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Click here to subscribeEarly 20th century Japanese army Field officer's kyu-gunto. A proto-military sword with 24 inch, traditional-style Japanese blade on gilt brass hilt with single knucklebow and decorated backstrap, the grip of soft cream leather bound with gilt wire. In steel scabbard. sword length 32in. (81.3cm)
1902-1918 Lieut.-Col Edgar Monteagle-Browne - DSO. Royal Munster Fusiliers, archive of correspondence, documents and ephemera. Relating to his military career and especially his command of 2nd, 8th and 9th Battalions, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Includes 47th Infantry Brigade, Plan of Battle, Raid on Petit Bois Salient by 8th Royal Munster Fusiliers, 6 November, 1916 and his reports on the raids; a telegram 1915, 25 July, from the War Office to Mrs E M Browne, informing her that her husband was wounded; recommendation of Monteagle-Browne for a DSO; his dog-tag; his will; photographs and correspondence. Who's Who, 1922 entry: Monteagle-Browne, Lieut.-Col Edgar. DSO. 1916. b. 15 June, 1878; e. of four surv. S. of J. Monteagle-Browne, Tullycarnen, Ardglass. M. 1915, Osra y.d. of late Fleet Paymaster Sydney Brougham-Hinshelwood. R.N. and g.g.d. of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Fairfax Moresby, G.C.B.; two s. one d. Educ. Privately. Entered army 1898; served with 1st Batt, R. Irish Fusiliers throughout South African War (Kings and Queens Medals with 5 clasps); Staff Captain for Railway Transport in Cape Colony Staff 1902-3; resigned Commission, 1905, and took up political work, standing twice for Parliament as an Advocate of Universal Military Service for which he was thanked by the late Earl Roberts; he has travelled extensively in Europe, S. America and Africa; started Rifle Clubs at sea in Merchant Service, 1908; Captain and Adjutant 10th (S) Batt. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment; Major, 194; Served European War, at first 2nd in Command of Warwicks; later on in Railway Transport Establishment for five months; 2nd in Command 1st & 7th Batts, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1915; commanded in succession 9th, 8th, and 2nd Batts, R. Munster Fusiliers, 1916-17 (wounded four times, D.S.O. Mons Star, dispatches thrice); Order of Damilo 4th Class. Recreations: shooting, polo, hunting and travelling. Address: Broncroft Castle, Craven Arms, Shropshire. T.A.: Monteagle, Munslow.
Japanese sword. A Japanese Shinto tachi in black lacquer saya, the heavy blade decorated with a horimono of a dragon to one side and a figure holding a tsurugi in a mountain landscape to the other. Signed and inscribed with reference to cutting test. Obverse, Kato Tsunatoshi on orders of Fujiwara Teifuku - On a day of the second month Tenpo eight (1837). Reverse, On the 27th day of the tenth month of the same year at Senju Yamakado Yazaemon [cut through] a head and into the earthenmound below. Boshi to habaki 23.50in. (59.7cm) Received as a gift by Colonel Sean O'Driscoll, US Army, aide to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan in 1945.Gifted to the current owner by O'Driscoll's widow in 1992. Kato Tsunatoshi, real name Kato Hachiro, originally came from Dewa´s Yonezawa and was, like his father Kato. Kunihide, a student of Suishinshi Masahide, he moved to Edo during the Bunsei era (1818-1830) where he worked in the residence of the Uesugi family, the daimyo of Yonezawa. Around the first year of Ansei (1854) he left his go Chounsai to his son Koretoshi and changed his pseudonym to Chojusai, he died in 1863.
Circa 1745 letter signed by Col. Edward Dillon and documents relating to the Battle of Fontenoy and the Dillon family. A manuscript order of battle for the French forces, led by Maurice de Saxe and including 'Dillon' in the '1ere ligne', on laid paper 14½ x 19 inches; 'An Account of the Action between the Allied Army and that of France near Tournay' (1745), 'Published by Authority' 8pp, 11 x 7 inches; 'Vers sur la Bataille de Fontenoy', Paris, 1745, 8pp; Lettre de Camille Desmoulins Au General Dillon, Paris, 1793, 58pp, 8vo; etc.
1939-1945 German Third Reich, Wehrmacht soldier's personal kit items. Includes, two packs of playing cards, tyre band for helmet, two packs of razor blades, box of soap, peppermint tin, pack of cigarettes, three packs of small bandages, butter dish, bakelite match holder, bakelite container, army issue glasses in case, tent peg, pair of prescription glasses, bakelite lighter, Pertrix flashlight with leather straps and 1941 dated bakelite fuse container. (19) Militaria.
Late 19th / early 20th century Japanese kyu-gunto, in nickel plated scabbard. The traditional-style taschi blade mounted on a gilt metal hilt with single knucklebow and ray grip bound with gilt wire, the back-strap decorated in the style of a field officer. Boshi to habaki 26.50in. (67.3cm) Received as a gift by Colonel Sean O'Driscoll, US Army, aide to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan in 1945.Gifted to the current owner by O'Driscoll's widow in 1992.
A Japanese court tachi in orange lacquer saya. A traditional Japanese tachi, signed on tang, 'Noshu Seki Kanekado', (Kanekado [from] Seki in Mino province) in orange lacquer saya decorated with gilt hollyhock mon. Boshi to habaki 26.25in. (66.7cm) Received as a gift by Colonel Sean O'Driscoll, US Army, aide to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan in 1945.Gifted to the current owner by O'Driscoll's widow in 1992.
1914-1918 German Imperial Army wound badges. A gold-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish; a black-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining all its original finish; and a black-grade, wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish. (3)
1900-1918 Irish Regiments cap badges. Thirteen cap badges of Irish Regiments in British and Canadian armies. The Canadian army badges including, 121 Western Irish, 199 Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Canadian Rangers, 199 Overseas Irish Canadian Rangers, 208 Overseas Canadian Irish Battalion; Also Tyneside Irish, 8th (Irish Battalion) King's Regiment Liverpool, London Irish, South African Irish Rifles, Connaught Rangers.
1914-1918 German Imperial Army wound badges. A gold-grade, cut-out wound badge with square vertical pin, retaining all its original finish; a silver-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish; and a black-grade, cut-out wound badge with vertical pin, retaining almost all its original finish. (3)
WWII Army issue nickel plated pocket watch stamped G. S. T. P. M 81824 and a Waltham military issue chrome stop watch WATCHES - as we are not a retailer, these items are sold as seen and may or may not be in full working order. If you would like any advice, or a full condition report, please contact our valuation team Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Major Alexander Cunningham and various (mid 19th century) A collection of botanical drawings and text depicting and relating to exotic specimens indigenous to India and Australia including locations such as Rangoor, Seegoor, Bellatangady, Annamallay and Rhamnacca, generally inscribed with locations, date and the name of the specimen, various sizes, all unframed Sir Alexander Cunningham KCIE CSI (23 January 1814 - 28 November 1893) was a British army engineer with the Bengal Engineer Group who later took an interest in the history, archaeology and natural world of India. He wrote numerous books and monographs and made extensive collections of artefacts and plants.
Major John Howard DSO signed Benham official 1994 50th anniversary The D-day landings BLCS95 FDC. British Army officer who led a glider-borne assault on two bridges between Bénouville and Ranville in Normandy, France, codenamed Operation Deadstick, on 6 June 1944 as part of the D-Day landings during the Second World War. These bridges spanned the Caen Canal and the adjacent River Orne (about 500 yards to the east), and were vitally important to the success of the D-Day landings. Since the war the bridge over the canal has become known as "Pegasus Bridge", as a tribute to the men who captured it, while the bridge over the River Orne later became known as Horsa Bridge after the Horsa gliders that had carried the troops to the bridges. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Gen Sir Peter de la Billiere KCB KBE DSO MC signed Benham official 1991 Scientific Achievements Tornado F Mk2 BLCS62b FDC. British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the Gulf War. He is often known by the acronym DLB. Good condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS AND DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY Mostly large 8vos and 4tos, publisher's cloth decorated with regimental crests where called for: Cooke (C.H., Capt.) Histories of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1914-1919, 1928, Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, the complete set of 4 volumes of Historical Records (of the 9th, 16th, 18th and 19th Battalions), original maroon cloth, one dust jacket preserved; Shakespear (Lt. Col.) A Record of the 17th and 32nd Service Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers (N.E.R.) Pioneers: 1914-1919, 1926, Northumberland Press; Buckley (F., Capt.) War History of the Seventh Northumberland Fusiliers, Newcastle, T.M. Grierson; Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot, or Northumberland Fusiliers, 1838, London, Clowes & Sons, five coloured plates; ('W.J.B.') A Diary of an Officer with the 4th Northumberland Fusiliers, in France and Flanders, from April 20th to May 24th, 1915, n.d., Hexham, folding map in pocket to rear; Barclay (C.N., Brig.) The History of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in the Second World War, n.d., Clowes; Spurgin (Karl B.) On Active Service with the Northumberland and Durham Yeomen n.d., London and Newcastle, a presentation copy signed by the author; Walker (H.M.) A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1674-1902, 1919, London, John Murray, half sheep over cloth [with:] Raimes (A.L., Major) The Fifth Battalion The Durham Light Infantry 1914-1918, 1931, published by the Battalion, green sheep, with inscription of Maj. Gen. W.N(?) Herbert of the D.L.I.; Vane (Hon. W.L.) The Durham Light Infantry, 1914, London, Gale & Polden, with 1915 ownership inscription of Capt. J.E. Spedding of the D.L.I. 'in line'; Hardinge Veitch (E., Major) 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry 1793-1926, n.d., Durham, J.H. Veitch, folding map in pocket to rear; Lewis (P.J., Major, Compiler) 8th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, 1949, Newcastle, Bealls; Lowe (W.D., Lt. Col.) War History of the 18th (S.) Battalion Durham Light Infantry, 1920, Oxford University Press; Miles (Wilfrid, Capt.) The Durham Forces in the Field, 1914-18, Vol. II. The Service Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry, 1920, Cassell, 17 illusts., 34 maps and plans [offered with:] Ross of Bladensburg (Lt. Col.). The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918, 3 vols (including Maps), 1928, O.U.P., decorated blue cloth [&] Montgomery (Archibald, Major-General Sir) The Story of the Fourth Army in the Battles of the Hundred Days, August 8th to November 11th, 1918 [1920], London, Hodder & Stoughton, two large 4to volumes (one Maps), in total 100 photographic plates, 19 folding maps, and 9 panoramic folding photographs (5 unbound and issued in Map case), uniformly bound in red cloth gilt, boar's head roundel to upper covers (in total 24 vols in 2 boxes)
A lady's First World War period Woman's Transport Service, 'First Aid Nursing Yeomanry' (FANY) WTS cap, by Scott & Co. Piccadilly; another cap probably; a pair of puttees and two British Red-Cross arm bands for Army Medical Service; and a leather pouch; also an early 20th Century black painted metal travelling trunk.NBWith envelope and note explaining the spats with puttees were worn by Pat Beauchamp-Waddell on active service in WWI.
A set of WWI medals for '18896 Cpl. F. Coathup. Lpool. R', the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal with bar, a WWI British War medal relating to '87710 Gnr. H. Wharton R.A.' and 1914-15 Star, relating to the same, a WWII 'Women's Land Army' badge, small military-related key fob, a cap badge for 'The Kings' and a white metal ring inscribed to interior, 'East African and Ugandan Protectorates 1907'.
A collection of Dad's Army Primrose confectionary cards depicting characters from the show, framed under glass also a framed collection of Wills cigarette cards, a framed map of Cheshire and a framed commemorative picture of the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother and Her Majesty's service appointment with the Commonwealth armed forces
'Tommy and I are going to be married…..’ DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An exceptional, lengthy A.L.S., Daphne, twelve pages, 8vo, Woking, n.d. ('Saturday', 1932), to [Foy Quiller-Couch], on the printed stationery of Pirbright Camp. In a revealing letter, written in bold pencil, Du Maurier announces to her friend 'It is perhaps a strange coincidence that my earliest recollections should be the sound of bugles in Albany Street barracks, the Revelle (sic) to wake me and the Last Post to send me to sleep, that I should once more find myself in the same atmosphere - for many years now pushed back in my dusty memory. But maybe the things that happen to us in life recur again and again, like a strange cycle' and continues 'Tommy and I are going to be married. When I am not sure, probably early one morning in Lanteglos church before anyone is awake, with the grave digger for witness, and so out and away to Helford or beyond', further confessing 'I never thought or intended that this should happen to me; or if it did would have lived carelessly in Walmsley fashion, but he is trying to teach me that those ways of living are messy and stupid and very very young. Your father (unwittingly!) pushed me a step further in the right direction when he spoke to me last week about a code of living, and a standard, and that marriage and children meant more in life than all the novels and successes ever written'. Du Maurier further muses 'Its going to be a bit of a job at first, to change all my old ideas and to have a shot at living “unselfishly” for the first time in my life, and I hope I shan't make too big a mess of it. Having, by a queer stroke of fate, been “picked first” by someone with the ideals and principles and standards of a Sir Courtenay Vyvyan maybe it won't be so difficult. It's a bit of a jolt to discover that the fellow in dirty pants who laughs at me when I make a mistake on a boat is known here as the officer who sets the highest standard of efficiency in the whole Brigade of Guards, that at 32 he was the youngest major in the entire Army!!!'. Du Maurier also writes that she has informed her family of the news, and are suitably agreeable, 'I've already had a typical letter from the Aunt saying how selfish I am not to have a big wedding because mummy would have loved it!!' and also remarks 'There is something agonizing in the gush and publicity of getting married which I know you will feel for me about - I'm not wearing an engagement ring or being different at all and I trust life will go on being the same as ever. I don't see any need to make a scene just because two people find they like each other's company enough not to mind sharing a tooth brush, sort of thing do you? Anyway, there we are'. The writer also explains her immediate plans, 'I'll bring Tommy to the Farm if I may and back to tea, but you do understand that any formal introduction and presentation would be agony and embarrassing - I simply refuse to be looked upon as an engaged young lady!....I've now got to pluck up my best manners and be taken to his home and be introduced to “mother”! I've got a pair of red pants to change into - do you think they will cause a scandal?!'. Du Maurier concludes with a brief reference to her literary work, 'By the way Tommy said all the things to me about Book 2 that your father did, and will go carefully through Book 3'. A remarkable letter in which Du Maurier announces her marriage and hints at the somewhat unconventional circumstances surrounding her engagement. Some very light, minor age wear and a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner of one page, just affecting a few words of text. The signature is slightly rubbed at the fold of the page, although remains legible. About VGFoy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses.Sir Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant General of World War II, Commander of the First Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market Garden, September 1944. As the present letter confirms, Browning was promoted to the rank of major in May 1928 and was later posted to the 2nd Battalion of Grenadier Guards at Pirbright from where Du Maurier wrote her letter.In 1931 Browning had read Du Maurier's novel The Loving Spirit and, impressed by the depictions of the Cornish coastline, set out to see it for himself in his boat. The following year he invited Du Maurier out on the boat and after a short romance he proposed to her, however she rejected the offer, not believing in marriage. Browning's friend, Major General Eric Dorman-Smith, then went to see Du Maurier and explained to her (amongst others, as the present letter would suggest) that living together with Browning without being married would be disastrous for the soldier's career. Unconventionally, Du Maurier then proposed to Browning, who accepted. 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DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. Conclusion of an A.L.S., Daphne, being the final two pages of a longer letter, 8vo, n.p. (Cornwall), n.d. (1932), to [Foy Quiller-Couch]. Du Maurier writes of future plans with her friend, 'One day we must do that six months in a covered wagon. Then there is all Scotland, and the west of Ireland. There can be no end to the places at home that one would like. I should like to settle in Fowey, and then (to give ones household a nest) chose the less attractive months such as August and perhaps March, for trekking about the land in other parts of the country', and also refers to her husband, 'The Guardsman (Frederick Browning) is even narrower, and does not seem to want to venture west of Par! So much for Foreign service broadening the mind! All he wants is a fleet of curiously rigged boats and a sprinkling of engines, and dig himself in'. Du Maurier concludes in a jovial manner, 'I have become rather ambitious, and plan for him (Browning) to be Lord Lieutenant of the Duchy in 1956, but am scared at the thought of the flower shows I might have to open. Better perhaps to be squire of Bodinnick - or if funds sunk very low - run shilling trips in Ygdrasil, and back to a split-and-cream tea on Ferryside lawn (served rather badly by me in a checked apron!)'. The present partial letter is evidently written in an early period of Du Maurier's marriage and contains an amusing reference to her husband's boat which played an important part in the couple's romance. Some light creasing and a minor tape stain at the head of the page, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGFoy Quiller-Couch - daughter of British writer Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), and a life-long friend of Du Maurier. Indeed, Du Maurier was accompanied by Foy Quiller-Couch when she became inspired with the storyline for her novel Jamaica Inn. Some years previously the two ladies were staying at Jamaica Inn and went riding on Bodmin Moor. They became lost in bad weather conditions and apparently sheltered for some time in a derelict cottage on the moor but were eventually led back to Jamaica Inn by their horses.Sir Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant General of World War II, Commander of the First Allied Airborne Army during Operation Market Garden, September 1944. In April 1932, Du Maurier was in Fowey convalescing from an appendix operation when she received an invitation from Major Frederick Browning to have an outing on his boat, Ygdrasil, which he had moored in the River Fowey the previous winter having visited the Cornish coastline as a result of having read Du Maurier's novel The Loving Spirit in 1931. The outing led to a romance between Du Maurier and Browning and soon afterwards the couple were married in a simple ceremony at the Church of St Willow at Lanteglos-by-Fowey on 19th July 1932.
SECOND BOER WAR: A selection of twelve pages neatly removed from a folio scrapbook containing a contemporary selection of over 20 newspaper cuttings, maps, printed images, a telegram, and a signed clipped piece, all relating to the siege and relief of Kimberley and other actions during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902, including the signature of Robert Kekewich (1854-1914) British Army Officer, Commander of the Kimberley garrison during the siege, signed ('R Kekewich') in black fountain pen ink, with a small stain only partially affecting the signature, a telegram, 16th February 1900, to a Constable at Miserden, from Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, stating, 'Kimberley relieved by French after two engagements', various newspaper cuttings which include the headlines, 'Relief of Kimberley. The enemy dispersed and pursued', 'The action at Koodoesberg Drift', 'Natal. The Siege of Ladysmith', 'Southern Frontier. British withdrawal from Rensburg', 'Life in Kimberley during the siege', 'The defence of Kimberley', 'Boer despatches', 'The invasion of the Free State. Retreat of General Conje', with various photographic images of soldiers, cut from magazines, and three maps, cut from newspapers, depicting the siege and relief of Kimberley. Some light overall age wear. G
MACARTHUR DOUGLAS: (1880-1964) American General of World War II. T.L.S., Douglas MacArthur, one page, 4to, General Headquarters, Army Forces in the Pacific, 21st May 1946, to Jane T. Swisshelm. MacArthur informs his correspondent, in full, 'My Sincere sympathy is with you in the death of your husband, First Lieutenant John J. Swisshelm. May you derive a measure of consolation from the knowledge that he fought for his country devotedly in an epic struggle to maintain freedom and justice in the world. By his death he made the supreme sacrifice that the noble cause for which he fought so valiantly might live forever.' Some extremely light age wear, VGJohn J. Swissholm – American Co-Pilot of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Teaser', which was shot down on 24th March 1945 during the raid on the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works in Nagoya, Japan.
MCAULIFFE ANTHONY C.: (1898-1975) American General of World War II, e is famous for his single word reply, 'Nuts!', to a German surrender ultimatum. T.L.S., A C McAuliffe, one page, 8vo, Headquarters, Seventh United States Army, 22nd January 1954, to Mrs. George W. Root. McAuliffe informs his correspondent, in full, 'I have today autographed the stamped envelope which you sent me and, since I shall be unable to attend the ceremony in Bastogne December 28, have mailed it to the Oberburgermeister there and asked that he have someone mail it to you on the 28th as you requested. With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.' Accompanied by an envelope from McAuliffe addressed to Mrs. George W. Root although postmarked on an earlier date (23rd December 1954) to the present letter. VG, 2McAuliffe earned fame during World War II as the acting Commander of the US 101st Airborne Division troops defending Bastogne in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. It was during this command that McAuliffe delivered his famous response to the German General Heinrich Freiherr von Luttwitz.
[PATTON GEORGE S.]: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. [BRATTON RUFUS S.] (1892-1958) American Army Colonel of World War II, Headquarters Commandant of George S. Patton's Third Army. A small selection of printed ephemera, photographs, letters, a mimeograph, once belonging to Rufus S Bratton, including, T.L.S., George S. Tinkham, three pages, 4to, Peiping, China, 30th September 1933, to Rufus Bratton. Tinkham informs Bratton of his travel arrangements and the disruption 'Half way from Tokyo to Osaka' and the ensuing transportation problems, adding, '…but in the evening about 8 p.m. the following despatch was handed to me by Consul General Hanson… “…Japanese aeroplane today dropped leaflets on Peking to the effect that Japanese army will commence military operations if troops of Fang Chen-wu do not evacuate Huai-jou and demilitarized zone by the evening of the 26th…”'. A letter of interesting content. Together with a second A.L.S., Jim [Moore], three pages, 4to, Camp Bowie, Texas, 13th January 1943, to Rufus Bratton. Moore informs his correspondent, in part, '…I was directed to activate and organize a sub-headquarters of Third Army for the control of its Special Troops stationed at this camp… The camp capacity is better than three times the citys population and that fact makes life simplyhideous. You simply fight your way along the streets through a sea of uniforms, salutes, and smelly bodies!...' An amiable insight into camp life. Accompanied by a typed mimeographed document, seven pages, 4to, 7th Headquarters, Special Troops, Third Army, 29th December 1942, headed 'RESTRICTED' and detailing the staff function and units at Camp Bowie. Also including a 5 x 4 photograph depicting numerous officers at a Third Army briefing, with General George S. Patton on the front row, another 5 x 4 photograph of Bratton conducting a meeting, various invitations, passes etc. With minor age wear, otherwise about VG, 14George H. Tinkham (1870-1956) American Politician and Diplomat. James P. Moore (1889- ?) American Lieutenant Colonel of WWII.
MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. D.S., Mussolini, two pages, folio, Rome, 16th January 1936. The partially printed document, is an agreement regarding the disposition of the army. Signed by Mussolini to the foot of the verso in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone, and also signed to the verso by Vittorio Emanuele III (1869-1947) King of Italy, 1900-46, in bold black ink with his name alone, to the bottom left corner there are various official stamps alongside three unrecognised signatures. With puncture holes, and a minor tear, along the left edge from a former binding, not affecting the text or signatures, with light age wear. VG
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Typed manuscript, unsigned, with holograph corrections, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1934). The page of corrected proof is from Churchill's book Marlborough: His Life and Times and bears eleven ink corrections in Churchill's hand (the holograph corrections indicated in bold text), in part, 'The 'great guns' from Neuremburg and the ammunition had at length come in and were parked at NoibergNeuberg. Although not enough and too late to take unitsMunich, they could perhaps master Ingollestadt. The possession of Ingollestadt alike secured a retreat into Germany of the allied army in Bavaria or opened thea permanent gate to a new invasion.' With seven lines of text at the foot of the page struck though in blue indelible pencil and fountain pen ink, and a couple of further small corrections in fountain pen ink. With one file hole to the upper left corner and some dust staining to the right and bottom edges, one tear to the right edge, only very slightly touching one letter of text, about VG
ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-ETCHERS Diploma of Associate membership issued to Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson, army officer, artist, and herald, on the 28th March 1912; etching on laid paper by George W. Eve, signed by President Frank Short, Hon. Secretary J[ohn] Fanshawe Badeley and Hon. Treasurer Arthur Evershed - all distinguished printmakers. The lettering enclosed in an ornate border surmounted by the royal coat-of-arms and with the Society's embossed seal below The paper age-toned, some spotting, the margins folded back on four sides. The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) - as it has been called since 1991 - was established in London in 1880 and given a Royal Charter in 1888
[MacMunn (George, Editor)] History of the Guides 1846-1922, 1938, Gale & Polden, Aldershot, first edition, 4to; half title, xv, pp. 347, 19 photographic plates incl. portrait frontis. and 18 folding maps incl. seven loose in pouch at rear. Original smart khaki cloth over bevelled boards, upper cover stamped with regimental crest in gilt, silk place marker in regimental colours. A little bumped and rubbed, with scattered, generally light, foxing; this copy with ownership signature of D.M. Brett, serving Commandant of the Corps of Guides, with order form/typed letter signed 'George' (the editor), December 1946, loosely inserted. A rare history of this regiment of the British Indian Army protecting the North West Frontier
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