Auction No 426, Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST
251 Lots (displaying 61 - 80)
Rajiv Gandhi: a fine ink-signed photo dated 1987, 7 x 5”. [Gandhi was India’s sixth prime minister, assassinated in 1991]
Rajiv Gandhi: a fine ink-signed photo dated 1987, 7 x 5”. [Gandhi was India’s sixth prime minister, assassinated in 1991]
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRajiv Gandhi: a fine ink-signed photo dated 1987, 7 x 5”. [Gandhi was India's sixth prime minister, assassinated in 1991]
Military & Naval including William Slim "Defeat Into Victory", Cassell, 1956, complete with 21 maps; and "The Jellicoe Papers", Navy Records Soc.,
Military & Naval including William Slim "Defeat Into Victory", Cassell, 1956, complete with 21 maps; and "The Jellicoe Papers", Navy Records Soc.,
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILSMilitary & Naval including William Slim Defeat Into Victory, Cassell, 1956, complete with 21 maps; and The Jellicoe Papers, Navy Records Soc.,1966-68, 2 vols. Military Engineering with tape stains. (6)
J.A. Hammerton (Ed.) "The War Illustrated", Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one),
J.A. Hammerton (Ed.) "The War Illustrated", Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one),
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJ.A. Hammerton (Ed.) The War Illustrated, Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one), publisher's pictorial cloth, VG/Fine. (8). [Offered on behalf of The National Trust]
[War Office] "Technical Notes", R.F.C. [Royal Flying Corps], H.M.S.O.,1916, signed and inscribed "2nd Lt. Eyre Percival Morris, 1st. Batt.The Buffs",
[War Office] "Technical Notes", R.F.C. [Royal Flying Corps], H.M.S.O.,1916, signed and inscribed "2nd Lt. Eyre Percival Morris, 1st. Batt.The Buffs",
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £125
MORE DETAILS[War Office] Technical Notes, R.F.C. [Royal Flying Corps], H.M.S.O., 1916, signed and inscribed 2nd Lt. Eyre Percival Morris, 1st. Batt. The Buffs, in pencil to front endpaper. Morris was a pilot with No.8 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. He was killed in action on 1st May 1917 when his aircraft took a direct hit from an artillery shell while he was on observation patrol. Original printed cloth, front board marked; very good internally and complete with 38 folding diagrams, plate number 30 torn (though no loss) and requiring repair. The index refers to a ‘Plate 37A' which is not present though there is no sign of anything having been removed. A unique copy. [Collector's research notes included]
Henry Fishwick "The History of The Parish of Rochdale",1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text.
Henry Fishwick "The History of The Parish of Rochdale",1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text.
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSHenry Fishwick The History of The Parish of Rochdale, 1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text. Minor spotting to half-title o/w fine internally. Quarto. Handsomely rebound in quarter-morocco, gilt, with buckram covered boards. Boards slightly bowed. (8),588pp.
"Souvenir of the Eagle’s Nest", c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript,
"Souvenir of the Eagle’s Nest", c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript,
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £130
MORE DETAILSSouvenir of the Eagle's Nest, c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript, including the SS barracks and Hitler's house, two showing bomb damage to adjacent buildings. [These were produced for tourists individually and vary in content. Few have survived. The captions suggest that Hitler's house was itself damaged by RAF bombing but this is incorrect.]
Catherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", privately published, London, [1887].
Catherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", privately published, London, [1887].
Lot 67
Lot: 67
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSCatherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose, privately published, London, [1887]. Octavo, 257pp, frontispiece portrait. Half-leather, gilt, rubbed at extremities. Inscription by author to title page. A scarce title.[Primrose, 1848-85, served in the Grenadier Guards and as the Military Attache at Vienna. He was the brother of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. His mother who is the author was a very close companion to Queen Victoria and was bridesmaid at her wedding].
Lt.Col. J.J. Thomas "A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers"
Lt.Col. J.J. Thomas "A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers"
Lot 68
Lot: 68
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSLt.Col. J.J. Thomas A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, ‘The King's' (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers. From its inception in 1859 to the end of June, 1908. Liverpool, 1909, privately published. Gilt cloth. No inscriptions. No examples recorded on Copac or Worldcat. 103pp
[Andrew] Ducarel "A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester", London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked,
[Andrew] Ducarel "A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester", London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked,
Lot 69
Lot: 69
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS[Andrew] Ducarel A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester, London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked, light spotting to prelims, front pastedown with label of Henry Wood, Lewisham, and obituary newscutting of the author; iv,215pp; and Thomas Olyer Kent Epitaphs and Inscriptions from the Churches of Kent, 1912, gilt cloth, 125pp (2)
Military History, mainly WW2 including Drummond "But For These Men", 1962, 1st Edn; Arthur Harris "Bomber Offensive", 1947, 1st Edn;
Military History, mainly WW2 including Drummond "But For These Men", 1962, 1st Edn; Arthur Harris "Bomber Offensive", 1947, 1st Edn;
Lot 70
Lot: 70
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £94
MORE DETAILSMilitary History, mainly WW2 including Drummond But For These Men, 1962, 1st Edn; Arthur Harris Bomber Offensive, 1947, 1st Edn; Lindsay Sherwood Rangers, 1952, 1st Edn, and various others. All (bar one s/bk) in d/jkts, the jacket of Sherwood Rangers badly chipped. (13)
Social & Economic History, plus few local history titles, largely h/bks in d/jackets, a few with ownership signatures o/w VG/VF, none ex-library. (53)
Social & Economic History, plus few local history titles, largely h/bks in d/jackets, a few with ownership signatures o/w VG/VF, none ex-library. (53)
Lot 71
Lot: 71
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSocial & Economic History, plus few local history titles, largely h/bks in d/jackets, a few with ownership signatures o/w VG/VF, none ex-library. (53)
19th Century cabinet photos (16) and carte-de-visite (6), plus early 20th Century PC size photos (10), by the Midlands photographers Speight;
19th Century cabinet photos (16) and carte-de-visite (6), plus early 20th Century PC size photos (10), by the Midlands photographers Speight;
Lot 72
Lot: 72
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS19th Century cabinet photos (16) and carte-de-visite (6), plus early 20th Century PC size photos (10), by the Midlands photographers Speight; together with topographical PPCs (25) issued by Clare Speight, mostly views of Warwickshire plus few Blackpool. VG/VF (57)
Louis Raemaeker (and Francis Stopford, editor) "The ‘Land & Water' Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons", Land & Water, London, 1916-17, two volumes,
Louis Raemaeker (and Francis Stopford, editor) "The ‘Land & Water' Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons", Land & Water, London, 1916-17, two volumes,
Lot 73
Lot: 73
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLouis Raemaeker (and Francis Stopford, editor) The ‘Land & Water' Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons, Land & Water, London, 1916-17, two volumes, tall quarto, half-leather, gilt, complete with 310 colour plates; some fading to boards, repairs at spine extremities; front endpaper of Vol.1 creased o/w fine internally.
W.E. Axon "Annals of Manchester", 1886, gilt cloth, VG; Raymond Richards "Old Cheshire Churches", 1973, signed & inscribed by the author,
W.E. Axon "Annals of Manchester", 1886, gilt cloth, VG; Raymond Richards "Old Cheshire Churches", 1973, signed & inscribed by the author,
Lot 74
Lot: 74
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSW.E. Axon Annals of Manchester, 1886, gilt cloth, VG; Raymond Richards Old Cheshire Churches, 1973, signed & inscribed by the author, tape stains to inscription page; and two other items including a notebook of popular songs, written in manuscript, 1920. (4)
Immigration and other Official Documents 1939-56 concerning L/Cpl. Stanislaw Bukielski and his wife Cpl. Julia Bukielska, both of the Polish Army,
Immigration and other Official Documents 1939-56 concerning L/Cpl. Stanislaw Bukielski and his wife Cpl. Julia Bukielska, both of the Polish Army,
Lot 75
Lot: 75
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSImmigration and other Official Documents 1939-56 concerning L/Cpl. Stanislaw Bukielski and his wife Cpl. Julia Bukielska, both of the Polish Army, M.E.F., both granted permission to work with the Polish Resettlement Corps in the UK, together with two documents pertaining to Stanislaw Bukielski's Naturalization as a United States citizen in 1963, and four further documents supplied by the Polish Government 1949-1970s.Includes 1944 UK Immigration landing permit and 8 photos of the Bukielski family Good to fine. (36 items).
Holocaust memorabilia comprising a fabric Jewish Star of Dutch origin inscribed Jood; a scarce armband 'Altestenrat' for use by the Council of Elders
Holocaust memorabilia comprising a fabric Jewish Star of Dutch origin inscribed Jood; a scarce armband 'Altestenrat' for use by the Council of Elders
Lot 76
Lot: 76
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSHolocaust memorabilia comprising a fabric Jewish Star of Dutch origin inscribed Jood; a scarce armband Altestenrat for use by the Council of Elders of the Jewish Ghetto Community; a photo thought to be taken in Warsaw depicting German Military and Gestapo personnel during the seizure of Jewish possessions; a 1943 Work Permit in poor condition for a Polish citizen in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto; and 8 modern photos of the Sachsenhausen Memorial & Museum.
T. E. Lawrence selection including "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", 1935, plus biographical works concerning Lawrence; together with three others
T. E. Lawrence selection including "Seven Pillars of Wisdom", 1935, plus biographical works concerning Lawrence; together with three others
Lot 77
Lot: 77
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILST. E. Lawrence selection including Seven Pillars of Wisdom, 1935, plus biographical works concerning Lawrence; together with three others including Laffan The Guardians of the Gate: Historical Lectures on the Serbs, Oxford, 1918. Mixed condition, Revolt in the Desert with library marks. (13)
"Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on University Tests; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence..."
"Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on University Tests; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence..."
Lot 78
Lot: 78
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSReport from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on University Tests; together with the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix. [London], 1870; foolscap; nicely bound in cloth with gilt leather title; good clean text; vii,361pp
Linda Darnell: a fine ink-signed vintage photo of the Hollywood actress, 7 x 5”.
Linda Darnell: a fine ink-signed vintage photo of the Hollywood actress, 7 x 5”.
Lot 79
Lot: 79
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSLinda Darnell: a fine ink-signed vintage photo of the Hollywood actress, 7 x 5”.
"Obra de Joan Miro: Dibuixos, pitura, escultura, ceramica, textils", Barcelona, 1988, in d/jkt, 556pp, colour plates & b/w illustrations;
"Obra de Joan Miro: Dibuixos, pitura, escultura, ceramica, textils", Barcelona, 1988, in d/jkt, 556pp, colour plates & b/w illustrations;
Lot 80
Lot: 80
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSObra de Joan Miro: Dibuixos, pitura, escultura, ceramica, textils, Barcelona, 1988, in d/jkt, 556pp, colour plates & b/w illustrations; together with four works on Salvador Dali. VG/VF (5)