WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER 2006
BOOKS, EPHEMERA & PICTURES
Many of the lots are photographed in the catalogue which
is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout
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WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER 2006 BOOKS, EPHEMERA & PICTURES Many of the lots are photographed in the catalogue which is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout ORDER CATALOGUE ONLINE HOME PAGE |
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760 Grenadier Guards large photographic album of the Ashanti War. A fine and rare large format example, with leather spine and corners, believed to have been compiled by the Hon. Grosvenor Arthur Alexanda Hood who features in the first page as a Royal Artillery Officer. He transferred to the Grenadier Guards 26th August 1889. Throughout the album he is noted as plain “G. Hood” or “Hood”. Superb large photographs of Queen’s Birthday 1890; Sgts’ Mess 1891 (named); 1892 Hythe; Bisley; Grenadiers in Dublin, Chelsea Barracks, Aldershot 1895 (foreign service uniforms). There are fascinating images from the few Grenadiers in the Ashanti Expedition showing various troops, camps, natives etc. Then back to Aldershot and London with reviews, manoeuvres etc. Approx 235 photographs of various sizes. Generally GC. (Album appox 17 x 12 inches” (£300 - £400) Viewing strongly recommended. |
| 761 King’s Dragoon Guards Large Photograph Album. An interesting album containing snap shots, group shots, parades etc. The Album was compiled by a Pre Great War Officer and include a Lancashire OTC, 1913 Parades at Sandhurst, one image in the Trenches at Thiepval Circa 1915, 1923 Parade at Cologne, plus a series of photographs on the North West Frontier Circa 1920’2, 1930’s. The images are various sizes and remain clear giving good detail. GC. (£50 - £60) |
| 762 “Head-Dress Badges of the British Army” Volume I & II. By Kipling & King. Published 1978 and 1979. Complete with dust wrapper. Some wear, generally GC (£50 - £75) |
| 763 Uniforms of the British Army Infantry & Cavalry Boxed Pair. By W.Y Carman, with illustrations by Richard Simkin. Contained in original card Cover. Near VGC ... Accompanied by a 1891 edition of Epochs of the British Army by Lt Col H.S. Spalding and illustrated by Richard Simkin. This copy retains all eight colour illustration plates. However the book has suffered in the hands of a child. Main text and plates not effected. (3 books). (£30 - £50) |
| 764 WWII “Marking Time” The newspaper for British Escapers in Switzerland. This large bound volume contains editions of the paper covering the whole of its publication 26th May to 15th September 1944. An English Newspaper aimed at the numerous Allied Escape and Evaders who had been interned in the country. The fly sheet of this copy is signed by a number of the original team who worked on the paper including Lt Col Desmond Young Editor. Near VGC. (£40 - £60) |
| 765 An Reisimeid Chataich The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders 1799-1927” By Brigadier General A.E.J. Cavendish CMG. Published 1928, this volume being numbered 67. This volume covers 446 pages with photographic illustrations. Various rolls, including biographical details of Officers. Original gilt tooled green cloth cover. GC Little wear. (£60 - £100) |
| 766 “The History of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders” by R.P. Dunn-Pattison, late Lieutenant 91st Highlanders. Published by William Blackwood & Sons in 1910. Large format 413 pages, 17 illustrations and 14 maps. Roll of Officers etc. Green cloth binding. with gilt tooling. Overall GC Slight age wear. (£40 - £60) |
| 767 “An old Highland Fencible Corps” ‘The History of the Reay Fencible Highland Regiment of Foot, or Mackay’s Highlanders’ by Captain I.H. Mackay Scobie. Published by W. Blackwood & Son in 1914. 413 pages, 3 colour plates. List of Officers, Muster Roll etc. Blue cloth covers, the front with silver embossed regimental badge. Minor wear GC (£40 - £60) |
| 768 “Historical Record of the 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers” By Captain C.H. Cooke MC Published 1928. A detailed illustrated history of the Battalion during the Great War, complemented by fold out maps. Red cloth cover. This book was presented by the Newcastle and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce and signed by Captain C.H. Cooke. Little age wear remains GC. (£30 - £60) |
| 769 “Historical Record of the 16th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers” By Captain C.H. Cooke MC Published 1923. A detailed illustrated history of the Battalion during the Great War, complemented by fold out maps. Red cloth cover. This book was presented by the Newcastle and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 770 “Historical Record of the 19th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers” By Captain C.H. Cooke MC Published 1920. A detailed illustrated history of the Battalion during the Great War, complemented by fold out maps. Red cloth cover. This book was presented by the Newcastle and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Little age wear remains GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 771 “The South Wales Borderers 24th of Foot 1689-1937” Deluxe Edition by C.T. Atkinson, 1937. 601 pages with many black and white plates, fold out maps and includes roll of Officers of the Regiment giving enlistment dates, etc. Green cloth covers with gold tooling, little age wear GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 772 “The Grant, Strathspey or First Highland Fencible Regiment 1793-1799” by H.B. Mackintosh. Published by James D. Yeadon in 1934. 2 colour plates and 5 illustrations including shoulder belt plates and buttons. 128 pages include list of Officers with some biographical details, list of Sgt’s, Cpl’s, Drummers, Privates etc. Red cloth covers, the front impressed with gold regimental shoulder belt device. This copy with original paper dust cover. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 773 “The Inniskilling Fusiliers From December 1688 To July 1914” Published 1928. Gives details of the regiment including postings, battle honours, list of Officers, roll for the Battle of Waterloo, casualties and awards for the Boer War. Green cloth cover. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 774 “History of the Seventh Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers” by Captain James Orr, published by Robert Anderson in 1884. 641 pages, Roll of the Officers with some biographical details. Original brown cloth covers with gilt tooled decoration Some wear to the cover. (£40 - £60) |
| 775 “On Active Service with the Northumberland Durham Yeomen South Africa 1900-1901” By Karl B Spurgin. Covering 323 pages with various Rolls and photographic illustrations. Original green cloth cover with bright tooled mounted Yeoman. GC, little wear. (£40 - £60) |
| 776 5th Foot Northumberland Fusiliers 1804 Standing Orders and regulations. A rare full leather bound copy of this official publication. Covering 87 pages. The cover tooled with the regimental device. Some age wear GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 777 “The History of the 15th Battalion Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)1914-1918: Compiled by Thomas Chalmers. 1934. Covering 226 pages, complemented with photographs, and various rolls including men who embarked with the Regiment, casualties and honours. Green cloth cover with red tooled title and Battalion device. Clean copy. GC (£30 - £60) |
| 778 “A Military History of Perthshire 1899-1902.” Edited by Marchioness of Tullibardine. Published 1908. A fine roll of the men of the county who had served in South Africa and previous military service. Many are with photographs. Hardback edition, with cloth covers GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 779 “Historical Records of the 14th (King’s) Hussars 1715-1900” by Colonel H.B.Hamilton, published in 1901 by Longmans, Green and Co. 632 pages, 15 colour plates and numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. Also roll of Officers etc. Blue cloth covers with yellow spine, the front with gold embossed regimental badges. Some age wear and fading to spine otherwise GC . (£50 - £75) |
| 780 “History of the Mutiny at Spithead and The Nore” Published in 1842. An account of the Mutiny and suggestions for the prevention of future discontent in the Royal Navy. Original leather and card binding GC ... Accompanied by Some Remarkable passages in the Life of the Honourable Colonel James Gardinier, slain at the Battle of Prestonplains September 21 1745. Full leather binding. GC (2 items) (£30 - £50) |
| 781 “15th The King’s Hussars 1759-1913”. by Colonel H.C. Wylly CB. Published by Caxton Publishing Company Ltd., 1914. 12 colour uniform plates, 19 monochrome plates including one of sabretaches, 3 maps, Army List rolls, Records of Services of Officers, Peninsular Medal roll, etc. Blue cloth covers, the front with gilt tooled regimental device. GC (£50 - £75) |
| 782 “The History of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1914-1919” A good clean copy, by Everard Wyrall published in 1932. A well detailed account of the Great War covering 514 pages. Containing Roll of Honour and a large number of fold out maps and illustrations. Green cloth cover tooled with the regimental device. GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 783 “The story of the 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. 1914-1918” Two Copies. A history of the 2/5th Battalion by A.F.Barnes MC published 1930. The volume gives an account of the Battalion’s war, illustrated with photographs and maps. Complete with Roll of Honour, also roll of Honours and awards. Green cloth cover, with gilt tooled regimental device to the front. Minor age fading. GC. This copy with a group photograph of Glosters circa 1916. .... Accompanied by a second copy, this with age wear. (2 items (£30 - £50) |
| 784 1914 British Army List. Published December 1914, listing all Officers serving with the Army and Territorials. GC... Accompanied by a Quarterly Army List 1881. GC (2 items) (£30 - £60) |
| 785 The Register of the George Cross. Published 1990 a roll of all recipients with biographical details. GC ... Accompanied by a 50th Anniversary Book for the Little Ships of Dunkirk. By Christian Brann. Little wear. (2 items) (£30 - £50) |
| 786 “The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914-1922” By C. Published 1926. Covering 236 pages with various fold out maps, photographic illustration and rolls. Original blue cloth cover little age wear GC. (£40 - £60) |
| 787 “Civic Heraldry of England & Wales” By C. Wilfred Scott-Giles OBA MA. An invaluable illustrated reference of Town and county Coats of Arms. Published 1953. GC Ex Library Copy ... Accompanied by “A Complete Guide to Heraldry” By A.C. Fox-Davies Published 1985. GC (2 items) (£40 - £60) |
| 793 Selection of Books of Scottish Uniform and Badge interest. Including: Badges of Highland and Lowland Regiments by Bloomer 3 copies, two signed by the author ... Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859-1908 ... DCM 1914 to 1920 Citations Seaforth Highlanders ... Queen’s Own Highlanders by Angus Farrie. Overall GC (6 items) (£40 - £60) |
| 794 Selection of Military Titles. Mostly of badge and Uniform interest. GC. (17 books) (£40 - £60) |
| 796 Great War London Scottish Letters. Attributed Colonel D’arcy Clark. This small series of letters date from 1913 to 1919. Mostly replies to letters sent. Includes an interesting four sheet account of the Colonel spending time in the front line over the Christmas of 1914 and discusses the problems of enemy snipers. The account is dated January 15th 1915. GC (small quantity) (£40 - £60) |
| 797 Great War Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps Photograph Album. The album, was compiled by a member of the Corps and contains a number of small box brownie style snap shots. These include Australian soldiers, destroyed buildings, including Ypres and snaps of the WAAC in mess halls, off duty etc. A few images faded GC. Contained in the original album. (£30 - £50) |
| 798 2nd Bn Dorset Regiment Large Impressive Presentation Photograph Album This album was presented to Lt Col W. Clemson DSO on his retirement from the Regiment in 1931. Containing 12 large group shots of different sections of the Battalion Officers (all named), Band MG Company etc. The album has a large number of blank pages. The exterior is of dark blue grained leather to the front a gilt tooled regimental device with the date XMAS 1931. VGC. Very little wear. (£50 - £100) |
| 799 Selection of Postcards of Gloucestershire Regiment Interest. Comprising: Approx 80 photograhic postcards Singles and groups WWI and WWII ... WWI Silk embroidered postcards for the Royal Fusiliers, Royal Engineers and RAMC. Plus other postcards, a few modern. (Aprox 106 cards) GC. (£50 - £75) |
| 800 Hand-written Journal of Lieut. Alington, 68th who died at Malta 1852. A fine leather bound journal, the cover gold blocked “Journal. Lieut. George Hugh Alington, Her Majesty’s 68th Light Infantry; died at Malta, June 9, 1852”. The first entry is dated 1st January 1846, Coblentz, when appointed an Ensign in 68th. It logs his daily life and postings in Ireland, purchase of commission, witnessing a deserter’s corporal punishment, a shooting etc. A fascinating insight into the life of an Officer of the period. Together with 1852 hand-written copy of letters concerning the last illness and death of Alington by his brother with later annotations including “Poor Wynne died a soldier’s death at the bloody battle of Inkerman Nov 5th, 1854!”. GC (£150 - £200) |
| 803 5th Royal Irish Lancers miniature portrait of an Officer. A good Victorian / Edwardian oil on board half length study of the Officer in blue lancer tunic with scarlet plastron, gold lace pouch belt, cap lines etc. He holds his lance cap in his right arm, only the dark green swan’s feather plume visible. Mounted in oval gilt glazed frame ... companion head and shoulders miniature of this Officer’s lady sporting a cross suspended from a black choker, white silk dress with a pink rose on her breast. Both housed in a break-fronted brown leather frame. Velvet backing worn, silk lining stained and shot. Portraits generally VGC (£180 - £220) |
| 804 French Empire Period Gilt Frame, with later print. This attractive gesso gilt wood frame, is decorated with acanthus leaves, an Imperial Crown and turned pateri. Now containing a later coloured print depicting the French 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons charging into battle. GC gilt remains bright. Size 32 x 36 inches. (£100 - £200) |
| 805 Scots Guards Watercolour by R Wymer. The water colour depicts an Officer full length circa 1825. He wears scarlet coatee with royal blue facings and edged with gold lace decoration. To his head a belltop shako with plume. In the background is a Sergeant of the Regiment. Colours remain bright, with signature to lower left corner RW 1893. Slight foxing marks and age wear. Now mounted into a gilt wood glazed frame. Overall size 11 1/2 x 15 inches. (£100 - £120) Reginald Augustus Wymer 1849-1935. Commissioned into 34th Foot 1867, transferred to 91st Highlanders in 1870 and resigned 1871. 1896 became a Captain in 2nd militia Bn. QO Cameron Highlanders and retired as a Major in 1905. |
| 806 Scots Guards Watercolour by R Wymer. The water colour depicts an Officer full length circa 1814. He wears scarlet coatee with royal blue facings and edged with gold lace decoration. To his head a bicorn hat with gold lace edging and plume. In the background is a Guardsman of the Regiment, wearing bearskin. Colours remain bright, with signature to lower left corner RW 1893. Slight foxing marks. and age wear. Now mounted into a gilt wood glazed frame. Overall size 11 1/2 x 15 inches. (£100 - £120) Reginald Augustus Wymer 1849-1935. Commissioned into 34th Foot 1867, transferred to 91st Highlanders in 1870 and resigned 1871. 1896 became a Captain in 2nd militia Bn. QO Cameron Highlanders and retired as a Major in 1905. |
| 807 Costumes of the First or Grenadier Regiment of Guards from 1660 Published by Ackermann 1854. This folio size book contains 12 colour plates depicting three members of the Regiment from different periods. Drawn by B. Clayton and printed by Johnson & Besent. Published by Ackermann & Co in 1854. Original blue cloth cover with gilt tooled decoration. The book, with some age wear, spine split. Water damage to the top right corner of each print. (£80 - £120) |
| 808 WWII period Fougasse Soldiers Sailors & Airmans Families Association Posters. Two posters now framed. The first in the style of Fougasse and shows an Airman sitting on a packing case having a cigarette and thinking of Home. Gives details of the Association to the base. The second poster is a text example “Air Raid Problems and Personal Enquiries” Contact SSAFA for Help. With an address for High Wycombe. Each poster is framed and a label to the back states that they were removed from the Royal Observer Corps HQ. GC Little age wear. Approx overall size 11 x 16 inches Each (2 items) (£40 - £60) |
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