An interesting map of Basra City and surrounding area as used on the ground during the assault on Basra in April 2003 by Corporal J. S. Cooke, M.C., Irish Guards, later Parachute Regiment, scale 1:15,000, marked Secret, produced by Engr. Int. Geo. Cell HQ 1 (UK) Armoured Division, annotated by hand with numerous positions and showing such things as Baath H.Q., Al Basrah Prison, Fedayeen, etc., contained within an oak glazed frame, 75cm by 68cm, also contained within the frame is a colour photograph of Corporal Cookes platoon, together with three cloth badges as worn by him in Iraq, good condition £300-500 Sold with a five-page printed account written by Cooke and including a photograph of him in uniform, detailing his time in Iraq and giving detail of the actions that took place at a number of the locations identified on the map. Corporal J. S. Cooke served with the Irish Guards in Iraq who were the first regiment to cross the bridge into Basra City and was in the second tank on the assault of the university complex. He subsequently went on to serve with The Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan where he was awarded a Military Cross for rescuing a civilian interpreter who had been wounded in a Taliban ambush.
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Family group: A fine Second World War O.B.E., Great War M.C. group of seven awarded to Captain C. H. Pigg, Worcestershire Regiment, afterwards R.A.F.V.R. and a Commandant in the Auxiliary Fire Service in the 1939-45 War: extensive extracts from his Great War diaries were published in the regimental journal 1949-50 and represent an important record of the 2nd and 10th Battalions in action on the Somme and elsewhere - and speak of the moving loss of his brother and of his experiences after being gassed The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officers 2nd type breast badge; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. H. Pigg, Worc. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. C. H. Pigg); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, together with a set of related miniature dress medals, rank corrected on the fourth, generally good very fine The Great War campaign group of three awarded to 2nd Lieutenant B. W. Pigg, Worcestershire Regiment, late Honourable Artillery Company, who was killed in action with the 10th Battalion on the Somme in July 1916 1914 Star, with clasp (753 Sjt. B. W. Pigg, H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut. B. W. Pigg), extremely fine (17) £2500-3000 O.B.E. London Gazette 3 January 1945. M.C. London Gazette 27 July 1916: For conspicuous gallantry. He has done excellent work throughout the operations, and organised his company with great skill. Charles Herbert Pigg was born in January 1887 and was educated at Cheltenham College, where he excelled at cricket, football and hockey, and at Jesus College, Cambridge. He later played for the the Cambridgeshire Cricket XI and played rugby for Blackheath. Pre-war, he was a master at his old school, but with the advent of hostilities was commissioned in the Worcestershire Regiment in October 1914 and first went out to France as a Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion in July 1915. But it was after being attached to the 2nd Battalion that he won his M.C., a typical example of his excellent work being a successful raid on Auchy on 1-2 July 1916, an action recorded in detail in his diary: The bombardment when it came was terrific, and after a minute a 60-pounder shell dropped short and just in front of our noses. For a few seconds when it exploded the men thought the mine had gone up for the advance; but we checked them, and then at last, after what seemed ages, up went the mine with a great shake of earth, and we were in the remains of the enemy wire and through it in a moment. Each man and officer knew his task to an inch and went straight to his post. The German trench, as I stood above it, seemed very deep and much more soundly constructed than ours. Jumping down, I found Private Raven with his bayonet at the throat of a German soldier. Raven was young, dark, devil-may care, up to anything when out of the line, though in the line he was a first rate soldier; the German was a good-looking boy, in appearance about sixteen, wearing a neat and new field grey uniform and cap. He looked like one of our own young cadets, and faced his death fearlessly with his hands at his side. But I told Raven to spare him and take him back safely as a prisoner. We soon fixed Company H.Q. at the point previously determined, and immediately I was speaking to Leman 200 or 300 yards away; the noise was deafening and only by shouting could we use the telephone at all. Our organisation worked perfectly, and at 1.15, after an hour had passed very rapidly, I gave the signal to withdraw. Our own firing ceased and the trenches were rapidly cleared. Presently a runner and I were left alone and we walked along the new empty lines to ensure no one had been left behind. It was a curious experience in the comparative silence; and the climb out of the deserted trench and the walk back across the open uncanny. Direction might have been easily lost, but to guide us we had German guns which were now slowly shelling No Mans Land. The shells rushed past us in the darkness and burst in front of us along the parapet, and we were relieved to pass our wire and drop into our lines. A week or two later, he was gassed at High Wood on the 21st, but managed to remain on duty until being evacuated by No. 1/3 Highland Field Ambulance 48 hours later, and thence to No. 45 Casualty Clearing Station, Rouen and England. Of this episode, his diary states: Now, as I gave orders for the Company to fall in by platoons on the road, I had some hope that the darkness would protect us. But it was not to be. Just as we formed up and were moving off, the Boche turned everything available on to us. I was in the rear of the Company, and with the high explosive came the soft thud of what at first seemed dud shells. One of these fell and burst gently in front of and to the right of the man marching before me; he paused and fell in his tracks, dead in a moment. I shouted gas, and our helmets were on in an instant; but, if gas, it was something new to us, not tear, shell, nor deadly chlorine. Soon the low valley through which we stumbled in the darkness was full of smoke and gas, nor was it easy to read a map and find our destination; to do this I had to make intervals to take a deep breath and pull up my helmet. It was the inferno of Dante made real ... He was subsequently employed as an instructor, being advanced to Staff Captain with command of an Officer Cadet unit and, in August 1918, was appointed Brigade Major. Returning to Cheltenham College after the War to resume his teaching career, he was a popular housemaster and member of staff in the 1920s and 1930s, prior to retiring in 1940, but quickly returned to duty with an appointment as a Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Resigning his commission in late 1942, he next served as Commandant of the National Fire Services Officers Training School in London, in which capacity he was awarded the O.B.E. He died in February 1960; sold with research, including copied entries of his published wartime diary. Bernard William Pigg, brother of Charles, originally entered the French theatre of war as a Sergeant in the Honourable Artillery Company in September 1914, but was invalided home at the end of the year. Subsequently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in his brothers battalion - the 10th - Worcestershire Regiment, in February 1915, he returned to active duty, and was killed in action leading his company into action at La Boiselle on the Somme on 3 July 1916. On that date, his unit launched an early morning attack in the face of formidable opposition, the regimental history noting that the German dug-outs were so deep and of such solid construction that even after the terrific bombardment of the previous week, many of them were still undamaged; and the defenders, troops of the German 13th, 23rd and 110th Reserve Regiments, had fought to the last. The 57th Brigade captured 153 prisoners, nearly all wounded. But their success had been dearly purchased. The Battalion had lost a third of its fighting strength, including the C.O. and Adjutant. A moving glimpse of Piggs conduct and fate is to be found in his brothers diary, which source also confirms, though only a 2nd Lieutenant, that he commanded B Company - the eye-witness account was written by the young subalterns Company Sergeant-Major, F. Yeates, D.C.M., a veteran of Mons, who received a bayonet wound but survived: It was during this period that the Company saw what a gentleman they had commanding them, for if ever a man proved himself a man he did that night. He himself and Mr. Hadley, his dear chum, also killed, simply walked up and down the Company during the hail of shrapnel, endeavouring to keep the men steady, which I am pleased to say they were successful in doing ... at 3.15 the signal came and we were off just like a lot of schoolboys and quite as happy, for we were all eager to get to close quarters. We had got to the first German line when a German officer jumped up and shouted in English, ôRetireö. Mr. Pigg at once shot him dead and at almost the same moment was shot himself. Mr. Hadley ran towards him but it was all over. After the assault, survivors of the Battalion were left out in No Mans Land for the rest of the day, and were only able to withdraw after dark - Private Turrall won the regiment a V.C. for his gallant deeds in attending to a mortally wounded officer. Bernard Pigg has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Stowes Survey (publisher), Tower Street Ward; Farington within and Baynards Castle; Broad Street Ward; Bishopsgate Street Ward; Aldersgate Ward and St Martins le Grand Liberty; A map of Lime Street Ward; Portsoken Ward, seven engravings with hand colouring, three 30cm x 36.5cm; four 31.5cm x 19cm. (7)
A Bronze & Ormolu Desk Set; The inkwells and pounce pot set into a rectangular scotia moulded base with ornate scrolling gilt decoration. The lid surmounted by the figure of a dark patinated monkey sat reading a book before a table laden with gilded map, books, callipers & ink-pot, 7½ ins (19 cms) in height, the base 7½ ins x 4¾ ins (19 cms x 12 cms).
An Intriguing 19th Century Russian Silver & Niello Work Box of Outstanding Quality. The round flat lidded form engraved in miniscule detail with an aerial map on the lid and a numbered key inscribed with place names on the base. The sides engraved with a continuous urban landscape below a feathered band framed by gilded zigzag stringing to the edges. The gilt interior stamped with a series of marks; H.? 1832, 84, A?. Measuring 3? ins (9.2 cms) in diameter, 1 inch (2.5 cms) in depth.
Agriculture.- Marshall (William) The Rural Economy of Norfolk, 2 vol., first edition, folding engraved map, endpapers stained, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, slightly rubbed, spines a little worn at head, 8vo, for T.Cadell, 1787 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Brown (Edward) A Brief Account of some Travels in Divers Parts of Europe, folding engraved plates, for B.Tooke, 1685 - Holland (Henry) Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, engraved map and plates, 1815 - Wright (Edward) Some Observations made in travelling through France, Italy etc., 2 vol. in 1, 1764 - Young (Arthur) Travels of the Kingdom of France, 1792, some foxing and browning, contemporary calf, rubbed, the first and last with board detached, 4to Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Telford (Thomas) The Charts and Plans referred to in the Report relative to the Communication between England and Ireland by the North-West of Scotland, 16 folding and/or double-page engraved maps and plans, some partly hand-coloured, the first map defective, some others torn, many frayed at edges, some soiling, original wrappers, printed label on both covers, worn and stained, large folio, 1809 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Dow (Alexander) The History of Hindostan, 3 vol., vol.1 and 2 second edition, 2 engraved frontispieces, 6 plates and folding map, vol.3 sig. 2P misbound, occasional manuscript pointers, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, spines gilt in compartments with morocco labels, slightly rubbed and marked, some joints cracking, 4to, 1770-72 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
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[Faden (William) A New General Atlas], 57 engraved maps only (of 59, lacking Eastern Hemisphere and Scotland), all double-page and/or folding, all but one partially hand-coloured or hand-coloured in outline and mounted on stubs, many with tears to folds, some with other tears or frayed/creased, one loose, loosely inserted folding hand-coloured map by W.Lane entitled "Plan of Lancaster Sound, penetrated by Capt. Parry, in July 1819", Robert Blachford, [1819], contemporary half Russia, worn, upper cover detached, folio, [c.1818]; sold not subject to return Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Gilling (W., publisher) A New General Atlas of the World, engraved title and 37 hand-coloured maps only, contemporary half morocco, worn, folio, [c.1820]; and a small quantity of others, maps, prints etc. including some architectural drawings and a manuscript map of the coast of Spain, v.s. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Du Halde (Jean Baptiste) A Description of the Empire China and Chinese-Tartary, together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, 2 vol., 64 engraved maps and plates, many folding and/or double-page, one map hand-coloured in outline (with small stain), slight marginal worming at beginning of vol.1, contemporary calf, worn, vol.1 covers detached, other joints split, folio, T. Gardner, for Edward Cave, 1738-41. *** Vol.2 calls for a general map of Tibet at end but this was never issued in this edition Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Hutchins (John) The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, 4 vol., third edition, engraved plates and plans, ?lacking county map, genealogical tables, light foxing, a few plates soiled and frayed at edges where previously loose, a couple more severely so, bookplate of Francis Luther Fane, later half calf, slightly rubbed, folio, 1861-70 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Roberts (Lewes) The Merchants Map of Commerce, third edition, lacks 4 maps, lower corner of title and first two text leaves repaired with loss of imprint, some damp-staining, bookplate of Joseph Gulston, eighteenth century half calf, spine gilt, morocco labels, head of spine and 1 corner worn, rubbed, for R. Horn, 1677 and 5 others, v.s. (6) Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Skelton (Joseph) Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire, large paper copy, list of subscribers, engraved pictorial title, map and 50 plates, all on india paper and mounted, numerous engraved vignettes in text, some foxing, loose in binding with title and first few leaves detached, contemporary green morocco, gilt, spine gilt, g.e., joints worn, lower cover damp-stained, folio, Oxford, 1823 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Swinburne (Henry) Travels in the Two Sicilies, 2 vol., first edition, folding engraved map, 22 plates, some folding, folding table, some foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt, morocco labels, vol.1 upper cover patch worn, joints cracked, 4to, for P. Elmsley, 1783-85 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Xenophon. De Cyri institutione libri octo, edited by Thomas Hutchinson, text in Greek & Latin, engraved frontispiece and folding map, map browned along fold and slightly frayed at head, occasional soiling to upper margin, contemporary panelled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, joints split, spine with small hole and wear at head and foot, 4to, Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1727 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Anson.Voyage round the World 1756 eighth edition 3 folding engraved maps 1 showing part of coast of California (torn) world map with small tear and frayed at edges (loose) browned broken and loose contemporary calf very worn lacking upper cover lower detached 8vo 1756; sold not subject to return
Bowditch.New American Practical Navigator sixth stereotype edition folding engraved map and 11 plates New York 1826 § Norie (J.W.) A Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation twelfth stereotype edition 9 engraved plates and maps for the Author 1839 foxed and soiled the first water-stained ?contemporary calf covered in sail-cloth stained 8vo
Lootsman.The Lightning Colomne 60maps 1670 2 parts in 1 letterpress title with fine engraved pictorial border depicting mariners with charts and scientific instruments and a vignette of ships at sea 60 double-page and/or folding engraved charts including 12 of the British Isles woodcut charts (including New-Deepe and St. Malo) and numerous woodcut illustrations in text including constellations instruments coastal profiles etc. (2 with volvelle) with 3pp. Almanach for 1668-79 title a little soiled and frayed at fore-edge 1 chart bound upside down 2 a little frayed at edges with slight loss (Sweden &Canarese/Lancerota) lightly browned charts generally very clean bound in later half pigskin over thick wooden boards with metal clasps spine with gilt rules and five raised bands morocco label a little rubbed [cf.Koeman IV Jac 41 collation very similar; Shirley British Library M.LTS-1f] folio Amsterdam by Jacob &Casparus Loots-man 1670. ***Very rare. This issue does not quite conform to any listed by Koeman although it is very similar to Jac 41 (dated 1668). Jac 42 is dated 1670 but the collation and pagination of this copy is different: A2-E1 (***)2 (a)-(m)4; A-L4; pagination 3-32 [4]; 1-96;1-88. Unlike Jac 41 this copy has map no.2 (general chart of the North sea) bound in the first part as it should be but is unnumbered and map W4 (Holland) is bound upside down in the first part instead of the second. The only copy sold at auction in the last 30 years was that dated 1676 in the Wardington sale (Sotheby`s 10th October 2006 no. 44 000) which also contained the later third part on the Mediterranean. Most of the charts are as listed under Jac 14; in this copy the charts of Zuyder-Zee Texel... Nieuwe-Diep and Haven de S.Malo (the last two appear in text as woodcuts) are not present but there is an additional chart of Eylandt/Spitsbergen..
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