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14th (King’s) Hussars, a very scarce trooper’s rectangular brass bed plate, die-stamped with the Prussian eagle badge and impressed ‘14 Kings Hussars/No3504/ Pte Boyd’, slight crack through suspension hole probably excavated; Royal Welsh Fusiliers, a good quality white metal glengarry grenade for use by the Volunteer battalions c1883-97; s/title ‘Cornwall’ adn ‘MGC’ an officer’s s/title gilt/silver ‘LgrenF’ (brooched, broken); cap badges Northumberland Fusiliers...
Hammer Price: £80
2nd Essex Artillery Volunteers, a prize given in 1863 being a small turned ivory stud or pill box, the screw top engraved and blackened ‘Volunteer Prize/2nd/Essex/Artillery/1863’, excellent quality and condition £40-60
Hammer Price: £45
Georgian Baggage Warrants, six official warrants issued by the ‘Town or Borough of Stamford In the County of Lincoln’, the earliest 12 January 1808 addressed to Mrs Anne Greenwood via the hand of the Constable of ‘All Saints’ Parish requiring her to furnish ‘One cart’ by ‘Wednesday next by six o’clock in the Morning with a sufficient number of horses to go to Stilton in the County of Huntingdon to carry the Baggage of the Fifeshire Regiment of Militia for His Majesty’s...
£60–£80
Boer War Interest, a hand held stereoscope by Monarch with 78 ‘double picture’ cards the majority showing our troops in action, camp hospital etc. some duplication mostly published by Underwood & Underwood New York London etc. ‘scope’ and cards in good overall condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £150
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, a decorative commemorative shield shaped plaque in die-stamped silver plated metal (registration mark ‘Rd 65479’), designs in high relief and featuring the coinage bust of the Queen with dates 1837/87 the Royal Arms and scrolls for New Zealand Canada Australia Cape of Good Hope with small shield bearing an elephant, further swags showing a variety of flora (25cm x 17.7cm), very good condition £30-40
Nazi Germany, a printed official award of merit dated 25 June 1941 issued by ‘Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt und Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe’ and addressed to ‘Oberleutnant zur See Peter Lohmeyer’ and his fellow officers and crew, commemorating the destruction of the English tanker ‘Eleni’ near the port of Uguilas 4 November 1938. Embossed eagle and swastika facsimile signature, complete with original envelope, very good condition £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Blacker, Lieutenant-Colonel Valentine, Memoir of the Operations of the British Army in India, during the Mahratta War of 1817, 1818 & 1819, Black, Kingbury, Parbury and Allen, London, 1821, xxxiii, 494pp., together with a companion volume of maps and plans, 44pp., ex-libris Royal Colonial Institute, both inscribed to ‘William Hancocks’, nicely rebound maroon half calf, interior a little water marked, good condition, scarce (2) £250-300
Hammer Price: £520
Burton, Lieutenant-Colonel R. G., The Mahratta and Pindari War compiled for General Staff, India, Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1910, one of 1,500 copies printed, iv, 126pp., plus nine folded maps (lacking map of general theatre of operations, in book pocket), ex-libris Royal United Service Institution and inscribed to ‘Lee Burton’, original red cloth with some paper labels, front cover becoming detached, covers a little stained, generally in good condition, scarce £70-90
Hammer Price: £500
Carman, W. Y., Indian Army Uniforms under the British, from the 18th century to 1947, Cavalry, Leonard Hill Books Ltd., London, 1961, xvi, 234pp.; Carman, W. Y., Indian Army Uniforms under the British, from the 18th century to 1947, Artillery, Engineers and Infantry, Morgan-Grampian, London, 1969, xii, 258pp., both plus colour and b/w plates, both volumes rebound in matching brown calf with gilt trophy-of-arms and titles, first volume internally marked through use, otherwise good condition...
Hammer Price: £410
Hypher, P. P., Deeds of Valour of the Indian Soldier, which won The Indian Order of Merit, during the period from 1837 to 1859 (including the Indian Mutiny), Army Department, Simla, 1925, one of 500 copies printed, v, 204pp., inside inscribed, ‘Presented to Mr P. J. Patrick with my best compliments, P. P. Hypher, 3rd February 1926’, original red cloth, good condition £250-300
Hammer Price: £1,600
Rawlinson, H. G., The History of the 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment, Oxford University Press, 1941, x, 223pp., with maps and illustrations, original green cloth with gilt badge and titles, good condition £30-40
de Rhé-Philipe, G. W., A Narrative of the First Burmese War 1824-26, Calcutta, 1905, 15, 405pp., original red cloth with gilt titles, slight damage to spine, some pages becoming detached, good condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Vibart, Major H. M., The Military History of the Madras Engineers, from 1743 up to the present time, W. H. Allen & Co., London, 1881/83, a monumental work in two volumes, Volume I, xviii, 602pp.; Volume II, vi, 627pp., illustated with extensive b/w maps and plans, both volumes in original embossed red cloth with gilt titles, covers worn, generally good condition, scarce (2) £180-220
Hammer Price: £270
[H.M.S.O.], A List of the Officers of the Army and of the corps of Royal Marines, on full, retired, and half pay, with an index, 1856-57, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1856, 823pp., rebound, half calf and marbled boards, very good condition £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
[Adjutant General’s Office, Fort Saint George], The Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty’s British and Indian Forces on the Madras Establishment, corrected to 31 December 1864, Madras, 1865, x, 394pp., rebound, half calf and marbled boards, good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £260
[Office of Adjutant General of the Army], List of the Bengal Army, corrected to 1st October 1826, Calcutta, 91, xi pp., rebound, blue cloth, some staining to interior, good condition, scarce £80-120
Hammer Price: £600
[Government of India], The Official Quarterly Army List of H.M.’s Forces in Bengal ... corrected to January 1 1867, Calcutta, 1867, viii, 316, with supplement of war services, 132pp., rebound, red boards, covers a little marked, generally good condition, scarce £80-120
[Government of India], The Indian Army List, April 1937, New Delhi, 1937, xvii, pages numbered to 824, rebound, red boards, good condition £80-100 _________________________________
Blumberg, General Sir H. E., Britain’s Sea Soldiers, a record of the Royal Marines during the war 1914-1919, Swiss & Co., Devonport, 1927, xxii, 492pp., original blue boards with beige cloth spine and gilt crest, complete with maps in separate folder, cover corners scuffed, signs of wear elsewhere, interior in good condition (2) £80-100
Hammer Price: £60
Chichester, H. M. & Burges-Short, G., The Records and Badges of ... the British Army (2), London, 1895, xiv, 568pp., damaged and faded cover; another, a facsimile edition 1970; Parkyn, Major H. G., Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons, Aldershot, 1956, 341pp., bearing the signature of ‘H. Y. Usher’ , some annotations, rebound red calf; Clephan, C.E.F. Badges 1914-18, bound notes and badge rubbings; other bound volumes of notes relating to badges of various regiments (8); other items (2),...
Hammer Price: £30
Douglas-Morris, K, Naval Medals 1793-1856, London, 1987, xvi, 542pp., casebound; Naval Medals 1857-1880, London, 1994, xxii, 436pp., casebound; The Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840, l, 402pp., a rebound interleaved copy, covers a little stained to last, generally good and better condition (3) £80-100
Errington, Lieut-Col. F. H. L., The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps during the Great War, 375pp., rebound; Clayton, J. T., Craven’s Part in the Great War, 391pp, photographs and some details of those killed in the war, some underlining; Peterkin, A. & Johnston, W. / Drew, Sir R., Commissioned Officers in the Medical Services of the British Army, Volumes I & II, 1968, v, 638 & xxx, 452pp, good condition (4) £40-50
Hammer Price: £25
Foster, Col. K. O. N., The Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, annotated, with inserts, in shabby condition; Wilson, Miss B. M. (Compiler), Military General Service 1793-1814, Egypt Medal 1882-1889 and North West Canada Medal 1885 to Canadian Recipients; Everson, G. R., The South Africa 1853 Medal, roll of recipients; Kaplan, Mrs L., The Medal Roll for the Campaigns in South Africa 1834-1835, 1846-1847; Sutlej Medal Roll (2), listing casualties; Parritt, Col. B. A. H., Red with Two...
Hammer Price: £65
Gordon, Major L. L., British Battles and Medals, 1979, 5th edition; Abbott P. E. & Tamplin, J. M. A., British Gallantry Awards, 1971; Purves, A. A., Collecting Medals and Decorations; Gould, R. W., Campaign Medals of the British Army 1815-1972; Arden, Y., Military Medals and Decorations; Harris, D. A., A Guide to Military Temperance Medals; Divis, J., Poincons d’Argent du Monde Entier; Jacob, J. R., Court Jewelers of the World; Joslin, E. C. (3), Catalogue of British Orders, Decorations...
Gould, R. W. & Douglas-Morris, Capt. K. J., The Army of India Medal Roll 1799-1826; Holme, N. & Kirby, Major E. L., Medal Rolls 23rd Foot-Royal Welch Fusiliers, Napoleonic Period; Everson, G. R., The South Africa 1853 Medal; Holme, N., The Silver Wreath, being the 24th Regiment at Isandhlwana and Rorke’s Drift 1879; Maurice, Col. J. F., The Campaign of 1882 in Egypt; Magor, R. B., African General Service Medals; Fevyer, W. H. (2), The Distinguished Service Medal 1914-1920 and 1939-1946;...
Hammer Price: £55
Hailes, Lieut-Col., D. A. (Compiler), Naval General Service Medal Royal Marine Recipients; Scott-Bell, Capt. T. I. (Compiler), Decorations awarded to all ranks of the Royal Marines during the period 1899-1914; Anon, Decorations awarded to the Royal Marines in the Great War; Pearn, Major A. W. C. & Mott, Capt. C. W. (Compilers), Decorations awarded to all ranks in the Royal Marines during the Second World War; Douglas-Morris, Capt. K. J., Royal Marine Medal Awards - these five volumes of...
Hocking, Charles, Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the age of Steam 1824-1962, in 2 volumes; Cox, Brian, Lifeboat Gallantry, R.N.L.I. Medals and how they were won; Brown, George A., Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea, signed by author; Wilson, J. W. & Perkins, R., Angels in Blue Jackets, The Navy at Messina 1908; Catalogue of Life Saving Awards from the Collection of William H. Fevyer, 27pp., bound copy, generally in good condition (6) £60-80
Hutchinson, Walter (Editor), Hutchinson’s Pictorial History of the War, in 16 volumes, from 3 September 1939 to 4th September 1945, illustrated, original blue and gilt binding; Young, Brig. P., The Almanac of World War II, Hart, B. H. Liddell, History of the Second World War; Keegan, J. & Wheatcroft, A., Who’s Who in Military History, generally in good condition (19) £30-40
£30–£40
Long, W. H., Medals of the British Navy and How they were Won, London, 1895, original cloth, cover scuffed, interior becoming loose; Fitchett, W. H., Nelson and His Captains, sketches of famous seamen, London, 1925; Mansfield, C. & Tushingham, E., Nelson’s Flagship at Copenhagen, 2001, paper covers; Mackenzie, R. H., The Trafalgar Roll, London, 1913; Clarke, J. D., The Men of H.M.S. Victory at Trafalgar, Dallington, 1999; Pitt, B., Coronel and Falkland, London, 1960; [H.M.S.O.], Narrative...
Mericka, V, Orders and Decorations, 1967, 316pp., with colour and b/w plates; Monnaie de Paris, Décorations Officielles Françaises, 291pp., with colour and b/w plates; ‘Waldorf-Astoria’, Orden, colour plates of German orders and medals, rebound cloth; Hawk, R., Florida’s Army, xxiv, 283pp, lists casualties, signed by author; Hawk, R., Florida’s Air Force, 155pp., lists casualties, signed by author; Borch III, F. L. & Westlake, W. R., For Heroic or Meritorious Achievement, the...
Hammer Price: £50
Mullen, A. L. T. (Editor), The Military General Service Roll 1793-1814, London Stamp Exchange, 1990, 726pp., quarter imitation morocco, in card case; The Waterloo Medal Roll, London Stamp Exchange, 1984, 404pp., original boards; Gould, R. W. & Douglas-Morris, Capt. K. J., The Army of India Medal Roll 1799-1826, signed by Gould; Vigors, Lieut-Col. D. D. & MacFarlane, Lieut-Col. A. M., The Three Great Retrospective Medals 1793-1840, Awarded to Artillerymen, 1986, signed by Vigors, original...
Hammer Price: £70
Patterson, S., Royal Insignia, British and Foreign Orders of Chivalry from the Royal Collection, with dustcover; Galloway, Stanley & Martin, Royal Service, Vol. 1 - Royal Victorian Order and Medal; Galloway, P., The Order of the British Empire, with dustcover; Mericka, V., Book of Orders and Decorations, 1975, with dustcover; Tammann, G. A., Imperial Russian Makers’ Marks on Orders and Decorations, paper covers; Hieronymussen, P., Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe in...
Percival, J., For Valour, The Victoria Cross, Courage in action; Clayton, A., Chavasse Double V.C., paperback; Stanistreet, A., ‘Gainst All Disaster, Gallant deeds above and beyond the call of duty; Barthorp, M., The North-West Frontier, a pictorial history 1839-1947; MacGregor-Hastie, R., Never to be Taken Alive, a biography of General Gordon; Ransford, O., The Battle of Spion Kop; Fleming, P., Bayonets to Lhasa; Shepperson, G. & Price, T., Independent African, the Nyasaland Rising of...
Platt, J. J., Jones, M. E. & Platt, A. K., The Whitewash Brigade, The Hong Kong Plague 1894; Lovell, K. C. & Prior, J. C., British Casualties of the First Boer War 1880-1881; [Roberts Publication], The Jameson Raiders; South African Field Force Casualty List 1899-1902; Fevyer, W. H. & Wilson, J. W., The Queen’s South Africa Medal to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines; South Africa, The Spion Kop Despatches; Fevyer, W. H. & Wilson, J. W., The China War Medal 1900 to the Royal Navy and the...
Raleigh, W./Jones, H. A., The War in the Air, being the story of the part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force, 1922/1928, two volumes; Robertson, B. (Editor), Air Aces of the 1914-1918 War, Letchworth, 1959; Roskill, Capt. S. W. (Editor), Documents Relating to the Naval Air Service, 1969, Vol. 1, 1908-1918; McInnes, I. & Webb, J. V., A Contemptible Little Flying Corps, 1991, signed by Webb; Campbell, Capt. G. L., Royal Flying Corps, casualties and honours, 1914-17, 1987 reprint;...
Sainsbury, Major T. D., For Gallantry in the Performance of Military Duty; McInnes, Ian, The Meritorious Service Medal to Naval Forces; McInnes, Ian, The Meritorious Service Medal to Aerial Forces; Tamplin, J. M. A., Spink Booklets 1-7 & 11. The Imperial Yeomanry Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; The Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; The Volunteer Officers’ Decoration; The Volunteer Long Service Medal; The Colonial...
‘Seedie’, Seedie’s List of Submarine Awards for World War II, 1990, xi, 129pp.; Seedie’s List of Fleet Air Arm Awards 1939-1969, 1990, xi, 156pp; Seedie’s List of Awards to the Merchant Navy for World War II, 1997, xiv, 240pp., plus index; Seedie’s List of Coastal Forces Awards for World War II, 1992, xi, 302pp.; Witte, R. C., Fringes of the Fleet and the Distinguished Service Cross, 1997, x, 228pp.; Fevyer, W. H., The Distinguished Service Cross 1901-1938, 1991, iv, 91pp.;...
Hammer Price: £100
Simmonds, Prof. P. L., The British Roll of Honour, viii, 560pp., rebound blue boards; Eaton, Col. Hon. H. F., Naval and Military Medals, 1897, 128pp., original red cloth; Goodenough, Lieut-Gen. W. H. & Dalton, Lieut-Col. J. C., The Army Book for the British Empire, 1893, xxi, 612pp., plus maps, rebound red boards; Dodwell and Miles (Editors), Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Indian Army ... from 1760 to 1834, London, 1838, rebound red boards; The Royal Kalender 1814, x, 396pp.,...
Hammer Price: £95
Webb, Lieut-Col. E. A. H., A History of the Services of the 17th (The Leicestershire) Regiment, (1688-1910) London, 1911, xxvii, 322pp., red cloth; Wylly, Col. H. C., History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions The Leicestershire Regiment in the Great War, Gale & Polden, 1928, 215pp., with maps, green cloth; Milne, John, Footprints of the 1/4th Leicestershire Regiment, August 1914 to November 1918, Leicester 1935, xii, 158, red cloth, good condition (3) £80-100
Werlich, Robert, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Ancient and Modern, Civil and Military, Washington, D.C., 1990, 2nd edition, 476pp., illustrated throughout, excellent condition £40-60
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