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Click here to subscribeA scarce Third Reich “Prinz Eugen” pattern Army officer’s sword of the type favoured by officers of the Waffen SS, pale gilt lacquered over base metal hilt, having eagle and swastika pommel and large eagle with outspread wings on the langet and crosspiece, wire bound black plastic covered grip, in its black painted scabbard. GC (slight wear to hilt plating). Plate 2
Lots 1-100 are the former property of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers RRF. The items have been in The Tower of London Regimental Headquarters. Many of the pieces are from Army amalgamations of the 5th Fusiliers Northumberland Regiment, 6th Fusiliers Warwickshire Regiment, 7th Fusiliers Royal and City of London Regiment and 20th Fusiliers Lancashire Regiment. The sale proceeds are for the benefit of RRF former, & serving officers and men that are in need of support that is provided by the RRF Regimental Association.Elkington & Co. circular plaque, dramatic bas-relief of an Amazon / African huntress on horseback with spear and shield defending her mount from an attack by lions, Rd 92172, in an octagonal solid oak frame, plaque 40cm dia., frame 61.5cm w max
F. Baudouins & G. Scotin : Veue de Courtray du coste du vieux Chasteau, avec la marche de l'armee ...... Curtraci ad vetus Castellum et Exercitus Incedentis delineatio. Nd. C. 1725. Large, landscape engraving featuring the march of an army past a city and castle. Framed and glazed. CONDITION REPORT: Some discolouration but generally vg.
WWI & WWII : Miscellaneous collection of booklets and ephemera including : British Legion Journal 1921; 9th. Queens Royal Lancers April 1945 - Operational Diary copy of typed notes; Aeronautical Production Committee, 1916 - Correspondence; Booket - Impressions and Reflections of a French Company Commander Regarding the Attack, HMSO, 1916; Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for the Army, 1914; Fortnight at the Front, Bishop of Birmingham, 1915. CONDITION REPORT: Generally vg. Inspection recommended.
American Civil War interest: A George Wostenholm & Sons necessaire, containing tortoiseshell and steel implements, with presentation inscription ''Major C Huse CSA from G Wostenholm'', 23cm wide NB Caleb Huse was a major in the Confederate Army and acted as a procurement agent purchasing weapons from various European companies, including George Wostenholm, and it is believed this may have been an undelivered present in gratitude for the placement of an order. Provenance: acquired directly from George Wostenholm & Sons and thence by descent
Collection of play worn vintage and later Corgi, Dinky and other diecast model vehicles and accessories to include: Dinky Centurion Tank 651; Armoured Personnel Carrier; Army 1 ton Cargo Truck; B.E.V. Truck; Armored Car 679; 10 Ton Army Truck; Corgi Centurion MKIII; Corgi Daimler Scout Car etc. together with a Britains Ltd. Qubelwagen; Dinky Supertoys Cole's mobile crane; Dinky Toys Coventry Climax forklift truck; Dinky Toys Motor Patrol boat; Astra and other machine guns etc. CONDITION REPORT: All in play worn condition, various losses including paint work, rusting, losses to vehicles etc.
Russian School (20th Century) Portrait of an English Officer of the First World War, in uniform, holding a cigarette signed lower right in Cyrillic "A Monaby 1917" oil on canvas board, unframed 88 x 56cm (34 x 22in) The sitter was probably serving with the White Russian Army on the Russian front. Unframed. Scattered paint loss and slightly yellowed varnish.
COLLECTION OF ELEVEN PAMPHLETS AND SERMONS 17th and 18th century, including The Reformed Kalendar, or, an Essay towards altering our Julian Kalendar …, 1701, lacking pp. 37-42; Wray (William) The Rebellious City Destroyed, 1682; Three Speeches against continuing the Army, 1718; Sherlock (W.) A Sermon … for The Late Glorious Victory … at Blenheim .., 1704, (bound with 3 other sermons), all disbound or in later wrappers (11).
[Anon. (Compiler)] [Photograph Album of Regimental Colours] 4to calf stamped in blind and gilt-lettered 'Britain's Pride' to red spine label, containing approx. 110 tipped-in 19th century b&w and sepia photographs of British army colours and standards, some featuring soldiers on parade etc, including in India and at Portsmouth in 1888. 194 leaves numbered in pencil (several blanks), ink mss. verse from Byron's Corsair to first leaf, two photographs in old transparent pocket loosely inserted. Very rubbed and scuffed, with frayed spine hinges, lacking clasps, viewing highly recommended. This album was part of lot 489 at a Sotheby's sale of 12/07/55 (cutting from the sale catalogue pasted to first leaf). A note above the list of contents written by a former owner speculates that it once belonged to Capt. Oakes-James, and that some of the photographs were reproduced in Milne's book, offered with this lot. [With:] Milne (Samuel Milne) The Standards and Colours of the Army, from the Restoration 1661, to the Introduction of the Territorial System 1881, 1893, Leeds, Goodall and Suddick for the Subscribers, 8vo, number 47 of 200 copies, 29 plates, publisher's rubbed blue cloth gilt, upper hinge cracked. [together with:] Ross (Andrew) Old Scottish Regimental Colours, 1885, Edinburgh, William Blackwood, folio, number 157 of an unspecified edition, frontispiece and 28 chromolithographed plates, publisher's rubbed red cloth, gilt lettering, head and tail of spine bumped, corners a little frayed. [&] McNair (Robert) The Colours of the Grenadier Guards, 1870, London, 4to, 21 chromolithographed plates, original scuffed and bumped printed red boards, blue cloth spine, contents a little foxed (4). Provenance: Estate of Professor James D. Geddes.
THE 17th CENTURY, CIVIL WAR AND RESTORATION, A COLLECTION i) [Verstegan (Richard)] [A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: in Antiquities. Concerning the Most Noble and Renowned English Nation], 1628, London, J. Bill, 8vo, lacking prelims and title, preserving contemporary 'Thomas Barrow' ownership inscription, engraved illustrations in the text, contemp. ink annotations and doodles, smart later purple morocco gilt, a.e.g. CIVIL WAR DECLARATION ii) Browne (John, Clerk to Parliament) Official Declaration dated November 12th 1642 on four disbound 12mo sheets commending the military service of Robert Devereux, third earl of Essex (1591-1646), and ordering his troops to muster in central London. Letterpress with woodcut vignettes and initial. Essex's forces were later to intercept the King at Turnham Green as royalists marched on London. iii) [Bowles (Edward)] Manifest Truths or an inversion of Truths Manifest containing a narration of the proceedings of the Scottish army and a vindication of the Parliament and Kingdom of England… 1646, 'Published by Authoritie', H. Overton and G. Calvert, slim 8vo, Preface (shaved at bottom with some loss) and pp.74 plus postscript with 1787 British Museum Sale Duplicate stamp to verso of title, woodcut decorations and initials, modern three-quarter calf over marbled boards iv) [Markham (Gervase)] Country Contentments or, the Husbandmans Recreation, 1649, London, W. Wilson for J. Harrison, 8vo sixth edition, pp. 118, numerous mss. notes to rear in contemporary hand, browning, soiling and staining, modern three-quarter calf over cloth boards. v) [Blith (Walter)] [The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed…] 1653, London, J. Wright, slim 8vo, lacking prelims including engraved title, one printed title preserved; Dedication and Epistle to the Reader, pp.274 trimmed without loss and edged in red, one engraved folding plate, two full-page woodcut illustrations, later calf. vi) H[eath] (J[ames]) A Brief Chronicle of the Late Intestine Warr in the Three Kingdoms… 1663, London, W. Lee, thick 12mo, second impression, pp.864, engraved plates, leaves shaved close to text in places, lacking some index leaves to rear and original e.p.s, modern calf gilt. vii) Grotius (Hugo) De Rebus Belgicis: or, the Annals, and History of the Low-Countrey-Warrs. Wherein is Manifested, that the United Netherlands, are Indebted for the Glory of their Conquests, to the Valour of the English… 1665, London, H. Twyford, 8vo, prelims, pp.974 plus index and Errata. Lacking original e.p.s, later calf. viii) [Cavendish (Margaret, Countess of Newcastle)] The Life of the Thrice Noble, High and Puissant Prince William Cavendishe… 1667, London, A. Maxwell, first edition, pp.199, slim 4to, woodcut decorations and initials, two lines p.9 and marginal notation p.26 'redacted', Philip Barker Webb bookplate, rebacked speckled calf. ix) MARTYRDOM OF CHARLES I England's Black Tribunal. Set forth in the Tryal of King Charles I, 1703, London, H. Playford, 8vo sixth edition, engraved frontis portrait, Preface, Adverts plus pp.180, some leaves shaved close to upper edge of typeset, soiling and staining, modern calf over marbled boards. [TOGETHER WITH:] x) [Latimer (Hugh)] [Collected Sermons] [c.1549], 8vo, lacking prelims and title, dedication to Duchess of Suffolk preserved, pp.329 trimmed without loss, edges red. Woodcut headpiece and initials, later blind-tooled calf, lacking spine label [&] xi) Hutchinson (Lucy) Memoirs Of The Life Of Colonel Hutchinson, Governor Of Nottingham Castle And Town. . .With Original Anecdotes Of Many Of The Most Distinguished Of His Contemporaries And A Summary Review Of Public Affairs… 1808, London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 4to Second Edition, frontis. portrait, four plates and folding pedigree, xiv + pp.18 + pp.452 plus publisher's advertisement leaf, rebacked diced calf. Includes some rare tracts and pamphlets. Sold not subject to return, w.a.f. (11).
Monck [Monk] (George, later first duke of Albemarle) Autograph Letter Signed ('George Monck') to Henry Cromwell (1628-1674), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and fourth son of Oliver, one page folio, [Scotland], 24th September 1658. Addressed 'For his Excie. the Lord Deputy of Ireland... att Dublin' with fragments of broken wax seals to verso. A pledge of loyalty from Monck, reporting nothing newsworthy from Scotland, where he was head of the army. He refers to the recent death of Oliver Cromwell and the appointment of Cromwell's son Richard (Henry's brother), as his successor as Lord Protector. Monck in fact used the prestige gained from his victories against the Dutch to intrigue in favour of the restoration of the Stuart monarchy. Charles II rewarded him with a dukedom. Folds, finger soiling and staining, extremities with small nicks and tears, otherwise well preserved and clearly legible.
MIXED, complete (4+1) & part sets, Players, Cycling (1+1), Uniforms of the TA; UK Tob. Co. Officers Full Dress; part sets, Mars, Famous Escapes, Famous Film Stars; Barratt Thunderbirds 1st (23) & 2nd (18); Anglo Railway (108), Carreras History of Army Uniforms, Players, Fire-Fighting Appliances, Aviary & Cage Birds, Wills Trees (large), FR to VG, 600*
MIXED, selection, inc. complete (15), Wix (2), Builders of the Empire & Coronation; Mitchell (2), Model Army & Famous Crosses; Sarony (4), Museum Series, Links with the Past (each large & small); Typhoo (4), Zoo Series, Wild Flowers, Do You Know, Travel; Wix (3), British Empire Flags, Builders of the Empire, Coronation; part sets, Typhoo packet issues (37), neat trim to packet issues, in modern album, G to EX, 580*
MIXED, complete (20), inc. Churchman (3), The King's Coronation, Association Footballers, In Town To-Night; Gallaher (2), Shots from Famous Films, Army Badges; Players (8), Fire-Fighting Appliances, Natural History, Derby and Grand National Winners, Ships' Figureheads, Army Corps & Divisional Signs, From Plantation to Smoker; Wills (7), Wonders of the Sea, Allied Army Leaders, Railway Engines, Romance of the Heavens, Garden Flowers, The Laughing Cavalier etc., VG to EX 944
Military History - WW2 - Hunt (Leslie C., 2nd Lieutenant, The East Surrey Regiment, No. 1351, of Oflag VII C, Germany), The Prisoners' Progress: An Illustrated Diary of the March Into Captivity of the Last of the British Army in France - June 1940, first edition, Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London [1941], 'hb', dj, oblong 4to; Joe In Germany, Sketches by Jimmy Graham, Lyrics by Jack Thomas, The Surrey Fine Art Press, Redhill [1946], hb, original black cloth boards, 4to; Selections from The Quill: A Collection of Prose, Verse and Sketches by Officers Prisoner-of-War in Germany, 1940-1945, edited by Captain E.G.C. Beckwith, T.D., 8th Bn. The Sherwood Foresters, first and limited edition, signed and numbered 516/1750 in ink MS. by the editor, Country Life Limited, London 1947, hb, cloth boards, 4to [3]
A collection of 3x original diecast Corgi Classic Fighting vehicles to include; US Army Diamond T Wrecker 55601, German Army Tiger Mk 1 Tank 66501 & British Army Land Rover 07501. All within original boxes. POSTAGE: Worldwide Postage & Packing Available On ALL Items UK Small packet (single small item) £12.99+VAT UK Standard Size (multiple lots) £15.99+VAT (per box) Europe from £19.99+VAT USA from £25.00 +VAT Australia from £25.00 +VAT Please contact us for a specific quote. All postage dependant upon specific location.
A collection of loose diecast & lead figures to include; army trucks, army jeeps, lead horses, Leopards, Pigs, Bears etc. All loose. POSTAGE: Worldwide Postage & Packing Available On ALL Items UK Small packet (single small item) £12.99+VAT UK Standard Size (multiple lots) £15.99+VAT (per box) Europe from £19.99+VAT USA from £25.00 +VAT Australia from £25.00 +VAT Please contact us for a specific quote. All postage dependant upon specific location.
BOOTH WILLIAM: (1829-1912) British Methodist Preacher, founder of The Salvation Army. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Booth in a head and shoulders pose wearing dark clothing, one featuring the emblem of the Salvation Army. Signed by Booth in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the white borders at the edges, and with some light creasing at the head of the image, about VG
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