A spur-of-the-moment purchase included an unexpected historical treasure: a copy of an unpublished letter describing HMS Invincible at the 1914 Battle of the Falklands, written by the battlecruiser’s navigator.

Several years ago at an auction in Devon, England, I bought a suitcase full of vintage photographic equipment. The purchase was impulsive; I had not had the opportunity to view the contents of the case when the gavel fell, and I secured the lot from an otherwise disinterested room.

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