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Front cover: Lot 124
Contents History & Politics
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Collections & Miscellaneous
79- 91
Art
92- 106
Cinema, Theatre & Television 107-190 Literature
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Music
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Royalty & Aristocracy
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Sport
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History & Politics Lots 1- 78
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1 Africa.A collection of typed and handwritten journal letters from Helen Margaret Bond (nee Thomas), an English missionary who spent several years on the borders of Uganda and Congo at the beginning of the 20th century. She arrived in Ngogwe, Uganda in August 1901 to help in a children’s school and “as there was no one else to take up this [medical] work, I began at once and the morning after I got there had my first experience of an African dispensary; at first with next to no knowledge of the language one found considerable difficulty in understanding a patient’s ailment...if the diagnose was not always quite correct, the patients were quite contented for their faith in the English person’s wisdom seems to be unlimited”; in another entry she writes “It is very hard to realize that we have got to the middle of November, with the brilliant sunshine that we are having every day; the rainy season that seemed to be coming [...] has quite passed away, and with it all our hopes that our vegetables and seeds will be of any use [...] Women all cultivate the banana plantations even the princesses” and adds “ a few of the women are learning to sew, and get on very well with it. That is men’s work here, the women have nothing to sew as they wear barkcloths beaten out; they are very picturesque, all shades of terracotta; but all the men who can afford it wear cloth, their dress is a long night-dress down to their heels of white calico or linen which they very often make themselves”, 17 November 1901. In a later typed account she writes “We have been doing a great deal of vaccinating here lately, there has been a great deal of small pox about, and the people have been most keen to be done, but until just lately we have been unable to get any lymph”. She mentions the condition of women in Uganda, who “for generations have been the slaves of the men, with no idea beyond cooking and cultivating, fetching wood and water, and it takes them a long while to learn. One sees them patiently plodding away at the Alphabet, or syllables, over and over again, without apparently getting any further; and yet after a time
some do get hold of it and learn to read; and we hear there are 5 or 6 who want to be trained as teachers”. She also describes a trip to Lake Victoria “We went along the Uganda side of the lake to see the Falls, along a little narrow path and down a precipitous descent, then out on to some rocks which are closed down by the Falls...It is a lovely sight, the calm surface of the lake, the water gliding over the top of the Falls, then rushing down with a deafening roar”, 25 September 1904. Subsequent journal letters are written from Kabarole, in the Kingdom Toro, Uganda, where she worked at the local hospital. In a letter she writes “A little while ago it was the anniversary of the King’s baptism, so he made a fest in honour of the occasion, and invited us all up to lunch at twelve o’clock. He had made a great effort to have everything as it should be, in European style, and we had numerous dishes though the courses were perhaps a little mixed up first soup, and then sago pudding, after that various kinds of meat , and chocolates and strawberries to finish it up”. She also writes about plans and sites for building a new hospital in Kabarole, as “our Hospital is constantly overcrowded, and it is our usual condition now, to have extra patients in the middle of the ward (where there is very little room) or on the floor”. Another letter discusses the different people met on her journey “…They had never seen a white woman before and stared hard at us. They had filed teeth, and large holes in their ears, and their tribal mark cut on their foreheads…”, “We first saw pigmies here, a little man and woman who are living with the chief. The man was Bulasiyo the first pigmy to read and be baptized, but now sad to say, he has gone back again to his heathen ways”; also included is a large quantity of watercolours depicting mostly views written of in the journals, as well as studies of flowers, ships and other still life scenes, some loose, mostly mounted in albums, c. 1901-1908. (quantity) £800-£1,200 3
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3 2 Alchemy & Chemistry.A collection of French papers on alchemy, chemistry, and geology in various anonymous 18th-century hands, including accounts of experiments with mercury, ‘corrosive sublimate’ (mercuric chloride) and fixed alkalis, and notes on mining, some browning and spotting, marginal fraying in places, v.s. (small quantity) £150-£200 3 Aldrin (Buzz) America’s Astronauts and Their Indestructible Spirit, signed by Buzz Aldrin on half title, some wear to dust jacket, light spotting, 4to, Tab Books, 1986. £180-£220
4 4 Aldrin (Buzz) Black ink signature on white card, pencil annotation to lower margin, 7.5 x 12.4cm. £200-£300 5 Allen (John) Autograph letter signed to his brother, reading in part “We will probably for a long time remember that while we were enjoying a delightful sail on the placid waters of Lake Limon, visiting the Castle of Chillon...the great battle of the Nimcio between the armies of Austria on the one p[art, and France and Sardinia on the other was being fought [...]On our arrival we received the intelligence embraced in the Emperor Napoleon’s first dispatch. Just imagine four hundred thousand men engaged in battle for 16 hours, along the lines of the two armies 12 1/2 miles! The carnage must have been frightful [...] The present attitude in Prussia and Germany is threatening now, and there is no telling but that ten days hence the whole Rhine will be in a blaze”, six pages, mailing folds with some splitting, some yellowing, tape restoration, 4to, Basle, 26 June 1859. £250-£350
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6 6 Anarchism.- Emma Goldman My Disillusionment in Russia, FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, signed and inscribed “To Mr and Mrs Damson, In appreciation, Emma Goldman, London, December 1925” on front free endpaper, publisher’s red buckram, some yellowing and soiling throughout, front panel of dust jacket torn and detached, 8vo, C.W. Daniel, 1925; Die Beerdigung von P.A. Kropotkin in Moskau, signed and inscribed “In memory of our Grande ‘Old’ Comrade Peter Kropotkin, Emma Goldman, Plymouth, 1936” on front free endpaper, original wrappers with chipping and tears to margins and tape residue to spine, yellowing and soiling throughout, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 1922; Living My Life, first onevolume edition, some foxing, 8vo, New York, 1934; The Crushing of the Russian Revolution, Freedom Press, 1922; The Russian Tragedy and The Russian Revolution and the Communist Party, nos. 1 and 2 from the Russian Revolution Series, 1922; with a few other ephemera related to Anarchism, including Kollontay (Alexandra) Worker’s Opposition in Russia, with annotation on inner side of wrapper in Goldman’s hand reading “This manuscript was brought out of Russia by Emma Goldman sewn inside of her clothes . This on the Authority of Emma Goldman, Feb 1936”, originally in pencil but looks overwritten in ink, yellowing and age-related wearing, small 8vo, The Dreadnought Publishers, 1925; 1920s-1930s (small quantity) £800-£1,200 7 Aviation.- RAF Royal Air Force Flying Log Book formerly belonging to British pilot Ronald Peter Sanders, with details on flying a Harvard IIb; together with two photographs of his aircraft, one annotated “Formation in Harvards. I am in 283. This was taken from the 3rd aircraft” and the other “Peeling off ”, his private pilot’s license, aviator’s certificate issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, his copy of ‘Meteorology for Aviators” and his Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book, 1942-1950 (small quantity)
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8 Baden Powell (Robert) Clipped signature of Baden Powell, pasted onto the verso of a vintage postcard photograph, some tape residue to corners,light wear, 8.6 x 13.7 cm.
9 Balbo (Italo) A group of autograph letters and and notes signed (‘Balbo’), mostly addressed to General Rino Corso Fougier, all in Italian, including: a note in which Balbo says how much he is pleased with Fougier; a letter on “Il Ministro dell’Areonautica” headed paper, confirming Fougier’s promotion and asking to keep it secret for a while; a letter on “Il Governatore della Libia” headed paper, congratulating Fougier on his 44th birthday and suggesting him not eat too much; a few notes and telegrams from Balbo; also including a letter and a telegram sent to Fougier by the Duke of Aosta, 1923-1938 (small quantity)
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10 Baldwin (Stanley) Typed letter signed (‘Stanley Baldwin’) to Sir Courtenay Mansel, Barrister and Liberal Party politician who later joined the Conservatives, reading “Since the War the great basic industries, which employ the largest proportion of the working population and are responsible for no less than two-thirds of this country’s export trade, have been going through especially difficult times, owing to severe foreign competition and heavy costs of production. The best solution of the problem lies in cheaper production, which must mean better trade, less unemployment, cheaper prices and better wages. It is in this direction that the Government has found it possible to come to the relief of industry”, three pages, light foxing, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 21 June, 1928; autograph note signed (‘David Lloyd George’), slight toning, 12mo, House of Commons, 1898 (2) £200-£300 6
12 Buffalo Bill [William Frederick Cody] Vintage Sells-Floto Circus advertisement circular for Buffalo Bill’s Original Wild West 1914-1915 shows, mounted onto the reverse of a cabinet card of Cody, together with his ink autograph (‘W.Cody Buffalo Bill’), overall size 29 x 20.5cm £400-£600 13 Carnet du Voyage.Handwritten journal compiled by Clare Rose Maudslay, sister of British explorer and archaeologist Alfred Maudslay, recording her trips and stays in Egypt, Jerusalem, London, Paris and other places between 1863 and 1903, bookplate, black cloth, scattered foxing throughout, 4to, with final annotation saying “This book written for diaries in 1909”. £200-£300 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
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17 14 Churchill (Winston) Black and white, head and shoulders wartime postcard photograph of Winston Churchill captioned “The Skipper”, signed by Churchill in blue ink across lower margin, some smudges, silvering to darker portions of the image, annotations and tape residue to rear, 14 x 8.7cm , c. 1940. £300-£400 15 Churchill (Winston) Page removed from a stationery office book, signed by Winston Churchill in blue ink, label reading “Wardens’ Post No. 84” affixed to the page, some age-related toning, light creasing, 24 x 19cm. £400-£600
16 Communism.L’Alliance de la Démocratie Socialiste et L’Association Internationale Des Travelleurs, staining to title and first text leaf, new end papers, foxing on end papers, modern cloth backed boards, original covers preserved, 8vo, Darson, 1873 £200-£300 17 Cromwell (Oliver) Rare military commission on vellum signed by Cromwell (‘O. Cromwell’) appointing William Morris a Lieutenant of the Commonwealth Army, red wax seal, intersecting folds, some fading and discolouration, some soiling throughout, 9 August 1650, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 35.5 x 58 cm. £2,000-£3,000 7
19 18 Dalai Lama Colour, three quarter length photograph of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, signed in black ink, 9.5 x 6.5cm, with printed complimentary slip and press photograph of the Dalai Lama in Siliguri, India, in 1959. (3) £100-£150 19 Darwin (Charles) Autograph letter signed (‘Ch. Darwin’) to his cousin (possibly Sir Francis Galton), saying “How good you are to take so much trouble. I have marked in pencil the two letters “to be returned to you”… I will accept your offer of keeping them for about 6 or 8 weeks. I have not got written a word… I greatly fear that you will be sadly disappointed with my “Preliminary Notice”, but no man can do better than his best”, one page, folding marks, light yellowing, 8vo, Down, Beckenham, kent, 19 April 1879, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 37.5 x 44cm. *** Darwin wrote a Preliminary Notice to Ernst Krause’s book on Erasmus Darwin. £3,000-£4,000 20 Fox (Charles James) Promissory note signed (‘Charles James Fox’) reading “one year after date I promise to pay Charles Ogilvy an order four hundred Pounds Value Rec.d.”, one page, folding marks, age-related wearing, oblong 8vo, Newmarket, 10 July 1776. £150-£200 8
20 21 French Revolution.- 1792 A small group of printed French laws, covering different military subjects, the firsts (from March to July) still mentioning Louis XVI as King of France, the latest (starting from September to November) issued by the National Convention, a couple affected by water staining, some soiling, handling wear throughout, handwritten annotation on top, v.s., 1792. *** The National Convention was the first government of the French Revolution, following the two-year National Constituent Assembly and the one-year Legislative Assembly. Created after the great insurrection of 10 August 1792, it was the first French government organized as a republic, abandoning the monarchy altogether. £100-£150 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
22 22 Garibaldi.- The British Volunteer Legion Small group of papers related to British Garibaldians who took part in the Expedition of the Thousand, comprising: a manuscript pass signed by Commander Charles Stanhope Smelt allowing Sergeant Martin and Corporal Fergurson to travel to Naples for 24 hours, one page, folding marks, stamp, oblong, Salerno, 9 December 1860; an autograph application by Corporal Grenadier Charles Bell requesting to the Colonel of the British Volunteer Legion the pass “to enable me to proceed to Naples on my way to England”, one page, folding marks, some foxing, oblong, Caserta, 2 November 1860, and actual printed pass for embarkation, 4 November 1860. (3)
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*** Three rare ephemeral pieces recording the part played by the British Volunteer Legion serving with Garibaldi’s Redshirts. £200-£300 23 Gates (Bill) & Others 33 rpm vinyl album “The Voice of Richard Dimbleby”, signed and inscribed “Thanks for your support Bill Gates” and “Best wishes from Jonathan Dimbleby”, framed and glazed. £80-£120 24 Gibraltar Interest.- Incl. General Eliott A small group of letters and documents related to the history of Gibraltar between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. Comprising: a large indenture signed by General George Elliott and regarding the sale of a house at Gibraltar, also signed by Patrick Hayes and Barry Power, four pages, wafer seal affixed, tears at folds, centrefold of second leaf torn across, some wearing throughout, folio, Gibraltar, 24 July 1777; a letter signed by Charles Jenkinson, first Earl of Liverpool, to the contractor for supplying the Garrison of Gibraltar with coal, also discussing official orders and reimbursement, two pages, some wearing along edges, 4to, War Office, 24 May 1781;an autograph letter signed by Lt. Col. David Ferguson, 68th Regt, to Lord Sydney, about official roguery in the matter of his promotion, one page, black leaf docketed on receipt, Gibraltar, 15 October 1787; autograph letter signed by Rear Admiral Edward Augustus Down to his parents at Deal, sending them a present of two quarter casks of wine and describing a mutiny at Gibraltar (“There has been great disturbance lately at Gibraltar, several of the Regiments having mutinied but principally the Royals and the 35, a great number been kill’d and wounded, their intention is to send the Duke of Kent off the Rock, which they still seem determined to do, and which I think they will very soon do”), two pages, with integral address leaf, 4to, Vincejo at Gibraltar, 29 December 1802; and another document (5) £250-£350
26 26 Heraldry & Geneaology Genealogy of Guillaume Joseph Leerse, Esq. , Advocate of the Council of Brabant (1785?), manuscript on vellum, two large black ink, gouache and gold paint coat of arms, 3 paper seals at end, minor surface dirt, th marginal browning, folio, 10 March 1785
25 Hamilton-Gordon (George, Earl of Aberdeen) Autograph letter signed (‘Aberdeen’) regarding some papers to be “made public as early as possible”, one page, integral blank, folding mark, 8vo, 14 October 1836.
*** Ancestor Sebastian Leerse was a sitter, with his wife and son, for Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.
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27 Heraldry.- Grant of Arms Manuscript Grant of Arms on vellum, with hand coloured insignia and calligraphy, giving permission to Dame Anne Phillips to bear the Arms of her husband Sir William Beechey, 16 February 1829, countersigned by Ralph Bigland and George Nayler, accompanied by the two red wax seals of the Kings of Arms contained in brass round boxes, housed in original decorative red and gilt case with Victoria Regina insignia. £400-£600 28 Hillary (Edmund) Autograph letter signed (‘Ed Hillary’) to the vendor on Himalayan Trust headed paper, reading “It’s a long time now since I stood on the summit of the Everest although my recollections of the event are still very clear. I think my main memory of the 1953 Everest Expedition is the strong team spirit that existed amongst the members of the party”, one page, folding marks, 4to, Auckland, New Zealand, 16 July 1980, with original mailing envelope. £150-£200 29 Instrument of Sasine in Latin, regarding the adjudication to creditor Colin Hay of some of his debtors’ lands and buildings “lying within the territory and liberty of the burgh of Cromarty”, signed by bailie Alexander Clunes, vellum, creasing, age-related toning, browning to ink, scattered soiling, folio , 13 June 1649 *** This is possibly the first document in which Charles II is referred to as King during the period from his father’s death to the Restoration.
32 30 John Paul II, Pope A menu for the official dinner at le Caprice in honour of John Paul II held during his 1982 visit to Wales, signed by the Pope in black ink, some glue and tape residue, 17.2 x 12.8cm. £200-£300 31 Kennedy (Jacqueline) Ink signature and dedication (‘For Michael Somes, with all good wishes, Jacqueline Kennedy’) on a White House notepaper, with black and white magazine picture affixed, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 24 .3 x 32cm. £180-£220
England and Scotland are both left out of hit titles. leaving him as titular King of France and Ireland.
32 Kitchener (Herbert) Letter signed (‘H.H. Kitchener’), in Arabic, one page, creasing, yellowing, folio, Cairo (?), 7 October 1888.
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33 Lloyd George (David) Black and white, 16mm film of David Lloyd George’s visit to Hitler at Haus Wachenfeld during his trip to Germany in September 1936, duration 20 minutes approximately, housed in a 7 inch silver Kodascope film canister. Accompanied by a DVD copy. *** David Lloyd George and his entourage made a historic visit to Germany including driving along the newly built autobahns and visiting Berchtesgaden. £1,000-£1,500 34 Mandela (Nelson) Off-white sheet boldly signed and dated (‘NMandela, 29.4.2001’) in black marker, 29.5 x 20.3cm. £200-£300 35 Medicine.Handwritten account of the expenses of Dr William Ingham, compiled by Mr Wren, listing pills, potions, salts and other medicaments, two long slips of paper, folding marks, some browning and fading, 1779- 1782 £150-£200 36 Montgomery of Alamein Blue ink signature (‘Montgomery of Alamein F.M.’) on oblong page, light yellowing, 4 x 15cm; together with ink signature of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, 4 x 14.5cm (2)
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38 Montgomery of Alamein Autograph letter signed (‘Montgomery of Alamein’) to Alan Howarth, Senior Research Assistant for Montgomery’s ‘History of Warfare’, reading in part “…I leave for Scotland on Wednesday (October 4) and will not be back here until Monday October 9. I would like a word with you before I go, to fix a meeting with you both”, one page, mailing fold, 8vo, Hampshire, 1 October 1967; together with signature by his father, mounted with black and white photograph (2) £200-£300
37 Montgomery of Alamein Vintage black and white photograph showing Lord Montgomery in a TV studio, signed on lower white margin, glue residue to verso, light creasing and soiling, 19.6 x 24.3; together with a black and white photograph signed by his son the 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, dated June 2002 (2)
39 Montgomery of Alamein Autograph note signed (‘M. of Alamein’) on the verso of the typed letter he received in which a G.W. Nichols asked to have some books signed, reading “Yes, I will gladly sign the books for you. But I am staying at the Carlton Hotel, Bournemouth, until January 25. If you happen to come this way, you could bring the books st here to be signed”, one page, mailing folds, 8vo, Bournemouth, 1 January 1971
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40 40 Mussolini (Benito) & Victor Emmanuel III Official document, in Italian, granting the Italian citizenship to Edoardo Cherubino Aznavour, signed “Mussolini” and “Vittorio Emanuele” at conclusion, two pages, scattered browning and staining, folio, Rome, 18 November 1929. £180-£220 41 [Napier (George)] Original passport of George Thomas Napier, British officer who fought in the Peninsular War and was subsequently appointed Commander of the Cape Colony, including official partially printed pass for Napier and his wife signed by Lord Aberdeen, allowing them to travel to the continent, pages bearing stamps, seals and handwritten endorsements from consulates’s stuff, bound in leather wallet with tab and gilt lettering, some handling wear and soiling throughout, 1844-1849. £300-£400 42 Napoleonic Wars.Edition of the Kentish Gazette reporting the first introduction of the Income Tax “for granting an Aid and Contribution to the prosecution of the War [against France]”, four pages, folding marks, scattered soiling and wear to margins, folio, 19 February 1799; and another newspaper (2) £100-£150
43 Napoleonic Wars.Edition of the ‘Journal de l’Empire’, carrying news of the return of Nelson’s body to England after the Battle of Trafalgar and of the Treaty of Pressburg (signed on 26 December 1805 between Napoleon and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II), four pages, tiny losses to paper, water staining, handling wear, folio, 16 January 1806 £80-£120 44 Napoleonic Wars.Edition of ‘Bell’s Weekly Messenger’ with articles covering peace negotiations between France and Austria (“France has proposed to Austria, as the reward of her present neutrality, and in some degree as an indemnity of her former losses, to procure for her Bosnia and Serbia, two provinces at present under the government of Turkey, but in such a state of rebellion against their Masters that Turkey herself may not improbably be brought to consent to the cession. The artifice of France in this proposal is in every respect worth of her characteristic intrigue’), a special message of Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and House of the Representatives, also featuring an ‘authentic narrative of the death of Lord Nelson’, eight pages, soiling and wearing throughout, chipping to margins, folio, 19 January 1807. £180-£220 45 Napoleonic Wars.Edition of the ‘Leicester Journal’ featuring news of the battle of Issy and of the aftermath, four pages, folding marks with some splitting, scattered soiling, folio, 14 July 1815; and another newspaper (2) £80-£120
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46 46 Nasa Photographs.A large collection of press (wire) black and white Nasa photographs, with typed captions on verso, featuring various relevant moments of Nasa history between the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s from Apollo missions to scientific experiments carried out at the space centres. Including: training of the astronauts, flight suits checkout, the recovery of Apollo 12 crew after splashdown, several pre-launch activities , view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module, the welcome celebrations of the city of Chicago for the safe return of Apollo 13 crew, examination of corn blight infestation in Indiana, a new bacteria detector, plants growing on soil brought back by the crew of Apollo 12 mission, a study on human chromosome, magnetic and termal checks on a satellite, a few duplicates, some wearing and creasing, occasional tears, tape residue to verso of a few photographs, 25.5 x 20.5 cm approx, 1970-1971 (large quantity) *** Provenance: from the collection of science journalist Peter Fairley (1930-1998), who was Science Editor for Independent Television News and Tv Times magazine in the 1960s and 1970s £1,500-£2,000
47 Nelson (Horatio) Autograph letter signed (‘Nelson’) to Sir William Hamilton, reading “I have to request that your Excellency will demand from this Government whether the King of the Two Siciles is at War with a Country calling itself the Ligurian Republic, or weither the King intends to protect in his Ports the Flag of that Republic (known as the Republic of Genoa), with which the King our Master is at War, and which can only be considered as a Country conquered by the French”, one page, integral blank, folding marks, some age-related toning, light foxing, remnants of previous mount to last page, 4to, Naples [aboard the HMS Vanguard], 12 December 1798. LETTER FROM NELSON TO THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR IN NAPLES SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON, demanding a declaration from the Neapolitan Government concerning its policy regarding the Ligurian Republic. This was a French client republic created by Napoleon on June 15th, 1797. Its government was modelled on that of the Directory in France and it was tied to France by alliance. £4,000-£6,000
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50 49 Nuremberg Trials.Typed copy of the indictment reading in part “International Military Tribunal. No. 1. The United States of America, the French Republic, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – Against – Hermann Wilhelm Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Robert Ley ... Individually and as Members of Any of the Following Groups or Organisations to which they Respectively Belonged ... Defendants”, 43 pages stapled together, stapled Errata sheet tipped to p 1, another loose Errata sheet and page 1 with inkstamps: “Not for Publication before 2000 hours 18.10.45.”, timestamp on final page “Received 20 Nov 1945 HQ U.S. Forces European Theater Secretary General Staff.”, browning, tears and chipping to margins, rusty staples, last page detached, overall age- related wear, folio, n.p., October 1945 £3,000-£4,000 50 Pankhurst (Emmeline) Typed letter signed (‘E. Pankhurst’) on “Votes for Women. The Women’s Social and Political Union” headed paper”, addressed to Miss Maude Smith and reading “I am extremely sorry to hear of your illness which has been caused through forcible feeding. The hunger strike is not in the least compulsory; it must be left to the judgment [sic] of each individual, and no one could be blamed who felt they were not able to undertake such a tremendous sacrifice. I hope you will reassure others on this point. You have already taken a great share in the fighting line, which the Union very much appreciate”, one page, mailing folds, yellowing, fading to text, 4to, Lincoln’s Inn House, n.d. [c. 1912] £700-£1,000 49 48 Nixon (Richard) & Others Three photographs of members of the Nixon family, signed and inscribed by Patricia Nixon, also signed by Richard Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower in various inks, mounted, 35 x 39.5 cm. £180-£220 14
51 Pattle (Marmamduke) Visiting card of “Mr M.T. St John Pattle, Royal Air Force”, light browning, 3.8 x 7.6cm. *** Marmaduke Thomas St John Pattle, usually known as Pat Pattle, was a South African-born RAF fighter pilot and flying ace who destroyed at least 40 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. £120-£180 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
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52 52 [Peron (Eva)] Advertisement for the ‘Semana Eva Peron’, dated 23 July, thin paper, slight browning, small tear with loss to upper blank margin, little fraying to lower left margin, 3 folds, broadside, (510 x 710mm ), [Buenos Aires], [Imp. La familia italiana], [1953]. £500-£700 53 Petain (Philippe) Off-white card signed and dated “Philippe Petain M.al de France, 3010- 50” in ink, light wear and creasing, 6 x 9.7cm.
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£180-£220 54 Political Ephemera.A small group of satirical political ballads published during the government of William Pitt the Younger. Garland of New Songs. The Country Club, The Chandler’s Shop, Paddy M’Shane’s Seven Ages, broadside folded into 8 p., wood engraved vignette to title, dusty, slight foxing, traces of glue to right margin, [ESTC 006070200], Newcastle-uponTyne, J. Marshall, [c.1800]; Judas Iscariot’s Favourite Ballad, slight browning, faint dampstaining to left margin, (110 x 275mm), [c.1800]; The Premature Canvass extracted from Say’s Sunday Reporter, March 18, 1804, wood engraved vignette, slight foxing, minor tear with little loss affecting vignette, four folds, (185 x 310mm), [c.1804]. (3)
56 Prohibition.Prescription Form for Medicinal Liquor Issued Under Authority Of The National Prohibition Act”, duplicate version (the originals were in white and are extremely rare), partially- printed, completed by hand in a carbon copy impression, two punch holes at left, mounted, overall size 23.1 x 25.7cm. *** These forms were used to prescribe liquor at a time when alcohol was considered to be as dangerous as opium or any other “hard” drug. Many “prescriptions” were just a way of skirting the law.
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55 Privy Council of England.A collection of 4 archival documents regarding fees, salaries, general payments concerning Stephen Cottrell, one of the Clerks of Privy Council, to be Keeper of the Privy Council Records, in the room of Philip Sharpe and Sir Charles Cocks, some browning, various sizes, 1759 – 1797.
57 Royal Company of Scottish Archers Partially printed diploma on vellum admitting Duncan Davidson Esq to be “one of his Majesty’s Royal Company of Archers”, signed by John Linning Secretary of the Royal Company of Archers, one page, some soiling, folding marks, remnants of red wax seal affixed to silk ribbon, folio, Edinburgh, 7 September 1825
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60 Schweitzer (Albert) Off-white card signed and inscribed in French “A’ Arnold Bruxley avec mes bones pensees”, light handling wear, 8.7 x 11.6cm.
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62 South Africa.Clipped signature of Jan Smuts on pink paper, light soiling; clipped signature of Cecil John Rhodes, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896 (2)
59 Royal Navy.Log of H.M.S. Canada. Captains Curtis and Beaumont, kept by M. L’E. Silver, illustrated title, 15 maps showing the H.M.S. Canada routes on the coast of South and Central America, 3 plans with the structure of the ship and 1 illustration of Fort San Felipe del Morro in Porto Rico, some browning, foxing, bookplate, contemporary cloth with stitched inner fold, marbled edges, rubbed and worn, large 4to, 1886-7; Log of H.M.S. Canada commanded by Capt La Beaumont, kept by M. L’E. Silver, illustrated title, 4 maps showing the H.M.S. Canada routes on the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada and 1 illustration of the structure of the ship, 1887-8 [bound with] Log of H.M.S. Rover, Capt Noel, Kept by M. L’E. Silver, illustrated title, light browning and occasional foxing, bookplates, modern vellum, blue edges, rubbed and worn, large 4to , 1888. *** H.M.S. Canada was a Comus-class screw corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1881 and sold for scrap in 1897. Her bow badge was removed prior to being sold for scrap and is currently displayed in the Maritime Museum of British Columbia. H.M.S. Rover was an 18-gun iron screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s, the sole ship of her class. Among the men who had served aboard her was the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
£120-£180 61 Ship Journal.Midshipmen Journal, H. M. S. Hampshire, detailed manuscript notes, often signed by Captain, sepia photographs and hand coloured diagrams and maps tipped in, entries relating to the conflict in the second Chinese revolution, occasional spotting and th staining, original cloth th over board, rubbed and stained, 4to, [June 4 1913- January 4 1914] £200-£300
£100-£150 63 Spanish Document.- 1490 Notarial document in Latin on vellum, being a receipt issued by Jewish merchant Salomon Cavaler for 11 Valencian pounds, as settlement paid by Christian nobleman Graciano of Monsoriu, for a cession of tax- collectiong rights related to Sestinella and Besulgua, signed by notary public Bartholomeus Castellnou and Salamon Cavaler, one page, browning to lower margin, tiny hole and loss to upper eges, small tears along folds, Murviedro (Sagunto), 17 May 1490. *** The documents mentions three Jewish merchants (Salomon Astor, Salomon Cavaler, Salomon Çaporta), a Christian nobleman (Graciano de Monsoriu) and a Muslim butcher (Amer Alffarras), showing members of the three religions working together just two years before the Catholic Kings signed the Edict of Expulsion, which decreed that no Jews were permitted to remain in Spain unless they were willing to convert. £800-£1,200
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65 64 Staffordshire.- Abstract of Title Manuscript Abstract of Title of William Tayleur, esquire, to the Manor of Moreton, near Stafford, tracing the ownership of the manor from the Moretons in 1521 to an ancestor of Tayleur, four pages, some folding marks with some losses and tears, some yellowing, large folio, late 19th century. £100-£150 65 Thatcher (Margaret) Black and white press photograph featuring Margaret Thatcher when Secretary of State for Education and Science together with Sir Leslie Scarman and Dr. Edith Young, signed by Margaret Thatcher in black marker, stamped caption on rear, light handling wear, creasing to corners, 16.5 x 21.9 cm; colour, head and shoulders photograph of Jeffrey Archer, signed on lower white margin, 18 x 12.6 cm; complimentary slip signed by Jeffrey Archer (3) £150-£200
66 Thatcher (Margaret) Typed letter signed (‘Margaret Thatcher’) to Lord Windlesham, thanking him for his letter on “the possibility of setting up new remand centres, distinct from the prison service, employing agency staff and licensed and supervised by the Home Office” and adding “The Government is fully committed to making greater use of the private sector wherever this helps Departments like the Prison Department of the Home Office to get better value for money. We know that the private sector is involved in the day to day running of prisons as well as in constructing them, for example in the United States [...] As to your specific suggestion that court escorting arrangements should be privatised, last year the Court Escort Scrutiny Report concluded that the use of private guards for escorting purposes would not be desirable since it would only further complicate an already complex system. It recommended instead that after implementation of the other recommendations, consideration should be given to the creation of a special grade of escort officer to assist the police with escort duties”, three pages, folding marks, minor spotting to left margin, 4to, 10 Downing Street, 12 August 1987. £180-£220 66A Thatcher (Margaret) Photograph signed in silver pen, in person example, very good condition, 8 x 10”. £150-£200
65A Thatcher (Margaret) Official 10 Downing Street card signed in blue marker pen by Margaret Thatcher, in good condition with just a hint of age discoloration
67 Titanic Interest.First Day Cover signed by five Titanic survivors in various inks, comprising: Edith Haisman, Eva Hart, Willmina Dean (‘With best wishes from Willmina Dean, youngest Titanic survivor’), Michael Navratil and B.V. Dean, very light handling wear, 9 x 15.3 cm.
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68 Titanic Interest.Rare pre-disaster colour postcard from Raphael Tuck & Sons’ celebrated liner series, the reverse bears a printed description of the T. S. S. Titanic: “The White Star triple-screw steamer ‘Titanic’ launched at Belfast 31st May, 1911, is one of the largest vessel afloat at the present time, and is a wonderful achievement of British shipbuilding, combined with the enterprise of the owners. This modern leviathan is nearly 900 feet long, 45,000 tons gross register, and 66,000 tons displacement.The ‘Titanic,’ in the White Star Line’s mail and passenger service between Southampton, Cherbourg, Queenstown and New York, has accommodation for about 2,500 passengers, with a crew of 860”, handwriiten message to the recipient reads “Still very warm, London very full”, light age-related wear, postmarked London, 6 May 1912; unused postcard featuring a printed poem entitled “The Loss of the Titanic”, First Day Cover commemorating the 80th Anniversary Launching of the R.M.S. Titanic, signed by survivor Eva Hart; original souvenir programme of the “Dramatic and Operatic Matinee’ held at the Royal Opera in Covent Garden in Aid of the Titanic Disaster Fund on May 14th, 1912, some water staining througout, wearing and soiling; programme of the “Titanic Band Memorial Concert” at the Royal Albert Hall on May 24th, 1912, tear along central fold of original wrappers; a copy of ‘’ The Daily Graphic - Titanic In Memoriam Number ‘’ published on Saturday 20th April 1912, some chipping and tears to margins; “The Deathless story of the Titanic : complete narrative with many illustrations”, third edition, 1912; supplement to The Sphere dedicated to “The Wreck of the Titanic”, folding marks and scattered soiling, 27 April 1912; and two books (10) £700-£900 18
*** The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791. The so-called “whiskey tax” was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government and was intended to generate revenue for the debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. Farmers of the western frontier were accustomed to distilling their surplus rye, barley, wheat, corn, or fermented grain mixtures into whiskey. They resisted the tax and throughout Western Pennsylvania counties, protesters used violence and intimidation against federal officials. £300-£400 70 Wellesley (Arthur, Duke of Wellington) Envelope panel signed (‘Wellington’), mounted, postmarked 20 July 1820. £150-£200 71 Wellesley (Arthur, Duke of Wellington) Autograph letter signed (‘Wellington’) to Sir William Sidney Smith, Admiral of the Royal Navy during the American and French revolutionary wars, one page light staining, 8vo, 24 March 1828. £180-£220 72 [Wilberforce (William)] Bookplate of abolitionist William Wilberforce, originally designed for his grandfather, some browning. £80-£120 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
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73 WW2.- Newspapers Three original copies of newspapers reporting significant events of the Second World War, comprising: copy of the Sunday Graphic announcing “Heavy Fighting Starts Again on Russian Front” and mentioning Hitler’s claim “that German troops had broken through the Stalin line”, 13 July 1941Edition of the Guernsey Evening Press carrying a front page story on the death of Rommel ‘as a result of a car smash’, although the German hero had actually been forced by Hitler to commit suicide for his part in the plot to kill Hitler, 18 October 1944; issue of the Evening Standard announcing that “German 7th Army is Annihilated” and that the “Enemy is disorganised by Swift Allied Advances”, 21 March 1945, handling wear, browning and chipping to edges (3) £180-£220 74 WW2.- RAF Original notebook ‘for Workshop and Laboratory Records’ issued by the RAF, featuring handwritten annotations and diagrams relating to the mechanics of Spitfires and Hurricanes, some yellowing throughout, wear and soiling to boards, 4to, c. 1940 *** Rare wartime piece of memorabilia, probably conceived either as a training notebook or as an operational maintenance manual. £200-£300 75 WW2.Original wartime issue of the Daily Sketch reporting the death of Hitler on the front page erroneously saying “Hitler is Dead. Fell Fighting in Berlin. Admiral Doenitz His Successor”, six pages, splitting to right margin, chipping to edges, browning, folio, 2 May 1945. *** The Daily Skecth reports the news as coming from a German radio announcement but Hitler actually killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin.
77 76 WW2.A group of various historic newspapers mainly of war interest, comprising: Daily Mail, dated 8 December 1941, war declaration; Daily Express dated 15 November 1941; Daily Express dated 20 December 1941, Telegraph dated 13 February 1942; Daily Mail dated 2 May 1945; Daily Express dated 3 May 1945; News Chronicle dated 3 August 1934; News Chronicle dated 31 January 1945; Daily Express dated 13 May 1941; Daily Express dated 15 May 1941; also including a copy of the Daily Telegraph dated 1 January 2000 (11). £200-£300 77 WW2.Collection of material related to WW2 Radio Operators, including: Wireless Operators (Air) Log Book, Radio Manual Calling Men At War and Learning Morse booklets, RAF Notebook for use in Laboratories and Workshops with handwritten notes and diagrams, maps (Pilots’ Safety Aids Map; hand drawn map featuring radio stations and ranges in 1945), encased within zipped folder labelled Radio Operator Route Book, 1943-1946 £180-£220 78 WW2.Copy of the Guernseys newspaper ‘The Star’, with front page featuring “Orders of the Commandant of the German Forces in Occupation of the Bailiwick of Jersey” ans saying “The German Commandant has taken over the military powers...the population is hereby required to retain calmness, order and discipline. If this is assured, the life and property of the population will be respected and guaranteed”, 4 pages, browning chipping and tears to margins, folio, 3 July 1940 £80-£120
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79 79 Autograph Album.- Authors & Politicians Autograph album with letters by prominent politicians and authors, mostly addressed to Lord Noel Buxton, a few letters loosely inserted. Highlights including: H.G. Wells, Y.B. Yeats (typed letter signed reading “I send you a story of mine, thinking it might do for the Independent Review. I am not sure, however, if you take stories at all. If you do not, please let me have it back at once that I might place it elsewhere. It forms part of a book my sisters are now going to print, and which will probably be published soon after Christmas”, 18 October, n.y.), Austen Chamberlain (typed letter saying “the question of giving facilities for the Humane Slaughter Bill would, as you know, not be one for me alone to decide and since, as I pointed out in my previous letter, the time does not yet seem to me to be ripe for such a Bill, I do not think I could press for facilities to be given”, 20 July 1927), Stanley Baldwin, Jan Smuts, Christabel Pankhurst (autograph letter reading in part “Mr Ellis Griffith has promised to speak at our Alton Hall meeting on November 16th. We hope that at every one of our big London meetings in October, November and December a member of Parliament will speak”, 31 July 1911), Ramsay Macdonald (typed letter signed on 10 Downing Street official paper, saying “I have been trying to get together a Library at 10 Downing Street[..]It has occurred to me that members of the present and of past Cabinets and Ministries [...] would like to give one of their own books, if they have written any, or some appropriate book to the Library’”, May 1931), Gilbert Murray, Oliver Lodge (autograph letter declining an invitation), Edward Carpenter, Lord Rosebery, Arthur Balfour (letter signed expressing his pleasure in “signing your nomination paper”. 28 June 1892), wear to boards, c. 1890s-1920s. £1,000-£1,500
80 Autograph Album.- Incl. Don Bradman An autograph album with signatures by prominent cricketers and international band leaders, some accompanied by cigarette cards affixed to the page. Highlights including: Don Bradman, W. A. Oldfield, Sean McCabe, Vic Richardson, Archie Jackson, Alan Fairfax, Billy Cotton and several members of his band, Phil Phillips, Laurie Johnson, Arthur baker, Tom Heath, morocco, partially disbound with losses to spine, overall wear, small 8vo, c. 1930s. £200-£300 81 Autograph Album.- Incl. Errol Flynn Autograph album with signatures by some prominent Hollywood actors and musicians, including: Errol Flynn, Spencer Tracy, Deanna Durbin, Charles Boyer, Basil Rathbone, Len Harvey, Anatole Fistoulari, Vic Oliver, Mark Hambourg, miscellaneous collection comprising signed photographs and clipped signatures pasted onto album pages, marbled cloth, handling wear, some foxing to paper, oblong 8vo, c. 1939. £250-£350 82 Autograph Album.- Incl. Petula Clark Autograph album with signatures by actors, musicians, entertainers and other celebrities, including: Petula Clark, Bruce Trent, Herry Secombe, Alma Cogan, Donald Peers, Freddie Mills, Dickie Valentine, Lord Hailsham, Colin Cowdrey, Johnny Leach, Richard Murdoch, Adrienne Corri, Edmund Purdom, Max Jaffa, Sylvia Peters, Gilbert Harding, G.H. Elliott, some pages with multiple signatures, leather bound, gilt lettering, loss to spine, some wear, oblong 8vo, c. 1950s. £300-£400
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83 83 Autograph Book.- Incl. Royalty East Midlands Airport guest book, including signatures by: Princess Margaret, Edward Heath, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Anne, Prince Charles, the Duke of Gloucester, Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Margaret Thatcher, Prince Philip, Alice of Gloucester, Jim Callaghan, light green cloth with gilt device, light wear, 4to, 1960s-1990s. £600-£800 84 Autograph Collection.- Actors & Artists Collection of autographs, letters and notes signed by actors, artists and politicians, including: Edward Smith- Stanley Earl of Derby, Coventry Patmore (autograph quotation from Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians, reading “Spirit of Knowledge, grant me this: a simple heart and subtle wit to praise the thing whose praise it is that all which can be praised is it!”), Matthew Arnold, Henry James Byron (autograph letter signed to W. Montgomery, 27 October 1866), Walter Lacy, George Montague Duke of Manchester (autograph postcard signed, reading “I am sorry I shall not be able to attend the meeting of the Executive Committee on the 26th, I shall be in London”, 24 January 1872), c. 1860s-1870s. (small quantity)
87 86 Autograph Collection.- Incl. Daphne Du Maurier Collection of signed photographs and autographs sent by various celebrities in answer to a fan’s request, all enclosed in original mailing envelopes. Comprising: David Bailey, Sir John Betjeman, Melvyn Bragg, Michael Caine, Henry Cooper, Judi Dench, Daphne Du Maurier, Barbara Cartland, Tom Conti, Sir Charles Groves, Cardinal Hume, John Darke, Dick Francis, James Galway, Peter Jay, Penelope Keith, Patrick Moore, Arthur Lowe, Spike Milligan, Robert Morley, Frank Muir, Anna Neagle, Rudolph Nurejev, Lester Pigott, J.B. Priestley, Cliff Richard, Gary Shaw, David Steel, Margaret Thatcher, Evelyn Williams and others, 1981 (quantity) £300-£400
85 Autograph Collection.- Incl. British Prime Ministers A collection of typed and handwritten letters addressed to Nicholas C. Hurst (the vendor), signed by British politicians including: Alec Douglas Home, Harold Macmillan, Enoch Powell, Edward Heath (“I have been very much encouraged by the messages of loyalty and support which I have received from all sections of the Party. Our purpose is to serve the Nation. We are under no illusions that the path ahead will be smooth - seldom in peace time has our Nation been so beset with difficulties...But the Conservative Party is in no mood to baulk the issues”, one page, 15 September 1965), Margaret Thatcher (declining an invitation to attend a meeting of the London Swinton Circle) and others, c. 1960s-1980s (large quantity)
87 Autograph Collection.- Incl. H.G. Wells Collection of letters by various prominent figures to the editor of Tit- Bits Magazine,some regarding the question whether or not ladies should practice box, including H.G. Wells (autograph letter reading “I’m too busy just now to do any casual article. one page, 52 St James’s Court, n.d.), Hugh Lowther, Earl of Lonsdale (typed letter saying “I should do all that I could to discourage any feminine relations of mine from learning the noble art, for I am one of those who think that a woman should have all the refinements of feeling and feminine charm”, two pages, 14 Carlton House Terrace, 26 January 1914), Lord Charles Beresford, Grace La Rue (autograph letter saying that box “is not a becoming sport for a lady. Secondly I don’t think it an exactly safe sport for a woman”), Marie Corelli, Robert Wynn Carrington Marquess of Lincolnshire (letter reading “Our hearts and thoughts are with the brave men at the front who are making so brave a fight for liberty and honour”, one page, Daws Hill, 11 November 1917), Hiram Stevens Maxim (typed letter reading “Clerks should not smoke during office hours...It may be possible for a man to get on fairly well with his work if he only has to divide his attention with a cigarette or a small cigar but if he uses a big black wooden pipe he has quite enough to do physically and mentally without attempting any other business”, one page, 383 Norwood Road, 20 February 1914), George Robey, Gladys Cooper and others, 1914-1917 (small quantity)
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89 Photograph Collection.A large collection of black and white press photographs, probably part of the archive of a paper called Evening Echo/Post, most labelled or stamped on the back, some of ongoing historical interest and figures, others of local or passing TV interest, including: celebrations for Queen Mother’s birthday; Cambodian War and Wang Hung Wen; publicity shots of Keith Skues; publicity shots of actor Richard Warwick; images of Pakistani immigration in the UK, including a couple on the India/Pakistan war; Asian trade delegations visiting UK factories; miscellaneous publicity and news shots of various subjects including politicians and public figures, Alan Clark MP, Milton Schulman, David Owen, Jim Callaghan; local events mostly in Hertfordshire, c. 1970s (large quantity) £200-£300 90 Scrapbook & Miscellaneous Writings.Scrapbook exemplar composed by leaves, newspaper articles, letters, illustrations, engravings pasted on pages and concerning Art, Traditional Costumes, Literature, Exhibitions, Religion and War, some browning and foxing throughout, bookplates, brown reverse calf, paper device pasted on board, double ruling with geometrical motives, rubbed and worn, spine cracked, 4to, 19th century; volume composed by miscellaneous letters, despatches and documents regarding economic exchanges, bank deals, regulation of immigration, discipline in prisons, maritime trades specifically with the West India Colonies, some browning and foxing throughout, bookplate, quarter cloth, rubbed and worn, cracked, 4to, first half of the 19th century (2) £150-£200 91 Vintage Postcards.A large collection of vintage postcards, unposted, showing streets, mountain views, coastal views, famous buildings, fine art reproductions from galleries in Europe, some are black and white, others in colour included some hand-tinted, some handling wear, 1920s-1940s (large quantity) £150-£200
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92 92 Artists.Landseer (Thomas) Autograph letter signed (‘Thos. Landseer’) to Solomon Hart, asking his correspondent “Does the name of William Bewick live in your memory?’, explaining that he had been asked by the late Sir Thomas Lawrence to go to Rome to make some drawings ‘which had he have lived were to have been presented by him to the R.A.”, two pages, mounted onto larger album page, a few pencil annotations, 8vo, St. Johns Wood, 12th January n.y.; Cruikshank (George), ink signature on blue album page, mounted; Brangwyn (Frank) autograph letter signed (‘Frank Brangwyn’) to Mr Davidson, two pages, some browning, 8vo, 4 Stratford Studio’s, Kensington, S.W, n.d. (3) £200-£300 93 Artists & Caricaturists.A selection of cards and letters signed by prominent 20th century British artists, some addressed to Peter Threadgold, various sizes. Highlights including: Beryl Cook (two Gallery Five cards featuring works by Cook, one saying “I have now illustrated more books for the Folio Society- “The Loved One” by Evelyn Waugh, . I don’t know what authors would write of this, had they known, but I certainly enjoyed doing it”), Laura Knight, Norman Thelwell (signed Christmas card), Carl Giles (cards and typed letter signed), Reg Smythe (ink signature on a sheet of with an Andy Capp strip affixed onto top), Kathleen Hale (autograph letter signed saying in part “at last I have a period of peace in which to thank you for your wonderful letter, which i shall keep. When it arrived I was overwhelmed by my new agent’s needs for data and agreements relating to my former publishers - some dating back to 1938”). (small quantity)
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106 106 Wilkie (David) Two autograph letters signed (‘David Wilkie’) to Royal Physician Sir James Clark. In the first one Wilkie mentions his journey through Europe “On setting foot again on the continent, which I had not done for twelve years, one object was in our progress, to view on the way the labours of art in the schools of the West, both of the present and of former times. At Munich we saw with surprise the numbers of works, in painting, sculpture and architecture called into being by the spirit and taste of the sovereign of that place. And both there and at Vienna, as we had previously at Amsterdam, we were filled with renewed wonder at the surpassing genius displayed in the labours of Rubens and Rembrandt”, four pages, loss to page two with later restoration, remnants of wax seal and previous mount, large 4to, Constantinople , 27th March 1840. In the second letter Wilkie mentions “how strongly in my distant wanderings I have partecipated in the national cause of joy at the blessing that has attended our August Sovereign Lady and the Prince Albert in the happy occasion of the birth of the Princess Royal, as you say ‘as fine a child as is in the kingdom’ [...]The breaking out of the war in Syria, as you know delayed and postponed all my pursuits, yet to give up what I had come so far to attain, and which if attained might be for the general good of British and at a time too when the brilliant success of Her Majesty’s Army [...] was attracting every eye and every thought to the country I was bound for, was really too much for me [..] But perhaps to you Sir James I ought to explain, why I, with full occupation and a new comfortable domicile at home, without pursuit in art of that elevation to require such study, and without the authority or the honour of a public mission, should yet mount the staff and scallop shell for such a peregrination. It is in truth not for myself but for those who are younger, and far abler than myself , who I wish to recall, and the taste of the public with them, to the paiting of Scripture subjetcs, now so little sought for in the British School. For this I have come to visit the localities of Scripture history, to see and to judge, if these supply any...for the talent of my countrymen, concluding after some weeks of reflection on all I see around me, that great and successful as this labours in art have been in the painting of Syrian history yet that Syria by a strange paradox is the only country in the world that has never been visited by the painter”, four pages, restorations to upper right corners, folding marks, light splitting, remnants of previous mount, large 4to, Jerusalem, March 1841.
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114 107 Astaire (Fred) Black and white, half length portrait photo, signed ‘Fred Astaire’ mostly across light area, in very good condition, 5x7” £80-£120 108 Astaire (Fred) & Ginger Rogers Glossy black and white, full length publicity still of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers from the 1949 movie ‘The Barkleys of Broadway’, signed by both actors in black felt tip, light creasing, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 38.5 x 33.5cm. £300-£400 109 Autograph Collection.- Actors A collection of photographs signed by various actors, entertainers and other celebrities, various sizes. Including: Richard Dreyfuss, Johnny Cash, Lauren Bacall, Frankie Vaughan, Christopher Walker, Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Leigh, Rochelle Hudson, Leonardo Di caprio, Jack Lemmon, Toby McGuire, Johnny Depp, George Raft, Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Kelly, Lila Lee, John Stride, Mack a few mounted (quantity) £300-£400 110 Autograph Collection.- Actors Selection of mostly 8x10” (a few smaller) photographs, many vintage with some in person pen examples. Including: Kenneth More, James Stewart, Richard Harris, Errol Flynn, Peter Ustinov, Michael Rennie, Ray Milland , Rex Harrison and others, condition mostly good to excellent (10) £250-£350
111 111 Autographs Collection.- Actors A large collection of photographs signed by prominent actors and entertainers, also comprising a few unsigned or bearing pre-printed signatures. Highlights include: Vivien Leigh, merle Oberon,Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Gladys Cooper, Ivor Novello, Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton, Diana Rigg, Fiona Shaw, Emily Symon, Stella Gonet, Jessica Martin, Liz Curnick, Brian Glover, David Suchet, Rosemary Ashe, Ian Mckellen, Susie Blake, Nicola Redmond, John Dunn, Ed Stewart, Jimmy Young, Ken Bruce, Kelly Bright, Gemma Jones, Eric Porter, Kate Harbour, Bruce Forsyth, Des O’Connor, aslo including actors from Emmerdale, Coronation Street and East Enders (large quantity) £250-£350 112 Autograph Collection.- Actresses Selection of vintage signed photographs, includes Shirley Temple, Marlene Deitrich, Olivia De Haviland, Sally Anne Howes, Diana Rigg, Gloria Swanson, Patricia Roc and others, mostly 8 x 10” but a few smaller, condition fair to very good (10) £250-£350 113 Autograph Collection.- British Actors Nice selection of 4 vintage signed postcards, comprising: Stanley Baker, Laurence Olivier, John Mills and John Gielgud (also signed Hamlet 1935), one dedicated, condition mostly about good (4) £150-£200 114 Autograph Collection.A collection of signatures by Hollywood stars and singers, all mounted, various sizes, including: Lauren Bacall (album page), David Niven (album page signed ‘Good luck, David Niven’), Red Skelton, Marlene Dietrich (signed record sleeve), Gene Autry (photograph of Autry in cowboy costume astride a horse, inscribed ‘To all my British friends. I’m looking forward to seeing you all in person soon’) and another one (6) £200-£300
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122 121 Cagney (James) Portrait matte photograph, clearly signed ‘Jim Cagney’ to white border, slight crease to corner otherwise in very good condition, 10 x 8”. £80-£120 122 Chaplin (Charles) Early typed letter signed (‘Chas Chaplin’) to Mr Alec Wegoder, on Charlie Chaplin Music Publishing Co. headed paper, reading “Dear Friend, I beg to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of your interesting letter and complying with your request I take pleasure in sending you one of my photographs” and thanking the recipient for “your interest and support to my screen efforts”, one page, folding marks, 4to, Los Angeles, 1025 Lillian Way, 4 September 1916, mounted together with a black and white photograph of Chaplin, framed and glazed, overall size 42 x 53 cm.
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125 126 126 Cooper (Gary) Black and white, head and shoulders studio photograph of Gary Cooper, signed “Sincerely, Gary Cooper” in blue ink, very light surface marks, remnants of previous mount to verso, 22.5 x 17.5cm, together with original mailing envelope sent from ‘Gary Cooper Samuel Goldwyn Productions” to a Parsla Rogers [1938] £150-£200 127 Depp (John) Colour, three quarter length photograph of Johnny Depp in a casual pose, signed by the actor in blue marker on the left hand side, 10 x 8”. £80-£120 128 Depp (Johnny).- Pirates of the Carribean Colour promotional photograph of ‘Pirates of the Carribean. On Stranger Tides’, signed by Johnny Depp in black marker, 29.5 x 42cm.
125 Connery (Sean) Unusual black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Sean Connery, boldly signed and inscribed “For David, Best Wishes, Sean Connery” in black ink on top left corner, 20 x 25cm.
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130 130 Disney.- Jungle Book (The) Walt Disney, one-sheet, cond. A -, 104 x 69 cm., linen backed, framed, U.S., 1967. £400-£600 131 Disney.- Fantasia Original hand painted Walt Disney production cel on Courvoisier background from Fantasia featuring Frost Fairy, mounted, some staining and wear to mount, 33 x 25.5cm [1940] *** Fantasia was the third Disney animated feature film. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski. While acclaimed by critics, it was unable to make a profit due to World War II cutting off distribution to the European market and the film’s high production costs. £400-£600 132 Disney.- Snow White Charming original hand painted production cel for Disney’s first animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, showing Snow White while making a cake, trimmed and applied to a woodgrain Courvoisier background, tiny losses of colour to one of the birds on the foreground, mounted with an opening measuring 21.5 x 19cm, some staining and wear to mount, overall size 41 x 35.5 cm, Walt Disney Studios, 1937. *** Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first full-length cel animated feature film and the earliest Disney animated feature film. It premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre on December 21, 1937, followed by a nationwide release on February 4, 1938. It was a critical and commercial success, and with international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly assumed the record of highest-grossing sound film at the time. At the 11th Academy Awards, producer Walt Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar, and the film was nominated for Best Musical Score too.
132 133 Disney Studios.A collection of production cells produced by The Walt Disney Company possibly for an unidentified short, featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Pluto, Goofy, and others, acrylic pen on acetate, mounted on illustration board, tracing paper with annotations tipped in, occasional staining to boards, illustrations unaffected, slight toning to tracing paper, c.385 x510 mm [c.1980] (10)
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139 Garland (Judy) Ink signature (‘Sincerely Judy Garland’) on album page, tape residue to left margin, mounted together with a black and white photograph of Garland, framed and glazed, overall size 12.5 25 cm. £150-£200 140 Gielgud (John) Striking and uncommon black and white photograph of the British actor by Baron Mario Bucovich, signed “With very good wishes, John Gielgud, Hamlet 1935”, with autograph quotation from Hamlet on lower left corner, photographer’s credit on verso, some creasing and handling wear, 22.3 x 17.2cm. £100-£150
136 Douglas (Kirk) & Jean Simmons Ink signatures of Kirk Douglas and Jean Simmon, mounted together with a colour photograph of the members of the cast of ‘Spartacus’, overall size 28 x 35.5cm.
141 Grant (Cary) Black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Cary Grant by Hollywood photographer Ernest Bachrach, signed and inscribed “To Irene, Cordially Cary Grant” in ink across lower right corner of the image, three pin holes to margins not affecting the signature, minor soiling, tape residue on verso, 25.5 x 20.5cm.
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146 142 Hanks (Tom) Black and white promotional photograph for the 1988 movie ‘The Burbs’, signed by Tom Hanks on top left corner, 10 x 8”. £80-£120 143 Heston (Charlton) Black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Charlton Heston, signed by the actor in black ink on lower right corner, 25.4 x 20.3 cm. £100-£150 144 Holden (William) Black and white, head and shoulders studio photograph of William Holden, signed and inscribed “To Patricia Trastor (?), All good wishes, William Holden”, minor creasing to corners, 25 x 20 cm. £120-£180 145 Hollywood Interest.Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties, edited by John Kobal, thoroughly illustrated with glamorous pictures of prominent Hollywood stars, signed by Olivia De Havilland (two autographs), Laurence Olivier, Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, Dorothy Lamour (two autographs), Micky Rooney, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse, Jane Russell (two autographs), Lauren Bacall (two autographs), Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Charlton Heston and Elizabeth Taylor, light wear and creasing to edges and corners of cover, light yellowing, Dover Publications, New York, 1977. £700-£900
147 146 Hollywood lnterest.Typed letter from Republic Productions Inc to Bob Hope, saying “In our photoplay now entitled ‘Sleepytime Gal’ starring Miss Judy Canova, we contemplate using a scene showing Miss Canova singing and while doing so she points to the cover of sheet music on which will appear your photograph and name [...]” and asking for the actor’s permission to make that use of his name, signed by Hope at close, one page, folding marks, two punch holes to top, light loss to upper margin, 4to, North Hollywood, California, 13 December 1941; two copies of typed letters from Republic Productions to Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers, asking for their pemission to have their names used in the song “It could happen to me”, signed by the two actors, punch holes to upper margin, 4to, 30 August 1946 (3) £150-£200 147 Hollywood Stars.A large collection of signed photographs and autographs by prominent Hollywood stars, including: Jack Nicholson, Catherine Zeta Jones, Willem Defoe, Russel Crowe, Kim Cattral, Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Jim Carrey, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Rachel Weisz, Alicia Silverstone, Demi Moore, Jeremy Renner, Will Smith, Teri Hatcher, all mounted, v.s., (large quantity) £400-£600 148 James Bond Movies.A collection of signed photographs and autographs by actors who took part in the James Bond movies, including: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Judi Dench, Britt Ekland, Claudine Auger, Michelle Yeoh, Honor Blackman, Gemma Arterton, Sophie Marceau, Samantha Bond, Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, Ben Wishaw, Javier Bardem, Jimmy Dean, Izabella Scorupco, Rick Yune, Alan Cumming, Oliver Street, Robert Carlyle, Jonathan Price and others, some mounted, v.s. (quantity) £300-£400 31
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158 157 Monroe (Marilyn) Rare costume test of Marilyn Monroe as ‘Clara’ for “A Ticket To Tomahawk”, 1950, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 36 x 31.2cm. £200-£300 158 [Monroe (Marilyn)].- The Sleeping Prince Printed press release for to the movie “The Sleeping Prince”, reading in part “Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier have finally played their first love scene in their new romantic comedy ‘The Sleeping Prince’ currently being filmed in England”, accompanied by the first photograph “of both stars in characters to be released from the set at Pinewood Studios”, framed and glazed, overall size 31 x 41.5 cm. £150-£200 159 Monroe (Marilyn) Typescript proxy agreement appointing Robert H. Montgomery and Paul J. Newlon to legally act on behalf of and to vote all shares of Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. held by Monroe, signed by Monroe in black ink at close, one page, n.p. [Hollywood], 10 April 1957, mounted with a colour photograph of the actress, framed and glazed, overall size 44 x 80 cm approx. *** In December 1954, after the completion of The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn formed Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc., with photographer Milton Greene. Marilyn Monroe Productions was established with 101 shares of stock; Marilyn controlled 51 shares, while Greene retained the remaining 50. Marilyn’s function was to star in the films selected by the company, while Greene was to conduct all of the business and pay the bills. However, the relationships between the 2 partners slowly deteriorated as Arthur Miller wanted to be involved in his wife’s professional projects. In April 1957, before the release of “The Prince and the Showgirl”, she claimed that Greene had badly ran the society. Five days later, she replaced the lawyers of the society with Miller personal legal advisor, Robert H. Montgomery.
159 160 Monty Python.- Life of Brian A group of black and white movie stills from Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”, all with typed captions pasted onto rear; copy of a satirical mocking press release for the movie, reading in part “Brian is the culmination of many years of drug abuse and painstakingly careful brain transplant [...] is loosely based on Thomas Hardy’s hero Tess in ‘Tess of the D’Urbevilles’, but only very, very loosely. Unable to find work in any other stories, Brian happens on a plot about Jewish resistance to Roman imperialism [...] Brian’s great love is mass catering and with the help of his loyal girlfriend and a grant from the local university, he opens a lasagne franchise in the steamy Judean capital of Jerusalem. Soon everybody who is anybody hears of Brian’s lasagne, and his restaurant becomes the ‘in-place’ for Biblical folk”, thirteen pages, some discolouration, 1979; two newspaper cuttings with reviews of the movie (small quantity) £300-£400 161 My Fair Lady Original playbill for the 1958 production of ‘My Fair Lady or Pygmalion’, musical adaptation of the play by George Bernard Shaw with costumes designed by Cecil Beaton, some creasing and yellowing, a few closed tears to margins, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 62 x 44.5cm. £200-£300
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168 162 Olivier (Laurence) & Others Ink signature (‘L. Oliver’) on off-white album page; black and white, three quarter length photograph of John Gielgud, signed and dated (‘John Gielgud, 1945, Best wishes’) on lower mount; ink signature (‘R. Richardson’) on pink album page, all mounted, framed and glazed, vs. (3) £200-£300 163 O’Toole (Peter) Typed thank you note signed (‘Peter O’Toole’) saying “in response to my appeal on BBC TV on Sunday, October 19th, in aid of the Theatre Royal, Bristol, development scheme, I should like to thank you very much for your most generous donation”, one page, n.d. Theatre Royal, Bristol, mounted with a black and white photograph of O’Toole as Laurence of Arabia, framed and glazed, overall size 50 x 28 cm. £150-£200 164 Pacino (Al) & Andy Garcia Striking black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Pacino from his iconic movie “Scarface”, signed in black marker on the right hand side, pen annotation on verso, 10 x 8”; black and white, head and shoulders photograph of Andy Garcia, signed on lower margin, 10 x 8”. (2) £100-£150 34
167 Photograph Collection.- Actors A collection of vintage black and white photographs of early 20th century actors and actresses, a few unsigned but mostly signed, including: Violet Vanbrugh, Madge Kendall, Constance Collier, Evie Greene, Huntley Wright, Nina Sevening, Basil Gill, Madge Crichton, Nina Boucicault, Henry Anley, Gertie Millar, Marie Studholme, Olive Morrell, Camille Clifford, Zena Dare, Lily Brayton, Fred Terry, Kitty Gourdon, Lilian Braithwaite, some addressed to Mr L. P. Schlarb, age toning, light soiling, 1910s (quantity) £200-£300 168 Photograph Collection.- Actors Photograph album housing a collection of vintage, unsigned photographs of Hollywood stars, mostly black and white but a few coloured, including: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Marlene Dietrich, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, Gregory Peck, Rudolph Valentino, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Clara Bow, Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Errol Flynn, June Allyson, Greer Garson, some with pre-printed autographs, some wear, c. 1920s- 1950s (quantity) £150-£200 169 Rathbone (Basil) Vintage, sepia toned, head and shoulders photograph of Basil Rathbone, signed by the actor on lower portion of the image, very light silvering, minor browning to ink, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 24.7 x 21 cm. £100-£150 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
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171 175 Signed Books.Five signed biographies of celebrities, comprising: David Niven. Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly; Botham. A Biography; Frankie Howerd. On the Way I Lost It; Tony Curtis. The Autobiography; Anna Neagle “There’s Always Tomorrow. An Autobiography, dust jackets, some wear. (5) £180-£220 176 Sinatra (Frank) & Bob Hope Night of Nights, official programme of the charity event held at the Royal Festival hall on November 16th, 1970, signed by Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope on one of the internal pages, light handling wear, original wrappers, 4to, 1970s.
174 Screen Detectives.Autographs of actors famous for playing screen detectives, various sizes but mostly 8 x 10”. Including: Diana Rigg, Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Roger Moore, Peter Falk, Angela Lansbury, James Garner, mostly images are in character, condition good to excellent (10)
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*** Poster of the iconic horror movie starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson, Robert Rietty and Holly Palance. £150-£200 183 Theatre Programmes.A large collection of London theatre programmes and ephemera, mostly mounted onto scrapbook pages, unsigned, various sizes (quantity) £180-£220 184 Tracy (Spencer) Black and white, head and shoulders photograph by Hal Payee of a young Spencer Tracy, signed and inscribed “To L.G. Bergman (?) with best wishes, 7/1/33”, crease across the centre of the image, silvering to darker areas, 25.3 x 21cm. £200-£300 185 Wagner (Robert) Glossy black and white, head and shoulders photograph of a young Robert Wagner, signed and dedicated “To Dick, Best Wishes” in black ink, some creasing to corners, 10 x 8”, with original mailing envelope addressed to Mr Richard Briggs, 1956. £100-£150
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186 [Warhol (Andy)] Bad, one sheet, cond. A-, backed on linen, 105 x 68.5cm, U.S., 1977
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189 West (Mae) Souvenir programme of ‘Come On Up - Ring Twice’ at the Somerset Playhouse, clearly signed by Mae West in blue ink below her black and white image, minor age-related toning and creasing, 1952.
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188 West (Mae) Cheque signed (‘Mae West’) for the sum of $75.00, drawn on United California Bank, cancellation stamps, Hollywood, 25 November 1975, mounted with a black and white photograph of the actress, overall size 28.6 x 33cm.
190 Miscellaneous.- Yul Brynner A collection of autograph letters addressed to actor Yul Brunner, from various fans and admirers, including Jacqueline Chan, Daniel Schneider and Alina Peretti, v.s., various dates, (small quantity)
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194 193 Blyton (Enid) Autograph letter signed (‘Enid Blyton’) to “My dear Girl”, Thanking the recipient for the lovely letters and adding “I think you wrote them beautifully and I was so pleased to hear your news. You had a nice lot to tell me! Please thank Miss Hughes too for her nice letter- I was delighted to hear from her. I loved the postcard photograph too - what a lovely place the camp is in! It must be fun to look out over all that water [...] Gillian and Imogen send you hugs and kisses”, one page, some scattered foxing throughout, traces of rusty paperclip, 8vo, Green Hedges, Beaconsfield, 19 September 1938. £180-£220
192 Blyton (Enid) Autograph letter signed (‘Enid Blyton’), to the pupils of the Open Air school in Barnsley, Yorkshire, reading “Thank you for your nice letters and order for 12 more of Bobs’ books. The printer will send you them this week. Bobs is so pleased you like his books. I keep a few in my study, & he will go and lick the covers, isn’t he funny! I suppose he feels very fond of them!’ Blyton continues to add ‘I am sending you some cards….I hope you will like them. I’ve written on the back what they are’ and concludes ‘Bobs sends you a loud bark. Dilly sends you hugs & kisses. I send you much love. Best wishes to your teacher”, one page, folding marks, scattered foxing throughout, remnants of previous mount to verso, 8vo, Old Thatch, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, 29 October 1933; accompanied by the four different vintage postcard photographs referred to by Blyton, two depicting Bobs in different poses, one annotated ‘Bobs & the tame baby thrush’ and the other ‘Bobs & Sandy’ by Blyton to the versos in pencil, another showing Blyton seated outdoors in her garden, annotated in pencil to the verso ‘Old Thatch. I am on well with Bobs by me’, and the fourth showing part of her thatched roof home, annotated by Blyton in pencil to the verso ‘The new wing we built on to Old Thatch’, minor age wear (5)
194 Chapone (Hester) Autograph letter signed (‘H. Chapone’) to Reverend William Price, mentioning a paper that “was written a few months ago, in real distress of mind, immediately after a reperusal of Butler’s Analogy, which I had recourse to, from remembering that some years ago it had afforded me great satisfaction. I was extremely mortified to find myself much less satisfied by this last reading than by the former, which showed me too plainly that the state of my mind was altered. Whether my Reason is enlightened or depraved by time, God knows! [...] A thorough enquiry is so vast a task, so disproportioned to my abilities, and so diminutive of time, which, at my years, should rather be employed in the practice of Religion than the discussion of it, that nothing but being convinced it was my absolute duty, could give me courage to think of it. I believe you are master of all the best arguments I could ever hope to find, if indeed there are any that can remove my difficulties [...] I read no Infidel writers, I converse with no Infidels. All those whom I most love and esteem and wish to imitate, profess to believe and honour Christianity. My greatest comforts and supports under severe afflictions, my brightest hopes after the disappointment of my strongest passions of all my schemes of happiness in this world, have been derived from it, and if my Reason has been blinded, it is not by the desire but by the fear of finding those principles defective in their foundation which have been hitherto the support of my life. If you can help me to regain that firm faith I once enjoyed, or direct me how to act under my present doubts, so as to acquit myself of all that is within my power, I may venture to hope you will not think your time misemployed”, three pages, folding marks, professional restorations, remnants of previous mount and wax seal, tall 4to, 29 January 1769.
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197 195 Dickens (Charles) Autograph letter signed (‘Charles Dickens’) to T.J. Serle, reading “My Dear Serle, I send this short note to let you know that immediately on receiving your suggestion through Mr Wills, I have written to Mr Nash exactly to the effect you recommend, and have posted my willing testimony in his favour, to Nice”, one page, folding marks, 8vo, 24 Sepetmber 1854, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 34 x 43cm. £800-£1,200 196 Fry (Christopher) Original and unpublished autograph poem on the four seasons signed by the author (‘Christopher Fry’), two pages, light creasing, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 35.5 x 52cm. £150-£200 197 Ginsberg (Allen) Howl and other Poems, introduction by William Carlos Williams, twenty-fourth printing, signed by the author on title page, original white and black wrappers, wear to spine, light soiling, 8vo, San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1971
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204 Rider Haggard (Henry) Autograph letter signed (‘H. Rider Haggard’) to Mrs Bagshawe, saying “It is most kind of you but I am sorry to say it is impossible to accept as by May 24 I hope to be in Norfolk for the summer. I hope the confutation will go off well”, one page, integral blank, light creasing, folding mark, light toning and spotting, 8vo, North Lodge, St. Leonard on Sea, n.d., with original envelope addressed in Haggard’s hand. £150-£200 205 Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, signed by the author on the half title, original decorated boards, dust jacket, 8vo, Vancouver, Raincoast Books, 2000. £150-£200 206 Schnitzler (Arthur) Black and white, three quarter length postcard photograph of Schnitzler, signed by the Austrian author on verso, light yellowing, small smudge to signature, 13.7 x 9cm; a black and white, head and shoulders, signed photograph of Schnitzler, also inscribed by the author to “L.F. Scott” and dated “15.4.16” on the mount, minor creasing and handling wear, 22.5 x 15cm (2) £300-£400
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211 210 Williams (Tennessee) Souvenir programme for ‘Summer and Smoke’ at the Nottingham Playhouse on November 18th, 1957, signed and inscribed “To H. Nightingale, Tennessee Williams”, original wrappers, light wear to margins, tall 8vo. £150-£200 211 Zweig (Stefan) Album page featuring ink signature of Swiss author Stefan Zweig; together with pages signed by Georg Kaiser, Ernst Zahn, Herbert Euelberg, pencil annotations, scattered age toning, oblong 8vo, c. 1920s (4) £200-£300 41
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213 212 Autograph Album.- Belgian Composers Autograph album including autograph music quotations signed by prominent Belgian composers, mostly inscribed to Madame Augustin de Baillon. Signatures include: Paul Gilson, Joseph Jongen, Charles Hens, Armand Marsick, Michel Brusselmans, Godfried Devreese, Gerard Bertouille, Marguerite Lebizay, Luis de Vocht, Maurice Weynandt, Mathieu Crickboom, Victor Buffin, Francis de Bourguignon, Rene Defossez, Willelm Pelemans, Ernest Van de Velde, Raymond Moulaert, Pierre Moulaert, Berthe De Grootesome quotations accompanied by clipped magazine photographs of the signer, dark red cloth with gilt lettering, some staining to spine, some toning throughout, some tape residue, 4to, Bruxelles, 1940s. £500-£700 213 Autograph Collection.- Opera singers A group of photographs signed by prominent opera singers, including: Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Renata Scotto, Kiri te Kanawa, Sherril Milnes, Lynn Seymour, Dame Janet Baker, Raina Kabaivanska, Anne Howells, Gwyneth Jones, Eva Randova, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Ben Luxon and others, v.s. (quantity) ***Provenance: Signatures were obtained by Corrine Jones-Lord during her long career as Head of Costumes and Wigs at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden
214 Bee Gees 12” vinyl LPs of “Trafalgar” and “Life in a Tin Can”, both signed by Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb in black marker on front of the cover, wear to margins and corners, 31.5 x 31.5 cm (2)
215 215 Berlin (Irving) Typed letter signed (‘Irving Berlin’) from the famous composer, reading in part “Thank you so much for that nice card about the show. It was thoughtful and kind of you to write me, and I appreciate it. We are very pleased with the success we are having over here. The British audiences are so enthusiastic.”, one page, 8vo, in excellent condition, Birmingham, 23 December 1943
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216 Bowie (David) Black and white photograph of David Bowie signed by the singer in blue ink, one tiny surface scratch, mounted, overall size 35.5 x 36cm. £150-£200 217 Bush (Kate) 7”copy of Army Dreamers. signed in gold pen to the front cover ‘With Love Kate Bush’ £100-£150 218 Callas (Maria) & Others Front page torn from a Royal Opera House souvenir programme of Tosca, 1962, signed by Maria Callas, Charlie Chaplin and one another in blue ink, a few smudges to Chaplin’s signature, light creasing, 17.5 x 18.5 cm.
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222 Dylan (Bob) Blue ink signature on white card, pencil annotation to lower margin, 8 x 12.8cm. *** Provenance: signature was obtained by the vendor £300-£400 223 Gallagher (Noel) A Squier by Fender guitar, signed by Noel Gallagher, in original plastic case. £180-£220 224 Gaye (Marvin) Marvin Gaye “Anthology” LP, signed and inscribed “To Christine, Yours in Peace and Love, Marvin Gaye”, slightly rubbed, inscription not affected, 1976
226 Gounod (Charles) Autograph letter signed (‘Ch. Gounod’), to an unknown correspondent, reading “I accept most willingly the honour (of which I am very proud) of being a member of the Steering Committee of the Congress for Artistic Copyright. But not being able to return today for the meeting, I hasten to inform you of the following. I would perform everything depending on my being able to reconcile as much as possible these new tasks with jobs already numerous”, two pages, folding marks, scattered soiling, 8vo, St Cloud, 1 July 1878. £300-£400 227 Grieg (Edvard) Head and shoulders cabinet card by Rudolf Krziwanek of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, signed and inscribed to “Fraulein J. Reuter” on verso, albumen print, original photographer’s mount, age related toning, tiny pencil 16.5 x 10.7 cm, 15 March 1897. £600-£800
225 Gobbi (Tito) Portrait photo removed from a Royal festival Hall programme, signed clearly in pen, very good condition.
228 Harrison (George) Five unpublished photographs featuring George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in Los Angeles on August 3rd, 1967, developed from the original negative, each measuring 24 x 18cm approx, framed and glazed (5)
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233 Kiss.- Gene Simmons Golden ink signature of Gene Simmons on the lyric booklet for the CD of ‘Unmasked’, mounted with the actual CD, framed and glazed, overall size 20.3 x 37cm.
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230 Jackson (Michael) ‘Bad’ 24KT Gold Disc, Limited Edition, No. 206/1500, mounted together with lyric booklet of the CD, signed by Michael Jackson in blue ink, framed and glazed, overall size 47 x 60cm.
234 Led Zeppelin.- Robert Plant CD of ‘Early Days’ signed by Robert Plant in silver ink, mounted with its relative lyric booklet, framed and glazed, 23 x 37cm.
£400-£600 231 John (Elton) Illustration for the iconic black and white outfit by Tommy Nutter worn by Elton John at the Wembley Stadium concert on June 30th, 1984, with fabric samples affixed to upper left margin, a few smudges to pencil borders, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 35.5 x 28cm.
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232 Jones (Brian) Blue ink signature on album page, light foxing throughout, pencil annotations to lower margin, 12 x 14cm.
236 Lloyd Webber (Andrew) & Sarah Brightman Slip of yellow paper containing the scarce combination of signatures of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman, in person examples; also included is an early postcard of Sarah Brightman signed in pen along with a letter from her fanclub 1992, in excellent condition
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241 Music Collection.- Female Singers A collection of autographs and signed photographs by prominent international female singers, including: Annie Lennox, Rhianna, Janet Pavek, Clare Teal, Shirley Bassey, Jessie J., Vera Lynn, Elaine Page, Adele, some mounted, one framed and glazed, v.s.(9) £200-£300 242 Music Collection.- Male Singers A collection of autographs and signed photographs by prominent international male singers and bands, including: Jon Bon Jovi, Bono, Paul Wheller, Robbie Williams, LI Cool J, Brian May, Slash from Gun’s and Roses, some mounted, v.s. (small quantity) £250-£350 243 Music Collection.A collection of autographs by prominent singers and band members, signed on CDs or relative lyric booklets, comrpising: Tom Jones (Mama Told Me Not To Come), Robbie Williams (Millennium), Meat Loaf (Hang Cool Teddy Bear), Emil Sande’ (Our Version of Events), Katherine Jenkins (Living a Dream and Second Nature)), James Blunt (You’re Beautiful), Maggie Bell (Queen of the Night) John Lydon (The Greatest Hits, So Far), Mick Hucknall of Simply Red (Fairground), Coldplay (Parachutes), Russell Watson (Encore), Stereophonics (You Gotta Go There To Come Back), Will.I.Am of The Black Eyed Peas (Don’t Phunk With My Heart) and two others, all mounted, framed and glazed, v.s. (16) £300-£400 244 Music Collection.Collection of signed CDs, including: Ian Anderson (The Best of Jethro Tull), Billy Joel (Cold Spring Harbor), Meat Loaf (Midnight at the Lost and Found), George Michael (Flawless, case not housing the CD),Katherine Jenkins (Second Nature), Baker Knight (The Way I Hear It), Tulisa (The Female Boss), Alesha Dixon (The Boy Does Nothing, also inscribed “Thank you for your support”), Leona Lewis (Glassheart), Judy Collins (Portrait of an American Girl), Simply Red (Say You Love Me), Russell Watson (The Voice. The Ultimate Collection), Olly Murs (In Case You Didn’t Know), Andrea Bocelli (Sacred Arias), Kylie Minogue (Light Years) and others, quantity. £300-£400
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245 Music Interest.- Yehudi Menuhin A collection of letters and ephemera related to Yehudi Menuhin, including: typed letters thanking the recipients for their birthday wishes; a souvenir programme for a concert at The Royal Albert Hall signed by Menuhin in blue ink; a typed letter signed by Menuhin’s wife Diana, answering a request from Miss Burford to atted the rehearsals of the Gstaad Festival and saying “we have decided, in view of the complete lack of respect with which these were treated with people wandering in and out and disturbing the musicians all the time, to charge a small fee so as to discourage those whose sole idea was to hear the music without having to pay for a seat”, one page, Amsterdam, 13 march, n.y. (small quantity) £150-£250 246 Oasis D’You Know What I Mean, one sheet, signed by Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Alan White, Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, cond. A-, 100 x 152 cm, framed , 1997
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248 Pink Floyd.- Nick Mason CD of ‘The Wall’, signed by Nick Mason (‘Best Wishes, Nick Mason’) on first page of lyric booklet, very light spotting, some wear and cracks to plastic case. £150-£200 249 Presley (Elvis) A plant stand, made of wood, originally painted red then painted over in gold, 45 x 28 x 25cm. *** Provenance: included with a letter reading in part “This gold painted plant stand belong to Elvis and was used in his Bel Air home on Rocco Place in California. When he moved, the stand, along with many other items were stored in Memphis. Patsy Presley Geranen” [Elvis’ double cousin]; Heritage Auctions ‘Entertainment and Music Memorabilia Signature Auction”, 12 December 2013, lot no. 46320 £200-£300
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258 Rolling Stones Full set of signatures in different inks by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie watts and Brian Jones on the verso of an enrollment form to the Rolling Stones Fan Club, folding marks, light soiling, tape residue to margins, 16.6 x 12.7cm.
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257 Rolling Stones Complete set of signatures by the Rolling Stones (Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger), signed in various inks on off-white paper, together with an issue of ‘Life with the Rolling Stones’ and other ephemera, some creasing and light staining (small quantity).
259 [Rolling Stones] Gimme Shelter, Directed by: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Starring: The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts), Maysles Films/T.C.F., condition A-, backed on linen, 76 x 102 cm, 1970.
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268 260 Shakatak Black and white promotional photograph signed by members of Shakatak, comprisng: Keith Winter, Bill Sharpe, Roger O’dell, Jill Saward and George Anderson, also inscribed “To David, Best Wishes, Shakatak”, framend and glazed, 23.5 x 28.5cm. £100-£150 261 Signed LPs Three signed LPs, comprising: ‘Caught in the Act’, signed by Steve Gibbons on verso of cover, some handling wear and surface scratching; ‘Shades of Vincent’ signed by Johnny Carroll, some wear and creasing to cover corners; ‘Forever Young’ signed and inscribed by George Hamilton IV, wear to margins; alo included is an EP of ‘I Am Kloot’ signed by Peter Jobson (4) £180-£220
265 The Hollies Ink signtures of Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash on two album pages, light spotting, mounted together with a colour photograph of the band, 37 x 40cm. £300-£400 266 Vincent (Gene) Black and white, head and shoulders photograph signed in ballpoint ink, some fading, framed and glazed, 10 x 8”. £100-£150 267 Walker Brothers (The) Black and white poster featuring head and shoulders images of the Walker Brothers, signed by John Scott and Gary Walker in blue ink, handling wear, creasing and chipping to margins, long tear to right edge, 50 x 75 cm approx; and a few other unsigned posters of the band (small quantity)
262 Spears (Britney) Colour photograph of Britney Spears while singing on stage, clearly signed in blue ink, mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 30.2 x 40.3cm; colour photograph of Kylie Minogue, signed in blue ink, unmounted, 10 x 8” (2)
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263 Taylor (Roger) Lyric booklet of the CD ‘Queen. Greatest Hits I, II & III” signed by Roger Taylor in black marker, light wear to margins; together with ink signature of Brian May (2)
269 Wyman (Bill) & Charlie Watts Green ink signature (‘Love Bill Wyman’) on pink album page; colour photograph signed by Charlie Watts, both mounted, 25.5 x 36cm and 40.5 x 28cm.
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1982); “Last nights ‘’fancy dress’’, judged by ‘’Ed & Sarah’’ was a great success - Diana’s dresser et ‘’moi’’ came 2nd - dressed as clowns. Sarah informed me that she chose the 2nd - Ed, of course chose the 1st! One wonders whether she favoured ‘’moi’’....Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday afternoon - we’ll have a good chat under the dryer!’ (Balmoral Castle, 31 August 1982); “It was good to be back with ones very best and only friends, after what seems like an eternity away in far flung corners of the empire....Enclosed are your tickets for the viewing of ‘’Beatrix the Bolds’’ arrival at Buckingham Palace. I do hope that Bo can make it....She will go ‘’Ga-Ga’’ like poor old Wallis in the Bois de Boulogne and turn into a vegetable” (Buckingham Palace, 11 November 1982), eighteen pages, 4to and 8vo, various places (mainly London), June - 17 December 1982 £300-£400
270 270 Burrell (Paul) Group of autograph letters signed (‘Paul’ or ‘P’) to Michael Hillard, most on the printed stationery of either Buckingham Palace, Balmoral Castle or Windsor Castle. Burrell writes a series of social letters to his friend, saying in part “As I sit here at my desk, listening to the band of the Grenadier Guards play beneath my bedroom window, I wonder where you are and what you might be doing. It would be so nice to have you in town for my birthday tomorrow...I just had the most horrific shock! The lovely letter which you wrote me from Abu Dhabi had been packed with my livery for next weeks Reagan visit at Windsor. Thank goodness my hat boxes and wardrobe trunks are still outside my door and are not being trundled to Windsor by the Army!....I had a super day at the Derby on the 2nd with the Queen - even though we had thunderstorms during luncheon....the rain stopped in time for Lilibet and Mummy to squelch their way down to the paddock to see the horses. Today, Saturday, is a beautiful warm sunny day, so after I have been ‘’pumping’’, I’m off on the roof for a few hours of ‘’bronzy bronzy (5 June 1982); “I have been having a super birthday party and ‘’several’’ wonderful surprises!!....Lunch was for 4, which included your little friend ‘’Scooby Doo’’ - isn’t he lovely?? Such a shame he had to leave to meet some previously arranged ‘’date’’. Ah well!.....The flowers are so beautiful - I don’t want them to die!!....They’re all in a beautiful bouquetwith a huge bow and fishtails! Thank you Michael - you’re so thoughtful! I’m leaving here tonight to travel to Windsor. How on earth can I carry my flowers past the guards!! I must get Penny - our florist to arrange them nicely for me. The Queen would be green if she saw them!” (Ealing, 6 June 1982); “I had a lovely week in Edinburgh - very quiet, due to the absence of my ‘’little ones’’, but I had more time for private engagements. I opened a new little pub called the ‘’Laughing Duck’’ - such a friendly, happy place - everyone was ‘’so kind’’ and attentive. Then on another evening I opened a new ‘’dance centre’’ dedicated to the ‘’performing arts’’ - but my dear, there wasn’t a tulle frock or sequin in sight - black leather seems to be the predominant dress for this season, trimmed in silver chains. I was always accompanied of course by my L.I.W’s [Ladies/Lords-inWaiting] - one has to be chaperoned, especially as I wasn’t really ‘’fit to receive ‘’private’’ audiences!!!’’ (Buckingham Palace, 6 July 1982); “Received your despatch from the ‘’Metropolis’’ this morning and after snatching ‘’mon neuf petit chien’’ from Lilibet’s one and only hands - made for the woods, where my babies ‘’et moi’’ could read all your news. I’m sure that the Queen could hear me laughing when I read your comment regarding the photo on the card....Charles’ little willie is misbehaving - keeps being sick everywhere - and cries...and cries...and cries! I think that the novelty with Granny has worn off (orf). Queen Elizabeth arrives tomorrow from the Castle of Mey... Geordie, one of ‘’Mummys’’ corgis is very ill - and may die. ‘’But there’s no way she will have him put down’’ the Queen said to Margot - to which her reply was - with a puff on her cigarette (with holder) ‘’Well, perhaps he’ll pop orf in the night....!’’. I desperately want to see two movies - ‘’E.T’’ and ‘’Conan....the Barbarian’’....Could you possibly book me a hair appointment....”(Balmoral Castle, 24 August
271 Captain Lord Claud Hamilton, Comptroller of Queen Mary’s Household Autograph letter to ‘Brett’, which reads “… as to the signing of the Abdication, few people were present and it was signed at Fort Belvedere (the Prince’s Home) so the usual members of his household were not there. The only information I can obtain from the King is that it was signed in the morning […] Baldwin was of course present but he is too old to trouble with a letter, if I saw him I would ask him. And Walter Monckton is in Egypt. I think that the Duke of Gloucester had to be present, if I see him I’ll ask him. That is all I can tell you at present.”, two pages, mailing folds, 4to, RHQ, 16 March [1942]. *** A letter discussing details of the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936. £1,000-£1,200
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274 274 Edward VIII, King of England Autograph letter signed (‘David’) to his lover Freda Dudley Ward, reading in full “Darling, darling sweetheart, my family have just left and I’m scribbling this little note before we sail!! Bless you for your sweet little letter which I’ve just opened and read and all the divine marvellous things you say to your little boy darling. God I’m miserable ..waiting till we sail at 6.00. It will be better once we shove off and get out to sea. I wanted to give Berthie a tiny note for you angel but never got a chance to write a word. I’ve asked him to ring you up when he gets back to London and perhaps you will see him a moment so that he can give you my love and news of me!! My very own darling precious beloved little Freda I did feel such a brute coming round this morning after all you said and when I knew you didn’t want me to. But sweetheart I just couldn’t keep away. Please try to forgive me and not be too angry and I feel happier having seen your darling and sacred little self since last night when I was in such rotten form and so fool to you angel!! God!! How I love you, love you darling darling sweetheart madly and desperately and I’m merely living for my return to YOU; this trip will only be an existence though I’m going to work so so hard darling to try to make it a success and I shall be so busy That I think the time will go quickly!! I’ll write a little bit every day and post letters whenever I can do to 1 Cumberland Terrace and you’ll always write to St James’s Palace won’t you baby mine? No time for more as last orderly leaves ship with letters at 5.00 and I do so want you to get this to-morrow morning!! Au revoir petite cherie adoree a moi and bless you bless you for ever for all your marvellous divine sweetness”, four pages, light creasing and folding marks, 8vo, H.M.S. Renown, Portsmouth, 5 August 1919, with original mailing envelope. £1,000-£1,500 *See inside front cover for information regarding fees
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£180-£220 284 Margaret, Princess Autograph letter signed (‘Margaret’) to Mrs Tannen, on mourning stationery, reading “I was so touched by your very kind letter of sympathy - You know so well what a wonderful person he was and how much he was the heart and centre of my family.[...]He was always so much alive that it is still hard to realise that he is gone, and of course he isn’t as he feels so near. He will always be here to help and inspire and this fact comforts us all the time. Again all my thanks for your kind sympathy”, two pages, light yellowing, mid-horizontal folding mark, 8vo, Buckingham Palace, 20 February 1952; with original mailing envelope addressed in Margaret’s hand. £400-£600
282 [Louis XV, King of France].- Duke of Orleans Manuscript document on vellum, signed for the 6-year old monarch by the Regent (“For the King/le Duc d’Orleans/ Regent present/ Louis”), also countersigned by the Royal Chancellor, confirming the title of Jean Esmery de Boisloge who seems to have had this removed in the last few years of the reign of Louis XIV, one page, creasing and age-relate wearing throughout, some browning, part of original red wax seal still attached, 60 x 40cm, Paris, 27 May 1716.
285 Royal Christmas Cards.Royal Christmas Card with autopen signatures by Charles Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, with printed greetings “Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year”, mounted colour photograph of Charles and Diana with Prince William and Prince Harry, embossed gilt emblems, some browning to ink, oblong, mounted, framed and glazed, original mailing envelope pasted on rear of frame, overall size 22.1 x 46cm; 1988; and a Christmas card with autopen signatures by Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall (2)
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286 Royal Ephemera.Printed proclamation by the Mayor of Hastings to “convene a public meeting of the Inhabitants of the Borough [...] for the purpose of agreeing to Addresses of Congratulation to Her Majesty, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, on the Birth of a Princess Royal”, one page, light yellowing, 5 December 1840; unused invitation to the reception in honour of the German Emperor held by the Corporation of the City of London at the Guildhall on July 10th, 1891 (2) £100-£150 287 Simpson (Wallis) Autograph letter signed ‘Wallis Windsor’, possibly to Grace, Countess of Dudley, which reads “We got back a week ago after six weeks in Paris – I had quite a fever between Pau & Lille […] and the buzz in my ear. I have not quite got rid of either though both are better. We are awaiting the lease for signature on 85 rue de la Faisanderie – a gloomy dark house in the haut ovest part of that street and a garage opposite! We must have a residence in France – why did we not buy Suchel – when I had spent a “bit” and all was installed? Answer the Duke’s lure of cities and owning something in France […] any idea of a winter climate as opposed to Nassau and Palm Beach – but what have we - not a soul outside of the Rogers she wants to see and no goes – so perhaps we are for once making the right decision in giving up La Croё but it’s hard […] Herman tells me he wrote you that they would love to have you come to them (business basis of course) – he thinks perhaps he didn’t make himself clear. I understand he is prepared to meet anything that Daisy does at the moment - actually this is none of my business – therefore I am explaining his idea to you! He thinks it would make K [Katherine] very happy and would of course be a god send to Herman who really never has a moment. K looks quite well very chic new clothes and the throat beautifully disguised in bows, scarves etc. but I feel she is not well – it is all so tragic writing everything and discussing Daisy and infections etc. – it is too tragic but they are determined to “lick this thing”. The tube should come out in another month – I pray it does – I have not seen H. alone - so do not really know how hopeful he is – they […] here yesterday and the first […] experiment takes place here Saturday – because poor K falls to sleep at the table and this is to see if very fascinating jabbering can keep her awake – she is to leave if she feels like it […] I did not know Brenda had died – I sent a wire to Jane and little Brenda but have heard nothing – maybe you have Jane’s address. I must slick my head […] I wish you were emerging out for Xmas – why don’t you? You could possibly be going to Mexico City – there is so much I do not understand come out and st tell all!”, 8 pages, mailing folds, good condition, 8vo, La Croё-Antibes, 1 December 1948.
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287 289 Victoria, Queen of England Document signed (‘Appd: Victoria R.I.”, authorising the transfer of an annuity to Mrs Jane O’Brien, widow of Ensign O’Brien of the Newfoundland Veteran Comapny, one page, remnants of previous mount on verso, folding marks, 4to, War Office, 13 May 1843. £150-£200
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310 Sport Collection.A collection of photographs and signatures by sport celebrities, including: Stanley Matthews, Andy Murray, Roger Hunt, Bradley Wiggins, David Beckham, Norman Whiteside, Steve Bruce, Sammy McIllroy, Bob Champion, Stuart Pearson, Kevin Moran, David Sadler, Alex Ferguson, Kriss Akabusi, Sebastian Coe, Jessica Ennis, George Cohen, Paul Gascogne, Frank Bruno, mostly mounted, a few framed and glazed, v.s. (quantity) £250-£350 311 World Cup Winning Team.Two autograph albums with signatures by members of several football teams from the 1960s (Liverpool, Portsmouth, Linfielld, Glenavon, Bangor, Ireland, Scotland), including a set of autographs by the 1966 Word Cup winning squad (Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton., Martin Peters, Roger Hunt, Geoffrey Hurst, Norbert Stiles, George Cohen, Peter Bonetti, Alan Ball, Ray Wilson, Jack Charlton, Gordon Banks and Alf Ramsey), one front board detached, losses to spines, some tape restoration, handling wear throughout, small 8vo, 1960s (2) £200-£300
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• Official proof of identity in the form of a passport or photocard driving licence. No other forms of ID are acceptable. • Proof of address of main residence. Only official documents showing name and address will be accepted. • Both landline and mobile telephone numbers • A bank reference for foreign bidders may be requested • Corporate clients will have to provide a certificate of incorporation prior to the auction, along with the representative’s ID in accordance with the above mentioned requirements for proof of identity.
Any Bidder that does not match the provided identity for registration may not purchase during the sale. 2. DURING THE SALE 2.1 Attendance at auction Attending the auction in person is recommended. CA Ltd has the right in their absolute discretion to refuse participation in any auction, to reject any bid, and to refuse admission to the premises. Bidders are not obliged to be present in person at the auction. Absentee bidders shall be required to make necessary arrangements with CA Ltd prior to the sale. 2.2 Personal bidding Bidders attending the auction in person shall be required to collect a number plate prior to the sale.
2.3 Commission bids CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts to carry out Commission bids received by them prior to the sale for the convenience of clients who are not present at the auction in person. Execution of Commission bids is a free service provided to help clients and CA Ltd does not accept liability for any failure to execute a Commission bid or for errors and omissions in connection with it. Commission bids shall be executed at the lowest possible price, subject to competing bids and reserves. Although CA Ltd will endeavour to inform Buyers, it is the Buyer’s responsibility to check if they have been successful in purchasing a Lot. In the event of multiple commissions at the same price, the commission set at the older date shall be taken into account. 2.4 Telephone bids If a bidder is not able to attend in person an auction, CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts to contact prospective Buyers who make arrangements prior to commencement of the sale to bid by telephone. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible in the event of issues affecting connectivity, resulting in the loss of a chance of purchasing the Lot for the Bidder. 2.5 Internet bids Some sales may be available to internet bidding, as well as personal attendance. In this event, CA Ltd shall not be held responsible for issues affecting connection. 2.6 Bidding on behalf of someone A Buyer may bid by proxy. In this event, proof of identity of both the Buyer and the proxy must be communicated to CA Ltd prior to the sale. A copy of the mandate shall also be required. 2.7 Bidding on an item Bid incrementing is at the auctioneer’s entire discretion. 2.8 Video transmission For the purpose of the sale, Lots may be displayed on video during the auction. In the event of transmission issues, CA Ltd shall not be held responsible for any subsequent outcome. 2.9 Online-only auctions Some auctions may be available to bidders only through an online platform. In this event, Buyers have a 14 day period at reception of the Lot to withdraw from the sale, in accordance with EU Consumer Law. 2.10 Dispute resolution during the auction Any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Under no circumstances will a sale be cancelled after the fall of the hammer, except at the auctioneer’s entire discretion. 3. CONTRACT FORMATION AND EFFECTS 3.1 Contract of sale The contract of sale is between the Buyer and the Seller. The Buyer shall be the bidder at the highest price at the fall of the hammer. The sale is deemed complete once the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer and the contract shall be binding thereafter between the Buyer and the Seller and CA Ltd. When a Buyer purchases multiple Lots, each Lot is the subject of a separate contract of sale. 3.2 Transfer of property Property of the goods shall pass to the Buyer only once CA Ltd has received full payment for the goods, this includes the price at the fall of the hammer as well as Buyer’s premium, relevant taxes, and costs in relation to shipping.
3.3 Transfer of risks Purchased Lots shall be at the Buyer’s risk in all respects from the fall of the hammer, and neither CA Ltd nor their agents shall be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise. 3.4 Cancellation of the sale At the fall of the hammer, the contract is formed between the Buyer and CA Ltd and is binding thereafter. Under no circumstances can the Buyer cancel the sale. CA Ltd may at its entire discretion, during or after the auction, cancel the sale of the Lot or reoffer and resell the Lot if it becomes aware of any error or dispute of any nature, whether or not title has passed to the Buyer, and up to a period of 6 months after the said sale. Grounds for cancellation under the present section shall include but not be limited to any dispute relating to the attribution or provenance of the Lot, ownership and title, fraud or deceit, lack of relevant licences or certificates, any subsequent changes in domestic or international legislations restricting the sale of export of goods etc. In the event of internet-only auctions, the Buyer shall have a 14 day right to retract, after reception of the Lot, under EU Consumer Law. Public auctions are not covered by this right to retract. 3.5 Returns and refunds CA Ltd will only issue a refund using the same method of payment originally used by the Buyer to pay for the purchase, or by bank transfer. The Buyer’s refund will be processed without undue delay and in any event within no more than 28 days of the day the Buyer gave CA Ltd notice of cancellation. If the Buyer exercises their right of retraction when authorised to do so by Law, CA Ltd shall proceed to issue a complete refund, comprising the hammer price of the Lot, buyer’s premium and shipping fees. However return fees shall remain at the expense of the Buyer. 4. AFTER THE SALE 4.1 Payment All purchased lots must be paid for on the day of the auction. Commission bids must be paid for no later than the day after the auction. Payment must be in cash, debit, credit card or bank transfer. Cheques are not accepted. Cash payments shall not be receivable for amounts over €10,000, regardless of the payment being for one or multiple Lots. Payments made by someone other than the registered Buyer shall not be accepted. Title will not pass to the Buyer until CA Ltd has received all amounts due to them in cleared funds even if the Lot has been released to the Buyer. 4.2 Buyer’s Premium The Buyer will pay CA Ltd a premium of 25% on the hammer price plus VAT on that commission on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT on the balance thereafter. A Buyer’s Premium of 19.5% plus VAT is charged on Wine & Spirits Lots. The standard rate of VAT is charged on the premium except on Lots marked ‘†’ where normal VAT rules apply and the standard rate of VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium. In order to receive a refund of VAT amounts/Import VAT (as applicable) non-EU buyers must: (a) have registered to bid with an address outside of the EU; and (b) export the lot from the EU within 30 days of collection for * lots and 3 months of collection for all other lots and immediately afterwards provide us with satisfactory proof of export. (c) Details of the documents which you must provide to us to show
satisfactory proof of export/shipping are available from our Finance team. A processing fee of £35.00 per invoice is charged to check shipping/export docu ments. (d) No VAT amounts or Import VAT will be refunded where the total refund (after deducting the processing fee) is under £35.
4.6 Collection Purchased Lots can be collected from the auction room after the sale has ended or between 10am and 6pm up until close of business on the Friday following the sale. Special arrangements may be made for collection on Saturday at CA Ltd’s discretion.
4.3 Taxes The Buyer is responsible for paying VAT on any Lot, above hammer price and Buyer’s premium. The rate applicable shall be the legal rate at the date of the sale. Goods such as books and antique books, music, maps and charts etc. are subject to zero-rated VAT. In addition, any import taxes that may be incurred shall be paid by the Buyer above hammer price, VAT and Buyer’s premium. The present paragraph applies in particular to imports within the United-States and Australia. The Buyer is advised to verify such matters prior to the sale.
4.7 Storage Purchased Lots not collected before 6pm on the day after the sale shall incur storage charges of £5.00 per Lot, per day or part thereof. CA Ltd shall be entitled to retain purchased Lots sold until all sums due have been paid to CA Ltd. If any purchased lot remains uncollected 21 days after the sale, storage charges shall thereafter be £10 per day and CA Ltd shall, in accordance with the Law, have the right to sell the purchased Lot to recover payment of storage charges outstanding. Any balance proceeds of sale received after payment of all sums outstanding and due to CA Ltd shall be held for the account of the Buyer.
4.4 Artist Resale Rights / Droit de Suite Lots marked with ‘ARR’ may be subject to a levy. Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or to the artist’s heir each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a cumulative sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to Lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single Lot is the sterling equivalent of 12,500. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows:
4.8 Shipping Any shipping costs that may arise subsequently to the sale shall be at the Buyer’s expense. Such costs may include but not limited to postage, import and export permits where required and any other licence necessary for goods to be shipped outside of the European Union. CA Ltd does not offer insurance for shipping. However, CA Ltd may arrange insurance upon the Buyer’s request and at the Buyer’s expense. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible for any damages that may be incurred to goods prior to the fall of the hammer.
• From 0 to €50,000 4% • From €50,000.01 to €200,000 3% • From €200,000.01 to €350,000 1% • From €350,000.01 to €500,000 0.5% • Exceeding €500,000 0.25%
4.5 Remedies for non-payment If the Buyer fails to make full payment in cleared funds within the time required as aforementioned, CA Ltd shall be entitled to exercise any one or more of the following rights or remedies additional to such other rights or remedies available: • To cancel the sale • To charge interest at 4% per annum above the base rate of Lloyds Bank Plc. • To resell the Lot on such terms by auction or otherwise entirely at CA Ltd’s discretion. The Buyer will be liable for all costs including legal fees incurred in the sale and will remain liable for any shortfall arising upon sale. • To offset against any sums which CA Ltd may owe the Buyer the outstanding sums unpaid by the said Buyer • Where the Buyer owes sums to CA Ltd in respect of different transactions, to discretionarily apply any sum paid by the Buyer for discharge of any owed sums. • To refuse entry to the Buyer at any future auction and/or reject any future bids by the Buyer and/or seek a deposit from the Buyer entirely in the discretion of CA Ltd. • To exercise a lien over the Buyer’s property in the possession of CA Ltd as collateral for any outstanding sums owed and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any such property, whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way to the extent permitted by Law. • To commence legal proceedings for the recovery of the total amount due together with interest, legal fees and costs. • To take such other action as is permissible by Law and in the discretion of CA Ltd.
4.9 Loss or Damage CA Ltd does not accept liability for loss or damage occurring to Lots after the sale. CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts when handling packing and shipping of Lots purchased, but shall not be responsible for any loss or damages that may occur whilst the said Lot is in any third party’s care. 4.10 Cultural Goods import and export restrictions Cultural goods may be subject to import and export restrictions. Under EU Regulations related to the trade of cultural goods, export licences may be required for export outside of the European Union if the item’s value exceeds the EU threshold. Under UK Law, a licence may also be required for intra-EU trade. Licenses are issued by Arts Council England and it is the Buyer’s duty to obtain them. Some countries restrict the import of specific cultural goods. For example, the United States prohibits the import of pre-Columbian monumental or architectural sculpture or murals, as well as any cultural goods in provenance from some countries subject to armed conflicts. The Buyer must verify local legislation prior to the sale in order to be assured that import or export is possible. 4.11 CITES import and export restrictions Certain endangered species are listed in the CITES Convention. Listed specimens and any parts or products thereof are subject to issuance of an export permit when leaving the European Union. Appendix I species, are also subject to issuance of a prior import permit from the country in which the goods are to be imported. Such permits are necessary before applying for export permits and it is the Buyer’s duty to initiate the proceedings with the relevant authority. The Buyer must be aware that certain countries prohibit the import of some species or any parts or products derived thereof. For example, the United States prohibit all import of African elephant ivory, and any item containing parts that may merely resemble African elephant ivory must be accompanied by relevant documentation stating it is not the latter. Worked items that are dated before 1947 are exempt from import restrictions for intra-EU trade and shall not require export licences. Please be aware that all Lots marked with the symbol λ are subject to CITES regulations.
4.12 Limitation of liability regarding CITES export licenses Where licences are required for importing or exporting outside of the European Union, it is the Buyer’s duty to obtain them. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible if the Buyer’s application for an export permit is unsuccessful. Subsequently, in the event of failure thereof, CA Ltd shall not permit cancellation or rescission of the sale. 4.13 Warranties CA Ltd does not provide the Buyer with warranties relating to any Lot, unless required by Law. 4.14 Authenticity warranty In the event of a Lot being sold as authentic under the catalogue description and the Buyer provides evidence in the form of a written report by a recognised expert or test results that the said Lot is not, CA Ltd will refund the purchase price. The Buyer shall give notice to CA Ltd within 28 days from knowledge or any event giving reasons for suspecting that the item is not authentic, and within one year of the said sale. Any claim thereafter shall not be receivable. For the purposes of the present paragraph, authenticity shall be defined as the state of a Lot that is genuine and not a forgery or a copy. 5. ANTIQUITIES AND TRIBAL ART 5.1 Import and export restrictions and regulations Archaeological goods over 100 years of age, unless covered by exemption of limited scientific interest, will require an EU Licence for export to a third country, regardless of their value. It is recommended that the Buyer contact the Export Licensing Unit at Arts Council England in order to be assured the good is or not of limited archaeological or scientific interest. Archaeological goods found on United-Kingdom soil or in UK territorial waters over 50 years of age shall require a UK Licence regardless of their value and regardless of the export destination. Other archaeological objects regardless of their origin will require an Individual Licence or OGEL depending on their value. Both European-Union and UK Licences may be required simultaneously for some items. It is the Buyer’s duty to undertake the necessary steps. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible and the sale cannot be cancelled in the event of failure to obtain the relevant licences. 6. JEWELLERY 6.1 Gemstone treatment and estimates Many gemstones on the market have been treated so as to augment their appearance, in a reversible or permanent manner. Treatments under the present section may be but not limited to:
• Heat treatment to enhance sapphires and rubies’ clarity and colour • Oil and resin treatments for emeralds applied in different ways, to enhance clarity of the stone • Staining • Irradiation • Coating
Estimates provided by CA Ltd are deemed to be based on the fact that the gemstone may have been subject to any type of treatment in the past. CA Ltd shall not be responsible in the absence of mention thereof. A certificate may be issued by a laboratory, providing with detailed information on the condition of the gemstone and any treatment applied thereto. The Buyer must be aware that different laboratories have different approaches as to the degree or type of treatment for a particular gemstone. If a certificate accompanies the Lot, the Buyer must be aware that it is merely a statement of the laboratory’s opinion and in no way can CA Ltd
be held responsible for any mentions therein. Such certificates are deemed to be delivered with the Lot for informative purposes only. 6.2 Estimated weights If a stone’s exact weight appears within the body of the description, the stone has been un-mounted and weighed by CA Ltd. If the weight of a stone is stated to be approximate, the stone has been assessed by CA Ltd within its setting, and the defined weight is a statement of opinion only. This information is given as a guide and bidders should satisfy themselves with regard to this information as to its accuracy. 6.3 Signatures ‘A diamond ring, by X’: When the maker’s name appears in the title, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion the piece is by that maker. ‘A diamond ring, signed X’: Has a signature that, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, is authentic but may contain gemstones that are not original, or the piece may have been altered. ‘A diamond ring, mounted by X’: Has been created by the jeweller, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, but using stones or designs supplied by the client. ‘Maker’s mark for X’: Has a maker’s mark which in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion is authentic. Some items may include parts or products derived from endangered species, such as ivory or coral. Such items may be subject to import or export restrictions. See section on CITES regulations for more details. 7. CLOCKS AND WATCHES All Lots are sold as seen. Clocks and watches are therefore not deemed to be sold in working condition. Absence of reference thereof in the description does not imply that the Lot is in good condition and without defects, or has been subject to repair or restoration. CA Ltd makes no representation or warranty that any clock or watch is in working order. As clocks and watches often contain fine and complex mechanisms, bidders should be aware that a general service, change of battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary. Most clocks and watches are likely to have been repaired in the past, and as a result may include parts that are not original thereto. The United-States restrict the importation of watches such as Rolex, Frank Muller or Corum. Such models can only be imported personally by the Buyer and CA Ltd cannot assist with shipping thereof. Some watches may include leather straps derived from endangered species. Buyers may be required to obtain appropriate permits for import or export purposes in accordance with CITES regulations. CA Ltd acts in compliance with such legislations and shall take necessary steps where required. Subsequently, watches may be deemed sold without their straps. 8. FURNITURE 8.1 Upholstered furniture after 1950 According to The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988, furniture that was upholstered after the 1st of January 1950 is subject to restrictions in the United-Kingdom. Exempt upholstered furniture that does not meet such requirements is deemed sold for purely aesthetic purposes.CA Ltd shall not be responsible for later alterations to the furniture, making it unfit for sale. 9. FINE ART Fine Art paintings as included in the catalogue description ‘X 1600-1670’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is an authentic work by the artist.
‘Attributed to X 1600-1670’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is probably a work by the artist. ‘Circle of X 1600-1670’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work by an unidentified artist working in the artist’s style and during the period of the artist’s life. ‘Follower of X 1600-1670’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work by an unidentified artist working in the artist’s style, contemporary or near contemporary. ‘School of X, 17th century’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work executed in that period and in the style associated with that artist. ‘French School, 17th century’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work executed in that period and in the style associated with a particular location. ‘Manner of X’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work by an unidentified artist working in the artist’s style but at a later date, although not of recent execution. ‘Style of X’: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a work by an unidentified artist working in the artist’s style and of recent execution. ‘After X 1600-1670: In Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, it is a copy by an unidentified artist of a named work by the artist. Lots sold ‘as seen’ or ‘as found’ are deemed to be sold in their present condition, with their faults and defects. The Bidder must be aware that purchase of such Lots is at there own risk.
CA Ltd offers no guarantee as to suitability for drinking of the wine or spirit. The Buyer must be aware of the risk that the taste of a wine or spirit may be altered due to factors such as age, storage conditions, oxidation, etc.
10. ASIAN ARTS
Whenever and to the extent that any provisions of these terms would or might contravene the provision of any relevant legislation, such provision is to take effect only in so far as it may do so without contravening such legislation and the legality, validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions are not in any way to be affected or impaired as a result.
10.1 Import and export restrictions When dealing with Asian Arts and more specifically with items made of exotic wood (e.g. all species of rosewood) or elephant ivory, the Buyer must be aware of import and export restrictions in accordance with CITES Regulations. As aforementioned in the Section relating to such matters, import and export permits or re-export certificates may be required. Verification letters will be required for re-export of worked rhinoceros items. 10.2 Fine Chinese Paintings Current scholarship in the field of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy does not permit unqualified statements as to the authorship or date of execution. The limited right of rescission contained in the present terms and conditions does not apply to Chinese paintings. Notwithstanding, if within 28 days of the sale of any such Lot, the original purchaser gives written notice to CA Ltd that the Lot is a forgery and within fourteen days after giving such notice, the original purchaser returns the lot to us in the same condition as at the time of sale and demonstrates to our satisfaction that the lot is a forgery, CA Ltd will rescind the sale and refund the purchase price received. For this purpose, a ‘forgery’ is defined as a work created with the intent to deceive. 11. BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS Books and manuscripts sold as incomplete are not subject to returns. Printed books may be returned for a full refund only if they prove to be defective in text or illustration. This shall not apply to the absence of blanks, half titles or advertisements, to un-named books or to books sold under the heading of ‘binding’ or ‘bindings’. 12. WINES AND SPIRITS In accordance with agreed standards in the trade, estimates shall be deemed to have taken into account the fill level. For the purposes of the present Terms and Conditions, the ‘Fill Level’ refers to the space between the base of the cork and the liquid in the bottle. Fill levels may vary with age or depending on the condition of the wine or spirit. Lack of mention thereof in the description is not a representation of an ‘acceptable’ fill level from CA Ltd.
13. COPYRIGHT CA Ltd shall own the copyright on all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for CA Ltd relating to a Lot, including catalogue contents. Such copyright shall remain at all times the property of CA Ltd. Neither the Buyer nor anyone else shall use the above mentioned materials without the prior written consent of CA Ltd. Some Lots may be subject to copyright protection, CA Ltd does not guarantee said Lots are free thereof. 14. DATA PROTECTION The Buyer agrees that personal information transmitted to CA Ltd may be disclosed exclusively for the purposes of business, or as required by Law. CA Ltd shall not use personal information for any other purpose without the Buyer’s prior consent. CA Ltd never sell, lend or trade in personal data provided by any Bidder. 15. SEVERABILITY
16. AMENDMENTS The current Terms and Conditions may be amended, verbally or in writing, prior to the sale. 17. LAW AND JURISDICTION The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale and the conduct of the auction and any matters related to any of the foregoing shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Law of England and Wales. For the benefit of CA Ltd all bidders and sellers agree that the Courts of England are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle all disputes arising in connection with all aspects of all matters or transactions to which these Conditions of Sale and Authorship warranty relate or apply. All parties agree that CA Ltd shall retain the right to bring proceedings in any court other than the Courts of England.
SALE CALENDAR
OCTOBER
23
TUESDAY
Interiors & Design Silver & Objects of Vertu
24
WEDNESDAY
Affordable Luxury
26
FRIDAY
Islamic & Indian Art to include a selection of Fine Rugs & Carpets
31
WEDNESDAY
Old Masters
NOVEMBER
06
TUESDAY
Interiors & Design
12
MONDAY
Fine Chinese Paintings Kangxi
13
TUESDAY
Asian Art
20
TUESDAY
Jewellery Watches Interiors & Design to Include the Contents of a West London House and Other Properties
SPECIALISTS
20th CENTURY DESIGN James Nurse, Head of Department james@chiswickauctions.co.uk
JEWELLERY Sarah Duncan, Head of Department sarah@chiswickauctions.co.uk
ANTIQUITIES & TRIBAL ART Alice King, Head of Department alice.king@chiswickauctions.co.uk
Charlotte Peel, Specialist charlotte.peel@chiswickauctions.co.uk
ASIAN ART Lazarus Halstead, Head of Department lazarus@chiswickauctions.co.uk Yasuko Kido, Japanese Art Specialist yasuko@chiswickauctions.co.uk CERAMICS & GLASS Dr. Jim Peake, Head of Department jim@chiswickauctions.co.uk CONTEMPORARY & URBAN ART Harry Parkinson, Sales Coordinator harry@chiswickauctions.co.uk DESIGNER HANDBAGS & FASHION Meg Randell, Head of Department meg@chiswickauctions.co.uk
PRINTED BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS Clive Moss, Head of Department clive.moss@chiswickauctions.co.uk Dr. Carmen Donia, Specialist carmen.donia@chiswickauctions.co.uk Nicholas Worskett, Specialist nicholas@chiswickauctions.co.uk Valentina Borghi, Head of Sales - Autographs & Memorabilia valentina.borghi@chiswickauctions.co.uk RUGS & CARPETS Mark Henry Lampé, Head of Department mark.lampe@chiswickauctions.co.uk Chris Vin, Specialist chris@chiswickauctions.co.uk
EUROPEAN WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS Rachael Osborn-Howard, Head of Department rachael@chiswickauctions.co.uk
SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU John Rogers, Head of Department john.rogers@chiswickauctions.co.uk
FINE ART Suzanne Zack, Head of Department suzanne@chiswickaucions.co.uk
Amicie de Villenfagne, Specialist amicie@chiswickauctions.co.uk
Jan Leman, Specialist jan@chiswickauctions.co.uk Rohan McCulloch, Specialist rohan@chiswickauctions.co.uk Krassi Kuneva, Head of Sales - Modern & Post-War British Art kkuneva@chiswickauctions.co.uk Melissa Van Vliet, Head of Sales - Old Masters melissa.vanvliet@chiswickauctions.co.uk GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Dr. David MacGregor, Specialist david@chiswickauctions.co.uk ISLAMIC & INDIAN ART Beatrice Campi, Head of Sales beatrice.campi@chiswickaucions.co.uk
WATCHES Matthew Caddick, Head of Department matt@chiswickauctions.co.uk WINE & SPIRITS Peter Mansell, Head of Department peter.mansell@chiswickauctions.co.uk
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