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Click here to subscribeGREENE (Graham): 'Our Man in Havana', FIRST EDITION, Heinemann, 1958: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, rubbed: HEMINGWAY (Ernest) 'A Moveable Feast', Jonathan Cape, 1964: FIRST UK EDITION: publishers cloth with dustjacket, a little chipped to top edge else VG: together with 3 shelves of other mainly mid-century fiction in dustjacket, generally in very good condition. (3 shelves)
CLAUD BUCHANAN TICEHURST: A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK, London, Gurney & Jackson, 1932 first edition, 18 plates, folding map, 2pp adverts at end, inscription on ffep, original cloth, part loss of cloth at head of spine, plus WILLIAM JOHN BROWN: THE GODS HAD WINGS, ill John Farleigh, London, Constable, 1936 first edition, added decorative title, 15 plates, original cloth d/w (price clipped and part losses) plus SETON GORDON: IN SEARCH OF NORTHERN BIRDS, London, RSPB in Association with Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1941 first edition, inscription on ffep, original cloth d/w (part losses) plus WILLIAM KENNETH RICHMOND: KESTREL KLEE, London, George Routledge, 1943 first edition, inscription on ffep, original cloth d/w (part losses) plus ERNEST WILLIAM HENDY: HERE AND THERE WITH BIRDS, London, Jonathan Cape, 1933 first edition, original cloth (5)
3 large Admiralty charts of Africa comprising West Coast, Baraku to Cape St Paul (Ghana), small collection from 1918-33, West Coast of Africa Cape Three Points to Baraku, additional collection 1930's and on the West Coast of Africa Cape Three Points to Baraku entrance to the River Volta, collection 1930's (well thumbed with some wears and tears at base and corners ) (3)
IVY COMPTON-BURNETT: A HERITAGE AND ITS HISTORY, London, Victor Gollancz, 1959, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w (spine a little browned) + E H YOUNG: CHATTERTON SQUARE, London, Jonathan Cape, 1947, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w (losses) + PAUL SMITH: ESTHER'S ALTAR, London and New York, Abelard-Schuman, 1959, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w (small part losses) + IRENE HANDL: THE SIOUX, London, Longmans, 1965, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w (small part losses) + C J SANSOM: TOMBLAND, London, Mantle, 2018, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w, vgc (5)
Ebani. 1914-19 Stampless postcards (6) and a cover all written on the ship, two cards of the ship with datestamps of Cape Town or South African F.P.O 5 at Walvis Bay, the other five with differing oval cachets comprising "HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 18 DEC 1914 / S.A Expeditionary Force" in blue (Alfred Docks, Cape Town c.d.s), violet "HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 13 MAR 16 / M.E.F" (London Received From H.M Ship), similar 19 JUN 1917 cachet with "E.F" at base (Point c.d.s), "H.M HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 9 MAY 1918 / M.E FORCE" (Durban c.d.s and "PAQUEBOT") or "H.M AMBULANCE TRANSPORT "EBANI" / 10 JUL 1919 / M. Expdy Force". Also four postcards of the ship and four original photos taken on board of nurses or crew. A fine lot. (15). Photo on Page 32.
1840-1960s QV - QEII Collection in seven large stockbooks, virtually all used, the majority collected for their cancellations with large numbers of fine single ring datestamps and other unusual cancels, with used or cancelled abroad, numbers in Maltese Cross (19, all numbers), camps, F.P.Os and military, Boer War and WW1, T.P.Os, stations and R.S.Os, rubbers and skeletons, Salisbury "683" trial cancels, boxed "No. 1" (2), Liverpool P.L.O (2) or Landing Stage (8), British Army P.O Egypt, Tresco on 1884 1/-, "OXO" on embossed 6d (cut to shape), rare Edinburgh 131 experimental duplex, Cape Packet Plymouth, Dartmoor F.P.O duplex on piece, Paquebots and Ship Letters, oval railway cancels, VR Scrolls, 1862 International Exhibition on piece, Islands, Azemars, etc., some better stamps with 1d blacks (5, all four margins), 1840 2d blue (three margins), 1883 Anchor 10/-, 1884 Imperial Crown £1 brown (small thin), 1900 £1 Green, a few mint with 1841 1d reds (3), many multiples and plate varieties, watermark varieties, postal fiscals, officials, postage dues, etc. Also many unusual items with railway and other perfins (many on Line Engraved), BT perfins, underprints and overprints (37), several mint surface printed stamps with "HUTH" perfins, telegraph stamps, Circular Delivery Co., postal stationery cut-outs with 1887 dotted Hoster and Ethridge machines and a few advertising rings, labels and cinderellas, revenues, railway parcel and newspaper stamps (154) or letter stamps (65), etc. Also an eighth stockbook of c.d.s and rubber cancels mainly on piece. A very unusual and interesting collection that should be viewed to be fully appreciated. (1000s). Photo on Page 50.
Penzance. 1831 (May 31) Entire with a Cape Town datestamp, addressed to London "pr Morning Star", backstamped "PENZANCE / SHIP LETTER" (S4) applied in error, overstruck by boxed "INDIA LETTER / PENZANCE" (In1), marked "1oz" and charged 4/4. Two vertical file folds, an unusual ship letter error.
Revenues. QV-QEII Commonwealth revenues (1,700+), the collection in two large stockbooks with Western Australia (90), Tasmania (26), Queensland (176), N.S.W (183), Victoria (79), New Zealand (123), British Guiana (43), Mauritius (65), Straits Settlements (41), Ceylon (121), India (119), Hong Kong (94), Ireland (60), Cape (121), Natal (30), Transvaal (33), South Africa (90), KUT (46), Canada (178), etc. Also telegraph stamps, and some foreign revenues. An interesting collection, mainly QV or KEVII period with some unusual stamps. (2,000+). Photo on Page 130.
1910-13 Scott Expedition. 1910 (Aug 15) Four page letter written from "St. Simons Bay, South Africa" on notepaper with the printed crest of "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION / TERRA NOVA R.Y.S" depicting a penguin standing on Antarctica, written by James Paton, describing the voyage from Cardiff to Simons Town via Madeira and Cape Verde, the extinguishing of a fire on board caused by the carpenter leaving an unattended kerosene lamp burning, the censuring of the carpenter by Capt. Evans in front of all the crew and expedition members and the birth of puppies on board, the final part of the letter unfortunately missing. With the envelope addressed to Miss Emma Brewer in London bearing two Cape 1d stamps each tied by a Simons Town (Aug 17) c.d.s, the reverse with the printed British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova crest. A scarce expedition cover written en route to the Antarctic. Photo on Page 132.
1902 Covers franked 1d to the Orange River Colony, both with circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA" in blue or violet, differing "PUBLISHED" handstamps and datestamps of the Returned Letter Offices at Bloemfontein and Cape Town. One with bilingual "Not called for" cachet, the other with bilingual "Returned to England without a reason for non-delivery". One cover to Kroonstad opened out with tape stains, the other cover to Heilbron (probably to the refugee camp) very fine, unusual. (2).
1902-03 Picture postcards (2) and a cover from former P.O.Ws, all to Anna or Helen Outerbridge, members of the Boer Relief Committee in Bermuda. The postcards written by Boers returning to South Africa on the S.S "Aurania", from A.W Bester at S. Vincente, Cape Verde (Oct 17) or from S.C Morkel posted upon arrival at Cape Town (Nov 16), and a 1903 (May 11) cover sent by a former P.O.W from Springfontein, a small drawing of a bird delivering a letter in the lower corner. The Cape Verde card tells of 25 convicts joining the ship, and sends greetings from one of them, Dr Luther. Unusual. (3).
Missent Mail - St. Helena/Ceylon. 1902 Covers, one franked 3d from Cape Colony to Hawkins Island but missent to St. Helena before being forwarded to Bermuda with datestamps of St. Helena (May 10) and Hamilton (July 8); the other cover franked 1d from Natal to Burtts Island but missent to Ceylon, backstamped at Colombo (Apr 11) and Hamilton (July 17). Two unusual covers, the first endorsed "Try Colonial". (2).
1902 (Dec 18) Cape 1d stationery envelope from Roodehoogte to "J.P Roux, Hawkins Island, Bermuda Convict Camp", sent after the war had ended, therefore not censored, opening faults at upper edge but scarce. In late 1901 a special camp was established on Hawkins Island to hold convicted convicts; by this date only prisoners who refused to sign the oath of allegiance remained in the camp.
1894-95 1d Postal Stationery postcards, the first from Elmina to the USA, written by Samuel B. Bampoe concerning English and Gold Coast stamps sent to the addressee; the second card from the Cape Coast Post Office to Samuel B. Bampoe, Postal Clerk, Elmina, "Have duly received the Letter Bill and dozen Way Bill Forms No 98 for Overland Conveyance of Ocean Mails as requested". An interesting pair. (2).
Dunluce Castle. 1915-19 Cover, card picture postcards (5) comprising stampless cover with violet "Passed by CENSOR / "B.E.F.M APO B-MR/15" and postcards from Salonica, Alexandria or Marseille all with circular "HOSPITAL SHIP / P.C / 29 / R.A.M.C", the Egypt card also with two "RECOVERED FROM THE SEA" cachets. Also two postcards of the ship posted from Cape Town, one franked 1d. (6). Photo on Page 24.
1932 (Mar 26) First Southern Africa Air Mail acceptance from Guadar, Persian Gulf, covers to Salisbury and Cape Town intended for the first flight but handstamped "RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR / INCLUSION IN AIR DESPATCH" and sent on the second flight, both with "GUADAR / DUE / ONE ANNA", very unusual. (2). Photo on Page 192.
1932 (Oct 9) Imperial Airways new Gulf route, first acceptance from Burma, covers from Rangoon to Guadar, Bahrein, Basra, Baghdad, Rutba Wells, Tiberias, Paris, Kampala, Kisumu, Broken Hill, Salisbury, Johannesburg or Cape Town; Akyab to Guadar, Bahrein, Basra, Baghdad, Rutba Wells, Tiberias, Athens, London, Kampala, Kisumu, Broken Hill, Salisbury or Cape Town. Fine and scarce, the route changed to the south shore of the Persian Gulf after the Persian Government refused permission for Imperial Airways to fly over their territory, very few covers carried to most destinations. (26). Photo on Page 196.
1932 (Oct 15/18) Tata Sons Ltd, Karachi to Madras route, official Tata first type flight covers with a Union Jack on map of India, covers all from or to differing destinations, comprising Oct. 15/16 outward flight covers from Karachi (4), Ahmedabad (3), Bombay (2) and Bellary, and Oct 17/18 return flight covers from Madras (14), Bellary (13), Bombay (26) and Ahmedabad (16), destinations include Guadar (3), Baghdad (2), Basra (4), Tiberias (2), Ramleh (2), Assouan, Alexandria (2), Cairo (2), Assiut (4), Atbara (2), Khartoum, Wadi Halfa, Kosti (2), Malakal, Juba, Mpika (2), Mbeya (2), Daressalaam, Dodoma, Salisbury (2), Victoria West, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Cape Town (3), De Hock, Keetmanshoop, Windhoek (3), Limassol (2), Athens and Brindisi (2). A superb group, all very fine, tiny mailings to many destinations. (79). Photo on Page 196.
1932 (Oct 15/18) Tata Sons Ltd, Karachi to Madras route, official Tata second type flight covers with the Union Jack removed from the map of India, covers all from or to differing destinations, comprising Oct. 15/16 outward flight covers from Karachi (4), Ahmedabad, Bombay and Bellary, and Oct. 17/18 return flight covers from Madras (11), Bellary (15), Bombay (5) and Ahmedabad, destinations include Athens, Kosti, Juba, Mbeya, Daressalaam, Mpika, Salisbury, Johannesburg, Victoria West (2), Kimberley, Cape Town (3), De Hock, Upington, Keetmanshoop, Marienthal (2) and Windhoek (2). A superb lot, all very fine, few of these second type envelopes sold, tiny mailings to some destinations. (42). Photo on Page 196.
1 bt Viña Valoria Rioja 1982 i.n 1 bt Colares Colheita 1993 1 bt Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 vts, sl bs 1 bt Funsacão Oriente Ramisco Colares 2005 i.n, sl bs 1 bt Koyle Cerro Basalto Cuartel G2 Los Lingues Vineyard 2015 Colchagua 1 bt Künstler Assmannshäuser Rotschiefer Spätburgunder Rheingau 2015 1 bt Muratie Ben Prins Cape Vintage 2015 Stellenbosch 1 bt Dominio del Plata Susana Balbo Private Edition Blend for The Wine Society 2016 Mendoza 1 bt Beyerskloof Pinotage Reserve Selection 2017 Western Cape 1 bt Kumeu Village Hand Harvested Pinot Noir 2018 Above 10 bottles
Rare groupe Meissen d'un franc-maçon et d'une dame, monté en bronze doré, vers 1745A rare Meissen ormolu-mounted group of a Freemason and lady, circa 1745Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, the gentleman seated on an upturned pedestal, wearing a gilt-edged white jacket, blue-edged chamois apron and black breeches, his tricorn under his right arm, his companion seated on a pedestal holding a beaker to his lips and holding a jug in her left hand, a pug dog seated on her lap, wearing a white bonnet, puce cape, dress decorated with indianische Blumen and puce shoes with gilding, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 17cm high, traces of crossed swords mark in blue (table missing from front of base, some restoration)Footnotes:Provenance:The Property of a Lady, sold Sotheby's London, 15 May 1965, lot 149;Private Collection, Germany (offered at Sotheby's London, 17 June 1997, lot 140);Private German Collection of Meissen PorcelainThere are two brief mentions of Freemason groups in Kaendler's work records in May and November 1744. The Taxa of overtime work mentions in an entry dated 21 November 1744: '1. Frey Maurer Groupgen, da ein Frey-Maurer in seiner Kleidung und Schurz Fell neben einer Dame vom Mopß-Orden sizet, welche ihn mit einer Chocolate, die sie auf dem Tisch neben sich stehen hat, beehret, auf deren Schooß liegt ein Mopß' [1 Freemason group, a Freemason in his clothes and hide apron seated next to a Lady of the Order of Pugs, who offers his chocolate that she has standing on a table next to him].For the significance of the pseudo-Masonic Mopsorden, or Order of the Pug Dog, see E. Köllmann, Der Mopsorden, in Keramos 50/1970, pp. 71-82. Other examples of this group are in the Pauls-Eisenbeiss Collection (I. Menzhausen, In Porzellan verzaubert, p. 114), and in the Gustav von Klemperer (no. 601), Walther von Pannwitz (no. 276) and Gustav von Gerhardt (no. 89) collections.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Burningham, British 1936-2019- Hello Kew We're at 30, Bedford Square; ink and pencil on paper, 25.1 x 35.3 cm (ARR) Note: with a label attached to the reverse stating one of a series commissioned for Cape seasonal list covers. The title is a reference to the London headquarters of the celebrated publishing house.
Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), circa late 20th century, South Africa, a large high quality adult bull shoulder mount with head turning to the left, right horn 122cm, left horn 123cm, tip to tip 86cm, from the wall 80cm, height 162cmStitched Peri-mortem scar to right side of neck, 14/04/23
Taxidermy: Cape Greater Kudu (Strepsiceros strepsiceros), circa 21st century, by Karl Human, Taxidermy, Crestwood Farm, East London, South Africa, a high quality adult bull shoulder mount with head turning to the right, right horn 111.5cm, left horn 111.5cm, tip to tip 47.5cm, from the wall 95cm, height 149cm
Taxidermy: Cape Eland (Taurotragus oryx oryx), circa 21st century, by Karl Human, Taxidermy, Crestwood Farm, East London, South Africa, a very large high quality adult bull shoulder mount turning to the right, side mounted, right horn 93.5cm, left horn 92cm, tip to tip 47cm, from the wall 88cm, height 138cm
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Dent) a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, March 2011. Robert Dent, a unique name on the roll, served as a Private, Royal Marines, aboard H.M.S. Defence during the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P. C. de Villeneuve, on 21 October 1805. His name also appears on the Greenwich Hospital roll. At Trafalgar, H.M.S. Defence, 74 guns, was one of the lee column led by Vice-Admiral Collingwood, but, being very close to its rear, was not able to engage the enemy until some two and a half hours after firing had been commenced by the foe. Then, for nearly half an hour she plied her guns at the French 74, Berwick; afterwards assailing the Spanish San Ildefonso, also a 74, which fought for about an hour and then struck her flag. It is fair to say that she had been previously engaged by others of the British fleet, which had contributed materially to her roll of casualties, amounting to something like 200 men killed or wounded. The Defence had thirty-six killed and wounded. Her damages were confined to a shot through the mainmast, which was otherwise cut in several places. Much of her lower and topmast rigging was shot away, besides which her gaff was cut in two, and she received some injury to her hanging knees and chain plates. The Defence and her prize, anchoring that evening (as the dying Nelson had desired the fleet should do), weathered the gale that followed the battle and thus the San Ildefonso became one of the few trophies of victory saved from the tempest on this occasion. It is noticeable that a large proportion of the officers and crew of the Defence at Trafalgar were Scotsmen.
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1878-9 (1771. Pte. R. Ward. 1/13th Foot.) small edge bruise and a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine £500-£700 --- Provenance: Ex Fuller Collection. Robert Ward was born in St Pancras, London, and attested for the 1/13th Foot at Westminster, aged 18, on 5 July 1869. He served overseas in the Mediterranean, including Gibraltar 1869-72, and Malta 1872-74; South Africa, including Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal and Zululand 1874-79, including the Sekhukhune campaign of 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. He was discharged to pension, aged 39, on termination of his second period of his limited engagement at Aldershot on 1 August 1890. Sold with copied discharge papers.
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3621 L/Cpl. A. Davie. 1/Cam: Hdrs.) very fine £240-£280 --- Alexander Davie attested for the Cameron Highlanders and served during the Nile Expedition of 1898 (medal and Khedive’s medal with clasps ‘The Atbara, Khartoum’). He saw later service during the Boer War (medal with clasps ‘Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen’ with the Mounted Infantry company of the Cameron Highlanders. He was killed in action at Nooitgedacht on 13 December 1900, when, of the 40 men present, one officer and eight other ranks were killed, and ten others wounded. Sergeant Donald Farmer, was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded officer under a very heavy and close fire to a place of safety, before returning to action. Sold with copy medal roll extracts.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4292 Trpt. G. Walker, 2nd Dragoons) suspension a little slack, edge nicks, nearly very fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: Cassidy Collection of Medals to Trumpeters, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004. Garnet Charles Walker was born in Hounslow, London and enlisted in the Royal Scots Greys in June 1896, aged 14 years. Appointed a Bandsman in March 1898 and a Trumpeter in February 1900, he served in South Africa during the Boer War from 23 September 1900 and 3 April 1901. He was later appointed a Lance-Corporal but reverted to the rank of Bandsman and was discharged on 10 May 1908. Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract, and other research.
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