Autographs
Hand-written letter
1871. No Binding. ALS, (18.5 x 11 cm), one side, 2 folds. "Sir, You are welcome to insert the piece of mine which you specify in your 'Poetical 'Reader.' Obediently yours, F.T. Palgrave" Dated 14 September 1871, York Gate, NW. Palgrave (1824-1897) was Oxford Professor of Poetry (1886-1895) and best..... More
Annotated printed form
1858. No Binding. Printed annotated request (2 folds, 19 x 11.5 cm) from the Reporters' Gallery of the House of Commons (from Charles Ross of The Times) for a copy of a "Dispatch present to the House by his Lordship." Palmerston has written on a folded up corner "I have..... More
Hand-written letter
1871. No Binding. ALS on blindstamped House of Commons notepaper, one side of folded sheet,18.5 x 11.5 cm. Dated in pencil 17 Feb 1871. "Dear Sir, I am glad to see you [working?] back in the gallery in your old place. I enclose the few papers which you kindly ask..... More
The Autographic Album
London: Hardwick, 1866. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp v, 233, 37. 470 facsimilies of signed letters. AD REF 39. More
Signed slip
No Binding. Signed album leaf (8 x 12.5 cm) "Tyrone Power" Power (1913-1958) was an American film actor best known through the 30s and 40s for romantic and swashbuckling roles. More
Signed envelope
1957. No Binding. Envelope (9.5 x 12 cm), postmarked 16 May 1957, signed on verso "J.C. Powys, 1 Waterloo, Blaeman-Ffestiniog, Merioneth __, North Wales". Envelope addressed to Mrs Berlin. Powys (1872-1963) was an English novelist, poet and essayist who wrote some 50 books, most notable for his Wessex Novels (Wolf..... More
Marina, Princess of Greece and Denmark
1944. No Binding. Princess Marina (1906 - 1968) married Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1934. Mounted Photograph 21 x 16 cm, signed on mount. She is in the uniform of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. More
Queen Alexandra
No Binding. Early copy of an etching of Queen Alexandra with hand-written signature (Alessandra)tipped in. 22.5 x 20.5 cm, mounted. Original etching was by the artist Willie Heydemann (1866-1917), active in Britain 1886-1913. Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) was the Danish Queen Consort of King Edward VII who reigned from 1901 to..... More
The Origin of Evil
London: Victor Gollanz, 1951. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 285. First London edition. In original dust wrapper, with small chips top and bottom of spine, slightly sunned on front and spine, thus pale yellow rather than bright. Author inscription on front fly leaf "To remember a most pleasant hour "Ellery Queen" (Frederic..... More
Four Hundred Years of British Autographs. A Collector's guide
london: J M Dent & Sons, 1970. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. 188 pp, review clipping pasted inside front cover. Text on autograph collecting, 138 pp autograph reproductions. Blue cloth boards and spine with gilt title. More
Signed letter
1941. No Binding. 2 sheets., 23 x 17.5 cm. TLS to Lady Wavertree discussing the war progress ("I fear the Japanese intervention may have put the clock of the war back a bit for us, especially on account of their substantial initial successes."), London life ("I don't think you would..... More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Photograph, 20 x 15 cm, signed, "To my charming hostess, Vincent Richards". Head and shoulders shot. Richards (1903-1959) was a leading US tennis player, doubles champion (with Tilden) in 1918, 21 and 22, and a member of the US Davis Cup team (1922-26). The "Charming hostess" was Lady..... More
Anglo-Jewish Portraits A Biographical Catalogue of Engraved Anglo-Jewish and Colonial Portraits from the Earliest Times to the Accession of Queen Victoria
London: The Jewish Museum, 1935. 4to. Original Half Vellum. pp. xxiii, 191. Contains frontispiece, plates (portraits), index. A very nice copy of this rare work. It is a catalogue of Anglo - Jewish portraits from 1592 - 1837, with some reproduced as plates. It also contains, as appendices, other portraits..... More
Handwritten card
1908. No Binding. ALS - Handwritten card dated July 7 1908, signed Rudyard Kipling. Card (9 x 11.5 cm) headed Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex, written on two sides, former thin tape mounting mark down LH margin, otherwise very good condition. " Dear Sir, I am much obliged to you for your..... More
Signature on slip
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
Peter Panyoczki
Switzerland: Benteli, 1996. Hungarian.Swiss.New Zealand.Art.Media. 4to Tall. Boards. pp. 158. Colour & b&w plates throughout. German & English text. Soft cover wrapper + flaps Signed by artist to front endpaper + owner's stamp. More
US One Dollar bill signed
No Binding. One dollar bill signed "Randolph Scott". 7 x 15.5 cm. Scott (1903-1987) was an American film actor who made his first film in 1929, starring particularly in Westerns through until his retirement in 1962. Provenance of this item is "obtained by Harry in New Caledonia in 1944" More
Windmill of the Gods
London: Collins, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 319 pp. Signed by author on front end paper "To Shirley, Sidney Sheldon" More
Hand-written signed letter
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
Typed signed letter
1951. No Binding. TLS - "My dear Mr Peter Cotes[handwritten], It was so very kind of you to send me tickets for A Pin to See The Peepshow and I greatly enjoyed the whole performance. Yours sincerely, Osbert Sitwell" One side headed notepaper - 2 Carlyle Square SW3. Dated June..... More
Robert Southey (1774-1843)
1813. 22.5cm x 18.5cm. Unbound. English Writer and Poet (1774-1843). Double-sided hand-written letter 22.5 x18.5 cm, recipient unknown, signed by Robert Southey. Dated 'Streatham, Surry Sept.23 1813'. Written in the year that he was appointed Poet Laureate. The letter is foxed and repaired on the folding creases. At the time..... More
Spencer Tracy autographed photograph
No Binding. Photograph of Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) hand-signed "Sincerely, Tracy Spencer". 18 x 12.5 cm. Mounted on original oak panel and glazed. More
Katherine Mansfield, Publications in Australia 1907-09
Sydney: Wentworth Books, 1977. 8vo. Card Wrappers. pp 54. Frontispiece and illustrations. Signed by the author. Card wrappers. AD ref 320. More
Whiteout. The Fenwick Affair
Christchurch: Pisces Print, 1980. Limited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp 111. Limited edition of 250 copies printed by The Nag's Head Press. Very good in vg dustwrapper. Signed by author. More