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Click here to subscribeAn assortment of Vinyl LP 12" and Single 7" records, primarily from c. 1950s-80s, Pop, Disco, and Musical Theatre, and artists feature to include, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and the Les Misérables Cast. (2 boxes) Please see additional pictures of all the records added to the listing.Unable to check each and every one for condition.In-house wrap and pack only on this lot, due to volume and weight.£12.00 + VAT.
Bottles - A Collection Of Glass Bottles (Many Sheffield Related). Including W.M Stones Cannon Brewery, Rider Wilson Table Waters, Theatre Tavern Sheffield, Tennant Bro's Brewery, Beech & Son, Guernsey Brewery, Schweppes, Bovril, Kilmer Bros Poison Bottle, Etc. Largest Bottle Measures Approximately 28cm Tall. One Box.
Framed half-size movie poster for the 1960 film Let's Make Love starring Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand. Directed by George Cukor and produced by 20th Century Fox, this CinemaScope classic highlights Monroe in one of her iconic roles. The poster is a limited edition, numbered 60 of 259, and includes the original copyright markings: "Property of National Screen Services Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Country of Origin USA Copyright 1960, 20th Century Fox Film Corp." The piece is professionally framed, measuring 21"L x 19"H, and is an exceptional collectible for fans of classic Hollywood and Monroe memorabilia.Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
Spears - MB - Parker - Hasbro - Others - A large collection of games and Jigsaw puzzles. Includes #0562 Disney Theatre Jigsaw, #4793 Jenga, #931325 Trivial Pirsuit and others. items come in a mix of conditions from fractory seals to some with missing parts, Others unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG
An assortment of vintage sports and theatre programmes. Including Jack Solomons boxing magazines including 9th June 1953 Jack Solomons 'The Middleweight Championship of the World', 30th September 1958 'International Boxing Tournament', 1963 'England vs Rest of the World' programme, 1956 'No Time for Sergeants', some signed examples, etc.
Theatre.- Cogniat (Raymond) Décors de Théatre, one of 600 copies, plates and illustrations by Bakst, Gontcharova, Larionov, Picasso, Leger & others, 13 plates and some illustrations with pochoir colouring, plates captioned in pencil, small marginal stains to plate 58, later cloth, slightly mottled, 4to, Paris, 1920.
PINDAR, Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre 1697, small folio, engraved portrait frontis, title vignette, parallel text in Greek and Latin, Robert Earl of Orford armorial bookplate, marked in ink to overleaf of first free end paper 'this book belonged to the famous Barnes - containing some of his manuscript notes', late 18th century calf, spine gilt
Album of postcards, theatre and music hall. Including Lily Langtry, Sarah Bernhardt, Ellen Terry (one is signed), Sir Henry Irving, Beerbohm Tree, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Fred Terry, Seymour Hicks, Ellaine Terriss, Martin Harvie, Lily Brayton (signed), Esme Percy, Bransby Williams, Gladys Cooper, Marie Lohr, Margaret Halstan, Ethel Irving, Forbes Robertson, Gaby Deslys, Gertie Millar (signed), Maud Allan (signed), Kitty Gordon, Billie Burke, Lily Elsie (signed), Vesta Tilley, Edna May, and others (c.288)Cards are a mix of posted/used with messages and unused. Lily Elsie and Maud Allan cards are unused, as well as numerous others.
Ephemera, a small group. The Prince Regent's Speech 1819; various drawn bank cheques circa 1860s; Victorian theatre programmes; 'Every Mother's Book or the Child's Best Doctor' by Alfred Jennings, paper wrapper; Mining and other certificates; Cruchley's New Plan of London, coloured map folding into cloth cover; also - Pawsey's Ladies Fashionable Repository for 1853-57, 12mo, some coloured titles, plates, half calf
The Cole Porter Centennial Gala 1891-1991 Theatre Programme signed on the front cover signatures unknown. Charity book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99
Registration No: SV 9682 Chassis No: 181 KF MOT: ExemptKnown ownership history from new and said to have covered just 38,000 milesPreviously exhibited at Pebble Beach and a past prize winner at The Quail etcOriginally bodied as a Four-Light Tilbury Sedan then a Six-Light McNear Sedan and now a Piccadilly RoadsterKept by grand prix and sports car ace Phil Hill for two decades (1967-1985)Matching chassis, engine, gearbox and rear axle numbers The model upon which Rolls-Royce's reputation as makers of 'The Best Car in the World' was founded, the 40/50hp debuted at the November 1906 London Motor Show. A somewhat conventional yet beautifully executed design, the newcomer was based around a massive ladder-frame chassis equipped with all-round leaf-sprung suspension, powerful rear wheel brakes and spiral-bevel final drive. Displacing 7036cc (7428cc from 1910), its superlatively smooth six-cylinder engine featured a seven-bearing crankshaft, full pressure lubrication and twelve spark plugs (fed via a dual magneto / coil ignition system). Allied to four-speed manual transmission (though, a three-speed gearbox was utilised from 1909 to 1913), the sidevalve unit proved both wonderfully torquey and eerily quiet. Possessing a legendary eye for detail, Henry Royce continued to develop the 40/50hp throughout its 18-year production life. Thus, late Silver Ghosts boasted considerably more horsepower (up from 48bhp at 1,250rpm to 80bhp at 2,250rpm) and higher top speeds than their earlier brethren. Rolls-Royce of America Inc was established to bypass the swingeing import duty that had hitherto restricted its parent company's transatlantic sales. Operating from factory premises in Springfield, Massachusetts, the new concern initially built carbon copies of the famous 40/50hp model. However, as time progressed so its product became more attuned to the US market. The beautifully wrought ladder frame chassis and enviably smooth 7428cc straight-six engine were little altered but later cars featured a three-speed, centre gearchange manual transmission and left-hand drive (interestingly just 600 or so of the 1,703 Springfield Silver Ghosts completed were to LHD specification). Designed to woo existing Packard, Cadillac and Pierce Arrow customers who had little truck with the idea of a chassis only purchase, a catalogued range of Rolls-Royce Custom Coachwork was soon made available. The various designs were given British names and subcontracted to the likes of Amesbury, Biddle & Smart, Holbrook, Locke, Merrimac, New Haven, Smith-Springfield and Willoughby. Wonderfully extravagant, Merrimac’s Piccadilly Roadster could host four at a pinch (thanks to its fold-out ‘dickey’ seat) but sat on the same 3658mm wheelbase that other coachbuilders used to accommodate up to seven in comfort. The rakish body was barely taller than the voluptuous wings and the ‘peaked’ soft-top notably well integrated. Less over the top than the Bugatti Royale Edsers Roadster, the Piccadilly was nonetheless pure visual theatre. Sources suggest that some 105 were made in period with most of those being fitted as replacement bodies. Those who specified Piccadilly Roadster coachwork from new included notable playboy turned recluse Howard Hughes. According to its accompanying copy records, chassis 181-KF was originally built as a Four-Light Tilbury Sedan. Supplied new to J.M. Mann, the Silver Ghost then passed through the hands of E.D. Abbott, Roderick J. Watterston, Lawrence Hackett, Mr King, Phil Hill and Theodore E. Reich before being imported to the UK by marque specialist The Real Car Co in 2003. Thought to have been rebodied as a more formal Six-Light Town Car by George W. McNear of Brookline, Massachusetts during Mr Abbot’s tenure, the Phil Hill who owned the 40/50hp from 1967 – 1985 was none other than the ex-F1 World Champion! Having bought the Rolls-Royce six years after winning the title, a copy bill on file shows that he sold it Mr Reich for “$1 and other consideration”. Well versed in the Rolls-Royce and Bentley marques, the latter set about carefully recommissioning chassis 181-KF (which he believed to have covered just 30,000 or so miles at the time) before embarking upon trips to Seattle and Vancouver. Mr Reich also displayed the car at the internationally renowned Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance as well as using it to win a regional concours and take a 1st-in-class during what he described as “a difficult Postwar Silver Ghost class at the 1993(?) Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club Annual meet at Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, CA”. UK road registered by The Real Car Co as ‘SV 9682’ on June 16th 2003, they sold the Silver Ghost to R.A. Kilburn shortly thereafter who had it maintained by RR&B Garages of Bromsgrove. Other ‘known names’ appearing within the history file include D.H. Day, A.J. Glew and Ristes. Bought by David O’Connor through RR&B, the 40/50hp changed keepers once more before entering the current ownership. Custodian to numerous pre- and post-WW1 Silver Ghosts over the years (many of them prize winning), the seller took the 'carbon copy' Piccadilly Roadster body from another car in his collection and had it installed aboard chassis 181-KF. The reason for the swap being that the ex-Phil Hill machine was far lower mileage and more correct in terms of numbers matching mechanical componentry. The result is a highly presentable and capable Vintage Tourer with a great provenance. Starting readily and running well during our visit, the two-seater drove to and from the chosen photography location without missing a beat. The Rolls-Royce also completed a 250-mile run last year without incident and is due to be driven to IWM Duxford for the auction. Long known as a low mileage car and still showing just 37,800 miles to its odometer, this stunning Springfield Silver Ghost is worthy of close inspection. About as glamorous as Vintage Roadsters get, ‘SV 9682’ is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, period instruction book and history file. For more information, please contact: Damian Jones damian.jones@handh.co.uk 07855 493737
Registration No: 929 WML Chassis No: B321BR MOT: November 2025Lavishly maintained whilst in the ownership of a preeminent trauma surgeon for whom reliability was paramount (including the fitment of a factory exchange engine less than 10,000 miles ago)Significantly improved since last being retailed by renowned dealer Frank Dale & Stepsons for £51,000Detailed history file with service records dating back to 1965Worthy of close inspectionLaunched in 1959, the Bentley S2 and its sister car the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II were seemingly visually interchangeable with the outgoing S1 and Cloud I models. Although, underpinned by the same chassis layout as their predecessors (complete with independent coil and wishbone front suspension, a leaf-sprung 'live' rear axle and all-round, servo-assisted drum brakes), the duo boasted an all-new powerplant. Rolls-Royce's first V8 engine since the Edwardian 30HP 'Legalimit', the 6230cc unit gave notable improvements in both power and flexibility. Suddenly, these wonderfully elegant if un-aerodynamic saloons were capable of close to 120mph via their four-speed automatic gearboxes. A strong sales success, especially in the USA, the Cloud II's introduction led David Ogilvy's advertising agency to produce the classic tag line "At 60 mph the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock".According to its accompanying RREC copy build records, chassis B321BR was completed with various ‘special features’ including: a steering wheel mounted headlamp dipping switch, B-post marker lights and electric windows. Supplied new via Jack Barclay Ltd to the prosperous textile merchant Herbert Kreuzer Esq on April 28th 1960, the Bentley initially carried his personalised number plate ‘TYE 11’. Registered to the London SW1 address of E.L. Windsor Esq four years later, the S2 subsequently belonged to B.D. Ely Esq and Leslie Wheeler Esq before being bought by the eminent orthopaedic and trauma surgeon Mr John Miles Kingsmill-Moore from Sunningdale Motors of Ascot on December 9th 1992. Initially entrusting the saloon’s maintenance to Derek Jarman, Mr Kingsmill-Moore then used marque specialist Royce Service & Engineering to ensure that the chances of him breaking down en route to an operating theatre were as minimal as possible. To this end the power steering and suspension were overhauled, the brakes rejuvenated, a replacement 'crate' engine obtained directly from the Crewe factory and the heater matrix renewed etc. Substantially improved since it was last retailed by the renowned dealer Frank Dale & Stepsons to a hedge fund manager for £51,000 in July 2021, chassis B321SR now rides on Avon tyres all round and has had its original Tan leather upholstery and Wilton carpets deep cleaned. Indeed, the hides have been so successfully rejuvenated by the Connolly Bros trained and time served craftsmen at Leathercare that they almost look to have been replaced. Having covered a mere 10,000 miles or so on its second factory powerplant (the associated cost of which totalled £14,194.72) and had far more spent on it than most surviving S2s, this delightful Bentley is worthy of close inspection as its detailed, chronological history file which lists maintenance as far back as 1965! A special car. For more information, please contact: Damian Jones damian.jones@handh.co.uk 07855 493737
Registration No: JTC 285 Chassis No: EXFM 6386324 MOT: ExemptReputedly allocated to Base Air Depot No.2 (Station 582 of the Eighth USAAF) which later became RAF Warton and RAF FreckletonThought to have had its hardtop crafted by the Seabees to protect against inclement weather whilst operating as a 'Follow Me' JeepUsed for a variety of film and TV workFirst UK registered on February 6th 1948 The story which has long accompanied this Jeep is that it served on Base Air Depot No.2 (Station 582 of the US 8th Air Force) during WW2. Forming the basis of both RAF Warton and RAF Freckleton once peace came, BAD-2 handled 45,000 aircraft movements during the conflict. A vital conduit for American operations in the European Theatre, it was home to three runways and 10,000 service personnel. Thought to have been a ‘Follow Me’ Jeep guiding P-51 Mustangs and B24 Liberators around the labyrinthine site, the Ford is rumoured to have had its unique hardtop crafted by the Seabees to provide protection against the English weather. Boasting the highest average age and pay packet in the American forces, the Seabees comprised architects, engineers and skilled tradesmen. Tasked with establishing outposts in active combat zones, the construction of a plywood and doped canvas hardtop would have been well within their skill set (though, the rear reading lamps are a nice touch). A hand painted Seabees logo adorns the 4x4 today and was carefully painted around during a colour change from grey to green. Rumoured to have been gifted to George’s Garage Ltd of Warton when the US forces withdrew, the photocopied buff logbook on file records the Ford’s previous colour, notes it was ‘ex-Government’ and shows that the four-seater has been road registered as ‘JTC 285’ (a Lancashire plate) using its non-standard chassis number since February 6th 1948. The same document suggests its official British duties were on behalf of The Ministry of Fuel and Power. Migrating south over the years, the Jeep has most recently been part of a large Somerset-based collection during which time it has helped to earn its keep via a variety of film and TV roles. Starting readily and running well during our recent photography session, it rides on comparatively new tyres (although the spare is emblazoned with ‘Ford’ and ‘Military’). Worthy of close inspection and further research, this storied Jeep is an absolute delight. Offered for sale with V5C Registration Document and sundry paperwork. For more information, please contact: Damian Jones damian.jones@handh.co.uk 07855 493737
An outstanding Second War submariner’s D.S.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Leading Telegraphist V. G. Backman, Royal Navy, for his ‘distinguished service, outstanding courage, and devotion to duty’ in successful patrols in H.M. Submarines Porpoise and Tally-Ho Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar (JX.129189 V. G. Backman. L.Tel. R.N.) minor edge nick, otherwise about extremely fine £2,400-£2,800 --- Only 147 Second Award Bars were awarded to the Distinguished Service Medal during the Second World War. D.S.M. London Gazette 29 December 1942: ‘For distinguished services in successful patrols in H.M. Submarines.’ D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 February 1945: ‘For outstanding courage, skill, and undaunted devotion to duty in successful patrols in H.M .Submarine Tally-Ho.’ Vernon George Backman was born in Neath, Glamorgan, on 20 March 1911 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 8 February 1927. Appointed a Telegraphist, he transferred to the submarine branch in July 1932, and was promoted Leading Telegraphist in H.M. Submarine Proteus on 2 November 1937. ‘Porpoise Carrier Service’ - D.S.M. Backman joined H.M. Submarine Porpoise on 17 May 1939, and served in her during the Second World War from the outbreak of hostilities until 12 February 1943. After participating in hazardous mine-laying operations off Norway, he was awarded the first of his D.S.M.s for assorted war patrols in the Mediterranean between November 1941 and October 1942, latterly under the command of Lieutenant Leslie Bennington, D.S.C., R.N. - who would win a D.S.O. and a Bar to his D.S.C. in the same period. Much of this service was spent on the Malta run, namely hazardous but essential supply trips with fuel, munitions and general supplies for the besieged island. David Thomas’s Submarine Victory takes up the story: ‘The spring of 1941 was a period of incessant air raids upon Malta, and it was not until Hitler launched his foolish Russian campaign in mid-summer that the German raids ended, although the Regia Aeronautica carried on the aerial battle. One other method of supplying Malta existed - submarines. At Alexandria the minelayers of the 1st Flotilla and the large 'P' Class boats had given sterling service, but they were now called upon to act as submerged cargo carriers, a service which became known as the Magic Carpet Service to Malta. The first submarine to take on this duty was Porpoise, and her contribution was the greatest of all those boats which participated. She ended the Magic Carpet Service with her own special flag bearing the initials P.C.S. denoting Porpoise Carrier Service. The islanders looked forward to the arrival of convoys and our cargo-carrying submarines with such avidity that their arrival was cause for cheers and waves of welcome. When such interest is taken in naval matters by landlubbers in times of stress and anxiety an odd story or two intrudes now and then. Legend has it that on one occasion Porpoise arrived with her torpedo tubes stuffed full with sausages. And for all we know, legend may be truth! Indeed, these submarines were crammed to the nth degree by sailors knowing they had only to suffer the intensely cramped conditions for a few days. Every effort was made by the sailors to stuff into every nook and cranny as much as was humanly possible consistent with the safety of the boat - and even this factor may have had a blind eye turned upon it in the interests of succouring Malta. In addition to Porpoise the four large submarines Cachalot, Parthian, Regent and Rorqual were adapted for this service. The supplies of petrol they carried filled a proportion of their fresh-water tanks, fuel tanks and even main ballast tanks. One section of their batteries was even removed to provide more space for cargo. Nor were these cargo-carrying runs purely operations of mercy. They were patrols - offensive in nature - usually with tubes loaded with twenty-one-inch torpedoes and not sausages. The gallant Porpoise suffered the experience of more than eighty depth-charges in four days on one of these missions. She made in all nine of these trips.’ That mission occurred in mid-August 1942, the Admiralty describing the enemy’s relentless assault as ‘one of the heaviest depth-charge attacks ever made on a British submarine’: in fact Porpoise endured the detonation of no less than 87 depth-charges. The assault commenced after Porpoise had torpedoed the Italian merchantman Lerici about 120 nautical miles off Libya, two escorting enemy destroyers and two torpedo boats delivering a protracted 60 depth-charge attack. Notwithstanding the ferocity of the enemy’s response, Porpoise renewed her attack on enemy shipping off Tobruk, as a result of which she attracted the wrath of yet another enemy destroyer: ‘The destroyer passed overhead and dropped a depth-charge which exploded very close to the submarine. Porpoise was badly shaken, some lights were extinguished and large quantities of corking were dislodged from the deck head, and shortly afterwards fumes and smoke were observed coming from No. 1 Section of the Main Battery. No. 1 Battery was isolated to prevent the spreading of fumes through the submarine. After the first depth-charge attack the destroyer continued in a northerly direction for about three minutes. She then turned back for another run. She then passed astern and dropped four depth-charges which were unpleasantly close and damaged No. 2 and No. 3 Sections of the Battery. Further attacks then followed in quick succession and on each occasion the enemy appeared to be in firm contact. The enemy made a total of 12 attack runs but depth-charges were only dropped during the best runs. Altered course to 210 degrees. The enemy was not able to make contact as easy as before but when she did the attacks were as carefully conducted as before … Altogether the enemy dropped 27 depth-charges. All were very close’ (Captain Bennington’s report refers). On discovering the extent of the damage caused to Porpoise when he was able to surface that evening, Bennington signalled for assistance and the crippled submarine was escorted into Port Said by two destroyers and a fighter escort. Tally Ho - Bar to D.S.M. Transferring to H.M. Submarine Tally Ho on 13 February 1943, where he was soon joined by his old skipper Bennington, Backman served in her until January 1945, initially on war patrols off Norway, Gibraltar and the South of France but afterwards in the Far East. It was for gallant deeds in this latter theatre of war that he was awarded his second D.S.M., while Bennington added a Bar to his D.S.O. and a Second Bar to his D.S.C. in the same period. Submarine Victory again takes up the story: ‘Submarine operations got into full swing in the new year of 1944. Boats were being sent to patrol the shallow waters of the Malacca Straits. All waters are dangerous for submarines in wartime, as we have read; the northern waters of Norway, with their long daylight hours; the Arctic ones with their ice hazards; the shallows off the coast of Europe; the shallows and clarity of the Mediterranean. Now, in the East, submarines were subjected to the peculiar hazards of these oriental waters. Clear, shallow seas are dangerous in themselves. But the Malacca Straits and similar Eastern waters were not always reliably charted. This is no reflection on the magnificent work of the Admiralty's Hydrographic Department. Accurate charts demand frequent surveys to locate shifting sandbanks and similar peculiarities. Commanders and navigators were constantly perturbed by depths which failed to correspond with those shown on the charts. And the knowledge that t...
Three: Private A. J. Boyle, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, who was killed in action at the Cuinchy Brickstacks, 25 January 1915 1914-15 Star (10019 Pte A. J. Boyle. S. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (10019 Pte. A. J. Boyle. S. Gds.) traces of verdigris to last, otherwise generally very fine or better (3) £70-£90 --- Arthur John Boyle was the husband of Rebecca Reid Boyle, of 45 Auchinloch Street, Springburn, Glasgow. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards in the French theatre of war from 14 January 1915. Private Boyle was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 January 1915. On the morning of the latter date, four German mines were detonated in the notorious Cuinchy Brickstacks sector of the front and the line held by the Coldstream and Scots Guards was overwhelmed by a concerted attack. The 1st Battalion, Scots Guards suffered casualties of 396 killed, wounded or missing. Boyle is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.
Three: Private H. Tooley, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front, 23 June 1915 1914-15 Star (9513 Pte H. Tooley. Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9513 Pte. H. Tooley. Linc. R.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Tooley) last with remnants of mount to reverse, otherwise good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Herbert Tooley was born in Lincoln, and was the son of William and Lucy Tooley, of Frognall, Deeping St. James, Peterborough. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 12 May 1915. Private Tooley died of wounds on the Western Front, aged 19, 23 June 1915. The Battalion were engaged in the First Attack on Bellewaarde, 16 June 1915, when they suffered casualties of 6 officers and 366 other ranks before being relieved from the front for the remainder of the month. Tooley is buried in Calais Southern Cemetery, France.
Three: Private J. Kerfoot, 10th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action during the Battle of Arleux, 28 April 1917 1914-15 Star (17646 Pte J. Kerfoot. L.N. Lan. R.); British War and Victory Medals (17646 Pte. J. Kerfoot. L.N. Lan. R.); Memorial Plaque (Joseph Kerfoot) generally very fine or better (4) £120-£160 --- Joseph Kerfoot was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, and was husband of Emma Smith (formerly Kerfoot), of 14 Poplar View, Every Street, Bolton. He served during the Great War with the 10th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 31 July 1915. Private Kerfoot was killed in action on the Western Front, 28 April 1917, and on the latter date the Battalion were engaged in the Battle of Arleux, as part of the Second Battle of Arras. Kerfoot is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Three: Lance Corporal A. H. Nevitte, 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars, who was killed in action at Vlamertinghe, Ypres, 13 May 1915 1914-15 Star (1821 Pte A. H. Nevitte. 18th. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (1821 Pte. A. H. Nevitte. 18-Hrs.) traces of verdigris, otherwise generally good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Arthur Hastings Nevitte was the son of Kate Nevitte of Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, and the late Richard Nevitte. He served during the Great War with the 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars in the French theatre of war from 3 December 1914. Lance Corporal Nevitte was killed in action on the Western Front, 13 May 1915. The 18th Hussars War Diary gives the following for that date: ‘13 May 1915. VLAMERTINGHE. In trenches. At 3:30 am the enemy opened heavy shell fire on the front trenches held by the 2nd Cavalry Brigade that portion held by the 18th Hussars being particularly battered. Considerable lengths of trenches on the left of the 18th Hussars' line were demolished by cross fire from heavy howitzers. Casualties became very heavy. All communication was cut by the levelling of the trenches and the incessant fire of guns and machine guns.... The bombardment of the 18th Hussars' trenches was of such an intensity that a black pall hung over them for long periods from 3:30 am until about 10 am, when heavy intermittent shelling continued till dark. The noise was deafening and the place a veritable inferno. The regiment retired at 9 pm..’ The regiment suffered causalities of 2 officers killed and 6 wounded, 19 other ranks killed, 103 wounded, and 24 missing. Nevitte is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Three: Lance Corporal J. Clark, 11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, who was killed in action during the First Day of the Battle of the Loos, 25 September 1915 1914-15 Star (198 L. Cpl. J. Clark. High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (198 Pte. J. Clark. High. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (John Clark) generally good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- John Clark was born in Carnwath, Lanarkshire. He served during the Great War with the 11th (Service) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry in the French theatre of war from 13 May 1915. Private Clark was killed in action during the First Day of the Battle of the Loos, 25 September 1915, during which: ‘The most veteran troops could not have endured a more terrible ordeal or preserved a higher heart than these young soldiers in their first battle. The leading regiments were the 6th Scottish Borderers and the 11th Highland Light Infantry. Nineteen officers led the Borderers over the parapet. Within a few minutes the whole nineteen, including Colonel Maclean and Major Hosley, lay dead or wounded upon the ground. Of the rank and file of the Borderers some 500 out of 1000 were lying in the long grass which faced the German trenches. The Highland Light Infantry had suffered very little less. Ten officers and 300 men fell in the first rush before they were checked by the barbed wire of the enemy. Every accumulation of evil which can appal the stoutest heart was heaped upon this brigade...’ (Official History of the Great War refers) Clark is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.
A Second War ‘aircraft carrier Pacific theatre’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Ordnance Artificer J. G. Faulkner, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Indefatigable Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (O.A. 2 J. G. Faulkner. P/MX. 51368) on original mounting pin; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine and better (6) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1946. John Geoffrey Faulkner was serving early in the Second World War as an Ordnance Artificer aboard the battleship Royal Oak and was fortunate to have been on leave (7-15 October) when she was sunk by U-47 whilst at anchor in Scapa Flow on 14 October 1939, with the loss of 834 lives. Originally thought to have been one of those killed, his wife received an Admiralty condolence letter which was later illustrated together with his lucky ‘Leave Ticket’ in a book on the sinking of the Royal Oak. Faulkner most probably joined the ship’s company of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Indefatigable when she was commissioned at Clydebank in mid-1944. If so, he would have served off Norway prior to Indefatigable’s departure for the Pacific in November of the same year. More certain is the fact he was decorated for services in that ship in the Pacific (Seedie’s refers). By early 1945, the Fleet Air Arm aircraft of the carriers Indefatigable, Illustrious, Victorious and Indomitable were hotly engaged against assorted Japanese targets with the British Pacific Fleet during Operation ‘Iceberg’, with air strikes on the Sakishima Islands and in support of the U.S. landings at Okinawa, 23 March to 25 May 1945. It was at the commencement of the latter operation, on 1 April 1945, that Indefatigable became the first British victim of a kamikaze aircraft, being hit on the flight deck above her ‘island’ superstructure, the detonation of the Zero’s 500lb bomb wrecking both flight deck barriers, the flight deck sick bay and the briefing room - eight men were killed instantly, and the final casualty total was four officers and ten ratings killed, and 16 wounded. Five days later it was the turn of Illustrious to suffer a similar kamikaze attack. Following repairs at Sydney, Indefatigable returned to an operational footing, and her aircraft were in action right up until 15 August 1945, on which date they fought the last air-to-air combat of the War. Throughout this period she remained under threat from further kamikaze attacks. Most probably, however, the catalyst behind the award of Faulkner’s D.S.M. dated back to Indefatigable’s first painful experience of ‘The Divine Wind’ on 1 April 1945. Sold with a contemporary ‘Track Chart of H.M.S. Indefatigable from Commissioning 10th Dec. 1943 - Arrival at Portsmouth 16th March 1946’, and copied research.
Family Group: Pair: Sergeant Major R. W. V. Vaudin, South African Engineers, late South African Constabulary Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (1279 Tpr: R. W. V. Vandin. [sic] S.A.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (ME-84 S. Mjr: R. W. V. Vaudin. S.A.E.) very fine Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, China 1900 (J. De M. Vaudin.) lacquered, very fine (3) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.S.M. London Gazette, 13 March 1918. R. W. V. Vaudin attested into the South African Constabulary and saw further service during the Great War with the South African Engineers in the East African theatre. His Meritorious Service Medal was awarded for Devotion. Sold with copied Queen’s South Africa medal roll extract confirming entitlement to the first three State clasps. J. De. M. Vaudin is confirmed on the Transport Medal roll as Chief Officer of the S.S. Warora belonging to the British India Steam Line, which served as a Troopship during the Boxer Rebellion. The medal is noted as having been issued to his mother, Eliza. Sold together with a renamed China 1900 medal (C. G. Gordon-Vaughdin, Chaplin Royal Navy, HMS “Tamar”), of which the alleged recipient is not entitled.
Four: Sergeant H. Whitticase, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (871 Sjt. H. Whitticase. R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (871 Sjt. H. Whitticase. R.W. Fus.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (4182450 Sjt. H. Whitticase. 7 R.W. Fus.) mounted court-style for display, polished, nearly very fine (4) £100-£140 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1920. Hubert Whitticase attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and served with them during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 8 July 1915. Subsequently serving on the Western Front, he was appointed Acting Company Sergeant Major, and was Mentioned in Despatches. He was awarded his Territorial Efficiency Medal per Army Order 108 of 1926
Three: Private F. Harvey, 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, who was killed in action during the Battle of St. Julien, 24 April 1915 1914-15 Star (6294 Pte F. Harvey. Suff. R.); British War and Victory Medals (6294 Pte. F. Harvey. Suff. R.); Memorial Plaque (Frederick Harvey) generally good very fine (4) £120-£160 --- Frederick Harvey was born in Cowlinge, Suffolk. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in the French theatre of war from 16 January 1915. Private Harvey was killed in action on the Western Front, 24 April 1915, and on the latter date the Battalion were engaged in the Battle of St. Julien, as part of the Second Battle of Ypres. On 24 April the Battalion advanced with the 1/12th Battalion, London Regiment towards Fortuin, ‘Official History of the Great War records how the two battalions advanced under heavy shellfire and were then ordered to cover the flank of 2nd Canadian Brigade. Attempting to reach the Gravenstafel Ridge, the Suffolks and Londons got as far as the Zonnebeke-Keerselare road and were then stopped by heavy fire. The Suffolks losing 280 all ranks.’ Private Harvey is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Postcards, Kent, a collection of approx. 56 cards, with many RPs inc. Spital St Dartford, Biddenden village, Military Quarters Beckenham, Canterbury Rd Ashford, Station Approach Chatham, Herne (2), Four Elms Rd Four Elms, Pier Theatre Bay fire 1928, Roughway Mill Plaxtol, Coronation Square Lydd, Gold & Ellison's Yachtsmen Ramsgate, birds eye view of Yalding, Grammar School Tonbridge, Teston Lock, West Wickham Church etc (mainly gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a theatrical collection of approx. 105 cards of Edwardian actors and actresses, with 19 signed. Signatures include Marie Studholme, Billy Walters, Harriet Vernon, Joseph Coyne, Florrie Forde, Thelma Raye etc. Also RPs of actors, actresses, play scenes, in costume etc. Includes Gladys Cooper, Maude Odell, Vesta Tilly, Bernhardt, Dorothy Ward, Matheson Lang, Fred Terry, Billie Burke, Jessie Preston, Kate Cutler, Thelma Raye, Sir Henry Irving. Nice mix (mainly gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a collection of 111 postcards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'The Duke's Motto' (11), 'An Englishman's Home' (10), 'Fires of Fate' (10), 'The Flag Lieutenant' (10), 'The Gay Gordons' (24), The Girls of Guttenberg (15), 'Gipsy Love' (7), 'The Girl on the Film' (12), 'Henry of Navarre' (12). Actors include Arthur Wontner, George Grossmith Jnr, Ellaline Terriss, Emmy Wehlen etc. (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a selection of 113 cards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'The Hope' (9), 'If I Were King' (11), ' Into the Light' (9), 'King of Cadonia' (18), 'The Light That Failed' (44), 'The Little Cherub' (6), 'Merely Mary Anne' (9), 'The Marriage Market' (7). Actors include George Alexander, Lillian Braithwaite, Forbes Robertson, Gertrude Elliott, Isabel Jay, Henry Ainley etc (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a collection of 122 cards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'The Merry Widow' (41), 'Mice and Men' (16), 'Miss Hook of Holland' (9), 'Monsieur Beaucaire' (18), 'The New Aladdin' (9), 'The Only Way' (30). Actors include Lily Elsie, Lewis Waller, Gertie Millar, George Grossmith Jnr, Martin Harvey, Forbes Robertson etc. (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a collection of 115 cards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'Robin Hood' (83), 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (9), 'The School for Scandal' (15), 'The Shulamite' (8). Actors include Beerbohm Tree, Lewis Waller, Marie Lohr, Julia Neilson, Henry Ainley, Ethelbert Edwards (later in films as Henry Edwards) etc. (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, a collection of 100 postcards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'The Sins of Society' (7), 'Sir Walter Raleigh' (9), 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury' (11), 'The Thief' (13), 'A Waltz Dream' (27), 'The Whip' (22), 'A White Man' (11). Actors include Lily Elsie, Lewis Waller, Jessie Bateman', Constance Collier, Irene Vanbrugh, Lilian Braithwaite etc. (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, 250 cards of Victorian/Edwardian actors including Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Lewis Waller, Irene Vanbrugh, Billie Burke, the Kendals, Marie George, Lily Elsie, Edna May, Gerald du Maurier, the Dare sisters, Gertrude Elliott, Julia Neilson, Isabel Jay, Ellaline Terris, Seymour Hicks, Constance Collier, Mabel Love, Mrs Patrick Campbell etc. (gd)
Postcards, Theatre, 50 signed Victorian/Edwardian actors including Huntley Wright, Arthur Bouchier, Lily Elsie, Gladys Cooper, Ellaline Terriss, Constance Benson, Lewis Waller, Violet Vanbrugh, Hayden Coffin, Dennis Eadie, Fyfe Alexander, Isabel Jay, Gertrude Elliott, Courtice Pounds, Farren Soutar, Edward Compton, Phyllis Dare etc. (gd)
Postcards, Entertainment, a collection of approx. 111 cards of stars of TV, cinema and theatre (mixed age). Stars include signed RP of Lilian Braithwaite, Emmy Destinn, Terry Scott, Brian Blessed. Unsigned include Dan Leno, Shirley Temple, Durbin, Gladys Cooper, Gable, Vivien Leigh, Fred Terry, Irving, Crosby, Dare Sisters etc (mixed condition)
Ephemera, a selection of approx. 70 items to include theatre programmes (Ranch In The Rockies, Danny La Rue, Bud Flanagan etc.), sales information (G-Plan, Green Shield Stamps, Harrods, Huntley & Palmers, Yashica etc.) motoring handbooks (Austen, AA, VW, Vauxhall, Lucas, Shell etc.), travel related items to include Western Region 1960 timetable, brochures and more. Mixed age, mainly 1960s (gen gd)
Ephemera, a large collection of assorted items to include advertising cookbooks, British Rail flyers, a selection of wedding photographs showing bridal fashion through the years, shipping menus, bookmarks, press photos, theatre programmes to include a flyer for The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie, stamps, letters, 1981 Wimbledon souvenir programme with Centre Court tickets, large Housing Bond poster and much more (mixed condition, gen gd) (qty)
Theatre Programmes, approx. 200 programmes dating from the 1870s to the 1930s, mainly London but some Provincial (Sheffield, Birmingham, Malvern, Liverpool). London theatres include Apollo, Comedy, Criterion, Drury Lane, Duke of York, Gaiety, Haymarket, His Majesty's, Lyseum, Lyric, Royal Court, Savoy, Shaftsbury etc. Actors include Irving, Terry, Waller, the Bancrofts, Beerbohm Tree, Alexander etc.
JAMES BOND; PIERCE BROSNAN FILMS, seven signed photographic prints to include Rosamund Pyke in Die Another Day, Samantha Bond in Goldeneye, Michael Masden, Judi Dench, Deborah Moore in Die Another Day, Kate Grayson in Goldeneye and Alan Cumming in Goldeneye, a signed image of Desmond Llewelyn, a theatre ticket signed by Jonathan Pryce, with a signed image of Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre (10).
Miscellaneous Reference. A collection of miscellaneous bibliography, theatre & art reference, 19th Century sheet music, including The Elder James Whatman, 3 volumes, by J. N. Balston, 1st edition, Kent: J. N. Balston, 1992-98, all original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some incomplete sets & ex-library copies, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (5 shelves)
Golden Hours Press. The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus. As it hath been acted by the Right Honorable the Earle of Nottingham his servants. Written by Christopher Marlowe & printed by V. S. for Th. Bushell 1604, London: Golden Hours Press, 1932, wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton, light toning to endpapers, small ownership inscription, top edge gilt, original green buckram gilt, some fading to spine and extremities, 4to, limited edition 69(a)/250, together with The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta. as it was playd before the King and Queene, in His Majesties Theatre at White-Hall, by Her Majesties Servants at the Cock-pit. Written by Christopher Marlowe & printed by I. B. for Nicholas Vavasour 1633, London: Golden Hours Press, 1933, wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, short marginal closed tear to p. 43, light partial offsetting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original buckram gilt, some fading, 4to, limited edition 94(a)/250, plus The Ephesian Story, by Xenophon of Ephesus. Translated from the Greek by Paul Turner, Golden Cockerel Press, 1937, illustrations by Eric Fraser, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed boards (spine a little rubbed and faded), 4to, limited edition 290/300, together with The Anatomie of Melancholy, by Robert Burton, illustrated by E. McKnight Kauffer, 2 volumes, Nonesuch Press, 1925, limited edition 389/750 QTY: (5)
Cave (William). Apostolici [& Ecclesiastica]: or, the History of the Lives, Acts, Death, and Martydoms, of those who were contemporary with, or immediately succeeded the Apostles. As also the most eminent of the Primitive Fathers for the first three hundred years. To which is added, a Chronology of the First Ages of the Church, 2nd edition (vol. 1), London: printed by J. R. for Richard Chiswel, 1682/83, half-title with imprimatur, additional engraved title to volume 1 and frontispiece to volume 2, letterpress title in red and black, engraved illustrations including portraits, pencil markings to margins to volume 1, small wormhole to leaves P1 and P2 in volume 2 slightly affecting few letters of text, separate title to Appendix, advert leaf present at rear, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folio, together with:Pearson (John). An Exposition of the Creed. By John, Lord Bishop of Chester, 4th edition, revised and enlarged, London: printed by J.M. for John Williams, 1676, title with woodcut crown device and ruled in red (19th-century ownership to upper right corner), some dust-soiling and spotting throughout, later endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, board corners worn and repaired, folio,Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church..., together with the Psalter or Psalms of David..., London: printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1710, engraved frontispiece, title with woodcut armorial and upper margin with 19th-century ownership signature, several woodcut decorative initials, S2 and S3 cropped to margins and strengthened, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine, board edges repaired, folio, Church of England. Certain Sermons or Homilies Appointed to be Read in Churches in the time of Queen Elizabeth of Famous Memory: and now thought fit to be reprinted by Authority from the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, Oxford: printed at the Theatre; London: and are to be sold by M. Pitt, 1683, title with woodcut royal armorial, contemporary speckled calf, modern morocco title label to spine, lower outer corner of upper board repaired, folioQTY: (5)
Early 20th century postcard album containing over 200 mostly black and white postcards relating to early 20th century theatre actors and performances, including Miss Isabel Jay, Fred Terry, George Bealby, Edmund Maurice, Lily Elsie, Phyllis Dare plus many others postcards, mainly produced by Rotary Photo E.G. and Beagles, Postcards and a stamp album plus stamps on envelopes, stamps on paper and stamps in packets
S.F. Barrell, 20th c - The Acropolis from the South West, Athens, signed and dated 16.10.65, titled to verso, watercolour, 22.5 x 30.5cm; a further four Grand Tour scenes by the same artist, The Athenian Treasury; Poseidonia (Paestum); The Theatre and Temple of Saturn at Dougga, Tunisia; The Temple of Hercules Victor and the Temple of Portunus, Rome, signed or monogrammed, all watercolours, but for the Roman pen-and-ink study, mixed sizes, (5) Generally good condition, some minor foxing or slight discolouration in places, but the colours bright and fresh. The smallest pen-and-ink sheet somewhat browned.
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