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Click here to subscribeWorld War 1 1914-15 Star Trio, to SS-19519 Pte D Gardner ASC, together with two German Medals, one World War I era, the other Nazi era, and a brass Trench Art Tea Caddy (a lot) Private Gardner entered France with the Army Service Corps on November 7, 1915. He later joined the Labour Corp and was renumbered 297360, he was discharged to Class “Z” reserve on April 5 1919.
Nameplate and badge SAPPER. Ex Ministry of Defence Austerity 0-6-0ST built by the Hunslet Engine Company in 1953 as works number 3797. Delivered new to the MOD at Bicester and numbered WD 197, it then worked at various Army locations including Longmoor in 1957, before going back to the Command Ordnance Depot at Bicester where it was named Sapper in May 1965. In 1977 it went to the Kent & East Sussex Railway where during its first two years it remained Army property and was sold to K&ESR members in October 1979. The nameplates were not available so it was renamed Northiam. Rectangular cast brass with integral badge and metal mounting plate, measures 25in x 16in. In good condition.
Escapement (1958) - Original Bound Annotated Third Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec C. Snowden, written by Charles Maine (novel) Julian McLaren Ross (additional dialogue) 71pp, typescript with coloured revision sheets, including the 4pp. dream sequence at end, a 4pp. unit list, with 4 related press cuttings loosely inserted, folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, titled and numbered Y. 545 on spine, folio, 35.5 x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Escapement is a British horror, science-fiction film, directed by Montgomery Tulley and David Paltenghi (dream sequences) released in the US. as The Electronic Monster. Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: folder spine ends and corners a little bumped. light foxing and marks to a few pages and showing signs of use on the production.
The Big Birthday (1959) - Original Bound Annotated Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden,1958, released as 'Broth of a Boy', 83pp. typescript with colour revision sheets, a 2pp. production unit list, a 2pp. cast lists with addresses, telephone numbers and Mr. Alec Snowden stamped in red ink on first page, a 2pp. location movement order with Mr. Snowden in blue ink manuscript to top left of first page, a 1pp. location sites and contacts list, a 7pp. shooting schedule and a loosely inserted 20pp. marketing brochure for Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and a cutting from the Radio Times showing the film featured as The British Film Comedy on BBC1, May 7, 1968, A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, with a white printed Hatchford Films Ltd. label (writer, Julian McLaren Rosss company) to front pastedown, blue cloth, folio, 35. x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Broth of a Boy is an Irish comedy directed by George Pollock, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Harry Brogan and June Thornton. The screenplay written by Blanaid Irvine and Patrick Kirwan is an adaptation of the 1956 play, The Big Birthday, by Hugh Leonard.Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: staining to upper and lower covers top corners and red camera tape across top right hand corner, toning and light foxing to leaf edges, internally clean and showing signs of use on the production.
The Key Man (1957) - Original Bound Annotated First Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Anglo-Guild Productions, Merton Park Studios, London, 1957, 52pp. typescript on white folio sheets, 5pp. typescript breakdown errata sheets on pink revision sheets with A.C. Snowdens name in blue ink top left, a 4pp. studio shooting schedule, a 3pp. unit list, a 2pp. revised lockdown shooting schedule, a 30pp. production breakdown at end, together with a bound in, manuscript synopsis for the original screenplay by J. McLaren Ross, copyright, December 16, 1956, 11pp., very neat closely written blue ink manuscript, 12mo, with a loosely inserted 1pp. typescript contract, undated, unsigned, the contract granted McLaren Ross, world film and television rights for a total payment of £500 on delivery and approval of the full- shooting script to a running time of sixty minutes in favour of his production company, Hatchford Films Limited of Sweetbriar, Cobham, Surrey, A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, titled and numbered Y. 608 on spine, folio, 35.5 x 24cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. The Key Man is a British crime thriller B movie, directed by Montgomery Tulley, starring Lionel Hume and Paula Byrne. The screenplay was adapted from Tulleys original story by Julian MacLaren Ross who had been persuaded by producer, Alec C. Snowden, to write a script in late 1956. McLaren Ross had doubts about the project but delivered a screenplay to Snowden in January 1957. The film was shot during a 3 week period the following month in response to an initiative by Anglo-Amalgamated to increase the number of British B movie releases. It released in the US. asLife at Stake.Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: some marks to studios shooting schedule, light foxing to leaf edges with general signs of age and use on the production.
Puzzle for Fiends (1958) - Original Bound Annotated Third Draft Shooting Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden & Two Autograph Letters, Signed, by scriptwriter, Julian McLaren Ross, 1957. Puzzle for Fiends, working title for The Strange Awakening (1958) Anglo-Guild Productions, London, 1957, 92pp. typescript with coloured revision sheets, a 4pp. unit list, annotated in pencil to verso of the last page, an 8pp. location/shooting schedule, a black and white photograph of Hatchford Park, near Cobham, Surrey, 10 x 8 inches, 4 related magazine cuttings and a 9pp. production budget at end, also bound in are Two Autograph Letters. Signed by scriptwriter, Julian McLaren Ross, written to Alec C. Snowden, both letters very closely written in neat, blue ink manuscript, with McLaren Ross 39 Kensington Gardens Square, London address top right, the first letter, 1pp., 28 lines, a single leaf dated 13.6. 57, McLaren Ross updates the producer of various changes he has made to the revised script and advises him that any redundant dialogue the producer finds, he should leave these out, he adds Guy Madison by the way is making a new western, so we may not get him after all, (possibly the western film, Bullwhip (1958) directed by Harmon Jones); the second letter, 1pp., 36 lines, a single leaf dated 13.8.57, the agitated scriptwriter vents his frustrations over the additional workload, time and expenses he has incurred whilst working on the revised script. He reminds Snowden that as the script needed completely re-writing, he had been prepared to do this on condition he was given a sole screenplay credit, but due to the proposed wish of an American faction he now wished for his name to be removed from the films credits as he was not prepared to be blamed by the critics for the mistakes of others, especially from across the Atlantic, folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, folio, 35 x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Puzzle for Fiends is a British crime thriller directed by Montgomery Tulley, starring Lex Barker and Carole Matthews. The film released in the US. as Female Fiends. Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: staining to upper and lower top corners of folder, foxing and toning to leaf edges of script, some further toning to the second letter dated 13.8.57.
A fine .455 '1892 Model' revolver by Wilkinson-Webley, no. 8883Retaining virtually full blued finish, the octagonal barrel with sighting-rib engraved 'Wilkinson, Model 1892, Pall Mall, London', the underside engraved 'W.B.C. Burdon', sighting-groove and blade-foresight, the butt with chequered wooden grip stamped '8885' and butt-cap with lanyard ringWeight 2lb. 5oz., 6in. barrel, Birmingham nitro proofIn a leather caseFootnotes:This Wilkinson-Webley was sold to a W.D.C. Burdon on 27th April 1894. William Boyd Chandless Burdon was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant on 18th April 1894, gazetted as a Lieutenant on 27th November 1895 and left the army in 1897, having served throughout in the 8th King's Royal Irish HussarsThis revolver may be held under both categories of s.7 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare .455/.476 'W.G. Army Model' revolver by Webley, no. 7450Retaining much nickel-plated finish, the receiver and barrel with foliate-scrollwork, the barrel with sighting-rib and blade foresight, the left side of the cylinder-strap stamped 'W.G. Army Model', the left side of the frame stamped 'Webley Patents' and with the maker's 'Winged Bullet' trademark, the bird's head butt with hard rubber grips and lanyard-ringWeight 2lb. 10oz., 6in. barrel, Birmingham Black Powder proofIn a wooden caseFootnotes:This revolver may be held under both categories of s.7 Heritage Pistols in the U.K.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S5S5 Section 5 lots are prohibited firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A deactivated .45 'Model 1911 U.S. Army' semi-automatic pistol by Colt, no. 350170The blued finish later engraved with bold foliate-scrollwork, the left side of the slide stamped 'Patented Apr.20,1897. Sept.9,1902/Dec.19, 1905. Feb.14,1911. Aug.19,1913/Colt's Pt.F.A.Mfg.Co./Hartford,Ct. U.S.A. United States Property', the right side with 'MODEL OF 1911.U.S.ARMY', the grip frame engraved 'This Weapon was carried by M. Dineley, Home Guard, 1940-1944' the butt with replacement chequered wooden grips, with magazineWith its deactivation certificateFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A deactivated .45 'Single Action Army' revolver by Colt, no. 357051The blued barrel, frame and cylinder later engraved with foliate-scrollwork, the butt engraved 'Presented to M. Dineley, from Major R Sykes, Author of 'Shooting to Live' 1945', the barrel with blade-foresight, the action with sighting-rib and notched rear-sight, some hardening-colour remaining, grips removed Weight 2lb. 5oz., 5½in. barrelWith its deactivation certificateFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .44 'Single Action Army 1873' percussion revolver by Uberti, no. U95909In single action army form, the blued barrel with blade-foresight, notched rear sight in the hammer, the frame and hammer with full hardening-colour, blued cylinder, brass grip frame and rounded brass trigger guard.Weight 2lb. 7oz., 5½in. barrel, Italian black powder proofIn its cardboard boxThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S1S1 Section 1 lots require a valid British Firearms certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .45 'Old Army' percussion revolver by Ruger, no. 145-93198The frame and hammer with brushed bright finish, flared wooden grips with Ruger roundels, adjustable rearsight, the round barrel with blade-foresightWeight 3lb. 2½oz., 7½in. barrel, London black powder proofIn a plastic caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S1S1 Section 1 lots require a valid British Firearms certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .45 'Old Army' percussion revolver by Ruger, no. 145-95338The frame and hammer with brushed bright finish, flared wooden grips with Ruger roundels, adjustable rearsight, the round barrel with blade-foresightWeight 3lb. 3oz., 7½in. barrel, London black powder proofIn a plastic caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S1S1 Section 1 lots require a valid British Firearms certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20-bore boxlock non-ejector gun by Army & Navy C.S.L., no. 68006The action-body with foliate-scroll engraving (toplever spring broken), well-figured stock, horn-tipped forend, the barrels (loose on the action) with game-rib engraved 'Army & Navy C.S.L. London' Weight 5lb. 5oz., 13⅝in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅝ chokes, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofIn a canvas caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by John Wilkes, no. 12286Foliate scroll engraving, well-figured stock (small crack and chip to the left lower horn), the barrels (chambers lengthened, some pitting) with game-rib engraved John Wilkes, 79 Beak Street, Regent Street, LondonWeight 6lb. 8½oz., 14¼in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. Cyl. & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofIn a canvas case with Army & Navy trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Jacobite author.- Russia.- Gordon (Alexander) The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia. To which is prefixed, A short general history of the country, from the rise of that monarchy: and an account of the author's life, 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers, 3 engraved portraits (2 as frontispieces), folding engraved map, final advertisement f., vol.1 2E4 short tear at foot, touching 3 letters, but without loss, occasional spotting or light staining, contemporary calf, gilt spines in compartments and with red and black morocco labels (the reds new but sympathetic), a few stains, rubbed and marked, a solid set, 8vo, Aberdeen, Printed by and for F. Douglass and W. Murray, 1755.⁂ Around 1692 Gordon travelled to Russia. He was introduced to the Czar, who was sufficiently impressed to make him a major in the Russian army. Within a few months he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, rising later to major-general. He fought for the Jacobites in the 1715 rising.
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