Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

AUTOGRAPHS. A pair of black and white photographs signed by HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Philip and dated 1962 in ink to the mounts below the respective images, both within silver frames with arch tops engraved with the corresponding crown and initial, hallmarked London 1962, by Henry Hodson Plante, with blue leather easel backs, each overall 36.5cm x 25.5cm.

AUTOGRAPHS. A black and white photograph signed by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and dated 1962 in ink to the mount below the image, within a dark green morocco leather frame with arch top blocked in gilt with his crest, by Henry Hodson Plante, 32cm x 22.5cm.

AUTOGRAPH. A black and white photograph signed by Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, within a black and silvered frame, 26.5cm x 20.5cm.

AUTOGRAPH. A black and white photograph signed by Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and dated 1962, within a blue morocco leather frame with arch top blocked in gilt with his crest by Jarrolds, 28cm x 21cm.

AUTOGRAPH. An a.l.s. by Montgomery of Alamein dated 28-6-60, on Isington Mill headed paper, addressed to 'Dear Mrs Vigar' concerning the death of her son, with original envelope.

AUTOGRAPHS. A pair of black and white photographs signed by Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and dated 1962 in ink to the mounts below the respective images, both within blue morocco leather frames with arch tops blocked in gilt with a crown and initial 'M', by Henry Hodson Plante, each overall 32cm x 22.5cm.

AUTOGRAPH. A black and white photograph of Princess Margaret with an emboldened signature in ink to the mount below the image, within a blue morocco leather frame with arch top blocked in gilt with a crown and initial 'M', 31.5cm x 23cm, together with another black and white photograph of Princess Margaret.

AUTOGRAPH. A black and white photograph signed by HM Queen Mary and dated 1950 in ink to the mount below the image, within a gilt frame with composition crown surmount, 32.5cm x 22cm (signature faded), together with a black and white photograph of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, with printed signature to mount.

AUTOGRAPH. A black and white photograph of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, signed 'Alice Mary' and dated 'Jamaica 1958' in ink to mount below image, within a brown leather frame by Jarrolds, 34.5cm x 28cm.

CORRESPONDENCE. A collection of seventeen autographed letters signed by William Hewett to his younger sister Betsy, daughter of Lady Hewett of Gosport, the majority written whilst onboard a Jamaican sloop travelling from London to Scotland, circa 1758-1759.

AUTOGRAPHS. An autograph album containing the signatures of Mike Hawthorn, Roy Salvadori, Peter Collins, Stirling Moss, Ken Wharton and players from the Sussex, Middlesex, Somerset, Derby and Northants cricket clubs.

PATENT. A Victorian patent on vellum granted to John Brown of Darlington in the County of Durham, for 'improvements in the construction of Wagons', hung with a wax seal, together with a diagram of related interest, all within a single leather box.

FIRST WORLD WAR. Two diaries, one by 2nd Lt Lionel Frederick Southwell Sotheby, the other by his father William Edward Southwell Sotheby. Lionel was transferred to the First Battalion of the Black Watch in 1914, his diary contains a few detailed drawings of enemy lines, transcripts of official communications and some vivid accounts of the action: 'The Germans threw petrol bombs at the wounded and then shot them down when trying to rise... 8 officers 150 men killed and wounded. One batch of prisoners were all slaughtered'. His father William, being too old for the front line, joined the ambulance Corps in September 1914 when his diary starts, he begins on the Western front tending to the injured and dead: 'One of my wounded had his leg amputated, the thigh taken out of the socket', the diary shows a resilience of spirit in coping with such horrors, on 1st October 1915 he records: 'Received letter fr. Ronald Irwin Chaplain of the 2nd Blk. Watch saying the darling boy, they thought, was dead, killed in action.... He was once wounded and went on gallantly leading his men. Eventually a grenade burst at his feet & he fell on the German parapet.' A few days later he notes 'Am gaining knowledge that the darling boy is by my side in all my thoughts and actions - he is my guardian angel' referring to his son, Lionel.

SUNDERLAND. A copy letter book of Insurance Agents in Monkwearmouth dated 1801-1830, mostly concerned with policies, payments and salvage, including disputes regarding collisions and the avoidance of unreasonable claims: 'The Daphne having run foul of and done damage to some of the Government Works at Chatham the fairness of the estimate is to be examined'.

DIARIES. A group of three early/mid-19th century diaries, one relating to genealogical history with the seal of the High Sheriff of Somerset, loosely inserted, another relating to gardening and the other being a diary with household expenditure.

BRIDAL TOUR. A vellum-bound journal by John Batten dated May 1841, describing a tour with his new wife, Grace Eleanor White, to Paris, Nice, Lucca, Florence and Rome. When in Genoa he writes: 'trade is carried on with places in the East infested with the plague and the regulations are most strict to prevent it being brought here' and in Rome he describes St Peter's as: 'much too clean for the grandest Cathedral in the world... think of St. Paul's whitewashed'.

PASSPORT. A Victorian passport granted to Walter J. Phillips, dated 1859 and numbered 27344, 38.5cm x 26.5cm, folding within a leather case blocked in gilt 'Certificate of Service Mercantile Marine Act 1851'.

TRAVEL JOURNAL. A journal by Miss Turner titled 'Notes and Jottings from England to China', dated 1893-1894, containing approximately 41 watercolours or pen and ink drawings with accompanying text, including Penang Waterfall, Hong Kong Harbour: 'The loveliest spot my eyes ever looked upon... Transparent green waters surrounded by hills rich in yellow, red and brown, with misty purple shadows', Chu-Ki, Hongchow Sanatorium, and The Needle Pagoda.

DIARIES. A group of twelve pocket diaries by Miss Parke of Uplands, Fareham, circa 1831-1853, and reflect a leisured life of balls, dinners, trips to London, the opera and the Continent, with short entries such as 'was much pleased' when visiting the Great Exhibition and 'went to see Etty's paintings, frightful'.