An important collection of autographs – a ring binder album ...

Hammer

£120

An important collection of autographs – a ring binder album with plastic pockets containing a wide variety of autographs of aristocrats, politicians and actors mainly mid-19th to mid-20th centuries, including, aristocrats & soldiers: Admiral 1st Earl Beatty, 8th Duke of Beaufort, letter from Badminton 7/12/1862; [George] William Bentinck MP (1803-1886) dated 24/7/1863 (commons pass); V/Adml. Gordon Campbell VC DSO** (1886-1953) flyleaf of ‘My Mystery Ship’ (1928); 1st Earl of Camperdown (1785-1859) of 1835; Lady Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich (1892-1986) letter in pencil from Schloss Wasserleonburg, Austria 1937; John 3rd Marquess of Ely dated 17/7/1851 (Lords pass); Revd. Stephen Edward Gladstone, rector of Hawarden (1844-1920) 2nd son of Prime Minister Gladstone, letter 9/11/1902; Archibald, 2nd Earl of Gosford, GCB, PC (1776-1849) dated 30/4/18132, and with son 3rd Earl, KP on reverse of two pasted on photographs with painted armorials; Field Marshall Sir Claud Jacob GCB, GCSI, KCMG (1863-1948), dated 19/8/1836; General 1st Lord Lynedoch (1748-1843) letter 12/10/1829; Sir Richard Lyons, GCMG PC 1st Lord Lyons latter to (?Katharine) Countess of Clarendon 21/5/1865; Edward Dudley (Fruity) Metcalfe MVO, MC (1887-1957) latter dated 14/6/1937; Sir George Murray GCB, GCH, FRS (1772-1846); William 5th Earl of Radnor (1841-1900) letter from Longford Castle (Wilts.) 27/3/1896; 5th Earl Spencer (1835-1910) black border letter from Althorp 8/7/1896 John, 7th Marquess of Waterford (1901-1934) dated 4/9/[19]17; Hall Wellesley; William, 3rd Lord Wynford (1826-1899) dated 2/3/1874; actors/literary/musical: Patrick John Barr (1908-1985), actor, letter from Theatre Royal, Birmingham 12/5/1949; Ian [John] Hay Beith CBE, MC (1876-1952) playwright, dated 6/9/1927; Henry Charles Brewer (1866-1950) artist; Frances Blogg Chesterton (1869-1938) poet and wife of G. K. Chesterton; [Cdr. Chambré] George [William Penn] Curzon [RN] (1898-1976) film actor, dated 20/4/1949; John Galsworthy (1867-1933) author & dramatist; Sydney Grundy (1848-1914) dramatist; dated 18/12/1894; [Sir] Thomas Duffus Hardy (1804-1878) archivist and antiquary; [Sir] Henry A Lytton (1865-1936) actor & comedian, with nine printed photographs in character; Sir Henry Newbolt, CH (1862-1938) poet, dated 8/9/1927; ‘Romany’ [Revd. George Bramwell Evens] (1884-1943), Methodist minister and pioneer natural history broadcaster; R. Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957) singer; Halliwell Sutcliffe (1870-1932) novelist, dated 6/1904; Tom Taylor (1817-1880) editor of Punch, dated 5/1861; Arthur Trickett FRCO (1851-1914) with printed memorabilia; politicians: Rt. Hon. Anthony, Lord Barber of Wentbridge TD PC DL (1920-2005), House of Lords Christmas Card 1990s; Philip Snowden [1st Viscount Snowden] PC (1864-1937) chancellor of the Exchequer 1929-31, note, from 11 Downing St. 7/10/1929; Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Ramsay-Steel-Maitland, 1st Bt. Pc (1`876-1935) Minister for Labour 1924-1929, letter on Ministry impressed paper but from home address, 18/3/1925. (qty)