AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, cards, signed postcard photographs and larger etc, some vintage, by a variety of famous people, mainly entertainers including Bernard Lee, Merle Park, Lauren Becall, Joan Blondell, Desmond Tutu, Darcey Bussell, Burt Bacharach, Sheila Scott, Landon Ronald, Isobel Baillie, Ada Crossley, Adeline Genee, Simone Simon, Jean Simmons, Gerard Berlanger, Jack Klugman, Sammy Cahn, Sophie Tucker, Hephzibah Menuhin, Chris Bonington, Per Lindstrand, Mike Oldfield, Moura Lympany, Kiri Te Kanawa, Joan Collins, Lena Horne, Lord French F.M, George Robey, David Suchet, Ed Murrow, Beryl Grey, Victor Borge, Barbara Cartland, Hutch, Yehudi Menuhin, Eric Chitty, Split Waterman, Cliff Watson, & a few other speedway riders, etc. Generally FR to G, 124
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HANDY W. C.: (1873-1958) American Composer and Musician, known as the Father of the Blues. An excellent, vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph depicting Handy standing in a full length pose holding a trumpet in one hand. Photograph by Nasib of New York. Signed by Handy in bold blue fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image, 'To Bill, with compliments of the season, W. C. Handy, Dec. 1938' VG
MUSIC: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various band leaders, musicians, and vocalists including Larry Adler, Reginald Dixon (3), Reginald Foort (3), Sandy Macpherson, Charles Shadwell, Charlie Kunz (2), Jack Hylton, Sam Browne, Henry Hall (2), Sidney Lipton, Nat Gonella, Stanley Black, Jack Payne, Harry Roy, Billy Cotton, Donald Peers, Jack Jackson, Evelyn Dall, Elsie Carlisle, Adele Dixon, Hildegarde, Olive Gilbert, Anne Shelton, Grace Fields, Carroll Gibbons, Lew Stone, Elisabeth Welch, Louis Levy etc. A little duplication. Generally VG, 52
MUSIC: Selection of signed postcard photographs and a few larger, by various popular singers and musicians etc, including Maurice Chevalier, Vera Lynn, Helen Shapiro, Larry Adler, Cliff Richard, David Essex, Neil Sedaka, Betty Driver, Shirley Bassey, Elisabeth Welch, Elaine Paige, Richard Tauber, Cleo Laine, Suzie Quatro etc. Some vintage and a few duplicates. Generally G to VG, 49
MUSIC: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, 8 x 10's, a few programmes etc, some vintage, by various singers and musicians, mainly popular, including Elaine Paige, Luciano Pavarotti, Eydie Gorme, Winifred Atwell, Sarah Brightman, Percy Sledge, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jose Carreras, Michael Crawford, Lena Horne, Roy Fox etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 25
HARRIS ROLF: (1930- ) Australian Entertainer. A vintage small 4to printed menu for the Norwich Press & Television Ball at the Norwood Rooms, 30th October 1964, with cabaret entertainment provided by Harris, signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the cover by Harris, adding a self caricature in his hand beneath his signature. Together with two unrelated, unsigned pieces of printed ephemera, one a menu card from H.M.Y. Britannia, 25th April 1961. Some light, minor age wear and staining, about VG, 3
DARIN BOBBY: (1936-1973) American Rock 'n' Roll Singer. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph of Darin in a head and shoulders pose resting his chin on his hands. Signed in blue ink across a light area at the head of the image. Scarce. Some heavy traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
PRESLEY ELVIS: (1935-1977) American Rock 'n' Roll Singer. Vintage signed 3.5 x 3.5 candid photograph, the image depicting Presley standing outdoors in a full-length pose alongside a young female admirer. Signed by Presley in bold black ink with his name alone to the verso. Some light overall surface and corner creasing and one small tear to the right margin, G
BEATLES THE: A vintage printed 4to programme for The Beatles Show at the Odeon, Weston-Super-Mare (24th July 1963), individually signed to the cover by all four of The Beatles individually, John Lennon ('John Lennon'), Paul McCartney ('Paul McCartney, love to Sylvia), George Harrison ('To Sylvia, George Harrison xx') and Ringo Starr ('Ringo Starr'). Lennon has signed in red ink and the others all in black inks. Also signed to the inside pages by Gerry Marsden, Tommy Quickly and a few other musicians (some on irregularly clipped pieces sellotaped to pages). The programme also includes a loosely inserted ticket stub for the performance. With an ownership signature in the upper right corner of the front cover and some light overall creasing and age wear, G
ROCK 'N' ROLL: An excellent collection of vintage signed album pages, a few pieces, some signed magazine and concert programme photographs etc., by various British Rock 'n' Roll singers and bands of the 1960s including Jeff Beck, Keith Relf, Jim McCarty, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Syd Barrett ('Syd'), Roger Waters, Bill Wyman, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Jet Harris, The Applejacks (Al Jackson, Martin Baggott, Don Gould, Phil Cash, Gerry Freeman & Megan Davies), Long John Baldry, Cilla Black, Elkie Brooks, Joe Brown, Dave Clark, Rolf Harris (with self caricature), Spencer Davis, Lonnie Donegan, Georgie Fame, The Fourmost (Brian O'Hara, Billy Hatton, Dave Lovelady & Mike Millward), Freddie Garrity, Billy Fury, Gerry Marsden, Graham Nash, Engelbert Humperdink, Big Dee Irwin, Billy J. Kramer, Lulu, Manfred Mann (Manfred Mann, Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness & Mike Vickers), The Mojos (Stu James, Nicky Crouch, Terry O'Toole, Keith Karlson & John Konrad), Denny Laine, Mickie Most, The Nashville Teens (Ray Phillips, Barry Jenkins, Pete Shannon, John Hawken and one other), Peter & Gordon, Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four (Colin Manley, Phil Rogers, Don Andrew & Roy Dyke), Cliff Richard, Hank Marvin, Mike Pender, Helen Shapiro, Ronnie Lane, Sounds Incorporated (Barrie Cameron, John St. John, Alan Holmes, Griff West, Wes Hunter & Tony Newman), The Walker Brothers (John, Gary & Scott), Mark Wynter etc. Some light age wear and a few tape stains, a few FR, generally G to VG, 83
MUSIC: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and smaller by various band leaders, popular musicians and singers etc, including Paul Anka, Phyllis Robins, Jack Hylton, Edmundo Ros, Jack Parnell, Lew Stone, Joe Loss, Teddy Johnson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tessie O'Shea, Ruby Murray, Anton Karas, Eric Delaney, Victor Silvester, Eddie Calvert, Reginald Redcliffe, Geraldo, Charlie Kunz, Rawicz, Bobby Bernard, Kenny Baker & Jack Purvis, Bob & John Allison, Ronnie Carroll, Frank Ifield, Michael Holliday, Mel Torme, etc. Generally G, 201
POPULAR MUSIC: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various male vocalists, band leaders, musicians etc, including Stephane Grappelli, Arthur Tracy, Monte Rey, Ken Hutcherson, Donald Peers (2), Johnny Dankworth, Billy Daniels, Cyril Stapleton, Jack Jackson, Reginald Dixon (2), Louis Levy, Ray Ellington, Sidney Torch, Fred Hartley, Max Jaffa, Sydney Lipton, Ted Heath, Nat Gonella, Charlie Kunz, Carroll Gibbons (2), Henry Hall (2), Eddie Gilbert, Billy Thorburn, Larry Brennan, Teddy Brown, Denis Lotis, Robert Earl, Ronnie Hilton, Frankie Vaughn, Kenny Baker, Victor Silvester, Bertini, Geraldo, Charles Shadwell, Edmundo Ros (2), Eric Robertson, Jack Payne, Jack Hylton, Lew Stone, Billy Cotton, Eric Winstone, Dickie Valentine, Joe Loss, Ambrose, Harry Roy, Les Allen, Mantovani, Stanley Black etc. A little duplication. Generally G to VG, 223
POPULAR MUSIC: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs by various female vocalists, musicians etc, including Kathy Kirby, Vera Lynn (3), Adelaide Hall, Peggy Cochrane, Shani Wallis, Kitty Masters, Eve Becke, Pearl Carr, Beryl Mason, Kathie Kay, Lita Roza (2), Joan Regan, Celia Lipton, Dorothy Carless, Evelyn Dall, Gwen Catley, Yana, Alma Cogan, Frances Day, Elsie Carlisle etc. G to VG, 66
HOOVER J. EDGAR: (1895-1972) American Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1935-72. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8.5 x 11 photograph of Hoover in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower border and dated 18th September 1950 in his hand. A small tear and minor area of paper loss appear at the centre of the upper border, otherwise VG
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA: (1936- ) Princess Alexandra of Kent, youngest granddaughter of King George V and Queen Mary & OGILVY ANGUS (1928-2004) British Businessman, husband of Princess Alexandra. A good vintage signed 7 x 8.5 photograph by both Princess Alexandra and her husband individually, the image showing the couple standing and seated together in a three-quarter length pose. Photograph by Cecil Beaton and bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by each in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1969 by the Princess. Framed and glazed in the original leather presentation frame by Jarrolds of London to an overall size of 9 x 11. VG
PRINCESS CLEMENTINE: (1872-1955) Daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium & wife of Napoleon Victor Bonaparte. A vintage signed 6 x 6 photograph of Princess Clementine in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Clementine Princess Napoleon') and dated 1919 in her hand in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, on the reverse of a letter from a member of Clementine's staff that reads in part, 'Princess Napoleon is very pleased to send you her portrait. She has given it to me for that purpose…' Double matted in white and gold and framed and glazed in a modern gold coloured frame to an overall size of 11.5 x 13. VG
PRINCE ADALBERT: (1884-1948) Prince of Prussia, son of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany by his first wife, Princess Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Vintage signed cabinet photograph of Prince Adalbert of Prussia as a child in a three-quarter length pose. Photograph by Selle & Kuntze of Potsdam. Signed ('Adalbert') in bold black fountain pen ink, with his name alone to the head of the image. Framed and glazed in a contemporary black velvet frame to an overall size of 7 x 8.5. Some minor fading, otherwise about G
CARLOS I: (1863-1908) King of Portugal 1889-1908. Assassinated. A fine vintage signed 7 x 11 photograph depicting the King standing in a full length pose wearing a white military tunic and plumed helmet upon his head. Signed ('Carlos de Braganca') in fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated Elveden, 3rd December 1902 in his hand. Professionally matted in pale blue and framed and glazed in a gilt frame to an overall size of 12 x 16. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the image, VG. King Carlos I visited England at the end of November 1902 and spent the weekend with King Edward VII at Sandringham before visiting Lord Iveagh at his Elveden Hall residence in Suffolk. Provenance: The photograph was presented to John Savile Lumley-Savile, 2nd Baron Savile (1853-1931) of Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire, who presumably was also a guest of Lord Iveagh when King Carlos I visited.
PRINCE GEORG OF DENMARK: (1920-1986) Danish and Icelandic Prince, eldest son of Prince Axel of Denmark & COUNT FLEMMING: (1922-2002) Prince of Denmark. A pair of signed vintage 7 x 9 photographs; one of Prince Georg, and the other of Count Flemming. Both shown in three-quarter length poses wearing their military dress uniform. Both signed with their names alone in fountain pen ink to a darker area at the bottom of the images. Also signed in bold black crayon by the photographer to the lower mount below. Individually framed and glazed in the original dark leather presentation frames by Jarrolds of London and featuring gold embossed Royal crowns at the head, each to an overall size of 11 x 14. VG, 2
BORIS III: (1894-1943) Tsar of Bulgaria 1918-43. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Boris the Unifier in a profile half length pose wearing his uniform and medals. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the image, partially across a darker area although legible, and dated 1933 in his hand. Neatly and lightly mounted to a 12 x 9.5 black board alongside an unsigned sepia postcard photograph of Giovanna of Italy (1907-2000) Tsaritsa of Bulgaria 1930-43. VG
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[LEOPOLD III]: (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51. Small selection of vintage unsigned 6.5 x 8.5 sepia studio photographs, the images (two of each) showing the King standing and seated in three quarter length poses wearing his military uniform. Photographs by Soper of Park Lane (although unaccredited). VG, 4
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[LEOPOLD III]: (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51. Small selection of vintage unsigned 11 x 14 sepia studio photographs, the images (two identical) showing the King standing and seated in three quarter length poses, and in a head and shoulders pose, each wearing his military uniform. Photographs by Soper of Park Lane and bearing their name to the lower white borders. VG to EX, 4
ALFONS: (1862-1933) Bavarian Prince and General of Cavalry, a member of the Royal House of Wittelsbach. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 8 cabinet photograph of the Prince standing in a three quarter length pose in uniform. Photograph by Elvira of Munich. Signed ('Alfons') in bold, dark ink to a light area of the image and dated 1906 in his hand. Some slight smudging to the signature. VG
SIAM: Small selection of original unsigned vintage postcard photographs and one cabinet photograph, the images depicting various members of the Siamese Royal family including King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) etc., one bearing facsimile signatures, together with an oblong 8vo photograph album containing over 100 snapshot photographs of Siam including procession for the cremation of King Rama VI, King Rama VII in white mourning dress, Palace grounds, Buddhist temples, library and other buildings, various views of Bangkok, rice farmers etc., also including some photographs of relatives and friends in Norway, Canada etc. Most pages are neatly annotated in ink identifying the subjects of the images. FR to generally G, 7 + album
GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, one page, 8vo, Carlton House Terrace, London, 1st July 1869, to 'My dear Granville'. Gladstone sends his correspondent a copy of a Pensions Bill (no longer present) and draws his attention to several parts which he asks him to compare with another Bill. With blank integral leaf laid down to a page from an album. Together with a selection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S., signed photographs etc., by various other British Prime Ministers and political figures including Robert Peel (A.L.S. in the third person to the Mayor of Manchester), Harold Wilson, Edward Heath (2, one an unusual signed 10 x 8 photograph of Heath eating fish and chips), Colin Phipps (2), Charles Haughey (2), Ian Douglas Smith etc., also including two unsigned vintage photographs of the execution of Benito Mussolini. Facsimiles (2). G to generally VG, 19
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN HENRY: (1836-1908) British Prime Minister 1905-08. A.L.S., H. Campbell-Bannerman, two pages, 8vo, Semmering, Austria, 25th September 1895, to Mr. Allard. Campbell-Bannerman states that he shall not be at home for a little time and cannot make any promises or engagements. With blank integral leaf. Together with a vintage signed postcard photograph of the Campbell-Bannerman in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Elliott & Fry. Signed ('H. Campbell-Bannerman') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Some slight corner creasing and light age wear, only just affecting the signature, about VG to EX, 2
LLOYD GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. Vintage signed sepia 9.5 x 14 photograph of Lloyd George in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Harris & Ewing of Washington D.C. and bearing their blindstamp in the lower left corner. Signed in pencil with his name alone, largely across a darker area at the base of the image. Neatly and lightly mounted within the original photographer's presentation folder. About VG
EDEN ANTHONY: (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57. T. L.S., Anthony Eden, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, London, 15th April 1955, to W. H. G. Keight, thanking him for his kind message and adding 'Please express my warmest thanks to the members of your Society'. Together with a vintage signed postcard photograph of Eden seated in a three quarter length pose. Photograph by Vivienne of London. Signed in fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated 1957 in his hand. Also including a T.L.S. by Eden's Private Secretary, 27th February 1958. Generally VG, 3
MACMILLAN HAROLD: (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-63. Vintage signed 11.5 x 14.5 photograph of Macmillan shown in a head and shoulders pose, holding an open book in his hands. Signed by Harold Macmillan with his name alone in black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. Some extremely minor age wear to the photographer's mount, otherwise VG
WILSON HAROLD: (1916-1995) British Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-76. A good, large vintage signed and inscribed 8.5 x 12 photograph of Wilson seated in a half length pose behind his desk. Signed in blue ink to a light area at the base of the image, 'For George, in warm friendship, Harold Wilson' and dated Downing Street, 1976 in his hand. Presented to George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy. Matted in white and framed to an overall size of 13 x 16.5. Together with a vintage signed 8 x 6 photograph by both Harold and Mary Wilson individually, depicting them standing outdoors in a half length pose alongside George Thomas. Signed by each with their names alone in fountain pen inks to largely clear areas of the image. Matted in pale grey and framed and glazed to an overall size of 13.5 x 11.5. Also including a signed colour 9 x 9 photograph by four former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons individually comprising George Thomas, Bernard Wetherill, Ernest Armstrong and Bryant Godman Irvine. Signed by each with their names alone to the lower photographer's mount. Neatly laid down. G to VG, 3 George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (1909-1997) British Labour Politician and Speaker of the House of Commons 1976-83.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29 & 1935-37. T.L.S., Stanley Baldwin, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 29th May 1923, to Viscount St, Davids, stating that it would give him great pleasure if his correspondent continued to serve as Chairman of the Unemployment Grants Committee; J. Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) British Prime Minister 1924, 1929-35. T.L.S., J. Ramsay MacDonald, one page, 8vo, Whitehall, 15th October 1936, to C. H. Grinling, on the printed stationery of the Privy Council Office, thanking his correspondent for their birthday greetings which helped 'to make the day a happy one'; H. H. Asquith (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 9.5 photograph of Asquith in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by G. C. Beresford of London. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower border. A large tear runs across the base of the image, not affecting the signature. FR to about VG, 3
BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, a few signed cabinet photographs and larger etc, by various British politicians, Lord Chief Justices, nobility etc, including Austen Chamberlain, R. Stafford Cripps (2), James W Lowther, Charles Dilke, William C. Gully, Hugh Cecil, Joseph Chamberlain, Robert Bond, John Burns, Edward Carson, Edward Clarke, Robert Finlay, Timothy Healy, Lord Cromer, John Charles Bigham, Lord Ashbourne, Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Norfolk, Gansford Bruce, Rufus Isaacs, Hardinge Stanley, Justice Darling, Lord Alverstone, Michael Foot, Horace Avery, Lord Jowitt etc. Generally G to VG, 46
HARRISON BENJAMIN: (1833-1901) American President 1889-93. An excellent, rare vintage signed 22 x 17 photograph by Benjamin Harrison and various other judges, diplomats and officials involved in the International Tribunal held in Paris from June - September 1899 which met to determine the British Guiana border dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain. The image depicts all twenty nine men, from both sides, involved in the tribunal, standing and seated outdoors in three rows. Photograph by Eugene Pirou of Paris. Signed ('Benj Harrison') in bold dark fountain pen ink by Harrison to the lower photographer's mount and also signed by all twenty eight other men including Melville Fuller (1833-1910, Chief Justice of the United States 1888-1910), David Brewer (1837-1910, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court), Richard Henn Collins (1842-1911, Anglo-Irish Lawyer and Judge), Baron Russell of Killowen (1832-1900, Irish Statesman, Lord Chief Justice of England), Friedrich Martens (1845-1909, Russian Diplomat and Jurist), James R. Soley (1850-1911, American Lawyer & Naval Historian, Assistant Secretary of the Navy), Benjamin Tracy (1830-1915, United States Secretary of the Navy 1889-93), Richard Webster (1842-1915, 1st Viscount Alverstone, British Barrister, Politician & Judge), Robert T. Reid (1846-1923, 1st Earl Loreburn, British Lawyer, Judge & Politician, Lord Chancellor 1905-12), George Askwith (1861-1942, 1st Baron Askwith, English Lawyer & Civil Servant), Sidney Rowlatt (1862-1945, English Lawyer & Judge), John A. C. Tilley (1869-1952, British Diplomat, Ambassador to Brazil 1921-25 and to Japan 1926-31), C. Alexander Harris (1855-1947, British Colonial Administrator, Governor of Newfoundland 1917-22), George W. Buchanan (1854-1924, British Diplomat), Everard F. im Thurn (1852-1932, British Colonial Administrator, Governor of Fiji 1904-10), Severo Mallet-Prevost (Mexican-born American Lawyer, former Secretary of the U.S./Venezuelan Boundary Commission), Marcus Baker (American Cartographer & Geologist) and ten others. All have signed their names alone in bold black fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount. Framed and glazed in the original dark wooden frame to an overall size of 23 x 18.5. Some extremely light, minor age wear to the photographer's mount, VG In 1840, the British Government assigned Robert Hermann Schomburgk to survey and mark out the western boundary of British Guiana with newly independent Venezuela. Venezuela did not accept the Schomburgk Line, which placed the entire Cuyuni River basin within the colony. Venezuela claimed all lands west of the Essequibo River as its territory. The dispute continued on and off for half a century, culminating in the Venezuela Crisis of 1895, in which Venezuela sought to use the United States' Monroe Doctrine to win support for its position. American President Grover Cleveland used diplomatic pressure to get the British to agree to arbitration of the issue, ultimately agreeing terms for the arbitration which suited Britain. An arbitration tribunal convened in Paris in 1898, and issued its award in 1899. The tribunal awarded about 94% percent of the disputed territory to British Guiana.
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[CASEMENT ROGER]: (1864-1916) Irish Patriot, Revolutionary and Nationalist, executed for treason. [SHAW GEORGE BERNARD] (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. T.L.S., Blanche Patch, by Shaw's secretary, one page, oblong 8vo, Whitehall Court, London, 7th September 1934, to Julius Klein. Patch writes on behalf of Shaw, stating, in part, 'Mr. Bernard Shaw asks me to say that he never met Casement and knew nothing about him that is not common property. He knew his cousin Mrs. Parry; and through her he strongly urged Casement not to make a lawyer's defence, which would inevitably hang him. Mr. Shaw drew up a plan for his procedure in court. But the lawyers over ruled it, and he was hanged….' Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with Rufus Isaacs (1860-1935) 1st Marquess of Reading. English Lawyer & Politician. Presided at the trial of Casement. T.L.S., Reading, one page, 8vo, Walmer Castle, Kent, 25th September 1934, to Julius Klein. Reading apologises for the delay in replying to his correspondent's letter and states 'As I was the presiding judge at the trial of Casement I cannot express opinion upon it or him.' Also including Alexander M. Sullivan (1871-1959) Serjeant-at-Law. Irish Lawyer, led the counsel for the defence in Casement's treason trial. Vintage signed 5 x 6.5 bookweight photograph of Sullivan seated in a three quarter length pose wearing his robes. Signed in blue ink, in later years, with his name alone, largely across a clear area at the base of the image. Neatly mounted. Further including Michael Doyle (1876-1960) American Lawyer, a member of the defending counsel at the trial of Casement. Vintage signed 4 x 5 bookweight photograph of Doyle in a head and shoulders pose. Signed with his name alone in blue ink, across a darker area of the image, although with reasonable contrast. Some light age wear and small tape stains to the corners of Patch's letter, G, 4
PLUMER HERBERT: (1857-1932) British Field Marshal of World War I. A vintage signed 5.5 x 7.5 photograph of Plumer in a head and shoulders pose wearing his military uniform. Photograph by J Russell & Sons. Signed ('Plumer') with his name alone in black fountain pen ink to the lower photographers mount. Framed and glazed in the original wooden frame to an overall size of 8 x 11. G
JELLICOE EARL: (1859-1935) British Admiral of the Fleet during World War I. A.L.S., J R Jellicoe, two pages, 4to, n.p., 2nd October 1916, to 'My dear Sir Charles', on the blind embossed and printed stationery of H.M.S. Iron Duke. Jellicoe states that he should be most glad to welcome his correspondent in the Fleet, but is not sure it will be worth while him coming for a day, explaining 'Our circumstances are such that with great regret we are not able to put up visitors onboard for a night at the main base & consequently this means arrival at say 9am & return at about 5 or 6pm to Thurso & ourselves staying 2 nights at Thurso. It is quite comfortable there.' The admiral continues to offer further advice on making his correspondent's proposed visit as pleasant as possible, concluding 'I should avoid leaving London on Saturday, Sunday or Friday owing to train difficulties at this end.' Together with a fine vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photograph showing Jellicoe standing in a formal full length pose wearing his full naval uniform and medals. Signed ('Jellicoe AF') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount immediately beneath the image. Some slight traces of former mounting evident, not affecting either piece, otherwise VG
BEATTY DAVID: (1871-1936) British Admiral of World War I. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Beatty standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his naval uniform. Photograph by Russell & Sons of Southsea and bearing their blindstamp. Signed ('Beatty') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the image, across a darker area although perfectly legible. Together with two A.Ls.S., Beatty, four pages (total), small 4to, Regent's Park and Spring Gardens, London, 17th July & 27th October 1920, both to Sir Rennell Rodd. In the first letter Beatty thanks Rodd for a useful collection of quotations and continues 'Your digest on the value of Sea Power in the early ages is clearly indictive of the fact that it was recognised by those who ruled the destinies of the predominant Powers from the very beginning and further that as soon as it was neglected the predominant power began to crumble. I do not think that Prince Bulow could have answered your question without committing himself, and your deductions from history left him with but little to say except admit the impeachment.' Beatty's second letter again thanks Rodd for some Biblical quotations ('which is very apt as you say [for] the whole Service but more particularly to Submarines') further commenting 'I am a little prejudiced at quoting the Bible as it is not my strong point'. He adds that he leaves tonight for Edinburgh 'to deliver myself of this address which has been an awful nuisance'. VG, 3 Sir Rennell Rodd (1858-1941) 1st Baron Rennell. British Diplomat, Poet & Politician.
NAVAL: A good selection of vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photographs and a few slightly smaller by various British Admirals who served during World War I comprising George Hope (present at the negotiations for and signing of the Armistice, 11th November 1918), Edward Leake, Cecil H. Fox (British Rear Admiral, commanded HMS Amphion at the outbreak of World War I. HMS Amphion sunk the German steamer Konigen Louise on the 5th August 1914), John Glossop, Sydney Fremantle, John Allen and William Bury. Each of the images depict the Admirals in their naval uniforms. Some slight corner creasing, G to about VG, 7
NAVAL: A good selection of vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photographs and slightly smaller (2) by various British Admirals who served during World War I including Edmund Lockyer (Captain of the Cunard liner Carmania, the only armed merchant cruiser to sink a similar antagonist in an armed gun duel, 14th September 1914), Arthur Duff (British Admiral, Commanded HMS Birmingham when the light cruiser rammed and sank the first German submarine to be sunk in World War I), John Luce, Richard Phillimore (one of the first British naval officers to qualify as a pilot), Mark Kerr, Montague Browning (one of eight present in Beatty's cabin when Admiral Meurer surrendered the German Fleet, 15th November 1918) etc. Some slight corner creasing, G to about VG, 7
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. Vintage signed 6 x 8.5 photograph of Montgomery seated in a three quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Signed ('Montgomery of Alamein, Field Marshal') in bold blue fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image. A few very light, minor surface creases, VG
SILLITOE PERCY: (1888-1962) British Director General of MI5, 1946-53, Chief Constable of the Combined Police Force during World War II. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Sillitoe in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink, largely to the lower white border, and dated 9th March 1950 in his hand. Together with a small selection of vintage signed postcard photographs (2) and larger by other individuals associated with World War II comprising Oswald Mosley, Lord Halifax, Hartley Shawcross (6.5 x 8.5) and Edward Bridges (10.5 x 12.5). Generally VG, 5
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 6 postcard photograph of Hitler in a profile head and shoulders pose, smiling, wearing his cap and overcoat. Signed by Hitler with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink, largely to a clear area of the image. Some very slight, minor silvering to the extreme edges of the image, otherwise VG
GOEBBELS JOSEPH: (1897-1945) German Politician, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 1933-45. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Goebbels in a profile head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Dr. Goebbels') in dark fountain pen ink, largely across a clear area of the image. Three small areas of light silvering to the image, otherwise VG
HAMEL GUSTAV: (1889-1914) British Pioneer Aviator. Hamel delivered the first official airmail in Great Britain on 9th September 1911. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph, an historic image depicting Hamel and his aircraft preparing to leave Hendon for Windsor to make the first official airmail flight in Great Britain. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated 1913 in his hand. Together with Marcel Desoutter (1894-1952) English Pioneer Aviator, founder of the Desoutter Aircraft Company. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Desoutter in a head and shoulders pose seated in the cockpit of his aircraft. Signed ('M Desoutter') in dark fountain pen ink to the verso and dated Hendon, 28th August 1912 in his hand. Together with a second vintage signed sepia postcard photograph by Desoutter, the image showing several aircraft and onlookers at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. Signed by the aviator with his name alone in fountain pen ink to the verso. Also including Clement Greswell (1891- ) British Pioneer Aviator, assisted Hamel in the King George V Coronation Aerial Post flights, 1911. Greswell was granted Royal Aero Club aviators certificate number 26 on 15th November 1910. Ink signature ('Clement Greswell') on a printed correspondence card bearing the address of the Lee collectors of Reading. Dated in Greswell's hand London Aerodrome, Hendon, 19th December 1912. Some light discoloration to the edges and corners of Greswell's card, not affecting the signature. G to about VG, 4
TEMPLE GEORGE LEE: (1892-1914) British Pioneer Aviator, the first pilot to fly upside down in Great Britain, 24th November 1913, and the youngest pilot to fly from Paris to London, October 1913. Series of four T.Ls.S., George Lee Temple & G L Temple, five pages (total), 4to, London Aerodrome, Hendon, 8th January - 12th February 1913, to Sidney Lee, on the printed stationery of the Temple School of Aviation. Temple outlines the particulars of his tuition in monoplanes, 'Our fees for tuition include breakages, personal accident insurance and 3rd party insurances are £58. That covers the pupil for a period of 6 months until he has obtained his Pilots Certificate from the Royal Aero Club. Our method for tuition is a carefully thought out scheme commencing on a slow monoplane on the ground and gradually increasing to faster machines in the air. The certificate is issued when the pupil has covered a distance of ten figure eights (being officially observed). He has then to rise to a height of 165 feet and land with the engine switched off.' and in the following letters offers his correspondent a reduced rate for tuition and refers to a Caudron Biplane which they are due to acquire. Together with two correspondence cards signed by Temple and the aviator's unsigned personal visiting card. Autographs of Temple are rare in any form following his tragically early death at the age of 22 in a flying accident at Hendon on 25th January 1914. Also including a selection of signed correspondence cards, each bearing the printed address of the Lee collectors of Reading, by various pioneer aviators including Robert Slack (granted Royal Aero Club aviators certificate number 157 in 1911, competed in various air races; 2, one being a signed postcard photograph), Geoffrey England (killed in an air crash on Salisbury Plain, 1913), Lawrence Spink, Herbert Spencer (2) etc., and also including three unsigned vintage postcard photographs depicting a group of aviators at Hendon etc. Some light overall age wear and minor discoloration and heavy folds to the two Temple signed correspondence cards, FR to about VG, 20
BLACKBURN HAROLD: (1879-1959) English Pioneer Aviator and Aircraft Manufacturer. A.L.S., H Blackburn, one page, 4to, London Aerodrome, Hendon, 20th December 1912, to Sidney Lee, on the attractive printed stationery of the Blackburn Aviation School. Blackburn states that he has pleasure in sending his autograph to his correspondent. Together with a correspondence card signed by Blackburn, dated Hendon, December 1912 in his hand, and a vintage sepia postcard photograph depicting various aircraft at Grahame-White's flying school at Hendon, signed to the verso by Blackburn with his name alone. Together with a selection of signed correspondence cards etc., by various pioneer aviators associated with Blackburn Aircraft, comprising Francis Conway Jenkins (1888-1933, Piloted a Blackburn Mercury II aircraft in the Daily Mail Circuit of Britain, 1911; A.L.S. stating that he has given up flying), Fred Raynham (competed in the War of the Roses Air Race, 1913; two signatures), John Brereton (granted Royal Aero Club aviators certificate number 136 in 1911; vintage signed sepia postcard photograph showing the pilot in his Blackburn monoplane, with inset circular portrait), Montague Francis Glew (1893-1969, Pioneer Aviator who trained at the Blackburn School) and Cyril Foggin (1891-1918, Major of the Royal Air Force in World War I, trained at the Blackburn School and later sold his Blackburn aircraft to Glew, his future brother-in-law). Also including Charles Burke (1881-1917) British Royal Flying Corps officer, a pioneer of military aviation. Burke was granted Royal Aero Club aviators certificate number 22 in 1910. Killed in Action. Brief A.L.S., C. J. Burke, Major R. F. C., on one side of a printed correspondence card (bearing the printed address of the Lee collectors of Reading), Adare, 25th January 1913, [to the Lee collectors], stating that he is currently on leave and, in any case, would not have the time to collect the requested signatures. Together with Philip Joubert de la Ferte (1887-1965) British Aviator of World War I and senior commander in the RAF during World War II. Fountain pen ink signature ('P. B. Joubert de la Ferte') on a correspondence card bearing the printed address of the Lee collectors of Reading. Further including Gerald Gordon Bell (1890- ) Canadian Flying Ace of World War I with 16 victories. Fountain pen ink signature ('G Gordon Bell') on a correspondence card bearing the printed address of the Lee collectors of Reading, dated Hendon, 9th August 1912 in Bell's hand, and a vintage sepia postcard photograph of several aircraft at Hendon Flying Grounds, surrounded by many onlookers, signed to the verso by Bell in fountain pen ink. Some light age wear and minor discoloration, G to about VG, 13
AUTOGRAPHS: Selection of over 80 signed pieces, cards, signed postcard photographs, some letters etc., by a wide variety of famous individuals, the majority neatly laid down to the pages of an attractive vintage 8vo green leather bound autograph album with gilt stamped decorative borders to the covers, and some loose, including Harold Macmillan, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Denis Healey, Norman Tebbit, Lord Carrington, Ken Livingstone, Roy Jenkins, David Owen, David Steel, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Leonard Rossiter, Leslie Phillips, Eric Sykes, Kenny Everett, Ernie Wise, Terry Scott, Roy Castle, Ronnie Barker, Richard Dreyfuss, Albert Finney, Honor Blackman, Cilla Black, Lulu, Joe Brown, Kiki Dee, Elton John, Tim Rice, Coco the Clown, Robin Cousins, Russell Harty, Ian Ogilvy, Dorothy Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin, Jeremy Moore, Peter Scott, Tony Hart, Robin Day, Malcolm Muggeridge etc. A few facsimiles. G to generally VG, 28 + album
AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous selection of A.Ls.S., signed pieces, a few signed programmes and vintage signed postcard photographs etc., by a variety of famous individuals, most associated with classical music and the performing arts, including 1st Earl of Lytton (1831-1891, English Statesman, Viceroy of India 1876-80) series of four A.Ls.S. to Miss Noble regarding the termination of her appointment at Sadlers Wells and her fractious relationship with Lilian Baylis, 1931-32, Guilhermina Suggia, Alexandra Danilova, Neville Cardus (referring to a piece he is writing on Beecham, 'It is very hard to write 30,000 words about a non-creative personality - even a Beecham!'), Arnold Toynbee, Vera Brittain, Yehudi Menuhin, Set Svanholm, Kirsten Flagstad, Arthur Fiedler, Frederick McCubbin (original ink drawing signed), George Frampton, Nellie Melba, Ellen Terry etc., also including an unsigned silk programme for a Gala Performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, by the Royal Ballet, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II and Charles de Gaulle, 7th April 1960. Some light age wear and faults, FR to G, 38
AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, album pages, vintage signed postcard photographs, some T.Ls.S., A.Ls.S. etc., by a variety of famous individuals including Philibert Tsiranana, Rafael Kubelik, Sybil Thorndike, Gwyneth Jones, Maya Plisetskaya, Beniamino Gigli, Leopold Figl, Julius Raab, Theodor Heuss, Heinrich Lubke, Valentina Tereshkova, George Robey, Harry Lauder, Lord Woolton, Nancy Astor, Walter Monckton, Roy Jenkins, R. A. Butler, Leslie Hore-Belisha, John Simon, Herbert Morrison, Barbara Castle, Ursula Bloom (two T.Ls.S., in one discussing her own autograph collection), Ian Hamilton, Antonia Fraser, Angus Ogilvy, Catherine Bramwell Booth, George Erskine etc. Some facsimiles & unsigned. Each of the pages are annotated and numbered in ink in the hand of the collector and have tape stains to one edge, some of which slightly affect the signatures. FR to generally G, 142
ROE ALLIOTT VERDON: (1877-1958) English Aviator and Aircraft manufacturer. Vintage signed printed 5.5 x 3.5 photograph depicting Roe in flight carrying a passenger at the 1910 Blackpool aviation meeting. Signed ('A. Verdon Roe') with his name alone in blue ink to a clear area of the image. Together with a second vintage signed printed 5.5 x 3.5 photograph of Roe standing in a three quarter length pose before his aircraft at the 1910 Blackpool aviation meeting. Signed ('A. Verdon Roe') with his name alone in blue ink to a clear area of the image. Also including a blue ink signature ('A Verdon Roe') and date, 20th July 1954, on a small page removed from an autograph album. The page is annotated and numbered in ink in the hand of the collector and has a tape stain to the left edge, not affecting the signature. G, 3
GAGARIN YURI: (1934-1968) Russian Cosmonaut, the first man to travel in space, 1961. Vintage signed 3.5 x 4.5 photograph of Gagarin in a head and shoulders pose wearing his spacesuit and helmet. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Some slight corner creasing, about VG
KIPLING RUDYARD: (1865-1936) English Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1907. Vintage signed postcard photograph, being a reproduction of an artist's drawing of Kipling in a profile head and shoulders pose. The author's name, birth place and date etc. are printed beneath the image. Signed ('Rudyard Kipling') in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Some very slight, minor foxing to the borders and a crease to the lower border, not affecting the image, printed text or signature, G
TOLSTOY LEO: (1828-1910) Russian Novelist. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature ('Leo Tolstoy') on a piece pasted to the verso of a vintage 4.5 x 6 photograph of Tolstoy seated in a full length pose alongside his wife Sophia Tolstoy. Together with Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya (1864-1950) Eldest Daughter of Tolstoy. A.L.S., Tatiana Tolstoy, two ages, 8vo, Tula, September 1894, to a gentleman, in part, 'In answer to your letter my father bids me write and tell you that he thinks it is Walter Scott who has published a complete edition of his works. He does not know if the translations are well done, because he has not seen them all, and because they have been made without his participation….' G to VG, 2
LITERATURE: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, a few cabinet photos and larger etc, by various writers and novelists including Alfred Austin, Hall Caine (2), Laurence Housman, R.F Delderfield, Israel Zangwill, Arthur Benson, Compton Mackenzie, Arthur Pinero, John Drinkwater, Ethel Mannin, G.K Chesterton, Silas. K. Hocking, Andre Maurois, Sabine Baring-Gould, etc. A few FR, generally G to about VG, 19
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