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Auction No 420, Category: History

43 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Underhill "Sail Training and Cadet Ships", Brown & Ferguson, 1973, with folding diagrams; "Chronological List of Actions, &c. with Indians 1837-1891"

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £56
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Underhill Sail Training and Cadet Ships, Brown & Ferguson, 1973, with folding diagrams; Chronological List of Actions, &c., with Indians 1837-1891, Old Army Press, 1979; Lamb The March of the Barbarians, 1940; Gosse The History of Piracy, Longmans, 1932, ownership signature; Wycherley Buccaneers of the Pacific, 1935 (rebound); and others. All h/bk, six in d/jkt. VG/VF (11)

Frederick Lloyd "An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £400 - £500
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Frederick Lloyd An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath …Comprehending authentic and circumstantial details of his Glorious Achievements: together with Private Anecdotes, and Various Interesting Particulars, never before published. J. Fowler, Ormskirk, 1806, First Edition. Bound in original sheepskin covered boards with gilt title label; professionally repaired at head & foot of the backstrip, the hinges strengthened; front pastedown with bookplate of the Literary Institute, Arkingarthdale; 19th Century ownership signature to first endpaper of George Harker, Bolton. Occasional finger marks and toning but generally clean internally, the text and endpapers intact. Several page corners are creased, one leaf (pp.77/8) with a corner torn away (not affecting text) and two other leaves roughly cut at fore-edge. Of the original 11 plates, 9 are present including frontispiece; most plates show browning and the folding plates have splits to the folds, now strengthened with archival tape. The final plate and last few leaves show damp-staining to upper right corner. The two missing plates are the portraits of Lord Hood and the Earl of St.Vincent.     

"Trafalgar. Illustrated by W.H. Ellam". Castell Bros., London, 1891; small die-cut shaped booklet, with illustrated card covers;

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Trafalgar. Illustrated by W.H. Ellam. Castell Bros., London, 1891; small die-cut shaped booklet, with illustrated card covers; internally seven pages of chromo-litho illustration interspersed with a patriotic narrative of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson; 12pp in all. Covers re-attached with stitching.

Saddam Hussein "Building Up Iraq Together", 1983, ink signed by Saddam Hussein on the frontispiece. Printed wraps, 82pp. VG.

Lot: 36

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £300 - £400
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Saddam Hussein Building Up Iraq Together, 1983, ink signed by Saddam Hussein on the frontispiece. Printed wraps, 82pp. VG. This work comprises two speeches given by Hussein in the Kurdish area of Iraq in 1983 dealing with the integration of Kurdish citizens into Iraqi society. [Provenance: presented by the Iraqi Embassy in Belgrade to a Government Official of the former Yugoslavia]. 

History of the Iraqi Armed Forces 1921-1981 [title in Arabic], Baghdad, 1981, ink-signed by Saddam Hussein at the foot of two frontispiece photos.

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £400 - £500
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History of the Iraqi Armed Forces 1921-1981 [title in Arabic], Baghdad, 1981, ink-signed by Saddam Hussein at the foot of two frontispiece photos. Large format, cloth bound, in d/jacket. Illustrated throughout. Text in Arabic. The jacket is slightly chipped at spine extremities; ownership stamp bleached out on front endpaper o/w fine. 174pp. [Provenance: presented by the Iraqi Embassy in Belgrade to a Government Official of the former Yugoslavia].

An unpublished WW2 Journal in five hardback exercise books, written by Jessica Eliot of 45 Codrington Hill, Forest Hill, London,

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £350 - £450
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An unpublished WW2 Journal in five hardback exercise books, written by Jessica Eliot of 45 Codrington Hill, Forest Hill, London, with detailed description of daily life, the many air-raids, comment on the progress of the war, Flying Bombs, V2 Rockets etc. Witten in a clear hand, partly in pencil, partly in ink. Condition is very good. Examples of the entries are: “1940. Fri.29 Nov. Planes droning at 11.50. Sirens wailed at 11.55, and at 12.45 heard a loud crash, then Sirens to 1.10p.m.; at 6.20 guns began almost simultaneously with the Sirens. Left papers in the house, & in lull went in to get them. Soon the guns were appalling, shells tore through the air with great ferocity, like red hot iron hissing through steam, as well as the rattling noise of the machine guns. Every few minutes they come, & fresh outpourings of fire, by far the loudest we have had. On looking out of a creek of the door, we can see the flames to the Eastward, & parachute stars & concentration of searchlights. Next morning we heard one bomb had fallen in Sunderland Rd, & much damage in Stepney", and "1944. Oct. 31st. 6.10p.m. Heavy explosion, which must have been distant, as we did not hear reverberations. I stamped on the floor, for want of something else to do. 6.35p.m. Another – seems in docks direction again. 9.10 p.m. loud double explosion. Seven Flying Bombs today. 11.35 p.m. distant explosion. Wed,1st Nov. 2.15a.m. double explosion, nearer. 5.10 a.m. not a 'demon' but a DREADFUL demon – sounded about as loud as the New Cross bomb. Sprang up, & ran to the door, but could not see anything. Heard during the morning that several fell at & around Charlton (beyond Woolwich) during the night, & that the dreadful one was at Friern Road, Dulwich (5.10a.m.) & the 6 people were killed (not far from Peckham Rye). It is said  that the Heinkels have been so destroyed by day, they have now been obliged to fly by night. 6.30 p.m. more horrible explosion than ever. Shook me well up. Smoke drifting over the Brockley Jack, & over the Jargonelle pear tree & house. Poor South London again. Probably a rocket.". Many newscuttings are loosely inserted between the pages together with some notes made by the author and a few letters from relatives.                                    

[Abolition of the Death Penalty] William Sandford Phillips "Considerations on the Increase and Progress of Crime, accompanied by documentary evidence

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
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[Abolition of the Death Penalty] William Sandford Phillips Considerations on the Increase and Progress of Crime, accompanied by documentary evidence as to the propriety and necessity of a revision and amendments of the existing penal statutes. With a View to the Abolition of corporeal punishments; and more particularly The Awful Penalty of Death. Liverpool, 1839. Octavo. Fine 20th Century rebind in gilt quarter-calf, marbled boards; viii, 83pp, lacking prelimary pages v & vi otherwise fine internally.

"Society for the Study of Labour History Bulletin" (later "Labour History Review"), 33 issues, 1970s/90s; "The Journal of Regional and Local Studies"

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £64
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Society for the Study of Labour History Bulletin (later Labour History Review), 33 issues, 1970s/90s; The Journal of Regional and Local Studies, 18 issues, 1990s/2000s; both issued quarterly; and a selection of 16 related periodicals. VG/VF.   (67)

Social and Economic History including h/bks in d/jks (17), some with ownership signatures or handstamps but mostly uninscribed.

Lot: 41

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Social and Economic History including h/bks in d/jks (17), some with ownership signatures or handstamps but mostly uninscribed. None ex-library. VG/VF (44)

Social and Political History including h/bks in d/jkts (18), some with ownership signatures or handstamps but mostly uninscribed. None ex-library.

Lot: 42

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £30
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Social and Political History including h/bks in d/jkts (18), some with ownership signatures or handstamps but mostly uninscribed. None ex-library. VG/VF (46)

Margaret Goldsmith "Women at War", [1943] signed by W.H. Chaloner; "Duty and Citizenship: the Correspondence and Papers of Violet Markham";

Lot: 43

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £34
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Margaret Goldsmith Women at War, [1943] signed by W.H. Chaloner; Duty and Citizenship: the Correspondence and Papers of Violet Markham; and others, mainly concerning the role of women in society and emancipation; h/bk and s/bk, some in d/jkts. Five with ownership inscriptions, two others inscribed by the author. VG/VF (24)

Manchester History, a selection of h/bk (7) and s/bk volumes, plus a pamphlet; including Redford "The History of Local Government in Manchester"

Lot: 44

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
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Manchester History, a selection of h/bk (7) and s/bk volumes, plus a pamphlet; including Redford The History of Local Government in Manchester, 1939-40, 3 vols, two signed by the author; Scola Feeding the Victorian City, 1992; and Spiers Victoria Park Manchester, 1976. Good to fine. (12)

Local History including illustrated works, country-wide, h/bk (10) and s/bk, most of the h/bks in d/jkts, mostly focusing on social change,

Lot: 45

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
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Local History including illustrated works, country-wide, h/bk (10) and s/bk, most of the h/bks in d/jkts, mostly focusing on social change, three with gift or ownership inscriptions, one signed by the author. Chaloner's Social and Economic Development of Crewe complete with map. Includes few pamphlets/journals. Good to VF (25)

Social History, many concerning welfare, poverty and urban life, h/bk (20) and s/bk, many of the h/bk in d/jkts, one signed by the author.

Lot: 46

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £34
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Social History, many concerning welfare, poverty and urban life, h/bk (20) and s/bk, many of the h/bk in d/jkts, one signed by the author. One ex-library, another with ownership inscription. Fair to VF (33)

Political History with some interest in radicalism including h/bks (15) many in d/jkts, and a few pamphlets. Three with ownership inscriptions.

Lot: 47

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
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Political History with some interest in radicalism including h/bks (15) many in d/jkts, and a few pamphlets. Three with ownership inscriptions. Good to VF. (22)

Economic & Industrial history including "Lancashire Progress & Commerce 1892", London Printing & Engraving Co., gilt cloth.,VG;

Lot: 48

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Economic & Industrial history including Lancashire Progress & Commerce 1892, London Printing & Engraving Co., gilt cloth., VG; several relating to Trade Unionism. Includes h/bks (17), nine in d/jkt, few pamphlets & reports. Four with ownership inscriptions, three others inscribed by the author. Betty England's Trade Union Problems with library stamps. Fair to VF (34)  

Altrincham and Timperley related titles together with Phillips "A New Historical Atlas of Cheshire" 2001, fine in d/jkt. Good to VF.

Lot: 49

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £56
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Altrincham and Timperley related titles together with Phillips A New Historical Atlas of Cheshire 2001, fine in d/jkt. Good to VF. None with inscriptions. (7)

"Social History", Routledge, 2001-2008, (28 issues), together with "The Society for the Social History of Medicine Bulletin" (23 issues, 1976-87)

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £66
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Social History, Routledge, 2001-2008, (28 issues), together with The Society for the Social History of Medicine Bulletin (23 issues, 1976-87), and Social History Society Bulletin (16 issues, 1994-2002). VG/VF (67)

"The Economic History Review", Blackwell, 2000-2004 (19 issues), "Society for the Study of Labour History Bulletin" (later "Labour History Review")

Lot: 51

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £52
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The Economic History Review, Blackwell, 2000-2004 (19 issues), Society for the Study of Labour History Bulletin (later Labour History Review) 1980s/90s (16 issues), The Journal of Regional and Local Studies 1980s/90s (13 issues), and a related journal. VG/VF (48)

R.C. Anderson "Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853", Liverpool, 1952, fine in d/jkt; and Sondhaus "The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918",

Lot: 52

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
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R.C. Anderson Naval Wars in the Levant 1559-1853, Liverpool, 1952, fine in d/jkt; and Sondhaus The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary 1867-1918, Purdue University Press, in d/jkt, boards bowed o/w fine.