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Lot 5190
(Grand Tour Autograph Letters.) George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771), British Statesman who became known as the "father of the colonies" and aided the foundation of Nova Scotia, 1749, the capital Halifax being named after him, 58 letters sent home from his European Grand Tour 1736-1738 to his father, George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, 31 of which Autograph Letters Signed by George Montagu-Dunk, as Viscount Sunbury, the title with which he was styled until succeeding his father as Earl of Halifax in 1739, the remaining 27 letters being ALS from Joseph Dussaux, his 'bear handler', or governor/guide during his Grand Tour, the letters all on watermarked bifold chain laid paper, all signed "Sunbury" or "Jos. Dussaux" respectively, the 31 Montagu-Dunk letters mainly 2, 2½ or 3pp, sent during the period April 22nd 1736 to September 19th 1738, letters sent from Calais, Paris, Angers (where Montagu-Dunk studied at the aristocratic academy from around May 1736 to February 1737, sending 9 letters home during this period, and Dussaux sending 11), Montauban, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nimes, Marseille, Aix en Provence, Lyon, Geneva, Turin, Genoa, Livorno, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Milan, Venice, Strasbourg and Amsterdam, letters include 2½pp letter, headed Paris, May 8th 1736 " Dear Papa, Lord Sandwick arrived here the day before yesterday and brough me your kind letter, which i'm glad I have an opportunity of answering before we set out for Angers. Nothing while I am abroad will be so great satisfaction to me as that of hearing from you and receiving your instructions of every particular... I intended to write last week but Mr. Dussaux's having done it and acquainted you of our being safely arrived at Paris prevented me. I won't undertake to give you an account of our journey through Flanders...We passed through a delightfull country, had the pleasure of seeing several beautiful towns; & in short had as lovely a journey as ever was. I have been very well entertained since i've been at Paris, & am much pleased with the place, tho' I must confess I don't think it answers my expectations entirely, nor deserves being so immoderately extoll'd as i've heard it in England...I've employed my time since being here mostly in seeing the curiosities of the place, which really have very much delighted me. I've been at all the King of France's Palaces round about Paris, which are very well worth seeing, being all charmingly situated. I took the first opportunity I had of going to Versailles having heard such vast encomiums upon it. It is the greatest mass of building I ever saw, & makes the greatest appearance, but the Appartments are nothing like such as I expected, being in my opinion much inferior to ours at Hampton Court. The gardens are laid out in no taste, but there is a show of a most immense expence in the water works, which I think are very extraordinary. When I was there it was a court day, but so ridiculous an appearance in so great a Palace I did not expect. There was only two ladies in the appartments, & i'm sure not above tewenty men. Since i've been here i've received great civilities from almost all the English; Mr. Herbert indeed I have not seen. I went one day to dine with Mr Night, where I met Lord Berkley and my old friend Dursley. We were entertain'd vastly well, and Mr. Night exceedingly civil. You seemed desirous we shoud make no long stay at Paris, so we have endeavoured to get away as soon as possible. We are just going to set forth for Angers this morning...I hope you will be so good as to excuse the haste of this scrawl, since the chaise now waits for us. Pray give my love to my sister and my compliments to all my friends. I am sorry Dapper dicky could not win the stake, but glad Harry Vanes mare has won her ma--[?]. Mr Dussaux desires his compliments. I am Dear Papa your most obedient & dutifol son & humble servant Sunbury", integral address verso "To the Right Honourable The Earl of Halifax at the Exchequer London"; another from Sunbury to his father, Angers, July 17th 1736, 2½pp, content includes apologising for his letters not having arrived weekly "since it was your orders that Mr Dussaux or I should write every week, you had reason to be surprised at having heard from neither, in twice that time..." and largely attributing this to the post system "...I suspect that others have been quite lost. Two or three days ago I received a letter from my sister nanny, which has been come from England above these two months. By this you may guess at either the negligence or villany of the Post-masters.", further content re studying/improvement at Angers, that several of the noble families have gone to their country seats for the summer, relating to his father that he is happy with his guide Mr Dussaux and approving of his character, pleased that his father approves of their expenses whilst in Paris, partridge shooting and hunting etc, much further content in letters re further places of journey including Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, Strasbourg, Amsterdam etc etc, bound into 4to contemporary leatherbound volume (approx. 28.5 x 22cm). A unique first hand account of an 18th Century European Grand Tour which provides a fascinating insight into the attitudes of British aristocracy to Europe and Europeans during the age of Walpole, as well as a formulation of Montagu-Dunk's worldview and subsequent attitudes. Initially intending to enter the Commons as member for Banbury, Montagu instead succeeded his father as second earl of Halifax in May 1739, assuming also the roles of Ranger of Bushey Park and Keeper and Lieutenant of Hampton Court. Establishing himself in opposition to the administration of Sir Robert Walpole, Halifax courted the favor of likeminded political allies and members of his extended family, receiving his early career posts through the patronage of John Russell, Duke of Bedford (b. 1710–d. 1771). Halifax’s political career is chiefly remembered for his dynamic role in shaping colonial policy while serving as President of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761, which included the founding of the British settlement at Halifax, Nova Scotia, established as a model royal colony in 1749. NB Was unable to upload full description of this lot due to 8000 character limit. For a longer description with some further extracts from letters, please see description on twgaze website:https://auctions.twgaze.co.uk/catalogue/lot/1cb0c529525e0fa94b08fda8c1711f1a/8a390ef7ce02b4a94fa666f3e767067e/books-ephemera-lot-5190/
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Lot 5164
[Sarah Scott (née Robinson, 1720-1795)]: 'A Description of Millenium Hall, and the Country Adjacent: Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants, And such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections, As May excite in the Reader proper Sentiments of Humanity, and lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue. By A Gentleman on his Travels.', Dublin, Peter Wilson, 1764, 2nd edition [stated "second edition" on title page, but preceded by a 1763 Dublin edition and the London, J. Newbery, 1762 1st edition), [4], 282,[2]pp, 12mo (17 x 10cm), contemporary calf gilt. Early edition of this scarce and early feminist utopian novel, in which the author fictionalized her experiences living and working alongside women in Bath as an alternative model to sustaining oneself through marriage. Having freed themselves from the tyrannies of gender expectations, the women in the story turn towards educating the wider community, sheltering the homeless, and relieving poverty and animal cruelty. "Millenium Hall gives utopian fictional form to the Anglican social ideals of what by this time was known as the 'bluestocking circle'" (ODNB). The bluestockings were an informal, women-centred literary discussion group led by the author's sister Elizabeth Montagu (1718-1800), who is lightly satirized in the work as the status-driven Lady Brumpton. "Her fictional writing does not repeat itself in form but takes on new technical issues with each title. Her concerns are always those of proto-feminism: the problems of middle-class women disadvantaged by poverty, lack of beauty, and absence of outlets for their talents, and the plight of lower-class women and the disabled" (Orlando).
Lot 21
2 Star Trek model kits by Revell, 1:600 scale U.S.S. Enterprise NCC 1701 from the original series, Klingon Battle cruiser from the original series, and 3 AMT ERTL, 1:1000 scale U.S.S. Enterprise B from Generations, Star Trek Klingon Bird-of-Prey, and a Star Trek Romulan bird-of-prey in a tin including box art print. All are unused, and factory shrink wrapped. (5 items). VGC-Mint £60-80
Lot 164
A quantity of 'O' gauge Model Railway. A made-up Vulcan Model Engineering Kit- electric BR 04 Drewry Diesel Shunter. A Rivarossi electric DB BR80 0-6-0T Locomotive, 80 0381. Both boxed, some/significant wear/damage. Plus a Lima electric BR class 33 Diesel Locomotive, 33064. Also 4 Heavy-Duty Flat Wagons, three loaded with military equipment and one with steel sections. QGC-VGC, some small repairs required. £70-90
Lot 248
11 Bburago 1:24 and 1:20 vehicles. 9x 1:24- 4 1936 Bugatti Atlantic, 3 French Blue and one red. Plus a 1932 Bugatti Type 55 in yellow. 2x 1948 Jaguar XK120, Roadster in BRG and a Coupe in silver. A 138 Citroen 15CV TA in black. Plus a 1928 Mercedes Benz SS in red and black. All boxed, but bases/cars need to be sorted to the correct base. Plus 2x 1:20 1936 Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster, red and dark blue. Also 3x Danbury/Franklin Mint cars - Cadillac in dark green, Mercedes-Benz 500K in bright red. Plus a Stutz Black Hawk Boat Tail in red and black. Plus 3 1:50 scale Chinese made vehicles- a 1949 Jaguar XK120 Coupe in bright red. Also 2 1931 Ford Model A, saloon and a delivery van. 1932 American 2 door coupe. A larger scale 1932 Ford Coupe, etc. Plus a large scale open topped double deck tinplate 4 wheel tram. 2x Matchbox Dinky -Delahaye 146 and a Bentley R Continental etc. Many items boxed, some wear/damage. Items VGC. (27) £60-80
Lot 215
12 First Gear American Trucks. 3x 1961 Ford F-6 - Fuel tanker, 2x Richfield and Hudson. 1957 International R-190 Fuel Tanker, U.S. Army Fuel. 1952 GMC Fuel Tanker U.S. Navy. 1952 GMC Dry Goods Van, Burlington and Graham. 1957 International R-200Gin Pole Truck, Mobilgas. 1955 Diamond T Tow Truck, Flying A. 2x Dodge Power wagon -Tow Truck, Malcolm and an Express Truck, Colwell. Plus a Mack R-Model Fuel Tanker, SHELL Oil. All boxed. Contents VGC-Mint. £80-120
Lot 293
A plastic THUNDERBIRD 2 plastic model by J. Rosenthal, JR Century 21 toys. Pod contains a plastic Land Rover toy, Boxed with some minor wear on edges, and comes with 2 pieces of inner card packing. Toy looks as though it has never been used, no rubbing to the decals. No damage. Both wings are also included. Dates from 1965. VGC.£150-180
Lot 250
10 Dragon Warbirds series model planes in 1:72 scale. FW 190D-9 Waldemer Wubke, Me 109G-2 Stab III./JG 52 Grunherz, A6M2 ZERO Type 21 fighter IJN 261st flying group, F-6D Mustang, Spitfire MKvB, Oscar Boesch Fw190A-8/R8, Fw 190A-3 "Black 1" ,Josef Wurmheller FW190A-6, Me262B-1a "Red 35", Me26A-1a Kommandeur III, together with a Witty Spitfire Mk.IX. All boxed and look unused. (11 items). VGC-Mint £50-70
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