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| Carpenter, William B. (1813-1885) |
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English physician, invertebrate biologist and physiologist, a founder of the modern theory of the Adaptive Unconscious and an important supporter of Darwin's principles of natural selection. A very interesting 4-page handwritten letter (56 Regents Park Road, Oct 18/73) to a Reverend H. Solly in which, among other matters, he complains about having been kept waiting a half an hour or more while the Lord Mayor "was eating his luncheon". View Details |
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£95.00 |
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| Charles, Prince (1948- ) |
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Heir Apparent to the British Throne. A fine signed Christmas card. View Details |
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£195.00 |
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| Cronkite, Walter (1916- ) |
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Giant of American broadcasting, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81), often cited in viewer opinion polls as "the most trusted man in America." A very fine black and white photograph of Cronkite, neatly signed in gold ink to a dark area of the image. View Details |
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£25.00 |
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| Crowley, Dave (1910-1974) |
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British boxer, one of Britain's most exciting feather/lightweights of the 1930s. A fine signature in blue ink on a 4.5" x 3.5" album page. View Details |
ref:5451
£10.00 |
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| Dyson, James (1947- ) |
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English industrial designer. A fine First Day Cover. celebrating British Engineering Achievements (25 May 1983), boldly signed across the front panel in black ink. View Details |
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£15.00 |
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| Everett, Edward (1794-1865) |
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Distinguished American statesman and orator, remembered now for being "the other speaker at Gettysburg".
A fine handwritten two-page letter (Boston, 17 Jan.1859) to "My dear cousin", making suggestions for a meeting and a glass of wine. SCARCE. View Details |
ref:2023
£30.00 |
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| Flynt, Larry (1942- ) |
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American publisher of the soft-porn magazine, Hustler, paralysed from the waite down due to injuries sustained in a 1978 assassination attempt. A fine black and white 8" x 10" photograph, nicely signed in black ink across a clear area of the image. View Details |
ref:4082
£20.00 |
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| Fuchs, Vivian (1908-1999) |
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British polar explorer. A fine black and white 5.5" x 3.75" photograph, nicely signed in blue ink across a clear area of the image.
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£25.00 |
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| George VI, (1895-1952) |
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King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from December 11th 1936; the last Emperor of India and the First Head of the Commonwealth. A very rare survival, a vintage picture postcard showing The Queen's Dairy on the Royal Estate at Sandrimgham. Across the image, in the large, childish hand of the 10 year-old king-to-be, is the message in black ink "Many thanks for chocolates, Albert, April 7th, 1905". Given everything that faced the young Bertie in the years to come, this innocent little message is extraordinarily elegaic. View Details |
ref:3349
£195.00 |
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| Hailwood, Mike (1940-1981) |
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British Grand Prix motorcycle champion and Formula One auto racer. A very fine black and white 5.5" x 3.5" photograph of Mike Hailwood in a Formula One car, signed in blue ink across the image. View Details |
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£125.00 |
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| Hesketh-Fleetwood, Peter (1801-1866 |
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English landowner, developer and Member of Parliament, who founded the town of Fleetwood, in Lancashire. A fine Free Front (Preston, May six, 1835) to a Mrs Rushton in Uttoxexeter, handwritten in ink and signed, as usual to the lower left corner. VERY RARE. View Details |
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£40.00 |
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| Holm, Eleanor (1913-2004) |
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Beautiful American Olympic swimming champion of 1932, best known for her alcohol-soaked eviction from the US Olympic team in 1936.
A gorgeous signed and inscribed vintage 1930s sepia 8" x 10" photograph (with Elmer Fryer of Hollywood's blind stamp). View Details |
ref:1781
£30.00 |
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| Houdini, Harry (1874-1926) |
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Great Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist,
stunt performer, actor and film producer, noted for his sensational escape acts. A glossy sepia photograph (approximately 8" x 10") of a handsome young Harry Houdini, nicely signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. View Details |
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£1,950.00 |
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| Jacques, Serge (1928- ) |
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Legendary French pin-up photographer and publisher of the French soft-porn magazine "Paris-Hollywood", A vintage signed black and white photograph (a little larger than 8" x 10") of one of his favourite pin-up models, Betty Mars, wearing nothing more than a pretty pout. View Details |
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£125.00 |
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| Keeler, Christine (1942- ) |
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British model and call girl, immortalised by the Profumo Scandal. A very fine 6" x 4" white card, nicely signed in blue ink by Christine Keeler. This signature was obtained in person at a Hatchards book signing on the 2nd March 1989. VERY RARE. View Details |
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£125.00 |
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| Keeler, Christine (1942- ) |
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British model and call girl, immortalised by the Profumo Scandal. A fine signed hardback First Edition of Christine Keeler's 2001 autobiography, The Truth At Last - My Story (Sidgwick & Jackson). RARE. View Details |
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£125.00 |
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| Keeler, Christine (1942- ) |
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British model and call girl, immortalised by the Profume Scandal. A great rarity - a large black and white vintage newspaper photograph of the younger Christine Keeler (10.75" x 6.5"), professionally dry-mounted to card and then further display mounted to an off-white board (overall dimensions are 12" x 8"), signed and inscribed in red ink. View Details |
ref:3735
£125.00 |
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| Kennedy, Joseph (1888-1969) |
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American businessman, investor and patriarch of the political dynasty that included President John F.Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy. A very fine signature in dark blue fountain pen ink on a vintage album page (4.75" x 3"), laid to a further album page (6" x 3.75"). RARE. View Details |
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£60.00 |
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| Lewinsky, Monica (1973- ) |
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American White House intern who nearly ended a Presidency.
A very fine First Edition hardback copy of Andrew Morton's 1999 biography of Lewinsky, Monica's Story (Michael O'Mara Books Limited), signed in full to the main title page by both Lewinsky and the author, Andrew Morton. RARE in this form. View Details |
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£25.00 |
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| McBean, Angus (1904-1990) |
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Great Welsh photographer. A unique Angus McBean collectable - a montage that he prepared for a fan of the front page of The Sketch (April 6th 1938), featuring his famous photograph of Vivien Leigh as Aurora, "Beautiful Goddess of the Dawn". The reproduction has been laid to cream artcard measuring 11" x 8.5" and McBean has signed the board in black ink to the bottom left ("Angus McBean, London '38") and inscribed the board to the right ("For John R.McKay, '88"). View Details |
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£50.00 |
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