15 BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS. Print of the Houses of Parliament signed by Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair, and others. [c.2003] A superb artefact linking the major figures of British parliamentary life over the last four decades: a print of the Houses of Parliament, signed on the mount by Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Tony Blair; by four Speakers of the House of Commons, John Bercow, Betty Boothroyd, Bernard Weatherill, and Michael Martin; by two Lord Chancellors, Lord Irvine of Lairg, and Lord Falconer of Thoroton; and by Black Rod Michael Willcocks. Colour print (10 × 15 cm) reproducing Henry Bibby’s “The New Houses of Parliament”, c .1850, in white mount (25 × 30 cm). In black frame with archival acrylic glazing (framed size: 29 × 34.5 cm). Slight tape abrasion on rear of mount, front of mount and image in fine condition. £750 [153460]
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14 BOWIE, David, & Mick Rock. Moonage Daydream. The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust. Guildford: Genesis Publications Limited, 2002 SIGNED BY DAVID BOWIE AND MICK ROCK First edition, signed limited issue, number 807 of 2,500 copies signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock. “Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Ziggy Stardust LP’s original release, Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust is a collaboration between David Bowie and photographer Mick Rock, and the first and ultimate authorized piece of Ziggy Stardust legend. David Bowie’s sharp, often humorous text discusses the origins of this fascinating stage persona, comments on Mick Rock’s photographs, and overall gives unprecedented insight into Ziggy’s stratospheric two-year career” (publisher’s online prospectus). Folio. Original quarter blue morocco-grain roan, titles in silver and gilt to spine, silver and gilt lightning motifs to pictorial boards, photographic green and orange endpapers, edges silver. With the original packing box. Illustrated with photographs throughout. A fine copy. £3,000 [154718]
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