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![[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Maclean, Alistair. When Eight Bells Toll, first edition, Collins, London, 1966, boards, dustjacket (](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fcdcc878-6866-44b6-a0a5-ac6000ef719d/372aa194-7e98-4643-8976-ac6400b2b9d8/468x382.jpg)
Lot 500
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Maclean, Alistair. When Eight Bells Toll, first edition, Collins, London, 1966, boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo; together with Where Eagles Dare, first edition, Collins, 1967, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped but with creased front wrap-around), octavo; Puppet on a Chain, first edition, Collins, 1969, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped but with creased front wrap-around), octavo; two copies of Circus, first edition, Collins, 1975, boards, dustjackets (both price-clipped), octavo; and River of Death, first edition, Collins, 1981, boards, dustjacket, octavo; also Forsyth, Frederick. The Devil's Alternative, first edition, Hutchinson, London, 1979, boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo; Le Carre, John. A Small Town in Germany, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1968, boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo; Smiley's People, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1980, boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo; and A Perfect Spy, first edition, Hodder & Stoughton, 1986, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo, (10).
Lot 264
Steiff mohair Bully the Dog hand puppet, circa 1930, blonde and orange mohair puppet with large brown and black glass eyes, velvet forehead, muzzle and shaped mouth, vertically stitched nose and claws, underscore button, (condition: fair, some mohair wear to head and ears), 10” (25.5cm) tall.
Lot 217
A pair of wayang klitik puppets, Yogyakarta, Java, Rama 49cm high, Sinta 37cm high) Wayang klitik puppets are constructed from thin pieces of wood and are used as shadow puppets. They are relatively rare and found in the neighbourhood of Yogyakarta. The name of these figures is onomotopaeic, from the sound klitik-klitik, that these figures make when worked by the puppet master.
Lot 334
The Lightweight Pelham Puppet Theatre, and seven Pelham puppets, to include Tyrolean boy, Baby Dragon, Crow, Mr. Rusty, Wolf, Poodle and one other, Witch in Crows box. Witch OK but strings tangled.Wolf box cover torn. Puppet OK but strings tangled.Baby dragon. Puppet OK but strings tangled.Poodle. Puppet OK but strings tangled.Magic Roundabout puppet is a stick puppet in Mr Rusty box. Not on strings. Puppet is OK.Tyrolean boy and girl in same box. Selophane detached from box. Puppets OK but strings tangled.All boxes with some wear.Assume all parts of theatre are present but have not constructed it. Fabric faded.
Lot 254
A highly unusual copy of the first French edition of Sir Alexander Burnes' account of his journey through Sikh territories and to Bokhara, Voyages de l'embouchure de l'Indus a Lahor, Caboul, Balkh et a Boukhara et retour par la Perse, both volumes bound by his brother in leather from the boots worn by Burnes in making his journey Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1835three volumes bound in two, translated by Jean-Baptiste Benoit Eyriès, half-title and lithographed portrait of Burnes after Daniel Maclise in vol. I, inscribed by Dr James Burnes on front endpaper, vol. III with eleven numbered plates including one (folding) of the Bamiyan Buddhas, and one large folding map, contemporary half diced calf, marbled covers, stamped gilt spines with insignia and motto of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, or perhaps the Inniskilling Fusiliers 212 x 140 mm.(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceDr James Burnes, brother of Sir Alexander Burnes, the author (inscription in front endpaper of vol. I).Library of the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, alternatively that of the Inniskilling Fusiliers (insignia on spines).The remarkable inscription of Dr James Burnes in the first volume reads as follows:Memo -This book is bound in the leather of the boots with which my brother Sir Alex performed his journey into Bokhara.James BurnesSir Alexander Burnes ('Bokhara Burnes'), British traveller, explorer, writer and participant in the 'Great Game' in Central Asia and the borders of India, was born in 1805. He joined the Bombay Infantry in 1821. He devoted himself to the study of local languages and was, while still an ensign, selected for the post of regimental interpreter. In 1829, he was transferred to the Political Department as Assistant to the Political Resident in Kutch. In 1831, he travelled to Lahore in charge of English horses including a team of carthorses, four mares and a stallion, sent by the King of England as presents for Maharajah Ranjit Singh. The actual objective of Burnes' mission was to survey the River Indus and assess the power and resources of the Amirs of Sindh, then being threatened by the Maharajah.In October of that year, Burnes organised the first meeting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with a serving commander of British forces in India, Lord William Bentinck, the Governor-General. The event was marked by the Maharaja's open display of the Koh-i-Noor, which he presented for free inspection to the British attendees. (The jewel would of course eventually come into the possession of the British Royal Family and was later set in Queen Alexandra's crown).As with other European visitors (such as Emily Eden), it was Ranjit Singh himself who seems to have made the greatest impression, as in the following passage in the French edition offered here:...et il doit y avoir un contraste prodigieux entre son esprit et son corps. Il a perdu un oeil, il est marque de la petite verole, et sa taille ne depasse surement pas cinq pieds trois pouces. Il est entierement exempt de pompe et de faste; mais l'attitude respectueuse de sa cour est remarquable; personne ne prenait la parole sans en avoir obtenu la permission par un signe, quoique la presse ressemblat plutot a celle d'un bazar qu'a celle des apartemens du plus puissant des princes indigenes de cette contree dans les temps actuels (p. 149).Burnes described Maharajah Ranjit Singh's habits and government, his passion for his horses, troops and horse artillery, and dancing girls. In January 1832, Burnes visited Lahore again to solicit facilities from the Maharajah for travel through the Punjab to Afghanistan, Central Asia, Balkh and Bokhara.It is not too fanciful, therefore, to think that the binding of the present volumes derive from the very boots worn by Burnes when he met Ranjit Singh, and other Sikh notables, in Lahore. Afghanistan, however, and the routes between North India and central Asia were the key to the 'Great Game', in which the southward ambitions of Tsarist Russia threatened to collide with the British northward-looking desire to protect India, primarily, and by extension Persia. In 1831, travelling in disguise, Burnes surveyed the route through Kabul to Bokhara - and hence to Central Asia and the borders of Russia - and produced the first detailed accounts of Afghan politics.In the following years his travels continued through Afghanistan across the Hindu Kush to Bukhara (in what now is modern Uzbekistan) and Persia.The narrative which Burnes published on his visit to England in 1834 added immensely to contemporary knowledge of these countries and was one of the most popular books of its time. The first edition earned the author £800, an enormous sum in those days. Much feted, his services were recognised not only by the Royal Geographical Society of London, but also the French Geographical Society. Burnes was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society the same year.Soon after his return to India in 1835 he was appointed to the court of Sindh to secure a treaty for the navigation of the Indus. In the following year he undertook a political mission to Dost Mohammed Khan in Kabul. This was to be the road to his own end, and the start of years of disastrous British interventions in Afghanistan.On the restoration of Shah Shuja in 1839, Burnes became Political Agent at Kabul, and was knighted by Queen Victoria on 6 August 1839. A posthumous account of Burnes' later adventures was published in 1842 under the title of Travels into Bokhara, being an Account of a Journey from India to Cabool (recently republished).Shah Shuja was a British puppet, and Burnes regarded him as the wrong man for the job. Shah Shuja was loathed by the Afghan people, and so were the British. There was a breakdown of order in Kabul, partly brought about by high taxation and food prices, but mainly by this antagonism. Burnes and a group of British officers became the focus of the anger of a mob of Afghans. One officer was shot dead, another hacked to death. Burnes (said to have tied a black cloth around his face so he could not see where the blows came from) walked into the crowd and was beaten to death.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 577
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED HOLLOWCAST AND OTHER FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES, to include Britains Royal Corps of Signals Motorcycle Despatch Riders, Motocycle machine Gun Corps, soldiers riding bicycles, all repainted/restored to a good standard, quantity of Hornby Series tinplate luggage, Gilco road signs, Britains Cowboy and Native American figures, distressed Lesney Muffin The Mule puppet etc (two boxes)
Lot 44
Dinky Toys, Crescent, Matchbox, Pelham A mixed lot containing several boxed diecast vehicles in various scales along with a boxed Pelham Puppet Lot includes Dinky Toys #2214 Ford Capri Rally Special; Crescent Covered Wagon; Pelham Puppet 'Wicked Witch'. Majority of items appear to be in Playworn condition in Poor - Fair boxes. Matchbox models appear Excellent - Mint in Very Good boxes.
Lot 95
Pelham Puppets - Two boxed vintage Pelham Puppets. Lot includes Muffin the Mule in its original box with a Pelham Old Lady Puppet contained in a brown plain postal box. Both puppetes appear to be in Playworn condition. Both boxes appear in Fair condition both with storage wear and imperfections. (2)
Lot 599C
VINCENT DOTT (British, 20th Century); oil on board, ‘Punch & Judy’, beach scene with figures and puppet show to foreground and boats to background, signed lower left, further signed and titled verso, 44.5 x 59.5cm, framed and glazed.Additional InformationPicture and frame in good condition.
Lot 601
A charming vintage ventriloquist / ventriloquist's dummy figure in the form of an elderly gentleman. Complete with outfit including flat cap, shirt, tie and blazer. The figure can be operated from the reverse and includes moving eyes, mouth and even an eyebrow which raises and lowers. Well made puppet. Feet included, but separate. Measures approx; 76cm tall.
Lot 94
A collection of x5 original English made Pelham string Puppets. The collection to include a boxed Rupert The Bear puppet, a black poodle dog, a duck and a gypsy boy and girl. All puppets of wooden and plastic design with detailed painted faces, original outfits and all strings appear present. Great collection of Pelham Puppets.
Lot 589
PELHAM PUPPET - Muffin the Mule, boxed. In excellent condition.Condition report: There are minor signs of wear and tear on the head, body and legs, please see photographs. The fabric has no holes or tears.The correct character name factory stamp is stamped on the box, please see photographs. The box has signs of wear around the edges on the inside, please see photographs. The strings are intact with no knots or tangled areas.
Lot 402
Advertising, USA Trade Cards, 40 American trade cards to include Davis Pain Killer, Brown's Iron Bitters, Niagara Corn Starch, Red C Oil, Dr. Kilmers Meadow Plant Ointment, Soapine, James Pyle's Pearline, Lavine. Subjects include shadow puppet, puzzle card, dancing, dogs, cats, Mr Pickwick etc. (gen gd some with damage and adhesive marks to back) (40)
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