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The Gibson Collection of Orders, Decorations & Medals — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:278
Sale Title:The Gibson Collection of Orders, Decorations & MedalsLots with images:252
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:221
Date:9-Apr-2014
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The Royal Navy at war 1939-1945 : an exhibition of sea paintings by Montague Dawson. Plus six. London : Kelly & Kelly, 1970. 8vo. 51 p., illustrated. Soft cover with gilt titles. Exhibition held at Christopher Wade Gallery, London. Includes a typed letter from the gallery director addressed to the owner, tipped in. Scarce. G+. Plus, 'A pictorial history of the sea war 1939-1945' by Paul Kemp. London : Cassell, 1997. 4to. 190 p., chiefly illustrated. Soft cover. G+. 'Camera at sea 1939-45' edited and…
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Nelson's purse. Plus seven. London : Bantam Press, 2004. 8vo. 364 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. VG+. Plus, 'Nelson' by Arthur Bryant. London : Collins, 1970. 8vo. 173 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Inscription to pastedown. Ex libris. G+. 'Trafalgar: the Nelson touch' by David Howarth. London, Collins, 1969. 8vo. 254 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG-. 'Nelson : the essential hero' by Ernle Bradford. London : Macmillan, 1977. 8vo. 368 p., plates,…
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The navy as I have known it, 1849-1899. Plus eight. 1st ed. London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, limited, 1904. Thick 8vo. xvi, 472 p., frontispiece. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. Lacking dust jacket. Mild shelf wear. Contains several clippings, mounted in. Ex libris Foxing to first few pages and margins. A handsome copy. G+. Plus, 'The Great sea war : the story of naval action in World War II' edited by E.B. Potter and Chester W. Nimitz. Englwood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall in association…
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The rules of the game : Jutland and British naval command. Plus three. 1st ed. London : John Murray, 1996. 8vo. xii, 708 p., illustrated. Maroon cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket. Ex libris. Light wear to covers and contents. VG. Plus, 'Engage the enemy more closely : the Royal Navy in the Second World War' by Correlli Barnett. London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1992. 8vo. xviii, 1052 p. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Occasional fingerprinting to contents. VG. 'The British assault on Finland,…
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No place to linger : saga of a wartime Atlantic Kiwi. Plus seven. Wellington : Holmwork Publishers, 1985. 8vo. xii, 220 p., illustrated, maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Bookplate of J.A.L. Gibson to pastedown. Light wear. VG+. Plus, 'The Royal Naval Museum book of The Battle of the Atlantic : the corvettes and their crews ; an oral history' by Chris Howard Bailey. Gloucestershire : Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd., 1994. 8vo. Hard cover with dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. Light wear. VG+. 'Fighting…
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New Zealand's maritime heritage. Plus four. Auckland : Collins in association with David Bateman, 1987. 4to. 196 p., illustrated. Green cloth boards. Dust jacket with mild fading to spine. Ex libris. A handsome copy. VG+. Plus, 'Captain James Cook' by Richard Hough. 1st edition. London : Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. 8vo. xviii, 398 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Slight browning to contents. VG. 'Captain Cook, the seamen's seaman : a study of the great…
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From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow : the Royal Navy in the Fisher era, 1904-1919. In five volumes. Plus one by the same author. London : Oxford University Press, 1966-70. 8vo. 5 v. illustrated. A complete set. Dust jackets with blue cloth boards. Light creasing to jackets. Ex libris. Contents clean. Nice copies. G to G+. Plus, 'Operation Menace : the Dakar expedition and the Dudley North affair' also by the same author. London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1976. 8vo. xxv, 289 p. illustrated. Navy…
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Blue-water rationale : the naval defence of New Zealand, 1914-1942. Inscribed by the author. Plus two. Wellington : Government Printer, 1981. 8vo. xx, 446 p., illustrated, facsimilies, maps (2 folded). Hard cover with dust jacket. Bookplate of J. A. L. Gibson mounted to pastedown. Inscription by the author, addressed to to ower, to front free endpaper. Contents clean. A strong copy. VG-. Plus, 'HMNZS Achilles' by Jack S. Harker. Auckland : Collins, 1980. 8vo. 264 p., illustrated. Blue cloth boards. Dust…
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Savo : the incredible naval debacle off Guadalcanal. Plus seven. Sydney : Ure Smith, 1963. 8vo. xv, 237 p., illustrated. Dust jacket, blue cloth boards. Ex libris. Light wear. VG-. 'The hunting of Force Z' by Richard Hough. 2nd edition. London : Collins, 1963. 8vo. 255 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Scattered foxing to contents. G+. 'Below the belt : novelty, subterfuge, and surprise in naval warfare' John Winton. London : Conway Maritime, 1981. 8vo. 192 p., illustrated. Hard…
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So noble a captain : the life and times of Ferdinand Magellan. Plus five. London : Robert Hale, 1955. 8vo. xv, 318 p., illustrated. Black cloth boards. Dust jacket with wear and rubbing. Maps to lining papers. Bookplate of John Gibson. Wear and occasional foxing to contents. G. Plus, 'Drake' by Ernle Bradford. London [England] : Hodder and Stoughton, 1965. 8vo. 251 p., plates. Blue cloth boards. Dust jacket with fading to spine. Ex libris. G+. 'Galley slave : the autobiography of Jean Marteilhe. London :…
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The war at sea, 1939-1945. In four volumes. London : H.M.S.O., 1956-1976. Thick 8vo., illustrated, maps. Volume one, two and three (in two parts). Green cloth boards. Mild browning to dust jackets on v. 2 and v. 3. Ex libris. Contents clean. Volume one is a reprinted edition published in 1976. Soft cover. All generally G+. [4].
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Churchill and the admirals. Plus seven. London : Collins, 1977. 8vo. 351 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Mild wear. VG. Plus, 'The strategy of sea power : its development and application' also by the same author. London : Collins, 1962. 8vo. 287 p. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. VG. 'Statesmen and sea power' by Herbert Richmond. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1946. 8vo. xi, 369 p. Blue cloth boards. Lacking dust jacket. Ex libris. Mild wear to contents. VG-. 'Former naval…
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The sea chaplains : a history of the Chaplains of the Royal Navy. Plus three. Oxford : Oxford Illustrated Press, 1978. 8vo. xx, 603 p., illustrated, facsims., ports. Blue cloth boards with gilt insignia. Dust jacket with light wear. Mild browning to upper margins. VG. Plus, 'Vanguard to Trident : British naval policy since World War II' by Eric J. Grove. London : Bodley Head, 1987. 8vo. xiii, 487 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. VG. 'Seapower ashore : 200 years of Royal Navy…
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The Royal New Zealand Navy. Plus one Wellington : War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs, 1956. Thick 8vo. xvi, 570 p. Plates, illustrated. Dust jacket with light creasing. Blue cloth boards. Ex libris. Mild foxing. G to G+. Plus, 'The white ensign in early New Zealand' by J. O'C. Ross. Wellington : A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1967. 121 p. Plates, illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Spotting to jacket. Ex libris. Browning to margins. G. [2].
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The Royal Navy : an illustrated social history 1870-1982. Plus seven. Dover : Alan Sutton, 1994. 4to. x, 306 p., illustrated. Dust jacket with blue cloth boards. Ex libris. Light wear. VG. Plus, 'Sea life in Nelson's time' by John Masefield. London : Book Club Associates, 1984. Tall 8vo. 160 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Light wear. VG. 'The national maritime museum' edited by Basil Greenhill. London : Phillip Wilson Publishers, 1982. 4to. 144 p., chiefly illustrated. Soft cover.…
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One hundred days : the memoirs of the Falklands battle group commander. Plus three. London : Harper Collins, 1992. 8vo. xix, 360 p., plates. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG. Plus, 'Aim straight: a biography of Admiral Sir Percy Scott' by Peter Padfield. London : Hodder & Stoughton [1966]. 8vo. 317 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Occasional spotting to contents. G+. Also with, 'The great naval race : the Anglo-German naval rivalry, 1900-1914' by the same author. London : Hart-Davis,…
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Fourteen titles including 'The sea in modern strategy' by L. W. Martin. London, Chatto & Windus for the Institute for Strategic Studies [1967]. 8vo. 190 p., map, table. Hard cover with dust jacket. G+. Plus thirteen other similar publications. [14].
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The march on Delhi. Plus seven. London : Faber and Faber [1963]. 8vo. 302 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Spotting. G+. Plus, 'The vanished army' by Tim Carew. London, W. Kimber [1964]. 8vo. xiii, 239 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear and foxing. G. 'The vainglorious war, 1854-56' by A. J. Barker. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970. 8vo. xix, 348 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG-. 'The red beret : the story of the Parachute Regiment at war 1940-1945' by…
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The War in Italy : from drawings by Carlo Bossoli ; with a descriptive narrative by the author of 'The Times' from the allied ca 1st ed. London : Day & Son, 1859. 4to. Original cloth binding with decorative gilt boards. Binding weak. Tinted lithograph frontispiece and plates. Light spotting to margins. A serviceable copy of this very scarce work. AF/FA.
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Gallipoli. Plus six. London : Allen & Unwin, 1975. 8vo. 335 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. G+. 'Gallipoli' by Alan Moorehead. London : Hamish Hamilton, 1956. 8vo. 384 p., illustrated, plates. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear and foxing. G. 'Gallipoli correspondent' the frontline diary of C.E.W. Bean ; selected and annotated by Kevin Fewster. Sydney : George Allen & Unwin, 1983. 8vo. 217 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Illustrated lining papers. G+. 'Anzac newsreel : a picture…
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The New Zealand Division in Egypt and Libya : operations 'Lightfoot' and 'Supercharge'. In two volumes. [S.l. : New Zealand Division, 1942]. Folio. 2 v., illustrated, maps. Pt. 1. Narrative and lessons. Pt. 2. Maps and diagrams. Mild wear and spotting. A report written by Lieutenant General B.C. Freyberg. Scarce. G. [2].
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Bernard Freyberg, VC : soldier of two nations. Plus six. London ; Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. 8vo. 627 p., illustrated, maps, table, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Ex libris. Light wear and scattered foxing. VG-. Plus, 'General Lord Freyberg VC : an unofficial biography' by Peter Singleton-Gates. London : Michael Joseph ; New Zealand : Whitcombe & Tombs, 1963. 8vo. 328 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear and foxing. G. 'Freyberg : Churchill's salamander' by Laurie Barber, John…
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The happy warrior : a life of General Sir Ian Hamilton G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O. Plus seven. London : Cassell, 1966. 8vo. [11], 487 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Mild wear. G+. Plus, 'Marshal Mannerheim and the Finns' by Oliver Warner. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson [1967]. 8vo. 232 p., frontis., plates. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear to jacket. G. 'Crusade in Europe' by Dwight D. Eisenhower. London : Heinemann, 1949. 8vo. xiv, 582 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear to…
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Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story. Plus six. Auckland : Harper Collins Publishers, 2000. 8vo. 208 p., illustrated, plates, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. A handsome copy. VG+. Plus, 'They called it Passchendaele : the story of the Third Battle of Ypres and of the men who fought in it' by Lyn Macdonald. London : Book Club Associates, 1978. 8vo. xv, 253 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Dust jacket with mild wear. Blue cloth boards. Maps to lining papers. VG. 'In Flanders fields : the…
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Much sounding of bugles : the siege of Chitral, 1895. Plus four. London : Hutchinson, 1975. 8vo. xvi, 248 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Occasional foxing to contents. VG-. Plus, 'The sound of fury : an account of the Indian mutiny' by Richard Collier. London : Collins, 1963. 8vo. 383 p., illustrated, plates. Dust jacket with mild wear. Grey cloth boards. Maps to lining papers. Foxing. G. 'The great mutiny, India 1857' by Christopher Hibbert. London : Allen Lane, 1978. 8vo. 472 p.,…
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The Rommel papers. Plus five. London : Collins, 1953. 8vo. xxx, 545 p., illustrated, maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear and foxing. G. Plus, 'Rommel' by Desmond Young ; with a foreword by Sir Claude Auchinleck. London : Collins, 1950. 8vo. 288 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Considerable wear and foxing. G-. 'Rommel as military commander' by Ronald Lewin. London, Batsford; Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand, 1968. 8vo. x, 262 p., illustrated, plans, ports. Hard cover with dust…
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The memoirs of Captain Liddell Hart. In two volumes. Plus seven. London : Cassell, 1965. 8vo. 2v., illustrated. Hard covers with dust jacket. Mild wear and scattered foxing. G. Plus, 'History of the Second World War' also by the same author. London, Cassell, 1970. 8vo. xvi, 766 p., maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Sunning to covers and contents. G. 'The face of battle' by John Keegan. London : J. Cape, 1976. 8vo. 352 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. G+. 'The struggle for Europe' by Chester…
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The memoirs of Captain Liddell Hart. In two volumes. Plus seven. London : Cassell, 1965. 8vo. 2v., illustrated. Hard covers with dust jacket. Mild wear and scattered foxing. G. Plus, 'History of the Second World War' also by the same author. London, Cassell, 1970. 8vo. xvi, 766 p., maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Sunning to covers and contents. G. 'The face of battle' by John Keegan. London : J. Cape, 1976. 8vo. 352 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. G+. 'The struggle for Europe' by Chester…
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Wellington : pillar of state. Plus eight. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, c1972. 8vo. xx, 472 p., illustrated, coat of arms. Hard cover with dust jacket. G+. Plus, 'Wellington : the years of the sword' also by the same author. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, c1969. 8vo. xxiii, 548 p., illustrated, maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. G to G+. 'The Battle of Waterloo', by the editors of Horizon Magazine; author J. Christopher Herold in consultation with Gordon Wright. London, Cassell [1967]. 8vo. 4-153 p.…
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Duel for Kilimanjaro : an account of the East African campaign 1914-1918. Plus six. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1963. 8vo. 244 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Wear and foxing. G. Plus, 'The fall of Crete' by Alan Clark. London : Anthony Blond, 1962. 8vo. 206 p., illustrated, maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Mild wear and foxing. G. 'The Somme' by A.H. Farrar-Hockley. London : Batsford, 1964. 8vo. 223 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. Light wear and occasional foxing. G.…
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The Battle of Majuba Hill : the first Boer War. Plus five. London : Murray, [1967]. 8vo. ix, 154 p., plates, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG-. Plus, 'Battles of the Boer War' by W. Baring Pemberton. London : B.T. Batsford, 1964. 8vo. 216 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Occasional foxing to contents. VG-. 'The Anglo-Boer wars : the British and the Afrikaners, 1815-1902' by Michael Barthorp. Poole ; New York : Blandford Press, 1987. 8vo. 176 p., illustrated. Soft cover. Mild…
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The Transvaal War album : the British Forces in South Africa : an album, wherein the various regiments and other principal units [London] G. Newnes [1900?]. Folio. 268 p., illustrated. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. Binding weak, lacks several pages. Wear and spotting to margins. Scarce. AF/FA. Along with a seperate volume, bound in black cloth with 'N.Z. Govt.' blind stamped to upper board. This includes the missing pages from the 'Transvaal War album', which have been bound together. G. Plus, 'Navy…
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Mark of the lion : the story of Capt. Charles Upham, V.C. and Bar. Inscribed by the author. Plus six. London : Hutchinson, 1962. 8vo. 287 p., illustrated, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Inscription by the author to front free endpaper. Mild wear to covers and contents. G. 'The Victoria Cross & George Cross' published by the Imperial War Museum, 1970. 8vo. 40 p., chiefly illustrated. Soft cover. G. 'In the face of the enemy : the complete history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand' by Glyn Harper…
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Defeat into victory. Plus eight. London : Cassell, 1962. 8vo. 468 p., maps (folded). Hard cover with dust jacket. Mild wear and foxing. Contains a clipping, laid in. G. Plus, 'Slim as military commander' by Geoffrey Evans. London : Batsford, 1969. 8vo. 239 p., illustrated, maps. Hard cover with dust jacket. Mild wear and scattered foxing. G. Slim : the standardbearer : a biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim' by Ronald Lewin. London : Cooper, 1976. 8vo. xv, 350 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Hard…
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Liaison 1914 : a narrative of the great retreat. Plus five. London : Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1968. Thick 8vo. xxxiii, 588 p., illustrated, maps. Dust jacket with tears. Maroon cloth boards. Light wear to contents. G. Plus, 'No man's land : the story of 1918' by John Toland. London : Eyre Methuen, 1980. 8vo. xx, 651p, illustrated, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket. Light wear to contents. G+. 'The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916' by Martin Middlebrook. London, Allen Lane, 1971. 8vo. xx, 365 p.,…
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Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland : with details of the military service of t 3rd ed. Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable & Co., 1825. 2v. Rebacked. Brown leather with raised bands to spine. Mild wear to corners. Bookplate of John Stewart, DSO, to pastedown. Foxing to contents. Strong copies of this scarce work. G to G+. Plus, 'Mutiny : Highland regiments in revolt, 1743-1804' by John Prebble. London : Secker & Warburg, 1975. 8vo. 542 p.,…
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The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Plus three. 2nd ed. Auckland : Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921. 8vo. xix, 330 p., illustrated. Brown cloth boards with mild shelf wear. New endpapers. Ex libris. Occasional foxing to contents. A strong copy. G to G+. 'The New Zealand Division, 1916-1919 : a popular history based on official records' by H. Stewart. Auckland : Printed and published under the authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921. 8vo. xv, 634 p., illustrated, maps. Brown cloth boards.…
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The chronicle of the Royal Highland Regiment : The Black Watch, 1914. Plus four. Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable, 1914. Blue cloth boards with gilt insignia centre front. New endpapers. Light wear to covers and contents. A handsome copy of this very scarce work. G+. Plus, 'Highland soldier : a social study of the Highland Regiments, 1820-1920' by Diana M. Henderson. Edinburgh : J. Donald, c1989. 8vo. viii, 336 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. VG-. 'The Black Watch : the history of the Royal…
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History of the British army. Plus four. London, Barker, 1970. 4to. 304 p., illustrated, maps, ports. Hard cover with dust jacket housed in plastic. Mild wear and occasional foxing. G+. Plus, 'A history of warfare' by Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. London : Collins, 1968. 8vo. [1], 584 p., illustrated. Hard cover with dust jacket. G. 'Caesar's invasion of Britain' by Peter Berresford Ellis. London : Orbis Books, 1978. 8vo. 144 p., illustrated, maps, port. Hard cover with dust jacket. Foxing. G+. 'The march…
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Fourteen assorted titles including, 'The art of leadership' by S. W. Roskill. London : Collins, 1964. 8vo. 191 p. Hard cover with dust jacket. Plus thirteen other similar titles. All generally G. [14].
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Thirty six assorted paper back titles, chiefly related to military history. All generally G. [36].
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Thirty seven assorted titles including, 'The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea' edited by Peter Kemp. London : Oxford University Press, 1976. 8vo. 971 p., illustrated. Hard cover. Foxing. G. Plus thirty five similar titles, all generally G. [37].
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Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Decimal Coinage Medal 1967. 63 mm, Bright silver, 200 struck, hallmarked, ICOI, Royal Mint London, design by James Berry, OBE, FRSNZ. MacMaster 1967/3. Together with (ii) Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Decimal Coinage Medal 1967, 63 mm, Bright bronze, 500 struck, ICOI, Royal Mint London, design by James Berry OBE, FRNSNZ, MacMaster 1967/3. [2].
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Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Decimal Coinage Medal 1967. 63 mm, Bright bronze, 500 struck, ICOI, Royal Mint London, design by James Berry OBE, FRNSNZ, MacMaster 1967/3. Together with (ii) Royal Numismatic Society of N Z, Cook Bicentenary Medal 1969, 63 mm, Bronze, 250 struck, Royal Australian Mint, for RNSNZ, Design by J Berry OBE FRNSNZ. ICOI. MacMaster 1969/1. [2].
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Group Lot of Six Medals. New Zealand Proclaimed a Dominion, September 26th 1907. Presented to the children attending the Schools of the Dominion [in 1908]. 26 mm, aluminium. Morel 1907/1-5. Together with (ii) To Commemorate the departure of N Z Troops from Lyttelton [to South African War] February 1900, 23 mm brass/copper; Moller and Young; pierced at 12 o'clock. Morel 1900/2-3-4. (iii) Nelson Celebrations Edward VII, crowned 1902, white metal, heart-shaped with crown pierced for suspension. Morel…
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A New Zealand Centenial Medal 1840-1940. New Zealand Numismatic Society (now Royal) Centennial of New Zealand Medal 1940. 38 mm, silver 260 struck by Mayer & Kean Ltd., Morel 1940/1.
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A Group Lot of Seven Medals. Canterbury Centenary Bronze, Otago Centenial 1948 Bronze, Otago Centenial 1948 Gilt (2), Wellington Centenary, Canterbury Centenary (2). [7].
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A Group of Three Medals. Otago Jubilee Exhibition 1898, 17 mm, silver, with ring for suspension. Morel 1898 7. Together with (ii) Otago Jubilee Exhibition 1898, 17 mm brass, pierced at 12 o'clock. Morel 1898 7. (iii) International Exhibition, Christchurch 1882, silver, 22 mm, pierced at 12 o'clock. Morel 1882/5. [3].
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Royal Visit, of Queen Elizabeth II to New Zealand 1953-54. 37 mm, copper, presented to New Zealand school children, holed but lacks usual blue ribbon. [Prov. Seaby 1981]. MacMaster 1953-54/2. Together with (ii) Commemorating P-3 Orion aircraft into RNZAF September 1966, 38 mm bronze. MacMaster 1966/4. (iii) The Bluff NZAS Smelter opening 30.11.71, 47 mm, Aluminium. MacMaster 1971/14. (iv) Centenary of Birth of Lord Rutherford, August 1971, 39 mm, bright bronze, the Franklin Mint, USA, for The Royal Society…
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A Group of Six Medals British Empire Games New Zealand 1950. 52 mm, bronze, named K. Forsyth NZ. No case. MacMaster 1950 7. Together with (ii) New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, 41 mm, bronze, named on reverse Hop Step and Jump, 1st K. Forsyth, 46' 10inch 1948. (iii) New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, 30 mm, bronze, named on reverse Hop Step and Jump 1953, K H. Forsyth 47' 2.5inch. (iv) New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, 30 mm, bronze, named on reverse 2nd Hop Step Jump, K Forsyth 1947…
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A Cast Bronze Stonehenge (Spirit Passed) Medallion by Ron Dutton. British Art Medal Society.
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A Cast Bronze Nurture/Growth Medallion by Jim Wheeler. Diameter 95 mm.
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Mixed Military Badges. RNZIR, RNZAOC, NZAEC. Anodised metal, condition varies, some lacking lugs. [7].
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New Zealand Police Cap Badges. White metal, King's and Queen's crowns [2].
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New Zealand Military brass shoulder titles. HG (2), New ZealandR (4), New ZealandAOC (2), New ZealandMR (4). [12].
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New Zealand 'Onward' hat badges. New Zealand 'Onward' hat badges (4) and smaller collar badges (4). [8].
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Assorted New Zealand Military badges. New Zealand Military badges collection. Includes: Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers Regt. (appears to be a good copy); New Zealand Junior Cadets (King George V); New Zealand Cadet Forces (King's Crown); brass RNZAF cap badge; RNZA, King's and Queen's Crowns and small lapel badge (4); 3rd Auckland Regt. 4th Otago Regt. 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles; 11th Taranaki Rifles Regt. (2); New Zealand Medical Corps; New Zealand Military Police; New Zealand Engineers; 9th…
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Assorted Military Buttons. Largely British but a few of New Zealand and foreign origin, plus Army rank pips. [182 approx].
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Assorted British regimental badges. Plus one AIF cap badge. [40].
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Royal Marines helmet plates. Royal Marines Helmet Plate (1); Royal Marines Helmet plate ( Royal Crest with inscribed scroll below) (1); US Marine Corps badges (3) and 'US' title badge (1). [6].
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Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders helmet plates. Three Argyll and Sutherland Helmet Plates and a Byron (Australia) Scottish Helmet Plate. L80 mm. [4].
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Scottish Regiment Badges. Five badges (noted 92 Regt. And Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders). [5].
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Royal Malta Militia & Kings Own Malta Reg. badges Royal Malta Militia and King's Own Malta Regiment of Militia cap badges [2].
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British Mine Clearance Service badge A British Silver Metal Mine Clearance Service, large white metal badge. Scarce. L80 mm. [1].
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Queen's Owen Cameron Highlanders and British Army Belt Buckles. Queen's Owen Cameron Highlanders of Canada brass waist belt buckle (reverse impressed with makers name 'W Scully, Montreal'); and standard British Army (also used in NZ) other ranks brass buckle (1887-1902), signs of wear [2].
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Highland Light Infantry Plaid Brooch. White metal or silver. [1].
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Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Silver Plaid Brooch. An Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Princess Louise's, fine officer's silver Plaid Brooch, scarce. L75 mm.
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Seaforth Highlanders Plaid Brooch. White metal with stag's head in centre.
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Black Watch Brass Plate. Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment, brass plate impressed with regimental badge and reverse engraved 'Duty', sometimes known as a 'bed plate'; Silver shield engraved 'BPRA Extended Order Competition won by 42 Highlanders (Black Watch), Meerut [India] 1898, Bandn [Bandsman] A. Bush, stg. Silver, hallmarked, pin back. [2].
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Scots Plaid Brooch. White metal with amber centre.
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Two Black Watch sporran cantles (top mount) bearing St. Andrew and cross, gilt (regular battalion) and silver plate. [2].
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Badge/Brooch. Badge or brooch in gilt metal with reverse pin. Within a belt, inscribed with the motto 'Probitatem Quam Divitias' (Probity or honesty rather than riches), the entwined letters 'RIC' or ICR'. The motto is recorded as being used by some families of Clayton or Claydon and the initials may refer to these families. ICR, however, may allude to the Innes of Court Regiment. Fine quality and unusual. [1].
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79th Regt. Scottish Plaid Brooch & Belt Plate. 79th Regt. Cameron Highlanders Scottish Plaid Brooch, silver or white metal. Plus, Black Watch, possibly 4th Perthshire Volunteer Battalion, belt plate in white metal badge [2].
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Scottish Royal Company of Archers Badge with ribbon. A Gilded Brass Scottish Royal Company of Archers Badge on a green/black rosette. White ribbon, Queens bodyguard for Scotland. L65 mm.
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Isle of Wight Rifle Volunteers badges. 1860. A pair of delicate medal badges, with labels. [2].
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Military cloth badges and shoulder titles. Some embroided in metal wire, noted RN, RNR, New Zealand Army (NZ Scottish Regt.), Canada and others [19].
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A pair of letter openers. Small brass shell-case with military button mounted on end. Belived to have been made by Lt. Col. TC Wallace, QSM, ED, of Cambridge. Unusual examples. [2].
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Miscellaneous collection of badges. Nazi(alu) badge (1). Navy League badge (1), HMS Leander lapel badge (1). Brass King's crown (1), naval crown (1), Union Oil 25 years lapel badge, gold (1), Atlantic Union lapel badge, gold (1). [7].
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