75
811
A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and
Unedited Roman Coins by J.Y. Akerman,
published London 1834, in two volumes,
externally covers with edge wear, internally
clean with no foxing, one page missing, this
is a photostat, Ex. J.C. Sadler library and
with his book plate (2)
£35 - £45
812
A View Of Sir Isaac Newtons Philosophy,
London: Printed by S. Palmer, 1728, inside
book plate reading John Hunt M.D., and
written in ink below John Birch 1774 and
Penelope Birch 1815, leather bound, 29.5cm
high
£180 - £220
813
Albert
Gallatin
(1761-1849),
fourth
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States (1801-1814), signed early 19th
Century
United
States
Treasury
Department
document,
relating
to
American stocks, the document also with
hand written letter to inside dated 28th
January 1808, 25cm high
£300 - £400
814
Alfred N. Festberg, Australian Army
Insignia 1903 - 1966, printed by Lithocraft
Pty. Ltd., 28.5cm high
£30 - £40
815
An Essay On The Roman Denarius And
English Silver Penny, published by William
Till, London, 1837, 20cm high, together
with, Major F. Pridmore, Coins and
Coinages of the Straits Settlements and
British Malaya 1786 to 1951, Spink & Son
Ltd., London, 1968, 25.5cm high, (2)
£30 - £50
816
An intriguing 18th Century Old Bailey
Execution chart, the top with the details
'This Sheet contains three tables from 1749
to 1771 both inclusive, being 23 years.1st
showing the number of Sessions at the Old
Bailey of the days continuance of each,
during every mayoralty with the number
persons sentened to die & for what crimes,
2nd number of persons executed from each
sessions & for crimes, 3rd the numbers
from each session either pardoned
transported or died in Newgate, with the
respective crime of each'', published 1st
August 1772, re-published March 1794, John
Howard, compiled by Stephen Theodore
Janffen, 78cm high x 53cm wide
£250 - £350
817
Arthur James Balfour (British Prime
Minister 1902-1905) hand written and
signed letter, the letter turning down an
invitation, dated 29 Nov 1890
£50 - £70
818
Autograph album and contents of various
signatures to include, Pete Best, Sandie
Shaw, Helen Shapiro, Scott Walker, Johny
Kidd, Manfred Man, Pete Maclaine and the
Four Just Men, The Delemeres, Petule
Clarke, Tony Blackburn,The Ryan Twins
etc., with original letter from Mrs Pamela
Stewart who collected the signatures from
the 1960's onwards
£200 - £300
819
Battle of Balaklava Anniversary Dinner
menu card, dated October 25th 1878,
together with, one other menu card for
Prince Alberts Own Hussars, dated 1st June
1878 at Grosvenor Gallery, and a General
order document for Sergeant Major John
McLoughlin, (3)
£100 - £150
Lot 812
Lot 816
820
Boer War interest, very interesting hand
written journal by E.A. Rackham, the inside
front page reading 'South African War 1899-
1900', he left Liverpool for Capetown on 13th
Dec.1899, arriving there on Dec.30th, from
there going to Duran etc., with accounts of
fighting to include " 2 days hard fighting took
ridge after ridge for 3 miles, 290 Officers and
men killed and wounded". The Journal
continues through to Sept. 20th, together
with, black and white photograph album
entitled 'South Africa 1900', with images of
Durban,
Transvaal,
Standerton
Bridge,
Ladysmith Station, Pretoria etc., approx. 90
images, one other hand written diary,
addressed H.W. Onslow Carey, army service
corps, Alpha House, Farnborough, Hants.
With his accounts of arriving at Cape Town
on Nov. 9th 1899 onwards. Reading "the big
guns started shelling the boers position, our
troops came well under fire, they were shelled
and fired on very heavily. Our losses seemed
to be very heavy" and "the fellow was struck
by a bullet in the left ????, the bullet passed
straight through his body and came out at his
back just near the shoulder blade". With more
hand written accounts possibly by the same
hand, various ephemera etc., needs viewing.
(qty)
£500 - £700
