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Click here to subscribe* Zeppelin board games. A Spears Games set `A Voyage through the Clouds`, with folding paper-covered board, instructions, six model Zeppelin pieces (possible reproductions), contained in the original box, 8 5.8 in (22cm) wide, together with a larger folding games board by J.W.S. & S. Bavaria mounted on a beize covered board, 21.75 in (55.2cm) wide (-)
* Zeppelin Souvenirs. Two porcelain airships, one by Carlton with the transfer printed arms of Buxton, the other by Arcadian with the arms of the Borough of Reading, 5 in (12.7cm) long, together with a model of an R.N.A.S. airship by Arcadian, the arms inscribed `The Island & Royal Manor Portland`, and two observation balloons with the arms of Littlehampton and Bognor, (the two Zeppelins with hairline cracks) (5)
* Fougasse (pseud., really Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887-1965). Careless Talk Costs Lives, a set of eight WWII period humorous window posters, approx. 12 x 8 in (30 x 20cm), together with an early 19th c. embroidered silk picture showing a hot air balloon rising above a building with spectators on the roof (some damage), in oval gilt frame, 12.5 in (32cm), plus a miscellaneous collection of ballooning-theme ceramics, including nine modern decorative Delft plates, a group of ballooning-related papers and brochures, etc. (ex-Kings-Norton collection), contained in El Al Israel Airlines attache case, and four ballooning pictures including two very large reproduction b & w prints mounted on wood (2 cartons)
* Harry Ferguson Research & Development FWD Vehicles. A large folio file relating to the above with regard to BBC promotional film of the revolutionary Four-Wheel-Drive racing car and its application to developing a modern road-vehicle, copious letters & technical data with personal correspondence to Raymond Baxter, some via Tony Rolt (Le Mans winner and test-driver for Ferguson) also including copy-scripts of interviews with political leaders in order to promote international backing for the project to benefit third-world and developing countries, mostly dated c. 1960 (-)
* Lombank RAC Rally 1961, 1962 & 1963. A compilation of memorabilia of successive Rally events including participants enamelled plaque dated 1961 for car No.20 the Rover 3-litre (678 DKX) driven by Baxter and McMillan, together with a folio folder containing competitors pack including diary, official programmes (2), instructions sheets, Dunlop Rally-Service Book, Regulations booklet, individual rally-stage sheets hand-annotated with timings., etc, together with driver`s comments and full post-event analysis by Raymond Baxter; and letter of thanks from Rover Ltd to RB for his competition work, and further correspondence re Bonus & Expenses, also with original programme for the 1963 RAC Rally (-)
* Monte Carlo Rally 1959. A large folio folder of Raymond Baxter`s competitor material including Route and Stage-maps, with hand-annotated timings, etc., original stage-section sheets in official binder folder, distance & mileage information sheets, original programme and with other related paperwork etc (-)
* Monte Carlo Rally 1961, 1962 & 1963. A group of Raymond Baxter`s competitor material, including printed foolscap information sheets and instructions for BMC Works team, Official Classification sheets in folio folder (1963) Rally Route map and hand-annotated notes and related ephemera including congratulatory telegram from Brian & Geoffrey Rootes relating to his fine performance in the Humber Super Snipe (-)
* Motor Racing. A quantity of British Grand Prix and International Race Programmes and related ephemera including Silverstone Woolmark British Grand Prix 1971 and John Player British Grand Prix 1973 race and Souvenir programmes, John Player GP Brands Hatch press-release sheet for celebrity race grid, Brands Hatch "Daily Mail" Race of Champions 1973 & 1974 Souvenir magazine with insert original stickers & decals etc, Brands Hatch Stirling Moss Day 1980 (Plus Fangio & Stewart) pair of original programmes, and with further complimentary programme to Raymond Baxter with Intro-letter, press-pack with invitation to participate signed by Stirling Moss, together with his commentary notes, driver`s listing and interview planner, celebrity drivers listing and Historic Cars participating etc, also with Graham Hill Grand Prix Racing Book (Shell promotional issue) autographed signature by Hill to cover, together with a Tribute to Graham Hill Dinner programme to celebrate his award of OBE at the Cafe Royal November 1975, with Graham Hill Memorial Service sheet at St Albans Cathedral December 1975, and with International Trophy Race Graham Hill Tribute programme Silverstone April 1976 (-)
Motor Racing. A group of pre- and post-war motor racing biographies including Fangio "My Twenty year of Racing", 1st ed., 1961, Dunlop Mac "Fifty Years with the Speed Kings, 1st ed., 1961, Walker & Fellowes "Grands Prix 1934-1939, revised ed., 1950, Gardner & Boddy "Fifty years of Brooklands", 1st ed., 1956, Neubauer "Speed Was My Life", 1st ed., 1959, Rudolf Caracciola "Mercedes Grand Prix Ace", 1st ed., 1956, Molter "Juan Manuel Fangio World Champion", 1st ed., 1956, Jenkinson "The Racing Driver", 1st ed., 1958, Walkerley "Famous Motor Races" and "Sports Cars Today", both 1st eds., 1963 & 1962, with introductory preview copy letter, Monkhouse "Grand Prix Facts & Figures" 1894-1952 and later edition 1894-1963, Gregoire "Twenty Four Hours at Le Mans", 1st ed., 1957, Scott-Moncrieff and Nixon "Three-Pointed Star", 1st ed., 1955, Klementaski "Racing Drivers in Action", 1st ed., 1955, (review-copy), Rutherford, "The Chequered Flag", 1st ed., 1956, Eoin Young "Bruce McLaren, 1st ed., 1971, Stirling Moss` Book of Motor Sport, 1st ed., 1953, all with original d.j.s. (20)
Motor Racing. A quantity of Grand Prix and Continental Race programmes and related material including Monaco 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (variously including press & commentary notes, regulations, practice-times and hand-annotated lap chart, flight-times and RAC comps-slip & press-bulletins etc), together with Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1971 (original programme and camera locations chart), and similar for 1973 (with additional hand-annotated camera charts etc), further including Grand Prix de L`ACF Trophee de la Sarthe Le Mans 1967 F1 & F3. And with Monza Italian Grand Prix programme 1973 (including press-pack and souvenir booklet), also with Zandvoort Dutch Grand Prix 1967 programme, signed by Raymond Baxter (-)
Motor Sport and Rallying. A group of titles including "Touring Abroad" Tom Wisdom, 1st ed., with d.j., 1960 with signed dedication "To RB with admiration & affection - Tommy", "Seven Year Twitch" Marcus Chambers, 1st ed., 1962 (review copy with comps slip), "Rallying to Monte Carlo" Mike Couper, 1st ed, with d.j., 1956, with signed dedication to RB from author "I think pages V & VI are the best!" (foreword by Raymond Baxter), "Art & Technique of Driving" Pat Moss & Erik Carlsson, 1st ed., with d.j., 1965 (review copy with comps-slip), "International Rallying" Stuart Turner, 1st ed., with d.j., 1965 (review-copy with Foulis comps-slip), "Rallies & Races" William Leonard, 1st ed., 1950, "Bees Under My Bonnet" and "More Bees Under My Bonnet" Ronald Collier 1st editions, illustration by Brockbank, Bentley Bedside Book 1961 with d.j. "Motoring Holidays in Bavaria" Alison Lascelles, 1st edition (review copy with comps slip), "Collected Motor Verses" W.H. Charnock, 1st ed., 1959, with d.j., "Turbo" Douglas Rutherford pre-print proof-copy 1980 uncut. "Mr Saab" Erik Carlsson 1999 signed copy with personal dedication from Erik and Pat (Moss), together with seven other related titles (-)
Motoring History. A group of books and publications, including "British Motor Car & Commercial Vehicle Industry" Wartime Souvenir published by "The Times" dated 1918, together with Hough & Frostick "History of World`s Classic Cars", 1st ed., 1963, Blond "The Motor Car", 1st English ed., 1962, Setright "The Designers" edited by Raymond Baxter for Library of Motoring 1976, Nicholson "The World`s Motoring Museums", 1st ed., 1970, Ickx "Ainsi Naquit L`Automobile" Vol 1 with comps-slip from Mercedes Benz: also Vol II by same author Edita Lausanne, Swann "My Years with General Motors", 1st ed., 1965, review copy with comps slip; Hough "Motor Car Lovers Companion" proof-copy for review dated July 1965, Connolly, Louis "The Motoring Art of Harold Connolly" forewords by Earl of March & Raymond Baxter (review copy with comps letter signed by the author 2004), Burger "Great Car Collections of the World, 1st ed., 1986, Sidebotham, Donald "Development of a Car for Africa", with signed letter and dedication from author and Christmas card, together with sundry auction-house catalogues and related publications etc, mostly with original dust-jackets (approx. 30)
Aviation. A quantity of large-format volumes & publications etc, including Royal Air Force Yearbook 1973, 1977, 1980 & 1985, "Great Fighting Planes" Austin & Dick, "A Lifetime of Aviation 1916-1986" Soc. Of British Aerospace Companiess, "Silent, Swift Superb - Story of the VC10" Scott Henderson, "Air Combat Paintings" Taylor & Walker, "Royal Air Force" Aircraft in Service since 1918" Michael Turner, signed dedication by the artist author, "Farnborough - 100 years of British Aviation" Peter Cooper, "The "Light Aircraft" Armour & Shackleton, "Pilot Error" Ronald Hurst, together with proof-copy, "The Smithsonian Book of Flight" Walter Boyne, "British Aircraft Corporation" Charles Gardner, "Aviation" Charles Gibbs-Smith, "Three Centuries to Concorde" Charles Burnet, "Roots in the Sky" Flight Special Publication, "Flying Concorde" Brian Calvert, "The National Air & Space Museum" C.D.B Bryan, "Harrier" Christopher Chant, and various other related titles (approx. 20)
* Aviation Promotional Material. A quantity of Civil and Military Aviation promotional material etc, including Concorde original personal Test-Flight Invitation Certificate dated 1969, Concorde Flight-certificate signed by Chief Test-Pilot Brian Trubshaw dated 1976, and with newsprint cuttings and related material etc. RAF Harrier engineering commentary booklet and press-release for displays at Paris Air Show from Hawker-Siddeley dated 1969, New Zealand Air Race commemorative Menu (Viscount Crew 1953) from House of Commons signed by crew-members & personalities including Raymond & Silvia Baxter, Ivan & Jean Scott-Hill, David Haddie etc. RAF Hunter Speed record Anniversary signed by Pilots Neville Duke and Adrian?? Tba, Hendon Aviation Centenary Calendar 1999, "Swordfish Attack - Taranto" signed presentation print by Robert Taylor with dedication to Raymond & Silvia Baxter, signed by Pilots Charles Lamb DSC, DSO & Sir Richard Janvin KCB DSC, together with a quantity of aviation magazines, journals and publications 1950s-1980s including Air Pilot and The Aeroplane etc (a carton)
* R.A.F. "Red Arrows" and Aerobatic Displays. A quantity of memorabilia, including publicity and promotional material 1960s-1990s, display programmes, books, signed autographed photographs, personal commentary notes & memory-cards, invitations, personal correspondence, Farnborough Air Show display notes, map layouts, and with World Aerobatic Championships programmes and related promotional material etc (a lot)
Spitfire. A quantity of Books on the Aircraft type and its History, including: "Spitfire Flying Legend" Dibbs & Holmes (2), "Spitfire Summer" Malcolm Brown, "Spitfires Over Sicily" Brian Cull, "Late-Marque Spitfire Aces 1942-45" Alfred Price, "Spitfire into Battle" W.G.G. Duncan-Smith, "R.J. Mitchell - Schooldays to Spitfire" Gordon Mitchell, Spitfire MkV Manual, "Spitfire" Jeffrey Quill, "Spitfire Squadron" Dilip Sankar, "Spitfire at War" Alfred Price, together with other similar titles etc, mostly with original dust-jackets, some with signed author`s dedications etc (approx. 20)
WWII Memoirs and Historical Biographies. A quantity of titles including Wings Over North Africa" Air Vice Marshall Tony Dudgeon, "Cats-Eyes Cunningham the Aviation Legend" John Golley, A "Trifle in the Sky" Douglas Gilbert, "Spirit of Britain First" Graham Warner, "War Eagles" James Saxon-Childers, "Reach for the Sky" Paul Brickhill, "Action Stations" Michael Bowyer, Night Fighter" Rawnsley & Wright, "Aviation Memoirs" Graham McKinnon, "Master Airman" Bennet & Bramson, "The Shiphunters" R.E. Gillman, (uncorrected proof-copy), "The Flying Scots" Jack Webster, "Mollison - The Flying Scotsman" David Luff, "Falcons of France" Norhoff & Hall, "Sound Barrier" Duke & Lanchbery, Fighter Leader" Norman Franks, "Enola Gay - Mission to Hiroshima" Thomas & Morgan-White, and related titles, some with authors signature & dedications (approx. 20)
* British Manufacturers inc. Sports Cars. A group of black & white photographs, c. 1960s-1990s, mostly professional press & promotional studies, inc. British Sports Cars, Land Rover & Range Rover and other British makes and manufacturers, variously captioned with photographers stamps verso, largest 8 x 10in (20 x 26cm) (approx. 85)
* 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)
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