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Click here to subscribeImperial German M-16 Camouflaged Steel Combat Helmet, good example of a standards M-16 steel combat helmet with a two tone camouflage finish in green and dark brown’s with thick black separation lines. Interior of the helmet retains the original leather liner band and three leather liner pads, these do show dryness and are worn. Shell is stamped “G62” and dome stamped “R 1171”. Overall a good untouched original camouflaged steel combat helmet.
Victorian Indian General Service Medal & Abyssinia War Medal Pair Royal Navy, group consists of Indian General Service medal 1849-95 with single clasp Perak, engraved naming style “R. G. SCOBLE, STOKER, H.M.S CHARYBDIS” and Abyssinia medal 1867-68 with embossed naming to the reverse “R.J. SCOBLE LG STOKER H.M.S SATELLITE”. Medals have been fitted with the ribbons around the wrong way. Medals are accompanied by copies of the rolls for both ships which lists Robert G and Robert J Scoble.
1st Volunteer Battalion Leicestershire Regiment Officers Home Service Helmet Plate, untouched white metal eight pointed star with Imperial crown replacing the top point, laurel spray, garter strap, black velvet centre with tiger and scroll with battle honour “SOUTH AFRICA 1900-02”, three part gilt scroll with “1ST V.B LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT” within. Three lug fittings to the reverse. Also on the reverse is a makers disc of J R Gaunt & Son Ltd London.
* Crowe (Eyre). The Mitre Tavern. The Meeting of Dr. Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith & James Boswell, after the first performance of The Good Natured Man, London: Henry Graves & Compy, 1860, mixed-method engraving with mezzotint by R. B. Parkes after Eyre Crowe, browned, mounted, framed and glazed, metal plaque, mount aperture 54 x 61.5 cmQty: (1)
Nansen (Fridtjof, 1861-1930). A signed menu card, Oct 7, 1921, single sheet menu card for 'Luncheon to Dr. Nansen, National Liberal Club, October 7, 1921, printed to one side, signed to verso 'Fridtjof Nansen, Oct. 7th 1921', two paper tabs adhered to side at verso, light toning and minor spotting, 156 x 98 mm, together with: Bull (Jacob B.), Fridtjof Nansen, A Book for the Young, translated from the Norwegian by the Rev. Mordaunt R. Barnard, 1st edition, London: Isbister & Co., Ltd., 1898, map frontispiece, few monochrome illustrations, scattered spotting, hinges cracked, original pictorial cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, 8voQty: (2)
Butler (Samuel). Hudibras. A Poem Written in the Time of the Civil Wars, 3 volumes, London, 1757, titles & text in English & French, 15 engraved plates (including portrait & 3 folding), bookplates of Lytton Stachey (1880-1932), Fletcher of Ashford?, Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Worcestershire, and the Brother Julian Collection, to front endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines without labels, joints cracked and some wear to extremities, 12mo, together with: ibid., Hudibras, the Third and last Part, written by the author of the first and second parts, 1st edition, London: for Simon Miller, 1678, title with early ink manuscript signature, generally toned, front endpapers with early ink manuscript inscriptions and pen trials, also armorial bookplate of Ralph Bates Esqr. 6th Dragoons 1787, rear free endpaper with early ink manuscript pen trials, contemporary mottled calf, worn, rear cover nearly detached, front cover and first 2 gatherings detached, with remnants of old repairs to spine area, 8vo, plus: ibid., Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars, 3 parts in 2, Glasgow: Foulis, 1774, 2nd volume with front free endpapers detached and with bookplate of the Brother Julian Collection, contemporary calf, worn, first volume lacking front cover, remaining covers loose, 12mo, and: ibid., The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras ..., with notes by R. Thyer, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: for J. and R. Tonson, 1759, subscribers list, volume 1 title with closed tear at gutter, each volume with bookplate of the Brother Julian Collection, volume 1 with engraved and ink manuscript armorial presentation label from Trinity College Dublin, dated 1779, contemporary calf gilt, worn, front and rear covers with gilt-stamped arms of Trinity College Dublin, volume 1 front cover detached (with title attached), rear joint cracked, volume 2 with clear adhesive tape over cracked spine, 8vo, with 4 other 12mo antiquarian (some defective)Qty: (12)
Darton and Harvey (publishers). The New Children's Friend: or, Pleasing Incitements to Wisdom and Virtue; conveyed through the medium of anecdote, tale, and adventure, calculated to entertain, fortify, and improve the Juvenile Mind, translated chiefly from the German, 4th edition, London: for Vernor and Wood ... and Darton and Harvey, 1800, engraved frontispiece after Kirk, some pale spotting or toning at front, contemporary parchment-backed marbled boards, worn, front joint with split at head, 12mo, together with: Albert (B.), L'Art du Cuisinier Parisien, ou Mnauel Complet D'Economie Domestique, Paris: chez Emile Babeuf, 1822, 4 engraved plates, some spotting, front hinge cracked, contemporary half calf gilt, worn, front joint cracked, 8vo, plus: Lee (R.), Trees, Plants and Flowers, second thousand, London: Griffith and Farran, 1859, 8 hand-coloured lithgraphed plates by James Andrews, title with ink manuscript ownership name at head, some spotting, front free endpaper excised, hinges cracked, all edges gilt, original gilt-decorated cloth, rubbed and soiled, darkened spine with a little fraying to ends, each joint with a short split, 8vo, with: ["Stendhal", Marie-Henri Beyle], The Lives of Haydn and Mozart, with observations on Metastasio ..., translated from the French of L.A.C. Bombet, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1818, some spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed with some wear to extremities, front joint with short split at head, 8vo, and 17 others, mainly 18th and 19th century, some defective, including: European Ferns, by James Britten, c.1880; and L'Histoire du Cardinal Duc de Joyeuse, by Antoine Aubery, 1654, (lacking title)Qty: (21)
[Fables; French]. Fabliaux or Tales, abridged from French Manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth Centuries by M. Le Grand, selected and translated into English Verse. With a Preface and Notes, 2 volumes, London: W. Bulmer and Co., 1796-1800, [4] xxxvii [3] 280, [2] 340 pp., woodcut illustrations throughout by John and Thomas Bewick, repaired closed tear in volume 2 signature H8, modern half morocco, 8vo (22.7 x 15.2 cm), together with: [Akenside, Mark]. The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem. In Three Books, 1st edition, London: R. Dodsley, 1744, half-title, title-page in red and black with engraved vignette, advertisement leaf, spotting and toning, contemporary calf, covers detached, 4to (25 x 20 cm), Richardson (T. M.). Memorials of Old Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st edition, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1897, 42 etched plates (some mounted), original cloth, rubbed, spine defective at head, large folio, and approximately 15 others (not collated), 19th-century English literature and British topography (including odd volumes of incomplete sets), bindings worn or defective, including Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1840-1 (original cloth, bindings worn, volume 3 binding broken); Allom, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, & Northumberland, 1833 (rear cover detached); Finden's Views of the Ports, Harbours & Watering Places of Great Britain, 1839; two sets of Old and New London, London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, c.1880, 6 volumes (one set bound in 3); and similarQty: (approx. 30)NOTESESTC T35124 (Fables: the first volume is in fact re-issue of the first edition of 1796, with a cancel title-page); Foxon A139 (Akenside).
[Jacob, Giles]. The Compleat Parish Officer; containing, I. The Authority and Proceedings of High Constables... II. Of Church-Wardens... and an abstract of the act for building fifty new churches in London and Westminster. III. Of Overseers of the Poor... IV. Of Surveyors of the Highways, and Scavengers... Together with the Statutes relating to Hackney Coaches and Chairs, &c., 4th edition, [London] In the Savoy: Printed by E. & R. Nutt, and R. Gosling for Bernard Lintot & W. Mears, 1726, marginal browning to first & last leaves, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, upper board near detached, lower joint cracked, light wear, 12mo, together with: Bigland (Ralph), Observations on Marriages, Baptisms, and Burials, as Preserved in Parochial Registers, London: printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark, 1764, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, slim 4toQty: (2)
Jesse (George R.). Researches into the History of the British Dog, from Ancient Laws, Charters, and Historical Records, 2 volumes, London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866, half-titles, engraved frontispieces, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original cloth gilt, spines faded, 8vo, together with: Gell (William), Pompeiana: The Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, the Result of Excavations since 1819, 2 volumes, London: Jennings & Chaplin, 1832, engraved frontispieces, additional engraved title to volume 1, numerous plates, light spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt decorated maroon morocco, slightly scuffed, 8voQty: (4)
Muggletonian pamphlets. A collection of 22 Muggletonian related pamphlets etc., including: 1. A Volume of Spiritual Epistles: Being the copies of several letters written by the two last Prophets and Messengers of God, John Reeve and Lodowicke Muggleton..., collected by the great pains of Alexander Delamine, the Elder..., re-printed by subscription, London: W. Smith, 1820, edges untrimmed, original boards, 4to, together with: 2. Truth's Triumph; or, A Witness to the Two Witnesses; from that unfolded parable of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ..., Matthew, Chap. 13, verse 30 to 42..., by Thomas Tomkinson, London: W.Smith, 1823, edges untrimmed, original boards, 4to, 3. A True Interpretation of the Witch of Endor..., by Lodowick Muggleton, 4th edition, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, blue wrappers, slim 4to, 4. General Index to John Reeve & Lodowicke Muggleton's Works, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, green wrappers, slim 4to, 5. Supplement to the Books of Letters, Written by John Reeve and Lodowicke Muggleton, London: R. Brown, 1831, edges untrimmed, blue wrappers, slim 4to, and others similarQty: (22)
Person (David). Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters, necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons. Wherein the principall Heads of diverse Sciences are illustrated, rare secrets of Naturall things unfoulded, &c., 1st edition, Printed by Richard Badger, for Thomas Alchorn, and are to be sold at his shop, in Pauls Church-yard, at the signe of the grene-dragon, 1635, A1 present before title, with near-contemporary ink ownership inscription 'E Libris Hugonis Walsh 1669', title within decorative woodcut border, woodcut head-pieces, etc., early brown ink manuscript note on slip of paper, describing the difference between a partial and total eclipse, bound in after final leaf of text, and further contemporary ink manuscript to verso of blank leaf at rear, giving computations of the circumference of the earth, the distance from the earth and the sun, etc., small area of worming to head of inner margin at front of volume, and one or two wormholes to margins elsewhere, none affecting text, lacks signatures Mm-Nn4 (pages 87-102) from the separately paginated fifth part of the text, B8 misbound after B1 to first part of the volume, occasional pale waterstain (text block otherwise generally in good condition), marbled edges and endpapers, 19th-century blind-decorated full calf, spine lettered in gilt, a little wear to joints and head and foot of spine, small area of surface leather to upper cover lifted, small 4to (binding measures 185 x 140 mm, 7.25 x 5.5 ins), together with: Royal Society, The Philosophical Transactions from the year MDCC. (where Mr. Lowthorp ends) to the year MDCCXX. abridg'd, and dispos'd under general heads, by Benj. Motte., volume 1 only (of 2), London: R. Wilkin, R. Robinson, S. Ballard, et al., 1721, imprimatur leaf before title, numerous folding engraved plates and diagrams, contemporary panelled calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split, worn to extremities, 4to, Bartholinus (Thomas), Anatomia, ex Caspari Bartolini parentis institutionibus, The Hague: Adriani Vlacq, 1655, engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait and numerous full-page illustrations, eight folding plate plates, leaf D4 torn to lower outer corner with text loss (repaired, with text provided in manuscript), R8 & 2C3 torn to fore-edge blank margin, occasional light damp staining, contemporary calf, two old paper labels to spine, joints split and some wear, and others including an incomplete & wormed volume of Horological dialogues, by John Smith, 1675Qty: (6)NOTESSTC 19781; ESTC S114573; Wellcome 4918. The only published work of David Person, or Pierson 'of Loghlands in Scotland, Gentleman', being a series of five treatises on the physical and natural sciences: the nature and effect of the sun, moon and stars, circumference of the globe, the causes of meteors, comets, and weather, battles and combats, happiness, sleep and dreams, and miracles, prodigies, the philosopher's stone and metaphysics. Person "held that celestial bodies are incorruptible and did not believe that new stars were natural phenomena. Instead, they were 'extraordinary works of the great maker, threatening mortalls by their frownings'... He rejected Copernicus on the ground that the universe, as it resolves, must have an immovable centre which is the earth" (Dobrzycki, The Reception of Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory, 1973).
Pope (Alexander). The Works, 9 volumes, London: for J. and P. Knapton, H. Linton, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and C. Bathurst, 1753, general title-page to volume 1 and volume-title to each volume in red and black, 24 engraved plates, contemporary engraved bookplates (John Worth of Oakley, Suffolk), contemporary sprinkled calf, twin morocco labels, spines rubbed, 8vo (17.1 x 11 cm), together with: Swift (Jonathan). The Works. With Notes Historical and Critical by J. Hawkesworth, L.L.D., and others, 15 volumes, Dublin: J. Williams, 1774, engraved title-page by Isaac Taylor incorporating medallion portrait to each volume, incomplete (lacking at least signatures b2-11 in volume 1), contemporary tan calf, spines gilt in compartments, red morocco labels, some light rubbing to extremities, 12mo (17 x 9.7 cm), Addison (Joseph, & Sir Richard Steele). The Spectator, 8 volumes, London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, [1750?], engraved frontispiece and title-page to each volume, engraved bookplates of Montagu Burgoyne (1750-1836), English politician, contemporary calf, spines gilt in compartments with urn tools and twin morocco labels, spines rubbed, joints cracked in places, 12mo (17 x 10.2 cm)Qty: (15)NOTESESTC T5434 (Pope), N31139 (Swift), T97951 (Spectator); Teerink 99 (Swift). Each set in an unrestored contemporary binding.
Rousseau (Jean-Jacques). Collection complete des oeuvres, 32 volumes (including supplementary volumes), Geneva, 1782-89, half-titles, monogram bookplate to upper pastedowns, contemporary mottled calf, blind embossed armorial to upper board, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, fire damage to spines and boards, 8vo, together with: Smollett (Tobias), Travels through France and Italy, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: R. Baldwin, 1766, half-titles, contemporary calf, some fire damage to spines and board edges, joints split, 8vo, Gleig (George Robert), History of the Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington, from the French of M. Brialmont, 4 volumes, London: Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, 1858-60, engraved plates and folding maps & plans, bookplate of Gerald Nabarro to front endpapers (some free endpapers adhered to pastedowns), contemporary half calf by G. Winstanley of Manchester, gilt decorated spines, gilt armorial of Gerald Nabarro to upper board, some fire damage to spines, few joints split, worn, 8vo, and other miscellaneous antiquarian and later books, majority with fire damaged covers, including For Love of the King by Oscar Wilde, London: Methuen & Co., 1922, original cloth, soiled and worn, 8vo (limited edition of 1000 copies); Alarms & Excursions, Reminiscences of a Soldier by Thomas Bridges, with a Forward by Winston S. Churchill, 1st edition, London: Longmans Green & Co., 1938, original cloth, dampstained and soiled, 8vo; The Works of Thomas Gray, 2 volumes, London: J. Mawman, 1816, original publisher's boards, joints split, spine and extremities worn, spine soiled, 4toQty: (approx. 75)NOTESSold with all faults, not subject to return.
Bles (Joseph). Rare English Glasses of the XVII & XVIII centuries, circa 1924, monochrome tipped in frontispiece plus 100 black & white tipped in plates with tissue guards, some light spotting throughout, publishers original green cloth, spine slightly faded, large 4to, together with: Francis (Grant R.), Old English Drinking Glasses their chronology and sequence, 1926, 72 monochrome plates, some light spotting, publishes original gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spine slightly faded, fire damage to foot of spine & front board, large 4to, and Harding (Walter), Old Irish Glass the "Walter Harding" Collection including old English & other pieces, 1925, numerous black & white illustrations, publishers original half green cloth, large inverted 'L' shaped red mark to front board, boards & spine lightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus 4 further volumes of glass reference, all original cloth, 2 volumes in dust jackets, 8vo/4toQty: (7)
Rubens (Peter Paul). Galerie de Rubens, dite du Luxembourg: ouvrage composé de vingt-cinq estampes, soit en couleur, soit en noir, avec l'explication historique et allegorique de chaque sujet, Paris, chez Deseve, Artiste-Editeur, et Deterville, Libraire, 1809, uncoloured engraved portrait of Rubens by Benoist after Le Clerc, 24 uncoloured aquatint plates by Benoist, Duthé, Gabriel, Gautier, and others after Rubens, some light spotting, mainly to first and last leaves and outer margins, early 19th century bookplate of James R. Hoffmann to front pastedown, all edges gilt, contemporary gilt-decorated brown full calf, upper cover near-detached and rear cover detached, a little rubbed and scuffed (mainly to extremities), large folio (binding measures 53 x 35 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESThe 24 paintings by Peter Paul Rubens from which the engravings derive, were commissioned in 1621 by Marie de Medici, widow of Henry IV of France, to decorate the Palais du Luxembourg, known as the Marie de Medici cycle.
Closway (Gordon R.). Pictorial Record of the 401st Bomb Group, 1st edition, Newsfoto Publishing Co., San Angelo, 1946, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, publishers original decorated blue cloth, 8vo, together with; Surridge (Estley K. & Edward C. Dooley), Pictorial History of the 47 Bombardment Group (H), 1st edition, Newsfoto Publishing Co., San Angelo, 1945, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, some minor toning, publishers original decorated white cloth, boards & spine slight toned, 8vo, and Morrissey (Thomas L.), Odyssey Of Fight Two, 1st edition, privately published, U.S.A., 1945, inscription to the front pastedown 'To Mrs "Standish" Wellings - with my sincere admiration and my respect - "Mom" Chung -', black & white illustrations, some minor toning, publishers original decorated blue cloth, boards lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus 13 further volumes of USAAF pictorial histories, all original cloth, some spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8voQty: (16)
Lindbergh (Anne Morrow). The Steep Ascent, 1st edition, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944, front endpaper & half-title inscribed by the author, some toning & light spotting, with a handwritten letter from J.G. Wilson, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed with minor loss to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Gentile (Don S.), One Man Air Force, 1st edition, L.B. Fischer Publishing Corp., 1944, black & white illustrations, previous owner inscription to the front endpaper, some minor toning & spotting, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed, 8vo, and Hager (Alice Roger), Wings for the Dragon, the air war in Asia, 1st edition, New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945, inscription by the author to the front endpaper, some light toning, original cloth in price-clipped dust jacket, covers rubbed with some loss to head & foot, 8vo, plus other circa 1940s - 60s aviation & military reference & biographies, including The Attack On St. Nazaire, by R. E. D. Ryder, London: 1st edition, John Murray, 1947, signed copy, The Man With Two Hats, by Bruce Johnson, New York: Catlton Press Inc., 1st edition, 1968, signed copy, Independent Company,..., London: reprinted, William Heinemann, 1954, signed by Neville Shute, many first editions, some signed by the authors & others, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers rubbed with minor loss, 8voQty: (50)
[Brown, John]. Thoughts on Civil Liberty, on Licentiousness, and Faction. By the Author of Essays on the Characteristics, etc., 1st edition, Newcastle upon Tyne: by J. White and T. Saint, for L. Davis and C. Reymers, printers to the Royal Society, 1765, damp-staining to endpapers, title-page browned, a few other marks elsewhere, contemporary calf, rebacked, craquelure to sides, tips worn, 8vo (20.1 x 12.1 cm), together with: Brand (John). Observations on Popular Antiquities, 1st edition, Newcastle upon Tyne, by T. Saint, for J. Johnson, 1777, engraved title-vignette, errata leaf, occasional spotting, contemporary tree sheep, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo (20.8 x 12 cm), Bewick (Thomas, illustrator). The Hermit of Warkworth. A Northumberland Ballad in Three Fits. By Dr. Thos. Percy, Bishop of Dromore. With Designs by Mr. Craig: and engraved on Wood by Mr. Bewick, 2nd edition, large-paper issue, Alnwick: printed and sold by J. Catnach, 1807, half-title, ood-engraved frontispiece, vignettes throughout, toning, skilful marginal repair to M3, original front wrapper mounted to initial blank, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 19th-century tan half morocco, gilt crest of the Barons Lilford (probably Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron Lilford, noted ornithologist) to spine, rubbed, 4to (24.2 x 17 cm), [Newcastle]. Chorographia, or a Survey of Newcastle upon Tine, Newcastle: printed by S. B., 1649 [i.e. 1818], possibly a large-paper issue (a title-page of small 8vo dimensions is laid in), pp. [8] 48, signature A-G4, inscribed 'To John Trotter Brocket Esq, from the editor, Newcastle, Aug 20. 1818' on the initial blank, bookplate (John Crawford Hodgson), contemporary straight-grain tan morocco, gilt arms of John Trotter Brockett to sides, spine and extremities rubbed, 8vo (23.6 x 15.8 cm), Thompson (James). A New, Improved, and Authentic Life of James Allan, the Celebrated Northumbrian Piper, 1st edition, Newcastle upon Tyne: Mackenzie and Dent, 1828, 479 [1] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 engraved plates after Cruikshank, slightly browned, occasional light spotting, bookplate (Lawrence Waters Jenkins), top edge gilt, others untrimmed, c.1900 green half morocco by R. B. Sanford, 8vo (22.1 x 13.2 cm), Ornsby (George). Sketches of Durham, 1st edition, Durham: George Andrews, 1846, 226 [1] pp., 4 tinted lithographic plates including frontispiece, light spotting, contemporary red half calf, rubbed and worn, 8vo (21.1 x 13.1 cm), and 4 others, Newcastle and north-east interest: William Lee, Historical Notes of Haydon Bridge and District, Hexham, 1876; Thomas Bewick, A Memoir, 1862; George Neasham, North-Country Sketches, Durham, 1893Qty: (10)NOTESESTC T789 (Brown), T144127 (Brand). This first edition of John Brown's treatise is scarce; the second edition of the same year, with a London imprint, is more common. The original recipient of this facsimile edition of Chorographia (fourth item), John Trotter Brockett (1788-1842). was a noted Newcastle antiquary; the subsequent owner, John Crawford Hodgson, was the county historian of Northumberland.
Seaforth. British Warship Recognition, The Perkins Identification Albums, volumes 1-4, by Richard Perkins, 1st editions, 2016-17, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, folio British Battleships of World War One, reprint, 2012, British Battleships 1919-1945, reprint, 2012, by R. A. Burt, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, spines lightly faded, large 4to British Submarines in Two World Wars, by Norman Friedman, 1st edition, 2019, 2 folding plates & numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to German Capital Ships of the Second World War, by Siegfried Breyer & Miroslaw Skwiot, 1st edition, 2012, numerous monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, together with 77 further volumes of Seaforth publications, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folioQty: (85)
Freeman (Douglas Southall). R. E. Lee, A Biography, 4 volumes, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934 (?), black & white illustrations, ex-libris bookplates to volume 1 front endpaper, publisher's uniform original red cloth in slipcase, spines lightly faded, slipcase slightly rubbed, 8vo, Lee's Lieutenants, 3 volumes, 1st editions, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942-44, ex-libris bookplate to volume 1 front endpaper, later biro inscription to volume 3 front endpaper, some light marginal toning, original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, spines slightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, together with; Johnson (Robert Unde), Battles And Leaders of The Civil War, 4 volumes, New Jersey, circa 1985, numerous black & white illustrations, ex-libris bookplates to front endpapers, some light marginal toning, uniform original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern U.S. Civil War and military reference & related, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some ex-libris with bookplates, 8vo/4toQty: (3 shelves)
Pen & Sword. The Battle-Cruiser HMS Renown 1916-1948, by Peter C. Smith, 1st edition, 2008, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo The Burma Air Campaign 1941-1945, by Michael Pearson, 1st edition, 2006, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo The Story of the Guards Armoured Division, by the Earl of Rosse & E. R. Hill, 2017, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo Midway, Dauntless Victory..., by Peter C. Smith, 1st edition, 2007, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with approximately 90 further volumes of aviation, maritime & military Pen & Sword publications, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, VG, 8voQty: (95)
* Valo (John C., circa 1963). Strum Staffel 1 – Focke Wulf Fw-190A-8 / R-8, “White 14”, pilot Oscar Bosch, profile painting in airbrush acrylic on wove paper, laid on card, signed in pencil, “Oscar Bosch – Sturm Staffel 1 – 18 Luftsiege (Victories), signed in pencil by artist and dated 2004 to lower right, sheet 38 x 63.4cm (15” x 25” ins)Qty: (1)NOTESJohn C. Valo is an American Illustrator, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, specialising in aviation art. For more details, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fyZUpOMu_w (a copy of this short film accompanies object.)
Bindings. Once Upon A Time. The Fairy-Tale World of Arthur Rackham. With an Introduction by Margery Darrell, London: Heinemann, 1972, colour plates, top edge gilt, contemporary red crushed half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 4to, together with: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments; translated by Edward William Lane, New Edition, London: John Murray, 1853, engraved armorial bookplate (motto 'In omnia promptus'; initial 'H. C. R.', gilt edges, contemporary green full morocco gilt, 8vo (23.2 x 14.6 cm), sold as bindingsQty: (2)
Pennant (Thomas). A Tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX, 3rd edition, Warrington: printed by W. Eyres, 1774, engraved vignette title, 21 engraved plates (9 folding) and one engraved illustration, advertisement leaf, some spotting and offsetting, together with: Ibid., A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII, Chester: printed by John Monk, 1774, engraved vignette title, 44 engraved plates (27 folding), some spotting and offsetting, Ibid., A Tour in Scotland. MDCCLXXII. Part II, London: printed for Benj. White, 1776, engraved vignette title, 47 engraved plates (22 folding), some spotting and offsetting, all in 20th-century uniform half calf gilt, marbled sides, 4to (22.1 x 16.5 cm)Qty: (3)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology. ESTC T113910, T113907, T113911. The third volume contains a final part with the caption-title 'Additions to the Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX', which comprises 34 pages and two engraved plates and is not mentioned in the ESTC record.
Tolkien (J. R. R.). The Fellowship of the Ring, 2nd edition, 3rd impression, 1968, The Two Towers, 2nd edition, 2nd impression, 1967, The Return of the King, 2nd edition, 2nd impression, 1967, all with bookplates to the front pastedowns & period inscriptions to the front endpapers, monochrome folding maps to the rears, publishers uniform original red cloth, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with; Lawrence (D. H.), Phoenix, the Posthumous Papers of D. H. Lawrence, 1st edition, Heineman, 1936, some minor marginal toning, publishers original brown cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Housman (A. E.), More Poems, 1st edition, Jonathan Cape, 1936, some minor toning & spotting, publishers original blue cloth, spine lightly faded & rubbed, 8vo, plus other modern fiction & poetry, including Wilfred Owen, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
Pennant (Thomas). A Tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX, 3rd edition, Warrington: printed by W. Eyres, 1774, engraved title with illustration, 21 engraved plates (9 folding) and one illustration, light toning, offsetting and scattered spotting, together with: Ibid., A Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides MDCCLXXII, Chester: printed by John Monk, 1774, engraved title with illustration, 44 engraved plates (27 folding), light toning, offsetting and scattered spotting, Ibid., A Tour in Scotland MDCCLXXII, Part II., London: printed for Benj. White, 1776, engraved title with illustration, folding engraved map, 47 engraved plates (4 folding), light toning, offsetting and scattered spotting, each volume with ownership bookplate of Edward Ellice of Glenquoich to upper pastedowns, uniform contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, volumes numbered I to III respectively, some joints cracked, light wear at head & foot of spines, 4toQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
The Battery Press. Campaign of 1866 in Germany, 1994, The Franco-German War 1820-71, volumes 1 - 5, 1995-96, The War in South Africa, 2 volumes, 1998, ex-libris with bookplate to the front endpaper, biro inscriptions to both title pages, numerous monochrome maps & plans, publishers uniform original green cloth, some spines lightly rubbed to head, 8vo, together with; Haldane (Aylmer L.), The Insurrection in Mesopotamia, 1920, The Battery Press, Nashville, 2005, monochrome illustrations, ex-libris with bookplate to the front endpaper, publisher original brown cloth, 8vo, and Wingate (F. R.), Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp, 1882-1892, 9th edition, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893, 23 monochrome illustrations & 2 maps/plans to the rear, period inscription to head of the title page, blind stamp to top corner of original front endpaper, ex-libris bookplate to new front endpaper, some light toning & spotting throughout, rebound retaining publishers original decorated green cloth, spine rubbed, boards lightly marked & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other mostly modern military & miscellaneous history reference, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)
Bewick (Thomas). A General History of Quadrupeds, 2nd edition, Newcastle Upon Tyne: printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby & T. Bewick, 1791, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, modern half calf, marbled sides, 8vo, together with: Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds (Land Birds only), volume 1 only (of 2), 2nd edition, Newcastle: printed by Sol. Hodgson, for Beilby & Bewick, 1797 [actually 1798], numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, light dampstaining at foot of last few leaves, front blank with ownership signature Margaret Emma Kenyon, verso of front free endpaper with inscription 'Bought from William Cobbett at his shop The Bible & Crown, Pall Mall 1801. He brought this book with him from America when he came back to England...', front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Lord Kenyon, Baron of Gredington, Co. Flint, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine and borders to boards, upper joint cracked, lower joint repaired, 8voQty: (2)NOTESHistory of Quadrupeds - Roscoe 2b, variant B. History of British Birds (Land Birds) - Roscoe 15c.
Bewick (Thomas). Figures of British Land Birds, to which are Added, a Few Foreign Birds, with their Vulgar and Scientific Names, vol. I [all published], Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by S. Hodgson, for R. Beilby & T. Bewick, 1800, 134 leaves with wood engraved illustrations (with suppressed vignette on leaf 134 'without bars'), one or two light spots, modern half calf, marbled sides, 8vo, together with: Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds (Land & Water Birds), 2 volumes, 3rd & 1st edition, Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick, 1804, numerous wood engraved illustrations and vignettes, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spines with green morocco labels, 8voQty: (3)NOTESFigures of British Land Birds - Roscoe 16, variant A. History of British Birds (Land & Water Birds) - Roscoe 18c dated 1804, issued 1805; Roscoe 17d, variant D. Provenance: David R. Wilson (1926-2020), bookseller and secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology.
Walton (Isaac & Cotton, Charles). The Complete Angler: or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In Two Parts..., to which are prefixed, The Lives of the Authors. And Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins, 3rd edition, London: John and Francis Rivington, & T. Caslon, 1775, engraved frontispiece and portrait frontispiece to second part, 14 engraved plates (including two of music, one misbound upside down), wood engraved illustrations of fish, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine, insect damage to upper board and spine near joint, worn, 8vo, together with: Cole (Ralph), The Young Angler's Pocket Companion; or, a New and Complete Treatise on the Art of Angling, as may be practised with success in every River in England; during both the Winter and Summer Seasons..., London: R. Bassam, Symonds, Scatcherd & Whitaker, et al., 1795, 108 pp., engraved frontispiece (cropped at head), two engraved plates of fish, contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards, spine and boards worn with loss of leather and marbled sides, 12mo, plus: Salter (Thomas Frederick), The Angler's Guide, Being a Plain & Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling for Sea, River, and Pond Fish, 8th edition, London: John Wicksteed, 1833, engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved title, six wood engraved plates, one folding wood engraved map, vignette illustrations, scattered spotting, upper hinge torn, original printed boards (browned), paper tape to spine, 8voQty: (3)
* Earlom (Richard, 1743-1822). Thomas Pownall Esqr. Member of Parliament, Late Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief; and Vice Admiral of His Majesty's Provinces Massachusetts Bay & South Carolina & Lieutt. Governor of New Jersey, 1777, mezzotint portrait on pale cream laid paper, after Francis Cotes (1726-1770), published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 5th June, 1777, some light soiling, mostly to margins, closed tear to lower margin, repaired, plate size 395 x 280 mm (15.5 x 11 ins), sheet size 357 x 415 mm (14 x 16.3 ins)Qty: (1)NOTESBritish politican, colonial administrator and antiquary Thomas Pownell was Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1757 to 1760, and author of The Administration of the Colonies, first published in 1764. Pownall was also a talented artist whose sketches of American landscape were engraved by Paul Sandby, and published as Six Remarkable Views in 1761.
A Paragon porcelain limited edition Winston Churchill commemorative cigar casket, number 347 of 500, made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Winston Churchill, sold with certificate signed by R Johnson, Director of the Fabric, the lid decorated with the Churchill crest printed in coloured enamels within a gilt laurel wreath cartouche, on a cobalt blue ground, with shaped borders, enclosing a timber lined interior, the base fully inscribed and with views of Chartwell Manor and Blenheim Palace, printed marks in gilt to underside, 26cm wide, in a brown leatherette travelling case, 34cm wide.
A Collection of Six Books Relating to Military to Include 1914 Edition of Prelude to Victory by Brigadier-General E. L. Spears, 1935 Edition of This, Our Army by Catain J. R. Kennedy and a 1948 Edition of Lord Wavell (1883-1941) a Military Biography by Major-General R. J. Collins, Siegfried's Journey 1916-1920 by Sigefried Sassoon and 1962 Edition of Winston S Churchill's Frontiers and Wars etc
A Collection of Books relating to Wellington College to Include 1943 Edition of A Victorian School Being the Story of Wellington College by R. St. C. Talboys, 1949 Edition of Wellington Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Wellingtonian Studies Edited by Michael Howard, 1945 Edition of My Recollections of Wellington College by George F. H. Berkeley, Wellington College Register Seventh Edition January 1859-1948, Wellington College Psalter and Wellington College The First 150 Years by Patrick Mileham
Caravan LPs, five UK release albums comprising If I Could Do It Again…(SKL-R 5052 EX/VG+), In the Land of Grey and Pink (SDL R1 - Red White labels EX/EX), Waterloo Lily (SDL R8 - Red White labels EX/EX), For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (SDL R12 - Red White labels EX/VG+) and Cunning Stunts (SKL-R 5210 EX/VG+)
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