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Click here to subscribeAN AUSTRIAN 14K GOLD ART DECO SCENT BOTTLE the glass flask mounted with 14k gold, and garnet domed cabochon and two diamonds with a combined estimated total of 0.25cts, stamped with the maker IFZ and the Austro Hungarian gold stamp of the dog fox, stamped 'A' for made in Vienna (Wien) circa 1920, retailed by the newly named in 1920, Tessiers Ltd, 26 New Bond Street, London. Dimensions 7cm x 1.8cm, weight 30gms Condition Report: Available upon request
AN EARLY SILVER GEORG JENSEN AMETHYST NECKLACE stamped with the pattern number 4, with the Georg Jensen 'GJ in a box' makers stamp circa 1933-44. Length 41.5cm, weight 68.8gms Condition Report: Light tarnish throughout, clasp works well. Could do with a general clean appears dirty in the recesses. Amethysts are not of top quality, one has a surface reaching inclusion, or it might be a small chip, others have white inclusions and eye visible banding. Nice early makers marks.
YUNGE-BATEMAN (JOHN) - ORIGINAL ARTWORKThree large illustrations of insects (Ruby Tail Wasp; Icheumon wasp; ?purple winged damselflies on a yellow lily), pen, watercolour and gouache on artist's pasteboard, 2 with the artist's name on verso (one with his address of 'The Long House, Angley Park, Cranbrook, Kent'), all with stamp of the 'B.L. Kearley Ltd.' agency, damselfly 390 x 275mm., others 380 x 260mm., undated; [BEES] 'What Insects Do', a complete manuscript maquette of a picture book on bees, attributable to Yunge-Bateman, 46 pages (including pictorial title, double-page map 'Where to look for...[17 types of bees and wasps]', endpapers, etc.), each with illustrations of bees or wasps, 10 in ink with watercolour and gouache, the remainder in pencil, original cloth, 4to (250 x 170mm.), [?1950s/early 60s] (4)Footnotes:Yunge-Bateman (1897-1971) is perhaps best known for the artwork he provided for several Golden Cockerel Press publications (including the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam), but from the late 1940s onwards illustrated many children's natural history books, including two devoted to the subject of the bee, as in this mock-up for a book seemingly never to come to press.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DICKENS (CHARLES)The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain, FIRST EDITION, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and illustrations by Leech, Stanfield, Tenniel and Stone, publisher's red vertically-ribbed red cloth, stamoed in gilt and blind, slight soiling, spine bumped and with one small stain [Smith II:9; Gimbel A119], 8vo, Bradbury and Evans, 1848Footnotes:First edition of the fifth and final Christmas Book. This copy conforms exactly to the description of the eighth copy in the Gimbel Collection, Podeschi suggesting that this issue was for rental distribution: the conjugate half-title and advertisement leaves are absent, and there is small blind-stamp of W.H. Smith Circulating Library on the front free endpaper. The page number 161 has the first numeral intact, whereas a later state has the figure damaged.Provenance: W.H. Smith & Son Library, blind-stamp; Herbert S. Leon, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE & HIS MARSHALSCollection of some eighty letters, orders, notes, certificates and other documents pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte, his marshals and general officers, in French, covering the period of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, including:Autograph endorsement ('Np') on a letter to the 'Aide-de-Camp of the late General Valhubert of the staff of the Great Army', from Lieutenant Desdorides, in French, saying he was knocked down and wounded at the General's side at the battle of Austerlitz and asking for a promotion to captain ('...I have lost my second father...'), annotated instruction in another hand to M. Tabarie to expedite this as per the Emperor's decision, one page, dust-stained, edges frayed, loss to upper left corner, remains of old tape, fragile, folio (380 x 232mm.), 19 January 1806; autograph endorsement ('Np') on a recommendation signed by Cardenau, to Moreau, general in chief of the army of the Rhine, for the post of 'chef de bataillon titulaire' of the 2nd Battallion, 2 pages, remains of seal, 4to (260 x 200mm.), Strasbourg, 24 January 1800; together with a large collection of documents signed by Napoleonic Marshals including Berthier, Ney (2), Kellerman (5), Jourdan (3), Macdonald (3), Mortier (5), de Grouchy (4), Moncey, governor of the Invalides (3), Augereau (3), Soult (2), Oudinot (2), Brune (2), Davout (2), Victor (2), Drouet, Clark, Duroc, Murat, Bernadotte, Bessieres, de Marmont, Junot and others; various generals and officers including Marchand (Bonaparte's valet), Marceau, Kleber and Beurnonville, c.90 pages, some on engraved forms and a variety of letterheads, some with seals and receipt stamps, two bearing ownership stamp 'Autograph Collection of Dr Max Thorek Chicago', dust staining, marks, fraying to edges, folio and smaller, c.1795 to 1834;with autograph letter from Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith signed ('W. Sidney Smith'), to Paul Barras, of the Directory Regime, in French, complaining of harsh treatment as a prisoner of war, endorsed by Barras, 2 pages, folio, 'A la Tour du Temple', 15 September 1796; receipt for pay from British army for Frederick von Arentsschildt, Commander of the 7th Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo, signed by the recipient, 29 April 1815; and autograph letter signed ('Picton'), to 'my dear General', in English, written six days before his death at Waterloo, a letter of encouragement confirming safe embarkation of horses, hoping to arrive in time to take part in the campaign, 3 pages, 4to, Ramsgate, 12 June 1815.Footnotes:An extensive collection of documents pertaining to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, representing many of the most influential Marshals and officers involved, including a letter endorsed by Napoleon and a small group of British interest including a letter written shortly before his death at the Battle of Waterloo by Lieutenant-General Thomas Picton. The collection covers the main campaigns of the period from the Rhine to Egypt, Italy, the Baltic, Spain, Austria, Prussia and the Hundred Days.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DELRUE (PAUL C.)HERMES (GERTRUDE) Wood Engravings for The Lovers' Song-Book, ONE OF 50 SETS, 10 wood-engraved plates by Hermes, each with embossed Gregynog stamp, with pencilled limitation numbers, black morocco-backed cloth by Paul C. Delrue, [1993]; DAVIES (W.H.) The Lovers' Song-book, one of 350 copies, printed in red and black, RED MOROCCO DESIGNER BINDING BY PAUL C. DELRUE (stamped inside upper cover and signed in pencil, 2007), the covers blind-stamped in vertical strips with a design of trailing 'ropes' and leaf/bird shapes in black and blue morocco onlays and inlays, black morocco spine with red onlays and gilt lettering, original red leather lined case, 1993, together 2 works, housed together in slipcase, 4to, Newtown, Gwasg Gregynog (2)Footnotes:Two Gwasg Gregynog publications, including a suite of ten wood-engravings by Gertrude Hermes, specially bound Paul C. Delrue, a Fellow of the Society of Bookbinders since 1981, having founded and served as chairman of the Chester and North Wales branch in 1979. The design for the binding is in Delrue's distinctive 'Tudor style'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ROOSEVELT (THEODORE)Three typed letters signed ('Theodore Roosevelt') to Hon. Powell Clayton, Ambassador of the United States in Mexico, the first urging him not to resign before '...writing me well in advance and letting me have time to communicate with you. The result in Arkansas was to my mind absolutely conclusive... How I wish we could get a Republican Congressman from Arkansas!...'; the second asking him to attend a meeting of the National Committee the following January; the third thanking him for staying in post ('...I appreciate your having foregone your desire to return to private life...'), with autograph amendments and additional note of congratulations, on White House headed notepaper, US Embassy receipt stamp on one page, three pages, two on bifolia, creasing, light dust-staining to rectos where folded, 4to (230 x 184mm.), White House, Washington and Oyster Bay, N.Y., 4 October 1902 to 2 December 1904Footnotes:'IT HAS BEEN A GENUINE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU DURING YOUR TERM OF SERVICE': Letters of appreciation from President Roosevelt to his Mexican Ambassador.Powell Foulk Clayton (1833-1914) served as the ninth governor of Arkansas, as a Republican member of the US Senate for Arkansas and held the post of US Ambassador to Mexico from 1897 to 1905, when he resigned for personal reasons. A veteran of the Civil War, he played a prominent role as a Republican politician in the Reconstruction and enjoyed a controversial yet influential political career. Despite losing his Senate seat, he remained active in the Republican National Committee and helped William McKinley in his successful presidential nomination in 1896. He was rewarded with the Ambassadorship of Mexico in 1897, a post he continued to hold under McKinley's successor Theodore Roosevelt. In 1905 he brought Roosevelt to Arkansas, only the second President to visit the State whilst in office. After his retirement he continued to be a powerful influence in the party and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery (see encyclopediaofarkansas.net). Correspondence from Clayton to Roosevelt from this period is held in the Roosevelt Papers at the Library of Congress. Our letters have been retained in the family until now.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHURCHILL (WINSTON S.)Signature ('Winston S. Churchill') in ink, beneath a black and white photographic reproduction of Frank O. Salisbury's Blood, Sweat and Tears portrait, depicting his subject three-quarter-length, wearing a spotted bow tie, his right hand resting on a book, a shield bearing the House of Commons portcullis behind, stamp 'A.C. Cooper Ltd./ Fine Art Photographers/...New Bond St. W.1.' on reverse, some damage, indentions and small holes, not affecting signature, 230 x 295mm., image 295 x 235mm., [post-1943]Footnotes:Frank O. Salisbury painted Churchill on more occasions than any other artist during his lifetime, including perhaps the two most iconic wartime images of Churchill, The Siren Suit, and the present image, Blood, Sweat and Tears, painted at the height of the war in 1943. The title makes reference to Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister on 13 May 1940 at the time of the Dunkirk evacuations, in which said he had nothing to offer the nation but 'blood, toil, tears and sweat'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CAMPBELL (DONALD MALCOLM)Photograph depicting Bluebird K7 at speed, signed and inscribed in ink ('To: G.M. Williams/ With best wishes/ from/ Donald Campbell'), stamp of Hallawell press photographers of Manchester on reverse, 207 x 253mm.; with typed letter signed ('Donald Campbell') to Mr Williams ('...I well remember meeting you during my stay in Ullswater, and have much pleasure in sending you another autographed picture of Bluebird at speed...'), one page, 4to (256 x 207mm.), Horley, 9 February 1960 (2)Footnotes:'ANOTHER AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE OF BLUEBIRD AT SPEED': Donald Campbell set seven water speed records in Bluebird K7 between July 1955 and December 1964, the first of which was at Ullswater on 23 July 1955, with four further records set on Coniston Water between September 1956 and May 1959.The recipient of the photograph, Gwynn Mathews Williams, owned the Waterhead Filling Station in Ambleside on Lake Windermere from 1953 until the early 1960's, catering both for the motorist and lake craft, as well as acting as an agency for the Albatross speedboat. A glowing article in a contemporary in-house magazine for Esso describes it as '...a most efficient Filling Station, and also a structure emphasising a high degree of taste in design and general appearance... a boon to the boating fraternity...'. Being a keen speedboat enthusiast, it was inevitable that Williams would meet Donald Campbell, who was a regular visitor to the area in the late 1950's whilst making his record-breaking attempts. The photograph and covering letter have remained in the family until now.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
OFFICINA BODONIBEMBO (PIETRO) De Aetna Liber... On Etna, limited to 125 copies, 1969--DURER (ALBRRECHT) Die kleine Passion, limited to 115 copies, small ownership stamp of Johannes Nertz on title-page and inside upper cover, 1971--FELICIANO VERONESE (FELICE) Alphabetum Romanum, edited by Giovanni Mardersteig, limited to 400 copies, plates, [1960], each with the original prospectus loosely inserted, publisher's morocco-backed boards, slipcase, 8vo, Verona, Officina Bodoni (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DICKENS (CHARLES)[Reading Editions] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth, 2 copies; The Story of Little Dombey; The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs. Gamp, together 6 vol., 'Little Dombey' with old ink splash at foot of title and ticket of Gilson, Bookseller, publisher's pictorial printed green wrappers, spines neatly restored, 'Cricket' with small blind-stamp of W.H. Smith on inner rear wrapper [Eckel p.215; cf. Gimbel A84, A91, A97, B171, D31], 16mo, Bradbury & Evans, 1858 (6)Footnotes:A nice set of these uniform reading editions edited by Dickens, issued as part of the 'Cheap and Uniform Editions of Mr. Dickens's Christmas Books' (as advertised on the rear wrappers). Eckel wrote that 'in 1858, Bradbury and Evans printed special reading editions arranged by Dickens... each was a 16mo in size and uniformly bound in a green, pictorial paper wrapper. The scarcity of these little books have caused fairly high prices to prevail, particularly in America'. Notes from Collis on additional brown paper wrappers indicate that five of the volumes were 'cleaned etc. by Morrell, May 1936'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BEMBO (PIETRO)Gli Asolani, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, capital spaces with guide-letters, woodcut printer's device to verso of m8, without final blank (n2), early twentieth century maroon morocco gilt, covers stamped in period-style decoration with central cartouches enclosing title/author on upper cover, and imprint details on lower, g.e., spine in 8 compartments within raised bands (spine faded, upper joint weakened) [Adams B578; Ahmanson Murphy 88; Renouard 48/1], 8vo, [Venice, House of Aldus, 1505]Footnotes:FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the dedication to Lucrezia Borgia, dated August 1504. This was removed from the subsequent issue, perhaps as suggested by Renouard because Lucrezia's husband, Alfonso d'Este, who became duke of Ferrara in January 1505, had fallen out of favour with the Pope so Bembo felt that the dedicatin would no longer be advisable. Gli Aolani is 'to us... a work of great interest: a fascinating glimpse of high society, an important literary experiment, a popularisation of Ficino's theories of love, and an edition which commands attention because of the personalities concerned, and because of its connection with political developments in Rome and Ferrara' (M. Lowry, The World of Aldus Manutius, 1979).Provenance: Camillo Raineri Biscia (1846-1920), bibliophile from Bologna, with 'Biblioteca Raineri-Biscia' stamp on the title-page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India 1901-10. The original gilded metal prototype design (Pattern No. 3465) of the Royal Cipher and Crown of King Edward VII to be used by the newly crowned monarch in his capacity as Emperor of India and approved by him personally. The attractive design, featuring the entwining initials E R I [Edward Rex Imperator] with the Royal crown above, was made by the Birmingham company of Bent & Parker and is affixed to the original small 8vo card upon which it was presented to King Edward VII for his approval. The King has signed ('Appd. ER') the card in the upper left corner to indicate his approval of the design which was subsequently used on all manner of official documents in India in recognition of the King becoming Emperor of India in 1901. King Edward VII has also added the date, 13th June 1901, in his hand to the card, less than six months after becoming Emperor of India. The verso of the card bears the manufacturers ink name and an official red wax seal as well as the oval ink stamp of the India Store Depot, dated 15th June 1901, just two days after the King approved the Cipher. Also affixed to the card is the original partially printed India Store Depot label from Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, completed by the Superintendent on 17th June 1901 and stating 'Badge, metal, Imperial Cypher with Crown as approved by H.M. the King….' and further marked in red ink 'Not to be lost'. A truly unique and historical Royal Cipher directly relating to King Edward VII's time as Emperor of India. Some overall age wear and uniform toning to the card and the label with some creasing and staining, G
URE MARY: (1933-1975) Scottish Actress, wife of playwright John Osborne, and later actor Robert Shaw. Academy Award nominee. A scarce vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Ure seated in a glamorous half-length pose wearing a pair of long white gloves. Photograph by Ted Reed and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in blue ink across a light area of the image, 'To Barbara - with gratefull (sic) thanks for all your help & encouragement, Mary Ure'. Signed photographs of Ure are scarce as a result of her untimely death at the age of 42. VG
Lenin orders a comrade to remain ‘in the sanatorium for one month’ in order to be ready to accept ‘a challenging position’ 1413 LENIN VLADIMIR: (1870-1924) Russian Communist Revolutionary. Head of the government of the Russian Republic 1917-18, of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1918-24, and of the Soviet Union 1922-24. Very rare T.L.S., `V. Ulyanov, (Lenin)´, in Cyrillic, Kremlin, Moscow, 19th December 1919, to Comrade Artemic B. Khalatov, in Cyrillic. Bearing to the upper left corner a rubber stamp of the "Russian Socialist Federation Republic Council of the People´s Commissar Moscow, Kremlin. Lenin, in his capacity as Chairman of the Worker´s and peasant´s Defense Council, wishes to his correspondent, member of the Board of the Provision´s Committee, a prompt recovery and return to work, stating `It is ordered that you stay in the sanatorium for one month, until you have reached full recovery, so that you can accept a challenging position that will be assigned to you by that time.´ Marked no. 572/6. Signed in bold black ink at the base by Lenin, partially over a purple ink Russian stamp in Cyrillic. Small flattened vertical fold. Otherwise VG Artemic Bagratovich Khalatov (1894-1937) Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician who served as the Director of the Soviet Union's State Publishing House, also known as Gosizdat, from 1927 to 1932. In 1919, Khalatov became a member of the People's Commissariat for Food and briefly was placed in charge of overseeing the main supply department of the Red Army. He was later executed during the Great Purge of 1937, led by Joseph Stalin.The present letter is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued and signed by John Reznikoff of University Archives.
DE VALERA EAMON: (1882-1975) Taoiseach of Ireland 1932-37 (as President of the Executive Council), 1937-48, 1951-54 & 1957-59. President of Ireland 1959-73. An unusual vintage signed 9.5 x 7.5 photograph by De Valera, the image depicting the President alongside three generations of his family, two of which have also signed the photograph, comprising his son Eamon de Valera Jr. (1913-1986, Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist), his grandson Eamon de Valera (b.1944) and, being held in his arms, one of his three great grandchildren, either Sinead (b.1968), Eamon (b.1971) or Etain (b.1973). Photograph by the Lensmen press agency of Dublin and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed by all three men individually in white fountain pen inks with their names alone to the image. A few minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
[INDIA]: BULWER-LYTTON VICTOR (1876-1947) 2nd Earl of Lytton. British politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bengal 1922-27 and Viceroy of India 1925. Vintage signed 6 x 9 photograph of Lytton in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by J. Russell of Baker Street, London, and bearing their blind embossed credit stamp to the lower mount. Signed ('Lytton') by the Earl in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. Some very slight corner creasing and minor age wear to the edges, otherwise VG
CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO CARLOS MANUEL: (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is considered a Cuban hero who freed slaves and leaded the declaration of Cuban Independence in 1868. An attractive signed printed document, one page, folio, Bayamo, 27th December 1868, in Spanish. The document being a decree is entitled ''Slavery Conditioned Abolition Decree - Carlos Manuel de Cespedes - Captain-General of the Liberator Army of Cuba and Leader of the Provisional Government'', and bears a very attractive and large vignette to the heading. The decree contains nine articles, and starts stating `The Cuban Revolution, proclaiming the independence of the Homeland and with it all freedoms, cannot accept the inconsistency of restricting it to only one part of the country´s population. A free Cuba is incompatible with a proslavery Cuba..´ further saying in its first article `All slaves are declared free..´. Boldly signed by Cespedes at the base of the document `C. M de Cespedes´. Bearing a large blind embossed seal to the head and an ink stamp of the ''Ilustre Ayuntamiento Libre de Bayamo'' (“ Illustrious Free Townhall of Bayamo”) at the base. The document grants freedom to `Tomas, Labourer, 23 years old, black,..´ Overall age wear and toning, with edges trimmed. Partially repaired to the verso. F to G
GOMEZ MAXIMO: (1836-1905) Maximo Gomez y Baez. Dominican General, and prominent figure in Cuba´s Ten Years´ War against Spain 1868-78. Military Commander in Cuba´s War of Independence 1895-98. Gomez is remembered for his violent and unscrupulous methods, scorched-earth policy, dynamiting passenger trains, torching Spanish loyalists´ properties and plantations, and torturing and killing Spanish soldiers and sympathizers. Rare L.S., `M. Gomez´, one page, 4to, Headquarters at Songorrongo, Cuba, 30th June 1895, in Spanish. Signed by Mario Gomez in his capacity as “General en Jefe” (”Chief General”) during the Cuban war of Independence, which only started four months before the present letter was signed. Also signed by SALVADOR CISNEROS BETANCOURT (1828-1914) Marquis of Santa Lucia. President of the republic of Cuba 1873-75. The written document bears the heading “Republic of Cuba - Liberation army - Third Corps - Camaguey”, and is the appointment of Antonio Lopez as Sargent of the Liberation Army for his services in favour of the Independence of Cuba. With an official ink stamp to the verso. Overall age wear and staining. Left edge trimmed. F
GUEVARA CHE: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist Revolutionary & Guerrilla leader, a major figure in the Cuban Revolution. D.S., `Che´, one page, oblong 8 x 4.5 clipped page, n.p. [Cuba], 21st June 1959, in Spanish. The clipped piece bears an 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..´, Stating beneath in red ink “Received”, signed below by Che Guevara in his typical small writing. Beneath his signature and in typed letters “Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara”. Matted in black above a 4 x 3 photograph of Che Guevara, unsigned, on the occasion of the opening of a pencils factory in 1964, to an overall size of 12 x 12 (30cm x 30cm). Large crease crossing from up to down the page, not affecting the signature, and small holes due to former traces to the left edge. F to G
LAMARR HEDY: (1913-2000) Austrian-born American Actress. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress seated in a half-length pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. A typed caption to the verso begins 'The loveliness of Lamarr….' and states that the actress has just completed filming H. M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) in which she starred as Marvin Myles Ransome. Signed by Lamarr in bold dark fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image. A few pinholes to the corners of the white border and a few extremely minor, light creases to the edges, otherwise VG
MORGAN MICHELE: (1920-2016) French film Actress. Attractive signed 9.5 x 12 drawing by Morgan on a Canson drawing paper. Morgan draws four roses in black ink to different parts of the sheet. Signed `M. Morgan´ in black ink to the bottom right corner. Bearing to the verso a Michele Morgan succession ink stamp. From 1970 Morgan spent a large part of her life to her passion, the painting. EX
RACHMANINOFF SERGEI: (1873-1943) Russian Composer and Pianist. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Rachmaninoff, the image depicting the Russian composer in a head and shoulders pose. Cleanly signed and inscribed to Toscanini´s daughter, `To Miss Wally Toscanini, with best wishes, Sergei Rachmaninoff´, in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image, also dated 2nd April 1928 in his hand. Photograph by G. Maillard Kesslere, bearing their ink stamp to the verso. G to VG The present signed photograph is inscribed to Wally Toscanini (1900-1991), second child and first daughter of Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) Italian Conductor
BERNSTEIN LEONARD: (1918-1990) American conductor, pianist & composer of the Broadway musical West Side Story. A scarce, early vintage signed postcard photograph of Bernstein in a profile head and shoulders pose at Teatro alla Scala in Milan and bearing the opera house's credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Bernstein in blue ink with his name alone to the lower white border. The signature is a little light in places, although reasonably legible. An historic signed image. VG In 1953 Bernstein became the first American conductor to appear at La Scala, conducting Maria Callas in Cherubini's Medea, directed by Luchino Visconti.
GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 9.5 x 12.5 photograph of Gable in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull and bearing his M-G-M credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Gable in fountain pen ink to the image, 'To Dorothy, Here's wishing you happiness always, Clark'. A couple of very light, minor stains to the lower edge and some minor mottling to the image, otherwise VG
LOMBROSO CESARE: (1835-1909) Italian Criminologist and Physician. Lombroso founded the Italian School of Positivist Criminology. His theory of anthropological criminology stated that criminality was inherited, and that someone "born criminal" could be identified by physical and congenital defects. A.L.S., `C. Lombroso´, one page, 8vo, Torino, n.d., in Italian. The letter bears to the upper left corner a printed stamp of the “Laboratory - Legal Medicine of the University of Turin”. A letter written in Lombroso´s usual small handwritten, untranslated, mentioning the Museum of Anthropology. With blank integral leaf. Few very small minor creases and small stains, otherwise G
MAXWELL GHISLAINE: (1961- ) British socialite known for her association with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A rare book signed, being a hardback edition of Nineteenth Century Britain 1815-1914 by Anthony Wood, published by Longmans, London, 1969 (eighth impression). Signed ('G. Maxwell') by Ghislaine Maxwell in bold blue ink to the front free endpaper across an official Marlborough College second hand book department stamp indicating that she purchased the book for 75p on 14th July 1978. With two other similar stamps above, each signed by previous owners, 1973 & 1974. Together with seven further books individually bearing the ownership signatures or presentation inscriptions of Ghislaine's mother and six of her siblings, comprising Elisabeth Maxwell (1921-2013, French-born researcher on the Holocaust, husband of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell; hardback edition of the British Red Cross Society Nursing Manual No.2. by Elisabeth M. Gravelius, ninth edition published by Cassell and Company Ltd., 1951, signed by Maxwell to the front free endpaper with her ownership signature and address below, also including some pencil notes in her hand to the margins of some pages), Christine Maxwell (1950- , British internet content pioneer and educator; paperback edition of An Unknown Woman - A Journey to Self-Discovery by Alice Koller, published by Bantam Books, February 1986, with a presentation inscription to the inside front cover signed by Christine Maxwell with her first name only, to her sister Anne, 'To dearest Annie, in love & admiration of your courage & your quest to reshape your own life, love, Christine' and dated Christmas 1986 in her hand), Isabel Maxwell (1950- , French-born entrepreneur and the co-founder of Magellan with her twin sister Christine; paperback edition of The Growth of the British Party System, Volume I 1640-1923 by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, second edition published by John Baker, London, 1967, with Isabel Maxwell's ownership signature to the head of the half title page), Kevin Maxwell (1959- , British businessman who was charged with, and acquitted of, financial crimes related to the business practices of his father in the 1990s; paperback edition of Winston Churchill As I Knew Him by Violet Bonham Carter, published by Pan Books Ltd, London, bearing the youthful ownership signature of Kevin Maxwell to the half title page, with a few additional words ('If found please return') in his hand, the signature and additional words lightly struck through in green), Anne Maxwell (1949- , Daughter of Robert Maxwell; hardback edition of Hygiene for Nursing Students by Agnes E. Pavey, eighth edition published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 1961, bearing the ownership signature ('Anne Maxwell, Lower VI') of Maxwell to the front free endpaper), Michael Maxwell (1946-1967, Eldest child of Robert and Elisabeth Maxwell who fell into a coma aged 15 after being injured in a car crash and never regained consciousness; hardback edition of A Higher School Inorganic Chemistry by E. J. Holmyard, revised in collaboration with W. G. Palmer, published by J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1958, bearing the ownership signature of Maxwell to the head of the front free endpaper) and Philip Maxwell (1948- , Son of Robert and Elisabeth Maxwell; hardback edition of True Brit by Clive Irving, First Edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1974, with a presentation inscription to the half title page signed by Maxwell to his father, 'To Dad on your birthday, 10th June 1974, This would be hilarious if we were Frenchman, Germans or Italians - but we ain't. Love, Philip'). Two of the books are accompanied by their dustjackets. A rare grouping of signed books. Some light overall age wear, generally G, 8 Ghislaine Maxwell attended Marlborough College where she studied modern history with languages before going on to earn a degree from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1985. Provenance: From the library of Robert Maxwell (1923-1991) British media proprietor, suspected spy and fraudster.
RENOIR PIERRE-AUGUSTE: (1841-1919) French Impressionist Artist. A good vintage signed 6 x 10.5 photograph, being a reproduction of one of the artist's studies of a naked lady, standing in a full length pose wearing a hat, and with a dog at her side. Signed ('Renoir') in bold black ink with his name alone to the lower border. Also signed by the Mayor of Cagnes beneath a short statement confirming the authenticity of Renoir's signature, dated 10th January 1911. The lower border also features the Mayor's official purple rubber stamp. Neatly mounted to a page removed from a contemporary album. Some extremely minor, light dust staining to the edges, about VG
HIRST DAMIEN: (1965- ) English artist. Book signed, a hardback edition of Boogie-Woogie by Danny Moynihan, First Edition published by Duck Editions, London, 2000. One of a limited edition (number 245 of 500) the novel features a dust jacket which was designed by Hirst. Signed by the artist in black ink to a clear area of the back of the dust jacket and also signed by Moynihan in black ink to the title page above the official limitations stamp. About EX
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French Sculptor. D.S. twice, Augustin Rodin and Aug. Rodin, one page, oblong 8vo, on the 182 Rue de l´Université printed stationery, 3rd June 1909, in French. The manuscript document, entirely in Rodin´s hand, is a receipt for the sum of 23,000 francs received from Mr. Pulitzer as the final payment for one marble bust and a bronze bust. Rodin´s second signature and date are penned across an official French revenue stamp neatly affixed to the document. With blank integral leaf. A few minor, very neat excisions and one small hole in the upper left corner, otherwise VG
SPRANGER EDUARD: (1882-1963) German Philosopher. Best known for his contribution to personality theory in his book Lebensformen ("Types of Men"), 1914. An excellent and cleanly written A.L.S., `Eduard Spranger´, one page, 4to, Berlin, 26th March 1943, to Ulrich von Hassell, in German. The letter bears to the upper right corner a printed stamp with the author´s name and address. Spranger has recently received Hassell´s work related to European politics and states in part `..It concerned me a lot if you could contact now with your wounded son. I strongly hope that you are about to receive reassuring good news..´ Folded. VG Ulrich von Hassell (1881-1944) German Diplomat. Son in law to Grand Admiral von Tirpitz. Hassell was a member of the German Resistance and participated in the conspiracy to kill Hitler in July 1944, and after failing and being arrested was hanged in September 1944. Several of his works were published after his death including The Von Hassell Diaries.
On his son’s stammer, ‘quite a pitiful spectacle demanding immediate attention’ DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English Novelist. A good A.L.S., Charles Dickens, with paraph, one page, 8vo, Tavistock House, [London], 30th May 1853, to the Reverend E[dward] Trimmer. Dickens writes, in full, 'I find, to my great vexation and distress, that Frank stammers so horribly in his speech as to be quite a pitiful spectacle demanding immediate attention. I therefore retain him at home, to endeavour to get him cured'. With a collector's heraldic stamp to the upper right corner and neatly laid down at the left edge, otherwise VG Reverend Edward Trimmer (1800-1857) English military coach. Francis Dickens (1844-1886) Third son of Charles Dickens who initially went to school in Germany to train to become a doctor although gave up this ambition and obtained a commission in the Bengal Mounted Police and served in India for seven years.
RIEU E. V.: (1887-1972) British classicist, publisher, poet and translator who initiated the Penguin Classics series of books in 1946 and edited it for twenty years. Vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph of Rieu in a half length pose. Photograph by J. Russell & Sons of London and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('E. V. Rieu') in fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount. Some very light, minor silvering to the edges of the image, otherwise VG
MOMMSEN THEODOR: (1817-1903) German classic scholar, Historian, Jurist and politician. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902 for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work A History of Rome. A.L.S., `M´, signed with his initial, one page, to a 4.5 x 3.5 oblong card, Charlottenburg, 4th May 1883, to an unidentified correspondent, in Italian. The card bears to the upper left corner an ink stamp stating “Theodor Mommsen - Charlottenburg bei Berlin, Marchstrasse 6”. Mommsen, in his usual small writing, asks his correspondent for reproductions from Italy, telling him that even if he has to copy them from books. G to VG
SUTTNER BERTHA VON: (1843-1914) Austrian-Bohemian Pacifist and Novelist, the first female Nobel Prize winner, 1905. Ink signature ('Bertha v. Suttner') on a 12mo card, with three additional words in her hand, in German, dated Vienna, December 1911 in her hand. Accompanied by the original envelope, addressed in another hand, although signed by Suttner in the return address to the verso. Stamp crudely torn away. About VG
QUASIMODO SALVATORE: (1901-1968) Italian Novelist and Poet. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1959. The Sicilian writer is widely considered one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century. A good A.L.S., `Quasimodo´, one page, folio, Milan, 11th February 1943, to Bonetti, in Italian. A cleanly written letter, Quasimodo stating `Dear Bonetti, thank you. A book about my work will soon be issued, edited by Cedam from Padova; the author is Mario Stefanilo. A useful volume for consultation for your work is Lirici nuovi by Luciano Anceschi…´, further and before concluding states `For 1943 I do not prepare anything.´ With a small partial trace of a purple ink stamp at the base, not affecting the text or signature. VG Luciano Anceschi (1911-1995) Italian literary Critic and Essayist.
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 Bombay, 27th August 1980. Signed ('God bless you, M Teresa MC') in blue ink to a clear area of the cover. About EX
SHEARER NORMA: (1902-1983) Canadian Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 9.5 x 12.5 photograph of Shearer in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To Dorothy Plunkett, with very best regards from Norma Shearer'. Some light mottling to the image and a couple of very minor stains. Together with a second vintage signed and inscribed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph of Shearer in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Marie Antoinette from the 1938 film of the same name. Photograph by Laszlo Willinger and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To Patrick - with good wishes from Norma Shearer'. The signature is somewhat faded although legible. A few light creases and minor stains. About VG, 2
HILL A. V.: (1886-1977) British physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse disciplines of biophysics and operations research. Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, 1922. T.L.S., A. V. Hill, one page, 4to, Burlington House, London, 15th May 1942, to the Organising Secretary of the British Soviet Alliance Anniversary, on the printed stationery of The Royal Society. Hill thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'I regard sound Anglo-Soviet relations as of very great importance both now and for the future and I welcome the fact that the first anniversary of the military alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union is to be celebrated appropriately' although continues 'I gather, however, from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, that the word 'sponsor' means either one who answers for an infant at its baptism or one who enters into an engagement on behalf of another. It would be misleading to allow my name to appear in a list of names in either of these capacities'. A letter of good content dating from World War II. With a received rubber stamp (dated 16th May 1942) to the lower right corner and a few small pinholes to the upper left corner, none affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
BRANLY EDOUARD: (1844-1940) French inventor & physicist, primarily known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy. A.L.S., E. Branly, one page, 8vo, n.p., 23rd January 1929, to an unidentified correspondent, in French. Branly informs his correspondent that 'I sent my acceptation on the date indicated' and further adds 'I have just found the mislaid paper; I am placing my signature on it. This will be preferable for uniformity'. Together with an unrelated autograph envelope, unsigned, addressed in Branly's hand to Monsieur Claude, an architect in Paris and post marked 14th February 1925. The letter is a little irregularly torn to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, and the envelope has had the original postage stamp torn away. G to VG, 2
DROVETTI BERNARDINO: (1776-1852) Italian-born French Diplomat, Politician, Archaeologist and antiquities collector. Drovetti is best-remembered for his acquisition of the Turin Royal Canon and for his Egyptian discoveries. He remains a controversial figure for his unscrupulous behaviour in his conduct towards his discoveries in Egypt. Rare A.L.S., `Drovetti´, with flourish, one page, 4to, Toulon, 8th May 1803, to Monsieur Balthalon in Marseille, in French. At the time of the present letter Drovetti had been recently appointed by Napoleon as French Consul-general of Egypt and was about to embark at Toulon to Alexandria, stating in part `..we will embark tomorrow,.. as soon as the wind will take a favourable direction for our crossing…´, further referring to various matters `..it seems to me difficult that you could send to me at the same time the small uniform I was asking you, I will then receive the whole on the same occasion, and if possible at all, the pendulum… I would kindly ask you to join to that junk an Italian & French dictionary of the Marseille edition…´ With address leaf in his hand, with an ink stamp above of Toulon. Paper with a Montgolfier Annonay watermark. Very small overall minor creasing, otherwise VG Drovetti obtained the French nationality and joined the French Grande Armée. As an official, during the French campaign in Egypt 1798-99, he distinguished himself by saving the life of Napoleon´s Marshal Joachim Murat. He later became the French Consul-General of Egypt during both the Empire until 1814 and the Bourbon Restoration 1820-29.
CARRIER JEAN BAPTISTE: (1756-1794) French Revolutionary and member of the Convention. Well-remembered for his infamous Drownings at Nantes (`Noyades de Nantes´). After the fall of Robespierre, Carrier was tried for war crimes, sentenced to death and guillotined. Rare multiple L.S., Carrier, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. [1794], in French. The letter is written and also signed by Louis Turreau de Linieres, and by Albert Ruelle, all members of the National Convention, and states in part `We, deputies, declare and undersign that during our stay at the Vendée we have recognized citizen La Chevardiere, former vice-President of the Paris department, as a very good patriot, and we have not found any thing which would identify him with opposing the Republican government..´, further referring to additional reports on La Chevardiere´s patriotic behaviour. The document bears to the heading a red ink stamp. Small overall age wear and foxing stains, with slightly uneven edges. G
GOUVION SAINT-CYR LAURENT DE: (1764-1830) Marshal of France, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr. L.S., `Le M.al Gouvion St Cyr´, two pages, folio, Paris, 12th February 1819, on the Ministry of War printed stationery, to Baron Dubreton, Lieutenant General and Commandant of the 5th military division, in French. Gouvion refers to his predecessor´s order to all Lieutenant Generals of the military divisions, indicating that it was forbidden to add anything to the published proclamations unless it was authorized by the war ministry, and further states in part `The King has been informed that several officers or chiefs of corps have allowed themselves to publish daily orders which were not related to the service…´ Gouvion Saint-Cyr further reports on the King´s orders related to these proclamations. The letter bears a very small ink collection stamp at the base. VG
[WORLD WAR II]: ALEXANDER HAROLD (1891-1969) British Field Marshal of World War II & CLARK MARK W. (1896-1984) American Lieutenant General of World War II. A World War II date national flag of the United Kingdom (measuring 113 x 60”), the Union Jack consisting of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the Cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland), manufactured by T. C. Hayward & Co. Ltd and bearing their stamp to the hoist, with two off-white cloth panels, each measuring approximately 11 x 2.5”, neatly stitched alongside each other to the flag, the first signed by Harold Alexander, 'H. R. Alexander, General, C in C Allied Armies in Italy, 1944', and the second by Mark W. Clark, with his name alone. A contemporary clear plastic protective covering has been neatly stitched over each of the panels. Accompanied by a partially printed oblong 4to card stating that the flag bears the signatures of Alexander and Clark and that it was presented to the United Nations Senior Youth Federation and that 'to the gracious courtesy of the distinguished donor of this historic and priceless gift must ever be extended the deep and sincere gratitude and thanks of all'. Rare. Some light age wear, VG
[ETHIOPIA]: A World War II date national flag of Ethiopia (measuring 108 x 53”) of green, gold and red tricolour, manufactured by T. C. Hayward & Co. Ltd and bearing their stamp, along with that of Ethiopia, to the hoist, signed in black ink to the centre by Belata Ayela Gabre, 'From the Ethiopian Minister in London, Ayela Gabre', who had been appointed in September 1942. Accompanied by a printed compliments slip from the Imperial Ethiopian Legation at Prince's Gate, London, bearing a typed note and address of the Grimsby and District United Youth Movement, founding the United Nations Youth Federation, dated 18th August 1944. Rare. With a small area of light staining and minor overall age wear, about VG, 2
GUISAN HENRI: (1874-1960) Swiss General who held the office of the General of the Swiss Armed Forces during World War II. A good vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Guisan seated outdoors, wearing his uniform, at a table and with a pen in one hand. Signed ('Gen. Guisan') in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image and dated 11th April 1947 in his hand. With a small, light purple identification stamp just above the inscription. About EX
SIKORSKI WLADYSLAW: (1881-1943) Polish General and Prime Minister in exile 1939-43 during World War II. An exceptionally fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Sikorski in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. Photograph by Blackstone Studios Inc. of New York and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Sikorski in bold fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, 'To Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederic W. Bowhill, with cordial greetings, Sikorski, Gen.' and dated London, 11th August 1942 in his hand. A rare signed presentation photograph with excellent association. Some very slight, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso, otherwise EX Sir Frederick Bowhill (1880-1960) British Air Chief Marshal of World War II, Air Officer Commanding Ferry Command 1941-43.
[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [MUNOZ GRANDES AGUSTIN]: (1896-1970) Spanish General who fought as an officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II and was commander of the Blue Division 1941-42. Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Munoz Grandes later served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1962-67) under Francisco Franco. An original telegram (received copy) sent by Agustin Munoz Grandes, one page, 4to, n.p., 6th January 1942, to the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, in German. The partially printed telegram is marked as having been received at 03.35 hours on the 7th January at Hitler's headquarters and the text states, in full, 'By the high award of the Iron Cross 1st Class, Your Excellency has honoured not only me personally but the courage of my whole division. I ask Your Excellency to be assured that no sacrifice is too great for the final victory of our united armed forces. We know what we are fighting for and since the taking of the oath at Grafenwohr, we are following Your Excellency's commands without flinching'. The telegram is initialled in bold pencil by Major Gerhard Engel to the right corner signifying receipt by the Armed Forces Adjutants office attached to the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor. Together with a contemporary typed copy of the telegram prepared on the Fuhrer Typewriter for submission to Hitler, one page, 4to, n.p., 7th January 1942, in German. With an official stamp at the head indicating that it was submitted to Hitler on the 7th January and bearing the bold pencil initials of both Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer and Rudolf Schmundt. An interesting pair of documents with good association and featuring the initialled signatures of three of Hitler's adjutants. Two file holes to the left edge of each document and with some small areas of paper loss and tears to the edges (largely to the original received copy of the telegram). G to about VG, 2 Gerhard Engel (1906-1976) German General of World War II, Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1941-43. Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900-1981) German Admiral of World War II, Naval Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1939-45. Rudolf Schmundt (1896-1944) German Chief of the German Army Personnel Office 1942-44, Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1938-44. Schmundt died from injuries sustained in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler. Grafenwohr is some thirty miles southeast of Bayreuth. Hitler instituted the custom whereby all units of the armed forces swore a personal oath to him, and it can be assumed from the present telegram that the Spanish 'Blue Division' went through this ceremony at the place in question.
[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. [BLUCHER GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON]: (1742-1819) Prussian Field Marshal who earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. An unusual, interesting small group of T.Ls.S. and telegrams comprising, in chronological order, a T.L.S. by Major Steifensand, one page, 4to, Schwuchow, near Stolp, Pomerania, 22nd November 1942, to the Adjutants Office of the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Fuhrer's Headquarters, on the printed stationery of the Association of the officers of the 5th (Pomeranian) Count Blucher von Wahlstatt Hussar Regiment, in German, sending notice of a 'modest ceremony, in keeping with the times' that will take place on 16th December, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Blucher, 'at the monument to this great hero of the War of Liberation', advising of the text of a telegram intended to be sent to Adolf Hitler on the day, and concluding 'If the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces should honour the former Blucher Hussars with a reply - which would fill us all with great joy and deep gratitude - I would respectfully request that it should be sent to me at the above address'; a carbon copied T.L.S. by Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, with his initials in bold indelible pencil, one page, 4to. Fuhrer's Headquarters, 6th December 1942, to Major Steifensand, in German, informing him that the Fuhrer has been informed of his letter of 22nd November and 'enclosing the Fuhrer's telegram of reply (no longer present) so that you will be in a position to make its contents known at the ceremony', further remarking 'In addition, the Fuhrer will arrange for a wreath to be laid on the grave of Count Blucher'; a partially printed telegram (received copy) completed in typescript from Major Steifensand, one page, 4to, Stolp (Pomerania), received at the Main Telegraph Office, Berlin, 16th December 1942, to the Fuhrer, in German, stating, in full, 'The former members of the Blucher Hussars, gathered today in their old garrison town of Stolp, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Blucher von Wahlstatt, their ever-to-be remembered commander, think in gratitude and loyalty of their Fuhrer, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and express the hope that the name of this immortal hero of the War of Liberation might again be carried by a unit in today's army', with an official adjutant's stamp initialled by von Puttkamer; a carbon copied typed draft of the text of Hitler's telegram of reply, prepared on the Fuhrer typewriter for submission to Hitler for his approval, one page, 4to, Headquarters, 16th December 1942, in German, stating, in full, 'I am grateful to the former members of the Blucher Hussars assembled in Stolp on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Field Marshal Count Blucher for their expression of loyalty. Throughout the German army in the current war too our battle cry remains that of the War of Liberation - 'Forwards!''. File holes to the left edge of each of the documents and most with neatly clipped upper right corners and other minor faults. G to about VG, 4 Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900-1981) German Admiral of World War II, Naval Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1939-45. It is interesting to note that, in his telegram, Hitler avoids any direct reply to the request that the name of Blucher should be given to a unit of the existing German army. Perhaps this was because he had no interest in reviving memories of the old aristocratic connections of the army.
HILDEBRANDT RICHARD: (1897-1952) German SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II, head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office 1943-45. Fountain pen ink signature ('Hildebrandt'), with typed rank above, on an oblong 12mo piece evidently clipped from a document and with an official circular purple ink stamp (only very slightly affecting the signature). Lightly mounted to the base of an A4 sheet of paper featuring a reproduction image of Hildebrandt in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. VG
HOFMANN OTTO: (1896-1982) German SS functionary of World War II who served as head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office 1940-43 and was present at the Wannsee Conference in January 1942 for the so-called 'Final Solution to the Jewish Question'. Ink signature, with rank etc. alongside and beneath, on an oblong 12mo piece evidently neatly clipped from an official document and with a circular purple stamp to the left edge. Lightly mounted to the base of an A4 sheet of paper featuring a reproduction image of Hofmann in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. VG
EICKE THEODOR: (1892-1943) German SS functionary, one of the key figures in the development of Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust serving as the second commandant of Dachau concentration camp 1933-34. Eicke was also one of the executioners of SA Chief Ernst Rohm during the Night of the Long Knives purge. Knight's Cross winner with Oakleaves. Bold purple indelible pencil signature ('Eicke'), with typed rank beneath, on an oblong 12mo piece evidently clipped from the conclusion of a document and with an official circular stamp to the left edge featuring the Nazi eagle and swastika. Lightly mounted to the base of an A4 sheet of paper featuring a reproduction image of Eicke in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and Knight's Cross. VG
[HOLOCAUST]: WIESENTHAL SIMON (1908-2005) Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. A brief T.L.S., Simon Wiesenthal, one page, 4to, Vienna, 24th June 1981, to Mihran B. Hagopian, on the printed stationery of the Dokumentationszentrum. Wiesental writes, in full, 'I am again in the States between July 10th and 16th. Please prepare something for me'. Together with Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) Romanian-born American writer and Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace prize winner, 1986. Signed and inscribed commemorative cover issued in honour of Raoul Wallenberg and featuring an Israeli postage stamp with his portrait. Post marked 7th June 1983. Signed by Wiesel in black ink to a clear area of the cover. Accompanied by an associated presentation folder. VG, 2
FRANCIS II: (1768-1835) Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and, as Francis I, the first Emperor of Austria 1804-35. L.S., Franz, one page, folio, Vienna, 9th April 1801, in German. The letter announces the birth of the Emperor's daughter and confirms that she has been named 'Carolina, Ferdinanda, Theresia, Josepha, Demetria'. With integral address leaf (the address panel neatly excised) and with a red wax seal affixed. With the small black ink stamp of a collector at the base. VG Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (1801-1832) had been born in Vienna on 7th April 1801 and became Crown Princess of Saxony upon her marriage to Frederick Augustus, Crown Prince of Saxony, in October 1819. The Crown Princess died at the young age of 31 after suffering an epileptic attack on 22nd May 1832 at Pillnitz Castle near Dresden.
King Carol II on the concept of peace between nations CAROL II OF ROMANIA: (1893-1953) King of Romania 1930-40 until his abdication. Signed oblong 8 x 5 card `Carol R.´, partially over a Romanian post stamp bearing the King´s portrait. Also dated in bold black ink, 1944, in his hand. Small overall age wear, with stain around the stamp as a result of the affixing, otherwise G
Mikhail Roginsky (Russian, 1931-2004)'Bird's market' ('Marché aux oiseaux') signed in Cyrillic (lower right, inscribed with title, date '1977', size and stamped with export stamp (verso)oil on board25.5 x 62.7cm (10 x 24 5/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired directly from the artist in Paris in 1992This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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