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FAULKNER, William.
Inscribed original photograph of the author with Sally Emrich on the deck of a yacht in a Greek harbour. [1957]
£12,500
With Faulkner's signed presentation inscription to a blank portion of the image in the upper left corner, "For Miss Sally with love from William Faulkner". Sally Emrich was the wife...
10 x 8 inches. Framed and matted behind glass. A little negligible creasing to the edges of the image but a superb print. Read more
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Inscribed photographic portrait of Hemingway holding a black Persian kitten. 1950
£12,500
An unusually intimate image in uncommonly large format. With Hemingway's magnificent presentation inscription on the white portion of his shirt, "To Alfred Rice from his friend,...
13 × 11 ins, original monochrome print from the negative. With the photographer's stamp on the verso. Glazed and framed. Fine. Read more
EINSTEIN, Albert; MULLER, J. J. [engraver]
Original etching of Albert Einstein. [1934]
£6,000
An engraving of the scientist, signed lower middle in blue ink by Einstein and lower right in black ink by Muller. The artist was a well regarded printmaker who flourished in Germany...
Sheet size: 265 × 212 mm. Image size 201 × 150 mm. Etching on 1848 charcoal rag laid paper. Presented in a handmade black and moon gold frame. Fine condition. Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) COOPER, A. Egerton.
"Profile for Victory". 1943
£6,000
Signed and dated in ink below the image by Winston Churchill and A. Egerton Cooper. The original "Profile for Victory" portrait of Churchill hangs in the The Carlton Club, London....
Sheet size 66.5 x 51 cm. Framed size 72 x 57 cm. Offset lithograph after an oil painting by Cooper showing Churchill half length sitting in a leather chair and holding... Read more
(CONRAD, Joseph) KASTOS, Robert.
Original Portrait ink on paper. Signed by the artist and inscribed by Conrad with a line from Victory.
£4,750
Signed "R. Kastor" by artist Robert Kastos and inscribed by Conrad, "'… and incompleteness of any sort leads to trouble.' from Victory".
Pen and ink portrait (270 × 229 mm). Matted, glazed, and framed. Excellent condition. Read more
(EINSTEIN, Albert) Benington, Walter.
Photographic portrait. 1921
£4,500
In 1921, Einstein made an official visit to the United States, where he lectured at Princeton and Columbia and visited the White House. Returning to Europe he stopped first in...
Silver gelatin print from the original negative (445 × 345 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed. Excellent condition. Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) CHANDOR, Douglas.
Colour print of Chandor's portrait of Churchill in RAF uniform. [1946]
£4,500
Signed beneath on the original card mount, "Douglas Chandor, 1946" at the right-hand side, "Winston S. Churchill, 1950" to the left. After being discharged as wounded towards the...
235mm x 185mm. Tipped onto plain card mount. Short split at edge of gum mounting, but overall very good, now window mounted, framed and glazed. Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S. & Clementine.
Pair of Original Portrait Photographs, signed. 1946
£3,750
Each photograph is signed on the mount, that of Clementine with the inscription, "To Frank Clarke with happy memories of our visit to America in the Winter & Spring of 1946." Co....
2 original photographs (195 x 143 mm), mounted on card and now window mounted side by side, framed and glazed. Card mounts a little browned, inscriptions slightly... Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) MACBETH-RAEBURN, Henry.
Portrait of Winston S. Churchill. 2000
£2,750
A limited edition specially commissioned by Peter Harrington, hand-printed from the original mezzotint engraved copper plate, this copy no. 65 of 250. We believe this portrait was...
Plate size 650 × 410 mm. (25 ½ × 16 inches), framed size approx. 855 × 595 mm. (33 ¾ x 23 ½ inches). The portrait bears a facsimile... Read more
[FOUJITA, Leonard Tsuguoharu.] ABBOTT, Berenice.
Foujita sitting. 1926 (later printing)
£1,750
Signed below the image in pencil by Berenice Abbott (1898–1991).
Original silver gelatin photograph laid on artist's mount (image size 340 × 260 mm.) A fine image. Presented in a hand made crackle ivory and gilt bevelled frame. Read more
BURROUGHS, William.
Signed portrait photograph. [1980s]
£1,250
Close-up, black and white photographic portrait of Burroughs aged in his late 60s or early 70s, signed by him in a strip of white above the image on the print. Simply and...
Photograph (120 × 160 mm), mounted, glazed and framed. A few tiny white streaks from the negative. Excellent condition. Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
Photographic portrait tile by George Cartlidge. 1924
£975
An image created using Cartlidge's relief technique. The technique pioneered by George Cartlidge originally for Sherwin and Cotton sprung from the Woodburytype method of photographic...
9 x 6 inches, in the original oak frame. Titles on the back Mr Thomas Hardy O.M.D.Litt. (Oxon). Geo. Cartlidge Sculpt. 1924 and with the manufacturer's stamp. A... Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) BIRLEY, Oswald.
Winston S. Churchill Engraved in Mezzotint from the Painting. 1946
£750
Issued in a limited edition of 325, signed in pencil by the engraver. Birley was probably the leading portraitist of his day, after his first royal commission in 1928, a portrait of...
650 × 480 mm. Photography & Art An excellent clean copy, in a contemporary frame with minor damage, remains highly attractive. Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) MACBETH-RAEBURN, Henry.
Portrait of Winston S Churchill. 2000
£750
A unique proof copy without the facsimile signature from a limited edition print of 250. Specially commissioned by Peter Harrington, hand-printed from the original mezzotint engraved...
Plate size 650 × 410 mmm (16.3 × 25.5 inches), framed size aprox. 875 × 640 mm. Traditionally presented in a classic English burred walnut frame. Read more
MANNING, William, & William Shand.
Dead Season's Heritage. 1942
£650
First trade edition, first impression, originally published asa limited edition of 50 copies. With two framed mixed-media portraits by Manning: Alfred Perles dated 1968 (265 ×...
Large octavo. Original blue wrappers printed in black. Wrappers rubbed and marked, spine and edges of covers tanned, spotting to edges. Contents unopened. A very good... Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Martin Luther. c. 1960
£475
Sheet size: 137 × 151 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph.
Sheet size: 137 × 151 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Keats. c. 1965
£475
The poet's large eyes are touched in green.
Sheet size: 157 × 177 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Anthony Trollope. c. 1966
£475
Portrait of the author in old age, the eyes highlighted in blue.
Sheet size: 190 × 140 mm. Pen and ink and blue crayon on wove paper. Stamped on recto lower margin for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BIRLEY, Oswald.
Two original photographs after portrait oil paintings of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 1949
£450
Each image signed and dated by Oswald Birley below the image lower left.
Image sizes 265mm x 203mm. Laid on artist's mount and presented in a gold and black wooden frame. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Thomas Hardy. c. 1965
£425
Sheet size: 191 × 140 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper, unusually signed by Bentley's initials only. Pencil title on verso.
Sheet size: 191 × 140 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper, unusually signed by Bentley's initials only. Pencil title on verso. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Edward Lear, Oscar Wilde, and A. C. Swinburne. c. 1968
£425
Caricature portraits of the three artists, drawn as if portraits hanging in a hallway. The likeliest date is 1968, when Angus Davidson's 1938 biography of Edward Lear was reissued....
Sheet size: 152 × 176 mm. Presented in a black wooden frame with UV glass. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Sir Cecil Beaton. c. 1968
£400
Portrait of the photographer in old age, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and widely knotted tie.
Sheet size: 192 × 148 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Pencil on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate David Frost. c. 1963
£400
Sherlock Holmes, with magnifying glass, and Dr Watson investigate the mysterious rise of the young David Frost, host of That Was The Week That Was.
Sheet size: 152 × 189 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
"Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson." c. 1968
£400
Holmes and Watson, as played by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, confer with a station master outside the waiting room.
Sheet size: 132 × 190 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
BENTLEY, Nicolas.
Chatterton. c. 1960
£375
Portrait of the "marvellous boy".
Sheet size: 158 × 112 mm. Pen and ink on wove paper. Stamped on verso for publication in the Sunday Telegraph. Read more
