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Click here to subscribeRichard M. Barrington: 'The Migration of Birds as observed at Irish lighthouses and lightships', London, R.H. Porter; Dublin, Edward Ponsonby, [1900], 1st edition, folding map frontis, the copy of J. Lewis Bonhote, English Ornithologist, with his signature and dated 1900 to half title and his bookplate to front pastedown, plus further ownership signature of B.B Riviere to half title dated 1923, original cloth gilt (spine faded), top edge gilt. Scarce
Lord Lilford: 'Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood', illustrated Archibald Thorburn & GE Lodge, London, RH Porter, 1895, 2 volumes, 20 full page photogravure plates + large folding map on linen + numerous black and white illustrations in text as called for, original cloth gilt, top edges gilt (2)
Chasseaud (Peter) Kings Cross, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 50 copies, half-tone photographic illustrations on folding sheets, some double-page, map endpapers, original cloth with printed map and label mounted on upper cover, small spot at foot, uncut, folio, Lewes, Altazimuth Press, 2004.⁂ Photographic record of the Kings Cross and St.Pancras area prior to development and the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Eurostar Terminus.
Anglo-Irish Game.- Excursion through England & Wales. A New Game, manuscript, title and 43pp., pen and ink decorated title and illustrations in the text, original patterned card boards, 8vo, Ballylin, [Donegal], 1848.⁂ "Rules of the Game. The players spin a telotum numbered from 1 to 8, and whoever gains the highest number, begins, by placing his traveller on the corresponding number on the map... .
Britain.- Jansson (Jan) Novus atlas, sive theatrum orbis terrarum, vol.4 only [Britain and Ireland], engraved architectural title and 56 double-page maps, all mounted on stubs, illustrations, 5 engraved, the rest woodcut, some foxing and browning, title with some surface abrasion causing slight loss to lettering, map of Britannia Anglo-Saxonum with short tear to inner fold (repaired, with small worn spot where previously adhered to facing leaf), contemporary blind-stamped vellum, old ties (all but one lacking), rubbed and soiled, some wear to spine ends and corners, splits to joints and spine torn at foot, folio, Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1659.
Linguistics.- Webb (John) An Historical Essay endeavoring a Probability that the Language of the Empire of China is the Primitive Language, first edition, title in red and black, with the errata leaf and final blank at end but lacking the folding engraved map (as often), title browned and lightly soiled, book-label of "Henry Massingberd, Gunby 1781" (paste-down leaf detached), contemporary calf, rubbed, a little stained, spine repaired at head, split to foot of upper joint, corners worn, [Alston III 781; Wing W1202], 8vo, for Nath. Brook, 1669.⁂ Treatise on the supposed original language spoken by Adam and Eve, by the architect John Webb, a pupil of Inigo Jones.
Americas.- Mitchell, Jr. (S.Augustus) Mitchell's New General Atlas..., 84 hand-coloured lithographed maps & plans on 52 sheets, many relating to America, 4 double-page, all sheets within ornate floral border, no maps numbered 22 & 23 (Vicinities of Philadelphia and Baltimore) but listed as small inset maps and seemingly covered by other maps, with hand-coloured table of time differences on verso of world map, letterpress list of U.S. post offices at end, some light marginal soiling, broken with some sheets becoming loose, original half morocco, a little worn, folio, Philadelphia, 1865.⁂ Including full-page city plans of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, New Orleans, and Cincinnati.
Middlesex.- Cary (John) Cary's Actual Survey of Middlesex...Wherein the Roads, Rivers, Woods and Commons; As Well as Every Market Town, Village &c. are distinguished, engraved vignette title and explanation f., engraved double-page map and 28 map sheets, all hand-coloured in outline, 18pp. letterpress at end, some mostly light offsetting, the odd spot, armorial bookplate of Algernon Heneage Drummond, 20th century polished calf, gilt, little rubbed, a very good copy, small 4to, for J. Cary, 1786.
Railways.- Freeling (Arthur) Freeling's Grand Junction Railway Companion to Liverpool, Manchester, and Birmingham..., folding map, erratum slip at beginning (creased), 36pp. advertisements at end, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, spine faded, spotting to lower cover, 12mo, 1838 § Bradshaw's Railway Almanack, Directory, Shareholders' Guide, and Manual for 1848, 16pp. advertisements at beginning and 12pp. at end, folding map, printed advertisements to endpapers, original cloth, rubbed and faded, London & Manchester, 8vo, 1848 § Gulliver (T., photographer of Swansea) Fatal Railway Accident, on the Vale of Neath Line, at the North Docks Swansea, albumen print, c.100 x 160mm., on card mount with printed caption below, Swansea, 1865 (3)
Italy.- Barri (Giacomo) The Painters Voyage of Italy. In which all the famous paintings of the most eminent masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy, first edition in English, directions to binder f. and licence f. at beginning, etched allegorical frontispiece by W.Lodge and portraits of Michelangelo, Titian, Veronese, Cortona & Raphael, folding engraved map of Italy, frontispiece trimmed at outer edge just within border, trimmed at head, affecting the odd headline, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments, lacking label, upper joint splitting, [Cicognara 4132; Wing B916; Pine-Coffin 671], 8vo, printed for Tho. Flesher, at the Angel and Crown in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1679.
SHAEF EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION SECTION, G2 DIVISION (COUNTER INTELLIGENCE). A DOSSIER OF 'IDENTITY DOCUMENTS IN GERMANY', FACSIMILES OF THIRD REICH DOCUMENTS, FOOLSCAP, BLACK CLOTH BACKED SCARLET BOARDS ENDORSED CONFIDENTIAL AUGUST 1944 AND - THE ALLGEMEINE SS BASIC HANDBOOK, SIMILAR FORMAT WITH FOLDING MAP AT END, BOARDS, ENDORSED CONFIDENTIAL, ND, (1944) (2) RARE
WORLD WAR II MC GROUP OF SEVEN, MILITARY CROSS REVERSE OF LOWER LIMB ENGRAVED 1945, CASE OF ISSUE, 1939-1945 STAR, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, DEFENCE MEDAL, WAR MEDAL WITH 'MENTION' EMBLEM WITH CARD AND ENVELOPE ADDRESSED CAPTAIN M C D KING 1/8 MIDDLESEX REGIMENT WISCON HOUSE STEYNING SUSSEX, CORONATION MEDAL 1927, SCARLET CARD BOX, UNDERSIDE OF THE LID INSCRIBED CAPTAIN M.C.D KING 1/8 MIDDLESEX REGT AND EFFICIENCY DECORATION TERRITORIAL SUSPENDER, GRI, REVERSE ENGRAVED 1946, WITH SEVERAL RELATED OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, OFFICER'S IDENTITY CARD OF CAPTAIN MONTAGUE CHARLES DUNCAN KING 1940 AND 8TH BATTALION MIDDLESEX REGIMENT COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET 24TH JUNE 1944 - 4TH MAY 1945 AND A CORRESPONDING SET OF MINIATURE MEDALS47928 MAJOR MONTAGUE CHARLES DUNCAN KING, TD, MC 1910-1961 JOINT OFFICER COMMANDING HQ COMPANY 8TH BATTALION THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT (YOUTH OF CAMBRIDGE'S OWN)MILITARY CROSS: LONDON GAZETTE 1 MARCH 1945, FOLIO 780-781. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AWARD OF AN IMMEDIATE MILITARY CROSS READS: "ON OCTOBER 4TH, AS COMPANY COMMANDER OF "A" COY, HE RECEIVED A MESSAGE AT 1800 HRS THAT NO.4 PLATOON NEAR ELST AT MAP REF.702721 WAS HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME BEING SHELLED CONSTANTLY BY THE ENEMY AND HARASSED BY SMALL ARMS FIRE. MAJOR KING, KNOWING THAT THIS PARTICULAR PLATOON WAS WITHOUT AN OFFICER OWING TO CASUALTIES EARLIER ON, WENT UP UNDER SHELL FIRE TO THIS VERY EXPOSED POSITION IN THE 4 S.L.I AREA. HE FOUND THAT OWING TO CONSTANT ENEMY ACTION THAT THE PLATOON WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN. HE IMMEDIATELY HANDED OVER COMMAND OF HIS COY TEMPORARILY TO HIS 2.I/O AND TOOK OVER THE JOB OF PLN. COMMANDER OF 4 PLN HIMSELF. HE ORGANISED THE DELIVERY OF RATIONS PERSONALLY TO SECS. UNDER HEAVY FIRE AND GOT THE PLATOON ONCE MORE ON FIRM FOOTING TO PROCEED WITH ITS HARASSING TASKS REQUIRED OF IT DURING THE NIGHT, IN SPITE OF CONTINUOUS SHELLING AND MORTARING. MAJOR KING SHOWED COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFETY IN THE WAY HE WENT ROUND THE PLATOON ENCOURAGING THEM TO STICK TO IT. HIS CHEERFUL MANNER AND APPARENT ENJOYMENT SHOWED HIS POWERS OF LEADERSHIP JUST AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT. WHEN HE LEFT THE PLATOON THE FOLLOWING MORNING EVERYBODY WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND FULL OF FLIGHT" (COUNTERSIGNED BY FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY)THE EFFICIENCY DECORATION: LONDON GAZETTE 1 AUGUST 1946, S.37671MENTION IN DES: LONDON GAZETTE 26 JULY 1940THE BATTALION'S NORTH WEST EUROPEAN COMMENCED ON D-DAY, 6TH JUNE 1944, LANDING AT ARROMANCHES, THE ACTION THAT GAVE RISE TO KING'S MC OCCURRED ON THE 16TH OCTOBER
HISTORY DIRECTORY AND GAZETTEER OF THE COUNTIES OF CUMBERLAND AND WEST MORLAND BY W. M. PARSON AND W. M. WHITE, WITH COLOURED MAPS, 1829, LEATHER, BOARDS DETACHED, FORD (REVEREND WILLIAM), DESCRIPTION OF SCENERY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT, 4TH EDITION, ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS AND PLATES, LONDON, 1845 AND WORDSWORTH (WILLIAM), A GUIDE THROUGH THE DISTRICT OF THE LAKES IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, 5TH EDITION, WITH FOLDING MAP, LONDON, 1835 (3)
Stereographic Card Sets Greece Volumes 1 and 2 with book and map; Egypt Volumes 1 and 2 with book and map; Southern Greece; Palestine; Italy and Tiger Hunt (all in cases). Tiger Hunting: 1-6, 8-11Egypt: 1-17, 19-25, 27, 28, 31, 33-35, 37, 38, 40-57, 59-67, 69-100 and one unnumberedPalestine: 1-33, 35-50, 52-56, 58-64, 66, 67, 69-82, 84, 85, 88-100 and one unnumberedItaly: 1, 16, 47, 49-100 extra 60, 69Greece: 16, 17, 30, 39, 68, 81, 82, 86, 87, 90-100 extra 90, 96, 97Southern Greece: 1, 2, 4, 11-13, 16, 24, 30, 36, 37, 40, 43, 44, 55-59, 61-66, 68-72, 75-80 extra 44
Extensive personal collection of RAF related ephemera belonging to Fl Lt W E J Bishop (150494) who belonged to the 11th EFTS, Perth, 49th Squadron, 194 Squadron and 77th Squadron. After training with the Canadian Air Force in America he took part in many distinguished missions including Operation Tonga dropping British Airborne forces on D-Day on 6th June 1944. This Lot includes personal photo album of training in America, photo album of personal snapshots in the Far East and Burma, extensive log books, training manuals for aircraft (Tiger Moth, Lincoln I and II, Spitfire 14 and 19, Chipmunk T10, Oxford I and II, Anson I, Harved 2D, Lancaster, Dakota IV, Dakota I and III and Wellington), to also include map calipers in case, quantity of RAF flight maps of America, Assam and South East Asia, paperwork - pay books and pay records and examination papers, also including his original British RAF Type C leather flying helmet with Mk III goggles and oxygen mask (worn but in fairly good condition), together with post-war RAF beret and Officer's service dress cap with bullion cap badge
Negretti & Zambra aneroid barometer in gilt case 3.75” with brass patent forecasting device patented 1915, both in velvet lined box; another 2.75” by Pastorelli & Co. Piccadilly; another similar by Elliot Bros. London; and another unsigned; together with 2 small magnetic compasses and a map reader’s measuring instrument. Average good condition
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