Alanbrooke A Selection of Books from the Library of Alan Francis Brooke

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The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 2 Introduction

The items listed below are from the library of Alan Francis Brooke, later Field Marshal and Viscount Alanbrooke and his family. The library contains various book that initially belonged to other members of Alanbrooke’s family, such as his father, older brother and son (all ‘Victor Brooke’), his wife Benita Blanche Brooke, nee Pelly; and other members of her family (Pelly, Poore, Lees). Where the provenance is clear; it has been mentioned in the description of each item. Alanbrooke took over as Chief of Imperial General Staff or CIGS in 1941. From this point forward, he remained the head of the imperial forces during the entire second world war and was the primary military adviser to Winston Churchill. In the eyes of many, Alanbrooke was an outstanding military strategist and played an important role in defining the military strategy that eventually led to the victory of the allied forces. The American General Douglas MacArthur in his book ‘Reminiscences’ called Alanbrooke ‘England leading soldier’ and ‘the finest strategic mind I had as yet encountered during or after the war’ (MacArthur, 1964). This is a selection from roughly 400 books from this library. After his death in 1963 these books were boxed up and remained in storage (at times unsuitable) until 2018. As a result of the long storage period some of the volumes are damp stained / damaged. The condition of each book is clearly described. This selection does not consist of military books only; it follows the entire life and professional career of the Alan Francis Brooke, from his childhood, his early military career in Britain, Ireland and India, WW1 and his career before WW2; resulting in his appointment as Chief of Imperial Military Staff (CIGS). Another important aspect of Field Marshal Alanbrooke’s life was his love of nature and his interest in Ornithology. Although Alanbrooke’s father died in 1891 when Alan was only seven years old, he seems to have inherited many of his father’s interests and passions. A keen hunter and fisherman throughout his life, he later developed a strong interest in bird watching and photography, interests he pursued, even during the busiest times of WW2, when bird watching and the study of ornithological books became a balance to his work as CIGS. During the later years of WW2 Alanbrooke met David Bannerman and the two often met for dinner and to discuss birds. After the war Alanbrooke wrote the foreword to Bannerman and Lodge’s ‘Birds of Great Britain’. After his retirement from the military in 1946; Alanbrooke was free to pursue his interests further. Peter Scott, founder of the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust) convinced him to become the first President of this organization. Other roles, such as Vice President of the Society for the Protection of Birds and President of the Zoological Society of London followed. Alanbrooke remained an avid ornithologist to his death in 1963. Some of the books document his various honorary positions (Lord Constable of London, Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, Board Member of Anglo-Iranian Oil (BP) etc. Alanbrooke died in 1963. Bibliography Stephen, Oscar Leslie (1894) Sir Victor Brooke Sportsman & Naturalist. London: John Murray. MacArthur, Douglas (1964) Reminiscences. New York: McGraw-Hill. Danchev, A and Todman, D. (2001) War Diaries 1939 - 1945 Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke. London: Weidenfels & Nicholson. Fraser, D. (1982) Alanbrooke. London: Collins.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 3 I am not a highly religious individual according to many people’s outlook. I am however convinced that there is a God all powerful looking after the destiny of this world. I had little doubt about this before the war started, but this war has convinced me more than ever of this truth. Again and again during the last 6 years I have seen His guiding hand controlling and guiding the destiny of this world toward that final and definite destiny which He has ordained. The suffering and agony of war in my mind must exist to gradually educate us to the fundamental law of ‘loving our neighbour as ourselves’. When that lesson has been learned, then war will cease to exist. We are however many centuries from such a state of affairs. Many more wars, and much suffering is required before we finally learn our lesson. However humanity in this world is still young, there are still many millions of years to run during which high perfection will be attained. For the present we can do no more than go on striving to improve more friendly relations towards those that surround us. (Field Marshal Alanbrooke: War Diary 8 May VE Day (Victory-Europe))

(quoted from Danchev and Todman, 2001).

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 4 Alan Francis Brooke (1883 – 1963) – Biographical Sketch

1883 Born: 23 July 1883 1883- 99 Childhood and early education, Pau, France 1902 Graduated Royal Military Academy Woolwich, Royal Field Artillery 1902 - 06 Stationed in Ireland (Fethardt, Waterford, Curragh), volunteered for India 1906 - 14 Stationed in India. Joined Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) in 1909. 1914 Moved w/ RHA via Marseille to northern France (September 1914)

WORLD WAR 1: 1914 – 1918

1915 Staff Captain RA, 18th Infantry Division 1916 Battle of the Somme, introduced 'creeping barrage' 1917 Staff Officer, Royal Artillery with Canadian Corps at Battle of Vimy Ridge 1918 Senior Artillery Staff Officer 1st Army, Lieutenant Colonel

POST WW1

1918 Return to England 1919 Student Staff College Camberley 1920 – 23 General Staff Officer, 50th (Northhumbrian Division) Territorial Army 1923 – 26 Instructor Staff College Camberley 1927 Instructor, Imperial Defence College, London 1929 – 32 Commandant, Larkhill, School of Artillery (Brigadier) 1932 – 34 Instructor, Imperial Defence College, London 1934 – 35 Commander 8th Infantry Brigade 1935 – 36 Inspector of Royal Artillery (Major General) 1936 – 37 Director of Military Training, War Office Directorate 1937 – 38 Commander, Mobile Division (Salisbury Plain) 1938 – 39 Commander Anti-Aircraft Corps (Stanmore) - Lieutenant General

WORLD WAR 2: 1939 – 1945

1939 – 40 General Officer, C-i-C Anti-Aircraft Command and Southern Command 1939 – 40 Commander 2nd Army Corps British Expeditionary Force in France & Belgium 1939 – 57 Col Commandant Royal Artillery 1940 – 41 Commander-in-Chief UK Home Forces 1941 – 46 Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) 1942 – 46 ADC General to King George VI

POST WAR

1946 – 1954 Colonel Commandant of the Honourable Artillery Company 1946 – 57 Government Directors of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later BP) 1948 – 59 Director Hudson's Bay Company 1949 – 63 Chancellor Queen's University of Belfast 1950 – 55 Constable of the Tower of London 1950 – 57 Lord Lieutenant of the County of London 1953 Commander of Coronation Parade and Lord High Constable of England in Coronation Abbey Ceremonies

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 5 1. Carroll, Lewis. The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits. With nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday. London, Macmillan and Co., 1898. 19 x 12 cm. xi, 83 pages. With a tissue guarded frontispiece and eight further plates. Original red cloth with elaborate gilt decorations and title on front board and spine. Black end papers. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. A little dust dulling. A very nice copy. Name of a previous owner on rear end paper. Tissue guard and first few pages mildly foxed. € 120,--

2. Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Fifty-Fifth Thousand. London, Macmillan and Co., 1877. 18 x 12 cm. (6), 192 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Later rebacked using original boards and spine panel. Red and Gold decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Good condition. Rebacked. Binding sound, but well rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Tissue guard for frontispiece shows long closed tear. Gift inscription on half-title page (see comments below). Internally a little age darkened, but clean. € 350,-- The gift inscription reads: 'a.m. Poore from Dudley [Taurin?]'. Lady Anna Maria Pelly (nee Poore) (1868 - 1939) was the mother of Benita Blanche Pelly, later Viscountess Alanbrooke and wife of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 6 3. Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and what Alice found there. With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. Interesting Provenance. Forty-Fourth Thousand. London & New York, Macmillan and Co., 1877. 18 x 12 cm. (6), 224 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Later rebacked using original boards and spine panel. Red and Gold decorated end papers. All edges gilt. Good condition. Rebacked. Binding sound, but well rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on half-title page. Internally bright and clean. € 220,-- Gift inscription reads: 'a.m. Poore from her loving mother'.

4. Thorpe, Benjamin (Editor). Yule-Tide Stories. A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales and Traditions, from the Swedish, Danish, and German. London, George Bell & Sons, 1892. 18 x 12 cm. xv, 504 pages plus 32 pages of publisher's list. New (2018) red cloth with gilt title and line decorations on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Edges dust dulled. Internally a little age darkened, but clean. € 45,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 7 5. Gilbert, W.S. The BAB Ballads. With which are included Songs of a Savoyard. Sixth Edition. London, Macmillan, 1906. 19 x 13 cm. xii, 563 pages plus 32 pages publisher's list. With 350 illustrations by the author. Original green cloth with gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding a little shaky, but holding. Name on half title page reads 'a.m. Pelly 3rd ap. 1909'. € 35,-- A.M. Pelly: Lady Anna Maria Pelly (nee Poore) (1868 - 1939) was the mother of Benita Blanche Pelly, later Viscountess Alanbrooke and wife of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

6. Cosmo Gordon Lang. Thoughts on some of the Parables of Jesus. First Edition. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1907. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 274 pages. Original maroon cloth with gilt title on spine. Front and tail edge deckle. Black end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Slight discoloration to boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally occasionally foxed. Text block bright and clean. Gift inscription on half title page: 'Benita Pelly with Love from her Mother Christmas 1908'. € 25,-- Gift to Benita Blanche Pelly, later Viscountess Alanbrooke and wife of Field Marshal Alanbrooke, from her mother Anna Maria Pelly.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 8 7. A.L.O.E. The Giant-Killer. Or, the Battle which all must fight. With 40 Engravings. First Edition. London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1896. 18 x 13 cm. vi, 201 pages plus six pages publishers list. Illustrated. Professionally repaired using original decorated boards and spine plate. New end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, faded. Edges and end papers age darkened. Small stains. Inscription on front free end paper reads: ' read for the first time to Benita, Alwyne and Madeleine in March 19??' Name of previous owner on title page: 'Annie Pelly, March 190[?]' € 35,-- Benita, Madeleine and Alwyne were the children of Sir Harold Pelly and Anna Maria Pelly. Benita Blanche Pelly later married Alan Francis Brooke.

8. A. Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Fifth Edition. London, George Newnes, 1898. 18 x 12 cm. 343 pages plus 24 pages publishers list. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Front hinge started to open. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner: 'Francis Brooke' on half title. Internally bright and clean. € 180,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 9 9. Tennyson, Alfred Lord. Idylls of the King. London, Macmillan, 1899. 17 x 12 cm. 421 pages. With a Frontispiece. Full green leather by H. Sotheran, Piccadilly, London. Gilt line decorations on boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing, bumping and fading to binding. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner (‘Victor Brooke’) on blank page before half title. Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. € 120,-- Signed by Victor Brooke, older brother of Alan Francis Brooke, who served as Military Secretary to Lord Minto, Viceroy of India. Victor Brooke was killed during the First World War in France in 1914.

10. Tennyson, Alfred. In Memoriam. London, Henry S. King, 1874. 16 x 10 cm. vii, 212 pages. Full brown Morocco. Gilt line decorations on boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Marbled edges and end papers. Raised bands. Good condition. Top section of spine missing (see image). Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Mild water staining to top of front board. Edges and end papers dust dulled and faded. Occasional mild foxing throughout. Pencil annotations on half title page ('Victor, for my Darling, august 3rd, 1884'). Marks and underlining in pencil throughout book. A few pages towards the end of the book coming lose, but still attached. € 45,-- Provenance: From the Library of Victor A. Brooke, 3rd Baronet. Sir Victor Alexander Brooke, 3rd Baronet (1843 - 1891), was an Anglo-Irish naturalist and baronet. He was the father of Field Marshal Alan Brooke, and grandfather of Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland. He was the son of Sir Arthur Brooke, 2nd Baronet, an Ulster aristocrat from County Fermanagh in the north of Ireland and succeeded to his title and the Colebrook estate in 1854. He studied at Harrow and then travelled abroad, being a keen sportsman who enjoyed big game hunting. He was a magistrate, deputy lieutenant and Sheriff of Fermanagh.

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11. Gay, John. Fables. With upwards of One Hundred Embellishments. London, Printed for Booker, Whittaker, Rodwell, Martin and Whittingham (Chiswick Press), 1820. 12 x 7 cm. xii, 212 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary full brown calf. Gilt line decorations to boards. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Three raised bands. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Small piece of spine missing. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription opposite half title page ('Harriet[?]. Vincent from her Papa on her leaving[?] for Hurst Apr. 23 1845'). Occasional mild foxing. Internally bright and clean. A lovely little book. € 100,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 11 12. Captain Marryat. The Children of the New Forest. Glasgow & Dublin, Blackie & Son, 1894. 17 x 12 cm. 256 pages. Full calf with gilt decorations. Gilt title on spine. Dentelles over marbled end papers. Marbled edges. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, some discoloration. Front joint started to crack. Edges dust dulled and faded. End papers dust dulled. Occasional foxing internally. Gift inscription on verso of front free end paper (‘Thomas E.K. Lees’). Prize binding. € 35,-- Major Thomas Evans Keith Lees was the first husband of Benita, Viscountess Alanbrooke. After he was killed in action inn 1915, she married Alan Brooke, later Field Marshal, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.

13. Pope, Alexander. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H.F. Cary, M.A. A new Edition carefully revised, to which is prefixed, A Biographical Notice. With Illustrations by John Gilbert. London, George Routledge, 1853. 16 x 10 cm. xvi, 485 pages. Illustrated in B&W. Brown morocco with extensive blind decorations on boards and spine. Gilt title on spine. All edges gilt with pattern (see image). Bevelled boards. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Top edge dust dulled. Occasional minor foxing, but generally bright and clean. A very nice copy. € 200,-

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 12 14. Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. From this World to that which is to come. Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream. Illustrated by Mason's Historical and Practical Notes. To which is added the Divine Emblems. Also, an original Memoir of the Author, and many superior Engravings. London, George Virtue, Not dated [1836]. 21 x 13 cm. xlvii, 528 pages with a coloured fold-out map and a variety of engraved plates. Half calf over marbled boards. Raised bands. Spine label with gilt title. Fine speckled edges. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Internally age darkened, but clean. Occasional foxing throughout. Edges dust dulled. € 160,-- One plate (opposite page 70) dated 1836.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 13 15. Hayes, M. Horace. Illustrated Horse-Breaking. Illustrated by J.H. Oswald Brown and by Photographs specially taken. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1908. 21 x 14 cm. xxiv, 360 pages. Illustrated. Original brown cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Binding discoloured. Edges and end papers age darkened. Front hinge started to open. Signature of previous owner on front free end paper: 'Victor Brooke'. Some neat pencilled underlining and occasional mild foxing. € 45,-- Victor Brooke was an older brother of Alan Francis Brooke, who served as Military Secretary to Viceroy of India, Lord Minto. He was killed early during the second world war.

16. Hayes, M. Horace. Riding and Hunting. With 258 Illustrations. New and Revised Edition. London, Hurst and Blackett, 1910. 21 x 14 cm. xvi, 480 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original red cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Book slightly slanted. Spine faded. Edges and end papers age darkened. Signature of previous owner on front free end paper: 'Victor Brooke'. A few neat pencil underlines, otherwise, internally bright and clean. € 50,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 14 17. Schwarz, A. / Fleming, George (Editor). The Horse. Its External and Internal Organisation. An Illustrated Representation and Brief Description. London, George Philip & Son, Not Dated (after 1900). 18 x 25 cm. 24 pages with B&W Illustrations. A fold-out coloured Illustration of a horse on rear paperboard showing three views: external, skeletal system and blood circulation. Original oblong pamphlet with still illustrated cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Signature of ‘A.F. Brooke R.F.A.’ on front board. € 30,-- George Fleming (1833-1901) was a Scottish veterinary surgeon. He was a prolific writer and supported the passing of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1881, which regulated the profession, in his time as President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

18. Seyffert, A. / Brown, G.T. The Ox. Its External and Internal Organisation. An Illustrated Representation and brief Description. London, George Philip & Son, Not dated. After 1900. 25 x 18 cm. 26 pages with B&W Illustrations. A fold-out coloured Illustration of an ox on rear paperboard showing three views: external, skeletal system and blood circulation. Original oblong pamphlet with still illustrated cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Signature of ‘A.F. Brooke R.F.A.’ on front board. € 30,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 15 19. Lankaster, Owen. The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physiological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form. London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the 'Mannikin'. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth 'spine'. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of ‘A.F. Brooke R.F.A.’ on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover. € 40,--

20. Dr. Schmidt / Furneaux, William S. The Anatomy of the Human Head and Neck. Graphically Illustrated by Means of Superimposed Plates. With Descriptive Text. London, George Philip & Son, Not Dated. 26 x 19 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Multilayer coloured plates stuck to rear board. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with slim cloth 'spine'. Very good condition. Age darkened, rubbed and bumped with minor paper losses to front board. Small paper sticker with signature 'alan F. Brooke RFA'. € 50,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 16 21. Gray, Robert. Reminiscences of India and North Queensland 1857 - 1912. First Edition. London, Constable and Company, 1913. 21 x 14 cm. xi, 271 pages. With eight plates and a foldout map in the back. Original red cloth with blind stamped title on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Gift inscription by the author to Lady Blanche Pelly 'from her affectionate Cousin' Robert Gray, dated 1923. Hand written 'Errata' note. Internally mildly foxed, otherwise clean and complete. € 300,-- Benita Blanche Pelly (1892 - 1968) Daughter of Captain Harold Pelly, 4th Baronet, Pelly of Upton and Lady Anna Maria Pelly. Wife of Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG and Maj. Thomas Evans Keith Lees, 2nd Baronet Lees.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 17 22. Various. The Times of India. Illustrated Weekly. Christmas Number 1910. Bombay, The Times of India, 1910. 37 x 28 cm. 112 pages. Illustrated throughout in Colour and B&W. Original heavy paper covers bound in dark cloth boards. Very good condition. Binding severely rubbed, bumped and stained. Internally clean with a few stains, some tears etc. Some pages tape repaired. € 100,--

Alanbrooke was stationed in India from 1906 till the beginning of WW1 in 1914. From the Editorial: '…India the brightest jewel in the Imperial Crown. There is scarcely a British family which has not some connection with India: there is not a corner of the British Empire that is not concerned with the future of India. Yet we have always to deplore the ignorance of other parts of the Empire regarding India - an ignorance which embraces not only its complex polity, but the daily life of its myriad people.'

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 18 23. Bryce, George. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company. Including that of the French Traders of North-West Canada and of the North-West, XY, and Astor Fur Companies. First Edition. London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1900. 21 x 14 cm. xx, 501 pages. 'With numerous Full-Page Illustrations and Maps'. Original decorated green cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine ends mildly frayed. Edges and end papers age darkened and foxed. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on front free end paper: 'Pelly. Warminster’. ‘Some pencilled references (names and page numbers) on verso of frontispiece. € 95,-- Provenance: From the library of Lady Blanche Pelly, Warminster. From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke. Lady Blanche Pelly was the daughter of Sir Frederick Vincent, and second wife of Sir John Henry Pelly, who predeceased her. Lady Pelly moved to Warminster in 1877. Her eldest son was Sir Harold Pelly, the father of Benita Blanche Pelly, later Benita Alanbrooke. The previous owner appears to have traced some family members of the Pelly family who are mentioned within this book (see pencilled notes in the book). It is interesting to note that Field Marshal Alanbrooke also sat on the Board of the Hudson's Bay Company after World War 2.

24. Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire Hedley Peek / Aflalo, F.G. The Encyclopaedia of Sport. Four Volumes. London, The Sporting Times, 1903. 27 x 19 cm. Vol. 1: viii, 344 / Vol.2: pages 345 to 632 / Vol.3: 312 / Vol.4: page 313 to 655 plus 18 pages Appendix. Illustrated throughout. Original red cloth with gilt title and illustrations on spine. Blind decorations on boards. Top edges gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping, edges and end papers dust dulled. A few small tears and stains within. A nice set. Name of previous owner: 'A.F. Brooke R.F.A' [Royal Field Artillery] on front free end paper in all four volumes. € 250,--

After graduating the Royal Military Academy Woolwich in 1902 Alan Brooke joined the Royal Field Artillery

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 19 and remained in it until 1909, when he joined the Royal Horse Artillery (The Eagle Troop) at Ambala, India. During the first few years of his military campaign Alan Brooke was stationed in Ireland (Fethardt, Waterford, The Curragh) and India.

25. Maeterlinck, Maurice. The Treasure of the Humble. London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 16 x 12 cm. 218 pages. Paperback in glassine Wrapper. Printed on quality white paper. All edges deckle. Very good condition. Paperboards darkened and foxed. Glassine wrapper worn with a few tears. Edges dust dulled. Name of previous owner: 'Thomas SK Lees' on first blank page. Internally bright and clean. € 75,-- The book belonged to Thomas S.K. Lees, the first husband of Benita Pelly, later Viscountess Alanbrooke. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many- sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. His plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 20 26. La Fontaine, Jean de. Fables Choisies De La Fontaine. Paris, Martinet, Not dated, ca. 1900. 33 x 23 cm. 58 pages. With full page colour plates throughout. Original cloth spine over decorated boards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine faded/discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. € 60,--

27. Alexander, Francesca. The Hidden Servants. And other very old stories - Told over again by Francesca Alexander. First Edition. London, David Nutt, 1903. 19 x 13 cm. xvii, 233 pages. With a frontispiece. Green cloth with gilt title and decorations on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Good condition. Some water damage to rear board and rear end papers / hinge. Rear free end paper loose. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front paste down: 'Benita Pelly, With very sincere good wishes [J. Phelps?] 16 September 1913'. Internally bright and clean. € 35,-- Benita Blanche Pelly (1892 - 1968) was the daughter of Captain Harold Pelly, 4th Baronet, Pelly of Upton and Lady Anna Maria Pelly. Wife of Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, KG and Maj. Thomas Evans Keith Lees, 2nd Baronet Lees.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 21 28. Lord Byron. The Letters and Journals of Lord Byron [Selected]. With an Introduction by Mathilde Blind. London, Walter Scott, 1886. 17 x 12 cm. xvi, 346 pages. Six pages publishers list. Original dark blue cloth with paper label on spine. Fore and bottom edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine label age darkened. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small section cut out from publishers list page 1. Bookseller stamp on front paste down. The Camelot Classics. € 35,--

Books by Rudyard Kipling No other author appears in Alanbrooke’s library as often as Rudyard Kipling. More than forty books by and about Kipling can be found amongst the books he left behind, however, many of these were not originally owned by Alanbrooke. While some copies carry Alan Brooke’s signature; others belonged to his brother Victor Brooke, his father in law Harold Pelly, as well as Thomas Evans Keith Lees, the first husband of his wife Benita. The heart of his ‘Kipling Collection’ is the 24 uniformly bound volumes shown here as item 14 below. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling was one of the most popular writers in the British Empire, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

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29. Kipling, Rudyard. A Collection of 24 Works. 20 larger Volumes, published by Macmillan: Traffics and Discoveries (1904 - First Edition), vi, 393 p. / Actions and Reactions (1910), 301 p. / Rewards and Fairies (1910), xii, 338 p. with Illustrations / Stalky & Co. (1910), ix, 272 p. / The Second Jungle Book (1910), 299 p. with Illustrations / The Jungle Book (1911), 276 p. with Illustrations / The Day's Work (1911), 406 p. / The Light That Failed (1911), 289 p. / Many Inventions. (1911), ix, 387 p. / Life's Handicap. Being Stories of Mine Own People. (1911), xvi, 407 p. / Puck of the Pook's Hill (1911), x, 306 p. / 'Captains Courageous' A Story of the Grand Banks. (1911), vi, 282 p. with Illustrations / From Sea to Sea and other Sketches. Letters of Travel Vol.1 (1911), xiv, 497 p. / From Sea to Sea and other Sketches. Letters of Travel Vol.2 (1912), ix, 438 p. / Soldiers Three. The Story of the Gatsbys. In Black & White. (1912), vi, 353 p. / Wee Willie Winkie under the Deodars and other Stories (1912), 372 p. / The Naulakha. A Story of West and East (1912, with Wolcott Balestier), 332 p. / Plain Tales from the Hills (1912), x, 336 p. / Just So Stories for little Children (1912), 219 p. with Illustrations / Kim (1912), 413 p. with Illustrations. Four smaller Volumes published by Methuen: Barrack- Room Ballads and other Verses (1911), xix, 208 p. / The Five Nations (1911), xiii, 215 p. / The Seven Seas (1911), xv, 230 p. / Departmental Ditties and other Verses (1911), xi, 176 p. Various, incl. one First Edition. 24 Volumes. London, Macmillan (20) and Methuen (4), 1904-1912. 19 x 13 cm (20) & 18 x 11 cm (4). Uniform blue half-calf over light blue cloth boards. Gilt titles and decorations on spine. All edges gilt. Bindings by Bumpus, Oxford. Very good condition overall. Various degrees of rubbing and bumping. Some joints starting to crack. Some minor material losses to a few bindings. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. € 320,--

Provenance: From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (not signed / no Ex Libris). This collection consists of 24 uniformly bound books, however, there are 20 volumes published by Macmillan and four volumes published by Methuen (mainly poetry). The four Methuen volumes are slightly smaller, compared to the MacMillan books, however, the bindings by J.&E. Bumpus in Oxford Street, London are identical. According to Quaritch Catalog 60 (Bindings and Illustrated Books): 'Bumpus enjoyed a reputation for handsome bindings in classical styles from its foundation in 1780 until the 20th century. In fact, the 'bindery' never produced a single binding, instead outsourcing to the likes of Rivière, and Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a masterpiece of delegation.'

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 23 30. Kipling, Rudyard. Departmental Ditties and other Verses. Sixth Edition. Calcutta, Thacker, Spink and Co. 1891. 18 x 14 cm. vi, 125 pages plus 24 pages of publishers list. Blue cloth with gilt and black decorations on boards. Gilt title on spine. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Binding shaky. Externals rubbed and bumped, faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Name of previous owner on half title page: ' Harold Pelly Oct 1891'. Internally clean. € 50,-- This book initially belonged to Harold Pelly, father of Benita Brooke, Alanbrooke's second wife.

31. Kipling, Rudyard. Land and Sea Tales. For Scouts and Guides. First Edition. London, Macmillan, 1923. 19 x 14 cm. vii, 282 pages. Maroon Morocco with gilt title on spine. Marbled rear end papers. New plain front end papers. Professionally repaired in 2018. Very good condition. Slightly slanted. Front hinge cracked. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Rear board shows some material losses. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. € 55,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 24 32. Kipling, Rudyard. A Selection of Macmillan Pocket Kiplings. The Jungle Book (1910) / The Second Jungle Book (1910) / Soldiers Three et al. (1912) / Just So Stories (1913) / The Day's Work (1912) / Stalky & Co. (1913) / Wee Willie Winkie (1912) / The Day's Work (1912) / The Naulakha (1912) / Actions and Reactions (1911) / Songs from Books (1916) / Captains Courageous (1911). 12 Volumes. London, Macmillan, 1910-16. 17 x 11 cm. Ten volumes in red morocco. Two volumes in blue cloth. Good condition. Some bindings weakened. Serious rubbing and bumping, some discoloration, some fraying. See comments below for inscriptions. Macmillan Pocket Kipling. € 200,--

Seven volumes are inscribed A.F. Brooke RHA [Royal Horse Artillery]. One volume inscribed 'J.M.B - 1916'. One volume with Ex Libris of 'Thomas Evans Keith Lees.' Three volumes have no name inscribed. One volume with bookseller stamp on front paste down '[unreadable] & Co., Bombay & Madras. Alanbrooke was stationed in India from 1906 to 1914 and with the 'Royal Horse Artillery' (RHA) from 1909 to 1914.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 25 33. Kipling, Rudyard. The Five Nations. Fourth Edition. London, Methuen, 1908. 17 x 11 cm. xiii, 215 pages. Red morocco over stiff paper boards. Gilt decorations to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Signature of ‘Victor Brooke’ on front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. € 30,-- Initially the book belonged to his brother Victor, who died during WW1.

34. Kipling, Rudyard. Departmental Ditties and other Verses. Twenty-Second Edition. London, Methuen, 1913. 17 x 11 cm. xiii, 176 pages. Red morocco over stiff paper boards. Gilt decorations to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Front hinge weakened. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Bookseller stamp on front paste down (Thacker & Co. Ld. Bombay). Previous owner's inscription: 'A.F. Brooke RHA' on front free end paper. Small stains on title and frontispiece. Internally clean. € 40,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 26 35. Reeves, E.A. Hints to Travellers. Scientific and General. Edited for the Council of the Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 1: Surveying and Practical Astronomy / Vol.2: Meteorology, Photography, Geology, Natural History, Anthropology, Industry and Commerce, Archaeology, Medical, etc. Ninth Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Two Volumes. London, Royal Geographical Society, 1906. 17 x 12 cm. Vol.1: xi, 470 pages plus 22 pages of Advertising, rear pocket with four maps/charts / Vol.2: v, 286 pages plus 20 pages of Advertising. Illustrated. Original blue cloth with gilt decorations. Yellow end papers showing advertisements. Stiff, cloth-covered paperboards. Very good condition. Some shelf wear and dust dulling. Name of previous owner ‘A.F. Brooke RHA’ pencilled on both title pages. Internally bright and clean. € 120,--

36. Wilkinson, Norman. The Dardanelles. Colour Sketches from Gallipoli. Written and Drawn by Norman Wilkinson, R.I. Second Impression. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1916. 22 x 18 cm. viii, 118 pages with 30 colour Plates and some small B&W Illustrations. Original publishers decorated cloth with title on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and discoloured (damp stained, see images). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. € 40,--

The Dardanelles is a narrow, natural strait and internationally-significant waterway in north western Turkey that forms part of the continental boundary between Europe and Asia and separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey. During World War I, British and colonial forces attacked the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, seeking to secure a route to relieve their eastern ally, Russia. The Ottomans set up defensive fortifications along the peninsula and the attackers were eventually repulsed. Total Allied deaths included 43,000 British, 15,000 French, 8,700 Australians, 2,700 New Zealanders, 1,370 Indians and 49 Newfoundlanders. Total Turkish deaths were around 60,000. Alan Brooke's second wife, Benita was widow to Thomas Lees, 2nd Baronet (1886-1915), who was killed during WW1 at Gallipoli.

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37. Livingstone, R.W. (Editor). The Legacy of Greece. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1928. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 424 pages. Illustrated. Half red morocco over red cloth. Pale blue end papers. Top edge gilt. Gilt decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Edges and end papers age darkened. First and last few pages foxed, but internally bright and clean. € 38,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 28 38. Wadmore, James Foster. Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Skinners of London. Being the Guild or Fraternity of Corpus Christi. London, Blades, East & Blades, 1902. 25 x 16 cm. x, 340 pages. Illustrated. Original red cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckle. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Occasional foxing, otherwise, internally clean. Some pages unopened. € 55,--

39. Cripps, Wilfred Joseph. Old English Plate. Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic: Its Makers and Marks. Ninth Edition. London, John Murray, 1906. 23 x 15 cm. xxiv, 524 pages. With 131 Illustrations and upwards of 2,600 Facsimiles of Plate Marks. Original green cloth with gilt decorations and title on spine. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and damp stained. Edges and end papers age darkened. One corner cut of front free end paper. Gift inscription in ink: 'T.K.E.Lees from M.W.M. & G.B. Portman With very best wishes April 11th 1907'. Some pages uncut. Occasional foxing throughout. € 45,-- Provenance: From the library of Sir Thomas Evans Keith Lees, 2nd Baronet (1886-1915). Later from the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 29 40. Thomas, H.H. Gardening for Amateurs. A simple, complete, and practical Guide for Garden Lovers. Subscriber Edition. Four Volumes. London, The Waverley Book Company, Not dated [1915]. 26 x 18 cm. 1135 pages in four volumes. Illustrated by Twenty-four Coloured Plates and many hundreds of Photographs and Sketches'. Uniform red cloth with gilt and blind decorations and titles on spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Bindings age darkened and mildly stained. Edges, end papers and spines age darkened. Name of previous owner ‘Benita Lees' and dates (Aug 1915) on front free end papers of volumes 1, 2 & 4. Internally bright and clean. € 50,-- Provenance: From the library of Benita Lees, later Viscountess Alanbrooke.

41. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. English Traits. London, George G. Harrap, not dated. 17 x 12 cm. 237 pages with a Frontispiece showing the Author. Red half Morocco over red clothed boards. Gilt decorations and title. Top edge gilt. Coloured end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to binding, minor shelf wear, Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally mildly foxed. € 45,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 30 42. Gough, George W. Wealth and Work. London, George Philip and Son, [1920]. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 260 pages. Original cloth covered paper boards. Soft cover with black illustrations and title on spine. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust dulled with a few small stains. Some mild damp staining to first few pages. Name of previous owner in pencil on front free end paper: '1922 Benita Lees' € 20,--

43. Reed, Myrtle. A Spinner in the Sun. New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1910. 20 x 13 cm. iv, 393 pages. Decorated cloth. Hard cover with gilt title and illustrations on spine and fore board. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Week spine with nearly fully cracked hinge. Gift inscription reads: 'Alan from J.W.R. 23rd July 1912'. Some mild staining inside. € 28,-

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 31 44. Reed, Myrtle. Lavender and Old Lace. New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1909. 20 x 13 cm. iii, 267 pages. Original decorated cloth. Hard cover with gilt and white illustrations on front board and spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally browned and foxed. € 25,--

45. Doughty, Artur G. / Martin, Chester (Introduction) The Kelsey Papers. With an Introduction by Arthur G. Doughty and Chester Martin. Ottawa, Printed by F.A. Acland for The Public Archives of Canada and The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 1929. 26 x 17 cm. lxxxiii, 128 pages. With a facsimile frontispiece and a folding map in the back. Original paperback with stiff cardboard covers. Title information on front board and spine. Fore and tail edge deckle. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Binding and edges age darkened. Internally bright and clean. € 35,-- Contains a lengthy introduction about the Kelsey Papers in both English and French, followed by the text of the Kelsey Papers in English.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 32 46. Du Maurier, George. Peter Ibbetson. With an Introduction by his Cousin Lady ***** ("Madge Plunket"). Edited and Illustrated by George Du Maurier. London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1894. 19 x 14 cm. 381 pages with B&W Illustrations. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New pale blue end papers. Original yellow front free end paper with signature of previous owner: 'A.F. Brooke RHA' [Royal Horse Artillery] bound in after new end papers. Very good condition. New binding. Text block dust dulled and occasionally mildly foxed. € 60,--

Signed by Alanbrooke on front free end paper.

47. Allen, James Lane. The Heroine in Bronze or A Portrait of a Girl. A Pastoral of the City. First UK Edition. London, Macmillan, 1912. 19 x 12 cm. (8), 274 pages plus ten pages publisher's list. Maroon cloth with gilt illustrations and gilt titles on front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller's sticker on front paste down. Tiny specks of foxing on first few pages. Internally bright and clean. € 28,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 33 48. Haggard, H. Rider. Allan Quatermain. Being an Account of his Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N. and one Umslopogaas. First UK Edition. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1887. 19 x 12 cm. (4), 278 pages, (2). With a tissue guarded frontispiece and 19 plates (complete), plus illustrations in the text. Original dark cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Bevelled boards. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Book slightly slanted. Some stains on front board. It appears that the spine label was re-attached onto the text block. Inscription by [?] on front free end paper dated 1887. € 180,--

49. Jones, Bernard E. (Editor). The Amateur Mechanic. A Practical Guide for the Handyman. Four Volumes. London, The Waverley Book Company, Not dated. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: xi, 384 / vii, 385 - 752 / Vol.3: vii, 384 / Vol.4: vii, 385 - 758 pages. 'With Thousands of Photographs and Drawings'. Uniform original red cloth with gilt title and decorations on spines. Blind decorations on boards. Very good condition. Bindings rubbed and bumped and mildly damp stained / faded. Text block age darkened, but clean. Not inscribed. € 40,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 34 50. Hippisley Cox, R. The Green Roads of England. With 24 Illustrations by W.W. Collins, R.I. and 9 Maps in Colour, and 101 Plans. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. London, Methuen, 1923. 22 x 14 cm. xi, 196 pages plus eight pages publishers list. Illustrated. Original decorated blue and black cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Slightly age darkened, rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled/browned. Some inscriptions in book. Occasional mild foxing. € 25,--

51. Bartholomew, John (Editor). The Handy Reference Atlas of the World. Tenth Edition. Edinburgh, John Bartholomew & Son, The Geographical Institute, 1923. 18 x 12 cm. 172 pages with many coloured maps and plates. Original maroon cloth with gilt title and gilt decorations on spine. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Binding somewhat faded and dull. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner: 'A.F. Brooke' in pencil on front free end paper. Internally clean. € 45,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 35 52. Wells, H.G. The Outline of History. Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. Written with the advice and editorial help of: Mr Ernest Barker, Sir H.H. Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester and Professor Gilbert Murray. [First Book Edition] Two Volumes. London, George Newness, n.d. [1920]. 27 x 20 cm. Vol.1: 384 pages / Vol.2: pages 385 to 780 (4). With full page colour plates and B&W Illustrations in text. Original olive-green half Morocco over pale green cloth boards. Gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Green marbled end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. € 120,-- Originally published in 1919, this early work by legendary English author H. G. first appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly instalments beginning in 1919. It was first published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages.

53. Rhys, Ernest (Editor). A Literary and Historical Atlas Asia, Africa and Australasia, Europe, North & South America. New Edition (with many revised maps). Four Volumes. London, Dent & Sons, 1923. 17 x 11 cm. Asia: xi, 226 / Africa & Australasia: xi, 218 / Europe: xiv, 254 / North & South America: xiv, 231 pages. All volumes contain maps, drawings, charts and plates. Fully illustrated. Uniform set of brown half calf over marbled boards. Bindings by 'How and Vincent, Bookbinder, Nettlebed, Oxon.' Small binder sticker on front paste down. Gilt decorations and title on spines. Pale blue speckled end papers. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Minor abrasions. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Bindings sound but hinges starting to crack. Rear joint of Africa volume starting to open. Overall a nice uniform set. Internally bright and clean. Everyman's Library. € 120,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 36 54. Churchill, Winston S. The Great War. Fully Illustrated with Photographs, Drawings and Maps. Three Volumes. London, George Newnes, Not Dated [1933?]. 24 x 17 cm. Vol.1: iv, 512 pages / Vol.2: iv, pages 513 to 1024 / Vol.3: iv, pages 1025 to 1668. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Uniform original half Morocco over red boards. Gilt title and decorations on spine. Marbled end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild slanting. Internally clean. € 120,--

55. Oxenham, John. The King's High Way. Some more helpful Verse. First Edition. London, Methuen, 1916. 15 x 9 cm. 94 pages. Leather covered paper boards. Soft cover. Gilt titles on spine and front board. Blind line decoration. Very good condition. Slightly dust dulled, otherwise as new. Still in original glassine jacket inside card board box with a gift card reading: 'With grannies love Xmas 1916'. € 25,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 37 56. Fairless, Michael. The Gathering of Brother Hilarius. London, Duckworth and Co., 1912. 16 x 10 cm. viii, 191 pages. Cloth hard cover with gilt line decorations on front board. Gilt decorations and title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Very faded and discoloured. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Inscription by previous owner: 'Benita from Tom, July 19, 1913'. Internally clean. € 20,-- This book belonged to Benita Brooke, Alanbrooke's second wife.

57. Lord Macaulay. Historical Essays. From the Edinburgh Review. Lord Macaulay's Works, Vol. 2. London, George Routledge & Sons, Not dated, ca. 1907. 16 x 10 cm. 549 pages. Original olive cloth with gilt decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping, some age darkening. Inscription on front free end paper: 'Benita Pelly October 1907 Gillingham Dorset'. Small pencil inscription. € 28,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 38 58. Belloc, Hilaire. Many Cities. First Edition. London, Constable, 1928. 22 x 14 cm. xi, 261 pages with Illustrations by Edmond L. Warre. New (2018) blue cloth with gilt title and line decorations on spine. New end papers. Very good condition. Inscription on half title page to ‘B.B. Lees’ [Benita Lees, later Lady Alanbrooke]. Edges and text block mildly foxed, otherwise internally bright and clean. € 38,--

Inscription to B.B. Lees [Benita], future wife of Field-Marshal Alanbrooke.

59. Missionary Counsel. In the Year of the World Call. Epilogue by the Bishop of Salisbury. Westminster, Press and Publications Board of the Church Assembly, 1927. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 87 pages. Original paperback with light brown cardboard covers. Very good condition. Age darkened and foxed in places. Edges and end papers dust dulled and some brown stains (foxing?). € 20,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 39 60. Mason, Charlotte M. Ourselves. Book 1. Self-Knowledge. London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1926. 18 x 12 cm. xvi, 210 pages. Original blue cloth hard cover with black titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Small material loss to spine. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Occasional mild foxing. Names of various previous owners incl. 'K. Brooke' on front free end paper. Internally clean. € 120,--

Most likely belonged to Alanbrooke's daughter, Kathleen Brooke.

61. Ewing, Juliana Horatia. Six to Sixteen. A Story for Girls. Illustrated by M V Wheelhouse. London, George Bell and Sons, 1929. 17 x 13 cm. ix, 237 pages with several colour plates. Original decorated cloth with titles and decorations on front board and spine. Good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to externals. Some damage (cuts) to spinal cloth. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Long closed tear to one of the colour plates (opposite p. 68). Internally clean. The Queen's Treasures Series. € 20,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 40 62. Goldsmith, Oliver. She Stoops to Conquer and the Good-Natured Man. London, Cassell and Company, 1906. 16 x 10 cm. 191 pages. Red cloth with title and decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner on front paste down: 'Pelly Thorngrove'. Cassells National Library. € 20,--

63. Steele, Richard / Addison, Joseph. Sir Roger De Coverley and The Spectator's Club. London, Cassell and Company, 1906. 16 x 10 cm. 192 pages with a frontispiece. Red cloth with title and decorations on boards and spine. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to spine, abrasion to front hinge. Spine faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ink inscription on front free end paper: ' Pelly May 1907 Thorngrove Gillingham Dorset.' Mild damp staining to some pages. Cassell's National Library. € 20,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 41 64. Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Abridged by Alfred H. Miles. Illustrated by Howard Davie. London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1917]. 23 x 17 cm. 112 pages with eight colour plates and many B&W drawings in text. Decorated paper boards over cloth spine. Very good condition. Externally rubbed and bumped. Childlike ownership inscription by Victor Brooke on front free end paper. Dust dulled throughout with some occasional mild foxing and a few stains. One colour plate loose, but all plates present. € 25,-- This book belonged to Victor Brooke, Alanbrooke's son.

65. Buchan, John. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Third Impression. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. 18 x 12 cm. 253 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original blue cloth with titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Professionally re-cased in 2019 using original boards and spine. Binding faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Name of previous owner: 'Pelly Thorngrove' in pencil on half title. Internally dust dulled, but clean. € 45,-- This book originally belonged to Benita Blanche Pelly, Alanbrooke's second wife.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 42 66. Orr, Monro S. The Alphabet set forth in six & twenty Pictures. To all which is added the ancient appropriate Rhyme gathered from oral Tradition & diligently compar'd with the original & authentic Texts. First Edition. London, Dent & Sons, 1931. 32 x 24 cm. Title and 58 unnumbered illustrated pages. Decorated end papers. Original cloth spine over decorated paper boards. Hard cover. Top edge red. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Externals dust dulled and mildly stained in places. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some pages 'decorated' by a child using blue and red pencil lines. Gift inscription reads: 'To darling Victor Wishing him a very happy Christmas & New Year with much love from Grannie Christmas 1936.' € 75,-- 1936 Christmas gift for Victor Brooke, son of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

67. Le Bon, Gustave. The Crowd. A Study of the Popular Mind. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1920. 20 x 13 cm. 239 pages. Original red cloth hard cover. Blind title on front board. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded and damp stained. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Internally foxed and many red underlines in the text. € 40,-- It appears that Alanbrooke took a strong interest in this book. There are numerous neat red lines and underlining in the book to highlight certain text passages.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 43 68. Fry, Katherine. History of the Parishes of East and West Ham. Edited and revised by G. Pagenstecher. First Edition. London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1888. 29 x 22 cm, vi, 289 pages. With B&W Illustrations in text. Dark blue cloth. Hard cover with armorial gilt decoration to front board. Gilt title on spine. Deckle edges. Dark end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to binding. Edges age darkened. Small book binder sticker on front paste down. Internally bright and clean. € 150,--

69. Massy-Dawson and Poore Pedigrees. First Edition. [London], Made and Printed by Butler and Tanner for Private Circulation, 1937. 28 x 22 cm. viii, 178 pages. With B& W Illustrations and several fold-out genealogical charts. Blue cloth with gilt title on spine. A to V Index section for fold-outs. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some age darkening to Index Tabs. Internally bright and clean. With a letter to Benita (Alanbrooke) from an unknown friend or relative. € 120,-- From the Foreword: 'With the ever-increasing requirements demanded by Dictators a pedigree may be of great assistance. Herr Hitler has made a decree that everyone must prove 'Aryan descent'. Al British nationals who have married into German families have to produce the pedigree back to 1800 and show that they were baptized. In cases where the British element is a generation or so back it involves great hardship as many people do not know much about their ancestry. Unless these pedigrees are produced to show non-Jewish blood, the families of those concerned are debarred from all professions, etc. Failure to produce these pedigrees has had most unfortunate results, many suicides having been reported, even with the probability of there being no Jewish blood traceable.'

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 44 70. Gray, Mason D. / Jenkins, Thornton / McEvoy, Cuthbert. Latin for Today and Notes for Teachers to Accompany Latin for Today. Book 1. London, Ginn and Company, [1934]. 18 x 12 cm. Text book: xxxi, 254 pages. / Teacher Notes: 30 pages. Textbook with some B&W Illustrations. Text book: Original black cloth with red decorations and titles on front board and spine. Teacher Notes: Thin pamphlet with brown paper covers. Very good condition. Front and rear joint cracked. Some rubbing and bumping. Some rust stains (from staples). Name of previous owner: 'Brooke' on front paste down. A few pencil annotations within text. € 20,-- Most likely used in school by Victor Brooke, his son.

71. Crane, Walter. The Baby's Opera. A Book of old Rhymes with new Dresses. The Music by the earliest Masters. London, Frederick Warne, Not dated, ca. 1900. 18 x 18 cm. 56 pages with colourful illustrations, music and rhymes. Decorated paper boards. Hard cover with cloth spine. All edges red. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Dust dulled throughout. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. Gift inscription from the Alanbrookes to their daughter Kathleen on front free end paper. Internally clean. € 60,-- The gift inscription on the front free end paper reads: 'For Katherine with love from Daddie and Mummie - Christmas 1932'.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 45 72. Conan Doyle, Arthur. Sir Nigel. London, John Murray, 1940. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 394 pages plus two pages of publishers list. Original red cloth with black title on spine. Black facsimile signature of the author on front board. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mildly foxed inside. Gift inscription on front free end paper: 'Victor Brooke with lots of love from Mum. 24th Nov 1943'. Dust jacket very worn with some paper losses; now in archival jacket. Conan Doyle Uniform Edition. € 25,--

73. Moir, James. Bran Pie. A Book of Light Verse. First Edition. Harrow, The Harrow School Book Shop, 1929. 17 x 11 cm. 52 pages. Original small dark blue cloth hard cover. Gilt titles to front board. Fore edge deckle. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. € 22,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 46 74. Bateman, H.M. The Boy who breathed on the glass in the British Museum. A Criticism of Life. First Edition. London, Methuen, 1931. 15 x 12 cm. Pamphlet with 38 unnumbered pages. Small decorated pamphlet with stiff orange-red cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some rubbing bumping, age darkening and minor staining to front board. € 30,-- A story told in illustrations with no text. H. M. Bateman was noted for his "The Man Who." series of cartoons, featuring comically exaggerated reactions to minor and usually upper-class social gaffes, such as "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before the Royal Toast", "The Man Who Threw a Snowball at St. Moritz" and "The Boy Who Breathed on the Glass at the British Museum."

75. La Fontaine, Jean de. The Original Fables of La Fontaine. Translated and illustrated by F.C. Tilney. London, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1939. 17 x 13 cm. 126 pages. With many colour Plates. With a loosely inserted letter to 'My Darling Tie [Victor Brooke] from his grandmother’. Original decorated cloth. In original illustrated dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges, dust jacket and end papers age darkened and foxed. Dust jacket edge worn and with some small tears. € 25,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 47 76. Anon. Philip's Tape Indicator Map of London. London, George Philip & Son, Not dated [ca. 1920-30]. 18 x 11 cm. 79 pages 'List of Streets'. Large linen-backed folded colour map of London with 'measuring tape' attached on one side. Dark green cloth holder with white title and black decorations. Very good condition. Slightly age darkened, some rubbing and bumping. Short closed tear to title page. Name and address of previous owner on title page: 'Lady Pelly, 14 Hans Court, Hans Road S7-S3, 29.12.38’. € 30,--

77. Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf (My Struggle). 72nd Thousand. Library Edition. London, Hurst & Blackett, 1938. 21 x 13 cm. 285 pages. Original brown cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Good condition. Borders, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Gilt titles dulled and worn. Binding faded and dull. Front free end paper missing. Names of previous owners appear to have been erased from the front paste down. Foxed and age darkened throughout. € 55,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 48 78. Wavell, A. / Auchinleck, C. (Forewords). The Tiger Strikes / The Tiger Kills. India's Fight in the Middle East and North Africa. Two volumes. Calcutta / Bombay, Thacker's Press / Caxton Press, 1943 / 1944. 22 x 13 cm. xiii, 165 pages / x, 354 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W with photographs and maps (some folding). Uniform green leather with gilt titles on front boards and spines. Originally published as paperbacks. Original paperback covers bound in for 'The Tiger Strikes'. Blue end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally foxed. Printed on poor quality paper. Originally published as paperbacks, bound for Alanbrooke. € 140,--

79. Liddell Hart, B.H. (Editor). The Rommel Papers. Autographed by Frau Rommel. Edited by B.H. Liddell Hart. With the Assistance of Lucie-Maria Rommel, Manfred Rommel and General Fritz Bayerlain. Translated by Paul Findlay. First Edition. London, Collins, 1953. 20 x 13 cm. xxx, 545 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, some folding. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, some dust dulling. Very mild foxing to end papers and first few pages. With a book plate on the half title page, signed by Lucie-Maria Rommel. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy with interesting provenance. € 380,--

As Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS) and top military advisor to Winston Churchill, Brooke was the functional head of the British Army, and as chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, which he dominated by force of intellect and personality, he took the leading military part in the overall strategic direction of the British war effort. Brooke's focus was primarily on the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Here, his key issues were to rid North Africa of Axis forces and knock Italy out of the war, thereby opening up the Mediterranean for Allied shipping, and then mount the cross-channel invasion when the Allies were ready and the Germans sufficiently weakened. This strategy also led to the defeat of Rommel's forces in North Africa.

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80. Slim, Field-Marshal Sir William, Defeat into Victory. With a frontispiece and 21 maps. First Edition. London, Cassell, 1956. 20 x 14 cm. xi, 576 pages. With a frontispiece showing Field-Marshal Slim and 21 maps, many of which are folding. With a loosely inserted small card: 'With Lord Strathalmond's compliments'. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title and author on spine. New End papers. In original unclipped dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Good condition. New binding and end papers. Edges dust dulled and mildly stained. First and last few pages damp stained, weakened and stained. Large tear and small holes in title and dedication page. Text block and maps a little darkened, but otherwise clean. Dust jacket damp stained, and age darkened. Minor edge wear. € 95,-- Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (1891 - 1970) was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia. Lord Strathalmond: William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond, (1888 - 1970), was a Scottish businessman and a leading expert on the oil industry. He served as chairman of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (known as BP from 1954) from 1941 to 1956. Alanbrooke served as a board member of Anglo-Iranian (BP) after the war.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 50 81. Montgomery, B.L. (Foreword). War Report. A Record of Dispatches Broadcast by the BBC's War Correspondents with the Allied Expeditionary Force 6 June 1944 - 5 May 1945. First Edition. London, Geoffrey Cumberledge Oxford University Press, 1946. 20 x 13 cm. 452 pages. Illustrated with maps and photographs. Blue Morocco with gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Loosely inserted slip 'With the Compliments of the British Broadcasting Corporation'. Internally bright and clean. € 35,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 51 82. Tozer, Katharine. Mumfie Marches On. With Illustrations by the Author. First Edition. London, John Murray, 1942. 21 x 14 cm. 172 pages. Illustrated. Original pale blue cloth with pink elephant on front board and title on spine. In original dust jacket. Good book in fair dust jacket. Binding slightly faded, rubbed and bumped. Some of the Illustrations now loosely inserted in book. One page (135) detached, but present. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper: 'Fly [Ty?] from Mum Christmas 1942'. Dust jacket torn, dull, foxed and showing small paper losses, now in archival jacket. € 40,-- Gift inscription by his wife, most likely a gift for Victor Brooke ('Ty'), the son of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

83. Tozer, Katharine. Mumfie's Uncle Samuel. First Edition. London, John Murray, 1939. 21 x 14 cm. 190 pages with colour and B&W Illustrations. Cloth spine over decorated papered boards. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Corners, boards and spine rubbed and bumped. Slightly slanted. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper: 'Victor from Raney [?] Xmas. 1941'. Occasional mild foxing, otherwise bright and clean. A part of the dust jacket is loosely inserted. Closed tear to illustration opposite page 93. € 45,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 52 84. Gwyer, J.M.A / Butler, J.R.M. Grand Strategy Volume III. Part 1 & 2. History of the Second World War. First Edition. Two Volumes. London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. 24 x 16 cm. Part 1: xv, 401 pages / Part 2: xi, pages 403 to 783. Both volumes contain fold-out colour maps. With a small note from Sir James Butler. Original cloth hard covers with gilt titles on spine. In original dust jackets. Part 1 severely damp stained around fore edge. Both parts rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some edge wear and dust dulling to dust jackets, now both in archival jackets. € 100,-- Volume 1 is very much damp stained around the fore edge. Text not affected. Can still be used as a reading copy.

85. Alanbrooke (Foreword). The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939 - 1945. First Edition. [London], G. Bell and Sons for the Royal Artillery Benevolent Fund, 1950. xli, 790 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Artists Impressions, photographs, maps and plates, many fold-outs. Original blue cloth with armorial gilt decorations to front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket and glassine wrapper. In sturdy card board box, as published. Very good condition. Mild staining to boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally, as new. € 150,-- Alanbrooke wrote the Foreword to this book.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 53 86. London's Roll of Fame. Presentations Copy to Lord Alanbrooke. Being Records of Presentations of the Freedom of the City and Addresses of Welcome from the Corporation of London to Royal and other Distinguished Personages A.D. 1885-1959. London, Printed by the Chiswick Press, 1959. 24 x 18 cm. xvi, 466 pages. With B&W photographs. Red cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding damp stained. Edges and end papers dust dulled and lightly browned. Small stain to title page and Frontispiece. Book plate of the 'Corporation of the City of London' on front paste down. Presentation Copy. With a letter to Lord Alanbrooke, signed by the Chamberlain of the City of London. € 35,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 54 87. Klein, Harry (Editor). Springbok Record. First Edition. Johannesburg, South African Legion of the British Empire Service League, 1946. 27 x 21 cm. 304 pages. Illustrated throughout. Deluxe edition bound in padded dark green Morocco with gilt title and decorations on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original light paper dust jacket of matching design. In matching slip case. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Some edge wear to dust jacket with small paper losses in the spine area, now in archival jacket. Some dust dulling. Some discoloration to slip case. With a large presentation label on front paste down: 'Presented to Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke...' € 60,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 55 88. Notes on the Care and Preservation of Ammunition and Explosives in the Field. Part 1: - Artillery Ammunition. 1941. Reprinted with Amendments (Nos. 1 and 2), 1951. London, The War Office, 1951. 13 x 11 cm. 20 pages. Small pamphlet with stiff paper boards. Very good condition. € 20,--

89. Fox, Adam. A Brief Description of the Worshipful Company of Skinners. Compiled by Adam Fox in 1947. First Edition. [London], Privately Printed for the Company, 1947. 21 x 13 cm. 67 pages with a small map in text. Original cloth in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Dust jacket age darkened with some edge wear; now in archival jacket. € 20,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 56 90. Hivert, Madeleine. L'Ouragan. Roman. First Edition. Paris, Editions Du Conquisator, [1952]. 19 x 12 cm. 266 pages. Paperback with stiff paper covers. Illustrated in red and black. Very good condition. Binding dust dulled and mildly stained. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Neat gift inscription (in French) to Field Marshal Alanbrooke on half title page, signed by the author. Internally clean. € 45,--

91. Buxton, Aubrey. The King in His Country. First Edition. London, Longmans, Green, 1955. 22 x 15 cm. ix, 139 pages. With a colour frontispiece and several B&W photographs in the text. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Mild damp staining to boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Mild edge wear to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. Inscription by the author to Lord Alanbrooke on front free end paper. € 50,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 57 92. MacLean, Fitzroy. Eastern Approaches. Second Impression. London, Jonathan Cape, 1949. 20 x 14 cm. 543 pages with B&W Illustrations and several folding maps. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some fading and discoloration to binding. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. One map detached. Internally bright and clean. € 38,--

93. The Earl of Feversham. Basic Human Needs in a Scientific Age. The Eighteenth Clarke Hall Lecture. London, The Sydney Press, 1958. 18 x 12 cm. 30 pages. Original brown cloth with gilt title on front board. Hard Cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and damp stained/faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. With a short letter by Feversham to Lord Alanbrooke. € 28,-- Charles William Slingsby "Sim" Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham (1906 - 1963), styled the Hon. Charles Duncombe until 1915 and then Viscount Helmsley until he succeeded his father in 1916, was a British Conservative politician. Feversham took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords and served under Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin as a Lord-in-Waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1934 to 1936 and under Baldwin and later Neville Chamberlain as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Deputy Minister of Fisheries from 1936 to 1939. Feversham was also a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and an Honorary Colonel in the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry and fought in the Second World War, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1945. Feversham was Treasurer of the University of Leeds from 1959 to his death.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 58 94. Britton, John / Brayley, E.W. Memoirs of the Tower of London. Comprising Historical and Descriptive Accounts of that National Fortress and Palace: Anecdotes of State Prisoners: - of the Armouries: - Jewels:- Regalia:- Records:- Menagerie &c. First Edition. London, Hurst, Chance and Co., 1830. 17 x 12 cm. xv, 374 pages. Illustrated with a series of engravings on Wood by Branston and Wright. Contemporary full calf. Five raised bands, blind and gilt decorations on spine. Gilt title on spine. Marbled end papers. Dentelles. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Top of front joint and front hinge cracked. Binding sound. Edges and end papers age darkened. Mild foxing, mainly to end papers, first and last pages. Internally clean. € 100,-- After handing over his position to Field Marshal Montgomery in 1946 he took on various honorary roles; one of them being 'Constable of the Tower of London' a position he held between 1950 and 1955.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 59 The Alanbrooke Diaries

Brooke kept a diary during the whole of the Second World War. Originally intended for his wife, Benita, the diaries were later expanded on by Brooke in the 1950s. They contain descriptions on the day-to-day running of the British war effort, Brooke's thoughts on strategy, as well as frequent anecdotes from the many meetings he had with the Allied leadership during the war. The diaries have become famous mostly because of the frequent remarks on and criticisms of Churchill. Although the diaries contain passages expressing admiration of Churchill, they also served as a vent for Brooke's frustration with working with the Prime Minister. The diaries also give sharp opinions on several of the top Allied leaders. The American generals Eisenhower and Marshall, for example, are described as poor strategists and Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander as unintelligent. Among the few individuals of whom Brooke seems to have kept consistently positive opinions, from a military standpoint, were General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, and Joseph Stalin. Brooke admired Stalin for his quick brain and grasp of military strategy. Otherwise he had no illusions about the man, describing Stalin thus: "He has got an unpleasantly cold, crafty, dead face, and whenever I look at him I can imagine his sending off people to their doom without ever turning a hair." Edited by the distinguished historian Sir Arthur Bryant, the diaries were first released (in abridged versions) during 1957 (The Turn of the Tide) and 1959 (Triumph in the West). Originally the diaries were never meant to be published. One reason why Alanbrooke (as he had become) changed his mind was the lack of credit to him and the Chiefs of Staff in Churchill's own war memoirs, which essentially presented their ideas and innovations as the Prime Minister's own. Although censorship and libel laws accounted for numerous suppressions of what Alan Brooke had originally written concerning persons who were still alive, the books became controversial even in their truncated state. This was not only as a result of the many comments on Churchill and others, but also because they launched the idea of Brooke as being, ultimately, the sole commander behind the Allies' victory.

Churchill himself did not appreciate the books. In 2001 the publication of the uncensored War Diaries, edited by Alex Danchev and Daniel Todman, again attracted attention to one of the most influential strategists of the Second World War.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 60 95. Bryant, Arthur. The Turn of the Tide. A History of the War Years based on the Diaries of Field-Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff. Presentation Edition. Not for Sale. New York, Doubleday & Company, 1957. 23 x 15 cm. xiii, 624 pages. With several maps in B&W. Two-tone black and white cloth hard cover. Red spine label with gilt title. Armorial gilt decoration on front board. In original glassine jacket. Top edge red. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Binding and end papers dust dulled. Minor shelf wear. Internally bright and clean. With a tiny envelope and card from Ken McCormick, Doubleday & Company. € 150,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 61 96. Bryant, Arthur. Feltmarskal Alanbrookes Krigsdagbøger. Vol.1: Med ryggen mod Muren. / Vol.2: Seijren i Vest. First Editions. Two Volumes. København, Det Schønbergske Forlag, 1961. 24 x 16 cm. Vol.1: 633 pages / Vol.2: 445 pages. Illustrated. Each volume is accompanied by a letter from Collins publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. One volume also contains a flyer by the Danish publishers about the book. Original stiff paperboards in original decorated dust jacket, now in archival jackets. All edges deckle. Good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mostly unopened. First and last pages of both volumes are damp stained. € 40,-- Bryant’s books were translated into several other languages. Copies of these translated editions were sent to Field- Marshal Alanbrooke by Collins Publishers for his collection, usually with a letter from the publisher.

97. Bryant, Arthur. L'Espoir Change De Camp. Carnets de guerre du Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. Translated by P.A. Cousteau. First French Edition. Paris, Librairie Plon, 1959. 23 x 14 cm. xxvii, 569 pages. With five maps in text. With a loosely inserted letter from Collins Publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke, dated 17th February 1959. Original decorated paperback with decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. € 35,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 62 98. Bryant, Arthur. Tempo Di Guerra (1939-1943) & Trionfo in Occidente (1943-1946). I Diario E Le Note Autobiografiche Del Feldmareciallo Visconte Alanbrooke Capo Dello Stato Maggiore Generale Imperiale. First Editions. Two Volumes. Milano, Longanesi, 1960 & 1962. 18 x 12 cm. Vol.1: 1023, (14) / Vol.2: 726, (8). With some maps in text. With a loosely inserted letter by Collins Publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jackets. Volume 1 with a blue paper band issued by the publisher. Volume 1: Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally very clean. / Vol.2: Good condition. Rubbed and bumped with damp stains both internally and externally. Dust jackets with some edge wear and small closed tears; now in archival jackets. € 80,--

102. Bryant, Arthur. The Turn of the Tide. A History of the War Years. Based on the Diaries of Field-Marshal Alanbrooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff. First US Edition. New York, Doubleday & Company, 1957. 23 x 15 cm. xiii, 624 pages. With a few maps in text. Original cloth with gilt title (on red) on spine. Top edge red. Fore edge deckle. In original dust jacket and small publisher advertising paper band (see image). Decorated end papers. Very good condition internally. Binding severely water stained and discoloured. Dust jacket edge worn and mildly frayed. Some repairs. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. € 38,-- One of the copies of the First US Editions sent to Alanbrooke by his British Publishers, Collins.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 63 103. Bryant Arthur. Triumph in the West. A History of the War Years. Based on the Diaries of Field-Marshal Alanbrooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff. First US Edition. New York, Doubleday & Company, 1959. 23 x 15 cm. xviii, 438 pages. With a loosely inserted (damaged) letter from the publisher to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke. New (2018) black cloth with gilt title on spine. New end papers. In original dust jacket. Very good book in fair dust jacket. Edges dust dulled. Some mild staining internally. Dust jacket very worn with tears and paper losses, now in archival jacket. € 55,--

104. Brown, John Mason. Book-Of-The-Month Club News - May 1957. With a special report on Arthur Bryant's 'The Turn of the Tide'. With a letter to Alanbrooke by the Editor in Chief (Doubleday & Company) Ken McCormick. Book of the Month Club, Inc. 1957. 26 x 17 cm. 18 pages plus loosely inserted folded leaflet. Pamphlet with decorated paper covers. Stapled. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping, dust dulled. € 30,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 64 105. Brown, John Mason. The Turn of the Tide - A Report. Reprinted from the Book-Of- The-Month Club News. New York, Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc., [1957], 18 x 13 cm. Folded Paper Leaflet. Very good condition. € 20,--

106. Bryant, Arthur. The Turn of the Tide. Advance Excerpts published by Doubleday. With a letter by Doubleday's Editor-in-Chief, Ken McCormick to Viscount Alanbrooke, dated April 4, 1957. New York, Doubleday & Company, 1957. 28 x 21 cm. Fifty one-sided mimeographed pages. Soft cover. Decorated paper boards. Stapled pamphlet. Good condition. Cover detached and worn. Some paper losses. Age darkened and dust dulled. Staples corroded. € 30,-- From the Introduction: 'It was ALANBROOKE who:

• saved the British Army at Dunkirk • was entrusted with the defence of Britain against invasion • was appointed by Churchill C.I.G.S.... • was offered command of the Eighth Army, ... • was offered Supreme Command for the invasion ... "He was the greatest soldier, sailor or airman produced by any country taking part in the last war." - MONTGOMERY

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 65 107. Wheeler-Bennett, John W. John Anderson Viscount Waverley. First Edition. London, Macmillan, 1962. 22 x 15 cm. xv, 430 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Top edge red. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Cloth binding slightly discoloured by damp stains. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some damp staining to first and last few pages. Internally bright and clean. With a gift inscription on the front free end paper: 'To Alan & Benita [Alanbrooke] from Ava [Anderson] with Love'. € 45,-- John Anderson, Viscount Waverley (1882 - 1958) was a British civil servant and politician who is best known for his service in the Cabinet during the Second World War. He served as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer. After the outbreak of war in 1939 held the joint portfolio of Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security, under Winston Churchill, often attending his War Cabinet. It is likely that he and Alanbrooke worked together during this time. Alanbrooke later acted as one of two 'sponsors' to introduce Anderson into the House of Lords in 1952.

108. Spears, Sir Edward. Assignment to Catastrophe. Volume 1: Prelude to Dunkirk July 1939 - May 1940. Vol.2: The Fall of France June 1940. First Edition. Two Volumes. London, William Heinemann, 1954. 21 x 13 cm. Vol.1: xiv, 332 pages / Vol.2: xii, (4), 333 pages. Illustrated. New (2018) uniform black cloth with gilt titles on spines. New pale blue end papers. A few parts of dust jacket are loosely inserted in the book. Good condition. New bindings and end papers. Internally dust dulled and occasionally damp stained / browned. Volume 2 signed 'Alanbrooke'. € 75,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 66 109. Proceedings of the Presentation of the Williamsburg Award. By the Trustees of Colonial Williamsburg to the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston S. Churchill. At Drapers' Hall, London, December 7, 1955. First Edition. Williamsburg, Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg, 1957. 26 x 17 cm. 48 pages. Illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original decorated paper covered boards. Hard cover in original glassine wrappers. With a presentation card from Colonial Williamsburg. Very good condition. Book is near fine. Glassine wrapper shows a 5cm closed tear, minor edge wear and rubbing. A nice copy, now in a protective plastic cover. € 50,-- Alanbrooke received this copy from the Trustees of Colonial Williamsburg after he attended the presentation in 1955. His name is mentioned on page 26 and a picture showing him at the event, together with Lord Tedder is shown on page 27.

110. Quarter-Inch Map of Great Britain. Sheet 12 England, South-East and London. Fourth Edition. Ordnance Survey, 1945. 32 x 13 cm (folded). Linen backed folded map. Very good condition. Cover and map age darkened, but clean. € 20,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 67 111. Laver, James. Royal Progress. A Pageant of Regal Travel. Painted by John Leigh Pemberton. First Limited Edition printed on mould-made paper. No. 53/550. Signed. London, The Curwen Press for Shell-Mex and B.P. Limited, 1953. 31 x 25 cm. 36 pages with 13 tissue guarded colour plates, some double-paged. Original cloth with large paper plate glued to front board. Gilt title on spine. ER2 decorated end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. cloth binding cockled on rear board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some of the tissue guards worn and folded. Paper label on front paste down: 'Presented to Field Marshal, the Viscount Alanbrooke, Coronation Year 1953'. Loosely inserted card 'With Mr. C.M. Vignoles' Compliments. Shell-Mex House, London.' € 70,-- At the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Brooke, by then a Field-Marshal and a Viscount, held the office of Lord High Constable of England. The office of Lord High Constable of England is, in modern times, only exercised at Coronations. Alanbrooke was thus in command of all troops taking part in the Coronation Ceremonies. He rode in the procession and attended the splendid ritual in Westminster Abbey as one of the great officers of State. Shell-Mex and B.P. represented the Anglo-Iranian Group of Oil Companies of which Alanbrooke was a board member after the war.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 68 112. Various. Freeman, Arnold & Waterman, Charles (Editors). Rudolf Steiner. Recollections by some of his Pupils. [First English Edition]. [London], Published by the Golden Blade, 1958. 21 x 14 cm. 188 pages with a frontispiece. Paperback with stiff yellow cardboard covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding age darkened with some stains. Neat inscription on inside front cover: 'To Tom with warmest wishes for Christmas from Murtle House December 1957'. Internally clean. € 40,-- The Camphill Movement is an initiative for social change based on the principles of anthroposophy. Camphill communities are residential communities and schools that provide support for the education, employment, and daily lives of adults and children with developmental disabilities, mental health problems, or other special needs. After founding the Camphill Estate, near Aberdeen in 1940 the Camphill School expanded rapidly and in April 1944 another property was acquired; the Murtle Estate became the second estate of the Camphill-Rudolf Steiner- Schools. It is situated on the same bank of the River Dee, but a few miles closer to the city and the sea.

113. Carson, William A. / Gray, David (Introduction). Ulster and the Irish Republic. With an Introduction by David Gray, United States Minister to Eire, 1940 - 47. First Edition. Belfast, William W. Cleland, [1957]. 20 x 13 cm. ix, 57 pages. Original red cloth with black title and decorations on front board. In original textured glassine wrappers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Internally very clean. € 22,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 69 114. Young, F.W. (Editor). The Story of the Staff College 1858 - 1958. First Edition. Camberley, Surrey, Staff College, 1958. 21 x 13 cm. (8), 59 pages. With B&W Illustrations. With a small unsigned letter from the librarian of the staff college. Original red cloth with gilt decorations and titles on spine and front board. In original plain white dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Some wear to dust jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. € 30,-- Between WW1 and 2 Alanbrooke was a lecturer at the Staff College in Camberley, Surrey, where he met and worked with many of the officers who became military leaders during WW2.

115. Wrench, Evelyn. Immortal Years (1937 - 1944). As Viewed from Five Continents. First Edition. London, Hutchinson, [1945]. 22 x 15 cm. 232 pages. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good in fair dust jacket. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and foxed. Gift inscription by the author on front free end paper: 'To Benita [Alanbrooke] with much love from Evelyn - Oct. 1945'. Dust jacket very worn with tears and paper losses; now in archival jacket. € 38,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 70 116. Wrench, Evelyn. Francis Yeats-Brown. 1886 - 1944. First Edition. London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. 21 x 13 cm. vii, 296 pages with a frontispiece. Original blue cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition; rubbed and bumped. Boards faded. Edges and end papers age darkened and foxed. Gift inscription by the author on front free end paper: 'To Benita [Alanbrooke] with love from Evelyn'. Internally dulled, but clean. € 35,--

117. North, John. North-West Europe 1944-5. The Achievement of 21st Army Group. First Edition. London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1953. 21 x 13 cm. (4), 270 pages. Illustrated with maps and B&W photos. Original red cloth with gilt title (on black) on spine. Some pieces of the original dust jacket loosely inserted. Good condition. Corners and boards rubbed and bumped, some material abrasion to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened. First few pages suffered from damp staining and fraying to for edge. Gift inscription from the author [?] to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Internally clean. € 35,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 71 118. De La Mare, Walter. Collected Poems. With decorations by Berthold Wolpe. London, Faber and Faber, 1949. 20 x 13 cm. xvi, 334 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth hard cover with blind decorations on front board and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Small bookseller's sticker on front paste down (Foyles, London). Internally bright and clean. € 25,--

119. Jocelyn, Captain Arthur. Awards of Honour. The Orders, Decorations, Medals and Awards of Great Britain & the Commonwealth from Edward III to Elizabeth II. With a Foreword by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. First Edition. London, Adam and Charles Black, 1956. 32 x 24 cm. xix, 276 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original dark blue cloth with silver decorations and title on spine. In original unclipped dust jacket. Top edge blue. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Some damp staining to cloth binding. Dust jacket worn along the edges with very minor paper losses and creases. Now in archival jacket. With a letter by the author (see comments) to Field Marshal Alanbrooke and a small 'Compliments' card from the publisher. € 160,-- From the letter by Arthur Jocelyn to Alanbrooke: “I am reading “The Turn of the Tide”; and as I proceed, I recall with increasing horror my temerity in having ventured to ask you to write a Foreword for my book. This was in November 1944. How little did I realise the absurdity of expecting that you could find the time to write anything while carrying such a burden beyond conception and human endurance?”

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 72 120. Benoist-Mechin, J. Sixty Days That Shook the West. With an Introduction by Cyril Falls. Translated from the French by Peter Wiles. Uncorrected Proof. London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. 22 x 14 cm. 541 pages with maps, incl. one fold-out map. With a letter by the publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Proof paperback in decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket now in archival jacket. € 35,--

121. Vansittart, Jane (Editor). Katharine Fry's Book. First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. 21 x 14 cm. 160 pages. With Illustrations. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Decorated end papers. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket age darkened, and edge worn; now in archival jacket. € 22,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 73 122. Ollard, S.L. / Bond, M.F. (Preface). Fasti Wyndesorienses: The Deans and Canons of Windsor. [First Edition]. Windsor, The Dean and Canons of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, 1950. 21 x 14 cm. xi, (2), 174 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original blue cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. With two loosely inserted papers and a 'Compliment' card. Very good condition. Binding shows some shelf wear and mild fading / staining. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Historical Monographs Relating to St. George's Chapel Windsor Castle. € 30,--

123. Lord Beaverbrook. Men and Power 1917 1918. First Edition. London, Hutchinson, 1956. 21 x 14 cm. xlii, pages 43 - 447. With B&W Photographs. Original black cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding partially faded/stained. Edges dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Dust jacket a little worn and frayed at the spine ends; now in archival jacket. € 30,-- William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, (1879 - 1964) was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century. His base of power was the largest circulation newspaper in the world, the Daily Express, which appealed to the conservative working class with intensely patriotic news and editorials. During the Second World War he played a major role in mobilising industrial resources as Winston Churchill's minister of aircraft production.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 74 124. Toland, John. Battle. The Story of the Bulge. Second Printing. New York, Random House, 1959. 21 x 14 cm. 400 pages. Illustrated with B&W photographs. With a tipped in card and letter from Doubleday Book Shops to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Original brown cloth with title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Binding partially faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Minor wear and dust dulling to dust jacket; now in archival jacket. € 45,-- With a small hand-written card: 'Sent at the request of Miss Lois C. Low. An Anglophile who “Likes Ike”' It appears that Alanbrooke enquired about the address of the sender with the Doubleday Book Shops, which replied to him and sent the address of Miss Low in their letter.

125. Bryant, Arthur. Samuel Pepys. 1. The Man in the Making / 2. The Saviour of the Navy / 3. The Years of Peril. Three Volumes. London, The Reprint Society, 1952-53. 19 x 12 cm. 416 pages / 309 pages / 331 pages. with a loosely inserted small folding Christmas card (see comments). Uniform pale yellow cloth with gilt titles on brown leather spine labels. Top edge coloured. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened with browned end papers. Internally clean. € 30,-- Inscription on small Christmas gift card reads: 'A small Christmas token of gratitude to you both for your kindness and forbearance during the time I badgered and pestered you over [?] “Notes on My Life” December 1951 - December 1954 before Bryant gathered up the [?]. Love [?] Christmas 1955.This appears to be a note by one of the researchers (Marian C. Long, Elizabeth Black ?) working with and for Arthur Bryant in preparation of Bryant's books based on Alanbrooke's War Diaries. Alanbrooke prepared 'Notes of my Life' to explain and clarify some of the entries in his war diaries.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 75 126. Connell, John. Wavell. Scholar and Soldier to June 1941. First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket. € 35,-- Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (1883 - 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the Great War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres. He served in the Second World War, initially as Commander-in-Chief Middle East, in which role he led British forces to victory over the Italians in western Egypt and eastern Libya during Operation Compass in December 1940, only to be defeated by the German Army in the Western Desert in April 1941. He served as Commander-in-Chief, India, from July 1941 until June 1943 and then served as Viceroy of India until his retirement in February 1947. Field Marshal Alanbrooke and Wavell worked together before and during world war 2, however, this book was published after both Wavell’s and Alanbrooke's death and was maybe sent to his wife by the publisher. Alanbrooke acted as a pall-bearer at Wavell's funeral.

127. Welch, Robert. The Politician. Belmond, Privately printed for Robert Welch, 1963. 23 x 15 cm. xvi, 300 pages, xvii-cxlviii. With a letter by Colonel A. Vincent Wilson to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Also, loosely inserted is a stack of 14 identical cards with 'Instructions for Conservative Write-In Campaign - Pasadena School Board Election'. Spiral bound book with stiff black card board covers. Title and Author in white on front board. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Title page partially pulled from the ring binding, but still connected. Some dust dulling. € 50,-- The letter sent to Alanbrooke that came with the book contains a handwritten note: 'Thanked 12/6/63'. Alanbrooke died five days later June 17, 1963. Robert Henry Winborne Welch Jr. (1899 - 1985) was an American businessman, political activist, and author. He was independently wealthy following his retirement and used that wealth to sponsor anti-Communist causes. He co-founded the conservative group the John Birch Society (JBS) in 1958 and tightly controlled it until his death. He became a highly controversial target of criticism by liberals, as well as some conservatives. Republican criticism of the John Birch Society intensified after Welch circulated a letter calling President Dwight D. Eisenhower a possible "conscious, dedicated agent of the Communist Conspiracy". Welch went further in a book titled The Politician, written in 1956 and privately printed, rather than by the JBS, for Welch in 1963. It was his personal "fact-finding" mission and was not part of the materials or the formal beliefs of the JBS. Welch claimed President Franklin D. Roosevelt had known about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in advance but said nothing because he wanted to get the U.S. into the war. The book spawned much debate in the 1960s over whether the author really intended to call Eisenhower a Communist.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 76 From the letter by Colonel Wilson to Alanbrooke: 'It might be appropriate to point out that The John Birch Society is a conservative organization -- although labelled otherwise by its enemies -- with the purpose here of bringing about less government, more responsibility, and a better world. Today its most important and vitally necessary immediate goal is the rout of Communist conspiracy'.

128. Lewis, John Spedan. Fairer Shares. A possible advance in civilisation and perhaps the only alternative to Communism. First Edition. London, Staples Press, 1954. 21 x 14 cm. ix, 244 pages. With a loosely inserted letter by the author to Lady Alanbrooke. Unbound. Text block in dust jacket, no boards. Very good condition, but unbound. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some rust stains (from staples used for the inserted letter) to some pages. Mild damp staining to first pages. Gift inscription, signed by the author on front free end paper. Some material loss to front of dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Internally clean. € 150,-- This book was sent by the author to Benita Alanbrooke. John Spedan Lewis (1885 - 1963) was an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership. Elder son of John Lewis, who owned the John Lewis department store, London, Spedan joined the business at 19 and in 1914 assumed control of Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London. On his father's death he formed the John Lewis Partnership and began distributing profits among its employees in 1929. He transferred control of the company to the employees in 1950 and resigned as chairman in 1955.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 77 129. Churchill, Winston / Editors of Life Magazine. The Second World War. An Illustrated History by Winston Churchill and The Editors of Life. First Edition. Two Volumes. New York, Time Incorporated, 1959. 35 x 26 cm. Vol.1: (8), 312 pages. / Vol.2: (4), pages 313 to 615. Illustrated throughout. Original green and black (volume 1) and blue and black (volume 2) cloth. with gilt decorations on boards and spine. In original decorated dust jackets. Very good condition in good dust jackets. Minor shelf wear rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small paper losses, closed tears and creases to dust jackets. Now in archival plastic jackets. € 40,--

With a letter by an American (Keating) asking for an autograph from Field Marshal Alanbrooke and sending him those two volumes as a gift.

130. Neilson, Francis. The Churchill Legend. First Edition. Appleton, Wisconsin, Nelson Publishing Company, 1954. 21 x 14 cm. xii, 470 pages. With a loosely inserted card: 'Compliments of Francis Neilson'. Dark blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Book slightly slanted. Internally bright and clean. € 400,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 78 131. De Mendelssohn, Peter. The Age of Churchill. Heritage and Adventure 1874 - 1911. First Edition London, Thames and Hudson, 1961. 24 x 16 cm. (8), 627 pages. With B&W photographs. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. With a letter from the publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and dust dulling, now in archival jacket. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. € 48,--

132. Le Vien, Jack / Lord, John. Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years. Second Printing. New York, Bernard Geis Associates, 1962. 22 x 15 cm. 411 pages. With B&W maps in text. With a loosely inserted letter by the publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Original blue cloth with gilt stars on front board. Gilt title on spine. Top edge red. Decorated end papers. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good book in good dust jacket. Minor rubbing and bumping, binding age darkened and mildly water stained. Some blistering to front board. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Dust jacket edge worn and water stained, now in archival jacket. € 35,--

From the letter by the Publishers: Bernard Geis Associates: 'Sir: Jack Le Vien, co-author with John Lord of the new book WINSTON CHURCHILL: THE VALIANT YEARS, has suggested that we send you the enclosed advance copy with his compliments. Represented in this book is your own role in the war's vast panorama of strategy, action and triumph...'

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 79 133. Davies, K.G. / Johnson, A.M. / Williams, G. (Introduction). Northern Quebec and Labrador Journals and Correspondence 1819-35. Limited Edition No. 669. London, The Hudson's Bay Record Society, 1963. 23 x 15 cm. lxxix, 415 pages, xv (List of Members and Subscribers). Original black cloth with armorial gilt decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. In original cardboard box. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear only. Mild fading / discoloration to binding. Internally bright and clean. € 40,--

134. Mattingly, Garrett. The Defeat of the Spanish Armada. London, Jonathan Cape, 1960. 23 x 15 cm. 382 pages. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth over papered boards. Gilt title on red printed label on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Minor edge wear and dust dulling to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Short closed tears and nicks to last two (Index) pages. € 28,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 80 135. Stamp, L. Dudley. The Earth's Crust. A new approach to Physical Geography and Geology. First Edition. London, George G. Harrap, 1951. 24 x 18 cm. viii, 120 pages. Fully illustrated in Colour and B&W. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good book in poor dust jacket. Some rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. With a gift inscription on the front free end paper: 'To Victor Brooke on leaving with best wishes [?] The Park, Harrow 28 July 1952. Internally clean. Dust jacket worn with several paper losses and stains, now in archival jacket. € 25,-- Belonged to Victor Brooke, the son of Field Marshal Alanbrooke.

136. Taylor, Telford. The March of Conquest. The German Victories in Western Europe, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1958. 23 x 15 cm. xiv, 16 pages of photographs, 460 pages of text and maps. With a loosely inserted letter from the publisher to Field-Marshal Alanbrooke. Original black cloth with gilt decoration and gilt title on spine. In original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some edge wear to dust jacket, now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. € 48,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 81 Books on Natural Science and Ornithology ‘Throughout my life I have always held it as essential to cultivate some engrossing interest beside one’s profession, to which one could turn for refreshment and rest whenever the exigencies of one’s work admitted. In war the value of such a habit becomes more evident than ever. I sometimes doubt whether I should have retained my sanity through those long years of the last world war had I not had an interest capable of temporarily absorbing my thoughts, and of obliterating the war, even if only for short spells when circumstances permitted. … In ornithology and in nature generally I had formed just such an interest and I cannot describe its value better than by quoting the words which Viscount Grey had written in connection with the First World War in his Fallodon Papers: “In those dark days I found some support in the steady progress unchanged of the beauty of the seasons. Every year, as spring came back unfailing and unfaltering, the leaves came out with the same tender green, the birds sang, the flowers came up and opened, and I felt that a great power of Nature for beauty was not affected by the War. It was like a great sanctuary into which we could go and find refuge for a time from even the greatest trouble of the world, finding there not enervating ease, but something which gave optimism, confidence and security.’ (Field Marshal Alanbrooke, quoted from Danchev and Todman, 2001).

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137. Thorburn, Archibald. British Birds. With One Hundred and Ninety-Two Plates in Colour. New Edition, Second Impression. Four Volumes. London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1931-1935. 21 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xii, 176 / ix, 129 / Vol.3: x, 167 / Vol.4: x, 154 pages. Illustrated with colour plates. Original red cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Bindings slightly discoloured, faded, damp stained (see pictures). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally foxed, mainly to first and last pages, as well as edges. Ex Libris of 'Alan Francis Brooke' on front paste downs of all volumes. Small bookseller sticker (Hatchards, Piccadilly, London) in volumes 2, 3 & 4. € 120,--

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138. Scott, Peter. Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl. Illustrated with Reproductions from the Author's Paintings and a Self-Portrait. Signed Limited Edition. No. 199 / 750. London, Country Life Limited, 1935. 32 x 25 cm. xiii, (2), 138 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original black and brown cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, fore and tail edge deckle. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Binding dust dulled and faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Very faded inscription from Peter Scott to Alanbrooke (?), signed Peter and dated 3rd November 1935. Text mostly unreadable. Signed and numbered (199) by Peter Scott. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Dust jacket worn and age darkened. Minor paper losses to top of spine. Now in protective jacket. € 440,--

Peter Scott (1909 - 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. He worked together with Alanbrooke in various conservation societies. Scott was knighted in 1973 for his contribution to the conservation of wild animals. He had been a founder of the World-Wide Fund for Nature, founded the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (November 1946), and was an influence on international conservation. He received the WWF Gold Medal. and the J. Paul Getty Prize for his work.

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139. Scott, Peter. Wild Chorus. Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott. Limited Signed Edition. No. 22 / 1250. London, Country Life Limited, 1938. 32 x 25 cm. xi, 116 pages (6). Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge deckle. Decorated end papers. Slipcase. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and fraying, mild foxing and has long closed tear on back board. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. Signed and numbered by Peter Scott. € 500,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 85 140. Bratby, Michael. Notes on some British and Foreign Wildfowl. Illustrated by J.C. Harrison. First Edition. London, Country Life Limited for the Severn Wildfowl Trust, 1951. 28 x 20 cm. 18 text pages plus five coloured plates. Oblong hard cover. Brown Morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Decorated end papers. Gilt title and author on front board. Raised bands and small gilt decorations on spine. Very good condition. Biding rubbed and bumped with some material losses to rear board. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed. € 50,-- A guide published for the Severn Wildfowl Trust, before it became the Wildfowl Trust, and only available to members. Its purpose was to "enable visitors to identify the many species of waterfowl from all parts of the world which are in the collection". 46 species are illustrated by J.C. Harrison, with notes on their behaviour. The book was originally published in green cloth. This presentation copy, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe was probably prepared especially for Field Marshal Alanbrooke, who was the President of the Severn Wildfowl Trust for several years.

141. Delacour, Jean. The Waterfowl of the World. With sixteen Plates in Colour by Peter Scott and thirty-three Distribution Maps. First Edition. Volume 1 Only! London, Country Life, 1954. 24 x 18 cm. 284 pages with Illustrations in B&W and Colour. Original cloth with gilt decorations and title. Top edge red. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped, as well as discoloured and stained (see image). Edges and end papers dust dulled. Glue stain on front paste down. Very mild foxing to first few pages. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the author and the Illustrator Peter Scott. 65,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 86 142. Barlee, John. Bird on the Wing. First Edition. London, Collins, 1947. 24 x 18 cm. 128 pages. Fully illustrated with B&W photographs and sketches. Original red cloth with gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. Signed by the author on the title page. € 33,-- John Barlee (1916 - 2002) was a Naturalist and Ornithologist, who was also associated with the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and the Royal Naval Bird Watching Society.

143. Harrisson, T.H / Harley, B.H. Birds of the Harrow District 1925-1930 / Birds of the Harrow District. Two Volumes. One hard cover and one pamphlet. Harrow, Harrow School, 1931 / 1949. 21 x 14 cm. 43 pages / 36 pages. Original dark cloth hard cover with black title on front board and spine / Paperback pamphlet with title and author one front board. Very good condition. Front end papers stained from corroding staples of the pamphlet. Internally both publications and are bright and clean. The metal staples that were used for the pamphlet have corroded away completely, leaving some brown stains. € 50,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 87 144. Von Michaelis, H. (Heinrich) / Allan Bird. Our Birds. 8 Colour Plates. Second Series. First Printing. Cape Town, ABC Press, Not dated (ca. 1960). 35 x 25 cm. A set of eight colour plates, mounted on stiff grey paper sheets. Together with a four-page Introduction and Explanation. Plates and Introduction inside decorated cardboard presentation folder. Folder in plastic cover, as published. Very good condition. Some rubbing, dusting and age darkening to outer presentation folder. Colour plates are as new. € 45,-- Heinrich Von Michaëlis (1912 - 1990) was a South African artist (painter, sculptor), ornithologist, pilot and expert in gliding. Born in 1912 in Germany to a German father and South African mother, he returned to his mother's native country in 1937. He died in 1990.

145. Audubon, John James. The Birds of America. With a Foreword and Descriptive Captions by William Vogt. New York, Macmillan, 1942. 31 x 23 cm. ix, 435 coloured plates, Transcipt and Index (xiii-xxvi). Original cloth with gilt decorations and titles to front board and spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed, bumped and faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Ex Libris of Alan Francis Brooke on front paste down. Internally clean. € 120,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 88 146. Step, Edward. Wayside and Woodland Trees. A Pocket Guide to the British Sylva. With one hundred and twenty-seven plates from original photographs by Henry Irving and numerous text-figures drawn by Mabel E. Step. Third Impression. London, Frederick Warne, 1905. 15 x 11 cm. 182 pages. Illustrated. Original dark green cloth with gilt, black and blind decorations and titles on spine and front board. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges age darkened. Some underlining and notes in pencil. Mild foxing throughout. Signed 'Victor Brooke 1905'. Two small hand-written lists of trees loosely inserted. € 28,-- Victor Brooke was an older brother of Alan Francis Brooke, who served as Military Secretary to Viceroy of India, Lord Minto. He was killed early during the second world war.

147. Brightwen, Eliza. Inmates of my House and Garden. Illustrated by Theo. Carreras. Seventh Thousand. London, T. Fisher Unwin, Not dated. Ca. 1905. 18 x 12 cm. 277 pages plus ten pages publishers list. Original decorated cloth. Title on front board and spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Slightly age darkened. Name of previous owner on front free end paper: 'Pelly 1906'. Internally clean. € 28,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 89 148. Gatty, Harold. Nature is your Guide. How to find your Way on Land & Sea. With a Foreword by Lieutenant General J.H. Doolittle. 52 Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques, Douglas Woodall & Others. First Edition. London, Collins, 1958. 20 x 13 cm. 254 pages. Illustrated. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. With a loosely inserted letter by Collins Publishers to Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Very good condition. Minor shelf and edge wear. Some dust dulling. Internally bright and clean. € 45,-- Harold Charles Gatty (1903 - 1957) was an Australian navigator and aviation pioneer. Charles Lindbergh called Gatty the "Prince of Navigators". In 1931, Gatty served as navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, on the flight which set the record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying a distance of 15,747 miles (24,903 km) in a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae, in 8 days, 15 hours and 51 minutes. Gatty became the world's greatest authority on navigation, a life-long interest. He died suddenly at the age of 54 while this book was published. In the letter from Collins Publishers they refer to his unexpected death and the fact that Alanbrooke met Gatty at a dinner following the launch of one of his own (Arthur Bryant's) books.

149. Kipps, Clare / Huxley, Julian (Foreword). Sold for a Farthing. Photographic Illustrations by Kenneth Gamm. London, Frederick Muller, 1956. 72 pages. With B&W photographs. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. In original clipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Gift inscription on front free end paper: 'For Alan and Benita from Anne and Arthur [Bryant] Christmas 1956', followed by a quote by Coleridge. Arthur Bryant published two books (The Turn of the Tide & Triumph in the West) based on the war diaries of Field Marshal Alanbrooke in the 1950s. € 35,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 90 150. Scott, Peter. A Monograph of the Wild Geese - Pamphlet announcing the future publication. London, Country Life Limited, [1946]. 33 x 25 cm. Eight-page pamphlet. With text illustrations and a tipped in colour plate. Paperback pamphlet. Illustrated cover pages. String bound. Very good condition. A little dust dulled and mild water stains to top edge. Internally clean. Signed by Peter Scott on front cover: 'To Lord Alanbrooke from Peter Scott. October 1946. € 30,--

151. Scott, Peter. Key to the Wildfowl of the World. Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Severn Wildfowl Trust, [1951]. 24 x 15 cm. Booklet consists of 23 Plates and text explanations on the opposite side. Pamphlet with light grey paper covers. Very good condition. Dust dulled throughout. Mild water staining on covers and first two pages. € 20,--

152. Ellison, Norman F. The Mammals of Hilbre Islands. Arbroath, T. Buncle & Co., [1955]. 21 x 14 cm. Eight page reprint of an article published in The North Western Naturalist Sep./Dec. 1955. Small pamphlet with brown paper covers with title on front cover. Very good condition. Slightly dust dulled. Staples corroded and rusty, causing stains around them. With inscription to Lord Alanbrooke on front cover. € 25,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 91 153. Pelly, Lilian. True Tales of our Animals. For my Grandchildren. First Edition. Ilfracombe, Devon, Arthur H. Stockwell, 1962. 18 x 12 cm. 24 pages. Small paperback with illustrated stiff card covers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear and dust dulling. Inscribed by the author on the title page: 'With love from Lilian Pelly'. € 25,--

154. Anglo-Iranian Oil / British Petroleum Company. Our Industry. Second and Third Edition. Two Volumes. London, Britannic House, 1949 & 1958. 23 x 15 cm. Second Edition: 368 pages / Third Edition: 472 pages. Both volumes illustrated throughout. Original green and light green cloth with titles on front board and spine. 'Alanbrooke' in gilt on both front boards. Good condition. Some rubbing and bumping. Both volumes internally damp stained. Binding of third edition damp stained and discoloured. Edges and end papers age darkened. € 80,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 92 155. Simmons, Jack / Anon. Leicester and its University / University of Leicester. Leicester, University of Leicester, 1957-58. 18 x 12 cm. 49 & 72 pages. Illustrated. Two pamphlets with stiff paper covers. Very good condition. € 20,--

156. Various. Queen's University of Belfast - Eight Pamphlets. Eight Publications and three letters. Belfast and London, Belfast University, 1944 - 1968. Pamphlets with stiff cardboard covers. Very good condition. € 30,--

These brochures and letters relate to Alanbrooke being Chancellor of Queens University Belfast. One of the letters contains a plea to Alanbrooke to write the foreword to a brochure.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 93 157. The Queen's University of Belfast. Centenary Celebrations held 25th-30th September 1949. First Edition. Belfast, Printed by Marjory Boyd for the Queen's University, 1951. 27 x 22 cm. 77 pages with Illustrations in B&W. Dark blue cloth hard cover with gilt title and decorations on front board. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Mild fading to boards. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally bright and clean. € 35,-- As part of the Centenary Celebrations, in a Ceremony on September 28, 1949 Field Marshal Alanbrooke was installed as Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast. Consequently, he conferred honorary degrees to a variety of people including General Sir Alan Cunningham, the younger brother of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham, who served with Alanbrooke as part of the Combined Chiefs of Staff during WW2.

158. Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Centenary 1847 - 1947. First Edition. Belfast, Harbour Commissioners, 1947. 25 x 18 cm. 58 pages with numerous B&W photos and several folding maps, some in colour. Original dark blue cloth with blind and gilt decorations on front board. Gilt title on front board. Decorated end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Paper internally a little 'wavy', but bright and clean. With all maps in very good condition. € 75,--

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I am not an exceptionally religious person, but I am not ashamed to confess that as soon as he was out of the room my first impulse was to kneel down and pray to God for guidance and support in the task I had undertaken. Field Marshal Alanbrooke, War Diaries, reflecting on the night he was asked to become Chief of Imperial General Staff by Winston Churchill.

There was little in the whole ceremony to put one in harmony with God, except the lovely music. Field Marshal Alanbrooke, War Diary, March 24, 1940. (Quoted from Danchev and Todman, 2001)

159. Hymns Ancient and Modern. For use in the Services of the Church. With first and second Supplements. London, William Clowes, Not dated, after 1916. 17 x 11 cm. xii, 799 pages. Original blind stamped dark blue cloth. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Title page browned. Inscribed 'Alanbrooke, Ferney Close Hartley Wintney' on front free end paper. € 25,--

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160. Pauer, Ernst. [The Art of Pianoforte Playing]. [A Short Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Pianoforte-Playing]. [1877]? 27 x 22 cm. No title page! 88 pages plus a large foldout chart in the end. Brown half leather over cloth boards. Good condition. Binding very worn with substantial material losses. Front free end paper loose and half-title / title pages missing. Preface dated 1877, but no edition information available. Exact title unknown. Some repairs. Some creasing and a large closed tear to fold-out chart. Edges and end papers age darkened. Internally clean. € 35,--

161. Blackaller, Rich. (Editor). Baritone and Bass Songs. London, Alfred Hays, Not dated, ca. 1909. 28 x 22 cm. 200 pages of sheet music. Decorated Paper boards with title information on front board. Soft Cover. Good condition. Front cover and title page detached. Age darkened throughout. Some rubbing, bumping and tears. Name of previous owner on front board: ' A.M. Pelly ap. 1909'. Monster Shilling Series. € 20,- Book previously belonged to Anna Maria (A.M.) Pelly, the mother of Benita Pelly, later Benita Brooke.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 96 162. Various. A Selection of Christmas Carols. London, Novello, Ewer and Co., Not dated. Ca. 1930. 20 x 12 cm. 36 pages plus two loosely inserted Carols (8). Handmade pamphlet with brown paper boards. Good condition. Pamphlet covers worn and frayed. Age darkened and dust dulled internally. With notes in text and some small notes attached with paper clips. € 25,--

This is small collection of individual Christmas Carols, each prized at 'One Penny'. There are eight carols in total in this hand-sewn pamphlet.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 97 163. Pickard-Cambridge, W.A. A Collection of Dorset Carols. London, A.W. Ridley & Co., 1926. 24 x 17 cm. 42 pages. Original red cloth. Hard cover with black title and decorations on front board. Good condition. Binding damp stained and discoloured. Edges and end papers age darkened and mildly foxed. Front hinge cracked and title page almost disconnected. Internally bright and clean. € 40,--

164. Cramer, J.B. [Johann Baptist - 1771 - 1858] / Herz Henri. Two Books with Sheet Music for Piano. 1. The Pupil's Daily Exercise for the Piano Forte containing Scales, Cadences, & c. in the Major & Minor Keys, being the first part of Useful Extracts, Arranged and Fingered by J.B Cramer. 2. Collection De Gammes, Exercises et Passage pour Piano par Henri Herz. No. 6190. Two volumes bound in one. London, 1. J.B. Cramer & Co. / 2. Schott & Co., Not dated, ca. 1840 & 1900. 34 x 25 cm. 15 pages and 27 pages. Sheet music with some text instructions and two pages of publishers catalog. Cloth covered stiff cardboard covers. Very good condition in fair binding. Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, discoloured and stained. Candidate for rebinding. Internally some foxing and dust dulling. Some pages annotated in pencil. Names of previous owners on title pages (‘Anna M. Pelly / Benita [Pelly] 1903’). € 60,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 98 165. Manuscript Music Book. Unpublished. Before 1889. 30 x 23 cm. 20 pages of handwritten music scores - stapled. Plus one loosely inserted page of music scores. Decorated blue cardboard covers. Soft cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Some fading and discolorations. Name of previous owner on front cover: 'A.M. Poore'. € 35,--

This book originally belonged to Anna Maria Pelly, nee Poore (1868 - 1939), mother of Benita Blanche Pelly, Alanbrooke's second wife. Anna Maria Poore married Sir Harold Pelly in 1889, so her music copy book most likely precedes this year.

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 99 166. Doering, Carl Heinrich. Die Grundpfeiler des Clavierspiel's in Studien und Etueden. Systematisch und practisch bewaehrte Anleitung zur gruendlichen sicheren und schnellen Erwerbung einer soliden Mechanik und Technik des Clavierspiels von Carl Heinrich Doering. Opus 38. In drei Abtheilungen. Neunte unveraenderte Ausgabe (Ninth Edition). Three Volumes bound in One. Dresden, L. Hoffarth, Not dated, ca. 1900. 33 x 25 cm. (6), 13, Title, (4), 14, Title, (2), 26 pages. Green cloth. Very good condition in fair binding. Externally rubbed, bumped and discoloured. Candidate for rebinding. Text block dust dulled and browned. Some pages repaired, some tears. A few pencil annotations. € 40,--

167. Lebert, Dr. Sigismund / Stark, Dr. Louis. Grand Theoretical and Practical Piano- School. For systematic Instruction in all Branches of Piano-Playing. From the first Elements to the Highest Proficiency. Fourth English Edition translated from the ninth German Edition. Stuttgart, J.G. Cotta, 1880. 32 x 26 cm. 134 pages. Dark cloth covered paperboards. Soft cover. Good condition. Candidate for rebinding. Text block disconnected. Text block age darkened and worn at the edges. Some pencil annotations. Foxed. € 40,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 100 168. Lyte, Henry Francis (Text) / Liddle, S. (Music). Abide with me. Sacred Song. Including some other sheet music (Parade of the tin soldiers Gabriel Faure etc.), incomplete sets. London, Boosey & Co. Copyright 1896. 35 x 26 cm. 6, 3, pages of sheet music. Paper covers with title. Good condition. Severely rubbed and bumped. Age darkened and stained. Name of previous owner: 'Benita Pelly 1912' on front cover. € 20,--

169. The Holy Bible. Oxford, At the University Press, 1900. 20 x 14 cm. xiv, (2), 732 pages (OT), xv, 223 pages (NT) plus six colour maps. Black leather covered paper boards. Soft cover. Gilt title on front board and spine. Black end papers. Fair condition. Boards detached. FFEP detached. Name of previous owner: 'Benita Brooke' on verso of front free end paper. Edges dust dulled. Internally clean. € 25,--

The Alanbrooke Library – Sale Spring 2019 P a g e | 101 170. The Holy Bible. Oxford, Printed at the University Press, Not dated. 14 x 10 cm. 1000 pages plus six coloured maps. Black overlapping leather boards. Soft cover. Gilt title on front board. Black end papers. Fair condition. Front board detached, most of spine missing. Age darkened throughout. Name of previous owner ‘Thomas L.K. Lees’ in pencil opposite title page. € 25,--

171. Holy Bible. Oxford, Printed at the University Press, 1877. 16 x 11 cm. 1240 pages followed by six small coloured maps. A few loosely inserted prayer cards. Dark enclosing leather binding with gilt title on front board. Blind decorations to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Age darkened. Hinges weak, but holding. With various annotations in ink and underlining in red and black. € 25,-- Julia Henrietta Brooke (nee Anson) was the wife of Sir Arthur Brinsley Brooke, 2nd Baronet (1797 - 1854). Their eldest son Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet (1843 - 1891), was the father of Alan Francis Brooke, later Field Marshal Alanbrooke. Julia Henrietta Brooke died 1886. Her bible might have been used by another family member after her death.

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