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Click here to subscribeKittenberger (Kalman). Big Game Hunting and Collecting in East Africa, 1903-1926, pub. New York, 1929, num. b & w illusts. from photos., folding map at rear, orig. cloth, lettered in gilt, spine slightly dulled, 8vo. Originally published in Hungarian, this volume is copiously illustrated with black and white photographs of East African Big Game including elephant and lion. (1)
Powell-Cotton (P.H.G.). A Sporting Trip through Abyssinia, A Narrative of a Nine Months' Journey from the Plains of the Hawash to the Snows of Simien, with a description of the game, from elephant to ibex, and notes on the manners and customs of the natives, 1st ed., pub. Rowland Ward, 1902, b&w frontis., numerous illusts., mostly after photos, folding map in pocket at rear, zebra-patterned endpapers, upper inner hinge sl. cracked, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed and frayed to head and foot of spine and extrems., faded to spine and edges, large 8vo (1)
Dolbey (Capt. Robert V.). Sketches of the East Africa Campaign, 1st ed., 1918, b & w illusts. from photos, orig. cloth, a little rubbed and darkened on spine, together with Akeley (Carl & Mary L. Jobe), Lions, Gorillas, and their Neighbours, [1933], orig. cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, with other African travel, big game, etc., mostly 20th-century hardback publications (3 shelves)
Chapman (Abel). The Borders and Beyond. Arctic... Cheviot... Tropic, 1st ed., London & Edinburgh, 1924, num. col. and b & w illusts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, a little rubbed and marked, 8vo, together with Doughty (H.M.), Our Wherry in Wendish Lands: from Friesland, Through the Mecklenburg Lakes to Bohemia, 2nd ed., [1893], num. b & w illusts., five folding maps, t.e.g., orig. gilt dec. cloth in bright condition, 8vo, plus other misc. travel, big game hunting and sailing, etc. (3 shelves)
A Precision Micro-projector, lacquered and black enamelled brass, with rack and pinion focusing, three nosepieces, large swivel mirror, plain stage with slide clips above a cylindrical light box on a triform base, an Optics Faraday Game-box microscope with original box, a leather Homeopathic box containing named glass phials by James Epps 170 Piccadilly, London, together with collection of glass projector slides in a fitted box and a collection of microscope slides etc.
A collection of 41 football programmes, including England v Scotland 19.2.44, England v Wales at Maine Road 13.11.46, Wales v Scotland at Wrexham 19.10.46, various schoolboy, intermediate & inter-league fixtures, F.A. Cup finals for 1947 to 1950, 1954 and 1956 to 1960, a qty. of Manchester United in the 1950s including a good copy of the Sheffield Wednesday game 19.2.58, and other interesting programmes; the lot also including a 1949 F.A. Cup final ticket stub (42)
A pair of Bill Tilden instructional tennis films: two 16mm reels of black and white films with sound published by The New Official Films Inc. circa 1940, the first titled BILL TILDEN'S TENNIS FOR BEGINNERS, the other BILL TILDEN'S ADVANCED TENNIS; sold together DVD copies transferred from the original footage, both films with a running time of 10mins. 24secs. In the first film Tilden guides a young protege through the rudiments of the forehand, backhand and service strokes, giving demonstrations (often in slow motion) and sound verbal advice. The film appears to have been made at a club either on the West or Florida coasts of the USA, evident by the abundance of palm trees. In the second film Tilden relates advice on the net game, volley, smash and American twist serve. .
An historic medal from the inaugural Sheriff of London Shield of 1898, in the form of a 15ct. gold and enamel medal inscribed SHERIFF OF LONDON CHAMPION SHIELD, MARCH 19TH 1898. The Football Association Community Shield, formerly known as the Charity Shield, was first competed for by Manchester United and Queen's Park Rangers in 1908. The shield directly replaced the Sheriff of London Shield, an annual match between the leading professional and amateur clubs in the gentlemen v players tradition, devised by Sir Thomas Dewar and first played for in 1898 with receipts distributed to hospitals and charities. This medal relates to the very first Shield played on 19th March 1898 between Sheffield United and Corinthians. The match ended as a draw but also in controversy as Sheffield United refused to play extra time in protest against refereeing decisions during the game. The original recipient of this medal is unknown.
Cristiano Ronaldo: a signed red Manchester United No.7 match-worn jersey season 2003-04, short-sleeved with gold Premier League champions flashes, signed on the reverse next to the '7' by Ronaldo in silver marker pen, five additional signatures of team-mates to the front in black marker pen. Ronaldo wore this shirt in the F.A. Cup tie v Blackburn Rovers in his debut season at Old Trafford. It was personally signed and presented after the game by Ronaldo.
Joe Cole: a signed blue West Ham United No.25 match-worn away jersey, short-sleeved with Premier League flashes, signed and dedicated on the reverse 26 'To Danny, Best Wishes' in black marker pen This jersey was worn in a match v Ipswich Town, then signed and personally presented by Cole after the game.
Jermaine Defoe: a signed claret & blue West Ham United No.25 match-worn jersey, short-sleeved with Premier League flashes, signed on the reverse 25 'Best Wishes' in black marker pen; sold with Defoe's shorts from the game (2) This jersey was worn in a match v Spurs, then signed and personally presented by Defoe after the game.
Chalmers, P. & Austen, W. Birds ashore and a-foreshore. London, 1935, 4to, 16 plates, original blue cloth gilt, faded at backstrip and edges, ink inscription to front pastedown; Fletcher, T. Bainbridge & Inglis, C. Birds of an Indian garden. Calcutta, 1936, second edition, 8vo, colour plates, original green cloth gilt, rubbed, some foxing; Dewar, Douglas Game birds. London, 1928, 8vo, wood engravings by E. Fitch Daglish, original green cloth gilt, faded at edges, some foxing; Davidson, M. The original water-colour paintings by John James Audubon for the birds of America. New York, 1966, 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper, a good clean copy; and 4 others on birds (8)
Grimble, A. Shooting and salmon fishing. London, 1892, 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth gilt, rubbed at edges, foxing, bookplate; Ibid Leaves from a game book. London, 1898, 8vo, one of 250 copies, portrait frontispiece, contemporary half vellum, rubbed, inner hinges strengthened; Ibid The salmon rivers of Ireland. London, 1913, second edition, 8vo, 2 folding maps, original green cloth gilt, some foxing; Ibid The salmon rivers of Scotland. London, 1913, third edition, 8vo, 3 maps, original green cloth gilt, some foxing; Ibid The salmon rivers of England and Wales. London, 1913, second edition, 8vo, map, original green cloth gilt, some foxing; and 6 others on shooting and fishing (11)
Harris, Capt. W.C. Portrait of the game and wild animals of Southern Africa. [London, 1840], oblong 4to [38 by 29cm], 30 lithograph plates [some pasted onto leaves with margins trimmed], uncoloured, no text, some worming to front endpaper and first page [pasted plate not affected], contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed Note: Trial proofs for Harris' classic work on African game-hunting.
Pollard, H.B.C. & Rickman, Philip British and American Game Birds. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1945, 4to, number 96 of 125 copies, original pencil sketch by artist on preliminary leaf, 20 colour plates, original quarter brown morocco gilt, slight stain to backstrip, interior very clean; The Gun at Home and Abroad British Game Birds and Wildfowl. London: The London and Counties Press, 1912, small folio, number 881 of 950 copies, 26 colour plates, original full brown morocco gilt, t.e.g., fading to backstrip, some rubbing to hinges, spotting to frontispiece (2)
Africa - Baker, Sir Samuel The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia. London, 1867. First edition, 8vo, double portrait frontispiece, 2 maps, 23 plates, original blue decorative cloth gilt, gilt stamp of elephant chase on upper board, some rubbing to edges, bumping to corners, interior very clean; Selous, Percy. & Bryden, H.A. Travel and big game. London, 1897, 8vo, 6 plates, original cloth, a very clean copy, bookplate; Chaillu, Paul B. Du Explorations and adventures in Equatorial Africa. London, 1861, 8vo, folding frontispiece, folding map torn, original decorative cloth gilt, some rubbing to edges, interior clean; Livingstone, David Missionary travels and researches in South East Africa. London, 1857, 8vo, folding frontispiece, original cloth gilt, backstrip faded, inner hinges splitting (4)
Stow, John A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. London: printed for A. Churchill... 1720, folio, 2 volumes, 67 maps and plates, contemporary calf gilt, marble endpapers, lacking backstrips, boards loose, worn, heavily water stained throughout, several pages torn; Baillie-Grohman, Wm. A. (ed) The master of game. London, 1904, folio, plates, contemporary calf gilt, worn, boards loose, backstrip torn, heavily water stained throughout; Siborne, Capt. W. [The Waterloo Campaign 1815] [No place/ date], folio, accompanying volume of maps and plans only, 11 maps and plans, contemporary half red morocco, rubbed, foxing; Clarke, Hewson An impartial history of the naval, military and political events in Europe... Suffolk, c.1815, 8vo, 2 volumes, frontispieces, engraved plates and maps, contemporary calf gilt, worn, boards loose, water damage to some pages; Stanley, Thomas The history of philosophy. London, 1701, third edition, folio, portrait frontispiece, engravings in text, contemporary panelled calf, worn, upper board loose, lacking second leaf of preface. Sold not subject to return (7)
Seven Chelsea wartime away programmes season 1943-44, Football League South fixtures v Portsmouth 11th December, West Ham 27th December, Fulham 15th January (game abandoned), Luton 5th February, Crystal Palace 12th February, Reading 29th April (home fixture played at Elm Park) & Millwall 6th May
A collection of pre-war programmes for non-Chelsea sporting events staged at Stamford Bridge, British Games 1923; Womens International and British Games 1924; Amateur Athletics Championships for 1926, 1928, 1929 (3 copies), 1930 & 1931; Oxford & Cambridge v Yale & Harvard athletics 1927; Schools Athletics Inter-County Championship 1926; Counties Athletics Union Championship 1926; Anglo-American Baseball 1929; sold together with a dinner menu for the 1925 London Stock Exchange football finalists (game played at Stamford Bridge), the reverse with 11 signatures in pencil (14)
A WWII America military green cotton kit bag named for Wilbur L Goyer 32425024 together with a boxed game "Bingo" NB - The US soldier who owned this kit bag was stationed in Bridgwater and used to play the Bingo game with the vendor's father at the Newmarket. When the soldier left for the D Day landings he gave the kit bag and the game to him.
A quantity of boxed card games including Kan U Go, Quit, The Crime Club by Peter Cheyney, Counties of England 3rd series by Jaques; also a part set of attractive Victorian playing cards by Hamilton Hills & Co; some Victorian cards with lithographic pictures of fairy tale characters; a boxed game "A Fancy Bazaar ... Comic Game" and others
Morris, Beverley. British Game Birds and Wildfowl, Groombridge, London no date. Dark green cloth, sixty hand-coloured plate illustrations, quarto (lacking spine strip; one plate detached; spine ends chewed); and another work, (2). Provenance: from the home of a late gentleman of title, Worcestershire
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