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Click here to subscribeENGLAND AUTOGRAPHS A menu from the Palace Hotel Copenhagen, signed on the reverse by the England team who played the first England International game v Denmark which took place on 26/9/48 in Copenhagen, 11 good ink signatures, Swift, Cockburn, Scott, Aston, Franklin, Wright, Matthews, Milburn, Lawton, Shackleton and Hagan. Good
1931 ENGLAND Official weekly French Football Federation issue released on 21 May 1931 reviewing France v England played 14 May in Colombes, Paris, 12-page issue. France recorded their first ever victory over England in the seventh full International between the two nations winning 5-2. Central fold. Minor tears to edge Generally good
TOTTENHAM Twenty eight home programmes, season 50/51, minor duplication and includes Festival of Britain v Borussia Dortmund. Spurs first Championship season, some team changes, scores, scorers, small tears and other minor faults, one or two a little grubby and occasional one has larger tears, overall most are at least Fair-Generally good, some just Fair and possibly a couple are Poor-Fair. As described
SPEEDWAY 1929 Wembley Speedway programme dated 26/9/1929, this was the first season of speedway at Wembley. This programme is for the 25th meeting and covers Lancashire v Yorkshire (who had 3 Wembley riders) plus open events including riders from Wembley, Stamford Bridge, Crystal Palace and Australia. Pencil scores, slight fold. Generally
ENGLAND CAP White England Cap awarded to Fred Bullock of Huddersfield Town v Ireland, October 23rd 1920 at Roker Park, England won the game 2-0 and this was the only International appearance by Bullock, Fred Bullock, born July 1866 in Hounslow and played as an Amateur for Ilford, captaining England against Ireland shortly before turning professional with Huddersfield Town, playing 25 times in their first Football League season 1910-11 Bullock went on to play 202 times for Huddersfield, scoring one goal (his position was left back). This resulted in him being selected for England against Ireland in 1920 and whilst his appearance was not an unqualified success, it was well deserved as he was 34 years old and managed the Amateur / Professional double. The Cap is generally good being completely intact with just some very minor ageing, no musty smells and lining is also intact. Generally good
FIRST DAY COVERS Approx 70 items, predominantly First Day Covers relating to Man City. Many have a signature, e.g Rodney Marsh, Peter Barnes, Mike Doyle, Willie Donachie, Brian Kidd, Tony Book, Mike Summerbee, Joe Corrigan etc. Also includes postcards and World Cup commemorative stamps (2002). Very good
CONCORDE MACHMETER a wonderful Concorde 210 G - BOAD Machmeter, now mounted on a wooden plinth. This was presented to Peter Gravestock on his retirement in 1987, following long service at BOAC and British Airways. This plane was first registered in 1975 and completed it`s last flight in 2003, landing at JFK Airport.
BRONZE OF A GERMAN SHEPHERD - SIGNED signed L Riche, naturalistically modelled and on a fruitwood stand. Plaque reads, Les Amis D`Aniane A Mr J Almes, Xbre 1923, and stamped Unis France. 14ins (36cms) high *Louis Riche was born in Paris and first exhibited at the Salon in 1896 at the age of 19. He produced many animal subjects but is best known for his models of German Shepherds.
LETTER SCALES - SHANNON & CHESAPEAKE BATTLE 1813 a wonderful set of letter scales made from the Beam of H M Frigate Shannon, which captured the United States Frigate Chesapeake in 1813. The wooden stand is beautifully carved, and mounted with brass scales and weights, stamped T J Smith. Son & Co London. The top is inset with a brass plaque which reads, As they did the war provoke, We`ll pay them with our cannon. And the first to do it will be Broke in the gallant ship the Shannon. 12ins (30cms) across 1810. NAVAL PHOTOGRAPH - PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR the photograph showing a warship, frigate etc, mounted in an oak frame. Also with another Naval photograph
ROOPER, GEORGE. - A FOX`S TALE A Sketch of the Hunting Field. 1867; The Autobiography of the late Salmo Salar.. Edited by a Fisherman 1867. First Editions. Bound together with : (Lowth, Robert) Billesdon Coplow, Feb 24th, 1800. Edition Alters.., Dublin 1845. (a poem on hunting). 8vo., cont. half calf. Bookplate of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse of Uplands, Yarlington, Somerset, and another of Cosmo-George Russell.
TWO PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. Two albums of German Warships 1868-1918 and 1890-1945. Including Charlotte, Blucher, Irene, Princess Wilhelm, First-Bismarck, Panzerfruezer, Roon, Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Arcona, Schwalbe, Hamburg, etc. Some magazine illustrations in the content, the second album only partially filled.
AN AIRCREW WW11 CASUALTY GROUP. 1939 and Aircrew Europe Star, Defence & War medal group of four issued to Sergeant Kenneth Frederick Green. Date of death given as 29/03/1943 whilst serving in 97 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Flying Lancaster Bombers his first listed mission with the Sqdn was on the 22/23rd March St Nazaire raid in R5552P, `Mission abandoned due to engine trouble-Bombs jettisoned except 3 x 1000lb which hung up`. His second and last mission is on the 29th/30th in ED754A again St Nazaire with PO Weight, Sgts K F Green, E F Ball, R J Whatley, A Kemp, L C Fisk and J Tongue. Up 17:57-Aircraft & Crew missing. Listed next to the pilot on both occasions he was presumably the second pilot on both raids. Aged 20 the son of Frederick Edward and Ethel Green of Greenway Rd , Taunton, Somerset. In the original box of issue with entitlement slip 574948 Sgt Green with X`s marked 1939/45 and Aircrew Europe Stars, Defence& War Medal. Complete with original ribbons addressed to his mother from the Air Ministry, also his scroll GV1 RI commemorating Sergeant K F Green, Royal Air Force.
Architecture - Cicognara, Leopoldo Le fabbriche piu cospicue di Venezia. Venice, 1820. First edition, folio, volume 2 only, contemporary half morocco, worn, hinges cracking, lacking front free endpaper; Greber, Jacques L`architecture aux Etats-Unis. Paris, 1920. 4to, 2 volumes, frontispieces, plates, original paper wrappers, wrapper of volume 2 torn, interior clean; Gillespie, James Details of Scottish domestic architecture. Edinburgh: George Waterston, 1922. Folio, original cloth gilt; Nicoll, James Domestic architecture in Scotland. Aberdeen, 1908. 4to, original green cloth gilt; Lutyens, Sir Edward Houses & Gardens. London: Country Life, 1925. Third impression, folio, original red cloth gilt, lacking dustwrapper; McKim, Mead & White A monograph of the work of... New York, [no date]. Folio, 2 volumes, loose in portfolios; and another volume (9)
Audsley, George Ashdown & William James Polychromatic decoration as applied to buildings in the mediaeval styles. London, 1882. First edition, folio, 36 chromolithograph plates in colour and gold, original brown cloth gilt, rubbing to edges, chipped at head and tail, tear to backstrip, gutta percha perished [leaves loose], foxing to half title and contents page but plates clean; Byron, G.G.N., Lord The prisoner of Chillon... London, 1865. 4to, illustrated by W. & G. Audsley, 20 chromolithograph leaves decorated in colour and gold, original decorative cloth gilt, boards loose, backstrip torn, gutta percha perished, leaves loose, some foxing; Audsley, W. & G. Handbook of Christian symbolism. London, [1865]. Small 4to, frontispiece, 7 chromolithograph plates, original decorative gilt, rubbed, hinges split, backstrip torn, foxing; [Idem] The sermon on the Mount. London, [1861]. Folio, illustrated by W. & G. Audsley & Charles Rolt, frontispiece, chromolithograph throughout, orginal decorative cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, worn at corners, gutta percha perished, leaves loose, tears to some edges (4)
Guillim, John A display of heraldrie. London: printed by William Hall for Raph. Mab, 1611. First edition, second issue, folio, [14], 276, 271-284, engraved title, woodcuts, front free endpaper misbound after title, large stain to A4, lacking F3 [replacement in manuscript], inner hinges repaired with black tape, title page trimmed at upper and lower edge [previous ink inscription cut from top], repairs to some edges [including previous worm damage from Hh3 onwards], ink marginalia throughout, previous ink inscription scored through on colophon, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, bookplate Note: STC 12501 Second issue of the first edition dated 1611 on title, colophon reads "London. Printed by William Hall and are to be sold by Raphe Mab. 1610." Provenance: Ian Harkness, bookplate.
Lawrence, T.E. - Pirie-Gordon, H. A brief record of the advance of the Egyptian expeditionary force. Cairo: Government Press, 1919. First edition, 4to, linen-backed frontispiece portrait of General Allenby, full page colour key and 55 maps, a few manuscript annotations, brown cloth backed printed wrappers, spine and wrappers worn, small tear to right hand margin of last plate, some creasing, a few stains and marks, slipcase Provenance: From the estate of Late Colonel P.L. Bradfer-Lawrence.
Lawrence, T.E. - Pirie-Gordon, H. A brief record of the advance of the Egyptian expeditionary force... London, 1919. Second edition, 4to, frontispiece portrait of General Allenby, key and 55 maps, publisher`s printed boards, covers rubbed at edges; Lawrence, T.E. An essay on Flecker. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937. First American edition, 8vo, one of approx. 70 copies, original wrappers, preserved in black morocco backed folding box; [Idem] The diary of T.E. Lawrence. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937. First American edition, 8vo, one of 56 copies, original wrappers, preserved in black morocco backed folding box (3) Note: O`Brien A012, A199, A195. Provenance: From the estate of Late Colonel P.L. Bradfer-Lawrence.
Byron, G.G.N., Lord Don Juan, cantos III, IV, and V. London: Thomas Davison, 1821. First edition, 12mo, half-title, original boards, uncut, slightly worn, some spotting, upper hinge splitting; Idem Don Juan. [Cantos I-II]. London: Thomas Davison, 1819. 8vo, half-title, original boards, uncut, spine worn, some spotting; Homer Ilias. Glasgow: R. & A. Foulis, 1747. 2 volumes, 12mo, edited by S. Clarke, Greek and Latin text, contemporary vellum; Williamson, H. Tarka the Otter. 1932. 8vo, illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe, dust-jacket spine discoloured; Auden, W.H. Homage to Clio. 1960. First edition, dust-jacket; Graves, R. No more ghosts. 1940. First edition, dust-jacket; Mare, W. de la The traveller. 1946. 4 lithographs by John Piper; Wilde, Oscar The ballad of Reading gaol. By C.3.3. London: L. Smithers, 1899. 8vo, original cloth, binding soiled; and a small quantity of literary books
Kipling, Rudyard The jungle book. London: Macmillan, 1894. First edition, 2nd printing, illustrations, original cloth, some spotting, bookplate; Idem The second jungle book. London: Macmillan, 1895. First edition, illustrations, 2pp. advertisements, original cloth, some spotting, bookplate, both slightly rubbed, folding box
Inscribed Copy - Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the philosopher`s stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Second impression [number line 10 to 2], 8vo, inscribed by Rowling on dedication leaf "To David - first book for first born! With best wishes from JK Rowling", original boards, a very clean and bright copy
Signed copies - Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the philosopher`s stone. 19th impression, inscribed on dedication leaf "to Bryony, with best wishes, J.K. Rowling", original paperback, Smarties Gold Award Winner label to upper cover, split and slight wear to bottom of spine, slightly rubbed at extremities; Idem Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets. First edition, first impression, signed on front endpaper "J.K. Rowling", original cloth, dust-jacket very slightly frayed at corners and small tear at head of lower jacket (2) Note: The volumes were inscribed and signed respectively for the vendor as a child at a book-signing session at Edinburgh.
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