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Click here to subscribeTwo WWI RAF photograph albums, of Egypt and Palestine between 1917 and 1918. The first with 800+ photographs including military scenes, bi-planes, tanks, naval ships and scenes of domestic life, sports etc, the Dome of the Rock and other religious sites, the second album with one hundred and two mostly aerial photographic views, with a box of related ephemera
The Krays: Two letters from Ron Kray, in Brixton prison, the first dated 3rd March 1969 on the eve of the verdict, stating that they will "know tomorrow" and that if they go down JP is to "go and cheer my mother up". The second dated the 5th March 1969 is the first letter after their conviction where he highlights the sentences received
The Krays: Two letters from Reg Kray, one from Parkhurst, the other from Brixton prison, in the first he is comparing his thoughts of the `McVitie` trial at the Old Bailey to his memories of when he was in court in March 1950 for GBH, again in 1957 and in 1964; the other refers to the 1968 trial and the lies of witnesses
The Krays: Two letters from Reg Kray, in Brixton prison, dated 27th March and 9th June 1969, the first refers to evidence from Payne, Cooper & Mitchell and what he thinks of them. He also talks of the FBI and spies, the second also refers to the trial and the testimony of Dixon, errors in the case, reminiscing about The Double R and how the 60`s were one legal battle after another
The Krays: Two letters from Reg Kray, in Brixton prison, 31st October 1968 and 10th January 1969; the first includes an amusing anecdote of a night out Reg had had where he tells of a guest telling him to change profession to which he replied "I could probably pick you up out of the chair and put you on the floor!!!" and how a film star annoyed him; the second where he is frustrated because "everyone we ever had a drink with in the pack says they were in fear of Ron and I. If only the jury and general public could see how most of them used to guzzle the drinks and behave before all this started"
The Krays: Two letters from Reg Kray to his then girlfriend Frances Shea, and one from her to him, dated 13.9.1960 and 7.2.1961, with a copy of her funeral card These letters are of particular importance in the light they throw up on Reg`s first marriage in 1965. While Frances shows her innocent excitement at the thought of marrying this famous criminal, Reg`s description of what he dreams of doing to her after his release, clearly hints at some of the perversions that ended in Frances`s suicide in 1967.
The Krays: A threatening letter to JP from the Kray twins, written by Reg but signed by Ron, about the fairness of solicitors, sharing the responsibility of libel action, expressing views on the division of money and being taken advantage of. Accompany the letter is a first edition of `The Profession of Violence` by John Pearson, 1972, signed, no d.j.
The Krays: The Ron Hart Manuscript and Memoirs, an eighty two page account of Ron`s life with and working for the Kray`s, including insights into the murders of Frank Mitchell, George Cornell and Jack `The Hat` McVitie, with details of Reggies marriage and gang life including "The Rota for Violence", each page is signed. With a secondary manuscript beginning "Those were the Krays my friend and I thought theyd never end". Accompanying this is a letter from Ron Kray referring to Hart as "one of the worst Judas their ever was, he has turned out the most detestable person" and the authors transcript interview. After the Twins themselves, the Ron Hart material, contains probably the most detailed and important unused first-hand information on Kray Twins in the entire archive. A former merchant seaman, pimp and small-time criminal, Hart was a first cousin of the Twins on his mother`s side, and as such enjoyed a particularly trusted position when he joined `the Firm` in 1963. He was at the centre of the whole Twins` operation, including the murder of Cornell, and in 1967 he became a self-confessed accessory to their murder of Jack `the Hat` McVitie. As such, having turned `Queen`s evidence`, he became the key witness against the Twins in their Old Bailey Trial in 1969 when they received 30 year sentences apiece for the Cornell-McVitie murders. The manuscript includes a blood-curdling first-hand account of the frenzied murder of McVitie, precise information on the Kray`s widespread protection rackets throughout London and an unpublished description of the obscene behaviour of Lord Boothby at one of Ron`s sado-masochistic sex-shows. Ron subsequently disappeared, and despite assistance from Scotland Yard`s missing person`s bureau, JP has been unable to discover any information of his whereabouts. At the time there were rumours from the underworld, that the Twins had had their cousin dealt with from inside prison. Ron Hart`s memoirs are unrivalled. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only copy in existence.
The Krays: The John Pearson Archive of typed interviews and notes recorded between 1967 and 1972. This archive covers interviews with both Twins, Charlie, other family members, gang members such as Cowley, Payne, Morgan, Dickson, followers of the Twins, Secret Service notes, police interviews, psychiatric reports on both brothers and his first hand typed report of the 1967-1968 murder trial. It also includes JP`s four hand written note books on the trials, the first coveres the remand hearings in 1968, the other three follow The Old Bailey trial from April to July 1969. This is an unrivalled and extremely rich source of contemporary information on every aspect of the lives of Ron and Reg Kray, much of it never referenced or previously published
An 18th century pear cased pocket watch with unusual dial with single second hand and two subsidiary dials with Roman and Arabic numerals (dial af) with fusee movement by J Wilder, London (No. 1066), the case engraved to reverse `A Token of Respect From The Earl of Exeter to T Rodenhurst 1794`, in outer silver plated case by George Rodgers, Watch and Clock Maker, Drayton, all in a card Harrods watch case with two keys. (Henry Cecil, First Marquise of Exeter, 14 March 1754 - 01 May 1804 was known as Henry Cecil from 1754 - 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 - 1801).
MARMONTEL [(J-F)] CONTES MORAUX first and second editions, each three volumes, engraved plates and titles, half titles, contemporary calf gilt, 18th c engraved bookplates, Paris: 1775 & 1776, - Belisaire, calf, 1777 and sixteen others, all French, mainly 18th c leather or vellum (one armorial) bound books (22)
A large selection of silver plated Motoring Competition trophy cups awarded to A C Westwood from late 1920s to 1960s including Kings Oak Speedway 1928, England`s First Meeting, Colchester Motor Cycle Football 1925 / 26 and Motor Cycle long jump 1926, all inscribed with the event and some bearing badges including six awarded by The British Automobile Racing club in connection with the Eastbourne Rally together with a circular silver plated tray (a qty)
(Dr. Constantin) Aus Revolutionstagen: Gestalten a (Dr. Constantin) Aus Revolutionstagen: Gestalten aus Paris und Versailles im Jahre 1871 one of 600 copies plates and illustrations by Gustave Doré some tipped in original printed boards rebacked preserving old spine rubbed new endpapers Braunschweig 1919 § Wieland (Christoph Martin) Oberon illustrations by Josef Hegenbarth Berlin 1991 § Mendele Mopjcher Sforim. Fischke der Lahme illustrations by Anatoli Kaplan Leipzig 1978 § Brecht (Bertolt) Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder illustrations by Bernhard Heisig Leipzig 1965 all but the first original cloth the second and third with dust-jackets; and a quantity of others modern children`s and illustrated books mostly German v.s. (c.50)(c.50)
Blumenthal (Joseph) Art of the Printed Book 1455-1 New York 1973 § Bauer (Konrad F.) Aventur und Kunst: Eine Chronik des Buchdruckgewerbes... Frankfurt am Main 1940 § Morison (Stanley) The Art of the Printer 1925 § Knuttel (Dr Gerard) The Letter as a Work of Art Amsterdam 1951 plates and illustrations original cloth the first two with dust-jackets most slightly rubbed; and c.15 others similar v.s. (c.20)(c.20)
Brainerd (I.H.) and John Clyde Oswald. Catalogue o exhibited at the Grolier Club one of 300 copies original limp boards glacine wrapper (frayed) slip-case New York Grolier Club 1929 § Rogers (Bruce) The Centaur Types limited edition Chicago 1949 § Blumenthal (Joseph) The Printed Book in America 1977 § McGrew (Mac) American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century second edition New Castle 1993 plates and illustrations all but the first original cloth dust-jackets spines slightly faded; and 4 others modern American printing and book-design 8vo & 4to (8)(8)
[Carter (Harry)] The House of Enschedé 1703-1953 lightly browned original boards rebacked preserving old spine (faded) Haarlem 1953 § van Krimpen (H.) Boek over het maken van boeken Arnhem 1966 § Broos (Kees) 20.Jahrhundert Grafische Formgebung in den Niederlanden Basel 1993 § Ring `neue werbegestalter`: Die Amsterdamer Ausstellung 1931 original wrappers Hanover 1990 illustrations all but the first and last original cloth with dust-jackets slighlty rubbed; and 6 others on Dutch printing design etc. mostly pamphlets 8vo & 4to (10)(10)
Evans (David) John Heartfield AIZ: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung Volks Illustrierte 1930-38 New York 1992 § Thater-Schulz (C. editor) Hannah Höch: Eine Lebenscollage 2 vol. Berlin 1989 § Lissitzky-Küppers (S.) El Lissitzky Dresden 1967 § Dickel (Hans) Künstlerbücher mit Photographie seit 1960 Hamburg 2008 § Rattemeyer (V.) & others. Kurt Schwitters: Typographie und Werbgestaltung original wrappers Wiesbaden 1990 illustrations some colour all but the last original cloth the first three with dust-jackets; and 8 others surrealism photomontage etc. 4to & 8vo(14)
Farner (Konrad) Gustave Doré 2 vol. Dresden n.d.§ Schrenk (Klaus) & others. J.J.Grandville. Karikatur und Zeichnung: Ein Visionär der französischen Romantik Hanover 2000 § Rodari (Florian) & others. Shadows of a Hand: The Drawings of Victor Hugo New York 1998 illustrations original cloth or boards the first with slip-case (rubbed) the others dust-jackets; and 7 others French illustration 4to & 8vo (11)(11)
Geldner (Ferdinand) Die Deutschen Inkunabeldrucker Stuttgart 1970 § Lehmann (K.-D. editor) Bibliotheca Publica Francofurtensis 2 vol. Frankfurt am Main 1984 § Goschen (Viscount) The Life and Times of Georg Joachim Goschen Publisher and Printer of Leipzig 1752-1828 2 vol. bookplates of Ernest H.Shackleton and Robin Myers light spotting 1903 plates and illustrations original cloth the first with dust-jacket the last rubbed; and c.25 others German printing and publishing v.s. (c.30)(c.30)
Haftmann (Werner) Painting in the Twentieth Centur 2 vol. 1960 § Elderfield (John) Henri Matisse: A Retrospective 1992 § Tuchman (M.) & others. Chaim Soutine (1893-1943): Catalogue Raisonné 2 vol. Cologne 1993 § Költzsch (G.-A.) Vincent van Gogh and the Modern Movement 1890-1914 Amsterdam 1980 illustrations many colour original cloth or boards dust-jackets the first and third with slip-cases (a little rubbed or faded); and c.15 others modern art mostly pamphlets 4to & 8vo (c.20)(c.20)
Hindley (Charles) The Life and Times of James Catn woodcuts throughout (some by Bewick) those on preliminary leaves hand-coloured 12pp. catalogue at end occasional spotting later half sheep 1878 § Ball (Johnson) William Caslon 1693-1766 Kineton 1973 § McLean (Ruari) Joseph Cundall: A Victorian Publisher Pinner 1976; The Reminiscences of Edmund Evans reprint Oxford 1967 § Bigmore (F.C.) and C.W.H.Wyman. A Bibliography of Printing facsimile reprint London & New Castle De. 1974 illustrations all but the first original cloth dust-jackets; and c.20 others printers printing etc. 8vo & 4to (c.25) (c.25)
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