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ANNE: (1665-1714) Queen of England, Scotland & Ireland 1702-07 and Queen of the Kingdom of Great Britain 1707-14. D.S., Anne R, as Queen, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court at Windsor, 2nd August 1709. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing John Lloyd to be a Captain in the Regiment of Foot commanded by Archibald, Earl of Ilay. Countersigned at the foot by Henry Boyle (1669-1725) 1st Baron Carleton. Anglo-Irish Politician, Lord Treasurer of Ireland 1704-15 & Northern Secretary 1708-10. Lacking the seal although with the pale blue revenue stamp affixed in the left margin. Some light overall age wear and a few minor stains, G Archibald Campbell (1682-1761) 3rd Duke of Argyll, Earl of Ilay (from 1706). Scottish Nobleman, Politician & Soldier. One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Signed on the day of the first execution by guillotine LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, executed during the French Revolution. A good D.S., Louis, as King, one page (vellum), oblong folio, 25th April 1792, in French. The attractively penned manuscript document is a judicial appointment relating to Adrien Nicolas Morin of Martigues in the Bouches-du-Rhone department of southern France. Boldly signed by the King at the foot and countersigned by Antoine Duranthon (1736-1793) French Minister of Justice April - July 1792. Some very light, minor age wear and a small area of paper loss and neat tear to the lower right corner, not affecting the text or signatures. About VG The present document was signed on the day of the first execution by guillotine, performed on highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier who was executed in front of what is today the city hall of Paris. The following year both signatories of the present document would also face their deaths by guillotine, King Louis XVI on 21st January 1793 and Antoine Duranthon on 20th December 1793.

GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS: (1594-1632) King of Sweden 1611-32, known as 'The Lion of the North', regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time and credited as the founder of Sweden as a Great Power. Rare D.S., Gustavus Adolphus, as King, one page, folio, Army Camp at Berson (near Kokenhusen, present day Latvia), 6th December 1625. The manuscript document is an Order to the General Quarter Master of the field army to secure sufficient provisions of food for the troops and ordering supplies for Gerdt Didrichsson, Master of the Stables, of hides, alum, salt, tallow, nails for shoeing horses etc., and money to also be made available. Signed by the King at the foot. With integral address leaf bearing a blind embossed paper seal. An attractive and clean document, VG The present document is signed shortly before the King's significant victory in the Battle of Wallhof on 7th January 1626, fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

CHRISTINA: (1626-1689) Queen of Sweden 1632-54. D.S., Christina, as Queen, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 6th June 1646. The manuscript document is a conveyance of two estates, Bargetorp and Wexstjo to Asbjorn Marthenson for the sum of 60 Silver Thaler. Signed by the Queen at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. Some very light age wear at the folds and a circular stain to the first page, evidently caused by the seal, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible). About VG

GUSTAV III: (1746-1792) King of Sweden 1771-92. The last absolute ruler of Sweden, the King was assassinated at a Masked Ball at the Opera House in Stockholm. D.S., Gustav, as King, two pages, folio, Stockholm, 11th December 1776. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Baron Hermann Flemming to be a Second Adjutant of the Life Dragoon Royal Regiment. Signed by the King at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal. With blank integral leaf. A light circular stain appears to the first page, evidently caused by the seal, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible), otherwise VG

CHARLES XIV & III JOHN: (1763-1844) King of Sweden (as Charles XIV John) and King of Norway (as Charles III John) 1818-44. Born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte and appointed a Marshal of France by Napoleon I. D.S., Carl Johan, as King, one page, folio, Stockholm, 14th April 1829. The manuscript document approves the salary of Second Lieutenant Samuel Ludvig Hasselberg of the Navy. Boldly signed by the King at the conclusion immediately above a blind embossed paper seal (light staining). With blank integral leaf. VG

CHARLES XV & IV: (1826-1872) King of Sweden (as Charles XV) and Norway (as Charles IV) 1859-72. D.S., Carl, as King, one page, folio, Stockholm, 3rd April 1860. The manuscript document is a military commission appointing Carl Johan Marianus Burman to be a First Lieutenant with the Westerbotten Regiment. Signed by the King at the conclusion above a blind embossed paper seal. With two attractive printed oblong 8vo receipts, with manuscript additions concerning salary increases, neatly bound in. With blank integral leaf. VG

PARNELL CHARLES STEWART: (1846-1891) Irish Nationalist Political Leader. A.L.S., Chas. S. Parnell, one page, 8vo, Liverpool, 22nd November 1885, to 'My dear Mayor', on the printed stationery of the North Western Hotel. Parnell encloses a letter (no longer present) 'containing notice of my appointment of Horgan as my Election Agent which he will require to hand to the Returning Officer' and asking that it be given to Mr. Horgan without delay. With blank integral leaf. Together with a manuscript D.S., Chas. S. Parnell, one page, slim oblong 8vo (neatly and slightly irregularly trimmed at the foot), n.p., February 1878, admitting the bearer to the Gallery of the House of Commons. Also including two pieces of printed ephemera relating to Ireland, one being a facsimile A.L.S. by Anna Parnell on the printed stationery of The Irish National Land League, February 1881. Some light age wear and creasing, G to about VG, 4

CLIVE ROBERT: (1725-1774) 1st Baron Clive. British Major General, known as Clive of India, who is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British Crown. D.S., Clive, three pages, folio, n.p., 25th March 1770. The partially printed document is a deed relating to freehold lands purchased by Clive from Corbyn Morris in which he binds himself to pay Elizabeth Albert of Epsom, daughter of Morris, the sum of two thousand pounds, detailing at length a condition of the obligation involving four annuities of 'sums of Four pounds, Seven pounds, Ninety seven pounds and Six pounds….during the lives of….Corbyn Morris and Edmund Morris his brother….the Reverend Bernard Mills now or late of Bury St. Edmunds in the county of Suffolk….Simon Fanshaw now or late of Pall Mall in the City of Westminster…..John Bright the younger son of John Bright of Totterton in the county of Salop….and Richard the son of Richard Marston of Bishops Castle…', also providing dates for the payments. Signed by Clive at the conclusion alongside his red wax seal. A further manuscript clause at the end of the document is signed by Corbyn Morris and Elizabeth Albert. Some very light, minor age wear and a couple of small, neat splits to central folds, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG

KITCHENER HERBERT: (1850-1916) British Field Marshal. Two Ls.S., H H Kitchener, each one page, folio, Cairo (?), 1888 & 1889, to the Head of the Department of Seizure and Coordination, in Arabic. The official manuscript letters of introduction appear to refer to several Egyptian lieutenants under Kitchener's command, named as First Lieutenant Ali and Second Lieutenant Shaaban, and states that they have recently served in the Police warehouse. Kitchener writes to enable the lieutenants to approach a high ranking official, in charge of the department for the seizure of land and assets, most likely in the Sudan. Together with a third Arabic letter (not signed by Kitchener) on the stationery of the office of the Surveyor General at the War Office, Cairo. Some age wear to the edges and one letter with an extensive, although neat, split at the fold. G to about VG, 3

Illuminated Calligraphy Kipling (Rudyard), If; idem, England, Anon., Children's Charter, manuscript on vellum sheet, each loose in mount (3) CONDITION REPORT: If - tape stains to edges (hidden by mount), otherwise VG. Mount corner bumped; England - vellum at RHS a little thin so appears darkened, o/w VG. Mount corners bumped. Mount slightly too big for manuscript; Children's Charter - tape stains to margins (hidden by mount). Otherwise VG. Mount corners bumped.

Kipling (Rudyard) The Legs of Sister Ursula, four page manuscript, signed by the author on the final page, 'illumination style' pen and ink capital sketch, ink manuscript, single sided on four folded foolscap paper sheets (top left corners stained), preserved in morocco gilt solander box, which in turn is housed in an ornate morocco gilt bookform slipcase with sliding lid, by the Adams Bindery (see also lot 241) CONDITION REPORT: Some dust/finger marking. Significant stains to top left corners (see images). Ink spot to upper sheet (see image). Splint to hinge of internal box (see image).

A FAMILY ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS comprising a commission appointing Francis Luttrell as an Ensign in a company of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, 1811; a commission appointing Alexander Luttrell as a Sub-Lieutenant in the army, 1874; an approximate account of building works undertaken at Dunster Castle, 1871; various manuscript pedigrees for the Luttrell family, 18th century and later; a manuscript Catalogue of the Books in the Library of Dunster Castle, 1805, with another, 1816; and further items. Provenance: The Luttrell family, Dunster.

A 19TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT RECIPE BOOK including recipes for Cabinet Pudding; Masked Lobster; `Mulacatawney` Soup; Cherry Brandy; and Honey Comb Gingerbread; also including a few household accounts, including those for estate Christmas dinners in 1869 and 1871; and several cures and remedies for common ailments, half leather bound, 18.5cm x 12.5cm. Provenance: The Luttrell family, Dunster.

A 19TH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT RECIPE BOOK including recipes for Cabinet Pudding; Masked Lobster; `Mulacatawney` Soup; Cherry Brandy; and Honey Comb Gingerbread; also including a few household accounts, including those for estate Christmas dinners in 1869 and 1871; and several cures and remedies for common ailments, half leather bound, 18.5cm x 12.5cm. Provenance: The Luttrell family, Dunster.

A FAMILY ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS comprising a commission appointing Francis Luttrell as an Ensign in a company of the First Regiment of Foot Guards, 1811; a commission appointing Alexander Luttrell as a Sub-Lieutenant in the army, 1874; an approximate account of building works undertaken at Dunster Castle, 1871; various manuscript pedigrees for the Luttrell family, 18th century and later; a manuscript Catalogue of the Books in the Library of Dunster Castle, 1805, with another, 1816; and further items. Provenance: The Luttrell family, Dunster.

Anglo-Saxon Bronze Chip-Carved Disc Casket Appliqué8th century AD. A thin (0.7mm) slightly domed disc with chamfered lip to the outer edge, pierced at the centre and close to the periphery, decorated with dense ornament comprising a border, cross and quadrants; the border with running meander pattern extending onto the rim; the cross with two arms in loose bilinear interlace and two with dense, regular interlace, all within narrow borders; the centre with an incised D-shaped panel on each internal edge; two quadrants with a La Tène Style triskele of discs among scrolled tendrils, remaining two quadrants with opposed Insular Style animals with extended lappets forming a frame of interlace, ring-and-dot to the shoulder and hip. Cf. Youngs, S. (ed.) The Work of Angels. Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork, 6th-9th Centuries AD, London, 1989; Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991. The thin metal and shallow curvature suggest that the appliqué formed part of the decorative scheme of a substantial item, such as a casket, shrine or processional cross, to which it was attached by a central stud, possibly into a prepared collared socket. The surface behind must have been curved or some form of soft padding used to support the appliqué. The cross bears two contrasting styles of interlace - a dense mono-linear type seen on some cross-shafts in the English Midlands and known as the `Mercian Style`, and a bilinear variant familiar from sumptuous manuscript art such as the Lindisfarne Gospels. The outer meander is a geometric form found in some 5th-6th century Merovingian contexts and elsewhere. The opposed beasts within an interlace panel in a quadrant occurs on e.g. the linked three-pin set from the River Witham (Webster & Backhouse, item 184). Parallels to the combination of Mercian Style interlace and triskeles may be found on e.g. the decorative mounts from Perthshire (Youngs, item 117); the combination of opposed beasts and interlace appears on the disc from Bolnhurst (Webster & Backhouse, item 185). 20 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). Ex Northern English collection; found Northumberland, UK, 1990s. Very fine condition; about one quarter absent.

Anglo-Saxon Gilt-Bronze Bird and Beast MountEarly 10th century AD. A slightly convex mount depicting a bird of prey attacking a quadruped (dog?) in Winchester Style; the bird`s wing forming the main element with the head above biting the animal`s rump, head and forepaws emerging on the left; substantial fixing stud to the reverse. Cf. image of biting birds in in MS Bodleian Library Oxford, Tanner 10, fol. 43` published in Wilson, D.M. Anglo-Saxon Art: From the Seventh Century to the Norman Conquest, London, 1984. 16 grams, 41mm (1 1/2"). From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. The Tanner manuscript contains the Old English version of Bede`s Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum, and dates from the early 10th century AD. Very fine condition. Very rare.

Egyptian Dr. Collings`s Collection Diary, Photographs and Artefact CollectionDiary dated 1897 AD. A mixed group of items once the property of Dr. D.W. Collings comprising: a manuscript diary in unbound paper quires with pen and pencil annotations, sketch maps and sketches describing the doctor`s travels in Egypt; a card envelope containing a portion of fabric, marked `Egypt ancient. Fragment of coarse woven material (flax?) used as a backing of a mummy cartonnage? Ptolemaic period`; a rectangle of twill woven cloth in an envelope; a glazed composition pendant on card; two hieroglyphic seal impressions on card; a stone spindle whorl; a glazed composition figure of Thoth on a wooden base; a hardstone heart amulet; a restrung necklace of tubular and discoid glazed composition beads; a group of fourteen photographs taken by Dr. Collings with a frame camera, mainly scenes of the Nile. 537 grams total, diary pages: 23 x 17cm (9 x 6 3/4"). Ex Dr. Dudley Collings collection, Suffolk, UK, thence by descent; acquired by Collings in 1897 while on his travels in Egypt. Dr Dudley Willis Collings (1870-1955) was the first curator of the Southwold Museum and the town`s doctor. Collings`s son and daughter-in-law were close friends of Eric Blair (George Orwell) who shared their interest in anthropology. The F.G. Hilton Price collection was published in London in 1897 in a dedicated illustrated volume entitled A Catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of F.G. Hilton Price. [24]Fine condition.

Sir William Betham manuscript with seal, Sir William Betham was known as the Great Irish genelogist, born in Suffolk, in 1779, 47cm wide

A manuscript facsimile of a letter from Horatio Nelson addressed to `My Dear [Thomas] Lloyd` (browned), approx 22.5cm x 37cm, within an oak frame. Note: similar facsimiles were inserted after the preface in T.O. Churchill`s `Life of Nelson` published in 1808. Provenance: The Library Collection of the Late W. Leslie Weller MBE, DL, FSA.

HUNTING. - E.R.F. BRUNSKILL (compiler). A manuscript hunting diary, illustrated with photographs. [N.p.: n.d. but circa 1897-1934]. Oblong 4to (173 x 250mm), approx. 200pp., with approx. 115 photographs (150 x 205mm and smaller). Original red morocco gilt, a fox`s mask in black onlaid to the upper cover, a crouching fox to the lower, g.e. (rebacked, rubbed). Note: Brunskill hunted widely: the VWH, the Heythrop, the Beaufort, Devon and Somerset Stag Hounds, Bucks Otter Hounds, etc. Provenance: The Library Collection of the Late W. Leslie Weller MBE, DL, FSA.

SUSSEX, PETWORTH. - Mary WYNDHAM (compiler). An album of 20 photographs of Petworth and elsewhere the first page with manuscript `title` "Photographs / Mary Wyndham". [N.p.: n.d. but circa 1890?]. Small 4to (240 x 180mm). 18 mounted photographs (155 x 110mm. and smaller: 6 of Petworth; 1 of Drove House; 1 of Battle Abbey; 2 of Wiston Park; 1 of Luffness; 2 of Hill`s Green; 1 of Madresfield Court; 2 of Coates Castle; 2 of Cowdray), and 2 loosely inserted images of unidentified anglers with salmon. (Some spotting and fading.) Original half-morocco (worn). Provenance: The Library Collection of the Late W. Leslie Weller MBE, DL, FSA.

BEWICK, Thomas. A History of British Birds. Newcastle: 1832. 2 vols., 8vo (214 x 138mm). Wood-engraved title vignettes, numerous wood-engraved illustrations and decorations, all by Bewick, extra-illustrated with a loosely inserted early manuscript copy of a letter Bewick wrote to the editor of the `Monthly Magazine`. (Lacking pp. 9-16 from vol. II, occasional light spotting). 20th Century half-calf. Provenance: Brent Gration-Maxfield (inscriptions, dated 1967). - And one other of related interest (3). Provenance: The Library Collection of the Late W. Leslie Weller MBE, DL, FSA.

Lord Crewe (J. Nathanael, Baron of Steane and Lord Bishop of Durham) The Last Will & Testament in Manuscript, 4to, soft marbled covs, 1892; a manuscript album by T. Shaun describing northern castles with pencil illustrations, 4to, marbled boards; and a small calf-bound notebook describing the specification for the building of a new engine house for Team Colliery at Allerdran, in manuscript June 1849. (3)

Hodgson (John) The Picture of Newcastle upon Tyne... including an Account of the Roman Wall, and a detailed History of the Coal Trade, folding engraved maps, plates, illustrations, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1812, manuscript notes at end entitled 'Improvements and alterations in the various publich buildings &c in Newcastle since 1788', together with lists of the 17th- and 18th century recorders, town-clerks, vicars, judges, MPs and sheriffs of Newcastle and Northumberland; bound with: Burgess (A.) The Newcastle Freeman's Pocket Companion, Gateshead, 1808; Anno decimo quarto Georgii Tertii regis. An Act for confirming to the resident Freemen.... of Newcastle, their full right and and benefit to the herbage of the Town Moor....', 19 pp., [np, nd]; Abstract of an Act... for widening, enlarging, and cleansing the streets, lanes... within... Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1786; with 2 other printed extracts relating to the making and storing of gunpowder in Newcastle, 12mo, later half calf, bookplate of Thomas Bell.

An interesting album of thirty-eight preserved butterfly wings, mounted with watercolour bodies and floral embellishments, prepared by Julius Barras, Mehidpore, Central India, 1868, with manuscript annotations and explanatory text to the frontispiece: '....nearly all these insects are common at all our Indian Stations' - in tooled black morocco binding with red-edged pages, 29 x 24 cm, 16 cm thick

An interesting and very early manuscript payment order dated 1588, authorising the expenditure of £147 from the privy purse for “special causes” in the service of the Queen, signed by Sir Edward Stafford and Sir Francis Walsingham, some amateur repairs, fine and rare. Sir Francis Walsingham (1532 - 1590), statesman and politician. Ambassador to Paris from 1570, Principal secretary to the Queen from 1573. Best remembered as her 'spymaster'.Sir Edward Stafford (1552-1605), a diplomat and son of Lady Dorothy Stafford; friend and Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth. Stafford secured his first royal appointment in 1578 and was sent to Catherine de Medici to negotiate a union between Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Anjou. He was knighted in 1583 and became ambassador at Paris until 1590. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

A Very Early Obligation Bond of 1599, manuscript document written in English for a Loan of £10, mention of names in Barwick in Elmet (near Leeds) and other areas of Yorkshire, signed by Edward Robert Noye, some ink damage/small holes throughout text, very fine and rare early date. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Exchequer receipt, 169[2], for the sum of £15, being 6 months interest on a £500 loan to the Exchequer for 'an Act for granting to their Majesties a subsidie of tonnage and poundage, and other sums of money payable upon merchandises exported and imported', signed by Hugh Boscawen (1625-1701), MP for Cornwall, printed document with manuscript insertions, black, edges trimmed as usual with these pieces, fine. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Pay Warrant, 1818, a receipt for 61 days pay for Lieut General Lowry Cole and two Aides de Camp serving on the Continent, £289 4s 10d, according to a warrant issued by the Duke of Wellington, signed by General Lowry Cole, a printed form for 'Staff on the Continent' with manuscript insertions, some toning, very fine. Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, GCB (1772 - 1842 ), Cornet in 1787, and served in the West Indies, Ireland, and Egypt. Served as Brigadier General in Sicily and commanded the 1st Brigade at the Battle of Maida in 1806. Major-General in 1806, Lieutenant-General in 1813 and full General in 1830; received the Army Gold Cross with four clasps. Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815. Member of Parliament for Enniskillen from 1797 to 1800, and represented Fermanagh in 1803.Governor of Mauritius from 1823 to 1828. Governor of the Cape Colony 1828 to 1833. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

A large group of British railway company documents, including share certificates, dividend forms, plans, maps and many manuscript pieces, dates from the 1850's onwards, a few later in the early 1900's, railways include; Bala & Festiniog, Carmarthen and Cardigan, Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction, Great North of England, North British, Great Western, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Caledonian and York, Newcastle and Berwick among others, range of conditions from fine to very fine at best. (77) Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Henley Bridge to Maidenhead Thicket Turnpike Road, a manuscript bond for £500, 1830, issued under Act 'for more effectually repairing so much of the road', 4 pages, signatures of 5 of the trustees, annotated with repayments of part of the principal in 1840 and 1841, blind impressed duty stamp for £4, folds but very fine and scarce. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

An interesting specimen British Exchequer Bond for £100,000, dated 1915, in favour of the Imperial Russian Government, payable in gold at the Bank of England in 1920, facsimile signature of John Bradbury as secretary of the Treasury, scrollwork border, black, on Bank of England watermarked paper, overprinted specimen, manuscript alterations to the text for another issue, good very fine and rare Sold for £1300 by Spink in 2010Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Attributed to A J Munnings, pen and ink sketch of huntsmen and hounds cantering in a landscape, bears pencil signature, various manuscript details verso, 10.5cm x 23.5cm, Hogarth frame

Attributed to A J Munnings, pen and ink sketch of huntsmen and hounds cantering in a landscape, bears pencil signature, various manuscript details verso, 10.5cm x 23.5cm, Hogarth frame

Vallentin (Captain, later Major, J.M.) MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR Hand written in a Lett’s Colonial Office Diary for 1898, 245 x 200 mm, bound in dark blue cloth with a red and gold emblem on the upper cover, marbled endpapers and edges. The diary contains one page per day for the year and a number of other pages for notes and an index. Vallentin’s entries are written in pencil on one side only and cover about a third of the pages. He has written the diary using carbon paper. The entries for July 2nd to 25th August appear in carbon copy only and the stubs of the original pages remain where they have been cut out. From 26th August to 1st November both the original and carbon copies remain. Captain John Maxwell Vallentin (later Brevet-Major), of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) saw extensive action in the Anglo-Boer War, his medal clasps include Cape Colony, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Johannesburg and Diamond Hill. He followed this with vigorous service in the guerrilla phase of the war. ‘After recuperating (after enteric) he came to Heidelberg where Ian Hamilton had him appointed as the District Commissioner. A sedentary life did not suit Vallentin, so in October, 1900, he was employed by the S.A. Constabulary. The following month was promoted to Brevet Major….Early in 1901 Major Vallentin raised a corps of volunteers to operate in the Heidelberg area. This unit, which never exceeded 200 men was to become known as ‘Vallentin’s Heidelberg Volunteers’ or the ‘The Nigel Mine Guards’. The Boers derisively called then ‘Witkoppe” (white heads) after the white hatbands which they wore.’ He was killed in action on 4th January 1902 at Bankop. ‘Vallentin was forced to make a last stand on a small ridge, which was virtually bereft of cover. The Boers under Kmdt Opperman pressed their attach with great vigour, under the impression that they were avenging Bethal. Again and again they threw themselves at the small force on the hill and were thrown back. Two burghers fell within ten metres of the defenders. Vallentin strived to the last to avert defeat and rally his forces, but when the Boers worked their way to his reach and began firing at 50M range he knew they stood no chance. Vallentin stood exposed to the enemy fire issuing instructions when he was shot down.’ From Uys (Ian) Heidelbergers of the Boer War (1981). In this diary he describes his time with the S.A. Police in Heidelberg including his brief detention by a Boer commando (1st September) which he had approached believing it was led by de Wet but found Theron instead, ‘So I went out 3 pm, came on Boer outpost, 6 pm, found not de Wet but Theron at home; had long talk with him; he was rude and held me prisoner.’ He was detained until Saturday, 8th September. These dates are left blank in the diary as if he was intending to fill them in later. On Sunday he writes, ‘In afternoon received a wire from Lord Roberts saying no details of my capture, detention or release had been received and that orders as to the future would be issued when a Court of Enquiry had reported on my case.’ The next day he comments, ‘Monday, 10 September. Court of Enquiry sat at 9 am; opinion reported by wire to C of S Belfast’. Apparently no action was taken against him and he continues the diary describing has administrative duties including veld clearance and farm burning, issuing passes to compliant burghers and commenting on commando and troop movements. Of this incident Ian Uys comments, ‘On one occasion Vallentin was deputed to deliver Lord Roberts’ proclamation to Boers in the Heidelberg area. He delivered his message and spent a week with a Boer Commando as their guest while the proclamation was debated. This unique experience must have given him deep insight into the Boer character and military establishment, for he was a trained observer.’ (page154).

Hobhouse, Emily (translator) Tant` Alie of Transvaal. Her diary 1880-1902. Translated from the Taal (1923) 185 x 135 This book, one of Emily Hobhouse`s last and rarest, has not previously been listed on these auctions. It contains one of her most eloquent prefaces, with tributes to Lloyd George, Tant` Alie Badenhorst, who died in 1907, and Olive Schreiner, who described the manuscript as ` . . . a revelation of human nature; I think it is wonderful` and promised to write the preface, but who also died before the book was published. The forewords are by Tant` Alie`s son and grandson. `Translated` may give the wrong impression. Badenhorst`s diary was not transcribed from its original state - `not easy to decipher` and when the translation was completed `the European War was almost upon us` and the book `had to be laid aside`. Hobhouse was helped by many, including Deneys Reitz, `with words no dictionary registers`. The author describes the writer of the diary, whom she met in 1902, as having a `fragrance of holiness`. Hobhouse knew all the people and many of the places in the diary, so could vouch for its accuracy. She had decided to translate and publish the diary because Tant` Alie ` . . . much wished [that it] should be published for [her and other] children`s children, desirous that future generations should know and avoid the cruelty of war`. The green cloth-boards, gilt lettered to the spine and blind ruled to the front, are moderately rubbed. The binding is tight The front endpapers have a bookseller sticker on the paste-down and Pieter Erasmus`s attractive ex-libris label on the front free leaf, while on the back paste-down is a small library rubber stamp. The contents - 320 pp of prelims, text and epilogue - are unmarked and undiscoloured, making this a collectable copy. Very Good London George Allen & Unwin 1923

[Gordon-Thompson (Grace)] "" ANGLO-BOER WAR. A MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT FROM THE HOME FRONT. Small 4to (200 x 140 mm) Thought to be the account written by Grace Gordon-Thompson of Sandgate, Kent from31st January to 5th February 1901 with a concluding entry May 31st 1902 the day peace was declared. By way of introduction she write, ‘A diary written under ordinary circumstances is for the most part, monotonous reading, but the idea occurred to me than a war diary written by an English girl in England during the dark and anxious days of the South African War, might be interesting reading in the far future…..but mine will be only a little simple record from day to day, just as news from the front his flashed home.’ 179 pages, mostly written one side of the page only, with occasional maps and newspaper cuttings pasted in opposite, in a lined note book with a black cloth back and marble paper-covered sides. It starts with a summary of the main dates from 12th October to January 15th 1900 and then daily entries from 31st January mostly from Sandgate but occasionally she mentions spending time in London. Her main source of news are the newspapers and the Post Office telegrams – a subscription service by which important war news was circulated – and the entries convey the anxiety of the public in England awaiting news and eventually the elation of receiving better news from the front. She mentions troops arriving back in Sandgate which was a garrison town. ‘The soldiers came in at about 4.30. We had such fun and cheered them right well. Poor fellows, some of them looked so ill and all terribly bronzed. They seemed to be delighted with their welcome.’ She feels premonitions of a European war, ‘I can’t help feeling that in the dim future there will be war.’ Of the Boer prisoners ‘It would be better to ship them all to St. Helena.’ The death of Queen Victoria, 22nd January 1901, ‘Our beloved Queen is dead, how can I ever write it!...I am glad to be in London, for in the midst of the overwhelming sorry and sadness it is magnificently grand. Everybody dressed in black – a coloured dress is remarkable.’

Schilder (Günter A.O.) GROTE ATLAS VAN DE VERENIGDE OOST-INDISCHE COMPAGNIE / COMPREHENSIVE ATLAS OF THE DUTCH UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY. Large folio (585 x415 mm) Volume I. Atlas Isaak de Graaf. Atlas Amssterdam. 420 pages, large folio, profusely illustrated in colour throughout, blue cloth with silver titling on the upper cover and spine, a very good copy (as new) in the dust jacket and contained in a matching paper-covered slip case. Published in November 2006 in a single edition of 1600 numbered copies. The present copy bears the Number 1068. A comprehensive work on the manuscript charts of the Dutch United East Indian Company. Text is in Dutch & English. Now out of print. Very good Uitgevers Asia Maior / Asia Minor (AM) Voorburg, Et Al. 2006

Knaap (Gerrit E.A GROTE ATLAS VAN DE VERENIGDE OOST-INDISCHE COMPAGNIE / COMPREHENSIVE ATLAS OF THE DUTCH UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY Large folio (585 x 415 mm) Volume II. Java en Madoera / Java and Madura. 432 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout, blue cloth with silver titling on the upper cover and spine, a very good copy (as new) in the dust jacket and contained in a matching paper-covered slip case. Published in November 2006 in a single edition of 1600 numbered copies. The present copy bears the Number 0412. A comprehensive work on the manuscript charts of the Dutch United East Indian Company. Text is in Dutch & English. Now out of print. Very good Uitgevers Asia Maior / Asia Minor (AM) Voorburg, Et Al. 2007

YORKSHIRE Single Letter Sheet York to London charged `3` in manuscript, bears London IV/10 Bishop Mark - fine strike. A postscript provides evidence the York postmaster operated a local delivery service by post boy, letter states at top `York Saturday at noon 8th June` - but unfortunately the year is not known. Scarce. Symbol: D

1951-75 range first flight covers (42) incl. 1951 Dec 8th BEA Airway letter service 2nd issue Air Letter 6d stamp on KGVI 6d Air Letter flown Belfast-London manuscript & 1d on the 6d stamp, flown onto New York scarce, another Air Letter franked 6d (1st issue) & 11d + 1d, ¼d & 2d 3rd issue Air Letter stamps flown Edinburgh-London and onto New York, further BEA, British Midland, Severn Airways, Air Anglia, JF Airlines, Intra etc. Symbol: HD

1839 Dec 7th cover from Castle Douglas to Thornhill bearing manuscript `4` of the Uniform Four Penny Post, another similar cover dated Dec 25th, each bear Castle Douglas boxed despatch h/stamps, two further covers from Castle Douglas April & June 1840 to Thornhill bearing m/s 1d, obverse bears boxed CASTLE DOUGLAS d/stamps & boxed `5` in claret, Glasgow receiving marks. (4) Symbol: D

Log books and related paperwork for the pilot F. Roy Tuckett. Lot to include a flight log for Tuckett whilst serving with the Fleet Air Arm, from February 1940 - August 1944 which details his earlier flight history (his earlier log books being lost at sea after the M.V. Munster which Tuckett was sailing aboard was torpedoed in the Irish Sea) the log documents planes flown such as Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mustang etc. as well as countries visited. The lot also includes another log book with five pages filled in with flight logs for the 1940/42 period, also a R.A.F. Log book for the August 1944 to January 1945 period including flights in Seafire, Wellington, Mosquito, etc. (mainly test flights) Over 70 photographs of Tuckett and his adventures as well as some original negatives taken by Tuckett. A typed up manuscript of Tuckett’s flights and travels. A scrap book of cuttings showing Tuckett’s adventures. Twenty four newspapers or parts of newspapers which contain photographs by Tuckett or articles relating to Tuckett including ‘Wings over Africa’ a regular article in the Peoples Journal by Tuckett. A collection of letters, cards, written notes by Tuckett or relating to the great pilot. Also a Officers record of Service book for Guy Francis Tuckett dated 12th May 1906. Roy Tuckett learnt to fly in the first aircraft registered in Africa and quickly pioneered long distance flying as well as documenting in film much of Africa from the air with the first aerial shots of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya . Tuckett also introduced the first Aerogiro to Africa as well as being responsible for piloting Miss Frances Cook (descendant of Charles Darwin) on her studies of Gorillas. Roy Tucketts fame became known from filming the London to Melbourne Air Race of 1934 as well as making a daring solo 8,500 mile unaided flight from London to the Cape. He produced five aerial films which received much worldwide publicity including ‘Flying to the Cape’, ‘Wings over Africa’ , ‘London/ Melbourne’ , ‘Aviatics’ and ‘Britania Rules the Air’. Tuckett spent the war years with the Fleet Air Arm serving as an observer trainee instructor before being transferred to the Air Transport Auxiliary. In the later war years Tuckett took on duties of production testing of Harvards and Mustangs. During one flight a Mustang caught fire mid air and was brought down by Tuckett, managing to land right next to the fire engines and walk away relatively unscathed.

Log books and related paperwork for the pilot F. Roy Tuckett. Lot to include a flight log for Tuckett whilst serving with the Fleet Air Arm, from February 1940 - August 1944 which details his earlier flight history (his earlier log books being lost at sea after the M.V. Munster which Tuckett was sailing aboard was torpedoed in the Irish Sea) the log documents planes flown such as Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mustang etc. as well as countries visited. The lot also includes another log book with five pages filled in with flight logs for the 1940/42 period, also a R.A.F. Log book for the August 1944 to January 1945 period including flights in Seafire, Wellington, Mosquito, etc. (mainly test flights) Over 70 photographs of Tuckett and his adventures as well as some original negatives taken by Tuckett. A typed up manuscript of Tuckett’s flights and travels. A scrap book of cuttings showing Tuckett’s adventures. Twenty four newspapers or parts of newspapers which contain photographs by Tuckett or articles relating to Tuckett including ‘Wings over Africa’ a regular article in the Peoples Journal by Tuckett. A collection of letters, cards, written notes by Tuckett or relating to the great pilot. Also a Officers record of Service book for Guy Francis Tuckett dated 12th May 1906. Roy Tuckett learnt to fly in the first aircraft registered in Africa and quickly pioneered long distance flying as well as documenting in film much of Africa from the air with the first aerial shots of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya . Tuckett also introduced the first Aerogiro to Africa as well as being responsible for piloting Miss Frances Cook (descendant of Charles Darwin) on her studies of Gorillas. Roy Tucketts fame became known from filming the London to Melbourne Air Race of 1934 as well as making a daring solo 8,500 mile unaided flight from London to the Cape. He produced five aerial films which received much worldwide publicity including ‘Flying to the Cape’, ‘Wings over Africa’ , ‘London/ Melbourne’ , ‘Aviatics’ and ‘Britania Rules the Air’. Tuckett spent the war years with the Fleet Air Arm serving as an observer trainee instructor before being transferred to the Air Transport Auxiliary. In the later war years Tuckett took on duties of production testing of Harvards and Mustangs. During one flight a Mustang caught fire mid air and was brought down by Tuckett, managing to land right next to the fire engines and walk away relatively unscathed.

LIEUTENANT W B ST LEGER, MC, COLDSTRAM GUARDS WAR DIARY, SEPTEMBER 1916-MARCH 1918 typescript, 496p including Foreword by Captain F Butler-Thwing (see Provenance) green cloth spine gilt, c1920 An unpublished Great War diary of unusual literary merit and detail. Provenance: Captain Walter Clarkson Mumford (1886-1959) of the Irish Guards from who acquired (in 1933) by Captain Francis Wendell Butler-Thwing (1891-1964) of the Coldstream Guards. The diarist, Lt William Brett St Leger was killed in action during the Battle of the Lys in April 1918. His achievement as a diarist is the more remarkable since he was aged only 23 when he died. St Leger joined the army as a volunteer at Cape Town whilst still at College. His perceptive writings from this period include interesting observations on the Boer as a fighting man. Commissioned into 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards, his vivid descriptive powers are shown in his eye witness descriptions of the Battles of the Somme, Passchendale and Cambrai. Such is the detail that space does not permit a synopsis, but his great bravery, as well as his philosophy and Christian faith are all striking features. On a lighter note, when he was decorated at Buckingham Palace, ""What battalion are you"" asked the King [George V] ""Second Sir"" he replied. ""Second"" said the King, ""Very pleased to give a Military Cross."" So ended his brief meeting with the famously taciturn monarch. St Leger added `I did not hear him speak to anyone`. The manuscript is in the IWM, London and the present volume, an early transcription of the second half of the Diary was intended for the Guards Club, since 1975 the Cavalry and Guards Club.

SIR JOHN PYE, BARONET, A MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF EXPENSES for the years 1688 to 1698, the fine if minute hand of Sir John himself. Includes a list of his silver, (1692) including "" a Thee Pott with handle of Lignum Vitae, an early reference to such, a List of Jewells, (1692) and a list of his 82 paintings, (1692), and general and detailed accounts of purchases etc, banking, etc, bound in boards with black skiver spine, gilt, 8vo.CONDITION: Slight wear to boards but generally very good.

LIEUTENANT W B ST LEGER, MC, COLDSTRAM GUARDS WAR DIARY, SEPTEMBER 1916-MARCH 1918 typescript, 496p including Foreword by Captain F Butler-Thwing (see Provenance) green cloth spine gilt, c1920 An unpublished Great War diary of unusual literary merit and detail. Provenance: Captain Walter Clarkson Mumford (1886-1959) of the Irish Guards from who acquired (in 1933) by Captain Francis Wendell Butler-Thwing (1891-1964) of the Coldstream Guards. The diarist, Lt William Brett St Leger was killed in action during the Battle of the Lys in April 1918. His achievement as a diarist is the more remarkable since he was aged only 23 when he died. St Leger joined the army as a volunteer at Cape Town whilst still at College. His perceptive writings from this period include interesting observations on the Boer as a fighting man. Commissioned into 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards, his vivid descriptive powers are shown in his eye witness descriptions of the Battles of the Somme, Passchendale and Cambrai. Such is the detail that space does not permit a synopsis, but his great bravery, as well as his philosophy and Christian faith are all striking features. On a lighter note, when he was decorated at Buckingham Palace, ""What battalion are you"" asked the King [George V] ""Second Sir"" he replied. ""Second"" said the King, ""Very pleased to give a Military Cross."" So ended his brief meeting with the famously taciturn monarch. St Leger added `I did not hear him speak to anyone`. The manuscript is in the IWM, London and the present volume, an early transcription of the second half of the Diary was intended for the Guards Club, since 1975 the Cavalry and Guards Club.

Fine 18th c calligraphic manuscript Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor – calligraphic manuscript written out on approx 16pp large folio^ illuminated in red^ blue and gold and bearing a particularly fine illustration of his coat of arms. Dated 1787and signed by Johan Quesman^ calligrapher of Utrecht. Original brown paper covered boards. The manuscript lists Joseph’s titles and his family history. Written in French.

India - Punjab – Rare Sikh Prayer Manuscript 18th century handwritten prayer book^ with biographies and pedigrees of the ten Sikh Gurus to the rear^ written in Gurmukhi script in original embossed leather binding. Dated 1785 AD on last page. Measures 16cms x 11cms. First few preliminary leaves are chipped with minor loss to text. Otherwise very good and finely scribed.

India – Miniature Painting c18th c a fine depiction of the God Krishna being given offerings by worshipers both men and women^ musicians are seen to the base of the painting as well as warriors and guards. In bright colours highlighted in gold^ slight surface damage^ but in generally good condition Manuscript Sanskrit inscription to verso. Approx 32x25cm

A Medieval manuscript on vellum, hand written with finely printed intricate border; and a small Medieval style hand painted religious roundel, both framed and glazed, (2)

London – Newington Green – Will manuscript list of the legacies of Samuel Wright of Newington Green^ who died on July 29th 1736^ leaving a vast fortune. Written in a legible hand on a leaf of paper^ folio^ erosion to right hand side^ affecting a few words only but leaving the document substantially complete. Sent as a letter to the Rev Mr Yardley of Highgate. Samuel Wright^ son of a nonconforming minister in Nottinghamshire and a writer on theological issues was regarded as a ‘very eminent divine among the Presbyterians’ and lived at Newington Green until his death. In his will^ reviewed in this document^ he left almost £21^000 (almost £2million in today’s money) for philanthropic causes such as ’40 decayed families’ ‘to cloath & apprentice 20 poor boys’ and ’40 widows upwards of 50 years old’. Also included were sizeable bequests to various Prisons including the Fleet^ Ludgate Whitechapel^ and Marshalsea – as well as equally sizeable bequests to various hospitals including Bethlehem and the London Workhouse. In addition to these bequests he also left vast estates in the East Midlands to various members of his family and money to his servants.

London – St Clement Danes – Church Warden’s Accounts 1758 manuscript headed ‘Mr Warford Church Warden 1758’^ written on 10pp large folio paper^ being his accounts for that year and listing a considerable number of transactions. Written in a neat^ legible hand^ paper slightly browned with age but in good condition throughout otherwise. An important record^ and written at a time when the operation of the Parish was going through crucial change. Among the transactions listed are a number relating to fires in the area^ and payments made to individual operators of fire engines for being first on the scene. One such transaction concerned the fire in the Unicorn Coffee House^ but there are many others with properties identified. Other transactions involved the maintenance of the church organ^ with payments made to the pipe blower. There are payments to the Beadles who are all named^ payments to bell ringers for special events including the ‘Powder Plot’ on November 5th^ the King’s Coronation Day^ Royal birthdays^ the Restoration of Charles II and events of the time^ such as the ‘arrival of the express of the defeat of the French Army by Prince Ferdinand’. Other transactions reflect the day to day operation of the church and parish^ including buying a wheelbarrow for the grave digger. Warford was also one of the overseers of the Parish poor^ and there are many entries relating to this^ including the digging of mass graves.

Hitler Youth WWII – archive relating to the career in the Hitler Youth of Helmut Nieboy including three volumes of his diaries with numerous tipped in original photos^ manuscript maps and text recording his activities in the movement; a book with the minutes and reports of the meetings of his group including the recording of songs^ political discussions^ planning of excursions^ with criticism of boys who didn’t follow the Nazi rules (and were therefore expelled); diplomas issued to him for his prowess in sports events; an account of his attendance at one of the Nuremberg Rallies and various loose photographs. Also in the archive are his tent^ his knife as issued with the Nazi insignias^ and his trumpet. The trumpet is considered to be particularly rare. A most important insight into the activities of the Hitler Youth^ launched by the Nazis as an Ayrian alternative to the Boy Scout Movement^ but also used throughout the 1930s as a vital training operation for future members of the German Armed Forces.

Ephemera – Bristol and Exeter Railway Company – 4% loan. Registered Debenture Bond for £1^500. 1852. Detailed black printing with manuscript annotations and signature of the Chairman of the Company “James Wentworth Buller”^ size 9.75” x 15.5”. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was strongly involved in promoting this railway as an important extension of his Great Western^ London to Bristol line.

Marilyn Monroe original bw photograph showing Marilyn with an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ dress and bow ribbon in her hair^ looking and smiling towards the camera. A charming early image. By Andre De Dienes^ and stamped by him to verso with further copyright manuscript annotation dated 1985. Approx 28x22cm

Manuscript Recipe book c1847 good example with 200+pp of culinary recipes in a hard backed 8vo book^ written in a neat hand throughout. Index to front. Ownership signature of Grace Anna Kent dated March 19th 1847. A few pages loose but otherwise generally in good order and appears legible throughout.

Agricultural manuscript 1815 written in a neat hand in a hard backed exercise book. The ms contains observations on various plants such as carrots^ Cole seed^ wheat^ black barley etc^ but with further observations on experimental planting of both food crops and flowers. Clearly belonging to a student of agriculture and providing an interesting insight into agricultural development at the time. About 16pp 8vo^ some pages have been removed presumably at the time.