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H. G. WELLS - 'CHRISTINA ALBERTA'S FATHER', Jonathan Cape Limited, 1925, with original dust jacket and wrap-around bandCondition Report:Minor signs of wear only

A Queens South Africa Medal, awarded to 5576 Pte R Turpin 2: D of C Lt Inft with Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein and Johannesburg bars See illustration

An album of South Africa and South West Africa stamps, including Zululand, Cape of Good Hope and others

A Queens South Africa Medal, awarded to 8216 Pte F Hobson KRRC, with Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal and Laing Nek bars See illustration See illustration

A group of four medals, awarded to 5305 Pte B Bailey 4/D GDS, comprising a Queen's South Africa Medal (5145 7th Dragoon GDS), with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 bars, a 1914 trio, with Mons bar, his silver wound badge, his Soldier's Small Book, and a Princess Mary Christmas tin See illustration

Lofting (Hugh). Gub Gub's Book, 1932; Doctor Dolittle's Return, 1933; Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake, 1949, all 1st edition, Jonathan Cape, colour frontispiece to each, full-page black & white illustrations, occasional minor spotting and marks, pictorial endpapers, each in original cloth with dustjacket, latter toned, with darkened spines and some edge-fraying, 8vo, together with seven other Doctor Doolittle 1st editions in original cloth (one rebacked), and two reprints in original cloth and dustjacket Central to Richard Adams's literary grounding as a child were Hugh Lofting's works, which were first being published in the 1920s and 1930s as Adams was growing up. In his autobiography 'The Day Gone By' Adams writes of the many books his parents read to him when he was a small boy, saying "Above all, we read Dr Doolittle", and it is a measure of his love for these childhood books that they remained in his library until the end of his life. Although he acknowledges that Lofting's animals "are really just human beings", he says that "Lofting wrote with warmth and humour... the characters are likeable and well-drawn... the narrative grip is powerful". He goes on to say "Above all, the author obviously felt real compassion for animals. If I am up to the neck in the animal rights movement today, Dr Dolittle must answer for it." He returns to the theme later on in his autobiography, praising the books' "buoyant optimism" and their "consistency and integrity". Again he alludes to the theme of animal abuse, saying that the Doctor's passionate concern "turned me against circuses, fur coats and other such evil things - for life." (Richard Adams, The Day Gone By, An Autobiography, 1990, pages 22, 106) (12)

RHODES CECIL J.: (1853-1902) English-born Businessman and Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony in South Africa, 1890-96, and founder of Rhodesia. A fine vintage signed cabinet photograph, the image depicting Rhodes in half-length pose. Photograph by Russell & Sons of London. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount. With very minor age wear, otherwise about EX 

On the distressed state of the widow of one of Clive's trusted officers, to whom, on facing the Dutch, Clive had famously instructed 'Fight them immediately' CLIVE ROBERT: (1725-1774) 1st Baron Clive. British Major General, known as Clive of India, who is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British Crown. A fine A.L.S., Clive, one page, 4to, Esher, 17th June 1772, to a gentleman, evidently an official of the East India Company. Clive informs his correspondent that he was visited by Mrs. Forde the previous day, and she has assured Clive that she 'is in very distressed circumstances', further explaining 'she is the Widow of Colonel Forde to whose services the Company are so much indebted and who lost his life in their service'. Clive continues to ask that the Court of Directors take her case into consideration and 'make some suitable Provision for her out of the Military Fund' and also remarks 'The Honor of the Company, as well as the Humanity of the Gentlemen in the Direction, will surely endeavor to relieve the Relief of so brave an Officer, altho' she may not be entitled to a Pension under the strict letter of the Regulations'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear to the extreme edges of the letter, VG Francis Forde (c.1718-1769) Irish Lieutenant Colonel who served with the British Army in India alongside Robert Clive. In 1755 Forde resigned from the British Army at the request of Clive and took up a post with the East India Company's forces and was soon the British Second in Command in Bengal following the Battle of Calcutta. He fought alongside Clive at the Battle of Plassey and was later commended for his leadership and skills in routing the French force at the Battle of Condore (1758). In 1759, during the Seven Years' War, Forde won the Battle of Chinsurah, thus removing the Dutch threat to British power in Bengal. It was during this latter Battle that Forde sent a hurried message to Clive requesting advice on whether or not to attack the Dutch, fearing that it could be seen as an act of war, and Clive famously responded 'Dear Forde - Fight them immediately. I will send you the order of council tomorrow.' In 1769 Forde was part of a three man committee sent to investigate the East India Company's practices, setting sail from the Cape of Good Hope in December 1769. Their vessel disappeared en route to India and Forde was believed to have drowned with all of the crew and passengers. He left a wife, Margaret, and son who was later to become a politician.   

RHODES CECIL J.: (1853-1902) English-born South African Politician, Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('C. J. Rhodes') on a slightly irregularly clipped piece, neatly laid down at the base of a 3.5 x 5 photograph of Rhodes. Together with Philippe Petain (1856-1951) French General of World War I, served as Chief of State of Vichy France 1940-44. Blue fountain pen ink signature ('Philippe Petain') on a small oblong 12mo card, adding Maréchal de France beneath the signature, and dated 30th October 1931 in his hand. Also including Andrey Vyshinsky (1883-1954) Soviet Politician, Jurist and Diplomat. Bold black fountain pen ink signature to the verso of a correspondence card, and dated 2nd July 1947 in his hand. Further annotated in the hand of a collector. Generally G, 3  

A large quantity of textiles to include three woollen coats, five fur hats, a fur shoulder throw and blue velvet cape/coat with fur detail, a lacework dress and further quantity of linens and fabrics of varied pattern and design, a graduation cap and gown, also two cardboard hat boxes stamped 'Cresta' and an early 20th century twin handled metal example.

A Boer War Leather Belt to the Queenstown Rifle Volunteers, with nickel clasp numbered 55 **The Queenstown Rifle Volunteers was originally a School Cadet Corps formed in 1877. It was recognised by the Government as part of the Volunteer Forces, and was the first Cadet Corps to be established in the Cape Colony.

A 19th/20th Century Indonesian/Polynesian Warrior's Cape, of woven palm fibre, with rolled neckline and twisted cord ties

Militaria, comprising five various peaked dress caps, a quantity of 1937 pattern webbing belts, canteens, 1944 cape, RAF blue webbing items including War time Bren pouches, Sten gun sling, bayonet frogs, two carry packs, brace attachments, 1938 gaiters etc (three boxes)

Cape of Good Hope 1882-1904-Used Selection, plus revenue stamps and pre-paid stationary.

A ladies 1980s silk ball gown, in vivid pink, brown cape, a men's sheepskin coat with fur collar and a Harrods 1960s faux coat, Astraka model.

A large Navy wool waterproof cape for Constabulary Air Ministry, with war dept. arrow mark. With lions head and chain fastening. Label dated 1952. Size large. Height 5ft 10 - 6ft 1. Breast 39-42

*Darell (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry). Interview between Col. Hare, Lieut.-Governor and the Caffir Chiefs at Blockdrift [from China, India, Cape of Good Hope and Vicinity. A series of thirteen travel-tinted views from sketches by Lieut.-Col. Sir Harry Darell, Bart., 7th Dragoon Guards, published by Day & Son, 1852], colour lithograph, heightened with gum arabic, image size 28 x 40.5 cm (11 x 16 ins), framed and glazed (1)

Africa. Moll (Herman), To the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Peterborow and Monmouth &c. This map of Africa, according to ye newest and most exact observations is most humble dedicated..., published D. Midwinter, Thos. Bowles and Philip Overton, circa 1732, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, inset view of the Cape of Good Hope, and three vignettes of forts at St. Helena, Good Hope and Guinea, occasional marginal closed tears, some dust soiling to left hand vertical margin, slight creasing, 590 x 970 mm (1)

Bowdich (T. Edward). Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee, with a Statistical Account of that Kingdom, and Geographical Notices of other Parts of the Interior of Africa, 1st edition, John Murray, 1819, two engraved maps (one folding), seven hand-coloured aquatint plates (two folding), two uncoloured plates, including a folding facsimile of an Arabic circular, engraved leaves of music, Yam festival plate reinforced to verso with small loss to upper left margin, some offsetting and scattered spotting, a few small marginal wormholes, recent brown half morocco, spine with green and red labels, gilt decoration, 4to (Abbey Travel 279), together with Browne (W.G.), Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the Year 1792 to 1798, 2nd edition, enlarged, 1806, half title, three folding engraved maps and plans (two with small tears and repairs), two engraved plates, a little light toning, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, gilt stamp to upper cover, modern reback, a little rubbed, 4to (Blackmer 219, for the first edition of 1799) (2)

Rapkin (J.). A collection of 47 maps, published J. & F. Tallis & Co., circa 1860, engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, including three 'comparison plates' and a title page, a few maps trimmed with slight loss, occasional staining and browning, occasional duplicates, each approximately, 255 x 355 mm The maps comprise of:- East Canada and East Brunswick, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Van Diemen's Island, Victoria or Port Phillip, New South Wales (2), Peru & Bolivia, Chili & La Plata, Falkland Islands and Patagonia, British Guayana (2), Japan & Corea (2), Ceylon, Cabool The Punjab and Beloochistan, Asia, British India, Europe, Denmark, Austria (2), Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Prussia (2), Asia Minor, Hungary (3), Turkey in Europe, Syria (2), Ancient Palestine, Modern Palestine, British Isles, Scotland, England & Wales, Ireland, Cape Colony, Islands in the Atlantic, Jamaica, Brussels, A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Islands, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Eastern hemisphere (2), A Comparative View of the Principal Waterfalls, Isalnds, Lakes, Rivers and Mountains in the Western Hemisphere and a title page. (47)

Grouping of WW2 German Cloth Insignia, including large Luftwaffe Generals bullion cape eagle, Waffen-SS Totenkopf division officers cuff title, Waffen-SS Adolf Hitler (LAH) officers cuff title, Grossdeutschland officers cuff title, SA high leaders collar patches and single shoulder strap, printed NSDAP political armband with ink stamping, SS bullion wire sports vest eagle, German army tunic breast eagle, bullion SS RFS breast badge and Luftwaffe one piece eagle and cockade insignia. We are of the opinion that all items are excellent quality post war representations and are being sold as such, not subject to return. (12 items)

A selection of capes to include a check cape with brown wool tassels, a grey/green checked dogtooth cape with grey tassels and a green/red flecked checked cape with olive green tassels with two brass buttons. (3)

A late 1940's brown checked skirt suit with cape attached, a 1950's green flecked wool jacket, with a green checked jacket (3)

Early 1950 Musquash cape, a short fur jacket 1950, every wear, and a early faux fur jacket and a late 1940 Musquash fur cape (4)

A musquash 3/4 coat, 1950's beige, a faux fur leopard skin jacket with faux fur brown collar, a 1950's cape with R.J.initials, short sleeve, in mink, made by Heller Fur Models of Mayfair, London and a 3/4 jacket in coney, early 1970 by Devonshire ladies in a russet colour (4)

A tawny brown wool cape, a lovatt green wool cape by Raymond of London, a grey wool coat 'A' line, collar and pockets being edged in grey trim (3)

A black wool cape with fur collar. The cape is designed by the Danish born designer I B Jorgenson who is renowned, especially in Ireland, where his garments are displayed in the National Museum. It was manufactured by Mattli, also well known in the 60s or 70s, and having the fashionable swing style of that time, black lined wool cape, fur collar, flat black buttons

A collection of fur items to include a late Victorian Ermin muff, a Moleskin early 1930s cape; together with a Sable collar, a Mink tippet, a Fox fur, a blond double Fox tippet and one other (7)

A fox fur cape (late 1930s), a pair of teal satin sandal type shoes by Jimmy Choo London (1960s) and a pair of black leather court shoes by Dior (late 1950s) with zip detail on the front and the back, made in Italy (3)

A quantity of furs to include, white cape 1930's, one fox fur cape and others, one pair of coney gloves Q

A French 1950s porcelain brooch, vintage paste jewellery and necklace with gold wire, together with Naval lapel stud, gilt metal buckle, Cape buttons, Union and tariff badge, penknife, two referee whistles, pins nez and dice

A BLACK LACE/BEADED CAPE, two raincoats, fur hat, faux fur coat, a rug from Oriental carpet manufacturers, size 113cm x 170cm and another coat

Stamps - World early selection in brown permanent album - including G.B. surface printed issues, lilac and green issues, early American Presidents, Cape of Good Hope triangles and others (high catalogue value), including forgeries and facsimiles

Ladies' Victorian and later items - including two cream silk chemises with lace and ribbons, two long white cotton nighties with broderie anglaise, similar chemise and petticoat, plus two babies' christening gowns with pintuck and broderie anglaise, also a red wool and velvet cape with scalloped edge and pom-pom trim (qty) CONDITION REPORT White cotton items in generally good condition but a few small rust spots and one small hole noted. Silk chemises both have replacement ribbons for shoulder straps - otherwise good condition. Child's red cape good - tie fastening at neck is missing

1930's fox fur cape, Harrods fur coat and another fur jacket

A Goldscheider ceramic figure after a model by G Bovret of a Shirley Temple type girl in checked dress hat and cape, putting on her gloves, a terrier at her feet, impressed marks and numbers Bournet signature 21cm.

"Le Golliwogg" perfume by Vigny Paris, seven perfume and Eau de cologne bottles each with a stopper as a Golliwogg head, including an example in original fitted and lined cardboard presentation box and lid also three facsimile advertisements for same, another unidentified perfume bottle, the cover with painted wooden stopper and printed cape and another glass perfume bottle, largest 16cm, smallest 6.5cm, boxed example 9 x 9cm (13).

A similar Myott Son & Co Staffordshire figure of just the young girl wearing a floral dress and yellow ribboned cape, printed marks, made in England by Goldscheider with Myott Son & Co Staffordshire, 20cm.

A large red Merrythought Masquerade Bear, wearing a gold cape and holding a mask, 55cm, a Herman 'Halloween' Teddy bear, 34cm, and a Sigikid Teddy bear, 33cm (3).

Helen Jackson - Study of a young girl with fur trimmed cape with her dog, watercolour and bodycolour, signed lower right, 17 x 9 cm

A mink and ermine stole and a fox cape

YEMENI AND OMANI JEWELLERY, including silver and beaded necklaces, adornments, cape clasps, anklets, etc. (Qty)

A late Victorian carriage parasol of black silk damask, with turned wooden handle, together with an Edwardian black dyed ostrich feather plume and two smaller similar in original packaging with Art Nouveau address label from furrier S. Arenson of Cape Town South Africa, and one further exotic feather trim

A Royal Army Medical Corps Boer War & WW1 medal group with supporting medal documents 16 silk postcards sent from the front and an interesting photograph album showing WW1 surgeons nurses and hospital wards. The medals consist of the QSA with South Africa 1901 - South Africa 1902 - Cape Colony - Orange Free State - Transvaal clasps named to 14454 PTE A. HORSTEAD. R.A.M.C. a 1914 Mons Star named to PTE A. HORSTEAD. R.A.M.C. with the War & Victory Medals named to 14454 A.SJT. A. HORSTEAD. R.A.M.C.

Superb Old Time Enormous Life-Time Collection of South Africa from 1871 to date inc Cape of Good Hope, Orange Free State, Orange River Colony, etc

Edward Clark Churchill Mace (British 1863-1928): South African Evening Glow - Table Mountain Cape Town, oil on board signed 22cm x 46cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

A family group of four medals to include Queen's South Africa (3rd type reverse) with S.A. 1901, 1902, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps, naming 7482. PTE. B. TOLHURST. VOL. CPY E. KENT. REGT., British War and Victory, M-351217. PTE. H. TOLHURST. A.S.C. and WW II Defence, unnamed, all mounted as a framed and glazed display.

Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), a pair of horns on cut upper skull, 83cm.

Talbot, P. Amoury. Tribes of the Niger Delta, first edition, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Sheldon Press, 1931; Schapera, I. The Bantu-Speaking Tribes of South Africa, plates, original cloth, 8vo, Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1956; The Khoisan Peoples of South Africa, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Routledge, 1965; Pauw, B.A. Religion in a Tswana Chiefdom, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, London: Oxford University Press, 1964; and 80 others approx., similar, v.s. (85 approx.)

Amis, Martin. The Information, lettered Y of twenty-six copies, signed by the author, original cloth, slipcase, 8vo, London: Flamingo, 1995; Keenan, Brian. Turlough, signed deluxe edition, original full morocco, all edges gilt, slipcase, 8vo, London: Jonathan Cape, 2000; and 3 others (5)

Fleming, Ian. Octopussy and the Living Daylights, Uncorrected Proof Copy, the dust-jacket flap marked 'Proof Only Provisional publication date 23 June 1966', original wrappers, the dust-jacket oversized, extremities bumped and creased, 8vo, London: Jonathan Cape, 1966

Golding, William. Lord of the Flies, first edition, half-title, a few leaves with very minor browning, endpapers and endleaves spotted, original cloth, slightly cocked, dust-jacket, chipped at head of spine with minor loss, a few small tears, spine darkened, soiled, the lower cover especially so, minor staining to upper cover, with price intact '12s 6d', bookplate of Desmond Young, 8vo, London: Jonathan Cape, 1954

A BOER WAR, GREAT WAR & LATER GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS TO PRIVATE / SAPPER C.W. HARDING, OXFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, LATER ROYAL ENGINEERS comprising the Queen's South Africa Medal, third type reverse, with four clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 (7323 Pte C.W. Harding. Vol. Coy. Oxford: L.I.), British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal (both 339713 Spr. C.W. Harding. R.E.), all officially impressed, Defence Medal, unnamed as issued, and Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (Charles W. Harding), officially impressed, all pin-mounted for wearing; together with another Defence Medal.

POSTCARDS - ASSORTED Approximately 575 cards, including real photographic views of Dulwich Toll Gate; Bread & Cheese Hill, Great Tarpots; Dominion Parliament Buildings, Ottawa; Hayle Place, Maidstone, V.A.D. Hospital; The Yearl, Workington; Horton Hall (two different); and Walford's Welsh Maids Tour, 1915-16; with views of The Bungalow, Durrington; Artichoke Dell, Chorley Wood Common; Beverley Bridge, Wimbledon Common; Main Street, Paarl, Cape Colony; Smedley's Hydropathic Establishment, Matlock; and Cwmtillery Colliery; also seven Great War woven silks; a Goss crested china advertising card; a Tit-Bits advertising card; two artist-drawn comic by Donald McGill; and others, (box).

STAMPS - A BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (AFRICA) COLLECTION including Gambia, Gold Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Nigeria, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Transvaal, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Rhodesia, and Zimbabwe, mint and used, (album).

British Colonial: bronze penny tokens of Australia (2), J.W. Buxton, Stationery Store and Ladies Warehouse, Brisbane, and Annand Smith & Co, Family Grocers, Melbourne; with Ceylon, George Steuart & Co, Wekande Mills; South Africa, J.W. Irwin, Cape Town; unofficial 19th century farthings of Woolwich and Pimlico (Bell pp. 40 and 82) and George IV, regal penny, 1825, fine to very fine (7)

A SILVER TEAPOT by H Woodward & Co Ltd, London 1920, with cape rim and spreading leaf terminal to the wooden handle, 25cm long, 648g (20.9 troy ozs) gross

British commonwealth stamp collection 1800s- 1900s, Includes 1800+ stamps from South Africa 24 pages, Cape of Good Hope, Cayman, Ceylon 6 pages, Christmas Islands, Ciskei, Cocos, Cook, Cyprus 7 pages, Dominica 4 pages. Heliogland, Honduras 2 pages, Hong Kong 10 pages, Nevis, St Helena, St Kitts 2 pages, St Lucia 3 pages, St Vincent 2 pages, Samoa 3 pages, Somaliland, Sarawak, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone 2 pages, Singapore 4 pages, Solomons, South Africa, Sri Lanka 6 pages, Sudan 3 pages. Mint and used. Housed in green collectors range album. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

World used and mint stamp collection in Green Brampton s Binder. Approx. 190 used 30 mint from 1900s, includes Barbados, Canada, Gold Coast, Burma, Sierra Leone, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Malta, India, Australia, South Africa, Falklands, Nice Sheet with Falkland islands stamps Dependency survey set on printed page 1/2d to 1/-s. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.

GB FDC cover collection 1980 - 1983. 50+ covers in Red Royal mail cover album. Nice run from 1980 Birds to 1983 Christmas, nice run of mainly GPO FDCs. There are a number of better postmarks including. Railways Earlestown cat £10, London 1980 Cameo Stamp cat £8, Conductors Promenade Concerts cat £8, Sport Century of Tests cat £8, Folklore Robin Hood & My Valentine both cat £8, Disables Stoke Mandeville cat £8. N. Trust cat £10, Royal Wedding Double dated cat £20, Fishing Catch 81, Fishmongers both cat £8, Christmas Havering official cat £10, Baden Powell Benham BLS2 cat £10, Textiles Arkwright cat £10, Fishes Return of the Salmon cat £12, Engineering GLC & CTH both cat £10, Army BFPS0294 cat £12. Gardens Sissinghurst, Cape Brown and Blenheim Palace all cat £12 each, Fairs Butchers Charity cat £12. Good lot on which to expand. Good Condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.