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Author, Title, Summary Subject Price
George Formby [ George Hoy Booth ] (1904-1961), Lancashire comedian and film actor; Helen Haye (1874-1957), English actress; Irene Dunne (1898-1990), American film actress

[ George Formby, Lancashire comedian and film actor, Helen Haye, English actress, and Irene Dunne, American actress. ] Autograph Signatures of the three, with messages.

2pp., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Formby's bold autograph is written diagonally on one page, and reads: 'Best Wishes | George Formby | 1945'. The autographs of the other two are on the reverse. On the upper part of the page is: 'With all...

£30.00
Henry Tanworth Wells (1828-1903), English miniature and portrait painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites [ Thomas Faed (1826-1900), Scottish artist ]

[ Henry Tamworth Wells, English artist. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Henry T Wells') to Scottish artist Thomas Faed, accepting an invitation, with reference to a Royal Academy General Assembly.

1p., 12mo. In very good condition, with part of gummed label from mount at head. Writing to 'My dear Faed', he accepts an invitation for 20 November, in the hope that 'we shall not be summoned to a Gen. Assembly on that evening if such things are ever again to be resumed!'

£35.00
Hermione Baddeley [ Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley ] (1906-1986), English stage and screen character actress

[ Hermione Baddeley, English actress. ] Autograph Signature on publicity photograph.

14 x 8.5 cm black and white publicity photograph. In very good condition, with a small square of tape from mount on reverse. A head and shoulders shot of Baddeley, with firmly coiffed hair, impeccable makeup and pearls. Inscribed at foot: 'all Best Wishes | Hermione Baddeley'.

£20.00
Macdonald Parke (1891-1960), Canadian film actor, based in London

[ Macdonald Parke, Canadian film actor. ] Autograph Signature with message: 'Greetings from Canada | 1794-1947'.

1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Greetings from Canada | 1794-1947 | Macdonald Parke'. (Note that in this case Parke does not capitalise the 'D' in Macdonald. The significance of the date range is unclear.) The recipient (...

£28.00
Merle Oberon [ Estelle Merle Thompson ] (1911-1979), Hollywood actress

[ Merle Oberon, Hollywood actress. ] Autograph Signature with message.

1p., small 4to. On leaf of pink paper removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Ann | With my very good wishes | Merle Oberon | 3rd Sept. 1939. The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios. Probably given while Oberon was filming '...

£25.00
Col. R. G. Ingersoll [ Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899), 'The Great Agnostic' ] [ G. W. Foote, Progressive Publishing Company, London ]

[ Printed pamphlet. ] Do I blaspheme? An Oration by Col. R. G. Ingersoll.

29pp., 12mo. Disbound without wraps. In good condition, with light signs of and wear, and minor marking to title-leaf. Scarce: no copy in the British Library, and the only copy on COPAC at Oxford.

£50.00
Ronald Shiner [ Ronald Alfred Shiner ] (1903-1966), British music hall comedian, and actor in the West End and film

[ Ronald Shiner, comedian. ] Autograph Signature with message.

1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Yours Sincerely - | Your "Old China", | Ronald Shiner.' (Shiner often signed thus, 'Old China' being Cockney rhyming slang, 'Old China plate' rhyming with 'old mate'.) The recipient was the...

£28.00
Sheila Sim [ Sheila Beryl Grant Attenborough, The Lady Attenborough ] (b.1922), English stage and film actress, widow of Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)

[ Sheila Sim, film actress. ] Autograph Signature with message, made at the time of the filming of 'Dear Mr. Prohack'.

1p., small 4to. On leaf of pink paper removed from autograph album. In good condition, lightly-aged, with closed tear at bottom left-hand corner. Reads: 'To Ann | Wishing you | Good luck | Sheila Sim'. In a small hand in the bottorm-right hand corner the recipient has written: '"Mr. Prohack"',...

£28.00
Sir John Mills [ Lewis Ernest Watts Mills ] (1908-2005), English film actor

[ Sir John Mills, English film actor. ] Autograph Signature ('John Mills. | (Sergeant . !!!)') with message.

1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'Best Wishes. | to ANN - | Yours very sincerely - | John MIlls. 4. 3. 40. | (Sergeant . !!!).' (At the start of the war Mills had enlisted in the Royal Engineers.) The recipient was the daughter of...

£30.00
Sir John Mills [ Lewis Ernest Watts Mills ] (1908-2005), English film actor

[ Sir John Mills, English film actor. ] Autograph Signature with message.

1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Reads: 'To Ann | With my best wishes - | Sincerely Yours - | John Mills | 1946.' The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios. Around this time Mills was filming 'Waterloo...

£30.00