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ADLER, Hermann (1839-1911). Chief Rabbi.
Signature ('H Adler / Chief Rabbi'), dated 13 March 1905, on his compliments slip (traces of mounting at the corners).
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 7717]
ALBANI, Emma (1847-1930). Canadian soprano.
Signature and date ('1905') on a black-edged, monogrammed correspondence card (traces of former mounting at the corners).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 7690]
ALEXANDER, Albert Victor, Earl (1885-1965. Politician. First Lord of the Admiralty.
Signature ('A V Alexander') on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£15 / $22 / €17 [No: 5183]
ARNAUD, Yvonne (1895-1958). Actress.
Signature on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£22 / $33 / €25 [No: 20139]
AUSTIN, Alfred (1835-1913). Poet.
Signature and salutation on grey paper.
£18 / $27 / €21 [No: 7727]
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BENES, Edouard (1884-1948). Czechoslovak statesman.
Bold signature in ink on small card bearing the printed word 'Autogram'.
£55 / $84 / €64 [No: 23141]
BLACKMORE, Richard Doddridge (1825-1900). Novelist.
Signature and a few words irregularly cut from the foot of a letter, no date.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 24214]
BOULT, Sir Adrian (1889-1983). Orchestral conductor.
Signature, probably cut from the foot of a letter, with 'Music Director' typed beneath it, ca 45 x 111 mm (2 x 4½ inches). Traces of former mounting on the back.
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 6631]
BRODIE, Sir Benjamin Collins (1783-1862). Surgeon.
Signature and subscription cut from a letter, 1854.
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 1549]
BURNS, John (1858-1943). Trade unionist, statesman & book collector.
Signature on the corner of an envelope addressed to Mrs McClure in Eccleston Square, postmarked 19 November 1907.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 6609]
BYRON, Anne Isabella Milbanke, Lady (1792-1860). Wife of Lord Byron.
Signature, cut from a third-person autograph letter ('Lady Noel Byron'), with a few words on both sides, ca 25 x 110 mm (1 x 4½ inches).
'... to know whether there is any load from Canterbury ...'£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 22747]
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CAMPBELL, Mrs Patrick (1865-1940). Actress.
Signature on a pink 8vo album leaf (oblong), the signature underlined and dated 1909.
£55 / $84 / €64 [No: 24125]
CANTOR, Eddie (1892-1964). American entertainer.
Signature on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 5255]
CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895). Father of Sir Winston Churchill.
Signature on paper, with wide margins.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 22478]
COATES, Albert (1882-1953). Conductor & composer.
Bold signature on an album leaf, no date.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 20384]
COMEDIANS Signatures of George Robey, George Lashwood and Wilkie Bard on an 8vo album leaf (oblong). Bard's signature is dated 1910.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 24087]
COOPER, Gladys (1888-1970). Character actress.
Signature on a small card, ca 45 x 75 mm (2 x 3 inches).
£32 / $48 / €37 [No: 20136]
CUNNINGHAM, Allan (1784-1842). Scottish writer.
Signature in ink from the foot of a letter to Sir M[artin] A[rcher] Shee, closely trimmed at the foot, traces of old mounting on the reverse.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 21525]
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DOLIN, Sir Anton (1904-1983). Ballet dancer & choreographer.
Signature underlined twice, on an album leaf, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6 inches).
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 20162]
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ELMAN, Mischa (1891-1967). Russian-born violinist.
Signature ('Yours truly / Mischa Elman / London March 1927'), irregularly cut and glued to the remains of an album leaf, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 7064]
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882). American poet & essayist.
Fine bold signature on a small slip, ca 35 x 115 mm (1½ x 4½ inches) laid down on an album leaf (somewhat browned).
£110 / $168 / €129 [No: 24647]
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FARJEON, Joseph Jefferson (1883-1955). Author and playwright.
Signature ('Good wishes / J. Jefferson Farjeon / 31/8/35') on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£22 / $33 / €25 [No: 5271]
FISHER, John Arbuthnot, 1st Baron (1841-1920). Admiral of the fleet.
Large signature ('Fisher') in ink on a cut piece with admiralty rubber stamp alongside, no date.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 25688]
FISTOULARI, Anatole (1907-1995). Conductor.
Bold signature in ink, dated London, 1944, on paper mounted on an album leaf.
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 21439]
FLINT, Sir William Russell (1880-1969). Painter and illustrator.
Signature in ink on paper (wide margins), dated 22 January 1949.
£85 / $130 / €100 [No: 23274]
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GALLI-CURCI, Amelita (1882-1963). Opera singer.
Signature and date (1934), ca 55 x 105 mm (2½ x 4 inches), closely trimmed at the left.
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 5157]
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). Novelist and playwright.
Signature and subscription ('All best wishes to you all/ always yours'), cut from the foot of a letter, ca 110 x 200 mm (4½ x 8 inches). Traces of former mounting on verso.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 4947]
GEORGE III (1738-1820). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Bold signature in ink ('George R') cut from a vellum document, no date. Together with the papered royal seal and the first few printed words of the text.
£150 / $229 / €176 [No: 25321]
GEORGE III (1738-1820). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Signature in ink ('George R') cut from a vellum document. Tightly trimmed at the foot. A note of identification in ink giving the date as 1805.
£135 / $206 / €159 [No: 25319]
GOSCHEN, George Joachim, 1st Viscount (1831-1907). Statesman.
Signature and subscription, cut from the foot of a letter, ca 110 x 55 mm (4½ x 2½ inches).
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 6603]
GOSSE, Sir Edmund (1849-1928). Poet and man of letters.
Signature in ink from the foot of a letter.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 21523]
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HAIG, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928). Field Marshal.
Signature in ink ('Haig') torn from the foot of a typewritten letter, no date.
£42 / $64 / €49 [No: 25689]
HENTY, George Alfred (1832-1902). Writer for boys.
Signature, subscription and a few words from the foot of a letter.
£65 / $99 / €76 [No: 22493]
HOWITT, Mary (1799-1888). Author.
Signature cut from the foot of a letter ('Yours very truly / Mary Howitt'), ca 45 x 80 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 6062]
HUNT, James Henry Leigh (1784-1859). Essayist and poet.
Signature ('Mr. Leigh Hunt') with several others on a piece apparently taken from a visitors' book, dated 2 June 1831.
£55 / $84 / €64 [No: 24350]
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ITURBI, José (1895-1980). Pianist, conductor & composer.
Signature and date (1936) on a small card, 55 x 90 mm (ca 2 x 3½ inches).
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 6451]
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KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Author.
Signature in ink ('Rudyard Kipling') on a small slip perhaps cut from a letter, no date.
£65 / $99 / €76 [No: 25776]
KREISLER, Fritz (1875-1962). Austrian-born violinist.
Signature in ink on an album leaf, dated 1926.
£75 / $114 / €88 [No: 25332]
KRIPS, Josef (1902-1974). Austrian conductor and violinist.
Bold signature in pencil above a squiggle that could be the date 'May 36', 95 x 140 mm. (ca. 4 x 5½ inches).
£55 / $84 / €64 [No: 23255]
KUBELIK, Jan (1880-1940). Violinist.
Signature and date (6 December 1910) on a yellow 8vo (oblong) album leaf.
£38 / $58 / €44 [No: 24082]
KUBELIK, Jan (1880-1940). Violinist.
Signature on dark blue paper.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 7720]
KUBELIK, Jan (1880-1940). Violinist.
Signature, on an album leaf, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6 inches), dated 31 October 1930. Together with another signature.
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 20154]
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LANDOR, Walter Savage (1775-1864). Author.
Signature ('Walter Savage Landor / Bath Nov: 26 '48') on laid paper, ca 80 x 150 mm (3 x 6 inches).
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 6055]
LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Portrait-painter.
Envelope-front signed, addressed to Sir Robert Gardiner at Marlborough House, and signed in the left-hand corner (laid down). Marked 'Private & Immediate'.
£38 / $58 / €44 [No: 21146]
LEHMANN, Lotte (1885-1976). Soprano.
Signature on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 5270]
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882). Poet.
Signature and subscription, cut from the foot of a letter, Yours very truly Henry W. Longfellow'), ca 4 x 11½ mm (1½ x 4½ inches).
£185 / $283 / €218 [No: 22033]
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MacCORMACK, John (1884-1945). Irish tenor.
Signature and message of greetings on an album leaf, dated January 1927.
£85 / $130 / €100 [No: 25330]
MACREADY, William Charles (1793-1873). Actor.
Conclusion (four lines) and signature from an Autograph Letter Signed, undated. Six further lines on the reverse.
£32 / $48 / €37 [No: 7866]
MAGALOFF, Nikita (1912-1992). Swiss pianist.
Signature on an album leaf, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6 inches). An unrelated photograph adhering to the reverse.
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 20178]
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). German writer and Nobel Prize laureate.
Signature ('Thomas Mann'), characteristically in pencil, on a small slip, no date.
£125 / $191 / €147 [No: 25778]
MARTINEAU, Harriet (1802-1876). Miscellaneous writer.
Signature ('H. Martineau') and valediction ('Yours affectionately') from a letter. Several words of the letter to '... friend' are on the reverse, written at ninety degrees to the signature.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 7852]
MARTINEAU, James (1805-1900). Unitarian divine.
Signature, probably cut from the foot of a letter (closely trimmed) and laid down, ca 15 x 85 mm (½ x 3½ inches).
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 7053]
MARTINEAU, James (1805-1900). Unitarian divine.
Signature and valediction from the foot of an Autograph Letter Signed.
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 7875]
MASSEY, Raymond (1896-1983). Film actor.
Signature ('Best wishes / Raymond Massey') on a scrap of paper, 60 x 100 mm (ca 2½ x 4 inches).
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 20140]
MAXIM, Sir Hiram Stevens (1840-1916). Engineer and inventor.
Bold signature on 1 page 8vo, 18 Queen's Gate Place, London, nd.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 24150]
MENUHIN, Yehudi (1916-1999). Violinist & conductor.
Good signature in ink, dated 1939, on a tinted album leaf.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 20085]
MENUHIN, Yehudi (1916-1999). Violinist & conductor.
Signature on white card, laid down on a pink album leaf, in all 110 x 170 mm (4½ x 6½ inches).
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 7069]
MEREDITH, George (1828-1909). Novelist & poet.
Signature in a shaky hand on a white postcard beneath a portrait cut from a newspaper.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 5998]
MITFORD, Mary Russell (1787-1855). Novelist and dramatist.
Signature cut from the foot of a letter ('faithfully & admiringly yours / M R Mitford'), trimmed, ca 20 x 60 mm (1 x 2½ inches).
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 6056]
MOISEIWITCH, Benno (1890-1963). Pianist.
Signature on an album leaf, ca 110 x 170 mm (4½ x 6½ inches) beside a photograph of the pianist seated at the keyboard.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 7074]
MORGAN, Charles Langbridge (1894-1958). Novelist, critic and playwright.
Signature and date ('1954') on white card, 30 x 60 mm (1¼ x 2¼ inches).
£15 / $22 / €17 [No: 4962]
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NARES, (William) Owen (1888-1943). Stage & film actor.
Signature ('Owen Nares', underlined) on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 20175]
NEAGLE, Dame Anne (1904-1986). Actress.
Signature ('Good wishes / Anna Neagle') on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 20174]
NICHOLS, (John) Beverley (1898-1983). Author and composer.
Signature, dated 1935, on white card, 60 x 90 mm (2½ x 3½ inches).
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 5223]
NICHOLS, (John) Beverley (1898-1983). Author and composer.
Signature in ink closely trimmed and mounted on an album leaf, undated.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 7795]
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O'NEILL, Eugene (1888-1953). Irish-American playwright.
Signature in ink ('Eugene O'Neill') on a small piece from an album or the foot of a letter, no date.
£125 / $191 / €147 [No: 25779]
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PANKHURST, Dame Christabel Harriette (1880-1958). Suffragette.
Large signature in ink on paper, mounted on an album leaf, no date.
£85 / $130 / €100 [No: 25213]
PARR, Samuel (1747-1825). Pedagogue.
Signature cut from the foot of a letter ('your very respectful / & obedient humble Servant / Samuel Parr') and laid down on the remains of an album leaf. Ca 45 x 125 mm (2 x 5 inches).
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 6057]
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896). Poet.
Signature ('C. Patmore') and subscription from a letter, no date.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 22507]
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896). Poet.
Bold signature ('Coventry K. Patmore') on paper, evidently an early example.
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 4638]
PETRI, Egon (1881-1962). Pianist.
Signature and subscription cut from the foot of a letter. 'Believe me / yours very truly / Egon Petri.'
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 24085]
PHILLIPS, Montague Fawcett (1885-1969). Composer.
Signature ('Yours sincerely Montague Phillips') on a postcard with a photograph of Phillips, probably cut from a magazine, and his name printed at the foot.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 24621]
PIANISTS Signatures of Marie Novello (1898-1928), Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) and two others on an album leaf (8vo, oblong). Marie Novello has added 'Harrogate March 30th 1910'.
£40 / $61 / €47 [No: 24084]
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REID, William (1921-2001). Victoria Cross holder.
Signature and subscription ('Best Wishes / William Reid V.C. / ex 61 Squadron RAFVR / ex 617 / Tarland 21.2.56'. On a small white card, ca 45 x 75 mm (2 x 3 inches).
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 19834]
REJANE, Gabrielle (1857-1920). French actress.
Signature on an 8vo pink album leaf (small tear at the head), dated 1910.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 24089]
ROBESON, Paul (1898-1976). American actor and singer.
Signature ('Kind wishes / Paul Robeson') on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches). Together with a postcard-sized photograph of Robeson.
£75 / $114 / €88 [No: 20170]
ROBSON, Flora (1892-1984). Actress.
Signature ('Yours sincerely / Flora Robson') on a scrap of paper, 60 x 100 mm (ca 2½ x 4 inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 20141]
ROGERS, [Charles] Buddy (1904-1999). American film actor; husband of Mary Pickford.
Signature on a small white card, ca 20 x 75 mm (½ x 3 inches).
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 20143]
ROSTAL, Max (1905-1991). Violinist.
Signature in ink on the remains of an album leaf, no date.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 21423]
RUBBRA, Edmund (1901-1986) Composer & pianist.
Christmas card signed, showing a partridge in a pear tree.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 21262]
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SARGENT, Sir Malcolm (1895-1967). Orchestral conductor
Signature in ink on his small correspondence-card with printed heading in blue.
£30 / $45 / €35 [No: 21424]
SARGENT, Sir Malcolm (1895-1967). Orchestral conductor
Signature, in pencil, on an album leaf, ca 110 x 170 mm (4½ x 6½ inches).
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 7073]
SCOTTI, Antonio (1866-1936). Italian operatic basso.
Bold signature on a yellow 8vo album leaf (oblong) with integral blank, London, July 1913.
£45 / $68 / €53 [No: 24124]
SETON, Ernest Thompson (1860-1946). Writer and illustrator. Chief Scout of America.
Signature with the usual sketch of a cat's paw, ca 50 x 115 mm (2 x 4½ inches).
£65 / $99 / €76 [No: 7705]
STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence (1833-1908). American poet.
Signature and salutation ('Very sincerely yours'), dated April 1901.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 0693]
STRICKLAND, Agnes (1796-1874). Historian and novelist.
Signature cut from the foot of a letter ('Ever sincerely yours / Agnes Strickland'), ca 55 x 200 mm (2 x 8 inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 6060]
SWINSTEAD, Felix Gerald (1880-1959). Pianist & composer.
Signature on blue paper, laid down on a pink album leaf, ca 70 x 110 mm (2½ x 4½ inches).
£18 / $27 / €21 [No: 6336]
SZIGETI, Joseph (1892-1973). Violinist.
Signature and dedication ('Yours truly') on the remains of an album leaf, ca 70 x 160 mm (2½ x 6½ inches), 13 November 1908.
£38 / $58 / €44 [No: 24086]
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TAUBER, Richard (1892-1948). Opera singer and conductor.
Signature on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches), dated 1937 in his hand.
£50 / $76 / €58 [No: 20173]
TAYLOR, Tom (1817-1880). Dramatist, and editor of 'Punch'
Last three lines and signature from an Autograph Letter Signed.
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 7872]
TEMPEST, Marie (1864-1942). Singer and actress.
Signature on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£28 / $42 / €33 [No: 20144]
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-1892). Poet Laureate.
Signature ('A Tennyson / February 10th 1853'), on a small slip, ca 55 x 115 mm (2 x 4½ inches), laid down on the remains of an album leaf. (Stains from former mounting in the corners, but the signature with good margins).
£110 / $168 / €129 [No: 24648]
TIBBETT, Lawrence (1896-1960). American baritone.
Signature on an album page, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6½ inches).
£25 / $38 / €29 [No: 20137]
TUPPER, Martin Farquhar (1810-1889). Author.
Signature & subscription ('Believe me Dear Aunt / Your affectionate nephew') cut from the foot of a letter and laid down, ca 65 x 110 mm (2½ x 4¼ inches).
£12 / $18 / €14 [No: 5563]
TURNER, Dame Eva (b. 1892). Opera singer
Signature ('With best wishes / sincerely / Eva Turner'), on a small card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£18 / $27 / €21 [No: 5279]
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WEINGARTNER, Felix (1863-1942). Conductor and composer.
Signature on white card, ca 55 x 90 mm (2½ x 3½ inches).
£55 / $84 / €64 [No: 5214]
WOOD, Sir Henry Joseph (1869-1944). Conductor and composer.
Signature and subscription torn from the foot of a letter.
£20 / $30 / €23 [No: 5639]
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YONGE, Charlotte Mary (1823-1901). Novelist and writer for children.
Signature and subscription cut from a letter.
£35 / $53 / €41 [No: 22490]