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Lot 2696
Four British Virgin Islands proof coin sets, comprising First Coinage of the British Virgin Islands 1973 proof six coin set, containing silver one dollar coin, 1977 and 1979 proof sets, containing high denomination silver coins, and The Royal Coronation Jubilee 1977 six coin silver proof set, each minted at the Franklin Mint, all cased with certificates, and a Solomon Islands 1978 proof seven coin set, containing silver five dollar coin, minted at the Franklin Mint, cased with certificate (5)
Lot 2692
Six Queen Elizabeth II The Royal Canadian Mint silver proof four coin sets, to commemorate the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, each set containing two five dollar coins and two ten dollar coin with Queen's head obverse and designs to the reverse relating to the Olympic Games, all in the original display cases and outer card boxes with certificates
Lot 2699
Two Coinage of Belize silver proof eight coin sets, 1974 and 1979, from ten dollars to one cent, minted at the Franklin Mint, cased with certificates; and two National Coinage of Guyana proof eight coin sets, 1976 and 1979, from ten dollars to one cent, containing 925 silver ten dollar and 500 silver five dollar coins, minted at the Franklin Mint, cased with certificates (4)
Lot 258
Boswell, Alexander, Lord Auchinleck (1707-1782), his copy The Actis and Constitutionnis of the Realme of Scotland Maid in Parliamentis hald in by the rycht excellent, hie and mychtie princeis kingis James the First, Secund, Thud, Feird, Fyft, and in tyme of Marie now Quene of Scottis. Edinburgh: Robert Lekprevik, 28th November, 1566. First edition, second issue, folio in fours (26.3 x 17.8cm), +4 (lacking +4, blank), a-b4 c2 A-2T4 (-2L1, cancelled and not replaced, as called for; 2O1 + chi2O1; 2R2 + chi2R3.[4]) chi2U1.[2] 2U-2X4, [15] 3-132 134-145 [1] 146-158 [2] 159-168 [2] 169-182 ff., text mainly in black letter, woodcut royal arms to title-page, woodcut initials, xylographic signatures of compilers, 18th-century sprinkled calf, spine gilt in compartments, edges sprinkled red, binding rebacked with original spine laid down, rear joint partly cracked, light wear to tips, title-leaf closely trimmed and with old hand-colouring, variable damp-staining to contents, intermittent old repairs and infilling chiefly in fore margins from quire P to rear, repaired closed tear to foot of 2K3, final two leaves extended at foot, ink annotations in various hands, printed catalogue description mounted to front pastedown below pencilled ownership inscription ‘Saltcoats 9 February 1910, Albert Wood’ [STC 21876a] Alexander Boswell’s copy of the foundational statement of Scots law, the so-called ‘Black Acts’, acquired by him in Edinburgh in 1730, shortly after his return from legal study in Leiden, and bound with 20 leaves of manuscript excerpts from Scottish parliamentary records made at his behest by Alexander Tait (d.1781), writer to the signet.Below Boswell’s ownership inscription, ‘Alexr Boswell, Edr 1730’, on the front free endpaper is a further inscription, in his hand but perhaps written later, reading:‘The Black Acts of Parliament, as they are commonly called. To which is subjoin’d, in manuscript, excerpts from the records of parliament, mostly to shew who the persons were who sat in parliament in the year 1467 down to the [year] 1579. Partly extracted by myself and partly by Alexr Tait whom I employd from his known accuracy in reading old writing & faithfully copying them’.There are two further inscriptions by Boswell, each on a separate leaf bound immediately before Tait’s manuscript, the first concerning the appointment in 1466 of Robert, Lord Boyd as regent of Scotland until the majority of James III, the second of similar content to the annotation on the front free endpaper, but adding that Tait ‘copied a multitude of manuscripts from the Advocates Library where he almost constantly was to be found’.A leading judge, remembered by Sir Walter Scott as ‘an able lawyer, a good scholar, after the manner of Scotland, and … a strict presbyterian and whig of the old Scottish cast’, Alexander Boswell is known to posterity as the father of James Boswell, and for his tempestuous encounter with Samuel Johnson ruefully described by his son in his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Having begged Johnson before their visit to Auchinleck House to avoid any talk of Whiggism or Presbyterianism, James enjoyed only a few days’ grace before an inspection of his father’s coin collection turned sour:‘If I recollect right, the contest began while my father was shewing him his collection of medals; and Oliver Cromwell’s coin unfortunately introduced Charles the First, and Toryism. They became exceedingly warm, and violent, and I was very much distressed by being present at such an altercation between two men, both of whom I reverenced; yet I durst not interfere.’ Alexander Tait was Alexander Boswell’s fellow member of the Select Society, the elite Edinburgh debating club founded by Allan Ramsay in 1754 and attended by David Hume and others. A cultured individual whose ‘political connections were keenly whig’ (ODNB), doubtless an advantage in Boswell’s company, he became principal clerk of session in 1760 and a director of the Bank of Scotland two years later.Commissioned by Mary Queen of Scots in a year of crisis for her regime, and a year before her deposition and flight to England, The Actis and Constitutionnis of the Realme of Scotland was the first collected edition of all public Scottish acts of parliament since 1424, during the reign of James I. The first edition was printed in October 1566; a month later a second issue was rushed out with several pieces of anti-Protestant legislation removed.The ‘Black Acts’, as they became known on account of the gothic typeface, are remarkable to a modern audience for a reason unintended by the compilers, containing the first printed references to golf, with football also mentioned, in a succession of acts intended to prevent Scots from neglecting their military duties:‘That ilk man busk thame to be archaris’ (James I, 1424, f. 4v.):‘It is statute and the king forbiddis, that na man play at the fute ball under the pane of xl s. to be raist to the lord of the land’‘Of wapinschawing’ (James II, 1457, f. 40v.):'It is decretit and ordanit, that the wapinschawing be haldin be the lordis and barronis spirtuall and temporall, foure tymis in the year. And that the futball and golf by utterly cryit downe, and not be usit. And schuting be usit ilk Sonday … And as tuiching the futball and the golf to be punist be the barronis unlaw’‘The length of speiris, and that yemen have targeis, and of wapinschawing’ (James III, 1471, f. 56v.):‘And at the fute ball and golf be abusit in tyme cumming, and at the buttis be maid up and schuting usit, efter the tennour of the act of parliament maid thairupone’‘Of wappinschawing’ (James IV, 1491, f. 92v.)‘And attour that in na place of the realme their be usit futballis, golf, or other sic unproffitabill sportis, bot for the common gude of the realme and defence thairof’.Provenance:Sotheby’s, London, 12th August 1941, lot 173 (the relevant leaf from the sale catalogue is included with the lot).
Lot 40
A chrome "Jaguar" type car mascot, 18cm wide; another in gilt metal; a Diana memorial £5 coin; brass furniture escutcheons; a Morris type car mascot and two MG; cigarette cases and lighters including Zippo; The Observer's Book of Butterflies and others; Collins Orbit Books assorted, cars, trains, Planes, Ships, etc; a gent's Oris watch; qty
Lot 98
A Royal Brierley Royal Wedding 1981 commemorative Coin Goblet, limited edition 1,535/5,000, 14.5cm, certificate, boxed; a pair of Royal Brierley Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 goblets, limited editions, 21.5cm, certificates, each boxed; two pairs of Webb Royal Wedding 1981 whisky tumblers, boxed; a Royal Worcester Millennium Champagne bottle candle snuffer, boxed; a ship's decanter; a cut glass bowl, boxed; others Royal Brierley cut glass, some boxed; qty
Lot 589
An Ami Jukebox Model JBH-120, circa 1957 Serial number 381893, with nickel/dime, quarter and half dollar plays, 120 45rpm record selection (60 x 2) from a drum carousel, the horizontal turntable and selection list behind automobile-style bowed viewing window, the main body embellished in copper and chrome below push-button panel to the front (coin mechanism is disabled), together with approximately 200 45rpm rock and pop singles. 86cm wide x 70cm deep x 153cm highPlease note: This lot will require a suitable vehicle with tail lift for removal. Footnote:AMI Began in 1909 as the National Automatic Music Co. which manufactured automatic player pianos. The mechanism used to select the music rolls was adapted for use in jukeboxes. This mechanism was the first to play both sides of a record. The same concept was used for the next 30 years, increasing the number of records over time. Following WWII the company was renamed the Automatic Musical Instrument Company. The model-H was launched in 1957 featuring a new selection mechanism and 'automobile styling' - with wrap-around glass and chrome front 'fenders'. AMI was purchased by the Automatic Canteen Company in 1962, merging it with Canteen's subsidiary Rowe AC Services (Coin Op Vending Machine Company). Condition:The machine does work and play but is a little temperamental and will benefit from servicing. The record selector keys will need attention as they are out of sync. Drive belt is functioning but a little vulcanised and would benefit from replacement. Case is very good with only minor cosmetic marks consistent with age and use. Small area of flaking to chrome on front fender. Top light diffuser present but detatched and with splits to screw holes.
Lot 269
A life remembered 1961-1997 pnc. Complete with commemorative £5 coin. 3/2/1998 Kensington London W8 postmark. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 120
Titanic montage photos on tin. Approx 8x6inch. Coin attached which could be 1912 old penny. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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