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BOXING: A printed 8vo menu for a Press Luncheon held in honour of Jack Dempsey ('World's Heavyweight Champion and Star of Universal's “Fight & Win” Films') hosted by the European Motion Picture Co. Ltd., in the Abraham Lincoln Room of the Savoy Hotel, 18th May 1925, individually signed by various individuals in attendance including Jack Dempsey (1895-1983, American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26) and his wife Estelle Taylor (1894-1958, American Actress, wife of Dempsey from 1925-31), Frank Moran (1887-1967, American Boxer who fought twice for the World Heavyweight Championship, and later became a film actor), Jimmy Wilde (1892-1969, Welsh Boxer, World Flyweight Champion 1916-23), Bombardier Billy Wells (1889-1967, English Boxer, British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1911-19), Gilbert Frankau (1884-1952, British Novelist) and Carl Brisson (1893-1958, Danish Actor & Singer who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's film The Ring). All have signed with their names alone, Dempsey and Wilde in fountain pen inks and the others in bold pencil. A very lengthy, neat split to the vertical central fold and with some light age wear, otherwise about VG £80 - 100
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Blue ink signature ('Muhammad Ali') to the centre of a partially printed small 8vo page removed from a pocket diary and bearing the heading 'Forward Planner 1981'. With a few ink and pencil entries above and below Ali's signature in the hand of the previous owner of the diary. VG £100 - 150
Provenance: According to information supplied by the vendor, he obtained the signature of Ali in person at the Pierre Hotel in New York in 1981 when the boxer was lunching at a neighbouring table in the hotel's restaurant.
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Bold blue ink signature ('Muhammad Ali') and date, 1972, in his hand to a clear area at the head of a colour printed small 4to cover of a brochure for the Okura Hotel in Tokyo. Very slightly irregularly torn to the right edge and with a staple to the upper left corner, not affecting the signature, otherwise VG £150 - 200
Provenance: According to information supplied by the vendor, he obtained the signature of Ali in person at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo ahead of the boxer's fight against Mac Foster on 1st April 1972. The vendor was staying at the hotel and was invited by Angelo Dundee to a breakfast meeting with Ali.
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. A red Everlast size 10 boxing glove boldly signed ('Muhammad Ali') by Ali in black ink with his name alone. Accompanied by a small colour photograph of Ali signing similar gloves. EX £200 - 300
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Signed colour 20 x 15 photograph, being a reproduction of a painting by artists Brian and Doreen Meadows entitled Float Like a Butterfly (1993) the composite image featuring Ali in an action pose in the ring with an opponent and in a head and shoulders pose with a butterfly resting on the white towel around his neck. Signed by Ali in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Limited Edition number 5 of 850. Rolled, otherwise VG £200 - 300
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ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. An excellent signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the dramatic image depicting Ali standing in a full length pose in a boxing ring, his opponent Sonny Liston lying flat on the canvas before him, during their second meeting in Maine on 25th May 1965 in a fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. Signed ('Muhammad Ali AKA Cassius Clay') in bold silver ink to the image, additionally adding a lengthy quotation in his hand, 'Three time Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of the [world; here Ali has drawn a simple sketch of the earth] after me there will never be ANOTHER'. VG £200 - 300
The second bout between Ali and Liston for the World Heavyweight title remains one of the quickest (and most controversial) bouts in history. As illustrated by the present image, Liston was knocked down in the first round and referee Jersey Joe Walcott stopped the fight at 2.12
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ALI MUHAMMAD (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion & PATTERSON FLOYD (1935-2006) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1956-59, 1960-62. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Ali and Patterson individually, the image depicting the fighters in full length poses facing each other in the ring during their second meeting at Madison Square Garden in New York on 20th September 1972 in a fight for the NABF Heavyweight title. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') by Ali in bold black ink to the image, further adding a brief quotation, 'Serve God, He is the Goal', and the date, 26th December 1989, in his hand beneath his signature. Ali has also drawn a black circle around his signature, quotation and date. Signed by Patterson in black ink, 'Wishing you health, happiness and a good life, your friend, Floyd Patterson'. The signatures of both Ali and Patterson are to clear areas of the image. VG £250 - 350
The present photograph was captured during Ali's fourth defense of his NABF Heavyweight title, and he was again victorious against Patterson, the fight being stopped at the end of the seventh round when Patterson's left eye was swollen shut. The fight would be the last of Patterson's professional career.
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MANCHESTER UNITED: A good vintage signed album page by eleven players and the manager of Manchester United, 1954, individually comprising Ray Wood, Roger Byrne, Bill Foulkes, Jackie Blanchflower, Allenby Chilton, Duncan Edwards, Jeff Whitefoot, Johnny Berry, Jack Rowley, Tommy Taylor, Dennis Viollet and Matt Busby (manager). All have signed in blue or black inks with their names alone, Busby adding the word manager beneath his signature. Neatly annotated in ink to one corner in the hand of a collector. Attractively matted in white alongside a 10 x 8 photograph of the Busby Babes standing and seated together in two rows on a football pitch. Framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 23 x 13.5. Rare. VG £300 - 400
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MANCHESTER UNITED: Two adjoining pages removed from an autograph album individually signed by thirteen members of a Manchester United squad c.1953-54 comprising Allenby Chilton, Johnny Berry, John Aston Sr., Tommy Taylor, Jack Crompton, Stan Pearson, Roger Byrne, David Pegg, Tommy McNulty, Jack Rowley, Johnny Carey, Dennis Viollet and Jimmy Murphy (coach). All have signed with their names alone in bold inks. Neatly annotated to the corner of each page in the hand of a collector and with some light age wear, about VG £200 - 300
The present group of signatures includes the scarce examples of Byrne, Pegg and Taylor, all 'Busby Babes' who tragically died in the Munich Air Disaster of 1958.
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MANCHESTER UNITED: A paperback edition of Soccer at the Top - My Life in Football by Matt Busby, published by Sphere Books Ltd., London, 1974, individually signed to the inside front cover and opening two pages by fifteen members of the Manchester United team of 1974-75 including Paddy Roche, Alex Stepney, Martin Buchan, Alex Forsyth, Brian Greenhoff, Stewart Houston, Steve James, Tony Young, Gerry Daly, Lou Macari, Willie Morgan, Stuart Pearson and manager Tommy Docherty. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue inks. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG £80 - 100
The 1974-75 Manchester United team were Second Division Champions and made an instant return to the First Division following their relegation in the previous season.
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MANCHESTER UNITED: An attractive stiff white folding oblong 8vo card individually signed to the inside by seventeen members of the Manchester United squad who won the FA Cup in 1990, including Lee Martin, Mike Phelan, Gary Pallister, Bryan Robson, Neil Webb, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Danny Wallace, Clayton Blackmore, Mal Donaghy, Denis Irwin, Lee Sharpe, Tony Gill, Archie Knox (Assistant Manager) etc. All have signed with their names alone in bold blue or black inks. Neatly annotated in ink to the cover of the card in the hand of a collector with the place and date, Wembley Stadium, 17th May 1990, of the FA Cup final replay. VG £80 - 100
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WEST HAM UNITED: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and a few slightly larger by various West Ham United footballers including Paul Allen, Peter Brabrook, David Cross, Alan Curbishley, Alan Devonshire, Alan Dickens, Tony Gale, Mark Noble, Frank O'Farrell, Neil Orr, George Parris, Geoff Pike, Pop Robson, Ray Stewart, Alan Taylor, Aaron Cresswell, Phil Parkes, Martin Peters etc. Most of the images are colour and all are boldly signed to clear areas. VG to EX, 20 £80 - 100
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FOOTBALL: Small selection of vintage multiple signed pages (7.5 x 11 and slightly smaller) removed from various football annuals, each featuring images of teams and footballers, signatures include Jimmy Greaves, Peter Baker, Les Allen, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Cliff Jones and other members of Tottenham Hotspur 1961-62, Billy Wright, Joe Baker, Denis Law, Johnny Haynes, Peter Swan, Jimmy Armfield etc. Generally about VG, 4 £80 - 100
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FOOTBALL: Selection of printed 4 x 6 cards, each bearing attractive caricatures of various footballers, most by artist Mickey Durling, individually signed by the subjects including Vic Keeble, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Hill, Bobby Mitchell, Tom Finney, Jimmy Hagan, Billy Bingham, Len Shackleton, Ivor Allchurch, Neil Franklin, George Farm etc. VG to EX, 12 £80 - 100
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FOOTBALL: Selection of signed cards and pieces by various footballers including Pele, David Beckham, Peter Shilton, Peter Crouch, Jens Lehmann, Petr Cech, Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves, Deco, Dietmar Hamann, Graeme Le Saux, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, Peter Beardsley, Ronnie Clayton, Tom Finney, Freddie Ljunberg, Micah Richards, Bobby Zamora, Gilberto, Kevin Kilbane, Kolo Toure, Gareth Barry, James Beattie, Craig Brown, Gary McAllister, Gordon McQueen, Gordon Strachan, Steve Stone, Alan Smith, Stuart Pearce, Gary Pallister, Dieter Muller, Wolfgang Overath, Hans Schafer, Fritz Walter, Wolfgang Weber, Wolfgang Fahrain, Uli Biesinger, Willi Koslowski, Bernd Holzenbein, Horst Dieter Hottges, Rainer Bonhof etc. Generally VG, 104 £100 - 120
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RAMSEY ALF: (1920-1999) English Footballer and Manager of the English national football team 1963-74 with whom he won the World Cup in 1966. A.N.S., with his initials A.E.R., one page, 8vo (apparently the inside of a greetings card), n.p., n.d., to Anthony. Ramsey writes, in full, 'Unfortunately I haven't a photograph but thought you may like a greetings card. My sincere good wishes to you'. Matted in red and white alongside a colour image of Ramsey in a half length pose holding the Jules Rimet trophy and with an original England rosette issued for the 1966 World Cup affixed beneath Ramsey's note. Framed and glazed in a gold coloured frame to an overall size of 21.5 x 18.5. VG £100 - 150
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MOORE BOBBY: (1941-1993) English Footballer, Captain of the England World Cup winning team, 1966. Book signed, a hardback edition of The 1970 Clipper Annual of Who's Who in Football, edited by Brian Wright, First Edition published by Clipper Press, London, 1969. Signed by Moore in bold blue ink to the illustrated front free endpaper, the colour image depicting Moore in a jubilant three quarter length pose, holding the Jules Rimet trophy, accompanied by various other members of the England team following their victory in the World Cup, 1966. Bound in red cloth. Some minor age wear, G £150 - 200
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ENGLAND FOOTBALL: A multiple signed colour 12 x 19.5 reproduction poster issued for the World Cup in England in 1966, individually signed by nine members of the England World Cup winning team comprising George Cohen, Jack Charlton (adding the words Nice Day in his hand above his signature), Roger Hunt, Gordon Banks, Alan Ball, Geoff Hurst (adding 66 in his hand beneath his signature), Martin Peters, Nobby Stiles and Ray Wilson. Also signed by Franz Beckenbauer (1945- ) German Footballer, a member of Germany's World Cup squad of 1966. All have signed in black inks to clear areas of the poster. Matted in red and framed and glazed in a plain black wooden frame to an overall size of 17 x 25. Central folds and with some light scuffing and minor age wear, only very slightly affecting the signatures of Peters and Stiles. About VG £200 - 300
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PELE: (1940- ) Brazilian Footballer. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, being a reproduction of the front cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, 23rd June 1975, featuring a full length image of Pele in a football action pose and with the printed headline Pele's Triumphant Debut - U.S. Soccer finds a Savior. Signed ('Good luck, Pele') in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. EX £100 - 120
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BRAZIL FOOTBALL: A good signed colour 12 x 8 photograph by eight members of the Brazil World Cup winning team of 1970 individually, comprising Pele, Carlos Alberto, Felix, Wilson Piazza, Gerson, Jairzinho, Tostao and Rivelino. The image depicts the Brazil team standing together in a row on the pitch at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City ahead of the World Cup final against Italy on 21st June 1970. Each of the players have signed with their names alone in bold black inks to clear areas of the image. EX £200 - 300
Brazil were victorious in the World Cup final of 1970 beating Italy 4-1. Many distinguished football commentators consider the Brazil national team of 1970 to be the greatest association football team of all time.
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LYTELTTON ALFRED: (1857-1913) British Sportsman and Politician, the first man to represent England at both football and cricket. A.L.S., Alfred Lyttelton, two pages, oblong 8vo, Westminster, 29th January 1897, to James Slater. Lyttelton states that it was unfortunately impossible for him to be in attendance at an event, adding that he had prepared another individual for such a contingency and remarking 'but I do not wish the occasion to pass without thanking you for your very kind letter and offer of hospitality'. About VG £100 - 120
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HOBBS JACK: (1882-1963) English Cricketer. A.L.S., J B Hobbs, one page, 4to, Clapham Park, London, 13th April 1928, to Mr. Campbell. Hobbs thanks his correspondent for their letter and remarks 'I am very glad to hear you succeeded in getting Mr. [Pelham] Warner and I am sure the meeting will go off quite well on May 13th without any help from me', further asking to again be excused and explaining 'I really dare not accept invitations to these functions, if I once started I should be worried to death, for you have no idea how many of these invitations I receive, and I should have no excuse then. I am afraid you will put me down as a bad lot but please try and let me down lightly'. Some very light creasing and minor traces of former mounting to the verso. Together with a vintage signed Christmas greetings card, the official MCC oblong 12mo stiff folding card featuring an image of the MCC team who toured Australia 1928-29 to the inside. Signed ('Mr & Mrs Jack Hobbs….') by Hobbs, also on behalf of his wife, in fountain pen ink alongside a printed greeting. G to VG, 2 £100 - 120
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BRADMAN DON: (1908-2001) Australian Cricketer. A colour 8 x 11 printed reproduction of a painting of Bradman by artist Ivan Rose (1983), the composite image featuring a head and shoulders portrait of Bradman wearing his Australia blazer and a full length action shot of the cricketer swinging his bat. Signed ('Don Bradman') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Neatly mounted, otherwise VG £80 - 100
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CRICKET: Selection of signed pieces, album pages (many vintage) A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. etc., by various cricketers including Bert Oldfield, Pelham Warner, Arthur Gilligan, Percy Fender, Percy Holmes, John W. Hearne, H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, Peter May, Godfrey Evans, Ted Dexter, Brian Statham, Ray Illingworth, Fred Trueman, Tom Graveney, Bert Sutcliffe and other members of the New Zealand team of 1958, Alec Bedser, Eric Bedser, Jim Laker, Len Hutton, Colin Cowdrey, John Arlott (3), E. W. Swanton etc. Some of the album pages are multiple signed in pencil (and some of the signatures neatly traced over). G to VG, 23 £80 - 100
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BRABHAM JACK: (1926-2014) Australian Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 1959, 1960 & 1966. Signed colour 23 x 16.5 print entitled Heading for Victory by artist Alan Fearnley (1987), the image depicting Brabham racing his Repco Brabham at speed to achieve his first win at the 'Ring' in the German Grand Prix, 7th August 1966. Limited Edition number 805 of 850. Signed by Brabham in bold pencil to the lower white border with his name alone and also signed by artist Alan Fearnley in bold pencil to the lower white border. Matted in grey and cream and framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 32 x 25. VG £80 - 100
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MOTOR RACING: A printed 8vo official programme for the Spring International '68 and Holts Trophy Formula Two Race at Crystal Palace, 3rd June (1968), signed to the inside pages by various Motor Racing drivers, some of them Formula One World Champions, including Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt (scarce; died at the age of 28), Jackie Oliver, Derek Bell, Piers Courage (scarce; died at the age of 28), Brian Redman, Chris Craft, Roy Pierpoint etc. A few pages are multiple signed and some are also annotated in ink with various results etc., in the hand of a collector (some of the annotations slightly obscuring Rindt's signature). Some light overall creasing and age wear, G £100 - 120
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SCHUMACHER MICHAEL: (1969- ) German Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004. Signed colour 4 x 8 photograph, the promotional image issued by the Mercedes Petronas Formula One team and featuring an image of Schumacher standing in a full length pose wearing his racing overalls and with a second image of him driving his racing car at the base. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Together with Lewis Hamilton (1985- ) British Motor Racing Driver, Formula One World Champion 2008, 2014 & 2015. Signed colour 4 x 8 photograph, an almost identical promotional image issued by the Mercedes Petronas Formula One team and featuring an image of Hamilton standing in a full length pose wearing his racing overalls and with a second image of him driving his car at the base. Signed in silver ink with his name alone to the image. VG to EX, 2 £100 - 150
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ZATOPEK EMIL: (1922-2000) & ZATOPKOVA DANA (1922- ) Czech Athletes, both Olympic Gold Medallists. Husband and wife. Signed colour 4 x 6 postcard by both Zatopek and Zatopkova individually, the image being a reproduction of a B.O.A.C. poster promoting the Olympic Games in Helsinki, 1952. Signed by each in bold black inks with their names alone to clear areas of the image. EX £80 - 100
Zatopek won three Gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1952 and his wife one.
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ATHLETICS: Selection of signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few signed magazine photographs etc., by various athletes, each of them Olympic Gold or Silver medallists, comprising Jim Ryun, David Hemery, Bob Mathias, Waldemar Cierpinski, Mel Patton, Harrison Dillard and Bob Beamon. Also including a photograph of Linford Christie bearing a facsimile signature. Most of the images are colour. Generally VG, 8 £80 - 100
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GOLF: Selection of colour printed caricatures (most 8 x 11.5) of various golfers by artist John Ireland, each individually signed by the subjects, including Jose-Maria Olazabal, Bernhard Langer, Jack Nicklaus, Mark McNulty, Ian Woosnam, Severiano Ballesteros, Ben Crenshaw, Nancy Lopez, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Curtis Strange, Greg Norman, Sam Torrance etc. All are boldly signed to clear areas of the images and only three are inscribed. Generally VG, 17 £100 - 150
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SOUTH AFRICA RUGBY UNION: A slim 4to sheet of official printed stationery from the South Africa Rugby Union Tour of the United Kingdom and France, 1960, individually signed by over 30 members of the squad including Ron Hill, Fanie Kuhn, Mike Antelme, John Gainsford, Lionel Wilson, Piet Uys, Francois Roux, Jannie Engelbrecht, Jannis Botha, Doug Hopwood, Hennie can Zyl, Johannes Myburgh, Frederick du Preez, Adriaan Baard, Dave Stewart, Abie Malan, Martin Pelser, Dick Lockyear, Charlie Nimb etc., all have signed with their names alone (one in pencil) and an ink inscription appears at the head of the page. Together with two related pieces of ephemera including an unsigned photograph of the team, neatly corner mounted to a page removed from a photograph album, and also including a printed 8vo programme for Barbarians vs. New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park, 15th February 1964, individually signed to an inside page by twenty members of the New Zealand squad including Donald Clarke, Ralph Caulton, Paul Little, Malcolm Dick, Kevin Briscoe, Christopher Laidlaw, David Graham, Colin Meads, Brian Lochore, Kelvin Tremain, Waka Nathan etc. Some light age wear, G to VG, 4 £100 - 150
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SPORT: Miscellaneous selection of vintage signed album pages (most multiple signed), snapshot photographs, A.Ls.S. etc., by various sportsmen and women including Hughie Gallacher (2), Clyde Chastain, Walter Lindrum, Clark McConachy, Diana Fishwick and other female golfers, various South African athletes etc., mainly 1930s, G to about VG, 20 £80 - 100
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COWARD NOEL: (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner. A.L.S., Noel, on one side of his personal correspondence card, n.p., n.d., to Irving Brown. Coward writes, in full, 'The “Theme” is the first thing on the tape. The rest are old Coward favourites!'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Coward. VG £80 - 100
Irving Brown - Vice President of the music publishers Warner/Chappell Music Inc.
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DRISCOLL BOBBY: (1937-1968) American Child Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage blue ink signature and inscription ('To Renny, Best Wishes, Bobby Driscoll') on an oblong 12mo piece, neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album. Autographs of Driscoll are rare in any form following his tragically early death at the age of 31. VG £80 - 100
Provenance: The vendor states that he obtained the present signature in person whilst Driscoll was staying in Penn, Buckinghamshire, during the filming of Treasure Island (1950) at Denham Studios. Driscoll starred in the role of Jim Hawkins in the Disney film
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GABLE CLARK: (1901-1960) American Actor, Academy Award winner. A good blue ink signature ('Clark Gable') on a page removed from an autograph album, matted in black and white beneath a portrait of the actor and framed and glazed in a gold coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 14 x 21. VG £100 - 150
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WELLES ORSON: (1915-1985) American Actor & Film Director, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Orson, one page, 8vo, London, n.d. ('Monday'), to Leonard Lyons ('Dearest Lennie'). Welles informs his correspondent that he is well ('Thank God') and states that he is now temporarily residing in London, further remarking 'In August I'll probably be going to Yugoslavia but only for a few weeks….Some side trips to Paris and Rome….' and asking to be informed of his correspondent's travel plans. VG £150 - 200
Leonard Lyons (1906-1976) American Newspaper Columnist.
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PACINO AL: (1940- ) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Pacino in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Michael Corleone from one of The Godfather series of movies. Signed in bold silver ink with his name alone to the image. EX £80 - 100
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LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English Actress, Academy Award winner. T.L.S., Vivien Leigh, one page, 8vo, n.p., 13th November 1953, to Mrs. Hyde. The actress thanks her correspondent for their charming card and continues 'My husband and I both appreciate your kind thought of us'. Some light creasing, about VG £80 - 100
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) English Actor, Academy Award winner. Husband of Leigh 1940-60.
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TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Book signed, a hardback edition of Elizabeth Takes Off, First Edition published by Macmillan, London, 1988. Signed by Taylor in black ink to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG £100 - 150
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IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD: Signed 10 x 8 photograph by both the Academy Award winning actors James Stewart and Claudette Colbert individually, the image depicting the stars seated in three quarter length poses opposite each other in costume as Guy Johnson and Edwina Corday in a scene from the romantic screwball comedy-mystery film It's A Wonderful World (1939). Signed by Stewart in bold black ink and by Colbert in bold blue ink, both with their names alone to clear areas of the image. A couple of very slight, extremely minor corner creases, VG £80 - 100
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SAN FRANCISCO: Individual ink signatures by Clark Gable (1901-1960, American Actor, Academy Award winner, portrayed Blackie Norton in San Francisco; blue ink signature on a closely clipped oblong 12mo piece, neatly mounted) and Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965, American Singer & Actress, portrayed Mary Blake in San Francisco; dark fountain pen ink signature on an oblong postcard, 1946). G to VG, 2 £100 - 150
The musical-drama film San Francisco (1936) was the top grossing film of 1936 and is based on the 18th April 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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FLYNN ERROL: (1909-1959) Australian Actor. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Flynn in a half length pose. Signed ('Hello Audrey, Errol Flynn') in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. About EX £200 - 300
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MONROE MARILYN: (1926-1962) American Actress & Sex Symbol. D.S., Marilyn Monroe, being a signed cheque, n.p., 28th October 1960. The partially printed cheque is drawn on the account of Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc. at the Colonial Trust Company and is made payable to the New York State Department of Labor for the sum of $14.25. Two small bank cancellations only very slightly affect Monroe's signature, which is a little faded although reasonably legible. Neatly mounted on a stiff black card to an overall size of 10 x 5.5. G £800 - 1000
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WOOD NATALIE: (1938-1981) American Actress. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Wood in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a clear area of the image, 'To John - Many thanks! Best always! Natalie Wood'. The signature is a little light in a few places. Together with Robert Wagner (1930- ) American Actor, husband of Wood 1957-62 & 1972-81. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Wagner in a head and shoulders pose. Signed ('Bob Wagner') in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. VG to EX, 2 £150 - 200
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FILM DIRECTORS: Selection of signed pieces and album pages etc., by various European Film Directors comprising Jean Cocteau (signature in return address panel from Claridges), Ernst Lubitsch, Federico Fellini (signed 8 x 10.5 photocopy of an image of the director standing in a three quarter length pose behind his desk), Jean Renoir and Luchino Visconti. All are individually matted, most beneath photographs, to various sizes. Generally VG, 5 £100 - 150
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SENNETT MACK: (1880-1960) Canadian-born American Film Director, an innovator of slapstick comedy. Academy Award winner. Bold purple fountain pen ink signature and inscription on a page removed from an autograph album. A few light, minor stains, not affecting the signature, otherwise VG £80 - 100
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LANGDON HARRY: (1884-1944) American Silent Film Comedian. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Langdon in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink to a largely clear area of the image, 'To Virginia, May your future be filled with happiness - Sincerely, your friend, Harry'. Scarce. One very small, extremely minor area of paper loss to the lower left corner, only slightly affecting the white border, VG £100 - 150
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CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English Film Comedian, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph, an early study of Chaplin seated in a three quarter length pose. Signed ('Chas Chaplin') in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1920 in his hand. With a significant area of paper loss to the left of the photograph and with some surface and corner creasing, scuffing and age wear and a few stains to the image. Only FR £150 - 200
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LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Bold blue ink signatures by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually on a page removed from an autograph album. Neatly annotated in ink in the hand of a collector at the head of the page, indicating that the signatures were obtained in person at the Empire Theatre, Leeds, and with a newspaper photograph of the duo affixed to the lower right corner. About VG £150 - 200
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LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. A good pair of blue ink signatures by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually on a page removed from an autograph album. Matted in white beneath a reproduction image of the duo and framed and glazed in a plain black wooden frame to an overall size of 11 x 14. About EX £200 - 300
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