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Auction No 416, Category: Autographs

12 Lots (displaying 1 - 12)

Martin Amis "The Rachel Papers", Jonathan Cape, 1973, first edition in VG d/jkt, and four other Martin Amis firsts

Lot: 16

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £60
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Martin Amis The Rachel Papers, Jonathan Cape, 1973, first edition in VG d/jkt, and four other Martin Amis firsts of which two have New Fiction Library labels overlaying the Cape logo at the foot of the spine of the jackets. Ownership inscriptions. (5)

Melvyn Bragg First Editions in d/jkts all warmly inscribed to his close friend the songwriter Alan Blaikley (1940-2022),

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Melvyn Bragg First Editions in d/jkts all warmly inscribed to his close friend the songwriter Alan Blaikley (1940-2022), plus one to Alan's sister Marian; together with a novel by Melvyn Bragg's daughter Marie-Elsa similarly inscribed to Alan Blaikley. Alan Blaikley in collaboration with Ken Howard wrote a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Fine (7)

John Lennon "In His Own Write", Jonathan Cape, 1964, a rare signed First Edition, the signature obtained on the 18th June 1965 by Alain Blaikley

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £1500 - £2000
SOLD £1550
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John Lennon In His Own Write, Jonathan Cape, 1964, a rare signed First Edition, the signature obtained on the 18th June 1965 by Alain Blaikley at the BBC during Lennon's interview with Cliff Michelmore on the Tonight programme. Alan Blaikley (1940-2022) was a songwriter responsible for a string of international hits during the 1960s and 1970s. From 1962-1964 he worked for the BBC as a trainee producer on the Tonight programme and subsequently continued to work for them on a freelance basis. Lennon appeared on the programme to talk about his latest book A Spaniard in the Works (Cape, 1965) and Alan Blaikley got him to sign a copy of the teleplay for that evening's show. Alan then gifted the autograph to his sister Marian and it was affixed to her copy of In His Own Write which bears her signature above that of John Lennon's. The book shows some peripheral wear and pp.9-14 are partly detached, requiring attention. The lot includes Marian's first edition copy of A Spaniard in the Works with her ownership inscription dated 28th June 1965.

Colin Clive (1900-1937, British actor, star of the films "Frankenstein" 1931 and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935): signed autograph album page,

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
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Colin Clive (1900-1937, British actor, star of the films Frankenstein 1931 and Bride of Frankenstein (1935): signed autograph album page, a good signature, in pencil.

Clint Eastwood signed 8x10” film still from "Paint Your Wagon", with dedication. Few surface abrasions. Signed with fibre pen.

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Clint Eastwood signed 8x10” film still from Paint Your Wagon, with dedication. Few surface abrasions. Signed with fibre pen.

Peter Cushing (1913-1994): a b/w signed 8 x 10” film still from "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed" (1969), signed in fibre pen.

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
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Peter Cushing (1913-1994): a b/w signed 8 x 10” film still from Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), signed in fibre pen.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt: a pair of signed coloured 8 x 10” photographs, the latter with poor contrast. (2)

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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George Clooney and Brad Pitt: a pair of signed coloured 8 x 10” photographs, the latter with poor contrast. (2)

Sophia Loren: an autographed PPC, the photo from Carlo Ponti’s film "La Donna del Fiume". Signed with fountain pen. Fine

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £20
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Sophia Loren: an autographed PPC, the photo from Carlo Ponti's film La Donna del Fiume. Signed with fountain pen. Fine

Marcel Marceau: a signed and inscribed 7 x 5” b/w photograph, dated 1982, together with the original cover in which it was posted to the UK,

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Marcel Marceau: a signed and inscribed 7 x 5” b/w photograph, dated 1982, together with the original cover in which it was posted to the UK, the photograph by Colette Masson with her handstamp on reverse. Fine

Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and Jeremy Thorpe: a signed PPC depicting the three politicians on Remembrance Day, signed on reverse;

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Harold Wilson, Edward Heath and Jeremy Thorpe: a signed PPC depicting the three politicians on Remembrance Day, signed on reverse; signatures obtained 1979 with two letters from the private secretaries of Heath and Wilson.

Anthony Eden: fine ink-signed 10x8” photograph inscribed "Anthony Eden, July 1946", and, in the margin "Thank You So Much A.E."

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £34
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Anthony Eden: fine ink-signed 10x8” photograph inscribed Anthony Eden, July 1946, and, in the margin Thank You So Much A.E.  Mounted on board with an inscription stating that the photo was signed at Orleton Park, Wellington, July 6th 1946.

Jeffrey Kluger "The Apollo Adventure", Boxtree, 1995, pictorial wraps, signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title. Fine. Signed in ball-point pen.

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £60
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Jeffrey Kluger The Apollo Adventure, Boxtree, 1995, pictorial wraps, signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title. Fine. Signed in ball-point pen.