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 / $58 / €42 [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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $24 / €18 [No: 5183]
ARNAUD, Yvonne (1895-1958). Actress.Signature on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£22 / $36 / €26 [No: 20139]
AUSTIN, Alfred (1835-1913). Poet.Signature and salutation on grey paper.
£18 / $29 / €21 [No: 7727]
BADEN-POWELL, Sir Robert, 1st Baron (1857-1941). Founder of the Boy Scout movement.Signature in ink ('R Baden-Powell M. Genl') on a small slip of linen-backed paper (very slight foxing), no date.
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 24119]
BENES, Edouard (1884-1948). Czechoslovak statesman.Bold signature in ink on small card bearing the printed word 'Autogram'.
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 23141]
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 / $33 / €24 [No: 6631]
BRODIE, Sir Benjamin Collins (1783-1862). Surgeon.Signature and subscription cut from a letter, 1854.
£20 / $33 / €24 [No: 1549]
BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). Poet.Fine bold signature from the foot of a letter, no date.
£225 / $373 / €272 [No: 22508]
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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $74 / €54 [No: 22747]
CAMPBELL, Mrs Patrick (1865-1940). Actress.Signature on a pink 8vo album leaf (oblong), the signature underlined and dated 1909.
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 24125]
CANTOR, Eddie (1892-1964). American entertainer.Signature on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 5255]
CAROLINE, Queen (1768-1821). Consort of George IV.Conclusion of an Autograph Letter Signed ('CP'), dated 9 April no year and with a note of identification in ink in another hand.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 22423]
CHAMBERLAIN, (Arthur) Neville (1869-1940). Prime Minister 1937-1940.Signature in ink (closely trimmed at the top, evidently from a letter). Together with a letter from E.M. Watson to Miss Bondi conveying Chamberlain's inability to give his autograph 'I have, however, a spare signature of the Prime Minister's ...'
£125 / $207 / €151 [No: 23272]
CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895). Father of Sir Winston Churchill.Signature on paper, with wide margins.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 22478]
COATES, Albert (1882-1953). Conductor & composer.Bold signature on an album leaf, no date.
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 20384]
COBBETT, William (1762-1835). Journalist, essayist & politician.Signature cut from the foot of a letter and laid down on the remains of an album leaf, ca 30 x 60 mm (1 x 2 inches).
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 6063]
COBDEN, Richard (1804-1865). Statesman.Signature and subscription clipped from the foot of a letter to W S Ellis, no date.
£15 / $24 / €18 [No: 4708]
COMEDIANS Signatures of George Robey, George Lashwood and Wilkie Bard on an 8vo album leaf (oblong). Bard's signature is dated 1910.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 24087]
COOPER, Gladys (1888-1970). Character actress.Signature on a small card, ca 45 x 75 mm (2 x 3 inches).
£32 / $53 / €38 [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 / $41 / €30 [No: 21525]
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 / $46 / €33 [No: 20162]
EDGEWORTH, Maria (1767-1849). Novelist.Signature from the foot of a letter with the autograph words 'Yours very affectionately' (rather badly smudged).
£30 / $49 / €36 [No: 20025]
ELMAN, Mischa (1891-1967). Russian-born violinist.Large bold signature in ink on an album leaf, no date.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 22556]
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 / $36 / €26 [No: 5271]
FILDES, Sir Samuel Luke (1844-1927). Painter.Signature on a card (slightly soiled), ca 6 x 9 mm (2½ x 3½ inches).
£22 / $36 / €26 [No: 22043]
FISTOULARI, Anatole (1907-1995). Conductor.Bold signature in ink, dated London, 1944, on paper mounted on an album leaf.
£30 / $49 / €36 [No: 21439]
FITZHERBERT, Maria Anne (1756-1837). Wife of George IV.Signature on paper, closely trimmed and laid down, with a portrait (some damp-staining) and an envelope-front addressed to Mrs Fitzherbert in Brighton.
£65 / $107 / €78 [No: 22422]
FLINT, Sir William Russell (1880-1969). Painter and illustrator.Sigature in ink on paper (wide margins), dated 22 January 1949.
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 23274]
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 / $46 / €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 / $58 / €42 [No: 4947]
GIESEKING, Walter (1895-1956). Pianist and composer.Signature and inscription in ink on a card, dated at Brussels, 20 January 1951.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 23251]
GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809-1898). Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, and 1892-1894.Signature in ink perhaps from the foot of a letter, no date.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 24120]
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 / $58 / €42 [No: 6603]
GOSSE, Sir Edmund (1849-1928). Poet and man of letters.Signature in ink from the foot of a letter.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 21523]
HENTY, George Alfred (1832-1902). Writer for boys.Signature, subscription and a few words from the foot of a letter.
£65 / $107 / €78 [No: 22493]
HILLARY, Sir Edmund (1919-2008). Mountaineer.Signature in ink on the blank side of a vising card (of Dr Stephen Feher), no date.
£75 / $124 / €90 [No: 23263]
HOWARD, Sir Robert (1626-1698). Dramatist and auditor of the exchequer.Signature on a portion of a treasury document, mounted.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 2819]
HOWITT, Mary (1799-1888). Author.Signature and subcription cut from the foot of a letter addressed to John Plummer, ca 60 x 110 mm (2½ x 4½ inches).
£28 / $46 / €33 [No: 6647]
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 / $41 / €30 [No: 6062]
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 / $74 / €54 [No: 6451]
JENNER, Sir William (1815-1898). Physician.Signature, subscription and several words from the foot of a letter on black-edged paper, no date.
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 22495]
JENNER, Sir William (1815-1898). Physician.Signature on paper, with good margins.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 22479]
KENTNER, Louis (1905-1987). Pianist and composer.Signature on an album leaf, ca 110 x 170 mm (4½ x 6½ inches) beside a newspaper photograph of the pianist seated at the keyboard.
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 7072]
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 / $91 / €66 [No: 23255]
KUBELIK, Jan (1880-1940). Violinist.Signature and date (6 December 1910) on a yellow 8vo (oblong) album leaf.
£38 / $63 / €45 [No: 24082]
KUBELIK, Jan (1880-1940). Violinist.Signature on dark blue paper.
£35 / $58 / €42 [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 / $33 / €24 [No: 20154]
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 / $74 / €54 [No: 6055]
LANGTRY, Emilie Charlotte, 'Lillie' (1853-1929). Actress.Signature in blue ink on a pink 8vo album leaf (oblong).
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 24083]
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 / $63 / €45 [No: 21146]
LEHMANN, Lotte (1885-1976). Soprano.Signature on white card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£30 / $49 / €36 [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 / $307 / €223 [No: 22033]
MACREADY, William Charles (1793-1873). Actor.Conclusion (four lines) and signature from an Autograph Letter Signed, undated. Six further lines on the reverse.
£32 / $53 / €38 [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 / $33 / €24 [No: 20178]
MARTINEAU, Harriet (1802-1876). Miscellaneous writer.Signature ('Harriet Martineau / Ambleside') cut from a printed form. Several words on the reverse in another hand.
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 7869]
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 / $58 / €42 [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 / $46 / €33 [No: 7053]
MARTINEAU, James (1805-1900). Unitarian divine.Signature and valediction from the foot of an Autograph Letter Signed.
£28 / $46 / €33 [No: 7875]
MASARYK, Jan (1886-1948). Czechoslovak diplomat and politician.Signature in ink with a one-line inscription, dated Liondon 1 December 1939. Together with a small photograph of Masark in an open car.
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 23142]
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 / $46 / €33 [No: 20140]
MAXIM, Sir Hiram Stevens (1840-1916). Engineer and inventor.Signature cut from the foot of a typewritten letter.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 20209]
MENUHIN, Yehudi (1916-1999). Violinist & conductor.Good signature in ink, dated 1939, on a tinted album leaf.
£35 / $58 / €42 [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 / $49 / €36 [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 / $74 / €54 [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 / $49 / €36 [No: 6056]
MOISEIWITCH, Benno (1890-1963). Pianist.Signature ('Yours sincerely / Benno Moiseiwitch / February 1935') on a small card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 5284]
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 / $24 / €18 [No: 4962]
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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $58 / €42 [No: 5223]
NICHOLS, (John) Beverley (1898-1983). Author and composer.Signature in ink closely trimmed and mounted on an album leaf, undated.
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 7795]
OLIVIER, Sir Laurence (1907-1989). Actor and director.Signature on the reverse of printed message requesting a donation to the Actors' Benevolent Fund in return for a signed photograph. Ca 90 x 115 mm (3½ x 4½ inches).
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 20181]
Signature and two words from the end of a letter.
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 4041]
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 / $49 / €36 [No: 6057]
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896). Poet.Signature ('C. Patmore') and subscription from a letter, no date.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 22507]
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896). Poet.Bold signature ('Coventry K. Patmore') on paper, evidently an early example.
£28 / $46 / €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 / $58 / €42 [No: 24085]
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 / $66 / €48 [No: 24084]
PICKFORD, Mary (1893-1979). Canadian-born actress.Signature on a small white card, ca 40 x 75 mm (1½ x 3 inches).
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 20167]
POUISHNOFF, Lev (1891-1959). Ukrainian pianist.Signature ('With good wishes / Pouishnoff / 1934') on an album leaf, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6 inches).
£22 / $36 / €26 [No: 20180]
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 / $74 / €54 [No: 19834]
REJANE, Gabrielle (1857-1920). French actress.Signature on an 8vo pink album leaf (small tear at the head), dated 1910.
£35 / $58 / €42 [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 / $124 / €90 [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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $46 / €33 [No: 20143]
ROSTAL, Max (1905-1991). Violinist.Signature in ink on the remains of an album leaf, no date.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 21423]
RUBBRA, Edmund (1901-1986) Composer & pianist.Christmas card signed, showing a partridge in a pear tree.
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 21262]
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Author, artist & social reformer.Signature and subscription from the foot of a letter, no date.
£75 / $124 / €90 [No: 22500]
SARGENT, Sir Malcolm (1895-1967). Orchestral conductorSignature in ink on his small correspondence-card with printed heading in blue.
£30 / $49 / €36 [No: 21424]
SCOTTI, Antonio (1866-1936). Italian operatic basso.Bold signature on a yellow 8vo album leaf (oblong) with integral blank, London, July 1913.
£45 / $74 / €54 [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 / $107 / €78 [No: 7705]
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816). Dramatist and statesman.Address-leaf to C. Whitefoord in Craven Street, Strand, franked by Sheridan in the lower left hand corner, remains of red-wax seal.
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 21560]
SIKORSKI, Wladyslaw (1881-1943). Polish military and political leader.Signature in ink on a small piece with typewritten identification and dates beneath, no date.
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 21436]
SMIRKE, Sir Robert (1781-1867). Architect of the British Museum.Signature in ink and subscription from the end of a letter (five lines, slightly trimmed, on the reverse).
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 21485]
SPIEGLER, Arnold Violinist.Postcard-sized photograph Signed ('Yours truly / Arnold Spiegler / 1908') showing the young violinist holding his instrument ready to begin playing.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 5989]
STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence (1833-1908). American poet.Signature and salutation ('Very sincerely yours'), dated April 1901.
£35 / $58 / €42 [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 / $41 / €30 [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 / $29 / €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 / $63 / €45 [No: 24086]
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 / $83 / €60 [No: 20173]
TAYLOR, Tom (1817-1880). Dramatist, and editor of 'Punch'Last three lines and signature from an Autograph Letter Signed.
£25 / $41 / €30 [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 / $46 / €33 [No: 20144]
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-1863). Novelist.Signature and inscription on an otherwise blank piece, laid down, no date.
£75 / $124 / €90 [No: 23260]
TIBBETT, Lawrence (1896-1960). American baritone.Signature on an album page, ca 95 x 160 mm (3½ x 6½ inches).
£25 / $41 / €30 [No: 20137]
TIPPETT, Sir Michael (1905-1999). Composer.
Signature, on the remains of an album leaf, ca 110 x 75 mm (4½ x 3 inches).
£30 / $49 / €36 [No: 7095]
TOMLINSON, Ernest (b 1924). Composer.Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and inscribed, 5 bars in the treble clef from his Passepied (Opus 1), on card ca 115 x 90 mm (4½ x 3½ inches), 1956.
£45 / $74 / €54 [No: 5857]
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 / $19 / €14 [No: 5563]
TURNER, Dame Eva (b. 1892). Opera singerSignature ('With best wishes / sincerely / Eva Turner'), on a small card, ca 50 x 90 mm (2 x 3½ inches).
£18 / $29 / €21 [No: 5279]
VICTOR EMMANUEL II (1820-1878). King of Sardinia and first 'King of Italy'.Fine large bold signature on paper (traces of mounting on the reverse).
£85 / $141 / €102 [No: 22548]
VIOLINISTS Signatures of Jacques Thibaud, Adolph Brodsky, Arthur Catterall and Daniel Melsa together on an 8vo album leaf (oblong).
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 24088]
WEINGARTNER, Felix (1863-1942). Conductor and composer.Signature on white card, ca 55 x 90 mm (2½ x 3½ inches).
£55 / $91 / €66 [No: 5214]
WILLIAMS, Bransby (1870-1961) Actor.Postcard-sized photograph signed, showing the actor in Dickensian garb, no date.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 20513]
WOOD, Sir Henry Joseph (1869-1944). Conductor and composer.
Signature and subscription torn from the foot of a letter.
£20 / $33 / €24 [No: 5639]
YONGE, Charlotte Mary (1823-1901). Novelist and writer for children.Signature and subscription cut from a letter.
£35 / $58 / €42 [No: 22490]