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Auction No 431, Category: History

53 Lots (displaying 41 - 53)

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

Lot: 91

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
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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).

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,

Lot: 92

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £82
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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)  

Winston S. Churchill "The Second World War", Cassell, 1948-54, a good set of first editions, the jackets of Vols.1 & 2 poor.

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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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)

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,

Lot: 94

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £62
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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)

J.B.M. Frederick "Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978", Microform, 1964, two volumes, gilt cloth, some wear to hinges,

Lot: 95

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £62
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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)

H. Montgomery Hyde "Norman Birkett: The Life of Lord Birkett of Ulverston", 1964, 1st Edn,, gilt cloth, signed and warmly inscribed by the author,

Lot: 101

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £20
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H. Montgomery Hyde Norman Birkett: The Life of Lord Birkett of Ulverston, 1964, 1st Edn,, gilt cloth, signed and warmly inscribed by the author, in defective d/jkt.

Charles Welch "History of the Tower Bridge, and other bridges over the Thames", London, 1894, extra-illustrated with additional plates tipped in,

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
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Charles Welch History of the Tower Bridge, and other bridges over the Thames, London, 1894, extra-illustrated with additional plates tipped in, few newscuttings laid down on final two leaves, half-leather, gilt; Dasent Piccadilly in Three Centuries with some account of Berkeley Square and The Haymarket, Macmillan, 1920, in chipped d/jkt; and other London titles. (12)

Catherine L. W. Powlett (Duchess of Cleveland) "In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", privately published, London, [1887];

Lot: 105

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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Catherine L. W. Powlett (Duchess of Cleveland) In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose, privately published, London, [1887]; half-leather, gilt; frontispiece portrait. Inscribed by the author to Viscount Halifax top of title page. 257pp. A scarce title. [Col. Primrose (1848-85) served in the Grenadier Guards, later as the Military Attache at Vienna. He was the brother of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, UK Prime Minister. His mother, who is the author, was a very close companion to Queen Victoria and was bridesmaid at her wedding].

"Journal of Architectural Conservation" (USA), from Vol.1, No.1, 1995-2000, 18 issues; "Architectural History" Vol.1 to Vol.15, 1958-72, 12 issues

Lot: 106

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £22
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Journal of Architectural Conservation (USA), from Vol.1, No.1, 1995-2000, 18 issues; Architectural History Vol.1 to Vol.15, 1958-72, 12 issues; and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (USA), 1967-78, 14 issues, plus an off-print. Two of the third title with abrasions to front cover o/w fine. (45)

Vernacular Architecture: various softback publications with many journals, plus reports, monographs etc. Country-wide, some emphasis on Scotland.

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £42
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Vernacular Architecture: various softback publications with many journals, plus reports, monographs etc. Country-wide, some emphasis on Scotland. 1970s/2000s (71)

"The Archaeological Journal", fourteen volumes from 1952, mostly 1970s/90s; plus related journals and monographs. VG/VF (25)

Lot: 108

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £20
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The Archaeological Journal, fourteen volumes from 1952, mostly 1970s/90s; plus related journals and monographs. VG/VF (25)

"Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society", a partial run comprising 1877, 1878, 1882-1899, 1913,

Lot: 109

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian &  Archaeological Society, a partial run comprising 1877, 1878, 1882-1899, 1913, 1915-1923, 1925-1940, 1956-1962, 1965, 1966, 1973-1975, and 14 later to 2015. Also two Index vols., and a commemorative volume. 22 of the 1913-40 period are cloth bound, gilt. Many of the 19th Century volumes have faults to the paper covers (1897 & 1899 covers damaged and detached) o/w VG/VF (75)

Edward Baines "The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster", John Heywood, 1888, revised edition (with Pedigrees), edited by Croston;

Lot: 110

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £7
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Edward Baines The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, John Heywood, 1888, revised edition (with Pedigrees), edited by Croston; five volumes, quarto, orig. gilt cloth, backstrip of Vol.1 with some damage; small repair to folding map; minor spotting to prelims o/w very clean internally. Partly unopened. (5)