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Click here to subscribeVinyl - Soul / Funk / R&B / Hip Hop - Female artists - over 80 UK mainly promos and some test pressing 12”, to include : Madonna, Vivian Green, Macy Gray, Loretta Holloway, Bebel Gilberto, Patti Austin, Patti Austin, Dionne Warwick, Dot Allison, Diana King, Sheena Easton, Toni Braxton, Estelle, Gloria Estefan, Dido, Mica Paris, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, all appear unplayed and dead stock, some duplication
Vinyl - Soul / Funk / R&B / Hip Hop - Female artists - over 80 UK mainly promos and some test pressing 12”, to include : Lil’ Kim, Nikki Costa, Kelis, Vivian Green, Aaliyah, Mary J. Bilge, Estelle, Kele Le Roc, Jennifer Lopez, Erykah Badu, Mel B. Beverly knight, Sophie Ellis Baxtor, Carly Simon, all appear unplayed and dead stock, some duplication
Vinyl - Soul / Funk / R&B / Hip Hop - Female artists - over 75 UK mainly promos and some test pressing 12”, to include :. Diana Ross, Jill Scott, Jennifer Lopez, Estelle, Grace Jones, Mica Paris, Gloria Estefan, Macy Gray, Beverly Knight, Jamelia, Janet Jackson, Des’ree, Ce Ce Peniston, Natalie Cole, Kim Mozelle. All appear unplayed and dead stock, some duplication
Vinyl - Soul / Funk / R&B / Hip Hop - Fenale Groups - over 110 Female Groups 12”, mainly promos with some test pressings, to include: TLC, Destiny’s Child, En Vogue, Blu Cantrell, Mis-Teeq, Sugababes, Spice Girls, Nuttin’ Nyce, All Saints, Eternall, Honeyz, Atomic Kitten, N-Tyce. All Appear unplayed, dead stock, some duplication
Two first edition prints after Robert Taylor comprising Spitfire signed by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, DFC and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC and Hurricane, signed by Wing Commander R R Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC, RAF (Retd), each mounted and framed under glass, approximately 40 cm x 52 cm image size. [2]
A late 19th/ early 20th century oak drop dial wall clock, the 12" painted dial with Roman numerals and marked R Crawford, Cumnock, spade and poker hands, behind opening glazed bezel, timepiece movement with chain fusee, with pendulum.Condition Report: Fusee chain lacking, fading to the dial and repainting in areas, glass in good condition as is case
'SHORT SNORTER' FROM EISENHOWER'S PROMOTION TO LIEUT. GENERAL A great war-date 'short snorter', a British ten shilling note signed by DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER and 34 of his friends and associates at Claridge's on the day Ike was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, July 10, 1942. This historic relic was obtained by Ernest R. 'Tex' Lee, Eisenhower's chief aide for the duration of the war, and he has initialed and dated the note at one margin. It is signed by the newly-promoted Lt. Gen. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER at one edge, just beneath Lee's initials. Also present are the signatures of: Gen. MARK CLARK (1896-1984), Lt. Gen. LUCIAN TRUSCOTT (1895-1965), who also served as Eisenhower's Field Deputy in Tunisia, Brig. Gen. ROBERT A. MCCLURE (1897-1957), Chief of Intelligence, ETO and later Chief of Psychological Warfare; PRINCE BERNHARD OF LIPPE-BIESTERFELD (1911-2004), Prince of Netherlands, consort to Queen Juliana, Dutch general and RAF Wing Commander; USAAF Lt. Gen. CARL SPAATZ (1891-1974), commander 8th Air Force; ANTHONY J. D. BIDDLE, JR. (1897-1961) American diplomat and Army general; Adm. WILLIAM A. GLASSFORD, U.S.N., served notably in the South Pacific; HARRY C. BUTCHER (1901-1985), U.S. Navy Commander and aide to Eisenhower; Brig. Gen. RAY W. BARKER (1889-1974), Assistant C of S ETO; SIR JOHN MARTIN (1904-1991), principal private secretary to Winston Churchill; Lt. Col. CHARLES R. 'TOMMY' THOMPSON (1894-1966), naval aide to Winston Churchill; EDWARD W. BEATTIE, UPI correspondent, later a POW in Germany; JACQUELINE COCHRAN (1906-1980), American aviator, a founder of the WAACs and WASPs; EGBERT WHITE (1894-1976), founder of Yank magazine; Col. EMIL C. BOEHNKE, a SHAEF adjutant; Capt. RALPH KIRK JAMES, U.S.N.; Capt. LAURENCE J. HANSEN, Eisenhower's chief pilot; Capt. STANLEY T. STANTON, a TWA VIP pilot; GEORGE E. ALLEN (1896-1973), American Red Cross official and friend to Eisenhower; Brig. Gen. THOMAS J. DAVIS, Public Relations Div.; singer and entertainer MARTHA RAYE, and others unidentified by us and worthy of research. Folds, with the signatures of Churchill's associates are toned from old tape residue, else very good. With a key to the signatures and much research information. Eisenhower arrived in London in May to study joint defense and was appointed Commander of the European Theater of Operations on June 15. He receives his promotion to lieutenant general in July and on November 8 he would command the Allied invasion of North Africa.
'SHORT SNORTER' FROM CHURCHILL'S VISIT TO MALTA A great war-date 'short snorter', a Moroccan five franc note signed on November 16, 1943 as Winston Churchill visited Malta on the eve of the Cairo Conference of November 22-26,1943 between Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Chiang Kai-Shek. This relic was obtained by Ernest R. 'Tex' Lee, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief aide for the duration of World War II and who was with Eisenhower in Malta to meet Churchill for discussions prior to the Cairo Conference. The note is signed by thirteen important military figures, entertainers, and others, including: Field Marshal BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY (1887-1976), Gen. OMAR N. BRADLEY (1893-1981); Field Marshal VISCOUNT GORT (1886-1946), commander of the BEF in France and Belgium, led the retreat at Dunkirk and the defense of Malta; Air Marshal and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander ARTHUR W. TEDDER (1890-1967), devised carpet-bombing techniques; Admiral RICHARD E. BYRD (1888-1957), polar explorer and aviator; J. FRANK DOBIE (1888-1964), American journalist and writer; CLARK LEE (1907-1991), war correspondent; Capt. LAURENCE J. HANSEN (b. 1917), Eisenhower's personal pilot); Capt. RUPERT CLARK (1919-2005), British aide to Field Marshal Alexander; FRED ASTAIRE (1899-1987), American actor and dancer; and others largely unidentified. Old adhesive residue at one margin, else very good.
GHETTO JEWISH POLICE HAT BADGE Rare relic from the Czestochowa (Poland) Jewish ghetto, a Jewish 'Ordnungsdienst' hat badge. The 1-1/2in. dia. hexagonal brass badge has a screw thread and brass backing plate. The design on the badge comprises a Star of David picked out in blue enamel/paint with inscription: 'ORDNUNGSDIENST. StUZBA PORZAOKOWA. R Alt Tsch R St Cz'. The circular screw-on backing reads: "L Olslewski GRAWER WARSZAWA" Very good, and, unlike most offered, this example is absolutely authentic and in every respect identical to one held by the Imperial War Museum. Ghetto self-governing councils were ordered to organize ghetto police forces known as the Jewish Ghetto Police ('Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst'). Their duties included policing the ghetto perimeters to ensure that no one left or entered the ghetto without the correct permits. This badge was part of the uniform worn by these police in Czestochowa, just north of Katowice.
GERMAN ARMY OFFICER'S DAGGER German Heer Dagger with Scabbard. Very nice example of a German army officer's dagger by R. D. Luneschloss, Solingen. The pommel nut and cross guard retain almost all of their original detail, even down to the wreath about the swastika, though the silver wash has significantly darkened. The grip is undamaged and has aged to a most attractive pumpkin brown. The blade is relatively free of any damage, with only a bit of scattered corrosion and running marks along the high points. The maker's mark is as-new. The scabbard is in very good condition, with no dents or bends, and there is no apparent damage to the pebbling. Both bands retain almost all of their original detail. Overall very good to fine.
ALFRED ROSENBERG (1893 - 1946) Nazi leader considered the ideologist of Nazism, Reichsminister of the eastern territories, executed at Nuremburg. A.L.S. 'R.' in pencil, 1p. 12mo., [Nuremberg, 1946], in German to his counsel, Dr. Alfred Thoma. In full: 'Dr. Thoma Documents read were partially biased, they have to be read out loud and briefly explained, in order to form a verdict if it is even possible. Essential for me. That has to be in the protocol. That was a court decision. R.' Wrinkled slightly, else very good.
Lot of four signed items, includes: FREDERICK C. SHERMAN (1888-1957) Admiral who commanded Carrier Divisions I and II, led aerial attacks on Rabaul, Iwo Ima and Okinawa, and participated in the battle of Leyte Gulf, signature and rank on a lined card; HAROLD R. STARK (1880-1972) Chief of Naval Operations, war-date signature as same; THOMAS C. HART (1877-1971) Commander of all Allied naval forces in the Far East. Signature on a card; and ALAN G. KIRK (1888-1963) Amphibious commander in the Mediterranean in 1942-43 (Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy), and senior U.S. naval commander during the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. A.L.S., 1p. 8vo., New York, June 2, 1960, advising that he is pleased to learn of a man's collection and mentioning the 16th anniversary of D-Day. Four pieces, overall very good.
FROM THE ESTATE OF GEN. CLARENCE R. HUEBNER, COMMANDER OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA BEACH Fine pair of presentation items memorializing Gen. Huebner's leadership of the 'Big Red One', includes: Manuscript D.S., 1p large oblong folio (23.5 x 17 in. sight), [n.p.], Feb. 12, 1959, an entirely hand-lettered and illustrated certificate presented to Huebner soon after his retirement by 'The Remnants of the 'Big Red One''. Signed at the bottom by twenty surviving members of the division who served under Huebner's command in World War II, including Silver Star recipient THEODORE L. DOBOL (1915-1996). Above Huebner's name appears the division motto: 'No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!' The illustrations, executed entirely in ink and watercolors, depict a color guard flanking the Great Seal of the United States at top, with a 'Fighting First' soldier on an invasion beach at bottom, with the division's shoulder insignia at the top corners and the World War I and World War II Victory Medals at bottom. Scrollwork at top lists the division's notable campaigns in both wars. The artist's signature 'Harris S[taff] S[ergeant] HQ 1st Inf Div' appears in minute letters at the bottom edge. The certificate is mounted in a wood frame, and is in very good condition. WITH: Cast-aluminum presentation statuette, 9.5 in. tall, depicting a 1st Division soldier in dress uniform standing at attention, with the division's insignia visible on his helmet, shoulders, and on either side of the metal base. The front of the base again bears the division's motto, as quoted above. The statuette is mounted on a black granite base, bearing a plastic presentation plaque reading: 'Lt. Gen. C.R. Huebner, State C. D. Director', referring to this role as Civil Defense Director for New York following his retirement from the U.S. Army. The statuette shows some tarnish and oxidation overall, with a minor break at the ankles, else very good. Two pieces.
REINHARD HEYDRICH DINNER PLATE An extraordinary relic, a dinner plate once owned and used by REINHARD HEYDRICH (1904-1942), the architect of the Final Solution who was slain in a bomb attack by British-trained Czech and Slovak agents. The 10.75 in. diameter plate bears a 1.75 in. very ornate gilt filigree band with Greek key edge about the rim, and Heydrich's initials 'R H' appear at center, reminiscent of lightning bolts and SS runes. The bottom of the plate bears the name and trademark: 'TIRSCHENREUTH BAVARIA'. The plate is in untouched condition. A chilling relic!
LUFTWAFFE ENGRAVED TABLE SETTING (3) Lot of three pieces of engraved, silver-plated tableware from an unidentified Luftwaffe unit, includes 8 .25 in. knife and spoon and 7 in. fork, each engraved with a Luftwaffe eagle above a mobile swastika and the year '1936', beneath which appears another engraving, an ornate 'F R 11', possibly referring to an airfield. All of the pieces have matching Wellner hallmarks and '100' purity stamps. Knife handle bears a small dent to reverse, else very good.
WORLD WAR I ACES (23) Good lot of 23 items signed by various aces and others, almost all American aces. Includes: JAMES NORMAN HALL, served in Lafayette Escadrille, co-author with Charles B. Nordhoff of 'The Lafayette Flying Corps and 'Mutiny on the Bounty', T.L.S., Tahiti, [n.d.]: 'Arué is quite a distance from Paea in these days of gasoline rationing & poor transportation...'; WILLIAM T. BADHAM, ace with five kills, A.L.S., 1966: '...Putnam, Luke, Rickenbacker, Fonck, Richthofen ... all were great pilots and Bishop (Canadian) very good. Putnam if he had lived longer undoubtedly would have been very great...'; DAVID E. PUTNAM 13 Kills. DFC. KIA, Sept. 18, 1918, cut signature affixed to card with a magazine photo; EDWARD M. HAIGHT A.L.S., Jan. 4. 1967, vivid, first hand descriptions of combat experience: '...I attacked a single-seater Fokker and it spun to a grand crack-up. Suddenly I was attacked by 4 or 5 Fokkers... fought down to land behind German lines... Ground troops tried to attack my SPAD and at last minute managed to take off and slip away... bullet holes in my ship...[I] sat on an iron stove cover which stopped several bullets from coming up through my seat mat... I consider Lt. David E. Putnam of 139 Sqdn. 2nd Pursuit Group, AEF, the greatest...', with signed photo; LEO KIMBALL Pioneer pilot, member Lafayette Escadrille, A.L.S., 1971 about a photo taken in 1912; RICHARD CHAMBERS I.S.P. in RFC uniform with many decorations; EDWARD P. CURTIS D.S.C., Croix de Guerre. Major General in WW II, T.L.S. March 22, 1966, mentions top pilots, Rickenbacker, Fonck, Richthofen and Billy Bishop; HILBERT L. BAIR T.L.S., 1967 '... first time I got into a 'dog fight' with the Germans at between 19,000 and 20,000 feet I fainted.... open cockpits... I came to after spinning to 9,000 ft.... hit by an incendiary bullet, I dove for about 10,000 ft.'; J. P. EDGERLY A.L.S., Feb. 15, 1917 about training pilots during WW I and a 'falling leaf' landing he made with a British pilot; FRANK R. HAYS. 13th Pursuit Squadron, S.P. in RAF uniform, 1919, A.L.S. 1986; JAMES R. KEATING snapshot photo signed on verso, with A.L.S. Aug. 22, 1966 '... As for my pick of the top pilot in WW I...we all have our bias...This goes for our side or the enemy... I would have to vote for Lieut. Luke, KIA, but not before...ample victories...'; HOWARD BURDICK seven kills, signed card: 'Howard Burdick Lieut. of Air Service. US Army 17th Aero Sqdn.'; SUMNER SEWALL signature; JAMES KNOWLES A.L.S., [n.p, n.d.] about 'articles by WW I aces including me by myself'; CHARLES G. GREY five kills, signature on gold-trimmed card; DOUGLAS CAMPBELL six kills, member Rickenbacker's 94th 'Hat-in-the-Ring' Squadron, A.L.S. June 4, 1986 about book 'Let's Go Where the Action Is': '...which contains the letters I wrote my parents from France in 1917/18....'; GEORGE A. VAUGHN, JR. 13 kills., ace in both RAF and U.S. Air Service, S.P. in uniform signed adding '1st Lieut. USAF 17th Squadron AEF 1918'; CLINTON JONES eight kills, signature cut from check; HARRY D. COPLAND T.L.S., April 2, 1971: '... I made my 1st solo...1911. In WW I, I served... with the RFC & the RFA...I am a member, past pres. of the Early Birds of Aviation, the OX-5 Club, Quiet Birdmen, War Birds of the RAF, WWI Overseas Flyers Assoc., etc.'; J.J. SMITH 'Researcher, WW I Aviation Personnel', T.L.S., May 3, 1971, mentions ace Frederick Lord, meetings with German aces, aerial combat Sept. 16, 1918 near Metz; GERALD E. NASH Canadian ace, T.L.S., Feb. 14, 1968: 'On June 25, 1917, Mel Alexander, Raymond Collishaw [2nd ranking Canadian Ace]...were flying about 4,000 ft. over enemy territory through cloud. I looked down and saw two Ger. Albatross planes attacking two British R.E.8's... I found myself fighting Manfred Richthofen and Allenroder...I had had many encounters with the Red Circus prior to this dogfight. I was in a dogfight with the two Ger. aces. One would engage me in gun fight and the other would climb and shoot at me from above... one of the rudder control wires of my machine was shot... my machine gave out ...' Overall very good. 23 pieces.
WWI BRITISH 1888 MKI TYPE II BAYONET AND SCABBARD Bayonet,12 in. long blade with an overall length of 16.5 in., for the P-14 Enfield Rifle. Nice late Victorian Era British Pattern of 1888 bayonet, made to fit the Magazine Lee–Metford Rifle, of MLM introduced in 1888, designed to use a .303 black powder cartridge, however smokeless powder was later introduced for a new .303 cartridge, and the Metford rifling proved to be wholly unsuited for the more powerful propellant. As such, a new rifle was introduced in 1895, the Magazine Lee–Enfield, or MLE, which was almost identical to the MLM, but with a new barrel and sights. The stock and fittings were the same, and it took the same bayonet, the P-1888. It is designed to mount to lug underneath the MLM or the MLE barrel, and slides over the cleaning rod. This bayonet has a wooden handle secured by brass rivets, and has a spear point hollow ground blade. The blade is stamped with an acceptance mark ‘W D’ underneath a British broad arrow, and an ‘X’ indicating it has gone through a bend test. The verso is stamped: ‘02’ possibly indicating the bayonet was made in 1902. There is also what appears to be a crown over the initials ‘J R’. This same blade was again used on the Pattern 1903 bayonet for a new SMLE rifle. The bayonet comes with a very nice solid scabbard, featuring a leather body, with a metal throat and tip protector, with a 'round' shaped frog stud.
U.S.M.C. FIELD JACKET Rare U.S. Marine Corps field jacket, olive drab cotton twill, five black-painted brass front buttons with USMC emblem, cloth shoulder straps, and patch pockets on the left and right breasts all of which are also secured with similar painted brass buttons. All buttons, flat type, are attached with nickle button springs. Collar is secured with two sets of collar hooks. Unlined, marked within with the owner's name 'J. R. DONNELL'. Clean, undamaged condition.
JOHNSON'S ISLAND AUTOGRAPH BOOK A terrific war-date autograph book containing approx. 175 signatures of captured Confederate generals, officers, politicians, and soldiers from regiments from throughout the South, all imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Ohio and signing for Mary S. Williams in aPRIL AND May, 1864. In addition to his name, almost every signer included his rank as well as the place and date of his capture, many also including their regiment and home town. Six generals signed the book, including Major Gen. ISAAC TRIMBLE ('I. R. Trimble of Maryland Majr Genl. P.A.C.S. Wounded & captured at Gettysburg July 3rd 1863' adding a six line poem on 'The Mission of Woman'; Brig. Gen. JAMES J. ARCHER who adds rank (KIA, also signed by his brother and aide, ROBERT H. ARCHER); Brig. Gen. ARCHIBALD C. GODWIN adding rank (KIA); Brig. Gen. WILLIAM H. F. PAYNE adding rank; Brig. Gen. JOHN R. JONES adding rank; and Brig. Gen. WILLIAM N. R. BEALL adding rank and place and date of capture. Almost every signer was an officer, and of those noting the place of their capture, 19 were taken at Gettysburg alone, with others captured at Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Lookout Mountain, Port Gibson, Murfreesboro, etc. Almost entirely unresearched and a great project for the historian/collector. Covers nearly detached with spine covering damaged, first page soiled a bit, else contents are very good.
AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT (1813 - 1898) Abraham Lincoln offered Wright the position of provisional governor of Georgia but Wright declined. He subsequently served in the First Confederate Congress and then organized 'Wright’s Legion' of Georgia volunteers and served as a colonel in the Georgia 38th Infantry Regiment. A.L.S., 1p, 8vo., [n.p.],Dec. 20, 1848, forwarding an application to the Naval Academy in Annapolis: '...I hope you will be able to make the appointment...' Show-through of old adhesive at top margin, some offsetting of ink, else very good.
Ten signatures of Confederate supporters found on cards or cut from larger documents, including: Senator CLEMENT C. CLAY JR., Congressman WILLIAM E. SMITH, JOHN SLIDELL, Congressman OTHO R. SINGLETON, Senator GEORGE G. VEST, Congressman ROBERT P. TRIPPE, Congressman JOHN V. WRIGHT, Congressman WILLIAMSON R.W. COBB, Congressman ALEX M. CLAYTON, and Congressman RICHARD W. WALKER. Light toning on most pieces, overall, very good. Ten pieces.
Signatures of JAMES ROBB, CHARLES T. LOWNDES, THEODORE D. WAGNER, and Col. WILLIAM L. TRENHOLM on a D.S., 1p. 4to. South Carolina, Jan. 1, 1868, a bond for the sum of one thousand dollars. Lot includes nine other signatures of Confederate supporters in varying formats such as cut signatures, signatures on cards, personal check, and a franked envelope. These signers include: Senator WILLIAM C. RIVES, Congressman EDWIN READE, Congressman JAMES L. ORR, Congressman JAMES L. PUGH, Congressman ABRAHAM W. VENABLE, Congressman OTHO R. SINGLETON, Congressman WILLIAM P. MILES, Congressman AUGUSTUS E. MAXWELL, and Congressman RICHARD C. PURYEAR. Conditions vary, but overall, very good to fine. Ten pieces.
Ten signatures of Confederate supporters found on cards, cut signatures, partly-printed D.S. and a A.N.S. Signers include: JOHN H. GILMER, Senator JOHN B. HENDERSON, Congressman THOMAS S. GHOLSON, Congressman JOHN A. GILMER, Congressman JOHN GOODE JR., Congressman MUSCOE R. H. GARNETT, Congressman ROBERT A. HATCHER, Senator GUSTAVUS A. HENRY, Congressman BENJAMIN H. HILL, and Congressman JOHN MCQUEEN. Conditions vary, overall, very good. Ten pieces.
Ten signatures of Confederate politicians and supporters found on franked envelopes, cards or cut from larger documents, including: Senator EDWARD SPARROW, Congressman JOHN A. WILCOX (2), Jurist THOMAS RUFFIN, Congressman AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT, Congressman WILLIAM E. SMITH, Governor JOHN G. SHORTER, Congressman OTHO R. SINGLETON, and Congressman WILLIAM R. SMITH (2). Conditions vary, overall very good.
Ten signatures of Confederate politicians and supporters found on cards or cut from larger documents, including: Congressman ALBERT G. BROWN, Senator ASA BIGGS, Congressman WILLIAM T. S. BARRY, Congressman ETHELBERT BARKSDALE, Congressman ROBERT W. BARNWELL, FRANCIS S. BARTOW, Senator HIRAM P. BELL (2), Congressman THOMAS S. BOCOCK, and Congressman ROBERT R. BRIDGERS. Some light toning and spotting on a few pieces. Overall, very good.
EDWARD R. CANBY (1817 - 1873) Union major general who commanded the Department of New Mexico stopping Sibley's assault on California. He later commanded the assault on Mobile and after the war was killed by Modoc Indians. SENDING THE BODY OF A DEAD GENERAL Fine content war-date A.D.S. on War Department letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Washington, Jan. 26, 1863, the text of a telegram sent to Brig. Gen. JAMES M. TUTTLE in Cairo, Illinois. In full: 'The Secretary of War desires you to report whether to body of Brig. Genl. Joseph B. Plummer is now in a condition to be sent to this city.' Fine condition. JOSEPH B. PLUMMER (1816-1862) was wounded at the Battle of Wilson's Creek while commanding a battalion of Regulars. Later, Plummer commanded the 5th Division of Pope's army at New Madrid and the Island Number Ten campaign. He died in camp at Corinth on August 9, 1862 (exactly one year after Wilson's Creek) from lingering effects of his wounds and prolonged exposure in the field. Plummer was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
GEORGE E. PICKETT AND WILLIAM R. TERRY Pair of war-date signed endorsement on a single document, those of GEORGE E. PICKETT (1825-1875), Confederate major general who formed the brigades for the ill-fated charge on the final day at Gettysburg. Pickett never forgave Lee for the destruction of his command, and died a bitter man; and WILLIAM R. TERRY (1827-1897), Confederate brigadier general, wounded during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, and later assumed command of the severely wounded James Kemper's brigade. Terry was wounded seven times in battle. The endorsements appear on the verso of an A.L.S. by Lt. Col. F. H. LANGLEY of the 1st Virginia (which he would surrender near Appomattox), Feb. 4, 1865. Langley asks that the regimental shoemaker be given 48 hours leave to 'go to Richmond to get material to continue his works...' On the verso, Pickett pens an A.E.S., 'Hd. Qrs. Pickett's Div. Feb. 4, 1865' approving and forwarding the request. Pickett's endorsement is light, owing to his use of 'adversity' ink, but it remains legible and his signature is quite acceptable. Also with an E.S. by Terry, 'Hd. Qrs. Terrys Brig', Feb. 4, 1865, also approving and forwarding the request. Damp stained and slightly discolored, else very good.
HENRY LITTLE (1817 - 1862) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a brigade at Pea Ridge, killed at Iuka while in the saddle and talking to fellow general Sterling Price. Rare, early A.L.S., 1p. 4to., New York, July 13, 1839 to Brigadier and Adjutant Gen. DAVID R. JONES in Washington. In full: 'I have received my appointment as Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Regiment of Infantry United States Army which I accept.' Folds, else fine condition. Little is rare in any form.
ISAAC R. TRIMBLE (1802 - 1888) Confederate major general who led Pender's forces during Picket's charge at Gettysburg after the former was wounded. He was severely wounded, losing a leg after his capture. Manuscript D.S. as a Baltimore City Commissioner, 1p. 4to., Baltimore, May 28, 1870, an order that the City Comptroller pay City Surveyor Charles P. Kahler for labor provided for services in the 'Improvement of Jones Falls'. Kahler's statement for his services is attached. Very good. Jones Falls is an integral part of Baltimore's transportation and urban history, but at the time was blamed for flooding and disease. In the late 1800s, lower Jones Falls was diverted into a series of tunnels, or conduits which brought the flow underground through the city and out to the Inner Harbor.
JOHN A. WASHINGTON III (1821 - 1861) Confederate army officer, and great-grandnephew of George Washington. He was also the last Washington to own Mount Vernon. Washington served as Aide de Camp on the staff of Gen. R. E. Lee, with the rank of Lieut. Colonel. In a letter written on Sep. 6, 1861 he predicted: '…I don't know when I shall leave this region, or indeed whether I ever shall do so, as of course my chances are the same as those of other men, and I know some of us will never get away…' He died one week later, killed at Cheat Mountain, WV while on a scout. Very rare A.L.S., 1p. 4to., Mount Vernon, Sep. 9, 1859 to Joseph V. Byrd sending the man a check for $102 for 'purchase removal & improvement of offices. He adds: '...I have not yet heard from Beckwith...about the mortgage & note of $10,000...On hearing from Mr. Hughes...I think I shall go out to Chicago. I had intended going at once...' Folds, near fine.
JOSEPH R. ANDERSON (1813 - 1892) Confederate brigadier general and owner of the famous Tredegar Iron Works Co. in Richmond which was the Confederacy's largest and sometimes only source of arms during most of the war. Resigned his army commission after being wounded at the Battle of Seven Days to focus on production for the war effort. War-date A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., Richmond, Nov. 15, 1862 to Gen. SAMUEL COOPER (1798-1876). In part: '...I beg leave to present Capt. Denson as an officer who served under me...and who did his duty faithfully. Still at the organization of of his Regt. (20th N.C.) he was left out...I commend him as a gentleman who will, in my opinion, render efficiant sevice to his country...' Near fine.
LEROY P. WALKER (1817 - 1884) First Confederate Secretary of War, resigned in 1861 due to poor health and was made a brigadier general serving in Alabama and Florida. Scarce signature closely-cut from a check, foxed. Pinned to a Apr. 21, 1890 letter from relative 'R. W. Walker' sending the piece, this letter quite damaged by insect attack.
A fine grouping of twelve signatures of the military officers who composed the commission which tried and convicted the conspirators involved in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Included are DAVID HUNTER, who signs with rank, JOSEPH HOLT, CHARLES TOMPKINS, AUGUST V. KAUTZ, LEW WALLACE HENRY BURNETT, D. R. CLENDENIN, JOHN A. BINGHAM, ALBION P. HOWE (A.L.S.), JAMES EKIN, ROBERT S. FOSTER and T. M. HARRIS. A difficult collection to assemble, overall very good.
STATES RIGHTS GIST (1831 - 1864) Confederate brigadier general who commanded a division at Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge, led his own brigade in the Atlanta campaign, killed in action leading his men at Franklin. His father Nathaniel, an ardent support of John C. Calhoun, chose his son's name to reflect his own political sentiments. Rare A.E.S 'S. R. Gist' on the verso of a war date document, 2pp. 12mo., [Atlanta], Oct. 30, 1863. Gist has been handed an 'Office Medical Examining Board' document concerning one Pvt. Joseph H. Rogers of Co. B, 1st Tennessee, who has been furloughed for thirty days for recuperation. On the verso, Gist writes: '1 Tenn. Rgt. not in Walkers Div -- S. R. Gist Brig. Genl. Commdg'. Light toning and show-through, still very good.
UNION BREVET BRIGADIER GENERALS (9) Fine lot of nine items signed by Union brevet brigadier generals, includes: WILLIAM MAYNADIER (1807-1871), postwar petition to a church, signed; MORRIS S. MILLER (1814-1870), D.S., Murfreesboro, May 26, 1863, quartermaster's return; ROBERT MINTY (1831-1906), D.S., Chattanooga, Dec. 7, 1863, forage return; TIMOTHY C. MOORE, D.S., Talladega, Oct. 4, 1865, General Order No. 1 assuming command of nine counties; ANDREW J. MACKAY D.S., Shields Mills, Tn., Apr. 5, 1865, inventory inspection report; JOHN K. MURPHY (1796-1876), partial muster roll, signed; GEORGE R. MYERS, war-date D.S., 1p. folio, White Oak Church, Apr. 9, 1863, 18th N.Y. muster out roll, JOHN MORRILL A.E.S., Ottawa, Apr. 13, 1891 to Henry Cist concerning the 1862 discharge of 'Col. Williams'; and CHARLES S. MERCHANT, signed endorsement, June 6, 1866. Nine pieces.
WILLIAM R. TERRY (1827 - 1897) Confederate brigadier general, replaced Early as colonel of the 24th Virginia, led a regiment and was wounded during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, and later assumed command of the severely wounded James Kemper's brigade. He later led his depleted troops during the Battle of Cold Harbor and throughout the Siege of Petersburg. Rare war-date A.D.S. as Captain of Cavalry, 1p. 12mo., [n.p.], June 29, 1861, in pencil. In full: 'Mr. Jones has permission to pass our lines - as Courrier'. A tad light, folds, else very good.
MASSES OF WOUNDED UNION SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN NEW YORK Graphic war-date D.S., 4pp. legal folio, [New York, ca. October, 1862], a statement submitted by one 'R. Ellsworth' for labor supplied to U.S.-chartered vessels, almost all concerning the carriage of wounded Union soldiers. Some of the entries seek reimbursement for: '...removing disabled soldiers from Str. Atlantic...clearing the vessel of Arms, Baggage & Bedding...removing disabled soldiers from Str. Daniel Webster...removing disabled soldiers from Camden & Amboy Rail Road Boat...removing Convalescent Soldiers from the City & Island Hospitals to Fort Hamilton...' A heart-rending conclusion is penned at the end of the document by Thomas W. Johnson, the approving agent for the Assistant Quartermaster General. In part: '...Much of the help employed in the removal of the sick & wounded soldiers...was required in protecting the men from the masses of men, women & children who on such occasions rushed to the boats in overwhelming numbers and also in dealing out shirts & drawers...for the naked soldiers whose blood soaked and filthy garments hand been thrown overboard and in assisting to dress them and remove them from the Transports...' One insect nibble at a fold, else very good.
RICHARD STOCKTON (1730 - 1781) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey and a member of the Continental Congress. Lengthy A.D.S. signed twice 'R. Stockton Esq.', 1p. small oblong 8vo., New Jersey, [n.d. but docketed 1789 in pencil at bottom], in small part: '...The State of New Jersey to the Sheriff of the County Huntingdon Greeting. We command you that you Restrain the several persons named individually in the panel annexed to this writ being the Jury Summoned in our Supreme Court between John Williams [?] and his wife...so that you may have their bodies before the Justices of the Supreme Court at Trenton on the Second Tuesday...', and more. Light toning to margin, signed once on recto and again after lengthy docket on verso, very good condition.
JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP (1893 - 1946) Nazi foreign minister, the first of the Nuremberg defendants to hang on October 16, 1946. A.L.S. initialed 'R' twice, 2pp. oblong 8vo., [Nuremberg, 1946], in pencil to his legal counsel Dr. Fritz Sauter. In full: 'I asked last night to talk with you and correct the case of the French general, which is incorrect at the moment. Unfortunately you were not available. I think it is important that we meet and I would like to ask you how to do it. This is regarding a reprisal order that that the Fuhrer gave the Reichsfuhrer SS [Heinrich Himmler] and which we opposed, but were complicit in the eyes of the Geneva Convention and as a protecting power. This is the first time I see that I see these documents. R.' Rosenberg has an afterthought, and continues his message: 'I see it as important to discuss this case verbally, in order to include an affidavit from me about Dr. Merkel[?], about what really occurred. Obviously this report is taken out of context and represent a wrong picture, especially about my role in the Foreign Ministry. R.' Very good.
CHINESE 'SHORT SNORTER' SIGNED BY CHENNAULT TWICE, STILLWELL, OTHERS A superb and very rare war-date 'short snorter', a 1943 Chinese ten dollar bank note signed in ink on both sides by 25 people, including some of the most important figures of the campaign in China. Among this signing the bill are: CLAIRE CHENNAULT (1890-1958). American Army aviator who established the volunteer-staffed Flying Tigers to fight the Japanese invasion of China. He has also been (unofficially) credited with over 40 'kills'. Chennault signs the bill on recto and verso; Gen. JOSEPH STILWELL (1883-1946) 'Vinegar Joe', American Army general who commanded all American forces in the China-Burma-India theater in World War II; a brilliant tactician and combat leader; Gen. ZHOU ZHIROU (1889-1986) Chinese Commander in Chief, Air Force Combat Command; Major Gen. EDWARD BERGIN (1892-1978) Chief of Staff, Headquarters Detachment, Chinese Training and Combat Command in C.B.I. Theater, also with 10th Army on Okinawa, 1945; Major Gen. THOMAS HEARN (1890-1980) Chief of Staff, C.B.I. Theater and China Theater of Operations, USAAF 14th Air Force, China, Burma, India theater of operations; Brigadier Gen. BENJAMIN FERRIS (1892-1982) Deputy Chief of Staff, C.B.I. Theater; Lt. Col. ALBERT J. MCELHOE (1908-2000) G-1 Chunking and later with the O.S.S.; Brigadier Gen. RUSSELL E. RANDALL (1902-1992) commanding general of the 312th Fighter Wing and the 312th Composite Wing of the 14th Air Force at Kunming; Col. THOMAS F. TAYLOR (1889-1982) G-3 Chunking and forward echelon C.B.I.; Col. CEDRIC M. POLAND (1911-1990) photographer; HOWARD R. ISAACS (1910-1986) journalist, and others either unidentified or of low rank. These autographs were signed in September 1944 in Kunming, China, and almost certainly at Kunming Airfield. In 1941, the airfield became the main base for the 1st American Volunteer Group 'Flying Tigers' (and later AVG's successor unit US 23rd Fighter Group, after the official US entry into the war), and as the war progressed several major US formations established headquarters at Kunming Airfield. It was also a hub for military and supply flights to and from India and Burma. Stillwell was made a four-star general a month before signing this, and was then relieved of command in October, 1944.
NO RESERVE Giles (Jacob) Every Man His Own Lawyer, third edition, contemporary ownership signature to endpapers, title lightly offset, some damp staining, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, worn, E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling , 1740 § Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge therof then hath hitherto been published..., fourth edition, ruled in red, illustrations, ex-library copy from the College of Arms with stamps and bookplate to pastedown, contemporary ownership signature to title and front free endpapers, modern morocco, Jacob Blome, 1660; 8 others, antiquarian, v.s. (10)
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (Auguste, Comte de) and Jean Marie Matthias. Axel, one of 500 copies signed by the translator H. P. R. Finberg, with a preface by W. B. Yeats, illustrations, very occasional light spotting, endpapers browned, original pictorial cloth designed by T. Sturge Moore, gilt, lightly rubbed, spine toned, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, 1925.
Bibliography.- Dickens (Charles) The Letters..., edited by Graham Storey and others, vol. 1-5 only (of 12), dust-jackets, some sunning to spines, some chipping and fraying to spine ends, 1965-81 § Gibson (R. W.) Francis Bacon. A Bibliography of his Works, some light soiling, Oxford, 1950 § Updike (Daniel Berkeley) Printing Types. Their History Forms and Use, 2 vol., dust-jackets, Cambridge, MA, 1965 § McKerrow (Ronald B.) Printers' and Publishers' Devices, 1485-1640, 1949; and c.90 others, largely bibliography and printing history, v.s. (c.100)
NO RESERVE Biography.- Ackroyd (Peter) The Life of Thomas More, fifth impression, card signed by author loosely inserted, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to spine extremities, original cloth-backed boards, slight bumping to spine extremities, slight creasing and chipping to edges, 1998 § Grylls (R. Glyn) Mary Shelley, frontispiece, plates, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1941 § Hyde (Mary) The Impossible Friendship: Boswell and Mrs. Thrale, plates, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, a little rubbed, 1973; and others, biography, 8vo (c.100)
NO RESERVE Carl H. Pforzheimer Library (The) English Literature 1475-1700, 3 vol., frontispiece, plates, original cloth, gilt, slight bumping to corners and extremities, New York, 1968 § Gilbert (Jon) Ian Fleming the Bibliography, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, 2012 § Todd (William B.) and Ann Bowden. Tauchnitz International Editions in English 1841-1955: a Bibliographical History, frontispiece, original cloth, Delaware, 2003 § Gekoski (R. A.) and P. A. Grogan. William Golding a Bibliography 1934-1993, one of 1000 copies, plates, slip-case, a little rubbed, 1994; and others similar, v.s. (c.180)
NO RESERVE Stott (R. Toole) A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876, 2 vol., vol. 1 a limited edition signed by author, frontispieces, plates, vol. 1 with presentation inscription form 'The Magic Circle' to front free endpaper, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jackets, slight creasing to corners and spine extremities, Derby, 1976-78 § Arnott (James Fullarton) and John William Robinson. English Theatrical Literature 1559-1900: a Bibliography, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1970 § Lisney (Arthur A.) A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799, frontispiece, plates, scattered spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, 1960 § Hain (Ludovici) Repertorium Bibliographicum ..., 4 vol., limited edition, original cloth, New York, Maurizio Martino, n.d.; and others bibliography, v.s. (c.100)
Morris (Henry) The Private Press-Man's Tale, illustrations by Lili Wronker, original cloth-backed boards, a fine copy, Newtown, PA, Bid & Bull Press, 1990 § Wilson (Enid) A Lakeland Diary, number 80 of 325 copies, wood-engravings by Kathleen Linksley and Edward Stamp, original cloth-backed boards, lightly sunned, the Fleece Press, 1985 § Sheridan (Richard Brinsley) The School for Scandal, one of 475 copies, edited by R. Crompton Rhodes, illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky, original half vellum, lightly discoloured, the Shakespeare Head Press, 1930 § Millican (John) Rivers in the Desert, number 60 of 60 copies signed by the author and artist to limitation page, illustrations by Clarke Hutton, original boards, the Penmiel Press, Surrey, 1982, all fine or near-fine copies but each with embossed library stamp to rear endpapers, and c.55 others, private press, v.s. (c.55)
NO RESERVE Martin (F. R.) The Miniature Painting and Painters of Persia India and Turkey from the 8th to the 18th Century, frontispiece, plates, original cloth, staining to boards, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, rubbed, creasing and chipping to edges, 1968 § Ligers (Z.) La Sculpture Nigérienne, limited edition, plates, scattered spotting, original boards, rubbed and worn, chipping to corners and extremities, Paris, 1971 § Calloway (Stephen) Aubrey Beardsley, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1998; and others similar, v.s. (46).
NO RESERVE World.- Fortune (R. F.) Sorcerers of Dobu. The Social Anthropology of the Dobu Islanders of the Western Pacific, first edition, 8 photographic plates, double-page map, illustrations, dust-jacket, spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, 1932 § Nogales (Rafael de, General) Memoirs of a Soldier of Fortune, first edition in English, signed presentation from the author below portrait frontispiece, photographic plates, ink ownership inscription of Hamilton Rice and some light browning to endpapers, spine faded, chipping to spine ends and lower joint, creasing to upper cover, [1931], original cloth; and 2 others, travel, 8vo (4)
Hunting.- Gardiner (John Smallman) The Art and the Pleasures of Hare-Hunting, first edition, lacking half-title, title chipped at upper corner (repaired and laid down), browned, some staining, final leaf silked, stab-holes, bookplate and pencil notes of William Bates to front free endpaper, old marbled boards, rebacked, rubbed, [Schwerdt I, p.197], R. Griffiths, 1750 § [Squire (Rev. Francis)] An Essay on Hunting. By a Country Squire, first edition, title with contemporary ink inscription identifying the author, later half calf, [Schwerdt I, p.164], J.Roberts, 1733 § § [Savile (Albany)] Thirty-Six Hints to Sportsmen, 18pp., first edition, title with ornamental border, stitched in original marbled wrappers, very slightly rubbed, [Schwerdt II p.148], Okehampton, Simmons, [c.1823, water-marked 1822] § Beckford (Peter) Thoughts on Hunting, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title with wood-engraved border, folding engraved plate of dog kennel, advertisement leaf at end, title browned, attractive contemporary russia stamped in gilt and blind, spine gilt, [c.1820]; and 6 others on hunting, v.s. (10)⁂ The first is "a classic on hare hunting" (Schwerdt). The third is a scarce pamphlet by a famous Master of Foxhounds and MP; Library Hub lists only 2 copies (BL & Oxford), WorldCat adds 3 in America. At the time of the Schwerdt catalogue there was no copy in the British Library.
Birds.- Lilford (Lord) Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 vol., photogravure frontispiece, vol. 1 list of subscribers, 421 chromolithograph plates, occasional marginal foxing, including to some plates, more frequent in vol. 1, bookplates vol. 1-6, contemporary half green morocco, 3 small scuffs to top edge upper cover vol. 7, spines sunned, t.e.g., [Nissen IVB 563], R. H. Porter, 1885-1897 with Gladstone (Hugh S.) Handbook to Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, original printed wrappers, light spotting, 1917, 8vo (8)
NO RESERVE New Naturalist.- Fitter (R. S. R.) London's Natural History, 1946 § Stamp (L. Dudley) Britain's Structure and Scenery, 1947 § Gilmour (John) and Max Walters, 1973, plates and illustrations, previous owner's ink inscriptions, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight chipping and creasing to corners and edges; and others, a broken run of mixed editions, 8vo (31)
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