Britain in India & Central Asia.- Burnes (Alexander) Travels into Bokhara; being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia..., 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved portrait and 7 engraved or lithographed plates, one double-page, light spotting and marginal staining to some plates, otherwise a good clean copy, contemporary calf, spines gilt with green and red roan labels, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1834. ⁂ Alexander Burnes was a Scottish explorer and important figure in the Great Game. Britain wanted control of Afghanistan to act as a buffer against the Russians to India. On the pretext of delivering a gift of horses from William IV to the Sikh ruler Maharajah Ranjit Singh Burnes travelled up the River Indus and beyond, over the Hindu Kush to Bokhara, surveying as he went and observing Russian presence in the area in preparation of a British advance into Central Asia. His book became a best-seller and led to his knighthood in 1838.
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A collection of early 20th century books about cricket, tennis, fishing etc including Fly Fishing by Viscount Grey of Fallodon with engravings by Eric Fitch Daglish, Fishing Ways and Wiles, by H E Morritt, Lawn Tennis Simplified, The Lonsdale Library - The game of Cricket, etc together with an 1878 edition of The Annuls of Tennis published by 'The Field' Office London
A 19th century oil painting on canvas in the manner of Sir Edwin Landseer showing a sportsman leaning against a stile with his day's game entitled 'The Game Keeper' accompanied by his pair of gun dogs, 66 x 48 cm approx in gilt frame and gilt slip (Also shown on the March 1970 edition of the The Gamekeepers Gazette, see additional images)
A good quantity of tinplate toys. Lehmann Alpine Express track toy with 2 trains, boxed. Plus 5 loose example with a number of vehicles. A child’s Codeg cash register, figure of eight track toy, a Peter Pan Acrobatic Joe, a Billy Smart’s New World Circus tent, a small chair-o-plane, Super Gold Star Bagatelle by Lindstrom USA, a Gee-Wiz horse racing game, components for a clockwork track toy with car, a modern Showmans engine, a Mettoy kitchen range, Mettoy Supertype typewriter – boxed, Plus Zoffo The Bandit Puppy, an automatic Garage, dolls house wooden sideboard and a few other items. QGC-VGC some age wear.
A scarce Edwardian Penny Arcade machine. This example also produced in the early 1900’s is called ‘The Gypsy’ measures 60cm tall, 46cm wide. A circular portrait of a Gypsy surrounded by a dial showing the fortunes. This simple game requires a penny to spin the fortune tellers wheel which randomly points to your reading ‘A Proposal’, ‘A Lover’ ‘An offer of Marriage’ etc. GC for age. Appears to be in working order, sold as a collector’s item only. Plate 5
A collection of money boxes. Tinplate include – Micky’s Musical Money Box’, Telephone box, London Transport double deck bus, 4x Safe style money box, The Queens Dolls House, ‘Telephone Money Box’, ‘Savings Bank’, clock money box, 5 book style ‘Post Office Savings Bank’, ‘Circus Circus Jack Pot’ one arm bandit, cylindrical advertising tin, brass post box, Sharp’s Super Kreem Toffee, 2x money tins, Post Office box, an American GMC style truck Security vehicle money box. Plus a Money System Game etc and a rubber Policeman Also in lot a collection of 15 assorted novelty and commemorative tins. Most GC-VGC some wear to a few.
A quantity of tinplate toys. A West German made Coney Island roller-coaster with one train. A mechanical football game, a two-player game with player operated levers at each end moving figures on the pitch, plastic goals (one missing). A clockwork fairground rocking boats ride by JW. A clockwork ‘Ride-a-Rocket’ chair-o-plane. Three similar toys with 2 World centres and as an ‘Aerodrome’ control tower. An Eastern European friction powered motorbike and a smaller Japanese style clockwork example. Plus 4 tins/money boxes in the form of carrousels and a number of other items. GC-VGC minor wear to most.
A good quantity of 20/25/28mm War Game figures. Napoleonic wars, 24th Foot Regiment and Zulus. Plus Alamo Mexican soldiers. Together with a Royal Dalton African series plate ‘Zulu Girl at Water Hole Zululand D6351. Plus a Tropical issue Pith Helmet and 12 books relating to Nelson and the Victory and a DVD and a set of coasters. Books include HMS Victory Her Construction, Career and Restoration by Allan Mc. Gowan. Trafalgar the Men, the Battle, the storm by Clayton & Craig. Nelson’s Battles – The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail by Tracy. Ever Man Will Do His Duty by King. Nelson by CS Forester. Trafalgar The Nelson Touch by Howarth. Last Stand – Famous Battles Against the Odds by Perrett etc. GC-VGC
Film Poster: A Bug's Life (1998, 23.5" x 33", x2). Film Poster: Spy Game (2001, 17" x 25").Edison Mazda Lamps 1920's advertisement Poster Film Poster: Blaze (1989, 27" x 40").Pop Poster: The Beatles. 54" x 19"Car Posters (two different cars, both red, sporty and Italian). 20" x 28"Posters: Friends (three different posters, two 17" x 24", Royal Navy Posters - Ships, Film Poster: The Delinquents (1989, 27" x 40").Film Poster: The Accidental Tourist (1988, 27" x 40").
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