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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 1

FITZSIMMONS ROBERT: (1863-1917) British Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1897-99. The sport`s first three division World Champion. An excellent signed sepia 6.5 x 9.5 photograph of Fitzsimmons in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photograph by White of New York. Signed (`With best wishes, Bob Fitzsimmons`) in dark fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image. Accompanied by a matching signed sepia 6 x 8.5 photograph by Fitzsimmon`s wife, Julia Gifford Fitzsimmons, showing her in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photograph by White of New York. Signed (`Julia Gifford Fitzsimmons`) in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. A good and extremely rare pair of signed portraits. About VG, 2

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Lot 35

FORMULA ONE: An autograph album containing over 20 signatures by various Formula One motor car racers, including some World Champions, including Gilles Villeneuve, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Wilson Fittipaldi, Denny Hulme, Peter Revson (rare), Mike Hailwood, Mario Andretti, Gunnar Nilsson, James Hunt, Vittorio Brambilla, Derek Warwick, Chico Serra, Derek Daly, Ken Tyrell, Stirling Moss etc. Many pages multiple signed and some with small attached magazine photographs. A few pages loose and some light tape stains slightly affecting some signatures. G

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Lot 59

FILM DIRECTORS: An interesting, rare collection of fifty three individual Ds.S. by various film and stage directors, cinematographers, producers and some actors, each one page, 4to, various places, March 1960. The documents all take the form of printed questionnaires that were issued by the Directors Guild of America, Inc. to their members and ask for their opinions in answer to whether they would prefer their credit to appear immediately before or immediately after television films. The directors are invited to state the reasons for their choice and all have signed the documents at the conclusion, many adding interesting holograph remarks. Included are questionnaires signed by Stanley Kubrick, George Pal (rare), William Wyler (who opts for the credit to appear after the show, explaining ‘To keep from boring the audience even before the show starts, the way we do in theatres. Don’t force the credits on people who don’t want to see them.’), Busby Berkeley (who opts for the credit to appear first, ‘What has been good enough for Motion Pictures through the years is good enough for me…’), Vincente Minnelli, Rouben Mamoulian (‘Many viewers switch the program off at the end of the film without waiting for tail-end credits’), George Stevens, Jean Renoir (‘I think that the movie industry is in bad shape because it didn’t recognise the importance of the real author of a picture, the director. I hope that television will not follow this dangerous example’), George Sidney, Albert Zugsmith, Norman McLeod, Robert Florey, Andrew McLaglen, Lee Garmes, Howard W. Koch (‘I think people…are more apt to notice credits after they have viewed the show.’), Charles F. Haas, Arthur Lubin, Karl Freund, Albert McCleery (‘A director should not proceed the show until he has reached the status of a star in his own right’), Clifford Odets, Robert Parrish, Walter Lang, Clyde Geronimi, King Vidor, Gower Champion, Robert Wise, Dick Powell, Jackie Cooper (‘Only your mother looks at the end credits…’), Jose Ferrer, Jeff Chandler, Paul Henreid (‘viewers may stay with a certain program because the director has given them previous worthwhile entertainment.’), Mel Ferrer (‘running the credit before the film at best insures that it will be seen’), Robert Cummings, Gene Kelly (‘I think on TV it’s most important to plunge into the story itself to keep the viewers attention.’), Ray Milland etc. A fascinating series of documents bearing a good array of signatures. A few with slight age wear, generally VG, 53

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Lot 63

KRAUSS WERNER: (1884-1959) German Actor, famous for his portrayal of Dr. Caligari in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). Vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph of Krauss in a head and shoulders study with one hand raised to the side of his head. Signed in bold black crayon to a clear area of the image and dated 15th January 1957 in his hand. Rare. A couple of very light, minor smudges. VG

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Lot 64

MARKEY ENID: (1894-1981) American Actress, famous for portraying Jane in the first Tarzan movies. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Markey standing in a full length pose holding a riding crop in one hand. Photograph by Witzel of Los Angeles and bearing their blindstamp in the lower right corner. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image and dated 1916 in her hand. Rare. VG

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Lot 65

HARRON ROBERT: (1893-1920) American silent screen film actor, starred in D. W. Griffith`s Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation. A very fine, extremely rare vintage signed sepia 11 x 14 photograph of the young actor standing in a three quarter length pose. Signed in bold white fountain pen ink across the image. Autographs of Harron are extremely rare in any form following his tragically early death, a possible suicide, from a gun shot wound at the age of 27. Signed photographs of this size and quality are of the utmost rarity. About EX

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Lot 66

VALENTINO RUDOLPH: (1895-1926) Italian silent screen film actor and sex symbol. An outstanding, large vintage signed 14 x 17 photograph, a fine and imposing image of the latin lover standing in a three quarter length pose in costume as Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan in a scene from Valentino`s final film The Son of the Sheik (1926). Typically neatly signed (`Sincerely, Rudolph Valentino`) in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Autographs of Valentino are rare following his untimely death at the age of 31 and signed photographs of this size and quality are extremely rare and desirable. Some very light overall surface creasing, about VG

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Lot 71

NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE: A good vintage signed sepia 7.5 x 9 photograph by both Gary Cooper (1901-1961, American Actor, Academy Award winner) and Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987, English Actress) individually. The dramatic image shows the two actors standing together in a full length pose, alongside a horse, in costume as Dusty Rivers and April Logan in a scene from the Cecil B. de Mille western North West Mounted Police (1940). Signed by both Cooper and Carroll in dark blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Rare in this form. The borders very neatly trimmed and with light overall surface and corner creasing, about VG

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Lot 72

WAYNE JOHN (1907-1979) American Actor, Academy Award winner & SCOTT MARTHA (1912-2003) American Actress. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph by both John Wayne and Martha Scott individually. The image depicts the actors standing together in a three quarter length profile pose in costume as Daniel F. Somers and Catherine Elizabeth Allen in a scene from the western film In Old Oklahoma (1943). Signed by Scott (`Always the best, Dick, Martha Scott`) in blue fountain pen ink and by Wayne (`John Wayne`) with his name alone in bold blue fountain pen ink, both to clear areas of the image. Rare in this form. VG

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Lot 81

[MONROE MARILYN]: (1926-1962) American Actress and Sex Symbol. A pair of sheer, nude coloured thigh high Diorella stockings by Christian Dior, size 9M, previously belonging to the professional wardbrobe of Marilyn Monroe. In the original Christian Dior paper wrapping. Originally sold at auction by Julien`s of Hollywood in 2005 in their `Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe….` auction and still accompanied by their original lot label. A rare souvenir from one of the 20th century`s greatest screen icons. VG

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Lot 82

[MONROE MARILYN]: (1926-1962) American Actress and Sex Symbol. A crème and ivory coloured bra featuring a lace design with velvet piping and vertical `bone` stays across both cups, previously belonging to the professional wardrobe of Marilyn Monroe. Originally sold at auction by Julien`s of Hollywood in 2005 in their `Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe….` auction and still accompanied by their original lot label, as well as one from Christie`s who were due to originally sell the garment in 1999. A rare souvenir from one of the 20th century`s greatest screen icons. VG

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Lot 97

JOHNSON KATIE: (1878-1957) English Actress. A good, vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the elderly actress seated in a three quarter length pose, in an armchair with an open book in her hands, in costume as Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce in a scene from the Ealing Studios comedy The Ladykillers (1955). Signed in a neat hand in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, adding the film title and year in her hand beneath her signature. Rare. One fairly heavy surface crease, only very slightly affecting the signature. G

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Lot 102

MCQUEEN STEVE: (1930-1980) American Actor. Ink signature on a page removed from an autograph album. Professionally matted in beneath a large 17.5 x 23 photograph of the actor in costume as Captain Virgil Hilts in a scene from The Great Escape (1963). Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 28 x 36. Rare. Together with a selection of signed cards, pieces etc., by various actors who starred alongside McQueen in The Magnificent Seven comprising Yul Brynner (signed 8 x 10 photograph), James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, Rosenda Monteros (signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph, alongside Brynner in a scene from The Magnificent Seven). G to VG, 9

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Lot 156

WASHINGTON DINAH: (1924-1963) American Blues and Jazz Singer. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Washington in a head and shoulders pose with her hands raised towards her white fur stole. Boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. A very slight splattering of ink at the conclusion of the signature. Autographs of Washington are extremely rare following her tragically early death at the age of 39 after accidentally overdosing on sleeping pills. A couple of very tiny, minor nicks to the left white border, otherwise VG

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Lot 184

SIEMENS CARL WILHELM: (1823-1883) German-born British Engineer. Signed sepia 4 x 5.5 cabinet photograph, a formal head and shoulders study of Siemens. Photograph by Mayall`s and bearing their blindstamp in the lower right corner. Signed (`C Wm. Siemens`) in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Neatly mounted within a contemporary page removed from an album, a signed cabinet photograph of Frederick Beauchamp Seymour (1821-1895, British Admiral) is mounted to the verso. Rare. Two very small, light spots of foxing to the background. VG

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Lot 186

DIESEL RUDOLF: (1858-1913) French-born German Engineer, invented the internal-combustion engine that bears his name. Extremely rare Autograph Memorandum Signed, Diesel, one page, oblong 8vo, Munich, n.d., on his personal printed memorandum stationery, in German. In a clear, bold hand, Diesel writes, in full, `The usual means of generation vs. heat through compression is extremely costly compared to electricity, and is also not practicable. The objection is that it wastes gasoline to run the heating system.` A memorandum with interesting technical content. About EX

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Lot 217

KREBS HANS: (1900-1981) German-born British Physician and Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1953. T.L.S., H. A. Krebs, one page, 4to, Oxford, 3rd November 1961, to Peter Wiener, on the printed stationery of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford. Krebs wonders if a draft paper would be of interest to his correspondent`s collection, explaining `This is an early draft of a contribution which will eventually appear in an American publication. You can keep it if you like.` Accompanied by the draft referred to, an original typed working MS, with numerous holograph corrections, seventeen pages, 4to, n.p., 7th July 1961, entitled Enzyme Activity and Cellular Structure. Signed (`by H. A. Krebs....`) to the first page. Rare. Slight damage to the head of the letter caused by a paperclip, otherwise VG, 2

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Lot 222

BURNEY JAMES: (1750-1821) English Rear Admiral, accompanied Captain Cook on his last two voyages. Author of History of Voyages of Discovery. A.N.S., J. Burney, one page, 12mo, n.p., n.d. Burney has penned the title of a work by Cockburne, `A Journey over Land from the Gulf of Honduras to the South Sea...`, adding that it is published in London, 1735. Rare. Some light age wear, G

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Lot 223

KING JOHN: (1838-1872) Irish-born Australian Explorer, the sole survivor of the four man Burke & Wills Expedition, the first to cross Australia from South to North. Fine fountain pen ink signature and eight additional words in his hand on a piece neatly clipped from the conclusion of a letter. Rare. About VG

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Lot 229

ARTISTS: An 8vo page removed from an autograph album individually signed by seventeen artists, painters and sculptors including Jacob Epstein, Augustus John, Frank Dicksee, John Lavery, James Gunn, W. Reid Dick, David Murray, John Singer Sargent, George Frampton, Edwin Lutyens, William Orpen, Laura Knight etc. Each have signed the page with their names alone in dark fountain pen ink. Rare in this form. VG

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Lot 251

MIES VAN DER ROHE LUDWIG: (1886-1969) German Architect. Black ink signature (`Mies van der Rohe`) on an oblong 8vo sheet of his personal printed stationery from Chicago, Illinois. Rare. Some folds and very light, minor discoloration, not affecting the signature. G

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Lot 262

COLERIDGE SAMUEL TAYLOR: (1772-1834) English Romantic Poet. Bold, dark ink signature (`S. T. Coleridge`) on a very small, neatly clipped piece. Rare. VG

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Lot 307

CHANDLER RAYMOND: (1888-1959) American Crime Writer, creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe. Extremely rare A.Q.S., Raymond Chandler, one page, 12mo, La Jolla, 16th September 1949. Chandler has penned a brief quotation, `A soft dollar turneth away wrath` a proverb which he identifies as being The Making of Philip Marlowe. VG

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Lot 317

POTTER BEATRIX: (1866-1943) English Author & Illustrator of children’s books featuring animal characters including Peter Rabbit. A good signed and inscribed greetings card, the beige folding 8vo card featuring a colour reproduction to the cover of an illustration by Potter depicting Peter Rabbit delivering letters. To the inside appears another illustration of three small rabbits reading the letter delivered by Peter, with a printed caption above. Signed (‘Mrs Heelis “Beatrix Potter”’) to the inside and inscribed in her hand to Ina Douglas, ‘love and best wishes for 1936’. Accompanied by the original printed insert stating that the publishers of the card will be donating the profits from the sales to the Invalid Children’s Aid Association. A rare and charming signed Greetings card featuring Potter’s most famous character. Some very light, minor age wear, VG

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Lot 321

SHEPARD ERNEST H.: (1879-1976) English Artist and Illustrator of A. A. Milne`s Winnie-the-Pooh books. An excellent illustrated A.L.S., Ernest H. Shepard, one page, 8vo, Lodsworth, near Petworth, Sussex, 24th April 1958, to Mr. [John] Howarth. Shepard states that his correspondent`s request for a signed photograph can not be met as `I have not got one and I would not wish to join your chamber of horrors in such company as Col. Nasser.` At the centre of the text Shepard has drawn a simple, attractive profile self caricature and in concluding the letter explains `the above is more or less what I look like.` Extremely rare in this form. EX

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Lot 337

SADE MARQUIS DE: (1740-1814) French Author and Nobleman, Sade`s perverse sexual preferences and erotic writings gave rise to the term sadism. Rare D.S., Sade, one page, 4to, n.p., 17th September 1798. The manuscript document, entirely penned in Sade`s attractive hand, in French, is the official power of attorney for his son Louis Sade and gives him the power to borrow the sum of twenty thousand francs `under the condition that the money will be used as agreed upon between us`. Sade further states that he gives his son the power to come to an agreement with Citizen Gauffridi `with the goal of removing the impoundment, to prevent impoundment…` Signed at the conclusion with a beautiful example of the author`s signature. VG

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Lot 346

ECHEGARAY JOSE: (1832-1916) Spanish Civil Engineer, Mathematician, Statesman and Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1904. Fountain pen ink signature (`J. Echegaray`) on a card, with several additional words in Spanish in his hand. Alongside the signature a circular newspaper portrait has been neatly affixed. Rare. Some ink annotations in the hand of the collector at the edsge of the card and very light overall age wear, G

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Lot 365

ENGLISH LITERATURE: An 8vo page removed from an autograph album signed by nineteen British writers and novelists individually including Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling, J. M. Barrie, Hilaire Belloc, John Buchan, Emmuska Orczy, Alfred Noyes, Henry Newbolt, John Drinkwater, Anthony Hope Hawkins, G. K. Chesterton, Arnold Bennett, Arthur Pinero etc. Each have signed the page with their names alone in fountain pen ink. To the verso appears the signature of Joseph Conrad (a fine, large dark fountain pen ink example). An excellent, rare accumulation of signatures. VG

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Lot 366

LITERATURE: An 8vo page removed from an autograph album individually signed by eight playwrights and novelists comprising George Bernard Shaw, J. M. Barrie, John Drinkwater, J. B. Priestley, Quentin Reynolds, Marguerite Steen, Emile Cammaerts and John Masefield. Each have signed the page with their names alone in blue and black fountain pen inks. A rare accumulation of signatures. VG

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Lot 385

BRITTEN BENJAMIN: (1913-1976) English Composer. A good A.M.Q.S., Benjamin Britten, on one side of a 6 x 4 card, n.p., 1957. In bold blue fountain pen ink the composer has attractively penned a double staved quotation which he identifies as being from his 1944 opera Peter Grimes. To the left of the quotation a small magazine portrait of Britten has been neatly affixed to the card. Boldly signed to a clear area beneath and dated 1957 in his hand. Rare in this form. Some very slight, minor creasing, otherwise VG

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Lot 388

DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian Composer. Rare A.L.S., Donizetti, one page, 4to, Rue Lepelletier, 24th March (1840?), to a Countess (Merlon?), in French. The composer writes, in full, `On the eve of my departure, allow me, Madam, to thank you for your kindness the whole time I was in Paris, which I will remember for a long time. If I may be of any help to you in Italy I would be grateful to you for giving me that opportunity. At the same time, please give to the bearer of this note the score for Lucrezia Borgia that I was honoured to send you, and to accept the expressions of my esteem and devotion, dear Countess.` A good letter in which the composer refers to one of his most famous operas. About EX. Lucrezia Borgia: an opera in a prologue and two acts after the play by Victor Hugo, in turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia was first performed at La Scala, Milan, on 26th December 1833.

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Lot 402

DELIUS FREDERICK: (1862-1934) English Composer. A.L.S., Frederick Delius, two pages, 8vo, Grove Mill House, Watford, n.d. (c.1914-18), to Mr. Haddock. Delius states that he remembers his correspondent`s father very well indeed, commenting `he was my first violin teacher`. The composer continues `The war is affecting everybody, not only students but also composers. I myself am entirely cut off from my German editors who have edited all my music.` Rare. Some light age wear, about VG

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Lot 412

KNAPPERTSBUSCH HANS: (1888-1965) German Conductor. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Knappertsbusch in a half length pose holding a baton in one hand as he conducts the musicians before him. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone across a light area of the image. Accompanied by the original envelope postally cancelled 12th November 1965. Rare. VG

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Lot 423

PIANISTS: Small selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly larger etc., by various classical pianists including Clara Haskil (rare), Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud, Maria Joao Piresi etc. Two of the images are colour and none are inscribed. VG to EX, 5

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Lot 450

WILSON BILL: (1895-1971) American Co-Founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Alcoholics Anonymous-The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism, New and Revised Second Edition (1955), Ninth printing, published by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc., New York City, 1967. The Big Book, the basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous, has been signed and inscribed by Wilson to the front free endpaper, `Dear Ralph-For your dedication to AA, my constant thanks-Ever yours, Bill` and dated New York, May 1968 in his hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some creasing and small tears to edges). Rare. About VG

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Lot 457

GULL WILLIAM: (1816-1890) English Physician, suggested as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders. Signed sepia 4 x 6 cabinet photograph (neatly trimmed at the edges) of Gull seated in a half length pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer`s mount. A signed cabinet photograph of Frederick Roberts (1832-1914, Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner) is affixed to the verso. Rare. Some very slight discoloration to the image and one small, although heavy, surface crease at the lower left edge. G

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Lot 466

WILLIAM III: (1650-1702) King of England, Ireland & Scotland 1689-1702. Rare A.L.S., William R, as King, two pages, small 4to, Hampton Court, 15th January 1701, to an unidentified correspondent. The King announces ‘I perceive by the accounts which you take care to send me of the proceedings in Parlmt. that you meet with unreasonable opposition in all businesse but I am wel pleased to find that you are sensible’ further stating that his affairs make it absolutely necessary that ‘my Parlmt. of Schotland should be adjourned before that of England meet.’ William continues ‘There is one thing I must take notice of to you which is this, if you find that after all the concessions I have been willing to make you shall not withstanding be obliged to adjourn the Parlement abruptlie without obtaining what I may reasonablie expect for keeping up forces necessaire for the publick safitie then itt is my expresse pleasure that you passe not those acts that are voted in Parlement that would be no waie either fitt for my honour or your own reputation, nor indeed for the reall good of my kingdom or securitie of my government. I….this to you with my own hand because it is fitt itt should be an absolut secret. I have an intire trust in your integritie and conduct….’ A letter of good content. In fragile condition, with some extensive, although neat, tears at the folds, only affecting a few words of text and not the signature. A few slight traces of former mounting, about G

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Lot 467

STUART HENRY BENEDICT: (1725-1807) Roman Catholic Cardinal, the fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland. Rare L.S., Henry Cardinal, with autograph subscription, one page, 4to, Rome, 25th November 1752, to Count Paul Zambeccari, in French. Stuart states that ‘My arrival in this town has been as felicitous as you had the kindness to wish for me in your latest proof of devoted attention to my person.’ With blank integral leaf. EX

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Lot 480

COMPTON SPENCER: (1673-1743) British Prime Minister 1742-43. Bold ink signature (`S. Compton`) at the head of a portion of a document, the verso bearing printed text relating to Compton and a repayment of £1000, being the sum lent by him to His Majesty`s Exchequer in 1725. Signed by Compton as a receipt for the money, 14th June 1727, and countersigned by Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) and Francis, 2nd Earl Godolphin (1678-1766). Rare. One small area of paper loss at the centre, not affecting the signatures, and slight age wear and minor fraying at the edges, G

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Lot 506

FRANCE: Selection of signed cards, pieces, T.Ls.S. etc., by various French Presidents, Prime Ministers and political leaders including Pierre Pflimlin, Georges Pompidou, Maurice Rouvier, Henri Brisson, Paul Doumer (assassinated, accompanied by a rare partially printed banking document completed and signed by Doumer`s assassin Dr. Pavel Gorgulov, 1928), Maurice Faure, Charles de Freycinet etc. Generally G to VG, 19

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Lot 520

WANGCHUCK JIGME DORJI: (1928-1972) First Dragon King of Bhutan 1952-72. Vintage signed 4.5 x 6 photograph, a head and shoulders study of the young ruler. Signed (`J D Wangchuck`) in dark blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by his secretary, forwarding the signed photograph, 7th August 1967. Rare. VG

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Lot 523

HANG THUN HAK: (1926-1975) Cambodian Prime Minister 1972-73 during the Khmer Republic. Rare T.L.S., one page, 4to, Republique Khmere, 28th November 1972, to Kenneth Crouch. The Prime Minister writes, in part, `We all love peace and we wish to live in independance, (sic) territorial intergrity (sic) and neutrality. But as you know it is a must to defend freedom and democracy of our country which has been injustly (sic)and savagely agressed by North vietnamese-Vietcongs since March 29, 1970. I am sure the majority of the great American people....put this noble idea in highest esteem.`VG

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Lot 524

HU YAOBANG: (1915-1989) Leader of the People`s Republic of China 1981-87. His death led to the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. Signed 9.5 x 7 photograph showing the Chinese Leader seated in talks with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl during an official visit to China in October 1984. Signed by Hu Yaobang in Chinese characters in blue ink to a clear area of the verso beneath a lengthy printed caption, in English and German. Dated 5th August 1985 in his hand. Rare. EX

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Lot 528

AGUINALDO EMILIO: (1869-1964) Filipino General & Revolutionary, First President of the Philippines 1897-1901. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Aguinaldo in a half length pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image and dated 30th April 1950 in his hand. Rare. One very slight surface crease at the head of the image, otherwise VG

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Lot 545

MERCURY SEVEN: An oblong 8vo sheet of yellow ruled notepaper individually signed by six of the original Mercury Seven astronauts comprising Virgil Grissom, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, M. Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra. Each have signed the page with their names alone in blue ink. A good set of signatures and, although missing that of Alan Shepard, does feature the rare signature of Gus Grissom. Framed and glazed in a wooden carved frame to an overall size of 7 x 5. Some very light creasing, otherwise VG

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Lot 553

[COLLINS MICHAEL]: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XI, the historic NASA mission which took the first men, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, to the moon on 20th July 1969. The personal NASA flight suit worn by Michael Collins, believed to have been used in connection with the Apollo XI mission and removed from his personal locker just six months after the historic flight following his retirement from NASA in January 1970. The sky blue heavy cotton flight suit bears the Flite Wear label of the manufacturers Land Mfg. Co. of Wichita, Kansas, official suppliers to NASA, and has numerous zipped pockets, snap pockets and Velcro patches (one of which, on the chest, would have originally carried Michael Collins` name tag) as well as a circular blue, white and red embroidered NASA logo patch stitched to the chest. From the collection of the former NASA physical conditioning supervisor to the Apollo astronauts, Joe Garino Jr., Accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Garino, illustrated with two images of the suit, and stating, in part `Blue Nasa flight suit worn by Michael Collins after his recovery from the Apollo XI mission….` The suit was removed and retained by Garino with the express permission of NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper. Signed at the conclusion by Garino and dated 16th April 2008 in his hand. An outstanding and exceptionally rare souvenir of a member of the Apollo XI crew who, along with Armstrong and Aldrin, is recognised as one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century. Some extremely light signs of wear and a few very light, minor stains at the base of the legs. VG Michael Collins was only involved as a crew member for two NASA missions, those of Gemini X (1966) and Apollo XI (1969).

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Lot 554

APOLLO XI: An excellent, large signed and inscribed colour 19 x 15.5 photograph by the three crew members of Apollo XI individually, Neil Armstrong (1930- American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI, 1969. The first man to walk on the moon), Buzz Aldrin (1930- American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI, 1969. The second man to walk on the moon) and Michael Collins (1930- American Astronaut, Command Module Pilot of Apollo XI, 1969). The historic image depicts Armstrong standing in a full length pose on the moon, one of the feet of the Apollo XI lunar module visible before him. Inscribed in Armstrong`s hand (`To Floyd Thatcher-Best wishes from Apollo 11 -`) and signed by Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins individually to the lower white photographer`s mount. Attractively framed and glazed to an overall size of 21 x 17. A rare, historic and highly attractive signed photograph. EX

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 640

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 60 signatures by various film stars and entertainers including Jack Benny, Fredric March, Rochester, Fred Allen, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Lucille Ball (full signature), Maurice Evans, Arthur Kennedy, Gene Tierney, Joan Bennett, Veronica Lake, Al Jolson, Robert Walker (rare), Richard Barthelmess, Eddy Duchin, June Havoc, Phil Silvers, Dorothy Gish, James Stewart, Robert Stack, Agnes Moorehead, Rise Stevens, John Garfield, June Duprez, Ella Raines, Ronald Colman, June Lockhart, Francis L. Sullivan, Marie McDonald, John Boles etc. A few on pieces laid down to pages and some with small attached magazine photographs. VG

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International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 647

ROBINSON EDWARD G.: (1893-1973) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Series of four T.Ls.S., Edward G. Robinson, each one page, small 4to, Beverly Hills, California and n.p., 15th December 1941 to 15th February 1944, all to Clyfford Trevor. In the first letter the actor thanks his correspondent for offering his services as an art consultant although explains that, `because of the present emergency, I have discontinued collecting for a while.` In the following letters Robinson states that he likes to make his own selections for his art collection and thanks him for photographs of Scene de Couloir au Palais by Jean Louis Forain (`…the painting is a fine example…`) and portraits by Vuillard and Segonzac (`If I didn`t already have a powerful Segonzac….I would be very much interested in "Ma Petite Cherie", which is a splendid picture. The portrait of Mlle. Germain Feydeau is a little too personal for my collection, as I have tried to concentrate on expressions that have universal concepts rather than individual`). VG, 4 Robinson was a noted art collector and when he died in 1973 left an estate valued at $2,500,000 which largely consisted of rare paintings. This was achieved despite having to sell many pieces from the collection in 1956 to fund a divorce settlement.

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Willingham Auctions
Lot 1367

A rare pot lid showing circus scene with on lookers, bear climbing pole with trainer

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 1007

A Rare 6-inch Coromandel Wood Wall Timepiece, Bullock, Bath, circa 1840, the nicely figured octagonal shaped top case with side and back opening doors, side ears, 6-inch painted dial with Roman numerals, single fusee movement with anchor escapement, 38cm high See illustration

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Wellers Auctioneers
Lot 2859

George V silver jubilee crown, 1935, bust left, rev. stylized `St. George and Dragon` error edge incuse Decu T Tutamen Anno Regni XXV, edge knocks e.f. (trace of the S against the T, most interesting and probably extremely rare)

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Tennants Auctioneers
Lot 506

A Rare Queen Anne Scottish Miniature Thistle Cup, unmarked, circa 1710-20, the flared girdled body with leaf capped scroll handle, initialled E+S, 4cm high See illustration

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Henry Adams Auctioneers
Lot 319

A Trix Twin (TTR) 00 gauge locomotive, London Transport 19 (pre-1940 rare)

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Tewkesbury Auction Rooms
Lot 79

A RARE THOMAS MERCER CHRONOMETER " OCTO " NO. 8974 WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRIC TERMINALS AND OPEN ESCAPEMENT - 4.5" SILVERED DIAL WITH THE WORDING " GROUP PRIZE - NEUCHATEL 1923 " - MAKER TO THE , EYWOOD ROAD, ST. ALBANS

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Tewkesbury Auction Rooms
Lot 89

TWO RARE GEORGE III MOUNTED SOVEREIGNS, ONE DATED 1821 THE OTHER DATED 1823

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Tewkesbury Auction Rooms
Lot 92

A RARE 1813 GEORGE III MILITARY GUINEA ( GOOD CONDITION )

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Abbotts Auction Rooms
Lot 40

A rare 18th Century Worcester "Feather Mould" floral pattern saucer; an "Immortelle" saucer, circa 1758; a "Lambrequin" tea bowl; and a "Gillyflower" pattern tea bowl, (4)

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Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd
Lot 208

A rare letter written by Queen Victoria from Osbourne, 14 Feb, 1896, remarking on the death of Prince Henry of Battenburg, late husband to Queen Victoria`s youngest daughter

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Hansons Auctioneers & Valuers Ltd
Lot 216

A rare Hawkins TeasMade, circa 1936

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