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Lot 1246
A rare and early Taylor's Depository of Pimlico pictorial enamel sign advertising removals and warehousing of furniture, luggage etc. the central part of the sign depicting the warehouse space a with horse-drawn wagon, a vintage motor car and a van etc. Some older and professional restoration and retouching, mounted on timber for support, 42 x 72".
Lot 754
1966 WORLD CUP Official Final programme (original) signed on team page by Banks, Cohen, Wilson, Stiles, J.Charlton, Ball, Hunt, Hurst, Bobby Charlton and Peters. Includes photograph of Ray Wilson signing the programme. No other writing. Slight fold, rare chance to obtain the genuine programme signed by ten of the winning team (all except Moore). Generally good.
Lot 201
1901 CUP FINAL Official programme, matchcard, 1901 Cup Final, Tottenham Hotspurs( sic) v Sheffield United, 20/4/1901 at The Crystal Palace. The game ended in a 2-2 draw in front of 110, 820 spectators although the replay a week later had only 20, 470 spectators at Bolton to see Spurs win 3-1. This matchcard measures just under 5" x 7" and has Official Programme at the top, English Cup Final Tie below that, Tottenham Hotspurs v Sheffield United below that with Crystal Palace and Saturday April 20th 1901 Kick off 3-30pm being in lines below. The bottom half of the matchcard has the teams listed in 1-2-3-5 formation with the three match officials below the teams. The colour of the card is light blue and we have had the card tested by a leading forensic analyst who has stated that the card is definitely from that period, to the extent that under extreme magnification a piece of wood chipping can be seen under the surface. He further stated that it was a top quality item and had to have been produced by a commercial printer as at least ten different typefaces had been used including an ornate , rare typeface for "English Cup". We feel that it is likely to have been produced for the VIP guests and officials attending the Final as there is no price on the card but it was illegal to use the wording "Official Programme " if it was not. It was certainly not unusual in those days for Tottenham to be called Hotspurs with the additional "s". This was the first time that Spurs won the FA Cup and they were members of the Southern League at the time. The reverse side is blank and there is a tape mark across the card close to the top edge where it has been laid down at some time , perhaps in a scrapbook. Minor crease with slight tear and the vendors family bought it at a leading auction house a number of years ago for a five figure sum. Generally good
Lot 307
FAIRS CUP 1966/67 Bologna v Leeds United (1st Leg) played 22 March 1967 at the Stadio Comunale, Bologna. Rare official ''Forza Bologna'' edition which reviews the game (Issue number 36). This weekly issue was released on 24 March and includes pictures, reports and full team line-ups. No programme was issue for the game. Generally good
Lot 1039a
Charles Hubert Brannum - Barum Ware - No.1082 - A rare early 20th century bespoke Devon studio art pottery footed bowl. Inscribed ' Rosa August 20 1931 ' with vignettes of ducks and dragons. Inscribed to base CH Brannam Barnstaple No 1082. Barum Ware. Together with 2 other smaller pieces. Bowl measures; 31cm x 21cm x 10cm.
Lot 43
NO RESERVE Fowles (John) A Seme from Safaga, first separately published edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Humanism is the latest bee in my bonnet. I hope this wouldn't make you father spin in his grave!" to upper cover, several ink corrections to text in the author's hand, original printed wrappers, [Lyme Regis, Privately Printed, 2000].⁂ A rare publication by Fowles, we can trace no copy on Library Hub or in BL.
Lot 80
Mackenzie (Compton) Gallipoli Memories, map frontispiece, 1929; First Athenian Memories, 1931; Greek Memories, photographic frontispiece, 1932; Aegean Memories, photographic frontispiece, 1940, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, spines a little darkened, some light creasing to head and foot, but excellent or near-fine overall, 8vo (4)⁂ Mackenzie's Easter Mediterranean tetralogy, including the rare Greek Memories, recalled and suppressed after Mackenzie was found guilty of having contravened the Official Secrets Act with its publication.
Lot 112
Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich "Leo") Anna Karenina, 2 vol., first Constance Garnett-translated edition, 'Presentation copy' blind stamps to titles, portrait frontispieces (a little foxed), ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers, original cloth, spines darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 8vo, 1901.⁂ The rare first edition of Constance Garnett's translation (and the second English translation overall), which would become one of the most popular translations for much of the 20th century. We can trace no other copy online or at auction.
Lot 239
COHEN MORRIS: (1887-1970) British-Canadian Adventurer, aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and a Major-General in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. Rare book signed, a hardback edition of Two-Gun Cohen by Charles Drage, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1954 (second impression). Signed in bold black fountain pen ink by Cohen to the front free endpaper, also adding some Chinese characters and with a small square red stamp alongside, further signed by Charles Drage in black fountain pen ink above, adding the date 9th December 1954 in his hand. Bound in red cloth (spine faded) and lacking the dust jacket. About VG Cohen's life story is an interesting one - he arrived in China in 1922 and trained Sun Yat-sen's small armed forces to box and shoot, and he soon became one of Sun's main protectors, accompanying the Chinese leader to war zones and conferences. Cohen carried two guns with him and the western community were intrigued by Sun's gun-toting protector and began calling him 'Two-Gun Cohen', a name which stuck, hence the title of the present biography. When the Japanese invaded China in 1937 Cohen joined the fight and undertook some tasks for the British Intelligence Agency, Special Operations Executive (SOE). Cohen was in Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December 1941 and, on the fall of Hong Kong, the Japanese imprisoned Cohen in Stanley Prison Camp. He was not released until late 1943 as part of a rare prisoner exchange.
Lot 215
WAUGH EVELYN: (1903-1966) English Writer and Novelist. A.L.S., Evelyn Waugh, one page, 8vo, Combe Florey, near Taunton, 6th August n.y. (1963), to Maro [Stathatos]. Waugh states that they have just had the great pleasure of a short visit from his correspondent's son, John, remarking 'I fear it was rather dull for him as we have no musical instruments or even gramophone in the house and our cosy green countryside has little to attract one brought up among the eagle haunted mountains and springs of Hellas. But for us the visit was a rare pleasure' and further adding 'His knowledge of our language is remarkable and his enterprise in getting about during the holiday traffic (when I should not dare leave home) more remarkable still. I am sure you will be very proud of him when he grows up'. EX Maro Stathatos (née Vatimbella) (1919-1989) Egyptian-born Greek Artist, mother of John Stathatos (1947- ) Greek Photographer & Writer.
Lot 320
TOJO HIDEKI: (1884-1948) Japanese Prime Minister 1941-44, responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to America entering World War II. An unusual set of three original 4 x 3 photographs, each depicting different views of the barracks in which prisoners, including Tojo, were held during the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. One of the photographs is signed by Tojo, in both English and Japanese, with his name alone to the verso. Another of the photographs is annotated in an unidentified hand to the verso, 'Gallows where Tojo was hung. Note #13 on door!' Rare. Some very slight, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 3
Lot 212
LITERATURE: A rare slim 8vo printed card issued on the occasion of a private dinner held in celebration of Hilaire Belloc's 60th birthday at the Adelphi Hotel in London on 27th July 1930, the recto featuring a printed Horatian Ode in Latin entitled Hilario Belloc by Ronald Knox and the verso individually signed by twenty seven individuals present at the dinner comprising Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953, Anglo-French Writer & Historian), Peter Belloc (1904-1941, Youngest child of Belloc who served as a Captain in the Royal Marines during World War II, tragically dying at the young age of 36), James J. Hall (friend of Belloc whose photographs appear in The Life of Hilaire Belloc by Robert Speaight), Reginald D. Jebb (1883-1977, British Editor, son-in-law of Belloc), Thomas Michael Pope (1876-1930, English Journalist & Poet), Herbert James Gunn (1893-1964, Scottish Painter whose works include Conversation Piece featuring Belloc alongside G. K. Chesterton and Maurice Baring, inspired by Belloc's birthday dinner), Douglas Woodruff (1897-1978, English Essayist & Historian, editor of the Tablet), Christopher Hollis (1902-1977, British Schoolmaster, Author & Politician), Adrian Conan Doyle (1910-1970, Youngest son of Arthur Conan Doyle who himself had passed away on 7th July 1930, just weeks before the dinner), Gerald Barry (1898-1968, British Newspaper Editor and organiser of the Festival of Britain in 1951), Hugh Stewart Mackintosh (1899-1976, British Writer of Ballads), F. Vanden Heuvel (whose initials F. V. H. also appear to the upper right corner of the card, indicating his previous ownership), Jerrard Tickell (1905-1966, Irish Writer), Clennell Wilkinson (1883-1936, English Journalist, Literary Editor & Biographer), A. D. Peters (1892-1973, British Literary Agent who represented Belloc as well as Evelyn Waugh, Kingsley Amis and others), Edward Shanks (1892-1953, English Writer, a war poet of World War I), J. B. Morton (1893-1979, English Humorous Writer), A. P. Herbert (1890-1971, English Humourist, Novelist & Playwright), Robert Lynd (1879-1949, Anglo-Irish Writer, Editor & Essayist), J. C. Squire (1884-1958, British Writer, Editor of the London Mercury), Duff Cooper (1890-1954, British Politician, Diplomat & Historian), E. C. Bentley (1875-1956, English Novelist & Humourist), F. Y. Eccles (1871- , English Professor & Writer who specialised in French literature), G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936, English Writer, Philosopher & Critic), Maurice Baring (1874-1945, English Man of Letters), Edmond Warre (illustrator of many of Belloc's works) and George Bowles (1877-1955, British Politician & Barrister). Most of the signatures are in bold pencil and seven are in ink, a few of which are slightly faded although legible. Some light overall age wear, otherwise VG 'One of the most amusing events of my life occurred when I took the chair for a private celebration of Belloc's sixtieth birthday. There were about forty people assembled, nearly all of them were what is called important in the public sense, and the rest were even more important in the private sense, as being his nearest intimates and connections……It was to be, and was, a very jolly evening……' (from G. K. Chesterton's The Autobiography, 1936) 'On July 27, 1930, Belloc celebrated his sixtieth birthday. A dinner was organised at the Adelphi Hotel by A. D. Peters, and the occasion has already passed into the legends of immortal feasts…..An Horatian Ode, composed by Ronald Knox, was printed on the back of the menu, and this was recited by Maurice Baring, standing with a glass of Burgundy balanced on his bald head. Certain irreverent guests threw pellets of bread in a vain attempt to dislodge it……The mere list of the people present at this dinner is a tribute to the variety, and also to the quality, of Belloc's friends' (from The Life of Hilaire Belloc by Robert Speaight, 1957)
![[CALLIGRAPHY] BUCHINGER MATTHIAS: (1674-1740) German Calligrapher, Artist & Magician, known as 'the little man from Nurem](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/80a73d53-b26c-4190-b275-aacc00a13ca3/af893bfd-bc9c-48e2-a618-aae100de0940/468x382.jpg)
Lot 262
[CALLIGRAPHY] BUCHINGER MATTHIAS: (1674-1740) German Calligrapher, Artist & Magician, known as 'the little man from Nuremberg'. An extremely rare example of manuscript calligraphy signed ('Matthew Buchinger'; upside down) by Buchinger, one page, small oblong 8vo, Inverness, 13th November 1728. In an attractive hand Buchinger has penned the letters A B C, and again in mirrored writing opposite, adding the place and date in between and immediately beneath stating 'This was written by Matthew Buchinger, born without Hands or Feet, 1674 in Germany' Several of the lines are in mirror writing or upside down. Some overall age toning and staining and a few tears at the head (repaired with old tape to the verso), only slightly affecting the text and signature. About G
Lot 382
GOTTWALD KLEMENT: (1896-1953) Czechoslovak Communist Politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1929-53. Gottwald served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 1946-48 and as President of Czechoslovakia 1948-53. A rare official T.L.S., Gottwald, one page, 4to, Prague, 14th January 1949, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Czech. Gottwald confirms the appointment of Karla Hoyera on a third scale salary 'in the personal, state of officials and administrative services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' with effect from 1st April 1948. Countersigned by Vladimir Clementis (1902-1952) Slovak Politician, a prominent member of the Czechoslovak Communist Party and Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia 1948-50. VG
Lot 147
KAHLO FRIDA: (1907-1954) Mexican Painter. An extremely rare autograph envelope (slim oblong 8vo; front panel and reverse flap only) unsigned, addressed by Kahlo in bold black crayon to Bernardo Chavez at Venustiano Carranza #35, alto. Autograph material by Kahlo in any form is extremely rare as a result of her untimely death at the age of 47. Some light age wear and with three irregularly torn edges, G
Lot 61
DEAN JAMES: (1931-1955) American Actor. A rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Dean in a head and shoulders pose wearing his iconic bomber jacket and white t-shirt. Signed in ink at the base of the image, 'To Janet, with my best wishes, James Dean'.Authentic autographs of Dean are rare in any form as a result of his tragically early death in a car crash at the age of 24. A few very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise VG
![[THORESBY RALPH]: (1658-1725) English Antiquarian, Merchant, Diarist and fellow of the Royal Society who is widely regarded a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/80a73d53-b26c-4190-b275-aacc00a13ca3/cb6301f3-3b7a-4e8d-9131-aae100dcfe44/468x382.jpg)
Lot 235
[THORESBY RALPH]: (1658-1725) English Antiquarian, Merchant, Diarist and fellow of the Royal Society who is widely regarded as being the first historian of Leeds. STURT JOHN (1658-1730) English Engraver who illustrated John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress in 1728. A.L., unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p., 7th April 1715, to Ralph Thoresby in Leeds. Sturt announces 'You are desired to send up the Pages of the two Prospects of the Churches, also that of Thoresby's Monument and the Statue of the Queen' and continues to refer to a map of Leeds which a Mr. Ashley does not have, also asking for some information regarding the lions paws in a coat of arms ('I have lost the Letter you wrote last wherein was as I remember a Dozen Coats to be engraven') and concluding by informing Thoresby that his book 'will be published in a very small time' and listing three pages which do not have plates. With integral address leaf bearing a small red wax seal (small area of paper loss where originally broken) and a Bishop Mark (7/AP) postmark. A rare letter with good association. VG Thoresby's Ducatus Leodiensis; or the Topography of the antient and populous Town and Parish of Leedes and parts adjacent in the West Riding of the County of York and Museum Thoresbyanum, or A Catalogue of his Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities; particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch coins, with Modern Medals were both published in 1715.
Lot 142
BACON FRANCIS: (1909-1992) Irish painter. An excellent, rare signed 8 x 10 photograph of the artist standing in a three quarter length pose. Signed ('Francis Bacon') in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise EX
![[KRUGER PAUL]: (1825-1904) South African President 1883-1900. Kruger gained international renown as the face of Boer resistan](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/80a73d53-b26c-4190-b275-aacc00a13ca3/47a15ae8-a139-4cfa-b066-aae100de239a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 290
[KRUGER PAUL]: (1825-1904) South African President 1883-1900. Kruger gained international renown as the face of Boer resistance against the British during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902. A rare manuscript draft of a telegraphed despatch signed ('Crowe') by Lieutenant Fritz H. Eden Crowe, the British Consul General at Lourenco Marques, two pages, folio, n.p. (Lourenco Marques), n.d. (October 1900), to the British High Commissioner. The manuscript draft, with various corrections, is marked Secret and informs the recipient that a letter from Kruger has been intercepted, explaining that it was 'evidently intended to reach Boer leader through Colonies as it was abstracted from secret agent going to Durban', adding that he is endeavouring to trace the intended recipient and continuing to provide a literal translation of Kruger's letter, in part, 'This is briefly to show you the principle on which the war has been conducted by us, namely to do as much damage as possible to the enemy by taking his convoys and impeding transport of provisions and ammunition. Seeing that ordinary destruction of railways and even blowing up of bridges does not effectually stop communications, other plans to effect more serious damage must be employed. This can only be achieved by blowing up the Watervalboven tunnel, and I therefore beg you to give your serious attention and power to this end and thus try your utmost to carry this plan into execution. I do not need to tell you how very important it is that your operations should be crowned with success…..you have to go at once with your forces in a westerly direction and try to join Generals de Wet and de la Rey in order to be able to stand up with all your forces as soon as I have ascertained and communicated to you from Europe how far Germany and France will take up our part…..I shall await your reports and statements in the direction arranged. Tomorrow, the 19th October, I leave by the Dutch Man of War Gelderland'. An unusual contemporary document relating to the Boer War. Some light age wear, VG Kruger left the Transvaal by rail on 11th September 1900 and crossed into Mozambique planning to board the first outgoing steamer, however he was prevented from doing so when the Portuguese Governor, at the request of the local British Consul, insisted that Kruger stay in port under house arrest. A month later Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands reached a deal with Great Britain to extricate Kruger on the Dutch warship HNLMS Gelderland and convey him to Marseille via non-British waters. Kruger was never to return to South Africa.
Lot 316
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. An excellent Autograph envelope signed ('B. L. Montgomery, Field-Marshal'), being the slim oblong 4to front panel of a World War II date envelope, boldly addressed in Montgomery's hand in dark fountain pen ink to 'The Right Hon Winston Churchill M.P., Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street'. Signed by Montgomery to the upper left corner and further marked 'Personal' in his hand. A fine and rare association piece between the two great British Allied leaders of World War II. A few very minor traces of former mounting to the corners of the verso, VG Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953.
Lot 114
GRAHAM MARTHA: (1894-1991) American Modern Dancer & Choreographer. A fine, long A.L.S., Martha, six pages, 4to, Tel Aviv, 11th November 1964, to Vera [Maxwell], on stationery printed in Hebrew and English. Graham commences her letter by asking 'How do you contrive the time to create such rare and beautiful clothes, sustain an industry in such a tumultuous area, and yet still have time to make lovely gestures, such as you made to me before I left?' and continues 'The dresses are so lovely. I kept the fabulous linen…..These dresses are exactly what I needed. London and Zurich where we touched down meant a fur coat and then Tel Aviv was 80 degrees. It is a late summer. The weather is dulcet - like Santa Barbara with the same flowers and prodigality of color. Also it is cool in the evening and can be quite treacherous in late afternoon when the sun drops into the sea with tropical fashion. I have your white coat here. It is a basket weave like wool, lined and piped in satin with one button and no pockets', further remarking 'I wish I could have seen your showings. I was engulfed at the time in a labyrinth of an idea and I felt and I felt almost about to lose my thread to show me the way out. I am not sure I am not still in that twilight interior Gide describes in his “Theseus” with its secret intoxications of color and sound and scent and the high pitched vibration of approaching events. I suppose I hate to leave it as we all do - that secret, lonely, miserable time. But I have to kick myself out of it pretty soon' and also adding 'I hope the beautiful clothes you sent me to wear at Lincoln Center are safe & on view in a museum…..I…..showed it to all the company and knew it was too powerful for me to wear that night, much as I longed to. It was a wonderful, hellish experience, in contemplation before, and I was terribly afraid of the title of the evening, the vastness of the hall and of myself. You were wonderful to have thought I could have worn any of those lovely things. It is a gesture of faith from you that I treasure'. Graham also writes of her current activities, 'I am at work here in a new area, advising, coaching, supervising costumes, make-up…..of course there is the baffling subject of “style” because to most who are new and some not so new it is confused with “stylish”' and concludes 'Please understand, Vera, as I know you will, it is such a privilege to wear any of your things which have an eternal……beauty about them' before remarking in a postscript 'This is Bethsabee's paper as you know. I have no Hebrew except thank you, be quiet and phone numbers'. A letter of good content and interesting association. Annotated in ink in an unidentified hand with Graham's name to the lower edge of the final page. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG Vera Maxwell (1901-1995) American Fashion Designer who designed for Martha Graham and other famous individuals including Lillian Gish, Rosalynn Carter and Pat Nixon. Graham had become close friends with one of her students, Bethsabee de Rothschild, and when the heiress moved to Israel she established the Batsheva Dance Company in 1965. As the present letter illustrates, Graham became the company's first director.
Lot 181
LOWRY L. S.: (1887-1976) English Artist. A good signed colour 6.5 x 4.5 postcard featuring a reproduction of Lowry's painting Coming out of School (1927). With a postage stamp featuring the same image neatly affixed to the upper right corner and post marked at London on 10th July 1967 to commemorate art on stamps. Signed ('L. S. Lowry') by the artist in black ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Signed reproductions of Lowry's works have become increasingly rare in recent years. VG
Lot 33
INCE THOMAS H.: (1882-1924) American Silent Film Director. An extremely rare T.L.S., Thos. H. Ince, one page, 4to, Los Angeles, 15th December 1920, to Mr. H. Austin Adams. Ince states that he understands that Mr. Ritchie 'has informed you that I am in receipt of another long letter from Mr. Meredith, the present Secretary of Agriculture' and continues 'The letter shows great interest in the proposal I outlined to the Department and is full of suggestions that I intend using when the new administration comes into power', further remarking 'It would, of course, be impossible for me to predict how the scheme will appeal to an unknown appointee, but I shall endeavour to reopen the matter as soon as after the inauguration as possible'. Autographs of Ince are extremely rare in any form following his untimely death at the age of 42 in mysterious circumstances on board William Randolph Hearst's yacht. One very light, extremely minor paperclip rust stain to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG
Lot 8
OLYMPICS: John Akii-Bua (1949-1997) Ugandan Hurdler, the first Olympic Champion from his country following his Gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Rare signed colour 6 x 4 promotional image issued by Puma and featuring an image of Akii-Bua in a full length action pose on a track. Signed ('Akii-Bua') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Autographs of Akii-Bua are rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 47; Gabriel Tiacoh (1963-1992) Ivory Coast Sprinter, the first Olympic medal winner from his country following his Silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Rare blue ink signature ('Gabriel Tiacoh') on a slim oblong 8vo printed piece featuring his name and a logo. Autographs of Tiacoh are rare following his tragic death at the age of 28; Grete Waitz (1953-2011) Norwegian Marathon Runner, Silver medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Bold blue ink signature ('Grete Waitz') on a white card. VG, 3
Lot 347
PULTENEY WILLIAM: (1684-1764) 1st Earl of Bath. British Prime Minister, 10 - 12th February 1746. A rare ink signature ('Wm. Pulteney') on a slim oblong 8vo portion removed from the conclusion of a document, with several lines of text and date, 7th November 1728. A small red wax seal appears alongside Pulteney's signature and the piece is also countersigned by three individuals, one of them a servant to Pulteney. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the upper edge and with some very light age wear and minor foxing, otherwise VG
Lot 34
WHALE JAMES: (1889-1957) English Film Director of Frankenstein (1931) and other horror films. An excellent, rare original pencil and watercolour drawing signed (‘J. Whale’) by Whale, one page, small 4to, n.p., 1920. Whale has drawn a fine costume image of the actor Dirk Daniell wearing a tweed checked suit and purple cravat and waistcoat as he lumbers forwards with his long arms hanging before him, the sleeves of his suit jacket evidently too short. Annotated in pencil by Whale at the side ‘Dirk Daniell as “Mr. Hawkins”’ and signed and dated in pencil at the foot of the sketch. Autographs of James Whale are extremely rare in any form and this is a particularly desirable example. One minor crease to the upper left corner and with some extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG Dirk Daniell (d.1926) English Actor, son of Frank Daniell (1868-1932) English Portrait Painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1889-1921. Following the end of World War I, Whale returned to England (having been a Prisoner of War) and tried to find work as a cartoonist. Unable to secure a permanent position, in 1919 he embarked on a stage career, working as an actor, set designer and stage director and it is from this period of Whale’s career that the present drawing dates. It has long been debated as to whether it was James Whale or make-up artist Jack P. Pierce who created actor Boris Karloff’s familiar on-screen appearance as Frankenstein’s monster, with his shortened coat sleeves and awkward, lumbering gait. These characteristics are certainly evident in the present drawing and would certainly indicate that it was in fact Whale who devised the monster’s look for his 1931 movie.
Lot 65
BROOKS LOUISE: (1906-1985) American Actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Signed and inscribed sepia postcard photograph, the vintage image depicting the actress in a half length pose. Photograph published by Ross. Signed in ink by Brooks to the lower border. The signature and inscription are somewhat light although remain reasonably legible. Signed photographs of Brooks are rare. Some minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
Lot 19
TENNIS: Evelyn Colyer (1902-1930) English Tennis Player, Bronze medallist at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Rare vintage signed postcard photograph of Colyer standing outdoors in a full length pose holding a tennis racket in her hands. Photograph by E. Trim & Co. of Wimbledon and bearing their blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed by Colyer in fountain pen ink with her name alone at the base of the image. Autographs of Colyer are rare in any form as a result of her tragically early death at the age of 28. Together with Patrick Spence (1898-1983) South African Tennis Player who played Mixed Doubles with Colyer and was the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Champion (with Elizabeth Ryan) in 1928. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Spence standing outdoors in a full length pose and holding two tennis rackets in his hands. Photograph by E. Trim & Co. of Wimbledon and bearing their blindstamp to the lower right corner. Signed ('P. D. B. Spence') by Spence in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. VG, 2
Lot 277
DARLING GRACE: (1815-1842) English Heroine who, with her father, rescued nine survivors from the grounded ship Forfarshire on 7th September 1838. A rare A.L.S., G. H. Darling, one page, 4to, Longstone Light House, 7th December 1838, to Mrs. Liddell. Darling writes, in full, 'I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your note containing a printed copey (sic) of verses written by Mr. Liddele (sic) which allow me to return you and Mr. Liddele my sincere thanks for the notice you have taken of me. I am Madam your Most Humbel (sic) Servant'. With integral address leaf in Darling's hand ('Honerable [sic] Mrs Liddell, Eslington') and bearing the remnants of a red wax seal. Some light creasing and age wear, otherwise VG Darling's correspondent is likely to have been Maria Susannah Liddell (1773-1845), wife of Sir Thomas Henry Liddell (1775-1855) 1st Baron Ravensworth, although could equally have been another member of the large family (Thomas Henry Liddell was father to twelve children). Eslington Park in Whittingham, Northumberland was purchased by the Liddell family in 1716.
Lot 143
FREUD LUCIAN: (1922-2011) German-born British Painter. Signed colour 4 x 4.5 reproduction of Freud’s painting entitled Naked Portrait (1972-73) depicting a naked lady lying on a bed alongside a small table with several paint brushes upon it, signed by Freud with his initials (‘L.F.’) in bold gold ink to a clear area of the image. Annotated in pencil in the hand of a collector to the verso, ‘Obtained for me in 2007 by Frank Auerbach. Freud hated signing & apparently this is the best F.A. could do for me!’. Rare. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the lower edge, otherwise VG Frank Auerbach (1931- ) German-British Painter. Both Auerbach and Freud were prominent members of the ‘School of London’ and Freud painted a portrait of Auerbach in 1975-76
Lot 269
CALCRAFT WILLIAM: (1800-1879) English Hangman, one of the most prolific British executioners in history. Rare D.S., William Calcraft, one page, slim oblong 8vo, Winchester Gaol, 22nd March 1856. The document is a manuscript receipt for £12.12.0 received by Calcraft in payment for the execution of [Thomas] Jones. Boldly signed by Calcraft at the foot. With a one penny Inland Revenue stamp affixed. Neatly laid down and with a thin stain to the centre, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, and with a neat tear to the lower right corner, otherwise VG Thomas Jones was executed for the murder of a Dr. Hope, a surgeon from Portsmouth.
Lot 238
HISTORICAL: A red leather hardbound small 4to album containing over 150 signatures, signed clipped pieces, a few loosely inserted A.Ls.S. etc., by a variety of famous men and women including James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn and his wife, William Percy French (with a small original pen and ink drawing of a man), Henry Ponsonby, Arthur James Balfour, Edward Carson, Beatrix Beauclerk, Marchioness of Waterford, Robert Hichens, Emma Calve, Nellie Melba, Charlotte Knollys, Stanley Baldwin, Rudyard Kipling, Paul Doumer, David Beatty, Oswald Mosley, Dornford Yates, William Jowitt, Austen Chamberlain, Gilbert Frankau, Woodrow Wilson, Lindley Miller Garrison, William Gibbs McAdoo, Lord Kelvin, Agnes Weston (A.L.S. on the printed stationery of the Royal Sailors' Rest at Portsmouth, 22nd December 1914), Anthony F. Wilding (rare signed piece by the Wimbledon tennis champion of 1910, 1911, 1912 & 1913), Eleanor Roosevelt, Eugenie de Montijo, William C. Redfield, William Sulzer, Thomas R. Marshall, Sidney Herbert (two A.Ls.S., one referring to cholera and stating, in part, 'I am afraid it is now become one of our national diseases…..we have had some cases in London. 5 out of 7 men have died in…..the guards. Mr. Algernon Percy who had just returned from some foreign Court where he had been minister was with Ld. Palmerston at 3 o'clock on Friday & died before 7 next morning - but there is much less alarm than there was last year. The cases are fewer tho' the deaths are more in proportion', 19th August 1833), Giuseppe Garibaldi (small A.L.S. stating, in full, 'I am very grateful in name of my country to the Captain G. Austin Dolmage for his good service and gallantry for the cause of freedom'), Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, and other members of the aristocracy etc. (many associated with Ireland). Some light overall age wear, generally VG
Lot 95
BEATLES THE: A superb vintage small 4to printed edition of The Beatles magazine, published by Pyx Productions Ltd., London, (1963), featuring Life with The Beatles by Patrick Maugham and numerous images by the photographer Dezo Hoffmann, individually signed twice by all four members of The Beatles, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The first set of signatures appear in blue inks to the colour front cover featuring an image of the Fab Four standing together in full length poses. All have added three xxx's beneath their signatures and Starr has also added the band name ('Beatles'; a small, light stain affecting a few letters) in his hand above his signature. All of the signatures are in clear areas, with just Harrison's very slightly affected by weaker contrast. The second set of signatures appear to the inside centre colour image of the band (9.5 x 14.5 when opened) in a group pose. Signed by each in blue inks to clear areas with Lennon, Harrison and Starr also adding three xxx's beneath their signatures. A rare piece of Beatles memorabilia in as much as it features two excellent sets of signatures. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise about EX
Lot 116
HOGARTH WILLIAM: (1697-1764) English Painter, Printmaker and Pictorial Satirist. A good, rare D.S., Wm. Hogarth, one page, folio, n.p., 13th April 1744. The partially printed document is illustrated with a fine series of caricatures of men's heads, each in profile and at the base appears a number of slightly larger caricatures, a printed caption beneath explaining '3 Characters 4 Caricatures' and adding 'For a farther explanation of the Difference Betwixt Character & Caricature see ye. Preface to Jon. Andrews'. The printed base serves as a receipt issued by Hogarth acknowledging the sum of half a guinea received from the Rt. Hon. Lord Andover, 'being the first payment for six prints called Marriage a la Mode which I promise to deliver when finish'd on Receiving half a guinea more'. Signed by Hogarth at the conclusion (his signature a little light in places although perfectly legible) alongside the remnants of a small red wax seal. Neatly mounted and with slight wear to folds. A most attractive form of Hogarth's autograph. G. In 1743-45 Hogarth painted the six pictures of Marriage a la Mode which are now housed in the National Gallery, London. They showed a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society and Hogarth's moralistic warning shows the miserable tragedy of an ill considered marriage for money. They are regarded by many as his finest project and certainly the best example of his serially planned short cycles. These admirable pictures were at first poorly received by the public to the great disappointment of Hogarth. William Howard, Lord Andover (1714-1756)
Lot 348
BUTE EARL OF: (1713-1792) British Prime Minister 1762-63. A rare D.S., Bute, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Treasury Chambers, Whitehall, 2nd July 1762. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, relates to an Act of Parliament entitled An Act for repealing the Several Rates and Duties upon Houses, Windows, and Lights; and for granting to His Majesty other Rates and Duties upon Houses, Windows or Lights; and for raising the Sum of Four millions four hundred thousand Pounds by Annuities to be charged on the said Rates and Duties and appoints John Grundy of Spalding to be His Majesty's Receiver General for part of the county of Lincoln (including Grantham, Stamford etc.) for the sums of money raised by the Act and further granting Grundy 'full Power to do, perform, and execute all such Matters and Things, as may be requisite for His Majesty's Service in this Affair'. Countersigned by Francis Dashwood (1708-1781, English Rake & Politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1762-63 and was the founder of the Hellfire Club) and John Turner (1712-1780, British Lawyer & Politician who served as Lord of the Treasury under Bute). Some very light age wear and minor dust staining, otherwise VG
Lot 74
SELLERS PETER: (1925-1980) British Comedian and Actor, a cast member of the British radio comedy programme The Goon Show. D.S., Peter Sellers, sixteen pages, folio, n.p. (Geneva, Switzerland?), 15th February 1967. The photocopied typed document is an original agreement made between Delegate Productions A.G. and Peter Sellers in which the actor agrees to play the part of Hrundi V. Bakshi in the film The Party, continuing to detail various clauses relating to the period of engagement, remuneration (the sum not specified, instead referred to as ‘the subject of a private agreement between Delegate and Mr. Sellers’ and to be paid in Swiss Francs), expenses and transportation (Delegate agreeing to a payment of $1000 per week for hotel bills and other charges incurred by Sellers and to the provision of first class transportation ‘from Europe to Los Angeles and return for himself, his wife, his child, her nurse and Mr. Sellers’ aide, plus an additional two transportations to be disposed of at Mr. Sellers’ discretion’), credits (‘….in first position of the entire cast, above the title, on a separate card on the screen….’), insurance, facilities and services (‘Delegate shall provide Mr. Sellers with such working facilities and amenities as are customarily enjoyed by international film personalities of the quality and reputation of Mr. Sellers, including a portable dressing room on the set with a private telephone’), approvals (including that of Blake Edwards as director, as well as major cast members and studios and locations for shooting, including those in and around Los Angeles) and public relations etc. Signed by Sellers in blue ink at the conclusion and countersigned by a witness and a representative of Delegate Productions. A rare original contract for one of the comic actor’s best films. The majority of the pages are stapled together at the upper left corner and each of the pages have two file holes to the upper edge, none of which affect the text or signatures. Some very light overall age wear, otherwise VG The American comedy film The Party (1968), which was directed by Blake Edwards and starred Peter Sellers in the role of the bungling Indian actor Hrundi V. Bakshi, is considered a comedy classic of cult status and has been described as one of Sellers’ very best films.
Lot 299
PEGOUD ADOLPHE: (1889-1915) French Aviator who became the first fighter ace in history during World War I. A rare vintage signed postcard photograph by Pegoud, the aerial image depicting the aviator landing his plane at the Aerodrome Bleriot having completed a flying loop. A crowd of onlookers can be seen rushing towards the aircraft. With a circular inset portrait of Pegoud and brief printed caption in French at the head of the postcard. Signed ('A. Pegoud') in bold, purple fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the head of the image. Autographs of Pegoud are rare in any form as a result of his death at the age of 26 when he was shot down and killed in action during World War I. About EX
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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan).- Moseley (Sydney A.) An Amazing Séance and an Exposure, first edition, photographic frontispiece, 1p. advertisements, browning to text, half-title and front free endpaper with small portion of upper corner torn away, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, chipping and creasing to head and foot, splitting to lower joint and tear to lower panel, tape repairs to verso, marking and staining, 8vo, 1919.⁂ With an introduction by Arthur Conan Doyle. Rare, especially so in the atmospheric dust-jacket.
Lot 89
Munster (Wilhemina FitzClarence, Countess of) Ghostly Tales, first edition, plates, light browning to endpapers, inner gutter weak with some shaking, hinges starting, original decorated green and red cloth, spine rubbed and creased, extremities a little rubbed and bumped, [not in Tymn], 8vo, 1896.⁂ A rare collection of ghost stories, deliberately written to resemble accounts of 'true hauntings'. Indeed the author was so successful that at least one reviewer assumed that these were all true accounts. The collection was largely forgotten until the 1970s when some of the stories began to appear in anthologies.
Lot 109
Suffling (Ernest R.) The Decameron of a Hypnotist, first edition, 16pp. advertisements, 9 plates, light browning to text, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, portion excised from pastedown, original cloth, gilt, spine rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1898.⁂ A rare collection of weird, macabre and supernatural tales, each introduced by the hypnotist of the title, who extracts the tales from his victims whilst they are in a trance state, often having induced the trance under the pretext of helping the narrator of the tale, but generally with the ulterior motive of extracting that tale without consent.
Lot 1
Achebe (Chinua) Things Fall Apart, first edition, occasional light spotting, faint ink mark to epigraph p., ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1958.⁂ Rare in the dust-jacket, Achebe was one of the greatest Nigerian writers and Things Fall Apart his greatest work.
Lot 77
Lawrence (Margery H.) Madam Holle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, dust-jacket, spine a little faded, spine ends and corners chipped, short tears and creasing to head and foot, tape repairs to head, rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1934.⁂ A macabre and rare title from Lawrence, especially so inscribed and in the dust-jacket. A delightfully sinister mystery thriller, set in Cornwall, involving a young sadist and his mother, Madam Holle, who after years of haphazardly coping with her son's sexual excesses settles on the scheme of buying a lonely house, populating it with servants with criminal records and advertising for pretty young victims, who in due course she murders when he is bored with them or they become too troublesome.
Lot 333
A rare Joubert + Cie Royal Welsh Fusilier's WWI trench raider's sword; 'The Welsh Knife', c.1916, the 17½' leaf shaped blade with central reinforcing rib flowing into the ricasso, inscribed 'Dros Vrddas Cymru' (for the dignity of Wales); the flattened pommel with skull-cracker spike. (No scabbard)
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