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An artist's folio containing watercolour studies, oil painting portraits, sketch book etc

A folio of un-framed sketches by Kirsten Olesen

*Allen Jones (British (b. 1937)WAYS AND MEANS (Lloyd 77) The suite of 30 screenprints in colours, 1977, signed and numbered 34/50 in pencil, with title page, text and justification, four pages framed, the remaining loose as issued in the original cloth covered portfolio, printed by Kelpra Studio, London, published by Waddington & Tooth Graphics, Londonoverall 52 x 35cm (folio)Provenance: Formerly the property of Adam Ant.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.

19th century mahogany architect's/folio chest of nine drawers each having sliding covers and turned knob handles, 137cm wide (VAT payable on hammer)  (Provenance:- Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Glos) 

Jean Bell, folio containing six various unframed oils on canvas and gouaches

Part leather bound volume ' Birds of Ireland ' edited by Martyn Anglesea, printed by the Black Staff Press with six gilt framed prints of birds (framed from the folio)

One volume ' The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England ' by himself with portrait facing title page, published Oxford at the Clarendon Printing House, 1759, folio bound in full leather bindings

The Gardner's Assist by W Watson in six volumes published by Gresham publishing company limited, a boxed set of Rudyard Kipling books produced by The Folio Society, Wood & Garden by Gertrude Jekyll published 1899, etc

A folio of Architectural drawings etc by Eden King

Angela Watkins, folio of assorted watercolours and prints, assorted subjects, largest 45 x 38cm

A folio of assorted amateur watercolours, to include J Ernest Winterbottom, M Reux, C Kaye, and sundry prints etc (all unframed)

Frank Martin (1921-2005) - The Folio Society - Frank Martin prints and drawings, exhibition poster, linocut, signed in pencil, framed, 40cm x 31cm, also one other signed exhibition poster by the same hand. (2)

Owen Jones - The Grammar of Ornament - A 19th Century volume containing approximately 100 chromolithograph plates, boards detached, bears William Hepworth Engraver, Lithograph & Letterpress Printer, folio A/F

Three Australian proof coin sets comprising 2001 Federation set, 2000 Olympic set & a Phar Lap $5 coin together with a Coins of the Commonwealth folio

Hugh David Sawrey (1919-1999) hand signed prints four hand signed prints included in the 'Sid Kidman Collection,' # 316/500, each hand signed by the artist, including 'Sid Kidman Cattle King;' 'Kidman Men;' 'Kidman Cattle Men;' and 'Kidman Cattle.' 38cm X 46cm approx, each image. Included in original folio with documentation.

Hugh David Sawrey (1919-1999) hand signed prints four hand signed prints included in 'The Sid Kidman Collection,' each hand signed by the artist, 'Sid Kidman Cattle King;' 'Kidman Cattle Men;' 'Kidman Cattle;' and 'Kidman Men.' 38cm X 46cm approx, each image. Included in original folio with certificates.

Book: "Micomicana" by Norman Lindsay limited edition 15/527, Melbourne University Press, 1979, large, thick folio (395mm tall) bound in gilt-decorated calf, in a decorated and felt-lined clamshell box, 292pages, profusely illustrated with Norman Lindsay illustrations

Cumberland Bentley, H. - "The Legend of The Black Loch" c.1890, illustrated by Wycliffe Taylor, published by Fores, Piccadilly, London. Folio, numerous illustrations, original pictorial paper covered boards with linen spine- some shelf wear to boards, corners slightly bruised, some speckle foxing to the front and rear boards and free endplates otherwise plates are very clean hence overall (F/G)

Houghton, Rev. W - "British Fresh-Water Fishes" 1st ed 1879, Vol.1 and Vol.2 folio - decorative and pictorial red and gilt cloth boards and spine - 41x colour litho plates, steel engraved vignettes, some rubbing to the boards and some bruising to corners and the usual shelf wear to top and tail of spine - usual speckle foxing to front free end plates and title pages otherwise internally clean (G)

Fordyce [W]: A History of Coal, Coke and Coal Fields and the manufacture of Iron in the North of England, pub. Frank Graham, Newcastle-upon Tyne 1973, elephant folio, grey cloth, no dj; Machin [Frank]: The Yorkshire Miners, copyright 1958, with handwritten dedication from "....S Bullough President 14/4/61, in dj; plus other related books.

A Folio of Maps of Sheffield 1904-1935, new map of Gloucester, Worcester, Rutland etc.

A Folio of William Russell Flint and Other Prints etc

 JOFFRE JOSEPH: (1852-1931) French General of World War I, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army 1914-16. Joffre is best known for his role in the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. D.S., J Joffre, two pages, folio, Paris, 18th October 1905, on the printed stationery of the Minister of War, in French. The typed document concerns the Military Hospital at Bastia and a report which has been drawn up for the necessary repairs to the boiler room of the baths, detailing the expenditure required for the improvement including the purchase of the stove, the piping and the assembly of the apparatus. Signed by Joffre in his capacity as General Director at the conclusion and countersigned by the head of the bureau. Two lengthy neat splits to the edges of the horizontal central fold, not affecting the text or signatures, and some very light, minor creasing, about VG 

 GALLIENI JOSEPH: (1849-1916) French General of World War I who, as Military Governor of Paris, played an important role in the First Battle of the Marne. Minister of War 1915-16. T.L.S., Gallieni, one page, folio, Lyon, 5th November 1907, to the Minister of War [Georges Picquart], on the printed stationery of the 14th Army Corps, in French. Gallieni writes in his capacity as Military Governor of Lyons and transmits the report (no longer present) of the Director of the Health Service of the 14th Army Corps concerning the military hospital being constructed at Grenoble, further drawing the Minister's attention to certain points and stating, in part, 'According to the opinion of the Inspector Doctor…..it is necessary to keep Bastion IX as a garrison infirmary to treat men with mumps. These patients in a particular state of receptivity could see their disease worsen or easily contract other diseases should they be transported to the new military hospital…..I insist that you…..determine, as soon as possible, the capacity of the contagious pavilions so that the work already very advanced does not suffer any delay…..Because of the remoteness of the new military hospital from the centre of the city of Grenoble, it is absolutely necessary to accommodate the Chief Medical Officer and the Administrative Officer in the hospital itself'. With blank integral leaf. A neat split at the edge of the central fold has been neatly repaired with tape to the verso, otherwise VG   Georges Picquart (1854-1914) French Army Officer, Minister of War 1906-09. Picquart is remembered for his role in the Dreyfus Affair. 

 ROBERTS FREDERICK: (1832-1914) 1st Earl Roberts. British Field Marshal, one of the most successful Commanders of the 19th century who led the British forces to success in the Second Boer War. Victoria Cross winner for his actions at Khudaganj on 2nd January 1858 during the Indian Rebellion. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Roberts standing in a half length pose wearing his uniform and medals, including the Victoria Cross. Signed ('Roberts FM') in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. Some very slight traces of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso. Together with an original printed slim folio announcement of the Proclamation of Martial Law made by Lord Roberts in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in South Africa on 1st September 1900, number 16 of 1900 and with the Royal Arms of Queen Victoria at the head, the text printed in English and Afrikaans and stating, in part, 'Whereas the territory formerly known as the South African Republic, now the Transvaal, has been annexed by Her Majesty, and is now British Territory, and I, Frederick Sleigh, Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford…..Commanding-in-Chief in South Africa, have been empowered to take all measures to make and enforce such laws as I may deem necessary for the maintenance of peace and order…..Now, therefore, I declare that the Transvaal is…..placed under Martial Law, as such Law is understood and administered in British Territory and by British Officers…..' Some light overall creasing and a few minor tears to the edges, G to VG, 2   The proclamation of Martial Law made by Lord Roberts in September 1900 came at a critical point of the second phase of the Second Boer War. With a greatly increased number of British troops under his command, Roberts had launched a successful offensive in 1900 to relieve the sieges at Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. After securing Natal and the Cape Colony Britain was able to invade the Transvaal and the republic's capital, Pretoria, was ultimately captured in June 1900. In conventional terms the War was over and, with the South African Republic formally annexed, Roberts declared as much on 3rd September 1900. However, the Boers refused to surrender, and the War entered its third phase as the Boers reverted to guerrilla warfare. Two more years of surprise attacks orchestrated by the new Generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey followed until harsh British counter-measures brought them to terms. 

TRENCHARD HUGH: (1873-1956) 1st Viscount Trenchard. British Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Officer Commanding the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps 1914, Officer Commanding the First Wing of the Royal Flying Corps 1914-15, Officer Commanding the Royal Flying Corps in the Field 1915-18 and Chief of the Air Staff 1918, 1919-30. Trenchard was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. T.L.S., Trenchard, one page, 8vo, Sloane Avenue, London, 22nd October 1954, to Geoffrey d'Egville. Trenchard states 'The most important thing is for me to be able to hear the voice' and invites his correspondent to come and read to him tomorrow evening, remarking 'This will help me to find out if I can hear you, if you could read to me on various subjects….'. Together with an historic original mimeograph document, signed in facsimile by Trenchard in his capacity as Major-General, Commanding-in-Chief, Independent Air Force, one page, folio, Central Headquarters, 11th November 1918, to the Officers, Warrant Officers, N.C.Os and Men of the Headquarters Staff, issued at the conclusion of World War I and stating, in part, 'On the Armistice being signed I would like to congratulate and thank you all for the great help you have been in forming this Force……so that the pilots and observers have been able to efficiently carry out the bombing of Germany with such vigour…..At the same time I want to remind all ranks that though the Armistice has been signed it is necessary to keep our weapons bright and ready for instant use in case the enemy does not carry out the terms….' Also including a small selection of signed commemorative covers, T.Ls.S. (2) etc., by various aviators, pilots and Fighter Aces etc., associated with World War I, including Freddie West VC, Geoffrey Vickers VC, Cyril Uwins, Leonard Rochford, Douglas Campbell, Edward Curtis, Norman MacMillan (referring to Volume I of his work The Royal Air Force in the World War, 1942) etc. Some age wear and minor faults, a few G, generally VG, 10

  MILLER ALLISTER: (1892-1951) South African Lieutenant Colonel with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I, an aviation pioneer who made significant contributions to both military and civil aviation in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Allister M Miller') with two printed words beneath on a slim oblong 12mo piece. Together with a curious T.L.S., by both 'Fowke F.M.' and 'Barton C in C' individually, one page, folio, n.p. (Swaziland?), n.d. (c.1900), to Lieutenant Allister Miller, ('2nd in command, The Lebombo Looters, Queen of Swazieland's Own Highlanders'). The humorous letter states, in full, 'Through the Officer Commanding the distinguished Corps to which you have the honour to belong, it has come to notice that on his departure from Headquarters, Barberton, you failed to forward by him the customary greetings. As this is considered by two Field Officers to be an act of gross insubordination, you are informed with regret that it will be found necessary to make a full Report of your regrettable misconduct to the Most Noble the Baron, Military Governor of Swazieland. As, however, it is not desired to exercise excessive severity in this case, the matter might be re-considered if a satisfactory explanation and apology were received at an early date. We are to inform you that in recognition of your services to date unprejudiced for the present by the above irregularity, you are appointed a Companion of the 23rd Class of the Order of the Most Egregious Ping-Pong.' Signed by the supposed Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief at the conclusion and with ink annotations in an unidentified hand beneath the signatures identifying the 'Field Marshal' as 'afterwards Sir George Fowke KCB, General Commanding Royal Marines….' and the 'Commander-in-Chief' as 'afterwards General Barton, Royal Marines'. Some light age wear to the letter and two extremely small areas of paper loss to the left edge, not affecting the text or signatures, G to VG, 2   Provenance: The letter included in the present lot was previously part of the Ray Rawlins collection and a photocopied note in his hand relating to the letter identifies Fowke as being Lieutenant General Sir George Henry Fowke (1864-1936) British Army officer who served in the Second Boer War (and was present at the Defence of Ladysmith) and later served on the staff of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. 

 [MAFEKING SIEGE OF]: A scarce original printed folio edition of The Mafeking Mail, being a Special Siege Slip ('issued daily, shells permitting') published on the penultimate and 216th day of the Siege of Mafeking, Wednesday, 16th May 1900, numbered 143. Printed and published by Townshend & Son of Mafeking, and edited by the manager, G. N. H. Whales, the newspaper is printed on both sides of slightly inferior accounting paper (several ruled blue lines evident to the verso) and provides the latest news including a report of the action of 12th May, an announcement of despatches received during the previous night, 15th May, advising that Relief Columns from the North and South are both near at hand, the Boers advanced party from Maritzani arrived at the old S.W. Laager but are still at present in their camps and appear to have lost many of their waggons, and also stating 'The Colonel Commanding hopes soon to be in a position to congratulate the Town and Garrison on the termination of the hardships and anxieties which they have borne with much exemplary courage and fortitude for the past seven months', further providing the General Orders made by Robert Baden-Powell ('The whole garrison is to be congratulated on the brilliant success gained over the enemy yesterday…..') and listing six officers who are to be commended for their gallantry etc. Together with a second original printed folio edition of The Mafeking Mail, being a Special Siege Slip published in the week following the relief of the siege, Monday, 21st May 1900, numbered 146, the newspaper printed on both sides of heavier paper and with the headline Our Relief, and reporting, in part, 'Colonel Mahon's march to our relief, of 240 miles in twelve days, through country in the hands of the enemy…..and the fight outside Mafeking on Wednesday last, will, when recounted by the able scribes who accompanied the force, form one of the most notable chapters in the history of this war…..the heart of Mafeking is not a cold one, and though long duration of anxiety may have somewhat numbed its throbbing, it is full of fraternal yearning to those noble volunteers who came to our rescue so grandly…..', a smaller part of the newspaper carrying an erratum, an advert for an auction of household furniture, a notice for the sale of 'a complete set of Siege Stamps' for which offers are invited etc. Also including an original folio Souvenir Special issued by the Natal Mercury on 19th May 1900 following the relief of Mafeking, with red and blue vertical stripes and a portrait of Baden-Powell, Hero of Mafeking, at the centre, the printed text including headlines of Glad Tidings - Mafeking Relieved and London Delirious etc. All with various minor faults (neat splits to some folds, marginal tears and small areas of paper loss, some light staining and a few remnants of tape repairs etc.) FR to G, 3   The 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking ran from 13th October 1899 until 17th May 1900 and turned the British commander, Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. The siege received considerable attention during the Second Boer War as Lord Edward Cecil, son of the British Prime Minister the Marquess of Salisbury, was amongst the besieged residents. The Relief of Mafeking was of little military significance but did prove to be a valuable morale boost for the struggling British. 

BOSELLI PAOLO: (1838-1932) Italian Prime Minister 1916-17 during World War I. A.L.S., P. Boselli, two pages, small 4to, n.p., 4th April 1925, to a friend, on official blue printed stationery, in Italian. Boselli writes to his correspondent regarding some material relating to Gioberti ('its importance will be further revealed when fresh light is shed on it') and remarks 'What you say is very apposite - my ideas had already moved in the same direction. This classic publication seems to me to be a special type of work'. With blank integral leaf. Together with a L.S., P. Boselli, one page, 8vo, Rome, 25th September 1889, to the Marquis Carlo Balsamo Crivelli, Secretary General of St. Paul's Charities, on the printed stationery of the Ministry of Education, in Italian. Boselli states that his correspondent's request on behalf of their son has been granted. With blank integral leaf. Also including an ink signature ('Paolo Boselli') and several additional words in his hand, in Italian, to the verso of a plain postcard, dated Rome, January 1923 in his hand. Further including a document bearing a rubber stamped signature of Boselli at the foot, one page, folio, Rome, 31st January 1922, in Italian. The partially printed document relates to a Royal decree appointing Major Vittorio Calo of the Medical Corps as an Officer in the Order of the Crown of Italy and confirms that, in pursuance of the Royal instructions, the Chancellor of the Order of the Crown of Italy has inscribed Calo's name on the roll of National Officers as number 22,833 (Second Series). Some light overall age wear, G to generally VG, 4

TITTONI TOMMASO: (1855-1931) Italian Diplomat & Politician, Prime Minister of Italy, March 1905. Tittoni served as Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1903-05, 1906-09 & 1919 and was Italy's first delegate at the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. An excellent original pen and ink drawing signed by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed image, on a folio sheet of artist's paper, depicts Tittoni in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Tittoni at the base and with a statement in his hand, in Italian, 'Defence of the State strongly arranged to respond to the multiple demands of modern progress and to regulate social evolution is for me the greatest issue of our times (Chamber of Deputies, 22nd March 1905)'. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG

SALANDRA ANTONIO: (1853-1931) Italian Prime Minister 1914-16. Salandra ensured the entry of Italy in World War I on the side of the Triple Entente to fulfil Italy's irrendentist claims. An excellent original pen and ink drawing signed by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed image, on a folio sheet of artist's paper, depicts Salandra in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Salandra beneath the drawing and with a brief quotation, 'In memory of the liberation war', in Italian, and the date, Rome, 24th May 1920, in his hand. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG

BOSELLI PAOLO: (1838-1932) Italian Prime Minister 1916-17 during World War I. An excellent original pen and ink drawing signed by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed image, on a folio sheet of artist's paper, depicts Boselli in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Boselli beneath the drawing and with a brief quotation, 'The glory of the Latin nation is the glory of civilisation', in Italian, and the date, Rome, 24th May 1920, in his hand. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG

NITTI FRANCESCO SAVERIO: (1868-1953) Italian Economist, Prime Minister of Italy 1919-20 during which time he had to deal with great social unrest and dissatisfaction with the results of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I. An excellent original pen and ink drawing signed by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed image, on a folio sheet of artist's paper, depicts Nitti in a head and shoulders pose. Signed by Nitti at the base and with a lengthy quotation in his hand, in Italian, 'Europe will not regain lost wealth and what's more the security of life as long as true peace is restored, after the false peace of the treaties. Europe eagerly seeks the ways of liberation; it will find them only when it will leave the spirit of violence.' Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG

 SMUTS JAN: (1870-1950) South African Field Marshal and Statesman, Prime Minister of South Africa 1919-24, 1939-48. Smuts led a Boer Commando in the Second Boer War for the Transvaal and during World War I he led the armies of South Africa against Germany, capturing German South-West Africa and commanding the British Army in East Africa. Smuts was also a member of the British Imperial War Cabinet 1917-19. D.S., J Smuts, two pages, folio, Pretoria, Transvaal, 7th October 1902. The partially printed document is a Deed of Transfer by virtue of a Power of Attorney relating to a piece of land at Potchefstroom which Henry Beckley has transferred, via the Power of Attorney granted to Hendrick Malherbe, to Johannes Michiel Adriaan van Blommestein in exchange for the sum of £950. Signed by Malherbe at the conclusion and countersigned by Smuts in his capacity as Registrar of Deeds. With blank integral leaf and several official Revenue stamps etc. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG   The Transvaal's defeat at the end of the Second Boer War irrevocably changed the face of South Africa, however, for Smuts, it was back to work as usual. Whilst Christiaan De Wet, Koos de la Rey and Louis Botha embarked on a European tour, hailed as conquering heroes, Smuts returned to his former day job, as a mediocre lawyer. 

LEYDS WILLEM JOHANNES: (1859-1940) Dutch Lawyer & Statesman who served as State Attorney (1884-89) and State Secretary (1889-98) of the South African Republic and was the Republic's Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels during the Second Boer War. D.S., W J Leyds, one page, folio, Pretoria, 9th May 1893, in Afrikaans. The partially printed Minute form from the State Secretary is addressed to the Clerk of the Office and Writing Necessities and requests that a yearly report for 1892 be presented to the Government as soon as possible. Some light overall age wear and minor creasing and a few small tears and areas of paper loss to the edges, not affecting the text or signature, G

KIRKPATRICK IVONE: (1897-1964) British Diplomat who served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers at the outbreak of World War I. Kirkpatrick was severely wounded in action against the Turks during the Battle of Gallipoli in August 1915 and resumed his war service in 1916 employed in intelligence and propaganda activities for the GHQ intelligence service. During the last year of the war Kirkpatrick served as a spymaster in Rotterdam, running a network of Belgian resistance agents operating in German-occupied Belgium. A fascinating original manuscript written by Kirkpatrick, being an account of his visit to the Gallipoli Battlefields and Greece, the typescript comprising eighteen pages, folio, n.p. (London), n.d. (1927), on the blind embossed stationery of the Foreign Office, with some holograph corrections and signed ('I.K.') by Kirkpatrick with his initials at the conclusion. The typescript begins with a brief introduction explaining that the account is based on notes made during a recent trip to the Eastern Mediterranean and 'as no-one will have the time or the energy to wade through the whole work' it is divided into three parts, the Gallipoli battlefields, Crete and the Dodecanese, and continues, in part, 'On arrival at Constantinople we had to obtain permits for Gallipoli through the Embassy and wait for the first boat to Chanak….The embarkation was preceded by a scene of hideous confusion on the quay. Swarms of men, women and children were struggling to have their papers stamped at each of three little windows, so arranged that anyone who had finished his business at one window was unable to leave it  owing to the crowd surging round the other. Further confusion was caused by the Customs…..The S.S. Asia was a squalid little boat…..Eatable food is not procurable on board any Turkish ship, so we brought our own…..Needless to say no effort was made to sail punctually…..The night was distressingly uncomfortable…..At 11 a.m. we arrived at Chanak. The War Graves Commission's launch met us…..we went to the police office to have our papers stamped. There we were told that they were not in order and that three photographs were required…..Bored and hungry and dissatisfied we were led through the streets of Chanak to a photographer's booth….our photographs were eventually taken….After an hour we secured the still wet photographs and returned in triumph to the police office, where the same police officer informed us blandly that we had put ourselves to unnecessary trouble, since photographs were not required. The War Graves man with us showed no surprise or irritation at the behaviour of the Turkish police; he was evidently accustomed to it…..at last we crossed the straits….to Kilia Bay, where the War Graves Commission have their establishment. We were met by Captain Rule-Jones, the officer in charge…..Captain Jones gave the impression of ruthless efficiency. He has a difficult task both in dealing with the Turks and in keeping his gardeners, masons and mechanics up to the mark. He told us numerous stories of Turkish official obstruction. Sometimes his letters are returned to him on the ground that the stamp has not been put on straight…..he is not allowed to walk from Chanak to Nagara Point on the ground that he should stick to his own graves and mind his business…..Nevertheless he seems to cope most successfully with his difficulties, and he deserves the greatest credit for the condition of the cemeteries and the battlefields. There are thirty-two cemeteries in all, which have to be visited two or three times a week each. They are beautifully sited and well looked after……The battlefields are almost exactly as they were left in 1915. It is quite easy to find any given portion of trench…..On the afternoon of our arrival we motored to Anzac. The following day we spent on the Suvla battlefield and the following day at Helles. The obelisk at Helles on which are inscribed the names of the 30,000 British missing is extremely fine. It stands as a land mark at the mouth of the straits and can be seen for forty miles…..we made an expedition by car from Chanak to Troy. There is little to be seen there…..Running over the mound of Troy was a Turkish entrenchment built during the war to resist a landing…..', the second part of Kirkpatrick's account relaying his visit to Crete, Mitylene and Smyrna, 'So far as I could judge….the island looked more prosperous than when I was there in 1915…..The town of Smyrna is a melancholy spot, rather like Arras in 1918. Only the Turkish bazaar and the Turkish houses on the hill behind it remain. The rest is a mass of dusty ruins…..We were told that the destruction of Greek villages and the expulsion of the inhabitants all over Asia Minor was having a disastrous effect upon the economic life of the country……Sir Percy Loraine had written to recommend us to Major de Lacy of McAlpine and Sons, who are building a port at Candia, and we therefore expected that he would show us some civility…..We spent four days at Crete. During this time we visited the excavations at Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans and those at Phaestos by the Italian school…..Major de Lacy told us that the incompetence of the Greek administration of Crete did not end with the port. No effort is made to develop the rich resources of the island…..the local officials are as corrupt as they can be…..The population of the island look far from prosperous. We were told that they lived on a little coarse bread and a few olives…..Nevertheless the Cretans have for three thousand years been famous for the docility of their disposition, and there seems to be no reason to anticipate a revolution……The Greeks do absolutely nothing to preserve monuments or antiquities….' and the third part relating to Rhodes and some Dodecanese Islands, including visits to Patmos, Leros ('The only local industry here is Greek millionaires, who own villas and yacht during the summer. On the other side of the island there is an Italian naval base which no one is allowed to visit'), Kalymnos ('It is the only productive island….and exports about one million kilograms of tobacco a year - approximately 12 per cent of the total consumption of Italy'), Cos and Symi ('The local industry is sponge fishing. The fishermen sail as far south as Tripoli in Africa to find their sponges…..It may be of interest to note that Sir Rennell Rodd is an honorary citizen of Symi.') before arriving at Rhodes, 'Certainly the work that the Italians are doing in Rhodes is extremely impressive…..the greatest pains has been taken to maintain the architectural traditions of the island….The island outside the town also bears witness to the material prosperity brought by the Italian occupation…..We were told that the inhabitants still hanker after Greek rule, but we saw no evidence of this. They looked extremely contented and had been well drilled in the Fascist salute, which they executed on any provocation…..There is no British colony in Rhodes. The only British subject is the consul, Mr. Perkins, who is also Lloyd's representative. He is an amiable old gentleman who enjoys the esteem of the Italian authorities…..In Turkey and in Greece the tourist is obstructed rather than helped, but in Rhodes we were encouraged to go everywhere and see everything…..I attach a few picture postcards produced by the Italian official propagandist service….' and finally returning to Athens six days later via the island of Patmos ('The Governor told us that he was taking tactful steps to see that the valuable library in the monastery should be properly looked after') before sailing to Marseilles for their voyage back to England.OWING TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CANNOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA Ltd FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

 BLAMEY THOMAS: (1884-1951) Australian Field Marshal who served in both World War I and World War II and is the only Australian to attain the rank of Field Marshal. War date T.L.S., T A Blamey, in purple indelible pencil, as Lieutenant Colonel and in his capacity as Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, one page, folio, Divisional Headquarters, Second Australian Division, [Egypt], 6th December 1915, to the 7th Infantry Brigade, marked Confidential. Blamey writes in reference to a minute received from the Headquarters of the 7th Infantry Brigade relating to Second Lieutenant W. H. Bridgland and for information purposes forwards a copy of a letter sent to Headquarters Australian and New Zealand Army Corps regarding the matter, further concluding 'The mess account book forwarded by you is returned herewith'. With an A.N.S. by an unidentified Staff Captain of the 7th Infantry Brigade at the foot of the letter, written from the Headquarters of the 26th Battalion, dated 7th December 1915 and stating, in full, 'Forwarded for your information & retention together with mess account book referred to above'. With some overall age wear, minor staining, light creasing, a few small neat splits at the edges of some folds and some small areas of paper loss to the upper left corner, G   In September 1915 Blamey was promoted to temporary Lieutenant Colonel and joined the staff of the newly formed Second Australian Division in Egypt as its assistant adjutant and quartermaster general (AA&QMG) - the senior administrative officer of the division.   Published notes recorded in the War Diary of Lieutenant Colonel George A. Ferguson of the 26th Battalion of the 1st Australian Imperial Force state that Second Lieutenant W. H. Bridgland was AWOL and did not accompany the troops when they embarked at Alexandra on 4th September 1915 and that the matter was reported by letter.    The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette of 13th July 1916 also records that Bridgland was cashiered by sentence of a General Court Martial on 18th February 1916, just over two months after Blamey signed the present letter. 

Worcestershire Medal Service Waterloo 200 commemorative coin set comprising: 14ct gold medallion (limited edition 15,000) together with five various bronze medals, Waterloo Campaign Medal and Monarchs of the Napoleonic Wars in printed folio of issue from the Waterloo Mint Condition:

The Works of Shakespeare with Notes by Charles Knight, illustrated, two volumes, folio, red leather with gilt decoration, as found (2)

Folder Containing A Large Collection Of Admiralty Charts, Scale 1:75000, Folio, Chart Numbers To Include 183, 536, 1125, 1229, 1346, 2045, 2049, 2131, 2173, 2220, 2254, 2424, 2450, 2454, 2696, 2702, 2723, 2724, 2767, 2836a, 2925, 2926, 2927, 3636, 3725 etc Some With Fleetwood Trawlers Supply Stamps

NO RESERVE Illuminated Manuscripts.- Millar (Eric George, introduction) The Luttrell Psalter, original buckram, uncut, foot of spine bumped, 1932 § Hassall (W.O., editor) The Holkham Bible Picture Book, original half red morocco over blind-stamped parchment boards, uncut, spine slightly faded, slight wear to corners, Dropmore Press, 1954 § Egbert (Donald Drew) The Tickhill Psalter and related manuscripts: a School of Manuscript Illumination in England during the early Fourteenth Century, one of 400 copies, original pictorial cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, rubbed and frayed at edges, New York, 1940 § Warner (Sir George, editor) Queen Mary's Psalter: Miniatures and Drawings by an English Artist of the 14th Century reproduced from Royal MS. 2 B.VII in the British Museum, original half morocco, t.e.g., rubbed, 1912, plates and illustrations, some colour, folio & 4to (4)

NO RESERVE Illuminated Manuscripts.- Hebraica.- Freedman (David Noel) & others, editors. The Leningrad Codex: a Facsimile Edition, Grand Rapids, MI, Cambridge, Leiden, New York & Cologne, 1998 § Lisbon Bible 1482: British Library Or.2626, facsimile edition, original rexine, Tl Aviv, 1988 § Codex Maimuni. Moses Maimonides' Code of Law: The Illuminated Pages of the Kaufmann Mishneh Torah, Hungary, 1984 § Goldstein (David, editor) The Ashkenazi Haggadah: A Hebrew Manuscript of the mid-15th Century..., 1985 § Loewe (Raphael, editor) The Rylands Haggadah: A Medieval Sephardi Masterpiece in Facsimile, 1988, facsimile reprints, plates and illustrations, many colour, original cloth, the second and last with dust-jackets, the third with cloth slip-case, 4to & folio (5)

NO RESERVE Maps.- Frutaz (Amato Pietro) Le Piante di Roma, 3 vol., illustrations, original cloth, gilt, slightly rubbed, Rome, 1962; and 5 others on maps, 4to & folio (8)

Persian Manuscripts & Miniatures.- Arberry (Arthur J.) & others. The Chester Beatty Library: A Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, 3 vol., Dublin, 1959-62 § Schulz (Ph. Walter) Die Persisch-Islamische Miniaturmalerei, 2 vol., Leipzig, 1914, plates, some colour, original cloth, slightly rubbed, plate vol. of the second spotted and with split to joint, folio & 4to (5)

Duc de Berry.- Très Riches Heures (The) of Jean, Duke of Berry, 2 vol. comprising facsimile of Ms. 65 Musée Condé at Chantilly and commentary by Raymond Cazelles, number 304 of 980 copies, colour facsimile heightened with gold, original red roan with gilt borders and central arms, spine gilt with five raised bands, green silk doublures, g.e., very slight scuffing to edges, commentary with illustrations in original red roan-backed green silk, together in perspex slip-case (cracked and missing sliding back and piece from upper edge), small folio, Lucerne & New York, 1984.

Lindisfarne Gospels.- Evangeliorum Quattuor Codex Lindisfarnensis, 2 vol. comprising facsimile of Musei Britannici Codex Cottonianus Nero D. IV and commentary by T.D.Kendrick & others, one of 680 copies, illustrations including several colour and tipped in, ex-library copy with labels to front endpapers and accession numbers at foot of titles but otherwise unstamped, facsimile original vellum stamped in gilt and blind, slight soiling, commentary original vellum-backed boards, prospectus and frayed dust-jacket loosely inserted, folio, Olten & Lausanne, 1956-59.

NO RESERVE [Lorsch Gospels (The)], facsimile only (without the introductory booklet by W.Braunfels), one of 1000 copies, illustrations, some colour, original vellum-backed cloth, folio, New York, 1967.

Schilling (Diebold) Spiezer Bilderchronik, 2 vol. comprising facsimile of Mss. hist. helv. I. 16 der Burgerbibliothek Bern and commentary 'Die Schweiz im Mittelalter in Diebold Schillings Spiezer Bilderchronik' by Hans Haeberli & others, one of 980 copies, colour facsimile in original blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin with brass clasps and bosses, spine with 4 raised bands, illustrated commentary in original cloth with dust-jacket, folio & 4to, Lucerne, 1990-91.

Schodoler (Wernher) Die Eidgenössische Chronik...um 1510 bis 1535, 3 vol. comprising 2 facsimile vol. and commentary by Walther Benz & others, one of 980 copies, colour facsimiles in original pigskin ruled and stamped in blind with brass clasps and one with brass bosses, spines with four double raised bands, with prospectuses etc. in original cloth slip-cases with pigskin labels, illustrated commentary in original pigskin-backed cloth, folio, Lucerne, 1980-83.⁂ Containing facsimiles of 3 manuscripts: MS 62 in Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek Überlingen; MS 2 Stadtarchiv Bremgarten; MS Bibl. Zurl. Fol. 18 Aargauischen kantonsbibliothek Aarau.

NO RESERVE Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works: A Facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer, introduction by John Winterich, illustrations and decorations by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris, original blind-stamped cloth, dust-jacket a little stained, small folio, Cleveland & New York, 1958.

Malory (Sir Thomas) Le Morte d'Arthur, printed by William Caxton 1485, Reproduced in facsimile from the copy in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with an introduction by Paul Needham, number II of 50 specially-bound facsimiles on hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 500, original tan morocco ruled and stamped in brown, by the Eddington Bindery, spine with four raised bands, uncut, cloth slip-case, small folio, Ilkley, Scolar Press, 1976.

NO RESERVE Drawings.- Roethlisberger (Marcel) The Claude Lorrain: The Drawings. Catalog, 2 vol., Berkeley & Los Angeles, 1968 § Choné (P.) Jacques Callot 1592-1635, Paris, 1992 § Mahon (Denis) & Nicholas Turner. The Drawings of Guercino...at Windsor Castle, Cambridge, 1989 § White (C.) & Charlotte Crawley. The Dutch and Flemish Drawings...at Windsor Castle, Cambridge, 1994 § Jaffé (M.) Renaissance & Baroque Drawings from Chatsworth, Washington & New York, 1995, illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets; and c.35 others on drawings including several more Windsor Castle volumes, 4to & folio (c.40)

NO RESERVE Italian Art.- Knox (George) Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: A Study and Catalogue Raisonné of the Chalk Drawings, 2 vol., Oxford, 1980 § Kozakiewicz (S.) Bernardo Bellotto, 2 vol., 1972 § Constable (W.G.) Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, 2 vol., Oxford, 1976 § Pignatti (T.) Pietro Longhi: Paintings and Drawings, 1969 § Garberi (M.P.) Frescoes from Venetian Villas, 1971, illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets; and 10 others on Venetian 18th century art, 4to & folio (18)

NO RESERVE Medieval Art.- Byzantium.- Mouriki (Doula) The Mosaics of Nea Moni on Chios, 2 vol., Athens, 1985 § Sevcenko (N.P.) & C.Moss. Medieval Cyprus, Princeton, 1999, illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets; and 8 others on Byzantine art in Greece, 4to & folio (11)

NO RESERVE Medieval Art.- Morey (C.R.) Gli Oggetti di Avorio e di Osso, 1936 § Stohlman (F.) Gli Smalti, 1939 § Ferrari (Guy, editor) The Gold-Glass Collection of the Vatican Library, 1959, plates, original cloth-backed boards or half cloth, slightly rubbed, folio, Vatican (3)⁂ Vol.1, 2 & 4 of Catalogo del Museo Sacro della Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.

BURROW JAMES. A Series of the Decisions of the Court of King's Bench. Quarto. Calf, damp mkg. & spotting. 1768; also 4 folio calf bound vols., Burrow's Reports, vol. 3 & part 4 vols. 1, 2 & 4. (5).

HAMMOND H. A Paraphrase & Annotations upon all the Books of The New Testament. Eng. title vignette. Folio. Well worn with defective bdgs. 1659; also Virgil's Georgics, folio, in as found cond., lacking early leaves but with nice eng. plates & 3 other vols. (a.f.). (5).

SCAPULUS IOANNIS. Lexicon Graecolatinum. Eng. title device. Folio. Old calf. Geneva, 1628; also 1 other vol. (2).

TACITUS. Opera. Rubricated title with eng. vignette. Folio. Well worn vellum covered brds. Plantin, Antwerp, 1648.

BOCHART SAMUEL. Opera Omnia, Hoc Est Phaleg, Canaan Et Hierozoicon. 1 vol. only. Rubricated & plain titles, each with Tower of Babel vignette, eng. frontis & 10 double & single page eng. maps. Folio. Old calf. Leyden, 1692; also another folio vol., Bochart, defective cond. (2).