Lot 84
Ceylon etc.- Manning (Sir William Henry, GCMG, KBE, British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator, 1863-1932) Small collection of papers and photograpsh relating to Manning and Ceylon, c. 30 items, loosely inserted into Manning's manuscript copy of "Conventional Signs and Terms Used in Military Topography", 8 watercolour sketches, original leather-backed cloth, rubbed, 1885 - c. 1920s; and a quantity of other material (qty).
Hammer Price: £750
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Ceylon etc.- Manning (Sir William Henry, GCMG, KBE, British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator, 1863-1932) Small collection of papers and photograpsh relating to Manning and Ceylon, c. 30 items, loosely inserted into Manning's manuscript copy of "Conventional Signs and Terms Used in Military Topography", 8 watercolour sketches, original leather-backed cloth, rubbed, 1885 - c. 1920s; and a quantity of other material, including: an ALs from Edward Whymper, Fanny Bullock Workman and Albert Smith, Kipling's The Absent Minded Beggar printed on silk, manuscript recipe book, commercial photographs etc., v.s., v.d. (qty).
Description
Ceylon etc.- Manning (Sir William Henry, GCMG, KBE, British Indian Army officer and colonial administrator, 1863-1932) Small collection of papers and photograpsh relating to Manning and Ceylon, c. 30 items, loosely inserted into Manning's manuscript copy of "Conventional Signs and Terms Used in Military Topography", 8 watercolour sketches, original leather-backed cloth, rubbed, 1885 - c. 1920s; and a quantity of other material, including: an ALs from Edward Whymper, Fanny Bullock Workman and Albert Smith, Kipling's The Absent Minded Beggar printed on silk, manuscript recipe book, commercial photographs etc., v.s., v.d. (qty).
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