Y A GEORGE III CHEVRON-BANDED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERSNELLING, ALTON, CIRCA 1800The case with open triangular pediment above rectangular chevron-edged glazed mahogany door incorporating concave lower corners, enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches to right-hand side opposing the usual observations to the left beneath signature Snelling, ALTON to upper margin, with visible tube to the chevron banded caddy moulded trunk over domed circular cistern cover to the rounded base.96.5cm (38ins) high, 15cm (5.5ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased at Dickens Fine Art Auctioneers, Middle Claydon, sale of the THE RICHARD COOKSON COLLECTION 20th April 2008 (lot 59) for £1,350 hammer. James Snelling is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a clock and watchmaker and silversmith working from High Street, Alton, Hampshire, 1793-1830. Condition Report: Instrument is in fine working condition with tube filled and no apparent airlocks. The register plate has good fairly bright even silvering. The case has some historic worm train damage to the rear upper section (behind the scales) infestation has long gone. Otherwise case is in very good original condition although has been given a coat of polish resulting in a slightly muddy appearance to the surface.Condition Report Disclaimer
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Rare historical vinyl LP 'Oswald Self-Portrait in Red', released by INCA. This spoken-word album features an unedited radio broadcast of Lee Harvey Oswald discussing his political ideology, including a controversial interview defending his beliefs. The recording provides firsthand insight into Oswald's views, as captured in a public broadcast before the events of November 1963. The album includes analysis from figures such as Congressman Hale Boggs, Dr. Alton Ochsner, and Edward Scannell Butler. A significant piece of political and historical audio, this LP is a must-have for collectors of political memorabilia, rare interviews, and vintage spoken-word recordings.Artist: Lee Harvey OswaldIssued: 1964Dimensions: 12.5"L x 12.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
ELEANOR HOPE-HENDERSON (BRITISH 1917-2006) ⊕ LADIES RESTING ON A BENCHsigned and dated Eleanor Henderson 1977 lower rightgouache on paper35 x 41cm; 13 3/4 x 16in54 x 60.5cm; 21 1/4 x 23 3/4in (framed)Property from a West London CollectionProvenanceAlton Gallery, Barnes (purchased by the present owners in the mid-1980s)offered for sale without reserve
PAUL LUCIEN MAZE (FRENCH 1887-1979) ⊕ END OF THE GARDEN WITH CATTLE BEYONDsigned Paul Maze lower leftoil on canvas22.5 x 32cm; 9 x 12 1/2in47 x 56.5cm; 18 1/2 x 22 1/2in (framed)Property from a West London CollectionProvenanceAlton Gallery, Barnes (purchased by the present owners in the mid-1980s)offered for sale without reserve
MONTGOMERY B. L.: (1887-1976) British Field Marshal of World War II. A.L.S., Montgomery of Alamein, two pages, 4to, Isington Mill, Alton, Hampshire, 27th April 1968, to [Major Michael Babington Charles] Hawkins. Montgomery states that he has received his correspondent´s letter regarding BLESMA (the Military Charity for Limbless Veterans) and their dinner in October, remarking ´I must tell you that for some years I have been adjusting myself mentally and physically to my age; one of my decisions was to give up going out at night and in 1968 this has become a definite rule; I have become an expert in saying "No", very nicely and explaining the reason. The result; I keep very well´, although continuing ´But I find it very difficult to refuse your request because many of your members in this area possibly were my comrades on the battlefields of Africa and Europe. However, I am faced with a dilemma. I leave London on Friday October 11 for Australia and New Zealand to attend Alamein Reunions in Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington and Auckland, and to meet once more the soldiers of the 9th Australian and 2nd N. Z. divisions who fought so well at Alamein.....If you should have your dinner in September, say 27 or 28th, I would make an exception to my rule and attend it´. Montgomery further writes in a light-hearted manner, ´On my return from Australia and New Zealand I will be worn out, since I know well what will happen once I arrive in those countries! I reckon it may well take 2 years off my life; but since I propose to remain on this planet until I am 100, I don´t mind moving on at 98 - and anyhow I reckon one becomes a bit of a nuisance once over 90! I shall need November to recover, But would attend your dinner if held in early December´. Montgomery concludes ´So now you see my dilemma, and the problem. Perhaps you will let me know your decision?´. An ink annotation at the foot of the second page, presumably in the hand of Hawkins, indicates that a reply was sent to Montgomery on 30th April with the suggestion of either 6th/7th or 13/14th December as suitable dates for the dinner. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
REGGAE/ DUB - 12"/ LP COLLECTION. A collection of around 54 reggae 12", including a couple of LPs. Artists/ titles include Rico - Wareika Dub (M/ Sealed), Raging Fyah - Everlasting, Joe Higgs - Family, Love Divine Vol 1, Alton Ellis - Continuation, Singers & Players - Vacuum Pumping, Bandelero - Pinchers, The Dub Invaders - Trouble Like Dirt, Donna Marie - Marvellous, Devon Russel - Sing Roots Classics, Dub War - Mental EP, Jack Radics - Rough Life. Rappa Robert, Mafia & Fluxy, Barrington Levy, Sugar Minot, Anthony Redrose, Dreadzone, Super Cat, Bunny Lie Lie, Ijahman & Madge, Joe Gibbs, Champion Doug Veitch, Junior Marvin, Junior Tucker, BB Seaton, Nerious Joseph, Papa Levis, Matumbi, Little Axe, Garry Clail. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+, odd one may drop to VG.
AR * Shephard (Rupert, 1909-1992). Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1987, watercolour and pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left, additionally dated lower right, with an Alton Gallery promotional pamphlet for an exhibition of works by Shephard (with this work used as the frontcover illustration) and the original purchase receipt from the same gallery dated February 1990, mount aperture 24 x 33.5 cm (9 1/2 x 13 1/4 ins), framed and glazed (43.5 x 52 cm)QTY: (1)NOTES:Exhibited: An Exhibition of Works by Richard Shephard and W. S. Taylor, The Alton Gallery, London, 16 February to 10 March 1990. Rupert Norman Shephard was an English painter and illustrator. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1926 to 1929. In 1929 he began to exhibit with the London Group, the Wertheim Gallery and the Coolings Gallery. During the Second World War he worked as an official war artist.
**Vintage Olde Alton Ware Tureen and Johnson Bros Pouring Jug**Presenting a charming selection of vintage ceramic tableware, showcasing the timeless elegance of blue and white designs.The first item is a Vintage Olde Alton Ware Tureen. This exquisite piece features a distinctive lid crowned with a floral handle. The tureen is adorned with an intricate blue and white pattern, depicting a picturesque building set within a detailed landscape. Notably, the lid shows signs of crazing, adding a touch of vintage character to this beautiful piece.The second item is a Johnson Bros Pouring Jug, crafted with a graceful handle for ease of use. This jug is decorated with a classic blue and white illustration, prominently featuring a British castle, accentuating its historical charm and adding a regal touch to any collection.These pieces offer a captivating glimpse into the artistry of vintage ceramic tableware, perfect for collectors and enthusiasts of antique ceramics.
Nonesuch Press.- Herodotus. The History..., translated by G. Rawlinson, wood-engraved illustrations by V. Le Campion, 9 maps at end, most double-page, original blue-stained vellum-backed cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spine faded, cloth a little marked, 1935 § Plutarch. The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romanes, translated by Thomas North, 5 vol., plates, original buckram, paper labels, uncut, 1929-30 § Holy Bible (The), 5 vol. including Apocrypha, copper-engraved pictorial titles and head- & tail-pieces by Stephen Gooden, tissue guards, original decorated boards, gilt, uncut, some joints split and spine ends frayed, 1924-27 § Walton (Isaac) The Compleat Angler..., edited by Geoffrey Keynes, engraved portraits, hand-coloured illustrations of fish, 1929; Cervantes Saavedra (M. de) Don Quixote de la Mancha, 2 vol., hand-coloured plates by E.McKnight Kauffer, 1930, all limited editions, the last two original russet morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spotted, faded spines, all a little rubbed, Nonesuch Press; and c.45 others from the press, v.s. (c.60)
A BOX AND LOOSE CIGARETTE CARDS AND OTHER EPHEMERA, to include cigarette cards loose in two albums, including International Air Liners, Railway Equipment, Life in a Liner, Aeroplanes (Civil), Motor Cars, Modern Naval Craft, Life in the Royal Navy and Evolution of the British Navy, a number of loose cards, an album of vintage studio cards including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Dickie Valentine and Lana Turner, some with facsimile signatures, a small autograph book, an Alton Towers souvenir coin set, etc (1 box + loose) (sd)
Book – architectural: Jewitt (Llewellyn, FSA) & Hall (S. C., FSA), The Stately Homes of England, London, Virtue, Spalding & Daldy, n. d. [1870], 8vo, xi + 399pp, 210 woodcut illus., also extra illus. pasted in to endpapers, describing 13 seats: Alton Towers, Cobham, Mount Edgecumbe, Cothele, Alnwick, Hardwick, Arundel, Penshurst, Waewick Castle, Haddon, Hatfield, Cassiobury [dem.] & Chatsworth, gilt edges, black and gilt embossed red bevelled boards, and to spine, (slight wear, spine faded) (1)
Georgian era scrapbook compiled by John Newman (d.1824) of Southampton Street, Bloomsbury, London (father of John Henry Newman, who became a Catholic cardinal and was later canonised as a saint by Pope Francis). Many newspaper clippings, including: humourous stories; comical events; details of funerals for Lord Nelson, George III, William Pitt, and Princess Charlotte; stories about the Covent Garden theatre protests by the O.P.s; stories of public hangings; names synonymous with the period mentioned such as Jonathan Wilkes, Hogarth, Rousseau, Samuel Foote, Prince Regent. Ephemera included: Menu c.1800 for Lamy Restauranteur au Salo des Arts; Major Peter Labilliere broadside; Christmas 1790 menu for John Weeks, owner of well-known coaching inn the Bush Tavern, Bristol, includes turtle (weight 47lb), bittern, reindeers tongues, stares (starlings) and Tenby oysters; playbill for famed conjurer and notorious quack Gustavus Katterfelto; two posters advertising Alton Races (Hampshire), which included donkey racing, catching a pig, a gingling match, and a cheese to be run for by men in sacks. Many hand-written clippings, including: comical observations, bon mots, epigrams, copied poems, lists of famous pugilists, copied passages of text, The Groves of Blarney lyrics and score. Measurements: 33 x 27cm. Around 187 sides of scrapbook filled, and some loosely inserted material. Condition: exterior with some bumping/rubbing at edges, some cracking along joints. internally solid, some browning/marking in places, ephemera condition varied but largely as it was when compiled. Highly evocative, encapsulates the Georgian era, carefully assembled for posterity by John Newman.
Vinyl - Approx 300 Rock, Pop & Soul & Reggae 7" singles to include Wilson Pickett, Junior Byles, Howlin' Wolf, The Heptones, Ken Boothe, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Bandwagon, Bonzo Dog Band, Otis Redding, Prince Buster, Clint Eastwood, Aswad, De La Soul, The Marvelles, Rainbow, Bob Marley, Roy Alton, Salt N Peppa, The Pioneers and others including demos / promos. Condition varies
Postcards, a UK collection of approx. 79 cards with RPs of Callander Main St, St Ives harbour (2), sand models Weymouth, Floral Dance Helston (2), Gwennap Pit, Royal visit to open Royal Edward Dock Avonmouth (4), Hobbyhorse Minehead, charabanc, motorcycles (2), good social history (Cornish pasties, Cornish cream). Also 4 printed cards of Antarctic Expedition with S.S Scotia (cards in need of TLC), A.R Quinton (3), Wain (gd) 'Cheer Up! You can still post me for a halfpenny'. Sold with many printed street scenes, villages and scenic views mainly Hampshire and Cornwall, with Newlyn, St Ives, Helston, Alton, Lyndhurst, Fareham, Milton, Penzance, Aldershot (mixed condition)
* Montgomery (Bernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein). El Alamein to the River Sangro, 1st edition, 1946, colour map frontispiece and 16 mostly folding colour maps, occasional spotting and light marginal damp staining, author's ink autograph inscription to front endpaper 'Montgomery of Alamein, Field-Marshal, June 1946', bookplate of R. F. Mudie, original cloth gilt, rubbed, spine ends chipped, 8vo, together with an Autograph Letter Signed, 'Montgomery of Alamein', Isington Mill, Alton, Hampshire, 6 October 1962, to J. A. Raw, saying that he would be glad to see him some time, but not just yet as he is very heavily engaged, and suggesting one afternoon during the first week in January, blue ink on personal stationery, 1 page, 8vo, with the accompanying postmarked envelope addressed in Montgomery's handQTY: (2)
An American De-Palma Wheaton Glass paperweight, top window signed, together with an American Phoenix Glass paperweight signed by Robert Tye (Ex Perthshire), and an American Alton Intaglio paperweight, signed by Gary Levy 1999, tallest 10.7cm, 8cm diameter. (3)Condition: All in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.Packing & Shipping Let us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent with a minimum of a tracked service. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail.Please see below for cost estimates, including packing: UK (Guaranteed Price): £19.71 USA (Estimated Price): £55.00 EU (Estimated Price): £26.00 R.O.W. (Estimated Price): £54.00All above quoted packing and shipping prices will have VAT added at 20%. Unless otherwise indicated above, these are estimates only but we aim to be as accurate as possible. To request packing and shipping, please wait for your invoice to arrive by email and click on the ‘Request Postage’ button on your invoice, or contact us by email requesting packing and shipping for your lot(s). The actual packing and shipping cost will then be added to your invoice and your invoice will be resent to you for payment.IMPORTANT When you request your lot(s) to be packed and shipped, you understand and agree that you are committing to pay for packing and shipping because, in order for us to give you an accurate cost, we need to pack the lot(s) to ascertain the final weight and size. By doing that, we have already incurred cost by spending time and using materials to pack your lot(s). Therefore this charge must be paid, even if you later decide to collect your lot.INSURANCE The above quotes do not include insurance. If you require insurance, please request this when you request your lots to be packed and shipped. We can only know the cost of insurance after the hammer falls as it is only then that we will know the value to be insured.MULTIPLE PURCHASES The estimates above are for this lot only. If you buy multiple lots from this auction, they can be combined where possible into one or more packages - size, shape and weight permitting. For these packages containing multiple lots, you will receive a discount of 17.5% of the total of the applicable quotes listed for those lots.Please note that this packing and shipping service is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s risk. Whilst we take the utmost care to pack items as well as we can, we cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or loss of, items packed and sent to you. By paying for our in-house packing and shipping service, the buyer agrees that any items are sent entirely at their own risk and that no compensation can be offered for any loss or damage. Lots must be paid for in full before they will be released.
Wolff (Robert Lee). Nineteenth-Century Fiction, a bibliographical catalogue based on the collection formed by Robert Lee Wolf, 5 volumes bound in 2, reprint edition, New York: Garland Publishing, 1981, publishers uniform green cloth, 8vo, limited edition of 325 un-numbered copies, together with:Driver (Elizabeth), A Bibliography of Cookery Books Published in Britain 1875-1914, 1st edition, London: Prospect Books, 1989, monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusHartley (R. A.), History & Bibliography of Boxing Books,..., 1st edition, Alton: Nimrod Press, 1988, signed & inscribed by the author to the front endpaper, monochrome illustrations, some minor toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, 4to, and other modern bibliography reference & related, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G//VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves)
Postcards – Staffordshire – Alton (106) A collection of 106 Alton cards, many RP’s and some printed, RP cards include Alton Castle, The Cascade and Rock Garden Alton Towers, The Colonnade and Chinese Temple Alton Towers, The Screw Fountain Alton Towers, The Round House, The Doctor’s Corner showing Castle, The Churnet Valley and Castle, Alton Station, Alton Church, St. John’s Convent and Castle (Preparatory Boys’ School) and more.
Aristocratic Interest - Derbyshire and Staffordshire - a Victorian 18ct gold and enamel mourning ring, for John Talbot, the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, the cartouche shaped agate tablet intaglio carved with an earl's coronet, inscribed Obt. at Naples, Nov 9 1852, At 61, London 1852, 8.5g, size MJohn Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, the penultimate in the Roman Catholic line, was known known as “the Good Earl John”. He was famous as one of the leading lights of the revival of Catholicism in England. Employing the services of the Gothic Revival architect Augustus Welby Pugin, he paid personally for the establishment of numerous Catholic Churches and schools throughout the Midlands, including Birmingham Cathedral. His most famous Church is St Giles Church in Cheadle, North Staffordshire and known as “Pugin’s Gem”. Included in his great legacy were his alterations to his Seat of Alton Towers, Staffordshire where he also employed Pugin to advise with the expansion of the house and grounds. A statue of the Earl is in the gardens at Alton Towers with the inscription “He Made the Desert Smile”.
REGGAE - 12" COLLECTION - a collection of 27 Reggae 12"s. Collection to include: Eek A Mouse - Rude Boys A Foreign/Gangster Chronicles - Mango (12 MNG 790) - A: Ex B: VG+, Tradition - We're Having A Party/Have You Seen My Baby, Congo Ashanti Roy - Breaking Down The Pressure/Autobiography (10"), Little John - Walk Away/Version, Alton Ellis - I Don't Know Why/Deno Perkin - Iron Rock Special, The Trojans, Balford Lindsay, Gregory Issacs, Sugar Minott, Third World, The Royal Rasses, Twinkle Bros, Astralasia, Bevin ("Bagga") Fagin, UB40 (x3), Ruddy Thomas, Gene Rondo, Matumbi (x2), Eddy Grant, Sweetie Irie & Joe 90, Black Radical Mk. II (x2), The Jolly Brothers Band, Tippa Irie. Some sleeves have been 'laminated' either by way of 'punching' the plastic wallet to two parts of the sleeve or by fully wrapping the plastic to the sleeve and as such are generally graded as G+ to VG+.
STANLEY ‘MOUSE’ MILLER: GRATEFUL DEAD ‘SKULL AND ROSES’ PRINT / POSTERSigned in pencil to right corner, mounted and framed, 70 x 89cmThe image of the skeleton with roses was originally conceived by a late Victorian artist, Edmund J. Sullivan, who illustrated the Persian poem ‘The Rubaiyat’ by Omar Khayyam. Stanley Mouse collaborated with Alton Kelley to use the image to incorporate it into the poster for the 1966 Grateful Dead and the Oxford Circle concert at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco. The image became highly iconic.
A QUANTITY OF CERAMICS AND GLASS WARES, to include a large Willow pattern dinner service of approximately one hundred pieces, from various potteries to include Swinnertons, Crown Clarence, British Anchor, Olde Alton Ware, etc, comprising two covered tureens, two meat plates, two teapots, two milk jugs, an open sugar bowl, a covered sugar bowl, six 25.5cm dinner plates, six 24.5cm dinner plates, fourteen 23cm plates in two designs, two 22cm plates, six 20cm tea plates, sixteen side plates, six egg cups, four breakfast cups and saucers, nine teacups and saucers, twelve coffee cups and eleven saucers, and a mug, together with a large TG Green Gripstand mixing bowl, diameter 38cm x height 17cm, three Babycham glasses, seaware including a Paragon cake plate, two meat plates printed with game birds, Wade Whimsies, etc (qty) (Condition Report: condition varies, most pieces appear ok, some damage, the dinner service having some cracks, chips, crazing and losses, a little gilding wear to other pieces, signs of light use, would benefit from a clean)
Vinyl - Over 60 Reggae / Ska / Roots / Dub LPs featuring Jamaican pressings to include Freddie McGregor, Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown, Ginger Williams, Carl St Clair, Lloydie & The Lowbites, Owen Gray, Tony Tuff, Waling Souls, Big Youth, Tribesman, Gregory Isaacs, The Royal Rasses, The Mexicano, Mighty Diamonds, Culture, Sugar Minott, Alton Ellis, Matumbi, Bob Andy, Bunny Wailer, Misty In Roots, The Revolutionaries and more inc compilations. Vg overall
Vinyl - 7 Reggae LPs, 30 12" singles (some without sleeves), and 9 7" singles to include Lee Perry & King Tubby, Matumbi, Front Line comp, Greensleeves comp, Beres Hammond, Captain Barkey, Dennis Brown, Barrington Levy, Mighty Diamonds, Investigators, Delroy Wilson, Jimmy Cliff, Freddie McGregor, Bunny Wailer, Max Romeo, Prince Buster, Roy Alton and more. Condition varies
Vinyl - Over 50 Reggae / Ska / Roots / Dub LPs featuring Jamaican pressings to include Prince Buster, Gregory Isaacs, Bunny Wailer, Wailing Souls, Delroy Wilson, U Roy, Chalice, Burning Spear, Mighty Diamonds, John Holt, Bob Marley x 7, I Jah Man, Carroll Thompson, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, Matumbi, Yellowman, Sly Dunbar, I Roy, Alton Ellis, various compilations and more. Vg overall
Postcards, Surrey/Hampshire, a mix of approx. 22 cards, mostly village scenes. Includes School Lane Ewshot (RP nr Fleet), Binsted (RP nr Alton), Hop Gardens Crookham (printed nr Fleet, also Wyvern pub) (4), Long Sutton inc. RP of The Manor (Terry Hunt), The Village, Lord Wandsworth Agricultural College, Chequers Inn at Well, Runfold (4), hop kilns Badshot Lea (RP), Seale School (Surrey), The Square Rowledge, Dogmersfield House (Hants) (mainly gd)
Postcards, Hampshire, a comprehensive collection of 44 Froyle village cards (nr Alton), includes 37 RPs with many views of the village with Lower and Upper Froyle, also schools, war memorial, Sylvester's Farm, Hodges Farm, Parish church, Manor House Upper Froyle, Post Office (several), Froyle Place, The Pond Upper Froyle, St Mary's etc (mainly gd)
Splendid oil on canvas by Bahamian artist Alton Roland Lowe whose paintings are held in worldwide public and private collections including those of HRH Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, as well as Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. Roland depicts a realistic arrangement of tropical flowers that he paints with bold colors on a dark background. Signature on lower left: Alton Roland Lowe. Includes a biography on verso. Housed in a lightly gilded carved wooden frame. Artwork dimensions: 23"L x 19"H. Frame dimensions: 31.50"L x 27.25"H x 2.50"W. Artist: Alton Roland Lowe (Bahamian b. 1945)Issued: c. 1980Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: BahamasCondition: Age related wear. Minor paint loss on upper right.
Rawlins (Thomas J., fl.1837-1860) View of front of Alton Towers, Staffordshire, point of the brush, watercolour, heightened with white, pencil under-drawing, signed lower right, image 350 x 425 mm (13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in), under glass, minor spotting and surface dirt, framed, [1860]Illustrated:The Illustrated London News, April 21, 1860, p. 372Provenance:Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** The many Gothic Revival alterations and additions to Alton Towers were designed by Augustus Pugin (1812-1852), and carried out from 1837 until the time of his death In 1857. In 1859 the Alton Towers estate was inherited by the 18th Earl of Shrewsbury, who two years earlier had succeeded to the earldom. In celebration of his inheritance, the earl held a procession through Staffordshire in April 1860. Beginning in Uttoxeter, it stretched over a mile with up to 40,000 people in the grounds of Alton Towers at the end. It was presumably this event, which led The Illustrated London News to commission Rawlins to illustrate the Gothic Revival house for them in April 1860.Pugin is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture, and his work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its renowned clock tower, the Elizabeth Tower (formerly St. Stephen's Tower), which houses the bell known as Big Ben.
VARIOUS - GET READY ROCK STEADY LP (UK COXSONE - CSL 8007). A sought-after mid-60s roots/ rocksteady reggae compilation from the Coxsone label 'Get Ready Rock Steady' (CSL 8007, 1967 UK pressing on Coxsone Records. Labels are bright and clean. The record is strong VG+ condition. The front laminated sleeve is VG, has some creasing and staining to the back cover. Compilation features tracks by Alton Ellis, The Bassies, Ken And Delroy, The Hamlins, Soul Agents and many more).
Circus Posters - includes, Gerry Cottle's Circus Guildford show 1978, Santini Brothers Bordon show 1988, John Lawson's Circus De Reszke Hartley / Witney show 1988, Circus Apollo Alton show 1978, Circus Perrier 1981, Sir Robert Fossett's Circus Alton show 1979, all rolled, sizes vary, largest approx 30 x 20 inches (6)Condition Report: creasing, folding, tearing etc.
Circus Posters - four posters, includes Sir Robert Fossett's Circus 1979 Anniversary show at Alton and at Wokingham, Circus Hoffman 1980 show at Sandown, Chipperfield's 1978 Circus show at Basingstoke . all rolled and approx 30 x 20 inches (4)Condition Report: VG with some creasing and fold lines, edge tearing, tape etc.
Silver pendants and necklaces to include a large fish scale pendant approx 90 x 80mm, marked Alton Sterling Design, silver circular vesta case initialed to front, silver lapis lazuli pendant, along with an amethyst and mother of pearl set pendant, together with a mother of pearl pendant, silver bead and cylinder link chain and antique brooch case (1 bag). Further details: stones present and intact, some scratches, dents, marks wear and tear tarnish commensurate with age
* Montgomery (Bernard Law, 1887-1976), 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British army officer. Typed Letter & two Autograph Letters Signed, ‘Montgomery of Alamein’, Islington Mill, Alton, Hampshire and the second letter Trianon Palace Hotel, Versailles letterhead, 9 March, 1 April and 6 May 1956, all to [Harry] Altham [of the MCC], the first letter concerning Montogomery’s invitation to attend the MCC dinner and make a speech, ‘I would like to say something helpful and constructive and it has occurred to me that I could well speak on the similarity between war and cricket. There are certain guiding rules for the successful conduct of war; when these are neglected, you fail. It is the same in cricket. When I had to restore the fallen fortunes of the Eighth Army in August 1942, I concentrated first on: Leadership, Discipline, Training…’, continuing in the same vein with his thoughts on the useful similarities between war and cricket and towards the end writing, ‘The finale of my speech might be that cricket needs today to consider carefully if it is not living too much in the past…’, and concluding by asking whether there is anything in all this that he has written and asking whether he might suggest how it might be combined into an amusing speech ‘which should end by pointing the way towards a more enlightened approach to cricket in modern times: with constructive suggestions. What are the constructive suggestions I could put forward?’, autograph salutation, subscription and signature with postscript, a few spots, 2 pages on 2 leaves, 4to, the second letter thanking Altham for his most excellent notes (4 typed pages included with the lot), one page, 4to, the final letter saying that Altham may like to have enclosed copy (6-page typescript included with lot) of what he had said at Lord’s in his speech at the MCC annual dinner on the 2nd May, one page, 8vo, together with the aforementioned typed notes from Altham and cyclostyled text of the speech by Montgomery, the latter somewhat spotted, stapled to upper left corner, folioQTY: (5)NOTE:A typed and footnoted transcription of all five items is included with the lot.
ROCK/ PSYCH/ REGGAE/ PROG - 7" WHITE LABEL/ TEST PRESSINGS. A selection of 10 7" white label/ test pressings. Artists/ titles include Audience inc Indian Summer/ It Brings A Tear (CB141 A), Priestless (CB141 B), Sweet Salvation - The Crucifix, Swastika And Star (CB136 B), Trevor Billmuss - English Pastures (CB158 A), Keith Prowes - Sampler (SAM 1 A), Memfis Bend inc Louisiana Hoedown (45UP 35571 A) & Right String Baby, But The Wrong Yo Yo (45UP 35571 B), Alton Ellis - And I Love Her (WIP 6148 A), Procol Harum - Backgammon (CHS 2138 B), Frankie Valli - To Give (CB 143 B, potentially unreleased). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
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