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General Sir James Outram 5x3 signed page. Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, GCB, KSI (29 January 1803 - 11 March 1863) was an English general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Field Marshall Bernhard Montgomery 3x4 signed page fixed to card. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976), nicknamed Monty and The Spartan General, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder 6x4 signed page. Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke ( 26 October 1800 - 24 April 1891) was a Prussian field marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field. He is described as embodying Prussian military organization and tactical genius. He is often referred to as Moltke the Elder to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

Wg Cdr James Edwards DFC DFM signed Typhoon RAF FDC. Edwards was an ace pilot who flew with 112, 417 and 274 Squadrons, on D-Day he flew patrols over the beaches. Isle of Man D-Day stamp. 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Operation Overlord, Douglas, Isle of Man 06.06.04 postmark. A British Heritage Collection FDC. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.

CIRCLE OF RICHARD DIGHTON THE JOCKEY TOM CANNON IN THE SADDLE Watercolour 16.5 x 12.5cm. * Cannon (1846-1917) was a distinguished jockey and rode over 1500 winners. He was crowned Champion Jockey in 1872 and won the Grand National on `Playfair` in 1888. He fathered four sons who became jockeys and was great-grandfather of Lester Piggott

LEOPARD SKIN RUG (Panthera pardus) circa 1930's Leopard skin with a flattened head, mounted on a material backing and on a wooden board. 178cms long *This Leopard skin was acquired in the 1930's by Sir Dennis Pilditch, who was director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau. It has passed through his family.

Two presumed related (from the ' Hall ' family) WWII Second World War local Bristol interest notebooks. The first, belonging to a ' 915614 FW Hall ' appears to list various local divisions of Civil Defence (ARP stations, Aux. Fire Stations etc) and various related notes. The second book appearing to be the minutes from a local (possibly Bishopston) Church Meeting discussing preparations for various 'Welcome Home' parties for the troops in 1946 - including lists of those who attended, (and their addresses), the list of provisions and requirements for the parties and other related notes (continues into the 1970's). Fascinating reading. 

A rare HMS Hood 8x10" black and white photo signed by survivor Ted Briggs. Briggs was one of only three men out of 1,400 who survived the sinking of the Hood by the German battleship ' Bismarck '. Signed in black marker to a light portion. With certificate of authenticity. Albert Edward Pryke "Ted" Briggs MBE (1 March 1923 – 4 October 2008) was a British seaman and the last survivor of the destruction of the battlecruiser HMS Hood. He remained in the Royal Navy after the Second World War and was later commissioned.

An original WWI First World War believed German leather bound riding crop. Hooped leather handle to top. Removed from The Somme by a First World War British Nurse, who always said it had been left behind by a German soldier. Handed down through the family, and later given to a family friend (the now-vendor). Further provenance unknown. Measures approx; 73cm long. 

An incredible collection of WWII Second World War 'bring back' memorabilia, all pertaining to a Sapper Batten 14756473 No.1 Section, likely of the Royal Engineers. By repute one of the first British soldiers to enter Berlin as the war was ending, and was one of the first British soldiers inside Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's bunker. Taken as souvenirs, the pieces include: a large fragment of Hitler's lavatory chain wall holder, the bracket from a soap dish, a fragment of wire from the bunker's telephone exchange and a small key-hole cover. Also included are fragments of stonework from The Reichstag in Berlin. Most neatly labelled. Along with other personal effects relating to Batten, including maps, training books etc. A rare and interesting collection of artefacts. Provenance: a previous auction catalogue description, and handwritten notes from from the purchaser explaining he met Batten's daughter who explained the story. 

A collection of personal effects relating to a William W. Warburton who served in the Boer War and the First World War. Comprising: his Boer War ' Marksman ' medal from the 3rd Volunteer Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. The medal engraved with his name and dated 1902. With ribbon. Within its original and correctly labelled case. Also included is his WWI identity bracelet listing him as ' Gunner W. Warburton 129152 - RGA CofE ' ( Royal Garrison Artillery ) and a presumed (but untested) gold and mother of pearl sweethearts' brooch. Interesting collection. 

Pacific.- Presented by Captain Henry Wilson's son.- Keate (George) An Account of the Pelew Islands...composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson...to which is added a supplement compiled from the journals of the Panther and Endeavour, fifth edition (with more plates than earlier editions), engraved portrait frontispiece, folding map and 19 plates, foxing, mostly to text ff., contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt, rubbed, 4to, 1803.⁂ 'In 1783 the Antelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wilson, was wrecked on a reef near one of the Palau (Pelew) Islands, a previously unexplored group. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the natives and eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with them to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox' (Hill). Provenance: 'From Mr & Mrs. H. Wilson to Mary Agnes McDowall in testimony of regard this book was presented on the 28th day of August, 1812'. A further note reads 'Mr. Wilson presented this narrative to your mother was the son of Capt. Wilson...who accompanied his father...in thelist ofthe ships crew of Lee Boo. I can speak from personal knowledge of him having frequently dined at our house with capt. Wilson, who was a particular friend of our family...H. Cracklow, 15 May, 1829'. (Ink inscriptions to front endpapers).

NO RESERVE Chapbooks.- Cheap Repository Tracts.- Poaching.- [More (Hannah)] "Z". Black Giles, The Poacher: With Some Account of a Family Who Had Rather Live by Their Wits Than Their Work, [Part I] - Part II, woodcut illustration to title, also woodcut tail-piece, faint browning and soiling, as issued, 8vo, by J.Evans & Son, ?1813-20.⁂ESTC lists 2 copies apparently from this edition, in the Birmingham Central Libraries and at Princeton respectively; however, it is stated that they both have the second line of the imprint ending "Religious Tracts": the copy offered here ends "Religious". COPAC traces another copy (assumed identical to those in Birmingham and at Princeton) in the V&A: the record does not transcribe the imprint.The third line of the imprint of the copy offered here ends "West-smithfield".

NO RESERVE [Strachey (George)] Reflections in Rhyme on the Wellington Memorial and the Column of Napoleon, first edition, 1839 bound with The Dirge of Westminster, or Founder's Day. Rhyme and Rhapsody, with notes, 1841, together 2 works in 1 vol., ink inscriptions to titles and endpaper, bookplate of Leonard Strachey to pastedown, contemporary green calf, spine faded, g.e., 8vo.⁂ Two rare works, the second not in BL, with the author identified for the first time. Both works are listed as anonymous on WorldCat and COPAC, here Leonard Strachey has attributed both to "George Strachey of Bowham, Gloucestershire" on the title as well as adding a note to the endpaper: "A copy of the Wellington Memorial was presented to the Emperor Napoleon III by Leonard M. Strachey who received his thanks for the same in 1858."

NO RESERVE Economics & Finance.- [Defoe (Daniel, attrib.)] A Letter from a Member of the House of Commons to His Friend in the Country..., 1713 § [Hartley (David)] The Budget. Inscribed to the Man, Who Thinks Himself Minister, fourth edition, publisher's advertisements to final f. verso, for J.Almon, 1764 § Some Remarks on a Late Pamphlet, Intituled, Reflections on the Expediency of Opening the Trade to Turky, half-title, 1753 § [Smith (Charles)] A Short Essay on the Corn Trade, and the Corn Laws..., 1758; Three Tracts on the Corn-Trade and Corn-Laws..., second edition, for the Author, by J.Brotherton, 1766, first, third, and fourth first editions, woodcut and/or typographical decorations, a very little soiling and browning, first as issued, edges uncut, others disbound; and 11 others, similar, 8vo & 4to (16) ⁂First, respectively, without comma in imprint, with press figure '1' on p.5 (the only press figure to be found), and the last line on p.15 ending "matters and...". Last with reissued final 14ff..

Doug Hyde (b.1972), On Top of the World, pastel, signed lower left, inscribed by the artist to verso 'I wish all who see this much happiness, smiles and may it let you drift away to feel on top of the world, best wishes, Doug Hyde', 49.5x36.5cmProvenance: purchased by the vendor from DeMontford Fine Art

* Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. A WWII period Victory camera in a brown leather case plus a pair of cloth embroidered pilots' wings 9.5cm long (Qty: 2)Provenance: The camera was purchased by the vendor in Tokyo with a collection of air force officer's personal items relating to Matsuo Matsuda, who was a Lieutenant, killed in a training accident. Before his death he was a Sergeant-Major, promoted to Lieutenant after Honan (Russian border) and war in Mongolia 1938-1940

* May (Phil, 1925 -). Handley Page Halifax STL 1942, watercolour on paper, showing Halifax W1048 flown by P/O Don Macintyre, 35 Sqn under enemy fire during an attack on the "Terpitz", signed lower right, 27 x 35.5cm, mount aperture, unframed together with a small archive relating to the WWII American pilot Francis Stanley 'Gabby' Gabreski who was with 45th Pursuit Squadron during the attack on Pearl Harbour and later went on to claim 28 aerial victories in 153 combat missions, the lot includes 12 colour postcards illustrated by Phil May of Gabreski in combat, plus a signed postcard and related artist proof prints and letters plus a watercolour by the same artist titled "Last Encounter P.51 4FG 8th USAAF", 37.5 x 50cm, unframed (Qty: qty)

Signed Aviation Books. Steinhilper (Ulrich). Spitfire on my Tail, signed by the author and by Sergeant Bill Skinner (who is credited with shooting Steinhilper down); Roell (Werner). Laurels for Prinz Wittgentstein, signed by five holders of the Knights' Cross and the authors radio operator/engineer (a certificate detailing service of each signatory is included); Verlander (Harry). My War in SOE, signed by the author; Osborne (Peter). RAF Biggin Hill - The other side of the Bump, signed by the author; Horden (Bert). Shark Squadron Pilot, signed by the author and four other pilots who flew with No.112 Squadron Desert Airforce (a certificate detailing service of each signatory is included), in mint condition (5 of each) (Qty: 20)

Whitelocke (John). The Trial at Large of Lieut.-Gen. Whitelocke, late Commander in Chief of the Forces in South America, by a general court martial, held at Chelsea Hospital, on Thursday, January 28, 1808, and continued by adjournment to Tuesday, March 15. Taken by Blanchard and Ramsay, short-hand writers to the court... with a correct copy of the defence... also, all the documents produced in evidence, 1st edition, 1808, 3 folding engraved maps and plans, 600 pages, plus 67 page Appendix and 4-page Sentence at end, all edges gilt, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown of Pickering, 196 Piccadilly, later full calf gilt by Riviere, joints restrengthened, 8vo (Qty: 1)Sabin 103678. Whitelocke was sent to Buenos Aires to rescue General Beresford and his troops who had surrended to the Spaniards. Due to mismanagement, a large part of the force was cut off and captured, and threatened with death unless Buenos Aires and Montevideo were evacuated. Whitelocke agreed, and the forces returned to England. In a trial lasting 7 weeks, he was found guilty of all charges and cashiered.

Booth (John). The Battle of Waterloo, containing the series of accounts published by authority, British and Foreign, with circumstantial details, relative to the Battle, from a variety of authentic and original sources, with connected official documents, forming an historical record of the operations in the Campaign of the Netherlands, 1815... by a Near Observer, ninth edition, corrected and improved, & Additional Particulars to the ninth and preceding editions of the Battle of Waterloo, with circumstantial details by a Near Observer; containing also the names of the officers who served in the Campaign of the Netherlands, 1815, 2 volumes, printed for J. Booth, T. Egerton, and J. Fairbairn, 1816, folding hand-coloured plan of the Battle, and hand-coloured aquatint panorama on 2 plates, to first volume, 4 hand-coloured engraved maps and plans to second volume, plus large hand-coloured engraved plan entitled The Field of Waterloo, June 18th, 1815, published by J. Booth, Octr. 30, 1816, plus 34 etched plates in outline of battle scenes dispersed over the 2 volumes, occasional spotting to plates, a few early ink annotations, and ownership signature to title of first volume of M. Shuldham, dated 18th May 18[16?], with engraved bookplate of W. Shuldham to front pastedown of each volume, the first 3 leaves (columns 1-6) of the regimental list of officers at the beginning of the second volume not present (presumably never bound in), marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated polished full calf, joints cracked (with modern restrengthening), 8vo, together with Gleig (George Richard), The Subaltern, 2nd edition, William Blackwood and T. Cadell, 1826, some marks and spotting, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, with original spine laid down (portion of original spine missing at head), plus Boys (Edward), Narrative of a Captivity and Adventures in France and Flanders: between the years MDCCCIII and MDCCCIX, 2nd edition, enlarged: with additional plates, printed for J.F. Dove, 1831, folding hand-coloured plan of the Citadel at Valenciennes, 8 lithographed plates, marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate of Rt. Hon. Lord Monson, Buxton Library, to front pastedown, contemporary straight-grained blind-decorated full calf, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and some marks to spine and edges, and 4 other related works: Captain J. Kincaid , Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsular, France, and the Netherlands, from 1809 to 1815, 1st edition, 1830 (bookplate of Sir John S. Ribton), Random Shots from a Rifleman, by J. Kincaid , 1835, Tales of the Wars; or, Naval and Military Chronicle, 3 volumes, published by William Mark Clark, 1836, and The Private Journal of Judge-Advocate Larpent, attached to the head-quarters of Lord Wellington during the Peninsular War, from 1812 to its close, 3rd edition, 1854, contemporary presentation inscription to 'John Algernon Bastard from his very affectionate and sincere friend George H. Allsopp, on his leaving Eton, election 1861', plus bookplate of John Algernon Bastard to front pastedown, all bound in contemporary calf (except Random Shots bound in modern half calf), 8vo (Qty: 10)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Brassey (Thomas). The British Navy: its Strength, Resources, and Administrations, 5 volumes, 1st edition, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1882-3, half-titles, chromolithographic frontispiece to volume 1, 26 wood-engraved plates, 14 folding plates, marginal damp-staining to volume 1 half-title, frontispiece and title-page, Admiralty examination plates inscribed to G. G. Goodwin R. N. dated 1883 to front pastedowns (see note), contemporary half calf, gilt spines, red morocco labels, 8vo (23 x 14.5 cm), together with: Wilson (Herbert Wrigley), Ironclads in Action, a Sketch of Naval Warfare from 1855 to 1895, with some Account of the Development of the Battleship in England, with an Introduction by A. T. Mahan, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited, 1896, half-titles (each with contemporary gift inscription), 30 maps and plans, 46 plates, contemporary blue calf by Mudie, recased, 8vo (22.2 x 14.4 cm), and Wilkinson (Norman L., illustrator), The Royal Navy, described by H. Lawrence Swinburne, 1st edition, Adam and Charles Black, 1907, 61 colour plates, contemporary Navy League prize plate to front free endpaper, related plate to front pastedown, contemporary black calf gilt, spine sunned to green, 8vo (23.4 x 14.6 cm) (Qty: 8)This set of Brassey's British Navy was awarded as a Royal Naval College examination prize to George Goodwin (1862-1945), who was Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet, Admiralty, from 1917 to 1922, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

* S.O.E. A WWII RAF uniform belonging to Freddie Clark who was a pilot on SOE duties flying out of Tempsford, Clark was shot down on 1 April 1944 over Vallee de Cousee , comprising Flight Lieutenant's tunic with RAF cloth brevet and WWII riband bar with brass King's Crown buttons, trousers and and peaked cap plus an accompanying letter from Clark's Commanding Officer to his family dated 10 April 1944 'I am sending you your Boy's Tunic and Trousers for you to retain at home. These should normally be sent to the R.A.F. Central Depository, Colnbrook, but I thought it would best for you to have them. I am sending these unofficially and I do not want it to be known I have sent them. There is no news, alas, and I am unable to help you with any message. I only wish I could, but I will say that it is never advisable to abandon hope until there is some definitive news. I was talking to him at length the day before he was missing and he was telling me of his plans. I have not forgotten that yesterday was his 21st. birthday'. Also included with the lot is a copy of Freddie Clark written by Peter Five plus the main gyro and bomb sight recovered from Freddies aircraft and given to him after the war by the local villagers. (Qty: 4)Freddie Clark was born in Walthamstow, Essex in 1923, he was educated at Beal Modern Boys School, Ilford. He joined No.4 Squadron Air Defence Cadet Corps (Ilford) in February 1939 and in 1941 joined the RAFVR after completing training he was posted for Flying Training with the South African Airforce. Returning to Britain in 1943 he continued with conversion training, finally flying Halifaxes with No.138 (Special Duty) Squadron at Tempsford. Clark was shot down over France and after a considerable number of weeks of evasion he was capured by the Germans and taken to Stalag Luft III on 17 June 1944, he was released at the end of the war.

* Family Group. A family group of medals to Somerset Light Infantry (Casualty) and Naval Brigade (POW) A WWI group of three to Private F. Price, Somerset Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (11453 Pte F. Price. Som: L.I.), British War and Victory Medals (11453 Pte. F. Price. Som. L.I.), extremely fine with original paper envelopes together with a British War Medal (R.79 F.G. Price. A.B. R.N.V.R.), toned extremely fine with card box issue and Drake Battalion Naval Brigade cap badge plus a collection of 22 original photographs including the recipients in uniform, one showing Private F. Price with an amputated leg others showing Able Seaman F.G. Price in uniform, group images in uniform, possibly POW camp photographs and one of the two brothers together, also included is an account inscribed in pencil 'captured La Bacquere Feb 16th 1918' plus letter from the Record Office, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division dated 6th June 1918 to the recipients father in Redfield, Bristol stating 'I have to inform you that a further report has now been received stating that your son R/79, Able Seaman Frederick, G. Price, Drake Battalion, is now reported to a Prisoner of War at Kriegsgefangenenlagers, Cassel in Westphalia Germany', a booklet 'Welcome Home to Repatriated Bristol Prisoners of War by invitation of the British Red Cross Society (Bristol Branch) Wednesday January 8th 1919, items relating to another family member who served in WWII and other items (Qty: 4)11453 Private Frank Price was born in St George, Bristol in 1888, he served on the Western Front with the Somerset Light Infantry from 21 May 1915 and died of wounds on 24 September 1915 his headstone is inscribed ‘He Died For Us Ever Remembered By Father, Mother, Sister & Brothers’. Price is buried in Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

* King's Messenger Badge. A William IV period King's Messenger Badge, the silver gilt and enamel crowned badge with painted coat of arms encased with glass within 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' garter, silver-gilt back plate with silver greyhound pendant and blue silk neck cravat (Qty: 1)The first King's Messenger was John Norman who was appointed in 1485 by King Richard III to hand deliver secret documents and later during the exile of Charles II, the King appointed four trusted men to convey messages to Royal forces in England. As a sign of authority, the King broke four silver greyhounds from a bowl familiar to royal courtiers and gave one to each man, hence the silver greyhound pendant attached to the badge which a symbol of the service.

Walker (Bethune James). A Code of Signals for the Use of the Mercantile Navy, part first [only: of two], 1st edition, William H. Allen and Co., 1841, xxxii + 491 pp., 3 double-page wood-engraved plates including frontispiece (one hand-coloured), one further plate ('The Homograph, a Substitute for the Semaphore'), wood-engravings in the text, 4 pp. advertisements to rear, presentation inscription 'Presented by the author to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, May 10th 184[?5]', related library plate and ink-stamp to front pastedown, original cloth, rebacked retaining part of original spine, corners worn, large 8vo (25.3 x 15.6 cm) (Qty: 1)Uncommon: Copac traces six copies only in UK libraries; none traced in commerce. Walker (1785-1868) was a Royal Navy officer who appears to have later adopted the surname Walker-Morison. He notably recommends the adoption of the homograph method of signalling as a cheaper alternative to semaphore. The second volume, absent here, is much shorter than the first, at 168 pages only.

* Royal Flying Corps. A WWI DCM group of four to 2 nd Lieutenant W.R. Brookes, 10 th Canadian Infantry and 23 Squadron Royal Flying Corps who rescued a severely wounded officer from no-man’s land and received his DCM for conspicuous gallantry and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a pilot, participating in many dog-fights and bringing down enemy aircraft, he himself being wounded several times. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R (81103 Cpl. W.R. Brookes. 10-Can.Inf.) 1914-15 Star (81103 Pte. W.R. Brookes. 10-Can. Inf.) British War and Victory Medals (2/Lieut. W.R. Brookes. R.F.C.), last with traces of silvering, generally good very fine, court mounted, sold with an extensive research and copied photographs of the recipient. (Qty: 4)DCM – London Gazette 11 March 1916 81103 Corporal W.R. Brookes, 9 th Canadian Infantry Battalion (formerly 10 th Battalion). ‘For conspicuous gallantry; he led a party under excessively heavy fire in front of the trenches to bring in an officer who had been severely wounded. The attempt was successful, and the officer brought back to a place of safety.’ 81103 2 nd Lieutenant William Ralph Brookes, was born in Erith, Kent in 1892, prior to the war he emigrated to Canada residing in Ottawa as a mechanic. On 14 December 1914 he enlisted to serve with 10 th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was promoted to Corporal on 1 June 1915. Brookes received his DCM for conspicuous gallantry whilst serving with the battalion at Festubert 21 to 22 May 1915 when the Battalion was unsuccessful at attacking German positions at K5 Redoubt, resulting in the loss of 18 officers and 250 other ranks. Brookes was later wounded by shell fragments in the right leg on 21 October 1915 whilst manning the front line trenches at Kitchener’s Wood, St Julien. The following extract is from the War Diary “At 1700 moved into trenches, relief effected without difficulties but enemy very aggressive all night with Trench Mortars and Rifle Grenades. One Trench Mortar and one Rifle Grenade fell into (our) trench causing several casualties on both occasions, 1 officer and 7 other ranks wounded”. After spending some time in a General Hospital in France, Brookes was transferred to a hospital in West Bridgford, Nottingham and remained in the UK until 1917 when he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and commissioned 2 nd Lieutenant and trained as a pilot. There are several combat reports included with the lot including the following. 29 July 1914 - 2/Lieutenant T A Doran and 2/Lieutenant WR Brookes, 23 Squadron whilst on offensive patrol attacked two Aviatics east of Polygon Wood at 085 and destroyed one. 10 August 1917 – Offensive patrol combat report by Doran and Brookes “Whilst leading a formation on offensive patrol, I saw 5 enemy aircraft south of Houthulst Forest with an escort of about 10 enemy aircraft. I dived with 2/Lieutenant Brookes to attack one of the two seaters, the others of (our) formation remaining up to protect us from the scouts above. All the two seaters at once made off east but I overtook one and attacked from above, firing a long burst of about 50 rounds, finishing the burst at 50 yards. I drove the enemy aircraft down to about 1000 feet, he was going in straight glide when he suddenly turned completely over on his back and fell apparently quite out of control. At that moment I was attacked from behind by one of the hostile scouts who had got between me and the rest of my formation, but made off as soon as I turned to fight”. Another report on 15 August 1917 records Brookes as having probably shot down two enemy aircraft in a dog fight over Houthulst Forest, Poelcappelle. The following day Brookes is recorded as being wounded and admitted to hospital. He remained there until December 1917 but he did not return to combat but instead appointed an aircraft delivery pilot. He returned to Canada in January 1918 and was again injured in a flying accident that year. Brookes died in Ottawa in 1958

* Royal Flying Corps. Pair to Sergeant T.W. Haines, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (87596. Sgt. T.W. Haines. R.A.F.), minor edge bruises, good very fine (Qty: 2)87596 Sergeant Thomas William Haines, was born in Sittingbourne, Kent in 1895, prior to WWI he worked as a seaman and then on the outbreak of the war enlisted as a Gunner in the Royal Artillery (88433), he served on the Western Front from November 1915, he later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in June 1917 and served as an Air Mechanic, 2 nd Class (87596). Haines then trained as Pilot remaining at home until 1918. He returned to the Western Front in September 1918 and joined 103 Squadron and flew as a pilot in Airco D.H.9. bomber aircraft. On 2 October 1918 he flew in a bombing mission to Fives with 2 nd Lieutenant D.C. McDonald as his observer, dropping one bomb from 15000 feet, his aircraft was damaged in anti-aircraft fire. On 23 October he flew with McDonald on a reconnaissance mission, but observations were impossible owing to bad visibility. The following day Haines flew with McDonald on another reconnaissance sortie, during which he and his observer shot down an enemy aircraft which was observed to have crashed out of control, and sent down another out of control. Haines and McDonald who were on a dusk reconnaissance, encountered six Fokker Biplanes over Leuze at a height of 12000 feet. McDonald fired 10 rounds at one enemy aircraft which burst into flames and fell like a stone. McDonald fired the remainder of the same drum at a second enemy aircraft which went down out of control rolling and spinning, but he was not observed to crash owing to the clouds. Haines and McDonald were confirmed with two kills for this incident. Another incident on 28 October saw Haines and McDonald claim one Fokker Biplane over Chapelle-A-Wattines. At the close of the war Haines and McDonald were recorded to have three kills between them and Haines’ individual report from the period recorded ‘is a good pilot and keeps formation comparatively well. He is, I think, intelligent, trustworthy and keen, but has hithero been somewhat handicapped by having indifferent and stupid observers behind him. He is above the average and should do well. 33 hours war flying as a Pilot, 12 Bomb Raids, 3 Enemy Aircraft shot down (by Observer).’ Haines continued his RAF service after the war and discharged from service on 8 November 1926, however, he re-enlisted as an Aircraftsman on 9 January 1939 and was promoted to Sergeant the following day.

* Royal Flying Corps. A casualty pair to Captain G.B Hodgson, MID, 59 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, who was a victim of Lother von Richtofen the brother of "Red Baron", 13 April (Bloody April) 1917 British War and Victory Medals with MID oakleaves (Capt. G.B. Hodgson), extremely fine, with a folder of extensive research (Qty: 2)Captain George Bailey Hodgson (1895-1917) was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery on 1 October 1914. He qualified as a pilot on 29 July 1915 and served on the Western Front from 1916 (No.13 Sqn). He was recommended for the Military Cross whilst serving with the squadron but was downgraded to a Mention in Despatches. Hodgson was promoted Captain and Flight Commander on 19 September 1916. He then joined No.59 Squadron on 10 January 1917 as a Flight Commander. The squadron saw much action and suffered many casualties during "Bloody April". On the morning of the 13 April 1917 Hodgson was flying an R.E.8. (Serial No A3216), he was leading six aircraft of his squadron on a photographic reconnaissance mission, when they were engaged in combat with six aircraft of Jasta 11 and one of Jasta 4, led by Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen otherwise known as "The Red Baron", during which Hodgson was shot down over Biache-Saint-Vaast. Hodgson was the 4th victory of Jasta 11 'ace' and Pour le Merite holder Oberleutnant Lothar Von Richthofen (brother of Manfred Von Richthofen). All six R.E.s of 59 Squadron were shot down during the action, claiming the lives of 10 of the 12 airmen. The action is recorded in the book 'Bloody April...Black September', Hodgson is commemorated in the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France

* Blenheim Bomber Crash. An eyewitness account of a Blenheim Bomber crash near Oxford, 1940, described in an 11-page autograph letter by the artist Peter Robert Russell White (1921-1985), in pencil on six leaves of lined blue paper, describing in detail the event leading up to the crash of the Bomber near Bagley Wood, and the immediate aftermath of the crash and his assistance to the injured aircrew, with an annotated drawing on page 2, a little creased where folded, together with two associated letters and items by White (and his sister Pat) which also recount the story as well as the cleaning up of the crash site and a visit from an RAF officer afterwards, both similarly written in pencil on lined blue paper, 8 pp. and 6 pp. respectively, all 8vo (Qty: 4)The letter (written to his parents) starts with his description of the stricken plane in trouble, followed by a description of the crash scene and the three aircrew who had been thrown from the aircraft. He describes the condition of both the men and their machine, as well as their words to him. Young White asked one of the men who was lying next to the aircraft whether it was safe, to which he replied yes. However Peter was shocked to later find out that the aeroplane was fully fuelled and armed, and could have blown up at any time. The Blenheim crashed 150 yards from White and he was the first person on the scene. The experience affected him throughout his life. His hand-drawn notebooks and diaries were sold by Christie's on 6 June 2007 (lot 120) and the crash is noted in the description there.

* Viscount Northland. A fine WWI casualty group to Lord Northland, Coldstream Guards, who not only served as Aide-de-Camp to his father, the Governor of New Zealand, was commanding officer of the Ulster Volunteer Force (Dungannon Battalion), he was killed in action on the Western Front when shot in the head by an enemy sniper on 1 February 1915. Queen's South Africa 1899-1901, two clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa (Lieut: Visct: T.U.C. Northland. Coldstream Guards.), 1914 Star (Lieut: Viscount Northland. C. Gds.), British War Medal (Capt. Viscount Northland.) with supporting QSA dress miniature award and Great War bronze Memorial Plaque (Thomas Uchter Caulfield Viscount Northland), extremely fine plus two black and white portrait photographs of the recipient in uniform (one wearing his QSA medal) 18.5 x 13.5cm another photograph of the recipient leading his men off to war, a cape of the Coldstream Guards, grey melton cloth with gilt metal regimental cape clasps and chain, 3 buttons to the right breast, red cotton lining and bearing name badge inscribed 'Lord Northland', 92cm long, an officers mess jacket, red cloth with blue facings and embroidered Coldstream Guards collar badges, the lining tatty but with name tag inscribed 'Lord Northland', 58cm long plus white suede sword belt with silvered and gilt enamelled regimental buckle, inscribed '1900 Northland' plus a WWI period Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) For God and Ulster Irish lapel badge, bronze issue, reverse stamped 'L 2130', it is contained in a mourning envelope inscribed 'Badge worn by Capt Neil Mackinnon Coldstream Guards when helping the Dungannon Batt U.V.F. at Barons Court Camp of instruction undert the ... of Frank Townsend. Neil Mackinnon was killed on Nov.8.1915 in the Cameroons', original pocket diary for the period 11 September 1914-30 January 1915, and transcript plus newspaper cuttings etc. (Qty: A carton)Viscount Thomas Caulfield Knox (1882-1915) was the son of Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly and Hon. Lord Northland was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland and lived at Northland House, Dungannon. He was educated at Eton and then at the Military College Sandhurst. Lord Northland joined the Coldstream Guards in 1900 and served in South Africa fighting the Boers. He acted as Aide-de-Camp to his father who was the Governor of New Zealand (1897-1904). He rengaged for service with the regiment on the outbreak of WWI (Captain). He took a very active interest in the Ulster Volunteer Force and was a most enthusiastic and popular officer. He was chiefly instrumental in organising and training the 4th (Dungannon) Battalion of the Tyrone Regiment (U.V.F.) which numbered 2500 men for which Lord Northland was the commanding officer of the battalion. He was also an enthusiastic Orange man, and was elected the Deputy Grand Master of the County Tyrone Grand Orange Lodge and District Master of Killyman District Orange Lodge. Lord Northland was serving with the 2nd Battalion at Cuinchy, near La Bassee on 1 February 1915 when he was killed in action having been shot in the head by a sniper and died immediately. A memorial service was held in Dungannon with all shops and businesses being closed for the occasion. Lord Northland is buried in Cuinchy Communal Cemetery, France. (A photo of his grave included in the lot). Extracts from his diary 28 September 1914 "When morning came one of our groups got left in the open as the fog rose rapidly. Snipers got all three men, but one crawled in. Something had to be done and a volunteer, Dobson, crawled out and found 1 dead and the other severely wounded. It was a risky and Dobson recommended for the V.C" 21 October 1914 "I dashed up to the firing line opposite where Iay down - which unfortunately was in the exposed part where the 1st supporting half-platoon had laid. The firing now became general and we could see no Germans as the hedge protected them from view. - I tried to control the fire as much as possible calling out for 3 rounds distributed on first one section and then another, of the fence. Then a man four off me was hit in the face and started to groan and then a man to my right was slightly hit and tried to crawl off. I thought he was shamming and told him if he did not come back at once I would shoot him myself ...". See lot 389.

* WWI Naval Group. A WWI group of three to Able Seaman P.E. Edwards, MID, R.N., who was wounded at Krithia and later mentioned in despatches for the Zeebrugge Raid 1914 Star (K.33613. P Edwards, A.B. R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (K.33616 P. Edwards, Sto.1 R.N.) with MID oakleaves, extremely fine, with copied paperwork (Qty: 3)K. 33613 Able Seaman Philip Edwards was born in Landore, Glamorgan in 1894. He joined the Royal Navy in October 1914 enlisting in the Bristol Division, after training with C Company Collingwood Bn at Blandford the company embarked for Mudros Harbour on 10 May 1915. On 4 June the Collingwood Bn took part in its first and only major engagement at Krithia and owing to a failure of the French attack on the right of the 2nd Brigade of the RND, the Division were subjected to enfiladed fire. The Collingwood Bn was ordered forward and in about half an hour lost 16 officers and 8 wounded and over 500 casualties amongst the men, Edwards was wounded in the feet during this battle and evacuated from the Dardanelles. After rehabilitation and leave he was drafted to Stoker Unit at Crystal Palace Depot but transferred from the RNVR to the RN in May 1916. After training he joined the HMS Mohawk on 21 July 1916 and remained in the ship until 22 November 1917 when he joined the HMS Termagant which took part in the Zeebrugge raid on 22/23 April 1918, she was part of the escort to the Monitors "Erebus" and "Terror" the long range bombardment force. The London Gazette of 28 July 1918 lists the awards for the Zeebrugge raid with Edwards MID being the only one to a rating from HMS Termagant . He was demobbed in 1919 and died in 1982

* Tank Corps. A small collection of items relating to 2nd Lieutenant Eric Coleman, Norfolk Regiment Later Tank Corps who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele, comprising a large black and white portrait photograph of 2nd Lieutenant Coleman presented in a period glazed frame with accompanying Tank Corps cloth badge and inscribed '2/Lt Eric Coleman. Norfolk Regiment, Tank Corps. Killed in Action 31st July 1917.', frame size 56.5 x 45cm together with a Norfolk Regiment field service side cap and another for home service, each with regimemtal badge and buttons plus a related regimental enamel and sweetheart badge (Qty: 4)2nd Lieutenant Eric Coleman was the son of the Late Captain Coleman and Mrs George Drury Coleman, he was a native of Acle in Norfolk but resided in Wakefield. He initially served on the Western Front with 3rd Battalion Norfolk Regiment but was then attached to the Machine Gun Corps serving with the Tank Corps. Coleman was killed in action during the first day of the Battle of Passchendale (31 July 1917). According to his family his tank became stuck and he got out to assess the terrain and he and his tank were hit by an enemy artillery shell. Coleman is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate Memorial), Belgium

* Wellington ( Arthur Wellesley, 1 st Duke, 1769-1852). A six page letter dated Visen March 6 th 1810 written in a secretarial hand on two bibfolia of paper watermarked John Wise 1802 and signed Wellington . (Qty: 1)The letter, addressed to Charles Stuart, shows the degree of detailed distractions which the Commander in Chief had to deal with while fighting a war in the Peninsula. He is reporting to the British minister in Lisbon on his enquiry into a case of complaint about a British soldier who, it was claimed, killed a local man who refused to mend his boots. General points are made about the habitual lack of evidence that could be used at a court martial and the lengths to which Wellington went to maintain discipline. “ It is unfortunately but too true that outrages of all descriptions are committed by the British Soldiers in this Country nothwithstanding the pains taken by me and the General and other superior officers of the Army to prevent them; and to punish those who commit them.... I know of no means which have not already been adopted to endeavour to keep the British Soldiers in order. Detachments are never allowed to march excepting under the Command of an Officer; and the most strict orders have been given for the regulation of the conduct of the Soldiers when so employed....” Gurwood, Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, 1838, Volume V, pages 549-550.

* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke, 1769-1852). An autograph letter on three sides of a folded sheet of folio paper to C Stuart, Esq, signed Wellington, dated Gouvea, September 14th 1810 (Qty: 1)An interesting dispatch which gives details of the treatment of prisoners, and the current state of the French army. Wellington refers to 'a person who is in the British service by the name of Le Court, whom the Government have decided to send out of Portugal... It will be very inconvenient to the army to do so... Mr. Le Court was employed by me to take care of the French prisoners going home from Oporto last year ', and he continues 'I have heard that the Mob of Lisbon attacked Colonel Pavetti who I lately sent down to Lisbon as a Prisoner & one of our Officers who was in charge of him... they ended by attacking Sir John Cradock's House, and I believe Villiers' Servants were insulted '. The letter finishes with an update 'I think that the French have got a reinforcement, not only from Nantes but from a corps which was at Versailles. I find three battalions, which were at Nantes in June, now in Junot's corps, and one battalion which was at Versailles, in Ney’s .' Gurwood, Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, 1838, Volume VI, pages 440-441.

* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke, 1769-1852). An autograph letter on eight sides of two folded folio sheets to C Stuart, Esq, signed Wellington, dated Cartaxo, Jany. 3 rd 1811 (Qty: 1)This dispatch to the Envoy in Lisbon describes Wellington’s plans for billeting officers of the British Army in Portuguese households at Lisbon. He insists that the Portuguese 'should also be encouraged to complain of any Officer who treats them ill, or who requires more from his landlord than the General Order entitles him to... ' Wellington expresses the need to respect the dignity of local magistrates, and in short needs the Army to recognise that they are not occupying enemy territory but living alongside an ally. Wellington goes on to give a lengthy opinion on the unreliability of the Portuguese: ‘I never entertained a doubt that Dom Miguel Forjaz would make the best arrangement, and give all the necessary orders for the performance of any service: but there exists in the people of Portugal an unconquerable love of their ease, which is superior even to their fear and detestation of the enemy… Thus every arrangement is defeated, and every order disobeyed with impunity…’. Gurwood, Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, 1838, Volume VII, pages 101-103.

* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke, 1769-1852). An important manuscript letter on four sides of a bifolium watermarked J Whatman 1808 to His Excellency Charles Stuart, in a secretarial hand signed Wellington, dated Cartaxo, March 3 rd 1811, on four sides of bifolium watermarked J Whatman 1808 (Qty: 1)This dispatch highlights the problems facing Wellington's army, especially the supply lines: 'I have repeatedly represented to the Government the necessity of providing for the wants of their troops, if they intended that their discipline should be preserved, or that they should exist in the state of a military body at all. It is impossible to punish soldiers, who are left to starve, for outrages committed in order to procure food... Sir William Erskine again, yesterday, reported to me the wants of General Pack's brigade, and their consequent sickness. This is the fifth day that they have been without bread... I do not know how I can move the Portuguese troops, as they are entirely destitute of all means of supply .' Gurwood, Dispatches of Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, 1838, Volume VII, pages 333-334.

* Armstrong (Neil, born 1930). A folding lunar landings map, [published by Philip's], circa 1990, showing all six Apollo landing sites (11, 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17), clearly signed by Neil Armstrong in black fibre pen by Apollo 11 landing site on the edge of the Sea of Tranquility, visible image 63 x 63cm, framed and glazed, overall 85 x 85cm (Qty: 1)Provenance: David Murray Paterson MBE. David Paterson was active in public life meeting politicians, civil servants, business people and representatives of overseas governments. With a keen interest in the RAF in World War Two he compiled a list of signatures, photographs and other memorabilia from pilots who had flown in the Battle of Britain, as well as a number of the more famous names from the Luftwaffe. The Battle of Britain collection was flown in the Rolls-Royce Spitfire at Glasgow on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the 60th anniversary, and a further flight on the 80th anniversary in 2020 is planned. The collections are now in the permanent ownership of Glasgow Kelvingrove Museum to which David Paterson donated them in 1990. David Paterson was helped to make the necessary contact with Neil Armstrong in 1990 and sent the map to him to be signed. Much to his delight and surprise the map was returned with Armstrong's signature on the landing spot. The map has been in David Paterson's possession ever since. A signed account and biography from David Paterson is included with the lot.

A pair of late 18th Century Chinese export ware famille rose bowls, circa 1780, the exterior friezes painted in polychrome with British East India galleons with raised flags on the sterns, the interiors with floral swags, diameter 26cm (some damage/old restorations) (2)Provenance: inherited by the current gentleman vendor by his great, great grandfather Henry Rider. Henry Rider born 1822 became a Master Mariner working for Lucas Brother's Trading Co and it is assumed he acquired the bowls from one of his contacts there. It is thought that Lucas Brothers who were one of a few prominent traders in Bristol in the early 19th Century must pre-date this, hence providing a possible line of provenance

A collection of Indian/Burmese Figures in traditional dress. 5 larger sized figures carrying spears and sheilds approx 15cm in height, carved from wood and painted. Together with 9 painted ceramic figures in traditional Indian dress some are inscribed around the base "Ramdaskilam Deligkhiwal Lucknow". Each approx 10cm in height. Also one model of a mushroom? All these items were brought back to the UK by a British Serviceman who served in India in the 1930's.

A GREAT WAR CASUALTY PAIR AND RECORDS TO A MEMBER OF THE R.F.A. A 1914-15 Star and British War Medal named to Captain Thomas Aveling Abbott who served with the 2nd (West Riding) Brigade Royal Field Artillery. Captain Abbott's Field Message Book was kept as a diary. The first entry in the book, April 1915 begins "Easter Monday - heard while on leave that the Division had received orders to prepare for Foreign Service ..." Over many pages the diary recounts in a clear legible hand fascinating details of bombardments and daily life in the trenches. Amongst the events recorded are the battle for Aubers Ridge amd other actions. The last entry is on 24th May 1915. A collection of some 25 letters add further detail to the period of service, a letter dated 25th May signed Mark Briggs tells of Abbott's death ' ... he then noticed the little daughter of the farm standing apparently horror struck he rushed off with her to a place of safety and then like the great man he is returned to Crowthers and without giving a thought to his own danger. As he entered the door way a third shell struck the door post at his side. He died an instantaneous death without a seconds pain ..." A Certificate of Death from the War Office notes Captain Abbott's original resting place as 'a field at H.. 27.d 3.3. referene sheet 36. He was later moved to Rue David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais. (A lot)

AN ASHANTEE MEDAL 1873-74. Sir Garnet Wolseley interest. An Ashantee medal to Solomon W. Martin 1873-4. Solomon Martin was a civilian, a steward to the commanding General Sir Garnet Wolseley. Viscount Wolseley was one of the most influential and admired British generals who served across the globe and was Commander in Chief of Armed Forces from 1895 - 1900. With a photocopy of the record of this award.

THE MEDALS OF BRIGADIER GENERAL (Hon) G.L. SCLATER-BOOTH, 2nd BARON BASING OF BASIN BYFLETE AND OF HODDINGTON. C.B. A group of four medals comprising Companion of the Order of the Bath, Military Division, Gazette p6898, 25/7/1905. Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, Orange Free State and Transvaal clasps, King's South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and 1902 clasps. The Prussian Order of the Red Eagle with a letter from Buckingham Palace dated November 1911 "I have the honour to inform you that The King has been graciously pleased to give you Private Permission to wear the insignia of the Order of the Red Eagle, which was conferred upon you by the German Emperor and King of Prussia. The first two named to Lt. Col. George Limbrey Basing, 1st Royal Dragoons. The recipient is recorded as commanding a column in 1901-2, mentioned in dispatches twice. A quantity of related items including a Dutch Bible printed in 1882 with a paper label 'picked up at the Battlefield 1900' a further note stating that this was at a Battlefield at the Relief of Ladysmith. 'Marked Testament, South Africa 1900' given to every officer when he went out to the Boer war. A 1 Pond Gold coin, 1893, in green enamel mount 'Given by Serg. Cornwall (?) during the Boer War, Three bullet cases in a box with label 'Bullets from the Battlefield of Colenso. A South Africa 1900 chocolate tin containing remains of the chocolate. A photograph of Wilhelm II (1859-1941) Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. A Letts's Indian and Colonial Office Diary for 1905 with comprehensive entries. A 1914 Princess Mary tobacco tin containing tobacco and cigarettes and other documents. George Sclater-Booth (1860-1919) was the son of George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing a Conservative politician who served as President of the Local Government Board under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1880. This lot contains the 1st Baron's passport dated 25th January 1848 signed by Palmerston and a small quantity of related letters. George Limbrey Sclater-Booth was educated at Eton and Balliol College Oxford he joined the 1st Dragoons as a Captain. Succeeding as 2nd Baron on 22nd October 1894. He retired from the Army in 1906, became Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire and Justice of the Peace for Hampshire. He served with the Territorial Force Association being mobilized in 1914, he gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, Brevet Colonel and finally Honorary Brigadier-General in 1918.N.B. The two live bullets illustrated have been withdrawn from this lot.

A CASED L M & SCOTTISH RAILWAY MEDALLION 1926. Dark toned finish May 1926 National Emergency Royal Mint Medal, 51mm diameter. Designed by Gillick, presented to those who gave service during the emergency. Number 2003 in British Commemorative Medals by Christopher Eimer.

DEHUA FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL WITH DEER AND CRANEHE CHAOZONG MARK, LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD the immortal portrayed seated on a tall rocky outcrop flanked by a deer and a crane, his arms resting on a table supported on three scroll-form legs issuing from lion masks, his left hand holding a scroll, his eyes downcast with a contemplative expression, the reverse sealed 'He Chaozong Yin' and 'Dehua'34cm highProvenance:Formerly in the collection of Dr Johan Carl Kempe (1884 – 1967), founder of the Swedish pulp and paper company Mo och Domsjö AB; gifted by Dr Kempe to the current owner's great grandmother, who was a close family friend.

Various Records Art Garfunkel - Breakaway; Van der Graaf Generator - H to He Who am the Only One; Yes- Fragile and The Yes Album; Focus - 3 and Moving Waves; Hawkwind; Fleetwood Mac - the Pious Bird of Good Omen and Then Play On; ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition, ELP and Trilogy; Jethro Tull - Stand Up and Benefit and The Byrds - Byrds and Farther Along (15)

Ferranti U1032 Radio; Defiant A1; HMV 1379; Ferguson 356; Philco 100; and a good GEC lattice BC 5445 (6) Footnote: Defiant were a Co-Op own brand who set up their own radio manufacturing arm to supply customers with sets which were competitively priced, being outside the BBC monopoly.

* Bell (Major William Morrison, 1834-1900). An Archive of travel diaries, notebooks, letters & drawings documenting a trip around the world in 1869-70, comprising eight diaries and a further printed day-to-day diary for 1870, dated between March 1869 and August 1870, together with three further notebooks of thoughts and jottings, all written in pencil or ink, most of the diaries contemporary morocco with clasps, small (oblong) 8vo, plus a small packet of various letters and cuttings, and a series of approximately 60 mostly topographical watercolour drawings (the largest 25 x 35 cm, the smallest 9 x 12.5 cm) (Qty: a small carton)All the manuscript material and drawings are by the Victorian traveller and adventurer Major William Morrison Bell, of the 3rd Kings Own Hussars, and formed the basis of his two-volume travel Other Countries published by Chapman & Hall in 1872. His highly detailed narrative describes the local geography, as well as the people and their characteristics, industrial and agricultural practices in the numerous countries through which he travelled. He appears to have carried out the trip as a private individual, and apparently with several friends. He seems troubled and often complains of suffering from depression - particularly at the start of the first diary where he implies that he has had something of a run-in with the army resulting in him leaving the service. The archive comprises: Diary 1: Travels through India starting at Ahmednagar (India) including travelling with Lord Napier to the Durbar at Umballah, and the resulting ceremonials. Diary 2: Travels through India starting in Simla and finishing in Madras Diary 3: Starts with a sea voyage from Madras to Galle (Ceylon), and then on to Australia, with long descriptions of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as surrounding areas and industry. Diary 4: Starting in Brisbane, and on to Melbourne (again), Tasmania - Melbourne - Galle - Penang - Singapore - Hong Kong. Diary 5: Starts in Hong Kong, moving on to Whampoa, Canton, Shanghai and into Japan. Diary 6: Experiences in Japan, ending with a move onto San Francisco and California. Diary 7: A remarkable diary starting in San Francisco and detailing his trip (at that time the real Wild West) by coach through Yosemite, San Jose, Lake Tahoe to Salt Lake, where several Mormon meetings which he visited are documented. From there he takes the train to Chicago and up into Canada via the Niagara Falls. Diary 8: Starts in Montreal, moving through Quebec, Saratoga, Albany, with excellent descriptions of New York, and finishing at Boston where his tour ends. Diary 9: A Letts’s printed page diary for 1870 with manuscript entries by Bell, noting where he was and key daily events, expenses etc. Three notebooks which detail thoughts and musings, which he may have used when writing his daily entries. Various letters, mainly from India, though one from Sydney and another (dated December 1868) written whilst at Aden, describing the topography and accompanied by a hand drawn panorama sketch; also an 1872 letter from Blanche Wyndham, wife of the 6th Earl of Mayo, who had recently died. Mayo was the Viceroy of India in 1869 when Bell attended the Umballah Durbar. The letter thanks Bell for sending a copy of the printed book. Finally, there are cuttings with reviews of his book from 1872; two printer’s proofs of illustrations from the book with manuscript notes by Bell; and an interesting handwritten medical certificate dated 13 May 1870 from the Royal Navy Dr George (Bruce) Newton certifying that Bell, Colonel Fane and another gentleman should visit the sulphurous springs at Hanoi ‘for benefit to their healths’. Newton set up the Lock Hospital in Yokohama in 1868 to treat syphilis in Japan, which was getting out of control. To muddy the waters, there is an interesting diary entry (in book 5) around the same date as the certificate which teases us with this ‘…from here Dr Newton took us onto one or two brothels, scrupulously clean, matts, separate rooms, coverings & mattresses laid down. Little girls not yet ripe. The women hang about Newton…women & men in bath houses…’.

* Cresswell (Samuel Gurney). No. I. The Perilous Situation of H.M.S. Investigator, While Wintering in the Pack in 1850-51. Taken from a sketch by Lieut. Cresswell. "On the 8th of October our perplexities terminated with a nip that lifted the Vessel a foot, and heeled her 4 degrees to port, in consequence of a large tongue getting beneath her, in which position we quietly remained." - Extract from Capt. McClure's Despatch. Dedicated to Capt. McClure and the Officers and Seamen who Discovered the North-West Passage, by E.A. Inglefield, [circa 1854], colour lithograph finished by hand on original card mount, printed caption below the image, image dimensions, 43 x 70 cm, mount dimensions 57 x 82.5 cm, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)Rare large-scale colour lithograph after a sketch by Samuel Cresswell, second lieutenant and ship's artist on HMS Investigator, which sailed from Plymouth on 20 January 1850 under the command of Robert McClure with the aim of determining the whereabouts of Sir John Franklin. The ship became ice-bound from September 1851 to 1853, during which time Cresswell transported several invalided men to Henry Kellett's rescue ship HMS Resolute, some 160 miles away, thus becoming the first person to traverse the North West Passage. Cresswell himself returned home in the Phoenix, captained by Inglefield, and in 1854 published a visual account of the expedition, A Series of Eight Sketches in Colour... of the Voyage of H.M.S. Investigator (see Abbey Travel 644) , which contained eight chromolithographic plates, not including this or the following image. These two prints are from a series of four, of which an incomplete set is held by the Royal Museums, Greenwich.

* [Lord Napier of Magdala]. An Abyssinian Shield, circa 1868, circular domed shield made from hide and decorated in blind, with white metal strapwork and floral appliqué, two strips lifting, one metal strip and several floral mounts now missing, the reverse with carrying handle, leather to the reverse torn and frayed, RUSI (Royal United Service Museum) collection tags tied on, 55 cm diameter (Qty: 1)The RUSI entry reads: '1789. Leather Shield from Abyssinia, with silver plates for decoration. Given by Lord Napier of Magdala.' The RUSI Museum was dispersed in 1962, when the shield probably went to the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Canada, from where it was deaccessioned in recent years. Lord Napier of Magdala (1810-1890) achieved his greatest fame as an army officer when he led the expedition of 1868 against Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia). The Abyssinian ruler was holding a number of Protestant missionaries hostage, in his mountain capital of Magdala, as well as two British diplomats who had attempted to negotiate their freedom. After months of planning, the advance guard of engineers landed at Zula on the Red Sea to construct a port on 30 October 1867; Napier himself arrived in Zula on 2 January 1868, and on 25 January 1868 led his troops south into the Ethiopian Highlands. After traversing 400 miles of mountainous terrain in inhospitable weather, Napier's troops reached the foot of Magdala on 9 April 1868 and, the next day, defeated the 9,000 troops still loyal to Tewodros at the Battle of Magdala for the loss of only two British lives. Although Emperor Tewodros surrendered his hostages and made repeated efforts for a negotiated surrender, the distrustful Napier pressed on and ordered an assault on the mountain redoubt on 13 April 1868. The British captured Magdala, and Emperor Tewodros killed himself. Napier then ordered the destruction of Tewodros' artillery and the burning of Magdala as retribution. This included the expedition and its troops looting many local artifacts, which they took back to Britain. Napier was elevated to the peerage as Baron Napier of Magdala on 11 July 1868 and granted an annuity for life.

Munro (Innes). A Narrative of the Military Operations on the Coromandel Coast, against the Combined Forces of the French, Dutch, and Hyder Ally Cawn, from the Year 1780 to the Peace in 1784, 1st edition, for the author, by T. Bensley, 1789, half-title with engraved vignette, 8 engraved folding battle plans with tissue-guards (of 9: lacking the plan of the Battle of Sholangur at p. 246), engraved folding view of Port Louis, Mauritius, engraved bookplate of William Constable, contmeporary tree calf gilt, partial superficial cracking to front joint, 4to (27.1 x 20.4 cm) (Qty: 1)ESTC T106034. Uncommon; the engraved battle plans are executed with unusual skill and detail. Provenance: William Constable FRS (1721-1791), collector, who built a substantial cabinet of curiosities at the family seat of Burton Constable, near Hull.

Peck (Francis). Academia Tertia Anglicana; or, the Antiquarian Annals of Stanford in Lincoln, Rutland, and Northampton Shires, 1st edition, printed for the author, by James Bettenham, 1727, folding engraved frontispiece bird's-eye view of Stamford by Van der Gucht after P. Tillemans, engraved title vignette by Van der Gucht, list of subscribers, 32 copper-engraved plates (correct as listed in Upcott), in good condition, small waterstain to lower inner margins to first few leaves (generally a good copy), contemporary bookplate of Rt. Hon. the Lord Viscount Lymington to front pastedown, contemporary mottled full calf, gilt decorated spine, with morocco label, some wear to joints and edges (some restoration to joints), large folio (sheet size 39.5 x 24 cm, 15.5 x 9.5 ins) (Qty: 1)Upcott, pages 567-571. Large Paper Subscriber's copy (Right Honorable John, Lord Viscount Lymington listed as a subscriber). Francis Peck took six years to complete this work, during which time he became involved in an ongoing dispute with the local historian Francis Howgrave, who published his own history of Stamford in 1726.

Pitt Rivers (Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox) . Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore, on the Borders of Dorset and Wilts., 4 volumes (without Index), privately printed, 1887-1898, numerous black & white plates and letterpress illustrations, including plans, maps, tables, some folding or double-page, several larger folding plans linen-backed, volume 3 with photographic portrait frontispiece and inscribed 'From the Author' at head of title-page, some scattered spotting (including to edges), first volume with title and preliminary blank detached and edge-frayed, front pastedown in volumes 1 and 2 with bookplate of Graham Webster, front pastedown in volume 3 with mounted label pertaining to the design of the binding and armorial bookplate of Eustace Maxwell, Baronet of Monreith, front free endpaper of volume 3 with 2pp. autograph letter signed tipped-in from the author to Sir Herbert Maxwell dated 1892 on embossed paper headed 'Rushmore, Salisbury', spotted, top edges gilt, original gilt panelled blue cloth, some rubbing and marks, spine ends frayed (some consequent loss to 4th volume), volume 4 with spine faded and gilt dulled, large 4to (Qty: 4)The label in volume 3 states: 'The design of the bindings is a facsimile of that on a tablet of Kimmeridge Shale found by Lieut-General Pitt-Rivers in the Romano-British village at Rotherley near Rushmore, 1887'. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, 7th Baronet (1845-1937), was a Scottish antiquarian, horticulturalist, novelist, essayist, artist and Conservative MP. The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford has in its collection several items of correspondence between Augustus Pitt Rivers and Eustace Maxwell, and it is recorded that in 1887 Pitt Rivers stayed with Maxwell whilst visiting the The Wren's Egg standing stone at Port William, Scotland. The letter tipped into volume three conveys thanks to Maxwell for sending the plan of the buildings at Hardknott [Roman Fort], saying "it appears to be a very interesting discovery". Pitt Rivers goes on to say "We shall see whether the new first Commissioner of Works intends to do more than the last in regard to the preservation of Ancient Monuments", referring to George Shaw-Lefevre who took over the post from David Plunket in August 1892, although he states his confidence in the owners of such monuments to take care of them themselves.

Albin (Eleazar). A Natural History of English Insects ... to which are added Large Notes and many Curious Observations by W. Derham, 5th edition, for William Innys, 1749, A-N 4 O 2 , 100 hand-coloured engraved plates , plates offset onto text leaves, a few plates slightly spotted or marked, plate 8 bound upside-down, engraved bookplate of Sir Foster Cunliffe, Bart, by Francesco Bartolozzi to front pastedown, engraved bookplate of John Blackburne of Orford Hall to front free endpaper, initial blank inscribed 'Given me by Sir Foster Cunliffe, J B' (see note), contemporary tan calf, rubbed and scuffed, restoration to board-edges, 4to (28.8 x 21.8 cm) (Qty: 1)ESTC T85943; Freeman 45; Lisney 123; Nissen ZBI 58. For this edition 'the entire text [was] reset and a number of errors corrected' (Lisney). One of 150 copies printed. This copy omits the 26-page section to the rear containing Derham's notes and index, which according to Lisney is 'often missing', and is in fact not called for in ESTC. Provenance: Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet (1755-1838), of Acton Park, Wrexham; given by him to John Blackburne (1754-1833), of Orford Hall, Warrington, member of parliament for Lancashire (1784-1830). Blackburne's grandfather, also John (1693-1786), was a noted amateur botanist who cultivated impressive gardens at Orford, while his daughter, Anna (1726-1793), the younger John's aunt, corresponded with Linnaeus and Forster on entomological subjects.

Labram (Johan David). Sammlung von Zierpflanzen nach der Natur gezeichnet und colorirt von J.D. Labram, Basel, lithographie von Eml. Hindermann, circa 1835, 100 hand-coloured lithographed botanical plates, erratically numbered to top right corner (but complete), contemporary quarter calf, a little rubbed and outer corners showing, old paper label to spine rubbed away, small 4to, together with Roth (Albrecht Wilhelm). Botanische Abhandlungen und Beobachtungen, mit XII. illuminirten kupfertafeln, Nuremberg, Johann Jacob Winterschmidt, 1787, 68 pages of text, including title, 12 fine hand-coloured engraved botanical plates, tipped-onto blank leaves, in order to fold outwards, final two plates with some waterstaining, 19th century bookplate of Robert James Shuttleworth to front pastedown, near-contemporary plain boards, rubbed and some soiling, 4to (Qty: 2)Nissen BBI 1118 for the first work. The author of the second work, Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757-1834), was a doctor of herbal medicine and member of the Halle Natural History Society who also published Botanische Bemerkungen und Berichtigungen in 1807.

Adams (Robert). The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Sailor, who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1810, was detained three years in Slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert, and resided several months in the city of Tombuctoo, 1st edition, 1816, folding engraved map, King's Inns (Dublin) library stamp to title verso, final index leaf verso and front pastedown, scattered spotting, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, 4to (Qty: 1)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.

Roscaccio (Giuseppe). P ronostico perpettuo di Gioseppe Rosaccio dottore in Filosifia et medicina cavato da segni del sole della luna et delle stele qual serue intutte le parte del Mondo, Bologna, circa 1650, twelve uncoloured engravings on one sheet showing the sun, moon, stars, wind, comets, rainbows, eclipses and clouds and the behaviour of animals, trimmed to neatline, 455 x 300 mm (Qty: 1)Giuseppe Rosaccio was born in Pordenone around 1530. He graduated in philosophy and medicine at the University of Padua. To support his large family, he worked, throughout his life, as a cosmographer, historian, cartographer, astronomer, astrologer, physician, traveller, art chronicler, encyclopedist, and even as a bookseller. In 1606 he obtained the privilege of printing his works from the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Between 1607 and 1608 we find him instead in Bologna, carrying out his activity as a street doctor and astrologer. Thanks to the protection of cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani, Rosaccio was able to defend himself from the attacks of the Bologna Academy, who considered him a charlatan. He died in 1620, perhaps in Florence.

* Broadsides and Bills. Lydiard Marsh Farm, In the parish of Lydiard Tregooze. To be sold by auction on Monday 23rd of March, 1818, all the live and dead stock, Farming and Dairy utensils &c. of Mr. W. Dore, who has given notice to quit the said farm..., 1818, small advertising bill, old folds, tipped on to later card, 280 x 220 mm, framed and glazed, together with, 5 Pounds Reward. Lost (supposed to be stolen), on Friday Night the 10th, or early on Saturday morning the 11th February from a farm yard at Oare in the parish of Wilcot, Wilts, a Bright-Bay Galloway, about 14 hands high, aged, long in the back, lame in the near leg behind, both knees broken and used to go in harness, February 13th, 1832, small advertising bill, some showthrough of ink manuscript on verso, tipped on to later card, 280 x 225 mm, framed and glazed, with, William Simon, Rat Destroyer, Four Crosses, Cilcen, Mold, 1844, small bill of sale for rat poison used over seven nights, signed by Mr. Simon, old folds, 180 x 145 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus, A whimsical description & pedigree of Spanker the famous trotting mare..., published S. W. Fores, 1820, small hand bill with an etching of the horse with jockey up, with a description of its achievements below, 205 x 285 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and, John Gill's Advertiser, published J. White, Sheffield, circa 1870, large advertising broadside printed on yellow paper and advertising about forty different products and services, including a bookseller, tobacco, pubs, tailors, photographic studios, concert halls, hair dressers, printers and drapers, old folds, 465 x 365 mm, mounted, framed and glazed (Qty: 5)

* Giles, John West. [The Newbury Coat.] To Robert Throckmorton Esq. Buckland House, Farringdon This Print respresenting the beginning progress & completion of an extraordinary undertaking to prove the possibility of Wool being manufactured into cloth and made into a coat between sunrise and sunset, which was successfully accomplished on Tuesday 25th June 1811..., published John Mitchell, circa 1840, lithograph with contemporary hand colouring, one repaired tear to image, 540 x 740 mm, mounted, framed and glazed. (Qty: 1)A composite image showing a race to create a wool hunting coat from scratch in one day, held in Newbury Berkshire. The origin of the event was a comment made by John Coxeter, owner of Greenham Mills in Newbury to Sir John Throckmorton: 'So great are the improvements in machinery I have lately introduced into my mill, that I believe that in twenty-four hours I could take the coat off your back, reduce it to wool, and turn it back into a coat again'. Throckmorton calculated the time required for the various processes, accepting it could be done. Shortly after Throckmorton made a wager a thousand guineas that at eight o'clock in the evening of June the 25th, 1811, he would sit down to dinner in a well-woven, properly-made coat, the wool of which formed the fleeces of sheep's backs at five o'clock that same morning. A holiday was declared so the town could watch (greasy-pole climbing and fencing competitions can be seen to the right), and the race was on. Starting at five in the morning, Coxeter presented the coat to Throckmorton at 6.20, who put the garment on before over five thousand people, and sat down to dinner at eight o'clock in the evening. The sheep that provided the wool were roasted for the spectators. The 'Newbury Coat' is still owned by the Throckmorton family; an identical coat, made in a 1991 re-enactment, is in the West Berkshire Museum in Newbury. Rothamsted Collection number 181.

* Smith (C. N.), Joe. A favourite horse the property of Mr. John Atcheler, driven by him who held the special appointment of Horse Slaughterer to their late Majesties George 3rd., George 4th., William 4th and Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, published John Moore March 28th 1849, aquatint with contemporary hand colouring after J. Powley, slight overall toning, trimmed to image on three sides, mounted, framed and glazed in a near contemporary maple frame, 460 x 570 mm (Qty: 1)