BS050208 Lot:127-160

127	LISBON 1705: BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE from George Hay(e) in Lisbon serving with the Army as a clerk providing intelligence about the progress of the army and his experiences at Valencia de Alcantara and Albuquerque and anticipating the arrival of the Earl of Peterborough's expeditionary force from England. 2 pages folio 11ž x 7 inches, handmade watermarked paper. Datelined L1 X 30th May 1705 (412 words). Letter from this campaign are uncommon (1) Ł80-Ł120.	Nil
128	MESS BOOK: 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment 1812-14. Detailed named entries C200. Folio cover detached (1) Ł150-Ł200.	Nil
129	MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA: Fine signed phot (10 x 8 inches) in uniform n.d. but with letter to Captain O.P. Jones (Air Force pilot) enclosing same, 10th May 1955, letter stained photo sound (2) Ł60-Ł80.	Nil
130	BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. General Evening Post for 4/7 December 1805, containing detailed reports on the battle, death of Nelson etc, reprinted from a supplement in the Gibraltar Chronicle, which was the first newspaper to report the action. Also included is a poem 'Nelson and Collingwood'. As issued (ie not disbound). A few small marks and blemishes, otherwise in sound condition. 'Trafalgar' newspapers are now becoming increasingly scarce. Ł60-Ł80.	Nil
131	NAVAL INTER WAR DIARIES: of Lt Commander Bernard Phillips a well connected naval officer 1928-1931 in UK, Mediterranean and Singapore. 10 detailed and readable vols well written, photos, each vol approx 10 x 8 inches (10) Ł150-Ł250.	Nil
132	NAVAL WWII: Interesting photographic shots taken by Mr Vivash whilst on naval service in WWII. Action scenes. Vichy French attacks. Ark Royal under fire. HMS Dauntless convoys. HMS Fury. Bombs br HMS Hood - some shots from crows nest with service records of Mr Vivash. (Quantity) Ł80-Ł120.	Nil
133	NORTH WEST FRONTIER: India 6 original operational orders 1903-05 (6) Ł40-Ł60.	Nil
134	PAR BALLON MONTE 1870: Long letter in English from Jules Messurier, a Frenchman in Paris during the siege to Mrs Simpson in London describing events and his role as a volunteer soldier, with newspaper cutting about the letter. Text damaged but readable. Ł100-Ł150.	Nil
135	SMITH-DORRIAN: Five personal albums of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrian. The largest being a massive long folio layout with 220 photos (various sizes) of Smith-Dorrian in India C1890s with some English photos including some from balloons. Mainly military life with plenty of horse related events and 6 watercolours paintings of horses by Indian (?) artist 'Mummoo'. Another album 50 or so mainly portraits and a loose collection of later photos including items relating to F M Sir William Robertson. Smith-Dorrian is chiefly remembered as one of six officers who survived the massacre at Issandawana in 1879. He went on to lead the 2nd Army in the Great War but was sacked by French. He died in a motor accident in 1930 (5) Ł600-Ł1000.	Nil
136	SOUTH AFRICA WWI AND BEFORE: Diaries and memoirs of Major P B Clements and his various campaigns in South Africa and Namibia 1890-1915. Most interesting are his diaries of campaign in German South West Africa where he was taken prisoner of war in 1915 and interned at Ouijo. Daily diary 1915, narrative writing apparently when in captivity. (4) vols an interesting insight on WWI sideshow Ł300-Ł500.	Nil
137	THE SECOND CRUISER SQUADRON GAZETTE 1905/6: Six A4 sized issues in good condition produced on board - illustrated covers. Covers visits to New York etc. Ł40-Ł60	Nil
138	US WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, DEATH IN BOSTON HARBOUR: Commission appointing Robert Menzies ensign in 19th Regiment 1757. Fine signature of George II pfms - seal worn off. Menzies rose to become Major in 84th Foot and was put in charge of a Battalion of new recruits shipped to Boston to take part in the War of Independence. Unbeknown to them Boston had by then in 1776 fallen to the rebels. Their ship was attacked and dismasted by American Privateers. Menzies was amongst these killed in action. Ł120-Ł150.	Nil
139	WORLD WAR I: G Sadler 1/4 KSLI, 3 ms journals (7 x 5 inches), 2 concerning KSLI's voyage back from Singapore, the other "the march into Germany" 1917-19 with 2 photos. Ł100-Ł120.	Nil
140	WORLD WAR I: Three letters from US Private Charles Schaffer - the last from France 3 days before his death and another letter returned to his family with cancellations certifying his death 1918. Good condition. Ł40-Ł60.	Nil
141	WORLD WAR II: Family of Brigadier General Weston. C28 erudite letters from his army officer son mostly on home postings but with a few from Italian Campaign 1944 with C15 letters from his daughter Trixie both at school and as an Army nurse. (A collection) Ł80-Ł100.	Nil
142	ZULU WAR CHARD RORKE'S DRIFT VC: ALs "John Chard" Fulwood Barracks, Preston 1891 to Miss North apologising for cancelling an engagement, with envelope. Chard 1847-1897 commanded the detachment at Rorke's Drift and won the V.C. See recent biographical essay on Chard in "Warriors" Max Hastings, Harper & Collins 2005. Good condition, uncommon. Ł650-Ł850.	Nil
146	PONTOPPIDAN (Erik, 1698-1764): "The Natural History of Norway"...London, A Linde, 1755. Folio, contemporary full calf gilt, spine darkened, joints rubbed. With folding map and 28 plates. Front free endpaper detached, occasional minor browning or spotting, else very good. (1) Ł500-Ł800.	Nil
147	JARDINE (Sir William): "Sun-Birds-Ornithology" - Vol V of The Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh, W H Lizars. c1850. Small 8vo, recent red half-calf gilt. With frontis, coloured title and 30 hand coloured plates. WITH: SELBY (Prideaux J): "Parrots", Edinburgh, 1836: Vol VI, Naturalists Library: Small 8vo, recent half-calf. With frontis coloured title and 30 hand coloured plates. Together with 3 other ornithological titles (5) Ł80-Ł120.	Nil
148	JEKYLL (Gertrude): "Home and Garden"...London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1901. New edition. 8vo, original brown cloth. Together with four other early C20 titles by Jekyll (5) Ł30-Ł40.	Nil
149	JEKYLL (Gertrude & Weaver, Lawrence): "Gardens for Small Country Houses"...London, Country Life, 1913. Second edition. 4to, original blue publishers cloth, dampsoiled. Together with 10 other volumes on gardens and gardening, late c19/early C20 (11) Ł30-Ł50.	Nil
150	LORD BYRON A SUBSCRIBER: ORDOYNO, Thomas. Flora Nottinghamiensis, or a systematic arrangement of the plants, growing naturally in the county of Nottingham; with their Linnaen and English names, generic and specific characters in Latin and English, places of growth, and time of flowering. By Thomas Ordoyno, Nurseryman and Seedman, Newark. Newark; printed for the author, by S and J Ridge. 1807. 7,c(1),344. With list of subscribers. Fine clean uncut copy, neatly rebound in blue boards, grey spine with paper label. L, O only in NTSC. DNAL. MH-A, NNBG in NUC. Rare. The four page list of subscribers includes 'The Right Hon. Lord Byron, Newstead'. (1) Ł200-Ł300.	Nil
151	LOWE (E J): "Beautiful Leaved Plants"...London, Groombridge, 1866. Large 8vo, contemporary half calf. With 60 colour plates. With a very good copy of Spencer Thomson's Wild Flowers, new edition, 1859, in original blue cloth gilt. (2) Ł60-Ł100.	Nil
152	NATURAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS: "The Natural History of Quadrupeds and Cetaceous Animals"...Bungay, 1811. 2 vols. 8vo, nr. contemporary full tree-calf, joints cracked, upper board vol 1 detached. With 120 hand-coloured plates (2) Ł100-Ł150.	Nil
153	NICHOLSON (George): "The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening"...London, Upcott Gill, c1900. 8 volumes, 4to, original green publishers cloth. Numerous colour plates. Together with 18 others on gardening, botany etc. (26) Ł20-Ł40.	Nil
154	STEELE (Andrew): "The Natural and Agricultural History of Peat-Moss or Turf-Bog"...Edinburgh, 1826. First edition. 8vo, original paper covered boards, printed title label to spine; half-title. (1) Ł60-Ł100.	Nil
156	A summary of the acts of the parliaments of Scotland against popery and papists. (London, 1680?) Folio. 4pp. Drop-head title. Disbound. Wing 1347A. Ł200-Ł300	Nil
157	BAXTER (Richard): The Saints Everlasting Rest published in 4 parts 1654-55. Erratically paginated but over 1000pp 4to. Lacks title page and first pages of dedication. Title pages of parts 2, 3 and 4 present. Not collated but apart from loss at front appears complete. Full calf contemporary binding, worn. Some edge creasing, dustmarking, browning, but an interesting copy, with ownership inscriptions, of a seminal work of the Puritan church. Ł50-Ł80.	Nil
158	TRACTS: A collection of early C19 tracts published by Rivingtons on behalf of SPCK. Mostly concerned with moral behaviour. Including the Seaman's Monitor; Exultation to Prisoners; Admonition to the drinkers of gin, brandy; Exultation to Chastity; the Public Housekeeper's Monitor; Exercise against lying for the use of charity schools; Advice and Warning to servants; and others. 13 items in all. Disbound. A little dustmarking, otherwise in sound condition. (13) Ł60-Ł80.	Nil
159	ESSAYS: Historical and Critical on English Church Music. William Mason, York 1795, 8vo, 264pp, calf. Ł180-Ł220.	Nil
160	[HERVEY, RIGHT REVEREND LORD ARTHUR, CHURCHMAN]. Collection of 25 letters, 44pp, various sizes, 1852-1867, written to Hervey. Mostly on church matters including local Friendly Societies, education, Norwich Church Conference and much else. Correspondents include many prominent church and state figures including George Grey (on transportation), S H Walpole, E C Hawtrey, Nathaniel Woodard, George Williams. Hervey was appointed Archdeacon of Suffolk in 1862 and subsequently Bishop of Bath & Wells 1869. He was the fourth son of Marquis of Bristol. Generally in sound condition. (Folder) Ł50-Ł80.	Nil

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