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26 June 2012 | starting at 10:30 BST

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ASTRONOMY
An album associated with the Gill family, most notably the Scottish astronomer Sir David Gill, with views of the observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

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AUSTRALIA

Sold for £625 inc. premium

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AUSTRALIA
Views of Victoria. (General Series)

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

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AUSTRALIA and FIJI
Two albums with strong associations with the Royal Navy's Australian Station, and visits to Fiji, Samoa and elsewhere

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

8 —
CHINA - SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, CRICKET and STEEPLECHASING
A pair of albums containing approximately 265 images, principally recording the sporting record of Frederick William Potter (b.1874) and his brother Herbert Cecil Potter (1875-1964), mostly in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wei-hai-wei

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

9 —
EDWARDIAN BIG GAME ALBUM
An album of approximately 230 images documenting hunting trips by J.P.K. (accompanied by Blanche in Japan and Africa) in North America, India (including a fine series from Assam of a Keddah), and Africa, as well as a trip to Hong Kong and Japan

Sold for £687.50 inc. premium

10^* —
EGYPT and PALESTINE
Two albums containing 132 albumen prints, including 43 views of Egypt (23 Beato, 9 Sebah), others of the Palestine (Jerusalem, Petra, Sinai, including several by Bonfils), and 14 "native types"

Sold for £2,375 inc. premium

11 —
FRANCE and SCOTLAND
Two charming private albums of trips to France and Scotland

Sold for £350 inc. premium

12 —
GREECE
An album of views and portraits, including the King and Queen of Greece and the Duke and Duchess of Sparta

Sold for £525 inc. premium

13 —
GREECE, TURKEY and ITALY
An album of 57 images

Sold for £375 inc. premium

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HARZ MOUNTAINS
A large album comprising 27 images in the Harz Mountains, mostly topographical but also including three scenes underground in a silver mine, one showing a man engine

Sold for £400 inc. premium

15 —
INDIA
An album associated with the Indian administrator Sir William Muir with the contents divided between India and Scotland, of which upwards of 30 relate to India

Sold for £437.50 inc. premium

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INDIA
An album of 46 architectural views and portraits

Sold for £350 inc. premium

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INDIA
An album of upwards of 250 portraits pertaining to an official of the Raj, including public duties and some family photographs

£300 - £500

18 —
ITALY
An album containing approximately 60 images chronicling a tour of Italy

Sold for £275 inc. premium

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JAPAN
[ESAKI (REIJII)] Album of 50 hand-coloured albumen prints

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

20 —
JAPAN
[TAMAMURA STUDIO] An album of 30 images (25 views, 5 native types)

Sold for £437.50 inc. premium

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LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPANY
An album containing approximately 90 views including street scenes

Sold for £200 inc. premium

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MALTA and SUEZ
2 albums of 24 images of topographical interest

Sold for £275 inc. premium

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MALTA, GIBRALTAR, EGYPT and MEDITERRANEAN
Three albums of upwards of 250 images of architectural, topographical and military interest

Sold for £562.50 inc. premium

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MESSINA EARTHQUAKE, 1908
An unusual album containing 48 images showing the devastation in Messina

Sold for £625 inc. premium

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MILITARY
An album including an unusual group of 14 depicting various armies of Europe and Egypt, together with others of British military interest

Sold for £375 inc. premium

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MOUNTAINEERING
Seven albums of photographs recording mountaineering tours in the Spanish Pyrennes, Switzerland, Corsica, France and Norway (2 volumes)

Sold for £625 inc. premium

27^• —
NIAGARA
ZYBACH (J.) Choice Photographs of Niagara Falls

Sold for £162.50 inc. premium

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OLD CALABAR and BENIN
Two albums associated with Old Calabar, Bonny, the Niger Coast Protectorate Force, and Benin Expedition of 1897

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

29 —
PORTRAITS
A group of 3 albums and some loose album leaves of portraits, particularly carte-de-visite and cabinet cards

Sold for £112.50 inc. premium

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RUSSIA
An album of 20 views of flax processing in Russia

Sold for £600 inc. premium

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SOUTH AFRICA
An album of approximately 60 photographs, predominantly of South African interest

Sold for £400 inc. premium

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SPENCE FAMILY ALBUM
An album of 66 images

Sold for £62.50 inc. premium

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SYDNEY - MELBOURNE - ADELAIDE
An album of 50 images, views of Sydney (15, most with Bayliss blindstamp, Yachts racing illustrated), Melbourne (12, a number by Lindt) and Adelaide (11, some by Sweet), Colombo (4, 2 signed by Scowen), Port Said (8)

Sold for £525 inc. premium

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YACHTS
An album of approximately 34 images compiled by member of the Royal Engineer Yacht Club, comprising some hand-coloured caricatures, the Brompton Barracks, several military groups (including two football teams), views of Weymouth and Milford Haven, and 7 yachts

£300 - £500

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AFRICA
A group of 7 views and portraits including a camel corps

Sold for £112.50 inc. premium

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AMBROTYPES

Sold for £62.50 inc. premium

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AMBROTYPES

£200 - £400

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AMBROTYPES

£200 - £400

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AMBROTYPES

Sold for £350 inc. premium

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AMBROTYPES

£300 - £500

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AMBROTYPES

Sold for £100 inc. premium

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AMBROTYPES

Sold for £100 inc. premium

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AMBROTYPES

£200 - £400

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AMBROTYPES. Quarter plate portrait of a sleeping childcase depicting Aurora on both sides and titled 'Morning' and signed 'Smyth 1860'

£150 - £300

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ASSISI
LUNGHI (P.) A small group of 9 images, views of churches and two larger images of the Giotto fresco

£150 - £200

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BIRMINGHAM CARTE-DE-VISITE
A remarkable collection of approximately 1200 carte-de-visite portraits on the various mounts of approximately 150 Birmingham photographers

Sold for £750 inc. premium

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BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE
An extensive archive of production photographs

Sold for £525 inc. premium

48 —
BOER WAR
A group of 26 views and portraits of the Manchester Regiment, including Boer trenches and positions, victims of the conflict, a group portrait of the Lydenburg Commandos and a "refugee camp"

Sold for £62.50 inc. premium

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Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs

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1 — ASTRONOMY An album associated with the Gill family, most notably the Scottish astronomer Sir David Gill, with views of the observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island

2 — AUSTRALIA

3 — AUSTRALIA Views of Victoria. (General Series)

4 — AUSTRALIA and FIJI Two albums with strong associations with the Royal Navy's Australian Station, and visits to Fiji, Samoa and elsewhere

5 — BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY A pair of albums containing views of the British Isles

6 — BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY An album of topographical and architectural views

7 — BURMA and INDIA An album of views and portraits in Burma and India

8 — CHINA - SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, CRICKET and STEEPLECHASING A pair of albums containing approximately 265 images, principally recording the sporting record of Frederick William Potter (b.1874) and his brother Herbert Cecil Potter (1875-1964), mostly in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wei-hai-wei

9 — EDWARDIAN BIG GAME ALBUM An album of approximately 230 images documenting hunting trips by J.P.K. (accompanied by Blanche in Japan and Africa) in North America, India (including a fine series from Assam of a Keddah), and Africa, as well as a trip to Hong Kong and Japan

10* — EGYPT and PALESTINE Two albums containing 132 albumen prints, including 43 views of Egypt (23 Beato, 9 Sebah), others of the Palestine (Jerusalem, Petra, Sinai, including several by Bonfils), and 14 "native types"

11 — FRANCE and SCOTLAND Two charming private albums of trips to France and Scotland

12 — GREECE An album of views and portraits, including the King and Queen of Greece and the Duke and Duchess of Sparta

13 — GREECE, TURKEY and ITALY An album of 57 images

14 — HARZ MOUNTAINS A large album comprising 27 images in the Harz Mountains, mostly topographical but also including three scenes underground in a silver mine, one showing a man engine

15 — INDIA An album associated with the Indian administrator Sir William Muir with the contents divided between India and Scotland, of which upwards of 30 relate to India

16 — INDIA An album of 46 architectural views and portraits

17 — INDIA An album of upwards of 250 portraits pertaining to an official of the Raj, including public duties and some family photographs

18 — ITALY An album containing approximately 60 images chronicling a tour of Italy

19 — JAPAN [ESAKI (REIJII)] Album of 50 hand-coloured albumen prints

20 — JAPAN [TAMAMURA STUDIO] An album of 30 images (25 views, 5 native types)

21 — LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPANY An album containing approximately 90 views including street scenes

22 — MALTA and SUEZ 2 albums of 24 images of topographical interest

23 — MALTA, GIBRALTAR, EGYPT and MEDITERRANEAN Three albums of upwards of 250 images of architectural, topographical and military interest

24 — MESSINA EARTHQUAKE, 1908 An unusual album containing 48 images showing the devastation in Messina

25 — MILITARY An album including an unusual group of 14 depicting various armies of Europe and Egypt, together with others of British military interest

26 — MOUNTAINEERING Seven albums of photographs recording mountaineering tours in the Spanish Pyrennes, Switzerland, Corsica, France and Norway (2 volumes)

27• — NIAGARA ZYBACH (J.) Choice Photographs of Niagara Falls

28 — OLD CALABAR and BENIN Two albums associated with Old Calabar, Bonny, the Niger Coast Protectorate Force, and Benin Expedition of 1897

29 — PORTRAITS A group of 3 albums and some loose album leaves of portraits, particularly carte-de-visite and cabinet cards

30 — RUSSIA An album of 20 views of flax processing in Russia

31 — SOUTH AFRICA An album of approximately 60 photographs, predominantly of South African interest

32 — SPENCE FAMILY ALBUM An album of 66 images

33 — SYDNEY - MELBOURNE - ADELAIDE An album of 50 images, views of Sydney (15, most with Bayliss blindstamp, Yachts racing illustrated), Melbourne (12, a number by Lindt) and Adelaide (11, some by Sweet), Colombo (4, 2 signed by Scowen), Port Said (8)

34 — YACHTS An album of approximately 34 images compiled by member of the Royal Engineer Yacht Club, comprising some hand-coloured caricatures, the Brompton Barracks, several military groups (including two football teams), views of Weymouth and Milford Haven, and 7 yachts

35 — AFRICA A group of 7 views and portraits including a camel corps

36 — AMBROTYPES

37 — AMBROTYPES

38 — AMBROTYPES

39 — AMBROTYPES

40 — AMBROTYPES

41 — AMBROTYPES

42 — AMBROTYPES

43 — AMBROTYPES

44 — AMBROTYPES. Quarter plate portrait of a sleeping childcase depicting Aurora on both sides and titled 'Morning' and signed 'Smyth 1860'

45 — ASSISI LUNGHI (P.) A small group of 9 images, views of churches and two larger images of the Giotto fresco

46 — BIRMINGHAM CARTE-DE-VISITE A remarkable collection of approximately 1200 carte-de-visite portraits on the various mounts of approximately 150 Birmingham photographers

47 — BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE An extensive archive of production photographs

48 — BOER WAR A group of 26 views and portraits of the Manchester Regiment, including Boer trenches and positions, victims of the conflict, a group portrait of the Lydenburg Commandos and a "refugee camp"

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1 —
ASTRONOMY
An album associated with the Gill family, most notably the Scottish astronomer Sir David Gill, with views of the observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island

2 —
AUSTRALIA

3 —
AUSTRALIA
Views of Victoria. (General Series)

4 —
AUSTRALIA and FIJI
Two albums with strong associations with the Royal Navy's Australian Station, and visits to Fiji, Samoa and elsewhere

5 —
BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY
A pair of albums containing views of the British Isles

6 —
BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY
An album of topographical and architectural views

7 —
BURMA and INDIA
An album of views and portraits in Burma and India

8 —
CHINA - SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, CRICKET and STEEPLECHASING
A pair of albums containing approximately 265 images, principally recording the sporting record of Frederick William Potter (b.1874) and his brother Herbert Cecil Potter (1875-1964), mostly in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Wei-hai-wei

9 —
EDWARDIAN BIG GAME ALBUM
An album of approximately 230 images documenting hunting trips by J.P.K. (accompanied by Blanche in Japan and Africa) in North America, India (including a fine series from Assam of a Keddah), and Africa, as well as a trip to Hong Kong and Japan

10^* —
EGYPT and PALESTINE
Two albums containing 132 albumen prints, including 43 views of Egypt (23 Beato, 9 Sebah), others of the Palestine (Jerusalem, Petra, Sinai, including several by Bonfils), and 14 "native types"

11 —
FRANCE and SCOTLAND
Two charming private albums of trips to France and Scotland

12 —
GREECE
An album of views and portraits, including the King and Queen of Greece and the Duke and Duchess of Sparta

13 —
GREECE, TURKEY and ITALY
An album of 57 images

14 —
HARZ MOUNTAINS
A large album comprising 27 images in the Harz Mountains, mostly topographical but also including three scenes underground in a silver mine, one showing a man engine

15 —
INDIA
An album associated with the Indian administrator Sir William Muir with the contents divided between India and Scotland, of which upwards of 30 relate to India

16 —
INDIA
An album of 46 architectural views and portraits

17 —
INDIA
An album of upwards of 250 portraits pertaining to an official of the Raj, including public duties and some family photographs

18 —
ITALY
An album containing approximately 60 images chronicling a tour of Italy

19 —
JAPAN
[ESAKI (REIJII)] Album of 50 hand-coloured albumen prints

20 —
JAPAN
[TAMAMURA STUDIO] An album of 30 images (25 views, 5 native types)

21 —
LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPANY
An album containing approximately 90 views including street scenes

22 —
MALTA and SUEZ
2 albums of 24 images of topographical interest

23 —
MALTA, GIBRALTAR, EGYPT and MEDITERRANEAN
Three albums of upwards of 250 images of architectural, topographical and military interest

24 —
MESSINA EARTHQUAKE, 1908
An unusual album containing 48 images showing the devastation in Messina

25 —
MILITARY
An album including an unusual group of 14 depicting various armies of Europe and Egypt, together with others of British military interest

26 —
MOUNTAINEERING
Seven albums of photographs recording mountaineering tours in the Spanish Pyrennes, Switzerland, Corsica, France and Norway (2 volumes)

27^• —
NIAGARA
ZYBACH (J.) Choice Photographs of Niagara Falls

28 —
OLD CALABAR and BENIN
Two albums associated with Old Calabar, Bonny, the Niger Coast Protectorate Force, and Benin Expedition of 1897

29 —
PORTRAITS
A group of 3 albums and some loose album leaves of portraits, particularly carte-de-visite and cabinet cards

30 —
RUSSIA
An album of 20 views of flax processing in Russia

31 —
SOUTH AFRICA
An album of approximately 60 photographs, predominantly of South African interest

32 —
SPENCE FAMILY ALBUM
An album of 66 images

33 —
SYDNEY - MELBOURNE - ADELAIDE
An album of 50 images, views of Sydney (15, most with Bayliss blindstamp, Yachts racing illustrated), Melbourne (12, a number by Lindt) and Adelaide (11, some by Sweet), Colombo (4, 2 signed by Scowen), Port Said (8)

34 —
YACHTS
An album of approximately 34 images compiled by member of the Royal Engineer Yacht Club, comprising some hand-coloured caricatures, the Brompton Barracks, several military groups (including two football teams), views of Weymouth and Milford Haven, and 7 yachts

35 —
AFRICA
A group of 7 views and portraits including a camel corps

36 —
AMBROTYPES

37 —
AMBROTYPES

38 —
AMBROTYPES

39 —
AMBROTYPES

40 —
AMBROTYPES

41 —
AMBROTYPES

42 —
AMBROTYPES

43 —
AMBROTYPES

44 —
AMBROTYPES. Quarter plate portrait of a sleeping childcase depicting Aurora on both sides and titled 'Morning' and signed 'Smyth 1860'

45 —
ASSISI
LUNGHI (P.) A small group of 9 images, views of churches and two larger images of the Giotto fresco

46 —
BIRMINGHAM CARTE-DE-VISITE
A remarkable collection of approximately 1200 carte-de-visite portraits on the various mounts of approximately 150 Birmingham photographers

47 —
BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE
An extensive archive of production photographs

48 —
BOER WAR
A group of 26 views and portraits of the Manchester Regiment, including Boer trenches and positions, victims of the conflict, a group portrait of the Lydenburg Commandos and a "refugee camp"