Lot: 41
Edgar J. March British Destroyers: A History of Development 1892-1953, Seeley Service, 1966, fine, in worn d/jkt, complete with folding-diagrams; Oscar Parkes British Battleships, Seeley Service, [1956], orig.gilt cloth, slightly marked, endpapers with foxing, fine internally; and three other Naval titles. (5)
Lot: 42
Naval theme engravings, large format, 18th & 19th Century, plus some later prints, a watercolour etc; with portraits of famous seamen, few naval engagements, plus some 1950s passenger ships and other merchant vessels. Contained in large art portfolio. Good to VF (50)
Lot: 43
Naval engravings, 18th & 19th Century, mostly famous seamen but also naval engagements (13) and few others. Also late-19th Century lithograph of the S.S. City of Rome. Various sizes. Varied condition. (48)
Lot: 44
John Piper Oxon, Batsford's Shell Guides series, [1938] pictorial card wraps, edgeworn, the comb-binding with small fault, two small ink marks to text on p.21 and slight stain to p.19 o/w fine internally; together with the cloth-bound version, spine darkened, ownership initial top of publications list o/w fine internally. (2)
Lot: 45
John Piper and John Betjeman Shropshire, Faber & Faber, Shell Guide series, 1951, 1st Edn, signed by John Betjeman on title page, VG condition, in the issued d/jkt which is damaged and tape repaired; together with damaged Shell Guides for Devon (ring-bound, cloth covers) and Somerset (spiral bound, card wraps). (3)
Lot: 46
Paul Nash Dorset, Faber & Faber, Shell Guide series, [1936], ring-bound with cloth covers, VG, fine internally, with the issued d/jkt which has some large pieces cut away. Very scarce.
Lot: 47
A collection of Shell Guides (30), 1950s to early 1970s, almost all in VG/VF dustjackets, three signed by the author, several with ownership signatures; together with Shell Shilling Guides (10) and other UK topography. Mostly VG/Fine. (51 items). This lot is accompanied by a CD showing images of the books.
Lot: 48
Railway Manufacturing companies correspondence, mostly 1920s/1940s plus some related ephemera. Fair to Fine (abt.60 items)
Lot: 49
Railway Ephemera and correspondence, 1900s to 1960s, with much LNER & LMS, plus Southern Railways, Great North of Scotland and others. Includes circulars, forms (used & many unused), instruction booklets etc; wide variety. Fair to VF (Large qty)
Lot: 50
Railway Ephemera, UK & Overseas, early 20th Century to modern, with many wagon cards, 1970s engineering drawings for Royal Trains, New South Wales Rlys publicity items, correspondence, maps including Kenya Rlys, etc. Some mixed condition but many VG/VF. (Qty.)
Lot: 51
Scottish Railway Companies ephemera late-19th Century to 1940s with many used way-bills and similar, but also 1926 legal agreement with fine hand-coloured plan of North British Railway additional sidings for William Cooper's chemical works at Lochburn. Fair-VF (65 items)
Lot: 52
Pre-Grouping Railway ephemera from a wide range of companies from 1870s, with way-bills, correspondence, few notices, map of the South Eastern Rly., etc. Mixed condition. (Qty)
Lot: 53
British Railways 1950s/60s Excursion timetable brochures and handbills, various notices etc; wide variety, mixed condition. (93)
Lot: 54
Great Western Railway ephemera & correspondence, with many way-bills and other pro-formas, used & unused, plus instruction brochures, notices, etc; includes 1936 General Appendix to the Rule Book with many illustrations, 344pp. Varied condition. (Few 100)
Lot: 55
Midland Railways ephemera, largely 19th Century, with many used way-bills, memoranda, telegrams, invoices etc. Varied condition. (Few 100)
Lot: 56
Ian Allan ABC British Bus Fleets 1956-69 selection including nine small format; two of the later issues with prices altered on front cover, o/w good/VF, no internal markings. (15)
Lot: 57
Plans of Battleships, including few historic vessels, many in sets of five or more sheets, showing skeletal structure in plan & elevation, all in rolls, various printing and paper types, many large format. Many are WW2 vessels including multiple sheets for a U-Boat. (40 different ships). Also some modern coloured prints of maritime scenes.
Lot: 58
Dinky Toys collection, all mint & boxed, comprising modern editions for the French & German markets, 13 in all. Also related magazines, and ten other die-cast vehicles. (Qty)
Lot: 59
Berlin Olympics cigarette cards, a selection from two different series, all VF. (28)
Lot: 60
Accumulation with main interest in GB topography including many RPs of Youth Hostels, Leicester shop front, and street scenes of Devizes (2), Chesterfield, Penrith & Evesham; actors & actresses; advertising & manufacturing interest; Derbyshire views; Coracle fisherman Donegal; & few others. Fair to fine. (174)