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Click here to subscribePAPAS IRENE: (1929-2022) Greek actress. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting the actress in a glamourous head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. Some light surface creasing, otherwise about VG
ARAFAT YASSER: (1929-2004) Palestinian political leader who served as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation 1969-2004 and as President of the Palestinian National Authority 1994-2004. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1994. T.L.S., Y. Arafat, one page, 4to, n.p., 19th April 1978, to Klaus J. Birkner, on the printed stationery of the President´s Office, Executive Committee, Palestine Liberation Organization. Arafat acknowledges receipt of his correspondent´s letter and continues to remark ´We appreciate your support of our just struggle to liberate our country Palestine and create a unitary democratic non secterian (sic) state after liberation. Our struggle is long, but we shall be victorious´, further sending a signed photograph, information material, the flag of Palestine and the emblem of Fatah (none of the enclosures are present). Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, and with a few light, minor creases, VG
GUINNESS ALEC: (1914-2000) English actor, Academy Award winner. A good signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph of Guinness in a half-length pose in costume as the intelligence officer George Smiley from an episode of the BBC television spy drama Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), based on John Le Carre's 1974 novel of the same name. Signed by Guinness in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image. One very light, extremely minor surface crease to the lower edge, VG
VOLKHOVSKY FELIKS: (1846-1914) Russian revolutionary, journalist and writer. An interesting L.S., F. Volkhovsky, four pages, 8vo, Hammersmith, London, 22nd May 1894, to Miss. Berkeley. Volkhovsky writes to offer his advice on Russian literature and states, in part, 'I do not know to what extent Russian literature is translated into French, & my general impression is that the French translations are very bad, excepting those of Prosper Merime (sic). I hope you have English translations of the novels of Gogol's contemporaries Pushkin & Lermontov......Of Turgeniev's contemporaries Goncharov must be mentioned as one very famous in his own country......'Oblomov' is unfortunately not yet translated into English. A writer of enormous power ought to be mentioned now [is] the satirist Shchedrin, a man as original as a satirist as a novelist......This unique writer should certainly not be omitted in speaking of Russian fiction, he is partly the Swift, and partly the Thackeray of Russia. As to our younger writers, of course there are plenty of imitators, but there are original talents, of whom four are very prominent, Korolenko.......Garshin, a volume of whose stories was lately published by Fisher Unwin with a preface by Stepniak.....in which he expresses the opinion that Russian fiction has declined since the days of Turgeniev, with this opinion I do not atall (sic) agree. I consider Korolenko, who has not yet said his last word, not only in some ways as powerful an artist as Turgeniev but also is quite original in conception.....there are two others, Potapenko.....& Chekhov from whom hardly anything is translated. Both these writers are writing a great deal and consequently produce things of inferior value, but both, especially Chekhov, show at times great power'. A letter of fine content for its references to some of the greatest figures of 19th century Russian literature. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
DUKE CHARLES: (1935- ) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo XVI mission (1972) and the tenth man to walk on the Moon. Signed and inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Duke standing in a full-length pose, wearing his spacesuit, on the surface of the Moon as he salutes the United States flag at his side. The Apollo XVI Lunar Module can be seen in the immediate background. Signed by Duke in bold blue ink to a light area of the image, ´To Alain, a salute from Apollo 16, Charlie Duke´. About EX
CRAIG DANIEL: (1968- ) British Actor, famous for his portrayal of the secret agent James Bond in five films from 2006-21. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the actor standing outdoors in a half-length pose, wearing a white dinner shirt during a photocall for the spy film Casino Royale (2006) in the Bahamas in March 2006. Signed by the actor in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image and with a more complete signature than is usually encountered. EX
UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES: Small selection of signed printed images of various sizes (largest 12 x 8; each evidently neatly removed from magazines) by various USAAF fighter pilots and aces of World War II, comprising a 4to magazine article individually signed by both Chuck Yeager (1923-2020) American Brigadier General and flying ace of World War II, credited with 11.5 victories, later becoming the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight, and Clarence ´Bud´ Anderson (1922-2024) American Brigadier General and flying ace of World War II, credited with 16.25 victories, signed by both with their names alone in black ink to an image of two Mustangs in flight, also featuring facsimile signatures of the pilots; a smaller image signed by Yeager showing him preparing to climb into his Mustang aircraft; two smaller images signed by Anderson depicting various aircraft (one bearing two signatures); and also including a 5 x 4.5 printed image signed by Royce Priest (1922- ) American Colonel, a fighter ace of World War II credited with 5 victories, the image depicting him in a half-length pose shaking hands with Bert Marshall of the 355th Fighter Group. Some very light, minor age wear, generally VG, 5
GRAPPELLI STEPHANE: (1908-1997) French jazz violinist. Signed 8 x 6.5 photograph of Grappelli in a head and shoulders pose playing his violin during a performance in July 1976. Photograph by Ursula Rohnert of Berlin and bearing her credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Grappelli in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG
DENVER JOHN: (1943-1997) American singer and songwriter. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Denver seated in a full-length pose, on the 27th floor of a building, in costume as Jerry Landers from the American comedy film Oh, God! (1977). Signed (´Peace! John Denver´) in black ink to a light area of the image. EX
IONESCO EUGENE: (1909-1994) Romanian-French playwright. A.L.S., Gene Ioneso, one page, 8vo, Paris, 31st May 1971, to a friend, in French. Ionesco writes a brief, friendly letter, thanking his correspondent for their letters, photographs, ´et pour tout, et pour Marie-France´ (Translation: ´and for everything, and for Marie-France´), further sending his respects to Helene and in a postscript remarking ´Felicitations pour votre promotion´ (Translation: ´Congratulations on your promotion´). Some light, minor creasing, otherwise VGIonesco and his wife had one daughter, Marie-France, for whom the playwright wrote a number of unconventional children´s stories.
[DREYFUS AFFAIR]: Georges Picquart (1854-1914) French Army officer who served as Minister of War 1906-09 and is remembered for his role in the Dreyfus Affair, in which he played a key role in uncovering the real culprit. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Picquart, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre and address at Rue Yvon Villarceau, Paris, at the base, with two lines of text in his hand, in French, ´avec ses bons souvenirs et tous ses voeux de nouvelle annee´ (Translation: ´with fond memories and best wishes for the New Year´). Some light scuffing and minor age wear; Armand du Paty de Clam (1853-1916) French Army officer and amateur graphologist who was a key figure in the Dreyfus Affair. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of du Paty de Clam, unsigned, featuring his printed name (´Ferdinand du Paty de Clam´) to the centre, with military rank beneath and address at Jardin Royal to the base. One small, heavy crease to the lower right corner, and with some minor traces of former mounting to the verso. G, 2
GREENE LORNE: (1915-1987) Canadian actor. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Greene seated in a half-length pose in costume from one of his most famous roles as Ben Cartwright in the American Western television series Bonanza (1959-73). Signed by Greene in blue ink to a light area of the background. Some light surface and corner creasing and one very small, minor tear to the right white border, otherwise about VG
[THE WIZARD OF OZ]: HALEY JACK (1897-1979) American actor and entertainer, remembered for his role as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Haley in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. Some light horizontal surface creasing to the upper edge, otherwise about VG
COLBERT CLAUDETTE: (1903-1996) French-born American actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress seated in an elegant three-quarter length pose wearing a dress decorated with stars. Signed by Colbert in bold blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the head of the image. EX
LE CORBUSIER: (1887-1965) Charles-Edouard Jeanneret. Swiss-French architect, designer and urban planner, a pioneer of modern architecture. An exceptional typescript MS, Le Corbusier, ten pages (separate leaves, typed to the rectos only), 4to, Paris, 1st March 1938 (although the place and date struck through in ink by Le Corbusier), in French. The working manuscript, with many holograph corrections, is titled Un Homme Chez Lui ('A Man at Home') and states, in part, 'C'est ici que la notion de liberte prend toute sa force. Au sein de cette organisation saine de la vie des hommes reunis en societe: "La Ville Radieuse", commandee par une discipline acceptee avec joie, la cellule d'habitation s'ouvre derriere une porte de logis. Et ici, la clef tournee, un homme est chez lui. Il est entre. Que fera-t-il? Ce qu'il voudra! Ce qu'il pourra.......Et il sera maitre de son destin, un un sens limite, bien entendu: celui de la libre expression de son imagination. Et nous trouverons alors, au pied du mur, ce terrible "Francais individualiste" dont les mechantes langues et les decides-a-rien-faire levent les fantomes innombrables a chacune de nos propisitions. J'avais mis en exergue a mon rapport sur l'urbanisation de la Ville de Moscou, en 1930, ceci: Je place comme pierre angulaire de toute urbanisation moderne le respect sacrede la liberte individuelle. On m'en avait voulu. Mais qu'importe!.......Cette gageure qui fut proposee dans "Urbanisme" en 1924 elle a ete meme: "La Ville Radieuse". Il existe desormais une doctrine d'equipement des villes dont la clef de voute est: soleil, espace, verdure, en chaque logis. En chaque logis! Voici donc ce que la societe moderne peut apporter a chacun de ses membres, par l'enterprise des grands travaux de readaptation des villes aux besoins d'une conscience nouvelle.......Une telle transformation dans la coupe du logis est une veritable revolution architecturale. Le logis devient une petite maison. Et que m'importe que ces petites maisons soient a dix, rangees les unes au-dessus des autres et qu'elles s'alignent innombrablement au long d'une "rue interienne": l'homme est entre chez lui, il a ferme la porte. Il a recu le choc de set amenagement architectural: grand et puis intime, et tout ce soleil, cet espace et ces verdures que cette reforme a precisement permis de capter. Je dis que cet homme desormais n'est plus jamais le chien battu qui hante les "boites locatives" de nos villes......cet homme chez lui a perdu le souvenir des lourdes tribulations que lui et sa famille ont vecu depuis toujours. Riche ou miserable, c'etait l'absence pour tous des "joies essentielles". Les "joies essentielles" sont apportees a la societe moderne par les techniques modernes, l'invitation urbanistique et la poesie de l'architecture. Ceci n'est pas d'utopie. Depuis 20 ans, des travaux limites ont ete accomplis, fixant les etapes constructives. Chez nous et ailleurs, par nous et par d'autres. Il existe deja des fragments - des jalons, des preuves - de "Ville Radieuse"......' (Translation: 'This is where the notion of freedom comes into its own. Within this healthy organisation of the life of men gathered in society: "La Ville Radieuse" (The Radiant City), governed by a discipline accepted with joy, the living cell opens behind a door of dwelling. And here, with the key turned, a man is at home. He has entered. What will he do? Whatever he wants! Whatever he can.......And he will be master of his destiny, in a limited sense, of course: that of the free expression of his imagination. And then we'll have that terrible 'individualistic Frenchman' at our heels, whose nasty tongues and decide to do nothing raise countless ghosts at every one of our proprieties. In my report on the urbanisation of the City of Moscow in 1930, I wrote the following: I place as the cornerstone of all modern urban development the sacred respect for individual freedom. People were angry with me. But never mind!.......This challenge, which was proposed in "Urbanisme" in 1924, was even called "La Ville Radieuse". There is now a doctrine for equipping towns and cities, the key to which is sun, space and greenery in every home. In every home! Here, then, is what modern society can bring to each and every one of its members, by undertaking the great work of readapting cities to the needs of a new consciousness......Such a transformation in the cross-section of the dwelling is a real architectural revolution. The dwelling becomes a small house. And it doesn't matter to me that there are ten of these little houses, arranged one above the other and lined up innumerably along an "internal street": the man has entered his home, he has closed the door. He received the shock of the architectural layout: large and then intimate, and all the sun, space and greenery that this reform made it possible to capture. I'm saying that this man will never again be the beaten dog that haunts the 'rental boxes' of our cities.......this man at home has lost all memory of the heavy tribulations that he and his family have always endured. Rich or miserable, it was the absence for all of the "essential joys". These "essential joys" are brought to modern society by modern technology, inviting urban planning and poetic architecture. This is not utopia. Over the last 20 years, a great deal of work has been done to define the constructive stages. Here and elsewhere, by us and by others. There are already fragments - milestones, proof - of the "La Ville Radieuse"......'). A rare manuscript of excellent content. A few minor tears and light creasing to the edges of some pages and the final page with a small area of paper loss to the lower left corner. GVille Radieuse (The Radiant City) was an unrealised urban design project designed by Le Corbusier in 1930. It constitutes one of the most influential and controversial urban design doctrines of European modernism.Le Corbusier's essay Un homme chez lui was published in Les Plans de Paris 1956-1922 in 1956.
YOUNG GIG: (1913-1978) American actor, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Mike Kelton from the British horror film The Shuttered Room (1967). Signed by Young in bold fountain pen ink to a light area of the image and dated 1977 in his hand. Some very light, minor wrinkling and a couple of very small, minor corner creases, otherwise VG
HILL BENNY: (1924-1992) English comedy actor. A good, early vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the young Hill in a head and shoulders pose resting his chin on one hand. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image, 'To Julie, with love & kisses from Benny Hill'. A few minor, light surface creases, otherwise VG
POLANSKI ROMAN: (1933- ) French-born Polish film director, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the director in a head and shoulders pose on the set of his film adaptation of William Shakespeare´s historical drama Macbeth (1971). Signed by Polanski in bold blue ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 11th July 2010 in his hand. VG
HIGHSMITH PATRICIA: (1921-1995) American novelist, known for her psychological thrillers including The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955), one of five works featuring the career criminal Tom Ripley. Signed 6x8 photograph of Highsmith in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a clear area of the background. A couple of very light, minor corner creases, VG
COLETTE: (1873-1954) French author, best known for her novella Gigi (1944). A.L.S., Colette, two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (1936), to Leopold Marchand (´Mon petit Leo´), in French. Colette seeks forgiveness from her correspondent for having left on Monday and not stayed for his dress rehearsal, remarking ´Mais je viens deja de rogner de vendredi a lundi trois jours complets sur mes pauvres vacances et Miche me disait que la piece pouvait encore etre retardee´ (Translation: ´But I have already cut three full days off my poor holiday from Friday to Monday, and Miche was telling me that the play could still be delayed´) and further adding ´J´attendrai avec bien de l´impatience, la-bas, les nouvelles de "La vie est si courte.´ (Translation: ´I'll be waiting impatiently over there for news of "Life is so short´). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGLeopold Marchand (1891-1952) French playwright and screenwriter, husband of Colette's close friend Misz Hertz (who committed suicide in 1942). La vie est si courte is a comedy play in three acts that was first performed at the Pigalle Theatre in Paris in April 1936.
DIESEL RUDOLF: (1858-1913) German inventor and mechanical engineer, famous for having invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel (both named after him). An extremely rare A.L.S., Diesel, to one side of a plain postcard, Rue Demours, Paris, 4th September 1885, to the antiquarian bookseller Theodor Ackermann of Munich, in German. Diesel seeks some information from his correspondent, writing ´Ich ersuche um Angabe der Titel und Erscheinungs-Jahre der besten und vollständigsten Werke über Spiritus & Presshefefabrication, sowie über Mühlenbau, sowie Mittheilung der äussersten Preise dieser Werke. Inbesondere ersuche ich auch um diese Angaben für das Werk von Schlegel, vollst. Mühlenbaukunst´ (Translation: ´I request the titles and years of publication of the best and most complete works on spirit and pressed yeast fabrication, as well as on mill construction, as well as information on the highest prices of these works. In particular, I also request this information for the work by Schlegel, Complete art of mill construction´). Hand addressed by Diesel to the verso. Autographs of Diesel are extremely rare in any form, not least due to his disappearance and death at the age of 55 in circumstances that remain unsolved. A few contemporary pencil annotations and some very light, minor age wear, VGCarl Friedrich Schlegel´s Complete mill construction: according to the latest most important inventions and improvements at home and abroad had been published in 1866.
FIELDS W. C.: (1880-1946) American film comedian. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Fields standing outdoors in a full-length pose on a garden path, and holding his hat in one hand. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a largely light area at the head of the image, 'To Straus Junior High School, with sincere best wishes, W. C. Fields'. About EXA popular perception existed during Fields' lifetime that he hated children (and dogs) although in reality he was fond of entertaining the children of friends who visited him.
84 CHARING CROSS ROAD: A good signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Anthony Hopkins (Frank Doel) and Judi Dench (Nora Doel) individually, the image depicting the Academy Award winning actors standing outdoors together in three-quarter length poses, in costume as the antiquarian bookseller and his wife, at the edge of the sea and with Eastbourne pier visible in the distance, from the drama film 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), considered a cult classic among bibliophiles. Signed by Hopkins in black ink and by Dench in blue ink, both to light areas at the head of the image. EX
UN SINGE EN HIVER: Signed sepia 7 x 5 photograph by both Jean Gabin (Albert Quentin) and Jean-Paul Belmondo (Gabriel Fouquet) individually, the image depicting the two actors stood outdoors in three-quarter length poses in a scene from the French comdy-drama film Un singe en Hiver (A Monkey in Winter, 1962). Signed by Gabin, in later years, in bold black fountain pen ink and signed by Belmondo in blue ink, both with their names alone to the image. Some very light, minor discoloration to the edges, otherwise VG
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American actress, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Katharine Hepburn, one page, 8vo, n.p., 10th November 1994, to Ken Sharp. Hepburn thanks her correspondent for their nice letter and continues to inform him, ´I think the first film with S[pencer]. T[racy]. was "Woman of the Year"´. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VGThe romantic comedy-drama film Woman of the Year (1942) was indeed the first of nine films that Hepburn and Tracy made together. The two actors first met on the set of the movie, and it was during the course of filming that they became romantically involved in a relationship that would last until Tracy´s death in 1967.
MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE: Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Mel Smith (Bernard) and Griff Rhys Jones (Graham Sweetley) individually, the image depicting the two comedy actors seated in full-length poses together, on a wooden crate with an M.O.D. label affixed to one side, being a publicity portrait for the British comedy science fiction film Morons from Outer Space (1985). Signed by both Smith and Jones in bold blue fountain pen inks with their names alone to a light area at the base of the image. The original printed caption is neatly affixed to the verso. EX
SIMS JOAN: (1930-2001) English actress, best remembered for her roles in twenty-four Carry On films between 1959-78, making her debut in Carry On Nurse (1959). Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Sims in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image. EX
NELSON HORATIO: (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. A good A.L.S., Horatio Nelson (with his right-hand), two pages, 4to, Vado Bay (near Genoa), 13th August 1795, to the diplomat Francis Drake. Nelson states that he 'can just take a pen in my hand' to express his obligation to Drake for their letter and continues to comment on his expectations of the French navy, 'the first dark night & strong wind I expect to hear of their being off. I think they will push past Vado Bay….however I am prepared in all points for their reaction & they must have more than usual good luck to escape. I wish the Admiral [Hotham] would arrive. I think the General would like to see him & Frederick is here waiting with Dispatches which he brought from England, but I cannot tell where on the seas to look for the Adl. but Vado Bay. He cannot be very long. Genl. De Vins has some plan in his head which will probably be carried into execution in the course of a week should the Adl. not arrive. I am anxious to give the General every support in my power & he is very anxious to get further westward'. In concluding Nelson adds that he is sending the declarations and papers for Captain Cockburn and Dr. West which he trusts will be fully sufficient. With blank integral leaf. A letter of interesting content. Some light overall age wear and a few minor, small holes at the intersection of some folds, otherwise about VG Francis Drake (1764-1821) British diplomat who served as British Minister at Venice in 1793 and as British Resident at Genoa from 1793-95. William Hotham (1736-1813) 1st Baron Hotham. British Admiral who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1794-95. Joseph Nikolaus de Vins (1732-1798) Austrian General who, during the French Revolutionary Wars, commanded the joint forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1792-95.
MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French composer. A good vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, incorporating a musical quotation, the image depicting Massenet seated in a three-quarter length pose. Signed in bold, black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, adding the year, 1905, in his hand and with an inscription to the lower white border. To a light area at the head of the image Massenet has penned a musical quotation of one bar which he identifies as being from one of his most famous works, the opera comique Manon (1884). Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A good L.S., `Np´, a bold ink signature, one page, folio, Paris, 16th January 1812, in French. Napoleon signs to the left border of the letter, beneath an annotation forwarding his order stating `Renvoyé a M. le Duc d´Istrie, par ordre de l´Empereur pour en rendre compte´ (Translation “Forwarded to the Duke d´Istria, as ordered by the Emperor, to report back to me”), the letter being a hand written demand addressed to the Emperor and sent by Bodson, vice Director of the Cherbourg fortifications, asking for the admission of his brother, Captain of Dragons, as a member of the Imperial Guard of His Majesty, stating in part `Votre Majesté Impériale a daigné accueillir avec bonté la demande que j´ai pris la liberté de lui faire, de l´admission comme Capitaine dans l´un des corps de Cavalerie de Sa Garde, de mon frère Charles Bodson Noirefontaine, Capitaine adjutant major au 18eme Régiment de Dragons... Sorti de l´école de Fontainebleau en 1804, le Capitaine Bodson Noirefontaine a fait les campagnes d´Austerlitz, de Prusse, de Pologne, de Portugal et d´Espagne: Il a reçu plusieures blessures dont une très grave à Friedland. Il a été assez heureux pour obtenir constamment l´estime de tous ses chefs et Généraux par sa conduite, son dévouement et son zèle pour le service de Votre Majesté´ (Translation: “Your Imperial Majesty has deigned to kindly welcome the request that I took the liberty of sending to him, for the admission as Captain in one of the Cavalry corps of His Majesty´s Guard, of my brother Charles Bodson Noirefontaine, Adjutant Captain Major to the 18th Regiment of Dragoons... Leaving the Fontainebleau school in 1804, Captain Bodson Noirefontaine made the campaigns of Austerlitz, Prussia, Poland, Portugal and Spain: He received several wounds including one very serious in Friedland. He was fortunate enough to constantly obtain the esteem of all his leaders and Generals through his conduct, his devotion and his zeal for the service of Your Majesty.…”) Accompanied by a copy of the letter sent by the Colonel of the 18th Regiment of Dragoons to the Duc de Feltre, Minister of war, recommending officer Noirefontaine. With blank integral leaf. Small age wear mostly to edges with few light stains, otherwise G to VGJean-Baptiste Bessieres (1768-1813) Marshal of France, Duc d´ Istria.
RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS: A good collection of vintage signed postcard photographs by each of the first eleven Russian cosmonauts to venture into space comprising Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) Soviet cosmonaut, the first human to journey into outer space, Vostok 1, 1961, signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Gagarin in a half-length pose wearing his uniform and holding a white dove in his hands, signed in blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 16th October 1964 in his hand; Gherman Titov (1935-2000) Soviet cosmonaut, the second human to orbit the earth, Vostok 2, 1961, signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Titov in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and medals, signed in blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 12th January 1965 in his hand; Andriyan Nikolayev (1929-2004) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 3, 1962, signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Nikolayev in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and with a printed caption to the base, signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background and dated 19th September 1963 in his hand; Pavel Popovich (1930-2009) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 4, 1962, signed and inscribed colour postcard photograph of Popovich in a smiling head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and cap, signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background and dated 17th September 1963 in his hand; Valery Bykovsky (1934-2019) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Vostok 5, 1963, signed postcard photograph of Bykovsky in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and medals, signed in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background; Valentina Tereshkova (1937- ) Soviet cosmonaut, the first woman ever to fly in space, travelling on Vostok 6, 1963, signed postcard photograph of Tereshkova in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose, signed in blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 5th September 1963 in her hand; Vladimir Komarov (1927-1967) Soviet cosmonaut who commanded Voskhod 1, 1964 and later became the first human to die in a space flight, rare signed postcard photograph of Komarov in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform, signed in fountain pen ink to a darker area at the base of the image and dated 31st October 1964 in his hand; Konstantin Feoktistov (1926-2009) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Voskhod 1, 1964, signed postcard photograph of Feoktistov in a head and shoulders pose, signed in fountain pen ink to the image and dated 28th October 1964 to the lower white border; Boris Yegorov (1937-1994) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Voskhod 1, 1964, signed postcard photograph of Yegorov in a head and shoulders pose, signed in fountain pen ink to a darker area of the image and dated 31st October 1964 in his hand; Pavel Belyayev (1925-1970) Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Voskhod 2, 1965, signed postcard photograph of Belyayev in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and medals, signed in dark blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 27th March 1965; and Alexei Leonov (1934-2019) Soviet cosmonaut, the first person to conduct a spacewalk, Voskhod 2, 1965, signed postcard photograph of Leonov in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and medals, signed in black ink to a light area of the background (very slightly trimmed to the right white border, only very slightly affecting the signature). Accompanied by the original passport of Nina Ivanovna Ukolitskaya to whom the photographs were presented and who was employed within Sergei Korolev's design bureau. A few very slight, minor corner creases, G to generally VG, 12
MIRREN HELEN: (1945- ) British actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Mirren standing in a half-length pose in costume as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison from an episode of series 2 of the British television police drama series Prime Suspect (December 1992). Signed by the actress in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. An ink annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person following a performance of A Month in the Country at the Albery Theatre in London in April 1994. EX
OATES WARREN: (1928-1982) American actor. A scarce signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose in costume as the notorious bank robber John Dillinger, holding his mugshot record number, from the American biographical gangster film Dillinger (1973). Signed by Oates in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases to the white borders, VG
LANSBURY ANGELA: (1925-2022) British-born American actress, the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lansbury in a full-length pose, in costume as the witch Miss. Eglantine Price, riding on a broomstick from the Walt Disney Productions musical fantasy film Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). Signed by the actress with her name alone in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the base of the image. One very light, extremely minor surface crease, otherwise EX
BENES EDVARD: (1884-1948) Czech statesman who served as President of Czechoslovakia 1935-38, 1945-48 and also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile from 1939-45 during World War II. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Benes standing in a three-quarter length pose and resting one hand on an open book at his side. Photograph by Frantisek Dritkol of Prague and bearing his imprint beneath the image. Signed by Benes in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated Prague, 23rd July 1928, in his hand. A few minor surface creases and some light silvering at the head of the image, otherwise about VG
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spiritual leader during the Indian independence movement. A good A.L.S., yours, Old Friend, (although also signed ´from M. K. Gandhi´ to the head of the first page), four pages (written to the first and fourth and second and third sides of two bifolia), 8vo, Ahmedabad, 30th July n.y., to [Hermann Kallenbach] (´My dear friend´). Gandhi states that he has received his friend´s letter ´from your strange & new abode´ and that it had arrived shortly before his time for grinding wheat, ´I thought of you whilst grinding. I wished you were opposite me helping to grind. I then thought how we w[oul]d have talked away, how you would have perhaps kicked against the monotony of it, how you would have wanted to turn the handle alone, how I would then have gone for you & how you would have patiently put up with all that & so we would have made ourselves merry. But it was only a dream. I sighed & I laughed´. Gandhi continues to write in a philosophical manner, ´The experiences you are undergoing are all a preparation for a better future, no matter what it is to be. I shall fondly hope that these experiences are nothing but an asset for our joint life. War must end one day and one day we must meet & again be physically near one another as we are in spirits today. Let not the life there have a depressing effect upon you. Then it will be well with you. Mind is its own place; it can make heaven of hell & hell of heaven. My experiences are no less varied than yours. Every day brings me some fresh experience whether from the inmates of the Ashram or from visitors. All these experiences teach me to be stronger & more & more confirmed in my views´ and also sends news of his family and other matters, ´Manilal [the second son of Gandhi] has now commenced his tuition in a handwove business. Jamnadas [a nephew of Gandhi] has already been to a factory. Tamil study is getting on. I have three Tamilians on the farm engaged in teaching everybody Tamil. I think that the order that is being evolved will please you. It may be that you will just come here when we are best fitted to please your Germanic exactness in all we do. Only be as exacting from yourself as you are from those who surround you´. A personal and endearing letter of fine content demonstrating the warm friendship that existed between Gandhi and Kallenbach, as well as their philosophical and spiritual exchanges, and also illustrating Gandhi´s optimism in the face of war and his indestructible faith in the future of mankind. Some light tape stains to various edges of the letter, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signatures. GHermann Kallenbach (1871-1945) Lithuanian-born Jewish South African architect, one of the closest and foremost friends and associates of Mahatma Gandhi.
NAIPAUL V. S.: (1932-2018) Trinidadian-born British writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 2001. A.L.S., V S Naipaul, one page, 4to (folding air mail stationery), Great Russell Street, London (although post marked at Salisbury, Wiltshire, where the writer resided in Salterton), 25th September 1974, to Stephen Brook. Naipaul thanks his correspondent for their letter and catalogue and continues to observe ´Much of what you say is true; but I think that the failure or unimportance of a writer in any particular country has good reasons. My publishing history in the United States is very confused´, also informing Brook that their letter has been passed on to Naipaul´s agent who will make contact in due course. Hand addressed by Naipaul to the verso and again signed by him in the return address. Some light creasing and one small tear, not affecting the text or signature. About VGStephen Brook (1947- ) English author and wine journalist, a former editor of The Atlantic Monthly Magazine and publisher at Routledge, Kegan & Paul from 1976-80.
[BEN-HUR]: HESTON CHARLTON (1923-2008) American actor, one of whose most famous roles was as Judah Ben-Hur in the American religious epic film Ben-Hur (1959). A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the vintage Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait (1969 re-issue) depicting Heston in a half-length pose in costume as Judah Ben-Hur. Signed by the actor in black fountain pen ink across a largely light area of the background. It was for his performance in this role that Heston won a Best Actor Oscar. About EX
[BEN-HUR]: WYLER WILLIAM (1902-1981) German-born American film director and producer, Academy Award winner for Best Director on three occasions, including for his religious epic film Ben-Hur (1959), which also won Best Picture. Signed and inscribed 7.5 x 10 photograph, the vintage Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait (1969 re-issue) depicting Wyler in a close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed by Wyler in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1975 in his hand. VG
LEE STAN: (1922-2018) American comic book writer, formerly editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Spider-Man in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Lee in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American actress, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Hepburn in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To Henry, Katharine Hepburn'. Some very light surface and corner creasing, largely to the white borders, otherwise VG
CARPENTERS THE: A printed 8vo programme for a concert performance by the Carpenters, supported by Labi Siffre, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, 24th September 1971, individually signed by both Karen and Richard Carpenter with their names alone in blue and black inks to the front cover, featuring an image of the American vocal and instrumental duo in smiling head and shoulders poses together. Rare. Some light surface creasing and age wear, otherwise VG
CHEVALIER MAURICE: (1888-1972) French actor, singer and entertainer, the recipeint of an Honorary Academy Award. Two vintage signed postcard photographs of Chevalier, both different and unusual images, the first depicting the entertainer wearing a bathing suit whilst performing a handstand outdoors, signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, ´Je ne te perds pas de vue!!! Maurice´ (Translation: ´I can´t let you out of my sight!!! Maurice´) and the second showing Chevalier standing outdoors in a full-length pose in a garden and holding a watering can in one hand, signed in black fountain pen ink at the base of the image, ´Thank you old pal - everything is O.K., Maurice´. Some minor surface creasing to the first postcard and the second with a couple of barely noticeable tears to one edge, neatly repaired to the verso. G to VG, 2
BUSH KATE: (1958- ) English singer & songwriter. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Bush in a close-up head and shoulders pose at the height of her career in the 1980s. Signed in black ink across a light area at the base of the image. A couple of very light, minor creases to the corners of the white borders, VG
MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team of 1966. Signed colour 4 x 6 postcard photograph of Moore standing in a three-quarter length pose on a football pitch wearing his white shorts and a pale blue tracksuit top over his West Ham United jersey. Signed by Moore in blue ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image. Some slight traces of former mounting to the verso and one very slight corner crease, otherwise VG
GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A good D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at Saint James´s, 7th September 1946- The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, states, in part, ´Whereas We have thought it necessary for the encouragement of Our Subjects trading to Spain to appoint a Consul-General for the provinces of Cadiz (with the exception of the Spanish State Territory of Ceuta), Huelva, Seville, Cordova, Badajoz and Caceres, to reside at Seville, to take care of the affairs of Our said Subjects and to aid and assist them in all their lawful and mercantile concerns´, and appoints Hugh William Border to the post of Consul-General, ´Hereby giving and granting unto him full power and authority by all lawful means to aid and protect Our Merchants and others Our Subjects, who may trade with, or visit, or reside within his Consular District as aforesaid.....´. Countersigned at the foot by Ernest Bevin (1881-1951) British statesman and politician who served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1945-51. With blind embossed seal to the upper left corner. Accompanied by a related document issued in the name of Francisco Franco (1892-1975) Spanish General who served as head (Caudillo) of the Spanish state 1936-75 and as Prime Minister of Spain 1938-73, bearing his rubber-stamped signature, one page, folio, Madrid, 23rd March 1946, in Spanish, confirming the appointment of Hugh William Border as a Consul-General by His Majesty the King of Great Britain. Countersigned at the foot by Alberto Martin-Artajo (1905-1979) Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1945-57- Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 2
AVALON FRANKIE: (1940- ) American singer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage 20th Century-Fox publicity portrait depicting the former teen idol in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
LAZENBY GEORGE: (1939- ) Australian actor, famous for his portrayal of the fictional British secret agent James Bond. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lazenby in a full-length pose in costume as James Bond, holding a gun in one hand and swinging from a London lamp post, with the Elizabeth Tower visible in the background, in a promotional image originally captured by Terry O´Neill for the spy film On Her Majesty´s Secret Service (1969). Signed by the actor in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. About EX
[DIANA]: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales, the first wife of King Charles III (when Prince of Wales). SPENCER CHARLES (1964- ) 9th Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp. British peer and author, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Earl Spencer´s Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, privately published, Althorp, 1997. The handsome edition features the full text of the eulogy the Earl gave at the funeral of his sister, Princess Diana, at Westminster Abbey on 8th September 1997. Signed (´Charles Spencer´) and inscribed by the Earl in blue ink to the first page. Attractively bound in silk boards with gilt stamped title to the spine and a printed label to the front cover within gilt panelling and with marbled endpapers. Contained within the original pale blue card presentation box with the Althorp device printed in silver to the lid. Some very light, minor scuffing to the printed label on the front cover and with very minor age wear, about VG
FISHER CARRIE: (1956-2016) American actress. Signed colour 8 x 10 light cardstock image of Fisher in a head and shoulders pose in costume from her most famous role as Princess Leia, holding an E-11 blaster rifle in one hand, from the space opera film Star Wars (1977). Signed by Fisher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. Together with Caroline Blakiston (1933- ) English actress. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Blakiston in a head and shoulders pose in costume from her most famous role as Mon Mothma from the film Return of the Jedi (1983), the third instalment of the original Star Wars trilogy. Signed by the actress in bold blue ink across a light area at the base of the image, also adding her character name in her hand beneath her signature. VG, 2
BEERY NOAH: (1882-1946) American actor, older brother of Wallace Beery. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Beery in a dramatic head and shoulders pose in costume from one of his film roles as he removes a pistol from his jacket. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. Some very light, minor corner creasing, otherwise VG
FERRIGNO LOU: (1951- ) American Actor and former Bodybuilder. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Ferrigno, the image depicting him in a half-length pose in costume as Hulk from the television series The Incredible Hulk (1978-82). Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, also adding his character name in his hand beneath his signature. EX.
FONDA HENRY: (1905-1982) American actor, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Fonda in a head and shoulders pose wearing a uniform in costume as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from the American war film Midway (1976) that chronicles the Battle of Midway during World War II. Signed by Fonda in bold black ink to a light area of the image. VG
[CURIE MARIE] (1867-1934) French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics 1903, and for Chemistry 1911. A good original vintage unsigned 4.5 x 6.5 photograph of Curie seated in a profile three-quarter length pose at a desk, reading the document which she holds in her hands. With the credit stamp of A. Harlinger of Rue Sevante, Ners, to the verso. Very slightly neatly irregularly trimmed and with some light, minimal age wear, VG
HOFFMAN DUSTIN: (1937- ) American actor, Academy Award winner. An excellent signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hoffman in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Michael Dorsey in a publicity portrait issued for the American satirical romantic comedy film Tootsie (1982). Signed by Hoffman in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. EX
GRABLE BETTY: (1916-1973) American dancer, singer and actress, the number one pin-up girl of World War II. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Grable seated in a three quarter length pose. Photograph by Murray Korman of New York. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the background. A few light, minor wrinkles to the edges of the image, otherwise VG
BRUNEAU ALFRED: (1857-1934) French composer, known for his collaborations with Emile Zola. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Bruneau, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre, as a Membre de l'institut, and with his address at Rue Vital (Paris) at the base, with five words of French text in his hand, 'vives felicitations et cordiaux souvenirs' (Translation: 'warmest congratulations and fond memories'). Some light areas of age toning and with very minimal traces of former mounting to the verso, G
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