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Lot 192

Crime and Punishment – the George Parkman murder case ‘Report of the case of John W Webster... indicted for the murder of George Parkman...’ Boston Charles C Little and James Brown 1850. A comprehensive report on one of the most controversial cases in American history. 628pp folio library stamps. The inside cover bears an autograph dedication signed by Pliny Merrick who was one of the defending counsel in the case who rose to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. The Parkman case is still controversial today mainly because it involved two leading Professors at Harvard Medical School and for the fact that it was the first to be decided on dental evidence. It has long been suggested that Webster who was hanged for the murder was in fact innocent.

Lot 193

France original typescript entitled ‘France Between the Wars’ by Frederick Carey 106pp 4to bound in green cloth boards apparently unpublished. A first hand account of France immediately after WWI and ending in June 1940 when the author who appears to have been a British wine importer left in the wake of the German invasion. Despite its title this typescript is largely devoted to the run up to WWII and the events in France into the wartime period and as such provide a vivid first hand account of what was taking place up to and during the German invasion as well as the evacuation of the people from France into England

Lot 219

Royalty – Elizabeth II scarce document on a single leaf of vellum with superb calligraphic letter in fine colours highlighted with gold being a Royal Letters Patent appointing Sir Joseph Stanley Holmes to be Baron Dovercourt of Harwich dated January 18th 1954 and with a superb impression of the Great Seal of Elizabeth II showing the enthroned Queen on the obverse and the Queen mounted on horseback on the reverse. The document and seal are housed in a custom made red morocco bound case and are in superb condition. The seal in dark green lacquer measures some 7 ins in diameter and is contained within its own red leather skippet with the Royal Arms in gilt on its cover. This is unquestionably one of the finest Royal documents we have ever seen and the only one bearing the seal of the present Queen. Ironically it is easier to obtain an example of the Great Seal of the first Queen Elizabeth than it is of the second – indeed the Great Seals of all the British Monarchs post Queen Victoria rarely appear on the market. The present document relates to the Liberal politician Joseph Holmes and by this document he was granted a hereditary peerage. Only a very small number of Letters Patent of this nature were issued each year before they were abolished in 1964 to be replaced with the present system of Life Peerages. Normally documents of this nature would remain within the family (for obvious reasons) but it appears that Holmes who at one point was Chairman of the Beecham Group of Companies died without issue.

Lot 220

Autograph – Royalty – Queen Elizabeth II a superb b&w 12x10 portrait of the Queen (when a Princess) showing her in military uniform on horseback signed ‘Elizabeth’ in a lighter portion of the image. Framed and glazed and in excellent condition. This is one of the finest portraits of the Queen we have seen. It was taken in 1947 on the occasion when she first took part in the Trooping of the Colour as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.

Lot 249

India – autograph – Sir John Malcolm Governor of Bombay autograph letter signed (watermarked 1821) thanking his correspondent for some papers and asking him to ‘think of my next edition up to 1820 of the Sketches of India’. Malcolm wrote the first full study of the Sikh people called ‘Sketch of the Sikhs in 1812’.

Lot 253

India – Viscount Gough small group of handwritten notes and calculatios of the army and regiments in the Sutlej Aliwal Ferozeshah and Sobraon. The notes give an indication of the number of men in each regiment which were mobilised for the first Sikh War of 1845-6

Lot 279

India – Ranjit Singh first edition copy of Ranjit Singh by Sir Lepel Griffin Oxford 1892 folding map of India still present ex libris Oxford University Press Delegates Library

Lot 349

WWII – Mussolioni a rare limited edition copy of ‘Richard Wagner und die Stadt der Meistersinger’ by Richard Wilhelm Stock Berlin 1938 first edition deluxe limited edition of 10 copies with vellum binding this being number 6. With autograph presentation by Stock to Mussolini [trans.] ‘To the Great Friend of the German People and active promoter of Italian-German cultural co-operation...’ Nuremberg June 27th 1938. This was presented to Mussolini when he made his ground breaking tour of German cities in the year before the outbreak of WWII. Stock’s book on the life of Wagner obviously received Nazi approval. Mussolini was given number 6 in the limited edition of 10 – the first one naturally went to Hitler himself

Lot 350

WWII – aviation an original copy of the maintenance manual for the Fairy Battle 1 Light Bomber used by the RAF in the early part of WWII – the first operational aircraft to enter service with a Merlin engine. A highly detailed volume with numerous diagrams and various handwritten technical notations.

Lot 375

WWII –Mosley and the fascists – Arnold Leese remarkable typed copy of a letter to Leese from Captain E H Batt of the Yacht ‘Alianora’ – the yacht which took Oswald Mosley into exile in the Mediterranean in 1949. Signed off by Leese with initials to base and with a further note in Leese’s hand implicating the Duchess of Windsor as a close friend of Mosley. In his letter Batt describes Mosley as ‘the biggest liar I have come in contact with & he’s a fraud & a charlatan...he threatened to sue me for £400 when I told him yesterday that I wld leave...’ Leese notes at first in typescript :’...I have noticed that O.M. was guest at Antibes on the yacht of Mrs Fellowes. She is three-quarters Jewish high in Kosher Society & a friend of Duchess of Windsor since the latter’s marriage...M visited constantly by Hon Mrs Fellowes ...and by Mrs Simpson...’ Together with a further typescript with two anti-Semitic poems concocted by Leese with two ms insertions in his hand and a typed page of anti-Semitic notes by Leese

Lot 192

A ROYAL CROWN DERBY DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE TWO HANDLED VICTORIAN TANKARD, with underglaze pale blue decoration and gilt border, a two handled Victorian Jubilee tankard with transfer print of The First Steam Engine and five other commemorative tankards

Lot 295

A WORCESTER FIRST PERIOD THREE FLOWERS PATTERN TEA BOWL and saucer

Lot 297

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER UNDERGLAZE BLUE SAUCE BOAT with typical moulded relief decoration, workman`s mark, circa 1755-60 (hair crack)

Lot 300

A WORCESTER FIRST PERIOD SCALE BLUE COFFEE CUP and saucer having panels of oriental flowers, under glazed blue mark to the base

Lot 472

First World War Military interest comprising a brass and enamel cigarette case and a similar tobacco box both with a central medallion enamelled in yellow and with an image of a bugle or a horn and above it Light Division and below "Andenken an das Rheinland" View on staceyauction.com

Lot 684

Two stock books containing a well presented collection of world stamps and various first day covers View on staceyauction.com

Lot 568

2 box files containing 33 sets of wills cigarette cards including do you know, dogs, wild flowers, first aid, and borough arms. View on staceyauction.com

Lot 571

A box containing a large collection of coin and medal collections, Main,y form Esso, Texaco, Sainsburys etc including, FA cub centenary, world cup `98, coins of the world, man in flight, historic cars, world cup `70, word cup 2004 etc, plus a small stamp album and an album of first day covers. View on staceyauction.com

Lot 574

An album containing Great Britain stamps including penny reds, an album of united nations, first day covers, An album of Great Britain PHQ cards and one other album. View on staceyauction.com

Lot 699

Six first world war medals, one French Grande Gverre medal, and five British medals, various recipients 37211, Pte A H Simpson, Pte R-277979 J W Archibold (2 medals) 23874 S.P.R O W Hayes. RE. View on staceyauction.com

Lot 726

A small collection of various first day covers in three albums. View on staceyauction.com

Lot 166

A 9ct gold and enamel Buffalo jewel having three gold bars for the first, second and third degree View on staceyauction.com

Lot 266

A collection of Commonwealth and foreign first day covers and postal history View on staceyauction.com

Lot 44

English Delft ware pottery by Anthony Ray, first edition with original dust jacket and a quantity of books on collecting.

Lot 541

2 First World War Medals, 1914-18 medal and war medal 27428 Pte. T. H. Brassington. North. N. R,; also 3 Second World War Stars, 1939/45 Star, the Italian Star, the African Star; also a similar war medal and a small quantity of other military badges, etc.

Lot 633

A First World Medal, 106023 Pte.M.Hayes Herts.Yeo, also a Victorian medal "Memory of Queen Victoria, 1837-1901", a Remington typewriter medallion and another medal (4)

Lot 685

A Quantity of Various First Day Cover Stamps, including Jersey 1969-97, Guernsey 1969-93, GB 1964-90, Isle of Man 1958-86, etc. in approximately 14 albums

Lot 38

A Royal Doulton Model `My First Horse`

Lot 71

A Beswick chaffinch, a Beswick first edition bullfinch and a Beswick second edition bullfinch.

Lot 370

A Beswick Appolossa Stallion (first version) model 1772a

Lot 423

A group of Stamps and First Day Covers

Lot 1102

Four first editions of Ian Fleming`s James Bond books. ``The spy who loved me`` 1962, ``On Her Majesty`s service`` 1963, ``You only live twice`` 1964, and ``The Man with the golden Gun`` 1965. All hard back with dust covers.

Lot 1770

Two small Royal Doulton figures of Ladies, Rose HN1368 and Debbie HN2400, also a Royal Worcester figure `First Dance` 3629.

Lot 291

A COLLECTION OF FIRST DAY COVERS IN RING BINDER AND A POSTAGE STAMP ALBUM

Lot 122

A Dinky Foden Diesel 8 wheel wagon First Type Cab grey and red.

Lot 218

Two boxes of boxed die cast vehicles to include Lledo Days Gone, Exclusive First Editions, etc.

Lot 292

A box containing 11 albums containing various mid to late 20th Century first day covers

Lot 293

An album containing various first day covers to include Concorde First Flight, 1966 World Cup, etc plus a collection of Penny Reds on various addressed envelopes, etc

Lot 294

A folio containing various first day covers to include The Battle of Britain, 1966 World Cup, etc

Lot 394

ASKEW (20th CENTURY) "A pastoral scene amidst trees", oil on canvas, signed lower right, MUNSEN (20th CENTURY) "Figures crossing a bridge in a Tibetan hilltop village", watercolour, signed and dated 1953, and AFTER FRANK H WAGNER "First light", limited edition coloured print no`d. 55/100, and ENGLISH SCHOOL "St Ninian`s Cave", watercolour, initialled GAT (4)

Lot 1527

TWO FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER POLYCHROME TEAPOTS each polychrome painted with floral sprays, 4 1/2ins. (11.5cms.) dia.

Lot 1531

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER QUEEN`S PATTERN TEA CANISTER with fluted body, blue square fret mark, 4 3/4ins. (12cms.) high

Lot 1532

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE CORNUCOPIA delicately painted with a flowering prunus branch and insects, 8 1/2ins. (21.5cms.) high Godden Reference Collection Label

Lot 1536

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER SHAPED LOZENGE DISH painted with mirror shaped cartouches of exotic birds on a blue scale ground, blue square fret mark, 10 3/4ins. (27cms.) wide

Lot 1537

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE VASE painted with the Telephone Box pattern, within feathery shaped cartouches, blue crescent mark and Thistle Collection A3 label, 7 1/4ins. (18.5cms.) high

Lot 1549

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER POLYCHROME TEAPOT AND COVER painted with chinoiserie figures, 4 1/2ins. (11.5cms.) dia.

Lot 1558

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER QUEEN CHARLOTTES PATTERN TEABOWL AND SAUCER blue crescent mark, paper label for Hanscombe Collection

Lot 1567

A FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER BLUE AND WHITE CABBAGE LEAF MASK JUG painted with floral sprays, blue crescent mark, 8ins. (20cms.) high

Lot 1721

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) VEDUTA DELLA BASILICA DI S. GIOVANNI LATERANO (Hind 8; Wilton-Ely 139) Etching, first published 1749 37 x 54cm. ++ Old vertical crease where formerly folded; damp stains in margins but image generally good

Lot 1742

STANLEY ANDERSON, RA (1884-1966) THE BASKET WEAVER; THE SILK SELLER; THREE MEN IN A PUB Three, line engravings, only the last signed in pencil (from the edition of 40), unframed 16.7 x 16.5cm.; 19.7 x 14.5cm.; and 16 x 17cm. (3) ++ Generally good; the first with light staining

Lot 1798

RUSSELL STEPHENSON (Fl.c.1872-1895) SALMON POOL, METAPEDIAC RIVER, CANADA; OLD CANADIAN HOUSES, SOUTH SIDE OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, OPPOSITE QUEBEC, 1872; CONVENT RUINS, ISLAND OF MONTREAL, 1872 (SCENE OF MASSACRE BY INDIANS) Three, the first initialled and dated 1874, watercolour 16.5 x 23.5cm.; 12.5 x 20.5cm.;and 13.5 x 19.5cm.; with two further subjects by the same hand, "River, Northumberland, 1895", 9.5 x 13cm.; and "Garden at Shanganagh Castle, C. Wicklow, 1879", 17.5 x 11.5cm. (5) Exhibited: London, James Newman (nos. 9, 15, 20, 26, 55 in an exhibition) ++ Each needs a clean; two of the Canadian scenes faded/discoloured

Lot 1840

HARRY MORLEY, ARA, VPRWS (1881-1943) BARBARIANS: THE SACK OF ROME; ROMAN CAPRICCIO; FIGURES IN BOATS BY A BRIDGE Three, each with studio stamp, pen and black ink with washes 28 x 43.5cm.; 36 x 28.5cm.; and 26.5 x 27.5cm. (3) ++ Each in generally good condition but the first in need of a light clean

Lot 2010

EDNA GINESI (1902-2000) WINDOWSILL: STILL LIFE Watercolour and gouache 16 x 28cm.; with two further drawings; and an unframed nude study by Roland Vivian Pitchforth, 55 x 38cm. (4) ++ All but the first with creases, foxing, wear

Lot 5

‡ PAYNE-GALLWEY (Sir Ralph) The Book of Duck Decoys, their Construction, Management and History, first edition 1886, small 4to, 14 coloured lithographed plates (two folding), illustrations, 2pp adverts at end, slight marginal darkening, bookplate of Viscount Hood, original blue cloth (slightly rubbed and faded).

Lot 6

‡ Fur, Feather and Fin Series, 12 volumes 1893-1906, 8vo, first editions, most with a contemporary bookplate to front paste down, some foxing and spotting mainly affecting first and last leaves and edges, bindings tight, part unopened; and a duplicate copy of `The Salmon` (13).

Lot 159

Pierre Jules Mene (1810-1879), Jockey à cheval No.1. a bronze of a racehorse with jockey up, engraved with a German inscription which translates, `"First", Steeplechase for Horses, Pierau 6th April 1890`, 42 x 42cm (16.38 x 16.38in).

Lot 167

Emiel Hartman (20th century), Falcon on a glove, bronze sculpture, signed Emiel H to base, mounted on a square black marble plinth, 88cm (34.32in). Emiel Hartman was born in South Africa, but studied at the Slade School of Art in London and served in the Royal Navy during the First World War. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of British Sculptors and held solo exhibitions at the Grosvenor Gallery, The BH Corner Gallery, and took part in group exhibitions at the Redfern Gallery, Alwyn Gallery, the Royal Academy and elsewhere.

Lot 542

A quantity of first day covers, commemorative crowns and other coins

Lot 569

A large collection of first day covers and coin first day covers, mainly Royal Commemorative

Lot 806

A large quantity of first day covers including BFPO examples, approximately eighty

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