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Lot 5
Military – Afghan Wars – Lt Col Dennie fine ms document being a long list of charges brought against Lt Col William Dennie of 13th Light Infantry at Agra by the order of Maj Gen James Watson Commander in Chief India. A total of 28 charges written in a neat secretarial hand on 13pp folio. A remarkably long list of charges against a senior officer. Dennie is charged with deserting his men bullying falsifying muster rolls using offensive language etc. Clearly Dennie was one of those heroes who didn’t suffer fools gladly and followed his own military agendas. But a hero Dennie certainly was as he later played an important role in the storming of Kabul at the start of the first Afghan War his account of the campaign was published in 1843. A remarkable and intriguing document which reveals considerable information on the British army at this time.
Lot 46
Bookplates The Artists & Engravers of British & American Book plates by H W Fincham London 1897. 136pp plus plates folio covers a little soiled but interior seems in good order and complete. A useful reference source. Fincham lists details of more than 1500 artists and engravers who have signed about 5000 bookplates
Lot 129
Royalty – Queen Adelaide Queen Consort of William IV two ms account books being the personal accounts of Queen Adelaide 18 & 20pp folio respectively (two pages ripped out from one and half a page torn out of the other – rest intact) dated from April 1844 to 1845 and from April 1847 to March 1848 (the year she died) with loosely inserted summary on a bifolium dated June 25th 1848. Both written in German. One has a letter tipped in being a letter of commendation for a personal servant to Queen Adelaide signed by E Ballinger Housekeeper to the late Queen. Of the greatest rarity. Personal accounts for leading members of the Royal Family rarely if ever appear on the market. As these have been drawn up in German it would seem likely that they refer to Queen Adelaide’s German accounts though she is clearly referred to on the title pages as the Queen of Great Britain not her German title of Princess of Saxe-Meiningen. In fine fresh condition
Lot 170
WWI – Royal Flying Corps record book of 74th Squadron – London Colney Royal Flying Corps written out in a neat hand contained in a large folio ledger fully filled approx 245 pp covering the period December 1917 to March 1918. Each section signed off by appropriate officer legible throughout. A remarkable survivor from WWI and providing considerable information on the day to day operations of an RFC squadron at the height of WWI when aerial warfare was beginning to become a decisive weapon. During the period covered by the ledger the Commanding Officer was Major L J Fiennes and clearly the squadron was an advanced training unit providing higher instruction prior to their dispatch to France or in some cases re-instruction for pilots coming back from the Front. The ledger records are divided into two parts: operational and administration. The former dealing with officer responsibilities including programme of work including flying gunnery buzzing and anti-gas and the latter dealing with attachments and leaves including many American officers and cadets. There are courts of enquiry into accidents and deaths discipline punishments equipment aeroplanes and engines etc. 74 Squadron was formed on July 1st 1917 at Northolt and subsequently moved to London Colney.
Lot 318
Presbyterians – Oliver Heywood early 19th c transcript of Oliver Heywood’s account of his father Richard Heywood clergyman of Bolton Lancashire. Written in a neat hand on 22pp folio with various further amendments two pages of further notes tipped to paper wrappers and with a further 2pp folio being the transcript of a love letter from Oliver Heywood to his wife. The account includes references to events in the Civil War particularly when Prince Rupert attacked Bolton and the actions which Richard Heywood took to prevent key ecclesiastical documents getting into the Royalist hands.It is not clear when this transcript was written but the paper bears a watermark dated 1810.
Lot 363
India and the Punjab – Illustrated folio from a Sikh Manuscript written in joined up Gurmukhi Script circa 19th century – Punjab or Lahore with illustration to centre showing two groups of opposing warriors four being archers on horseback. Highlighted in gold in fine condition with vibrant colours. Framed and glazed not examined out of frame. Approx 8x6 ins.
Lot 364
India and the Punjab – Illustrated folio from a Sikh Manuscript written in joined up Gurmukhi Script circa 19th century – Punjab or Lahore with illustration to centre showing a group of warriors with a white horse. Highlighted in gold in fine condition with vibrant colours. Framed and glazed not examined out of frame. Approx 8x6 ins. Provenance: a German collection.
Lot 404
India and the Punjab – Large lithograph published by Lowes Dickinson from the 1843 large folio titled ‘Prison Sketches Comprising portraits of the Cabul prisoners and other subjects by Lieut V Eyre’ size 54 cms x 38 cms. Includes Shah Shuja Ool Moolk Mahomed Akber Khan Alexander Burnes Sir WIlliam Hay McNaghten Bart. First 2 portraits are from the original sketches from life by G T Vigne. Has some foxing and water mark on the bottom.
Lot 434
India and the Punjab Large folio memorandum 2pp regarding the allowance of £12000 for Sir John Login as superintendent of Maharajah Duleep Singh. Detailed letter about the finances in regards to the young Sikh rulers household. Login as a father figure to the Maharajah after the annexation of the Punjab and the young Prince became his ward up until he reached adulthood. Login was paid an allowance for his duties to the Maharajah which according even to the Maharajah was insufficient and argued with the India Office for many years until Login’s death in 1863.
Lot 500
Stanley Mills, British 1923-2004- Surrealist head study; gouache, dated May 49, 37.2x25cm: together with a mixed folio of works on paper by the same hand, to include wartime head and figure studies, some dated, in pencil, black and coloured chalk, gouache etc, (11) (unframed), (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Lot 312
Two albums of assorted postcards to include topographical cards, Christmas cards, etc, together with a folio containing various Victorian and later Christmas cards and other assorted ephemera and a packet of assorted mid 20th Century theatre programmes to include The Globe Theatre "Nude with a violin", a new comedy by Noel Coward starring John Gielgud, Joyce Kerry, David Horn and Kathleen Harrison, etc, The Old Vic Company 1959-1960 Season "The Importance of Being Ernest" starring Alec McCowen, Norman Scace, Judy Dench, etc (ILLUSTRATED)
Lot 77
A COLLECTION OF TEN MISC. SLEEVED FOLIO BOOKS INCL. CITIES AND CIVILISATIONS, MAPPING THE WORLD, SHAKESPEARE`S LIFE AND WORLD, THE BUCANEEERS OF AMERICA ( WORN SPINE ), MOZART, VIRGINIA WOLFF THE ROOMS OF ONE `S OWN AND OTHER ESSAYS, CIDER WITH ROSIE BY LAURIE LEE, THE SOMME, THE EAGLE OF THE NIGHT BY ROSEMARY SUTTCLIFF AND THE WIT OF OSCAR WILDE
Lot 79
A COLLECTION OF MISC. FOLIO BOOKS MAINLY ON CLASSICAL THEMES INCL. FOUR VOLS. THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY THOMAS HODGKIN, EIGHT VOLS. THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ( IN ORIGINAL PLASTIC COVER ), A HISTORY OF ENGLAND BRITTANIA, A HISTORY OF ROMAN BRITAIN BY SHEPPARD FRERE, LIVES OF THE LATER CAESARS, JULIUS CAESAR BT CHRISTIAN MAEIER, THE TWELVE CAESARS BY ROBERT GRAVESAND MARCUS AURELIUS MEDITATIONS BY MAXWELL STANIFORTH ( 17 BOOKS )
Lot 81
A COLLECTION OF NINE MISC. SLEEVED FOLIO BOOKS INCL. CAPTAIN COOK`S VOYAGES, A HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF THE UNITED STATES BY ANGIE DEVO,T E LAWRENCE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, THE RAJ AN EYE WITNESS HISTORY, THE SOURCE OF THE NILE RICHARD BURTON, THE FATAL SHORE BY ROBERT HUGHES, AND THREE VOLS. PEPYS DIARY
Lot 288
A stained wood stationery box, the sloping hinged lid revealing a fitted interior with silk lining and mounted with Oriental style brass detail including flowers and insects, a similarly mounted folio case and a brass inkwell with hinged scalloped lid and a scrolled pierced brass base on a wooden mount
Lot 1899
A large collection of RAF and WWII related books to include, Great stories of the Victoria Cross (signed by many VC and GC recipients), A celebration of Achievement- menu, , B17 over Berlin personal stories from the 95th bomb group, Eleventh reunion dinner of Victoria cross and George cross association, The register of the George cross, The register of the Victoria cross, The flying Scots- a century of aviation in Scotland, So many… a limited edition art folio, The Victoria cross 1856-1964. The journal of the orders and medals research society, VC`s of the Air, Strike hard strike sure, epics of the bombers, The Munster raid, before and after, A thousand shall fall, Bomber barons, A nursery of the air force, The moon shines bright, The iron claw-a conscripts tale, High endeavours, Thundering through the clear air , The defenders of Malta, The British airman, experiences of war, The man in the hot seat, Blue skies (signed), No. 50 squadron and no.61 squadron, Bomber command Royal Air Force roll of honour 1939-1945, So few, a folio dedicated to all who fought and won the battle of Brittan x2, The dam busters squadron, Fifty years of 617 squadron RAF, A folder to Violet Reid, Wigtown, A brief record of operations at this war time airfield in south west Scotland, Dispatch on war operations, Lancaster at war, Classic RAF battles- from world war one to the present, Brace by wire to fly by wire, (a lot)
Lot 327
A folio of ephemera to include 17th, 18th and 19th Century newspapers, various invitations, etc including two tickets to "The Coronation of Her Most Sacred Majesty Queen Victoria Thursday 28th June 1838 at Westminster Abbey", no`d. 44 and 45, invitation to "A Ball on Monday 21st January 1878" from The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, two tickets to "The Royal Progress of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary 23rd June 1911", no`d. 467 and 468, a sheet "The London Gazette" from Thursday November 28 to Monday December 2 1678, printed by The Newcomb in The Savoy 1678, "The Times Wednesday October 3 1798", "The Times Saturday March 12 1814", "Journals des Débats Politiques et Litteraires Vendredi 5 Janvier 1816", "The Guardian Saturday May 5 1821", a copy of "A Sermon preach`d at the Funeral of the Rt. Honorable John Earl of Rochester who died at Woostock-Parck July 26th 1680 ..." printed and sold by H. Hills 1707, an Auction Catalogue "Boxmoor, Herts-A Catalogue of household furniture ... which will be sold by auction by Mr. Parnell on Tuesday April 14th 1846 ... Row-Down House, Boxmoor, Herts", 13 sheets of Nursery Rhymes, Nursery Poems and other stories printed Banbury by J.G. Rusher, and various other items to include cards, envelopes, etc.
Lot 65
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, ill E J Detmold, Folio Society 1999, 1st Folio Society edn, 4to, orig pict cl gt, s-c + EDITH NESBIT: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, ill I Moore, Folio Society 1999, 1st Folio Society edn, orig pict cl, s-c + THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND ONE NIGHT, ill E Fraser, Folio Society 1958, 1st Folio Society edn, 4 vols, orig parch bkd decor bds (6)
Lot 88
OMAS, Europa limited edition fountain pen, no.81/3500, 1992, the blue vegetal resin barrel of dodecagonal section, with gold plated cap band engraved with eleven stars, and set on the last facet with a single cut diamond, with two colour 18 carat gold nib, piston filler, in a similarly numbered perspex presentation case with outer card packaging and paperwork. This pen was designed to commemorate the signing of the Maastricht Economic Treaty on 7 February 1992. The twelve stars represent the twelve participating countries. The first twelve pens produced were presented to the Heads of State who signed the Treaty. This pen is offered with a folio of copies of the thank you letters sent to OMAS, written by four of the signatories.
Lot 108
Arts & Crafts Architecture Richardson (Margaret), Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects - Edwin Lutyens, 1973, folio, dust wrapper; Hussey (Christopher), The Life of Sir Edwin Lutyens, 1953, dust wrapper; Davey (Peter), Arts and Crafts Architecture, 1995, dust wrapper; with a quantity of others (qty)
Lot 110
Blomfield (Reginald) & Newton (William Godfrey) The Work of Ernest Newton, R.A. 1925, 4to., cloth; Hanneford-Smith (W.), The Architectural Work of Sir Banister Fletcher, 1934, numbered ltd. edition of 500, original cloth gilt; Anon., The Work of Cram and Ferguson Architects, including work by Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson, 1929, folio, original cloth (3)
Lot 113
The Architectural Association A Memorial of the Late J.D. Sedding, Being Illustrations of his Works compiled by the Architectural Association, with a short Sketch of his Life by H. Wilson, 1892, large folio, twin portrait frontis, title illustrated by W.R. Lethaby, 33 plates, original boards; Bolton (Arthur T.), The Architecture of Robert and James Adam, 1758-1794, 1922, 2 vols, folio, a.e.g., original cloth (3)
Lot 114
Architects Linstrum (Derek), Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects - The Wyatt Family, 1973, folio, dust wrapper; Fisher (George) et al., Catalogue of the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects - The Scott Family, 1981, folio, dust wrapper; Harris (John) & Higgott (Gordon), Inigo Jones, Complete Architectural Drawings, 1989, dust wrapper; with a large quantity of others (qty)
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