Lot: 61
Signed Theatre Programmes with autographs of Morecambe & Wise, Harry Secombe (2) and Rolf Harris. Ownership name on front of three of the programmes. (4)
Lot: 62
Charles Halle autograph letter signed. From his London residence.
Lot: 63
Watercolour sketches 1890s to 1930s including three hand-coloured Christmas cards; and a pen & ink cartoon signed by Dudley Hardy. (6 items)
Lot: 64
William S. Murphy The Textile Industries Gresham 1910, eight volume set, complete with 24 coloured plates and 101 monochrome plates, sectional model of Ribbon Loom laid down on rear pastedown of volume one. Decorated gilt cloth bindings. Some light foxing but generally very clean internally.
Lot: 65
American Cinema: a selection of autographed 10 x 8” photos including Walter Matthau, Sam Levene, Maxie Rosenbloom (actor & boxer), Dustin Hoffman, and Larry Pearce (director); the Maxie Rosenbloom photo cut down at foot. (6)
Lot: 66
Jazz Musicians: autographed programmes (4) and photos (2), including Earl Fatha Hines, Buck Clayton, Ray Ellington, Ben Cohen, Chris Barber, Freddy Randall, Lonnie Donegan, Ottilie Patterson, and others. (6 items).
Lot: 67
Classical Musicians, mostly 1940s/50s, comprising signed programmes (10) photos (3) and pages (6); including Emanuel Hurwitz, Rawicz & Landauer, Louis Kentner, Daniel Wayenberg, Malcuzynski, Igor Oistrakh, Isaac Stern (2), Solomon Cutner, Leon Goossens, and Jeremy Menuhin. Also an unsigned programme. Some mixed condition. (24 items).
Lot: 68
Theatre Programmes 1899-1919 including Portsmouth (5), Bolton (2), Finsbury Park (3), & Manchester Hippodrome 1912 featuring Lillee Langtry. Fair to fine, mostly VG. (15)
Lot: 69
The Crazy Gang: a selection of 1940s/50s Theatre Programmes starring the group, one with autographs of Eddie Gray and Jimmy Nervo. Good to VF (12)
Lot: 70
J. Arthur Rank Ltd Films for the World from Britain 1955, a set of 30 promotional art posters, 11 x 14.5”, including The Ladykillers, One Good Turn (Norman Wisdom), The Ship That Died of Shame, Svengali, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, Doctor At Sea, and contemporary films, the artwork by Longi, Manfredo and others, plus two introductory pages. Loosely contained in original (soiled) folder, the posters VF.
Lot: 71
Lynn Paula Russell Six Drawings: Reality and Dreams Erotic Print Society 1998, Set of six lithographed prints, each initialled by the artist in pencil, publisher's blindstamp in lower margin. Contained in the issued gilt cloth folder. No.147 of 450 issued. Overall 14 x 10.5.
Lot: 72
Oxford Poetry 1923 inscribed by Desmond Harmsworth to his brother Eric, with very fond love from Bud, and Oxford Poetry 1924 signed Eric Harmsworth. Desmond Harmsworth was a contributor to both volumes. Spines darkened but paper titles perfectly legible.
Lot: 73
Friderici Navseae Blancicampiani and Johannis Fabri: 1536 four books of sermons and homilies bound together, three complete with title pages, the first book lacking first few leaves; few marginal annotations include ownership signatures of Clive of India, Reginald Heber (Bishop of Calcutta), William Uppcott (Antiquary) and Leonard Rose. 19th Century half-leather, gilt, front board detached. Folio, black-letter printing.
Lot: 74
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888): autograph letter, signed, on Education Department, Whitehall, notepaper.
Lot: 75
Sir Walter Scott: 1826 autograph letter signed. Single leaf, folds, small loss at left.
Lot: 76
Arthur Conan Doyle: 1914 autograph letter signed, on headed notepaper from his residence in Crowborough. Some light foxing at foot.
Lot: 77
Collection of Authors' Autographs in folder, mainly signed letters, plus few signed FDCs and photos; includes Robert Bridges (ALS), Laurens van der Post (signed photo and letter), J.B. Priestley, Felicia Hemans (ALS and signed print), A.S. Byatt, Alex Haley (signed cheque), Rebecca West (ALS and TLS), Thomas Macaulay (ALS), Osbert Sitwell (ALS), Elizabeth Goudge (ALS), Walter Besant (4 ALS), Laurie Lee (ALS and signed photo), John Grisham, Beverley Nichols (ALS) and various others. Also few signed pages/cut signatures. (67)
Lot: 78
Clare Leighton The Farmer's Year Collins 1934, gilt cloth (badly faded), VG internally with the superb woodcuts. Gift inscription dated 1941. Landscape 4to.
Lot: 79
Travels with Robert Louis Stevenson Folio Society 2004, three volume set, fine, in slightly worn slipcase. (3)
Lot: 80
Graham Greene The Complete Entertainments Folio Society 2004, six volume set, fore-edge of A Gun For Sale slightly bumped o/w fine in slipcase. (6).