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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Autograph Auction | |||
| 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: | 14th December 2013 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Midland Viewing: Only in the week prior at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre Day of Auction from 9am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 10 | |||
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . T.L.S., Elizabeth R, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, Balmoral Castle, 24th September 1979, to Lord Christopher Thynne ('Dear Christopher'). The Queen thanks his correspondent for their kind letter of sympathy 'on the tragic death of Dickie Mountbatten, which we greatly appreciated' and further commenting 'He was a splendid person and will be much missed.' Accompanied by the original Registered envelope hand addressed by the Queen and signed by her, with a somewhat rushed initial, in the lower left corner. VG £250 - 350 Lord Christopher Thynne (1934- ) Son of the 6th Marquess of Bath. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) British Admiral of the Fleet of World War II. Assassinated by the IRA on 27th August 1979. |
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| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . A.L.S., in the scarcer form Lilibet, two pages, 8vo, Sandringham, Norfolk, 8th January 1982, to 'Darling Jean' [Jean Wills, her cousin]. The Queen thanks her cousin for a Christmas gift of a potted azalea 'and the hot water bottle cover (how did you know mine was threadbare?)' continuing to comment on her plans for the azalea, explaining that she has given it to her gardener so that 'we might plant it in the wilderness that is now Frogmore garden' in the spring. The Queen concludes by inviting her cousin to Sandringham for a few days at the end of the month, remarking 'Blair could fix it up if you gave him a ring - hoping the snow has gone!' VG £400 - 600 Jean Wills (1915-1999) nee Elphinstone. 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| 452 | |||
| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952- . Blue ink signature ('Lilibet') and inscription in her hand on an oblong 12mo printed Christmas gift tag featuring a colour design of holly and a red Father Christmas boot. One very small file hole to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG £100 - 150 The card originally accompanied a Christmas gift presented by the Queen to her 1st cousin Jean Wills (1915-1999) nee Elphinstone, and her husband Major John Lycett Wills (1910-1999) High Sheriff of Berkshire (1958). |
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| 453 | |||
| PRINCE PHILIP: (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. A good vintage signed 10 x 13 photograph of the Prince seated in a formal three quarter length pose in uniform. Photograph by Baron. Signed ('Philip') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1952 in his hand. EX £100 - 150 |
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| 454 | |||
| ELIZABETH II: (1926- ) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-  & PRINCE PHILIP (1921- ) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Small selection of Christmas greetings cards, all bearing autopen signatures of the Queen and Prince Philip, each of the cards featuring different colour images of the Royal couple, many alongside other family members including the young Princes William and Harry etc., dated 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 & 1995. A couple with small tears and light age wear, generally VG, 10 £100 - 150 |
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| 455 | |||
| PRINCESS MARGARET: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Brief A.L.S., Margaret, on one side of her personal monogrammed correspondence card, n.p., n.d., to 'Darling John'. [Wills, husband of Jean Wills, Princess Margaret's cousin]. Princess Margaret states that she is happy 'to hear it all went well' and sends her correspondent lots of love. VG £100 - 150 Major John Lycett Wills (1910-1999) High Sheriff of Berkshire (1958) and husband of Jean Wills (1915-1999) nee Elphinstone. 1st cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. |
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| 456 | |||
| CHARLES (1948- ) Prince of Wales & DIANA (1961- 1997) Princess of Wales. Signed 12 x 10 photograph by both the Prince and Princess of Wales individually, the image depicting the Royal couple seated together in full length poses at the centre of three rows of members of the Royal household and other staff on board HMY Britannia. Signed by both Prince Charles and Princess Diana in bold black fountain pen inks to the lower photographer's mount and dated 1983 in the Prince's hand. Together with an unsigned colour 10 x 8 photograph, being an identical image, and also including an original 12.5 x 11 pen and ink cartoon by Michael Attwell (1943-2006, 'Zoke') relating to the appointment of Alan Fisher as butler to Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1982, having previously been employed in the role by Bing Crosby. Generally VG, 3 £400 - 600 The photograph was presented to Alan Fisher (1930-2006) English Butler to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Bing Crosby and Prince Charles and Princess Diana. |
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| 457 | |||
| [DIANA]: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales. Two scarce 25 x 38 colour posters issued by London Underground on the occasion of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, Saturday, 6th September 1997, the first showing a map of the funeral procession, detailing the route and advising which Underground Stations to use for various points of the procession, and also advising which Stations will be closed, and the second poster providing a travel information update for Friday 5th and Saturday 6th September. Both posters rolled and with overall surface creasing, the second with a couple of large tears to the edges, FR, 2 £80 - 100 The posters were both displayed at Liverpool Street Station on the day of Princess Diana's funeral and retained by the vendor. |
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| 458 | |||
| ROYALTY: Selection of oblong 4to pages, each removed from the Distinguished Visitors Book of Wembley Stadium, individually signed by various members of the British and other foreign Royal families, as well as some other famous individuals, including Henry, Duke of Gloucester (4; two also signed by his wife, Princess Alice, and one also signed by their sons Richard and William), Prince Georg and Princess Anne of Denmark, Princess Margarethe de Baden, Alexander of Tunis, Arthur Henderson, Leslie Hollinghurst, Amos Brook Hirst, Arthur Drewry etc. Most are multiple signed and all have typed annotations indicating the occasion and date when the pages were signed, 1937-54. Each with three files holes to the left edges, not affecting the signatures, and some light wrinkling, about VG, 6 £80 - 100 |
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| 459 | |||
| ALBERT I: (1875-1934) King of the Belgians 1909-34. Large D.S., Albert, as King, one page, large oblong folio, Ostende, 15th July 1914. The partially printed document, in parallel French and Flemish, ratifies the appointment by the Peruvian government of E. Van Teghem as their consul in Ostende and states 'We accord him permission to enjoy the effect of the said patent, likewise all the privileges, freedoms, and precedence attaching to his post as Consul of the Republic of Peru at Ostende, that he may exercise freely the functions entrusted to him, provided nevertheless, that if he undertakes any commerce, he remains subject to any suits arising without the right to plead any exception on the grounds of his rank as Consul.' Countersigned at the foot by Julien Davignon (1854-1916) Belgian Politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1907-16. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light, minor age wear, particularly at the folds, only very slightly affecting the signatures, about VG £150 - 200 |
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| 460 | |||
| HAAKON VII: (1872-1957) King of Norway 1905-57. T.L.S., Haakon R, one page, folio, Palais Royal, Oslo, 9th January 1936, to King George II of Greece, in French. The official letter from King Haakon informs the Greek King that 'I have named Monsieur Sigurd Bentzon to the post of My Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Your Majesty's court' and continues 'Given the qualities which distinguish Monsieur Bentzon, I am persuaded that he will spare no pains to obtain Your Majesty's confidence.' Countersigned at the foot by Halvdan Koht (1873-1965) Norwegian Historian & Politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1935-40. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope. VG £100 - 150 King George II (1890-1947) King of Greece 1922-24 and 1935-47. |
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| 461 | |||
| HAAKON VII: (1872-1957) King of Norway 1905-57 & MAUD OF WALES (1869-1938) Queen of Norway 1905-38, daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Large vintage signed sepia 14 x 18 photograph of the Royal couple standing together in full length poses either side of their young son Prince Olav (1903-1991, later King Olav V of Norway 1957-91). Photograph by J. Russell & Sons of London. Signed by King Haakon and Queen Maud individually in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, the Queen adding her son's name and the date 1907 in her hand. Some extensive light overall age wear, scuffing, foxing and a few tears, largely to the photographer's mount. About G £150 - 200 |
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| 462 | |||
| PRINCE CHICHIBU (1902-1953) Japanese Prince, a member of the Imperial House of Japan and younger brother of Hirohito & PRINCESS CHICHIBU (1909-1995) Setsuko Matsudaira. Japanese Princess, wife of Prince Chichibu. A very fine vintage signed sepia 13 x 17.5 photograph by both Prince and Princess Chichibu individually, the image depicting the couple standing together in a full length pose on the occasion of their wedding day at Tokyo, 28th September 1928. Photograph by K. Esaki. Signed by both the Prince and Princess in bold black fountain pen inks, in Japanese characters, to light areas of the image. The photograph is very lightly mounted at the left edge within the original photographer's presentation folder (with some overall foxing and light age wear to the outer covers). Rare. VG £1000 - 1200 |
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| 463 | |||
| FAISAL BIN ABDUL-AZIZ AL SAUD: (1906-1975) King of Saudi Arabia 1964-75. Assassinated. Signed 5 x 8 photograph of King Faisal seated in a half-length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated in his hand. Neatly mounted within the original photographer´s presentation folder. Accompanied by a printed compliments card issued by the Chief of the Royal Cabinet, Private Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. About VG £100 - 120 |
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| 464 | |||
| 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 July 1939, to [Frederick] Hall, his chauffeur. Baldwin states that 'everything seems uncertain at present' although he plans to go to New York in August to make a broadcast speech. He further informs Hall that he should arrive at Havre in the Britannic on 27th August and asks to be met there so that they can travel to Paris the following day, 'Then about the last week of September we should like you to come to Aix and have a tour.' Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG £80 - 100 |
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| 465 | |||
| CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. L.S., Winston S. Churchill, on one side of a gilt edged correspondence card, Mount Street, London, 7th May 1904, to a lady. Churchill acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter and complies with her request. One extremely minor, small, light smudge to the final letter of the signature, VG £300 - 400 |
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| 466 | |||
| CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Churchill seated in a half length profile pose at his desk reading some papers. Signed ('W S Churchill') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Some very minor silvering and age wear, about VG £400 - 600 |
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| 467 | |||
| CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Autograph Minute Signed, with his initials WSC, in bold red fountain pen ink, one page, folio, n.p., n.d. (c.21st October 1919). The official Minute Sheet bears several notes in various hands, including one signed by Philip Chetwode, Military Secretary, addressed to Churchill, regarding the salary of Lt. Col. E. W. M. Grigg, Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales, having been refused to be paid from Army Funds, in part, 'Perhaps as Admiral Halsey and Commander North are being paid from Naval Funds you would like to raise the question again with Finance. Meanwhile I have replied to Adm. Halsey to the effect that up to the present Finance have refused to pay Lt. Col. Grigg.' Churchill responds, in full, 'Of course Col. Grigg must have his pay & allowances while on this important & exceptional duty, & if the Treasury do not agree I must seek a Cabinet decision. But I hope it can be otherwise arranged.' Some extensive tears, professionally and neatly repaired, and with a small area of paper loss in one upper corner, G £250 - 350 Philip Chetwode (1869-1950) 1st Baron Chetwode. British Field Marshal, Military Secretary 1919-20. Edward Grigg (1879-1955) 1st Baron Altrincham. British Colonial Administrator and Politician. Military Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1919-20. Churchill served as Secretary of State for War 1919-21. |
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| 468 | |||
| ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. A good vintage signed 5 x 7.5 photograph of Attlee in a formal head and shoulders pose. Signed ('C R Attlee') to the lower photographer's mount. It would appear that Attlee experienced a little pen trouble and has inked over his signature a second time. Matted in cream (some light age toning and very minor water staining to the extreme edges) to an overall size of 8 x 11. Signed photographs of Attlee are surprisingly scarce. About VG £200 - 300 The photograph was presented to Sydney May, an office manager at Downing Street for eighteen years. |
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| 469 | |||
| ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. T.L.S., C R Attlee, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 24th July 1950, to Reverend A. F. W. Thomas, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister. Attlee thanks his correspondent for their letter and request to be placed on the Crown patronage list and continues 'I think I ought to explain that there are only about twenty vacancies or so a year on an average and many have but small stipends. About half of them are in the north of England, and though I will certainly bear your name in mind, I am afraid there is not much hope of my being able to meet your wishes.' Together with a T.L.S. by Laurence Attlee (1884-1969) brother of Clement, one page, 4to, Groombridge, Kent, 5th September 1956, to John. Attlee congratulates his correspondent on their engagement and continues 'I went up to Lords on the doleful Saturday when cricket was washed out and I heard from Ashcroft that you were there. I thought I might be able to meet you but with everyone going home I failed. I hope you are planning an early marriage and that Haileybury can supply a house, which is the main problem for most couples in these days.' Some light age wear, about VG, 2 £80 - 100 |
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| 470 | |||
| ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. Three T.Ls.S., C. R. Attlee and Attlee, each one page, 8vo and oblong 8vo, London and Buckinghamshire, 1953-57, two to Colonel E. F. Ledward and another to the Master of Haileybury. Attlee thanks Ledward for the return of a pen knife and also states that it was not possible for him to attend the funeral of Crewdson Howard. In the third letter Attlee states that he and his wife had enjoyed a visit to Haileybury and sends thanks for a transcript of a speech, remarking 'Your secretary is very accomplished. I seldom get such accuracy. I have corrected the names. It makes rather a large demand on space for the Haileyburian. I think I must leave it to the skill of the editors to make judicious cuts.' Together with signed pieces of Anthony Eden and Edward Heath and T.Ls.S. by James Callaghan and Lord Home (commenting that 'I find the House of Lords a very agreeable place!'). Some light age wear, G to about VG, 7 £100 - 150 |
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| 471 | |||
| MACMILLAN HAROLD: (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-1963. Vintage signed 10 x 14 photograph of Macmillan seated in a formal half length pose. Photograph by Vivienne of London. Signed ('Harold Macmillan') in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. Some light age toning and a small area of water staining to the lower edge of the photographer's mount, about VG £100 - 150 The photograph was presented to Sydney May, an office manager at Downing Street for eighteen years. |
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| 472 | |||
| HOME ALEC DOUGLAS: (1903-1995) British Prime Minister 1963-64. An excellent vintage signed 9.5 x 12 photograph of Home in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Barnet Saidman of London. Signed ('Alec Douglas Home') with his name alone in blue ink to the lower photographer's mount. VG £100 - 120 The photograph was presented to Sydney May, an office manager at Downing Street for eighteen years. |
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| 473 | |||
| WILSON HAROLD: (1916-1995) British Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-76. Signed 9.5 x 12 photograph of Wilson in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Vivienne of London and signed by her to the lower photographer's mount and with her credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Wilson in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, with the additional sentiment 'with thanks and all best wishes for the future' and date, June 1970, in his hand. About EX £100 - 150 The photograph was presented to Sydney May, an office manager at Downing Street for eighteen years. |
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| 474 | |||
| HEATH EDWARD: (1916-2005) British Prime Minister 1970-74. A good signed 10 x 12 photograph of Heath in a formal head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated January 1973 in his hand. A very small, minimal area of water staining to the edge of the lower photographer's mount, not affecting the image or signature, otherwise VG £100 - 120 The photograph was presented to Sydney May, an office manager at Downing Street for eighteen years. |
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| 475 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A slim 8vo folding Electoral Campaign brochure issued by Margaret Thatcher for the General Election of 11th June [1987] and her constituency of Finchley, signed in bold black ink by Thatcher with her name alone to the lower white border of her front cover portrait. About EX £80 - 120 |
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| 476 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A 6 x 10 photocopy of a caricature of Thatcher by cartoonist Michael Cummings, signed by Thatcher in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone at the base. VG £80 - 100 |
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| 477 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90 & FORD GERALD R. (1913-2006) American President 1974-77. Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both Thatcher and Ford individually, the image depicting the two political leaders seated opposite each other in three quarter length poses whilst engaged in conversation. Signed by both in bold black and blue inks with their names alone to the lower white border. EX £100 - 150 |
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| 478 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the image showing Thatcher standing in a full length pose outside of The White House delivering a speech. American President Ronald Reagan stands alongside her on the red carpet. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink to the lower photographer's white mount and dated 17th July 1987 in her hand. VG £100 - 150 Thatcher's date of 17th July 1987 represents the day that the present photograph was taken, when the Prime Minister and Reagan spoke at a press conference on the subject of an international peace conference on the Middle East. |
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| 479 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90 & MANDELA NELSON (1918- ) President of South Africa 1994-99. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1993. A good signed colour 7.5 x 10.5 photograph by both Thatcher and Mandela individually, the image depicting the two leaders standing in three quarter length poses, shaking hands, at the entrance to 10 Downing Street. Signed by both in bold black inks to the lower photographer's mount, dated 17th December 1996 in Thatcher's hand and dated 5th September 1996 in Mandela's hand. Rare in this form. About EX £400 - 600 |
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| 480 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A printed 8vo menu for a Celebratory Banquet in honour of Sir Ivan Lawrence, hosted by the Burton Conservative Association at The Knoll, Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, 27th May 1994, boldly signed by Thatcher in blue ink with her name alone to the front cover which features an illustration of the Houses of Parliament. Together with Denis Thatcher (1915-2003) British Businessman, husband of Margaret Thatcher. A.L.S., Denis Thatcher, two pages, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, 6th August (1983), to D. J. Cure of the Havering (Romford) Division of the Conservative Association, stating 'I have an unbreakable rule. I NEVER give Press interviews, go "on the box", nor make speeches except at sports occasions' and continuing 'Were I even once to break my "rule" Heaven knows where I would finish up.' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Thatcher. Also including a small selection of T.Ls.S. by other British politicians including Lord Home, Lord Carrington, Douglas Hurd and Francis Pym etc., most also written to D. J. Cure and declining invitations to speak at dinners. Generally VG, 7 £100 - 120 |
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| 481 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90 & DENIS (1915-2003) British Businessman, husband of Margaret Thatcher. A printed 8vo menu for the Finchley & Golders Green Conservatives Dinner with Margaret and Denis Thatcher at Hendon Hall, 18th January 2001, signed to clear areas of the front cover by both Margaret and Denis Thatcher individually, both with their names alone in bold blue ink. About EX £80 - 100 |
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| 482 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A printed oblong 4to brochure entitled A Grand Finale, being an illustrated copy of Thatcher's last speech as Prime Minister, delivered in the House of Commons, 22nd November 1990, published by The Conservative Political Centre. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to a clear area at the base of the first page which features a colour image of the Prime Minister. A couple of very minor, light creases to the front cover, VG £100 - 120 |
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| 483 | |||
| THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Path to Power, First Edition published by Harper Collins, London, 1995. Signed by Thatcher in bold blue ink with her name alone to the front free endpaper. Together with the dust jacket (featuring a small circular bookseller's label to the front cover). About VG £80 - 100 |
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| 484 | |||
| BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Small selection of A.Ls.S. by various British Prime Ministers comprising William Gladstone (in part, 'I do not belong to any political club and feel myself too old to become a candidate for one', 30th January 1867), Viscount Melbourne (offering to recommend his correspondent to the King for a position as Groom in Waiting, written from Downing Street, 25th July 1837), Lord John Russell (politely suggesting that it would only result in disappointment if he were to propose his correspondent's nephew for the office of Queen's messenger), Viscount Palmerston (returning an interesting paper and commenting 'it affords another proof, if any were wanting, of the prophetic sagacity which Lord Wellesley has invariably displayed in dealing with the many great affairs which he has had to handle in so many parts of the world', 11th June 1835) and Arthur James Balfour (L.S.. declining to open a Sports and Pastimes Exhibition, on the printed stationery of the First Lord of the Treasury, 10 Downing Street, 17th February 1898). Some light age wear, G to VG, 5 £150 - 200 |
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| 485 | |||
| BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Small selection of signed pieces, cards, a few letters etc., by various British Prime Ministers including Henry Campbell-Bannerman (A.L.S.), Arthur James Balfour, Viscount Palmerston (2), Clement Attlee (T.L.S.), Stanley Baldwin, Edward Heath etc. FR to generally G to about VG, 8 £80 - 100 |
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| BILSON-LEGGE HENRY: (1708-1764) English Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1754-55, 1756-57 & 1757-61. A.L.S., H B Legge, two pages, 8vo, Farnham, Surrey, 17th August 1756, to a Doctor. Bilson-Legge states that he was disappointed not to have met his correspondent for dinner whilst he had been in London and continues 'Martyn tells me you have favourable intentions towards us & that you have thoughts of executing them in the most courteous manner by dividing the time you can afford into two visits rather than putting it all into one...I like this proposal very much, whether it is that I flatter myself I shall by this means be able to get more hours out of you than I should in one Expedition, or that the mind of man is so unphilosophical it has a vast propensity to fancy two halves are more than the whole.' In concluding Bilson-Legge adds that he awaits his correspondent's arrival 'with great impatience'. With integral leaf. Some light age wear, about VG £100 - 150 |
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| STUART CHARLES: (1779-1845) 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay. British Diplomat. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil 1810-14 & 1825-26, British Ambassador to France 1815-24 & 1828-30 and British Ambassador to Russia 1841-44. D.S., Stuart de Rothesay, one page, oblong folio, Paris, 7th July 1829. The attractive partially printed document requests that John Seymour, travelling to Calais, be allowed 'to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him all aid and assistance'. Decorated with two fine engravings of Coats of Arms and bearing a printed set of Regulations required by the French Government to be observed by foreigners in France. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Stuart. With some creasing at the vertical central fold and edges and a small area of paper loss to the lower edge, only very slightly affecting the text and signatures, G £100 - 150 |
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| COBDEN RICHARD: (1804-1865) British Radical and Liberal Statesman, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. A.L.S., R Cobden, four pages, 8vo, Midhurst, 22nd November 1863, to Henry Ashworth ('My dear Friend'), marked Private. Cobden announces 'If there had been the prospect of an early marriage in my family I should not have allowed you to hear it through an indirect channel' and continues 'It is true that Katie & a young man our next neighbour have taken matters into their own hands & engaged themselves à l'Anglaise. But it is in the eyes of their seniors a premature step.' Cobden further provides his opinions on the young man ('he is unexceptionable...his character is rare & estimable') and adds 'I told him & his father that a business or profession was, in my judgment, quite indispensable, for that unless a man filled a place in the world & did some work, there was little prospect of happiness or respectability. They both professed the same view, & he is now entered for the Bar. But this is a lengthy process, taking three years for completion. I am not quite sure that it is desirable for the female to make long engagements however beneficial it may be to the other sex.' He further informs his correspondent that 'Katie had been a little perplexed & harassed by the ordeal of more than one other affair in which insusceptible youths had fallen in love with her; & I suspect that this impelled her to the step (of which under similar circumstances Shakespeare's Juliet sets an example) of engaging herself to her next neighbour whom she had known from her childhood...One of the cases referred to was that of the son of a good friend of ours in Manchester about which I will not write more than to say how much I have been pained by its attendant incidents. I should have preferred to see the dear girl united to a prosperous young man of business in Lancashire. But these affairs instead of following the rule of reason or logic contrive generally to go by the "rule of contrary"'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Cobden. Together with a second A.L.S., Ricd. Cobden, two pages, 8vo, London, 20th January 1850, to Henry Ashworth ('My dear Friend'). Cobden thanks his correspondent for having sent him some copies of the Defense and adds that he hopes to see Ashworth in Manchester before travelling to Worksop ('where I am going to place my boy with Doctor Heldenmaier, who keeps a large school on the Pestalozzian system') and Sheffield where a public meeting is to be held. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Cobden. Also including a third A.L.S., Ricd. Cobden, one page, small 8vo, London, 16th February 1849, to H[enry] Ashworth ('My dear Friend'), asking if he will lend him the 6th & 13th January editions of the Economist. With blank integral leaf. VG, 3 £100 - 120 Henry Ashworth (1794-1880) English Cotton Manufacturer and friend of Cobden. Ashworth was a vigorous supporter of the Anti-Corn Law League. Cobden's letters refer to two of his six children, of which five were daughters. His only son died at the age of fifteen in 1856 to Cobden's inexpressible grief. |
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| BRIGHT JOHN: (1811-1889) British Radical and Liberal Statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. Small series of four A.Ls.S., John Bright, eleven pages (total), 8vo and small 8vo, London, Llandudno and Rochdale, 1852-79, each to Henry Ashworth. Bright's first letter encourages his correspondent to stand for Parliament, 'If possible, come out for the County. It will be a great service to the cause just now, & will much strengthen us in the House. Try one Parliament at least....How can we be expected to continue the fight if our friends will not come up & help us? I cannot conceive that thy family can raise any fair objection - & if they object, it will become a question at what age, & under what circumstances a man becomes a free agent, & can take the public position which the public are anxious to offer him?' and in the others Bright discusses travel plans abroad, some Clumber Spaniels that he has been offered ('a sort of dog I am not acquainted with, but which are reckoned valuable') and the situation in India ('...I suspect trouble can not be far off - but our rulers deny everything & our people seem helpless or careless.', 1879). Each of the letters are accompanied by the original envelopes hand addressed by Bright. Together with Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826-1893) British Statesman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1866-68 & 1874-78. A.L.S., Stanley, one page, 8vo, India Board, 5th August 1858, to Henry Ashworth, marked Private. Stanley thanks his correspondent for some pamphlets and expressions of congratulations. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Stanley. VG, 5 £100 - 120 Henry Ashworth (1794-1880) English Cotton Manufacturer and a vigorous supporter of the Anti-Corn Law League. |
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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 £100 - 150 |
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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 £100 - 150 |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed clipped pieces, A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. etc., by various British politicians including Denis Healey, Peter Thorneycroft, Ellen Wilkinson, John Simon, Lord Jowitt, Jeremy Thorpe, Christopher Mayhew, Ken Livingstone, Douglas Hogg, Tom Boyd-Carpenter, Peter Emery etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 33 £80 - 100 |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger by various British Prime Ministers and politicians including Tony Blair (signed colour 8 x 10 photograph; a few small staple holes to the edges of the photographer's mount), James Callaghan, Selwyn Lloyd, John Smith, Roy Jenkins, David Owen, David Steel, Lord Carrington etc. Generally VG, 9 £80 - 100 |
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| BRITISH POLITICS: Selection of signed cards, pieces, T.Ls.S., signed photographs of various sizes etc., by various British politicians including Margaret Thatcher (signed FDC), John Smith, Donald Dewar, Jeremy Thorpe, Mo Mowlam, Peter Brooke, Michael Howard, George Younger, Kenneth Clarke, Kenneth Baker, Douglas Hurd, Jack Straw, Norman Fowler, Michael Portillo, Robin Cook, Ian Paisley, Ken Livingstone, Keith Joseph, Clare Short, Jeffrey Archer, Reg Prentice, John Prescott, Lord Carrington, J. Enoch Powell etc. Some duplication. Generally VG, 83 £100 - 150 |
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| EUROPEAN POLITICS: Selection of signed cards, signed postcard photographs and slightly larger etc., by various European political leaders, including Eleftherios Venizelos, Hjalmar Schacht, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, Eduard Benes, Cardinal Jozef Glemp, Ruud Lubbers, Walter Scheel, Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt, Erich Honecker, Wilfried Martens, Jacques Chirac, Pierre Mendes, Georges Pompidou, Edgar Faure, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Valery Giscard d'Estaing etc. A few duplicates. G to generally VG, 47 £100 - 120 |
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| HOOVER HERBERT: (1874-1964) American President 1929-33. T.L.S., Herbert Hoover, one page, 4to, New York, 26th December 1956, to Lawrence Phipps ('My dear Friend'), stating, in full, 'Christmas greetings from old friends deserve more than just a card of acknowledgement. I want you to know how deeply I appreciate your years of friendship'. VG £100 - 120 Lawrence Phipps (1862-1958) American Senator from Colorado 1919-31. |
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| TRUMAN HARRY S.: (1884-1972) American President 1945-53. Two printed 8vo limitations pages issued for a special edition of Mr. Citizen, both signed in black ink by Truman beneath the printed text. Both are un-numbered although the book was limited to 1000 copies. Some slight discoloration and a small tear to the edges of one page, not affecting the text or signature, G to VG, 2 £100 - 150 |
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| CARTER JIMMY: (1924- ) American President 1977-81. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 2002. Signed colour 6.5 x 8.5 photograph depicting Carter and his wife, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, walking together in full length poses along a Washington DC street with the United States Capitol building in the background. Signed by both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter individually with their names alone in bold black inks to a clear area at the head of the image. Neatly laid down. Together with a small selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (2) by various film stars and other famous individuals including Deborah Kerr, Gregory Peck, Alec Guinness, Roger Bannister etc. Secretarial (1). VG to EX, 7 £100 - 150 |
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| REAGAN RONALD: (1911-2004) American President 1981-89. A.L.S., Ronald Reagan, one page, 4to, Pacific Palisades, 4th October 1962, to Miss. Rene Copley. Reagan informs his correspondent that he will be arriving just in time for a luncheon and will then be leaving immediately for San Francisco. He continues, 'Now the studio visit is arranged....Go to the administration bldg. of Revue studio (which is the former Universal Studio)....just a block north of the Hollywood freeway in the San Fernando Valley (just over the hill from Hollywood)' and concludes 'Some one will be on hand to take you through the studio so just give your name - the pass is in your name.' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Reagan. VG £200 - 300 At the time of the present letter Rene Copley was a film, televison and theatre critic for the San Diego City College Fortknightly journal. |
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| 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: | 14th December 2013 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Midland Viewing: Only in the week prior at our offices at Foxhall Business Centre Day of Auction from 9am |
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