TRINIDAD. - Walter RALEIGH. The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana… edited… by Robert H. Schomburg. London: for the Hakluyt Society, 1848. 8vo (213 x 135mm.) Half-title, folding lithographed map of Raleigh's voyage from Trinidad to Lower Orinoco. (Toning, some spotting to map.) Later blue cloth, gilt reference number to spine (extremities bumped, old adhesive mark to upper cover).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
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INDIA. - Godfrey Charles MUNDY. Pen and Pencil Sketches, Being the Journal of a Tour in India. London: John Murray, 1833. 2 vols., second edition, 8vo (216 x 130mm.) 16 engraved plates, 1 folding engraved map with outline hand-colouring. (Browning to all plates and map, offsetting.) Mid-20th century maroon full morocco, gilt borders, g.e. (light rubbing). Provenance: Lewis Guy Phillips (ink inscribed from on the front-free endpaper); Frederick Lyon (ink inscribed to on the front-free endpaper). - And a further fifteen volumes (including Robert B. Minturn Jr.'s 'From New York to Delhi by Way of Rio de Janeiro, Australia, and China', 1858, 8vo) (17).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
FISHING. - John ROBERTSON. The Hand-Book of Angling for Scotland and the Border Counties. London: Houlston and Wright, 1861. 8vo (169 x 111mm.) Half-title, folding lithographed map frontispiece with outline hand-colouring, 1p. publisher's advertisement to rear. (Toning.) Original red blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering (lightly rubbed, minor soiling to covers). - And a further seventeen volumes related to angling (including [James Glass Bertram's] 'The Border Angler: A Guide-Book to the Tweed and Its Tributaries', 1858, 8vo, and James Locke's 'Tweed and Don', 1860, 8vo) (18).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
AFRICA. - Henry Morton STANLEY. How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries in Central Africa; including Four Months Residence with Dr. Livingstone. London: Sampson Low etc., 1872. First edition, 8vo (219 x 136mm.) Half-title, mounted photographic frontispiece, 5 maps including 4 folding, 28 plates, illustrations in the text, 8pp. publisher's advertisements to rear. (1 map with a six-inch closed tear, toning, occasional light spotting.) Original brown blind-stamped cloth (hinges weakened, joints rubbed). Provenance: Walter Beaton (ink inscribed to half-title); Andrew G. Beaton (ink inscribed to half-title). - And a further volume (David and Charles Livingstone's 'Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries', 1865, 8vo) (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
LEWIS, Samuel (publisher). An Atlas, Comprising Maps of the Several Counties, Divided into Unions, and of the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man; with a Map of England and Wales, and a Plan of London and Its Environs. London: S. Lewis and Co., 1842. 4to (282 x 214mm.) Engraved folding map of England and Wales with contemporary outline colouring, an uncoloured engraved folding plan of London, and 42 engraved maps including 13 folding. (Minor spotting verso maps, marginal crease to 'Yorkshire', toning.) Original black blind-stamped cloth (rebacked, endpapers replaced).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
AFRICA. - John Reynell MORRELL. Algeria: The Topography and History, Political, Social, and Natural, of French Africa. London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. First edition, 8vo (212 x 133mm.) Folding map, 11 lithographed plates, illustrations in the text. (Several plates with light to moderate spotting and to endpapers, toning.) Contemporary full calf, green morocco lettering piece to the spine (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Montague Hanley (gift inscribed from verso frontispiece); Frederick Festus Holly (gift inscribed to verso frontispiece).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
CUBA. - [John GIBSON.] The Universal Museum; or, Gentleman's & Ladies Polite Magazine of History, Politicks and Literature for 1762. London: 1762, 8vo (206 x 133mm.) 4 engraved maps, 3 folded, including John Gibson's 'A New Map of the Island of Cuba', plates. (Toning, marginal and fold crease to 'Havana' map, slight crease along fold to John Gibson map, lacking 'February', pp.65-128.) Contemporary half calf (covers detached). Note: contains a map of Jamaica, 'A Correct Plan of the City and Harbour of Havana', 'A Plan of the Havanna with the Different Attacks in the Siege 1762', and John Gibson's 'A New Map of the Island of Cuba'. Provenance: In. Stephenson (bookplate to front pastedown). - And a further volume of 'The Universal Museum', 1763, 8vo (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
MAPS. - S.T. BLOOMFIELD (editor). The History of Thucydides. Newly Translated into English, and Illustrated with Very Copious Annotations, Exegetical, Philological, Historical, and Geographical. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1829. 3 vols., 8vo (222 x 128mm.) 6 engraved maps, including 2 folding. (Browning and spotting to preliminaries and to maps, and damp-staining to 'Sicily' map in vol. 3.) Near contemporary brown half calf, morocco lettering pieces to spines (light rubbing to extremities). Note: scarce (3).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.
A selection of early 20th century solicitors documents pertaining mainly to the East Riding area of the County of York to include retailers letter head invoices and receipts, Deed of Covenants, Conveyancing, Wills, Particulars of sale, Partnership agreements, probates and others, a map of the town Market Weighton, various retailers letterheads and invoicesLocation:
INDIE / ALT / ELECTRONIC / FOLK - MODERN TITLES - LP COLLECTION. A collection of 35 x LPs. Artists/ Titles include Belbury Poly - The Owl's Map, Dodie - Build A Problem, The Eccentronic Research Council - The Dreamcatcher Tapes Volume 1 & 2, Peter Thompson - 2001, The Lytics - Float On, Chastity Belt - Time To Go Home, Domenique Dumont - People On Sunday (white vinyl), The Wave Pictures - Bamboo Diner In The Rain, Lice - It All Worked Out Great (Vol. 1), Jackie Cohen, Poster Paints (signed + fanzine), Loose Tooth, Ooioo, Domiciles, Maxine Funke, Honey Ltd and Daniel Avery. The condition is generally Ex+/ As New.
INDIE/ ALT/ POP - 7" COLLECTION. A smashing collection of around 90 7" singles. Artists/ titles include Redskins inc Bring It Down, The Power Is Yours. The Men They Couldn't Hang inc A Map Of Morocco, The Crest, Rain Steam & Speed, A Place In The Sun. Tonight inc Drummer Man, Money That's Your Problem. Cheap And Nasty inc Beautiful Disaster, Mind Across The Ocean. Candy Flip inc Space, Redhills Road. The Trilobites inc Jennys Wake, Night Of The Many, Venus In Leather, American TV. The Trash Can Sinatras, They Might Be Giants, Jesus Jones, The Woodentops, The Wonder Stuff, Sheep On Drugs, The Blue Nile, Terrorvision, Cardiacs, One Thousand Violins. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+, odd one may drop below.
QUEEN - THE COMPLETE WORKS LP BOX SET (NO: 003781 - QB1). The fantastic 1985 14 x LP box set from Queen. The set comprises of 11 studio releases plus Live Killers across 14 LPs. Also included is the Complete Works Booklet, Queen Tour itinerary 1971 to 1985 & Queen Map of the World. The records are primarily in superb Ex to Ex+/archive condition with the embossed sleeves typically VG+/Ex+ occasionally with some minor edge storage wear. The outer box is in nice VG+ condition with a few light scuffs).
The important Ghuznee Medal awarded to Major-General George Mein, 13th Light Infantry, who was severely wounded in Afghanistan during the operations in the Kurd Kabul Pass, before leaving Kabul with General Elphinstone’s Force during the notorious ‘retreat from Kabul’ in January 1842 - captured by the Afghans at Tazeen on 8 January, he remained as one of the ‘Kabul Captives’ until freed in September 1842, on which occasion he tried to save the life of the wounded Lieutenant Sturt, by dragging him the last few miles from captivity into Jellalabad, being mentioned by Sir Robert Peel in the House of Commons, and being voted a pension for his gallantry Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, with contemporary ‘Officer’s variety’ silver split ring and straight bar suspension, good very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- George Mein was born in 1817, son of Colonel J. A. Mein, late 74th Foot. He entered the 13th Light Infantry as an Ensign in June 1835, becoming Lieutenant in April 1839, and served with them through the rigours of the Afghan War of 1839-42. He was present with the 13th at the siege and storming of Ghuznee in July 1839 - for which he received his only campaign medal. However, his military career was far more interesting than his single medal might imply. After serving in a number of engagements with the 13th, Lieutenant Mein was wounded in action in the Kurd Kabul pass on 12 October 1841, when he was struck in the middle of the forehead by a bullet. Since he could not proceed with his regiment, he was sent to hospital in Kabul where it was confidently expected that he would die from the effects of what was an appalling head wound. Instead, he survived to become caught up in the epic and disastrous 'Retreat from Kabul' in January 1842. The story of that catastrophe - one of the greatest defeats a British army has ever suffered - has been recounted many times. George Mein was one of the lucky few who were actually taken alive by the Afghans, in his case at Tezeen on 8 January, and he became one of the small and celebrated band of British prisoners who endured a long and fraught captivity before being released in September 1842. It is recorded that George Mein escorted Lady Sale back to the fortress of Jellalabad, where her husband, Sir Robert, had conducted a gallant defence, and that for the last few miles of the journey, George had dragged the severely wounded Lieutenant Sturt in a blanket. Unfortunately, Sturt died of his injuries, but George Mein was personally commended in a speech in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, and was awarded a special pension for his bravery. George Mein's later career saw no further excitement on this scale; he rose steadily in rank to become a Colonel in 1870 and a Major General in 1878, but much of his later career was spent as the commander of various Depots and was for a time Deputy Judge Advocate at Manchester. George Mein died at his home in St Leonard's-on-Sea in 1896. Sold with the following archive: i) Three original letters, two from Kabul in 1840 written to his brother then serving in Burma, closely cross-written in the style of the time, and being extremely rare surviving artefacts from the British occupation of Kabul. ii) A small pocket notebook kept by Mein as a captive of the Afghans, with fine drawings of the leading figures in the affair &c. iii) A leather telescope or map case that belonged to Mein in India. iv) An original contemporary length of Ghuznee medal riband. v) A transcript of Mein’s diary that he kept whilst in captivity; together with a copy of the book Lady Sale by Patrick Macrory; a copy of the book On Service in India: The Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, edited by Peter Duckers; and copied research.
Six: Lieutenant F. S. Maxwell, 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force, one of a handful of pilots to qualify for the General Service Medal 1918-62 with ‘S. Persia’ clasp, and who subsequently went on to serve in Kurdistan and then as a Major with the South African Forces during the Second War; for which he was awarded the Protea Emblem - a unique combination of awards to the Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. F. S. Maxwell. R.A.F.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, S. Persia, Kurdistan (Lieut. F. S. Maxwell. R.A.F.); War Medal 1939-45 (86175 F. S. Maxwell.); Africa Service Medal, with Protea Emblem (86175 F. S. Maxwell) officially re-impressed ; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Union of South Africa, the reverse engraved ‘T/Maj. F. S. Maxwell G.S.C.’, mounted for wear, lacking reverse pin, generally very fine or better (6) £2,000-£3,000 --- Approximately 30 General Service Medals for ‘S. Persia’ were awarded to Royal Air Force personnel, just five aircraft of No. 30 Squadron being present in the qualifying period November 1918 to June 1919. Francis Severn Maxwell was born in Natal, South Africa in December 1898. He was employed as a mechanic prior to attesting as a Driver in the S.A.S.C. at Pretoria in December 1915. Maxwell was discharged for service with the Royal Flying Corps in May 1917, and posted to Egypt for pilot training. He qualified as a pilot and advanced to Flying Officer in November 1917. Maxwell was posted for operational flying with 72 Squadron at Basrah, but he was subsequently transferred for service with 30 Squadron in March 1918. The following extracts from The History of No. 30 Squadron, Royal Air Force by Major J. Everidge, R.A.F., published in 1919, give a flavour of Maxwell’s operational flying against Turkish forces from March 1918 - March 1919: ‘Period March 17th to 23rd, inclusive... Reconnaissances - Fourteen, of which eight were photographic, have been carried out. A reconnaissance was carried out on the 18th by Lieut. Maxwell (Pilot) and Lieut. Lindop, M.C. (Observer), over Khaan Baghdadi, Hadithah, Anah. No change in camps and no new digging was observed.... On the 26th [April] three machines, with Lieuts. Anson, Campbell and Maxwell as pilots, dropped 20 25-pounders on scattered troops and transport on Kara Tepe - Kifri Road. The raid did not produce excellent results as the targets were too small. Lieut. Anson got two bombs in the camps at Talishan..... General - Orders have been received for one Flight to move immediately to North Persia. The disposition of the Squadron is now as follows: Headquarters and ‘C’ Flight, Baqubah; ‘B’ Flight and half Flight of ‘A’, Kifri; half Flight of ‘A’, Hamadan..... Period September 22nd to 28th, 1918, inclusive.... Reconnaissances - On the 27th inst. a reconnaissance over the Halaba area was done as under by detached Flight at Kifri. Lieut. Maxwell (Pilot), Lieut. Kinghorn (Observer), escorted by Lieut. Jenoure (Pilot) and Lieut. Yeates (Observer) report: - Reference map T.C. 230. Maidan, no movement and neither tents or shelters. Maidan Bani - Khalian Road. Nothing seen. Sheik Maidan, nothing seen. Halabja - What appeared to be about 12 shelters (rather less than the size of an E.P. tent) were seen on west side of town, and three white tents about half mile further out. No movement. Time taken, 2 hours 15 minutes..... On the 12th [October] over the Taza area by Lieut. Maxwell (Pilot) and Lieut. Yeates (Observer) escorted by Lieut. Jenoure (Pilot) and Lieut. McNab (Observer) reported the Tauq Bridge intact. 11 small tents were seen south of the town. At Tazah 18 large shelters were seen, also 10 small tents and 150 men. No movement of transport was observed on any roads. Time taken, 2 hours..... Five reconnaissances were carried out on the 25th and 26th [October]... Lieuts. Maxwell and McNab landed on Kirkuk Aerodrome one day too soon [it was captured by the British the following day] and were greeted by a hot fire from troops holding it. They were lucky enough to take off again, but not before the enemy had scored a large number of hits in their machine.... Bushire, January 9th to 25th, 1919.... On the 15th Major Everidge, with Corpl. Helps arrived. Lieuts. Fielden and Maxwell were detained at Ahwaz owing to the latter’s machine having magneto trouble. Lieuts. Fielden and Maxwell arrived with Corpls. Cagliari and Tidmarsh on the 16th... Bombing - On the 27th [January] five machines bombed Robatak. On arrival the machines were fired on by tribesmen from the village. Several large tents were seen pitched in the serais of the town. Twenty-nine Coopers 20 lb bombs were dropped, 17 direct hits being obtained in the village, the inhabitants ran out of the village and took cover in neighbouring hills and nullahs.... Information received that Nasir Diwan’s son was very badly wounded during the first bomb raid. Pilots on each occasion were Major Everidge, Capt. Adams, Lieuts. Hawkins, Maxwell and Carryer.... Resume of ‘C’ Flight, Bushire, March 2nd to 8th, 1919.... Whilst machine-gunning at a low height, Capt. Adams was seen to crash very badly. Lieut. Bull went down to help him and touched the ground 12 yards from the other machine. The ground was found very rough and impossible to land on and he was obliged to take off again. He was very heavily fired on by a number of Persians at point blank range and his machine was badly shot about. He reported the engine of Capt. Adam’s machine was buried in the ground and the under carriage and left planes were wiped off, and also that there was no possibility of Capt. Adams being alive. March 7th - Lieuts. Hawkins and Maxwell, with A/Ms. Porter and Judge, flew over the crash taking photos of it and saw the dead body of Capt. Adams lying close by it.’ After the cessation of air operations in Persia, Maxwell returned to Basrah, Mesopotamia and went on to take part in the Kurdistan operations. He later served with 63 Squadron in Iraq before travelling to the UK in July 1919 in order to be repatriated to South Africa. Maxwell transferred to the Unemployed List in December 1919, and volunteered for service with the outbreak of the Second World War. He was employed on recruiting duties, November 1939 - September 1945, having advanced to Temporary Major in November 1940 (the King’s Commendation Protea Emblem was authorised in the Government Gazette 31 December 1943, his Efficiency Decoration having been authorised in April of the same year). Sold with copied service papers.
A BOXED SET OF WWII MEDALS AND WWII ERA HAT AND OTHER ITEMS, this lot contains a kit bag, 1944 dated map case, steel helmet, pacing stick, mess tin, canvas bags and belts that all belonged to Lieutenant W MAbey who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWII, the boxed medals are a late issue set and contain 1935-45 medal and star, defence medal, Africa star with 1st army bar and burma star, these are un-named , the map case and bag are named to LT Mabey and dated 1944, also icnluded is a WWII medal ribbon bar, RAMC uniform insignia, a brass aeroplane on a wooden base and a carved wooden box with the RAMC badge on the lid, there is also a medics armband and a water bottle, this is a nice lot to an officer who served during WWII, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
A SELECTION OF WWI AND LATER MILITARY ITEMS, this lot includes a boxed Civilian gas mask in a cardboard box and a spare set of eye shields, a 1944 dated Finnigan's LTD map case with broad arrow marking, a WWII era hand held black out lamp, a 1941 dated webbing belt with two pouches that are possibly WWII dated and another webbing belt complete with pouches and a US water bottle, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
Hole (William) after Christopher Saxton/Glocestriae/hand-coloured engraved map of Gloucestershire/27.5 x 30.5cm, Provenance: Talbot Court Galleries, Stow-on-the-Wold CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
Assorted brassware and collectables including a pair of brass baluster candlesticks, a mid-century white metal money box in the form of a baby's bootie, various brass models of animals including a leaping frog stamped British, a brass model of a Buddha, an engraved rectangular casket and cover, a Pixieland saucepan decorated with a map of Cornwall, two Welcome Guest bookends, a toasting fork, a pair of carved models of elephants and other items
A WOODEN JIGSAW PUZZLE, "THE TRAVELLER'S COMPANION", LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY titled 'THE TRAVELLER'S COMPANION OR THE PORT ROADS OF ENGLAND AND WALES With the Distances in Measured Miles By the late JOHN ROCQUE, Chorographer to the KING', comprising wooden-mounted map pieces depicting the counties of England and Wales, in a wooden box, with an illustration pasted to the underside of the box cover, the reverse of each piece with ink signature M Atkinson. Box 21cm by 17.2cmIncomplete, lacking three pieces (Brecknocshire, Rutland and Middlesex). Minor losses to some piece edges.
Lewis, Ralph and Gardner, Keith S "Sir William Russell Flint R.A., PRWS 1880-1969", David and Charles 1988, limited edition no. 354 of the deluxe edition limited to 500 copies, colour and other illustrations throughout, bkpl pastedown bearing the inscription and number, quarter leather, cream canvas and in cream canvas slip case and other related William Russell Flint items Berryman, E R P "Nursery Rhymes of Gloucestershire", calligraphy and illustrations by Noreen Littleton, published by Long Smith Books, Gloucester, signed by the illustrator Noreen Littleton and dated 1972 on tp, map of Gloucestershire ep, cream boards, pictorial dj, folio (5)
ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS RELATING TO PEMBROKESHIRE (1) Richard Fenton 'A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire' London, 1810 with folding map and 30 engraved plates, a good copy in later maroon buckram binding, (2) 'The History of Pembrokeshire' by Rev Lames Phillips, 1909, (3) 'A Calendar of Records Relating to Pembrokeshire ,Vol I & 2 by Cymmrodorion Society, 1911/1914 (4 x vols total)Provenance: private collection Swansea
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