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JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. Selection of hardback and paperback (3) books, all signed and inscribed by Jimmy James and presented to his wife, Madge, as gifts on various occasions including Christmas, Easter and her birthday, titles include Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam by Edward Fitzgerald, A New Anthology of Modern Verse 1920-1940 chosen by C. Day Lewis and L. A. G. Strong, The Works of Oscar Wilde edited by G. F. Maine, Monet at Vetheuil 1878-1883 by David Joel, Plain Tales from the Raj by Charles Allen, This Desirable Plot - A Dream-House Hunter's Nightmare by Norman Thelwell (inscribed 'Madge, to mark our first Christmas in a desirable residence, and in memory of the many undesirable residences we saw together….', Christmas 1976), Nancy - The Life of Lady Astor by Christopher Sykes, Vets Might Fly by James Herriot etc. Most are signed ('Jimmy') with his first name only, and one with his initial J, and are dated between 1948 - 2001. Together with a further three hardback and three paperback books, each bearing the ownership signature of Madge James (two bearing her husband's name in her hand), titles include I Burned My Fingers by William Simpson, The Secret Offensive by Chapman Pincher, The Diary of Anne Frank with a foreword by Storm Jameson, Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell etc. Some are accompanied by the dust jackets. All with visible signs of use and age wear, FR to generally G, 18
JAMES B. A. 'JIMMY': (1915-2008) British Squadron Leader with the Royal Air Force. A Prisoner of War from 1940-45, James made numerous efforts to escape from various POW and Concentration Camps, most famously from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 as part of the 'Great Escape'. A collection of letters, documents, manuscript notes and drafts etc., some of them signed and completed by Jimmy James, relating to the personal, financial, domestic & medical affairs of James, and some of his wife, Madge, including letters and statements of account from the tailors Thresher & Glenny Ltd., various letters, documents and estate agents particulars etc. relating to the sales and purchases of various properties from the 1980s onwards, mainly in Shropshire, although also including a manuscript inventory compiled by an estate agent of the household furniture and effects at Christmas Farm in Horley dated 17th April 1964, the notebook also containing fourteen pages of limericks in the hand of Jimmy James and most with annotations in the hand of his wife, a small group of letters and documents relating to the rental of holiday flats in East Sussex during the 1990s, a few letters and documents from Lloyds Bank regarding their safe custody service etc., an extensive correspondence regarding Jimmy James's pension including letters to and from the Officers' Pensions Society Ltd., the Government of Canada Pension Commission, the Inland Revenue, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office etc., some dating to the 1950s and including an Application for Disability Pension completed by James and detailing his claim for the loss of teeth due to his war service ('During my time as a POW I received very poor food & little of it…..'), as well as trauma ('My experiences at this time have certainly had a profound psychological effect on my life…..in particular the memory of a Nazi Concentration Camp has stayed with me….'), some medical related documents from the 1990s onwards including a series of letters corresponding to a complaint lodged by James and his wife with the Shropshire Community Health Council against their dental treatment, a folder of correspondence etc. relating to an insurance claim following the theft of some jewelry including the diamond engagement ring given to Madge in 1946, a gold bracelet watch given to her as a wedding present etc., a series of letters between James and British Telecommunications relating to his and his wife's belief that their phoneline was tapped and their conversations being listened into, and further correspondence with The Freedom Association and others regarding 'nuisance noise amounting to harassment' from their neighbour, a few draft letters to Jack Straw and the Home Office concerning a 'warning' given to Madge James not to visit Ireland in 2000, a larger group of manuscript notes made by James in relation to bookkeeping and accounting exams as well as investments in the stock market, some completed with Shaw Schools Ltd. in Toronto in 1936-39 and others dating from the 1970s onwards, and also including a few miscellaneous letters and documents relating to their wills and James's participation in the Hermitage Cup boat race at Lagos Yacht Club, Badagry in 1972 etc. FR to generally G, Qty
CRUIKSHANK GEORGE: (1792-1878) British Caricaturist and Book Illustrator. A small series of original pencil and ink sketches by Cruikshank, unsigned, to the verso of an autograph draft of a letter, one page, 8vo, Mornington Place, 16th April 1850, to a gentleman. Cruikshank's sketches include two heads of a man and another of a woman with a bouffant (or beehive) hairstyle and what appears to be a large ring through her nose. The draft letter to the verso, with several corrections, concerns Cruikshank's attendance at a proposed Temperance meeting in Bristol on Whit Tuesday. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Large signed colour 16 x 19 photograph of Ali standing in a half-length pose in a boxing ring, during a training session in a gym. Signed ('Muhammad Ali') in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area at the base of the image. About EX
SET OF ELEVEN GEORGE VI SILVER TEASPOONS, maker Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1939, along with a set of six silver knives with mother of pearl handles, maker John Sanderson & Son Ltd, Sheffield 1963, in fitted case, seven further teaspoons, a silver napkin ring and a small silver quaich, the weighable silver 285g gross

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