The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington 487
WW2 POLISH ITEMS. A small but very interesting collection, two Polish military buttons together with a handwritten note from Comte Stanislas Orlowsky, five other Polish military buttons, a Polish army eagle cap badge, a rare blue and red silk pennant complete with ties with a Compliments card of the Polish Brigade of Carpathian Rifles in Palestine. Another note states "Colours of the Carpathain Brigade taken from the Polish Cavalry School". A printed sheet of Polish unit insignia subsequently accurately hand coloured and with pencilled translations of the units involved. This is the 16th Independent Armoured Brigade based in Scotland, the sleeve badge is shown together with ten individual unit flashes. A coarse woollen khaki side hat with a sewn on black felt panel, good overall condition (11)
£200-300
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"SHOULDER BELT PLATES AND BUTTONS" BY MAJOR H. G. PARKYN O.B.E. "MILITARY BUTTONS THE EMILIO COLLECTION" BY LUIS FENOLLOSA
EMILIO, CAPTAIN UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS 1863 - 1865. This first edition of Major Parkyn's well known work is signed (rarely) on the title page
H.G.Parkyn, on the fly leaf an inscription 'M. with all my love Toby, Christmas 1956'. (M or Minta was the diminutive name for Lady Aldington). The work is accompanied by one letter dated 20 June 1947 to the then Mrs. Low from A.S.White, Hon. Secretary of The Society for Army Historical Research, suggesting that she should write to Major Parkyn, eight other handwritten letters covering the period 1948 to 1957 are from Major Parkyn initially intimating that he is going to write a book on buttons and thereafter providing information on some of her queries. The last letter kindly acknowledges her request for him to sign this first edition. The second work is a rare example published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts in 1911, this was the year in which Captain Emilio donated to the Peabody Essex Museum his very large collection of buttons concerning the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the American Civil War and other periods during the 19th C. Captain Emilio catalogued his collection of nearly 1600 items illustrating many of the interesting examples. Additionally there are a few longhand corrections and additions which are most probably the hand of Captain Emilio, very good condition (2)
£80-120
Captain Emilio, though given scant acknowledgement by Messrs. Calver & Bolton in their work 'History Written With Pick And Shovel' (New York Historical Society 1950) was without doubt a keen supporter of the New York Excavations c. 1880 onward. Together with a photocopy page concerning Captain Emilio.
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MILITARY BOOKS. The Indian Army List 1939, Half Yearly Army List July 1939, Monthly Army List November 1939, C.C.P. Lawson 'A History of the Uniforms of the British Army' Volumes 1 and 2 First Editions but fronts only of the dust covers. India's Army by Major D. Jackson 1940, The British Army by Talbot Booth 2nd Edition 1940, Heraldry in War Formation Badges by Lieutenant Colonel Howard Cole, British Military Uniforms Henry VII to Present Day by W.Y. Carman 1957 (no dust cover), Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands by Frank Adam 1934 (no dust cover), Military Shoulder Belt Plates and Buttons by H.G. Parkyn 1987 Reprint, Marlborough as Military Commander by David Chandler 2nd Edition but a presentation copy to Lady Aldington signed by the author 25.1.1986, Elegance Militaire Exhibition at the Redfern Gallery London 1955, Royal Corps of Transport 1794 - 1965 by G.H. Edwards, Journal of the Royal Artillery April 1943, and five other booklets on militaria, good condition (20)
£60-100
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