Queen Victoria
No Binding. Early inset photograph in reading pose, and inset original, though worn, signature. Attractively presented, More
No Binding. Early inset photograph in reading pose, and inset original, though worn, signature. Attractively presented, More
No Binding. Signature "Ranfurly" on paper slip 80 x 50 cm. Lord Ranfurly (1856-1933) was Governor General of New Zealand 1897-1904. More
No Binding. Signature "Rauparaha Penetana" on paper slip 12.5 x 3 cm. Rauparaha (c1768-1849) was formerly known as Penetana. He was the great chief of the Ngati Toa active in the musket wars and the Wairau affray, and in selling land to the NZ Company in the Nelson area. He..... More
London: Guiness, 1977. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 244. Illustrated with signatures. Good reference book. More
1936. No Binding. TLS to Miss Leatherbarrow making arrangements to meet, "...Yes, certainly you may bring your autograph book. I would be pleased - only too pleased to do it for you...." 12 Park Flats, Princes St, Auckland, February 26 1936. One side. Rawlinson (1918-1995) was a poet and biographer..... More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Phyllis, Sincerely Craig Reynolds". 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Reynolds (1907-1949) acted in American films in the 1930s and 40s, dying early in a motorbike accident in 1949. More
1935. No Binding. Signed card "Best wishes Paul Robeson", 9 x 12.5 cm. Robeson (1898-1976) was a renowned actor and bass-baritone singer, particularly famous for his stage and film performances of shows such as Showboat, and his civil rights activities. More
1936. No Binding. Singe sheet of signatures of the novelist Robin Hyde (Iris Wilkinson), her close friend, the poet Gloria Rawlinson, and Jack Menzies, the comic opera singer and subject of an article by Hyde: A Comedian's 'Fan Mail'; Ivan Menzies and his Piano." New Zealand Observer 21 Jan. Interesting..... More
No Binding. Signed photograph. Ruth Roland (1892-1937) was a notable silent screen actress, appearing in some 200 movies through to 1927. 18 x 12.5 cm. More
No Binding. Signature on slip (2.5 x 7.5 cm), mounted on a postcard reproduction of a pencil portrait of Kipling (1865-1936) by William Strang in the National Portrait Gallery, London. The items are behind a card mount (30.5 x 20 cm). In excellent condition. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Most sincerely, Norma Shearer". Shearer (1902-1983) was a Canadian-born American actress, active in the 1930s and 30s, winning an Academy Best Actress award in 1930 for The Divorcee. 17.5 x 12.5 cm. More
1872. No Binding. Hand-written letter on 4 sides notepaper with blindstamped letterhead "Framption Court, Dorchester", dated 14 October 1872. The letter discusses arrangements to entertain the Queen of Holland during her visit to London "we are doing all we can to make a suite of rooms comfortable & acceptable to..... More
1811. No Binding. Folded piece of paper with broken seal (probably an envelope). Sheridan's signature with addressee Thomas Shaw Esq, Pentonville, dated July 1811. Also old sepia photograph of Sheridan's painted portrait. Headed paper, Offices, Flat 3, 22 Orange St, WC2. June 30 1930 18 x 20 cm. More
E Trim & Co. No Binding. Autographed postcard photograph. Taken at Wimbledon (E Trim & Co), in tennis blazer and long trousers. Francis Shields (1900-1975) played in the American Davis Cup side, ranked No. 1 in America, 1933, and was runner up in the Wimbledon singles final, 1931. 13.5 x...... More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Sincerely yours Jean Simmons". 14 x 9 cm. Simmons (1929-2010) was a famous British and Hollywood star in the 50s and 60s, later active in television through into the 1990s. More
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "To Merle Bodman With Best Wishes Penny Singleton". Singleton (1908-2003) was an American actress, active in the 1930-50s, and notable for her role in the labor movement, particularly in union affairs in the entertainment industry. More
1929. No Binding. Typed letter signed in ink by Henry Wood. The letter is headed Appletree Farm House, Chorley Wood, Herts, 27th June, 1929, addressed to Lady Wavertree, agreeing to hold two seats for her, presumably for one of his concerts. Sir Henry Wood was the prominent English conductor, founder..... More
1882. No Binding. ALS Sir James Paget. Hand written note headed "Crayford, Kent, Aug 20, 1882. Dear Madam, I beg you to pardon my returning your bank note. I have really done nothing deserving a fee. Believe me, faithfully yours, James Paget." Addressed to Mrs Brookes Smith. Paget (1814-1889), a...... More
1904. No Binding. Hand-written letter, headed Government House, Farnborough, Hants, Feb 9, 1904, addressed to Mrs Hall-Walker (Lady Wavertree), saying he was unable to accept her invitation to the Grand National. Folded into 11.5 x 18 cm. French commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France, 1914-15. More
London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1951. No Binding. pp 1965-1992 of the Third Supplement tro The London Gazette of Friday, 6th April, 1951. Despatch headed: "Air operations in South East Asia from 1st June, 1944, to the occupation of Rangoon, 2nd May, 1945." Pencil signature of K R Park. This..... More
No Binding. ALS - 3 sides headed notepaper - Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. One fold, 11 x 17.5 cm. "To, The Editor of the 'Daily Express'. Dear Sir, I enclose the receipt of your cheque and you may keep my signature as it will be valuable in a few years time..... More
No Binding. Handwritten note on blindstamped House of Commons letterhead to Mr Ross of the Press Gallery - "Dear Mr Ross, Sir ___ ____ will follow W.Bright. I hope you will be able to give him a good report. He will not be long. Yours, W.H. Smith". One side of..... More
1877. No Binding. Handwritten note on blindstamped House of Commons letterhead to Mr Ross of the Press Gallery - "Dear Mr Ross, Is this what you want? Yours ____ W.H. Smith, April 17.77". Single side of folded sheet (18 x 11.5 cm). Smith (1825-1891) was a bookseller with his family..... More
No Binding. Signed slip "Dugald Stewart" 5.5 x 2 cm, pasted on later paper7.5 x 4.5 cm. Stewart (1753-1828) was an important philosopher and mathematician of the Scottish Enlightenment, for 25 years holding the Chair in Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University, and a promulgator of the work of Adam Smith..... More