| GREAT BRITAIN 1850-1899 continued |
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321 |
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SHEET MUSIC c1880-1940 Music Hall songs, many with a military flavour and inc. some fine monochrome lithographic covers with 'Sir Garnet Will Show Them The Way', 'We Mourn With Eugenie', 'The Noble 24tah', 'The 7th Royal Fusiliers', 'The Old Chelsea Pensioner' & 'The Fireman's Galop' plus 'England is Proud to tell the Story' [Captain Scott's death], Flanagan & Allen songs etc. Also two sheets of English County Arms & a reproduction sheet of military scraps. (18 items). **/*** |
£40 |
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322 |
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MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHS c1880-1960: Large size modern photographic copies of earlier photographs featuring groups of soldiers inc. camp scenes, posed group portraits, officers, parades etc. The large majority are pre-WWI. (52).**** |
£30 |
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323 |
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SCOTLAND: c1880 card booklet of 24 postcard-size pages each with a different chromo-litho view of lochs (inc. Loch Katrine steamer), Trossachs Hotel etc. by T.Nelson & Sons; staples removed leaving slight rust marks, dusty. Some have pencil sketches on the reverse. **/*** |
£25 |
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324 |
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POST OFFICE SAVINGS, WAR SAVINGS, NATIONAL SAVINGS, ETC.: SPECIALISED COLLECTION OF RELATED EPHEMERA (1880's - 1940's) hundreds of items housed in two loose-leaf albums. Including cards and forms bearing adhesive savings stamps, savings certificates, perforated publicity labels, picture postcards, pictorial advertising ephemera, etc. Mostly G.B. but including a few examples from overseas, plus background information. Fine basis for a fascinating collection with many elusive and scarce items. **/*** |
£200 |
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325 |
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TIMETABLE OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S TRAIN FROM GOSPORT, HANTS TO BALLATER, SCOTLAND, PRINTED IN PURPLE AND GOLD (23-24 & 26-27 Oct. 1881) two-part timetable, as issued to members of the royal party, printed on folio sheet 13"x 9", detailing the route of the journeys, Gosport-Edinburgh and Edinburgh-Ballater. Most impressive document! Plus, 9 items of related official correspondence (very interesting) and two printed sheets of instructions to employees of the L&NWR and the NBR concerning the working of the train. The train passed over the tracks of six different companies. *** |
£100 |
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326 |
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CASSELL'S ''OLD & NEW LONDON'' (Walter Thornbury) c1880: Vol. 1 only; nice copy in fine green 1/2 leather. Attractive illustrations; informative. *** |
£12 |
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327 |
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ALBUM OF ARTISTICALLY ARRANGED, CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHED SCRAPS (1882) containing many hundreds of scraps on 44 card pages 111/2"x 9". Each page is full of scraps and most pages bear one large central scrap around which are arranged several dozen smaller ones. The album was given to Emily White in 1882. The cover is dilapidated and two facing pages have suffered some damage from adhesion. However, the high quality of the great majority of pages would make them ideal for individual display in glazed frames. ** |
£150 |
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328 |
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MORTGAGES - 1882 large vellum mortgage (Approx. 24"x30") on two sheets with wax seal etc for "...premises situated in Ivy Road Gosforth..." (Northumberland); 1903 Mortgage for property in Walsall on 6pp vellum (Approx. 101/2"x81/2") with Tax Stamps etc.; 1908 Mortgage (also Walsall) on 4pp vellum (Approx. 18"x12") tax stamp and seal. *** |
£50 |
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329 |
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LILLY LANGTRY, ACTRESS AND MISTRESS OF EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES (23 Sept. 1882) pictorial programme of her performance as Rosalind,"for six nights only", in Shakespeare's "As You Like It", at the Imperial Theatre, Westminster. Attractive format, 4pp. 10"x 71/2 with wood engraved scenes from the play on front cover and centre spread. The year before, she had caused a sensation, when she became the first society woman to go on the stage. Also included is an attractive, contemporary (1888) 'cabinet' card 61/2"x 4", portrait photograph of Mrs. Langtry. *** |
£40 |
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330 |
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PASSPORT (1882) with printed signature of Lord Granville (Foreign Secretary 1880-85) issued for Miss Mary Ellen Fell for two journeys to Finland with visas from the Russian Consul in London and cachets of Åbo. Worn & folded but unusual. ** |
£20 |
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331 |
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MUSIC - Illustrated handbill for Miss Minnie Bell's Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly, laid down on yellow paper. 1882. Burnett, London. 20 x 121/2 cms. **/*** |
£15 |
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332 |
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SALTER'S 'PARCEL POST' BALANCES (1880's) two different types of vertical, metal spring balances, each with engraved, sliding weight scales in brass, with ring at top and hook at bottom: a) Official Post Office model, 5" long, with special, tubular metal case and cap. Both the balance and case are impressed "G.P.O.", ex Willcocks. b) Smaller model, 31/2" long, which includes both the weight scale and the parcel rates current 1886-1897. Attractive examples. *** |
£40 |
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333 |
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"THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL" (1883-84, vol.5) 1/2 leather with marbled boards (worn) with Xmas Number bound in; light foxing to title. Fine engravings. 896pp. **/*** |
£30 |
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334 |
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PATENT WARRANT: Printed warrant of a patent granted to Elizabeth Marriott for her ''Improvements on an apparatus for the manufacture of agglomerated or artificial fuel'', with fine embossed seal and attached extension certificate. Starting to split along folds; reverse dusty. Unusual. *** |
£20 |
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335 |
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KATE GREENAWAY'S CALENDAR FOR 1884, ETC. (1880-1884) four cards designed by the popular artist: a) Calendar card (1884) 71/2"x 91/2" for wall display (slightly enlarged pin hole in centre of upper margin). b) Calendar of the Seasons card (1881) 41/2"x 21/2" with yearly calendar on reverse. c) Pair of 'Wedgwood-style' embossed, greetings cards (c.1880) 21/2"x 6". Most attractive. *** PHOTO - see plate no. 3 |
£100 |
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336 |
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'ROMANCE IN REALITY or The Story of an Eventful Life, A biographical, historical and philatelical sketch for stamp-collectors, connoisseurs and others' by Francis Neale (London c1884) - curious early pamphlet about philately with a photograph of the author pasted inside; gilt red cloth boards - very fine and scarce. *** |
£30 |
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337 |
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GLASGOW BILLHEADS -range of 50+ invoices from the 1880s inc. fine illustration of cheese merchant's delivery cart, Rothesay & Kyles of Bute Steamers, Buchanan's carriage Manufactory (with details of new carriage design) etc. Wide variety of businesses represented. *** |
£30 |
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338 |
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THE RED CROSS IN WARTIME (1885-1940) three attractive, colour printed, items of ephemera: a) Italian Red Cross, 25 lira loan bond 11"x 14" (1885), depicting scenes of Red Cross workers on the battlefield. b) Australian Red Cross Society (1917) official Christmas greetings card, wishing the recipient a speedy recovery, depicting a Red Cross above the arms of the Commonwealth. c) British Red Cross & St. John Fund (1940) appeal poster 15"x 10", depicting a nurse and St. John's worker tending a wounded man. *** |
£60 |
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339 |
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CHRISTMAS - c1885 LARGE COLOUR-PRINTED, EMBOSSED RELIEFS: 390mm cut out figure of a Christmas angel in the form of a winged child clutching an armful of fruit; also a 360mm long snow-covered church with figures in the foreground and fold-out flap enabling it to stand upright. Tiny faults. Additionally, an attractive printed Christmas card with flowers and message from Jessie M. King. *** |
£40 |
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340 |
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EGYPT - 1885-87 GOVERNMENT REPORTS with ''Report on the State of Egypt and the Progress of Administrative Reforms'' (1885) & ''Correspondence respecting the Expedition for the Relief of Emin Pasha'' (1887). Unusual. Disbound/sewn. **/*** |
£40 |
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341 |
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''A FEW SKETCHES OF BOWDON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD'' by Herbert P. Templar; c1885 booklet (200 x 165mm) with 10pp of b&w line illustrations of views around Bowdon (Cheshire). Printed by Falkner & Sons, Deansgate Press. Manchester. Attractive illustrated cover, some staining & wear. **/*** |
£20 |
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342 |
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HAND-DRAWN PICTORIAL ENVELOPE, WITH 1d LILAC, TIED BY LIVERPOOL 466 'HOODED CIRCLE' POSTMARK (22 June 1886) addressed to Miss Hughes, Nottingham. An amusing night-time scene depicting a "toff" smoking nonchalantly and a drunk asleep against a lamp post, well executed in Indian ink. Neat cover with good postmark. *** |
£40 |
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343 |
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[Pearson Hill] "THE POST OFFICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO": CONTAINING REPRINT OF SIR ROWLAND HILL'S FAMOUS PAMPHLET (1887) 104pp. 8"x 5" gilt lettered, ornamented, bevelled cloth. Written by Rowland Hill's son and published by Cassell & Co., with all profits going to the Rowland Hill Benevolent Fund. Most attractive. (Ex Willcocks). Plus, "Account of the Celebration of the Jubilee of Uniform Inland Penny Postage 1840-1890" (2nd. edn. 1891) 331pp., detailed, illustrated, official report, prefaced by real photo of Rowland Hill. *** |
£100 |
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344 |
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COLLECTION OF 'VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1' ISSUES OF LATE-VICTORIAN NEWSPAPERS, INCLUDING THE "DAILY MAIL" (1888-1899) the first issues of six different titles, all published in London: a) "The Star", 17 Jan. 1888. b) "The Sunday Sun", 10 May 1891. c) "The Morning", 21 May 1892. d) "The Westminster Gazette", 31 Jan. 1893. e) "Daily Mail", 4 May 1896. f) "The Morning Herald", 24 April 1899. The greatest success was the "Daily Mail", which at 1/2d., became the first British newspaper to sell 1 million copies per day. *** |
£100 |
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345 |
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TELEGRAMS: 1889 (10 Aug.) P.O. telegram form with message from M. Banneux, Director of Telegraphs at Brussels to M. van Rysselberghe in London answering a query concerning the profitability of the Telegraph Department (written on attached sheet); scarce red label "S.B. or X.B./ Government Telegram/with/PRIORITY/Received over/PRIVATE WIRE." and scarce "CENTRAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE/FOREIGN" c.d.s. A most unusual early telegraph item; slight wear. **/***. |
£100 |
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346 |
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PASSPORT (1889) with printed signature of Lord Salisbury (Foreign Secretary 1886-92) issued to Miss Grace Frances James; embossed 6d tax stamp and handstamped visa of the German Consulate in London. Folds; framed under glass (30 x 390mm). *** |
£40 |
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347 |
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'THE LETTER-CARRIER'S LAMP: ITS ORIGIN & ADOPTION' , (Devonport, 1889) - 20pp pamphlet with 4pp addenda concerning J.W.West's campaign (1858-86) to pressurise the GPO into providing Letter Carriers with lamps at night. Paper covers; sellotape repairs, otherwise a fine example of a scarce pamphlet. ** |
£15 |
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348 |
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"THE BRITISH ARMY ALBUM" - A complete musical box photographic album, "The British Army Album". Designed by Captain Bunnett with coloured illustrations of various Regiments, historic battles etc. the album has 28 pages with slots for photographs. There are 44 subject photographs (family unknown) and one photograph of the Great Wheel (from the Greater Britain Exhibition). The spine is damaged but repairable and the music box key is missing. A scarce and very attractive piece of Victoriana. **/*** |
£180 |
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349 |
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VIEWERS AND SLIDES: c1890 Two 3D photograph slide viewers (one incomplete) and photographic slides (134) produced by Merkelback & Co. of Amsterdam. The photographs inc. examples of Netherlands industrial and rural life, African village and native portraits. An interesting lot. */*** |
£100 |
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350 |
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"FAMOUS FIGHTS IN THE PRIZE RING" (c.1890) published in 36 weekly parts by Charles Fox, Shoe Lane, London, sold @ 1d. Each part was 8pp. 9"x 7" with different wood engraved pictorial wrapper every week, depicting a bare-fist pugilist. Compiled by the promoter of the "Sporting Life" and "Illustrated Sporting News". Occasional chipped edge. Contemporary binding of worn, marbled boards. ** PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£100 |
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351 |
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MAUCHLINE WARE 'PERPETUAL CALENDAR & POSTAL RULER' (1890's) circular 9" ruler, bearing postal rates and regulations, an engraved view of the Laxey water wheel on the Isle of Man and a moveable knob, which enables a monthly adjustment to the calendar. An attractive novelty for the Victorian tourist. Plus, Mauchline Ware desk, paper folder, bearing a calendar for 1890, map of the world and advert for the Eastern Telegraph Company. *** |
£100 |
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352 |
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LATE-VICTORIAN POSTMAN: LARGE, CHROMO LITHOGRAPHED, EMBOSSED, CARDBOARD, DIE-STAMPED FIGURE , PUBLISHED BY RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS (c.1890) similar in style to the familiar album 'scraps' but very much larger, 20" high, and printed on thick card. He carries a sack over his shoulder and is examining a postal stationery card. Similar figures are known in military uniform but they are very scarce. Traces of paper mount on reverse but otherwise fine condition and a delightful postal history 'novelty'. *** PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£100 |
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353 |
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SCRAPS - BUFFALO BILL or THE WILD WEST: Sheet of six large scenes (240mm x 340mm) printed in fine chromo-lithography; Tuck's No.794. Fine. *** |
£60 |
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354 |
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RAPHAEL TUCK - ''THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS'': c1890 Elaborately-printed wallet (faults) containing a fine set of 12 coloured & embossed ''reliefs'' of flower arrangements, together with a chart explaining their messages. Scarce. **/*** |
£60 |
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355 |
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CASSELL'S ''OLD & NEW LONDON'' (Walter Thornbury) 'New Edition' c1890 - two vols. bound as one; 1/2 leather, some wear. **/*** |
£50 |
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356 |
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MISCELLANY: c1890 Folding booklet of London views (22) by the London Stereoscopic Co., c1880s coloured Scottish scenes (6) on card, scarce pamphlet - ''The Terror in Germany'' c1940 - illustrated account of Nazi outrages (24pp), 1939 British Communist Party circular against the supply of arms to Finland, 1944 Christmas card from Allied Forces HQ, Italy. (5 items). **/*** |
£40 |
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357 |
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SCRAPS - SCOUTS & GUIDES: Sheet of 32 scraps of Scouts & Guides in different poses (240mm x 170mm); Tuck's No. 992. *** |
£40 |
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358 |
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SCRAPS - CLOWNS: c1890 Sheet of 40 images of Circus Clowns (330mm x 240mm); Tuck's No. 958. Two or three starting to separate. Attractive and scarce. **/*** |
£40 |
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359 |
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MURRAY'S 'HAND-BOOK TO THE MEDITERRANEAN' (Playfair) Two vols. 3rd edition, 1890, complete with all maps & plans (one with worn edge); small ink-stain on end-paper & other tiny faults otherwise an exceptionally fresh pair. *** |
£40 |
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360 |
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"THE GOOD OLD GOLD CHRISTMAS BANKING CO., UNLIMITED" (1890's) Christmas Greetings cheque book, containing six 'skit' cheques, issued by the 'Bank of Prosperity', 'Bank of Blessings', 'Bank of Bountifulness', 'Bank of Peace, 'Joy and Love', 'Bank of Health & Happiness' and 'Bank of Good Will', respectively. Each cheque 31/2"x 8", colour printed with 'facsimile' tax stamp, in booklet format. Published by Angus Thomas, London. *** |
£40 |
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361 |
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SCRAPS - SHIPS & BOATS: Tuck's sheet 851 (210mm x 295mm) depicting 16 fine chromo-litho scraps of sailing vessels. *** |
£30 |
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362 |
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EROTICA: Double-sided Christmas menu card (134 x 205mm) c1890 featuring a printed b&w line drawing of a nude kissing the mouth of a horizontal champagne bottle, upon which is perched a delighted Father Christmas! The other side features a nude sitting on the edge of a steaming pot au feu. Fold and some damage/loss to corners etc. A highly unusual Christmas item! ** |
£30 |
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363 |
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BACON'S 'EXCELSIOR MAP OF WALES' with Railways, Roads & Distances (c1890) - inset geological map, index of collieries & gazetteer; superbly detailed. Fine colour printed map, dissected & mounted on linen (980 x 1240mm) folding between boards; trade label. *** |
£30 |
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364 |
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FRAMED PICTURE -"POPPLE AND THE POSTMAN": Printed framed and glazed colour print (c.12" x 10") of Farmer Popple and the (very large!) Postman on horseback by Galland. Inscription reads 'Popple "Doesn't he make rather a loud noise when he breathes?" The Postman "Bless your life sir. That shows the strength of his lungs!" *** |
£24 |
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365 |
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ART: London & Newcastle: Small late 19th century group with invitation cards to view collections at the Fine Art Society (2), The Rembrant Head Gallery (2), St. James Gallery, Dunthorne's Gallery, all c 1890's. Also an earlier bill for Fordyce's Gallery Newcastle upon Tyne showing Leonardo da Vinci's "Laura" & Raffaell's (sic) "Sleep of Jesus" & a handbill for an exhibition of paintings by Correggio & other first rate masters at 43 New Bond Street. */*** (8 items). |
£20 |
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366 |
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PEAR'S SOAP: c1890 hand-coloured advertisement (130 x 187mm) featuring Lillie Langtry bursting through a letter of recommendation with a bar of soap in her outstretched hand. Modern card mount.*** |
£15 |
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367 |
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MUSIC - Cover for "The Tin Gee Gee or The Lowther Arcade" by Fred Cape and sung by Mel. B. Spurr at the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly. Francis Day. 1891. Some faults. ** |
£25 |
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368 |
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VISITOR'S HANDBOOK TO THE GPO AT St MARTIN'S LE GRAND (1892) scarce 47pp limp cloth booklet in fine condition plus other PO related items inc.1935 Green Paper 22A (Postal Circulation), ILN pages with tax stamps and related press cuttings, 1875 newspaper with 1/2d stamp, c1790 small map of Pembrokeshire with roads to Cardigan etc. **/*** |
£40 |
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369 |
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SUMMER TOURS IN SCOTLAND - 1893 Book for the "Summer Tours in Scotland by David MacBrayne's Royal Mail Steamers Columba Iona &c". Beautifully illustrated hard bound book with timetables, places of call etc including the original coloured fold out "Baloon Map" (approx. 12"x15") of the routes taken by the MacBrayne steamers. Scarce and attractive.**/*** |
£40 |
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370 |
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LANCASHIRE, DERBYSHIRE AND EAST COAST RAILWAY: 1893-5. Disbound copies of the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Acts for the years 1893, 1894 & 1895. *** |
£30 |
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371 |
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ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: 1893 - Five complete numbers between July and December, all with red ''SPECIMEN'' overprint; some wear on the last few pages of the Dec. issue. Features inc. Nansen's expedition, memoir of Gounod, Scottish murder trial, Matabele attack , fine advertisements etc. **/*** |
£25 |
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372 |
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IMPERIAL INSTITUTE: 1893 elaborate Waterlow-printed invitation card (250 x 170mm) for a reception at the Institute. Surface dust and some splitting; attached to thick card mount. */** |
£20 |
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373 |
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DEMAND FOR PAYMENT (1893): Printed notice with m/s additions, sworn by a notary, concerning the non-payment of a bill; QV Jubilee issue 1/- green affixed and cancelled fiscally, slightly overlapped by blue paper seal. Unusual. *** |
£20 |
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374 |
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CRICKETING SCRAP ALBUM OF ARTHUR RICH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY PLAYER AND COLLEAGUE OF JACK HOBBS AND TOM HAYWARD. CONTAINING A WIDE VARIETY OF CRICKETING EPHEMERA, MOST NOTABLY A PICTORIAL MENU CARD CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF HOBBS FROM HIS TRIUMPHANT 1912 TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, SIGNED BY ALL THREE MEN (1894-1913) The menu was for the complimentary dinner to Jack Hobbs on 23 April 1912, held by the Cambridgeshire Cricket Association "on his return from Australia". It depicts Hobbs' photo portrait on the front cover surrounded by some 30 signatures in pencil and ink, including Hobbs, Hayward and Rich. The album 140pp. 9"x 7" cloth, also contains 13 printed score cards 1891-1906, of which seven are for the Cambridgeshire county team (including four which list Hobbs in the team); a variety of cricketing menu cards and fixture lists of which two depict cricketers; news cuttings reporting matches and some other local non-cricket events. Arthur Rich (1867-1970), former chief clerk of Trinity College, had a playing career of some 30 years, appearing many times for the county side and regularly for the Camden (Cambridge) C.C. and Cambridge University Servants team. Jack Hobbs, who played his first two county games as a 19-year old amateur with Cambridgeshire in August 1901 (one of the score cards is in the album) was the greatest of English pre-war batsman and Tom Hayward, also from Cambridge, headed the batting averages on the first MCC tour of Australia in 1903-1904. *** PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£500 |
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375 |
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TRADE CATALOGUE: (1894) Pryke & Palmer's, 'sanitary engineers' catalogue of building supplies inc. tiles, fireplaces, gasoliers, wallpaper, furniture, tools etc - everything for the Victorian builder. Hard covers show some wear but contents fine (785pp). Fascinating! **/*** |
£50 |
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376 |
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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS - Late Victorian scrap book (91/2"x111/2") for Christmas & New Year cards with 75 pages crammed with four to five Christmas, New Year, Birthday etc. cards per page. The cards are stuck down to the pages as was the fashion, nevertheless an attractive and colourful collection. **/*** |
£120 |
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377 |
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SHEFFIELD FAMILY PAPERS: Accumulation of letters, cards and various ephemera c1890-1960 connected with a family in the Ironmongery trade in Sheffield & Rotherham, including a substantial quantity of photographs with unusual carte-de-visite types, 1897 Tivoli Theatre programme, 1934 Wilson Line cruise brochure with deck plans of the 'City of Paris', Sheffield Steel exchange ticket (1914) etc. Mixed condition. (Qty.) |
£100 |
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378 |
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"SUNLIGHT SOAP STAMPS OUT DIRT": ADVERTISING LEAFLET BASED ON THE DESIGN OF THE 'PENNY LILAC' POSTAGE STAMP OF QUEEN VICTORIA (1890's) format 6"x 5", printed in lilac and complete with simulated perforations! Most attractive. *** CLICK FOR PHOTOGRAPH |
£60 |
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379 |
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TUCK'S CARD ''DRESSING DOLL'' c1895: Series 21 girl doll (215mm) with finely-printed coloured dresses 21A to 21F (6); some repairs, occasional worn edge & one dress with c8mm missing from cape. Elegant & detailed 'adult' costumes. A rare survivor. ** PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£50 |
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380 |
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TRANSPORT: Late 19th Century printed ''Sketch Map of the Somersetshire Tramways'' (141/2''x 91/2'') plus an uncompleted application form for Company shares, 1933 ''Tramways London United'' timetable poster for Route 67 (Hampton Court - Hammersmith). Also 1937 Austin Ten garage chart (40''x 24'') in three colours on white; fine. (4 items). **/*** |
£30 |
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381 |
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"THE STRAND MUSICAL MAGAZINE" vols. 2 - 6 (1895-97) containing numerous musical scores & articles; 1/2 leather, worn & split but contents sound. Also Caxton's ''Musical Educator'' (1909) vols. 3 & 4 - slight cover blemishes otherwise fine. **/*** |
£30 |
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382 |
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"ARMS, CRESTS & MONOGRAMS" gold tooled album believed to have been produced c.1895 with approx. 500 crests and monograms cut from envelopes and letter-heads glued inside and covering topics as diverse as military, naval, schools, universities and royalty. Some staining and slight damage to album itself and glue stains around a few crests. ** |
£15 |
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383 |
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EARLY, MOTOR CAR & MOTOR CYCLE ADVERTISING EPHEMERA (1896-1897) collection of 15 items: a) Illustrated prospectus of the British Motor Carriage & Cycle Company, 16pp. 12"x 9", dated 20 June 1896, including 8 pages of attractive, engraved illustrations of different vehicles. b) Six letters on headed notepaper (4 with pictorial heading), from the British Motor Carriage & Cycle Co., Holborn Viaduct, London or its successor, the Universal Motor Carriage & Cycle Co. c) Sales brochure of the British Motor Syndicate 4pp., depicting electric motor cycle on front page. Remarkably early examples of motoring ephemera (the first British-built motor car had appeared in 1895). **/*** PHOTO - see plate no. 4 |
£300 |
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384 |
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THE POSTMEN'S CASE FOR ENQUIRY - 1896 654pp bound volume containing "A verbatim report of the evidence given before Lord Tweedmouth and Committee by the Representatives of the Postmen's Federation". Published by the Postmen's Federation for private sale. Scuffed spine and some foxing but scarce. ** |
£50 |
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385 |
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THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATED - Volume One - July to December 1897 of the Railway Magazine bound in green cloth (minor water staining at rear). Profusely illustrated and an early publication. (approx. 610pp.).**/*** |
£100 |
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386 |
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RAPHAEL TUCK - CALENDAR FOR 1897: Large (280mm x 280mm) heart-shaped calendar entitled ''When the Heart is Young'', depicting romantic scenes in historical costume (6pp). Very fine condition. *** |
£50 |
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387 |
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'BOY'S OWN ANNUAL' 1897 - Fine, tight copy in fresh, illustrated boards, complete with all colour plates (poultry fold-out split), occ. light foxing but a much finer than average copy. *** |
£35 |
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388 |
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"THE GIRLS OWN ANNUAL" (1897-98) Solid copy, cloth-bound with slight damp staining, otherwise fine. 832pp. **/*** |
£25 |
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389 |
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HAND-PAINTED VALENTINE CARD c1895 (90 X 115mm) with fine watercolour bunch of pansies and shamrock-wreathed heart inside an embossed outer card; also three Christmas cards of the same vintage, one painted with apple-blossom (foxed), another with a photograph of cows! Also a number of Christmas & Valentine chromo-litho scraps. (19 items).**/*** |
£20 |
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390 |
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - The "District Railway" Illustrated Guide to the Greater Britain Exhibition at Earl's Court - 1899". Fully illustrated with colour fold out map of the District Railway, Plan of the Exhibition, The Gigantic Wheel (beats the London Eye into a cocked hat with 1200 passengers!), etc. Not unexpected light staining and foxing to the cover. Scarce and attractive. **/*** |
£85 |
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391 |
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE - "Greater Britain Exhibition 1899 Imre Kiralfy Director General, Earl's Court". The illustrated Official Guide & Libretto to the Exhibition with fold out colour map & approx. 160pp. Slight damage and staining but a scarce item. **/*** |
£60 |
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392 |
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ROYAL MILITARY TOURNAMENT, 1899: 106pp brochure detailing events, fine chromo-litho cover featuring galloping Household Cavalry; covers slightly foxed at edges, tiny sellotape repair. Also military tattoo programmes with fine illustrated covers inc. Leeds (1926) and Northern Command (1933 & 1937 Coronation Tattoo). Slightly dusty or marked. (4) **/*** |
£50 |
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393 |
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MILITARY INTEREST: Carton containing a quantity of prints, cuttings, magazine articles etc. concerning the Boer War, WWI & WWII with some earlier material included; also a range of material about Russia inc. modern magazine cuttings etc. A diverse lot. (100s pp). *** |
£30 |
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394 |
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MISCELLANY: Small collection of c.1900 pamphlets inc. "Read's edition of Fairy Tales" - Old Nursery Rhymes, illustrated in colour and cloth backed; "The Alphabet of Great Men" illustrated; "Humorous Art part 1 - "Phil may on the Continong" 16 pp. b&w illustrated humour plus loose pages of "Slovenly Peter" etc. Condition poor to good. */** |
£15 |
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395 |
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ADVERTISING CARDS: Binder with the excellent collection of predominantly coloured 19th & early 20th Century advertising cards (with a good number of Foreign types in evidence) covering a multitude of products inc. baking powder, biscuits, candles, chocolate, cigarettes, corsets, hair restorer, meat extract (Liebig), soap, stove polish & tea. A magnificent lot. (Approx. 200). |
£300 |
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396 |
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ADVERTISING CARDS: The collection of chiefly coloured 19th & early 20th Century advertising cards (inc. a good number of Foreign types) covering a wide range of themes inc. chocolate, drapery, French dressing, meat extract (Liebig), plate powder, soap, underwear, hosiery and gloves. A lovely lot. (Approx. 150). |
£150 |
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397 |
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BIRTHDAY/CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR GREETINGS CARDS: Binder containing the attractive collection of greetings cards with splendid ranges of Christmas & New Year types plus a small selection of Birthday cards. Some more unusual types in evidence. (265) |
£240 |
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398 |
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GUERNSEY - PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS: Group of paper-bound reports, 1879-94, detailing the proceedings of Les États de Guernsey, with interesting content re Island life, reported mainly in English, three signed by the contemporary Bailiff; generally fine condition with some light foxing in the last two or three. (8) **/*** |
£60 |