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[BIGGLES]: JOHNS W. E. (1893-1968) English Pilot and Writer of adventure stories, creator of the ace pilot Biggles. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('Yours sincerely W. E. Johns') on a 12mo card, neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album. Together with Leslie Stead (1899-1986) English Illustrator of many of the Biggles novels. A good original pencil drawing signed by Stead on a 12mo piece, the image depicting the famous pilot in a head and shoulders pose wearing his flying cap and goggles. Signed ('Stead') in pencil at the base of the drawing and with the additional holograph salutation 'Biggles sends every good wish'. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album. A rare pair of autographs. About VG, 2 Stead apparently based Biggles' face upon his own face.
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GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A good, interesting series of sixteen A.Ls.S., C G Gordon, thirty one pages (total), mainly 8vo, various places (Mauritius, Jerusalem, Cape Town, Southampton etc.), November 1881 - November 1882, all to Charles Button in the Seychelles. The letters relate to the botany of the Seychelles, in particular the Coco de Mer and tortoises, and state, in part, ‘I got your paper on the Coco de Mer…if it was you who sent me the little tortoise, many thanks for it’ (20th November 1881), ‘I sent your remarks on to Mr. Broome about the Coco de Mer, and he writes that he takes the greatest interest in them. The great officials at Kew are also very much interested in the subject and you may expect that orders will come out, for a much more careful surveillance over there….I have asked Mr. Brodie to do some commissions for me, and feel sure you will help him’ (20th December 1881), ‘I am also glad that you are looking after the Coco de Mer….Glad to hear of your success in curing Cocoa Nut tree disease by the tests. Get the case or any you have given Brodie, for me, for he is too busy to attend to anything. Look after the two tortoises in the Govt. Plot…’ (5th February 1882), ‘I want the four little tortoises alive not dead. You may have to pay more for them than I put down however I will repay you. I send you a little box enclosing two brooches (neither the box or brooches still present) for Mrs. Button, one is the arms of the Seychelles when it gets free of the Mauritius, the other is the Hindoo representation of Universe. The Hindoos think that Curuman one of the incarnations of Bhudda, and which name signifies Tortoise when the flood came took the form of a tortoise and placed the Ark on his back & took it to Ararat with Noah. The tortoise eggs take six months to hatch. The flood lasted four months so that I think the flood covered them and that when it subsided, the eggs were hatched, they never could have walked down from Ararat. You see none of these isles have much animal life on them. NB. I forgot to ask you to get me in a bottle of spirits one of the little snakes, which are found on Praslin’ (10th February 1882), ‘I want the two or four Tortoises to be little ones and alive’ (16th February 1882), ‘Your letter was very interesting and I hope you will keep an eye on everything connected with the Coco de Mer, especially its mode of germination….this will be closely looked into….’ and ‘I would like a short bit of Common Cocoa nut wood, as well as of the Coco de Mer wood’ (both 7th March 1882), ‘If I do not come, keep the little tortoises for me. I may send for them at some future time’ (15th March 1882), ‘The vessel for Zanzibar which I had hoped to catch has not been able to await the coming in of mail, so that I may after all, have to come by the April mail. Please have everything ready….’ (19th March 1882), ‘I hear all the first class passages are taken for the mail leaving here on 18th April, so I may consider it almost certain I cannot come through Seychelles, so kindly see the things packed safely and ready to go….Mr. Broome….has no objection to you making the collection of things I want, and of taking specimens from the Govt. lands. I fear you will have trouble to get the two roots. If you have enough money, get a double set of each….’ (21st March 1882), ‘Many thanks for all you have done for me….Let me know how you go on at Seychelles in which place I take a great interest….This colony is a smart one & there is plenty of vigour in it’ (Cape Town, 17th June 1882), ‘Tell me about the Coco de Mer and anything you can think of in the way of curious things, for I shall take a great interest in Seychelles & Praslin….How is the Coco de Mer in the Govt. garden….and how are the Tortoises. I hope that they are looked after. Remember you are to keep two little ones for me of the Brood which came out last October. I wish I could come and settle out at Seychelles but it is too far off and I am thinking of settling down in Palestine’ (22nd October 1882), ‘Here is a letter (no longer present) from Mr. Dyer who evidently considers you to be what I know you are, a most valuable botanical ally….You know the buds sprout [here Gordon has illustrated his letter with two small ink drawings of clusters of buds]…put some of these up for me, but do not send them…for fear they should be stolen. I am sorry I lost the small cooped backed tortoise, in fact all the small things were stolen….Write me how the two big Tortoises are, also anything new about Coco de Mer’ (25th November 1882), ‘Thanks for your kind offer of the small Tortoises. I hope you will not give any away at all. A time will come when they will be very valuable and it is a great pity to give any of them away, they are only neglected’ (n.d.). Also including an autograph manuscript, unsigned, in Gordon’s hand, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. The manuscript is a list of seven numbered repairs which Gordon wishes to be carried out, including fixing roofs to outbuildings, repairing water pipes, placing double sashes in the windows, fixing an iron stove and slightly expanding a stable for three horses etc. A small original ink drawing in Gordon’s hand appears to the verso, detailing the rooms of the buildings and identifying the kitchen and stables. With some further pencil calculations and a small diagram in an unidentified hand. A fascinating archive of letters. Some of the letters have small, neat splits at the folds (a few slightly more extensive, and with contemporary repairs with small pieces of tape) slightly affecting some words of text, a few letters with small holes just affecting a few words of text etc. FR to generally G, 17
BRITISH ADMIRALS: Selection of A.Ls.S., a few T.Ls.S. etc., by various British Admirals, many of whom served during World War I, including John Kelly (3; two in pencil written to Vice-Admiral Francis Pridham), Percy Scott, Thomas James, Alan Hotham, Lionel Halsey (writing on behalf of the Prince of Wales, 1931), William Goodenough, Eric Geddes, Barry Domvile, John De Robeck, Stanley Colville, Cyril Cameron, Roger Backhouse (2; both to Vice-Admiral Francis Pridham) etc. Generally VG, 19
SCHIRACH BALDUR VON: (1907-1974) German Reichsjugendfuhrer, head of the Hitler-Jugend (Hitler Youth) from 1931-40 and Gauleiter of Vienna 1940-45. T.L.S., Schirach, one page, oblong 4to, Munich, 9th March 1932, to [Ernst Rohm], on the printed stationery of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, in German. Schirach, in his capacity as Reichsjugendfuhrer, writes to his superior and states, in full, 'I ask that note be taken of the following memorandum of the Reich Leader of the H[itler] J[ugend], with which I agree completely. I think it is intolerable that the 'Federation of German Girls in the Hitler Youth' be removed from the structure of the youth organisations and be subordinated to the Organisational Department of the NSDAP, which has no experience in the field of youth organisations'. To the verso Ernst Rohm (1887-1934, German Officer, an early Nazi leader who was co-founder of the Sturmabteilung. Executed on the orders of Hitler and Himmler following his involvement in the Night of the Long Knives) has written his reply, a T.L.S., Rohm (in bold indelible pencil), one page, oblong 4to, Munich, 20th March 1932, to Schirach, stating 'As I have no experience in the Youth movement, I have to go for the most part by the statements of the experienced youth leaders on my staff. I think the argumentation of the leader of Hitler Youth is so well founded that I see no reason to oppose it. On the contrary, I think the suggestions on the last page (6) of the memorandum of von Rentelns are close to the intentions of the Reich Organisational Leader I'. Rare. Two files holes to both the left and right edges and with an official stamp and a few pencil annotations to Schirach's letter. About VG
A few days before Hitler's first public speech in Berlin HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) German Nazi official of World War II, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. T.L.S., H. Himmler, in bold pencil, two pages, oblong 4to, Munich, 26th April 1927, to [Philipp] Bouhler, on the printed stationery of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei), in German. Himmler's letter comprises four numbered paragraphs and states, in part, '1.) Briefly for your information, Herr Hitler will speak on 11th May this year in the Burgerbrau Cellar provided we don't enter into the election campaign in Mecklenburg. 2.) Until 30th April this year the report from Hildebrandt in Mecklenburg, together with documentation, must have arrived stating that we have 3,000 officially stamped signatures….If this report does not arrive by 30th April, I ask for a reminder by telegram. If both conditions are not fulfilled by 30th April, we will not take part. 3.) Please tell the Photograph Dept. of the Schutzstaffel (S.S.) that I can't use their lectures in Lower Bavaria until the second week of May - from 5 - 10. 4.) Please schedule Director Reinhardt for Monday, 9th April, at the central evening meeting, along with Herr Hitler. Herr Hitler would like to take this opportunity to speak personally with Director Reinhardt on various things….' A good letter, not least for its references to Hitler and the S.S. Two file holes to the left edge and with various stamps and pencil and ink annotations to the left margin. VG Philipp Bouhler (1899-1945) German Nazi Party official who had joined the NSDAP in July 1922 with membership number 12. Deputy Manager of the NSDAP 1922-25 and Business Manager of the NSDAP 1925-34. Adolf Hitler had been barred from public speaking by the Bavarian authorities since 1925, however just a few days after the present letter was written the future Fuhrer, in his capacity as Chairman of the NSDAP, made his first public speech in Berlin on 1st May 1927.
ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944) German Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Rommel standing in a full length pose, wearing his military overcoat and cap, in the desert. A second military officer, holding a pair of binoculars, stands alongside Rommel. Signed ('Rommel') in bold pencil with fair contrast at the foot of the image. VG
ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944) German Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 6 postcard, being a reproduction of a head and shoulders portrait of Rommel wearing his uniform and Knight’s Cross. Signed (‘Rommel’) in bold pencil to a light area at the base of the image, which also features a facsimile signature. About EX
ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944) German Field Marshal of World War II. D.S., Rommel, in bold pencil, one page, 4to, Geffechtsstand (Command Post), n.d., on the printed stationery of the Panzerarmee Afrika. The printed document, in German, is a form letter to an unknown recipient, explaining that he receives so many messages daily from Germany that he cannot answer them all personally, and continuing to refer to the German troops under his command in North Africa, as well as the 'extremely brave and dutiful' Italian comrades fighting at their side 'for the common victory' which will 'contribute to the final victory of the axis'. In a typed postscript Rommel states that he has no photographs available at present. Some very light, extremely minor foxing, and one small tear to the lower edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
MOSER HANS: (1906-1948) German Nazi SS Officer at the Neuengamme, Auschwitz and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps during World War II. The only one of 19 defendants to be sentenced to death at the Dora Trial. Rare D.S., Moser, one page, small oblong 8vo, Mittelbau, 31st December 1944. The typed document is a certificate of confirmation relating to Josef Ackermann and allows him to wear a long haircut. With various official stamps and ink and pencil annotations to the verso. Central vertical fold and some light age wear and minor tears to the edges, not affecting the signature, G
VE Day A rare group of original historic documents relating to Victory in Europe Day, the 70th Anniversary of which was celebrated recently, in May 2015. Eisenhower's total cease fire order ending World War II in Europe. WORLD WAR II: An extremely rare and historically important document issued by Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61, to all of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) General and Special Staff Divisions, being Eisenhower's Total Cease Fire Order of May 1945. The telex document, three pages, 4to, SHAEF headquarters, 7th May 1945, printed in purple ink on official telex sheets with the red printed headings Confidential Confidential/ SHAEF Forward/ Staff Message Control/ Outgoing Message, is a Book Message marked Copy No. 2, prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley, and comprising three paragraphs. The historic document states, in full, 1. A representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional surrender of all German land, sea, and air forces in EUROPE to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command at 0141 hours Central European Time, 7th May under which all forces will cease active operations at 0001B hours 9th May. 2. Effective immediately all offensive operations by Allied Expeditionary Force will cease and troops will remain in present positions. Moves involved in occupational duties will continue. Due to difficulties of communication there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy troops so full defensive precautions will be taken. 3. All informed down to an including Divisions, Tactical Air Commands and Groups, Base Sections, and equivalent. No release will be made to the press pending an announcement by the heads of the three governments'. The remaining pages of the telex comprise the complete distribution list, again headed Confidential and Urgent. With several official G-3 Division stamps and pencil annotations. A truly significant document marking one of the 20th centuries most momentous events. Some light overall foxing and minor age wear, about VG COPY NO. 2 OF ONE OF EISENHOWER'S FOUR IMPORTANT PERSONALLY AUTHORISED MESSAGES RELATING TO THE GERMAN SURRENDER Following the German capitulation at Rheims in the early hours of the morning on 7th May 1945 General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, personally authorised four important messages relating to the German surrender and its implementation. The first message (FWD20798 - SCAF355 Top Secret) was transmitted at 0325 to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff' (All General and Special Staff Divisions) and was prepared by Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Moore. Eisenhower's succinct message simply read 'The mission of this Allied Force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th 1945'. Eisenhower, now feeling that he needed to expand upon his previous cipher then sent a further cable urging the need for a tri-government announcement as soon as coordination between all three countries could be achieved. This second message (FWD20799 - SCAF356 Top Secret) was transmitted at 0320 (although it was intended to have been sent simultaneously with SCAF355). Distribution was also to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff'. Although a Russian General had participated in the signing of the surrender agreement, the Soviets began pressing for a further ceremony to take place in Berlin on 9th May. At this point Eisenhower formally notified the British and American Chiefs of Staff of the German surrender and that General Susloparoff had signed on behalf of the Russians. Eisenhower also sent the message to the Allied Military Mission to Moscow asking them to notify the Soviet High Command that all active operations would cease at 2301 hours CET on the 8th May (effectively 0001 on the 9th May GMT). This third message (FWD20800 - SCAF357 Confidential) was transmitted at 0410. Distribution was to 'AGWAR for Combined Chiefs of Staff, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff, Military Mission Moscow' (AFHQ, SHAEF Main, SHAEF Rear). It was prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley. However, it was now after 0400 am and the surrender had been in effect for nearly one and a half hours but, most importantly, the three million men and women of the Allied Expeditionary Force were still totally unaware that World War II was over. Realising this Eisenhower issued his fourth message, represented by the present document, but this final message was of even greater significance as it was the first to be directed to the troops under his command. This was Eisenhower's personal 'Cease Fire Order' and the fourth message (FWD20801 - Confidential) was transmitted simultaneously with the third message at 0410. Distribution was to every major battle formation serving under SHAEF and required a two page listing, as shown in the present document. It again was prepared by SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major John Whiteley. The first three messages were all directed to the American and British Chiefs of Staff, but the present document, Eisenhower's fourth message, was the first which the Supreme Commander personally addressed to the men and women under his command and the only one directing them to cease offensive operations. SHAEF messages were despatched by cable with recipients located outside SHAEF Forward distributing them internally by teleprinter. The number of documents printed on SHAEF Forward stationery, as the present example is, for internal distribution was restricted in accordance with the designated circulation, however 'Book Messages' were usually limited to no more than several hundred copies. Indeed, the G-3 Division itself was limited to just eight copies for its 61 staff. As such, the present document is of extreme rarity. We can find no records of a SHAEF Forward copy of the present document as having ever been offered for sale at auction. An example of Eisenhower's first message was sold at Bonhams, New York, on 29th April 2015 (Lot 158, $18,750/£11,838). Provenance: The present document was presented to General Eisenhower's Chief of Intelligence, Major General Kenneth Strong (1900-1982) by the cable originator, SHAEF's Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Major General John Whiteley (1896-1970), as a souvenir of the historic event. Strong and Whiteley were two of three key British staff officers Eisenhower brought in to assist him at SHAEF, and Strong played a leading part in the negotiations for the unconditional surrender of Germany in 1945. The present lot is accompanied by a photocopy of the main page of the document signed twice in blue ink by Strong ('Kenneth Strong, Major General') and a copy of a photograph showing Strong escorting Alfred Jodl, Chief of the Operations Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, in to the 'War Room' at Rheims in order to sign the surrender terms on behalf of the Nazi state.
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 30 signatures, most on pieces or cards neatly mounted to pages, by a wide variety of famous individuals including Robert Baden-Powell, Oliver Lodge, Feodor Chaliapin, Archibald Corble (British Olympic Fencer 1912, 1924 & 1928), Edgar Seligman (Olympic Silver medallist 1908 & 1912 as a member of the British Fencing team) and other amateur foils champions, Harry Mitchell (Olympic Gold medallist as Light Heavyweight boxing champion, 1924), George Geary, Harold Larwood, John W. Hearne, Ernest Tyldesley, A. E. Walters (World Record holding cyclist), Hilaire Belloc, Rudyard Kipling, Alan Cobham etc. A few signatures are in bold pencil and some pages are multiple signed. Generally VG
Einstein, Gandhi, and a remarkable host of other famous individuals AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A fine oblong 8vo (5 x 4) leather bound autograph album containing over 140 signatures by an outstanding selection of famous individuals of the 1920s and 1930s, including (listed in order of appearance within the album) - Edward C. Elliott (1874-1960) American Educational Researcher & Administrator. John J. Pershing (1860-1948) American General of World War I James H. Doolittle (1896-1993) American Aviation Pioneer who also served in World War II as Commander of the Doolittle Raid Nancy Cox-McCormack (1885-1967) American Sculptor, Writer & SocialiteCharles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927.Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890-1958) Granddaughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and cousin of Tsar Nicholas II.Emile Coue (1857-1926) French Psychologist & Pharmacist; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours à tous points de vue je vais de mieux en mieux' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better'), dated Nancy, 1st July 1924 in his hand)Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) French Sculptor and Painter; Autograph Quotation Signed, 'Tous les jours a tous les points de vue jewie plus et mieux de moi' (Translation: 'Every day, in every way, I demand more and better of me'), dated Paris, 1924 in his hand and with a small additional drawing of a star alongside his signature) Ezra Pound (1885-1972) American PoetWilliam Williams Keen (1837-1932) American Surgeon, the first brain surgeon in the United States. Keen attended to six American PresidentsJames Rowland Angell (1869-1949) American Psychologist & Educator, President of Yale University 1921-37.William Tilden (1893-1953) American Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1920, 1921 & 1930.Anna Pavlova (1881-1931) Russian Ballet Dancer.Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) American SopranoPhilip Merivale (1886-1946) English ActorJane Cowl (1883-1950) American ActressAdolphe Menjou (1890-1963) American ActorW. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) English Playwright & Novelist.Walter Hampden (1879-1955) American Actor & Theatre ManagerAmos 'n' Andy - Freeman Gosden (1899-1982; Amos) and Charles Correll (1890-1972; Andy) American Radio Comedians famous for the Amos 'n' Andy show.Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) American Actor, Academy Award winnerHenry Morgenthau (1891-1967) American Politician, US Secretary of the Treasury 1934-45.Mary Pickford (1892-1979) American Actress, Academy Award winnerRoy Byford (1873-1939) English ActorElias Burton Holmes (1870-1958) American Traveller, Photographer and Filmmaker who coined the word travelogue.Mischa Elman (1891-1967) Russian ViolinistElena Vladimirovna (1882-1957) Russian Grand Duchess, wife ofPrince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark (1872-1938) Cousin of Tsar Nicholas II and husband of Elena VladimirovnaManuel II (1889-1932) King of Portugal 1908-10Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) French Composer; A.M.Q.S. of one bar from his most famous opera Louise.Emile-Rene Menard (1861-1930) French PainterLouis Bleriot (1872-1936) French Aviator, the first man to fly across the English Channel, 1909.Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887-1956) English WriterEdith O'Shaughnessy (1876-1939) American Journalist & BiographerNoel Eadie (1901-1950) Scottish SopranoHenri de Regnier (1864-1936) French Symbolist Poet.Herbert Witherspoon (1873-1935) American Bass Singer & Opera ManagerCosmo Hamilton (1870-1942) English Playwright & Novelist.Maurice Rostand (1891-1968) French Author, son of Edmond Rostand; attractive A.Q.S. from La Gloire.George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-born American Philosopher & Novelist; a good A.Q.S., eight lines of French text, with an holograph explanation in English beneath, 'I wrote these words of Le Misanthrope in my first manuscript book of verses, and I think they still apply to my poetry and to that of most other people', August 1926.Marcella Sembrich (1858-1935) Polish SopranoAlbert Spalding (1888-1953) American Violinist.Emilio de Gogorza (1872-1949) American BaritoneNoel Coward (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner.Ferdinand I (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18.Frieda Hempel (1885-1955) German SopranoMrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940) English Stage ActressSybil Thorndike (1882-1976) English ActressWalter Damrosch (1862-1950) German-born American Conductor & Composer; an attractive A.M.Q.S., four bars, with words, 'To Wagner the prize!', beneath, Paris, 1927.Clara E. Laughlin (1873-1941) American Writer & Radio Personality.Josef Hofmann (1876-1957) Polish-American Pianist; A.M.Q.S.Connie Mack (1862-1956) American Baseball Player & Manager.Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) Italian Opera Singer.Helen Hayes (1900-1993) American Actress, Academy Award winner.Ernest Dimnet (1866-1954) French Priest & WriterHenri Bremond (1865-1933) French Literary Scholar, one of the Theological Modernists.Ganga Singh (1880-1943) Maharajah of Bikaner 1888-1943, the only 'non-white' member of the British Imperial War Cabinet during World War I.Nellie Melba (1861-1931) Australian Soprano.Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967) American Soprano.Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) Russian Opera SingerJohn Drinkwater (1882-1937) English Poet & DramatistLeopold Godowsky (1870-1938) Polish American Pianist & Composer; A.M.Q.S., Paris, 1929Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) American Artist & Illustrator. Original pencil drawing of the head of a Christy Girl in profile, signed and inscribed in pencil, November 1928.Richard Strauss (1864-1949) German Composer.Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) Russian-born American ViolinistFerdinand Foch (1851-1929) French Marshal of World War I; vintage signed postcard photograph of Foch's birthplace at Tarbes, signed in blue crayon with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image.Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) American Writer & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1938. Ink signature with an oval red ink stamp featuring Chinese characters beneath.Margaret Matzenauer (1881-1963) Romanian Mezzo-Soprano.Jose Iturbi (1895-1980) Spanish Conductor & Pianist.Ethel Leginska (1886-1970) British Pianist; attractive signed image of a silhouette of a pianist.Mahatma K. Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian Political and Spiritual Leader during the Indian Independence Movement.Rene Lacoste (1904-1996) French Tennis Player, Wimbledon Champion 1925 & 1928Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) English Poet.Ernest Schelling (1876-1939) American Pianist, Composer & Conductor; A.M.Q.S. from his most popular work A Victory Ball.Marcel Dupre (1886-1971) French Organist & Composer.Violet Oakley (1874-1961) American Artist, the first American woman to receive a public mural commission.Olga Samaroff (1880-1948) American Pianist, wife of Leopold Stokowski.Walter E. Edge (1873-1956) American Politician, Governor of New Jersey.Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) American Statesman, Governor of New York.Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937) American Banker, Industrialist, Philanthropist & United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom.and many, many othersOWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE-SALEROOM WE CAN NOT PUBLISH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT - PLEASE CONTACT IAA LTD DIRECTLY FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION
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![DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS [MEXICAN, 1896-1974], LITHOGRAPHS ON PAPER, PAIR, #9/250, H 19", W 14": Abstract images. Pencil sig](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/aec596d7-7a9d-417e-b41f-a4b800b0bfbf/00ab3309-9727-41be-8ed5-194299ee65e1/468x382.jpg)
![CHARLES FAZZINO [AMERICAN B. 1955], 3 D SERIGRAPH CONSTRUCTION, 2000, H 36", W 7", "CELEBRATION OF LOVE": #92/275; publish](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/aec596d7-7a9d-417e-b41f-a4b800b0bfbf/a9a7729c-b88a-48c5-81c7-1895cb7cfc16/468x382.jpg)
![ALEXANDER CALDER [AMERICAN, 1898-1976], COLOR LITHOGRAPH, 1966, H 29", W 21", "QUILT": Pencil signed lower right; no editi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/aec596d7-7a9d-417e-b41f-a4b800b0bfbf/7141ff48-059d-4262-e45a-60490605a431/468x382.jpg)
AN INTERESTING `BOOK OF SCRAPS` containing a good and varied assortment of prints in various media by or after J. A. Atkinson (21 examples, see illus. of one), T. Barker of Bath, P. A. Baudouin, after Canaletto, J. F. Clermont, P. J. de Loutherbourg, T. Gainsborough, after T. Girtin, F. Maggiotto, E. H. Landseer, G. Schalcken, D. Teniers and others; with a pencil drawing in the style of John Flaxman, folio, contemporary straight-grained half morocco ++ Mixed condition, generally fair to good
HERBERT DICKSEE (1862-1942) FOOTSTEPS Etching, 1925, published by Frost and Reed, 1926, signed in pencil 35 x 54.25cm.; with two further etchings by Dicksee, `The Challenge` and `Recumbent Puppies` (this one signed), 15.5 x 23.5cm. and 14.5 x 27.5cm. (3) ++ Each good condition but `The Challenge` lightstained.
•ROBIN TANNER (1904-1988) THE OLD ROAD: ELEGY FOR THE ENGLISH ELM 1 (Garton 36) Etching, 1976, as published in British Etchers 1850-1940 by K, Guichard (1977), signed in pencil 30 x 23cm.; with `Wren and Primroses` (G.19) by the same artist, published 1977, signed, 9 x 11cm. (2) ++ Each in very good condition
MILES EDMUND COTMAN (1810-1858) A BARREL AND OTHER OBJECTS BY THE WATER'S EDGE Signed and inscribed King's College, pencil, laid down, unframed 16.5 x 22cm. * In 1836, Cotman replaced his brother, John Joseph, as assistant drawing master under their father at King's College School, London. ++ Some wear and handling marks at sheet edges; needs a clean
![WILLIAM EVANS OF BRISTOL (1809-1858) NEAR FRANT, EAST SUSSEX Inscribed and dated Nr Frant [unclear]/ aug.17/48, watercolour a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f43f7797-2fcf-4c2b-813c-a4c600c2f5d4/f3f09b52-515d-42c9-a4fe-7e677edf0d7e/468x382.jpg)
LUMB STOCKS, RA (1812-1892) A SKETCHBOOK OF ARCHITECTURAL, MARITIME AND RUSTIC STUDIES Ten double-sided leaves, pencil; with another containing eight leaves, pencil; another small sketchbook containing numerous small studies and life study details, principally pencil; and a quantity of loose ephemera relating to Stocks and his family, comprising family photographs, books of writings, invoices, receipts, deeds and documents (a lot) ++ Mixed condition; some items rather worn/folded; the sketches generally good.
•JOHN KING (1929-2014) A POLO MATCH Signed and dated 91, watercolour and pencil 25 x 24cm.; with a pen and ink drawing of `A View in Kensington Gardens` by George Price Boyce, 1846, 7 x 17xcm, framed with a separate tiny detail of the bridge (2) Provenance: (Boyce), London, Julian Hartnoll
Two framed, unsigned, Northern School, pencil sketches, one dated 1949, inscribed 'Old man walking', showing a man with walking stick, sketched onto inside cover of a book, the other dated 1962, inscribed '2 people [...] april', pencil on paper, showing two figures beside metal fence, 17cm x 12cm and 17.1cm x 18cm, (2).
BILL KIRBY (b. 1934) Framed, signed, acrylic on board, Northern School, street scene with figure clutching a pigeon, pointing down street, with pigeon perched on lamp post, and three other pigeons in wicker basket, his bike leant again the post, together with an unframed, signed and numbered '65/100' in pencil to margin, limited edition print on paper, titled 'Lamp Post- Memories of Childhood: Tarzan, Jane and Boys', 34.5cm x 24.1cm and 21cm x 14.8cm.
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