International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 508
AUTOGRAPHS: A miscellaneous collection of A.Ls.S. and T.Ls.S. by a wide variety of famous individuals, all written to Henry Buckton, in connection with his book, the Golden Book of Remembrance, published for the Royal British Legion on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in 1995, most of the letters responding to invitations to attend the launch of the book at the Imperial War Museum and others offering their support (or politely declining it) in other ways, all dated 1994-95, including Raymond Baxter, Michael Bentine, Chris Bonington, Pete Brothers, Ian Carmichael, Harry Carpenter, Barbara Cartland, Sebastian Coe, Peter de la Billiere, Ken Dodd, Kenneth Griffith (an interesting letter making reference to Versailles, Hitler and the Irish Republican Army), Alec Guinness, Hammond Innes, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Howe, Joanna Lumley, Vera Lynn, Norris McWhirter, Pat Porteous VC, Bill Reid VC, Paul Scofield, David Shepherd, Leslie Thomas etc. VG, 30