Auction No 362, Category: History
28 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. "Rangitoto"
Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. "Rangitoto"
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £110
MORE DETAILSTrans-Antarctic Expedition 1957-58, a group of autographs obtained on board the R.M.S. Rangitoto, during the return journey to England, a signed page, on the ship's notepaper, comprising signatures of the British Explorers and RAF contingent, including Vivian Fuchs, Ralph Lenton, Gordon Haslop, John Lewis, David Stratton, Geoff Pratt, Hal Lister, George W. Marsh, Peter Weston, Ellis Williams, Allan Rogers and Roy Homard; the page laid down on the front endpaper of Fuchs' & Edmund Hilary's book The Crossing of Antarctica, First Edn, 1958, in good dustjacket (foxing to edge of text-block).
"Punch, or The London Charivari" 1865, fine bound volume, quarto, publisher's cloth, gilt,
"Punch, or The London Charivari" 1865, fine bound volume, quarto, publisher's cloth, gilt,
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £7
MORE DETAILSPunch, or The London Charivari 1865, fine bound volume, quarto, publisher's cloth, gilt, a.e.g., numerous cartoons, some full-page, appears complete. Some minor spotting.
New Zealand selection including Macgregor "Petticoat Pioneers: North Island Women of the Colonial Era"
New Zealand selection including Macgregor "Petticoat Pioneers: North Island Women of the Colonial Era"
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £66
MORE DETAILSNew Zealand selection including Macgregor Petticoat Pioneers: North Island Women of the Colonial Era, 1973-75, two volumes in dustjackets; John Grainger The Amazing Thames, 1951; Flora Spurdle New Stories of Old Whanganui, 1959, wraps; and Gillespie South Canterbury: A Record of Settlement, 1958, in d/jkt. Also John Foster Fraser Round the World on a Wheel, 1916, pictorial cloth. (13)
Arthur Kipling and Hugh King "Head-Dress Badges of the British Army" Muller, 1979-1980, 2 volume set,
Arthur Kipling and Hugh King "Head-Dress Badges of the British Army" Muller, 1979-1980, 2 volume set,
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSArthur Kipling and Hugh King Head-Dress Badges of the British Army Muller, 1979-1980, 2 volume set, very fine, in dustjackets, numerous illustrations. (2)
Leif Mills "Frank Wild" Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author,
Leif Mills "Frank Wild" Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSLeif Mills Frank Wild Caedmon of Whitby, 1999, h/bk in d/jkt, signed and dated by the author, the scarce first edition; 343pp.
"The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: Being the History of the Regiment from December 1688 to July 1914"
"The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: Being the History of the Regiment from December 1688 to July 1914"
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: Being the History of the Regiment from December 1688 to July 1914, Constable & Co, 1934, fine hardback in damaged dustjacket. 673pp
Journals & publications of the Orders and Medals Research Society (39) with several on the Rifle Brigade;
Journals & publications of the Orders and Medals Research Society (39) with several on the Rifle Brigade;
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSJournals & publications of the Orders and Medals Research Society (39) with several on the Rifle Brigade; plus reference books on Medals, and selection of Glendinning's auction catalogues. (51)
David Harvey "Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross Headstones & Memorials" K.& K.Patience, 1999,
David Harvey "Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross Headstones & Memorials" K.& K.Patience, 1999,
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSDavid Harvey Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross Headstones & Memorials K.& K.Patience, 1999, 2 volumes in d/jkts. VF; The London Gazette (Falklands Awards),1982, gilt cloth; Douglas-Morris The Naval Long Service Medals 1830-1990, A4 softback, 288pp; and others, most relating to the Victoria Cross. (8).
H.M.Walker "A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1674-1902" John Murray, 1919, 502pp, folding maps, VG;
H.M.Walker "A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1674-1902" John Murray, 1919, 502pp, folding maps, VG;
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSH.M.Walker A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1674-1902 John Murray, 1919, 502pp, folding maps, VG; C.N. Barclay The History of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 1919-1945, 1952, in d/jkt; and related titles including Duckers The Delhi Durbar Medal 1911 to the British Army. (10)
Military History including "Records and Badges of the British Army" 1906 (1970 reprint);
Military History including "Records and Badges of the British Army" 1906 (1970 reprint);
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £70
MORE DETAILSMilitary History including Records and Badges of the British Army 1906 (1970 reprint); Churchill History of the British Army Infantry Collar Badge, 2002; Forbes Barracks, Bivouacs and Battles, 1894; Maurice The Last Four Months: The End of the War in the West, 1919; Eric Williams The Tunnel, 1951, 1st Edn, signed by the author and a fellow escapee; and Haines The Rifle Brigade: A Critical Bibliography, 1996. Chiefly h/bk. (19)
Simon Dunstan "For England and St. George: A History of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers" 2000;
Simon Dunstan "For England and St. George: A History of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers" 2000;
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSSimon Dunstan For England and St. George: A History of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 2000; Verdin The Cheshire (Earl of Chester's) Yeomanry 1898-1967, 1971; Creighton-Williamson The York & Lancaster Regiment, 1968; McInnes The Yeoman of the Guard 1823-1903, 1907; all hardbacks in dine d/jkt; plus other military history. (8)
G.E. Cross "Jonah's Feet are Dry: the Experience of the 353rd Fighter Group during World War II"
G.E. Cross "Jonah's Feet are Dry: the Experience of the 353rd Fighter Group during World War II"
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSG.E. Cross Jonah's Feet are Dry: the Experience of the 353rd Fighter Group during World War II, 2001, large format h/bk, No.148 of 2000; John Akehurst We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman 1965-1975, 1982; Peter Hart Somme Success: The Royal Flying Corps and the Battle of the Somme, 1916, Leo Cooper, 2001; all in d/jkts, plus other military history. (7)
Cromwell's Parliament "An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds
Cromwell's Parliament "An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds
Lot 67
Lot: 67
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £120
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSCromwell's Parliament An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds by the Moneth, for Three Moneths; From the Twenty fifth day of March, 1657, to the Twenty fourth day of lune then next ensuing. London, 1657, folio, untrimmed; title page with coat of arms of the Commonwealth, some grime and small repair, ink notation to lower left border; 73pp of blackletter text, very good. Disbound with remains of leather backstrip preserved, original stitch holes evident. This tax was raised to maintain Britain's war effort against the Spanish.
[Samuel Saunders] "A Letter to the Reverend Mr.Tong, Mr.Robinson,Mr.Smith & Mr.Reynolds
[Samuel Saunders] "A Letter to the Reverend Mr.Tong, Mr.Robinson,Mr.Smith & Mr.Reynolds
Lot 68
Lot: 68
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[Samuel Saunders] A Letter to the Reverend Mr.Tong, Mr.Robinson,Mr.Smith & Mr.Reynolds Occasion'd by the late Differences Amongst the Dissenters. Wherein is Consider'd The Regard Dissenters ought to pay to Human Forms in Matters of Faith. John Clark, London, 1719 [First Edition]; octavo, disbound from a combined volume; 96pp including title; engraved head & tail pieces to text. (ESTC T111773)
Suetonius "XII Caesares et in eos Laevini Torrentii commentarius auctior et emendatior" Antwerp 1591;
Suetonius "XII Caesares et in eos Laevini Torrentii commentarius auctior et emendatior" Antwerp 1591;
Lot 69
Lot: 69
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £350 - £450
SOLD £460
MORE DETAILS[Caius Suetonius (ed. Laevinus Torrentius)] C. Suetonii Tranquilli XII Caesares et in eos Laevini Torrentii commentarius auctior et emendatior. Antwerp 1591; quarto, 24.5 x 17cm, fine engraved title-page with 12 portraits and printer's mark, (2) + 407 + (23)pp, a few illustrations, mostly of coins, woodcut initials, large index; in an 18th Century blind-tooled leather binding, some wear, front board partly detached; bookplate of Edward Winnington; preface dated 1578; occasional contemporary underlining of text with few marginal glosses. (Adams S-2052)
Edward Stillingfleet "An Answer to Some Papers Lately Printed, Concerning the Authority of the Catholick Church
Edward Stillingfleet "An Answer to Some Papers Lately Printed, Concerning the Authority of the Catholick Church
Lot 70
Lot: 70
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEdward Stillingfleet An Answer to Some Papers Lately Printed, Concerning the Authority of the Catholick Church in Matters of Faith, and the Reformation of the Church of England. Richard Chiswel, London, 1686; octavo, bound in modern paper covered boards; dedication leaf, title, 72pp plus publisher's advertisement leaf at rear. Generous margins, the lower of which shows some worming. Advert leaf soiled o/w VG. (Wing 5562)
Reginald Berkeley "The History of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918" 2007, 3 Vols,
Reginald Berkeley "The History of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918" 2007, 3 Vols,
Lot 71
Lot: 71
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £34
MORE DETAILSReginald Berkeley The History of the Rifle Brigade in the War of 1914-1918 2007, 3 Vols, Naval & Military Press, s/bks, VF; A.C.Bell History of the Manchester Regiment First and Second Battalions 1922-1948, John Sherratt, 1954, h/bk in d/jkt; and 2 others. (6)
[George Buchanan] Georgio Buchanano "Rerum Scoticarum Historia" George Mosman, Edinburgh, 1700,
[George Buchanan] Georgio Buchanano "Rerum Scoticarum Historia" George Mosman, Edinburgh, 1700,
Lot 72
Lot: 72
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[George Buchanan] Georgio Buchanano Rerum Scoticarum Historia George Mosman, Edinburgh, 1700, 12mo, contemp. leather binding, very worn; front endpaper decayed; frontispiece; index and appendix; [12], 592,[36], 51, [1] pp. Clean text
[Joseph Aston] "Metrical Records of Manchester in which its History is traced (Currente Calamo) from the Days of the Ancient Britons
[Joseph Aston] "Metrical Records of Manchester in which its History is traced (Currente Calamo) from the Days of the Ancient Britons
Lot 73
Lot: 73
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[Joseph Aston] Metrical Records of Manchester in which its History is traced (Currente Calamo) from the Days of the Ancient Britons to the Present Time London, 1822, 1st Edn, small 4to, half-leather, gilt, over marbled boards, VG; bookplate of William Garnett; 105pp + 3pp index; title page and final index page a little dust-affected.
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1917, a Diary kept by 1731 Private E. Rostron of the 5th Field Ambulance, 4th Brigade,
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1917, a Diary kept by 1731 Private E. Rostron of the 5th Field Ambulance, 4th Brigade,
Lot 74
Lot: 74
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £290
MORE DETAILSCanadian Expeditionary Force 1917, a Diary kept by 1731 Private E. Rostron of the 5th Field Ambulance, 4th Brigade, entered in a Federated Press of Montreal official diary issued to Canadian troops; pocket size, very worn soft leather cover; entries made for every day of the year while based on the Western Front, written in pencil, in a clear hand.