Auction No 432, Category: History
24 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Neil Ferrier (Ed.) "Churchill, the Man of the Century", 1955, signed by Winston S. Churchill on title page,
Neil Ferrier (Ed.) "Churchill, the Man of the Century", 1955, signed by Winston S. Churchill on title page,
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £700 - £1000
SOLD £560
MORE DETAILSNeil Ferrier (Ed.) Churchill, the Man of the Century, 1955, signed by Winston S. Churchill on title page, together with a letter from Churchill's Private Secretary, Doreen Pugh, at Chartwell, to Mr. E.C. Peckham, confirming that the book has been signed by Sir Winston for Mr Peckham's son, the letter laid down on front pastedown. Front endpaper bears the ownership signature of Edward Paul Peckham, the rear pastedown with a compliments slip from Churchill's private secretary. The first 64 pages of the book show staining at foot.
J.E. Morpurgo "Barnes Wallis", 1972, first edn., in d/jkt, signed by the author on title page, with a card signed by Barnes Wallis
J.E. Morpurgo "Barnes Wallis", 1972, first edn., in d/jkt, signed by the author on title page, with a card signed by Barnes Wallis
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSJ.E. Morpurgo Barnes Wallis, 1972, first edn., in d/jkt, signed by the author on title page, with a card signed by Barnes Wallis tipped on to front endpaper; together with a typed letter signed by Wallis, and newscuttings two of which are inscribed by him.
Autographs of Viceroys and Governors of India, 1800s to mid-20th Century, with letters, envelope fronts, PPCs, etc; including Warren Hastings (ALS),
Autographs of Viceroys and Governors of India, 1800s to mid-20th Century, with letters, envelope fronts, PPCs, etc; including Warren Hastings (ALS),
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £450 - £550
SOLD £350
MORE DETAILSAutographs of Viceroys and Governors of India, 1800s to mid-20th Century, with letters, envelope fronts, PPCs, etc; including Warren Hastings (ALS), Marquis Wellesley (4), Mountbatten of Burma, Earl Wavell, Thomas Baring, Lord and Lady Curzon, and many others including few military commanders connected with India. Loosely inserted in folders. (70)
Aaron Hamilton "Bloody Streets: The Soviet Assault on Berlin", 2020, revised & expanded 2nd edition., large format h/bk in d/jkt;
Aaron Hamilton "Bloody Streets: The Soviet Assault on Berlin", 2020, revised & expanded 2nd edition., large format h/bk in d/jkt;
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAaron Hamilton Bloody Streets: The Soviet Assault on Berlin, 2020, revised & expanded 2nd edition., large format h/bk in d/jkt; with the s/bk companion Map Book (corner crease). (2)
German Military History comprising Nash "Hell’s Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket January-February 1944", 2005, in d/jkt;
German Military History comprising Nash "Hell’s Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket January-February 1944", 2005, in d/jkt;
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSGerman Military History comprising Nash Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket January-February 1944, 2005, in d/jkt; Dimbleby Barbarossa, 2021, in d/jkt; Schneider Tigers in Combat Vol.III, 2016, in d/jkt; and another. Fine (4)
German Military History comprising George Nipe "Blood, Steel and Myth", 2011, in d/jkt; Nash & Spezzano "Kampfgruppe Muhlenkamp", 2020,
German Military History comprising George Nipe "Blood, Steel and Myth", 2011, in d/jkt; Nash & Spezzano "Kampfgruppe Muhlenkamp", 2020,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSGerman Military History comprising George Nipe Blood, Steel and Myth, 2011, in d/jkt; Nash & Spezzano Kampfgruppe Muhlenkamp, 2020, pictorial boards, lavishly illustrated; and Nevenkin From Leningrad to Narva 2019, pictorial boards. Fine (3)
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities",
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities",
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSBradbury In the Derbyshire Highlands, J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities, 1848, first series, tissue-guarded plate; Cunliffe Excavations at Fishbourne, Leeds, 1971, 2 vols., fine, in the d/jkts; and other local history & topography. (15)
Social and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Social and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSSocial and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Americana including "‘A Grand Terrible Dramma'…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed", 2000; Mullen "The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847"
Americana including "‘A Grand Terrible Dramma'…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed", 2000; Mullen "The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847"
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSAmericana including ‘A Grand Terrible Dramma'…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed, 2000; Mullen The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847, 1997; The Virginia Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1795-1798, 1977, two vols., and various others, most in d/jkts, Lawmen & Desperadoes signed by the author. (12)
Michael B. Taylor and V.L. Wilkinson "Badges of Office: An Illustrated Guide to the Helmets and Badges of the British Police 1829 to 1989"
Michael B. Taylor and V.L. Wilkinson "Badges of Office: An Illustrated Guide to the Helmets and Badges of the British Police 1829 to 1989"
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £16
MORE DETAILSMichael B. Taylor and V.L. Wilkinson Badges of Office: An Illustrated Guide to the Helmets and Badges of the British Police 1829 to 1989, R. Hazell & Co., 1989, pictorial boards, inscribed by Michael Taylor on title page, ownership signature to front endpaper.
Crime reference works including Lloyd Trott "Mafia, a select annotated bibliography", Cambridge, 1977; Kent & Flynn "The Lizzie Borden Sourcebook"
Crime reference works including Lloyd Trott "Mafia, a select annotated bibliography", Cambridge, 1977; Kent & Flynn "The Lizzie Borden Sourcebook"
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSCrime reference works including Lloyd Trott Mafia, a select annotated bibliography, Cambridge, 1977; Kent & Flynn The Lizzie Borden Sourcebook, Boston, 1992, in d/jkt, signed by the authors; John Cumming Bibliography Dealing with Crime and Cognate Subjects, London, 1935 (2 copies); and various others. (11)
William Smith "Old Yorkshire" 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates.
William Smith "Old Yorkshire" 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates.
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSWilliam Smith Old Yorkshire 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates. Some minor spotting to prelims. Attractive set. (8)
J. Sutcliffe Stuart "A Musical Pilgrimage in Yorkshire", 1928, b/w plates, 369 of 500, and "The Literary Shrines of Yorkshire", 1892, b/w plates;
J. Sutcliffe Stuart "A Musical Pilgrimage in Yorkshire", 1928, b/w plates, 369 of 500, and "The Literary Shrines of Yorkshire", 1892, b/w plates;
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSJ. Sutcliffe Stuart A Musical Pilgrimage in Yorkshire, 1928, b/w plates, 369 of 500, and The Literary Shrines of Yorkshire, 1892, b/w plates; Frederick Ross Yorkshire Family Romance, 1891; and other Yorkshire related. All in the original cloth bindings, Fletcher's Nooks and Corners of Yorkshire with map in rear pocket. (10)
Edward Ingram "Leaves from a Family Tree being the Correspondence of an East Riding Family", A. Brown, [1951], in d/jkt;
Edward Ingram "Leaves from a Family Tree being the Correspondence of an East Riding Family", A. Brown, [1951], in d/jkt;
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSEdward Ingram Leaves from a Family Tree being the Correspondence of an East Riding Family, A. Brown, [1951], in d/jkt; Smith The Place-Names of the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1937, gilt cloth, seven maps in rear pocket; Harris The Rural Landscape of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Oxford, 1961, in d/jkt; and two others, Yorkshire families related. (6)
"An Old York Church. All Hallows in North Street", York, 1908, folio, gilt cloth, No.218 of 500, many plates;
"An Old York Church. All Hallows in North Street", York, 1908, folio, gilt cloth, No.218 of 500, many plates;
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSAn Old York Church. All Hallows in North Street, York, 1908, folio, gilt cloth, No.218 of 500, many plates; Caine The Martial Annals of the City of York, 1898, gilt cloth, 60 illustrations; Widdrington Analecta Eboracensia – Some Remaynes of the Ancient City of York, C.J. Clark, 1897, gilt cloth, No.27 of 265, twenty-six plates; Memoirs illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City of York, John Murray, 1847-48, two vols., with plates, title pages foxed; and York Bridgemasters' Accounts, York Archaeological Trust, 2002, 497pp, damage to foot of the spiral binding. (6)
Angelo Raine "York Civic Records", Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1939-53, eight volumes, plus the additional Vol.9 published 1978.
Angelo Raine "York Civic Records", Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1939-53, eight volumes, plus the additional Vol.9 published 1978.
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAngelo Raine York Civic Records, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1939-53, eight volumes, plus the additional Vol.9 published 1978. Gilt cloth, one with ownership signature. (9)
George Benson "Coins:Especially those relating to York", 1914, and "The Ancient Painted Glass Windows in the Minster and Churches of the City of York"
George Benson "Coins:Especially those relating to York", 1914, and "The Ancient Painted Glass Windows in the Minster and Churches of the City of York"
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSGeorge Benson Coins: Especially those relating to York, 1914, and The Ancient Painted Glass Windows in the Minster and Churches of the City of York, 1915, both in later cloth, gilt; Solloway The Alien Benedictines of York, 1910, gilt cloth, No.122 of 250, b/w plates; Ritchie The Ecclesiastical Courts of York, 1956, in d/jkt; Depositions from the Castle of York, Surtees Society, 1861, gilt cloth, and others including two bound volumes of York Historian 1976-2003. (9)
Sturge & Clark "The Mount School, York, 1785-1814 & 1831-1931", J.M. Dent, 1931, orig. gilt cloth,
Sturge & Clark "The Mount School, York, 1785-1814 & 1831-1931", J.M. Dent, 1931, orig. gilt cloth,
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £8
MORE DETAILSSturge & Clark The Mount School, York, 1785-1814 & 1831-1931, J.M. Dent, 1931, orig. gilt cloth, front endpaper signed by the staff & girls of the school with over 30 signatures including Winifred Sturge one of the co-authors. B/w plates. Foxing to half-title with few tone marks on next few leaves. Unusual item.
"Conclusion of the Trial of Laurence Balfe and Edward McQuirk for the Murder of George Clarke, at Brentford Election". S.Bladon, London, 1769.
"Conclusion of the Trial of Laurence Balfe and Edward McQuirk for the Murder of George Clarke, at Brentford Election". S.Bladon, London, 1769.
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSConclusion of the Trial of Laurence Balfe and Edward McQuirk for the Murder of George Clarke, at Brentford Election. S.Bladon, London, 1769. A pamphlet, disbound, 16pp, browning to front cover.
The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812, comprising a hand-coloured etching by Dennes Dighton of the assassin John Bellingham at the Old Bailey,
The Assassination of Spencer Perceval, 1812, comprising a hand-coloured etching by Dennes Dighton of the assassin John Bellingham at the Old Bailey,
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe 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)