Lot: 81
Yorkshire related softbacks, mostly City of York, from 1827 to modern, with many guides, histories, reports, etc, many illustrated. (270) (approx 20 kilos)
Lot: 82
The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812, comprising a hand-coloured etching by Dennes Dighton of the assassin John Bellingham at the Old Bailey, and an Act of Parliament to provide for the widow & children of Spencer Perceval. Also four other Acts including an 1842 Act for establishing a Prison at Pentonville, and two concerning Prisons at Millbank and Perth. The print 29 x 21cm, with some browning and manuscript annotations. (6)
Lot: 83
Crime related ephemera including 19th Century public notices of a burglary at Swadlincote 1853, theft of timber at Froxfield 1835, and Calendars of Criminal Trials at Ipswich 1840 & 1841; together with six issues of the Daily Mirror for 1933 concerning the murder of Walter Spratchett, and other items. (Qty.)
Lot: 84
Vanity Fair 1873 ‘Spy' prints of famous barristers of the day. Coloured lithographs. Framed & glazed. (2)
Lot: 85
The attempted assassination of Queen Victoria 1840: a pair of coloured lithographs after T.C. Wilson depicting the attack by Edward Oxford and his appearance at the Old Bailey, printed by Alvey of London, framed and glazed, overall 17.5 x 15.5”; and a copy of The Examiner for 12th July 1840 with trial report and verdict. (3 items)
Lot: 86
The Manchester Martyrs and the murder of Police Sergeant Brett, 1867, comprising an original 14 x 10.5” photograph on glass of Sergeant Brett, and The Illustrated London News for 9th November detailing the trial of the members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood with a second edition insert describing their execution. Also a reproduction of a contemporary broadside, reproduction photographs, and research notes. The photograph of Sergeant Brett cracked, professionally repaired and subsequently framed and glazed. [The buyer of this lot to be responsible for its collection].
Lot: 87
Maidstone Police document, 1838, signed by 16 police officers, acknowledging payment for their services from the 23rd to 29th September. 16 x 13”, framed & glazed.
Lot: 88
L.C. Dunsterville The Adventures of Dunsterforce, 1920, 2nd impression, gilt cloth, b/w plates (one loose), folding map; Ellis The Transcaspian Episode 1918-1919, 1963, in d/jkt; and Moberley Operations in Persia 1914-1919, HMSO, 1987, in d/jkt. Spine of Dunsterforce faded. (3)
Lot: 89
‘HW' and Sidney Hay By Order of the Shah, Cassell, 1937; Persia: Geographical Handbook Series, Naval Intelligence Division, 1945, faded cloth; Wills In the Land of the Lion and the Sun, 1891, ‘new edition'; Wilson S.W. Persia: Letters and Diary of a Young Political Officer 1907-1914, Readers Union, 1942; and other books on Persia/Iran, one ex-library (11)
Lot: 90
Dirk Rottgardt Austro-Hungarian Armies in 1914, in four vols, and Austro-Hungarian Armies in the 1st World War, in four vols, Nafziger Collection, 2011, A4 s/bks, corner crease to front cover of one volume o/w fine. (8)
Lot: 91
Kempton A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies 1666-1947, British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, 1997, A4 s/bk, over 400pp; Head & McClenaghan The Maharajas' Paltans: a History of the Indian State Forces (1888-1948), Manohar, 2013, two vols in d/jkts, in slipcase; and two others (one ex-library).
Lot: 92
George Nafziger The German Order of Battle in World War II, 1999-2001, three vols, in d/jkts; Hermann Cron Imperial German Army 1914-18, 2002, in d/jkt; and two related. (6)
Lot: 93
Winston S. Churchill The Second World War, Cassell, 1948-54, a good set of first editions, the jackets of Vols.1 & 2 poor. Vol.2 with brief gift inscription to front endpaper. Also 3 other WW2. (9)
Lot: 94
A.F. Becke and others History of the Great War – Order of Battle of Divisions, Ray Westlake, 1989-93, six vols, Vol.2 as a 2007 p/bk, Part 5B (Indian Army Divisions) lacking spine; Fraser-Tytler Field Guns in France 1915-1918, 1995, in d/jkt; and three related (one ex-library). (10)
Lot: 95
J.B.M. Frederick Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Microform, 1964, two volumes, gilt cloth, some wear to hinges, and a variety of other military reference books. Fair to fine. (18)
Lot: 96
Lord Roberts V.C. (1832-1914): a selection of three autograph letters, 1894-1910; plus other military autographs including V.C. winners. (10)
Lot: 97
Military autographs, 1977-1997, a selection of covers (5) and PCs (2) mostly signed by VC Winners, two with additional signatures including GC winners etc. (7)
Lot: 98
Military Autographs, a selection of letters, programmes etc, variously signed, including Field Marshals George Milne, Francis Festing, William Nicholson, William Robertson (cut signature), Lord Roberts (cut signature), Richard Hull (signed card), and John Harding. (10 items). Also few items unsigned.
Lot: 99
Military Autographs, mostly Victoria Cross winners, a selection of signed covers and a PC, including many Gurkhas and Indian VCs, William Reid, Keith Payne, Philip Neame, Tasker Watkins, Ian Fraser, Edward Kenna, and Eric Wilson; several with multiple signatures. (12 items)
Lot: 100
Nazi propaganda poster issued by the NSDAP April 1944 featuring a quotation from Beethoven. Slight damp staining upper right. 19 x 9.5”.