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Lot 229

Sowerby (J. and J.E.Smith.) English Botany 13 vol. vol.1-12 second edition vol.13 third edition 2595 hand-coloured plates bookplate to front pastedowns and ink ownership stamp on endpaper of some volumes contemporary diced calf gilt leather lettering labels vol. 12 upper cover slightly soiled contemporary half morocco gilt rubbed 8vo 1832-1856 &1902.

Lot 244

Daniell (T. &W.) A Picturesque Voyage to Indi 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates some occassional light foxing 2 bookplates one armorial contemporary full maroon morocco lettered in gilt g.e. rubbed at joints and corners [Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173] small oblong folio (but bound as small folio) 1810.

Lot 248

Wilson (Charles William) Ordnance Jerusalem under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James 3 vol. comprising: [vol.I. Notes] mounted original photograph by Sergeant James McDonald on title 26 sheets of facsimile notes with hand-coloured day designators 30 engraved plans maps and plates including 1 double-page plan of Jerusalem some with hand-colouring 1865; [vol.II. Photographs] 75 mounted original photographs by Sergeant James McDonald including 2 fold-out some occasional fading but overall very good 1865; [vol.III. Plans] 5 folding engraved maps &plans backed on linen and edged in blue loose as issued in original portfolio [1865] original cloth bindings lettered in gilt vol.I with original morocco corners and spine some minor repairs vol.II &III with later morocco spines and corners skilfully done to style of original large folio for Her Majesty`s Treasury. ***Wilson`s epic survey undertaken on behalf of the Water Relief Committee with the intention of providing a street-by-street guide to Jerusalem`s wells conduits cisterns etc. Despite Wilson`s initial reservations about photography as a medium for potentially substantial subterranean reportage McDonald`s photographs were to superbly exceed the Committee`s expectations. Combined with the excellent maps &plans they instead provided in their coverage a wide source of information ranging from military intelligence through to archaeological investigation into biblical accuracy. Wilson went on to become a key member of the Palestinian Exploration Fund involved in several futher surveys in the Middle East. Scarce complete and in such fine condition..

Lot 278

Paine (Thomas author and revolutionary D.s. “Thomas Pain” “Elizabeth Pain” &“James Castley” with 3 identical wax seals with initials manuscript indenture on paper 1p. 37 lines 2 duty stamps in left margin (1 ink 1 blind-stamped) laid down on thick paper tears along folds large tear along central fold between sentences but affecting a few letters above and below a few other tears and wormholes but entirely legible some damp marks mostly at tail some soiling and browning wax seals cracked (seal opposite Thomas Paine`s signature lacking small piece of wax at head one other chipped) framed and glazed (can be viewed out of frame) 475 x 610mm. Lewes 4th June 1774. ***Thomas Paine`s deed of legal separation from his wife Elizabeth Ollive signed a few months before his departure for America this document highlights the collapse of Paine`s affairs in England. “Articles of Agreement Tripartite Indented had made and agreed upon the Fourth day of June in... One thousand and Seven Hundred and Seventy ffour Between Thomas Pain of Lewes in the County of Sussex late Excise Officer of the first part Elizabeth Pain Wife... (late Elizabeth Olive Spinster) of the second part and the Reverend James Castley... Clerk of the third part. Whereas certain unhappy Quarrels and dissensions have arisen (and which now do in part subsist) between... Thomas Pain and... Elizabeth... for Putting an End to which They... have mutually agreed to live separate and apart and previous... Pain hath consented thereto... that the said Elizabeth shall have and take a few fixtures now remaining in their late dwelling... and valued by Mr. Verrale at about Twenty five shillings And whereas Samuel Olive... Did give and Devise All that his Messuage or Tenement... Situate in the parish of St. Michael`s... in Lewes In Trust to divide the same between his ffour children... in equal shares... Now the said Thomas Pain hath also consented and agreed that... Elizabeth shall have her share of the said monies... and... Elizabeth hath agreed to give up to the said Thomas Pain the sum of Forty Five Pounds in her possession on or before the Sixth day of June... and Thomas Pain shall... permit... Elizabeth... to live separate and apart from him... Thomas Pain... shall not nor will at any time hereafter slander or defame his said wife... James Castley Indemnified... the said Thomas Pain... of from and against Payment of all manner of Debts... which... Elizabeth Pain... shall contract Signed Sealed and Delivered (being first duly stamped) by the said Thomas Pain and James Castley in the Presence of John Ollive William Wright Signed sealed... by... Elizabeth Pain in the Presence of John Ollive Thomas Pain Elizabeth Pain James Castley.” - Indenture. Paine originally from Thetford in Norfolk drifted to London and the South East as a young man and worked in a variety of jobs including on privateers and as a stay-maker his father`s profession. In 1768 he was appointed to the position of excise officer for Lewes in Sussex and moved into rented lodgings with Samuel Ollive an innkeeper and his family. Soon after he went into business with Ollive setting up a tobacco mill as an independent source of income. “Samuel Ollive died in July 1769 leaving his widow Esther and daughter Elizabeth in poor circumstances. For propriety`s sake Paine took up lodgings elsewhere but the following year he joined the Ollives in opening a shop and on 26 March 1771 he married Elizabeth (c. 1749-1808) who was at least ten years his junior. The following year he was nominated to press the excisemen`s case for improved pay and conditions in London.” (Oxford DNB). From then on Paine`s fortunes took a turn for the worse. The excisemen`s case failed then in 1773 the tobacco mill business collapsed and in the following year he was dismissed from his job at the excise. “Moreover in May 1774 Paine and his wife separated with a formal document being signed on 4 June 1774.” (Oxford DNB). The above is that document of separation detailing Paine`s and his wife`s assets. At a low ebb Paine with the forty five pounds from his estranged wife booked a passage to America where he would start his controversial career as a revolutionary and pamphleteer. The document is signed “Pain” he changed the spelling of his name to “Paine” at a later date. Provenance: From the basement of a shop in Hastings located in the 1970s. The above document has been cited many times in biographies of Paine but only Moncure Daniel Conway in his Life of Thomas Paine 1892 seems to have seen and quoted from this document. With thanks to Dr. Mark Philp for his assistance in cataloguing this item..

Lot 280

Joyce (James writer 1882-1941) Autograph 1 & 189;pp. 8vo Paris 7 rue Edmond Valentin 1937 sending his condolences on the death of John Drinkwater “My wife and I were both shocked and grieved to hear of the afflictions which have fallen on you. I met him [Drinkwater] first ten years ago and had the pleasure of meeting him and talking with him at several meetings but one needed to meet him only once to feel that one was in the presence of a kindly courteous and honourable nature: and I am sorry that the circumstances of our lives did not grant me the pleasure of meeting him more frequently” folds small pen mark under address date slightly smudged; 4 photographs (2 of James Joyce one with Joyce and Drinkwater and the second a group comprising Joyce Kathleen Maxwell Daisy Kennedy Nora Joyce and John Drinkwater) Joyce photographs captioned “Salzburg” and with names of group and 2 other photographs views of Königssee (Bavaria) all four mounted on a single album leaf each 105 x 60mm. [1928] v.s. v.d.(2) ***?Unpublished. “The Joyces were at Salzburg in the summer of 1928 where they encountered John Drinkwater and his wife Daisy Kennedy the violinist who was performing at the festival. They became very friendly and Mrs Drinkwater told me that they went on various excursions together in the neighbourhood. From London John Drinkwater later wrote to Joyce who was back in Paris thanking him for Number 13 of Transition and sending some photographs taken at Salzburg. He said how much they had enjoyed meeting him and `my wife under your influence exclaimed towards the end of the journey that she was sick of bluggage.`“ - Patricia Hutchins James Joyce`s World 1957. John Drinkwater (1882-1937) poet and playwright. Daisy Kennedy (1893-1981) concert violinist; married John Drinkwater in 1924. Kathleen Maxwell concert pianist. .

Lot 282

Cicero Epistolae ad Familiares 1480 with commentary of Hubertinus Clericus 291ff. (of 296 lacking a1-3 and O7&8 8 being final blank) 58 lines of commentary surrounding text Roman type initials supplied in red occasional early ink marginalia or notes within the text C1 marginal tear at foot L8 stain within text a few ff. soiled a few small stains or marks 20th century calf-backed marbled boards rubbed [BMC V 296; Goff C-521; Hain 5187] folio [Venice] [Printer of the 1480 Martial] 1480.

Lot 286

Costus (Petrus) Targum Koheleth Petrum Antesignanum 1554; bound after Typus Messiæ et Christi Domini woodcut device on title Matthiam Bonhomme 1554 Latin &Hebrew woodcut initials and decorations together in contemporary vellum surface soiled gilt-stamped `London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews` on upper cover [Adams C2576] small 4to Leiden.

Lot 291

Velius (Ursinus) Chronicorum mundi epitome Monosticha de vitis Regum Italiæ 132 woodcut numismatic vignettes 1 woodcut illustration last f. with colophon cut down and mounted without loss L5 &L6 with repairs to margins worm-track affecting lower text from H7 to end with some loss of characters contemporary calf spine gilt edges rubbed corners and foot of spine worn 8vo Frankfurt am Main Christian Egenolph [1534]. ***Scarce early work on Italian coins..

Lot 295

De Bisschop (Jan) Signorum Veterum Icones 2 parts in 1 engraved title 100 engraved plates with Dutch &Latin dedications but lacking letterpress title called for in the BM and Wellcome copies [The Hague c.1669]; bound after Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum additional engraved title 55 engraved plates only (of 57 lacking plates 10 &23) letterpress title in Latin &Dutch dedication in Dutch The Hague 1671 together in contemporary vellum slightly splayed folio. ***Jan de Bisschop`s substantial instructive work for Dutch painters; the Icones takes sculptural studies from the classical period or in classical style whilst the Paradigmata utilises paintings and drawings mostly by Italian 16th &17th century masters. The work was of considerable importance in reviving the classical tradition in the Low Countries during the 17th century..

Lot 297

Bochart (Samuel) Opera Omnia 3 vol. third edition half-title additional engraved title letterpress titles with engraved vignette 1 engraved portrait (slightly browned) 13 engraved maps including 4 double-page bookplate on front pastedowns all very clean contemporary blind-tooled vellum some loss to vol.II spine folio Leiden &Utrecht 1692.

Lot 306

Andreae Herculis Christiani Luctæ XXIV 1615 1615; Turris Babel 1619; Reipublicae Christianopolitae engraved folding plate 1619; Cicvis Christianus 1619; Christiani Cosmixeni Genitura 1619 together 5 works bound in 1 vol. first editions [Gardner 30 39 38 &42] Strasbourg Lazarus Zetner 12mo ***A sammelband of rare works. Andreae was involved in the early development of the Rosicrucian Order..

Lot 312

Fludd (Robert) Anatomiae amphitheatrum 2 parts in 1 half-title engraved pictorial title with dedication and portrait on verso Frankfurt [E.Kempfer for] J.T. de Bry 1623; Philosophia sacra &vere Christiana seu meteorologia cosmica engraved pictorial title with border made up of scenes of violent weather engraved portrait and folding double-page plate (cropped with slight loss at sides) Frankfurt Officina Bryana 1626 together 2 works in 1 vol. first editions both with engraved or woodcut illustrations and diagrams one in the first double-page another cut and mounted on p.23 cropped foxed or browned in some places severely contemporary vellum a little rubbed and marked preserved in modern cloth drop-back box with morocco label [Craven 246; Gardner 224 &225; Wellcome 2328 &2329] folio ***Fludd was an English physician and prominent Rosicrucian..

Lot 315

Rittangel (Johann Stephan) LIber Ierizah 1642 text in Latin and Hebrew first edition with parallel text title printed in red and black and with woodcut printer`s device full-page engraved illustrations of the Tree of Life antique style calf spine gilt [Scholem 943] small 4to Amsterdam apud Joannam &Jodcum Iamssonios 1642. ***Commentary on the 32 Paths of Wisdom. Provenance: Garden Library copy (not in sale catalogue)..

Lot 328

[Starkey (George)] True Light of Alchymy second edition 1p. advertisements at end A1&2 and I3&4 mounted on stubs browned modern speckled calf spine gilt I.Dawks for the author 1709. ***Written in verse the work includes much on mercury and its use in separating gold and silver..

Lot 336

[Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie...translated by first edition in English lacks title (supplied in manuscript) and all after CCCiii only 5 of 6 bifolia of folding figures at end illustrations Groundplat torn ii repaired D3-D4 &V4 torn Ee2-Ee4 soiled at head and tail occassional damp staining at edges cropped affecting some contemporary and later annotations near contemporary ownership stamps of `Henry Fletcher. Ouúore of This Booke A.D. 1600.` library bookplate to front paste-down nineteenth century half calf over marbled boards upper cover detached spine ends damaged worn [ESTC 106699] folio [John Daye] [1570.

Lot 348

Swift Travels into Several Remote Nations 1st 4 parts in 2 vol. first edition mixed issue engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 maps title to part 3 remargined a few small stains but generally crisp and clean modern polished calf by Sangorski &Sutcliffe spines in compartments and richly gilt red morocco labels to each spines slightly darkened joints splitting g.e. [T-S 290; T-S 291; T-S 289] 8vo for Benj. Motte 1726. ***An attractive copy. There are three `first` editions of Gulliver`s Travels designated A AA and B by Teerink-Scouten. This composite edition consists of all three - Part I-II (AA) Part III (B) and Part IV (A). .

Lot 349

Shakespeare (William) The Works... 8v 1747 edited by Pope and Warburton 8 vol. woodcut ornaments and initials contemporary signature of Alexander Allardyce on titles rather foxed and browned B1 of vol.2 torn at upper edge (no loss) contemporary sprinkled calf spines ruled in gilt with red morocco labels a little rubbed vol.8 with light staining to upper cover 8vo for J. &P.Knapton... 1747.

Lot 355

Combe (William) The English Dance of Death 2 vol. first edition in book form additional hand-coloured aquatint title and 73 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Rowlandson some slight foxing and browning bookplates of H.A.J. Silley on front pastedowns handsomely bound in modern polished red morocco gilt g.e. by Sangorski &Sutcliffe 8vo R. Ackermann 1815-16.

Lot 356

Austen (Jane) Northanger Abbey 4 vol. first edition lacks half-titles supplied in good facsimiles vol. IV lacks p7 &8 blanks at end some foxing and browning later endpapers later half calf gilt spines rubbed lacks leather labels misspelt “Austin” on spines g.e. by Bayntun [Gilson A9] 12mo John Murray 1818.

Lot 359

Dickens (Charles) Sketches by Boz...New Edition C first collected edition half-title etched frontispiece additional title and 37 plates by Cruikshank [Hatton &Cleaver pp.91-128] 1839; Oliver Twist first one-volume edition half-title 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank 1846; Dombey and Son first edition in book form engraved frontispiece additional title and 38 plates by Phiz lacking half-title 1848 some oxidising to plates later full straight grain calf by Morrell gilt lettering labels g.e. 8vo.(3)

Lot 363

Barrie (J.M.) Peter and Wendy first edition frontispiece pictorial title and 11 plates by F.D.Bedford minor spotting to endpapers preliminaries and page extremties 1 f. torn at lower fore-corner but otherwise internally very good original green gilt-pictorial cloth very slight rubbing to corner tips but overall an unusually fine copy original dust-jacket gilt spine slightly dulled with fading to gilt frayed at spine ends with minor loss to corners overall a fine example 8vo [1911]. ***J.M.Barrie`s classic children`s book extended &developed in response to the success of both his 1906 book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (illustrated by Arthur Rackham) and the play Peter Pan that ran from 1904; this edition features the first inclusion of Peter`s visit to Wendy Darling when she has grown up and married. Scarce in such condition..

Lot 365

Potter (Beatrix) [Two Mice in a Coconut] shaped chromolithograph New Year Card text on verso reads “A happy New Year” Hildesheimer &Faulkner no.185 Designed in England Printed in Germany [c.1890]. ***Rare variant not in the V&A collection which has two cards of this design in the Linder Bequest: LB1788a has the serial number 205 and the message “A happy New Year to you.”; LB1788b has no serial number and the message “A happy Christmas to you.” Beatrix Potter`s original design for this New Year card depicted a mouse in a nest rather than a coconut. LB1782 and 1787 in the V&A are her original watercolour designs; the former depicting the mouse inside the nest and the latter depicting the nest viewed from the outside. Potter`s association with Hildesheimer and Faulkner marked the beginning of her professional career. At her brother Bertram`s suggestion she sent some of her Christmas card designs to the publishers in 1890 and they agreed to publish them sending her a cheque for £6. She continued to supply the firm with designs some of which were published with Weatherly`s verses in A Happy Pair. .

Lot 366

Szyk (Arthur) The Haggadah edited by Cecil Roth first Szyk edition English &Hebrew printed in russet and black number 43 of 125 numbered copies signed by the artist &editor and printed on vellum colour illustrations decorations and illuminations by Arthur Szyk illustrated silk doublures within gilt dentelles original blue crushed gilt-pictorial morocco by Sangorski &Sutcliffe preserved in original blue half morocco velvet-lined drop-back box 4to Beaconsfield Press 1939. ***An excellent copy of Arthur Szyk`s most celebrated illustrated work. A magnificent deluxe version of one of the most important books in the canon of the Jewish faith a prayerbook designed to integrate the whole family but especially the children hence the importance of illustration..

Lot 373

Doyle (Arthur Conan) Hound of Baskervilles first edition with “you” for “your” on p.13 line 3 16 plates by Sidney Paget signed card with author`s printed header loosely inserted A.L.s. from George Newnes to the House of Commons Speaker`s secretary and dated 1903 tipped onto front pastedown red from covers bleeding slightly onto rear endpapers otherwise internally very good original red cloth decorated in gilt &black spine slightly dulled minor mottling to lower cover otherwise very good [Green &Gibson A26a] 8vo 1902.

Lot 375

Fleming (Ian) Moonraker first edition first impression issue with `shoot` on p.10 some browning slighty dulled small tears to fore-edge of title-page and bottom edges of p.16 &p.115 original boards dust-jacket 8vo 1955.

Lot 388

Kerouac (Jack) On the Road first edition bookplate of bibliophile A.S.A. Struik on front pastedown ink inscription on front free endpaper original black cloth lettered in white a fine copy dust-jacket with price $3.95 on inside front flap and red &blue bars on lower panel a few small closed nicks slight edge rubbing but overall an unusually good example 8vo New York 1957. ***A key work in the Beat Generation canon..

Lot 390

O`Brian (Patrick) Aubrey/Maturin novels 21 vol. first editions original boards dust-jackets Master and Commander dust-jacket slightly frayed at spine-ends and corners small “Y.A.” written on foot of spine; H.M.S. Surprise ex ship`s library with stamp on title and pocket on front free endpaper jacket clipped with publisher`s sticker spine faded with small `F` stamped tape marks to inner flaps and pastedowns; The Mauritius Command ink price on front free endpaper and inner front flap jacket spine darkened; Desolation Island and The Far Side of the World price-clipped; small ownership sticker on front free endpaper of Treason`s Harbour The Far Side of the World The Reverse of the Medal and The Letter of Marque otherwise fine copies 1969-2004; and 2 others O`Brian 8vo &small 4to(23)

Lot 395

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings 3 vol. first editions first impressions vol.III third state with sagging text and printed `4` on p.49 maps ink name dated 1954 on front free endpaper of first 2 vol. related loose newspaper clipping 1955 original cloth dye from cloth bled onto lower extreme edge of vol.I &II ff. dust-jackets vol.I with split at head of spine and some loss to spine ends and corners vol.II with small chip at head of spine vol.III with some tears and chips with slight loss and ink staining to foot of lower panel general surface rubbing &marking 8vo 1954-55.

Lot 34

An extensive collection of signed index cards, including F. Murray Abraham, Dawn Addams, Wesley Addy, Alan Alda, Adrianna Allen, Eve Arden, James Arness, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Ed Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Lew Ayres, Gene Barry, Joan Bennett, Turham Bey, Theodore Bikel, Robert Black, Lloyd Bridges, Mel Brooks, George Burns, Raymond Burr, James Caan, Sid Caesar, Pat Carroll, John Cassavettes, John Cleese, James Coburn, Claudette Colbert, Stephen Collins, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Kathleen Cornell, Broderick Crawford, Billy Crystal, Tony Curtis, Edith Day, John Dehner, Paul Davies, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jimmy Edwards, Jack Elam, Robert Englund, Gracie Fields, Peter Falk, Albert Finney, Charles Fleischer, George Flower, Edward Fox, Arthur Franz, Gerte Frobe, Leo Fuchs, Robert Fuller, Stephen Furst, Clark Gable, Don Galloway, Anthony Geary x 2, Dorothy Gish, Lilian Gish, Savion Glover, Jeff Gloldblum, Bruce Gordon, Michael Gough, Kelsey Grammer, Farley Granger, Dick Gregory, Joel Grey, Alec Guinness, Joel Grey, Brett Hadley, Larry Haines, Monty Hall, Richard Harris, Rex Harrison, Peter Haskell, Helen Hayes, Nigel Hawthorne, David Hedison, John Hensley, Rick Hill, Rick Hill, Bob Hope, Leslie Holmes, Gregory Hines, Hal Holbrook, Rex Holman, Dennis Hopper, Axton Hoyt, DL Hughley, Rick Hurst, Will Hutchins, Gordon Jackson, Anthony James, James Clifton, Jimmy Jewel, Glynnis Johns, Louis Jourdan, Louis Jourdan, Victor Jory, Deborah Kerr, Evelyn Laye & Frank Lawton x 2, Elsa Lanchester, Michael Landon, Hope Lange, Dan Lauria, Bob Livingstone, Margaret Lockwood, Mako, Lon McCallister, Sean McClory, Roddy McDowell, Burgess Meredith, John Mills, Brian Mitchell, Keith Mitchell, Ricardo Montalban, Dennis Morgan, Robert Morley, Michael Moriaty, Joe Morton, Patricia Neal, Leslie Nielson, Nick Nolte, Chuck Norris, Hoe Pesci, Walter Pidgeon, Dennis Quaid, Davis Rasche, Rex Reason, Steve Reeves, Lee Remmick, Michael Richards, Jason Robards, Wayne Rogers, Roy Scheider, Angus Scrimm, Tom Selleck, Moira Shearer, Martin Short, Simone Simon, Jean Simmons, OJ Simpson, Robert Stack, Sylvester Stallone, Bob Steele, Warren Stevens, Warren Stevens, Robert Strong, Barry Sullivan, Barry Sullivan, Donald Sutherland, Rudy Vallie, Abe Vigoda, Ray Walston, Fritz Weaver, Adam West, Billy Dee Williams, Jonathan Winters, Dennis Weaver, Billy Wilder, Googie Withers, Peggy Wood and Michael York.

Lot 65

Dickens, Charles; signed Coutts & Co cheque, dated April 1863.

Lot 543

Approx 29 Reinthal & Newman American postcards, the majoriy depicting paintings by Harrison Fisher, Philip Boileau.

Lot 545

Approx 34 early 20th century humorous postcards by Bamforth & Co.

Lot 552

Approx 34 early 20th century humorous postcards by Bamforth & Co.

Lot 54

A Royal Copenhagen B & G model of a pigeon numbered 1911.

Lot 167

Walker & Hall, a matched silver three piece service of demi reeded form Sheffield 1905 and Chester 1906.

Lot 190

An early 19th Century percussion pistol by Scudamore & Co.

Lot 218

Six stoneware flagons, variously named to include Ratcliffe & Dawe, Barnstaple together with a copper warming pan with turned wood handle and four flat irons.

Lot 246

A single volume, Munitions of War, produced by B.S.A & Daimler.

Lot 289

Ten boxed die cast Corgi and other vehicles including buses, articulated flatbed lorries and a limited edition set of Tate & Lyle die cast vehicles.

Lot 383

An Edwardian salon chair with shield shaped back and florally carved splat together with a stick back bedroom chair and an oak Arts & Crafts chair having bowed top rail ladder back on square tapering supports.

Lot 439

R & J Beck, a 19th Century stick barometer having white painted architectural case enclosing ceramic gauges and dials the trunk fitted with thermometer over applied florally carved lower reservoir.

Lot 447

A set of four oak dining chairs each having serpentine top rail Arts & Crafts - type splat leatherette upholstered overstuffed seat on square tapering forelegs.

Lot 18

A Distinguished Conduct Medal group of six to Captain W.H.M. Dow Royal Artillery, DCM (awarded during 2nd Boer War - 66435 Bty-Serjt:- Major W.H.M. Dow R.H.A.), QSA with clasps for Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast and South Africa 1901 (66435 B.S. Major W.H.M. Dow O Bty R.H.A.); EVIIR LSGC (66435 Bty. Sjt. Mjr W.H.M. Dow R.H.A.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. & Adjt W.H.M. Dow D.C.M. R.F.A.); 1914-18 War Medal and Victory Medal (Capt. W.H.M. Dow); together with parchment certificate of service, certificates of commission, various photographs of the recipient in portrait and during manoeuvres, and a large collection of other documents and ephemera. Captain Dow joined the Royal Artillery in 1888 at the age of 15 1/2. He served in the Boer War of 1899-1902 and was awarded the D.C.M. Discharged in 1910, owing to medical reasons, he volunteered at the outbreak of war in 1914, and rose to the rank of Captain. The documents offered with this lot include much correspondence that attests to the recipient`s exceptional character, and also various letters recording a dispute with the War Office over its failure to grant him an Officer`s rate of pension.

Lot 50

R. Ewart Oakeshott, `The Sword in the Age of Chivalry`; Charles Ffoulkes & E.C. Hopkinson, `Sword, Lance and Bayonet`; and three other titles. (5).

Lot 74

A 19th Century court cocked hat, by Cater and Son, black feather crest, gold bullion loop and button, in steel hat box with metal label for K & W Seagrove Portsea, old luggage tag for Sir Harry Verney K.C.V.O., with hand written note: `F`s old court and F.O. cocked hat`.

Lot 131

A Russian Kindjal, double edged blade 11 1/2 in. with single central fuller retaining much blue, stamped ?. ??.???? ??? & ?ie, brass hilt with characteristic tapering pommel, grip with studded wooden panels, metal covered and wood lined scabbard.

Lot 223

A Martini Henry MkII .450 artillery carbine, barrel 20 1/2 in. (cut through near breech), by BSA & Co 1889, well marked, butt with brass roundel marked ``1.Y.E.A.` and `1892`.

Lot 225

A large bore percussion pistol, octagonal barrel 6 in., top flat marked `Wood & Son St James London`, action and hammer engraved with acanthus scrolls, with retaining clip to the side, hardwood butt with chequered grip, steel pommel with hinged lid to a storage compartment, captive steel ramrod. .

Lot 226

A good pair of early 19th Century flintlock pocket pistols, by D. Anderson & Co., 2 1/4 in. turn-off barrels, cylindrical actions with incised decoration including sunrays and a stand of arms, box locks with sliding safety catches, hardwood butts with chequered grips, vacant white metal escutcheons, white metal pommel caps with incised decoration, in a re-fitted baize lined box with a small powder flask.

Lot 255

A letter opener in the form of a miniature Third Reich Hunting Association Hirschfanger, blade 5 3/4 in. and etched with stags, makers mark of E. & F. Horster, hilt with shell and deer foot quillons, metal simulated stag horn grip with hunting association badge, metal scabbard with centre section painted to simulate leather.

Lot 294

A Robert Forgan & Son driver, another, and ten wooden shafted iron headed golf clubs. (12).

Lot 330

A collection of old cigarette cards, and trade cards, full and part sets, including noted cards by F & J Smiths, Young Britain and Anstie Ltd. .

Lot 447

A carriage lamp by Eli Griffiths & Sons, and a handlamp. (2).

Lot 448

`L.& S.W.R. Beware of Trains`, cast iron sign, repainted, 66 x 42.5cm (26 x 16 3/4in).

Lot 518

Hornby R796 Stephenson`s Rocket Presentation set, with L&MR 0-2-2 "Rocket", including two period dressed crew, good, box poor to fair.

Lot 529

Mainline Wagon Assortment, 37-126 7 Plank NE, 37-127 Colman`s Mustard, 37-129 7 Plank CWS, 37-130 5 Plank LMS, 37-134 Royal Daylight, 37-136 United Molasses, 37-144 Mineral BR Brown, 37-145 I.C.I, 37-146 National Benzole, 37-147 Crosfield Chemicals, 37- 167 England`s Glory, 37-169 Cambrian, 37-176 Wadsworth, 37-401 Match Truck and Container, 37-418 Bogie Well Wagon with Boiler, 37-426 20 Ton Brake GWR, 37-428 Emlyn, 37-429 Coke Carpenter, 37-455 Black Rock Quarries Ltd, 937-393 C & G Ayres, 937-396 Shell Electrical Oils; and coaches 37-103 x 2, 37-104, 937-319, all good, boxes good. (25).

Lot 535

Lima 205101 Class J50 LNER 0-6-0T No 8920, good, box good; 205106 Class 55 BR No 9006 "The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry", good, box good. (2).

Lot 536

Lima 205106 Class 55 BR No 90004 "The Fife & Forfar Yeomanry", good, box good; 205114 Class 33 BR No D6524, good, unboxed; 205172 Class 37 BR No 37012 "Loch Rannoch", good, unboxed; 205202 Class 40 BR No 40140, good, box good. (4) .

Lot 710

Matchbox Accessory Pack MG1 Showroom & Service Station, red building, yellow base and sign, near mint, box very good.

Lot 751

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 11 1920 Avelling & Porter Steam Roller, 12 Horse Drawn Bus, 13 Santa Fe Locomotive (1862), 14 `Duke of Connaught` Locomotive, and 15 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, all very good to near mint, boxes good to very good. (5).

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