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SUSSEX MEN commended to the Royal Military Hospital Chelsea, ALS from Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle 1844 recommending a soldier late of the 83rd Regiment who had served in Cape Town as an inpatient at the Royal Hospital Chelsea together with letter from the owner of Yew Tree Farm, Horley, Sussex confirming the residency of a Benjamin Blakeley the secretary of the Royal Hospital. £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 456 | ANTIQUARIAN: 2 cartons of assorted antiquarian books including a number of calf bound, mainly 18th and 19th century (2 cartons) £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 457 | ASSORTED BOOKS: Two cartons of assorted books, with some antiquarian. Includes: BOAD (Henry): 'The English Spelling Book & Expositor', London, 1794. Small 8vo, original full sheep, v worn, contents shaken, w.a.f. Together with other volumes 18-20th century, in two cartons. (2 boxes) £50-£80. | Nil |
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| 458 | ASSORTED MAGAZINES: A large carton containing assorted 19th and early 20th century magazines including Illustrated London News, Bibby's Annual, The Graphic, Pearson's Weekly etc. Condition variable. (Quantity) £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 459 | AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: Collection of signatures, letters and signed photographs, artists, writers, actors, musicians, politicians, public figures, military and others contained in green album including; John Ruskin from Brantwood 1886 ALS, W Hess signature, Hubert Parry, John Collier, John Martin Harvey, George Gross, Reginald Wingate, Charles Aubrey Smith, Roger Pocock etc, etc. In good condition. £200-£300. | Nil |
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| 460 | AUTOGRAPHS: Gallimaufry, a tray £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 461 | AUTOGRAPHS: A gallimaufrey of various autographs £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 462 | BEETON (Isabella, Mrs): A collection of 13 various early 20th century editions of Mrs Beeton's Household Management, All About Cookery etc. Condition variable, sold w.a.f. (13) £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 463 | BELLEVUE, MANCHESTER: Two large printers books with over 500 items of ephemera for the period approx. 1939-1956 covering all aspects of activity at Bellevue, wrestling, concerts, speedway. £800-£120.. | Nil |
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| 464 | COOKERY RECEIPT BOOK: Manuscript cookery receipt book, probably mid to later 19th century, containing over 100 pages of cookery receipts in a legible hand (a few 20th century entries), 4to, 20th century red morocco boards. Contents legible, a few old tape repairs, some browning/foxing (1) £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 465 | GALLIMAUFRY: A carton containing a curious assortment of material including an early 20th century cookery receipt book, a 19th century set of German child's building blocks in original wooden box, various playing cards, children's books, periodicals etc. (1 carton) £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 466 | GALLIMAUFRY: A quantity of deeds, £80-£100. | Nil |
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| 467 | GALLIMAUFREY: Mixed collection of account books, memoranda, letterbooks, some autograph letters, manuscripts, documents. A mixed bag (quantity) sold as a lot not subject to return. | Nil |
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| 468 | GALLIMAUFROUS MISCELLANY: A large carton containing a diverse collection of 19th and 20th century books; includes a First Edition of A A Milne's 'The Christopher Robin Story Book', 1929 (sm 8vo, original light blue cloth gilt)...;KNEBWORTH (Viscount) 'Winter Sports': London, Lonsdale Library, n.d. ex-library, retaining dust jacket. Together with juvenile fiction, annuals, popular natural history and a small group of odd volumes from Ackermann's 'World in Miniature' series, with hand coloured plates (large carton) £100-£150. | Nil |
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| 469 | MERRIMAN FAMILY: A bundle of correspondence India and other places 19th century. Quantity. £60-£80. | Nil |
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| 470 | MISCELLANY: A carton of mixed ephemera, prints and manuscript material including maps, deeds, an early C19 commonplace book and 5 bound volumes of printed reports on a development at Royston Park, Hatch End. (1 box) £60-£80. | Nil |
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| 471 | MISCELLANY: Wide ranging collection of autographs, cards, photographs etc - from Joe Bonano, American gangster and Mafia boss (TLS) to Winston Churchill (signature). Also included Bob Hope, Franz Lehar (signature on envelope), Frederick Stott (signature on postcard), Elisabeth Schumann (signature on programme), Lois Fuller (signed photograph), and others. Twelve items in all. Generally in sound condition (small quantity) £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 472 | MIXED ANTIQUARIAN: 2 cartons of assorted antiquarian books, mainly 19th century, some earlier, including poetry, some military interest, some leather bound etc. Includes 7 parts of Wrights 'Life & Campaigns of Wellington', with steel engraved plates (2 cartons) £50-£80. | Nil |
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| 473 | NEWSPAPERS: A tray of assorted newspapers and periodicals, 18th-20th century, condition variable (1 tray) £50-£100. | Nil |
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| 474 | NEWSPAPERS: Box of newspapers relating to city events and affairs second half of 19th century but some later material dealing with the abdication. £30-£40. | Nil |
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| 475 | PERIODICALS: 3 cartons containing a large quantity of periodicals including I.L.N., single issues of various newspapers and other publications, mainly early C20 though with some late C19, together with a collection of sheet music. (3 cartons) £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 476 | POUCHET (F A): 'The Universe' London, Blackie & Son 1873. 4to, contemporary green half morocco gilt, vg with colour plates and numerous text illustrations. Together with a quantity of miscellaneous books including antiquarian, Baedeker guides, a few books on Italian travel etc (1 carton) £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 477 | ROME: An oblong 8vo album, c1875, containing 25 photographic views of Roman antiquities and architecture, together with other photographs (inc. Crystal Palace, Paris, Military arch at Duke & Duchess of Cornwall's visit to Bognor). Includes certificate of Merit from Industrial Exhibition, 1879, awarded to Charlotte Dodswell. Together with two albums of crests and monograms. (3) £80-£100. | Nil |
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| 478 | ROYAL LETTERS: Handwritten, by Private Secretaries and Equerries from Royal Residences between 1884 & 1921 (25) including mainly Buckingham Palace but also Marlborough House, Sandringham, York Cottage - Sandringham, Clarence House, Royal Yacht, Kensington Palace. £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 479 | SALA (George Augustus): 'London Up To Date' London, A & C Black, 1894. 2nd Thousand. 8vo, original decorated blue publishers cloth gilt...;BAIRD (W). 'The Natural History of the British Entomostraca', London, Ray Society 1850. 8vo, c19 tree calf boards, rebacked. Together with 5 shelves assorted antiquarian books, many calf bound, including 9 vols of Capt. Basil Halls 'Fragments of Voyages & Travels', classics, some maps/topography, a short run of the Annual Register etc, 18th-20th century (5 shelves) £200-£300. | Nil |
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| 480 | SCRAP ALBUM: containing images of stars of the stage in Shakespeare plays and costume (with many useful captions). £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 481 | SIGNED BOOKS: A collection of 47 books, all inscribed by their authors to one former owner. Includes Chris Bonington (twice), Ranulph Fiennes, Denis Compton, Dirk Bogarde, Harold Wilson, Yehudi Menuhin, Joyce Grenfell, a good few Jeffrey Archers etc. (47) £50-£100. | Nil |
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| 486 | MISCELLANEOUS PRINTS: A carton of assorted prints, maps, etc, most 18th/19th century, some in mounts and frames (1 carton) £20-£40. | Nil |
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| 487 | ORNITHOLOGY: An album of mixed ornithological prints, 19th and 20th century, some with hand colouring, with some emphasis on hawking and falconry. Folio album, 19thc, black half-morocco gilt, a.e.g. (1) £50-£80. | Nil |
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| 488 | POSTERS relating to the advertising of theatre productions and entertainment including Balls. London Theatres (5), Devonshire Park and Winter Garden Eastbourne (4), Wimbledon Theatre, YMCA Hut Fund, Hastings White Rock Pavilion, Royal Albert Hall Carnival Ball 1925 (two different posters), Grand Theatre Croydon, St Georges Hall Portsea and four others. Generally good condition, some wear at folds (20). £60-£80. | Nil |
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