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relations and conspections in the dance of samarka by h h the dance of samarkaan open book with a black and white photo of a group of men
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1680 - Film Palmer, Gladys Milton
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Estimate €500 - €750
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Film Palmer, Gladys Milton Relations and Complications. Being a Recollection of H.H. The Dayang Muda of Sarawak. With a Foreword by the Rt. Hon. T. P. O’Connor. With 38 photographic illustrations. London, John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1929. XVII, 1 leaf, 253 pp., 3 leaves. 8°. Cloth binding with gold-stamped title and dust jacket (dust jacket with tears and heavy scuffing). First edition. – With a handwritten dedication by Palmer, signed as Khair-ul-Nissa Sarawak, to Baron Jean de Montegnac-Veöreös. – Memoirs of the British film producer Gladys Milton Palmer, who was also known as Khair-ul-Nissa. Through her marriage to Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, she became a member of the English-descended ruling family of Sarawak in Borneo, the so-called ‘White Rajas’. She founded a film production company called Big Four Famous Productions Company and produced a film starring Ellen Terry. – In very good condition overall. With 38 photographic illustrations. Cloth binding with gilt title and dust jacket (dust jacket with tears and heavy rubbing). - First edition. - With a handwritten dedication by Palmer, signed as Khair-ul-Nissa Sarawak, to Baron Jean de Montegnac-Veöreös. - Memoirs of the British film producer Gladys Milton Palmer, also known as Khair-ul-Nissa. Through her marriage to Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, she belonged to the English-speaking ruling family of Sarawak in Borneo, the so-called White Rajas. She founded a film production company called Big Four Famous Productions Company and produced a film starring Ellen Terry. - Overall in very good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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