British Army. Inns of Court O.T.C., Berkhamsted, 1914-1918, ...

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British Army. Inns of Court O.T.C., Berkhamsted, 1914-1918, an album of approx. 90 photographs and photographic postcards, including two images of the King's visit, dated August 1st, 1916, semi-formal group portraits, machine gun practice, marching and playing in the snow, drills, parades and general officer training, camp, Easter Monday Sports, etc., the leaves often annotated, original limp papered covers, 4to; British India: Second Lieutenant William Tod Ritchie, [...], 2 Black Watch, School of Musketry, Satara, dated 8.10.17, a foolscap notebook of lecture notes, approx. 60ff, most of which are inscribed both sides, sometimes with pasted typed notes, original tan calf over papered boards, 4to; and a Boer War period album of 36 photographic prints, Shorncliffe Camp, 1901illustrated with informal snapshots of comrades in camp, finely bound in contemporary three-quarter green morocco gilt, over marbled boards, some wear, 12mo, (3) 

Provenance: 1st: Sir Frederic George Kenyon GBE, KCB, TD, FBA, FSA (1863-1952), President of The British Academy (1917-21), Director and Principal Librarian of The British Museum (1909-30); at the start of the First World War Kenyon served with the British Expeditionary Force in France to September 1914, then on home service with his regiment The Inns of Court O.T.C. He was promoted major in 1916 and lieutenant-colonel in 1917, retiring in 1921.

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Auction Date:
11th Mar 25 at 10am GMT

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