Ephemera
An interesting collection of ephemera relating to Captain Arthur Rickards of the 1st Dragoon Guards (following Eton and Christchurch, Oxford), includes a large quantity of 19th and early 20th century letters, addressed to the Captain at his North Berwick, Acton and Carlton Club addresses, many from dignitarys of the time, several from Lord Minto, others from Kensington Palace, Lord Beresford, The Privy Council, e.g., 'Dear Rickards, This is my new abode & office: the door is in Downing St. - please come and see me. I am glad to hear you are so much better. As an old soldier you must be dying to be at the Boers! ... (31 Oct 1899), also includes cropped signatures, a Licence for Armorial Bearings, Garages, Dogs and Male Servants (1916), receipts, two engraved bookseller's bill heads, empty envelopes, photographs and an interesting hand-made folding item, possibly a game of chance, composed of a pen, ink and watercolour figure, in eastern dress, behind a table with numbered bottles and smaller items, surrounded by numbered panels, twelve linen-backed sections (qty)