Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera

POLAR EXPLORATION. A group of five printed journals titled 'Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, Lieutenant W.H. May. Sledge Journal' dated 24th to 30th April, 4th to 9th May, 25th May to 7th June, 8th to 14th June and 18th to 25th June, each 34cm x 22cm. Note: these journals cover the sledging trips associated with expeditions led by Sir George Nares on the ships HMS Alert and HMS Discovery and include the sledge relief party sent to assist Commander Markham's Party. Nares' official report on the expedition is well represented institutionally but commercially scarce. Together with an envelope with a related pen and ink cartoon and two scrap albums relating to the career of William H. May, the majority of the contents are newspaper cuttings, but also including a chromolithographic invitation or ticket to the 'Arctic Expedition 1875 Banquet at Portsmouth', programmes and other ephemera relating to the China Fleet Regatta of 1890, a Royal Geographical Society Sketch Map to accompany the Nansen Meeting on 8th February 1897, menus and other programmes.

COACHING. An album titled on the upper cover 'Venture London-Brighton 1910', containing 19 tipped-in or mounted photographs on titled leaves, 10.5cm x 15.5cm, relating to the coach and horses of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, bound in original reverse calf (minor creasing to some photographs, binding slightly discoloured).

GAME. A hand-coloured engraving titled 'Wallis's Tour through England and Wales, a New Geographical Pastime', published 1794 in 16 sections and backed onto linen, overall 51.5cm x 66.5cm.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A collection of 81 black and white press photographs, the majority showing bomb damage in London and its suburbs during the Second World War, predominantly the Blitz, with printed captions and 'passed' censorship inkstamps to the reverse, most 21.5cm x 16.5cm.

PHOTOGRAPHS. An album containing a set of 11 photographs by Frederick Austen from Faversham, Kent, with accompanying booklet titled 'Life Pictures from the Kentish Hopgardens', each 15cm x 20cm, the album also contain numerous small format and a few larger format photographs.

PHOTOGRAPHS. An album containing 43 tipped-in black and white photographs by E. Meier of Hong Kong, most with captions, circa 1950-1954, including 'Junk, full speed ahead!', 'Kowloon - Yaumati', 'Kaitak Airport, Kowloon', 'Village called Tai Lam Chung' and 'Sampan near Tai Po Village'.

AUTOGRAPHS. A sparsely-filled autograph album containing a leaf signed by Katharine Hepburn, another signed by Don Bradman and another leaf signed by 1950s Australian cricketers.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A stereoscopic daguerreotype of a man seated holding a top hat and cane, circa 1855 (cover glass cracked).

AUTOGRAPHS. A Theatre Royal Haymarket Programme for Bernard Shaw's 'The Apple Cart' signed by Noël Coward, George Rose, Margaret Rawlings, Betty Warren and Margaret Leighton.

GUATEMALA. An interesting archive of letters from Ollie H. Skelton to his parents, circa 1934-1941, concerning his travel and employment in Guatemala and Bermuda, the majority relating to his time at coffee and fruit plantations, including Finca Helvetia, Finca Mocá, Finca El Zapote and with the Compania Agricola de Guatemala, discussing the country, landscape, people, the economic climate 'it promises to be a heavy crop... nevertheless economic conditions have just about reached rock-bottom in this part of the world', local life and customs 'after devil-chasing began to pall, they all drifted down to the cantina and put themselves into a trance of blissful oblivion with a glass of white-eye or rot-gut... this vicious drink is the most potent filth made' and even a small earthquake in March 1935, a few letters have marginal drawings and the archive also includes three manuscript maps, eleven pen and ink drawings and a few prints, all by Skelton.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A collection of black and white press photographs relating to Queen Elizabeth II, the majority issued by Fox Photos Ltd and 25cm x 19cm, some with captions verso, including some of a Commonwealth Tour.

AUTOGRAPHS. An album containing approximately 614 free fronts and penny posts, the majority from politicians, lords and bishops, circa 1790-1839, including William Frederick (later King William IV), Lord Stanley, Lord Liverpool, Duke of Norfolk, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Sidmouth, Lord Shaftesbury, Duke of Wellington, Lord Cardigan, William Huskisson, Duke of Albermarle, Duke of Beaufort and Lord Egremont.

EPHEMERA. A collection of postcards, cartes-de-visite, cabinet-size and other photographs, mostly relating to Rupert Parkinson of Burnley, including some of boy scout and military interest.

GERTLER, Mark. A small group of ephemera relating to the artist Mark Gertler, including private view invitations and exhibition catalogues, the majority posthumous, 5 autograph postcards signed by Mark to his aunt Annie Gertler and a part of a love letter to Mark from Valentine Dobree.

PHOTOGRAPHS. Two albums containing numerous photographs of Cyprus and the Middle East, many captioned, most small-format or postcard-size, mid-20th century.

GREETINGS CARDS. A large collection of greetings cards and ephemera, mostly 20th century, including Christmas, Birthday, New Year and Remembrance cards.

PHOTOGRAPHS. A collection of photographs and postcards in four albums and loose, the majority small-format portraits or of social history interest.

GLASS NEGATIVES. A collection of approximately 255 glass plate negatives of Sussex by T. Wiles (later Deane, Wiles, Millar), including portraits, social history and views of Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Southwick, Burgess Hill and Hassocks, circa 1914-1925.

SUSSEX. A collection of property particulars and legal documents relating to Sussex, including particulars for Avisford Estate, 1883; Freehold Building Land at High Salvington, 1912; 137 Montague Street, Worthing, 1926; Ford and Climping Estate, Sussex, 1914; together with a related poster.