les parents Terribles alongside. Signed ('Jean Cocteau') in red pencil beneath the title (the signature somewhat indistinct). To the foot of the page Cocteau has added an A.L.S., Jean Cocteau, in blue ink, to Monsieur Georges, in French, stating, in full, 'Vous me demandez une photographie - et je n'en ai pas de bonne sous la main. J'ai pense que cette esquisse pour une couverture vous ferait plaisir' (Translation: 'You ask me for a photograph - and I don't have a good one handy. I thought this sketch for a cover would please you'). Neatly mounted to a stiff card. Some light overall age toning and a couple of extremely small, minor stains to the upper and lower edges, otherwise about VGLes Parents terribles is a play written by Cocteau in 1938 and first performed at the Theatre des Ambassadeurs in November 1938. Its run was terminated the following month amid accusations of immortality and the production was transferred to the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens in January 1939 where it continued until the outbreak of World War II. In 1948 a film adaptation was released, directed and narrated by Cocteau and starring Jean Marais.
VASARELY VICTOR: (1906-1997) Hungarian-French artist, a pioneer of the Op art movement. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Vasarely seated in a half-length profile pose, smoking a cigarette, with an example of one of his works in the immediate background. Photograph by Jack Nisberg and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Vasarely') in black ink to a light area of the image. Some very light, minor creasing to the corners and white borders and one feint annotation to the upper left corner, otherwise VG
LOWRY L. S.: (1887-1976) English artist. Autograph envelope signed, addressed in Lowry's hand to Mr. G. B. Cotton at Kingsley Road, Swinton, Manchester, and post marked at Manchester, 10th July 1967. Lowry's signature ('L. S. Lowry') appears in black ink to a light area at the head of the colour postage stamp which features an image of his painting Coming Out of School (1927). The envelope remains sealed and without any contents, and was therefore most likely prepared by Lowry as a souvenir for Mr. Cotton. VG
HIRST DAMIEN: (1965- ) English artist, one of the Young British Artists of the 1990s. A good original pen and ink drawing signed by Hirst, the image executed across facing pages within a small 8vo notebook and depicting a tiger shark. Inscribed ('for Natalia xxxx') by Hirst to the head of the pages and signed with his name alone beneath the drawing. The notebook also contains numerous other little drawings, observations and notes etc. in the hand of the previous owner, and also includes a loosely inserted airplane ticket stub for a Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London on 13th November (2007) and it was whilst waiting to check in for the flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport that the drawing and signature were obtained. Some light age wear, VGA tiger shark features in one of Hirst's most famous artworks, the iconic The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991).
DINE JIM: (1935- ) American artist. Signed colour 4 x 6 postcard, being a reproduction of his work entitled Red Design for Satin Heart. Signed by Dine in black pencil with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with a second signed 4 x 6 postcard, being a reproduction of his work entitled Braid (1972). Signed by the artist in black pencil with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG to EX, 2
BARNEY MATTHEW: (1967- ) American contemporary artist and film director. Signed colour 5 x 7 photograph of Barney in a half-length pose in his guise as the Entered Apprentice in Cremaster 3 (2002) one of the five feature length films created by Barney and known as The Cremaster Cycle. Signed by Barney in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
CARPEAUX JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1827-1875) French sculptor and painter. A.L.S., J Bte. Carpeaux, one page, Maison Municipale de Sante, Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, 18th April 1874, to Vollon. The sculptor writes, in full, 'Je suis presque ton voisin, quand ta aurais un instant a perdre viens voir tou vieil admirateur et ami. Je suis bien malade. Je sens le desir de te voir. Songes a moi' (Translation: 'I'm almost your neighbour, when you have a moment to lose come see your old admirer and friend. I am very ill. I feel the desire to see you. Think of me') and in a postscript Carpeaux sends his affectionate compliments to Vollon's lovely wife and children. With blank integral leaf. A few minor, light creases and stains, VG
BARTHOLDI FREDERIC AUGUSTE: (1834-1904) French sculptor, best known for designing the Statue of Liberty ('Liberty Enlightening the World'). A.L.S., Bartholdi, one page, 12mo (folding Telegramme stationery), n.p. (Paris), 18th December 1896, to Dr. Gaubert, in French. Bartholdi regrets to inform his correspondent that he won't be able to come that evening, explaining 'Je suis pris par un bete mal de dents qui m'abrutit' (Translation: 'I am taken by a beastly toothache which stupefies me') and also asking for his regrets to be passed to another individual who Bartholdi had previously advised that he would be there. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, otherwise VG
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French sculptor. L.S., Aug Rodin, two pages, 8vo, Rue de l'Universite (Paris), 31st October 1902, to [Jean] Limet, in French. Rodin enquires as to when his correspondent is coming back to Paris and continues 'Je vous demande ceci pour que nous ne nous trouvions par deboides par quelques pieces. J'attends le plaisir de vous voir…..' (Translation: 'I ask this of you so that we do not find ourselves debilitated by a few pieces. I await the pleasure of seeing you…..'). Some light age wear, creasing and a few small tears, only very slightly affecting the signature, GJean Limet (1855-1941) French painter, appointed by Rodin as the patinator of his bronzes and photographer of his work.
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French sculptor. A good, large vintage signed 11 x 14 photograph, the image depicting one of Rodin's sculptures of two entwined human figures, reminiscent of his work The Fall of the Angels which recalls the figures produced by Rodin for his monumental bronze sculptural group within The Gates of Hell. Signed ('Rodin') by the sculptor with his surname only to a light area at the base of the image. An impressive signed image, and quite rare in this larger format. A few light stains and minor age wear to the white borders, some small corner creases and a few very minor tears to the edges, otherwise VG
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