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Lot 294
Collection of military uniforms and accessories belong to A Stimpson of the Rhodesian Police, Kenya Police and HM Armed Forces including army uniform, Rhodesian police uniform, Kenya Police , Navy uniform, boots, leather protective clothes (2) and shin guards, Truncheon, leather bridal, leather belt ammunition holder (2) , twelve various belts, pair of stirrups, white ensign flag, two canvas bags, his clothes names stencil, torch, tin and various badges all in a traveling trunk
Lot 133
A RARE ETCHED GLAIVE FOR THE GUARD OF THE EMPEROR LEOPOLD I, DATED 1694, with broad knife-like blade, tapering socket of square section, and a pair of short straps, the head decorated on each side with a large panel filled with a symmetrical arrangement of foliage against a stippled ground with the crowned letter I for Imperator at the top, one side with the device of Leopold I, in a sunburst the eye of God above a sword entwined with vine foliage, and his motto `Amore et Timore` within a wreath, and the other with the crowned Imperial Eagle enclosed by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the date (the etching worn and indistinct in places), on an early wooden haft (repaired), 68cm; 26 3/4in head. Leopold I (1640-1705) was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. Originally Leopold was intended for the church until the death of his elder brother the German King Ferdinand IV in July 1654. Following this he became King of Hungary in 1655 and of Bohemia the following year. He was elected Emperor at Frankfurt in 1658. Whilst he was a man of peace the Imperial army was at war for much of his reign, most notably against France and the Turks. The Turkish wars were successfully brought to a close during his reign following their defeat at Vienna in 1683. Another glaive from this group is preserved in the Vienna Zeughaus, see Vienna 1977, cat. No. 702, abb. 63.
Lot 156
Thomas Del Mar Ltd gratefully acknowledges Stephen Wood for his assistance in the preparation of this section of the catalogue. THE HART FAMILY COLLECTION OF, NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS AND CIVILIAN COSTUME. Originally from the English counties of Devonshire, Kent and Suffolk, the Hart family dates its establishment in the Ulster counties of Donegal and Londonderry to the Anglo-Irish wars of the late sixteenth century and to the subsequent seventeenth century Plantation of Ulster. The first Hart to settle in Ulster was Henry (circa 1568/72 - 1637) who went there as an officer in the army of Elizabeth I, was wounded at Carrickfergus in 1597 and became governor of Culmore Fort and an alderman and mayor of Londonderry: he was granted extensive lands in the province and founded the family`s fortunes in Ulster as well as setting the tone for the lives and local influence of future generations of his family. Henry`s descendants followed careers typical of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry from the seventeenth to the twentieth century: they were sailors, soldiers, clergymen, colonial governors, magistrates, high sheriffs, deputy lieutenants and politicians - the very backbone of the British Empire. In the collection of family clothing offered here are uniforms and civilian costume that span the period from before the Capture of Seringapatam in 1799 to the end of the First World War in 1918. There are a few items that run into the mid-twentieth century but the majority of the collection - representing four generations of the family, from General George Vaughan Hart (born 1752) to Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart (died 1946) - covers two centuries of naval and military experience across the globe, from India and Singapore to the West Indies and Africa: one highly significant item, an officer`s jacket, or short-tailed coatee, was probably worn at the battle that was pivotal for the fortunes of the Empire to which the Hart family so significantly contributed for so long: Waterloo, 1815. . THE NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORM. General George Vaughan Hart (1752-1832). Ensign, 46th Foot, 1775; lieutenant, 1777; captain-lieutenant, 55th Foot, Mar. 1779; captain, Dec. 1779; major, 75th Foot, 1787; lieutenant-colonel, 1795; colonel, 1798; brigadier-general, 1801; major general, 1805; lieutenant-general, 1811; general, 1825. ADC to Maj.Gen. The Hon. John Vaughan in America 1776-77; ADC to Maj.Gen. James Grant in the West Indies, 1778-79; ADC and Military Secretary to Maj.Gen. William Medows in proposed attacks on the Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Aires 1781 and in India 1782; ADC and Military Secretary to Medows in Bombay and Deputy Paymaster-General, Bombay, 1788-90; Deputy Paymaster-General, Madras, 1790-95 and Deputy Paymaster-General, India, 1792-95; Deputy Paymaster-General, Madras, 1798-99 and Commissary of Grain, Mysore, 1799; Officer Commanding in Canara, 1799-1800; Brigadier-General commanding NW District, Ireland, 1801-05; Major General commanding NW & NE Districts, Ireland, 1805-11; Lieutenant-General commanding West & Central Districts, Ireland, 1811-14 and Northern District, Ireland, 1814-15; Governor of Londonderry and Culmore Fort 1820-32. MP, Co. Donegal, 1812-31. Served in: American War of Independence (Cape Fear, Charleston, Flatbush, Brooklyn, Forts Washington and Lee and Philadelphia, 1776; New Jersey, Chesapeake Bay, Germantown, Brandywine, Monmouth Courthouse and raids into Connecticut, 1777-78; St Lucia and Grenada 1779); 2nd Mysore War 1782; 3rd Mysore War 1790-92 (siege of Seringapatam and capture of Pondicherry) and 4th Mysore War (battle of Malvilly and capture of Seringapatam) 1799. . A STAFF OFFICER`S UNDRESS FROCK, CIRCA 1792-99, , of scarlet wool, with dark blue lapels and cuffs; twist loops to the sleeves, lapels and skirts arranged in pairs; plain, white metal, half-domed, open-back buttons (one replaced and one missing); the tails made to hook back (two tail ornaments missing); the body unlined but the breast and tails lined with white silk; provision for two epaulettes (moth damage and the lining largely shredded). This was probably worn by Hart as Deputy Paymaster-General for Madras and India between circa 1792 and 1799.
Lot 172
Captain John Richard James Hart (1798-1838). The eldest son of General George Vaughan Hart. Royal Military Colleges, Marlow and Sandhurst, 1812-14; ensign, 52nd Foot 1813; lieutenant 1814; lieutenant, 74th Foot, 1816; half-pay 1817; lieutenant, 35th Foot, 1819; lieutenant, 86th Foot, 1820; lieutenant, 4th Light Dragoons 1821; captain, half-pay, June 1825; captain, 10th Foot, July 1825; half-pay 1827. . Served in France and Flanders 1815-16 (battle of Waterloo 1815); Ireland 1816-17; England and Ireland 1819-21; India 1821-25. Said to have been a Justice of the Peace, Co. Donegal, an Alderman of the City of Londonderry and also `Commandant of the City of Derry Yeomanry`. A COMPANY OFFICER`S SHORT-TAILED COATEE OR JACKET, 52nd (THE OXFORDSHIRE) REGIMENT OF FOOT (LIGHT INFANTRY), 1814-16, of scarlet cloth, with light buff collar, lapels and cuffs; the body lined with linen; white metal, half-domed buttons bearing an embossed 52 within a laurel wreath, with OXFORDSHIRE beneath; (some wear, fading and slight moth damage and lacking two buttons and its light infantry pattern `wing` epaulettes). Broadly conforming to the officer`s jacket of 1812 illustrated in Franklin 2008 (p. 223), this jacket lacks the triangle of lace in the small of the back and appears never to have had tail ornaments. Although John Hart received his commission as an ensign in the 52nd in 1813, his father was determined to keep him at the Royal Military College for `at least a year` [letter G.V. Hart to his elder brother John: Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, D3077/B/8/31] and so it is unlikely that he wore this jacket before joining his regiment in 1814. Since he left the 52nd by exchange to the 74th Foot in July 1816, this suggests a period of, at most, 18 months during which Hart can have worn this jacket and in this period Hart served with his regiment at the battle of Waterloo, in the subsequent pursuit of the defeated French army and in the occupation of France. The wear to the cloth of this jacket is consistent with hard service use and this, together with its preservation in the family, lends credence to the belief that Hart wore this jacket at Waterloo and in France and Flanders during 1815 and 1816. The 52nd, comprising the hastily-amalgamated 1st and 2nd battalions of the regiment, was one of the strongest infantry regiments at Waterloo, going into battle `with upwards of a thousand bayonets` [Moorsom 1860, p.259]. Stationed initially in the second line and on the centre-right of the Allied position, the regiment formed part of the 3rd Brigade within the 2nd Division of II Corps, being brigaded with 71st Highlanders and two battalions of 95th Rifles. As the battle progressed, the brigade was moved further to the right as reinforcements; the 52nd then moved forward to engage the advancing Old Guard of the French Army. By moving swiftly to its front and then wheeling left, the 52nd was able to pour immensely destructive fire into the left flank of the Old Guard columns, a manoeuvre that caused the columns eventually to break and retreat, whereupon the 52nd formed part of the final advance south across the battlefield to occupy the original French positions. Exposed to cannon-shot, grape and small-arms fire for much of the second part of the battle, the 52nd suffered 38 officers and men killed and 168 wounded. John Hart wrote his father a letter after the battle in which he gave his own version of the events of the day [reproduced in Hart 1907, pp. 50-52].
Lot 175
A COMPANY OFFICER`S COATEE OF THE LONDONDERRY LEGION, CIRCA 1829-38, of scarlet cloth with dark blue collar and cuffs and gold lace; gilt metal half-domed buttons - by Charles Clancy of Dublin - bearing the embossed device of a castle within a circlet containing the words NO SURRENDER 1688; with provision for an epaulette on both shoulders (some staining and moth damage). An Internet genealogical source states that John Hart was `Commandant of the City of Derry Yeomanry` but this is unsubstantiated. This coatee`s facing colours and button design and colour are the same as those on a sergeant`s jacket in the National Museum of Ireland [Accession Number 1913/226], that jacket and its accompanying sash having been originally catalogued as being of the Co. Londonderry Militia. However, the facing colours of the Londonderry Militia until 1880 were primrose yellow and from 1830 onwards its lace colour would have been silver; its badges and buttons did not resemble the button design of this coatee, the invocation to `No Surrender` on which definitely associates the coatee with the city of Londonderry, or Derry. The Commandant of the Londonderry Legion, a large volunteer infantry unit - known in Ireland as `yeomanry` - originally raised in 1796 and thought still to be in existence in the 1830s, was the Rt. Hon Sir George Fitzgerald Hill, baronet, (1763-1839), who was associated with the Hart family through marriage, via the Beresford family, and through owning neighbouring land in Co. Londonderry, including Culmore - of which Fort General G.V. Hart was governor 1820-32. It therefore seems most likely that this coatee was worn by John Hart, following his retirement from the regular Army in 1827, as an officer in the Londonderry Legion; the coatee is of the pattern worn by line infantry officers 1829-55. (Thanks to F. Glenn Thompson, Dublin, for his help in cataloguing this lot).
Lot 180
FOUR PAIRS OF GENTLEMAN`S TROUSERS, CIRCA 1820-40, in varying weights of white linen or cotton, one pair lined with wool, three pairs with a two-button waist and one pair with a three-button waist, three pairs with trap flies and one with a button fly and French bearer, all with two buttoning hip pockets and a deep watch pocket, the cuffs fitted with buttons for instep straps (varying conditions but all with staining and some damage). Trousers gradually began to replace pantaloons as fashionable legwear for European gentlemen in the second decade of the nineteenth century and were worn, strapped over ankle or Wellington boots, by both civilians and naval and military officers. White trousers of the type in the preceding two lots were allowed for wear by naval officers in the Royal Navy`s Dress Regulations of 1827. In the Army`s Dress Regulations of 1831, such white trousers were ordered to be worn by all general and staff officers as well as by officers of Foot Guards and line infantry between 1st May and 14th October; in 1832, the Royal Navy followed the example of the Army and specified trousers `of white Russia duck` for wear between the same dates (Jarrett, 1960, pp.80 & 82). In the collections of the National Maritime Museum is at least one pair of trousers ascribed to a Lieutenant H. James (accession number UNI0228) (illustrated in Miller 2007, p. 134), which appears very similar to some of the pairs of trousers in the preceding two lots. While it is, therefore, possible that some or all of the pairs of trousers in the preceding two lots could have been worn by General George Vaughan Hart, the strongest candidate for their ownership is probably Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N.
Lot 188
Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart (1879-1946). Grandson of Commander George Vaughan Hart, R.N.. Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1897-99; 2nd lieutenant, West India Regiment, 1899; lieutenant, 1900; captain, 1911; major 1915; temp. lieutenant-colonel, 4th (S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment 1916; retired as lieutenant-colonel 1920. Attached to West African Frontier Force 1905-07; employed in West Africa Regiment 1908-1911; employed in Anglo-Liberian Boundary Commission 1912 & 1913-14; commanded 4th (S) Bn., British West Indies Regiment 1916-19. Served in 2nd South African War 1899-1902 (St Helena); Gambia Expedition 1901; Liberia, operations of the Kissi Field Force, 1905; Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916; France and Belgium 1916-18 and Italy Jan.-Apr. 1918. Deputy Lieutenant, Co. Donegal, 1921. A LIEUTENANT`S FULL DRESS TUNIC, TWO WAIST SASHES, WEB WAISTBELT AND SWORD SLINGS, WEST INDIA REGIMENT, CIRCA 1902-1911, the tunic of scarlet wool with white facings and gold lace and gimp and with twisted shoulder-cords of gold round-cord, each bearing two embroidered rank stars, gilt metal, regimental half-domed buttons embossed with the crowned cipher WIR within a laurel wreath, some moth, some signs of enlargement in the central rear skirt panel; the waist sashes of crimson silk with two tassels (some damage); the waistbelt of blue web from which are pendant two sword slings of scarlet morocco leather faced with gold lace with a central scarlet train. From 1902, the rank badge of a lieutenant in the British army was two stars, having from 1880 to 1902 been a single star; JGV Hart attained the rank of captain in 1911.
Lot 194
SEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, WEST INDIA REGIMENT OR BRITISH WEST INDIES REGIMENT, c. 1910-20, ARMY STAFF AND BRITISH LINE INFANTRY, CIRCA 1860-80, a lot, comprising: two shirt-sleeve-order shoulder straps, one with a metal rank crown and the other with the metal shoulder title WIR; the short section of a shoulder-brace from an officer`s Sam Browne belt; a pair of metal rank crowns and a single SD button, West India Regiment; an infantry officer`s crimson silk shoulder sash, with scarlet tassels, of the pattern worn circa1860-80; the remnants (two pieces) of a general or staff officer`s aiguillette, in crimson and gold round-cord with one gilt-metal finial
Lot 196
Francis Ellerker Hart (1928-2000). Third son of Lieutenant-Colonel John George Vaughan Hart. According to an Internet genealogical source, he joined the Indian Army shortly before the Partition of India in 1947 but, after Partition, transferred to 1st (The King`s) Dragoon Guards before leaving the regular Army and joining the North Irish Horse (TA); in 1949 he went to live in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and joined the South African Police, returning to Ireland in the 1960s. The ownership by F.E. Hart of the items in the following lot cannot be confirmed but is inferred because of their regimental connections. AN OFFICER`S SERVICE DRESS TUNIC AND TROUSERS, 1ST (THE KING`S) DRAGOON GUARDS, DATED 1931, AND AN OTHER RANK`S BATTLEDRESS BLOUSE, NORTH IRISH HORSE, DATED 1946, the SD tunic and trousers of khaki wool lined with khaki twill, by Rogers & Co., London, dated 10th February 1931 and with the original owner`s name (A.P.C. Crossley) in the tunic, with SD half-domed regimental buttons but lacking rank insignia and collar badges (some moth); the BD blouse of khaki wool with brown plastic buttons, the printed label inside specifying 1940 pattern, size 10, made by the Ulidia Clothing Co. Ltd., Belfast in 1946 and issued February 1946, shoulder badges of green wool with the white lettering NORTH IRISH HORSE (some moth). Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Philip Clement Crossley (1907-88) commissioned KDG 1927; lieut. 1930; capt. 1934; major 1944 (acting, temporary and war substantive major 1939-43); lieut.-col. 1944 (acting and war substantive lieut.-col. 1943). Served Transjordan and Palestine 1932-35 and 1936-39 (ADC to GOC 1939; MiD and OBE 1939); severely wounded in command KDG, Italy, June 1944.
Lot 233
TIPU SULTAN - Narrative Sketches of the Conquest of Mysore, effected by the British Troops and their Allies, in the Capture of Serigapatam, and the Death of Tippoo Sultaun ... The Third Edition. Edinburgh: J. Denovan, 1801. 8vo. Wood-engraved frontispiece (a few spots and some light staining). Contemporary wrappers (detached). With 4 other books of related interest comprising a fourth edition of the above work, Edward Moor`s A Narrative of the Operations of Captain Little`s Detachment, and of the Mahratta Army, commanded by Purseram Bhow, during the late confederacy in India, against the Newab Tippoo Sultan Bahadur (London, 1794), M. Wood`s A Review of the Origin, Progress, and Result of the late decisive War in Mysore (London, 1800) and Alexander Beatson`s A View of the Origin and Conduct of the War with Tippoo Sultaun ... and of the Siege of Seringapatam (London, 1800). (5) This book lot is zero rated for VAT.
Lot 271
GROSE, Francis. Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time. London: T. Egerton, 1801. 2 volumes, quarto (284 x 216mm). Engraved frontispieces and plates (some light spotting and mainly marginal staining). Contemporary calf gilt (rebacked, inner hinges reinforced). This book lot is zero rated for VAT.
Lot 288
LOW, A.M. Musket to Machine-Gun. [c.1942]; A History of Browning Guns from 1831. [c.1946]; VAN RENSSELAER, Stephen. American Firearms. The Colt Supplement. 1948, copy number 20 of a "special deluxe edition", signed by the author; WILLIAMSON, Harold F. Winchester. The Gun that Won the West. 1952; MCHENRY, Roy C & Walter F. ROPER. Smith & Wesson Hand Guns. 1958; CHAPEL, Charles Edward. The Gun Collector`s Handbook of Values. 1958; FULLER, Claud E. The Rifled Musket. 1958; ABELS, Robert. Bowie Knives. [c.1950s]; WATROUS, George R. The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1966. 1966, third edition; MOORE, Warren. Weapons of the American Revolution ... and Accoutrements. 1967; WEEKS, John. Infantry Weapons. 1972; The Restorer`s Handbook. Published by Normans of Framlingham Ltd. [c.1972]; FROST, H. Gordon. Blades and Barrels: Six Centuries of Combination Weapons. 1972; WASHER, Richard. The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket-knife makers 1825-1925. 1974; NEUMANN, George C. & Frank J. KRAVIC. Collector`s Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. 1975; GUTHMAN, William H. U.S. Army Weapons - 1784-1791. 1975; SAYERS, Isabelle S. Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill`s Wild West. 1981; EARL, J. Curtis. Brochure of Machine Guns and Submachine Guns. 1983, reprint; TRAYWICK, Ben T. Tombstone Outlaw Album. 1984; FORGETT, Valmore J. (and others). LeMat. The Man, The Gun. 1996, inscribed; WALTER, John D. Secret Firearms. 1997; CONSTANTINE, Nathan. A History of Cannibalism. 2006. (21) This book lot is zero rated for VAT.
Lot 290
MCARTHUR, John. The Army and Navy Gentleman`s Companion; or a New and Complete Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Fencing. London: J. Murray, 1784. Quarto (267 x 220mm). Engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved title and 19 engraved plates, all but one folding (plate 6 and the following text leaves stained, some light staining, old pen trials to margin of one plate). Modern red cloth gilt, new endpapers. This book lot is zero rated for VAT.
Lot 351
A .44 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1860 SIX SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 155515 FOR 1865 AND A .36 CALIBRE U.S. COLT MODEL 1851 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER, NO. 115097 FOR 1861, each of standard production specifications, the first with 8in barrel stamped with single line New York address, and with matching numbers throughout (refinished overall); the second with barrel stamped with single line New York address, fitted with later back-sight, and with matching numbers throughout (the barrel with small dents, worn throughout), the first: 35cm; 13 3/4in , (2)
Lot 354
TWO .44 CALIBRE U.S. REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIX SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVERS, THE FIRST NO. 110630, CIRCA 1863-75, each of standard production specifications, the first with barrel stamped with the number beneath, the barrel, frame, loading lever and cylinder retaining some early blued finish (largely faded to brown), and stamped throughout with inspectors letters and a cartouche on each side of the grips (the grips with minor bruising); and the second with barrel stamped with the number beneath (obscured) and fitted with later fore-sight (worn throughout, the grips extensively chipped) , 35cm; 13 3/4in , (2)
Lot 358
A .44 CALIBRE U.S. REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIX SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 121188, CIRCA 1863-75, of standard production specifications, the barrel stamped with the number beneath, the barrel, frame, loading lever and cylinder retaining much early blued finish (oxidised in places), and stamped throughout with inspectors letters and a cartouche on each side of the grips, 35cm; 13 3/4in
Lot 324
A Box Of Millitaria To Include Group Of Four Medals Stamped 14894794 S/Sgt. D.M. Read R.E.M.E., War Medal, KGVI G.S.M. (Cyprus And Malaya Bars) Campaign Service Medal (Malay Peninsular Bar) QEII L.S.Ag. C. (Regular Army) Also Dog Tags, Buttons, Cloth And Other Items Etc. 2 medals believed re-issue
Lot 195
A Large Interesting Cigarette Card Collection, in excess of 1500 cards, to include John Player & Son Life On Board A Man O War, full set, Ogden Ship`s Portraits, Naval Guns, etc, Ogden The Blue Ribband of The Atlantic, full set, Will`s Famous British Liners, Carreras Airmen and Air Women, Wizzard Famous Footballers, John Player & Sons Victoria Crosses, John Player & Sons Army Life, R & J Hill Ltd Aviations Series, first series, and many others within albums and loose See illustration
Lot 421
Milligan (Spike). Silly Verse for Kids, 1st ed., 1959, one or two light spots, original boards, d.j., slightly rubbed with minor closed tears, 8vo, with two typed letters signed 'Spike' to Harry "Spiv" Convine (an old army friend who features in some of Milligan's books), dated 1974 & 1977, "I am so sorry to hear that you are ill, all the lads have asked me to send you their regards and best wishes, and don't give up because there's always hope", plus a signed christmas and sympathy card (5)
Lot 64
A fine striped ivory damask gown and matching pelerine circa 1825, piped in cream satin, high V-shaped waist, full, puff sleeves, padded hem with rouleaux trimming and diamond applique satin bands, the pelerine and puff sleeves trimmed with blonde lace; together with an ivory satin bodice with large double-puff sleeves, pleats to bodice, trimmed in blonde lace, bust 20in, waist 24in; together with an image of Lady Monson, (4). Provenance: It is probably the wedding dress of Eliza nee Larker, who married William (later 6th Lord) Monson in London on May 8th 1828. She was the youngest daughter of Edmund Larker of Bedford Square, a successful `Hong Merchant`-he traded with the Chinese. William Monson`s father, Colonel the Honourable William Monson was in the army in India where he met and married Anne, the daughter of John Debonnaire, an East Indies merchant, whose forebears were `Hugneut` refugees. A serious scholar and academic, William took his bride to the family estates in Lincolnshire for their honeymoon, where they visited local parish churches, recording everything in meticulous fashion. William and Eliza were well-suited and the marriage was exceptionally happy and fruitful. In a letter to his eldest son-another William-the father advised his son to marry for love. The 6th Baron died in December 1862. His wife died a few weeks later in January 1863.
Lot 320
... Cook. (English School, circa 1800). Portait of a British Army Officer in dress uniform, half length. Signed lower right. 9.3cm x 7cm. In a giltmetal oval frame. Provenance: A descendant of the sitter. According to family tradition the sitter could be Henry Alcock, an officer in the 13th Light Dragoons, MP for Waterford, married in 1764 or of William Alcock, an offier in the Wexford Militia, died in 1808. A John Cooke (circa 1778-1805) is recorded in Foskett as working in Dublin from circa 1796. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
Lot 57
Cromwell (Oliver). Document signed dated December 6 1650 1pp. folio warrant addressed to Sir John Wollaston and the rest of the Trers [Treasurers] at Warre ordering the payment of £200 to William Clarke for Army expenses signed and receipted by Clarke. This document is signed by Cromwell as Commander in Chief of the Army during his campaign against the Scots in 1650-51. Clarke had been Secretary to the Council of the Army 1647-49 and to General Thomas Fairfax before Cromwell. He marched north with the army in July 1650 and there followed the famous defeat of the Scots at Dunbar in September 1650.
Lot 85
* India. The Coronation Durbar, Delhi, Raja Deen Dayal & Sons., Bombay & Secunderabad, 1903, an album of mounted gelatin silver prints, twenty-nine leaves with usually two images per page with printed captions mounted beneath, including photos of the military review, the state entry, the retinue, procession, polo, army athletics, an image of observations from war balloon, plus some images of camps and architecture, approx. 19 x 28 cm and smaller, some mounts damaged, all leaves disbound and some leaves lacking, loosely contained in orig. gilt-titled morocco, rubbed, large folio (1)
Lot 182
Carr (Sir John). Descriptive Travels in the Southern and Eastern Parts of Spain and the Balearic Islands, in the Year 1809, 1st ed., 1811, engraved folding frontispiece, five engraved plates, occasional light spotting and browning, a few marginal wormtracks and closed tears, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, 4to, together with Drinkwater (John), A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar. With a Description and Account of that Garrison, From the Earliest Periods, 2nd ed., 1786, ten folding maps, plates and plans, one or two short tears, p.47 misbound, occasional light spotting, bookplate of Sir Joseph Verdin, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, slightly rubbed, 4to, with two others: Samuel Ancell`s A Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar, From the Twelfth of September 1779, to the Third Day of February 1783, 3rd ed., 1786, signed by the author, and A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by His Excellency Lieut.-General Sir John Moore, 2nd ed., 1809 (4)
Lot 560
English Civil War. An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the Leavying of Moneys, by way of Excise, or, New-Impost, as well for the better securing of Trade, as for the maintenance of the Army raised by the Parliament, and payment of the Debts of the Common-wealth..., 13 parts in one, 1643-44, separate titles to each part, with separate pagination but continuous signatures (A-O4), some light dust-soiling, modern boards, small 4to (1)
Lot 655
[Whittel, John]. An Exact Diary of the late Expedition of His Illustrious Highness the Prince of Orange, (Now King of Great Britain) from his Palace at the Hague, to his Landing at Torbay; and from thence to his Arrival at White-hall..., 1st ed., printed for Richard Baldwin, 1689, half-title present, a little close-trimmed to upper and lower margins, cutting into a few paginations and signatures, last gathering water-stained, C1 with small stain, modern half calf, sm. 4to. Wing W2040A. Whittel was a preacher who accompanied William of Orange`s army during its invasion of England. (1)
Lot 1279
Four early twentieth century luggage cases & trunks; a black herringbone print canvas trunk with brown leather edging and stud detail, initials `M.R` to sides, `E. Goyard` Paris label to interior, 32x42x36cm, together with a brown crocodile skin luggage case from `Army & Navy, C.S.L makers, London`, initials `M.W.G` inscribed to top, brown interior with accessories holders, 18x51x34cm, a brown leather luggage case from `John Pound & Co, 81-84 Leadenshall St`, initials `S.E.R` inscribed to top, reinforced leather corners with stud detail, 20z66x39cm, and a brown leather case, reinforced leather corners with stud detail, large leather handle, buckle fastening, blue striped lining, blue leather document holder, hinged compartment to interior, 25x75x41cm, (4).
Lot 1280
Four early twentieth century luggage cases; a brown/dark green crocodile skin luggage case from `Harrods Ltd`, green lined interior, cloth outer case with printed gold initials `L.M.` to top, 22x47x36cm, together with a brown crocodile skin luggage case, brown leather interior, leather document holder on inner lid, 17x53x33cm, a brown leather luggage case from `Army & Navy, C.S.L Makers, London`, gold initials `E.M.G` inscribed to top, 16x56x35cm, and a further brown leather luggage case, initials `J.Mc.H` inscribed to top, reinforced leather corners with stud detail, 21x61x41cm, (4).
Lot 159
Fifteen Military Vehicles and Artillery, comprising a boxed N.D.C. Breech-loading Gun, a Triang American Jeep, a repainted Mettoy Searchlight Wagon, an additional searchlight, a diecast searchlight, three tinplate and wood army vehicles, a plastic kit, three tinplate field guns, two diecast field guns and a brass field gun (15)
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Lot 80
Wishart, George. I. G. [i.e. Jacobus, Graemus, Marquis of Montrose] De rebus auspiciis serenissimi, et potentissimi Caroli... Paris: Joannis Bessin, 1648. 8vo, pp [24], 563, [1] (pp.66-81 repeated because sheet F is bound in twice), contemporary French red morocco, lavishly gilt, covers panelled with broad borders surrounding a blank central oval medallion, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, one small scrape on the front cover. Note: A sumptuous copy of the first Paris edition. This is a narrative based on eye-witness accounts of the campaigns of the royalist Scots army in 1644-46, under the command of the Marquis of Montrose, to whom Wishart was chaplain. Montrose won an impressive series of victories against the Covenanters but following defeat in Philiphaugh in September 1646 he fled to the continent where Wishart shared his exile and wrote his book, which spread the fame of Montrose across Europe as a dauntless hero. When, however, Montrose unwisely returned to Scotland to confront the Covenanters again, he was captured and executed with Wishart`s book hung around his neck. Provenance: Library of Pierre-Antoine Bolongaro-Crevenna of Amsterdam, one of the finest libraries in Europe, with charactereistic lot label (6506), auctioned in 1790. "Out of its more then 8000 lots, the incunables alone numbered well over a thousand... one of the largest buyers was the London bookseller Payne." (David Rogers, The Book Collector III, 1954, p.148-149). Robert Maxtone-Graham, bookplate.
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