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Auction No 367, Category: History

33 Lots (displaying 21 - 33)

Liman von Sanders "Five Years in Turkey", 1927; N.W. Nevinson "The Dardanelles Campaign", 1920, inscribed by the author;

Lot: 59

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
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Liman von Sanders Five Years in Turkey, 1927; N.W. Nevinson The Dardanelles Campaign, 1920, inscribed by the author; “Wagger” (C.W. Longley) Battery Flashes, 1916 (printed cloth cover discoloured); and other WWI memoirs & narrative published 1916-1930. Poor to fine. (11)

Military Handbooks, largely H.M.S.O. publications, 1906-1931, including "Small Arms Training" 1931 (in 4 volumes),

Lot: 60

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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Military Handbooks, largely H.M.S.O. publications, 1906-1931, including Small Arms Training 1931 (in 4 volumes), Handbook of Artillery Instruments 1914 (spine damaged), Animal Management 1915 and 1916 (the former with folding diagrams in rear pocket). Mixed condition. (14)

Arthur Crookenden "The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Second World War", Chester, 1949,

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
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Arthur Crookenden The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Second World War, Chester, 1949, orig. cloth, spine faded, fine internally with all plates and maps; neat ownership signature front pastedown. 371pp

"125th Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. 1939-1945", [1947], orig. gilt cloth, VG; "The Story of the 79th Armoured Division"

Lot: 62

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
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125th Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. 1939-1945, [1947], orig. gilt cloth, VG; The Story of the 79th Armoured Division, Hamburg, 1945, spine frayed & marked, many plates & maps, 314pp; The History of the 3rd Medium Regiment Royal Artillery 1939-1945, [1945], orig. gilt cloth, fine; and other WW2, mainly heavy armour related. Mixed condition. (7)  

"Domesday Book Studies: Sussex" 1987-88, and "Domesday: Surrey", 1987-90,

Lot: 63

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Domesday Book Studies: Sussex 1987-88, and Domesday: Surrey, 1987-90, each in 3 volumes, the latter lacking the large folding county map. (6) Fine

William Nimmo "The History of Stirlingshire", 1880, 3rd Edition (enlarged), later half-leather, gilt, fine;

Lot: 64

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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William Nimmo The History of Stirlingshire, 1880, 3rd Edition (enlarged), later half-leather, gilt, fine; t.e.g., some browning to endpapers, folding map with few repairs. (2)

[John Seacombe] "The History of the House of Stanley…[and]… a complete history of the Isle of Man", J. Gleave,

Lot: 65

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £26
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[John Seacombe] The History of the House of Stanley…[and]…a complete history of the Isle of Man, J. Gleave, 1821, rebound in modern gilt cloth over marbled boards, fine; good internally with all plates, occasional tone marks.

"The Park School Glasgow" 1880-1930, W.Hodge, 1930; "Merchiston Castle School 1855-58", Maclehose, 1915;

Lot: 66

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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The Park School Glasgow 1880-1930, W.Hodge, 1930; Merchiston Castle School 1855-58, Maclehose, 1915; Merchiston Castle School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Pillans, 1948; Merchiston Castle School Unveiling and Dedication of War Memorial, 1948; The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1850, Williams, 1863; and other school history; all h/bk, a few in d/jkt, good to VF (16)

"Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited: Commemoration of Twenty First Anniversary September 1884";

Lot: 67

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited: Commemoration of Twenty First Anniversary September 1884; Huddersfield Industrial Society Ltd Jubilee History 1910; Sidney & Beatrice Webb The Consumers’ Co-Operative Movement, 1921; all VG/Fine; and other related, all CWS publications 1909-36, all original gilt cloth, some with spines faded. (13) 

Archaeological Reports published by the Society of Antiquaries, 1913 to 1963, all in cloth-bound volumes,

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £16
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Archaeological Reports published by the Society of Antiquaries, 1913 to 1963, all in cloth-bound volumes, concerning Roman excavations in Colchester (3), Richborough in Kent (4), Wroxeter in Shropshire, and the Stanwick Fortifications of North Yorkshire. VG/Fine (9)

Boraston & Bax "The Eighth Division in War, 1914-1918", 1926; "The Memoirs of Maj. General Sir Hugh Calmont", 1924;

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Boraston & Bax The Eighth Division in War, 1914-1918, 1926; The Memoirs of Maj. General  Sir Hugh Calmont, 1924; E.V. Tempest History of the Sixth Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, 1921; History of the Queen’s Royal Regiment, Vol.VII, 1905-1923; and 3 other WWI histories & memoirs; all complete with maps and plates, the original cloth bindings in mixed condition. (7) 

                                           

                        

Dalbiac "History of the 60th Division", 1927 (spine partly detached); "The Military Memoirs of Lieut.-General Sir Joseph Thackwell"

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Dalbiac History of the 60th Division, 1927 (spine partly detached); The Military Memoirs of Lieut.-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, 1908 (one map tape repaired); Eeles The History of the 17th Light Anti-Aircraft Royal Artillery 1938-1945, Tunbridge Wells [1946]; and four others, all WWI history & memoirs, one with a map missing. Poor to Good. (7)

H. C. Maxwell Lyte "A History of Eton College 1440-1875", Macmillan 1877, in an attractive full-leather gilt binding,

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £20
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H. C. Maxwell Lyte A History of Eton College 1440-1875, Macmillan 1877, in an attractive full-leather gilt binding, showing some wear; Francis Howell The Characters of Theophrastus….and Illustrated by Physiognomical Sketches, Josiah Taylor, 1824, full morocco, gilt, some occasional minor spotting; Cecil Reddie Abbotsholme, George Allen, 1900; and 6 others. Good to VF (9)