Adams (Thomas R. & Walters, David W.). English Maritime Books Printed Before 1801... , 1st edition, The John Carter Brown Library & The National Maritime Museum, 1995, initialled presentation inscription from Adams to John Lawson to front free endpaper, original cloth, 4to, together with Moraes (Rubens Borba de) , Bibliographia Braziliana... , 2 volumes, revised and enlarged edition, Los Angeles, 1983, some illustrations including frontispieces, original cloth in dust jackets, a little rubbed and torn at margins, large 8vo, plus Harding (George L. & Kroepelien, Bjarne) , The Tahitian Imprints of the London Missionary Society 1810-1834, Oslo, 1950, Kroepelien's signed presentation inscription to Charles Fox to front free endpaper, original cloth gilt, 8vo, plus other miscellaneous travel reference and related including some booksellers' catalogues (Qty: 3 shelves)
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Hutchins (John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, compiled from the best and most ancient Historians , 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: W. Bower and J. Nichols, 1774, 66 engraved plates, maps, plans & pedigrees, many folding, some tears (a few repaired on verso), lacking 3 plates as listed, but with 2 additional folding plates, volume 2 lacking pp.423-426 (including a pedigree), subscribers list, intermittent dampstaining at foot and fore-edge, lower margins with some worm damage, mainly towards rear of volumes, each front pastedown with early ink manuscript inscription 'Thomas Vie Beaminster Dorset', and with armorial bookplate 'Joseph Robertson Raines, Burton Pidsea Hall', volume 1 with a printed and manuscript bookseller's receipt to J. R. Raines (dated 1882) loosely inserted, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed with some wear and dampstaining, spines with floral gilt decoration, raised bands and contrasting labels, volume 1 front joint cracked, folio, together with a disbound portion from The History of Dorset (presumably one of the later volumes) (Qty: 3)
Dahl (Roald) . Switch Bitch, 1st edition, 1974, previous owners inscription to front endpaper , some light toning, original cloth in dust jacket, spine lightly toned, 8vo, together with other 1st edition modern fiction, including Philip Pullman, J. M. Coetzee, George R. R. Martin, Haruki Murakami, some signed by the authors, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, VG, 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)
Carey (M. R.) . The Girl With All The Gifts, 1st edition, 2014, signed by the author to the title page, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, together with: Ozeki (Ruth) , A Tale For The Time Being, 1st edition, 2013, signed by the author to the title page, tear to head of 'also by' page, original cloth, boards lightly rubbed, 8vo, and other 1st edition modern fiction, including Philipp Pullman, Roddy Doyle, Ruth Rendell, Dick Francis, some signed by the authors, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)
Gale (Norman R.), A Country Muse, 1st edition, David Nutt, 1893, untrimmed, original half vellum gilt, rubbed and some soiling, 8vo, limited edition 66/1000, together with Kipling (Rudyard) . Rudyard Kipling's Verse, Definitive Edition, reprinted 1949, text printed on india paper, original blue cloth gilt, with card slipcase, plus other miscellaneous literature and reference, including Ariel Poems, numbers 14 & 27, To My Mother and In Sicily, by Siegfried Sassoon, Gwen Raverat, illustrator, The Bird Talisman, by Henry Allen Wedgwood, reprinted 1965, etc., mostly original cloth, many in dustwrappers, mostly 8vo (Qty: 6 shelves)
Seebohm (Henry). Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds, edited (after the Author's Death) by R. Bowdler Sharpe, 1st edition, Sheffield: Pawson and Brailsford, 1896, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 68 chromolithographic plates, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, near-contemporary Jansenist-style red crushed morocco by Riviere & Son, pale discolouration to sides, 4to in 8s (26 x 16.8 cm) (Qty: 1)NOTESMullens & Swann p. 518; Wood p. 561; Zimmer p. 570. 'The plates, in chromo-lithograph, represent typical examples of the eggs of the various species and are very good' (Zimmer).
* Cornwall. Kitchin (Thomas), A new improved map of Cornwall from the best surveys & Intelligences Divided into Hundreds..., published T. & J. Bowles, J. Tinney and R. Sayer, circa 1760, large engraved map with contemporary outline colouring and some later enhancement, inset map of the Scilly Isles, large decorative cartouche, 520 x 690 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESOriginally published in 'The Large English Atlas'.
![* England & Wales. Mercator (Gerard), Anglia Regnum, [1633 or later], engraved map with bright contemporary hand colourin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/cfecfaca-a1f0-4f8a-84de-ab66012f1173/0ef5465c-b92b-4e1f-b196-ab6f01130420/468x382.jpg)
* England and Wales. Ogilby (John), A New Map of the Kingdom of England & Dominion of Wales. Whereon are Projected All ye Principal Roads Actually Measured & Delineated by John Ogilby Esq, [1676], hand coloured map, engraved by James Moxon, ornate strapwork cartouche and mileage scale, inset table or 'Catalog' of roads to the upper right, 380 x 500 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESR. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650 - 1750. Ogilby 1 state 2 lacking the spire and tower symbols used to denote towns and represented by simple circles but now with ships decorating the sea. Published as the key map to John Ogilby's 'Britannia'.
* Gibraltar. Kane (Brigadier-General Richard), A Plan of the Town, Mountain and Bay of Gibraltar as now fortified with the designs of such additional works as are judged necessary to be made for the security of them, by R. K. 5 March N.S. 1712, very large pen, ink and watercolour plan of Gibraltar on three conjoined sheets, ornate strapwork title cartouche, inset map of the Straits of Gibraltar, title repeated in French, tables of explanation in English and French, old folds, slight dust soiling and staining, small area of water 'bleeding' to lower right neat-line, 500 x 2020 mm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)NOTESThe creator of this map 'R. K.' is believed to be Richard Kane. Kane was an Irish Soldier who served in the British Army and is particularly associated with the Island of Menorca. Kane enlisted in the Antrim Volunteers, part of the Army of the North. This was a scratch force of Protestants raised to oppose the Royal Irish Army which was loyal to James II. Kane took part in the defence of Derry in 1689 and shortly afterwards, he joined the Earl of Meath's Regiment (later the Royal Irish regiment and otherwise known as the 18th Regiment) and fought in William III's campaigns in Ireland. He was present at the Battle of the Boyne and the Siege of Limerick in 1690.His regiment was singled out in recognition of its bravery during the 1695 siege of Namur at which he was wounded. In 1702, William died and the Duke of Marlborough took command of the army. Kane fought under Marlborough in many battles during the war of Spanish Succession and was severely wounded at the Battle of Blenheim. In December 1710, Queen Anne named him colonel of his own regiment of foot. In 1711, Kane sailed to Canada in an unsuccessful expedition under General Jack Hill to take Quebec from the French. In the following year he commanded British troops in a takeover of the town of Dunkirk which ended disastrously when an epidemic killed half of the men. In the summer of 1712, Queen Anne signed orders for the Duke of Argyll to proceed to the Spanish island of Menorca as its Governor. Menorca had been captured by the British in 1708 and under the terms of the peace treaty then being negotiated, the island would remain in British hands. Argyll remained titular governor for the next three years, but the work was really done by Richard Kane, the lieutenant governor. He arrived 10 November 1712 and remained on the island, apart from a few absences, until his death twenty four years later. It is presumed that this drawing was executed by Kane on his way to Minorca. Kane would return to Gibraltar in 1720 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor when it was threatened by Spain and, in 1725 George I ordered Kane to Gibraltar again to strengthen the defences and ward off Spanish invaders. This he did, at the same time recommending a civil government for the 'Rock'.George I rewarded him in 1725 for his work by creating him colonel of a regiment (later the 9th Regiment of foot). Kane returned to Menorca in February 1727. He was formally appointed Governor of Menorca in 1733 and given the rank of brigadier general in 1735. Richard Kane died in Mahon on 31 December 1736 after almost twenty five years of devoted service on the island. He was buried in the chapel of St. Philip's Castle which was later bombed by the Spanish. A bust by J. M. Ruysback with a Latin inscription listing his many achievements is in Westminster Abbey
A late 19thC French balloon cased mantel clock with Roman enamelled dial, red Arabic quarters and spade hands, the mahogany case raised on bun feet, the movement stamped R & Co, Paris together with a French mantel clock in walnut case with barley twist decoration, the enamelled Roman dial with Arabic quarters signed Mappin and Webb, London, raised on bracket feet, 17cm tall
Georgian mourning ring set with plaited hair to the centre surrounded by seed pearls and decorated with black enamel to the border and shoulders, inner band inscribed "F.W. Bonham Esq Ob 9th September 1810 at 69, Mrs Maria F.Moore Ob 23rd January 1868 aged 69" Francis Warren Bonham was born in 1740 in Ballintaggart, County Kildare, Ireland. He attended Trinity College in Dublin where school records show he was one of the socii comitates, or fellow commoners, which meant he paid twice the normal fees for tuition and room and board, but could finish his studies in three years instead of four. Francis Warren Bonham graduated on July 15, 1756 and was called to the Irish bar in 1764. On January 23, 1766, he was elected a member of the Royal Dublin Society. The following year, Bonham married Mary Ann Leslie, daughter of James Leslie, Bishop of Limerick, and together they had one son (John) and one daughter (Joyce). In 1776, he married again to Dorothea Herbert of Muckross, with whom he had five more children, only two of whom lived to adulthood, a son Francis Robert and a daughter Susanna. Bonham inherited the family property in County Kildare in 1781, but he moved to England before the end of the century. In 1808, when he made his will, Bonham stated he was "late of the City of Dublin but now of the City of Bath." He died in Richmond, Surrey on September 8, 1810. size R, 5.92g
Victorian yellow metal Masonic medal engraved "Presented by the Temple Mark Lodge No 173 to W Bro W March R M in recognition of his valuable services as W M, 16th April 1888', an 18ct gold Masonic charm, a white metal fob engraved 'RMB 1881' and 'Bro W March' and sections of Victorian yellow metal chain made up of engraved links
WW1 1st Bn East Kent Regiment Casualty DCM, MM Family Group of Medals.An emotive family group awarded to two brothers, both would be Killed in Action. Comprising group to Sergeant Arthur James Ayres DCM., MM. who was Killed in Action on the 18th September 1918. Comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal, “G-6884 SJT A.J. AYRES 1/E. KENTR.”, Military Medal, “6884 SJT A.J. AYRES DCM 1/E. KENT R”, 1914/15 Star, “PTE E.KENT R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “SJT E.KENT R”. Medals loose. .... Accompanied by the group of Private Thomas Ayres, who was Killed in Action on the 29th October 1917. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. awarded to “11209 PTE. T. AYRES DEVON R”. Medals loose. Citation for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal appeared in the London Gazette on the 30th October 1918. “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great dash and courage during a raid. He was the first over the parapet and dashed on ahead to the objective. He assisted his Officer in getting five of the enemy out of a dugout killing one and capturing the rest. All this was done before the Platoon had reached the post. Throughout the operation he set a splendid example to the men.Sergeant Arthur James Ayres DCM., MM was resident at Ottery St.Mary and on volunteering landed in France on the 13th July 1915. He received a Mention in Despatches on the 22nd May 1917. He was Killed in Action on the 18th September 1918. On this day the Battalion saw action at St.Quentin Wood and were advancing towards Fresnoy, when they encountered heavy machine gun fire, with resulted in the battalion withdrawing with some 150 OR’s killed and wounded.Private Thomas Ayres landed in France with the Devonshire Regiment on the 15th April 1915. He was Killed in Action on the 29th October 1917.
WW1 1/4th Bn Dorsetshire Regiment 1916 Casualty Group of Medals.Awarded to “1325 PTE W.H. COLLINS DORSET R”. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “4-1323 PTE DORSET R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “1325 PTE DORSET R”, Bronze Memorial Plaque “WILLIAM HENRY COLLINS”. Private William Henry Collins enlisted at Bridgeport and was Killed in Action whilst serving with the 1/4th Bn on the 12th April 1916.
WW1 Royal Engineers / Royal Berkshire Regiment Long Service Group of Five Medals.Awarded to Sergeant Richard R. Gasking, who originally served with the Royal Engineers before transferring to the Royal Berkshire Regiment seeing service in North West Persia. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “1504 SJT R.E”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “SJT R.E.”, General Service Medal, clasp “N.W. Persia”, “5328925 SJT R. BERKS R”, Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, (GVR FM Bust), “SJT R.E.”. Medals loose. Sergeant Richard R. Gasking campaign medal entitlement is confirmed. He is also confirmed serving with both Regiments and Regimental numbers. He landed in Egypt on the 10th June 1915.
WW1 1 Bn Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 1916 Casualty Group of Medals.Awarded to “G-4717 PTE D DITTON THE QUEEN’S R”. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “ PTE THE QUEEN’S R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “PTE THE QUEEN’S R”, Bronze Memorial Plaque “DAVID DITTON”. Two medal ribbons absent Private David Ditton was born in Aston Rowant Oxfordshire and enlisted in London. He landed in France on the 28th July 1915 and was Killed in Action on the 8th April 1916.
WW1 23rd (County of London) Regiment 1915 Casualty Group of Three Medals.Awarded to “2094 CPL A TWEEDIE 23-LOND. R.” Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “L-CPL 23-LOND R”, British War Medal (Officially re-impressed), Victory Medal “CPL 23-LOND R”. Medals loose. Corporal Alexander Tweedie a native of Clapham London landed in France with the Battalion on the 14th May 1915, less than two weeks later he was Killed in Action on the 26th May 1915.
WW1 North Staffordshire Regiment Long Service Group of Three Medals.Awarded to “5039975 SJT H. SCARRATT N. STAFF R”. Comprising: British War Medal, Victory Medal, “9790 SJT N. STAFF R”, Regular Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR Crowned head), “5039975 SJT N. STAFF R”. Medal loose Ribbons absent. Confirmed BWM & VM only awarded.
WW1 28th Bn (Artists Rifles) London Regiment / Royal Field Artillery Casualty Officer’s 1914 Star Group of Three.Awarded to Second Lieutenant Arthur Conrad Michelsen who had served in the ranks of the 28th London Regiment and after been commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery was Killed in Action. Comprising: 1914 Star “1581 PTE A.C. MICHELSEN 1/28 LOND R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “2 LIEUT A.C. MICHELSEN”. Medals loose. Second Lieutenant Arthur Conrad Michelsen was a pre war Territorial soldier enlisting into the 28th (Artists Rifles)Bn London Regiment. He landed in France with his regiment on the 26th October 1914. He was present at the First Battle of Ypres and was wounded in January 1916. He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in January 1917 and returned to France again being wounded in July 1917. He was Killed in Action on the 18th October 1917 at Gravenstafel
WW1 1917 Mercantile Marine Casualty Pair of Medals.Awarded top Sidney Robert Butler who was killed, whilst serving onboard SS. "Umgeni.". Comprising: British War Medal, Mercantile Marine Medal “SIDNEY R BUTLER”. Sidney Robert Butler was a native of Cardiff and was serving onboard the SS Umgeni a cargo steamer that foundered in a gale when in convoy on the 9th November 1917 when West of Ireland.
WW1 11th Bn Suffolk Regiment 1917 Casualty Pair of MedalsAwarded to “20115 PTE A WEDD SUFF R”. Comprising: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Private Albert Wedd was born in Royston Hertfordshire and enlisted at Melbourne, he landed in France after the 1st January 1916 and was Killed in Action on the 28th April 1917.
WW1 11th Bn Cheshire Regiment Group of Three Medals.Awarded to “16873 PTE A POTTER CHES R.” Comprising: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Mounted for display. Private Arthur Potter landed in France on the 25th September 1915. He is reported as being wounded on the 18th July 1916 with gun shot wounds, whilst serving with the 11th Bn (Raised Chester). He returned to his unit and was wounded a second time on the 24th November 1917. He was discharged 7th March 1919.
WW1 8th Bn Middlesex Regiment 1915 Casualty Group of Medals. Awarded to “3703 PTE F.J. HUGHES MIDD’X R”. Comprising: 1914/15 Star, “PTE MIDD’X”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “PTE MIDD’X”, Bronze Memorial Plaque “FREDERICK JAMES HUGHES”. Private Frederick James Hughes was a native of Hampton Hill and enlisted at Hounslow into the 1/8th Bn of the Middlesex Regiment. He landed in Egypt on the 30th August 1915 and shortly afterwards the Bn was transferred to the Western Front. He was Killed in Action on the 15th September 1916.
WW1 1914 Historical 19th Hussars DCM, MSM, MID Group of Seven Medals.Awarded to Warrant Officer Reginald Parnaby DCM, MSM who was awarded the DCM for gallantry on the 23rd October 1914. He would later serve with the Military Mounted Police, Tank Corps and continue to serve into the Second World War with the East Riding Yeomanry.Comprising: Distinguished Conduct Medal, “9763 PTE R PARNABY 19/HRS”, 1914 Star (Slip on Tailors clasp), “9763 PTE 19/HRS”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, MID Oak Leaf, “9763 PTE 19/HRS”, Meritorious Service Medal (GVIR) “7681119 SJT R PARNABY DCM R. TKS”, Regular Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR) “7681119 SJT R PARNABY RTC”, Territorial Efficiency Medal (GVIR), “7681119 W.O. CL2 R. PARNABY E. RIDING YEO”. Medals loose with contact marks, have been lacquered. The citation for the award of the Distinguished Service Medal appeared in the London Gazette on the 17th December 1914. “For gallantry on 23rd October, in extricating a comrade from beneath a fallen horse under a heavy fire from the enemy, who were only a few hundred yards away.” The act of gallantry was immortalised in a number of period publications, including “Deed That Thrill The Empire” that showed an illustration of Parnaby dragging a fellow soldier from under his horse under shell fire, with advancing German soldiers. Warrant Officer Reginald Parnaby DCM, MSM enlisted into the 19th Hussars on the 24th February 1913, he landed in France with the regiment on the 10th September 1914, this would indicate he was serving with C Squadron which was attached to the 6th Division. He was most likely present at the Battles of Aisne and Armentieres, the later the location of his gallantry. He was wounded and returned to the UK in May 1915 and on the 22nd September 1916 transferred to the Military Mounted Police. Surviving the war he remained with the MMP until August 1922 when he transferred to the Royal Tank Corps and in 1924 reengaged for a further 10 years. He was awarded the LSGC Medal in December 1931. After after service with the “Tanks” he transferred to the East Riding Yeomanry and was discharged in 1944.
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