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Three: Corporal A. Jenkins, Royal Garrison Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (28806 Gnr: A. Jenkins, 15th W.D., R.G.A.); China 1900, no clasp (28806 Bombr. A. Jenkins No. 91 R.G.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (28806 Cpl. A. Jenkins. R.G.A.) mounted as worn, very fine (3) £300-£400

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Basutoland (Tpr. H. A. Stewart. Willoughby’s Hse.) nearly extremely fine £200-£240 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009. Approximately 31 Cape of Good Hope General Service Medals with clasp Basutoland awarded to Willoughby’s Horse.

Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (12 Lce. Cpl. R. J. Jones. C. Pol.) light contact marks, very fine £180-£220

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (7107 Pte. W. Usher. L.N. Lanc: Regt.) edge nicks, good very fine £60-£80 --- W. Usher served with the 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, in South Africa.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (150 Tpr: W. G. Walker. Nesbitt’s Horse) mark to suspension arm, nearly extremely fine £50-£70

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (23570 Tpr: J. B. Desgroisseliers. Kitchener’s Horse) extremely fine £50-£70

A Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Private J. Smith, Northamptonshire Regiment, who served as a underage soldier during the Boer War, transferred to the Royal Marine Light Infantry whilst still underage, and was discharged with ignominy for theft, assault, and lack of discipline, forfeiting his Medal in consequence. Directionless, angry, and homeless, Smith went on to hustle a titled Lady on Brompton Road and wasn’t shy in publicly expressing his disdain towards those who had come into wealth through means other than work Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5488 Pte. J. Smith, 2: Nthptn: Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £160-£200 --- John Lewis, alias John Smith, was born in London on 6 January 1885. His military service trail is particularly complicated, but he attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment when aged around 14 years and served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, recorded on the rolls as entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal, with clasps for Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State and Transvaal, and the King’s South Africa Medal with the two date clasps. Returning home to England, Smith attested for Royal Marines on 11 August 1902 (No. 11716), spending a short time at Deal before joining the Plymouth Division on 30 April 1903. Noted as ‘under age’ on his Service Record, his conduct was rated as ‘good’ at 18 years of age, but he fell from grace in April 1904 when he was convicted by District Court Martial of theft and dismissed. Fuelled by anger and feelings of unfairness, Smith returned to London and was immediately caught in the act of attempting to rob a lady in one of the wealthiest parts of the West End. The Daily Telegraph & Courier of 13 April 1904 describes the scene: ‘Dismissed with Ignominy, John Lewis, alias Smith, a young man, formerly in the Royal Marine Light Infantry from which he was dismissed with ignominy, was again charged, at Westminster, with snatching a purse, containing between £3 and £4, from Lady Blanche Humphreys of Thurloe-square, S.W., at Brompton-road. Lady Humphreys was out shopping, and prisoner suddenly rushed at her and snatched at her satchel containing her purse. The chain broke, and he ran off, but a young man pursued and handed him over to the police. Prisoner, in an insolent manner in court, said he considered he had as much right to the property as the lady, as she did not earn it. Detective-sergeant Ferrett said prisoner had three years’ penal servitude for striking his superior officer and for insubordination whilst in the service. His character was described as very bad, but he had most artfully written over and cleverly altered his discharge certificate by erasure and addition so that it read “conduct exemplary”.’ The above reference to altering his discharge certificate is confirmed in the recipient’s R.M.L.I. service papers. Equally, both rolls for the Boer War Medals confirm their forfeiture, and that for the K.S.A. dated 4 June 1908. As one might expect, the Q.S.A. Medal was never returned to the military authorities - indeed, the reliable trail for John Smith or John Lewis goes somewhat cold. Recorded as homeless in the Fulham Chronicle on 15 April 1904, it seems likely that the recipient was repeatedly admitted to various London workhouses between 1907 and 1913, based upon the records of a John Lewis, born in 1885, London.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (38153 Serjt. B. J. F. Bentley. Brabant’s Horse) officially re-impressed naming, with latter part of unit additionally officially corrected, cleaned, very fine £70-£90 --- Bede John Francis Bentley was born in 1879 and enlisted at Cape Town for Warren’s Mounted Infantry on 14 February 1901. He is also noted as a Corporal with the Special Squadron South African Mounted Irregular Forces, later appointed Sergeant with 1st Brabant’s Horse. He served as Captain in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Great War and caught the attention of the Westminster Gazette in 1925 when he came before Mr. Justice McCardie in the King’s Bench Division claiming £300,000 for his part in the invention of the tanks used to win the war: ‘His case was that in 1914 he demonstrated his tank invention to Lord Kitchener, and that an arrangement was then arrived at under which he was entitled to payment. Lord Kitchener assured him that his interests would be looked after and protected.’ Bentley’s claim against the Crown was dismissed, the judge preferring to focus upon the virtues of Churchill and General Swinton in delivering the project. He died on 6 May 1939, the Daily Mail recalling the court case under the headline: ‘Claimed £300,000 - Leaves £5.’

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (36440 Tpr: H. H. Downs. 50th Coy Imp: Yeo:) very fine £70-£90 --- H. H. Downs served with the 50th (Hampshire) Company, 17th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa, and was ‘Invalided 16.09.01.’ Sold with copied medal roll.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (78355 Gnr F. Heard, 6th. E.D., R.G.A.) polished, good fine, the reverse better £80-£100 --- Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (93 Pte P. T. Paskett, 2: Hampshire Regt) minor edge nicks, very fine £70-£90 --- Percy Tom Paskett was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Fort Gower in January 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, February 1900 - May 1901, and was discharged during the latter month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (61 Pte S. W. Reynolds, 2: Hampshire Regt) edge bruising, very fine £70-£90 --- Sydney William Reynolds was born in Shepherd’s Bush, London, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Fort Gower in January 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, February 1900 - May 1901, and was discharged in the latter month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (5303 Pte. A. Habgood, 26th. Coy. 7th. Impl: Yeo:) nearly extremely fine £80-£100 --- Albert Habgood was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, in 1877. A yeoman by profession, he attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Weymouth on 8 January 1900, and served with the 26th (Dorsetshire) Copany, 7th Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 2 March 1900 to 4 January 1901. His Service Record notes ‘Edens Fontein, Pretoria, Diamond Hill’, and adds that Habgood was discharged at his own request at Shorncliffe on 27 February 1901. Interestingly, his papers note his special qualifications for employment in civil life as farmer, the same occupation as many of the Boer’s against which he fought. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901 (72 Sgt P. Dugan, 2nd Hampshire Regt) rank and initial officially corrected, nearly very fine £70-£90 --- Patrick Dugan was born in Portsea, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Portsmouth in January 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, February 1900 - May 1901, and was discharged in the latter month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, the two date clasps both tailors copies (Lieut: G. E. Rodwell. Rl: Fus:) mounted for wear, good very fine £140-£180 --- G. E. Rodwell was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers and served in South Africa during the Boer War with the 5th Battalion. He resigned his commission on 13 June 1903. Sold together with a boxed and mounted group of four miniatures, also including a 1914-15 Star Trio.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (4597 Cpl A. Drake, 41st Coy 12th Imp. Yeo.) good very fine £70-£90 --- Alfred Drake was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and having served with the Hampshire Carabiniers attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Newport in January 1900. He served with the 41st (Hampshire) Company, 12th Battalion in South Africa, January 1900 - June 1901, and was discharged during the latter month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (4607 Trpr: F. W. Smith, 41st Coy 12th Imp: Yeo:) very fine £100-£140 --- Frederick William Smith was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, and attested for the Imperial Yeomanry at Winchester in January 1900. He served with the 41st (Hampshire) Company, 12th Battalion in South Africa, January 1900 - June 1901, and was discharged during the latter month. Sold with the following original documents: Orders informing recipient that he has been selected as one of 38 N.C.O.’s and men of the 41st (Hampshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry to be presented with his medal by the King at Horse Guards’ Parade, 26 July 1901; Parchment Certificate of Discharge; Parchment Certificate of Character; with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4355 Pte. F. Halliday. 6th. Dragoon Gds.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £100-£140 --- Frank Halliday was born in Levenshulme, Manchester, in 1881 and attested for the 6th Dragoon Guards at Manchester on 28 April 1900. He served with the Regiment in South Africa during the Boer War from 1 January 1901 to 14 August 1902, and then in India until 28 February 1908. He transferred to the Reserve on 27 April 1908, and was discharged on 27 April 1912, after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (222 Corpl: G. Duncan. Hampshire Regt) good very fine £80-£100 --- George John Duncan was born in Dublin, Ireland, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in February 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - August 1902, and was discharged ‘Medically unfit’ in November 1902, having been injured in a railway accident at Barberton, 30 March 1902. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (295 Pte R. Castle. Hampshire Regt) good very fine £80-£100 --- Reginald Edwin Castle was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in March 1901. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - May 1902, and was discharged the following month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (278 Pte O. Faville. Hampshire Regt) nearly very fine £80-£100 --- Oscar Faville was born in Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in February 1901. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa from March 1901 to May 1902, and was discharged in the following month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (271 Pte B. Monk. Hampshire Regt) very fine £80-£100 --- Bertie Monk was born in Southampton, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Southampton in February 1901. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - May 1902, and was discharged the following month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (268 Pte A. Morgan. Hampshire Regt) very fine £80-£100 --- Alfred George Morgan was born in Micheldever, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in February 1901. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - May 1902, and was discharged the following month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (154 Pte J. Preston. Hampshire Regt) very fine £80-£100 --- John Preston was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, and attested for the Hampshire Regiment at Winchester in January 1900. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa, March 1901 - May 1902, and was discharged the following month. Sold with copied service papers.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, South Africa 1901 (7793 Pte. P. Prece, 25th. Coy. 7th Imp: Yeo:) very fine £100-£140 --- P. Prece served with the 25th (West Somerset) Company, 7th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between most clasps, with the clasp carriage slightly damaged (548 L.Cpl: F. Nicks. Kitchener’s F.S.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £100-£140 --- Frank Nicks was born in America in 1871, and enlisted at Durban for the 2nd Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts. A mechanical engineer by trade, he witnessed extensive service during the Boer War before being discharged from “H” Squadron at Netley on 10 December 1901, having been found unfit for for further service.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 6 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, lacking rivets between RoL and CC clasps (Tpr: H. C. Sackie. Colonial Scouts) good very fine £80-£100 --- H. C. Sackie served with “B” Squadron, No. 1 Troop, Colonial Scouts, and is noted on the roll as entitled to Medal and clasps Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith. He later served with the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles and is confirmed as entitled to the remaining four clasps as Sergeant H. C. Sacke.

Renamed and Defective Medals (2): Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902 (2) (5310 Pte. W. King. 2nd Northampton Regt; 1075 Corpl: J. Petersen. Kimberly Lt Horse) both planchets only, the obverse of the second brooch mounted; together with a block of 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902, the reverse of the clasp carriage brooch mounted; edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £50-£70

A collection of ten Lladro figures including young girl seated (B17S), young girl with cake on a plate (5429), young girl with piglet (very damaged), young girl with cockerel (4677), young girl in nightdress with chamber stick (4968) (damaged), young girl in nightdress with mandolin (4871), young girl upon her knees, young boy in nightdress yawning, young girl in hooded cape with basket (4678) and young girl in floral decorated dress

A cardboard linen box containing assorted furs to include a mink muff the label inside inscribed "The International Fur Store 163 & 165 Regent Street", a mink trimmed cape the satin lining inscribed "Mason Arthur 174-18 Dover Street London", a further fur muff etc

An early 20th Century bar of nine medals, together with miniatures of same, awarded to Lieut. J Way RCA / Major J Way RA, including DSO GVR with top riband bar, Military cross, Victoria South Africa medal with bars for Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Orange Free State and Cape Colony, Edward VII King's South Africa medal with bars for South Africa 1901 and 1902, 1914-15 Star, War medal, Victory medal, George V India General Service medal for Afghanistan North West Frontier 1919-21 (Wazaristan campaign, miniature detailed as NWF 1919) Knights Cross medal Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus together with a small collection of militaria including Staffordshire Volunteers silvered and gilded belt buckle, another buckle with Prince of Wales feathers, inscribed "Ich Dien", lion mask chain clasp, Royal Frontiersmen Fusiliers cap badge "25", gilt brass and silvered scarf clip "Ich Dien", etc. CONDITION REPORTS Whilst there is no serious damage to the enamel on the DSO, there are minor areas of surface scratching, conducive with age and use. Condition of other medals basically sound though again with surface scratching and signs of wear and tear and signs of age and use. Ribbons in various condition. The miniature Edward VII South Africa medal with particularly bad wear to the green side. For condition of others, see images for further detail.

A leather waistcoat as worn by Buffin on stage early 1970s / Glam era, together with a fringed shoulder cape and a collarless Lee denim waistcoat. Formerly the property of Terence Dale Griffin (Buffin) Mott the Hoople drummer

Large collection of loose postcards including WW1 military, battleships, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Devon, Isle of Wight, Instow, humorous including Mabel Lucie Attwell, Donald McGill, Worcester pull-out card, shipping including Cunard, numerous Cape Town, South Africa, Gibraltar, Nagasaki, Melbourne Street views etc 

Fishing themed postcard album including American, Houghton Bridge, Scotland fly fishing, sea fishing, humorous, Filey, Loch Leven, Loch Achray and Swordfish Cape Breton, approximately 156 cards

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming, published Jonathan Cape 1963 first edition, second impression, bound in black cloth with silver on front and lettering spine, in colour printed dust-wrapper

A collection of British Africa stamps, Victoria and Edward VII comprising Cape of Good Hope including 28 triangular, Griqualand West, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal and Zululand 

Joyce (James). Two Tales of Shem and Shaun, 1st U.K. edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1932, period inscription to the front endpaper, some light toning & minor spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed with some wear to head & foot, 8vo, together with;Green (Graham), The Power and The Glory, reprinted, London: William Heinemann, 1942, original cloth, spine slightly faded The Heart of The Matter, 1st edition, 1948, original cloth, spine slightly faded & rubbed The End of The Affair, 1st edition, 1951, original cloth, spine & boards lightly fadedThe Quiet American, 1st edition, 1955, period inscription to the front endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly faded Our Man in Havana, 1st edition, 1958, original cloth in dust jacket, plus 7 further works by Graham Greene, some light toning, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusFowles (John), The Magus, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1966Daniel Martin, 1st edition, 1977, signed & inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, both with some minor toning, original cloth in dust jackets, covers very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, andArtaud (Antonin), French Surrealism, Collected Works, 4 volumes, mixed edition, London: Calder and Boyars, 1971-78, some minor spotting to the text-block, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other modern fiction, poetry & miscellaneous reference, including works by Iris Murdoch, Peter Ustinov, John Masefield, Ursula Le Guin, all original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves )

Harris (Captain William Cornwallis). Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa, Delineated from Life in their Native Haunts, during a hunting expedition from the Cape Colony as far as the Tropic of Capricorn in 1836 and 1837. With sketches of the field sports, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: W. Pickering for the proprietor, 1840, additional hand-coloured title (trimmed and laid down on later paper), list of subscribers, 30 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates by Frank Howard after Harris, lithograph vignettes, pp. 55-56 with small marginal repaired tear, occasional light spotting, mainly to letterpress, hinges reinforced, all edges gilt, contemporary maroon half morocco gilt, upper cover with morocco label lettered in gilt, a little rubbed, folio, 59 x 41.5 cm QTY: (1)Abbey Travel 335; Czech p. 119; Mendelssohn I, 688; Schwerdt I, 231. The first issue with the lithograph vignettes, not present in later issues.'One of the rarest of all books dealing with African big game and sport, this monumental presentation depicts wild game of southern Africa as encountered and studied by Harris. The tinted lithographs highlighted in color by hand are especially lovely and makes this volume exceptionally desirable. Included among the portraits are elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, kudu, roan, eland, quagga etc. Each of the illustrations is also enlivened by scenic backgrounds of the habitat. The portraits are highlighted with Harris' detailed descriptions of the game, habitat and with occasional mention of his hunting adventures.' (Czech).'One of the most important and valuable of the large folio works on South African fauna...' (Mendolssohn).

TAIPING REBELLION AND MEDICAL INTEREST, INTERESTING EPISTOLARY DIARY, CIRCA 1861-1862 believed written by an Assistant Surgeon Kay of Port Glasgow, each entry taking the form of a letter to the author's father (believed due to lengthy period between sending and receiving post, hence a means of reference), the letters covering 191 pages and taking us from circa 24th June 1861 to 22nd April 1862, originally stationed on the S.S. Pera in the Mediterranean, he later hinds himself aboard other ships including H.M.S. Acorn, and in locations including Ceylon, Hong Kong and ShanghaiNote: A contemporary handwritten transcript is presented alongside the diary (roughly transcribed below):p1 SS Pera 24.6.61 Seasick. Bay of Biscay, Set Sails as well as Steam. p2 Describes magnifcent ship he is on. Crowded cabins. Heading for Hong Kong, other Assistant Surgeons on board. p3 Mentions passengers going tiger hunting (Madras) passenger Major Brabazon, Father of Captain murdered by the Chinese p6 Cape Trafalgar p10 Gibraltar p12 Landing - Bard plays "The Girl I Left Behind" p15 English Convicts at work p20 On the way to Malta - problem with a passenger in his cabin p21 Arrived at Malta (29/6/61) p23 Buys white Clothes at Valetta for Egypt p25 Maltese beggars p26-27 Details of time in MaltaS.S. Bengal 10/7/1861 Straits of Egypt Visit to Cairo by Train p37 Crossed "Magnificent" Bridge over Nile built by Stevenson p45 Aden p46 Described his visit to the Pyramids/Sphinx p48 Talks of harvest at home - "James King" mentioned, love to "Massie" and "Willie" Little Johnny, Little Robert Schutz, Mr. Moffat, Mrs. Murrray. Mr. Zithgow, "Port Glasgow" p49 Newspapers - Fire in London, Death of the Sultan & Lord CampbellCeylon 20/7/61 p50 Off Sumatra 24/7/61 p59 "All ships engineers from Scotland" p59 Party splits up for Ceylon Calcutta AustraliaChina p64 P.O. H. Kay - ??? p65 Talks of being home in 3 years - Jerry p66 Sinsalone (?) p68 Hong Kong 10/8/61 Princess Charlotte (H.M.S.) Hosptial Ship Melville Mentioned p73 Talks of risk of murder/robbery p75 leaving for Shanghai H.M.S. Acorn - friend has dystentry - mentions H.M.S. Acorn p78 H.M.S. Acorn Shanghai 29/8/61 p79 Was with Doctor King the surgeon / D. Johhnston Assistant surgeon p81 Hopes to get home in 1863 p82 Chinese Civil War p83 Rebel bodies (many) decomposing, dogs eating corpses. 3,000 rebels destroyed. Took Imperialists 6 days to execute them all. On Gunboat "Bouncer" witness to battles. 40 men-usually 1/4 sich Lieutenant Greasy? Second Master Darvel? p85 Sailors seriously injured after argument with locals p87 H.M.S. Centaur and HMS Bernard ? Mentioned p89 Writes about types of illness in that area. p91 wases - ring for Jenny p92 New of defeat of the United States p95 Lord John Hay - father's friend - trying to get a permanent position p96 H.M.S. Acorn (Hospital Ship)22/10/1861 p96 Talks of rebel gains and murder of missioneries women & children p97 James King illness p98 Mrs. Lithgow dies p99 Permanent appointment Admiral Hope - H.M.S. Acorn 2/11/1861 p102 letter from Willie Weir Mr Hickly made commander Lord John Hay mentioned p103 Person in charge of ... has made a good deal of money (Shanghai) can't make out his name p106 salary £108.10 p109 Glasgow Royal Infirmary The crew consists mainly of Chinese Hockly - the commander keeps them "at it"p116 Admiral visits and inspects the "Acorn" p117 Admiral removes our subject from his position as Ass. Surgeon as he is too young. Replaces him with Mr Sutherland? of Acteon? p119-120 Given post as Ass.-Surgeon to Sir James Hope K.C.B. Vice Admiral on board his yacht. "Coromandel" p126 H.M.S. Coromandel 5.1.61 Shanghai p130 Easy life on Board Admiral & Mr. Falkes (?) negotiating with rebels p131 talks of malaria dystentry. diarrhea, "drinking" and dissapation. small pox on two of the ships talks of hate for the rebels p136 H.M.S. Coromandel 21/1/62 p139 rebel executions & decapitation p146 H.M.S. Coromander 29/1/61 p150 Heard of death of the prince consort (Albert) p152 American Civil War mentioned p155 Ship's in mourning - Prince Consort p155 19/2/1861 Pirates p170 Soldiers killed p170-175 Battle details p175 sent to duty on H.M.S. Bouncer 178 Recieved news of Provost William Birkmyre Port Glasgow p179/80 Colonel Ward Famous American Mercenary p180 Talks of bullet wounds p184 Fever epidemic in Glasgow p190 Admiral shot in the legRobert Schultz p48 Became a famous architect THE HANDWRITTEN NOTES HAVE BEEN ROUGHLY TRANSCRIBED

VICTORIAN SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL AWARDED TO CORPL. G. SMART IMP. YEO., with Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps, (inscribed 24552 Corp... 22nd COY....)

VICTORIAN SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL AWARDED TO TPR. A. SMART S.A.C., with South Africa 1901, Orange Free State and Cape Colony Clasps, (inscribed 717...)

MEDAL GROUP AWARDED TO P. DORAN, comprising the Victorian South Africa medal with Transvaal, Relief of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Talana, and Cape Colony bars, the Edwardian South Africa medal with 1901 and 1902 bars (these two inscribed 4369 Pte. ...RL: Dublin Fus), the War medal, the Victory medal (these two inscribed 24791 Sjt. ... H.L.I.), and the Defence medal, along with RFC wings patch, a police baton, a Grand Lodge Certificate made out to William Morrison and dated 1937Additional images now available.Baton possibly home guard which may correlate with Defence Medal.

After Vladimir Tretchikoff - The Chinese Girl - Boots - A mid 20th Century retro vintage print of the painting also known as 'The Green Lady' originally painted in Cape Town, the picture set within its original off-white wooden frame. Measures 61cm x 51cm

Fleming, Ian; 'Diamonds are Forever', 1956, first edition, published by Jonathan Cape, 30 Bedford Square, London. James Bond book. With dust cover. Ex library book. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Internally in poor condition; foxing, rips to pages, scribbles, stamps, stains etc. Dust cover has various rips and some discolouration. Discolouration and wear to edges of cover.  The cover has not been trimmed, just folded, rips are on the spine.  The book has not been price clipped.  Please see additional images.

Collection of three vintage fur items to include: a light brown fox fur cape, a dark grey moleskin scarf or stole and a silver fox fur stole. (3)(B.P. 21% + VAT)

WATHEN, James: Journal of a Voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena; in the H.C.S. The Hope, Capt. James Pendergrass. J. Nichols, 1814, 1st. edn. 4to. PP: xx, 246, Plus 24 colour plates. Original boards, rubbed and torn, with loss; title page loose; foxing.

FLEMING, Ian: Casino Royale. J Cape, 1954, first edition, 3rd. impr.

Ian FLEMING: 1- Five first editions: Thunderball. J Cape, 1961, 1st. Edn. DW (15s). G+/VG; 2- Dr No. Pan books, 1958, 1st. Soft covers edition. G+; 3- You Only Live Twice. J Cape, 1964, 1st. Edn. DW (16s). G+; 4- The Man With The Golden Gun. J Cape, 1965, 1st. Edn. DW (18s). G+/Fine (2 copies). (5)

ILLUSTRATED: W. Heath-Robinson (ill): 1- Shakespeare’s A Midsummer-Night's dream. Constable, 1914, 1st. Edn. With Dust Jacket. 4to. 12 tipped-in colour plates plus 22 others. Tears to DW, otherwise VG; 2- A song of the English by R Kipling. 4to. With 15 plates. Original pictorial boards; spine darkened. PLUS: Loosely inserted 4pp "National Bands" a speech by Kipling; Edmund DULAC (ill): 1- Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations, nd (1916). 1st. Edn. 4to. With 15 tipped-in colour plates. Original pictorial boards & pictorial endpapers. Recased & restored; 2- Picture book for the French Red Cross. Nd (1915), 1st. Edn. 4to. All plates present. Original pictorial boards, recased with new endpapers; LYND WARD: 1- Wild Pilgrimage, A novel in Woodcuts. NY, 1932, 1st. Edn. 4to. DW (with tears), VG; 2- God's Man, A novel in Woodcuts. J Cape, 1930, 1st. Edn. Original pictorial boards; 3- Madman’s Drum, A novel in Woodcuts. J Cape, 1930, 1st. Edn. Original pictorial boards; Plus 2 others. (9)From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.

KAY NIELSEN (ill): 1- Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. Hodder and Stoughton, nd (1924), 1st. Edn. 4to. With 12 tipped-in colour plates & numerous other illustrations (some full page).Original gilt pictorial cloth and pictorial endpapers, recased; 2- Quiller-Couch: In Powder and Crinoline, Old fairy tales. Hodder & Stoughton, no date (1913), 1st. Edn. With 25 tipped-in colour plates. 4to. Original pictorial cloth, teg, rubbed & faded; recased with the original spine and new endpapers; 3- Romer Wilson: Red Magic, collection of the world's best fairy tales. J. Cape, 1930, 1st. Edn. With 8 colour plates & 50 full page illustrations. Original boards. (3)From the Paul Bentley collection of maps and atlases.

A MINK CAPE, HAT AND MUFF and other fur pieces

NINE FUR COATS with a fur stole, cape and muff (12)

Anglo-Boer War, Queen's South Africa Medal, four clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901 Pte J W Bold 2 D of C Lt Inft

Picasso, Pablo. - Sabartés, Jaime. "A los toros" mit Picasso. 153 S. Mit 103 Abbildungen und 4 (1 farbigen) Orig.-Lithographien von Pablo Picasso. 25,5 x 32,5 cm. Illustrierter OLeinenband in illustriertem OPappschuber. (Monte Carlo), André Sauret, (1961).Bloch livres 108. Goeppert-Cramer 113. Mourlot 346 und 348-350. - Erste deutsche Ausgabe. Die vier Original-Lithographien wurden von Picasso eigens für dieses Werk geschaffen und von Mourlot gedruckt: "La Pique" (Bl. 1014), "Jeu de la Cape" (Bl. 1015), "Les Banderilles" (Bl. 1016) und die Farblithographie "Le Picador" (Bl. 1017). - Bemerkenswert schönes, nahezu verlagsfrisches Exemplar.

Martin Amis, eight first editions,Yellow Dog, Jonathan Cape 2003,Visiting Mrs Nabokov, Jonathan Cape 1993,The Moronic Infermo, Jonathan Cape 1986,Einstein's Monsters, Jonathan Cape 1987, signed,Einstein's Monsters, Jonathan Cape 1987,Einstein's Monsters, uncorrected proof, Jonathan Cape 1987, signed,Other People: A mystery story, Jonathan Cape 1981, signed,Other People: A mystery story, Jonathan Cape 1981.Qty: 8

Martin Amis, London Fields, an early photocopy of the manuscript, Jonathan Cape 1989, and London Fields, 1st Edition, Jonathan Cape 1989.Qty: 2

Martin Amis, Money: A suicide note, 1st Edition, Jonathan Cape 1984, unclipped dust jacket.

T E Lawrence, The Mint, Jonathan Cape 1955, from an edition of 2000 copies, number 1218, slip case.

African Travel. Railways interest. The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway & River Route from 1887 to 1922. London: The Pioneer Publishing Co. Volumes 1-4, lacks the map portfolio. Original half-leather. Volumes 2, 3, and 4 are ex-library. (4)

STARS WARS - an Empire Strikes Back Kenner Yoda action figure, complete with original accessories, including snake, staff, belt and cape, and a second Empire Strikes Back Yoda figure, again complete and in original condition, although it is missing belt, 2 Kenner 1979 Boba Fett action figures, an original Kenner Tauntaun, a quantity of various instruction pamphlets, and original backing cards, including Star Wars Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker action figure, etc