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[Napoleon; Berthier] Sotheby & Co.

[Napoleon; Berthier; Sothebys auction] NAPOLEON & BERTHIER Catalogue of Autograph Letters Manuscripts Historical Documents and Maps (continued below}

The Property of the Descendants of Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815)[...]. Paper wraps (standard Sothebys), [84]pp., cr. 8vo, minor defects, good condition. Enclosed: two newspaper clippings one in English (revealing initial sale offered of the lot, but bid too low so sale of individual lots...

£180.00
[J. Zaehnsdorf, Bookbinders]

[Zaehnsdorf; Pamphlet] A short history of bookbinding: and a glossary of styles and terms used in binding, with a brief account of the celebrated binders and patrons of bookbinding from whom the various styles are named, description of leathers, etc

Booklet, [38]pp., buff paper wraps, very good (fresh). Libraries are well-stocked but currently no other copies on viaLibri. See Immage of front cover.

 £75.00
Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, FRS [the supernatural]

[Earl Stanhope; Crystal Ball; clairvoyance etc] Autograph Letter Signed Stanhope to a Mr Slater, about an inferior quality crystal ball defining a good one..

Two pages, 8vo, bifolium, second leaf tipped onto slightly larger paper, minor staining but text clear and complete. Sir I am sorry to inform you that the Crystal which you sent to Mrs Royce has not answered its purpose, & is, as she assures me, of a very inferior quality, for its Spirit...

£280.00
[Tottenham Hotspur; European Cup Winners' Cup Final]

[Tottenham Hotspur; European Cup Winners' Cup Final, 1963; Printed] Football Programme (mainly in Dutch) Spurs vs. Athletico Madrid

Illustrated Wraps, 24pp., cr.8vo, some speckling on wraps, contents good.Note: The 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was the final football match of the 1962?63 European Cup Winners' Cup and was the third European Cup Winners' Cup final. It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur of England...

£450.00 Spurs
[Robert Peel, sometime Prime Minister; Bank of England]

[Robert Peel, sometime Prime Minister; Bank of England] Filled in printed Notification/ Form headed Bank Stock for large payment to The Honble Sir Robert Peel [= Executor of his father].

One page, 27 x 16cm, some damage to edge but no loss of text. Signed by Willott and another (Armstrong? - see Image). Text both printed and manuscript as follows: Received this 19 Day of May 1831 of Rt Honble Sir Robert Peel Bart the Sum of Five Shillings Sterling, being the Consideration for...

£180.00 Peel
Mortimer Wheeler [Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler (1890 ? 1976), archaeologist and officer in the British Army.]

[Mortimer Wheeler, archaeologist] Typed Note Signed REM Wheeler to an Arnold Brierley about a drawing.

One page, 4to, fold marks, good condition. Thank you very much indeed for your extremely kind appreciation, and for the drawing which you enclosed. I am doing exactly as you tell me and send the cards back herewith.

 £45.00
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born English musician, journalist, broadcaster, humorist and collector.

[Fritz Spiegl, musician etc] Autograph Note Signed Fritz to Hunter Davies, author and journalist

Autograph Note, one page, 16mo, good condition, but part of a bifolium, the third page of which is a printed (possibly early Punch) cartoon with a gentleman exposing a lady's ignorance of literture. Spiegl's text as follows: Many thanks, Hunter. Hope you enjoyed the book (post facto!): you see,...

£45.00 Spiegl
Dannie Abse, poet (1923-2014)

[Dannie Abse, poet and physician] Typewritten text of his poem The Wife of Columbus with Autograph Note Signed Dannie toHunter [Hunter Davies, author and journalist] referring to the poem.

One page, sm. fol., fold marks, minor staining, mainly good condition. Text of poem as published version. Note as follows, after address, Dear Hunter, my doubts about this poem have increased even further since our chat. | Best, Dannie.

 £50.00
John Betjeman (1906-1984), English Poet Laureate

[John Betjeman, Poet] Postcard with Typed Note UNSIGNED, with manuscript additions in Betjeman's hand. to Hunter Davies, author and journalist.

Postcard, good condition. Typed text with MS adds in square brackets: 7 unrecognised wonders of London are the interior of Holy Trinity [Somerset House], Sloane Sreet (locked). St.Erkenwald's Church, Southend-on-Sea [deleted]; the entrance hall of the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. I...

£75.00 Betjeman
[Photograph; Egyptian Army Sports 1906]

[Photograph; Egyptian Army Sports 1906] Panoramic Photograph Entitled Egyptian Army Sports at Abbassia Cairo - Ap[ril 1906

Panoramic Photograph entitled Egyptian Army Sports at Abbassia Cairo - April 1906, 28.5 x 15.7cms, partly laid down on somewhat grubby album leaf, 28 x 25cms. See Image for details.

 £200.00 Egypt
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