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Lot Essay
The vendor, the stunt co-ordinator Del Baker, collected these signatures over the course of his career in the film and television industry.
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John Wayne, Steve McQueen And Others
A collection of six books comprising:
- HERSEY, John The War Lover, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1959, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen To Derek from Steve McQueen and To Derek With my Best, Bob Wagner;
- CARPOZI, George Jr. The John Wayne Story, London: Robert Hale, 1974, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in black ballpoint pen Del - Don't believe it, or at least not all John Wayne;
- SMITH, Wilbur Shout At The Devil, London: Heinemann, 1974, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen Del - it's always a pleasure to work with you!, Roger Moore (Les Crawford's Double); To Del, With Best wishes and many thanks for all his hard work Peter Hunt and To Del, Ask for more money, Lee Marvin;
- CLAVELL, James Tai-Pan, London: Michael Joseph, 1967, signed and inscribed on the title page by the author in blue ballpoint pen This is for Del who bought it with his own money for which this impoverished author thanks him, James Clavell, Dec 20th 1969, London, Frensham; accompanied by a call sheet, two mimeographed typescript pages giving production details: Seamaster Films Limited "The Last Valley", Director: James Clavell, Set: Ext. Castle (Battle Sequence), Date: Saturday, 20th December, 1969, Site: Frensham Little Pond;
- NIVEN, David The Moon's A Balloon, Reminiscences, London: Book Club Associates, 1972, signed and inscribed on the dedication leaf in blue ballpoint pen by the author For Del, all fond wishes! David Niven; accompanied by a call sheet, one mimeographed typescript page giving production details: Walt Disney Productions Ltd, "Candleshoe", Tuesday 5th October 1976; and
- KENNEDY MARTIN, Ian Regan And The Deal Of The Century, London: Book Club Associates, 1977, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen To Del, With Many Thanks & Best Wishes, from John (Thaw) and All the Very Best, Cheers!! Dennis (Waterman); accompanied by various letters from the vendor concerning the provenance (a lot) (13)
A collection of six books comprising:
- HERSEY, John The War Lover, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1959, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen To Derek from Steve McQueen and To Derek With my Best, Bob Wagner;
- CARPOZI, George Jr. The John Wayne Story, London: Robert Hale, 1974, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in black ballpoint pen Del - Don't believe it, or at least not all John Wayne;
- SMITH, Wilbur Shout At The Devil, London: Heinemann, 1974, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen Del - it's always a pleasure to work with you!, Roger Moore (Les Crawford's Double); To Del, With Best wishes and many thanks for all his hard work Peter Hunt and To Del, Ask for more money, Lee Marvin;
- CLAVELL, James Tai-Pan, London: Michael Joseph, 1967, signed and inscribed on the title page by the author in blue ballpoint pen This is for Del who bought it with his own money for which this impoverished author thanks him, James Clavell, Dec 20th 1969, London, Frensham; accompanied by a call sheet, two mimeographed typescript pages giving production details: Seamaster Films Limited "The Last Valley", Director: James Clavell, Set: Ext. Castle (Battle Sequence), Date: Saturday, 20th December, 1969, Site: Frensham Little Pond;
- NIVEN, David The Moon's A Balloon, Reminiscences, London: Book Club Associates, 1972, signed and inscribed on the dedication leaf in blue ballpoint pen by the author For Del, all fond wishes! David Niven; accompanied by a call sheet, one mimeographed typescript page giving production details: Walt Disney Productions Ltd, "Candleshoe", Tuesday 5th October 1976; and
- KENNEDY MARTIN, Ian Regan And The Deal Of The Century, London: Book Club Associates, 1977, signed and inscribed on the first free front end paper in blue ballpoint pen To Del, With Many Thanks & Best Wishes, from John (Thaw) and All the Very Best, Cheers!! Dennis (Waterman); accompanied by various letters from the vendor concerning the provenance (a lot) (13)
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Please note the illustration for this lot has been incorrectly labelled as lot 120.