ALEXANDER II: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. A very fine signed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting the Emperor in a formal head and shoulders pose wearing his military uniform and medals. Photograph by Levitsky and bearing his imprint to the lower mount. Signed ('Alexandre') in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated 1876 in his hand. EX The present photograph was signed in a significant year of the Emperor's life. The third of his four children with his mistress Princess Catherine Dolgorukov, Boris Alexandrovich Yurievsky, was born on 23rd February 1876 (and died a few months later on 11th April 1876). The Emperor appears prominently in the opening two chapters of Jules Verne's Michael Strogoff (published in 1876) Alexander II sets the book's plot in motion and sends its eponymous protagonist on the dangerous and vital mission which would occupy the rest of the novel. Verne presents the Emperor in a very positive light, as an enlightened yet firm ruler, dealing confidently and decisively with a rebellion.
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KELLY GRACE: (1929-1982) American actress and Princess of Monaco, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1954 for her role as Georgie Elgin in The Country Girl. A good signed 9.5 x 8 photograph of Kelly in a half-length profile pose in costume from her Oscar winning performance as Georgie Elgin, being held in the arms of Best Actor Oscar nominated Bing Crosby, in costume as Georgie's husband, the down-on-his-luck Frank Elgin, as William Holden, in costume as Bernie Dodd, looks on. Signed ('Grace Kelly') by Kelly in bold black ink with her name alone to the lower white border. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise about EX
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
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of the French 1804-14, 1815. Manuscript Document, unsigned, with four passages struck through in bold, dark ink in Napoleon's hand, five pages (all edges gilt and featuring circular watermarks of the French Imperial Eagle and Napoleon in profile), folio, n.p., August 1810, in French. The document is a draft of the Emperor's decree on the dissolution of the Dutch Guard and is set out in fourteen numbered articles, in part, 'Napoleon, Empereur des Francias, Roi d'Italie et protecteur de la Confederation du Rhin. Nous avons decrete et decretons ce qui suit: Article 1er La Garde hollandaise fera partie de notre garde imperiale sous la denomination de garde hollandaise. Article 2e La premiere compagnie des gardes du corps restera organisee telle qu'elle est, avec la denomination de velites hollandais. Les officiers a la suite de cette compagnie, les sous-officiers et les velites qui ont rang d'officier seront places dans la ligne. Article 3e La 2e, la 3e et la 4e compagnies des gardes du corps seront incorpores savoir: la 2e dans le regiment des grenadiers de la garde hollandaise, la 3e et la 4e dans les regiments de grenadiers et de chasseurs a pied de notre garde. Les officiers a la suite des sous-officiers de ces 3 compagnies qui ont rand d'officier seront places dans la ligne........Article 7e La compagnie d'artillerie legere de la garde hollandaise conservera sa denomination, et restera attachee a l'artillerie legere de notre guarde. Article 8e La compagnie du train d'artillerie de la garde hollandaise conservera egalement sa denomination sera attachee au bataillon du train d'artillerie de notre garde. Article 9e Les veterans de la garde hollandaise conserveront leur organisation. Ils seront employes a la garde de notre palais imperial de notre bonne ville d'Amsterdam. Article 10e Les officiers de tout grade qui par l'effet de la nouvelle organisation de la garde hollandaise se trouveront a la suite ou sans emploi, seront places dans la ligne.......Article 13e Ne seront admis dans notre vieille garde que les Francais et les Hollandais d'origine. Les etrangers qui se trouvent dans ce corps seront places dans les fusiliers de notre garde ou dans la ligne. Ils pourront meme etre incorpores dans une des gardes royales de Westphalie, de Naples, ou d'Espagne. Article 14e La solde, les masses de toute espece resteront les memes comme par le passe, jusques au 1er janvier 1811, epoque a laquelle il sera fait un changement a cet egard' (Translation: 'Napoleon, Emperor of France, King of Italy and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine. We have decreed and we decree as follows: Article 1 The Dutch Guard will form part of our Imperial Guard under the denomination of Dutch Guard. Article 2 The first company of bodyguards will remain organised as it is, with the denomination of Dutch velites.The officers following this company, the non-commissioned officers and the velites who have the rank of officer will be placed in the line. Article 3 The 2nd, 3rd and 4th companies of bodyguards will be incorporated, namely: the 2nd in the regiment of grenadiers of the Dutch Guard, the 3rd and 4th in the regiments of grenadiers and chasseurs a pied of our guard. The officers following the non-commissioned officers of these 3 companies who have the rank of officer will be placed in the line…..Article 7 The light artillery company of the Dutch Guard will retain its denomination, and will remain attached to the light artillery of our guard. Article 8 The company of the artillery train of the Dutch Guard will also retain its denomination will be attached to the battalion of the artillery train of our guard. Article 9 The veterans of the Dutch Guard will retain their organisation. They will be employed in guarding our Imperial Palace in our good city of Amsterdam. Article 10 Officers of all ranks who, by the effect of the new organisation of the Dutch Guard, find themselves out of service or unemployed, will be placed in the line……Article 13 Only the French and the Dutch of origin will be admitted into our old guard. The foreigners who find themselves in this corps will be placed in the fusiliers of our guard or in the line. They could even be incorporated into one of the royal guards of Westphalia, Naples or Spain. Article 14 The pay, the masses of all kinds will remain the same as in the past, until 1st January 1811, when a change will be made in this respect'). With blank integral leaf. An interesting document demonstrating the Emperor's talent for organisation. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGThe Dutch Guard had been created in 1808 by Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, at the request of his elder brother to take part in the Peninsular War. Following the annexation of the Kingdom of Holland by the French Empire in 1810, the brigade was officially disbanded and its personnel (who had become French citizens) and soldiers distributed amongst the different existing military bodies, as confirmed in the present document. The decree would be promulgated in the following month, September 1810.
YOUNG GIG: (1913-1978) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role as Rocky in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? A scarce vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Warner Bros. publicity portrait depicting Young seated in a three-quarter length pose and holding a pipe in one hand. Signed in black fountain pen ink by the actor to a light area of the image. Professionally linen backed, otherwise EX
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Small, miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S. by various famous individuals comprising Olympe Audouard (1832-1890) French feminist who demanded complete equality for women, including the rights to vote and to stand for election. A.L.S., Olympe Audouard, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Lundi'), to a gentleman, in French; Aron Jonason (1838-1914) Swedish photographer and journalist. A.L.S., A. Jonason, to one side of a plain postcard, Gothenburg, 2nd November 1904, to Dr. Gustav Selle's photography company, in German. Jonason writes in response to an advertisement and requests brochures and any other information 'that may be necessary to test the advertised process more closely', further adding that he 'would also like to see a few test prints'; Oscar Spielmann (1901-1974) Czech painter. Two A.Ls.S., Oskar Spielmann, each written to the recto and verso of plain postcards, Vienna, 27th April 1921 and 22nd June 1922, to his parents, in German. The artist states, in part, 'Professor Bohm has already completed his year. So I'll try the academy. I myself like to start the craft from scratch. Since the lack of nature studies is becoming apparent to me, I am (still) doing drapery studies under Mattes Hofmanne's direction….If only I weren't dressed so barbarically and could live more orderly!' (April 1921), 'Today I finally got my canteen membership card, so I had to join a club beforehand and then affirm (in writing) on oath that I am of Aryan descent. On the 1st I was with the 'young Medardus' v. Schnitzler in the castle, which after a very long (extremely long) time was something outstanding in every respect' (June 1922). Some light age wear and minor faults including slight traces of former mounting, G to about VG, 4
PRINCE: (1958-2016) American singer & songwriter. Signed record sleeve for the album Lovesexy (1988) by Prince, signed '''Love God'' P' by the singer in bold blue ink and dated 1988 in his hand to a clear area of the colour front cover which features an image of Prince seated in a full-length naked pose. Record still present. Rare. Some very light, minor age wear and a few corner creases, VGLovesexy debuted at Number 1 in the United Kingdom charts and each of the individually released singles from the album became top 40 hits.
BAUDELAIRE CHARLES: (1821-1868) French Poet, a pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe. A very fine A.L.S., `C. Baudelaire´, one page, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], n.d. [22nd May 1843], to his mother, Madame Aupick, in French. Baudelaire, as so often, is without money and states `Mes 80 francs sont revenus hier soir au logis. J´ai payé ce matin le billet du tapissier. Je n´ai plus un sol et j´ai plusieures choses a payer´ ("My 80 francs came back to me at home last night. I paid this morning for the upholsterer's invoice. I no longer have money and I have several things to pay") Small age wear and light staining. With left edge professionally repaired to the verso. G At the time of the present letter, May 1843 Baudelaire had started recently writing his Les Fleurs du Mal.
MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French artist. A.L.S., Henri Matisse, one page, 4to, Nice, 15th January 1942, to a lady, in French. Matisse writes, in part, 'Je voudrais faire parvenir au Professeur ces lettres et un envoi etant donne ses nombreux deplacements je me permets d'avoir recours a votre obligeance pour me donner les indications necessaires' (Translation: 'I would like to send the Professor these letters and a dispatch given his many trips. I allow myself to have recourse to your kindness to give me the necessary indications'). Some light creasing, largely to the lower edge, otherwise VG
![LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. L.S., Louis, one page, 8vo, [Chateau de] Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 14th July 16](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/490e7209-4b7e-4aa3-9ba4-afab011e768f/adfb34c3-46be-4144-bbe4-afac00d9643a/468x382.jpg)
LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) King of France 1643-1715. L.S., Louis, one page, 8vo, [Chateau de] Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 14th July 1671, to 'Ma soeur', in French. The King writes shortly following the death of his son, the Duke of Anjou, in full, 'J'ai perdu mon fils le duc d'Anjou et comme c'est un soulagement destre plaint dans les afflictions je vous fais scavoir la mienne masseurant que vous compatires de ma juste douleur autant que vous y trouvez lamitie avec laquelle j'ai toujours pris part a ce qui vous touche. Cependant je prie pour qu'il vous ait ma soeur en sa sainte et digne garde' (Translation: 'I have lost my son the Duke of Anjou and as it is a relief to be pitied in afflictions, I let you know mine, assuring me that you will sympathise with my just pain as much as you find in it the friendship with which I have always shared in what touches you. However, I pray that he has you, my sister, in his holy and worthy keeping'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Philippe-Charles, Duke of Anjou (1668-1671) Fils de France, the fifth child and second son of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain. Philippe-Charles died of a chest infection at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 10th July 1671 and was buried two days later at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.
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[DILLINGER JOHN]: (1903-1934) American bank robber. An original printed small 4to Wanted poster (in the form of a folding mailshot) issued by J. Edgar Hoover and the Division of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., 12th March 1934, under the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. The poster features two portraits of Dillinger, details of his fingerprints, appearance and his criminal record. A list of telephone numbers of the various state Department of Justice offices is printed to the verso. Some light age wear and minor staining, about VG
MISTRAL FREDERIC: (1830-1914) French writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1904. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in Occitan. To the centre of the page appears a lightly mounted printed newspaper clipping featuring an extract from a speech given by Georges Leygues at the International Congress of Education which took place at Lyon on 29th & 30th October 1894, 'Le reve serait d'arriver a avoir des universités autonomes et rivales, jalouses de leur eclat et de leur prosperite. Ce beau systeme, que la France a cree au treizieme siecle, a ete imite partout en Europe. Nous seuls l'avons abandonne. Il y a faudra revinir et reprendre nos anciennes traditions. Ce sera, croyons-nous, le moyen le plus sur d'assurer l'avenir de nos Facultes, d'accroitre le developpement de celles qui prosperent et de vivifier et de rajeunir celles qui languissent' (Translation: 'The dream would be to have autonomous and rival universities, jealous of their brilliance and their prosperity. This beautiful system, which France created in the thirteenth century, was imitated throughout Europe. We alone have abandoned her. We will have to come back and resume our old traditions. This will be, we believe, the surest means of assuring the future of our faculties, of increasing the development of those which prosper and of vivifying and rejuvenating those which are languishing'). Above the newspaper clipping Mistral has observed, in a somewhat sceptical manner, 'Lioun: eme la paio e lou tems, comme direis en Provenco: Li nespo s'amaduron. Au Congres universitaris que veen de se tenir eici, escoutas co qu'a di M. lou Menistre Leygues!' (French translation: 'Lyon: avec la paille et le temps, comme on dirait en Provence: les nefles muriront. Au Congres universitaire qui vient de se tenir la-bas, on a ecoute ce qu'a dit M. le Ministre Leygues!'; English translation: 'Lyon: with straw and time, as we would say in Provence: the loquats will ripen. At the University Congress which has just been held there, we listened to what the Minister Leygues said!') and beneath the clipping Mistral writes 'Faudra ben que i'avengon is universita provincialo e prouvencalo! Soulamen, fan pieuta quand voules la becado' (French translation: 'Il faudra bien qu'on en arrive aux universites provinciales et provencales! Seulement, elles font pitie quand elles veulent la bourse'; English translation 'We will have to come to the provincial and Provencal universities! Only, they are pitiful when they want the scholarship'). Some light toning and minor age wear, otherwise VGGeorges Leygues (1856-1933) French politician who served as Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts (Minister of National Education) 1894-95 and later as Prime Minister of France 1920-21.
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[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. An interesting T.L.S., Alfred W. Fryzer, by the solicitor to Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon, two pages (separate leaves), 4to, Arundel Street, Strand, London, 22nd September 1930, to Howard Carter. Fryzer writes upon the instructions of Lady Carnarvon and forwards a cheque (no longer present) for £8,012.0.0, explaining 'As you know her Ladyship has recently received a sum of money from the Egyptian Government and she wishes to give you one quarter of the net amount which will remain to her thereout after discharging the various expenses in connection therewith' and further stating 'Lady Carnarvon, as I think you know, greatly appreciates the distinguished service you have rendered in the cause of scientific research and has many gratifying memories of your association with her late husband. I am to add that her Ladyship has paid to the Trustees of the late Earl of Carnarvon's estate so much of the money received by her from Egypt as is referable to the amount expended by the late Lord Carnarvon on the work in his life time, and it is her intention, when as she anticipates, she receives from the Trustees in her capacity of beneficiary under her late husband's will, the net amount remaining from this sum after payment of duties and expenses, to allocate 25% of this to yourself' before concluding 'Lady Carnarvon feels, however, in common with many others that the demands of the Government in connection with death duties never cease, and……she will ask you…..to agree to indemnify her to the extent of 25% of any further claim for duty that may be made on the late Earl's estate in any was connected with the Egyptian business'. With a holograph postscript signed by Fryzer with his initials. Together with Carter's retained typed copy of his letter of reply, one page, 4to, n.p., 22nd September 1930, to Mr. Fryzer, thanking him for his letter and cheque and remarking 'I much appreciate the gift from Lady Carnarvon for I had and have no legal claim upon her or upon the late Earl of Carnarvon's estate in connection with the Tut-ankh-Amen business', and further agreeing to indemnify Lady Carnarvon to the extent of 25% of all future claims for duty on the late Earl of Carnarvon's estate in any way connected 'with the Egyptian business'. Also including one other related piece. Some light creasing and a few minor paperclip rust stains to the upper corners. About VG, 3 Almina Herbert (1876-1969) Countess of Carnarvon, wife of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon. The Countess was the illegitimate daughter of the banker Alfred de Rothschild, who provided her with considerable wealth which went towards funding the search for Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt. The Countess continued to provide financial support for Carter's excavation of the tomb until 1925, when she reached a settlement with the Egyptian authorities whereby she gave up any claim on the contents of the tomb in return for a compensation payment of £36,000. Despite her wealth, the Countess was declared bankrupt in 1951 and spent the last years of her life living in a terraced house in Bristol. George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923) English peer and aristocrat, financial backer of the search for and excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
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[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: JODL ALFRED (1890-1946) German Generaloberst, Chief of the Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command 1939-45. An historically significant A.L.S., Jodl, (and also signed Alfred Jodl at the head of the first page), two pages, folio, n.p. (Nuremberg), 22nd October 1945, to the Major of the Royal British Army who is charged with the retaining of Defence Counsels [i.e. Airey Neave], in German. Jodl states that he would like to quote several extracts from letters which he has received from his wife regarding the appointments of a defence counsel, in part, '6.9. I make a most fervent plea that you will not undervalue the importance of a good lawyer for your defence. Dr. Sack, Berlin, and Prof. Grimm, Muenster, have been especially recommended to me. 25.9. I have been advised that a good criminal lawyer would perhaps be better than a civil lawyer…..26.9. I have been able to find out that if we want to retain privately a legal counsel that we shall have to pay him ourselves. From what? I suggest that we just let the Americans appoint the German counsel. If you want to retain one privately, perhaps I can find someone who will take the case without pay. I'll have to get at that right away, so that no time will be lost later'. Jodl concludes his letter by remarking 'In answer, I wrote my wife that I should like to have Prof. Mitteis, Rostock. I don't know whether my wife ever received this letter, and. If so, whether she will be able to get in touch with Prof. Mitteis. The Court should do that'. Neatly inlaid and with several file holes to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text. Some very light, minor age toning, about VG Airey Neave (1916-1979) British Lieutenant Colonel, the first British prisoner-of-war to succeed in escaping from Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle during World War II. After the war Neave served with the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials. As a well-known war hero (as well as being a qualified lawyer who spoke fluent German) Neave was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the Nazi leaders on trial. After the end of World War II, Jodl was indicted at the Nuremberg Trials on charges of conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The principal charges against him related to his signing of the criminal Commando and Commissar Orders. Found guilty on all charges, he was sentenced to death and executed in Nuremberg in 1946. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
VIDOR KING: (1894-1982) American film director. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Vidor in a head and shoulders pose, the original United Artists publicity portrait dating from the time that Vidor directed the American epic historical romance film Solomon and Sheba (1959) starring Yul Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida. Signed by Vidor in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, 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.
MARCH FREDRIC: (1897-1975) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1931/32 for his roles as Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the composite image featuring head and shoulders studies of March in costume as both Dr. Henry L. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, his Oscar winning roles. Signed ('Fredric March') with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the image, across a dark area although still reasonably legible. Rare in this form. A few very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) English Poet Laureate 1972-84. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Wrong Foot Foremost by L.A.G. Strong, published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., London, n.d., signed and inscribed by Betjeman to the front free endpaper, 'Gerald, with love from John B.'. Bound in the publisher's pale blue cloth with dark blue title to spine (some fading) and lacking the dust jacket. Some light overall age wear, otherwise VGBetjeman's presentation inscription was apparently made for Lord Berners (1883-1950) British composer, novelist, painter and aesthete, also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt.
GALLE EMILE: (1846-1904) French artist and designer who worked in glass, considered one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. An excellent Autograph Manuscript Signed, Emile Galle (in the third person to the title page and also within the text), twenty pages (including the title page), 4to (and a few smaller), n.p. (Nancy), n.d. (1884), in French. The manuscript, largely penned to the versos of Galle's personal printed stationery, is the artist's working draft (containing numerous corrections) of his report to the jury of the Central Union of the Decorative Arts VIII Exposition on the production and manufacture of his glass, including various specimens, and featuring details of the technical procedures of decoration and the diverse new applications derived from it, in particular new glass colouration including double and triple marbled glass, precious stone imitations, the use of air bubbles, extension of the palette of opaque enamels on glass, the use of transparent and translucent enamels on glass (other than cobalt oxide enamel), rare and strange decorations and new engraving procedures etc., in part, 'The exhibitor presents this year some tones coloured from the block (chrome oxide, iron oxide and diverse combinations of iron oxide, cobalt, manganese); some free imitations of precious stones, transparent, translucent or marbled with opaque veins. These colourations are obtained by introduction of diverse oxides and metallic salts in the glass, of opal glasses, and glasses coloured with gold or copper oxide….He still presents glasses with the introduction of gold sheets, platinum, finally some doublets and triplets with marbled sheet. Some specimens offer absolutely new effects, unprecedented use of which, neither modern or antique, offer any example…..the exhibitor asks the jury to examine the following samples…..Octopus light cigar case….cylindrical pot and tray…..basin with glass stopper, sapphirine colour, or blue quartz colour (composition based on potash) with translucent enamels…..Emile Galle incidentally reminds that glass, coloured with a small quantity of cobalt oxide in a pretty sapphire tone, colour which was since vulgarised by some French and foreign glass manufacturers, was emitted by him in 1878…..(and)…..commercialised by him under the name Clair de Lune, it was produced successively in Germany under the name Mondschein and in England under that of Moonlight Glass. A sample of this shade can be seen in the Decorative Arts museum……Marbled glasses with purple and bluish colours disclose the presence of gold. These marbling are yellowish when seen by reflection and red or pink by refraction…..These colours, interesting from the point of view of techniques, are not less interesting as regards decoration for the resources they offer the artist. Unfortunately, in considering the industrial use only, this procedure does not seem very practical, its effect being too variable…..it still requires some spendings of imagination to create interesting subjects out of their strange shapes…..The exhibitor also presents some tinted glasses containing gold and platinum sheets introduced in the glass in order to serve as foreground to enamels…..all the exhibitors decorations are handmade……The vivid desire to create….enamels on glass, a production with a really modern and French character, has led the exhibitor to research the colours that neither the Damas or Venise enamellers, nor the German painters have used in their productions, some reds and blues for example, some blacks, yellows and greens, some purples, pinks and violets, and most of all half tones, fine and broken shades, greys, flesh and ivory tones. Their judicious use, without dashing the decoration of the glass, can add to it a certain piquant…..diverse appropriateness between the decoration and the objects' destination had led Galle to research other translucent enamels than the old and magnificent blue derived from cobalt. Some objects having to represent the decorations by refraction as well as by reflection, it became necessary to enlarge the enamel palette in a sense contrary to opacity…..Emile Galle pays the greatest attention to the composition of the drawings intended to be executed in touret engraving. He never uses the fluor hydric acid engraving. It can be no use to him in the artistic effects he is searching for…..' Within the draft Galle details over eighty glass objects that he is presenting at the exposition including vases, scent bottles, bowls, tankards, goblets, cornets, a clock (made for the Queen of Italy), jugs, wine glasses etc. A manuscript of fascinating content and accompanied by a vintage unsigned 5 x 8.5 cabinet photograph, the albumen print by Otto Wegener of Paris depicting Galle in a head and shoulders pose and with the photographer's imprint to the lower mount. Some light overall age wear and a few creases and small tears (most noticeable to the left edge of the title page). G to VG, 2
FORD GLENN: (1916-2006) Canadian-American actor. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Ford in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Johnny Farrell, removing a revolver from the inside of his suit jacket, from the film noir Gilda (1946). Signed by Ford in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, VG
BROOKE CHARLES: (1829-1917) British naval officer who succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, as the second White Rajah of Sarawak in 1868 and ruled as the head of state until his death. Fountain pen ink signature ('C Brooke, Rajah') and two additional words in his hand on an 8vo sheet of blind embossed stationery from Chesterton House, Cirencester. Some very light, minor age wear and a few very slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
MIRO JOAN: (1893-1983) Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist. A.L.S., Miro, one page, 4to, Calamayor, Mallorca, 21st October 1968, to Fred Siegenthaler, in French. Miro writes, in full, 'Merci infiniment pour votre gentillesse de me faire parvenir ces beaux papiers. Ils sont magnifiques, d'une noble qualite et matiere, pleins de possibilités pour faire du beau travail. Veuillez recevoir, monsieur, mes salutations les plus distinguees' (Translation: 'Thank you very much for your kindness in sending me these beautiful papers. They are magnificent, of a noble quality and material, full of possibilities to do beautiful work. Please accept, sir, my most distinguished greetings'). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Miro. A couple of very minor, light stains, not affecting the text or signature, VGFred Siegenthaler (1935- ) Swiss papermaker and artist.
MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, two pages (separate leaves), 8vo, n.p. (in flight between Barbados and England), n.d. (March 1975), to Verna Hull ('Darling Verna'), on the printed stationery of British West Indian Airways International. The Princess announces 'For some unknown reason we are bumping so excuse the ghastly writing!' and continues 'It is just like having a fairy Godmother having you as a friend. You must have had a galvanising effect to make him come over - I've told him to connect with you about paying for the charter & I'll pay you back…..You don't know how grateful I am to you [for] the way you look after Oliver [Messel]. I am very relation-minded & feel I can do so little but I feel quite safe with you there. Do know that we'd love to see you in London, and if ever you would like to stay with me just treat the house like a hotel. I'm sorry T[ony Armstrong-Jones?]. was rude to you….Let me know when you are coming in good time…..with masses of love & I'm so glad you like the island'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Princess and signed by her with her initial ('M') to the lower left corner. Together with a second autograph envelope addressed by Princess Margaret to Mrs. [Verna] Hull in New York City and signed by the Princess with her initial ('M') to the lower left corner. Postmarked at Kensington, 9th November 1971. Also including an original printed telegram (received copy) sent by Princess Margaret from Buckingham Palace to Verna Hull in Barbados, the message reading 'Many thanks but regret unable to come December 28th. Happy Christmas and love, Margaret', 17th December 1974. Some light creasing and minor age wear, generally about VG, 3 Verna Hull (1916-2002) American painter and photographer who resided on Barbados and in Manhattan as a neighbour of actress Claudette Colbert, with whom Hull is rumoured to have been romantically involved. Oliver Messel (1904-1978) English artist, one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century. Messel was commissioned to design many houses on Barbados, where he resided in later years, and also on Mustique Island, including Les Jolies Eaux, Princess Margaret's home. Messel was the uncle of Antony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017) 1st Earl of Snowdon. British photographer and the wife of Princess Margaret from 1960-78.
WELLES ORSON: (1915-1985) American actor & film director, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 9.5 x 7.5 photograph of Welles in a full-length pose in costume as Charles Foster Kane, seated at one end of a long dining table, reading a newspaper, as Dorothy Comingore, in costume as Susan Alexander Kane, Kane's mistress and second wife, is seated in a full-length pose at the opposite end of the table, also reading a newspaper, in a scene from the drama film Citizen Kane (1941). Signed by Welles in dark ink to a light area of the image. Welles was nominated for both a Best Actor and Best Director Oscar for his work on Citizen Kane, his first feature film. Signed photographs of Welles from Citizen Kane, today regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, are rare and highly desirable. VG
WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 19th August 1830. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is a military commission appointing Vere Webb to be a Captain in the Rifle Brigade 'commanded by our Right Trusty and Right Entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Arthur, Duke of Wellington K.G. Field Marshal of Our Forces', countersigned at the foot by William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) British Prime Minister 1834, 1835-41 and previously Home Secretary 1830-34. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light age wear, VG
GOODING JR. CUBA: (1968- ) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for his role as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the actor seated in a three-quarter length pose from his Oscar winning performance as American football player Tidwell in the romantic sports comedy drama film Jerry Maguire. Signed by the actor in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
WYMAN BILL: (1936- ) English musician, bassist with the Rolling Stones from 1962-93. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Wyman standing in a three-quarter length pose as he performs with his guitar. Signed ('Love, Bill Wyman') in bold blue ink to a largely light area at the head of the image. EX
HENRY FREDERICK: (1594-1612) Prince of Wales, the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland, and his wife Anne of Denmark. A fine, extremely rare D.S., Henry P, as Prince of Wales, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, n.p. (Richmond), n.d. (30th May 1611), in Latin. The attractive and boldly penned document is a Warrant for a grant of office and states, in part, 'Henry first-born son of the most mighty James, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland king, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, to all to whom the present letters might come greetings; know you that we of Our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant to our beloved and faithful Francis Crane, gentleman, the office of clerk to our council, our chamber at London or at Westminster or elsewhere appointed called or reputed or to be appointed, reputed or named the Prince's Council Chamber, and keeper of Our books and records there; and we have made, ordained and constituted the same Francis Crane clerk of Our council of Our chamber aforesaid and do make…..the said office with its appurtenances to the aforesaid Francis Crane, by himself or by his sufficient deputy or sufficient deputies for as long as it might please us, and further of Our fuller grace we have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant to the aforesaid Francis Crane…..the wage and fee of thirty pounds by year of lawful money of England, to be received and taken yearly by the hands of Our receiver general of Our treasury being in the hands of Our same receiver general for the time being to be paid yearly on the feasts of St Michael the Archangel and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary by equal portions…..' Countersigned at the conclusion as examined by Thomas Stephens, Attorney General to the Prince of Wales in 1610 & 1611, and, most unusually, with a minute in English at the foot, also signed by Stephens, explaining the content of the document to the Prince, in full, 'This containeth a grant by your highness to Francis Crane gentleman of the office of clerk of your highness's council and keeping of your books and records in your council chamber during your pleasure with the fee of thirty pounds a year for exercise of the same office, payable by your receiver-general out of your treasure and is done upon signification of your good pleasure in this behalf by Mr [Adam] Newton your highness's secretary'. Autographs of Prince Henry Frederick are extremely rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 18 from typhoid fever. Neatly inlaid to the upper and lower edges, very slightly irregularly trimmed to the left edge and with some very light, minor dust staining and age wear to the edges, none affecting the text or signatures, VGSir Francis Crane (c.1579-1636) English courtier and tapestry manufacturer, the founder of Mortlake Tapestry Works. Crane served both Prince Henry and his younger brother Charles, who was later crowned King Charles I, becoming auditor-general to Prince Charles in May 1617 and a member of his council in 1623. Crane was considered of sufficient social standing to become lay chancellor of the Order of the Garter in July 1626. Crane's fame rests on his establishment of the manufactory at Mortlake. Bearing his initials, the finest tapestries ever made in England are his lasting memorial. In 1618 James I's 'princely cogitation' led his privy council to enquire into certain possibilities of tapestry manufacture. Crane's proposals were accepted and, in August 1619, having been granted fees for the making of three baronets to offset initial costs, he acquired property at Mortlake for erecting workshops. These could accommodate eighteen looms, and by 1637 140 persons were dependent on the manufactory. During his lifetime, Crane's Flemish weavers, besides copying individual paintings, produced sets from seven major tapestry series. Sir Adam Newton (d.1630) Royal official, a native of Scotland, who was appointed tutor to Prince Henry in 1599. In October 1604 Newton had apparently been promised by the King the deanery of Durham, but when it became vacant there was competition for the post and Newton was able to call upon Prince Henry to support his claims, Newton was duly installed as dean on 27th September 1606; he then served as an absentee. In 1610 Prince Henry was given a separate household, in which Newton served as his secretary. Following the death of Prince Henry in November 1612 Newton became receiver-general in the household of Prince Charles, relinquishing to Thomas Murray (1564-1623) his claim to the secretaryship.Great hope and enormous expectations were invested in Henry, who died at the age of eighteen. 'The Flower of his House, the Glory of his Country, and the admiration of all Strangers', he 'epitomized the yearning of those who wished England to lead Protestant Europe in a great crusade against the might of Catholic Spain. He simultaneously embodied the aspirations of a new era in the arts, creating a court which would have rivalled the Medici grand dukes in Florence or that of Rudolf II of Prague. He formed the first royal collection of works of art, re-established the royal library, imported the first Renaissance bronzes (by Giovanni Bologna) into England, and purchased antique gems and medals. Major artists were recruited' including Isaac Oliver and Inigo Jones. James I 'found himself outshone by an heir whose far-ranging interests embraced not only the arts, but also the navy, equestrianism, garden-design, festivals and the sciences' (Roy Strong, Henry Prince of Wales and England's Lost Renaissance, 1986).An exceptional rarity - American Book Prices Current record only three other documents signed by Prince Henry as having appeared at auction in the last thirty years.
NIEMOLLER MARTIN: (1892-1984) German Anti-Nazi Theologian and Lutheran Pastor. T.L.S., Martin Niemoller, one page, 4to, Wiesbaden, 15th July 1974, to Helmut Kirschstein, in German. Niemoller states that he is unable to fulfil his correspondent's request, explaining 'I only handwrite personal letters and my lectures; I write the latter with a pencil….While I'm working I make notes, but as soon as the sermon or lecture is finished, they get torn up and thrown in the wastebasket. In this way I always only own one - a definitive original and I only part with it “on loan”', further asking if his correspondent would like a photocopy, which he would be happy to send. A few very light, extremely minor creases to the edges, VG
RAY MAN: (1890-1976)American visual artist, a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements and a renowned pioneering fashion and portrait photographer. T.L.S., Man Ray, one page, 4to, Paris, 31st January 1962, to Jean. Ray writes in a business-like manner regarding the sales of his works, apologising for writing in English ('in which language I can express myself more shortly') and referring to an agreement he had entered into with his correspondent in 1959, which had led him 'to believe that I would be freed from all matters of keeping accounts and from endless discussions', continuing to rectify several points raised in his correspondent's recent letters, in part, 'Our contract gives you control of world sales, and the exhibitions in New York were arranged with the approval of the Galerie Rive Droite….To date no accounts have been given me of transactions….Among other activities in New York I was responsible for selling a watercolour for $400, as well as some drawings at a good price….In your second letter you say you haven't taken paintings to cover the contract. I have receipts for all the works you have taken which exceed what you have paid me. You admit you haven't paid me the four millions due in 1961. The contract stipulates three millions to be paid over the period…..I cannot go into details here, since you promised to keep accounts for me. Anyhow, your small investment in me has paid off already, I'm sure. And will continue to pay. I have done much more than you in the way of publicity: interviews, radio and television in France and abroad, as well as participating in non-commercial official exhibitions. In 59, before our contract I consigned only the Orateur to Loeb, asking him only 300.00 francs for it. He did not sell it because he probably asked a couple of thousand dollars for it, and I took it back. I sold it to you for 200.00 frs. as an object, although I have always considered it as important as any painting. But I wasn't going to argue with you - I counted on the future. So, the contract is void as from today.' A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
STENDHAL: (1783-1842) Marie-Henri Beyle. French writer considered one of the early and foremost practitioners of realism, whose works include Le Rouge et le Noir (1830). A.L.S., M. Beyle, one page, 4to, n.p., 10th November 1831, to the publisher Monsieur Levavasseur, in French. Stendhal states that Monsieur Colomb has not received the one hundred francs from Levavasseur and remarks 'Je vous prie de reparer cet oubli et de terminer cette petite affaire par des a compte….' (Translation: 'Please correct this omission and end this little affair with a down payment…..') further informing his correspondent that he purchased an edition of The History of the French Revolution by Thiers at a cost of 35 francs, adding that Monsieur Colomb could return the Paris edition to him, and concluding by sending 'Bien des compliments a l'auteur de Fragoletta' (Translation: 'Many compliments to the author of Fragoletta'). With address panel in Stendahl's hand to the verso and with the small remnants of a red wax seal. Some light uniform age toning and a few minor stains, G Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877) French statesman and historian who served as Prime Minister of France in 1836 and 1840 and later as President of France 1871-73. His celebrated Histoire de la Revolution franciase, the first major history in French of the Revolution, was published in ten volumes from 1823-27 and was highly praised by French critics. Henri de Latouche (1785-1851) French poet and novelist whose novel Fragoletta ou Naples et Paris en 1799 (1829) attained a success of notoriety.
VINCENT FRANCOIS-NICOLAS: (1766/67-1794) French radical, Secretary General of the War Ministry in the First French Republic, a significant figure in the French Revolution and a prominent member of the Hebertist faction. Guillotined. L.S., Vincent, one page, 4to, n.p. (Paris), 27th June 1793, in French. Vincent writes, in full, 'Laisser Tisson chef d'un bataillon de volontaires nomme gal. de brigade dans un autre armee. A quelle armee Pille adjutant general est-il employe?' (Translation: 'Leave Tisson, leader of a battalion of volunteers named Gal. Brigade, in another army. In which army is Pille, adjutant general, employed?'). A manuscript note in an unidentified hand, made in response to Vincent's instructions and enquiry, appears in the left margin. Autographs of Vincent are scarce as a result of his execution by guillotine at the age of 27 having been tried and found guilty, along with fellow Hebertists, of conspiring in an attempt to overthrow the Committee of Public Safety and ensure the reestablishment of the monarchy. Some light age wear and a few minor stains to the lower edge, otherwise VG
MCQUEEN STEVE: (1930-1980) American actor, an Academy Award nominee. Vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph, the original publicity portrait depicting McQueen in a head and shoulders pose, holding a pipe in his hands, in costume as Rocky Papasano from the romantic comedy drama film Love with the Proper Stranger (1963). Signed by McQueen in ink to a clear area of the image (the inscription across a slightly darker area). Some light creasing to the edges and corners of the white borders, about VG
SHEARER NORMA: (1902-1983) Canadian-born American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1929/30 for her role as Jerry Bernard Martin in The Divorcee. A fine vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Shearer in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by the actress in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Some slight traces of former mounting to the edges of the verso, VG
CHARIOTS OF FIRE: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Nigel Havers (Lord Andrew Lindsay) and Alice Krige (Sybil Gordon) individually, the image depicting the actors standing outdoors opposite each other in half-length profile poses in a scene from the Oscar winning British historical sports drama film Chariots of Fire (1981). Signed by both in blue fountain pen inks with their names alone to light areas of the image. About EX
NGOR HAING S.: (1940-1996) Cambodian-American physician and actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1984 for his role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. A rare signed 8 x 10 photograph of Ngor in a head and shoulders pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the journalist and interpreter Dith Pran from the biographical drama film The Killing Fields. Signed by Ngor in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Autographs of Ngor are rare as a result of his murder at the age of 55. EX
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VALERY PAUL: (1871-1945) French Poet and Philosopher. A very fine A.L.S., `Paul Valery´, three pages, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], Thursday 2nd March 1944, to Monsieur Bourguignon, in French. On his personal stationery, bearing his blind embossed Parisian address to the upper left corner, Valery explains to his correspondent the reason of his absence at the council session, stating `Mon état de santé, encore bien incertain, ne m´a pas permis d´assister à la séance d´hier du Conseil, et d´avoir le plaisir de vous y rencontrer. Je vous aurais vivement remercié de l´envoi que vous avez bien voulu me faire de ce bel album napoléonien´ (“My health, still very uncertain, did not allow me to attend yesterday´s Council meeting, and to have the pleasure of meeting you there. I would have sincerely thanked you for sending me this beautiful Napoleonic album”) Valery further refers to the Emperor, Napoleon, and to the Malmaison museum which his under the direction of his correspondent, saying `…ravivant mes souvenirs de la Malmaison et du Musée de l´armée. Il faut avouer qu´on ne peut pas se lasser de songer à l´Empereur. Tout ce qui contribue à nous faire imaginer plus précisément cet être extraordinaire nous est précieux…´ (“…rekindling my memories of Malmaison and the Army Museum. We must admit that one cannot get tired of thinking of the Emperor. Anything that helps us imagine this extraordinary human being more precisely is precious to us...”) Further again Valery comments that during his next visit he will relate to his correspondent few very interesting things related to Napoleon, stating in part `…je vous raconterai une ou deux choses qui vous intéresseront… et une troisième qui vous intéressera certainement, toutes les trois relatives à notre héros…´ (“… I will tell you one or two things that will be of interest to you… and a third that will certainly be of interest to you, all three relating to our hero…”) Paper with a Verge Muller watermark. Very light crease to the bottom right corner, otherwise VG Jean Bourguignon (1876-1953) French Historian. Curator of the Malmaison Museum 1917-46, a house which was offered by Napoleon Bonaparte to his spouse Josephine de Beauharnais. He was also curator of the Museum of the Armies, and a specialist in the French Revolution and Napoleonic era, publishing several works. Bourguignon was the author of the first biography of Arthur Rimbaud.
KUBIN ALFRED: (1877-1959) Austrian printmaker and illustrator. A.L.S., Alfred Kubin, to two sides of a folding 8vo greetings card, the front cover featuring a printed illustration of a horse by Kubin, Zwickledt, Wernstein am Inn, 28th May 1947, to Max Wagner, in German. Kubin announces 'You are not just an Archimedes but also one who sees behind the curtain and a sympathiser to all those who aren't bickering', continuing to remark that around seven weeks have been disturbed, 'First those from the…..country in hundredfold, then, as a comet tail and hindered by censorship, those…..”foreigners”', and also referring to becoming an honorary citizen of the provincial capital and attending a dinner in the city hall ('Is such official manner appropriate with my being???'). Kubin's signature appears at the foot of the illustration to the front cover. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Kubin. Together with an unsigned oblong 8vo printed folding leaflet issued for an exhibition of Kubin's works at the Galerie Karl Buchholz in Berlin, February - March 1940. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG, 2
HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American law enforcement administrator, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 1924-72. A large vintage signed and inscribed 9 x 11.5 photograph of Hoover in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 10th January 1950 in his hand. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases to the borders, otherwise VG
BRICHANTEAU NICOLAS DE: (1582-1650) French nobleman and memoirist. D.S., Nicolas de Brichanteau Nangis, with one line of text in his hand, one page (vellum), oblong 4to, n.p., 1611. The manuscript document, in Middle French, is untranslated although relates to a payment of three thousand six hundred livres. With a contemporary docket to the verso. Some light age wear and minor dust staining, otherwise VG
HOLDEN WILLIAM: (1918-1981) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1953 for his role as Sefton in Stalag 17. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Holden in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. A few very light, minor surface and corner creases, VG
DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English novelist. A very fine, extensive A.Q.S., Charles Dickens (an excellent example, with paraph), one page, 4to, n.p., 28th April 1858. Writing in his characteristic blue ink Dickens has neatly penned a twenty-three-line quotation from David Copperfield, in full - -"We had only one check to our pleasure, and that happened a little while before I took my leave, when Miss Mills chancing to makesome allusion to tomorrow morning, I unluckily let out that, beingobliged to exert myself now, I got up at five o'clock. WhetherDora had any idea that I was a Private Watchman, I am unableto say; but it made a great impression on her, and she neitherplayed nor sang any more."It was still on her mind when I bade her adieu; and shesaid to me in her pretty coaxing way - as if I were a doll, I usedto think:"Now don't get up at five o'clock, you naughty boy. It's sononsensical!""My love", said I, "I have work to do""But don't do it!" returned Dora, "Why should you?"It was impossible to say to that sweet little surprised faceotherwise than lightly and playfully, that we must work to live."Oh! How ridiculous!" cried Dora"How shall we live without Dora?" said I"How? Anyhow!" said Dora.She seemed to think she had quite settled the question,and gave me such a triumphant little kiss, direct from herinnocent heart, that I would hardly have put her out ofconceit with her answer, for a fortune" - David Copperfield, by……' Signed and dated by Dickens at the foot of the quotation. Autograph Quotations Signed by Dickens are extremely rare, and this is a particularly handsome and desirable example, both for the physical size of the paper and length of the quotation. A few light stains to the right edge, only very slightly touching the concluding letters of three words, all of which remain perfectly legible. About VG The present quotation is taken from towards the end of A Little Cold Water, the title of chapter 37 of David Copperfield, published in 1850. The passage illustrates, for the first time, how a shadow is temporarily cast over David's love for Dora Spenlow, his future wife. Copperfield is deeply in love and does not quite comprehend what the reader sees: Dora, in her present childlike state, unable to cope with the responsibilities of a household, will prove little more than a hindrance to him. Maria Beadnell, Dickens's first love whom he met in 1830 is thought to have been the model for the character Dora in David Copperfield. Dickens regarded David Copperfield, a largely autobiographical work, as his favourite amongst all the novels he wrote. The quotation was written and signed by Dickens at a significant time in his life, making his choice of passage an interesting one. A year earlier, in 1857, Dickens had fallen in love with the actress Ellen Ternan, and his passion for her was to last the rest of his life. Dickens was increasingly finding his wife, Catherine, to be an incompetent mother and housekeeper, causing him financial worries. In May 1858, after Catherine accidentally received a bracelet meant for Ellen Ternan, Dickens and his wife separated, and Catherine would never see her husband again. After separating from his wife Dickens undertook a series of hugely popular and remunerative reading tours, and the present quotation was signed during the first such tour, which lasted from April 1858 to February 1859 and consisted of 129 appearances in 49 towns throughout England, Scotland and Ireland. The original manuscript of David Copperfield was bequeathed by Dickens to his friend the biographer and literary critic John Forster (1812-1876), who in turn bequeathed the manuscript (together with other books, pictures and important manuscripts) to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. American Book Prices Current record only three other examples of quotations from David Copperfield signed by Dickens as having appeared at auction in the last 25 years.
PERCY PIERRE-FRANCOIS: (1754-1825) French doctor and surgeon who served as surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon's Grande Armee and invented a new kind of ambulance, known as a 'wurst', for use on the battlefield. A.L.S., Percy, one page, 4to, Paris, 4th February 1812, to His Excellency, on the printed stationery of the Departement de la Guerre, in French. Percy writes in his capacity as Inspector General of the military health service and recommends that Assistant Major Quincieux, a doctor at the faculty of medicine in Paris, be promoted to the rank of Major Surgeon 's'etant distingue dans tous les tems et dans toutes les occurences' (Translation: 'having distinguished himself at all times and in all occurences'). A note in the margin indicates that Quincieux's promotion was granted. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGAt the time of the present letter Napoleon was making preparations for the French invasion of Russia, which commenced in June 1812 and ended with a French defeat five months later.
LESSEPS FERDINAND DE: (1805-1894) French diplomat and developer of the Suez Canal. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the albumen print by Etienne Carjat of Rue Laffitte (Paris) depicting Lesseps standing in a three-quarter length pose and holding a pair of spectacles in one hand. Signed ('Ferd. de Lesseps') in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the head of the verso. Dated May 1861 in an unidentified hand at the base of the verso. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Etienne Carjat (1828-1906) French photographer, caricaturist and journalist.
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[ROON ALBRECHT VON]: (1803-1879) Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and statesman who served as Minister of War 1859-73 and, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominant figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Roon, unsigned, with his name ('Le Comte de Roon') and title, Feldmarechal General aux services de S. M. l'Empereur d'Allemagne & Roi de Prusse, printed to the centre. One very light, extremely minor stain only very slightly affects the printed text, otherwise VG
COLBERT CLAUDETTE: (1903-1996) French-born American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1934 for her role as Ellie Andrews in It Happened One Night. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Colbert in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. EX
EICHMANN ADOLF: (1906-1962) Nazi SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer, known as the 'architect of the Holocaust'. An interesting, small series of autograph notes in the hand of Eichmann, unsigned (although with his surname Eichmann in the body of the text), one page, folio, n.p. (Jerusalem), n.d. (c. June 1961), in German. In bold blue and pink pencil Eichmann has written several notes concerning the Nazi official and SS-Brigadefuhrer Franz Six and his claim that Eichmann was not present when Six spoke with Reinhard Heydrich every three or four weeks. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGFranz Six (1909-1975) Nazi official, promoter of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal. In 1940 Six was appointed by Heydrich to direct state police operations in an occupied United Kingdom should a German invasion take place.Six was called as one of four witnesses by defence attorney Robert Servatius in the 1961 trial of Eichmann, and gave his testimony in West Germany which ultimately proved to be of more benefit to the prosecution. Reinhard Heydrich (1904-1942) German SS-Obergruppenfuhrer and police official of World War II, a principal architect of the Holocaust.Provenance: From the archive of Robert Servatius (1894-1983) German Lawyer known for his defence of Nazi war criminals including Adolf Eichmann.
BEGLEY ED: (1901-1970) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1962 for his role as Tom 'Boss' Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth. A good, scarce vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Begley in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with a lengthy inscription across a light area at the head of the image, 'To Bob Lyon with many thanks for your kind treatment of me in Corning, so nice to visit at your home, Sincerely, Ed Begley'. A few very light, minor corner creases, otherwise VG
BOOTH SHIRLEY: (1898-1992) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1952 for her role as Lola Delaney in Come Back, Little Sheba. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Booth in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Louis Melancon. Signed by Booth in blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX
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.
RUTHERFORD MARGARET: (1892-1972) English character actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1963 for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s. An excellent vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Rutherford in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold green fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, 'with my congratulations & good wishes, Margaret Rutherford'. Signed photographs of Rutherford of this size and quality are rare and desirable. A few light surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
BANCROFT ANNE: (1931-2005) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1962 for her role as Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Bancroft seated in a full-length pose in costume from her Oscar winning performance as Sullivan, the tutor of the young Helen Keller, from the biographical film The Miracle Worker. Signed by Bancroft in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. About EX
BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (1857-1941) British Lieutenant-General, the founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement. An interesting, lengthy A.L.S., Robert Baden-Powell, four pages, 8vo, n.p., 1st April 1927, to Lieutenant-Colonel [Edwin] Smedley Williams, on the printed stationery of the Union-Castle Line R.M.M.V. Carnarvon Castle. Baden-Powell informs his correspondent that he has sent Mansergh a final appeal 'to reconsider his view against decentralisation in the distant ports of the Cape Province and against the making (of) a Central Coordinating executive for the Union', adding that Mansergh responded with a further definite refusal, and continuing 'I have pointed out in letters and conversations and, in what his executive committee termed “homilies”, to them how essential such reorganisation is to progress and how it is asked for by the four other Provinces and by the three northern districts of the Cape Province. I explained that if the Scout spirit prevailed at Cape Hd. Qrs. they would as members of our team sink their own local prejudices or even interests for the good of the whole. All they did was to move a resolution not quite complimentary to me. I could not help thinking new Scouters would laugh if they saw it! At any rate I did - as I felt inclined to explain to them that our brotherhood is not a Parish Council and we don't move resolutions against people - least of all against “poor bloody old me” as General Tucker would say', further adding 'I am glad however to have seen for myself the entire absence of the Scout spirit at C P. H Q. and thus, if the Union Council ask Imperial Hd. Qrs. in England for powers to alter the Constitution so as to admit of decentralisation and coordinating executive we shall know how to act', concluding by remarking that he is pushed for time as the ship is departing and that he wishes for Strickland and Raftery at Kimberley to see his letter 'to show them how matters stand and that I am entirely in sympathy with your desire to go ahead and expand this movement to do big work for the country, under personal touch of leaders through a completed organisation of compact districts under Dist. Commissrs'. Some light foxing to the upper edges of the page and with a couple of paperclip rust stains to the upper left corner, otherwise about VG In September 1926 Baden-Powell had travelled to South Africa, where he was to remain for six months, in an effort to iron out the radical tensions in the fledgling scouting movement there, Originally, it was proposed that Indians be allowed to become Scouts, but in segregated troops. If this worked, then blacks and 'coloureds' would be formed into troops. However, this was unacceptable to Scouts in the Transvaal, where a separate movement for non-whites, called 'Pathfinders', had been instituted. For some, Scouting was to be a whites-only privilege. In 1927, Natal refused to start a 'Pathfinder' group and began to register Indians as Boy Scouts. Similarly, the provincial commissioner for Cape Colony, C. L. Mansergh, decided to ignore a separate organisation for 'coloureds' called 'Paladins' on the grounds that if he recognised them, the Boy Scouts would remain an all-white preserve. Clearly, Baden-Powell faced a difficult situation with each side lobbying for his support. The Chief Scouts efforts at compromise proved futile as, in 1931, the South African government created a youth movement for boys of Dutch descent - the Voortrekkers.
ROSTAND EDMOND: (1868-1918) French poet and dramatist, remembered for his play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Rostand, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre, bearing several lines of text in his hand, in the third person, in French, 'avec ses meilleurs remerciements pour le joli article du "Monde Artiste"' (Translation: 'with his best thanks for the lovely article in “Le Monde Artiste”'). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGLe Monde Artiste was a French weekly magazine devoted to musical, theatrical, literary and visual arts news which was founded in 1862 and ceased publication in 1914.
GARCIA DE LEON Y PIZARRO JOSE: (1770-1835) Spanish politician who served as Minister of State of Spain (i.e. Prime Minister) from 1816-18. D.S., Jose Pizarro, one page, folio, Cadiz, 11th April 1812, in Spanish. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, states that the King has resolved, in the name of the Regency of the Kingdom of Spain, to grant a passport to Mariano Carnerero and his sister, who are to travel to Lisbon, and further instructing the Captains General, Commandants, Governors and other ministers etc. that they may come into contact with not to cause Carnerero or his sister any embarrassment on their journey and instead to give them any assistance they may require. Signed by Pizarro at the foot and with a printed coat of arms neatly inlaid to the lower left corner. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the upper edge, VG
HESTON CHARLTON: (1923-2008) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1959 for his role as Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Heston standing in a full-length pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as Ben-Hur from the American religious epic film of the same name. Signed by Heston in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. One very small, minor corner crease, otherwise VG
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.
KENNEDY GEORGE: (1925-2016) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1967 for his role as Dragline in Cool Hand Luke. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Kennedy in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
COMPOSERS: An 8vo page removed from an autograph album individually signed by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) French composer, pianist & conductor, George Enescu (1881-1955) Romanian composer, violinist & conductor, Henri Woollett (1864-1936) French composer, and Gaston Gabaroche (1884-1961) French actor and composer. All have signed in bold fountain pen inks, two also adding the date 1933 in their hands. Further signed to the verso by Marie Leconte (1874-1947) French actress (signed in bold pencil) and Madeleine Lely (1878-1961) French comedienne (signed in fountain pen ink and dated 1933 in her hand). Some very light, minor age wear, VG
LEMMON JACK: (1925-2001) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1973 for his role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lemmon in a close-up head and shoulders portrait in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the struggling executive Stoner from the drama film Save the Tiger. Signed by Lemmon in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
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