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Lot 371
BADEN-POWELL OLAVE: (1889-1977) World Chief Guide, wife of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Girl Guides. Collection of four T.Ls.S. and two A.Ls.S., Olave Baden-Powell, ten pages (total), mainly oblong 8vo, Nyeri, Kenya, 10th September 1939-24th July 1940, to Dr. F. O. Piorkowski. Each of the letters concern the health of Robert Baden-Powell and the treatments he was receiving from Piorkowski for eczema, in part, `Your patient is going on nicely I am glad to say, and though he has a little recurrence of slight itchiness now and again here and there, it is much less than before, and is soon overcome by the painting on of the liniment` (10th September 1939), `The liniment always soothes it, and so, though he is just a little impatient that it is not altogether cured, he realises that the itchiness is able to be kept in check.` (20th September 1939), in a later letter asking if the lotion should be stronger, `he was only having to paint the lotion on one leg, now this week he is having to dress both legs all over AND both arms and the hands once more...the eczema DOES worry him very much, and is a real trial to him.` (7th June 1940). Together with Robert and Olave Baden-Powell`s final joint personal Christmas greetings card, 1940, the folding oblong folio card bearing lengthy printed text and facsimile signatures as well as several illustrations, in part, `This is to offer you our hearty wishes for as Happy a Christmas as War will allow, and a New Year bright with promise. Out of evil good will come. We owe a statue to Hitler. He has done more than any man ever to consolidate our nation, at Home and Overseas and has given us friends in America and in ALL the countries he has ravaged....Stick it out! Play up to the Scouts` slogan "Sleeves Up! and with Tails Up Go to it to win the War"`Also including two facsimile letters from Olave Baden-Powell, one on the death of her husband, and a photograph of his grave. Some light overall age wear, FR (1) to generally G to VG, 10
Lot 446
BETJEMAN JOHN: (1906-1984) English Poet Laureate 1972-84. T.L.S., John Betjeman, one page, 4to, Cloth Fair, London, 24th August 1972, to [Roland] Gelatt of World magazine. Betjeman announces `Alas I cannot do it` and continues to explain that he is `dubbing and editing film at the moment and will be engaged upon this through September` He further remarks `I very seldom review books these days, it doesn`t somehow seem fair to the regular reviewers. When I had to do this many years back, I was always upset if somebody had reviewed a book before I had a chance to do my piece on it, and I always thought if I was in the happy position of not having to review to make an income, I wouldn`t encroach, I have tried to stick to that.` Together with a small selection of T.Ls.S. and A.Ls.S. etc. by other writers, also to Gelatt, including Arthur Koestler (2), James Michener, Arnold Toynbee, Edward Sackville-West, Louis Untermeyer, John Hersey etc. Generally G to about VG, 13
Lot 436
A Glasgow Style walnut hall stand, in the manner of John Ednie of Wylie & Lochhead, the pierced cresting above a bevelled plate, tulip motifs and foliate cast hooks, the stick rail with drawer to side, on spreading tapered legs with moulded block feet united by an undershelf with drip pan, 210 x 130cm
![Meggendorfer (Lothar). Immer Lustig! Ein Ziehbilderbuch [cover-title], Munich, c.1886, eight hand-finished moveable chromo. p](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2804430/42-20101127123010_468x382.jpg)
Lot 42
Meggendorfer (Lothar). Immer Lustig! Ein Ziehbilderbuch [cover-title], Munich, c.1886, eight hand-finished moveable chromo. plts., The Percussionist with one drum stick replaced and the other not working, tab to The Angler replaced, some light foxing and soiling, several closed tears, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed and soiled, with some wear to extrems., folio. Plates entitled: The Choirmaster; The Percussionist; The Fly-swotter; The Duped Huntsman; The Dwarfs; Fair Punishment; The Angler; The Turtle. (1)
Lot 43
A Collection of Approximately Fifty Cap and Glengarry Badges, mainly white metal, stay-brite and restrikes, with some damaged cap badge parts, three miniature medals, base metal watch chains, a cloth insignia and a brass button stick; a Bronze Medal for Long Membership of the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions, boxed; a Copy of the Africa Medal, with four clasps; a German Third Reich Iron Cross, second class, lacks suspender ring and three replica Third Reich badges.(qty)
Lot 154
An Early 19th Century Bamboo Swordstick, the 71.5cm triangular section steel blade engraved with tendrils and bearing traces of original blueing and gilding, the tapered grip with copper gilt pommel and escutcheons for wrist strap; a Stained Cane Swordstick, with 48cm single edge steel blade and curved horn handle; a Swagger Stick, to 1st Battalion Essex Regiment, with nickel pommel. (3)
Lot 214
A Zulu Knobkerrie, with small globular haft and tapered haft; a Masai Spear, with leaf shape head, split socket, long wood haft with steel spatula butt; an African Short Spear, with incised leaf shape head, the socket bound with leather strips, on a short wood haft with leather bound butt; a Rootwood Walking Stick, of pale colour. (4)
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