| 4080 | THE WYE TOUR: 1847 A copy of the 54 page booklet "The Wye Tour" by Revd T.D. Forsbroke plus a letter (stained and cut down) signed by the author. | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4081 | WHITTINGTON CLUB & METROPOLITAN ATHENAEUM: 1848 Ticket for a benefit dramatic performance (173 x 125 mm) beautifully-printed in chromo-lithography depicting Shakespeare and a very elaborate frame with fencing foils & mask, theatrical masks and writing cherubs etc. An early example of high-quality multi-colour printing, produced by Gardner & Co. of Bride Court. *** PHOTO | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4082 | THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS - 1845 Vol. 6 January to June 1845, bound into one volume, some damage to spine but contents fine. | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4083 | BRISTOL & CLIFTON: Superb group of unused pictorial letter-sheets inc. two v.unusual miniature examples (90 x 135mm), Newman design of Clifton Gorge with pylons & another from the same plate with completed bridge added, fine view of The Drawbridge, Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Academy of Fine Arts & a large sheet with fine, busy view of College Green. One or two spots, mainly v.fine. (20).**/*** PHOTO | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4084 | CHURCHES: Group of small pictorial letter-sheets, most depicting churches inc. Chesham & Chesham Bois, Chichester Cross, Kenilworth, Herne Bay, Sherborne, four different views of Lichfield (one small tear), Charlecote, Banwell & Wilton. Mainly fine. (15) **/*** | £90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4085 | COMIC: Group of small letter-sheets with illustrations of seaside scenes mainly by Rock & Co. or Newman.; some dust marks otherwise fine. (10).**/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4086 | DEVON: Unusual group inc. 11 large letter-sheets (2 on tinted paper), 4 with earlier, square-framed views by Bartlett, 5 lithographed inc. upright format, several local productions etc. featuring Sidmouth, Ilfracombe, Exeter, Exmouth, Babbacombe etc.; one sheet has bottom edge faults. (14). **/*** | £90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4087 | DORSET: Range of 5 large & 9 small letter-sheets inc. unusual, locally-produced, tinted sheet of Bournemouth c1860 (slight print offset), views of Lyme (3), Weymouth (6), Poole Harbour (lithographed), animated Dorchester market-place etc. (14).**/*** | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4088 | GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Six fine, small sheets with Rock & Co. views of Cheltenham (seem ex-bound vol.) plus a further seven of Gloucester inc. large view of Docks by local bookseller Henley. Attractive group. (13). *** | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4089 | HOUSES: Group of small sheets, mainly by Rock & Co., depicting houses of famous writers inc. Shakespeare's Birthplace & Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Robert Burns' croft, homes of Byron, Scott, Milton, Crabbe, Cowper etc. plus one or two others (Hereford's Old House noted). (13). *** | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4090 | ISLE OF WIGHT: Unusual group of 12 large & 5 small sheets, most 1840s, inc. Godshill, Brading, Carisbrooke & Ventnor plus later pair of Osbourne House (one foxed) and unusual, crude example of 'Little Jane's Cottage', locally-produced blue sheet by Dabell etc. Scarcer material. (20).**/*** PHOTO | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4091 | LONDON: Trio of unusual letter-sheets inc. fine cross-section of the Rotherhithe Tunnel with paddle steamers above plus a large & a small sheet depicting the Great Exhibition (large slightly dusty). (3). **/*** PHOTO | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4092 | MALVERN & MATLOCK: A small & three large letter-sheets with fine views of Malvern inc. a splendid pair produced in Worcester; also a group of Matlock (4 large, 2 small) inc. two fine 'bird's-eye' views of the town. (10).**/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4093 | SOMERSET: Fine group of 11 small sheets depicting different views of Weston-super-Mare inc. unusual horizontal pair by Newman; also Cheddar (4) inc. stalactites & Clevedon (3) inc. 2 large items, folded, one missing continuity leaf. Some show signs of binding. (18). **/*** | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4094 | SOUTHAMPTON: Group of fine, large, locally-produced letter-sheets inc. 6 unusual, elaborately-framed better views inc. gaol, Christchurch & the Itchen Ferry and two fine views of Netley Abbey by Carpenter, Southampton. (8).*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4095 | SOUTH WALES: Good group of uncommon letter-sheets (16 small, 3 large) inc. views of the Brecon Beacons & town (3), Swansea (Landore Viaduct noted), Llandaff, Cardiff, Pembroke (inc. Docks) etc. (19). **/*** | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4096 | SUSSEX: Attractive group of 7 small letter-sheets inc. Bognor convalescent home (2) plus various views of Eastbourne inc. unusual view of Beachy Head printed in green-grey. (7). **/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4097 | WEST COUNTRY: Selection of 7 small & 4 large sheets with views of Devonport, Minehead, Plymouth (military parade ground), Bridgewater (Cornhill), Totnes, St. Ives, St Michael's Mount, Lizard plus unusual lithographed Lynmouth. One or two with dust marks. (11). **/*** | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4098 | MISCELLANY: Interesting group inc. v.unusual Rock & Co. 'Maze' depicting a young lady surroounded by a labyrinth of paths, Devonshire Hospital, Buxton (interior), Windermere, large sheet with fine, busy view of Portsmouth's semaphore and unusual sheet with letter c1880 of the North Stafford Hotel, Stoke on Trent. (6).*** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4099 | BOGNOR REGIS: Two fine booklets of 6 & 8 views published by W.S.Follett at the Post Office, Bognor c1855, printed by Newman or Kershaw of London; hint of foxing. Attractive covers. (2).**/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4100 | DERBYSHIRE: Three booklets of engravings inc. Harwood's 'Views of Derbyshire' (12 views 1841-49), Bates' 'Views in Derbyshire' No.II - 12 Newman views, two to a page, some edge foxing; Rock & Co. 'Views of Derby' (12 views c1840, some foxing, damaged covers). (3).**/*** | £90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4101 | NORTH WALES: Three fine albums of views inc. splendid 'Views in N.Wales' (Catherall, Chester c1850 - 14 views inc. Britannia Bridge) in fine gilt cloth covers; '12 Views of Dolgelly & Neighbourhood' by Newman & Co., sold by Owen Rees, Dolgelly (Clogau gold mine noted); 'The Picturesque Scenery of N.Wales' (Shene, Bangor) published by Pritchard, Carnarvon (dated 1846: 22 views inc. Menai Bridge). All fine. (3).*** | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4102 | SCARBOROUGH: Unusual album of 9 large views publlished by Theakston, Scarborough c1850 in early chromo-litho card covers by De La Rue; better, animated views inc. 'The New Bar' & 'Crown Hotel'; a little dusty but generally fine. **/*** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4103 | SCOTLAND: 'Views in the Scottish Lakes' engraved & published by Banks, Edinburgh c1850 with splendid frontispiece and 15 large views; purple cloth gilt, some fading. Fine. *** | £35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4104 | WALES: 'Tourists in Wales' by 'Onwhyn' (1860) published by Rock & Co. in ill'd paper covers - aseries of composite plates showing humorous characters & situations; some edge wear. Unusual. ** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4105 | WEST COUNTRY: 1) 'Six Views in Cheddar' published by Newman & Co. in (worn) card covers c1850 inc. fine view of stalactite cavern; 2) 'Peeps at Lynmouth, Lynton & Neighbourhood', Besley, Exeter - 5 views by Townsend in blue paper covers, first plate foxed. (2) **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GREAT BRITAIN - 1850-1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4106 | SCRAPBOOKS: Large ledger filled with b&w and coloured engravings and scraps, c1870-90, many cut out of books and magazines inc. pp from an Edward Lear limerick book; another smaller example with a variety of chromo scraps c1880's and a folder with 1890's Xmas cards, fashion cut outs and flowers. (3 items). | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4107 | SCRAPBOOK: Large ledger-type book in disintegrating binding containing an interesting variety of material c1845-75 cut from books & magazines inc. portrait engravings (early Vanity Fair noted), 'Punch' cartoons, ILN, 'The Graphic', a few letters, lithographs etc. (100s). **/*** | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4108 | KENT: Carton of miscellaneous ephemera inc. 1850s prints, PPCs, billheads, Ogilby road maps, Canterbury views album c1870 etc. Also a range of topographical books inc. Mee's Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Sussex, Clarke's 'Antiquarian Cabinet' vol III (1808, fine plates), Matz's 'Dickensian Inns & Taverns', 1934-55 Elgin Studios Xmas cards etc. (Qty). | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4109 | MISCELLANY: 1852 Commercial Bank of London cheque signed by the bankrupt actor C.J. Mathews. 1861 Indian Famine Relief Fund letter signed by William Cubitt Lord Mayor of London. 1861 letter signed by G. Cornwall Lewis the Home secretary. 1862 letter sighned by Earl Ducie the mayor of Bristol. Plus two others. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4110 | APPRENTICESHIP INDENTURE, 1852: Two page hand-written indenture apprenticing 17 year old Arthur Nadin of Stapenhill to Drs. Tomlinson & Lowe of Burton-upon-Trent to learn the skills of surgeon and apothecary. Impressed with £6 revenue stamp and also bears very fine ‡d Stafford paper tax h.s. Some wear along folds and outer surface dusty. **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4111 | ILLUSTRATED NOTEPAPER: 1854 letter from Northampton headed with music and words in an embossed surround for "Love in her EYES", sreased. Also c 1900 letter from Jersey depicting three clowns/musicians with m/s "three flats" below. | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4112 | STAFFORDSHIRE: 1854 Sale bill for a property at Stapenhill (Burton-on-Trent) with an attractive range of type faces, generally fine; two large Victorian photographs of churches (Burton) & 1921 aerial photograph of part of Burton - all framed & glazed. Also a large coloured card certificate commemorating the death of a local soldier in WWI. (5). **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 4113 | DIARY OF GERTRUDE HARRIS, BRUSSELS, 1855: Small pocket-book - Agenda du Commerce with much information about Brussels inc. directory of residents - containing diary entries for the whole of 1855, made by the 17 year old daughter of the International Press foreign correspondent, C.A.M.Harris; apart from domestic routine, meetings with friends (inc. some prominent names) etc. the diary also comments on international news inc. progress of the Crimean War & the Queen's visit to France. A fascinating portrait of middle class ex-pat life in the 1850s. Complete 50pp typewritten transcript & very extensive background family research. *** | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 4114 | WINDSOR - EARLY CHROMO SOUVENIR: c1855 Unusual, intricately die-cut, folding souvenir printed with 32 fine engraved views and enclosed within chromo-printed 'rose' covers, printed by Adler's, Hamburg for Myers & Co., London. Very fine & scarce. *** PHOTO | £50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4115 | EMBOSSED FREE ENVELOPE: 1855 envelope to Kinsale franked with SC16 1d AH suuounded by an embossed Crowned frame with "FREE" below. | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4116 | CARLISLE LIVERY STABLES ADVERTISING ENVELOPE, 1856: Envelope franked with (damaged) 1d red cancelled by Carlisle sideways duplex & addressed to Penrith; opened out for display - inside is printed a detailed advertisement for Brockbank's carriage hire & livery stables. **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4117 | ROYAL NAVY COMMISSION: 1st April, 1856 printed Royal Navy commission (14" x 10"; original folds) very unusually appointing a senior commander "to the Rank of a Retired Captain in Her Majesty's Fleet". Embossed with Admiralty anchor at top left with 5/- duty seal just below. FRAMED & GLAZED SO NOT SUITABLE FOR POSTAL DESPATCH. *** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4118 | FIRE CERTIFICATES: 1857-63 Four illustrated "West Of England Fire & Life Insurqance Office Exeter isurance certificates. Also 1838 EL from Bristol to Wadebridge with illustrated heading of F.C. Husenbeth, wine and spirit merchants. | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4119 | APPARATUS FOR CATCHING VERMIN (1857): Patent specification for an improved rat-trap by Henry Taylor of Kingston, holder of the 1818 patent design - 6pp text plus folding plan in original blue paper cover. Scarce. *** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4120 | PAPER LACE VALENTINES, ETC.: Fine group of embossed/die-cut cards (c1860's) inc. five large examples (one being a silk-framed heart) & 16 smaller cards with items by Wood, Kershaw & Sons, Windsor & Dobbs plus various chromo-litho cards, scraps, etc. Most stuck down on scrapbook pages. Mixed condition. (37 items). **/*** | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4121 | ACKERMANN'S "MONEY", c1860: "How Old Brown made it and how Young Brown spent it" by 'Luke Limner' - 2 parts (complete) in ill'd yellow wrappers, each containing 8 fine satirical plates showing a Victorian nouveau riche 'Rake's Progress', produced by the 'Art Publisher' Ackermann & Co. of The Strand. Some wear but scarce. (2). **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 4122 | 'THE POSTMAN' 1867 - SUNDAY DELIVERIES: 12pp issue (2.November 1867) largely taken up with the postmen's dispute over Sunday working, with reports from various cities & an advertisement for 'Postman Motto Envelopes' with propaganda slogans - tape along spine otherwise very fine; also printed pedigree chart of the Adamson family of Newcastle & Durham; large printed chart (1846) detailing qualifications & salaries of teaching staff in the Scottish Highlands; 1846 newspaper Court columns; group of ecclesiastical licenses (1920s) with various Bishops' seals etc. (Qty). **/*** | £60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4123 | CARLISLE (Cumbs.): 1867 vellum probate certificate granted to the estate of Elizabeth Lowthion of Cockermouth with fine seal of Carlisle registry & embossed £8 revenue stamp tied by Westmoreland c.d.s. Folds, otherwise fine. **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4124 | SANATORIUM FOR THE TREATMENT OF INTEMPERANCE IN THE UPPER & MIDDLE CLASSES, CORBAR HILL HOUSE, BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE (1869) folding 1p. advertising prospectus 13" x 7" with fine litho view of premises. ** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4125 | DENHAM (Bucks.): 1870 Ballad sheet - "Lines on the FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY AT DENHAM, NEAR UXBRIDGE" recounting the brutal murder of a family of seven in May 1870; some creasing & staining; in modern card mount. Increasingly difficult to find. **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4126 | LINCOLNSHIRE: 1874 Will of William Baker, farmer of Scott Willoughby - two large vellum sheets plus probate certificate with fine embossed seal and two £40 blue revenue stamps - an unusually high value. Also similar 1887 item being the Will of a Fish & Game dealer from Sleaford - probate being unstamped due to the low value of the estate. | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4127 | ELECTRIC LIGHTING: 1879 "Report from the Select Committee on Lighting by Electricity etc." - 296 foolscap report with detailed examination of the question, statistical tables, folding engravings, etc. in contemporary ‡ leather binding. Small faults. *** | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4128 | CHROMO-LITHO SCRAPS: A fine selection of chiefly large die cut "scraps", c1880-1890 with a number of Tuck's examples noted; subjects include a magnificent St. Paul's Cathedral (220mm high), the Prince & Princess of Wales (185mm), Bird groups in branches, Harlequin & Columbine, etc. The odd small fault but a good group. (24 items). **/*** | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4129 | POST OFFICE EPHEMERA: Unusual hinged oak spiked frame headed 'POST OFFICE NOTICES', bundle of telegrams c1880s-1930s, rotary telegram calclator (damaged), album with letters of complaint to Francis Freeling 1800-25, various sealing / stamping items, moneyboxes, small balance, stamp cases, ceramic stamp wetter etc. (Qty). | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4130 | HORSE-DRAWN TRANSPORT - FINE PLATES c1880: Eight fine coloured lithographs (290 x 220mm) ex 'Coach Builders, Harness Makers & Saddlers Art Journal' c1880 depicting finely-detailed designs for different types of carriage inc. landau, brougham, 'Victoria', shooting brake, dog-cart and US tradesman's 'buggy'; one with corner crease otherwise v.fine. (8) **/*** PHOTO | £45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4131 | BILLHEADS c1880s-1910: Large qty assorted bills with emphasis on businesses in Lincolnshire & Hampshire; good variety with some interesting items noted. Mixed condition. (Qty). */*** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4132 | BREWERIES: Collier Bros.,Walthamstow 4pp price-list c1885 with fine chromo ill'd covers depicting the Brewery at York Road; fine coloured trade card advertising 'Kops' Ale c1890; 1882 letter re: barley on notepaper of the Tamar Brewery, Devonport; Paine & Co (St Neots) - two billheads 1891-3; 1928-30 Worthington & Bass billheads plus various breweries' bills, lists etc. (19). **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4133 | ISLE OF WIGHT RIFLE VOLUNTEERS: 1885-89 group of tickets for concerts held at the Town Hall, Sandown in aid of the local volunteer regiment - most are printed in green using a variety of fonts & styles, one is discoloured, the rest slightly dusty otherwise fine. (5). **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4134 | TUCK'S LARGE STANDING FIGURES: Three fine chromo-litho card figures (320mm) from Series 176 inc. "An Italian Girl", "An English Boy" & "Hansel and Gretel". Tiny faults, mainly fine & scarce. (3 items). **/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4135 | JUVENILIA MISCELLANY: Tuck's "Forest & Jungle" chromo-litho panorama c1890 (intact); two chromo card dolls, c1880-90, one with paper skirt (damaged), the other with extra dress; 1930's "Squeezy Book" in the shape of a cat with working "miaow"; 1950's "Golly Tales" and two "Sunny Stories", etc. (8 items). | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4136 | MAYSON'S ORDNANCE MODEL OF THE LAKE DISTRICT: c1890 Publicity card (305 x 420mm) - superb chromo-litho printing with illustartion of the Keswick Repository, ornamental lettering, ferns, etc. Very fine condition with hanging tape. *** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4137 | CHROMO-LITHO KITTENS: Panoramic (36") illustration of 11 kittens - "A Yard of Cats" - printed by Vouga, Geneva (c1890). Slight corner damage - would frame well **/*** | £15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4138 | 'THE LADY' 1891 - POSTAL USAGE: Two issues of 'The Lady' addressed to Norwich and franked by ‡d orange Jubilee stamps cancelled by St Leonards on Sea Station Office duplex obliterators; covers detached, back cover missing or split but fronts v.good & contents fine. (2) **/*** | £40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4139 | HIGHGATE (London): 1891 6pp vellum assignment of property in Raydon Street, Highgate from John Powell, Oil Merchant to Charles Kirby, Coach trimmer. Very fine with embossed revenues - 10/-, £1 & £3. *** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4140 | GREENOCK POLICE, 1892-98: Group of bills & receipts inc. the Greenock Harbour Trust accounts for policing of explosives transport, police pay, police gas bills etc. Unusual. (22). **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4141 | LITTLE EATON, DERBYSHIRE: 1894 Surrender of lease of an orchard owned by the Derby Canal Co. and W.J.Tatam, Maltster of Matlock to Little Eaton shoe-maker Samuel Tomlinson; inscribed on vellum with 10/- duty stamp. Fine. *** | £25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4142 | "VIEWS OF LONDON": Oblong format book containing 32 sepia plates (250 x 200mm) showing good photographic images of famous London landmarks as they were around about the time of the Diamond Jubilee; blue boards with gilt decoration, light wear/toning plus a few foxing spots on back endpapers. **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4143 | LEICESTER THEATRICAL LANDLADY'S VISITORS BOOKS, 1898-1915: Remarkable trio of hard-cover exercise books used as visitor's books by Miss B.J. Roberts, theatrical landlady of Gladstone Street, Leicester packed with comments & signatures written by music hall performers of the pre-WWI period inc. Maried Lloyd, Fred Karno & Harry Lauder. Accompanied by a quantity of research notes. Most unusual. ** | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4144 | SCRAPS: Stockbook containing 195 late Victorian chromo scraps inc. fancy-dress dogs (6), poultry (3), miniature figures (44) etc. Also advertising cards inc. Holloway's Pills, Sunlight Soap etc. Mixed condition. (220). **/*** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GREAT BRITAIN - 1900-1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4145 | MISCELLANY: 1900 Xmas card with fine reproductions of the QV ‡d orange stamp with 'DEC 25' cancellation, 1926 Xmas 'cheque' for health & happiness, unusual private postcard (1890s?) with London Arms enclosed by 'Guest Card', ‡d stamp with barred cancellation & Shakespearan quotations, group of early stamp-dealers' advertising, card with German 'phantom' franking, WWII airgraph form & forces' air-letter etc. Worth inspection. (Qty). | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4146 | HARRY FURNISS NEW YEAR ENVELOPE & CARD, 1900: Fine, unused envelope and correspondence card illustrated by Harry Furniss, designer of the 1890 Postal Jubilee caricature envelope and printed by John Walker & Co.; 1) Boer War - recruitment, mounting costs, red tape plus strikes and other problems of the 20th century! 2) 'The New Century' as an emerging butterfly, Queen Victoria, Joe Chamberlain and transport of the future. Attractive & unusual. (2 items) *** PHOTO | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4147 | PLAYING CARDS: Accumulation inc. c1900 set of De La Rue chromo 'Animal Grab' in ill'd box plus various promotional & advertising packs of cards, most in boxes. Mixed condition. (31) **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4148 | LONDON - BATTERSEA: 1901 vellum grant of a burial plot at Morden, Surrey to Augustus Cownden of the "Builder's Arms, Chelsea" - fine with an embossed 6d revenue stamp. *** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4149 | 'THE BRITISH WORKMAN ANNUAL' for 1904 (144pp., some loose, of text & illustrations plus advertisements) with fine chromo cover design of a railwayman fixing a signal lamp in a snow storm, 1908 'Rules of The Workers' Union' (38pp.; Birmingham) and c.1923 album of 64 photographs of W.E.A. Rambling Club of Chorley, Lancashire depicting various members & outings. (3 items). **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4150 | KLONDYKE NUGGET POSTER: c1904 one sheet letterpress poster in red on yellow paper professionally backed onto archival canvas. "SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS/S.F. CODY'S/POWERFUL COMPANY/IN THE/KLONDYKE NUGGET/DON'T MISS THIS SENSATION". Printed by Willsons of Leicester. | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4151 | RAPHAEL TUCK'S "SHAKESPEARE" CALENDAR: 1906 Tuck's catalogue no.695; six large (195 x 335mm) card calendar pages with a spectacular chromo-litho printing & embossing - each page featuring a quotation, a view & a flower - January with a portrait of the dramatist; punched at top for stringing; mainly very fine - top sheet with minor corner chips. Unusual. | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4152 | FREE TRADE ELECTION LEAFLET - STOCKPORT, 1906: Attractive chromo-printed handbill (120 x 190mm) depicting two loaves of bread and 'Vote for DUCKWORTH and FREE TRADE', imprint of The Daily News, London; fine. *** PHOTO - see plate no. | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4153 | IRISH UNIONIST LEAFLET, 1909: 4pp leaflet (A5 size) - 'A Redmond Record' - published by The Unionist Associations of Ireland, describing John Redmond's fund-raising trip to the USA, the cover illustration is a pastiche of the HMV 'His Master's Voice' trade mark - the dog Nipper (Birrell) listening to the sound of US dollars in the gramaphone horn.; light toning otherwise fine. *** PHOTO | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4154 | ASTRONOMY & NAVIGATION: 1) Philips' Planisphere - fine example c1910 with gilt cloth frame (30cm) & printed card disc; 2) Printed cloth pouch with large folded chart 'Star Recognition' with accompanying booklet by Francis Chichester (1943); 3) 'Half Hours with the Stars', Proctor (1884), plates etc. loose, attractive covers; 4) 2 folding engravings c1850 - comparative magnitude of planets & theory of seasons; 5) 1918 booklet for soldiers - 'Guiding Stars' - with miniature planisphere (Mrs. Hawkins). (5 items) **/*** | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4155 | BURTON-UPON-TRENT OPERA HOUSE material from c.1912 inc. programmes (12), photographs inc. 1928 cast, PPCs etc. (23 items). | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4156 | "BY THE SILVER AVON" - CALENDAR FOR 1912: Fine chromo-litho printed calendar on six boards (220 x 290mm) German printed & published by Nister (London) - each sheet features a fine illustration of Warwickshire scenes associated with the writer plus a finely-calligraphed biography, the top sheet (corner crease) with portrait; punched for hanging, contemporary ink note on back of final page. Some dustiness. **/*** | £30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4157 | PUNCH & JUDY: c1915 scarce chromo-litho puppet booth with two children, Punch & Judy figures and mechanical action; c1930 4pp "Clown Moore's" Punch & Judy programmes (Bognor) with fine illustrated cover and Mickey Mouse type puppet; "The Punch & Judy Man" 4pp sheet music (1847) with illustrated cover depicting children round a Punch & Judy show. Fine. (3 items). *** | £50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4158 | EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND; 18 June 1916 env. to Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Limpus, Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard at Malta, franked with ‡d green(2) tied by dumb cancel and purple "H.M.S. BENBOW/CENSOR NO.3" h.s. at lower left; with "HMS BENBOW" headed sheets(3) of notepaper, written both sides, containing a handwritten eye witness account of the Battle of Jutland by an officer, Frank Elliott. Benbow was the flagship of Admiral Sturdee and came through the battle unscathed. The letter gives great detail "From 6.30 to 6.48 we were firing at a Kaiser or Konig - slow fire .... The Warrior also passed us burning merrily ...We then passed the Invincible wreck on the Port side - an extraordinary sight - broken in two - bows & stern standing up out of the water the inboard ends being on the bottom of the sea!... at 2.0am a Zeppelin came & looked at us ...". A fascinating account. *** | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4159 | SILK BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS: Group of eleven large machine-embroidered silk items, some with silver and gold thread, believed to have been offered with Dutch cigarettes in the 1920's - 4 butterflies, 4 flowers and 3 baskets of fruit; fine condition and bright colours. Attracrive. (11 items). | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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