Catalogue
Historical Record of the 3rd Regiment, or The Buffs, original issue printed in London by William Clowes and Sons, hardcover, 281pp with some colour plates. Some pencil notes on one page, a few pages loose and a few early pages still joined at top edge, foxing on a few pages, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Historical Record of the 9th Foot, or The East Norfolk Regiment of Foot, 1848, hardcover, 135pp + contents pages, with some colour plates and with some signatures and text at cover page. Age toning, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Historical Record of the 13th Foot, or First Somerset, or The Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry, 1848, hardcover, 128pp + contents pages, with some colour plates and with a signature and some text at cover page. Some age toning, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Historical Record of the 14th Foot, or The Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot, 1845, hardcover, 108pp + contents pages, with some colour plates and with library sticker of Coningsby Disraeli, D.L., Hughenden Manor House, also with a signature and some text at cover page. Some age toning and foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Historical Record of the 46th Foot, or The South Devonshire Regiment of Foot, 1851, hardcover, 76pp + contents pages, with some colour plates. Some age toning and foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Historical Record of the 88th Foot, or Connaught Rangers, undated (c1850), hardcover, 103pp + contents pages, with a colour plate and with a signature and some text at cover page. Some age toning and foxing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
The Defence of Lucknow, A Diary by a Staff Officer, written in pencil on the cover page, 'by Major T.F.Wilson', 1858, printed by Smith, Elder, and Co., 65 Cornhill, London, hard cover, 224pp with fold out map and 16pp of lists of books by Smith, Elder & Co, signed in pencil on the inside of front cover by (appears to be) 'P. Harman Bowehby/1858'. A few pages with some loss of paper at edge, rough top edge to all pages, in a fold-over cover storage container, very good.
Estimate $160
Passed in
Australian Cavalry, The N.S.W. Lancer Regiment and The First Australian Horse, by Frank Wilkinson, 1901, with preface by Major-General French, C.M.G., R.A., Commandant N.S.W. Forces, printed by Websdale, Shoosmith & Co., Sydney, hard cover, 64pp with extra blank pages for notes, and with b&w photos throughout and a colour photo, includes nominal rolls, honour roll and casualty roll as well as list of engagements, one of the cover pages with inked inscription, 'To J.H.M.Abbott/Kind regards/from/R Hanlon/1946'. Some foxing, otherwise fine and original first edition.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Sword and Lance, Northern Rivers cavalry, NSW 1885-1903, by Martin J.Buckley 1988, hardcover with dust jacket, 258pp with b&w and colour photos throughout and maps at front and back cover pages. Foxing on front and back cover pages and on page ends visible when book closed, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $40
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Campaigning with The Fighting 9th, In and out of the line with the Ninth Battalion A.I.F., 1914 - 1919, by C.M.Wrench M.C.First Edition April 1985, hardcover with dust jacket, 598pp with photos and illustrations throughout. With some foxing at end pages and on edge, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $40
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The 28th, A Record of War Service with the Australian Imperial Force 1915-1919, a reprinted history of the battalion, Volume I by Colonel H.B.Collett, CMG, DSO, VD, first CO of the battalion, originally published 1922, hardcover, 219pp with illustrations and fold out maps, stamped on cover page 28/200. With foxing on page ends when closed, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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The 38th Battalion A.I.F., The Story and Official History of the 38th Battalion A.I.F. by Eric Fairey, foreward by Rt. Hon. W.M.Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, published 1920, card cover, 110pp, includes awards, Roll of Honour, officers who joined from other battalions and Nominal Roll of other ranks; together with an unused Christmas card and envelope from 4th Pioneer Battn., A.I.F., France. Some very light foxing areas on edge of book and much foxing on envelope and some on card, otherwise nearly extremely fine; the card very fine. (2)
Estimate $140
Passed in
Spink & Son, military literature including multiple copies of the first, third, and fourth editions of 'The Standard catalogue of British Orders, Decorations & Medals, with valuations', by E.C.Joslin in a combination of pamphlets, paperbacks and hardcover copies and where the first edition is autographed by the authour (10); 'Orders Decorations and Medals' (2); An autographed copy of 'Spink's Guide to the Wearing of Orders, Decorations and medals', Stephen Connelly, London, 1986. Fine-very fine. (13)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Storage cases, (approx size 232x323x32mm), custom made in blue by professional book-binder, one case a slightly different shade of blue, fold-over hard cover and with interior blue velvet lining, suitable for hat badges, each case with 12 compartments (approx 73x71x22mm). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
Storage cases, (approx size 232x323x32mm), custom made in blue by professional book-binder, fold-over hard cover and with interior blue velvet lining, suitable for hat badges, each case with 12 compartments (approx 73x71x22mm). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Storage cases, (approx size 232x323x45mm), custom made in blue by professional book-binder, fold-over hard cover and with interior blue velvet lining, suitable for shoulder belt plates, each case with 6 compartments (approx 108x99x35mm). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80