Lot: 5
Autographed covers 1960s-1982, including signatures of Harold Wilson (2), John Stonehouse, George Woodcock, Gerald Kaufman, Alf Morris, Harold Lever, the Bishop of Salford, and others, some with multiple signatures. These were obtained by Cllr. Colin Brierley who was a Manchester Labour Councillor at this time. (8 covers).
Lot: 27
Margaret Thatcher The Path to Power HarperCollins 1995, first UK edition, signed and inscribed by Margaret Thatcher on title page. The d/jacket is complete but shows slight peripheral wear.
Lot: 29
Dwight D. Eisenhower Waging Peace 1956-1961, Heinemann 1966, First Edition in d/jkt; John Parris Most of My Murders Muller 1960 first edition in d/jkt; Galula Counterinsurgency Warfare Pall Mall 1964, first edition in d/jkt; and various others with much political history, 1945 to 1960s, mostly in d/jkts. No inscriptions. (28)
Lot: 34
Heinrich Himmler: 1944 autographed document, signed H. Himmler authorising the promotion of S.S. Police Officer Walter Hirscher from the rank of Captain to Major. The 4-page document outlines Hirscher's service record. Foolscap. File punch holes at left. Himmler committed suicide in 1945.
Lot: 54
American Politicians and few other celebrities: a collection of Autographs in binder with many signed photos including Colin Powell, Jesse Jackson (with C of A), Paul Tibbets (2, signed photo & cover), George W. Bush, Robert Dole, George Bush (FDC, co-signed by Alexander Haig), Gerald Ford (4, incl. 2 signed photos), Herbert Hoover (signed page), J. Edgar Hoover (TLS), Michael Dukakis (2), Barry Goldwater (signed FDC), Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Lady Bird Johnson (FDC and signed page), Adlai Stevenson (signed card), Dick Cheney, and various others. (69). Also few items with printed signatures.
Lot: 60
Hilary Jenkinson The Later Court Hands in England Cambridge 1927, folio, orig. gilt cloth, in d/jkt, together with the folder of 44 plates and five pp. of Alphabets. Ex-library. Very clean. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
Lot: 62
Edward Hichcliffe Barthomley: in Letters from a former Rector to his Eldest Son, London 1856, later cloth, gilt leather title, seven litho plates, folding pedigree. Ex-library. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
Lot: 65
Winston S. Churchill The Dawn of Liberation Cassell 1945, First Edition, signed by Churchill on title page dated 1955. Original gilt cloth, light foxing to edge of text block also affecting first and last few leaves. No other inscriptions.