Auction No 420, Category: Military
32 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Hocking "Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam", gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5),
Hocking "Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam", gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5),
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSHocking Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam, gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5), The Railway Gazette 1926 (2 issues), WW2 Air Crashes in UK & Ireland (5), and several relating to UK military aircraft including 11 Profile Publications pamphlets. Varied condition. (39)
Underhill "Sail Training and Cadet Ships", Brown & Ferguson, 1973, with folding diagrams; "Chronological List of Actions, &c. with Indians 1837-1891"
Underhill "Sail Training and Cadet Ships", Brown & Ferguson, 1973, with folding diagrams; "Chronological List of Actions, &c. with Indians 1837-1891"
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSUnderhill Sail Training and Cadet Ships, Brown & Ferguson, 1973, with folding diagrams; Chronological List of Actions, &c., with Indians 1837-1891, Old Army Press, 1979; Lamb The March of the Barbarians, 1940; Gosse The History of Piracy, Longmans, 1932, ownership signature; Wycherley Buccaneers of the Pacific, 1935 (rebound); and others. All h/bk, six in d/jkt. VG/VF (11)
Late-19th/early-20th Century Magic Lantern glass slides of good quality including scenes from the Boer War (38), views of Argentina (14),
Late-19th/early-20th Century Magic Lantern glass slides of good quality including scenes from the Boer War (38), views of Argentina (14),
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSLate-19th/early-20th Century Magic Lantern glass slides of good quality including scenes from the Boer War (38), views of Argentina (14), and UK & European topography. Various photographers / producers. Most with captions. (118)
"Chambers’s Miscellany", W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder’s ticket
"Chambers’s Miscellany", W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder’s ticket
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSChambers's Miscellany, W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder's ticket of J. Hopwood, Accrington; together with Beresford & Wilson Nelson and His Times, Harmsworth [1897], half-leather, gilt, bound from parts, the original 10 front wraps bound in at rear, VG; and three others. (12)
"Manchester Evening News", February 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
"Manchester Evening News", February 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSManchester Evening News, February 1943, bound volume, editorial department's file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding; few leaves with peripheral faults, generally VG internally.
"Manchester Evening News", August 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding.
"Manchester Evening News", August 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding.
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSManchester Evening News, August 1943, bound volume, editorial department's file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding. VG internally.
Assorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis "Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish", Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine;
Assorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis "Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish", Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine;
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSAssorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish, Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine; John Ward Moston Characters at Play, 1905, with folding map, lacking title page; E. Darbyshire Ballads, Poems and Recitations, Sheffield, 1885; John Sutton The Date-Book of Nottingham 1878, 8 parts, and The Nottingham Date-Book, 1884, 19 parts, in the original wraps, mixed condition; Macaulay Essays, 1902 in a fine full-leather prize binding; Barrow Naval Worthies, 1845, ex-library; Wills and Inventories of New Mills People, 1995, Parts 1 & 2; Hewitson Our Churches and Chapels, Preston, 1869 (some loose pages); and various others. (57 items)
Frederick Lloyd "An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath
Frederick Lloyd "An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £400 - £500
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSFrederick Lloyd An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath …Comprehending authentic and circumstantial details of his Glorious Achievements: together with Private Anecdotes, and Various Interesting Particulars, never before published. J. Fowler, Ormskirk, 1806, First Edition. Bound in original sheepskin covered boards with gilt title label; professionally repaired at head & foot of the backstrip, the hinges strengthened; front pastedown with bookplate of the Literary Institute, Arkingarthdale; 19th Century ownership signature to first endpaper of George Harker, Bolton. Occasional finger marks and toning but generally clean internally, the text and endpapers intact. Several page corners are creased, one leaf (pp.77/8) with a corner torn away (not affecting text) and two other leaves roughly cut at fore-edge. Of the original 11 plates, 9 are present including frontispiece; most plates show browning and the folding plates have splits to the folds, now strengthened with archival tape. The final plate and last few leaves show damp-staining to upper right corner. The two missing plates are the portraits of Lord Hood and the Earl of St.Vincent.
"Trafalgar. Illustrated by W.H. Ellam". Castell Bros., London, 1891; small die-cut shaped booklet, with illustrated card covers;
"Trafalgar. Illustrated by W.H. Ellam". Castell Bros., London, 1891; small die-cut shaped booklet, with illustrated card covers;
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSTrafalgar. Illustrated by W.H. Ellam. Castell Bros., London, 1891; small die-cut shaped booklet, with illustrated card covers; internally seven pages of chromo-litho illustration interspersed with a patriotic narrative of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson; 12pp in all. Covers re-attached with stitching.
History of the Iraqi Armed Forces 1921-1981 [title in Arabic], Baghdad, 1981, ink-signed by Saddam Hussein at the foot of two frontispiece photos.
History of the Iraqi Armed Forces 1921-1981 [title in Arabic], Baghdad, 1981, ink-signed by Saddam Hussein at the foot of two frontispiece photos.
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £400 - £500
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSHistory of the Iraqi Armed Forces 1921-1981 [title in Arabic], Baghdad, 1981, ink-signed by Saddam Hussein at the foot of two frontispiece photos. Large format, cloth bound, in d/jacket. Illustrated throughout. Text in Arabic. The jacket is slightly chipped at spine extremities; ownership stamp bleached out on front endpaper o/w fine. 174pp. [Provenance: presented by the Iraqi Embassy in Belgrade to a Government Official of the former Yugoslavia].
R.C. Anderson "Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853", Liverpool, 1952, fine in d/jkt; and Sondhaus "The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918",
R.C. Anderson "Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853", Liverpool, 1952, fine in d/jkt; and Sondhaus "The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918",
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSR.C. Anderson Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853, Liverpool, 1952, fine in d/jkt; and Sondhaus The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918, Purdue University Press, in d/jkt, boards bowed o/w fine.
Schmitz & Thies "Die Truppenkennzeichen der Verbande und Einheiten der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS und ihre Einsatze im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Schmitz & Thies "Die Truppenkennzeichen der Verbande und Einheiten der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS und ihre Einsatze im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSSchmitz & Thies Die Truppenkennzeichen der Verbande und Einheiten der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS und ihre Einsatze im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, Osnabruck, 1987-1991, Vols. 1 to 3, gilt cloth, VG. (3)
Forbes, Henty and Griffiths "Battles of the Nineteenth Century", Cassell, c.1897-1901, complete in seven volumes, quarto, pictorial cloth,
Forbes, Henty and Griffiths "Battles of the Nineteenth Century", Cassell, c.1897-1901, complete in seven volumes, quarto, pictorial cloth,
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSForbes, Henty and Griffiths Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Cassell, c.1897-1901, complete in seven volumes, quarto, pictorial cloth, with all coloured & b/w tissue-guarded plates; browning to endpapers o/w VG/Fine. An attractive set. Subscribers' edition.
Military History h/bks in d/jkts including Alan Harfield "British & Indian Armies in the East Indies (1685-1935)", 1984; Beachey "The Warrior Mullah"
Military History h/bks in d/jkts including Alan Harfield "British & Indian Armies in the East Indies (1685-1935)", 1984; Beachey "The Warrior Mullah"
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSMilitary History h/bks in d/jkts including Alan Harfield British & Indian Armies in the East Indies (1685-1935), 1984; Beachey The Warrior Mullah, 1990; W. Fox The War in New Zealand, 1973 reprint; and The Kaffir Wars 1779-1877, 1973. Also three pamphlets. Mainly VG/VF, no inscriptions. (15)
Gardiner "The First Frigates", 1992 and "The Heavy Frigate Vol.1, 1778-1800", 1994; Lyon & Winfield "The Sail & Steam Navy List", 2004;
Gardiner "The First Frigates", 1992 and "The Heavy Frigate Vol.1, 1778-1800", 1994; Lyon & Winfield "The Sail & Steam Navy List", 2004;
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSGardiner The First Frigates, 1992 and The Heavy Frigate Vol.1, 1778-1800, 1994; Lyon & Winfield The Sail & Steam Navy List, 2004; Parkinson War in the Eastern Seas, 1793-1815, 1954 (with ownership inscription), and related titles. All h/bk in d/jkts, mostly VF. (9)
"The Navy List, corrected to the end of December,1821", John Murray, London [1822], later half-calf, gilt,
"The Navy List, corrected to the end of December,1821", John Murray, London [1822], later half-calf, gilt,
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSThe Navy List, corrected to the end of December, 1821, John Murray, London [1822], later half-calf, gilt, library bookplate and stamps of the Institution of Naval Architects, three of the stamps to the text; and other Naval history & reference including Navy Lists for 1766 (reprint), 1914, and 1939 (lacking back cover); together with John Charnock Biographica Navalis (six volume reprint) and various others. Mixed condition. (17)
Military reference, British Forces, WWI & WW2, including Territorials, several Orders of Battle, and POWs.
Military reference, British Forces, WWI & WW2, including Territorials, several Orders of Battle, and POWs.
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £86
MORE DETAILSMilitary reference, British Forces, WWI & WW2, including Territorials, several Orders of Battle, and POWs. Predominantly WWI but including Clutton-Brock Footprints in the Sands of Time: RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45, 2003, in d/jkt. Many are Westlake reprints; mainly fine, no inscriptions. (13)
Norman Franks & others "The Jasta War Chronology", 1998, "Bloody April….Black September", 1995, and "Casualties of the German Air Service 1914-1920";
Norman Franks & others "The Jasta War Chronology", 1998, "Bloody April….Black September", 1995, and "Casualties of the German Air Service 1914-1920";
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £54
MORE DETAILSNorman Franks & others The Jasta War Chronology, 1998, Bloody April….Black September, 1995, and Casualties of the German Air Service 1914-1920; Williamson The Roll of Honour: Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force for the Great War; Air Ministry Handbook of German Military and Naval Aviation 1918, Imperial War Museum, boards bowed; and a related title. Most in d/jkts. Mainly VF (6)
Selection relating to the R.A.F. and US Air Force, mostly during WW2, all h/bks, together with various s/bks concerning UK Airfields (10)
Selection relating to the R.A.F. and US Air Force, mostly during WW2, all h/bks, together with various s/bks concerning UK Airfields (10)
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSSelection relating to the R.A.F. and US Air Force, mostly during WW2, all h/bks, together with various s/bks concerning UK Airfields (10) and J.J. Halley The Lancaster File, 1985. Good to fine, no inscriptions. (18)
German Military History WWI/WWII including Chris Bishop "Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45"; mainly h/bk, most in d/jkts. VG/VF, no inscriptions. (14)
German Military History WWI/WWII including Chris Bishop "Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45"; mainly h/bk, most in d/jkts. VG/VF, no inscriptions. (14)
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSGerman Military History WWI/WWII including Chris Bishop Kriegsmarine U-Boats 1939-45; mainly h/bk, most in d/jkts. VG/VF, no inscriptions. (14)