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Autographs & Memorabilia
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30 Aug 2024 12:00 BST
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Dickens (Charles)
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Manzoni (Alessandro)
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Swift (Taylor)
Lot 360
Churchill (Winston Spencer)
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Nelson (Horatio)
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Bawden (Edward)
Autograph letter signed ('Edward Bawden') to Mr Richardson, reading "Thank you for writing about my work in the R.A. Summer Exhibition. I am now an old man and any encouragement received from those who may be younger than myself is most welcome. I am very grateful to you", one page, light folding mark, oblong 8vo, 2 Park Lane, Saffron Walden, 26 August 1979, with original mailing envelope (2)
23 x 16cm
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Bookbinder (Lester)
Harpo Marx , photographic C-print, signed in pencil, mounted, minor handling wears to corners, 39 x 42cm 39 x 42cm
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Cruikshank (George)
A very large ink signature on paper, also dated 29 May 1873 in his hand, light foxing, a few smudges, trimmed long margins, 11 x 17.6cm
11 x 17.6cm
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Denis (Maurice)
Autograph letter signed ("Maurice Denis) to historian and curator of the Bibliothèque de l' Institut de France Jean Longnon, in French, saying he is preparing an article about the condition of artists in ancient France and asking for Longnon's advice on the books he should read on the subject, one page, creasing, possibly trimmed along margins but text remains unaffected, 8vo, Prieure', 4 January 1937. 15 x 11.2cm
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Fantin Latour (Henri)
Calling card of French painter Henri Fantin Latour, with handwritten message in his hand thanking the recipient for the nice words spent on his portraits, light age-related toning, 6 x 10.3cm 6 x 10.3cm
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Flint (William Russell)
Four colour prints after paintings by William Russell Flint, each titled and signed by the artist along the lower margin, some creasing and fraying, v.s.; with an autograph letter signed ('W Russell Flint') to Mr Stewart, reading "Indeed I wish I could help you to a copy of 'The Lisping Goddess' for your customer. I handed the entire edition (240 for sale) to Messrs Frost & Reed and they appear to have disposed of the lot with startling promptitude. I wish it could be seen because it is an unusual production over which I spent three years. The Times... review was comically grudging and gave little indication of its interest and will not be so hard with my next book 'Breakfast in Perigord'. It is printed and just going to the binders but I have not yet decided on a distributor", two pages, mild folding marks, 4to, Peel Cottage, 80 Peel Street, 20 July 1968. (5) 41 x 30 cm approx
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Hirst (Damien)
From the Cradle to the Grave: Selected Drawings, signed by the artist on front free endpaper, illustrations throughout, original cloth-backed boards, original cardboard box, oblong folio, Criteria/Gagosian Gallery, 2004; The Elusive Truth, signed and inscribed "For Kim, It's great to have you on board" by Hirst in black felt tip on endpaper, original cloth with embossed illustration and label mounted on upper cover, folio, Criterion/Gagosian Gallery, 2006; Superstition , signed by Hirst on half title, original pictorial paper-covered boards, oblong 4to, Criteria/Gagosian Gallery, 2007 (3)
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Hirst (Damien)
The Currency , two offset lithographic posters, signed by Hirst along lower margin, unframed, 59.4 x 89.1cm, 2016 (2) both rolled up, each poster measuring 59.4 x 89.1cm
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Hockney (David)
Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm with original etchings David Hockney , signed and inscribed on half title "For Roger, with love from David", minor smudging, blue morocco, handling wear to spine, 16mo, Petersburg Press, 1970 11 x 7.5 x 1cm
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Hockney (David)
Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm with original etchings David Hockney , signed and inscribed on half title "For Lindsay, with love from David", minor smudging, blue morocco, handling wear to spine, 16mo, Petersburg Press, 1970 11 x 7.5 x 1cm
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Hockney (David)
Autograph thank-you note signed ("love, David H.") to "W.N.B.", on personalised stationer, folding marks, 4to, with original mailing envelope. 28 x 21.5cm
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Holman-Hunt (William)
Signature clipped from the close of a letter, affixed onto larger page, overall size 11.5 x 12.5cm. 11.5 x 12.5cm.
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Lee (Stan)
The Invincible Iron Man #47
limited edition boxed canvas, signed by Stan Lee, numbered XXXIII/L, published by Washington Green Fine Art in association with Aaron Fine Arts and CC/Marvel Fine Art, image size 102cm x 70cm, frame size 112cm x 79cm. 112cm x 79cm.
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Leibovitz (Annie)
Black and white photograph postcard of Marion Jones after a famous shot by Leibovitz, signed by Annie in black marker, in very good condition, 1 x 15.3cm 11 x 15.3cm
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Millais (John Everett)
Autograph letter signed ('J. E. Millais') to an unidentified recipient ("My dear old friend"), reading "I was so glad to get your letter, and fully agree in all you say. However, we have got out of messes before and please God we shall got out of this last mess. I had James and Sir Edward Sullivan dining here yesterday but very little was said of the state of the country...Let me know when you return and we will arrange a dinner here as I am so hard at work I have no other opportunity of seeing my friends. I shall have some finished pictures to show your wife. My sone has gone back to Bournemouth. The light now enables me to paint till five so I rarely go to the Garrick", three pages, remnants of previous mount to last leaf, pencil annotations, 8vo, n.p. 9 March 1885; together with: another autograph letter by Millais to "Dear Russell", saying in part "I am also shocked at Roses' sudden death. I met him often in London and had a special liking for the man. His kindly handsome presence has passed daily before my eyes, which bears testimony to the impression he has made on me. Come here if you can, nevertheless, and we will do our best to make you happy", three pages, 8vo, Birnam Hall, Birnam, 2 September 1888; autograph note signed ('John Everett Millais') reading "With pleasure I comply with your request", oblong 8vo, 4 September 1889 (3) the largest item 18 x 12cm
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Phillot (Constance)
A collection of letters and ephemera related to British painter Constance Phillot, including: two autograph letters signed ('Constance Phillot') to her yster May Anne, one informing her "of our safe arrival here" and adding "We have a young, pretty and amiable landlady...We have begun fires, the place being very damp. But I think we may be very comfortable here...We can receive letters and newspapers only 3 days in the week, therefore all appointments should be made some time beforehand", three pages, 8vo, Woodhouse, Surrey, 5 August n.y.; the other letter describes her sojourn in Bognor Regis "Aftre seeing the castle, the duke and the church, we went into the park, which, like Cowdray, is open to the public every day. At first I was disappointed, for I expected a great deal from Arundel, but when we had gone not far into the park, we came to one of the loveliest spots I have ever seen, I don't think I have ever seen anything quite so beautiful. This was Swanbourne Lake, and the wood beside it", eight pages, Manor House, Bognor, 1 November n.y.; also including: f ive unsigned cartes-de-visite of Constance; three pencil drawings attributed to Phillot, two featuring Augustus Square, one depicting Old Cromwell House in Mortlake; a group of letters mostly addressed to Constance from various family members and correspondents; a group of acquatints after Phillot's works (quantity)
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Picasso (Pablo)
Ballpoint ink signature ("Picasso") and a scribble on a yellow page torn from a booklet, some unevenness of toning to margins, professionally mounted, framed and glazed, overall size 29 x 22 x 4cm.
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Puvis de Chavannes (Pierre)
Autograph letter signed ("P. Puvis de Chavannes") in French, confirming that his atelier in Neuilly-sur-Seine would be open the following Sunday morning until midday, one page, light discolouration, one smudge, remnants of previous mount to the verso, 8vo, n.p. 5 March 1884. 18.3 x 11.5cm
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Riley (Bridget)
Green ink signature on off-white card, trimmed along margins, 10.5 x 14.3cm
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Rodin (Auguste)
White card signed "A . Rodin" and dated 19 February 1906 in the artist's hand, affixed onto larger red card, overall size 10 x 15cm. 10 x 15cm.
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Rouault (George)
Autograph note signed with his initials ("G.R"), in French, to Monsieur Girardin [possibly Maurice Girardin, a Parisian dentist who became a successful art dealer], apologising for writing in haste, saying he feels tired and overwhelmed and mentioning a key he previously sent, two pages, age-related toning, 8vo, n.d. [postmarked 14 August 1919] 14.5 x 11.3cm
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Ruskin (John)
Autograph letter signed (‘J. Ruskin’) to J.P. Burchett, reading “I am deeply sorry not to be able to visit you in this further distress, but what has fallen on you falls also on others – and I am compelled to help one friend after another till I am left at my last possible limit. Let me entreat you to give up this false direction of your energies. I knew it to be a false one when I assisted you before but was in hopes you would incur no further expenses in that direction. Let the worst happen and fall back simply on your position as the excellent master of Kennington”, two pages, integral blank, pencil annotations including some on the last leaf featuring biographical details of Ruskin and some speculations about Burchett’s identity; together with a signature by Ruskin clipped from the close of a letter (2) the largest item 18 x 12cm
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Ryan (John)
A selection of items signed by John Ryan, comprising: ballpoint ink sketches of Captain Pugwash, Cut-Throat Jake and Lettice Leafe (additionally dated 8 November 2007), two colour Captain Pugwash-themed postcards and two autograph letters (one being an accompanying note saying "I hope the enclosed will amuse your nephews", 12 June 2000, the other reading "I don't know where Pugwash came from...born 1950, he represents Cowardice and Greed, which I think are characteristics of all uf us", 28 June 2000), v.s. (7) 15.2 x 10.5cm approx
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Ryan (John)
Two miniature wooden 'treasure chests', the lids featuring sketches of Captain Pugwash and Cut-Throat Jake drawn by John Ryan, each 11.5 x 6.5 x 6cm (2) each 11.5 x 6.5 x 6cm
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Lady Emma Stanley's Autograph Albums
An exceptional autograph album featuring letters by several prominent 19 th century figures, including: Queen Victoria (two letters, one unsigned and saying that The Queen agrees with Lord Stanley that certain officers should be rewarded as he proposes, 14 October 1841; the other, signed with her initials “VRI”, thanks Lady Stanley “for your writing to me on the occasion of my son Alfred’s engagement to the Grand duchess Maria of Russia. All I hear of the young lady is most favourable and I have therefore every reason to hope that the marriage will be happy one”, 4 August 1873); Princess Helena; Princess Victoria; Princess Beatrice; Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales; Prince Albert (“I have received your letter and beg you will not delay going out of town. As it is, the Queen is very much distressed that people in office should on her account be prevented from taking advantage of the only holidays they have”, 18 April 1843); Edward VII as Prince of Wales; Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Alice; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; George Duke of Cambridge; Edward Duke of Kent; King George III (partially printed document signed at the top, 22 May 1804); Victoria Duchess of Kent (letter asking the recipient to find a better position for her former butler, 20 October 1852); Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge; Mary, daughter of George III; Queen Adelaine (clipped signature);George IV as Prince of Wales; William IV (signed ticket to his coronation, 8 September 1831); Leopold, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and 1 st King of Belgium (letter to Lord Derby, sending his condolences on the death of Derby’s father, 25 November 1825); Frederick Duke of York; Augustus, Duke of Sussex; William Pitt (envelope panel); George Canning (unsigned fragment from an autograph letter); Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth; Willima Ewart Gladstone; Lord Grey; Lord Melbourne; Robert Peel; Lord Palmerston; William Huskisson; Daniel O’Connell; Arthus James Balfour; Herbert Henry Asquith; Lord Salisbury; Michael Davitt (“The Daily Independent…has told its readers that the sketch of me which precedes the article in the Revue was written by myself!..The Tory papers have copied this as they are endeavouring to make merry at my expense over this malicious act of the Independent!” 7 September 1892); Giuseppe Garibaldi (autograph letter in Italian, written before the Italian Unification, saying he will soon leave for Nizza and asking the recipient to inform the English he won’t allow them to take control of his country, Caprera, 25 March 1960); Alexander Humboldt; William Dapple Pepple King of Bonny (signed letter written in secretarial hand, asking the Earl of Derby to grant him an interview, 5 March 1857); the Rajah of Coorg (asking the Earl of Derby to grant him an interview, n.d.); Massimo d’Azeglio; General Robert E. Lee (clipped signature); Emile Zola; Louis Philippe D’Orleans; Jefferson Davis (letter to Reverend Arthur Talbot reading in part “In our last interview you asked me whether I thought the independence of the clergy in the matter of reproving sin would be diminished by dependence on their congregations for support. My reply was complete from the standpoint at which I have been accustomed to seeing the subject; but in connection with the discussions now prevalent in this country, I might have properly have added that from ‘disestablishment’ I should fear little for the Church but much for the Government of England”, 19 September 1868); Horace Walpole (letter to a female recipient “I hear you have been at Tunbridge and are returned, I hope with great benefit. I would come, and see, but I have the gout flying about me and am piteously lame”, 20 July 1785); Thomas Campbell; Maria Edgeworth; Thomas Carlysle; Washington Irving (accepting a dinner invitation); William M. Thackeray; Henry W. Longfellow (“I find that I gave you last evening an imperfect copy of the pome for you sister. Please substitute this in its place”, 31 January 1865); Oliver Wendell Holmes; John Franklin (letter to Lord Stanley, informing him he is now back in the country, 14 June 1844); Sven Hedin; Edward Lear (brief note “I will come toy you and colonel Talbot on Thursday at 7.30”, n.d., with a few ink sketches attributed to Lear); George Cruikshank; Gaetano Donizetti (letter in Italian, discussing some payments and mentioning Loïsa Puget’s works, which he finds touching, 1 July, n.d. [c.1841]); Arthur Sullivan; Luigi Arditi; Piero Mascagni (requesting some funds as he is about to leave); Ruggero Leoncavallo; Henry Irving; William Wilberforce; the Duke of Wellington and many others; dark red morocco, tooled boards, some handling wear, folio; together with an other album featuring a few clipped signatures by George IV, Williams IV and Queen Victoria (2)
PROVENANCE: Lady Emma Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, leader of the Tory party in Parliament and Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s; thence by descent
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Autograph Album.- From the Collection of Harve Bennett
Album featuring autographs by many prominent figures, obtained by Bennett while on the programme Quiz Quids, highlights including: Henry Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Henry A. Wallace, Donald O'Connor, John Vandercook, Sabu, Joe E. Brown, Lillian Gish, Veronica Lake, Lin Yutang, Chico Marx, Cecil B. DeMille, Eve Curie, Tallulah Bankhead, Mickey Rooney, Eddie Cantor, Red Skelton, Hedda Hopper, Hoagy Carmichael, Lana Turner, Herb Graffis, Irene Dunne, Georgie Price, Leland Stowe, Edward Everett Horton, Oscar Levant, John Kieran, Clifton Fadiman, Bing Crosby, Hedy Lamarr, Edward G. Robinson, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Joe Di Maggio, Susan Hayward, Harold E. Stassen, Lon Chaney, Walter Lantz and others, miscellaneous collection comprising clipped signatures, letters and cards pasted onto album pages and usually accompanied by clipped magazine photos of the signers, some discolouration and staining due to glue, dark red morocco with gilt lettering, in custom-made slip-case, oblong 8vo. 14 x 21 x 5cm
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Autograph Album.- Incl. Alec Guinness
Autograph album featuring signatures by Leonard Cheshire, Benny Hill, Pirmin Trecu, Channning Pollock, Alfred Orda, Nadia Nerina, David Blair, Violetta Elvin, Rowena Jackson, Flora Robson, Vivien Leigh, Martita Hunt, Irene Ward, Alec Guinness, Tony Britton, Estelle Winwood, Ebe Stignani, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Modesti, Lloyd Nolan, Claire Bloom, Leslie Caron, Tito Gobbi, Michael Meacham, Moira Shearer, Gladys Cooper, Pamela Brown, George Relph, Jill Bennett, Diana Wynyard, Ralph Richardson, Svetlana Beriosova, Peggy Mount, Cyril Smith, George Cole, Ann Todd, Lewis Casson, Teresa Zylis Gara, Ruggiero Raimondi, Zubin Mehta, Raina Kabaivanska, Jon Vickers, Robert Helpmann and Karl Bohm (this loosely inserted), modern binding, light handling wear, oblong 8vo, c. 1960s-1970s.
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Autograph Album.- Incl. Roger Moore
Autograph album featuring signatures by Chester Harriott and Vic Evans, Alfred Marks, Beryl Grey, Gerd Larsen, Annette Page, Pamela May, Evelyn Laye, Margot Fonteyn. Shirley Grahame, Doreen Stephens, Rowena Jackson, George Weldon, Winifred Atwell, Arnott Mader, Frankie Howerd, Dorothy Squires, Mark Lubbock, Eric Jupp, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Roger Moore, Denis Goodwin, Nigel Patrick, Bob Monkhouse, Jill Day, petula Clark,
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Autograph Album.- Incl. Walt Disney
Autograph album featuring signatures by various entertainers and actors, including: Bransby Williams (two autographs, one with a self-portrait of him as Mr Micawber, Nat Allen, John Wayne, Jimmy Edwards, Geoffrey Sumner, Raymond Maye, Robert Donat, Maj Britt, Anton Karas, Carole Carr, Jack Payne,Wilfred Pickles, Reginald Denney, Victor Silvester, Jack Buchanan, Nancy Price, Terry Thomas, Kathleen Ferrier, Avis Scott, Richard Hearne, Donald Peers, Wallis Gold, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Stanley Holloway, Greta Gynt, Odette Churchill, Margaret Rutherford, Leslie Mitchell, Arthur Askey, Jerry Desmond, Ralph Lynn, Richard Todd, Walt Disney, Malcolm Sargent, Tex Ritter, Lev Pouishnoff, Cyril Smith, Barbara Windsor and others, some signatures clipped and pasted onto album pages, a few loosely inserted, handling wear, green faux-leather, joints a bit tender and with occasional tape repairs, small 8vo, c. 1950s; also including photographs signed by Peter Haigh, Noelle Middleton, Mary Malcolm, Sylvia Peters and others, mostly 5.5 x 3.5" (13)
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Autograph Album.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers
Autograph album featuring signatures by various actors and entertainers, including: Fay Compton, Ivor Novello, Boris Karloff, Jean Forbes-Robertson, Dorothy Black, Julian D'Albie, Christina Foyle, Lydia Sherwood, Dorothy Dewhurst and others, some signatures clipped and pasted onto album pages, green faux-leather, some handling wear, oblong 8vo, c. 1933
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Autograph Album.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers
Autograph album featuring signatures by vintage stage and film actors and entertainers, including: Diana Wynyard, Diana Churchill Judy Kelly, Jack Buchanan, Mary Clare, Peter Glenville, Tom Walls, Lilli Palmer, Diana Beaumont, Polly Ward, Thea Holme, Alfred Drayton, Claude Hulbert, Isabel Jean, Robertson hare, Mabel Terry Lewis, Gordon Duttson, Jack Hulbert, Bobby Howes, Ivor Novello , Barry Sinclair, Rosalyn Boulter, Joan Winters, Prudence Hyman, Hermione Gingold, Elizabeth Welch, Burton Brown, Rex Harrison, Ronald Frankau, Jack Warner, Owen Nares, Raymond Huntley, Edith Sharpe, Pat Kirkwood, Barbara Douglas, Isobel Denham, Helen Shingle, Sarah Churchill, Vic Oliver, Veronica Rose, Teddy Brown, Leigh Stafford, Ralph Lynn, Charlie Kunz, Lupino Lane, Lesley Henson, Doris Francis, Harry Parry, Tessie O'Shea, Ruby Stewart, Anthony Shaw, Bruce Carfax, Elizabeth Allen, Tommy Fields, Joy Manning, Evelyn Laye and others, clipped newspaper photographs affixed onto album pages, joints a bit tender, red morocco, small 8vo, c. 1940s.
PROVENANCE: the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Orde of Newcastle 11 x 14 x 2cm
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Autograph Album.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers
Vintage autograph album featuring signatures by Wilfred Pickles, Arthur Askey, Jack Buchanan, Ronald Squire, Elizabeth Welch, Sybil Thorndike, Robert Helpmann, Phyllis Dare, Billy Danvers, John Gielgud, Flora Robson, Hugh McDermott, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Diana Wynyard, Anna Neagle, Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, Enid Blyton, Olive Fox and others, miscellaneous collection also including photographs and clipped signatures affixed onto album pages, brown morocco, oblong 8vo, c. 1940s.
12 x 18cm
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Autograph Albums.- Actors & Opera Singers
Four autograph albums featuring signatures by various actors, musicians and opera singers, including: Vic Oliver, Leslie Perrins, Tutta Rolf, Campbell Gallan, Evelyn laye, Brian Donlevy, Pamela Osborn, Gordon Harker, George Sanders, Althea Henley, Gibb McLaughlin, Cecil Parker, Tom Colin, George Formby, Jack Donohue, Stewart Granger, Pam Cavanagh, Tamara Desin, Robertson Hare, Vera Lynn, Dinah Sheridan, Sally Grey, Gracie Fields, Basil Sydney, Fay Compton, Alfred Drayton, Alastair Sim, Harry Lauder, Harry Mortimer, Reginald Foot, Sandy MacPherson, Eugnene Pini, Edric Connor, George Eskdale, Robinson Cleaver, Charles Smart, Edith Coates, Adele Ligh, Sylvia Fisher, Norman Foster, Jan Van Der Gucht, Marie Wilson, Jack Mackintosh, Jess Walters, John Lanigan, Howell Glynne, Owen Brannigan, Amy Stuart, David Ward, Victoria Elliott, Denis Dowling, Thomas Round, Stanley Clarkson, Patricia Howard, June Bronhill, Gwent Lewis, John Probyn, Marion Studholme, Elsie Morisonm Rudolf Schwarz, Robert Thomas, Rowland Jonesm Gino Penno, Antonietta Stella, Marjorie Shires, Harold Balckburn, Anna Massey, Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, David Blair, Maryon Lane, Svetlana Beriosova, Marilyn Horne, Nicolai Gedda, Jon Vickers and Mstislav L. Rostropovich, modern bindings, oblong 8vo, c, 1970s-1980s (4)
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Autograph Albums.- Entertainers & Cricketers
Two autograph albums featuring signatures by actors, entertainers and cricketers, including: Frankie Vaughan, Beryl Reid, Lionel Blair, Bruce Forsyth, Herb Reed, Marino Marini, Harry Secombe, Bill Lawry, Ian Carmichael, Eve Boswell, Lindsay Hassett, Brian Nissen, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Frederick Bartman, Rosemary Squires, Eric Sykes, Vera Lynn, Max Robertson, David Jacobs, Graham McKenzie, Frank Misson, Jack Manning, Roy Emerson and others, some signatures clipped and pasted onto album pages, tape residue and glue-related discolouration, handling wear, a few loose pages,disbound, small 8vo, c. 1950s.
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Autograph Albums.- Incl. Don Bradman
Two vintage autograph albums featuring signatures by various sport champions, including: Don Bradman, Stan McCabe, Jack Dempsey, Tommy Farr, Joe Hulme, William I. Edrich, Eric Langton, Walter Lindrum, Malcolm Campbell, Henry Cotton, Max Bear, Peter Kane, Jack Bloomfield, Fred Dixon, Jean Borotra, Jack Hobbs, Henry Rose, Amar Singh, players from various 1937-1939 football clubs (Brentford, Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion, Derby County, Portsmouth, Chelsea, Stoke City, West Ham, Everton, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Blackburn and others), players from various 1937-1939 County Cricket Clubs (Middlesex, Derbyshire, Surrey, Yorkshire, Somerset, and others), also including the signature of Amy Johnson, miscellaneous collection featuring signed cigarette cards, photographs, clipped signatures and newspaper clippings pasted onto album pages, modern binding, some handling wear, v.s., c. 1937-1940s (2) the largest 17 x 21 x 2cm; the smallest 15 x 14 x 1cm
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Autograph Albums.- Incl. Robert Baden Powell
Two albums featuring various signatures obtained during the First World War, including: Robert Baden Powell ("A difficulty ceases to be a difficulty the moment that you laugh at it - and tackle it. Robert Baden Powell, 15.11.15"), Olave Baden-Powell (with a quotation from Omar Khayyam " Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust d, scend; Dust into Dust, and under Dust to lie Sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer, and--sans End!"), Archibald Murchie, Percy Dearmer, Basil Graham Bourchier, William Cecil Dunford (with original black ink sketch), J. G. Rennie (black and red ink sketch) and others, browning to paper, occasional closed tears, morocco, wear to spine extremities, 4to, Calais-Le Havre, 1915-1918 (2) 20 x 12.5 x 1.5cm; 18.5 x 13 x 2cm
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Autograph Albums.- Vintage Actors & Entertainers
Two autograph albums featuring signatures by vintage actors, entertainers, band leaders and music hall stars, including: Gordon Harker, Jack Hulbert, Ralph Lynn, Tom Walls, Diana Wyniard, Norman Evans, Vic Oliver, Les Allen, Leslie Henson, Stanley Holloway, Bing Crosby, Anton Walbrook, Billy Cotton, Stanley Lupino, Will Fyffe, Rex Harrison, George Formby, Tommy Trinder, Claude Dampier, Noel Coward, Horace Finch, Max Miller, Vivien Leigh, Alastair Sim, Frances Day, Ivor Novello, Robertson Hare, Bud Flanagan and Lesley Allen, Vera Pearce, Hugh Wakefield, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Florence Desmond, Richard Tauber, Adolph Menjou, Joe Loss, Charles Kunz, Ben Lyon, Ambrose, Elsie Carlisle, Carl Brisson, Gerardo, Ken Harvey, Victoria Hopper, Evelyn Laye, Edmund Gwenn, George Robey, Richard Murdoch, Jack Warner, Jack Buchanan, Carroll Levis, Gracie Fields, Tom Handley, Billy Merrin, Richard Attenborough and a few others, miscellaneous collection comprising signed photographs, newspaper cuttings and clipped signatures pasted onto album pages, some handling wear, modern bindings, oblong 8vo, c. 1930s (2) the largest album 16 x 20cm, the smallest 14 x 15cm
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Autograph Collection.- 19th Century, Miscellaneous
A large collection of letters and clipped signatures by various prominent 19 th century figures, mostly addressed to Lord and Lady Derby, Lady Emma Stanley, Colonel Talbot and J.B. Burgess, including: Napier of Magdala (letter to Colonel talbot, confirming he will be happy to attend a Committee meeting); the 2 nd Duke of Wellington, Lord Wolseley (accepting a dinner invitation, 23 May 1879); Lord Lucan; Lord Harding; Lord Salisbury (four letters to Colonel talbot, discussing various matters); the Earl l of Derby (clipped signature); Lord Stanhope (note admitting Lady Emma Stanley to the National Portrait Gallery, February 1858); Benjamin Disraeli (signed envelope); the Marquis of Wellesley (signed envelope); Lord Palmerston (clipped signature mounted below an albumen print portrait, signed envelope and loose clipped signature); W.E. Gladstone (signed lower portion of a letter and two loose clipped signatures); Lord Lyndoch; Lord Clarendon, Lord Granville (two letters and an envelope); the Duke of Northumberland; Lord Dufferin, The Duke of Marlborough, W.H. Smith (signed envelope); Lord Russell (clipped signature); Lord Carnarvon (brief note saying he sent a letter, 14 June 1874); Sir Robert Peel (letter to lady Stanley discussing some autograph letters by prominent figures); Lord Clarendon; Lord Granville; Arthur James Balfour (signed letter in secretarial hand, to Colonel Talbot, saying “I have received your letter of the 17 th of February with its enclosure from Mr Hiley asking to be appointed Assistant Secretary to the Irish Land Commission in the room of the late Mr Glenny” but adding “The appointments in the Irish Land Commission are in no way in my gift or made on my representation”, 19 February 1892); Patrap Singh (three letter to Talbot); Lord Roberts, Lord George Hamilton; Mountbatten of Burma (typed letter saying in part “I have had a hernia operation at the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar and making a good recovery”, 27 April 1967); Michael Davitt (“My dear Admiral, I am grateful for your kindly worded welcome Home. I have come back quite strong and I found my wife and wee ones in good health […] Accept my congratulations on the arrival of your 64 th birthday”, 13 January 1896); Briton Rivière; John Everett Millais (letter asking the recipient if he could act a s Stuart at some event, 24 February 1878); Frank Dillon; John Adams-Acton; James Linton; John Murray, Charles Keene, Laurence Alma-Tadema, Henry Moore, Luke Fields, Frank Holl, Andrew Gow, Edwin Long, L.C. Stocks, E.W. Cooke, W.L. Wyllie, G. F. Gordon Cumming, Lillie Langtry (clipped signature); Agnes Zimmermann; A. W. Hunt; Arthur Helps; Roman Ribera; William Frith; P.R. Morris; J. Gilbert, Nazzareno Cipriani; John Lubbock (typed note accepting to subscribe to the ‘Foster Memorial Fund’, 14 February 1887); Frederic Leighton (brief note inviting Mr Burgess to dinner); Edward Landseer; George MacFarren (signature clipped from a letter); John Burgess; Adelina Patti (“Music is the outflow of a beautiful mind”, 1892), John Ruskin (signed lower portion of a letter); Sir Henry Roscoe, Herbert Spencer, Sir William Janner (three letters, one saying “Dear Madam, I do not think it necessary to see Lady Emma Talbot so soon but will be at your house between 4 and 5 tomorrow Tuesday”, n.d.); Sir James Paget (“I will gladly bear in mind your letter . You will have no difficulty , I believe, in getting a very good man for the income which you name”, 4 September 1883); Sir William Gull (autograph letter saying in part “After looking at the matter in the ways submitted to me, I am of the opinion that the best course will be to retain the services of Dr Barford and to supplement these by the aid of a highly qualified assistant”, 11 august 1882); Queen Victoria (a note in her hand but not signed, two “Victoria R.I.” clipped signature, one envelope addressed to The Earl of Derby signed “The Queen” and featuring an unbroken red wax seal, and a slip of paper signed as “The Queen” also featuring Lord Palmerston), George Duke of Cambridge (signed envelope), Sophie Queen of the Netherlands (letter thanking Lord and Lady Derby for the pleasant stay and hospitality at Knowsley Hall); Leopold Duke of Albany (letter to Colonel Talbot discussing his whereabouts, 3 November 1883); Louis Philippe d’Or leans (saying he will be delighted to accept Lady Derby’s invitation but he is already engaged on the day she suggested, 14 June 1865); Augusta Duchess of Cambridge (to Lord Derby “I hasten to thank you for the news contained in your letter. We live in wonderful days!”); Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught (two letters discussing meetings, 1882); Alexander George of Teck (to Mr Eastwood, “Shall we give our patronage to this? We do not remember having known or met Mr Taylor”, 3 January 1911); Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (to Lady Derby “After the good news I saw in the papers yesterday, I cannot resist sending you a line of heartfelt congratulation on the birth of your first grand-child”, 2 February 1862); Princess Helena; Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone; Princess Augusta of Cambridge (accepting a dinner invitation from Lady Derby); Robinson Duckworth; Edward Bouverie Pusey; Robert Knox, Primate of Ireland (signed envelope); Cardinal John Newman (clipped signature); Dean Frederic Farrar; Dean Henry Liddon; Cardinal Manning (autograph thank-you letter, 12 February 1876); and some others, v.s., mostly 19 th century (large quantity)
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Autograph Collection.- Actors
A very large collection of letters and cards from many prominent British actors, addressed to Mr Richardson, comprising: Jack Allen, Arthur Askey, Peter Wynn Barkworth (three thank you letters, one also saying "One of the nice things about winning an Award is that it seems to give so many people so much pleasure", 21 March 1978), Sam Beazley, Steven Beroff, Michael Blakemore, Jeremy Brett (thank-you postcard), Richard Briers (a black and white signed photograph, fifteen Christmas cards and nine thank-you notes), Simon Callow, Ian Carmichael, Tom Conti (nine letters, mostly thanking the recipients, one saying "I am glad that you enjoyed 'The Norman Conquests'; it was fun, a bit tricky to make", 26 January 1978), Brian Cox (typed letter saying "Awards are always tough things to accept but curiously it makes it much more worthwhile because of the letters of congratulations one receives! It's very humbling to know one's work is appreciated", 29 January 2003), Michael Crawford (signed souvenir programme for 'Billy' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Jim Dale, Anthony Daniels (signed black and white photograph), Nigel Davenport (typed letter on Act For Equity headed paper, regarding the creation of a group within Equity to fight against political interference within the union, n.d. but 1975), Roy Dotrice, Bryan Forbes (fourteen letters and two Christmas cards signed by his wife Nanette), Edward Fox (ten letters, mostly discussing his engagements, one thanking Mr Richardson “for your good wishes to me for Edward and Mrs. Simpson", 15 November 1978; five New Year's cards), James Fox, Robert Fox (thank-you card), Marius Goring (several signed typed papers related to the Equity Council), Clinton Greyn, Robertson Hare (typed letter thanking Mr Richardson "for your sympathetic thoughts in my recent bereavement", 22 November 1969), Roy Hudd, Jack Hulbert (four typed letters thanking Mr Richardson for his good wishes), Richard Johnson, Peter Jones (two typed letters mentioning the Coronet Theatre, one saying "I would certainly support any effort to preserve it. Could we put on a show to help raise the money to buy it?", 1 March 1973), Stacy Keach, Michael Kitchen (five autograph letters, one saying "I'm glad you enjoyed 'Caught on a Train' and pleased you're still watching", 29 December 1980), David Kossoff, Leigh Lawson, Malcolm McDowell, Bryan Marshall (typed letter saying "I did, indeed greatly enjoy playing my role of Commander Glenn, and agree with you that the series maintained a good standard throughout"), Daniel Massey , Raymond Massey (twelve autograph letters, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his birthday greetings), Michael Medwin, Alan Melville (ten typed letters, discussing Melville's upcoming roles), Robert Morley (six typed thank-you letters), Richard Pasco, Martin Potter (two autograph letters about future projects), Robert Powell (three typed thank-you letters), Corin Redgrave (typed letter saying "It was very kind of you to write about my performance in 'Oh! What a lovely War!'. I have a great affection for the film", 15 December 1970), Ian Richardson (nine typed letters, discussing various tv series and movies he was working on at the time, one letter saying "I am idle at the moment, having just finished two Sherlock Holmes films for American television, and am waiting to find out if they want to make it into a series"), Andrew Sachs, Leonard Sachs, Paul Scofield (three autograph letters, one thanking Mr Richardson for his "appreciation of my being included in the New Year's Honours list", 7 January 2001), Alastair Sim (typed note thanking Mr Richardson for his "note of appreciation re 'The Prodigal Daughter'. I enjoyed playing it very much", 14 January 1975), Brian Stirner, Clive Swift, Jimmy Tarbuck (typed letter saying "It was very kind of you to write concerning Sir Harry Secombe and 'Songs of Praise'. You are absolutely correct; it is sad to see him without his energy and people do forget [...] what a great comedian he really was", 6 November 2000), John Thaw (two thank-you letters), Frankie Vaughan (typed thank-you note), Emlyn Williams (ten thank-you letters and cards), Simon Williams (typed letter thanking Mr Richardson for his condolences on the death of Williams's sister) and Peter Wyngarde, v.s (quantity)
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Autograph Collection.- Actors & Entertainers
Selection of album pages and index cards signed Betty Grable, Lloyd Nolan, Debra Paget, Ann Miller, Anna Neagle (2 signatures), Annabella, Dina Merrill, Alan Bates and Leo Genn, also included are unsigned photographs of the signers, one Neagle signature attached to the photograph, v.s. (19)
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Autograph Collection.- Archbishops of Canterbury and York
A selection of letters and cards by Archbishops of Canterbury and Archbishops of York, comprising: the Lord Carey of Clifton (typed letter signed as "George Carey" mentioning excerpts of his autobiography and reading "Indeed I went to great lengths to ensure that wholly positive remarks were made of each member of the Royal Family and that no one could accuse me of breaking confidences", 14 June 2004); the Lord Runcie (typed letter with printed signature, a typed letter signed as Bishop of St Abans saying "I took the decision after much heart-searching and with some trepidation, but very clear that I will be able to contribute little without the prayers of my friends", September 1979, and typed thank-you card signed "Robert Cantuar", 24 January 1983); Donald Cogga n (two typed letters, one reading "I visited the United States of America when the Vietnam War was on and again recently now that the unhappy Watergate affair is dragging on its course. It is sad to see so great a nation so severely handicapped", 29 April 1974); Michael Ramsey (eleven letters, signed either "Michael Cantuar" and "Michael Ramsey", mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his letters and wishes); Geoffrey Fisher (two autograph thank-you letters signed as "Fisher of Lambeth"); the Lod Blanch (three typed letters signed as "Stuart Liverpool" and "Stuart Ebor", the first reading "My wife and I will be very sad to leave the Liverpool diocese, where we have been made so much at home, but we look forward to making many new friends in York", September 1974); the Lord Habgood (one handwritten thank-you card and one typed letter thanking Mr Richardson for writing about his "retirement and appointment to a Life Peerage", August 1995), v.s. (24)
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Autograph Collection.- Artists, Fashion Designers & Cartoonists
Selection of letters, cards and photographs signed by artists, fashion designers and cartoonists, comprising: Norman Hartnell, Mary Quant (signed photograph), Laura and Bernard Ashely, Henry Moore (signed photograph), Tristam Hillier, David Shepard, Pietro Annigoni, Robert Adams, David Low, Norman Thelwell (signed illustrated card), Giles, Gerald Scarfe, Osbert Lancaster and Ronald Searle, v.s. (14) in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autograph Collection.- Authors & Playwrights
Selection of letters, photographs and cards signed by prominent authors and playwrights, comprising: Dodie Smith, Enid Blyton (clipped signature), Leon Garfield (handwritten note to the vendor, Michael Bond (signed Paddington card), Roald Dahl (signed card), Dick Francis, James Herriot, Francis Durbridge, Hammond Innes, Jeffrey Archer (signed photograph and accompanying typed letter), John Le Carre', Leslie Charteris, Edna O'Brien, Leslie Thomas, Richard Gordon (handwritten thank-you note), Michael Moorcock, Charles Causley, Pam Ayres (signed photograph and complimentary slip), John Betjeman, Jon Silkin, Doris Lessing, Harold Pinter, William Golding, John Osborne, Heinrich Boll (signed promotional pamphlet), Angus Wilson, John Fawles, Daphne du Maurier, Iris Murdoch (signed thank you card), Laurie Lee, Isaac Asimov, Arnold Wesker, Alan Sillitoe, John Wain, Stan Barstow, Kingsley Amis, John Braine, Simon Gray, Alan Bennett (clipped signature), Ben Travers (signed thank you card), Edward Bond, Edward Albee (signed photograph), J.B. Priestley, Tom Stoppard, Alan Ayckbourn, Alan Plater (signed letter), Bill Naughton, David Mercer (signed card addressed to the vendor), Trevor Griffiths, Michael Hastings, Alun Owen and Athol Fugard, v.s. (55)
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Autograph Collection.- Authors, Journalists & Actors
A very large collection of letters, notes, clipped signatures and papers related to various writers, journalists, musicians and actors, including: Ouida (pen name of Maris Louise Rame); Laurence Housman (typed verses, with handwritten corrections initialled L.H.); Arthur Wing Pinero (typed letter saying "It will be impossible for me to get to the Comedy Theatre on Monday", 9 January 1895) George du Maurier (1834-1896) writer and cartoonist; Richard Dimbleby (typed note); Arthur Christiansen (typed letter about "writing a biography of Roy Thomson", 5 July 1962); Bonamy Dobree (typed note to P.S. Jones, saying in part "I should have saved myself a great deal of trouble if I had been a little more careful and had said Coleridge's version of Johnson's famous parody", 28 September 1934); Wilhelmina Stitch; Ernest Raymond; James Stern (group of handwritten and typed notes); Leopold Maxse (typed letter to Douglas Murray, reading in part "The observation to which you refer was intended to emphasise the economic value of India to the Empire, as it called attention to the little known fact that at the present moment India is our principal granary", 10 January 1905); James Reeves; Robert Williams Buchanan (ordering some volume from a catalogue); Sir Frederick Wedmore (two letters regarding contracts and performing rights, 19 and 20 July 1898); H. V. Morton (brief autograph note); an archive of letters to Emil Juel-Fredriksen, Danish composer and organist; a small assortment of autographs, signed letters, photographs, engravings and clipped signatures including: a letter Thomas Sheridan, son of Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Anna Neagle; Gerald du Maurier (signed card); Seymour Hicks (brief autograph note asking for some theatre seats); William A Brady; Florence St John; Julia Neilson Terry; Madge Kendal; W H Kendal; Herbert Beerbohm Tree (signed photograph); a letter to William Wyld from the French Imperial Ministry of Fine Arts dated 1861; William Lee Hankey (original artwork for the menu for the second Annual Dinner of the London Sketch Club, May 26 th 189); Henry William Banks Davis (signed note); small archive of items relating to painter Samuel West (c.1810-1881) and his family (qty); Lord Frederick Leighton (clipped signature); Constance Phillott (autograph note); David Shepherd (signed photograph), and a small collection of engravings and watercolours, v.s., 19th-20th century (large quantity)
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Autograph Collection.- British Politicians
Selection of letters, photographs and cards signed by various British politicians, union leaders and cabinet members, comprising: Ernest Bevin, Sir Stafford Cripps (clipped signature), Manny Shinwell, Lord Longford, Lord Listowel, John Hare, Edward Boyle, Lord Peter Thorneycroft,, Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone, Henry Brooke (autograph and accompanying handwritten note), Rab Butler, Alan Lennox-Boyd, Derek Heathcote-Amory, Clement Freud, David Steel (black and white photograph), Jeremy Thorpe, Jo Grimond, John Pardoe, Paddy Ashdown (black and white photograph and accompanying typed letter), Robert MacLennan (signature on House of Commons headed paper), Roy Jenkins, Shirley Williams, William Rodgers (signature on Department of Transport headed paper), Enoch Powell, Geoffrey Rippon, John Peyton (signature on House of Commons headed paper), Lord Anthony Barber, Lord Eccles, Peter Walker, Robert Carr, Anthony Crosland, Barbara Castle, Denis Healey (black and white photograph), Eric Heffer, Eric Varley (black and white photograph), Fred Mulley (black and white photograph), George Brown, Michael Stewart (signature on House of Commons headed paper),Patrick Gordon Walker (clipped signature), Peter Shore, Richard Marsh, Roy Mason (black and white photograph), Tom Fraser, John Silkin (black and white photograph), Merlyn Rees (black and white photograph), Sam Silkin, David Ennals, David Owen, Tony Benn, Lord Glenamara, Walter Citrine ,Norman Willias (signature on TUC slip), Jack Jones (clipped signature),Clive Jenkins (signed business card), Joe Gormley, Len Murray (signature and typed accompanying letter on Trades Union Congress headed paper), Tom Jackson (signature on Union of Post Office Workers headed paper), Hugh Scalon, Glenda Jackson, Andrew Faulds, Bernie Grant (House of Commons headed sheet signed three times), Edwina Currie (black and white card), George Thomas, Gwynfor Evans, Horace Cutler, Ian Paisley, Julian Paisley, Ken Livingston, Marcia Falkender, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock, Reg Prentice, Roy Hattersley, Sally Oppenheim, Willie Hamilton, Winston Churchill (grandson of the war leader, black and white photograph and accompanying typed letter), David Blunkett, Jack Ashley, Cecil Parkinson (signed slip and black and white photograph), David Howell (black and white photograph), Douglas Hurd (colour photograph), Francis Pym, Geoffrey Howe, Humphrey Atkins, James Prior, Keith Joseph, Kenneth Baker, Lord Carrington, Mark Carlisle, Michael Hesseltine, Nigel Lawson, Norman Fowler, Paul Channon (black and white photograph) and William Whitelaw, v.s. (99) in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autographs Collection.- British Prime Ministers
A collection of signatures by several British Prime Ministers, comprising: Benjamin Disraeli (envelope panel signed and addressed in his hand); William Ewart Gladstone (postcard with handwritten message to the Editor of the British Weekly, 30 November 1888); Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (autograph letter signed with his initial, discussing forthcoming arrangements, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, 2 May 1891); Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (signature clipped from the close of a letter); Arthur James Balfour (clipped signature); Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (signature on the reverse of a ticket to a meeting of the Scottish Liberal Association, 27 March 1901); Herbert Henry Asquith (clipped signature); David Lloyd George (clipped signature); Andrew Bonar Law (signed card); James Ramsay MacDonald (autograph note to Mrs Colenso, saying he will be in Leicester on the following Saturday, House of Commons, n.d.); Stanley Baldwin (clipped signature dated 29 April 1935); Neville Chamberlain (clipped full signature); Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (ink signature on card, affixed on loose album page); Clement Attlee (typed letter to Henry Guran, returning his new year wishes, one page, 23 January 1952); Sir Anthony Eden (typed letter to Sir Bryan H. Fell, declining his invitation, one page, 4to, 17 Fitzhardinge Street, 12 July 1938); Harold MacMillan (signed album page and two clipped signatures of Harold and his wife Dorothy); Sir Alec Douglas-Home (typed letter to Peter Evans, saying "Henry, apart from being a swift expert attracted Pied Flycatchers with nesting boxes with an exact size of hole", one page, 8vo, Coldstream, 19 July 1982; together with a clipped signature); Harold Wilson (typed note, one page, 8vo, 10 November 1993); Edward Heath (signed index card); James Callaghan (signed index card); Margaret Thatcher (colour, head and shoulders photograph, signed in black felt tip along the lower margin, 10 x 8"); Sir John Major (colour photograph of Major in a three-quarter pose, signed in black felt tip, 10 x 8"); Tony Blair (two signed First Day Covers); Gordon Brown (black and white, head and shoulders photograph signed in ballpoint ink, 15 x 20.5cm); David Cameron (colour, head and shoulders photograph signed along lower margin, 21 x 15cm); Theresa May (colour, head and shoulders photograph signed near the top left corner, 20 x 15cm); Boris Johnson (colour, head and shoulders photograph signed in blue ink, 21 x 15cm); Liz Truss (colour, head and shoulders photograph signed in black felt tip, 10 x 8") and Rishi Sunak (colour, head and shoulders photograph signed in black felt tip, 10 x 8"); v.s. some signatures mounted (34)
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Autograph Collection.- British Prime Ministers
Selection of cards and photographs signed by various British Prime Ministers, comprising: Ramsay MacDonald (clipped signature), Clement Attlee (clipped signature), Harold MacMillan (clipped signature), Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, Harold Wilson (signed photograph), Jim Callaghan (signed photograph) and Margaret Thatcher, a few with accompanying letters from the PM's office, v.s. (14) in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autograph Collection.- Explorers
Selection of signatures by various prominent 20th century explorers, comprising: Edmund Hillary (signature on 'Himalayan Trust' headed paper), Vivian Fuchs (signature on 'The Trans-Antarctic Expedition' headed paper), Chris Bonnington (signed souvenir brochure of the 1975 British Everest Expedition), John Hunt (signature inscribed to the vendor, on 'Royal Geographical Society' headed paper), Thor Heyerdhal, Chay Blyth and John Blashford-Snell (signature inscribed to the vendor, on page featuring Blashford-Snell photo and biographical details); also including a postcard signed by members of the first successful Dhaulagiri expedition in 1960 (Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Ernst Forrer, Albin Schelbert, Nyima Dorij and Nawang Dorji), v.s. (8)
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Autograph Collection.- Film Directors
Selection of letters, photographs and cards signed by various prominent British and international film directors, including: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini (signed portion of a photograph, inscribed to the vendor, trimmed along margins), Norman Jewison, Satyajit Ray (signature clipped from a typed letter), Fred Zinnerman, Claude Lelouch (signed photograph), Sam Wanamaker, Robert Altman, Bob Fosse (black and white photograph inscribed to the vendor), John Cassavetes (signed photograph), Peter Bogdanovich (signed photograph), Cliff Owen,Guy Green, Roy Boulting (signed complimentary slip), Lindsay Anderson (two Richard Attenborough, Nicholas Roeg (signed thank you letter on Flash Gordon headed paper), Jack Clayton (signed card and typed thank you letter), Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson, Jack Cardiff (signed card and accompanying handwritten letter), Ken Loach, Ronald Neame, Michael Winner (signature on The Big Sleep headed paper), Roy Ward Baker, Alan Parker, Peter Hall (signed black and white photograph) and Peter Brook (handwritten note), v.s. (30) in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autograph Collection.- Historians & Clergymen
A large collection of letters, manuscripts, ephemera and clipped signatures related to historians, clergymen and lawyers, including: an archive of material relating to William Thoms (1803-1885), an important antiquarian and creator of the term ‘folklore’ including letters, celebrations of his work, testimonials, celebratory dinner menus and press cuttings; John Bruce (letter and ms. poem); letters by: William Robertson Smith; Alexander Laing; Samuel Tyms; Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, manager at the British Museum and important collector; William Aldis Wright; Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty; WG Rutherford; a handwritten testimony dated 1682 regarding the good character of a rector in Northumberland signed by eight other priests; Hermann Adler (1839-1911) Chief Rabbi, letter dated 1893; letter from Hewlett Johnson, (1874-1966) the “Red Dean” of Canterbury; letters from several Archbishops of Canterbury and Bishops of York, Exeter, Worcester and London; a small archive of letters from Marcus Dods (1834-1909) Biblical scholar; a small collection of letters from Hugh MacMillan (1833-1903), religious writer and minister; letter from Rowland Hill (1744-1833) preacher and minister; vellum signed ordination of a Deacon from Frederick Temple, Bishop of London dated 1889; a small archive of letters from Sir Francis Jeune, Lord St Helier (1843-1905) judge and advocate for Louis Riel in the Canadian Red River Rebellion; a small archive of letters and a print of John Blair, Lord Kinross (1837-1905), Lord Justice General, Lord Advocate and Solicitor-General for Scotland; undated (c17th?) manuscript in Latin “ de jure legationis ”, and others, v.s. 17th-19th century (quantity) the box 31 x 9 x 40cm
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Autograph Collection.- Holders of the Victoria Cross
A collection of letters and cards signed by Victoria Cross recipients, comprising: Leonard Cheshire (eight Christmas cards and ten signed letters, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his birthday wishes, one saying “Yes, it was indeed a great sadness losing Douglas so suddenly, but certainly it was the way he himself wanted to go”, 8 September 1982); Brett Cloutman (autograph note saying in part “I filled in a year by picking out passages that caught my fancy from Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, D. Johnson, and recording them in 3 note books. So when I have to prepare a speech or write an essay […] I have my own private stock of ammunitions”, 5 September 1969); Roden Cutler (two typed letters, one thanking Mr Richardson for congratulating on the extension of Cutler’s term as Governor of New South Wales, 12 November 1976); David Jamieson (typed thank-you note); Godfrey Place (typed letter in his capacity as Lay Observer, reading in part “Although I am necessarily at the receiving end of ‘something went wrong’ cases, I do sometime restore my morale with having a look at things that went right”, 25 May 1976); Jackie Smyth (nineteenth typed and handwritten cards, mostly thanking Mr Richardson for his birthday greetings); William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (eleven thank-you notes to Mr Richardson and three typed notes Viscount De L'Isle’s Secretary), v.s. (56)
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Autograph Collection.- International Politicians
Selection of letters, cards and photographs signed by various International politicians, comprising: Indira Gandhi, Henry Kissinger, Donald Regan, Willy Brandt, Joseph Luns (black and white photograph), Walter Mondale (colour photograph and typed letter), Menachem Begin, Francois Mitterand (colour photograph), Pierre Trudeau (colour photograph), Michel Debre (typed letter) and John Vorster, also including photographs of Hosni Mubarak and Rajiv Gandhi bearing facsimile signatures, v.s. (15)
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Autograph Collection.- Military Signatures
Selection of covers signed by various officers and prominent military figures, including: Douglas Bader, Odette Hallowes, Peter Twiss, Paul Tibbets, Arthur T. Harris, Bull Reid VC, Norman Jackson, Eric Williams, John Cruickshank VC, Benjamin Bathurst, Ian Fraser VC, Pat Porteus VC, Erich Topp, Ferdie West VC, Richard Annand VC, Nancy Wake, Werner Vermehren, Carl von Schoenbeek, John Hackett, Neville Duke, Ernst Wilhelm Reinert, James Doolittle, Alois Heldman, Adolf Galland, Pierre Clostermann and others, some covers with multiple signatures, v.s. (41) the largest cover 13 x 21cm
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Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous
Selection of photographs, letters and cards signed by various prominent figures, comprising: David Bailey, Benjamin Spock, Milton Friedman, Buster Edwards, Mary Whitehouse, Sir Roy Strong (signed card featuring his portrait), Lord Denning (typed letter on Royal Courts of Justice headed paper),Johnny Speight, Frank Muir, Jonathan Lyn, Keith Waterhouse, Ray Galton & Alan Simpson (on same page), Dick Hills, Pat Reid, Douglas Bader, Odette Hallowes, Hartley Shawcross,Jacob Rothschild, Fred Pontin, Richard Branson (colour card), Charles Forte (clipped signature), Freddie Laker (black and white photograph), Eric Morley, Peter Parker (black and white photograph inscribed to the vendor), Frederick B. Meyer (vintage balck and white photograph), Basil Hume, Donald Coggan, Michael Ramsay, Robert Runcie, D.H.F. Somerset, J.B. Page, James Ferman, Stephen Murphy, Lord Harlech, Max Aitken, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch (colour photograph),Robert Maxwell (colour photograph), Prof. Roy Calne, Robert Hofstadter, R.D. Laing, Keith Simpson, Clive Sinclair, Glenn T. Seaborg, Frederick Hoyle, Christopher Cockerell and Christiaan Barnard, v.s. (49)
in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous
A large selection of commemorative covers signed by authors, artists, Tv and Cinema celebrities, musicians and other prominent figures, including: Ruth Rendell, Keith Waterhouse, Jean Plaidy, Nicholas Monserat, Kazuo Ishiguro, Colin Dextre, Bernard Cornwell, Alan Bennett, Roddy Doyle, John Le Carre, Jeffrey Archer, Barbara Cartland, Antonia Fraser, Sarah Duchess of York, Terence Cunio, Peter Blake, Anthony Caro, Ron Ferdinand (with original hand-drawn sketch of Dennis the Menace), Colin Davis, Pete Bets, Gerry Herman, Beverly Knight, Charles Groves, Bill Anderson, Alec Jeffrey, Mark Phillips, Julien Huxley, Robin Knox Johnson, Francis Chichester, Simeon Webb, Ian Fraser, Mike Golding, Chay Blyth, Edward Fox, Sylvia Sim, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Barbara Eden, Doris Day, Judi Dench, Ian Carmichael, Barnard Cribbins, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Jacqueline Bisset, Samantha Bond, Richard Briers, Brigitte Bardot, Harry Secombe, Derek Jacobi Susan Hampshire, Michael Bentine, Vera Miles, Ken Dodd, Henry Winkler, Richard Todd, George Segal, David Suchet, Anthony Quinn. Robert Powell, Bill Nighty, Virginia Mckenna, Ken Loach, John Landis, Joanna Lumley, Ben Kingsley and a few others, v.s. (131)
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Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous
A collection of letters, photographs and album pages signed by various people of note, including: Malcolm Sargent, Michael Crawford, Jose' Carreras, Richard Attenborough, Elias Patsy Hendren Merle Oberon, Tom Stoppard, Charles Hawtrey, Jack Hood, Yehudi Menuhin, Tony Bennet, Albert François Lebrun, Manuel Garcia, Reginald Foot, Edward Heath, J.B. Priestley, Thomas Beecham, Luigi Arditi, Laurence Olivier, Aaron Watson, Astra Desmond, Edmund Gwenn, Beverley Nichols, Leopold Godowski, James Fisher, ; also including a group of letters and signatures by various 19th century figures, including: Dudley Coutts Stuart, Lord Kenyon (autograph letter regarding the memorial to the memory of George III, 1834), Julian Russell Sturgis (signed cheque), Robert Peel, The Duke of Argyll, Andrew Fisher, Flora Annie Steel and others, v.s. 19th-20th century (qty)
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Autograph Collection.- Miscellaneous
Collection of cards signed by various prominent figures, comprising: Edward Heath, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Coe, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Peter O'Toole, George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Bert Kwouk, Michael Douglas, Ioan Gruffudd, John Hurt, Maggie Smith, Hugh Grant, Derek Jacobi, Elton John, Don Felder, Gerad Kenny, Kevin Whately, Johnny Briggs, Sean Bean, Tim Healy, Richard Briers, Michael Connelly, Colin Dexer, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins,Jimmy Tarbuck, Bruce Forsyth and Andy Murray, v.s. (34)
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Autograph Collection.- Musicians, Dancers & Opera Singers
Selection of letters, cards and photographs signed by composers, conductors, ballet dancers, opera singers and theatre impresarios, comprising: Tito Gobbi (black and white photograph), Geraint Evans (black and white photograph), Kiri Te Kanawa (clipped signature), Ian Wallace, Peter Pears, Janet Baker, Joan Sutherland, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev (black and white photograph), Alicia Markova, Frederick Ashton, Wayne Sleep (black and white photograph), Leonard Bernstein, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Ron Goodwin, Michael Tippet, Edmund Rubbra, Percy Grainger, Larry Adler, Henry J. Wood, Andre Previn, Julian Bream, Yehudi Menuhin (black and white photograph inscribed to the vendor), Dave Brubeck (black and white photograph), Valdimir Ashkenazy (thank you card), Colin Davis, Stephane Grappelli (black and white photograph inscribed to the vendor), Daniel Barenboim, Oswald Stoll, Leslie Gradie (clipped signature), Lew Grade (clipped signature), Charles B. Cochran, Ralph Reader, Bridget D'Oyly Carte and Bernard Delfont, v.s. (35) in an envelope measuring 30 x 22cm
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Autograph Collection.- Naval, Marine & Military
A selection of notes, manuscripts, documents and ephemera, including: a small archive of letters relating to General Sir James Archibald Hope, GCB; a small archive of letters to or regarding Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Cayler; a signed photograph of Geoffrey Tyson, a test pilot; copy of a proclamation/ propaganda newspaper by Lord Kitchener dated 7 th August 1901 and addressed to Boer leaders Louis Botha and Martinus Steyn; an appointment letter to Frances Robert Wrottesley as a Naval Commander; a group of handwritten documents in French dated 1799 onwards, annotated in English regarding relations between French and British admirals (Admiral Duncan (1731-1804) and others); manuscript poem late c18th “Brave sons of St Patrick to arms once more …”; a group South-American navigational documents including Directions for entering the river Orinoko”, document written in Valparaiso in 1827 (qty); a small collection of military and financial accounting slips and documents including that for The Royal George at Portsmouth; plus assorted correspondence etc (qty). the box 31 x 9 x 40cm
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Autograph Collection.- Organists
A selection of letters and cards sent to Mr Richardson by various prominent organists, comprising: Lionel Dakers (three thank-you handwritten notes and one typed letter reading "I greatly appreciated your writing about my inclusion as a CBE in the New Year's Honour List. I was naturally delighted that church music and in particular the RSCM has been recognised in this way. Although I happen to be in the driver's seat, I like to think that what I may have been able to achieve during my ten years at the RSCM has in no small measure been due to the untiring efforts and support of my colleagues", January 1983); Douglas Guest (three handwritten thank-you cards and one letter, reading in part "We have thoroughly enjoyed the wedding and so did the Queen and the Royal Family. It was nice to have a day off from the constant economic gloom and depression!”, 6 December 1979); George Guest (one note thanking Mr Richardson for “writing about the Lambeth degree”, 27 January 1977, and a letter thanking Richardson for writing about the Royal College of Organists and adding “Fortunately I believe the duties are not too onerous, though clearly the job is what you make it!”, 21 October 1978); David Lumsden (typed letter thanking Mr Richardson for writing about Lumsden’s appointment to the RAM and saying “Naturally I am very excited at the prospect of working at the RAM. I am nevertheless very sad indeed to leave RSAMD”, September 1981); Martin Neary (autograph letter saying “It has been an enormous privilege to have been closely involved in two remarkable services in the past year, and extremely moving that the musical elements should have been so much appreciated. All this could not have happened without the outstanding contributions of the entire Abbey staff, the Choir and my fellow organists”, 6 January 1998); James O’Donnell (typed letter regarding his appointment to Westminster Abbey “The criticism of the appointment has been entirely to do with the fact that I am a Roman catholic, but as I am keen to point out, the Abbey has employed me as a musician and not as a Catholic”, 4 June 1999); John Scott (brief handwritten thank-you note, 5 January 2024); v.s. (14)
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