ROBERT HEINRICH WAGNER(1895 - 1946) Gauleiter of Baden and of Alsace, head of the civil government of Alsace during the German occupation. After clearing Baden of Jews, Baden earned the moniker "Butcher of Alsace", taking part in many trials dictating death sentences. Of the 4,464 Jews he sent to the Gurs concentration camp, only some 800 survived. T.L.S. on his personal letterhead, 1p. 4to., Karlsruhe, July 27, 1933 to the town council of Unterbaldingen. Wagner thanks the town for granting him honorary citizenship, which reflects: "...the high aims which our leader and Chancellor Adolf Hitler had put to us and in whose enthusiasm we all wish to strive with our finest soldiers..." Trimemd at bottom, folds, else very good.
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Selection of Boer War Period Plates consisting glass Baden Powell Mafeking Relieved 1900 plate ... Similar Roberts Pretoria 1900 plate ... Gilt edged Lord Roberts plate ... Ribbon edge Field Marshall Lord Roberts plate ... Gilt edged transfer printed Roberts & Buller plate ... Gilt edged transfer printed “Our Boys At The Front” plate. 6 items.
CAPTAIN R. S. S. BADEN-POWELL - 'PIGSTICKING or Hoghunting', published by Harrison & Sons 1889 together with 'The Tree' by Wa-sha-quon-asin (Grey Owl) 1937 signed by Grey Owl (2) Condition Report:Pigsticking - marked cover, small hole half way up spine edge, frontispiece detached, some pages partially detached The Tree - half of spine missing, very worn on edgesPlease note: every page of every book is not checked, if you are unable to view yourself please ask for detailed information
A Gentleman in Kharki after Rudyard Kipling - a Macintyre Moorcroft pottery matchball and paperweight, a small bisque porcelain figure, a pin tray and a brass trivet; a collection of Boer War Commemorative pottery and glass, comprising a Relief of Maferking tumbler, a Roberts Pretoria press moulded glass plate, a Baden Powell plaque, nine various plates and a loving cup (18)
Baden-Powell (Robert, Sir) Indian Memories, CUT SIGNATURE OF BADEN POWELL TIPPED-IN ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER, publisher's pictorial boards, 1915; Reynolds (E.E.) Baden-Powell a Biography 1943; Jeal (Tim) Baden-Powell, dust-jacket, 1999; Baden-Powell (Heather) Baden Powel a Family Album, dust-jacket, 1986, publisher's cloth and boards, 4to & 8vo (4)
General - Thematics : CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS: extensive, mainly um or mm worldwide sets & singles arranged by country in three binders, with many attractive sets & singles inc Belgium 1928 TB set plus Orval sets for 1929, the very elusive 1933 set (fu), 1939, 1941 & 1943, France inc SG 472, 480, 527, 546, 601 & 1013 all um, good Germany inc Baden MS FB41a&b and 1951 St Mary's pair um, Saar SG 296-300, Italy inc SG 260-266, 760-769, 803 & 805; Spain MS 914, SG 1033-1041, Switzerland MS 561a etc. Lovely basis for development with a high catalogue value of approx. £5,000. (100s). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS Cat £5000 [US3]
A miniature German Medal, Baden Order of the Zahringen Lion, Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, a Victorian Military General Service Medal, WWI Mercantile Marine War Medal, WWI 1914 Star and ribbon rosette, WWI War and Victory with oak leaf, WWI Star War and Victory and one other WWI Star War and Victory miniature medals
EARLY BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ON SCOUTING AND THE GIRL GUIDES Baden-Powell (Lord Robert) Scouting for Boys A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship, 1908, London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. 8vo, Fourth Impression of the first collected edition in the publisher's spotted, chipped and frayed white pictorial wrappers. Clearly signed 'Baden-Powell of Gilwell' to Half Title. Closed tear from chip to upper wrap, with ownership inscription in pencil to upper corner; lower wrap detaching, spine very frayed [&] Baden-Powell (Agnes) The Handbook for Girl Guides or How Girls Can Help Build the Empire, [1912], London, Edinburgh etc., T. Nelson & Sons, publisher's 12mo pictorial blue cloth. Signed 'Agnes Baden-Powell' to loosely-inserted slip headed Girl Guides' Association Veteran's Camp, dated 1932 in pencil. Binding with edge ware, ink ownership inscription to foxed f.f.e.p., text block coming a little loose. [with:] Robinson (William Heath) A ''Jamboree'' of Laughter From a Boy Scout's Diary, [c.1918], London, A.V.N. Jones & Co., pp. [24] 4to booklet, original brown printed wraps, 20 full page cartoon illustrations by Robinson, publisher's adverts. Trace of diagonal crease, staples a little rusting, otherwise a well-preserved copy. [together with:] Campcraft for Girl Guides, 1947, 12mo, green pictorial cloth; Kerr (Rose, Compiler) The Story of a Million Girls Guiding and Girl Scouting Round the World, 1937, 8vo, Second Impression, rubbed plain blue cloth; two 12mo pamphlets in pictorial wraps, viz. Backwoods Cooking, 1954 [&] Lightweight Cooking, 1962, both Patrol Books no 17 (7). Scouting for Boys was originally published in fortnightly parts from January 1908. Through its many editions and translations it has remained continuously in print, and is estimated to have sold more copies worldwide than almost any other text, excluding the Bible. At first Baden-Powell seems to have anticipated a co-educational movement, but agreed to produce a separate training manual for girls, in association with his sister Agnes.
A Collection of British Coins ( 9) In Total. Comprises 1/ Victoria - Higher Grade Farthing, Date 1875 H. 2/ George V High Grade Farthing, Date 1936. 3/ George V Farthing, Date 1935. Rare In High Grade. 4/ George V Farthing, Date 1919. High Grade Coin. 5/ Victoria Farthing, Date 1865/2 - 5 Ove 2, Very Rare Coin. 6/ Baden One Kreuzer, High Grade, Date 1870. KM242. 7/ George V Penny, Date 1936. High Grade Coin. 8/ Victoria Penny, Date 1854. 9/ Victoria 1/2 Penny, Date 1855. Uncirculated Coin.
Townsend (F.H., illustrator). Maid Marian, Crotchet Castle, 1895, Gryll Grange, 1896, Headlong Hall, Nightmare Abbey, 1896, Melincourt, 1896, all by Thomas Love Peacock, numerous black and white illustrations, some minor spotting, all uniform original gilt decorated blue cloth with peacock design, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Baden-Powell (R.S.S.), Pigsticking or Hoghunting, A Complete Account for Sportsmen; and others, 1st edition, 1889, 25 black and white illustrations by the author, some minor spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards lightly marked to foot, 8vo, and Scott (Walter), The Lady of the Lake, 1863, 14 monochrome photographs with tissue guards, some spotting, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other 19th century illustrated literature, including The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volumes 1-12, by R.F. Burton, 1894, all original cloth, mostly gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/4to (3 shelves)
BADEN-POWELL ROBERT: (1857-1941) British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 9.5 photograph, the image showing Baden-Powell in a half length pose wearing his uniform. The image is by Vandyk of London and is presented within a decorative border to the photographer's mount. Signed ('R S S Baden-Powell') in bold black fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated May 1905 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and a few spots of foxing to the photographer's mount, not affecting the image or signature, otherwise VG Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876-1910 and successfully defended the town during the Siege of Mafeking in 1899 during the Second Boer War in South Africa. In 1907, two years after the present photograph was signed, Baden-Powell held a demonstration camp, the Brownsea Island Scout Camp, which is now regarded as the beginning of Scouting. He wrote Scouting for Boys in 1908 and two years later Baden-Powell retired from the army to form The Boy Scouts Association.
Selection of Walking Sticks / Canes, including an example with sheet gold top having engraved “A present from E Robbins to H Lewis 8th Dec 1901” and with image of Baden Powell to the top. Walking stick with screw off top revealing cigarette holder, cane with hallmarked silver squared top, hallmarked silver riding crop, plus others. Various conditions and lengths. (7 items)
An original Art Deco black lacquer dining suite, the table with lyre shaped base and two later extending leaves, is complete with matching side cabinet, and ten black lacquered dining chairs with ivory leather upholstery 270 cm L (350 cm L ext.) Complete with original purchase reciept for ?28,800 dated 2012 from Art Deco 1925, Sophienstrasse, Baden-Baden.
Imperial German Baden NCO’s Pickelhaube, fine quality black leather shell with gilt metal Baden state helmet plate, officers style scaled chinstraps with original state and national cockades. NCO’s pattern brass spike and plain brass back strap. Helmet is complete with early style leather liner system. Helmet remains in very good overall condition.
CLASSICAL - 'WORLD' - Sublime collection of around 60 x LPs. Artists/titles/works include de Baden Vinicius - Os Afro Sambas (FE-1.016 extremely scarce original copy), Ravi Shankar inc. The Exciting Music Of, Duets (w/Ali Akbar Khan), Raga Jogeshwari, Raga Khamaj/Raga Lali, India's Master Musician and India's Most Distinguished Musician In Concert, Liszt - Les Preludes (Odeon ODX 101), John Mayer inc. Radha Krishna, Buddy Rich, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan - The Peaceful Music Of and Paco Pena. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
A pair of Staffordshire pottery WWI commemorative plates, colour transfer printed portraits of Major General J.D.P. French, Major General Hector A. MacDonald and Liet-General Sir George White on one and Field Marshall Lord Roberts, General Lord Kitchener and Major General R.S.S. Baden Powell on the other, diameter 22cm (2)
A rare Baden-Powell scouting badge group of five awarded to Private W G Avis, South African Forces 3rd Dragoon Guards:, Queen's South Africa Medal, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4171 Dragoon Guards), 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal (R4-064205 Sjt ASC) Baden-Powell Scouting Badge by Elkington, London, gold plated, with applied silver St. George and the Dragon motif to centre, the reverse officially inscribed 'For Scouting / From / R. S. S. B.-P. / 1906 W G Avis 3DG', also together with two later photographs of the recipient.* Notes - The Inter-regimental Reconnaissance Competition was Held at Aldershot in 1906 by Baden -Powell in order ' to obtain efficiency in horsemanship, scouting and dispatch riding, under pressure akin to active service' in which team were given the task of travelling over a course of 25 to 55 miles per day over three days by use of maps. Private Avis was a member of the 3rd Dragoon Guards team under Capt L Partridge, winning the 3rd brigade prize.
Muller H. : Badische Fursten Bildnisse ( Portraits of Baden Royalty ), 1888. Vol. 1. Large folio Hb, brown textured cloth. Plates featuring reproductions of engravings. The volume also features a tipped in manuscript note on the fep, "These volumes were presented to me by her Royal Highness Luise Maria Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden in September 1894. Mary Burrell, nee Banks" together with an embossed wax seal. Together with : Branston F. : Holy Gospels Illustrated, 1865. Folio Hb. with an elaborately decorative red cloth binding, gilt, aeg. Wood engraved illustrations. CONDITION REPORT: Fursten Bildnisse generally vg+. Holy gospels with darkening to the binding and wear to the ext. Text block generally very clean and tight with one gathering loosening.
German Third Reich DAF Heidenheim District flag. A good scarce red cotton example with bullion tassels to three sides. Each side has applied black swastika in cogwheel on a white ground also a blue edged brown panel with “Heidenheim 9” embroidered in white. Five spring clips. Minor moth to panels. VGC Approx. 110 x 130 cm Heidenheim 1s in Baden-Württemberg.
A Victorian rolled gold snake choker with gem set head, stamped 'Rolled Gold Made in Baden', a 9 carat gold horseshoe brooch, Birmingham 1890, with steel pin, parts of a 9 carat gold watch chain, combined weight 6.3g, a 9 carat gold cased miniature compass, Chester 1901, 25mm diameter and a rolled gold circular photographic pendant CONDITION REPORT: If you require further images of this lot or a condition report please contact us with your request as condition reports have not been included in the description
BARTON CLARA: (1821-1912) American pioneering Nurse who founded the American Red Cross. A good A.L.S., Clara Barton, four pages, 8vo, Victoria Hotel, Karlsruhe, 14th October 1887, to Baroness Schvenau. A carefully written letter by Barton, stating in part `Would you dear Melle kindly say to H. R. H, that yesterday we were the "Cooking School" by courtesy of Madame de Holzing And Hardig and we can´t think of nothing which would have given greater pleasure. It is a little gem, so well arranged. We saw the twelve bright faced girls prepare their orderly dinner, serve and sit down to eat, we tasted it with them and found how good it was, asked how the dishes were made and got the receives, and a delightful pan of little cakes, as light as feathers and beautiful.. was drawn from the oven and shown with apparent exultation, as having been ordered by The Royal Highness for the Castle at Baden.´ Professionally repaired to the fold with very small traces of previous mounting. VG £100-150 Princess Louise of Prussia (1838-1923) Grand Duchess of Baden 1856-1907. Only daughter of German Emperor Wilhelm I.
LOUIS III (1806-1877) Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1848-77. A good L.S., `the good brother and cousin Louis´, one page, mourning paper, 4to, Darmstadt, 30th April 1856, to the King of the Two Sicilies, in French. Louis III announces to his correspondent `..a new misfortune has just hit my heart, as our Lord has decided to take out from this world his Highness Prince Emil Maximilian Leopold August Charles of Hesse by the Rhine, my beloved uncle, who passed yesterday at Baden Baden..´ With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original mourning envelope, bearing to the verso a black wax seal in very fine condition. Also including a folded mourning leaf containing the letter, also bearing to the verso a black wax seal. EX £80-100 Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. Emil Maximilian of Hesse by the Rhine (1790-1856)
POSTAL HISTORY: COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY TRANSIT POST MARKSto include examples from Baden, a letter from Germany to Scotland from 1866 (Bonn to Paisley - transit P.Ms. - Bonn - Mainz - Coeln - Calais - London - Paisley), Prussian date and hour cancellation marks, Russian letter from Odessa to Marseille, etc, over thirty examples
General - Thematics : CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS: extensive, mainly um or mm worldwide sets & singles arranged by country in three binders, with many attractive sets & singles inc Belgium 1928 TB set plus Orval sets for 1929, the very elusive 1933 set (fu), 1939, 1941 & 1943, France inc SG 472, 480, 527, 546, 601 & 1013 all um, good Germany inc Baden MS FB41a&b and 1951 St Mary's pair um, Saar SG 296-300, Italy inc SG 260-266, 760-769, 803 & 805; Spain MS 914, SG 1033-1041, Switzerland MS 561a etc. Lovely basis for development with a high catalogue value of approx. £5,000. (100s). HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS Cat £5000 [US2]
VICTORIA CROSS: A small oblong 4to autograph album containing over 80 signed irregularly clipped pieces by various Military Officers, several of them Victoria Cross winners, including Frederick Roberts (1832-1914, British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 2nd January 1858), George S. White (1835-1912, British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions in Afghanistan on 6th October 1879), Evelyn Wood (1838-1919, British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 19th October 1858), John Watson (1829-1919, British General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny on 14th November 1857), William Vousden (1848-1902, Scottish Major General, Victoria Cross winner for his actions in Afghanistan on 14th December 1879), Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941, British Lieutenant General, founder of the Scout movement), Edward Hopton (1837-1912, British Lieutenant General), Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900, Scottish Soldier & Colonial Administrator), Hector MacDonald (1853-1903, Scottish Major General), Frederic Thesiger (1827-1905, British General known for his Commanding role during the Anglo-Zulu War), Charles Nairne (1836-1899, British General, Commander-in-Chief, India), Horace Smith-Dorrien (1858-1930, British General of the Second Boer War), John French (1852-1925, British Field Marshal of World War I), Allen Johnson (1829-1907, British General) etc. The pieces are laid down in multiples to the pages, most of which are annotated in ink in the hand of the collector. G

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