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A 1960s British Army Officers No 1 Dress Suit, comprising tunic, trousers and cap, bearing Lincolnshire Regiment badges.

A mid 20thC RAF side cap, and an Army side cap, with the Royal Grenadiers badge (2).

Four Dinky military vehicles, comprising Centurion tank, Austin Champ, Army 1 ton cargo truck, and field artillery tractor.

Corgi Classics Heavy Haulage, four items comprising 31006 Wynnes, Thames Trader dropsider and Morris 1000 van set, 12801 Edward Beck and Son Limited Foden FG articulated and long platform trailer, 31003 Chris Miller AEC Ergomatic articulated Scammel Highwayman crane and low loader set and 69902 British Army Bedford MK high canvas back plus 25lb gun.

MAINLY WORLD WAR II MILITARY RELATED BOOKLETS EPHEMERA, including AIRMAIL EDITION `The Times-Weekly June 14th 1944, centre fold with invasion pictures, very good condition, 8 1/2"" x 5 1/2"", Army Bureau of Current Affairs booklets `War`, x 8 and Current Affairs x 8, all various dated 1942 books include `Notes for Infantry Officers on trench Warfare 0 March 1916`, `Drill for Foot Guards and Infantry of the line - 1939` etc...

GERMAN THIRD REICH ARMY OFFICERS DAGGER, of regulation design having 9 3/4"" (24.8cm) long, double edged blade with inscribed makers logo of a knights helmet W.K.C. Solingen, slightly faded orange plastic grip, 14 1/4"" (36.2cm) long overall and the plated metal scabbard with two suspension rings

LARGE SWISS ARMY KNIFE, with multiple implements, AND A LEATHER CASED PEN KNIFE, WITH SCISSORS (2)

Republican: Fox (R.M.) The History of the Irish Citizen Army, D. 1944; Redmond - Howard (L.G.) Six Days of the Irish Republic, Boston 1916; Mc Swiney (T.) Principles of Freedom, D. 1921, d.w.; Irwin (W.) Betrayal in Ireland, Belfast c. 1925; Von Kartoffel - The Germans in Cork, D. c. 1918, wrappers; & 1 other. (6)

Confiscated Land in Cork Important Deed Listing Property In Cork City, 1668 Manuscript: An Indenture dated 25 April 1668 whereby Richard and Henry Titchborne [sic] of Dublin grant property in Cork City to Noblet Dunscombe, Thomas Farren and Robert Fletcher of Cork, to hold for 61 years at an annual rent of £160. The Tichbornes were sons of Sir Henry Tichborne, one of the "Forty-Nine Officers", i.e. those who were serving in the Royalist army in Ireland as of 5 June 1649, and who were offered lands confiscated from the Irish in lieu of arrears of pay. Sir Henry was the builder of Beaulieu House in Co. Louth, where he died in 1667. His two sons Richard and Henry were granted the confiscated property in Cork and Dublin that had been due to him, and in this deed they rent out the Cork property to three prominent citizens. This is a lengthy document, listing the Tichborne property in Cork house by house and stating in each case the names of the present tenants and the forfeiting owners who had held it in 1641. An important document showing how urban property was apportioned following the Cromwellian Confiscations and the Acts of Settlement and Explanation passed by Charles II. Written in English on vellum (2 membranes), as a m/ss. (1)

D'Alton (John) Illustrations, ... of King James's Irish Army List (1689), 2 vols. in one, thick 8vo D. n.d. Second Edn., 1 hf. title, 2 red & black titles, later hf. mor. (1)

"THE FLAPPER" Unique set of Irish Edwardian Children's Periodicals Shaw Family: "The Flapper" was a monthly magazine, bound in four volumes, compiled, edited, handwritten and illustrated by the six children of Sir Frederick and Lady Shaw of Bushy Park, Terenure, Co. Dublin. A "flapper" in this sense is a young bird that tests its wings before leaving the nest. The first number appeared in January 1904 and it continued at intervals through to the end of 1910. The children's father was Sir Frederick William Shaw, 5th Bart, a professional soldier who had served with distinction in the Boer War. In 1907 he was appointed Honorary Colonel commanding the 5th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Their mother Eleanor Hester was the daughter of Major F.H. de Vere of the Royal Engineers. George Bernard Shaw was a distant cousin. The six children were Annie (Sub-Editor), Mary ("Newsmonger"), Grace (Editor), Robert, Eily and Frederick, aged between seventeen and eight when the magazine started. Their first cousin Horace de Vere Cole, later an active socialist and Fabian but best known as a practical joker, was a frequent guest - his "state visit" to Cambridge disguised as the uncle of the Sultan of Zanzibar is recounted in some detail (March 1905). Robert Lloyd Praeger and his wife, neighbours living in Rathgar, make occasional appearances. The contents of the magazine include stories, poems, family news (presented as if the children were soldiers based in Mafeking) - all composed by the children and their associates, though Robert was away at his public school (Harrow) for much of the year. Family, visitors, staff and animals appear frequently, and the youngest child Freddie is occasionally the butt of his siblings' humour. The work of extracting the material from wayward contributors, co-ordinating and presenting it, placed quite a heavy burden on the teenage editor- as she frequently reminds her readers. As the years pass, the children mature. Robert obtains a place at Woolwich Academy and writes solemnly on military matters, as does his sister Annie. Freddie goes to prep school at Laleham in Surrey and then graduates to Harrow. There are accounts of dances, race meetings, polo matches and army manoeuvres. The final issue concludes with Annie's wedding on 20 December 1910. Each issue is provided with a variety of illustrations, mostly by the children and their mother; many are of Irish topographical interest. A photograph of the family and their dogs appears in the issue for July 1907. An account of a walking tour in Switzerland in August 1905 is enlivened with many photographs and diagrams. There are cartoons of military and political life. The concept shows how isolated children of the Big House were a hundred years ago, how closely they relied upon each other for company, and the determination with which they created their own world. Robert and Freddy both became professional soldiers and served with distinction in the two world wars. Freddy married, had a son and a daughter, and was killed in a car crash in 1945. Annie and Grace married; Mary and Eily did not. Robert succeeded to the baronetcy, sold Bushy Park House and demesne to Dublin Corporation, and died in 1969, the last of his generation. (1)

The Big Fellow - General Michael Collins Photograph: An extremely rare original photograph of General Michael Collins. This iconic photographs shows Collins in full military uniform as Commanding General of The Irish Army, approx. 29.5cms x 19.5cms (11 1/2" x 7 3/4"). The photo is mounted on later card and is damaged at the top, but nevertheless a very important historical memento. As a photograph, w.a.f. (1)

Scarce Republican Publications: A good collection of original Republican Publications, booklets, broadsides, etc., including: · Oglaigh na h-Eireann (Irish Republican Army) Special Communique Issued by The Army Council (re Stephen Hayes) 4pp foolscap, dated 10th September, 1941. · Reginald Dunn's Statement, broadside, dated Friday 21st July, 1922. · The Strangling of Ireland - An Appeal to British Women by a British Woman, 8vo London [c. 1921], 4pp. · O'Kelly (J.J.) Sceilg, Partition. Dail Eireann Comes of Age, 8vo D. (Sinn Fein Standing Committee) 1940, 30pp Farmers of the Six Counties, printed hand out, Belfast n.d. and 4 other items. As a coll., w.a.f. (1)

Mulcahy (Richard,) Minister for Defence (Provisional Government) An important manuscript Document, 2pp dating probably from early / mid 1922, in pencil. Unsigned but undoubtedly in his hand, outlining a series of priorities in relation to the formation and establishment of the National Army, possibly drafted as speaking notes for a Cabinet discussion. Unfortunately the document is in poor condition, with tears and fold marks, with some loss towards foot of both pages, but what remains is sufficient to be of great interest. The document outlines a series of 12 numbered points, including: 1. Get Army accepted; 2. Make an efficient back bone 3. Give it a Pro-Order tradition 4. Make it still Our Army - we having cleared Dublin on our own 5. Flabbergast those who would like to protract things indefinitely in the country in the intention that the "Govt. would never function" 6. Put us in a position in a couple of months to order the handing over to Govt. of any barracks in South continued to be held 7. Clear away any hope of any (other) army being allowed to continue…. To hold arms without out authorisation 8. To equip without Parliamentary (approval?) 9. Do. Without English trouble 10. Ulster aspect 11. Kill the idea that the Army is a preserve for any particular self-appointed drops of the "National Cream" 12. Absorb the best of the disbanded Irish Regiments in a way that will get over any stigma on us for them or on them..' (another point probably lacking at end.) With an (unrelated) manuscript postcard from Mulcahy, 1966, and a news cutting. * Richard Mulcahy became deputy Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers in late 1916, working closely with Michael Collins. He supported the Treaty, and became Minister for National Defence in the Provisional Government, Eoin O'Duffy became Chief of Staff of the (Free State) Army, of which Collins later became Commander-in-Chief. With Collins, Richared Mulcahy set up the new National Army and established it as a force independent of party politics. He resigned as Minister for Defence in March 1924, after the so-called Army Mutiny. A unique document in spite of its condition, providing a valuable insight into Mulcahy's thinking at a crucial time. (1)

"Sporting Memoirs Of a Victorian Officer" Howard (Capt. Kenneth) A Manuscript Memoir compiled c. 1870 by Captain Kenneth Howard (1845-1885). Undated and incomplete. Also typed copy of most of the MS. Howard was a grandson of the 16th Earl of Suffolk on his father's side and of the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne on his mother's. He was educated at Eton and Woolwich Military Academy and became an officer in the Royal Artillery. He served with his regiment in Canada, India and elsewhere. In 1881 he married Lady Emily Bury, who in 1875 had succeeded her uncle the 5th and final Earl of Charleville to the family estate in Co. Offaly, and they changed their surname to Howard-Bury. Their son was Colonel Charles Kenneth Howard Bury of Charleville Forest, the famous explorer and leader of the first Everest expedition (1921). In the memoir Howard recounts his idyllic childhood and school days, his early years in the Army, periods of winter leave spent at Bowood (seat of the Lansdowne family), equestrian pursuits at Aldershot and elsewhere, and his departure in 1867 via Ireland for service in the newly formed Canadian Federation. He has much to say of life in Canada - hunting, shooting and fishing in the Great Lakes region, natural history and scenery, and social life. Returning to Ireland he visited Athlone, Limerick, the Curragh, Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Athlone again, and Galway. The Irish section was published in Offaly Records, July 2005. While the memoir does not deal with dramatic events, it creates a vivid picture of the life of a Victorian officer. Also included: Typescript (9 pp) by Colonel C.K. Howard-Bury entitled "A Remote Province of China" [Ili in northernmost Xinjiang], and miscellaneous notes on the Howard, Bury and Marlay families by Marian Keaney. As a manuscript collection, w.a.f. (1)

Massive Printed Poster Army Recruiting Poster: New Scale of Separation Allowance For Soldiers Wives and Children ... Enlist To-Day and your Dependant's will be well Provided For. Poster No. 39, ptd. in red & blue by David Allan & Sons, approx. 152cms x 102cms (40" x 60"), some tears, and a couple of pieces loose (but present). Very Rare. As a poster, w.a.f. (1)

Army Recruiting Poster: Your King and Country Need You - Join the Army until the War is Over, Poster No. 3; You King and Country Need You - Enlist Now, Poster No. 5; and Offer Your Services Now - Our Brave Soldiers at The Front Need Your Help, Poster No. 6, all printed in red, white & blue, and each approx. 76cms x 51cms (30" x 20"), all scarce and good. As a lot of posters, w.a.f. (3)

Army Recruiting Poster: ... Men of the Empire To Arms! Poster No. 4, approx. 76cms x 51cms (30" x 20"); London Recruiting Rally, June 27th to July 11th Meetings... 'Let London Lead', approx. 74cms x 51cms (29" x 20"), in red, white & blue; Single Men! Last Days for Voluntary Enlistment, Poster No. 150, by David Allan & Sons, approx. 43cms x 28cms (17" x 11"); & Single Men are Urged Not to Put Off Voluntary Enlistment .. Until the Last Moment, Poster No. 160, approx. 51cms x 38cms (20" x 15"), as a coll., w.a.f. (4)

Army Recruiting Poster: 5 Questions to Men who have Not Enlisted... Your King and Country Need You - Enlist To-Day... Poster No. 57, printed in blue and red, approx. 114cms x 102cms (45" x 40"), v. large poster in good condition. as a poster, w.a.f. (1)

Iconic Army Recruiting Poster Army Recruiting Poster: Make us as proud of you as we are of him! Poster No. 119, printed by David Allan & Sons. Iconic coloured poster with portrait of young recruit in oval frame, approx. 75cms x 49cms (29 1/2" x 19 1/2"), v. good. As a poster, w.a.f. (1)

Army Recruiting Posters: Lend Your Strong Right Arm to Your Country Enlist Now, Poster No. 26, a poster shaped as an arm, printed in red & black, approx. 22cms x 63.5cms (8 3/4" x 25"); also Poster No. 28, Britain's strong arm and Yours will carry us Through - Enlist Now, in white red and blue, approx. 75cms x 51cms (29 3/4" x 20"), both v. rare, & good. As posters, w.a.f. (2)

Army Recruiting Posters: England Expects Every Man to Do His Duty, and Join the Army To-Day. Poster No. 1, printed in red & blue, approx. 73cms x 51cms (30" x 20"); also More Men are Wanted for His Majesty's Army, Poster No. 33, ptd. in red 7 blue, approx. 81cms x 54cms (32" x 21 1/2"), some edges frayed. Scarce. (2)

War Loan - Rare Colour printed Posters Army Recruiting Posters: You have in your pocket Silver bullets that will stop the Germans - Lend them to your Country by Investing in the War Loan To-Day, Poster No. 8, printed in yellow on blue background, and with border of silver coins, approx. 74cms x 48cms (29" x 19"); You Can help to win the War with 5/- A Safe and Patriotic Investment, Apply at the nearest Post Office. Poster No. 16, printed in red, white and blue, approx. 43cms x 34cms (17" x 13 1/2"); also Do you think my 5/- wont help the War Loan - Do You Realize .. Do You Know.. Invest your 5/- To-day, Poster No. 20, printed in black, red & green, approx. 78cms x 50cms (30" x 19 3/4"), all v. good. Rare as posters, w.a.f. (3)

Good Group of Posters Army Recruiting Posters: Join Under The Group System, ... To Come Under Lord Derby's Scheme Enlist Before 11th December. Lg. Poster, No. 136, printed in black; also To Starred or Badged Single Men or Single Men in Reserved Occupation... Attest Now, Poster No. 162, printed in blue; and Group System Enlistment in Groups will Re-Open on Monday January 10th, 1916..., printed in black. Each poster approx. 79cms x 51cms (31" x 20"), some edges frayed, as posters, w.a.f. Scarce. (3)

Army Recruiting Posters: Don't Lag - Follow Your Flag; Keep those Flags Proudly Flying; and Answer the Call Right Quickly, Poster Nos. 71A, 71B & 71C, each printed in colour, and approx. 25cms x 183cms (9 3/4" x 72"), all very good. * A rare matching set of 3 original posters in bright colours. (3)

Army Recruiting Posters: Men of the Empire Rally Round the Flag, and Join the Army to-day, Your Country Needs you. complete the Second Half Millon. Printed in red, white, blue and yellow, approx. 44cms x 36cms (17 1/4" x 14"); Men of London - Remember! we must Have More Men So Join Now, and Help to Shorten the Duration of the War - God Save the King. Poster No. 50, printed in colours, approx. 44cms x 36cms (17 1/4" x 14"); also The War - Men of London ask yourself the question 'Am I doing my Share?' approx. 37cms x 27cms (14 1/2" x 10 1/2"), all good. As posters, w.a.f. (3)

Army Recruiting Poster: Lord Kitchener's Appeal - 100,000 Men required for the War, 1914, approx. 43cms x 34cms (17" x 13 1/2"); Under Lord Derby's Scheme A Mere Promise to Enlist is of No Value, Poster No. 137, approx. 43cms x 28cms (17" x 11"); and Group System - Removals, Men of Military Age (18 - 40 inclusive) who have removed into this District ... Are Invited to Attest at Once. Poster No. 145, approx. 43cms x 28cms (17" x 11"), all printed in red. V. good. As posters, w.a.f. (3)

Army Recruiting Posters: Army Reserve, 20th December 1915 & 8th January 1916, 2 posters, approx. 58cms x 46cms (23" x 18"); Military Service Act, 1916, 'Enlist Voluntarily Now,' Poster No. 154, and also 'Attest Now,' Poster No. 159, each approx. 51cms x 38cms (20" x 15"); also Every Unmarried Man of Military Age, Poster No. 152, approx. 43cms x 28cms (17" x 11"), all unframed. Good. As a lot. (5)

Army Recruiting Poster: The Kaiser's Insult, On August 19th, 1914, the Kaiser issued the following Order to his Army: 'It is my Royal and Imperial Command that you concentrate your energies, for the immediate present, upon one single purpose, and that is that you address all you skill, and all the valour of my soldiers to exterminate first the treacherous English and walk over General French's contemptible little Army,' - Fling the Kaiser's insult back in his teeth by making the 'little' Army Bigger - you can't make it Braver - Enlist Now. Poster No. 6, approx. 79cms x 33cms (31" x 21"), printed in red & blue, some edges frayed. V. Rare. (1)

Massive Printed Poster Army Recruiting Poster: The Crisis - An Appeal to Free Men,... at least 30,000 recruits per week must be raised to maintain the efficiency of our armies,... . A very large Poster, printed in black on yellow by David Allan & Sons, approx. 150cms x 102cms (59" x 40"), torn at folds, & frayed. Extremely Scarce, as a poster, w.a.f. (1)

Army Recruiting Posters: Why More Men are Needed ... The Prime Minister at the Guildhall, November 9th, 1914, Poster No. 45, printed on black with green borders etc., approx. 102cms x 63cms (40" x 25"); also London Recruiting Depots - Men Answering to Lord Kitchener's Appeal Should Apply in Person to one of the Following Depots... . Printed in red, approx. 102cms x 63cms (40" x 25"). One torn in two at fold, also edges frayed, but scarce. As Posters, w.a.f. (2)

George Thomas, The Irish Rajah, from Co. Tipperary Francklin (Wm.) Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas, 4to Calcutta (Hurkaru Press) 1803. First Edn. port. frontis, list of subs., fold. map hd. cold. in outline, lg. fold. plt., errata leaf & 'Addenda to the Errata' slip, cont. calf, some wear at edges, joints restored, mor. label. Extremely rare First Edition. (1) N.B. Page 77/78 missing from the Book. N.B. ** George Thomas (1756-1802) from Roscrea, County Tipperary went to India in the late 18th century and became a mercenary for hire, drilling and training native troops in the superior methods of European warfare. Tiring of the duplicitous and miserly ways of his Indian employers, Thomas struck out on his own. With his faithful followers, the Irish warlord headed for a vulnerable no man's land in the most fertile part of India, west of Delhi. Through a mixture of the military genius and extreme violence for which he was famous, Thomas carved out a large kingdom for himself and proved to be a benevolent ruler whose subjects prospered under his rule. The Irish Rajah was a progressive leader, rebuilding towns, re-establishing the rule of law, encouraging settlers in a previously sparsely uninhabited and war-torn countryside. He instituted pensions for his troops - something unheard of at the time - and even minted his own coins. To fund his state, Thomas hired out his army and military genius to neighbouring states for hard cash. His unbroken string of military victories made Thomas a threat to rival military powers. They were so envious of his meteoric rise to power that they did the unthinkable - they joined together. Thomas had other plans and was determined to fight to the last. At one stage his 2,000 men fought and won an epic battle against 40,000 troops. Thomas's fame spread across continents. Wellington even studied his military campaigns and adopted his tactics. Now he is all but forgotten, except for the descendants of his subjects, who still remember him as a legendary hero. At the end of his life he agreed to dictate his autobiography in Persian, 'as from constant use it was more familiar than his native language'. It is no wonder that Thomas may have inspired Kipling's story 'The Man Who Would Be King', which was later turned into a film starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine.

Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. lg. 4to L. 1791. First Edn., 2 engd. titles, 2 frontis & numerous engd. plts. also The Antiquities of England, 3 vols. + 2 vols. Supplement, 5 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1773, engd. titles, frontis & plts; The Antiquities of Scotland, 2 vols. lg. 4to L. 1789, 1 engd. title, lg. fodl. hd. cold. map; Military Antiquities Respecting A History of the English Army, 2 vols. lg. 4to L. 1801, 2 engd. titles, & numerous plts.; The History of Dover Castle, by the Rev. Wm. Darell, lg. 4to L. 1797. Engd. title, frontis map & plts. The entire in cont. full calf, tooled gilt borders, gilt spines, mor. labels, almost uniform set except for "Ireland," rebacked. (13)

An 1827 pattern Royal Navy Officer`s sword and scabbard with shark skin grip and guard in mouth lion head pommel, together with gold braided belting - Taylor & Co, Army and Navy Outfitters, Portsmouth

A collection of small early 20th century sepia coloured etchings of topographical views, a university boat house, St John`s Bridge, etc, further coloured prints of university scenes including Trinity College, Christ College, etc, also together with a collection of commemorative newspapers including The Times 1913, The Daily Graphic - Events of the Year, Summary of 1903, etc and also together with a small collection of booklets relating to military subjects including the Eighth Army, the British Airborne Divisions, the Royal Marines, etc

A 1940's army uniform with badges

A canvas army medical trunk

A canvas topped wicker army trunk

An Army Brigadier Cap by Silkit and Co, London

Original Second World War posters 'Aid the Wounded', by artist Frederick H. K. Henrion Red Army Day Feb. 23, printer - Multi-Machine Plates Ltd. London 'Help China - China is helping Us' The United Aid to China Fund Flag Day, printer - S. H. Benson Ltd. London, Maurice Kirth's Poppy in Flanders Battlefield, Fougasse (pen name for Cyril Kenneth Bird) S.S.A.F.A. For Forces Families Flag Day, printer - Fosh & Cross Ltd. London, plus other flag days and hospital days posters plus Tucks Motor Series and Tewkesbury sets of six postcards (qty)

Tinplate French clockwork sweet tin in the form of an army ambulance

Ladies' and gentlemen's mixed vintage hats, boots and shoes including damask covered Doge's hat, Salvation Army style small black fine straw bonnet, white pith helmet with ostrich feathers, soft velvet ladies' hats, one with Liberty label, Harrods hat, moleskin felt cloche 'Charter' hat, vintage summer cloche type hats including three Kangol, two gentlemen's Russian-style hats, etc (qty in 3 boxes)

An 1827 pattern Royal Navy Officer`s sword and scabbard with shark skin grip and guard in mouth lion head pommel, together with gold braided belting - Taylor & Co, Army and Navy Outfitters, Portsmouth

A collection of small early 20th century sepia coloured etchings of topographical views, a university boat house, St John`s Bridge, etc, further coloured prints of university scenes including Trinity College, Christ College, etc, also together with a collection of commemorative newspapers including The Times 1913, The Daily Graphic - Events of the Year, Summary of 1903, etc and also together with a small collection of booklets relating to military subjects including the Eighth Army, the British Airborne Divisions, the Royal Marines, etc

Bairstow Manor limited edition no. 97 / 350 Winston Churchill Character Jug to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary and three Manor limited edition Jugs - Forces Churchill, Army no. 293 / 500, Navy no. 146 / 500, Airforce no. 138 / 500, modelled by Ray Noble

‘I feel we can never be really civil to Americans again - but don't tell anyone!’ DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. An excellent, early A.L.S., Daphne, eight pages, 8vo, Mustapha Barracks, Alexandria, 14th December (1936), to 'My dear Foy' (Foy Quiller-Couch), on the printed stationery of the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. Du Maurier informs her friend that she has written to her mother to thank her for her help with a home and continues to remark 'Well - my dear - hasn't it all been terrible, this thing in England? I suppose you all thought of nothing else, and so did everyone here. I feel it is all for the best, as the new one will be very conscientious and nice, and keep up old traditions. I do so wonder if you had the same feeling as I did; an awful secret fear that the new King might not be cheered when the Proclamation was read, and being a shy man he would probably feel it very much. I almost wired to you to take the train to London….and cheer loudly outside his house! But thank goodness, I see in the papers that he had a great welcome. I am so for him, aren't you? As for Edward - it's so dreadful I almost can't bear to hear him mentioned; although, for his peace of minds sake, I hope he will wear his beret and enjoy himself in Austria. I feel in the bottom of his heart he will feel like Judas Iscarriot (sic) and never be happy again. I do so trust it will be allowed to die down, and he and that Mrs. S. will not be mobbed by vulgar crowds, and people will stop their beastly gossip. The Guardsman (her husband, Frederick Browning) and I feel we can never be really civil to Americans again - but don't tell anyone! (You probably feel the same!)' She concludes by sending her best wishes for Christmas ('and I think 1937 should be a better year for everyone, don't you?') and again refers to the arrangements for renting a home when they return to England. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Du Maurier. A letter of wonderful content. VG Foy 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. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of the novelist Daphne Du Maurier. Du Maurier writes in the immediate wake of one of the most important events in the history of the British monarchy. King Edward VIII had abdicated on 11th December 1936, just days before the present letter was written, in order to be able to marry his mistress, Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. Edward's younger brother, King George VI, acceded to the throne and made a speech to the accession council on 13th December, a day before the present letter. The new King's dislike of public speaking is well documented, and was the subject of the film The King's Speech (2010).

DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, four pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 27th May 1959, to 'My dear' (Foy Quiller-Couch). Du Maurier writes following the retirement of her husband, Frederick Browning, 'He has taken the first fortnight of retirement well, but we have had guests staying, and this made him keep on his toes. Now we are alone, I hold my breath, and as you know, it is important that he keeps what dear Miss Roberts used to call “a little over-indulgence” at bay (I.e. spirits, above all). I like our young Luther, though a little cocky in manner on first acquaintance, he wears well, and I think is a very good, very understanding doctor.' She also writes of her own health, and her work, 'But to return to Castle Dore. Perhaps you could pass a day here next time you are Assize-minded? The thing I believe you could tell me is at what period of his life your father began the tale, and when he worked on it, and dropped it, and took it up again. Because there are obviously gaps in train of thought. I myself am of the opinion those last chapters were written at start of last war, not the '14 one, and he was casting his mind back yet trying to combine the two. There was someone who had seen the youth of two decades decimated - it would have struck him even more strongly than most, because of knowing the undergrads, and I would not be surprised if the advent of the second war was not his death-stroke, to a certain extent' further adding 'His view of Linnet alters, you know, which intrigues me. At first the Hardy-ish heroine, young, married to an older man, one can see the quick temper, the pout on the lips - and then she becomes almost a kind of She, with the potion, and the two older men with their dreams - and then finally, almost out of this world, which is what I meant to Bozman about Woman or even the Muse, it's a sort of ideal in the mind of a man, and one near the end of his time. Oh, there is so much to try and understand. But I do feel if one cant get the last part right it would be better to ommit (sic) war, which I feel sure was not the original intention, but I may be wrong.' Du Maurier concludes 'Meanwhile, another subject, I enclose my macabre stories (no longer present) A far cry from Castle Dore, and not, I feel, your cup of tea, though you may like The Pool, The Lordly Ones, and possibly see the allegorical point of the Archduchess. In a sense, they are all a protest at the cruelty and misunderstanding which abounds in the world - beneath the surface lurk evils we do not understand, things in ourselves'. In a postscript Du Maurier returns to Castle Dor, 'I think there are more than 5 chapters to Castle Dore, to finish. How many parts usually went to a novel, for your father. I would say there was Book III and Book I4 to come. Have you any of the Tristram books at Trelowarren which your father consulted?'. EX Foy 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. Frederick Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, deputy commander of the First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden, 1944. Husband of the novelist Daphne Du Maurier. Browning, a heavy drinker, suffered a nervous breakdown in July 1957 as a result of his chronic alcoholism, which in turn resulted in his resignation from his position at Buckingham Palace in 1959. Castle Dor is a historical novel which was not completed by Arthur Quiller-Couch at the time of his death. Du Maurier completed the work, at the request of Foy Quiller

SMITH RODNEY 'GIPSY': (1860-1947) British Evangelist, and early member of The Salvation Army. Two vintage signed postcard photographs, one of the images depicting Smith seated in a three quarter length pose writing at his desk and the other showing him in a head and shoulders pose. Both are signed ('Gipsy Smith') in dark fountain pen inks to the images. Both are post marked at Aldershot, 1st May 1905 to the versos. Together with Grey Owl (1888-1938) English-born Canadian Writer & Environmentalist. Fountain pen ink signature ('Grey Owl') on a page removed from an autograph album. With an irregularly clipped magazine photograph neatly affixed. Some very slight, minor corner creasing, otherwise VG, 3

McANDREW NELL: (1973- ) English Glamour Model. A small selection of autographs and memorabilia relating to McAndrew, comprising a black sheer Versace sleeveless top apparently previously belonging to McAndrew and signed by her to the inside label; a tan leather handbag made by Gina, also apparently previously belonging to McAndrew (unsigned); McAndrew's personal Artist pass to the MOBO Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, 25th September 2003, signed and inscribed in silver ink by McAndrew; a black short sleeve t-shirt featuring a British Army logo, signed and inscribed by McAndrew in silver ink; and three signed colour 11.5 x 8.5 photographs, each featuring composite images of the model in glamorous full length naked poses, each signed in bold black ink to clear areas. Generally VG, 7

Signed two days after becoming King GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A good, early D.S., George R, just two days after becoming King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Saville House, 27th October 1760. The partially printed document is a military commission appointing George Forbes ('commonly called Lord Forbes') to be a Major General 'of all and singular Our Forces, as well as Horse, as Foot, employed, or to be employed in Our Service'. Countersigned at the foot by William Pitt (1708-1778) The Elder. 1st Earl of Chatham. British Prime Minister 1766-68, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1756-57, 1757-61. With blind embossed paper seal affixed. Some light dust staining to the upper edge, only very slightly affecting the King's signature, and a few very small, extremely minor tears at the edges. About VG George Forbes (1710-1769) 4th Earl of Granard. Irish Soldier and Politician who had entered the army in 1726.

ALBERT PRINCE: (1819-1861) Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, husband of Queen Victoria. L.S., Albert, as Acting Great Master of the Order of the Bath, one page, folio, Buckingham Palace, 21st June 1844, to Major General Sir Robert Henry Sale. The Prince announces 'The Queen having been graciously pleased to issue a Royal Warrant dispensing with the ceremony of your Investiture and empowering you to wear and use the Star and Ribband and Badge of a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath in as full and ample a manner as if you had been formally invested by Her Majesty' and therefore adds that he has the duty to transmit to Sale the necessary decorations and Royal Warrant (neither present). With blank integral leaf. Some extremely minor, light age wear to the left edge, VG Major General Sir Robert Henry Sale (1782-1845) British Army Officer who commanded the garrison of Jalalabad during the First Afghan War 1841-42 and was killed in action during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Sale's investiture, referred to in the present letter, did not take place as he was serving in India.

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled The Fortune Teller, after Reynolds. Signed (‘George R. I., as King) to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated 1915-16 in his hand. Together with Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-10, consort of King Edward VII. Vintage signed and inscribed Christmas greetings card, the folding 8vo card featuring a colour illustration to the cover, being a reproduction of a painting entitled Queen Margaret of Scotland praying for the Victory of The Scottish Army by Finnemore. Signed (‘Alexandra’) to the inside beneath a printed greeting and dated Christmas 1915 in her hand. Both cards are inscribed to Miss [Edith] Wolfe and her sister Mabel, teachers at Sandringham. Some light overall foxing to the outside covers, G to about VG, 2

GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS: (1594-1632) King of Sweden 1611-32, known as 'The Lion of the North', regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time and credited as the founder of Sweden as a Great Power. Rare D.S., Gustavus Adolphus, as King, one page, folio, Army Camp at Berson (near Kokenhusen, present day Latvia), 6th December 1625. The manuscript document is an Order to the General Quarter Master of the field army to secure sufficient provisions of food for the troops and ordering supplies for Gerdt Didrichsson, Master of the Stables, of hides, alum, salt, tallow, nails for shoeing horses etc., and money to also be made available. Signed by the King at the foot. With integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal. An attractive and clean document, VG The present document is signed shortly before the King's significant victory in the Battle of Wallhof on 7th January 1626, fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

NOLAN LOUIS: (1818-1854) British Army officer, an authority on cavalry tactics best known for his controversial role in launching the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava. He was the first casualty of that engagement. Extremely rare A.L.S., L E Nolan, four pages, 8vo, Maidstone, 10th November n.y. [1842, incorrectly dated in pencil in another hand 1835], to 'My dear Sir George' [Berkeley]. Nolan informs his correspondent, 'The mare is at your service. I only hope you will try her well yourself and only keep her if she suits you perfectly.' He continues 'I have ridden her & driven her & tried her with a skirt & she goes perfectly quiet & well all ways. The mare has corns from which she goes tender at first starting but she is in all other respects quite sound…' Nolan further discusses his correspondent's current mare, which he suggests is sent to Tattersalls to be sold by auction, and the arrangements for delivering the new mare, which Nolan 'can send up to the London Bridge station any day you mention & you send your coachman to the station to ride her home.' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG General Sir George Berkeley (1785-1857) British Soldier and Politician. Berkeley, a Colonel of the 35th Regiment and a General in the British Army served as the Duke of Wellington's liaison officer at the Prince of Orange's headquarters at the start of the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.

ISMAY HASTINGS: (1887-1965) British Indian Army officer & Diplomat, served as Winston Churchill's Chief Military Assistant during World War II. Later the first Secretary General of NATO 1952-57. A good vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph, being a reproduction of the painting of Ismay by Oswald Birley, depicting the General seated in a half length pose in uniform at his desk. Signed in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, 'To Geoff Macnab, with my affectionate regards, Ismay'. Framed and glazed in the original dark brown leather presentation frame. 9 x 12 overall. Some extremely light, minor age wear, VG Geoffrey Macnab - Brigadier General of World War II who later served as a military attaché to several British Embassies in Europe.

EISENHOWER DWIGHT D.: (1890-1969) American General of World War II, later American President 1953-61. Wartime Autograph Envelope Signed ('Eisenhower'; in the upper left hand corner, with his rank added in a different hand), addressed by Eisenhower to his wife ('Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower') at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC. Post marked at Washington DC, 15th September 1942. The envelope bears the printed words Headquarters United States Army Forces in The British Isles to the verso. VG

HIMMLER HEINRICH: (1900-1945) German Nazi official of World War II, Reichsfuhrer of the SS. D.S., H. Himmler, one page, 4to, n.p., 23rd October 1943. The typed document, in German, is a memo addressed to SS Gruppenfuhrer von Herff and states, in full, 'As SS officers who are capable, should the need arise, of becoming higher SS and police officers, the names of SS Group Leaders Thomas and Jurs and SS Brigade Leaders Harm, Thier and, with strong reservations, Jaegy should be taken down. In regard to SS Group Leader Thomas, I ask that a detailed assessment again be sought from SS Group Leader Gebhardt. Is he once again stable enough to be of use in such a position? If he is stable and reasonable, he is of course fully fit for the position of a higher SS and police officer. There only needs to be a reasonably sure certainty that he won't deviate again'. Boldly signed in blue fountain pen ink by Himmler at the conclusion. With a number of blue and red indelible pencil annotations to the margins, some possibly in the hand of von Herff. Two file holes to the left edge and some extremely minor, light foxing, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Maximilian von Herff (1893-1945) German Army Officer and SS General of World War II. Knights Cross winner. von Herff served as Chief of Personal Staff to Himmler and in this capacity dealt with internal and financial SS matters.

A large quantity of plastic model Cowboys and Indians, plus metal and plastic Army Soldiers, guns, etc.

A quantity of Cigarette Cards including Britain's Defenders, Army life and pre WWI Movie Stars

A quantity of Dinky and Corgi Toys including Field Artillery Trailer (688), Army Wagon (623), Corgi Land Rover (109 W.B), Land Rover Breakdown Truck (109 WB).