Arts
Typed signed letter
1930. No Binding. TLS to Lady Wavertree arranging payment for theatre tickets. "Dear Sophie, Herewith my cheque for £2.10.0 for the two tickets, which perhaps you would kindly hand over to your secretary, as I must answer the rest of your letter. With regard to the leaflets, you say you..... More
Signed portrait photograph
No Binding. Signed sepia photograph, "Good luck, Merle - Louise Erickson 'Judy' ". Louise Erickson played Judy in the 1940's radio teenage sitcom A Date with Judy. 25 x 20 cm. More
Typed signed letter
1972. No Binding. TLS from the famous actress thanking the recipient for sending a play to read but declining to make any comment on it.! 1 side. Gatehouse, Kilndown, Cranbrook, Kent. June 15 1972. 17.5 x 13.5 cm. More
Signed slip
1936. No Binding. Slip signed by Farrell on occasion of his visiting Auckland en route to Australia to make a film. Includes a newspaper clipping about the actor's visit, including a mayoral reception. More
Signed photogravure
No Binding. Signed photogravure. 33 x 23 cm. Gracie Fields (1898-1979) was the noted English singer and comedienne. More
Signed postcard
No Binding. Black & white postcard of Capri, Italy. Signed on verso, "Best Wishes, Gracie Fields" and in a different hand, "Monty Banks". Banks and Fields were a married couple. 9 x 14 cm. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed photograph from George Formby. 21 16 cm. More
Signed paper
No Binding. Signed sheet of paper "Ronal Frankau". Frankau (1894-1951) was a noted English music hall and radio comedian. 13 x 20 cm. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed B&W photograph of the American film actress and singer Gale Robbins. 25 x 20.5 cm Robbins (1921-1980) was a popular singer and actress during the 1940s and 50s. More
Signed portrait photograph
No Binding. Black & white photograph on card signed, "For B____, Best wishes Ava Gardner". 16 x 11.52cm. More
Cartoon and signature
1936. No Binding. Black & white ink self-caricature cartoon by John Henry Gilmour, titled '"Little Pot" of "Truth". yours faithfully, Gilmore,' 1936.Gilmour was a leading cartoonist, drawing for Canterbury newspapers, the New Zealand Freelance, and the New Zealand Truth, referred to in the drawing. 9 x 11 cm. More
Signature Lillian Gish
No Binding. Signed printed postcard "Sincerely, LIllian Gish", 9 x 13 cm. Lillian Gish (1893-1993) was an American actress with a career in film and television that spanned some 75 years. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Sincerely, Leo Genn". Postcard size, 14 x 9 cm. Genn (1905-1978) was an English film actor, starring in films from the 1930s through to the 60s. More
Signed portrait photograph
Original Boards. Signed portrait photograph, "Benny Goodman". Picture shows Goodman holding his clarinet. 18 x 13 cm. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Stewart Granger". 14 x 9 cm. Postcard size. Granger (1913-1993) was a British actor particularly active in the 1940s to the 60s, in heroic and romantic leading roles. More
Signed photograph
No Binding. Signed portrait photograph, "Best wishes, Peter Graves". 15 x 10 cm. Postcard size. Harrison (1926-2010) was an American actor in film and TV notable for starring in the original series of Mission Impossible and the Airplane films. More
Signed portrait photograph
No Binding. Photographic card signed"Charlotte Greenwood, Winkie". Postcard size 11 x 16 cm. Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress and dancer, starring in vaudeville, films and radio. More
Signed hand-written letter
No Binding. ALS arranging her fee for entertaining at a 'tea party.' Written in French, 4 sides. Headed notepaper, Paris, 23 Boulevard Berthier Maxivet, Paris. Guilbert )c1869-1944) was a French singer and comedienne famed for her songs and sketches of Parisian life and revivals of old French ballads. 18 x...... More
Crispus
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1891. 1st Edition. Sm 8vo. Hardcover. pp. , 116. Original red cloth, gilt title. Includes newspaper clipping from 1959 on Guthrie-Smith. Excellent copy of this unusual item, a play about Crispus, son of the Byzantium emperor, Constantine. Inscription from the author to the notable mountaineer..... More
Signed photo postcard
No Binding. Signed photo postcard, showing Binnie Hale in full 18th C costume. Hale (1899 -1984), was a successful singer and actress reknown for her roles in operettas and musicals (including No, No, Nanette) and on screeen. 13.5 cm x 9 cm. More