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Lot 151
HARDY THOMAS: (1840-1928) English Novelist. A poignant A.L.S., Thomas Hardy, on one side of a correspondence card, Max Gate, Dorchester, 24th December 1912, to [Charles Walter] Moule. Hardy writes, in full, 'Though you request me not to answer your letter I must send you this brief line of sincere thanks for the sympathy you express. Mrs. Hardy's death was quite unexpected by me, & the loss of her leaves a great blank in my life. With best wishes for the New Year, I am always yrs truly'. Matted in cream beneath an image of Hardy in 1913 seated in a three quarter length profile pose at his desk, with a pen in one hand, and framed and glazed in a plain modern black frame to an overall size of 9 x 15.5. One crease to the upper left corner, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Charles Walter Moule (1834-1921) English Academic, the librarian and president of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Moule had been born at Fordington in Dorchester, where his father was the incumbent. Emma Gifford (1840-1912) First Wife of Thomas Hardy from 1874 until her sudden death on 27th November 1912 at Max Gate. The marriage between Hardy and Gifford was not always a happy one, and Emma had become a recluse in her later years, living in attic rooms. Hardy laid a wreath at her funeral inscribed with the words 'From her lonely husband, with the Old Affection'.
Lot 351
Two Cold War era Photograph Albums from British Soldier F Aldridge, 1st Bn Queen’s Regiment, Serving in Berlin 1949. Fascinating Cold War ephemera, the albums contain 229, mostly 9cm x 6cm, black & white photos (none are missing) that cover the period March 1949 to January 1950. The 1st Bn Queens Regiment served in Berlin up to November 1949 when they moved to Iserlohn, the second album ends with seven pages of that period. Nearly every photo has a handwritten title and subjects photographed include: Olympic Stadium and surrounding facilities; rifle range training; HQ British Troops Berlin; Berlin Airlift; a tour of the centre illustrating ruined Berlin landmarks such as Deutsches Operahaus, Victory Column, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Russian War Memorial; off-duty and sports days, King’s Birthday Parade on the Olympischer Platz; home leave in London summer 1949 with London sights; ruins of Hitler’s Reichs Chancellery and blown up bunker remains; Goring’s Air Ministry; plus several pages of East Berlin sights – Alexander Platz, Russian War Memorial.
Lot 18
NO RESERVE Blackmore (Richard) King Arthur. An Heroick Poem. In Twelve Books, first edition, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, a little worn, upper cover detached, split to lower joint, [Wing BB3077], for Awnsham & John Churchill...and Jacob Tonson, 1697; and 2 others, folio & 4to (3)⁂ Sequel to Blackmore's Virgilian epic poem Prince Arthur of 1695 but this time using Milton as his model; both were based on the histories of Geoffrey of Monmouth and celebrated William III in the role of Arthur. The present copy is one of two variants published in the same year, this one without "near the Inner-Temple-gate" in the imprint, and ESTC lists no copy in the UK but one in Germany and 3 in America.
Lot 60
NO RESERVE Caldecott (Randolph) Picture Books, 12 vol. only (of 16), numerous illustrations, original wrappers, occasional creasing or chipping, [1878-85]; and 10 others illustrated by the same, v.s. (22)⁂ The Picture Books comprising: The House that Jack Built; The Mad Dog; The Three Jovial Huntsmen; Sing a Song for Sixpence; The Queen of Hearts; The Farmer's Boy; The Milkmaid; Hey Diddle Diddle and Baby Bunting; A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go; The Fox Jumps over the Parson's Gate; Come Lasses and Lads and Ride a Cock Horse.
Lot 239
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE - A GROUP OF PRINTS RELATING TO LONDON INCLUDING ST JOHN'S GATE CLERKENWELL, ST JAMES' PALACE, SOUTHWARK FROM CHATHAM PLACE, THE OBELISK IN ST GEORGE'S SQUARE, HOSPITALLERS' HOUSE, THE CIRCUS AND OBELISK IN ST GEORGE'S FIELD & CLERKENWELL, ST JOHN'S GATE, THE IRONMONGERS HALL prints Largest: 27.0 x 43.0cm / 101/2 x 17in Provenance: Dr Alan Borg C.B.E. (8)
Lot 435
Original Design for Entrance Gate at Fortgranite Architectural Drawing: Design for an Entrance Gate for Thomas Dennis Esq., "The Front Elevation, and plan at AB for Thomas Dennis Esq. of Fortgranite, Co. Wicklow, 1819," pen and ink, approx. 20cms x 17cms (8" x 7") in later frame. (1) * This was adopted as the basis of the Dennis Crest.
Lot 211
Tri-ang Railways 00 Gauge 'Victorian' Stations Sets and Accessories, R81 Station Set, R67 6-Station Steps all with BNE ads, R62 Waiting Rooms (4), R72 Gate Keepers Huts (3), R61 Signal box, R75 Water Towers, R60 Ticket Office (2), R69 Newspaper Kiosks (3 in box), R84 Lineside Huts (3 in box), R68 Station Nameboards (2 boxes), R73 Island Platform Canopy Set, R496 Level Crossing,R66 Porters Room (3), R640 Straight Platforms (2) and R64R Curved End Right Platforms, R64L Curved End Platforms Left and R408 Electric Turntable, all in original boxes, F-E, boxes P-VG (qty)
Lot 364
Hornby China Skaledale, boxed collection including, R8737 Gasholder, R9641 Ash Plant, R9640 Coaling Tower, R8736 Coal Drop Overshoot, R8733/ R8734 Coal Drop Ramp 1/2, R8722 Coal Drop, R8738 Retort House, R8774 Headstock Sub Station, R8735 Coal Drop Shed Base, R8743 Stores, R8742 Office and Gate, R8739 Boiler Room, R8740 Condenser Tower and R8741 Purifiers, G-E, boxes (with some fading) F-G, (15)
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