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CONTENTS
Day 3
commencing at 11.00a.m. (GMT) or 12 noon (CET)
Sport
1001-1016
Entertainment
1017-1131
Famous Men & Women
1132-1157
Science & Exploration
1158-1221
Art & Literature
1222-1325
Classical Music, Opera & Ballet
1326-1467
Aviation
1468-1473
World War II
1474-1487
Military & Naval Leaders
1488-1496
History
1497-1700
In browsing this catalogue for
autographs of particular interest, clients
are reminded to pay attention to the
contents of the various categories listed
above. For example, the pilot Douglas
Bader, is not listed under Aviation but
instead under World War II. The final
category of Collections comprises a
variety of items that, had they not been
part of a large collection, would have
been listed under different subject
categories. An index is provided at the
back of the catalogue to assist clients
looking for specific individuals.
IAA INTERNATIONAL AUTOGRAPH AUCTIONS LTD.
THIRD DAY OF SALE
Saturday, 28th March 2015
Commencing at 12 noon (CET)
SPORT
1001. GOLF: A printed 4to souvenir
programme for the Royal Green Cup, USA
vs. Spain at the Real Golf de Pedrena, 19th
July 1993, individually signed to the inside
pages by each of the four competing golfers,
Severiano Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal,
Payne Stewart and Tom Watson. Each have
signed with their names alone to their inside
colour photo pages. Together with an official
4to printed information pack for the same
event, individually signed to the front cover by
the same four golfers, each with their names
alone in bold black inks. VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1002. TENNIS: Selection of signed colour
postcard photographs, 6 x 8 (1) by various
tennis players including Boris Becker (2), Steffi
Graf (2), Martina Hingis, Guillermo Vilas,
Patrick Rafter, Conchita Martinez, Gustavo
Kuerten, Emilio Sanchez Vicario, etc. All are
boldly signed to clear areas of the images. VG,
11
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1003. PELE: (1940- ) Brazilian Footballer.
Signed and inscribed colour 4 x 6 postcard
photograph, the image depicting Pele standing
in a full length pose wearing his New York
Cosmos strip, and holding a football under
one arm. Signed in bold blue ink to the image.
About VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1004. PELE: (1940- ) Brazilian Footballer. Full
vintage blue ink signature on an irregularly
clipped piece, with another (unidentified)
signature beneath. Matted in black beneath a
colour photograph to an overall size of 8 x 12.
A few heavy folds, only very slightly affecting
the signature, otherwise about VG£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1005. ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- )
American Boxer, World Heavyweight
Champion, & FRAZIER JOE (1944-2011)
Champion. Two signed 3.5 x 2.5 trading
sports cards. Boldly signed (‘Muhammad Ali’)
in black ink across his image, showing several
drawings of Ali in his classic boxing shots. The
second is signed in bold silver ink (‘Joe
Frazier’), the image depicting Frazier in a
boxing action pose. VG, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1006. ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- )
Champion. Signed 11.5 x 8.5 boxing
programme by Ali, being a benefit and charity
event for the restoration of homes in
disadvantaged areas organized by the Austin’s
business Community on 20th February 1992.
Boldly signed to the first page by Ali with his
name alone, underneath the title event ‘Fight
Night II’. G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1008. BOXING: Selection of signed 8 x 10
photographs by various world champion
boxers comprising Ken Norton (1943-2013)
world heavyweight champion, Joey Maxim
(1922-2001) light heavyweight Champion of
the World, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954) World Middleweight Champion 1980-87,
Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) Undisputed
Heavyweight Champion, Lloyd Honeyghan
(1960- ) British boxer, welterweight
champion of the world, Kid Gavilan (19262003) Cuban world welterweight champion.
The images depicting the champions in boxing
poses. All are boldly signed to clear areas of
the images. VG, 6
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1007. ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942)
Champion. Signed slim 8vo printed brochure
entitled Introducing Islam, published by the
Institute of Islamic Information and Education
in Chicago, Illinois. Signed by Ali to a clear
area of the front cover, adding the date 1992
in his hand. Matted in black alongside a colour
photograph of Ali standing in a full length pose
over Sonny Liston to an overall size of 16.5 x
11.5. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1009. COPPI FAUSTO: (1919-1960) Italian
Cyclist, Winner of the Tour de France 1949
& 1952. Vintage signed 4 x 6 postcard
photograph of Il Campionissimo in a head and
shoulders pose. Signed (‘Coppi’) in blue
fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image.
VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1010. ASCARI ALBERTO: (1918-1955)
Italian Motor Racing Driver, Formula One
World Champion 1952 & 1953. A vintage
signed 4 x 5.5 postcard by Ascari, the image
being a printed caricature of the World
Champion in a profile head and shoulders
pose with his racing goggles around his neck.
Signed (‘Alberto Ascari’) across the image.
Autographs of Ascari are scarce following his
tragic death at the early age of 36. Some light
overall age wear, and minor staining to the
image, G
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1011. RODRIGUEZ DE LA VEGA
PEDRO: (1940-1971) Mexican motor racing
Driver. Rodríguez was killed during a car race
in Nuremberg while he was driving for the
lead at the wheel of a Ferrari. Rare D.S., being
a 1969 contremarque ticket from the 24
hours of Le Mans. Signed and inscribed in blue
ballpoint pen across the ticket to a partially
clear area. Autographs of Rodriguez de la
Vega are rare in any form following his tragic
early death at the age of 31. VG £80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1012. PIRONI DIDIER: (1952-1987)
French Formula One Motor Racing Driver.
Pironi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978.
Scarce D.S., Pironi, the document being a
credit card receipt, Milan, 20th April 1981.
Matted in black underneath a photograph
depicting the driver in a half length pose
wearing his Ferrari racing overalls, to an
overall size of 8 x 12. Pironi survived after a
severe accident when he was leading the
championship in 1982. Five years after, when
he was able to walk again, Pironi turned to
offshore powerboat racing, but was killed in
an accident near the Isle of Wight. Together
with Clay Regazzoni (1939-2006) Swiss
Formula One Motor Racing Driver. Signed
7.5 x 5 colour photograph by Regazzoni, the
image depicting the driver in his Formula One
racing car in a race. Signed in bold black ink to
a clear area of the image. Following an
accident in 1980 he was left paralyzed from
the waist down, ending his career in Formula
One. He died in a car accident. VG, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1013. TARUFFI PIERO: (1906-1988) Italian
Racing Driver. Winner of the last famous
Italian race Mile Miglia in 1957. T.L.S., Taruffi,
one page, 4to, Rome, 14th January 1956, to
Mr. Englebert, in Italian. Taruffi responds to his
correspondent’s letter reporting ‘In your letter
you request from me information regarding what
you have read in the newspapers about a test I
have done with my Bisiluro near Rome, a test on
which I reached a speed of more than 300 km
per hour. The information published is only
partially true...’ Taruffi further refers to the
1951 tests when his car reached 313 km per
hour with Pirelli tyres and ends stating ‘In the
next months of March and April I’ll make a new
attempt to the hour record...’ A letter of
excellent content. Two file holes to the left
edge and a small tear not affecting the text or
signature, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1014. SCHUMACHER
MICHAEL:
(1969- ) German Motor Racing Driver,
Formula One World Champion 1994, 1995,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004. Signed
colour postcard photograph of Schumacher,
the image depicting Schumacher in a close-up
head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black
ink across the image. VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1015. SCHUMACHER
MICHAEL:
(1969- ) German Motor Racing Driver,
Formula One World Champion 1994, 1995,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004. A red
Ferrari souvenir baseball cap bearing the
famous emblem of the Italian car
manufacturers, boldly signed by Schumacher
in black ink with his name alone. VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1016. FERRARI ENZO: (1898-1988) Italian
Car Driver & Manufacturer. Brief T.N.S.,
Ferrari, to the verso of a colour picture
postcard depicting racing driver Gilles
Villeneuve seated in his Ferrari racing car,
Modena, 10th May 1982, in Italian. Ferrari
states, in full, ‘Grazie dell’affettuoso ricordo’.
Some very minor scuffing to the head of the
image and some light age wear to the verso,
about VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982) Canadian Motor Racing
Driver. Villeneuve had tragically died following a crash
during the final qualifying session of the Belgian Grand
Prix on 8th May 1982, just two days prior to Ferrari
signing the present card.
ENTERTAINMENT
1017. NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO
VLADIMIR: (1858-1943) Russian Theatre
Director & Playwright, founder of the
Moscow Art Theatre with his colleague
Konstantin Stanislavsky in 1898. A good
vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph, depicting
Nemirovich-Danchenko in a head and
shoulders pose. Photograph by Harlip. Signed
(‘Vladimiro Nemirovich-Dancenko’) in dark
fountain pen ink to the image, and dated 1933
in his hand. Some extremely light, minor
silvering, VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1018. NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO
VLADIMIR: (1858-1943) Russian Theatre
Director & Playwright, founder of the
Moscow Art Theatre with his colleague
Konstantin Stanislavsky in 1898. Autograph
Statement, unsigned, one page, oblong 8vo,
n.p., n.d. (annotated at the head in another
hand 11th April 1940 [?]), in Cyrillic. In bold,
black fountain pen ink the director writes, in
part, ‘Rules of life are one thing, but life itself is
another thing….Life is not a multiplication table
where everything is orderly, strictly and once and
forever (to the end of time) stays within the
defined scope. If you ask what I always wanted
to be guided by in my long life journey (after all,
I’m 82 years old), then here is that brief code:
To be free among free people. To fight
mercilessly with oppression. To hate any attempt
against conscience and independent word.
Happiness is in freedom, beauty and truth of
your motherland. Serve it while it is miserable
and oppressed and serve all the humanity when
it is strong and safe. Only death gives you the
right for rest, only youth gives you the right for
personal happiness. Stay ahead in danger and
behind in peace and quiet…..Remember: all
the humanity is connected with invisible vibes,
and grief of one, like rings in the water, transfers
further and further to all those who think, feel
and love. If you do something - look at yourself
from the outside and think that you are not
alone and that others also see you at that
moment….The church teaches you to love your
“neighbour”. Expand these boundaries: love also
the “remote” one, love all those who are made
in the image and likeness of God. But most of all
love the woman - in the love to her the God is.’
Annotated in ink in another hand with
Nemirovich-Danchenko’s name and the date.
VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1019. IRVING HENRY: (1838-1905)
English Stage Actor. A.L.S., Henry Irving, two
pages, 8vo, Edinburgh, 25th November (?)
1897, to Mrs. Kinnard (?). Irving thanks his
correspondent for her very kind
remembrance (‘The flowers are beautiful‘) and
states that he is just leaving Edinburgh, ‘which
is, just now, intensely dull’, and shall play in
Liverpool on Monday. Some slight traces of
former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1020. GUERRERO MARIA: (1867-1928)
Spanish Theatre Actress, Producer and
Director. Vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x
9.5 photograph depicting the actress standing
in a full length pose. Photograph by Kavlak of
Madrid. Signed in dark ink to a clear area of
the image. Some slight staining to the
photographer‘s mount. Together with
Fernando Diaz de Mendoza (1862-1930)
Spanish Actor, Director and Theatre
Impresario, husband of Maria Guerrero.
Vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 8 photograph
showing the actor seated in a three quarter
length pose. Signed in dark ink to a partially
clear area of the image. Also including
Enrique Borras (1863-1957) Spanish Actor.
Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 12
photograph depicting the actor in a head and
shoulders profile pose. Photograph by Marine
of Barcelona. Signed in dark ink, and dated
20th September 1923 in his hand. Some
overall age wear. G, 3
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1021. ROBINSON EDWARD G.: (18931973) American Actor, Academy Award
winner. An excellent original 7 x 10 pen and
ink portrait by artist Louis Ollier, the well
executed image depicting the actor in a head
and shoulders pose. Signed and inscribed by
Robinson in black fountain pen ink beneath
the image and also signed by Ollier. EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1022. ASTAIRE FRED: (1899-1987)
American Actor & Dancer, Academy Award
winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Astaire
in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold
black ink with his name alone to a light area of
the image. VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
250
1023. COOPER GARY: (1901-1961)
American Actor, Academy Award winner.
A.L.S., with his initials G C, one page, 8vo,
Paris, n.d. (‘Monday’, May 1953), to Miss.
Smith, on the printed stationery of the Hotel
Lancaster. Cooper informs his correspondent
that he has just returned from Brussels and
will go to Germany on Wednesday before
returning to Paris. With a Received stamp to
the upper margin and one file hole to the
upper edge, neither of which affect the text
or signature. A couple of very light, extremely
minor creases and the upper left corner of the
letter neatly mounted. About VG £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1024. GRANT CARY: (1904-1986) English
Actor. Academy Award winner. Vintage signed
and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph of Grant, an
amusing image of the actor seated in a full
length pose on a donkey. Signed in fountain
pen ink to the lower white border. A couple
of very small, extremely minor corner
creases, VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1027. [WAYNE JOHN]: (1907-1979)
American Actor, Academy Award winner. A
decorative metal Cigarillo case previously
owned and used by Wayne, the 4 x 6 x 0.25
case featuring recurring machine tooled plain
and decorative stripes and with a small oblong
panel to the front engraved with the actor’s
initials J W. With spring clasp and two interior
bars, further engraved to the inside with the
maker’s name Everyman of England. Some
light scratching and scuffing to the outside,
otherwise about VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1025. FONDA HENRY: (1905-1982)
American Actor. Academy Award winner.
Vintage signed and inscribed 5 x 7 photograph
by Fonda, the image depicting the actor in a
head and shoulders pose, in costume as
marshal. Signed in black ink to a light area of
the image. Together with A.N.S., Hank
Fonda, one page, 8vo, n.p., 16th December
1951. Fonda thanks his correspondent for his
kind words and wishes him a Merry
Christmas. With several pin holes to the letter
not affecting the text or signature. G to VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1026. STEWART JAMES: (1908-1997)
American Actor, Academy Award winner &
FONDA HENRY (1905-1982) American
Actor, Academy Award winner. Signed 10 x 8
photograph, the image depicting the two
actors in half length poses, in costume, in a
scene from Firecreek (1968). Individually
signed by both in bold dark inks, with their
names alone, to light areas of the image. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Provenance: Accompanied by a typed statement of
provenance signed by Robert F. Slatzer describing the
cigarillo case and stating, in part, ‘This was given to
me many years ago when “The Duke” decided to quit
his smoking habit. I was a close friend of Duke and
wrote a best-selling biography of his life, ‘Duke: The
Life & Times of John Wayne’.
1028. SINATRA FRANK: (1915-1998)
American Singer & Actor, Academy Award
winner. Bold blue ink signature (‘Frank
Sinatra’) to the verso of a colour picture
postcard of the Empire State Building, New
York City. Neatly annotated in ink in the hand
of a collector at the base indicating that the
signature was obtained in person at the
Shelton Hotel in New York on 31st June
1964, VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1029. BRANDO MARLON: (1924-2004)
American Actor, Academy Award winner.
Vintage signed postcard photograph of
Brando in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
in blue ink with his name alone to the lower
area of the photograph. Some age toning to
the edges of the image caused by previous
framing, G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1030. BEATTY WARREN: (1937)
American Actor & Director, Academy Award
winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Beatty,
the image depicting the actor in a close-up
smiling portrait from The Only Game in Town
(1970). Signed (‘Best wishes Warren Beatty’)
in bold black ink to a light area of the image.
VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1031. PACINO AL: (1940- ) American
photograph by Pacino, the image depicting
the actor in a half length pose, on a motorbike
alongside Cornelia Sharpe, in a scene from
Serpico (1973). Boldly signed to a clear area
of the image. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1032. PACINO AL: (1940- ) American
photograph by Pacino, the promotional
Paramount image depicting the actor in a head
and shoulders pose in a scene from The
Godfather Part III (1990). Boldly signed to a
clear area of the image. Together with Dan
Trejo (1944- ) American Actor. Signed 10 x
8 photograph by Trejo in a scene from
Machete Kills (2013). EX, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1033. MAGNANI ANNA: (1908-1973)
Italian Actress, Academy Award winner. Rare
vintage signed postcard photograph of the
actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
with her name alone in blue fountain pen ink
to the image, her first name to a slightly darker
area, VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1034. RAINER
LUISE:
(1910-2014)
German-born, Austrian and American Film
Actress, Academy Award winner. Signed and
inscribed 8 x 10 photograph depicting the
actress standing in a full length pose in
costume, in a scene from The Great Waltz
(1938). Signed in dark ink to a light area of the
image. Together with Hedy Lamarr (19142000) Austrian-American film Actress. Signed
8 x 10 photograph depicting the actress in a
head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue
ink to a clear area of the image. Also including
Ava Gardner (1922-1990) American Actress.
D.S., Ava Gardner, being a signed cheque,
London, 17th February 1978. The partially
printed cheque is drawn on Lloyds Bank and
is made payable to J. H. James for the sum of
£50. A bank cancellation only very slightly
affects Gardner’s signature. About VG, 3
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1035. BERGMAN INGRID: (1915-1982)
Swedish Actress, Academy Award winner.
Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Bergman, the
image depicting the actress standing in a half
length pose, in a scene from The Visit (1964).
Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone
across a clear area of the image. A few light
creases and one small tear to the border,
otherwise VG
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1036. KELLY
GRACE:
(1929-1982)
American Actress, Academy Award winner.
Later Princess of Monaco. Signed colour 5.5
x 8.5 magazine photograph, the image
depicting the Princess in a close-up head and
shoulders pose. Signed (‘Grace de Monaco’)
in bold black ink, with her name alone, to a
lower part of the image. G
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1037. TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011)
English Actress, Academy Award winner.
Vintage signed 10 x 8 colour photograph by
Taylor, the image depicting the actress in a half
length pose at the piano in her role as Louise
Durant in the film Rhapsody (1954) alongside
John Ericson. Signed in blue fountain pen ink
to a light area at the centre of the image. The
signature is a little hurried and light in places.
A few pinholes to the corners of the image, in
the white borders, and some light surface
creasing, otherwise about VG £150 - 200
€190 - 260
1038. COTILLARD MARION: (1975- )
French Actress, Academy Award winner.
Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 colour
photograph, the image depicting the actress
lying naked in a three quarter length pose, in
a scene from La Vie en Rose (2007), in her role
as Edith Piaf. Cotillard was awarded the Best
Actress Oscar for her role in this film. Boldly
signed in blue ink to the lower white border.
EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1039. SMITH C. AUBREY: (1863-1948)
English Actor & Cricketer. D.S., C. Aubrey
Smith, one page, folio, n.p. (Los Angeles,
California), March 1947. The typed
document is a Memorandum of Agreement
between Smith and the Edward Sherman
Agency and London Film Productions and
relates to an earlier contract of 4th December
1946, evidently a lending agreement, and
authorises the changes in various dates to the
contract, largely from April to March 1947.
Boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink by Smith
at the foot and countersigned by Edward
Sherman and a representative of London Film
Productions. Neatly stapled to the original
blue printed folder of Mitchell, Silberberg &
Knupp and with two file holes to the upper
edge, not affecting the text or signature.
About VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1040. MANSFIELD JAYNE: (1933-1967)
American Actress & Sex Symbol. Vintage
signed postcard photograph of Mansfield, the
image showing the actress standing in a full
length pose. Signed in blue ink, with her name
alone, to the lower white border. Also signed
(‘Affectionately, Jayne Mansfield’) to the verso
in blue ink. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1041. MANHATTAN MELODRAMA: An
original copy of the screenplay for Three Men
(‘Manhattan Melodrama’) by Arthur Caesar,
68 pages, 4to, Culver City, California, 8th
September 1933. The printed script is bound
by two metal clasps and has the original paper
covers, the front cover bearing the original
paper label of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
script department neatly pasted above the
typed title. With a couple of pencil annotations
in an unidentified hand, a typed note stating
‘Treatment by Frank Dolan & Arthur Caesar
Sept. 8, 1933’ and a stamp at the base stating
INCOMPLETE. Scarce. Some light age wear,
minor creasing and small tears to the paper
covers, G
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Three Men was released with the title Manhattan
Melodrama in 1934. The crime film starred Clark
Gable, William Powell and Myrna Loy, and also
provided Mickey Rooney with one of his earliest screen
roles. Interestingly, it was also the film that John
Dillinger watched in Chicago on 22nd July 1934 before
being shot to death by Federal Agents when he left
the cinema.
Arthur Caesar (1892-1953) Romanian-born
American Screenwriter. Caesar won an Academy
Award for Best Story for Manhattan Melodrama.
1042. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: D.S. by
both Gene Wilder (1933- ) American Film
Comedian and Mel Brooks (1926)
American Film Director and Comedian,
individually, twice, two pages, 4to, Los
Angeles, California, 20th August 1973. The
photocopied document relates to the film
Young Frankenstein and the agreement made
between Twentieth Century Fox Film
Corporation and Wilder and Brooks for the
writing of the screenplay and specifically
relates to the retention of the dramatic live
stage rights etc. Signed by both Wilder (‘Gene
Wilder’) and Brooks (‘Mel Brooks’) twice at the
conclusion and countersigned by William J.
Immerman, Vice President of Business Affairs
at Twentieth Century Fox. A few small staple
holes to the upper edges, not affecting the
text or signatures. Together with Julie
Andrews (1935- ) English Actress & Singer,
Academy Award winner. D.S., Julie Andrews,
being a signed cheque, Beverly Hills,
California, 14th March 1964. The partially
printed cheque, completed entirely by
Andrews, is drawn on the Bank of America
and is made payable to Lillie Mae Gilmore for
the sum of $80. The perforated bank
cancellations do not affect the signature.
Generally VG, 2
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Young Frankenstein (1974) was written by Wilder and
Brooks, as is evident from the present document. The
comedy film, an affectionate parody of the classic
horror film genre, was also directed by Brooks and
starred Wilder in the title role. It is one of the most
famous of their collaborations.
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1043. MÉLIÈS GEORGES: (1861-1938)
French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and
innovator in the use of special effects. Rare
D.S., G. Melies, one page, 4to, Paris, 12th
November 1912, being a receipt issued on
Melies’ attractive printed stationery. The
manuscript receipt, in French, is for the sum of
370 Francs, being the payment of royalties
due from the sales, in New York, of some of
Melies’ films. Three file holes to the left edge
of the document, not affecting the text or
signature. VG
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
1044. LUMIERE LOUIS: (1864-1948)
French Pioneer Filmmaker, along with his
brother Auguste. A.N., unsigned, on his
personal printed visiting card, n.p. (Paris), n.d.
(3rd May 1927), to Odette Bourdillon, in
French. Lumiere sends his sincere thanks and
deep regards to his correspondent.
Accompanied by the original envelope hand
addressed by Lumiere. G
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1045. LUBITSCH ERNST: (1892-1947)
German-American Film Director, Academy
Award winner. D.S., Ernst Lubitsch, one page,
12mo, California, 21st December 1936. The
partially printed document is Lubitsch’s
personal Social Security card, issued under the
Social Security Act with the account number
562-16-6018. The director’s typed address
at Paramount Pictures Inc. in Los Angeles
appears to the lower half of the card. Signed
by Lubitsch in bold black fountain pen ink.
Accompanied by the original envelope
annotated in an unidentified hand. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1047. GANCE ABEL: (1889-1981) French
Film Director. T.L.S., Abel Gance, one page,
4to, Paris, 4th December 1928, to Marius
Montfort of the World League for Peace, on
Gance’s attractive printed stationery, in
French. Gance states that it will give him great
pleasure to make a modest contribution to his
correspondent’s efforts and adds that if
Montfort presents him with his Livre d’Or he
will happily write some lines in it, concluding
by suggesting that he visits on the 11th
December. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1048. CLAIR RENÉ: (1898-1981) French
Film Director. A.L.S., René Clair, one page,
8vo, n.p., 24th December 1974, to Patrick
McGilligan. Clair states ‘Thank you so much for
the beautiful photograph you were kind enough
to pursue and send. I hope it can be copied and
a duplicate will be sent to you.’ Accompanied
by the original hand addressed envelope. The
text and signature are faded, although legible.
About VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Patrick McGilligan - Irish American Biographer, well
known for his biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Clint
Eastwood and many others.
1046. WALSH RAOUL: (1887-1980)
American Film Director, a founding member
of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. D.S., Raoul Walsh, one page, 12mo,
n.p. (California), n.d. The partially printed
document is an admittance card issued to
Walsh for the Academy Award theatre’s
Studio Screenings, held twice weekly at
8.00pm. Numbered 929. Signed by Walsh in
ink with his name alone to the left edge and
also signed by Samuel Brown, manager of the
theatre. About EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1049. CLAIR RENÉ: (1898-1981) French
Film Director. Signed and inscribed 4 x 6
photograph of Clair in a half length profile
pose. Signed in black ink to a clear area of the
image. Together with Claude Lelouch
(1937- ) French Film Director. Signed 9.5 x 7
photograph, the image depicting Lelouch in a
half length pose behind a camera. Signed in
black ink with his name alone to a light area at
the head of the image. VG, 2
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1051. FELLINI FEDERICO: (1920-1993)
Italian Film Director. Signed and inscribed 4 x
6 photograph of Fellini seated outdoors in a
three quarter length pose. Signed in bold red
ink to a clear area at the head of the image.
Together with Giulietta Masina (1921-1994)
Italian Actress, wife of Fellini. Signed 5.5 x 7
photograph, the image depicting the actress
standing in a half length pose, in a scene from
Fellini’s film La Strada (1954). Signed in bold
blue ink, with her name alone, to a clear area
of the image. EX, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1050. AUTANT-LARA CLAUDE: (19012000) French Film Director. T.L.S., Claude
Autant-Lara, one page, 4to, Paris, 18th July
1969, to Andre Lebon, in French. Autant-Lara
thanks his correspondent for their help and
understanding regarding the shooting of his
film in Charleville and Ardennes. Together
with a D.S., Claude Autant-Lara, one page,
oblong 8vo, Charleville-Mezieres, July 1969,
the partially printed document, in French, is
an official request for an audience with the
Mayor. Also including an 8vo printed folding
invitation card issued by André Lebon for a
presentation of Les Patates on 22nd
September 1969. Signed by Autant-Lara with
his name alone to a clear area of the illustrated
front cover. VG, 3
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Les Patates (1969) is one of Autant-Lara’s later films,
which was shot in Charleville
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1052. FILM DIRECTORS: Selection of
signed 8 x 10 photographs, and a few slightly
smaller, by various film directors including
Bertrand Tavernier, Adrian Lyne, Arthur Hiller,
Frank Oz, Kenneth Johnson, Mike Leigh,
Peter Greenaway, Alejandro Amenabar,
Pedro Almodovar, etc. All are boldly signed to
clear areas of the images, and some are
inscribed. VG, 14
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1053. FILM DIRECTORS: Selection of
signed 8 x 10 photographs, and slightly
smaller (2), by various film directors
comprising Norman Mailer, Adrian Lyne,
Martin Ritt, Peter Greenaway, Graeme
Clifford (also signed by Greta Scacchi), Robert
Mulligan, Peter Bogdanovich and Gary
Marshall. All are boldly signed, largely to clear
areas of the images, and some are inscribed.
VG to EX, 8
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1054. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS:
Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs, and a
few slightly smaller, by various Oscar winning
film directors comprising Pedro Almodovar,
James Cameron, John Schlesinger, Robert
Wise, Sydney Pollack and Fernando Trueba.
All are boldly signed to clear areas of the
images, and some are inscribed. VG, 6
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1055. ACTORS: Selection of signed 8 x 10
photographs, by various film actors including
Alain Delon, Rod Steiger, Omar Sharif, Martin
Sheen, Jerry Lewis, Danny Aiello, Robert
Sean Leonard, John Philip Law, Sam Claflin,
Bob Newhart, David Caruso, Richard
Bradford, Ed Alonzo, D.B. Sweeney, Jimmy
Dean, etc.. All are boldly signed to clear areas
of the images, and some are inscribed. VG to
EX, 24
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1056. ACTRESSES: Selection of signed 8 x
10 photographs by various actresses,
comprising Mae Clarke, Sally Field, Kim
Cattrall, Barbara Bouchet, Parker Posey,
Cathy Moriarty, Minnie Driver and Lauren
Bacall. All are boldly signed to clear areas of
the images. EX, 8
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
10 photographs by various film actresses
including Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren,
Shirley Jones, Glenda Jackson, Lizabeth Scott,
Julie Newmar, Dina Merrill, Jacqueline Bisset,
Barbara Leigh, Jane Birkin, Gena Rowlands,
Marion Ross, Judy Sheindlin, Rhonda Fleming,
Stefanie Powers, Chita Rivera, Sela Ward, etc.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1058. ACTRESSES: Selection of signed and
inscribed 8 x 10 photographs by various
actresses comprising Debbie Reynolds, Joan
Collins, Dyan Cannon, Linda Christian and
Jacqueline Bisset. All are signed in fountain pen
ink to clear areas of the images. VG, 5
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1059. ACTRESSES: Selection of signed
colour 8 x 10 photographs by various
actresses, comprising Ursula Andress, Hayley
Mills, Diane Lane, Senta Berger, Beverly
d’Angelo, Anne Heche, Karin Dor and Jane
Alexander. All are boldly signed to clear areas
of the images. EX, 8
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1060. ACTRESSES: Selection of signed and
inscribed 8 x 10 photographs by various
actresses comprising Christine Kauffman, Elsa
Martinelli, Karin Dor & Eleonora Rossi Drago,
Tatum O’Neal and Mia Farrow. All, except
one, are signed to clear areas of the images
in fountain pen ink. VG, 5
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
All of the photographs originate from the in-person
collection of French collector Pierre Goulliard
All of the photographs originate from the in-person
collection of French collector Pierre Goulliard
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10 photographs by various film actresses
including Juliette Binoche, Ellen Burstyn,
Estelle Parsons, Sylvia Syms, Joan Collins,
Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Paget, Milla
Jovovich, Mary Tyler Moore, Jayne Meadows
& Steve Allen, Jaclyn Smith, Karen Grassle,
Sharon Lawrence, Alison Arngrim, Barbara
Leigh, Jennifer Morrison, Marsha Mason,
Diane Neal etc. All are boldly signed to clear
VG, 35
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
9 photographs and slightly larger by various
film actresses comprising Catherine Spaak,
Daniela Boschero, Silvana Pampanini, Vera
Norman, Bette Midler, Sylvie Fennec, Dora
Doll and Anna Maria Ferrero. Most are signed
and inscribed to partially clear areas of the
images. VG, 8
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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Selection of signed 6 x 8 photographs and
slightly smaller by various Oscar winning
actors and actresses including Walter Matthau,
James Stewart, Kate Winslet, Deborah Kerr,
Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Lauren Bacall,
Deanna Durbin, Richard Dreyfuss etc. All are
boldly signed to clear areas of the images, and
some are inscribed. VG, 11
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by
various Oscar winning actors and actresses,
director (1) comprising Burt Lancaster, Helen
Mirren, Christopher Plummer (in costume as
Sherlock Holmes from Murder by Decree),
Glenda Jackson, Kim Hunter, Kevin Costner
(in his role as Eliot Ness in The Untouchables),
Julia Ormond, Joan Fontaine, Michael Caine,
Danny Boyle and Ben Kingsley (in a scene
from Testimony). Most are boldly signed to
clear areas of the images. VG, 11£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by
various Oscar winning actresses comprising
Joan Fontaine, Lauren Bacall, Sally Field,
Louise Fletcher, Susan Sarandon, Maggie
Smith, Goldie Hawn, Angelica Houston and
Anne Bancroft. All are boldly signed with their
names alone, most to clear areas of the
image. VG, 9
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1066. ACADEMY AWARD: A good,
original Certificate of Nomination for Award
issued by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences in 1978 to Nancy Dowd, Waldo
Salt and Robert C. Jones in recognition of
their nomination for an Academy Award of
Merit for outstanding achievement in relation
to the story and screenplay for Coming Home.
The attractive 12 x 13.5 certificate is
predominantly printed in black lettering and
features a colour image of an Oscar statuette
to the light grey left border. With the facsimile
signatures of the Academy President and
Secretary at the base. Professionally laminated
and mounted on wood. A few light surface
scratches, otherwise VG
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
1067. GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD: An
original oblong folio Certificate of Nomination
for Award issued by the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association for the film The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas for a Golden Globe
Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement,
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical,
1982. The attractive certificate is printed in
black with manuscript calligraphic insertions
and features an image of a Golden Globe in
the background. Individually signed by both
the President and Secretary of the Association
at the foot in black inks over a blind embossed
seal. Matted in beige cloth and framed and
glazed in a black and gold coloured frame to
an overall size of 14 x 11.5. VG £200 - 300
€260 - 390
1068. MARX GROUCHO: (1890-1977)
American Film Comedian, one of the Marx
Brothers. D.S., Groucho Marx, being a
cheque, Los Angeles, 4th November 1971.
The partially printed cheque, payable to
Adohr Farms, is drawn on the account of
Groucho Marx at the City National Bank for
the sum of $34.35. The signature is faded
although legible. Lightly mounted at the upper
corner to a card. About VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) is an
American musical comedy film starring Burt Reynolds
and Dolly Parton. It was the highest grossing live action
musical film of the 1980s. As well as the present
Golden Globe nomination, Dolly Parton was also
nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe.
1069. MARX GROUCHO: (1890-1977)
Brothers. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10
photograph by Groucho, depicting the
comedian in a classic head and shoulders
pose, smoking a cigar in front of an NBC
microphone. Signed ‘To Harry, Best Wishes
from Groucho’ in bold black ink to a light area
of the image. About VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1070. MARX
CHICO:
(1887-1961)
Brothers. D.S., Chico Marx, twice, two pages,
folio, n.p. (New York?), 17th May 1956. The
partially printed document is an Actors’ Equity
Association Stock Jobbing contract between
Marx and the Hinsdale Summer Theatre and
Mill Creek Theatre at Hinsdale, Illinois, in
which Marx agrees to perform in a play
entitled Fifth Season in the role of Max Pinkus
for a total of fifteen performances over two
weeks. Signed at the foot by Marx and
countersigned by the Theatre manager. Again
signed by both Marx and the manager to the
second page approving an agreed salary of
$1500 per week plus 10% of the weekly
gross takings over $9000. An additional rider
is neatly stapled to the first page, comprising a
further three conditions including Marx
receiving sole star billing above the title of the
play. Signed by both Marx and the manager
with their initials. Together with a dark
fountain pen ink signature (‘Chico Marx’) on a
very small 12mo piece, most likely clipped
from a document. Some light age wear, G to
about VG, 2
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
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1073. BRITISH COMEDY:
Selection of signed postcard
photographs, and slightly
smaller (3) by various British
television and film comedians
including Prunella Scales,
Jasper Carrott, Bobby Davro,
James Fleet, Katie McGrath,
Les
Dennis,
Dennis
Waterman, Dave Lee, Jane
Horrocks, Bryan Murray etc.
All are boldly signed to clear
areas of the images, and
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1071. MARX CHICO: (1887-1961) American Film Comedian, one
of the Marx Brothers. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10
photograph of Chico depicting the artist in a classic head and shoulders
pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
A rare signed image from
Bonnie Scotland
1072. LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957)
English and American Film Comedians. An excellent vintage signed and
inscribed sepia 13 x 10 photograph by both Laurel and Hardy
individually, the unusual image depicting the duo seated in full length
poses together in uniform in costume as Stanley MacLaurel and Ollie
Hardy in a scene from Bonnie Scotland (1935). Several other stars of
the film, including James Finlayson (Sergeant Major Finlayson) and
William Janney (Allan Douglas) can be seated alongside the comedians.
Boldly signed by both Laurel and Hardy in green fountain pen inks to
clear areas at the head of the image and inscribed in an unidentified
hand. Rare in this form. Some very minor corner creasing, otherwise
VG
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1074. BAUR HARRY: (1880-1943) French Actor, arrested and
tortured by the Gestapo in 1942. A.L.S., Harry Baur, three pages, 8vo,
Marseille, n.d, to Culniann (?), on the printed stationery of the Hotel
Beauvau, in French, Baur states “Paulette’s letter is very important
because it is the proof that the 7th of February was a date when I should
have had my freedom...”, and “Mr de Rothschild pretended that I didn’t
have any engagement on that date, I bring you the proof, it can be doubled
by Rostand’s contract.” And ends stating “Rothschild couldn’t produce the
play anywhere else except at the Ambassadeurs, where I was engaged with
him until the 7th February”. Some light staining, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Baron Henri de Rothschild (1872-1947) French Doctor in medicine, Philanthropist
and Playwright. He financed hospitals, Pierre and Marie Curie research, and the
Theatre, founding the Pigalle theatre in Paris.
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1075. GUITRY SACHA: (1885-1957)
French Actor & Director. A.L.S., Sacha Guitry,
one page, folio, Rue d’Anjou, [Paris], n.d.
[26th August 1908], to André Fontainas, in
French. Guitry states that flu has prevented
him from replying to his correspondent’s
letter earlier, and continues to refer to a close
mutual friend, ‘The news you have given me
about our “good fat” makes me feel infinitely
happy…I think that I haven’t ever had a bigger
wish than the full recovery of our charming
friend’, further requesting ‘Would you please
me by sending me a copy of “L’Indécis”.’
addressed by Guitry. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1079. BARDOT BRIGITTE: (1934- )
French Actress & Sex Symbol. Two signed and
inscribed postcard photographs (one colour)
by Bardot. The images depicting the actress
in half and full length sensual poses. Signed in
bold black ink across the images. VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1077. FUNES LOUIS DE: (1914-1983)
French Comedy Actor. Signed 3.5 x 5.5
photograph by Funes, the image depicting the
actor in a head and shoulders pose in
costume as Ludovic Cruchot, in a scene from
Le gendarme de Saint Tropez (1964). Signed in
bold blue ink to a light area of the image. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1080. BARDOT BRIGITTE: (1934- )
French Actress & Sex Symbol. Large signed
16 x 20 photograph depicting Bardot standing
outdoors in a full length topless pose, wearing
only a pair of black knee high boots and
skimpy shorts. Signed in bold black ink, with
her name alone, to a clear area of the image.
Some minor ink bleeding to the first part of
the signature. A very slightly grainy image. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1076. CHEVALIER MAURICE: (18881972) French Actor and Entertainer. Vintage
signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of
Chevalier, the image depicting the actor
standing in a three quarter length pose
wearing his classic straw boater. Signed in bold
black fountain pen ink to a clear area at the
head of the image and inscribed to a
magazine. A couple of very minor corner
creases, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1078. SIGNORET SIMONE: (1921-1985)
French Actress. Vintage signed 4 x 6
photograph of the actress in a head and
shoulders pose. Photograph by Sam Levin.
Signed in dark fountain pen ink (‘Amicalement
S. Signoret’) to a clear area at the base of the
image. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1081. MASTROIANNI
MARCELLO:
(1924-1996) Italian Actor. A good vintage
signed and inscribed sepia photograph, the
image depicting a young Mastroianni seated in
a half length pose, smoking a cigarette. Signed
in blue ink to a clear area of the image.
Together with Peter Ustinov (1921-2004)
English Actor, Academy Award winner. Signed
and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Ustinov
standing in a three quarter length pose. Signed
in black ink to a clear area of the image and
dated Milan, 17th April 1981, in his hand. VG,
2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1083. LENOIR NOÉMIE: (1979- ) French
Model and Actress. Signed and inscribed 7.5
x 11.5 photograph by Lenoir, the photograph
depicting the actress standing in a naked full
length pose on a staircase. Signed in bold blue
ink to the lower white border. EX £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1085. GLAMOUR: Selection of signed 8 x
10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) by
various actresses comprising Elizabeth Hurley,
Claudia Cardinale, Isabelle Adjani, Cate
Blanchett, Ornella Muti, Sandra Bullock,
Rachel Weisz, Jane Birkin etc. All are boldly
signed in blue or black inks to clear areas of
the images and only one is inscribed. VG to
EX, 8
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1086. FRENCH CINEMA: Selection of
signed 8 x 11 photographs and slightly larger
by various French film actresses comprising
Irène Jacob, Anna Karina, Mireille Darc, Elsa
Zylberstein, Patricia Kaas, Julie Gayet, Cyrielle
Claire and Sabine Azema. All are boldly signed
to clear areas of the images. EX, 8
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1082. ANDRESS URSULA: (1936- ) SwissAmerican Actress and Sex Symbol. Signed 8 x
10 photograph by Andress, the image
depicting the actress in a head and shoulders
pose, in costume as Honey Ryder from the
James Bond film Dr. No (1962). Signed (‘With
Love Ursula Andress’) in black ink to a clear
area of the image. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1084. ARGENTO ASIA: (1975- ) Italian
Actress. Signed 8 x 12 photograph of Argento
standing in a naked three quarter length pose.
Signed in bold blue ink across the image. EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1087. FRENCH CINEMA: Selection of
vintage signed postcard photographs etc., by
various French film stars comprising Dany
Robin, Yves Montand, Annie Girardot (2; one
a brief T.L.S., 1959), Gerard Philipe
(irregularly clipped signed piece with a small
attached magazine photograph). Some corner
creasing and age wear, G to VG, 6
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1088. GERMAN CINEMA: Selection of
signed postcard photographs, many vintage,
by various German actors and actresses from
the 1920s onwards including Maximilian
Schell, Ulrich Wildgruber, Margarete Schön,
Curt Vespermann, Bernhard Goetzke,
Hertha Von Walther, Lya de Putti, Peter Van
Eyck and Zarah Leander. VG, 12 £100 - 120
€130 - 150
1089. EUROPEAN CINEMA: Selection of
signed 6 x 8 photographs, and slightly smaller
(3), by various European film actors and
actresses including Senta Berger, Rosanna
Podesta, Catherine Deneuve, Sophia Loren,
Brigitte Bardot, Jean Reno, Jean Paul
Belmondo, Alexandra Bastedo, Geraldine
Chaplin, Ornella Muti, Jacqueline Bisset,
Miriam Margolyes, Eva Green, etc. All are
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller (3) by
various European film Actors and Actresses
including Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche,
Claudia Cardinale, Ian Mckellen, Anouk
Aimée, Vigo Mortensen, Alain Delon (in a
scene from The Sicilian Clan in his role as
Roger Sartet), Daniel Auteuil, etc. All are
boldly signed to clear areas. VG, 10
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed postcard photographs, and a few
slightly larger, by various European film actors
and actresses including Catherine Deneuve,
Alain Delon, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Valentina
Cortese, Sylvie Vartan, Jacqueline Boyer,
Charles Aznavour, Geraldine Chaplin, Sara
Montiel, Jacques Frantz, Alain Chabat, Line
Renaud, Jackie Sardou, Catherine Rouvel etc.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed postcard photographs by various
European film actors and actresses including
Horst Buchholz, Rossano Brazzi, Yves
Montand, Brigitte Bardot, Klaus Maria
Brandauer, Alessio Boni, Michele Morgan,
Victoria Abril, Stefania Sandrelli, Claude Jade,
Line Renaud, Gianna Maria Canale, Valentina
Cortese, Jean Marie Bigard, Marisa Pavan,
Marthe Keller, Anita Björk etc. All are boldly
signed to clear areas of the images, and some
are inscribed. VG, 27
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1094. BRITISH CINEMA: Selection of
signed 6 x 8 photographs and slightly smaller,
by various British film actors and actresses
including Michael York, Judi Dench, Robert
Powell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, John RhysDavies, Michael Caine, Emily Blunt, Alexandra
Bastedo, Rosamund Pike, Deborah Grant,
Anthony Bates, Jacqueline Bisset etc. All are
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed postcard photographs and slightly
larger, a few 8 x 10s, some signed cards and
printed promotional pictures by various
French actors, actresses, directors and
entertainers etc., including Catherine
Deneuve (2), Jacques Brel (lightly signed
postcard photograph alongside two others),
Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Murat, Jean
Dujardin & Alexandra Lamy, Michèle Morgan,
Dalida, Pierre Etaix & Annie Fratellini, Michele
Mercier, Jane Birkin, Brigitte Bardot, Claudia
Cardinale, Jeroen Krabbé, Ute Lemper,
Amadeus August, Christine Boisson, Marthe
Keller, Colette Ripert, Fanny Ardant, Alain
Delon (2), Sophie Marceau etc. Most are
54
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
264
1095. LANDON MICHAEL: (1936-1991)
American Actor. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of
Landon in a head and shoulders pose, in
costume as Charles Ingalls from the television
series Little House on the Prairie. Signed (‘Best
Wishes, Michael Landon’) in black ink to a light
area of the image. EX
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1096. BONANZA: Vintage signed 7 x 9
photograph by both Michael Landon (Joseph
‘Little Joe’ Cartwright) and Dan Blocker (Eric
‘Hoss’ Cartwright) individually, the image
depicting the two actors in head and
shoulders poses together in costume from the
American western television series Bonanza
(1959-73). Signed by both Landon and
Blocker with their names alone in blue inks to
a light area at the head of the image. Landon’s
signature is a little light in places. Autographs of
Blocker are scarce following his untimely
death at the age of 43. Slightly irregularly
trimmed borders and some light overall
surface creasing, G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1097. LOONEY TUNES: An original 12 x
10.5 colour animated cel featuring an image of
Daffy Duck in a half length pose wearing a hat,
bowtie and jacket, the celluloid acetate affixed
to a printed colour background of the Warner
Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon opening title
image used in the 1940s and 1950s, with a
second celluloid acetate overlaid and
individually signed by Friz Freleng (19061995) American Animator, famous for his
work on Looney Tunes cartoons and Mel Blanc
(1908-1989) American Voice Actor, famous
for his work on Looney Tunes cartoons. Signed
by each in black and blue inks with their
names alone. About VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1098. CINEMA: Selection of vintage signed
8 x 10 photographs, and some 5 x 7s, by
various actors and actresses including Mary
Martin, Margaret Lockwood, Meriel Forbes,
Kim Novak, Jeanne Crain, Bob Hope,
Reginald Gardiner, Helen Hayes, Jimmy
Durante etc. All are signed to clear areas of
the images, and a few are inscribed. G, 12
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1099. CINEMA: Selection of signed 6 x 8
photographs and slightly smaller, by various
film actors and actresses including Meg Ryan,
Candy Clark, Elaine Stritch, Claude Jarman Jr.,
Ed Bishop, Cesar Romero, Efrem Zimbalist
Jr., Kabir Bedi, Florence Henderson, Lynda
Carter, Dana Delany etc. All are boldly signed
to clear areas of the images, and some are
inscribed. VG, 18
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
film actors and actresses including Richard
Crenna, John Forsythe, Lauren Bacall, Judi
Dench, Connie Sellecca, Milla Jovovich,
Rhonda Fleming, Debra Paget, Kathleen
Quinlan, Annette Funicello, Barbara Rush,
Michael Trucco etc. All are boldly signed to
clear areas of the images, and some are
inscribed. VG, 21
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
photographs by various film stars including
Anthony Quinn, Jane Russell, Carroll Baker,
Deborah Kerr, Julie Harris, Ian McKellen,
Bruno Ganz, Loni Anderson, Thandie
Newton, Martin Sheen (in a scene from The
Subject was Roses), etc. All are signed to clear
areas of the images. VG, 11
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
photographs, and smaller (3), by various film
stars including Rock Hudson, Jerry Lewis,
William H. Macy, Rhonda Fleming, Fanny
Ardant, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Hardy
Kruger (in a scene from The Wild Geese),
Martin Sheen (in his role as the American
President from The West Wing), Elliot Gould,
Ellen Burstyn, Cliff Robertson etc. All are
signed to clear areas of the images. VG, 14
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1103. CINEMA: Small selection of A.Ls.S.
etc., by various film stars comprising Robert
Mitchum (A.N.S. with his initials, stating that
England is one of his favourite filming locations
‘because the crew is so funny’), Una Merkel
(referring to some stills that she has locked
away in storage), Kim Novak (D.S., being a
William Morris Agency contract, releasing her
from various agency contracts of 1965) and
Vanessa Redgrave (A.L.S., three pages, 4to,
n.p., 8th September n.y., to Maggie, referring
to her work with the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and detailing an
agenda for her visit to Skopje). Also including
a typed letter bearing a secretarial signature of
Lana Turner. Generally VG, 5
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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photographs by various film actors and
actresses including Vera Miles, Dolores Hart,
Laura Linney, Julie London, David Carradine,
Ryan O’Neal, Don Cheadle, Richard
Anderson, Joseph Campanella, Danny Aiello,
Tony Randall, Peter Graves, Claudine Auger,
Dana Delany, Peta Wilson, Ariane Ascaride,
Rhonda Fleming, Millie Perkins (in a scene
from The Diary of Anne Frank) etc. All are
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
photographs by various film actors and
actresses including Sean Young, Jacqueline
Bisset, Jane Birkin, Michele Morgan, Vera
Miles, Rue MacClanahan, Dolores Hart,
Claudine Auger, Nadja Tiller, Martin Sheen,
Emilio Estevez, Mike Farrell, Gary Sinise,
Robert Conrad, Ed Asner, Danny Aiello,
Rhonda Fleming, Millie Perkins,etc. All are
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
266
1106. CINEMA: Selection of signed postcard
photographs, and a few slightly smaller, by
various film actors and actresses including
Sophia Loren, Lauren Bacall, Judi Dench, Eli
Wallach, Anne Jackson, Patrick Wayne, Anne
Francis, Joel de la Fuente, Remak Ramsay,
Perry King, Joan Weldon, Susan Egan,
Timothy Watson etc. All are boldly signed to
clear area of the images, and some are
inscribed. VG, 20
£100 - 125
€130 - 150
1107. CINEMA: Small collection of T.Ls.S.
by various employees of different Film
Studios, five pages (total), 4to, Detroit,
Michigan, 1936-38, all to Mr. C. Kingsbury of
the Rex Theatre in Morenci, Michigan, on the
printed stationery of United Artists,
Paramount Pictures Inc., 20th Century Fox
etc. Most of the letters refer to the screenings
and bookings of various movies including
White Fang, Poor Little Rich Girl, Swing Time
etc., and some also relate to advertising
material. Some light overall age wear,
generally G, 5
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1108. [SULLIVAN ED]: (1901-1974)
American Television Host. An original
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
certificate presented to the Ed Sullivan Show
in recognition of Nomination for the Best
Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or
Quiz Series for the year 1957. The 8.5 x 11
certificate is printed in black lettering, with an
image of the award in the background, and
has a thin gold and broad black border, and
(somewhat ironically) features the facsimile
signature of Ed Sullivan at the base in his
capacity as President of the Academy. Neatly
laminated and mounted on wood. VG
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1109. PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French
Singer. Vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 9
photograph of the young Piaf in a head and
shoulders pose. Photograph by Teddy Piaz
and issued as a promotional image by Polydor.
Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a dark area
of the image, although reasonably legible.
Very slightly irregularly trimmed, otherwise
VG
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1111. BREL JACQUES:
(1929-1978)
Belgian Singer & Songwriter. Signed colour 4
x 6 postcard photograph depicting Brel in a
head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Sam
Levin of Paris. Signed with his name alone, in
bold black ink, across the image. EX
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1110. PIAF EDITH: (1915-1963) French
Singer. D.S., Edith Piaf, one page, 4to, n.p.
(Washington D.C.), 16th March 1959. The
partially printed document is a General Artists
Corporation AGVA standard form of Artists
Engagement Contract made between the
Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., and
Edith Piaf for eleven consecutive days of
performances by the singer commencing on
12th May 1959, with one show per day (two
on Saturdays) for a payment of $9000. Signed
by Piaf at the foot and countersigned by the
operator and agent. Together with a second
D.S., Edith Piaf, one page, folio, n.p.
(Washington D.C.), 16th March 1959, the
typed document being a rider to the contract,
comprising twelve clauses, agreeing to Piaf
receiving top billing, further referring to the
orchestra and instruments meeting with Piaf’s
approval, a comfortable dressing room being
provided, and stating ‘there shall be absolutely
no table service whatsoever, or any other
disturbance in the restaurant over which the
employer has control which would distract from
or interfere with the performance…‘ Signed by
Piaf at the foot and again countersigned by the
operator and agent. The two documents are
neatly stapled together at the upper left
corner. A few very small, minor tears to a few
edges, otherwise VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1112. GAINSBOURG SERGE: (19281991) French Singer, Songwriter, Poet,
Composer, Actor and Director. Rare signed
album record sleeve for Programme Plus.
Signed by Gainsbourg, with his surname
alone, in bold black ink on a clear area to the
front cover. Record still present. EX
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1113. JAZZ: An excellent multiple signed 4to programme, issued for the 7th
International Jazz Festival of Barcelona 1972, including most of the participants,
Charlie Mingus (1922-1979) an influential American jazz double bassist, composer
and bandleader, signed in blue ink with his name alone to the lower white border
of the programme central page featuring a photograph of Mingus; Jimmy Smith
(1928-2005) awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Award, the highest honor that
America bestows upon jazz musicians, Dave Brubeck (1920-2012) Jazz Pianist and
Composer, considered to be one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz, Illinois
Parker (1922-2004) Saxophonist, Roy Haynes (1925- ) Drummer, James Moody
(1925-2010) Saxophonist, Art Farmer (1928-1999) Trumpeter, Kenny Burrell
(1931- ), etc.. Ten boldly signed autographs, most alongside their own
photographs. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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1114. ARMSTRONG LOUIS: (1901-1971)
American Jazz Trumpeter. Signed 8 x 10
colour photograph, the image depicting
Armstrong standing in a half length pose,
holding his trumpet. Signed (‘from Louis
Armstrong’) in bold ink to a light area of the
background and again signed (‘Satchmo’) to a
clear area at the base of the image. One very
minor corner crease, otherwise VG.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1115. FITZGERALD ELLA: (1917-1996)
American Jazz Vocalist. A printed folio
souvenir programme for the World’s Greatest
Jazz Show at Denver, Vancouver, Seattle &
the Hollywood Bowl, 1973, signed by
Fitzgerald to her inside full photo page, the
image depicting the singer in a head and
shoulders pose. Signed in dark ink to a clear
area at the head of the image. Some very
light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise
VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1116. CHARLES
RAY:
(1930-2004)
American Singer & Songwriter, a pioneer in
the genre of soul music during the 1950s. A
printed small 4to programme for the 6th
International Jazz Festival at Dunkirk, 30th
April - 3rd May 1975, signed by Charles to an
inside photo page, the image depicting the
musician in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
(‘RAY’) in bold blue ink across the centre of the
image. The programme is also signed to the
inside pages by various other musicians
performing at the festival comprising Claude
Bolling, Sam Woodyard, Sammy Price, Carl
Pruitt, Mary Buggs, Doc Cheatham, Ted
Buckner, J. C. Heard and Gene ‘Mighty Flea’
Connors. Authentic autographs of Charles are
rare in any form following his blindness from
the age of seven. A very light vertical fold to
the centre of the programme, otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
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1117. WONDER STEVIE: (1950)
American Singer and Musician. Rare signed
and inscribed postcard photograph, the Tamla
Motown promotional image depicting a
young Wonder, seated in a half length pose,
with a harmonica in his hand. Signed in blue
ink to the lower white border of the image.
VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1118. CASH JOHNNY: (1932-2003)
American Singer & Songwriter. Signed colour
8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Cash
seated in a half length pose playing his guitar.
Signed (‘Johnny Cash’) in bold blue ink to a
clear area of the image. EX.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1119. CASH JOHNNY: (1932-2003) American Singer & Songwriter.
A good set of handwritten lyrics by Cash, unsigned, one page, 4to, n.p.
(Nevada?), n.d. On the printed stationery of the Sahara Tahoe hotel and
casino Cash has boldly penned the lyrics to his song Destination Victoria
Station, commencing ‘The trains go out/ And the trains come in/…..I’m
standing at the station/ Looking at the board/ And it ain’t saying nothing/
That’s lightning my load/ Is her destination Victoria Station’. Rare in this
form. With some light overall creasing and a few small tears to the edges
£1000 - 1500
of the folds, not affecting the text, G.
€1300 - 1950
Destination Victoria Station appears as the twelfth and final track on his 1975 album
of the same name. The album could only be purchased at Victoria Station restaurants.
The present lyrics are accompanied by a partially printed certificate of authenticity
completed and signed by Kathy Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash and his first wife
Vivian Liberto. Cash confirms that the lyrics were formerly part of her father’s personal
effects
1120. BEATLES THE: An excellent vintage
signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph by all four
members of The Beatles individually, John
Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrisson
and Ringo Starr, the image showing the Fab
Four in a classic full length pose together, each
of them holding a cup of tea. Individually
signed in bold blue and black inks, with their
names alone, to clear areas of the image. A
couple of very light, minor surface and corner
creases. VG.
£4000 - 6000
€5200 - 7800
Provenance: The photograph is annotated in ink to the
verso in an unidentified hand, in Italian, indicating that
the signatures were obtained on the occasion of The
Beatles Concert at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan on
24th June 1965. Indeed, according to information
supplied by the vendor, the signatures were obtained
by a security guard.
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1122. CHICAGO: Signed album record
sleeve for Chicago 17 (1984) by eight
members of the American Rock band
individually, Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane,
Jason Scheff, Tris Imboden, Keith Howland,
Lou Pardini, Walfredo Reyes and Ray
Herrmann. Signed by each with their names
alone in bold blue inks to the front cover.
Record still present. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1121. MARLEY
BOB:
(1945-1981)
Jamaican Reggae Singer. Rare ink signature
(‘Love, Bob Marley’) on a piece, attractively
matted in light suede beneath a colour 11 x
14 photograph of the front cover of Rolling
Stone magazine (12th August 1976), featuring
an image of Marley and individually signed by
reggae producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and three
members of The Wailers, Junior Murvin, Al
Anderson and Aston Barrett. All have signed
in bold blue inks, largely to clear areas of the
image. An engraved plaque beneath the
autographs indicates that Marley’s signature
was obtained by an immigration officer at
Terminal One of Heathrow airport on 5th July
1980 and that the other signatures were
obtained in 2008. Framed and glazed in a gold
coloured wooden frame to an overall size of
21.5 x 29.5. VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
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1123. JACKSON MICHAEL: (1958- 2009)
American Pop Singer. Signed colour 10 x 11
photograph showing Jackson in a head and
shoulders pose wearing a Pierrot costume
and make-up. Signed in black ink with his
name alone to a clear area of the image. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1124. JACKSON MICHAEL: (1958-2009)
American Pop Singer. A black and red jacket,
of a design similar to that worn by the singer
in his famous Thriller video, signed (‘Love
always, Michael Jackson’) in bold black ink and
dated 1998 in his hand. EX
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1125. JAGGER MICK: (1943- ) English Rock
Musician, lead Singer of The Rolling Stones.
Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Jagger in
a half length profile pose, singing into a
microphone. Signed with his name alone in
bold blue ink to a light area of the image. EX
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1126. JAGGER MICK: (1943- ) English Rock Musician, lead singer
of The Rolling Stones. A black Cardioid Dynamic microphone boldly
signed by Jagger in silver ink with his name alone; Bono (1960- )
Irish Singer & Songwriter, lead singer of U2. A black Cardioid
microphone boldly signed by Bono in silver ink with his name alone.
VG to EX, 2
£200 - 230
€260 - 390
1127. ROLLING STONES THE: Large signed colour 16 x 12 photograph by all five members of
the English Rock band individually, comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie
Watts and Ronnie Wood. The image depicts the band members in a jovial group pose. Signed by
each in bold blue inks with their names alone, largely to clear areas of the image. A slightly grainy
reproduction image. VG
£600 - 900
€780 - 11500
1128. PETER, PAUL & MARY: A Folk
American trio composed by Peter Yarrow,
Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. Signed 8 x 10
photograph,
the
Warner
Brothers
promotional picture depicting the three
singers outdoors, standing together in a
friendly full length pose. Signed individually by
Peter, Paul and Mary, with their names alone,
in bold black inks to clear areas of the image.
EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1129. POPULAR MUSIC: Selection of
signed 8 x 10 photographs by various popular
singers and vocalists including Loreena
McKennitt, Jimmy Barnes, Alejandro Sanz,
Gisele Mackenzie, Joan Baez, Gloria Gaynor,
Patti Page, Charley Pride, Vanessa Williams,
Vicky Leandros, Celia Cruz, Irma Thomas,
Brenda Lee, Madeleine Peyroux, Barbara
Mandrell, James Burton, Achinoam Nini Noa,
Amanda McBroom, Anne Murray, Heather
Myles, Vikki Carr, etc.. All are boldly signed to
clear areas of the images. VG to EX, 51
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN
signed postcard photographs, and some
slightly larger, by various popular singers and
vocalists including Ray Conniff, Xavier Cugat,
Trini Lopez, Les Luthiers, James Last, Rita
Pavone, Stefania Sandrelli, Al Bano, Romina
Power, Raffaella Carra, Mireille Mathieu,
Charles Aznavour, Sylvie Vartan, Anne
Murray, Andy Williams, Nazareth etc. All are
37
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed 8 x 10 photographs and cards (7) by
various jazz, popular and classical musicians
including Bryan Ferry, Natalie Cole, Dave
Brubeck’s Trio, Dave Holland, Salif Keita,
Barbara Dennerlein, Diane Schuur, Charles
Bradley, Shania Twain, Katie Melua, Ute
Lemper, Michel Legrand, Charles Lloyd, Pat
Boone, Björk, Barbara Carroll, James Mayall,
Lionel Hampton, Burt Bacharach, Bert Block
etc. VG, 23
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1132. ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO JUAN:
(1488-1557) Spanish Cardinal and Roman
Inquisitor. Rare L.S., Humiliss[im]o S[ervi]tor
El As Card[ina]l Cam[erling]o, one page, folio,
Assisi, 3rd August 1543, to Cardinal Farnese,
in Italian. Alvarez de toledo refers to the many
good and respectable doctors in the city of
Assisi who deserve help and patronage and
states ‘It is for this reason that I beg your
Lordship that you intercede in favour of
Alessandro de Grassi, Doctor of good hope, so
he could be appointed in any administrative
task. I can promise you that you will not regret
at all such favour, and that am begging this from
deep in my heart.’. With paper seal affixed to
the back of the blank integral leaf. A stain
corresponding to the back seal only slightly
affecting two words, not the signature. Right
border slightly creased. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1133. WARD MARY: (1585-1645) English
Catholic Religious Sister, founder of the
Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of
Loreto. Vintage signed 8 x 12 photograph of
Ward standing in a three quarter length pose.
Photograph by H. Walter Barnett of London.
Signed by Ward in black fountain pen ink to
the lower photographer’s mount. Some light
creasing to the mount, G
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589) Italian Cardinal,
Diplomat and a great Patron of the Arts. Grandson of
Pope Paul III and son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of
Parma.
1134. PIUS IX: (1792-1878) Pope of the
Roman Catholic Church 1846-78. A.N.S.,
Pius PP IX, one page, 4to, Rome, 21st May
1852, in Latin. The Pope adds two bold lines
and date in his hand to the end of a letter
received from the Nevers bishop. Pius IX
approves the demand of setting up the
“perseverance catechism” in the Nevers
diocese ‘Pro gratia in forma et terminis..’.
Neatly laid down. Some slight foxing, G
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Jean-Joseph Gaume (1802-1879) French Roman
Catholic Theologian and Author.
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1135. BOSCO JOHN: (1815-1888) Don Bosco. Italian Roman
Catholic Priest, Educator and Writer. He developed teaching methods
based on love rather than punishment, a method known as the Salesian
Preventive System. Founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Canonized
as a saint in 1934. Rare A.L.S., Sac. G. Bosco - Figliastro, one page, 8vo,
Torino, 26th June 1877, to [Countess Callori], in Italian. On the printed
stationery of the “Oratorio di s. Franc. di Sales”, Bosco writes to his
correspondent, addressing her ‘Mia Buona Mamma’ and confirms he
will visit her that evening ‘With good appetite’. Further referring to his joy
at having learned she is feeling better, ‘I pray God that He keeps you
healthy for many long years and under his protection’. Some very light
overall age wear, otherwise VG.
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
1137. PIUS XII: (1876-1958) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
1939-58. Vintage signed 10 x 16 photograph, the circular image
depicting the Pope in a formal three quarter length pose. Signed (‘Pius
pp XII’) in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer’s mount which
also features a Papal blessing of four lines, in Italian, to Maria Amisani.
Dated 8th April 1946. With a blind embossed seal alongside the
signature. Some very light staining and minor age wear, otherwise VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Countess Carlota Calori di Vignale (1827-1911) one of the most important financial
benefactors of Bosco’s projects.
1136. PIUS X: (1835-1914) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
1903-14. Canonized in 1954. A.L.S., ‘+ Gio Sarto Ves’, to the verso of
his personal printed visiting card, bearing his printed name Giuseppe
Sarto, Vescovo di Mantova to the recto, n.p., 4th October 1892, to an
unidentified Monsignor, in Italian. Writing as Bishop of Mantova, the
future Pope states ‘If you consider my home worth visiting, you will not only
be welcome, but we will make an effort for you to come. If you would be so
kind to tell me before the day and time I will send someone to be waiting
for you at the train station, with the wish of being able to soon honour you,
I repeat my respect to you.’ A clean and attractively penned letter by the
future Pope Pius X. EX
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1138. JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church
1958-63. Known as the Good Pope. Canonized in 2014. T.L.S., +
Ange[lo] Jos[eph] Roncalli - n[one] a[postolique], one page, 4to, Paris,
12th August 1952, as Papal Nuncio in France, to Canon Constant Leroy,
on the printed stationery of the Apostolic Nunciature in France, in
French. Roncalli requests from his correspondent information on the
Vicar of Nantes Louis Pihour in order to value his capacity for a future
higher appointment. The printed document bearing to the verso a
questionnaire with twelve precise questions to respond to. Document
considered as “Sub Secreto Sancti Officii”, with a printed reminder “This
sheet of paper must be returned with the answer”. EX
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Pihour, a free education defender, wasn’t the ideal candidate for the French
Government and would never be appointed bishop of Versailles as it was expected.
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1139. JOHN XXIII: (1881-1963) Pope of
the Roman Catholic Church 1958-63.
Vintage signed colour 10.5 x 13.5
photograph, the image depicting the Pope
kneeling in a half length profile pose, praying,
and with his rosary beads in his hands. Signed
(‘Joannes XXIII PP’) in dark fountain pen ink to
the lower photographer’s mount and dated
29th November (year indecipherable) in his
hand. With a blind embossed seal alongside
the signature. A small, minor water stain very
slightly affects the paraph and part of the date.
As is typical with colour photographs of this
period, the image is slightly faded. A few very
light, extremely minor creases to the
photographer’s mount, VG
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1141. PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the
Roman Catholic Church 1963-78. T.L.S,
G.B.Montini, one page, 4to, Vatican, 17th
August 1949, to Manuel Herrera y Gés, in
Spanish, on the printed stationery of the
Secretariat of State of the Vatican. Giovanni
Battista Montini, as Substitute for General
Affairs, states ‘I have given in hand to the Pontiff
your copy of the book ‘The Old Cathedral of
Lérida’. Your love, cult and art have inspired you
to achieve this work full of enthusiasm towards
this illustrious monument, which restoration will
not take long before becoming a reality. His
Holiness thanks you for this present and the
words and feelings attached on your
presentation, and he is pleased to grant you, as
well as your family, the Apostolic Blessing.’ With
an attractive watermark of the Segreteria di
Stato di Sua Santita. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1140. PIO OF PIETRELCINA: (18871968) Italian Priest & Mystic, famous for
bearing the stigmata for most of his life,
causing much controversy. Padre Pio was
canonized in 2002. A rare signed and
inscribed colour 12mo printed prayer, in
Italian, bearing the printed title Orazione alla
Madonna delle Grazie, and featuring a colour
image of Maria Madre di Grazie to the recto.
Signed (‘P. Pio’) in ink at the base of the verso
beneath the printed text. Some light overall
age wear, G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1142. PAUL VI: (1897-1978) Pope of the
Roman Catholic Church 1963-78. T.L.S.,
G.B. Montini, one page, small 4to, Rome,
20th January 1938, to Count Ildebrando
Silvestri, on the printed stationery of the State
Secretary, in Italian. Montini writes to his
correspondent concerning the young Prince
Gioacchino Granito di Belmonte whom
expects to be accepted by the Noble Guard,
and recommends the appointment to
Silvestri. With blank integral leaf. Two file holes
to the left edge, not affecting the text and
signature, and with some light overall foxing,
G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1143. JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of
the Roman Catholic Church 1978-2005.
Canonized in 2014. T.L.S., + Karol card.
Wojtyla, one page, 4to, Cracow, Easter 1970.
On the document bearing the printed heading
‘Carolus Cardinalis Wojtyla - Archiepiscopus
Metropolita - Cracoviensis‘, Wojtyla sends his
wishes on the occasion of the Easter day
‘Accept, please, my cordial wishes for this
blessed Easter Day: May the spirit of Christ’s
Resurrection fill your heart with peace, joy and
happiness and inspire all your works‘. With a
printed statement ‘Haec dies quam fecit
Dominus: exsultemus et laetamur in ea
(Antiphona paschalis)‘. EX
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1145. BENEDICT XVI: (1927- ) Pope of
the Roman Catholic Church 2005-13. A
printed 8vo pamphlet of sixteen pages
featuring various colour and black & white
images of the future Pope, some with Pope
John Paul II, with brief printed text in Italian.
Signed (‘Joseph Card Ratzinger’), as Cardinal,
in black ink, with his name alone to the lower
white border of the cover beneath a colour
image of Ratzinger in a head and shoulders
pose. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1144. JOHN PAUL II: (1920-2005) Pope of
the Catholic Church 1978-2005. Canonized
in 2014. D.S., + Karol Card Wojtyla, as
Cardinal, one page, folio, Lublin, 19th
September 1976. The attractively printed
document, in Polish, is a diploma presented
for participation in a celebration of Christian
Song Contest entitled Sacrosong. Signed by
the future Pope in blue ink with his name
alone at the foot of the document, in his
capacity as President and Chairman of the
Sacrosong contest. Unusual in this form, VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
In his book Rise, Let Us Be Going (2004) the Pope
stated ‘I always liked to sing with the young people and
always the best occasion to do that was during
Sacrosong’. The Pope had also released a devotional
album in 1979, entitled Pope John Paul II Sings at the
Festival of Sacrosong, which reached number 126 in
the Billboard album charts.
146. CARDINALS: Selection of signed
colour 4 x 6 photographs, some slightly
smaller, card (1), by various Cardinals
andArchbishops (2), including Rowan
Williams, Claudio Hummes, Joachim Meisner,
Eusebio Oscar Scheid, Christoph Schönborn,
Leo Scheffczyk, Oscar Andres Rodriguez
Madariaga, Paul Cardinal Poupard etc. All are
boldly signed to clear areas of the images. A
little duplication. VG, 15
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1147. TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997)
Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace
Prize winner, 1979. Signed printed 12mo
prayer, featuring an image of two hands
holding a baby, with printed text from Isaiah
beneath. Signed (‘God bless you, M Teresa
MC‘) in blue ink to a light area of the image.
EX
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1148. [CHINESE SLAVERY]: D.S., three
pages, folio, being a partially printed working
contract, Macao, 10th October 1864, in
Spanish and Chinese. The contract lists all the
obligations the Chinese worker gets obliged
to, starting with accepting to embark in any
ship he will be told, and going to La Habana in
Cuba, for a minimum of eight years. Further
accepting any kind of work he will be ordered
to do, with twelve working hours per day, six
days a week. Some articles explaining that the
worker belongs to the owner of the present
contract, and that the worker will accept any
new owner who would buy the present
contract. The document is signed by the
Chinese worker and by the Spanish owner,
featuring to the verso of the Spanish printed
document several signatures and text
corresponding to the sale of the present
contract to further owners. An interesting
document, proof of the slavery treatment
given to Chinese people in Cuba by Spanish
landowners. Overall age wear with upper and
lower edges damaged. G.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
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1149. HEYRICK ELIZABETH: (1769-1831)
British Philanthropist and Campaigner against
the Slave Trade. Portion of a Manuscript
Verse, unsigned, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p.,
n.d. Heyrick’s holograph verse, comprising
twelve lines, states, in part, ‘Nations of a land
of glory, Daughters of the good and brave, Hear
the injured Negro’s story, Hear! - and help the
kneeling slave!, Think, how nought but death
can sever, Your lov’d children from your hold!,
Still alive - but lost for ever, Ours are parted,
bought, and sold!’ Annotated in the margins in
an unidentified hand, in part, ‘The hand writing
of Mrs. Heyrick who wrote many works on
slavery….No one of her sex ever exceeded her
in strength of intellect & soundness of
argument’. The verso features eight lines of
holograph text by Heyrick, evidently part of a
letter, in part, ‘….she was evidently gratified by
your approval of her motto, which she is
concern’d to find has been printed on the bags
with two errors of the press, and which, should
you adopt it for your Report, she deemed it
important to have corrected, as they violate the
rules of grammatical propriety….’ Scarce.
Some very light, minor age wear, VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1150. MACERONI FRANCIS: (1788-1846)
British Soldier, Balloonist, Author & Inventor.
Maceroni served as Aide-de-Camp to
Joachim Murat during the Napoleonic Wars
and later developed a steam coach for use on
roads, however the development of railways
ruined Maceroni’s project and for a while he
was imprisoned for debt. A.L.S., Francis
Maceroni, one page, 4to, Hounslow, 18th
May 1834, to Moran at the Globe newspaper
office. Maceroni sends his correspondent an
advertisement (no longer present) which he
would like to appear in tomorrow’s paper,
adding ‘I will call on Tuesday & pay for it as well
as for some others I wish to be inserted’. With
integral address leaf (two small areas of paper
loss caused by the removal of the seal). Some
very light, minor age wear, VG £250 - 350
€325 - 450
Maceroni’s advertisement in the Globe gave an
account of the successful performances of his steam
coach in London and Brussels.
1152. BARNUM P. T.: (1810-1891)
American Showman. Brief A.L.S., P. T.
Barnum, one page, 8vo, Bridgeport,
Connecticut, 27th June 1878, to Master
Wetherbee. Barnum states that he has
received his correspondent’s letter and adds ‘I
have not the time to do more than to
acknowledge it’. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1151. MORRIS WILLIAM: (1877-1963)
Viscount Nuffield. British Motor Manufacturer
& Philanthropist, founder of Morris Motors
Ltd. T.L.S., Nuffield, two pages, 4to, Cowley,
Oxford, 20th December 1937, to Bishop
Chatterton, on the printed stationery of
Morris Motors Ltd. Nuffield replies to his
correspondent’s letter and declares ‘I much
regret my inability to associate myself with the
Anglo-Indian Schools Fund in the manner you
would indicate, and would explain that as it will
be some time before I am able to add to my
expenditure of such character, I am precluded
from giving the favourable consideration I would
wish to the quite overwhelming number of
approaches of similar nature to your own…‘,
further stating that he does not feel justified in
accepting the book which the Bishop had sent
him, and remarking ‘I am experiencing the
greatest difficulty in coping with the vast amount
of reading matter which I am receiving at the
present time’. A few small pinholes to the
upper left corner of each page, and some
extremely minor, light discoloration, not
affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Eyre Chatterton (1863-1950) Anglican Bishop and
Author, Bishop of Nagpur in India 1903-26. His works
included The Church’s Youngest Daughter; India
through a Bishop’s Diary (1935)
1153. ANTHONY SUSAN B.: (18201906) American Civil Rights Leader,
introduced women’s suffrage in the United
States. Autograph Statement Signed, Susan B.
Anthony, one page, 8vo, Syracuse, 10th
January 1894. Anthony writes, in full, ‘That the
majority of the men of New York may vote for
woman’s enfranchisement of the women of the
state at the election of Nov. 6. 1894 - is the
Hope of yours sincerely’. Some very light age
wear, one extremely small hole, just affecting
one letter of text, and with a neat split to the
right edge of one fold, only very slightly
affecting three words of text. About VG
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
277
1156. LACROIX CHRISTIAN: (1951- )
French Fashion Designer. Signed colour 10 x
8 photograph, the image depicting Lacroix in
a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold
purple ink to a clear area of the image. EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1154. MONTESSORI MARIA: (1870-1952)
Italian Physician and Educator. A good vintage
signed and inscribed 6.5 x 9 photograph, the
image depicting Montessori seated in a half
length pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink
(‘Maria Montessori’) to a clear area of the
image. Rare in this form. Some very light,
minor silvering and a few corner creases,
otherwise about VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
278
1155. CHURCHILL CLEMENTINE S.:
(1885-1977) Wife of Sir Winston S. Churchill.
A.L.S., Clementine S. Churchill, one page, 8vo,
Monte Carlo, 8th February 1960, to Lady
Winchester, on the printed stationery of the
Hotel de Paris. Churchill thanks her
correspondent for having sent her some
flowers. Together with a T.L.S. by David Hay,
Honorable Secretary to Winston Churchill,
one page, 8vo, London, 4th September
1951, to Signor Giovanni Fonta in Italy, on the
printed stationery of the House of Commons.
Hay states that he is writing on behalf of
Churchill and informs his correspondent ‘Your
request has been noted but I regret that it is not
possible for Mr. Churchill to help you as you
suggest. I am sure you will appreciate that he
receives a very large number of requests for
personal gifts and it is quite beyond his power
to accede to them all’. Accompanied by the
original envelope. VG to EX, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1157. BULLFIGHTING: Selection of signed
8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller, by
various famous bullfighters, including Jose
Tomas, Manuel Benitez El Cordobés, Pedro
Moya (‘El Niño de la Capea’), Joselito, Rafa
Camino, Palomo Linares, Francisco Rivera
Ordoñez, Talavante, Juan Bautista (2), El
Rubio de Almagro, Vicente Barrera, Juan
Muriel, Manuel Ruiz Manili, etc. Many of the
images depict the matadors in action poses in
bullrings. A little duplication. VG, 33.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
SCIENCE & EXPLORATION
1158. HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER: (17691859) Prussian Geographer, Naturalist and
Explorer. A good A.L.S., Mr. de Humboldt, in
the third person, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to
the ‘Académie des Inscriptions et Belles
Lettres‘, in French. The geographer writes, in
full, ‘Mr. de Humboldt has the honour of offering
to the Academy of Inscriptions and Fine Letters
the second edition of Nalus which Mr. Bopp,
Professor of Sanskrit at the Berlin University, has
just published.’ VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Franz Bopp (1791-1867) German Philologist. The
second edition Humboldt refers to was published in
Berlin 1830-32, the first edition having been published
in London in 1819.
1159. DE LESSEPS FERDINAND: (18051894) French Diplomat and developer of the
Suez Canal. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia
carte-de-visite photograph, the image
depicting De Lesseps standing in a three
quarter length pose holding his spectacles.
Photograph by Carjat of Paris. Signed (‘Ferd.
de Lesseps’) in bold black fountain pen ink to
the verso and inscribed in French to Admiral
Bonard’s wife and dated 1863 in his hand. VG
£200 - 200
€260 - 390
Louis Adolphe Bonard (1805-1867) French Admiral,
Governor and Colonial Administrator.
1160. NEEDHAM JOHN: (1713-1781) English Biologist and Roman Catholic Priest. A fine A.L.S,
Needham, one page, 4to, Geneva, 5th March 1766, to a colleague, in French. Needham informs
his correspondent about the second edition of his book which he is sending to him, along with
others, with Captain Windham who will be travelling to the Military Academy in Turin. Further
referring to an aged wooden snuffbox Windham is charge with obtaining for a close colleague,
requesting ‘I ask you not only to give the necessary orders to the handcrafter, but also to choose the
best and the most peculiar pieces; it must be a six piece one, and we intend to get them all different.
You might find this strange, but understand that it is not a matter of symmetry, it is in your capacity as
naturalist that we want you to choose the six pieces of the snuffbox from six different types of wood...’.
With blank integral leaf. A neatly penned letter. Some light overall age wearing and creasing to
corners. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1161. D’ALEMBERT JEAN-BAPTISTE LE ROND: (1717-1783) French Mathematician, Physicist
and Philosopher. A.L.S., D’alembert, one page, 4to, Paris, 27th December 1774, to a Monseigneur
[Comte de Maurepas], in French. D’Alembert asks his correspondent ‘I enjoy for several years of an
annual bonus of 800 for the French Gazette, which I get thank goodness to your predecessors ministers.
I take the liberty to ask you to accept the continuation of such payment. I dare expecting confident your
decision on this matter...’ Written to the upper part of the letter, in another hand, most probably that
of his correspondent, and as a response to D’Alembert’s letter ‘Surely not to remove the 800’. Some
light foxing, otherwise VG
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux (1701-1781) Count of Maurepas. French Statesman, Chamberlain of the Royal household,
Minister of the marine, and Director of the secret service.
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1162. MESMER FRANZ: (1734-1815)
German Physician and Astronomer. He
theorised on animal magnetism, technique
later named hypnosis, today’s meaning of
Mesmerism. Rare A.L.S., Mesmer, one page,
4to, Versailles, 29th June 1802, to citizen
Aubry, in French. Mesmer refers to his new
living city, Versailles, and asks his
correspondent about his health and about his
plans for next summer, stating ‘If you still intend
to go ahead with your plan of going to Eaux de
Bains, and if it is convenient to you to do so via
Versailles, I could accompany you: I would like
to make a trip to Alsace while you are at the
Bains to look for a small property which I may
acquire.’, further requesting a prompt
response from Aubry. With the adressee’s
name to the verso in Mesmer’s hand, and a
blind embossed stamp to the left heading
bearing “Bibliotheque Occulte du Cte
d’Ourches”. Left edge irregularly trimmed and
paper loss to the upper edge, not affecting the
text or signature. G.
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Aubry was a Doctor in Medicine, pupil and friend of
Mesmer who practised magnetism with him.
Provenance: from the collection of Count of Ourches
(1787-1867) Eminent Esoterist who spent most of his
fortune in magnetic experiments and putting together
a very large private library with thousands of occultism
volumes.
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1163. DAVY HUMPHRY: (1778-1829)
British Chemist & Inventor. A.L.S., Sir H. Davy,
in the third person, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
(‘Sunday Evg.’), to Mrs. Beaufort. Davy sends
his apologies for not being able to wait on his
correspondent on Monday evening,
explaining ‘He is engaged out of town’. With
integral address leaf (a few small areas of
paper loss at the corners and edges). VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Davy’s correspondent is Alice Beaufort, the first wife of
Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) Irish Hydrographer
and Rear Admiral, the creator of the Beaufort Scale for
indicating wind force.
1164. GAY-LUSSAC JOSEPH: (1778-1850)
French Chemist and Physicist. Known for his
laws related to gases, and for the degrees
Gay-Lussac used to measure alcoholic
beverages. A.L.S., Gay-Lussac, two pages,
8vo, St Leonard, 9th April 1949, to Mr.
Lefebvre, in French. Gay-Lussac writes to his
correspondent asking for his benevolence,
once more, regarding the admittance of a
compatriot candidate to the polytechnic high
school he wishes to recommend, stating ‘He
is a very good student, with excellent literature
studies, and I can assure you that his
admittance will never cause you any trouble.’
With integral address leaf with small area of
paper loss caused by the removal of the seal,
not affecting the text or signature, otherwise
VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1165. STEPHENSON GEORGE: (1781-1848) English Civil & Mechanical Engineer who built the
first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. A.L.S., Geo. Stephenson,
two pages, 8vo, Upper George Street, 21st July 1843, to Mr. Abraham. Stephenson informs his
correspondent that Mr. Leslie Jr. has been with him ‘and brought an account of dilapidations and
repairs said to be waiting in and about the Smiths Shop in Wells Mews’ and further adding ‘I told you
that I had not got possession of the Shop that the Tennant to whom I let it had removed away but that
I was negociating for a reassignment of the underlease granted to him - and repossession - as soon as
I have got it, I will commence repairs, until then my hands are tied’. With integral address leaf (some
light overall dust staining) in Stephenson’s hand and bearing a Penny Red postage stamp. Some
light overall age wear, a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner and some professional
repairs to strengthen the vertical central fold. About VG
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1167. ARAGO FRANÇOIS: (1786-1853)
French Mathematician, Physicist and
Astronomer. A.N.S., F. Arago, one page, 4to,
n.p. [Paris], 29th May 1847, to the assistant
Secretary of State, in French. Arago adds a
three lines note in his hand to to the end of a
letter which states ‘If it is convenient to you
today to give us your opinion on the project of
law we are considering, the commission would
listen to you with pleasure today...’ further
saying ‘In that case would you please inform the
Prefet of the Seine, who reported intending to
meet you’. Underneath his signature, Arago
adds a boldly written annotation indicating that
the Prefet Mr. De Rambuteau will be at the
town hall till 2h30 and later at the Pairs
Chamber. To the left border annotated and
countersigned by Leon Faucher in his capacity
as Secretaire. An excellent bold signature
example with flourish. EX
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Claude-Philibert Barthelot (1781-1869) Count of
Rambuteau. French Préfet of the former Départment
of the Seine, which included Paris, 1833-48. He
established the groundwork for the fundamental
transformation of Paris carried out under the Second
Empire. Under his administration, the Arc de Triomphe
was finished and the building of the great avenue of
the Champs-Élysées was commenced. He
modernised Paris under his motto “water, air, shade”
1166. HUSKISSON WILLIAM: (1770-1830) British Statesman, the world’s first railway casualty
when run over by George Stephenson’s locomotive engine Rocket. A.L.S., W. Huskisson, three
pages, 8vo, Eastham, 18th October 1827, to a gentleman, in French. Huskisson states ‘I hope I will
find time during my journey to learn about the work that you have kindly sent me about the Abolition
of the Slave Trade; I have no doubt that this lecture will provide me many useful suggestions...’.
EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Leon Faucher (1803-1854) French Politician and
Economist. Prime Minister of France 1851.
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1168. FARADAY MICHAEL: (1791-1867)
English Chemist & Physicist. D.S., M Faraday,
one page, oblong 12mo, London, 14th
August 1832. The partially printed document
is an admission card to the Zoological
Gardens or Museum at Bruton Street, issued
to Mr. Huxtable by Faraday in his capacity as
a member. A brief printed regulation at the
base states ‘Strangers may be admitted either
to the Gardens or Museum, by Orders, from
Members, upon payment of One Shilling by
each person’. One small hole to the centre,
only very slightly affecting one letter of
Faraday’s signature, and with a light stain to
the left edge. G
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1169. BEATTIE WILLIAM: (1793-1875)
Scottish Physician & Poet. A.L.S., William
Beattie, one page, 8vo, Hampstead, n.d.
(‘Monday Mg.’, c.1844/45?), to a lady and her
husband. Beattie thanks his correspondents
for their subscription to a monument and
continues ‘In such a case the gift is much - but
the giver is still more - & most of all the noble
spirit with which it is given’. With blank integral
leaf. About EX
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Beattie’s letter most probably refers to a subscription
for a statue of the Scottish Poet Thomas Campbell
(1777-1844). Beattie and Campbell were close
friends and it is largely due to Beattie’s efforts that
Campbell was buried at Westminster Abbey, the
statue being placed in Poet’s Corner.
282
1170. LIEBIG JUSTUS VON: (1803-1873)
German Chemist, considered the ‘father of
the fertilizer industry’. A.L.S., J Liebig, one
page, 8vo, Munich, 8th October n.y., to a
nobleman, in German. Liebig reminds his
correspondent about his promise when they
visited Bodendec, to write to Countess Keller.
He also informs him that Countess Keller’s
former residence was in Ostend, but he
ignores the present one. Liebig concludes by
thanking his correspondent once more and
promising he will meet him to thank him in
person. VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1171. RUHMKORFF HEINRICH DANIEL:
(1803-1877) German Instrument maker who
commercialised the induction coil, or
Ruhmkorff coil, and the Ruhmkorff lamps.
A.L.S., Ruhmkorff, one page, Paris, 3rd January
1871, to a client, in French. Ruhmkorff
acknowledges his correspondent’s letter and
thanks him for his order, stating ‘I have well
received your letter with the machines order
which you honour entrusting me and I thank you
for this. I am going to take care of their
fabrication immediately and will send them to
you as soon as they will be finished’. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1172. AGASSIZ LOUIS: (1807-1873)
Swiss-born Biologist and Geologist.
Autograph Statement Signed, L Agassiz, one
page, oblong 8vo, Boston, 22nd January
1847. Agassiz writes, in full, ‘Without ink it is
difficult to write a note, but just a few words will
as well show that I have no fine handwriting’.
With a contemporary pencil note in an
unidentified hand at the base. A few very
slightly irregularly torn edges, about VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1173. GALTON FRANCIS: (1822-1911)
English Polymath, half-cousin of Charles
Darwin. Bold ink signature (‘Francis Galton’)
on a piece neatly clipped from a letter, with
several lines of holograph text to the recto
and verso, regarding an appointment. Some
light age wear and a few minor traces of
former mounting, only very slightly affecting a
few words of text but not the signature. G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1174. SPENCER HERBERT: (1820-1903)
English Philosopher & Biologist. Brief A.L.S.,
Herbert Spencer, on one side of a postcard,
Pewsey, Wiltshire, 25th July 1889, to Harrison
at The London Library. Spencer requests to
be sent a copy of History of Astronomy in the
Nineteenth Century by Miss. Clerke. Hand
addressed by Spencer to the verso. Some
overall age wear and light water staining, just
affecting the text, and with a heavy postal
cancellation affecting the first four letters of the
signature. Together with an 8vo sheet
bearing a holograph D.S. by William Whewell
(1794-1866) English Polymath & Scientist;
admitting two to an abbey via the west
cloisters door, 22nd June 1862, and an ink
signature (‘J. K.’, initials only) by John Kidd
(1775-1851) English Physician, Chemist &
Geologist; on a piece removed from the
conclusion of a letter addressed in his hand to
Archdeacon Clarke, 1837. Neatly laid down
alongside each other. FR to G, 2 £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1175. PASTEUR LOUIS: (1822-1895)
French Chemist & Microbiologist. A.L.S., L.
Pasteur, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (’Sunday
evening‘), to ‘Master’, in French. In a very
respectful letter, Pasteur thanks his
correspondent for their invitation and accepts
with great pleasure to meet him the following
day, Monday, at 7pm. Pasteur concludes his
letter with many thanks and tributes of his
deep respect towards his correspondent.
With blank integral leaf. EX
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
1176. KIRCHHOFF GUSTAV: (1824-1887)
German Physicist who contributed to the
fundamental understanding of electrical
circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of
black-body radiation, term which he coined.
A.L.S., G Kirchhoff, to the verso of a postcard,
Berlin, 18th January 1880, to a friend, in
German. Kirchhoff expresses to his
correspondent his pleasure for the meeting
agreed the following Tuesday in his apartment
and sends his kind regards. With hand written
address to the front. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1177. CANNIZZARO
STANISLAO:
(1826-1910) Italian Chemist. Largely
remembered for the Cannizzaro reaction and
for his influential role in the atomic-weight
deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in
1860. A.L.S., Tuo Stanislao, two pages, small
8vo, Rome, 24th July 1883, to his cousin
Tommasino Cannizaro, in Italian. On a letter
bearing the stamped heading of the Senate of
the Reign, Cannizaro asks his correspondent
and cousin ‘Have you read Bire’s book ‘Victor
Hugo before 1830, Paris-Gervais 1883’. Do you
really think that all judgments expressed by the
critic against Hugo are false? Write to me about
this..’. Further stating that he expects to be
able to go Messina some day and discuss
other matters, concluding with a postscript ‘I
have not read Bire’s book, only some comments
in a newspaper’. With blank integral leaf.
Accompanied by the original envelope, hand
addressed by Cannizaro. Small crease and
tear to the fold edge corner, slightly affecting
one word of text, but not the signature. G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Edmond Biré (1829-1907) French Writer and Critic.
Author of ‘Victor Hugo avant 1830’ published by J.
Gervais, Paris in 1883.
Agnes Mary Clerke (1842-1907) Irish Astronomer and
Writer whose work A Popular History of Astronomy
during the Nineteenth Century was first published in
1885.
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‘…We will never get things right…’
1178. ABNEY WILLIAM DE WIVELESLIE: (1843-1920) English
Astronomer, Chemist & Photographer. A.L.S., Capt. Abney, in the third
person, one page, 8vo, Wetherby Place, London, 18th September
(1893), to W. H. Saul. Abney informs his correspondent that Thebes
and its Five Greater Temples was written in 1876 and published by
Sampson Son & Co. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the
original envelope hand addressed by Abney. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
‘…it will only entice thieves…’
1180. EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the
phonograph and light bulb among many other items. A.L.S., Edison, one
page, 4to, n.p., n.d., to Ehrich (?; an employee). Edison writes in bold
pencil to the verso of a letter to him from his employee regarding the
results of some sample tests of recordings, the inventor informing his
correspondent, in part, ‘The trouble is that you use wrong names. We get
say 2 good working moulds then the 3rd one is bad & you report that it is
due to pitted female. How could we get 2 ok moulds from a pitted female,
why don’t you study this more…We will never get things right if we use
wrong descriptions of defects.’ Together with a brief A.N.S., with his
initial E, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (August 1921). At the base of a typed
report headed Final Rejects New Working Moulds and dated 3rd August
1921, consisting of several lists and figures, Edison has drawn an arrow
alongside two figures under the heading Rejected in press 1st print after
inspection under glass and on mach, with the additional pencil note ‘Boyd,
Explain’. Some light age wear and a few minor areas of paper loss to the
edges of each document, otherwise about VG, 2.
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
1179. EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the
phonograph and light bulb among many other items. A.L.S., Edison, (a
slightly hurried example), one page, 8vo, n.p., 1924, to [Jeffrey]
Buchanan, the manager of Edison’s disc record manufacturing business.
Edison writes, in full, ‘What are those copper discs at end of #24 facing
Valley Road. If copper they shouldn’t be stored there as it will only entice
thieves’. Some light overall age toning, otherwise VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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On his Submarine Peral
‘….tests are getting delayed….’
1181. EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931)
American Inventor of the phonograph and
light bulb among many other items. Vintage
signed sepia 8 x 11 photograph, the image
depicting the inventor in a formal half length
pose. Photograph by Walter Scott Shin of
New York and signed by him in pencil to the
lower border. Signed (‘Thos A Edison’, with his
umbrella signature) in bold black fountain pen
ink to the lower border. Matted in white and
framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an
overall size of 11 x 14.5. Some light, although
extensive, staining to the image and borders
and with a few other minor faults. Some slight
scuffing just affecting the signature. About G.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
1182. PERAL ISAAC: (1851-1895) Spanish
Engineer, Naval Officer and Designer of the
first torpedoes submarine, known as the Peral
Submarine. The electric-powered submarine
was launched in 1888, but was not accepted
by the naval authorities. A.L.S., Isaac Peral,
two pages, 8vo, San Fernando, 18th February
1889, to Manuel de Arco, in Spanish. On a
letter bearing the printed heading ‘Submarine
Peral’, the Engineer states ‘It is impossible to
thank you enough for all the continuous proofs of
support that I receive from the Spanish people,
which clearly demonstrates the mistake we
make judging them as fickle in their impressions.
Although the tests are getting delayed due to
reasons beyond my control, the expectation is
not decreasing and every single day I feel the
support of the public opinion.’ With blank
integral leaf. A scarce letter following the early
death of Peral at the age of 43. Some overall
age wear and a small tear to the edge of the
central fold not affecting the text or signature.
G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1183. RICCI-CURBASTRO GREGORIO:
(1853-1925) Italian Mathematician, famous as
the Inventor of tensor calculus. A.L.S., G. Ricci
Curbastro, two pages, 8vo, Padua, 20th
November 1905, to A. Favaro, in Italian. On
the printed stationery of the Sciences
University of Padua, Ricci-Curbastro writes in
his capacity as Dean of the College and
addresses his colleague on behalf of the
University professors of Padua, stating ‘We are
all very pleased knowing that the Ministry has
accepted the request that this University
presented regarding the teaching of the History
of the Mathematics’. VG
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In September 1888, a few months before the present
letter was written, the first submarine Peral was
launched in San Fernando. After a year of tests, which
Peral refers to in his letter, and despite the positive
results, the Naval Spanish authorities cancelled the
project.
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1184. BOSE JAGADISH CHANDRA:
(1858-1937) Bengali Polymath & Physicist
who pioneered the investigation of radio and
microwave optics. A good Autograph
Statement Signed, Jagadis Chandra Bose, on
an oblong 12mo card, Bose Institute,
Calcutta, 25th June n.y. (1925). In bold dark
fountain pen ink, Bose has penned ‘The little
we can see is as nothing compared with the
vastness we can not. But out of the very
imperfection of his senses, man has built himself
a raft of thought for making daring adventures in
seas unknown’. Scarce. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1185. GUYE CHARLES-EUGENE: (1866-1942) Swiss Physicist. Guye famously conducted
experiments which demonstrated support for his pupil, Albert Einstein’s, special theory of relativity.
A.L.S., Ch Eug Guye, two pages, 8vo, Ouchy, 15th July 1940, to a friend and colleague, in French.
Guye informs his correspondent that he shall be happy to make the little resume which he has
asked for, remarking ‘On my first trip to Geneva, I shall call to see you, to find out exactly what you
would like’. He adds that he had hoped to be present at the ‘Fehr’ event, but had to forego the
pleasure, and in concluding sends his congratulations on his correspondent being appointed as a
Rector, ‘You have for a long time known my thoughts on that, and I congratulate no less sincerely the
University, which will benefit from your valuable contribution’. With blank integral leaf. About EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1186. FOREST LEE DE: (1873-1961) American Inventor, recognised as the Father of Radio. A
good Autograph Statement Signed, Lee De Forest, on the oblong 12mo printed card from Collection
des autographes d’Egon Kemeny, n.p. (New York?), n.d. (15th October 1923). In bold, dark fountain
pen ink Forest has penned, in full, ‘Radio Broadcasting will make people happier through its
entertainment utility, healthier through its spread of information and better through its power to promote
understanding’. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
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NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
1188. RUTHERFORD ERNEST: (18711937) New Zealand-born British Physicist,
the father of Nuclear Physics. Nobel Prize
winner for Chemistry, 1908. Bold, black
fountain pen ink signature (‘E Rutheford’) on
the printed postcard of the autograph
collector Egon Kemeny. Rutherford has added
the Latin words ‘Arduus ad solem‘ (striving
towards the sun) and the date, Cambridge,
9th October 1923, in his hand beneath his
signature. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1187. MOISSAN HENRI: (1852-1907)
French Chemist. Nobel Prize winner for
Chemistry, 1906. One of the founder
members of the International Atomic Weights
Committee. A fine A.L.S, Henri Moissan, two
pages, 8vo, Paris, 20th October 1900, to a
gentleman, in French. Moissan states ‘If you
kindly could ask the Commissioner General of
Austria-Hungary if he could facilitate to my
laboratory at the Sorbonne the mineralogical
samples which will remain at the conclusion of
the exhibition, you would deeply please me, and
in exchange we will give you a metal carbides
collection.’ An interesting letter of scientific
content. VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1189. LAUE MAX VON: (1879-1960)
German Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for
Physics, 1914. T.L.S., M. Laue, one page, 4to,
Zurich, 5th February 1914, to a colleague, in
German. Von Laue invites his correspondent
and wife for dinner at home and points out
‘We will be together, only us, and we will be able
to discuss our professional matters without being
interrupted. I would like to see your
photograms’. Von Laue further explains that he
will be the day after at the Institute where he
can send his response. With two file holes to
the left edge only affecting one word, and not
the signature. A good letter signed in the year
of his Nobel Prize. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1190. PLANCK MAX: (1858-1947) German
Theoretical Physicist who originated Quantum
Theory. Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1918. A.L.S.,
Dr. M. Planck, on one side of a postcard, BerlinGrunewald, 25th March 1927, to Georg Feith, in
German. Planck states that he has received his
correspondent’s pleasant note and, as per his wish,
confirms receipt with his signature. A partial post mark
only very slightly affects a few words of text, but not
the signature. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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1191. EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born Theoretical
Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. A fine A.L.S., Papa, one
page, 8vo, n.p. [Berlin], n.d. [24th September 1927], to his son Hans
Albert Einstein, in German. Einstein asks his son to complete a
questionnaire and curriculum vitae for the company Siemmens, and
communicates the additional information gained from Dr. Schottki that
engineers are being sought for concrete constructions. Einstein suggests
to his son that he asks one of his teachers to recommend him.
Accompanied by the original envelope, hand addressed by Einstein
(incorporating his son’s name ‘A. Einstein’) and postmarked at Berlin.
Also including the 8vo typed letter from Siemmens to Dipl-Ing. Albert
Einstein, dated 22nd September 1927, asking for a hand written
curriculum vitae, and explaining how and where to send the
information. An excellent letter with a close and warm message to his
son. EX.
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
1192. PERRIN JEAN BAPTISTE: (1870-1942) French Physicist, Nobel
Prize winner for Physics, 1926. Perrin verified Albert Einstein’s
explanation of the Brownian Motion and confirmed the atomic nature
of matter. A.L.S, Jean Perrin (Prix Nobel), one page, 4to, [Paris], 30th
May 1935, to the Russian Ambassador in Paris, in French. On the
printed stationery of ‘Faculté des Sciences de Paris‘ Perrin states ‘I dare
authorizing myself, as President of the French rapprochement cultural
mission French-Soviet (May 1934), to request your recommendation to
the Soviet Ambassador in Kabul for Mr. Gabriel Monod-Herzen who is
leaving my laboratory with the title of Doctor in Sciences...’. Perrin writes
beneath his signature ‘From the Science Academy of Moscow; From the
Science Academy of Paris’. Accompanied by the original envelope hand
addressed by Perrin. Two minor stains not affecting the text or signature.
VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Hans Albert Einstein (1904-1973) son of Albert Einstein. He graduated from his
father’s alma mater, the Federal polytechnic Institute in Zurich, as doctor of technical
sciences in 1927. In he same year that the present letter was written, he was
employed as a steel engineer in Dortmund.
1193. DE BROGLIE LOUIS-VICTOR: (1892-1987) French
Theoretical Physicist. Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1929. A.L.S, Louis
de Broglie, one page, 12mo, Paris, 6th July 1957, to Marc Jouguet, in
French. On a letter bearing the heading of the ‘Institut de France,
Académie des Sciences’, De Broglie responds to his correspondent and
states ‘I have well received your interesting annotations regarding the
discontinuous and periodical structure guides, I will present them on
Monday at the Academy, requesting that the tests results will be sent to
you.’ With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope
bearing De Broglie’s signature in the return address. A letter of good
scientific association. EX
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€260 - 390
Marc Jouguet (1905-1982) French Physicist. Author of many works related to the
electromagnetic waves.
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1194. DE BROGLIE LOUIS: (1892-1987)
French Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physics, 1929. Vintage signed and
inscribed 10.5 x 13.5 photograph by De
Broglie, the image depicting the scientist in a
head and shoulders pose. Photograph by
Harcourt. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to
the base of the image, across a darker area,
although legible. A few extremely minor, light
scuffs to the image, otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1196. JOLIOT-CURIE FREDERIC: (19001958) French Physicist, husband of Irene
Joliot-Curie and assistant to Marie Curie.
Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1935.
T.L.S., F. Joliot-Curie, one page, 4to, Paris, 4th
March 1947, to a gentleman, in French. The
letter bears the printed heading of the
Intellectuals National Union, with head office
in Paris and Joliot-Curie signs in his capacity as
General Secretaire of the U.N.I. and as Nobel
Laureate and invites his correspondent to a
boarding committee of the U.N.I. convened
by Gabriel Chevallier, looking for the defense
and dissemination of the French culture. EX.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Gabriel Chevallier (1895-1969) French Writer.
1195. HEISENBERG WERNER: (19011976) German Theoretical Physicist, one of
the key pioneers of Quantum Mechanics.
Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1932. An
excellent signed 4 x 6.5 photograph of the
physicist in a head and shoulders pose.
Photograph by Tita Binz of Munich. Signed
with his name alone in blue fountain pen ink
to the lower white border. EX. £400 - 500
€520 - 650
1197. HESS VICTOR FRANZ: (18831964) Austrian-American Physicist, Nobel
Prize winner for Physics, 1936. A rare A.L.S.,
V.Hess, on the verso of a picture postcard,
Heiden (Switzerland), 23rd July 1915, to Karl
Kubat, in German. Hess sends his regards and
tells his correspondent that he is in
Switzerland with his father. He further asks
Kubat to obtain for him the requested
information at Graz where he has to be back
at hospital on 1st August. Also signed by his
father Vinzenz Hess. EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 130
1198. RABI ISIDOR ISAAC: (1898-1988)
Polish-born American Physicist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physics, 1944. A rare A.Q.S., I. I.
Rabi, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 29th August
1949. Bearing to the upper part of the
document a written question addressed to
the physician in another hand, stating ‘If you
had to end up your life on one word, what would
it be?’. Rabi answers underneath and states
‘Physics is infinite since it is on the border
between spirit and matter’. VG £200 - 300
€260 - 390
1199. BLACKETT PATRICK: (1897-1974)
English Experimental Physicist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physics, 1948. Blackett made a
major contribution during World War II
advising on military strategy and developing
operational research. A.L.S., P M S Blackett,
on one side of a postcard, London, n.d.
(‘Sunday’; 24th June 1945), to Dr. Lajos
Janossy at The University, Manchester.
Blackett writes, in full, ‘We are informed that
the office has not been moved to London, but is
still in Liverpool. I should ring up immediately, or
go over there yourself. Wire to me if you have
further difficulty. We were told that your papers
are still in Liverpool’. Hand addressed by
Blackett to the verso. With a few neat ink
circles around some of Blackett’s text. Some
light overall age wear, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Lajos Janossy (1912-1978) Hungarian Physicist,
Astrophysicist & Mathematician. Janossy was to work
under Blackett on astrophysics at the University of
Manchester from 1938-47, heading the cosmic
radiation research group.
Karl Kubat was a colleague of Hess and high school
assistant in Vienna. At the time of the present letter
Hess was working as a radiologist at the Graz hospital
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1200. SCHWEITZER ALBERT: (1875-1965)
Alsatian Theologian, Musician, Philosopher &
Physician, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1952. Brief
A.L.S., Albert Schweitzer, one page, oblong 8vo,
n.p., n.d., to a lady, in German. Writing at the foot
of the conclusion of a letter signed by Emmy
Martin, Schweitzer thanks his correspondent and
expresses his regret that he could not see her in
Holland. Two lines of holograph text signed by
Martin appear at the head of the page. VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Emmy Martin served as the literary and business assistant
to Schweitzer from 1919.
1203. BASOV NIKOLAY: (1922-2001)
Soviet Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for
Physics 1964. T.L.S., N Basov, one page, 4to,
Moscow, 6th October 1981, to Professor F.
Pertile, on the printed stationery of the P. N.
Lebedev Physical Institute, Academy of
Sciences of the USSR, in English. Basov states
that he is sending his correspondent ‘a copy
of the lecture (no longer present) given in
Stockholm on the occasion of the Nobel Prize
assignation’ and continues ‘My scientific
activities involve mainly the fields of quantum
electronics and laser fusion’. VG. £100 - 150
€130 - 190
1201. SANGER FREDERICK: (1918-2013)
British Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for
Chemistry in 1958 & 1980. A single page of
original MS, signed F Sanger at the head, one
page, 4to, n.p., n.d. In predominantly black
and some blue inks Sanger writes the text of
a lecture (?), in part, ‘….The whole paper was
then to be subjected to the Edman procedure,
washed to remove the phenythiohydantoin and
another radiograph prepared. The N-terminal
residue of each peptide should then be
identified as the hand missing or being much
weaker in the second radio autograph. By doing
further Edman degradations on the paper
further sequences of the individuals peptides
were to be determined. The idea was certainly
a rather wild one and didn’t show much signs of
working. One wonders if I was However if it had
worked it would have been exciting and could
could have represented an alternative to the
standard hydrolysis approach, which might have
been more rapid & simple to carry out. Was I
really We spent quite a lot of time working on
this idea and the question arises: was this really
justified?….’ With several holograph
corrections. Five file holes to the left edge, not
affecting the text or signature, VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1202. WIGNER EUGENE: (1902-1995)
Hungarian-American Theoretical Physicist &
Mathematician, Nobel Prize winner for
Physics, 1963. T.L.S., E. P. Wigner, one page,
4to, Knoxville, Tennessee, 8th March 1947,
to Henri Corbiere, on the printed stationery
of the Monsanto Chemical Company. Wigner
replies to his correspondent’s enquiries,
stating, in part, ‘My scientific “debut” was very
easy. I started my career just about the time
when quantum mechanics was discovered, and
I believe it would have been easy for anyone with
reasonable abilities to cooperate in the rapid
development that followed…Independent
income did not make it easier for me to make
myself “known” in science. I am sure, however,
that the fact that I received a thorough
education…was of considerable assistance to
me…My first relevant work was the application
of group theory to Quantum Mechanics, and I
am still interested in that field’. A letter of good
content. Some very light, extremely minor
age wear, VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1204. PRELOG VLADIMIR: (1906-1998)
Croatian-Swiss Organic Chemist, Nobel Prize
winner for Chemistry, 1975. A single page of
original MS, signed V Prelog at the foot, one
page, 4to, n.p., n.d. In black and blue inks, and
in a typically spidery hand, Prelog writes the
conclusion of an essay (?) regarding organic
chemistry and makes a reference to Niels
Bohr. With extensive holograph corrections.
VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Niels Bohr (1885-1962) Danish Physicist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physics, 1922.
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1207. RICHET CHARLES: (1850-1935)
French Physiologist, Nobel Prize winner for
Physiology or Medicine, 1913. Fine A.L.S.,
Charles Richet, one page, 4to, Hyères, n.d.
[1922], to a colleague, in French. The letter,
marked Confidential, is addressed to his
‘Colleague and friend’ Marcel Prévost. The
physiologist refers to his application to the
French Academy in 1922, stating ‘The news
regarding my appointment are very rare
although good’, further listing the names he is
sure will support him and grants ‘I am sure
that Marshal Fox and Marshal Joffre will support
me.’ Richet mentions many renowned names
expecting to get their votes and concludes
‘You can see that if you give me your vote on the
first round, my appointment is granted. Thank
you in advance.’ A letter of interesting content
demonstrating the importance Richet held to
being appointed to the French Academy.
Some light overall creasing, otherwise VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1205. GOLGI CAMILLO: (1843-1926)
Italian Physician, Pathologist and Scientist.
Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or
Medicine, 1906. T.L.S., C. Golgi, one page,
folio, Pavia, 8th June 1905, to the Chief
Engineer of the Ministry of Public Works, on
the printed stationery of Pavia University, in
Italian. Golgi requests a response to his letters
sent in September and October 1904 relating
to the requests he has been receiving from
his colleagues of the Philosophy and
Mathematics Universities, wishing to know
when the works will start. VG. £100 - 150
€130 - 190
1206. KOCHER EMIL THEODOR: (18411917) Swiss Physician and Medical
Researcher. Nobel Prize winner for
Physiology or Medicine, 1909. A.L.S., Kocher,
two pages, small 8vo, Bern, 29th April 1888,
to a colleague, on his printed stationery card,
in German. Kocher answers his
correspondent’s request, confirming the
medical treatment for one of his colleague’s
patients, stating ‘This treatment should take
place in my actual residence at Hotel
Bernerhof, this hotel has a convenient location
and also the best equipment for the treatment’,
further concluding with apologies for his late
response due to a long absence and inviting
his correspondent to visit him in Bern. A neat
tear to the edge of the central fold, otherwise
VG
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€260 - 390
Marcel Prévost (1862-1941) French Author and
Dramatist. Member of the French Academy since
1909.
Charles Richet would never get his coveted seat at the
French Academy, composed of forty members, known
as the ‘immortals’, appointed by themselves for life.
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“The way of transmission of typhus, the one
of recurrent fever found.”
1208. RICHET CHARLES: (1850-1935)
French Physiologist, Nobel Prize winner for
Physiology or Medicine, 1913. A.Q.S.,
Charles Richet, on one side of a 12mo card,
n.p., June 1926, in French. In bold, dark
fountain pen ink Richet has penned the words
‘Love without jealousy, it would be delicious; but
it wouldn’t be love any more’. Together with
two of Richet’s personal printed visiting cards,
each with brief notes in Richet’s hand, one
signed with his initials, in French, one thanking
the recipient for having sent a new translation.
Some very light, minor age wear, G to
generally VG, 3.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1209. NICOLLE CHARLES: (1866-1936)
French Bacteriologist. Nobel Prize in Medicine
for his discoveries on typhus in 1928. A
lengthy A.L.S., C Nicolle, to the verso of two
postcards, Tunis, 24th December 1912, to a
friend, in French. In his habitual small writing
Nicolle refers to different matters and states
‘Ten years have passed today since I saw for the
first time the Tunis sky. It looks like it was only
yesterday...I have the feeling that I have well
employed my ten years time.’, further referring
to his scientific typhus researches ‘The method
process which worked so badly in your narrow
city, has on the other side provided me
complete victories. The way of transmission of
typhus, the one of recurrent fever found..’.
Nicolle ends inviting his colleague to visit him
and remarking that he will recognize him
‘Excepting an increase in the diminution of my
hearing, even less hair and more wrinkles, I
haven’t changed much.’ To the postcard
covers a Tunisian city painting and a sculpted
statue. A letter of good content. One creasing
corner to one of the postcards, otherwise
VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
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1210. HEYMANS CORNEILLE: (18921968) Flemish Physiologist. Nobel Prize for
Physiology or Medicine, 1938. A.L.S., C
Heymans, one page, 4to, Gand, 18th
November 1964, in German, French and
English. On the printed stationery of “J.F &
Heymans Farmakologish & Terapeutisch
Instituut” Heymans reproduces three science
thoughts, by Goethe, Bernard and Hopkins in
their own languages. Heymans proclaims ‘The
History of Science is the Science itself (Goethe)’,
further with ‘Experimentation must question,
escape from ideas, and always keep its spiritual
freedom (Claude Bernard)’, and ends with ‘All
dogmatic teaching about any aspect of the
phenomenon of life is apt to be checked by the
ultimate discovery that the living cell is before
all things a heretic (Frederick Gowland
Hopkins).’ Heymans adds underneath his
signature ‘Prix Nobel 1938’, in his hand. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Johann von Goethe (1749-1832) German Writer and
Statesman.
Claude Bernard (1813-1878) French Physiologist, first
to suggest the use of blind experiments to ensure the
objectivity of scientific observations.
Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947) English
Biochemist, awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1929
for the discovery of vitamins.
1211. DOISY EDWARD: (1893-1986)
American Biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for
Physiology or Medicine, 1943. T.L.S., E A
Doisy, one page, 4to, Saint Louis, Missouri,
31st March 1959, to Robert M. Ancell. Doisy
replies to his correspondent’s letter and
informs him, ‘Theelin was the first pure
crystalline steroid hormone to be isolated. It was
obtained in this form from the urine of pregnant
women in 1929. Subsequently, dihydrotheelin
was obtained from the liquor folliculi in sow’s
ovaries in 1934. Although theelin was not
isolated from sow ovaries very definitive evidence
of its presence was obtained’ before concluding
‘The names in common use at present for
theelin and dihydrotheelin are estrone and
estradiol-17B, respectively’. A letter of good
scientific content. About EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1212. FLEMING ALEXANDER: (18811955) Scottish Biologist, Nobel Prize winner
for Physiology or Medicine, 1945. T.L.S.,
Alexander Fleming, one page, 8vo, London,
23rd November 1950, to Dr. I Geikie-Cobb,
on the printed stationery of the WrightFleming Institute of Microbiology, St. Mary’s
Hospital Medical School, Paddington. Fleming
states in full ‘I return manuscript and proofs, also
new manuscript which incorporates the bottom
of the penultimate page and the whole of the
last page of the proofs. I hope I have not put in
too much new stuff, but it was necessary.’ Small
creasing to the bottom left corner. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1213. LIPMANN FRITZ: (1899-1986)
German-American Biochemist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1953.
Autograph Statement Signed, Fritz Lipmann,
one page, 4to, n.p. (New York?), n.d. (8th
November 1966). Lipmann writes his
answers to three questions, in part, ‘1. Rather
difficult. 2. Had no other means or income than
what I earned with my work. 3. The recognition
of….energy distribution and the chemical
definition of certain mechanisms…‘ Signed at
the conclusion. Neatly annotated in black ink
in an unidentified hand to the lower left
corner. Accompanied by a photocopy of a
related document indicating that the questions
related to Lipmann’s scientific debut, his
livelihood and what he considers to be his
most significant contribution in science. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1214. ECCLES JOHN: (1903-1997)
Australian Neurophysiologist, Nobel Prize
winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1963.
Typed Statement Signed, John C Eccles, one
page, 4to, Canberra City, 26th March 1964,
on the printed stationery of The John Curtin
School of Medical Research at the Australian
National University (Department of
Physiology). Eccles provides his responses to
four questions, in part, ‘(1) It was relatively
easy because I had a good scientific education
and went to Oxford at the age of 22 where I
was brought up by the famous scientist, Sir
Charles Sherrington. (2) I lived entirely through
scholarships and on my salary as a
scientist….(3) The work for which I was
awarded the (Nobel) prize was the study of the
behavior of nerve cells by microelectrodes that
lead the electrical potentials from the interior of
the nerve cell….I have recently written the
whole story up in a book entitled “The Physiology
of Synapses”. (4) I can perhaps best answer this
by quoting from the closing words of my speech
to the students in Stockholm on behalf of the
Laureates :- If you ask me “What would I do if I
were to begin my life’s work now? I would reply
“I would start where I have left off”. I do hope
that some of you young students accept this
great challenge of trying to understand man
scientifically, and that you devote yourselves
with passion and joy to your chosen work, as
Alfred Nobel would so much have desired’.
Neatly annotated in black ink in an unidentified
hand to the lower left corner. An excellent
signed statement in response to questions
regarding the neurophysiologist’s livelihood
and with direct reference to his Nobel Prize.
VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
The manuscript Fleming refers to corresponds to an
article about antibiotics which would be included
among others in a medical guide published by Geikie
Cobb.
Dr. Ivor Geikie Cobb - Expert Physician and Author
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1215. EXPLORATION:
Miscellaneous
selection of signed pieces, album pages, a few
letters etc., by various explorers and
adventurers comprising James Graves Kelly
(four fountain pen ink signatures on a small
8vo sheet, dated Chitral [Expedition] 20th
April 1895 in his hand), James Holman (‘The
Blind Traveler’), Frederick C. Selous (fragment
signed Fred), Raymond Priestley, Alexander A.
A. Kinloch (photographer, A.L.S.) and Frank
Buck (T.L.S.). Generally G to VG, 6.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1216. BUCKINGHAM JAMES SILK: (17861855) English Author and Traveller. A.L.S.,
J.S.Buckingham, one page, 8vo, Paris, 25th
October 1851, to Captain Gabriel Lafond, in
French.
Buckingham
thanks
his
correspondent, and on his son’s behalf too,
for all the attentions had with them and
confirms their visit on Tuesday to accompany
him to the Circle for dinner. With blank
integral leaf. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Gabriel Lafond de lurcy (1802-1876) French Mariner
and Traveller.
Leicester Silk Buckingham (1825-1867) English
Dramatist and Playwright. Son of James Silk
Buckingham.
1217. FRANKLIN JOHN: (1786-1847)
British Royal Navy Rear-Admiral and Explorer
of the Arctic. Disappeared on his last
expedition, attempting to navigate the
Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. Ink
signature (‘John Franklin’) on a slightly
irregularly trimmed 12mo piece (vellum),
evidently clipped from an official document.
Some light, minor age wear, G. £80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1218. DU CHAILLU PAUL: (1831-1903)
French-American Traveller, Zoologist, and
Anthropologist. First modern European
outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas,
and later the Pygmy of central Africa. A.L.S.,
P.B. Du Chaillu, one page, 8vo, London, 13th
July 1861, to Wesley Bennet. Du Chaillu
responds to his correspondent letter and
states in full ‘I have received your very kind note.
I can only assure you that I do not consider
myself above my fellowmen.’ With blank
integral leaf and traces of having been
previously affixed to the verso of last page.
addressed by Du Chaillu, laid down to a larger
card. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1220. PEARY ROBERT: (1856-1920)
American Explorer who claimed to have
reached the geographic North Pole with his
expedition in 1909. A.L.S., R. E. Peary, one
page, 4to, New York, 4th February 1896, to
W. T. McCree, Ethnologist in Charge at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, on the
printed stationery of the U. S. Navy Yard.
Peary acknowledges receipt of his
correspondent’s letter and continues ‘I regret
that I cannot accept your kind offer to publish
my ethnological photos free of cost. Thanks for
your kind remarks in regard to my lecture’. An
attractively penned letter in Peary’s distinctive
hand. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
‘I had with me a group of loyal and devoted men and the credit is theirs as much as mine’
1219. ROSS JAMES CLARK: (1800-1862)
British Naval officer and Explorer of the Arctic
and Antarctic. A.L.S., Jas C Ross, two pages,
8vo, St. James Street, 23rd January 1858, to
a gentleman. Ross sends his correspondent a
cheque (no longer present) drawn on Coutts
& Co for £37.13 and renews the verbal offer
he had previously made in respect of the
repairs and improvements to Abbotts Manor
house, further adding that he is willing ‘to pay
a reasonable interest upon any sum’ laid out for
improving the property ‘beyond the expense
& conveyance of the materials’. Some very
light, minor age wear, VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1221. SHACKLETON ERNEST: (1874-1922) Anglo-Irish Antarctic Explorer. An excellent
Autograph Statement Signed, Ernest H Shackleton, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Paris), 16th March 1910.
In bold, black fountain pen ink Shackleton writes, in full, ‘The Latitude and longitude of our furthest
South was 88-23 South 162 or East 97 geographical miles from the South Pole on Jan 9th 1909. This
work was done by the fact that I had with me a group of loyal and devoted men and the credit is theirs
as much as mine’. Boldly signed and dated at the conclusion. Beneath Shackleton’s statement
appears a brief holograph statement signed by Adolphe Zimmern (1871-1935) and to the verso
are three further holograph statements individually signed by librettist Maurice Henequen (18631926), lecturer on medical electricity Henry Lewis Jones (1857-1915) and one other. All of the
signatures would appear to have been obtained during the Third International Congress of
Physiotherapy in Paris, March 1910. Neatly inlaid (very slightly irregularly torn to two edges) and
with some light wrinkling. About VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
295
ART & LITERATURE
1222. NADAR:
(1820-1910)
French
Photographer, Caricaturist and Balloonist.
A.L.S., Nadar, one page, 8vo, n.p., 28th
September 1909, to Joseph, in French. Nadar
informs his correspondent that a good and old
friend of him is working on a project which is
half way through now and which could match
well with their own one. A good letter of
Nadar in his last year, still involved in all kind of
projects. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
296
1223. DORE GUSTAVE: (1832-1883)
French Painter, Illustrator and Sculptor. A.L.S.,
G Doré, one page, 8vo, 12th December
1881, to a client, in French. On a black
bordered mourning letter, Doré informs his
correspondent that he has been extremely
occupied with a thousand things pressing him
since their last meeting and states ‘Would you
be so kind to forgive me for making you wait
once more’. Doré further reports that he will
be fully ready for next Thursday and kindly
asks his correspondent to visit him on that
day. To the verso the correspondent has
annotated that the letter was received on
13th and that the meeting took place on 15th
and adds ‘Nothing was ready’, probably
referring to a work Doré was not fulfilling
completion date. With blank integral leaf. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 180
1224. CHÉRET JULES: (1836-1932) French
Painter and Lithographer, known as the father
of the modern poster. A.L.S., Jules Cheret,
two pages, small 8vo, Courbevoie, 9th July
1906?, to ‘Mon Cher President’, in French.
Cheret thanks his correspondent stating ‘I
send you all my gratitude for the cordial
attention you had sending me the nice group of
Judges from the 13th, a pleasant souvenir of the
good times shared with you.’ VG. £120 - 150
€150 - 190
1225. MANET EDOUARD: (1832-1883) French Painter. A.N., being
a 12mo envelope, hand addressed by Manet, to ‘Mademoiselle Eva
Gonzales, 11 Place Breda, Paris’. Postmarked in Paris, 27th September
1878. Some light overall age wear. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Eva Gonzales (1849-1883) French Painter. Manet’s favourite student. Eva Gonzales
died at the very early age of 34, six days after her teacher and friend Manet.
1227. VAN DONGEN KEES: (1877-1968) Dutch Painter, a member
of the Fauves. A.L.S., Van Dongen, one page, 4to, Paris, 3rd May 1924,
to Mr. Ruiz and Mr. Berthier, in French. Van Dongen acknowledges
receipt of his correspondent’s letter and states ‘I don’t see initially any
impossibility regarding your questions, and will be happy to get further
explanations. You will find me in my workshop Monday 5th and Tuesday
6th...’. Two tears to the central fold and minor paper loss to the right
bottom corner not affecting the text or signature. G.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1226. PISSARRO CAMILLE: (1830-1903) French Impressionist
Painter. A.L.S., C. Pissarro, one page, 8vo, 28 Place Dauphine, Paris, 9th
February 1903, to the art dealer [Felix] Gérard, in French. Pissarro states
‘Your small canvas is ready, would you be so kind to send someone to collect
it.’ With two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature.
VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
1228. PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish Painter. Signed 10 x 8
colour lithograph by Picasso, featuring a bullring scene (1946). Signed
(‘Picasso’) in black ink with his name alone to the lower white border,
also bearing a stamp of Galerie Beyeler Paris. VG.
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
297
1229. PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish Painter. Signed 8 x 10
colour lithograph by Picasso, featuring a masterwork of the painter
(1946). Signed (‘Picasso’) in black ink with his name alone to the lower
white border, also bearing a stamp of Galerie Beyeler Paris. VG.
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
1231. PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish Painter. Book signed
and inscribed, an 8vo edition of Picasso Documents Iconographiques, First
Edition, published by Pierre Cailler, Geneva, 1954. The French text
edition features over 200 black and white illustrations of Picasso, his art
& his family, etc. Boldly signed and inscribed by Picasso to the half title
page in black ink, (‘Pour Alfred Rosset, Picasso’), and dated Paris, 4th
March 1955 in his hand. Also signed by Jaime Sabartes to the title page,
with a lengthy inscription in Spanish, also to Alfred Rosset and also dated
Paris, 4th March 1955 in his hand. Attractively bound in red leather with
gilt stamped title to the spine. An excellent signed book with a good
association, VG
£800 - 1200
€1000 - 1550
Alfred Rosset was one of the translators, along with Felia Leal of the present book.
Jaime Sabartes (1881-1968) Catalan Spanish Artist, Poet & Writer, a close personal
friend of Picasso who later became his secretary and administrator.
1230. PICASSO PABLO: (1881-1973) Spanish Painter. Book signed, a
paperback edition of Los Papeles de Son Armadans, being a First Edition
of a special publication of the monthly magazine dedicated to Picasso,
edited by Camilo José Cela and printed by Mossen Alcover, Madrid,
April 1960, in Spanish. One of a Limited Edition of fifty copies with an
individual printed inscription (this copy being numbered 18 and
presented to Don Jose Maria Garcia-Cernuda). Signed (‘Picasso‘) by the
artist in bold blue crayon with his name alone to the limitations page.
Together with a loosely inserted original small 8vo printed invitation
card to an exhibition of Picasso’s drawings at Palma de Mallorca, 1st15th July 1960. Some light age wear and slight bumping to the corners
of the covers. About VG.
£600 - 900
€780 - 1150
Camilo Jose Cela (1916-2002) Spanish Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature in
1989
298
1232. DALI SALVADOR: (1904-1989) Spanish Surrealist Painter.
Signed 3.5 x 4.5 colour postcard photograph by Dali. The image depicts
Dali in a half length pose, sitting in front of a canvas, with a paintbrush
in his hand. Signed in blue ink, with his surname only, to a clear area at
the head of the image. Neatly trimmed, only very slightly touching the
signature, otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1233. CHIRICO GIORGIO DE: (18881978) Greek-Italian Surrealist Painter. A.L.S.,
G. de Chirico, on two sides of a postcard,
Firenze, 25th September 1940, to V.E.
Barbarony, in Italian. De Chirico writes to his
correspondent, an art dealer from Milan,
responding to his enquiry about paintings of
nude females, and states ‘At home in Milan, I
have 3 nudes. A large one which was exhibited
in your gallery, the painting showing a bather
lying, the price is 30,000 Liras. It is a large
nude, almost life size. The other, smaller, shows
a bather seated on the beach. Only this small
nude painting was shown in my apartment...’
concluding with the third painting stating ‘I
have a third nude painting which shows a slayer
Diane sleeping, with the Danish dog I had at
that time in the background. The price of this
nude is 25,000 Liras and 15,000 Liras for the
small one. But have no nude “On divan”. A
letter of good content in which the artist
discusses his paintings and their values. Hand
addressed by De Chirico and postmarked at
Firenze, 25th September 1940. Two file holes
to the edge, only very slightly affecting two
words of text, VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1234. GROSZ GEORGE: (1893-1959)
German Artist. A large 4to printed edition of
The Arts magazine, December 1927,
featuring various articles and illustrations,
including one entitled George Grosz by Rom
Landau, attractively signed and inscribed (‘To
my dear friends Arnott & Clara from George’)
by Grosz in blue and red inks to the clear
margin at the head of the first page of the
article and dated 14th April 1956 in his hand.
Some light age wear and the paper wrappers
a little loose at the spine, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1236. RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917)
French Sculptor. A.N., unsigned, on a 12mo
envelope, n.p., n.d., (post 1895), to an
unidentified correspondent, in French. Rodin
arranges an appointment for Friday morning
and provides his address at Villa des Brillants,
Meudon. A couple of minor smudges to the
text, otherwise VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Villa des Brillants was bought at auction by Rodin in
December 1895 and today exists as a museum
exhibiting his works.
1237. RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917)
French Sculptor. A.N.S., with his initials A R,
on his personal printed visiting card, Rue de
l’Université, n.d., (printed ‘Le Samedi aprèsmidi’), to Monsieur Mery, in French. Rodin
writes to Mery concerning a meeting. VG.
£150 - 500
€190 - 260
Maurice Mery - French Journalist, founder of the
journal ‘Le Sourire’ in 1899.
1235. TWOMBLY
CY:
(1928-2011)
American painter of large-scale and graffiti
works. Signed postcard photograph, the
image depicting an untitled work of the artist.
Signed in bold black ink with his name alone
to the lower part of the image. Together with
Anselm Kiefer (1945- ) German Painter and
Sculptor. Signed and inscribed 6 x 4 card by
Kiefer. Signed in bold blue ink with his name
alone. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
299
1238. RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917)
French Sculptor. A.L.S., A Rodin, one page,
12mo, n.p., n.d., to Frantz Jourdain, in
French. Rodin tries to fix an appointment with
his correspondent, stating ‘On Saturday we will
be embarrassed. Would you like on Monday
afternoon, or in the morning because we will
have to talk and study a little bit. Tell me your
appointment.’ To the left border Rodin has
framed a timing ‘From 10h to 5h in the
evening’. With blank integral leaf. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
Frantz Jourdain (1847-1935) Belgian born French
Architect and Art Critic, Founder of the Salon
d’Automne, he was close to Rodin, Renoir, Monet and
other members of the Naturalists and Impressionists.
1239. SAKAI STAN: (1953- ) JapaneseAmerican Cartoonist and comic book
Creator, best known as the creator of the
comic series Usagi Yojimbo. Signed comic with
an original pen and ink drawing of Usagi
Yojimbo standing in a full length pose, with a
sword in his hand, drawn and signed by Sakai
to the front free endpaper. The comic being
a Usagi Yojimbo sketches book, Spanish
edition, together with Charles M. Schulz
(1922-2000) American Cartoonist, creator of
the Peanuts comic strip. Bold black ink
signature (‘Best wishes - Charles M. Schulz’) on
a dark green card. VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1240. SOMMER MANFRED: (1933-2007)
Spanish Comic book Artist, creator of Frank
Cappa. A good, original colour 9.5 x 13.5
illustration signed by Sommer, the painted
image depicting a handsome doctor and
attractive nurse together in half length poses,
with some medical apparatus in the
background. Signed by Sommer with his
name alone in pencil at the foot. Evidently an
original illustration for a comic book story or
cover, the work features several annotations
to the verso. About VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
1241. PRUDHOMME SULLY: (1839-1907) French
Poet, the first winner of the Nobel Prize for
Literature, 1901. A.L.S., with his initials S P, to one
side of his personal printed visiting card, n.p. (Vaux),
n.d., to Monsieur Vallery Radot, in French. The poet
apologizes to his colleague for the late response to
their question and explains that he has been travelling
away in recent days. Accompanied by the original
envelope hand addressed by Prudhomme. Some
light age wear, about VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
300
‘I have no time to make the tour all around
the bullring’
1242. MISTRAL FREDERIC: (1830-1914)
French Writer. Nobel Prize winner for
Literature, 1904. A.L.S., F. Mistral, on a
postcard, Maiano, 7th October 1908, to
Jaume Gelabert, in Occitan. The inside of the
card bearing a printed portrait of Mistral.
Alongside his portrait, the author writes few
lines to his correspondent, referring to
Mallorca where he lives and blessing him.
Underneath and to the lower part of the card,
Mistral writes two poems of four verses each,
in Occitan. Hand addressed and postmarked.
Some overall age wear, G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1243. ROLLAND ROMAIN: (1866-1944)
French Dramatist & Novelist, Nobel Prize
winner for Literature, 1915. A.L.S., Romain
Rolland, two pages, oblong 8vo, Geneva, 6th
January 1915?, in French, on the printed
stationery of the Red Cross International
Committee, Agency of Prisoners of War.
Rolland states ‘I have no other way, same as
you, to get copies of my articles, at the Geneva
Journal (there are still available, except the first:
the letter to Hauptmann’, further adding ‘One
of my French friends is trying at this moment to
publish a brochure: “Au dessus de la mêlée”. He
is not sure at all that censorship will authorize it
- And regarding the new articles, I will wait until
it will be completed and finished (I mean that
the war will be finished) to put them together in
volumes.’ Some light age wear and minor
traces of professional repair to the vertical
central fold, only very slightly affecting the text
and signature, G.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Letter to Hauptmann (1914) First of many articles
of protest against the first world war, published by
Rolland in the Geneva Journal, which later would be
included in the volume Au dessus de la mêlée, being
an open letter to Gerhart Hauptmann referring to
Goethe and trying to make all German artists react
against the war.
1244. HEIDENSTAM VERNER VON:
(1859-1940) Swedish Poet & Novelist, Nobel
Prize winner for Literature, 1916. Dark
fountain pen ink signature (‘Verner von
Heidenstam’) and date, Ovralid, 21st February
1927, in his hand, on a 12mo card. Some light
foxing, about VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1245. BENAVENTE JACINTO: (18661954) Spanish Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner
for Literature, 1922. A.L.S., Jacinto Benavente,
two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Alberto, in
Spanish. Benavente compares himself to a
matador and his life to a bullring performance,
stating ‘My dear friend, have you ever noticed
how in the bullring, after any small good
performance, the matador takes his time going
all around the bullring to receive applauses, and
that there are always some impatient fans
shouting, ‘confront the bull! Back to the bull!?’
That is what happens to me. I have no time to
make the tour all around the bullring. Really, I
am overloaded with work and a single rest day
would delay everything.’ A letter of good
content. Small overall age wear, otherwise
VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
301
1246. YEATS W. B.: (1865-1939) Irish Poet
& Dramatist, Nobel Prize winner for
Literature, 1923. A good A.L.S., W B Yeats,
two pages, 8vo, Dublin, 14th May 1893, to
[Stuart Merrill] the Editor of the French
Literary Journal L’Ermitage. Yeats writes, in
part, ‘You ask me whether I believe that Society
should be a free & spontaneous combination or
a disciplined & methodical one. I see or seem to
see that the first is wholly desirable & the
second wholly inevitable. We begin with a loose
& free society in which the individual is great
and getting too many tread upon one another
toes….until at last the common will awakes &
society is set in order & the individual beaten
with a bloodless shadow. We began free hunters
in the woods & shall end with numbers upon our
backs unless John Chinaman grow tired of taking
in the world…The free hunter is gone, let us try
& forget him & turning socialist do our utmost to
see that the number be woven of a bright colour
& that the jacket under it be of a good fit’. A
letter of interesting content. The letter has
been previously torn into two pieces and has
a neat tear running horizontally through the
centre of each page, now professionally
repaired. G.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Stuart Merrill (1863-1915) American Poet in the
French language.
302
1247. SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (18561950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for
Literature, 1925. T.L.S., G. Bernard Shaw, one
page, 4to, London, 16th June 1921, to Alfred
Wareing. Shaw refers to the disputes
between theatre producers and directors to
get licenses and touring rights and states ‘I
need hardly say that Macdona deplores my
reservation of the licenses to the repertories as
an invasion of his touring privileges. As he has
been touring for me continuously since 1912,
he regards you and Macdermott as mushrooms
and interlopers, whilst you two despise him as a
stroller and a vagabond from the old regime.’,
further ending ‘I do not see how I can give
touring rights to the repertories. They all want
them; and their wants would clash hopelessly.’
VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Alfred Wareing (1876-1942) British Theatrical
Producer, the first to run a repertory company in
Glasgow, a pioneer of touring theatre.
Normann Macdermott (1890-1977) First Director of
the Everyman theatre in 1920, two weeks after they
performed with immense success Shaw’s play “You
never can tell”.
Charles Macdona (1860-1946) Irish theatrical
Producer, he organized tours all around England and
Ireland. His repertory was including only George
Bernard Shaw’s plays.
1248. GIDE ANDRE: (1869-1951) French
Author, Nobel Prize winner for Literature,
1947. A.L., unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p.,
n.d., to a friend, in French. Gide advises his
correspondent on what to respond to a poet
who sent some verses, recommending to
return them to him saying that they are now
overstocked and that they can’t predict when
the next publication will be, ‘I don’t return
them to him personally, not to look as I am the
one who decides on this; not to avoid my duties,
as you know. It is a duty of the secretary to
respond on behalf of the lecture committee’.
VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Gide refers to the publication Nouvelle Revue
Française which he was founder of together with
Copeau and Schlumberger in 1909.
‘I have been very ill, and this happens quite often, and soon will not
happen ever more.’
1249. LA FONTAINE JEAN DE: (1621-1695) French Fabulist & Poet,
known for his Fables. An extremely rare D.S., De la Fontaine, one page,
8vo, n.p., 28th September 1656, in French. The boldly penned
holograph document is a receipt in which the poet acknowledges the
receipt of ‘thirty three silver coins’ worth of mixed woods to use during year
one thousand six hundred and fifty-seven, with sixty-six pounds paid for
my entry and exit rights’ from Claude Lamblet, residing in Igny, and
further stating ‘I hold him good for the thirty-three silver coins and all the
rest’. With integral leaf bearing a few ink calculations in an unidentified
hand. Three neat ink annotations at the head of the page and a red
circular stamp to a clear area of the lower half of the page. VG.
£3000 - 4000
€3900 - 5200
1250. VOLTAIRE: (1694-1778) French Enlightenment Writer and
Philosopher. Voltaire is a pseudonym, his name being François-Marie
Arouet. Voltaire is known for his attacks on the Catholic Church, and his
advocacy of freedom of religion and expression, and separation of
church and state. Rare L.S., V, two pages, small 4to, Ferney, 13th
October 1776, to Mr. Audibert, in French. Voltaire informs his
correspondent that he wasn’t able to respond earlier ‘...because I have
been very ill, and this happens quite often, and soon will not happen ever
more.’, further stating ‘You are going to have a Russian consul in Marseille.
The archangels merchants are going to traffic on the Black sea and on the
Mediterranean sea. Apparently the Empress of the north is buying Tangier
in Africa, to make a warehouse of this grand commerce. All nations will
contribute together. The Universe wants to be a great family; but in this
family there always will be bad members who will fight each other.’ Voltaire
ends with another comment regarding his near future end and asks his
correspondent ‘Will I have at all the joy of seeing you again visiting me in
my hermitage before I leave this world?’ A fine content letter where
Voltaire reports interesting updates regarding Russia’s political and
commercial moves while he insists in his own time ending. With integral
address leaf. Two pinholes and a very small hole to the address leaf, not
affecting the text or signature. VG
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Dominique Audibert (1736-1821) Secretary of the Academy of Marseille and
merchant. In close relation with writers of his time, he was also supplying wine, oil and
other Mediterranean products to Voltaire.
Voltaire refers to the treaties signed between the Russian Empire of Catherine the
Great and the Ottoman Empire relating to free navigation in the Black sea and other
commercial privileges. Treaty of Kuchuk-Kaynarca in 1774.
Voltaire refers to Catherine II the Great (1729-1796) when he mentions the Empress
of the north. The Empress granted privileges to the Moroccan ships, reciprocating this
way to the Royal decree approved by the Sultan of Morocco Sidi Mohammed Ben
Abdellah, Mohammed III (1710-1790) allowing free entrance to the Russian ships
into any Moroccan port.
303
1251. MIRABEAU HONORÉ COMTE DE:
(1749-1791) French Writer and an early
Leader of the French revolution. President of
the National Constituent Assembly 1791. A
successful orator who became the voice of
the people. Rare A.L.S., Mirabeau-fils, one
page, 8vo, n.p. [prison of Vincennes], 22nd
December 1779, to Monsieur Boucher, in
French. Mirabeau refers to the completion of
his Contes, and suggests ‘Thinking in the
frontispiece I have noticed that something must
be added to better identify it..’ , further
mentioning ‘I have realized this morning that I
didn’t copy the last letter of the Marquise, which
I thought had sent to you. I am going to do it
right now.’ and ends with ‘My good angel, talk
to me about my daughter.’ A letter of excellent
content written while imprisoned. With two
annotations to the upper and lower edges in
another hand. VG.
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
Before 1789 Mirabeau was involved in numerous
scandals, and had been condemned to death for
sedition and abduction. In May 1777 he was seized
and imprisoned in the castle of Vincennes.The early
part of his five years confinement is marked by
indecent letters to Sophie ( published in 1793), and
the obscene ‘Erotica biblion’. In Vincennes Mirabeau
met the Marquis de Sade, who was also writing erotic
works.
The work Mirabeau refers to is ‘Recueil de contes’,
later published in London in 1780.
\Marie Thérèse, Marquise de Monnier, is “Sophie”,
Mirabeau’s mistress and the Marquise he refers to in
this letter.
Mirabeau signs with his name and adds ‘fils’ as son of
Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau (1715-1789)
a French Economist, and often referred to as the elder
Mirabeau.
1252. CHATEAUBRIAND FRANÇOISRENÉ DE: (1768-1848) French Writer,
Politician and Historian. He is considered the
founder of Romanticism in French literature.
L.S., Chateaubriand, one page, 8vo, Paris,
12th October 1842, in French. In a letter full
of subtle humour, Chateaubriand starts with
an exclamation ‘How could I, Sir, get confused
and take a Bishop for an Archbishop! It cries out
for vengeance and I beg you not to believe a
single word I may say if I have the misfortune to
say anything in the future. But I am Sir quite old
and ill and I hope that the world is henceforth
safe from my mistakes’ further thanking his
correspondent for his letter and stating
‘Thanks God I know myself; I don’t have any kind
of admiration for my puny person; I know well
that I ramble..’ . Chateaubriand also explains
that he cannot write due to rheumatism an
that he is obliged to dictate. With a very small
collection stamp to the end of the text and
few very minor stains, otherwise VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1253. LAMARTINE ALPHONSE DE:
(1790-1869) French Writer, Poet and
Politician. Fine A.L.S., Lamartine, one page,
4to, Paris, (‘Saturday morning’), February
1836, to Mme Cléophas Dareste, in French.
Lamartine writes in the third person and states
‘Mr Lamartine has the honor to send “Jocelyn”
to Madame Cléophas Dareste’, further
explaining and recommending in which way
she should read his work ‘and asks her not to
read it until spring, under a tree’s shadow, in the
same way it was created’. Lamartine continues
playing on words and referring to his book
proclaims ‘It is a lonely one, like she is...’. A
good letter with Lamartine’s own view on his
work. A very small tear and paper loss to the
edge not affecting the text or signature. Two
very small holes to the central fold, one
affecting only one letter of the text, G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Cléophas Dareste was Lamartine’s cousin wife.
Jocelyn (1836) is a Lamartine’s extensive work based
on a priest confession.
1254. DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Père. (18021870) French Writer whose works include
The Three Musketeers. D.S., A. Dumas, one
page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 2nd March 1860, in
French. The manuscript document is a receipt
issued to his editors, the Levy Brothers,
acknowledging the sum of 8000 francs, to be
added to the current account for the
publishing of his works in newspapers as per
his previous agreement of February 1860.
Some light overall age wear, most evident at
the edges of the document, about VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Although Dumas was always short of money and
looking for more, he was already getting considerable
figures at that time, the contract with Lévy Brothers
being for 120,000 Francs.
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1255. DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (18241895) French Author and Dramatist. A.L.S.,
A Dumas, three pages, small 8vo, n.p., n.d., to
a gentleman, in French. Dumas states ‘I didn’t
have the honor of responding to you as I already
did so to Mr. de Forges telling him that whatever
he will decide would be fine and I asked him to
tell you that there was no need to disturb you.
I regret that he, who was more interested than
anyone in keeping you updated, didn’t forward
you my message...’ One very small, minor tear
to the central fold, VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
A Dumas, two pages, small 8vo, n.p., n.d., to
a Lady, in French. Dumas states, in full ‘I never
attend evening soirées. I fear women in group.
One by one I can still handle, but in number
they scare me. It is for this reason that I never
send sweets; I dare not entering to a store
where there are so many women. They know
that at home, I go to bed early. You want to put
me in the heap, and it is impossible. I kiss your
small fat hands very softly.’ A funny and unusual
letter with an explanation given by Dumas to
avoid an evening invitation. VG. £100 - 150
€130 - 190
Al Dumas f, three pages, 8vo, Carthage, 5th
December 1846, to Joseph Autran, in French.
The letter being a love poem, of 35 verses, ‘Je
vous dirais bien cette histoire - Mais vous ne
pourriez pas la croire - Ou vous trahiriez mon
secret....Car il faut bien que je le dise - Je ne la
vois pas qu’à l’église - Et je ne fais pas que des
vers....Nous avons tous deux changé d’âme C’est un devoir, c’est une flamme...’. A lengthy
and carefully written poem about his secret
lover. Accompanied by the original 12mo
envelope, hand addressed by Dumas, bearing
to the verso a red wax seal. VG. £150 - 200
€190 - 260
Joseph Autran (1813-1877) French Poet, member of
the Académie française.
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1258. SAND GEORGE: (1804-1876) French Novelist who used the pseudonym of George Sand,
her real name being Amantine Dupin. Also known for her romantic affairs with artists, including
Frédéric Chopin and Alfred de Musset. A.L.S., George Sand, two pages, 8vo, Palaiseau, 5th April
[1865], to Amédée Pichot, in French. George Sand reports to her correspondent her happiness
because of the success of the work “Raoul de la Chastre” according to his opinion, stating ‘You are
a good judge. Therefore the qualities which were attracting my attention into this book, are not a
maternal illusion. I will be grateful if you tell me what is due to you and that you promise to me your
generous support to my son. Certainly, I believe that it is not a work for young ladies; but would they be
able to read more, the real story of that time manners?’, further responding to her correspondent’s
enquiry about a lady who was years ago at the same convent Sand spent two years ‘I have good
memory for the names of that time, she probably went to the convent after I left. I was born in 1804.
It is a honour for me to be born the same year as Richard Cobden.’ With blank integral leaf.
Accompanied by the original envelope with the address written in her own hand. A very small tear
to the bottom edge. VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Amédée Pichot (1795-1877) French Doctor in medicine, Translator of multiple British authors such as Lord Byron
and Dickens, and Editor of several magazines.
Maurice Sand (1823-1889) French Writer, and beloved son of George Sand. He wrote “Raoul de Chastre:
Adventures of war and love” which was published in 1865. The work manuscript in the hand of Maurice Sand bears
multiple corrections in the hand of George Sand who used to supervise her son’s works.
Richard Cobden (1804-1865) English Manufacturer and Liberal Statesman. Sand refers to Cobden as he died on
2nd April 1865, three days before the present letter was written.
1259. BAUDELAIRE CHARLES: (1821-1868) French Poet, a pioneering translator of Edgar Allan
Poe. A.N.S., Charles Baudelaire, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 1st of March, [1843], in French. The
document is a bill of exchange hand written by Baudelaire, getting obliged to pay ‘On March 1st next,
I will pay to Monsieur Cousinet, or to his order the amount of one hundred and ninety francs, value
received in goods’. Baudelaire adds underneath his signature, his own address ‘17 quai d’Anjou’ in
his hand, where he lived between 1843 and 1846. Two stamps validating the document, one blind
embossed, to the front. To the verso Cousinet transfers his credit, in Paris, 24th February 1844,
“value in goods“ to Mr. Dehaynin father & son, signing their acceptance as well as a witness signature.
Irregularly trimmed, with some light overall age wear and with few pin holes, one close to the
signature although not affecting it. G
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Baudelaire started writing in 1843 “Les Fleurs de Mal”. He was only twenty one when he acknowledged this debt,
and this would become an ongoing situation for the rest of his life.
Louis Cousinet was a Restaurateur at the Tour d’Argent in Paris. Baudelaire used to eat at his restaurant, often with
friends and without money to pay his bills.
Mr Dehaynin was involved in coal business, supplying lighting and heating in Paris and even in banking.
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1260. ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French
Writer. A.L.S., Emile Zola, one page, 8vo,
Médan, 26th October 1881, to a friend, in
French. On a black bordered mourning sheet
due to Zola’s mother death, the author states
‘Did you receive my new book: “Documents
Littéraires”? I did leave a copy for you under the
good care of Charpentier.’ Further requesting
from his correspondent the publishing of a
small note he was enclosing. With blank
integral leaf and a tear to the edge of the
central fold not affecting the text or signature.
VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Zola’s Documents Littéraires was published by
G. Charpentier in 1881 and was including critics and
portraits of contemporary authors and poets such as
Chateaubriand, Hugo, Musset, Sand and others and
was ending with the critic of the morality in literature.
1261. VERLAINE PAUL: (1844-1894)
French Poet. A.N.S., P. Verlaine, one page,
oblong 12mo, Paris, 9th February 1892, to
Mr. Vanier, in French. The document fully
written and dated in Verlaine’s hand is a
receipt, stating ‘Received from Mr. Varnier the
amount of ten francs for two autograph works’.
Written underneath, in Varnier’s hand, the
title of one of the works the receipt refers to
“Eventail Directoire”. Irregularly trimmed. VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Léon Vanier (1847-1896) French Bookseller and
Verlaine’s Editor.
Eventail Directoire is Verlaine’s poem of 24 verses.
1262. MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (18501893) French Writer. A.L.S., Maupassant, one
page, 8vo, n.p. [Etretat], n.d., [August 1890],
to [Dr. Aubé] , in French. Maupassant states
‘Your note looks fully right to me, resuming the
situation in a perfect way. I would have returned
it to you if I wasn’t obliged to leave for
Gérardmer tomorrow morning, and this forces
me to finish with the letters pending to be
answered in such a way that I do not have a
free minute..’. A boldly written letter by
Maupassant. Some very light overall foxing.
VG.
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
Gérardmer is a commune in the Vosges, Lorraine,
where Maupassant was receiving numerous water
health treatments because of his physical and mental
health degradation.
Maupassant’s health was, at the time of the present
letter, quickly declining after his brother’s death few
months earlier, mad, at the early age of 33. Less than
a year and a half later he would commit a suicide
attempt which took him to a hospital where he spent
unconscious the last months of his life.
1263. PROUST MARCEL: (1871-1922) French Novelist. A.L.S., Marcel Proust, one page, 8vo,
n.p., n.d. (1917?), to ‘Princesse‘ (Helene Soutzo?), in French. Proust informs his correspondent that
he will not be able to come on Saturday, although will do his best, and can only write a short letter
as Antoinette is waiting for him. He further writes ‘I entrust you with giving my kind regards to Morand.
Naturally don’t‘. Slightly irregularly torn at the left edge (evidently caused by the removal of the
integral leaf) and with a minor paperclip rust stain to the upper left corner. Some extremely minor,
light age toning to the edges, evidently caused by previous framing. None of the very minor faults
affect the text or signature, about VG
£2000 - 3000
€2600 - 3900
Proust’s correspondent is most likely Princess Helene Soutzo, the daughter of a prominent Greek merchant banker.
Proust regularly dined with the Princess and French author Paul Morand (1888-1976) at the Hotel Ritz in Paris in
the spring of 1917. Morand and his confidante, the Princess, conducted a lengthy affair before she divorced her
husband in 1924 and married the author three years later. According to Morand, Proust became somewhat infatuated
with the Princess following their first meeting, commenting “There’s always something magical about her”.
1264. APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME: (1880-1918) French Poet, Playwright and Novelist. One of
the forefathers of Surrealism, Apollinaire is credited with coining the word Surrealism. Autograph
statement, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., in French. Apollinaire states in French ‘Les classiques
en cherchant à faire de l’antique ne rendaient que le tragique de leur temps aujourd’hui on trouve
facilement la couleur locale mais non le tragique moderne.’ Some light overall age wear and lower
edge irregularly trimmed, otherwise VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
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1265. MAUROIS ANDRÉ: (1885-1967) French
Author. An 8vo printed menu for a dinner in honour
of Maurois given by the P&N Club at the Hotel
Crillon, Buenos Aires, 2nd of September 1947,
signed by Maurois with his name alone in blue
fountain pen ink to the inside. Together with Jules
Romains (1885-1972) French Poet and Writer. Dark
fountain pen ink signature (‘Jules Romains’) on an
oblong 12mo card. VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1266. [CHEKHOV ANTON]: (1860-1904)
Russian Author. KNIPPER OLGA (1868-1959)
Russian Stage Actress, wife of Chekhov from 190104. A.L.S., Olga Knipper-Chekhova, in Cyrillic, four
pages, 8vo, n.p., 31st May n.y., to Miron Isakovich,
on the printed stationery of the White Star Line S.S.
Canopic. Writing in bold pencil, Knipper informs her
correspondent that her letter is being given to him by
an organist, Mr. Goldthwaite, whom she has met on
her journey. She adds that she feels it would be good
for Isakovich to know the musician and also continues
to ask for some music scores suitable for a chamber
orchestra, in particular pieces by thee composers
Debussy and Ravel, as well as Minard, Honegger and
perhaps also an English composer. Beneath her
signature appear some heavy pencil and purple
indelible pencil marks, presumably made with the
intention of masking a brief postscript. Some very
light, extremely minor age wear and foxing,
otherwise VG
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
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1267. KROPOTKIN PETER: (18421921) Russian Economist, Philosopher,
Writer and prominent anarchist. A.L.S.,
P. Kropotkin, two pages, 8vo, Harrow on
the Hill, 15th March 1887, to a lady.
Kropotkin thanks his correspondent for
their invitation and states that he will be
happy to spend the evening at her
house, but only after a meeting ‘which
our socialist friends are organizing‘ which
will give him the opportunity of meeting
‘with our Bradford friends of the Socialist
league and of discussing a little the
questions which will not fail to be arisen by
the lecture‘. Some very light, minor age
wear, about VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1268. PLESHCHEEV ALEXANDER:
(1858-1944) Russian Author, Playwright
and Ballet Critic. A.Q.S, Alexander
Pleshcheev, (and again Alexandre
Plestcheeff, in English), one page, oblong
4to, Nice, 16th April 1925, in Cyrillic.
Plestcheev writes, in full, ‘Over almost
half a century of career as journalist I have
remembered the precepts of a great
writer saying that a printed word has to
be treated fairly. In my plays and stories I
tried to take care of my Russian language
with which today’s modernists do not
stand upon ceremony, and which
journalists do not know, and distort. And
there are many like them nowadays....’
Neatly annotated in ink in another hand
at the head of the page. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1269. YUSHKEVICH SEMYON: (18681927) Russian Writer and Playwright, a
member of the Moscow literary group
Sreda. A.Q.S., Semeon Jushkevich, one page,
oblong 8vo, n.p., 3rd October 1925, in
Cyrillic. Yushkevich writes, in full, ‘I have
been guided by many good rules in life. But
none of them could be called the guiding one.
The only one that remains is -do not hinder
the fellow being and also prepare yourself for
death.’ Neatly annotated in ink in another
hand at the head of the page. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
‘I am Tolstoi’s son.
If I wasn’t, I would be happy…’
1270. TOLSTOY LEV LVOVITCH:
(1869-1945) Russian Writer and Sculptor,
Son of Leo Tolstoy. A.L.S., Comte Léon L.
Tolstoi, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 25th October
1923, to a gentleman, in French. Tolstoy
writes a sincere and heartfelt letter,
explaining his miserable situation, stating ‘I
am Tolstoi’s son. If I wasn’t, I would be happy
since long time ago, and with some money in
my pocket. At this moment I only have 1 Fr
50 ct, my cold room isn’t paid and my dinner
for tomorrow is uncertain. I beg you help me.’,
further continuing ‘There are two ways, one
would be sending me, lending me some
money. (I might return it one day). The other
would be ordering me a bust of you or
someone of your family, you will be satisfied. If
you want, I will send you my last book, ‘The
Truth about my Father’. My literature works
are insufficient to get me out of misery...’. A
letter of excellent content, not least for its
two references to his father. The extreme
upper edge of the first page has been neatly
trimmed, with only a very slight loss of text,
otherwise VG
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1271. TOLSTOY-OBOLENSKY MARIA:
(1870-1906) Countess Maria Lvovna Tolstoy.
Daughter of Leo Tolstoy. A.L.S, Maria
Obolenskaya, in Cyrillic, one page, 8vo, 1p,
n.p., 27th June 1906, to an unknown writer,
in Cyrillic. Tolstoy responds to her
correspondent sating ‘Lev Nikolaevich is unwell
and very engaged all this time, for this reason I
was entrusted with the task of writing to you to
confirm that he received your manuscript, he is
reading it and intending to write to you about
it.’ A clean bold black ink text, written by
Maria shortly before dying, and referring to
her father’s health and work. Letters of Maria
Tolstoy are scarce as a result of her early
death at the age of 36, four years before her
father’s death. With blank integral leaf. EX.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1272. TEFFI: (1872-1952) Nadezhda
Alexandrovna Lokhvitskaya. Russian Humorist
Writer. A.Q.S., Teffi, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d.,
[24th October 1929]. Teffi has penned a
poem in Cyrillic, in full, ‘What the hatred has
seeded let a harvest of love/ We will adorn the
Golgotha Cross with roses/ On the cropfields
soaked by the bitter blood/ Our bread and our
flowers will sprout.’ Neatly annotated in ink in
another hand at the head of the page. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876) Russian Revolutionary
Anarchist. One of the most famous famous ideologues
in Europe.
Mikhail Katkov (1818-1887) Conservative Russian
Journalist influential during the reign of Alexander III.
Georgi Plekhanov (1856-1918) Russian Revolutionary
and a Marxist Theoretician. He became one of Lenin
and Trotsky’s principal antagonists.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian
Novelist and Philosopher, widely considered one of the
greatest novelists of all time.
Maria Tolstoy was always considered her father’s
favourite child. He would say a month after her death
and referring to the last minutes of her life, that “That
quarter of an hour is one of the most important and
most grievous of my existence.¨
1274. CHORNY SASHA: (1880-1932)
Russian Poet. A.Q.S., A. Tcherny, one page,
4to, n.p., 4th December 1925. Chorny has
penned a poem, in Cyrillic, stating, in full, ‘O
God, do not tell me that even after the death/
I will wake up in a multi-voiced concert/ In some
obscure waiting-room/ Bakunin will punch the
table/ Katkov and Plekhanov will start arguing
about Russia/ Populists will develop their chreiai,/
And Lenin with the wrath of a boa,/ Will deafen
absolutely everyone.’ A fine poem by Chorny,
with interesting symbolic references to several
important Russians including Mikhail Bakunin,
Mikhail Katkov, Georgi Plekhanov and
Vladimir Lenin. Neatly annotated in ink in
another hand at the head of the page. EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Vladimir Ulyanov Lenin: (1870-1924) Russian
Communist Revolutionary.
1273. OSSORGUINE MIKHAIL: (18791942) Russian Writer and Journalist, expelled
from Russia by Lenin in 1922. A.Q.S., Mikhail
Ossorguine, (and again Michel Ossorguine, in
English), one page, 4to, Paris, 12th December
1925, in Cyrillic. Ossorguine writes in full ‘I do
not think that it would be possible to express in
three words the principle of life, valid for all the
times and all the hours. I love life very much.
And I have lived long, hard, with difficulties, well
and badly. I want to live more whilst I have a
taste for it. And I think that it is a simple, almost
animal, love towards life what is the most
important.’ Neatly annotated in ink in another
hand at the head of the page. EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1275. ZAYTSEV BORIS: (1881-1972)
Russian Writer, a member of the Moscow
literary group Sreda. A.Q.S, Boris Zaitsev, one
page, small oblong 4to, n.p., 24th October
1925, in Cyrillic. The quotation reads, in full,
‘Life is a star, a struggle, a path towards the star.
Live! Do not get tired. Do not yield yourself
prisoner. When you fall, get up, keep on walking
in order to fall once more and get up once
again. As long as you breath do not give up.’
Neatly annotated in ink in another hand at the
head of the page. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1276. GOLOSOV ILYA
ALEXANDROVICH: (1883-1945) Russian
Soviet Architect. A leader of Constructivism
in the 1920s, later developing his style of
Stalinist architecture known as postconstructivism. He became the foremost
modernist Soviet architect. A.L.S., I. Gol, two
pages, 4to, n.p. [Moscow], 6th January 1931,
to Georgy Krestsentievich, in Cyrillic. Golosov
thanks his correspondent for his postcard sent
from London and explains how touched he
feels by his words and desire to carry on with
the project, and states, in part ‘I keep on with
my style and way... and won’t imitate Gropius or
Corbusier despite their popularity in the USSR’.
Golosov further referring to his works,
explains that he is creating his own style, a
quite classic proletarian architecture, like the
last buildings he has designed in Moscow.
Golosov mentions how much he works and
how active and happy he feels for that reason.
VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Georgy Krestsentievich Lukomsky, Russian Historian
and Author.
Walter Gropius (1883-1969) German Architect,
Founder of the Bauhaus School. Regarded as one of
the pioneering masters of modern architecture. Le
Corbusier (1887-1965) Swiss-French Architect,
Designer, urban Planner, a pioneer of what is now
called modern architecture.
1277. VISHNIAK MARK: (1883-1977)
Russian Socialist Writer and Journalist. A.Q.S.,
M Vishnyak, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 5th
May 1925, in Cyrillic. Vishniak writes, in part,
‘It is unlikely that a human being lives according
to maxims. In any case he does not live
according to one maxim. Life is too great, varied
and hard, to be put in one maxim or to get an
answer from one maxim for all lifetime
cases.......As a maxim of personal and social
hygiene I determine - Love yourself less and
others will love you more.’ Neatly annotated in
ink in another hand at the head of the page.
VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1278. KOLTSOV
MIKHAIL:
(18981940/42) Soviet Russian Author and
Journalist, a key figure of the Soviet intellectual
elite and the most famous journalist in the
USSR. Sentenced to death and shot. Rare
A.Q.S., Mikhail Koltsov, one page, slim oblong
8vo, n.p., n.d., [17th July 1937], in Cyrillic.
Koltsov writes in full, ‘The meaning of life for
me is happiness for all the people, reached
through socialism and communism.’ Neatly
annotated in ink in another hand at the head
of the page. EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Koltsov is widely regarded as having been Joseph
Stalin’s chief reporter in the Spanish war, with
speculation suggesting he had a direct line from his
hotel to the Kremlin. In 1938 Koltsov was summoned
from Spain and arrested on charges of anti-Soviet and
terrorist activities as part of the Great Purge. Koltsov
was sentenced to death and shot in 1940 or 1942,
according to different sources.
1279. VISHNEVSKY VSEVOLOD: (19001951) Soviet Author, Dramatist and war
correspondent for Pravda. Author of
Optimistic Tragedy (1934). He participated in
the defence of Leningrad. A.Q.S., V.
Vishnevsky, one page, slim oblong 8vo, Paris,
16th July 1937, in Cyrillic. Vishnevsky states, in
full, ‘The meaning of life and creative work for
the modern writer is the struggle for
communism, with word and action, and if
necessary, with weapon, until the end.’ Neatly
annotated in ink in another hand at the head
of the page. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1280. SIMONOV KONSTANTIN: (19151979) Russian Author, Playwright and War
Poet, remembered for his poem Wait For Me
(1941). Autograph Statement Signed,
Konstantin Simonov, in Cyrillic, one page, folio,
19th July 1946. At the head of the page
appear three questions in an unidentified
hand, in French, relating to Simonov’s literary
debut, his livelihood, and what he considers
his best work. The author provides the
following answers, in full, ‘1. In general, it was
not difficult, the difficulty came later, because
what had been accepted as a success at the
beginning by the critics, afterwards turned out
to be a failure. That is to say that all was
extremely badly written. 2. During the first
three years of literary work, I worked in a factory
as a lathe operator, later on I started to live
entirely on literary earnings. 3. I consider “Days
and Nights” my best novel, and it is likely to be
the most well-known one’. Boldly signed and
dated at the conclusion. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1281. NUSSIMBAUM LEV: (1905-1942) Russian-born Writer under the pen names Essad Bey
and Kurban Said. Author of the acclaimed international bestseller Ali and Nino. Born in Kiev to a
Jewish family, fleeing the Bolsheviks in 1920, he converted to Islam in 1922 when living in Germany.
Essad Bey was a popular author throughout Western Europe. Rare A.L.S., Essad, also signed in
Arabic, three pages, 8vo, n.p. [Positano], n.d. [February 1942], to Giamil, in Italian. The author asks
his correspondent ‘What’s going on with you? I have written to you more than 5 letters during the last
months without any response.’, further referring to him and his health ‘I feel better lately. I can walk
with cane, and sometimes even without, thanks God.’ and later reporting about his works and his
difficult situation ‘All these months my life was calm. Too calm because of war. But now I have to beg
your help. I have no money.... In the name of our God, dear Giamil, help me, in any way you can. Send
me money by telegraph, because I am alone, I can’t return to my home, and I am Muslim as you are.
It is in such days that a Muslim helps other Muslims. I write about this to you and not to any other. You
help me and God will help you, and will make possible that tomorrow I will help other Muslims.’
Nussimbaum ends referring to the books he is writing “Mahomet” and “Allah”, and to the articles
for American and German newspapers. An excellent content letter showing an Essad Bey with
health problems and close to poverty a few months before dying at the early age of 36. EX.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1282. ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN: (1805-1875) Danish Author & Poet. Autograph
Envelope Signed (‘H. C. Andersen’, in Danish), the pale blue envelope addressed in his hand to
Helene Balling, the wife of Jonathan Balling in Copenhagen. Signed in the lower left corner. Post
marked to the verso and dated 12th June 1859. Some small areas of discoloration, only very slightly
affecting the text and not the signature. G.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
Jonathan Balling (1773-1829) Danish Warehouse Administrator at the Greenland Trade Department and an early
benefactor of Andersen. The two men would dine together on a regular basis on Saturdays. Balling was married to
Helene Naeboe (1799-1893) with whom Andersen also corresponded.
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1283. ECKERMANN JOHANN PETER:
(1792-1854) German Poet and Author, best
known for his work Conversations with
Goethe. A.L.S., J.P.Eckermann, one page, 4to,
Weimar, 4th February 1840, in German.
Eckermann informs his correspondent about
two signed manuscripts by Goethe which he
has sent him, stating ‘There is nothing else
remaining in my possession, if not you would
have had it..’. Some overall age wear. VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German
Writer and Statesman.
1284. SACHER-MASOCH
LEOPOLD
VON: (1836-1895) Austrian Writer, the term
masochism is derived from his name. A.L.S.,
Sacher Masoch, one page, 8vo, Graz, 3rd
February 1890, to an unknown noble
(‘Hofrath’), in German. Sacher Masoch
requests from his correspondent his help to
publish a specialized note which he encloses
(no longer present), and to publish it in the
Vienna Abendpost journal. Some very light
age wear, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1285. MESTRES APELES: (1854-1936)
Catalan Poet, Writer and a Pioneer in the
comic field. A.L.S., Apeles Mestres, one page,
8vo page removed from an autograph album,
n.p., January 1926, in Catalan. The text being
a poem of six verses about music ‘Raindrops
when falling, seem to intone, a strange melody,
the melody is so gentle, that each drop falling,
Mozart would make them his’. With left border
slightly damaged and a very small stain not
affecting the text or signature. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1286. ALBERTI RAFAEL: (1902-1999)
Spanish Poet. Book signed and inscribed, a
paperback edition of Antologia Poetica, Spanish
Alianza Editorial edition published by El Libro
de Bolsillo, Madrid, 1980. Signed and
inscribed by Alberti to the half title page in
black ink and dated 1983 in his hand, also
incorporating a black and orange ink sketch of
a sailing boat on water. Together with a
second book signed and inscribed, a
paperback edition of Marinero en Tierra,
Spanish Alianza Editorial edition, published by
El Libro de Bolsillo, Madrid, 1981. Signed and
inscribed in green and black inks, with his first
name only, to the half title page and dated
1983 in his hand. VG, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1288. CAMPBELL ROY: (1901-1957) South African Poet. A.L.S., Roy
Campbell, also signing on behalf of his wife, Mary, to the verso of a
picture postcard of the Alexandre III bridge in Paris, n.p. (Paris), n.d.
(1930), to James Cleave (?), in French. Writing in bold pencil Campbell
informs his correspondent that he has arrived in Paris and will be staying
in the city for three weeks. Some light creasing and minor staining, G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1287. CONDE CARMEN: (1907-1996) Spanish Poet and Writer.
Founder of the first popular University and the first woman to become
a numbered academic of the Royal Academy of Spain. Small collection
of two A.Ls.S., and three T.Ls.S., Carmen, one or two pages each, 8vo
(one 4to), Madrid 1953-60, all to Juana Granados, in Spanish. One of
the A.Ls.S., being a dramatic text full of sorrow, on a black bordered
mourning paper with her name at the heading, dated 6th December
1960, Conde cries ‘I am alone till the end of my roots; I feel pain in all my
blood; I can’t keep on living and have even lost my memory. You can’t
imagine how much I am suffering. And how much I suffer. She was my
daughter, don’t you remember? She was my daughter Juana!!!¨ . Conde
also writes a series of letters related to literary works, to their publishing
or to their translations into Italian, referring to numerous contemporary
writers and critics, and stating in part, (‘I send you the newspaper advert
regarding the International Poetry Contest. I have sent ten copies of my
book “Iluminada Tierra”. If I win, you’ll get part of it!!), and (‘I have sent you
the work ‘Las oscuras Raices’ and to Lionello Fiume too. I hope you’ll achieve
it because he novel shows so much love for Italy that we need a good
translation and a well-known Editor’), also (‘I’ll be visiting Italy next autumn,
and I intend to meet you. I have speeches in Rome, Naples and few other
cities...Two of my books have been published last summer, “Derribado
Arcangel” and “En un Mundo de Fugitivos”, will send you copies.’).
Together with a personal printed visiting card written and signed to the
verso, Florence, 14th September 1952. The five letters are
accompanied by the original envelopes, two of them with the address
in her hand, G to generally VG, 6.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1289. LAMB CHARLES: (1775-1834) English Poet, Writer & Essayist.
Scarce ink signature (‘Ch. Lamb’) and a few additional words (place and
date) in his hand on a small oblong 12mo piece clipped from an official
document, Accountants Office, 15th July 1813. Three further lines of
holograph text relate to an account which has been examined,
confirming that they are in agreement with the vouchers and that the
sums have been correctly added. Also bearing a countersignature.
Neatly laid down. About VG.
£250 - 300
€325 - 450
Lamb began work at the Accountant’s Office for the British East India Company in
April 1792 and continued to work there for 25 years until his retirement. Lamb wrote
in various genres during this employment and his first publication came in 1796; four
sonnets by ‘Mr. Charles Lamb of the India House’ appearing in Coleridge’s Poems
on Various Subjects.
Juana Granados de Bagnasco - Italian-Spanish Writer & Translator and close friend
of Carmen Conde, with whom she worked on poetry.
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1290. LAMB CAROLINE: (1785-1828) British Aristocrat & Novelist,
remembered for her affair with Lord Byron from March - August, 1812.
Rare A.L.S., Caroline Lamb, four pages, 4to, Melbourne House, n.d., to
an unidentified correspondent. Lamb writes an emotional letter,
commencing ‘I hardly know if I am doing wrong in thus addressing you, but
the circumstances in which I saw you lead me to hope you will forgive
me…yet if you will hear one who has seen much more of life than you have’
and continuing ‘Will you suffer me to urge you to make exertions under this
most severe trial. Will you remember you have a dear Mother to support
and for her sake will you struggle to hear what it is the will of God you should
submit to - remember how little time we have to pass here - how uncertain
everything is on earth. Your utmost efforts if now exerted may render you
a comfort to your most wretched Mother. They who suffer early - are not
so completely wretched as those who have never known calamity - who
have made this world their paradise…be happy in the remembrance of
your Father’s sisters kindness, goodness & bright causes, emulate all these
qualities…do not dwell upon scenes of terror & grief - look beyond & see
the mercy of God which calls upon you to trust in him to pray to him - to
struggle with yourself for others sakes - I cannot tell you how I feel for you
all. I have no right to intrude upon your sorrows - yet having seen you at the
commencement of this most dreadful tragedy can I fail in mourning with
you. I wished to Heaven that I could say one word that might console
you…I would that he had but known how he was lov’d…I am convinced
had he but behind only half of what I have witnessed the malice &
unkindness of a few envious and contemptible enemies could never have
made impression upon his mind…if you ever can bring yourself to write me
a few lines to say you are not offended & to tell me how you are & how your
Mother and Brothers are I shall consider it as most kind & most friendly…‘
Some extensive traces of former mounting to the lower half of the final
page, not affecting the text or signature, and some light overall age wear,
small tears (most neatly repaired) and minor staining. G. £600 - 800
€780 - 1000
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1291. [SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM]: COLLIER JOHN PAYNE (17891883) English Shakespearian Critic and Forger. A.L.S., J. P. Collier, one
page, small 8vo, n.p., 31st October 1833, to Thomas Cooper. Collier
invites his correspondent to dine with him at Euston Square next
Sunday, adding ‘Mr. Proctor & his wife will be with us. Of course I include
my friend Durrant & I hope you are not going out of town so as to disappoint
us’. Neatly laid down above the front panel of the original envelope
hand addressed by Collier. Some light age wear, G.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Thomas Cooper (1805-1892) English Poet & Chartist.
1292. LEVER CHARLES: (1806-1872) Irish Novelist. A.L.S., Charles
Lever, two pages, 8vo (onion skin paper), n.p., n.d. (‘Wednesday Mg.’),
to a gentleman. Lever thanks his correspondent for their note and
remarks ‘The proposition it contains is one of which I would gladly avail
myself but for the very best of all reasons, which, being an author & an
Irishman, would be perfectly needless to detail upon’. He continues to add
that he has retained the prospectus ‘not so much for my personal interest’
but because it may be of interest to one of his acquaintances. With blank
integral leaf. Some light creasing and very minor staining, about VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1293. RUSKIN JOHN: (1819-1900) English
Critic & Author. A.L.S., with his initials JR, one
page, 8vo, Oxford, 17th November 1877, to
Mrs. [Fanny] Talbot, on the printed stationery
of Corpus Christi College. Ruskin announces
‘Alas - I had forgot an appointment’ and adds
‘It must be tomorrow - please, between six and
seven’. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied
by an A.L.S. by Fanny Talbot, two pages, 8vo,
Barmouth, North Wales, 10th September
n.y., to Mr. Capsan (?), stating ‘I am sending
you all the signatures (no longer present) that
have been sent in - these with what I sent
before amount I think to 1187 1238.….I think
you said that your wife is wishing for an
autograph of Ruskins - I shall be very pleased to
give her the enclosed if it is what she likes - This
was his constant way of signing his name in
letters - he rarely wrote his full name.’ With an
additional postscript in pencil to the integral
leaf. Some light age wear, otherwise VG, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1294. DOYLE RICHARD: (1824-1883) British Illustrator who drew the cover of the first issue of
Punch magazine. Co-Illustrator of several works by Charles Dickens. Uncle of Arthur Conan Doyle.
A.L.S., Richard Doyle, three pages, 8vo, Dover, 20th March n.y., to Miss. Stanley. Doyle states that
he believes an exhibition at the Grosvenor Galleries is due to close at the end of the month and
continues to enquire as to whether two portraits should be returned to Scotland or remain at
Dover Street, adding ‘Of course there is plenty of time to decide, but Sir Coutts Lindsay has gone to
Italy and I may not be back in town in time, and so I should like to write a line in a day or two to Mr.
Halle to let him know where the pictures ought to be sent’. The illustrator concludes by informing his
correspondent that he is staying at Dover to try and get rid of ‘the remains of a rather sharp attack
of my enemy bronchitis’ and that he spends almost ‘all my time walking on the pier drinking in the air’.
VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1295. DICKENS JR. CHARLES: (1837-1896) First Child of the English Novelist Charles Dickens.
Dickens Jr. was the editor of his father’s magazine All the Year Round and also a successful writer of
dictionaries. A.L.S., Charles Dickens, one page, 8vo, King Street, St. James’s, 17th April 1894, to
Frank Finlay, on the printed stationery of St. James’s Theatre. Dickens Jr. states ‘[George] Alexander
desires me to thank you for your kind enquiry’ and to report that, although he is unable to appear on
Friday or Saturday, that he is very much better. Together with a second A.L.S., Charles Dickens, one
page, 8vo (the lower third of the page missing and neatly trimmed), King Street, St. James’s, 26th
February 1894, to Miss. R. G. de Thiere, informing her that George Alexander regrets that he has
no opening for his correspondent at present, but will certainly bear her in mind in the future. About
VG, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
George Alexander (1858-1918) English Actor & Theatre Manager.
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1296. HAGGARD H. RIDER: (1856-1925)
English Writer of Adventure Novels. Bold,
dark fountain pen ink signature (‘H. Rider
Haggard’) and fifteen additional words in his
hand on a slightly irregularly clipped piece
removed from the conclusion of a letter to
Colonel Legard. Neatly laid down to a page
removed from an autograph album. About
VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1297. DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN: (18591930) Scottish Author, creator of Sherlock
Holmes. Dark fountain pen ink signature
(‘Yours very truly, A Conan Doyle’) on a very
small oblong 12mo piece, evidently clipped
from the conclusion of a letter. Some light
overall dust staining, G
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1298. CRAIG EDWARD GORDON:
(1872-1966) English Scenic Designer for the
Theatre. A.L.S., E. Gordon Craig, on one side
of a postcard, Genova, 5th October 1925, to
Angelo Gandolfi, in Italian. Craig sends a
request to his correspondent ‘I kindly ask you
to send me the following books from your last
catalogue’, further listing the three books,
comprising Succi, Gratiani and Amor. Hand
addressed by Craig to the verso, VG.
£80 - 100
€130 - 190
1299. MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET: (18741965) English Playwright & Novelist.
Autograph Sentiment Signed, W. Somerset
Maugham, on a 4to page removed from an
autograph album, n.p., 14th December
1946. In bold fountain pen ink Maugham has
penned a four line note, in full, ‘In
acknowledgement of a particular kindness,
namely a welcome gift of Armagnac, & in
recollection of a pleasant conversation with one
who is almost a compatriot’. Signed and dated
at the conclusion. With a further brief
sentiment signed, with his initials WSM,
immediately beneath, being three lines in
French, ‘On promet selon son coeur on tient
selon son interet. Petit maxime impromptu‘.
VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1300. CHURCH RICHARD: (1893-1972)
English Writer & Poet. A.L.S., Richard Church,
one page, 8vo, Cranbrook, Kent, 25th
February 1965, to Mr. S. Booth. Church
responds to his correspondent’s request for
an autograph to add to his collection and
comments ‘Such a hobby must be of slow
accumulation, but the value of all activities lies
in the zest with which we pursue them’.
Together with a T.L.S., Richard Church, one
page, 8vo, Cranbrook, Kent, 3rd March
1972, to Mr. Taylor. Church thanks his
correspondent for their letter and charming
poem about Circus Delights and remarks ‘I am
glad that in your retirement you enjoy reading
and have time to contemplate the pleasures
which come with it. I hope that any other books
of mine which come your way will add to this
felicity’. VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
The second of the present letters is written just one
day before Church passed away on 4th March 1972.
1301. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991)
English Novelist. T.L.S., Graham Greene, one
page, 8vo, Antibes, 20th January 1983, to
Colonel Grandvaux. Greene states ‘Thank you
very much for your letter which encourages me
in the fight I am having. I expect you will have
seen the scandal of Fratoni’s trial being once
more postponed at Nice.’ VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Dominique Fratoni was a casino owner in Nice,
accused in 1977 of the murder of Agnes Le Roux,
heiress to a rival casino in Nice. Many years after the
present letter was written the court case was reopened.
1302. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English
Novelist. A.N.S., GRAHAM GREENE, one page, 8vo
(squared graph paper removed from a notebook),
n.p., n.d. In fountain pen ink Greene has penned, in
full, ‘LA DOTTORESSE ELIZABETH MOOR Les
Memoires d’une Femme Impossible Presente par
GRAHAM GREENE’, with one holograph correction
(‘Receville’) in another hand. Together with a T.L.S.,
Graham, on behalf of Greene by his secretary in his
absence, one page, small 4to, Paris, 2nd July 1975,
to Georges [Belmont]. Greene, who dictated the
letter, states that he telegraphed his correspondent
‘approving the maquette of the cover for the Dottoressa’
and continues to state ‘I like the idea very much, though
as I said if it were possible to enlarge the Dottoressa’s
name it would be better and I suggest a slight dimunition
of my name. Couldn’t she at least be in dark type - but
perhaps you intend that anyway’. In concluding
Greene states ‘I am afraid there is no chance of a novel
in 1976. I have taken up an old abandoned one, but I
am by no means sure that I shall get it finished’. Also
including a 7 x 9.5 photograph of Elizabeth Moor
seated in a three quarter length pose. Photograph by Robert Laffont of Paris and bearing his credit
stamp to the verso. VG to EX, 3.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Greene edited An Impossible Woman: The Memoires of Dottoressa Moor of Capri and the work was published
in 1975.
Georges Belmont (1909-2008) French Writer and Literary Translator.
1303. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English Novelist. Small collection of three T.Ls.S., Graham, on
behalf of Greene by his secretary in his absence, each one page, 8vo, Antibes, 22nd November 1971 2nd July 1975, all to Georges Belmont. Greene, who dictated each of the letters, states, in part, ‘Yes, I’ve
heard of [Jean Louis] Barrault’s defection. I must say I had little hope after our last meeting that anything
would come of the play and now time is too short to do anything about it and fulfil the conditions laid down by
the film producers. I wish you’d try your hand at a musical version!’ and further refers to a Book Festival in
Nice to which he had been invited to sit on a jury, ‘I hate all juries except the legal ones which are amusing...I
am finding myself overwhelmed with small bits of work - three introductions to write for example and I do want
to save all my time for finishing a novel’ (22nd November 1971), ‘I have just been reading Vizinczey’s typescript
of the first part of his new novel and I find it extremely amusing. He’s coming to see me one day this coming
week and I shall tell him to get in touch with you about In Praise of Older Women‘ (23rd March 1973), ‘A
friend of mine John Ciarncross who works with the F.A.O. in Rome is proposing to submit a quite amusing and
scholarly work that has been published in England on Christian polygamy!....I’d be grateful if you’d look out for
its arrival. Cairncross has done the best existing translation of Racine in English which was published by Penguins.’
(2nd July 1975). Together with a contemporary typed copy of a letter from Greene to Belmont, one
page, 4to, n.p., 24th March 1978, stating ‘I am really worried about your translation which I feel does credit
to neither of us. It seems to me over large sectors to be clumsy, literal, flat....I think I should insist that the book
should be postponed till the autumn so that you have time for a proper re-writing....I don’t see how you can
possibly turn this into your usual high standard translation in a couple of weeks or so. I know you worked a
miracle when you revised the first translation of Raffles, but this is a 300 page book. I am fagged out and I’m disappearing into the country away from the
bloody book from Tuesday till Saturday’. Also including a small series of T.Ls.S., contemporary copies of letters etc., either to Greene or Belmont, one
being a copy of Belmont’s letter to Greene (19th November 1971) referring to Barrault’s defection and the Nice Book Festival, and a T.L.S. by Marie
Schebeko, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 2nd August 1974, to Belmont, concerning Greene, in part, ‘He was delighted to hear that the so long hoped for reprints
are actually in the works this time. When I told him that the “Essays” would be coming out in 2 volumes.....he said he wondered why in two because he feared
that the few who would have had the courage to buy Vol.1 would never touch Vol.2, tho’ it has a lot more lively stuff in it. I did tell him that you had discussed
this with him the last time you dined together. At this he grinned shyly and said his memory not being what it was, if you said so it must be true but that he
would have thought that his ex-publishers’ instinct would have prodded him to bring up the above arguments...’ and in a holograph postscript writing ‘Please,
please see to it that the cover of the new reprints of “The P[ower] & The Gl[ory]“ and of “Br[ighton] R[ock]“ are submitted for the author’s approval before
anything is sent to the printers!’ and further including two pages of original typed corrections headed Inserts for the Return of A. J. Raffles and noting that
page numbers refer to the Limited Edition, detailing inserts for Act 2 and Act 3. An interesting selection of letters. Generally VG, 12.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Georges Belmont (1909-2008) French Writer and Literary Translator.
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1304. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English Novelist. An original typed manuscript copy of How
Father Quixote became a Monsignor, Chapter One, fifteen pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. (1980s?). The unsigned
manuscript bears over thirty holograph corrections by Greene, in blue ink, largely small grammatical
additions and spelling mistakes, a few more substantial corrections with the additions of complete words
to the typed text, in part, (Greene’s additions marked here in bold), ‘Holiness and literary appreciation do
not d o n t always go together’, ‘...since no one but the Mayor, who was reputed to be a communist, had read
Cervantes’s w o r k novel, and it was doubtful if he had got further than the battle with the windmills’. Rare.
About EX.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
The 1978 Christmas issue of The Tablet, a British Catholic journal, included a short story by Greene entitled How Father
Quixote became a Monsignor. The novelist later revised the work and it became the first chapter of his last major book, Don
Quixote, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
The autograph manuscript of How Father Quixote became a Monsignor was sold at auction by Sotheby’s in their English
Literature sale in London on 10th July 2012 (Lot 92, sold for £9,375).
1305. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English
Novelist. An excellent T.L.S., Graham Greene, two
pages, 4to, Antibes, 4th June 1973, to the
translator Hortense Chabrier at Editions Robert
Laffont in Paris. Greene announces ‘Don’t be
startled at this long list of suggestions. Most of them
are very minor points and I like the translation by you
and Georges very much’ and continues to make
several general points about their work, asking that
attention be paid to the accents, and discussing the
word camp, ‘The word camp is used by the English
in at least northern Argentina in place of estancias to
describe their farms and as the word exists also in
French it seems wrong to translate on many
pages....camp as campagne which to my mind
conveys a wrong impression. If you think the word is confusing you could use the Spanish word estancia. It is quite true that many Argentinians don’t realize
that the English use the word camp’ further remarking ‘I always envy the French because they can vary tu and vous and I think you haven’t been quite as
careful as one should be over this. Clara would certainly not have used tu to Plarr during their first sexual bout. She would certainly have used vous. I think too
that she should only use tu almost by accident at the last meeting which is interrupted by the Chief of Police. By this time she knows that he is against any
close emotional situation and is afraid of angering him...’ Greene then continues to list twenty two small points he wishes to see corrected, each identified
by the page number, in part, ‘Page 3 First para. The reference to Oliver Twist. In English Oliver Twist is always remembered as a character who bravely asks
for more at the end of his meal as an apprentice. The French phrase “plus impénitent que jamais” doesn’t really mean anything to anyone who has read the
book. Oliver Twist was not particularly impénitent about anything......Page 28 first para. You know better than I, but an English word adopted by the French
always has an ugly ring to my ear. Would it be better to change “steaks” into “filets”? Page 44 para 2. This is a real mistake. The Honorary Consul would not
be flying the St. Andrew Cross but the Union Jack.....Page 60 middle para. You describe Fortnum and Mason as “les grands magasins” but this is one shop
and surely it should be “le grand magasin”.....Page 101 fifth para. The fruit was certainly not the shape of a obus which would be a very strange shape indeed
for an avocado. It was the shape of what I think you call a boulet de canon. Page 109, four lines from the bottom. You have left out a little joke as I suppose
you think that it would be unintelligible, but I think the point would be easily grasped. Fortnum says in the book apropos Burton I thought it was a kind of beer.
Burton is a city in the north of England where the best beer is brewed, but I don’t think it would matter if the French reader assumed that it was a trade name
for a beer like Guinness. The joke would remain.....Page 159 last word “l’amour”. This line is meant to be harsh and crude and surely one could use here “sexe”
in place of “amour”. Page 170 third para. Unless I have been misinformed by a teacher of Spanish literature a villancico is a rough equivalent of a ballade and
not of a villanelle and the lines of Aquino’s verse are written under that understanding....Page 224 lines 4 and 5. The joke is lost. The O’Briens and Higgins’s
are old Argentinian families and you shouldn’t introduce the word Irish, and the Ambassador to make it clear should call Plarr a Britannique instead of an
anglais....Page 232 line 7. Surely this is the opposite of what I wrote. The New York Times was capable of writing about the United States fighting against the
independence of Latin America to the last Englishman....’ Greene concludes ‘I am sure you won’t find this list very formidable when you come down to it and
if there are any disagreements we can iron them out when I come to Paris’. Together with a second T.L.S., Graham Greene, on behalf of Greene by his
secretary in his absence, one page, 4to, Antibes, 6th June 1973, also to Hortense Chabrier. The letter, dictated by Greene, makes a further fourteen
suggestions for corrections having now read the second instalment of the translation, and again discusses the correct use of tu and vous, the word
campagne etc., in part, ‘330: On this page we are in a bit of a difficulty because “femme” in French means wife as well as woman so that there is no force
or clarity in Marta saying “Je suis ta femme” to distinguish herself from a wife. There is a lot of dialogue here which depends on the distinction. A peasant woman
would hardly use the word “amie” I imagine. What about using “bonne femme” instead of “femme”?’. Both letters are annotated in the left margins in ink
in the hand of Chabrier, alongside each suggestion, in most cases agreeing with Greene’s suggestions and in some cases admitting her mistakes (‘Oh la
la! Forgive me’). Two letters of interesting literary content. Some light creasing and a few tears to the edges, not affecting the text or signature. G, 2
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Greene’s letters refer to the French translation of his thriller novel The Honorary Consul (1973). It was one of the author’s favourite works.
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1306. GREENE GRAHAM: (1904-1991) English Novelist. An
interesting collection of T.Ls.S. and typed notes etc., relating to the
French translation of Greene’s novel Travels with My Aunt, including a
T.L.S., Graham, one page, 8vo, (the upper portion, with letterhead,
neatly removed), n.p. (Antibes?), n.d. (9th December 1969), to the
translator Marie Schebeko. Greene states ‘Here’s another note which I
left out’ and continues to correct an error on page 73, ‘I think there will
have to be a footnote here with the verses which I and my aunt quote
together, my aunt inaccurately. It is Stevenson’s most famous poem,
Requiem, which goes at the end: “Here he lies where he longed to be, Here
is the sailor home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill.”‘.
Accompanied by two further pages (4to and 8vo) of typed suggestions
and corrections by Greene, both dated 9th December 1969 in another
hand. Also including a series of typed notes prepared by Marie
Schebeko, eight pages, 4to, n.p. (Paris?), 13th & 17th December 1969,
in French, being various enquiries presented to Greene in relation to her
translation of Travels with My Aunt, with extensive holograph
corrections by Greene, in most cases approving of her suggestions by
ticking the relevant parts in the left margin, in some cases marking them
with question marks and also adding some comments, in part, ‘Don’t
follow’, ‘You are right’, ‘Are you sure? I’ve never seen this’, ‘I don’t like the
idea’, ‘Do tell him that Scott was not writing about Robin Hood!’, ‘I don’t
really mind in this case’, ‘I am surprised!?’etc. Further including a series
of typed notes prepared by Greene himself, four pages, 8vo & 4to, n.p.,
n.d. (December 1969), with a few holograph additions by Greene,
making further suggestions for revisions to the translation and also
including three T.Ls.S. and one A.L.S. by Marie Schebeko, seven pages
(total), 8vo, Paris, 11th - 23rd December 1969, to Georges Belmont,
in French, forwarding Greene’s notes and discussing them. A fascinating
collection. Some light age wear, G to VG, 14.
£1000 - 1500
€1300 - 1950
1307. DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Signed
postcard by Du Maurier (‘With all good wishes from Daphne du Maurier’,
postmarked in St. Austell 29th August 1974, Together with a signed
postcard by Du Maurier (‘With very best wishes and thank you, Daphne
du Maurier’ to the verso of a panoramic view of Urbino. Also including
an oblong 4to featuring a printed pen and ink portrait of Du Maurier
who has written alongside (‘With best wishes, Daphne du Maurier 1985’).
VG, 3
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Greene’s novel Travels with My Aunt (1969) follows the travels of Henry Pulling, a
retired bank manager, and his eccentric Aunt Augusta as they find their way across
Europe, and eventually even further afield. Aunt Augusta pulls Henry away from his
quiet suburban existence into a world of adventure, crime and the highly
unconventional details of her past.
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1308. DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (19071989) British Author. Triple signed 3.5 x 4.5
colour photograph by Du Maurier, the image
depicting the author standing in a three
quarter length pose in her garden. Twice
signed to the front, in blue ink, with her name
alone to partially clear areas of the image, also
adding (‘Good Luck’). To the verso Du Maurier
writes ‘This is all I can find! Good wishes
Daphne du Maurier’. Together with a bold
red ink signature on a card, with inscription.
VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1309. DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (19071989) British Author. Signed 3.5 x 4.5 colour
photograph by Du Maurier, the image
depicting the author standing in a three
quarter length pose in her garden. Signed in
bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear
area of the image. The photograph being
affixed to an 8vo printed stationery of Du
Maurier on which the author has written
alongside the image (‘With all good wishes,
yours sincerely Daphne du Maurier, April
1980’). Accompanied by the original
envelope , postmarked, and hand written by
Du Maurier. Together with a signed card by
Du Maurier. In bold blue ink the author has
written (‘With good wishes, yours sincerely,
Daphne du Maurier’).VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1310. DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (19071989) British Author. Signed 5 x 3.5 colour
depicting the author seated with her dogs
alongside. Signed in bold blue ink (‘Best wishes
from Daphne du Maurier’) to a clear area of
the image. Together with a signed 5.5 x 3.5
card by Du Maurier. In bold blue ink the
author has written (‘With best wishes, yours
sincerely, Daphne du Maurier, January 1978’).
VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1311. DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (19071989) British Author. Signed 5 x 3.5 colour
depicting the author seated with her dogs
alongside. Signed in blue ink (‘Best wishes,
yours sincerely Daphne du Maurier, 1985’) to a
clear area of the image. Together with a bold
blue ink signature (‘With good wishes, yours
sincerely, Daphne du Maurier’) on a card, VG,
2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1312. CHARTERIS LESLIE: (1907-1993)
British-American Author of adventure fiction,
creator of Simon Templar, The Saint. Signed
colour 3.5 x 5 photograph of Charteris in a
head and shoulders pose. Signed in red ink to
the lower white border, Charteris has also
drawn a pin sketch of his fictional hero, The
Saint, alongside his signature. EX. £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1314. COOPER JAMES FENIMORE:
(1789-1851) American Writer, Author of The
Last of the Mohicans. D.S., J. Fenimore Cooper,
being a signed cheque, Cooperstown, 5th
December 1836. The partially printed
cheque filled out by Cooper is drawn at the
Otsego County Bank and is made self-payable
for the sum of $20. Signed by Cooper in black
ink with his name alone. With a bank
cancellation not affecting the signature.
Irregular edges, G
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1313. DURRELL LAWRENCE: (19121990) British Novelist & Poet. Small selection
comprising two ink signatures (‘Lawrence
Durrell’) on individual cards, one in black ink
with an inscription and date, Paris, 1960, in
his hand, and the other in bold red ink, dated
1988 in his hand; and a vintage signed sepia
magazine portrait of Durrell, neatly laid down
to a blank postcard and with an ink annotation
in the hand of a collector to the base, beneath
the image. G to VG, 3.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1315. BRYANT WILLIAM CULLEN:
(1794-1878) American Poet & Journalist.
A.L.S., W C Bryant, one page, small 8vo,
New York, 8th August 1847, to Benjamin
Franklin Butler. Bryant writes, in full, ‘Can you
do the Queens County people the favor to speak
to a free soil meeting to be held on the 18th
instant at Hempstead at 12 o’clock that is at
high noon? They are very anxious to get you.
Please answer by the bearer’. With integral
address leaf marked Private. Some very light,
extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) American
Lawyer & Legislator, Attorney General of the United
States 1833-38 and United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York 1838-41, 1845-48.
The Free-Soil Party was a minor 19th century
American political party which opposed the extension
of slavery
1316. HARTE
BRET:
(1836-1902)
American Author & Poet. A.L.S., Bret Harte,
three pages, 8vo, Crefeld, 29th January 1880,
to [Nicholas] Trubner, on the printed
stationery of the United States Consulate.
Harte forwards a letter (no longer present)
that he received from the editor of Berliner
Tageblatt and states ‘Let me explain to you the
evident motif of the letter. The Jewish proprietor
of the Tageblatt, Mr. Mosse, had behaved very
stubbornly about terms & prices and I had told
him that I should not again write for his paper’,
further continuing ‘The facts about the
popularity of the story of “Jeff Briggs” in
Germany is singularly true. I hear of it
everywhere. It even reflects upon English
editions of my works….’ and asking ‘Can you
not make something out of this in conjunction
with that letter from the American paper’
before concluding by referring to various
publishers and remarking ‘Now is the time for
Chatto & Windus to do something - but I don’t
want to accept their terms, and I fear otherwise
they will do nothing. Advise me, my dear
Trubner…‘ A letter of fascinating literary
content. Some very light, extremely minor
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Nicholas Trubner (1817-1884) German-English
Publisher & Linguist.
Rudolf Mosse (1843-1920) German Publisher and
Philanthropist who first published Berliner Tageblatt in
1872. The publication existed until 1939 and became
one of the most important liberal German newspapers
of its time.
Harte’s work Jeff Briggs’s Love Story was published in
1880, in the same year as the present letter.
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1317. HARTE BRET: (1836-1902) American Author
& Poet. A.L.S., Bret Harte, two pages, 8vo, Crefeld,
2nd September 1879, to [Nicholas] Trubner, on the
printed stationery of the United States Consulate.
Harte announces ‘Baron Tauchnitz, writing to me in reply
to my question if Chatto & Windus have any legal right to
the “Twins” on the continent, says “I am convinced that
you have no legal copyright on the continent, especially in
Germany, as there is an international treaty…” and adds
that he does “not doubt that no agreement between you
(me) and the English publisher can alter this”.’ Harte
continues to explain, ‘I am afraid that the Baron bases
his conclusion on the premise that this is an American
book or reprint. Messrs C & W claim that it is not because
it was first published in England….they claim it as they
would the work of an English author’ and asks ‘What rights
do they acquire on the continent admitting that they hold
the complete English copyright?’. In concluding Harte
seeks his correspondent’s advice on the matter and
further remarks ‘I am continually applied to by the
German magazines and newspapers for stories (in
German translation) on my own terms. Do I or they get
any copyright?’ A letter of interesting literary content.
Three of the paragraphs of Harte’s letter are individually
numbered in a neat unidentified hand in bold red
indelible pencil in the margins. VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Nicholas Trubner (1817-1884) German-English Publisher &
Linguist.
Christian Bernhard, Freiherr von Tauchnitz (1816-1895) German
founder of the firm of printers and publishers known as Bernhard
Tauchnitz.
1318. HOWELLS WILLIAM DEAN: (1837-1920) American Author, Critic & Playwright.
A.L.S., W. D. Howells, three pages, 8vo, 330 East 17th Street, 29th March 1889, to Mr.
Merritt. Howells states that he will try and see his correspondent and in the meantime
thanks his for his kind words, remarking ‘I am truly glad if I have given you any happiness,
and I hope you will, so far as I am concerned, drop all notion of our respective literary
proportions. Think of me, if you must think me great….as a great failure, a great fraud, who
had the will, however, both to achieve and be true’ and concluding ‘As for you, the future is
yours and you are entering upon your dream in a spirit of noble generosity and high
unselfishness. You will both live and write your poetry. When I was young we did not conceive
of such ideals as are the commonplace of your thought’. Together with a second A.L.S., W.
D. Howells, four pages, 8vo, Boston, 18th April 1891, also to Mr. Merritt. Howells states
that he was delighted to receive his correspondent’s letter and learn that he was in
America again and continues to express his delight at his correspondent dedicating a book
to him, ‘I don’t deserve such honor, and I accept it with all possible meekness. I value it beyond
words to say. It makes me feel young: if a man of your fresh strength can offer it to me it must
be because he finds something of the contemporary in me.’ He concludes by stating that he
is ‘hard at work as usual on a novel’ which will be printed next autumn. VG, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Harte refers to his work The Twins of Table Mountain which was
published in 1879, the same year as the present letter.
1319. JAMES HENRY: (1843-1916) American-born British Author. A.L.S., Henry James,
(a large signature), two pages, 4to, Washington, n.d. (‘Tuesday’; post 1886), to Mrs.
[Emma] Merrill. James thanks his correspondent for her kind invitation although adds ‘But
it finds me, alas, inevitably far off. I am obliged to leave Washington on Thursday & spend that
day (Sunday) in Philadelphia’. In concluding James asks for his remembrances to be passed
to Merrill’s son [Stuart, the poet] when she communicates with him. Some light age wear,
otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Emma Merrill - mother of Stuart Merrill (1863-1915) American Poet in the French Language.
James writes from 1603 H Street in Washington, the residence (from 1886) of Henry Brooks Adams
(1838-1918) American Historian and member of the Adams political family (including two former
Presidents). Adams had helped introduce the young James to English society whilst the former was the
anonymous London correspondent for The New York Times from 1861-68.
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1320. COATES FLORENCE EARLE:
(1850-1927) American Poet. A.N.S., Florence
Earle, n.p., n.d., to Irene. On a 5.5 x 4.5 page
removed from an autograph album, and in
bold blue fountain pen ink, Coates sends her
best wishes ‘To Irene a dear little mother and
now very soon an aunt. With good wishes…’
Matted in black underneath a photograph
depicting the poet in a head and shoulders
pose, to an overall size of 8 x 12. Some small
overall age wear, otherwise VG. £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1321. LONDON JACK: (1876 - 1916)
American Author. D.S., Jack London, being a
signed cheque, San Francisco, 2nd April 1911.
The partially printed cheque is drawn at the
Merchants National Bank and is made payable
to E. Lehnhardt for the sum of $1.50. Signed
by London in bold black ink with his name
alone. Only one letter of London’s signature
is affected by bank cancellations. With several
additional bank cancellations to the verso. EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1322. PORTER KATHERINE ANNE: (1890-1980) American Journalist and Novelist, Pulitzer
Prize winner. T.L.S., Katherine Anne, one page, 8vo, n.p. (New York), 21st December 1944, to
Marcelle Sibon in Paris. Porter states that her correspondent’s card of 10th October has only just
reached her, adding that she had sent her a cable previously (following Sibon’s letter ‘written on the
very day France fell’) and had waited to hear from her, ‘Then The Red Cross reported you dead…So
you see in how many ways it is wonderful and even miraculous to me to hear from you’. Porter continues
to inform her friend ‘I left Louisiana in 1940 and have spent these war years in the east, in New York
or in the country about two hundred miles away. Have worked as well as I am able, and have another
book published lately. It would be very pleasant, wouldn’t it, to see each other again, and tell all that
has happened to us and to those we know, and I should like to hear you sing again your old French songs’,
further insisting that they don’t lose touch again (‘even at such long distance and under such
burdensome obstacles to communication’) and reflecting on her time in Paris, ‘nothing could be more
alive than all my memory of those years…‘. To the verso appears Porter’s typed address, care of her
publishers in New York, with a note that any correspondence should be sent to them as she moves
about so much. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1323. NASH OGDEN: (1902-1971) American Poet. A.L.S., Ogden, two pages, 8vo, London,
26th November [1965?] to Nicolas [Bentley], on the printed stationery of The Connaught. Nash
thanks his correspondent for a caricature, stating that he is grateful to Bentley for having created it.
He further adds that it was good to have seen his correspondent briefly recently and hopes that
‘another seven years needn’t elapse before we meet again, and that you will be able to say No to
tomato juice’. To the verso Nash has penned an amusing poem entitled Convalescent Notions which
reads, in full, ‘An ingenious soprano of Hingham/ Designed her won dresses of gingham/ The unvarying
theme/ Was the score of Boheme/ So when they wore out she could singham.’ Signed with his initials
at the conclusion. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Nicolas Bentley (1907-1978) British Author and Illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in the
1930s and 1940s.
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1324. BURROUGHS WILLIAM S.: (19141997) American Novelist, a major figure of
the Beat Generation. Brief T.L.S., William
Burroughs, one page, 4to, New York, 1st
August 1975, to Roland Sensini. Burroughs
writes, in full, ‘I enclose an autograph. Thank
you for your interest and your exceeding kind
words’. Accompanied by the original
envelope. EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1326. ISOUARD NICOLAS: (17731818) Maltese Composer, known as
Nicolo Di Malta. A.L.S., Nicolo, one
page, small 8vo, n.p., 3rd March n.y.,
to [Sophie] Gail, in French. Isouard
informs his correspondent about his
health, (‘I am still very ill’), and refers to
information he has received regarding
a house with garden whose owner is
going to move and which could be
convenient for him, remarking ‘Please
organize this matter for me, you know
that her furniture will be taken care of,
tell me the price...’, and concluding ‘A
thousand thanks, although you only
think of me when you see me’. With
integral address leaf bearing the
remnants of a red seal and with a
minor area of paper loss caused by the
breaking of the seal. VG. £250 - 350
€325 - 450
Sophie Gail (1775-1819) French Singer and
Composer.
1325. ECO UMBERTO: (1932- ) Italian
Novelist. Signed colour 5 x 7 photograph of
Eco in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in
bold purple ink with his name alone to the
lower white border. Together with Simon
Stephens (1971) English Playwright.
Signed and inscribed postcard photograph of
Stephens in a head and shoulders pose.
Signed in black ink to the lower white border
and dated 23rd April 1907 in his hand. Also
including Elfriede Jelinek (1946- ) Austrian
Playwright & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for
Literature, 2004. Signed 8 x 10 photograph
of Jelinek standing outdoors in a half length
pose. Signed in black ink with her name alone
to a light area of the image. VG to EX, 3.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1327. ARTS IN AUSTRIA THE: A good multiple
signed oblong 4to card by twenty five individuals,
each associated with the Arts in Austria, including the
composers Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951), Franz
Lehar (1870-1948), Eric Wolfgang Korngold (18971957), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941), Felix
Weingartner (1863-1942), Edmund Eysler (18741949) and many more illustrious names including
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931, Austrian Author &
Dramatist), Hermann Bahr (1863-1934, Austrian
Writer), Anna Bahr-Mildenburg (1872-1947,
Austrian Soprano), Maria Jeritza (1887-1982, Czech
Soprano known as ‘The Moravian Thunderbolt’), Leo
Slezak (1873-1946, Czech Tenor), Raoul
Auernheimer (1876-1948, Austrian Jurist & Writer),
Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953, Hungarian
Composer of operettas), Anton Wildgans (18811932, Austrian Poet & Playwright), Hugo Von
Hofmannsthal (1874-1929, Austrian Novelist),
Selma Kurz (1874-1933, Austrian Soprano), etc. The
signatures, all of which are good examples in bold
fountain pen inks, were apparently obtained at a
musical meeting in Vienna in 1924. An unusual and
impressive collection of signatures. VG £600 - 800
€780 - 1000
1328. STRAUSS JOHANN II: (1825-1899) Austrian
Composer. A.M.Q.S., Johann Strauss, one page,
oblong 12mo, Dresden, 1877. In pencil Strauss has
penned a quotation of two bars from an unidentified
work. The pencil is a little scratchy in places. Some
very light age wear, G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
‘….please finish as soon as possible the
second act…’
1330. LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948)
Austrian Composer. Vintage signed and
inscribed sepia 4 x 5 photograph of Lehar in
a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by
Teddy Piaz. Signed in bold blue fountain pen
ink to a light area of the background and dated
Vienna, 21st November 1939 in his hand.
One very slight corner crease, otherwise VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1332. STRAUSS RICHARD: (1864-1949)
German Composer. A.L.S, Rich Strauss, on
two sides of a correspondence card, n.p.
(Berlin?), 14th November n.y. (1898), to
‘Lieber Herr Doctor’, in German. Strauss states
that he regrets that he was in the theatre
when his correspondent had arranged to visit
him and further invites the Doctor to dine
with him and his family the following Tuesday
evening. Two small file holes to the lower
edge, only very slightly affecting one word of
text and not the signature. Some very light,
minor foxing, about VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
An early autograph letter by Strauss who had been
appointed conductor of the Berlin Opera just two
weeks earlier. The letter also incorporates a scarcer
form of the composer’s signature without ‘Dr’ which
he incorporated from 1903.
1329. STRAUSS JOHANN II: (1825-1899)
Austrian Composer. A.L.S., Johann Strauss,
two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Mr. Schlar, in
German. On a letter bearing a heading of a
capital “J”, Strauss pushes his correspondent
and states in part ‘Would you please finish as
soon as possible the second act...I will be surely
pushed by Direction department. Also I will have
the Tuesday morning event gala.....I do think
that this is feasible for you....We will decide
about postponing the second preliminary act to
Thursday.’, further commenting ‘I send my
congratulations to Fr. Bernard for the grandiose
applause received. However it wasn’t incredible
as it was expected.’ A letter of good content.
Small inkblot to the first name of the signature.
Professionally repaired to the central fold. VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1331. LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948)
Austro-Hungarian Composer of operettas.
Vintage signed postcard photograph depicting
the young composer seated in a three quarter
length pose. Boldly signed by Lehar in fountain
pen ink (‘I cordially thank you for the
congratulations’) to a partially clear area of the
image. Handwritten address to the verso also
in his hand and postmarked in Vienna 4th May
1906. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Lehar is most probably receiving congratulations for his
greatest operetta, The Merry Widow, first performed
the 30th December 1905, which toured Austria in
1906 with great success.
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1333. STRAUSS RICHARD: (1864-1949)
German Composer. A.L.S., Richard Strauss,
one page, on a postcard, Charlottenburg,
21th September 1899, to Willy Hess, in
German. Strauss refers to concert dates
proposals which he disagrees with, and
indicates which one suits him better although
being doubtful also asks his correspondent’s
point of view, stating ‘Shouldn’t we leave now
the matter of dates open? These days I am
expecting several more concert requests.’ An
interesting early letter about concerts
arrangements. Postmarked. With central fold.
VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Willy Hess (1859-1939) German Violinist.
An early autograph letter by Strauss which includes a
scarcer form of the composer’s signature without ‘Dr’
which he incorporated from 1903
1334. SMART GEORGE: (1776-1867)
English Musician. Small selection of three
A.Ls.S., George T Smart (and variants), four
pages (total), 8vo, Portland Street and
Bedford Square, London, 1809-1865, to
various correspondents. In one letter Smart
requests some Song Books, in another
politely declines an invitation although remarks
that he will be at a Philharmonic Rehearsal and
in the final letter apologises for not having
been able to see his correspondent owing to
ill health, and briefly referring to his nephew,
the organist and composer Henry Smart
(1813-1879). Some light overall age wear,
generally VG, 3
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1335. MACFARREN GEORGE
ALEXANDER:
(1813-1887)
English
Composer & Musicologist. A good A.M.Q.S.,
G A Macfarren, one page, (manuscript paper),
folio, n.p., 22nd December 1843. In bold,
dark ink Macfarren has penned an extensive
quotation of fourteen bars from an
unidentified work. Signed and dated at the
conclusion. To the verso is an A.M.Q.S. by
Charles Guynemer (1770-1862) French
Violinist & Composer. Guynemer has also
penned an extensive quotation in dark
fountain pen ink consisting of over twenty bars
from an unidentified composition, marked
Badinage in his hand at the head. Signed at the
conclusion and dated May 1846 in his hand.
Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise
VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1336. BARNETT JOHN FRANCIS: (18371916) English Composer. Vintage signed sepia
carte-de-visite photograph, the image
depicting Barnett seated in a three quarter
length pose. Photograph by R. W. Thrupp of
Birmingham. Signed (‘John Francis Barnett’) in
fountain pen ink with his name alone to the
lower photographer’s mount. Again signed to
the verso and dated London, 25th July 1871
in his hand. About EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
On his song Let Me Dream Again,
‘I think M. Nadaud’s verses most admirable’
1337. SULLIVAN ARTHUR: (1842-1900) English Composer. A fine
A.L.S., Arthur Sullivan, four pages, 8vo, Albert Mansions, London, 26th
January 1877, to Mr. Gambart, on mourning stationery. Sullivan
announces ‘I am in the midst of great sorrow’, having just lost his brother,
continuing ‘I think M. Nadaud’s verses most admirable, a good translation
and yet thoroughly French in feeling & style’ and adding ‘But my difficulty
is, that at the present moment I am negotiating with a French publisher for
the reproduction of my songs & other works in France, & therefore I must
reserve them all until our arrangements are finished’. Sullivan however
further states ‘What I could & gladly would do, would be to stipulate that
M. Nadaud’s translation of “Let Me Dream Again” should be purchased &
used - provided of course that the fee were not too high. If this would be
agreeable to M. Nadaud pray let me know. Or, if he prefers it, I will myself
purchase the copyright of his words, which would be more advantageous for
both of us. I send a copy of the song, addressed to your care, and should
feel greatly indebted, to M. Nadaud, if he would kindly write in his words
so that I may see how they run syllabically’. The composer concludes by
thanking Gambart for his kind invitation, ‘I have never yet been to Nice when I do come I shall certainly do myself the pleasure of coming to see
you’. A letter of good musical content and association. VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Sullivan’s correspondent is most likely Ernest Gambart (1814-1902) Belgian-born
English Art Publisher & Dealer. Gambart would certainly have known Sullivan; the
publisher and his third wife frequently hosted lavish parties at their home near
Regent’s Park and were the talk of the London scene. Gambart retired in 1870 and
moved to Nice where he was the Spanish Consul-General.
Gustave Nadaud (1820-1893) French Songwriter & Chansonnier. Although writing
over 300 songs, Nadaud died in poverty.
Let Me Dream Again was composed by Sullivan expressly for the Swedish soprano
Christine Nilsson (1843-1921) and published in 1875. The words were by B. C.
Stephenson (1839-1906) who had been Sullivan’s librettist for The Zoo, also
published in 1875.
1338. MACKENZIE ALEXANDER: (1847-1935) Scottish Composer
& Conductor. A.L.S., A.C. Mackenzie , two pages, 8vo, Sydenham, n.d.
(‘Wednesday 14th‘, c.1882?), to Miss. Gillespie. Mackenzie thanks his
correspondent for her letter and continues to inform her that Jason was
very successful, although he does not know when it will be performed
in Edinburgh, adding ‘I have not been able to come to Edinh. this time
having been very busy here and wish to return to Florence on Friday as I
have much work in hand which is pressing, besides that which is always on
the easel. End of March I return and will probably spend the summer in
Scotland‘ and further remarking ‘You know I have written a Opera for Carl
Rosa which comes out here in April‘. With blank integral leaf. Together
with an A.M.Q.S., A. C. Mackenzie, one page (manuscript paper),
oblong 8vo, n.p., 6th April 1902. In bold, dark fountain pen ink the
composer has penned over ten bars of music, with words, which he
identifies as being from 3 Sonnets by Shakespeare. Signed and dated
immediately beneath the quotation. Neatly mounted. Also including
John Frederick Bridge (1844-1924) English Composer & Organist.
A.M.Q.S., J Frederick Bridge, one page (manuscript paper), slim oblong
4to, n.p., n.d. In dark fountain pen ink Bridge has penned two bars of
music, with words, ‘What is the Flag of England?‘, from Rudyard Kipling’s
poem The English Flag (1891). Neatly mounted. Further including
Hubert Parry (1848-1918) English Composer. Brief A.L.S., C Hubert H
Parry, one page, 8vo, South Kensington, London, 26th November
1913, to Vincent Jones, on the printed stationery of the Royal College
of Music, sending his signature (with neat calligraphic annotations and a
small affixed newspaper portrait and brief biography) and an ink signature
(‘with Sir Hubert Parry’s compliments‘, in the third person) and date, 13th
March 1905, in his hand on a sheet of 8vo printed stationery from the
Royal College of Music. G to generally VG, 5.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1339. STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS:
(1852-1924) Irish Composer & Conductor.
A.L.S., C. V. Stanford, two pages, 8vo, Holland
Street, Kensington, 24th June 1900, to Lady
Constance [Leslie]. Stanford thanks his
correspondent for ‘all the kind trouble you
took’ and adds ‘your kindness was a far greater
pleasure to me than any number of State
Concerts’. With blank integral leaf annotated
in bold pencil, presumably in Lady Leslie’s
hand, stating that Stanford had wished to be
invited to a Palace Concert as his music was to
be performed there. Together with an
A.N.S., Sir Charles Stanford, in the third
person, one page, 8vo, Holland Street,
Kensington, 7th January 1909, sending his
compliments and good wishes for the New
Year. With blank integral leaf. Some very light,
extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Lady Constance Leslie (1836-1925) Wife of Sir John
Leslie (1822-1916) British Politician. Their grandson
was Shane Leslie (1885-1971) Irish-born Diplomat &
Writer, First Cousin of Sir Winston Churchill.
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1340. STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS:
(1852-1924) Irish Composer & Conductor.
A.L.S., C V Stanford, one page, 8vo, Holland
Street, Kensington, 18th March 1897, to
[Joseph] Joachim. Stanford invites Joachim to
come and hear the Hungarian Concerto the
following evening in St. James Hall, explaining
‘We have a ticket for you & if you can come…it
would be delightful’ and concluding ‘I think you
will be pleased’. With blank integral leaf.
Together with a second A.L.S., C V Stanford,
two pages, 8vo, Cambridge, 5th January
1891, also to [Joseph] Joachim. Stanford
writes concerning the publication of a
concerto, explaining that he believes no
pianoforte arrangement exists, and further
informing his correspondent that a concert
will take place in Cambridge on 24th & 25th
February including the Mendelssohn
Concerto and Schumann’s Fantasie. With
blank integral leaf. A couple of small, neat splits
to the edges of the central folds of the second
letter, otherwise VG, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian Violinist,
Conductor & Composer. Joachim’s Violin Concerto
No. 2 in D Minor “in the Hungarian Manner”
(Op.11) is a Romantic violin concerto which was
written in the summer of 1857 and given its premiere
in 1860 in Hanover.
1341. CLASSICAL MUSIC: Selection of
A.M.Qs.S., some signed clipped pieces (laid
down) etc., most on 8vo pages removed
from autograph albums, many multiple
signed, by various composers and musicians,
some singers etc., including Algernon Ashton
(attractive, lengthy quote from Finale), Henry
Parker, Giuseppe Razzano Romano, Ella
Russell, Ben Davies, Lloyd Chandos, William
Cummings, Rene Ortmans, Henry J. Wood,
Ebenezer Prout, Alfred Scott Gatty, Rosina
Isidor, J. Baptiste Calkin, John Francis Barnett,
Frederic Cowen, Ada Crossley, John Barbirolli
etc. Some light age wear, G to about VG, 9
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1342. QUILTER ROGER: (1877-1953)
English Composer. A.M.Q.S., Roger Quilter,
one page, oblong 8vo, Bath, 30th December
1917. On a page removed from an autograph
album, Quilter has penned in bold black ink a
four bar quotation on two staves which he
identifies as Dance in the Twilight. To the verso
of the autograph album page, Lauritz
Melchior (1890-1973) Danish-American
Opera Singer. Widely considered one of the
best ever Wagner’s singer. A.M.Q.S., Lauritz
Melchior, [London], 23rd September 1923.
Melchior has carefully penned in bold black
ink a nice three bar quotation on three staves
which he identifies as Andantino Espressivo,
composed by Peter Heise, with several
additional annotations. Small overall age wear,
otherwise VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
Peter Heise (1830-1879) Danish Composer.
1343. OFFENBACH JACQUES: (18191880) German-born French Composer.
Autograph Musical Manuscript, unsigned, one
page, oblong folio (manuscript paper), n.p.,
n.d. The manuscript comprises two sketches
in Offenbach’s hand, the first of six bars in
pencil to the top stave, and the second of four
bars in black ink to the third stave. The first
sketch is penned as a continuation of a starting
bar which appears on a partially torn piece
which was part of a previous page. Irregularly
torn at the base and with some light age wear,
about G.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1344. GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893)
French Composer. A.L.S., Ch. Gounod, two
pages, 8vo, St. Cloud, 18th July 1892, to a
lady, in French. Gounod states ‘I want to thank
you for all the good words you sent to me on
your letter. Do I need to tell you that although
you are far from me geographically speaking,
you are more than close in this invisible small
space where deep inside the word distance is
unknown and deleted.’ A warm and
affectionate letter by Gounod, just a year
before his death. Some light overall foxing and
one small neat tear to the edge of the central
fold. G.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1345. GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893)
French Composer. A.L.S., Ch. Gounod, two
pages, 8vo, Morainville par Blangly le
Château, Calvados, 20th [September 1885],
to Henriette, in French. Gounod explains to
his correspondent that the letter he receives
proves that she has not received his own
previous one, although he sent it immediately
after receiving hers, and states ‘..you wrote to
me to share you impressions with me about
“Mors et Vita”, and further ‘I’ll be back in Paris
on the 3rd October for the elections. You know
how happy I’ll be to see you again’. An
extremely small area of paper loss to the
upper right corner and a very small tear to the
edge, otherwise VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Henriette Fuchs (1836-1927) French Soprano and
music critic.
Mors et Vita (1885) “Death and Life” is Gounod’s
religious masterpiece Oratorio, continuation of “The
Redemption”, which was first performed at the
Birmingham Festival in August 1885.
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‘It must be finished!’
1348. SAINT-SAËNS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer.
A.L.S., C. Saint-Saëns, one page, 8vo, Rue de Longchamp, 14th
December 1904, to a colleague, on stationery featuring his attractive
blind embossed monogram, in French. Saint-Saëns asks his
correspondent ‘Would you please apologize on my behalf to M. the Vte
of XXX whose name I have not been able to decipher’. With blank integral
leaf. About EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1346. BIZET GEORGES: (1838-1875) French Composer. Brief A.L.S.,
Georges Bizet, one page, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], n.d. [1866], to a friend [Jules
Adenis], in French. Bizet writes a short letter to Adenis, his librettist,
asking him to visit his collaborator on Thursday at 1 o’clock, concluding
with the instruction ‘It must be finished!’. A couple of minor tears to the
edges not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
Jules Adenis (1823-1900) French Dramatist and opera Librettist.
Bizet most probably refers to Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (1799-1875) as
the collaborator to meet, and to the Opera libretto of Adenis and Saint-Georges La
Jolie Fille de Perth (1866-7), a text which took time to convince the young composer
and which conclusion took longer than expected. The opera ended having the highest
premiere’s success Bizet ever lived.
1347. DELIBES LEO: (1836-1891) French Composer. A.L.S., Léo
Delibes, two pages, 8vo, Rue de Rivoli, 28th May, n.y., to [Jules] Barbier,
in French. Delibes states ‘I didn’t write to you as I promised. Tomnorrow is
the 29th, my wife and I have full freedom, but...Are we still invited?’. The
composer concludes by expecting a word from his correspondent and
sends his best regards. With blank integral leaf. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Jules Barbier (1825-1901) French Poet, writer and Opera Librettist.
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1349. MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A 7.5 x
11 engraving of Massenet in a head and shoulders pose, signed (‘Cordial
Souvenir Massenet’) in fountain pen ink beneath the image and alongside
a neat calligraphic ink inscription to Amedeo Bel Longo on the occasion
of the Italian premiere of the opera Werther at the Teatro Lirico
Internationale in Milan, November 1894. Some overall creasing and
age wear, G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1350. MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912)
French Composer. A good original Autograph
Musical Manuscript, unsigned, one page, large
folio (manuscript paper), n.p., n.d. The
manuscript is entitled ‘Scene of Amahelli, (3rd
act of Bacchus)’ by Massenet at the head of
the page and in bold dark fountain pen ink the
composer has penned three bars of music
each for seventeen orchestral instruments as
well as for the singing role of Amahelli, adding
the words ‘Hors d’ici!..tous!..tous!..tous!...’ in
his hand. Some light age wear to the edges
and some minor age toning to the folds, only
very slightly affecting the music, which remains
perfectly legible. VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Massenet composed his opera Bacchus in his later
years (1909), Queen Amahelli being the MezzoSoprano’s role.
1351. RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937)
French Composer. T.L.S., Maurice Ravel, one
page, 4to, Montfort l’Amaury, 6th February
1924, to Louis Fournier, on his personal
monogrammed stationery, in French. Ravel
accepts
with
great
pleasure
his
correspondent’s invitation, although adds ‘I
would only ask you to refresh my memory
several days before. I take note of the soiree on
my notebook, but what does that prove?’. EX.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Louis Fournier (1877-1963) French Violoncellist who
won the first award of the Paris conservatory (1901).
He transcribed Ravel’s minuet ‘Malagueña’.
1352. CHERUBINI LUIGI: (1760-1842)
Italian Composer. D.S., L. Cherubini, one
page, 4to, [Paris], 20th November 1831, in
French. The partially printed document,
bearing the heading of the Conservatory of
Music is an award given to Mr. Marie-Ernest
Deldevez, of fourteen years old, as first sol-fa
prize. Cherubini signs in his capacity as
Director of the Paris Conservatory of Music.
Some overall age wear to the edges,
otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Édouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez (1817-1897) French
Violinist and Conductor.
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1353. BELLINI VINCENZO: (1801-1835) Italian Composer. Rare
D.S., V. Bellini, one page, 12mo, Paris, 18th April 1834, in Italian. The
holograph document is a receipt stating, in full ‘I received from Carafa
three hundred and twenty four francs, interest on sixty piasters of Spain as
semi-annual interest accrued in April on ten shares at three per cent’.
Autographs of Bellini are rare in any form following his early death at
the age of 33. Lightly affixed to a slightly larger sheet and with some
minor age toning caused by previous framing. The text is very slightly
faded although perfectly legible. G.
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
1355. PAGANINI NICCOLO: (1782-1840) Italian Violinist and
Composer. Rare Autograph Statement, unsigned, one page, oblong
12mo, n.p., n.d. (1834), in Italian. On a partially printed page removed
from a diary and bearing dates 23rd & 24th January, Paganini has boldly
written, in full, ‘With the Cross and with the Sword - You make your way
everywhere - Without Sword and without Cross - Be careful if you speak
out’. Pasted to the centre of an oblong folio card featuring an attractive
and ornate gold printed decorative border. Immediately beneath the
piece appears a holograph statement in Italian signed by Achilles
Paganini, stating, in full, (‘Autograph of Nicolo Paganini, my father’). Some
areas of discoloration to the piece, evidently caused by glue, and only
very slightly affecting Paganini’s text. Some light overall age wear to the
card, about G.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Achilles Paganini (1825- ?) Son of Paganini and his lover, the singer Antonia Bianchi.
Paganini took Achilles on his European tours and later accompanied his father in the
last years of his life.
A gallant Donizetti ‘Make all her demands possible’
1356. PAGANINI NICCOLO: (1782-1840) Italian Violinist and
Composer. Rare D.S., Nicolo Paganini, being a signed receipt, Paris, 11th
July 1838. The partially printed document, completed in another hand,
in French, acknowledges the receipt of 3000 Fr from P. Dufour. With
several ink strokes, serving as cancelations, partially running through the
text and signature as standard, Paganini’s signature remains legible at the
foot. Some light overall age wear and two small, minor holes to the left
and right edges. About VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
1354. DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian Composer.
A.L.S., Donizetti, one page, small 4to, Naples, 3rd July [1835?], to
Gerard, in Italian. Donizetti asks his correspondent to attend the musical
requests of a lady, stating in full ‘..Mad. D’Albert will want to study the
most recent works for piano forte and voice - Make all her demands
possible, I will be more grateful for it..’. With blind embossed seal to the
left upper corner. Some light overall creasing and three very small holes
not affecting the text or signature. G.
£800 - 1200
€1000 - 1550
Bernardo Girard (Gerard): Italian Editor and Musical dealer.
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1357. ROSSINI GIOACHINO: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. A
good A.L.S., G. Rossini, one page, 8vo, Bologna, 15th March 1846, to
Signor Romani, in Italian. Rossini strongly recommends to his
correspondent a child prodigy and states, in full, ‘It is the famous Professor
Sighicelli from Modena, excellent violin player, who will give you this letter
of mine, he is presenting his son who is a prodigy with the violin; I highly and
strongly recommend him, once heard no further hesitation will remain
about protecting him, I entrust to your good friendship, safe life, your
affection.’. With integral address leaf in Rossini’s hand. VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
1358. VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A.L.S., G.
Verdi, one page, 8vo, Milan, 12th May 1898, to de Amicis, in Italian. A
funny letter to his friend informing him about his next arrival to Genova
and stating ‘If the Devil hasn’t gore you yet with his horns, or some Cyclone
made the house sink, Monday evening we will be in Genoa..’ further kindly
requesting from de Amicis that he organizes all the necessary, heat the
house and make dinner for four persons, underlining and numbering
each name ‘You, Maria, Peppina and I’. Torn letter by recipient, fully and
professionally repaired with no letters missing. Tear to the right edge. F
to G.
£1000 - 1200
€1200 - 1550
Pietro Romani (1791-1877) one of the first professional singing teachers in Italy.
Antonio Sighicelli (1802-1883-6?) Music Professor, Violinist and Chief Conductor at
the Modena Court
Six months earlier Verdi’s wife died, the composer was living alone and often travelling
from Milan where he was working on the musicians nursing home to Genova. On this
occasion with Maria Carrara his adoptive daughter and Peppina his granddaughter.
Vincenzo Sighicelli (1830-1905) Son of Antonio, a renowned violinist appointed first
violin of the Orchestre de l’Opéra in Paris.
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1359. VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, n.p.
(Paris), n.d.(1856?), to Leon [Escudier], in Italian. Verdi writes to his French Editor, in full ‘Would you
make me the pleasure of coming to meet me tomorrow morning about 9 o’clock. I need to make copies
right away and in few hours, five or six musical pages’. Some light, minor staining to each edge, caused
by previous mounting, only very slightly affecting one letter of text but not the signature, otherwise
VG.
£1000 - 1500
€1300 - 1950
Leon Escudier (1821-1881) French Journalist, Critic and Publisher of Verdi’s works in Paris. Escudier helped to
establish Verdi’s reputation across Europe.
Verdi‘s letter most likely dates from 1856 and the musical pages to which he refers would therefore be associated
with his opera La Traviata which premiered on 6th December 1856 in Paris.
1360. SGAMBATI GIOVANNI: (1841-1914) Italian Pianist and Composer. Lengthy A.L.S., G.
Sgambati, seven pages, 8vo, 2 via de la Croce, 7th May, n.y., to Rene, in Italian. Sgambati answers
his correspondent’s letter and states, in part ‘Your offer has been very welcome...In these dates we are
busy with the weekly concerts. I would have liked to have accepted your offer....The Orchestral Society
wants to perform my Concert for Piano and Orchestra again, it is the third performance this month and
due to the high interest I can’t renounce it. If yours was later I would have cheered your soirèe with my
plan of performing two orchestral concerts in Florence ...I would play my Concert and one of Beethoven,
moreover I would conduct two symphony poems of Liszt.... Perhaps we could also perform a chamber
music concert with the Quartetto Romano but in this case we would need an impresario. I received an
offer for four concerts in Milan with the Quartetto but I have some problems to get an orchestra. Please
tell me if my project would be possible on different dates....’. A letter of interesting musical content.
EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1361. LEONCAVALLO
RUGGIERO:
(1857-1919) Italian Composer. A.L.S., R.
Leoncavallo, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to
Mademoiselle Nikita, in French. Leoncavallo
informs her correspondent that it is
impossible for him to go anywhere today or
tomorrow due to rehearsals, and further
refers to their times. Accompanied by the
original envelope hand addressed by
Leoncavallo. Together with a good vintage
unsigned sepia cabinet photograph of the
composer standing in a full length pose with
overcoat, hat and cane. Photograph by
Guigoni & Bossi of Milan. VG, 2. £150 - 200
€190 - 260
‘Maria Antonietta Non Va!’
1362. [PUCCINI GIACOMO]: (1858-1924) Italian Composer.
GIACOSA GIUSEPPE (1847-1906) Italian Poet, Playwright and
Librettist of Puccini’s operas Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca and
Madama Butterfly. Autograph Poem Signed, Giuseppe Giacosa, one
page, 8vo, Castello di Fenis, 1892, in Italian. Giacosa writes a poem of
four verses, commencing (translation) ‘I see you again walking along the
black road/ Fair woman long ago buried/ And with you comes again the
vision/ of the courtly manners of old times/ Have you lived? There are no
fables or songs/ that remember your story./ Perhaps only my imagination
places you here/ where so many shadows gather….‘ Boldly signed and
dated at the foot. Some very light, minor age wear, VG £100 - 150
€130 - 190
1364. PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S,
G. Puccini, one page, 4to folded, n.p. [Milan], 8th January
k1906,
to Pavone, in Italian. Puccini refers to the text of a drama and states ‘Wait
before asking for the drama - I will write to you again because I have found
the novel translated into French which I have ordered in Paris, and after
having read it, if the first impression is good, I will want to get full knowledge
of the drama.’ The composer play on words referring to a libretto he has
been working on, and states ‘The Maria Antonietta is faded out before
rising - It doesn’t work!‘ Puccini ends sending his regards to friends
including some contemporary illustrious composers, ‘Send regards to
Tosti, to Denza, Angeli whose address I ask you to send me’. With the
correspondent’s address written to the verso in Puccini’s hand. A good
content letter with a large bold signature. VG
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
Cosimo Pavone was a friend of Puccini, and collaborator of the musical editor Ricordi.
1363. PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. Vintage
signed and inscribed 8 x 10.5 printed photograph, being the detached
frontispiece from one of the composer’s scores, the image depicting
Puccini in a head and shoulders pose. Signed and inscribed by Puccini in
bold black fountain pen ink, largely to the white borders, to Tina Poli
Randaccio, a soprano who held the Minnie main role in several cities
premiere’s of Puccini’s opera La Fanciulla del West, stating (‘To Mrs Tina
Poli Randaccio who with so much soul and art has valorously performed
“Minnie”, offering you my recognition Giacomo Puccini’) and dated Naples,
December 1911 in his hand. With a facsimile signature at the base.
Extensive overall age wear (light creasing, small tears to the edges) and
a few tape stains, slightly affecting a few words of the inscription, but
not the signature. FR.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Most of Puccini’s masterworks were based on librettos by Luigi Illica (1857-1919) and
Giacomo Giacosa (1847-1906). After Giacosa’s death, in the year of this letter,
most of Puccini’s operas with Illica did not reach a conclusion, most notably Marie
Antoinette.
Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) Italian, later British Composer.
Luigi Denza (1846-1922) Italian Composer.
Alfredo Angeli was Puccini’s friend living in London. It has been reported that Angeli
was the one who suggested to Puccini to go and see David Belasco’s one act play
Madame Butterfly at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
Ernestina Poli Randaccio (1879-1956) Italian Soprano who performed at the
premiere of La Fanciulla del West (1910) in Naples, Milan, and several other Italian
cities.
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1365. MASCAGNI PIETRO: (1863-1945)
Italian Composer. A fine vintage signed and
inscribed 10 x 14 photograph of Mascagni in
a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by
Reale. Signed in fountain pen ink to the lower
photographer’s mount and dated Rome, 24th
August 1909(?) in his hand. Some extremely
light, very minor age wear, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1366. GIORDANO UMBERTO: (18671948) Italian Composer. A good vintage
signed and inscribed 9.5 x 13.5 photograph
of Giordano in a head and shoulders pose.
Boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink to the
lower photographer’s mount and dated
Rome, May 1934 in his hand to the upper
photographer’s mount. Some extremely
minor, light silvering to the edges of the image
and a few minor corner creases, VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1367. RUBINSTEIN ANTON: (18291894) Russian Pianist, Composer and
Conductor. A.L.S., Ant. Rubinstein, one page,
8vo, [Margaret Street, Cavendish Square],
n.d., to [Constance Leslie], in French.
Rubinstein regrets having forgotten a previous
commitment he had and therefore informs his
correspondent that he won’t be able to
accept her invitation for Sunday, and states ‘I
hope that you will kindly accept to choose
another day as I would be very disappointed if
my inadvertency would make me miss the
opportunity of sharing a pleasant evening with
you’. Some very light overall age wear and
slight traces of former mounting to the verso.
About VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Lady Constance Leslie (1836-1925), wife of Lord John
Leslie (1822-1916) English Painter.
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1368. BORODIN ALEXANDER: (1833-1887) Russian Composer, a member of The Five
Group. A rare early A.L.S., A. Borodine, four pages, 8vo, St. Petersburg, 1st March 186[3], to an
unidentified chemist [Paolo Tassinari?], in Italian. Borodin writes at length about his scientific career,
stating ‘My dear friend, having had no news from you, I finally write to you wanting to know how you
are and how your affairs are progressing. I will first of all inform you in a few words about what I have
done these last months. Having been appointed to the post of assistant professor at the Medical
Academy, I had to abandon my medical post at the Military Hospital, where I was working very little
but was well paid.’ Borodin continues by referring to his needs of finding additional work and income,
which is always hard and takes time, ‘Having lost any hope in finding a convenient post, I sent to hell
all teaching options. Therefore I needed the desired post itself to come and look for me. And guess
what, the post came to me as a fact: not long ago, I received a proposal of a teaching contract at a
Farming Academy College (for more than 7000 francs per year) What a beautiful thing!’ Borodin later
describes his plans of becoming the future director of the chemical laboratory at the Medical
Academy which is currently under construction, a luxurious and comfortable building where there
will be 104 people working with the most advanced facilities, including gas, water and a small steam
machine, also adding ‘I will have an apartment at the laboratory itself, and will be able to work when
I will want and as much as I want...’. Borodin also refers to the difficult working conditions and
bureaucracy, concluding by sending regards from Caterina and enquiring ‘Tell me who has been the
one who so kindly sent my work to the Academy in Paris. I need to know in order to send him all my
thanks’. Some extensive light overall age toning, some considerable show through of ink and several
minor holes in the text caused by oxidation. A small, neat professional repair to the foot of the
central fold. About G.
£2000 - 3000
€2600 - 3900
1369. CUI CESAR: (1835-1918) Russian
Composer, a member of The Five Group.
A.L.S., C. Cui, one page, 8vo, Fontanka, 13th
September 1894, to [Felix] Mottle, in French.
Cui tries to include his works in his
correspondent’s repertoire and states ‘As per
your wish, I write to you to ask about your
decision on the Angelo and Ratcliff. Before
taking the decision, I would ask you to have the
patience of reading them once more. And
whichever will be your decision, I will always keep
the best souvenir from our relationship...’. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Felix Von Mottl (1856-1911) Austrian Conductor.
Renowned as a gifted conductor of Wagner’s music,
he assisted Hans Richter in preparing the first
complete Ring Cycle at Bayreuth in 1876.
William Ratcliff (1869) and Angelo (1876) are operas
by Cui. The former never became part of the standard
operatic repertoire, although has considerable
significance in the history of Russian art music. It was
the first opera by a member of The Five to reach the
stage.
The present letter is most likely addressed to scientist Paolo Tassinari with whom Borodin worked as a chemist in Pisa
between 1861 and 1863, together with Riccardo Felici (who is also mentioned in the letter; Borodin asking his
correspondent to send his regards to Felici).
Ekaterina Protopopova (‘Caterina’), Russian Pianist, who married Borodin on 29th April 1863, shortly after the present
letter was written.
Borodin moved later that year into the new laboratory in the Imperial Academy as he explains in this letter, where
he spent the rest of his career. He gained great respect in his profession as a chemist and is credited along with AA Wurtz with the discovery of the Aldol reaction. E379
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On his opera Sadko “not to accommodate the Russian poetry to the French taste“
1371. GRETCHANINOV ALEXANDER:
(1864-1956) Russian Composer. A.M.Q.S.,
A. Gretchaninoff, one page oblong 12mo
(manuscript paper), Paris, 1931. In bold black
fountain pen ink Gretchaninov has penned a
quotation of four bars, adding some dynamics
alongside ‘Moderato, Ben Marcato’. Signed
and dated at the foot by the composer. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1370. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAI: (1844-1908) Russian Composer, a member of The Five
Group. An excellent A.L.S., N.R. Korsakov, in Cyrillic, two pages, 8vo, St. Petersburg, 23rd April/6th
May 1906, to (‘Mikhail Ossipovitch’), in Cyrillic. Rimsky-Korsakov refers to the translation of one of
his operas and states ‘I send you a sheet of paper full of Mr. Stasov’s annotations regarding your
translation. I’d wish that his accurate and bright work is seriously considered and that as much as
possible you use it, as I have full confidence in Mr. Stasov’s knowledge regarding the Russian style and
it’s speaking language.’ also remarking ‘I am in agreement with obliging the French to adapt to the
Russian poetry features, and not to accommodate the Russian poetry to the French taste’; further
adding ‘...my remarks are our dear Mr. Stasov’s ones’. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the
original envelope, hand addressed by the composer and signed by him in the return address. A
letter of interesting content, possibly referring to the translation of his opera Sadko. EX.
£2500 - 3500
€32560 - 4500
Mikhail Delin (‘Mikhail Ossipovitch’) French Translator of Rimsky-Korsakov’s operas.
Vladimir Stasov (1824-1906) the most respected Russian critic during his lifetime. He wanted Russian art to liberate
itself and served as an elder advisor to the group of Russian composers known as “The Five”. The present letter in
which Rimsky-Korsakov refers three times to Stasov was written only a few months before Stasov’s death.
1372. RACHMANINOFF SERGEI: (18731943) Russian Composer & Pianist. Vintage
signed and inscribed postcard photograph, the
image showing Rachmaninoff in a semi-profile
half length pose. Photograph by George
Faitzer of New York City. Signed to a very
dark area of the image, legible only when held
at a certain angle. Some silvering to the edges
of the image, about VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1373. PROKOFIEV SERGEI: (1891-1953)
Russian Composer & Pianist. Blue fountain
pen ink signature (‘Serge Prokofieff‘) and date,
1931, in his hand on an 8vo page removed
from an autograph album. Also signed
beneath by the German pianist Wilhelm
Backhaus (1884-1969) in black fountain pen
ink and dated 28th March 1931 in his hand
and further signed and inscribed to the verso
by the Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau (19031991) in black fountain pen ink and dated
Bucharest, 1st March 1931 in his hand. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1374. STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971)
Russian Composer. Vintage signed 6 x 8
photograph, the printed image depicting
Stravinsky in a head and shoulders pose.
Signed (‘I Strawinsky’) in bold blue ink with his
name alone to the lower white border. Some
extensive light overall staining, largely to white
borders. G.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1375. STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. T.L.S., I Stravinsky, one page, oblong
8vo, Hollywood, 26th November 1968, to Elisabeth Lutyens Clark. Stravinsky reports having just
returned to California and having received his correspondent’s letter, the photographs and scores
which he has not had time to look at yet, further stating ‘We enjoyed the two months in Europe, and
the change of scene was probably good for me, but I am glad to be back in California for the winter. It
is just a year since I left the hospital, and I hope at long last that I can again start to compose.’ Stravinsky
still tries to recover from several thrombosis suffered the precedent year and to be able to start
composing again, although he would keep on with his health problems till the end of his life.
Accompanied by the original envelope, postmarked. EX.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
Elisabeth Lutyens Clark (1906-1983) English Composer. She found success in 1947 with a cantata setting an Arthur
Rimbaud’s poem.
‘you will be able to better understand one of the most important works I have composed’
1376. STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. A good A.L.S., Igor Stravinsky, two
pages, 8vo, Paris, 12th August 1934, to Edwin Evans, in French. Stravinsky writes ‘You will receive
the song for piano of Persephone and the Duo Concertante from my editor who I have just telephoned.
I have just moved and have difficulty in finding time to write about these works. It is not so simple. With
the music that you are going to receive and with the yellow pages (my article before the premiere of
Persephone published on the Excelsior the 1st of May) enclosed here, you will be able to better
understand one of the most important works I have composed. We will have time to meet and talk again
when I will be in London and you will have time to introduce changes and complete the information for
your conference with details received in person.’ Together with the original typed carbon copy of the
article referred to by Stravinsky, two pages, 4to, in French, being a musicology text referring to the
composer’s work Persephone (1933). The composer explains in detail his musical feelings, what he
looks for in his musical works, what he hates and what he intends to achieve, stating ‘In such wish,
I congratulate myself for having found Gide, whose text, highly poetic, but free of jumps, would supply
to me an excellent syllable structure...The music is not the thought.....This work is a continuation to
Oedipus-Rex, Symphonie de Psaumes, Capriccio, Violin Concerto and Duo Concertante......I am on a
secure way.’ Accompanied by the original envelope. A letter of excellent musical content. Some light
creasing and a few minor paperclip rust stains to the typescript, (G), the letter VG, 2.
£800 - 1200
€1000 - 1500
Stravinsky became a French citizen in 1934 and moved to the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, from where
he writes the present letter. He would later remember this home as his unhappiest one due to his wife’s tuberculosis
which infected both himself and his elder daughter, who died in 1938, just a year after his wife.
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1377. IRADIER SEBASTIAN: (1809-1865)
Spanish Composer, remembered for his
Habaneras, the most famous of which, El
Arreglito, was adopted by Georges Bizet for
use in his opera Carmen, being the Habanera
which appears in the first act. A rare
autograph musical manuscript, unsigned,
thirteen pages, (manuscript paper), oblong
folio, n.p. (Paris?), n.d. (c.1863-4). The
extensive manuscript is entitled Echos de
Espagne at the head of the first page and
includes various pieces entitled Overture,
Serenade, Havanaise, Las Morenas etc., and
features music for orchestra and voice, and
with numerous annotations in Iradier’s hand
relating to tempo and rhythm etc. Some light
overall age toning and wear to the edges, one
page with a small area of paper loss to one
corner, not affecting the music, G.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Iradier’s Echos de Espagne (‘Flowers of Spain’) was
published in Paris in 1864 and represents 25 of the
composer’s most popular songs, with words in French.
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1378. TURINA JOAQUIN: (1882-1949)
Spanish Composer. A.M.Q.S., Joaquin Turina,
one page, oblong 12mo (manuscript paper),
n.p. (Madrid?), December 1931. In dark ink
Turina has penned a four bar quotation on
two staves, which he identifies as being from
his suite op.62, ‘Radio Madrid’, also adding a
dynamic ‘Lentamente’. Together with an
A.L.S., Joaquin Turina, one page, oblong 8vo,
Madrid, 20th December 1927, to Mr.
Dandelot, in French. Turina reminds his
correspondent of the promise of a concert
including his works, and states ‘Last month of
July I had the opportunity to talk to you
regarding a concert in Paris (may be also in
Brussels) playing my works. You did ask me some
time to think about it. But as I will probably be
next week in Paris, I write to you these lines to
recall your promise...’ VG, 2.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Arthur Dandelot (1864-1943) French Musical Critic.
Founder of Bureau de Concerts Dandelot, one of the
first artist’s agents companies of this kind.
1379. RODRIGO JOAQUIN: (1901-1999)
Spanish Composer and Pianist. Creator of
Concierto de Aranjuez. Rare signed and
inscribed colour 3.5 x 6 photograph, the
image depicting Rodrigo seated in a half length
semi profile pose. Signed in bold black ink
(with an understandably spidery signature) to
the lower white border and inscribed and
dated April 1990 in the hand of his wife
Victoria Kamhi de Rodrigo (1905-1997)
Turkish Pianist. Signatures of Rodrigo are rare
as a result of his sight lost at the age of three.
EX.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1382. SIBELIUS JEAN: (1865-1957) Finnish
Composer. Bold pencil signature (‘Jean
Sibelius’) on a stiff 6 x 4 card. Accompanied by
the original envelope (stamp removed)
postmarked at Helsinki, 9th March 1955, EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1380. NAPOLEAO ARTHUR: (18431925) Portuguese Composer and Pianist.
A.M.Q.S., Arthur Napoleon, one page, oblong
folio, Warsaw, 29th April 1857. In dark
fountain pen ink, the young fourteen year old
composer, has neatly penned a detailed
pianoforte quotation of three bars on two
staves in treble and bass clefs, with dynamics
annotations alongside. Together with Pedro
De Freitas-Branco (1896-1963) Portuguese
Conductor. A.M.Q.S., Pedro de Freitas
Branco, one page, oblong 8vo, Rome, 14th
February 1943. In dark bold black ink FreitasBranco has penned a five bar quotation which
he identifies as being from Manuel de Falla’s
El Amor Brujo (1915). Both are boldly signed
and inscribed immediately beneath the
quotations. Some light age wear, about VG,
2.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1381. VILLA-LOBOS HEITOR: (18871959) Brazilian Composer. Bold ink signature
(‘H. Villa-Lobos‘) and date, Rio [de Janeiro],
26th February 1938 in his hand, on a page
removed from an autograph album. Above
his signature the composer has neatly penned
a stave with a single musical note. Some light
age toning to the edges, otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1383. HONEGGER ARTHUR: (18921955) Swiss Composer, a member of Les Six.
A.L.S., A. Honegger, one page, 8vo, n.p.,
October 1942, to an unidentified
correspondent, in French. Honegger writes a
statement concerning Carmen Forte, a
violinist and professor of music, certifying that
her situation has suffered due to ongoing
events, and remarking that there has been ‘a
very noticeable change with a very important
decrease of her teaching classes, many of the
students not being able to afford the cost of the
class, while Mrs Forte keeps on making them
work graciously’. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
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1386. GERSHWIN GEORGE: (1898-1937)
American Composer & Pianist. D.S., George
Gershwin, being a signed cheque, New York,
4th December 1929. The partially printed
cheque, completed in Gershwin’s hand, is
drawn on the National City Bank of New
York and is made payable to Warendorf for
the sum of $15. Signed by Gershwin in bold
black fountain pen ink, two bank cancellations
only very slightly affecting a couple of letters
of the signature. One small stain to the upper
right corner of the cheque, VG. £400 - 600
€520 - 780
1384. KURTAG GYORGY: (1926)
Hungarian Composer. Signed colour 4 x 6
photograph of Kurtag in a head and shoulders
pose. Signed in blue ink with his name alone
to the lower white border. Together with
Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) Hungarian-born
Austrian
Composer.
An
influential
contemporary avant-garde figure. Scarce
signed and inscribed 6 x 4 card (‘Gyorgy Ligeti’)
in bold blue ink, and dated 29th March 1995
in his hand. Also including Gottfried Michael
Koenig (1926) German-Dutch
Composer. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of
Koenig seated in a half length pose. Signed in
blue ink with his name alone to the verso. VG
to EX, 3.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1385. GORECKI HENRYK: (1933-2010)
Polish Composer. A.M.Q.S., H. M. Gorecki,
one page, oblong 8vo (manuscript paper),
Katowice, 12th August 1998. In bold black ink
the composer has penned a quotation of five
bars which he identifies as being from his
Concerto for Harpsichord and String
Orchestra op.40. Gorecki has also added and
underlined a dynamic over the first two bars
‘VIVACE (!=168) marcatissimo’. Signed,
inscribed and dated by Gorecki to the lower
half of the page. EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1387. RICHTER HANS: (1843-1916)
Austrian-Hungarian Conductor. A.L.S., Hans
Richter, one page, small 8vo, London, 1st
November 1884, to Ellen Joachim. Richter
thanks his correspondent for her invitation but
informs her that he won’t be able to accept it
as he has to go to Birmingham. With blank
integral leaf. Accompanied by the original
envelope (stamp neatly removed) addressed
in his hand. VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
A few months after the present letter was written
Richter claimed artistic responsibility for the
Birmingham Festival, giving him worldwide recognition.
1388. MUGNONE LEOPOLDO: (18581941) Italian Conductor who performed at
the premieres of Cavalleria Rusticana and
Tosca. A.M.Q.S., Leopoldo Mugnone, one
page, 8vo, Buenos Aires, 16th August 1905.
On a page removed from an autograph
album, Mugnone has neatly penned a
quotation of three bars, with words, which he
identifies as being from his ‘Vita Brettona’ (‘La
bel-la Susanna da furbati-ran-na’). VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1389. TOSCANINI ARTURO: (18671957) Italian Conductor. Bold black fountain
pen ink signature (‘Arturo Toscanini’), on an
8vo page removed from an autograph album.
Signed to the verso by Yehudi Menuhin
(1916-1999) American-born Violinist with a
good inscription in French, ‘I do not deserve
this space in this book, on the same page
Toscanini has signed, but the Maestro Ciampi
has insisted that I write here’ and dated 22nd
October 1933 in his hand. Also signed in
fountain pen ink by Marcel Ciampi (18911980) French Pianist. Some light age wear and
very minor foxing, about VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1394. CONDUCTORS: Selection of signed
postcard photographs, and slightly larger, by
various conductors comprising Karl Bohm,
John Eliot Gardiner, Rafael Kubelik, Seiji
Ozawa and Daniel Oren (signed in Hebrew,
1955). All are boldly signed to clear areas of
the images. VG to EX, 5.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1390. KEILBERTH JOSEPH: (1908-1968)
German Conductor. Vintage signed and
inscribed postcard photograph depicting
Keilberth in a pensive portrait pose.
Photograph by Fayer of Vienna. Signed in bold
blue ink to the lower white border and dated
March 1960 in his hand. EX
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1391. KARAJAN HERBERT VON: (19081989) Austrian Conductor. Vintage signed 4
x 6 postcard photograph, the dramatic image
depicting Karajan standing, in a three quarter
length pose conducting with a baton in one
hand. Signed in bold blue ink with his name
alone to a clear area of the image. Some very
light, extremely minor surface and corner
creases, about VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1392. BERNSTEIN LEONARD: (19181990) American Conductor & Composer of
West Side Story (1957). Signed and inscribed 5
x 7 photograph of Bernstein, the image
depicting the conductor in a head and
shoulders profile pose. Signed in bold black
ink to a clear area of the image. EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
8 x 10 colour photographs by various
conductors including Lorin Maazel, Zubin
Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Sascha Goetzel, Franz
Welser-Möst,
Christian
Thielemann,
Christoph von Dohnanyi, Marek Janowski etc.
images. EX, 10
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
8 x 10 photographs, and smaller (5) by
various conductors including Claudio Abbado,
Janos Ferencsik, Christoph Dohnanyi, Neville
Marriner, Richard Bonynge, Jiri Belohlavek,
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marris Jansons, etc. All are
11
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1396. SARASATE PABLO DE: (1844-1908)
Spanish Violinist. Vintage signed postcard
photograph, the image depicting Sarasate in a
head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark
fountain pen ink to the lower white border.
The image also bears the first letters of the
violinist’s signature, evidently before changing
his mind in regard to where to sign the
photograph. Some slight corner creasing and
light age wear, about VG
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1397. GRUNFELD ALFRED: (1852-1924)
Austrian Pianist and Composer, the first pianist
to make a recording. A.M.Q.S., Alfred
Grunfeld, one page, oblong 8vo, Warsaw,
25th November 1904. On a page removed
from an autograph album Grunfeld has
penned a five bar quotation on two staves in
treble and bass clefs, which he identifies as
Valsemignonne op.51. Signed and dated
immediately beneath the quotation VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1399. GABRILOWITSCH OSSIP: (18781936) Russian-born American Pianist and
Composer. A.M.Q.S., Ossip Gabrilowitsch,
oblong 8vo, n.p.[Berlin], 6th January 1903.
On a page removed from an autograph
album Gabrilowitsch has penned a four bar
quotation which he identifies as Rubinstein
concerto. Signed and inscribed in German to
Walter Rummel immediately beneath the
quotation. To the verso appears a small
A.M.Q.S by Jan Hambourg (1882-1947)
Russian Violinist. Hambourg’s quotation is also
inscribed to Rummel and dated Berlin,
January 1905. Some light age wear, otherwise
VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1398. VECSEY FRANZ VON: (1893-1935)
Hungarian Violinist and Composer. Early ink
signature (‘Franz v. Vecsey’) and inscription on
an attractive colour printed German postcard
featuring an embossed coat of arms, Berlin,
18th November 1904. Vecsey writes ‘In
remembrance on the first lesson with Uncle
Joseph. Much Loves, Franz’. Addressed in
another hand to Mrs. Joachim to the verso. A
few minor ink stains, not affecting the
signature. Autographs of Vecsey are scarce
following his early death. Together with Jan
Kubelik (1880-1940) Czech Violinist and
Composer. A.M.Q.S., Jan Kubelik, on an 8vo
page removed from an autograph album,
Paris, 27th April 1909. In bold black fountain
pen ink Kubelik has penned a musical
quotation from a work by Bach. VG, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Walter Rummel (1887-1953) German-English Pianist
and Composer. A leading interpreter of Claude
Debussy.
Ellen Margaret Joachim (Smart) (1844-1925) wife of
Henry Joachim (1824-1897).
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) Hungarian Violin
Professor, Conductor and Composer. He is the ‘Uncle
Joseph’ Vecsey refers to in the present letter.
1400. CASALS PABLO: (1876-1973)
Spanish Cellist. Signed and inscribed 4.5 x 7
photograph, a good image of Casals in a head
and shoulders pose. Photograph by Horace
Gill of Puerto Rico. Signed (‘Pau Casals‘) by
the cellist in black ink to the lower white
border and dated 1971 in his hand. The
inscription runs across a darker area of the
image. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1401. CASALS PABLO: (1876-1973)
Spanish Cellist. Signed 4.5 x 7 photograph, a
good image of Casals in a head and shoulders
pose. Photograph by Horace Gill of Puerto
Rico. Signed (‘Pau Casals‘) by the cellist in blue
ink to the lower white border and dated 1971
in his hand. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1402. CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962)
Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor. A.L.S.,
Alf Cortot, one page, slim 4to, Chicago, 14th
December 1922, to a lady, on the illustrated
printed stationery of the Auditorium Hotel, in
French. Cortot states ‘I have excellent
memories of the warm welcome that you and
Mr. Glessner gave me in Chicago, and I will be
very pleased to enjoy once more such privilege
with you’. One very small area of paper loss
to the upper right corner, VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1403. CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962) FrancoSwiss Pianist and Conductor. Vintage signed and
inscribed 3.5 x 5 photograph of Cortot in a head and
shoulders pose. Photograph by Nelly’s of Athens.
Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink at the base of the
image. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1404. BACKHAUS WILHELM: (18841969) German Pianist. Vintage signed
postcard photograph, the image depicting a
young Backhaus in a head and shoulders
pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink at
the base of the image. Dated Albert Hall, 5th
October 1911 in an unidentified hand to the
verso. Together with Alexander Brailowsky
(1896-1976) Ukranian-French Pianist.
A.M.Q.S., A. Brailowsky, on an 8vo page
removed from an autograph album, Rio de
Janeiro, May 1950. Brailowsky has penned a
six bar quotation which he identifies as being
from Tchaikowsky’s Concerto op 23. Some
light staining to the edges, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1406. OISTRAKH DAVID: (1908-1974)
Russian Violinist. A pre-eminent violinist of the
20th century who was the dedicatee of
several violin works of Shostakovich and
Katchaturian & OISTRAKH IGOR (1931- )
Ukranian Violinist, son of David Oistrakh.
Signed 5.5 x 3.5 photograph, the image
depicting father and son seated, in a half length
pose. Individually signed in black ink to light
areas of the image. EX.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1405. ELMAN MISCHA: (1891-1967)
Russian Violinist. Vintage signed postcard
photograph, the early image depicting the
young Elman standing in a full length pose
playing his violin. Signed in black fountain pen
ink to a clear area of the image and dated
London, 5th August 1907 in his hand. A
couple of extremely minor, small corner
creases, VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1407. RICHTER SVIATOSLAV: (19151997) Russian Pianist. Bold blue ink signature
(‘Sviatoslav Richter’) on a page removed from
an autograph album. Alongside his signature
Richter has penned a stave with a large treble
clef and six dieses in his hand. An attractive
example. VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1408. RICHTER SVIATOSLAV: (19151997) Russian Pianist. Signed 4 x 6
photograph, the image depicting Richter in a
semi-profile head and shoulders pose. Signed
in blue ink, with his name alone to a clear area
at the base of the image. Also signed and
inscribed to the verso and dated 25th April
1963 in his hand. Together with a signed
colour 5 x 6 photograph of Richter in a head
and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink
with his name alone to the verso. VG to EX,
2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1409. MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916-1999)
American-born British Violinist & MENUHIN
YALTAH (1921-2001) American-born British
Pianist and sister of Yehudi Menuhin. Signed 4
x 6 photograph, the image depicting both
artists performing. Signed by both and
inscribed by Yehudi Menuhin in bold black ink
to the lower white border and dated 1966 in
his hand, also signed by Yaltah Menuhin to a
clear area of the image. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1410. GULDA FRIEDRICH: (1930-2000)
Austrian Pianist. A.M.Q.S., Friedrich Gulda,
one page, slim 4to (manuscript paper), n.p.,
1962. Gulda has penned a quotation of four
bars from an unidentified work. With blank
integral leaf. Together with Wilhelm
Backhaus (1884-1969) German Pianist. Bold
blue ink signature and inscription (in Spanish)
on a page removed from an autograph
album, dated 1st October 1947 in his hand.
VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1411. VIOLINISTS: Jan Kubelik (18801940) Czech Violinist and Composer.
A.M.Q.S., Jan Kubelik, on an oblong 12mo
card, n.p., 1st April 1928. In bold dark
fountain pen ink Kubelik has penned a three
bar quotation from an unidentified work.
Together with Zino Francescatti (19051991) French Violinist. Vintage signed and
inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the image
depicting Francescatti standing in a three
quarter length pose playing his violin. Signed in
fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of
the image and dated New York, March 1947
in his hand. Inscribed to Alfred Pochon (18781959) Swiss Violinist and Composer, Also
including Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999)
American-born Violinist. Signed and inscribed
7 x 5 photograph the image depicting
Menuhin in a profile head and shoulders pose
playing his violin. Signed in bold black ink to
the lower white border, and dated 1978 in
his hand. Some light staining and surface
creasing to the photographs, G to about VG,
3.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly larger
(1) by various instrumentalists, mainly violinists
and pianists, including Maurizio Pollini, Nigel
Kennedy, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Nelson Freire,
Alexandre Tharaud, Josef Bulva, Jorg Demus,
Leif Ove Andsnes, Leonidas Kavakos, Arabella
Steinbacher, Leila Josefowicz, Viviane Hagner,
etc. VG to EX, 20
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1412. PIANISTS: Alexander Brailowski
(1896-1976) Ukranian-French Pianist. A
printed small 8vo programme for a concert
by the Music Society, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 9th
November 1938, boldly signed by Brailowski
to the inside; Wilhelm Backhaus (18841969) German Pianist. Blue ink signature and
date, 1962, in his hand on a page removed
from an autograph album; Krystian
Zimerman (1956- ) Polish Pianist. Signed
colour 7 x 5 photograph of Zimerman playing
the piano; Claudio Arrau (1903-1991)
Chilean Pianist. Blue ink signature and date,
10th March 1932, in his hand on a page
removed from an autograph album. G to
generally VG, 4.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
signed 8 x 10s and vintage postcard
photographs (4), by various conductors and
composers including Karl Bohm, Giuseppe
Sinopoli, Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, Janos
Ferencsik, Edo De Waart, Alberto Erede,
Alain Altinoglu etc. All are signed to clear areas
of the images. EX, 10.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1414. CLASSICAL MUSIC: Berthold Tours (1838-1897) Dutch-born English Violinist &
Composer. Brief A.L.S., B Tours, one page, 8vo, Hammersmith, 4th April 1883, to Mr. Wische.
Tours states ‘I hope the enclosed lines (no longer present) are somewhere near the sort of thing you
wish me to say’. With blank integral leaf. Very slightly irregularly torn to the upper edge, not affecting
the text or signature; Donald Tovey (1875-1940) British Musicologist. A.L.S., Donald Francis Tovey,
two pages, 8vo, Leicester Square, n.d., to Mrs. Joachim, on the printed stationery of the Oxford
and Cambridge Musical Club. Tovey states that he has been travelling, and politely declines an
invitation from his correspondent, further writing ‘I hope you have had a very delightful time in Paris
& that the great well beloved was very bright & well’. Very slightly irregularly torn to the left edge with
loss of the final letter of Tovey’s signature. Together with a small selection of signed pieces and
album pages etc., by various other classical musicians and composers including Henry J. Wood,
Malcolm Sargent, John Barbirolli, Marie Hall, Fanny Davies, Humphrey Searle (A.M.Q.S.) etc. Some
multiple signed. G to about VG, 10
£60 - 100
€100 - 130
348
signed 5 x 7 photographs and slightly smaller,
by various conductors and instrumentalists
(4), including Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Riccardo
Muti, Semyon Bychkov, John Williams,
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yuri Ahronovitch,
Charles Mackerras, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Julia
Fischer, Ron Goodwin, Aldo Ceccato, James
Galway, etc. All are boldly signed to clear
VG, 17
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
‘they wanted to make me repeat the aria
but I didn’t want….
I had to repeat it despite my bad stage
partner’
1417. RUBINI GIOVANNI: (1795-1854)
Italian Tenor. The major exponent of the bel
canto era of Bellini and Donizetti. Favourite
tenor of Bellini, he was the creator of Arturo
in Bellini’s opera I Puritani in 1835. A.L.S., Gio.
Batti Rubini, one page, 4to, Milan, 3rd July
1852, to Sr. Torri, in Italian. Rubini announces
to his correspondent the arrival of ‘my very
good and old friend the famous Maestro and
Music composer Capecelatro, who will wish that
you, as a wise and full of knowledge man, advise
him on everything that he will explain to you in
person.’, further saying ‘I expect from you your
best advices as the gallant man you are’. Rubini
also reports of his immediate future plans,
having to leave Milan tomorrow, regretting
not having the chance to meet him before,
but promising that he will return before the
end of the month and that the first thing he
will do is visit him. Overall creasing and two
small foxing stains. Bottom corner paper loss,
neatly trimmed, not affecting the text or
signature. G
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Vincenzo Capecelatro (1815-1874) Italian Composer.
Adelaide Comelli-Rubini (1796-1874) Italian Mezzo
Soprano, wife of Giovanni Rubini.
1418. GAYARRE JULIAN: (1844-1890)
Spanish Tenor, created the roles of Marcello in
Donizetti’s opera Il Duca d’Alba and Enzo in
Ponchielli’s opera La Gioconda. Rare A.L.S.,
Julian Gayarre, two pages, 8vo, Palermo, 7th
August 1875, to Camero, in Spanish. Gayarre
states ‘On the 2nd of the present month we
have performed the Africana which only got a
medium success, in part because it was badly
performed with a very bad orchestra and worse
choirs.... And the Tabachi and Falloni? you know
them because of their necklaces... I have been
very welcomed, as much as any could wish, they
wanted to make me repeat the aria but I didn’t
want, but the largo from the duo I had to repeat
it despite my bad stage partner.... The theatre
is uncovered, with strong wind; hope God will
protect us from catching pneumonia! Don’t ever
accept open theatres because it is pernicious
for the voice and health.’ Further adding
‘Yesterday we started with the rehearsals of the
fucked Dolores, a first level mess as I expected’.
A letter of good content from an important
stage in Gayarre’s career, just a few months
before the premiere of La Gioconda in Milan.
With blank integral leaf. Some light uniform
age toning, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1419. MAUREL VICTOR: (1848-1923)
French Baritone. Rare A.L.S., Vor Maurel,
three pages, 8vo, [London], 11th March
1907, to Mr. Pavone, in French. On his
printed stationery, Maurel tells his
correspondent that he has not forgotten to
send him tickets for the concert, stating ‘The
concert has been postponed to the 9th of April.
I wasn’t fully recovered from a bad cold I got last
week during an orchestra rehearsal in a
ridiculously overheated concert hall. It is
unfortunate because the overall performance of
Othello, the pieces I mean, pledged to be
among the best.’ Extremely minor tear to the
folding edge. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
349
‘….tonight I will tackle Lohengrin….’
1420. DE RESZKE JEAN: (1850-1925)
Polish Tenor. Vintage signed postcard
photograph of the singer standing in a formal
three quarter length pose. Neatly signed in
dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to
a clear area at the head of the image. About
EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1421. DE RESZKE JEAN: (1850-1925)
Polish Tenor. A.L.S., Jean de Reszke, four
pages, 8vo, London, 16th June 1888, to a
friend, in French. In a lengthy and interesting
letter and on the printed stationery of the
Continental Hotel in London, De Reszke
responds to his correspondent’s letter stating
‘Your letter increases my regrets at having to tell
you that Harris insists more than ever, and I
strongly doubt that he will let us stay in Paris for
the Exposition, because earning a lot since we
arrived, he is making gigantic projects for the
next season’. The tenor mentions their
contract and expresses how hard up they feel
and regrets having signed it. Further referring
to the performances ‘I sing four times a week,
we have performed twice L’Africaine, twice
Faust (Lassalle is a splendid Valentin), once The
Huguenots and tonight I will tackle Lohengrin. I
am going to sing shortly Un Ballo and Romeo for
the end of season.’. Later complaining ‘Women
as always insufficient - even Nordica disappears
in this big theater, her voice is not well, I do not
recommend her anymore.’ De Reszke refers
to many other female singers such as Melba,
mentioning their poor performances,
including comments for two impresarios,
stating ‘..they have acted like pigs, after having
all agreed with me and having given their word,
they waited till I left to immediately after offering
new conditions to these women who lost their
heads...’. And ends with a postscript related
to his explanations ‘Who will be Juliette?’. A
letter of good association and excellent
content. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Jean Lasalle (1847-1909) French Baritone.
Lillian Nordica (1857-1914) American Soprano.
Nellie Melba (1861-1931) Australian Soprano.
350
1422. BATTISTINI MATTIA: (1856-1928)
Italian Baritone. A.N.S., Battistini, to the verso
of a postcard photograph of the singer, n.p.,
3rd January 1922, in Italian. The singer sends
a cordial note to his correspondent, stating
that he is flattered to be remembered and
sending his best regards. The image depicts
Battistini seated in a three quarter length pose.
Photograph by Traut of Munich. About EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1423. BATTISTINI MATTIA: (1856-1928)
Italian Baritone. Vintage signed and inscribed
sepia 7.5 x 11 photograph of Battistini
standing in a full length pose in costume.
Photograph by Rembrandt of Warsaw. Signed
in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area
at the head of the image and dated Florence,
1910, in his hand. Some light age wear, minor
creasing and a few small tears to the
Photographer’s mount, G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1424. CARUSO ENRICO: (1873-1921)
Italian Tenor. Two telegrams (received copies)
sent by Caruso to Leopoldo Mugnone. The
first being a Western Union Telegram sent to
Mugnone, Hotel Langwell, New York, 2nd
April 1921, in Italian. Caruso, just four months
before his death, sends his sincere
congratulations to his correspondent, having
learned with immense pleasure about his
great success which he enjoys as his own one,
and asks him to visit him as soon he finds time.
Accompanied by the original Western Union
envelope. The second being a telegram sent
by Caruso from New York, [1916?] to
Leopoldo Mugnone, Florence. The Tenor
sends his regards with affection. G, 2
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Leopoldo Mugnone: (1858-1941) Italian Conductor,
he performed the premiere of Cavalleria Rusticana
and Tosca.
1425. CARUSO ENRICO: (1873-1921)
Italian Tenor. Vintage signed postcard
photograph by Caruso, the image depicting
the tenor seated in a three quarter length
pose. Signed (‘Enrico Caruso’) in bold pencil
with his name alone to the image, largely
across a darker area although reasonably
legible. A couple of slight corner creases,
about VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1426. CARUSO ENRICO: (1873-1921)
Italian Tenor. A.L.S., Enrico Caruso, two pages,
8vo, New York, 1st December 1903, to a
gentleman, on the printed stationery of the
Majestic Hotel in New York, in Italian. Caruso
explains to his correspondent the reason for
a misunderstanding, reporting ‘..when I did
collect the envelope it was written on it the
number 500, which was my room number. You
wanted to know if a penalty note was there for
you, but they would have always answered you
no, being right, because the notice was in my
letter-box.’ With a small tear to the fold edge,
otherwise VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
351
1428. FLETA MIGUEL: (1897-1938)
Spanish Tenor, created the role of Calaf in
Giacomo Puccini’s posthumously-premiered
final opera Turandot. Bold, dark fountain pen
ink signature (‘M Fleta‘) on a page removed
from an autograph album, dated 1928 in his
hand. Autographs of Fleta are rare as a result
of his untimely death at the age of 40. VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1427. MCCORMACK JOHN: (1884-1945)
Irish Tenor. Appointed Papal Count by Pope
Pius XI. Signed piece (‘John McCormack’) on a
page removed from an autograph album.
Dated 14th April 1912 in his hand. The sheet
of paper bearing other autographs
underneath and to the verso. Together with
signed piece (‘Yours sincerely John
McCormack’) on an oblong 8vo page
removed from an autograph album. Dated
Natoma, 3rd March 1911 in his hand. Also
including Ben Davies (1858-1943) Welsh
Tenor. Creator of the role of Ivanhoe in the
Arthur Sullivan’s opera of the same name at
the opening of the Royal English Opera
House in 1891. Signed postcard photograph
of Davies, the image depicting the tenor in a
half length pose. Signed (‘Yours sincerely, Ben
Davies’) in bold dark ink to the lower white
border. Also including Clara Davies Novello
(1861-1943) Welsh Singer and Conductor.
Signed postcard photograph of Davies, the
image depicting the singer outdoors, standing
in a full length pose. Signed in bold blue ink to
a partially clear area of the image. VG, 4.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1429. FLETA MIGUEL: (1897-1938)
Spanish Tenor, created the role of Calaf in
Giacomo Puccini’s posthumously-premiered
final opera Turandot. A good, vintage signed
sepia postcard photograph of Fleta seated in a
half length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain
pen ink to a light area at the base of the image
and dated 1928 in his hand. Autographs of
Fleta are rare as a result of his untimely death
at the age of 40. About EX.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1430. SCHIPA TITO: (1888-1965) Italian
Tenor. Signed and inscribed 4.5 x 7
photograph, the image depicting the tenor in
a profile half length pose. Photograph by
Santacroce of Milan. Signed in pencil to the
lower white border, and dated 1955 in his
hand. The inscription is largely across a darker
area of the image. G
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Tenor. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5
photograph by Schipa, the image depicting
the tenor in a half length pose in costume as
Werther. Photograph by De Bellis of New
York. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to the
white lower border, further adding the name
of Jules Massenet’s opera in his hand to the
image. Together with Mario del Monaco
(1915-1982) Italian Tenor. Signed and
inscribed 5 x 7 photograph, the image
depicting Del Monaco in a head and
shoulders pose, in costume as Othello.
Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area
of the image, and dated 1954 in his hand. VG,
2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Tenor. Bold blue fountain pen ink signature
(‘Tito Schipa’) and inscription to the verso of a
postcard, featuring a small illustration of the
Rathaus at Berneck, dated Zurich, 28th
November 1951 in his hand. With a
postmark and typed address to the verso.
Together with Alessandro Bonci (18701940) Italian Tenor. Dark fountain pen ink
signature (‘Alessandro Bonci’) on an 8vo page
13th February 1913 in his hand. Also
including Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938)
Russian Bass. Bold black fountain pen ink
signature ‘Souvenir of F. Chaliapin’ and date,
1927, in his hand on an 8vo page removed
from an autograph album, also including Jean
De Reszke (1850-1925) Polish Tenor. Dark
fountain pen ink signature (‘Jean de Reszke’)
on an oblong 12mo card, with the additional
words ‘Salut de Pologne’ and date, Skrzydlow,
5th November 1913 in his hand. Some very
minor age wear. VG, 4.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1433. BERGONZI CARLO: (1924-2014) Italian Tenor. Two vintage signed 4 x 6 and 5 x 7
photographs by the singer, the images depicting Bergonzi standing in full and three quarter length
poses, in costume as Turiddu from Cavalleria Rusticana and as Manrico from Il Trovatore. Signed in
blue and green inks with his name alone to the images, Together with Set Svanholm (1904-1964)
Swedish Tenor, a leading Wagnerian Singer. Vintage signed sepia 3.5 x 5 postcard photograph, the
image depicting Svanholm in a profile head and shoulders pose, in costume as Lohengrin from
Wagner’s opera of the same name. Boldly signed in dark fountain pen ink to the image. Dated
Vienna, 25th May 1945 in his hand. Some light scuffing to the image and minor corner creasing.
Also including Nicolai Gedda (1925- ) Swedish Tenor. Signed postcard photograph of Gedda in
a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to the lower white border and dated 25th
August 1979 in his hand. G to VG, 4.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1434. FISCHER-DIESKAU DIETRICH: (1925-2012) German Baritone, one of the most
influential singers of the 20th century. Signed 4 x 6 photograph of Fischer-Dieskau, the image
depicting the baritone standing in a three quarter length pose in costume as Macbeth in Verdi’s
opera of the same name. Photograph by Ilse Buhs of Berlin and bearing her credit stamp to the
verso. Signed in bold black ink to the lower white border of the image, adding the opera title
Macbeth in his hand. Together with Boris Christoff (1914-1993) Bulgarian Bass. Signed 7 x 8
photograph by Christoff, the image depicting the singer on stage in costume as Tsar Boris, his most
famous role from Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godounov. Signed with his name alone in bold purple
ink to a clear area of the image. VG to EX, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1435. UNGHER CAROLINE: (1803-1877)
Austro-Hungarian Contralto. A.L.S, C.
Sabatier, three pages, 8vo, Pisa, 15th March
1856, to Giunio Carbone, in Italian. Ungher
refers to an original painting that she has been
unsuccessfully trying to sell, a ‘work of art’ by
painter Renna, a pupil of Velazquez. She
reports having tried in England and Vienna,
and states ‘I will try to get the information and
will find the way to expose it in Paris or in Vienna
through one of the most important art dealers’.
With holograph address and several
postmarks to the final page. Some light overall
browning and a few very small tears to the
edges. G.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
On the 7th May 1824 Caroline Ungher was the
contralto soloist at the premiere of Beethoven’s Ninth
and last Symphony in Vienna. It has been widely
reported that she was the one who, at the end of the
performance, approached the completely deaf
Beethoven, who was still conducting, held his arm and
turned him around to receive his audience’s
thunderous applause and all kinds of gestures of
ovation which he could see.
Giunio Carbone (1805-1881) Italian Man of Letters
and Palaeographer.
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1437. ARTOT DESIREE: (1835-1907)
Belgian Soprano who was briefly engaged to
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1868, the
composer claiming that Artot was the only
woman he ever loved. A.L.S., D. Artôt de
Padilla, four pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to an
unknown singer, on attractive printed
stationery featuring a small colour image of a
bird, in French. Artôt refers to a singer who
stayed at her home and states to her
correspondent ‘She tells me that she sang the
“Faust” with great success? Is it true? I don’t
think that her voice will resist to the theatre
fatigue - when she visited me her voice was
completely broken, but when I refused her, her
despair was such that I had pity and agreed
helping her working with her, although in my
opinion a broken voice never fully recovers’.
Further stating ‘It is a little opera for 4 persons,
like the “Don Pasquale” and without choirs,
therefore easy to stage...’. Some neat,
although extensive splitting to the central
folds, G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1436. LIND JENNY: (1820-1887) Swedish
Opera Singer, known as the Swedish
Nightingale. A.L.S., Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt,
three pages, small 8vo, n.p., Wednesday
19th, n.y., to Mr. Holland. Lind accepts her
correspondent’s invitation and states ‘Thank
you for letting the dear children come here, it is
so homely to see their faces that their absence
will be greatly felt by’. Small light overall
creasing. G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1438. PATTI ADELINA: (1843-1919) Italian
Opera Soprano. Signed 7.5 x 12.5
photograph, the image depicting Patti
standing, in a full length pose, wearing a
beautiful dress with embroidery, pearls and
camellias, most probably in her role as
Violetta in Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Signed
immediately beneath the image (‘Adelina Patti,
Baronne Cederström’), dated 1905 in her
hand. With two very small pin holes to the
lower photographer’s mount and with one
corner crease. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Adelina Patti signs as Baronne Cederström after her
third and last marriage in 1899. She married Baron
Rolf Cederström (1870-1947), a Swedish aristocrat
many years her junior.
1439. NILSSON CHRISTINE: (1843-1921)
Countess de Casa Miranda, Swedish
Soprano. A.L.S., Christine Nilsson - Rouzaud,
one page, 8vo, London, 23rd September
1874, to Mr. Scott, in French. Nilsson thanks
her correspondent for the charming drawing
she has safely received, and states ‘I will keep
it as a souvenir from Brighton where, thanks to
you, thanks to the public, I have found such a
warm and friendly welcome’. The letter has
been laid down to a slightly larger card.
Together with an envelope, hand addressed
by Nilsson who signs to the verso (‘Christine’)
underneath
an
embossed
golden
monogramme dragon heading. The envelope
has been laid down to a slightly larger card.
Also including a signed irregularly trimmed
piece (‘Christine Nilsson, please send 6 seats’)
over a written cropped letter. G, 3.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1440. CALVE EMMA: (1858-1942) French
Soprano. A.L.S., Emma Calve, four pages,
8vo, Rue Dumont D’Atrille, n.d., to a
gentleman, in French. Calve writes about her
busy schedule of rehearsals and concerts as
well as her attachment to her homeland.
Together with further A.Ls.S. by Marie Delna
(one referring to her singing schedule and the
other requesting seats for Cousin et Cousine,
and also including a printed telegram to Delna
asking her to sing La Marseillaise at the
Pantheon in Paris on the occasion of the
transfer of the remains of Rouget de Lisle), an
A.L.S. by Katharina Klafsky, three pages, 8vo,
27th March 1894, in German, concerning a
two week engagement in Riga, and a vintage
signed 4.5 x 7 photograph by both Marie
Brema and her daughter Tita Brand. G to
generally VG, 6.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1441. CALVE EMMA: (1858-1942) French
Soprano. A.L.S., E. Calvé, three pages, 8vo,
n.p [Pau], n.d., to a lady, on the illustrated
printed stationery of the Grand Hotel
d’Angleterre, in French. Calvé states “Dear
Madame, would you like that we make
tomorrow the Gavarnie tour? If so, we would
have lunch on the way at St Sauveur… I am in
bed today and suffering and cannot see you,
excuse me. A Yes - A No to the letter bearer.”
VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1442. MELBA NELLIE: (1861-1931)
Australian Soprano. A good vintage signed
postcard photograph depicting the singer
kneeling in a full length pose at a small table.
Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with her
name alone to a clear area at the base of the
image. Some extremely minor, light silvering
to the image, VG.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1443. TETRAZZINI LUISA: (1871-1940)
Italian Soprano. Signed sepia postcard
photograph, the unusual image showing a
huge crowd at the open air Christmas Eve
concert in San Francisco in 1910. Signed by
Tetrazzini in fountain pen ink with her name
alone to the image, also marking her image
on the central stage. With an A.L., unsigned,
to the verso, in Italian, making reference to
the large crowd listening to her and explaining
how close she feels to the people of San
Francisco. Addressed in her hand to Cavalieri
Mattei in Italy and postmarked 28th January
1911. About VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1444. TETRAZZINI LUISA: (1871-1940)
Italian Soprano. An excellent vintage signed
and inscribed sepia 7.5 x 10 photograph of
the singer, standing in costume in a full length
pose, playing a drum. Photograph by E. F.
Foley of New York. Signed in bold, dark
fountain pen ink across a light area of the
image, and dated Parma, 17th September
1910 in her hand. Very slightly neatly trimmed
to the edges and with one small pinhole to
one border, otherwise VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1445. CAVALIERI LINA: (1874-1944)
Italian Soprano. A.L.S, Lina Cavalieri, two
pages, 8vo, folded, Milan, 10th December
1902, to her Italian impresario, in Italian.
Cavalieri informs her correspondent that she
has returned to town and expects to meet
him in the afternoon. Some light foxing to the
first page, only very slightly affecting the text,
otherwise about VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1446. STORCHIO ROSINA: (1874-1945)
Italian Soprano who starred in the world
premiere of Madama Butterfly at La Scala in
1904. Bold black fountain pen ink signature
(‘Rosina Storchio’), on an oblong 8vo page
Buenos Aires 1905 in her hand. To the verso
a signed autograph statement by Ermete
Zacconi (1857-1948) Italian Stage and Film
Actor, stating in Italian ‘The Art perfection is like
happiness in life; a chimera! Together with
Amalie Materna (1844-1918) Austrian
Soprano. Bold black ink signature (‘Amalia
Friedrich Materna’) on an oblong 8vo page
removed from an autograph album and dated
16th February 1895 in her hand. Also
including Emma Albani (1847-1930)
Canadian Soprano. Signed piece (‘Emma
Albani 1913’) carefully affixed to a larger card
underneath an unsigned 4 x 6 photograph of
Albani seated in a half length pose. VG, 3
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1447. GAUTHIER EVA: (1885-1958)
Canadian-American Mezzo-Soprano. Vintage
signed 7 x 9 photograph, the image being a
reproduction of artist John Singer Sargent’s
profile portrait of Gauthier. Signed in bold
green fountain pen ink to a light area at the
base of the image. About EX.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1449. CALLAS MARIA: (1923-1977)
American-born Greek Soprano. Vintage
signed and inscribed 4 x 6 photograph,
depicting Callas standing in a full length pose,
in costume as Eugenia from Donizetti’s opera
Poliuto, at Teatro Alla Scala, Milan. Photograph
by Piccagliani. Signed (‘Maria Callas’) in blue
fountain pen ink, largely to a clear area of the
image, and dated 1961 in her hand. VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1448. FARRAR GERALDINE: (1882-1967)
American Soprano. Vintage signed postcard
photograph of Farrar, the image depicting the
soprano standing in a full length pose in
costume as Manon. Signed in bold black
fountain pen ink with her name alone to the
image. Neatly clipped to the upper left corner.
Together with Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976)
German Soprano. Vintage signed postcard
photograph of the singer, standing in a three
quarter length pose, in costume as Leonore
from Fidelio. Signed in bold purple ink at the
base of the image, partially across a darker
area although legible. VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1450. CALLAS MARIA: (1923-1977)
American-born Greek Soprano. Signed 5 x 7
photograph of Callas, the image depicting the
soprano in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
(‘Maria Callas‘) in bold black ink to a clear area
of the image, and dated 1971 in her hand. EX
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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1451. SOPRANOS: Selection of signed 8 x
10 photographs and slightly smaller, by various
sopranos including Regine Crespin,
Magdalena Kozena, Eva Marton, Isabel
Bayrakdarian, Victoria Loukianetz, Alexia
Voulgaridou, Maria Luigia Borsi, Amarilli
Nizza, Colleen Daly, Simona HoudaSaturova, Nicolle Foland, Brenda Harris,
Nana Miriani Kavtarashvili, etc. All are boldly
are inscribed VG, 21.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1453. OPERA: Selection of vintage signed 4
x 6 postcard photographs and slightly larger
by various opera singers including Dietrich
Fischer Dieskau, Theo Adam, Luciano
Pavarotti & Helen Donath, Hans Sachs, Hans
Beirer, Gerd Feldhoff, Hermin Esser, Aldo
Protti, Jean Cox, Leonie Rysanek, Helga
Dernesch etc. Most of the images depicting
the singers in costume poses from various
Bayreuth Festivals of the 1960s. VG, 12.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1455. OPERA: Selection of signed 8 x 10
photographs by various male opera singers
including Placido Domingo, Massimo
Giordano, Jonas Kaufmann, Jose Cura, Peter
Seiffert, Charles Castronovo, Bryn Terfel,
Ferruccio Furlanetto, Jaime Aragall, Carlos
Alvarez, etc. Most of the images are colour
and depict the singers in costume poses. EX,
12
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1456. OPERA: Selection of signed postcard
photographs and 5 x 7s (4) by various opera
singers comprising Franco Corelli, Luciano
Pavarotti, Mirella Freni (in costume as Manon),
Jose Carreras, Renato Bruson, Edda Moser,
Sherrill Milnes, Gianni Raimondi, etc.. All
photographs depicting the singers in costume
poses. VG to EX, 10.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1452. OPERA: Selection of vintage signed
postcard photographs by various male opera
singers including Eberhard Waechter, Hans
Hotter, Waldemar Kmentt, Nicola Zaccaria,
Herbert Alsen, Alfred Poell, Giuseppe
Zampieri, Svet Svanholm, Dimiter Usunov,
etc. All are boldly signed to clear areas of the
images. VG, 12
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1454. OPERA: Selection of signed colour 8 x
10 photographs and slightly smaller (4) by
various male opera singers comprising Gerald
Finley, Ambrogio Maestri, Leo Nucci, Jose
Cura (2), Benjamin Bruns, James King,
Ferruccio Furlanetto, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo,
Bryn Terfel, Michele Pertusi, Ben Heppner
and Eric Halfvarson. Most of the images depict
the singers in costume poses. EX, 13
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1457. OPERA: Selection of vintage signed
postcard photographs by various female
opera singers including Leontyne Price,
Renata Tebaldi, Elisabeth Hongen, Gundula
Janowitz, Mimi Coertse, Gertrude Jahn, Sena
Jurinak, Rosalind Elias, Astrid Varnay, Leonie
Rysanek, etc. All are boldly signed to clear
areas of the images. VG, 14.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
photographs, by various female opera singers
comprising Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Frederica
von Stade, Felicity Palmer, Renee Fleming, Kiri
te Kanawa, Marlis Petersen, Maria Guleghina,
Violeta Urmana, Marina Poplavskaya, Albina
Shagimuratova and Petra Maria Schnitzer.
Most of the images are colour. EX, 11.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
photographs and 8 x 10s (4) by various female
opera singers including Waltraud Meier &
Gösta Windbergh, Natalie Dessay, Frederica
von Stade, Irene Theorin, Alexandrina
Pendatchanska, Brigitte Fassbaender, Vesselina
Kasarova, Michele Crider, Annette Dasch, etc.
All are signed to clear areas of the images. VG,
11
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
opera singers including, John Tomlinson,
Donnie Ray Albert, Francisco Araiza, Nana
Miriani Kavtarashvili, Richard Van Allan,
Stefano Palatchi, Valentina Valente, LuizOttavio Faria, Fabio Armiliato, Mauro
Augustini, Nicolas Christou, Diana Damrau,
etc. All are boldly signed to clear areas of the
images, and some are inscribed. VG, 16.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
opera singers including Kiri Te Kanawa,
Adrianne Pieczonka, Hasmik Papian, Sondra
Radvanovsky, Joyce Didonato, Michele
Crider, Gerda Findeisen, Lise Lindstrom,
Victoria Livengood, Ewa Podles, Eva Marton,
Lucia Aliberti, Cristina Gallardo-Dômas, Ildar
Abdrazakov, Ben Heppner, etc. All are boldly
are inscribed. VG, 21.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1462. ANTONIO : (1921-1996) Spanish
Flamenco Dancer. A printed small 4to
programme for a performance by Antonio
and the Madrid Ballet at Teatro Alla Scala,
Milan, September 1967. Signed by Antonio
to an inside page alongside his image. The
programme is also signed by over twenty
members of his dance company individually,
including Luisa Aranda, Pepe Soler, Flora
Navarrete, Clara Alcala, Carmen Roche,
Benito Lauret, etc. Some have signed
alongside their images. Some light overall age
wear and a number of the inside pages slightly
irregularly trimmed to the base, about G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1464. FONTEYN MARGOT: (1919-1991) English Ballet Dancer. A
good vintage signed 6 x 8 photograph by Fonteyn, the image depicting
the dancer in a full length costume pose en pointe. Photograph by
Maurice Seymour of Chicago. Signed (‘Margot Fonteyn’) in fountain pen
ink with her name alone to the lower white border. VG. £80 - 100
€100 - 130
1463. NUREYEV RUDOLF: (1938-1993) Russian Ballet Dancer.
Signed 7 x 8.5 photograph of Nureyev, the image depicting the dancer
in a close up semi profile portrait. Signed (‘R Nureyev‘) in bold black ink
with his name alone to a dark part of the image. Together with Signed
8 x 8 photo page removed from a programme, the image depicting
Nureyev in a full length pose dancing with Margot Fonteyn. Signed (‘R
Nureyev’) in bold black ink with his name alone to the image. Also
including a slim 8vo printed programme for a performance by Nureyev,
Fonteyn and the Royal Ballet at the International Festival of Santander,
2nd, 3rd & 4th August 1968, signed (‘R Nureyev‘) by Nureyev in bold
black ink to a clear area of the front cover. Further including a printed
slim 8vo programme for a performance by Nureyev, Fonteyn and the
Royal Ballet at the International Festival of Santander, 2nd, 3rd & 4th
August 1968, signed (‘R Nureyev’) by Nureyev in bold black ink to a
clear area of the front cover and also signed by the ballerina Lucette
Aldous with her name alone in blue fountain pen ink, also to a clear area
of the front cover. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1465. NUREYEV RUDOLF: (1938-1993) Russian Ballet Dancer.
Signed 7 x 9.5 photograph, the image depicting Nureyev seated in a
three quarter length pose. Boldly signed (‘Rudolf Nureyev’) in red ink
with his name alone to a clear area of the image. EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1466. BALLET: Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) Russian Ballet Dancer.
Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph, the artistic image
depicting the dancer in a bare chested half length pose. Photograph by
Cecil Beaton. Signed, in Cyrillic, and inscribed in English, in black ink to
a clear area of the image; Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) English Ballet
Dancer. Signed 6 x 8 photograph of Fonteyn standing in half length pose.
Signed (‘Margot Fonteyn de Arias’) in black ink with her name alone to a
clear area of the image. VG to EX, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1467. BALLET: Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) Russian Ballet Dancer.
Vintage signed and inscribed 9.5 x 7 photograph, the artistic image
depicting Nureyev in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Cecil
Beaton. Signed in Cyrillic, and inscribed in English, in black ink to a largely
clear area of the image; Margot Fonteyn: (1919-1991) English Ballet
Dancer. Vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph of Fonteyn standing in a full
length ballet pose in costume. Photograph by Houston Rogers of
London. Signed (‘Margot Fonteyn de Arias’) in black ink with her name
alone to the image, partially across a darker area, VG to EX, 2.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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AVIATION
1468. FONCK RENE: (1894- 1953) French Aviator, the top Allied Fighter Ace of World War I.
Rare vintage signed sepia 7 x 9.5 magazine photograph of Fonck standing in a three quarter length
pose wearing his uniform and medals. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image
with his name alone. Neatly affixed to a lager folio card and with an attractive typed caption and
design to the upper border. Signed images of Fonck of this size are rare and desirable. VG.
£500 - 600
€650 - 780
1470. AVIATION: A printed 8vo souvenir
programme for Championnat de Cocktails des
Artistes de Paris, at Luna Park, 21st June 1929,
the French text relating a Cocktail
Championship and featuring a list of
participants, prizes, voting slip, invitation card
etc., signed to the printed cover by three
French aviators individually, comprising Jean
Assollant (1905-1942) French Pioneer
Aviator, famous for his 1929 flight in the
L‘Oiseau Canari, representing the first French
crossing of the North Atlantic; Rene Lefebvre
(1903-1972) French Pioneer Aviator, a pilot
on the L‘Oiseau Canari; and Armand Lotti
(1897-1993) French Pioneer Aviator, radio
operator on the L‘Oiseau Canari. All have
signed in pencil with their names alone, largely
to clear areas. Annotated in ink in another
hand to the right margin. The programme has
been attractively bound in green half morocco
and marbled boards with a gilt stamped title to
the spine. About VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
L‘Oiseau Canari (the Canary Bird) made the first
French non-stop crossing of the North Atlantic in the
west - east direction, America to Spain, in June 1929.
Its three man crew comprised Assollant, Lefebvre and
Lotti.
1469. VÉDRINES JULES: (1881-1919) French Pioneer Aviator, the first to fly at more than 100
mph. Rare vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, showing a Vedrines monoplane in
flight and with a small inset head and shoulders portrait of the pilot, issued on the occasion of the
Aviation Week in Marseille, October 1911. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area of
the image and dated 18th October 1911 in his hand. Autographs of Vedrines are rare in any form
as a result of his early death at the age of 37 following a crash landing. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1471. BALBO ITALO: (1896-1940) Italian
Marshal of the Air Force and heir apparent to
Benito Mussolini. A.L.S, Marshal Balbo, one
page, 4to, n.p., 16th March 1937, to Count
Volpi, on the printed stationery of the
Governor of Libya, in Italian. Written in bold
pencil, the letter would appear to be a draft by
Balbo on the occasion of Mussolini’s visit to
Tripolitana, stating ‘To Your Excellency, my
predecessor in the Tripolitania government, I
send you my remindful and grateful regards at
this historical time that a superb Tripoli
welcomes Il Duce with the same enthusiasm
with which Rome greeted the Empire’s
conquerors.’ A letter of interesting association
and content for its reference to Mussolini. G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Giuseppe Volpi (1877-1947) Count of Misurata.
Italian Businessman and Finance Minister 1925-28.
Governor of the colony of Tripolitania 1921-25.
Founder of the Venice Film Festival.
1472. BALBO ITALO: (1896-1940) Italian
Marshal of the Air Force and heir apparent to
Benito Mussolini. An excellent vintage signed
9 x 6 photograph by Balbo and eighteen
members of the crew who flew with him on
the second of his famous transatlantic flights,
July-August 1933. The image depicts one of
the twenty-four flying boats led by Balbo in
flight. Signed by Balbo in bold blue fountain
pen ink to a clear area of the image, the other
signatures including General Aldo Pellegrini,
Captains Alessandro Miglia, Antonio Lippi,
Mario Baldini, Luigi Marini, Umberto Fiori,
Silvio Napoli, Alessandro Vercelloni, Marcello
Frabetti, Remo Cadringher, Luigi Gallo etc. All
have signed in fountain pen inks to clear areas
of the image, one adding the date 19th July
1933 in his hand. Rare in this form. Very
slightly mounted at the corners to an oblong
4to card and with a couple of slight corner
creases, about VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Balbo’s second transatlantic flight lasted from 1st July
to 12th August 1933 and the round-trip from Rome
to Chicago was made in seven legs. In honour of this
feat, Mussolini donated a column from Ostia to the
city of Chicago, which still stands today.
1473. NOBILE UMBERTO: (1885-1978)
Italian Aeronautical Engineer and Arctic
Explorer, remembered for designing and
piloting the airship Norge, the first to fly across
the polar ice cap from Europe to America.
A.L.S., Umberto Nobile, one page, 8vo,
Rome, 19th Octber 1926, to Mr. Quattrini,
in Italian. Nobile informs his correspondent ‘I
read your book, and while reading it I have
revived those memorable flying days. What you
have achieved is a living and pulsating
photograph of all that happened on board, and
I couldn’t have wished a more accurate diary.’ A
letter of good association. Some light overall
staining and a few small pinholes at the head,
G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Antonio G. Quattrini - Italian Journalist who
accompanied Nobile in his historic journey and later
wrote Titina: The Dog that Flew Over the North
Pole, (1926), evidently the book to which Nobile refers
to it in the present letter.
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WORLD WAR II
1474. HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An original 10.5 x 14
watercolour painting, purported to be by Adolf Hitler, unsigned, the image depicting a clock tower,
with various trees in the foreground. Annotated in contemporary pencil to the verso, in German,
Stift bei Wels 18 Februar 1921 Adolf Hitler, indicating that the subject of the painting is the Wels
Abbey in Austria. Contained in a later cream matt and framed and glazed in a modern frame to an
overall size of 16.5 x 20. Some light age wear, about VG
£6000 - 8000
€7800 - 10400
Provenance: According to information supplied by the vendor, all of which is documented in various newspaper articles
(copies of which are included with the lot) the present painting was gifted by Hitler to Herman Goering. It was later
to come into the possession of former Luftwaffe pilot Karol Bachraty (father of the vendor) following his escape from
a Russian Concentration Camp in 1945. Bachraty made his way to Italy, accompanied by other Third Reich officers.
Bachraty was to spend the rest of his life in Chile where he encountered other former officers and together they
formed a small association. Bachraty was elected with the chief responsibility of taking care of the paintings, some
of which the colleagues intended to sell in order to fund a care home for former officers.
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1475. SCHACHT HJALMAR: (1877-1970)
German Economist, Liberal Politician, and cofounder in 1918 of the German Democratic
Party. Supporter of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi
Party, he served in Hitler’s government as
President of the Reichsbank and Minister of
Economics. Signed postcard photograph, the
image depicting Schacht in a formal head and
shoulders pose. Signed (‘Hjalmar Schacht’) in
bold blue ink, with his name alone, to the
lower white border of the image. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1476. TSCHAMMER UND OSTEN HANS
VON: (1887-1943) German sport Official, SA
Leader and member of the Reichstag for the
Nazi Party of Germany. Tschammer held the
post of Reichssportführer until his death in
1943, organizing the Summer Olympics in
Berlin under his tenure. Signed postcard
photograph, the image depicting Tschammer
in a half length pose, wearing his uniform.
Signed (‘Tschammer’) in bold black ink with his
name alone to the lower partially clear area
of the image. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Tschammer introduced some innovative improvements
regarding the organization of sports events, like the
Olympic torch relay, which are still in use today.
1477. DIETL EDUARD: (1890-1944)
German General of World War II. One of
Hitler’s favourite generals, he was the first
German soldier to receive the Knight’s Cross
of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and
Swords, awarded to recognize extreme
battlefield bravery or successful military
leadership. Signed postcard photograph, the
image depicting Dietl in a head and shoulders
pose, wearing his uniform. Signed (‘Dietl’) in
bold black ink to the lower partially clear area
of the image, and dated 4th April 1941 in his
hand. Small crease to the lower side of the
photograph. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1478. ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944) German Field Marshal of World
War II. D.S., Rommel, in pencil, one page, 4to, Africa, 30th January 1942,
in German. The typed document is a Verleihungsliste for the Iron Cross
2nd Class, and lists an officer along with other brief details of his date of
birth and rank etc. Signed by Rommel at the base in his capacity as
Generaloberst and Oberbefehlshaber of the Panzer Army. An extremely
small paper loss to the left edge not affecting the text or signature, VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1479. ROMMEL ERWIN: (1891-1944)
German Field Marshal of World War II. D.S.,
Rommel, in pencil, two pages, 4to, Africa,
30th January 1942, in German. The typed
document is a Verleihungsliste for the Iron
Cross 2nd Class, and lists thirty nine officers
along with other brief details of their dates of
birth and ranks etc. Signed by Rommel at the
base in his capacity as Generaloberst and
Oberbefehlshaber of the Panzer Army. Two
file holes to the edge, repaired, and two very
small pinholes, none affecting the text or
signature, VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1480. DÖNITZ KARL: (1891-1980)
German Naval Commander of World War II.
T.L.S., Dönitz, one page, oblong 8vo,
Holstein, 17th January 1970, to Jack Cleary, in
German. Dönitz states ‘If you are interested in
matters related to the war submarine, I suggest
that you buy my book, “Ten Years and Twenty
Days”, published by The World Publishing
Company, Cleveland and New York.’
Accompanied by the original envelope. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1481. SKORZENY OTTO: (1908-1975)
Austrian SS-Standartenführer of World War II.
Two signed blank folio sheets of paper, with
different names, by Skorzeny. Each with a
different printed heading, the first “Dipl.Ing.
Otto Skorzeny, Madrid” and the second being
“Dipl. Ing. Rolf O. Steinbauer, Madrid”.
Skorzeny using his two different identities
signs (‘Otto Skorzeny’) and (‘Rolf O. S
Steinbauer’), in blue ink to the lower right
borders. Two blank signed documents left to
his wife to be used in case of necessity. The
Skorzeny signature one with creases to the
corners, not affecting the signature. G toVG,
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£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1482. SKORZENY OTTO: (1908-1975)
T.L.S., Otto Skorzeny, two pages, 4to, Madrid,
17th April 1972, to Miguel Rojas MartinMore, in Spanish. The letter is Skorzeny’s
retained carbon copy and concerns an
employee of Skorzeny’s, Jose Gonzalez
Haro, a gardener, with whom Skorzeny has
not been satisfied, in terms of the work that
he has done, and questioning whether or not
he really has to pay him the full salary for a
period of three months. Together with a
second T.L.S., with his initials O Sk., one page,
4to, Madrid, 10th May 1972, also to Miguel
Rojas Martin-More, in Spanish. The letter is
another retained carbon copy on the same
subject matter. Also including several other
carbon copies of related letters. All are stapled
together at the upper left corner and have
multiple file holes to the left edge, not affecting
the text or signatures. Further including a
small selection of other letters and printed
ephemera etc., relating to Skorzeny, some
signed by his wife Ilse, a small printed 8vo
World Health Organisation Vaccination Card
issued in Spain to Otto Skorzeny and bearing
his name, 1965, a brown leather wallet etc.
Generally G, 13
£200 - 300
€260 - 300
1483. SKORZENY OTTO: (1908-1975)
Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition
of Misiones Secretas (‘Secret Missions’),
Spanish edition published by Destino,
Barcelona, December 1955 (fourth edition).
Signed (‘Otto Skorzeny‘) in blue ink to the front
free endpaper and dated Madrid, June 1960
in his hand. Lacking the dustjacket. Spine
detached and with some light age wear, G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1485. MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945)
Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. Vintage
signed 7.5 x 10.5 photograph of Il Duce
seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed,
with a slightly hurried signature (‘B Mussolini’)
in bold black fountain pen ink at the base of
the image. VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
1484. [SKORZENY OTTO]: (1908-1975)
D.S., two pages, 4to, the printed card being
a certificate, given by the Führer supreme
commander of the Wehrmacht, to Major
Otto Skorzeny, awarded with the Knight’s
Cross of the Iron Cross, 12th September
1943, at Führer Headquarters, Adolf Hitler.
To the verso bearing ‘This certificate is issued
as a result of the loss of the original‘, signed by
Adolf Dickfeld as President. With blank integral
leaf. small tear to the central folder, otherwise
VG
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Adolf Dickfeld (1910-2009) German World War II
Luftwaffe Flying ace. Recipient of the Knight’s Cross of
the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
1486. KOGA MINEICHI: (1885-1944)
Japanese Marshal Admiral and Commanderin-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s
Combined Fleet. Killed when his plane
crashed while overseeing the withdrawal of
the Combined Fleet. A.N.S., M.Koga, n.p.,
n.d., to commandant Fernet, in French. To the
verso of a postcard Koga has written ‘Best
souvenirs from Nakko’, also written in Japanese
in his hand. Also signed underneath by French
Admiral André Marquis (1883-1957). To the
front the postcard image depicting the bridge
Ojiribashi by the lake of Chuzenjiko.
Postmarked. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1487. KOGA MINEICHI: (1885-1944)
Japanese Marshal, Admiral and Commanderin-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s
Combined Fleet. Killed when his plane
crashed while overseeing the withdrawal of
the Combined Fleet. Signed Christmas
greetings card, the 8vo folding card featuring
an illustration to the cover of a Japanese artist’s
drawing of an eagle. Signed (‘Le Vice Amiral M.
Koga’), in fountain pen ink to the inside
beneath a printed greeting in English. Koga has
also added his address at the Naval Ministry
in Tokyo, Japan, underneath his signature.
Some very light, minor age wear, VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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MILITARY & NAVAL LEADERS
1489. MURRAY JOHN: (1660-1724) 1st Duke of
Atholl. Scottish Nobleman, Politician and Soldier,
fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and
Mary II. D.S., Atholl, one page, oblong 8vo,
Courthouse at Logierait, 10th August 1716. The
manuscript document authorizes Captain James
Menzies to cut all the trees ‘growing on the south
side….of Lyon…‘ and further referring to the repair
of some houses. Some very light, extremely minor
age wear, VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1488. LESLIE WALTER: (1607-1667)
Scottish Soldier & Diplomat, Imperial Field
Marshal and Count of the Holy Roman
Empire. L.S., W: Leslie, (an excellent, bold
example), two pages, folio, Posonij, 26th June
1651, in Latin. Leslie writes as a mediator
towards Emperor Ferdinand III (‘…cum ex
officio et obligatione, inter Ma[jesta]tem Vs. et
Regnicolas mediatorem me agere oporteat,
credo…‘) in a matter of inheritance on behalf
of the Augustinian monks of Vienna, the letter
largely of judicial content. VG. £250 - 350
€325 - 450
Ferdinand III (1608-1657) Holy Roman Emperor
1637-57, King of Hungary and Croatia 1625-57,
King of Bohemia 1625-57 and Archduke of Austria
1637-57.
At the time of the present letter Leslie had been made
a Field Marshal and appointed Governor of the
Croatian-Slavonian Military Frontier.
1490. NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. L.S., Np, one page, 4to,
Paris, 4th January 1813, to the Duc de Feltre, Minister of War, in French. Napoleon states ‘I have
signed the decree concerning the payment of the conscripts, taken from the deposits in the artillery
trains; but instead of 3000 men I only grant 2000. The other 1000 will be supplied by the conscription
of 1814, which I intend to have in February, or by men returning from the grande armée or from Spain.’
The text of the letter is in the hand of Fain and the accompanying 12mo holograph receipt is neatly
pinned to the lower left corner. VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Duc de Feltre and Minister of War under Napoleon. Later Marshal
of France in 1816, one of six created under King Louis XVIII from 1815-24
Agathon Jean François Fain (1778-1837) French Historian, Baron of the Empire. On the fall of Napoleon, was his
first secretary of the cabinet and confidential secretary.
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‘there is no doubt that they have to be treated as war troops’
1491. NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. L.S., Np, (a clean
bold example) one page, 4to, Paris, 10th February 1813, to the Duc de Feltre, Minister
of War, in French. Napoleon states ‘All troops of the Elbe observation camps, having to be
constantly marching towards Magdeburg, there is no doubt that they have to be treated as
war troops’. Accompanied by the small 12mo holograph receipt, neatly pinned to the lower
left corner, VG
£1000 - 1200
€1300 - 1500
Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Duc de Feltre and Minister of War under Napoleon. Later
Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King Louis XVIII from 1815-24
1492. ROBERTS FREDERICK: (1832-1914) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner
for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 2nd January 1858. A.L.S., Roberts, two pages, 8vo,
Kingsbury, Middlesex, 6th July 1895, to [Erskine] Childers. Roberts states that his
correspondent must be wondering why he hasn’t received a reply to his letter of the 19th
June, and continues to explain ‘the fact is that I have not been able to fix a date for our visit
to Dublin’ further adding that engagements come in so rapidly that he has not had three
or four days consecutively free. He concludes by suggesting that he visits Dublin on his way
to Scotland when they leave their current residence on the 1st August. Some very light,
minor overall foxing and slight traces of former mounting to the top right corner of the
verso, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise about VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Erskine Childers (1870-1922) Irish Nationalist. His book, War and the Arme Blanche (1910), carried a
foreword by Roberts.
1493. JELLICOE EARL: (1859-1935) British
Admiral of the Fleet during World War I. A.L.S.,
Jellicoe, one page, 8vo, Hatfield, 24th May 1918, to
Mr. Knox. Jellicoe thanks his correspondent for having
sent him the report of the work of the Missions to
Seamen which he will read. Together with a second
A.L.S., Jellicoe, two pages, 8vo, Isle of Wight, 6th
March 1920, to Mr. Knox. Jellicoe states that he
would gladly reconsider his decision if he could, but
the date of the meeting makes it impossible for him
to attend, explaining that he has to be in Cambridge
and London, and remarking ‘I am really very sorry as
you know I simpathise greatly with the work of the
mission’. Both letters bear the received date stamps of
the Missions to Seamen. Light age wear and some
minor traces of former mounting to the second letter,
only very slightly obscuring the printed address and
holograph date. G, 2.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
369
1494. BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (18571941) British Lieutenant General, founder of
the Scout movement. A good autograph
statement signed, R S S Baden Powell, Lt. Genl.,
one page, 8vo, Princes Gate, London, n.d. In
bold black fountain pen ink Baden-Powell has
penned, in full, ‘I like soldiering because it offers
a useful career and a clean one. I believe that
as a soldier a man of only average ability and
means has a better chance than in any other
profession of doing something for his fellow-men
and for his country. For his fellow-men, by
influencing a very considerable number of them
for good, and training them for good citizenship;
for his country by devoting himself in helping to
uphold its prestige whenever required. And it is
a life of continuous interests and firm
friendships’. Boldly signed at the conclusion.
An excellent statement. One ink annotation
to the upper left corner in an unidentified
hand and some extremely light, very minor
creasing, VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
370
1495. MACKENSEN AUGUST VON:
(1849-1945) Also called The Last Hussar.
German Field Marshal. One of the German
Empire’s most prominent military leaders
during the First World War. Signed postcard
photograph, the image depicting Mackensen
in a half length pose wearing his uniform and
medals. Photograph by Gustav Liersch & Co
of Berlin. Signed (‘Mackensen’) in bold black
ink to the lower partially clear area of the
image, adding underneath his military rank in
his hand. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1496. BADOGLIO PIETRO: (1871-1956)
Italian General, Prime Minister of Italy 194344. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8.5 x
13 photograph of Badoglio standing in a three
quarter length pose, wearing his uniform.
Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the lower
photographer’s mount and dated Rome, April
1927 in his hand. Some very light, minor age
wear to the photographer’s mount, VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
HISTORY
Headings????????
1497. ISABELLA I OF CASTILE: (14511504) Queen of Castile 1474-1504. Catholic
Monarch who ruled jointly with her husband
Ferdinand II of Aragon as The Catholic
Monarchs 1475-1504. They are recognized
for laying the foundations for the political
unification of Spain, and also for completing
the Reconquista as well as their support and
financing of Christopher Columbus’ voyage of
1492 which led to the opening of the New
World. Fine D.S., ‘Yo la Reyna’, as Queen, one
page, folio, Alcala de Henares, 4th March
1503, to the Kingdom’s Treasury office, in
Spanish. The Queen instructs her Treasury
controllers to register in the official
accountancy books the annual payment that
will have to be paid to brothers Anton and
Gonzalo Galindo, living in Caceres, for the
amount of six thousand maravedis to each of
them, and from today’s date. With a hole
corresponding to the seal space no longer
existing, not affecting the text or signature.
Written in another hand underneath the
Queen’s signature ‘By the Queen’s mandate’.
With borders irregularly trimmed, and a very
small tear to the edge. VG. £1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
1498. FERDINAND II OF ARAGON:
(1452-1516) King of Castile 1474-1504, and
King of Aragon 1479-1516. Monarch who
ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I of Castile as
The Catholic Monarchs 1475-1504. They are
recognized for laying the foundations for the
political unification of Spain, and also for
completing the Reconquista as well as their
support and financing of Christopher
Columbus’ voyage of 1492 which led to the
opening of the New World. Fine D.S., Yo el
Rey, as King, one page, folio, Madrid, 19th
October 1510, to his Major funds controllers,
in Spanish. The King instructs his controllers
in the Kingdom of Galicia to facilitate and
provide the required money for the renewal
of the ‘Lanzas’ of the General Captaincy of the
Galician regiments, and to do so each time
there is a vacancy. The king insists in the
importance of such request explaining that
such troops under the General Captain
orders are the ones which defend, protect
and provide security to the Kingdom. With a
hole corresponding to the original space
occupied by the seal, no longer existing,
although not affecting the text or signature.
Written in another hand underneath the
King’s signature ‘By his Highness mandate’.
With borders irregularly trimmed, and few
very small tears to the edges. VG.
£1000 - 1500
€1300 - 1950
1499. HURTADO DE MENDOZA Y
MANRIQUE GARCIA: (1535-1609) 5th
Marquis of Canete. Spanish Soldier, Governor
of Chile and Viceroy of Peru 1590-96. L.S.,
Don Garcia, one page, folio, City of the Kings
(Lima), 13th March 1590, in Spanish. Hurtado
de Mendoza in his capacity as Viceroy and
Governor of the new Kingdoms, refers in this
manuscript letter about the taxes that have to
be applied, the use of the amounts already
collected, and the way to proceed with some
land owners, money collection and salaries.
Countersigned by Alvaro Ruiz. With edges
trimmed and one large tear with small paper
loss affecting few words of the text and not
the signature. FR to G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Ferdinand refers to ‘Las Lanzas’, which were a
regiment created in the Kingdom of Galicia by the
Catholic Kings in 1480 due to the permanent
problems in the region with bandits, pillage and
insecurity. Each ‘Lanza’, (meaning Spear) was
composed by a single Knight and his shield bearer.
371
1500. BORJA Y ARAGON FRANCISCO
DE: (1581-1658) Spanish Writer, an official in
the court of King Philip III of Spain. Viceroy of
Peru 1615-21. L.S., don Francisco de Borjas,
one page, folio, n.p. (Lima?), 13th September
1616. The manuscript letter makes reference
to slaves employed to work in the salt mines,
who were taken from the owner, Juan de
Villa, and orders that they be replaced, and
further detailing the various regulations that
they must work under. Boldly signed by Borja
y Aragaon at the foot in his capacity as Viceroy
of Peru. Some extremely minor, light age
wear to the edges, otherwise VG.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1501. BORJA Y ARAGON FRANCISCO
DE: (1581-1658) Spanish Writer, an official in
the court of King Philip III of Spain. Viceroy of
Peru 1615-21. L.S., Francisco de Borja, one
page, 4to, Madrid, 23rd October 1632, to
Francisco de Cardona, in Spanish. Borja y
Aragon thanks his correspondent for their
letter and wishes, he refers also to Cardona’s
reports and to his good services. With blank
integral leaf. Some very light, minor staining,
largely to the left edge, only very slightly
affecting a few words of text but not the
signature. G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
372
1502. PHILIP III: (1578-1621) King of Spain
1598-1621. D.S., Yo El Rey, one page, 4to,
Valladolid, 26th July 1603, to Hernando
Ganoguera, Lieutenant and Captain General
of the Kingdom of Mallorca, in Spanish. The
King explains that he has received a letter
from Catalina Santandreu who explains her
situation of not being able to find and pay a
solicitor who could defend her rights against a
powerful citizen of the Kingdom. Further
instructing his correspondent to look for a
solicitor who would defend her, and pay for
his services, stating ‘Because it would not be
fair that because she cannot get a solicitor she
had to suffer, and not get justice’. Signed by the
King at the foot. With a blind embossed paper
seal affixed to the verso. Some light, minor
age wear, and with a couple of minor worm
holes, only very slightly affecting few words of
the text, but not the signature, G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1598-1621. D.S., Yo El Rey, one page, 4to,
Valladolid, 23rd September 1603, to
Hernando Ganoguera, Lieutenant and
Captain General of the Kingdom of Mallorca,
in Spanish. The King approves the conviction
of Gabriel Serra, sending him to the prison of
Oran in Africa, for ten years. Further
requesting that the order is sent to the
Captain in charge of the prison fortress,
Count of Alcaudete. Signed by the King at the
foot. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed
to the verso. Some light, minor age wear, and
with few minor worm holes, only very slightly
affecting a few words of text, but not the
signature, G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1598-1621. D.S., Yo El Rey, one page, 4to, El
Pardo, Madrid, 17th November 1603, to
Hernando Ganoguera, Lieutenant and
Captain General of the Kingdom of Mallorca,
in Spanish. The King requests information
regarding Francisco Martorell who applies for
the clerkship of the city of Pollensa, and asks
for his correspondent’s personal opinion. A
blind embossed paper seal affixed to the verso
with very small paper loss to the seal. Small
worm hole, not affecting the text or signature,
G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1505. [PHILIP IV]: (1605-1665) King of
Spain 1621-65 and King Philip III of Portugal
1621-40. D.S., Yo el Rey, one page, double
folio, Madrid, 6th March 1652, in Spanish.
Philip IV appoints Francisco Julian as Captain
of Infantry and gives instructions about the
necessary creation of infantry regiments to
serve in the Catalogne, with courageous
soldiers chosen by Julian in the Kingdom of
Mallorca, ready to obey and fulfil all his orders.
The King instructs his Lieutenant and Captain
General of the Kingdom of Mallorca, Lorenzo
Ramo Montoro, to fulfil his orders and give
possession of all titles to Julian as well as
informing authorities. With an embossed
paper seal affixed alongside the King’s
signature and countersigned by the Secretary
of War Alonso Perez Cantarero. A few tears
to the borders and some heavy creases to the
right border affecting a few words. G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1506. [PHILIP IV]: (1605-1665) King of
1621-40. D.S., with a stamped signature (‘Yo
el Rey’), one page, Madrid, 10th October
1653, to Count of Plasencia, Captain General
of the Kingdom of Mallorca, in Spanish. The
King thanks his correspondent for his good
care on the use of the funds sent for the
fortifications building according to the reports
received. With an embossed paper seal
affixed. Irregularly trimmed to the right
border, only affecting two words of text and a
couple of countersignature at the foot. With a
very small hole only affecting one word. FR.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1507. [PHILIP IV]: (1605-1665) King of
1621-40. D.S., with a stamped signature (‘Yo
el Rey’), one page, Madrid, 20th November
1658, to Count of Plasencia, Captain General
of the Kingdom of Mallorca, in Spanish. Philip
IV approves the proposal of freedom for
Pedro Juan Fortuny who is in prison because
of the amount due to the Royal Patrimony,
accepting the partial payment received and
giving him an additional year to fulfil his duty.
With an embossed paper seal affixed. Small
paper loss to the left edge not affecting the
text or signature. G.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
1508. [PHILIP IV]: (1605-1665) King of
1621-40. D.S., Yo el Rey, two pages, folio,
Madrid, 13th August 1655, to the Viceroy of
Naples, in Spanish. The King informs his
correspondent of the appointment of Gaspar
de Sobremonte Villalouos, member of his
Royal Council, as General Inspector of the
Kingdom in Italy. Further reminding the high
authority related to such task, stating
‘Preceding all and any Minister of that Country,
no matter who or how important they are’ and
requesting his help in any matter Gaspar de
Sobremonte may require in Italy. With a
paper seal affixed to the second page,
alongside the King’s signature. With blank
integral leaf. Some creases, small repair
affecting two words and two small holes to
the last page not affecting the text or signature,
otherwise G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
García de Avellaneda y Haro (1588-1670) Count of
Castrillo, Viceroy of Naples 1653-58.
373
1509. MARIANA OF AUSTRIA: (1634-1696) Queen Consort of Spain 1649-65, second wife of
King Philip IV. A fine L.S., Yo la Reyna, as Queen, one page, oblong folio, Madrid, 8th April 1660,
to Cardinal [Fabio] Chigi (‘Much respected father Cardinal, my dearest and much loved friend‘), in
Spanish. The attractively penned manuscript letter states, in part, ‘The contentment you express in
your letter of 18th February about the treaty of marriage of my daughter, the Infanta Dona Maria
Teresa, and the establishment of Peace with that Crown, is due to the will of the King, my husband, and
I rely on Your Person to seek to support this on every occasion that you are in a position to.’ With integral
address leaf bearing a good blind embossed paper seal. Some neat slits and a small area of paper
loss caused by the opening of the letter, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1510. [CHARLES II]: (1661-1700) King of
Spain 1665-1700. Manuscript Document,
with a stamped signature, (‘Yo El Rey’), one
page, folio, Madrid, 15th January 1676, to
Count of Formiguera, in Spanish. The
document being an order given by the King,
instructing to suspend some salary payments
and to stop other expenses in order to
reinforce the defence of the territories and
attend all the increasing necessities of the
Monarchy. The document bears numerous
countersignatures to the lower part. With a
blind embossed paper seal affixed to the
verso. Some extremely minor light age wear
and staining, otherwise VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667) Cardinal Fabio Chigi. Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1655-67.
Theresa of Spain (1651-1673) Holy Roman Empress, daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and Mariana of Austria. For
political reasons, as demonstrated by the present letter, Margaret Theresa was betrothed as a child to her maternal
uncle and paternal cousin, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640-1705). Their wedding took place in Vienna on 12th
December
1666.
Despite a difference of some eleven years in their ages, they were very happy together and shared a love of theatre
and music. Margaret Theresa, weakened by giving birth to four children and suffering many miscarriages, died at the
young age of 21.
1511. [CHARLES II]: (1661-1700) King of
Spain 1665-1700. Manuscript Document,
with stamped signature, (‘Yo El Rey’), one
page, folio, Madrid, 15th July 1677. The
document is addressed to the Count of Santa
Maria de la Formiguera, in Spanish and is a
request of accountings and payments. With a
blind embossed paper seal affixed to the
verso. Some light age wear and staining. G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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‘we should regret that although the King is not the Queen, the troops can keep on uprising’
1512. PHILIP V: (1683-1746) King of Spain
1700-46. L.S., Philippe, one page, 8vo, Buen
Retiro, 17th April 1709, to Count
Pontchartrain, in French. The King states
‘Having received through the Ambassador of the
King my grand father the pardon which you
have obtained, for the pure wish of giving to me
a proof of your affection, I wanted to point out
myself to you my gratitude...’ Two good red
wax seals with the original ribbons to the
fourth page, featuring the Royal coat of arms
and the text ‘Hispaniar. Rex. Philippus V. D. G’.
With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the
original envelope addressed to ‘Monsr de
Pontchartrain’ and bearing further wax seal to
the verso. Some light age wear and minor
creases, otherwise VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1514. ISABELLA II: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68. Fine L.S., Isabel de Bourbon, four
pages, 8vo, Lequeitio, 13th August 1883, to General Polavieja, on the Queen’s personal stationery
showing an attractive embossed golden monogram, in Spanish. The Queen writes to her old friend
General Polavieja about personal and State matters, including the King, her children and the uprisings
in Spain, and states ‘On my way I stopped in Madrid, very happy the days I was with children, I did talk
a lot to Alfonso about you, he respects you as much as you deserve it, and I also told him about your
requests about the Armies, and am sure he has been thinking about it knowing how many of your
predictions became a reality’, further referring to the uprisings ‘It is a shame, most of all because of
the effect the uprisings of the regiments of Badajoz, Santo Domingo, and Seo Urgel have in the foreign
countries; may be it is not so important, and could even be for good in the future, but we should regret
that although the King is not the Queen, the troops can keep on uprising’. The Queen further
comments her intention to stop again in Madrid on her way from San Sebastian to Sevilla, to meet
her children, and ends with a request from the General about an appointment of a municipality
judge, a matter which she promised to talk about with the Regent. A letter of excellent content and
good association. EX.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
Philip V refers to King of France Louis XIV when he
mentions ‘the King my grandfather’.
Camilo García de Polavieja (1838-1914) Marquis of Polavieja, Spanish General and Politician, known as The Christian
General.
Alfonso XII (1857-1885) King of Spain 1874-85. He was the only son of Queen Isabel II.
1513. FERDINAND VII: (1784-1833) King
of Spain 1808 & 1813-33. D.S., Yo el Rey, one
page, folio, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 4th
December 1824, in Spanish. The partially
printed document is an award for the second
class Cross of St. Ferdinand given to the Baron
of Hervey. With a decorative paper seal
affixed to the front, and blank integral leaf. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1515. [ISABELLA II]: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68. D.S., with a stamped signature, (‘
Yo la Reyna’), three pages, folio, n.p. (in Palace), 2nd June 1862, to Juan Vires y Morey, in Spanish.
The partially printed document with the heading “La Reina”, is an official military officer’s
appointment, establishing his new rank and salary. Countersigned, underneath the Queen’s
signature, by Leopoldo O’Donnell, in his capacity as Minister of State. Bearing to the second and
third page five countersignatures by several military officers. With blank integral leaf. Some light,
minor, age wear, otherwise VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Leopoldo O’Donnell (1809-1867) Duke of Tetuan and Grandee of Spain. Spanish General and Statesman. Prime
Minister 1856, 1858-63, 1864-66.
375
1516. JUAN CARLOS I: (1938- ) King of
Spain 1975-2014 & SOFIA OF SPAIN
(1938- ) Queen of Spain 1975-2014. Vintage
signed colour 5 x 6 photograph, the image
depicting the future King wearing his uniform
and medals and his wife wearing her wedding
dress, standing in a full length pose on their
wedding day, 14th May 1962 in Athens.
Individually signed (‘Juan Carlos’) and (‘Sofia’) in
blue inks to clear areas of the image. The
image has been laid down to a slightly larger
card bearing at the head an embossed
monogrammed crown and the two coats of
arms. With some overall age wear and a few
heavy creases to the card. G
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1517. PHILIP VI: (1968- ) King of Spain,
succeeding to the throne in 2014 following
the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I,
& SOFIA (1938- ) Queen of Spain 19752014, mother of Philip VI. Two signed and
inscribed 9.5 x 12 cards by Philip VI as Prince
of Asturias, and by Queen Sofia of Spain, as
Queen. Both with 5 x 7 colour photographs
laid down, showing at the head an embossed
monogrammed crown. The first depicting the
Prince standing in a formal three quarter
length pose, the second showing Queen Sofia
wearing an official dress, crowned, seated in a
smiling full length pose. Signed to the cards
underneath the photographs (‘Felipe, Principe
de Asturias’) and (‘Sofia R. 1997’). EX, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
376
1518. CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of
England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. A fine
D.S., Charles R, as King (in exile), at the head,
one page, folio, Court at Bruges, 10th January
1657. The manuscript document relates to
the expenses of Sir Edward Walker, Secretary
at War, and is a warrant assigning him ‘the
severall fees hereunder mentioned to be
received of all the respective officers under
named for their severall commissions’. The
lower half of the document consists of two
tables listing the various payments due for
every commission of a Colonel, Lieutenant
Colonel, Sergeant Major, Captain, Ensign and
Chaplain etc. With blank integral leaf (large
neat split to the central fold). Some extremely
minor age wear to the edges, otherwise a
clean and handsome document. About VG
£600 - 800
€780 - 1000
Sir Edward Walker (1611-1677) English Officer of
Arms, Antiquarian and Manuscript Collector. Walker
had followed King Charles II into exile and was
constantly at his side, serving as Garter King of Arms
and Clerk of the Privy Council. Walker resided in
William Shakespeare’s former home, New Place in
Stratford-upon-Avon, from 1675, which had originally
been purchased by the bard in 1597.
1519. JAMES II & VII: (1633-1701) King of England & Ireland and King
of Scotland (as James VII) 1685-88. L.S., ‘Votre affectionne Cousin,
Jacques R’, one page, folio, St. Germain en Laye, 24th January 1698, to
Cardinal Caccia, in French. James II thanks his correspondent for his
letter and greetings, further reciprocating the testimony of their
friendship ‘we thank you from deep in our heart, and we beg you to be
assured of our special esteem which you will have proof of in due time.’
With integral address leaf bearing a red wax seal (small area of paper loss
where broken). Some light creasing, otherwise VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
Federico Caccia (1635-1699) Italian Diplomat, Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan
1693-99.
1520. MARY OF MODENA: (1658-1718) Queen consort of England,
Scotland and Ireland 1685-88-89 as second wife of James II & VII.
Mother of future jacobite pretender James Stuart “The Old Pretender”.
L.S., Maria R, one page, 4to, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 27th January
1703, to Cardinal Paulucci , in French. Mary of Modena addresses to her
correspondent as ‘My Cousin’ and proclaims ‘I receive with great pleasure
the testimony of friendship and good wishes in your very kind letter
concerning the recent festivities’. With integral address leaf bearing two
black wax seals with ribbons in excellent conditions (small area of paper
loss at the base caused by the removal of the seal) Some small overall
creasing and age wear. VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1521. STUART JAMES: (1688-1766) Prince of Wales, son of the
deposed King James II and VII. Known as The Old Pretender. L.S., Votre
affectione Cousin, Jacques R, two pages, 4to, Rome, 31st December
1743, to Cardinal Paulucci, in French. Stuart proclaims ‘I do not consider
your very kind letter concerning the recent Christmas festivities as a mere
expression of custom or ceremony’ and continues ‘I know the passion and
sincerity of your enthusiasm for everything that concerns me, and have
convincing proof of it’, further reciprocating the testimony of their
friendship ‘by the truest sentiments of the heart’. Stuart has also added a
lengthy postscript in his hand, in Italian, and signed with his initials G R,
explaining to Paulucci that he will receive a packet of papers for the
councillor, along with a letter thanking him for his of the 10th December,
and remarking ‘I have nothing in particular to bother him with at the
moment, and am just assuring him of my most cordial friendship. I must
also add, on this the 4th January, 1744, that I have received your letter of
21st December; to which I have nothing to respond other than my sincere
thanks.’ With integral address leaf bearing two red wax seals (small area
of paper loss at the base where originally opened). VG. £800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
Fabrizio Paulucci (1651-1726) Cardinal Secretary of State during the pontificate of
Pope Clement XI
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1522. STUART CHARLES: (1720-1788)
Bonnie Prince Charlie. Jacobite Pretender to
the thrones of England, Scotland & Ireland.
L.S., Votre bon Ami, Charles R, one page, 4to,
to Marquis Louis Angelelli, in French. Stuart
thanks his correspondent ‘for your letter of the
16th December and for the best wishes
contained therein for my well being’. Dated
Rome, 9th January 1773, in his hand. With
integral address leaf bearing a red wax seal
(small area of paper loss at the base caused
by the removal of the seal). A good, bold
signature. Some extremely minor age wear,
VG.
£600 - 900
€780 - 1150
1523. LOUISE OF STOLBERG-GEDERN: (17521824) Countess of Albany, wife of the Jacobite
Claimant to the English and Scottish thrones, Charles
Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, The Young
Pretender. A.L.S., Louise, one page, 8vo, n.p., 16th
April [1775], to General Angelelli, in French. The
Countess states ‘..she deserves your care because she
is full of good qualifications and I am convinced that
she will make the Prince happy if he finally decides to
marry her. Regarding nobility there is nothing to say
against, and regarding the dowry the father has said he
will give 12 thousand Roman ecus, although she has an
old aunt who wants to make her heiress...’ further
explaining ‘The Prince should not think she is a beauty
wonder, she is fine but not beautiful, but I can confirm
she has good nature and heart and she is very
complaisant, which is important in a marriage, she is
not coquette, she is very reasonable and am sure that
the Prince will be happy’. With integral address leaf
bearing a red wax seal (small area of paper loss
caused by the removal of the seal). An intriguing letter.
Some very light, minor age wear, VG. £150 - 200
€190 - 260
Marquis Louis Angelelli (1716-1797) Prussian Major-General
who descended from a noble family of Bologna and fought in
various European armies
Luigi Angelelli (1716-1796) Italian Nobleman whose
family were close associates of the Stuarts. Indeed,
Charles Stuart stayed in the Palazzo Angelelli in
January 1766 when on his way to Rome following the
death of his father.
1524. GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as
King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saint James’s, 2nd May 1800. The
partially printed document is a military commission appointing David Finlayson to be a First
Lieutenant in the Barrock Volunteers commanded by Thomas Longmore ‘but not to take rank in
Our Army except during the time of the said Corps being called out into active service’. Countersigned
at the foot by the Duke of Portland (1738-1809) British Prime Minister 1783, 1807-09, Home
Secretary 1794-1801. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some very light, extremely minor
age wear, VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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1525. PRINCE ADOLPHUS: (1774-1850)
Duke of Cambridge, son of King George III
and Queen Charlotte. A.L.S., Adolphus
Frederick, one page, 4to, St. James’s, 27th
April 1804, to a gentleman. The Duke states
that he had waited for the arrival of Captain
Pringle before thanking his correspondent for
their obliging letters ‘and for the pains you have
given yourself to get him released’, further
adding ‘I beg you will take an opportunity of
mentioning to the King of Prussia how sensible I
am of His Majesty’s goodness at granting my
request & that the fear of troubling him with a
letter had prevented my writing’. With blank
integral leaf. A small brief printed biography is
neatly affixed to the lower left corner.
Together with a signed Free Front envelope
panel by the Duke, hand addressed to The
Lord Bishop of Exeter at Conduit Street,
London, and signed (‘Cambridge’) in the lower
left corner. The envelope, most likely
unrelated to the letter, is neatly laid down and
with some light age wear, G to VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1526. GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the
United Kingdom 1820-30. Autograph
Envelope Signed, with his initials, G. R., as
King, being the front panel only, addressed in
his hand to Sir William Knighton and marked
‘Most Private & Confidential’. Neatly mounted
to the base of a small 4to antique engraving
of the King and with the small red wax seal
alongside. Together with William IV (17651837) King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain & Ireland 1830-37. Fine ink signature
(‘William R’) as King on a 12mo oblong piece
of vellum, evidently clipped from the head of
an official document. Neatly laid down. G to
about VG, 2.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1527. GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the
United Kingdom 1820-30. A.L.S., George P,
as Prince of Wales, two pages, 4to, Brighton,
28th August 1807, to Lady Mexborough
(‘Dear Madam’). The Prince writes a charming
letter, stating that he has just received Lady
Mexborough’s letter and invitation, which he
would have accepted, ‘but I have my House
full of company at the present moment, which
I can not leave, as they stay some Days longer
with me; beside which I am still so much an
Invalid, that I am afraid I should at any rate
have hardly been able to obey your obliging
summons’, and continuing to add that, as
much as he laments the circumstances of not
being able to pay his respects, ‘I must entreat
of you to accept of my most sincere
congratulations…& to have the goodness of
conveying them with my best regards to Lord
Mexborough, as well as to the young couple, to
whom I must also request of you in my name, to
express the best of wishes, that all happiness
may attend them’. With blank integral leaf.
Accompanied by the original envelope
wrapper hand addressed by the Prince and
bearing a red wax seal. Some very light age
wear, generally VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Elizabeth, Lady Mexborough (1762-1821) Wife of
John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (1761-1830)
British Peer and Politician.
Lord and Lady Mexborough’s son, John Savile, 3rd Earl
of Mexborough (1783-1860) married Lady Anne, the
daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, in
1807, as indicated by the present letter.
379
1528. CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK: (1768-1821) Queen of the
United Kingdom 1820-21, wife of King George IV. A.L.S., Caroline R, as
Queen, three pages, 4to, Queen’s House, 21st June 1821, to Cardinal
Consalvi, in French. The Queen (‘La Reine Caroline’) writes in the third
person and announces that she has just been informed that His
Eminence Cardinal Consalvi has withdrawn his promise to grant a
pension to Chevalier Bisei for the long service he has given the Holy
Father, continuing ‘The Cardinal must surely remember that in May 1819,
His Eminence promised the Princess of Wales that the pension would be
paid as soon as Mr. Bisei had taken his leave. Since the beginning of her stay
in England, the Queen has been reminding His Eminence of this matter
regarding the Chevalier Bisei, and hence, the Queen could not forget that
Cardinal Consalvi had promised her this a second time’. The Queen
further remarks that she ‘regards this as an act of justice for the Holy
Father to pay this pension, and its arrears, until the Chevalier Bisei has
been replaced, which is right for anyone who has been a long time in
Government service’. Scarce. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1529. WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and of Hanover 1830-37. L.S., Le bon Frere William
R, one page, folio, St. James’s, 18th December 1830, to His Majesty the
King of the Two Sicilies Kingdom, in French. On a black bordered
mourning letter and in his capacity as King of Hanover, the recently
crowned King William IV sends his deep condolences to the King of the
Two Sicilies stating ‘The painful event that Your Majesty announced to me
on the 9th of November letter referring to His Majesty the King’s François
I decease has deeply affected me’ and further explains ‘I know the deep
impression and the bitterness that such a cruel loss leaves in your heart.’
Countersigned by Count Münster. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied
by the original envelope addressed to The King of the Two Sicilies in
Naples with remnants of a black wax seal. A clean letter. EX.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. He succeeded his father
Francis I at the early age of twenty.
Francis I (1777-1830) King of the Two Sicilies 1825-1830. Died on 8th November
1830.
Ernst Friedrich Graf Münster (1766-1839) German Statesman, Politician and
Minister at the service of the House of Hanover.
Ercole Consalvi (1757-1824) Italian Deacon and Cardinal of the Catholic Church,
Cardinal Secretary of State for the Papal States 1800-06 & 1814-23. A couple of
words in Consalvi’s hand appear to the verso of the present letter.
1530. VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great
Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Fine ink signature (‘Victoria R I’) on a slightly
irregularly clipped piece removed from an official document, with the
blind embossed blue paper seal affixed beneath the signature. Together
with a second ink signature (‘The Queen’) on a small piece removed
from an envelope wrapper and with the name of the recipient, C.
Wood, in the Queen’s hand. G to about VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
380
1531. VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of
the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland
1837-1901. Final page of an A.L.S., with her
initials VR, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., [to
Princess Clementine], in French, on attractive
colour printed stationery. The Queen
concludes her letter by sending her regards,
and those of Prince Albert too, and in a
postscript asks ‘Has the portrait of Clotilde
been started?’. Some very light, minor age
wear and creasing, about VG. £200 - 300
€260 - 390
Princess Clementine of Orleans (1817-1907) Princess
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, wife of Prince August, the
cousin of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Princess
Clementine was the mother of Tsar Ferdinand I of
Bulgaria.
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (18461927) Archduchess of Austria. Eldest daughter and
third child of Prince August and Princess Clementine.
1532. VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 18371901. An unusual original pencil drawing by Queen Victoria, unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p.
(Buckingham Palace), n.d. (2nd May 1846), on a sheet of stationery bearing an attractive red, gold
and blue coloured Royal coat of arms. The Queen has drawn a simple image of a lady’s face,
identifying three points with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Beneath the drawing the Queen has added
some notes, in full, ‘1+ A very little more closed by the eye lid. 2+ The eye brow a very little more
raised. 3. The front of the nose less thick’. With the integral leaf bearing an A.N.S. Joseph Lee, by the
artist Joseph Lee, in full, ‘Buckingham Palace, May 2nd 1846. Her Majesty this day drew & wrote the
within as instructions for me to alter the Enamel of the Duchess de Nemours’. Rare in this form. Some
light overall age wear and a few minor, neat, professional repairs to the verso of the folds. G.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
Joseph Lee (1780-1859) British Artist, a specialist in enamel portraits who executed many images of members of
the British Royal Family from 1818 onwards.
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1822-1857) Duchess of Nemours and a first cousin of Queen Victoria.
1533. PRINCE ALBERT: (1819-1861) Prince of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, husband of Queen
Victoria. A.L.S., Albert, one page, 4to, Osborne,
25th August 1851, to Jules Janin, in French. Prince
Albert thanks his correspondent ‘for your kind
attention, sending me your “Month of May in
London”.’, and states ‘I will have a great pleasure
reading again, presented all together now, the
letters which I have already read with great interest
when they were published in the Journal des
Débats.’ With blank integral leaf. VG. £200 - 300
€260 - 390
381
1534. PRINCE LEOPOLD: (1853-1884) Duke of Albany, son of
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was diagnosed with
haemophilia as a child which led to his death as an adult at the untimely
age of 30. Small series of three A.Ls.S., Leopold, nine pages (total), 8vo,
Balmoral Castle, 8th June and 24th October 1881 and n.d., each to Mr.
Kennard. In the first letter the Prince apologizes for not having answered
his correspondent’s letter earlier regarding ‘the good news that Coutts
had taken up the debentures’ and hoping that ‘no time will be lost in
commencing the buildings at Old Windsor’, in the second letter the Prince
states that his fears about not being able to accept an invitation have
come true, explaining ‘I have to go abroad about the 11th on family
business of importance. But please don’t tell anybody of this as I do not wish
anything to be known about my journey abroad’ and further suggesting
alternative dates for a meeting before he goes to the Isle of Wight for
Christmas, and in the third letter the Prince asks Kennard if he will meet
him at the Marlborough Club before going to the Beefsteak together.
Together with Robert Hawthorn Collins (1841-1908) Private Tutor to
Prince Leopold, and later Comptroller of his household. A.L.S., R. H.
Collins, four pages, 8vo, Claremont, 25th October n.y. (1881), to Mrs.
Kennard. Collins states that he has returned from a hurried visit to
Balmoral and that the Duke of Albany has written to Mr. Kennard
expressing his regret at not being able to attend a ball, further
commenting on alternative arrangements before Christmas, or in
January, and listing several individuals whom Prince Leopold would like
to meet, before concluding by referring to the Prince, ‘He seems very
well & I think that the journey to Germany (which is a great secret) will
result in something important’ and Queen Victoria, ‘We are safe not to
have this date interfered with as I mentioned it to the Queen myself, & she
gave her consent’. Letters of Prince Leopold are scarce following his early
death. Some light foxing to one letter, otherwise VG, 4
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
382
1535. MAUD OF WALES: (1869-1938) Princess of Wales, youngest
daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Later Queen
Consort of Norway 1905-38 as spouse of King Haakon VII. A good
A.L.S., Maud, four pages, 8vo, Appelton, 12th December 1903, to
Captain Boyle, on her blue monogrammed stationery. The Princess
thanks her correspondent for having sent Christmas gifts, commenting
‘I want to thank you both a hundred times for the delightful little opera
glasses you sent me & wh. will be so useful’ and further states that she will
later send their small gifts ‘for the various relatives in Denmark’, also
remarking ‘I will keep Charles’ [her husband, King Haakon VII] present till
he comes home, as he will join me I hope next week - you may still be able
to see him before his departure. He has been at sea 4 months & I have
been very lonely all that long time. Luckily I have my small Boy to distract
me, & he is now getting just more interesting & notices everything, he is a
great joy & blessing to me & is much admired by every one & really is a
lovely child. I rather dread taking him to Copenhagen in that vile climate
(wh. we all enjoy so much!) but I shall have to go there probably in the
spring’. She also writes ‘I suppose you have heard the news of that awful
fire wh. took place 2 days ago at Sandringham, if Miss Knollys had not woke
up in time as she did & rouse the whole house then both Mummy & her
wld. have been burnt to a certainty - as both their bedrooms were in
flames! My mother’s ceiling & Miss Knollys’ floor. It looks horrid now, their
two lovely rooms quite ruined, but luckily many of their things were saved,
only the water always does so much damage!’ A letter of fine content.
Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Olav V (1903-1991) King of Norway 1957-91. Son of King Haakon VII and Maud
of Wales. The future King had been born on 2nd July 1903 at Sandringham, Norfolk.
1536. MARY OF TECK: (1867-1953)
Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
1910-36, wife of King George V. Autograph
Memorandum, unsigned, two pages, oblong
8vo, Buckingham Palace, 15th December
1935, to an unidentified correspondent, on
her printed stationery. The Queen expresses
her gratitude for the help that her
correspondent has provided with some toys,
adding ‘I have had such grateful letters from the
Hospitals. The Kew children too have been so
kind, I am sorry I was unable to go down to Kew
but you know what a busy person I am!’ She
concludes by remarking ‘How sad about your
poor friend, I feel much for you, it is dreadful to
lose those one loves’. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1538. ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of
the United Kingdom 1952- . D.S., Elizabeth
R, as Queen, at the head, one page, folio,
Court at Saint James’s, 18th July 1969. The
typed document, issued under the Municipal
Corporations Act of 1882 in ‘the Reign of Our
Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria’, appoints
Richard Marven Hale Everett to be Recorder
for the Borough of Maidstone. Countersigned
at the foot by Baron Gardiner (1900-1990,
Lord Chancellor 1964-70). With blind
embossed seal. A couple of very light, minor
surface creases, otherwise VG. £150 - 200
€190 - 260
1537. EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of
the United Kingdom January - December
1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A fine A.L.S.,
with his family name David, two pages, 8vo,
Havana, 4th April 1948, to the King of
Belgium (‘Dear Leopold’) on the attractive
printed stationery of the Sea Cloud. The Duke
states that he has only just received his
correspondent’s message via the British
Legation and remarks ‘The Duchess and I are
very sorry you and the Princess are unable to
come aboard “Sea Cloud” this evening but we
will be very glad to accept your invitation (sic) to
dine with you both at the Hotel Nacional…‘. In
concluding he adds ‘Looking forward to seeing
you again after so many years’. Accompanied
by the original envelope hand addressed by
the Duke and signed by him with his initial (‘E’)
in the lower left corner. A letter of good
association. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1539. ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of
the United Kingdom 1952- . D.S., Elizabeth
R, as Queen, at the head, one page, oblong
4to, Court at Saint James’s, 14th June 1972.
The typed document, issued under the
County Courts Act of 1959, appoints Richard
Marven Hale Everett to the office of Judge of
County Courts. Countersigned at the foot by
Baron Hailsham of St. Marylebone (19072001, Lord Chancellor 1970-74, 1979-87).
With blind embossed seal. VG. £150 - 200
€190 - 260
Leopold III (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 193451.
383
1541. LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 17741791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have
been executed. D.S., Louis, as King, at the conclusion, two pages
(vellum), folio, Versailles, 29th June 1784. The partially printed
document, in French (untranslated), appoints Francois Joachim Thiboust
to be a civil and criminal Greffier au Baillaige. With blank integral leaf. A
small area of vellum cut away at the base, only slightly affecting the text
but not signature. Some light overall age wear, about VG. £250 - 350
€325 - 450
1540. DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. A.L.S., Diana, three
pages, 8vo, Kensington Palace, 1st July 1988, to Janet [Filderman], on
the blue monogrammed stationery of Prince Charles and Princess
Diana. The Princess announces ‘I am thrilled to bits with my letter opener
- where on earth did you find it. I do think that you’re very clever’. She
continues to thank her correspondent for her kindness and trouble in
finding ‘such a marvelous present for this newly appointed 27 year old!’
and further remarks ‘you did look very glamorous at Aida, especially with
all your hair up & I do hope that you really enjoyed the evening.’ In
concluding she again thanks Filderman for the wonderful present, ‘...&
believe it or not I opened your parcel on the actual day which I know will
surprise you!!.’ VG.
£500 - 800
€650 - 1000
Janet Filderman - Beautician and close friend of Princess Diana.
1542. FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as
Frederick The Great. L.S., Friedrich, one page, 4to, Ruppin, 11th
October 1739, to Samuel Von Marschall, in German. Frederick, as
Prince, asks his correspondent if it would be possible to establish a post
service from Hamburg to Reinsberg, so he could get his packages and
letters much earlier, and ends saying ‘If this happens I would be very
thankful’. A letter of curious signed by the future King just a few months
before being crowned. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age
wear, otherwise VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Samuel Von Marschall (1683-1749) Prussian Minister under Frederick I and Frederick
II.
Frederick was appointed to the Prussian Army as Colonel of Regiment stationed near
Neuruppin. His father the King Frederick William granted Frederick Rheinsberg, north
of Neuruppin. Frederick II would say later that in Rheinsberg, at the time of the
present letter, he had one of the happiest times of his life assembling musicians and
other artists, and spending his time reading, watching dramatic plays and listening
to music. It is also there in 1739 when Frederick finished his idealistic refutation of
Machiavelli, published anonymously in 1740 and largely distributed by Voltaire.
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The King, on the Queen’s death, writing
to her father the King
1543. MARIA THERESA: (1717-1780) Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire 1745-65.
Mother of Marie Antoinette. D.S., Maria Theresa, eight pages, folio, Vienna, 1st June 1764, in
German. The manuscript document is a report of the War Privy Councillor in Vienna and concerns
a report of the Tyrolean War Commissioner Platzer who has warned of a dangerous situation with
the food supply of Austrian troops and that the Mayor of Tyrol, responsible for the military food
supply, did not store enough food in the magazines. The document also states that the Mayor
owes 22 Taler to the war chest in Vienna which will be deducted from his monthly benefits and
Platzer underlines the importance of having adequate supplies available in the Tyrol, adding that
the food stocks should last for four months. In conclusion Platzer suggests a scheme to share the
purchase of food supplies for the Tyrol between himself, the Mayor and the Food Supply councillor
in Vienna, and considers the Mayor’s responsibilities in general and if there should be other
administrative changes to preserve military supply in the future. Boldly signed by the Empress at the
conclusion and countersigned by Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin (17041787) Bohemian-Austrian Chancellor. VG
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1544. FRANCIS II: (1768-1835) Last Holy
Roman Emperor 1792-1806. Later Francis I,
first Emperor of Austria 1804-35. Excellent
L.S., Franciscus, one page, folio, Buda, 30th
April 1807, to Ferdinand III of Sicily, in Latin. In
this dramatic letter, the King Francis I writes
on mourning stationery to his father in law,
King Ferdinand III of Sicily, and reports about
the situation and emotions following the
Queen‘s death, and states ‘Disastrous day
among all days the thirteenth of this month,
when the Queen Empress, beloved wife of mine
and your daughter, suffered and endured till the
end the grievous childbirth. Close to seven in the
morning the just born Archduchess baby was
taken out alive. Because of the premature birth,
suffering after the three days birth, she died.
This has created an intense deep pain and
sorrow to me as father, and a large bitter
sadness in me, feeling which from that day
overflows my capacities and its magnitude
prevents me to realize and value it.’ Further
reporting to his correspondent about the
Christian virtues of his wife and daughter, and
ends with ‘When Your Majesty, who I always
keep in my heart, is far from the family, all
adversities thrive’. The King adds before
signing (‘Your Majesty, good son in law, and
respectful Brother’) in his hand. A letter of
excellent content reporting the events of the
13th April 1807. With blank integral leaf.
Accompanied by the original mourning
envelope with a black wax seal in good
condition. VG
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Ferdinand I (1751-1825) King of the Two Sicilies
1816-25, after his restoration following victory in the
Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since
1759 Ferdinand III of the Kingdom of Sicily.
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772-13th April
1807) Eldest daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
and III of Sicily, and his second wife Marie Caroline of
Austria. Married to Francis II. She was the last Holy
Roman Empress and the first Empress of Austria.
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1545. FREDERICK
III:
(1831-1888)
German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99
days in 1888. Married to Princess Victoria,
eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. Rare L.S.,
Friedrich R, as King, one page, 4to,
Charlottenburg, 24th May 1888, to General
Mischke, in German. Frederick III informs
Mischke that he has been appointed noble
and that he will receive from the Royal
Chancellery the documentation referring to
it. A large bold good example signature, dated
during his short reign, only 22 days before his
death. With blank integral leaf. EX.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
1546. VICTOR AMADEUS III: (1726-1796)
King of Sardinia 1773-96. D.S., V. Amedeo,
one page, folio, Torino, 14th March 1793, in
Italian. The manuscript document is an official
military appointment of an officer, listing his
new rights. Countersigned at the foot by
Cravanzana. With a blind embossed paper
seal affixed. Small tear to the edge of the
central fold and some light overall age wear,
otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1548. UMBERTO I: (1844-1900) King of
Italy 1878-1900. Assassinated. D.S., Umberto,
one page, folio, Rome, 6th April 1893, in
Italian. The partially printed document is a
decree approving a proposal by the Minister
for war, relating to the resignation of three
officers, listing their names and ranks. Signed
by the King at the foot. With blank integral leaf
(bearing a large coat of arms watermark). VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
After 27 years as Crown Prince, Frederick III, only son
of Wilhelm I, became Emperor, but suffering from
cancer of the larynx he died aged 56 after reigning for
only three months.
Albert von Mischke (1830-1906) Adjutant General of
the Prussian infantry.
1547. VITTORIO EMANUELE II: (18201878) King of Sardinia 1849-61 & King of Italy
1861-78. D.S., Vittorio Emanuele, one page,
folio, Rome, 3rd June 1874, in Italian. The
partially printed document is a decree
approving a proposal by the Minister for war
relating to the resignation of an officer named
Antonio Artuffo. Signed by the King at the
foot. With blank integral leaf. Some minor age
wear, most evident to the left edge, otherwise
VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
386
1549. UMBERTO II: (1904-1983) King of
Italy, May-June 1946. A good vintage signed
and inscribed 9.5 x 13.5 photograph, the
image depicting the future King standing in a
formal three quarter length pose in uniform.
Photograph by Luce. Signed (‘Umberto di
Savoia’) in bold fountain pen ink to the lower
photographer’s mount and dated 1936 in his
hand. Some very light minor age wear. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1550. CHRISTINA: (1626-1689) Queen of Sweden 1633-54. D.S.,
Christina, as Queen of the Swedes, Goths and Wends, two pages, folio,
Stockholm, 23rd August 1645. The manuscript document states that it
has been necessary to send two cavalry squadrons from the province
of Scania to Pommern together with other people under General Carl
Gustaf Wrangel, to the main army in Germany, and that following the
peace treaty the entire army will have left Scania by the 23rd September.
The document continues to give instructions that the vessels and boats
which were previously sent to Pommern, and remained there during
the summer, under the command of the cavalry’s Commander-in-Chief,
shall sail to Ystad and Landskrona without delay, also explaining that
there is a shortage of boats to transport the cavalry in any other way and
stressing the importance of timeliness in the shipment of the cavalry.
Signed by the Queen at the conclusion. With integral address leaf
bearing a blind embossed paper seal. Some slight, minor traces of
professional repairs, not affecting the text or signature. About VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1552. GUSTAV III: (1746-1792) King of Sweden 1771-92. L.S.,
Gustavus, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 14th September 1787, to
Ferdinand III King of Sicily, in Latin. The King responds to his
correspondent’s letter and states ‘We did receive Your Majesty’s letter
announcing the Queen’s childbirth, your dear spouse.... We are very
pleased for the new and for Your Majesty’s happiness..’. Countersigned by
Carolus Fr. Fredenheim. With blank integral leaf, and a paper seal affixed
to the last page. Some overall creasing, otherwise VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Maria Carolina of Austria (1752-1814) Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King
Ferdinand IV & III. She gave birth to sixteen children.
Maria Henrietta (1787-1792) Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Died being
a child. She was the thirteenth child of King Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina of Austria.
Carl Frederick Fredenheim (1748 -1803) Son of Bishop, ennobled for his services to
the Swedish Crown. A man of Arts.
Carl Gustav Wrangel (1613-1676) Swedish Noble, Statesman and Military
Commander. In 1644, during the Torstenson War, Wrangel commanded a fleet at
sea, which defeated the Danes at Fehmarn on 23rd October. In 1646 he returned
to Germany as a Field Marshal.
1553. GUSTAV ADOLPH IV: (1778-1837) King of Sweden 17921809. Last Swedish ruler of Finland. A.N.S., G A Gustafson, one page,
oblong 16mo, Basel, 10th September 1818, in French. King Gustav
Adolph, in the year Jean Bernadotte is proclaimed King of Sweden,
writes the present letter while in exile (‘I am, with the most sincere
feelings, yours affectionately’.) The irregularly trimmed piece has been
neatly laid down to a larger card. G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1551. CHARLES XII: (1682-1718) King of Sweden 1697-1718.
Assassinated at the early age of 36. Rare L.S., Carolus, one page, 4to,
Bessarabia, 20th December 1710, to a war commissary, in Swedish.
The document being an order of payment, bearing underneath the
signature a nice red wax seal. With heavy fold, otherwise VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
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1554. OSCAR I: (1799-1859) King of
Sweden and Norway 1844-59. Born Joseph
François Oscar Bernadotte, son of JeanBaptiste Bernadotte, first ruler of the current
Royal House. Napoleon was he’s godfather.
L.S., Oscar, one page, folio, Stockholm, 18th
August 1845, to Ferdinand II King of the Two
Sicilies, in Latin. The King sends his
congratulations and on behalf of all the Royal
family on the occasion of the baptism given to
Prince Ludovico Maria Ferdinando Petro.
Further sending his best wishes for future and
for the young Prince. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1556. OLAV V: (1903-1991) King of
Norway 1957-91. Known as “The People’s
King”. Fine A.L.S., Olav R, two pages, 8vo,
Oslo, 16th October 1976, to Michael
Dormer, on a letter bearing the red
embossed monogramme “O V” surmounted
by a Royal crown. Olav responds in English
and states ‘..it has only been quite recently that
I have been able to get my stay in London next
month properly organized.’ further accepting
his correspondent’s invitation ‘About a meal in
your new town abode, it sounds very nice and if
you and your good wife wish to give me a free
mean, lunch...would do me very well indeed.’
Olav continues reporting about the weather
change from summer to winter in his country.
With the original envelope hand addressed by
Olav. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867) Second wife
of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
Prince Louis Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (18381886) Count of Trani, the eldest son of Ferdinand II of
the Two Sicilies and his second wife Archduchess Maria
Theresa of Austria.
1558. JOAO V OF PORTUGAL: (16891750) King of Portugal 1706-50, known as
“the Magnificent” or “the Sun King”, Joao V
raised the prestige of Portugal amongst
European courts. L.S., El Rey, one page, folio,
Lisbonne, 19th April 1738, to King Charles of
the Two Sicilies, in Portuguese. Joao V
referring to the news received, responds to
his correspondent and states ‘It is with great
joy that I receive any good new regarding Your
Majesty, but now much more increased with the
new that Your Majesty reports to me, having
married Royal Princess Maria Amalia of Poland.
For such a right marriage I send to you my
congratulations..’. With paper seal, partially
detached, affixed to the address leaf. Two
small holes corresponding to the removal of
the seal, one partially affecting the beginning
of the signature. Upper edge and corners
with small creasing. G.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Charles III of Spain (1716-1788) King of Spain 175988 and King of Sicily as Charles V 1734-59.
Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760) Wife of Charles
III of Spain, Queen consort of Naples and Sicily 173859.
1555. GUSTAV V: (1858-1950) King of
Sweden 1907-50. D.S., Gustaf, as Crown
Prince, one page, large oblong folio,
Stockholm, 12th December 1898, in
Swedish. The partially printed document,
featuring an attractive engraved vignette at the
head, is a diploma from the Royal Music
Conservatory awarded to Daniel Petersson.
Boldly signed by the future King at the foot,
above a printed circular paper seal and
countersigned by the Director and Secretary
of the Conservatory. Some very light foxing
and a few neat splits at the intersections of the
folds, not affecting the text or signatures.
About VG.
£120 - 150
€150 - 190
388
1557. LOUISE OF SWEDEN: (1851-1926)
Queen of Denmark 1906-12, wife of King
Frederick VIII. Vintage signed sepia cabinet
photograph of the Queen in a formal head
and shoulders pose, in profile. Photograph by
Carl Sonne of Copenhagen. Signed in black
fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image.
A few very minor ink splatterings to the
paraph, VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1559. MARIA ANNA OF AUSTRIA: (16831754) Archduchess of Austria and Queen
consort of Portugal 1708-50. Regent of
Portugal 1742-50 during the illness of her
husband King John V of Portugal. L.S., Raynha,
one page, folio manuscript, Lisbonne, 11th
June 1709, to Cardinal Gozzadini, in
Portuguese. The Queen sends her regards to
the Cardinal and her congratulations for the
news received on her correspondent’s letter,
and states ‘The new about your appointment as
Cardinal by His Holiness was very pleasant,
most of all because you deserve it for your
virtues serving God’. With an attractive paper
seal affixed to the address leaf. Some small
creasing to the right border and a few
extremely small tears not affecting the
signature. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Cardinal Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini (1650-1728)
Appointed Cardinal by Clement XI on 15th April
1709.
1561. FABIOLA: (1928-2014) Queen
Consort of the Belgians 1960-93. Christmas
greetings card with holograph inscription by
Fabiola. To the inside of the folding 8vo stiff
white card, featuring a facsimile greeting by
Fabiola alongside a printed greeting, in six
different languages. Fabiola adds in her hand
an inscription ‘Chers Alexandre et Lea’ also
adding the date, 2003, in her hand alongside
the French greeting. EX
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1560. MARIA II OF PORTUGAL: (18191853) Queen of the Kingdom of Portugal
1826-28 & 1834-53. L.S., From Your Majesty,
Good Sister and Cousin, A Reinha, two pages,
folio, Palacio de las Necesidades Lisbonne,
26th October 1852, to Ferdinand II, King of
the Two Sicilies, in Portuguese. The Queen
responds to her correspondent’s letter and
states ‘I received with the biggest happiness the
news that Your Majesty reported to me in the
letter dated 17th September, referring to Her
Majesty the Queen, your beloved consort, safely
giving birth on the 15th to a Prince who has
been named under baptism as Pascoal Maria
Joao.’ With a large paper seal affixed to the
address leaf. One hole and a few tears to the
edges caused by the removal of the seal and
one large tear professionally repaired, none
affecting the signature. G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies
1830-59.
1562. PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM: (1960- )
King of the Belgians 2013- . Signed greetings
card, the folding oblong 8vo stiff white card,
bearing an embossed red monogram,
features a photograph to the inside of the King
standing in a half length pose holding in his
arms the newborn Prince Gabriel, alongside
his wife and their daughter. Signed (‘Philippe’)
in bold black ink with his name alone beneath
a printed greeting, 20th August 2003. Also
signed by Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians,
with her name alone, in bold black fountain
pen ink. EX
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867) Second wife
of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
Prince Pasquale of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1852-1904)
Count of Bari. Eleventh child of King Ferdinand II and
Maria Theresa of Austria.
389
1563. BORIS III: (1894-1943) Tsar of
Bulgaria 1918-43. T.L.S, Boris, one page, 4to,
Sophia, 26th June 1937, to Colonel Gruson,
on his silver embossed monogrammed
stationery, in German. The Tsar thanks his
correspondent and the association of former
officers of infantry he represents, and states ‘I
cordially thank you for the respects you have
sent to me on the occasion of my son’s
birthday’, and further continues ‘I am very
touched learning that the officers of the
regiment I belonged to when I was Heir Prince
still remember me’, concluding by sending his
warm regards to his comrades. Accompanied
by the original envelope. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937- ) Son of
Boris III of Bulgaria. Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria 194346 as a minor. In 1946 the monarchy was overthrown
and Simeon was forced into exile. He returned in
1996 and as leader of the nation, acted as Prime
Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria 2001-05.
1565. LEOPOLD II: (1797-1870) Grand
Duke of Tuscany 1824-59. L.S., Leopold, one
page, 4to, Florence, 11th January 1856, to
‘Your Eminence’, in Italian. The Duke thanks
his correspondent for sending him the
gathered collection of court decisions taken
by the Supreme Roman Court chaired by
him. With blank integral leaf. Very light overall
age wear, and a small ink stain not affecting the
text or signature. VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1564. CHARLES FREDERICK: (17831853) Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
L.S., Your most devoted and good brother and
servant, Charles Frederic Grand Duc de Saxe,
one page, folio, Weimar, 12th June 1838, to
His Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies, in
French. The Grand Duc sends his
condolences to the King having received his
letter announcing the death of His Majesty’s
sister-in-law Princess baby. Accompanied by
the original envelope with a large red wax seal
to the verso. A hole to the blank integral leaf.
VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1830-59.
Marie Philiberte de Savoie-Carignan (1814-1874),
Countess of Syracuse, married in 1837 to Prince
Léopold-Benjamin de Bourbon-Siciles, Count of
Syracuse (1813-1860).
390
1567. ABBAS II: (1874-1944) Hilmy Bey, Pasha, last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan 1892-1914.
A.L.S., Abbas Hilmi, two pages, oblong 12mo, Vichy, 20th September 1940, to an unidentified
Admiral, on the printed stationery of the hotel Ambassadeurs, in French. Abbas informs his
correspondent that, having finished his health cure, he will be leaving Vichy on the 25th and will have
great pleasure meeting him before for dinner or lunch, at his convenience, to say goodbye. Trace
of paperclip to the front, only slightly affecting the printed heading. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1566. PEDRO II: (1825-1891) Emperor of
Brazil 1831-89. L.S., Emperador, one page,
folio, Rio de Janeiro, 17th October 1844, to
the King of the Two Sicilies, in Portuguese.
The Emperor informs his correspondent
about his decision of appointing a new
Plenipotentiary Minister to the Kingdom of the
Two Sicilies, stating ‘I have already given new
destiny to Councelor Eustaquio Adolfo de Mello
e Mattos, my Plenipotentiary Minister to your
Majesty, and I hasten to inform you. I am sure
that the new appointed Minister will make all
necessary to earn your benevolence as he has
been instructed to.’ Countersigned by Ernesto
Ferreira França. With integral address leaf
bearing three large tears caused by the
opening of the letter although not affecting the
address text. The document also bears three
large holes to the left border caused by the
removal of the seal, only one hole affecting
two words of the text and not the signatures.
G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1830-59.
Ernesto Ferreira França (1804-1872) Minister of
Foreign Affairs 1844-45 and Knight to the Imperial
House.
1568. AGA KHAN III: (1877-1957) Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Community and the first President
of the All-India Muslim League. President of the League of Nations 1937-38. A.L.S., Aga Khan, one
page, small 8vo (folding letter card bearing the printed crest of the Hotel Ritz), n.p. (Paris), n.d., to
Madame Stern. The Aga Khan states that he is engaged to lunch all week, although remarks ‘But
next week I shall be delighted to come’. VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
391
On Cormorant fishing
1569. AKIHITO: (1933- ) Emperor of Japan 1989. Rare A.L.S., Akihito, as Crown Prince, three
pages, 8vo, Tokyo, 3rd July 1957, to Princess Lilian, on a white card featuring a blind embossed Imperial
seal. The Prince explains that he takes the opportunity of the recent appointment of the Ambassador of
Japan to Belgium, to send the present letter, and asks his correspondent ‘How is the weather in Brussels now?
I remember it was very agreeable in July when I visited there four years ago. Here in Tokyo it will be quite hot
very soon. I am intending to stay for about a month in August in Karuizawa, where the weather is very similar
to that of Brussels, and I shall enjoy playing tennis mostly there.’ Further referring to a Japanese ancient fishing
practice ‘Before going up there, I will go to Gifu to see cormorant fishing. Have you ever heard about it? It is
an old traditional way of fishing in which cormorants are used to catch fish in the river.’ Akihito concludes by
asking
his
correspondent
about
the
progress
in
the
preparation
of
the International Exposition in Brussels and proclaims ‘I am quite sure it will be a
grand occasion of festivity.’ Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince. An
excellent letter. EX
£1000 - 1500
€1300 - 1950
Princess Lilian of Belgium (1916-2002) Also known as Princess of Réthy. Second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians. Lilian
agreed to marry the King in 1941, but declined the title of Queen. It was agreed that any descendants of the King’s new
marriage would be excluded from succession to the throne.
392
IMPERIAL RUSSIA
1571. ELIZABETH I OF RUSSIA: (1709-1762) Empress of Russia
1741-62. L.S., Elizabeth, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Saint Petersburg,
24th January 1737, in Cyrillic. The manuscript document is a Decree to
the Patrimonial Chancery, instructing that attention to Piotr Novikov’s
horses and same money as he was receiving as salary have to be
maintained. Further instructing that the sum of 150 rubles have to be
paid annually to the notary Bogdanov, as well as 800 kilos of flour and
oat every four months, first the flour at the beginning of each period
and after, at the end of each period, the money. Some very minor age
wear, VG
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
1570. IMPERIAL RUSSIAN FAMILY: An excellent collection of twenty
four vintage unsigned sepia cabinet photographs depicting various
members of the Imperial Russian family and foreign royalty, the subjects
include Emperor Alexander III (1845-1894), his wife Maria Feodorovna
(1847-1928; the image depicting her with her young son, the future
Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1890-1958), Grand
Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (1850-1908), Grand Duke Nicholas
Nikolaevich (1831-1891), Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (18471909; 2, one image ), Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich (1857-1905),
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich (1860-1919), Grand Duke Konstantin
Nikolaevich (1827-1892), Grand showing him with his young child, and
a third photograph of his three young children together), Duchess
Anastasia Mikhailovna (1860-1922), Grand Duchess Olga
Constantinovna (1851-1926, later Queen Olga of the Hellenes), Maria
Christina of Austria (1858-1929, Queen of Spain; 2, one of the images
depicting her in 1879 and the other, in 1887, with her young son, the
future King Alfonso XIII of Spain) etc. Many of the images are by
Bergamasco of St. Petersburg and other photographers include Adele of
Vienna, Gunther of Brussels, Fernando Debas of Madrid etc. Most of the
photographs are identified in the neat hand of a collector to the versos
and all are loosely inserted into a contemporary brown morocco bound
album, the cover of which features a vacant escutcheon shaped brass
plaque and with a brass clasp. With decorative borders and all edges
gilt. A couple of photographs with some foxing, the majority with just
light age wear, generally VG.
£4000 - 6000
€5200 - 7800
1572. CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96,
known as Catherine the Great. A fine L.S., Ekaterina, one page, folio,
9th February 1786, to Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin, in
Cyrillic. The Empress informs Potemkin that the salaries of the Kherson
Admiralty carpenters for September should be allocated from the Saint
Petersburg Exchequer for residual sums in ‘fifteen thousand rubles in
paper money’ and requests that Potemkin make the necessary
arrangements for the payment. With blank integral leaf. A letter of
excellent association. Some extremely minor, light staining to the left
edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise about EX.
£2000 - 3000
€2600 - 3900
393
1573. ZUBOV PLATON: (1767-1822)
Prince Zubov, the last of Catherine the
Great’s favourites and the most powerful man
in the Russian Empire during the last years of
her reign. After the Empress’ death, her
successor Paul I relieved Zubov of all his posts
obliging him to go into exile. It has been
reported that he would later co-lead the coup
d’etat assassination of Tsar Paul I. A.L.S., Platon
Prince Zouboff, one page, 4to, Swel, 1st June
1818, to Baron Pirch, in French. Zubov
informs his correspondent that he has just
received his letter of 16th May and states ‘If I
invited you to spend the Autumn at home it was
because I thought it would be in between your
departure and return to Saint Petersburg....but
if you can earlier, even better, make it according
to your calendar, be sure that I will be pleased
to meet you at any time’. Zubov concludes by
sending his warm regards to Sophie and her
little daughter. With the address to the integral
leaf, in his hand, bearing a red wax seal. Some
overall creasing. Small area of paper loss
caused by the opening of the letter, not
affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG
£600 - 900
€780 - 1150
Baron Karl von Pirch (1788-1822) Husband of
Zubov’s daughter Sophia Zubov (1800-1880)
Countess Zubov. They had a daughter Zubov refers
to in the present letter, Sophie, Baroness Von Pirch,
born two weeks earlier, on 31st May 1818.
1574. TCHERNYSHOV IVAN: (17261797) Russian Field Marshal who backed
Catherine II in the coup, and Plenipotentiary
Minister in London. A.L.S., in the third
person, one page, 4to, n.p., 7th September
1772, to Mr. de Gunning, in French.
Tchernyshov refers to the foolishness of the
postman who didn’t deliver the invitation in
due time to his correspondent. With red wax
seal still present. Some minor creases and
small paper loss to the last page, not affecting
the text. Together with Eduard Totleben
(1818-1884) Baltic German military Engineer
and Imperial Russian General. A.L.S., Edvr
Totleben, one page, 8vo, n.p., 9th May 1859,
to Monsieur Collignon, General Director of
the Russian railways, in French. Totleben
states ‘I have received the order to visit the site,
that means to Dunaburg’. With blank integral
leaf. VG, 2
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1575. OSTERMAN IVAN: (1725-1811)
Russian Statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Chancellor of the Russian Empire. L.S.,
C. I. D’Osterman, two pages, 4to, St.
Petersburg, 18th December 1778, to
Zinoviev, in French. Osterman informs his
correspondent that the September
announced letter sent via Lisbonne and
London has reached him, and states ‘I thank
you for it, especially as it responds so well to the
purpose for which it was intended, and I have
no doubt that His Imperial Majesty will support
it now that we have just submitted it to her’.
The letter is addressed to Zinoviev in Madrid,
Spain. With blank integral leaf. Some very light
overall age wear. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
De Zinoviev, Russian Minister in Madrid.
394
1577. PAUL I: (1754-1801) Emperor of Russia 1796-1801. The only son of Peter III and Catherine
the Great. Assassinated. A.L.S., Paul, one page, 4to, St. Petersburg, 13th January 1781, to a
gentleman, in French. The Tsarevich states that he was touched by the contents of his
correspondent’s letter and their New Year greetings, remarking ‘I beg you to believe that, in all
occasions, you will find in me the same favorable sentiments towards yourself. Your own qualities, and
the services of Madame, your mother, whom I shall see again and recognize, are a firm guarantee of
that’. In concluding he asks for New Year’s compliments to be conveyed to his correspondent’s
mother. With blank integral leaf. Some very minor, extremely light staining to the left edge, not
affecting the text or signature, VG
£1000 - 1200
€1300 - 1550
1576. OSTERMAN IVAN: (1725-1811)
Russian Statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Chancellor of the Russian Empire. Fine
L.S., C.I. D’Osterman, two pages, 4to,
Stockholm, 19th-30th January 1770, to Baron
Stackelberg, in French. Osterman refers first
to the end of the tax measures adopted by
the States assembly and states ‘Unless the King
who is of the same opinion as the Senate,
decides to summon new ones’, further referring
to the King and Queen’s expenses ‘The States
have agreed to pay out of the Crown funds all
the debts that the King and Queen have
accumulated until now and which amounts to
20 gold tons. Furthermore they gave consent for
the two Prince’s trip to various foreign countries
under the pretext of going to Aix La Chapelle
because of the Prince Charles’ illness.’ A letter
of interesting content. With blank integral leaf.
EX
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Adolf Frederick (1710-1771) King of Sweden 175171 married to Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720-1782)
Queen of Sweden 1751-71.
1578. STANISLAW II: (1732-1798) Stanislaw August Poniatowski. King of Poland and Grand Duke
of Lithuania 1764-95. Lover of Catherine the Great. Brief L.S., ‘Vale et me ama S A R’, with his
initials, one page, 4to, Warsaw, 8th August 1794, to Tegoborski. The King, in response to his
correspondent’s letter, forwards an open letter (no longer present) to Jan Jagmin. With blank integral
leaf. Some light foxing and staining and a minor smudge to two of the King’s holograph words.
About VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Charles XIII (1748-1818) King of Sweden 1809-18
and King of Norway 1814-18.
395
1579. FEODOROVNA MARIA: (17591828) Empress Consort of Russia, second
wife of Tsar Paul I and mother of Tsar
Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I. L.S., Maria,
one page, 4to, Saint Petersburg, 26th January
1828, to Alexander Ivanovich, in Cyrillic. The
Empress asks her correspondent to inform
the Governance Committee of the School for
Ladies of the Regiment No.1 of the Imperial
Russian Guard that the daughter of Hussar
Sergey Alexandrov will be dismissed as she
has been designated now to the Mariinsky
Institute for Noble Maidens. A fine letter,
boldly signed by Maria Feodorovna in the final
year of her life. EX
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1580. FEODOROVNA MARIA: (17591828) Empress Consort of Russia, the second
wife of Tsar Paul I and mother of Tsar
Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I. A.L.S., Maria,
one page, 8vo, n.p., 4th March 1817, to
[Countess Orloff Tschesmenski], in French.
The Empress thanks her correspondent for
having sent her a fabulous attelage which she
has seen and admired, further adding that she
is sad at not having the possibility of seeing her
correspondent at home during the winter as
she would have liked to have thanked her
personally. With blank integral leaf. VG
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
396
1581. PAVLOVNA MARIA: (1786-1859)
Grand Duchess of Russia and Grand Duchess
of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Daughter of
Emperor Paul I. A.L.S., Marie, Gd. De Russie
et de Saxe, one page, 4to, Weimar, 29th
December 1818, to a gentleman, in French.
The Grand Duchess states that she has
received her correspondent’s written report,
in which she shares an interest, and remarks
that the method he has developed ‘will be put
into practice more and more in the future‘. In
concluding the Grand Duchess encloses a
souvenir (no longer present) as a token of her
gratitude for the efforts he has made in making
the report and sending it to her. With blank
integral leaf. Some very light age wear and a
small, neat split to the right edge of the fold,
only very slightly affecting one word of text
but not the signature. About VG £200 - 300
€260 - 390
1582. PAVLOVNA ANNA: (1795-1865)
Queen Consort of the Netherlands 1840-49.
Daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. L.S., Anna,
one page, Buitenrust, 12th April 1862, to
Prince [Orloff], in French. Pavlovna writes
concerning some letters she had written to
Countess Orloff Tschesmenski, and thanks the
Prince for his kind attentions and friendly lines,
adding that she will retain a warm souvenir of
her time with the Countess and ‘the care she
took keeping my letters as a proof of the feelings
she had for me’. With blank integral leaf. Some
very light age wear and small worm holes to
the left edge, not affecting the text or
signature, about VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1583. PAVLOVICH MICHAEL: (17981849) Grand Duke of Russia, son of Tsar Paul
I. A.L.S., Michel, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d.
(c.1831), to [Count Orloff], on stationery
featuring a blind embossed eagle and crown,
in French. Pavlovich forwards a paper (no
longer present) from Count Tchernitcheff and
asks that Orloff should give his orders in order
not to lose any time, and concludes by stating
that he will return to town at around 9pm,
asking Orloff to come and see him at his
home. With blank integral leaf. About
EX
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Count Aleksandr Ivan Tchernitcheff (1787-1857)
Minister of War.
1584. ALEXANDER I: (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. L.S.,
Alexander, (a fine example in Cyrillic, incorporating a large flourish), two
pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 30th January 1819, to His Majesty the
King of Naples, in Cyrillic. The manuscript letter announces ‘Our most
dear Duke, brother and friend, deign to recall Our Privy Councillor and
Knight of different Orders, Count Dmitry Mocenich, obligingly devoted to
Us, who is at the Court of Your Majesty as an Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary’ and continues ‘We inform Your Majesty about
this and ask in a friendly manner to dismiss Our Envoy from you and accept
the assurances in Our sincere friendship and highest devotion’.
Countersigned at the foot by Karl Nesselrode (1780-1862) Russian
Count and Diplomat. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the
original envelope wrapper bearing a large blind embossed paper seal to
the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Ferdinand I (1751-1825) King of the Two Sicilies 1816-25, previously King Ferdinand
IV of the Kingdom of Naples 1759-99, 1799-1806 & 1815-16 and King Ferdinand
III of the Kingdom of Sicily 1759-1816.
1585. ALEXANDER I: (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. L.S.,
Alexander, in Cyrillic (an attractive example with large flourish), two
pages, 4to, Laibach, 8th April 1821, to Count Piotr Khristianovich, in
Cyrillic. The Tsar states ‘With great pleasure I have received your letter
from Tulchyn, dated 27th March, delivered to me by your son whom I am
very pleased to have with me, and in this way I can fulfill your wish; I do not
doubt that he will make an effort in everything he can in order to follow his
father’s example at the service of the fatherland..’, further informing his
correspondent about the reasons of his recent and important military
decisions ‘Because of major affairs I have here due to political situation, I
did not have enough time to write to you about the reasons which made
me march three divisions which are under your orders. Sudden
perturbations in Piedmont, over the course of the unresolved issues also in
Naples, threatened with a general uprising all over Italy. These
circumstances required to move Russian troops so that necessary tranquility
could be restored. In order to accelerate these measures it was necessary
to take the nearest troops, this is why I considered proper to assign one
regiment of each of the armies leaded by His Highness Tsesarevich, by you
and by General Saken.’ Some light overall age wear and creasing to the
right edge only affecting few words to the first page, not affecting the
signature. With blank integral leaf. G
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Laibach, also known as Ljubljana, is the actual capital of Slovenia.
Peter Khristianovich Wittgenstein (1769-1843) Russian General. Highly decorated,
Wittgenstein fought in Austerlitz, commanded the First Russian Corps in 1812
blocking the route to St Petersburg for which reason he was known as the ‘Saviour of
St Petersburg‘. He was accused of making mistakes during Napoleon’s crossing of the
Berezina. In the 1813 Campaign Wittgenstein assumed overall command of the
Russian Army on the death of Kutuzov.
397
1586. GALITZINE ALEXANDER: (17731844) Russian Statesman, Minister and
confidante of Tsar Alexander I. Chairman of
State Council under Nicholas I. A.L.S., , Le
Prince Alexander Galitzin, (a large bold
signature), three pages, 4to, Warsaw,
5th/17th September 1829, to Helbig, in
French. Galitzine, acting on behalf of the
Infantry General Levicki refers to the clauses
of a contract which establishes the conditions
according to which Mr. Helbig will move to
Warsaw to take in charge the General’s son
education. He explains to his correspondent
the various conditions and timing established
by Levicki’s family, and concludes by stating
‘Please address to His Excellence the General
Levicki any correspondence about this matter
from now on, as I am leaving right now towards
Russia and I will be out of Warsaw for quite a
long time.’ Some overall age wear, a very small
tear to the central fold edge and small crease
to the last page. G
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
General Michael Lewicki, Commandant of the city of
Warsaw until the Polish revolution. Frederic Chopin
wrote about a musical evening hosted at
Commandant of Warsaw Lewicki’s home, and where
Prince Galitzine would play his Polonaise with cello.
398
1587. NESSELRODE KARL: (1780-1862)
Russian Count, Diplomat and Foreign Affairs
Minister 1816-56. A.L.S., Nesselrode, three
pages, 4to, St Petersburg, 16th February
1819, to Count Razumovsky, in French.
Nesselrode refers on two occasions to the
Emperor and to proposals submitted to him,
and states ‘This test has convinced us that going
ahead with your wishes, the Crown’s interests
were nevertheless enough granted, and that is
the consideration which I tried to instruct and
show value to the Emperor.’ A letter of good
content. Very light overall age wear. VG
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Count Andrey Razumovsky (1752-1836) Russian
Diplomat who spent most of his life in Vienna and was
present at the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna.
Alexander I (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 180125.
1588. NESSELRODE KARL: (1780-1862)
Russian Count, Diplomat and Foreign Affairs
Minister 1816-56. A.L.S., Nesselrode, two
pages, 8vo, n.p., 31st July 1853, to Hamilton,
in French. Nesselrode kindly asks his
correspondent to visit him at his countryside
residence, stating ‘I will express to you all my
thanks for your article which I have read with
deep interest.’ EX
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1590. FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA: (1798-1860) Princess
Charlotte of Prussia. Empress Consort of Russia 1825-55, wife of
Emperor Nicholas I. A.L.S., Alexandra, one page, small 8vo, n.p., n.d.,
to Countess Orloff, in French. The Empress informs her correspondent
having heard insistently about her being ill, and states ‘I need to meet
you and to talk to you about something... Are you really ill, could I meet you
for only a quarter of an hour at home?’ and further insisting ‘If not, send
me a written answer and I will write to you explaining what it is about’ With
integral address leaf with a small circular blue stamp affixed bearing the
day of the week ‘Mardi’. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 260
1589. NICHOLAS I: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. L.S.,
Nicholas, in Cyrillic, three pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 13th November
1853, to Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies, in Cyrillic. The Tsar sends
his congratulations to Ferdinand II and to all of the Royal family on the
occasion of the birth of a Prince, and to the mother Countess Trapani.
Countersigned by Count Nesselrode. Accompanied by the original
envelope (seal neatly detached although present). Some light age wear
and very neat splitting to the folds (most professionally repaired) only
very slightly affecting the text and signature. Some very minor ink
splattering to the Tsar’s signature, evidently caused by the nib. G
£600 - 900
€780 - 1150
Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59.
Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria (1834-1901) Princess of Tuscany and of
Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess of Trapani. Married to her uncle Prince Francis (18271892) Count of Trapani, the last son of King Ferdinand I and brother of King
Ferdinand II.
Prince Leopoldo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1853-1870)
Karl Nesselrode (1780-1862) Russian Count, Chancellor 1845-56 and Foreign
Affairs Minister 1816-56.
1591. FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA: (1798-1860) Princess
Charlotte of Prussia. Empress Consort of Russia 1825-55, wife of
Emperor Nicholas I. A.L.S., Alexandra, in Cyrillic, two pages, 8vo,
Peterhoff, 15th May [1826] to Countess Orloff, in French. The Empress
kindly requests her correspondent’s help for an important meeting and
states ‘If it doesn’t disturb you too much, during the wedding festivities I
would like to ask for your assistance on Tuesday. You have to know that the
Emperor has set up a meeting between the Duc de Marmont and myself
on a frigate, and for my reputation’s good name I would like to have a lady
presence close to me. If you don’t fear water and accept sharing the danger
of this venture...’. Further sending her best wishes to the new married
couple, and especially to Alexis. With blank integral leaf. A few very small
stains, otherwise VG
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Alexandra refers to her husband Nicholas I as the Emperor, a few months before his
brother the Tsar Alexander I died and Nicholas became Tsar.
Auguste Fredéric de Marmont (1774-1852) French General and Nobleman. Later
Marshal of France and Duc de Raguse. Known for deserting Napoleon in 1814. In
February 1826 Marmont was appointed French Ambassador to Russia under
Nicholas I. He arrived at Saint Petersburg on May 13th (two days before the present
letter was written) and remained in Russia until September to attend the coronation
of Nicholas in Moscow, where Marmont was honoured with the Saint Andrew award,
Russia’s most prestigious.
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1592. NIKOLAYEVICH KONSTANTIN: (1827-1892) Grand Duke
of Russia, son of Tsar Nicholas I and brother of Tsar Alexander II. A.L.S.,
Konstantin, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (annotated in pencil in another
hand at the head Received on 2nd December [1848]), to ‘My dear
Eaglet!’, in Cyrillic. Writing in bold pencil, the Grand Duke proclaims
‘Grand nouvelle!’ and continues ‘On Tuesday the Sovereign is sending me
to Olomouc to congratulate the Emperor and he has allowed me to take
you with me, which makes me unspeakably glad’. With blank integral leaf.
VG
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1593. POUSTOCHKINE SEMION: (1759-1846) Russian Admiral.
A.L.S, Semion Poustochkine, one page, 4to, n.p., 1827, to Alexei
Ivanovich, in Cyrillic. Poustochkine kindly asks his correspondent to help
and accommodate two persons who have been blocked by the storms
and weather and give them ‘your warm welcome’. With the address hand
written by Poustochkine to the integral address leaf bearing the
remaining part of a red wax seal with some minor paper loss caused by
the opening of the letter. G
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Alexander Ivanovich Galich (1783-1848) Russian Philosopher and Writer. Galich was
a professor at St. Petersburg’s University and teacher of Alexander Pushkin. His
Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (1845) was one of Russia’s first philosophical reference
works.
400
1594. ZAKREVSKY ARSENY: (1783-1865) Russian Statesman and
Minister of the Interior 1828-31 under Nicholas I. A.L.S., Count A
Zakrevsky, four pages, 8vo, Moscow, 24th December 1853, to Count
Orlov, in Cyrillic. Zakrevsky responds to his correspondent’s letter and
thanks him for the news received about his grandson, stating ‘You are
right, it has been a long while since there was such difficult times..’ and
continues ‘They succeeded in past hard situations and should not fear
difficulties. They should not expect peace, but make others pray for peace.’
Further mentioning that he expects to learn from his correspondent
what the Heir will say to his father about his unwillingness to join the
Obrastsovski regiment. A letter of good content with reference to
several nobles and high rank officers. Accompanied by the original
enveloppe hand written by Zakrevsky. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Nikolai Alekseievich (1827-1885) Count Orlov. Russian Diplomat and Author. He
first adopted a military career, and was seriously wounded in the Crimean War.
Subsequently he entered the diplomatic service, and represented Russia successively
at Brussels, Paris and Berlin.
1595. NIKOLAEVICH NICHOLAS: (18561929) Grand Duke of Russia. Grandson of
Tsar Nicholas I. Commander in Chief of the
Russian Armies. T.L.S., Nikolas, in Cyrillic, one
page, 4to, Chateau Choigny, 16th August
1924, to Archpriest Ioan Sliunin, in Cyrillic.
The letter being the text of a telegram,
Nicholas adding to the end ‘Signed on the
original’. The Grand Duke states ‘I am very
thankful for the priest’s prayers on my Saint’s
day. I am deeply touched by all the wishes which
give me strength to remain on the service to my
beloved homeland.’, further hoping he will be
able to count on their readiness to help him,
which will ease his compliance of duty. VG
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Archpriest Ioan Sliunin, Father Superior of the
Orthodox Parish of the Saint Athanasius Church in
Varna, Bulgaria.
1596. NIKOLAEVICH NICHOLAS: (18561929) Grand Duke of Russia. Grandson of
Tsar Nicholas I. Commander in Chief of the
Russian Armies. T.L.S., Nikolas, in Cyrillic, one
page, 4to, Chateau Choigny, Santeny, 19th
August 1924, to General of Infantry Lech, in
Cyrillic. Nicholas states ‘I very much admire the
feelings you have expressed to me; feelings in
which I can find an unshakable spiritual
connection with me. It is in such connection that
I get new strengths to serve my beloved
Homeland and I reinforce my certainty that we
will accomplish our duty.’ With several
additional holograph annotations by
Nikolaevich. Some light age wear, otherwise
VG.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1597. ROMANOVA ANASTASIA: (18681935) Princess of Montenegro and Grand
Duchess of Russia, wife of Grand Duke
Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia. Sister of
Princess Milica, Grand Duchess Militza
Nikolaevna of Russia, and known as the
Montenegrin Princesses during the last days of
Imperial Russia, they may have contributed to
its downfall by the introduction of Grigori
Rasputin to the Empress Alexandra. A.L.S.,
Duchesse de Leuchtenberg, eight pages, 8vo,
Nice, 3rd February 1894, to a Countess, on
her attractive monogrammed stationery, in
French. The Grand Duchess warmly thanks
her correspondent for their letter, adding that
she had also received news from Grand Duke
Alexis that the Countess had made a toast to
her health at the Vladimir Palace, and
continues to report on the weather in the
South of France and Monte Carlo (‘which is a
little paradise, although the bad luck pursues
me in gambling’) which is gradually helping her
health, and also commenting on the poor
health of Tsar Alexander III, about which they
had all been very concerned. About EX.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1598. NIKOLAEVNA MILITZA: (18661951) Princess Milica of Montenegro. Grand
Duchess of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Peter
Nikolaevich of Russia. A.L.S., Militza de
Montenegro, two pages, 4to, Salsomaggiore
Terme, 13th September 1941, to Monsieur
Zoggiano, in French. The Grand Duchess
states that she arrived at Salsomaggiore on the
10th and found her correspondent’s
brochures, which she has read and found of
great interest. She continues to inform
Zoggiano that after her treatment in the spa
town she will travel to San Rossore for the
month of October where she will present his
brochure to the Queen. The Grand Duchess
also writes of her time spent walking and
climbing at the beautiful Dolomites during the
summer. With blank integral leaf. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
401
1599. [RUSSIA]: Two Russian certificates
related to the Sainte Anne first class Knights
appointments. One page each, 4to, Kalisz,
October 1825 and August 1826, in Cyrillic.
Two partially printed documents, the first
reporting that according to 3rd February 1816
decree, each Knight having received the first
class title of Sainte Anne gets obliged to
donate to the Imperial Russian Orders 200
rubles for charity. Signed by the chief of
Chancellery. The second being a receipt given
by the President of the province of Kalisz,
Polish Kingdom, to Knight Radoshevsky,
having paid 200 rubles which will be sent to
charity institutions. This document bearing to
the front an ink stamp. EX, 2
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1600. ALEXANDROVICH VLADIMIR:
(1847-1909) Grand Duke of Russia, son of
Tsar Alexander II. Brother of Tsar Alexander
III and the senior Grand Duke of the House of
Romanov during the reign of his nephew, Tsar
Nicholas II. A.L.S., Vladimir, one page, 8vo,
Moscow, 6th May 1883, to Duke Nikolay
Alekseyevich Orlov, on the attractive printed
stationery of the Kremlin, in Cyrillic. The
Grand Duke informs his correspondent that
he will be examining the Alexander Barracks
at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, which should
take him about an hour and a half, therefore
asking Orlov ‘to send me your cordon bleu par
excellence’ at a quarter to 11 o’clock. With
blank integral leaf. EX.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1601. ALEXANDROVICH
ALEXEI:
(1850-1908) Russian Grand Duke, son of
Tsar Alexander II. A.L.S., Alexis, one page,
8vo, St. Petersburg, n.d. (‘Tuesday’), to a
Countess, in French. Alexei states ‘I will be in
St. Petersburg on Friday, and wanted to visit you
towards 3h. If this day is not convenient for you,
make a telephone call to me because I would
be sorry not meeting you before your departure’.
With blank integral leaf. VG.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
Nikolay Alekseyevich Orlov (1827-1885) Russian
Diplomat, Ambassador of Russia to Belgium 1859-69
and to the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1869-70.
1602. ALEXANDROVICH
ALEXEI:
(1850-1908) Grand Duke of Russia, son of
Tsar Alexander II. A.L.S., Alexis, one page,
8vo, n.p., n.d. (‘Thursday’), to a Countess
(apparently Josephine-Louise, daughter of
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello), in
French. Alexandrovich politely invites his
correspondent to dinner the following
Saturday, after a visit to the theatre, hoping
that she ‘will not deny to me such pleasure’.
With blank integral leaf. About EX.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
Josephine-Louise, Countess of Montebello (18061889) Daughter and youngest child of Jean Lannes,
1st Duc de Montebello (1769-1809) Marshal of the
Empire and one of Napoleon’s most daring and
talented generals.
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1603. ALEXANDROVNA MARIA: (1853-1920) Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Tsar
Alexander II. Wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, and mother of Queen Marie of Romania.
A.L.S., Maria, four pages, 8vo, Coburg, 7th August 1874, to Prince Orloff, in Cyrillic. Alexandrovna
states that she has been intending to write to her correspondent for some time and continues to
refer to the departure of Mr. Kolitin who will deliver the letter, remarking ‘I am sure you will welcome
him with joy. He is such a nice and loyal man, I like him’ and further writing ‘I am sure that if we were
meeting, you would find many occasions to tease me. I would listen with pleasure to your importunate
comments as in the past when I was a young innocent girl. Last winter you were teasing me, although
I was already a married woman. Do you remember? But I generously forgive you for the past’ before
also commenting ‘I received good news from the Tsar and the Empress. I spent a very good time with
them a few weeks ago’. EX.
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1604. [ALEXEYEVICH NIKOLAI ORLOV] : (1827-1885) Russian Duke, Officer and Diplomat.
His renowned memorandum was the basis for the decree abolishing corporal punishment. L.S.,
four pages, folio, 25th May 1861, to Alexeyevich Nikolai Duke Orlov, in Cyrillic. A very interesting
document reporting to Duke Orlov about his father’s will. Stating that Duke Aleksei Fiodorovich
Orlov, General of Cavalry signed two of his wills on 20th April 1861. In the first will giving full
property in Voroniezh to Nikolai Alexandrovich Orlov, and in the second giving to his mother
Duchess Olga Alexandrovna the capital of one million rubles in silver, land in Samara, etc... Also
giving money and rewards to different individuals. The document also reports that the Emperor has
approved the will, although not all the rules and forms were fulfilled when written. Certifying that
from now on they are rightful inheritors. A long and clean document with excellent content.
Together with [Hunting Pass] L.S., Levasov, one page, oblong 4to, n.p. [St Petersburg], 1803, to
French Minister General Eugonville, in Cyrillic. An unusual document, being a bird hunting saufconduit issued to French General, authorizing hunting near Saint Petersburg and in all
Government-owned territory, with the exception of landlords. The document bears a red wax
seal to the front. Two small tears to the folded edges. EX & G.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Aleksei Fiodorovich Orlov (1786-1861) Father of Duke Nikolai Orlov. Russian Ambassador to Constantinople. He
leaded the Russian delegation at the Paris Treaty 1856. Tsar Alexander II appointed him Prince.
1605. [ALEXANDER III]: (1845-1894)
Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Father of Tsar
Nicholas II. D.S., two pages, 4to, Saint
Petersburg, 9th June 1882, in Cyrillic. The
partially printed document being a merit
award given by the Tsar Alexander III,
Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias to the
Montenegrin Archimandrite Mihailo Doži on
the 11th May 1882. Reading that Mihailo
Doži , has received the 3rd class order of the
Imperial Order of Sainte Anne. The sealing
and signing of this deed, and the delivery of
the order is entrusted to the Chapter of the
Russian Imperial Order. With signatures of the
three representatives. Two small tears to the
right edge not affecting the text or signature,
and stain of seal, no longer present. G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1606. ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA: (1872-1918) Empress Consort of Russia, wife of Tsar
Nicholas II. The last Tsarina of Russia, known for her notorious friendship with the Russian mystic
Rasputin. A very fine signed sepia 10 x 13 photograph, the image showing the Empress seated in
an elegant three quarter length pose in semi profile. Photograph by Boissonnas and Eggler and
bearing their blind embossed stamp to the lower left of the mount. Signed (‘Alexandra’) in dark
fountain pen ink to the lower photographer’s mount and dated 1914 in her hand. Rare. Some
light age wear to the edges of the photographer’s mount and with a few professional repairs to the
verso, otherwise VG.
£2000 - 3000
€2600 - 3900
Provenance: The photograph is from the personal collection of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga
Alexandrovna (1882-1960) Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Emperor Alexander III. Sister of Tsar Nicholas II.
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1607. ALEXANDROVNA OLGA: (18821960) Grand Duchess of Russia, sister of Tsar
Nicholas II. A.L.S., Olga, one page, 8vo, place
illegible, 19th November & 2nd December
1927, to Nikolasha and Nadya Orloff, in
Cyrillic. The Grand Duchess states that her
mother is very touched and sends thanks for
her correspondent’s letters, further adding
that they are living safely through fatiguing
days, and commenting ‘The house is full of
flowers - and we are overloaded with work and
answers which we are busy with and will be busy
for a long time.’ The Grand Duchess also asks
to be sent some photographs of her
correspondent’s children, remarking ‘Tikhon
and Irina are almost of the same age and they
got acquainted in Crimea’. Accompanied by
the original envelope hand addressed by the
Grand Duchess to Princess Orloff in France.
About EX
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
1608. [LENIN VLADIMIR ILICH]: Printed pamphlet, sixteen pages,
small 8vo, first edition, published in 1899 in Geneva by Lenin, in Cyrillic.
The protest document being an edition of the Union of Russian Socialdemocrats with epilogue by the editor of the magazine Rabochee Delo
(The Workers’Cause), which states in part ‘Seventeen Russian social
democrats have unanimously adopted and printed a resolution so that
other comrades could read it. The reason for it is that recently Russian
social democrats have demonstrated deviation from their principles
established by founders and members of the movement since 1890. The
“Credo”, which should show main points of view of some new Russian social
democrats, is an attempt to expose “new criteria”
systematically....Industrialization has influenced the history of Social
democracy.... The revolutionary movement started in the West with the
words “liberté, fraternité, egalité“... Further reporting in part ‘We have to
keep close to the plan set which means creating an independent workers
political party, inseparable from the proletariat class struggle which will lead
us to the conquest of political freedom.....The belief that the class struggle
has to include mandatorily the political and economic struggle as proved in
the international social-democracy....The proletariat must aspire to create
independent workers, political parties and the target has to be the conquest
of the political power to create a socialist society.....’ The manisfesto
establishes some principles ‘The motto has to be helping the workers in
their economic and political struggle; agitation as a consequence of the
economic necessities and political oppression; and the propaganda of the
scientific socialism and the democratic ideas....The social-democracy has
to concentrate all the strength in organizing the political party, consolidating
the discipline and developing conspiracy techniques.’ A very interesting
early document. With some overall age wear, few stains, last page
repaired, and few detached. G.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
1609. GORBACHEV MIKHAIL: (1931- ) Soviet Statesman, General
Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1985-91 and
Head of the Soviet Union 1988-91. Nobel Prize winner, 1990 & RAISA
GORBACHOVA (1932-1999) Wife of the Soviet leader. Signed 4 x 4
piece, by both Gorbachev and his wife in bold black and blue inks.
Matted in black underneath a photograph of Gorbachev and Raisa
standing together in a half length pose, to an overall size of 8 x 12. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1610. FRANCO FRANCISCO: (1892-1975) Spanish General, Head
of State of Spain from 1936 and de facto Regent of the Kingdom of Spain
1939-75. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Franco standing in a
formal three quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Photograph by
Jalon Angel of Zaragoza. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the image
and dated 29th December 1958 in his hand. About EX £150 - 200
€190 - 260
405
1611. DE GAULLE CHARLES: (18901970) French General of World War II. Later
President of the French Republic 1959-69.
T.L.S., C. de Gaulle, one page, 4to, Paris, 5th
September 1958, to Marcel Burgard, in
French. De Gaulle thanks his correspondent
for the fidelity of his thoughts, stating ‘I thank
you for the expression given to your thought on
the occasion of my recent visit to Brazzaville’.
Small creasing and few very minor stains. G
£250 - 350
€325 - 450
1612. DE GAULLE CHARLES: (18901970) French General of World War II. Later
President of the French Republic 1959-69.
T.L.S., C. de Gaulle, one page, 4to, [Paris],
10th June 1947, to R. Hemmerdinger, on his
printed heading bearing ‘Le Général De
Gaulle’, in French. , the General responds to
his correspondent’s letter and states ‘Among
the countless testimonials of the French,
responding once more to the Homeland call,
yours has particularly reached me. I specially
wanted you to know this, and to thank you’.
Small overall creasing, and central fold
professionally repaired. G.
£300 - 400
€390 - 520
1614. TITO JOSIP: (1892-1980) Yugoslavia
Revolutionary Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
1944-63 and President 1953-80. Vintage
signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Tito standing in
a half length pose holding a cigarette. Signed
in ink with his name alone to the image,
across a darker area although legible. Some
light foxing to the photographer’s mount,
otherwise VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
R. Hemmerdinger was a French Employee at the
United Nations and his letter to De Gaulle and the
many testimonials mentioned by the General in his
letter refer to a well-remembered speech delivered by
De Gaulle the 15th May 1947 in Bordeaux expressing
his thoughts on what should be the organization of the
French Union.
1613. POMPIDOU GEORGES: (19111974) President of the French Republic from
1969-74. Blue ink signature (‘Georges
Pompidou’) on a small piece, also signed in
blue ink by his wife, Claude Pompidou (19122007) French Philanthropist and Patron of
Modern Art. Some very light, minor staining
and creasing, otherwise, VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
406
1615. CEAUSESCU NICOLAE: (19181989) President of Romania 1974-89.
Executed. Signed 5.5 x 8 photograph of
Ceausescu in a head and shoulders pose.
Signed in bold black fountain pen ink with his
name alone to a clear area at the base of the
image. EX.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1616. GRACE OF MONACO: (19291982) American Actress, Academy Award
winner. Later Princess of Monaco. T.L.S.,
Grace de Monaco, one page, 4to, Palais de
Monaco, 25th August 1959, to Raoul Bertin,
on the attractive printed stationery of the
Monaco Red Cross, in French. Kelly thanks
her correspondent for the donations received
at a gala for the Red Cross, and for his
contribution to the success of the event. VG.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1618. DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881)
British Prime Minister 1874-80. Ink signature,
with his initial (‘D’), and two additional words
in his hand, on a small piece evidently clipped
from the conclusion of a letter. Together with
Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891) 1st Earl
of Lytton. English Statesman and Poet. A.L.S.,
one page, 8vo, Rue de la Madeline, n.d., to a
General, in French. Lytton informs his
correspondent that Lord Cowley has no
objection to d’Israeli being introduced to His
Majesty by the General, but due to various
rules, to which he cannot make exceptions,
he is prevented from taking d’Israeli to St.
Cloud. With blank integral leaf. G to generally
VG, 2.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1619. SALISBURY MARQUIS OF: (18301903) British Prime Minister 1885-86,
1886-92, 1895-1902. Small series of three
A.Ls.S., Salisbury, six pages (total), 8vo,
Foreign Office, Hatfield, Hertfordshire &
London, 1st August & 22nd September 1897
and 14th March 1899, all to Frederick Verney.
In the first letter Salisbury thanks his
correspondent for having enquired about
Lady Salisbury’s health and further comments
‘I wish I could help you in the question of your
attendance at Osborne…But H.M. (Queen
Victoria) arranges these matters entirely herself.
I have an audience with H.M. of Siam on
Tuesday at 12 at Buckingham Palace by his
desire’, in the second letter Salisbury arranges
an appointment at the Foreign Office and in
the third letter he again refers to Lady
Salisbury’s health, which has improved. Some
very light age wear, otherwise generally VG,
3.
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Frederick Verney (1846-1913) English Politician,
Clergyman, Barrister and Siamese Diplomat.
1617. CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827)
British Prime Minister April - August 1827.
D.S., George Canning, one page, folio,
Downing Street, 20th July 1824. The partially
printed document, in French, is a form of
Passport issued to Colonel Jones, an officer in
service with the S.M. Britannique travelling to
the Netherlands, and requests that he be
granted safe passage. Signed by Canning at
the foot alongside an attractive engraved coat
of arms. With various official stamps and
annotations, largely to the verso. Some
extremely minor, light age wear, otherwise
VG
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
407
1620. SALISBURY MARQUIS OF: (18301903) British Prime Minister 1885-86,
1886-92, 1895-1902. L.S., Salisbury, three
pages, 8vo, n.p., 4th March 1889, to Thomas
Coxon. Salisbury states that he has received
his correspondent’s letter of the 1st March
‘enclosing a resolution (no longer present)
passed by District no. 41 of the Primrose League
at Kidderminster, approving the policy of Her
Majesty’s Government in Ireland’ and further
asking that his thanks be conveyed to the
members for their support of the
Government ‘in their determination to repress
crime and to restore confidence in Ireland’.
Together with an irregularly clipped signed
piece by Salisbury, removed from the
conclusion of a letter, and a signed 12mo card
by Salisbury, neatly mounted to a page
removed from an autograph album. Also
including William Gladstone (1809-1898)
British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85,
1886, 1892-94. Autograph Envelope Signed
(‘W E Gladstone‘) addressed in his hand to his
son W. H. Gladstone Esq., M.P., at Hawarden,
Chester. Some age wear, and light staining and
small areas of paper loss to Salisbury’s letter,
FR to G, 4.
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€130 - 190
1621. ROSEBERY EARL OF: (1847-1929)
British Prime Minister 1894-95. Series of five
A.Ls.S. and one L.S., each with his initial R,
ten pages (total), 8vo, various places (Leighton
Buzzard, Epsom, Foreign Office, Berkeley
Square etc.), 23rd January 1878 - 7th
December 1896, each to [Frederick] Verney.
Rosebery writes a series of largely social
letters to his friend, most on his
monogrammed mourning stationery, in part,
‘It gives me great pleasure indeed to think that
one of the minor happiness of my marriage will
be a connection with your “dear old county”
where Hannah has already met with much
kindness….and where I hope you and I will
continue to be united at any rate by our many
sympathies on public affairs’ (23rd January
1878), writing following the death of a mutual
acquaintance, ‘I can as you surmise only be
represented by a wreath tomorrow. Had I been
free I should have travelled many a mile to
mourn with the many who will mourn’ (14th
February 1894), referring to not being able to
meet Prince Sorsti (?), ‘I have moreover nothing
to tell him, but I can assure you and him that I
am vigilantly watching the course of affairs in
Siam’ (14th May 1894), expressing regret at
Verne’s ‘defeat in spite of the considerable
number of votes that you polled’ (15th
September 1895), and again referring to
Siamese Princes, ‘there seems to be an
adequate supply of them’ (12th July 1896) and
‘You seem to have an inexhaustible supply of
Siamese Princes! They appear to give you many
agreeable opportunities of travelling’ (7th
December 1896). VG, 6.
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408
1622. BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES: (18481930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. T.L.S.,
Arthur James Balfour, one page, 8vo, Great
Queen Street, London, 4th May 1891, to
Colonel Edward Saunderson, on the blind
embossed stationery of the Irish Office.
Balfour states that he has received his
correspondent’s letter and Resolution
adopted at a Unionist meeting and comments
‘I hope you will convey to those who took part in
the proceedings my thanks for the terms in
which they have expressed their confidence in
the policy pursued by Her Majesty’s present
advisers, and my appreciation of their very kind
personal references to myself.’ With blank
integral leaf. Together with a L.S., Arthur
James Balfour, two pages, 8vo, Whitehall,
London, 28th February 1899, to Frederick
Verney, on the blind embossed stationery of
The First Lord of the Treasury, marked Private.
Balfour responds to his correspondent’s letter
and suggests that he apply to the Foreign
Office, ‘by whom all questions in which Siam
and Great Britain are jointly interested are dealt
with’. Some very light, minor age wear, VG,
2.
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Edward Saunderson (1837-1906) Irish Unionist
Politician.
Balfour served as Chief Secretary for Ireland from
1887-91 and as First Lord of the Treasury from 189192, 1895-1905.
1623. ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British
Prime Minister 1908-16. A.L.S., H. H.
Asquith, two pages, 8vo, Temple, London,
22nd May 1903, to [Frederick] Verney.
Asquith sends apologies to his correspondent,
explaining that he has ‘pledged myself already
to more extra-Parliamentary performances than
I can at all adequately discharge’. With blank
integral leaf. Together with a second, brief
A.L.S., H. H. Asquith, one page, 8vo, Mount
Street, 11th November 1893, to [Frederick]
Verney, sending thanks although explaining
that he is engaged on 6th December. Also
including Margot Asquith (1864-1945) AngloScottish Socialite, Author and Wit, wife of H.
H. Asquith. A.L.S., M Asquith, two pages,
8vo, Lympne Castle, Lympne, Kent, 19th
August n.y., to Mrs. Verney. Asquith sends a
photograph (no longer present) of her
husband and continues ‘Henry says yr.
husband made an admirable speech & he
engaged his meeting very much indeed’. She
concludes by remarking that unfortunately she
has no free time to see Verney’s pictures. The
second letter has heavy traces of former
mounting to the verso, otherwise VG, 3.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1624. ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British
Prime Minister 1908-16. A.L.S., H H Asquith,
on one side of a correspondence card, 10
Downing Street, Whitehall, 7th July 1909, to
[Frederick] Verney. Asquith thanks his
correspondent for their kind invitation, but
regrets that he and his wife are already
engaged. Together with an A.L.S., H H
Asquith, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street,
Whitehall, 8th March 1911, to [Frederick]
Verney, stating that it was kind of him to send
an invitation to dinner, although remarking ‘I
am sorry to say all our free nights this month
are taken up’. With blank integral leaf. Also
including a L.S., H H Asquith, with holograph
salutation and subscription, two pages, 8vo,
10 Downing Street, Whitehall, January 1913,
to [Frederick] Verney. Asquith thanks his
correspondent for their interesting letter and
continues ‘I wish that such a staunch supporter
of Home Rule as yourself had been able to take
part in the division last week.’ With blank
integral leaf. VG, 3.
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1625. CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (18741965) British Prime Minister 1940-45,
1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature,
1953. Book signed and inscribed, being a
paperback edition of Le Tournant du Destin
(‘The Hinge of Fate’), First French Edition
published by Les Petits-fils de Plon et Nourrit,
Paris 1951. Signed by Churchill in bold black
fountain pen ink to the front free endpaper ‘To
Alban Dulong from Winston S. Churchill’, and
dated 1951 in his hand. One of a Limited
Edition of just twenty copies marked H.C to
the limitations page.VG.
£400 - 500
€520 - 650
409
1626. BEATON DAVID: (c.1494-1546) Archbishop of St. Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal
prior to the Reformation. An extremely rare L.S., D[avid] Card[ina]lis S[anc]ti Andree, one page,
small folio, Paris, 11th March 1543, to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, in Latin. Beaton writes a letter
of largely religious content, ‘Quamqua[m] s[uum] D[omini] N[oster] mandato, quo me p[er] suu[m]
breve[m], ut in proxi[m]a quarta feria cineru[m], libentissime atq[ue] humill[is] parre cupio
Gaudeoq[ue] vehementer, eam mihi occasionem alliquando oblatam esse qua et illius S[anctus]
i[n]visere, ac cora[m] venerari, v[est]raq[ue] r[everendisi]me D[omini] caeteroru[m]q[ue] nostri ordinis
su[m]moru[m] viroru[m] virtute[m], ac sapientia propins [illegible] possem. Cogor tamen, uti in pu[n]tia
ad illius s[anctus] scribo, tantis p[er] illius clementia uti, absentiaeq[ue] meae venia[m] orare[m], donec
ad eam profectione[m] sere[nisi]mi d[o]m[ini] mei, favour[m] et benevolentia[m] impetrare[m] ero, ad
qu[a]e sup[er] eade[m] re abunde ia[m] scripsi. Quare v[estra] R[everendisime] et Ill[ustrisime]
D[o]natione[m] oro, ut interim team absentiam sua authoritate[m] tueatur, suaq[ue] efficiat opera,
ut mihi ad tempus insta et necessaria excusatione[m] uti liceat. Se[que] mihi gratissimi esse facturu[m]
existimet si me, meaq[ue] ora[m], sibi ac suis debita existimet cum me. Humill[is] comeno’. Boldly
signed by Beaton at the foot. With integral address leaf and a small loose blind embossed remnant
of the original seal. A few neat, small slits to the left edge and a very light, minor stain caused by the
original seal. VG
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€1950 - 2600
Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589) Italian Cardinal and Diplomat.
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1627. BURDETT FRANCIS: (1770-1844)
English Reformist Politician. A.L.S., F Burdett,
one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (‘Mardi’), to Charles
Laffitte, in French. Burdett thanks his
correspondent for their kind help and states
‘I find the price of the horse quite reasonable
and will visit the vendor immediately to have a
closer look and negotiate’. In concluding
Burdett refers to the health of his family, which
has improved a little. With integral address leaf
bearing a red wax seal. Small area of paper
loss to the upper right corner resulting in the
loss of just a little text, otherwise VG.
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Burdett’s correspondent is evidently a member of the
Laffitte family associated with the Chateau de
Maisons-Laffitte and its horse racing track.
1628. BURDETT FRANCIS: (1770-1844)
English Reformist Politician. A.L.S., Sir Francis
Burdett, in the third person, one page, 8vo, St
James Place, 2nd February 1838, to an
unidentified correspondent. Burdett states
that he is sorry, but as he informed the
gentleman who called upon him, he is unable
to attend a meeting at the City of London
Tavern. Neatly inlaid and with a couple of
minor ink annotations to the upper and lower
edges in an unidentified hand. About VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1629. READ WILLIAM HARDING: (1775-1839) British Diplomat, Consul General in the Azores.
A personal friend of Pedro, Emperor of Brazil. A.L.S., Wm. Harding Read, three pages, 4to, Ponta
Delgada, 31st May 1811, to Charles Stuart. Read politely thanks his correspondent for the
hospitality that they had shown in Lisbon the previous year, and continues ‘The Captain General of
these Islands, was pleased to direct my being recognised “ad interim” as Consul General of the Azores,
on my presenting him the Commission of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent….untill the usual
Execution be obtained from Rio Janeiro….I also learnt prior to my leaving England that the Marquis
Wellesley had been pleased officially to communicate to you my appointment…. notwithstanding all
these circumstances the person whom so dishonorably ejected me from the Office of Vice Consul of this
Island, still thinks proper to dispute the validity of my appointment and makes no scruple of publicly
questioning the right of His Majesty’s Government to appoint its own servants…’ and concludes by
remarking that he hopes, despite every effort to misrepresent his conduct, Stuart will still hold him
in good opinion. Some light age wear and minor age toning to the extreme edges, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Charles Stuart (1779-1845) British Diplomat, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and
Brazil 1810-14, British Ambassador to France 1815-24, 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44.
1630. VAUGHAN CHARLES RICHARD: (1774-1849) British Diplomat, Minister to the United
States 1825-35. A.L.S., Chas. R. Vaughan, one page, 8vo, Cadiz, 2nd July 1811, to [Charles] Stuart
(‘My dear Stuart’). Vaughan states, in full, ‘The Bearer of this is Captain D’Oyley of the 1st Regt. Of
Guards whom I beg to recommend to your particular attention. I know that I need only say that he is
a friend of mine to insure him a kind reception with you’. Some extremely light, minor age wear, VG
£80 - 130
€100 - 130
Charles Stuart (1779-1845) British Diplomat, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and
Brazil 1810-14, British Ambassador to France 1815-24, 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44.
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1631. BERKELEY GEORGE: (1753-1818)
English Admiral who served in the American
Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic
Wars. Berkeley governed the supply routes
to Portugal and Spain which kept the Duke of
Wellington’s armies in the field during the
Peninsula War. A.L.S., Admiral Berkeley, in the
third person, one page, 4to, Buenos Aires,
2nd July 1811, to Charles Stuart. The Admiral
informs his correspondent that ‘Captain Lord
Balgonie has directions to receive on board the
Romulus….all Spanish officers for Gallicia, &
that by the General’s fixing, she is intended to
sail tomorrow’. With slight traces of a red wax
seal to the upper left corner, otherwise VG
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Charles Stuart (1779-1845) British Diplomat, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal
and Brazil 1810-14, British Ambassador to France
1815-24, 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia
1841-44.
1632. SECRET SERVICE: An interesting A.L.S. by Charles R. Broughton, a British Foreign Office
official, four pages, folio, Foreign Office, 13th September 1813, to Lord Burghersh. Broughton’s
dispatch announces ‘In the event of your Lordship having occasion to make any Disbursements on
account of Secret Service, it will be necessary for your Lordship to conform yourself strictly to the Forms
pointed out in the inclosed paper, in order that there may be no difficulty or objection raised at the Audit
Office on passing your accounts’ and continues to clearly explain the procedures, particularly in the
case of him wanting to conceal from the bankers the fact that the bill is drawn on a Government
account for the purposes of Secret Service. Together with Broughton’s holograph examples of the
forms he refers to, two pages, folio (neatly tied to his letter with thin string). Some very light, minor
age wear, VG
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John Fane (1784-1859) Lord Burghersh. 11th Earl of Westmorland. British Soldier, Politician & Diplomat. Served as
an extra aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington.
1633. FANE JOHN: (1784-1859) Lord Burghersh. 11th
Earl of Westmorland. British Soldier, Politician & Diplomat.
Served as an extra aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington.
A.L.S., with his initial B, three pages, 4to, Chatillon (Hauts-deSeine), 14th March 1814, to Viscount Castlereagh (‘My
Lord’). Fane informs Castlereagh that he has drawn a Bill on
account for his extraordinary expenses to the order of Coutts
for the sum of £352.19.0, stating that an addition amount of
15 shillings per day as an allowance for his secretary for 90
days is also to be included, and also discussing the loss in
exchange, concluding ‘I am sorry that it bears no other
signature than my own. It is with the greatest difficulty I have
been able to obtain the money at all. I can do no more than
certify upon honor that the acct. which I transmit is the true
rate of exchange at which I have obtained the money’.
Together with Fane’s manuscript accounts, referred to in his
letter, three pages, 4to, Chatillon, 14th March 1814. The
accounts consist of various extra expenses and allowances
and are converted from pounds to Napoleon d’or. Signed
(‘Burghersh’) at the conclusion. The letter and accounts are
neatly tied together with thin string at the left edge. About
VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
Viscount Castlereagh (1769-1862) Irish-British Statesman, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs 1812-22.
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Napoleon’s penultimate battle
1634. ARCIS-SUR-AUBE BATTLE OF: A good
autograph statement signed, Ld. Burghersh, in the
third person, two pages, folio, n.p. (France), n.d.
(March 1814). Burghersh states, in part, ‘The
disposition for the Concentration of the Army after
the orders which had been issued to it to fall back
as far as Brienne & Chaumont was owing to an
exertion of Ld. Burghersh who, having waited at
Arcis….to ascertain that the enemy could not pass
the Aube on that day, rode across the country to
Prince Schwarzenberg with this information & then
persuaded him to stop the falling back of the Army
& to concentrate it at Arcis. This determination by
which the whole army was brought together to
meet Bonaparte was entirely successful. Bonaparte
(unable with his troops which did not exceed from
25,000 to 30,000 men) to attempt anything
against the allied army which amount to 80,000,
retired before it….’ With blank integral leaf.
Annotated in ink at the head of the first page, in
an unidentified hand, in part, ‘Statement by Lord
Burghersh of the circumstances which led to the
change of disposition as to the assembling of the
Allied Army….on the 19th March 1814.…’ Some
light age wear to the left edge, otherwise VG.
£??? - ????
€???? - ?????
John Fane (1784-1859) Lord Burghersh. 11th Earl of
Westmorland. British Soldier, Politician & Diplomat. Served
as an extra aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington.
1635. HALL BASIL: (1788-1844) British Naval Officer, Traveler & Author. Hall met and
interviewed Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Helena in 1817. A.L.S., Basil Hall, one page, 4to, Paris, 7th
June 1836, to William Rathbone. Hall states that it is very regretful all their travel plans have been
changed and that they have to return to Scotland via London and a sea passage (‘instead of the
delightful land tour’) although hope to be more fortunate on their return when they shall ‘be happy
to avail ourselves of your kindness & skilful local pilot age’. Hall further states ‘For the rest I fear we shall
never agree in politics & as it is needless to discuss such angry topics I shall only say that the
circumstances under which you & I view these things are very different. Your opinions of the effects of
democratically ascendancy are chiefly speculative - mine have been derived from painful but honest &
disinterested observations….Meanwhile, pray let us keep to topics of accord. By the way - have you
read M. de Tocqueville’s admirable expose of America? It is by many degrees the best book on that
interesting subject - & it is written with the most unexampled calmness & sound philosophy’. With
integral address leaf (very small area of paper loss caused by the removal of the seal). Some light,
minor creasing to the right edge, otherwise VG.
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€130 - 150
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) French Political Thinker & Historian whose work Democracy in America, referred
to in the present letter, was published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840.
1636. BULWER HENRY: (1801-1872) British Politician, Diplomat & Writer. A.L.S., Sir Henry
Bulwer, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Hotel de Malte, n.d. (‘Mardi’, 25th January 1853), to a
General Intendant, in French. Bulwer politely thanks his correspondent for their courtesy and sends
his regards. With integral address leaf bearing various dockets and the date. Together with a L.S.,
H. L. Bulwer, two pages, 8vo, Florence, 14th August 1852, to ‘Mon cher Docteur et ami’, in French.
Bulwer informs his correspondent that he has not yet had the opportunity to return to Pisa and
continues to refer to a small debt, in a postscript explaining that he had asked his banker to send a
mandate to Pisa, but has just been informed that, as his banker does not have a correspondent in
that city, ‘he has sent the little sum to you directly by stagecoach as I requested’. With blank integral
leaf. Some very light, minor foxing, about VG, 2.
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€130 - 150
Karl Philipp (1771-1820) Prince of Schwarzenberg.
Austrian Field Marshal.
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, which took place from 20th
- 21st March 1814, was Napoleon’s penultimate battle
before his abdication and exile to Elba.
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1637. BULWER HENRY: (1801-1872)
British Politician, Diplomat & Writer. Two
A.Ls.S., H. L. Bulwer, each one page, 8vo, Villa
Salviati and n.p., 7th & 8th July n.y. (1852), to
a colleague, in French. In the first letter Bulwer
states that he would very much like to talk to
his correspondent and asks him to send him
a couple of lines care of Gasparini at the Hotel
d’Europe to indicate what time would be
convenient and in the second letter he thanks
his correspondent for their kindness and
confirms that he will be pleased to meet him
at the specified time. Both with blank integral
leaves. Some very light foxing, about VG, 2.
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€130 - 150
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1638. CHAMBERLAIN JOSEPH: (1836-1914) British Statesman, father of Austen and Neville
Chamberlain. Series of seven A.Ls.S. and Ls.S., J Chamberlain, twenty four pages (total), 8vo,
Birmingham & London, 3rd October 1879 - 17th October 1885, all to Frederick Verney.
Chamberlain writes on a variety of political subjects, including education, as well as other matters,
in part, ‘I have accepted the invitation to meet the King of Siam and shall be very much pleased to have
this opportunity - but there is one difficulty. I may be detained in the House of Commons as my Colonial
policy may be questioned on the Appropriation Bill.’ (31st July 1897), ‘You are quite right in saying that
the difficulties of my position are enormously increased by the duty of loyalty to my colleagues and the
necessity of speaking not solely the thoughts and conclusions of an individual but the decision of a
corporate body like the Cabinet’ (28th October 1881), ‘My opinion is that the object which you & I
seek in common can only be obtained by the action of the local authorities….I regard with no favor the
new organization because I see that its leading supporters are men who are very recent converts to the
necessity of its avowed objects & I anticipate that its probable failure will be quoted as a reason against
the legislation which can alone prove effectual. I regret that earnest Liberals should be drawn in by men
like the Duke of Argyll, Lord Carnarvon, W. Auberon Herbert & others of the same kind. The question
raised is the old one of method which distinguishes Tories and Liberals. I do not question the sincerity
of either, but the Tories seek to benefit the people by eleemosynary means - the Liberals on the contrary
desire to enable them to secure their objects by co-operation’ (30th April 1885), ‘The term Whig is
now sometimes used as a word of reproach, but this is only because it has been assumed by those who
have no popular sympathies, & no right therefore to include themselves under the designation which
was made honorable by statesmen such as Charles James Fox & by many others who like your father
were real friends of the people at a time when their devotion involved the greatest personal sacrifice.’
(17th October 1885). Together with a holograph copy of an A.L.S. by Frederick Verney to Joseph
Chamberlain, four pages, 8vo, London, 2nd May 1885, evidently written in response to
Chamberlain’s letter of the 30th April 1885 (present in the lot) and also including an unrelated
A.Q.S., J. Chamberlain, one page, 8vo, London, 10th February 1906, in Latin, ‘Victrise causa deis
placuit sed victa caloni’. Some light age wear, generally VG, 9.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
Frederick Verney (1846-1913) English Politician, Clergyman, Barrister and Siamese Diplomat.
1639. [HONG KONG]: DAVIS JOHN FRANCIS (1795-1890) British
Diplomat, the second Governor of Hong Kong 1844-48. A.L.S., J F
Davis, three pages, 8vo, Athenaeum, London, 13th May n.y., to a
gentleman. Davis announces that the search for his correspondent’s
packet has been successful, explaining ‘The history of it may be stated in
a few words. The house in Portland Place is my mother’s, and everything
to my address is sent there. The day after your packet arrived, there was
a great Ball given to 150 persons, and, in clearing the house for the Ball,
your packet was put away in a basket with a number of other papers…I
sent it immediately to Mr. Melville, who will forward it by the first ship.’
Davis continues to refer to his correspondent’s letter, which he finds
very satisfactory, ‘as it informs me that the negotiation about my work is
concluded’. In a postscript Davis informs his correspondent that later in
the month he will travel up the Rhine to Switzerland and ‘from there I
shall probably go to Rome during the winter; & in returning next spring I
hope to have the pleasure of seeing you at Paris’. Together with a second
A.L.S., J F Davis, three pages, 8vo, at sea (‘On board the Asia’), 18th May
1835, to a gentleman, marked Private. Davis forwards his
correspondent a letter and prospectus (no longer present) which he
had promised to forward when he left China, commenting ‘The objects
of this young Society are laudable, but I fear that much cannot be augured
of its success’. Davis further refers to a list of books to be procured in
Canton which his correspondent had sent him, remarking ‘but the
gentleman who was to take charge of them sailed before I left Macao for
Canton - young Mr. Morrison will, however, very gladly assist any person you
may appoint to bring the books from China’. In concluding Davis writes ‘I
have read with pleasure the observations of Captain Laplace on China.
Having been acquainted with him during his short stay at Canton, I beg you
will do me the favor to present my compliments to him…at Paris’. VG, 2.
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1640. [INDIA]: JEJEEBHOY JAMSETJEE (1811-1877) Indian
Businessman, son of Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1783-1859) Parsi-Indian
Merchant and Philanthropist who amassed a huge fortune in the Opium
trade with the British to China. A.L.S., Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, four pages,
4to, Bombay, 12th April 1866, to Viscount Halifax. Jejeebhoy thanks his
correspondent for their letters and expresses his regret at the news of
his resignation from the ‘important office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of
State for India’ due to failing health, further remarking ‘I am glad to think
that Her Majesty has bestowed on you, on your retirement, a graceful
recognition of your valuable public services, and I do most fervently hope
that, as a member of the House of Lords you may long enjoy the well
earned honors which have been conferred on you. It is very gratifying to me
to be able to tell you that the native community of Bombay propose to
convey to you, on your retirement from cares of office, and expression of
their sentiments of high esteem and their cordial appreciation of your liberal
and impartial administration of Indian affairs’. Some very light traces of
former mounting to the edge of the final page, otherwise VG.
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€100 - 130
Charles Wood (1800-1885) 1st Viscount Halifax. British Politician, Chancellor of the
Exchequer 1846-52 and Secretary of State for India 1859-66.
The second letter is written shortly after Davis left his position as Chief Superintendent
of British Trade in China, in January 1835.
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1641. [INDIA]: FURDOONJI NAOROJI
(1817-1885) Indian Philanthropist, Writer &
Social Reformer. A.L.S., Nowroyja Furdoonja,
two pages, 8vo, Portland Place, London, 20th
December 1870, to Miss. Cobb. Furdoonji
states that he is in London for a short visit on
political matters and will return to Bombay at
the end of the month, but would like to see
his correspondent and renew their
acquaintance before leaving, asking when and
where would be convenient with her. With
blank integral leaf. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
416
1642. PASQUIER ETIENNE-DENIS: (1767-1862) French Statesman, Minister of Justice (1815)
and Foreign Affairs (1817-18), the last Chancelier of France. L.S., Pasquier, one page, 4to, Paris, 21st
November 1819, to Mr. Froment, Consul in Mahon, in French. The letter is dated only two days
after Pasquier has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and states ‘Sir, I have the honor to inform
you that the King has entrusted to me the portfolio of Foreign Affairs... I will be glad having to report to
the King the merit of your services and to forward you the testimony of His Majesty satisfaction.’
Together with Edouard Drouyn De Lhuys (1805-1881) French Statesman, Ambassador to
London and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1848-49, 51, 52-55 & 62-66. L.S., Drouyn de Lhuys, two
pages, folio, Paris, 2nd October 1854, to the Consul of France in Palma, in French. On a letter
with heading of the Ministry of Foreign affairs, Drouyn de Lhuys states ‘Thank you for the information
received regarding the last events happening in Spain. I hope that it will be easy for you to keep friendly
the relationship already established with General Lemery, appointed Captain General of the Balearic
Islands......... The French origin of General Lemery which himself recalled to you make us expect that
he will be ready to be useful to you...’ Also including Felix Pyat (1810-1889) French Socialist
Journalist and Politician. A.L.S., Felix Pyat, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in French. Pyat states ‘My dear
Fellow, no we have not forgotten you,.....you will receive in the next days what you need while you wait
for the amnesty; receive on this cold blue paper I send you, all the warm thoughts of your friend, fill it
with your patriotism, and as Ovid did, populate your sad exile with your beautiful written texts until you
will be returned to us with those writings that we will read together.’ Some light staining and minor
age wear, G to about VG, 3.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
Louis XVIII (1755-1824) is the King of France Pasquier refers to.
Lemery e Ibarrola Ney Jose (1811-1886) Marquis of Baroja. Captain General of the Balearic Islands, further Governor
general of Puerto Rico and Philippines.
Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD) Publius Ovidius Naso. Roman Poet. He was sent by the Emperor Augustus into exile in a
remote province on the Black Sea, where he remained until his death.
1643. BROOKE CHARLES: (1829-1917)
Rajah of Sarawak 1868-1917. A.L.S., C J
Brooke, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (‘Sunday’),
to Signor Beccari. Brooke asks if his
correspondent and a Marquess will
accompany him at dinner that evening, adding
‘I know the Marquess is unwell & he must come
or not as he feels inclined’. With blank integral
leaf. A couple of very small, light stains to the
edges of the letter, not affecting the signature
and only very slightly affecting a few letters of
the text. About VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1644. [INDIA]: ANAND RAO III PAWAR (1844-1898) Raja of Dhar State 1857-58, 1860-98.
L.S., with his initials A.R.P.S.D., four pages, 8vo, Camp, 3rd February 1885, to [Baron Napier of
Magdala] (‘My esteemed Friend’), on his attractive red, blue and gold printed monogrammed
stationery. The Raja thanks his correspondent for their kind letter and continues ‘Really I owe a deep
debt of gratitude to His Excellency Sir Frederick Roberts, who had the pleasure to give me the chance
of being acquainted with you…It is, also, very kind that he gave me such a good compliment in his letter
to you’ and further adds ‘Allow me to say here that nothing will be more pleasing to me than to have
the honour of corresponding with you, you who take to my great joy & satisfaction, so much interest in
the welfare of the native Chiefs and the Indians in general. It is very gratifying to learn that it is your
earnest desire to promote the most complete sympathy & union between your fellow countrymen & the
Indians’. The Raja concludes by asking for photographs of Napier and his wife and children. VG.
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Robert Napier (1810-1890) 1st Baron Napier of Magdala. British Field Marshal and Indian Army officer. Viceroy of
India November - December 1863.
Frederick Roberts (1832-1914) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on
2nd January 1858.
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1645. O’CONNELL DANIEL: (17751847) Irish Political Leader. Autograph
Envelope Signed, Daniel O’Connell, addressed
in his hand to Miss. Robina Macfie at Regent
Terrace, Edinburgh, and dated Dublin, 26th
December 1839. Signed to the lower left
corner. The envelope has been neatly split at
the side folds to display the verso which bears
several post marks and a red wax seal. Some
light age wear and minor traces of former
mounting, about VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1647. HEALY TIM: (1855-1931) Irish
Nationalist Politician. Brief T.L.S., T M Healy,
one page, 8vo, Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin,
12th December 1922, to a gentleman. Healy
states, in full, ‘I gladly comply with your wish for
an acknowledgement of your hearty message’.
Neatly laid down and with a newspaper
portrait of Healy affixed to the lower left
corner, partially obscuring the name of his
correspondent. G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1646. O’CONNELL DANIEL: (17751847) Irish Political Leader. Autograph
Envelope Wrapper Signed (‘Daniel O’Connell’)
addressed in his hand to Colonel French at
Prospect Hill, Galway, Ireland, and dated
London, 4th December 1830. With several
red ink post marks. Curiously the verso of the
wrapper features an A.L.S. by R. Clancy,
presumably a friend of O’Connell’s, dated 4th
December 1830 and addressed to ‘My dear
Catherine’. Clancy states that his letter has
been written for some days, ‘but I could not
get a frank sooner’ and continues to send news
of his current situation, ‘it occupies me only 3
hours in the day - I am my own master….so far
it is comfortable and will no doubt lead to
something good by and by. I would be contented
if I could induce Eliza, or had the means to give
her, to send her to her Aunts - even for 6
months to give me breathing time, and I would
bring her back when I could afford it. God bless
you for urging her to go back to Ireland’ ,
concluding by stating ‘don’t direct any more
letters to Villiers St but to 11 Draycott St, Sloane
Square…‘. Some areas of paper loss to the
edges and a few tears (one affecting one letter
of O’Connell’s signature) and some ink
smudging just affecting O’Connell’s signature
and the address. Scarce. About G.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
The appearance of this intriguing letter to the verso of
O’Connell’s Free Front would strongly suggest that the
Irish leader, known as The Liberator, was abusing his
privilege, as a Member of Parliament, to free postage.
418
1648. HEALY TIM: (1855-1931) Irish
Nationalist Politician. D.S., T M Healy, one
page, small oblong folio, n.p., 1st September
1891. The attractive partially printed
document is a share certificate (numbered
1043) for the Irish National Press Ltd., Capital
£60,000 in 12,000 shares of £5 each, issued
to Hugh Lynch of Selby and confirming his
purchase of ten ordinary shares, numbered
5035 - 5044 inclusive. Signed by Healy at the
base and countersigned by two other
individuals. With blind embossed seal. Some
very light, minor creasing and a few small
pinholes to the upper left corner, about VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1649. IRELAND: Manuscript draft, unsigned, in the hand of James
Bryce, with various corrections, three pages, 4to, n.p. (London), n.d.,
on the blind embossed stationery of the House of Commons. Bryce
has titled his draft ‘The Unionist Association to promote Self Government
for Ireland’ and states, in part, ‘Those who are opposed to the Bill for the
Better Government of Ireland are anxious to do two things (1) to
monopolise the name of “Unionist” & (2) to brand all those who differ from
them as “Separationists”. The supporters of self government for Ireland
consider the integrity of the United Kingdom as an essential element of
the scheme. In order to emphasize the fact it is proposed to form a
“Unionist Association to promote self government for Ireland”’ and should
include all those who are opposed to Separation and ‘are anxious to support
the Principle that Ireland should manage all affairs that are specifically and
exclusively Irish’. The integral leaf bears the names of over thirty
politicians etc., supporters of Bryce’s proposal, most of the names in
ink or pencil in Bryce’s hand, although some signed by the politicians
themselves (Foster, Swinburne, Borlase, Reid, Lacaita, Newnes, Strong
etc.). Together with an A.L.S., J Bryce, one page, 8vo, n.p. (London),
15th July n.y., to Mrs. Evans, on the blind embossed stationery of the
House of Commons Library, politely declining an invitation as he is
already engaged to dine in another suburb of London, and also
including a second A.L.S., J Bryce, one page, 8vo, Bryanston Square,
London, 29th January n.y., to a gentleman, arranging a dinner
appointment with his correspondent. The draft very slightly irregularly
and neatly trimmed at the edges and with traces of former mounting to
the left edge of the first page and verso, not affecting the text or
signatures. G to VG, 3
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
James Bryce (1838-1922) 1st Viscount Bryce. British Academic, Jurist, Historian &
Liberal Politician who served as Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1905-07.
1650. HUNTINGTON SAMUEL: (1731-1796) American Jurist &
Statesman, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. A.L.S., S.
Huntington, one page, 4to, New Haven, 12th January 1789, to Charles
Thomson. Huntington informs his correspondent that he will receive a
packet ‘containing thirteen setts, or volumes of the statutes which have
been enacted by the legislature of this State between the Commencement
of their Session in May 1784 & the close of their Session in Octor. 1788’
and further explains ‘It will be found on perusing the present volumes, that
some of the Acts are repeated or altered by later Acts, & that some of
them are merely local, notwithstanding I have thot, proper to send them
all as they are Bound together’. A letter of good association. Some
extremely light, very minor age wear to the extreme edges, VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Charles Thomson (1729-1824) American Patriot Leader during the American
Revolution and Secretary of the Continental Congress (1774-89) throughout its
existence.
1651. MORRIS GOUVERNEUR: (1752-1816) American Statesman,
a Founding Father of the United States. L.S., Gouv Morris, one page,
4to, Paris, 27th January 1794, to Dr. J. Lowell in Boston. Morris writes
a letter of introduction for Stephen Delessert of Cossonay in
Switzerland, commenting ‘I am assured that this young Gentleman whose
connections are respectable is a person of sense, education and principle
consequently one who will entitle himself to respect and attention, his
objects in America are of a commercial nature and at the same time to
inform himself respecting the value of lands in the different States….’ With
integral address leaf. Some extremely minor, very light age wear to the
edges, VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Morris most likely writes to John Lowell (1743-1802) American Lawyer and Federal
Judge, a delegate to the Congress of the Constitution. Lowell is considered the
patriarch of the Boston Lowells.
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1652. GIDDINGS JOSHUA REED: (17951864) American Politician, a prominent
opponent of Slavery. A.L.S., J R Giddings, one
page, 4to, Jefferson, 9th September 1851, to
E. M. Davis. Giddings informs his
correspondent that Hon. John F. Beaver of
Newton Falls is erecting buildings for the
manufacture of flax under Claussen’s plan and
continues to comment ‘He is an anti slavery
man and I presume is better informed on this
subject than any other citizen of our State. I
speak from his general character and from the
fact that he is deeply engaged in its
manufacture. I have myself felt the importance
of M. Claussen’s discovery, as connected with
the great movement now going forward in favor
of freedom. Should flax become as important in
the manufacture of cloth as has been
represented, its bearing upon slavery will be
great. In this view of the subject I am watching
the developments with great interest’. With
blank integral leaf. A letter of good content for
its references to slavery. Some very light,
minor age wear, largely to the edges,
otherwise VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
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1653. VAN BUREN MARTIN: (17821862) American President 1837-41. Signed
Envelope Wrapper, one page, oblong 4to
(when unfolded), n.p., n.d. (22nd May 1826).
The central panel of the envelope wrapper is
addressed by Van Buren in bold, dark ink to B.
H. Button Esq in Albany, New York, and is
signed (‘Free, M. V. Buren’) to the upper right
corner. Annotated and dated in ink in the
hand of the recipient at the head. One small
area of paper loss to the lower edge and
some light staining, both caused by the original
seal, and some light age wear, otherwise
about VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
Van Buren served as United States Senator from New
York from 1821-28.
1654. EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.:
(1890-1969) American General of World
War II, later American President 1953-61.
T.L.S., Dwight D Eisenhower, as President, one
page, small 4to, Washington, 26th July 1955,
to Silvestre Gennari, Vice President of the
Lions Club of Geneva, on the printed
stationery of The White House. Eisenhower
states that, just before leaving Geneva, he
received from the American Consul General
‘the lovely “channe genevoise” that you so kindly
presented to me on behalf of The Lions Club of
Geneva’ and continues ‘I am delighted to have
it, particularly since I understand from your
letter that the pitcher is traditionally a symbol of
friendship.’ In concluding the President asks for
his deep appreciation of their thoughtfulness
to be passed to the members of the club.
Two light stains to the lower left corner, not
affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1658. BEN-GURION DAVID: (1886-1973)
First Prime Minister of Israel 1948- 54, 195563. Bold blue ink signature (‘D. Ben-Gurion’)
on a plain envelope bearing an Israeli postage
stamp. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1655. EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.:
(1890-1969) American General of World
War II, later American President 1953-61.
A.L.S., Dwight D Eisenhower, one page, slim
4to (onion skin), Fraser, Colorado, 23rd July
n.y. (1952), to Professor Edward Olsen.
Eisenhower states that he is returning his
correspondent’s card (no longer present) and
apologises for the appearance of his signature,
explaining ‘In the fishing camp where I’m
spending my few days of vacation the only pen
I have is a bit on the balky side! Anyway, I’m
flattered that you should consider an excerpt
from a talk of mine to be worthy of preservation.’
Together with a carbon copy of Olsen’s letter
to Eisenhower, one page, 4to, 20th July 1952,
requesting a signed quotation from his 1948
address accepting the presidency of Columbia
University, and also including a brief T.L.S. by
Olsen, one page, 4to, Oregon, 10th July
1991, explaining the circumstances under
which he wrote to Eisenhower. Rare in this
form. VG.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
Eisenhower’s letter is written shortly after securing the
Republican Party nomination for the Presidential
Campaign of 1952. Holograph letters of Eisenhower
are rare and desirable. Larry Vrzalik and Michael
Minor state in their book From the President’s Pen
(1991) ‘Eisenhower is one of the rarest of all
presidents in A.Ls.S. for all periods, particularly of
presidential date.’
1656. NIXON RICHARD: (1913-1994)
American President 1969-74. T.L.S., Richard
Nixon, one page, 4to, San Clemente,
California, 4th August 1978, to Anthony E.
Colletti. Nixon sends his deep thanks, and
also on behalf of his wife, to his
correspondent for their kind and thoughtful
letter. Accompanied by the original envelope
bearing a facsimile signature of Nixon. VG.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1657. NORDAU MAX SIMON: (18491923) Zionist Leader, Physician, co-Founder
of the World Zionist Organization and Author
of many controversial works such as
Degeneration.A.N.S., S. M. Nordau, to the
verso of a postcard, Paris, 8th April 1914, to
Virgilio Planas in Argentina, in Spanish. In bold
purple ink, Nordau sends his best regards to
his correspondent. A 2.5 x 3.5 paper
photograph of the Zionist leader has been
carefully affixed alongside Nordau’s
annotation. Some overall age wear. G.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1659. SHAZAR ZALMAN: (1889-1974)
Israeli Politician, President of Israel 1963-73.
Signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph, the image
depicting the President in a head and
shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink with
his name alone to the lower white border.
Together with Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012)
Israeli Politician and Prime Minister of the State
of Israel 1983-84 & 1986-92. Signed 3.5 x 5
photograph by Shamir, the image depicting
him seated, in a half length pose. Signed in
black ink to the lower white border. EX, 2
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
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1660. RABIN YITZHAK: (1922-1995)
Israeli Politician, General and Prime Minister
of the State of Israel 1974-77 & 1992 until his
assassination in 1995. Nobel prize for Peace,
1994. Signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph, the
image depicting Rabin in a head and shoulders
pose. Signed in bold blue ink, with his name
alone, to the lower white border.
Accompanied by a printed 12mo
compliments form bearing the heading of the
State of Israel, Prime Minister’s Bureau,
Jerusalem, and dated in his hand 25th August
1974. EX.
£100 - 150
€130 - 190
1661. BEGIN MENACHEM: (1913-1992)
Israeli Politician, Founder of Likud and Prime
Minister of the State of Israel 1977-83. Nobel
prize for Peace, 1979. Bold blue ink signature,
on a 6 x 4 card, alongside a carefully affixed
2.5 x 4 photograph of Begin in a three quarter
length pose. Signed with his name alone.
Accompanied by the original envelope,
bearing the heading of the State of Israel,
Prime Minister’s Bureau, Jerusalem, and
postmarked 1981, Together with Chaim
Herzog (1918-1997) Irish-born Israeli
Politician, General and President of Israel
1983-93. Signed colour 4 x 6 photograph,
the image depicting the President in a formal
head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue
ink with his name alone to the lower white
border. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
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1662. BEGIN MENACHEM: (1913-1992)
Israeli Politician, Founder of Likud and Prime
Minister of the State of Israel 1977-83. Nobel
prize for Peace, 1979. Signed 3 x 5
photograph by Begin, the image depicting the
politician in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
in bold black ink, with his name alone, to the
lower white border. Accompanied by the
original envelope, postmarked, bearing the
heading of the State of Israel, Prime Minister’s
Bureau, Jerusalem. EX.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1663. DAYAN MOSHE: (1915-1981) Israeli
military leader and Politician. Dayan was Chief
of staff of the Israel Defense Forces during the
1956 Suez Crisis, and later Defense Minister
during the Six-Day War. Vintage signed 3.5 x
5 photograph, the image depicting Dayan in
close head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold
black ink [1969], with his name alone, to a
clear area of the image. Accompanied by a
printed 12mo compliment form from the
State of Israel, Minister of Defense. Some
very minor creases to the edges, otherwise
VG.
£100 - 120
€130 - 150
1664. NOOR OF JORDAN: (1951- )
Queen Consort of Jordan 1978-99, widow
of King Hussein. T.L.S., in Arabic, with
holograph salutation and subscription in
French, one page, 4to, Amman, June 1999,
to Alexandre, in French. Noor writes to her
Paris hairdresser thanking him for his kind
words ‘which were most helpful to me and my
family in such sad times.’, adding ‘In his death
as well as during his life, his humanity and
message of peace has helped to bring people
closer in our world..’. The Queen’s letter
evidently refers to the death of her husband,
King Hussein (1935-1999). VG. £100 - 150
€130 - 190
1665. HUSSEIN SADDAM: (1937-2006)
President of Iraq 1979-2003. D.S., Saddam
Hussein, in Arabic, one page, folio, n.p., 16th
August 1980, in Arabic. The document is a
resolution adopted by the Council of the
Revolutionary Command, and states that
according to the provisional constitution, they
appoint Mr Sakhi, until then General Director
of the Organization Affairs, to the Presidential
office department. Signed by Saddam Hussein
in his capacity as President of the Council of
the Revolutionary Command. Four small file
holes and a heavy crease to the right edge,
not affecting the text or signature. VG.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1666. CHIANG KAI-SHEK: (1887-1975) Chinese Political and Military Leader of the Republic of China
1928-75. A fine D.S., Chiang Kai-Shek, in Chinese, three pages, slim 4to, Chungking, 19th March 1945,
to Juan Antonio Rios, President of Republic of Chile, in Chinese. The attractive official document announces
the appointment of Chang Peng-chun to be an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile
on behalf of the Republic of China. Signed in bold ink by Chaing Kai Shek and countersigned by Soong Tseven (1891-1971) Chinese Politician & Businessman, Premier of the Republic of China 1930, 1945-47.
The document is attractively bound in paper wrappers featuring various coloured ribbons etc. Accompanied
by the original decorative Chinese silk envelope. Also included is an official French translation of the
document, two pages, folio, prepared and signed by Wu Nan-Ju. Rare in this form. VG £1000 - 1200
€1300 - 1500
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1667. HO CHI MINH: (1890-1969) Vietnamese Communist Revolutionary, President of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945-69. Rare vintage signed 9 x 6 photograph of Ho Chi Minh
in a celebratory pose holding a large framed image of himself above his head and surrounded by
various individuals (some children) around a model of a warship. Boldly signed (‘Ho Chi Minh’),
with his name alone in black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
1669. URIBURU JOSE FELIX: (1868-1932)
President of Argentina 1930-32. T.L.S, José
Uriburu, one page, 8vo, Federal Capital, 23rd
February 1932, to Adolfo Campos Urquiza,
in Spanish. Uriburu sends warm regards and
thanks his correspondent and wife for their
attention. Very light foxing, and two minor
tears to the left side of the document, G.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
The present letter was signed only two days after
Uriburu vacated the presidency due to stomach
cancer, dying in Paris after a surgical operation two
months later.
1668. INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS : Small selection of signed photographs and signed piece
(1) by political leaders of India comprising GANDHI INDIRA (1917-1984) Indian Prime Minister
1966-77, 1980-84. A bold blue ink signed piece, matted in black, underneath a portrait colour
photograph of Gandhi, to an overall size of 8 x 12; Desai Morarji (1896-1995) Indian
independence Activist and Prime Minister of India 1977-79. Signed 3 x 4 photograph by Desai, in
Indian, the image depicting the Prime Minister in a head and shoulders pose. Also dated 1st
September 1978, in his hand; Reddy Neelam Sanjiva (1913-1996) President of India 1977-82.
Signed 4.5 x 6 photograph of Reddy in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a
clear area of the image, and Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli (1888-1975) Indian Philosopher and
Statesman. Second President of India 1962-67. Signed 4 x 6 photograph of Radhakrishnan in a
head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a light area of the image. Accompanied by two
original envelopes sent with the autographs. VG, 4.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
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1670. PINOCHET AUGUSTO: (19152006) Chilean Dictator 1973-90. Signed and
inscribed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the
image depicting Pinochet seated, in a half
length pose, signing a document. Signed in
bold black ink to the lower white border. EX.
£80 - 100
€100 - 130
1671. CASTRO FIDEL: (1926- ) Cuban Prime Minister 1959-76, later
President 1976- 2008. D.S., Fidel Castro, the document being a five Pesos
bank note of the Revolutionary Movement. The bank note bears to the
front “Revolutionary movement of 26th July” and a printed drawing of a
revolutionary with his arm up holding a rifle. Signed by Castro in bold black
ink to a clear area of the document. To the verso the document bears a
printed statement of Jose Marti ‘When there are many men without decorum,
there are men who carry with them the decorum of many men’. Heavy folding.
Repaired to the verso. G.
£400 - 600
€520 - 780
José Martí Pérez (1853-1895) Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin
American literature.
To his grand mother ‘ I have no money, not even to buy you a card..’
1672. CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013)
President of Venezuela 1999-2013. A.L.S.,
Hugo Rafael, one page, 4to, Caracas, 26th
June 1972, to his grandmother, in Spanish.
Chavez states ‘I have not written earlier to you
because we were with military maneuvers on
the mountains. Am fine, although I suffered a
small accident when crossing a dangerous area’.
Chavez continues expressing his joy as he will
return home promptly and admitted in his
second military academy year. Further stating
‘If you would have seen me shooting like crazy
during the maneuvers. First with instinctive
shooting, then immediate action, daytime
attacks, infiltration, etc.. After we had a 120
kilometers walk, to end up with a war
simulation. The enemy was attacking us at
dawn, we were under the rain setting up tents,
we were crossing small villages where the young
girls looked at us with admiration, and children
were crying scared..’ Together with A.L.S.,
Hugo, one page, 4to, Caracas, 10th October
1972, to his grandmother, on a printed
heading letter of the Military Academy of
Venezuela, Cadet Corps, in Spanish. A young
Chavez sends his regards to his grandmother,
to the neighbors, and even to the birds and
dogs and further mentions a number of
persons he has met who also send their
regards to her. Boldly written in pencil the first
letter, with the signature at the lower border
and with small part of the letters of his name
out of the sheet. Small creasing and three
pinholes to the left border, irregularly
trimmed, not affecting the text. The second
letter, partially damaged and repaired, with
some paper loss affecting few lines and words
but not the signature. G and FR, 2.
£150 - 200
€190 - 260
1673. CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013) President of Venezuela 1999-2013. A.L.S., Hugo Rafael,
two pages, 4to, Caracas, 15th May 1972, to Rosa, on a letter bearing the printed heading of the
Military Academy of Venezuela, Cadet Corps, in Spanish. A second signature H. Chavez appears
to the end of the second page underneath a drawing of two trees in his hand. A seventeen years
old Chavez expresses to his correspondent, his feelings, and tells her how much he misses her,
stating ‘Bless me... I miss you a lot. You might not believe it, but I miss your argues, the meals you used
to cook, everything I remind of you filled me with nostalgia, so I think in the days remaining before
meeting you and then I wish that time would fly quick.’ Chavez continues telling his grandmother, to
whom he addresses as ‘Mother Rosa’, that he understands how lonely she must feel and sends her
his support reminding her old times, when his brother Adán and himself were children. Chavez also
mentions ‘I will be sincere with you’ and informs her that he is not getting good marks in a subject,
and might have to repeat exams. Further stating ‘Mother, this last mother’s day was sad for me. I was
thinking “What is she doing now, my candle light?”. It’s my first mother’s day far from you. Hope you
had a magnificent day, that you got many presents, that you looked gorgeous wearing a long skirt and
a chic hairstyle. I didn’t make you any present because I have no money, not even to buy you a card’.
Chavez ends sending regards to friends and family and says goodbye to his grandmother with ¨We
will meet soon. Give me your blessing, your son who loves you’. Together with A.L.S., Hugo, one
page, 4to, San Juan de los Morros, 15th August 1972, to his grandmother, on a printed heading
letter of the Military Academy of Venezuela, Cadet Corps, in Spanish. A just eighteen years old
Chavez states ‘First of all bless me... We are in San Juan, a city similar in some way to Barinas, most
of all because of the climate. I have had the opportunity to meet many young women from San Juan.
We are in the Hunters group classes. We have not been to the mountains yet, won’t be until August.’
With a hole to the center of the first letter, repaired, affecting two words to the front page, and part
of the drawing to the verso. Both with creasing and three pinholes to the left border, irregularly
trimmed, not affecting the text. FR, 2.
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Rosa Inez Chavez was the paternal grandmother of Hugo Chavez.
Adán Chavez (1953- ) Eldest brother of Hugo Chavez. Governor of Barinas. Both Adán and Hugo, first two of seven
children, were sent by their parents to live with their grandmother due to poverty.
Barinas is the state where Hugo Chavez was born in Venezuela.
Rosa Inez Chavez was the paternal grandmother of
Hugo Chavez.
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On his training camp diary ‘I had the role of the commandant Ernesto “Che” Guevara…..But I
am not crazy. I know very well what I want and what I do, and why I make this sacrifice…
1674. CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013) President of Venezuela 1999-2013. Signed manuscript
diary, seven pages, folio, Fuerte Guaicaipuro, from 11th to 16th September 1974, in Spanish.
Chavez writes his own training camp diary, in Charavalle, state of Miranda. Chavez starts his short
period diary on Wednesday 11th stating in part ‘I was appointed squad commandant, with all the
responsibilities attached to the post...Today I learned a lot about engineering military campaign...I have
decided to start this short diary during the training camp, it will be a week and a new experience in my
life.’ Thursday 12th ‘With the sound of the rain falling on the tent, breathing the smoke of my cigar, I
can’t stop remembering intensively a woman. I take my thoughts back to the last time I saw her, last
saturday, in Barinas...’. Friday 13th Chavez refers to his role as Che Guevara ‘I went later to a camp
training activity where I had the role of the commandant Ernesto “Che” Guevara. We were having a
guerrilla camp, ambushing the new soldiers, and we were singing protest songs. I enjoyed it a lot, I’m
hoarse so much I screamed.... I can’t stop thinking in the same woman. What would she be doing now?
I shouldn’t act as I do. She might be happy, and I really hope she is, but I feel “something” inside which
put me in fire.’ Saturday 14th, interesting thoughts of Chavez who says knowing very well what he
wants and refers once more to Ché ‘..The new soldiers will be scared tonight, swallowing tear gas,
creeping underneath the barbed wires, feeling the machine gun bullets close over their heads. “They
will feel dying tonight”....I feel the shock of the rain against the ground and the cold in my feet, and I
think in how is this life. Today is Saturday and I wonder what would the young people, same age as me,
be doing somewhere else, those who live free, without sacrifices. For sure they will be having fun, in a
disco with their girlfriends, at the cinema or anywhere else. If they would know what we are doing they
would say we are crazy. But I am not crazy. I know very well what I want and what I do, and why I make
this sacrifice. I remember now a thought of “Ché“: “The present is of fight, the future belongs to us”.
Sunday 15th ‘...he suffered an ugly wound in his hand, he felt on the barbed wires full of despair due
to the tear gas.... I don’t want to keep on writing, I am tired, I am going to think in my family and in the
same woman. She might be thinking in me...’ Monday 16th, on his lat training camp day Chavez
states ‘I was the whole day shooting the Afag machine gun with war ammunition, when the new soldiers
were crossing the area. It was really good shooting. The feeling and sound of the bursts of gunfire excites
you and you don’t want to remove your finger from the shutter.’ Further ending with a predicting
statement ‘It was a good week. It was a further step on the present fight which will transform in a
victorious future.’ An excellent content diary on which Chavez expresses his thoughts and his future
expectations. Boldly written in blue ink, with multiple corrections and side annotations. Small
creasing and left border irregularly trimmed as a result of taken them out of the diary book. Also
including Herma Marksman’s transcription. VG.
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With provenance from the private collection of Herma Marksman and with her own transcription.
Herma Marksman: (1949- ) Born of a peasant woman and a German immigrant she was in her 30s when she met
the future Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who was then married and in his twenties. She became his mistress.
They both were students of socialism and idealistic and she helped him in his academic studies. After the failed 1992
coup attempt Chavez left both his first wife and mistress. Marksman will later repudiate Chavez, and described his
government as imposing a “fascist dictatorship”. She has written several essays and a book titled El Otro Chávez,
“The other Chavez”, describing her relationship with him.
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1675. CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013)
President of Venezuela 1999-2013. A.L.S.,
Hugo Chavez Frias, one page, oblong 4to, La
Malsantera, 21st April 1991, to his son Hugo
Rafael, in Spanish. Chavez has written a poetic
text alongside a colorful pencil drawing by his
son. The drawing showing a military
helicopter flying above a group of horses,
some of them with riders. Chavez states ‘Long
and slow cavalry.. That is your cavalry Hugo
Rafael. The one of the Centaur that you carry in
your veins, in the marrow of your bones. The
green horizon crowned by the blue clouds of
your hope. And the light cavalry that you feel
necessary to overcome the barriers that your
great great grandfather left pending, “The last
rider”.’ Chavez ends with an analogy between
the sun and his son’s life and hopes and
congratulates him for his school
achievements, saying how proud he feels
being his father. Two very small tears to the
border, otherwise VG.
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‘All was really worth’
1676. CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013) President of Venezuela 1999-2013. A.L.S., one page, 4to,
n.p., 4th August 1991, in Spanish. The text being a poetic ode to the historical figure and
achievements of Ezequiel Zamora whom Chavez deeply admired. Chavez has carefully written a
long poetic text to the verso of a drawing done by his son Hugo Rafael. The colorful pencil drawing
representing Ezequiel Zamora, in uniform, standing in half length pose. Chavez states ‘It is Zamora
who returns, my son. Son of premonitions, like the one of December 89 “The river water flows, hard,
but not deep”. You drew his hat, and his cap of village countryside General.....The blue sea of his dreams
of a free fatherland......And above all, you pushed to the highest the shining sun of Santa Inés,
announcing the inevitable victory.’ Chavez ends his poetic text to his son with ‘Your father can’t do
less than scream with you and with Zamora who returns lofty with his words “All was really worth”.’ The
son has written to the lower border of the drawing the date, 3rd August 1991, and his name in his
hand. An interesting and predicting manifesto about Zamora and homeland freedom, written only
few months before his coup d’etat which was initially planned for December 1991, later delayed
till February 1992. VG.
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1677. DUVALIER JEAN CLAUDE: (19512014) President of Haiti 1971-86, known as
Baby Doc. Signed color 8 x 10 photograph of
Duvalier in a head and shoulders pose. Signed
in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area
of the image. VG.
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Zamora being the codename chosen by Chavez for his military coup d’etat, known as “Operation Zamora”.
Ezequiel Zamora: (1817-1860) Venezuelan soldier and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War 1859-63.
Considered the most important liberal lider of the 19th century in Venezuela. After several battle victories due to his
exceptional qualities as troops leader, Zamora was assassinated on his victorious way to Caracas, the cause remaining
as a mystery, and his death changing the positive direction carrying the war to the Federalists and resulting in the
loss.
Santa Ines: Chavez refers to the Battle of Santa Inés, a military confrontation occurred on 9-10 December 1859
during the federal war between federal forces under General Ezequiel Zamora and conservative government of
General Pedro Estanislao Ramos, with rebels victory. Located about 36 km southwest of Barina, being the state
where Chavez was born and lived his youth.
Hugo Chavez had 3 daughters and one son, Hugo Rafael, out of his two marriages.
1678. POLITICAL: Selection of signed 4 x 6
photographs and larger ones (5), by various
female political leaders from around the world
including Michele Bachelet (President of
Chile), Dalia Grybauskaite (President of
Lithuania),
Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo
(President of the Philippines), Tarja Halonen
(President of Finland), Vaira Vike-Freiberga
(President of Latvia), Mary Robinson
(President of Ireland), Janet Jagan (President
of Guayana), Gro Harlem Brundtland
(Norway Prime Minister), Tzipi Livni, Margot
Wallstron, Evelyne Gebhardt, etc. All are
15.
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1680. ATKYNS CHARLOTTE: (1757-1836) British Actress & Spy,
famous for her attempts to rescue members of the former Royal family
of France, including Marie Antoinette, from imprisonment during the
French Revolution. A.L.S., Charlotte Atkyns, one page, 4to, n.p., 19th
September 1822, to Sir Charles Stuart (‘Your Excellency’). Atkyns states
that, with October fast approaching, she wishes her correspondent to
‘press my claim upon the King of France’, continuing ‘I am persuaded that
your Excellency’s protection will prevail and that His Majesty will at last
decide to do me justice’ and further adding ‘I live in a state of continual
agitation as not anything but paying my mortgages can prevent my estate
being sold, trusting to the interest that I am persuaded your Excellency
feels in my favor, I beg leave to apologize for my eternal intrusion, the
nineteenth of this month is arrived, and nothing yet decided’. Scarce. Some
extremely minor, light age wear, VG.
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1679. [NELSON] : (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic
Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. An interesting
contemporary manuscript copy of a letter by Nelson, two pages, 4to,
Victory off Martinique, 10th June 1805, to Duncan Campbell. The text,
in an unidentified hand, states, in part, ‘I was in a thousand fears for
Jamaica; for that is a blow which Buonparte would be happy to give us….I
flew to the West Indies without any orders, but I think the ministry cannot
be displeased. Information at Barbados from St. Lucia told us that the
Enemy’s Squadron had sailed at 5000 Troops on the 28th May…Tobago,
Trinidada or Grenada was supposed their object. I went to those Islands, but
now find that the whole was a fabrication, for the enemy did not leave fort
Royal till the night of the 5th June, on the 6th they were under Dominica,
on the 7th under Guadalupe standing to the Nortward….trying to escape
from me….they could have no troops that ought to make my Jamaica
friends alarmed. When I am satisfied they are on their return, after sending
some of the Spanish ships to the Havannah, I shall push hard to get off the
straits before them, and kind Providence may some happy day bless my
endeavours to serve the Empire, of which the West India Colonies form so
prominent and interesting a part….I was bred, as you know, in the good old
school, and taught to appreciate the value of our West India possessions,
and neither in the field or in the senate….whilst I have an arm to fight in
their defence, or a tongue to launch my voice against the damnable &
cursed doctrine of Wilberforce….’ and in a postscript a further remark is
made, ‘12th June off Antigua - The combined squadrons passed here on
the 8th, and I am after them, Jamaica is safe….’ With address panel to
the second page and with slight remnants of a seal (small area of paper
loss where originally broken). A circular postal cancellation would appear
to date the present copy of Nelson’s letter to 1806. Some light age
wear, G
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Charles Stuart (1779-1845) British Diplomat, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil 1810-14, British Ambassador to France 181524, 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44.
1681. TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (17541838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France
July-September 1815. D.S., Charles Maurice, as Vice-Grand Elector,
one page, 4to, Paris, 17th January 1809, in French. The partially printed
document being the certificate given by the Vice-Grand Elector and
Grand Chamberlain acknowledging Mr. Pioger’s oath as President of
the canton of Sablé. Two pinholes to the bottom side of the document
not affecting the text or signature and an extremely minor paper loss to
the left edge. G.
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‘The Pairs Chamber has rejected the project of law regarding press freedom’
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1682. TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat
and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. L.S., Le P.ce de Talleyrand, as Foreign
Affairs Ministry, two pages, 4to, Paris, 13th September 1814, to Count of Châtre, in French.
Talleyrand reports to his correspondent ‘I have received and presented to the King’s eyes lecture, the
reports you honored me sending.. The Pairs Chamber has rejected the project of law regarding press
freedom, and has proposed amendments which will be discussed at the Deputies Chamber.’ Talleyrand
continues referring to other laws, such as the budget one which the King charged him to present
and which was approved and published on newspapers. Further reporting about an accident ‘His
Royal Highness is gone to visit the East province of the Kingdom. His vehicle broke at Troyes but the
accident didn’t have bad ending’, and continues reporting about diplomatic appointments in Turkey
‘The King has appointed the Marquis de Rivière to the Constantinople Embassy...’ and several more
in Munich, Sttutgart, Francfort, Hannover, etc.. Talleyrand ends with a post scriptum regarding the
Princess of Wales ‘The Princess of Galles has arrived to Strasbourg from where she’s gone to Italy.’ A
letter of good association and important content. With blank integral leaf. Some overall age wear,
otherwise VG.
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Louis XVIII (1755-1824) King of France 1814-15 & 1815-24, is the King Talleyrand refers to in the present letter.
He was restored to the French throne five months earlier, in April 1814.
Charles X(1757-1836) King of France 1824-30 is the Royal Highness Talleyrand refers to in the present letter. He
returned covertly from his exile to France in January 1814 as Lieutenant General.
Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821) Queen of the United Kingdom 1820-21 as the wife of King George IV, and
Princess of Wales 1795-1820.
1683. OSTEN-SACKEN
FABIAN
GOTTLIEB VON: (1752-1837) BalticGerman Field Marshal and General of the
Russian Army. He governed Paris during the
city’s brief occupation by the anti-French
coalition in 1814. Rare D.S., General Saken,
one page, folio, Voisins-le-Bretonneux, 22nd
May 1814, in French. The document is an
official acknowledgement of the amount due
to the Mayor of the city of St. Cyr by the
Imperial Russian Guard for the food given
during a full month to the troops and the
cavalry horses. Osten-Sacken states ‘I
undersign, as Commandant of the artillery
cavalry of the Imperial Russian Guard, and
certify to the Mayor of St. Cyr, that he has
supplied to the mentioned artillery confined in
this communal area......’. Underneath OstenSacken’s signature, the Mayor of the city
writes the list of food rations, hay, straw and
oat given and the amount due in French
Francs and signs below. With red wax seal
affixed at the base. Some light age wear and
minor staining to the edges, about VG
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At the time of this letter France was occupied by the
allies. Napoleon I had abdicated a month earlier in
Fontainebleau. Baron Osten-Sacken, appointed
Governor-General of Paris, commanded the Russian
army which was in charge of maintaining the peace in
Paris between April and June 1814.
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‘My existence looks like the one of those
corals fixed to a roc which can only move
with the roc they are fixed to...’
1684. METTERNICH PRINCE KLEMENS
VON: (1773-1859) Politician and Statesman,
one of the most important diplomats of his
era. Austrian Empire’s Foreign Minister and
Chancellor 1821-48. A.L.S., Metternich, two
pages, 8vo, n.p. [Vienna], n.d. [1846], to a
Marquis, in French. Metternich states ‘My
existence looks like the one of those corals fixed
to a roc which can only move with the roc they
are fixed to...’ further saying ‘Our knowledge
comes from a past time which today has the
value of that times, and which ancient History
calls heroic. All those memories, attached to
such times, have an equal charm for the spirit
and for the heart!’ A letter of good content.
With blank integral leaf. VG.
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Metternich’s correspondent is most probably Lord
Henry Petty (1780-1863) Marquis of Lansdowne, one
of the most important British Statesman of his time. In
1846 and on his return from a trip to Constantinople,
which is referred to in the present letter, he was
appointed Lord President of the Council, under Queen
Victoria.
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1685. VON DER DECKEN FRIEDRICH:
(1769-1840) Hanoverian General &
Diplomat during the Napoleonic Wars. A.L.S.,
Frederick v d Decken, three pages, 4to, n.p.,
n.d. (c.April 1804), to a gentleman. Von Der
Decken writes in his capacity as Colonel and
Deputy Adjutant General on behalf of the
Duke of Cambridge (‘very much hurt by
tumbling with his horse...[and]...unable to write
himself’) and asks his correspondent if he ‘will
be so kind to interest yourself for a Capt.
Pringgle, arrested by the Prussians...at Embden,
being suspected of having enlisted a Prussian
deserter for the English service’, further
continuing ‘the Duke of Cambridge has been
appointed Colonel of the foreign corps, in one of
which the said Capt. Pringgle has the
commission of a Captain and as he is an
excellent officer the Duke wishes very much that
His Prussian Majesty would be pleased to grant
him his liberty, altho it would only be by way of
favor’ Von Der Decken further reports ‘We
are in constant expectation of seeing the French
soon in this country. I am happy to add that we
are well prepared to receive them. Our beloved
Sovereign is in good health and spirit and intends
to place himself at the head of his Army, in case
of an invasion’ and also thanks his
correspondent for their kind assistance ‘when
I was employed in that unfortunate negotiation
at Berlin’. In a postscript he remarks ‘H.R.H.
orders me to addthat he is well aware that you
can not ask the favor he requests for Capt.
Pringgle in any official way, and leaves it entirely
to you, if you can transact in a private manner’.
Some extremely, minor light age wear to the
edges, VG.
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Prince Adolphus (1774-1850) Duke of Cambridge,
son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Viceroy of
Hanover 1811-37.
1686. AUGEREAU CHARLES PIERRE
FRANÇOIS: (1757-1816) Marshal of France,
Duc de Castiglione. A.L.S., Augereau, one
page, 4to, Paris, 29th April 1804, to a
General, in French. On a partially printed
document of the Paris headquarters,
Augereau informs his correspondent about a
letter that has been sent to him responding to
his previous one, and referring to the
payments due to the officers. A heavy ink
large flourished signature. Small creasing to
the edges, otherwise VG.
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1687. BRUNE GUILLAUME MARIE
ANNE: (1763-1815) Marshal of France.
A.L.S., Brune, one page, 8vo, Paris, 29th
October 1802, to the maritime Prefect of
Brest, in French. On a letter bearing the
printed heading “French Republic, General
Brune, Counselor of State, Ambassador of
the French Republic to the Sublime Door”
Brune kindly asks his correspondent to attend
his request and states ‘I beg you to kindly grant
to this young man, whose family has been very
unfortunate during the revolution, a ticket to go
to the Martinique, because he deserves your
benevolence’. A good autograph letter by
Brune who, at the time of the present letter,
had recently been appointed by Napoleon
ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and
who initiated relationships between France
and Persia. Small creasing and some overall
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1690. MURAT JOACHIM: (1767-1815)
Marshal of France, brother-in-law of
Napoleon Bonaparte. King of Naples 180815. L.S., J Napoleone, one page, folio, Naples,
21st September 1810, in Italian. The partially
printed document bearing the heading of
“Gioacchino Napoleone, King of the Two
Sicilies”, is a decree containing four articles
approved by the Council of State. The decree
refers to municipalities of Calabria and to the
supply and payment of wheat. With very small
paper loss to the left border not affecting the
text or signature, G.
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1688. JOURDAN JEAN BAPTISTE: (17621833) Marshal of France. A.L.S., Ml. Jourdan,
one page, small 4to, Soisy, 4th February
1829, to Mr. Perros, in French. Jourdan refers
to a friend and states ‘I am very distressed
learning about the difficult situation the
General’s family is suffering, and I really regret
not being able to offer more than a small
donation of two hundred francs...’, he further
explains how and when he will send the
money and suggests what could be done to
help them further. With integral adress leaf
(large area of paper loss largely affecting the
address). One small area of paper loss to the
left margin, not affecting the text or signature,
otherwise VG.
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1689. MASSENA ANDRE: (1758-1817)
Marshal of France, Duc de Rivoli. D.S.,
Massena, three pages, folio, Zurich, 15th
November 1799, in French. The attractive
partially printed document issued by Massena,
lists sixty three officers along with other brief
details of their former ranks and the new
upgraded ranks they have been appointed.
Signed by Massena at the base in his capacity
as General and Chief Commandant of the
Danube Army. A clean document carefully
penned. With edges very slightly damaged
although not affecting the text or signature,
otherwise VG.
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On the Second Battle of Zurich, 25th-26th
September 1799, Massena obtained a very important
key victory for the Republican French army over an
Austrian and Russian force commanded by Alexander
Korsakov near Zurich. This long list of upgraded officers
is issued less than two months after the battle, and
probably correspond to the awarded officers.
1691. OUDINOT NICOLAS: (1767-1847)
Marshal of France. Duc de Reggio. A.L.S., Ml
Oudinot, three pages, 4to, Paris, 29th May
1840, to the Prince of Satriano, in French.
Oudinot states ‘I am used to your welcome
helpfulness to written requests on military
affairs. I am honored today submitting to you
some considerations on Cavalry matters and on
barrack buildings for the horse troops. I would
be very pleased if some of these proposals are
applied in the Neapolitan Army.’ Some light age
wear and a small tear to the lower edge of
the central fold. VG.
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Carlo Filangieri (1784-1867) Prince of Satriano.
Neapolitan Officer and Statesman. Son of Gaetano
Filangieri, a celebrated philosopher and jurist.
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1692. TCHICHAGOV PAVEL: (17671849) Russian Military and Naval
Commander of the Napoleonic wars. He
participated in the 1812 campaign against
Napoleon and was accused of letting
Napoleon escape at the Berezina River. In
1813, he was dismissed and never returned
to Russia, becoming a citizen of the United
Kingdom. A.L.S., Tchitchagoff, one page, small
4to, Paris, 9th April 1823, to his accountant, in
French. Tchichagov writes having revised his
figures and found all in order, further stating ‘I
have to inform you that I have an opportunity
of investing my funds with better profits’. With
integral address leaf. Some very light, minor
age wear to the edges, otherwise VG.
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Thichagov was famously told by Tsar Paul I of Russia
‘There are sufficient brides in Russia; there is no need
to look for one in England’.
1693. ROSTOPCHIN FYODOR: (17631826) Russian Statesman, Grand-Marshal of
the court and foreign Minister under Paul I.
Rostopchin served as Governor of Moscow
during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, giving
the order to burn the city to the ground. Rare
A.L.S., Count Fyodor Rostopchin, two pages,
4to, Voronovo, 15th January 1803, to Count
Aleksei Ivanovich, in Cyrillic. Rostopchin
thanks his correspondent for his help,
referring to his actual destiny, also mentioning
a ‘comrade’ who is also under the Count’s
patronage and protection. With a remaining
part of the blank leaf neatly trimmed. Some
light overall age wear. VG.
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Rostopchin writes from Voronovo where is in exile since
Paul I was assassinated in March 1801.
Count Aleksei Ivanovich Musin-Pushkin (1744-1817)
Statesman, Historian and renowned Art Collector. His
vast collection of antiquities included the Laurentian
Codex of the Russian Primary Chronicle. MussinPushkin’s entire library was burned in the great
Moscow fire of 1812 during the Napoleonic
occupation. A fire ordered by his correspondent in this
letter.
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1694. PAER FERDINANDO: (1771-1839)
Italian Composer, employed by Napoleon
from 1807. Paer composed the bridal march
for Napoleon’s wedding to Marie Louise,
Duchess of Parma, in 1810. A good A.L.S.,
Paër, one page, 4to, Paris, 27th May 1835, to
a friend, on the printed stationery of the
Director of the King’s Music. Paër states ‘LL
MM wishes to have tomorrow evening at 8pm
precisely, some music at the Tuileries. I am in
charge of inviting you too; they wish to listen to
the beautiful Septet of Beethoven; bring some
music, a quartet in case they wish any
additional performance...’. Some light overall
age wear and uniform age toning, G.
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Paër refers to the Royal family of the King of French
Louis Philippe I “Les Majestés”, and acts in his capacity
as conductor of the King’s royal orchestra, appointed
since 1832.
Louis Philippe I: (1773-1850) King of France 183048. Married to Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
(1782-1866) Queen consort of the French 1830-48.
1695. BEAUHARNAIS EUGENE DE:
(1781-1824) French Prince, Viceroy of Italy
1805-14 and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. A fine
L.S., Eugene Napoleon, one page, 4to, Milan,
30th March 1806, to the Minister of War,
in French. Beauharnais informs his
correspondent about the lack of commanders
‘At today’s date the only ones remaining in the
Italian army are Major General Pully and
Brigadier General Frésia. I would be extremely
obliged to you... if you could ask for His
Majesty’s approval allowing that one of the four
Major Generals of the Naples army joins the
one I have the honor to command’.
Beauharnais concludes on suggesting the
General he would choose ‘If I was allowed to
designate one of them, I would not hesitate
choosing General Mermet’. With several
contemporary ink annotations (‘Report to the
Emperor, 5th April 1806’) in an unidentified
hand in the left margin. A letter of interesting
association. With blank integral leaf. VG.
£200 - 300
€260 - 390
1696. MARIE LOUISE DUCHESS OF PALMA: (1791-1847) Austrian Archduchess, the second
wife of Napoleon. Empress of the French 1810-14. A good, large D.S., Marie Louise, as Regent
Empress on behalf of Napoleon, one page (vellum), large oblong folio, Imperial Palace, St. Cloud,
10th July 1813, in French. The partially printed document relates to Jacques Francois Gratiere who
has expressed a desire to serve the King of Westphalia and whose request the Emperor has
considered and, having also consulted a report given by the Minister of Justice, has decided to
authorize, thus allowing Gratiere to enter into the service of the King of Westphalia under the rules
given under an Imperial decree of the 16th August 1811. Signed by the Empress at the foot and
bearing several countersignatures. The manuscript text is a little light in places, although perfectly
legible, and the signature of the Empress is bold. Some light overall wrinkling, otherwise VG.
£500 - 600
€650 - 780
Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860) King of Westphalia 1807-13 as Jerome I. Youngest brother of Napoleon I.
Eugène de Beauharnais was adopted by Napoleon in
January 1806, though excluded from succession to the
French Empire. In February 1806, a month before the
present was written, Eugène was declared heir
presumptive to the Kingdom of Italy.
Louis Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815) Prince of
Wagram and Neuchatel. Marshal of the Empire under
Napoleon. Minister of war 1799-1800 & 1800-07.
André Masséna (1758-1817) French Marshal during
the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Duc of Rivoli
and Prince of Essling. Napoleon referred to him as “the
greatest name of my military Empire”
Charles Joseph de Pully (1751-1832) French General
during
the
Revolution
and
Empire.
Maurice Fresia (1746-1826) Italian Major General,
Baron of Oglianto. Renowned for his military feats
under Marshal Massena orders.
Julien Mermet (1772-1837)
French Division
Commander in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.
Commander of Cavalry Division in Marshal André
Masséna’s army during the Italian campaign 180506.
433
‘..make a 3000 men available for my guard which together with the
4000 men from the reserve corps will be enough for the Paris police..’
1697. NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14,
1815. D.S., Nap, one page, folio, Paris, 10th April 1811. in French. The
document is a report signed by the Minister of war Duc de Feltre and
addressed to His Majesty the Emperor and King, on the printed
stationery of the Ministry of War. The Duc de Feltre refers to a request
received from His Majesty the Catholic King, wishing the return to his
Kingdom of six Spanish naval officers. Further reporting the names of
the six officers and their military ranks, stating ‘They have all sworn to His
Majesty the Catholic King, with the exception of M. Del Castillo, officer of
a great merit who wishes, in order not to be in conflict with his compatriots
fury, to acknowledge his obligation only at the time of his departure from
Nancy’, further ending and asking once more for His Majesty’s approval.
Above Napoleon’s signature appears written in another hand the date’s
approval ‘Approuvé, Paris 11th April 1811’. With few extremely small
pinholes to lower corner not affecting the text or signatures. VG.
£800 - 1000
€1000 - 1300
1815. L.S., Np, with a heavy flourish of ink beneath, one page, 4to,
Schönbrunn, 29th August 1809, to General Clarke, Minister of War, in
French. Napoleon states ‘Make the Colonel Henry return to Paris with his
elite gendarmes. Leave my personal guard troop in Paris.’ Further
requesting ‘However, you must have available in Paris 1200 or 1500 men,
it looks essential to me. Make all the sharpshooters regiments return from
Metz or Strasbourg to Paris, and put them into two regiments which will
make a 3000 men available for my guard which together with the 4000
men from the reserve corps will be enough for the Paris police..’ Although
Napoleon has just obtained a month earlier one of his most important
and decisive victories at Wagram and is about to sign the Treaty of
Schönbrunn, also known as Treaty of Vienna, which will end with the
fifth Coalition, he is still concerned with the control of Paris during his
absence. A lengthy letter with military orders content in the hand of
Meneval. VG.
£1000 - 1500
€1300 - 1950
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833) King of Spain 1808 and 1813-33. The Catholic King
mentioned in the present letter was kept by Napoleon under guard in France for six
years at the Chateau of Valençay, naming in the meantime his brother Joseph
Napoleon Bonaparte King of Spain 1808-13, as José I.
Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Duc de Feltre and Minister of War
under Napoleon. Later Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King
Louis XVIII from 1815-24.
Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818) Duc de Feltre and Minister of War
under Napoleon. Later Marshal of France in 1816, one of six created under King
Louis XVIII from 1815-24.
434
It is at the time of the present letter, in August 2009, when Napoleon engendered
by his mistress, Countess Marie Walewska, his illegitimate son Alexandre Walewski.
“Napoleon, by grace of God, Emperor of the French & King of Italy”
1815. A.N.S., Np, to the left margin of a L.S., Bertrand, one page, folio,
Porto Ferrajo, 6th September 1814, in French. The document is a
report signed by the Grand Marshal Bertrand and addressed to His
Majesty, informing about the expenses approved by Napoleon and
spent on two roads works. Bertrand asks for payment authorization and
if the amount spent can be taken out from the unexpected expenses
budget. In his boldly (and typically erratically) writing, Napoleon has
penned a two lines note stating ‘I have requested a report on the roads
situation’. Documents bearing holograph notes by Napoleon are rare
and desirable. The letter features a circular watermark with an attractive
Napoleon’s image. Some very light, minor age wear to the upper edge,
otherwise VG.
£1500 - 2000
€1950 - 2600
Porto Ferraio is the Elba island’s principal town. In April 1814 the Allies exiled
Napoleon to Elba giving him sovereignty over the island. During the ten months the
Emperor remained in the island before escaping, he created a small navy and army,
and developed the iron mines, important works, and issued decrees on modern
agricultural methods.
Henri-Gatien, Count Bertrand (1773-1844) French General. Grand Marshal of the
palace since November 1813, title given to refer to the leader of the Military
Household of the Emperor. The responsibilities of his position included: keeping
accounts of the expenses and ensuring the security of the household. He exercised
his duties during the last days of the Empire as well as in exile on the islands of Elba
and Saint Helena, up until the death of the Emperor.
1815. A fine D.S., Napoleon, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Elysée,
2nd April 1813, in Italian. The manuscript document is an attractive
license patent decree, with heading “Napoleon, by grace of God, Emperor
of the French & King of Italy”, stating that, having considered the good
relationship between the Minister of Justice and the parties, the Emperor
accepts that Sign. Rainoldi Gaetano of Milan remains on the service of
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Wurzburg as Councilor and
Cabinet Secretary. The decree itemize what the 8th February 1812
decree establishes, being all the reasons according to which Rainoldi is
obliged to leave the Grand Duke and return to the Emperor’s service.
Signed by Napoleon at the foot and countersigned by the Grand Judge
and Minister of Justice Giuseppe Luosi (‘Il Cons Luosi’), the Secretary of
State and Francesco Melzi d’Eril (‘Il Duca di Lodi’). To the upper right
corner the original gold colored circular medallion is neatly affixed with
green ribbon, featuring a relief bust of Napoleon and the words
“Napoleon Empereur des Français et Roi D’Italie“. Some very light, minor
age wear to the extreme edges, otherwise an attractive, clean
document with a good example of Napoleon’s full signature. About VG.
£800 - 1200
€1000 - 1560
Ferdinand III (1769-1824) Grand Duke of Tuscany 1790-1801 and Grand Duke of
Würzburg 1806-14. After Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Leipzig, Ferdinand
dissolved his alliance with the First French Empire on 26 October 1813, only six
months after this decree was signed.
According to the decree, Gaetano Rainoldi should have stopped serving the Grand
Duke and returned to the service of the Emperor or be condemned by the French
Justice Court.
Francesco Melzi d’Eril (1753-1816) Italian Patriot. Vice-President of the Napoleonic
Italian Republic 1802-05. When the Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed in 1805,
Napoleon chose Eugène de Beauharnais as his governor, and Melzi d’Eril was set
aside from the new government. As a compensation, he was made Duke of Lodi.
Giuseppe Luosi (1755-1830) Minister of Justice and Great Judge of the Kingdom of
Italy 1805-14.
End of Sale
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Auction Notes
436
Autograph Auction - 21st, 22nd & 28th March 2015
Venue
The auction will be held in the Centenary Suite at Nottingham Racecourse,
Colwick Road, Nottingham, NG2 4BE.
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the 280 acres of Colwick Park, and has ample free car parking. If you attending
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The following conventional abbreviations have been used in this catalogue.
A.L.S. - Autograph Letter Signed (a letter entirely in the hand of the person
named and signed) T.L.S. - Typed Letter Signed (a typewritten letter signed by
the person named) L.S. - Letter Signed (a letter in the hand of a secretary
although signed by the person named) D.S. - Document Signed (a document,
either printed or in the hand of a secretary although signed by the person
named) F.D.C. - First Day Cover; M.S. - Manuscript, A.M.Q.S. - Autograph
Musical Quotation Signed, A.N.S. - Autograph Note Signed, n.d. - no date,
n.p. - no place.
All measurements are in inches, horizontal measurements given first, and the
paper sizes used in this catalogue are - 12mo (approximately 3x5 inches).
8vo (approximately 5 x 7 inches), 4to (approximately 8x10 inches) and
folio (approximately 8 x I I inches).
We would recommend that buyers satisfy themselves personally with the
condition of each lot, however the following abbreviations have been used in
the descriptions as a guide to the condition - EX - Excellent, VG - Very Good,
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Items being described as matted or framed and glazed have not been
inspected out of their frames and the condition is only given on the appearance
of the piece as viewed in the frame.
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Front Cover Illustration:
Lot 435 - Enrico Caruso
Back Cover Illustration:
Lot 447 - Charles Darwin
Inside Front Cover Illustration:
Lot 357 - Jonathan Swift
Inside Back Cover Illustration:
Lot 1249 - Jean De La Fontaine
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INDEX
A
ABBAS II
1567
813
ABBOTT & COSTE LLO
1178
ABNEY WILLIAM DE WIVELESLIE
139, 152,
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
154, 651, 712-727,
1054, 1063, 1065
ACADEMY AWARD
1066
ACTORS
140, 652, 752-770, 1055
ACTRESSES
141, 172, 174-176,
774-803, 1056-1062
242
ADAM ADOLPHE
738
ADAMS NICK
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD THE
838
AFRICAN LEADERS
649F
AGA KHAN III
1568
AGASSIZ LOUIS
1172
1569
AKIHITO
466
ALBERT PRINCE
1286
ALBERTI RAFAEL
564
ALCOCK & BROWN
ALDRIN BUZZ
574, 991
ALEXANDER I
1584-1585
[ALEXANDER III]
1605
ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA
1606
ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK
468, 961
ALEXANDROVICH ALEXEI
1601-1602
ALEXANDROVICH VLADIMIR
1600
ALEXANDROVNA MARIA
1603
ALEXANDROVNA OLGA
1607
[ALEXEYEVICH NIKOLAI ORLOV]
1604
ALI MUHAMMAD
5-8, 665-666,
1005-1007
ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO JUAN
1132
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
583
AMERICAN COMEDY
830
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
542, 982
AMERICAN TELEVISION
871
AMPERE ANDRE-MARIE
433
ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN
1282
ANDREE SALOMON AUGUST
557
ANDRESS URSULA
1082
ANNE
954
ANTHONY SUSAN B.
1153
ANTONIO
1462
APOLLINAIRE GUILLAUME
1264
APOLLO XI
575-576
ARAFAT YASSER
988
ARAGO FRANÇOIS
1167
ARCHER FRED
687
ARGENTO ASIA
1084
ARMSTRONG LOUIS
199, 878, 1114
ARSENAL
33-37
ARTISTS
307-308
ARTOT DESIREE
1437
ARTS IN AUSTRIA THE
1327
ASCARI ALBERTO
1010
ASHTON ALGERNON
1341
ASIS
897
ASQUITH H. H.
977, 1623-1624
ASTAIRE FRED & KELLY GENE
734
ASTAIRE FRED
143, 695, 1022
ATHLETICS
112
ATKYNS CHARLOTTE
1680
AUDEN W. H.
352
AUGEREAU PIERRE
580, 1686
AUSCHWITZ
626
AUTANT-LARA CLAUDE
1050
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
232, 234,
280, 637, 638, 642
AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS
233, 647
AUTOGRAPHS
628-630, 632
AVIATION
573, 599
438
B
BACKHAUS WILHELM
1404
1494
BADEN-POWELL ROBERT
595-596
BADER DOUGLAS
1496
BADOGLIO PIETRO
663
BAER MAX
BAIRD JOHN LOGIE
428
BAKER JOSEPHINE
198, 874
BALBO ITALO
1471-1472
BALDWIN JAMES
396
516-517
BALDWIN STANLEY
1622
BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES
281, 1466-1467
BALLET
BANDLEADERS
196
BANNISTER ROGER
111
BARDOT BRIGITTE
1079-1080
BARNETT JOHN FRANCIS
1336
405, 1152
BARNUM P. T.
341
BARRETT BROWNING ELIZABETH
313-316, 924
BARRIE J. M.
703
BARRYMORE ETHEL
BARRYMORE LIONEL
131
BASOV NIKOLAY
1203
BATTISTINI MATTIA
1422-1423
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
600-601
BAUDELAIRE CHARLES
1259
BAUR HARRY
1074
BEATLES THE
205, 885, 1120
BEATON DAVID
1626
BEATTIE WILLIAM
1169
BEATTY WARREN
1030
BEAUHARNAIS EUGENE DE
1695
BEAUREGARD PIERRE
582
BECKHAM DAVID
24-25
BEGIN MENACHEM
1661, 1662
BEHAN BRENDAN
349
BELLINI VINCENZO
1353
BENAVENTE JACINTO
1245
BENEDICT XVI
1145
BEN-GURION DAVID
1658
BERGMAN INGRID
149, 706, 1035
BERGONZI CARLO
1433
BERNHARDT SARAH
127
BERNSTEIN LEONARD
255-256, 1392
BERZELIUS JONS JACOB
436
BEST GEORGE
19-22
BETJEMAN JOHN
340
BIZET GEORGES
1346
BLACKETT PATRICK
1199
BLANC MEL
191
BLOOMINGDALE LYMAN G.
409
BLUNT ANTHONY
941
BLUR
898
BONANZA
1096
BOOTH WILLIAM
403, 934
BORIS III
1563
BORJA Y ARAGON FRANCISCO DE 1500-1501
BORODIN ALEXANDER
1368
BOSCO JOHN
1135
BOSE JAGADISH CHANDRA
1184
BOWIE DAVID
656
BOXING
10-13, 667, 1008
BRADMAN DON
101
BRADY ALICE
704
BRANDO MARLON
1029
BRAZIL FOOTBALL
76-78
BREL JACQUES
1111
BRENNAN WALTER
694
BRETT JEREMY
743
BREZHNEV LEONID
649M
BRITISH ACTORS
771-772
BRITISH CINEMA
867, 1094
BRITISH COMEDY
824-827, 1073
BRITISH COMPOSERS
1335
BRITISH POLITICS
532-533, 981
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS
527-529
467, 970
BRITISH ROYALTY
194, 868
BRITISH TELEVISION
691
BRITISH THEATRE
1643
BROOKE CHARLES
BROWNE JOHN ROSS
388
BROWNING ROBERT
342
BRUCE NIGEL
742
BRUNE GUILLAUME MARIE ANNE
1687
427
BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM
1315
BRYANT WILLIAM CULLEN
625
BUCHENWALD
BUCK PEARL S.
327
BUCKINGHAM JAMES SILK
1216
BULLFIGHTING
1157
BULWER HENRY
1636-1637
1627-1628
BURDETT FRANCIS
385-386
BURGESS ANTHONY
1324
BURROUGHS WILLIAM S.
160
BURTON RICHARD
BUTCHER TERRY
66
C
CAIN JAMES M.
395
CALLAS MARIA
279, 636, 1449-1450
CALVE EMMA
1440-1441
CAMPBELL ROY
1288
CANNING GEORGE
507, 974, 1617
CANNIZZARO STANISLAO
1177
CARDINALS
1146
CARNERA PRIMO
662
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK
1528
CARRIER JEAN-BAPTISTE
499
CARRY ON
820
CARUSO ENRICO 267-268, 918, 1424-1426
CASALS PABLO
263, 1400-1401
CASEMENT ROGER
534
CASH JOHNNY
1118-1119
CASTRO FIDEL
984, 1671
CATHERINE II
1572
CAVALIERI LINA
1445
CAVENDISH GEORGIANA
414
CEAUSESCU NICOLAE
649A, 1615
CHAGALL MARC
296-297
CHAMBERLAIN JOSEPH
1638
CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE
979
CHAPLIN CHARLES
177, 810
CHARCOT JEAN-MARTIN
441
CHARLES & DIANA
488-489
CHARLES FREDERICK
1564
CHARLES II
953, 1518
[CHARLES II]
1510-1511
CHARLES IX
494
CHARLES RAY
1116
CHARLES XII
1551
CHARLES
490, 968
CHARTERIS LESLIE
1312
CHATEAUBRIAND FRANÇOIS-RENÉ DE 1252
CHAVEZ HUGO
1672-1676
CHEKHOV ANTON
1266
CHELSEA
39-41
CHÉRET JULES
1224
CHERUBINI LUIGI
1352
CHEVALIER MAURICE
1076
CHIANG KAI-SHEK
1666
CHICAGO
1122
CHICHESTER FRANCIS
565
CHILD ACTORS
773
[CHINA]
1148
CHIRICO GIORGIO DE
1233
CHORNY SASHA
1274
CHRISTIE AGATHA
930
CHRISTINA
1550
CHURCH RICHARD
CHURCHILL CLEMENTINE S.
CHURCHILL JENNIE
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.
1300
1155
523
519-522,
525, 609, 1625
CINEMA
192, 854, 856-863, 1098-1107
644
CITY OF NOTTINGHAM
1048-1049
CLAIR RENÉ
265, 921, 1413-1416
CLASSICAL MUSIC
536
CLEVELAND GROVER
CLIFFORD WILLIAM KINGDON
450
COATES FLORENCE EARLE
1320
CODY W. F.
406-407
881
COLE NAT KING
997-1000
COLLECTOR’S ALBUMS
362
COLLINS WILKIE
182, 831
COMEDY
CONDE CARMEN
1287
CONDUCTORS
1393-1395
CONNERY SEAN
846
COOK & MOORE
181
939
COOK THOMAS
696, 1023
COOPER GARY
4
COOPER HENRY
COOPER JAMES FENIMORE
1314
COPPI FAUSTO
1009
CORTOT ALFRED
1402-1403
COTILLARD MARION
1038
COWARD NOEL
142
CRAIG EDWARD GORDON
1298
CRICKET
100, 102
CRIME
945
CRIPPEN DR. H. H.
940
CROWLEY ALEISTER
421
CRUICKSHANK JOHN
597
CUI CESAR
1369
CULT CINEMA
841
CURTISS GLENN
562
CUSTER GEORGE
994
D
D´ALEMBERT JEAN-BAPTISTE LE ROND 1161
DALAI LAMA
935
DALI SALVADOR
1232
DANDRIDGE DOROTHY
747
DARCLEE HARICLEA
274
DARIN BOBBY
883
DARNELL LINDA
748
DARWIN CHARLES
447
DAVENPORT HARRY
728
DAVIS MILES
200
DAVY HUMPHRY
435, 1163
DAYAN MOSHE
1663
DE BROGLIE LOUIS-VICTOR
1193, 1194
DE GAULLE CHARLES
1611-1612
DE LESSEPS FERDINAND
1159
DE MEDICI MARIE
496
DE RESZKE JEAN
1420-1421
DEAN JAMES
161
DELIBES LEO
1347
DEMILLE CECIL B.
186
DEMPSEY & CARNERA
2
DENMARK STRAIT BATTLE OF THE
605
DERBY EARL OF
509
DIANA
491, 969, 1540
DIAZ PORFIRIO
550
DICKENS CHARLES
359, 926
DICKENS JR. CHARLES
1295
DIETL EDUARD
1477
DIETRICH MARLENE
130
DISRAELI BENJAMIN
513-514, 1618
DOCTOR WHO
845
DODGSON C. L.
310
DOISY EDWARD
1211
DONITZ KARL
619, 1480
DONIZETTI GAETANO
1354
DORE GUSTAVE
293, 1223
DOUGLAS ALFRED
366
195
DOWNTON ABBEY
1297
DOYLE ARTHUR CONAN
1294
DOYLE RICHARD
DRESSLER MARIE
702
DU CHAILLU PAUL
1218
DU MAURIER DAPHNE 378-383, 1307-1311
)
DUMAS ALEXANDRE (Pere
1254
390, 1255-1257
DUMAS ALEXANDRE (Fils)
1313
DURRELL LAWRENCE
DUVALIER JEAN CLAUDE
1677
DYLAN BOB
635
E
410
EASTMAN GEORGE
1214
ECCLES JOHN
569
ECKENER HUGO
ECKERMANN JOHANN PETER
1283
ECO UMBERTO
1325
EDISON THOMAS
1179-1181
EDWARD & WALLIS
639
960
EDWARD VII
475-477, 962, 1537
EDWARD VIII
446, 1191
EINSTEIN ALBERT
EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.
541, 615, 643,
1654-1655
[ELGAR & SHAW]
239
ELIOT T. S.
328-331
ELIZABETH I OF RUSSIA
1571
ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP 482-483, 966
ELIZABETH II
1538-1539
ELIZABETH
THE QUEEN MOTHER
480-481, 965
ELLINGTON DUKE
877
ELLIS HAVELOCK
452
ELMAN MISCHA
1405
EMIN TRACEY
291-292
ENGLAND FOOTBALL
46, 50, 52-60,
62-65, 67-70, 672-677
ENTERTAINMENT
197, 218, 220-231,
236, 660, 916
EUROPEAN CINEMA
864-866, 1089-1093
EUROPEAN LEADERS
649B
EVEREST EXPEDITION 1953
457
EXPLORATION
1215
F
FABIOLA
1561
FABREGAS CESC
82
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN 422-424, 661, 944
FAMOUS MEN
942-943
FANGIO JUAN MANUEL
680
FARADAY MICHAEL
1168
FARRAR GERALDINE
277, 1448
FAULKNER WILLIAM
332
FC BARCELONA
80-81
FELLINI FEDERICO
1051
FEODOROVNA ALEXANDRA
1590-1591
FEODOROVNA MARIA
1579-1580
FERDINAND II OF ARAGON
1498
FERDINAND VII
1513
FERRARI ENZO
1016
FERRIER KATHLEEN
278, 920
FIELDS W.C.
814
FILM DIRECTORS
653, 836, 1052-1053
FIRST DAY COVERS
631
FISCHER-DIESKAU DIETRICH
1434
FITZGERALD ELLA
880, 1115
FLEMING ALEXANDER
947, 1212
FLEMING VICTOR
184
FLETA MIGUEL
1428-1429
FLYNN ERROL
733
FONCK RENE
1468
FONDA HENRY
1025
FONTEYN MARGOT
1464
FOOTBALL MANAGERS
45
FOOTBALL
17, 83, 85-93, 671
FORD JOHN
187
FOREST LEE DE
FORESTER C. S.
FORMULA ONE
FORSTER E.M.
FOURIER JOSEPH
FRANCIS II
FRANCO FRANCISCO
FRANKLIN JOHN
FRASER BRUCE
FREDERICK II
FREDERICK III
FRELENG FRIZ
FRENCH ACTRESSES
FRENCH CINEMA
[FREUD SIGMUND]
FUNES LOUIS DE
1186
375
118, 685
367, 929
432
1544
1610
1217
604
1542
1545
190
1086
1087
451
1077
G
GABIN JEAN
735
GABRILOWITSCH OSSIP
1399
GADDAFI MUAMMAR
987
1112
GAINSBOURG SERGE
1586
GALITZINE ALEXANDER
1173
GALTON FRANCIS
GALVEZ JOSE DE
501
GANCE ABEL
1047
GANDHI INDIRA
649-649K, 985
[GANDHI MAHATMA]
545
GANDHI MANILAL
546
GARFIELD JAMES
535
GARLAND JUDY
708
GARNETT DAVID
369
GASCOIGNE & JONES
38
GATLING RICHARD
429
GAUTHIER EVA
1447
GAYARRE JULIAN
1418
GAY-LUSSAC JOSEPH
1164
GEORGE II
461, 955
GEORGE III
462, 956, 1524
GEORGE IV
957, 1526-1527
GEORGE V
470, 959
GEORGE VI
479, 963
GERMAN CINEMA
1088
GERSHWIN GEORGE
1386
GIDDINGS JOSHUA REED
1652
GIDE ANDRE
1248
GIORDANO UMBERTO
1366
GLADSTONE WILLIAM
511-512
GLAMOUR
170, 416, 805-808, 1085
GOEBBELS JOSEPH
618
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD
1067
GOLF
109, 1001
GOLGI CAMILLO
1205
GOLOSOV ILYA ALEXANDROVICH
1276
GORBACHEV MIKHAIL
1609
GORDON CHARLES GEORGE
993
GORECKI HENRYK
1385
GOUNOD CHARLES
243, 1344-1345
GRACE W. G.
96, 679
GRANT CARY
698, 1024
GRAVES ROBERT
346
GRAWITZ ERNST-ROBERT
623
GREAVES JIMMY
47
GREENE GRAHAM
377, 931, 1301-1306
GREENSTREET SYDNEY
730
GRETCHANINOV ALEXANDER
1371
GROSZ GEORGE
1234
GRUNFELD ALFRED
1397
GUERRERO MARIA
1020
GUITRY SACHA
1075
GULDA FRIEDRICH
1410
GUSTAV ADOLPH IV
1553
GUSTAV III
1552
GUSTAV V
1555
GUYE CHARLES-EUGENE
1185
439
H
HAGGARD H. RIDER
1296
HAHN OTTO
445
HAILE SELASSIE I
548-649E
201, 882
HALEY BILL
1635
HALL BASIL
180, 816
HANCOCK TONY
363
HARDY THOMAS
HARRIS ARTHUR T.
598
HARROLD JOHN
309
HARTE BRET
1316-1317
531
HASTINGS WARREN
418
HAUPTMANN RICHARD
185
HAWKS HOWARD
809
HAY WILL
HAYES GEORGE ‘GABBY’
739
HAYWORTH RITA
746
HEALY TIM
1647-1648
HEBERT JACQUES R.
567
1244
HEIDENSTAM VERNER VON
1195
HEISENBERG WERNER
495
HENRY III
HENSCHEL GEORGE
266
HENSON JIM
835
HEPBURN AUDREY
710
HEPBURN KATHARINE
148, 705
1197
HESS VICTOR FRANZ
HEYMANS CORNEILLE
1210
HEYRICK ELIZABETH
1149
HILL GRAHAM
681
HILLARY EDMUND
456
HISTORICAL
555-556, 627
HITLER ADOLF
617, 1474
HO CHI MINH
1667
HOCKNEY DAVID
290
HOME INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
72
HONEGGER ARTHUR
1383
[HONG KONG]
1639
HOOVER J. EDGAR
420
HOUSTON WHITNEY
892
HOWELLS WILLIAM DEAN
1318
HUBERMAN BRONISLAW
261-262
HUGHES HOWARD
572
HUGHES THOMAS
927
HUMBOLDT ALEXANDER
1158
HUNT JAMES
682
HUNT WILLIAM HENRY
286
HUNTER JEFF
737
HUNTINGTON SAMUEL
1650
HURST GEOFF
48-49
HURTADO DE MENDOZA Y MANRIQUE
GARCIA
1499
HUSKISSON WILLIAM
1166
HUSSAIN ZAKIR
649I
HUSSEIN SADDAM
1665
HUSTON WALTER
693
I
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN FAMILY
1570
[INDIA]
1640-1641, 1644
INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS
1668
INGRAM REX
158
INXS
894
IPSWICH TOWN
43
IRADIER SEBASTIAN
1377
IRELAND
1649
IRON MAIDEN
895
IRVING HENRY
1019
ISABELLA I OF CASTILE
1497
ISABELLA II
1514-1515
ISOUARD NICOLAS
1326
440
J
JACKSON MICHAEL
212-213, 658, 893,
1123-1124
JAGGER & BONO
1126
697
JAGGER DEAN
207, 1125
JAGGER MICK
847-849
JAMES BOND
364, 1319
JAMES HENRY
JAMES II & VII
458, 1519
JAMES SID
818
JAMES VI & I
952
692
JANNINGS EMIL
876, 1113
JAZZ
1493
JELLICOE EARL
1558
JOAO V OF PORTUGAL
JOHN PAUL II
402, 1143-1144
JOHN XXIII
1138-1139
JOHNSTON DENIS
389
JOLIOT-CURIE FREDERIC
1196
106-107
JONES ROBERT T.
1688
JOURDAN JEAN BAPTISTE
1516
JUAN CARLOS I
JUAN DE BORBON
502
K
KARAJAN HERBERT VON
1391
729
KARLOFF BORIS
KEATON BUSTER
811
KEILBERTH JOSEPH
1390
KELLERMAN ANNETTE
415
KELLY GRACE
150-151, 709, 1036, 1616
KELVIN LORD
440
KHRUSHCHEV NIKITA
649L, 986
KIPLING RUDYARD
320, 925
KIRCHHOFF GUSTAV
1176
KOCHER EMIL THEODOR
1206
KOGA MINEICHI
1486-1487
KOLTSOV MIKHAIL
1278
KORDA ALEXANDER
188
KORNGOLD ERICH WOLFGANG
249
KREISLER FRITZ
260
KRISTEL SYLVIA
168
KROPOTKIN PETER
1267
KURTAG GYORGY
1384
L
LA FONTAINE JEAN DE
1249
LACROIX CHRISTIAN
1156
LAMARTINE ALPHONSE DE
1253
LAMB CAROLINE
1290
LAMB CHARLES
1289
LANDON MICHAEL
1095
LANGLEY SAMUEL PIERPONT
558
LANGTRY LILLIE
124-126, 690
LANZA MARIO
919
LARKIN PHILIP
348-348A
LARWOOD AND VOCE
98
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE
823
LAUE MAX VON
1189
LAUREL & HARDY
178-179, 646, 1072
LAWRENCE D.H.
368
[LAWRENCE T. E.]
587
LE VERRIER URBAIN
438
LEAR EDWARD
284-285
LEE BELINDA
750
LEE GYPSY ROSE
804
LEE ROBERT E.
581
LEHAR FRANZ
248, 1330-1331
LEIGH & OLIVIER
701
LEIGH VIVIEN
138, 145, 147
[LENIN VLADIMIR ILICH]
1608
LENNON JOHN
634
LENOIR NOÉMIE
1083
LEONCAVALLO RUGGIERO
1361
LEOPOLD II
1565
LESLIE JOHN
430
LESLIE WALTER
1488
LEVER CHARLES
1292
1170
LIEBIG JUSTUS VON
LIND JENNY
271-272, 1436
LINDBERGH CHARLES
566
LIPMANN FRITZ
1213
664
LISTON SONNY
398-399, 932-933
LITERATURE
973
LIVERPOOL EARL
30-32
LIVERPOOL
LIVINGSTONE & STANLEY
949
LLOYD GEORGE DAVID
515, 978
LONDON JACK
393, 1321
350
LONGFELLOW HENRY W.
1097
LOONEY TUNES
159, 731
LORRE PETER
497
LOUIS XIV
LOUIS XVI
1541
LOUISE OF STOLBERG-GEDERN
1523
LOUISE OF SWEDEN
1557
LOWE ARTHUR
821
1045
LUBITSCH ERNST
156
LUGOSI BELA
135
LUKAS PAUL
LUMIERE LOUIS
1044
LYNCH-BLOSSE PATRICK
568
M
815
MA AND PA KETTLE
MACARTHUR DOUGLAS
612
MACDONALD J. RAMSAY
518
MACERONI FRANCIS
1150
MACKENSEN AUGUST VON
1495
MACKENZIE ALEXANDER
1338
MAETERLINCK MAURICE
321
MAGNANI ANNA
1033
[MAHLER GUSTAV]
247
MANCHESTER UNITED14-16, 23, 26-29, 668670
MANDELA & MAJOR
549
MANET EDOUARD
1225
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA
1041
MANHATTAN TRANSFER THE
209
MANSFIELD JAYNE
749, 1040
MARCONI GUGLIELMO
946
MARIA ANNA OF AUSTRIA
1559
MARIA II OF PORTUGAL
1560
MARIA THERESA
1543
MARIANA OF AUSTRIA
1509
MARIE LOUISE DUCHESS OF PALMA
1696
MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF
577
MARLEY BOB
1121
MARX CHICO
812, 1070-1071
MARX GROUCHO
1068-1069
MARY OF MODENA
1520
MARY OF TECK
471-474, 1536
MASCAGNI PIETRO
241, 1365
MASPERO GASTON
411
MASSENA ANDRE
1689
MASSENET JULES
1349-1350
MASTROIANNI MARCELLO
1081
MAUD OF WALES
1535
MAUGHAM W. SOMERSET
354, 1299
MAUPASSANT GUY DE
1262
MAUREL VICTOR
1419
MAUROIS ANDRÉ
1265
MAZARIN JULES
500
MCCARTNEY PAUL
204
MCCORMACK JOHN
1427
MCLAGLEN VICTOR
132
MCQUEEN STEVE
162-163
MELBA NELLIE
276, 1442
MELBOURNE VISCOUNT
508
MÉLIÈS GEORGES
1043
MENGELBERG WILLEM
258
MENUHIN YEHUDI
1409
MESMER FRANZ
1162
MESTRES APELES
1285
METTERNICH PRINCE KLEMENS VON 1684
MILCH ERHARD
620
610-611
MILITARY
MILL JOHN STUART
448-449
MILNE A. A.
317-318
MIRABEAU HONORÉ COMTE DE
1251
873
MIRANDA CARMEN
1242
MISTRAL FREDERIC
394
MITCHELL MARGARET
571
MITCHELL R. J.
MOHAMMED VI
503
MOISSAN HENRI
1187
MONGE GASPARD
431
889
MONKEES THE
167
[MONROE MARILYN]
384
MONSARRAT NICHOLAS
1154
MONTESSORI MARIA
MONTGOMERY B. L.
590-591, 641, 995
MONTIJO EUGENIE DE
498
MOON KEITH
208
MOORE HENRY
288
822
MORECAMBE & WISE
1651
MORRIS GOUVERNEUR
287
MORRIS WILLIAM (Artist)
MORRIS WILLIAM (Philanthropist)
1151
MOUNTBATTEN LOUIS
486, 603
MUCHA ALPHONSE
301
MUGNONE LEOPOLDO
1388
744
MULLER RENATE
MURAT JOACHIM
1690
MURRAY JOHN
1489
MUSSOLINI BENITO
996, 1485
MUZIO CLAUDIA
275
N
NABOKOV NICOLAS
253
NABOKOV VLADIMIR
397
NADAR
1222
NAPOLEAO ARTHUR
1380
NAPOLEON I 1490-1491, 1579, 1697, 1698,
1699, 1700
NASH OGDEN
1323
NASSER GAMAL ABDEL
649C
NEEDHAM JOHN
1160
NELSON HORATIO
588-589, 1679
NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO VLADIMIR10171018
NESS ELIOT
419
NESSELRODE KARL
1587-1588
[NEW YORK]
543
NEWTON HELMUT
305
NICHOLAS I
1589
NICOLLE CHARLES
1209
NIGHT BEAT
817
NIGHTINGALE FLORENCE
404, 937
NIJINSKY ROMOLA
282
NIKOLAEVICH NICHOLAS
1595-1596
NIKOLAEVNA MILITZA
1598
NIKOLAYEVICH KONSTANTIN
1592
NILSSON CHRISTINE
1439
NIN ANAIS
391
NIVEN DAVID
136
NIXON RICHARD
1656
NOBILE UMBERTO
1473
NOBILITY
504
NOLDE EMIL
300
NOOR OF JORDAN
1664
NORDAU MAX SIMON
1657
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
42, 645
NUREYEV RUDOLF
1463, 1465
NUSSIMBAUM LEV
1281
O
O’CONNELL DANIEL
OFFENBACH JACQUES
OISTRAKH DAVID
OLAV V
OLDFIELD BERT
OLDOINI VIRGINIA
OLIVIER LAURENCE
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
1645-1646
1343
1406
1556
99
413
137
113
OLYMPICS
OPERA
ORSTED HANS CHRISTIAN
ORTON JOE
OSCAR I
OSSORGUINE MIKHAIL
OSTEN-SACKEN FABIAN
GOTTLIEB VON
OSTERMAN IVAN
OUDINOT NICOLAS
114-116
922, 1452-1461
434
355
1554
1273
1683
1575-1576
1691
P
1031-1032
PACINO AL
1694
PAER FERDINANDO
1355-1356
PAGANINI NICCOLO
PAGET LORD GEORGE
584
PAHLAVI MOHAMMED REZA
649-649H
PALMERSTON VISCOUNT
976
PARKER DOROTHY
351
453
[PARRY WILLIAM EDWARD]
1642
PASQUIER ETIENNE-DENIS
437, 1175
PASTEUR LOUIS
PATCH ALEXANDER
614
PATTI ADELINA
273, 1438
PATTON GEORGE S.
613
PAUL I
1577
1141-1142
PAUL VI
PAVAROTTI LUCIANO
270
PAVLOVICH MICHAEL
1583
PAVLOVNA ANNA
1582
PAVLOVNA MARIA
1581
PEARY ROBERT
1220
PEDRO II
1566
PELE
73-75, 650, 678, 1003-1004
PEPYS SAMUEL
971
PERAL ISAAC
1182
PERON JUAN
983
PERRIN JEAN BAPTISTE
1192
PETER PAUL & MARY
1128
PHILIP III
1502-1504
[PHILIP IV]
1505-1508
PHILIP V
1512
PHILIP VI
1517
PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM
1562
PIAF EDITH
875, 1109-1110
PIANISTS
1412
PIANISTS
264, 1412
PICASSO PABLO
298-299, 1228-1231
PICKENS SLIM
740
PICKFORD MARY
144
PINOCHET AUGUSTO
1670
PIO OF PIETRELCINA
1140
PIPER JOHN
289
PIRONI DIDIER
1012
PISSARRO CAMILLE
1226
PITT WILLIAM
506
PIUS IX
1134
PIUS VIII
401
PIUS X
1136
PIUS XII
1137
PLANCK MAX
1190
PLATH SYLVIA
353
PLESHCHEEV ALEXANDER
1268
POLITICAL
1678
POMPIDOU GEORGES
1613
PONCHIELLI AMILCARE
240
POPULAR MUSIC
216-217, 659, 900-915,
1129-1131
PORTER COLE
254
PORTER KATHERINE ANNE
1322
POUSTOCHKINE SEMION
1593
PRELOG VLADIMIR
1204
PRESLEY ELVIS
203
PRINCE ADOLPHUS
1525
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR
469
PRINCE ALBERT
1533
PRINCE LEOPOLD
1534
PRINCE PHILIP
484-485
PRINCESS MARGARET
487, 967
PRISONERS OF WAR
PROBYN DIGHTON
PROKOFIEV SERGEI
PROUST MARCEL
PRUDHOMME SULLY
PUCCINI GIACOMO
PULTENEY JAMES
Q
QUEEN
QUILTER ROGER
624
585
1373
1263
319, 1241
1362-1364
578
890
1342
R
1198
RABI ISIDOR ISAAC
1660
RABIN YITZHAK
RACHMANINOFF SERGEI
1372
RADNER GILDA
829
RAINER LUISE
1034
RAINS CLAUDE
732
444
RAMSAY WILLIAM
157, 741
RATHBONE BASIL
244, 1351
RAVEL MAURICE
READE CHARLES
360
REAGAN NANCY
237
REED DONNA
707
REMINGTON FREDERIC
302
283
REYNOLDS JOSHUA
RICCI-CURBASTRO GREGORIO
1183
RICHET CHARLES
1207-1208
RICHTER HANS
1387
RICHTER SVIATOSLAV
1407-1408
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAI
1370
ROBERTS FREDERICK
1492
ROBINSON EDWARD G.
1021
ROBINSON W. HEATH
923
ROCK AND ROLL
884
RODIN AUGUSTE
294, 1236-1238
RODRIGO JOAQUIN
1379
RODRIGUEZ DE LA VEGA PEDRO
1011
ROLLAND ROMAIN
1243
ROLLING STONES THE
206, 1127
ROMANOVA ANASTASIA
1597
ROMMEL ERWIN
622, 1478-1479
ROONEY WAYNE
61
[ROOSEVELT THEODORE]
540
ROSEBERY EARL OF
1621
ROSS DIANA
887
ROSS JAMES CLARK
1219
ROSSINI GIOACHINO
1357
ROSTOPCHIN FYODOR
1693
ROTHSCHILD SALOMON MAYER VON
408
ROYAL MARRIAGE
462A
RUBINI GIOVANNI
1417
RUBINSTEIN ANTON
1367
RUGBY UNION
95
RUHMKORFF HEINRICH DANIEL
1171
RUSKIN JOHN
1293
RUSKIN JOHN
361, 1293
RUSSELL BERTRAND
333
RUSSELL LORD JOHN
510
[RUSSIA]
1599
RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS
990
RUTHERFORD ERNEST
1188
RUTHERFORD MARGARET
711
S
SACHER-MASOCH LEOPOLD VON
1284
SADAT ANWAR EL
544
SAINT-SAËNS CAMILLE
1348
SAKAI STAN
1239
SALISBURY MARQUIS OF
1619-1620
SAND GEORGE
1258
SANGER FREDERICK
1201
SARAH, DUCHESS OF YORK
492
SARASATE PABLO DE
1396
SASSOON SIEGFRIED
344-345
SAYERS DOROTHY L.
370-371
SCHACHT HJALMAR
1475
SCHIPA TITO
269, 1430-1432
441
SCHUMACHER MICHAEL 117, 684, 1014-1015
SCHWEITZER ALBERT
1200
SCHWEITZER ALBERT
948, 1200
SCIENCE FICTION
842
71
SCOTLAND FOOTBALL
454, 950
SCOTT ROBERT FALCON
358
SCOTT WALTER
870
SCREEN DETECTIVES
SEBERG JEAN
751
SECCHI PIETRO ANGELO
439
SENNA AYRTON
683
211
SEX PISTOLS THE
1360
SGAMBATI GIOVANNI
1221
SHACKLETON ERNEST
1291
[SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM]
SHASTRI LAL BAHADUR
547
SHAW GEORGE BERNARD
324-326, 1247
SHAZAR ZALMAN
1659
SIBELIUS JEAN
1382
122-123
SIDDONS SARAH
400, 425
SIGNED BOOKS
1078
SIGNORET SIMONE
SILLITOE ALAN
387
SILVERS & SAVALAS
828
SIMONOV KONSTANTIN
1280
SIMS JOAN
819
700, 1028
SINATRA FRANK
SITWELL SACHEVERELL
374
SKORZENY OTTO
1481-1484
SLIM WILLIAM
592
SMART GEORGE
1334
SMITH C. AUBREY
1039
SOAP OPERAS
193
SOMMER MANFRED
1240
SOPRANOS
1451
SOUTH AFRICA RUGBY UNION
94
SPENCER HERBERT
1174
SPENCER-CHURCHILL JOHN STRANGE 524
SPENDER STEPHEN
347
SPICE GIRLS
899
SPIELBERG STEVEN
834
SPORT
119-121, 688, 689
SPRINGFIELDS THE
888
SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE
891
STAGG JAMES
593
STANFORD CHARLES VILLIERS
1339-1340
STANHOPE PHILIP
530
STANISLAW II
1578
STAR TREK
843-844
STARK KOO
169
STARR RINGO
654
STEICHEN EDWARD
303
STEIN GERTRUDE
392
STEINBECK JOHN
334-336
STEPHENSON GEORGE
426, 1165
STEVENS CAT
657
STEVENSON ROBERT LOUIS
312
STEWART JAMES
1026
STOKER BRAM
928
STORCHIO ROSINA
1446
STRAND PAUL
304
STRAUSS JOHANN II
1328-1329
STRAUSS RICHARD
246, 1332-1333
STRAVINSKY IGOR
250-251, 1374-1376
STREISAND BARBRA
655
STUART CHARLES
1522
STUART JAMES EDWARD FRANCIS 459, 1521
SULLIVAN ARTHUR
238, 1337
[SULLIVAN ED]
1108
SUNDERLAND
44
SWIFT JONATHAN
357
SWINBURNE A. C.
343
T
TAFT WILLIAM H.
537-538
TAGORE RABINDRANATH
322
TAKE THAT
896
TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE
1681-1682
DE
1013
TARUFFI PIERO
839-840
TARZAN
TAYLOR ELIZABETH
640, 1037
TCHEREPNIN ALEXANDER
252
TCHERNYSHOV IVAN
1574
1692
TCHICHAGOV PAVEL
1272
TEFFI
872
TELEVISION
103-104, 1002
TENNIS
TENNYSON ALFRED
338-339
TERESA MOTHER
936, 1147
TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION
455
TETRAZZINI LUISA
1443-1444
526, 980
THATCHER MARGARET
128-129
THEATRE
412
TITANIC
TITO JOSIP BROZ
648-649, 1614
TOLSTOY LEV LVOVITCH
1270
TOLSTOY-OBOLENSKY MARIA
1271
TOSCANINI ARTURO
257, 917, 1389
295
TOULOUSE-LAUTREC HENRI DE
TRENCHARD HUGH
570
TREVES FREDERICK
938
TRUFFAUT FRANCOIS
189
TRUMPER VICTOR
97
TSCHAMMER UND OSTEN HANS VON 1476
TUNNEY GENE
3
TURINA JOAQUIN
1378
TWOMBLY CY
1235
TYSON MIKE
9
U
UMBERTO I
UMBERTO II
UNGHER CAROLINE
URIBURU JOSE FELIX
1548
1549
1435
1669
V
VALENTINO RUDOLPH
155
VAN BUREN MARTIN
1653
VAN DONGEN KEES
1227
VAN HALEN EDDIE
210
VANDELLAS MARTHA AND THE
886
VARDON HARRY
105
VECSEY FRANZ VON
1398
VÉDRINES JULES
1469
VEIDT CONRAD
133-134
VERDI GIUSEPPE
1358-1359
VERLAINE PAUL
1261
VICTOR AMADEUS III
1546
VICTORIA CROSS
586
VICTORIA
463-465, 958, 1530-1532
VILLA-LOBOS HEITOR
1381
VILLIERS GEORGE
972
VINCENT GENE
202
VIOLINISTS
1411
VISHNEVSKY VSEVOLOD
1279
VISHNIAK MARK
1277
VITTORIO EMANUELE II
1547
VOLTAIRE
1250
VON DER DECKEN FRIEDRICH
1685
VON MANTEUFFEL HASSO
621
W
WAGNER RICHARD
245
WAKSMAN SELMAN
443
WALLER THOMAS ‘FATS’
879
505
WALPOLE ROBERT
1046
WALSH RAOUL
259
WALTER BRUNO
1133
WARD MARY
[WARHOL ANDY]
306
WAUGH EVELYN
376
WAYNE JOHN
699, 1027
975
WELLINGTON DUKE OF
365
WELLS H. G.
166, 745
WEST MAE
850-853
WESTERNS
WHEATLEY DENNIS
372
WIGNER EUGENE
1202
WILDE JIMMY
1
WILLIAM III
460
1529
WILLIAM IV
736
WILLIAMS GUY
356
WILLIAMS TENNESSEE
WILSON WOODROW
539
WINEHOUSE AMY
214-215
WIZARD OF OZ THE
183
WODEHOUSE P. G.
373
1117
WONDER STEVIE
[WONDERLAND ALICES ADVENTURES IN]
311
WOOD & WAGNER
164-165
WOODS TIGER
108
WORDSWORTH WILLIAM
337
WORLD CUP FOOTBALL
79
WORLD LEADERS
551-553, 989
WORLD POLITICS
554
WORLD WAR II
594, 606, 608
WRIGHT ORVILLE
559-561
WYLER WILLIAM
833
Y
YEATS W. B.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
YUSHKEVICH SEMYON
Z
ZAKREVSKY ARSENY
ZATOPEK EMIL
ZAYTSEV BORIS
Z-CARS
ZOLA EMILE
ZUBOV PLATON
ZUKOR ADOLPH
323, 1246
1042
1269
1594
110
1275
869
1260
1573
832
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1.1. “Auctioneers” means * International Autograph Auctions Ltd. *
1.2. “Catalogue” means the brochure relating to a sale (including any
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1.4. “Hammer Price” means the price at which a lot is knocked down by the
Auctioneers to the Purchaser.
1.5. “Purchaser” means the person who purchases a lot or lots pursuant to
these conditions.
1.6. “Seller” means the person who is selling the lot or lots pursuant to these
conditions.
1.7. “VAT” means Value Added Tax.
2. Bidding
2.1. The highest bidder for each lot shall be the Purchaser of that lot.
2.2. No person shall be entitled to retract a bid. The Auctioneers reserve
the right of refusing any bid without giving any reason and of altering,
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2.3. The Auctioneers reserve the right to fix a reserve price for any lot at a
figure no higher than the lower estimate.
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which are subject to a reserve price,The Seller shall not be entitled to bid
where the Auctioneers have reserved such a right.
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or withdraw the lot.
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3.2. The Purchaser shall pay the Hammer Price together with a premium of
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and that he assents to the Auctioneers receiving the said commission.
A 22.5% premium will be payable by Purchasers outside the European
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3.3. Items marked with an asterisk * in the Catalogue after the lot number
and before the description will be subject to VAT at 20% on the
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shortfall due to bank charges or currency fluctuations on that account.
3.6. No lots will be released by the Auctioneers until receipt of payment in
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4. Risk
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4.2. The Purchaser shall take all lots in the condition in which he finds them.
It is the responsibility of all intending Purchasers to satisfy themselves by
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age, period, condition or quality of any lot.
5. Liability
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any person in the employment of the Auctioneers any authority to make
or give any representation or warranty in relation to any lot and any
implied conditions or warranties are excluded.
5.2. All statements contained in the Catalogue as to the authenticity
attribution, genuineness, origin, authorship, date, age, period, condition
or quality of any lot are statements of opinion only and are not to be
taken as or implying statements or representations of fact. Lots are sold
subject to all faults and errors in description or otherwise.
5.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 5.1. and 5.2. of these
Conditions in the event of a dispute as to authenticity of any lot(s) the
item or items in question should be returned to the Auctioneers within
21 days of receipt by the Purchaser of such lot(s) together with a formal
statement by a recognised expert. The Auctioneers shall at their option
and without admission of liability reimburse the price paid by the
Purchaser in respect of such lot(s).This does not constitute an approval
service.
5.4. Neither the Auctioneers nor the Seller shall be responsible for any loss,
damage or injury occasioned to or sustained by any person on the
premises before, during or after a sale save in respect of death or
personal injury caused by negligence of the Seller or the Auctioneers.
6. Capacity of Auctioneers
For all purposes of a sale the Auctioneers shall be deemed to be the agent of
both the Seller and the Purchaser and they shall not be considered responsible
for any default on the part of either the Seller or Purchaser.
7. Delivery
7.1. Lots will only be released once payment in full has been received from
the Purchaser
7.2. All lots are normally held at the sole risk of the Purchaser from the fall of
the hammer. However, with effect from the 1st December 2013, the
Auctioneer will indemnify the Purchaser against loss or damage to
purchased lots from the fall of the hammer to the point of despatch at
no extra charge to the Purchaser. Following receipt of payment lots will
be despatched , at the Purchaser’s cost, by the most expedient means
of transit (or in accordance with the purchaser’s written or emailed
instructions).
With effect from the 1st December 2013 all shipments will be covered
for the full value of the goods (including Purchaser’s premium but
excluding import taxes) in the event of loss or damage. The charges for
this service, which are as follows, will be added to the Purchaser’s invoice
prior to shipment.
In the event that the Purchaser has either made alternative insurance
arrangements or does not require to take advantage of the Auctioneer’s
scheme, written (or emailed) instructions to that effect must be received
prior to the goods leaving the Auctioneer’s premises.
Scale of Charges:
Shipment value including premium.
Charge
Under £250
£5.00
£250-£500
£7.50
£501-£1000
£10.00
£1001-£2000
£20.00
£2001-£5000
£35.00
Over £5000
£50.00
7.3. Postage is subject to VAT at 20% within the EU.
7.4. The Auctioneers will provide full customs declarations on the Hammer
Price plus the Purchaser’s premium and Purchaser’s shall be responsible
for any customs charges made by the country of import.
7.5. A charge will be made for the packing of deliveries which is subject to
VAT at 20% within the EU.
8. Auctioneers Remedies
In the event that the Purchaser fails to pay for any lot(s) in full pursuant to these
Conditions then the Auctioneers shall be entitled:
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and the deficiency (if any) arising from such second sale together with all
charges and expenses‘ relating to the same shall be the responsibility of
the defaulting Purchaser and shall be recoverable as and for liquidated
damages.
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These Conditions shall be governed by English law and the parties submit to
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Prices Realised
6th December 2014
All prices quoted are hammer prices. Unsold lots are omitted.
Low Estimate: £122,280 High Estimate: £166,110
Hammer Price: £141,742 76% of lots sold.
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
2
3
4
5
8
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
23
26
27
29
32
33
34
35
37
40
44
45
46
48
49
51
52
53
55
56
57
58
59
62
63
64
65
66
69
70
71
74
75
£130
£160
£520
£260
£70
£320
£90
£150
£100
£425
£150
£200
£90
£130
£160
£80
£90
£100
£100
£300
£100
£110
£100
£920
£750
£110
£200
£140
£200
£220
£230
£70
£120
£130
£120
£330
£150
£260
£320
£200
£170
£90
£160
£100
£90
£110
76
77
79
80
81
82
83
84
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
95
96
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
106
108
109
112
113
114
115
117
119
120
121
123
124
127
129
131
133
135
136
137
138
139
£100
£100
£80
£120
£120
£250
£260
£80
£180
£650
£100
£60
£240
£220
£180
£130
£90
£130
£150
£130
£130
£110
£110
£85
£120
£190
£120
£300
£70
£100
£90
£110
£85
£100
£140
£110
£120
£80
£100
£85
£130
£110
£120
£220
£260
£70
140
142
143
144
145
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
160
161
162
164
165
166
167
169
174
177
178
179
181
182
183
184
185
186
188
189
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
204
£55
£160
£220
£210
£170
£100
£85
£340
£100
£80
£160
£85
£60
£60
£170
£170
£85
£120
£110
£170
£75
£80
£60
£140
£160
£120
£160
£130
£140
£90
£130
£140
£180
£210
£160
£100
£90
£150
£150
£90
£210
£100
£65
£270
£210
£70
206
208
212
213
215
216
218
219
220
221
222
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
255
256
257
258
259
260
£40
£130
£150
£190
£220
£540
£75
£140
£110
£130
£130
£320
£110
£110
£120
£140
£500
£200
£110
£140
£110
£170
£130
£130
£130
£210
£150
£200
£65
£80
£75
£210
£130
£340
£160
£80
£130
£200
£270
£140
£900
£160
£90
£70
£70
£70
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
271
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
£600
£100
£70
£140
£120
£120
£110
£140
£160
£42
£1,400
£2,500
£80
£55
£100
£180
£170
£380
£90
£80
£230
£250
£230
£270
£125
£90
£270
£70
£130
£160
£200
£180
£60
£120
£140
£140
£75
£80
£180
£150
£130
£95
£150
£120
£120
£120
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
320
321
325
326
327
328
329
330
332
333
335
337
338
339
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
353
354
355
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
£210
£360
£120
£120
£85
£80
£140
£140
£130
£80
£140
£270
£120
£110
£240
£90
£50
£90
£360
£120
£100
£200
£130
£210
£120
£110
£90
£100
£90
£170
£95
£120
£140
£70
£90
£100
£100
£200
£130
£130
£110
£90
£300
£280
£340
£65
365
366
367
368
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
390
391
392
393
396
397
398
402
403
404
405
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
£95
£95
£520
£1,000
£320
£120
£130
£180
£60
£130
£180
£220
£260
£260
£360
£120
£150
£95
£720
£1,400
£1,200
£140
£100
£100
£120
£100
£160
£130
£190
£160
£170
£280
£170
£90
£120
£85
£90
£80
£160
£110
£80
£130
£70
£90
£75
£130
447
Prices Realised
6th December 2014
All prices quoted are hammer prices. Unsold lots are omitted.
Low Estimate: £189,960 High Estimate: £262,620
Hammer Price: £281,342 86% of lots sold.
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
Lot
Price
419
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
467
469
470
£110
£120
£140
£210
£100
£140
£160
£160
£75
£210
£85
£210
£150
£160
£420
£80
£60
£80
£90
£220
£75
£70
£100
£190
£230
£110
£170
£170
£170
£90
£120
£120
£110
£85
£70
£185
£70
£75
£1,200
£110
£190
£80
£120
£200
£160
471
473
477
479
482
483
485
486
487
488
489
490
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
500
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
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