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Napoleon's wartime letter, to General Baraguay D'Hilliers, December 19, 1796, an original reproduction tastefully and professionally framed together with photo of Napoleon and English translation of the letter, marked 311/1000 with accompanying folder containing certificate, also numbered 311/1000. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Autograph book, 1929-1934, containing messages, drawings and verses, together with autographs of the touring West Indies cricket team, 21st January 1931, at the finish of the third test with many legends of the game including Learie Constantine, Tommy Scot, Jackie Grant, Freddie Martin; there are other cricketers autographs including Bill Brown. Main part of pages detached from covers, good.
Estimate $400
Not offered
Winston Churchill, framed photo of The Right Honourable Winston Churchill (1874-1965) very dapperly dressed, and in a window below is an off-white slip on which the revered Englishman has signed, 'Winston Churchill'. Matted and framed (approx 30x38cm). The signature is crisp and bold and with the impressive photograph, overall extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
Douglas Bader, legendary British pilot (1910-1982) who lost both his legs in 1931 but continued to fly in WWII with the use of artificial limbs, commemorative cover with a cachet honouring the 200th anniversary of George Washington taking command of the Continental Army, signed in blue ink, 'Douglas Bader 13/5/77', double matted with a photo of Bader posing with his plane to an overall size of approx 28x35.5cm. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Not offered
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, typed letter signed 'Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis', one page (approx 20.5x26.5cm), Doubleday letterhead, June 21, 1985, to Walter Bergman of the Croyden Bookshop in New York, written in regard to a new Doubleday release, it reads, 'I am writing to tell you about a book that we are publishing next October. I feel this book is truly unique and will be of special interest to you and your customers. A Princess Remembers is the memoir of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur, and is the enchanting look at a romantic time in India's recent history. The Maharani, a beautiful and articulate writer, tells with disarming honesty of what life was like being courted by and married to a dashing Maharajah, and she shares her stories about the intimacies of court life with the warmth and expressiveness which come naturally to her. We look forward to next Fall when the book will publish and when Gayatri Devi will arrive to promote it. Working with her on A Princess Remembers has been a treasured experience for me, and I feel sure you will be as moved by it as I have been.'; double-matted and framed with a sizeable photo (approx 33x25mm) of the beautiful Jackie O, all in a large timber frame (approx 57x81cm). In extremely fine condition, with the signature a couple of shades lighter, but completely legible.
Estimate $330
SOLD $300
Hand coloured printed map of Lithuania and Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, appears to be 17th century; also prints of Olympics posters (1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1937, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972). Fine or better. (13)
Estimate $500
Not offered
Map of the Ancient Roman Empire, coloured map, published by Henry Teesdale & Co., 302 High Street, Holborn, London, March 1834. Minor foxing, fine.
Estimate $110
Not offered
Carte Des Isles Britanniques, map of the British Isles with the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland divided into provinces and counties, with supplement for the Orkney and Shetland Islands, by Robert De Vaugondy after Thomas Kitchin printed by C.F.Delamarch, undated (1800s), in colour, approx 53x71cm with 1.5x2.5cm borders. Foxing and two tears of 2cm on edge, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Not offered
The Argus and Australasian Coronation Souvenir, (460x340mm), May 24, 1937, pictorial publication of the Royal Family and the coronation, 40pp, in B&W and colour, with two supplement pages featuring the Royal Family (GVI) in B&W and King George VI in coronation robes in colour. A few small edge splits on front cover and some ageing, inside in excellent condition, overall very fine.
Estimate $50
Not offered