ASTAIRE FRED: (1899-1987) American dancer and actor, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding small oblong 8vo card featuring a colour image to the cover of a painting of Lough Leane, Killarney, Kerry, by Peter Ellenshaw, signed by Astaire in bold black ink to the blank inside, 'Hi Pete and Family, Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Fred A - (Trapped in Ireland over the holidays - delay on picture)'. Together with a brief A.L.S., Fred A, one page, small 8vo, n.p., (Beverly Hills, California), n.d. ('Sunday 29th'; June 1975), to Peter Moore in London, on Astaire's personal printed memorandum stationery. Astaire confirms that he has received the second cassette and that 'it seems O.K. to me', and in a postscript writing 'I take it that covers the Crosby album'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Astaire and signed by him with his initials ('F.A.') above the printed return address to the verso. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG, 2