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HESSE HERMANN: (1877-1962) German-born Swiss Poet, Novelist & Painter, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1946. Vintage signed sepia 4 x 6 postcard photograph of Hesse in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Gret Widmann. Signed (‘Gruss von H. Hesse’) in pencil to a clear area of the background of the image. EX £100 - 150
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RUSSELL BERTRAND: (1872-1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Historian & Writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1950. T.L.S., Bertrand Russell, one page, oblong 8vo, Carn Voel, Porthcurno, 16th August n.y. (1920s), to a gentleman (probably Hubert Douglas Henderson). Russell writes concerning the journalist Griffin Barry and assures his correspondent that ‘all the facts are as stated, and well documented, the documents having been placed by him with his solicitor in London’, further remarking ‘I hope that you will give the matter prominence as the previous Press reports have been damaging to Mr Barry, and redress is due to him’. Annotated in ink in an unidentified hand to the upper left corner with the title of the newspaper Nation. Some light circular staining and minor wrinkling to the four corners, caused by previous mounting to the verso, only very slightly affecting the text and signature. About G £100 - 120
Hubert Douglas Henderson (1890-1952) British Economist & Politician, Editor of the political weekly newspaper The Nation from 1923-30.
Bertrand Russell’s second wife, Dora Black (1894-1986) Countess Russell, British Author, Feminist and Socialist Campaigner, had two children with the journalist Griffin Barry following her divorce from Russell in 1935.
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ALEIXANDRE VICENTE: (1898-1984) Spanish Poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1977. A.L.S., Vicente Aleixandre, one page (onion skin paper), 4to, Madrid, 26th January 1960, to Horacio E. Ratti, in Spanish. Aleixandre declares ‘This morning, as I was re-reading your “Discovery of Heaven” I realised that I had not thanked you for your beautiful present’ and continues ‘I’m always glad to receive your news, about your life and your work, but this time even more so. And this “long piece of news” of yours was a lyrical inquiry, of beautiful prose and heightened spirit. One might say, a contemplation of life, searching for its everlasting essence, from a fifty year old eye….So here go my thanks, with the satisfaction of seeing your work bear fruit (and bloom) and, as we say in my country, to wish you that “long may this be so” ‘. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG £100 - 150
Horacio Esteban Ratti - President of the Argentine Writers Society.
‘I love more and more Italy, its noble people and artists’
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GORKY MAXIM: (1868-1936) Russian Writer. A charming L.S., M Gorchi, three pages, 8vo, Villa Spinola (‘where I always live’), Capri, 8th August n.y. (1910), to Ersilia Majno Brinsoni (sic), in Italian. Gorky sends his correspondent his warm gratitude for her letter and gift ‘which has moved me so much’ and continues ‘I love more and more Italy, its noble people and artists, who profoundly understand the poetry of labour, the true Democratism, which are so strong’, further adding ‘I would be happy to know them personally. And - Glory to their Mothers! Blessed are the Mothers, who bring to the world ingenious artists, honest workers. Glory to their Mothers!’. Accompanied by the original Registered envelope. A letter of interesting association. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG £400 - 600
Ersilia Majno Bronzini (1859-1933) Italian Feminist and founder of the National Women’s Union.
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MALLARME STEPHANE: (1842-1898) French Poet & Critic. D.S., Stephane Mallarme, one page, oblong 8vo, Paris, 15th May 1890, in French. The partially printed document is issued by the revue D’Aujourd’Hui and is a Compte de Lignes (Line Count) in which the poet acknowledges receipt of the sum of five hundred francs from the administrator of the revue as a payment for Mallarme’s line count to date. Signed at the foot alongside a French revenue stamp. One very small, slight tear to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG £300 - 400
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HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet, Novelist & Dramatist of the Romantic movement. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia cabinet photograph, the image depicting Hugo seated in a three quarter length pose and resting one elbow on a large volume placed on the table at his side. Photograph by Braun & Co. Signed by Hugo in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer’s mount. The surname of the female recipient to whom the photograph was inscribed has been neatly erased. Neatly trimmed to the upper edge and with some slight surface and corner creasing, only very slightly affecting one letter of the signature. About G £200 - 300
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ZOLA EMILE: (1840-1902) French Writer. A good A.L.S., Emile Zola, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 31st August 1867, to ‘Mon cher confrere’, in French. Zola informs his correspondent that he will be able to send him the remainder of Un Mariage d’Amour in eight or ten days time, so the typesetters will have all the time they need, and continues ‘It had been decided that the novel would be published in three parts. I very much regret that you were not able to publish all of the copy I sent you in the September edition. You must still have twenty to twenty five pages left over. I will be sending you about eighty, so that will make a total of a little over a hundred. Please try, therefore, to set enough space aside for me so that it all goes into the October edition. You will do me a great service, since I would like to be able to publish it all at once and I do not want to wait until December, the month of gift books. The readers really would find it a very long novel if it were published over four months. You will see that I am pleading the case for the magazine as well as for myself’. Zola concludes ‘In any case, you know that by counting the pages that you already have and those that I am going to send you, the novel will not amount to more than a hundred or so leaves. You can therefore decide on and finalise your page layout, no matter what’. A letter of good literary content. Some very light, minor age wear and a small, neat split to the left edge of the central horizontal fold, otherwise VG £400 - 500
Un Mariage d’Amour, better known by its alternative title Therese Raquin is a novel by Zola which was first published, as the present letter illustrates, in serial format in the journal L’Artiste in 1867. It was published in book format in the December of the same year. The novel was a commercial and artistic success for Zola and achieved additional publicity when the critic Louis Ulbach described it as ‘putrid’ in a long diatribe. A play of the novel was first performed in 1873.
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YUTANG LIN: (1895-1976) Chinese Writer. T.L.S., Lin Yutang, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Maine), 16th August 1944, to Mrs. Whiteside. The writer thanks his correspondent for her card and continues ‘We are now on our vacation touring the state of Maine, and are having a lovely vacation’. With blank integral leaf. Together with an A.Q.S., Lin Yutang, on an oblong 12mo card, n.p., n.d. In blue fountain pen ink Lin Yutang writes a brief quotation, ‘It’s man that makes truth great’ which he identifies as being from the Chinese Philosopher Confucius (551-449 BC). A small newspaper portrait of Lin Yutang is neatly affixed to the upper left corner. Also including a blue ink signature (‘Lin Yutang’) on a page removed from an autograph album. VG, 3 £100 - 150
‘I do not talk about Truman Capote to anybody’
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LEE HARPER: (1926-2016) American Novelist of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). Pulitzer Prize winner. Rare A.L.S., Harper Lee, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Monroeville, Alabama), 15th July 2008, to David Robinson, on her printed monogrammed stationery. Lee thanks her correspondent for a book, beautiful card and letter and also remarks ‘I do not talk about Truman Capote to anybody’. Accompanied by the original envelope (some large irregular tears) hand addressed by Lee. One large, irregular tear to the lower left edge of the letter, not affecting the text or signature. Together with Studs Terkel (1912-2008) American Author, Pulitzer Prize winner. A.L.S., Studs Terkel, one page, 8vo, Chicago, Illinois, n.d. (11th February 2002), to David Robinson. Terkel congratulates his correspondent on a superb piece (‘Love your idea of influences on people’s lives’) and also comments ‘In fact, 2 Brits have played major roles in my life, James Cameron & Denis Mitchell’. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Terkel. G to VG, 2 £300 - 400
Lee and Capote were close friends, the former assisting in the research of Capote’s book In Cold Blood (1966). Capote was also the basis and inspiration for the character Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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MILLER ARTHUR: (1915-2005) American Playwright, husband of Marilyn Monroe from 1956-61. Book signed and inscribed, being a paperback edition of After the Fall - A Play in Two Acts, Final Stage Version published by Penguin Books, 1986. Signed and inscribed by Miller in blue ink to the title page. Together with a second book signed, being a paperback edition of Timebends - A Life, published by Minerva, 1990. Signed by Miller in black ink to the title page. Also including a signed 6 x 4 postcard photograph, the image depicting Miller and other crew and cast members of The Misfits (1961) including Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift and John Huston, in a full length group pose together on the set of the film in Reno, Nevada. Signed by Miller in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. VG to EX, 3 £100 - 120
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HIGHSMITH PATRICIA: (1921-1995) American Novelist, known for her psychological thrillers. T.L.S., Patricia Highsmith, one page, 8vo, Moncourt, 20th May 1978, to Gerard Leman. Highsmith writes ‘My favourite books (of mine) are L’Empreint du Faux, and Le Meurtrier (The Blunderer)’ and also states ‘A book I don’t like is Un Jeu pour les Vivants’, concluding ‘I am pleased that you liked Le Journal d’Edith. The German-speaking countries like it also, very much’. Accompanied by the original envelope. Together with a second T.L.S., Patricia Highsmith, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Switzerland), 8th April 1987, also to Gerard Leman. Highsmith informs her correspondent ‘My choice(s) of books may not be suitable for you, but here are some: de Maupassant, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Saul Bellow (contemporary American whom I admire very much) Graham Greene - essays, novels, very intelligent man’ and further continues ‘I’ve no doubt you should read Racine, Moliere in your own language, as you probably have done; as I have read Shakespeare. I also like humorous writers - S. J. Perelman (jeux de mot) but I doubt if he translates well into French!’. She also adds a postscript, ‘Theodore Dreiser, USA writer, dead around 1940; good novelist and social observer; a realist. F. Scott Fitzgerald, novelist, short story writer; excellent.’ Accompanied by the original envelope. Two letters of interesting content for their references to Highsmith’s work and other novelists. VG, 2 £150 - 200
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KING STEPHEN: (1947- ) American Author of Horror, Suspense and Science Fiction works. Scarce signed and inscribed 5 x 8 photograph of King in a head and shoulders pose. The promotional image has a printed caption to the lower white border announcing the imminent publication of King’s novel The Dead Zone (1979). Signed by King in bold black ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated 31st January 1986 in his hand. About EX £100 - 120
FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN
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NEWMAN JOHN HENRY: (1801-1890) Roman Catholic Cardinal and Theologian. Author of the poem The Dream of Gerontius (1865) which was set to music by Edward Elgar in 1900. A.L.S., John H. Newman, two pages, 8vo, Oriel College, Oxford, 24th September 1840, to Edward Hawkins (‘Dear Mr. Provost’). Newman thanks his correspondent for their letter and information and remarks ‘Of course I was not surprised in consequence of what you said to Church. I have no intention of taking Tortworth, should it come to me, and wish you to understand me as hereby declining it’. The Cardinal also expresses his sorrow at his correspondent’s barn having been burnt and refers to mutual acquaintances, ‘Church has left Oxford, but the Dean and A. Christi are here. I propose leaving for ten days next Tuesday or Wednesday’. Some light traces of former mounting to the verso, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature. About VG £300 - 400
Edward Hawkins (1789-1822) English Churchman and Academic, Provost of Oriel College 1828-82.
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PAXTON JOSEPH: (1803-1865) English Gardener & Architect, best known for designing the Crystal Palace. A.L.S., Joseph Paxton, three pages, 8vo, Chatsworth, 20th August 1850, to a Lord. Paxton announces ‘I will send the Park Keeper with a fat buck to Castle Howard’, and gives details of the proposed train journey, also writing ‘On Monday morning I will also send a messenger with some fruit, for fear of any delay at the stations. I am sorry we have nothing very fine to offer. There will be two good pine apples some fine black grapes and two dozen of peaches which will I hope be acceptable’. VG £80 - 100
Paxton’s correspondent is most likely to have been George Howard (1802-1864) 7th Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Morpeth. British Politician, Statesman and Orator whose family seat was Castle Howard.
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GALTON FRANCIS: (1822-1911) English Victorian Polymath: an anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist amongst other interests. Cousin of Charles Darwin. A.L.S., Francis Galton, two pages, 8vo, Brookside, n.d. (‘Wedy. Morn’), to Miss. Mosely. Galton states that he has received a note from Mrs. Reeve and that the plans to go to Foxholes have been confirmed so he cannot therefore join Mosely’s party going to Branksea (Brownsea Castle), remarking ‘If one could only be in two places at once!’ With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 150
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KELLOGG JOHN HARVEY: (1852-1943) American Doctor, an advocate of vegetarianism who is best known as the inventor, along with his brother Will Keith Kellogg, of the breakfast cereal known as Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. T.L.S., John Harvey Kellogg, one page, 4to, Battle Creek, Michigan, 15th September 1933, to Dr. James T. Case. Kellogg states that he has had a pleasant chat with his correspondent’s friend, Dr. Edmondson, who ‘seemed very open mined (sic) and eager for information’, also adding ‘He has great admiration for “the greatest x-ray man in the world” but thinks he ought to devote his entire energies to roentgenology instead of taking up surgery’. Kellogg also writes that he presumes Case has received a ticket for a banquet at the Drake hotel on 3rd October, remarking ‘I was sorry to find I could not get a ticket for Helena because this is to be a stag party. I thought from the form of the announcement that ladies were to be admitted, as they sometimes are, but learned last night that I was mistaken’. Scarce. One small, very minor stain, not affecting the text or signature, VG £100 - 150
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ASTOR V JOHN JACOB: (1886-1971) American-born English Newspaper Proprietor, Politician & Sportsman, a member of the Astor Family. Olympic Gold Medallist in Rackets for the Men’s Doubles competition at the Olympic Games in London, 1908. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 9 photograph of Astor in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by James Russell & Sons of London and bearing their (partial) blindstamp to the lower photographer’s mount. Signed (‘J. J. Astor’) in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image and dated 1929 in his hand. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the edges of the photographer’s mount, otherwise VG £80 - 100
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[TITANIC]: CARLISLE ALEXANDER M. (1854-1926) Irish Shipbuilder & Engineer, General Manager to Harland and Wolff who was partly responsible for designing and building the Titanic. A vintage postcard photograph depicting the bridge of the SS Vaterland on her maiden voyage, Hamburg to New York, May 1914, signed (‘yours truly A. M. Carlisle’) by Carlisle to a largely clear area of the image in dark fountain pen ink. Dated 21st May 1914 and with ink annotations to the upper and lower borders and verso in the hand of a collector. VG £100 - 120
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KEYNES JOHN MAYNARD: (1883-1946) British Economist. T.L.S., J M Keynes, one page, 4to, King’s College, Cambridge, 6th March 1931, to Harold. Keynes announces ‘You may like to see the enclosed agreeable correspondence (no longer present) with Mr. Randall’ and continues to enclose ‘a much less agreeable correspondence (also no longer present) with Roberts about Stafford’, adding ‘I have spoken to Stafford and also to Miss. Hill. I hope you will support me in showing some firmness if this matter is to come before the Board’. He concludes ‘If the type of the new paper was large enough for me to be able to read it, I think I should judge the contents to be good’. Some light wrinkling and four minor circular stains to each corner, caused by previous mounting, not affecting the text or signature, about VG £150 - 200
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BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (1857-1941) British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement. T.L.S., Baden Powell, one page, 4to, Buckingham Palace Road, London, 2nd October 1931, to Mr. Campbell, on the printed stationery of The Boy Scouts Association. Baden-Powell states that he has received his correspondent’s letter and is sorry to be unhelpful, explaining ‘but I never undertake any speaking engagements in the Christmas holidays as my own children are at home and I see so very little of them otherwise that I like to keep that time free’. In concluding he writes ‘I hope you will forgive me and understand my inability to come’. Neatly annotated in ink in an unidentified hand at the head of the page and with some light traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG £100 - 150
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FABERGE PETER CARL: (1846-1920) Russian Jeweller, known for his Faberge eggs. Appointed Goldsmith and Jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court in 1885. An extremely rare T.L.S., K Faberge, in Cyrillic, two pages, 4to, Petrograd, 11th May 1916, to Otto Ottovich Bauer, in Cyrillic. Faberge writes a formal letter to Bauer, confirming that he will be employed in Faberge’s commercial and industrial enterprise for a period of five years from 1916 to 1921, and detailing in six numbered paragraphs various conditions relating to the employment, in part, ‘1. As remuneration for your work, you will receive 18,000 roubles a year, paid on a monthly basis of 1,500 roubles. 2. You have the right for six weeks holiday every year. 3. I undertake responsibilities for the payment of the income tax that you may have to pay….5. This contract is also compulsory for my successors and, in case of transformation of my enterprise into joint stock company, this contract is also compulsory for the company….’ A manuscript note, in an unidentified hand, to the lower half of the final page of the letter requires Bauer to certify the contents of the letter (which he did not do). Some light creasing and the left edge of the letter somewhat worn and with small tears, very slightly affecting a few words of text, but not the signature, G £1000 - 1500
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CAPABLANCA JOSE RAUL: (1888-1942) Cuban Chess Player, World Chess Champion 1921-27. Vintage fountain pen ink signature (‘J. R. Capablanca’) on a slim oblong 8vo feint ruled sheet of paper. Some light overall age wear, about VG £80 - 100
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BARNUM P. T.: (1810-1891) American Showman. A.L.S., P. T. Barnum, one page, 8vo, London, 5th February 1859, to Thomas P. Holmes. Barnum writes in order to comply with his correspondent’s request. Some light overall creasing and four small circular stains to the corners, evidently caused by previous mounting, not affecting the text or signature, G £200 - 300
‘My Brain is the key that sets me free’
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HOUDINI HARRY: (1874-1926) Hungarian-American Magician & Escapologist. An excellent A.Q.S., Houdini, on an oblong 12mo card, Chicago, Illinois, 10th October 1923. In bold black fountain pen ink Houdini has penned a quotation, ‘My Brain is the key that sets me free’, signing his name beneath. The escapologist has further added the sentiment ‘Best wishes and all kinds of good luck’ in his hand beneath his signature. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to two edges, otherwise EX £800 - 1000
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THURSTON HOWARD: (1869-1936) American Magician. A good vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of Thurston in a half length pose. Photograph by Baker Art Gallery. Signed in bold fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background and dated 28th March 1921 in his hand. Matted in green alongside a modern colour postcard promoting Thurston. Framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 16 x 13. Together with John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) English Stage Magician. A.L.S., J. N. Maskelyne, two pages, 8vo, London, 4th May 1894, to Mrs. Marrable, on his personal printed stationery from The Egyptian Hall. Maskelyne states that he has made some enquiries regarding a letter to his correspondent, informing her ‘my attendants state that no letter has been refused by them, addressed to you’ and continuing ‘I think the postman must have taken it to the Drawing Room and Mr. Roberts refused it’. Also including a few signed photographs of various sizes by other magicians including David Nixon etc. Generally VG, 4 £200 - 300
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CROWLEY ALEISTER: (1875-1947) English Occultist, Ceremonial Magician, Poet, Painter & Novelist. Rare A.L.S., Aleister, two pages, 4to, n.p., 23rd April n.y., to Frieda. Crowley writes a somewhat rambling letter, in part, ‘Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Oh, how glad I am to hear from you. Do you realize what grief and anxiety it has been all this long time? You can’t. I have suffered cruelly. I never send untrue news. I can get the whole lot, but it is invested in (a) shares of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (b) real estate – farms in Lancashire. The property brings in about £400 a year, but it is hard to realize on it, or to raise a loan for the £1600 required….My name doesn’t come into it at all. I had a very nice letter from Pearson (“Dear Mr. Crowley” not “Sirrah!” or “Varlet” or “Foul swine….”)….I shall send him more money by return, or suggest an interview to discuss terms as per above….I have been sick at heart, not hearing from you that all is well. Otherwise, about as usual. The dismissals and arrests in this madhouse have caused great disturbance; I’ll tell you when I see you, I’m very upset about everything: so many big things are pending, especially in U.S.A., and so many petty and contemptible fusses….Love is the law, love under will’. Some extensive overall creasing and numerous small tears to the edges, slightly affecting the text, but not the signature, and with an area of paper loss to the upper right corner, causing some loss of text, FR £300 - 400
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WISE THOMAS JAMES: (1859-1937) British Bibliophile who became known for the literary forgeries and stolen documents that were resold or authenticated by him. A.L.S., T. J. Wise, three pages, 8vo, Hampstead, 25th January 1928, to the publishers Holland Bros. Wise informs his correspondents that the next book will be A Conrad Library and explains that ‘The printers & binders promise to deliver it on or about Feb. 20. There will probably be 100 copies for sale & the price will probably be 40/-….’, further adding in a postscript ‘I have already promised most of them, but when ready if any copies still remain for sale I will let you know’. Accompanied by the original envelope. with a holograph invoice signed by Wise, one page, 8vo, Hampstead, n.d., issued to Holland Bros for several books including A Swinburne Library, a further duplicate invoice issued to Holland Bros for A Conrad Library, and also including two holograph letters, most likely in the hand of Wise’s second wife, Frances Louise Greenhaigh, and signed by her on behalf of her husband, both of the letters to Holland Bros and each regarding payments and orders for books, January & May 1928, both accompanied by the original envelopes, and one other related letter. Generally VG, 6 £100 - 150
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GULL WILLIAM: (1816-1890) English Physician, linked to the Whitechapel murders of 1888 as being suspected of being Jack the Ripper. A.L.S., William W Gull, one page, 8vo, Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, 11th May 1884 (‘Sunday morning’), to Dr. [William] Broadbent. Gull states that he shall be happy to meet his correspondent the following day at six o’clock if convenient. With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 150
William Broadbent (1835-1907) English Neurologist, Physician in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
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NIGHTINGALE FLORENCE: (1820-1910) British Pioneer of Nursing. Autograph Envelope signed, addressed (in ink) in her hand to Dr. [William] Broadbent ‘(or the Registrar of)’ at St. Mary’s Hospital and additionally annotated ‘With a roll’ in her hand to the upper right corner. Signed (‘F. Nightingale’) to the lower left corner. Some overall dust staining, lightly affecting the text and signature, G £200 - 300
William Broadbent (1835-1907) English Neurologist, Physician in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
Cavell declares her favourite quality in a man is courage
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CAVELL EDITH: (1865-1915) British Nurse of World War I, arrested and found guilty of treason for harbouring Allied soldiers and helping them to escape, Cavell was executed by a German firing squad on 12th October 1915. An unusual small 4to hardbound ruled notebook belonging to Eveline Francois of Brussels, the first page bearing a holograph list of twenty questions, in French, comprising What is your favourite flower?, bird?, animal?, colour?, name for a man?, name for a woman?, favourite quality in a man? and in a woman?, the fault that you detest most in a man?, and in a woman?, your best female friend?, and male friend?, the country that you would like to live in?, the trip that you would like to take?, your dream of happiness?, your favourite study subject?, book?, pastime?, your greatest fault? and greatest quality? The following pages in the book are completed by Francois herself and other female friends and colleagues whom she invited to answer the questions, and also included is a page bearing Cavell's holograph responses, in French, providing the following answers - ‘1. The reseda. 2. The partridge, 3. The horse, 4. Pink, 5. Jack, 6. Dorothy, 7. Courage, 8. Intelligence, 9. Egoism, 10. Impatience, 11. Eveline, 12. Max, 13. England, 14. To go to Italy, 15. To have a yacht, 16. History, 17. “Little Folks” (?), 18. Making dolls dresses for Eveline, 19. Anger, 20. Knowing how to speak English’. Cavell has neatly penned her answers in purple fountain pen ink, signing her name at the foot and adding the date, 21st September 1894, in her hand. The book contains a total of fifteen sets of responses, all signed and most to individual pages, dating from 1894-1962. Together with a large 37 x 29 black cloth embroidered with various signatures in different brightly coloured threads, including that of Edith Cavell and a number of other individuals (Eveline Francois being one of them), and also including a few original unsigned photographs and other related ephemera, one of the images showing Cavell standing outdoors in a full length pose alongside several other individuals including Eveline Francois and her siblings. Autographs of Edith Cavell are rare in any form, and the present example is particularly interesting and unusual. G to about VG, 7 £800 - 1200
Cavell's entry in the present album was written and signed at an interesting point in her life. In her mid-twenties, she was left a small legacy, and used it to travel around Europe and Edith was appointed governess to the children of
Mr & Mrs Paul Francois, a prominent lawyer in Brussels. Whilst educating Eveline Francois and her siblings, so began Cavell's association with Belgium. However, her time in Belgium was short lived, for in June of 1895 news reached her that her father was seriously ill, forcing her to resign her post and return home, and nurse him back to good health. It was during these months, whilst nursing her father she realised she needed to be in charge of her own future, no longer a governess but a nurse. In the December of 1895 she started work at the Fountains Fever Hospital in south-west London, and was accepted in April 1896 for nurses training at London Hospital in Whitechapel.
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BENTHAM ETHEL: (1861-1931) British Suffragette, Doctor & Politician. A.L.S., Ethel Bentham, two pages, 8vo, Beaufort Street, London, 6th July 1929, to [B. A.] Campbell. Bentham suggests a provisional date of 20th October to her correspondent and continues ‘I should be glad however of some particulars - i.e. the kind of subject you specially want from me - and the length of time - and whether or not you have questions &/or discussions afterwards. All these make a great deal of difference….’. Neatly annotated in red ink at the head of the first page. VG £80 - 100
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HOWE JULIA WARD: (1819-1910) American Abolitionist & Poet, the author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1861). Vintage signed sepia cabinet photograph, the oval image depicting Howe in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by C. F. Conly of Boston. Signed (‘Julia Ward Howe’) in fountain pen ink with her name alone to the lower photographer’s mount. Some very light overall age wear and minor discoloration to the edges of the photographer’s mount, only very slightly affecting Howe’s signature, G £200 - 300
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ARDEN ELIZABETH: (1878-1966) Canadian-American Businesswoman, founder of a cosmetics empire bearing her name. T.L.S., Elizabeth Arden, one page, 4to, Old Bond Street, London, 5th May 1931, to Miss. E. Newstead. Arden states that she was thrilled to hear the news of her correspondent’s forthcoming marriage and wishes her ‘every joy and happiness in the future’ before adding ‘It has always been such a pleasure to me to know of the great interest you have taken in my preparations, and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all you have done for me’. Arden continues ‘Just as a tiny token of my regard I want to give you one of my Travel Cases and of course the question arises as to whether you would like to have your new initials put on. If you would, and will let me know what they are going to be, I will have this done for you.’ Together with a second T.L.S., Elizabeth Arden, one page, 4to, Old Bond Street, London, 9th May 1931, to Miss. E. Newstead. Arden thanks her correspondent for her charming letter and remarks ‘I have sent the Travel Case off to have your initials “E.C.” put on it’, further continuing ‘It is more than kind of you to tell me how very much you have enjoyed your visits to Cork Street - as you know, the enjoyment has been mutual. Everyone here will always be delighted to see you.’ Also including a third T.L.S. with a rubber stamped signature, Elizabeth Arden, one page, 4to, Old Bond Street, London, 30th October 1930, to Miss. Newstead, being a promotional letter regarding skin cleansing and the application of make-up. Some age wear and tears to the upper edges of the first two letters, and two large areas of paper loss to the upper right and lower left corners of the third letter, none of which affect the text or signatures, FR (1) to G, 3 £80 - 100
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TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. Printed Prayer signed, God bless you, M Teresa MC, two pages, slim 8vo, n.p., n.d. (1980). The prayer is entitled Prayer for Peace and commences ‘Lord, make me a channel of your peace that/ Where there is hatred, I may bring love….’ and concludes ‘It is by forgiving that one is forgiven/ It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life. Amen’. Signed by Mother Teresa in bold black ink to a clear area at the foot. To the verso is a printed prayer of Cardinal Newman entitled Radiating God’s Love and an oval image of Mother Teresa holding a small child in her arms appears at the base. With a horizontal fold to the centre and a few slight tears and minor areas of paper loss to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, G £200 - 300
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TERESA MOTHER: (1910-1997) Albanian Roman Catholic Nun, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1979. A.L.S., M Teresa MC, two pages, 8vo, Calcutta, 27th January 1980, to Rev. John Tudor and the Dome Mission and David Rutter and the readers of Outreach. Mother Teresa writes a letter of religious content, stating ‘God has been so wonderful to have used you for all these years through Dome Mission and Outreach to proclaim the good news - that God loves the world and that He has sent you to be His love and compassion in the world of to day. Let the whole world know that we belong to Jesus - by our love for each other - and by our love for Jesus in the distressing disguise of the Poor - of the unwanted, unloved - uncared. Through this love for each other - we give the Peace of Christ - and we proclaim that God is love’ and concluding ‘To be able to love we need to pray for the Fruit of Prayer is Faith, the Fruit of Faith is Love, The Fruit of Love is Love in action - Service. Let us pray’. Holograph letters are of the utmost rarity and are extremely desirable. A small area of paper loss to the upper left corner, only very slightly affecting one word of text and not the signature, otherwise VG £250 - 350
Rev. John Tudor - Superintendent Minister of the Dome Mission at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church in Brighton, Sussex, which produced the Church magazine Outreach, edited by David Rutter.
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YOUSAFZAI MALALA: (1997- ) Pakistani Activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner 2014. The youngest ever Nobel Prize Laureate. Signed colour 12 x 8 photograph of Yousafzai standing in a three quarter length pose, alongside several other individuals, presenting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with a book, the Royal couple standing opposite her. Signed (‘Malala’) in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image and dated 1st November 2015 in her hand. About EX £100 - 150
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GLAMOUR: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various glamour and fashion models, some adult film actresses etc., including Jerry Hall, Seka, Tanya Roberts, Traci Lords, Maud Adams, Marlene Janssen, Shannon Tweed, Samantha Fox, Paulina Porizkova, Janet Jones. Some of the images are colour and all are boldly signed, largely to clear areas of the images. None are inscribed. Each of the images depict the subjects in glamorous (some topless) poses. VG to EX, 11 £80 - 100
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GLAMOUR: Selection of signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by various glamour and fashion models, some adult film actresses etc., including Samantha Fox, Tawny Kitaen, Elle Macpherson, Kay Parker, Simone Brigitte, Edy Williams, Jessica Hahn, Nicolette Sheridan, Cindy Crawford etc. All are boldly signed, largely to clear areas of the images, and none are inscribed. Each of the images depict the subjects in glamorous (some topless) poses. VG to EX, 11 £80 - 100
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GLAMOUR: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and a few slightly smaller and larger etc., by various fashion models, glamorous actresses etc., including Sophie Dahl, Christie Brinkley, Twiggy, Nell McAndrew, Jerry Hall, Lysette Anthony, Gemma Atkinson, Fearne Cotton, Jameela Jamil, Alison King, Linda Lusardi, Amy Nuttall, Tamzin Outhwaite, Lara Pulver, Denise Van Outen, Laura Whitmore, Emilia Fox, Anna Friel, Joanna Lumley, Kara Tointon etc. Most of the images are colour and depict the subjects in glamorous poses. All are boldly signed, largely to clear areas of the images, and none are inscribed. VG, 28 £80 - 100
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FIRST DAY COVERS: Small selection of signed First Day Covers by a variety of famous men and women including Paul Tibbets, Freddie Laker, Chay Blyth, Ronald Ferguson, Martin Peters, J. P. R. Williams etc. Generally VG, 9 £80 - 100
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AUTOGRAPHS: A small, miscellaneous selection of signed cards, album pages, a few signed postcard photographs etc., by a variety of famous individuals, most entertainers, including Louis Armstrong (good vintage fountain pen ink signature on an oblong 12mo card, ‘My Best wishes from Louis Armstrong’, and dated 23rd October 1932 in his hand), Duke Ellington (bold vintage fountain pen ink signature on a page removed from an autograph album), Malcolm Campbell, Anna May Wong, Harry Wheatcroft (T.L.S.), Richard Delecluse etc. A few are neatly laid down. Generally VG, 12 £150 - 200
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FAMOUS MEN: Small, miscellaneous selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and smaller etc., by a variety of famous men including Christiaan Barnard, John Gielgud, Roger Bannister, Yehudi Menuhin, Niki Lauda etc. Generally VG to EX, 6 £80 - 100
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FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, cards, album pages, bookplates, a few letters and signed photographs of various sizes etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including John Philip Sousa, Arthur Sullivan, Samuel Beckett, Neil Simon, Antonia Fraser, John Wain, Rex Hunt, Margaret Howell, James Michener, Alan Sillitoe, Peter Stringfellow, Jerry Springer, Twiggy Lawson, Jill Morell & John McCarthy, Billy Smart, Johnny Morris, Delia Smith, Peter Scott, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell, Len Deighton, Beryl Grey, Paul Daniels, Michael Balcon, Fred Pontin, Marjorie Proops, Janet Street Porter, Elizabeth Longford etc. A few duplicates. Some FR, generally G to VG, 70 £100 - 150
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FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Miscellaneous selection of signed pieces, cards, signed photographs of various sizes, some letters, small autograph album (1) etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including Viv Nicholson, Janet Reger, Tony Blair, Ellis Peters, Trevor Rees Jones, Miles Thomas, Chris Brasher, Tom Fleming, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Zandra Rhodes, Cynthia Payne, Marie Helvin, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Larry Flynt, Linda Lusardi, Johnnie Johnson, Stanley Matthews, Chrystabel Leighton-Porter (‘Jane’), Robin Cousins, Peter de la Billiere, Giorgio Armani, Leslie Compton, Norman Yardley, Brian Statham, H. M. Garland Wells, Eric Bedser, Alec Bedser and other cricketers etc. A few FR, generally G to VG, 50 + album £100 - 150
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FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: Selection of signed pieces, cards, signed postcard photographs and a few slightly larger, some letters etc., by a wide variety of famous men and women including Simon Wiesenthal, Trevor Rees Jones, Millvina Dean, Adolf Galland, Johnnie Johnson, Alexei Leonov, Edmund Hillary, Paul Tibbets, George Caron, J. Edgar Hoover, Norman Angell, Harold R. Stark, Cyril Deverell, Armando Diaz, John Kerans, Harry Crerar, Lazare Carnot, Philip Chetwode, Sarah Ferguson etc. G to VG, 26 £100 - 150
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EMERSON WILLIAM: (1701-1782) English Mathematician. A.L.S., W Emerson, one page, folio, Hurworth, 14th March 1775, to the publisher John Nourse. Emerson informs his correspondent that he has almost finished his treatise (‘It will be quite done by the time this letter reaches you’) and explains ‘I intended to have added some more articles, but must defer that, as I think the book will be about the usual size’. Emerson further continues ‘I could wish that Everingham might print it, as he has done all the rest, and knows my manner of writing, and all circumstances, and so will make fewer mistakes. The only difficulty now is to get covers to send it back and forward….and for expedition, I have desired some Franks for Everingham, but if he does not print it, that order must be countermanded. I believe it will go off as readily as any other of the other books for there are several curious matters in it.’ With address panel to the verso. Some light overall age wear and a few small file holes, tears, and minor areas of paper loss (largely caused by the original breaking of the seal to open the letter), only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature, G £200 - 300
John Nourse (1705-1780) English Publisher & Bookseller, a specialist in Scientific and Mathematical works.
Emerson’s A Miscellaneous Treatise containing several Mathematical Subjects was published in 1776.
The present letter was most likely originally part of the William Upcott Collection of Manuscripts and Autograph Letters. Upcott (1779-1845) acquired all of the business letters of Nourse and his collection of manuscripts and letters was sold at three auctions in 1846, the British Library acquiring a proportion of the collection.
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LYELL CHARLES: (1797-1875) British Geologist, a close and influential friend of Charles Darwin. A.L.S., Cha. Lyell, one page, 8vo, Harley Street, 12th February 1867, to H. M. Jenkins. Lyell invites his correspondent to dine as his guest at the anniversary of the Geological Society on the following Friday. With blank integral leaf. VG £100 - 120
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VANVITELLI LUIGI: (1700-1773) Italian Engineer & Architect, the most prominent 18th century architect working in Italy. A.L.S., Luigi Vanvitelli, one page, oblong 8vo, Naples, 13th May 1759, to Francesco Galli, in Italian. Vanvitelli writes to Galli, ‘an excellent bricklayer apprentice’, regarding his work and asks him to consult with the foreman Bernascone (‘who is working….from dawn to evening’) or Francesco Sabbatini, Assistant Architect, or Vanvitelli himself, in case he notices anything to which he requires an appropriate solution. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG £200 - 300
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SCARPA ANTONIO: (1752-1832) Italian Anatomist. A good A.L.S., A. Scarpa, one page, 4to, Pavia, 29th October 1808, to Giorgio Passega, in Italian. Scarpa states that he received his correspondent’s letter whilst in Milan to attend a Royal birth, and thanks Passega for their expressions of friendship and helpful information, further referring to various mutual acquaintances and the benefits he hopes to receive for his retirement, the payments of which are slow and irritating to Scarpa. The anatomist also informs his correspondent ‘My work on hernias is about to be published in fascicles, if there is a sufficient number of subscribers. I enclose the Prospectus (no longer present) so that according to this in Ferrara and the surrounding area you will be looking for surgeons and physicians who will give their names. The expense is high and distribution every three months will be slight, and finally each one will have the work without even noticing to have paid for it. It will not be less bulky than the one on aneurisma and I hope no less useful than that. However, be quick in collecting the names of the subscribers, since I have to make good checks before undertaking the print’. A letter of interesting content relating to one of Scarpa’s medical treatises. Addressed in Scarpa’s hand to the verso and with the remnants of a red wax seal attached (small area of paper loss to the lower edge where the seal was originally broken, not affecting the text or signature). About VG £800 - 1000
As the present letter suggests, Scarpia published a treatise on hernias entitled Sull’ernie memorie anatomico-chirurgiche in 1809. This was supplemented by Sull’ernie del perineo, the first ever discussion of the perineal hernia, and Traité pratique des hernie, ou, Mémoires anatomiques et chirurgicaux sur ces maladies in 1812. Both Scarpa’s fascia and Scarpa’s triangle were derived from these works.
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OSLER WILLIAM: (1849-1919) Canadian Physician, known as ‘the Father of Modern Medicine’. Bold, dark fountain pen ink signature (‘Wm Osler’) on a piece removed from the conclusion of a letter [to William Broadbent] with three additional lines of holograph text. VG £80 - 100
William Broadbent (1835-1907) English Neurologist, Physician in Ordinary to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII.
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