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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 |
ref:2717
£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 |
ref:183
£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 |
ref:3715
£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 Profumo 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 |
ref:4592
£60.00 |
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| Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1850-1916) |
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Iconic British Field Marshal. A very fine two-page letter, handwritten in ink on headed notepaper (17 Belgrave Square, 30th June, no year but certainly before 1898 when he was ennobled). View Details |
ref:5630
£225.00 |
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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 |
ref:1445
£25.00 |
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| Matthews, Stanley (1915-2000) |
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Great English soccer player, the first to be knighted. A rare vintage 1940s black and white photocard (5" x 3.25") showing Matthews promoting CWS football boots ("Compliments and Best Wishes for a successful season to all wearers of CWS Football Boots - STANLEY MATTHEWS"). Matthews has added a good signature in blue fountain pen ink to the lower image. Fellow Blackpool Football Club player, Eddie Shimwell (1920-1988) has also signed in blue ink. Laid to a contemporary album page, there's a second Stanley Matthews signature in ink to the reverse. View Details |
ref:5597
£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 |
ref:3264
£50.00 |
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| Mills, Freddie (1919-1965) |
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British boxer, World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1948 to 1950. A superb signature in blue ink on a vintage early 1960s album page (4.5" x 3.5").. View Details |
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£35.00 |
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| Mills, Freddie (1919-1965) |
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British boxer, World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1948 to 1950. A superb black and white original vintage photograph (10" x 8") of Freddie Mills in a boxing pose. There's a fine signature in blue fountain pen ink across the image . View Details |
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£125.00 |
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| Mitford, Deborah (1920- ) |
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The youngest, and last surviving, of the celebrated Mitford Sisters. A fine Royal Mail First Day Cover commemorating the St John Ambulance Brigade's Centenary (1887-1987), with a lovely set of stamps showing the organisation's work. Deborah Mitford (signing as Deborah Devonshire) has added a fine signature in blue ink to a clear area of the panel. View Details |
ref:3145
£10.00 |
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| Morgan, Patti (1928-2001) |
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Lovely Australian-born model, with extraordinary private affair. A peachy signed black and white vintage photograph (8.5" x 6.5") from the late 1940s, showing Morgan at the peak of her beauty. View Details |
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£30.00 |
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| Newton, Zoe (1935- ) |
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Lovely, petite British model, the most photographed and highly paid of her time. A very fine vintage light blue album page (4.5" x 3"), nicely signed and dated (1955) in blue ink.RARE. View Details |
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£20.00 |
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| Nicholson, Vivien (1936- ) |
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Britain's most famous football pools winner who, asked what she would do with the mony (the equivalent of over £3 million today), uttered the legendary quote. "Spend, spend, spend." A fine signature in blue ink on a 5.25" x 3.5" white card. View Details |
ref:5540
£15.00 |
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| Nicolson, Harold (1886-1968) |
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A series of three typed and signed letters, with good content, between March 16th 1939 and the 22nd May 1940, to the writer Rubeigh James Minney.
RARE. View Details |
ref:1799
£95.00 |
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