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Printed Books, Manuscripts and Artwork, including the Collections of Cecil & Desmond Harmsworth and Important Manuscripts and Books from the Library of the late Francisco Gil de Borja e Menezes

Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, 16-17 Pall Mall, St James’s, London, SW1Y 5LU, United Kingdom
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Date of the auction: 11.12.2008

Lot number 1

Harmsworth Family.- Harmsworth (Alfred Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe...

Estimate

£4,000 - £6,000

ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922

Price realised:

n. a.

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Lot number 2

Newspapers.- - [Harmsworth Newspapers

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

n. a.

Details

Lot number 3

Amalgamated Press (The).- - Souvenir of Banquet

Estimate

£150 - £200

ca. US$223 - US$297

Price realised:

£95

ca. US$141

Details

Lot number 4

Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp, & Emilie Harmsworth, 1874-1942) - Large archive

Estimate

£6,000 - £8,000

ca. US$8,922 - US$11,897

Price realised:

n. a.

Details

Lot number 5

Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp) - Diaries

Estimate

£2,000 - £3,000

ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461

Price realised:

£2,000

ca. US$2,974

Details

Lot number 6

Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp).- - Housekeeper's diaries

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

£40

ca. US$59

Details

Lot number 7

Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp) - Memoranda to Lloyd George as Prime Minister...

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

n. a.

Details

Lot number 8

Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp) - Despatch box

Estimate

£150 - £200

ca. US$223 - US$297

Price realised:

£95

ca. US$141

Details

Lot number 9

Beerbohm ( Sir Max, caricaturist and writer, 1872-1956) - Autograph Letter...

Estimate

£100 - £150

ca. US$148 - US$223

Price realised:

£320

ca. US$475

Details

Lot number 10

Campbell Bannerman ( Sir Henry, prime minister, 1836-1908) - Autograph...

Estimate

£100 - £150

ca. US$148 - US$223

Price realised:

£65

ca. US$96

Details

Lot number 11

Cockerell (Douglas).- Harmsworth (Cecil Bisshopp).- Griffin (Geo. F., of...

Estimate

£500 - £700

ca. US$743 - US$1,040

Price realised:

£1,200

ca. US$1,784

Details

Lot number 12

Yeats (Elizabeth Corbet, printer, 1868-1940) - Autograph Letter signed to...

Estimate

£400 - £600

ca. US$594 - US$892

Price realised:

£600

ca. US$892

Details

Lot number 13

Churchill ( Sir Winston, statesman and author, 1874-1965) - Autograph...

Estimate

£1,000 - £1,500

ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230

Price realised:

£1,000

ca. US$1,487

Details

Lot number 14

Churchill ( Sir Winston, statesman and author, 1874-1965) - Letter signed...

Estimate

£800 - £1,200

ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784

Price realised:

£800

ca. US$1,189

Details

Lot number 15

Churchill ( Sir Winston, statesman and author, 1874-1965) - 2 Autograph...

Estimate

£1,000 - £1,500

ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230

Price realised:

£1,500

ca. US$2,230

Details

Lot number 16

Churchill ( Sir Winston, statesman and author, 1874-1965) - 2 telegrams to...

Estimate

£300 - £400

ca. US$446 - US$594

Price realised:

n. a.

Details

Lot number 18

Churchill ( Sir Winston Spencer, statesman and author, 1874-1965) - 2...

Estimate

£100 - £150

ca. US$148 - US$223

Price realised:

£150

ca. US$223

Details

Lot number 19

Asquith (Herbert Henry, first Earl of Oxford and Asquith, prime minister...

Estimate

£100 - £150

ca. US$148 - US$223

Price realised:

£95

ca. US$141

Details

Lot number 20

Lang (Andrew, anthropolgist, classicist, historian and writer for children...

Estimate

£80 - £120

ca. US$118 - US$178

Price realised:

£15

ca. US$22

Details

Lot number 21

Baden Powell (Robert S.S., first Baron , soldier and founder of the Boy...

Estimate

£300 - £400

ca. US$446 - US$594

Price realised:

£550

ca. US$817

Details

Lot number 22

Reynolds (Stephen, writer, 1881-1919) - 14 Autograph Letters signed, 1...

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

£150

ca. US$223

Details

Lot number 23

World War I.- Maffett (H.T., Captain, 2nd Battalion The Leinster Regiment...

Estimate

£600 - £800

ca. US$892 - US$1,189

Price realised:

£900

ca. US$1,338

Details

Lot number 24

World War I.- Javelean. - 3 Autograph Letters signed "Javelean" to Cecil...

Estimate

£300 - £400

ca. US$446 - US$594

Price realised:

£800

ca. US$1,189

Details

Lot number 25

Douglas-Pennant (Violet, air force officer, 1869-1945) - Papers relating to...

Estimate

£150 - £200

ca. US$223 - US$297

Price realised:

£190

ca. US$282

Details

Lot number 26

Watson ( Sir William, poet and literary critic, 1858-1935) - 7 Autograph...

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

£150

ca. US$223

Details

Lot number 27

Yeats (Elizabeth Corbet, "Lollie", printer, 1868-1940) & Susan Mary Yeats...

Estimate

£3,000 - £4,000

ca. US$4,461 - US$5,948

Price realised:

£2,600

ca. US$3,866

Details

Lot number 28

Arab Revolt.- Joyce (Pierce Charles, Major, served with T.E. Lawrence in...

Estimate

£300 - £400

ca. US$446 - US$594

Price realised:

£240

ca. US$356

Details

Lot number 29

Curzon (George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, politican...

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

£150

ca. US$223

Details

Lot number 30

Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine.- - Pen used by Cecil Harmsworth to sign the...

Estimate

£100 - £150

ca. US$148 - US$223

Price realised:

£30

ca. US$44

Details

Lot number 31

Shaw (George Bernard) - Peace Conference Hints

Estimate

£200 - £300

ca. US$297 - US$446

Price realised:

£200

ca. US$297

Details

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