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DAVIS JOE: (1901-1978) British Snooker & Billiards Player, World Champion 1927-40, 1946. Vintage signed 5.5 x 3.5 photograph of Davis in a half length pose leaning over a snooker table with his cue as he prepares to pot a ball. With the logo of the New of the World newspaper to the upper white border. Signed by Davis in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Together with a fountain pen ink signature by Davis on an oblong 12mo slip of paper, additionally annotated in his hand 'Junior & Midlands Billiards Champion, Record Break 980, Snooker Worlds Record 96' beneath his signature. Also including a printed 4to souvenir programme for a snooker match as part of a testimonial tribute to Ted Lowe, entitled Farewell Leicester Square Hall, 30th January 1955, signed to the front cover by the snooker players Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Willie Smith, Jack Rea, Alec Brown, John Pulman, Sydney Lee, Sidney Smith and Ted Lowe individually; and further including a signed 6 x 8 photograph of Stephen Hendry. Some slight surface creasing to the programme, G to generally VG, 4
VISCONTI LUCHINO: (1906-1976) Italian Film Director. A.L.S., Luchino, four pages, 4to, Rome, 6th August 1966, to Wendy [Hanson]. Visconti states that he was sorry to learn that his correspondent had been in London on the only day he was there too ('And now you say that you was at S. Lorenzo at the same table!! This is really a shit!') and explains 'I was in London for one day to contact Julie Christie for a film. I arrived in the afternoon, in the same evening I went to the Covent Garden for the Magic Flute and then for super (sic) at S. Lorenzo'. The director continues with a sentence in Italian referring to the love in his correspondent's life and adding 'Because I know that your life is very influenced by your love-life. How is going on? What you decide to do? Really you will not consider the possibility to come and work in Italy? You will imagine that I am very insistent but really I would like to know what is in your mind. Please answer to me and tell me.' In a postscript he adds that Gian Carlo Menotti's production of Pelleas and Melisande was very, very good. Rare. Some light creasing and a few very small tears and areas of paper loss to the lower right corners of each page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Wendy Hanson (1935-1991) English Secretary and Personal Assistant to, among others, Leopold Stokowski, Gian Carlo Menotti and Brian Epstein.
BAKER JOSEPHINE: (1906-1975) African-American Dancer and Singer. A vintage 5 x 7 photograph of Baker in a half length pose seated at a restaurant table at Le Pied de Cochon in Paris. Cornermounted to the original photographer's presentation mount, signed and inscribed by Baker to the verso and dated 1959 in her hand. Together with a small selection of vintage unsigned printed 8vo and 4to programmes for various performances by Baker including Super Folies at the Folies Bergere, 1937, Revue at the Prince Edward Theatre, and at the A.B.C. in Copehnagen etc., and also including an unsigned hardback edition of her children's book La Tribu Arc-En-Ciel, French Edition, 1957. FR (1), generally G to VG, 7
[NEW YORK CITY]: TSCHIRKY OSCAR (1866-1950) Swiss Maitre d'Hotel of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan, New York. Known as 'Oscar of the Waldorf', Tschirky is credited with having created the Waldorf Salad, and aiding the popularisation of Thousand Island Dressing as well as developing the preparation of Eggs Benedict. T.L.S., Oscar, one page, 4to, New York, 27th December 1926, to Mrs. Mouritz F. Westergren, on the attractive printed stationery of The Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Tschirky states that he has passed Westergren's card to the restaurant manager 'in order that he may assign you a good table location in our dining room for the supper in conjunction with St. Vincent's Ball, noting that there will be ten to twelve at this table.' One neat, although lengthy, tear to the left edge, professionally repaired to the verso and not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
ABBERLINE FREDERICK: (1843-1929) British Chief Inspector with the London Metropolitan Police, a prominent figure in the investigation into the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. A fascinating Manuscript Signed, F G Abberline, twelve pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. The holograph manuscript is headed Reminiscences of Ex-Detective Chief Inspector F G Abberline C.I.D. Scotland Yard and is entitled Three Successive Seasons, or twelve months, behind the scenes at Monte Carlo. Abberline writes, in part, 'Monte Carlo in appearance is simply a paradise and one can understand the many thousands of wealthy people flocking there every winter. The season proper lasts only about 4 or 5 months although the casino is open all the year round….The best and richest in Society can be seen there, also the lowest that can find money to get there. The English thieves have the credit there - whether they deserve it or not - of being the smartest and the English visitors frequenting the casino were being robbed by a number of the light fingered gentry at the time I was called upon to visit the Principality. The Vice Consul there at the time in consequence of so many complaints really compelled the casino authorities to employ me. On my arrival in Monte Carlo I found I had got into a very hot shop and instead of one man tackling such a crowd of English thieves and blackguards I ought to have had the support of five or six other officers. However the news travelled very quickly amongst them that I meant business, and it was astonishing the effect it had in making a clearances. Monte Carlo Mixtures. Monte Carlo Society is in itself an interesting study. A more cosmopolitan lot you never met. The prude who when at home interferes with everybody else's business is a very different person there. She is giddy and gay and do not be surprised if you see her at the Café Riche dancing till the early hours in the morning with men and women just as naughty. The faces of the players too. Sitting and standing round the gaming tables are quite a study to watch some hopeful others despondent, many uncertain. Then again the gambling rooms were occasionally enlivened by two well known ladies who had the credit of endeavouring to cut one another out in the quantity and quality of their dresses and jewels. Both were young and considered very pretty….Both were decked with jewels to the tune of £80,000 to £100,000. They each employed men to escort them from the casino to their various hotels, as a protection until their jewels could be placed in the safe at their destination….Amongst sharks and adventurers you find countesses rubbing shoulders with cocottes and noblemen and the elite of society elbow every rogue from all the sinks of Europe that can find the money to get there….Fair dealing and perfect honesty of the Bank are beyond doubt, but at times scenes occur through some of the croupiers I am afraid standing in with a certain class who visit the rooms for the express purpose of cheating….I refer only to some of the croupiers as the majority protect the players, but a few I feel convinced stand in with these money grabbing women….I may as well give a little explanation of what is called “Breaking the Bank”. A successful player may follow his run of luck to such an extent - as I have occasionally seen - that before the bank at the particular table can pay the amount he has won the Chef de Partie has to send upstairs to the Chief office for more money. It is only the work of a few minutes, but that is what is called “Breaking the Bank of Monte Carlo”….' Fixed together to the top left hand corner and with some light age wear, most evident to the head of the final page, only just affecting a few words of text but not the signature, about VG As the present manuscript suggests, Abberline worked for three seasons as a private enquiry agent in Monte Carlo before before taking over the European Agency of the famous Pinkerton National Detective Agency of America, for whom he worked for 12 years
RHODES CECIL J.: (1853-1902) English-born South African Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96. Vintage signed 4 x 5.5 photograph, the oval image depicting Rhodes seated in a full length pose at a table with a newspaper or map laid out before him. Signed ('Yrs C. J. Rhodes') to the lower white border. Some extensive surface creasing and light age wear, just affecting the signature, and neatly laid down, FR
RHODES CECIL J. (1853-1902) English-born South African Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96 & JAMESON LEANDER STARR (1853-1917) British Colonial Politician, known for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. A very fine vintage signed sepia 6 x 8 photograph by both Rhodes and Jameson individually, the image depicting the two men seated in full length poses alongside each other. A small table can be seen before them upon which lay several open maps. Signed by Rhodes and Jameson with their names alone in bold, dark fountain pen inks to the lower white border. Professionally double matted in cream and framed and glazed in an attractive silver coloured frame to an overall size of 13.5 x 16. Signed photographs by both Rhodes and Jameson are rare and desirable. Some extremely minor, light age wear, VG
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