Autographs
Some of these days
London: Hammond, 1948. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 293, frontispiece photograph. Large author inscription on front end paper 'To Muriel and Maurice, love, Sophie Tucker, July 19/48'. Fair copy in original cloth boards. Autobiography of the famous vaudeville star, particularly known for her stage and screen appearances in the thirties..... More
hand-written autograph
1928. No Binding. paper slip, 9 x 11 cm, signed "C.T.P.Ulm 22/9/28". Age darkened. Charles Thomas Philippe Ulm )(1898-1934) was an Australian aviation pioneer who qualified as a pilot in WWI and was co-pilot and navigator with Charles Kingsford Smith in his first flight across the pacific in 1928, and..... More
Hand-written letter
No Binding. ALS on headed paper, one side, single sheet, 23 x 19.5 cm. '190 Earl's Court Road, SW'. "Court Theatre, Liverpool, Wednesday. Dear Mrs Sophy Walker, I was so sorry not to be able to come & lunch with you today and I am afraid I must not ask..... More
Hand-written signed letter
1943. No Binding. ALS to Mr Riding mentioning the sorrows which have come on a mutual friend - "Dear Riding, Thanks you for your letter of March 10th. I am writing to St Hill - what fearful sorrows have come upon him! He is as you say so completely delightful..... More
Wayne Morris autographed photograph
No Binding. Photograph of the film star Wayne Morris (1914-1959) hand-signed "To Betty thanks and lots of good luck". 24 x 19 cm. Mounted and glazed. Morris, as a film star particularly flourished in the 1930s and early 40s, also served with distinction as a US Navy pilot and died..... More
signed envelope
1832. No Binding. Signed envelope front (8 x 12.5 cm) addressed to "Mrs Burrows, Polygon Place, Southampton" and dated "London, January twenty eight 1832" and postmarked the same day. Signed in lower left corner "Wellington". Includes a National Portrait Gallery postcard from a painting by Alfred Count D'Ousay. The Duke..... More
The Shoes of The Fisherman
London: Heinemann, 1963. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp 302. Good blue cloth binding. Inscribed by author to ffep. More
Signed typed letter
1970. No Binding. TLS (23 x 18 cm) to a Mr Barratt thanking him for his kind words and originally enclosing an autographed photo - "It is always a pleasure to hear from readers who enjoy my books, and especially from one like yourself who writes so enthusiastically of them."..... More
Early New Zealand Steamers,The Pioneering Years (1840-1861) ; Illustrated By H. C. Berry.
Wellington: Maritime Historical Productions, 1966. Berry, H. C. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. pp.x,230. Plates. Bookplate on pastedown. Signed with inscription, by author. D/w slightly stained, else very good. Scarce. More
Charles Blomfield: His Life and Times.
Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1979. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orig. Cloth. pp.x,188, Coloured illustrations Maps. Index.. Remembered chiefly for his painting of the Pink and White Terraces, he was also an avid explorer and travelled the length and breadth of NZ. Signed by author to..... More
Old Booksellers and Other Poems
Melbourne: Cotswold Press, 1976. 1st Edition. 8vo. Soft cover. pp 17, photo-engravings. Hand-printed, No. 26 of 130 copies. Illustrated covers. Author inscription "To Anah with kind regards, from James Wright 17/10/77". Poems on the theme of bookselling by Wright, an Australian poet and member of the book trade. More