22nd October 2020 - WELCOME TO MY WEB SITE
ADRIAN

***WELL IT SEEMS ONE MONTH EXTENDED TO TWO WITH ARRIVAL OF AN EXTREMELY PAINFUL TRAPPED SIATIC NERVES IN MY LOWER BACK DUE TO WORKING ON A FACE LIFT TO MY OLD HOUSE BETWEEN WORKING ON COMPUTOR... SO I BECAME UNABLE TO DO MUCH BUT REST ALL IN THE MIDST OF DEALING WITH SELLING MY OLD HOME, WHICH THANK GOODNESS WILL BE OFFICIALLY SOLD ON THE 26TH OCTOBER NONE OF WHICH HAS HELPED WITH NEW GALLERIES PROPOSED SELLING OFF MY LATE FATHERS ARCHIVE ESTATE AND PARTS OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION, HAVING RETIRED IN 2015, ALTHOUGH AS AN AUTHOR I AM STILL COMMITTED TO WRITING BOOKS

SO FINALLY BACK TO WORK FROM TOMORROW - THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDURING PATIENCE

TOMORROW I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS TO GALLERIES AND THEN AFTER COMPLETION OF HOUSE SALE ON MONDAY - GOING FORWARD FROM THE 27TH OCTOBER I WILL LIST MORE ITEMS FOR SALE VIA PAYPAL ON THIS WEBSITE HAVING SOLD SEVERAL PIECES FROM THE NEW GALLERIES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF LOCKDOWN ALSO MY NEW BOOK SALES HAVE INCREASED GREATLY. ALL GOOD NEWS DESPITE THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC


**BOOK REVIEW -SEPTEMBER 2020 Collector who purchased my Bravery Book this month....wrote to me

From Mr A B.
Dear Adrian,
Just to say, I received the book on Monday, have to say its utterly superb, thank you again.

*MANY NEW COLLECTORS ARE UNAWARE OF MY BOOK, **BRAVERY, COURAGE AND VALOUR** CONTAINING MANY EXTREMELY RARE DECORATIONS, UNIQUE DOCUMENTS ETC ILLUSTRATED FOR FIRST TIME INC BRILLIANTS AWARDS WITH ILLUSTRATED STORIES OF HEROES & MUCH MORE AND 23% PRICE DISCOUNT!

*****COMING VERY SOON UNIQUE NUREMBERG TRIALS COLLECTION

*****COMING SOON MORE FRENCH 1ST EMPIRE NAPOLEONIC PIECES

*****COMING SOON RUDOLF HESS UNIQUE COLLECTION

*****COMING SOON HANGMAN EXECUTIONEER ALBERT PIERPOINT OFFICIAL
UNIQUE DOCUMENTS & LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS ETC

*****COMING SOON

******AUGUST - ST HELENA MEDAL & FRAMED CERTIFICATE A5 SIZE.

******AUGUST - ST HELENA MEDAL & LARGER A4 FRAMED CERTIFICATE.

******AUGUST - BRITISH INFANTRY STOVEPIPE SHAKOPLATE 1809-1812

****JULY - NAPOLEON'S IMPERIAL GUARD ELITE CHASSEUR A CHEVAL LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPERS SABRE EARLY "COULAUX FRERES" INSCRIBED BLADE 1804

***IMPERIAL GUARD CHASSUERS SERVED WITH GREAT DISTINCTION AND HONOUR AT THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ IN 1805

JULY - STARTED APPLYING ADRIAN FORMAN ARCHIVE COPYRIGHT 2020 TITLE ON ALL ITEMS PHOTOGRAPHED WITHIN THE NEW GALLERIES

*****COMING SOON

**FRANCE 1ST EMPIRE IMPERIAL GUARD HORSE GRENADIERS OFFICER'S DELUXE PRESENTATION SABRE c. 1804 - 1806 DETAILS TO FOLLOW AFTER MUSEUM QUALITY PRESERVATION WAX TREATMENT

**FRANCE CONSULATE ERA 1799-1802
PREMIER CONSUL BONAPARTE'S CONSULAR GUARD ELITE HORSE GRENADIERS SUPERIOR OFFICER'S MAGNIFICENT DELUXE NEO-CLASSIC PRESENTATION SABRE BY "NICHOLAS BOUTET - DIRECTOR ARTISTE MANUFRE. A VERSAILLES".
....DETAILS TO FOLLOW

23RD JULY ADDED EXTREMELY RARE WWII FASCIST ALBANIAN WAR FLAG 1939-1943.

23RD JULY ADDED EXTREMELY RARE WWII ITALIAN RSI WAR FLAG 1943-1944.

17TH JULY - ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL IMPERIAL RUSSIAN GARDE DU CORPS NCO PARADE DOUBLE-HEADED EAGLE HELMET ADDED TO MILITARY ANTIQUES GALLERY

*FROM 1ST JULY 2020
I AM OFFERING CUSTOMERS APPROX AT LEAST 20% AND UP TO 30% OFF MY BOOKS RETAIL PRICE, EXCEPT FOR NEW 2018 WWI GERMAN STATES AWARDS BOOK.

*DUE TO INCREASED AMERICAN POSTAGE COSTS AND HIGHER STORAGE UNIT FEES & INSURANCE IN 2019 AND FINALLY THE ADDITIONAL COSTS IN UK POSTAGE COSTS IN MARCH PLUS ANNUAL STORAGE FEES IN JANUARY 2020.

ALL POSTAGE AND PACKING FEES REMAIN ARE AT MY COST
OR LESS THAN MY COST.

NEW BOOK PRICES FROM 1ST JULY 2020.

AT 72, I AM STILL IN SELF ISOLATION WITH JOBS AND DOMESTIC WORK TO DEAL WITH AS WELL AS CONTINUING WITH MY WRITING.....

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS I NO LONGER HAVE STAFF TO HELP ME.

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL MY OLD FRIENDS AND NEW CLIENTS for your Contact by email since UK ISOLATION Lock-Down, essential when over 70.

PLEASE NOTE EXTRA PHOTOS OF RARE OR UNIQUE PIECES FROM MY OLD FRENCH 1ST EMPIRE 1804-15 COLLECTION PURELY FOR YOUR INTEREST:
AS SOLD OVER 35 YEARS AGO.

I AM CONTINUING TO PHONE OR EMAIL FORMER BUSINESS FRIENDS, OLD & NEW CUSTOMERS, IN THE MEANTIME, STAY SAFE WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD

THE (4) GALLERIES CONTAIN:

HISTORIC CRIME & PUNISHMENT DOCUMENTS
EX FORMAN ARCHIVE

FINE MILITARY ANTIQUES, RELICS & PAINTINGS 1790-1890

WWI IMPERIAL GERMAN STATES 1914 -1918

WWII THIRD REICH & AXIS RARE MILITARIA, DOCUMENTS 1933 - 1945

COLLECTORS CONNOISSEUR MODEL FIGURES AND FLATS FOR SALE