Books, Medals, Militaria and Collectables
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Chapel Walk Saleroom
Chapel Walk,
Cheltenham
GL50 3DS
Tuesday, 7th February, 10:00am
Lot 299, Signed T.S. Eliot material including handwritten letter
Est. £3000-5000
Including an unusual hand-written letter, a personally inscribed 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats', a signed playbill for 'The Elder Statesman', and a typed letter detailing Eliot's writing process for the latter. The letters were addressed and the signed material gifted to his secretary at Faber & Faber, Mrs. Susan MacEwan, to whom 'Old Possum's Book' is inscribed on the occasion of her wedding. Our book specialist Jenny Low said, 'We couldn't ask for better provenance - all of this material comes directly from Susan MacEwan, who has consigned it for auction via her daughter.'
Lots 1-46, large collection of stamps and postcards with Belgian interest
Various estimates
Including Belgian stamps, postal history and wide-ranging exposition, fair, cross-channel maritime & other postcards.
Lot 203, Nineteenth century album of photographs of India and Shanghai
Est. £100-200
This album includes photographs of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Karachi, Colaba, Old Fort Delhi and Shanghai, as well as various portraits, many sat in India and China.
Lot 168, 1803 pattern officer's sabre with ornate gilt engraved blued bladeEst. £500-800
With pierced brass hand guard and shagreen grip, with GR monogram and lion head pommel, with leather and brass mounted scabbard, 90cm in length.
Lot 343, Victorian 'The British Army Album' music box
Est. £80-120
Pages with chromolithographs of the army at various battles and various regiments, in embossed leather cover, brass clasp and having small metal key, 7cm 30cm x 23.5cm
Lot 233, J. R. R. Tolkien 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy
Est. £300-500
One of two complete sets, this one being a fifth impression, a fourth impression and a second impression respectively. The other set, complete with smart dust wrappers, comprises a twelfth impression and two ninth impressions.
Lot 260, Apsley Cherry-Garrard's 'The Worst Journey in the World'Est. £1000-2000One of the most renowned exploration books in history, this work details the fateful final journey of Robert Falcon Scott and his comrades in the Antarctic. Illustrated by Cheltenham's Arctic hero Edward Wilson, who perished alongside Scott, the work is in two volumes, and remains an important source for the doomed expedition.
Lot 76, James II Maundy coins
Est. £200-250
Lot 192, Second World War German pocket watch
Est. £800-1200
We look forward to welcoming you to view on Saturday the 4th of February 10-1pm and Monday the 6th of February, 10-5pm.
Buyer's premium - 24%
(28.4% incl. VAT at 20% - ARR and online bidding fees may apply)
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