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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 110

BIRD KENNETH: (1887-1965) English Cartoonist, known as Fougasse. An original pen and ink drawing signed and inscribed by Bird, one page, 8vo, London, 1st March 1945, on the printed stationery of Punch.The artist has drawn a cartoon depicting a junior artist preparing to start a cartoon, with a large 'L' learner plate pinned to the back of his suit. Signed ('Kenneth Bird, Fougasse') at the foot of the drawing. With a very small tear at the lower edge and light age wear, otherwise about VG

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Lot 116

SHERIDAN RICHARD BRINSLEY: (1751-1816) British Satirist, Playwright and Poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. A.L.S., RB Sheridan, one page, 8vo, Bruton Street, London, n.d. ('Sat Eve'), to a Gentleman. Sheridan inform his correspondent, in part, 'I have twenty times meant to write to you as I promised and tho' I can send you but one line now I must do it to beg you will let me know what is really thought of these English Resolutions, for there is not one of the Irish ones left. I send you one of our copies, as they are to be finally voted on Monday, as the newspapers may give them to you incorrectly. I never will believe 'till the event forces me that any man in your Parliament who ever pretended to…. either for the constitution or concurrence of Ireland will vote for this settlement as it now stands…' Neatly laid down. With light dust staining and age wear, otherwise G

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Lot 117

RUSKIN JOHN: (1819-1900) English Author, Poet, Artist and Critic. A.L.S., J Ruskin, one page, 8vo, Denmark Hill, n.d., to Miss. Owen. Ruskin states that he is pleased his correspondent can come to visit and remarks 'the garden is beginning to look lovely, even now, and we've a chance of some fine weather', further adding 'Tuesday the 20th will do nicely. I shall be in town & will bring you out'. With some very light, minor wrinkling to the corners caused by previous mounting (minor traces to the verso). About VG

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Lot 118

CARLYLE THOMAS: (1795-1881) Scottish Philosopher, Satirical Writer, Essayist & Historian. A.Q.S., T. Carlyle, one page, 8vo, Chelsea, 11th February 1865. Carlyle has penned six lines of a poem, in full, 'Can I tell, in fear and wonder/ With what dangers now bested/ I, cut off from friend & brother/ Like the widow in her love/ With the one and not the other/ Now my weary way must go!'. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG Carlyle's quotation represents the larger part of his translation of Goethe's love poem For the tie is snapt asunder, of which the several published versions slightly differ. 

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Lot 119

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: pere(1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers (1844). D.S., Ale. Dumas, one page, oblong 8vo, Brussels, 7th August 1813, in French. The document authorises Mr. Brurton to represent Dumas at the Ministry of the Interior and to receive a communication on his behalf. Signed by Dumas to the conclusion. Neatly laid down. Together with Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. Brief A.L.S., A. Dumas f, one page, 8vo, Avenue de Villiers, Paris, n.d, to an unidentified friend, in French. Dumas informs his correspondent, 'Thank you, dear friend, I'll write to Charavay.' With blank integral leaf. With light creasing and dust toning. G, 2

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Lot 120

On war and religion -'Wars can only be abolished by those who suffer from it' TOLSTOY LEO: (1828-1910) Russian Writer of the masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina. An exceptional, lengthy L.S., Leon Tolstoy, five pages, large 4to, Tula, Russia, 10/23 July 1901, to a Prince [Mirza Reza Khan Arfa-ed Dowleh], in French. Tolstoy thanks his esteemed correspondent for having sent him a poem, remarking 'It is of the highest interest, and I believe that the propagation of the ideas it contains will be of great use not only to the Persian people, but to men of all continents' and continuing 'I fully agree with the idea of the last orator - the Oriental one, that to mend the wrong one must find the cause and try to suppress it. The Oriental says that the cause of evil is egotism and ignorance, but I would add only to the word ignorance - ignorance of true religion'. Tolstoy further expands his thoughts, 'Under the term “true religion” I mean a religion within the reach of all men founded on reason, common to all peoples, and for that reason obligatory for all. The principle of this religion is expressed in the Gospel by the words “Do to others what you wish to be done to you.” “This is the law and the prophets.” If only this principle were recognised as the sole religious principle for all men, egotism, who is willing to sacrifice the good of his neighbor in order to attain his ends would disappear on its own. To such a degree that I recognise solely ignorance of true religion as the cause of evil in general and wars in particular' and also adds that he is not in complete agreement with the Prince on the fraternity between the states and their leaders, 'I believe that the state formed and sustained by violence not only excludes fraternity, but is the opposite of it. If men are brothers, there can be no emperor, no minister, no general, no subject, no soldier. Between brothers no one can have the right to command, nor no one has the right to obey. All must obey God, not men whose orders are most often contrary to the law of God. In my opinion, wars will only end when each individual is so imbued with the religious principle of not doing to others what they do not want to be done to them, that no one will be able to accept the obligation of military service which is nothing but preparation for murder; the act most contrary to the principle of reciprocity, since every man holds more than any other thing to life and, consequently, to want to deprive them of it is to do unto others what you would not want others do unto you.' The author also writes that he believes that there are people professing the true religion everywhere, including Persia, and that 'in spite of the persecutions to which these people are everywhere and always exposed, their ideas will spread more and more and shall eventually triumph of the barbarity and ferocity of governments, and above all the deceptions in which they try to hold their peoples', further declaring 'It is not governments that will abolish war. On the contrary, the government will always endeavor to stir up national hatreds, to make necessary the armies which alone constitute their strength and purpose. Wars can only be abolished by those who suffer from it. They will only be abolished when the true religion is so widespread that the majority of men will be ready to suffer violence rather than employ it and make war absolutely impossible by refusing military service.' With blank integral leaf (some very slight traces of former mounting to the upper two corners). A letter of extraordinary philosophical content in which Tolstoy expresses his views on war and religion. Some very light overall age wear and a few small pinholes to the corners of some pages, causing some slight scuffing to the paper, and with a couple of small, neat splits to the edges of a few folds, none of which affects the text or signature, about VG Prince Mirza Reza Khan Arfa-ed Dowleh (1854-1838) Persian Prince who served as Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Qajar (Kadjar) Court to Russia. The Persian and Russian Empires were engaged in various wars from the 17th century onwards and during the 19th century the Russian Empire conquered territory from Qajar Iran.  In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis which was followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening. He became a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist, not least due to his literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centring on the Sermon on the Mount, some of which reflects on in the present letter. Tolstoy's ideas on nonviolent resistance were to have a profound impact on such important figures of the 20th century as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Lot 124

LARKIN PHILIP: (1922-1985) English Poet. Scarce T.L.S., P. A. Larkin, one page, 4to, Hull, 1st December 1975, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed stationery of The Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. Larkin thanks his correspondent for their letter and a record ('I much enjoyed reading the first and listening to the second') and remarks 'My favourite trombone player is Lou McGarity, but having said that (as they say) I thought you sounded fine'. Larkin continues 'Your request puts me in something of a quandary', explaining 'My standard answer to people who are kind enough to be studying what I have written is that I think it inappropriate for writers to become involved in studies of their work. I say this not from any unfriendly motives, but because I do honestly think it is unfair for one dissertation-writer to be able to include original statements by his subject whereas another cannot because his subject is no longer among the living'. Larkin adds 'I think, too, that I have already said whatever there is for me to say about what I have written, and it needs only a little assiduity on the part of the student to dig it out' although concludes 'However, in recognition of your kindness in sending me such a cheering record, I will do my best to answer briefly but accurately any two questions you like to send me'.  A letter of interesting content. Together with a T.L.S. by Larkin's secretary, one page, 8vo, Hull, 3rd July 1985, to Campbell Burnap, on the printed stationery of The Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull. Larkin's secretary informs Burnap that Professor Larkin is currently in hospital following an operation, but sends his thanks for their good wishes and also remarks that the poet 'is now making a good recovery and hopes to be able to answer personally when he is able to do so'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Some light creasing, mainly to the corners of Larkin's letter, otherwise VG, 2    Campbell Crichton Mackinnon Burnap (1939-2008) English Jazz Trombonist, Vocalist & Broadcaster. Larkin was deeply passionate of jazz music and contributed to The Daily Telegraph as its jazz critic from 1961-71. His work All What Jazz - A Record Diary 1961-71 was published in 1985 and was drawn from the review columns he had written for the paper. In his introduction Larkin presented an inflamed attack on modern jazz which widened into a wholesale critique of modernism in the arts.

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Lot 125

KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983) Hungarian-born British Author & Journalist. T.L.S., A. Koestler, one page, 8vo, Montpelier Square, London, 10th November 1978, to [Adelbert?] Reif. Koestler thanks both Reif and his wife for their excellent work in transcribing and editing his script, and informs his correspondent that the Sperber trilogy had arrived safely, continuing, 'Re: “Reflections on Hanging”: a much shortened version of this book is to be found in the Danube edition of “The Trail of the Finosaur (sic)”, in which this shortened version is included.' With two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, and light age wear, otherwise VG Koestler's correspondent may have been Adelbert Reif (1936-2013) German Journalist & Publisher. Manès Sperber (1905-1984) Austrian-French Novelist, Essayist and Psychologist. The Trail of the Dinosaur and Other Essays, published by The MacMillan Company, New York, 1955. 

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Lot 126

KOESTLER ARTHUR: (1905-1983) Hungarian-born British Author & Journalist. T.L.S., A. Koestler, one page, 8vo, Montpelier Square, London, 14th November 1978, to [Adelbert?] Reif. Koestler thanks his correspondent for their letter, continuing, 'Re “Diebe in der Nacht”. I wrote a postscript to the Danube edition of this novel (Hutchinson 1965) which I think puts the book into historical perspective. It could be shortened a little and used either as a preface or as a postscript to the new German edition.' With two file holes to the left edge, and light age wear, otherwise VG Koestler's correspondent may have been Adelbert Reif (1936-2013) German Journalist & Publisher.

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Lot 128

HERLIHY JAMES LEO: (1927-1993) American Novelist & Playwright whose works include Midnight Cowboy. T.L.S., James Leo Herlihy, one page, 8vo, n.p. (New York), 5th April 1967, to Jean Bonnel. Herlihy announces 'The sentiments expressed in your letter are a wonderful and unexpected reward for having written Midnight Cowboy' and continues to add that he wishes he could write the letter in French in order to express his appreciation of Bonnel's generosity, further remarking 'If ever you come to New York I hope you will get in touch with me. It would be a pleasure to greet you'. Together with a signed and inscribed 8vo paperback edition of Un cow-boy de charme ('Midnight Cowboy'), French text edition published by Editions Stock, Paris, 1966. Signed and inscribed by Herlihy to the half title page, 'J'ai un ami a Foix, Il s'appelle Jean Bonnel - James Leo Herlihy' and dated New York, 4th April 1967 in his hand. To the inside front cover two portions of the original envelope in which the book was transmitted are neatly laid down, one with Bonnel's address in Herlihy's hand and the other with Herlihy's surname and return address in his hand. To the left edge of the front cover a partially printed thin strip of paper is affixed, the printed text featuring the novelist's New York address, signed ('James Leo Herlihy') with his name alone in black ink. Scarce. Some light age wear, generally VG, 2

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Lot 129

TAGORE RABINDRANATH: (1861-1941) Indian Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1913. Vintage fountain pen ink signature ('Rabindranath Tagore') on a feint ruled 8vo page removed from an album. Also signed to the verso by August von Wassermann (1866-1925) German Bacteriologist and Hygienist who developed a test for the diagnosis of syphilis. Some light age wear and dust staining to the edges, not affecting the signatures, otherwise VG

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Lot 132

COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist. Autograph Envelope signed, being the front panel only, addressed by Wilkins to Mr. James Birtles at Beaufort House, Strand and signed ('Wilkie Collins') by him to the lower left corner. Some light overall creasing and minor traces of former mounting to the verso, G Beaufort House was a large printing establishment of the 1860s associated with All Year Round, the Weekly Journal conducted by Charles Dickens. Collins is recorded as having written to Birtles on 18th July 1862 in connection with the serialisation of his mystery novel No Name in Dickens' magazine, correcting part 25 (published on 30th August) and sending the manuscript for the following part which was to be published a week later.

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Lot 133

DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN: (1859-1930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Arthur Conan Doyle') on a slim oblong 12mo piece. Some light overall creasing and age wear, G

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Lot 137

FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of James Bond. T.L.S., with his initials IF, one page, 4to, London, 23rd July 1951, to Michael Parker. Fleming thanks his correspondent for their letter '…but I really do feel that you should have your status in Munich clearly defined before we can go any further with an accreditation to this foreign service' continuing 'I think in practice you will find that while British accreditation is acceptable in the American zone, possible news sources will be closed to unless you are declared fully persona grata by the American public relations machine' concluding 'Should you be successful, your commissions would in fact, be paid to you in deutsche marks, but I am afraid there is no case for sponsoring a monthly quote of BAVSF for you, since there would be no occasion on which we would be interested in any additional coverage from the British zone.' An informative letter regarding post war journalism from Fleming as Foreign Manager of The Sunday Times. The letter is marked at the head 'Copy to Mr. Terry'. Two file holes to the left edge, small staple holes to the upper left corner and with some light creasing to the edges, none of which affect the text or signature, about VG  Antony Terry (1913-1992) British Journalist, a former European Editor of The Sunday Times who was first hired in 1949 by Fleming (at the time the Foreign manager for the newspaper). Terry's obituary in The Independent stated that he was 'one of the paper's most valuable assets, a one-man listening post, a fastidious checker of facts, a burrower into dark corners and a traveller who never complained of fatigue'

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Lot 142

[DU MAURIER DAPHNE]: (1907-1989) British Author. An interesting, small archive of T.Ls.S. (most accompanied by the typed carbon copied replies), a few Ds.S. and other printed ephemera etc., all relating to the publication of Du Maurier's historical novel Hungry Hill (1943). The letters date from the 1940s - 1980s and include correspondence between the author's literary agents Curtis Brown and her publishers Victor Gollancz ('Daphne says some of the books now coming out look like “a tract printed on lavatory paper” and hopes and prays hers won't look like that!', 4th January 1943), as well as other correspondents including Rubinstein Nash & Co. (in part, 'You will shortly be receiving the proofs of this new novel…and, so that you may be primed in advance, I give you below a quotation from [Du Maurier's] letter about the book. “The book is Ireland of course; but the only deliberate mention of it is in the Epilogue, where I use the words “Blacks and Tans”. The whole damn story is true by the way. Except for a few embellishments.”', typed carbon copy, 11th January 1943), a number of the letters dealing with royalty payments and additional editions, 'We have to reprint Hungry Hill yet again (the 13th impression) and we have, this time, to put the price up considerably….I think we should do what we recently did on Jamaica Inn: raise the home royalty from 10% to 12½%....Even with these royalties the price will have to be £3.25 instead of £1.20, but Daphne will be getting over three times the royalty' (typed carbon copy to Graham Watson of Curtis Brown, 26th April 1976), various correspondence further deals with the publication of Hungry Hill in large print and for a recording to be made on to cassette for The Recorded Book Service, and a series of 21 T.Ls.S. and accompanying typed carbon copies of replies between Robert F. de Graff of Pocket Books Inc., publishers in New York, and Sheila Hodges of Victor Gollancz, offering to pay a minimum of $2500 against royalty for the rights to distribute Hungry Hill, Rebecca and The King's General, 'I think this could well mean increased earnings for both you and Daphne', and discussing the problems arising from the objections of their agent in India, 'I am extremely sorry to tell you that after all we must say no to your request to be allowed to send the Pocket Books edition of Hungry Hill to India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon. The agent is reluctant to agree…' etc., 1951. Also including five different colour printed proofs of the dust jacket for Hungry Hill. Many of the letters are pinned or stapled together. Some light overall age wear, G to VG,  Hungry Hill (1943) was Du Maurier's seventh novel and has been printed in 33 editions. The story is influenced by the history of the Irish ancestors of Du Maurier's friend Christopher Puxley and spans the century from 1820 to 1920 following five male characters from a family of Anglo-Irish landowners, the Brodricks, who live in a castle called Clonmere.

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Lot 150

LITERATURE: Selection of signed pieces, business cards, letterheads etc., by various authors, most from the 1930's, including J. B. Priestley, Laurence Binyon, Richard Halliburton, Guy Bolton,John Middleton Murry, Shane Leslie, William Beach Thomas, George Goodchild, Edgar Jepson, A. G. Macdonell, Beverley Nichols, Geoffrey Moss (2), Aimé Félix Tschiffely, C.K. Munro, Frank L. Packard, Alfred Neumann, Alec Waugh, John Drinkwater, Arnold Bennett, Sax Rohmer, A. A. Thomson, Laurence Houseman, Francis Brett Young, Sydney Horler, R. A. Knox, John van Druten, H. Taprell Dorling, Ernest Raymond, Ben Travers, Harold Nicolson, Edward Knoblock, Reginald Campbell, Robert McNair Wilson (on a piece, also signed with his pseudonym Anthony Wynne), James Agate, Sydney M. Parkman etc. Some include a short inscription. With light creasing and age wear. G to VG, 58

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Lot 151

The Duchess seeks to avoid paying duties CAVENDISH GEORGIANA: (1757-1806) Duchess of Devonshire. English Socialite, famous for her beauty, charisma and leading fashion and style. A.L.S., Georgiana Devonshire, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (docketed November 1792), to a gentleman, in French. The Duchess enquires 'Don't you think that, considering Mr. Ellis' opportunity, our ill-fated parcel could eventually be sent to England in a safe place' and suggests the names of two individuals, including a Lord Gower (?) to whom it could be entrusted, further remarking 'I don't want to risk paying English port fees and, if some duties are to be paid, I'd rather entrust it to Ld. Gower (?) who certainly still has his privilege' With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor staining to the edges, only very slightly touching a few words of text but not the signature, and some light age wear, otherwise VG The present letter was written whilst the Duchess was living in exile in France as a result of her becoming pregnant by her lover Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) British Prime Minister 1830-34. The Duchess gave birth to their illegitimate daughter, Eliza Courtney (1792-1859), on 20th February 1792 and returned to England in September 1793 with her daughter, who was subsequently entrusted to Grey's parents. 

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Lot 152

BARNUM P. T.: (1810-1891) American Showman. A.L.S., P. T. Barnum, one page, 8vo, London, 5th February 1859, to Thomas P. Holmes. Barnum writes in order to comply with his correspondent's request. Some light overall creasing and four small circular stains to the corners, evidently caused by previous mounting, not affecting the text or signature, G

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Lot 167

KELVIN LORD: (1824-1907) Irish-born British Mathematical Physicist and Engineer. A.L.S., William Thomson, three pages, 8vo, The University, Glasgow, 25th July 1890, to Louis Olivier. Kelvin informs his correspondent, in part, 'I have reviewed your letter of the 18th and in reply have to say that I am sure the Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will be very happy to do what they can in compliance with your wishes' continuing, 'They would, I am sure, be glad to send copies of all their proceedings to you in return for copies of your journal should you wish for such an exchange' further continuing to deliberate the possibilities of sending special reports, stating, 'they might be able to arrange, if you desire it, to have a special correspondent, who might be a student in the University competent to do the work well, and who would be proud to act as your correspondent for a moderate pecuniary remuneration.' With four file holes to the lower edge. Two blue indelible pencil annotations are written to the head and with a small tear to the foot of the first page. With light age wear. G Louis Olivier (1854-1910) French Physiologist & Biologist, and Scientific Journalist, editor of Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées.

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Lot 170

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish Missionary & Explorer of Africa. A.L.S., David Livingstone, (the original signature neatly excised and replaced with a signature from a different letter, and in a slightly different tone of ink), four pages, 8vo, Albemarle Street, 12th December 1857, to 'My dear Moore'. Livingstone announces 'I really am very anxious to comply with your wish and no difficulty would be experienced if I could make one day of it only' although continues 'but time would be required for you to publish it and then so many things occur in my walk that I am obliged to postpone meetings and disappoint my friends. I have disappointed several and to disappoint you would give me immense pain'. Livingstone also adds that if he could see his way clear he would 'take a run down' to see Moore, although that would only be after his return from Portugal, and concludes by confessing 'I am quite in a whirl and will be glad when out of it and away from this country altogether'. Some light overall age wear, G Livingstone's correspondent is likely to have been Joseph Moore (1816-1893) English Missionary and Pastor of Congleton Congregational Church in Cheshire 1848-88. Moore and Livingstone became lifelong friends after having met at the London Missionary Society in 1838.  Correspondence from Livingstone to Moore exists between 1847-64 including a letter of 26th January 1858, written shortly after the present letter (which is not recorded in Livingstone Online).  Livingstone is known to have visited Congleton, where he stayed for one night, on 29th January 1858. The explorer was at the height of his fame and engaged in a hectic schedule of nationwide speaking engagements. Although Congleton was not officially named as a venue for one of his lectures, when news broke that he was in the town, the local council urged him to speak at the local assembly rooms. Such was the interest in his presence that, due to local demand, his lecture was promptly followed by a second.  The present letter is written from the Mayfair offices of the publisher John Murray who published Livingstone's Missionary Travels in the same year, 1857.  Also in 1857, Livingstone was appointed as Her Majesty's Consul with a roving commission, extending through Mozambique to the areas west of it.

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Lot 171

BURTON RICHARD F.: (1821-1890) English Explorer. A.L.S., Richd. F. Burton, two pages, small 8vo, Damascus, 22nd May 1871, to Mr. Williams. Burton writes in his typically small hand, sometimes hard to decipher, and states that he was sadly disappointed to receive his correspondent's letter and to have not seen him in Jerusalem, further asking 'Do you remember our fellow travelers to Paraguay G. M. Curtis & H. A. Palmer?', adding that they had come to Damascus and continuing 'We did not get home till May 19, delayed by Jewish passports….Lucy…writes (April 4) that she saw you and heard that you thoroughly enjoyed your trip'. With blank integral leaf (some light traces of former mounting and two small areas of paper loss). About VG In 1868 Burton had been appointed British Consul in Damascus and it was considered an ideal posting for the explorer due to his knowledge of the region and local customs. However, Burton made many enemies and antagonised much of the Jewish population there because of a dispute concerning money lending. He was recalled from the post in 1871, the same year as the present letter.  Burton had visited Jerusalem, a pilgrimage which he refers to in the present letter, in March 1871 accompanied by his wife and the English naturalist and explorer Charles Tyrwhitt Drake (1846-1874). They spent Holy Week in Jerusalem and afterwards visited Hebron, the Dead Sea and other historical spots before returning by way of Nazareth. 

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Lot 174

HILLARY EDMUND: (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. Signed and inscribed 3.5 x 4.5 photograph, the printed image depicting Hillary in a head and shoulders pose. With a brief printed biography to the verso. Signed in black ink to a clear area at the base of the image. Together with John Hunt (1910-1998) British Army Officer, Leader of the 1953 British Expedition to Mount Everest. A good signed and inscribed 4.5 x 6.5 photograph of Hunt in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image and dated 18th January 1972 in his hand. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG, 2

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Lot 177

MUCKE HELLMUTH VON: (1881-1957) German Naval Officer of World War I. Book signed, being a softcover edition of Emden, First Edition, published by August Scherl, Berlin, 1915. Signed by Mucke in pencil, with his name alone, to the free end paper. Together with another book signed by Mucke, being a softcover edition of Ayesha, First Edition, published by August Scherl, Berlin, 1926. Signed by Mucke in pencil, with his name alone, to the free end paper. With slight paper loss to the spines on both books, and with light water staining to the cover and seven subsequent pages of Ayesha, though not affecting the signature. With light age wear and dust toning. FR, 2Mucke was the Executive Officer and First Lieutenant of the German Light Cruiser SMS Emden during her successful career as a commerce raider in the early years of World War I. On 9th November 1914, she encountered and was severely damaged by the Australian light cruiser, HMAS Sydney. Mucke and fellow survivors subsequently seized a derelict, 97-ton, three-masted schooner, the Ayesha, and quickly made her seaworthy. Over the next six months, Mucke led his small command on one of the longest escapes recorded - over 11,000 km by sea and land - losing only one man to disease and three to enemy action, a remarkable achievement for the times.

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Lot 178

'Long live the forward march of the common people….' CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A truly exceptional vintage wartime signed 11 x 16 photograph, incorporating an autograph quotation, the classic formal image depicting Churchill seated in a half length pose at his desk within the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street. Photograph by Walter Stoneman (although his credit stamp masked to the verso by traces of former mounting). Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, with an additional four line quotation in his hand, in full, 'Long live the forward march of the common people in all the lands towards their true & just inheritance & towards the broader & fuller age'. Also dated 30th November 1941 in his hand. War date signed photographs of Churchill of this size and quality are rare, and the present example is greatly enhanced by the addition of his holograph quotation. Some light age wear to the edges of the photographer's mount, evidently caused by previous framing, and with a couple minor creases to the upper left border and corners. About VGChurchill's choice of quotation is an interesting one, and derives (with a couple of very minor alterations) from the conclusion of his Dieu Protégé La France speech which was first broadcast on 21st October 1940, and in which he also declared 'Frenchmen! For more than 30 years in peace and war I have marched with you… Here in London, which Her Hitler says he will reduce to ashes, and which his aeroplanes are now bombarding, our people are bearing up unflinchingly. Our Air Force has more than held its own.  We are waiting for the long promised invasion. So are the fishes . . .Remember that we shall never stop, never weary, and never give in . . . We seek to beat the life and soul out of Hitler and Hitlerism….'

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Lot 179

DOWDING HUGH: (1882-1970) British Air Chief Marshal, Commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. A.L.S., Dowding, one pages, large 8vo, Wimbledon, 29th May 1947, to Lord Beaverbrook. Dowding thanks his correspondent for a '…magnificent ham from Canada' and continues, 'My sister in the role of harassed housekeeper adds her thanks to mine for many future breakfasts.' Further adding, 'I saw that Maurice (sic) Wilson died the other day. I wonder if you came across Harold Long, who was such a dynamic personality in Atfero days.' Concluding happily, 'My boy has just finished the Long Navigation Course & become a N* Specialist. He has also presented me with a very nice new daughter in law.' Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, some light surface and corner creasing, otherwise VGLord Beaverbrook (1879-1964) Canadian-British Business Tycoon, Minister of Aircraft Production 1940-41Morris W. Wilson, Canadian Banker, President of the Royal Bank of Canada, head of Atfero.Harold Long, Executive controller of Atfero.Atfero, the Atlantic Ferry Organization. The practice of ferrying aircraft from US manufacturers to the UK, initiated by Lord Beaverbrook. Set up by Morris W. Wilson, who hired civilian pilots to fly aircraft from the USA to Britain, via Canada, Greenland and Iceland.Long Navigation Course and N* Specialist refer to the training required to fly long range aircraft such as the North Star (N*) which were designed for Trans-Canadian Air Lines (recruiters for Atfero).

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Lot 180

BADER DOUGLAS (1910-1982) British World War II Ace (22.5 victories), recognised for his important role during the Battle of Britain & LUCAS LADDIE (1915-1998) British RAF Fighter Pilot of World War II. Book signed by both Bader and Lucas individually, a hardback edition of Flying Colours - The Epic Story of Douglas Bader by Lucas, published by Hutchinson, 1981 (reprint). Signed by both Bader and Lucas in blue inks to the title page, Bader adding the date 16th December 1981 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket. With very light foxing to the free end paper, otherwise VG

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Lot 183

EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. Vintage signed 8 x 6 photograph of Eisenhower standing in a three quarter length pose wearing ceremonial robes, with two other officials standing to either side, also wearing robes. Photograph by the Irish Times and bearing their blindstamp. Signed by Eisenhower in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the image, partially across a darker area. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by Colonel Ernest R. Lee, one page, 8vo, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, European Theater, Office of the Commanding General, 6th November 1945, to Paddy MacHugh in Belfast, stating that he is replying in the absence of Kay Summersby and enclosing the picture 'which General Eisenhower was pleased to autograph'. Together with the original envelope. Some light surface creasing and very minor silvering, about VG The present photograph was taken on the occasion of Eisenhower receiving his Honorary Degree from the Queen's University in Belfast on 24th August 1945.

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Lot 188

GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at Windsor Castle, 2nd July 1730. The manuscript document is a warrant issued to Spencer Compton, late Paymaster General of the Guards, Garrisons, and Land Forces and requests that deductions of twelve pence out of every twenty schillings and one day's pay out of the year from three regiments be applied for the use of the Royal Hospital. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Walpole (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42, George Dodington (1691-1762) English Politician, and William Yonge (1693-1755) British Politician. Partially laid down at the lower right edge and neatly trimmed to the left edge, slightly affecting the text but not the signature. With small tears along the right and lower edges, a light water stain to the lower edge and age wear. G Spencer Compton (1673-1743) 1st Earl of Wilmington, British Prime Minister 1742-43.

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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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Lot 191

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of Great Britain & Ireland 1760-1820. D.S., George R, (a little light in places), as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 18th June 1867. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing John Allen Bell to be a Lieutenant in the 89th Regiment of Foot commanded by Lieutenant General John Whitelocke. Countersigned at the foot by Robert Jenkinson (1770-1828) 2nd Earl of Liverpool, British Prime Minister 1812-27 and Home Secretary 1807-09. Signed ('Hawkesbury') using his title as The Lord Hawkesbury (1801-08). With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG

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Lot 193

 VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. The personal 12mo leather bound Birthday Scripture Text Book of Mary Symon of Crathie, near Balmoral, published by the Book Society, London & W. Mack of Bristol, c.1875, containing over 150 signatures including Queen Victoria and an interesting and important selection of the monarch’s family and household, as well as other individuals known to Mary Symon. In the tradition of all such Birthday Books the signatures appear alongside the date of the subject’s birth and include (in chronological order) Evelyn Henrietta Leigh (1858-1939, Lady Alington, second wife of Henry Strut, 1st Baron Alington), Hugh Brown (1838-1886, Keeper of Her Majesties Kennels, brother of John Brown who also served as an attendant to the Queen after John’s death. Interestingly, Hugh Brown was born on 21st December although has added his signature alongside 2nd January, this being the date of his baptism), Prince Albert Victor (1864-1892, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, son of King Edward VII and grandson of Queen Victoria. The Prince was considered a suspect in the Jack the Ripper serial killings), Mary Symon (her signature appearing alongside the date 21st January and her entry dated October 1875 in her hand, providing an indication of when she first started acquiring the signatures, reasonably assuming that she was amongst the very first to sign her book), Hermann Sahl (d.1896, German Secretary & Librarian to Queen Victoria), Louise, Princess Royal (1867-1931, Duchess of Fife, daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931, Grandson of Queen Victoria), Cecilia Leila Hay (1860-1935, Lady Webbe, daughter of the Earl of Erroll), Annie Symon (sister of Mary), Isabella Profeit (1867-    , Wife of Dr. Alexander Profeit, Her Majesty’s Commissioner upon her estates at Balmoral), Lizzie Stewart (daughter of Donal Stewart, Forester at Balmoral, and a friend of Mary Symon. Stewart and Symon were the subjects of a watercolour made by Queen Victoria at Balmoral in September 1850, the Queen recording in her Journal ‘Little Elizabeth Stewart sat to me for a sketch, really a beautiful child with such rosy cheeks, large brown eyes & thick fair hair), Prince Leopold (1853-1884, Duke of Albany, son of Queen Victoria who tragically died at the young age of 30), Princess Viktoria of Prussia (1866-1929, Daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor, and Victoria, Princess Royal. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Ismay FitzRoy (1863-1952, Wife of Lord Charles Edward FitzRoy), Princess Beatrice (1857-1944, Princess Henry of Battenberg, daughter of Queen Victoria), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867-1900, Son of Princess Helena and the favourite grandson of Queen Victoria. The Prince died at the young age of 33 from enteric fever whilst serving in Pretoria with Lord Roberts VC in the Second Boer War), Fleetwood Edwards (1842-1910, British Lieutenant-Colonel, Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria 1880-95 and Keeper of the Privy Purse 1895-1901), Prince Arthur (1850-1942, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria. Governor General of Canada 1911-16), Mary Biddulph (a nurse [?] present at the Christening of the future Queen of Spain, Princess Victoria Eugenie, the first Royal baby to be delivered at Balmoral Castle, Queen Victoria recording in her Journal on 23rd November 1883 ‘…the Baby was brought in by Mary Biddulph, who handed her to me. The sweet Baby looked beautiful in the old Christening Robe….’), Valentine Browne (1825-1905, 4th Earl of Kenmare. British Courtier and Politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1880-85, 1886), Queen Victoria (1819-1901, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901), Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826-1900, English Peeress, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria 1854-1900, the longest serving member of the Queen’s personal household), King George V (1865-1936, King of the United Kingdom 1910-36), Princess Victoria (1868-1935, Daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Moulvi Sir Rafiuddin Ahmed (1865-1954, Indian Muslim Barrister, Journalist & Politician, a close friend of Abdul Karim, the Indian Secretary to Queen Victoria. Ahmed was a prominent member of the Muslim Patriotic League which introduced greater self-government to British India), Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917, German Princess, wife of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught), John Symon (father of Mary Symon), Hafiz Mohammed Abdul Karim (1863-1909, Indian Attendant to Queen Victoria, known as ‘the Munshi’. The Queen and Karim enjoyed a close platonic relationship, leading to friction within the Royal Household, a fictionalised version of which was made into the film Victoria & Abdul), Mortimer Sackville-West (1820-1888, 1st Baron Sackville. British Peer and Court official who held several high appointments within the Royal Household), Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896, German Prince, husband of Princess Beatrice), Muhammad Bakhsh Shakh (Indian Attendant to Queen Victoria, the little known associate and compatriot of Abdul Karim who was largely overshadowed in his lifetime by Karim’s popularity and celebrity), Alexander Profeit (1834-1897, Scottish Physician & Commissioner to Queen Victoria at Balmoral), Princess Marie of Edinburgh (1875-1938, Queen of Romania 1914-27), Charles Robert Spencer (1857-1922, 6th Earl Spencer. British Courtier and Politician, Groom in Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1886 and Lord Chamberlain of the Household 1905-12), Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876-1936, British Princess, later Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna of Russia, Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Emperor Alexander II of Russia), Maud of Wales (1869-1938, Queen of Norway 1905-38, consort of King Haakon VII. Daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria), Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, consort of King Edward VII), John Brown (1826-1883, Scottish Personal Attendant and favourite of Queen Victoria, the exact nature of their relationship the subject of great speculation and controversy, which served as the inspiration for the film Mrs Brown, 1997), Henry Ponsonby (1825-1895, British Major General and Royal Court official who served as Queen Victoria’s Private Secretary from 1870-95), Ethel Henrietta Mary Cadogan (Extra Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria) and many others. The Birthday Book is bound in dark blue leather with gilt stamped title and Symon’s initials (‘M.S.’) to the front cover, and with five raised bands to the spine and all edges gilt. A remarkable collection of signatures providing many examples of the individuals most closely associated with Queen Victoria and the Royal family during their visits to Balmoral in the latter quarter of the 19th century. Some extremely light, minor age wear and some light foxing throughout, otherwise VGDUE TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM WE ARE UNABLE TO PUBLISH THE FOOTNOTE & PROVENANCE TO THIS LOT. Please contact IAA Ltd directly for further information.    

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Lot 195

EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A.L.S., Edward, as Prince of Wales, one page, 8vo, York Cottage, Sandringham, 29th December 1912, to Admiral [Frederick] Hamilton. The Prince informs his correspondent, in full, 'I am writing on behalf of my sister, brothers & myself, to thank you most sincerely for your kindness to us yesterday. We enjoyed ourselves very much indeed & are most grateful to you & Mrs Hamilton for the charming presents. I was sad that Turtle was not on leave.' With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince and signed by him with his initial ('E') to the lower left corner. With light age wear. GFrederick Tower Hamilton (1856-1917) British Admiral, Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII, 1906-7.

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Lot 198

GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH: GEORGE VI (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52 & ELIZABETH (1900-2002) Queen Consort, the Queen Mother. Vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth individually, the stiff cream 4to folding card featuring an image to the inside of a view of Windsor Castle taken from distance and with the trees of Windsor Great Park visible in the foreground. Signed ('George R') by the King and signed ('Elizabeth R') by the Queen, each with their names alone in bold blue fountain pen inks beneath a printed greeting. With a gold embossed crown to the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

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Lot 199

ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-   . An unusual, large vintage signed 23 x 17½ photograph, the image depicting the Queen standing in a half-length pose, accompanied by various dignitaries and guests at the official launch of the British Oil Tanker S.S. British Admiral. Signed ('Elizabeth R') in fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower photographer's mount, beneath a printed caption, S.S. “British Admiral” built by Vickers Ltd (Shipbuilding Group) Launched from Barrow Shipyard by H.M. The Queen 17th March 1965. The photograph has been professionally mounted at the centre of two further images of the S.S. British Admiral, the first depicting the ship as it was launched, and the second depicting the ship manoeuvring at sea, each image framed and glazed within a larger beech coloured wooden frame to form a triptych with an overall size of 74 x 19½. The signature is slightly faded although legible. With water staining to the lower border beneath one of the images, and with light age toning, otherwise G

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Lot 207

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. Printed letter, one page, 8vo, Ormond House, Old Kent Road, London, 12th March 1856, addressed to 'Rt. Honble Lord Henniker U.P.' to the foot of the page, in Wellington's hand. The printed letter being a request from Benjamin Hawes, the Treasurer of the Royal Humane Society, stating in part, 'In transmitting to you the enclosed Invitation for the Anniversary Festival of the Royal Humane Society, allow me, on the part of the Stewards and Committee of Management, to solicit the favor of your presence on that occasion.' Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with a 12mo printed invitation from the Royal Humane Society for their Anniversary Festival at the Freemasons Tavern, Great Queen Street on Wednesday 16th April 1856, which further states, 'His Grace the Duke of Wellington, U.P. in the chair', with the recipient's name, Lord Henniker, completed in Wellington's hand. With a small amount of dust toning to the left edge of the letter. Also including Prince George: (1819-1904) Duke of Cambridge, grandson of King George III. Commander in Chief of the Forces 1856-95. D.S., George, at the foot, one page, oblong folio, n.p., 31st July 1872. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing Frederick Conybeare to be a Major General in the Army. Countersigned by Edward Cardwell (1813-1886, Secretary of State for War 1868-74). With two blind embossed paper seals. With light foxing to the edges and minor age wear. G to VG, 3

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LLOYD GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. An unsigned original copy of a typed speech entitled BROADCAST SPEECH Bognor, seven pages, small 4to, n.p., 1st November 1935. Bearing several holograph amendments in Lloyd George's hand. Lloyd George's speech tackles the difficulties caused by the lack of Liberal candidates in many constituencies, and states, in part, 'It is obviously of the first importance that a party which numbers millions of electors shall not be disenfranchised… It is vital that they should make their influence felt' continuing, 'Liberals ought, therefore, to have no difficulty in choosing a man whom, in the absence of a candidate of their own party, they wish to support. It is known that a number of men drawn from all Parties formed an Association known as the Council of Action…Sir Herbert Samuel, who is the official leader of the Liberal Party, has given clear and definite advice to electors as to the course they ought to pursue where there is no Liberal candidate… accept the Council of Action policy' further continuing, 'The last Parliament was a purposeless Parliament. It seemed to take no part in the direction of affairs. It left the problems of Peace; disarmament; League of Nations and the grave question of unemployment… The great Nationalist majority voted for the Government whatever they did or failed to do.' With a single file hole to the top left corner, and a light vertical fold to the first page, otherwise VGHerbert Samuel (1870-1963) British Politician and Diplomat, leader of the Liberal Party 1931-35.

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Lot 212

MACMILLAN HAROLD: (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-1963. Vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph, the image depicting Macmillan standing in a profile half-length pose, in conversation with President Kennedy, Sir David Ormsby Gore and Dean Rusk. Signed by Macmillan in black ink with his name alone to the lower white border, and further signed by David Ormsby Gore and Dean Rusk individually, also to the lower white border. With light overall creasing and a neat repair to a small tear on the verso. GJohn F. Kennedy (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. Assassinated. David Ormsby-Gore (1918-1985) British Diplomat and Politician.Dean Rusk (1909-1994) American Secretary of State 1961-69 under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Lot 214

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. T.L.S., Margaret Thatcher, one page, 4to, London, 24th March 1970, to Mr. B. Mason, on the printed stationery of the House of Commons. Thatcher informs her correspondent that she has spoken to the Board of Trade and advises, in part, '(i)The flight was not properly authorised (ii) A.E.A.S.A. had been warned repeatedly but appeared to take no notice of the warnings (iii) There came a point of time when the warnings had to be put into operation (iv) The Board of trade is continuing to make efforts to trace A.E.A.S.A….. The release of the passport can, of course, be secured by repaying the debt to the Foreign Office.' With small brown blots to the upper left edge. Accompanied by two facsimile letters and press cuttings regarding alleged illegal charter flights and the cancellation of such flights by the Board of Trade. Together with Tony Blair (1953-  ) British Prime Minister 1997-2007. T.L.S., Tony Blair, one page, 4to, London, 21st November 1990, to John Clarke, on the printed stationery of the House of Commons. Blair thanks his correspondent for their kind letter adding that he has enclosed a signed photograph as requested. With a small amount of white correction fluid over the last digits of the telephone number on the letterhead, and light creasing to the upper left edge. G to VG, 2 Association of English and American Students Abroad (the A.E.A.S.A)

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Lot 219

MARIA THERESA: (1717-1780) Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire 1745-65. Mother of Marie Antoinette. D.S., Maria Theresa, one page, folio, Vienna, 4th September 1767, in German. The manuscript document is untranslated although apparently relates to a resolution concerning the Court Council of War. With some light overall age wear and foxing and a couple of small, neat tears. About VG

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Lot 220

JOSEPH II: (1741-1790) Holy Roman Emperor 1765-90, the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband Emperor Francis I, and also the brother of Marie Antoinette. Along with Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia, Joseph II is considered one of the three great Enlightenment monarchs. Large D.S., Josephus, with an elaborate paraph, one page, large oblong folio, Vienna, July 1788. The attractively penned manuscript document is untranslated. Signed by the Emperor at the conclusion alongside a large blind embossed paper seal and also bearing two countersignatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

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ROBESPIERRE MAXIMILIEN DE: (1758-1794) French Lawyer & Politician, one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Executed by guillotine at the age of 36. Rare D.S., Robespierre, one page, 8vo, Paris, 4th Prairial, Republic 2 (30th May 1794), in French. The manuscript document is issued by the Committee of Public Safety and orders the Surveillance Committee of the municipality of Vaugirard 'to arrest in 24 hours citizen Boulanger who lives in this municipality and securely confiscate his papers' further requesting that the Surveillance Committee confirm within two days the execution of the order. Countersigned at the conclusion by Georges Couthon (1755-1794) French Politician, executed by guillotine alongside Robespierre. With a professional repair to the lower left edge, light age wear, and signs of former mounting to the verso. GThe Committee of Public Safety, created in April 1793 formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror (1793-94), its role to protect the newly established Republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion. In July 1793 Robespierre was added to the Committee, however, the execution of Robespierre in July 1794 represented a reactionary period against the Committee of Public Safety, known as the Thermidorian Reaction. The Committee's influence subsequently diminished and it was disestablished in 1795.The Surveillance Committee supervised the local police committees in charge of investigating reports of treason, and was one of the agencies with authority to refer suspects to the Revolutionary Tribunal for trial and possible execution by guillotine.

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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

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Lot 227

KENNEDY JOHN F.: (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. Assassinated. T.L.S., John Kennedy, one page, 4to, n.p., 27th January 1953, to Anthony Galluccio ('Dear Tony'), on the printed stationery of the United States Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Kennedy acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's recent letter regarding a communication relating to a Mr. DeSimone and an attached affidavit of support from Stephen Ferrante, and continues to explain 'I have immediately contacted the American Consul General at Rome, Italy, asking that he look into this matter with a view to giving it his favorable consideration', concluding by stating that as soon as he receives a report he will get in touch with Mr. DeSimone. Some extremely minor creasing and one small, light stain close to, but not affecting, the signature. Together with Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) American President 1974-77. Ford was a member of the Warren Commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It was Ford's responsibility to prepare a biography of Lee Harvey Oswald. T.L.S., Gerald R. Ford, one page, 4to, Washington D.C., 14th September 1973, to Iain Garry, on the printed stationery of the Congress of the United States, Office of Minority Leader, House of Representatives. Ford acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter requesting a copy of Portrait of an Assassin, and continues to explain 'I am sorry I do not have any extra copies. In fact, the only copy I have is my own personal copy. Just recently I wrote to the publisher, Simon and Shuster, for additional copies and was told that copies are no longer available'. VG, 2

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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A good autograph album containing over 60 signatures by a wide variety of famous men and women including Jan Kubelik, Augustus Orlebar, George Stainforth, John Boothman, Leonard Snaith, Richard Atcherley, Richard Waghorn and other aviators who participated for Great Britain in the Schneider Trophy 1929 & 1931, Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Freda Dudley Ward, 2nd Viscount Astor, Alfred Butt, Elinor Glyn, Fanny Brice, Jack Pickford (rare; died at the young age of 36), Frances Grayson (rare; dated November 1927 in the month before she died at the age of 35 in a flying accident), Anita Loos, Princess Fatima Al Zamil of Saudi Arabia, Estelle Brody, Tom Webster, Adolphe Menjou, Norma Shearer, Augusta Spencer Churchill, Beatrice Harrison, Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, June Tripp, 4th Baron Inverclyde, Diana Manners, Maria Jeritza etc. Some pages are multiple signed and most are bold, dark fountain pen ink examples. Most appear to have been signed on board the S.S. Majestic in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Some light overall age wear and a few pages loose, generally about VG

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AVIATION: Selection of multiple signed (19), and individually signed (30) Commemorative Covers by various members of aerial display teams etc., comprising Frecce Tricolori Italian National Aerobatic Team, 1977 (including Vincenzo Soddu, Pietro Purpura, Assenzio Gaddoni, Giuseppe Liva etc.); The Flying Fortress, 1977 (including D.J. Bullock, Mark Campbell, P.M. Warren etc); The Edambusters, 1977 (including Jac Thuring, Jan van Kemenade, Leo Broek, Pim Sierks, Eddy Smallwood etc); Flying Jokers, 1977 (including Ragner Ostby, Kjell Nordby, Hans Ekeburg etc); Asas De Portugal, 1977 (including Rolando Santos, Jorge Moura, Jeronimo Perestrelo etc); The Queen's Silver Jubilee Review of the Royal Air Force, 1977 (including Neil Cameron, Air Chief Marshall etc); The Sparrowhawks Helicopter Display Team, 1977 (including Stephen Murray-Twinn, Steve Bidmead, P.E. Collins etc); The Red Devils Freefall Parachute Team, 1977 (including A. Sinclair, M. Bird, I. McTavish, V. Pickard, E. Lewington etc.); World Light Aeroplane Piloting Championships, Austria, 1977 (including J. Behrman, 7th place, W.E. Cattle, 27th place, J. Fenton, 30th place etc.); The Barnstormers Flying Circus, 1978 (including Robin Davey, Bill Gunn, John Hardy, Tony Harold etc.); Biggin Hill Air Fair, 1978 (including Peter Vanneck, Air Commodore, Lord Mayor of London 1977 etc.); Airborne in Battersea, 1978 (including W.S.O. Randle etc.); The Bulldogs, 1978 (including Peter Vangucci, B. Leefarr, J. Lamb etc.); The Red Indians, 1978 (including Jim Graham, R. Shaw, P. Deacon etc); The Shuttleworth Collection, 50th Anniversary, 1978 (including Air Commodore Allen Wheeler etc.); The Tiger Cub Turbulent Team, 1978 (including Air Vice Marshall John de Milt Severne etc.). Some duplication. All of the covers feature colour designs and images, some commemorating anniversaries. All are loosely and neatly contained in a custom presentation ring binder. About EX, 49

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DEBUS KURT: (1908-1983) German Rocket Scientist, worked alongside Wernher von Braun. Debus became the first director of the Kennedy Space Centre in 1962. T.L.S., Kurt H. Debus, two pages, 4to, Alabama, 23rd September 1959, to Reverend C. Greenway, on the printed stationery of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Debus returns an autographed photograph (no longer present) and clarifies an earlier correspondence, stating, in part, 'Originally, it was explained that the photograph was a double exposure of the moon and the missile. This has been determined to be erroneous as the moon image was faked by the light at the launch pad and then superimposed on the missile photograph' adding, 'Because of the misunderstanding, kindly accept the enclosed photographs (no longer present); the first is a photo of the same missile at liftoff with no attempt at “monkeyshine” business; the second photograph is one connected with real monkey business. You may recall that “Able” and “Baker” were given a space ride in our JUPITER missile. The photograph is one of Baker sitting on a model of JUPITER prior to her actual flight.' EX

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ANDERS WILLIAM: (1933-     ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo VIII, 1968. Signed and inscribed colour 14 x 11 photograph, the image depicting a crater near the Apollo XI landing spot on the Sea of Tranquility. Signed by Anders in black ink to a clear area of the image. With a United States postage stamp commemorating the First Man on the Moon neatly affixed to the lower white border and bearing two post marks dated 20th July and 9th September 1969. Some light overall surface and corner creasing, about VG

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SWIGERT JACK: (1931-1982) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of the Apollo XIII mission. Signed Commemorative cover issued for Apollo XIII, America's third Manned Lunar Landing Mission, and featuring several images and brief printed text including the names of the three crew members. Post marked at Cape Canaveral, 11th April 1970. Signed by Swigert in black ink to a clear area of the cover. Some very minor, extremely light age wear, VG

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Lot 263

APOLLO XIII: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both James Lovell (1928-    , American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo VIII, 1968 and Commander of Apollo XIII, 1970) and Eugene Kranz (1933-    , American Aerospace Engineer, Flight Director at NASA during the Gemini and Apollo programmes who was flight director for the first lunar landing of Apollo XI and also directed the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo XIII) individually, the image depicting Kranz in a half length pose in the Mission Operations Control Room, accompanied by various NASA officials, celebrating as they observe astronaut James Lovell on a large screen in the background during the ceremonies on board the USS Iwo Jima, recovery ship of the Apollo XIII mission, following the safe recovery of Apollo XIII, 17th April 1970. Signed by both Lovell and Kranz in bold black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image. Together with Ken Mattingly (1936-     ) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XVI (1972), originally selected as Command Module Pilot of Apollo XIII. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Mattingly standing in a three quarter length pose resting his hands on a globe of the Moon. Signed in blue ink to a light area at the centre of the image. VG to EX, 2 Ken Mattingly was grounded by the NASA flight surgeon after exposure to German measles shortly before he was due to take part in the Apollo XIII mission and astronaut Jack Swigert stood in as a late replacement.

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Lot 264

SHEPARD ALAN: (1923-1998) American Astronaut, one of the original Mercury Seven and Commander of Apollo XIV (1971). The fifth man to walk on the Moon. Signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Shepard in a half length pose wearing his white spacesuit. In the background a large image of the Apollo XIV mission emblem can be seen. Signed in black ink to a light area of the image. One very light, barely visible crease runs horizontally across the centre of the image, not affecting the signature, VG

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Lot 270

SCHMITT HARRISON: (1935-     ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XVII (1972). The twelfth man to walk on the Moon. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Schmitt standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and resting one hand on a globe of the moon. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding Apollo 17 in his hand beneath his signature. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise EX

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Lot 273

MOONWALKERS: Small selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various American astronauts, each of them Moonwalkers, comprising John Young, Edgar Mitchell, Jim Irwin and Alan Bean. Three of the images are colour and all are boldly signed to clear areas. Two are inscribed. Some light overall surface creasing to Irwin's photograph, G to generally VG, 4

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Lot 292

APOLLO XV: A commemorative postcard individually signed by the three crew members of Apollo XV (1971), comprising Dave Scott (Commander, the seventh man to walk on the Moon), Al Worden (Command Module Pilot) and Jim Irwin (Lunar Module Pilot, the eighth man to walk on the Moon). The postcard features a reproduction of the Apollo XV mission emblem and was issued on the occasion of the launch of Apollo XV. Postmarked at Kennedy Space Centre, 30th July 1971, during the mission. Signed by each of the astronauts in black inks to clear areas, Worden adding Apollo 15 in his hand beneath his signature. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains and age wear, not affecting the signatures, about VG

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Lot 303

GEMINI IV: WHITE ED (1930-1967) American Astronaut, the first American to walk in space & MCDIVITT JAMES (1929-  ) American Astronaut, Commander of Gemini IV and Apollo IX. Signed baseball by both White and McDivitt individually, the baseball being an official Spalding National League (Giles) baseball, in white leather with red stitching, and measuring 7cm in diameter. Signed by both White and McDivitt in black ink to one of the side panels, White adding '25 June '65' above his signature and McDivitt adding 'GT-4' beneath his signature. An unusual piece of memorabilia signed within three weeks of White and McDivitt's return to earth. Signatures of White are rare in any form due to his untimely death during the prelaunch testing for the first manned Apollo mission at Cape Canaveral on 27th January 1967. The signatures have a light covering of varnish, otherwise VG

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Lot 317

ONIZUKA ELLISON: (1946-1986) American Astronaut, Mission Specialist of the space shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, killing all seven crew members. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Onizuka in a head and shoulders pose. A model of a space shuttle can be seen in the background. Signed in black ink to a largely light area of the image. Scarce. About EX 

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 JONES ROBERT T.: (1902-1971) American Golfer, Open Championship winner 1926, 1927 & 1930 and US Open Championship winner 1923, 1926, 1929 & 1930. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Jones standing in a full length pose on a golf course, swinging his club over his shoulder. Signed ('Bob Jones') in black ink, in later years, to a light area of the image. Two minor creases to two of the corners, otherwise VG

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 CRABTREE JIMMY: (1871-1908) English Footballer, Captain of Aston Villa with whom he won League Championship medals in 1897, 1899 & 1900 and was also a member of the Aston Villa team who won the FA Cup in 1897. Crabtree was capped 14 times by England from 1894-1902. Rare ink signature ('J W Crabtree, Late Captain Aston Villa F.C.') on an oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album, also dated Olympia, Liverpool, 23rd February 1907 in his hand. Autographs of Crabtree are rare in any form as a result of his early death at the age of 36. One very minor, extremely light stain at the head of the page, only slightly affecting one letter of the date, otherwise VG 

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Lot 39

MANCHESTER UNITED: A sheet of plain 4to notepaper individually signed by sixteen members of a Manchester United team from the mid-1960s including Matt Busby (manager), George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, Noel Cantwell, David Gaskell, Tony Dunne, Pat Crerand, Bill Foulkes, David Herd, Nobby Stiles, Wilf McGuinness, John Connelly, Jimmy Murphy (assistant manager) etc. With some light overall staining and creasing, a few small, neat tears at the edges, and a number of very small, minor holes at some of the folds, only lightly affecting the signatures, only about G

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Lot 44

DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 9 x 13 photograph, the image depicting Dempsey in a head and shoulders pose wearing a smart dinner suit and a homburg hat. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the image and dated 4th July 1925 in his hand, whilst Heavyweight Champion. Matted in cream and framed and glazed in a narrow wooden frame to an overall size of 19 x 15. Some light age toning to the image, and minor silvering to the upper half, and with a tear to the left edge, not affecting the signature. G

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Lot 45

DEMPSEY JACK: (1895-1983) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Dempsey standing in a full length boxing pose. Signed in bold black ink to the clear background and dated 1973 in his hand. Some light, minor creasing to the corners and white borders, otherwise VG

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