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Ireland – the Civil War 1920 diary of an unnamed man, but most probably Brig General John Francis Purcell of Robertstown House, Kells, Co Meath, with comments on most days written in a neat hand in ink an commenting on day to day activities, the weather etc. This diary was however compiled at the height of the Irish Civil War and there are references throughout to the troubles that were taking place around Purcell: ‘...raids for arms on John Farrell. James Madden during night. Asked O’Reilly if I may put another cow on pasture. Saw father McManus on way to Reilly’s who said ‘You won’t be raided’...’ ‘Father McManus spoke of ‘Novena’ for ‘peace in Ireland’ in terms of Freeman’s Journal. I did not attend Novena as his remarks commit one to Sinn Fein...’ ‘...knock at door 10pm, found three men who said they were looking for arms. Said that I had none. After short discussing they departed...’

* Sullivan (Edmund Joseph, 1869-1933). "British Empire. D. Lloyd George Presents Vera Veritas, Prima Donna Assoluta. Positively Her First Appearance This Season", original pen and ink drawing on card, signed by the artist and dated 1917, additionally inscribed: "To my friend Hamilton Watkins, many happy returns, 1917", captioned to verso, image approx. 35.5 x 26 cm, a few light spots, together with another original pen and ink original drawing on card, signed and dated 1917, captioned "The Irish Peace Overture (Conductor & First Fiddle... Lloyd George, Irish Harp... John Redmond, Irish Pipes... Sir Edward Carson, German Concertina... Sinn Fein). Conductor 'Now Gentlemen - is it to be Harmony, Unison or Discord?'", image approx. 35.5 x 26 cm, a few light spots, plus two other original pen and ink drawings, signed and dated 1919 by Sullivan, one titled "Day and Martin" and a First World War scene depicting a fallen soldier attended by angels, titled in pencil: "In Memoriam, The Man Who Won? The Happy Warrior", a little rubbed (4)

DER SOGENANNTE SINN LEHR UND GEIST VOLLE ... TODENTANZ, Wien, 1767, small folio, heavily illustrated with Dance of Death scenes, appears to be complete but following two preliminary leaves, signatures run from Dd, some staining to pages, half buckram over marbled paper covered boards

Ireland Sinn Fein u/mint propaganda stamp.

A Great War Handwritten Dairy in Two Volumes by Lt.Col. R.J.P. Anderson, 11th Hussars, the first beginning August 15th 1914 on the Regiment's embarkation for France til September 1916, detailing first hand account of all the 11th engagements during the early stages of the War including the action at Nerys and the retreat from Mons, with detailed maps and lists of officers killed and wounded, the second from the 8th September until April 1921, later covering his time in Ireland, and the beginnings of the Irish Rebellion and Sinn Fein. Two Edward Stanford Folding Maps, Uganda and Equatorial East Africa. Provenance: Lieutenant-Colonel R.J.P. Anderson C.M.G., D.S.O. Commander 11th Hussars 1915-1920, thence by descent.

Postcards: A quantity of rare Sinn Fein rebellion and Irish rebellion cards, 20c. To include "Priests Asked To Produce Their Papers", "Level prisoner on O'Connell Bridge", "Famous Post Office Scene", "Beside the General Post Office, Sackville", card of Lloyd George and Tom Wing, cards of soldiers, ruins, other rebellion scenes etc. (25)

An impressive and early Great War D.C.M. group of twelve awarded to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel and Quarter-Master F. Snow, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (888 C.S. Mjr. F. Snow, 2/Manch. R.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (888 Sjt., 2/Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (888 W.O. Cl. 1, Manch. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (Lieut., D.C.M., Manch. R.); Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935, privately inscribed, Lieut. F. Snow, D.C.M., Manch. Regiment; Coronation 1937, privately inscribed, Capt. F. Snow, D.C.M., Manch. R.; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (3512219 W.O. Cl. 1, (D.C.M.), Manch. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (888 C.S. Mjr., A.R.S. Mjr., D.C.M., 2 Manch. R.), the earlier awards with contact wear, edge bruising and polished, good fine, the remainder generally very fine or better (12) £1800-2200 Ex Fevyer Collection (Spink, November 1998, Lot 1192). D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He, with great bravery and determination, carried a wounded man to a place of safety under heavy shell fire. Frederick Snow, who was born in Dumfries in March 1888, originally enlisted in the Scots Guards, but transferred to the Manchester Regiment in 1913. Posted to the 2nd Battalion that October, in the rank of Lance-Sergeant, he was embarked for France on 15 August 1914, where he fought in the retreat from Mons - the 2nd Manchesters sustained around 225 casualties at Les Trois Maisons on 20 October and fought with distinction at Festubert on the 29th, winning two Victoria Crosses. For his own part, Snow was twice mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 17 February 1915 and 22 June 1915), in addition to adding the D.C.M. to his accolades for rescuing a wounded comrade under fire later in the same year. Indeed he remained on active service in France and Flanders for the remainder of the War, sharing in the Battalions many battle honours - the "Somme 1916" and "St. Quentin Canal 1918" among them - and was advanced to Company Sergeant-Major in March 1915 and to Regimental Sergeant-Major in June 1918. An immediate M.S.M. followed, about the time the Battalion was based in Tipperary, sparring with the Sinn Feiners (London Gazette 18 January 1919 refers). The 2nd Manchesters were next ordered to Iraq, where, on 20 July 1920, near Hillah, they suffered serious casualties - namely four officers and 137 men killed, 60 wounded and 76 taken prisoner by the Arabs. The Battlion also added another V.C. to its accolades, namely the posthumous award granted to Captain G. S. Henderson, D.S.O., who led three bayonet charges on the same occasion. In December 1920, the Battalion was embarked for India, where it remained stationed for the next 12 years, a period that witnessed it being sent to Nagpur on two occasions in aid of the Civil Power and participating in the Burma operations of 1930-32. In the interim, Snow won assorted revolver championship cups and was commissioned as a Lieutenant and Quarter-Master in June 1927. Having risen to Major and Quarter-Master by the eve of hostilities in 1939, Snow served at the Regimental Depot at Ashton under Lyne until November 1944, when he was placed on the Retired List in the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel. He died in 1961.

Pair: Captain A. Campbell-Irons, Highland Light Infantry, killed in action, during the attempted relief of Kut, 8 March 1916 1914-15 Star (Lieut., High. L.I.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt.) extremely fine (2) £80-100 Arthur Campbell-Irons was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, on 11 October 1890, the son of James P. and Kate Irons. After being educated at Blundells School and St. Dunstans College he became a banker, and at the time of his enlistment, lived at 3 Lombard Street, London. On 15 February 1909 he joined the 14th (County of London) Regiment (London Scottish) as 1046 Private A. C. Irons. He served in this T.A. regiment until 12 September 1914 but became a 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) in the 3rd Battalion (Reserve) Highland Light Infantry on 14 August 1914. On 1 April 1915 he went to France and joined the 2nd Battalion H.L.I. who, as part of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, were heavily involved in the action at Givenchy and Festubert. On 3 May 1915 Lieutenant-Campbell-Irons fell ill with Measles and on 13 May was evacuated to England. On his recovery he was posted to the 1st Battalion H.L I. and went with them to Mesopotamia, leaving Marseilles on 12 December 1915 and arriving at Basra on 23 January 1916. The 1st Battalion H.L.I. formed part of the 9th Brigade 3rd (Lahore) Division that was detailed the task of relieving the besieged garrison at Kut. On 8 March 1916, order to break through, the British launched a major attack, firstly on the Dujaila Redoubt and then on the Sinn Abtar Redoubt. The advance on the former was halted; that on the latter which involved the 3rd Division, succeeded in entering the redoubt but were promptly forced out when the Turks counter-attacked. Of the 37,000 men involved, some 4,000 were killed, wounded and missing. Amongst the dead was Captain Arthur Campbell-Irons. He was buried in an unmarked grave at Es Sinn and, as his body was never recovered, his name was recorded on the Basra Memorial. Sold with copied service papers and other research.

*Sandbach (Major-General Arthur Edmund, 1859-1928). A group of three autograph letters signed, 10th February 1891, 10th Decmber 1903 & 7th January 1907, the earliest letter home to Margy Sandbach sent from India [while A.D.C. to Sir William Elles at Rawalpandi], concerning drill, dances, his uniform and address, 3pp, the second letter to his wife [during his period as C.R.E., Narbudda District, Jubbulpore], concerning fighting, his will and other domestic issues, 8pp, the last while serving at Roorkee with the Prince of Wales' Own Sappers and Miners, in pencil, to his wife, concerning a Review, wishing she were with him, etc., 4pp, plus a letter from Sandbach's brother Henry Martin to his father, written from Kabul duirng the Second Afghan War, 26th January 1880, with military comments, 4pp, all 8vo with postmarked envelopes, plus what is allegedly General Sandbach's (unmarked) personal copy of ‘Dublin and the Sinn Fein Rising', pub. Wilson Hartnell, Dublin, [1917], b & w illusts. from photos., orig. printed wrappers, oblong slim lge. 8vo, together with other assorted ephemera including telegrams concerning the Delhi manoeuvres of 1902. Sandbach had taken over command of British troops in Dublin on 29th April during the Easter Uprising and returned to England in 1917. (a folder)

---. LANTERN SLIDES, depicting Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin, Sinn Feinn meeting at Athboy, views of Trim and Trim Barracks, Kinnegad Police Barracks etc., 33 glass lantern slides, each slide captioned, original boxes, each 84 x 84mm., [c. 1918].

Twenty-seven postcards of the 1916 Sinn Fein rebellion, together with approximately 250 further cards, mostly continental topographical but including seven silks and good RP views of Dunchurch, Staplehurst, Taynuilt, Hailsham churchand the GNR hotel at Rostrevor