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MOORE (Joseph, Lieut.) 'Eighteen views taken at and near Rangoon', bound with 'Six Coloured Prints Illustrative of the Combined Operations of the British Forces in the Birman Empire, 1824 and 1825'. London, Tho.s Clay, 1825/6. Folio, orig. publisher's boards and quarter morocco. 24 superb aquatint views, as called for. Series I and II bound as one, with plate 16 of 1st Series in 1st State, with the spelling 'ajacent'. Lacks text and folding map. Divisional titles for parts I and II/III of the first series form the covers of upper and lower boards respectively. Plates clean and bright, occasional finger marks or minor marginal tears. 6.5cm closed tear to foredge of plate 7, encroaching slightly into image. (1) Tooley 334, Abbey Travel 404.
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1926 ALVIS 12/50 TE WIDE 2/3 SEATER BEAUTIFULLY ORIGINAL & HIGHLY DESIRABLE Estimate £15000 - 18000 Registration Number TW 3090 Chassis Number 4363 Engine Number 4717 Engine Capacity 1645 Paint Colour GREEN/BLACK Trim Colour MAROON MOT Expiry Date T.B.A. Introduced in August 1923, the 12/50 was responsible for placing Alvis firmly on the motor manufacturers' map. Relentlessly honed by chief engineer Capt. G.T. Smith Clarke, it went on to become one of the quintessential Vintage sports cars offering quite exceptional roadholding and performance for its class. Briefly discontinued in 1929 when Alvis placed all its eggs in the front-wheel drive basket (FWD FA - 8/15 models), it was hurriedly reintroduced during September 1930 and is widely credited with saving the marque. Built around a super-strong 9ft 4.5in wheelbase platform chassis frame, the 12/50 TE featured all round semi-elliptic leaf-sprung suspension, cable-operated drum brakes and high-geared steering box. Powered by a torquey, free-revving 1645cc OHV four-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed (right-hand change) crash gearbox most variants were capable of some 75 - 80 mph. Rugged, versatile and brimful of character, the 12/50 enjoys a special place in many enthusiasts’ hearts. Finished in green over black with maroon leather upholstery, this particular example wears 2/3-seater touring coachwork by Cross & Ellis (its wide, three-place front bench being augmented by two extra pews in the dickey). Exhibiting a pleasing patina, 'TW 3090' is thought to have been maintained and repaired as necessary rather than ever having undergone extensive restoration. Entering the current Alvis aficionado ownership in 1994, the 12/50 has since been treated to two 'top-end' engine rebuilds (though, we are informed that the unit's 'bottom-end' would likely benefit from some attention in the next year or so), a replacement 3rd/4th gear selector fork (a known weak point) and the 2002 refurbishment of all four wings. Of Alvis manufacture and therefore not subject to the same fatigue cracks suffered by the Marles equivalent fitted to later cars, its steering box has also been recently overhauled. In the past few years, this sturdy and reliable car has competed in many VSCC rallies, driving tests and Inter-Register events. The most outstanding achievement has been to enter, and finish, Le Jog (the Lands End to John O'Groats Reliability Trial) no less than four times including three outings as part of the Marque winning Team - the Alvis Hares in 1995, 1996 and 1997.PLEASE NOTE: This vehicle now comes with MOT until February 2008.
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Shakespeare (William) - The Plays and poems, edited by Thomas Keighley, n.d.eng. portrait frontis; orig. pict. cloth boards; Ball (Wilfred) - illust. Sussex, London 1913, 75 colour plates, folding map at back, cont. dec. cloth boards; Butler (Anna M.) Steyning, Sussex, The History of Steyning and its Church from 700-1913, 1 vol, Croydon 1913, numerous b/w photographic plates, letter in ink written by the author inserted on the title page, cont. cloth boards. (3).
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A silver flying trophy cup and cover by Asprey & Co. Ltd, London 1936, the spherical body engraved as a globe with two wing-shaped handles, the cover with an orb and eagle finial, on a tapering stem and a round base, 31.5cm (12.5in) high, 593g (19 oz); on an ebonised socle with an inscribed silver plaque 'Blind Flying Challenge Cup, Presented by Lady Hay Drummond-Hay, President of the Women's International Association of Aeronautics, 1936' and 'Jean Batten, 1937-8', 39cm (15.5in) high overall Jean Gardner Batten (1909 - 1982) was one of the illustrious and glamorous aviatrix heroines of the 1930's, her flying adventures making her as famous as Emilia Lockhart and Amy Johnson, and a national hero in her native New Zealand. Born in Rotorua, New Zealand in 1909, she was inspired by the pioneering flights of Charles Lindberg's Atlantic crossing (1927) and the Australian Charles Kingsford Smith's Pacific crossing (1928). Determined to become a pilot, Batten moved to London in 1930 to take flying lessons, qualifying for both her private 'A' license and commercial pilot's license in 1931. That year, Amy Johnson set the record for flying from England to Australia in 20 days, and Batten embarked on a course to beat that record. In 1933 Batten made two attempts at Johnson's record in a De Havilland Gypsy Moth DH60 biplane. Both attempts failed, the first with a crash landing in Karachi, the second with a similar fate near Rome. On 8th May 1934, Batten made her third attempt, and succeeded in flying the 10,500 miles from London to Darwin in 14 days and 22 hours, smashing Johnson's record by 6 days. Her return flight to England made her the first ever pilot to fly the round trip of England-Australia-England. Back in England, Batten obtained a new aircraft, a Percival Gull monoplane, which was more technically advanced than the Gypsy Moth with brakes, landing flaps and a greater fuel range. This enabled her to set a new record for the England to Brazil route, when she flew the 5000 miles in 2 days and 13 hours, becoming the first woman pilot to do so. In 1936 she embarked on her most famous journey, the first ever attempt at flying from England to New Zealand, and completed this epic 14,000 mile trip in just 11 days and 45 minutes, with her new aircraft giving her the range to fly across the Tasman Sea. On 16th October 1936, Batten landed at Magare airport in Auckland in front of a crowd of 8000 people, and the record for the she set would remain unbroken for 44 years. Heralded as a national hero, the Maoris honoured Batten with the title 'Hine - o - te - Rangi', or 'Daughter of the Skies'. 1937 saw the last of her record attempts when she set a new record for the flight from Australia to England in 5 days and 18 hours, making her the first pilot to hold the solo record for this journey in both directions. After this voyage she retired from public view and became an increasingly reclusive figure, which along with the ruthless methods with which she had used the men in her life, earning her the epithet 'Garbo of the Skies'. Jean Batten's accomplishments are put into context by the fact that she flew without radio, and used her own navigational skills, a map, watch and simple compass to achieve her records. She was world famous during the 1930's and showered with honours including being the only non-royal to receive Brazil's Officer Of The Order Of The Southern Cross. She gained the Chevalier de Legion d'Honeur in France and a CBE in Britain. From the United States she won the Women's International Association Of Aeronautics Challenge cup three years running, and it is the third of those cups offered here. Jean Batten is further remembered for posterity in New Zealand with Auckland airport's international terminal bearing her name, and a pavilion to her achievements in Auckland's Museum of Transportation and Technology. The presenter of the cup, Lady Grace Hay-Drummond-Hay (nee Grace Marquerite Letheridge 1895-1948), was not a pilot her
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MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES, Showing Railways, Roads with their Numbers, Mileage between Towns, etc., 2 linen-backed coloured folding maps, c. 24" x 39", in orig. cl. boards in orig. cl. case (sl. faded, a few marks), Oxford, The Chart Publishing Company, n.d.--SCARBOROUGH'S NEW MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES, ...OF SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, Shewing Geographical Counties and Boroughs, All Railways and Steamship Lines...double-sided folding coloured map, c. 47" x 36" in orig. card case, London, The Scarborough Company, n.d.--ATLAS, THE WORLD IN 1835, 9 maps (probaly some missing), no title pp., orig. half morocco, rubbed, oblong 4to, n.d. (3) LOCATION K
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HORNBY (JAMES J.) Walks Round About Eton and Eton Buildings, plates, map, contemp. morocco, spine faded, a.e.g., Eton, 1895--WARD (W.H.) A History of the Manor and Parish of Iver, plates, map, orig. cl. unevenly faded, 1933--CHARTERHOUSE REGISTER, 1872-1931, 2 vols, 3rd ed, orig. buckram gilt, unevenly faded--and 2 others (6) LOCATION L
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OFFICIAL HISTORY OF WW1, The Campaign in Mesopotamia, Vol. 1 only, folding map frontis, 8 folding maps in rear pocket, orig. cl., spotted, 1923--TUKER (SIR FRANCIS) While Memory Serves, 1st ed, 1950--TRENCH (CHARLES CHEVENIX) The Frontier Scout, 1st ed, dustwr, 1895, and 3 others (6)--Plus a framed photographic copy of an inscription by T.E. Lawrence offering the South Waziristan Scouts a copy of "Revolt in the Desert". LOCATION S
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Burton Richard F - Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, edited by his wife Isabel Burton: London, Tylston and Edwards, 1893, Memorial Edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, frontis portrait, colour and sepia litho plates, folding map and plans, text illustrations, black original cloth covered boards bearing gilt engraved illustrations of Burton in Arabic dress to the upper boards and a tent that was his tomb to the lower boards, gilt titles and date to spines
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