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Click here to subscribe* French & Italian Manufacturers. A group of black & white photographs, c. 1960s-1900s, mostly professional press & promotional studies, including "Diavolino" experimental 4-wheel drive mini all-terrain vehicle, variously captioned with photographers stamps verso, largest 8 x 10in (20 x 26cm) (approx. 84)
* Mercedes, Opal, Audi & Volkswagen. A group of black & white photographs, c. 1960s-1990s, mostly professional press & promotional studies including Motor Show and publicity stills, etc., Volkswagen 50th Anniversary commemorative images, variously captioned with photographers stamps verso, largest 8 x 10in (20 x 26cm) (approx. 80)
* Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar & Daimler. A group of black & white photographs, c. 1960s-1990s, mostly professional press & promotional studies also including some colour images, variously captioned with photographers stamps verso, largest 8 x 10in (20 x 26cm) (approx. 70)
* Russian & Eastern European Manufacturers. A group of black & white photographs, including Zil, Skoda, Volvo and Saab etc, c. 1960s-1990s, mostly professional press & promotional studies and some colour images, variously captioned with photographers stamps verso, largest 8 x 10in (20 x 26cm) (approx. 40)
Autocourse. Review of International Motor Sport, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1979/82, 1982/83(2), 1983/87, together 10 vols., num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, ads. etc. (folding tables in first vol.), all orig. cloth in frayed and somewhat torn d.j.s, 4to, together with Nye (Doug), The Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966-1985, pub. 1986, num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, ads. etc., orig. cloth in d.j., 4to (11)
Automobile Quarterly. The Connoisseur`s Magazine of Motoring Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow, vol. 1, nos. 1-4, vol. 2, nos. 1-4, vol. 3, nos. 1-4, together 12 vols., a run, 1962-65, num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, orig. boards with mounted pict. panel to upper cover, some minor wear to spines, oblong folio, together with Nye (Doug), Autocourse History of the Grand Prix Car 1966-85, 1st ed., 1986, num. col. and b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth in d.j., folio, plus Gallo (Francesco and Mistrangelo, Angelo), Sironi. 28 Drawings and Sketches for Fiat, 1989, col. plts., orig. boards in d.j., 4to, and others, mostly motor sport interest (43)
* Motoring Posters. A group of eleven large-format French & Continental framed posters & prints including Musee de L`Automobile (Schlumpf) Mulhouse, GP de Camaret, Trophee des Ardennes, Belgian Liberation commemorative, Automobile and Aviation Exposition Reims, Spa Carnival de Binche, Festival a Vapeur etc, all in glazed frames, largest 34 x 24 (88 x 60cm) (11)
* Motoring Prints. A group of high quality prints by various artists, including Dexter Brown "Bathing Party", limited edition 271/850, and "The Bathers" 158/600, together with Peter Helck "Climb to the Clouds" Pikes Peak, and "Robertson Comes Through" Vanderbilt Cup events, also with Ken Eberts "American Auto Centennial" and others, all framed and glazed, largest 30 x 20in (80 x 57cm), plus a quantity of small-format framed prints including two framed cartoons by Russell Brockbank, and with others depicting various makes including Ballot, Bugatti, Mercedes, Adler, Peugot, Salmson, Renault, Ford & Rolls Royce, etc. (21)
* Turner (Michael). B.R.M. 50th Anniversary 1998, two limited edition signed prints depicting the V-16 MkI BRM entitled "Victorious Duo at Goodwood 1952" and "Fangio Victory at Pau 1953", signed in pencil to the mount by the artist and respectively numbered 284/500 & 247/500, together with Juan Manuel Fangio on 250F Maserati, colour photogravure print, and two other unframed prints, largest 17 x 20in (44 x 51cm) (5)
* Clockwork Toys. A pair of large pre-war tinplate clockwork automobiles, possibly by Chad Valley, c. 1930s, decorative lithographed paintwork designs, one having automated forward & reverse motion mechanism (defective), showing some playwear, length 12in (31cm) (2)
* Mercedes-Benz. A large collection of toys, models and related decorative material representing the history & products of the marque etc, comprising a variety of large & small scale model & toy cars, buses and commercial vehicles by various makers including Burago, SpeedKings, NT Models, Eligor, Minichamps, Kirk, Brumm, Matchbox, Maisto, Gama, Oro, Polistil, Corgi WM & GT Racing etc, mostly contained in original boxes, further including framed prints, display plaques & badges, Key-fobs and related mementos (4 cartons)
* Touring Club. A group of pre- & early post-war Continental Motoring and Touring Club car badges, including Monaco, ADAC (Germany) Royal Swedish Automobile Club, Swedish Automobile Association, Salzburg Touring Club and Automobile Touring Club Tirol, various conditions (6)
Bicycling News and Tricycling Gazette, incorporated with which are `The Tricyclist` and `Wheel Life`, vols. 13 & 14, nos. 547-584, April-December, 1887, b & w illusts., some folding, num. commercial ads., contemp. cloth, thick 4to, together with The Wheel World, vol. 3, no. 1, July, 1885, two b & w illusts., one folding diag., ads. both front and rear, orig. printed wrappers, frayed and chipped at edges, slim 8vo, plus seventeen orig. issues of `The Cyclist` and `Cycling`, c. 1902-1907, num. commercial ads., orig. printed wrappers, frayed and torn, some missing, 4to (19)
Lightoller (Charles Herbert). Titanic and other Ships, 1st ed., 1935, b & w port. frontis. from a photo, minor spotting to first and last leaves, orig. cloth in bright condition in orig. near-complete d.j., creased and split at head of spine with minimal loss of lettering, 8vo. An exceptional copy of a book most often found in poor condition and almost never with a dust jacket in any condition. The book was withdrawn from sale due to a lawsuit brought by Marconi and hence has become an uncommon and desirable Titanic book in any condition. (1)
Parkes (Dr. Oscar). British Battleships. "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950. A History of Design, Construction and Armament, [1956], num. b&w illusts. from photos., orig. cloth gilt, 4to, together with Busch (Dr. Moritz), Bismarck. Some Secret Pages of His History, 3 vols., 1898, rough-trimmed, orig. cloth gilt, slight darkening to spines, rubbed, 8vo, plus Ludendorff (General), My War Memories, 1914-1918, 2nd ed., n.d., c. 1919, twelve folding maps (as list), b&w illusts. to text, orig. cloth gilt, spines faded, rubbed, 4to, plus two others related (8)
Sueter (Commander Murray F.). The Evolution of the Submarine Boat, Mine and Torpedo, From the Sixteenth Century to the Present Time, Portsmouth, 1907, numerous photographic illustrations, library blindstamps, a few light spots, bookplate of Ship`s Library U.S.S. Maryland, original contrasting cloth, a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo, together with Bradford (Lieut. Comdr. R.B.), Notes on Movable Torpedoes, pub. U.S. Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1882, lacking some plates, extra-illustrated with original drawings and annotated throughout, a few spots, fep detached, front hinges broken, original cloth-backed calf, rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus Sleeman (C.), Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare, 2nd ed., 1889, plates and illustrations (two loose), library blindstamps, a few spots, bookplate of Ship`s Library U.S.S. Petrel, original cloth-backed boards, a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, with four others related including a copy of a German manuscript, dated 1862 recounting the first ironclad battle between the Monitor and the Virginia during the American Civil War, Maurice Delpeuch`s La Navigation Sous-Marine a Travers les Siecles, c. 1902 and F. Forest & H. Noalhat`s Les Bateaux Sous-Marine Historique, 1900 (8)
* William Rouse & Sons. A small archive of ephemera relating to the salvage contractors W. Rouse & Sons, Hazelbeach, Neyland, South Wales, late 19th c. and early 20th c., including six mounted photographs, bills of sale for various ships, c. 1911, signed by various members of the Rouse family, certificate of British Registry, receipts, correspondence, a partially completed cargo notebook (late 1890s), etc. (a small carton)
* WWII - HMS Hunter. A group of thirty-seven vintage b & w photos, including four photos of the crew of HMS Hunter, five showing aircrafts on deck and three of an upended aircraft on deck, eight photos of boats and one showing an aircraft crashing in the sea, images of HMS Hunter, officers, etc., the majority with `Suitable for Transmission through the Post` printed to versos, approx. 10 x 12.5cm and a few sl. larger, together with nine items of printed ephemera and all but one with manuscript insertions relation to able seaman Robert Taylor P/Jx 631758, c. 1940-46, including certificate of service, order for release from naval service, national registration ID card, etc. (46)
* Frigate. A good model of a late 20th c. Frigate No. F104, showing good detail of forward gun-turret and ancillary armaments including depth-charge launchers, lifeboats, helicopter on base-pad, masts, rigging and deck-rails etc, fitted small battery electric motor, mounted on wooden display base, length 30in (76cm), together with a late Victorian cased sailor`s model of a three-masted barque, well-detailed, fully-rigged (without sails) with flags & pennants, deck features including lifeboats, and crew personnel, etc., mounted in glazed case with painted sea and backdrop, case distressed, 16 x 20 in (46 x 51cm) (2)
* H.M. Yacht "Royal Caroline". A fine and large scale model of the three-masted vessel, constructed from kit by a craftsman modeller to exacting standards, of wood and other realistic materials, showing planked hull comprehensively larger cannon amidships on upper-deck, painted white below the waterline with distinctive gilded & black embossed relief full-length frieze below the gunwales, having detailed full-rigging without sails, equipped with pulley-blocks, ratlines and ropes of varying thickness, etc., deck fittings including group of eight cannon mounted amidships on upper deck, capstans, lifeboats and ancillaries etc, mounted on display stand within glazed case, 35in (89cm) overall length. Commissioned c. 1749 from Bedford`s Shipyards, designed for speed with racing-line hull, used extensively by the Royal family for travels around the globe, finally decommissioned and dismantled in 1820. (1)
* H.M.S. Victory. A fine and large scale model of Admiral Nelson`s famous Flagship, representing the 100-gun Ship-of-the-Line, constructed from kit to exacting standards by a craftsman modeller, of wood and other realistic materials, showing planked hull comprehensively detailed with gun-ports on three decks, painted above the waterline in distinctive naval cream & black stripes with blue painted forecastle and polychrome armorial crest to bow, impeccable detail to stern and officer`s quarter-deck, and similar attention to detailed full-rigging without sails, equipped with pulley-blocks, belaying pins, ratlines and ropes of varying thickness etc, deck fittings and ancillaries including cannon , anchors and long-boats, mounted upon display stand within large white-painted glazed case, 53in (135cm) overall length (1)
* H.M.S. Agamemnon. A fine and large scale model of a warship of Nelson`s Fleet at Trafalgar, representing the 56-gun vessel, constructed from kit by a craftsman modeller to exacting standards, of wood and other realistic materials, showing planked hull comprehensively detailed with gun-ports on two decks, and larger cannon amidships on upper-deck, painted above the waterline in distinctive naval cream & black stripes and detailed full-rigging without sails, equipped with pulley-blocks, belaying pins, ratlines and ropes of varying thickness, etc., deck fittings and ancillaries including jolly-boat and long-boats, mounted upon display stand, in oak frame glazed case, 50in (1126cm) overall length (1)
* H.M.S. "Victory". A fine and large scale model of Admiral Nelson`s famous Flagship, representing the 100-gun Ship-of-the-Line, constructed from kit by a craftsman modeller to an exacting standard, of wood and other realistic materials, showing planked hull comprehensively detailed with gun-ports on three decks, painted above the waterline in distinctive naval cream & black stripes with blue painted forecastle and polychrome armorial crest to bow, impeccable detail to stern and officer`s quarter-deck, and similar attention to detailed full-rigging without sails, equipped with pulley-blocks, belaying pins, ratlines and ropes of varying thickness etc, deck fittings and ancillaries including cannon, anchors and long-boats, mounted upon display stand, 53in (135cm) overall length. This vessel was ordered on 6th June 1759 and laid down in July at Chatham, launched 6 years later in May 1765, then laid-up in ordinary for 13 years until commissioned under Captain John Lindsay in March 1778 to defend the American Colony against French intervention in the War of Independence. (1)
* HMY "Fairy". A cased ship model of the early Royal Yacht of Queen Victoria, the three-masted single-screw vessel in realistic diorama displaying the Royal Standard and related flags & pennants, having inscribed label to base "Model of the Steam Yacht `Fairy` by Triggs Maritime Architects", 12 x 26in (30 x 66cm) (1)
* "Texaco North Dakota". A promotional toy model of a fleet oil-tanker vessel, c. 1960, battery-electric powered moulded plastic with good detail to deck and ancillaries etc, and with hidden wheels for dual-use as a floor toy, complete with original issue information & instruction booklet, 27in (69cm) (2)
* Miscellaneous. A brass roller-rule, signed Adie, Broadway Works, Westminster, 15.25 in (38.7cm) long, an electro-medical coil by K. Schall with accessories in mahogany box, 6.25 in (16cm) high with carrying handle, a nickel plated electro-medical apparatus by Allen & Hanburys Ltd, in mahogany case 13 in (33cm) wide, and other items (-)
* Sextant. A black crackle-finished 3.5 inch radius sextant by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, No. 25434, with seven shades, eye-piece, mirrors silvered scale, ivorine wheel micrometer fine adjustment, in the original mahogany case, 8.5 in (21.5cm) wide, together with a Captain Field`s Improved parallel rule, a Captain O.M. Watts Ltd roller rule in case, and other items (-)
* Telescope. A military pattern oxidised brass three-draw 2 inch telescope, engraved Tel. Sct. Regt. MKII, No. 4462 by B.C. & Co. Ltd., (Broadhurst Clarkson ?), with leather covered outer body-tube ray shade, eye-piece dust slide and filter, 31.75 in (80.6cm) long, fully extended, with leather carrying case and strap (1)
* Butterflies & Moths. A group of three Museum display/storage magazine-cases of specimens, inscribed "Nymphalidae Charaxes - African Region Afro-Tropical", each wooden reinforced lockable magazine containing 16 glazed hardwood framed display-cases, many with printed or manuscript captions, with varying content. Formerly part of the British Museum (Natural History) reserve collection, these substantial wooden storage cases were constructed in order to transport the specimens to safety during the London Blitz. (3)
* Butterflies & Moths. A group of three Museum display/storage magazine-cases of specimens, each wooden reinforced lockable magazine containing 16 glazed hardwood framed display drawers, many with printed or manuscript captions with varying content. Formerly part of the British Museum (Natural History) reserve collection, these substantial wooden storage cases were constructed in order to transport the specimens to safety during the London Blitz. (3)
Butterflies & Moths. A large collection of British & Continental butterfly and moth specimens, contained in twenty-five various display and storage cases, including a group of ex-university research specimens set in `double book` cases, variously captioned `Coleoptera and Heterocera`, and categorised as Lamiinae, Tinidae, Nymphalidae, Damainae, Cassidae, Cerambycidae, etc., of European origins dated 1912-13, and others with printed and manuscript captions, etc. (25)
* British Rail. A set of four carriage prints after C. Hamilton Ellis, entitled Travel in 1865, 1890 & 1895: Blackpool-Manchester Train of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway near Kirkham; West Coast Express hauled by `Large Bloomer` No. 607 Leaving Shugborough Tunnel; West Lancashire Railway Train, hauled by Locomotive `Blackburn` on the Way to Southport; East and West Junction Railway leaving Stratford-on-Avon, each approx. 9.5 x 25.5 inches (24 x 52cm), marginal water stains to first print, matching stained wood frames, glazed (4)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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