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International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L.
Lot 667

CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English film comedian, Academy Award winner. A wonderful, large vintage signed 9 x 13 photograph of Chaplin, the image depicting the young, dapper actor seated in a three-quarter length pose. Photograph by the Strauss Peyton Studios and bearing their white facsimile credit (and dated of 1921) in the negative to the lower right corner and with a further credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Truly, Chas Chaplin') by Chaplin in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image. Some light silvering to the upper edges and with very slightly neatly trimmed borders, otherwise VG

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Lot 1250

UDERZO ALBERT: (1927-2020) French Comic Book Artist, co-creator and illustrator of the Asterix series. Signed colour 4.5 x 7 photograph of Uderzo in a head and shoulders pose holding a model of Asterix in the foreground. Signed ('Uderzo') in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG.

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Lot 276

ANDRESS URSULA: (1936- ) Swiss-German actress, famous for her role as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Andress in a profile head and shoulders pose in costume as Aphrodite from the fantasy adventure film Clash of the Titans (1981). Signed by Andress in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. One very small, minor crease to the upper right corner of the white border, otherwise EX

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Lot 1028

CHRISTIE ETHEL: (1898-1952) English wife of murderer John Reginald Halliday Christie, herself one of his victims who was later discovered strangled under the floorboards of their house at 10 Rillington Place. An extremely rare A.L.S., 'with love, Ethel & R' (also on behalf of Reginald), two pages (separate leaves), small 4to, 10 Rillington Place, St. Marks Road, London, 17th March 1951, to her sister, Lily Bartle. Christie states that she has just received a letter from their Auntie ´in which she tells me what the specialist said´, continuing ´Why did you not write & tell me. I am very worried about you & if you would like me to come up to Sheffield Reg says that he can manage alright´, further explaining ´I could come up for 3 weeks & then I have to attend at the West London Court as I have summonsed one of the coloured men for assault. I am much better now (I was returning from shopping & he smacked me on the face) & after the case has been heard on the 14th April I could come up again´. In concluding Christie urges her sister to write soon. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Christie. Some light creasing and minor age wear, VG

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Lot 499

GWENN EDMUND: (1875-1959) Welsh actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Gwenn in a half-length pose in costume as Jess Oakroyd from the British comedy film The Good Companions (1933). Signed by Gwenn in bold black fountain pen ink to the image, further adding the film´s title in his hand beneath his signature. A few light surface creases and minor age wear, G

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Lot 1238

VISCONTI LOUIS: (1791-1853) Italian-born French architect and designer, most famous for having designed the tomb of Napoleon at Les Invalides (1842). A.L.S., L Visconti, four pages, 8vo, n.p., 23rd July 1850, to a friend, in French. Visconti writes a largely social letter, explaining that he could not wait any longer to send his friend news, and informing him ´ Je ne sors pas des bains des douches & je ne dirai pas que je suis heureux comme un poisson dans l´eau car les jours de douches me semblent ces punitions du Dante, j´eu recoir cent, et le resultat est que les douleurs s´en vont avec la vie, car je ne puis presque me tenir sur mes jambes, les medecins disent tant mieux.......peut etre ont ils raison l´avenir le decidera ou en sont les marbres; car je vous dirai mon cher......que le corps est ici et la tete vous savez ou´ (Translation: ´ I don't get out of the baths and showers & I wouldn't say that I'm as happy as a fish in water because shower days seem to me like Dante's punishments, I've had a hundred of them, and the result is that the pain goes with life, because I can hardly stand on my legs, the doctors say so much the better....... Perhaps they are right, the future will decide where the marbles are; for I will tell you my dear ...... that the body is here and the head you know where´), also referring to the Greek Gods and various mutual acquaintances before also remarking ´Je voudrais aller vous critiquer, mais j´aurais de la pline a trouver le defaut de la cuirasse car sans vous faire des compliment vous avez un instinct naturel qui est desesperant pour les perdants´ (Translation: ´I'd like to go and criticise you, but I'd be hard pressed to find the flaw in your armour because, without paying you any compliments, you have a natural instinct that is desperate for losers´) and also encouraging his friend to visit Visconti´s daughter as they are close and it would make her very happy. Some very light, minor age wear and a couple of small tears to the final page, only affecting a couple of words of text and not the signature. About VG

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Lot 992

JAGGER BIANCA: (1945- ) Nicaraguan social and human rights advocate, a former actress and the wife of Mick Jagger from 1971-78. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Jagger in a half-length pose. Signed in bold blue ink across a light area of the image. EX

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Lot 178

CABOT BRUCE: (1904-1972) American actor, remembered for his performance as Jack Driscoll in the horror monster film King Kong (1933). Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Cabot, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depciting the actor seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the image (the inscription a little light in places). A couple of very light, minor corner creases to the borders, VG

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Lot 595

STRANGLERS THE: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by all five members of the English rock band The Stranglers individually, being a 1990s line-up comprising Jet Black, John Ellis, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Paul Roberts, the image depicting the musicians standing together in a row in three-quarter length poses. Signed by each in blue or black inks with their names alone to the lower white border. A few light surface creases, otherwise about VG

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Lot 1360

LE CARRE JOHN: (1931-2020) British author of espionage novels. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the novelist standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose in Cornwall, with his home, Tregiffian Cottage, visible in the distance. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. EX

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Lot 1195

PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. A printed 8vo softcover copy of the exhibition catalogue for Picasso Paintings 1950-60 held at the Galerie Rosengart in Lucerne in the summer of 1961, featuring a brief essay in German and with sixteen plate illustrations (ten in colour) of Picasso´s paintings. To the title page Picasso has drawn a wonderful original bold purple and black crayon drawing of a bearded man´s head, boldly signing his name (´Picasso´) in black crayon immediately beneath the drawing and adding the date, 3rd February 1962, to the head of the page, also in bold black crayon. With the original printed paper covers featuring a drawing Picasso made especially for the exhibition catalogue. The title page is neatly detached from the binding, and some of the other inside pages are becoming a little loose. Some very light, minor age wear to the outer covers, about VG

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Lot 1485

APOLLO X: The folio printed outer cover pages from an edition of the Daily Mirror newspaper of 27th May 1969 featuring the headline Oh, So Smooth!, with an image of the three crew members in half-length poses together on board the helicopter carrier Princeton following the conclusion of their mission and an article reporting on the eight-day journey, becoming the second spaceflight to orbit the moon, individually signed by the three crew members of Apollo X, comprising Thomas Stafford (1930-2024) American astronaut, Commander of the Apollo X mission, 1969; John Young (1930-2018) American astronaut, Command Module Pilot of the Apollo X mission, 1969, and later the ninth man to walk on the moon as Commander of the Apollo XVI mission, 1972; and Gene Cernan (1934-2017) American astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo X mission, 1969, and later the eleventh man to walk on the moon as Commander of the Apollo XVII mission, 1972. All have signed in bold blue inks to the image and each astronaut has added the mission name in their hands beneath their signatures. Some very slight, minor ink bleeding. Some light overall age wear and minor creasing, about VG

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Lot 85

BERGMAN INGRID: (1915-1982) Swedish actress, Academy Award winner. An excellent vintage signed sepia 6 x 8 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Baron Studios Ltd. of London and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Bergman in bold black ink to a light area of the image. About EX

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Lot 676

LANCASTER BURT: (1913-1994) American actor, Academy Award winner. A printed large 4to menu for a first class transatlantic Trans World Airlines flight, incorporating details of the in flight Duty Free shop, n.d. (c.1970s), signed and inscribed by Lancaster to a light area of the colour printed front cover, featuring an image of a TWA aeroplane in flight. Some very light, minor age wear and with a light stain to the back cover, about VG

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Lot 787

BARDOT BRIGITTE: (1934- ) French actress and sex symbol. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Bardot in a head and shoulders pose, with her glasses perched on top of her head, raising an unlit cigarette to her lips and holding another unlit cigarette in her other hand. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX

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Lot 194

CAREY HARRY: (1878-1947) American actor, one of silent film´s earliest superstars who was usually cast as a hero in Westerns. An Academy Award nominee. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Carey in a head and shoulders pose in costume from one of his Western films. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image. Some very light, minor silvering to the image, VG

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Lot 1353

WELLS H.G.: (1866-1946) English writer, remembered for his science fiction novels. A good A.L.S., H. G. Wells, one page, small 4to, Easton Glebe, Dunmow, n.d. (annotated 1916 in another hand at the head), to Huntly Carter. Wells writes in response to Carter's letter in which the journalist had posed some questions to Wells, asking what his opinion of the industrial situation regarding Labour, capital and the nation as a commercial entity was, as well as the best policies to be followed. Wells answers by stating, in part, '1a Labour will be after some fool's grievance about the C[onscience] O[bjectors] or suchlike, under the guidance of Fenner Brockway, Ramsay MacDonald & so forth......Labour will be unaware that there is an economic problem. Labour will be sheep in a narrow road. 1b. Capital will be scrambling back towards the old conditions in a stupid instinctive way under cover of an Irish row. 1c. Nonsense! Do you mean economic? 2a. 2b. 2c. Think hard. But this is Utopian'. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few very small pinholes to the upper left corner, otherwise VGHuntly Carter (1862-1942) British author, journalist and critic of the performing and visual arts.Fenner Brockway (1888-1988) British socialist politician, humanist campaigner and anti-war activist who served as Chairman of the Independent Labour Party (1931-33) and then as its General Secretary (1933-39).James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) Scottish politician who first belonged to the Labour Party. British Prime Minister 1924, 1929-35.

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Lot 584

HARRY DEBBIE: (1945- ) American singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of the rock band Blondie. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Harry in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX

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Lot 1054

LEONCAVALLO RUGGERO: (1857-1919) Italian composer. A good A.M.Q.S., R. Leoncavallo, to the verso of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name (´R. Leoncavallo´) to the centre, Munich, 13th August 1894. Leoncavallo has penned two bars of music, with lyrics beneath, which he identifies as being from Act III of I Medici. Some very light, minor age wear to the edges of the recto, otherwise VGI Medici is an opera in four acts composed by Leoncavallo, with a libretto by the composer, which received its premiere at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on 6th November 1893. The opera is set in Renaissance Florence at the court of Lorenzo de´ Medici.

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Lot 95

DAVIS JR. SAMMY: (1925-1990) American Entertainer, a member of the Rat Pack. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image showing Davis Jr. standing in a half-length pose, performing with microphone in hand. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. VG

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Lot 457

KOENIG WALTER: (1936- ) American actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Koenig seated in a half-length pose, in costume from his most famous role as Ensign Pavel Chekov from the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Signed by Koenig in blue ink with his name alone to a largely light area at the centre of the image. EX

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Lot 478

HANNA BARBERA: HANNA BILL (1910-2001) & BARBERA JOE (1911-2006) American animators. Co-founders of the animation studios Hanna-Barbera. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Hanna and Barbera individually, the image showing most of their iconic animated cartoon characters, including The Flingstones, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Top Cat, and many more. Signed by both Hanna and Barbera in bold black inks to light areas at the base of the image. VG

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Lot 256

BRACCO LORRAINE: (1954- ) American Actress, an Academy Award nominee. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Karen Hill from Martin Scorsese's biographical crime drama film Goodfellas (1990). Signed by Bracco in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. It was for her performance in this role that Bracco was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. VG

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Lot 355

GHOSTBUSTERS: A good selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various main and supporting cast members of the American supernatural comedy film Ghostbusters (1984) comprising Bill Murray (Peter Venkman; the image depicting the actor in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Frank Milo from Mad Dog and Glory. A rare signed photograph with a printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicating that the signature was obtained in person by a French collector in Paris on 12th February 2014), Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz), Sigourney Weaver (Dana Barrett; the image depicting the actress in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Katharine Parker from Working Girl), Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler), Rick Moranis (Louis Tully), Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz), and William Atherton (Walter Peck). All are boldly signed by the actors to light or clear areas of the images and none are inscribed. Colour (2). VG to EX, 7

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Lot 533

WILLIAMS KENNETH: (1926-1988) British actor and comedian, best remembered for his roles in over twenty Carry On films between 1958-78, making his debut in Carry On Sergeant. Signed 9.5 x 7 photograph of Williams seated in a half-length pose with a typical expression on his face, in a scene from one of the Carry On films. A framed photograph of Hattie Jacques can be seen on the desk in the foreground. Signed by Williams in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. One small, minor crease to the upper left corner, VG

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Lot 623

FOOTBALL: A small 8vo printed official programme for Arsenal FC v. Staevnet (Copenhagen) in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 1st Round (2nd Leg) at Highbury, 22nd October 1963, signed to the front and back covers and the inside team sheet by over 25 footballers from an England and Rest of the World XI who were present at the fixture including Ray Wilson, George Cohen, Denis Law, Eusebio, Ferenc Puskas, Uwe Seeler, Francisco Gento, Djalma Santos, Brian Labone, Tony Waiters, Roger Hunt, Alfredo di Stefano, Lev Yashin etc. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG

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Lot 1253

LEE STAN: (1922-2018) American comic book writer, formerly editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lee standing in a half-length pose with various copies of comics, including The Incredible Hulk, on display shelves in the immediate background. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1989 in his hand. VG

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Lot 311

SABU: (1924-1963) Indian actor. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Sabu in a head and shoulders pose in costume from perhaps his most famous role as Abu in the British historical fantasy film The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Signed in bold, dark blue fountain pen ink by Sabu to a light area at the base of the image. With the original printed caption neatly affixed to the verso. Signed photographs of Sabu of this size and quality are scarce, largely as a result of his untimely death at the age of 39. A few very light, minor surface and corner creases, largely to the white borders, VG

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Lot 403

WHITTAKER JODIE: (1982- ) English actress, the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who (2017-22). Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the smiling actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a light area at the head of the image. EX

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Lot 1036

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: A good selection of A.Ls.S. by a variety of famous French men and women, most associated with the arts during the 19th century, including Tony Johannot (regarding the colourisation of an illustration), Joseph Thierry (a brief letter passing on the thanks of a friend to his brother), Adrien Dauzats (a lengthy letter announcing his imminent return to Paris after an exile in a cold, grey country, where he studied monuments for a long time but never conquered them), Philbert Rouviere (a good original signed self-portrait in pencil, with a brief quotation from William Shakespeare´s Hamlet), Henry Monnier (referring to a proposal from the publisher Dentu which he finds excellent), Charles Odry (manuscript receipt for four performances, 1841), Jean-Baptiste Provost (announcing that he will be absent for the next hunt, as he is on holiday in Switzerland), Charles-Edme Vernet (stating that he will leave the troupe des Varietes), Augustine Susanne Brohan (agreeing to an appointment for her daughter), Francois Desnoyer (two letters to the French artist and designer Christian Berard, in one making a reference to Berthe Weill´s gallery and the other written during the German occupation), Auguste Feyen-Perrin (two letters, one most probably written to the sculptor Ludovic Eugene Durand), Jacques Ibert (to the French librettist Albert Willemetz, 1953), Georges Ohnet (acceding to the request of a colleague), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (brief letter to Edouard Dubufe regarding a general meeting), Jules Ziegler (regarding the cost of sewage works at Voisinlieu where Ziegler had established a sandstone vase factory) etc. Some light age wear and a few minor faults, generally G to VG, 26

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Lot 19

LUPINO IDA: (1918-1995) British-born American actress and film director. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage Columbia Pictures portrait depicting the actress in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Ellen Creed from the American film noir Ladies in Retirement (1941). Signed by Lupino in black ink to a light area of the background, ´Hello! Barry, This was when I played a very wicked woman, Fondly Ida (Lupino)´, and dated 1983 in her hand. Some light surface and corner creasing, otherwise about VG

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Lot 788

GAINSBOURG CHARLOTTE: (1971- ) French-British actress and singer, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Gainsbourg seated in a full-length barefoot pose with her head bowed downwards. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX

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Lot 172

BACLANOVA OLGA: (1893-1974) Russian-born American actress who starred in Tod Browning's cult-classic horror film Freaks (1932) as the scheming trapeze artist Cleopatra. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose wearing a pearl necklace and matching earrings. Photograph by Witzel of Hollywood and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image and dated Hollywood, 1927, in her hand. VG

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Lot 1227

WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American pop artist. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Warhol, first edition published by The Tate Gallery, London, 1971, as the exhibition catalogue for Warhol´s works on display at the gallery from 17th February to 28th March 1971, featuring a foreword by Norman Reid, an essay by Richard Morphet, and various illustrations (some in colour). Signed by Warhol with his name alone to the front cover of the colour dust jacket which features his famous 1964 image of Marilyn Monroe (an image of Elizabeth Taylor entitled Liz from 1963 appears on the back cover). The signature is a little light although remains perfectly legible. Some light wrinkling and minor age wear to the dust jacket and some very light foxing to the title pages, otherwise about VG

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Lot 852

THERON CHARLIZE: (1975- ) South African actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 colour photograph, the image depicting the actress in a half-length nude pose. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG

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Lot 1308

[DICKENS CHARLES]: (1812-1870) English novelist. A good vintage unsigned stereopticon photograph of Dickens (approximately 17.5 x 8.5 cm), the sepia albumen print featuring two portrait images of the novelist standing in a three-quarter length pose, wearing a distinctive black wool overcoat with a quilted silk lining hand stitched with a scrolled feather design. a dark waistcoat and pocket watch, and resting one hand on the back of a chair. Photograph by Jeremiah Gurney & Son of New York and bearing their imprint to the left border of the photographer´s mount. A few contemporary and later annotations to the verso and with a few traces of former mounting. Some light age wear, otherwise VGThe present image of Dickens was captured in November 1867, upon or soon after Dickens had arrived in America for his second reading tour. From December 1867 until the April of the following year, Dickens performed seventy-six readings, shuttling himself between Boston and New York. The dapper and distinctive overcoat that Dickens can be seen wearing was given by the novelist to the newspaper publisher and philanthropist George W. Childs of Philadelphia, who in turn gifted it to P. T. Barnum´s American Museum. Jeremiah Gurney (1812-1895) American daguerreotype photographer, known for having taken the only known photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death.

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Lot 483

TODD THELMA: (1906-1935) American actress, famous for her roles in various comedy films alongside The Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton and others. A rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Todd in a smiling head and shoulders pose wearing a pearl necklace. Photograph by Stax and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in white fountain pen ink to the base of the image and dated 1929 in her hand, the same year in which she appeared in her first full length talkie, Her Private Life. The ink is a touch light in places although remains reasonably legible. Autographs of Todd are rare in any form as a result of her untimely death at the young age of 29. About EX

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LEMMON JACK: (1925-2001) American actor, Academy Award winner. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lemmon, the original vintage publicity portrait depicting the actor in a head and shoulders pose in costume as C. C. ´Bud´ Baxter from the romantic-comedy drama film The Apartment (1960). Signed by Lemmon in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. It was for his performance in this film that Lemmon was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award, and the film itself won the Best Picture Oscar in 1961. A few very light, minor creases to the corners of the white borders, otherwise VG

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Lot 1094

MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A remarkable A.L.S., Montgomerty of Alamein, one page, 4to, Isington Mill, Alton, Hampshire, 20th April 1968, to [Major Michael Babington Charles] Hawkins. Montgomery asks for his thanks to be conveyed to the Duke of Gloucester for ´telling you to write to me about my gift to the Imperial War Museum of the original copy of the Luneburg Heath surrender document´, and continues to reveal that ´His Royal Highness should know that I disobeyed orders in not sending the original to Eisenhower´s H. Q. - as I was told to do. If I had sent it, it would now be in the United States. I sent Eisenhower photostat copies´. Montgomery further reflects ´There are times when one disobeys orders! As a C-in-C in the field in war time one is in a strong position. When I was a junior officer it was generally advisable to do as one was told - but in my case, not always!!´. A letter of outstanding content. Some very light, minimal creasing to the edges, otherwise VGMontgomery had accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany including all islands, in Denmark, and all naval ships in those areas, at Luneburg Heath on 4th May 1945. As the present letter indicates, the Field Marshal donated the original historical document to the Imperial War Museum. On 9th September 1968 Montgomery was invited to open a new documents room at the museum, the surrender document being the centrepiece exhibit.

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Lot 739

CUSHING PETER: (1913-1994) English actor, famous for his roles in the Hammer Films, as well as portraying Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of the actor in a close-up head and shoulders pose gently resting his chin on his hands. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border. One very light, extremely minor surface crease to the upper edge, otherwise VG

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MANSFIELD JAYNE: (1933-1967) American actress & sex symbol. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Mansfield standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Angel O'Hara from the American film noir Illegal (1955) in which Mansfield starred opposite Edward G. Robinson. Signed by Mansfield in blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the centre of the image. Some light surface and corner creasing, otherwise about VG

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Lot 148

MALLE LOUIS: (1932-1995) French film director. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Malle in a head and shoulders pose on the set of his adventure comedy film Viva Maria! (1965) which starred Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau. Signed by the director in blue ink with his name alone to a largely light area of the image. A couple of very minor, small creases to the lower right corner, otherwise VG

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LAMOUR DOROTHY: (1914-1996) American actress. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Millie Cook from the American biographical film Dixie (1943) based on the life and career of songwriter Daniel Decatur Emmett. Signed by Lamour in black fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. Some light surface and corner creasing, otherwise about VG

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Lot 734

DEAN JAMES: (1931-1955) American actor, an Academy Award nominee (the only actor to have been nominated posthumously twice). An excellent A.L.S., Jim (twice), two pages, slim 4to, n.p. (Burbank, California), n.d. (19th May 1954), to his girlfriend Miss. Barbara Glenn (´Darling´). Dean commences his letter with potentially heart-breaking lines, ´I haven´t written because I have fallen in love. It had to happen sooner or later´, although immediately reveals the subject of his affection, ´It´s not a very good picture of him, but that´s "Cisco the Kid", the new member of the family´ and explains ´He gives me confidence. He makes my hands and my heart strong. He´s a very spirited horse but well trained. That´s my trainer in the picture. Throughbred (sic) Palomino (black main (sic) and tail)......He shakes hands and everything. May use him in the movie´, Dean continues to write in a more personal vein, ´I´m very lonely. Your card smelled so good, please don´t do that (dirty tricks, I´m still a Calif-virgen. I hate this place. [Elia] Kazan and everybody but Cisco can go fuck themselves. Don´t call because I haven´t got a place of my own yet. Just keep writting (sic) Honey those are the nicest, sweetest letters in the world. Oh, the terrible doubts an artist is given to!´ and also reveals ´I miss the souls of good men and bad men´, before concluding by inviting Glenn to come and see him sometime and remarking ´There´s not much we can say on the phone´. In a signed postscript Dean asks to have the photograph returned, adding ´By that time I will have had some good ones taken´. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Dean. Together with the original 3 x 5 photograph of Cisco the Kid referred to by Dean in his letter, the image depicting the handsome horse standing in a field with his trainer crouched alongside. A wonderful, personal love letter from Dean to his girlfriend, displaying a number of the actor´s personality traits and emotions from his tongue in cheek sense of humour to his tenderness and loneliness, although also demonstrating his youthful, rebellious nature, particularly towards the director Elia Kazan. Autograph letters of Dean are of the utmost rarity and the present example is written at a particularly significant moment in the actor's brief career. A few very light, extremely minor creases to the letter and the photograph with a couple of vertical surface creases and some minor staining to the white borders. G to VG, 2Dean´s letter is written just over a month after the actor left New York City for California, having been cast by Elia Kazan in his lead film debut as Cal Trask in East of Eden, an adaptation of John Steinbeck´s novel of the same title. East of Eden was the only film starring Dean released in his lifetime and the actor was nominated posthumously for the 1956 Academy Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role of 1955, the first official posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history.It is understood that Barbara Glenn was first introduced to Dean in New York by their mutual friend the actor Martin Landau in late 1940s/early 1950s. Dean and Glenn's romantic relationship was believed to be an intense one involving multiple break-ups and reconciliations, and represented Glenn's first serious, mature relationship.

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[BATTLE OF BRITAIN]: CARSWELL MALCOLM: (1915-2003) New Zealand fighter pilot of World War II. D.S., M K Carswell, one page, folio, n.p. (RAF Acklington, Northumberland?), n.d. (1940). The partially printed document, completed in Carswell's hand, largely in pencil, is a Combat Report (Form "F", marked Secret) providing details of one of the pilot's aerial engagements, the General Report stating ´I had my sights dead on but impossible to tell whether any hits made. I then came out of clouds & circled round but did not sight E[nemy] A[ircraft] again. I saw no markings on EA but type was unmistakable´. Signed in pencil by Carswell at the foot in his capacity as a Flight Officer with 43 Squadron. A couple of very light, extremely minor creases, VG

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KELLY GENE: (1912-1996) American dancer, actor, singer and choreographer, the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Kelly, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting the entertainer in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to the base of the image. A few very light, minor surface and corner creases to the white borders, otherwise VG

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Lot 1661

REITZ FRANCIS WILLIAM: (1844-1934) South African politician and statesman who served as State President of the Orange Free State 1889-95 and as State Secretary of the South African Republic 1898-1902 at the time of the Second Boer War. A good A.L.S., F. W. Reitz, two pages, 4to, Pretoria, 16th January 1899, to Charles de Mosenthal (´My dear Friend´). Reitz thanks his correspondent for their letter and sends a payment for some pyrethrin seed which he had found very good, explaining that the plant seems to thrive in his country, although adding ´What I want to ascertain is whether the leaves of the plant in their green state are also pernicious to insects, for if so I mean to plant it all round my garden as a protection to my vegetables from insects of which we have many in this country that attack plants and trees. I almost fear however that it is only in its dried conditions that the plant is destructive to insects´. The statesman continues his letter by discussing the upcoming Paris Exhibition, ´the necessary committee and officials both in Paris and here were appointed about a year ago, and before I became State Secretary. A large sum of money has also been placed on two estimates for the purpose (20 or 30 thousand pounds). I think it is a pity that the Orange Free State.....did not see fit to place a sum on the estimates for the same purpose, for though from a commercial point of view there may be no great advantage in advertising a State at such Exhibitions, yet from a political point of view, States like the two Republics should take advantage of every chance of making known to the European world that they exist, & mean to continue existing´. Reitz concludes his letter by making a reference to his family, in particular one of his (thirteen) sons who is studyling law in Amsterdam and who ´has also joined Grays Inn London whether (sic) he goes every quarter to eat his dinners & (once a year) to pass examinations´. Some light age wear and with a couple of neat tears to one edge, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, otherwise about VG

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WELLS H.G.: (1866-1946) English writer, remembered for his science fiction novels. A.L.S., H. G. Wells, one page, small 4to, Hanover Terrace, Regent´s Park, London, 17th February 1946, to Mr. Ernest (?). Wells regrets to inform his correspondent that ´engagements & the limitations upon my time & energy make it impossible for me to accept your invitation to lunch at Grosvenor House´. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG

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ACTON HAROLD: (1904-1994) British writer and scholar, a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. A.L.S., Harold Acton, one page, 4to, La Pietra, Florence, 14th September 1976, to [Stephen] Brook. Acton states that he agrees with his correspondent and that Lord Berners deserves a biography, ´which might be very unusual and an amusing "period-piece" depending on the writer´s approach´, explaining, however, that he is unable to take on the task himself, although suggesting that Berners´ friend, Robert Heber-Percy (´who inherited his house at Faringdon, near Oxford´) should be able to suggest a worthy biographer, and further adding ´My own suggestion would be Peter Quennell, but I gather he is engaged in his own autobiography. Sir Frederick Ashton might also be able to suggest a qualified writer as Lord Berners contributed much to the ballet, even in Diaghilev´s time´. Together with a second A.L.S., Harold Acton, two pages, 8vo, Piccadilly, London, 26th November 1976, also to [Stephen] Brook, on the printed stationery of the Ritz Hotel. Acton states that he finds ´the whirl of London very fatiguing after Florence´ and regrets that he will not be able to meet Brook, further writing ´Any book about Lord Berners would involve some knowledge of his music but he has left some characteristic writings and paintings for he was extremely versatile. I fear it would not be an easy task, unless you had access to his correspondence. And I wonder if such a book could interest the average modern reader? Even I am treated as somewhat of a dodo´. A few light creases and one small tear to the edges of the first letter, generally VG, 2Stephen Brook (1947- ) English author and wine journalist, a former editor of The Atlantic Monthly Magazine and publisher at Routledge, Kegan & Paul from 1976-80.Gerañd Tyrwhitt (1883-1950) Lord Berners. British composer, novelist, painter and aesthete.

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ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969), the first man to walk on the moon. A printed colour 4 x 6 invitation card issued to Mrs. S. Tredaway by the Directors of Thermalite, inviting her to a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel in London on 15th February 1985, to officially launch the Thermalite Lift-Off Campaign, at which Neil Armstrong was the Guest of Honour, the recto featuring a colour image of a space shuttle being launched. Signed by Armstrong in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Accompanied by a small selection of colour photocopies of various images and newspaper clippings relating to the event, including one depicting Armstrong signing the present card in the presence of Mrs. Tredaway. VG

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Lot 441

ULLMANN LIV: (1938- ) Norwegian actress. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Ullmann standing outdoors in a happy full-length pose, the Columbia Pictures publicity portrait dating from 1972 at which time the actress portrayed Pope Joan in the British historical drama film Pope Joan. Signed by Ullmann in bold, dark fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. About EX

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Lot 937

GRIEG EDVARD: (1843-1907) Norwegian composer and pianist. Autograph Telegram Signed, Edvard, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p. (Clapham Common, London), n.d., to his wife, Nina Grieg (´Madame Grieg´) at the King of Denmark Hotel in Copenhagen. Grieg informs his wife that he has arrived safely and enquires ´How are you?´. Some light creasing and very slightly irregularly torn to the upper edge, GNina Grieg (1845-1935) Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano, the first cosuin of Edvard Grieg whom she married in 1867.Grieg´s telegram is written on the printed stationery of 47 North Side, Clapham Common, the residence he stayed at when visiting London.

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MADONNA: (1958- ) American singer and actress. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Madonna standing in a sexy three-quarter length pose wearing a jeweled bodice during a 1991 fashion shoot for Vogue Italia by photographer Steven Meisel. Signed by Madonna in bold blue ink with her name alone (a slightly hurried example) to a light area of the image. EX

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Lot 401

EVERETT RUPERT: (1959- ) English actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Everett in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Guy Bennett from the British romantic historical drama film Another Country (1984). Signed by the actor in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. VG

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Lot 934

BARTOK BELA: (1881-1945) Hungarian composer and pianist. A.L.S., Bela Bartok, two pages, 8vo, Berlin, 11th December 1929, to [Michel-Dimitri] Calvocoressi, in German. Bartok sends his correspondent a German version of an appendix (no longer present) that he had previously mentioned, adding that he had been through it himself and submitted some corrections, and continuing to draw Calvocoressi´s attention to a few points, ´1) “Komitat”: is a German term; the word actually means “county”, doesn’t it? Here it means “department”. I don’t think it’s good to use a German term, rather use “county” or some other English word. 2) S. 97 “Brunn” is the German name; an English name exists, but should we use the Czech name “Brno”? 3) S.98 Turoezszentmarton and Rozsa are the Hungarian place names. Should we use those, or the official Slovak names Turciansky Svatyillartin and Ruzomberok? 4) S.99 Appendix III is overblown! (This was the unfortunate idea the German editors came up with, which is quite impossible to translate into English). Instead, we should insert the new, attached, Appendix III. 5) S.113 “Pandur” or “Pandour”?? The Oxford Dictionary uses the second. 6) “Biro” original means “judge”. But “Dorfrichter” or “Dorfschulze” are used more often, meaning something like “mayor of the village”’; but a mayor is very definitely not a “judge”! Is there then an equivalent word in English? A “biro” in a village is a farmer, who over many years has come to take a lead over official affairs of the village´. Some light overall foxing and with a thin band of discoloration to one edge, GMichel-Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877-1944) French-born English music critic and musicologist of Greek descent. Bartok´s letter most likely refers to his entry within Grove´s Dictionary of Music and Musicians which was first published in 1878.

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Lot 208

KARATE KID THE: PAT MORITA (1932-2005) Japanese-American actor and comedian, an Academy Award nominee. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Morita in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Mr. Miyagi from the American martial arts drama film The Karate Kid (1984). Signed in bold dark purple ink `Stay Happy Always, Pat Morita "Mr. Miyagi" to a clear area of the image. It was for his performance in this film that Morita received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Together with RALPH MACCHIO (1961- ) American Actor. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by Macchio, the image showing him in a close-up youth portrait pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone across a light area of the image. VG, 2

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Lot 1006

ESCOFFIER AUGUSTE: (1846-1935) French chef and restaurateur who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. A good vintage signed 5 x 7.5 photograph of Escoffier seated in a studious three-quarter length pose at a small table upon which appear several books. The chef rests his chin on one hand and holds a pen in the other as he writes on the paper before him. Photograph by Jacquier of Regent Street, London, and bearing their imprint to the lower mount. Signed (´A Escoffier´) in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer´s mount and dated London, December 1913 in his hand. The photograph was evidently originally inscribed by Escoffier to a friend in New York, however the name of the individual has been very neatly erased at one stage and only a few words of the greeting remain legible today. Signed photographs of Escoffier are extremely rare and desirable. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the lower edge and with some light age wear and minor creasing to the photographer´s mount, G

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[THE WIZARD OF OZ]: BURKE BILLIE (1884-1970) American actress, remembered for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz (1939). A good vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Burke in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull and bearing his (largely obscured) credit stamp to the verso. Signed by the actress in fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. An ink annotation to the verso in the hand of a collector indicates that the signature was obtained in person 'outside El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, during run of "Anything Goes", September 5th 1935'. Some heavy traces of former mounting to the verso, and a couple of very light, minor creases to the corners of the borders, otherwise about VG

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Lot 217

REEVE CHRISTOPHER: (1952-2004) American actor, remembered for playing the title character in the superhero film Superman (1978) and three sequels. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of Reeve in a head and shoulders pose, with one hand oustretched before him, in costume from Superman II (1980). Signed by Reeve in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains to the upper edge, otherwise EX

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Lot 402

HIDDLESTON TOM: (1981- ) English actor. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Hiddleston in a head and shoulders pose on the occasion of the United Kingdom film release of the British crime film Brighton Rock (2010) at the Odeon West End in London, February 2011. Signed by Hiddleston in black ink with a somewhat hurried signature across a light area at the base of the image. A printed sticker neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the premiere of the British dystopian thriller film High-Rise (in which Hiddleston starred in the role of Robert Laing) at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, during the BFI London Film Festival on 9th October 2015. EX

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