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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Major General Vyvyan Evelegh (1898-1958), General Officer Commanding, 78th Battleaxe Infantry Division, British Army; Lieut-Col. D. E. P. Hodgson of the Welsh Guards [ Sicilian Campaign, 1943. ] [ British Army, Sicilian Campaign, 1943. ] Two duplicated documents: 'Lecture by Maj-Gen V. Evelegh, C.B., O.B.E. on 78 Div's Part in the Sicilian Campaign' and 'Notes on Observations made in SICILY' by Lieut-Col. D. E. P. Hodgson. Both items in good condition, lightly-aged and worn. Both scarce: no copy of either traced, either on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC, and no copies in the Imperial War Museum collection. From the papers of military historian Barrie Pitt, author of 'Crucible of War'. ONE: ' 'Lecture by Maj-Gen V....		£320.00
Myra Hess (1890-1965), pianist [ Myra Hess, pianist ] Autograph Note Signed "Myra" on card to "Yonty" [Jonathan "Yonty" Solomon, South African pianist, her protègé] Card, c. 14 x 9cm, blue, vestiges of laying down process on reverse, good condition otherwise. "My dear Yonty, Thank you for your letter & exquisite roses - Can you come to tea on Saturday at 4.30 - Perhaps you can telephone me- With my love \| Myra \|"		£80.00
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor [ Rachmaninoff ] Autograph Signature, "S. Rachmaninoff", on card Card,11 x 9cm, rounded corners, very minor marking, card sl. dulled. Image on website inventory.	Music and Theatre	£150.00
Tony Hancock, comedian [ Tony Hancock, comedian ] Bold Signature on album leaf. Album page (extracted, c.13.5 x 10cm, pink paper, god condition, bold signature in centre.		£25.00
Henry Kemble (1848-1907), English actor [ Henry Kemble, actor. ] Long Autograph Letter Signed to 'Seymour', entirely written in verse, giving a humorous account of his activities in provincial theatre. 8pp., 12mo. Text complete on aged and worn paper. A charming and high-spirited description of life in the provincial theatre in Victorian England, in better than average verse showing the influence of Byron's humorous poetry. The letter begins: 'Dear Seymour, \| After long delay, \| And putting...		£600.00
John Cust (1779-1853), 1st Earl Brownlow, peer and Tory politician [ The Royal Humane Society, London ] [ John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Brownlow') to C. B. Massingberd, regarding Royal Humane Society medallions to be presented to Richard Hoodlass and Joseph Dobson. 2pp., 4to. Bifolium, with the lower part of the second leaf lacking, and only part of Brownlow's franking of the address present, together with his broken seal in red wax. Frank reads: '<...> Febry eighth 1834 \| <...> Massingberd Esqre \| Ormsby \| Spilsby \| <?> \| Brownlow'. In...		£56.00
Naomi Jacob (1884-1964), English author and actress [ Walter James Macqueen-Pope (1888-1960), authority on theatre; Teddy Knox of the Crazy Gang's 'Nervo and Knox'; Clarice Mayne, music hall star ] [ Naomi Jacob, author and actress. ] Two Typed Letters Signed (both 'Mickie') to W. Macqueen-Pope, on subjects including Ellen Terry, Bernard Shaw and Teddy Knox of the Crazy Gang's 'Nervo and Knox'. Two chatty and characteristic letters. ONE: 15 July [1953]. 2pp., 4to. On aged paper, with wear to edges and vertical closed tear at foot. She begins by praising his books 'Ladies First' (1952) and 'Shirtfronts and Sables' (1953), adding in an autograph note 'Yes I bought them when in London.'...		£150.00
Peter Pears, tenor, partner of Benjamin Britten Autograph Letter Signed "Peter Pears" to a "Mr. Watt" about a recital for his correspondent's Society [ Archibald Watt of Aberdeen ]. Two pages, 8vo, good condition. "Thanks you for your letter. I have the happiest memories of Stonehaven on a brief holiday years ago, and I would like to come & give a recital with Osian Ellis [counter-tenor] for your Society. \| My diary tells me that the best (and only, perhaps) time next...		£56.00
R. H. Atkinson, Secretary of the Garrick Club, London [ Robert William Lowe (1853-1902), drama critic ] [ The Garrick Club, London. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('R H Atkinson') from the secretary of the Garrick Club to drama critic R. W. Lowe, regarding 'the privilege of engraving the pictures in the Club Collection'. 2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Lowe's request has been laid before the Club's committee, and there is no possibility of acceding to it: 'You say in your letter that you are aware that the privilege engraving the pictures in the Club Collection is "rarely"...		£56.00
The Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co. The Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co. Aberdeen - April, 1934: 16 signatures of members on detached album page. Detached album leaf, 17.5 x 11.5, good condition, headed "The Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co. \| Aberdeen- April, 1934. Names : Eric Warr ("Conductor"); Kingsley Lark; Mabel Baker; Redvers LLewellyn; Betty Thompson; Ivor John; Ronald Stear; Helen Ogilvie; Leyland White ("Figaro"); Howell Glynne;...		£120.00