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Lot 267
Vivian Leigh & Laurence Olivier signed 7 x 5 portrait photos professionally framed and mounted to an overall size of 19 x 17 inches. Leighs autograph is a little light but still legible. Good Condition Est. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95
Lot 916
Jenny Agutter Railway Children Actress signed 2000 Flight and Light FDC. Victoria Station special postmark. Official cover from A G Bradbury limited edition of only 160. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95
Lot 607
WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio, n.p. (London), February 1723. The manuscript document relates to Jane, Countess of Rochester, and is a warrant to make a payment of £1000 without account to her, being one half of the annual amount due to her as granted by His Majesty 'in consideration of the loss sustained by that Family from the Fire which burnt their House at Petersham near Richmond in Surrey'. Signed by Walpole in the right margin and countersigned by Henry Pelham (1694-1754) British Prime Minister 1743-54 and George Baillie (1664-1738) Scottish Politician, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. Signed by the Countess of Rochester and her witness individually to the verso beneath a brief manuscript note acknowledging receipt of the full payment. With a single ink line running diagonally through the text of the document. With blank integral leaf. Some light age wear and some minor creasing and a few small tears to the right border, only very slightly affecting the signatures, about VG Jane Leveson-Gower (1672-1725) Countess of Clarendon and Rochester, wife of Henry Hyde (1672-1753) 4th Earl of Clarendon and 2nd Earl of Rochester. English Nobleman and Politician.
Lot 471
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage, dark fountain pen ink signature ('B. L. Montgomery, Field Marshal') on an oblong 12mo card. Accompanied by a brief typed note, unsigned, one page, 8vo, Headquarters, 21 Army Group, 20th May 1945, to an unidentified correspondent, stating, in full, 'Field-Marshal Montgomery has much pleasure in sending you his autograph'. Together with an unrelated War Office envelope simply addressed in Montgomery's hand to 'Charles Kirkman'. Some light age wear, mainly to the envelope, and with very minor traces of a paperclip rust stain to the signed card. G to VG, 3
Lot 646
BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of multiple signed slim 8vo pieces by various 17th and 18th century Lords of the Treasury, all neatly torn from larger warrants as is usual, including Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Halifax, Arthur Capel, Charles Townsend, John Smith, Richard Onslow, Henry Boyle, George Lyttelton, John Aislabie, Henry Legge, Robert Nugent, William Dunncannon, John Campbell, Stephen Fox, Richard Hill, Thomas Pelham, William St. Quintin, Edward Montague, Edward Dering etc. Some neatly laid down. With light age wear, otherwise G, 10
Lot 683
HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. Vintage bold blue fountain pen ink signature and date, 1954, in his hand on an official 12mo card bearing the embossed Emperor's Imperial Coat of Arms at the head. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by the Private Secretary to His Imperial Majesty, one page, small 4to, London, 25th October 1954, to Arnold Briesley, on the printed stationery of the Imperial Ethiopian Embassy. The Private Secretary forwards the signature on behalf of the Emperor and adds 'I am to request that you will regard this strictly as a personal honour to yourself and that it shall remain in your own possession'. Some very light, minor uniform age toning to the signed card, otherwise VG, 2
Lot 682
KRUGER PAUL: (1825-1904) South African President 1883-1900. Kruger gained international renown as the face of Boer resistance against the British during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902. D.S., S J P Kruger, one page, folio, Pretoria, 30th August 1898. The partially printed document, in Afrikaans (untranslated), relates to Daniel Jansen van Vuren and appears to be a land registry document. Signed by Kruger at the foot. A purple rubber stamp, affecting the first two initials of Kruger's signature, indicates that the land was transferred on 20th July 1903 into the name of Vuren's wife, Maria. Very light, minor age wear, VG
Lot 459
AIREY RICHARD: (1803-1881) British General who served as Quartermaster-General under Lord Raglan in the Crimean War. Following Raglan's instructions Airey issued the fateful order for the Charge of the Light Brigade. A.L.S., Airey, three pages, 8vo, Lowndes Square, 10th April 1879, to Hopkins. Airey asks his correspondent 'Please, be so good as to let me know what the "Papers" relate to which you require' and further remarks 'I have been searching today thro' a great mass, and can not remember what you refer to?' Airey also informs his correspondent that he will be staying at a hotel in Upper Norwood for ten days ('for a change of air') but will be constantly driving backwards and forwards. He concludes by stating 'I have various Printed Circulars, Regulations etc. Do you want them?'. A couple of very light, extremely minor areas of foxing, VG
![[LIND JENNY]: (1820-1887) Swedish Opera Singer, known as the Swedish Nightingale. An unsigned 12mo theatre ticket for 'M'lle](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/766e16f2-6ed7-4626-8388-ede008837454/468x382.jpg)
Lot 262
[LIND JENNY]: (1820-1887) Swedish Opera Singer, known as the Swedish Nightingale. An unsigned 12mo theatre ticket for 'M'lle Jenny Lind's Third Grand Concert', 23rd June 1851, the ticket having been given the number 144 in bold black ink, being a $4 seat for the Gallery. With Jenny Lind's facsimile signature to the lower edge of the ticket, adjacent to the terms and conditions. Neatly laid down. With light dust toning and minor age wear. G At the height of her fame Lind was persuaded by the showman P. T. Barnum to undertake a long tour of the United States beginning in September 1850 and ending in May 1852. Barnum's advance publicity made Lind a celebrity even before she arrived in the U.S., provoking a popular furore dubbed 'Lind Mania'. However, the singer found Barnum's relentless commercial promotion of her increasingly distasteful, and she terminated her contract with him in 1851 under amicable circumstances, continuing to tour for nearly a year under her own management.
Lot 451
SOMERSET FITZROY (1788-1855) 1st Baron Raglan. British Field Marshal, Military Secretary to the Duke of Wellington. Ragan served as Commander of the British Forces during the Crimean War, giving the fateful order which led to the Charge of the Light Brigade (1854). A.L.S., Fitzroy Somerset, one page, 4to, Gallegos, Spain, 28th January 1812, to a Gentleman. Somerset informs his correspondent 'I enclose a letter (no longer present) for Col Torrens which I will thank you to deliver to Gordon if he should not have sailed when this reaches you. If he has pray send it by the earliest opportunity as it contains the… of our loss in the late operation against Ciudad Rodrigo.' With some light age wear. VG Henry Torrens (1779-1828) British Army Officer, Adjutant-General to the Forces. James Willoughby Gordon (1772-1851) British Army Officer, Quartermaster-General to the Forces. The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (7th-20thJanuary 1812), Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army besieged the city's French garrison under General of Brigade Jean Léonard Barrié. After two breaches were blasted in the walls by British heavy artillery, the fortress was successfully stormed on the evening of 19thJanuary 1812. Wellington's army suffered casualties of about 1,700 men the death of two Generals.
![[LEO XIII]: (1810-1903) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1878-1903. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by Barraud & Jerrard](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/9ad1f2e6-466b-4677-9f81-6446fae57801/468x382.jpg)
Lot 374
[LEO XIII]: (1810-1903) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1878-1903. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by Barraud & Jerrard of London, the sepia image depicting the pontiff seated in a three-quarter length pose on a ceremonial chair. Photographer's caption to the lower mount and imprint to the verso. With some very light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 194
BOLGER RAY: (1904-1987) American Entertainer, famous for his portrayal of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Bolger in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Some very light, extremely minor wrinkling to the edges, otherwise about EX
Lot 16
ENGLAND FOOTBALL: A blue painted wooden seat back removed from Wembley Stadium, the seat back measuring approximately 16 x 9.5 and with the white painted number 37 at the centre of the top edge, individually signed by the England footballers Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, both members of England's World Cup winning team of 1966. Both have signed with their names alone in black inks. Attractively mounted and with a pale blue and cream matt featuring four different images from the World Cup final of 1966 and an official printed 8vo certificate of authenticity signed by the Director of Finance of Wembley Stadium and stating, in part, 'the accompanying piece is one of...[the]...original Wembley Stadium seat backs which were removed on Saturday, 6th October 2002. These historic seats were installed in advance of the World Cup finals in 1966 and remained in place for every event up to the stadiums closure in....2000'. Numbered 837 of 2000. Framed and glazed in a plain black wooden box frame to an overall size of 27.5 x 30.5. Some light age wear to the seat back and slight chipping to the paint, generally VG
Lot 656
BRITISH POLITICS: A good selection of vintage signed photographs of various sizes by British political figures comprising Philip Snowden (1864-1937, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1924, 1929-31) signed 4 x 6 photograph of Snowden in a half length pose wearing robes. Signed ('Philip Snowden, Viscount') in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image; J. H. Thomas (1874-1949, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1924, 1931, 1935-36) signed 8 x 11 photograph of Thomas seated in a three quarter length pose at his desk. Photograph by Elliott & Fry of London. Signed in black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower border; Robert Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945, 1st Marquess of Crewe, Lord President of the Council 1905-08, 1915-16) signed 8.5 x 11.5 photograph of Crewe seated in a half length pose. Photograph by J. Russell & Sons of Baker Street and bearing their blind embossed stamp to the lower photographer's mount. Signed ('Crewe') in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the image and dated 1931 in his hand; Richard Haldane (1856-1928, 1st Viscount Haldane, Secretary of State for War 1905-12, Lord Chancellor 1912-15, 1924) signed 9 x 12 photograph of Haldane in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Claude Harris Ltd of London. Signed ('Haldane') in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount with his name alone; and Herbert Morrison (1888-1965, Minister of Supply 1940, Home Secretary 1940-45, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1951) signed 8 x 11 photograph of Morrison in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Lafayette and contained in their presentation folder. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the image, adding the sentiment 'The best service is public service' in his hand above his signature, as well as the date, 17th July 1936, in his hand beneath his signature. Some light age wear and a few with slight discoloration to the photographer's mounts, generally VG, 5
Lot 293
GILBERT & GEORGE: PROUSCH GILBERT (1943- ) Italian Artist & PASSMORE GEORGE (1942- ) English Artist. A large oblong folio brochure issued for Gilbert & George's exhibition New Horny Pictures at the White Cube, London, 2nd June - 15th July 2001, individually signed by Gilbert and George individually in black ink, with their first names, to the inside front cover. The brochure features sixteen colour illustrations of their works including Geography, Ten, Phone, West End, Back etc. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the front cover, VG
Lot 252
STRAUSS RICHARD: (1864-1949) German Composer. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 6.5 photograph, the image depicting Strauss in a half length pose. Signed ('Dr Richard Strauss') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 14th September 1930 in his hand. Some light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 251
PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. Brief A.L.S., G Puccini, on one side of a correspondence card, Torre Del Lago, Tuscany, 9th November 1913, to Gigli, in Italian. Puccini informs his correspondent, in full, 'Feel free to send me champagne and I'll give you my feeling about it'. Accompanied by the trimmed front panel of the original envelope, hand addressed by Puccini to Octavio Gigli in Florence. With light age wear, otherwise VG
![[PIUS IX]: (1792-1878) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1846-78. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by Angiolini e Tuminell](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/525bc862-0af2-4b64-aef2-35086c0d2616/468x382.jpg)
Lot 372
[PIUS IX]: (1792-1878) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1846-78. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by Angiolini e Tuminello of Rome, the sepia image depicting the pontiff seated in a three-quarter length pose on a ceremonial chair. With the photographer's imprint to the lower mount, which also features an official circular papal handstamp, dated 3rd June 1877. With an A.N.S. by Frederick Hamilton neatly pasted to the verso, stating, in full, 'I enclose the photograph of Pio Nono you asked me to bring you, it was the best I could find in Rome, Yrs., Frederic Hamilton', further annotated to the verso in the hand of Martin Gosselin, 'brought me from Rome by F H who went with his Father on the mission from the Queen to install Humbert as Knight of Garter, March 2. 1878' With some minor foxing and very light age wear, otherwise VG Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1856-1928) British Politician, the first person to introduce skiing to Canada. Son of James Hamilton (1811-1885) 1st Duke of Abercorn. British Statesman who was Envoy-Extraordinary for the investiture of King Umberto I of Italy with the Order of the Garter on 2nd March 1878. Martin Gosselin (1847-1905) British Diplomat, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal, 1902-05. Gosselin converted to Roman Catholicism in 1878.
Lot 114
LORRE PETER: (1904-1964) Hungarian-born American Actor, remembered for his screen roles alongside Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Lorre in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Some light overall surface and corner creasing, G
Lot 209
CINEMA: Selection of signed 10 x 8 photographs by various film actors and actresses comprising Gene Wilder, Rod Taylor, Russ Tamblyn, Raf Vallone, Buddy Hackett, Anthony Perkins, Leslie Caron, Vera Ralston, Stella Stevens, Dominique Sanda and Isabel Jeans. Each signed in blue and black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the images. With some pin holes and light creasing to the corners, otherwise VG, 11
![[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: SOMERSET FITZROY (1788-1855) 1st Baron Raglan. British Field Marshal who served as military secretary t](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/b64a98e1-26dd-45aa-fa66-58e375fb20d5/468x382.jpg)
Lot 455
[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: SOMERSET FITZROY (1788-1855) 1st Baron Raglan. British Field Marshal who served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington and was present at the Battle of Waterloo (where he had to have his right arm amputated). Somerset is most famous for his role as overall commander of the British Forces during the Crimean War, where he gave the fateful order which led to the Charge of the Light Brigade. A.L.S., Fitzroy Somerset, two pages, 8vo, Horse Guards, 7th May 1845, to George Tucker. Somerset states that he has communicated with Colonel Williams regarding the expediency of his son's appearance at Addicombe after the summer vacation, and explains that he has received a letter 'stating that the youth was admitted last February and has been at the Academy ever since'. VG
Lot 441
FREYBERG BERNARD: (1889-1963) British Lieutenant General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Beaucourt sur Ancre, France, on 13th November 1916. A good vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph of Freyberg standing in a formal three quarter length pose wearing his military uniform. Photograph by Spencer Digby of Wellington, New Zealand. Signed ('Bernard Freyberg') in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background of the image and dated 1947 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG
Lot 322
BINYON LAURENCE: (1869-1943) English Poet whose most famous work, For the Fallen, is used in Remembrance Sunday Services. A fine A.L.S., Laurence Binyon, three pages, 8vo, London, 4th October 1932, to Mr. Lapage, on the attractive printed stationery of the British Museum. Binyon acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's book and states 'I see no reason why you should despond about your poems, though one may well be made to despond by the reception the world gives to poetry', continuing 'I feel myself that if what most reviewers say about my verse is true then I don't want to go on writing'. Binyon further offers his correspondent his opinion of their work, along with some constructive criticism, 'There is plenty of technical accomplishment in your book, and force of feeling coming through it. The blank verse is vigorous & alive. You ask me to write candidly about 'faults'….I rather fancy that your poems have too much 'reason' in them, I mean that they seem to belong too much to the plane of the self-conscious reasoning mind which observes, argues & concludes; resulting sometimes in a rather prosaic cast of phrase. Of course that is all right in the satiric vein which you open up now & then….I suppose there may be wanting to your poems a certain newness & difference of voice which is what fixes attention: at least not sufficiently marked to impose itself. Many people try to get this by tricks & stunts so as to be thought original; but the only originality is the release of one's uniqueness. I think perhaps you accept phrases - possibly thoughts also - that come too easily & not from your own depths. I'm afraid I express myself very badly, & dislike criticising anyhow'. Binyon also informs his correspondent that he has recently been translating Dante '& have found it a marvellous discipline' and concludes by hoping that his remarks have not been unhelpful. A letter of good content, written in the poet's typically elegant hand. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains only very slightly affect a few words of text to the second page, which remain perfectly legible. Otherwise EX Geoffrey Lapage (1888-1971) English Parasitologist and Writer, lecturer in Zoology at the University of Manchester. Binyon had been employed at the British Museum following his graduation in 1893 and at the time of the present letter was Keeper of the Prints and Drawing Department. He retired in 1933 and over the next decade published his acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, which had been completed with some editorial assistance from his friend Ezra Pound.
Lot 640
JAMESON LEANDER STARR: (1853-1917) British Colonial Politician, known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. A.L.S., L. S. Jameson, two pages, 8vo, London, 14th December 1894, to Sir William Broadbent, on the printed stationery of the Burlington Hotel. Jameson informs his correspondent that there is 'practically no doubt' that he shall be able to dine with him on the 20th and will leave London later, adding 'I should hear tomorrow from the Cape if I have to go sooner & wd. let you know by a telegram at once'. In concluding he writes 'As to your kind suggestion of friends to meet - Pepper and Phillips are amongst my oldest and would give me the greatest pleasure'. Some very light, uniform age toning to the final page and a thin strip of light dust staining to the right edge of the first page, otherwise VG William Broadbent (1835-1907) English Neurologist, Physician in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
Lot 315
GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English Novelist. Brief T.L.S., Graham Greene, one page, 8vo, London, 29th November 1965, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Greene informs his correspondent, in full, 'You must excuse me this time. I simply am too busy even to think up names. Forgive me.' With light creasing to the upper right corner, otherwise VG Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic.
![[NAPOLEON III]: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/8b59dc4c-d69f-4a53-f348-b1af5f3a2987/468x382.jpg)
Lot 659
[NAPOLEON III]: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, therefore holding the distinction of being the first titular president and the last monarch of France. Vintage unsigned sepia carte-de-visite by Le Jeune of Paris, the image depicting Napoleon seated in a half-length pose at a table. Photographer's imprint to the lower mount and verso. With very light age wear, otherwise about EX
![[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. VON BISMARCK OTTO CHRISTIAN ARCHIBALD (1897-1975) Prince of Bi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/4d7edee0-64e8-4c0c-a5c2-a84800cd0bda/b5f48c34-8055-40d6-9ca9-f11f21521869/468x382.jpg)
Lot 504
[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. VON BISMARCK OTTO CHRISTIAN ARCHIBALD (1897-1975) Prince of Bismarck. German Politician & Diplomat. T.L.S., Bismarck, one page, 4to, London, 2nd April 1935, to Miss [Eileen] Cond, on the Prince's personal printed stationery from the German Embassy. Bismarck thanks his correspondent for her kind letter and explains 'Unfortunately it will not be possible to get you a signature of Herr Hitler, as he declines giving his signature to anybody'. In a holograph conclusion the Prince invites Cond to come and see him at the Embassy if she comes to London. Together with a T.L.S. by a member of Hitler's staff at his Chancellery, one page, small 4to, Berlin, 24th March 1934, to Herr Cond, in German. The official writes on behalf of the Fuhrer and states, in part, 'I am sorry to inform you that the exceedingly great demand & the great number of similar requests makes it impossible to fulfil your wishes for a personal signature'. Also including a series of T.Ls.S. etc., by various secretaries and officials on behalf of other famous individuals, most political leaders and members of Royal families, the majority written to Eileen Cond in the 1930s and politely declining her requests for signatures, including representatives of Benito Mussolini (in part, 'I regret to inform you that the Head of the Italian Government, following a practice he has adopted and from which he does not feel he can depart, is very sorry to be unable to comply with your request of granting you his autograph'), King Edward VIII (accompanied by a portion of the original registered envelope featuring the typed address panel bearing a square ERI VIII rubber stamp to the lower left corner), King Leopold III of Belgium, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Queen Victoria Eugenie, Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Italo Balbo, Maurice Ravel, J. M. Barrie etc. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with paperclip rust stains to the edges. Generally G, 33
Lot 429
NANSEN FRIDTJOF: (1861-1930) Norwegian Explorer, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1922. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Fridtjof Nansen') and three additional words in his hand on a small oblong 12mo piece evidently neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Some very light, extremely minor age toning, only very slightly affecting the signature, otherwise VG
Lot 602
ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER: (1900-2002) Queen Consort of King George VI. Autograph Envelope Signed, with her initials ('ER') in the lower left corner, hand addressed to The Right Honble. James Stuart MP at the Chief Whip's office and annotated 'By Hand' at the head. With a red printed Royal coat of arms to the verso. Together with Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) Son of King George V & Queen Mary, Governor-General of Australia 1945-47. Autograph Envelope Signed, with his initial ('H') in the lower left corner, the Registered envelope hand addressed to C. M. Pitman Esq at the Leander Club, Henley on Thames. Post marked at the Royal Military College, Camberley, 22nd May 1919, and with a Registered label affixed. Also including individual ink signatures of King George VI ('Albert', as Duke of York, dated 2nd May 1925 in his hand, on a page removed from an autograph album) and Henry, Duke of Gloucester ('Henry', on a clipped piece). Some light age wear, generally G to VG, 4 James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1897-1971) Scottish Unionist Politician, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip) in Winston Churchill's war-time coalition government 1941-45.
Lot 596
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. D.S., Edward P, as Prince of Wales, two pages, folio, Court at Saint James's, 1st January 1918. The partially printed document, which bears a rubber stamp signature of King George V at the head, grants the dignity of a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Frederick James Fedarb. Signed by the Prince at the conclusion in his capacity as Grand Master. With blank integral leaf and blind embossed seal. Some light dust staining and minor age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 330
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding small oblong 8vo card featuring a colour photograph to the front of Menabilly House in Fowey. Signed ('Daphne') by Du Maurier in blue ink and inscribed in her hand to Meaburn [Staniland] above and beneath a printed Christmas and New Year greeting. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG Meaburn Staniland (1914-1992) English Editor, Author and Antiquarian Bookseller who worked at Penguin Books in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lot 9
KINNAIRD ARTHUR: (1847-1923) 11th Lord Kinnaird. English Banker, a leading Footballer and President of The Football Association 1890-1923. Kinnaird played in the second FA Cup final of 1873 and participated in a further eight (an unmatched total of nine) and was on the winning side five times. Rare D.S., Kinnaird, (a good, bold example), three pages (vellum), folio, London, 31st October 1910. The manuscript document is an Indenture between Kinnaird and The Alliance Assurance Company Limited confirming the transfer of mortgage on houses and other property in Southsea and stating, in part, '…being a transfer to the Company of the several mortgages for securing the principal sums therein referred to amounting to the aggregate sum of fifty four thousand two hundred and eighty pounds…' further stating that the sum was 'secured on houses in Clarence Parade (formerly known as Dagmar Terrace) Southsea by the seven indentures… and further secured on houses in Auckland Road and South Parade, Southsea…' Signed by Kinnaird at the conclusion and also bearing several countersignatures of witnesses and directors of the Alliance Assurance Company. With two small red wax seals and one blind embossed red paper seal affixed alongside the signatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
Lot 290
WHISTLER LAURENCE: (1912-2000) British Artist and Poet. A.L.S., Laurence Whistler, two pages, 8vo, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 18th July 1960, to [Neville] Braybrooke. Whistler states that he had read in the Sunday Times about his correspondent's collection of juvenilia and continues 'Some years ago I began an anthology of “First Fruits” - the first verses ever written by poets (& others)', further explaining 'Mr. de la Mare promised to put his in it - but he lost it, and it only returned to me after his death, without his contribution alas! So there's very little in it….But I had….Robert Graves's….If you would care to have these, and anything else that's any good, I could send them to you'. In concluding Whistler remarks 'When I say “good” they are, of course, very childish, being not merely juvenilia, but literally remembered “first fruits”'. Together with a T.L.S., Laurence Whistler, two pages, 8vo, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 15th August 1960, also to [Neville] Braybrooke. Whistler writes 'Looking through First Fruits again, I see that it has too many “works” by amateurs to be worth sending…' and adds that he has therefore elected just to send some extracts and continuing to provide brief quotations from Andrew Young, Robert Graves ('Who did that?/ Said the grown-up cat./ I not,/ Said the dot'), Edith Oliver, as well as one of his own, written at around the age of ten years. Also including a T.N.S., Laurence Whistler, on one side of a plain postcard, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 19th August 1960, also to Neville Braybrooke, forwarding a further recommending another contribution from First Fruit which had been submitted by C. Day-Lewis. Some light overall age wear and a few minor paperclip rust stains, G to about VG, 3 Neville Braybrooke (1923-2001) English Poet, Writer, Editor, Literary Critic and Publisher. Son of Patrick Braybrooke (1894-1956) English Literary Critic. Whistler's letters were written in connection to Neville Braybrooke's research, which extended over some thirty years, into an anthology of juvenilia by writers who would later become famous. The book was published with the title of Seeds in the Wind: Early Signs of Genius in 1989.
Lot 497
WORLD WAR II: Selection of signed First Day Covers and cards etc., by various American military leaders of World War II comprising Chester Nimitz (attractive example on a small crested card, accompanied by the original envelope, 1945), Walter Bedell Smith, Alfred M. Gruenther, William F. Halsey and Douglas MacArthur (blue fountain pen ink signature at the head of a letter to him from an autograph collector, 25th October 1945, and accompanied by the original envelope). A little light age wear to the signed First Day Covers, generally VG, 5
Lot 136
BENNETT JOAN: (1910-1990) American Actress, starred in several Fritz Lang films. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. With very minor, light wrinkling to the edges, otherwise about EX
Lot 133
MINTER MARY MILES: (1902-1984) American Actress of the silent screen. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actress standing in full length pose in front of a smartly dressed guitarist. Signed by Minter in bold purple ink to a light area of the image, 'To Patrick - Mary Miles Minter (at 17 in 1919)'. Autographs of Minter are rare in any form following her early retirement from the screen, in 1923, as a result of her involvement in the scandal surrounding the unsolved death of film director William Desmond Taylor, with whom Minter had been infatuated. Neatly laid down, with minor paper loss to the lower corners and light age wear. About VG
Lot 191
MARK OF ZORRO THE: Tyrone Power (Don Diego Vega - Zorro) vintage signed colour 6.5 x 10 magazine photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Matted in cream and framed and glazed in a silver coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 12.5 x 15; Linda Darnell (Lolita Quintero) Vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in green fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Matted in gold and sea green and framed and glazed in a plain gold metallic frame to an overall size of 10.5 x 13. VG, 2 The Mark of Zorro was a black and white American swashbuckling adventure film released in 1940, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox.
Lot 331
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding oblong 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the front of a reproduction of an oil painting by Peter Scott entitled Whitefronted Geese at Sunset. Signed ('Daphne du Maurier') by Du Maurier in blue ink and inscribed in her hand to Meaburn Staniland above and beneath a printed Christmas and New Year greeting. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, otherwise VG Meaburn Staniland (1914-1992) English Editor, Author and Antiquarian Bookseller who worked at Penguin Books in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lot 100
CRAWFORD JOAN: (1905-1977) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Small selection of four T.Ls.S., Joan, and one with her initials JC, five pages (total), 8vo, n.p., 1950-70, each to Fred Johnson. Crawford writes a series of polite letters to her correspondent, thanking him for his letters, Christmas card, and gifts etc., in part, 'What a magnificently attractive gift you have sent to me for my birthday. I am so deeply grateful to you, and I am happy beyond belief; as these eleven crayon portraits of me from the age of five until the present time are portraits I shall treasure. Each one of them is so remarkable, and you have done beautiful, beautiful work....Each portrait is so brilliant....of course I must admit that I love the "Mrs Alfred N. Steele" one the best, for sentimental reasons' (26th March 1958). Some very light, minor age wear, generally VG, 4
Lot 310
HARRIS FRANK: (1855-1931) British Editor, Novelist, Writer, Journalist & Publisher. Harris enjoyed friendships with several important literary figures including George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, publishing the biography Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions in 1916, although is most famous for his memoir My Life and Loves, which was banned in many countries for its sexual explicitness. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Frank Harris') and date, 1926, in his hand on an oblong 12mo slip of paper. Harris has also penned a brief quotation beneath his signature, 'It is the scratches hurt & not the death-wound', adding his initials ('F.H.') at the conclusion. Some light, uniform age toning, VG
Lot 346
RICHARDS FRANK: (1876-1961) Pseudonym of Charles Hamilton. English Writer, famous for his Greyfriars School stories featuring Billy Bunter. Vintage signed 7½ x 5½ photograph depicting Richards in a half-length profile pose holding a pipe and magnifying glass as he inspects the papers and comics before him. Signed ('Frank Richards') in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. VG
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[PIUS IX]: (1792-1878) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1846-78. Vintage unsigned cabinet photograph by Fratelli d'Alessandri of Rome, the sepia image depicting the pontiff seated in a full length pose on a ceremonial chair. Photographer's imprint to the verso. With some minor foxing and very light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 168
RIEFENSTAHL LENI: (1902-2003) German Film Director. Three signed 4 x 6 sepia photographs, the first depicting Riefenstahl with a cameraman at a large stadium, a second showing Riefenstahl in head and shoulders pose wearing aviators hat and goggles, the third of Riefenstahl in a crouched pose within a grotto, taken from her film The Blue Light (1932). Each signed ('Leni Riefenstahl') in bold black ink to a clear areas of the images. VG, 3
Lot 641
INDIA: Charles Hardinge (1858-1944) 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst. British Diplomat & Statesman, Viceroy of India 1910-16. Vintage signed 8.5 x 12 photograph of Hardinge seated in a formal half length pose at his desk. Photograph by Elliott & Fry of London. Signed ('Hardinge of Penshurst') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1927 in his hand. Some creasing and light staining to the image and mount; Lawrence Dundas (1876-1961) 2nd Marquess of Zetland. Secretary of State for India 1935-37, Secretary of State for India and Burma 1937-40. Vintage signed sepia 9 x 13 photograph of Zetland in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Lafayette Ltd of London and bearing their pencil credit and two blind embossed stamps to the lower photographer's mount. Signed ('Zetland') in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount. G to VG, 2
Lot 42
GOLF: A printed 8vo programme for the Sean Connery Invitation Golf Tournament at the Troon Old Course, Ayrshire, 4th-5th July 1970, individually signed to the cover and inside pages by over twenty sportsmen and celebrities who participated in the tournament including Tony Jacklin, Bernard Gallacher, Lee Trevino, Bobby Locke, Roberto De Vicenzo, Maurice Bembridge, John Beharrell, Peter Thomson, Alex Caygill, Billy Casper, Eric Brown, Miller Barber, Bob Charles, Brian Huggett, Ray Floyd, Roger Hunt, Colin Stein, Geoff Lewis, Ken Barrington, Christopher Lee, Eric Sykes etc. With some light overall creasing and age wear. G
Lot 156
ACTRESSES: Bette Davis (1908-1989) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Davis, a close-up portrait. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a largely clear area at the base of the image; Lillian Gish (1893-1993) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Gish in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a light area at the base of the image; Ava Gardner (1922-1990) American Actress. D.S., Ava Gardner, being a signed cheque, London, 27th October 1978. The partially printed cheque is drawn on Lloyds Bank Ltd., Park Lane branch, and is made payable to Mrs. I. Mills for the sum of £700. A light bank cancellation only very slightly affects one letter of the signature. Together with a selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller (2) by various other film actresses including Keira Knightley, Leslie Uggams, Jane Withers, Margot Hielscher, Margot Kidder, Julie Harris, Stella Stevens, Sophie Marceau etc. Generally VG, 13
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Lot 482
[CHESHIRE LEONARD]: (1917-1992) British Group Captain, Commanding Officer of 617 Squadron, 10th November 1943 - 12th July 1944. Victoria Cross winner for his flying operations during World War II. T.L., unsigned, one page, 4to, RAF Coningsby, Lincoln, 21st December 1943, to Mrs. S. Burns. The letter is a contemporary war date copy of Cheshire's letter to the mother of Stephen Burns, informing her of the fate of her son, in part, 'It is with the very deepest regret that I have to confirm the news that your son, F/Sgt. S. Burns, failed to return from an operational sortie last night. While on the way back his aircraft was attacked and shot down by an enemy fighter over Northern France. It was flying very high at the time and it was a few minutes before the aeroplane finally fell out of control, so that I have high hopes that the crew were able to abandon the aircraft by parachute. You son has had a very distinguished and gallant operational record. His work has at all times been of the very highest order and as a rear gunner, has been of the very greatest importance….I can assure you that his loss has been received by everyone here with the greatest sorrow and I would like to send you on behalf of the whole Squadron my most heartfelt sympathy in the anxious days of waiting which now lie ahead….' Some light overall creasing and a few minor, small holes and splits at the folds, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, about G On 20th December 1943, eight 617 Squadron crews, led by Cheshire, were sent on an operation to attack an armaments factory in Liege, Belgium. Geoffrey Rice and his Dams Raid crew, including Burns, were amongst them. On reaching their intended target, the Lancasters encountered poor visibility and Cheshire ordered them to return with their bombs. On the return journey Rice and his Lancaster came under attack and were hit by flak 14,000 feet above Merbes-Le Chateau. With his aircraft in severe trouble, Rice gave the order for his crew to bale out, but there wasn't time and the Lancaster exploded. Amazingly, Rice was somehow thrown clear, protected by the pilot's armoured seat and with his parachute deployed, and was the only survivor. Rice was eventually captured and made a Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III. All of his colleagues, including Burns, lost their lives and were buried in Gosselies Communal Cemetery near Hainaut in Belgium. Dorothy Mundon, the sister of Stephen Burns, was later to recall in a letter (a copy of which is included in the present lot) 'I met Leonard Cheshire VC twice....Leonard wrote 2 yrs before his death on the most unusual fact of the pilot Geoff Rice being the only survivor. Geoff died in 1987. I wish he had visited the familys (sic) of his crew. Mum and Dad thought when he was repatriated from a P.O.W. camp he would give them all the facts that he could recall after the Lanc was hit. He never came.'
Lot 255
BRITTEN BENJAMIN: (1913-1976) English Composer. A printed 4to copy of the sheet music for Winter Journey (Op.89, 1828), the song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert, published by Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, signed by Benjamin Britten with his name alone in blue ink to a preliminary blank page and also signed by Peter Pears (1910-1986, English Tenor) with his name alone in black ink. Lacking the back cover and the front cover detached, some light age wear, G
Lot 404
FRY ELIZABETH: (1780-1845) English Prison Reformer, and Social Reformer, sometimes referred to as the 'angel of prisons'. A.L.S., Elizabeth Fry, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., to 'Dear Friend'. Fry informs her correspondent, in full, 'I forward thee a donation from my friend William Leatham of Wakefield for thy Sailors Home' and in a postscript remarks, 'Pray let us know the amount gained at the sale.' Neatly trimmed at the head and laid down. With light creasing and age wear. G William Leatham (1785-1842) British Banker, Quaker and Abolitionist.
Lot 238
ROLLING STONES THE: A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph by all five original members of the English Rock 'n' Roll band individually, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts. The band are captured at the height of their career in the 1960s standing and seated together in a full length group pose. Signed by each in various coloured inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image, only Watts signing over a darker area, although his signature is still legible. A few very light, small stains to the corners and a small tear to the upper edge, largely affecting the white borders and not the image. About VG
Lot 263
LIND JENNY: (1820-1887) Swedish Opera Singer, known as the Swedish Nightingale. A.L.S., Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt, one page, 8vo, Moreton Gardens, London, 14th December (c.1875), to 'My Lord'. Lind informs her correspondent, 'How extremely kind of you to send us, for the second time, such splendid game. Pray accept this my very best thanks…' With signs of former mounting to the verso, and light age wear. G
Lot 398
JAMES ROY: (1935-1997) British Formula Two Racing Driver, Silversmith and Criminal, a member of the Great Train Robbery gang of 1963. James was used as a getaway driver in the theft and was also responsible for uncoupling the train carriages. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding small oblong 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover of an oil painting depicting Phil Hill driving his Shelby-Cobra racing car at speed during the 1964 Targa Florio. Apparently inscribed and sent to fellow Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs whilst in Wandsworth Prison, James has signed the card, beneath a printed greeting, in bold blue ink, 'Ron, My sincere best wishes to you. Hoping you're keeping well and family to. (sic) This is the second, so lets hope the next one's a little better. Your friend, Roy'. Some light staining to the edges, only very slightly affecting the paraph of the signature. Together with Buster Edwards (1931-1994) British Barman, Florist and Criminal, a member of the Great Train Robbery gang of 1963. A printed 4to edition of Flicks magazine, November 1988, featuring a colour advertisement for the soundtrack to the film Buster and an image of Phil Collins in costume as Edwards, to the back cover, signed and inscribed by Edwards in bold black ink to a clear area '….Why Me! Buster Edwards'. G to VG, 2
Lot 589
GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. A.N.S. with his initials GR, comprising eight lines of holograph text at the foot (recto & verso) of an A.L.S., Townshend, by Charles Townshend (1674-1738, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English Statesman, Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1714-16, 1721-30 during which time he directed British Foreign policy), one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1730), to King George II. Townshend states that he had received the King's sentiments and explains 'Monsr. Hattorf & I have reviewed both this morning & last night the said Paper of Remarks, & are both of opinion that Your Majesty's observations on them are very just, & that they were deficient in the several points Your Majesty mentions, & I take the liberty to transmitt to Your Majesty a Paper of additions (no longer present) to be made to the said Remarks, which we hope will answer Your Majesty's views in every particular'. The King responds to Townshend stating, in full, 'I think with the alteration I have made this Article may pass, but in relation to the possession of Juliers, if I should give any promise to the K[ing] of P[Russia] I shall lose entirely the hopes of getting the El[ectorate] of the Palatine family, wh. will be of much more consequence to me than the other. So it is impossible to flatter him of my being either neutral, or favouring his pretensions'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a small, neat split at the foot of the central vertical fold, not affecting the text or signature, VG Johann Philipp von Hattorf (1682-1737) Hanoverian Minister, head of the German Chancery in London 1723-37.
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