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Maritime – American War of Independence – Nelson fine ms document dated August 6th 1830 being the memorial to King William IV from Lt Col Caulfield of the Roscommon Regiment of Militia pleading with the King for promotion of his son. In the document Caulfield recites his own career mentioning that he was Captain of the Bristol in the American War (of Independence), and also mentioning that ‘...in 1787 being a passenger with Capt Brown in the Amphion had the honour of frequent society with Lord Nelson...’ The document illustrates the plight of serving soldiers and sailors in times of peace. By 1830 Europe was relatively peaceful after the upheavals of the American War, the French Revolution and finally Napoleon. Caulfield, who had clearly seen considerable service in the navy during these times, clearly didn’t have a naval command and was in stead in charge of a Regiment of Militia.

Maritime – slavery fine ms document dated August 16th 1832 being the retained copy of the orders issued to Vice Admiral Sir E Griffith Colpoys, to provide a naval blockade to ensure that the new anti-slavery laws are enforced. Marked in pencil ‘Copy for Sir G Cockburn’ and written in a neat secretarial hand on 4pp folio with contemporary amendments in pencil: ‘...I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you in pursuance of Instructions received from Lord Goderich , one of His Majesty’s principal Secretaries of State, that the evidence taken before Committees of both Houses of Parliament on the subject of slavery in the West Indies is ordered to be printed and its publication in the Colonies coupled with the discussions to which it may probably give rise is calculated to produce considerable excitement and to add to the irritation which unhappily exists in some of the West Indian Islands. Recent events have proved the salutary effect of the presence of a strong Naval Force at a crucial juncture of this kind...’ An important historical document issued at the very moment when slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire. The humanitarian argument led by Granville Sharp and William Wilberforce had finally gained sway and the British Government led the world in abolishing slavery. However, such a measure could not be easily carried out without much bloodshed – on the one hand, planters and estate owners who had enjoyed centuries of free labour were naturally violently opposed to the sudden emancipation of the slaves. On the other hand there were considerable fears of reprisals for the centuries of enslavement by newly freed slaves – particularly in Jamaica where for many years escaped slaves had formed themselves into a powerful, violent and dissident body, which had carried out many successful attacks on plantations and plantation owners. The present document therefore confirms the fears of the Government at this critical moment in world history – one of the most momentous of all social developments ever to have taken place.

Maritime – Naval interesting draft letter dated October 9th 1830 addressed to Sir Herbert Taylor concerning the question of the payment of high ranking Naval officers – in this case Admiral Sir Sidney Smith who had lobbied for him to receive half pay as an Admiral while he was receiving full pay in his role as Lt General of the Royal Marines. Together with a draft reply from Taylor. Sir Sidney Smith would have been by far the most dashing and renowned Admiral of his time had his star not been eclipsed by Nelson, An Admiral and also a General (as indicated here), Smith was perhaps most famous for his daring actions in the Siege of Toulon, the final battle of the French Revolution.

Miscellaneous group of letters early 19th c including an interesting letter of Sir Charles Monk dated 1841 concerning the change in the line of succession following the birth of the Prince of Wales, a tetchy letter from a traveller from Canada who found himself in Birmingham after a long and arduous journey, a letter of the Bank of Scotland, concerning money matters, a document signed by the Duke of Northumberland appointing attorneys on his behalf and a few other items. Note: miscellaneous lot not subject to return.

Ireland – the Civil War 1920 diary of an unnamed man, but most probably Brig General John Francis Purcell of Robertstown House, Kells, Co Meath, with comments on most days written in a neat hand in ink an commenting on day to day activities, the weather etc. This diary was however compiled at the height of the Irish Civil War and there are references throughout to the troubles that were taking place around Purcell: ‘...raids for arms on John Farrell. James Madden during night. Asked O’Reilly if I may put another cow on pasture. Saw father McManus on way to Reilly’s who said ‘You won’t be raided’...’ ‘Father McManus spoke of ‘Novena’ for ‘peace in Ireland’ in terms of Freeman’s Journal. I did not attend Novena as his remarks commit one to Sinn Fein...’ ‘...knock at door 10pm, found three men who said they were looking for arms. Said that I had none. After short discussing they departed...’

South Africa- Kaffir Wars two outstanding letters describing in considerable detail events during the Kaffir Wars, dated July 15th and September 30th 1845, both letters were written by a Stephen Tayler, writing from Uitenhage (Eastern Cape Province), to his sister. ‘…I wish there were peace but what can be done? Here are the Kaffirs roving about stealing, burning and murdering – a few nights ago they came to Sandfontein Farm, about 6 miles from this and carried off near 200 head of cattle, they were immediately pursued by the Patrols and others and the cattle recaptured after a skirmish in which one of our own men was stabbed and 10 Kaffirs killed. As the greater part of the repairs to the arms is done, I am again obliged to be out on patrol every fourth day. Seven men out of which there were perhaps only 4 that go, the others getting off on some excuses. Start at daylight every morning and ride into the country 10 or 12 miles making a bit of a tour to the neighbouring farms, to see that all is right and returning again by evening. If there is any reason to believe that there are certainly Kaffirs in the Plain – we go out perhaps 20 or more strong… ‘a fresh levy was called for from the Eastern Districts and in this town the Field Cornet was ordered to select 17 horsemen from the inhabitants to follow the Army into Kaffirland – he first separated the unmarried men from the Cavalry 21 men or about half of the force, these, as only threatenings and not actual punishments had been inflicted on the disobedient, were the men who had done all the duty hitherto…20 men are ordered from the District they should start in a few days – whether they will is uncertain…by some bluncer in the order, the Burghers defending some of the Colonial Posts left, they are continually passing here on their way home, they did not want much telling, they are glad to turn their backs on the Frontier – the great number on foot carrying their baggage in the wagons – the greater number of the horses having starved to death. It is hoped that these outposts may be immediately occupied or the Kaffirs may take advantage of it and pour into the Colony. Money, men and supplies are anxiously looked for from England for though the Western people may settle down with comparative comfort, the Eastern cannot till the matter is settled – several farmers that were patriarchs in flocks have lost hundreds of sheep and cattle and some their all, their houses, their implements and even their children, privation and anxiety have done their work upon many – an immense amount of property has been destroyed…the Kaffirs say they want peace, to suits their convenience, they have captured a fine number of horses, cattle, sheep etc and would like to have time to enjoy them…’ (part of letter written on September 30th) The Kaffir Wars lasted more than 100 years and were caused by the dual expansion and migration of the Xhosa indigenous population (then called Kaffirs) and the white settlers both British and Dutch. Conflict became inevitable as the competition for land and water grew more intense. The events described in these letters belonged to the Seventh of the Wars, known as ‘The War of the Axe’ because it was sparked by the stealing of an Axe by a Xhosa tribesman named Tsili. This was seized upon by the British as a pretext for war – mainly because important issues from the previous war remained unresolved. The result of two years of fighting were that the Xhosa were pushed ever further east, and thousands of tribesmen starved. Letters containing such graphic and extensive details as these are rarely found. Both come with typed transcripts.

Autograph – Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore – ‘The Unhappy Countess’ autograph letter signed dated March 26th 1785 to her attorney Charles Wren referring to the unbelievable ordeal she suffered at the hands of her husband. This remarkable and extremely rare letter refers to a scandal of the highest magnitude involving members of the Bowes family – who were ancestors of the family to which the Queen Mother belonged. Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore had married as her third husband (the other two having died), a young adventurer named Andrew Stoney – one of the more remarkable fraudsters of all time. Stoney contrived with the Editor of the Morning Post to publish defamatory articles about the Countess written by himself. With mock outrage at the ‘libels’, Stoney then challenged the Editor to a ‘duel’ (which was a total sham), but his ‘gallantry’ in the affair made the Countess fall head over heels in love with him and she married him four days later. Stoney then proceeded to virtually bankrupt the Countess with his riotous living and began to treat the Countess as he had treated his former wife. He used to lock her up in a closet and feed her only an egg and a biscuit a day. The following year, 1785, the Countess fled from his custody, and began divorce proceedings, the divorce was finalised in 1789 The case showed that shortly after her marriage she had been deprived of her liberty in every respect. While the divorce suit was pending, Stoney carried her off and tried to persuade her to be reconciled to him. Being pursued from London, Bowes hastily made his escape carrying her with him. He was overtaken at Darlington, and the Countess was freed. Proceedings were immediately instituted against him and he was bound over to keep the peace in sureties of himself for 10,000 pounds and two sureties of 5,000 pounds each. His trial took place on Wednesday, 10th May 1787; the trial was for a conspiracy against Lady Strathmore to assault and imprison her. Various evidence of ill-usage were given, and the result was that he had to pay a fine of 300 pounds, to be imprisoned for three years and to keep the peace for fourteen years. At the same time a trial against him took place, brought on by Lady Strathmore, to set aside the deed by transferred rents and other property to Bowes. This was successful, and he was deprived of all the property, and the whole of the rents which he had received. He was cast into prison, where he died on the 16th June 1810

Body Snatching remarkable letter dated London March 17th 1798, describing the aftermath of a wave of body snatching in Tottenham: ‘...we have had strange work going on amongst the dead. I attended several graves in the Tottenham burying ground – very many coffins have been taken up and scarce one body was found within. Men looking after their wives lately interred. Parents their children and poor afflicted women examining the graves of their husbands- all, all gone ! Imagine there could not be less than 50 coffins at one time standing in melancholy review. The Sexton is admitted to bail. He has his country house and is worth a great deal of money. The Coachman who had 8 bodies in sacks ready to put into his coach is in the New Prison. There must have been a strange connivance – the Watch men were all off their stand when the patrol found the corpse in Tottenham Road ditch...’ A remarkable letter. The practice of body snatching was at this time at its height and involved some of the leading physicians of the day who were eager for newly dead bodies in order to carry out both medical experimentation and surgical demonstrations. The information in this letter shows how deep the conspiracy went – with vast sums being paid to the criminals involved. Letters concerning body snatching are of the greatest rarity on the market.

West Indies – slavery – Antigua fine group of documents and letters concerning the acquisition of estates in Antigua dated 1837 (with correspondence to the 1870s) The estates involved are the Morris Toobys and Willoughby Estates in the Parish of St Paul, Division of Falmouth in Antigua. A particularly interesting aspect of these documents is that they were acquired just as slavery had been outlawed throughout the British Empire and there are clauses, which affect the treatment of newly emancipated slaves – which under the terms of the legislation abolishing slavery were transmuted into ‘apprentices’ to the plantations. This measure was brought in to placate the estate owners who had enjoyed centuries of free labour but who now faced the prospect of actually having to pay their workers. This group of documents therefore provides a fascinating insight into just how the new regime was going to work.

Mosley and the British fascists The National European for October 1965 with front cover portrait of Mosley who was still at it in the 1960s

Mosley and the British fascists Know Your Enemy: The ‘Unrra’ Infiltra(i)tors. Pamphlet, 8pp 4to attacking the Jews who it claimed were infiltrating United Nations agencies – published in 1946, together with a handbill entitled ‘Who Owns the United Nations’ – issued by the League of Empire Loyalists

Mosley and the British fascists The Jews’ Who’s Who, published by the Judaic Publishing Co 1920 8vo 255pp, orange boards a little distressed, interior content generally unblemished though the first two pages are fixed with adhesive tape (which should be professionally removed). Stamps of the Britons Publishing Society Library and bookplate of Jane Patterson to rear. The book lists a considerable number of leading Jewish people with their estimated assets and of course nasty remarks about them, the association some of them had with the Kaiser’s Jubilee Fund in 1913 This latter reference provides an interesting insight into how ‘facts’ can be manipulated into political propaganda. At the time the Jubilee Fund was set up, Britain was not at war with Germany and of course the Kaiser had considerable British links, being the grandson of Queen Victoria and thereby cousin of George V. Coming in for specific vilification in this book is Sir Edgar Speyer, whom it states was worth just over 13million pounds in 1920

WWI fine and extensive correspondence totalling approximately 88 autograph letters from Lt Col Robert H Hayes of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment to his wife Kitty, covering the period 1915-16, on many occasions, Hayes has written every day. Most letters written in pencil with integral address leaves bearing field censor marks. This collection remarkably also contains two typed and one manuscript list of the men in his Battalion, with regimental number, rank and address. These remarkable letters from a high ranking officer provide a completely different perspective on the progress of World War I than letters home from the men in the ranks particularly during 1915 While the men are reporting daily on the horrors of the trenches and the loss of friends and colleagues, Lt Col Hayes enjoys a different war – of conferences at staff Head Quarters, of life far behind the lines, lunches and dinners with fellow officers and even taking the occasional spin in his car. Nevertheless, such a correspondence is equally valuable in any study of WWI, demonstrating the vast differences in the experiences of the officers compared with the men who died in such huge and futile numbers. Hayes does make considerable references to the fighting, particularly during 1916 mentioning the attacks by aeroplanes, the artillery bombardments and casualties. He also makes reference to Winston Churchill’s arrival at the front to command a Brigade. His descriptions of the fighting in July 1916 are revealing. It is also of note that the commanding officer, Ltn Col Edwin Sandys was one of the most celebrated casualties of the Battle of the Somme – he it was who famously warned the high command that the battle would be an inevitable disaster only to be ordered to keep quiet. He watched his men cut down in the first assault of the battle, and horrified at his inability to protect them, committed suicide on September 13th 1916. The events Hayes describes in his letters can inevitably be cross referenced to the official histories and diaries of his Regiment.

[Nelson] – Harriet Walmer an original ms poem written on the death of Captain Edward Thornborough Parker, a young protégé of Nelson who was killed in action under Nelson’s command on September 27th 1801. Written in a neat hand and signed ‘Harriet Walmer’ at end on a single sheet of 4to paper, laid to a larger leaf. The poem comprises 8 four line stanzas and is written in the late 18th/early 19th c heroic style beginning : ‘Where her proud cliff majestic Dover rears/Whose white and guardian breast the surges lave/Why sweeps that sound of Death and why appears/That troubled spirit of the neighbouring wave...’. Parker was wounded in an action against the French fleet at anchor in Boulogne. He was taken with other casualties to Deal where Nelson personally found accommodation for him together with another wounded officer. Both Sir William and Emma Hamilton together with Nelson’s sister-in-law visited Parker and he was personally attended by Dr Baird who had been sent by the Admiralty to give medical assistance. However, his condition deteriorated and he died on 27th September. Nelson declared on Parker’s death : ‘I beg that his hair may be cut off and given to me; it shall remain and be buried with me’. A reference in this poem may be to that statement as the last two lines of the second stanza read : ‘Why does the tear of gen’rous anguish dwell /On Nelson’s cheek and dim his ardent eye ?’ This poem was originally housed in an album largely relating to Nelson and the Hamiltons . We do not know the identity of Harriet Walmer but she may well have been a member of the Nelson-Hamilton circle.

Northumberland – Bamburgh Castle group of late 18th c letters mostly between the Rev John Sharp as Secretary to Lord Crewe and the estates attorney, Thomas Adams concerning the matter of who has the right to hunt for rabbits on the Bamburgh Castle estate. This might seem a trivial matter today, but in the late 18th c wild rabbits were a valuable source of food and therefore the matter as to who had the right to take them was a matter of importance.

Miscellaneous large qty of 18th ms letters, various subjects, and also including a series of letters by Edmund Fanning who became Governor of the Prince Edward Islands, dated 1816-1818 Note: miscellaneous lot not subject to return.

WWI the personal album of Miss Mackenzie-Edwards containing a record of her service in the Scottish Women’s Hospital for Foreign Service during WWI, dated 1916-17, containing approx 139 snapshots, some captioned, a number of letters concerning her service in the forces and one of recommendation of her time in the WRAF in 1919 There is also a Russian citation; extracts from newspapers and a travel permit to be handed on arrival at Petrograd etc. Excessively rare. The Scottish Women’s hospitals movement was founded in 1914 with financial support from the Suffragettes and the American Red Cross. Its founder Dr Elsie Maud Inglis was a leading Suffragette in her own right and she recruited fellow Suffragettes into the movement. The idea was that either women doctors should work alongside the Royal Army Medical Corps or women’s medical units should be allowed to serve on the Western Front. As can be imagined, Inglis met with less than enthusiasm from the authorities with one official saying to her ‘My God lady, go home and sit still’. Nevertheless the movement flourished and the first hospital was opened in France. During the War, the movement arranged 14 medical units to serve in Corsica, France, Malta, Romania, Salonika, Serbia and in Russia – providing nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, cooks and orderlies. It was in August 1916 that the London Suffrage Society financed a group of 80 women to support Serbian soldiers fighting in Russia. Head of transport was the leading Suffragette Evelina Haverfield. Such was the courage and dedication of these incredibly brave women that one Serbian official who saw their work in Russia commented ‘No wonder England is a great country if women are like that.’ Primary source material from this little known outpost of the British Suffragettes is naturally excessively rare. The present album is a fine testament to the unstinting work of a group of remarkable and remarkably brave women.

WHEATLEY (Dennis) - The Island Where Time Stands Still, first edition, pub Hutchinson 1954 with pictorial d/w; The Prisoner in the Mask, first edtn. Hutchinson 1957; The Rape of Venice, first, Hutchinson 1959, 4 other Wheatley first editions all with original pictorial d/w; three Wheatley Crime Dossiers including "Who Killed Robert Prentice", together with LINKLATER (Eric) - Private Angelo, first edition, pub. Jonathan Cape 1946, with original d/w and 8 other Linklater first editions, all with original d/w

A Naval General Service Medal to Midshipman William Larke, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Prince George at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, Commodore Horatio Nelson`s first victory, 14th February 1797, and was one of only three Officers who served in the ship to claim his medal. Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, St Vincent (William Larke, Midshipman.), light scratch to the obverse, therefore nearly extremely fine A total of 346 clasps were claimed for this action of which 3 Officers and 31 ratings who served in H.M.S. Prince George claimed their medal. Commander William Larke joined the as Royal Navy as Able Seaman, 1796, serving in Hebe (38 guns) served in the West Indies. In the same year as joining Larke was promoted to Midshipman and assisted with the suppression and insurrection in the islands of St Vincent and Grenada. In November 1797 he joined the Prince George, later fighting alongside his men at Cape St Vincent. After a servitude of four years with the Earl of St Vincent and the Honourable William Cornwallis, as Master`s Mate Larke went on to serve in the Mediterranean and back in the West Indies. In March 1802 he was promoted to Acting-Lieutenant of Brunswick (74 guns), being officially promoted on 1st July 1803 and in May 1804. Later service saw Larke in the Sea Fencibles at Cromer, Norfolk. Larke was invested with the Governorship of the Royal Navy Hospital North Yarmouth, where he continued until September 1814. Finally Larke accepted the rank of Commander until July 1834 (O`Byrne refer). H.M.S. Prince George H.M.S. Prince George launched 31.08.1772 at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. She was originally a 90-gun second rate ship of the line, but was upgraded to 98 guns during her career through the addition of eight 12 pdr guns to her quarterdeck. Prince George was under the command of Rear-Admiral William Parker and Captain John Irwin during the action at St Vincent and 8 of her crew were killed, 7 wounded during this action. Prince George went on to serve her King and Country until she was later converted to serve as a sheer hulk and was broken up in 1839. The action at Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797 The British defeat of the Spanish fleet off the Cape of St Vincent on the Portuguese coast, thus wrecking French plans to invade England. The Spanish fleet, 27 ships strong, was en route to join the French at Brest, but met their match in the British fleet comprising 15 ships under the command of Sir John Jervis. As dawn broke Jervis`s ships were in position to engage the Spanish, Jervis, Captains Calder and Hallowell were on the quarter deck of the Victory counting the ships when the following account was reported "There are eight sail of the line, Sir John", "Very well", "There are twenty sail of the line, Sir John", "Very well, sir", "There are twenty five sail of the line, Sir John", "Very well, sir", "There are twenty seven sail of the line, Sir John", "Enough, sir, no more of that; the die is cast, and if there are fifty sail I will go through them". At which point Captain Hallowell became so excited that he thumped the Admiral on the back, "That`s right Sir John, and by God, we`ll give them a damn good licking!" By 11.30am all ships were in position and the action had begun. Three ships including H.M.S. Prince George tacked to reverse her course and take after the Spanish column. They were shortly joined by Victory and the remaining fleet. Once together they formed a U shape around the enemy. Fighting went on until about 17.00hrs, when it concluded with a British victory. 73 men of the Royal Navy were killed, a further 227 wounded. Spanish casualties were far higher, about 1000 men killed or wounded with 144 killed in one ship alone. It was Nelson`s first victory and gave him the recognition from his fellow colleagues that he was a skilled and fearless leader.

A Well Documented Medical Group to Surgeon A.R. Tweedie F.R.C.S., whose long and successful career saw him serve in New Zealand, South Africa, Gallipoli and Egypt, and who was so proficient in the practice of medicine, was made an Honorary Surgeon at the Nottingham General Hospital Queen`s South Africa 1899-1902, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (A.R. Tweedie, Surgeon.), officially engraved; 1914-15 Star (Lt.Col. A.R. Tweedie R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oakleaves (Col. A.R. Tweedie); Efficiency Decoration, G.V.R., with integral top riband Bar, Hallmarks for London 1919, edge bruise to first otherwise good very fine or better, mounted for wear (5) with: - Dress miniature awards - Framed miniature portrait photograph of the recipient - 1953 Coronation Medal, in box of issue (purely associated) - Masonic Jewel, silver gilt and enamel `United Service Lodge Nottinghamshire`, in a black case by `G. Kenning &Son` - Lacquered brass compass - Brown leather case inscribed `Alex R. Tweedie C.M.O.) Together with an extensive amount of original paperwork and books relating to the Tweedie family including six scroll certificates to the recipient: - St Bartholomew`s Hospital Medical School elected to the `Junior Scholarship in Anatomy and Biology` 1896 (2nd place) - St Bartholomew`s Hospital Medical School 1896 `Practical Anatomy Junior` - St Bartholomew`s Hospital Medical School 1897 `Practical Anatomy, Senior, Certificate of Merit - The Royal College of Surgeons of England, qualified in the `Science and Art of Surgery` 19.10.1900 - The Royal College of Surgeons of England qualified for the `Fellowship of the College`, 30.11.1901 - Qualification to Practice Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery, 25.10.? - A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force July 1917 to October 1918, recipients name inscribed in ink on the cover - Headed Letters from Rawlinson House written by Alice Tweedy, 30.4.1915 detailing movements of the recipient (presumably Tweedie had embarked for Gallipoli) - A book titled `Our Guests`, first entry 3.2.1909 signed by members of the Tweedie family and friends, last entry 28.12.1934, in a velum case with gold block `A.R. Tweedie` - A book titled `The History of the Tweedie Family`, by Michael Forbes Tweedie, 1902, detailing the comprehensive account of the family from the 12th century onwards, including details of family members during the Magne Carta in 1215, black and white plates include family members graves, the family residences at `Rawlinson House` and `The Hoo, Kempston, Bedfordshire` - Burkes Landed Gentry, Centenary Edition 1937 pamphlet, detailing the lineage of the estate. M.I.D., London Gazette 21.6.1916 Surgeon Alexander Robert Tweedie, F.R.C.S. (1871-1936), born Bickley, Kent, educated at Rempton before Medical School, after qualifying in 1901 he held the appointments of Casualty House-Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, and Junior Assistant at the Hospital for Diseases of Throat, Golden Square. In 1908 Tweedie was appointed Honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Nottingham Children`s Hospital, and in 1911 to the Nottingham General Hospital (Queen`s Medical Centre). Military Service In 1893 he joined the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, and during the Boer War served as civil surgeon. Later service saw Tweedie as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Kent Artillery (Volunteers) and on the establishment of the Territorials he transferred to the R.A.M.C., in 1908 and took an active part in raising the ambulance of the Notts and Derby Mounted Brigade. Service during the Great War saw Tweedie present at the opening of the Gallipoli Campaign; had command of a large medical organization in Alexandria; served all through the expedition to Tripoli against the Senussi. Later on he administered a large medical district in Upper Egypt and commanded the Citadel Hospital at Cairo. Tweedie was a Senior Medical Officer of a division at the final assault on Gaza, and in pursuit of the Turks in the Jaffa-Jerusalem line and beyond. Tweedie retired from the Territorial Army reaching the rank of Colonel. Post Great War In 1919 Tweedie became an Honorary Surgeon to the Nottingham General Hospital, in 1920 Honorary Surgeon to the newly created Ear, Throat and Nose Department. Other achievements included Vice-President to the Section of Laryngology and Otology at the Annual Meeting of the British Medical Association, meeting in Nottingham in 1926. Tweedie was a prominent Freemason, as a past member of the Royal Sussex Lodge and also at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Nottinghamshire. Described by his peers as "kindly and sympathetic by nature, and full of good humour", and as an after dinner speaker he was very much in demand and had great facility in telling amusing stories. In 1908 Tweedie married Anna the only daughter of Colonel F.W. Mahin, American Consul in Nottingham (see lot 114)

An interesting group of medals to Abbie Anna (Cadle) Mahin, a Daughter of the American Revolution and Mother in Law of Surgeon A.R. Tweedie Daughters of the American Revolution, Membership Badges (5) comprising: - Silver gilt and enamel Badge, obverse reads `Daughters of Founders & Patriots of America 1607-1898`, reverse `A Patria Condita` engraved `Abbie Anna Cadle Mahin 3080`, 40mm, top riband Bar engraved `Henry Lamprey Lt. Daniel Lamprey` - Silver. Silver gilt and enamel Badge, obverse reads `Daughters of the American Revolution`, reverse engraved `Abbie Cadle Mahin 4113` impressed `Caldwell 9.22.91`, 30mm diameter, top riband Bar engraved `Clinton Chapter` - Gold coloured metal Badge, with bird drop, engraved `35 A.C.M.`, 50mm including drop, top riband Bar engraved `Abbie Cadle Mahin 1934` - Gold coloured metal, enamel Badge, obverse reads `Atavis Edite Regibus`, reverse engraved `Order of the Crown of America`, 70mm including crown suspension - Gold coloured metal, enamel Badge, obverse reads `Society of the Colonial Dames of America`, reverse `Virtutes Majorum Filiae Conservant`, engraved `Abbie Cadle Mahin No11 1896`, 40mm, top riband Bar `Massachusetts` - 14K gold, enamel lapel badge, obverse reads `D. Of the B.of.R.`, reverse engraved `289` with: - A miniature portrait painted on porcelain probably of the recipient - Hard back book titled `In Memory of Ruth Lamprey Cadle`, printed by `L.P. Allen, Steam Printing and Binding, Iowa, 1885, with a contemporary photograph of a Victorian Lady - Book titled `Genealogy of the Cadle Family`, with a forward by `Frank W. Mahin, Washington D.C. February, 1915.` - A 1920s Photograph of three ladies (the cataloguer assumes the lady in the foreground to be Anna Tweedie, the daughter of Abbie and Frank Mahin), printed by `The Brompton Press Bureau, Nottingham` (Anna Tweedie (1880-1970) born in Muscatine, Iowa) Abbie Anna Mahin born Muscantine, Iowa 1857, married Frank W. Mahin 1879. New York Times 1.8.1916 The Hague, July 31.- Frank W. Mahin. The American Consul at Amsterdam, and his wife Mrs Abbie Mahin were the only American passengers on board the Koningin Wilelmina (K.W. thereafter). Both were saved. This information was given to The Associated Press by the Zeeland Steamship Company. The Zeeland Company also is authority for the information that all the passengers and crew were saved except the three stokers who were killed. All the passengers are on board a British torpedo boat destroyer, which is proceeding to England. None of the passengers was injured. The first passengers to enter lifeboats were rowed to the North Hinder Lightship. On arriving there it was seen that the K.W. remained afloat, seemingly justifying the hope that the thousands of empty barrels would keep her buoyant. The lifeboat, accordingly, returned to the ship. The K.W., however, began to sink by the head and soon disappeared. The lifeboats with the passengers then returned to the North Hinder Lightship, where they were picked up by a British destroyer, two tugs with doctors, who were on hand to rescue the survivors. This is the third mail steamer the company has lost since the war started. History of the D.A.R. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890, women felt the desire to express their patriotic feelings and were frustrated their exclusion from men`s organisations formed to perpetuate the memory of ancestors who fought for independence and it was limited to ladies who "could prove lineal, blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence." (See lot 113)

A Crimea Group of Three to General Sir Francis William Thomas, K.C.B., R.M.L.I., who saw considerable action during his time in the Crimea Campaign and was present at Odessa, Balaklava, Eupatoria and Kinburn Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (1st Lieut F.W. Thomas. R.M.), contemporarily engraved in large sloping serif capitals; Turkey, Order of the Medjidieh, Fifth Class breast Badge, silver, gold and enamel, damage to enamel, rosette on riband; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, pierced for suspension as issued, with ring, first with contact marks, good fine or better (3) K.C.B. London Gazette 19.6.1911 General Francis William Thomas, R.M.L.I. General Sir Francis William Thomas, K.C.B. (1832-1925), son of Captain J.W. Thomas, R.M; Entered the Royal Marines 1849 as 2nd Lieutenant; 1st Lieutenant, 1853; served in H.M.S. Bellerophon (1853-54); served with the Black Sea Fleet and was present at the Bombardment of Odessa; Landed at Eupatoria and at Balaklava; Present with the Expeditionary Force at the capture of Kinburn; Sir Francis was favourably recommended by Lord George Paulet to take the position of Adjutant to the detachment, 1857; Captain, 1862; Between 1862-66 saw Sir Francis in command of a detachment employed on the public works on Ireland Island, Bermuda; Major, 1877. Lieutenant-Colonel, 1878; Major-General, 1886; advanced General, 1889; retired 1897.

Bree (C.R.) A history of the birds of Europe 4 vol. first edition second issue 238 coloured plates inscriptions of Lady Rowe of Cavendish Sq. who bought it from Edwards in 1888 recent cloth original gilt front covers mounted minor stains folio 1863-67.

Winterburn (Mollie 1920-96) Blackbird story. 12 leaves of vellum calligraphic text and 9 coloured illustrations half canvas loosely inserted an envelope with photographs of the blackbirds and their nest folio [Tancnwch Dyfed] 1987. ***”we are not mechanics and rarely do we look under the bonnet of our car. So it was just as much a suprise for us as it was for the boy at the garage to see revealed the nest and eggs. He went straight to tell his parents about the strange old ladies who bred blackbirds in their car...” .

The naturalist`s pocket magazine; or compleat cab or compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature. Vol.1-7 420 hand-coloured plates (60 in each vol.) some minor trimming several vol. with unobtrusive water-stain contemporary calf rebacked the first 3 vol. rebound 12mo Harrison 1798-1802. ***Bucop records 5 copies all more or less imperfect; it seems that 2 parts (only) of an abortive 8th volume (?another 8 plates) may have been published. The only copy in auction records with these was sold in 1976 and had 428 plates but these were partly in facsimile. “...contains novel accounts of birds given to the editor by a nameless friend who had resided in New South Wales and new plants are described from the same source...3 coloured plates and text to a part twenty parts to a volume and seven volumes...1798-1802” Mathews p. 98 but no copy in his own collection.

Bewick (Thomas) The fables of Aesop...second editi wood-engravings half calf bit worn label defective by C.O. Atkins of Hobart the thumb mark receipt tipped in made out to Robert Pitcairn Hobart Town Van Dieman`s Land and signture of Helen Pitcairn 1883 on flyleaf pp.111-18 with piece torn from upper blank margins some foxing demy 8vo [Roscoe 46b] Newcastle 1823; and 4 others Bewick 8vo(5) ***Robert Pitcairn (1801-61) “was a Scottish emigrant who came to Van Dieman`s Land in 1824 to begin a notable life as a lawyer and law reformer...first owner of Runnymede” - Tasmanian Heritage..

Dashwood-Howard ( V.P. Ludham Norfolk) Autograph illustrated with 39 coloured prints from Thorburn cut out varnished and some watercolour backgrounds supplied leather album bit worn oblong 8vo [c.1920-30]. ***Includes a pc from GB Shaw (“A great pity that Morris`s windows are perishing. The faces and flesh parts seem to be the weak spot”) letters from Frank Brangwyn (“Father Ryan a priest who is to take it to South Africa”) Archibald Thorburn and AH Patterson “John Knowlittle” the latter a nice letter but pen-and-ink drawings have been cut out to adorn the album page..

Sclater-Synopsis of the Fissirostral family.. reprint from `Annals and Magazine of Natural History` second series 1854 4 hand-coloured lithographed plates of puffbirds by Becquet freres after Oudart 1854 bound with another 22 offprints by Sclater including 19 further hand-coloured lithographed plates by Wolf Keulemanns & Smit (9 of birds 10 of mammals) several with signature of J. P. Verreaux at head of title manuscript index at end (chipped and frayed at fore-edge) together 23 works in 1 vol. loose in binding contemporary calf-backed boards rubbed joints split lower cover detached 8vo 1854-72. ***COPAC records only one copy (Natural History Museum); NSTC records only the Harvard copy. The other works include: On the Zoology of New Guinea; Notes on some Parrots living in the Society`s menagerie; 2 papers on Cunningham`s Birds from the Straits of Magellan; Notes on Baker`s Antelope etc. J. P. Verreaux (1807-73) ornithologist. His books were sold at auction in Paris in 1874 when this lot was bought by Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900 zoologist) who had it bound with manuscript index and his name at foot of spine. Deyrolle sold Edwards` books in Paris in 1901-04 a sale of over three thousand lots in which this appears to be lot 513 though there are certain discrepancies. .

Bancroft (E) Natural History of Guiana first edition engraved frontispiece (offset) contemporary calf gilt worn covers detached [Sabin 3106] 8vo T. Becket and de Hondt 1769. ***The author Edward Bancroft (1744-1821) was a naturalist and chemist who had run away to sea from Massachusetts and settled in Guiana in 1763. He moved to England in 1767 studied at St.Bartholomew`s Hospital befriended Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1773. “At the outbreak of war with the American colonies Bancroft acted as a spy for Franklin. He was accused of conspiring with others in an attempt to burn Portsmouth Dockyard... Bancroft avoided arrest by escaping to France where in 1776 he turned King`s evidence and provided the British government with information... From December 1776 Bancroft received regular payments from the British for his spying activities and the American government continued to pay him for similar services until 1783.” Oxford DNB..

Angola.- The Benguela Railway two albums documenting the year-long expedition of the survey party from their arrival at the port of Lobito Bay their rail journey to Cubal (last station on the existing line) and trek by mule train and bullock waggon to “our last camp” at Mbeu near the River Kwanza 150 gelatin silver prints majority 110 x 155mm. others larger mounted on both sides of card leaves each neatly captioned in ink with negative number date and subject contemporary half morocco recent matching spines and new endpapers 4to December 1909 - March 1911(2) ***In 1902 the Portuguese authorities granted a 99-year concession for the development of the railway to Sir Robert Williams the Scottish mining engineer who had discovered vast copper deposits in Katanga Province and Northern Rhodesia and who required a secure transport route for their export. The project was jointly financed by the railway contractor George Pauling who would have employed the 7-man team who surveyed the route for the line`s extension and compiled these albums. They illustrate the difficult terrain to be crossed - swamps rivers and mountains - and record the camps and villages along the route..

Manuscript Logbook.- Expedition of Captain Beechey sailor`s logbook on board the sloop The Adventure under the command of Captain William Henry Smyth sailing east from Tripoli and undertaking a survey of the north coast of Africa manuscript in a neat hand in ink 12ff. some mounted on the album leaves with 8 pen and ink sketches most with wash 1 pencil sketch and 2 pen and ink maps some album leaves at end excised contemporary half sheep over marbled boards spine repaired oblong 4to [1821-22]. ***A published record of the voyage by Captain Frederick William Beechey appeared in 1828 but a quite immediate and eloquent account is preserved in this sailor`s logbook as well. The unknown writer reveals a strong interest in the history and culture of northern Africa from the region`s Roman past to its contemporary Arab influence. An attuned observer he notes the “disdain” with which many Arab tribes look upon their African neighbours “who are ignorant of the language of the Koran.” Along with two maps of areas surveyed the work contains skilled pencil and ink drawings including a particularly evocative piece featuring a lone date palm “the only one seen on the coast...in a distance of 400 miles.” Similarly stark yet moving descriptions appear in his writing as he views the passing shore as a “desolate waste without tree or house or tent or anything to distinguish one part from another but the windings of a marsh which threads its dark surface and is lost in different parts of the unbroken horizon.” .

Kennedy (Sir Alexander B.W.) Petra first edition plates and maps original cloth soiled and slightly trimmed and repaired dust-jacket 4to 1925. ***The first chapter is by St. John Philby who along with Sir Aurel Stein and the author was responsible for many of the illustrations. This book is the most complete monograph on the ruins of Petra. The author received the co-operation of Husain King of Nejd and Hejaz who gave him the title of Pasha..

Ross.Explanation and Answer to Braithwaite`s Suppl first edition repair to fore-margin of first leaf and ink inscription to same original printed wrappers with title to upper cover small hole to upper cover 4to A.W.Webster [1835]. ***Ross set out on his second voyage in 1829 in the Victory a small paddle-steamer with boilers fitted by Messrs. Braithwaite and Ericsson. Ross sought an outlet south from Regent`s Inlet but was unable to break through the ice and wintered in Felix Harbour in 1829-1830. The Victory made little progress south in the following summer and was abandoned in May 1832 beset by ice. Ross attributed the failures largely to the shortcomings of the boilers supplied by Braithwaite an experienced engineer who had designed the first practical steam fire engine. Ross`s criticism led to a series of vituperative exchanges. .

Manstein (C.H.von) Memoirs of Russia first edition edited by David Hume 3 engraved maps and 7 plans all folding water-stain mostly marginal heavier towards end modern black leather gilt 4to 1770. ***First printed in English with German and French editions published the following year. The work describes the Turkish and Swedish campaigns and gives information about the Russian Court at the time of Empress Anna (daughter of Peter the Great who reigned from 1730-40)..

an album of Swiss views 23 pencil drawings of Switzerland including Mont Blanc and Chamonix v.s. all mounted on album leaves with some cracking along ruled ink borders owner`s inscription on front free endpaper of R.P. Woodyeare and dated 1828 a few similar lithographs inserted at end along with 2 other drawings of England and 1 titled The Boar Ghaut Decan East Indies this initialled J.B. Junr. and dated 1832 green half-morocco album rubbed oblong 4to 1828. ***Possibly the album of the 18 year old Richard Peter Woodyeare son of Fountain John Woodyeare of Crookhill in Yorkshire. Richard Woodyeare was later recorded in the Gentleman`s Magazine as being a leiutentant in the 64th Regiment who died in Jamaica in August 1835 aged just 25..

A bronze commemorative token bearing the bust of Admiral Rodney, the reverse with inscription `The hero who having spent his youth in the service of his country is amply repaid by the capture of St Eustatia Feby 3d 1781`, 3.5cm (1.25") diameter

A quantity of early 20th century postcards, to include local scenes, Watford, Hampstead, Dulwich, Waltham Abbey, Clapham Common etc. and assorted cards sent by William Barrows, a steward on the Titanic, sent to his fiance, who after his demise remained a spinster

Postcards - Approximately 180 topographical, greetings, sentimental and other cards, including real photographic views of a bi-plane surrounded by people; the Clock Tower, Harlesden; Kingsdown Park; Horner; and a crowded beach scene (Hastings photographer); with a view of the Post Office & Crossways, Guestling; two artist-drawn by Mabel Lucie Attwell; and others, (album and loose); together with a part set of trade cards, A. & B.C. Gum, `Who-Z-At Star?`, 1958, variable condition (68/70).

A Royal Doulton figure, `Mrs Bunnykins at the Easter parade`, DB19, 4½", a Royal Albert Beatrix Potter model `the old woman who lived in a shoe` knitting, a Royal Doulton Winnie The Pooh and a honey pot model, WP1, a Beswick Winnie The Pooh model, (4).

Books: Julian Amery `Sons of the Eagle`, signed and dedicated 1st Ed. to Field Marshal H.M. Wilson, McMillan & Co., to/w Earl Wavell `The Black Watch`, Collins 1950; Hastings `The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War`, pub. Gale & Polden Ltd. 1950; The Rifle Brigade Century and Who`s Who (5)

T-shirt signed by various jockeys in aid of the tribute fund for the late Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson who died in a house fire.signed by jockey`s Jimmy Fortune, Ted Ducan, A Kirby, G Carrol and Chris Catlin

Sideshow Collectibles Army Of Darkness Ash Premium Format Figure, Lord Of The Rings Gandalf 20" Epic Scale Figure, Doctor Who Radio Command Dalek, Vampire Angel Puppet Replica, Battlestar Galactica Cyclon Centurion 1/6 scale and a Buffy 12" Figure. All mint and boxed. (6)

Three letters to A. W. Coaten, sometime editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, two from Chéri R. Halbronn who ran the Haras de Villebon, near Paris and was the instigator of the Prix de Villebon, both letters dated 1913. The Letters thanking Coaten for articles relating to the stud and to "Rock Sand" a thoroughbred which in 1903 won the English Triple Crown, the Epsom derby, the 2,000 Guineas and the St. Leger Stakes. The horse died in France in 1914 and his skeleton can be seen in the Gallery of Comparative Anatomy & Palaeontology at the Museum National d`Histoire Naturelle in Paris. The other letter is from Lord Astor, dated 1925, thanking Coaten for looking at a French horse for him and posing questions as to the same. (3).

Ten Beswick Beatrix Potter Mice `Hunca Munca`; `Lady Mouse`; `Appley Dapply`; `Anna Maria`; `Mrs Tittlemouse`; `Johnny Town Mouse`; `Thomasina Tittlemouse`; `The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe`; `Timmy Willie` and `The Tailor of Gloucester`, all BP3 models (10)

VALENCIA Signed Valencia shirt, white shirt with Toyota emblem, signed in black to the front with 19 signatures including Paul Rideout who gave it to the vendor. Good

GILLINGHAM / COLCHESTER Gillingham programme for their first game back in the Football League, 19/8/1950, v Colchester Utd who were making their debut in the Football League, several minor marks to cover. Fair

MANCHESTER CITY Colour photograph signed by all 11 players who defeated Leicester City 1-0 in the 1969 FA Cup, inc Summerbee, Oakes, Coleman, Bell, Pardoe, Booth etc. Good

UNITED / CITY Six press photographs from United v City, three from the 73/4 game at Old Trafford, showing Law scoring for City, Law with a United scarf round his neck surrounded by United fans who had invaded the pitch, and a near miss for United. Al

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Set of four volumes for the much-loved classic published circa 1907, "Association Football and The Men Who Made It". Complete with plates, minor spine damage to one volume. Fair-generally good

TOTTENHAM Postcard of J.Ross who played nine competitive games for Spurs, 1922-24. This postcard is autographed and has Spurs Official photo stamped on the reverse with pencil signature. Good

SOPHIA B PAGET, INITIALLED AND DATED 1871, WATERCOLOUR, Study of Two Fishermen, inscribed T B Paget and W H Broadley, (William Harrison Broadley was a British Conservative Politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868-1885), 11” x 8”

Ordinary of Newgate (The) His Account Who were Executed at Tyburn...being the First [-Fifth Seventh Eighth] Execution in the Mayorality of the Rt Hon Francis Child 7 vol. no. 1 first 3 ff. torn with some loss John Applebee 1731; with 14 others Mayorality of Humphrey Parsons 2-6 1731 Sir William Billers 1-5 1733 John Barber 1 & 5 1733 Sir Edward Bellamy 3 & 5 1735 some staining and marking minor tears disbound some loose 4to(21)

Sacheverell (Henry) The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheve Before the House of Peers for High Crimes and Misdemeanors portrait minor worming contemporary calf rubbed with hinges splitting 1710; bound with An Impartial Account of What Pass`d Most Remarkable in the Last Session of Parliament Relating to the Case of Dr. Henry Sacheverel 1710; bound with The Names of the Right Honourable Peers who Protested Against Some Proceedings in the case of Dr. Henry Sacheverell 1710; and two related pamphlets v.s.(3)

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me first edition original boards dust-jacket chipped at corners and spine ends rubbed at fore-edges 8vo 1962.

James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me first edition signed by the author on title original boards dust-jacket 2 very small chips and 1 tiny abrasion otherwise an excellent copy 8vo 1977. ***Scarce especially signed and in such condition..

James Lawrence Isherwood F.R.S.A., F.I.A.L. (1917-1989), Figure group, signed, oil on board, 14 x 17cm.; 5.5 x 6.75in. * Painter who was born and lived in Wigan, Lancashire, where he ran the Isherwood Gallery. Studied at Wigan School of Art (1934-53). Isherwood travelled extensively and had over 200 shows, including colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Churchill and Pembroke Colleges in Cambridge hold his work.

Bertram Nicholls P.R.B.A., R.O.I. (1883-1974), Figure seated outside a church, signed and dated 1922, inscribed to Mrs Wertheim, pencil, 21 x 27cm.; 8.25 x 10.75in. * Mrs Lucy Wertheim was one of the 1930`s best known gallery owners. Lucy Wertheim championed the cause of many modern artists with a missionary zeal, often exhibiting in the provinces in the face of much criticism from the press and a large section of the public who resented the emergence of "modern" art.

The retirement photos of Mr Harry Povey presented 1958 to commemorate his 35 years of service with the de Havilland Company. To include seventy five photographs which illustrate Povey`s working life, achievements and the aircraft and engines he worked on at the de Havilland factory. Also to include three Telegrams which relate to the first and second flights of the Canadian built Mosquito in 1942. Harry Povey (b.1890 d.1967) was until his retirement in 1958 production manager at de Havilland as well as being a director. Before his promotion to Production Manager he was Chief of Engines and Propellers. Povey`s greatest achievement was organising rapid production of the Mosquito in Britain and in Canada. Once arriving in Canada in 1941 he had a year to complete this project. Post war he was mainly concerned with the production of the Comet airliners. The first album with three pages of signatures eighty two in total including C.L. Walker Chief Engineer H. de Havilland brother of Geoffrey, snr. Geoffrey de Havilland jnr. R.E. Bishop senior member of the board, Pat Fillingham who test piloted the Hornet a faster single seater hot-rod Mosquito. Peter Bugge test pilot. Also J. J. Hearle, J.K. Brown, Clarkson, Sturgen, P.F.L Hall, Allan, G.K Carlson, C.C. Walker, Bishop, Stanley Rudge, R.G. McCoy, E.R. Owen, G.W. Trevelyan, Ian Bishop, Martin Sharp, John E. Walker W. Wilson, P.G. Hodgkinson, Pike, Clarke, John Wilson, R. King Seen in the photographs with Povey are Prince Phillip during factory visits, also John Cunningham the WW2 night fighter ace. (2 albums) Many thanks to Martin Bourne and Graham Dodgson for their help in cataloguing this lot.

A Victorian lacquered brass 3 inch refracting telescope Dancer, Manchester, mid 19th century The tube with single rack-and-pinion adjusted draw and starfinder, mounted on a brass columnar upright for fixing onto a floor-standing tripod (lacking), length 107cm long closed, in original ebonised box with three spare eyepiece lenses and a steady bar. Probably by John Benjamin Dancer who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 as working in Manchester 1841-78.

A George III brass Cuff-type compound microscope Thomas Ribright, London, late 18th century The body-tube with knurled edges to threaded sections and resting in the ring terminal of an arm from the vertical pillar support, with fine screw focus adjustment (the pillar engraved with annotations relating to positions of focal strength) and with locking screw to sliding piece, the concave-sided square stage signed THOMAS REBRIGHT, LONDON, FECIT and with oculus to centre, the upright continuing down into a rectangular section sleeve with scroll-outline bracing bracket to rear and shaped fixing plate for the concave moulded mahogany base, applied with pivoted plano-concave mirror and with apron drawer enclosing fitted interior with six objectives, a part compressor, specimen clamp and other accessories, with original oak pyramid-shaped box with brass ring handle to the turned top and apron drawer for slides, the instrument 34cm high unextended, the box 44cm high overall. Provenance: The estate of a deceased collector. Purchased Christies Scientific and Engineering Works of Art, Instruments and Models South Kensington 28/05/1998 lot 117. Probably by Thomas Ribright II who is recorded in Clifton, Gloria Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers1550-1851 as working 1783-1806. The design of the current lot was developed by John Cuff in the early 1740`s as an improvement over standard models of the period in particular with regards to focussing.