Original Document Signed, First Edition (13 results)

Limited edition of 50 copies. Printed wrappers, 4to, xi, 40 pp, frontis., 7 plates. 28 items. Wrappers slightly dampstained, otherwise Good.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Clipped Signature from a Document Signed by Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne. Unadted. Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1720-1794) was born in London, the second son of the 7th Earl of Lincoln. The Duke is mainly known today as the creator of Clumber Park, his country seat in Nottinghamshire, and the dog breed the Clumber Spaniel, named after the estate. Size of clipped paper is 70mm x 65mm. Condition is quite good. Mounted on paper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18815. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed and Written Part of a Military Document Detailing Soldiers deaths by General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham. Undated but 1802. General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, 1756-1835 was a British soldier and politician. Chatham was the eldest son of Prime Minister William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. He was two and a half years older than his famous brother William Pitt the Younger, the future prime minister. He spent a lengthy period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. He was Master General of His Majesty's Ordnance from 1801-1806. Size of document is 250mm x 115mm. Condition is quite good. Light marking. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17155. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Legal Document Signed by Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex appointing Herbert Hill as a chaplain. Dated 1815. Manuscript on paper, appointing Herbert Hill as a chaplain, signed at foot with remains of red wax seal, Document Signed, 'Augustus Frederick', 1 April 18151 page with registration note to verso, integral blank with mounting remains to outer corners, folio, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773 - 1843, was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or navy career. A Whig, he was known for his liberal views, which included reform of Parliament, abolition of the slave trade, Catholic Emancipation, and the removal of existing civil restrictions on Jews and Dissenters. Herbert Hill 1750-1828 was Educated at St. Mary Hall, and Christ Church, Oxford; he was Chancellor of the Choir of Hereford Cathedral, chaplain to the English factory at Lisbon (1792-1807) and rector of Streatham (1810-28). He was Robert Southey's uncle. Size is 325mm x 203mm. Condition is good. Light folding/edge creases. Age toning. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18807. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Document Signed by Nine including William Gladstone, Sam Gurney, Edward Burton Bt, J D Powles, James Duke Bart etc. Dated 1853. The Undersigned had the Honor of being the Deputation appointed to present to the Emperor Louis Napoleon the Declaration of Amity and Respect towards the French nation signed by upwards of 4000 Merchant Bankers and Trades of the City of London. Presented to the Emperor at the Palace of the F??? 28th March 1853. Signed by nine including William Gladstone, Sam Gurney, Edward Burton Bt, J D Powles, James Duke Bart etc. Size is 227mm x 188mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Mounted on paper. Small repaired closed tear to base. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18424. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Printed and Handwritten Legal Document Signed by 'George IV' as Prince Regent and Viscount Palmerston addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston. Dated 1817. Document Signed 'George V' as Prince Regent, Court at Carlton House, 16 August 1817, printed document completed in manuscript, addressed to Rt Hon. Charles Long and Rt Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Joint Paymasters General of His Majesty's Guards, a warrant for the pay of the Isles Regiment of Fencible Infantry totalling £24,097.3.3, countersigned by Viscount Palmerston, 1 page with endorsed blank integral leaf, some spotting and fold wear, folio, George IV 1762 - 1830 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1784 -1865, known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1858 and from 1859 to 1865. A member of the Liberal Party, Palmerston was the first Liberal Prime Minister, and he dominated British foreign policy from 1830 to 1865, when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power. Size is 375mm x 240mm. Condition is average. Folding/edge creases strengthened in places with archival tissue. Age toning/foxing. Light paper residue to rear with nicks to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18807. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very rare Original Handwritten and Signed Document by member of Parliament of Ireland and Dublin Recorder John Bysse. Dated 1639/1640. The document concerns the examination before him of Margaret Floyd and Francis Banes, wives of servants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland [Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford], concerning the violent attack on Mary, the wife of Randall Udall, 2 January 1639/40, John Bysse 1602-1680 was a member of the Parliament of Ireland during the 1630s and 1640s. He was excluded from office during the Interregnum, but became one of the most senior Irish judges after the Restoration of Charles II. Size is 175mm x 110mm. In average condition. Age toning and creasing. Mounted on card. Ragged edges. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed part of a Military Document by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, Grandson of George III and Cousin of Queen Victoria and Edward Stanhope. C1890. Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (George William Frederick Charles) 1819-1904 was a member of the British royal family, a male-line grandson of George III and cousin of Queen Victoria. The Duke was an army officer by profession and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (military head of the British Army) from 1856 to 1895. He became Duke of Cambridge in 1850 and field marshal in 1862. Deeply devoted to the old Army, he worked with Queen Victoria to defeat or minimise every reform proposal, such as setting up a general staff. His Army became a moribund and stagnant institution. Its weaknesses were dramatically revealed by the poor organisation at the start of the Second Boer War. Edward Stanhope 1840-1893 was a British Conservative Party politician who was Secretary of State for War from 1887 to 1892. Provenance: From the family of autograph collector Emily Mary Rose Lee (1869-1949), wife of Colonel William Crawford Walton (1864-1937). Emily was the daughter of William Lee, Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Glasgow from 1874 to 1886, and granddaughter of John Lee (1779-1859), Principal of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859. Size is 100m x 80mm. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17163. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Government Whitehall Document signed by William Calyton, John Aislabie 1st Baron Edgecumbe and George Baillie. C1700. John Aislabie 1670-1742, of Studley Royal, near Ripon, Yorkshire, was a British politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1721. He was of an independent mind, and did not stick regularly to the main parties. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the South Sea Bubble and his involvement with the Company led to his resignation and disgrace.William Clayton 1650-1715 was an English merchant and politician from Liverpool.He was the son of Robert Clayton of Fulwood, near Preston, Lancashire and followed his uncle Thomas Clayton to Liverpool, where he became a successful tobacco and sugar merchant. After serving as a common councillor from 1685 he was elected Mayor of Liverpool for 1689-90, and then became an alderman of the city. In the Parliament of England, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool from 1698 to 1708. After the Union with Scotland, he was elected as a Liverpool MP to the new House of Commons of Great Britain from 1713 to 1715. Size 95m x 60mm. George Baillie 1664-1738 was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734.Condition is good. Lightly age toned. Mounted on a later piece of paper. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16601. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. Three Original Documents allowing Joseph Seaton Aspden of Preston to be many ranks in Lancashire, including being appointed one of the Earl's Deputy Lieutenants, Captain of the Preston Volunteers, and Major in the local Miltia. Each document is signed by Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby. All dated from 1805 to 1819. The three documents came from an Archive of correspondence from the family of Richard Assheton Cross 1st Viscount Cross. Joseph Seaton Aspden was a close friend and fellow lawyer in Preston with William Cross the father of Richard Assheton Cross. Royal Preston Volunteers (RPV), formed in March 1797. Among his officers were Joseph Seaton Aspden and William Cross. The three of them were lawyers and would become the owners of the first three houses built on Winckley Square. The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the raising of voluntary regiments nationwide. Each was formed locally. Members paid a subscription and bought their own equipment. Their primary goal was to defend the locality. Edward Smith-Stanley,c 13th Earl of Derby 1775 -1851, of Knowsley Hall in Lancashire was a politician, peer, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist. He was the patron of the writer Edward Lear. Size is 405mm x 255mm. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17300. Signed by Author(s).

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Muy bien. 1Ş Edición. Title: Aus der Geschinde einer infantilen Neurose Signed by Dr Freud. Printed in 1924. Leipzig und Wien. Ex-libris. 131 pages. All items are guaranteed to be 100% authentic. Returns: 14 day money back guarantee if item is Unsatisfactory to Buyers standards. Firmado por el autor.

Single Sheet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Document dated May 20, 1918, appointing Neil W. Avery Postmaster at Greenville, New York. The document is SIGNED by both Woodrow Wilson, and Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson, the first Texan in the Cabinet and the man responsible for racial segregation of the U. S. Postal Service. In spite os his support for segregation and other racist policies, Wilson is consistently rated by historians as one of the "near great" U. S. Presidents, in large part because of his historical vision as advocate for the League of Nations. Both signatures are guaranteed to be authentic. The document is suitable for framing--clean and attractive, with 4 vertical fold lines . The gold seal is intact, though crossed by one fold line. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SIGNED. Manuscript.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ("Edward Arnold") in black fountain pen ink on ornately-printed membership certificate for Bill Lear in the Masquers Club, Hollywood, September 8, 1943. Signed by actor Edward Arnold and actor/director Lloyd Corrigan. 10 1/8" x 8 1/4"; 1 page (recto only); very good, fresh. Certificate # 1423. Together with an original printed program, featuring Disney characters, for The Masquers 28th weekly function in honor of Officers, Men and Waves, listing Lear as the host for that occasion. The Masquers was a fraternal organization, to which many noted personalities of the day belonged; the clubhouse was located at 1875 N. Sycamore Ave., in Hollywood. Lear (1902-1978), born June 6, 1902, Hannibal, Missouri; died May 14, 1978, Reno, Nevada; American Engineer, Manufacturer; Aviation pioneer; President Lear Jet Corporation 1963-1967; Chairman 1967-1969. Signed by Author(s).