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Lot 1329
ATLAS. Good atlas of Holland by Isaak Tirion "Nieuwe en Nauwkeurige Kaart der XVII Provincien van Nederland." 38 hand col engr maps some with vignettes, page size 16 1/2ins x 20 1/2ins, no covers, oblong atlas folio date 1757, all maps in good condition except for final two. (See Illustration).
Lot 19
Ephemera Motoring The Modern Motor Car c1932. A remarkable booklet issued by Shell Oil co featuring a series of full colour ‘pop up’ diagrams of the inner workings of a car. Large folio, with two rather scary photographs of a racing driver to front and back covers, dressed in goggles and skull cap he looks rather like the villain out of some of the horror movies of the time. The diagrams are remarkable productions, with little tabs on each allowing the reader to look into the inner workings of the car, the engine etc etc.
Lot 36
Railways - West Midlands manuscript document on 3pp large legal folio dated 1852 being a petition from the Earl of Stamford to make a mineral railway at Amblecote, West Midlands, in order to develop his lucrative seams of coal and ironstone in the area, together with an amusing cartoon featuring a steam engine, circa early 19th c , a railway related booklet, a Deed of Settlement for the Railway Rolling Stock Company of Wolverhampton, an indenture on parchment dated 1868 for the North London Railway Co and a few other railway related items
Lot 109
Slavery official printed report on correspondence respecting slavery in the islands of Zanzibar and Pembra, HMSO 1904, 5pp folio plus title. Incorporating a number of tables of statistics on slaves freed in the previous year, the tribes providing the most slaves, the residences of freed slaves etc. Although slavery was officially banned throughout the British Empire in 1807 it clearly continued well into the 20th c in various places
Lot 158
Autograph – Louis XIV, King of France, the ‘Sun King’ letter signed dated Paris 1645 (signed when at the age of just 7), issued in the name of his mother, the Queen Regent of France, concerning Irish Troops which have arrived in Brittany. 1p large folio, fine condition. Catholic soldiers from Ireland formed regular battalions in the armies of the French King
Lot 165
Nelson – Trafalgar contemporaneous manuscript copy of the Thanksgiving message for the victory at Trafalgar issued in conjunction with Vice Admiral Collingwood’s General Order of October 22nd 1805, written in a neat hand on 3pp folio, watermark of 1806, framed and glazed with typed transcript. The message takes the form of a prayer of thanksgiving : ‘…for the protection of thy hand in the service in which we have been engaged that thou has been a covering to us by night and by day that thou hast given a blessing to our labour and endeavours in the service of our Country and has brought us in safely to our land…’
Lot 175
America 1809 attractive ms document on 1p large folio (of a bifolium) dated November 29th 1809 being the appointment of Robert Swanton as a Notary Public for the State of New York, with embossed seal, and covering document issued by the British Consul General confirming Swanton’s appointment
Lot 177
Quakers autograph letter signed J Rickman to his niece, Lucy Rickman at ‘J Rickman’s Maidenhead, Berks’ incorporating a 100 line poem , dated Reading August 30th 1797, 4pp folio. This may have been written by Joseph Rickman, grocer and druggist in business at Maidenhead, and father of Thomas Rickman , architect and organiser of the first British census, friend of Southey and Lamb. This poem exhibits the traditions of independent thought which characterised that talented family.
Lot 183
Manuscript inventory fine and extensive ms inventory being the auction results of the sale of the entire contents of what was probably an inn or ale house 1798, listing everything which was sold and to whom and for how much. No place is indicated but from the combination of the names it will doubtless be possible to trace. Written in a neat hand on 8pp folio. Together with an Elizabethan indenture relating to the Lancashire area
Lot 212
Northumberland – Bamburgh two important documents relating to Bamburgh, the first dated 1668 being the book of rates of the southside of the Bamburgh Ward, listing each property with rates payable, annotations in the margins etc, written in a neat hand on 1p oblong folio vellum; the second document dated 1803/04, written on three large sheets of paper is an assessment of each property with names of owners, land holdings, rates payable etc etc. Both documents provide considerable primary source information on the residents and land holdings of the area
Lot 232
WWI – Prisoners of War remarkable typewritten document on two pp folio (apparently complete) being transcripts of statements made by allied Prisoners of War held in Germany during WWI , and highlighting atrocities allegedly carried out by German guards in POW Camps : ‘...at least fifteen men die daily in this camp. The Mortuary which I have passed frequently on my way to the Parcels Room is the most horrible thing I have ever seen. The dead were thrown in there anyhow, one on top of the other, absolutely nude and I have seen them piled up four or five deep. A certain number of the corpses have port mortem examinations made on them before burial and I can swear to having seen on several occasions corpses after the severest form of post mortem examination. I estimate the number of deaths which have taken place in this camp since November 1916 at more than two thousand...Private W T Elsworth RMLI...was discharged from the Lazarett as ‘cured’ about February 1918, reported sick again shortly afterwards and Feldwebel Prinz who was Mayor of Heynan Schliesian, refused to let him see the doctor. He sent him out to work shovelling sand in the Lager and he fainted whilst at work. He went into a small Lazarett in the Lager and he died there a week afterwards...’ This document makes specific allegations of atrocities carried out by Germans against allied prisoners of war. The witness statements are assigned to Corporal Roy Feeney, Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Corporal R Lewis, 1st Life Guards and CSM Mears, 1st Bedfordshire Regiment. Private Elsworth, mentioned in this document is registered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, and is buried in Berlin – though according to this document he died at Sprottau Camp in Silesia. We have been unable to trace other names mentioned in this document even though it is specifically stated by Mears that they are buried at Sprottau. This document raises disturbing suggestions that the well documented atrocities which were perpetrated by the Nazis during WWII had a precedent in WWI. All references we have been able to trace about the activities of the Germans in running Sprottau Camp during this period suggest that nothing in particular happened there. This document suggests otherwise and there is also the disturbing feeling that this evidence was covered up at the end of WWI. Further research is clearly required.
Lot 237
Nazi Sticker Book Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen - Tagesberichte 1939. Herausgegeben vom Oberregierungsrat im Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda Ernst Braeckow. Das Bildmaterial stellte bereit: Prof. Heinrich Hoffmann 1. Hard covers , large oblong folio, spine somewhat distressed. With approx 367 machine printed photographs, postcard size, tracing the events of the year 1939, including shots of many historic events, including the signing of the Russian/German treaty, the Munich Conference with Neville Chamberlain, and the fighting which broke out later in the year after Britain declared war. Some damp staining to some images, but majority in good condition. This is a rare and highly sought after volume with photographs taken by the celebrated German photographer Heinrich Hoffman, it also stands as a fine primary source of information on the events of the crucial year when war broke out seen from the perspective of the Nazi propaganda machine.
Lot 238
Acts of Parliament bound volume of printed Acts of Parliament enacted during the third and fourth years of the Reign of Queen Victoria , 1128pp folio, plus indexes etc. Good condition. Acts include the naturalisation of Prince Albert, an Act to restrain and prevent the excessive increase of horse races; An Act for the government of Canada, An Act to extend the practice of Vaccination, The Penny Postage Act, An Act to Regulate Railways, the Census Acts, and many many others
Lot 245
Nottingham – Reform Bill Riots manuscript document being the affidavit of Dr Alexander Manson concerning the destruction of his house in Nottingham during what is now known as the Nottingham Reform Bill Riots, dated October 15th 1831, 1 ½ pp folio, with further ½ p addendum, signed by Manson and countersigned by J H Barker, Mayor of Nottingham, together with a warrant in the name of William IV written on a single leaf of parchment dated November 25th 1831 issued to the Sheriffs of Nottingham ordering them to summon the population of the City to face interrogation for the rioting. Two historic documents in British social history and in the history of the City of Nottingham. Following the rejection of the second Reform Bill in the House of Lords, serious rioting broke out in Nottingham which became some of the most serious rioting ever to take place in the country. A mob set about systematic destruction in the centre of the city, and eventually made its way to the Castle which they burned down. Alexander Manson had been a physician for more than 20 years in the City and had been one of the principle opponents of Reform. As a result, the mob sought out his house in Stoney Street and destroyed it.
Lot 271
Coaching an original ms coachbuilder’s bill issued by Thomas Smith, coachmaker to Captain Rodam, dated 1804, written in a fine legible hand and detailing the specification of the coach – described as a ‘gigg, chaise and harness’ which Smith made for his customer, 1p folio , sent as a letter, together with a receipt dated May 28th 1804 for £79/5s in payment for the coach. Rare.
Lot 276
Northumberland – sales particulars 1799 printed sales particulars for the sale of Easington Grainge , being part of the township of Easington, Northumberland, dated in pencil 1799, 8pp folio, detailing each portion of the estate, with names of tenants, names of fields and properties etc, some ms notes, good condition
Lot 285A
Political – Autograph – Spencer Perceval document signed as Chancellor of the Exchequer addressed to the Treasurer of the Ordnance dated April 1807 , regarding Joseph Hunt, Treasurer and Paymaster of the Ordnance who was to receive £40 per year salary, 1.5pp folio, also signed by William Sturges Bourne, Lord of the Treasury and Scott Titchfield. Document in fine condition The signature of Spencer Perceval is the rarest and most sought after of all the British Prime Minister signatures, on account of the fact that he was the only Prime Minister to be assassinated in office, when he was shot dead in 1812
Lot 287
Magic and Victorian Entertainment folio sized handbill and 8vo sized booklet issued by Victorian impresario ‘Mr Austin-Sparks – whatever class of entertainment, Mr Austin-Sparks undertakes he does thoroughly well...’ The handbill features a portrait of Disraeli with lists of entertainers including Dr Nix ‘the Royal Conjuror’, Golding’s Odd Folks, ‘Little Marie’ and Mademoiselle Ritta, ‘ the most marvellous vanishing lady in the world’. The booklet features a large number of Acts which Austin-Sparks was controlling at the time.
Lot 307
Judaica – formation of the State of Israel – the Irgun historic document typed on one side of a folio sheet, being the original issue of a propaganda message to the British forces in Israel during the mandate period, issued by Menachim Begin’s Irgun organisation, marked ‘True Copy’ to head and addressed : ‘The Soldiers of the Underground to the Soldiers of the Occupation Army’ ‘It is not our intention to try to convince anyone of the justice of our cause for we don’t expect any good will from those who have deprived us of our country. But we know that a long and bitter struggle lies ahead in the course of which it is unavoidable that many Jewish soldiers and many British soldiers should fall. And it is only fair that these people know at least why they may be killed. ‘Most of you have been in this country for quite a long time. You have learned what the word “Terrorist” means, some of you say even have come into direct contact with them (and heartily desire not to repeat the experience) but what do you know about them ? Why does a young man go underground ? To answer that question we can use the simplest example. Remember 1940 ‘Then it seemed quite possible that your island country would be conquered and subjugated by Hitler hordes. If that were the case ? What would you have done ? Would you have gone underground and fought the invader by all available means. This is exactly our position. We have a country. It has been ours from time immemorial. But you have invaded our country. You have to deprive us of our home and our freedom. So we must fight you. You are our mortal enemy. You rule here, which is illegal and immoral, is a parallel of a mass assassination of a whole people, which wants to live as free men. We will fight you. It can’t be helped. Nor does it help to speak about “Law and Order”. Law and order means that each shall rule his own house and live on his own soil. ‘That right is our cause for which we are ready to fight to the last. ‘Where is yours ? Bevin’s stupidity. Oil. Their lordship’s income. Is that worth dying for ?’ A remarkable document which amounts to a manifesto for terrorist action – which was ultimately successful. It also raises the question as to who are ‘terrorists’ and who are ‘freedom fighters’. Menachim Begin, leader of the Irgun was branded a ‘terrorist’ by the British and the rest of the western world mainly for the actions in bombing the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, and the brutal murder of the two British Army intelligence Sergeants (who were hanged and their bodies booby trapped so that the ambulance crews who came to retrieve them were also killed and injured). At one point the British put a reward on his head of £10,000 – dead or alive. Yet, after that latter incident, the British withdrew from Palestine, leading directly to the creation of the State of Israel. Begin went into politics and eventually became Prime Minister of Israel, making world headlines for his conciliation with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in the Camp David Agreements. For this, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. So were the Irgun terrorists, or were they freedom fighters ? Was Begin a murderer or a legitimate freedom fighter ? It’s a significant debate which raged through the troubles of Northern Ireland and continues in the Middle East today.
Lot 726
* Thomas Goff Lupton 1791-1873- "The Seventh Plague of Egypt"; published Feb, 1834, London, mezzotint, after John Martin 1789-1854, 43x58cm: Francesco Bellemo, d.1820- "Vedula della Piazza del Dumo col Palazzo Reale in Milano"; published 1808, Milano, engraving, 46x59cm: together with a folio of further 18th and 19th century engravings, lithographs and etchings by and after various hands to include I E A Dolby, Six Views of Eton College and others, (a lot) (unframed)
Lot 754
Pierre Mortier 1611-1711- Scene from The Old Testament; published 1704, engraving, after, 33x43cm. European school 17th century- "Pantheon sive Idola Judeorum,"Illustration from Thomas Fuller, 'A Pisgah sight of Palestine'; published London, 1650; engraving, nine scenes from an original thirteen compartments depicting scenes from Jewish religious history and legend, 19.5x18.5cm: G Yander Gouwen,17/18th century- "And it Rained Upon the Earth...."; engraving, after Gerard Hoet: together with a folio of further 17/18/19th century engravings mainly depicting religious subjects by and after various hands, (a lot) (folio) (unframed)
Lot 784
* British Provincial School early 19th century- Cattle resting in a highland landscape; watercolour, 30x43cm: together with a folio of British and European topographical watercolour, pen and ink and pencil studies by the same hand, to include highland scenes, moonlight landscapes, church views, castles and portrait studies, some examples possibly after contemporary hands, many with inscriptions and dates, (a lot) (folio, unframed)
Lot 575
ROGER TORY AND VIRGINIA MARIE PETERSON: AUDUBON’S BIRDS OF AMERICA, 1990, Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio Edition, fo, orig cl + THE ART OF FALCONRY, Trans/Ed Casey A Wood and F Marjorie Fyfe, 1955 reprint, 4to, orig cl + PHILIP RICKMAN: BIRD SKETCHES AND SOME FIELD OBSERVATIONS, 1938, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl, ptd paper label + seven others (10)
Lot 1630
A Victorian Mahogany Cylinder Desk, the superstructure with a three-quarter gallery over small folio racks fronted by sliding doors, the desk having pigeon-holes and slots over a pull-out slope with ratcheted central desk and well, all raised on pedestals with three drawers in each, on plinths with castors, 143cm by 82cm by 158cm, and a quantity of Charles Dickens books
Lot 378
DALTON (W) The New & Complete English Traveller: or a New Historical Survey and Modern Description of England & Wales. 1st Edn, circa 1790. folio, lacking engraved frontispiece, pp63-64, all maps and most plates, ? leather, boards detached; SPENCER (N) (pseud.) The Complete English Traveller, or a New Survey & Description of England and Wales. 1st Edn, 1772. Folio. Lacks title, two of the maps, most of the plates & final leaf of the index. Later full calf, gilt; CAMDEN (W) Britannia:or A Chorographical Description of Great Britain & Ireland, together with the Adjacent Islands. Revised by Edmund Gibson. 3rd Edn, 1753. Folio. Vol 1 only, with the engraved portrait frontispiece and the plates of coins, but lacking all the maps; together with a collection of approx 100 topographical engravings c 1750 -1800 (4).
Lot 420
"ARABIAN NIGHTS Entertainments:... rendered into English from the last Paris Edition, 4 vols, 12mo, calf, L., 1798; [BIBLE] Biblia Sacra Sive Testamentum Vetus..., 12mo, engr. Titles, pp. 959 (1), 1 Whole book of Psalms, L. 1682', old calf, Amsterdam Schipper, 1669; Johnson, Rassela, 2 vols in 1, 1790; & misc. other vols. Folio et infra (1 box).
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