Auction No 436, Category: Autographs
29 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.
H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSH. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.
George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top.
George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top.
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £80
MORE DETAILSGeorge Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top. Small peripheral splits at the folds.
George Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters
George Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £180
SOLD £100
MORE DETAILSGeorge Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters (Methodist minister & housing reformer), the photograph of Shaw by Marcel Sternberger. Written from Whitehall Court, London. Walters had passed away in 1938.
Enid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard, written to Grace Kimber who had recently joined the Famous Five Club.
Enid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard, written to Grace Kimber who had recently joined the Famous Five Club.
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSEnid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard, written to Grace Kimber who had recently joined the Famous Five Club. The postcard depicts the Famous Five. Some slight foxing.
Catherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge, together with a cut signature matted with a photo, in card mount.
Catherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge, together with a cut signature matted with a photo, in card mount.
Lot 23
Lot: 23
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSCatherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge, together with a cut signature matted with a photo, in card mount.
John Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.
John Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSJohn Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.
T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. ‘Lawrence of Arabia'): 1922 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard of Crackington Haven, posted from Boscastle.
T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. ‘Lawrence of Arabia'): 1922 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard of Crackington Haven, posted from Boscastle.
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £800 - £1200
SOLD £600
MORE DETAILST.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. ‘Lawrence of Arabia'): 1922 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard of Crackington Haven, posted from Boscastle. I set off to the East Monday and will write to you from there. Yours, T.E.Lawrence.
Literary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie
Literary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £150
MORE DETAILSLiterary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie (two ALS), John Betjeman (TLS), William Somerset Maugham (TLS), Stephen Spender (TLS), Lord Longford (TLS), E.F. Benson (ALS), Keith Waterhouse (ALS), Hillaire Belloc (3 items), Arthur Bryant (TLS), Catherine Cookson (two cut signatures), Harold Pinter (3 items incl. signed photo), Peter Shaffer (ALS), John Ruskin (cut signature), Thomas Hughes (two ALS), and other well-known. (68 items).
Presentation book to Sir Cyril Ashford on his retirement from his role as head of Dartmouth Royal Naval College in 1927,
Presentation book to Sir Cyril Ashford on his retirement from his role as head of Dartmouth Royal Naval College in 1927,
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPresentation book to Sir Cyril Ashford on his retirement from his role as head of Dartmouth Royal Naval College in 1927, with signatures of 41 colleagues. The book also includes the names of 41 staff members of the Royal Naval College as Osborne but these are written in the same hand as the presentation inscription. Bound in leather, gilt, lacking spine.
Aviation autographs 1970s/1990s, a collection of signed RAF Museum covers etc in three albums, including Thomas Sopwith, Arthur T. Harris,
Aviation autographs 1970s/1990s, a collection of signed RAF Museum covers etc in three albums, including Thomas Sopwith, Arthur T. Harris,
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSAviation autographs 1970s/1990s, a collection of signed RAF Museum covers etc in three albums, including Thomas Sopwith, Arthur T. Harris, Nicholas Monserrat, Ranulph Fiennes, Bill Reid V.C., and various others. Fine (112)
Bob Geldof "Is That It?" Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986, first edn., signed & inscribed to 'Simon' [Napier-Bell] by Bob Geldof and Paul Young
Bob Geldof "Is That It?" Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986, first edn., signed & inscribed to 'Simon' [Napier-Bell] by Bob Geldof and Paul Young
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £155
MORE DETAILSBob Geldof Is That It? Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986, first edn., signed & inscribed to 'Simon' [Napier-Bell] by Bob Geldof and Paul Young on front endpapers, with additional signatures of Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, Paula [Yates], Alison Moyet, and others. The d/jkt slightly edgeworn o/w fine. [Provenance: from the collection of Simon Napier-Bell, record producer]
Gilbert & George: group of three autographed postcards. Fine
Gilbert & George: group of three autographed postcards. Fine
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSGilbert & George: group of three autographed postcards. Fine
Marlene Dietrich: pair of 10 x 8” autographed photos, obtained in the 1980s. One with sight creasing.
Marlene Dietrich: pair of 10 x 8” autographed photos, obtained in the 1980s. One with sight creasing.
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILSMarlene Dietrich: pair of 10 x 8” autographed photos, obtained in the 1980s. One with sight creasing.
Bette Davis: autographed photo 10 x 8”, obtained in the early-1980s. Some slight creasing.
Bette Davis: autographed photo 10 x 8”, obtained in the early-1980s. Some slight creasing.
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSBette Davis: autographed photo 10 x 8”, obtained in the early-1980s. Some slight creasing.
Liberace: autographed 1959 Chiswick Empire programme, signed on centre-fold. Some creasing. Signed in later years.
Liberace: autographed 1959 Chiswick Empire programme, signed on centre-fold. Some creasing. Signed in later years.
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLiberace: autographed 1959 Chiswick Empire programme, signed on centre-fold. Some creasing. Signed in later years.
Larry Adler: a signed & inscribed copy of his autobiography "It Ain’t Necessarily So", 1984, in d/jkt; and an autographed photo c.1960.
Larry Adler: a signed & inscribed copy of his autobiography "It Ain’t Necessarily So", 1984, in d/jkt; and an autographed photo c.1960.
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLarry Adler: a signed & inscribed copy of his autobiography It Ain't Necessarily So, 1984, in d/jkt; and an autographed photo c.1960.
Entertainers’ photos in large album, mostly 10 x 8”, some ink-signed, many with facsimile signatures, a few unsigned. Tipped-in at corners,
Entertainers’ photos in large album, mostly 10 x 8”, some ink-signed, many with facsimile signatures, a few unsigned. Tipped-in at corners,
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSEntertainers' photos in large album, mostly 10 x 8”, some ink-signed, many with facsimile signatures, a few unsigned. Tipped-in at corners, a few loose. (over 100)
The Beatles: an autographed album page signed by all four, a little reduced at right.
The Beatles: an autographed album page signed by all four, a little reduced at right.
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £300 - £400
SOLD £200
MORE DETAILSThe Beatles: an autographed album page signed by all four, a little reduced at right. [Provenance: purchased from Smythes Auctions, Fleetwood, 2004]
The Beatles: an autographed Fan Club card, c. 1964, signed by all four. Some heavy creasing.
The Beatles: an autographed Fan Club card, c. 1964, signed by all four. Some heavy creasing.
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £300 - £400
SOLD £200
MORE DETAILSThe Beatles: an autographed Fan Club card, c. 1964, signed by all four. Some heavy creasing. [Provenance: purchased from Smythes Auctions, Fleetwood, 2004]
John Ogdon (pianist & composer, 1937-89): an autographed recital programme, 1960, single leaf, horizontal folds; together with a related item.
John Ogdon (pianist & composer, 1937-89): an autographed recital programme, 1960, single leaf, horizontal folds; together with a related item.
Lot 73
Lot: 73
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJohn Ogdon (pianist & composer, 1937-89): an autographed recital programme, 1960, single leaf, horizontal folds; together with a related item.