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FIRST WORLD WAR silk postcards (21) £50-£70. | Nil |
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| 219 | FOX (Frank): 'The History of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry 1898-1922'...London, Philip Allan, 1923. 1st edition. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt. With 5 text maps, one folding map and 15 plates (2 detached, one soiled and creased to edges). Together with group of 6 buttons and a badge from the regiment. (2) £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 220 | FRENCH (Field Marshall, Viscount Ypres): TLS 1p 4to, Athenaeun Club 14 October 1922. Thanking his correspondent for birthday greetings and a gift. 'I have kept one of the little watercolours' together with autograph envelope, photograph and a signature on card. Mounted in folder with a few small edge tears, otherwise in sound condition. £40-£60. | Nil |
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| 221 | GALLIPOLI: Small group of letters by and concerning Captain Stafford, a Gallipoli casualty with some correspondence to his brother-in-law Commander Downs. Appears the residue of a lot which was sold in these rooms. Some military content, some field postcards from the Dardanelles. (A Quantity) £100-£150. | Nil |
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| 222 | GEORGE VI: Uncommon photograph of George IV signed 'Albert 1921', foxed mount but photograph clean. £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 223 | INDIA: WWII Indian military correspondence from serving RAF officer, lots of postmarks. Quantity. £100-£150. | Nil |
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| 224 | MARITIME INSURANCES & BILLS OF LADING: 1810, £100-£120. | 17.5% |
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| 225 | MICHELIN ILLUSTRATED GUIDES TO THE BATTLEFIELDS - 1914-1918: A collection of 5 original Michelin battlefield guides, consisting of Arras, Rheims, Lille and Amiens (English editions, 1919), plus a French edition of the later title. All in good condition, retaining dustjackets. Together with a French pictorial booklet on the destruction of Amiens Cathedral of similar period and a Field & Queen publication on German war crimes (7) £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 226 | MILITARY MISCELLANY: A carton of miscellaneous books and pamphlets including firearms reference, regimental history (w.a.f.) etc. (A carton) £20-£40. | Nil |
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| 227 | MILITIA ACTS: A collection of 67 18th century Acts of Parliament relating to the militia. Folio, disbound. (67) £50-£80. | Nil |
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| 228 | 'MONS MEG': Lengthy letter from Thomas Levell to Mr(?) 'Porrett' describing the origin of the phrase 'Mons Meg', Waltham Abbey 3rd December 1835. £20-£40. | Nil |
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| 229 | MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA: Fine mounted photograph of Mountbatten, signed Mountbatten of Burma af, 1905 and 1965. Mounted with letter to Mr Jackman whose father made Mountbatten's first sailor suit in 1905 with some attendant correspondence, a nice little group. £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 230 | NAPOLEONIC WARS: Satirical poem 'Emperor Boney to his Dear Mrs Maddocks'. 3pp 4to, Northumberland at Sea August 15th 1815. 'I have something to tell which attracts your regard/we have taken on board 50 packs of new cards'. 'and hark let me whisper a word in your ear/I wish now the world is beginning to flout me/you have people of talent and genius about me'. £100-£150. | Nil |
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| 231 | NAVY: A collection of 80 Acts of Parliament, 18th & 19th century, all relating to the Navy, some concerning Press Gangs. All folio, disbound, condition generally sound. (80) £50-£100. | Nil |
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| 232 | NAVY & MARINE: A group of 78 Naval & Marine related acts of Parliament, 18th & 19th century, folio, disbound. (78) £30-£50. | Nil |
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| 233 | NAVAL: Small archive of papers concerning Staff Surgeon W J Hadon RN 1908-1922, extensive letters, invitations including a number of royal letters connected with his wife who was a member of the Knowles family. Quantity circa 50 items. £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 234 | POLAND - WWII Veterans Cloth Cap, photograph in uniform, photograph albums (5) including war and post-war photos many from Osnabruck and copy of Mein Kampf. £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 235 | SPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON: World Cruise 1924, diary of Petty Officer Groves of the flagship of HMS Hood with more than 40 pages describing places visited by the squadron together with photos, ephemera, postcards 1923-1924. Disbound in two parts. £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 236 | THE ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS by John Fortescue, 2 vols. 1930 subscribers. Copies No.205. £50-£70. | Nil |
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| 237 | WAR TIME MAPS 1942 printed Russian?, scale 1:100,000 including Bournemouth, Brighton, Canterbury & Dover Eastbourne & Newhaven, Maidstone area, Margate, Rye & Hastings, Salisbury, Sheerness, Winchester area (10). Scarce? £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 238 | WORLD WAR II: Arnheim 1944. Large number of signatures of Arnheim veterans on prelims of book by James Piekalkiewicz and sleeve of record, 'Take all'. (2) £80-£120. | Nil |
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| 239 | WORLD WAR II: Letters to Lance Bombadier Fuller Surrey Regiment 1944. Returned to his wife presumably because of his death or missing in action. With photographs £20-£40. | Nil |
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| 240 | CAVALRY: SWORD EXERCISES: 40pp ms illustrated book in manuscript by Lt Col C E Radcliffe, dated 1818, ?unpublished small folio, vellum soft covers. £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 241 | COURT MARTIAL: Manuscript reports of Court Martials and sentences, Winchester 1843, 7 folio documents £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 242 | GROUP of manuscript circulars, memoranda and orders, 18th/19th century, Office Ordnance etc, mainly folio. £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 243 | MARITIME DOCUMENTS: A bond for 8000 old milled Mexico dollars (Chinese currency) to be paid at Ostend printed for apparently issued Canton 1792, signatures somewhat foxed. Together with memoranda for Quarterdeck Order Book, Jamaica 1799 and a memoranda signed by Sir John Ross, the arctic explorer when consul of Stockholm, 1839, £100-£200. | Nil |
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| 246 | ANTS, WASPS, SPIDERS: An interesting carton of books, with subjects including Arachnids, Ants, Wasps and fur producing Rabbits. Includes: FARREN-WHITE (W): 'Ants and their Ways'...London, RTS, 1895. Second edition, 8vo, original decorated cloth, rubbed..;DAVIES (C J); 'Rabbits for Fur & Flesh'...London, Country Life, 1918. 8vo, original red cloth...; Approx. 60 volumes, 1 carton (a box) £80-£100. | Nil |
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| 247 | BARTON (Frank T): 'The Retriever: Its Points; Management; Training & Diseases'...London, Everett & Co, n.d. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, slightly rubbed...;JAQUET (E W): 'The Kennel Club: A History & Record of its Work': London, Kennel Gazette, 1905. 8vo, original 2 tone green publishers cloth gilt, slightly damp marked, lower joint cracked. Together with a large carton of books chiefly on dogs including 4 volumes of the Ladies Kennel Journal (1894-1896), 2 copies of Youatt's 'The Dog', Hutchinson's 'Dog Encyclopedia' etc (1 carton) £150-£200. | Nil |
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| 248 | BEE-KEEPING: MAXWELL (Robert): 'The Practical Bee-Master': Edinburgh, R Drummond, 1747. Sm 8vo, contemporary full sheep, rubbed. Inscribed by author to verso of title (1) £100-£150. | Nil |
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| 249 | BLAINE (Delabere): 'Canine Pathology; or, A Description of the Diseases of Dogs'...;London, Boosey & Sons, 1824. 2nd edition. 8vo, recent red buckram boards. Together with a small carton of other books and printed material on dog management, breeding, veterinary medicine etc, 19th/20th century (1 carton) £80-£100. | Nil |
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