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Click here to subscribe*Aircraft Instrument. A WWI Waltham 8 Day Instrument panel clock taken from an American aircraft, the circular black dial marked 'A.S.S.C.' (Aviation Section Signal Corps), with large winding crown and four fixing lugs, the base stamped WW Co, 12950, 70 mm diameter, probably later painted in brown The Aviation Section Signal Corps later became The Air Service, US Army in May 1918 and ultimately the US Air Force, see lot 779. (1)
*Aviation Section Signal Corps. A collection of WWI items relating to Lieutenant Guy Thompson, 49th Aero Squadron, comprising brown leather holster for an automatic Colt 1911 pistol, embossed 'US', stamped 'Sears 1917 R.J.M.' and inscribed to the recipient, 26 cm long, a pair of prop and wing collar insignia, three torch and crossed flag collar insignia, U.S. and U.S.R. collar insignia (5), US Army officer tunic buttons, embroidered US pilot's wings badge, 8.5 cm long, together with a gilt metal lapel badge for 'Spruce Production Division, Air Service U.S. Army 1917-1918', with screw back, American Civil War Veteran's buttons, embossed 'Equality Before the Law, Nebraska', by Pettibone Mfg Co, Cincinnati (11), plus some related literature including Manual of Physical Training, United States Army 1914, inscribed to the recipient Lieutenant Guy Thompson served during WWI with 49th Aero Squadron of the Aviation Section Signal Corps, a unit of the Second Pursuit Group which participated in the St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne offensives in 1918. Thompson died on 30 January 1919 of Spanish flu after Armistice whilst awaiting orders to return to the US. See lot 756. (a small carton)
*Loop the Loop Aviation Poster. An exceedingly rare and large poster designed for Roland Garros performing the loop the loop in an exhibition at Cholet, France, 15th March 1914, printed in green and white on two white sheets, with an upside down aeroplane and printed signature of the artist P. Carrere adjacent, the text reading 'Tout a l'envers. Garros [text printed upside down:] Volera Tete en Bas Boucle la Bouclera' with circular upside down vignette of Garros's head placed beneath, printer's details to lower right margin, 'G. Delattre & Cie, 99 Fg. du Temple, Paris', minor marks and tiny old paper tape repairs to verso, some very light paper toning but overall in very fine condition, 230 x 156 cm (92 x 62.5 ins) This possibly unique survival is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, aerobatic aviation posters. The first loop the loop recorded was made by Lieutenant Petr Nikolaevich Mesterov on 9 September 1913 when he looped his Russian Army 70 HP Nieuport monoplane at Kiev in the Ukraine. At the time he was placed under arrest for risking army property, but when it emerged that he was a hero he was promoted to Captain. This feat was not known when Adolphe Pegoud pulled off the same trick on 21 September at Juvisy, near Paris. Between 25-27 September, Pegoud demonstrated his skills at Brooklands in England and by the end of the year a number of English pilots including B.C Hucks had learnt the trick themselves. The great early French aviator Roland Garros, who was to become a fighter pilot during World War I, performed this same trick to a delighted audience at Cholet on 15 March 1914. The place and date banner which have not been pasted to the bottom of the poster are to be found in the 1914 scrap album of the lot above. (1)
*Pilot's Compass. A WWII German pilot's wrist compass, the circular dial inscribed 'Kadlec Instrumenfabrik', stores stamps to back plate, Werk Nr 11438, with leather strap, together with an ARP brass bell, additionally stamped 'Fiddian' with wooden handle, 26 cm high, Third Reich aluminium fork with Wermacht eagle, stamped 'W.S.M 41 Rostfrei', 18 cm long, pair of cast iron plaques for Army & Navy, 26 x 24 cm, plus a treen letter opener from HMS Ajax (Battle of the River Plate) (6)
*Reconnaissance Camera. A Wiliamson F117 hand-held reconnaissance camera circa 1941, with folding sights, trigger grip, adjustable controls, magazine, and a Ross 6" F/4.5 lens, in original grey painted wooden carrying case, 36cm wide, together with a United States Army Air Corporation camera by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation, New York, with a black crackle finish, complete with two rolls of Ilford H.P. 3 film, spool, red reflector, film thredding plate, in original plush lined leatherette case, 41cm wide (2)
*USAF Flying Jacket. A WWII A2 brown leather jacket, with tailor's label for 'Type A-2 Property Air Force U.S. Army', Crown NY zipper (inoperable), shoulder cords, knitted cuffs and waistband, two flap-over pockets, the reverse with nose art design of Disney's Pluto dropping a bomb with the slogan 'You'v [sic] Had It', with a series of 30 bombs beneath, areas of wear particularly to the lining Purchased from Mansions in 2000, and has the insignia of the 756th Bomb Squadron 459th Bomb Group. (1)
Wood (Raymond). Passed by the Censor, 1916, 30 mostly tinted lithographic portraits of army personnel including Lieutenant General Sir John Asser, Brigadier General M.H.E. Welch, Major H.F. Whinney, Lieutenant Colonel H.E.M. Douglas, VC, and others, loosely contained as issued in original portfolio with separate leaf of text for each portrait, title, contents and preface leaves at front, lacks final two text leaves, cloth portfolio with spine tie, rubbed and soiled, folio Uncommon. (1)
*Army List. A List of the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full and Half-Pay: with an Index, War-Office, 10th March, 1817, all edges gilt, modern buckram, 8vo, together with The New Annual Army List, and Militia List, for 1854..., with an Index, by Major H.G. Hart, 49th Regt., London: John Murray, 1854, manuscript annotations & underscoring to text, interleaved with additional leaves of manuscript notes, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 8vo, with [Gore, Arthur], An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo, Fought on the 18th June, 1815. Between the Anglo-Allied Army, under the comand of Field Marshal... the Duke of Wellington..., Brussels: printed for the author by T. Parkin, 1817, lacking plan, some dust-soiling, contemporary sheep, spine torn, worn, 8vo, plus The Waterloo Roll Call, by Charles Dalton, 1890 (4)
Boxer (Captain E.M.). Treatise on Artillery Prepared for the Use of the Practical Class, Royal Military Academy. Section I.-Part I, George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1859, with foldout diagram, original gilt and grey cloth, 4to, owner's inscription and dated 1865, some spotting and general wear, together with Douglas (Sir Howard), A Treatise on Naval Gunnery, John Murray, London 1851 & 1855, numerous monochrome plates and diagrams, original blue cloth with gilt spine, 4to, some spotting and general wear, the later edition with library plate of Lieutenant White Royal Navy, plus Angle (Glenn D.), Airplane Engine Encyclopedia. The Otterbein Press, 1st Edition 1921, numerous monochrome illustrations and diagrams, library plate of A.H.R. Fedden (Chief Designer of Bristol Aero Engines), original blue cloth, spine worn and some spotting, plus general arms and armour, militaria and weapon books including Arthur (Kipling L.) and King (Hugh L.). Head-Dress Badges of the British Army, with dust jacket (21)
Cary (A.D.L. & Stouppe McCance). Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (late the 23rd Foot), 4 vols., 1st ed., 1921-29, volumes III & IV compiled by C.H. Dudley Ward, maps and illustrations, scattered light spotting, original blue cloth, spine ends a little rubbed, original d.j. to volume one only (rubbed and fraying with short closed tear), 4to, together with other similar titles including The London Scottish in the Second World War, the Royal Engineers, The Soldiers of London, The Progressive Army and Her Majesty's Army (11)
Welcher (Frank). The Union Army 1861-1865, Organisation and Operations, Volume I: The Eastern Theater, 1st edition, Indiania University Press, 1989, original cloth in dust jacket, a little sunned, large thick 8vo, together with Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel, 4 volumes, reprinted Castle, circa 1980, numerous monochrome illustrations to text, all original cloth in matching dust jackets, large thick 8vo, plus other modern military history, mainly relating to the United States and the American Civil War, all modern publications, original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo, VG (approximately 130 volumes) (6 shelves)
Murray (Archibald K.) History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army, 1st ed., Glasgow, 1862, 47 maps and plates, most colour, scattered light spotting, original red cloth gilt, spine a little rubbed and darkened, small 4to, together with The Coldstream Guards 1914-1918, by Lieut.-Col. Sir John Ross-of-Bladensburg, 3 vols., 1st ed., OUP, 1928, 27 folding maps to volume III, one-page typescript presentation letter from Colonel Hill, Commanding, dated 1951 pasted at front of volume I, original blue cloth (spine ends a little rubbed), dust jackets, a few chips and losses, 8vo, plus five other Scottish regimental histories including Lawrence Weaver's The Story of the Royal Scots (the Lothian Regiment), 1915, Captain D. Mackenzie's The Sixth Gordons in France and Flanders (with the 7th and 51st Divisions), 1921 and R.R. Thompson's The Fifty-Second (Lowland) Division 1914-1918, 1923 (9)
Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, Duke of). Campaigns of Wellington, Paris 1817, folio, spotting and water damage together with various Army Lists for 1905, 1919, 1927, Debretts Peerage 1837-39, Clothing Regulations, India 1939 (from the Bill Carman collection), albums of India watercolours etc. (2 cartons)
An Irish silver commemorative strawberry dish, by Mappin & Webb, Dublin 1967, with Sheffield import marks for 1967, inset with a medallion commemorating the 1916 uprising, diameter 12.5 cm, weight 7 oz. In 1916, a group of radical Irish republicans seized control of several key points in Dublin, including the General Post Office depicted in this medallion. They began their rebellion on the 24th of April (Easter Monday), attempting to take advantage of Britain's preoccupation with the war against the Central Powers. The rebellion was intended to inspire a general revolt against British rule throughout Ireland, with German assistance. However, the rebellion ended in military failure, as it was crushed by the British Army six days later. Initially, the rebellion was also a political failure, as the defeated rebels were booed and jeered by the population of Dublin, many of whom had family members in the British Army fighting in the trenches at the time. However, the British Government then made the monumental mistake of ordering the execution of most of the surviving ringleaders of the revolt, which created an outpouring of sympathy for the executed rebels and turned public opinion in favour of their cause, which eventually inspired the election of Sinn Fein candidates to most Irish constituencies in the Khaki election of 1918, and the subsequent Irish War of independence, leading to the partition of Ireland and the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. Obverse This medallion commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, and depicts the GPO on one side, with the inscription: AISEIRI NA CASCA 1916 - 1966 Reverse The reverse features the signatures of the seven military committee members responsible for orchestrating the rebellion, and who were executed by the British Government for their role in the uprising.
A collection of books and letters relating to Mr Matania, in two boxesFollowing Tennants successful sale of paintings by Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1881-1963) the Executors have consigned the remaining items from the estate. Chevalier Fortunino Matania (1881-1963) was the son of the artist Eduoardo Matania and studied in his father's studio in Naples. In assisting his father with his illustrations intended for the periodical "L' Illustrazione Italiana" his proficiency and talent was soon recognised in wider circles and Matania was producing his own illustrations for the magazine from 1895-1902. Before moving to Britain he worked as a travelling artist for magazines in Italy, Germany, France and England and in 1902, he was awarded a great honour in becoming the official artist for the Coronation of Edward VII for The Graphic magazine. Once in London, Matania was keen to produce works which were inspired by the world around him and driven by this he produced an unbelievably large, diverse and highly skilled output of work over more than 40 years, which appeared in The Graphic, The Sphere, Illustrated London News Britannia and Eve, and other instructive publications such as Look and Learn, towards the end of his career. A contemporary quote of the time referred to his endeavours as "intensely energetic and hardworking, always on the spot, his pictures were far more vivid than the artists who drew from their reports"Aged 22, Matania had a brief time away from London when he took military service with the Bersaglieri, in Italy, even here he had a studio appointed to him and he produced six large paintings for display within the Garrison. It was after his army service that he returned to London and it was in 1911 he was given the illustrious assignment as guest of George V at the Delhi Durbar (Indian Court) when he and his queen were installed as King - Emperor and Queen Empress. His association with the King and Queen Mary continued past this time and the original watercolour work "Cubiculum" (see lot 675) formed part of the collection of HM Queen Mary. By 1914 Matania became a war artist and he was in the trenches many times drawing from life to ensure that his paintings were realistic renditions. He is quoted as saying after this experience that "After it was over I realised drawings of innocuous functions would not appeal, photography had made great strides so I turned to something else, the reconstruction of historical events".His talent and success as an illustrator encouraged a number of commissions for advertising posters and catalogues and he produced work for companies such as Ovaltine and Burberry's, in addition to a series of railway posters for London Midland Scottish Railway Company and Central London Railway.The artistic output of this remarkable artist seems truly endless. In his pursuit of his ideals Matania stood alone amongst his contemporaries, he employed a resourcefulness rarely matched and always remained true to his notion of beauty and realism.
Mathieu Mategot, (French, 1910-2001), a Bellevue coffee table base, the yellow painted metal base lacking its circular glass top 37½ x 104cm (14 x 41in) Provenance: By repute, from the home of Dirk Bogard in the South of France Other Notes: Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001) was one of the most renowned designers in France during the 1950s. Born in Hungary, he moved to France when he was 21 years old. He volunteered for the French Army during the Second World War and was taken prisoner and freed in 1944. After the war, and throughout the 1950s, he designed furniture using steel and sheet metal. He was the first person to combine metal tubing with perforated sheet metal, known as rigitulle, a technique which he subsequently patented. To ensure the quality of production of his designs, he set up his own workshops and limited the number in production of each piece. In 1959, he abruptly ended his production of furniture and switched his attention to tapestries, with which he continued to work for the rest of his career. His furniture can be found on display in the Centre George Pompidou in Paris.
§ Keith Vaughan (British, 1912-1977) The Wall at Ashton Gifford VII signed lower right "Keith Vaughan" gouache 25 x 34cm (10 x 13in) Provenance: Purchased in 1990 from Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., Old Bond Street, London W1 Other Notes: In 1942, Vaughan was stationed at Ashton Gifford, an 18th century house, near the Codford army depot in Wiltshire. Works from this time feature soldiers stationed there carrying out various works, tree felling, clearing parkland etc. on the grounds. One of those works is now owned by the Manchester Art Gallery. All of the exhibited works from this period are gouaches and mixed media on paper and were shown at Reid & Lefevre in 1944. Looks to be float-monted. Two small foxing spots above the door, by an area of brown, but this may be the artist's intention.
§ Ken Howard, RA (British, b.1932) Artist and model, Venice, 2008 signed lower right "Ken Howard" oil on canvas 92 x 76cm (36 x 30in) Provenance: Thompson's Gallery, London; Private collection, Scotland. Ken Howard studied at Hornsey School of Art from 1949 to 1953. He then did his National Service with the Royal Marines before returning to study at the Royal College of Art from 1955 to 1958. He went on to win a British Council Scholarship to Florence from 1958 to 1959. Howard’s first solo show was held at the Plymouth Art Centre in 1955. Subsequent exhibitions were held in 1966 and 1968 at the John Whibley Gallery. From then on he exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally, particularly with the New Grafton Gallery from the early 1970s. He was given a retrospective in 1972 at the Plymouth City Art Gallery and in 1973 and 1979 was appointed by the Imperial War Museum as official artist in Northern Ireland. He also worked with the British Army in Germany, Cyprus, Oman, Hong Kong, Nepal, Norway, Canada, Belize and Brunei from 1973 to 1982. Howard was elected a member of the New English Art Club in 1962, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1966, the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1979, the Royal West of England Academy in 1981, Honorary Member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1988, Royal Academician in 1991 and President of the New English Art Club in 1998. Among his numerous awards are First Prize in the Lord Mayor’s Art Award in 1966, a Prize Winner in the John Moores Exhibition, Liverpool, in 1978, first prize in the Hunting Group Awards and the Critics Prize at Sparkasse Karlsruhe in 1985. Ken Howard lives and works in London. Unframed and fine. We are very grateful to the artist's wife for assisting us in this catalogue entry
*H.M.S. Alexandra. A manuscript log book for H.M.S. Alexandra, compiled by Midshipman J.F.A. Blandy, 2 volumes, 1882-1886, decorative title pages to each volume, one titled 'Log of HMS Alexandra bearing the flag of Admiral Lord Alcester KCB Commanded by Captain C.F. Hotham kept by John F.A. Blandy Midshipman', the title at front of second volume 'Log of HMS Superb Captain H.F. Cleveland, from 28th Feb to 26th Mar 1886 kept by J.F.A. Blandy', how many 332 pages of neat handwritten manuscript in brown ink, illustrated by 69 carefully executed and well-detailed watercolour and pen and ink views, portraits of ships, harbour plans, etc., with some technical drawings, and 27 maps, mainly tipped-in, additional decorative title pages, contemporary matching half maroon morocco, rubbed, small folio HMS Alexandra was an ironclad dreadnought battleship, launched 7 April 1875, and a flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. She was present at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882, under Captain Charles Hotham. Marines joined the army at Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir, and on July 11th, she lay at the head of a fleet of 14 ships and fired the first shot at 7 am, the Egyptians having refused to surrender the forts. In 1885 the Alexandra contributed to a Naval Brigade which operated on the Nile under Captain Lord Charles Beresford and took part in the battles of Abu Klea, Metemmeh and Wad-Habeshi, and in the relief of Sir Charles Wilson. King George V served as a lieutenant aboard the Alexandra during 1887-88. She was sold in 1908. (2)
Motor Factors Catalogues. Brown Brothers for 1929, 1938 and 1958 and company history booklet, Hobday Bros Ltd., 1926-7, East London Rubber Co. Ltd., 1936, Fred Metcalf & Co. Ltd., undated, together with The Trader Handbook for 1928, with advertisements, and reproduction copies of an S. Smiths & Sons catalogue for 1910 and a 1939 Army & Navy Stores volume of 1126 pp., all in good, readable condition (10)
A collection of books to include A Book About Travelling Past and Present: The Sedan Chair, The Stage Coach, The Canal, The Steamer, The Raiway, etc. 1880 , Siemens Brothers 1858-1958. Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1958, Annals of Bristol 1900 & 1887, The Boys of Wyncote College, The Story of the Salonica Army and others etc, Historic Towns, Bristol 1887 and others
Low Walker Shipyard (Newcastle Upon Tyne) An interesting collection of photographs depicting shipbuilding on the River Tyne, ship launches, shipping, social groups, Walker Army Cadets, football teams, etc., 19th and early 20th century, preserved in large modern album [Low Walker Shipyard was owned by Charles Mitchell & Co. and then Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.] ; H.M.S Edinburgh, Sea Trial Reports for the light cruiser, 1939, in original folder. [built by Swan Hunter on the Tyne, HMS Edinburgh was sunk by torpedoes in 1942]
Lodge (John) engraver Chart and Plan of the Harbour of New York and the Coun'y Adjacent from Sandy Hook to Kingsbridge Comprehending The Whole of New York and Staten Islands and Part of Long Island & the Jersey Shore: And Shewing the Defences of New York, Both by Land and Sea, Nov 30th, 1781, J. Bew, engraved map from the Political Magazine, 420mm x 240mm, uncoloured, together with magazine (disbound); idem, Cape Fear River with the Counties Adjacent and the Towns of Brunswick and Wilmington against which Lord Cornwallis detached a Part of his Army, the 17th of January last., March 31st 1781, J. Bew, engraved map from the Political Magazine 240mm x 180mm, uncoloured (stained) together with the magazine (disbound); both maps with original folds (2)
A WWII and later Canadian interest group of six medals awarded to Captain G. Wrighton, comprising 1939-1945 star, France & Germany star, 1939-1945 defence medal, 1939-1945 Canada voluntary service Volontaire medal with maple leaf clasp, 1939-1945 medal and Elizabeth II Canadian Forces Recognition, all but the last one unnamed, together with a quantity of photocopied army records, photographs etc relating to the recipient
A collection of WWI and WWII military cap badges etc., to include Pioneer Corps Cornwall light infantry, Leicestershire, U.N York and Lancaster, Army Apprentice School , Gloucestershire and a WWI Star, awarded to L. Cpl P.W. Jones, Gloucestershire, also includes some white metal examples and two related booklets
*Barne (Henry Hume). A large and assorted archive relating to H. Hume Barne, mostly early 20th century, including letters, snapshots, pocket diaries and sundry correspondence and papers, Barne serving as Lieutenant, Captain and Major in the Royal Army Service Corps in World War I, before continuing as a solicitor in London and York, the whole contained in Barne's original wooden trunk with brass handles and luggage label for Judge H.H. Barne of London still attached (a wooden trunk)
*Monroe (James, 1758-1831). Autograph letter signed 'James Monroe', Washington, 2 November 1821, writing while fifth President of the United States, to [Colonel Monroe], 'If the lady, with whom you have a particular relation in N York, has not return'd there, had you not better, avail yourself of the opportunity to go to Virg[ini]a, to see your father and his family? There are many reasons why you should take that step, which merit your attention. First it will be gratifying to your parents, to whom you may give useful advice as to their own concerns. Secondly, it will enable you to confer freely with your brother, and to give him advice also which may be useful to him. I understood from your father, than one reason assigned to your brother, for doing nothing for himself, and making no exertion, was a suggestion from you, that he had better remain as he was, till you saw him. I suspect that you merely meant, that when you saw, you would give him your advice, but did not mean, to prevent his exertions in the mean time. Another reason, occurs, in favor of this visit, which is that by withdrawing from N York, till the Lady returns there, and for some time afterwards, on a visit here and to your father, it'll be shown, that you do not rest your future prospects and hopes entirely on her, or her family. I think, the step would raise you in her estimation, and that the family as well as of others. It might be advisable for you to leave no message to her, and even to leave her to doubt, whether you had not been justly wounded at her going into Canada, after promising not to go. That however should be left to inference only, and not the subject of a message, nor would I say so, to any one, to report it to her. Hortensia [grandchild] is still dangerously ill. Your accnt. accompanied by Mr Hay, left this yesterday, for general [?] to afford such consolation as circumstances may require, and she be equal to. Col. Jane has returned in a very low state, just recovered, so far, from a long and distressing fever', light uniform toning, two pages, 4to This letter is partly quoted in 'Miss Douglas of New York' (ibid. p. 35. '...Betsy Mary, for all her charming, gentle appearance, was a straightforward character and knew what she wanted; moreover she and James Monroe were in love. Her mother disapproved - even though he was the nephew, almost the adopted son, of the President - on the grounds that he was in the Army and therefore unable to be "stationary", that he had no money at all except his Army pay, and that he was too young... Mrs Douglas did all she could to discourage the match; she succeeded in removing her daughter, against her will and against her given promise, to Canada again for the summer, and lingered there into November - a manoeuvre which prompted President Monroe to send his nephew some diplomatic advice [in this letter]'. (1)
Priolo (Benjamin). The History of France Under the Ministry of Cardinal Mazarine... Done into English by Christopher Wase, 1671, errata leaf and publisher's catalogue at end, some light soiling front endpaper detached, contemporary calf, manuscript label to spine, some wear, 8vo, together with The Whole Proceedings upon an Information Exhibited ex Officio by the King's Attorney-General against the Right Hon. Sackville Earl of Thanet, Robert Fergusson Esquire and Others, for a Riot and other Misdemeanours... To which are added, some Observations by Robert Fergusson on his own case..., 1799, folding plan at end, a few spots, inscribed by the author to title, original boards, spine defective, some soiling, 8vo, plus Observations on the Expedition of General Bounaparte to the East; and the Probability of its Success Considered... [by William Tooke}, 1798, folding engraved map (spotted with closed tear), publisher's list at end, some spotting, disbound, 8vo, with others including Copies of Original Letters from the Army of General Bonaparte in Egypt, Intercepted by the Fleet under the Command of Admiral Lord Nelson, 2 volumes, 6th & 3rd editions, 1798-99 (disbound), W. Wood's Zoography, or the Beauties of Nature Displayed..., 3 volumes, 1807 (with 60 uncoloured aquatints by William Daniell) and Charles Napier's Tales, Guensey, 1846 (24)
Navy & Army Illustrated. A Magazine Descriptive and Illustrative of Everyday Life in the Defensive Services of the British Empire, Edited by Commander Charles N. Robinson, R.N., vols. 1-10, Hudson & Kearns; and George Newnes, 1895-1900, black & white illustrations from photographs, occasional spotting, contemporary cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, folio (10)
JOURNAL OF H.M.S. WINCHESTER, MOST LIKELY BY THE SHIP'S SURGEON, PROBABLY PORT ROYAL, NOV. 5 1840 - JAN. 12, 1841manuscript on paper, 8 leaves mostly written on both sides, 10 large or full-page pencilled drawings, one full-page watercolour drawing, contemporary half-roan, foot of spine defective, otherwise rubbed, 4to, -- 10¾ x 8¾in. (27.5 x 22.5cm.) An interesting journal lasting two months in which the Winchester landed first in Santa Marta in Colombia and later in Cartagena. The writer's main preoccupation is the health (or lack thereof) of the crew and the temperature and humidity. At Riollach he meets old friends, the American Consul and the surgeon Smith, formally of the Bolivian Army. A brief mention of the flogging of the Captain's boy, a serious quarrel with Spanish sailors on the shore, a shooting expedition at San Pedro, local methods of finding gold in the Rio Irlach and the Captain offered a local girl in marriage (declined). 19th-century signature on an endpaper of Henry K. Turnbull.
A FINE PAIR OF 7 X 50 FIXED FOCUS KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT OFFICER'S BINOCULARS BY ERNST LEITZ, WETZER, CIRCA 1940, stamped on the back plate with Kreigsmarine and maker's code beh and numbered '26482', compete with Bakelite eyepiece cover, leather strap and original embossed leather case of issue with filter pockets inside lid containing filters -- cased size 12in. (30.5cm.) high, Provenance: Major H.A. Green, Indian Army attached to the 14th Army, WWII, believed taken from a captured U-Boat around South-East Asia and thence by descent.
A collection of framed WWII medals Comprising 1939-45 star, France and Germany star, Defence medal 1939-45, silver, Knights of Sir John medal awarded to 31907A/ J Bickerton of the Lancashire S.J.A.B. dated 1945, further medal group including 1939-45 star, Africa star, France and Germany star, 1939-45 medal Defence medal with original box of issue awarded to M J Burke, framed collection of U.S.S.R. Army and Navy badges, framed cartoon of officers of the one hundred and twenty three Field Engineer Regiment dated 1957 and a pair of A Kershaw & Son Military issued binoculars.
Tadeusz Was (Polish, 1912-2005) - 'Troop Ship to Iraq, 1943' Watercolour on paper, signed, titled verso, approx. 15x19cm, framed. NB: Tadeusz not only fought in the Second World War in the Polish Army but also acted as War Correspondent. For further information please see www.tadeuszwas.co.uk/history.html.
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