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Click here to subscribeBoer War Queens South Africa Medal Railway Pioneer Regiment, medal with 4 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901, awarded to “1823 PTE F. GRANVILLE RLY:PNR:REGT”. 49 year old Frederick Granville, a Sign Writer from East London enrolled in the 3rd Battalion on 16th January 1901. He is shown as discharged on 28th April 1901, his attestation paper has a note ‘Died’ in the discharge section. Ex John Ingham collection.
Boer War Queens South Africa Medal 14th (Northumberland) Company Imperial Yeomanry, medal with 5 clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, impressed naming to “28558 CORPL: J.W. STOREY 14TH COY. IMP: YEO:” John William Storey, born Winlaton, Newcastle in 1879. Enlisted into the 14th (Northumberland) Company Imperial Yeomanry on 7th February 1901 and was discharged on 15th September 1902. Medal and clasps confirmed on the rolls. Ex John Ingham collection.
Boer War Queens South Africa Medal 1st Cameron Highlanders, medal with 5 clasps, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal and Laing’s Nek, awarded to “2053 PTE. J. MCDONALD 1ST CAMN. HIGHRS.” Impressed naming style. John McDonald from Croy, Inverness attested for the Cameron Highlanders on 12th October 1887 at the age of 18. Promoted Lance Sergeant in August 1892 he was reduced to the ranks on 6th October 1892 following a Regimental Court Martial only to have his rank reinstated 4 days later. In April 1893 he was once again before the Regimental Court Martial and again was reduced to the ranks on 21st April 1893. By January 1894 he had been appointed Lance Corporal and transferred to the Reserve a year later being discharged in October 1899. Mobilized on 3rd February 1900 he served in South Africa between February 1900 and October 1903 being finally discharged on 25th October 1903 having served for 16 years and 80 days. Medal to 2053 Lance Corporal J McDonald is confirmed on the roll with 4 different clasps, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittenberg and Cape Colony. Also entitled to a Kings South Africa medal with 2 clasps.
Contemporary British fiction. McEwan (Ian), On Chesil Beach, limited edition no. 382/1200, signed, with slipcase, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2007, Paull (Laline), The Bees, signed, with slipcase, published by Fourth Estate, London, 2014, and Stoppard (Tom), The Hard Problem, limited edition no. 70/100, signed, with slipcase, published by Faber and Faber, London, 2015, (3).
Owen (Lauren). The Quick, signed limited edition no. 176/500, with slipcase, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2014, Byatt (A.S.), The Children's Book, signed limited edition no. 124/1000, with slipcase, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 2009, and O'Brien (Edna), Country Girl, signed limited edition no. 16/100, with slipcase, published by Faber and Faber, London, 2012, (3).
After John Raphael Smith (1752-1812). Lady Elizabeth Compton, [1780 or later], pastel and chalk, depicting a half-length portrait of a young woman, her head tilted to the left, wearing a dress with large ribbon at breast, full sleeves, thin cape and pearls in her full, powdered hair, laid onto board, 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8ins), hand written note on verso 'Lady Elizabeth Compton the original pastel by J.R. Smith', framed and glazed (71 x 56cm) Qty: (1)Footnote: The present work appears to be an early copy in pastel after the mezzotint by John Raphael Smith published in 1780, itself based on the original portrait by William Matthew Peters. Lady Elizabeth Compton (1760-1835) married Lord Augustus Henry Cavendish, the 4th Duke of Devonshire (later the Earl of Burlington), in 1782. Through her marriage she was later known as Lady Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Burlington.
Fleming, Ian. Live and Let Die, London: Jonathan Cape, reprinted 1960. Octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jacket by Kenneth Lewis (priced 15s. net). Contents very good, clean, bright; some pale spotting to outer edges of text-block; dust jacket with general toning and handling marks, chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine, short tear to upper joint of spine
Fleming, Ian. From Russia With Love, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. Octavo, publisher's decorated cloth, unclipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 13s. 6d. net). Contents very good, clean, bright; ink inscription on ffep, 'James Bond 007'; a few tiny marks and faint pencil on endpapers; binding tight and square, very slight bumping to extremities; faint spotting to top edge; dust-jacket with some general toning and faint spotting; chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine; protective cellophane wrappers
Fleming, Ian. Dr. No, third impression, London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. Octavo, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket by Pat Marriott (priced 15s. net). Contents good and bright; binding tight and square; pale spotting to outer edges of text-block; jacket with some general toning and handling marks; chipping and slight loss to corners, edges, edges of spine; protective cellophane wrappers
Fleming, Ian. For Your Eyes Only, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1960. Octavo, publisher's cloth (lettered in gilt to spine), price-clipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. Contents very good, clean, bright; some very pale staining to edges of rear free endpaper; binding tight and square; dust-jacket with general toning and handling marks, chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine, creasing to edges; protective cellophane wrappers
Fleming, Ian. Thunderball, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. Octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in gilt to spine with blind-embossed skeletal hand to upper board, unclipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 15s. net). Contents good, clean, bright; spotting to edges of text-block encroaching slightly at top edges of pages; binding tight and square, a couple of bumps to top edge of boards; dust-jacket with slight toning, chipping and very slight loss to corners/edges; slight creasing to extreme edges, and a very short tear at top edge of cover
Fleming, Ian. The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. Octavo, publisher's decorated cloth, unclipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 15s. net). Contents good and bright with a couple of marks in places, a patch of discolouration running through the top corner of several leaves, faint creasing to extreme corner of a few pages; binding good with a couple of bumps to top edge and corner, shelf-lean, spotting to edges of text-block; jacket with handling marks, chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine; protective cellophane wrappers
Fleming, Ian. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. Octavo, publisher's cloth, price-clipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. Contents good, clean, bright, a couple of spots and marks to endpapers, neat contemporary owner inscription to ffep, 'Richard Davies, April 63, James Bond - "O.H.M.S.S." by Ian Fleming'; binding good and square; dust-jacket with light handling marks, a few pale spots (more pronounced verso), chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine
Fleming, Ian. You Only Live Twice, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. Octavo, publisher's cloth, unclipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 16s. net). Contents good and bright with a few tiny marks in places, slight wear to stitching at gutter of half-title; contemporary owner inscription, 1964; binding good but with pronounced shelf-lean; dust-jacket with general toning, chipping and slight loss to corners and edges of spine; light creasing at edges
Fleming, Ian. Thunderball, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. Octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in gilt with blind-embossed skeletal hand on upper board, dust-jacket designed by Richard Chopping and priced 15s. net (with Jonathan Cape sticker mounted above, priced 16s 0d), bearing several stamps from F. J. A. Hens & Harris Book Co., Hong Kong. Contents very good and bright, some light spotting to outer edges of text-block and endpapers (more pronounced on fore-edge); binding tight and square, well-preserved; dust-jacket bold and vibrant with slight toning at top of spine and very faint wear/loss at extreme edges; delicate cellophane wrapper partially present, which has helped to preserve the colour
Fleming, Ian. The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. Octavo, publisher's cloth, unclipped dust-jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 18s net). Contents very good, clean, bright, an incredibly faint stain at top of title page; binding good with faint bumping to lower corners and a few marks to lower board; slight shelf-lean; dust-jacket good and bright with slight toning to spine, faint surface wear to joints, chipping and slight loss to corners and around spine; protective cellophane wrappers
Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. Octavo, publisher's cloth, unclipped jacket by Richard Chopping (priced 10s. 6d. net in U.K. only). Contents very good, clean, bright; binding very good, tight, square; dust-jacket very good with slight toning to spine, very faint wear to extreme corners and edges of spine
EDELSTEIN-ARMBAND Weißgold. L. 17 cm, Ges.-Gew. ca. 44,5 g. Gest. 585, österreichische Marke, leicht verschlagen. Insgesamt ca. 182 Diamanten im Brillant-, 16/16- und 8/8-Schliff, zusammen ca. 9,35 ct., etwa Top Wesselton - Top Cape, P1-3, 13 Smaragde im Achteck-/Treppenschliff, zusammen ca. 12 ct. Grün, mittlere Intensität, undurchsichtig (sehr deutliche Einschlüsse). Angegebener Wiederbeschaffungswert 12.000,00 Euro. Angaben zu den Diamanten laut Befundbericht. Angaben Schliff, Farbe und Durchsichtigkeit der Smaragde laut Befundbericht. Tragespuren. Expertise: Kopie Befundbericht Elisabeth Strack - Gemmologisches Institut Hamburg, Oktober 2009.
A Victorian East and West Africa Medal with Benin 1897 clasp to 'H G Emmett CPO HMS Philomel': together with a silver cased aneroid barometer with personalised inscription from the crew of HMS Eagle, 1908, an Elkington & Co silver plated tanked initialed 'HGE', a cribbage board and set of South African playing cards.*Notes- Laid down in 1889 at Devonport, HMS Philomel was a Pearl-class cruiser that served in the Cape of Good Hope Station and took part in the Benin Expedition of 1897. * Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".
Four saddle cloths from the Darley July Cup at Newmarket 13th July 2019,the blue horse cloths with white lettering, bearing the horse name and number in the race for AP O'Brien's Fairyland, Kevin Ryan's Brando, Roger Varian's Cape Byron and Henry Candy's Limato, sold with racecard, tickets and badges, (8)
Group of four badges awarded to the F.A. official H. H. Hughes and relating to the tour of South Africa in 1939,the first issued by the Football Association inscribed and dated, the second issued by the Pretoria FA for the English FA visit, the next for the Cape Town and District FA and the other a commemorative coin suspended from bar depicting a springbok, (4)
A Victorian Grodnertal wooden pedlar doll, peg jointed wooden body, painted wooden head with painted features including blue eyes, wearing later replacement clothing including a black dress and bonnet with black and white chequered apron and red cape, displayed with a later replacement wicker type basket containing an arrangement of curios, 24cm high, later replacement wooden stand, stored in a Cadbury's Milk Tray Turkish Delight 6LB. box
TWO BOXES AND LOOSE BOOKS, FUR CAPE, EVENING BAGS AND SUNDRY ITEMS, to include nine books with titles to include classic literature, biography and reference, a Collins Furs, Bourneville dark fur cape, a Harrods 1849-1999 teddy bear, an orange red glass vase height 12cm, a Macintyre, Burslem match striker made for Hattersley Bros, Cambridge, six vintage metallic evening bags and purses, a table lamp with textured glass shade, etc (sd) (2 BOXES + LOOSE)
A COLLECTION OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS Comprising: Dick Whittington, Kathleen Lines, Edward Ardizzone, The Bodley Head Ltd, London, First published 1970 The Wind In The Willows, Kenneth Grahame, Penguin Books Ltd, Middlesex, First published in this edition 1983 A Child's Book of Stories, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, Bracken Books, London, Edition published 1986 Songs and Verse, Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, London, Published 2005 Grimm's Fairy Tales, Complete Edition, Josef Sharl, Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., London, Published 1948 Fairy Tales From Many Lands, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, William Heinemann Ltd., London, This edition published 1974 (6) Condition: Signs of wear commensurate with age and use, please contact our saleroom via hello@hotlotz.com for additional images or further condition report
A GROUP OF PETER PAN AND OTHER CHILDREN'S BOOKS Comprising: Peter Pan & Wendy, J. M. Barrie, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, no date, circa 1920, illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens, Retold by May Byron, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London , no date Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, Hugh Lofting, Jonathan Cape, 1953 Thy Servant A Dog, By Boots Edited by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan and Co Limited, London, Reprinted 1930 Fables From Aesop, Retold by James Reeve, Blackie & Son Ltd., London, 1961 (5) Condition: Signs of wear commensurate with age and use, please contact our saleroom via hello@hotlotz.com for additional images or further condition report
WORLD'S FINEST #145, 149, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 171, 188 (13 in Lot) - (1964/69 - DC - UK Cover Price) - Includes Prison for Heroes, The Colossal Kids, Nightman, Robin, Abominable Brats, Invulnerable Super-Enemy, Cape & Cowl Crooks, Anti-Superman, Anti-Batman, Doctor Zodiac - Flat/Unfolded
A small suitcase stuffed-full with mainly GB pre-decimal and early decimal presentation packs assembled as new issues and in pristine condition, in packets by issue with small duplication of each and usually also with traffic-light blocks of the sets. Year packs also present, as well as a well-filled schoolboy album, occasional presentation material from other countries, surprises possible here as we found a small sheaf of paper with mint retail items from several decades ago incl. German Empire 1874 9kr on 9kr mint, Cape of Good Hope 12/- revenue pair, etc. Proceeds to go to the RNLI and Calder Valley Search and Rescue.
An early Ideal album (1910 edition) with many hundreds of mint and used stamps, especially German States, Canada 10d Cartier imperf (faults), Cape triangles, Ceylon halfpenny lilac mint, China with 3 candarins red dragon, 2cts 'red revenue' and other interesting overprints, followed by GB incl. 1d black and 1840 2d blue with variable margins, 6d brown 'specimen' (faults), 2/- blue, 1884 1/- green cds, through to revenues and 1d Mulready envelope used with circular Kimbolton arrival and indistinct Penny Post markings, also India from 1855 4a red and blue cut-to-shape, Italy incl. 1890 20cts on 50cts mauve mint (cat.£600), useful New Zealand and Australian States, United States incl. 1867 90cts Washington with grill used (cat. £2,250), etc. Mixed condition as usual for collections of this vintage. Sleepers likely, please inspect thoroughly.
A group of five medals named to 14027 Driver W E Bartlett, Royal Horse Artillery, including the Victorian South Africa medal with 5 bars (SA 1901,1902, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony) 1914 star with silver rosette to ribbon bar with a bar (5th August- 22nd November 1914), British War medal and Victory medal along with a George VI "For Faithful Service"
Desmond Tutu signed 10x8 colour photo. Desmond Mpilo Tutu OMSG CH GCStJ (7 October 1931 - 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology. 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
An ideal old-time Pre-World War I collection of GB and her then Colonies (1300 + stamps) and Foreign Countries (over 4000 stamps). Although lacking high values, contains a wide array of stamps of interest. Mostly used although some mint noticed and nearly all countries are represented. The GB includes an 1840 2d blue, 3 x 1d blacks, a strip of 3 x 1841 2d blues with ivory heads, a few later line engraved, embossed set cut to shape, a smattering of surface printed including early 4d etc. Noted: 4 x Cape of Good Hope triangulars. Plenty else of interest making this lot well worthy of inspection.
Glory box containing thousands of stamps in old time folders and albums with collections ranging from Ceylon (including a few covers and pieces and some mint), some Southern Africa, Coronation issues, some GB mint from GV1 and QE11, 50+ GB decimal FDCs, a Commonwealth collection in a blue binder with plenty of India etc, Europe in an orange binder, Asia and Africa in a blue binder with some China etc, another Commonwealth collection in a blue binder with ranges of Canada, Cape, Falklands etc, a green binder with various countries represented and a tin and large bag containing all sorts. Should repay sorting and inspection recommended.
Travel ? Anon, A Comparative Sketch of England and Italy [?], two-volume set, first edition, London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, [n.d., 1793], ex-lib cloth and neat stamps, Eric Stanley?s bookplates, 8vo, (2); Bishops Burnet?s Travels [?], Edinburgh: Sands, Murray, Cochran, 1752, contemporary calf (disbound), 8vo, (1); Mant (The Rev. F.W., Late Royal Navy), The Midshipman: or, Twelve Years at Sea, first edition, London: G. Routledge & Co., 1854, contemporary green quarter-calf over marbled boards, contemporaneous book label: Honble. B.N.O. de Grey, 8vo, (1); further contemporaneous sea voyage and shipwreck interest, (2); Hebert (Lady), Impressions of Spain in 1866, with Fifteen Illustrations, first edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1867, well-rebacked original publisher?s cloth, gilt pictorial 8vo, (1); Carlisle (The Earl of), Diary in Turkish and Greek Waters, fourth edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854, original publisher?s cloth, Plain Armorial bookplate and ink MS ownership inscription of: Francis Markham, 8vo, (1); Doughty?s Travels in Arabia Deserta [?], two-volume set, London: Jonathan Cape, 1943, d/j over cloth boards, 4to, (2); Prichard?s Through the Heart of Patagonia, London: Heinemann, 1902, ex-lib, 4to, (1); St Kilda, 1858, cloth, 4to, (1); Baedeker?s Switzerland, 1897, original red cloth, 8vo, (1); Montague?s Modern and Universal Gazetteer [?], London: Printed for J. Wallis [?], 1800, illustrated with fold-out engraved maps, contemporary 8vo, (1); another contemporary geographical gazetteer, Modern Geography, defective, fold-out and full-page maps and plates, 20th century three-quarter calf over marbled boards, 8vo, (1); 18th century and leather and part-leather bound travel narratives, including harlequin volumes of Heber, Lady Mary Worley Montagu, etc; later 19th and 20th century travel journeys, including Rebecca West, America, Tibet; etc., [approx. 50]
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