"Shoulder Belt Plates And Buttons" by Major H. G. Parkyn O.B.E.  "Military Buttons The Emilio Collection" by Luis Fenollosa Emilio, Captain United States Volunteers 1863 - 1865.
This first edition of Major Parkyn's well known work is signed (rarely) on the title page H.G.Parkyn, on the fly leaf an inscription 'M. with all my love Toby, Christmas 1956'.  (M or Minta was the diminutive name for Lady Aldington). The work is accompanied by one letter dated 20 June 1947 to the then Mrs. Low from A.S.White, Hon. Secretary of The Society for Army Historical Research, suggesting that she should write to Major Parkyn, eight other handwritten letters covering the period 1948 to 1957 are from Major Parkyn initially intimating that he is going to write a book on buttons and thereafter providing information on some of her queries. The last letter kindly acknowledges her request for him to sign this first edition. The second work is a rare example published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts in 1911, this was the year in which Captain Emilio donated to the Peabody Essex Museum his very large collection of buttons concerning the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the American Civil War and other periods during the 19th C. Captain Emilio catalogued his collection of nearly 1600 items illustrating many of the interesting examples. Additionally there are a few longhand corrections and additions which are most probably the hand of Captain Emilio, very good condition  (2) £80-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Buttons and Militaria formed by the late Araminta, Lady Aldington.

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Captain Emilio, though given scant acknowledgement by Messrs. Calver & Bolton in their work 'History Written With Pick And Shovel' (New York Historical Society 1950) was without doubt a keen supporter of the New York Excavations c. 1880 onward. Together with a photocopy page concerning Captain Emilio.