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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | RADISSON EDWARDIAN HOTEL, HEATHROW |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 9th June 2013 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | VIEWING: On the day of the auction from 9.00 a.m. and will continue throughout the duration of the auction MIDLANDS VIEWING: Only in the week prior to the auction at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre |
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| Auction Lots - Page 4 | |||
| 789 | |||
| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually. The oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Prince Charles, Princess Diana and the young Princes William Harry together in an outdoor pose alongside an ornamental stone seat. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Charles 'Mervyn… Love from us all, Charles' and signed by Diana with her name alone in bold black fountain pen ink, both signatures beneath a printed greeting (1990). With two gold embossed crests to the front. EX £600 - 800 |
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| 790 | |||
| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually. The oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Prince Charles and Prince William standing together in full length poses behind an ornamental stone bench upon which Princess Diana and the young Prince Harry are seated. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Diana 'Mervyn… With love from us all, Diana' and signed by Charles with his name alone in bold black fountain pen ink, both signatures beneath a printed greeting (1991). With two gold embossed crests to the front. EX £600 - 800 |
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| 791 | |||
| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana individually. The 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a photograph to the inside of Prince William seated in a full length pose in an ornately carved wooden chair with his brother Prince Harry standing alongside. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Charles 'Mervyn… from Charles and' and signed by Diana with her name alone in bold black fountain pen ink, both signatures beneath a printed greeting (1992). With two gold embossed crests to the front. VG £600 - 800 |
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| 792 | |||
| CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by Prince Charles, the oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Charles lying on a lawn in a three quarter length pose, wearing his kilt with his sons Princes William and Harry alongside. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Charles 'Mervyn… from Charles' beneath a printed greeting (1993). With a gold embossed crest to the front. VG £300 - 400 |
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| 793 | |||
| DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by Princess Diana, the oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Diana standing in three quarter length pose behind a sofa with her sons Princes William and Harry, standing either side. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Diana 'Mervie… with love from Diana' beneath a printed greeting (1993). With a gold embossed crest to the front. VG £600 - 800 |
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| 794 | |||
| CHARLES: (1948- ) Prince of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by Prince Charles, the oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Charles seated outdoors in a full-length pose on a stone garden bench with his sons Princes William and Harry standing behind two identical large garden pots either side of the bench. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Charles 'Mervyn… from Charles' beneath a printed greeting (1994). With a gold embossed crest to the front. VG £300 - 400 |
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| 795 | |||
| DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Christmas Greetings card by Princess Diana, the oblong 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of Diana in a half length pose alongside her sons Princes William and Harry. Inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink by Diana 'Mervie… from Diana' beneath a printed greeting (1994). With a gold embossed crest to the cover. VG £600 - 800 |
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| 796 | |||
| DIANA: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Signed and inscribed Greetings cards, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration of a bear attempting to catch the reflection of the sun in pool of water with a fishing net to the front cover and bearing the printed words Thinking of You, with the additional printed words Now and Always to the inside, signed and inscribed by Diana in bold black fountain pen ink alongside the greeting inside, 'Dearest Eileen.....& especially on your Birthday, lots of love from Diana x' One very small area of paper loss in the upper right corner, and a small area of light staining, not affecting the text or signature, about VG £400 - 600 |
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| 797 | |||
| PRINCE WILLIAM: (1982- ) Duke of Cambridge, son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Rare, early A.L.S., William, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p., n.d., (c.1992/93). to Brenda. The young Prince writes, in full, 'Thank you for your letter. Here are some old pictures of me and Harry at our last school'. Accompanied by the two colour photographs that the Prince refers to, the first (2.5 x 3) being a school photograph showing the two young Princes standing and seated together wearing their Wetherby School uniforms, and the second (2 x 2) a more candid image of the young Prince Harry drinking from a glass and with the thumb of his left hand raised towards the camera. Also including a small selection of signed cards, T.L.S. (1) etc., by other members of the British Royal family including Frances Shand Kydd, Angus Ogilvy (2), Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Captain Mark Phillips, various T.Ls.S. by Ladies in Waiting and Secretaries etc. VG to EX, 17 £200 - 300 Prince William attended Wetherby School in Kensington from 1987-1990 and his younger brother, Prince Harry, also attended from 1989-1992. |
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| 798 | |||
| ANNE: (1950- ) Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the stiff white 8vo folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of the Princess Royal standing outdoors in a full length pose, in a field, alongside her husband, Timothy Laurence, and a dog. Signed by the Princess ('To you both from…..and Anne') alongside a printed greeting and also signed by her husband with his name alone. With her red printed monogram to the cover. Together with a second signed Christmas greetings card by Princess Anne, the stiff white oblong 8vo folding card featuring a colour photograph to the inside of her residence, Gatcombe Park, lightly covered in snow. Signed ('Anne') in dark ink beneath a printed greeting and also signed by her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, 'To you both from Mark'. With their red printed monogram to the cover. Both Christmas cards are accompanied by their original Registered envelopes from Buckingham Palace, 1985 & 1994. Also including a selection of signed pieces, cards (many clipped from Christmas greetings cards), a few signed postcard photographs etc., by various entertainers and other famous individuals including Richard Attenborough, John Mills, Peter Walker, Max Hastings, John Profumo (two T.Ls.S.), Valerie Hobson, Herbert Lom, Woodrow Wyatt, Luise Rainer, Terry Scott etc. FR to generally G to VG, 34 £100 - 120 |
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| 799 | |||
| HENRY OF PRUSSIA: (1862-1929) German Grand Admiral, younger brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor. A good vintage signed sepia 5 x 8.5 cabinet photograph of the Prince standing in a formal three quarter length pose in naval uniform. Photograph by J. C. Schaarwachter of Berlin. Signed in fountain pen ink, as Prince of Prussia, to a light area at the head of the image and dated 25th July 1890 in his hand. The Prince has also added the name of the German Imperial Navy cruiser Irene in his hand to the image. Professionally matted in dark blue and framed and glazed in a modern frame to an overall size of 8.5 x 12. A couple of very light, minor stains to the image, VG £80 - 100 |
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| 800 | |||
| PRINCESS OLGA OF GREECE & DENMARK: (1903-1997) Wife of the last Prince Regent of Yugoslavia, Prince Paul. A vintage 5 x 3 photograph depicting the Princess seated in a half length pose alongside her two young sons, Prince Alexander and Prince Nikola. Annotated in the hand of the Princess with the names of her two sons, Alexander and Nicky in bold turquoise fountain pen ink to clear areas of the image. Framed and glazed in a period leather frame with an attractive gilt decorated border to an overall size of 6 x 4.5. Together with Alexandrovna Olga (1882-1960) Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Emperor Alexander III. Sister of Tsar Nicholas II. An original 3 x 4.5 oval photograph depicting the Grand Duchess and her husband, Nikolai Kulikovsky, standing together in a full length pose outdoors, in their later years. Matted in pale brown and framed and glazed in a vintage decorative metal frame to an overall size of 5 x 6. VG, 2 £200 - 300 |
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| 801 | |||
| [DANISH ROYAL FAMILY]: Small collection of four individual original vintage unsigned photographs, 2.5 x 3.5 and slightly smaller, all showing various members of the Danish Royal family in different poses including King Christian IX (1818-1906, King of Denmark 1863-1906) and Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898, German Princess, Queen Consort of Christian IX 1863-98) etc. All are individually framed and glazed in period frames, two of them silver hallmarked frames, one a heart shaped frame with engraved inscription, 29th September 1898. G to VG, 4 £200 - 300 |
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| 802 | |||
| SIBYLLA OF SAXE-COBURG AND GOTHA: (1908-1972) Princess of Sweden and mother of the current King of Sweden. Vintage signed Christmas Greetings card, the small 8vo stiff white folding card featuring a photograph to the inside of the Princess's three young daughters, Brigitta, Margaretha and Desiree. Signed ('Best Christmas wishes from your godmother Sibylla') in bold blue fountain pen ink to the inside' also adding the names of her three daughters and the date 1938 in her hand beneath the image. VG £80 - 100 |
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| 803 | |||
| GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, one page, 8vo, Carlton Gardens, 5th June 1848, to The Rev [Edward Hawkins] The Provost of Oriel. Gladstone states that he understands that the presentation of the Oxford address will take place on the 17th and invites Hawkins to dine with him that evening. Some light overall age toning and minor age wear, about VG £100 - 120 Edward Hawkins (1789-1882) English Churchman and Academic, a committed opponent of the Oxford Movement. |
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| 804 | |||
| GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, two pages, 8vo, Hawarden, 30th May 1855, to Dr. Bamfit (?). Gladstone states that it is not possible for him to say who the gentleman is that has applied to his correspondent, continuing 'I have no nephew grown up. I have a cousin named I believe Henry Gladstone but if this is the person he would do better to refer you to his Father who is a gentleman of high respectability residing near Liverpool.' With blank integral leaf. VG £80 - 100 |
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| 805 | |||
| GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, one page, 8vo, Hawarden, 27th April 1867, to Sir R[obert] Collier. Gladstone announces 'I think the proposal of one year versus two will be extremely well lodged in your hands' although asks Collier to speak to Brand or Glyn to make sure that they have not made any other arrangements. VG £100 - 120 Robert Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell (1817-1886) English Lawyer, Politician & Judge. |
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| 806 | |||
| GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, three pages, 8vo, Walmer Castle, Deal, Kent, 15th August 1870, to an editor (name illegible). Gladstone announces 'On receiving from you the interesting review of my "Juventus Mundi" in the New York World, I sent an immediate expression of my thanks.' and continues 'I have now read the article and I much admire its ability. The writer is justified in his remarks on my defective attainments in philology, and indeed in most things applicable to the Homeric question but lying outside the text of Homer. But I do not think the writer is himself closely or accurately acquainted with that text, nor does he seem to have thought it necessary to give my book the benefit of a careful reading.' VG £100 - 150 Juventus Mundi: The Gods and Men of the Heroic Age was published in 1869. |
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| 807 | |||
| GLADSTONE CATHERINE: (1812-1900) Wife of British Prime Minister William Gladstone. Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph of Gladstone standing in a half length pose. Photograph by Alexander Bassano of Old Bond Street, London. Signed ('Catherine Gladstone') in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. Scarce. About EX £80 - 100 |
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| 808 | |||
| DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881) British Prime Minister 1874-80. D.S., B Disraeli, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 30th May 1844. The holograph document admits the bearer to the Gallery of the House (of Parliament). Some light overall uniform discoloration and a thin band of age toning to the extreme edges, evidently caused by previous framing. G £100 - 150 |
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| 809 | |||
| DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881) British Prime Minister 1874-80. A.L.S., B Disraeli, four pages, 8vo, Hughenden Manor, 13th November 1873, to E. Watson, President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons at Glasgow, on mourning stationery. Disraeli announces that there has been a terrible mistake concerning his correspondent's letters and continues 'I will not weary you with a long story. I believe you have heard, now, from Mr. Montagu Corry, but I cannot deny myself the pleasure of expressing to you, myself, how much I felt honoured by the invitation from the distinguished body over wh: you preside' He concludes by adding that the limited duration of his visit to Glasgow prevents him from accepting Watson's invitation. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Disraeli and signed by him with his initial 'D' in the lower left corner. VG £200 - 300 |
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| 810 | |||
| DISRAELI BENJAMIN: (1804-1881) British Prime Minister 1874-80 & SALISBURY MARQUIS OF (1830-1903) British Prime Minister 1885-86, 1886-92, 1895-1902. A good, unusual printed 8vo menu card for a Banquet to the Earl of Beaconsfield and the Marquis of Salisbury by the Lords and Commons, 27th July 1878, signed by both in bold black fountain pen inks with their names alone to the verso which features their oval portraits surrounded by elaborate decorations and the printed caption Peace with Honor. Rare in this form. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG £150 - 200 |
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| 811 | |||
| ASQUITH H. H.: (1852-1928) British Prime Minister 1908-16. An excellent original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, drawn and signed on a 4to sheet of paper, signed by Asquith with his name alone in bold black fountain pen ink beneath the drawing. A very slight smudge appears to the first two initials of the signature, VG £100 - 150 |
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| 812 | |||
| LLOYD-GEORGE DAVID: (1863-1945) British Prime Minister 1916-22. An excellent and attractive large signed menu for a Dinner to the Right Honourable David Lloyd-George by The Lotos Club, New York, 1st November 1928, the folio menu featuring Lloyd-George's portrait surrounded by various artwork and text by Charles Sindelar. Signed ('D. Lloyd-George') with his name alone in dark fountain pen ink to the lower border. Double matted in grey and white to an overall size of 16.5 x 20. EX £100 - 120 |
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| 813 | |||
| BALDWIN STANLEY: (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29 & 1935-37. A.L.S., Baldwin of Bewdley, two pages, 8vo, Eaton Square, London, 7th December 1932, to Mrs. Cadbury. Baldwin announces 'Another of your kind thoughts! and from one of my favourite haunts. Woodbury is one of the most beautiful hills I know and I have tramped it at all seasons of the year and in all weathers' and continues 'Thank you for what you say about the Broadcast. It is not an easy one to do. I shall be glad when it is safely over.' Together with an A.L.S. by Lucy Baldwin (1869-1945) Wife of Stanley Baldwin, one page, 8vo, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, 14th May 1935, to Mrs. Cadbury, thanking her for a 'delicious little bowl of flowers' and continuing 'I loved too the tale of your young daughter and her impressions of the Jubilee, it really was a wonderous (sic) time for us all old & young.', also including two other A.Ls.S. to Cadbury, and a further series of A.Ls.S. and one T.L.S. by various scientists including Henry Maudsley, Clifford Allbutt, Charles E. Beevor, Samuel Wilks, Themistocles Zammit, William Bateson (2), William Roberts, William Sharpey, Archibald Geikie (3) etc. Many of the scientists' letters have interesting content, are accompanied by the original envelopes, and all are written to Charlton Bastian (1837-1915) English Physiologist & Neurologist. G to generally VG, 21 £100 - 120 |
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| 814 | |||
| BALDWIN STANLEY: (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29 & 1935-37. A fine, unusual vintage signed 14.5 x 13.5 photograph by Stanley Baldwin and eleven of the National Government Whips individually, the image depicting the Prime Minister and the twelve Whips formally standing and seated together outdoors in two rows. Photograph by Vandyk of London and bearing a printed caption to the lower photographer's mount National Government Whips, May, 1937. Signed by Baldwin in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount and also individually signed by eleven of the Whips, each in fountain pen inks to the lower edge of the image and the photographer's mount, including James Stuart (1897-1971) 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn. Scottish Unionist Politician; David Margesson (1890-1965) 1st Viscount Margesson. British Politician, Government Chief Whip during the 1930s; Arthur Hope (1897-1958) 2nd Baron Rankeillour. British Politician; A. Lambert Ward (1875-1956) British Soldier & Politician; George F. Davies (1875-1950) British Politician; John Llewellin (1893-1957) 1st Baron Llewellin. British Army Officer & Politician; Charles Waterhouse (1893-1975) British Politician; Ronald Ross (1888-1968) Ulster Unionist Northern Irish Politician and three others. The name of James Blindell (1884-1937) British Politician has been added in ink in an unidentified hand to the image, Blindell himself dying on the 10th May 1937. Three of the signatures are a little light and faded. Framed and glazed in the original dark wooden frame to an overall size of 15 x 14.5. Some very light foxing and minor age wear to the photographer's mount, about VG £200 - 300 |
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| 815 | |||
| BALDWIN STANLEY: (1867-1947) British Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924- 29 & 1935-37. An excellent original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, drawn and signed on a 4to sheet of paper, showing Baldwin in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Stanley Baldwin') in dark fountain pen ink beneath the drawing and dated 1st June 1923 in his hand. Baldwin has further added a quotation in his hand, from Sir Thomas Browne, 'Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible fire within us'. Some extremely light, minor age wear to the edges, VG £100 - 150 |
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| 816 | |||
| CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Fountain pen ink signature ('Winston S. Churchill') at the head of an 8vo sheet of blind embossed stationery from the Secretary of State for War at the War Office, Whitehall. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed to an American collector and postmarked 12th September 1919. The final third of the notepaper is neatly cut away and with some overall discoloration, only lightly affecting the signature. G £200 - 300 |
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| 817 | |||
| CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Collection of seven T.Ls.S., Winston S. Churchill, and one W S Churchill, each one page, 8vo and 4to (1), London & Westerham, Kent (one on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street), 25th January 1948 - 2nd December 1961, all to Miss. B. Lobban of the Duke Street Kennels in London. Churchill writes a series of letters concerning his dog, in part, 'I am so sorry that Rufus has developed this distressing complaint, and I hope you will let me know at the end of the three weeks whether or not he has recovered. After the sad loss of the first one, I feel that I would rather not have another dog just now. Please do not therefore look for another poodle for me….I am very grateful to you for the trouble you have taken in looking after Rufus during my absence abroad.' (25th January 1948), 'Thank you so much for your gift and for remembering my birthday. I was so glad to see Rufus back looking so well and happy' (13th December 1953), 'Rufus is delighted with his new blue collar and lead, and it suits him very well. It is kind of you to remember him again and to send him such a lovely present.' (4th December 1956), 'How very kind of you to think of Rufus again on my birthday, and to send him such an attractive and useful present.' (5th December 1957), 'It was indeed kind of you…to send Rufus a new collar and lead. It suits him very well, and he is most proud of it.' (2nd December 1958), 'How very kind of you….to send Rufus such a lovely coat. It will be most useful to him in the cold weather.' (2nd December 1960), 'How very kind of you….to send Rufus a smart new collar and lead, which he is wearing with pleasure.' (2nd December 1961). Each of the letters are accompanied by the original envelopes and are contained within a handsome blue quarter navy morocco and cloth slipcase with five raised bands and gilt stamped title to the spine. A touching series of letters, three of which have a single file hole in the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signatures. VG, 7 £4000 - 6000 Churchill writes concerning his French poodle, Rufus II, a successor to his previous dog who had been run over and killed in a motor accident while Churchill was attending the Conservative Party Conference. Churchill showed Rufus II a great deal of affection, treating him as part of the family, and would introduce him to friends and visitors, 'His name is Rufus II - but the II is silent'. |
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| 818 | |||
| CHURCHILL JENNIE: (1854-1921) American-born British Mother of Winston S. Churchill. A.L.S., Jennie S Churchill, two pages, 8vo, Connaught Place, 9th May, to a gentleman. Churchill regrets that her correspondent's letter has been overlooked until now and continues 'In reference to the matter you write about - I am sorry that I cannot (?) your views as I have not the time to write on such an important subject at present.' With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 150 |
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| 819 | |||
| ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. T.L.S., Attlee, one page, oblong 8vo, King's Bench Walk, Temple, n.d., to Mr. Ramesh. Attlee informs his correspondent that he shall be careful 'not to overdo it' and continues 'I am only doing 19 meetings - just two a night. I started last night and did not find it too much.' In concluding he further comments 'I have every hope of a great Labour victory but of course one cannot tell. It should be all right. Wilson is a first class leader.' Together with a second T.L.S., Attlee, one page, oblong 8vo, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, 1st April 1959, to Mr. Clayton, politely declining an invitation to speak, explaining 'I do not feel qualified to address your society on the application of Christianity to social, political and economic subjects...' VG, 2 £100 - 120 |
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| 820 | |||
| EDEN ANTHONY: (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Eden in a head and shoulders pose, signed in blue fountain pen ink, partially across a darker area of the image, and dated 1955 in his hand. Together with Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (1920- ) Wife of Anthony Eden. A.L.S., Clarissa Avon, one page, 8vo, London, 28th May 1971, to Mrs. B. Doolan, on the blue printed stationery of Claridge's. Eden writes on behalf of her husband to thank her correspondent for their letter which he had been pleased to receive. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Eden. Also including an unrelated T.L.S. by Chloe Otto, Eden's Private Secretary, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 16th May 1956, to Miss. Beatrice Fraser, stating that the Edens had enjoyed their visit to Perth and forwarding a signed photograph. Accompanied by the original envelope. Otto's letter FR, otherwise VG, 3 £100 - 120 |
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| 821 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed colour 12 x 8 photograph of Thatcher standing outdoors in a three quarter length pose on a London street. Signed in bold black ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG £100 - 120 |
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| 822 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Two T.Ls.S., Margaret Thatcher, both with holograph salutation and subscription, each one page, 8vo, House of Commons, London, 2nd March & 27th July 1977, to Judy Adams. In the first letter Thatcher thanks her correspondent for writing and making her views clear and continues to add that she wasn't able to be in the House of Commons when the Abortion (Amendment) Bill came up although confirming that it received a Second Reading and will now go to Committee Stage. In the second letter Thatcher thanks her correspondent for a copy of a letter from the Barnet Controller of Legal Services and adds that she herself has written to Barnet Council about a disturbance on Lincoln Road and will let her correspondent know when she has any further news. Also including a T.L.S. by Thatcher's Constituency Secretary, one page, 4to, House of Commons, London, 10th August 1977, to Judy Adams, also regarding the Lincoln Road disturbance. A few minor staple holes and very light creasing, generally VG, 3 £100 - 150 |
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| 823 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. An official oblong 8vo printed programme for the City of London's Welcome Home Parade by Britain's Gulf Forces, 21st June 1991, individually signed to the title page by Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis Thatcher and John Major (1943- ) British Prime Minister 1990-97 and his wife Norma Major. All have signed their names alone in black inks to clear areas. VG £100 - 120 |
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| 824 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Downing Street Years, First Edition published by Harper Collins, New York, 1993. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust wrapper. Together with a small selection of other signed hardback editions comprising The Governance of Britain by Harold Wilson, The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten by John Terraine, signed by Mountbatten, Althorp - The Story of an English House by Charles Spencer and Budgie - The Little Helicopter by Sarah, Duchess of York. Most are First Editions and all but one are accompanied by the dust wrappers. VG to EX, 5 £100 - 150 |
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| 825 | |||
| [THATCHER MARGARET]: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A good, small selection of original pen and ink drawings and caricatures of Margaret Thatcher, each drawn and signed by various British newspaper cartoonists on 12mo cards or small 4to sheets of paper, comprising Peter Brooked (colour pen and ink), Nicholas Garland, David Langdon and Michael Cummings (accompanied by a T.L.S, 1979). VG to EX, 5 £100 - 150 |
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| 826 | |||
| BRITISH POLITICS: Small selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, A.L.S. (1), T.L.S. (1) by various British Prime Ministers and politicians comprising Margaret Thatcher (a good signed 6 x 8 photograph, signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount), John Major, James Callaghan (2), Edward Heath and Michael Heseltine (2). All are matted alongside each other in black, also incorporating a photograph of Neil Kinnock bearing a facsimile signature and four T.Ls.S. by various secretaries, and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 26 x 39. VG £100 - 150 |
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| 827 | |||
| BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: A colour 4 x 6 postcard photograph of the entrance to Number 10 Downing Street, individually signed by six former British Prime Ministers comprising Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1903-1995) Prime Minister 1963-64, Harold Wilson (1916-1995) Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-76, Edward Heath (1916-2005) Prime Minister 1970-74, James Callaghan (1912-2005) Prime Minister 1976-79, Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) Prime Minister 1979-90 and John Major (1943- ) Prime Minister 1990-97. Each of the Prime Ministers have signed the image with their names alone in blue, black or silver inks, all to clear areas towards the base of the image. VG £250 - 350 |
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| 828 | |||
| BRITISH POLITICS: A hardback edition of Fifty Years' March - The Rise of the Labour Party by Francis Williams, First Edition published by Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1949, signed to the front free endpapers and half title page by over fifty Labour Party politicians, three of them Prime Ministers, including Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Emanuel Shinwell, Alice Bacon, Herbert Morrison, Aneurin Bevan (2), Ernest Bevin, Kenneth Younger, George Isaacs, John Strachey, James Chuter Ede etc. Accompanied by the dustjacket (some small tears and creasing to the edges), G £100 - 150 |
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| 829 | |||
| CURZON GEORGE: (1859-1925) 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Viceroy and Governor-General of India 1899-1905. A.L.S., Curzon, two pages, 8vo, Carlton House Terrace, 15th May 1914, to 'My dear Churchill'. Curzon announces 'Not for the first time, we are confused about Ascot!' and continues 'May I at the same time ask for a voucher for my daughter Lady Irene Curzon who is going to stay at Ascot with my sister…' Together with George Coventry (1838-1930) 9th Earl of Coventry. British Politician, Master of the Horse 1886-92 & 1895-1901. A.L.S., Coventry, one page, small 8vo, Park Lane, 18th May 1914, to 'My dear Churchill', stating, in full, 'When you send out vouchers for the Royal Inclosure at Ascot it will be very kind of you if you will allow Lady Coventry to have one as above.' Both letters have neat red and blue indelible crosses partially running across the text. About VG, 2 £100 - 150 Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Churchill was serving as First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15) at the time of the present letters. |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: An excellent selection of original pen and ink drawings by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, depicting various British political leaders, each of the well executed drawings on 4to sheets and showing the subjects in head and shoulders poses, each individually signed by the subject, and most with an autograph quotation in their hand, comprising A.V Alexander (quoting John Ruskin), John Bradbury, Edward Goschen, Philip Snowden, William Randall Cremer, Walter Hume Long (signed as Long of Wraxall), Hugh Cecil, George N Barnes, J. R. Clynes, Lord Northcliffe and John Simon. Generally VG, 11 £200 - 300 |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: An excellent selection of original pen and ink drawings by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, depicting various British political leaders, each of the well executed drawings on 4to sheets and showing the subjects in head and shoulders poses, each individually signed by the subject, and most with an autograph quotation in their hand, comprising Nancy Astor, Sidney Webb, Reginald McKenna, Earl of Minto, John Campbell Gordon (signed as Aberdeen & Temair), John E. Redmond, Arthur Henderson, Robert Blatchford, Margaret Bondfield, Lord Curzon and Charles W. Dilke. Generally VG, 11 £200 - 300 |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed pieces, cards, signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, some letters etc., by various British Prime Ministers and politicians, including Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, John Major, Harold Wilson, Tony Blair, Vincent Cable, Nick Clegg, Theresa May, Norman Tebbit, Chris Smith, Clare Short, Michael Foot, Tony Banks, Charles Kennedy, George Galloway, Leon Brittan, William Hague, Denis Healey, Barbara Castle, Margaret Beckett, J. Enoch Powell, Edwina Currie, Caroline Flint, John Prescott, Ruth Kelly, Hilary Benn, David Miliband (2), Hazel Blears, David Haselhurst, Menzies Campbell, Iain Duncan Smith, Lord Falconer, Harold Macmillan, Edward Heath, Cecil Parkinson, Lord Carrington, John Smith, John Nott, Kenneth Clarke, Michael Heseltine, Nigel Lawson, David Steele, Willie Whitelaw, Geoffrey Howe, John Reid, Michael Howard, Michael Portillo, Tony Benn, Neil Kinnock, Jack Straw, Ken Livingstone, Mo Mowlam, Douglas Hurd, Roy Jenkins, Paddy Ashdown, etc. A little duplication. Generally VG, 163 £100 - 150 |
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| POLITICS: Selection of signed First Day Covers, signed Free-Front envelope panels, signed compliment slips, T.Ls.S, etc, by various world leaders, British politicians and Prime Ministers, etc, including Alec Douglas-Home, David Cameron, Edward Heath, Malcom Fraser, Laurent Fabius, Bertie Ahern, Paddy Ashdown, Denis Healey, Geoffrey Howe, Shirley Williams, Norman Tebbit, Lord John Russell, Lord Carrington, etc. Generally VG to EX, 20 £100 - 120 |
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| FILLMORE MILLARD: (1800-1874) American President 1850-53. D.S., Millard Fillmore, as President, one page, 4to, Washington, 31st August 1852. The partially printed document authorises the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to 'the envelope of a letter addressed to Her Majesty Victoria (Mr. Ingersoll's credence)....' With blank integral leaf. Some paper loss to the top edge and remnants of former mounting to the lower edge and with some discoloration to the borders, all evidently caused by previous framing and none affecting the text or signature. About G £200 - 300 |
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| HAYES RUTHERFORD B.: (1822-1893) American President 1877-81. D.S., R. B. Hayes, as President, one page, 4to, Washington, 25th June 1880. The partially printed document authorises the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the 'ratification of the consular convention which was concluded between the United States and the King of the Belgians on the 9th March 1880.' VG £200 - 300 |
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| CLEVELAND GROVER: (1837-1908) American President 1885-89, 1893-97. D.S., Grover Cleveland, as President, one page, large oblong folio, Washington, 4th August 1886. The partially printed document relates to the appointment of Robert Charles Clipperton as Consul of Her Britannic Majesty for the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan and declares Clipperton 'free to exercise and enjoy such functions, powers and privileges as are allowed to Consuls by the law of nations or by the laws of the United States and existing treaty stipulations between the Government of Great Britain and the United States.' Signed by Cleveland at the foot and countersigned by Thomas F. Bayard (1828-1898) American Lawyer and Politician, United States Secretary of State 1885-89 and Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1893-97. With blind embossed seal. Some light overall surface creasing, G £200 - 300 |
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| ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN D.: (1882-1945) American President 1933-45. T.L.S, Franklin D Roosevelt, one page, 4to, Navy Department, Washington, 16th October 1917, to Lieutenant Aymar Johnson. Roosevelt states that he hopes his letter will reach Johnson before he leaves and that the matter of boat davits has been resolved, continuing 'The matter of reporting to the American Consul in foreign ports is being handled entirely by the C. Os., on the other side. If you get a chance, I suggest having a talk with the Consul wherever you land in case things are not running right and he can take the matter up with the Naval Attaché if he is the right sort of Consul.' Roosevelt concludes 'Good luck! I hope you have a bully trip.' Neatly mounted to card and with some overall foxing and age wear, about G £150 - 200 |
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| EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. Bold blue ink signature ('Dwight D Eisenhower') to a clear area of the front cover of a printed 4to menu from The Union League of Philadelphia, 27th May 1964. Some very light, minor creasing to the edges, otherwise VG £100 - 150 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction (Day 2 of 2) | |||
| Auctioneer: | IAA International Autograph Auctions Ltd | Location: | RADISSON EDWARDIAN HOTEL, HEATHROW |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)115 845 1010 Fax: +44 (0)115 845 1009 | ||
| Date: | 9th June 2013 | Time: | 12:00PM |
| Details: | VIEWING: On the day of the auction from 9.00 a.m. and will continue throughout the duration of the auction MIDLANDS VIEWING: Only in the week prior to the auction at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre |
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