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Lot 1345
Sir Leslie Ward, 'Spy' (British, 1851-1922), Portrait of Mr F. Henry Royce, full length in a brown suit, signed Spy c.r., gouache, 54cm by 36cm, framedNote: Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933) was a distinguished engineer - his modesty caused him to label himself simply 'mechanic' - whose name is immortalised through his partnership with Rolls and the establishment of the eponymous automobile company. He was apprenticed to the Great Northern Railway Company in 1878 and later joined the Electric Light and Power Company in London before forming F H Royce in Manchester (registered as Royce Ltd in 1899), making electric fittings before graduating to dynamos and electric cranes. He patented the bayonet light fitting.He became increasingly interested in motor cars and, after purchases which failed to meet his own exacting standards, he decided to build his own. He produced three cars, which were called Royce and had two-cylinder engines. One of these was bought by Henry Edmunds, who introduced Royce to a friend, Charles Rolls; their historic meeting took place at the Midland Hotel in Manchester in 1904. Rolls had a showroom in London and agreed to take all the cars Royce could make, from two to six cylinders, and the marque Rolls-Royce was born. The relationship was formalised in 1906 as Rolls-Royce Ltd., with Royce as its chief engineer, but it was cut short when Rolls was killed flying his plane in 1910.Royce was beset by ill health, which forced his move to the South coast, but he oversaw the building of a new factory in Derby, to his own detailed plans, in 1908. In 1928 he began the design of the celebrated 'R' aero engine, which won the Schneider Trophy the following year. The success of this led to the development of another engine, the 'PV-12', which was to be of immense importance to the Royal Air Force, under the more familiar name of the 'Rolls-Royce Merlin'; it was to power the Spitfire, the Mosquito and the Wellington, among others, in the Second World War. He launched the engine in 1933 but died the same year, before its first test was completed.He was created a baronet in 1930 for his services to British Aviation. A statue stands outside the company headquarters in Moor Lane, Derby.Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922), better known as 'Spy', was the most celebrated of the group of artists who worked for the magazine 'Vanity Fair', producing caricatures of the most notable figures of the day, royalty, statesmen, artists, athletes, actors, scientists and so on. Occasionally he painted more conventional portraits, of which this is a delightfully informal example, said to date from 1919.
Lot 105
A collection of Lledo Vanguards model vehicles 1:43 scale including British Rail Service vans of the 50's and 60's, Morris Minor Coastguard Traveller, Morris Minor RAF Traveller, Maidstone & District Ford 300E Thames van, London Transport van, Ransoms Lawnmowers van, Automobile Association van x 2, Hotpoint Van, BEA Follow Me van, Royal Navy Mini van, Mini Cooper van, Automobile Association Technical Service van, Barkers of Kensington van, Eddie Stobart Ford Transit Mk I Diesel van, Eddie Stobart Morris Minor van, Land Rover British Rail, Ford Transit van Mk I, Post Office Telephones, National Coalboard Morris Commercial Dropside, BBC Outside Broadcasting Austin A40 van, Land Rover Telecom, Castrol Austin A40 van, Onyx Green Metallic Ford Grenada Ghia, Rover P5 Mk II marine grey/light navy, Irmine white/black Ford Cortina Mk II GT, Jaguar XJ6 Series I Regency red, BSM Herald, Conway yellow 100E, Conifer green Triumph Spitfire Mk II, pale blue Ford Anglia, Jaguar XJ6 4.2 Series I and towing horsebox and an Austin A35 van RAC Road Service (32 all boxed)
Lot 325
EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. D.S., Thos A Edison, (a good example of his umbrella signature), being a signed cheque, West Orange, New Jersey, 14th September 1928. The partially printed document, completed in another hand, is drawn on the account of the Edison Botonic (sic) Research Corporation at the Savings Investment & Trust Company and made payable to George Leach for the sum of $60. Countersigned by John Vincent Miller in his capacity as treasurer. A perforated bank cancellation does not affect either of the signatures. With a slight, thin trace of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso, otherwise VG John Vincent Miller (1873-1940) was the brother of Thomas Edison's second wife, Mina Miller (1865-1947) whom the inventor had married in 1886. John and Mina Miller were the children of Lewis Miller (1829-1899) American Businessman and Philanthropist who invented the first combine harvester with the blade mounted ahead of the driver, rather than being pulled behind. Edison had become concerned with America's reliance on foreign suppliers of rubber during World War I and later forged a partnership with automobile businessmen Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford in an effort to find a rubber tree or plant which would grow quickly in the United States, thus providing a domestic supply. In 1927 the three men contributed $25,000 each towards the creation of the Edison Botanic Research Corporation with the intent of finding a solution to the problem and in 1928, the same year in which the present cheque was signed, the Edison Botanic Research Corporation laboratory was constructed.
Lot 697
A JUPITER 13" GIANT WALKING ROBOT battery powered in ovb, Single bar exercise Ari Fixi in ovb, two tin-plate Ferraris, Automobile Artistique Speciale battery operated car in ovb, tin-plate model of a turbine transporter buddy, VW Police car, Solido 5 0th Anniversary tracked Military vehicle in ovb, boxed Action Man Space Ranger back pack, Star Wars 'Return of the Jedi' in original card packaging and two Solido die-cast Military vehicles in ovb
Lot 252
A Daum glass large automobile - The Monoplace LeMans, this model was the 3rd of 13 Standard Large Automobiles Daum produced for general distribution. It was designed by Xavier Frossart in 1986 as Daum's tribute to race cars of 1900-1950. The car only came with the number "7" etched on each side behind the drivers seat. A total of 1942 Monoplace LeMans were sold by Daum, 37cm long, signed to the side CONDITION REPORT: Overall condition is good
Lot 3368
Motoring - a Royal Automobile Club Association 1922 gilt-brass and enamel car mascot, B16306, bolt-fastening, 14cm high, Rd. no. 526061; an Auto-Cycle Union R.A.C. Associate 1922-23 radiator badge, no. 28413, 8.5cm high (2) Condition Report: Generally good condition. However, the 1922 RAC Association mascot has damage and losses to the enamelled central Union Flag.
Lot 1057
Lotus Sports Cars: a classic 1960s/1970s Lotus nickel plated accessory keyholders spring loaded example; a travellings drinks flask for the classic Lotus owner; and a 1960s Lotus drivers enamelled lapel pin; The Automobile and Handbook and guide, limited edition reprint of the automobile manufacturing company limited, Long acre, London, on petrol, Steam and Electric card; (no.4 of only 150 copies) and Ferrari - six 1960-1970s enamelled and plated Ferrari, advertising lapel badges (qty) Buyer's premium of 20% (+VAT) applies to this lot
Lot 1062
Twelve Assorted Chrome Car Badges, to include two RAC, two AA, Hawick & Border Car & Motorcycle Club, Yorkshire, Kingston Car Club, Roma Automobile Club, Small Bore Rifle Association, ESP Motor Club, Berwick & District Motor Club, Stroud & District Motor Club, all mounted on a painted wooden board Buyer's premium of 20% (+VAT) applies to this lot
Lot 2518
Original vintage travel advertising poster Fly American To The Sun Country This Winter. Arizona Winter Resort. Ivan Dmitri (or Dmitre) (1900 – 1968), born Levon West, was an artist from the U.S. State of North Dakota. Born in Centerville, South Dakota, his father was a Congregational minister who immigrated from Armenia. The family changed their name to West when Levon and his brothers did not want to enlist in the service during World War I under their Armenian last name, Assadoorian. The name West was chosen as it was the maiden name of Levon's mother. Levon West adopted the pen name of Ivan Dmitri to use for his color photography. His etchings and watercolors were always done under his original name, Levon West. When he began working with color photography, Levon West adopted the pen name Ivan Dmitri, though he continued to use the name Levon West for his non-photographic works. Ivan Dmitri was a pioneer in color photography, and wrote several books on the subject, his first being, Color in Photography in 1939. The first color photographic cover on the Saturday Evening Post magazine (May 29, 1937)was by Dmitri, a photo of an Automobile racing driver seated in his race car. Another SEP cover, May 16, 1944, was a photo of General 'Hap' Arnold, with B-17's flying overhead, with a B-17 crew planning a flight. This cover was so popular that the United States used the photo image to print a very rare World War II (war effort) poster. As Ivan Dmitri, he helped to gain acceptance for photography as an art medium, and established one of the first photography exhibits at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dmitri felt that such a move was necessary in order for the public to treat photography as art, rather than just something reserved smaller mediums like books, magazines, and newspapers. In 1959, Ivan Dmitri founded Photography in the Fine Arts. Very good condition, few creases on margins. Country: USA. Year: 1950. Designer: Ivan Dmitri. Size (cm): 31.5 x 43.
Lot 2521
Original vintage travel advertising poster Fly American To All The Great Southwest. Range land near Phoenix, Arizona. Ivan Dmitri (or Dmitre) (1900 – 1968), born Levon West, was an artist from the U.S. State of North Dakota. Born in Centerville, South Dakota, his father was a Congregational minister who immigrated from Armenia. The family changed their name to West when Levon and his brothers did not want to enlist in the service during World War I under their Armenian last name, Assadoorian. The name West was chosen as it was the maiden name of Levon's mother. Levon West adopted the pen name of Ivan Dmitri to use for his color photography. His etchings and watercolors were always done under his original name, Levon West. When he began working with color photography, Levon West adopted the pen name Ivan Dmitri, though he continued to use the name Levon West for his non-photographic works. Ivan Dmitri was a pioneer in color photography, and wrote several books on the subject, his first being, Color in Photography in 1939. The first color photographic cover on the Saturday Evening Post magazine (May 29, 1937)was by Dmitri, a photo of an Automobile racing driver seated in his race car. Another SEP cover, May 16, 1944, was a photo of General 'Hap' Arnold, with B-17's flying overhead, with a B-17 crew planning a flight. This cover was so popular that the United States used the photo image to print a very rare World War II (war effort) poster. As Ivan Dmitri, he helped to gain acceptance for photography as an art medium, and established one of the first photography exhibits at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dmitri felt that such a move was necessary in order for the public to treat photography as art, rather than just something reserved smaller mediums like books, magazines, and newspapers. In 1959, Ivan Dmitri founded Photography in the Fine Arts. Good condition, small creases on bottom. Country: USA. Year: 1950. Designer: Ivan Dmitri. Size (cm): 32 x 43.
Lot 2524
Original vintage travel advertising poster Fly American - The Skyway Between Canada And The United States. Image of Convair flagship plane flying over the Niagara Falls. Ivan Dmitri (or Dmitre) (1900 – 1968), born Levon West, was an artist from the U.S. State of North Dakota. Born in Centerville, South Dakota, his father was a Congregational minister who immigrated from Armenia. The family changed their name to West when Levon and his brothers did not want to enlist in the service during World War I under their Armenian last name, Assadoorian. The name West was chosen as it was the maiden name of Levon's mother. Levon West adopted the pen name of Ivan Dmitri to use for his color photography. His etchings and watercolors were always done under his original name, Levon West. When he began working with color photography, Levon West adopted the pen name Ivan Dmitri, though he continued to use the name Levon West for his non-photographic works. Ivan Dmitri was a pioneer in color photography, and wrote several books on the subject, his first being, Color in Photography in 1939. The first color photographic cover on the Saturday Evening Post magazine (May 29, 1937)was by Dmitri, a photo of an Automobile racing driver seated in his race car. Another SEP cover, May 16, 1944, was a photo of General 'Hap' Arnold, with B-17's flying overhead, with a B-17 crew planning a flight. This cover was so popular that the United States used the photo image to print a very rare World War II (war effort) poster. As Ivan Dmitri, he helped to gain acceptance for photography as an art medium, and established one of the first photography exhibits at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dmitri felt that such a move was necessary in order for the public to treat photography as art, rather than just something reserved smaller mediums like books, magazines, and newspapers. In 1959, Ivan Dmitri founded Photography in the Fine Arts. Very good condition, small creases on bottom. Very good condition, few folds on the image. Country: USA. Year: 1950. Designer: Ivan Dmitri. Size (cm): 32 x 43.
Lot 41
boxed Automobile Association Vehicles, Eagle Collectibles 1:18 scale LWB Landrover, twelve boxed corgi examples including AA services set, Seven 1:43 scale Vanguard examples, together with others makers and Seventeen Oxford commercials and other trackside examples 1:76, 1:43 and 'N' gauge scales, G-E, boxes G-E (50+)
Lot 100
1918 Austin Twenty EXP1 Prototype Tourer- The very car that Edgar Wren drove nationwide to drum up orders for Austin's upcoming 20hp model- Rescued from a hedgerow as a rolling chassis and treated to an extensive restoration during the 2000s- Featured in numerous publications: The Autocar (1918), The Austin Advocate (1919) and The Automobile (2009)Herbert Austin was nothing if not ambitious. By the outbreak of the First World War the company that bore his name was Britain's fifth largest motorcar manufacturer. However, the firm with which he had begun his motoring endeavours, Wolseley, was the biggest. Accepting government contracts for aircraft, shells, heavy artillery and 3-ton lorries saw the Austin Motor Company prosper during WW1 and its workforce expand from 2,500 to 22,000. Sensing an opportunity to leapfrog his rivals and taking a leaf from Henry Ford's book, Herbert Austin decided to offer just a single model when peace returned. Hugely impressed by the Hudson Super Six he ran during the hostilities - an example of which had successfully completed the first two-way transcontinental trip from New York to San Francisco and back in 1916 - he challenged his designers to create a similarly well-engineered machine. The first prototype Austin Twenty began to take shape in the chassis erecting shop at Longbridge during 1917 and an abridged specification was published in that September's issue of The Austin Advocate magazine. Like the Hudson Super Six, the newcomer featured a substantial ladder frame chassis equipped with all-round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, rear wheel brakes, an engine of monobloc construction with in-unit, centre-change gearbox and a sheet metal radiator cowl. Displacing 3610cc, its unstressed sidevalve four-cylinder engine developed 40bhp @ 2,000rpm (an output sufficient for Austin to later warrant that the chassis could reach 70mph). Eminently tuneable, privateer Felix Scriven's `Sergeant Murphy' and the Works' `Black Maria' both proved that an Austin Twenty could beat a Bentley 3 Litre or Vauxhall 30/98 in competition (Scriven's mount reaching 104mph at Brooklands).Labelled P1's (with `P' signifying Post War), two prototype Austin Twenties were readied for 1918, a Landaulette and a Tourer. Road registered as `OB 6912', the latter sported a commodious four-door, five-seater body with a prominent hood well and internal storage for two spare wheels. With dreams of producing 25,000 cars a year (a gargantuan increase on the 3,000 that Wolseley had managed in 1914), Herbert Austin despatched Works test driver Edgar Wren on a nationwide trip aboard `OB 6912' to drum-up interest. With a projected price of just £495 for the Tourer, and thanks also to the efforts of sales organiser Alfred Dupuis who travelled the Commonwealth and was reliant merely on photos and specification sheets, Austin had attracted some £6,000,000 worth of orders by July 1919. Unfortunately, the company could not fulfil them. The government tax on excess war profits meant that Herbert Austin could not afford to fully equip his expanded factories and the awful carnage of World War One had resulted in a severe shortage of skilled labour. Without the hoped-for economies of scale, Austin found itself losing money on every Twenty sold and thus had to introduce a `temporary surcharge' of £100 per car in October 1919. Things went from bad to worse with the global economic slump of 1920-1921 and by December that year Austin was in receivership. The company famously bounced back with the Twelve and Seven models and the Twenty remained in production until December 1929 by which time some 15,287 had been made. Famously long-lived, it was not unheard of for a Twenty to cover in excess of 1,000,000 miles. Indeed, the motoring historian and long-term Twenty owner Mike Worthington-Williams has suggested that the model is `the hardest wearing machine of all time'. Presumed lost for many years, `OB 6912' was re-registered with the DVLA on August 2nd 1983. A rolling chassis when found, it was treated to an extensive `ground up' restoration during the 2000s with replacement parts being sourced or made as necessary. Using period photos as a guide the car's Tourer coachwork was painstakingly recreated and fitted with such niceties as an Auster screen, fold-out occasional seats and deep-button Black leather upholstery. There can be comparatively few cars that have been featured in magazine articles ninety-one years apart but as well as gracing the pages of The Autocar in November 1918 and The Austin Advocate in July 1919, `OB 6912' was the subject of a four-page article in The Automobile for August 2009. Described by the vendor as being in `excellent overall' condition with regard to its engine, gearbox, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork, he succinctly sums-up `OB 6912' as `a true piece of British motoring history'.PLEASE NOTE: All estimates are subject to a buyer's premium of 16.2% incl. VAT
Lot 76
1970 Jaguar E-Type Series III 4.2 2+2 - Chassis Number One and Body Number One- The first left-hand drive Series III 2+2-seater made and the only example fitted with a 4.2-litre XK engine- Referred to by Jaguar Enthusiast magazine as 'A Ghost of an E-Type' and 'the one missing link' (August 2017 issue)- Offered from the collection of music producer Pete Waterman and in his care since the late 1980s.Although conceived to power a new generation of saloons (starting with the MK VII), Jaguar's first 'clean sheet' engine design debuted aboard the XK120 Roadster. Sir William Lyons' reasoning being that it was less risky to prove / develop the straight-six DOHC XK unit in a low volume sportscar than a high volume 'tin top'. The same thought process applied to the Coventry manufacturer's second 'clean sheet' powerplant. Hence, its much vaunted 5.3 litre SOHC V12 was 'debugged' in the Series 3 E-Type before appearing in the XJ12 Saloon.Reconfiguring the E-Type to house the 60-degree V12 was no easy feat. As well as a new bulkhead and front subframe, the Series 3 gained revised steering, brake and suspension assemblies plus a host of bodywork and interior changes. With the V12 representing a relative leap into the unknown and the XK unit having a loyal following courtesy of its five Le Mans 24-hours victories, Jaguar engineered the Series 3 to accept both powerplants.Early brochures thus mentioned 'A new Jaguar Engine - the 5.3 litre V12 to supplement the 4.2 litre six cylinder XK engine' and even featured pictures of the latter but in reality derivatives equipped with the smaller powerplant were never made available to the general public. Marque authorities have suggested that a mere six or seven cars were factory-fitted with XK DOHC 4.2 litre engines during the development and production of the Series 3 (though, some of those were heavily modified Series 2/3 hybrids). As such, the Series 3 4.2 litre is rarer than any other E-Type variant including the fabled 'Lightweight'.Presumed lost for many years and so referred to as 'A Ghost of an E-Type' and 'the one missing link' by Jaguar Enthusiast magazine (August 2017 issue), this particular example is wrongly listed on various websites as chassis number 1S70001 or 1W700001. In fact, the number clearly stamped into the 2+2-seater's original chassis plate reads '1W70001', while its body and engine numbers are recorded as '4W50001' and '7R39503-9' respectively.Although Jaguar Heritage quote the first left-hand drive Series 3 2+2-seater as being chassis number 1S70001 with body number 4S50001, '1W70001' would most likely have been identified as such many moons ago had it not formed part of music producer Pete Waterman's private collection since the late 1980s. A long-term Jaguar enthusiast whose stable has included C- and D-Types as well as other significant E-Types, Mr Waterman acquired the unique Series 3 via marque specialist Lynx.Published in the December 1980 issue of Jaguar Driver magazine, a letter from the 2+2-seater's then owner James Johnson of Brooklyn, New York outlines its early history:'The car is in all original concours condition save the new paint job, carpeting and exhaust system I have had to restore. I have won second and third prizes in Empire Division Jaguar Club Concours which I have entered. The only work needed on the car is to have the engine paintwork detailed. After purchasing the car I became interested in its history and wanted to confirm my suspicions that it was extremely rare. I wrote to Mr Bob Lewis at Jaguar Service, Radford who responded to me through Cindt Greico at Jaguar Rover Triumph in Leonia, New Jersey. It seems that this response had crossed the desk of Mr Graham W Gardener, Manager - Engineering Liaison of JRT in Leonia and he wrote to me personally. To begin with Mr Lewis confirmed for me that the car is what I thought it to be. Mr Gardener tells me that this is the Series 3 E-Type 6-cylinder imported by JRT Leonia into the US. He further informed me that this car was used to obtain certification for the 4.2 litre engine for the 1971 model year. In addition he says that the York air conditioning compressor installed in my car is unique as Delco-Air compressors were normally used. In my quest for information about the car I phoned Mr Gardener. He stated that at approximately 10,000 miles he sold the car to a used car dealership in Queens, New York City. From there a man bought the car, ran it an additional 17,000 miles and died, willing the car to his wife. His wife being completely un-automobile orientated, wrapped the car in plastic and stored it in her garage for five years. She had met a gentleman in the interim and when he proposed and asked her to move out of the state with him she went about selling the car to me. Unfortunately, she wrapped it in plastic so the paint discoloured, mottled and peeled off with the plastic when she unwrapped it'.Prior to being sold to the used car dealership in Queens, New York, chassis 1W70001 is rumoured to have been driven by a female member of the Whitehead family. Graham W. Whitehead was President of Jaguar Cars North America for several decades and his involvement might well explain why the E-Type was issued with the distinctive New Jersey registration plate 'JAG UR'. Acquired from James Johnson by marque enthusiast (and former owner of the Works D-Type 'OKV 2') Godfrey Miller, the Series 3 is understood to have retained its original tyres at the time! Mr Miller still has fond memories of the car and only reluctantly sold it to Guy Black of Lynx. A sticker affixed to the 2+2-seater's windscreen suggests that it was enjoyed on The Garden State's roads until at least 1986 and although not warranted its present odometer reading of 53,800 miles is highly credible...PLEASE NOTE: The Jaguar Heritage Trust Production Record Trace Certificate for this lot states that it was initially sent to the Jaguar Cars Ltd Experimental Department. The manufacturer's Car Record Book further confirms that the E-Type was originally finished in Warwick Grey with Red interior trim and quotes its chassis, engine and body numbers as: '1W 70001 BW', '7R39503-9' and '4W 50001' respectively. The chassis plate currently fitted to the car appears to be a factory installed item but lists the chassis number as '1W 70001'. Furthermore, the 2+2-seater is equipped with four-speed manual rather than Borg Warner (hence BW) automatic transmission. We queried this anomaly with the Jaguar Heritage Trust and they replied as follows: 'It is entirely possible that during its time as an experimental vehicle a variety of gearboxes were fitted'. They also commented: 'Jaguar did build chassis 1S 70001, but not with the body number you suggest. We would describe chassis 1W 70001 BW as the first and only LHD Series 3 with a 4.2 litre six-cylinder engine'. So there you have it, this historic E-Type is 1 of 1. PLEASE NOTE: All estimates are subject to a buyer's premium of 16.2% incl. VAT
Lot 1243
MIXED, odds, inc. Ogdens Boy Scouts (16), Copes Wild Animals, Salmon & Gluckstein (4), C.W.S. Buildings (3), Typhoo International Football Stars (complete), Geoffrey Michael Motor Cars (8), Home and Colonial War Pictures (22, trimmed), United Automobile Services (14); Lea, Baker, Hill etc., FR to G, 120*
Lot 477
Paris 1900 Olympic Games 'Concours d'Automobiles' silver-gilt award plaque,by Frederic Vernon (1858-1912), awarded for an automobile motoring event held in conjunction with the 1900 Exposition Universelle although deemed 'unofficial' as part of the Paris 1900 Olympiad, rectangular, struck with design in relief to both sides, the obverse bearing text REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE and image of the winged Goddess of Victory Nike, against a Paris cityscape, and scattering laurel leaves, with sculptor's name F VERNON to lower right corner, the reverse struck with image of a victorious ancient Greek Olympic athlete on a podium against an Athenian cityscape, inscribed with text to lower edge CONCOURS D'AUTOMOBILES", stamped with French Assay mark and ARGENT to lower edge, 58 by 41cm.
Lot 130
Elwood Haynes - The Complete Motorist. A privately printed history and publicity book discussing the design of the 1894 'Pioneer' car claiming, inappropriately, 'The inventor of America's first Automobile', and then progressing to the details and manufacture of Haynes passenger touring cars. With many line drawings and vignettes of components and model specifications. Square-backed with a gilt and grey card cover, uncut fore-edge, short tears to the cover edges (1)
Lot 194
*c1904 Arrol-Johnston. A well-defined photograph of three Inverness registered Arrol-Johnson motor cars, each looking quite new with passengers aboard. Framed and glazed, the image 9 x 11-inches (23 x 28cms) Historic note: This photograph shows three Arrol Johnston's seemingly registered ST 6, 7 and 8 belonging at the time to a George William England Kerr, who ran them in his doctor's practice in Inverness. The middle example, although ostensibly little used, is a particularly early example with tiller steering and a three-speed gearbox, so cannot be later than 1901. We are indebted to David Hales for this information, as also detailed in his article in the Automobile magazine for December 1992. (1)
Lot 199
Grand Album Illustre de L'Industrie Automobile. Three folio (15 1/2 x 11 3/4-inches) hardback volumes containing modern copies of the three annual volumes issued by the Automobile Club de France for 1900, 1901 and 1902, and originally edited by Huguet & Minart, Paris. Each volume is recently half-bound in dark green cloth to the spine and cover corners, the covers being in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and embossed with the Automobile Club de France emblem in gilt. Each volume is very well-illustrated, with much of the printed text in tri-lingual French, English and German format. The 1900 volume has 128 pages, 1901 144 pages and 1902 116 pages. This limited edition of twenty sets, was collated by the late Cecil Bendal for the VCC, and issued in the 1980s. Copies are rare in today's marketplace (3)
Lot 200
Early Handbooks. Motors & Motoring by Spooner, three copies dated 1905, 1906 and 1914; The Automobile Handbook in good fettle with penny corners, 1905; and The Motor Book by R. J. Mecredy, 2nd Ed. Also, Notes on Motor Carriages by J. H. Knight, 1896; Omnibuses & Cabs by H. C. Moore, 1901; and other titles. All working copies (10)
Lot 204
The Automobile edited by Paul Hasluck, fourth and final English edition (first being 1902), published by Cassell 1909. Three volumes in red simulated crocodile, gilt-blocked. Volume 1 with a dissected foldout frontispiece, 480pp, Volume 2, 451pp, Volume 3, 412pp, 6 1/4 x 8 3/4-inches. The subtitle, 'A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Modern Motor Cars, Steam, Petrol, Electric and Petrol-Electric' sums up the contents. Profusely illustrated, detailed line drawings a feature, fair condition Historic Note: The text sequence of the Hasluck series is confusing, with an extended version of the list of 'petrol pleasure cars available in Great Britain' now forming Vol. I, with its own index. The main body of text is now Vols. II and III, with the index for both in Volume III. Pagination runs continuously through volumes II and III with Vol. I independently paginated. (3)
Lot 209
The Car Illustrated. Four hardbound folio-size volumes of this very well illustrated weekly magazine, comprising Volumes I and II (May 28th to November 19th, 1902) and Volumes VI and VII (August 26th, 1903 to February 17th, 1904), reasonably complete, but with some pages lacking or torn, and some with sections missing. All are in worn and soiled publisher's bindings; the first two volumes also have wear internally, the later issues less so. Together with Volume I of The Automobile Engineer (June,1910 to December,1911), a folio-size hardback volume in dark green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, appearing sound and complete internally, with worn supplementary pages/plates loosely inserted at the front of the volume (5)
Lot 212
The Automobile, its construction and management. Translated from the French, and edited by Paul Hasluck, 832pp including index, published by Cassell, 1903 enlarged edition. A detailed study of the current developments of road transport, in readable prose, with 536 well-defined illustrations. A working copy only. Also, various other reference books: Mascots Automobiles by LeGrand; Encyclopedia of Motorcars edited by Nick Georgano, 1982 edition; Motor Bodies & Chassis by H. J. Butler 1st ed 1912; The World's Automobiles 1862-1962 by Doyle & Georgano 1963 edition; and other good titles (a quantity)
Lot 216
Chenard & Walcker. A c1998 highly detailed and illustrated history of the company, 272pp; Aronde le Grand Livre by M. Renou, 1993, 215pp; Delahaye le Grand Livre, 1995, 432pp; Panhard Le Grand Livre by D. Pagneux, 1996, 311pp and L'Encyclopedie Illustree de L'Automobile by David Burgess Wise and Lance Cole, 2000, 559pp. All with excellent DJs and French text. Also, other large format books, to include: Dashboards by David Holland; Pictorial History of the Automobile by Graham Robson; etcetera (a quantity)
Lot 217
Automobile Quarterly. A substantial, though incomplete, run in very good condition, from Volume 1, No. 3. Fall 1962, to Volume 34, No. 4, December 1995, together with the Quarterly Index Volume for Volumes 1-20 in its slipcase and three separate hardback index volumes for Volumes 9-12, 13-16, and 21-25. The missing volumes are Vol. 1, nos. 1 & 2, Vol. 3, No. 1, Vol. 4, Nos. 3 & 4, Vol. 5, Nos. 2 & 3, Vol. 6, No. 4, Vol. 7, Nos. 1, 2 & 4, Vol. 8, Nos. 3 & 4, Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 3, Vol. 13, No. 2, and Vol. 30, No.3. The lot also includes a duplicate of Vol. 15, No. 3 and a copy of Automobile Connoisseur: 1 (a quantity)
Lot 230
Association Generale Automobile Bulletin Officiel. Four small 4to hardbound volumes, quarter-bound with black leather spines, marbled board covers and end-papers, the spines with raised bands and gilt lettering/decoration. The volumes contain a run of the monthly bulletin from No. 1, Mai 1902 (1re Annee) to No. 12, Decembre 1905 (4e Annee), with text in French, and with many period advertisements, plus monochrome photographs, text figures and maps. The bindings are all somewhat rubbed and marked, but the content of all four volumes is extremely clean and sound, albeit with page browning due to age (4)
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