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A good album of assorted postcards including,vintage theatre actors,actress's,Mabel Lucie Attwell,Donald McGill,various steam railway,& seaside scenes.

GALLIMAUFRY: A programme for Herbert Ponting's lecture "With Captain Scott in the Antarctic" at the Philarmonic Hall; "Our Skipper" [Churchill] calendar for 1942; "Memoir of Captain M. M. Hammond, Rifle Brigade" 1860; and much else including many theatre programmes.

Madeline Carole, inscribed photograph to R J Minney dated 1930, by the famous photographer Dorothy Wilding, together with correspondence on headed Vaudeville Theatre paper

John Gielgud, signed letter dated 5th May 1939 from the Queens Theatre, West 1.

Julie Roberts (b. 1963) Theatre gown (greens) signed, inscribed and dated 'Julie Roberts 'Theatre gown (greens)' 1993' (on the overlap) oil on canvas, unframed 23 x 24in. (60.4 x 61cm.)

T.Woodall, aquatint, The Theatre, Duke Lane , Brighton, 6.5 x 9ins, a Sicklemore view of the beach, 6 x 11ins and 5 other prints of Brighton.

[POETRY] BYRON, [George Gordon] Lord. HEBREW MELODIES. By Lord Byron. John Murray, London, 1815. [bound with:] CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE. Canto the Third. John Murray, London, 1816. [bound with:] CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE. Canto the Fourth. John Murray, London, 1818. [bound with:] THE SIEGE OF CORINTH. A Poem. PARISINA. A Poem. John Murray, London, 1816. [bound with:] THE PRISONER OF CHILLON, and Other Poems. John Murray, London, 1816.[bound with:] LARA, A Tale. Fourth Edition. John Murray, London, 1814. [bound with:] ODE TO NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. Twelfth Edition. John Murray, London, 1816. [bound with:] POEMS. Second Edition. John Murray, London, 1816. [bound with:] A SKETCH FROM PRIVATE LIFE. March 30, 1816 (pp. 11-14 only of a larger work). [bound with:] MONODY ON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE R.B. SHERIDAN. Spoken at Drury Lane Theatre. New Edition. John Murray, London, 1817. [bound with:] THE LAMENT OF TASSO. Fifth Edition. John Murray, London, 1817. FIRST EDITIONS OF THE FIRST FIVE WORKS (Varying Issues). Together 11 works bound in one volume , 8vo; contemporary green calf, boards ruled in gilt, rubbed and worn, spine missing; contemporary armorial bookplate of J.C. Key. Plus 18 volumes of poetry and literature from the 1700's and 1800's. (19). An attractive collection of eleven works by Lord Byron, including the first edition of Hebrew Melodies, published in the same year his daughter Ada was born. It is a collection of short poems, mostly on scriptural subjects, though it also contains love songs. It contains the first appearance of "She Walks in Beauty" and "The Destruction of Sennacherib." Also bound in the volume are first editions of the third and fourth Canto's of Childe Harold, as well as The Siege of Corinth and The Prisoner of Chillon.

[THEATRE]. DOWNS, Harold, editor. THEATRE AND STAGE. A Modern Guide to the Performance of all Classes of Amateur Dramatic, Operatic, and Theatrical Work. New Era Publishing Co., London, [n.d., c. 1933]. 2 volumes, 8vo; original green publishers cloth, lettered in gilt, some water damage to lower board of vol. 2; ARNOTT and ROBINSON. ENGLISH THEATRICAL LITERATURE 1559-1900 A Bibliography incorporating Robert W. Lowe's A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature published in 1888. Society for Theatrical Research, London, 1970 4to; original cloth with dustwrapper; MARSHALL, Thomas. LIVES OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ACTORS AND ACTRESSES. A Bibliography incorporating Robert W. Lowe's A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature published in 1888. Society for Theatrical Research, London, 1970 8vo; original blindstamped publisher's cloth, spine gilt, joints split; and 37 others on the British Stage. (41).

A quantity of copper plates relating to the Theatre Royal.

An early 20th Century theatre advertising poster for Aladdin two for Dick Whittington and various other posters and prints, mainly AF

A Collection of Theatre Programmes.

THEATRE: A CREAMWARE JUG, 18th century, of baluster shape with sparrowbeak spout and simple loop handle, transfer printed with Mr Macklin in the character of Shylock and Mr Woodward in the character of Boradil, 8".

The Rolling Stones/Brian Jones A hand-written note from a fan's father to the Rolling Stones dated 3rd October, 1964, asking for a message from the group to cheer up his daughter following a tonsil operation, the note signed and inscribed on the reverse by way of reply in blue ballpoint pen Dear Wendy, Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Get well soon, eh? Love Brian Jones xxx; accompanied by a compliments slip from the Regal Theatre, Edmonton, London (2)

Keith Moon/Pete Townshend A Premier wooden drumstick, signed in black felt pen by Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and Elton John [Moon, Elton John and Daltrey's signatures indistinct] -- used by Keith Moon during the Pinball Wizard sequence in the film Tommy, given to the vendor by Moon following filming. Filming of the Pinball Wizard sequence for Tommy featuring Elton John as well as 1500 extras took place on Wednesday 8th - Friday 10th May, 1974 at the King's Theatre, Albert Road, Portsmouth. The vendor, Xavier Russell, son of the film's director, Ken Russell, was an extra during this sequence shot in Portsmouth. He was given this drumstick by Keith Moon at the end of filming and personally obtained all the signatures on the drumstick that day.

Various Artists 16 British jazz/blues souvenir concert programmes, majority 1960s, subjects include: Ray Charles And His Orchestra; Little Richard and others, Saville Theatre, December, 1966; Bill Evans Trio at Ronnie Scotts, circa 1964; The Tamla Motown Show; Ella Fitzgerald Sings With Duke Ellington; Dick Gregory And Nina Simone, Royal Albert Hall, April, 1961; Duke Ellington and his Orchestra; Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson; Chuck Berry and others; and The Little Richard And Duane Eddy Show (16)

The Beatles A black and white publicity postcard, circa 1964, signed on the verso in blue ballpoint pen by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -- 4 1/2x3 1/2in. (11.4x9cm.) [trimmed]. According to the vendor, these signatures were acquired when the Beatles appeared at the Hippodrome Theatre in Brighton on Sunday, 12th July, 1964.

The Beatles A piece of paper signed in blue ballpoint pen by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, additionally inscribed in Ringo Starr's hand Beatles and possibly in John Lennon's hand with the number 0943417, 1963 -- 8x6in. (20.3x15.2cm.). According to the vendor, these signatures were obtained by his father who worked at Northampton Police station where the Beatles were guarded prior to their concert at the ABC theatre on Wednesday, 6th November, 1963.

The Beatles A rare souvenir concert programme Royal Command Performance in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen Mother, Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, Monday, 4th November, 1963, signed inside in blue ballpoint pen next to the group's photograph by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, additionally signed on separate pages by Hattie Jacques, Teddy Green and the Clark Brothers. These signatures were obtained by the vendor's uncle, Richard Dory, who was Manager of the Prince Of Wales Theatre at the time of the Royal Command Performance.

WILLIAM A DONNELLYGLADSTONE SPEAKING IN A THEATRE WITH VICTORIA AND ALBERT BEHIND Signed and dated 1892 watercolour100cm x 68cm

A signed photograph of Laurel & Hardy, 11 3/4in. x 9 1/2in, with a dedication from Stan Laurel to Cyril Lewis, stage director of the Embassy Theatre, Peterborough, unframed.

A scale model of the interior of the Globe Theatre in London, 41in. by 30in. high.

A Punch and Judy theatre, striped painted wood construction folding down into three flat sections, 36" x 37" x 81" overall when erected

A photograph of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, signed in ink by both personalities and inscribed "Thanks Pat! Good Luck", Provenance: Collected by the vendor (Pat) in the early 1950's at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

A John Gielgud Photograph, Hamlet 1930, The Old Vic Theatre, signed

Follower of Whistler - Busy street scene by the Vaudeville Theatre, The Strand; etching, signed in pencil, 27.7x21.3cm., (unframed)

Harry Henward, Modern British School - 'Concurrence'; pencil and gouache, signed and inscribed, 38.2x28cm: together with five other costume designs for theatre in gouache by the same hand, all signed and titled, (6), (unframed)

NORFOLK (EARL MARSHALL). The Ceremonies To Be Observed at the Royal Coronation of Their Majesties King George the Fifth and Queen Mary in the Abbey Church of Westminster on Thursday the 22nd day of June, 1911 with a Plan of Westminster Abbey Church and Plan of Theatre and Sanctuary, contemp gt. tooled red moroc. with Royal Crest to upper cover, G.R. cypher to lower cover; Brandt (Bill). Literary Britain, intro. by John Hayward, 1951 contemp. cloth d.w. (torn); The English At Home, intro. by Raymond Mortimer, 1936 pictorial boards, spine split; Beaton (Cecil). Near East, 1943 light spotting, contemp. cloth (4)

SALAMAN (MALCOLM C.) AND OTHERS, British Book Illustration Yesterday and Today, Special Winter Number of 'The Studio' 1923-24 one hundred colour and b/w illustrations; Design in The Theatre, Special Winter Number of 'The Studio' 1927-28; The New Book Illustration in France, Special Winter Number of 'The Studio' 1924; The Woodcut of Today at Home and Abroad, 'The Studio' 1927; Drawings in Pen and Pencil from Durer's Day To Ours, 'The Studio' 1922 all with d.w., some defective (5)

A gold metallic brocaded Theatre Coat with brown fur collar and cuffs. Lined in gold C.1930.

IRVING (HENRY), 43 programmes from the Lyceum Theatre, dated between 1873 and 1901 and 2 other programmes

"Pollocks Original Regency Theatre", back-drops and scenes from Aladdin and Cinderella, includes a stage lighting set

Three National Savings posters, one by Norman Wilkinson; Railway Clearing House, Official Railway Map of England & Wales, printed by McCorquodale & Co Ltd, London, drawn and engraved by J&W Emstie, 1921; and two theatre posters, (6).

Barbados. A copy letter - book, August 1811 to March 1813, including letters to Thomas Daniel & Co. concerning outtstanding bills from Richard Cobham, Charles Mackenzie, Barton Higginson and Thomas Pierrepont, many to John, William or Nathan Everesley, several concerning Mr Dykes's distress at want of money for the theatre in Barbados and requesting money be sent to London, one telling of the trial of Captain Porter of the Tiger, one to Nicholas Murrell concerning the financila distress of his nephew on arrival in Barbados form America, several concerning the purchase of a chaise, the transportation fo furniture , etc., abourd the Mercy, in total 41pp written in more than one hand, blanks at rear, paper watermarked 1808, orig. stitched plain wrappers, some soiling and wear, slim folio (1)

Juveniles. The Elephant's Ball, and Grand Fete Champetre, Intended as a Companion to... The Butterfly's Ball, by W.B., 2nd issue, John Harris, 1808, eight eng. plts., some soiling and marginal tears and repairs without loss, (Moon 32:2), together with [Arnold, Samuel James], The Tyger's Theatre, B. Tabart, [1808], six eng. plts. incl. folding frontis. (damaged and rebacked), foremargin closely trimmed shaving a few initial letters of p. 10, sl. soiling, plus Cockle [Mary], The Fishes Grand Gala, a Companion to the Peacock at Home, Pt 1 (of 2), C. Chapple, 1808, five eng. plts., some soiling, all leaves of all three works rehinged, (Moon 146)plus defective copies of The Cat's Concert [1808 - ], The Lion's Masquerade (1807), The Peacock at Home (1807) and The Butterfly's Ball (n.d.: lacks title), all modern marbled wrappers, 16mo (7)

Golden Cockerel Press. ( ). Samson and Delilah, illust. Robert Gibbings, pub. Waltham Saint Lawrence, 1925, woodcut illusts., a few pinprick wormholes throughout, orig. cloth, rubbed, 4to, ltd. ed. 76/325, together with Morris (William), The Defence of Guenevere, Stratford upon Avon, Shakespeare Head, 1925, printed in red and black, orig. limp vellum gilt, ties renewed, slim 8vo, ltd. ed. 8/55, together with Sainsbury (Hester, illust.), A Dog of War, by John Taylor, pub. Etchells and Macdonald, 1927, col. plts., orig. cloth - backed boards, rubbed and marked d.j. with repair to lower edge, 8vo, out - of - series copy from an edition of 375, and Craig (Edward Gordon), A Living Theatre, The Gordon Craig School... Produced the Members of the School, Florence, 1913, b&w illusts. incl. one folding, front free endpaper partially excised, orig. patterned boards, worn, lacking backstrip, 8vo, and two others, related (6)

Sackville - West (V.). The Edwardians, 1st ed., Hogarth Press, 1930, orig. cloth in frayed and chipped d.j., together with Herbert (A.P.), The Water Gipsies, 1st ed., 1930, orig. cloth in frayed and chipped d.j., plus Byrne (Seamus), Designs for a Headstone. A Play, Progress House, Dublin, 1956, orig. linen - backed boards with matching d.j., (limited signed edition 18/80, with two copies of the Abbey Theatre (Dublin) programme of the play, signed by the author), and other various literature, mostly c. 1930s & 1940s (27)

Film & Theatre. A miscellaneous collection of books, annuals, magazines and ephemera, including 15 x 1930s film magazines (Screenland, Screen Romances, Picture Play, etc.), plus Theatre World, a run, 1947 - 59, The Movie - An Illustrated Who's Who of the Cinema, 156 issues contained in orig. binders, c. 1980s, a small qty. of Super 8 cine films, plus theatre programmes, a few non - vintage posters, calendars, etc. (6 cartons)

[Theatre]. The Beggar's Opera. Caricatures by Powys Evans, 1st ed., 1922, four b & w caricatures and ten hand - col. caricatures, each signed by the artist to lower margin, loosely contained in orig. cloth backed folder, soiled, small 4to, (no. 15 of an unspecified limitation, signed by the publishers), together with Yeats (W.B.), Plays for an Irish Theatre, with Designs by Gordon Craig, 1911, four plts., untrimmed, orig. linen - backed boards, 8vo, plus Goodman (Walter), The Keeleys on the Stage and at Home, 1895, photogravure port. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, and others of theatre interest, incl. a scrap album titled 'Fun in THeatre Land', containing num. 20th c. col. and b & w theatrical cartoons, programmes, newscuttings, etc. (a carton)

Theatre and Related, incl. actor biographies, many in d.j.s, (3 shelves)

A folio of assorted watercolours, mainly landscape subjects, including a view of Covent Garden Theatre by Paul Braddon.

A BINDER CONTAINING PHOTOS, POSTCARDS AND NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS RELATING TO THE ROYAL FAMILY AND THE THEATRE ETC

P. Vincenzo Maria Coronelli and Jean Baptiste Nolin- 'Le Royaume de Dalmacie...'; hand-coloured engraved map, 45.7x60.4cm: together with four other maps including: 'Ducarus Carnioliae et Histeriae' by Baptiste Homann, 'Regnvm Sclavoniae' by B. Homann, 1755, 'Albanie... ou Theatre de Guerre present 1788' and 'Carinthiae Dvcarvs et Goritiae Palatinatvs' by Wolfgang Lazius, (5)

Arthur Spooner R.B.A. (1873-1962) FIGURES BESIDE A FROZEN FOUNTAIN IN A WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH A LARGE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN THE DISTANCE, POSSIBLY A THEATRE OR A TOWN HALL Signed, oil on canvas board, 33cm by 39cm (13in by 151/2in)

A souvenir programme from the Gaiety Theatre, Christmas1889, comprising 10 colour prints of the participating actors including Jenny Lind, together with other ballet and opera programmes from various London theatres

Dicks (P.R.). London Transport. London Transport Gets You There Quickly, To the Theatre, To the Cinema, together with Southern Railway, South for Sunshine, c. 1940s, together four orig. gouache poster designs on artists board, signed, image size approx. 30 x 20 cm. and slightly smaller (4)

Speed (John). The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine..., Bassett & Chiswell, 1676, LACKS ALL MAPS AND BINDING, includes engraved title, title, dedications, contents, distance charts, sub-titles, index, etc., comprising twenty-eight leaves, folio (1)

*Irving (Henry, 1838-1905). Autograph letter signed, dated November 1886, on Lyceum Theatre headed notepaper, consisting of a short reminiscence "the most 'striking' incident that I can remember was when the Slots, in Faustus [?], struck me on the head instead of carrying me up into the flies above", approx. 17.5 x 11 cm, contemp. gilt frame, glazed (1)

Theatre. Souvenir of the Gaiety Theatre, 1889, twenty chromo lithos plts. of the cast, all loosely contained programme, one plt. torn with loss to lower margin, with chromo litho pict. covers, soiled, worn & marked, slim 8vo (1)

Centlivre (Susannah Carroll). The Gotham Election, a Farce, 1715, bound with A Wife well Manag'd, 1715, plus The Beau's Duel, 2nd ed., 1715, and The Cruel Gift, a Tragedy, 1717, plus The Basset-Table, a Comedy, 2nd ed., [1706?], eng. frontis. to third and fifth plays, bookplt. of Inigo (?) Seare, contemp. blindstamped calf, rubbed, joints weak, 12mo, together with Cumberland (Richard), The Days of Yore, A Drama in Three Acts, performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, printed for C. Dilly, 1796, "Drewry's Book Society" circulating copy with annotated double-page printed list of members tipped-in at front, orig. plain paper wrappers, lacking lower cover, upper cover with further Society-related annotations, 8vo (2)

Theatre history and related, 20th c. pubs., incl. The Jacobean and Caroline Stage, by G. E. Bentley, 7 vols., The Letters of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 3 vols., ed., Cecil Price, 1966, The Stage, by Alfred Bunn, 3 vols., 1840 (worn), A History of the New York Stage, by T. Allston Brown, 3 vols., 1903 (some marks and a little wear to spines), and a quantity of The Book Collector (3 shelves)

An album of autographed publicity photographs of British cinema stars, including John Mills and Margaret Lockwood, two albums of Dame Flora Robson press cuttings and three autographed Brighton Theatre Royal programmes

Lewis after Frederick George Byron set of 6 coloured aquatints, A Visit to a Convent near Amiens, Breakfast at Breteuil, Changing Horses near Clermont, Returning from a Review at the Champ de Mars, Coming out of a Country Theatre & Inn Yard at Calais, 1801, 15 x 23 ins.

Paul Swan- Portrait of Aimea Muholland, wife of G. B. Muholland, founder of the Wimbledon and King's Hammersmith Theatre; oil on canvas, signed on remains of attached canvas verso, 52x43.5cm: W. S. Taylor- Portrait of the artist's wife, seated three-quarter length holding an terracotta figurine; oil on canvas, 75.6x60.3cm., (2)

Richard Lake- Old Church, Battersea; gouache, signed, 54.5x73.5cm: together with a gouache of Battersea Bridge and a theatre design titled:' Raisin Cane, Act II', one inscribed, (3)

ESTIENNE, CHARLES. Dictionarium Historicum, Geographicum, Poeticum…Edition Novissima. Ed. N. Lloyd. Oxford : G.H. & G.D. and London Gul. Wells & Rob. Scott, 1671. Folio cont. calf (rebacked) Title rules in red (title loosening, and signature cut from upper margin, some worming to lower margins). Wing E 3349 – HEDWICH, CHRISTOPHER. The Historical and Chronological Theatre..Faithfully done into English..And inlarg’d with Additions. Printed by M. Flesher, for George West and John Crosley, 1687. First Edition in English, folio, cont. speckled calf (slight wear to spine, corners repaired, pp. 201-202 stained.) Wing H 1411. (2)

DISNEY, WALT. Fantasia. World Premiere programme, November 13, 1940, Broadway Theatre, New York,in aid of the British War Relief Society. Limited Edition, one of 2000. 4to., orig. pictorial wraps, (slightly soiled) Coloured and plain plates

BELL, JOHN. Bell's British Theatre. 24 Various volume, 1776-78. 8vo., cont. calf backed boards (some wear). Some engraved frontispiece. With another volume (25)

THEATRE. Memoirs of Mrs. Billington.., 1792. 8vo,. cont. calf. Engraved portrait(Elizabeth Billington, opera singer) -- Authentic Memoirs of the Green-Room.., J. Roach at the Theatrical Library (c. 1814) 8vo., 18th c. half brown morocco (upper cover detached). -- Covent Garden Theatre! remarks on the Cause of the Dispute..(1809). 8 vo., qtr. calf. Folding caricature frontis. By Cruikshank -- Robinson, Mrs. Mary Pardita. Memoirs. 4vols., First Edition, 1801. 16mo., cont. tree calf (some wear to spines). (7)

CLIFFORD, Mrs. LUCY (1846-1929). A large collection of typescripts, mostly of unpublished plats; other printed editions of plays, and some short stoires; manuscript workbooks, engagement diaries and some correspondence regarding her work for the theatre; reviews and press cuttings etc. With six portrait photographs, including one bt Mayall; and 54 cashed cheques signed by W.K. Clifford (1869-70) (a quantity)

HARDY, THOMAS (1840-1928). Three A.Ls.S., 1894 and 1914, and an undated part T.L.S., to Lucy Clifford , from Max Gate and Pelham Crescent, 6pp., 8vo., two of them concerning arrangements for a visit; the longest (4pp., 1914) referring to a theatrical production of The Dynasts, and also offering advice about a play outline sent to him by Lucy. “I have not the vaguest idea of what effect it would have if written at length & staged …a play of anybody’s from Shakespeare downwards is more vivid when read than when acted… As to the central conception – that the Krupps, or a woman – Krupp, might bring peace to the world by controlling its ordnance – it is naturally attractive in itself, especially to me, but as the theme of a practical drama which has to draw people to a theatre & make them pay: well, I am in the dark altogether”. With two A.Ls.S., from Florence Hardy, about her husband’s health (1921) and replying to Lucy’s letter after his death (1928) (6)