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Lot 804

Major General Albert M E Guerisse code name "Pat O Leary" signed SC22aG cover The Pat O Leary Line. As standard cover with 0. 50 French stamp with double Toulouse. RP. 31 Haute Garonne 10 7 1979 postmark. Backstamp of cover, Reflown to Gibraltar in purple, personally signed cachet in green, flown to London cachet in blue, RAF Hendon in red, Gibraltar 21p HMS Foxhound stamp Gibraltar 8 5 85 postmark and Certified Copy No 25 of 46 issued cachet. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 811

Col D E Neumann and Werner Schroer signed special Escape from Libya RAF escapers cover SC23aA4. 50m Tunisienne stamp postmarked Philatelie Tunis 10. X. 79 and 40 German stamp postmarked Koblenz 7. 7. 1980. Back of cover features backstamp of cover British Caledonian Airways 15 Oct 79 Gatwick and Expedite Baggage Tunis Air 9 10 79 in black with added Royal Air Force Museum Hendon. Certified No 187 of 258 issued with details. Cover produced by Hans Rossbach. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 815

VC holders and Pilots signed special Escape from Libya SC23bA3 cover RAF escapers. Signed by Campbell, Foote, Gardner, Kenneally, Smythe, and Wilson. As well as British Caledonian Airways Captains Arnott and Bridges and Flt Lt L N Flower. 60m Tunisienne stamp cancelled with Philatelie Tunis 10. X. 79 postmark. Backstamps, British Caledonian Airways 15 Oct 79 Gatwick and Expedite Baggage Tunis Air 9 10 79 in black. Certified Number 4 of 16 issued. Signed on back by Eric Wormold. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 826

Group Captain peter Townsend and Major Hans Georg Batcher signed special Escape in a Heinkel III Reflown cover SC25aA7. 45c Nederland stamp with Gorssel 31. VIII. 79 postmark. Reflown 50 Deutsche stamp with Koblenz 13. 8. 80 postmark. Backstamp, Korps Commando Troepn 17. 9. 79 Roosendaal postmark in black, red squadron badge and Adlertag 1940 Cachet with cover details. Certified copy No 13 of 13 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 829

Bob Stanford Tuck, Hans Heise and Hans Hahn signed Escape in a Heinkel III special cover SC25aA13. 45c Nederland stamp with Gorssel 31. VIII. 79 postmark. Reflown 40 Deutsche stamp with Koblenz 13. 8. 80 postmark. Backstamp, Korps Commando Troepn 17. 9. 79 Roosendaal postmark in black, red squadron badge and Adlertag 1940 Cachet with cover details. Certified copy No 5 of 9 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 838

Otto Engel KC signed cover SC25aA9 Escape in a Heinkel III cover. 45c Nederland stamp with Gorssel 31. VII. 79 postmark. Backstamp of cover, Korps Commando Troepn 17. 9. 79 Roosendaal postmark in black and red squadron badge. Certified No 5 of 11 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 846

Bill Reid VC and Sqn Ldr G A Percival signed The Caterpillar Club special RAF escapers cover SC38aA8. 16p European Parliament GB stamp postmarked 40th Anniversary VE Day BFPS 1945 8th May 85. Back of cover features backstamp, RAF Lyneham 13 July 1985 in blue, plus certified copy No 38 of 100 Issued and Certified No 7 of 10 Issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 851

Sqn Ldr Peter Tunstall signed The Caterpillar Club RAF Evaders SC38aA14 cover. 16p European Parliament GB stamp postmarked 40th Anniversary VE Day BFPS 1945 8th May 85. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 855

RAF Falcons Team and Odette Hallows GC signed The Caterpillar Club RAF Escapers SC28bA1 cover. 16p Europa GB stamp postmarked 40th Anniversary VE Day BFPS 1945 8th May 85. Back of cover has backstamp of RAF Lyneham 13th July 1985 in light blue. Certified Copy No 45 of 50. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 878

Robert Harold Davis USNR signed special Escape from Arnhem cover SC33aA1 RAF escapers. 60c Netherlands stamp postmarked Arnhem Airborne Museum slogan 17. IX. 84 and red Pegasus I cachet. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 879

Major General Anthony Deane Drummond signed special Escape from Arnhem cover SC33aA7. 60c Netherlands stamp postmarked Arnhem Airborne Museum slogan 17. IX. 84 and red Pegasus I cachet. Backstamp, Bomber Command Museum Appeal 19th Sept 1984 in black. Certified No 83 of 94 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 880

Lewis Golden, OBE signed special Escape from Arnhem cover SC33aA8. 60c Netherlands stamp postmarked Arnhem Airborne Museum slogan 17. IX. 84 and red Pegasus I cachet. Backstamp, Bomber Command Museum Appeal 19 Sept 1984 in black. Certified 84 of 95 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 881

Captain Andrew Wilson MC signed special Escape from Arnhem cover SC33aA9. 60c Netherlands stamp postmarked Arnhem Airborne Museum slogan 17. IX. 84 and red Pegasus I cachet. Backstamp, Bomber Command Museum Appeal 19th Sept 1984 in black. Certified No 23 of 82 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 884

Lt Col Fred Champlin USAF signed special cover SC33bA1 Escape from Arnhem. 70c Netherlands Europa stamp postmarked Arnhem Airborne Museum slogan 17. IX. 84 and blue Pegasus I cachet. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 893

Standard unsigned Liberation of Brussels cover SC35ac with additional Airborne cachet in blue. 12f Belgium stamp postmarked 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Brussels 3 9 January 1984 Brussel. Backstamp, Bomber Command Museum Appeal "Strike Hard, Strike Sure" in black. Certified Copy No 3 of 26 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 899

Hortense Daman Clews signed special Self Liberation of Buchenwald cover SC36d. 20 DDR stamp postmarked Weimar 11 4 85 code m. Backstamp of cover, as standard cover with added Certified Copy No 159 of 245 Issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 901

Group Captain Bill Randle signed special RAF escapers cover The Shelburne Line SC37aA1. 17p GB stamp postmarked Remembrance Day BFPS 1918 with FARREFC cachet in blue green. Backstamp, police Nationale Rennes 12 Nov 1985 in blue green. Flown in DH 125, G CCAA, of the Civil Aviation Authority Flying Unit from Stansted over Central London to Rennes, the operational heartland of the Shelburne Line in the FARREFC section Des Cotes Du Nord. After verification by Rennes police the cover was flown back to Stansted. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 902

Two standard unsigned covers The Secret Army of Louvain RAF escapers SC26a. 5f Belgian stamp postmarked Brussel 1000 Bruxelles 29 3 80. Backstamp of cover, RAF Northolt 25th May 1980 and RAF Odiham 27th May 1980 in black. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 904

WSO Randle signed special RAF escapers cover The Secret Army in Louvain SC26aA1. Squadron rubber stamp, 5f Belgian stamp postmarked Brussel 1000 Bruxelles 29 3 80. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 906

Gunther Radusch KC and Martin Becher KC German Nightfighters signed The Secret Army in Louvain cover SC26aA4 RAF escapers. Squadron Rubber stamp, 5f Belgian stamp postmarked Brussel 1000 Bruxelles 29 3 80. Backstamp of cover, RAF Northolt 25th May 1980 and RAF Odiham 27th May 1980 in black. Certified No 2 of 14 issued. Produced by Hans Rossbach. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 907

Multisigned special cover RAFES SC26aSOE. Signed by Group Captain Kenneth Batchelor, Lt Col John Beevor, Col Buckmaster Mrs Cormeau, Odette Hallowes, ACM Sir Lewis Hodges, Sir Robin Hooper, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Prof Harry Ree, Group Captain Conrad Verity, Group Captain Hugh Verity, Lt Col Sir Charles Villiers and Lt Col Sir Peter Wilkinson. 5f Belgian stamp postmarked Brussel 1000 Bruxelles 29 3 80. Backstamp of cover, RAF Northolt 25th May 1980, RAF Odiham 27th May 1980. Certified by Sqn Ldr Eric Wormold No 1 of 15 covers prepared. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 917

Peter Krug signed special cover The Maquis D Auvergne RAFES SC28aA1. 0. 80 France stamp cancelled Montlucon 29 5 81 Slogan Postmark. Backstamp of cover, RAF Brize Norton 30 4 81 in blue green. Certified no 27 of 43 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 919

Bill Stoneman signed special cover SC28aA2 The Maquis D Auvergne. 0. 80 France stamp cancelled Montlucon 29 5 81 Slogan postmark. Backstamp of cover, RAF Brize Norton, 30 4 81 in blue green. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 927

Triple signed Escape from Singapore RAF escapers cover SC14aA1 signed by Capt James Shirley, Lt Gen Sanford Moats, and Dr Jobst Schaefer. 10c Singapore stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. Back of cover features backstamp, Flown from Hong Kong to Brize Norton 29 Apr 76 in red. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 928

Multi signed RAF escapers cover SC14aA2 Escape from Singapore. Signed by Sgt E W Wright, J E Limbird, E M Limbird, R N Turner, Bill Goode, Peter Anson, John Dodd and Leo Rawlings. 10c Singapore stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. Backstamp of cover, flown from Hong Kong to Brize Norton 29 Apr 76 in red. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 930

Jim E Limbird and Elsie M Limbird signed special pilot signed cover Escape from Singapore SC14bA1. 10c Singapore stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. Back of cover features Flown from Hong Kong to Brize Norton 29 Apr 76 in red backstamp. Certified No 26 of 26 in aid of Muscular Dystrophy. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 931

Lt Cdr G A G Brooke signed special cover RAF escapers Escape from Singapore SC14bA2. 10c Singapore bird stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. Backstamp of cover, flown from Hong Kong to Brize Norton 29 Apr 76 in red. Lt Cdr Geoffrey Brooke was serving in the battleship Prince of Wales when she was sunk in December 1941, and two months later made a dramatic escape from Singapore just before the Japanese arrived. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 932

Multi signed RAF escapers cover SC14bA3 Escape from Singapore special cover. Signed by Emily A Page, Ena Murray, F R Twiss Langford, Betty Jeffrey, Vivianne Bullwinkle, Norah Chambers, Joe Thorley and Edgar S Readwin. 10c Singapore bird stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. Backstamp of cover, Flown from Hong Kong to Brize Norton 29 Apr 76 in red. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 935

Sqn Ldr C E McCormac signed RAF escapers special cover SC14bA6. 10c Singapore bird stamp postmarked Philatelic Bureau Singapore 20 Apr 76. McCormac was captured and interned at Pasir Panjang two days after the fall of Singapore. He was told, along with others, where to find a boat and when finding it, they ran into a Japanese patrol and in the ensuing clash, seven of the party were killed with eight remaining who flew the boat and found themselves at the Mallaca Straits where they were machine gunned by two Japanese Fighters. Only four survived this attack, McCormac being one of them. They were picked up 24 hours later by a Royal Netherlands Air Force Dornier. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 947

Two standard unsigned covers The Wooden Horse SC29a RAF escapers. 6. 00zt Polish stamp postmarked Stalagu Luft III, Zagan I, 3. 1. 1983. Backstamp of cover, London Heathrow 6 June 1983 Concorde cachet plus Polish cachets in red & blue green. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 948

Ian Fraser VC signed special cover RAFES SC29aA1 The Wooden Horse. 6. 00zt Polish stamp postmarked Stalagu Luft III, Zagan I, 03. 1. 1983. Backstamp of cover as standard cover. Certified copy No 1170 of 1700 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 949

British Airways Boeing 737 Captain R Carter signed The Wooden Horse cover SC29b. 6zt Polish stamp postmarked Stalagu Luft III, Zagan I, 03. 1. 1983. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 950

Eric Williams and Oliver Philpott signed special cover SC29c The Wooden Horse. 27zl Polish stamp cancelled Stalagu Luft III 3 1 1983. Backstamp of cover as standard cover with Certified copy No 1157 of 1197 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 957

Group Captain W S O Randle signed The Comete Line Run special cover SC30bA1. Also signed by David Holliday. 10f Belgium stamp postmarked Waterloo 25 4 1981 and 0. 10 French stamp postmarked Paris 17. V. 1981. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 964

Two standard unsigned covers Return from the Falkland Islands SC32a. 5p Falkland Islands stamp postmarked Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 19th Sept 1982. Backstamps of cover, RAF Wittering 8th Nov 1982 in black, RAF Detachment Port Stanley 24th Sept 1982 in blue green and Ascension map in black. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 966

Harrier XZ997 Pilot Flt Lt Mark Hare signed Return from the Falkland Islands cover SC32b. 7p Falkland Islands stamp postmarked Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 19th Sept 1982. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 967

Harrier XV762 Pilot Flt Lt N S F Gilchrist signed Return from the Falkland Islands cover SC32bA. 7p Falkland Islands stamp postmarked Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 19th Sept 1982. Back of cover with a RAF Wittering 8th Nov 1982 in black, RAF Detachment Port Stanley 24th Sept 1982 in blue green and Ascension map in black. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 968

Squadron Leader R Iveson signed special Return from the Falkland Islands cover SC32c. Bob Iveson. 10p Falkland Islands stamp postmarked Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 19th Sept 1982. Backstamp of cover, as standard cover with Certified Copy No 1025 of 1200 issued. RAF WW2. Good condition Est.

Lot 1476

Collection of stamps to include part stamp sheets 4d wild flower stamps West Minster Abbey British Inventions 4d to 1/9 Regional 3d and 4d and mixed worldwide stamps

Lot 1478

Two Stanley Gibbons Great Britain stamp albums volumes 1 and 2

Lot 1625

Six continental bisque figurines including spill holders and children largest H: 30 cm CONDITION REPORT: Large figurine has losses and damage, no back stamp on any of the pieces.

Lot 212

Back gammon set and stamp

Lot 405

ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860-1935)A set of three artist's proof colour collotypes depicting Wildfowl, including Widgeon, Pintail and Mallardeach signed in pencil, all with the blind stamp of The Fine Art Trade Guild, published by W.F. Embleton, 70 Jermyn St. London 1922Pl. 11 1/2 x 15 3/4 in (29.2 x 39.9cm)This edition was limited to 325 copies and was originally sold for a price of 10 guineas

Lot 509

An Arts and Crafts brass Box with set Ruskin roundels, impressed stamp BC? to base, 8in W x 2 1/2in H. AMENDMENT: brass not copper 

Lot 324

Bion (Nicolas). L'Usage des Globes Celeste et Terrestre et des Spheres suivant les differens systemes du monde, 3rd edition, Paris, 1710, 43 engraved maps and plates, several folding, a little light spotting and toning, early signature to title, front endpaper detached with small shelf number stamp, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, a few repairs, a little rubbed and stained, 8vo (Qty: 1)

Lot 24

Margaroli (Giovanni Battista). La Turchia ovvero l'impero Ottomano, osserva nella sua situazione geografica – statistica – politica e religiosa, coll'aggiunta di un indice dil molte denominazioni Turche di cariche ec., e di un dizionario geografico,1st edition, Milan: Gaetano Schiepatti, 1829, 2 parts in 1 volume, 4 hand-coloured engraved plates of Turkish military costume, text spotted, ink-stamp to title-page, all edges untrimmed, contemporary half vellum, 12mo (18.1 x 11 cm) (Qty: 1)Not in Atabey, Blackmer or Lipperheide. Uncommon: eleven copies in libraries world-wide, of which none in the UK; one other copy traced at auction.

Lot 303

Almanac. Peacock's Polite Repository, or Pocket Companion; containing an Almanack, the Births, Marriages, etc. of the Sovereign Princes of Europe, Lists of both Houses of Parliament, Officers of State, Navy and Army, the Baronets of England, and various other Articles of Useful Information, printed for W. Peacock & Sons, 1806, 108 pp., engraved frontispiece after Humphry Repton, 14 engraved headpieces of country seats, 14 engraved running heads, duty stamp to p.6, manuscript entries in pencil, all edges gilt, original red morocco richly gilt overall, geometric cream and blue morocco onlays to covers, matching slipcase, 12mo (11.6 x 7.1 cm) (Qty: 1)

Lot 441

Tinker (Chauncey Brewster) . Letters of James Boswell, 2 volumes, 1924, Oxford, black & white frontispiece and tipped in facsimile letter to volume 1, bookplates to front pastedown, some light toning and minor spotting, uniform original red cloth, boards lightly marked, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with Scholes (France V. & Roys , Ralph L.) , The Maya Chontal Indians of Acalan-Tixchel..., 2nd edition, 1968, University of Oklahoma Press, 17 facsimile pages and 4 folding maps, previous owners blind stamp to the foot of the title page, original cloth in price clipped dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed with tear to rear cover, 8vo, and Fox (Celina [editor]) , London - World City, 1800-1840, 1992, Yale University Press, numerous colour and black & white illustrations,original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plus other modern history, biography and art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 3 shelves & a carton)

Lot 64

Wiltshire. A True Copy of the Poll, for the Electing of Knights of the Shire for the County of Wilts: Taken at Wilton, the 22d Day of May, 1705. The Candidates were, Sir Richard Howe, Bart. and Robert Hide, Esq., Sir Edward Ernly, Bart. and William Ash, Esq, London, 1705, 83,[1]pp., title with early signature of Thos. Thistlethwayte, manuscript date March 4. 82 to upper margin and excised signature to lower margin, some spotting, light dust-soiling to title, initial 10 leaves & final 3 lightly dampstained, bound with The Poll of the Freeholders of Wiltshire, for Electing a Knight of the Shire, in the Room of Edward Popham, Esq; Taken at Wilton, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st August, 1772. Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, Esq; High-Sheriff. Candidates, Ambrose Goddard, Esq., Henry Herbert, Esq., Salisbury: Printed for, and sold by E. Easton; sold also by R. Horsfield, London, 1772, 110pp., without half-title, bound with An Alphabetical List, of the Names of the Persons who Polled for Knights of the Shire for the County of Wilts, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of August, 1772, Salisbury: Printed and sold by E. Easton: sold also by J. Harold, Marlborough; W. Simpson, Chippenham; T. Burrough, Devizes; and W. Sollers, Blandford, [1772], 52,[2]pp., with final advertisement leaf, ink ownership stamp of H. Thistlethwayte to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, gilt decorated spine with red morocco title label, joints slightly cracked, slight wear to extremities, 4to (Qty: 1)ESTC T193600; T180382 & T122038. The first title is scarce, with only five institutional locations found (Bodleian Library, Oxford; Senate House, University of London; Winchester College; Leicester University & National Library of Scotland), also found at Longleat House, Wiltshire.

Lot 61

Radclyffe (James, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater, 1689-1716 ). A Report from the Committee to whom all the Books, Instruments, and Papers, relating to the Sale of the Estate of James late Earl of Derwentwater were referred. With an Appendix. Reported on the Twenty-second of March, 1731, by Lord Gage, [1731], pp.351-362, disbound folio, together with An Act for vesting the several Estates of James Earl of Derwentwater, and Charles Radcliffe, deceased, comprized in several Settlements therein mentioned, in Trustees, for an absolute Estate of Inheritance for the Benefit of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich; and for raising certain Sums of Money out of Part of the said Estates, for the Relief of the Children of the said Charles Radcliffe, [1749], pp.3-62, without general title, light damp staining, disbound small folio, with Blenheim & Woodstock , An Act for Settling of the Honours and Dignities of John Duke of Marlborough upon his Posterity, and Annexing the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and House of Blenheim, to go along with the said Honours, [together with] An Act for Settling upon John Duke of Marlborough and his Posterity, a Pension of Five thousand Pounds per Annum, for the more Honourable Support of their Dignities, in like manner as his Honours and Dignities, and the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and House of Blenheim, are already Limited and Settled, [1706], pp.55-60 & 63-72 respectively, disbound small folio, with Acts of Parliament , An Act for Recognizing His Majesties Title to the Throne of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, Dublin: Andrew Crooke, 1716, [2], 9-14pp., disbound small folio, plus An Act for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries, and Tenures in Capite, and by Knights-Service, and Purveyance, and for settling a Revenue upon His Majesty in Lieu thereof, 1660, [2], 28pp., light dampstain, disbound small folio, plus An Act for further supplying and explaining certain defects in an Act, Intituled, An Act for the speedy provision of money for disbanding and paying off the Forces of this Kingdom, both by Land and Sea, 1660, [2], 47-64pp., disbound slim folio, plus An Act for the Licencing and Regulating Hackney-Coaches and Stage-Coaches, 1694, [2], 419-434pp., ink stamp to first leaf of text, disbound slim folio, plus other late 17th-19th century Acts of Parliament, including highways, public roads, turnpike roads, duties upon carriages & coaches, rates & duties upon windows or lights, and fisheries etc., some relating to the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, all disbound small folio (Qty: approx. 35)

Lot 300

Adimari (Alessandro). La Polinnia, overo Cinquanta sonetti fondata sopra Sentezne di G. Cor. Tacito, 1st edition, Florence: Pietro Cecconcelli, 1628, half-title, engraved title-page, quire K misbound, inner hinges cracked (held by endbands), monogram ink-stamps to half-title, contemporary limp vellum, spine worn, later shelfmark label to front cover, 4to (21.8 x 15.8 cm), together with: Platina (Bartolomeo). De Vitis ac Gestis summorum pontificum ad sua usque tempora, Cologne: Jaspar van Gennep, 1551, woodcut title device, woodcut historiated initials, bound without final blank (I6), title-page water-stained, ink-stamp verso, first quire loosening, small hole in g1 costing a few letters, early annotations to front pastedown and free endpaper, front inner hinge reinforced, contemporary blind-tooled calf, rebacked, craquelure, a few repairs, folio (31.2 x 18.4 cm) (Qty: 2)Adams P1419 (Platina). Copac traces seven copies of Adimari's work in UK libraries. The author (1579-1649) was a Florentine patrician, poet and dramatist; this work is a collection of sonnets based on Tacitus.

Lot 238

Glenn (John, 1921-2016). Blue ink autograph, 'John Glenn', 19 December 1995, signed and dated to Dave on a section of white envelope below a British 25 pence stamp with masonic first day cover circular stamp, 9 x 7.5cm, in a presentation mat mount with printed description and colour reproduction from a photograph of John Glenn, overall 37 x 45cm (Qty: 1)

Lot 465

Costello (Louisa Stuart) . Béarn and The Pyrenees: A legendary tour to the Country of Henri Quatre, 1844, 34 black & white illustrations, book plates to front paste downs, modern gilt decorated calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, 8vo, together with Dunbar (Seymour) , A History of Travel in America, 4 volumes, limited large paper edition 29/250, 1915, U.S.A., 400 colour and black & white illustrations plus 2 maps, ex-libris stamp to front endpapers, uniform contemporary quarter white cloth, spines toned & labels rubbed with some loss, 8vo, and Forrest (A. S. [illustrator]) , Morocco, by S. L. Bensusan, 1904, 74 colour illustrations, minor spotting, original decorative cloth, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other late 19th & 20th century travel reference & related, including approximately 15 volumes of Baedecker Travel Guides, 15 volumes published by A. & C. Black, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)

Lot 258

Privateer Letter of Attorney. A pre-printed Admiralty document with manuscript insertions, 28 January 1758, that 'William Higson Marriner lately belonging to the Defiance Private Ship of Warr... constitute my Friend Samuel Tapscott of Cliffords Inn London Gentleman my true and lawfull attorney', signed by William Higson, Samuel Tapscott and Charles Asgill (Lord Mayor of London), embossed revenue stamp upper left corner and remains of small red wax seal adjacent to Higson's signature, a little soiling and minor fraying, one page with integral blank, folio (31 x 20cm) (Qty: 1)The Defiance was a Bristol Privateer, effectively an officially sanctioned pirate ship. This document relates to a prize taken by the Defiance during the Seven Years' War against France. The letter of attorney would have been sent from the officers of the victorious ship to the Court specifying who they had chosen to represent them as their prize agent. The court then stated that the ship must be delivered into the hands of the nominated prize agent for the use of the ship's officers. The prize agent would then arrange for the sale of the ship and the distribution of the money to the crew.

Lot 57

Martineau (Harriet). A Description of the English Lakes, Windermere & London, [1858], engraved frontispiece, folding hand-coloured engraved map at rear, eight engraved plates (one folding), wood engraved vignette title and numerous illustrations throughout on india paper, occasional light spotting, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, frayed & worn at head & foot of spine and to board corners, 4to, together with Garnet (J., publisher) , Views of the English Lakes, Windermere, circa late 1850s, engraved title and 26 engraved vignette plates, publisher's advert leaf at rear, some spotting to margins, original cloth gilt, oblong 8vo, with Baines (Edward) , A Companion to the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire; in a Descriptive Account of a Family Tour..., 2nd edition, 1830, folding hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece (some repairs to folds at verso), edges rough trimmed, original cloth, extremities slightly rubbed, 12mo in 6s, with Black (Adam & Charles) , Black's Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, 4th edition, Edinburgh, 1850, engraved plates & maps (some folding), ink stamp to title, original cloth gilt, extremities frayed, 8vo, and Scott & Benson (publishers) , A Guide to the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, & Lancashire, with a Sketch of Carlisle, 3rd edition, Carlisle & Edinburgh, circa 1842, engraved frontispiece & title, lacking map, original read sheep-backed printed boards, rubbed, 12mo, plus other Lake District related volumes etc., mostly 19th century publications, including works by Harriett Martineau and A.W. Rumney etc., plus a small modern photograph album containing 84 loosely inserted mostly early 20th century topographical postcards relating to Cumbria (Qty: 30)

Lot 304

Almanacs. Rider's British Merlin: For the Year of Our Lord God 1776..., with notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts, High Roads, and Tables for many necessary uses. Compiled for his Country's Benefit, by Cardanus Rider, 1776, title in red & black with ink stamp to lower margin, Dutch gilt endpapers without free endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco with elaborate 'cottage roof' gilt decoration, worn & chipped at head & foot of spine, extremities rubbed, 12mo, together with a 1791 Rider's British Merlin, in contemporary sheep, boards detached, worn, 12mo, plus Kleiner des Chur-Bayerischen hohen Ritterordens des heil. Ritter- und Martyrers Georgii, unter dem Titul Deren Beschuetzern der unbefleckt-empfangenen Allerheiligsten Jungfrauen Mariae, Allmanach auf das Jahr ... unsers Erloesers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi gnadenreichen Jungfraeulein Geburt..., Munich: Joh. Jac. Votter, [1750], ink stamp to title, with 70 engraved armorial plates of noble families & portrait plates of noblemen bound in at front, 20th century sheep gilt, morocco title label to spine, lower board stained, 12mo (Qty: 3)

Lot 114

Fisher (Son & Co., publisher) . Fisher's County Atlas of England and Wales compiled from Authentic surveys and corrected to the present time..., [1842 - 1845], frontispiece of a folding map of England & Wales, title and preface, forty-seven (complete) engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, including two double page (Lincolnshire and Devon), occasional spotting, map of Northamptonshire detached with frayed and dust soiled foredge, contemporary half calf, crudely repaired with black tape to spine and corners, folio, together with J. Pigot & Co., (publisher). Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory for 1828 - 1829, lacking preliminaries, title page with old library stamp, thirteen (only) uncoloured engraved folding county maps, maps with some marginal fraying, offsetting and browning, text block broken with contents shaken and loose, boards and spine detached, later black cloth, worn and rubbed, 8vo, with Encyclopedia Britannica, 10th edition, volume 34, Maps, 1903, numerous colour lithographic maps, top edge gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn and rubbed, 4to l (Qty: 3)Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return.

Lot 467

Phillips (John) . Illustrations of the Geology of Yorkshire;..., 2nd edition, 1835, hand coloured county map frontispiece plus approximately 30 hand coloured and black & white plates, ex-library stamp to the title page, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, boards & spine slight rubbed with minor loss to the spine labels, 4to, together with Ansted (David Thomas) , Geology, introductory, descriptive, & practical, 2 volumes, 1844, black & white illustrations, period inscriptions to front paste downs, minor margin toning, uniform original green cloth, boards lightly marked, spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Geikie (Archibald) , The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1897, numerous black & white illustrations plus maps, loose folding map to front of volume 1, later inscriptions to half-title, some water damage & minor spotting, uniform original green cloth, boards slightly rubbed with some water damage, 8vo, plus other late 19th century & modern geology reference & related, including The Geology and Scenery of the Grampians and The Valley of Strathmore, 2 volumes, by Peter Macnair, 1908, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to. (Qty: 6 shelves)

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