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(lot of 2) Himalayan red lacquered wooden manuscript covers, the first with gilt floral patterns within lozenge reserves; the second, with reserves featuring tendril patterns filled with different colors, 28.75""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, both similarly carved with stylized lotus within a lozenge pattern, one with a petal band frame heightened with gilt, 28""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 3) Two Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, each similarly decorated with tendrils amid lozenges, the outer bands carved with lotus petals, 28""w x 10.75""h; together with a carved wood block, featuring Yamantaka below three abbots; Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, the first with three main bodhisattvas with various attributes, one with a sword, one with an ax and the other with drums, each flanked by two columns of four deities accented by flower heads, the outer band carved with lotus petals (section of left edge replaced); the second, featuring a triad, each flanked by columns of five deities within a lotus band with additional figures (losses to the figures), largest: 27""h x 10.25""w. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, the first with floral reserves within bands carved with Tibetan script surrounded by script to the edge; the second with gilt Tibetan script within the reserves and surrounded by carved script to the edge, 30""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan red lacquered wooden manuscript covers, the first with gilt floral patterns within lozenge reserves; the second, with reserves featuring tendril patterns filled with different colors, 28.75""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, both similarly carved with stylized lotus within a lozenge pattern, one with a petal band frame heightened with gilt, 28""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 3) Two Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, each similarly decorated with tendrils amid lozenges, the outer bands carved with lotus petals, 28""w x 10.75""h; together with a carved wood block, featuring Yamantaka below three abbots; Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, the first with floral reserves within bands carved with Tibetan script surrounded by script to the edge; the second with gilt Tibetan script within the reserves and surrounded by carved script to the edge, 30""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 2) Himalayan red lacquered wooden manuscript covers, the first with gilt floral patterns within lozenge reserves; the second, with reserves featuring tendril patterns filled with different colors, 28.75""w x 11.5""h. Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

(lot of 3) Two Himalayan wooden manuscript covers, each similarly decorated with tendrils amid lozenges, the outer bands carved with lotus petals, 28""w x 10.75""h; together with a carved wood block, featuring Yamantaka below three abbots; Provenance: From the estate of Edward Gerber

ILLUMINATED LATIN MANUSCRIPT, H 12"", W 9"": Decorated in exquisite feather, floral and scrolling leaf detailing along the center and at either end, with a scene of Mary and child at the lower right. Double sided. Measuring H. 12 1/4"" x 9"".

A 17th Century manuscript religious tract, `A Guide to Heaven from the Word`, singed Richard Furseman 1667, bound in vellum taken from another (printed) book. Live bidding available, see www.georgekidner.co.uk for details

Two framed OS sheets, Straits of Dover, 1899 and 1908, framed as one; tog. with framed illuminated manuscript

Two framed OS sheets, Straits of Dover, 1899 and 1908, framed as one; tog. with framed illuminated manuscript

LABUAN - 1880 (Aug) 6c on 16c blue, red surch as type 3 (SG 12), small thin, missing perf and some perf toning, used by part manuscript `R` between bars, cat £1200, a good representative example of this rare stamp (SG 12)

COMMONWEALTH - QVII-QEII used accumulation in a large stock book, values to 20s or $5, strength in QV-KGV with imperf issues, mostly single stamps selected for their cancellations, noted Akuse (in blue), Canadian `crown in circle`, Kumasi straight line, Fanning Island, St Vincent values to 1s with red cancels, Kalk Bay, P.E. Island Boat` on block of 4, Taymouth Manor, A02, A07, A14, T2, `MAURITUS`, error of spelling, Kudai, Lahat Datu, Skeldon, `A1` in red, `Port Lister` manuscript, Kuala Belait, Cholo, Upper Nile, Thayetmyo, India Used Abroad, `AR`, Bagdad, Troodos, TPO`s, corks, targets, TEL etc., a few forged cancels noted, will repay careful inspection. (1400+)

(F) 1841 IMPERFORATE COV - 1841 1d red-brown plate 31, two examples lettered NA and NB used on mourning envelope addressed to St. Ives each with blue Maltese Cross cancellation (SG Spec B20.sc), blue (possibly March1843) Truro cds alongside and manuscript `March 31st` below, some staining around the margins, small part of margin missing from left of NA and with horizontal fold clear of the adhesives otherwise fine and scarce, BPA Cert (2012) (SG 8)

COMMONWEALTH - Tanganyika; 1929-63 accumulation/collection in three large cover albums, many pages written up for display, strength in pre WWII flights, noted, 1931 LINDI- NAIROBI, TANGA- TUKUYU, TANGA- UK, MWANZA- EGYPT, MWANZA-UGANDA, MWANZA-UK, MWANZA- USA, MBEYA-CAPE TOWN, DES-ZANZIBAR, TANGA-GREECE, 1932 DES- ATHENS, MOSHI- SINKAT, MOSHI- SOUTH AFRICA, DODOMA- SINKAT, BUKOBA- ITALY, MOSHI- ITALY, MBEYA-SOUTH AFRICA, 1933 DES-HOLLAND, ARUSHA- UK, 1934 DES-MAFIA-DES, DES- ARUSHA, DES-UTETE, DES-MWANZA, LIWALE-DES, DES- USUMBURA, TANGA- GERMANY, DES- ARUSHA, 1935 DODOMA-DES, USA RIVER- GERMANY, MUSOMA-NAIROBI, DES-ZANZIBAR, 1938 DODOMA-DES etc., carried on various airways, Instructional markings incl `FEEDER SERVICE` oval, both types, boxed `PAR AVION BY AIR MAIL/ TANGANYIKA TERRITORY` handstamp and labels, `Insufficiently prepaid for Air Mail weight` in manuscript, jusqu`a marks for Karachi, Brindisi, Australia, Sudan, Singapore, Bombay, official letters, PO Notice (1931), 1937 Wilson Airways leaflet, incoming letters from UK, Germany, Greece, real photographs of aircraft, some covers pilot signed etc, an ideal basis for an award winning display with 199 covers and 40 other items (SG AIRMAIL)

CANADA - 1852-57 Handmade wove paper, Imperf 3d brown-red `Beaver`, major re-entry `Distinctive doubling in and below EE PEN and the bottoms of three of the 3`s` (SG 8b, A47) four good to even margins, used with manuscript pen cancellation, cat £900 (SG 8b (A47))

MALAYA - PAHANG - 1897 Kuala Lipis manuscript provisionals, horiz bisect, 3c on upper half 5c blue (SG 17a), used by small part cds in red, a few short perfs and trace of thinning at left (with 1991 RPS cert), a rare stamp (SG 17a)

MALAYA - PAHANG - 1897 Kuala Lipis manuscript provisionals, 2c on diagonal (lower right ) half 5c blue (SG 18), used by small part "ULU" cds in red (with 2013 BPA cert)" (SG 18)

George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty Four, the facsimile of the manuscript, edited by Peter Davison, printed by Seeker & Warbury, in dust wrapper

A silver Betel Nut Box and Cover, mid 19th century, in the form of a butterfly alighting on a gourd, the sides engraved with endless knots and shou, in three divisions for betel nut, lime and paan leaf, stamped Shu wu, zu wen, xiang, dents, wear, 8.8cm By repute this box was looted from the Summer Palace by Captain Bryan Charles Fairfax of the Durham Light Infantry. With the lot is a manuscript note apparently listing the items, including the box, to be given to Christopher Firth by Fairfax. Col. Bryan Charles Fairfax CMF (1873-1950) Col. Bryan Charles Fairfax CMG, the second son of the late Col. T F Fairfax, was born on 12 September 1873 and was educated at Winchester and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Promoted to Captain in 1900, he went to China with the expeditionary force sent to deal with the Boxer Rebellion and served with the 1st Chinese Infantry Regiment at the relief of Peking and other engagements, receiving the medal with clasp. After a distinguished milit

A silver Betel Nut Box and Cover, mid 19th century, in the form of a butterfly alighting on a gourd, the sides engraved with endless knots and shou, in three divisions for betel nut, lime and paan leaf, stamped Shu wu, zu wen, xiang, dents, wear, 8.8cm By repute this box was looted from the Summer Palace by Captain Bryan Charles Fairfax of the Durham Light Infantry. With the lot is a manuscript note apparently listing the items, including the box, to be given to Christopher Firth by Fairfax. Col. Bryan Charles Fairfax CMF (1873-1950) Col. Bryan Charles Fairfax CMG, the second son of the late Col. T F Fairfax, was born on 12 September 1873 and was educated at Winchester and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Promoted to Captain in 1900, he went to China with the expeditionary force sent to deal with the Boxer Rebellion and served with the 1st Chinese Infantry Regiment at the relief of Peking and other engagements, receiving the medal with clasp. After a distinguished milit

Sir Donald Bradman: an autographed manuscript letter on Lord's Cricket Ground note paper, with original envelope postmarked 28th August 1948 bearing a 1948 London Olympic Games postage stamp, Bradman thanking an individual for a birthday wish and present, the ink now somewhat faint

A collection of Jack Hobbs memorabilia, a signed manuscript letter on personal letterhead dated 6th January 1961; a Surrey CCC card printed for responses to congratulatory correspondence on his knighthood in 1953, topped and tailed in ink by Hobbs; a silk souvenir scorecard commemorating his record 127th first class century; a printed cotton handkerchief commemorating Hobbs's career achievements in 1922; and two cigarette cards portraying Hobbs (6) not illustrated

Barry Sheene signed photos of an unpublicised Arrows Formula 1 test, nine prints each bearing his marker pen signature and dedication, each of him testing two 1978 Arrows A1 cars at Donington Park, one also signed by and featuring team principal Jackie Oliver whose helmet he had borrowed, eight 8 by 10in., one black & white 7 by 9in.; sold with a copy of the Arrows Grand Prix Team Guide published in 1984, plus the original editorial manuscript signed by its publisher William Kimberley (11) Although he later tested with Brabham for Bernie Ecclestone, this was an impromptu arrangement after Barry asked his old friend Jackie Oliver if he could try a F1 car. The press knew nothing of the occasion and, inadvertently disguised in Oliver's crash helmet, he enjoyed two eventful days driving. His wife Stephanie duly recorded the occasion on her camera and later had Barry sign a set of prints, which were then sent to the vendor who had supplied them with spare parts from the Arrows factory.

An original Joseph Lee artwork for a football cartoon published in the London Evening News 17th August 1938, a signed & dated pen & ink drawing, manuscript caption reading I JUST WANTED TO PRACTISE SHOUTING 'SHOOT' FROM THE TOP OF THE STAND, the image 38 by 28cm., 15 by 11in., mounted ready for framing with an information plaque on the cartoonist

A sketchbook by the Belgian comic book artist Pierre Seron (born 1942) entirely featuring football, probably for his Les Petits Hommes series, drawings sometimes finished in watercolour and with manuscript narrative

Two original Roy Ullyett artworks for football cartoons published in the Daily Express newspaper in 1975 and 1976, both signed & dated, pen & ink & blue pencil drawings, manuscript 'bubble' captions, the first reading EXCUSE ME. IS HE GETTING THE KISS OF LIFE OR HAS HE SCORED?, the other reads JUST BECAUSE I ASK YOU TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU WERE SENT OFF, THERE'S NO NEED TO BUTT ME, the images 37 by 25.5cm., 14 ½ by 10in., both mounted ready for framing with an information plaque on the cartoonist

A collection of football & sporting memorabilia with Chelsea FC being the predominate theme, the lot including an unusual set of Chelsea 1954-55 Championship winning team autographs signed on a pre-prepared velum scroll, complete with signed manuscript letter from Roy Bentley when he returned the scroll to the owner having got the squad to sign; together with a qty. of Chelsea match programmes mostly dating between 1949 and 1958; other football programmes, also handbooks & annuals, fixture lists, posters, ticket stubs for matches at Wembley, an autograph collection mostly from a more modern period and including cricket, Wimbledon & Devonshire Park tennis programmes & tickets, and some Wembley Lions speedway programmes (a qty.)

Two original photographs featuring the victory of "Long Set" in the 1912 Lincolnshire Handicap, the first showing the horse and jockey Billy Higgs passing the post, the second portraying Long Set being led back to the winner's enclosure by his groom together with owner S B Joel and trainer James Batho, both mounted with manuscript legends, 15 by 33cm., 6 by 13in. overall; sold together with The Illustrated London News 10th June 1854 with an engraving of the Oaks winner "Mincemeat" (3) not illustrated

A signed manuscript letter from the American tennis player Maurice McLoughlin dated 8th May 1946, mounted in a photo frame Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957) was the US Open Champion in 1912 and 1913 and the first American finalist in a singles championship at Wimbledon in 1913, losing to New Zealander Anthony Wilding.

Hebrew Rabbinical Manuscript Judaica, 19th Century. Un-bound. 14 pages (28 sides). Folio size - 33cm X 21cm / 13in X 8.26in.

Hebrew Rabbinical Manuscript, 18-19th century, Judaica. 16 pages (32 sides). 26.5cm X 21cm / 10.43in X 8.26in.

Hebrew Rabbinical Manuscript Judaica, 18-19th Century. Un-bound. 23 pages (46 sides). 18cm X 11cm / 7in X 4.33in.

Curry, Sall. A Manuscript Notebook of an Irish nun in Poland and Russia 1896-1904. Curry, Sall. A Manuscript Notebook of an Irish Nun Who worked and Lived in Poland and Russia from 1896-1904.. 8vo. Morocco bound. Unpaginated 92pp. manuscript notebook containing reminiscences in verse & prose relating to the author`s leaving Ireland to work abroad as a nun in Poland and Russia circa 1896-1904. While most of the contributions are by the author there are others by friends and colleagues and some drawings and watercolours and photographs. Front hinge cracked and rear hinge broken

1918-19. Sir William Orpen poem Mud"" original manuscript sent to his wife in England"" Headlined Zilebeke Church, October 1918"" on a single foolscap sheet, Orpen`s famous poem on the battlefield in World War I, in which he served as a war artist with the rank of major, in his own hand and signed ""Billon"" . In original envelope with Field Post Office and Military censor marks, dated 19 May 1919, addressed to Lady Orpen at Chesham, and signed ""William Orpen, Major"". A unique manuscript by one of Ireland`s most famous artists and arguably Britain`s greatest World War I artist, who uniquely conveyed some of the horror of trench warfare."" The proceeds of the sale of this manuscript, kindly donated by Orpen`s grandson, Richard Olivier, will go to funding for a statue of William Orpen to be erected at his brthplace, Stillorgan, County Dublin.

Sean McGarry, Life of Tom Clarke, handwritten manuscript an account of the life of Tom Clarke, handwritten in 36 pages by Sean McGarry, together with typed transcripts. Possibly for a lecture. McGarry was Tom Clarke`s Aide de Camp in the GPO during the 1916 Rising.

1914-1916. Manuscript by Michael Keogh, Sergeant Major in the Irish Brigade in Germany. Includes details of the British Minister in Norway`s offer to Adler Christinson of £5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Roger Casement, also copy of Casement`s last letter to Keogh, and other writings, all in Keogh`s hand, on Irish Army notepaper dated 16 February 1924 and addressed to JH MacDonnell, London solicitor and defender of Irish republicans. 6pp quarto.

1916 (4 May) Military pass Issued to Martin Dixon of Drumcondra to trave to and from Sir Patrick Shortalls, 18A Temple Street, manuscript, signed in pencil by Lieutenant TL Astbury, 2/6th South Staffordshire Regiment.

1916 - a manuscript account of Sean McDermott by Sean McGarry, Aide de Camp to Commandant Tom Clarke during the Rising, Pp20 foolscap and pp3 typescript, the former in McGarry`s own hand and the latter being interviews with McGarry by his grandson Donal King in January 1949 to December 1950. Unique personal reminiscences of a veteran close to the central command of the Rising.

1914-1923 Laurence Ginnell: An important archive of his papers including the 1916 Rising Includes Ginnell`s handwritten draft of his proposed 1914 Irish Land Bill, pp22, printed bill, and two other related bills, an undated pp7 shorthand manuscript on House of Commons paper, the last page in full script referring to religion and treason, 1916 Rising typescript of Pearse`s Last Bulletin from Republican Headquarters Dublin 29th April 1916"", carbon copies of typed statements including statements and accounts by an Irish Volunteer pp5, various statements by witnesses of the Rising pp15, ""The Female Prisoners"" pp3, ""Captain Colbert"" pp3 by a female prisoner, ""John [Sean] Mac DErmott`s treatment the night of his execution"", and various others, pp5, 1921 Ginnell` as ""Envoy Extraordinary of The Republic of Ireland"" in Buenos Aires, two files of correspondence with Frank egan in Chile and Gaspar Nicolls in Bolivia, including printed notice of Associacion Nacional Irlandesa, etc., Ginnell`s address to the Dail in 1922 pp3, Irish Legation Circulars, Washington USA1923, etc. A rare assemby of primary source material concerning Ginnell.

1918 (17 May) Internment Order for Constance Markievicz. Mimeograph with manuscript entries, marked Copy"" in manuscript and issued to her London solicitor, JH MacDonnell. The order specifies Frongoch as the place of detention - the same prison camp used to incarcerate the 1916 Rising volunteers.

An archive including Medal, Prison Diaries and Internment Order of James Morgan, IRA prisoner and hunger striker. A War of Independence medal, with Comhrac bar, in presentation box awarded to James Morgan, D Coy, Kilkeel Bn.; the manuscript prison diary of James Morgan in three volumes; Internment Order and other papers relating to the internment of James Morgan and his brother William.James Morgan was born in Kilkeel, Co. Down in 1889. He served, with his brother Willie, in D Coy, Kilkeel Bn. in the War of independence. He was arrested 8 April 1921, following the discovery of ammunition on his premises during a raid. He was sentenced to ten year`s penal servitude but was released following the Truce. An order for his internment was issued in June 1922 and he was imprisoned in Larne Workhouse and later transferred to S.S. Argenta, Prison Ship.

1920 (6 August) Defence of The Realm Orders by Henry Wilson against Archbishop Mannix of Melbourne, Australia. Single page carbon copy of typed order prohibiting Archbishop Mannix from entering Ireland, and a similar order prohibiting him from entering Liverpool, Glasgow and Manchester, the latter with manuscript inscription Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson"", also two carbon copies of blank orders, and typescript of Lord Chief Justice ruling on the application of the Defence of The Realm Act in mainland Britain. (4)

1920 (8 December) letter from Art O`Brien to JH MacDonnell concerning Terence MacSwiney and other hunger strikers. 2pp quarto handwritten by Art O`Brien, Dail Eireann representative in London, urging prisoners to stop hunger strikes and including a note on Terence MacSwiney in which he claims MacSwiney gave him a long message to Head Quarters.... to the effect generally that hunger-striking as a weapon should be dropped"", which he wanted MacDonnell to pass on to prisoners. Interesting letter. Also with a pass to the Requiem Mass for MacSwiney in St. George`s Cathedral, Art O`Brien`s card with manuscript note in Irish and English introducing the bearer to MacDonnell and a letter dated 27 April1928 from O`Brien on GD Ernest & Co. headed paper. (2)

Michael Collins lecture by Sean McGarry, circa 1925, original manuscript and typescript. Typescript pp20, manuscript pp78 including drafts in McGarry`s own hand. The lecture was under the chairmanship of Collins` biographer Piarais Beaslai, and seems to have taken place in the 1920s. Sean McGarry (1885-1960) was one of the founders in 1909 of the Irish National Boy Scouts, also known as Na Fianna Eireann. McGarry was a prominent member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and along with Countess Markievicz, Bulmer Hobson, Helena Moloney and Dr. Pat McCartan formed the first ‘unofficial’ Fianna Committee.McGarry fought in the GPO during the Easter Rising as Tom Clarke`s Aide de Camp.He was imprisoned in Frongoch camp following the Rising and afterwards became President of the Supreme Council of the IRB and General Secretary of the Irish Volunteers in 1917.McGarry was one of those ‘well-known’ Republicans who were rounded up and imprisoned in the ‘German Plot’ of 1918. He later escaped from Lincoln Jail in February 1919 with Eamon de Valera. He fought in the War of Independence and became a Sinn Fein TD in 1921.He supported the Treaty and was targeted by the anti-Treaty side during the Irish Civil war of 1922/23. In December 1922 his house was set on fire, allegedly by anti-Treaty forces and his son Emmett lost his life in the blaze.Following the Civil War he briefly remained in politics, first with Cumann na nGaedheal, then with the National Party. He was a founder and later President of the 1916-21 Club which was set up in the 1940s to heal the divisions brought about by Civil War.

1922 Arthur Griffith funeral typed and manuscript plan of funeral mass at Pro-Cathedral, Dublin. Two copies showing seating of Cabinet Ministers, Dail members and other important dignitaries, with manuscript notations of the ushers, drawn from the army presumably. Also a photograph of what appears to be an Irish delegation, circa 1920. (3)

1922 (22 June) Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson by Reginald Dunn and Joseph O`Sullivan, London IRA. The very important archive of the IRA men`s defending solicitor, JH MacDonnell, comprising: 23 June 1922 slips(4) with signed instructions to MacDonnell to act for them, signed by Dunne, O`Sullivan, also Sean O`Brien and James Connolly; 16 July 1922 strictly private and confidential"" statement by Dunne in his hand and signed by him, with a typed transcript ""to be given...to the Officer Commanding the London District IRA Area"", giving a detailed account, with diagram, of the assassination; notes on his defence to MacDonnell from Dunn; 16 July 1922 manuscript and typed statements to the court (which the judge refused to have read out in court); 17/18 July 1922 manuscript letter recommending Captain Brian O`Gorman to Captain J Shanaghan of Oriel House, Dublin (HQ of Michael Collins` Intelligence Office) - an intriguing note possibly confirming Collins and Oriel House involvement in the killing of Wilson; 3 August 1922 Court of Criminal Appeal Notification of Result of Final Appeal both for Dunn, dismissing the appeal, with an inscription by Dunn to MacDonnell; 9 August 1922 manuscript Last Will & Testament documents of both Dunn and O`Sullivan, signed by both and witnessed by the Governor of Wandsworth Prison, with manuscript and typed detailed list of distribution of his personal effects by Dunn; 9 August manuscript letter by Dunn to his father with typed transcript, with stamped and postmarked envelopes in his hand to his father and mother; July 1909 printed notification of a scholarship awarded to Dunn at St. Ignatius College SJ, London; undated 4pp pamphlet ""You can stop Reprisals NOW"" defending the actions of Dunn and O`Sullivan; 21 July 1922 single sheet reprint from the Irish Independent of Reginald Dunn`s Statement; 5 January 1923 a printed mourning letter in Irish to JH MacDonnell from Sean Mac Craith enclosing memoriam cards for Dunn and O`Sullivan as well as Aine Ni Craith. (30)"" JH MacDonnell, Solictor, London WC2;thence by descent. Irish Historical Studies Volume 28, Number 110, November 1992, pp150-170: Michael Collins Collins and The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson by Peter Hart. The assassination of Sir Henry Wilson was apparently authorised by the IRA and IRB in early 1921 but put on hold due to the Truce of June that year. With the signing of the Treaty the action should have been cancelled; it is therefore a matter of some controversy that it went ahead, possibly with the approval of either Michael Collins or Rory O`Connor. The letter, in this archive, from Dunn to Brian O`Gorman, implying Dunn`s strong link to the Intelligence Office of the Provisional Government in Oriel House, might be evidence that the action was sanctioned by Collins. The killing of Wilson outraged the British Government, and, under immense pressure by Winston Churchill, the Provisional Government were forced to attack the anti-treaty forces using artillery supplied by the UK, thus starting the Civil War.Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, born in Co. Longford in 1864, was one of Britain`s most distinguished army officers, serving as Chief of The Imperial Staff in 1918. He oversaw the British military operations, including the war of terror"" by the Auxiliaries, in Ireland during the War of Independence, and later became a Unionist MP for Co. Down.Rgeginald Dunn and Joseph O’Sullivan were former British soldiers who had served in France, fighting ‘for the rights of small nationalities’; O’Sullivan lost a leg at Ypres. On returning to England they joined the IRA, with Dunn rising to be the commanding officer of London District.JH MacDonnell, son of an Irish Nationalist MP, Mark Antony MacDonnell, was a distinguished London solicitor and member of the Irish Self Determination League. He defended many Irish republicans, including 1916 Rising participants.

1922 (15 August 1922). Manuscript letter written by George Bernard Shaw regarding Dunn and O`Sullivan, to their solicitor. Single octavo page of Kelly`s Rosslare Strand Hotel notepaper, written on both sides in Shaw`s own hand. Shaw had written in The Guardian and The Nation about the injustice of the trial of Dunn and O`Sullivan for the murder of Sir Henry Wilson. Here he repeats his view these men were simply lynched, though there was no difficulty in executing them legally"". He is acknowleding receipt of the men`s statements and approves of the publication of Dunn`s but not of O`Sullivan - ""if it is sincere he is an egotistical imbecile"". Fascinatiing contribution to this intriguing and murky episode of Irish history by the Nobel Laureate.

Book of Kells. A facsimile copy of The Book of Kells with a study of the manuscript by Francoise Henry, Thames & Hudson, 1974. Gilt orange cloth, in slip case. Original receipt enclosed.

A framed set of three Mughal manuscript pages, each painted with figures within a border of calligraphy, each 16.5 x 11 cm, together with four other framed images CONDITION REPORT: The first three with staining

A framed set of three Mughal manuscript pages, each painted with figures within a border of calligraphy, each 16.5 x 11 cm, together with four other framed images CONDITION REPORT: The first three with staining

JOHN GRAHAM (Fl c. 1810-1820)¦An Album containing twenty -five pen and ink sketches,¦titled on spine `Sussex 1814`¦The twenty-five drawings within the album mostly annotated¦with occasional descriptive text.¦subjects include `Brighton from the Offing, Aug 30`; The Jason, Frigate`,¦Seat on Rottingdean Cliff, Sept; Cliffs near Rottingdean; Shoreham¦Church; Arundel from the Turnpike; Arundel Castle; Arundel Church;¦Seaford from the Martello Tower; Entrance to Hastings from the London Road;¦Ashburnham Place; Powder Mill in Battle Park.¦page size 5 1/4 x 8in (13.4 x 20.3cm)¦¦ The album commences with a manuscript account, written while John Gaham was staying at Rottingdean. He refers to trips to Brighton and Eastbourne with the Misses Harper and more strenuous excursions to Worthing, Arundel, Hastings, Battle, Crowhurst and Bexhill with a Mr Sharpe¦¦¦¦ Sold with a small Sketch Book containing eleven pencil sketches by Joseph¦Powell, principally wood landscape views at Charton, Toddington, Leckhampton,¦Tilsworth, Cheltenham and Hendon Churchyard., page size 3 1/2 x 4in; and two sketchbooks containing approx 50 drawings¦by the Rev. Charles Hemsley landscapes in the Lake District, 1847,¦including views at Ullswater, Derwent Water and Windermere; four (4)

FLEMISH SCHOOL, c.1450¦A Manuscript leaf from a Horae¦5 3/4 x 4 1/2in (14.6 x 10.8cm)¦two other manuscript leaves believed to be of¦fifteenth Century origin; and a leaf from a¦Mamluk Koran c.1400; four (4)

A photographic postcard titled in manuscript and inscribed `The Wreck off Worthing, March 15 1905`.

A collection of approximately 57 postcards of naval interest, including photographic postcards captioned in manuscript verso `The Officers wardroom after a Turkish 14" shell had finished with it`, `H.M.S. Royal Sovereign, Main Engine Room`, `Regatta 1927 Wei-Hai-Wei` and `GPO Racing China 1927`, together with a few photographs of similar interest.

A collection of memorabilia relating to the Chance Brothers Glass Work Company of Smethwick, comprising an illuminated presentation manuscript awarded to Robert Lucas Chance of Somerfield House, Birmingham regarding his retirement (c.1860), height 70cm, width 49cm, framed and glazed, two oil on canvas portraits of Robert Lucas Chance (1782-1865), smaller 75x61cm, larger 105x80cm, both framed with dedication plaques, a coloured print of the Glass Works of Messrs Chance Brothers & Company near Birmingham c.1850, 43x85cm, framed and glazed, an estate map of Smethwick in the County of Stafford belonging to the Reverend Mr Simpson, showing the Birmingham canal, allocated plots and fields, surveyed August 1810 by John Kempson, 64x97cm, framed and glazed, a photograph of the tower and lantern for Flagstaff Point lighthouse, Wei-Hai-Wei, China, constructed by Chance Brothers & Co, Ltd Birmingham, 54x43cm, framed and glazed, and an oil on canvas of a seated lady c.1850 (possibly a relative of the Chance family), height 128cm, width 102cm, unframed. This lot is accompanied by some research relating to Chance Brothers who were a major glass producers in the Birmingham area between 1821 and 1982. (Please note some of these items have some damage) CONDITION REPORT: Both portraits damaged. Sizes in description. Glass dirty, illumination appears OK apart from four crease marks to left hand side. See images