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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
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
Michel Panaieff (1913-1982), Russian dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and teacher of ballet in America [ Michel Panaieff, Russian ballet dancer. ] Autograph Signature ('Mischa Paniaieff') on photograph. Black and white photograph of Panaieff in costume and dance pose, cut from a magazine. 15 x 10 cm, with border. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Good firm flourishing signature across the image, reading: 'Mischa Paniaieff \| Lancks [sic] \| 1936'.		£28.00
[John M. Groundwater and others] [Pamphlet] The Glasgow School of Art through a Century 1840-1940 14pp., 4to, illustrated (full-page illustrations paginated), printed paper wraps, wraps stained and sl.chipped, contents good. Brief history, personnel, etc		£28.00
Harold Larwood, cricketer [ Harold Larwood, cricketer ] Autograph Signature on paper formerly tipped into an album Paper, 8.5 x 9cm, good condition. "Yours sincerely \| Harold Larwood".		£28.00
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema [née Epps] (1852-1909), artist, wife of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), Anglo-Dutch painter [ Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, artist. ] Autograph Signature ('Laura. T. Alma Tadema'). On 3 x 11 cm piece of thin card, cut from conclusion to a letter. In fair condition, aged and with traces of mount to two corners (not affecting signature). Reads: 'Yours sincerely \| Laura. T. Alma Tadema'. Text on reverse: '[...] with us, I should be so pleased if you would join us - [...]'....		£28.00
Caryl Brahms [ Doris Caroline Abrahams ] (1901-1982), English author and theatre and ballet critic [ Caryl Brahms, ballet critic. ] Autograph Note Signed ('With thanks \| Caryl Brahms'), acknowledging payment to London bookseller Barry Duncan. 1p. 4to. Enclosing £2 10s 0d, and written out by hand on a piece of aged ruled paper. With acknowledgment by Duncan at bottom right. In stamped and postmarked envelope, addressed by Brahms to Duncan at his London shop, 11 St Martin's Court.		£28.00
Dorothy Tutin (1930-2001), English film and theatre actress [ Dorothy Tutin, actress. ] Autograph Letter Signed and Autograph Card Signed to the theatre bookseller Barry Duncan, thanking him for sending her theatrical items. Both items in good condition, on lightly-aged paper. ONE: ALS. 1p., 4to. In stamped envelope addressed to Ducan in St Martin's Court, London. Begins: 'O, thank you for the beautiful print. I think it's really lovely - couldn't be more delighted.' She thanks him for 'the charming note', adding: '...		£28.00
Franz Sauer (1894-1962), Professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum, German organist and choirmaster [ Franz Sauer, organist. ] Autograph Signature ('Prof. Franz Sauer.'), beneath photograph of him playing the piano, illustrating a postscard addressed to Richard Hitchins. Postcard, 14 x 9 cm. In good condition, lightly-aged, loosely mounted in paper wallet. Shows a bespectacled Sauer, shot from above, playing an organ in a lounge suit. On the reverse is an autograph message to Richard Hutchins from 'G. T.'		£28.00
Sir Thomas Brassey [ Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, ] (1836-1918) British Liberal politician, Governor of Victoria [ his wife Anna "Annie" Brassey (née Allnutt), Baroness Brassey (1839-1887) ] [ Sir Thomas Brassey, Liberal politician and sailor. ] Autograph Letter in the third person 1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Illustrated letterhead, printed in gold, red, blue and purple. Writing on behalf of his wife as well as himself, he explains that 'absence from England will prevent them accepting the kind invitation of Ms. Harrison Blair for Easter Sunday'.		£28.00