Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

PHOTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 90 photographs of social history interest, including photographs captioned 'Littlefield House XV, 1901', 'Anatomical Museum, Oxford', 'Gagnant des 2000 Guinées - Newmarket. Poule d'Essai, Longchamp 1933', 'Members of Sergts' Mess 2/1 D.H.Y. 1918' and other subjects including aeroplanes, early motor vehicles, cricket, rugby, military and notable people.

PHOTOGRAPHS, TRAVEL. An album containing approximately 117 photographs relating to Sierra Leone, photographs approx 110mm x 75mm, together with an album containing approximately 84 photographs relating to the United Kingdom and India, both circa 1900.

TRADE CATALOGUES. A collection of 14 trade catalogues, the majority for plumbing, boilers and heating accessories, including Jones & Attwood Ltd, Darby's oil & gas stoves, the Bewty Fire, and Sentry.

EPHEMERA, AGRICULTURE. A small collection of agricultural brochures, magazines and machinery instruction manuals, early-mid 20th century.

EPHEMERA. A small collection of music and theatre tickets, including Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, together with two merchandise t-shirts, a Johnny Cash Europe '84 brochure and Oxford Poly S.U. Christmas Ball poster, the majority late 20th century.

EPHEMERA, SPORT. A collection of sporting programmes, tickets and football magazines, together with two cricketing t-shirts.

SCRAP ALBUMS. A group of 9 scrap albums containing mounted scraps and prints, together with a collection of scraps and greetings cards, the majority 19th century.

SCRAPS. A collection of unmounted chromolithographed scraps, including dogs, flowers, Father Christmas and rugby players.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 100 mid-late 19th century stereoscopic viewing cards, the majority views in Britain and Continental Europe, all contained within a single walnut box with divided interior.

PHOTOGRAPHS. An album containing 36 mounted albumen-print photographs of Brussels by T.E. Freshwater, dated 1898, the photographs 115mm x 180mm or 75mm x 105mm, together with four albums of mounted photographs and printed views, the majority topographical scenes including Britain, Jamaica, Bermuda and a leather-bound album of cartes-de-visite and cabinet size photographs.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A leather-bound album containing approximately 276 mounted albumen-print photographs, including views of Chester, Ringwood and Henley, photographs various sizes, together with a collection of 92 leaves with mounted albumen-print photographs and two albums of mounted albumen-print photographs, the majority of Europe and works of art, including views of Italy, Nice, Monte Carlo and Paris.

EPHEMERA, MILITARY. A collection of ephemera relating to Lucie Mannheim and Marius Goring, including a typed letter signed from the Chief Constable's Office, dated 31st October 1939, notifying Lucie Mannheim she would be 'exempted until further order from internment and from the special restrictions applicable to enemy aliens under the Aliens Order 1920', an album of hand-captioned mounted photographs titled 'Two Lives in One' recording the lives of Goring and Mannheim from 1936-1950, an entry for 1943 is accompanied by a First World War Star re-engraved for Second World War service, the page is captioned 'and back to the Summer - we worked together, but it was so Top Secret that there are no pictures', together with confidential files including German & Austrian Intelligence, film requirements for France, Belgium and Holland and other related entertainment requirement secret papers, copies of Hitler speeches and a group of printed maps of Europe. Note: Lucie Mannheim and Marius Goring were involved in the production of propaganda broadcast to Germany during the Second World War.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A large collection of photographs from the Lucie Mannheim and Marius Goring archive, the majority relating to theatre and film, including photographs from Hitchcock's 'Thirty Nine Steps'.

EPHEMERA, THEATRE & FILM. A large collection of ephemera relating to theatre and film from the Lucie Mannheim and Marius Goring archive, the majority annotated scripts, including rehearsal scripts for 'The Expert', scrap books of photographs, newspaper cuttings, theatre programmes and an autograph letter signed by Harley Granville Barker to Felix Aylmer on Ritz headed paper.

AUTOGRAPH, ROYALTY. A gelatin silver print photograph by Baron, of Queen Elizabeth II signed in black ink to mount, within a gilt wooden frame, overall 480mm x 605mm, together with silver fountain pen possibly used for the signature.

EPHEMERA. A warrant signed by Queen Caroline of Ansbach as 'Caroline R.C.R', counter-signed by Robert Walpole, William Clayton and William Yonge, authorising payment of £5000 to John Scropes for his Majesty's Secret Service, dated 10 August 1732, duty-stamps impressed in blind, within an ebonised wooden frame, overall 440mm x 547mm.

AUTOGRAPH. A clipped signature of Charlie Chaplin, mounted below a black and white photograph of Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in 'The Kid', within a black frame, overall 420mm x 350mm. Provenance: purchased from Fraser Postal Auctions, Lot 15 on 23rd May 2003 (invoice seen but not included in the lot).

BONDS & SHARES. Two share certificates, one for Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, the other for Lamport and Holt Limited, together with a Turkish certificate for Compagnie des Eauz de Constantinople with coupons, all framed.

EPHEMERA, ROYALTY. A collection of 12 hand-printed Royal invitations, including invites to the marriage of Edward and Sophie at Windsor Castle, Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse, a reception at Highgrove House, a Thanksgiving Service for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marriage of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in Westminster Abbey and a Thanksgiving Service in Commemoration of the 100th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in St. Paul's Cathedral, together with a group of Royal letterhead paper including personal letterheads of Princess Diana from Kensington Palace printed in both purple and black to announce her passing, The Office of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and two photograph mount proofs.