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 ‘come what may’ the Fuhrer expresses a seed of doubton the outcome of World War II HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [MUNOZ GRANDES AGUSTIN]: (1896-1970) Spanish General who fought as an officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II and was commander of the Blue Division 1941-42. Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Munoz Grandes later served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1962-67) under Francisco Franco. An historically significant group of original World War II date documents comprising, in chronological order, an original telegram (received copy) sent by Agustin Munoz Grandes, one page, 4to, n.p., 1st January 1942, to the Fuhrer of the Great German Reich, in German. The text reads, in full, 'Together with thoughts that go to my own country, I wish Germany complete victory over our enemies in the year which has just begun. The hardships of the present moment can only confirm my confidence in the final victory, and my sole wish is that the relationship between our two countries may become still deeper and more intimate, even if at the cost of heavy sacrifices'. Various manuscript notes at the head of the telegram indicate that it was received at Wolfsschanze ('The Wolf's Lair') at 21.00 hours on 1st January 1942 and submitted to Hitler the following day by Colonel Nicolaus von Below, who has initialled it in blue indelible pencil; a typed draft of a telegram from Hitler in reply to Munoz Grandes, with a three-word amendment in Hitler's hand, one page, 4to, Fuhrerhauptquartier, 2nd January 1942, in German. Typed on the Fuhrer Typewriter the text reads, in full, 'I was grateful for your good wishes for the New Year. I am certain that, come what may, [the latter three words inserted into the text in Hitler's hand, in bold pencil] our struggle against our enemies will be as successful in future too as it has been so far, and that final victory will be ours. In grateful remembrance of your country, which can be proud of the exploits of its Blue Division, I send you and your soldiers my best wishes'; a second, final typed draft of the same telegram following Hitler's revision to the text, one page, 4to, Fuhrerhauptquartier, 2nd January 1942, to General Munoz Grandes, in German. This final draft is headed Fernschreiben and is initialled to the upper right corner by von Below; and the sent copy of the telegram, one page, 4to, Fuhrer's Headquarters, 2nd January 1942, to General Munoz Grandes, in German. With some manuscript notes to the head of the page, in pencil, indicating that the telegram was handed to the signals office at 12.40 hours on 3rd January 1942 and sent at 13.15 hours on the same day. A fine group of documents of historic interest. Two file holes to the left edge of each document and with additional small staple holes to the upper left corners of each page. Generally about VG, 4   Nicolaus von Below (1907-1983) German Luftwaffe pilot of World War II and Adjutant to Adolf Hitler from 1937-45. Just days after the exchange of the present telegrams, on 7th January 1942, the Battle of Moscow ended with a strategic Soviet victory. It was a major setback for the Germans, and the end of their belief in a swift German victory over the USSR. As a result of the failed offensive, Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch was dismissed as supreme commander of the German Army, with Hitler replacing him in the position.In fact it is commonly accepted that this was the beginning of the end for the Third Reich. Hitler's unusual manuscript amendment to the text of his telegram, at this critical juncture whilst he was at a low ebb, reflects his state of mind at that point. Hitler's manuscript amendment to the text of his telegram is of important historical significance and, as far as is known, represents his first admission (certainly in writing) that a German victory was not a foregone conclusion, despite the exhortation in his message.

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [MUNOZ GRANDES AGUSTIN]: (1896-1970) Spanish General who fought as an officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II and was commander of the Blue Division 1941-42. Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Munoz Grandes later served as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1962-67) under Francisco Franco. An original telegram (received copy) sent by Agustin Munoz Grandes, one page, 4to, n.p., 6th January 1942, to the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, in German. The partially printed telegram is marked as having been received at 03.35 hours on the 7th January at Hitler's headquarters and the text states, in full, 'By the high award of the Iron Cross 1st Class, Your Excellency has honoured not only me personally but the courage of my whole division. I ask Your Excellency to be assured that no sacrifice is too great for the final victory of our united armed forces. We know what we are fighting for and since the taking of the oath at Grafenwohr, we are following Your Excellency's commands without flinching'. The telegram is initialled in bold pencil by Major Gerhard Engel to the right corner signifying receipt by the Armed Forces Adjutants office attached to the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor. Together with a contemporary typed copy of the telegram prepared on the Fuhrer Typewriter for submission to Hitler, one page, 4to, n.p., 7th January 1942, in German. With an official stamp at the head indicating that it was submitted to Hitler on the 7th January and bearing the bold pencil initials of both Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer and Rudolf Schmundt. An interesting pair of documents with good association and featuring the initialled signatures of three of Hitler's adjutants. Two file holes to the left edge of each document and with some small areas of paper loss and tears to the edges (largely to the original received copy of the telegram). G to about VG, 2     Gerhard Engel (1906-1976) German General of World War II, Knight's Cross winner with Oak Leaves. Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1941-43. Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900-1981) German Admiral of World War II, Naval Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1939-45. Rudolf Schmundt (1896-1944) German Chief of the German Army Personnel Office 1942-44, Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1938-44. Schmundt died from injuries sustained in the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler. Grafenwohr is some thirty miles southeast of Bayreuth. Hitler instituted the custom whereby all units of the armed forces swore a personal oath to him, and it can be assumed from the present telegram that the Spanish 'Blue Division' went through this ceremony at the place in question.

[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. [BLUCHER GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON]: (1742-1819) Prussian Field Marshal who earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. An unusual, interesting small group of T.Ls.S. and telegrams comprising, in chronological order, a T.L.S. by Major Steifensand, one page, 4to, Schwuchow, near Stolp, Pomerania, 22nd November 1942, to the Adjutants Office of the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Fuhrer's Headquarters, on the printed stationery of the Association of the officers of the 5th (Pomeranian) Count Blucher von Wahlstatt Hussar Regiment, in German, sending notice of a 'modest ceremony, in keeping with the times' that will take place on 16th December, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Blucher, 'at the monument to this great hero of the War of Liberation', advising of the text of a telegram intended to be sent to Adolf Hitler on the day, and concluding 'If the Fuhrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces should honour the former Blucher Hussars with a reply - which would fill us all with great joy and deep gratitude - I would respectfully request that it should be sent to me at the above address'; a carbon copied T.L.S. by Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, with his initials in bold indelible pencil, one page, 4to. Fuhrer's Headquarters, 6th December 1942, to Major Steifensand, in German, informing him that the Fuhrer has been informed of his letter of 22nd November and 'enclosing the Fuhrer's telegram of reply (no longer present) so that you will be in a position to make its contents known at the ceremony', further remarking 'In addition, the Fuhrer will arrange for a wreath to be laid on the grave of Count Blucher'; a partially printed telegram (received copy) completed in typescript from Major Steifensand, one page, 4to, Stolp (Pomerania), received at the Main Telegraph Office, Berlin, 16th December 1942, to the Fuhrer, in German, stating, in full, 'The former members of the Blucher Hussars, gathered today in their old garrison town of Stolp, on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Count Blucher von Wahlstatt, their ever-to-be remembered commander, think in gratitude and loyalty of their Fuhrer, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and express the hope that the name of this immortal hero of the War of Liberation might again be carried by a unit in today's army', with an official adjutant's stamp initialled by von Puttkamer; a carbon copied typed draft of the text of Hitler's telegram of reply, prepared on the Fuhrer typewriter for submission to Hitler for his approval, one page, 4to, Headquarters, 16th December 1942, in German, stating, in full, 'I am grateful to the former members of the Blucher Hussars assembled in Stolp on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Field Marshal Count Blucher for their expression of loyalty. Throughout the German army in the current war too our battle cry remains that of the War of Liberation - 'Forwards!''. File holes to the left edge of each of the documents and most with neatly clipped upper right corners and other minor faults. G to about VG, 4    Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900-1981) German Admiral of World War II, Naval Adjutant to Adolf Hitler 1939-45. It is interesting to note that, in his telegram, Hitler avoids any direct reply to the request that the name of Blucher should be given to a unit of the existing German army. Perhaps this was because he had no interest in reviving memories of the old aristocratic connections of the army.

KNIGHT'S CROSS: Three original unsigned contemporary documents, each essentially identical, each three pages, folio, Headquarters, n.d. (September/October 1941), in German. The partially printed documents, completed in typescript, are issued by the Reich Minister for Air and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, and are recommendations for the award of the Knight's Cross to Captain Robert Menzel, Squadron Commander of 3rd Sqn. (A.S.)/41st Gp. (Armd.), the summary of reasons for the recommendation stating, in part, 'In the course of numerous bold reconnaissance flights and in the successful directing of artillery fire, Captain Menzel has, with his squadron, as his army superiors unanimously report, taken an outstanding - at times, decisive - part in the victorious battles of this division in Poland, France, Yugoslavia and in particular Soviet Russia. It is characteristic of the exemplary attitude of this officer that he flew the most difficult assignments himself, and so provided his air-crews with an inspiring model of soldierly courage and constant readiness for action. The reconnaissance results from sorties which he has flown personally have been of prime importance for the armoured division's operations. I consider this officer who, in his role of carrying out tactical reconnaissance for an army formation…..to be worthy of being decorated with the Knight's Cross'. Each with two file holes to the left edges and some slight staining to the head of each page, otherwise VG, 3    Robert Menzel (1914-1944) German Luftwaffe pilot of World War II, killed in action. Ultimately Menzel's recommendation for a Knight's Cross was downgraded and on 13th November he was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (DKG).

[KNIGHT’S CROSS]: An interesting, small group of T.Ls.S. and Ds.S. relating to a proposed recommendation for Hauptmann Robert Menzel, Squadron Commander of 3rd Squadron, to be awarded with a Knight’s Cross, comprising (in chronological order) a contemporary typed copy of a letter from Major Berendsen of the 8th Armoured Division, one page, 4to, Divisional Command Post, 11th July 1941, to Major Heinsius, Group Commander, in German, stating, in full, ‘The proposed recommendation of Capt. Menzel for the Knight’s Cross has my warm support. In Poland, France, Yugoslavia and now in Russia, the squadron, frequently operating under the most difficult conditions, has assisted the divisional command in the making of operational decisions by the production of clear, accurate reports. In this connection, Capt. Menzel has often flown personally as observer, particularly in France, since – owing to enemy air superiority – his squadron’s losses reached a very serious level. On the previous day, during the advance on Utena via Vilkomierz, we were able to lay the basis for the subsequent success at Dunaburg, because we were informed in such good time of the move of stronger Russian forces from Jonava to Vilkomierz that suitable defensive measures could be put in train. On that day in particular, the timely arrival of a reconnaissance report also saved the division from an unpleasant surprise and serious casualties. In the same way, it was on the basis of the pilots’ reconnaissance reports regarding the Ariogalla bridgehead, which gave early warning of the approach of strong armoured forces from Kovno towards Kedainia, that the division decided to form a defensive front. The reconnaissance sorties, which were flown continuously on that day, provided complete proof of a change of course of these forces towards the advance patrols of 6th Armd. Div., and thus produced the basis for the division’s decision to continue to press forward towards Dunaburg’, signed at the foot by an adjutant to certify that the text is a true copy; a typed statement signed (‘Bogatsch’) by Rudolf Bogatsch (1891-1970, German Luftwaffe General of World War II, Knight’s Cross winner), one page, 4to, Headquarters, Army High Command, 20th September 1941, on the printed stationery of the Air Force General attached to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, in German, stating, in full, ‘I support very warmly the proposal regarding this Squadron Commander, who has shown exemplary courage and eagerness for action. His contribution to 8th Armoured Division’s successes cannot be regarded as other than decisive’; a T.L.S. by Oberstleutnant von Wrede, one page, 4to, Headquarters, Army High Command, 25th September 1941, to the Reichsminister for Air and Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, in German, submitting the recommendation for the award of the Knight’s Cross to Menzel and remarking that it had the support of Bogatsch; a typed draft (with many pencil corrections in an unidentified hand) of the Summary of reasons for recommendation for Menzel, prepared on behalf of the Reichsmarschall [Hermann Goring], one page, 4to, Berlin, 1st October 1941, in German, stating, in part, ‘In the course of numerous bold reconnaissance flights and in the successful directing of artillery fire, Captain Menzel has, with his squadron, as his army superiors unanimously report, taken an outstanding – at times, decisive – part in the victorious battles of this division in Poland, France, Yugoslavia and in particular Soviet Russia. It is characteristic of the exemplary attitude of this officer that he flew the most difficult assignments himself, and so provided his air crews with an inspiring model of soldierly courage and constant readiness for action. The reconnaissance results from sorties which he has flown personally have been of prime importance for the armoured division’s operations. I consider this officer who, in his role of carrying out tactical reconnaissance for an army formation……to be worthy of being decorated with the Knight’s Cross’, initialled at the foot in purple indelible pencil by Ernst Cabanis (1890-1968, German Generalleutnant, an advisor in the Luftwaffe Personnel Office) and with a further annotation at the head requesting a copy of Menzel’s flight logbook; the official copy of Menzel’s recommendation for a Knight’s Cross, three pages, 4to, Berlin, 1st October 1941, in German, the partially printed Vorschlagsliste completed in typescript and providing details of Menzel’s date of birth, rank, unit etc., as well as a photograph of him in a head and shoulders pose in uniform, the summary with the same content as the draft initialled by Cabanis, the cover annotated and initialled in green indelible pencil by Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf (1881-1945) German aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II, Chief of the Luftwaffe Personnel Office 1939-43. Two file holes to the left edge of each of the documents and with some light overall age wear, generally VG, 5 Despite the recommendations of Hermann Goring and others, Hauptmann Robert Menzel did not ultimately receive a Knight’s Cross, but was awarded with a Deutsche Kreuz in Gold (DKG). The War Order of the German Cross was instituted by Hitler in September 1941. It was awarded in two divisions: in gold for repeated acts of bravery or military leadership; and in silver for distinguished non-combat war service.

[BOHME FRANZ]: (1885-1947) Austrian General in the Wehrmacht during World War II, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's Plenipotentiary Commanding General in the Balkans, and Commander-in-Chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. Bohme was arrested for trial by a US Army Tribunal in Nuremberg as part of the Hostages Trial on a charge of having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. Bohme committed suicide when his extradition to Yugoslavia seemed imminent. A.L.S., Franz, by Bohme's nephew, a Colonel and Luftwaffe pilot born in 1908, two pages, 4to, Munster (Westphalia), 10th September 1944, to Franz Bohme ('Dear Uncle Franz'), on the printed stationery of the Chief of the General Staff in Air Sector VI, in German. Bohme apologises for not having written earlier due to his heavy work load and remarking 'Ten days ago, however, I took over a non-flying duty, and have become so thoroughly acquainted with it that I can once again find time for a letter', further writing 'I have learned with great sorrow of your aircraft accident and of your having, as a consequence, to endure the loss of your command…..I can only hope that all is turning out for the good, particularly since the situation in which you would now find yourself in the Balkans would not be too pleasant…..Yes, it is a pity about France, that lovely country, but it is more important to hold on to what we have and to 'force our rapacious enemies to make peace'. My air sector is now a frontier one, and a host of connections come through my particular area - which is presumably why they put me - a pilot - here. In addition, there is in the Ruhr one of the strongest concentrations of A.A. in the Reich. The Gen. Comd. is….Schmidt; a daughter of his got married to an officer of the staff (the deputy comd., Gen. Krebs) in Salzburg…..' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Bohme. Together with a vintage 3.5 x 3.5 photograph of Bohme standing outdoors in a full length pose on a balcony, wearing his uniform, signed to the verso in fountain pen ink with his first name only, also adding the place and date, 1940, in his hand. VG, 2    

BECK LUDWIG: (1880-1944) German General and Chief of the General Staff of the German Army High Command 1935-38. Beck became a major leader within the conspiracy against Hitler and would have served as head of state had the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler succeeded. Beck's personal printed visiting card ('Generaloberst z. V. Beck') with his address in Berlin, bearing a few words in German in his hand to the verso, 'with warm good wishes for Christmas', and dated 24th December 1941 in his hand. Together with Werner von Fritsch (1880-1939) German Generaloberst, Supreme Commander of the German Army 1935-38. Fritsch was forced to resign after he was falsely accused of being homosexual and his ousting represented a major step in Hitler's establishment of tighter control over the armed forces. The second German General to be killed in World War II. Fritsch's personal printed visiting card ('Freiherr von Fritsch, Generaloberst und Chef des Artillerie Regiments 12') with his address in Berlin, bearing a few words in German in his hand to the verso, 'With the expression of my very deep and sincere sympathy'. Some very light, minor age wear, about VG, 2 

FALKENHAUSEN ALEXANDER VON: (1878-1966) German General who served as a military advisor to Chiang Kai-shek, becoming an important figure during the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese Army. Falkenhausen served as head of the military government of German-occupied Belgium 1940-44. Arrested and imprisoned following the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. A.L.S., von Falkenhausen, No. 360, two pages, oblong 8vo, n.p., 16th November 1945, to Captain Biddle, in German. Falkenhausen requests his correspondent's assistance with several matters which he details in three numbered paragraphs, in part, '1) When the papers which were taken away from me on arrival here were returned, several were missing - among others, a notebook for 1944, an almanac for 1945, a letter written in French, a small notebook……I should be particularly grateful for their immediate return, especially since I need the notes urgently for my disposition. 2) On 10.10, during the course of an inspection of cell 70, a silver cigarette case was removed. In spite of repeated requests, both oral and in writing, the said object has so far not been given back to me……3) My trunk has arrived today from England. It is locked; the keys were taken away from me some time ago. Since I need urgently the things in it, I request that a locksmith should open the trunk'. VG    

[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: An interesting group of T.Ls.S. etc. by various individuals, all relating to Dr. Fritz Sauter, a German lawyer and defence counsel at the Nuremberg Trials, comprising (in chronological order), an official English translation prepared by Virginia von Schon of a document addressed by Sauter to the Secretary General of the International Military Tribunal, one page, 4to, Nuremberg, 17th December 1945, stating, in part, 'Last week I requested that a certificate be made out for me that I can present to the Housing Office in Munich to prevent requestioning of my home and my office. I take the liberty of repeating this request herewith, especially in consideration of the fact that I again received a special delivery letter from Munich yesterday, according to which the rooms used by me up to now are to be requisitioned. Thus I am running the risk of being without quarters in Munich after the end of the Nuernberg trial, and I am convinced that the International Military Tribunal in no way sanctions what amounts to a punishment for me for my activity at this court in having my rooms in Munich taken over meanwhile by others'; a D.S. by Brigadier General William L. Mitchell (1897-1974, General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg), one page, 4to, n.p. (Nuremburg), 17th December 1945, being a typed memorandum addressed to the Commanding General of the International Military Tribunal and stating, in part, 'It is requested that the attached petition from Dr. Sauter, who is a defense counsel in the trials at Nurnberg, be turned over to the military government authorities for appropriate action. The Tribunal has informed defense counsel that it expects that each of them will regard his duty to the International Military Tribunal as of the first and most pressing importance. Consequently, counsel are not entitled to be absent from the sessions of the court without the expressed permission of the Tribunal. Since Dr. Sauter is assisting in the trial, the Tribunal is anxious that he should not suffer the loss of his office and apartment as a result of his work at the trial'; a D.S. by Brigadier Leroy H. Watson (1893-1975) of the United States Army, one page, oblong 8vo, Headquarters Command (Nuremberg), 18th December 1945, to the Commanding General of the Third United States Army, the typed document stating that it is to the interest of the court that Dr. Sauter's office and apartment should not be taken from him whilst he is acting as defence counsel at the Nuremberg Trials; a D.S. by Captain R. A. Knight, Assistant Adjutant General to Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott, one page, oblong 8vo, Headquarters, Third United States Army, 4th March 1946, to the Commanding General of the International Military Tribunal, the typed document concerning Sauter's request and stating, in part, 'It will be noted that the action recommended by OMG is not based on Dr. Sauter's present activities but upon his past record. Pending further information the Director, Office of Military Government for Bavaria has been requested to withhold further action'; a D.S. by Captain Augustus B. Hill, Chief, Social Insurance, Benefits, and Housing Section, Manpower Branch, two pages, 4to, Office of Military Government for Bavaria, 20th February 1946, being a typed memorandum addressed to Lt. Edward T. Diaz at the Headquarters of the Third United States Army and stating, in part, 'The housing case of Dr. Heinrich (sic) Sauter has been investigated by this office…..According to the records of the Investigation Section, Special Branch Public Safety, at this Headquarters, Dr. Heinrich (sic) Sauter, of Counsel for the Defense at the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg, joined the Nazi Party in 1941. His Nazi affiliations are further shown by his memberships in the NSKK and the NSRB. In September, 1940, Dr. Sauter applied to the Police-Praesidium, Munich, for permission to carry a pistol; this application was referred to the Gestapo, and their answer, in the files of Special Branch, was that they had no objections to Dr. Sauter's being armed…..the apartment and office of Dr. Sauter have been taken over by the Housing Office in order to accommodate former concentration camp inmates and victims of the Nazi persecutions. Dr. Sauter and his small family have been assigned other quarters……Information received by this office indicates that Dr. Sauter was not only a member of the Nazi Party but also, in every sense of the term, an “activist”. The report is that up until the time of the occupation of Munich by our troops, Dr. Sauter was denouncing and condemning the Allies bitterly. That he was “an avowed believer in Nazism” seems beyond dispute…..Housing policy in regard to members of the Nazi Party has been laid down by the Office of Military Government for Germany (US) at Berlin…..which states…..no Nazi is permitted to live under conditions more favorable than those enjoyed by other persons in the community. It is a matter for German authorities to decide if compliance with this policy requires the eviction of any Nazi from his home…..It is therefore the opinion of this office that the German Housing Office of Munich was within its rights and had full authority to require Dr. Sauter to relinquish his former premises and to occupy others less desirable'; a D.S. by Lieutenant Colonel Airey Neave (1916-1979), in bold pencil, one page, slim 8vo, Office of the General Secretary, International Military Tribunal, 22nd March 1946, being a typed memorandum and stating, in full, 'Dr. Sauter was not appointed by the court. I have informed him of the circumstances and the papers have been referred to C.I.C. who have no comments to make', also annotated and signed by Leroy H. Watson with his initials in pencil. Each of the documents are neatly laid down to the recto and verso of four individual pages and all have file holes to the upper edges. Some staining to two of the documents, otherwise generally VG, 7    Dr. Fritz Sauter, a German lawyer, served as defence counsel to Joachim von Ribbentrop (to 5th January 1946), Walther Funk and Baldur von Schirach at the Nuremberg Trials. Airey Neave (1916-1979) British Lieutenant Colonel who was held as a prisoner of war at Colditz Castle (Oflag IV-C) during World War II, making a successful escape on 5th January 1942 and becoming the first British officer to make a 'home run' from Colditz. Neave was later recruited as an intelligence agent for MI9 and served with the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg where he was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the Nazi leaders on trial. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.

[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: A small selection of various signed items by British and American barristers and lawyers associated with the Nuremberg Trials following the end of World War II comprising Telford Taylor (1908-1998, American lawyer, Counsel for the Prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials) signed 5 x 7.5 photograph depicting him reading from a lectern during the trials; an A.L.S., Telford Taylor, one page, 8vo, New York, 3rd December 1979, explaining to his correspondent that he has no photographs for distribution; a T.L.S., Telford Taylor, one page, 4to, New York, 11th September 1949, agreeing to sign a copy of The Nuremberg War Crimes Trials for his correspondent; and a black ink signature and inscription on a white adhesive label, dated January 1981 in his hand; Benjamin Ferencz (1920-     , American lawyer and investigator of Nazi war crimes, Chief Prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen Trial) signed 7 x 4.5 photograph of Ferencz in a half-length pose delivering his opening statements at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Signed in white crayon to the image and with the original printed caption affixed to the verso; Hartley Shawcross (1902-2003, English barrister who served as the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials) Ink signature ('Hartley Shawcross') on an oblong 12mo piece; David Maxwell Fyfe (1900-1967, British lawyer and judge who was one of the prosecuting counsels at the Nuremberg Trials) Blue ink signature on an 8vo sheet of blind embossed stationery from the House of Commons, with four typed words and the date 15th November 1946. Also including an unsigned vintage 11.5 x 5.5 photograph of various American judges standing and seated together in two rows at the time of the OMGUS military tribunal. Generally VG, 8 

LEY ROBERT: (1890-1945) German Nazi Politician, head of the German Labour Front 1933-45. A rare A.L.S., Dr. Robert Ley, on one side of an official Prisoner of War postcard, n.p. (Nuremberg), 23rd September 1945, to Anny Bullette, in German. Writing in bold pencil, Ley enquires if his correspondent is back at home, continuing 'If so, I ask you to apply yourself to the matter of Rolfland. Defend my rights in my interest, since the farm still belongs to me. I give you herewith full powers. Look after my children and bring them back'. Beneath his signature appear two lines of text in Ley's hand, 'Internal Security Detachment, O.U.S.C.C., P.A.C., A.P.O. 403, U.S. Army'. Hand addressed by Ley to the verso. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG     Ley's letter was written just over a month before he committed suicide while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

BLOMBERG EVA MARGARETE VON: (1913-1978) German typist & secretary, the second wife of Werner von Blomberg, Commander-in-Chief of the German Armed Forces 1935-38. A rare A.L.S., Eva v. Blomberg, one page, oblong 8vo, Nuremberg, 11th March 1946, to Mr. Bailey of the Internal Security Office, in German. Blomberg writes, in full, 'Would you be so kind and do his wife the favour of allowing the enclosed letter (no longer present) through to her husband. I am very sorry to have to trouble you for your help. Once again, warm thanks'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Blomberg. Some light creasing and very slightly irregularly torn to the lower edge, otherwise VG    At the age of 59 Werner von Blomberg married his second wife, the 25 year old Erna Gruhn, also known as Eva Margarete. The marriage caused something of a scandal as the Berlin police had a long criminal file on Gruhn and her mother, a former prostitute. Among the reports was information that Blomberg's new wife had posed for pornographic photos in 1932. The police file eventually made its way to Hermann Goring (who had been best man at the wedding) and he used it to argue that Blomberg was unfit to serve office, and also informed Hitler (who had been present at the wedding) of his findings. Hitler ordered Blomberg to annul the marriage to avoid a scandal and preserve the integrity of the army, however Blomberg refused. When Goring threatened to make the police file public Blomberg was forced to resign his posts to prevent that. As a consequence Hitler took personal command of the military and used the opportunity for a major reorganisation of the Wehrmacht. Blomberg spent World War II in obscurity and was arrested by the Allies in 1945 and gave evidence at the Nuremberg Trials. Whilst in detention at Nuremberg his health declined rapidly and he faced the contempt of his former colleagues and the intention of his young wife to abandon him.

[NUREMBERG TRIALS - THE POHL TRIAL]: A group of eight original 10 x 8 United States Army public relations photographs, unsigned, taken during the Pohl Trial of 1947, the different images depicting Oswald Pohl delivering his final statement to the Tribunal, Pohl and seven other ex-officials of the WVHA (the Main Economics and Administrative Branch of the SS) listening to the final judgement being read by members of the Tribunal on 3rd November 1947, Erwin Tschentscher listening to his sentence of ten years imprisonment, Hans Heinrich Baier also listening to his sentence of ten years imprisonment, August Frank making his plead of 'not guilty' to charges of participation in war crimes etc., and also including two identical unsigned 7.5 x 4.5 photographs of American attorney James R. Higgins, a member of the prosecution staff at the Pohl Trial, reading a portion of the closing statements, 17th September 1947. Most of the photographs have the original printed captions lightly affixed to the versos and all bear the stamps and reference numbers of the Public Relations Photo Section, Office Chief of Counsel for War Crimes, Nuremberg, to the versos and a few are also credited to Gunther Peis. VG to EX, 10    The Pohl Trial was the fourth of the thirteen trials for war crimes that the United States authorities held at Nuremberg after the end of World War II. In the Pohl case, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Oswald Pohl and seventeen other SS officers employed by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (abbreviated in German as SS-WVHA) were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the time of the Nazi regime. The main charge against them was their active involvement in and administration of the 'Final Solution'. 

MAZARIN JULES: (1602-1661) Italian Cardinal, Diplomat and Politician, served as Chief Minister of the French Monarch 1642-61. L.S., J Card. Mazarin, two pages, folio, St. Quentin, 3rd July 1649, to de Chaunes, a Councillor of King Louis XIV, in French. Mazarin writes an informative letter to his correspondent, discussing the need to increase the number of horses in order to transport the munitions of war, and remarking that forty have been approved, explaining that he has given instructions to make a payment of one hundred francs to a spy, and that he has also given orders to provide flour for forty thousand rations of bread for the cavalry of the German army, further declaring 'I believe appropriate and even very necessary that M. le Compte d'Harcourt, being in the Limemy (?) country, should have published in quantity handbills signed by him stating that in whatever place he passes where he finds mills ruined by inhabitants, he will have those same places burned down and will not pardon any peasant. By this means we would generate fear and we would make it easy to have the wheat ground for the subsistence of the army....pursue your efforts with the same diligence, so that with each acting on your own initiative we may have some good success in this campaign which will oblige the Limemis to make peace....' With integral address leaf bearing two small red wax seals, one with the small original red ribbon affixed. Some light age wear to the edges and a small wormhole just affecting a few letters of text, but not the signature. About VG   

The King of France plans his escape upon Napoleon´s return from Elba and describes him as `The Tyrant who comes to bring to France all the plagues of Civil War and Foreign War´ LOUIS XVIII: (1755-1824) King of France 1795-1824, with a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. An extremely important L.S., `Louis´, with historical content, one page, folio, Paris, 11th March 1815, to the abbot of Montesquiou, in French. Also signed at the base by his correspondent `L´abbé De Montesquiou´. The King sends a desperate order to his correspondent, the Minister of the interior, in a state of great alarm, because he has been informed that Napoleon has returned from his exile on the island of Elba, and landed on the French coast on 1st of March 1815, only ten days before the present letter was written. The King refers to Napoleon as `The Tyrant who comes to bring to France all the plagues of Civil War and Foreign War´. On 10th March, a day before this letter was sent, Napoleon entered Lyon where the King´s brother was, the Count of Artois had to hastily leave the same day. On the 20th May, Napoleon entered Paris and King Louis XVIII went for the second time into exile, starting the period called "Les Cent Jours" ("The Hundred Days"). The letter states `Monsieur le Préfet, je vous fais cette letter pour vous announcer que l´urgence des circonstances exigeant que je rassemble à Melun une armée de reserve, je vous ordonne de faire dans votre département, un appel à tous les hommes de bonne volonté que vous ferez armer et que vous enverrez, par tous les moyens les plus prompts, au lieu du rendez-vous organisés en Colonne Mobile. Le salut de la Patrie depend de la prompte execution de cette mesure qui, si elle est bien conduite, pour opposer une résistance invincible au Tyran qui vient apporter à la France tous les fléaux de la guerre Civile et de la guerre Etrangère. C´est vous dire combien je compte sur votre zèle à me seconder dans une semblable conjoncture..´ ("Monsieur the Prefect, I am writing this letter to announce you that the urgency of the circumstances require me to assemble a reserve army in Melun, I order you to make in your department, an appeal to all the men of good will that you will make arm and that you will send, by all the quickest means, to the meeting place organized in Mobile Columns. The salvation of the Fatherland depends on the prompt execution of this measure which, if it is well conducted, is to oppose an invincible resistance to the Tyrant who comes to bring to France all the plagues of Civil War and Foreign War. This is to tell you how much I count on your zeal to assist me in such a situation") Louis XVIII makes an interesting comment, mentioning the Civil War that Napoleon is going to provoke because of the French split support to Bourbon Monarchy and to Napoleon. With blank integral leaf. Extremely small creasing to the upper edge, otherwise about EX    Abbot François-Xavier de Montesquiou-Fézensac (1757-1832) French Clergyman and Politician. President of the National Assembly 1790-91. As a Royalist, he had to flee to England after the Storm of the Tuileries, and lived in the United States during the Reign of Terror 1792-95. Close to Louis XVIII, he was appointed under the First Restoration Minister of the Interior from May 1814 to March 1815.

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, therefore holding the distinction of being the first titular president and the last monarch of France. A.L.S., Napoleon, one page, 8vo, Wilhelmshöhe, 18th September 1870, to an unidentified lady, in French. Napoleon III thanks his correspondent for her letter and states ´I am very touched Madame by the feelings and words you express to me at this time of my misfortune…´ A touching message from Germany where Napoleon was just starting this captivity period.Accompanied by a 4 x 2.5 sepia cabinet photograph, by E. Flamant, Paris, the image showing the "Death of Emperor Napoléon III" photomontage. With blank integral leaf. Extremely small foxing stains, otherwise VG    On 3rd September 1870, and as a result of the defeat of the French army at the battle of Sedan, Napoleon III and Bismarck agreed the terms of French surrender. From 5 September 1870 until 19 March 1871, an ill Napoleon III and his close entourage were held in captivity in a castle at Wilhelmshöhe near Kassel, where the present letter was written.

NAPOLEON IV: (1856-1879) Louis-Napoleon, Prince Imperial of France, the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugenie. Titular Emperor of the French 1873-79. A rare A.L.S., Napoleon, two pages, small 8vo, n.p. (Cowes, Isle of Wight), n.d. (23rd September 1877), to Major Ward Ashton ('My dear Major'). The Prince thanks his correspondent for sharing in his grief and remarks 'Count Clary's death is for me a great loss, he was one of my best and most devoted friends', further adding that he has already written to Countess Clary 'to tell her the kind way in which you sympathised with her in her profound affliction'. In concluding Napoleon asks his correspondent to thank Bigge and Wodehouse on his behalf. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by the Prince Imperial. Autograph letters of Napoleon are rare as a result of his early death at the age of 23 when he was killed in a skirmish with a group of Zulus whilst serving with the British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War. VG    Edward John Ward Ashton (1836-1880) British Army officer who had served in the Crimean War, a friend of Empress Eugenie and military instructor to the Prince Imperial. Joachim Charles Napoleon Clary (1837-1877) French soldier and politician who took charge of the Imperial Household in England.  Arthur Bigge (1849-1931) 1st Baron Stamfordham. British Lieutenant Colonel who fought in the Anglo-Zulu War. Queen Victoria summoned Bigge to Balmoral Castle in 1880 to provide an explanation of the death of the Prince Imperial and later served as Private Secretary to the Queen from 1895-1901, and to King George V from 1910-31. Josceline Wodehouse (1852-1930) British Army General who fought in the Anglo-Zulu War.

MOVILA IEREMIA: (1555-1606) Voivode of Moldavia 1595-1600 & 1600-06. Very rare L.S., `Hyeremia Boebo´ ("Ieremia Voivod"), two pages, folio, Zuchovica, 20th September 1596, to Reverend Bishop Alphonso, Apostolic Nuncio in Transylvania, in Latin. Movila, in his capacity as Voivode of Moldavia presented to the heading as `Ieremia Movila, By the Grace of God, Prince and life heir of Moldavia….´, refers to the letters received from his correspondent, to the Secretary Simon who has reported a number of messages, and states in part `..Finally, and regarding the Christian Princes, we hope that your Holiness will intercede on our behalf and with insistence, and for this and similar matters dealt we thank to your Illustrious Holiness…´, further saying `..Your Holiness has supported us, and we could value your blinding and abundant affection, which as we expect between Christian Princes will bring and maintain good friendship and peace, and that God with his grace will reward us and our Kingdom…´, and before concluding says `We received the letters from Joanis de Marini, from Prague, and we learned the news and also that our old friendship was well remembered. We deeply rejoice learning that the Christian army… and will become powerful. And we pray God so that he will always concede everything because of the Christian offerings..´ With address leaf, bearing remnants of a former wax seal. Small overall age wear and creasing, otherwise G   

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deineka (Russian, 1899-1969)Sketch for mosaic plafond 'Donbass' for 'Paveletskaya' metro station (1941) gouache on paper laid on canvas61.5 x 67cm (24 3/16 x 26 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate collection, MoscowPLEASE NOTE THAT PERMIT FOR EXPORT FROM RUSSIA HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED FOR THIS LOT. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE VIEWINGS IN MOSCOW BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.The Moscow station with the working name of 'Pavelentskiy Vokzal' or 'Donbasskaya' began to be designed in 1938 by the architects V. A. and A. A. Vesnins. Both architects were staunch adherents of constructivism, which was clearly reflected in their project. The architect brothers invited Deineka to create a series of mosaics for the main platform. Deineka was attracted by the simplicity, dynamism, and expediency of the architecture of the future station. The artist, by that time was at the peak of his popularity, working so successfully as he did within the Soviet sphere of art. Arguably the 1930s was the most prolific and important period in Alexander Deineka's oeuvre; in this decade he created several significant works such as Mother, 1932, Behind the curtain, 1933, Future pilots, 1937 and the ceiling design for the Red Army Theatre. He had already created panels for Mayakovksya station, and building on this experience, he developed a series of 14 octagonal mosaic panels, united by a common theme - 'the Moscow-Donbass railway line'. Deineka aimed to create the effect of a 'breakthrough into the sky', so that the metro passengers could raise their heads and see an opening into the world above. Some of the panels included industrial scenes because Donbass at the time was a centre of mining and heavy industry. Deineka himself wrote of these mosaics: ... here the colour repetition was considered, and hence the rhythm with an increase in the strength of colour in the middle panels ...But these mosaics you will not find now at the station. The war made its own adjustments to the compositional structure of my works, as well as to the work of all and any of us. (A. A. Deineka, From my work practice, M., 1961, pp. 56).After Deineka had produced the panels, only eight were sent to the station site. Due to the war, the rest were left at the workshop. As a result of regular bombings at the site of the station, the administration ordered the mosaics to be removed urgently from the yard as 'they can attract attention with their golden reflection.' The mosaics were lowered by crane into pits and cement poured over them, for temporary storage. At this point, Deineka was not involved in the tracing of the whereabouts of his creations and they were covered until 1942/3. The artistic and architectural vision of the Vesnins' structure was no longer possible as comprehensive changes were made to the project. The metal structure that was intended for the station remained in the occupied territory of Dnepropetrovsk and the station was built according to temporary plans. During that time the architects I. G. Taranova and N. A. Bykova were creating Novokuznetskaya station and Bykova recalled that she was not eager to add the 'busy' mosaics to the light vaults as the ceilings were already so ornate. However, her husband had them installed before she got back to the site. (I. Ostarkova and I. Lebedeva, Deineka. Monumental art. Sculpture, Moscow, 2011, pp. 156) The six mosaics were recovered and installed without unity or order and not according to Deineka's vision. The other panels were lost forever. The present sketch was never realised as a mosaic in the final instance and is a notable example of a panel with unfulfilled potential. The sketch beautifully displays the magnificent sky ceiling design at the same time as incorporating the theme of the Donbass railway line.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An early 20th century American sterling silver tray by Gorham, Rhode Island, with a Chippendale style rim, engraved with a crest ad inscribed Pace ET Bello Paratus (used by 392nd infantry) regiment, US Army stamped Gorham sterling A12838, 31cm dia, 677g

A CARVED GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLEPOSSIBLY IRISH, IN THE KENTIAN MANNER, PROBABLY FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY 91cm high, 155cm wide, 46cm deepProvenance: Possibly supplied or acquired by John Davenport (1765-1848) for Westwood, near Leek.John Davenport II who inherited Westwood and then sold the estate acquiring Foxley in Herefordshire.The Rev. George Horatio Davenport. Sold by Russell Baldwin & Bright, The Contents of Foxley, 1948. Acquired by Miss Davenport for Compton Bassett House. Thence removed to The Thatch, Compton Bassett.Thence by descent to the vendor.John Davenport was largely a self-made man and although he had no family background in the pottery business he founded an internationally renowned business bearing his name. John Davenport began potting in 1785, first as a workman, and later as a partner with Thomas Wolfe of Stoke. In 1794 he acquired his own pottery at Longport for the manufacturing earthenware. In 1830 he retired, and two of his sons Henry and William ran the business until 1835, when Henry died. The firm was then known as William Davenport and Company. William died in 1869, and his two sons took over the direction of the business, which remained in the family until 1887.John Davenport also founded a glass works and stood as a Member of Parliament. He purchased the Westwood Estate, near Leek from the Hon. William Grey of Duffryn in 1813 as his country estate.John Davenport's son John Davenport II (born 1799) was not active in the family pottery business. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and called to the Bar in 1828. Davenport married Charlotte, daughter of George Coltman of Hagnaby Priory in Lincolnshire. After his father's death in 1848 he went to live at his father's country estate, Westwood, near Leek but left in 1855 when he purchased the Foxley estate in Herefordshire, formerly the home of the writer and commentator Uvedale Price. John Davenport II had six children; the eldest was John Coltman Davenport who died in 1858, the estate then passing to George Horatio Davenport in 1862. George was briefly involved in the family pottery business during its closing years.Foxley was used by the American Army during World War II and was demolished in 1948. The above lot was entered into the 1948 contents sale but it is not clear if Miss Davenport purchased the table at the sale, family history suggests that it may have been withdrawn prior to sale and gifted to her. The 1948 Foxley Dispersal sale was 'commissioned' by Ralph Tichborne Hinckes who was son of the Rev George Horatio Davenport who was the current vendors maternal grand father.  Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. the marble is later associated. It is split in two, has a section detached to one side, and has various old repairs with filler used to help disguise. There are two later supporting timber blocks to the back of the frieze. Gilt surface with various chips, losses and wear - see images for extent. Various darker areas to the surface including to the mask at the centre of the frieze. The join between one leg and the front frieze is opening slightly. Chip of loss to one hoof foot. The other foot with an old glued repair to split through it. Some old screw holes to rear frieze. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.   Condition Report Disclaimer

FRANCE, A[rmy] D[ivision] L[ight] R[ailway], 5th Army, B[ritish] E[expeditionary] F[orce], 1914, a bronze badge, un-named, 25mm. Extremely fine, rare; with clip and ring for suspension £30-£40 --- A division of the Royal Engineers

Medals and plaques presented to Dr Thomas Stapleton, mostly Chinese and Russian, including the Chinese Friendship Award, some named; together with some ephemera [Lot]. Varied state £100-£150 --- Professor Thomas Stapleton (1920-2007), paediatrician; served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1944-6, reaching the rank of Captain; Director of the Institute of Child Health, University of Sydney, 1960-83; Secretary-General of the International Paediatric Association, 1965-74. The Friendship Award is China’s highest award for foreigners

Ian Lavender signed 10x8 colour photograph pictured as Pike in the TV series Dads Army. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

Frank Williams signed 10x8 black and white photo. Frank J Williams is an English actor best known for playing vicars and other members of the clergy, most notably Timothy Farthing, the vicar in the BBC comedy Dads Army. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

A VICTORIAN CAMPHORWOOD MILITARY CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE CHEST the twin sections fitted with brass corner mounts, recessed bail handles, Hobbs & Co, London, 1876, inset with ivory label stamped Army & Navy C.S.L Makers,the upper section with two short and a long drawer above the secretaire fitted with hinged skiver, recessed pigeon holes, pair of sliding drawers, bottle fittings above a pair of long drawers and on turned feet, 114.5cm high, 99cm wide and 50cm deep Provenance;Lt Gen John Mackie Keith Stewart (1841 - 1920) Born in Galloway and entered the Indian Army in 1858, serving in the infantry on the NW Frontier, and in Abyssinia.He was promoted to Lt General and later retired to Scotland.He was married to Florence Mary Vanstittart (1850 - 1920).She was daughter of Henry Vansittart of The Indian Civil Service and his wife,Mary Amelia was born in Florence, Italy.She was besieged with her parents in the fort of Agra during the Indian Mutiny in 1857.She married John Mckie Stewart in 1871 and they had five sons. Their eldest son was John Henry Keith Stewart who rose to Major General in the Indian Army in 1892.He also served on the NW Frontier against the Afghans, and in France and Mesopotamia during WW1 during which time he won the DSO.Two of the five sons rose to Major General and three won the DSO during WW1.It is during this period that the secretaire chest was used. Condition Report: Available upon request

A group of boating merchant sailing and London river related books, to include John Murray London Under London, Conway Working Boats of Britain, Landstrom Columbus, Lobley Ships Through The Ages, McGregor Merchant Sailing Ships, Merton and Mourdan Pictorial History, Lost Rivers of London, JJ College Ships of The Royal Navy, London Bridge by Peter Jackson, and a group of British Territorial Army and Arms Men at Arms Series magazines. (1 shelf)

Bound volume of Aston Villa match programmes, season 1948-49,The Villa News and Record commencing vol.6 no.1 Aston Villa v Liverpool 21st August 1948 to vol.6 no.40, these programmes as issued in small format all with colour covers, covering league and cup fixtures, season 1948-49 comprising 39 numbered programmes plus other matches played at Villa Park comprising F.A. International England v Wales 10th November 1948, F.A. Cup third round Bolton Wanderers v Villa 8th January and second replay 17th January 1949, fourth round Cardiff City v Villa 29th January, Birmingham and District League Hereford Unite v Aston Villa "A" 12th February, Royal Navy v The Army 16th March, the volume concluding with no.40 being the club director's annual report plus extensive references notes regarding Villa's history, football in general, summary of the season and index pages, blue cloth with leather spine and corner triangles, inscribed gilt to spine, leather with areas of scuffing, paper is a little discoloured brown and fragile but well preserved within bindings, cellotape visible on page insert for Royal Navy v ArmyThe image showing is a representation of the bound volumes from Lot 380 to 402.

Bound volume of Aston Villa match programmes, season 1949-50,The Villa News and Record vol.7, commencing no.1, with covers preserved, first team and reserves plus other matches played at Villa Park comprising Shamrock Rovers v Villa 2nd November 1949, F.A. Challenge Cup third round Middlesbrough v Villa 7th January 1950, friendly match Birmingham City v Villa 28th January, friendly match Hibernian v Villa 11th February, Inter-Services Tournament Royal Navy v The Army 15th March, Maserfield Cup first round Boldmere St Michael's v Villa "A" team 10th April, the volume concluding with no.42 vol.7 without cover, being the club notes regarding Villa's history, football in general, summary of the season and index pages, blue cloth with leather spine and corner triangles, inscribed gilt to spine, leather with areas of scuffing, paper is a little discoloured brown, damage to inside binding of hardcover and fragile but well preserved within bindingsThe image showing is a representation of the bound volumes from Lot 380 to 402.

A SILVER COMPACT, maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1935, of plain square section with engine turning, the cover with a yellow, navy and white guilloche enamel stripe overset with a Royal Army Service Corps. badge, hinged and opening to reveal mirrored interior, 3" square (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)No damage to enamel, clasp just starting to spring

VARIOUS ARTISTS; a large collection of mainly 1950s-60s single vinyl records to include The Platters, Everley Brothers, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, The Denisons and other artists, singles from the 1950s to include Carl Dobkins, The Clovers, Chan Romero, a quantity of TV themes and shows music to include 'The Army Game', 'Rawhide', recordings from 65 Special featuring Don Lang, and a quantity of demo recordings for Alvin Stardust, Mike Berry, The Shirelles, Fats Domino, The Crystals, and a quantity of 78rpm records to include Peter Lowe, Dean Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gary Miller, Dickie Valentine, etc (3). CONDITION REPORT Full lists of the demo records and the 78rpm records in this lot are available on request.

A WWII German (Army) Heer officer's dagger with oak leaf pommel and wrythen handle, blade length 25cm. CONDITION REPORT No maker' mark on the blade.

A WWII Third Reich/Luftwaffe army officer's dagger by Gustav Spitzer, Solingen, the hilt with silver plated crossguard showing the Third Reich eagle and Swastika, with scroll ends, an amber-coloured twist grip with plated acanthus leaf decorated pommel, together with plated metal sheath, with double ring belt clips and two white metal strapped portapees and knots, maker's mark to the blade.

Four boxed Doctor Who sets comprising 'Army of Ghosts' figure set, including one Mickey Smith figure, one Dalek Thay, one Genesis Ark, and one destroyed Cyber Man figure, a 'Sontaran Stratagem' set including one Donna Noble figure, a Sontaran Trooper, a Commander Skorr and A general Staal figure, a radio controlled Dalek, featuring motorised Dalek movement and a 'The Doctor and RC K.9' set featuring motorised K9 movement posable 'The Doctor' figure and RC handset (4).

A quantity of diecast army vehicles to include boxed Dinky Recovery Tractor 661, 10 Ton Army Truck 662 and Medium Artillery Tractor 689, a boxed 25 Pounder Field Gun Set No.697 and an Armoured Car No.670, also further loose, mainly WWII vehicles.

Eleven vintage boardgames comprising two copies of Waddingtons 'Totopoly', one copy with a separate large board, also 'Exploration', 'Dad's Army', 'On the Buses', 'Twister', 'All the King's Men', 'Soccerama', Waddingtons 'Formula One', 'Scrabble' and '221B Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes Master Detective Game' (11).

Various vintage boardgames to include 'Stingray', 'Escalado', 'ET The Extraterrestrial', 'Spy Ring', 'Kojak', 'Dad's Army' and a Tri-ang Arkitex construction kit.

A SELECTION OF VINTAGE BICYCLE SADDLES, together with a WWII army bicycle leather frame bag

A COLLECTION MOSTLY CARDED VINTAGE BUTTONS, various periods, to include glass, mother of pearl and lucite designs, brands include Army & Navy, Superfine, P&B and Latest Vogue, together with a box of vintage mother of pearl buckles

U.S. War Department: Conversion & Substitution (1942-43), U.S. War Department: Conversion & Substitution (1942-43),B&W with sound, 16mm single perf, film produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Photographic Centre, details the importance of and challenges to supplying troops in a global conflict, appears to be in G-VG condition,

TONY GRYLLA (1941-), Selected Photojournalism Prague December 1969, TONY GRYLLA (1941-), Selected Photojournalism Prague December 1969,10 large vintage gelatin silver prints, taken December 1969 and apparently printed shortly afterwards, each with photographer's wetstamp verso and pencil inscription 'Prague Decembre 1969', recently mounted in cream window mounts each 21cm x 29.5cm. Note 1: These prints were selected by the vendor for their artisic merit in addition to their historical importance. Images partially overlap with those in the previous lot. Note 2: Grylla is a photojournalist noted for his photographs of celebrities in the 1960's, but the sombre tone of this series shows a different dimension to his work. Following the Prague Spring, on August 20 1968 the Soviet Army invaded Czechoslovakia. Immediately afterwards it would have been impossible for a Western photojournalist to gain access. By December 1969 Grylla was able to enter Czechoslovakia. His record shows a grim situation with long queues for food and fuel, but occasionally illustrating small acts of resistance.

Nine Nazi Press Propaganda Photographs Nine Nazi Press Propaganda Photographsall vintage gelatin silver prints printed 1938 and 1939 prior to the outbreak of WWII, five dated between November 1938 and April 1939, all showing the German army, all with press wetstamps verso, some with additional date and captions in ink, most 13cm x 18, largest 18cm x 24cm,

TONY GRYLLA (1941-), Photojournalism Series Prague December 1969, TONY GRYLLA (1941-), Photojournalism Series Prague December 1969,33 large vintage gelatin silver prints, taken December 1969 and apparently printed shortly afterwards, each with photographer's wetstamp verso and pencil inscription 'Prague Decembre 1969', some with additional captions e.g. 'Soldats Russe', Jan Palach Mother' each 21cm x 29.5cm. Note: Grylla is a photojournalist noted for his photographs of celebrities in the 1960's, but the sombre tone of this series shows a different dimension to his work. Following the Prague Spring, on August 20 1968 the Soviet Army invaded Czechoslovakia. Immediately afterwards it would have been impossible for a Western photojournalist to gain access. By December 1969 Grylla was able to enter Czechoslovakia. His record shows a grim situation with long queues for food and fuel, but his account is occasionally punctuated by small acts of resistance, such as the Russian languague section of a notice scratched out. The photograph of Jan Palach's mother by her Christmas tree, holding a photograph of her son is particularly poignant.

3 METAL ARMY JERRY CANS & AMMO BOX

2 wooden boxes containing part scratch built boats/tug and plastic US army jeep. All as found, with wear, and losses

ORIGINAL NORTHERN IRELAND TROUBLES OPERATION BANNER PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING 3 MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY WEARING CROMWELL ANTI-RIOT HELMETS, 68 PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE , FRAGMENTATION FLAK VESTS AND LONG PERSPEX RIOT SHIELDS STANDING BEHIND HUMBER PIG (FLYING PIG) ON THE LOWER FALLS ROAD DURING A LARGE REPUBLICAN/NATIONALIST CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST ABOUT WEST BELFAST WORKERS DEMANDING PUBLIC ENQUIRY INT INHUMANE TORTURE AND TREATMENT IN HMP MAZE H-BLOCKS AND AT CASTLEREAGH CONDUCTED BY THE RUC AND PRISON OFFICERS

WORLD WAR 2 USA ARMY SERVICE ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL

EXCELLENT BRITISH ARMY 2012 MK7 BALLISTIC KEVLAR ASSAULT COMBAT HELMET, MPT CAMOUFLAGE COVER, SCRIM, CATS EYES RUBBER WEB-TEX BAND WHICH BELONGED TO A MEDIC FROM 1ST BATTALION IRISH GUARDS WHO SERVED IN HELMEND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

WW2 ARMY RADIO HEADSET

VINTAGE BRITISH ARMY IRISH GUARDS WARRANT OFFICERS NO.2 DRESS TUNIC FULLY BUTTONED AND BADGED WITH LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT AND NORTHERN IRELAND CAMPAIGN RIBBONS

ALMANACKS. The Court and City Register for the Year 1751. London: J. Barnes, [1750.] Thirteenth edition. Title, lists for both Houses of Parliament, Court Register, lists of the Army and Navy with separate title-page dated 1751, 1 folding plate of military pay rates. (Toning, manuscript genealogical notes verso the front-free endpaper.) [Bound with:] 'Rider's British Merlin for the Year of Our Lord 1751'. London: R. Nutt, 1751. (Toning.) 12mo (129 x 74mm.) Near contemporary red morocco with hound's tooth rectangle within dotted gilt borders with floral corner-pieces, bosses, g.e. (lacking clasps, small loss at top of spine, minor rubbing). Provenance: 'Plowman' family (ink genealogy verso frontispiece). - And a further forty-one volumes of almanacks from 1715-1813 (42).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

TRAVEL. - Edward IVES. A Voyage from England to India, in the Year MDCCLIV. And an Historical Narrative of the Operation of the Squadron and Army in India. London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773. First edition, signed by the author, 4to (264 x 207mm.) 2 folding engraved maps, 12 engraved plates. (Textblock wholly split in several places, many loose leaves, some spotting and soiling.) Contemporary calf (lacking spine, covers detached). Provenance: 'Mr. Stocker' (gift inscribed to by the author on the front pastedown). - And a further three unrelated volumes (including a Liberty catalogue 'Dress and Decoration', [1905], folio) (4).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

Late 19th-early 20th century AD. A group of twelve Rajasthan School(?) hand painted figural scenes of Barahmasa on paper, illustrating the changes of the twelve seasons, each painted in vibrant colours and framed by a yellow and red border, the month in Hindi below: March-April, Chaitra: the first month of the Indian calendar, showing a prince dressed as Lord Krishna seated with his beloved, symbolising an amorous encounter set on a marble pavilion within a bower composed of plantain trees, a second couple engaged in love-making near a fountain, a third couple on a pavilion above, hills, birds, deer and trees in the background; April-May, Vaishakha: the royal lovers, modelled as Radha and Krishna, shown seated in a palace pavilion above a char-bagh garden with a grid of fountains, outside the palace walls women worship ‘Bata’ in the form of a banyan tree, two warriors with bows and arrows returning from a hunt, an attendant with bow drawn to silence the peacock disturbing the royal couple with its call, trees and a hill in the background; May-June, Jyestha: showing Krishna and consort in an upper pavilion flanked by attendants holding fans, fountains and swimming birds below, warriors with bows, cranes, deer and elephants in the landscape; June-July, Ashada: monsoon rains with whips of lightening, Krishna trysts with a sakhi in a luxurious pavilion, nayika keeps guard outside as peacocks cry, Vishnu reclines in a shrine floating in a pond filled with lotus blossoms, an ascetic practicing yoga is visited by noblemen; July-August, Shravana: portraying the festival of Gana-Gaura, commemorating the union of Shiva with his consort Parvati, showing the royal lovers engaged in love-making in their terrace pavilion, overlooking a procession of ladies carrying Parvati idols on their heads, and consigning them to the water, a young warrior/courtier is watching them from his door-steps, a boatman amongst lotus flowers, a mounted warrior returning home and lightening in the background; August-September, Bhadon: representing the monsoon season, when many of those working away from their village traditionally return home and are reunited with their loved ones, the painting shows the two lovers looking out at the rain, with lions, elephants, trees and abundant wildlife around, lightning flashing across the skies; September-October, Ashvina: the painting depicts the festival of Dashahara, during which Lord Rama had Ravana killed in battle, showing Devi’s shrine to which three courtiers are paying homage and sacrificing a buffalo, an ‘army’ marches towards a model of Lanka fortress, palace dwellers shower flowers on the marching army, the prince and his consort sit atop the terrace pavilion, signalling their departure by waving a fly whisk; October-November, Kartika: legendary birds 'Chakva’ and ‘Chakvi’ fly beside the moon, the prince, dressed like Lord Vishnu, enjoys music in the pavilion below, his consort in the terrace pavilion above, the month when crops are sewn; November-December, Agahan: the prince seated on a terrace together with his consort, holding a gem, a maid carries a vessel of wine, the sun riding a horse-drawn chariot across the sky, cranes and other birds enticed by bountiful water and greenery, an image of Vishnu in the pavilion to the right, seated aesthetics before it; December-January, Pausha: the prince and his beloved consort dressed in winter garments, warming themselves over a fire whilst palace attendants cook and clean, also whilst warming themselves, as do a couple in a hut outside the walls, showing three levels of society affected by the cold; January-February, Magha: the month of spring, dark skies brightened by stars, trees and flowers in full bloom, maidens bathing in lotus-filled waters, worshippers before a shrine in one part of the pavilion, the prince in the pavilion above, persuading his reluctant beloved not to leave and unite with him in love; February-March, Phalgun: Krishna wearing a gold lotus crown seated on a terrace, ladies below, playing Holi- throwing coloured powder at each other. 340 grams total, 34 x 24cm each (13 1/2 x 9 1/2"). From the private family collection of a West London gentleman; previously in the personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. A popular genre, providing the visual imagery for the poetry which usually accompanied such artwork. The Barahmasa series progresses according to the months of the Hindi lunar calendar, portraying lovers’ minds as they change with the seasons, against a backdrop of shifting seasons and ritual events. [12] Fine condition.

1st century BC-1st century AD. A silver plaque with army trophies in low-relief, representing a pastiche of Germano-Roman weapons: two hexagonal shields fitted with central bosses, a quiver decorated by rhomboid patterns, a bow, a pugio dagger, a muscled armour, a helmet, a carnyx trumpet and an oval shield with a central spina. See similar images in Polito, E., Fulgentibus Armis, introduzione allo studio dei fregi d'armi antichi, Roma, 1998, figs.86, 105-107. 11.22 grams, 95mm (3 3/4"). Ex collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman; acquired on the UK art market; previously on the European art market before 2000. The plaque was probably an applique for a personal object related to a Roman miles or officer, such as a scabbard ornament or part of a camp casket. The weapons represented likely belong to the Augustan Age, commemorating victories over the Germanic or Celtic people. Fine condition.

11th-12th century AD. A Norman or Cuman four-plate iron helmet constructed from curved triangular sections converging at the apex; the bowl contoured so that the front and back plates overlap the side-plates by 1-2cm with iron rivets passing through this overlap to secure them in position; the rivets worked flat into the surface of the helmet, almost invisible from the outside but detectable on the inner surface; the plate-junction at the apex with a small tip, allowing a plume or horsehair streamer to be inserted through a now closed ring; two parallel side rivets, possibly for the attachment of cheek-pieces; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. See Curtis, H.M., 2,500 Years of European Helmets, North Hollywood, 1978; Denny, N., & Filmer-Sankey, J., The Bayeux Tapestry, London, 1966; Kirpicnikow, A. N., Russische Helme aus dem Frühen Mittelalter, Waffen- und Kostamkunde, 3rd Series, Vol.15, pt.2, 1973; Nicolle, D., Byzantine and Islamic arms and armour; evidence for mutual influence, [in:] Warriors and their weapons around the time of the Crusades, relationship between Byzantium, the West and the Islamic world, Padstow, 2002, pp.299-325; Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period - Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, pp.326-7, item I.34.4; D’Amato, R., ‘Old and new evidence on East-Roman helmets from the 9th to the 12th centuries,’ in Acta Militaria Mediaevalia, 2015, XI, pp.27-157, fig.23, nn.1-2 and pl.1. 1.4 kg total, helmet: 20.5cm (8"). Property of a London gallery; formerly acquired in Germany before 2015; originally in a 1980s Austrian collection; accompanied by an academic report by military expert Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10870-178853. Helmets of this general profile and with some form of conical crest are a long-lived military fashion in the Black Sea region, and appear in designs on the bone of a Khazar saddle of 7th-8th century date from the Shilovskiy grave field (Samara region); a similar helmet (of presumed 5th century AD date, but probably later) is housed in the St. Petersburg Museum (inventory reference PA72), previously in the MVF Berlin until 1945 (under inventory ref. IIId 1789i); D’Amato (2015, pp.65ff.) proposed to be of an Eastern-Roman origin of this typology, based on the interchange of the Roman and Khazar military technology. The so called rivetted-plate construction, known across Europe from the Migration Period through to the 12th century AD, appears on to be worn by the English and Norman warriors in the 'Bayeux tapestry' (Nicolle, 2002a, 308-309; 2002b, Pl. VIII:A-E"). The typology of these Steppe helmets is visible in specimens of a 12th-13th century date in the Cuman graves of the Black Sea Region, in Cuman graves from Anatolia (probably mercenaries of the Roman army) and in the Mongol armies of 13th century AD. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website] Fair condition.

Second World War Japanese Army officers Katana sword with regulation mounts, curved blade with leather covered steel scabbard 102 cm overall

Scarce U.S. 1904 Pattern Hospital Corps bolo knife. The leather scabbard stamped 'Rock Island Arsenal 1912 H.E.K '. The blade stamped and 'US 20576 'and 'SA 1911'. (The vendor's paternal grandfather was an army pastor who arrived in Liverpool on a US troopship), plus a Liverpool police truncheon stamped 'Liverpool Police' (2)

Books - Swords of the British Army by Robson and Swords in colour by Robert Wilkinson-Latham (2)

Victorian 1855 Pattern Lancaster sword bayonet with pipe backed blade, brass mounted leather scabbard and frog, regimental marks for Royal Army Medical Corps to crossguard

Scarce U.S. Government (Army) 1851 Model Colt percussion revolver, the steel and brass frame stamped with serial no.77813, U.S. stamped on left of frame under Colt Patent, various inspectors marks including acceptance MM stamp in cartouche on grip, 19cm barrel with New York address, 33cm overall