THE ROYAL BALLET GALA PERFORMANCE
[DE GAULLE
(Charles, 1890-1970, French General & President)]
Magnificent silk programme for the Gala Performance
by the Royal Ballet, directed by Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton, in honour of his and Madame de Gaulle's visit, including Coppelia, Act I (scenery and costumes by Osbert Lancaster), Mam'zelle Angot, (choreographed by Massine), two pas-de deux by Petipa, one danced by Svetlana Beriosova and Donald Macleary, the other by Margot Fonteyn and Michael Soames, and Ravel's La Valse, choreographed by Ashton, printed in red, white, blue and black by William Clowes on British silk with a silk tasselled border, 22¼" x 11½", Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 7th April
Item Date:
1960
Stock No:
53707
£275
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DE VALÉRA
(Eámon, 1882-1975, Irish Statesman & Patriot, President of Eire)
Magazine Photo Signed
in a slightly dark period, showing him in an overcoat, seated on a park bench, reading a book, 8” x 6”, no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
42398
£375
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DECAZES
(Élie, 1780-1860, French Statesman, Duc)
Autograph letter signed to 'My dear Sir' (this in English),
the rest of the letter in French with translation, asking his correspondent to oblige him "by putting the enclosed letter into the hands of the Duchesse de Sagan", (Dorothée, 1793-1862, daughter of the Duke of Courland in the Baltic, and who married Talleyrand's nephew in 1809), and to lay his homage "at Milady's feet with my wishes for her safe journey", with a biographical note signed 'V. Fox Novr. 1852' at the foot of the first three sides, Fox has also added the year to the letter, 1 side 8vo., Paris, 'Wednesday evening',no date,
Item Date:
1852
Stock No:
14599
£75
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Democratic Party Ticket [for Sullivan County, New Hampshire],
headed by Grover CLEVELAND, with Thomas Hendricks for Vice-President, and Frank Jones, William A. Baily, Joseph C. Moore and James A. Weston as Electors, John M. Hill for Governor, and the Democratic candidates for Representative, Councillor, Senator, County Officers (5) and County Commissioners (4), attractively printed in many typefaces with an elaborate woodblock headpiece 'Constitution and Union' in the style of a trophy, 1 side 7¾" x 3½", no place, no date but
Item Date:
1884
Stock No:
55909
£125
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DERBY
(Edward Stanley, 1865-1948, 17th Earl of)
6 Typed Letter Signed 'Yours ever Derby' to Sir Percy Lyham LORAINE ,
(1880-1961, from 1917 12th Baronet, Ambassador and Racehorse Owner), marked 'Confidential' or 'Private', with 2 file copies of letters from Sir Percy to Lord Derby, on international affairs and the turf, "There is no doubt the Windsors are doing very well and are very popular" at Government House in the Bahamas, recently visited by Oliver Stanley as colonial secretary, "I am afraid there is still a good bit of fight left in the people who support Hitler" [in Germany], from Sir Percy with congratulations on Lord Derby's "fourscore years", "Personally I think it is quite wrong of Winston to have gone abroad at such a time as this" (29th January 1946), Sir Percy writes "The Lloyd George budget ... was a flea-bite by comparison with that of Mr Hugh Dalton. The Soviet Exchequer takes 100% death duties ... and provides a reasonable life income for the widow. Mr Dalton proposes to take 75% ... where is taxable wealth to come from? ... the State ... will be the father, school-mistress and paymaster of every citizen ... Less than 2 years before his death ... I went to lunch with Edward Grey at Falloden", recounting Grey's tale about the three Achilles' heels, "Ireland, India and Egypt ... so on the whole I now find horses and racing the most congenial form of escapism", discussing the year's prospects for the Turf (28th April 1946), Lord Derby thanks him, "The Prime Minister [Attlee] himself is rather a good fellow he is surrounded by ... the very worst advisers ... I am debarred by being Lord Lieutenant from taking any part in politics" so that "I really hear nothing except from ... friends like yourself" "Winston is coming here in October, just as a guest, during the time he is attending the meetings in Blackpool ... I have got a fair lot of yearlings this year", besides "Attlee whom I like ... the only other man of consequence is Bevin", "I am sorry to hear about your mare ... I should hope that she will soon give you something worthy to carry your Colours", "I am going racing today at Manchester ... four horses ... Personally I should like to change my trainer, but that is between you and me, as my family all like him so much ... when you have got a youngish family and all of them go racing, one has to go more by what they say ... it would be a real pleasure to see you" 11 sides 4to. and 2 sides 8vo. from Lord Derby, telegram and 2 sides folio from Sir Percy, 8 items, 1945 -
pin marks in top left corners, filing hole in one letter
Item Date:
1947
Stock No:
12375
£225
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