[TRAVEL / BIG GAME HUNTING] STUDLEY (J.T.) The Journal of a Sporting Nomad, 8vo, plates, review copy blindstamp, cloth, 1st Edn., L.,1912; CARRUTHERS (D.) Beyond the Caspian, A Naturalist in Central Asia, 8vo, plates, cloth, 1st Edn., Edinburgh, 1949; WARDROP (A.) Modern Pig-Sticking, 8vo, plates, clo., 1st Edn., L., 1914 (3).
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A pair of glazed and biscuit porcelain figural candlesticks, the nozzles each held above a putto support, both with greyhound at their feet, 27cm high CONDITION REPORT: All four ring handles have been restored. Hanging game birds restored. Figure with hare at feet is restored through his middle and left arm.
An Indian tiger skin (Panthera Tigris Tigris) circa 1935, by Van Ingen & Van Ingen of Mysore, the head with open jaw and glass eyes, the skin with original canvas backing with Van Ingen stencilling and care label, taken by Group Captain Dick Maydwell (1913-2006) under licence at Poona, 246cm nose to tail, 191cm across the fore-limbs, 170cm across the rear limbs/Note: Group Captain Dick Maydwell was in Poona in the mid 1930s where he developed his love of game shooting, the present lot was shot under licence during that time/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Overall I would say this is in good condition for its age. The main area of concern are the tips of the ears which are worn and need to be restored. There is a little flaking to the nose. The front paws each have 5 claws, the back paws each have 4. There is some wear both to the skin and backing in line with age and usage. Viewing recommended.
Radio 1 Memorabilia, a large collection of Radio One memorabilia including 'Give us a Break' quiz game, New Wave Band single, souvenir disc 21st birthday, transistor radio, T-shirt large celebrating 50 years, a folder of DJ cards, Steve Wright's 'Another True Story', Radio One mug, Radio One mug Hackney Weekend 2012, copies of Vintage schedule starting with 50 year countdown and prints of Radio One 1967, badges, banners and more - mainly all in Excellent condition
Radio 1 Roadshow, a large collection of Radio One Roadshow memorabilia including a boxed lorry, a framed and glazed Nicky Campbell poster for Paignton 1992 (63cm x 83cm), two different types of pencil cases (one filled) transistor radio, mug, badges, stickers, two sweat shirts (L), child's T-shirt, Smiley Miley's Roadshow mileage game and more - mainly all in Excellent condition
Radio 1 Memorabilia, a large and varied collection of memorabilia including a transistor radio, two medium T-shirts (Steve Wright & Gary Davies) numerous window stickers of various sizes, four albums and three singles relating to the station, four CDs, two plastic bags, sun hat, Pop of the Form quiz game, packs of DJ cards plus many badges, pens, key fobs and more - mainly all in Excellent condition
Radio Luxembourg Memorabilia, a large collection of memorabilia of Radio Luxembourg and RTL that includes four programmes/albums The Station Of the Stars, Radio Luxembourg 1979, Presents & Souvenir album, a vinyl 45 titled 'Alka-Seltzer, two b/w prints of DJs, a f/g LP 'The Best Of Radio Luxembourg, a boxed Chartbusters game, RTL 208 toy van, two car stickers and pin badges, signed Teddy Johnson postcard 1957 and more - mainly all in Excellent condition
Radio Caroline memorabilia, a mixed collection of memorabilia including three books - Pirate radio illustrated history, Shiprocked and True Story of the boat that Rocked, a f/g album 'The Official Story', magazine Radio Caroline and its Stars, four different mugs, Top Pop Spin game, two pin badges, beer glass and more - mainly all in Excellent condition
The Archers memorabilia, a collection of The Archer's memorabilia that includes three books in perfect condition, The Ambridge Chronicles, Love of (Beth Miller) and The Book of the Archers (Greene, Collingwood & Nicklaus) first day cover (1951-2001) a Chad Valley game, two mugs and a double cassette 'Vintage Archers' - all in Excellent condition
A China Trade black lacquered games box, mid 19th century, oblong box decorated with a profusion of leaves in gilt surrounding a CR monogram, the interior with three lidded compartments, six trays pictured respectively with Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Eight of Diamonds and Nine of Diamonds, together with two blanks, 35cm x 28cm; together with a collection of Chinese engraved mother of pearl countersFootnote: The 'picture' card trays are indicative of the popular parlour game Pope Joan.
A collection of small decorative ceramics including Royal Worcester reproduction cabinet cups and saucers including Harry Davis London scenes, Richard Sebright Worcester Fruit, James Stinton Game Birds, a collection of Wedgwood Hummingbird pattern wares including a mantel clock, a pair of coffee cans and saucers, vase, etc, a pair of late 19th century continental figures of children with blue painted marks to base and impressed numbers, 9.5cm tall approx, various small trinket boxes including example with grasshopper detail, etc (a collection)
William Greener - 4 volumes, The Gun and Its Development W H - notes on shooting 1881, Choke - Bore Guns (and how to load for all kinds of game) c.1880, The Science of Gunnery 1841 - includes a chapter on whole shooting, Gunnery in 1858 - being a treatise on rifles, cannon and sporting arms
Edwards, Lionel and Wallace, H.F. - Hunting and Stalking the Deer. The Pursuit of red, fallow and roe deer in England and Scotland ..., 8 coloured and numerous other plates and text illustrations, gilt cloth, roy, 4to, cheaper re-issue, 1930; St John, Charles - A Scottish Naturalist: the sketches and notes of Charles St John, 1809-1856, coloured plates and other illustrations, d/wrapper, 4to, 1982; together with 12 others on stalking and gamebirdsCONDITION: Edwards - sl. marks on cloth, some text foxing - o/w generally good, pencilled ownership name and ink inscription at front, the plts with captioned guards; others incl. Pollard's Game Birds and Game Bird Shooting. col. plts (Rickman) 1936 (2 copies), both with marks/fading to cloth; Coles's Game Birds (1983), col. f-page illus. and others (by Maurice Pledger) folio, v. good in d/wrapper
Brocklehurst, Capt. H.C. - Game Animals of the Sudan; their habits and distribution ..., 12 coloured plates by W.H. Riddell, numerous text illustrations and a folded map, gilt pictorial cloth, 1931; Wolhuter, Harry - Memories of a Game-Ranger, 6th edition, portrait frontis and 16 plates, numerous text illustrations, map on endpapers, gilt pictorial cloth, (Johannesburg 1958); together with 13 others on foreign travel and natural historyCONDITION: Brocklehurst-v.sl. wear/marks on cloth, spotting on half and title pages and slightly elsewhere; Wolhuter - sl. 'knocked' on spine, otherwise good copy; Others include Younghusband's Kashmir/Black's Colour Books, repr. 1911, 70 col. plts and folded map, good condition, Seton Thompson's Chinese Lanterns (N.Y. 1924), many photo plts, Very good copy, Roosevelts The Wilderness Hunter (Ist trade edition, 1883), 24 plts, 'edition-de-luxe' notice tipped in, reddish-brown chapter heads (? denotes first issue), gilt pictorial cloth (some wear and marks), few marks etc. inside-with 'used' feel
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