Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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April 01
On This Day
On this day in 1854 Charles Dickens magazine, "Household Words" began the serialisation of his novel 'Hard Times'. His tenth and shortest novel it appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times.
In 1930 the German-American actress Marlene Dietrich premiered as Lola-Lola in Josef von Sternberg's film 'The Blue Angel'. The film brought her international fame and resulted in a contract with Paramount Pictures
DICKENS (Charles, 1812-1870, Novelist)
Early Autograph Formal Letter in the third person to Mr Hardy regretting “that he does not think the accompanying sketch of character sufficient to form a paper in itself. If Mr Hardy can weave it into any little tale, or mingle it in any way with some other characters, Mr Dickens ventures to think its oddity and humour would be much more apparent to general readers. Mr Dickens remembers Mr Hardy’s chapter on some old authors, with great pleasure, ...” he ends by pointing out “that all payments for contributions to the Miscellany are made at the Publisher’s ... immediately after the appearance of the current number ...” 2 sides 8vo., 48 Doughty Street, 27th December 1838
37933
DIETRICH (Marlene, 1901-1992, German Film Actress)
Fine large black and white photo signed and inscribed in silver ink “To Johnny”, showing her full length, wearing a white blouse and trousers with her hands in her pockets and one leg resting on a stool, 9” x 7”, mounted on card 10½” x 9” no place, no date circa 1935
38061
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