Five: Able Seaman A.W. Johnson, Royal Navy1914-15 Star (J.19886, A.W. Johnson, Ord., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.19886 A.W. Johnson. A.B. R.N.); Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Arthur William Johnson); Coronation 1953 (Arthur William Johnson), privately engraved in large serif capitals, good very finePair: Sergeant C.H. Stentiford, Leicestershire RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (36148 Sjt. C.H. Stentiford. Leic. R.), nearly very fineImperial Service Medal, G.V.R., circular type, 2nd 'Coronation robes' type (Charles William Paine.), nearly extremely fineCoronation 1937, unnamed as issued, extremely fineArmy Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (1417388 Sjt. H.F. Shoring. R.A.), nearly extremely fineSpecial Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R. (2) (Edward Pinkman; Reginald J. Tompkins.), good very fine (12) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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Pair: Second Lieutenant W.G. Davis, Royal Air ForceBritish War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. W.G. Davis. R.A.F), good very finePair: Flight Sergeant L.J. Asher, Royal Air ForceBritish War and Victory Medals (11524. F. Sgt. L.J. Asher. R.A.F.), good very finePair: Aircraftman 1st Class W.T. Beetlestone, Royal Air ForceBritish War and Victory Medals (401332. 1.A.M. W.T. Beetlestone. R.A.F.), good very finePair: Aircraftman 1st Class F. Allen, Royal Air ForceBritish War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (14011. 1.A.M. F. Allen. R.A.F.), good very finePair: Aircraftman 2nd Class W.K. George, Royal Air Force and Royal Naval Air ServiceBritish War Medal (239163. 2.A.M. W.K. George. R.A.F.); Victory Medal (F.39163 W.K. George. A.M.2 R.N.A.S.), very fine, mounted for wearPair: Private D, Cerise, Australian ArmyBritish War and Victory Medals (5052 Pte. D. Cerise 3 Bn. A.I.F.), good very fineBritish War Medal (403470. Sgt. E.P.T. Elyard. R.A.F.), edge bruise, very fine (13) R.A.F. Communiques 1918 gives 'Lt. W.G. Davis, 98 Sqn. as having brought down an enemy aircraft under review.'M.I.D. Unconfirmed.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Five: Armourer Sergeant Major E.C.W. Wheeler, Royal ArtilleryIndia General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, North West Frontier 1935 (1420752 Bmbr. E.C. Wheeler. R.A.); 1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; War Medal; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (1420752 Bmbr. E.C. Wheeler. R.A.), extremely fine (5) 1420752 Armourer Sergeant Major Elias Charles William Wheeler, served during the Second World War with the 121 Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery; Killed in Action, 14.11.1942, and is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Pair: Clerk Fazal Elahi, Punjab RegimentIndia General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (533 Ck. Fazal Elahi, 5-8 Punjab R.); Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. (533 Clk. Fazal Elahi, 3-8 Punjab R.), good very fineWar Medal (112 Hav. Ghakra Bahadur Ranam Ager, Nepalese Contgt.), nearly extremely fineIndian Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd 'Coronation robes' type (1070 Nk. Fazal Khan, 3-14 Punjab R.), good very fine (4) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Five: Sergeant A.F. Spratt, York and Lancaster Regiment1939-1945 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; War Medal; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (4737799 Sjt. A.F. Spratt. Y.& L.R.), nearly extremely fineFive: Private F.M. Stimpson, Royal Army Ordnance Corps1939-1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (6906621 Pte. F.M. Stimpson. R.A.O.C.), extremely fine (10) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army of India 1799-1826, long hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Asseerghur (Private Luximon Cuddum 1st. B. 6th. Regt. N.I.), officially impressed, India, lacquered, nearly extremely fine, scarce Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army of India 1799-1826, long hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Bhurtpoor (Gunner H. Morton. Regt. of Arty.), engraved in running script, nearly extremely fine Gunner H. Morton's name does not appear on the latest published transcript of the Army of India Medal Roll; however, the medal appears entirely as issued and is almost certainly a later claim made in India.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, two clasps, Maheidpoor, Ava (O. Mc.Manus, Eurn. Regt.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, edge bruise, good very fine Owen McManus served with the 102nd Madras European Regiment at the Battle of Maheidpoor, 21.12.1817.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, two clasps, Natal, Belfast (6066 Pte. E. Tucker, Devon: Regt.), traces of lacquer, very fine 6066 Private Edward Tucker, born Exeter, Devon, 1866; enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment, May 1884; served with the Regiment in South Africa, March 1900 to May 1902 (entitled to a K.S.A.); awarded Army L.S. & G.C., February 1905; discharged, 4.5.1906.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (35760 Spr: H.J. Gillard. R.E.), minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine M.S.M. London Gazette 3.6.1919 35760 Spr. Gillard, H. J., 141st A.T. Coy., Royal Engineers (West Bromwich)'In recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders.'Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (73475 C.Q.M. Sjt: C. Matthews. R.G.A.), traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fineRoyal Air Force Long Service & G.C., E.II.R. (X3502873 Cpl. K.C. Bedwell. R.A.F.), nearly extremely fineIndian Army Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (T.B.41502 A-Nk. Farman Khan, R.I.A.S.C. (A. Tpt.)), good very fine (3) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Army Long Service & G.C. (2), G.V.R., 1st 'Field Marshal's bust' type (1851363 Sjt. L.V. Horn. R.E.); E.II.R., with 'Regular Army' bar suspension (21017032 W.O. Cl.2. G.J.P. Holloway. R.A.D.C.), very fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
China, Empire, Bestowal Document for the Order of the Double Dragon, Second Class, Third Grade bestowed upon Lieutenant-Colonel "Bei Ermeng" of the General Staff of the Austrian Army, Issued under number 5390 on the 2nd day of the 11th month of the 2nd year of the Xuantong era [1910] Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsSir Thomas Fairfax1647, a small bound volume of printed letters from Sir Thomas Fairfax with "Another letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons; New Propositions from the souldiery under the Command of His Excellency Sit Thomas Fairfax; A Narration of severall passages betwixt His Majesty and Master B. Reymes, Newmarket concerning the Army; Two Letters ... to both Houses of Parliament. Very interesting accounts and in fine condition. Photo Sir Thomas, Lord Fairfax (1612-1671) was the leading Parliamentarian general of the First and Second Civil Wars and Lord-General of the New Model ArmySubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsSir Thomas Fairfax1648 (16 November) A remonstrance of this Excellency, Thomas Lord Fairfax, Lord Generall of the Parliaments Forces and of the Generall Councell of Officers Held at St Albans... A complete 71 page publication regarding an important meeting of the senior officers in the Parliamentary Army including Thomas Fairfax, Ireton Oliver Cromwell and others at St Albans. Published by John Partridge & George Whittington at the Blue Anchor, Cornhill in 1648. Size 6" × 7¾. Some peripheral wear and soiling, the pages uncut at top. Photo The General Council convened in St Albans Abbey on 7 November 1648. After discussion of the petitions and general grievances of the soldiers, Ireton presented the draft of the Army Remonstrance on 10 November. It was initially rejected by Fairfax and the moderate officers but their opposition evaporated after 15 November when the House of Commons voted to allow the King to return to London on completion of the Newport Treaty and to restore his lands and revenues. Fearing that Parliament intended to grant an unconditional restoration, the Army united behind Ireton's Remonstrance. After some last-minute amendments to ensure the support of the Levellers, the Remonstrance was adopted by the General Council on 18 November 1648. Under the maxim salus populi suprema lex ("the safety of the people is the supreme law"), the Remonstrance proclaimed the sovereignty of the people under a representative government. Divine providence would prove the righteousness or otherwise of the government's actions, and would also thwart unjustified rebellion against authority. Thus, the defeat of King Charles in the Second Civil War vindicated the actions of the Army as the defenders of the people. It was argued that the King should be brought to account because he had broken the sacred covenant with his people and attempted to place himself above the law. This sealed the fate of the King.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsMajor-General Henry MacKinnon1805 (17 December) entire letter from Saxony to Bracknell, rated at "1/11" and with London arrival datestamp on the flap. An original campaign letter, written while serving with his regiment under Lord Cathcart in Germany, from Henry MacKinnon to his wife Kate at Bracknell, Berkshire, with good military content, referring to the Battle of Austerlitz, reporting the entry of the Prussians into Wurtzburg, warning that communication with England might be cut off by the freezing of the Elbe. Endorsed "via Cuxhaven" (a German town situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River). Postage due 1/11d (1/6d Germany to London + 5d London to Bracknell); lightly toned. Photo The contents of the letter include, "Monday 16th, ... We still remain here, nor do I as yet see any appearance of our moving, there certainly has been a great Battle in which the Three Emperors were present and we have had many contradictory reports." Major-General Henry MacKinnon (1773-1812) entered the Coldstream Guards, served under the Duke of York in Holland, in the expedition to Egypt, in Germany in 1805, and at the taking of Copenhagen in 1807. Mackinnon commanded the 45th, 74th, and 88th regiments in the Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. He was killed by the explosion of an enemy magazine during the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on January 19, 1812. Prior to the Napoleonic wars, MacKinnon had a cordial acquaintance with Napoleon Bonaparte while the former's father resided in the French Province of Dauphiny when Napoleon was a frequent visitor to the region. The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition. On 2 December 1805 a French army, commanded by Emperor Napoleon I, decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army, commanded by Tsar Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, after nearly nine hours of difficult fighting. "Tuesday 17th. Still in doubt as to the fate of this great battle, which will be of so much consequence to our fate and that of the world." Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsThe Peninsular Wars - Battle of Salamanca1812 hand-drawn map of the allied and French forces showing the areas of high ground and includes "Two hills called the two Arapiles. The one to the North formed the centre of the British Position - that to the South was the centre of the French Position" with and extensive and detailed key to the map. Also 1812 (2 June) letter from William Mordaunt in Lisbon to Sir Charles Stuart asking for help after he was imprisoned as a French spy and a later letter to Sir Charles Stuart. Other items include a long letter written in Portuguese written on 24 December 1812 which makes mention of Lord Wellington and Marshal Beresford (serving in the Portuguese army). An official letter in Portuguese from the secretariat of the junta. A letter in French referring to Marquis de Wellington. A very interesting group. Photo The Battle of Salamanca saw the Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeat Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain on 22 July 1812. Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay (1779 – 1845).A British diplomat, between 1812 and 1828 he was known as Sir Charles Stuart. He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil between 1810 and 1814.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsSir Benjamin Pine1859 (28 November) duplicate contract of marriage between Sir Benjamin Pine Knight, Lieutenant Governor of the Islands of St. Christopher and Anguilla and Marguretta Anna Simpson. A long and elaborate, thirteen page document. With Scotland Crown datestamps, 5/- embossed revenue and embossed duplicate stamp. Unusual Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891)In 1848 he acted temporarily as governor of Sierra Leone, and displayed much military capacity. He was present at the expedition to the Sherbro River, and helped to destroy a strong stockaded fort, whence the natives had harried the neighbourhood. In the following year his vigorous policy put an end to the civil war in the same district.This success led to his appointment in 1849 as second governor of the infant colony of Natal. During the Kaffir war in the south-west he preserved peace within his territory, and received the thanks of the home government. In 1855 he led a force of volunteers against the Amabacas and enforced their submission. In 1856 Pine returned to the west coast as governor of the Gold Coast Colony, and was knighted. In May 1859 he went to the less trying climate of St. Christopher, West Indies, as lieutenant governor.At that time each of the Leeward Islands, of which St. Christopher's formed part, was governed practically as a separate colony in a loose confederation, with a governor-in-chief at Antigua. Pine recommended that the government should be made federal, with a central authority at Antigua. In 1866 he was temporarily acting as governor of Antigua, and helped to persuade the legislature to reform the constitution. He did the same in his own island of St. Christopher. The home government adopted his views, and in February 1869 he was appointed governor-in-chief of the Leeward Isles, with a mandate to carry out his scheme. On 23 June 1870, in an exhaustive address, he laid his project before the council of Antigua, and in the course of the year carried it in all the islands. He was thus the first governor under the federal constitution of the Leeward Islands. He was made a K.C.M.G. in June 1871 for his services. In 1873, before he had finished his term as governor-in-chief at Antigua, he was sent back to his old colony of Natal. He retired on a pension in 1875.He was twice married: first, in 1841, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Campbell, who died in 1847; secondly, in 1859, to Margaretta Anne, daughter of Colonel John Simpson of the Bengal army. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Historical DocumentsPassports1720 (c.) Austrian pass issued in Palermo, headed "george oliver/des heyl. rom. reichs/graf von wallis", in a mixture of Italian, Latin and German, with wafer seal in lower corner and signed by Leopold von Trell and another; usual folding creases George Olivier, Count of Wallis (1671-1743) A field marshal of Irish descent in the service of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and last regent of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia (1738–1739). Born into an Irish family, he distinguished himself in Sicily by his capture of Messina. He then commanded on the Rhine (1733), then in Italy and Hungary. He lost the decisive Battle of Grocka against the Ottoman Empire in 1739, thus leading to the peace of Belgrade, which was unfavourable to Austria and thus led to his disgrace. In the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–20) he fought in the Austrian army on Sicily, being wounded in the struggle for Messina but later becoming governor of that city's fortress until 1727, when he returned to Austria.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsNapoleon Bonaparte1797 (17 July) folio letter with elaborate engraved letter heads of the "République Française" and "Bonaparte Général en Chef de L'Armée d'Italie", the letter is addressed to, "Au général de Division Clarke" and finishes, "Je vous embrasse" and signed "Bonaparte". The paper is heavily laid with the paper maker's watermark "C&I Honic", 9¼x14¼ inch; very fresh and fine. Photo Napoleon was general of the Army of Italy from 27 March 1796 to 16 November 1797: He quickly won the admiration of the Generals and turned a rag-bad army into an effective fighting force.General Henry Jacques Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818)The son of a former French army officer, he followed his father's footsteps by joining the military. In 1792 Clarke was named a lieutenant colonel in the 2nd Cavalry and he served with the Army of the Rhine, distinguishing himself at the action of Spire. Clarke continued to serve with the cavalry, covering the retreat on Worms in March of 1793 and then fighting at Ercheim. In May of 1793 he was promoted to général de brigade and then the next month he was appointed chief of staff to the Army of the Rhine. Clarke's position would not last long though, for that October he was suspended, arrested, and then thrown in prison. General Clarke was released in February of 1795, however he remained without a job until that November when Carnot used his influence to get Clarke a job in the Topography Bureau. The next month Clarke was promoted to général de division. In November of 1796 Clarke was sent to the Army of Italy to spy discretely on General Bonaparte for the Directory, but after spending time with Bonaparte, Clarke became entirely devoted to him. The next year Clarke was recalled by the Directory and then in 1798 he negotiated a treaty with Sardinia.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsFrench Postal Notice1805, "avis au public", 17x13½ inch, on greyish paper. "The Public is informed that letters and packets addressed to French Prisoners of War to all destinations in England need to be stamped from the place of their departure as far as Dover: those not stamped may not be despatched. Also persons who have forgotten to stamp their letters are invited to present themselves to the Bureau where they will be stamped and given to the very next courier. The Public is invited to carefully address his letters and packages destined for French prisoners of war in England, in addition to their names and first names, rank, or in the navy or army."Folding creases but fresh and in a good state of preservation. Photo Many letters written to or from French and British prisoners of war were handled by the Transport Office which was situated in Dorset Court, Westminster. The Transport office was a branch of the Admiralty.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Historical DocumentsBattle of Liaoyang1904, a 49 page journal of the last days of the battle at Liaoyang, dated "30th August". On the 29th and 30th August the Russian troops were repelling the Japanese advance. Titled "Sensations of Battle", along and detailed account of his view of the battle from inside the city, apparently written in some haste with numerous corrections and additions and signed, "Ludovic Naudeau" with two Russian censor handstamps, "Allowed/Colonel".Also a six page draft titled, "A Regiment Singing" dated Newchwang, 1st April (no year indicated).A fascinating account of this battle for one of the key cities in this conflict. Photo Ludovic Naudeau Charles (1872-1949), born in Boulogne, a journalist, publicist and French writer.Son of an engineer of the Company of Northern Railway , he was a student in high school Amiens and became a reporter at the age of nineteen. He was one of the first great reporters of the Russo- Japanese War of 1904-05 , during which he was captured and held prisoner in Japan. He managed to escape but was recaptured .He was present in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution and was responsible for an interview with Lenin ; questions brought him to spend some time in Soviet prisons .Journalist at 'Time', he also collaborated with other newspapers and periodicals , especially L'Illustration, and is editor of the Journal. He published several books, including 'Japan', as well as two novels.He made a very important survey on the issue of birth in France earning him the Medal of Honor of the National Alliance for the growth of the French population in May 1931 and a survey of the French population. The Battle of Liaoyang (24 August – 4 September 1904) was one of the major land battles of the Russo-Japanese War.While the Japanese Army settled down in front of Port Arthur for a siege, a large force under Field Marshal Oyama moved north to secure the strategically located rail junction of Liaoyang, on the Mukden - Port Arthur spur of the China Far East Railway, in Manchuria. The battle began on 25 August 1904, with the 158,000 strong Russian armies, attempting to turn the flanks of the Japanese First, Second and Third Armies totaling 125,000 men.On 26 August 1904, the Japanese First Army took Kosarei Peak and Hung-sha Pass southeast of Liaoyang city after a hard-fought action. General Alexei Kuropatkin, commander-in-chief of the Russian armies, believed that he had been beaten and withdrew from the outer Russian defence line, with the Japanese in pursuit.From 29 -30 August 1904, the Russian troops managed to repel intense Japanese assaults on the main defence lines south of Liaoyang. By 31 August 1904, the Japanese First Army was crossing the river northeast of Liaoyang,On 4 September 1904, after a few days of ineffectual counterattacks, Kuropatkin decided to evacuate Liaoyang for Mukden in the early morning. The unfortunate city was then sacked in succession by Russian, Chinese, and Japanese forces.The Russian armies suffered about 17,900 casualties, the majority of which were captured or missing. However, despite the greater Japanese casualties (23,615 killed, wounded or captured), the Japanese were able to claim victory since the Russians quit the battlefield. The dearly-won Japanese victory at Liaoyang and the fall of Port Arthur shortly thereafter contributed to the major Russian defeat the next year at the Battle of Mukden.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
(x) Historical DocumentsGeorge Armstrong Custer1873 (15 February) personal check signed "GA Custer". Blue bank check drawn on the Planters National Bank of Louisville, payable to "John Ranch / Ninety-Two Dollars."; endorsements on the back, and some light bleed through; spindle cancel at the centre, small spindle hole towards the left, otherwise very fine. The entries are in medium brown ink used by General Custer. Photo George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) A United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars, famous for his defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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[Freeman (Lieut.-Commdr. Benson)] HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE 3RD COUNTY OF LONDON (SHARPSHOOTERS) IMPERIAL YEOMANRY. 1900-1905 12 mo (140 x 110 mm) 72 pages, 2 colour plates of uniforms as frontispieces, original green cloth titled gilt on upper cover and with the regimental crest, a very good copy. White: A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army, page 168. `Privately printed for the Regiment from articles in the Volunteer Service Gazette, August, September 1905.` A South African Bibliography, volume 2, page 411, lists only one copy. This work deals mostly with the Anglo-Boer War. No place or date. Printed by W.P. Griffith & Sons, Ltd., London, circa 1905. Very good Click here to view further details and to bid
Paterson (Lieutenant William) A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS, AND CAFFRARIA IN THE YEARS 1777, 1778, 1779 4to (305 x 245 mm) Illustrated with a map and nineteen copper-plates. The Second Edition, Corrected: xii,175, (i directions for placing of the plates) pages, 19 hand coloured engraved plates (15 of botanical subjects and 4 of Bushmen habitations, Hottentots, Horned Snake and Camelopardalis), folding map, old half calf rebacked preserving the backstrip and red title labels, marbled paper sides, small book label of a previous owner on the front paste-down endpaper, contained in a later slip case in brown cloth with a leather lip. The edges and corners are worn, light foxing on the plates, contents are clean and bright, a good copy unusual with the hand coloured plates. It is uncertain how many copies with hand coloured plates were issued. None of the originals of the engravings in the two editions of Paterson’s Four Journeys are in the collection in the Brenthurst Library so the colouring cannot be compared but the colouring in this copy is botanically accurate. Paterson, William (1755-1810), traveller and lieutenant-governor of New South Wales, was born on 17 Aug. 1755. He entered the army at an early age, but not before he had developed a strong liking for natural history, especially botany. The interest and patronage of Lady Strathmore enabled him to gratify these tastes, and before entering upon active service he had made a series of exploring expeditions in the Hottentot country. He left England early in 1777, arrived at Capetown in May, and on 16 Oct., in company with Captain Gordon, made his first expedition, returning to Cape Town on 13 Jan. 1778. His second expedition lasted from May to 20 Nov. 1778. His third was into the district which he called Caffraria, and claimed as hitherto unknown, and it lasted from 23 Dec. 1778 to 23 March 1779. His fourth journey occupied him from 18 June to 21 Dec. the same year. He made several fresh contributions to science, and is credited with having brought to England the first giraffe-skin ever seen there. The French traveller Le Vaillant several times refers to his researches in high terms. Paterson published `A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria in the years 1777–8–9,` London, 1789, 4to. A second corrected edition and a French translation appeared in 1790. His botanical collections are in the Natural History Museum at South Kensington. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Paterson,_William_(1755-1810)_(DNB00) Mendelssohn (S.) South African Bibliography, volume 2, pages143-4, `Mr Paterson accompanied Colonel Gordon (Commander of the Troops of the Dutch East India Company in South Africa) and Jacob van Reenan in several trips to the interior. He remarked that he does not give a description of the Cape as he would be only repeating what Sparrman and Masson had already communicated in their publications. In the course of his travels the author penetrated as far as Namaqualand on the west, and the Great Fish River on the south-east. Although the principal feature of the work is the description of the botanical specimens collected and noted by Mr. Paterson, there are many interesting notes respecting the natives, with a few remarks on the Dutch Colonists.` Good London Printed for John Johnson 1790 Click here to view further details and to bid
Ian Uys Delville Wood 17 X 24cm Delville Wood-July 1916. Delville Wood was the bloodiest battle ever fought by South Africans. Through this action other nations learnt to respect the fighting qualities of the man from the fledgling Union of South Africa. Erstwhile foes, Boer and Briton, fought shoulder to shoulder against the pride of the German army. They withstood waves of attcking infantrymen, were subjected to savage artillery fire which reached a crescendo of seven shells a second, pulverising the wood and obliterating the defences, then fought hand-to-hand until overrun, threw back the enemy and fought on with unbelievable tenacity. Hardback with Dustcover, illustrated endpapers- Map/Foreward xi plus 299 pages text with photographs,and supporting information and data.Fine condition. Fine Rensburg Uys Publishers 1983 Click here to view further details and to bid
Boyden, Peter `Ashes and Blood` - The British Army In South Africa 1795-1914 4to The NAM`s Collections of Boer War material are probably the most extensive in the United Kingdom, if not the world, and as the museum of the British Army it is a natural setting for such a display. The editors have been concerned to place the events of October 1899 to May 1902 into a wider context, and extend the scope of the Special Exhibition from the first British occupation of the Cape in 1795 to the departure of the Imperial garrison in 1914 to participate in the First World War. This has provided an opportunity to display, in many cases for the first time, a selection from the Museum`s Study Collections relating to the pre-1899 history of the British Army in southern Africa, while also exploring some of the effects of the Boer War in the dozen years until the outbreak of the First World War; 528pp., including an outline chronology of The British Army in South Africa 1795-1914, a list of contributors, and index. Profusely illustrated and with never-before-seen photographs, documents, personal accounts of the war, as well as medals, memorabilia and other artefacts. Condition: softcover in excellent condition, perfectly clean with only a craese along the spine and very light edge wear. near London National Army Museum 1999 Click here to view further details and to bid
Anglo-Boer War: SHEET MUSIC CHRISTIAN DE WET. Gedicht van Dr. G. Gadow. 9 pages, 335 x 270 mm, green printed paper covers with a portrait of de Wet. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, Brussels, New York, no date, circa 1902 THE TRAMP OF OUR SOLDIERS, Dedicated to the All-British Army 1899-1902. War March by T.W. Harker, Kimberley. 10 pages, 360 x 260 mm, pictorial paper covers. Published for the composer by Darter & Sons, Cape Town, 31 May 1902. Good Click here to view further details and to bid
A small collection of Dinky Toys commercial vehicles, comprising a No. 513 Guy flat truck with tailboard, a No. 25x Commer Dinky Services breakdown truck, a No. 25d petrol tanker, a No. 30j breakdown crane, a No. 623 army wagon, a No. 301 Marshall tractor and a No. 281 luxury coach (playwear and paint chips)
A collection of Dinky Toys and Supertoys cars, commercial and army vehicles and aircraft, including a No. 471 Austin van `Nestlé`, a No. 261 telephone service van, a Pullmore car transporter, a No. 651 Centurion tank, a tank transporter, a No. 734 Supermarine Swift and three other aircraft, together with two Corgi Toys vehicles and a Crescent Mercedes
A Britains Types of the British Army No. 130 box containing seventeen Scots Guards pipers, ten pioneers, twelve at attention, twelve lying firing, eleven kneeling firing, a spotting officer, twelve standing firing, twelve running with rifles at trail, twelve marching with rifles at slope, five side drummers, bass drummer, standard bearer, five buglers, two mounted officers and four marching officers, most re-strung onto replacement backing cards (some playwear and paint chips, box faded, damaged and with repaired hole to the top and other repairs)
Royal Government of Montenegro, 20 perpera, 1914 second issue, black and brown, 1, 2 and 10 perpera, 1914 third issue, also Army Administration, 1, 2, 5 and 10 perpera, 1917-18(Pick 11, 15, 16, 18, M148-M150, M153), 1, 2 and 5 perpera military issues about uncirculated, others fine to very fine (8) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
United States of America, a group of notes comprising, Pennsylvania, 10 shillings, 1 October 1773 (PS 2540E), New York ID, February 1790, and continental Currency $6, 2 November 1776, black and white, beaver gnawing tree at left, plus also State of Connecticut army payment bills (2), 1781, 1782, both punch cancelled, Military Payment Certificates, series 461, 5 cents, 50 cents, $1, pale blue and black, all A-A, series 471, 5 cents, 10 cents, $1, blue and pink, all B-B, series 472, 5, 10, 50 cents, $5, blue and black, all C-C, and series 481, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, all blue and black, D-D, together with $1, series 691, ND (1969), serial number D 03903973D, blue and brown, woman at centre, value at left and rightgrades ranging from fair to about uncirculated, a rare and unusual historical group, the latter not issued (21) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
Kriegsgefangen lager III, 2 marks, Munster, 1916, also 1 reichspfennig Konig Frierich August, 50 reichspfennig, 5 reichsmark (2), one stamped CANCELLED and one stamped Oflag XIII, also 2 mark, 5 pfennige, III Army Corps, IX Army Corps,50 pfennige, 1917, Graudenz 10 pfennige 1918, Lutin, 5 mark, Merseburg 1 pfennig, Gottingen 1 pfennig, Hammerstein 10 mark, a selection of lagergeld comprising 1 reichspfennig (2), 10 and 50 reichspfennig (6), 1 reichsmark (3), 2 reichsmark (4), 5 and 10 reichsmark, also a reichsmark with CANCELLED handstamp, plus German Occupied Territories, Reichs Credit Treasury notes, a set comprising 50 Reichspfennig, 1, 2, 5, 20 and 50 Reichsmark, ND (1940-1945)mixed grades from good to uncirculated, a large impressive group (40) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
a mixed group including, Malta International response coupon for 6D with handstamp '42', Imperial Reply Coupon, 2 1/2D, Malta, handstamp '45', also Malta Clothing Book of coupons dated 1946, United Nations (UNRAA), 10 cents, 50 cents, both pale green and a $1, pale brown, all are dated 1946 for UNRAA team 569, Scheinfield, C.V.T.S. Sergeants Mess two strips of ONE TOT GIN xxx black text on pink paper, a NAAFI ½ franc token, a 10 pfennig German World War issue with annotation on reverse "ONE GILLETTE RAZOR BLADE 27 August 1942", US Army Officers Club Gregory Terrace, a 3d. and 6d. note, also an Army Exchange Ration Card - European Theatre, 23 September 1946 and a 48 hour pass dated July 1944 and British Armed Forces, 2nd series, 3d, 10/- £1 (3 consecutive serial numbers), 4th series, £1an electic group of historical items Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
a group of mixed world notes, from various countries including, Georgia, Ukraine, Transdniestria, also a selection of Bavarian POW army stamp currencyabout uncirculated to uncirculated, an unusual group, useful in any collection Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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