* Order of St. Francis. Large “Family tree” of the founders of the order of the Franciscans, c.1650, uncoloured engraving on twelve sheets conjoined and laid on hessian, toned overall, some abrasion to printed surface causing loss of image, several closed tears, worn and frayed at margins, toned overall, 1680 x 1390mm, later stained wood frame. The Franciscan order was founded in the early 13th century and this fascinating engraving shows St. Francis with his twelve “apostles” at the foot of the tree. The branches comprise of portraits of Cardinals, Popes, Abbesses and Bishops. The margins show more portraits and heraldic shields depicting the major founders, benefactors and leaders of the order. A copy of this engraving is held by St. Isidores College in Rome, but we can find no copy appearing in auction in the last thirty years. A rare engraving which displays the power, wealth and influence of the Franciscans and more broadly the Catholic church. (1)
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* Armstrong (Neil, born 1930). Official NASA colour photograph showing Neil Armstrong in a space suit holding his helmet, signed in blue felt tip “Neil Armstrong”, the reverse of the photograph with a part letter laid down, from Mrs. Geneva Barnes, secretary to Mr. Armstrong, on headed official paper of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, advising that Mr. Armstrong has asked her to thank the letter sender and that Neil Armstrong was pleased to sign the enclosed photograph, 25 x 20cm, fine condition. A rare example of a signed Armstrong NASA photograph without a dedication. (1)
* Ciol (Elio, born 1929). A group of five rare vintage gelatin silver prints from the photographer’s trip to the UK in 1977, photographs are of Dinas Mawddy, Ceredigion, 26 x 39cm, “Towards Aberdyfi, Ynyslas, Ceredigion”, 29 x 39cm, plus three similar size photographs of architectural details of Salisbury Cathedral, each with photographer’s Italian stamp to verso, all but one in thin matt mounts. These are part of the only known photographs Ciol has made of the UK. They have not been circulated or published other than in an issue of Ffoto Gallery magazine. (5)
Elliott (Mary). The Wax-Taper; or, Effects of Bad Habits, 1st ed., William Darton, 1819, folding eng. frontis. (with two splits in folds, and tear neatly repaired on verso), two eng. plts., 4pp. pubs. ads. at rear, contents generally soiled and stained, occn. minor edge-fraying, early ms. ownership name on front pastedown, orig. printed wrappers, rubbed and soiled, spine frayed, slim 8vo. Osborne, p.251. Rare. Only two locations listed on COPAC (Manchester and V&A Libraries). (1)
Goody Two-Shoes. The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. Ornamented with Cuts, York, printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, c.1785, pp.94, lacking F1 (pp.81/2), eng. frontis., woodcuts to text, foxed and dusty, some leaves detached and a few closed tears, early ms. ink trials at head of title-page, on reverse of frontis. and final leaf, and on pastedowns, lacking free endpapers, orig. Dutch floral boards, rubbed and edges worn, lacking spine and covers just holding on the cords, 16mo in 8’s, (rare early edition), together with Newbery (E., pub.), The Prettiest Book for Children; being the History of the Enchanted Castle; Situated in one of the Fortunate Isles, and governed by the Giant Instruction. Written for the Entertainment of Little Masters and Misses. By Don Stephano Bunyano, Under-Secretary to the aforesaid Giant, c.1790, pp.[3]-122+[6](pubs. ads.), lacking port. frontis. (A1), numerous woodcuts on letterpress, lacking front endpapers, orig. Dutch floral boards, rubbed and edges showing, lacking spine and covers just holding on the cords, 16mo in 8s (Roscoe J48[5]), plus Carnan & Newbery (publishers), The Mother’s Gift: or, a Present for all Little Children who are Good, Embellished with Cuts, 2nd ed, 1770, pp.iv+5-71+[9](pubs. ads.), lacking pp.63-66, woodcuts on letterpress, sl. dusty and foxed, lacking free endpapers, stitching broken, and page block loose in orig. Dutch floral boards, rubbed and edges worn, lacking spine, 98 x 64mm (4 x 2.5ins), (Roscoe J251[2]) (3)
Harris (J., pub.). The Rose’s Breakfast. Illustrated with Elegant and Appropriate Engravings, 1808, 32pp., eight eng. plts. (two trimmed to border and mounted), one plt. with small nick in blank fore-margin, lightly toned, recent marbled wrappers, title-page reproduced in facsimile and mounted on upper cover, 16mo, together with Darton (William, pub.), The Adventures of My Grandmother’s Cat; or, Puss in Boots, 1818, fifteen (of 16) copper eng. plts., lacking frontis., pub. ads. on verso of title and final leaf, lightly toned, early ms. ownership name at head of title, a few short edge-tears, recent marbled wrappers, with title-page reproduced in facsimile and mounted on upper cover, sm. 8vo. Two rare items. The first is listed in Osborne pp.928/9, but not in Moon, and COPAC gives only three locations. The second item is held by the Pierpont Morgan Library (lacking wrappers), and COPAC lists two locations (Bodleian and Leeds); it is not listed in Osborne or Gumuchian. (2)
![Martin (G., pub.). The Comic Numerator [drop-title], c.1810, 12ff., hand-col. copper eng. to each leaf, with verse below, som](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2795515/924-20106510467_468x382.jpg)
Martin (G., pub.). The Comic Numerator [drop-title], c.1810, 12ff., hand-col. copper eng. to each leaf, with verse below, some light offsetting, a couple of leaves with small stain to upper blank margin, orig. grey wrappers, hand-col. printed label to upper cover, ads. to rear cover, 106 x 100mm (4.25 x 4ins) Rare. Not in Osborne or Gumuchian. Only one copy located (Morgan Library). (1)
Tegg (T., pub.). The Loves of Mr. Jenkins, and Polly Pattens, 1809, 12ff., eng. throughout, hand-col. title-page and eleven hand-col. engs. with verse beneath, toned, one or two short marginal tears, recent marbled wrappers, title-page reproduced in facsimile and mounted on upper cover, 126 x 98mm (5 x 4ins) Rare. Not in Osborne or Gumuchian. Only one location found (Pierpoint Morgan Library). An amusing tale of the meeting, marriage, quarrel, and reconciliation of Mr. Jenkins and Polly Pattens in verse. (1)
* Rebus puzzle cards. A set of twenty playing cards, English, c.1800, together twenty hand-col. eng. cards only, each illustrating a proverb with the use of pictures, words, and letters, each numbered in top left-hand corner, occn. light dust-soiling and foxing, plain blue versos, approx. 90 x 58mm (3.5 x 2.25ins). An extremely rare set of puzzle cards surviving in remarkably good condition. Numbered 1-10, 12-14, 16-21 and 23. Illustrating such maxims as: “Handsome is that handsome does”, “When one door shuts another opens”, “He that has no head needs no hat”, “One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”, “Pride goes before the fall”. (1)
Clarke (Harry, illust.). Tales of Mystery and Imagination, by Edgar Allan Poe, reprinted, Harrap, 1928, eight mounted col. plts., twenty-four b & w plts. (one with vertical crease), letterpress illusts. and decs., a few leaves lightly spotted, t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, contemp. ms. ownership name on front pastedown, orig. gilt dec. black morocco, lightly rubbed in places, spine faded to brown, 4to. Rare in the publisher’s morocco binding. (1)
![[Greenaway, Kate, illust.] A Cruise in the Acorn, by Alice Jerrold (Mrs. Adolphe Smith), 1st ed., Marcus Ward, 1875, six unsi](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2795515/986-20106510478_468x382.jpg)
[Greenaway, Kate, illust.] A Cruise in the Acorn, by Alice Jerrold (Mrs. Adolphe Smith), 1st ed., Marcus Ward, 1875, six unsigned mounted chromos. by Greenaway, 4pp. pubs. ads. at rear, endpapers foxed and browned, orig. bevel-edged brown cloth, blocked in black and lettered in gilt, upper cover with onlaid floral paper panel (petunias on blue trellis), rubbed, sm. 4to. Schuster & Engen 63 1(a), conforming in all aspects, except our copy is dated on the title-page. Rare: representing some of Greenaway’s earliest work. (1)
![* Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869). Effendi & Musician, [1858], albumen print, a few minor surface marks, 256 x 247 mm, mounted](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2795515/638-201061511357_468x382.jpg)
* Fenton (Roger, 1819-1869). Effendi & Musician, [1858], albumen print, a few minor surface marks, 256 x 247 mm, mounted on off-white card, neat italic pencil caption and `O[riental?] No 13` below image with photographer`s printed credit beneath, mount spotted and soiled, old damp mark to left margin, mount size 416 x 330 mm.Part of Roger Fenton`s Oriental suite of studies made in his London studio in the summer of 1858. Of the fifty-one negatives in the series of which there are extant prints only a small number were exhibited by Fenton in Edinburgh, London and Paris. All the photographs are rare and many of the surviving prints have come from the albums thought to have been Fenton`s own, known as the `grey paper` albums (sold by Christie`s between 1978 and 1982). For more information see Gordon Baldwin, `Roger Fenton: Pasha and Bayadere`, (Getty Museum, 1996). An export ban is currently in place by the British Culture Minister on one of only two known examples of `Pasha and Bayadere` with an asking price of £109,000. The photograph is similar to that shown in lot 638B with props and figures in near-identical positions, though the central figure believed to be Fenton in the `Pasha and Bayadere` photograph is here clearly another man [Frank Dillon?] who appears in the composition of lots 638A-638C. (1)
A rare Poole Pottery earthenware vase from the main staircase of the Cunard Liner R.M.S Queen Elizabeth c.1938, the slip cast urn body decorated in a shagreen “sea mist” mottled glaze with ribbed stem and stepped foot, 65.5cm high, (rubbed to foot) * Poole Pottery undertook the commission by Cunard to cast several of these pieces for the niches in the main staircase. Secured by a location ring around the foot, this particular vase became loose and sustained the damage visible to the base. The vase was returned to the factory for repair, instead of which another was cast to replace it, while this example was retained by the factory for its museum. The vase remained with the factory until 2004 when it was sold in The Poole Pottery Museum and Archive sale at Christie’s, London, (with sale labels retained to underside) The remaining vases aboard were lost in the fire and sinking in Hong Kong harbour in 1971 whilst undergoing conversion to a University ship. An extremely rare piece to have survived from R.M.S Queen Elizabeth with only one other recorded wooden example of this pattern being sold By Charles Miller, London in July 2008 Literature; Hayward, L. & Atterbury, P.(ed)” Poole Pottery Carter & Company and their successors 1873-1998” ; pub Richard Dennis, Somerset 1998, pg.77. The vase is illustrated as part of the museum collection as well as an example shown in situ aboard R.M.S Queen Elizabeth and the swimming pool of R.M.S Queen Mary, another Poole commission for Cunard Also together with a letter of provenance from the vendor See illustration page 21
Edwards (George) d`Oiseaux Peu Communs 2 parts only (of 4) in 1 fine hand-coloured engraved frontispiece 105 plates and a map engraved portrait all numbered in contemporary ink in upper margin a few titled occasional marginal spotting or a few stains some offsetting modern half calf over old marbled boards fragments of original backstrip laid down on spine covers rubbed a rare edition folio à Londres for the author 1751.
Newcastle Methode pour Dresser les Chevaux text in German and French German title in red and black engraved folding additional pictorial title full-page arms (trimmed and laid down on verso of French title) and 81 double-page or folding plates a couple trimmed some offsetting but generally in good condition contemporary mottled calf with the gilt crowned chiffres of the Dauphin to foot of spine and the arms of René Maus de Froulay Comte de Tessé to covers spine in comaprtments and richly gilt repaired chipped at spine ends corners worn g.e. folio Nuremberg Jean Zieger & George Lehmann 1700. ***A rare edition with an excellent provenance..
Vernet (Carle) Vernet`s Horses 1823 40 lithographed plates by E. Purcell after Vernet title creased plates 35 and 36 with water staining to lower corner mostly marginal all plates with a little spotting or light foxing heavier to a few later half calf original morocco label to upper cover spine faded corners worn oblong 4to 1823. ***Rare. We have been able to trace only one other copy at auction in the last 27 years..
WYNDHAM JOHN: (1903-1969) British Science Fiction Writer of The Day of the Triffids. A.N.S., J. B. Harris, on one side of a plain envelope, London, n.d., evidently to a photograph developer. Wyndham has penned some notes for the recipient, presumably relating to some negatives that would have originally been contained in the envelope, `Head & Shoulders only. 3 quarter plate of each. Glossy-contrasting for half tone reproduction.` Signed by Wyndham at the base with his real name. Rare. One minor corner crease, otherwise VG
TOLSTOY LEO: (1828-1910) Russian Writer of the masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina. An attractive colour picture postcard of an illustration of The Chine at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, published by Raphael Tuck, signed (`Leo Tolstoy`) in dark fountain pen ink by the novelist with his name alone to the lower white border. Rare. VG
PERRAULT CHARLES: (1628-1703) French Author who laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the Fairy Tale. Perrault`s best known tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), La Belle au bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty), Le Maitre Chat ou le Chat Botte (Puss in Boots) and Cendrillon ou la Petite Pantoufle de Verre (Cinderalla). His most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets, plays, musicals and both live action and animated films. D.S., Perrault, one page, 8vo, Versailles, 2nd December 1672. The holograph document, in French, states that `It will be necessary that Mr. de la Planche pay at his convenience Pierre Couette Charpentier the sum of one hundred six pounds eight sols for having taken the former several times to the forest at Trianon….` Extremely rare. VG
MILNE A. A.: (1882-1956) English Author, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. A good A.L.S., A. A. Milne, one page, 8vo, Mallord Street, Chelsea, 30th May 1939, to a gentleman. Milne states that he is delighted to have a copy of his correspondent`s book and adds `I shall try to read every word of it before the school holidays begin; because when once my boy sees it, he will annex it for his own.` The author continues, `He is captain of his Prep School XI, and a very much better cricketer than his father ever was. In fact, if you can arrange for a new edition in, say, 1942, I think there will be a Milne (Christopher Robin) on p.114 or so.` A fine letter in which Milne makes a rare reference to Christopher Robin. VG
STOKER BRAM: (1847-1912) Irish Author of the horror novel Dracula (1897). Brief A.L.S., Bram Stoker, one page, 8vo, Strand, 27th January 1889, to a lady, on the printed stationery of the Royal Lyceum Theatre. Writing in his capacity as the business manager to Henry Irving`s theatre, Stoker simply states `With Mr Irving`s very kind regards`. Rare. Slight traces of former mounting to two corners, otherwise VG
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS: (1850-1894) Scottish Novelist of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Rare A.L.S., Robert Louis Stevenson, three pages, 8vo, Pitlochry, Perthshire, n.d. (6th July 1881), to Eva Simpson, his biographer. Stevenson apologises for his silence, explaining that he has been travelling, `and that tires me shockingly now-a-days`. He continues `The question of critics is not easy; but I shall mention the case to those whom I dare. You see a word too much, or a word out of season or a word that in any way alarms the critic`s vanity which is so active or his honesty which is so sluggish, produces the precise contrary of the desired effect. Hence, gentle going is safe.` The author then discusses a title, explaining that his wife and mother have `all been breaking our heads`, adding `All the dog titles seem used up. But here are some: The Dogs of a Household, The Dogs of a Family, My Four footed friends….My furry friends, A Tale of Tails. Some of them are not bad. For the joke`s sake, I must add another, which I struck out, all unconscious of its absurdity, in the heat of talk:- My Hairy Acquaintance!` Accompanied by the front panel (stamp removed) of the original envelope, hand addressed by Stevenson (the address partially corrected in another hand). A fine letter, written in the same year that Stevenson wrote Treasure Island. A very light, extremely minor, band of discoloration appears at the extreme edges of the letter, evidently caused by previous framing, otherwise VG
DU PRE JAQUELINE: (1945-1987) English Cellist. Book signed, a hardback edition of Impressions, edited by William Wordsworth, published by Granada, London, 1983 (reprint). Signed (`Jacqueline xxx`) in black ink in a very shaky hand to the half title page. Also signed and inscribed to the front free endpaper by the editor William Wordsworth, Du Pre`s nurse Ruth Ann (`Thank you for all you do and have done for Jacqueline and other MS sufferers...`) and one other. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Rare. VG The vendor obtained the signature in this book personally; at the time Du Pre was suffering greatly with the effects of Multiple Sclerosis (she had lost the sensation in her fingers) but was nevertheless insistent that she signed the book. The spidery signature apparently took five minutes to complete and those present stated that it would be the final autograph she gave. Also included in the lot are two photocopies of letters from Du Pre`s secretary, Sylvia Southcombe, to the vendor and a photocopy of a photograph of the vendor with Du Pre.
SUPERVIA CONCHITA: (1895-1936) Spanish Mezzo-Soprano. Rare, bold dark fountain pen ink signature (`Conchita Supervia`) on a page removed from an autograph album, dated 1934 in her hand. Together with three further pages removed from an autograph album bearing fountain pen ink signatures of Luisa Tetrazzini (2, both with Christmas greetings, 1933) and Gregor Piatigorsky, December 1934 (also signed at the base by Ivor Newton). VG, 4
FERRIER KATHLEEN: (1912-1953) English Singer. An exceptional A.L.S., Kathleen Ferrier, five pages, 8vo, Hampstead, n.d. (early 1946), to Mr. Giddy. Ferrier writes to her correspondent providing extensive details of her career, remarking `Here is everything I can think of that is neither libellous nor imprint able!` The singer informs Giddy, `Worked in the Civil Service by day and studied piano & accompanied & played solos at concerts in and around Lancashire at night….Also won piano in National Competition run by Daily Express in which many, now famous, pianists also entered and won. Entered Musical Festival at Carlisle for wager, and won Contralto Solo, & Rose Bowl for best singer of Festival & first prize piano….Had my first singing lesson in 1940 from Dr. J. E. Hutchinson of Newcastle-on-Tyne & under his conductorship sang first big Messiah performance at the City Hall, N`castle. The next year Dr. Malcolm Sargent heard me sing and recommended me to Mr. Tillett of Ibbs & Tillett. In 1942 (Xmas) removed to London and studied & (still studying) with Mr. Roy Henderson who has helped me more than I can say….and am supposed to have had meteoric rise! (fingers crossed!). Most exciting dates include two Xmas Messiah broadcasts (1944 & 1945) & the last Prom. Performance (1945) in the R. Albert Hall. The latter rather wearing as the parts for my aria were in the wrong key-3rd too high-& the right ones only arrived at 1pm making very hurried rehearsal. Never forget the sight of the R.A.H. crammed to suffocation.` Ferrier further recounts an amusing anecdote about the difficulties she encountered when travelling by train to a small village in Yorkshire in order to sing Messiah and in concluding states that she will be `having first shot at opera` in the summer when she appears in the title role of Benjamin Britten`s new work The Rape of Lucretia. A rare letter of outstanding content. Some minor tape stains and small tears in the upper left corner of each page, only slightly affecting the text but not signature, otherwise VG Benjamin Britten wrote his two act opera The Rape of Lucretia for Kathleen Ferrier and is the first work to which the composer applied his term "chamber opera". The opera was first performed at Glyndebourne on 12th July 1946, with Ferrier in the title role.
SCHMIDT JOSEF: (1904-1942) Austro-Hungarian Tenor. Rare, vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Schmidt in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink at the base of the image, across a slightly darker area although legible. Together with Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938) Russian Opera Singer. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature (`Souvenir of F. Chaliapin`) on a page removed from an autograph album, dated London, 1931 in his hand. The page also bears a second unidentified signature alongside a small caricature. VG, 2
WUNDERLICH FRITZ: (1930-1966) German Tenor. Vintage signed 4 x 6 photograph, a close-up portrait of the smiling singer. Signed in blue fountain pen ink, largely across a clear area of the image, and with a German greeting in his hand. Autographs of Wunderlich are rare following his tragically early death at the age of 36. VG
NIJINSKY VASLAV: (1890-1950) Russian Ballet Dancer. Rare, bold blue fountain pen ink signature (`Waslaw Nijinsky`) on a 12mo white card. Together with a similar, slightly smaller card bearing a blue ink signature of Romola Nijinsky (Romola Pulszky 1891-1978, Hungarian Countess, an ardent fan of Nijinsky and later his wife following their marriage in Buenos Aires). The two signed cards are professionally matted together in black beneath a reproduction image of Nijinsky and framed and glazed in a silver colour frame to an overall size of 8.5 x 14. VG
SANSON CHARLES HENRI: (1739-1806) French Executioner, the official public executioner of Paris at the time of the French Revolution. Sanson performed 2918 executions, including that of King Louis XVI. Extremely rare A.L.S., Sanson, one page, 4to, 5th June 1790, to a gentleman, in French. Sanson writes a truculent letter complaining of his inability to meet a debt, `The tone of your first letter made it clear that the only response you wanted was the hard cash. Despite all my efforts, I haven`t been able to procure it, and I have been counting on putting my hands on things, but they always escaped me. So I kept thinking tomorrow…tomorrow. Well finally, Sir, not having received it yet, I won`t have the honour of sending you what I owe sometime between today and next Wednesday. For now, as if by a miracle, I got lucky and procured that sum elsewhere. Times have been difficult for me, which has been very hard for me, but luckily now I will have the means to get out of my difficulties. My being so lucky to come out of this today, you, Monsieur, are the first to learn of it.` With blank integral leaf. Some light foxing, otherwise VG Autograph letters of Sanson are of the greatest rarity; research has shown that The Bibliotheque Nationale only appear to possess a facsimile. One other letter, dated 19th June 1790, was present in the noted collection of Alfred Morrison.
PETIOT MARCEL: (1897-1946) French Doctor and serial killer, convicted of multiple murders after the discovery of the remains of 26 people in his Paris home. Rare D.S., M Petiot, one page, small 8vo, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, 2nd June 1928 (?), on his printed stationery. The holograph document, in French, is a prescription listing various medications. Some light foxing and minor creasing, G
RAY JAMES EARL: (1928-1998) American Criminal, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., 1969. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Ray in a head and shoulders pose. Signed (`James Earl Ray`) in black ink across a clear area of the image. Rare in this form. Together with Lynette Fromme (1948- ) American member of the Manson Family, attempted to assassinate American President Gerald Ford in 1975. Brief A.L.S., Red (with a swastika alongside), one page, 4to, Alderson, West Virginia, n.d., to D. Mogenis, stating that she was moved and is getting settled and asking if her correspondent is still there. Also signed (`L. Fromme`) in the address at the head of the page. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Fromme and signed (`Lynette Fromme, 6075`) to the panel, detached from the verso. Also including Ronnie Biggs (1929- ) English Criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery, 1963. Signed 4to printed souvenir biography, featuring a colour head and shoulders photograph of Biggs attached at the head and a brief printed biography below. Signed in blue ink with his name alone at the conclusion. Limited Edition number 13 of 100. VG to EX, 3
EVANS EDGAR: (1876-1912) Welsh Royal Navy Petty Officer and Antarctic Explorer, a member of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910. Extremely rare A.L.S., Edgar, two pages, 4to, Terra Nova at sea (sailing for Madeira en route for Antarctica), 22nd June 1910, to `Dear Jack & Beat` (his brother and sister-in-law), on the printed stationery of the British Antarctic Expedition, featuring an illustration of a penguin. Evans reports that he is in the best of health and continues to supply details of his itinerary with the Terra Nova (`we go a long way in a long time we do`), also commenting on the weather they have experienced and the condition of the ship, `I`m happy too (sic) tell you that the leak is as bad as ever but it may close up`. Evans adds that he will try and send a programme of their movements from Cape Town, if he can get any reliable information, and remarks that he would also like to hear from them, `but you will have to hurry up about it as we leave there [Cape Town] on the 8th August.`, supplying his address in South Africa and concluding by asking to be remembered to various mutual friends and family members (`Please give my love to all the children`). Some light age wear and very minor traces of former mounting at the head of the second page, about VG `Taffy` Evans, known for his cheerful manner, was a great boost to the morale of the other Terra Nova crew members, as reflected in this letter. The Terra Nova had set sail from Cardiff on 15th July 1910. Robert Falcon Scott, detained by Expedition business, sailed later and joined the ship in South Africa. The Terra Nova was not in completely satisfactory condition, as Evans alludes to in his letter, and on one occasion, when heavily laden and caught in a heavy storm, the pumps failed and the crew had to bail her out with buckets. The storm resulted in the loss of two ponies, a dog, 10 imperial tons of coal and 65 gallons of petrol.
SCOTT KATHLEEN: (1878-1947) British Sculptor, wife of Robert Falcon Scott. A.L.S., Kathleen Scott, two pages, 4to, Shingle End, Sandwich, 19th August n.y. (1912), to Mrs. [Edgar] Evans. Scott announces ‘Captain Scott has sent his diary back from the Antarctic & I think you will be glad to hear how well he speaks throughout it of your husband & his work.’ and continues ‘Apparently he has made himself more than useful, he has worked so hard & so willingly through every sort of difficulty-& finally been chosen to go on to the Pole.’ Scott concludes ‘I am sure you will like to hear how indispensable he has made himself to Captain Scott & how fit & hardworking he has been. My husband asked me to tell you how splendid he has been.’ An extremely rare letter of fine content. Some very slight traces of former mounting at the head of the second page, not affecting the text or signature. VG The diary that Kathleen Scott refers to is evidently an earlier one to the final diary which was found on her husband’s body on 12th November 1912, since in her letter she refers to Scott and Evans being alive. Scott’s last diary, along with news of his death (and that of Evans) only reached England on 13th February 1913. The explorers had, in fact, perished to death five months before Scott penned the present letter. It was four months before the tent and bodies were discovered and the last entry Scott had made in his diary was dated 29th March 1912.
OATES LAWRENCE: (1880-1912) British Antarctic Explorer, a member of Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole 1910-13. An excellent A.L.S., L. E. G. Oates, four pages, 8vo, Moynes Court, Chepstow, 10th June 1910, to his mother, Caroline Oates. The explorer writes while making preparations to embark on Captain Scott’s final expedition, explaining ‘It is not decided yet which way I go out to New Zealand but I expect it will be Siberia. I don’t mind which way it is but I should like to know one way or the other.’ Oates also provides details of the 14th century house where he is staying (‘old oak doors etc. with initials cut in them’) and recounts an amusing anecdote, ‘One of the children here committed rather a faux pas when I arrived by asking Mrs. Herbert if I was a pirate, she was quite disappointed when she heard I was not.’ He also thanks his mother for a present of some teeth, ‘it is a most suitable present as I shall be able always to have them with me whereas most of my other things will have to be dumped’ and in concluding lets his mother know his future movements, ‘I go back to the ship Monday afternoon to hear definitely what is to happen to me and from Tuesday until Friday I am rather at a loose end but something will no doubt turn up.’ A rare letter written at a significant time in the brief career of the explorer. VG In 1910 Oates applied to join Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the South Pole and was selected on the strength of his experience with horses and, to a lesser degree, his contribution of £1000 to the expedition funds. His role in the expedition was to look after the ponies that Scott intended to use for sledge hauling; indeed the possibility of Oates travelling to Siberia, as referred to in the letter, was with the intention of acquiring ponies and dogs for the Terra Nova. As it turned out, Oates was not involved in the purchase of the livestock and was horrified when he saw the animals, commenting that they were ‘the greatest lot of crocks I have ever seen’. Scott selected Oates as one of the five man party to travel the final distance to the Pole. The party faced extremely difficult conditions on their return journey from the Pole. On 17th February 1912 Edgar Evans died, suspected by his companions to be the result of a blow to the head he had suffered when falling down a crevasse a few days earlier. Oates feet had become severely frostbitten and he was acutely aware that his slow progress was causing the party to fall behind schedule. On 16th March 1912 he made the ultimate sacrifice, leaving the party tent and walking into a blizzard with the knowledge that certain death would result. Oates famously remarked to Scott ‘I am just going outside and may be some time’. Despite his noble sacrifice, Scott and the two remaining members of his party were to die nine days later.
ELIZABETH I: (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland 1558-1603. A very fine, rare L.S., Elizabeth R, (an excellent example of her flourishing signature), as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Windsor Castle, 31st August 1567, to Sir John Spencer. The Queen writes to Spencer with instructions for collecting revenue for the first public lottery in England, announcing `Where we have com[m]anded a ceratine carte of a Lotterie to be published by our Shirif of Countie in the principall townes of the same, of which we send you certen copies for the further execution thereof it is expedient to have somme persons appointed of good trust to receave such particular sommes as our subjects shall of their owne free disposition be ready to deliver upon the said lotterie who also shall w[it]hout faile be dewly authorised and their adventures shall happen w[it]hout either deceypt or delaye.` Spencer is required to confer with the bearer of the letter, and then to choose collectors. The letter states that out of every pound sterling he is to be allowed sixpence to pay the collectors and those who bring the proceeds to the Chamber of the City of London and to issue books of numbers and tickets. Elizabeth`s letter further provides assurances of the good use to which the proceeds will be put (`Anything advantagious is ordered to be employed to good and publique acts and beneficially for o[u]r Realme and o[u]r Subjects`) and orders to counter any accusations of misuse and to cause to be arrested and punished those who persist in `slanderous reports`. As a final incentive to Spencer, for every five hundred pounds sent to London a further 50 shillings will be allowed to him. With integral address leaf bearing a good blind embossed paper seal. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, overall a clean and attractive letter. VG The present letter was written as a result of Queen Elizabeth I chartering the first official recorded lottery in 1566, however a lack of public support delayed the first draw until 1569. In his History of English Lotteries (Leadenhall Press, London,1893) John Ashton states that `There were to be 400,000 lots, each costing 10 shillings with a top prize worth £5000. The prizes were to be paid in a combination of gold, plate and merchandise such as tapestries, linens and fine fabrics.
CROMWELL OLIVER: (1599-1659) Lord Protector of England 1653-58. Fine ink signature (`Oliver Cromwell`) on a 4 x 2 piece evidently neatly clipped from an official document, with four additional words, relating to a marriage, in an unidentified hand beneath the signature. Professionally double matted alongside two reproduction engravings showing images of Cromwell and framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 17 x 12. Rare. One very light stain at the base of the piece, not affecting Cromwell`s signature, about VG
BRITISH ROYALTY: A fine, rare set of nine signatures by various members of the British Royal family and others, on a stiff small 4to card. The signatures, each in dark ink, comprise King Edward VII (1841-1910, King of the United Kingdom 1901-10, signed Albert Edward P, as Prince of Wales), Queen Alexandra (1844-1925, Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10 and consort of King Edward VII) and their five surviving children, Prince Albert Victor (1864-1892, Duke of Clarence, a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders), George (1865-1936, King of the United Kingdom 1910-36), Louise (1867-1931, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife), Victoria (1868-1935, Princess Victoria of Wales) and Maud (1869-1938, Princess Maud of Wales, later Queen of Norway). The card also bears the signatures of Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark (1843-1912, later King Frederick VIII of Denmark 1906-12) and Louise, Crown Princess of Denmark (1851-1926, Princess of Sweden and Norway, Queen consort of Denmarl 1906-12). King Edward VII has added the date 10th March 1888 in his hand. Some very light, minor age wear, VG The signatures are dated on the occasion of the Prince and Princess of Wales Silver wedding anniversary. The Royal couple had married at St. George`s Chapel in Windsor on 10th March 1863.
DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. T.L.S., in the rare form Lady Diana, with autograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, London, 27th April 1981, to Christopher Biggs, on the printed stationery of Buckingham Palace. The Princess states that she was touched to receive her correspondent`s painting and continues `You have painted the ploughed field most beautifully and the pheasants in the foreground too.` Accompanied by the original envelope. VG Included in the lot are two photocopies of letters which provide an interesting background to Princess Diana`s letter. In one letter, written by Anne Pitcher, a tutor to the disabled Christopher Biggs at Cambridge Military hospital in Aldershot, she explains that she chose Christopher from the various children on her ward to present Prince Charles and Princess Diana with a painting upon the announcement of their engagement, `Together we painted Lady Diana an engagement picture which was a bit saucy for its theme was "Love in a Ploughed Field". Lady Diana had said she met Prince Charles in a ploughed field so our picture was of the field with deep furrows. On one side a cock pheasant to represent the Prince and on the other two hen pheasants representing Lady Diana and her sister`.
BRITISH ROYALTY: An oblong small 4to visitors book previously belonging to Byeway Cottage on the Aldwick Bay Estate in Bognor Regis, Sussex, compiled between 1964 and 1976 when the guests were attending Goodwood Races, containing over 450 signatures by various members of the British Royal family, aristocrats and other individuals, including Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (on a single page, dated 30th June 1976 in her hand), Princess Margaret (on a single page, dated 19-21 April 1968 in her hand), Andrew Parker Bowles (21 signatures) and his brothers and sisters Simon (36 signatures), Mary Ann (3 signatures) and Richard (25 signatures), Duke of Devonshire, Susan Ferguson and her daughters Jane and Sarah Ferguson (Duchess of York; an early example of her signature, 1967), Camilla Parker Bowles (12 signatures, ten in the rare form Camilla Shand), Humphrey de Trafford, Henry Blofeld, Martin Gilliat, Lady Jane Wellesley (former girlfriend of Prince Charles), Elizabeth Anne Paravicini, Charles Paravicini (bridesmaid and page boy at the wedding of Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles; both early examples) and many others including several members of the Bowes-Lyon family. A large number of the signatures appear on more than one occasion. Generally VG
GRAFTON DUKE OF: (1735-1811) British Prime Minister 1768-70. D.S., Grafton, one page, folio, Whitehall, 15th November 1765. The document is in the form of a L.S. by John Goodricke (1708-1789, Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Sweden), one page, folio, Stockholm, 30th June 1765, in which Goodricke `humbly craves allowance for his Extraordinary Disbursements from March 20th to June 20th 1765 of the sum of One Hundred Pounds` Grafton has signed the foot of the document giving his authority to allow the bill. Rare. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG
GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. Signed sepia Imperial cabinet photograph, the image depicting Gladstone standing in a full length pose holding his hat in one hand. At his side his wife Catherine Gladstone (1812-1900) is seated in a three quarter length pose holding a book in her hands. Photograph by Barraud of London. Signed by both William and Catherine Gladstone individually in dark ink to the lower photographer`s mount with their names alone. Rare in this form. Some light overall age toning and some scuffing and traces of former mounting to the edges of the photograph, only slightly affecting the image but not the signatures. FR The photograph of the Gladstone`s was taken in honour of their 50th wedding anniversary and this signed copy was apparently presented to Police Sergeant John Edward Hughes of Hawarden Police office where the Gladstone`s lived on Catherine`s family estate.
GUEVARA CHE: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist Revolutionary and Guerilla leader, a major figure of the Cuban Revolution. A very fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7 x 9.5 photograph of Che seated in a relaxed profile half length pose wearing his familiar black beret and with a lit cigar in one raised hand. Photograph by Tito Alvarez of Havana and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in bold black ink across a light area at the centre of the image, with a lengthy inscription in Spanish, `To a great friend and partner from the struggle, Regino Boti and family, Until Victory Always, Che` and dated 1st November 1964 in his hand. Signed photographs of Che are exceptionally rare, and this is an excellent example with an interesting association. VG Regino Boti Leon (1923-1999) served as Fidel Castro`s first Minister of the National Economic Council in the Cuban Revolutionary Government Cabinet of January 1959. He had previously founded Cuba`s first school of economics in 1956.
MONTGOLFIER ETIENNE: (1745-1799) French Balloonist who, with his brother Joseph, made the first balloon to ascend, capable of sustaining a weight equivalent to that of a man, 25th April 1783. Extremely rare Autograph Note, unsigned, being four lines of holograph text at the foot of a letter from the Comte d’Antraigues, four pages, 8vo, La Bastide, 12th June 1784, to Madame Saint-Huberty, in French. The Count writes an interesting letter to his correspondent, discussing his travels through the French countryside with Montgolfier (‘These are not great plains, but charming valleys covered with woods and lush, rain soaked meadows. A delicious coolness reigns everywhere. We have long been battling, Montgolfier and I, about the place where we would situate our small estate…’) and further commenting, ‘Arriving in Le Puy, I was entering that part of the country where my estates are situated, and I was soon made aware of this fact the next day by the boring round of visits, long speeches, endless ceremonies and three hour dinners awaiting me there. Word had got around, via my people, that I had been up in Montgolfier’s balloon, so you can well imagine that one speech-maker made the most of it. I was complimented and praised for my amazing daring. Well, despite the seriousness demanded by such a gathering, I’m afraid I could not refrain from laughing out loud to his face. I suddenly remembered my fear as we had come close to crashing into some trees, my bravery obviously sadly lacking in this instance-the orator remaining unaware of this anecdote that would have made a nonsense of his speech’. In concluding his lengthy letter, d’Antraigues writes, ‘But here is Montgolfier, impatient to be remembered to you…’ beneath which the balloonist has penned four lines of text, ‘Monsieur le Comte d’ Antraigues, being too busy entertaining Madame St. Hubertin, leaves to his travelling companion the job of sending you his best regards.’ An exceptionally rare example of Montgolfier’s holograph, enhanced by the content of his friend’s letter referring to a balloon flight. VG Provenance: Accompanied by the original invoice and catalogue entry from Charavay of Paris, October 1977.
SANTOS-DUMONT ALBERTO: (1873-1932) Brazilian Pioneer of Aviation, designer and builder of the first practical dirigible balloons. Santos-Dumont also made the first public flight of an airplane, 23rd October 1906. A good, original sepia 4 x 3 photograph depicting Santos-Dumont piloting an airship, with a large crowd of onlookers below. The photograph originates from the aviator’s personal collection and is annotated in ink in his hand to the lower mount, in French, ‘The winning of the Prix Deutsch 100,000 francs-Santos Dumont, No.6-19th September 1901.…’ Neatly mounted and with a further, smaller image affixed in the upper left corner. Rare. About VG
SANTOS-DUMONT ALBERTO: (1873-1932) Brazilian Pioneer of Aviation, designer and builder of the first practical dirigible balloons. Santos-Dumont also made the first public flight of an airplane, 23rd October 1906. A good, original sepia 4 x 3 photograph depicting a large building, surrounded by fields and trees, with an airship just visible trough one large open door. A group of onlookers appear at the edge of the field. The photograph originates from the aviator’s personal collection and is annotated in ink in his hand to the lower mount, in French, ‘The grounds of the Flying Club and the hangar of Santos Dumont’. Neatly mounted and with some light, minor foxing. Accompanied by a small selection of newspaper articles and magazine photographs relating to the aviator. Rare. About VG
AVIATION PIONEERS: A rare vintage postcard photograph showing a Bleriot monoplane in flight above a field, individually signed to the image by eleven French pioneer aviators, and a further three to the verso, including Roland Garros (1882-1918, Holder of the World altitude record 1911, 1912, achieved the first air crossing of the Mediterranean in 1913), Joseph Sadi Lecointe (1891-1944, Holder of the World Speed Record 1920, 1922 & 1923, and the World Altitude Record 1923, Piloted the plane carrying the first French airman to be wounded in action), Andre Frey (1886-1912, Established a new passenger record in July 1912), Louis Kuhling, A. Vusepuy, Octave Vergniault, Pierre Testulat, Leon Morane, Maurice Tetard, Maurice Guillaux etc. All have signed with their names alone, most in bold pencil. The signature of Garros partially runs across a darker area although remains largely legible. The signature of Garros is extremely rare in any form as a result of him being killed in action during World War I at the age of 29. Some very slight surface creasing, about VG
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[AVIATION]: An original 8vo printed official programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, the first flying meeting in England, at the Doncaster Aerodrome, October 1909. The contents of the programme includes a list of the participating aviators (Cody, Le Blon, Sommer, Delagrange etc.) and colour illustrations of the competitors signals. Rare. Some folds and creasing (particularly evident to the back cover) and age wear, the cover neatly torn at the fold of the spine. FR
PEGOUD ADOLPHE: (1889-1915) French Pioneer Aviator, the first fighter ace. Pegoud was also the first pilot to make a parachute jump from an aeroplane. Vintage signed postcard photograph showing Pegoud standing in a full length pose at the side of his monoplane at Brooklands. Signed (`A. Pegoud`) in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. Autographs of Pegoud are rare in any form following his tragic death at the age of 26 when he was shot down. VG
PEGOUD ADOLPHE: (1889-1915) French Pioneer Aviator, the first fighter ace. Pegoud was also the first pilot to make a parachute jump from an aeroplane. Vintage signed postcard photograph, an interesting and historic image showing Pegoud`s aircraft at the Bleriot Aerodrome. A large group of men, women and some children can be seen approaching the aircraft. A printed caption, in French, states that Pegoud`s aircraft had just landed following his loop flight. With a small circular inset portrait of the aviator. Signed (`A. Pegoud`) in dark 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 following his tragic death at the age of 26 when he was shot down. VG Pegoud, in his capacity as a Bleriot test pilot, flew a loop in his Bleriot model XI monoplane on 21st September 1913. He believed it to be the first such flight, although a Russian pilot, Pyotr Nesterov, had flown one just 12 days earlier.
HAWKER HARRY: (1889-1921) Australian Pioneer Aviator, co-founder of Hawker Aircraft. Rare A.Q.S., H G Hawker, on one side of a printed correspondence card (bearing the address of the Lee collectors of Reading), Brooklands, 3rd November 1912. In dark fountain pen ink the aviator has written, in full, `The wealth of the ocean was fractions below the aeroplane that sparkles above`. Some light overall age toning and minor staining, G In the month before penning this statement, Hawker had won the Michelin Trophy for flight endurance (8 hours 23 minutes, October 1912).
CAUDRON RENE: (1884-1959) French Pioneer Aviator and Aircraft Designer. Vintage signed postcard photograph, an appealing image showing three French pioneer pilots seated outdoors drinking at a table at the Caudron Aviation School. In the distance an aircraft can be seen. Signed by Caudron in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated 29th September 1913. With a brief A.N.S. by Caudron, in French, to the verso. Together with Gaston Caudron (1882-1915) French Pioneer Aviator and Aircraft Designer. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph, the image showing a Caudron biplane preparing for flight at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. Signed in dark fountain pen ink by Caudron to the verso and dated Hendon, 29th November 1912 in his hand. Also including Philippe Marty (1893-1914, French Pilot of Caudron aircraft) ink signature on a sheet of 8vo notepaper, dated Hendon Aerodrome, 27th September 1913 in his hand. Rare. G to about VG, 3
BLERIOT LOUIS: (1872-1936) French Aviator, completed the first flight across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when he crossed the English Channel, 25th July 1909. A very fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 11 x 14.5 photograph, the oval image depicting Bleriot in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Buizard of Paris. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink by Bleriot to the lower photographer’s mount with an inscription, in French, to Paul Cambon and dated 20th July 1909 in his hand. Framed and glazed in a gold coloured frame to an overall size of 13 x 16. A rare signed photograph with an interesting association, dated just five days before Bleriot’s historic flight across the English Channel. A couple of very slight, minor areas of foxing to the mount, not affecting the signature. VG Paul Cambon (1843-1924) French Diplomat and Ambassador to London 1898-1920.
ALCOCK JOHN (1892-1919) English Pilot & BROWN ARTHUR WHITTEN (1886-1948) British Navigator, together they completed the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, June 1919. An unusual 8vo printed brochure for the Distribution of Prizes to the winners of the Great Model-Making Competition, in conjunction with an Exhibition of Famous War Models at Oxford Street, London, on 10th July 1919, signed to the inside by both Alcock (`J. Alcock`) and Brown (`A. W. Brown`) individually, who presented the prizes. Both men have signed their names in fountain pen ink beneath their portraits. Accompanied by seven related T.Ls.S. by the organisers to Mr. J. R. Baker, regarding his entry of a model of a Handley-Page aeroplane into the competition and subsequent first prize in the Junior Section, in one letter inviting him to the prize giving presented by Alcock and Brown and in anotheradvising him of his winners cheque for £25 and informing him that his model will be presented to the Prince of Wales. Rare in this form. Some light staining and minor overall surface creasing to the brochure, and more extensive foxing and age wear to the letters, FR to G, 8 Alcock & Brown had accomplished the First Direct flight across the Atlantic in a Vickers-Vimy-Rolls aeroplane the month before the prize giving event, on 14-15th June 1919.
LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th-21st May 1927. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Lindbergh standing in a full length pose in conversation with an unidentified gentleman. In the immediate background appears a Pan Am Clipper sea plane being attended to by several mechanics. Signed (`Charles A. Lindbergh`) in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. Together with Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) American Pioneer Aviator, wife of Charles Lindbergh. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph showing Lindbergh seated in the cockpit of her Lockheed Sirius aircraft. An unidentified man (although the same gentleman who appears in Charles Lindbergh`s photograph) reaches up to shake Lindbergh`s hand. Signed (`Anne Lindbergh`; a rare form of her signature) with her name alone in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image. A fine pair of signed photographs. VG, 2
BRITISH AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS: A fine 8vo menu for a dinner held at the Royal Aero Club, 26th November 1957, individually signed to the front cover by seven of Britain`s leading aircraft manufacturers, comprising Baron Brabazon of Tara (1884-1964, English Aviation Pioneer, the first Englishman to pilot a heavier-than-air machine under power in England), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882-1965, British Aviation Pioneer and Aircraft Engineer), Frederick Handley Page (1885-1962, English Industrialist, a pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft), Alliott Verdon Roe (1877-1958, English Pioneer Pilot and Aircraft Manufacturer), H. Oswald Short (1883-1969, British Aircraft Manufacturer), Thomas Sopwith (1888-1989, English Aviation Pioneer) and Claude Grahame-White (1879-1959, English Aviation Pioneer, the first to make a night flight, 1910). Also signed by Prince Philip (1921- Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II). Each of the signatories have boldly signed their names alone, most in fountain pen ink, alongside their printed names to the cover. A rare collection of signatures. VG
CAMM SYDNEY: (1893-1966) English Aeronautical Engineer, designer of the Hawker Hurricane fighter. Brief T.L.S., S. Camm, one page, 8vo (neatly trimmed), Kingston-Upon-Thames, 24th September 1957, to a collector, on the printed stationery of Hawker Aircraft Ltd. Camm thanks his correspondent for their letter and returns some cards (no longer present) which he has signed. Rare. A light band of discoloration appears at the left edge, not affecting the text or signature. About VG
ROBINSON WILLIAM LEEFE: (1895-1918) British Pilot, the first to shoot down a German Airship over Britain during World War I. Victoria Cross winner for his actions in attacking the airship on 2/3 September 1916. Robinson was the first person to be awarded the Victoria Cross for action in Great Britain. Rare A.N.S., W. L. Robinson, on a 12mo card, n.p., 19th September 1916. Penned shortly after his heroic actions, Robinson writes, in full, `My signature and scrawl are nothing much to look at, but such as they are-you have them with best wishes` Neatly annotated in red ink by a collector at the base. About VG
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