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Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:506
Sale Title:Decorative Arts & Collectables, Day 2Lots with images:504
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:411
Date:1-Nov-2020
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James Holland (1799-1870, British), Venice, oil on board, label verso Venice by Holland, 30 x 45 cm
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Hans Kruuse (Denmark, 1893-1964), ships of Copenhagen, oil on canvas, signed lower right H. Kruuse, Danish label verso, 68 x 107 cm
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Artist Unknown (19th century), Ecclesiastical portrait, oil on canvas, 68 cm x 55 cm
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J.S. Perkin (French, 19th century), kittens and apples, oil on canvas, signed lower right J.S. Perkin, 1898, 40 x 50 cm
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Artist Unknown (naive school, 19th century), landscape with cattle, oil on canvas, 45 x 76 cm
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Artist Unknown, portrait of a woman, oil on board, signed lower right (illegible), 16.5 cm high x 11 cm
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Robert Charles G. Mols (Belgium, 1848-1903), seaside landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower centre Mols, 1900, 59 x 78 cm
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Artist Unknown, I.) Fuji, II.) Japanese gate, watercolours, signed lower left Shirwin, 16 x 33 cm each
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Ludwig Neumuller (Austrian, 1888 - 1933), Freistadt Obstmarkt, miniature oil on board, in period Florentine frame, 12.5 x 15 cm overall.
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Artist Unknown (European school, 19th century), November, oil on canvas, signed lower right (illegible), titled verso, 97 x 138 cm
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Louis Icart (1888-1950), Le chat noir, coloured etching, signed lower right Louis Icart, artist blind stamp lower left, copyright line upper left dated 1926, Paris, 40 x 36 cm
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Flip Hamer (Dutch, 1909-1995), Dutch town scene, oil on canvas, signed lower left F. Hamer, '77, 52 x 53 cm
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Vladimir Trechikoff (1913-2006), Zulu Maiden, chromolithograph, signed in image, 61 x 50 cm
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Vladimir Trechikoff (1913-2006), Leda and the swan, chromolithograph, signed in image, 50 x 64 cm
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Hyman Slade (Australia, working 1950s - 1960s), Street Musician, oil on board, signed and titled in chalk verso, 47 x 34 cm
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Ketut Kasta (Indonesia, 20th century), Br. Ambengan Peliatan Usud Gianyar, Bali, oil on canvas, signed lower left Kt. Kasta, titled verso, 27 x 32 cm
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Terry de Niese (Sri Lankan), village scene landscape, oil on board, signed lower right T.de Niese, 1968, 45 x 64 cm
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Dutch School, (Fishing village scene), oil on canvas, 20th Century, 29 x 38 cm.
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D. Delo (Italian), brass stylized bird in flight, c1970s, standing on perspex base and engraved with d.delo and edition no. 11/150S, overall height 40 cm.
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G. Klein, (The banker), acrylics on board, 20th Century, 39 x 29 cm.
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Cornelius Reestap (20th Century), North Holland Village Scene, acrylics on board, 29.5 x 39.5 cm.
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Seven assorted framed engravings, prints and paintings, the largest 35 x 57 cm
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Winnie the Pooh print, Frank Harding watercolour and five assorted posters, (7)
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Fallow deer mounted antlers on timber shield panel, 20th century, 62 cm high overall, 45 cm wide
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A taxidermied hawk in flight, early to mid 20th century, wingspan 80 cm
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Two impressive conch shells, Pacific Islands, early 20th century, 51 cm and 54 cm long
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A taxidermied mountain duck, 20th century, 38 cm high
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A taxidermied fox display, early to mid 20th century, 46 cm high, 100 cm long
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An antique horn mounted in silver with silver plaques on timber board, late 19th century, the horn 23 cm long
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An African lion skin rug, early to mid 20th century, 327 x 200 cm
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An antique goat cart with original painted finish, French, 19th century, 40 cm high, 82 cm long, 41 cm deep
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Admiral Fitzroy's wall barometer, oak case with brass bezel and mercury measure, 19th century, 109 cm high
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An antique French hot water urn, copper and brass, 18th/19th century, 62 cm high
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A French antique bronze church bell, 19th century, 53 cm high, 32 cm wide, 32deep
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Racism: Coloured Lantern Slides Where there's a will there's a way Junior Lecturers' Series set of 8 slides in original box showing a black man stealing a chicken, circa 1870s, each slide 8 x 8 cm
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A pair of French field glasses in original leather case, late 19th century
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Sterling silver pocket scissors by Francis Webb of Birmingham circa 1904, stainless steel tree stump paper weight, Endura enamel dish, antique ivory paper weight, folding ruler, jeweller's magnifier in box, small pottery bust, gaming pieces and dice in circular box, and a travel clock, (10 items)
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Two antique slave rings (manillas), solid copper and bronze, West African origin, 19th century or earlier, 13 cm and 11 cm wide, 2kg total
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Slave ankle bracelet, ornate worked metal most likely coin silver, West African origin, 19th century, 13 cm wide, 375 grams
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Three napkin rings, mineral specimen, wooden and glass fruit ornaments, Murano glass bowl, three old bells, letter opener, wooden boxes and assorted dominoes, (14 items)
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Guinness advertising poster Lovely Day For A Guinness, 20th century, Guinness Museum issue with artwork by John Gilroy, originally issued in 1955. framed and glazed 86 x 62 cm overall
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Packer's Chocolates advertising banner, circa 1900, 110 x 180 cm
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Eight Bowls Creme De Menthe in novelty decanters, early to mid 20th century, Tallest 22 cm high
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Golden Fleece petroliana reproduction service station bell, painted cast iron, 35 cm high
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Budweiser dray and horse team point of sale advertising plastic display model, late 20th century, 90 cm long
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Fedo The Dog rubber injection mould, cast copper and brass, English, early 20th century, 18 cm high
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Avery 2lb. grocer's scales, red and black enamel finish, early 20th century, 37 cm high
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Antique French print of a dog chasing a boy, embossed chromolithograph in original carved timber frame, circa 1890s, 50 x 23 cm overall
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A pair of vintage car number plates 81836, cast aluminium and steel, mid 20th century, 36 cm and 32 cm wide
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A novelty dog nutcracker, cast brass with remains of gold plated finish, early 20th century, 14 cm high
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Collection of mineral specimens, shells and fossils
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A vellum portmanteau travelling wardrobe, late 19th century, interior lined and fitted with hanging space and compartments, 90 cm high, 54 cm wide, 27 cm deep
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An antique travelling bi-fold campaign drinks cabinet,19th century, 76 cm high, 45 cm wide, 48 cm deep
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Two English police Bobby helmets, Hampshire police and the Metropolitan police, 20th century
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Two vintage split cane fishing rods, two piece and three piece
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Set of four marine specimens in glass domes, 20th century, 32 cm high
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Set of four marine specimens in glass domes, 20th century, 32 cm high
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Seashell collection including nautilus shell (rare), in French crystal fruit bowl, the bowl 46 cm wide
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Golfing Interest reproduction door stop, painted cast iron, late 20th century, 20 cm high
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Three assorted masks, carved and painted wood, Mexican and Balinese, 20th century, the largest 20 cm high
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Sewing implements, porcelain dolls and cosy tops, mauchline ware book, pottery vase etc (qty)
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Fifteen assorted antique and vintage chemists bottles and two additional stoppers, 19th and 20th century, the largest 26 cm high
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Wine bottle corking devices and antique shears, 19th and early 20th century (4 items), the shears 21 cm long
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Four carved stone tribal idols, Central American and South East Asian, the largest 11 cm high
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Bathroomalia - Toothbrushes: group of five c.1875 bone toothbrushes (without bristles), one by G.B. Kent & Sons (London), attractively framed & glazed, overall 48 x 50 cm.
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Mystery item, nickel plated brass with compound roller, stamped E.W. Agnew & Co. Proprietors, Melbourne. Grays Patent No.36, late 19th century, 31 cm high
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Small collection of assorted seashells and coral specimens
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Vintage novelty trick cap gun book with original mechanism, title The Bachelor Girl - A Startling Tale, patented 1910.
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Kitchenalia: Four ceramic mixing bowls and a jelly mould, 19th and early 20th century, (5 items), the largest bowl 30 cm wide
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Scientific balance scales, incomplete, 20th century, 38 cm high, 43 cm wide, 19 cm deep
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Seventeen assorted insect ornaments, late 20th century, the stick insect 12 cm long
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A fine carved wooden crocodile ornament with shell eyes, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, 140 cm long
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An African ceremonial bowl with carved figural handle, 19th/20th century, 22 cm wide
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A tribal paddle, carved wood, Vanuatu origin, 19th century, 111 cm long
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A tribal pick, carved palmwood, natural fibre and hardwood, Papua New Guinea, 20th century, 77 cm high
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An African fertility doll, carved wood, hair and bone, 20th century, 38 cm high
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Tribal arm band, neck ornament, gopi board and shark tooth club, Papua New Guinea and Pacific Islands, (4 items), the club 100 cm long
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Dyak pipe, African carving, Maori pumice carving and a Japanese folk art statue, 20th century, (4 items), the largest 40 cm high
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Monty Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, black and white photograph with nice pen signature lower left Montgomery Of Alamein, Field Marshal, image size 19 x 24 cm, frame 30 x 35 cm overall
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Tito Josip Broz (Yugoslav revolutionary and President of Yugoslavia from 1945-1980), black and white photograph of Tito with an English officer, signed below his tunic pocket (badly faded), 29 x 34 cm, 45 x 48 cm overall
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1920s-2000s Vocalists - Books and Autographs: mostly hardbound selection with Sophie Tucker Some of These Days autobiography (1945) signed on front end paper by Tucker, plus 1930 The Gallery First Nighters' Club dinner menu in honour of Tucker signed by Tucker and opera singer Violet Essex, and unsigned book I Am Sophie Tucker by Susan & Lloyd Ecker (2014), also Julio Iglesias The Unsung Story (1997) with signature on piece, Celine Dion For Keeps by Jenna Glatzer (2005) with signed colour image of Dion,…
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Australian Prime Ministers & Politics: signatures of Edmund Barton, Joseph Cook, Billy Hughes, George Reid, Earle Page, James Scullin & Arthur Fadden (as Acting Prime Minister) on separate pieces affixed to end page of hardbound edition of The Great Jubilee Book by Jules Feldmann (Melbourne, 1951).
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Show Business Selection: with signatures on piece, accompanied by Wikipedia biographies, for Perry Como (singer), Peter Noone (musician, ex Herman's Hermits), Ruth & Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters, R&B group), John Williams (film score composer), Patsy Anne Trisha Noble (Australian singer & actress), Lana Cantrell (musician & entertainment industry lawyer), plus Johnny Mathis (American pop & soul singer) signature on large black & white photo (25 x 20 cm), also books Stars off the Record (1956) by…
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British 1920s-70s Singers/Actors - Books and Autographs: comprising Gracie Fields hardbound Sing As We Go (1960) 1st and 2nd editions, the former with signature on piece, the latter with small image of Fields signed Best Wishes Grace Fields, plus photograph of first husband Archie Pitt signed by Pitt, and a 1976 postcard signed Gracie & Boris (third husband Boris Alperovici), also Gracie Fields - Her Life on Pictures (1989) with facsimile signature on image of Fields, softbound George Formby Songbook…
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American Crooner & Easy Listening Performers - Books and Autographs: selection with hardbound Pat Boone A New Song (1970) with autograph on black & white photo and wife Shirley Boone''s signature on front end paper, Tony Bennett The Good Life (1998) unsigned and Tony Bennett - In The Studio (2007) with large black & white photo (25 x 20 cm) signed by Bennett, Doris Day The Illustrated Biography (2001) with signature on piece, Andy Williams Moon River & Me (2009) limited edition signed by Williams on title…
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American Jazz & Musical Theatre Singers - Books and Autographs: hardbound group comprising Pearl Bailey Talking To Myself (1971) signed by Bailey on front end paper, with two additional dedications signed Pearl, Lena Horne The Hornes - The Story of Lena Horne and her Family (1987) and Stormy Weather (2009) each with Horne's autograph on card, Paul Robeson by Martin Duberman (1989) with signatures on card of Robeson and former lover Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Peggy Lee Miss Peggy Lee - An Autobiography (1989)…
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David Attenborough - Natural Historian & Broadcaster: signed photograph (17 x 12 cm) plus additional signatures on 17 Australian first day covers, about half of which are fauna related, one 1983 Australian Antarctic Territory cover is additionally signed by Dr Phillip Law (Antarctic explorer) and Ray Honisett (stamp designer), all neatly presented in seven display folders. (1 photo + 17 covers)
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American Actors: James Stewart autograph on large black & white photograph (25 x 20 cm) with personal message to correspondent To Eric Anderson/With my thanks and best wishes/James Stewart, a second signature on 1977 USA first day cover, Ernest Borgnine and Glenn Ford autographs on separate first day covers signed To Eric/many thanks/Ernest Borgnine or To Eric/best wishes/Glenn Ford, also Danny Kaye signatures on 8 first day covers, many child welfare related as Kaye served as the first ambassador-at-large…
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Margaret Thatcher - Former British Prime Minister: signed black & white photo (16.5 x 11 cm) plus another signature on Australian 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government first day cover, additionally signed by stamp designer Bruce Wetherhead, neatly presented in display folder.
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Eminent Surgeons: Heart transplant surgeon Christiaan Barnard signatures on two Australian 1982-83 first day covers plus leading Australian Eye Surgeon Paul Rosen signatures on sixteen philatelic covers including 1976 Pakistan World Health Day - Prevention of Blindness first day cover, all tidily presented in five display folders. (18 items)
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American Rock, Pop Or Folk Music Artists - Books and Autographs: mostly female artists with hardbound Donna Summer An Unauthorised Biography (1983) with signature on piece, hardbound Joan Baez And a Voice to Sing With (1988) with signature on concert flyer, hardbound Tina Turner My Life Story (1986, unsigned) and I Tina - My Love Story (softbound, 2018) with signature on publicity photograph, Ike Turner Takin' Back My Name (1999) with signature on piece, Judy Collins Sanity & Grace (2003) signed by Collins…
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Indira Gandhi: autograph on black & white photograph (19.5 x 15 cm) signed Indira Gandhi 1983, another signature on 1973 Gandhi and Nehru (Indira Gandhi's father) commemorative first day cover, plus Rajiv Gandhi (Indira's son and successor) signature on first day cover, all neatly presented in display folder. (3 items)
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Indira Gandhi: signatures on first day covers for 1964 Nehru Commemoration, 1969 Gandhi Centenary & 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, plus facsimile autograph on photograph, also Rajiv Gandhi (Indira's son and successor) signatures on five first day covers, all dated 10.10.90, three of the signatures unusually in Sanskrit, all neatly presented in four display folders. (9 items)
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Mother Theresa: 1980 illustrated first day cover, issued in honour of Mother Theresa, with commemorative postmark tying the stamp, Signed By Mother Teresa beneath, also signed by Sir Frank Bishop, former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne (1974-1996), neatly presented in display folder. Ex Eric Anderson. [Vendor's pencil annotations on the back of the folder, state that the cover was sent to him by former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi prior to her assassination in 1984, and was signed by Mother…
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Kenneth Williams - Actor & Raconteur: autograph on small publicity photograph (15 x 10 cm) for publication Back Drops (1983), plus second signature on 1983 first day cover signed To Eric/Kenneth Williams, both items neatly presented in display folder. (2 items)
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American Country Music - Books and Autographs: comprising hardbound large format Country - The Music and the Musicians (Country Music Foundation, 1988) with Dolly Parton large signed colour photo (20 x 25 cm), Rita Coolidge large signed black & white photo (25 x 20 cm), Kris Kristofferson signature on piece and Emmylou Harris signature on philatelic cover, also hardbound Dolly Parton - My Life (1984) with signed large colour photograph (25 x 20 cm) and Johnny Cash Cash - The Autobiography (1999) with…
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Jimmy Carter - 39th President of USA: autograph on large colour photograph (25 x 20 cm) signed Best Wishes, Jimmy Carter, plus another signature on 1955 Australian first day cover celebrating Australian-American Friendship.
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British 1960s-2000s Pop/Rock Star Biographies and Autographs: with hardbound Bob Geldof Is That It (1986) dedicated to Paula Yates with Geldof's signature on piece, Paula Yates (Geldof's wife) The Autobiography (1995) signed on title page love Paula Yates xxx, plus Opportunity Knocks host Hughie Green's signature on piece (revealed to be Yates's father after his death), Annie Lennox The Biography by Bryony Sutherland & Lucy Ellis (2001) with Lennox's signature on large colour photo (25 x 20 mm), David…
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American Rock 'N' Roll Singers - Books and Autographs: comprising hardbound Blue Monday - Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'N' Roll (2006) with 1978 philatelic cover signed Luck Always, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley - Rock & Roll All-Star (2010) with large signed black & white photo of Diddley (25.5 x 20 cm), softbound Jerry Lee Lewis - His Own Story by Rick Bragg (2014) with large signed black & photo of Lewis (25 x 20 cm), also Bobby Darin titles Dream Lovers Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee Warner (1994) by…
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Luminaries of British Musical Theatre - Books and Autographs: with hardbound Ivor Novello Ivor by Sandy Wilson (1975) with signed small photo of Novello, signed letter from author Wilson and signature of Jeremy Northam (who played Novello in movie Gosford Park'), Sandy Wilson I Could Be Happy (1975) with small signed photo of Wilson (best known for his musical The Boyfriend), Bart (Lionel Bart) by David Roper (1994) with Christmas greeting message signed by Bart on card, Michael Crawford Parcel Arrived…
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