Single-Owner Collections

A large collection of 19th and 20th century ephemera relating to game hunting, shooting and rural affairs, including billheads, photographs, trade catalogues and advertising inserts, all within two large format folders. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

Two rare late 19th century tooled red leather game hunting ledgers/registers relating to Red Rice near Andover, Hampshire, and probably the property of Red Rice House and park, one album relating to shooting, the other to fishing, detailing the estate's hunting at home and away, with entries circa 1881, 1882 and 1883 mentioning the Best family name until taken over by the Grantley family in the 1900s, entries continue to 1942, detailed with numbers, names and types of animals hunted. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

An early 20th century blue leather and part cloth bound game hunting ledger/register belonging to James M. Carnegie (1908-1985), given to him by his father Lancelot D. Carnegie (1861-1933), part-filled with ink-written hunting records from 1928 to 1938, some with photographic inserts, including Forebank House and Kinnaird Castle. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

Four unused 20th century game books/registers, including a green leather bound hardback example, retailed by Ruxtons of Hungerford, a blue leather bound textured finish example and a gilt detailed example. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A late Victorian red leather bound game book/ledger, possibly relating to the Dundreggan Estate in Scotland, with comprehensive records of both hunting and fishing around Scotland from 1887 to 1947, detailed pencil sketches of game and rural affairs and photographic inserts with names of areas hunted. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

An interesting 20th century album of photographs and related ephemera connected to the Warren House and Estate in Micheldever, Hampshire, with photographic scenes from the estate with workers, animals, shooting and general life up until the estate was sold in 1927, with sale particulars to the back. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of early 20th century ephemera relating to shooting and game hunting, including billheads, invoices, advertising inserts, letters, workers' time sheets and other documents, including a Thomas Gill London 1808 billhead, a Gough & Son Limited Birmingham billhead, a W.W. Greener Limited billhead and a William Griffiths Gun & Rifle Manufacturer Manchester billhead, dated 1897, all within two albums.

A large collection of scarce 19th and 20th century photographs relating to shooting, game hunting and rural affairs, including cabinet and portrait type cards, real photographs, some mounted on card, including a 1930s album of photographs, titled in ink to inside page 'For the Laird of Corrybrough. Souvenir of a day's shooting at Corrybrough on 2nd September 1937', and a 1960s picture book album, detailed with a shooter on a day's hunting, the majority loose in three albums and two smaller albums. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of early 20th century letters from Sir Kenneth Skelton Anderson KCMG to J.D.B. Campbell Esq of 25 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh, in regards to obtaining land and property at Loch Striven head, just prior to the outbreak of the First World War. Note: later research shows Sir Kenneth Anderson (1866-1943) bought part of the Cambell estate circa 1912, though lost interest when his sons were killed during the war. Sir Kenneth was chairman of the Orient Shipping Line. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of 19th and 20th century ephemera relating to shooting, hunting and rural affairs, including shopping lists, bill and letter heads and invoices, including three for Harrison's Reliable Rat Poison, dated 1909, all within three albums. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of 19th and 20th century ephemera relating to shooting, hunting and game, including a large group of 1890s and 1900s patents, mainly relating to firearms, and a group of Rifle Association ephemera. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of early to mid-20th century game books and registers, including leather and part cloth bound, including an example detailed 'A. Millard, Bombay 1924, with entries for game hunting in England, including shooting at Sacombe Park, Hertfordshire, and entries for exotic game hunting in Bhandup, Vadgaon, near Poona, detailing game hunted and dates, and another example detailed 'Millard Valley Syndicate 1973'. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of late 19th and early 20th century leather and cloth bound game registers and records books, including an example detailed 'Lanesborough, Swithland Hall, Loughborough', with written entries and photographs circa 1921 and later, and another detailed 'D. Dundas R.N., Moorfoot House, Gorebridge', with entries and photographs relating to game hunted and dates beginning 1917. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of various 19th and 20th century ephemera relating to shooting and game hunting, including advertising material, magazine cuttings, photographs, trade catalogues and inserts and posters, all within an album. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A small collection of various military related brass and metal items, including a group of model field cannons and various early to mid-20th century polished shell cases and fuses.

A group of four late 19th/early 20th century leather and part brass bound cartridge boxes, including an example with paper label to interior lid for Westley Richards & Co, 178 New Bond Street, London, and another bearing gilt-tooled red leather label for George Newnham, Gun & Rifle Manufacturer, 29 Commercial Road, Landport, Portsmouth, each with capacity for approximately 250 cartridges within five divisions (some overall fatigue, losses, handle damage). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A small group of game hunting related figures and models, including a Border Fine Arts resin model of a Golden Retriever standing with gun and cartridge bag, height 10.5cm, mounted on a wood plinth stand, and a Heredities Limited bronzed resin model of a gamekeeper standing with dog. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of 20th century military reference books, including a large section relating to aviation history. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.