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Lot 533

London Underground Railways. Report from the Joint Select Committee of the House of Lords and the House of Commons on London Underground Railways; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix and Index, 1901, 435 pp., large folding col. map `London Tube Railways - 1901`, orig. blue printed wrappers, a little soiled and chipped at edges, folio. By 1900 the London Underground railways were burgeoning - the City and South London opened in 1890, the Waterloo & City in 1898 and the Central London in 1900. A dozen more proposed for the 1901 session of parliament are marked on the map. While the problems faced by the Select Committee included the fact that tube railways already existed and they were under the control of different companies. (1)

Lot 534

Nock (O.S.). The Railway Engineers, 1st ed., Batsford, 1955, port. frontis., b & w illusts., orig. cloth in sl. chipped d.j., 8vo, together with Whiteley (J.S. and Morrison, G.W.), The Big Four Remembered, 1989, num. b & w illusts. from photos, orig. boards in d.j., plus Nock (O.S.), The British Steam Railway Locomotive, 1925-1965, 3rd imp., 1983, num. b & w illusts. from photos, folding diags., orig. boards in d.j., 4to, and Dow (George), World Locomotive Models, 1973, num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., 4to, and others of railway interest, mostly recent publications, G/VG (3 cartons)

Lot 539

The Railway Magazine, vols. 50, 51, 56-63, 66-85, 88-95, pub. 1923-49, b&w plts. & illusts. (some folding), all bound in orig. cloth gilt, spines faded, 8vo, together with nine others related (47)

Lot 540

Army Lists. The Army List, August & September 1862, November 1873, March 1875, September 1876, June 1877, October 1878, December 1878, November 1884, together 8 vols., the first bound in contemp. half leather, the second vol. in recent plain cloth, and the remainder in orig. printed wrappers, generally worn with covers det. and spines frayed, 8vo, together with 44 additional vols. of Army Lists, from 1904 to 1985, mostly bound in orig. printed wrappers, some wear (a few vols. sl. defective), 8vo (52)

Lot 541

Boraston (J. H., ed.). Sir Douglas Haig`s Despatches (December 1915-April 1919), 2 vols. (text/maps), 1919, orig. cloth, some soiling and staining, large 8vo, together with Hamley (Sir Edward Bruce), The Operations of War Explained and Illustrated, new ed., brought up to the latest requirements by Major-General Sir George Aston, 1923, folding maps and plans, including several contained in pocket at rear, inner hinges sl. cracked, orig. cloth, rubbed and minor staining to foot of spine, large 8vo, plus [Lawrence, T. E.]. A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force under the command of General Sir Edmund H. H. Allenby, July 1917 to October 1918, 2nd ed., pub. H.M.S.O., 1919, b&w port. frontis., coloured maps, etc., ownership inscription of Group Captain H. S. Crichton Starkey to front endpaper, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed and some discolouration, 4to, and Massey (W. T.), How Jerusalem Was Won, being the record of Allenby`s Campaign in Palestine, 1st ed., 1919, b&w plts. after photos, orig. blue cloth, rubbed, 8vo, and other early memoirs and accounts of the First World War, all cloth-bound, 8vo (20)

Lot 542

Cave (Col. T. Sturmy). History of the First Volunteer Batallion Hampshire Regiment, 1859 to 1889, with Appendix 1905, b&w plts. mostly after photos, orig. red cloth, spine somewhat faded and discoloured, small 8vo, together with Merrick (Edward), A History of the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers, 1891, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and some soiling, small 8vo, plus Hodder (Grant), The 7th Batallion The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort`s Own), pub. Enfield Press, 1884, orig. dark green cloth, rubbed and some marks, slim 8vo, and Brownlie (Major W. Steel), The Proud Trooper, The History of the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick`s Own) Yeomanry from its raising in the Eighteenth Century, 1964, 1st ed., 1964, colour frontis., colour and b&w plts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus other regimental histories, various, including Norman E. H. Litchfield and Ray Westlake, The Volunteer Artillery 1859-1908, pub. Sherwood Press, 1982, The Volunteers, From Wimbledon to Bisley: The Story of the Conception and Birth of the British Volunteer Force ... 1859-1889, pub. 1889, 8 vols. Famous Regiments series, etc., many in d.j.s, mostly 8vo (40)

Lot 543

Grey (Major W. E.). The 2nd City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) in the Great War 1914-19, 1st ed., 1929, numerous folding maps and plans, b&w plts. after photos, t.e.g., orig. two-tone cloth gilt, rubbed and some marks, large 8vo, together with Godfrey (Captain E. G.), The `Cast-Iron Sixth`, A History of the Sixth Battalion London Regiment (The City of London Rifles), 1st ed., 1938, numerous b&w plts., illusts., plans, etc., some foxing to fore edges, orig. cloth gilt, plus Keeson (Major C. A. Cuthbert), The History & Records of Queen Victoria`s Rifles 1792-1922, 1st ed., 1923, folding maps, b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth, rubbed and some marks, and other First World War London regimental and battalion histories, including Colonel P. H. Dalbiac, History of the 60th Division (2/2nd London Division), 1st ed., 1927, F. Clive Grimwade, The War History of the 4th Battalion The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1914-1919, 1st ed., 1922, The History of the Prince of Wales` Own Civil Service Rifles, 1st ed., 1921, The History of the Old 2/4th (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment Royal Fusiliers, pub. 1919, etc. (14)

Lot 544

Hastings (Major R. H. W. S.). The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War, 1939-1945, pub. Gale & Polden, 1st ed., 1950, folding maps, b&w illusts. after photos, orig. cloth gilt, very sl. rubbed, together with Blake (George), Mountain and Flood, The History of the 52nd (Lowland) Division 1939-1946, 1st ed., Glasgow, 1950, folding maps and plans, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in chipped and spotted d.j., plus Verney (Major-General G. L.), The Desert Rats, The History of the 7th Armoured Division 1938-1945, 1st ed., 1954, b&w illusts. after photos, etc., orig. cloth in d.j., chipped to edges, and Kennett (Brigadier B. B., and Col. J. A. Tatman), Craftsmen of the Army, The Story of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1st ed., 1970, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., plus other Second World War regimental histories, including Brigadier C. M. Barclay, The History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in the Second World War, 1956, History of the Second World War, The Mediterranean and Middle East, 6 vols. bound in 8, 1954-84 (several vols. ex-library with usual marks, and first vol. with some facsimile leaves at front), etc. (30)

Lot 545

Macmunn (Lieut-General Sir George & Falls, Captain Cyril). Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917 (History of the Great War Based on Official Documents series), 2 vols. (text/maps), 1928, b&w plts., maps, etc., together with Aspinall-Oglander (C. F.), Military Operations, Gallipoli, 2 vols., 1929/32 respec., plus Edmonds (J. E.), Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1914, 2 vols. of text & 2 vols. of maps, 1922-25, and several other vols. from the same series, plus Doyle (Arthur Conan), The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 6 vols., mixed eds., 1916-19, b&w plts. and maps to each vol., including some folding, and 9 vols. Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918), plus two others related, some marks and occn. wear, all 8vo (33)

Lot 547

May (W.E. & Annis, P.G.W.). Swords for Sea Service, 2 vols., 1970, col. frontis. to each, b&w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j.s., some rubbing to extrems., contained in orig. cardboard book box, folio, together with Kipling (Arthur L.), Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, 1st ed., 1972, b&w illusts. throughout, orig. cloth gilt, in d.j., with some old tape marks to margins, 4to, plus May (Commander W. E., and others), Badges and Insignia of the British Armed Services, 1st ed., 1974, b&w illusts., orig. cloth gilt, in d.j., split at head of spine, rubbed to extrems., 4to, plus Rowlandson (Thomas, illust.), Loyal Volunteers of London and Environs, Infantry and Cavalry in their Respective Uniforms, 1st ed., 1972, col. illusts. throughout, orig. gilt dec. cloth, in slipcase, together with approx. forty others on uniforms, medals and militaria, etc. (44)

Lot 548

Handbooks and Manuals. Enemy Weapons Part I - German Infantry Weapons, Part II - Italian and German Infantry Weapons, Part III - German Light Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Tank Guns, & Part V - German Infantry, Engineer and Airborne Weapons, pub. War Office, November 1941-July 1943, b&w plts. and illusts., stapled as issued, slim oblong 8vo, together with Handbook of the German Army in War. April, 1918. Issued by the General Staff, folding maps, b&w illusts., orig. printed wrappers, heavily soiled and worn on spine, 8vo, plus other military training manuals, and instruction handbooks, various, including Regulations for the Rifle Corps, Performed at Blatchinton Barracks, under the command of Colonel Manningham, August 25th, 1800, printed for T. Egerton, 1801, Surgeon-General T. Longmore, The Optical Manual, or Handbook of Instructions for the Guidance of Surgeons ..., 1885, Infantry Sword Exercise, revised ed., c. 1842, a bound volume of Small Arms Training pamphlets 1942, etc., bound in cloth/printed wrappers, including many slim 8vo (approx. 80)

Lot 549

Moore (A. Briscoe). The Mounted Riflemen in Sinai and Palestine, The Story of New Zealand`s Crusaders, 1st ed., pub. Whitcombe and Tombs, c. 1920, b&w illusts. after photos, etc., orig. printed wrappers with yapp edges, very sl. rubbed to extrems., presentation inscription to front endpaper `To Robin MacCall from a Godfather in New Zealand, with every good wish, Campbell Christchurch, Christmas 1927`, together with Stewart (H.), The New Zealand Division 1916-1919, A Popular History based on Official Records, pub. Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921, numerous folding maps, b&w illusts. after photos, orig. cloth, rubbed and some marks, thick 8vo, plus Aitken (Alexander), Gallipoli to the Somme, Recollections of a New Zealand Infantryman, 1st ed., Oxford University Press, 1963, folding map, orig. cloth in price-clipped d.j., all 8vo (3)

Lot 550

The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918, vols. I & III only, pub. National Publishing Company, c. 1920, with two printed awards for gallantry for Private P. H. Clark, 37th Field Ambulance, each signed by the Commanding Officer, loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and first vol. sl. frayed to extrems., 2nd vol. worn with hinges loosened, large 8vo, together with 31 parts from the Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 series, all facsimile eds., mostly orig. printed wrappers, slim 4to, plus Abbott (P. E.), Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909, pub. J. B. Hayward & Son, 1975, orig. cloth gilt, slim folio, and several others related, including List of Etonians who fought in the Great War, Wykehamist War Service Record and Role of Honour, 5 vols. Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-20 Citations, etc. (43)

Lot 551

Neville (Captain J. E. H.). History of the 43rd and 52nd (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) Light Infantry in the Great War, 1914-1919, vol. 1 only, The 43rd Light Infantry in Mesopotamia and North Russia, pub. Gale & Poulden, 1938, folding maps and plans, b&w illusts. after photos, orig. dark green cloth gilt, very sl. rubbed, large 8vo, together with Hussey (A. H., and Major D. S. Inman), The Fifth Division in the Great War, 1st ed., 1921, colour frontis., b&w illusts., folding maps at rear, sl. wear to upper inner hinge, orig. cloth, rubbed and some marks, with slight repair towards foot of spine, plus Kipling (Rudyard), The Irish Guards in the Great War, 2 vols., reprinted 1923, b&w illusts., library inkstamp to front endpaper of each vol., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and remains of library label to cover of each vol., and Gibson (Captain W. L.), Records of the Fourth Canadian Infantry Battalion in the Great War 1914-1918, Toronto, 1924, colour frontis., b&w plts., orig. cloth, rubbed and some marks, plus other First World War regimental histories, various, including Lt. J. B. Bickersteth, History of the 6th Cavalry Brigade 1914-1919, n.d., c. 1920, C. T. Atkinson, The Seventh Division 1913-1918, 1st ed., 1927, etc. (21)

Lot 552

Queen`s Westminster Rifle Volunteers. Regimental Routine and Orders, 47 vols., a run, May 1884-October 1938, orig. uniform red cloth gilt, except first vol. in contemp. red morocco, with backstrip def. and edges worn, some vols. darkened or faded to spines, generally rubbed, together with four duplicate vols. covering 1886-1893, similarly bound, plus Henriques (Major J. Q.), The War History of The First .... Battalion Queen`s Westminster Rifles, 1914-1918, 1st ed., 1923, folding maps, b&w illusts., some foxing to first few leaves, orig. printed upper wrapper mounted to verso of front endpaper, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and frayed to head and foot of spine, 8vo, plus a quantity of monthly issues of the Regimental Routine and Orders, c. 1880s-90s, and prize lists for the same period, all stapled as issued, slim 8vo (52)

Lot 553

The Rifle Brigade Chronicle [later the Royal Green Jackets Chronicle]. 103 vols., a slightly broken run, 1891-1998, b&w plts., mostly orig. near-uniform dark green cloth gilt, plus five duplicate vols. for 1898, 1940, 1942, 1985 & 1993, together with Berkeley (Reginald, & Seymour, William W., and others), The History of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918, 3 vols. including Index, 1927-36, numerous maps and plates, including some folding, first vol. rubbed and worn on spine, large 8vo, plus 15 vols. of The King`s Royal Rifle Corps Chronicle, a broken run, 1910-49, 15 vols. Standing Orders of the King`s Royal Rifle Corps, 8 vols. Battle Honours of the King`s Royal Rifle Corps, approx. 25 vols. of the Brief History of the King`s Royal Rifle Corps, and a quantity of the Rifle Brigade Association Journal, and other related vols. (approx. 200)

Lot 554

Tatham (Meaburn, & Miles, James E., eds.). The Friends` Ambulance Unit, 1914-1919, A Record, 1st ed., pub. Swarthmore Press, [1920], colour and b&w plts., folding maps and diagrams, orig. plum cloth, sl. rubbed, large 8vo. Scarce. (1)

Lot 555

Oughton (Frederick, ed.). The Personal Diary of Major Edward `Mick` Mannock, 1966, facsimile text, orig. cloth in d.j., very sl. rubbed, together with White (Benjamin), The Currency of the Great War, pub. Waterlow & Sons,1921, b&w illusts., orig. cloth, rubbed and some marks, minor fraying to extrems., 8vo, plus The War, The Infantry News, 1914-1919, A Chronicle of Service in France and Belgium with the Second Batallion His Majesty`s Twenty-Third Foot, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, 1938, orig. cloth, some marks, 8vo, plus others on the history of the First World War, inlcuding K. W. Mitchinson, Pioneer Batallions in the Great War, 1997, Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which participated in the War (1914-1918), 1989, Ruth Elwin Harris, Billie, The Nevill Letters: 1914-1916, 1991, Winston S. Churchill, The Great War, 2 vols., pub. Newns, n.d., c. 1920, Jane`s Fighting Ships of World War I, pub. Studio Editions, 1990, etc. (3 shelves)

Lot 556

Kiernan (R. H.). Captain Albert Ball V.C., D.S.O., M.C., 2nd ed., 1939, b&w plts., orig. cloth, rubbed, with minor fraying to extrems., together with Cooper (Duff), Haig, 2 vols., pub. Faber & Faber, 1935-36, b&w plts. after photos, etc., orig. cloth, very sl. rubbed, plus Raleigh (Sir Walter & H. A. Jones), The War in the Air, being the Story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force, 2 vols., 1969, folding maps, numerous b&w plts. after photos, orig. cloth in d.j.s, and Aspinall-Oglander (Cecil), Roger Keyes, being the Biography of Admiral of the Fleet Claude Keyes of Zeebrugge and Dover, 1st ed., Hogarth Press, 1951, b&w port. frontis., orig. cloth, plus others on the history of the First World War, including A. J. Barker, The Neglected War, Mesopotamia 1914-1918, 1st ed., 1967, Archibald Home, The Diary of a World War I Cavalry Officer, 1985, T. A. H. Nash, The Diary of an Unprofessional Soldier, 1991, John Ferris, ed., The British Army and Signals Intelligence During the First World War, pub. Alan Sutton, 1992, etc., some in d.j.s, mostly 8vo (3 shelves)

Lot 557

Sparrow (W. Shaw). The Fifth Army in March 1918, 1st ed., 1921, b&w maps, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and some minor wear to extrems., together with Gerard (James W.), My Four Years in Germany, 1st ed., 1917, folding map, orig. cloth, rubbed and some soiling, plus Morrow (John H.), The Great War in the Air, Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921, pub. Airlife, 1993, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., and Gliddon (Gerald), V.C.`s of the Somme, a biographical portrait, Norwich, reprinted 1991, numerous b&w illusts. after photos, orig. cloth in d.j., plus others on the history of World War I, some in d.j.s, including Jonathan Nicholls, Cheerful Sacrifice, The Battle of Arras 1917, 1st ed., 1990, J. A. Hammerton, ed., A Popular History of the Great War, 6 vols., n.d., c. 1920, The Times History of the War, 22 vols., n.d., c. 1921, etc., some in d.j.s, mostly 8vo (3 shelves)

Lot 558

Luff (John). The Hidden Years, Hong Kong 1941-1945, pub. South China Morning Post, 1967, orig. cloth in sl. frayed d.j., large 8vo, together with Blumenson (Martin), Rommel`s Last Victory, The Battle of Kasserine Pass, 2nd imp., 1969, b&w illusts. after photos, etc., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Harvey (J. M. Lee), D-Day Dodger, 1st ed., 1979, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, and Boyle (David), World War II, A Photographic History, 2001, numerous b&w illusts. after photos, orig. printed boards in d.j., thick 4to, and Streicher (Julius), Reichstagung in Nurnberg, 1933, Berlin, 1934, numerous b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in rubbed and frayed d.j., 4to, plus other Second World War history, memoirs, etc., many in d.j.s, mostly 8vo (3 shelves)

Lot 559

Richards (Denis, and others). Royal Air Force 1939-1945, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1953-54, b&w plts., folding maps, etc., orig. cloth, spines dulled, 8vo, together with Saunders (Hilary St. George), Per Ardua, The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939, reprint ed., 1972, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, plus Lucas (James), War in the Desert, The Eighth Army at El Alamein, 1st ed., 1982, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., 8vo, and Whittaker (L. B.), Stand Down, Orders of Battle for the Units of the Home Guard of the United Kingdom, November 1944, 1st ed., 1990, orig. cloth in d.j., large 8vo, and other Second World War history and biography, including The Second Great War, A Standard History, ed., Sir John Hammerton, 8 vols., pub. Amalgamated Press, c. 1946, a quantity of H.M.S.O. wartime booklets, etc. (3 shelves)

Lot 560

Hofschroer (Peter). 1815, The Waterloo Campaign. The German Victory: From Waterloo to The Fall of Napoleon, 1st ed., 1999, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., together with Steppler (Glenna), Britons, To Arms!, The Story of the British Volunteer Soldier and the Volunteer Tradition in Leicestershire and Rutland, 1st ed., Alan Sutton, 1992, b&w plts., orig. cloth in d.j., plus Adkin (Mark), The Sharpe Companion, An Historical and Military Guide to Bernard Cornwell`s Sharpe novels, 1777-1808, vol. 1, The Early Years, 1st ed., 2003, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., and other military history, mostly relating to the British Army in the 19th century, many in d.j.s, 4to/8vo, and Sebag-Montefiore (Cecil), A History of the Volunteer Forces, From the Earliest Times to the Year 1860, 1st ed., 1908, b&w plts., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and some light soiling, plus other military history, mostly relating to the British Army in the 19th c. (3 shelves)

Lot 561

Crum (Major F. M.). Memoirs of a Rifleman`s Scout, Part I, South African War 1899-1902, Stirling, n.d., c. 1950, numerous b&w illusts., including many after photos, orig. cloth-backed boards, sl. rubbed, hinges a little loosened, 8vo, together with McInnes (Ian, and Fraser, Mark), Ashanti 1895-96, A Role of British and West Indian Recipients of the Ashanti Star, 1987, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., plus Todd (Pamela, & Fordham, David), Private Tucker`s Boer War Diary, The Transvaal War of 1899, 1900, 1901, & 1902, with the Natal Field Forces, 1st ed., Elm Tree Books, 1980, numerous b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., and other military history, mostly relating to the British Army in the later 19th and early 20th century, including With the Flag to Pretoria, 2 vols., and similar (3 shelves)

Lot 562

Kahn (David). The Code Breakers, The Story of Secret Writing, 2nd imp., 1967, numerous b&w plts. after photos, orig. cloth in d.j., thick 8vo, together with Goebel (Julius), The Struggle for the Falkland Islands, A Study in Legal and Diplomatic History, Yale University Press, 1982, orig. cloth in d.j., plus Rees (David), Korea: The Limited War, reprinted 1970, b&w illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., and Dewar (Michael), Brush Fire Wars, Minor Campaigns of the British Army Since 1945, reprinted, 1987, b&w plts. and illusts., orig. cloth in d.j., plus other military history of the 20th c., many in d.j.s, 4to/8vo (3 shelves)

Lot 563

Almack (Edward). The History of the Second Dragoons "Royal Scots Greys", 1908, coloured and b & w plates, one or two light spots, t.e.g., original contrasting cloth, a little rubbed and stained, folio, together with A List of all the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full Pay and Half-Pay, 52nd ed., 1804, lacking a few index leaves at end, title soiled and loosening, contemporary manuscript Brigadiers list, some annotation, bookplates, a.e.g., contemporary red morocco gilt, lightly rubbed and scuffed, folio, plus Lumley (Captain L.R.), History of the Eleventh Hussars (Prince Albert`s Own) 1908-1934, 1936, half-tone plates, maps, some light spotting, previous owner signature, original cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, 4to, with two others (5)

Lot 565

Ashe (E. Oliver). Besieged by the Boers. A Diary of Life and events in Kimerley during the Siege, 1st ed., 1900, b & w frontis. and plts., pencil ownership signature of Frank Rhodes 12.6.00 (believed to be the Cecil Rhodes brother), orig. cloth, 8vo, together with Carter (A.C.R.), The Work of War Artists in South Africa, pub. the Art Jornal, 1900, b & w plts. and illusts., some pages detached, orig. cloth, slim folio, with Rawnsley (H.D.), Ballads of the War, 1st ed., 1900, orig. printed paper wrappers, slightly worn, 8vo, plus other books, mostly related (22)

Lot 566

Bisset (Charles). The Theory and Construction of Fortification, 1st ed., 1751, fifteen folding engraved plans, plate XV torn with loss, occasional spotting, previous owner inscriptions, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 4to, together with An Essay on the Military Architecture of the Middle Ages. Translated from the French of E. Viollet-Le-Duc by M. Macdermott, 1860, numerous illustrations, t.e.g.,later blue half calf, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Catalogue de la Collection D`Armes Anciennes Europeennes et Orientales de Charles Buttin, Rummilly, 1933, 32 plates, original wrapper, 8vo, with 12 others including Le Commandant Jouffret`s Traite de la Conduite en Guides et de L`Entretien des Voitures, 1889, R. Van Wetter`s Traite Telegraphie Optique Appliquee aux Arts Militaires, 1886 and A. Daguin & C. Bardies` Ordres de Chevalerie Autorises en France, 1894 (15)

Lot 567

Burchard (John E.). Fundamental Principles of Structural ARP, Washington, 1943, illustrations, one or two light spots, original cloth with Office of Civilian Defense Intelligence & Research label to front cover, 8vo, plus Technical Manual TM 30-410, Handbook on the British Army with Supplements on the Royal Air Force and Civilian Defense Organizations, Washington, 1943, coloured and b & w illustrations and maps, original wrapper, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with two others: J.A. Chamier`s The Birth of the Royal Air Force, 1943 and The Report of the Royal Commission to Investigate the Facts Relating to and the Circumstances Surrounding the Communication by Public Officials and Other Persons in Positions of Trust of Secret and Confidential Information to Agents of a Foreign Power, 1946, plus 6 x HMSO WW2 publications, 1941-45 (5)

Lot 568

Documents on British Foreign Policy, 1919-1939, First, Second & Third Series, pub. HMSO, 1947-1955, together 64 vols., appears to be a complete set, a few folding maps, all orig. cloth gilt (18 vols. in d.j.), large 8vo. An invaluable source of information for the military historian on the diplomatic activities leading up to the start of the Second World War. (64)

Lot 569

Field Artillery. Manual of Field Artillery Exercises 1877, folding plans, illustrations, one or two light spots, original blindstamped cloth, spine faded, lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Handbook for Field Service, vol. I (only) Field Artillery, 1884, coloured and b & w plates and illustrations, some light spotting, previous owner inscriptions of Sergeant L. W. Bailey, 74th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, original calf wallet, some light wear and reinforcements, 8vo, with Garrison Artillery Training, 3 vols., 1914, Field Artillery Training 1914, and two others (8)

Lot 572

Holmes (Richard R.). Naval & Military Trophies, and Personal Relics of British Heroes, illust. William Gibb, 1st ed., 1896, thirty-six chromo. plts., a.e.g., orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and soiled, folio (1)

Lot 573

Liddell Hart (B.H. ). The Rommel Papers, 1st ed., 1953, b & w plts. and plans including some folding, a few pencil annotations, signed on title `For Mollie Haggar from Basil Liddell Hart` and additionally signed at foot by Field-Marshal Auchinleck, upper hinge cracked, orig. cloth in remains of d.j., together with Montgomery (Bernard Law, Viscount Mongomery of Alamein). The Memoirs, 1st ed., 1958, b & w plts., signed and dated by author to title `Montgomery of Alamein FM, April 1970`, upper hinge cracked, orig. cloth in d.j., a little chipped and spotted, both 8vo (2)

Lot 574

Macdonald (Capt. R.J.). The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1625-1897, pub. Henry Sotheran, 1899, 25 coloured plates, b & w illustrations, scattered light spotting, a.e.g., finely bound in contemporary blue full morocco gilt by Riviere, upper cover stamped with gilt armorial of the Royal Artillery, edges a little rubbed, 4to. Limited edition, 70/300 Guarantor`s copy, signed by the author. (1)

Lot 575

Marshall (Arthur). Explosives, 3 vols., 2nd ed., 1917-32, num. b & w illusts. and diags., ex-lib. copies with usual marks, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed on spines, 4to (3)

Lot 576

Navy & Army Illustrated. A Magazine Descriptive and Illustrative of Everyday Life in the Defensive Services of the British Empire, edited Commander Charles N. Robinson, R.N., vols. 2-6 & 9-13 only, 1896-1901, a few col. plts., num. b & w illusts. from photos, index to each, a.e.g., publisher`s orig. dec. cloth gilt, a few minor marks but generally in fine and bright condition, folio (10)

Lot 581

Royal Artillery. Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, vols. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 27, pub. Woolwich, 1861-1901, num. eng. plans and diags. etc., many folding, mixed bindings, vols. 8, 10, 16, 19 & 27 bound in contemp. half calf gilt (ex-Manchester Artillery Officers` Library), remainder bound in recent black cloth, together with Journal of the Royal Artillery, vols. 33, 34 & 35, 1906-08, num. b & w illusts., folding maps and diags. etc., contemp. cloth gilt, a little faded on spines, all large 8vo (17)

Lot 584

WWII. War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451. Handbook on German Military Forces, War Depatment, Washington, 15 March 1945, coloured and b & w illustrations, a few light spots, original boards, 4to, together with Deutche Akademie der Luftfahrtforschung. Probleme der Flugzeugbewaffnung, Berlin, 1941, b & w illustrations, original boards, slight soiling, 8vo, plus Air Ministry Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 273, 288, 290, 3 vols., 1944-45, half-tone plates, maps, original wrappers marked `Secret` to top right corner, pencil annotations, 4to, with 10 others related including four vols. of Deutsche Luftwacht Luftwissen, 1936-38, Hitler in der Karikatur der Welt, 1936 and Adolph Hitler Bilder aus dem Leben des Fuhrers, 1936 (15)

Lot 596

* Mexican Civil War and Revolution. A good collection of press, private and agency photographs from the studios of M. Branger, Charles Trampus, the International News Serivce, Underwood & Underwood and others, most inscribed verso or with press labels, many battle scenes, personalities of these conflicts, some copies after the original, a photographic record of mayhem and violence, approx. 60 images with some press cuttings (approx. 60)

Lot 602

* Boer War. An album of approx. 300 mounted mostly small-format b & w photos on nineteen leaves, compiled by a soldier of the Electrical Engineers, Royal Engineers, c. 1898-1902, including family snapshots and British views, etc., but also including images in South Africa, including views, camp scenes, electrical engineers, posts, troops and camp life, trains and wrecks, Coronation festivities in Johannesburg, Boers surrendering (3 images), guns and artillery, occ. neat ink captions to mounts and mostly relating to the South African photos, the majority approx. 7 x 10cm and similar, some spotting and soiling, contemp. half cloth, rubbed, together with a related album of approx. 400 mounted b & w photos, c. early 1900s, largely postcard size and smaller and mounted to forty-eight album leaf rectos only, entirely uncaptioned but including more images of South Africa plus British views and many relating to settling in Canada with photos of house building, scenes in the Rockies and the Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., contents of album somewhat loose in contemp. limp morocco, rubbed, both oblong folio (2)

Lot 604

* Hope (Sir James Archibald, 1785-1871). An archive of documents and letters relating to the army officer Sir James Hope, including an unsigned autograph note to Hope from the Duke of Wellington thanking him for his note, 10th May 1839, a statement of service completed in manuscript and signed by Hope with additional notes of particulars of service in a clerical hand, three commissions on vellum appointing Hope as Captain of the 3rd Regiment of Foot (25th July 1814, signed by King George III, somewhat browned and stained), Lieutenant Colonel and then Major of the Scots Fusilier Guards (1st December 1830 & 18th February 1837), both signed by King William IV, letters from Sir Thomas Graham, Lord Lyndoch (20), Frederick, Duke of York (2), Lord Niddery (4), Viscount Beresford (2), Lord Raglan, George Gordon, Richard Clarges, Thomas Alex Hope, etc., plus two of Hope`s small notebooks covering the Portugal and Spain campaign to Corunna, September to November 1808, plus a slightly later notebook, c. 1820, with notes of Italian travel, customs and history, a worn passport and some printed and later ephemera (a folder)

Lot 605

Japan & China Conflict. A History of the Tsingtao Foreign Volunteer Police Force by A. R. Hogg, Tsingtao, 1938, 65 pp. text, followed by a hand-coloured crest of the T. S. P. mounted with printed white lettering and a silver print photo of Pacific Road, dated December 1937 to verso, the following forty-three pages with seventy-five mounted b&w photos, all with printed white captions to images, including the general concentration committee, with the British author A. R. Hogg with an American, German and Russian, two further group photographs (one slightly creased at corner), plus images of destruction of cotton mills, plus other images relating to the Japan occupation, a few photographs are reproductions from magazine or newspaper articles, orig. cloth with spine ties, the upper cover titled in brown `T.S.P., December 31st 1937-January 10th 1938`, slightly rubbed and soiled, oblong folio. Japan invaded Tsingtao on 10th January 1938. This official souvenir record appears to be unrecorded. (1)

Lot 607

* MI5 - Nazi Germany. A group of five scrap album diaries compiled by (Fitzherbert Charles) Gerald Gough, c. 1923-78, a total of approx. 250 folio leaves filled with manuscript journal entries relating to motoring and walking tours, etc., with diagramatic maps of routes taken, numerous b&w photos including small format snapshots, postcards, newscuttings, plus printed and miscelleaneous ephemera, the first album including documents and photographs relating to the start of Gough`s civil service career as Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to Herbert Stanley (1872-1955), the British Administrator and Governor of Northern Rhodesia, one section of nine pages of cuttings, diary notes and photos relating to the visit of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales [later King Edward VIII] in 1925, nine of the photos and snapshots showing the Prince with Herbert Stanley, in a small dugout, meeting the Governor of the Katanga, Belgian Congo, etc., the album also containing trips to France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Uganda and Kenya, the second and third albums seemingly overlapping and slightly mixed in chronology containing similar illustrated diary accounts from c. 1926-33, and including visits to France, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Switzerland, Greece, Kenya, Spain, St. Helena, The Balkans, U.S.A., Canada, Gibraltar, Morocco, Southern Rhodesia, Malta, Germany, and Eastern Europe, etc., typically written-up in a touristic manner but with increasing emphasis on Germany and occasional political insights, `I enjoyed this trip to Germany, especially the last bit, and really found out a good deal and I might tabulate a few impressions thus: 1. It is still a fearfully policed state with Verbotstafeln everywhere and official-sid [?], the official being a tin-god before whom humility is advisable, 2. A worship of athletics seems to have taken the place of religion ... a cult of the simple and bare ... everyone is suffering under the war guilt complex - you get very fed up with talking about the war ... 6. The bitterness of politics is amazing. When I was in Bavaria the Communists-v-the Nazis - the only people who really mattered were not allowed to hold meetings as some people always get killed & injured when they do. I was shown round the Brown House at Munich, the headquarters of the Hitler party, very interesting. The flag was halfmast almost every day because some Nazis had been murdered by Communists. You have to be very careful about announcing stray political opinions to complete strangers. This especially as most Germans take things so seriously. They are wonderfully serious-minded about Things That Matter. Greatly painstaking, they do everything exceedingly thoroughly. About the future who can say at a time like this? Large numbers of people say the trend must be either to Moskow or to Hitler, Communism or military anti-French nationalism. Perhaps the middle party can steer a reasonable course. Though they are very nice to the British the widely believed thesis is that England was jealous of Germany`s growing trade & that Edward VII surrounded her with a ring of enemies who eventually, and on instigation, fell on her & crushed her` (July 1931), the fourth album beginning with a visit to Germany, a photograph of a Concentration Camp near Worms, photos of a Labour Camp in East Prussia, August 1933, one photo with the Marburg Verein Deutschen Studenten, Gough`s touring going to Austria, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Holland, Czechoslovakia, Italy, much centred around Musikheim, Frankfurt, photos of visits by Yorkshire miners and Welsh quarrymen, continuing to the start of the War, an entry for 1942-46 beginning, `After I left the Home Office [1940?], I went through a very unhappy period, brought upon me by the stupidity of others, only a kind of wry sense of humour brought me through ... I eventually enlisted in the R.A.F.`, the last part of the albums containing trips to Britain and Europe, and continuing into the fifth album which includes Egypt, France, Mexico, Guatamala, and ending c. 1978 with family photos, all contemp. half morocco, the first three volumes with linen covers, some soiling and wear, oblong folio, together with an illuminated testamonial dated 11th October 1924 given to Gough`s father, Prebendary Alfred William Gough and his wife by the Parish of Holy Trinity, Brompton, plus a folder of notes and cuttings, largely relating to Prebendary Gough`s political campaigning for religious freedom in Russia, plus several photographs of him. Gerald Gough (1899-1986) had his home at Gorse Cliff, Nefyn, in what is now Gwynned. Clearly highly fluent in German it is clear from a signed but undated (prob. late 1940s) typed copy letter to Colonel W. H. Cooke, Room 055 [MI5 HQ] that Gough did work for MI5. Through some misunderstanding or mistake or breach of protocol Gough was released perhaps explaining the gap at the beginning of the Second World War in the diaries and his subsequent career in the R.A.F. The letter begins `I am writing for two reasons, first you asked me where we stood as regards my case, second you asked me who an Italian Fascist was I thought of going to see in 1938. I would be glad if you would attach this to the memorandum I submitted to you. The Italian was Sig. Giuseppe Rinvolucri, St. Francis Grange, Glan Conwy, whom I saw about three times ... The German, to whom the letter was written, I met once, I did not take him to see this Italian, but I thought it an interesting idea as I was suspicious of both. I gave your representative, Mr. Finney, information about the Italian. You accused me of attacking you, but I do not agree. Lord Brabazon, then Minister of Aircraft Production, went to Kinnaird House and Brig. Sam Wilson, formerly Head of the Colonial Office, enquired at Air Ministry, this was very natural as he was one of the signatories of the papers for my commission when you refused it. Since those days my conduct has been on the whole discreet and correct, my great object was to try and convince you that I was not so bad as you obviously thought. The fact that nearly every C.O. I was under in the R.A.F. put me up for a reasonable job, usually Intelligence, should not be put down as an attempt by me to attack you ... you contend that there was nothing against me after the "inquiry" in 1940. The position was that you would not employ me, in spite of all recommendations, because you do not think me suitable ... Your report to U.N.R.R.A. which has just enforced my resignation was pretty severe. You state that I was allowed by you to serve in the R.A.F. on condition no confidential information got into my hands ... what have I done to deserve such statements`. Later in the three-page letter he writes, `When you judge me so hardly you consider none of the plus points like the above, like the fact that I was such an object of hatred and suspicion to the Nazis, who thought that I was in Intelligence. You seem to consider only the minus points - that I had contacts long ago that you consider undesirable [presumably undesirable Germans and contact with anti-semitic organisations] ... I do not blame you for your attitude to me, the whole business is a matter of bad luck. When the Germans showed such suspicion of me that they arrested me the last time I crossed the German frontier (1937). I should have reported it to you, similarly that attack on me in Yorkshire in 1939, though I thought that was up to the police. I have no personal animus against MI5 and to you I am grateful for your friendliness and courtesy` and finishing with a postscript, `I suppose to "clear my name" is an incorrect expression as you tell me my name is clear. I should say to convince you that I am a reliable person`. (a carton)

Lot 608

* Mussolini (Benito). `Mussolinis Salute for Welcoming Munich Crowds`, original b&w glass negative, 1937, together with a print from the glass negative and a reversed copy (3)

Lot 611

Raemaekers (Louis, Illust.). Het Toppunt der Beschaving, parts 1-6 (of 7), Amsterdam, 1915-16, each part with twelve full page b&w cartoons with captions in Dutch, French and English, orig. pict. wrappers with colour illust. to upper cover and vign. to lower cover, all somewhat soiled and a little frayed, partly split on spines, slim folio (6)

Lot 612

Soviet War News Weekly. Nos. 1-52, 22nd January 1942 to 14th January 1943, each issue with eight pages of four-column text with b&w illusts., mostly from photos, a little spotting, first issue with horizontal crease and some yellowing to first leaf, bound in two vols., cloth, with gilt lettered spines, some soiling and sl. wear, folio. The first 52 issues of this English-language newspaper, which included images of some of the atrocities and influential in changing British public opinion towards the Soviet Union. The newspaper later changed its name to Soviet Weekly and continued publication until December 1991. (2)

Lot 613

* Stereocards. South African War through the Stereoscope (so titled on spine), pub. Underwood & Underwood, c. 1900, an incomplete and mixed collection of eighty-six stereocards of South Africa (including Boer War interest) and India (including the Delhi Durbar), contained in publisher`s orig. `two-volume` cloth book-box with morocco labels to spines (a little chipped), together with The Great War, Official Series, pub. Realistic Travels, c. 1918, comprising a mixed collection of ninety-six stereocards from both the first and second series, contained in publisher`s orig. `two-volume` cloth book-box with gilt lettering to spines, a little faded and some minor wear (2)

Lot 617

* WWI - Italy. A group of sixteen mounted b&w photos, c. 1916-18, all but one aerial views and all on contemp. mounts with printed and dated captions beneath, one photo taken at ground or low level flight level showing a black plume of smoke from a burning Asiago (20th March 1916), two images giving sight of the biplanes wings, plus various mountain tops, including during the bombardment of Grappa (March 1918), one image with loss at the lower margin, one image showing Asiago after the fire (26th June 1916), one showing plumes of smoke rising into the air from the bombardment of M. Zebio (10th June 1917), photos 22 x 28cm (1)

Lot 618

* WWI - 25th Middlesex Regiment. My Experience of Army Life from 7th October 1916 to 25th July 1918, a complete exercise book of 140 pages, presumably written up from notes shortly after the end of the War by an unidentified soldier, beginning with his recruitment in Ashford, Kent in October 1916, page 14 with the heading `The journey & voyage from Aldershot to Hong Kong of 25th Batallion Middlesex Regiment, 23rd December 1916 to 1st April 1917`, 12 pages containing a diary account of the events of 6th February 1917 when their steamship Tyndareus struck a mine off Cape Agulhas, South Africa, with no loss of life, `just as I was coming away from side from watching the vessel ahead, a terrific explosion was heard that shook the ship from stern to stern, and a huge column of mingled smoke & water rose in the air & splashed over the deck bringing fishes with it`, and later four pages with an account of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire on the 25th February 1918 during the Regiment`s time of garrison duty in Hong Kong, a few pen and ink vignettes, one b & w photo of some of the regiment giving cheers to His Majesty the King upon receiving his message of admiration for the conduct displayed by all ranks on the occasion of the accident to the Tyndareus, a related newscutting from the Hong Kong Daily Press, 14th May 1917 pasted in, sundry accounts etc. at rear, contemp. half cloth, sl. soiled and a little frayed at spine ends, 8vo, two much later letters (one incomplete and both possibly by the author of the diary), a modern real photo postcard of Tyndareus and a copy death certificate of private George Thompson Arblaster (died 1915) loosely inserted. The 25th Middlesex Regiment`s Commanding Officer Lieutenant John Ward commissioned the erection of a memorial, sited on the Peak of Hong Kong Island, to commemorate the exemplary conduct displayed by his men when the Tyndareus was mined. By association it also commemorates the Fire in 1918 where Lieutenant Ward`s prompt action saved many lives, though the death toll was 570. Due to the impending British withdrawal from Hong Kong the stone was brought to England in 1994 and now is inside the National Army Museum. (5)

Lot 619

* WWI - Attack on Scarborough. An autograph letter signed by N.[?] Gibson [proprietor of] Gibson`s Boarding-House and Private Hotel, Queens Parade, North Cliff, Scarborough, 18th December 1914, to Mr. Bulman, thanking him for his enquiry and reporting that this family and property are all untouched, `It was all a bit of a fright whilst it lasted, but the town was remarkably calm, a short while afterwards. You must not take all for granted that you read in the papers. There were about 120 to 150 shells fired onto the town. Seventeen persons are killed. Forty wounded. The damage is difficult to estimate, but will cost probably 20,000 to 30,000 pounds to replace. The following is a draft diagram showing how the two chief ships approached and left. The bombardment lasted 20 minutes, followed by a pen and ink diagram with blue pencil and then continuing `you will see that the firing commenced directly opposite our house. The ships when passing round the castle were not more than 600 yards from the shore. The [circle] on the diagram means that there were firing salvos or broadsides`, now continuing on a second identical sheet of letterhead with b & w photo illustration of Gibson`s Boarding House, this second sheet more heavily soiled and with some text now indistinct or missing, `One last shell burst on the roadway that leads down to the sands directly opposite our hourse, this one I think was nearest for us. One also fell in the Clarence Gardens opposite the Queens Hotel Hydro and three fell in the Alexandra Gardens, which were meant for the Alexandra Gardens Hotel, both sheets somewhat soiled and a little frayed on folds, second sheet with tape repair to horizontal fold and loss of one line of text supplied in pencil in a later hand above, 4to. On 16th December 1914 the east coast towns of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool were attacked by the German Navy. In Scarborough nineteen people were killed, the Lighthouse was destroyed and further damage was done to the Royal Hotel, Grand Hotel and the Town Hall. (1)

Lot 622

* WWI. The Great War, Including the Official Series, pub. Realistic Travels, London, c. 1918, a near-complete set of b & w stereocards, numbered 1-200 (no. 10 missing, no. 6 duplicated), contained in orig. publisher`s cloth-bound book-boxes, a little rubbed and faded, minor wear to extremities, approx. 8 x 7 in (20 x 18cm) (-)

Lot 623

* WWII. German & Italy. An Agfa colour film positive roll in plastic case taken from Dr. Theodor Morell`s house in Berlin at the end of the War, 1945, together with a modern negative roll produced from the above and an accompanying modern set of thirty-seven colour photos (12.5 x 17.5cm), the images of German and Italian military and seemingly taken on a number of occasions during the early 1940s, some identified with captions as follows, `Hitler and Admiral Horthy (Regent of Hungary) c. 1941 - occasion could be Hitler briefing Horthy on launch of Russian campaign, photo taken at a railway station`, `German nurses wait to greet Hitler`, `General von Kleist?`, `Dino Alfieri (left) Italian Ambassador in Germany from May 1940`, `Dr Morell`, `Hitler with General Jodl and (possibly) Ribbentrop (back to camera)`, `Dr. Theodor Morell, Hitler`s personal physician`, `Hungarians and Italians - black uniform is that of German Foreign Office`, `Possibly Hitler`s HQ at Rastenberg, Italians and Hungarians present. Those in black believed to be German diplomats wearing Foreign Office uniform`, `Alfieri`, three images at end of film speckled and indistinct. The photographs are of variable quality, but include a few good images, notably one of Dr Morell himself in a car and two of Dino Alfieri. Some images show a group of German soldiers around a hunting tower but where this is isn`t evident. Some of the photographs in a big town suggest a place such as Marienberg. The two photographs of Hitler are poor. (39)

Lot 624

* WWII - Major A.V.H. Spong. A small archive of mostly printed ephemera formerly belonging to Major Spong, 102 Independent Tank Squadron & 4th Armoured Brigade, includes extracts of typed up war diary or intelligence summary forms, January/March 1943, confidential memos, training syllabuses, etc., plus a small group of large folding war time maps, etc. (a small carton)

Lot 627

* WWII. Land Forces. A group of four exhortation posters published by HMSO for National Savings Office, including "Salute The Soldier" artwork design by Harold Pym; another by JA Mayeo entitled "Save More - Lend More"; "Tanks For Attack - War Savings" (Anon); "Back Them Up" featuring tank warfare, all with evocative lithograph artwork, various conditions, showing age-wear fold marks and minor tears etc, 30x20in (71 x 51cm), together with "Firebrand TF MkIV Electrical Components", original "proof-copy" poster depicting Hawker Tempest style aircraft, cutaway illustrative artwork showing installations in airframe construction, marked "Restricted For Official Use Only" published by HMSO, and two Aircraft Recognition posters nos. B1 & B2 dated 1941, and another Identification poster for Liberator Bomber dated 1942, various conditions with fold-marks tears and wear, largest 24 x 40 in (102 x 61cm), all unframed (6)

Lot 629

* Fireman`s Bayonet. A German Fireman`s bayonet/sidearm, very clean single edged, single fullered plated blade, maker E. Pack & Sohne, Solingen, nickel plated recurve crossguard and pommel with black chequered plastic grips, painted black steel scabbard, blade 25cm, overall length approx. 40cm (1)

Lot 632

* Luftwaffe Dagger. A Luftwaffe 1st Patt. dress dagger (1935), with hanging chains, very clean double edged blade, maker Paul Weyersberg & Co., Solingen, cross guard and pommel good early nickel plated with brass mobile swastika emblems to both crossguard and pommel, wood handle, wire bound with blue morocco leather covering, scabbard covered with blue morocco leather and with three nickel plated fittings, centre and top shape with ring suspension and nickel plated chain suspension, blade 30cm, overal length approx. 82cm (1)

Lot 640

Stephens (Frederick J.). Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, Almark Publication, 1st ed., 1972, together with Mollo (Andrew), Daggers of the Third German Reich 1933-1945, pub. Historical Research Unit, 1st ed., 1967, b&w illusts. from photos, both orig. card covers, 8vo/oblong folio (2)

Lot 642

* Weapons. A group of European edged weapons, 1860s-1920s, including two French bayonets of Franco-Prussian War pattern types inscribed and dated respectively "Maitre d`Armes de St Etienne" May 1869 and August 1979, both with steel scabbard cases, variously stamped and numbered, together with an English Lee-Enfield SMLE MkIII pattern bayonet and scabbard by Wilkinson stamped & dated 1907, plus a continental-pattern bayonet stamped JWH No 42 - 4449, in original metal scabbard with leather belt-frog, and two ceremonial dress-swords, one cutlass-pattern with brass and chagreen hilt, in brass reinforced leather scabbard, the another inscribed "Elkhorn, Solingen" with silver rope-twist wire decorated hilt in steel painted scabbard, and with two other bayonets (8)

Lot 643

* Anti-Aircraft Binocular Gunsight Telescope. A WW2 period prismatic sighting telescope, the body engraved Tel. Identification A.A. Mark III H.G.P. & Co. 1941 Regd. No 1659 V.D.0428, with No. 9 Mk II Grubb-Parsons binocular attachments dated 1940, with two ring and bead supplementary sights, variation edge-bar needle, universal bubble level, vernier fine adjustment for azimuth and elevation, twin carrying handles, the 2.25 inch diameter telescopic lenses with detachable tinted shade, 31.25 in (79.4cm) wide overall (1)

Lot 647

* 2nd Dragoon Guards. A miniature replica officers` regimental parade helmet, surmounted by a red & black plume with embossed relief gilt brass badge with laurel-leaf decoration to peak, chain-link decorated chinstrap, leather lined with velvet trim, mounted on wooden display stand (1)

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