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Click here to subscribeFirst Light signed hardback book by Geoffrey Wellum The True Story of a Boy Who Became a Man in the War-torn Skies above Britain. Signed on title page by Geoffrey Wellum. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Ruby Wax signature piece. American actress, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author who holds both American and British citizenship and who has resided in the United Kingdom since the 1970s. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Opera Autograph Album 1925, 27. Vienna Opera House celebrated performers. 15 signed pages including Erik Schmedes, Karl Aagaard Oestvig Norwegian operatic tenor, opera director, and voice teacher. The Norwegian Music History Archive states that he is the greatest dramatic tenor in Norwegian history, and that he was particularly admired for his portrayals in operas by Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss and above all Richard Wagner, Richard Schubert The German tenor Richard Schubert initially sang minor baritone roles in Strasburg. Transitioning to tenor, he sang in Nuremberg, Wiesbaden and Hamburg, learning the most important Heldentenor roles. In 1920 he created the tenor role in the world premiere of Korngolds Die tote Stadt. In the 20s he became the leading Heldentenor of the Vienna Opera, where he sang all great roles from Rienzi to Parsifal, Hams Duhan Austrian opera singer, who for 26 years belonged to the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera. He was the first Count Almaviva and the first Papageno of the Salzburg Festival, Richard Mayr Austrian operatic bass-baritone who was particularly admired for his performances in works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, Viktor Madin Austrian opera singer baritone of Hungarian descent. He was a member of the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera for more than fifty years, Alfred Jerger, Helene Wildbrunn, Elise Elizza, Maria Jeritza. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Spitfire on my Tail A View From The Other Side signed hardback book by Ulrich Steinhilper & Peter Osborne Lt.Ed 360 of 500. Signed on bookplate by Oberlleutnant Ulrich Steinhilper and Sg.W.M."Bill Skinner" who shot him down. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Wendy Hiller signed b/w photo. 15 August 1912, 14 May 2003 was an English film and stage actress, who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly sixty years. The writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rating the Movie Stars, described her as a no-nonsense actress who literally took command of the screen whenever she appeared on film. Despite many notable film performances, she chose to remain primarily a stage actress. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Nuremberg Trials judge Norman Birkett signed Art of Advocacy booklet, British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Nuremberg Trials judge Norman Birkett signed hand written letter 1954 to an autograph collector. Nice details about his own collection including Winston Churchill British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Dr Who actor Roy Holder signed 10x8 colour photo from Dr Who. TV actor with a host of roles including Ace of Wands, Z-Cars, Spearhead, the Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani and Sorry! His first notable appearance on the screen was in the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, and he then appeared in The Taming of the Shrew 1967, Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush 1967, Romeo and Juliet 1968, The Virgin Soldiers 1969, Loot 1970, Psychomania 1973, The Land That Time Forgot 1975, Trial by Combat 1976 and Jesus of Nazareth 1977. More recently, Roy played the part of Mr Hill in Pride & Prejudice 2005, and Gaffer Tom in Robin Hood 2010. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Josef Altin signed 10x8 colour photo actor who had the role of Pypar in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony of H.R.H. Princess Margaret with Mr Anthony Armstrong-Jones (later 1st Earl of Snowdon) in Westminster Abbey on Friday May 6th 1960 with invitation, entry ticket and letters from the Lord Chamberlain. The invitations are addressed to Lady Peel, also known as the actress Beatrice Lillie, who married Sir Robert Peel, 5th Baronet. She died at Henley on Thames in 1989 aged 94.
Judaica:- a Russian silver Kiddush cup, Kos Shmerot or Cup of Guardianship, presented to an admor or rebbe by his pupils who traditionally contributed coins to the making of the beaker, Assay Master's mark of Victor Savinkov, maker's mark overstruck and indistinct, Moscow, 1857, sides engraved with scrolling foliage on a linear ground, Hebrew inscription around rim "Shar Tzadikim Nahahsah" followed by the Hebrew letters mem, mem, tet. 5.5 cm. high, wt. 44 gm. A couple of tiny dings around bottom just above foot otherwise in good condition.
Vinyl record collection approximately 100 records, including The Beatles VI, Sergeant Peppers, With the Beatles, Abbey Road, Let It Be, George Harrison - All things must Pass, Nazareth - Expect No Mercy, Queen, Status Quo, Dire Straits, Star Wars Soundtrack, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Genesis and others.
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), "Lawrence of Arabia" interest: A pair of 'Arab' leather sandals, apparently once belonging to Lawrence, with fragmentary label 'Ara'; together with a copy of Napier's 'English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsular', with City of Oxford High School 'Midsummer Examination' prize label awarded to T E Lawrence in 1903; a copy of 'Seven Pillar's of Wisdom' bearing dedication: 'To Rodney Havelock Walker on your Christening Day 10th November 1935. From Father & Mother, as a memento that you were christened in the author's Christening Robe', including two photographs of the baby wearing said robe; a Libyan photograph apparently taken by Lawrence. Provenance: The entire collection belonged to Rodney Havelock Walker who bequeathed them to the vendor, a personal friend of his.
Irish history interest: An original autograph letter, written in English and Gaelic, by Domhnall Ua Buachalla (1866-1963), the Irish politician and member of the First Dail who served as third and final Governor-General of the Irish Free State. The letter, dated 14 July 1938, includes a small original photograph of the historic signing that put an end to the office of Governor-General (at the time of the Edward VIII abdication crisis): 'My dear friend, a thousand thanks for the wee Welsh national flag which I received the day before yesterday. I appreciated it very much and shall have it hanging in my room bye-and-bye. We enjoyed very much our few days in North Wales. It is a beautiful country and its people are homely and warm-hearted. I send you herewith a photo I took whilst on our visit. The small one is rather historical. I am signing the document which ended my term of office, at the same putting an end to English domination through her representative the Govr General. That act was another step forward on the road to freedom. Full freedom for the twenty-six Counties was attained on the 19th instant when Cove Harbour was evacuated by the British troops and their place taken by our Irish units, and the national flag hoisted where the Union Jack had been. Health and a blessing. I am, with much esteem [signed]. The gentleman witnessing the signature was my secretary, Sean Fitzgerald, a fluent Irish speaker. [signed]' A letter in English and Gaellic, together with a photo signed by the Governor General of Ireland
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote: Certificate of Registry of Birth for the district of Chorlton-on-Medlock, bearing Pankhurst's signature/autograph, dated 1904 (the year after she founded the Women's Social and Political Union). Pankhurst was given a paid position as Registrar of Births and Deaths in Chorlton following the death of her husband; the position proved inspirational to her political cause, and she wrote in her autobiography: "They used to tell me their stories, dreadful stories some of them, and all of them pathetic with that patient and uncomplaining pathos of poverty."
English Regency album containing a quantity of original watercolours and pencil sketches, including illustrations of plants/flowers, butterflies/moths/insects, birds, shells. Gift inscription for 1814. Botanical / Natural History interest. Provenance: Vendor's grandparents took on David Thwaite (of the Thwaites brewery family) as a lodger, who bequeathed the album to vendor's grandmother; it is believed the paintings were produced by two Thwaites sisters.
Sir Leslie Ward, 'Spy' (British, 1851-1922), Portrait of Mr F. Henry Royce, full length in a brown suit, signed Spy c.r., gouache, 54cm by 36cm, framedNote: Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933) was a distinguished engineer - his modesty caused him to label himself simply 'mechanic' - whose name is immortalised through his partnership with Rolls and the establishment of the eponymous automobile company. He was apprenticed to the Great Northern Railway Company in 1878 and later joined the Electric Light and Power Company in London before forming F H Royce in Manchester (registered as Royce Ltd in 1899), making electric fittings before graduating to dynamos and electric cranes. He patented the bayonet light fitting.He became increasingly interested in motor cars and, after purchases which failed to meet his own exacting standards, he decided to build his own. He produced three cars, which were called Royce and had two-cylinder engines. One of these was bought by Henry Edmunds, who introduced Royce to a friend, Charles Rolls; their historic meeting took place at the Midland Hotel in Manchester in 1904. Rolls had a showroom in London and agreed to take all the cars Royce could make, from two to six cylinders, and the marque Rolls-Royce was born. The relationship was formalised in 1906 as Rolls-Royce Ltd., with Royce as its chief engineer, but it was cut short when Rolls was killed flying his plane in 1910.Royce was beset by ill health, which forced his move to the South coast, but he oversaw the building of a new factory in Derby, to his own detailed plans, in 1908. In 1928 he began the design of the celebrated 'R' aero engine, which won the Schneider Trophy the following year. The success of this led to the development of another engine, the 'PV-12', which was to be of immense importance to the Royal Air Force, under the more familiar name of the 'Rolls-Royce Merlin'; it was to power the Spitfire, the Mosquito and the Wellington, among others, in the Second World War. He launched the engine in 1933 but died the same year, before its first test was completed.He was created a baronet in 1930 for his services to British Aviation. A statue stands outside the company headquarters in Moor Lane, Derby.Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), better known as 'Spy', was the most celebrated of the group of artists who worked for the magazine 'Vanity Fair', producing caricatures of the most notable figures of the day, royalty, statesmen, artists, athletes, actors, scientists and so on. Occasionally he painted more conventional portraits, of which this is a delightfully informal example, said to date from 1919.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted Mallard handled walking stick, the shaft made from crabtree apple, the handle finely carved in the form of a Mallard head, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted walking stick, with cane shaft, the Ox Horn handle with a Buffalo horn cap to top, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted Otter head walking stick, the shaft resembling a Hazel Snake, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted Duck and Drake twin handled walking stick, the shaft made from crabapple, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted walking stick, the handle finely carved in the form of a Labrador retrieving a Red Grouse, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
Ian Taylor, a fine hand crafted walking cane, in the form of an Ox Horn with a Buffalo Horn cap, complete with certificate of authenticity.Ian Taylor is the one of the most highly respected stick makers in the country, making sticks on commission for Royalty, Aristocracy, Celebrities and other people who have commissioned his work. Mr Taylor's sticks have been made for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duchess of Devonshire, Prince of Spain, Richard Savidge, Vinnie Jones and many others. He continues to craft these sticks by hand on special commission today.
A boxed set of Pascall's Chocolate Novelties, early 20th Century, Little Red Riding Hood, comprising paper dressed chocolate figures of Little Red Riding Hood, a baby, a sailor boy and a lady in a bonnet and dressProvenance: More than 100 years ago, a little girl called Eileen Margaret Elmes was given this box of chocolates at Christmas but could not bring herself to eat them and kept it forever until her death aged 99 in 2007. They were passed onto Eileen's niece, the current vendor who is offering them for auction. Pascall's chocolates were founded in London in 1866 by James Pacall who worked as an agent for Cadbury's before setting up his own business
A Brynmawr oak dressing chest, fitted five small drawers and matching dressing stool W.41cmBrynmawr Furniture Makers Ltd was a manufacturing company in Wales, established in the 1920's to provide jobs for local people to combat the severe economic depression in the area. Paul matt was the son of and apprentice to Charles Matt, a Polish immigrant cabinet worker who made furniture to the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement.
Painting depicting a fainted king Pigments and gold on paper India, Punjab hills, Kangra, first half 19th century . Outside of a palace, a nobleman is depicted sitting on a floral carpet with a container of pan leaves, flanked by two servants. One of the servants is holding a fly-whisk. The nobleman is portrayed in the context of an audience with a king, who faints and loses the crown. A servant takes care of the monarch. The palatial setting, the look on the faces of the protagonists and the frame are all peculiar elements of the Kangra school.. Cm 20,50 x 25,50.
Esther Eyre is a jewellery designer who makes special commissions for a large number of private clients including members of the Royal family and international celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Tilda Swinton and Ringo Starr. You cannot buy her items from retailers. These Cufflinks are venetians with peridot. Please note: If you are successful with your bid, UK Youth will be in touch with you from Monday 18th December to take payment, provide details and arrange collection of your prize. The Silent Auction will close at midday on Saturday 16th December 2017. Should you have any issues placing a bid please email Ummi Kamal at events@ukyouth.org or call 0203 725 5550.
A 19th century Manchester School of Medicine & Surgery silver presentation medallion, J. E. Terry & Co, London, 1829, 'This medal is awarded by Mr Turner to Mr John Pearson in testimony of his having distinguished himself as an anatomical student of the first class' session of 1827 & 1828, in original Morocco leather case, 6cm. Sold with a watercolour on ivory miniature portrait of John Pearson attributed to Tom Faed verso, 11cm x 9cm overall. Thomas Turner was an English surgeon who established a medical school in Manchester.
An original World War II brigade level orders sketch map of the Anzio landings in Italy, 280cm x 303cm, with a smaller map of the area in general. Provenance: These plans were owned by Brigadier E E J Moore, who was commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers after Sandhurst in 1914. He was appointed Adjutant of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1927 - the only officer not from the Brigade of Guards to hold this prestigious appointment -until 1931. He was 2IC of the 2nd battalion in 1937 and was sent to France at the outbreak of the 2WW. After promotion, he was then given command of the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment. After Dunkirk he returned to command his own regiment.In 1941 he took command of 2nd Infantry Brigade serving in North Africa and Italy. He received a DSO following the capture of the island of Pantellaria, then invalided home during the Battle of Anzio then for a short while commanded 5 Division as an acting Major General. He retired in 1947 and succeeded Sir Claude Auchinleck as Colonel of the Inniskillings in 1947 for the following 13 years.
A collection of David Bowie albums, first or early pressings, comprising: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars - RCA 1972, with pictorial record sleeve, Diamond Dogs - RCA 1974, The Man Who Sold The World - RCA 1972, Aladdin Sane - RCA 1973, Bowie Pinups - RCA 1973, Lodger - RCA 1979, Space Oddity - RCA 1969, with pictorial record sleeve, Images 1996-1967 - double record set - Dream 1973, and Hunky Dory - RCA 1971, with internal lyrics sheet, with a framed Changes One Bowie, with four albums by other artists (Qty)
Bates (H.E.). The Two Sisters, 1926; Days End and Other Stories, 1928; Seven Tales and Alexander, 1929; Catherine Foster, 1929; Charlotte's Row, 1931, 1st editions, a few minor spots and partial toning to a few endpapers, original cloth, dust jackets, Two Sisters & Catherine Foster price-clipped, some spines toned with small chips at ends, 8vo, all but Charlotte's Row signed or inscribed by the author, Catherine Foster limited edition 15/50, together with others by Bates, some signed or inscribed, including The Woman Who Had Imagination, 1934, Spella Ho, 1938 and Country Tales, 1940, plus 1st US editions of The Two Sisters, 1926, Catherine Foster, 1929, Charlotte's Row, 1931 and The Woman Who Had Imagination, 1934 (21)
[Brooke, Rupert Chawnor, 1887-1915]. An Outdoor Breviary, by M. Jourdain, 1st edition, Academy Press, 1909, Rupert Brooke's copy, boldly signed and dated by him in pencil to front free endpaper, 'Rupert Brooke, 1910', indistinct pencil note, possibly in Brooke's hand, to margin of p. 105, '[?]her two (?)', additionally a loose sheet of paper inserted with six words in pencil in the same hand, 'jewels / powder / colour / traherne / aubrey / jefferies', top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original blue buckram gilt, rubbed and slightly darkened on spine, 8vo A peculiarly uncommon book, being a collection of prose poems by Margaret Jourdain, who was to become a scholar of English furniture and decorative arts. Rupert Brooke's father, a school master at Rugby School died in 1910 and Brooke was to spend a term there acting as housemaster of School Field, publishing his first volume of poetry the following year. (1)
Ardizzone (Edward, illustrator). MIMFF. The Story of a Boy Who Was Not Afraid, by H.J. Kaeser, 1st edition, OUP, 1939, colour illustrations, original cloth (spine ends faded), price-clipped dust jacket, small chips and tears, a few light spots, 8vo, together with The Poems of Francois Villon, translated by H.B. McCaskie, 1st edition, 1946, colour illustrations, a few spots, previous owner signature, original cloth (spine a little toned), dust jacket, spine toned and chipped at head, 8vo, plus The Penny Fiddle. Poems for Children, by Robert Graves, 1st edition, 1960, colour illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, small chips at spine ends, light soiling, small 4to, with others illustrated by Ardizzone including Naomi Hutchinson's The Rib of the Green Umbrella, 1960, Joan Ballantyne's Kidnappers at Coombe, 1960, The Singing Cupboard, 1962, The Old Nurse's Stocking-Basket, 1965, The Story of Samuel and Saul, 1960 and Rain, Rain Don't Go Away, 1973 (both signed by the illustrator) (36)
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Condensation of Determinants, Being a New and Brief Method for Computing their Arithemetical Values, [from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, No. 84, 1866], offprint, 7 pp., original stitched light brown paper wrappers, slim 8vo First edition of one of Dodgson's main contributions to linear algebra. It is also the subject of an apochryphal story about Queen Victoria, who, having enjoyed Alice, asked to be sent Mr Dodgson's next book, and was sad and dejected to receive this slim work. Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 52. (1)
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the original MS. book afterwards developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", 1st edition, Macmillan & Co., 1886, 37 illustrations by the author printed within the text, a few scattered finger marks, upper inner hinges cracked, black endpapers, contemporary name inscription to front endpaper and later name to half-title, all edges gilt (one gathering slightly sprung), original red cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and marked, spine partly faded and a little frayed at head and foot, corners bumped, 8vo, together with Phantasmagoria and Other Poems, 1st edition, 2nd issue, Macmillan, 1869, large old ink ownership signature to first part title, further contemporary and old inscriptions to front flyleaf and title, advertisement for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland tipped in at front, all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, spine partly darkened, plus Hunting of the Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits, 1st edition, Macmillan, 1876, illustrations by Henry Holiday, heavy spotting throughout, contemporary inscription to front flyleaf, 'An Easter greeting to every child who loves "Alice"' loosely inserted (slightly creased and browned), all edges gilt, original buff cloth decorated in black, rubbed and some edge wear, plus later editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, ninth thousand, 1867 and twenty-first thousand, 1870, plus Through the Looking-Glass, forty-first thousand, 1877, forty-fifth thousand, 1878, and fifty-third thousand, 1883, all with some spotting, a few leaves detached, all edges gilt, original red cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, all rebacked with original spines relaid, some fraying to spine ends, 8vo (8)
*Bliss (Joyce, 1914-1990). An archive of original artwork and associated material, approximately 150 drawings and sketches, comprising female nude studies, costume and theatre designs, book illustrations, designs for dustjackets, title-pages and endpapers, advertisements, decorative borders and initials, calendar designs, still life studies, genre scenes, animal studies, portraits, children at play, illuminated verse, etc., including two red chalk female nude studies, approximately forty watercolours, and the remainder pen & ink or pencil, a number unfinished, some signed or initialled 'EJB', some dated, together with a bound volume of Nursery Rhymes by the same artist, 12ff., each with musical notation within pen, ink, and watercolour border, plus some printed material (e.g. Christmas cards) and photographs related, various condition, approximately 41 x 31cm (16 x 12ins) and smaller, together with a small archive of original art by Phyllis Mary Antrobus (born 1905), comprising twelve watercolours (six portraits, and one of children playing on a beach, one of moths and butterflies, and four of a fox terrier 'Foch'), some signed/dated, six pencil drawings of cats and dogs, and a pencil sketch of three young girls, sheet size 40 x 28.5cm (15.75 x 11.25ins) and smaller, plus two pen & ink drawings and one pencil drawing of female theatrical dancers, initialled 'DHYH', one dated 1926 and another dated 1929 An interesting archive of material by artist Eleanor Joyce Bliss, who studied at the Birmingham School of Art between 1930 and 1939. She married silversmith Cyril James Shiner in 1943. (a folder)
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll' ). An Easter Greeting to every Child who Loves "Alice", [Oxford, 1876 or later], 3 pp., laid paper with Towgood watermark, without 'Easter, 1876' to lower left-hand corner of page 3, a few minor marks, folded as issued, 138 x 99mm, together with another slightly larger copy of the same work, also undated and on laid paper but without watermark, some slight browning, soiling and creasing, 160 x 185mm, plus Christmas Greetings, [London: Macmillan, 1884], single sheet printed to one side only on Twogood watermarked laid paper, 16mo (129 x 87mm), plus Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing, 1st edition, Oxford: Emberlin, 1890, 40 pp., original printed wrappers, 24mo (95 x 73 mm), with accompanying Postage-Stamp Case with unused card stamp holder, the envelope verso with publisher's details at head and 'Price One Shilling. (Post-Free, 13d.)' at foot, a little soiled, plus a (?)later printing of the same work, 40 pp. including covers, title/cover verso blank, the third edition of the postage-stamp case with unused stamp holder, original printed envelope present Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 116, 162 & 223. (8)
*Donkin (Alice Emily, 1850- ). Portrait of an unidentified young girl, 1920, watercolour on paper, head and shoulders, full face, signed and dated lower left, 23 x 17 cm, framed and glazed, with desk stand, Darnley Fine Art label to verso Alice Emily Donkin was the first cousin of Alice Jane Dodgson (nee Donkin) who had married Wilfred Dodgson. Alice Emily Donkin was inspired to use Lewis Carroll's photograph of Alexandra 'Xie' Kitchin dressed as a dame for her painting 'Waiting to Skate' which Carroll hung in his rooms at Christ Church. (1)
*[Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 'Lewis Carroll', 1832-1898]. Autograph envelope unsigned, written in characteristic purple ink and addressed to Mrs H.C. Raikes, Egerton House, Chester, penny red with strike mark and franking date (London, 6 January 1873), second date stamp to verso, indistinct pencil note identifying hand as the author of Alice in Wonderland to lower margin, slightly dust-soiled, 6 x 10.5 cm, together with a printed booklet, 'The Lass that I Wed' by A.H. Raikes, no place, no date, 12 pp., some heavy spotting, original stapled wrappers, 'With the Christmas Compliments of Mr & Mrs Raikes' printed to upper cover, some dust-soiling, short closed tear repair near foot of spine, oblong 8vo The Raikes family, who were related to the Dodgsons, were of major significance to the writer. The letter that the envelope originally contained in printed in Cohen, Letters, volume 1, page 182, and in it Dodgson asked about taking the Raikes' children to see Goody Two Shoes. (2)
Lessing (Doris). The Golden Notebook, 1st edition, 1962, original cloth, dust jacket, spine a trifle faded, one or two minor nicks and tears, 8vo, together with Martha Quest and a Proper Marriage, 1965; A Ripple from the Storm, 1965; Landlocked, 2nd impression, 1965 and The Four-Gated City, 1969 (volumes I-V of 'The Children of Violence' novels, 1st UK editions, original cloth, dust jackets, first three titles spines a little toned, 8vo, Four-Gated City inscribed by the author to The Lewins (Professor Leonard Lewins & wife, who shared Lessing's interest in Sufism), plus others by Lessing including Eric Brueck's Doris Lessing. A Bibliography of her first editions, Metropolis, 1984, limited signed edition 48/55, Nobel Prize Lecture for Literature 2007, Oak Tree Fine Press, 2008, limited signed edition, copy 'B' (of 26), To Room Nineteen, 1978, Mara and Dann, 1999, Ben in the World, 2000, The Sweetest Dream, 2001 and Tangled Web, 2007 all signed by the author (24)
A COLLECTION OF CORGI AND OXFORD COMMERCIAL DIE-CAST VEHICLES all ovb including; James Bond Collection Moon Buggy and James Bond figure set 65201, James Bond "The Spy Who Loved Me" Lotus Esprit no.269, Daimler Ambulance CC6301, Spitfire, two pantechn icans Eddie Stobart van, The Bash Street Kids Morris J Van and AEC Bus and three ice-cream vans
A SMALL COLLECTION OF HAND WRITTEN ACADEMIC NOTES - from 19th and early 20th century religion, law, geology etc to include one volume that contains a handwritten note on headed paper - Westbourne, 197 Withington Road, Manchester S. W.' - 'One of a series of lectures taken by a student about 1831, delivered by Neauder in the University of Berlin by W. F. Harsley B A (lecturer at the University in English) in Dec 1912 and presented to Rev. W. Thomas who passes it on to the Library of Lanc. Indep. College his Alma Mater. Seven of these note books were found on a second-hand book stall, four of them were given to Dr. Deissmann for the Berlin University and three were brort to England. One was presented to the Manchester Cathedral Library, another to the Manchester University and one to Lancashire College.'
AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION OF BOOKPLATES, AUTOGRAPHS, ENVELOPE FRONTS, PARTS OF LETTERS, PORTRAIT ENGRAVINGS ETC, mostly loose within the pages of an antiquarian book, includes Lord Palmerston signature, a signature Antony Haslewood dated 1673 with pencilled note 'one of Cromwell's Generals', 'Author Guevaura possessor Simon Gunton' with pencilled note 'Author of the Hist. of Peterboro', 'Specimens of penmanship by I. Carley who was born without hands', bookplates for Christopher Montagu, Sr Robert Clerke of Watford in Northamptonshire, Francis Eyre Esq. Warkworth Northamptonshire, Richard Lockwood Esq, Denis Hall Essex etc.
A Royal Humane Society Medal, in silver, awarded to M Roberts, 1842, lacks bar suspension See inside front cover colour illustration.On the 1st of November 1842, two seafaring men, James Dyer and Benjamin Paul, were upset by sudden squall in a boat laden with sea-weed of Penzance Battery. The sea was heavy and neither of the men could swim. Dyer held on by the stem of the boat, and assisted by George Bell, who swam to his aid and kept himself above water until a small punt reached them. Benjamin Paul soon sunk. Michael Roberts stripped and swam to the place where Paul had disappeared. On looking into the water, which was thirty feet deep, he saw something white at the bottom, and pushing aside the sea-weed which was floating about, he dived, and found that the white object was the face of the sunken man, who was quite still and perfectly insensible. Roberts instantly grasps him by the hair, and attempts to raise him, but, his feet being entangled amongst the rocks, he was at first unable to do so. However, by getting his leg beneath the body, he forcefully extricated it, leaving part of the dress behind, and then rose with it to the surface, and, holding him with one hand, he swam to the other boat. The body was then taken into the punt already spoken of, and Roberts swam to the shore. Paul was instantly attended by J T Millett Esq. , surgeon, and upon the application of the usual remedies, life was restored.
A silver rosebud brooch bearing label inscribed "This silver rose was cast from a living flower by John Donald who is a liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, this piece can be converted for use as a brooch/pendant, a moneyclip or napkin ring - gratis", and three various pocket watches and a gents Mu Du wrist watch and a silver watch chain 1.86 oz
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