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World War I writers Collection of works by Edward Thomas, Rupert Brooke and others comprising: Thomas, Edward. Rose Acre Papers. London: Lanthorn Press, 1904. First edition, small 8vo, original blue quarter cloth: Idem. The Woodland Life. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. 4to, original cloth (second state of binding, slightly marked); Idem. These Things the Poets Said. Flansham: Pear Tree Press, 1935. First edition, one of 150 copies, 8vo, original quarter cloth, glassine dust jacket, woodcut title-page, initials and head- and tailpieces in colours, unopened, dust jacket chipped at head of spine, endpapers browned; Idem. Poems. London: Selwyn & Blount, 1917. First edition, 8vo, original boards, photogravure portrait frontispiece; Idem. A Literary Pilgrim in England. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1917. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, with the rare dust jacket (the statement 'second edition' on front flap apparently referring to Thomas's work Maurice Maeterlinck, advertised below), all plates as called for; Brooke, Rupert. 1914 and other Poems. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915. First edition, third impression, 8vo, original cloth, bookplate of Naomi Mitchison (1897-1999), B. H. Blackwell compliments slip inscribed 'sent by instruction of Mr G. R. Mitchison' mounted to front free endpaper; and 17 others, all in original cloth or boards unless stated, including: 5 by Edward Thomas (e.g. The Life of the Duke of Marlborough, 1915, first edition, with the rare dust jacket, chipped); Rupert Brooke, 1914 and other Poems, 1915 (first edition, first impression, front free endpaper excised); Wilfred Owen, Poems, 1921 (first edition, second impression); Siegfried Sassoon, Counter-Attack, 1918 (first edition, contemporary cloth); 'Restalrig', War Blasts and Other Poems, Edinburgh: Leith Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd., 1915 (2 copies, both inscribed by the author); Vignettes of War from the Notebook of a Journalist in Arms, by the Late Lieutenant Hugh G. Garland, Adelaide: W. K. Thomas & Co., c.1920; If I Goes West! By a Tommy, 1918 (review copy blind stamp); Ballads of Battle, by Lance-Corporal Joseph Lee 1st/4th Battalion Black Watch, 1916 (dust jacket); and similar (23)

Australia, Turkey, France etc. 21 volumes comprising: Pardoe, Julia. The Beauties of the Bosphorus. London, [1838], 8 original parts, 4to, 2 engraved title-pages, 3 portraits, 3 maps and 164 engraved plates, original pictorial red cloth gilt, faint waterstain to 5 of the 8 volumes, mostly marginal and mostly light, head and base of spines worn; Booth, Edwin Carton. Australia. London: Vertue. 1873, 8 original parts, 4to, 2 engraved title-pages, 111 engraved plates and 8 coloured maps, original pictorial brown cloth gilt, contents loose, rubbed; Hozier, Capt. H.M. The Franco-Prussian War... and The Rhine Valley. London, [1870-72], 2 volumes, 4to, 81 plates, contemporary green half calf, spines gilt, a little light spotting; Maltebrun. Précis de Géographie Universelle. Paris, 1852. Large 8vo, engraved plates, folding maps hand-coloured in outline, black morocco-backed marbled boards, some spotting; Milner, Thomas. The Gallery of Geography. London: W. & R. Chambers, [c.1864]. Large 8vo, illustrations, coloured folding maps, contemporary half calf, rubbed; Pugin, Augustus. Specimens of the Architecture of Normandy. 1874. 4to, additional engraved title and 77 plates, contemporary half brown morocco, library stamp to title, rubbed, upper cover detached; sold not subject to return (21)

Baker, Sir Samuel W.  Ismailia A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt, portrait frontispieces, 2 maps (one folding), 51 wood-engraved plates, 55 pp. advertisements, contemporary ownership inscriptions, later ownership inscription to volume 1, wear to extremities, front inner hinges cracking, spotting to endpapers and frontispieces, folding map spotted and with old repairs verso, damp-staining to last few plates in volume 2; Idem. The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs. London: Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition, 8vo, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, steel-engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 maps (one folding), 22 wood-engraved plates (23 listed; the Coor and Bayard illustrations are one plate), ink-stamp (Baron de Worms, Milton Park, Egham) to title-page, bookplate (motto 'vinctus non victus'), wear to extremities, spotting to prelims, inner hinges slightly cracked; Speke, John Hanning. Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. First edition, 8vo (21.4 x 13cm), modern sheep, all plates and maps as called for; Livingstone, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. London: John Murray, 1857. First edition, 8vo, later half roan, all plates and maps as called for; Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia; with Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and the Present Colony of New South Wales. London: T. & W. Boone, 1839. Second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo (21.6 x 13.5cm), modern green half morocco, xxi [3] 355, ix [3] 415 pp., engraved vignette title-pages (unsigned), 50 plates (of 51: lacking plate 27, 'Chaeropus ecaudatus'), nearly all lithographic, several hand-coloured or folding, 4 pp. advertisements, original front free endpaper with contemporary gift inscription 'Emmeline Sophia Mackenzie ... from her brother Donald Hume Macleod 10th September 1840' bound in after title-page (Macleod was a British army officer and early settler in western Australia), ink-stamps 'F. A. Dundas, essayez' to p. 1 of each volume, volume 1 lacking text-leaf O1, plates spotted, a few damp-stained, marginal consolidation to plates 13 and 15; and 11 others: Sir Samuel W. Baker, The Albert N'yanza, London, 1866 (first edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, recased, lacking route map); [Egypt], A History of the Operations of the French and British Armies in Egypt, from the Landing of Bonaparte to the Restoration of the Ottoman Power ... By Several Gentlemen, Members of the Literary and Philosophical Society in Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle: K. Anderson, 1809-10 (first edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding plates, folding plan, woodcut tailpieces by Bewick, map of Egypt absent, browning and damp-staining, repair to one plate); Henry M. Stanley, In Darkest Africa, New York, 1890 (first US edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, original green cloth, lacking 'Map of the Great Forest Region' in volume 1 end-pocket); idem, How I Found Livingstone, 1872 (first edition, 8vo, 20th-century cloth with section from original cloth binding laid onto front board, incomplete, lacking 2 maps); A. M. , Pioneer Missionary of the Church Missionary Society to Uganda, London, 1890 (first edition, 8vo, original cloth, folding map); C. G. Schillings, In Wildest Africa, New York, 1907 (large 8vo, original cloth); Bertram Thomas, Arabia Felix, London, 1932 (first edition, original cloth, half-title and frontispiece working loose); Adolphus Slade, Turkey, Greece and Malta, London, 1837 (first edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, rebacked, lacking frontispieces); Dufferin, A Yacht Voyage, Toronto, 1873, original cloth, inscribed by the author; and 2 unrelated (Thomas Bewick, A History of British Birds, 1832, contemporary tree calf, rebacked; P. Hawker, Instructions to Young Sportsmen, 1824, third edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates) (22)

Tolkien, J. R. R. [The Lord of the Rings:] The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1966. Second editions, first impressions, 3 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, dust jackets, 3 folding maps, light rubbing to jacket extremities; Milne, A. A. When We Were Very Young. Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924. First edition, first impression, 8vo, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, blank endpapers, p. [ix] unpaginated (first state), contemporary gift inscription to front free endpaper, spine rolled, rear cover water-stained, extremities rubbed and bumped, rear inner hinge tender, numeric ink-stamp to final page, a few other internal marks; Pratchett, Terry. Mort. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. First edition, first impression, 8vo, original boards, dust jacket (price-clipped, with publisher's overprice sticker), ownership inscription to front pastedown; and 3 others (Terry Pratchett, Good Omens, 1991, signed by Pratchett and co-author Neil Gaiman; ibid., Interesting Times, 1994; A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh, 1927, fifth edition) (8)

Chater, Catchick P., Sir and Orange, James (Ed.) The Chater Collection Pictures relating to China, Hong Kong, Macao, 1655-1860, with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by James Orange. London: Thornton Butterworth, [1924], 4to, number 78 of 750 copies, frontispiece and plates, some coloured, 3 folding maps, original cloth, gilt, occasional light soiling, gilt library stamp to upper board, very small blindstamp at head of title, some wear to spine, upper hinge split, some soilingProvenance: Private London collection

Hogarth, William Hogarth Restored The Whole Works of the Celebrated William Hogarth as originally published. Now re-engraved by Thomas Cook. Accompanied with Anecdotes of Mr. Hogarth, and Explanatory Descriptions of his Designs. London: printed for the engraver, and G. and J. Robinson, 1801. Large folio (56.4 x 46cm), contemporary calf, letterpress title-page, engraved portrait, 110 engraved plates on 88 sheets (mounted on guards; plates 1-12, 64 and 72, 66 and 68, 78-87, 94-5, 96-7, 99-100, 102-3, 104-5 each two plates to a sheet; plates 69, 73 and 76, and 70, 74 and 75 each three plates to a sheet), modern tissue-guards, binding worn, front board detached, Temple Belwood ink-stamp to tissue-guards before title, title-page chipped and browned, occasional marginal browning to plates, a few plates with narrow margins at head and foot, plates 1-2 and 11-12 with repaired tears in images, 5-6 torn in gutter, plate 57 ('Gin Lane') with extensive closed tear through image (repaired), occasional marginal repairs elsewhere, plates 78-96 (i.e. mainly the 12 Hudibras plates) damp-stained, a few other marks. Together with the Anecdotes of Mr. Hogarth (London: for the engraver, and G. and J. Robinson, 1803, 8vo, contemporary half calf, covers detached, Temple Belwood ink-stamps) (2)Note: A prospectus for Cook's edition of Hogarth was printed in 1795 (ESTC T36576). This copy contains all the prints listed in the accompanying copy of the Anecdotes. Most copies traced at auction are dated 1802 on the title-page; there was also a Stockdale edition in 1806. Library Hub traces one copy dated 1801 (Tate Britain).

Germany and Holland 5 volumes comprising: Hills, Robert. Sketches in Flanders and Holland, with some account of a Tour through parts of those Countries, shortly after the Battle of Waterloo. London: J. Haines and J. Turner, 1816. First edition, 4to, 36 sepia aquatint plates, including 1 folding panorama (Waterloo) and 5 hand-coloured costume plates, maroon half morocco, unobtrusive library blindstamps of the Royal United Service Institution, and their bookplate with disposal stamp, very occasional light spotting; Batty, Capt. Robert. German Scenery from drawings made in 1820. London: Rodwell & Martin, 1823. First edition, 4to, engraved title-page with vignette, frontispiece and 60 engraved plates, contemporary green morocco, spine gilt, uncut, a tall copy; James, J.T. Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia and Poland during the years 1813 and 1814. London: John Murray, 1816. First edition, 4to, 18 sepia aquatint or etched plates, original boards, uncut, neatly rebacked reusing original paper label, bookplate of the Bibliotheca Trolleholmiae; Carr, Sir John. A Tour through Holland, along the Right and Left banks of the Rhine, to the South of Germany, in the summer and autumn of 1806. London: Richard Phillips, 1807. First edition, 4to, engraved map and 20 sepia aquatints, contemporary calf, preliminary leaves lightly browned, slightly rubbed; Kampen, N.G. van. The History and Topography of Holland and Belgium. London: G. Virtue, [1837], 8vo, engraved title, folding map and 61 plates after W.H. Bartlett, tissue guards, contemporary half calf, some spotting, upper joint slightly split at head of spine (5)

Mackenzie, Sir George Steuart Travels in the Island of Iceland, during the Summer of the Year Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. First edition, 4to (28.8 x 22cm), 20th-century half calf, half-title, 3 engraved maps (one folding and hand-coloured), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 6 engraved plates, 15 engravings in text, 4 folding tables, tissue-guards, spotting to engraved plates and to maps, closed handling tear to folding map [Abbey Travel 160; Tooley 313]; Beechey, Frederick William. A Voyage of Discovery towards the North Pole, performed in His Majesty's Ship Dorothea and Trent. London: Richard Bentley, 1843. First edition, 8vo (22.2 x 13.6cm), 20th-century half calf, ix [3] 351 [1] pp., 4 engraved plates including frontispiece, 2 folding lithographic panoramas, folding lithographic chart, unopened towards rear, gift inscription dated 1857 to dedication leaf verso, marginal damp-staining to engraved plates, one panorama with short closed tear at fold [Arctic Bibliography 1230; Sabin 4329]; Scoresby, William. Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; including Researches and Discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1823. First edition, 8vo (21 x 12.7cm), 20th-century half calf, 2 engraved folding maps, 6 engraved plates (2 folding), half-title discarded, spotting and browning, folding map with repaired closed tear [Sabin 78171]; Henderson, Ebenezer. Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island, during the Years 1814 and 1815. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, 1818. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary tan calf, gilt-stamps of the Northern Lighthouse Board to spines, half-titles discarded, title-pages transposed and spines misnumbered, engraved folding map (backed on linen), 15 engraved or etched plates (including 'Icelandic Female in her Bridal Dress', not listed), directions to the binder leaf, contemporary ownership inscriptions to title-pages; Boswell, James. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson. London: Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1785. First edition, 8vo, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, half-title, errata leaf, I5 in first state, Q7 and U6 in second state, contemporary ownership inscription ('C Glencairn, Moffat') to title-page, closed marginal tear in R2, a few stains [ESTC T53594; Rothschild 456]; Pennant, Thomas. A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII. Chester: John Monk, 1774. First edition, 4to (24.3 x 18.5cm), engraved title-page, 44 engraved plates, ink-stamps of Baillie's Institution, Glasgow, deaccession stamp to title-page), spotting; and 2 others (these not collated: Sir John Richardson, The Polar Regions, Edinburgh, 1861, first edition, 8vo, contemporary prize-binding of green calf gilt, half-title, engraved folding map; James Wilson, A Voyage round the Coasts of Scotland and the Isles, Edinburgh, 1842, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, plates and map) (10)

McLeod, John Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the oast of Corea, to the Island of London: John Murray, 1818. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, gilt stamp of Londonderry Public Library to front board, etched portrait frontispiece, 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates, light browning to margins and plates [Abbey Travel 559]; Medhurst, Walter H. China: its State and Prospects, with Especial Referenve to the Spread of the Gosepl. London: John Snow, 1838. First edition, third thousand, 8vo, original blind-stamped cloth, Baxtertype frontispiece, 5 wood-engraved plates, folding map, contemporary and near-contemporary gift inscriptions to title-page and front pastedown, bookplate (Duncan Darrock of Gourock), spine strengthened, variable spotting, repair to folding map verso, [Abbey Travel 539]; Smyth, William Henry, & F. Lowe. Narrative of a Journey from Lima to Para, across the Andes and down the Amazon. London: John Murray, 1836. First edition, 8vo contemporary half calf, 10 lithographic or wood-engraved plates, 3 maps of which 2 folding, spotting to lithographic plates and adjacent text-leaves, non-folding map shaved along fore edge; Tennent, Sir J. Emerson. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon ... including a Monograph of the Elephant and a Description of the Modes of Capturing and Training it. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. First edition, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt, recased and relined, wood-engraved plates and text-illustrations; Barneby, W. Henry. The New Far West and the Old Far East, being Notes of a Tour in North America, Japan, China, Ceylon, etc. London: Edward Stanford, 1889. First edition, 8vo, original maroon pictorial morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, 8 plates from photographs, 3 folding maps, inscribed 'Margaret C. Barneby, on her birthday, Nov 20th 1890, from her affec. father, the author' on the half-title, a few scuffs to binding; Buck, Edward J. Simla Past and Present. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co., 1904. First edition, 4to, original cloth (recased), folding map, numerous plates (mainly photographic), laid-in albumen print photograph of Simla and carbon typescript headed 'Trial of Diwan Mul Raj (Governor of Multan), by Sita Ram Kohli, M.A. Punjab Government Publications' (5 ff.), marks to binding, text-block toned, occasional spotting (6)

3 boxes of stamp albums and a box of first day covers etc.

A box of stamp albums and covers

A box containing stamp albums, year sets and covers.

A photograph album containing various vintage photos from cruising, etc and a stamp album.

Postcards - mostly early 20th century including local interest, Derby's New Electric Tram, All Saint's Church Derby with scaffold, Belper, Crich, Allestree; others, British and world topographical, etc, qty; a late 20th century stamp album

LILIAN CHEVIOT (1884-1932). Study of two kittens and a dog, signed in pencil lower left, also indistinctly signed lower right by another artist, etching on paper laid on card, with academy proof stamp, unframed, 25 x 31 cm

A HALLMARKED SILVER SOVEREIGN HOLDER - BIRMINGHAM 1910, together with a two section 'envelope' stamp holder - Chester 1912 and a Mexican inlaid pill box stamped 'Alpaca', approx combined weight 44.6g (3)

TWO VINTAGE STAMP ALBUMS AND CONTENTS

A BOX OF VINTAGE WRITING IMPLEMENTS TO INCLUDE FOUNTAIN PENS TOGETHER WITH A VINTAGE STAMP AND MOUNT CUTTER AND A BOXED SET OF LETTER PUNCHES

A group of gold jewellery. To include a pair of gold lever back teardrop earrings & eternity ring having white stones to surround & tapered shank. Ring hallmarked for Birmingham & visible 9 stamp. Earrings marked 14k.Total weight approx 4.5 g. Ring size M. Earring measures approx 4 cm.

MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A good and signed twice A.L.S., `Guy de Maupassant´, two pages, oblong 12mo, 24 rue Boccador, Paris, 18th July 1890, to `Victor Havard, editor, 168 Boulevard St. Germain, Paris´, in French. The letter being an order of payment of 611 francs, to be paid by himself to Victor Havard, stating `A la date du quinze Aout prochain, veuillez payer contre ce mandate a l´ordre de moi même la somme de six cent onze francs, valeur en compte´ (“On the date of the next fifteenth of August, please pay against this payment order, to be paid by myself, the sum of six hundred and eleven francs, account value”) Also signed to the verso `Guy de Maupassant´. A clean document in bold black ink. Bearing to the front a tax ink stamp and a French tax department watermark. Small overall age wear, otherwise G to VG  

VERLAINE PAUL: (1844-1896) French Poet. Considered one of the greatest in French poetry. A.N.S., signed twice, P. Verlaine, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 13th May 1886, to Mr. Vanier, in French. The document fully written and dated in Verlaine´s hand is a receipt, on Leon Vanier´s printed stationery, stating `Received from Mr. Vanier Editor, the sum of fifty francs, fourth and last payment as copyright for “Les Mémoires d´un Veuf” according to agreement´. Bearing to the lower left corner a tax stamp with annotation in the hand of Verlaine, cancelling the debt `Cancelled on 13th May 1886, P. Verlaine´ Few small pinholes to the left border with clipped upper left corner, otherwise G  Léon Vanier (1847-1896) French Bookseller and Verlaine´s Editor.

DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English novelist. A fine autograph envelope signed, boldly addressed by Dickens to Alfred Tennyson Esquire at St. James's Square in Cheltenham. Signed ('Charles Dickens') to the lower left corner. The envelope bears a Penny Red postage stamp and several postmarks, one dated May 1849. With the remnants of a red wax seal to the verso. An excellent association piece between two of the most famous literary figures of Victorian England. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VGAlfred Tennyson (1809-1892) 1st Baron Tennyson. British Poet Laureate 1850-92. Tennyson resided at 10 St. James's Square in Cheltenham from 1846-50. Charles Dickens named his fourth son, Alfred D'Orsay Tennyson Dickens (1845-1912) after his godfathers, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Count Alfred D'Orsay.The Pilgrim Edition of the Letters of Charles Dickens (Volume V, 1847-49) do not record any letters by Dickens to Tennyson in May 1849.

LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American Author. D.S., Jack London, being a signed cheque, San Francisco, 7th October 1911. The partially printed cheque, completed in London's hand, is drawn on The Merchants National Bank and is made payable to Postmaster San Francisco for the sum of $161.60. With few bank cancellations to the verso and one stamp ink to the front. Annotated in another hand to the verso, in pencil, “orders on Japan”. VG During the summer of 1911 Jack London, together with his wife and his Japanese valet, crossed the state of Oregon in a carriage with four horses

‘….I have been so disgusted with illustrations that I have never bothered with them….’LONDON JACK: (1876-1916) American novelist, a pioneer of commercial fiction whose works included The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush. An interesting A.L.S., Jack London, two pages, oblong 8vo, Oakland, California, 10th November 1904, to [Laura Adams] Armer. London informs his correspondent that since his return from the Far East 'I have written only two short stories, & both are off and away. Just now I am writing a play, & do not know when I shall tackle any more short stories', continuing to remark 'Also, I have been so disgusted with illustrations that I have never bothered with them, leaving the whole thing to the magazine & book publishers'. In concluding London enquires after his correspondent's husband, 'My kindest remembrances to Sidney, & how does he like the vote we polled? Also, when is he coming back to the Ruskin?'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by London (stamp torn away and some paper loss). Some light creasing and a few neat splits to the folds of the second page, repaired to the verso. About VG Laura Adams Armer (1874-1963) American artist, writer and an early photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Sidney Armer (1871-1962) American artist who illustrated his wife's works and also became a specialist in watercolours of California's plants and flowers. In early 1904 London had accepted an assignment to cover the Russo-Japanese War for William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner. The author was arrested several times by the Japanese authorities, on one occasion for straying too close to the border with Manchuria without official permission. London sought Hearst's authorisation to transfer to the Imperial Russian Army, where he felt that restrictions on his reporting and his movements would be less severe. However, before this could be arranged, London was arrested for a third time in four months. Released through the personal intervention of President Theodore Roosevelt, London departed the front in June 1904. At the time of the present letter London was working on The Acorn Planter, A California Forest Play, which was intended to be performed at one of the Bohemian Club's annual Grove Plays but was never selected. London later published the work in 1916.

HESSE HERMANN: (1877-1962) German-born Swiss Poet, Novelist and Painter. Nobel prize in Literature, 1946. T.L.S., `Herman Hesse´, one page, oblong 4to, in purple ink, Lugano, 11th February 1926, to Henri Corbiere, in German. Hesse responds to his correspondent´s question about his life motto, and beneath the question responds `Ich versuche, soweit es mir moglich ist, meine Mitmenschen zu lieben, weil Lieben das einzige fruchtbare… Auch sich selbst zu lieben ist nicht immer leicht, Aber ich versuche es eben immer wieder´ (“I try to love my fellow men as much as I can, because loving is the only fruitful relationship we can have… Everything else, the land and the sea, the animals and the plants, are easy to love, it only becomes problematic with your neighbour. Loving yourself isn´t always easy either, but I do. Just keep on trying”). Bearing to the lower left corner an ink stamp “Hermann Hesse - Montagnola - Lugano” Small overall minor age toning, otherwise G

TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Signed First Day Cover by Mother Teresa featuring four different images of the nun as well as a postage stamp and cancellation with her image. Post marked at New Delhi, 27th August 1980. Signed ('God bless you, M Teresa MC') in blue ink to a clear area of the cover. VG 

MANDELA NELSON: (1918-2013) South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as the first President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. Signed commemorative cover issued for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations and featuring an attractive colour design and with a South African postage stamp, post marked at Pretoria, 24th October 1995. Signed by Mandela in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the cover. About EX

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS: A good multiple signed First Day of Issue cover honouring the Mayo Brothers and featuring their images and with a postage stamp designed in their honour, post marked at Rochester, Minnesota, 11th September 1964, individually signed by eleven Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine comprising Edgar Adrian (1889-1977, 1st Baron Adrian, English electrophysiologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1932), William P. Murphy (1892-1987, American physician, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1934), Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893-1986, Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1937), Henrik Dam (1895-1976, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1943), Edward A. Doisy (1893-1986, American biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1943), Ernst Chain (1906-1979, German-British biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945), Carl F. Cori (1896-1984, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1947), Bernardo Houssay (1887-1971, Argentine physiologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1947), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916-2003, American paediatrician and virologist, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, 1954), Francis Crick (1916-2004, English molecular biologist, biophysicist and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1962) and Edmond H. Fischer (1920-2021, American-Swiss biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1992). All have signed in various coloured inks to clear areas of the cover, and only one is very slightly affected by the postal cancellation. An impressive grouping of signatures of Nobel Laureates. VG

BEST CHARLES: (1899-1978) Canadian medical Scientist. Best known for his co-discovery of insulin. An interesting autograph text, one page, folio, n.p., 12th October 1945, to Henri Corbiere. Best responds to his correspondent´s questionnaire entitled “World Enquiry” beneath the three questions at the head of the page, '1. Were your scientific debuts easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living (another profession or a private income) enable you to make yourself known in science? or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your masterpiece?', and states `1) Hard work was required. 2) Solely through my work in the laboratory. 3) The discovery of Insulin. 4) The original publication on Insulin´ Bearing to the bottom right corner an ink stamp of “Banting and Best - Department of Medical Research - University of Toronto”. Very small upper corner creases, otherwise G to VG

ARMSTRONG NEIL: (1930-2012) American astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969). The first man to walk on the moon. Signed Commemorative cover honouring man's third flight to the moon with Apollo XI and featuring portraits of the three crew members, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. A US postage stamp commemorating Apollo 8 is affixed to the cover and postally cancelled at Cape Canaveral, 16th July 1969, the date of the historic Apollo XI launch. Signed by Armstrong in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX

‘It is my desire and that of the troops under my command to do all that lies in our power to repair…..the ravages made by this war to the towns, villages, and soil of France’HAIG DOUGLAS: (1861-1928) British Field Marshal who commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front during World War I. A good T.L.S., D. Haig, with holograph salutation and subscription, two pages, small 4to, General Headquarters, British Armies in France, 5th December 1918, to Ferdinand Foch ('My dear Marshal'). Haig states that he takes pleasure in informing Foch that the measures advocated in his communication 'have been anticipated and that for some weeks past every possible effort, consistent with military requirements, has been made to help the local civil authorities to reinstate the civil population in the areas devastated by operations of war' and further continues 'The collection of the material left in these areas of itself causes trenches to be filled in and the ground cleared of obstacles to agricultural operations, but the shortage now experienced of railway wagon stock curtails to some considerable extent the assistance in this regard that could otherwise be afforded. You may, however, rest assured that the most sympathetic consideration will be given to requests from the local civil authorities for aid in any specific direction, and instructions to the British Army Commanders located near the devasted areas to this effect have already been issued', before concluding 'It is my desire and that of the troops under my command to do all that lies in our power to repair to the extent possible under present conditions the ravages made by this war to the towns, villages, and soil of France'. A letter of fine content and excellent association. With an official oval ink stamp to the upper left corner and very minor pin rust stains, VG Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) French General who served as the Supreme Allied Commander during World War I. Haig's letter is written less than a month after Foch had been a signatory to the Armistice of 11th November 1918, bringing an end to World War I.

GAMAIN FRANCOIS: (1751-1795) French Locksmith who played a crucial role in the trial against King Louis XVI which ended with his execution. Gamain informed the Convention that he had built a hidden iron cabinet at the Tuileries Palace according to the King´s orders, a cabinet found containing the documents which were the main accusatory evidences used by the prosecutor during the King´s trial. Gamain would be later appointed municipal officer. Rare L.S., `Gamain´, one page, small 8vo, Paris, 3rd July 1794, in French. The letter bears to the heading an ink stamp bearing the motto `Liberty - Equality´ and showing the revolutionary beret, also bearing the written heading of the Public Relief department. Gamain, in his capacity as Municipal Officer at Versailles, certifies that Pierre Etienne Marie Duval was born on 22nd August 1792. Countersigned by two additional officers. Irregularly trimmed bottom edge, otherwise G to VG 

OUDINOT NICOLAS: (1767-1847) Marshal of France. Duc de Reggio. L.S., `Ml. Oudinot´, one page, 4to, Paris, 21st August 1816, to Marshal Duc de Feltre, Minister of war, in French. The document bears the printed heading of the “Head Quarters of the Garde Nationale de Paris”, being a report of the retreated officers assigned to the Garde Nationale. The letter bears to the front a registration red ink stamp. VG Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Marshal of France, one of six created under Louis XVIII 1815-24. Duc de Feltre and Minister of war under Napoleon.

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. A very interesting N.S., Ch Mau Talleyrand, at the base of a L.S., Whitworth, one page, large folio, Paris, 12th May 1803, on a partially printed document issued by the British Embassy in Paris, to J. Charles Clermont, in French. The attractive document, bearing two large printed coats of arms, is a passport authorizing Charles Clermont to return to England together with his servant, and states `Charles Lord Whitworth, Counselor of Her British Majesty and British Ambassador to France, asks and requests in the name of Her Majesty to all Officers and authorities, civil and military ones, Princes and friend States and allies of Her Majesty, not only to let Charles Clermont cross any territory, with his servant and luggage, but also to give him any help he may require on his way back to England. We promise reciprocity on similar situations…´ Beneath the British Ambassador´s signature, and annotated in another hand `The Foreign Affairs Minister certify that the above signature of H.E. Lord Whitworth is authentic, Paris, 16th May 1803´, signed by Talleyrand in his capacity as Foreign Affairs Minister. Also signed by a Diplomatic service officer, and bearing a contemporary ink stamp of the French Foreign Affairs Ministry. Small overall, minor age wear, foxing stains, edges very slightly damaged with a pin hole and a tear to the right edge, to the fold, not affecting the text or signature. G   Charles Whitworth (1752-1825) British Ambassador to France. Whitworth demanded his passports on 12th May 1803, the same day the present passport was issued, and left Paris. Whitworth reached London on 20th May. Two days after Talleyrand signed the present document, on 18th May 1803, Britain declared war against France. On 22nd May Napoleon ordered the arrest of all British residents in France.   On 13th March 1803 took place the famous scene between Napoleon I and the British Ambassador at the Tuileries. Before a full court Napoleon exclaimed loudly to Whitworth "Misfortune to those who do not respect treaties. They will be accountable to the whole of Europe".Whitworth will later state "He was too agitated to prolong the conversation; I therefore made no answer, and he retired to his apartment repeating the last phrase. Two hundred people heard this conversation, and I am persuaded that there was not a single person who did not feel the extreme impropriety of his conduct and the total want of dignity as well as of decency on the occasion´.

MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage signed 6 x 4photograph, the image depicting Montgomery seated outdoors in a relaxed pose accompanied by six other gentlemen and a young boy, most likely Lucien Trueb, who is seated directly next to the Field Marshal. Photograph by Villiger of Gstaad and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Montgomery of Alamein, Field Marshal') by Montgomery in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image. A couple of very slight, minor corner creases, about VG Lucien Trueb (1934-   ) Swiss science writer who, as a twelve year old boy in 1946, met Montgomery in Switzerland and went on to maintain a close relationship with the Field Marshal.

MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 9.5 photograph of Montgomery in a full-length pose outdoors, wearing his uniform, as he arrives at Westminster Abbey in London to attend a memorial service to Jan Smuts. The press photograph was issued by the Daily Graphic and bears their copyright stamp to the verso. Signed ('Montgomery of Alamein F.M.') in turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 26th September 1950 in his hand. EX Jan C. Smuts (1870-1950) South African Prime Minister 1919-24, 1939-48. Smuts served in the field during the Boer War and later as a British Field Marshal during World War II.

NICHOLAS II: (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. Assassinated. An excellent and very unusually extensive D.S., `Nicolas´, in Cyrillic, a clean and bold example of the Tsar´s signature, eighty-seven pages, folio, Tsarskoye Selo, 1st of January 1914, in Cyrillic. The clean document, being a decree to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders, which according to the submitted certification done by the Minister of National Enlightenment regarding successful an faultless services, states in part `We bestow the Imperial and Royal Order of the White Eagle on Privy Councillors… Order of the Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal-of the-Apostles… 2nd class on the member of the Council of the Minister of National Enlightenment… 3rd class on the Active State Councillors, rectors and full professors of the Imperial Universities… 4th class on the Active State Councillors, rectors and professors..´ The Tsar orders `We command the Chapter to issue insignias and credentials to the Knights of the Orders. Insignias for non-Christians should be issued for..´ Bearing to the front page an ink stamp dated 8th February 1914. A long number of persons are bestowed, reporting their full names, ranks and merits, including. G to VG

HAILE SELASSIE I: (1892-1975) Ethiopian Regent Plenipotentiary 1916-30 and Emperor 1930-74. An extremely rare, early A.L.S., as Negus Tafari, and in his capacity as 'Heir to the Imperial Throne and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire', one page, n.p., (Addis Ababa?), 17th November 1928, to Pierre Alype, in Ge'ez. The Negus offers peace to his correspondent and continues 'Your letter, dated 8th October 1928, in which you were kind enough to send your wishes on the occasion of my elevation to the royal dignity and my coronation, has arrived', concluding 'I thank you for the wishes you expressed for the glory of my reign and the happiness of my family'. An official circular purple rubber stamp featuring the Lion of Judah and cross sceptre appears at the head of the page. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by a contemporary typed French translation. Autograph letters of Haile Selassie are extremely rare, particularly those signed before becoming Emperor. A few light, minor creases to the edges and the integral leaf almost completely detached at the vertical central fold, otherwise VG In 1916 Empress Zewditu I granted Haile Selassie the position of Balemulu Silt'an Enderase (Regent Plenipotentiary) and in 1928 she planned on elevating him to the throne of Shewa, however last minute opposition from certain provincial rulers caused a change and his title Negus (or King) was conferred, on 7th October 1928, just ten days before the present letter was signed, without geographical qualification or definition.

PRAJADHIPOK: (1893-1941) Rama VII. King of Siam 1925-35, to date the only Siamese monarch of the Chakri Dynasty to abdicate. A.N.S., Prajadhipok, in Siamese, as Prince, to one side of a plain postcard, Lisbon, 3rd April 1909, in Siamese. The Prince states that he has found Lisbon to be a very nice place and that he hopes to return. With a postage stamp and cancellation to the lower left corner and a typed caption lightly and neatly affixed to the upper edge. Also featuring a contemporary ink translation, in an unidentified hand, to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor staining and very slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG

CHAKRABONGSE CHULA: (1908-1963) Prince of Siam, a member of the family of the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand. D.S., Chula of Siam, one page, small oblong 8vo, Dover, 27th June 1935. The partially printed document is an official Landing Card for Non-British Subjects and has been completed and signed by the Prince in pencil upon his arrival at Dover from Calais, providing details of his name, age, nationality and his address (16 Stanford Court, London) whilst in the United Kingdom. With an official Immigration Officer's date stamp to the verso. Some light age wear and a very minor vertical fold to the centre, about VG

[ROYAL CORONATION]: FISHER GEOFFREY (1887-1972) English Anglican priest, Archbishop of Canterbury 1945-61. Fisher officiated at the marriage of Princess Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey in 1947, and after her accession to the throne in 1952 he led the coronation service in 1953, and crowned her as Queen Elizabeth II. A scarce vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Fisher standing outdoors, in his ecclesiastical robes, cassock and mitre. Photograph by the Leo E. Dery Studio of Quebec and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('Geoffrey Cantuar', as Archbishop of Canterbury) with his name alone in fountain pen ink to a largely clear area of the image. Together with a T.L.S., Geoffrey Cantuar, as Archbishop of Canterbury, one page, 8vo, Lambeth Palace, London, 25th September 1952, to the Lord Mayor of London. The Archbishop states that he cannot refrain from stating 'how immensely the hospitality and the kindness of yourself and the Lady Mayoress was appreciated by all of us of the British Council of Churches', further remarking 'Both of you went out of your way to make us feel your warm-heartedness and goodness, and while this is only what you always do it must have a special word of gratitude.' Some very light, extremely minor staining to the lower white border of the photograph, otherwise VG, 2

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, one page, folio, Rome, 7th July 1928. The partially printed document, in Italian (untranslated) refers to Alberto di Guiseppe and confirms his demotion for disciplinary reasons. Signed by Mussolini at the foot and countersigned by King Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947, King of Italy 1900-46). Some minor show through caused by a rubber stamp to the verso only very lightly affects the King's signature. One slight diagonal crease to the text and light, minor staining to the right edge and some small, neat tears to the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures, about VG

FRANCO FRANCISCO: (1892-1975) Spanish General, Head of State of Spain from 1936 and de facto Regent of the Kingdom of Spain 1939-75. Signed and inscribed 8.5 x 11 (21cm x 28cm) photograph of Franco, the Jalon Angel image, from Zaragoza, showing the Spanish General standing in a formal three-quarter length pose, wearing his military uniform. Boldly signed `F. Franco´, also dated 3rd July 1961 in his hand, to the lower clear border. Bearing to the lower right border the photographer´s blind embossed stamp, and their printed logo to the verso. Attractively matted in red, easy-removable, to an overall size of 12.5 x 15.5 (32cm x 39cm). Light vertical crease to the left border not affecting the signature nor the image of the Generalisimo. G to VG

[CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY]: ADENAUER KONRAD (1876-1967) German statesman who served as the first Chancellor of West Germany (officially the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) from 1949-63. An historically important group of printed documents concerning the introduction of the West German constitution following the end of World War II, and other related items, two signed by Adenauer, all relating to the Grundgesetz fur die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ('Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany', i.e. the West German Constitution), comprising -(i) printed 4to copy of the Entwurf des Grundgesetzes ('Draft of the Basic Law') in the version of the second reading of the Parliamentary Council, published by the Bonn University printers as Parliamentary Council paper number 883, 8th May 1949, comprising 38 pages, in German, and consisting of 146 numbered articles forming the proposed West German Constitution, containing a series of pencil corrections (most in German, although, curiously, a few in English too) to the margins, in the hand of Rudolf Nadolny, alongside articles 21, 22, 37, 38, 54, 82, 132, 136, 137 and 144.(ii) printed 4to copy of the Grundgesetz fur die Bundesrepublik Deutschland ('Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany') as passed by the Parliamentary Council in Bonn, 8th May 1949, published by the Bonn University printers, comprising 38 pages, in German, and consisting of 146 numbered articles forming the definitive West German Constitution and reflecting the amendments as noted in the preceding draft copy, the introduction stating, in part, 'Aware of their responsibility before God and mankind, inspired by the will to maintain their national and state unity and to serve world peace as an equal member in a united Europe, the German people in the states of Baden, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Nieder-Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein, Wurttemberg-Baden and Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern, to give state life a new order for a transitional period, passed this Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany by virtue of its constituent power….'.(iii) printed 4to copy of the first edition of the Federal Law Gazette, issued in Bonn, 23rd May 1949, published by the Bonn University printers, comprising 20 pages, in German, and presenting the 146 numbered articles of the West German Constitution (Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany), signed ('Adenauer') by Konrad Adenauer in bold fountain pen ink with his name alone at the conclusion.(iv) a folio presentation album containing thirty original unsigned photographs (most approximately 9 x 7, a few smaller) documenting the work of the Parliamentary Council in preparing and approving the West German Constitution at Bonn in 1949, the images depicting the members of the committee working together at tables in a large hall, various members of the press seated at tables, a press conference, four female parliamentary councillors engaged in discussion, various committee members working in their offices, a secretary working at a telex machine, committee members taking a lunch break, relaxing over a game of cards, committee members casting their votes in a secret ballot, the counting of the votes, and the announcement of the result by Konrad Adenauer, and the closing session showing Adenauer delivering his proclamation of the constitution on 23rd May 1949. The majority of the photographs are by Hehmke-Winterer of Dusseldorf and bear their blind embossed credit stamp, and the majority of the pages have brief printed German captions and tissue guards. One of the final pages, featuring a photograph of Adenauer standing at a lectern, is signed ('Adenauer') by the soon-to-be elected Chancellor in the margin, and on the facing page appears a printed 8vo menu card for a dinner at the La Redoute restaurant in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, on 24th May 1949, signed by four individuals including Adenauer, and dated 24th May 1949 in his hand. The menu has been affixed to the page with clear sellotape across each of the signatures. A printed oblong 12mo label is pasted to the inside cover indicating that the album was presented by the State Government of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in May 1949, and bears two unidentified signatures.(v) an original mimeograph typed copy of Adenauer's speech given on the occasion of the proclamation of the West German constitution in Bonn on 23rd May 1949, six pages, 4to, in German, commencing 'Ladies and Gentlemen! I ask you, in view of the importance of the work that we have just completed, after the minutes of excitement, to look together for a few moments now, so that we can take stock of what has happened and where we are. First of all, I would like you to be able to state, so that the public outside does not get the wrong impression, that of the thirteen representatives of Bavaria in the Parliamentary Council, seven have approved the constitution, i.e. the majority. And I think one can hope that there will also be a majority in the Bavarian state parliament when this Basic Law is presented to the state parliaments in the near future. Ladies and Gentlemen! It's probably true and I don't think any of those who justified their no-vote will deny it - for us Germans this is the first happy day since 1933. …….' (vi) Rudolf Nadolny (1873-1953) Prussian military intelligence officer under German Foreign Office cover who served as the German Ambassador to Turkey 1924-33 and the Soviet Union 1933-34. T.L.S., Nadolny, one page, oblong 8vo, Rhondorf bei Honnef, 13th August 1949, to Mr. [Gerard] Ball, in German. Nadolny writes to make a request of his correspondent, explaining that he had been visited the day before by two Englishmen and two Germans who inspected the whole of his house and surveyed the rooms with, he believes, the intention of confiscating it for use by the English authorities, and asking that he and his wife be allowed to stay in the apartment in consideration of their ages and that they had recently carried out some repairs at considerable expense.(vii) Rudolf Nadolny - a second T.L.S., Nadolny, one page, 4to, Rhondorf bei Honnef, 22nd January 1950, to Gerard Ball, in German. Nadolny states that it is a pity he has not seen his correspondent for so long, but is aware that he has been working deliriously, continuing 'I should like to send a copy of the attached booklet (no longer present) which I offer to you, to the well known Mr. Sandys, Winston Churchill's son-in-law, but do not know his address. Could you tell me how to send it to him? The accompanying book will show how a peace with Germany could look according to the rules of national law. It has been written for the case that all four occupying forces together conclude such a peace. If, however, the Western Allies wanted to include Germany in a West-European combination, I thought that this could only be done on the basis of full equality'.An exceptional and rare grouping of documents, pivotal in the history of Germany in the aftermath of World War II. Some very light coverall age wear, a few minor stains and small tears, generally VG, 7 RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM MEAN THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Russian Marxist Revolutionary. Founder and first Leader of the Red Army. Assassinated. Rare D.S., `L. Trotsky´, one page, folio, n.p., 28th October 1917, in Cyrillic. The partially document is a passport given by Trotsky in his capacity as Chairman of the Council of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants's Deputies, stating `All guards are requested not to detain this representative of the Minstry of Foreign Affairs, Ivan Vladimirovitch Delektorsky, without a good reason.´, and beneath an official ink stamp `Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Fourth Political Department - Chairman of the Council of Worker´s, Soldier´s and Peasants Deputies´ A bold ink and large good example of his signature. Small overall age wear with small professional repair to the verso. G to VG  

DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881) British Prime Minister 1868, 1874-80. Signed Free Front envelope, hand addressed by Disraeli to Philip Rose at Westminster and marked Private in his hand. With affixed Penny Red postage stamp, postally cancelled London, 20th December 1862. Signed ('B Disraeli') in the lower left corner. With red wax seal to verso. Lightly mounted, otherwise VGSir Philip Rose (1816-1883) British Solicitor, a close friend and adviser to Disraeli.

GUEVARA CHE: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist Revolutionary & Guerrilla leader, a major figure in the Cuban Revolution. D.S., `Che´, one page, oblong 8 x 6.5 clipped page, n.p. [Cuba], 14th April 1961, in Spanish. The clipped piece bears a text ink stamp to the heading, being the acknowledgement of the document received, stating after the date that `On this day, I notified the present document to the undersigning, having read it in full and giving him a copy signed by me, I attest so..´ Signed below by Che Guevara in his typical small writing. Beneath his signature and in typed letters ''Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara''. Also bearing alongside an official ink stamp of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Cuba. Matted in black above a 4 x 3 contemporary photograph of Che Guevara, unsigned, the image showing Che Guevara giving a decoration, to an overall size of 12 x 14.5 (30cm x 37cm). Very small hole, not affecting the signature or text. Very small overall age wear, otherwise G

KEATON BUSTER: (1895-1966) American film comedian, Academy Award winner. A very fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting 'the great stone face' in an almost lifelike head and shoulders pose as he looks directly ahead with a typical deadpan expression on his face. Photograph by George Hurrell and bearing his blindstamp to the lower border and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Keaton in purple fountain pen ink to the image, partially across a darker area although reasonably legible. Signed photographs by Keaton of this exceptional quality are rare and desirable. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner and surface creases, otherwise about EX

SCHNEIDER ROMY: (1938-1982) German actress. A good vintage signed 5 x 7 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. A German credit stamp to the verso indicates that the publicity portrait was issued for the film Kitty and the Great Big World (1956) in which she starred in the role of Kitty Dupont. Signed by Schneider in blue ink with her name alone to a clear area of the image. VG

ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of signed pieces, album pages, signed postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., most vintage, by various stage and film actors and actresses, some television entertainers etc., including Bob Hope, Neil Hamilton, John Gielgud (2), Rex Harrison, Terence Stamp (accompanied by an unsigned campaign brochure for Far from The Madding Crowd), Joan Fontaine, Michael Gambon, Richard Attenborough, Pauline Frederick, Harry Lauder, John Martin-Harvey, Georgie Wood, Betty Hutton etc. G to generally about VG, 20

BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. A very fine vintage signed and inscribed 6 x 9 photograph, the image depicting the Divine Sarah standing in a full-length pose dressed predominantly in black. Signed in fountain pen ink by Bernhardt to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1906 in her hand. With the blind embossed credit stamp of a Boston photographer. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise about EX Bernhardt made her first (of four) American Farewell Tours in 1905-06.

MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938) French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and innovator in the use of special effects. Rare D.S., G. Melies, one page, 4to, 16 Passage de l´Opéra, Paris, 25th July 1912, being a receipt issued on Melies' attractive printed stationery “Manufacture de Films pour Cinématographes - G. Melies”. The manuscript receipt, in French, is for the sum of 385 Francs and 44 cents, being the payment of royalties due from the sales, in New York, of some of Melies' films. Bearing a payment red ink stamp cancelling the debt with tax cancellation stamp. Three file holes to the left edge of the document, not affecting the text or signature. VG

DEBUSSY CLAUDE: (1862-1918) French Composer. A good A.L.S., Claude Debussy, one page, French “lettre pneumatique”, on his printed stationery, Paris, 30th November 1912, in French. In his usual small and clean writing, Debussy requests an address and seats for a performance, saying `Voulez-vous etre aimable pour m´envoyer, d´urgence l´adresse du quatuor a cordes Hongrois, qui doit arriver ce jour a Paris?´ (“Would you be so kind as to send me, urgently, the address of the Hungarian string quartet, which is due to arrive in Paris today?”) further saying `Réservez-moi deux fauteuils de face pas trop pres de la scene et a la fin d´une rangée, a cause de la sortie!´ (“Book me two seats facing scene not too close to the stage and at the end of a row, because of the exit!”) Bearing postmarks and stamp to the verso. G to VG

MILHAUD DARIUS: (1892-1974) French composer, a member of Les Six. Signed and inscribed folio edition of the printed sheet music for Concerto pour violoncelle et piano, First edition published by Raymond Deiss, Paris, 1936, signed and inscribed by Milhaud to the title page, in French, 'A Pierre Fournier, souvenir bien amical, Milhaud' and dated 1937 in his hand. With several performance markings in the hand of Fournier and bearing his ink initials and ownership stamp to the lower right corner of the front cover of the paper wrappers. Together with a second, slightly smaller printed copy of the same piece, unsigned, although bearing extensive performance markings in Pierre Fournier's hand and with a transcription of one passage to the blank verso of the final page. With Fournier's initials to the lower right corner of the first page (slightly masked by tape). Both are a little crudely repaired and strengthened with brown tape to the spines and edges, about G, 2 Pierre Fournier (1906-1986) French cellist.

HINDEMITH PAUL: (1895-1963) German composer and conductor. A.L.S., Paul Hindemith, one page, 4to, Frankfurt, 19th November 1922, to [Emil] Hertzka, in German. Hindemith thanks his correspondent for their telegram and continues to remark 'A lot has changed in the meantime. Schott wrote to me that he wants to beat any offers I get and since my contract doesn't allow me to give my material to any other publisher on more favourable terms, I'm bound by him', further adding that he will come to Vienna in two weeks and would be happy to talk about the matter personally. With a received date stamp to the upper right corner. VG Emil Hertzka (1869-1932) Hungarian music publisher, an influential and pioneering publisher who was responsible for printing and promoting some of the most important European musical works of the 20th century. 

ROSSINI GIOACHINO: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. A rare and excellent D.S., `Gioachino Rossini´, two pages, 4to, thin paper, Paris, 15th March 1866, in Italian. The partially printed document being the official application form presented to register the copyright of one of his operas Le Siege de Corinthe in Milan, Italy. The document states in part `Gioachino Rossini intending to formally reserve the rights due to the author, according to the law from 25th June 1865, presents the opera with grand score for orchestra..´ Rossini signs beneath the opera title `L´assedio dil Corinto´, and the date of the premiere "1826". Signed at the base by the prefect secretary. Bearing an official taxation stamp to the upper left front corner and two ink stamps of the Italian ministry to the front and verso. Also bearing to the verso a contemporary registry annotation related to Rossini and his opera, dated in Florence, on 1st of May 1866. Very small hole not affecting the text or signature, and very small tear to the bottom edge, otherwise G Le Siege de Corinthe (1826) is a three acts opera by Rossini premiered in Paris in 1826, and was Rossini´s first French opera. 

`..a page of music in memory of Debussy..´STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. A very good content A.L.S., `I. Stravinsky´, one page, Carantec, Finistere, 26th July 1920, to Monsieur Prunieres, Director of the Revue Musicale in Belgium, in French. To a French postcard, Stravinsky responds to his correspondent and to his former request and referring to his work in memory of Debussy, passed away two years earlier, states `… Je n´oublie pas ma promesse, seulement au lieu de faire simplement une page de musique - cette page est devenue tout a fait autre chose - en ce moment ci il n´y a plus lieu de vous envoyer quelques mesures ou une page de musique a la mémoire de Debussy pour votre “Revue Musicale”. Je vous enverrai un fragment d´une piece qui est intitulé ainsi “Symphonies d´instruments a vent” a la mémoire de Claude Achille Debussy´ (“…I do not forget my promise, only instead of just making a page of music - this page has become something else entirely - at this time there is no longer any need to send you a few bars or a page of music in memory of Debussy for your “Revue Musicale”. I will send you a fragment of a piece entitled “Symphonies of Wind Instruments” in memory of Claude Achille Debussy”) Bearing to the verso ºfew postmarks and stamp. Extremely small corner crease, otherwise about VG        Claude Debussy (1862-1918) French Composer.Symphonies of Wind Instruments is a concert of one single movement, for woodwind and brass, composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1920, and which was premiered in London in June 1921.

 KABALEVSKY DMITRY: (1904-1987) Soviet Composer. T.L.S., `D. Kabalevsky´, one page, folio, Moscow, 8th December 1964, to P. J. Eckstein of the Prague Union of Composers, in Cyrillic. Kabalevsky states `I apologize for the late reply. This has happened because I did not have the list of compositions. Looking for it, completing the last years and rewriting consumed a considerable time… Hoping to see you when you are in Moscow..´ The document bears an ink registry stamp to the heading, dated 15th December 1964. VG 

TIBBETT LAWRENCE: (1896-1960) American opera singer. An excellent vintage signed sepia 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the baritone standing in a half-length pose in costume. Photograph by Morton of San Francisco and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Tibbett in black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background. One very slight, extremely minor corner crease, otherwise VG

FONTEYN MARGOT: (1919-1991) English Ballet Dancer. A good and attractive vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 9.5 pearl-finish photograph by Fonteyn, the Anthony Studio of London image depicting the dancer in costume, in a full-length action pose. Signed (`With best wishes, Margot Fonteyn´) in fountain pen ink to the lower border of the photograph. Signature and inscription slightly faded. Bearing to the lower right corner the studio of photography blindstamp, and their ink stamp to the verso. Surface impressions only to the upper border, due to former mounting, with remnants to the verso, otherwise G