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Lot 515
Interesting collection of ephemera including rugby programmes & ticket stubs, theatre ephemera with letters from Spike Milligan ETC and autographs, a Vernon Watkins Memorial Service, a photo of R S Thomas together with a collection of theatre and other tickets ETC Condition reports provided on request by email for this auction otherwise items purchased `as seen`
Lot 542
Music Beyonce 12x8 signed colour photo. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 56
Dambuster World War Two print 24x30 titled Tribute to 617 Squadron Past and Present by the artist John Pettitt limited edition 54/500 signed by the artist and 8no 617 Squadron veterans including AM Sir Harold Martin, Sq Ldr G E Fawke, Gr Cpt Leonard Cheshire, Fl Lt R. S. D Kearns, Sq Ldr D. J Shannon, Sq Ldr T C Iverson, Grp Cpt J B Tait and WC P. J. J Day. From the collection of 617 Sqn aviation historian Jim Shortland. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 196
A silver wine funnel/aerator, Francis Howard, Sheffield 2011, with a modern clear glass decanter; together with a silver mounted Bohemia glass decanter and pair of tumblers, Laurence R Watson, Birmingham 2009, boxed; a silver mounted ships decanter, Carrs, Sheffield 2005, boxed; and another silver mounted decanter, Carrs Sheffeild, 2004
Lot 219
ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. D.S. Elizabeth R, as Queen, at the head, and Philip, as Grand Master, at the foot, one page, folio, Court at Saint James's, 25th January 1974. The partially printed document grants the dignity of an Honorary Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to Malcolm Muir. With blind embossed seal to the upper left corner. Some light mottling and staining to the edges, slightly affecting the Queen's signature, which is also very slightly faded. Neatly laid down, G
Lot 20
THEATRE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various Edwardian stage actresses, and some actors, including Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Hilda Antony, Marie Studholme, Tita Brand, Ethel Irving, Kate Cutler, Empsie Bowman, Dorothy Drake, Alice Crawford, Jessie Bateman, Gertie Millar, Lilian Digges, Edith Cole, Adrienne Augarde, Nora Kerin, Thelma Ray, Dorothy Minto, Lettice Fairfax, Mabel Crichton, Ellis Jeffries, May de Sousa, Squire Bancroft, Edward Terry, Stanley Cooke, George Miller, Ada Reeve, Walter Passmore, Frank R. Benson, Arthur Lucas, Sybil Thorndike etc. Some with slight corner and surface creasing and other faults, a few FR, G to generally about VG, 74
Lot 200
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Earl of Rosebery(1847-1929) British Prime Minister 1894-95. A.L.S., with his initial R, one page, 8vo, The Durdans, Epsom, 8th December 1901, to 'My dear Sir James', on his personal monogrammed mourning stationery. Rosebery writes, in full, 'Now that you are on so hot a scent I hourly expect to hear of your finding the number of Blackwood'. With blank integral leaf (some traces of former mounting at the head of the verso); Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. L.S., Arthur James Balfour, one page, 8vo, Carlton Gardens, London, 3rd March 1890, to William F. Bailey, on the blind embossed stationery of the Irish Office, marked Private. Balfour thanks his correspondent for their pamphlet 'on the very important and difficult subject of Woods, Forests, etc. in Ireland' and remarks that he will read it with care. With blank integral leaf. VG to EX, 2
Lot 138
SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. A.L.S., G. Bernard Shaw, on one side of his correspondence card, Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, 9th June 1931, to Havelock Ellis. Shaw writes, in full, 'In 1917 I reviewed a book on Herbert Spencer by Hugh Elliot. On looking through it for inclusion in my collected works I find that it contains not a single mention of Elliot's name, all my remarks being addressed to Havelock Ellis. Can you explain this? Did you contribute a preface? Is there any reason why my head should have been so full of you at that moment that the initials H.E. set me babbling your name, and that Elliot did not protest nor the publishers send a correction? Scrawl me a card about it to 4 Whitehall Court S.W.1.' Hand addressed by Shaw to the verso. A letter of interesting content and good association. About EX Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) English Physician, Writer, Intellectual & Social Reformer who studied human sexuality. Hugh S. R. Elliot (1881-1930) English Science Writer whose publications included Herbert Spencer, a biography of the Victorian English philosopher, biologist and political theorist which was published by Constable & Company Ltd. in 1917 as part of their Makers of the Nineteenth Century series edited by Basil Williams.
Lot 175
WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio, n.p. (London), May 1725. The manuscript document is a treasury warrant relating to John Spicer, a messenger in the Court of Exchequer, granting an allowance to him for his travel and charges in January and February 1724 for the delivery of 'severall blank parchment Books issued out of the King's Remembrances office…..directed to the Custoners, Comptrollers & Searchers of the Ports underwritten for Entring all Goods and Merchandizes as well coming into as going out of the said Ports for one whole year……And also for Entring all Goods and Merchandizes carried betwixt Port & Port…..', the ports listed including those at Sandwich, Yarmouth, Ipswich and Boston. A note at the foot states 'This service has been carefully perform'd as appears by the Rects. of the respective officers' and several additional notes request that the Bill be paid. Signed by Walpole at the foot and with several countersignatures. With blank integral leaf. Some slight splitting at the folds, a small area of paper loss to the upper edge, just affecting a few words of text, and with some light overall age wear, G
Lot 177
GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60 & PELHAM HENRY (1694-1754) British Prime Minister 1743-54 & GRENVILLE GEORGE (1712-1770) British Prime Minister 1763-5. A fine D.S. George R, as King, at the head, and H: Pelham and George Grenville, as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, at the conclusion, two pages, large folio, Court at Kensington, 19th August 1751. The elegantly penned manuscript document is a warrant addressed to William Pitt, Paymaster of the Forces, and states, in part, 'Whereas, it has been usual to allow a Number of fictious Names upon the Muster Rolls of each of Our Troops of Horse Guards and two Troops of Horse Grenadier Guards, instead of effective men, in order to increase the Allowance of Pay to the several officers of the said Troops, the better to enable them to maintain their Ranks in the Army, and for other purposes…..and also to pass & allow, One Man per Company upon the Muster Rolls of Our Regiment and Twenty five Independt. Companys of Invalids over & above the Allowance born upon this Establishment for the Service of the Agent & Sollicitor to Our said Regiment…..in consideration of his great Pains & Trouble in the Performance of his Duty…..pursuant to two several warrants from us, and from Our late Royal Father….Our Will & Pleasure now is, that the said fictious Names shall be no longer allowed upon the Muster of Rolls…..but instead thereof, We do hereby Authorize and Direct, that in the Debentures to be made out by you from time to time for the Pay of Our Two Troops of Horse Guards…..You take care to allow the Full Pay of six private Gentlemen…..& also the Full Pay of one Man for each Company…..over & above the Allowance to the Agent & Sollicitor….Yet the Amount of the Full Pay of the said Private Gentlemen, & Private Men as well…..is to be Computed and included in the Debenture, or Debentures…..and as often as the same shall be paid & cleared; It being Our Intention that the Officers……and the Agent & Sollicitor….now and for the time being shall all and every of them continue to have & receive the aforesaid Allowance…..' Also countersigned at the conclusion by John Campbell (1695-1777) British Politician, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1746-54. A few very minor ink marks slightly affect the King's signature. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the edges and one small hole to the centre of the document, VG William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68 and, at the time of the present document, Paymaster of the Forces (1746-55).
Lot 174
NEHRU JAWAHARLAL: (1889-1964) First Prime Minister of independent India, 1947-64. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Nehru in a profile head and shoulders pose wearing a Gandhi cap upon his head. Signed by Nehru in fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 23rd January 1949 in his hand. Two slight paperclip indentation marks to the right edge of the image and some very slight traces of former mounting to the verso. Together with Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Prime Minister of India 1966-77, 1980-84. The world's second female head of government and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. Assassinated. Blue fountain pen ink signature ('Indira Gandhi') and date, 1966, in her hand on a piece. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by R. K. Goel, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, one page, 8vo, New Delhi, 3rd March 1966, to Percy Warren, forwarding the signature as requested. Two neat black ink lines to the lower half of the letter, not affecting the text or signature. About VG, 2
Lot 217
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A rare, large D.S., Edward R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 30th March 1936. The attractive red and black partially printed document confirms the appointment of James Heffernan as an officer in the Royal Air Force from 30th September 1935 with the rank of Flying Officer and states, in part, that Heffernan is to 'at all times….exercise and well discipline in their Duties both the inferior Officers and Airmen serving under you and use your best endeavours to keep them in good Order and Discipline….'. Countersigned at the foot by Frederick Bowhill and Christopher Bullock alongside a blind embossed circular seal. Documents signed by King Edward VIII during his short reign are rare and desirable. Some light overall age wear and some light dust staining to the left edge, only very slightly affecting the King's signature. G Frederick Bowhill (1880-1960) British Air Chief Marshal of World War II, Air Member for Personnel 1933-37. Christopher Bullock (1891-1972) British Civil Servant, Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Air Ministry 1931-36.
Lot 186
PITT WILLIAM: (1759-1806) The Younger. British Prime Minister 1783-1801, 1804-06. A.L.S., W Pitt, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Monday night ½ past 11'), to 'My dear Lord'. Pitt states 'It does not seem to me to be very material that any of us should go down to Windsor tomorrow, and I meant to propose a meeting of Cabinet to talk over what we are to do on Thursday' and also adds 'I have seen the Chanc[ello]r this evening who wishes the meeting to be about One.' With blank integral leaf. Some very minor, light creasing at the head of the page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
Lot 115
BROWNING ROBERT: (1812-1889) English Poet. Ink signature ('R Browning') and several additional words in his hand ('with love to B.C…..', possibly Barry Cornwall, the pseudonym of his friend Bryan Procter) on a small oblong 12mo piece evidently clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Neatly laid down, otherwise VG
Lot 218
GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A large D.S., George R. I., as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at Saint James's, 25th May 1938. The attractive red and black partially printed document confirms the appointment of Leonard Spencer as an officer in the Royal Air Force from 4th October 1937 with the rank of Flying Officer and states, in part, that Spencer is to 'at all times….exercise and well discipline in their Duties both the inferior Officers and Airmen serving under you and use your best endeavours to keep them in good Order and Discipline….'. Countersigned at the foot by William Mitchell and Donald Banks alongside a blind embossed circular seal. Some light age wear and very light, minor foxing to the left edge of the document, only very slightly affecting the King's signature. Accompanied by the original strong cardboard tube in which the document was originally sent to Spencer at RAF Station Lee-on-the-Solent in Hampshire by Registered mail. VG William Mitchell (1888-1944) Australian-born British Air Chief Marshal of World War II, Air Member for Personnel 1937-38. Mitchell was the first Royal Air Force officer to hold the post of Black Rod. Donald Banks (1891-1975) British Major General and Civil Servant, the first Director General of the Post Office 1934-36 where he was responsible for introducing the official emergency telephone number of '999' and the speaking clock ('TIM'). Banks served as Permanent Under Secretary of State for Air in 1938.
Lot 216
EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. D.S., Edward R & I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of Saint James, 1st March 1905. The partially printed document is a diplomatic commission appointing John Bowring Spence to be Consul for the provinces of Dalmatia, Carniola and the Austrian Littoral and to reside at Trieste and grants him the power and authority to 'aid and protect Our Merchants and others Our Subjects, who may trade with, or visit, or reside. in the said Provinces and also to appoint Vice Consuls....'. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (1845-1927) 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, British Statesman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1900-05. With a blind embossed seal. A manuscript docket appears to the verso, in German, dated at Vienna, 10th April 1905, signed by Count Agenor Maria Goluchowski (1849-1921) Polish Statesman, Minister of the Imperial and Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary 1895-1906. Some overall staining, discoloration and age wear, slightly affecting the text and signatures, FR
Lot 250
HORROCKS BRIAN: (1895-1985) British Lieutenant General of World War II, remembered for his role during Operation Market Garden (1944). A rare hardback bound small 4to album presented to Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks by The Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Rangers) Yeomanry who served under him during World War II, featuring an attractive black and red ink calligraphic title page, dated Germany, 1946, a beautifully penned calligraphic Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley D. Christopherson, the text commencing ‘Would you please accept this book as a token of appreciation, admiration and respect, from the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, who claim to have fought more actions under your command, from ‘D’ Day to ‘V’ Day, than any other Armoured Regiment…..’ and continuing ‘This book….contains the signatures of all ranks who were with the Regiment on ‘V’ Day, many of whom have served continuously under your command from Bir Ridge to Tunis, and from ‘D’ Day to the end of the European Campaign….’ , the following pages containing over 600 signatures by various officers of the Sherwood Rangers including Stanley Christopherson (Commander of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry), Roger Sutton Nelthorpe, F. R. Derick Warwick, Stephen Mitchell (Second-in-Command after landing on the Normandy beaches on D-Day), Stuart Hills and many, many others, the album also featuring a few original photographs (some detached) to the closing pages and with endpapers featuring original colour pen and ink illustrated maps showing the course of the Regiment over the desert and from the beaches of Normandy to the outskirts of Bremerhaven, indicating all of the major battles fought on the way, signed and annotated ‘From the best Tank Regt I ever had under command, Brian G. Horrocks Lt Gen’ by Horrocks to the front free endpaper. Bound in dark green leather with gilt stamped title and five raised bands to the spine (slightly faded). Together with an unsigned hardback edition of Sherwood Rangers – The Story of the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry in the Second World War by T. M. Lindsay, with a foreword by Horrocks, First Edition published by Burrup, Mathieson & Co. Ltd., London, 1952. Lacking the dustjacket. VG, 2
Lot 81
NO RESERVE Rodin (Auguste).- Tancock (John L.) The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin: the Collection of the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1976 § Descharnes (R.) & Jean-François Chabrun. Auguste Rodin, 1967 § Musée du Luxembourg. Rodin en 1900: L'Exposition de l'Alma, original wrappers, Paris, 2001, illustrations, some colour, the first two original cloth with dust-jackets, slightly rubbed; and 13 others on Rodin, 4to & 8vo (16)
Lot 25
Degas (Edgar).- Lemoisne (P.A.) Degas et son Oeuvre, 5 vol. including supplement by Brame & Reff, limited edition, original wrappers, uncut, spines a little frayed, Paris, 1946-49; Supplement reprint, original cloth, New York & London, 1984 § Rewald (John) Degas's Complete Sculpture: Catalogue Raisonné, revised edition, San Francisco, 1990 § Czestochowksi (J.S.) & Anne Pingeot. Degas Sculptures: Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Memphis, 2002 § Kendall (R.) Degas Landscapes, New Haven & London, 1993, plates and illustrations, some colour, all but the first original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and 12 others on Degas including his studio sale catalogue of 1918-19, 4to & 8vo (20)
Lot 22
NO RESERVE Dalí (Salvador).- Descharnes (Robert) & Gilles Néret. Salvador Dalí 1904-1989: The Paintings, 2 vol., Cologne, 1994§ Michler (R.) & Lutz W.Löpsinger. Salvador Dali: Catalogue Raisonné of Prints, vol.2 only: Lithographs and Wood Engravings 1956-1980, Munich & New York, 1985 § Gérard (Max) Dalí, Frankfurt, 1969 § Livingston (Lida, editor) Dali: A Study of his Art-in-Jewels: The Collection of the Owen Cheatham Foundation, Greenwich, Ct., 1959, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, the last with slip-case, the rest dust-jackets; and 8 others on Dalí, 4to & 8vo (13)
Lot 44
NO RESERVE Impressionism.- Berhaut (Marie) Gustave Caillebotte: Catalogue Raisonné des Peintures et Pastels, revised edition, Paris, 1994 § Clairet (A.) & others. Berthe Morisot 1841-1895: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, Montolivet, 1997 § Budde (R., editor) Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927): Ein Vegessener Impressionist, Cologne, 1996 § Daulte (F.) Alfred Sisley: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, limited edition, Lausanne, 1959, illustrations, many colour, original cloth with dust-jackets, the last a little frayed at edges; and c.25 others on Impressionism, 4to & 8vo (c.30)
Lot 7
NO RESERVE Barbizon School.- Hellebranth (Robert) Charles-François Daubigny 1817-1878, 2 vol. including supplement, limited edition, Morges, 1976-96 § Miquel (Pierre & Rolande) Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (1807-1876), 2 vol. including Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 2006 § Schmit (R. & M.) Stanislas Lépine 1835-1892: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, Paris, 1993 § Tinterow (G.) & others. Corot 1796-1875, Paris, 1996, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, the second also with slip-case; and 11 others on the Barbizon School and other French landscape painters, catalogues, 4to (17)
Lot 53
NO RESERVE Malevich (Kazimir).- Nakov (Andrei) Kazimir Malewicz: Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 2002 § Petrova (Y.) & others. Kazimir Malevich in the Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, 2000 § Baier (S.) & others. Kazimir Malevich: The World as Objectlessness, Basel, 2014 § Zhadova (Larissa A.) Malevich: Suprematism and Revolution in Russian Art 1910-1930, 1982 § Khidekel (R., editor) Lazar Khidekel & Suprematism, Munich, 2104 § Berninger (H.) & J.-A.Cartier. Pougny...: Catalogue de l'Oeuvre, vol.1 only (of 2: Les Années d'Avant-Garde...1910-1923, Tubingen, 1972, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, all but the third with dust-jackets, the fourth rubbed & frayed; and c.15 others on Malevich and Suprematism, some catalogues/pamphlets, 4to (c.20)
![NO RESERVE Photography.- Hamilton (Peter) Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life, New York etc., 1995 § [Halasz (Gyula)], "Br](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d37f82bc-13cb-4785-9bc4-a9ea011788bc/b098257a-8e4c-4130-b48c-a9ec00c46162/468x382.jpg)
Lot 70
NO RESERVE Photography.- Hamilton (Peter) Robert Doisneau: A Photographer's Life, New York etc., 1995 § [Halasz (Gyula)], "Brassai". Le Paris Secret des Années 30, inscription to title, Paris, 1976 § Penrose (Antony) The Lives of Lee Miller, New York, 1985 § Nesbit (Molly) Atget's Seven Albums, New Haven & London, 1992 § Brandau (R., editor) De Meyer, 1976, illustrations, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets, some a little frayed at edges, the last with faded spine; and 5 others on photography, 4to (10)
Lot 397
Africa - travel. PARK (Mungo) Travels into the Interior Districts of Africa, 3rd edition, 4to, 1799, with portrait, 5 plates and 3 folding maps, 2 leaves of music, lacking half title and gathering A in prelims, some pale browing and light offsetting, modern half morocco; BURCKHARDT (J L) Travels in Nubia, 2nd editio 1822, 4to, portrait and 3 folding maps (the first cropped), some brown staining to lower margins to latter part causing brittle paper, modern quarter calf; ASHE (R P) Chronicles of Uganda. London 1894, 8vo, illustrated, part unopened, original cloth; BURTON (R F) The Lake Regions of Central Africa, New York 1860, publisher's cloth with damaged spine (4)
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