Army Lists. A List of the Officers of the Army, Ordnance and Medical Departments, serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George. With an Index, [Madras]: compiled for the benefit of the male asylum, and printed at the Government Gazette Press, by the boys of the charity, 1821, pp. [2] 200 xviii [8], woodcut arms to title, errata leaf, interleaves throughout most of volume, restoration to pp. 101/2 (the leaf containing blank columns only), closely trimmed at foot, frequent contemporary manuscript additions to text and interleaves, contemporary inscriptions 'Charles Wahab, the first army list in which my name appeared' to initial blank, and 'Nagpore, Received 7th June 1812, J. Cross' to title-page verso, all edges gilt, later 19th-century hard-grain red morocco, 8vo (17.2 x 10.6 cm), together with 24 other army lists, 19th and 20th century, not collated, some evidently defective, crude rebindingsQty: (25)NOTESProvenance: Jack Webb (1923-2019), D-Day veteran and London antiques dealer. Rare early iteration of the army list for the Madras presidency, not on Library Hub or WorldCat.
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![* Auckland (George Eden, 1st Earl, 1784-1849). Autograph letter signed 'G. Eden' to 'Dear Lemon', Lincoln's Inn, [London], 6](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/84f8dfe8-0b9b-4223-bde0-abf400abcb81/14f42141-817b-4538-ad1e-abf40100eb0f/468x382.jpg)
* Auckland (George Eden, 1st Earl, 1784-1849). Autograph letter signed 'G. Eden' to 'Dear Lemon', Lincoln's Inn, [London], 6 March 1814, on Napoleon's successes probably in the Six Days' Campaign, Wellington's advance through France, and the health of the speaker of the House of Commons and of the Prince of Wales ('The allies appear to be completely beaten ... The report of Lord Wellington’s victorious passage of the Adour is I am willing to believe likely to be verified ... It is said to be the plan to march Bayonne with a Spanish army of 30,000 and to proceed with the others to the Garonne and to occupy Bourdeaux ... . Our speaker has been very ill with an inflammation in his bowels ... after an immense dose of senna ... he took the chair and if any one had been present the nose would have had it ... The prince is reported to be dropsical'), single bifolium, 4 pp., remains of translucent guard to final page, 4to (22.4 x 18.6 cm), Cawdor (John Pryse Campbell, 1st Baron, 1755-1821), Two autograph letters signed to 'Dear General', Portsea Barracks, 31 December 1803 & 14 January 1804, both concerning the late delivery of accoutrements from the Board of Ordnance to the Carmarthenshire regiment, each a single bifolium, 2 pp., 4to (22.5 x 18.5 cm), Coote (Sir Eyre, 1759-1823), Autograph letter signed to Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, 2nd Baronet (1759-1832) on HMS Kent, 7 July [1800?], on the articles of convention, single bifolium, 2 pp. damp-stained, seal tear 8vo (19 x 11.5 cm), Napier (Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810-1890), Autograph notes on Egypt, Sudan and the Mahdi, c.1885, 3 sheets written on 4 sides, folded in envelope addressed in Napier's hand 'For the Times reporter ... Napier of Magdala', 12.5 x 25 cm), Minto (Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynymound, 2nd Earl of, 1782-1859), Autograph letter signed as first lord of the Admiralty to naval officer Sir W. H. Dillon, 27 November 1835, single sheet, 2 pp., 8vo (17.8 x 11.5 cm), and a similar letter from one John Crozier to 'My Lord', requesting leave to sell his half pay, 'Weston near Norwich', 25 February 1769Qty: (6)NOTESAuckland later served as governor-general of India from 1837 to 1842, overseeing the First Afghan War. As an officer of the Castlemartin yeomanry, John Campbell, Baron Cawdor 'gain[ed] the distinction of being largely responsible for repulsing the attempted French landings in Pembrokeshire in 1797' (ODNB), the last attempted land invasion on British soil.
* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852). Autograph letter signed to Sir Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Lisbon, Villa Fermosa, 30 April 1811, addressed to 'C. Stuart Esq', single bifolium written on 3 sides, 4to (23.4 x 18.4 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESGurwood, The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington (1837), volume 7, p. 513. Wellington sends a brisk and wide-ranging update to his right-hand man on the eve of the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (3-5 May), including remarks on prisoners of war and the enemy position: 'I cannot allow French prisoners to work at any works on our account. It is hard upon me that neither the British nor the Portuguese government can or will take care of the prisoners taken by this army. The enemy have as yet made no movement; they are, however, very strong on the Agueda, particularly at Ciudad Rodrigo'. Wellington's victory at Fuentes de Oñoro prevented the advance of a French army intended to relieve Almeida, though the blockaded French force eventually escaped under cover of darkness. Sir Charles Stuart undertook intelligence gathering with the provincial juntas in French-occupied Spain (1808-10) and afterwards 'made himself indispensable to Wellington' as minister at Lisbon (1810-14) and member of the Portuguese regency council (ODNB). He later helped negotiate the treaty by which Brazil became independent from Portugal.
Field Marshal Wolseley signature piece. Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC (4 June 1833 - 25 March 1913), was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa, and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada and widely throughout Africa-including his Ashanti campaign (1873-1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884-85. Wolseley served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1895 to 1900. His reputation for efficiency led to the late 19th century English phrase everything's all Sir Garnet , meaning, All is in order. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
Hubertus Von Hindenburg signed flown FDC Great War 3 The Battle of Tannenberg 27-30 August 1914 PM British Forces 2477 Postal Services 27. 8. 95. Hubertus Von Hindenburg - grandson of the German General Paul Von Hindenburg commanded German 8th Army at Tannenberg. Limited Edition of 494 copies. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle VC, signed clipping from a letter. William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle, VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO, KStJ, PC (23 May 1909 - 5 April 1991), known as The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley between 1945 and 1956, was a British Army officer, politician and Victoria Cross recipient who served as the 15th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1961 to 1965. He was the last non-Australian to hold the position. During the Second World War, Sidney served with the Grenadier Guards in France and Italy; he was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1944 for his actions in the Battle of Anzio. He was elected to the House of Commons later that year, as a member of the Conservative Party. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
Edward Kenna VC, John Kenneally VC, and Eric Wilson VC signed 25th Anniversary VE Day cover. National Army Museum Group IV No 3. 4p QEII GB stamp. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary VE Day BFPS 1207 8th May 1970. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
Colonel Emil S Mentel signed 6x4 World War II white card with regiment insignia and black and white photo. Emil Mentel, Brigadier General of the Polish Army, participant of the Second World War, knight of the Virtuti Militari Order. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
Zdzis?aw Straczynski signed World War II whited card with black and white photo. Zdzis?aw Tadeusz Straczynski pseud. Meteor (b. April 1or April 11 1922 in Lutsk, d. June 17, 2014 in Melbourne) - Officer of the Polish Army, soldier of the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (24th Regiment of Ulan. Hetman of the Grand Crown, Stanislaw ?ó?kiewski, in France and Great Britain,. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
Earl E McClung signed 6x4 World War II white card with black and white image. Staff Sergeant Earl 'One Lung' McClung (April 27, 1923 - November 27, 2013) was an NCO in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment with the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during World War Two. McClung was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Rocky Marshall. Good conditon. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
WORLD WAR I - PALESTINEScrapbook containing c.120 photographs of people, places and events in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip), Syria and the Sinai (Egypt) during World War I, some featuring Allenby, Jamal Pasha and von Kressenstein in Jerusalem, Turkish forces, German and British planes, prisoners of war, a boxing match, along with numerous views and portraits of local inhabitants etc, loosely corner mounted, original cloth-backed boards ('G.R. Army Book 129' on upper cover), spine defective, folio, [c.1917-1919]Footnotes:Provenance: Peter Hopkirk; his sale, Sotheby's, 13-14 October 1998, lot 1023.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Beförderung und Ernennung zum Chef des Generalstabs vom 24.03.1890Ernennung zum Chef des Generalstabs der IVten Armee Carl-Georg von Hugo mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift Kaiser Wilhelm II, als König von Preußen, doppelseitig, Maße: 27 cm x 21 cm, sehr gute Erhaltungtitle: Promotion and appointment as chief of general staff dated 03/24/1890appointed to chief of the general Staff of the fourth army Carl-Georg von Hugo with his personal signature of emperor Wilhelm II, as king of Prussia, double-sided, dimensions: 27 cm x 21 cm, in very good condition
Jam / Siouxsie / Elvis Costello LPs, sixteen albums comprising The Jam (In The City, All Mod Cons, Setting Sons, This is the Modern World, Sound Affects and The Gift), Siouxsie & The Banshees (Kaleidoscope, Juju, Hyaena, Tinderbox and A Kiss In the Dreamhouse) and Elvis Costello (My Aim Is True, This Years Model, Oliver's Army, Get Happy and Trust) - various years and conditions
Music / Counter Culture Books, fifteen including No Particular Place To Go UK 1981 hardback 1st edition, The Red Army Faction Story by Tom Vague, On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Hell's Angels and The Great Shark Hunt (UK 1st edition) both by Hunter S Thompson, plus books about Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Howard Marks and more - various years and conditions
This is a book and signed letter written by T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia (1888 - 1935). Lawrence was a British military officer who led the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turkish empire in World War I and achieved great fame for his actions during the war. The book is titled Seven Pillars of Wisdom and is an autobiographical account of his experiences in the conflict. It is a second printing of the book (1935). After the war, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, working with the British government and King Faisal to create an Arab state that would include Syria, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East. Faisal was a leader of the revolt and had great respect for Lawrence. In 1922, Lawrence retreated from public life, and spent his remaining years as an enlisted man, mostly in the Royal Air Force, with a brief stint in the Army. The body of the letter reads “Dear Madam ... Jonathan Cape has duly sent me on your letter, which dates from last summer, I see. It is a very pleasant thing to come along, casually, and I am most grateful for the kindness you offer. Fortunately, there is no need of a refuge, other than this. Not that I regard the R.A.F. as a refuge. Flying, and the progress of flying, is a very great interest of mine - almost a profession, as the Catholics would have it - and the life and work I have led for the last ten years in our Air Force have been wholly delightful. Still, it was kindly of you to make that offer. Yours [ ly], T E Shaw”. “T E Shaw” was the name Lawrence adopted in the 1920‘s because he grew tired of his celebrity. He stopped working with the British government in 1922 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name (John Hume Ross), and when the press found out about it, the RAF was embarrassed and released him from service. Lawrence found it impossible to reenlist under his own name, so he signed up as a private with the Royal Tank Corps in 1923 under the name “T E Shaw”, which was probably taken from his friendship with George Bernard Shaw, the noted Irish playwright. Somehow Lawrence was able to enlist with the RAF again in 1925 by using this new name, and he legally adopted the name in 1927. The letter was sent from Mount Batten, the Royal Air Force base near Plymouth, England. You can see the address in the upper right corner. We are not sure who wrote the letter that prompted Lawrence to write this one, but the consignor found the letter in the book when she lived in New Jersey, and she believes whoever wrote the letter to Jonathan Cape was concerned about Lawrence’s sexual orientation, and that’s why the person offered him sanctuary. There has always been speculation about his sexual orientation - some people believe he was asexual, others claim he was homosexual, but this has never really been confirmed. He was also captured and tortured by the Turks during the war and historians believe he was raped by the Turks at this time. The Criminal Law Amendment, which was passed in England in 1885, also outlawed homosexual activity by men, and it is possible the person who wrote to Lawrence through Jonathan Cape was offering Lawrence shelter from criminal prosecution for his alleged orientation. We don’t know, but it would be nice to see what the other letter said. (Jonathan Cape was the publishing company in England that handled the book for Lawrence, and Herbert Jonathan Cape was the founder of the company, and we’re not sure if Lawrence received a letter from the publishing house or from the founder of the company. Lawrence might have known Herbert Jonathan Cape personally, but we can’t say for sure about that either.) The letter is clearly written in his hand and signed by him, and it is dated May 1, 1933, just two years before he died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. The letter is rare and adds to some of the historical record for Lawrence; there is very light foxing in a couple of spots. The frame is 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. wide and the letter is 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. wide.
![[KLUTSIS] FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS WITH DESIGNS FROM KLUTSIS (PERVAYA KONNAYA ARMIYA, 1930)GUSTAV](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/222b2347-2dfd-4794-93bb-abf2003049da/041fa289-f5d8-4b2f-8c8b-abf20071a806/468x382.jpg)
[KLUTSIS] FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS WITH DESIGNS FROM KLUTSIS (PERVAYA KONNAYA ARMIYA, 1930)GUSTAV KLUTSIS (LATVIAN 1895-1938), artist, SERGEI ORLOVSKY (RUSSIAN 1891-1935), brochure by, PERVAYA KONNAYA ARMIYA [1st Cavalry Army] (Moscow: GIZ [postcards], Krasny Proletarii [brochure], 1930). 155 x 110 mm. 14 pp. (brochure) + 24 postcards. With original card covers design by Klutsis. Text in Russian. CONDITIONOverall very good age-appropriate condition. The card covers discolored, as apparent in photographs. Small tear to the upper right edge. Some staining and adhesive residue apparent to the interior. The bottom edge of the first page of the brochure creased. Poscards slightly wavy, with very light wear to some corners. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A CHINESE COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP, CIRCA 1960Sformed as a group of revolutionaries, three in army uniforms, each holding up tools and attributes, such as a Chinese passport, paintbrushes and bucket, loudspeaker and oversize scroll, all against a billowing Communist flag, atop grey rounded base; overall height: 35.5 cm (14 in.)LITERATUREOda k radosti / Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakotheke, 2008), p. 511, no. 399 (illustrated) CONDITIONThe group is in overal very good condition. Minor rubbing to the glaze in places (such as at the knee of the woman at the front and the armband of the soldier behind her). Inspection under UV light shows repairs to the feet of the worker at the front, as well as the tip of the paintbrush, previously broken off. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A group of 10 medals awarded to WO1 RSM H. Griffiths, Royal Artillery, comprising; WWI War & Victory Medals, India Medal with North West Frontier clasp 1930-31, two Royal Commemorative Medals, 1939-45 & Germany Stars, WWII Defence Medal & War Medal with oak leaf clasp and Long Service Medal, offered with a copy of his service record, a photo of him in uniform in his later army career, ID tags, the maps he used to assist his escape from occupied France and two copies of 'The Gunner' magazine 1940 which contain the anonymous account of his escape resulting in his Mention in Dispatches, also the War Office confirmation of his M.I.D. dated 20th December 1940.
An original vintage 1970's Palitoy made Action Man ' US Army Infantry ' action figure. With uniform - comprising: helmet, jacket, webbing, rifle, dagger and boots. The Action Man being a blonde flocked hair ' Eagle Eyes ' variation. Within an associated later Action Man 82nd Airborne box. Wonderful display item.
Two rare original vintage Tri-ang / Triang made ' Johnny Seven - One Man Army ' plastic toy machine guns. Both unboxed, and in various conditions. Green plastic construction, with various levers, buttons and mechanisms present. Both supplied with a quantity of projectiles. Unboxed. Rare playsets.
World War II interest group of items relating to Corporal W H Bendelow, including medals, a St John Ambulance Association certificate dated February 1931, commemorative 'scroll' etc and various items relating to Arthur Brown including 'Regular Army Certificate of Service', 'Soldier's Service and Pay Book' and various other items Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Various items mostly relating to the British Army Royal Armoured Corps and Royal Tank Regiment including a Glengarry 'Fear Naught' badge, shoulder title 'RTC', various cap and other badges, 'The Soldier's Bible', pin badges and other similar items Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
JOHN SMART (c.1740-1811) PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN WILLIAM FLOYD, Bt. (1748-1818) Quarter length, wearing a military tunic and sash, signed with initials and inscribed: J S/ 1791/ Madras, pencil on paper, unframed Oval 13.5 x 12cm. * Floyd was put in command of the 23rd (19th) Light Dragoons in Madras in 1781 and distinguished himself against Tipu Sultan 1790-1794. He was promoted Major General in 1794 and led the covering army during the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799. He rose to General in 1812 and was awarded a baronetcy in 1816 ++ The paper foxed and mottled, notably in the margins; generally satisfactory within the image
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