Аукционы Bidspirit | Heart of Gloucester Аукцион 28/2/2024
Heart of Gloucester, 28/2/2024. 471 lots, estimates 5 - 1600 £.
Heart of Gloucester -
We are proud to host the estate sale of WWI & WWII militaria, along with sporting memorabilia, in respect of the late John Batten.
John was a very popular and well known collector of militaria. The sale includes rare and unique items, largely from The Third Reich, as well as uniform, weaponry, artwork, posters, postcards and a library of reference books from WWI & WWII, in respect of Allied, German & Japanese forces.
This will be an exceptional sale, with the opportunity to own unique relics, including Adolf Hitler's Chancellery door handles, personal dinnerware and more, along with a rare piece of SS Allach porcelain and many other individual & fascinating pieces.
The sporting memorabilia collection includes several personal letters and autographed photographs from largely USA & British Boxing World Champions, from the early-mid 1900's, along with a host of literature and other interesting items.
Bidding will be available in-person, online or by telephone. Commission bidding is available now.
Worldwide shipping is available on all lots (if outside of the UK, please check the legality of importing items before bidding)
Lots in this catalog (471)
- Lot 1: A collection of eleven WWII reference books, by 'Time Life Books'. — £10 - £20
- Lot 2: A set of five German language print books, Title translates as 'Great History of the Third Reich & — £15 - £30
- Lot 3: A first edition (1977) of the controversial book 'Wenn alle Bruder schweigen' - The Waffen SS. — £40 - £80
- Lot 4: 'Newspapers of the First World War' book, by Times Newspapers Ltd. — £10 - £30
- Lot 5: A collection of eleven WWII reference books, by 'Time Life Books'. — £10 - £20
- Lot 6: A set of three 'The Third Reich' books, by Time Life. — £10 - £20
- Lot 7: A set of six books. Volumes 1-6 of 'Uniforms of the SS'. — £60 - £100
- Lot 8: A collection of fifteen 'Purnell's History of the Second World War' books, from 1960's & 1970's. — £10 - £20
- Lot 9: A collection of five books from the series 'After The Battle - Then And Now'. Printed late 1980's. — £50 - £100
- Lot 10: A collection of the German language publication 'Das III Reich'. To include four binders full, together with extras. — £15 - £25
- Lot 11: An original copy of Section V of 'The National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918'. — £15 - £30
- Lot 12: Volumes one & two of the 1930's publication 'World War 1914-1918 - A Pictured History'. — £20 - £30
- Lot 13: A collection of twelve editions of 'The Great War' Magazine, spanning 1916-1919. To include issue no's 86, 102, 103, — £10 - £20
- Lot 14: A collection of three composite books, from 1970's, — £15 - £25
- Lot 15: A full set of 1941 'Signal' magazines, French editions. Twenty-three in total (no's 1-24, with 23 & — £40 - £80
- Lot 16: A collection of nineteen editions of 'Life' magazine, spanning 1937-1945. — £15 - £30
- Lot 17: A full set of series 12 of 'Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War' magazines. Eight in total. — £15 - £30
- Lot 18: A collection of seventeen editions of 'War Illustrated' magazine, spanning volumes 1-9, — £15 - £30
- Lot 19: A part-collection of 'Hitler's Third Reich' magazines & binder. To include issues 1-10. — £8 - £15
- Lot 20: A collection of nineteen French language issues of '39/45' magazine, spanning 1987-2000. To include no's 23, 24, 25, — £8 - £15
- Lot 21: A collection of five Japanese military history & reference books. — £15 - £25
- Lot 22: A collection of approximately ninety-one issues of the French publication 'Armes Militaria', — £30 - £50
- Lot 23: A collection of twenty-two issues of 'History of the English Speaking People' magazine. — £8 - £15
- Lot 24: A collection of fifteen issues of the re-enactment magazine 'Skirmish', spanning August 2000 - January 2005. — £5 - £10
- Lot 25: A collection of three WWII U-Boat themed books. — £10 - £15
- Lot 26: A rare, cigarette photo album (1938 German publication), — £50 - £100
- Lot 27: An original book 'Hermann Goring - Werk und Mensch', by Erich Gritzbach. Published in German language & — £12 - £30
- Lot 28: A collection of forty issues of 'History of the 20th Century' magazine, from the late 1980s. — £10 - £20
- Lot 29: A collection of approximately seventy-nine issues of 'After The Battle' magazine, spanning 1973-2000. Issue no's 2, — £20 - £40
- Lot 30: A collection of approximately seventy-one issues of 'History of the First World War' magazine. — £15 - £30
- Lot 31: A collection of twenty-two issues of 'History of the Second World War' magazine, — £10 - £15
- Lot 32: A collection of seventeen issues of 'Armourer' magazine. To include issue no's 31-44, 53, 100, 101. — £8 - £15
- Lot 33: A collection of approximately seventy-six issues of 'The Armourer' magazine, To include issue no's 1-7. — £15 - £30
- Lot 34: A collection of eleven issues of 'Yank' magazine, all from 1945. — £15 - £30
- Lot 35: A rare ,1916 oversized book - 'The Great War - A Neutral's Indictment', by Louis Raemaekers. — £60 - £100
- Lot 36: A collection of four Pan/Ballantine WWI & WWII books. — £5 - £15
- Lot 37: A collection of approximately fifty military magazines. — £10 - £20
- Lot 38: Two reference books, detailing flags/standards/banners of the Third Reich. — £10 - £20
- Lot 39: A collection of eight guide books, detailing weaponry of the Third Reich, with an emphasis on edged weapons. — £20 - £40
- Lot 40: A collection of eleven reference books, detailing Third Reich regalia. — £25 - £40
- Lot 41: A collection of nine reference books, detailing WWII German regiments. — £20 - £40
- Lot 42: A collection of five reference books, detailing WWII German uniforms & insignia. — £12 - £25
- Lot 43: A collection of five reference books, detailing WWII German helmets & headgear. — £12 - £25
- Lot 44: A collection of fifteen reference books, detailing WWII German uniforms. — £30 - £50
- Lot 45: A collection of seven reference books, detailing German combat decorations, medals & badges. — £20 - £40
- Lot 46: A trio of Nazi propaganda books. — £10 - £20
- Lot 47: A collection of four books detailing Nazi personnel & their roles. — £12 - £25
- Lot 48: A collection of thirteen Germany-related books prior to & during WWII. — £25 - £50
- Lot 49: A collection of eight reference books, all related to the German Luftwaffe. — £20 - £40
- Lot 50: A pair of Nazi propaganda books, with an emphasis on posters & artwork. — £10 - £30
- Lot 51: A trio of books detailing WWII propaganda, artwork & posters. — £12 - £30
- Lot 52: A trio of German naval books. — £10 - £20
- Lot 53: A German print book 'Der Mythus des 20 Jahehunderts'. Translates as The Myth of the Twentieth Century. — £15 - £30
- Lot 54: A German print book 'Stuka', by Valentin Mikula. — £8 - £12
- Lot 55: A German print book 'Der Weltkrieg im Bild'. Translates as The World War in Pictures. — £15 - £30
- Lot 56: A German language reference book 'Die Trager Des Deutschen Kreuzes In Gold und Deutschen Kreuzers in Silber'. — £10 - £20
- Lot 57: Two German print, Luftwaffe-related books. To include 'Der Adler' (The Eagle) & — £10 - £20
- Lot 58: A German print book 'Kriegs-Gefangene im Osten' book (Prisoners of War in the East). — £8 - £12
- Lot 59: A collection of five, German print, WWII-related books. — £15 - £30
- Lot 60: A collection of five WWII historical books. — £15 - £30
- Lot 61: A centenary book of 2nd Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment, printed in 1924. — £10 - £20
- Lot 62: A collection of four 'Blandford Colour Series' guides. — £12 - £25
- Lot 63: A collection of six militaria collector's guides. — £15 - £30
- Lot 64: A collection of eight military guides & reference books. — £15 - £30
- Lot 65: A collection of military tour guides & militaria auction catalogues. Twenty-one in total. — £10 - £30
- Lot 66: A collection of eight military guidebooks. Subjects to include uniform, badges & insignia & — £20 - £40
- Lot 67: A collection of RAF-related guides & story books, — £20 - £40
- Lot 68: A collection of six WWII US forces books & guides. — £10 - £20
- Lot 69: Two books detailing the occupation & liberation of France during WWII. — £10 - £20
- Lot 70: A collection of six books detailing the experience of WWII prisoners of war. — £10 - £30
- Lot 71: A collection of four British wartime guides & publications. — £10 - £30
- Lot 72: A trio of WWII Merchant & Royal Navy books. — £10 - £20
- Lot 73: Two reference books relating to the WWII Abyssinian campaigns. — £10 - £20
- Lot 74: A collection of eight British post-war accounts/reference books. — £20 - £40
- Lot 75: A collection of five militaria guides. To include a Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment guide, — £10 - £20
- Lot 76: A collection of seven WWII history & reference books. — £15 - £30
- Lot 77: A collection of nine allied WWII reference/historical books. — £20 - £40
- Lot 78: A collection of eight books, detailing allied accounts of significant WWII events. — £20 - £40
- Lot 79: A collection of eighteen 'Osprey Men at Arms & Vanguard' reference books, together with three 'Key Uniform Guides'. — £50 - £80
- Lot 80: A 'Reprint Society' edition of 'Popski's Private Army', by Vladimir Penickoff. — £10 - £20
- Lot 81: An original, 1914 edition of 'Germany and the Next War', by Friedrich von Bernhardi. Written in 1911, — £10 - £30
- Lot 82: A trio of reference books, detailing German military medals & decorations. — £12 - £25
- Lot 83: A rare set of volumes one & two of 'The Pickelhaube', by J A Bowman, — £80 - £120
- Lot 84: A collection of six Imperial Germany reference books, primarily detailing uniform & weaponry. — £40 - £80
- Lot 85: Two reference books detailing posters & postcards of WWI. To Include 'Till the Boys Come Home', by Tonie & — £10 - £20
- Lot 86: A collection of ten WWI battle accounts & reference books. — £30 - £60
- Lot 87: A collection of five reference books, detailing WWI weaponry & badges. — £15 - £30
- Lot 88: An early hardback edition of 'The Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Gift Book', by George Goodchild. — £8 - £12
- Lot 89: A hardback edition of 'Our Allies and Enemies', by Herbert Strang. — £8 - £15
- Lot 90: A hardback edition of 'Midst Shot and Shell in Flanders', by Herbert Hayens. — £10 - £20
- Lot 91: A pair of framed pictures of the German heavy cruiser battleship 'Deutschland'. — £30 - £50
- Lot 92: A WWI patriotic, hand-embroidered silk panel, entitled 'Victory For The Allies'. Presented unframed. — £60 - £100
- Lot 93: A framed, embellished portrait print of Private W G Batten, Welsh Regiment 1914. Signed by the artist G T Rice. — £20 - £40
- Lot 94: An original, French, board-mounted poster, — £40 - £80
- Lot 95: A signed/framed photograph & selection of medal ribbons, of Field Marshall Montgomery. — £100 - £200
- Lot 96: A vintage, framed poster of Luftwaffe squadron emblems during the Battle of Britain. Framed dimensions 66cm x 98cm. — £40 - £60
- Lot 97: A vintage, unframed montage of British Formation Badges 1939-1946. Printed for H & G Simonds Ltd, Brewers, 1947. — £40 - £60
- Lot 98: A pair of WWI sweetheart colour prints, entitled 'The Warriors Return' & 'For Britain Home and Beauty'. — £30 - £50
- Lot 99: A reproduction WWI recruitment poster, on board, entitled 'Some Types of HM Army'. Board dimensions 71cm x 47cm. — £20 - £40
- Lot 100: A framed, WWI 'Your King and Country Thank You' print, for service 07/06/1915 to 07/10/1919. — £80 - £120
- Lot 101: A signed/framed print of Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz. Incorporates an original signature of the famous, — £100 - £140
- Lot 102: Two unframed German WWI & WWII poster prints. — £20 - £40
- Lot 103: Two unframed German WWI & WWII poster prints. — £20 - £40
- Lot 104: An unframed, reproduction 'Join Your Country's Army!' recruitment poster. Dimensions 75cm x 50cm. — £10 - £20
- Lot 105: An unframed, reproduction 'Waffen SS' recruitment poster. Dimensions 87cm x 63cm. — £10 - £20
- Lot 106: A collection of thirteen post-WWI black & white prints of infamous wartime scenes, — £200 - £300
- Lot 107: Of historical importance. A late 1930's, original, — £300 - £600
- Lot 108: A set of four WWI satirical prints, by Bruce Bairnsfather, entitled 'So Obvious', 'A Maxim Maxim', — £20 - £40
- Lot 109: A set of four, framed, original artwork plates for the 'Osprey - Men At Work Series - Waffen SS' reference book, — £800 - £1,000
- Lot 110: A framed cigarette case, bearing the cap badge of a soldier from 'Popski's Private Army', — £60 - £100
- Lot 111: A German WWI cigarette photo album, entitled 'Der Weltkrieg' (The World War). Produced in the late 1930's. — £60 - £80
- Lot 112: A rare, cigarette photo album (1938 German publication), — £50 - £100
- Lot 113: A collection of five WWII German reference books, together with a framed picture of Heinrich Himmler. — £25 - £40
- Lot 114: A collection of three WWII reference books. Titles include 'The Decline and Fall of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan', — £15 - £25
- Lot 115: A pre-WWII German propaganda book/cigarette card album, entitled 'Manner im Dritten Reich' (Men of the Third Reich). — £40 - £60
- Lot 116: A post WWI, German print book, entitled 'Eine ganze Welt gegen uns' (A Whole World Against Us). — £12 - £20
- Lot 117: A German publication entitled 'Eickhorn Kundendienst'. Consists of a loose leaf folder, with punched inserts, — £50 - £70
- Lot 118: A mixed lot of four WWII military reference books & guides. To include 'Hitler's Henchmen', — £20 - £30
- Lot 119: A bound, eighth editorial collection of 'Fragments From France', By 'Bruce Bairnsfather'. — £40 - £60
- Lot 120: '1919-1938 These Tremendous Years' 1938 publication, brought together by 'Daily Express Publications'. — £8 - £15
- Lot 121: A German language, army uniform reference book 'Deutschlands Armee in fieldgrauer kriegs - und friedens - Uniform'. — £40 - £60
- Lot 122: A rare, cigarette photo album (1938 German publication), — £50 - £100
- Lot 123: A 1934 first edition of 'Covenants With Death', published by The Daily Express. Contains explicit & — £30 - £50
- Lot 124: A 1933 Daily Express publication of 'The First World War - A Photographic History' — £15 - £25
- Lot 125: A trio of WWII-related books. To include 'D-Day', by Stephen Badsey, 'D-Day 50 Years On' & 'Saving Private Power', — £15 - £25
- Lot 126: A 1916 copy of 'Told In The Huts - The Y.M.C.A. Gift Book'. — £12 - £20
- Lot 127: A collection of eight RAF-related books & leaflets. To include original HMSO publication & — £20 - £40
- Lot 128: Volumes 1-3 of 'The Great War - I Was There', by Sir John Hammerton. A personal narrative of WWI, by the author. — £20 - £40
- Lot 129: Volumes 1,2 & Supplementary of 'Twenty Years After - The Battlefields of 1914-18 Then and Now', by Maj. Gen. — £30 - £50
- Lot 130: A mid 1930's scrapbook, dedicated to pictures & newspaper cuttings related to the Italian invasion of Abyssinia. — £50 - £70
- Lot 131: A collection of eleven official War Office WWII photographs, with typed commentary to reverse. — £30 - £40
- Lot 132: A stunning postcard album, full of WWI (mostly 'sweetheart') postcards. To include approximately 198 postcards. — £125 - £175
- Lot 133: A rare, signed/framed portrait photograph of Hermann Goering (1893-1946). — £600 - £800
- Lot 134: A complete set (3 volumes) of 'The 50th Anniversary World War II Commemorative Covers Collection', by Danbury Mint. — £60 - £100
- Lot 135: 1874 Churchill Centenary Trust Medals Collection, issued in 1974. A collection of 24 sterling silver medallions, — £250 - £300
- Lot 136: A pastel portrait on card, of Adolf Hitler. Signature appears as 'Hoffman'. — £60 - £100
- Lot 137: A unique pastel portrait album of German origin. Likely created by a German soldier during WWII, — £400 - £600
- Lot 138: A 1943 letter gifting a copy of the book 'H.M.S. Hood', by Stanley Geary, together with an H.M.S. Hood Cap Tally. — £100 - £150
- Lot 139: A mixed lot of collector's postcards, depicting military personnel & uniforms. To include RAF set no. — £15 - £25
- Lot 140: An original, enveloped sympathy acknowledgement card, from the Hess family, following the death of Rudolf Hess, — £60 - £80
- Lot 141: A unique photo book of prisoners of war in Stalag XXI-A camp. — £500 - £700
- Lot 142: A large collection of WWII press photographs, with fascinating, lengthy commentary by an anti-war individual, — £50 - £80
- Lot 143: A fourteen-page, British WWI recruitment leaflet, entitled 'War Map and Fighters - A Call To Arms! — £20 - £30
- Lot 144: A rare issue of 'The Convoy - The Monthly Journal of the 28th Motor Ambulance Convoy' (India) magazine, volume 1, no. — £50 - £80
- Lot 145: An original WWII wartime letter & enclosed gift (boxed handkerchief). Dated 16/12/41. — £20 - £30
- Lot 146: A collection of forty-five, German WWI photographs & postcards, — £40 - £50
- Lot 147: A collection of twenty-two WWII German postcards & photographs. The majority picturing senior Nazi officers. — £20 - £30
- Lot 148: A collection of approximately sixty-five German wartime & family photographs, together with two empty photo albums. — £40 - £50
- Lot 149: A large collection of several hundred family & wartime photographs & negatives noted as being the family of Lt. — £80 - £100
- Lot 150: An early photostat of a Nazi document listing all of the WWII concentration camps. Noted as obtained in Cologne. — £20 - £30