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![* Donald McCormick Archive. [Pigou, Arthur Cecil, 1877-1959]. English economist who taught at the University of Cambridge and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27b5cdfc-fc3c-49b1-9e32-ada600c31087/b37f6ecf-2520-4ddb-97a0-ada600fe017a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 188
* Donald McCormick Archive. [Pigou, Arthur Cecil, 1877-1959]. English economist who taught at the University of Cambridge and was considered the most effective Russian spy in Great Britain for fifty years. An interesting archive of research documents and letters, etc., compiled by Donald McCormick in the late 1970s, in connection with his suppressed book The British Connection: Russia’s Manipulation of British Individuals and Institutions (1979) including 3 Typed Letters Signed by the Nobel prize winning economist and philosopher Friedrich Hayek, each 1 page, 4to (2) and 8vo (1), Freiburg, September – October 1984, each to Donald McCormick, stating ‘Having long been intrigued by the to me at first unbelievable stories that the late Professor A. C. Pigou was a Russian spy and having at last succeeded in obtaining a copy of your book The British Connection, I am at last more or less persuaded that you must be right. I not only knew Pigou probably better than any other person still living and not only had been staying with him in College, shared lectures with him (while I was with the L.S.E. evacuated to Cambridge during the war) played chess with him and even climbed with him in the Lake District, but as I now realize, was subject by him to exactly the tests which you described after I mentioned to him that I had without hesitation visited my native Austria when war was likely to break out any moment, because I knew that as an experienced Alpinist I should always be able to cross into Switzerland or Italy without difficulty. Also, characteristically, he dropped me as suddenly when he discovered that my political views made me wholly unsuitable for the purpose he evidently had in mind’ and further arranging a luncheon at the Reform Club in order to discuss Pigou and the suppression of McCormick’s book, further letters from individuals who knew or met Pigou, Wilfrid Noyce, Richard Terrell and others, including a lengthy correspondence with McCormick from Richard Holmes, another letter providing what limited details existed of Pigou’s service with the Friends Ambulance Unit in World War I, various pages of manuscript notes by McCormick relating to Pigou, a copy of his last will and testament, and a small 12mo pocket diary for 1905 believed by McCormick to have belonged to Pigou and with various entries written in pigpen cipherQty: (approx. 20)NOTESDonald McCormick (1911-1998) British journalist and historian who also wrote under the pseudonym Richard Deacon. As a journalist on the foreign desk of The Sunday Times McCormick at one stage worked alongside Ian Fleming.
Lot 74
A reproduction circular inlaid burr walnut occasional table with central rectangular panel to the top, raised on three turned supports to outswept scrolling feet, 70 x 53cm (af). CONDITION REPORT The central rectangular panel looks to be a later replacement, crazing to the polish, patch repairs visible, central section at top of the foot appears to be missing a small urn, one of the feet has been crudely repaired with visible screws, may previously been a chess table
Lot 78
A reproduction mahogany quarter veneered and floral inlaid fold-over games table, interior with chess board within a swag and ribbon decoration with floral border, raised on reeded tapering supports to cross-stretcher terminating in brass tulip feet, 76 x 73 x 43cm. CONDITION REPORT There is some fading to the top surface with a small patch to the front left where the veneer has come away, there is residue across the central part of the table and scratches to the right hand side with a small chip to the veneer around the front turn, light surface wear to the cross stretcher and interior
Lot 739
A quantity of toys to include boxed Corgi and Matchbox type diecast vehicle, together with some loose including Dinky Austin Lorry 064, other diecast vehicles, a Fisher Price toy vehicle, a cased stained wooden dominoes set with greyhound to the reverse, a modern wooden chess set and cast lead farm animals and figures, unmarked.
Lot 1605
A mixed treenware lot to include a good quality continental serpentine casket with baise lined interior, 14cm wide, together with a further similar box with segmented interior, a lacquered box, pair of lacquered wine coasters, and a further sheet metal tea caddy with segmented interior, St George style antique chess set and further chess set in games box (8)
Lot 865
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED TOYS AND GAMES etc, to include Waddington 'Totopoly' , Parker 'Risk', Ariel Productions/BBC 'Zoo Quest', boxed K & C pocket chess, Pepys 'Goal' card game, Pepys 'British Birds', Mickey Mouse 'Shuffled Symphonies', Spears 'Animal Snap', chess, dominoes, Patience, Bezique etc, contents not checked (two boxes)
Lot 761
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED TOYS, GAMES AND MISC ITEMS, to include Chad Valley Terrier soft toy, circa 1930's with Chad Valley British Hygenic Toys celluloid button underneath, leather collar on neck and stitched label to inside of right rear leg, grey fur, vertically stitched nose, amber glass eyes, some fur loss and wear, especially under the collar, length approximately 27cm, height approximately 23cm, aluminium childs kitchen set, assorted wooden figures and animals, assorted card games, to include circa 1930's, Pepy 'Peter and the Wolf' from Disney's 'Make Mine Music' and Mickey Mouse 'Shuffled Symphonies', Chad Valley 'Snap', Faulkners 'Zoo Misfitz', carved wooden St. Bernard dog figure, painted wooden moneybox in the form of a cottage (with two keys), wooden box with mother or pearl inlay to lid, boxed wooden chess set, etc (box and loose)
Lot 569
A VINTAGE CHESS SET AND OTHER VINTAGE TOYS, comprising a folding wooden chessboard with a set of wooden chess pieces, s.d, the plain interior containing draughts pieces, a wooden 'Lotto' box containing cards and wooden markers and a boxed 'Sandown' horse racing game, together with the bottom half of a cigar box (4)
Lot 173
A FOLDING WOODEN CHESSBOARD AND PIECES With two full sets of chess pieces, metal handle Measures 50cm x 50cm; 7cm tall when closed Condition: Minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use, scratches, scuffs, chip to one wood coloured pawn, felt loosening on a few pieces. The chessboard with some black marks
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