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Brothers Grimm. Snowdrop & Other Tales. London. Constable & Co. Ltd. 1920. 20 tipped in plates by Arthur Rackham, 1 detached. Spine dulled; with Kingsley, Charles. The Water Babies. Oxford University Press. C. 1929. 16 plates by A.E. Jackson, most selotaped in; with Caroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. London. Hodder and Stoughton. c. 1920s. 12 tipped in plates by Gwynedd M. Hudson. Some pencil scribbling in the text. Shabby; with J.M. Barries. Peter Pan and Wendy. London. Hodder & Stoughton. c. 1920s. 12 tipped in plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Foxing, shaken; with a further 11 illustrated titles; 6 works by A.A. Milne and 2 other books. WAF. (c. 20).

The 'Grimsby Blitz' B.E.M. awarded to Fire Guard A. R. Gordon, Grimsby Firewatching Organisation, for his bravery in the raid of 13-14 June 1943 in which the Germans for the first on Grimsby deployed their 'butterfly bombs', anti-personnel bomblets intended to target civiliansBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Alexander Ross Gordon), naming officially engraved upon a pre-prepared field, edge mark otherwise very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 5 November 1943, the original recommendation states:'During an air raid, incendiary bombs fell around the building where Gordon was on duty.Under his direction, fires in adjoining buildings were tackled and great efforts made to prevent the flames from spreading.When the water supply temporarily failed, Gordon salvaged important documents and carried them to safety. By this time the building was ringed with fire, but although tense, Gordon continued to fight the fires and eventually they were subdued.Gordon showed courage and it was due to his energy and leadership that the building was saved from destruction.'Alexander Ross Gordon was born at Grismby, Lincolnshire on 23 January 1902, the son of Alexander and Jenny Foster of 79 Hilda Street, Grimsby. He is listed as a member of the A.F.S. or Auxiliary Fire Service on the 1939 census while working as a cost clerk with Consolidated Fisheries Ltd.Leaving the A.F.S. upon its termination he instead joined the local fire watching organisation as a fire guard. He was on duty on the night of 13-14 June 1943, at his employer's building when the bombs began to drop. The German plan involved dropping large numbers of high explosive and incendiary bombs. In the chaos that followed they also dropped as many as 2000 butterfly bombs, which would target the Civil Defence response and any civilians who might be in the area giving aid as well.At the Consolidated Fisheries building an incendiary struck home, causing a major fire to break out. Gordon rallied the other firewatchers and they manned the hydrants turning them on the building and the others around it.A local newspaper goes into greater detail on Gordon's heroics, stating:'When there was an interruption in the supply of water and the premises seemed certain to catch fire, he organised his helpers and removed from the premises the firm's books and documents. When the water supply was restored, he and his men resumed fire fighting.Forty-one, married, Mr. Gordon was a volunteer in the A.F.S. until it was transformed into the N.F.S."What I learned there stood me in good stead." He said today, "and the three regular firewatchers, though elderly men, worked splendidly as a team."Premises all round were destroyed by fire, but the buildings of the Consolidated Company, apart from a hole made by one bomb, escaped serious damage through the men's devotion to duty.'Despite the damage and horrific death toll Gordon performed admirably with the recommendation from the Chief Constable of Grimsby noting his 'Devotion to Duty and Firefighting…'. In the event the raid claimed 114 lives, large numbers of them being civilians killed after the all-clear was sounded by the butterfly bombs. The cost was so high that the Government initially censored the figure for the sake of moral.Surviving the raid Gordon was honoured for his part in it and went on to become a fish salesman in Grimsby. He died on 22 October 1978; sold together with copied research.…

Family group:The exceptional and poignant Q.P.M. for Gallantry group of seven awarded to Sergeant 1st Class W. W. Riley, New South Wales Police, who was murdered by a deranged gunman he attempted to apprehend in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie in September 1971Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry, E.II.R. (William W. Riley, Sgt. Cl. 1, New South Wales Police); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australian Service Medal 1939-45, these four officially impressed 'NX. 90169 W. W. Riley'; Australian Service Medal 1945-75, clasp, S.W. Pacific; Police Exemplary Service Medal, E.II.R. (William R. Riley), the last officially inscribed on pre-prepared ground, together with his 'Returned from Active Service' badge, officially numbered '170866', assorted N.S.W. Police Force badges (4), and a metalled nameplate from his burial service, good very fine (7)The Great War campaign group of three awarded to his father, Sergeant C. U. Riley, Gordon Highlanders1914-15 Star (S. 4226 Sjt. C. W. Riley, Gord. Highrs.), note second initial; British War and Victory Medals (S. 4226 Sjt. C. U. Riley, Gord. Highrs.), minor contact wear, very fine or better (3)Q.P.M. London Gazette 25 May 1972:'The Queen has been pleased to award the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry to the late Sergeant 1st Class William Watson Riley and the late Sergeant 3rd Class Maurice Raymond McDiarmid, both of the New South Wales Police Force, in recognition of their gallant conduct in the following circumstances:At a house in Toongabbie on 30 September 1971, Sergeants Riley and McDiarmid attempted to apprehend Ronald Desmond Clarke whom they knew to be armed and to have killed his brother and raped a woman. Sergeant McDiarmid forced an entry through the rear door of the house and Sergeant Riley gained an entry through the front door. Both policemen were armed with revolvers. In the events which followed three shots were fired by Clarke, two fatally wounding Sergeant Riley and the third inflicting grievous wounds to the head of Sergeant McDiarmid who died shortly afterwards. Neither officer fired his own revolver. Sergeant Riley and Sergeant McDiarmid both showed outstanding courage and devotion to duty and upheld the high traditions of the New South Wales Police Force.'William Watson Riley was born in Motherwell, Scotland on 22 February 1921, the son of Great War veteran Cecil Urquhart Riley. The family migrated to Australia when he was a child, and William was working as an orchardist when he enlisted in the Permanent Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.) in April 1940, aged 19.Having then served in the A.M.F. as a driver in the Australian Army Service Corps, he took his discharge in March 1942 and immediately re-enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Posted to the Guerilla Warfare School in Melbourne, he joined the 2/6th Independent Company (Commando) in May 1942. By the time of his discharge from 2/9th Australian General Hospital in December 1945, he had served for two years on active operations in Morotai and New Guinea.Riley next joined the New South Wales Police, attending the Sydney Metropolitan Training Depot before taking up traffic duties at Camperdown and Regent Street police stations. In May 1947 he qualified as a solo motor cyclist and in August 1949 as a motor driver. In November 1950 he received his first commendation when, off duty, he rendered valuable service in combatting a fire which occurred at the railway depot at Bowenfels.Advanced to Constable 1st Class in December 1952 and to Senior Constable in July 1958, he received another commendation in the summer of 1959, his service record stating:'Commended for the excellent work performed, under adverse conditions, during the search for Bryan Thomas Bullock and Anthony James Forster who escaped from Berrima Training Centre on 29 May 1959, and were recaptured by Police near Bigga on 3 June 1959.'For much of the coming decade Riley was employed on general duties - at Bathurst, Parramatta and Blackdown stations - and he received further advancement to Sergeant 3rd Class in March 1960 and to Sergeant 2nd Class in July 1967. He was also awarded his Police Exemplary Service Medal in September 1968.A 'blood bath'Of the above cited events in Toongabbie on 30 September 1971, numerous reports appeared in the Australian press. For it was indeed - as observed by an eyewitness to those events - a blood bath. There were four fatalities within a matter of hours.Riley and McDiarmid were serving at Blackdown Police Station at the time, when a distraught women rushed in and reported a shooting and her rape at 1 Mimosa Avenue. It was later ascertained that a heavily armed and desperate gunman, Ronald Clarke, aged 23, had earlier shot his brother there.Both officers were dispatched to the address in question, in order to investigate further, although it was believed the gunman had long since fled the scene. He hadn't. He was preparing to dispose of his brother's body when the two officers arrived. The offender ran to the rear of the house and McDiarmid did likewise, making a forced entry at the back door, before being fatally wounded from a shot delivered by Clarke. Riley, meanwhile, made a forced entry at the front door, only to be twice shot by Clarke with a .22 rifle, one bullet lodging in lodging in his spine and the other fracturing his skull. The wounds were fatal and he died instantly, but McDiarmid survived his wounds a little longer, dying in an ambulance on his way to Blackdown General Hospital.Clarke sped off in a getaway car but was tracked down by a pair of patrol officers in the suburb of Lurnea. They rammed the fugitive's vehicle off the road and one of the officers - on being threatened with a revolver - shot him dead.The tragic scene at 1 Mimosa Avenue was later described by a neighbour in a newspaper report:"I went around the back of the house and saw a policeman's bloody hand grasping the door," she said."It was horrible … I'll never forget it."Mrs. Roberts said that when she reached Constable McDiarmid, he was slummed in the doorway."He was sitting in the doorway with his face shot away.""He was still conscious but couldn't talk," she said."He kept pointing inside the house."When she went in, she found Sergeant Riley lying dead in the lounge room.In the bedroom, she found the body of Warren Clarke, wrapped up in sheets."The house was a blood bath from front to back," she said."I rushed out and stopped a bread delivery woman who went to contact the ambulance. Then I ran to a neighbour's house to tell her what had happened."Mrs. Roberts said she and her neighbour, Mrs. Dawn Harris, went back to the house and tried to help the dying constable until an ambulance arrived.'Both officers were buried with full police honours, as related in another newspaper report:"Blacktown came to a standstill yesterday to pay tribute to Sergeant William Riley and Senior Constable McDiarmid who were shot dead last week.A hush fell over the town and thousands of people lines the streets to watch the almost mile-long funeral cortege pass by.Others crowded windows and rooftops of buildings and the railway bridge along the route.Simultaneously, police lined up outside every police station in the State and observed two minutes silence in honour of their dead comrades … a joint funeral.'Both men were posthumously promoted and awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry, Riley to Sergeant 1st Class. He left a widow and two children.Sold with a file of comprehensive research, including numerous police, eyewitness and newspape…

Shanghai Municipal Council Emergency Medal 1937, bronze (Sgt. W. W. Graham S.M.P.), engraved between rays, good very fineWilliam Walter Graham was born on 1 October 1902, son of Herbert and Constance, of 53 Kelmscott Road, Wandsworth. Graham joined the British Army circa 1919 and went to India and thence onto Shanghai. It is assumed he served in the Shanghai Defence Force 1927-28 and joined the Shanghai Municipal Police in 1928 (Constable No. 813). Promoted Sergeant in 1931, he married Alda Madeira and they lived at Embankment Building, overlooking the Soochow Creek - which would offer a good viewpoint for the following troubles.Graham would have been on active service during the August-November 1937 emergency (Medal) and then took long leave from February-July 1939 with his wife and (by now) two children. Promoted Sub-Inspector (North China Herald, 12 June 1940 refers) and added to the Foreign Affairs Team as part of the Western Area Police Force, things were to take a severe turn.Following the uncontested invasion of Shanghai by the Japanese on 8 December 1941, life continued comparatively unchanged and the Municipal Police were required to maintain the administration, under the Shanghai Provisional Council of 1941 Under considerable pressure from the United States Administration, the foreign Extra Territorial Treaties, which had established the China Treaty ports in the 19th century including Shanghai (except that for Hong Kong), were abrogated on 11 January 1943 by the Treaty Between His Majesty in Respect of the United Kingdom and India and His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China and the Regulation of Related Matters - so that at the end of the Japanese War Shanghai, and other occupied treaty ports would be returned to the Chinese Government (KMT) in Nanking.This also had the effect of terminating the Police service contacts - in Graham's case on 22 February 1943.That same month, Graham and other expatriate members of allied countries were put into one of the internment camps - described as Civil Assembly Centres.The Graham family were interned in the Yu Yuen Road camp which, like Ash Camp, held a large number of former Shanghai Municipal Council employees. Located at 404 Yu Yuen Road, it was composed of the grounds and buildings of the former Western District Public School and the Shanghai Public School for Girls. "G Block", the Girls' School, next to the Fire Station, and "B Block", the Boys' School, and "T Camp" were temporary wooden huts along Tifeng Road , which had been constructed to house British troops during emergencies. Some 972 internees were held at Yu Yuen Road throughout the internment period. Internees were moved near the end of the war to Yangtzepoo, finally being discharged from the Lunghwa Camp in August 1945. As a result of the British/China treaty of 1943 - at the end of the Pacific War, when the employees of the Municipal Council, civil servants, Police, Fire etc. came out of the internment camps in August and September 1945, they were unemployed. Some managed to obtain jobs in Shanghai and Hong Kong, but the majority returned the their home, which the Grahams did on the Tamaroa on 22 November 1945.Although compensation was paid by the British Foreign Office to former Council employees covering the loss of their pension rights - Graham received £841 6s 5d being his superannuation funds - that for loss of property continued for years, mostly unsuccessfully. The family settled in Peterborough where Graham worked for Baker Perkins Ltd, manufacturers of food processing equipment. He died on 12 December 1961.…

A rare post-war K.P.M. for Gallantry awarded to Constable 1st Class E. B. O'Regan, New South Wales Police Force, who was shot while confronting armed robbersKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Gallantry, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Const. 1/Cl. Edward B. O'Regan, N.S.W. Police Force), in its Royal Mint case of issue, official naming on pre-prepared ground, extremely fineK.P.M. London Gazette 29 August 1947.Edward Bernard O'Regan was born on 15 August 1916 and joined the New South Walers Police Force as a Constable in July 1939. A native of Lithgow in N.S.W., he was described on his enlistment papers as standing at 6.1 feet and weighing nearly 12 stone.By the time of his K.P.M.-winning exploits in May 1946, he was still serving as a Constable, but he was about to receive accelerated promotion to Constable 1st Class. And of those gallant deeds, his service record states:'Specially commended for the very fine policeman ship and conspicuous bravery displayed when, in company with Constable A. E. Gilchrist, the arrest was affected of an armed bandit, M. J. Delaney, at Harris Park on 23 May 1946, and also in connection with the attempted apprehension of two offenders who were disturbed when about to break into the Cabramatta Post Office at 2 a.m. on 30 May 1946. Promoted to Constable 1st Class as on, from 23 May 1946, and submission made for the award of the King's Police and Fire Services Medal 'for Gallantry' in accordance with the recommendation of the appraisement committee.'Of the incident at Cabramatta - and under the headline 'Two More Police Shot; Big Manhunt' - a local newspaper takes up the story:'The men shot were detectives Regan and Gilchrist. They disturbed the men at the back of Cabramatta Post Office. The men fired shots and wounded both detectives. The wounds were not serious.The men ran across to a black sedan car, in which they drove off at high speed towards Fairfield. All police cars in the metropolitan area were posted to a search for the sedan. Detectives were called from their beds in all parts of the metropolitan area.Detectives Regan and Gilchrist, though wounded, joined in the hunt. Later, however, both detectives had to abandon the hunt and seek treatment at Parramatta Hospital. Regan was shot in the thigh, but the nature of Gilchrist's injuries were not known at 3 a.m. today.The sedan in which the men made their getaway was stolen in Newtown earlier in the night.One of the men was wearing a blue suit. A pocket was torn from his coat during a struggle with the detectives.Three detectives have been shot in two days. On Tuesday night Detective Sergeant Wilson was shot while in plain clothes room of Darlinghurst Police Station.'O'Regan, who was duly recommended for the K.P.M. for Gallantry, resigned from the N.S.W. Police Force in August 1947. He died at Parramatta in July 1967; sold with copied service record and newspaper reports.…

The post-war K.P.M. awarded to Inspector 1st Class J. T. Dunnet, New South Wales Police ForceKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Distinguished Service, G.VI.R., 1st issue (James T. Dunnet, Insp. 1st Class, N.S.W. Police Force), official naming on pre-prepared ground, good very fineK.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1947.James Thomson Dunnet was born in Caithness, Scotland on 4 September 1887 and served in the Leith Police Force for a year or two before immigrating to Australia. Settling in New South Wales, he was appointed a Constable in the local police force in November 1910.He was subsequently advanced to Detective Sergeant (D.S.) 3rd Class in July 1928, D.S. 2nd Class in September 1935 and D.S. 1st Class in October 1938, followed by his appointment to Inspector in January 1942.Dunnet's final promotion was to Superintendent and Inspector 1st Class in March 1945, and he was also entitled to the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 30 April 1948, refers); sold with copied service record.…

The 'St. Pancras bombing 1941' B.E.M. awarded to Constable H. J. Smith, Police War Reserve, 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police who, whilst off duty, saw a women trapped in her home by a parachute mineFinding a ladder he climbed the crumbling, bomb damaged building, dug her free and pulled her to safety, all while the bombs continued around him, his original recommendation was for the George Medal, later downgradedBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Henry John Smith), officially engraved naming on a pre-prepared background, light edge wear, very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 12 September 1941, the original citation states:'A bomb damaged a building, the remains of which were liable to collapse. War Reserve Constable Smith obtained a ladder, climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round to the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble. He began to dig with his hands although debris was falling and further bombs were dropped in the neighbourhood. Smith eventually released the victim and carried her to safety.'Henry John Smith worked as a packer in civilian life and was living at 41 Goldington Buildings, St. Pancras during the Second World War. He volunteered for the Police War Reserve and was posted to 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police. The original recommendation for his award was for the George Medal however it was downgraded to the B.E.M., the text goes into further detail on the events of 17 April 1941:'On 17th April 1941 at about 3.15 a.m. a parachute mine fell in Pancras Square, Platt Street, N.W.1., causing widespread devastation to the surrounding property including a very large block of flats and the "Star" P.H. at the corner of Platt Street and Goldington Street.War Reserve Smith, who was off duty but lived in the vicinity had returned from assisting at another incident at St. Pancras Hospital when he saw a parachute mine descending in the vicinity of Somers Town Police Station. He immediately went towards Pancras Square and while on his way the mine exploded. On arriving at the scene he rendered assistance, in the course of which he rescued a pregnant woman, and then heard cries for help coming from the first floor of the public house.This building appeared to be in imminent danger of collapse and part of it had to be pulled down next day, but War Reserve obtained a ladder (which was too short) climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble and debris. He began to extricate the woman with his hands although pieces of ceilings and brickwork were falling and further bombs were still coming down in the neighbourhood.The woman was eventually released and carried to the window. War Reserve Smith then shouted to another police officer to fetch a longer ladder and when this arrived he put the woman over his shoulder and descended to the ground. She had by this time fainted.With the assistance of the woman's brother-in-law he took her to a Rest Centre and then returned to the scene of the incident and rendered what further assistance he could until 5.15 a.m. when he returned home, cleaned himself and reported for duty at 5.45 a.m. at Somers Town Police Station.Although War Reserve Smith was due to parade for duty at 5.45 a.m. the same morning he voluntarily rendered assistance at various incidents during the night. He attended a major incident at St. Pancras Hospital and then generally assisted at Pancras Square, in the course of which he rescued the two women. It is likely that had it not been for the efforts of this War Reserve the second women would have been buried by debris.The conduct of War Reserve Smith, who was off duty, was meritorious and his conduct was of a very high order.The acting Superintendent of the Division recommends War Reserve Smith for an award or mention in the London Gazette. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the District considers his conduct worthy of high award and recommends the award of the George Medal.'Whilst impressive this recommendation does little to underline the danger of the situation and can be better outlined by the testimony of the witnesses, firstly the victim of the bomb, Mrs. Constance E Keevil, who states:'My house partially collapsed, and as I attempted to leave my office the door collapsed on me, pinning me in the corner with the door, by this time the ceiling and walls were collapsing on me, burying me in the debris up to my shoulders. I was completely helpless, and shouted for help; this was answered by a man's voice, telling me to wait; shortly afterwards a policeman entered my office through the balcony window, he started to clear the debris off me with his hands, repeatedly telling me to keep calm. All the time he was doing this masonry was falling in patches and was dangerous to us both. He eventually cleared me of the debris, took me to the window and shouted for someone to bring a longer ladder, still doing his best to keep me calm, which I might say was a great effort on his part. The raid was still very heavy; the next I remember was being thrown over the P.C.'s shoulder and carried down the ladder when I completely collapsed.'P.C. Richardson adds his verdict:'The air raid was still in progress and of a severe character; the public house was in a very bad condition and liable to collapse further.In my opinion The War Reserve acted with great promptitude and courage, and at great personal danger considering all the circumstances of the night.'Sold together with copied research.…

An extremely rare Edward VII gallantry K.P.M. awarded to Senior Constable J. C. Gates, New South Wales Police Force, the first Australian police officer to be so honoured and one of just four to receive the Edwardian issueIn his gallant pursuit of an armed burglar in North Sydney in April 1909, he exchanged fire until the latter ran out of ammunition, following which he closed with him to make an arrest: in the ensuing struggle, Gates was severely beaten about the head with the burglar's empty revolver, his wounds requiring 23 stitchesKing's Police Medal, E.VII.R., on gallantry riband (J. C. Gates, Sen. Const., N.S. Wales P.), minor edge bruises, good very fineK.P.M. London Gazette 14 January 1910.James Charles Gates was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 28 February 1885, the son of a distiller. Opting for a new life in Australia when a teenager, he was working as a blacksmith when he enlisted in the New South Wales Police as a Constable.By the time of his K.P.M.-winning exploits in North Sydney, Gates had been advanced to Constable 1st Class but, as reported in various newspapers, he was about to receive accelerated promotion to Senior Constable.The incident in question commenced in Carabella Street, on the heights overlooking Neutral Bay, when an armed burglar broke into the house of Mr. Russell Sinclair in the early morning hours of 1 April 1909. Alerted by a lodger to the burglar's presence, Sinclair gave chase and a violent struggle ensued, in which he was twice shot in the groin. The burglar then made off down the street. Here, then, the moment at which Gates arrived on the scene. A newspaper report takes up the story:'It was after his escape into the streets that the fugitive waged another fight, this time with the constable who arrested him. When Constables McDonald and J. C. Gates, having been informed of that had occurred, proceeded to the locality, Gates saw a man near Milson's Point ferry. He watched the man, and at last he accosted him near Jeffrey Street. The man, who kept his right hand in his pocket, replied that he was on his way to visit someone in Carabella Street. The constable asked him why he kept his hand in his pocket, whereupon the man drew a revolver, fired, and then bolted. The shot missed Gates, who started off after the man, who, while he ran, turned and fired again twice, but still without effect. Constable Gates then fired, and an exchange of shots was kept up. The policeman was not hit but it was afterwards shown that one of his bullets grazed the fugitive's neck, causing a slight flesh wound. Gates, still in pursuit, reached his quarry near Livingstone Lane, and a hand-to-hand fight ensued.The man hit Gates a blow with the butt end of his revolver, and partially stunned him, but the Constable never allowed his prisoner to elude him, and was all the time endeavouring to hand cuff him. The Constable was furiously attacked, blow after blow being delivered about his head with the butt end of the revolver, and at length the man actually got free, but Gates, gallantly refusing to be beaten off, followed him and was joined by a civilian who had been alarmed by the noise of the conflict. Finding the chase hot, the fugitive dashed down some steps into an area in Fitzroy Street, and here he was finally captured, the Constable getting the hand cuffs on him.'The gallant Gates was duly awarded the K.P.M. as well as being advanced to Senior Constable. He was also presented with a Testimonial by the Mayor of North Sydney. His assailant - James Frederick Crook - was sentenced to death, a sentence later commuted to life.Gates died at Ghatswood in the northern district of Sydney in July 1955; sold with copied service record and newspaper reports.…

The named pair of mounted miniature dress medals worn by Major C. B. Wilkinson, Essex Rifles, late 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry), who was present at every major engagement of the Crimean WarCrimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, 'C. Brice Wilkinson. Capt. 68th Lt. Infy.', contemporarily engraved around rim; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, 'C. Brice Wilkinson. Capt. 68th Lt. Infy. 1854-5', contemporarily engraved around rim, '-5' a later addition, mounted together as worn on riband buckle with gold retaining pin by Hunt & Roskell, light contact wear, very fineChristopher Brice Wilkinson was born on 9 September 1835 in Bisham, Yorkshire and purchased a commission as Ensign in the 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry) on 11 October 1853. He was embarked to Crimea with his Regiment in 1854 and was promoted Lieutenant just one month prior to the Battle of the Alma. The 68th Foot fought with distinction during the Crimean War, with the Regiment winning its first Victoria Cross at the Battle of Inkermann in November 1854. As a point of interest, Wilkinson reportedly collected a Russian bugle from the battlefield at Inkermann, among other relics, which he later sold.After the close of the Crimean Campaign, he was advanced Captain in January 1857 and at some stage transferred to the Essex Rifles with whom Wilkinson was made Major on 6 September 1858. It is unlikely that he followed his Regiment to India in 1857, as he does not appear on the roll with entitlement to an Indian Mutiny Medal. Upon his retirement from the service, Wilkinson moved to Bath where he worked as a police constable, becoming Chief Constable of the Bath Police by 1882.He was at some point married, and in 1891 the retired Army Major and his wife Margaret were raising their three daughters at their home on 296 Creswick Road in Acton, London. Wilkinson lived into a ripe old age, dying on 8 October 1922 aged 87 and was interred at St. Smithin's Church, Walcot in Bath; sold together with copied London Gazette entries and copied photograph of Wilkinson circa 1880.…

The Second World War period K.P.M. pair awarded to Inspector G. Campbell, New South Wales Police ForceKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Distinguished Service, G.VI.R., 1st issue (G. Campbell, Inspr., N.S.W.P.F.); Jubilee 1935, good very fine (2)K.P.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942.George Campbell was born in New South Wales on 16 March 1880 and saw active service as a Gunner in 'A' Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery in the Boer War.Described as being 6 ft. tall and weighing 13 stone on his enlistment in the N.S.W. Police Force in July 1903, he was posted as a Constable to the Eastern District but later served in Double Bay. His subsequent promotions were to Sergeant 3rd Class in October 1922, 2nd Class in January 1929 and 1st Class in July 1933, followed by his appointment to Inspector in April 1937.Campbell retired in March 1941, shortly before the announcement of his award of the K.P.M., and he died in July 1965; sold with copied service record and verification for the Jubilee 1935 Medal.…

black painted over all, bun pommel above the collar inscribed 1813 HORTON CONSTABLE, the arms of Hanover below and IIID GR below that, 81.5cm long.

STAWELL, MRS RODOLPH: 'FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS' illustrated by E.J. Detmold, printed by Constable and published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, gilt tooled cream card boundProvenance: A Dorset bibliophile.

A WWI pair of medals named to 45446 PTE. H.L. BROOKS 15-LOND. R. with part of box of issue, together with a George V Special Constabulary Long Service Medal named to ALFRED F. BROOKS (thought to be a relation) and two Norfolk Constabulary Special Constable badges

A trio of WW1 medals awarded to Private W.M. Browne of the Norfolk Regiment to include a 1914-15 Star, War medal, Victory medal together with a comrades of the Great War enamel badge, a Borough of Kings Lynn Special Constable enamel badge, cap badges etc. (Qty) all in very good to excellent used condition. Provenance, private collection from a local Staffordshire rectory.

Boxed ww2 medal group inc special constable medal to theodore Mcintire

Earl Bathurst, A History of the V.W.H.Country, Describing the Formation over 100 years ago and division 50 years ago, Constable and Co., 1st Edition 1936, hardback, Signed with Letter from Earl Bathurst to Paget date Nov 15th 1938Shipping £33.00 plus vat (UK Only)

Shaw (George Bernard) An Unsocial Socialist, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Hugo Vallentin from G. Bernard Shaw, 29th Nov 1914" to half-title, last few ff. slightly frayed at fore-edge, spotting to endpapers, gutter cracked at few points with contents slightly shaken, original cloth, spine lightly faded with some fraying to ends and very small hole affecting single letter, Constable & Company Ltd., 1914 § Stevenson (Robert Louis) Island Nights' Entertainments, first edition, frontispiece and illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end dated 7G-393, occasional spotting, mainly to endpapers and first few ff., hinges cracked, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine slightly faded and with few tiny nicks to ends, rubbing to extremities, London, Paris & Melbourne, Cassell & Company Limited, 1893; and others, literature, v.s. (c.160)  *** Vallentin was a friend and Shaw's Swedish translator.

Maupassant (Guy de) Doctor Heraclius Gloss, translated by Jeffery E. Jeffery, one of 150 copies on hand-made paper, very light browning to endpapers and peripheral leaves, few spots to fore-edge, original cloth-backed boards, printed paper labels to spine and upper cover, uncut, spine ends lightly bumped, some light browning and soiling, mainly to labels, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press for Brentano's Limited, 1923 § Waddell (Helen) The Raven Miscellany. The Abbé Prévost. A Play, one of 750 copies signed by the author, spotting, mainly to first few ff. and fore-edge, original vellum-backed cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, dust-jacket, spine very lightly browned and with tape repair to head to verso, some light creasing and one or two tiny nicks or tears to extremities, some light surface soiling, Raven Press for Constable and Company, 1933; and others, various subjects, v.s. (c.40)

19th century black painted turned wood Police truncheon with gilt lettering 'S C' Special Constable, with ribbed grip, marked St M and E.44cm long approx

HEATH ROBINSON (William, illustrator): 'Old-Time Stories told by Master Charles Perrault..': London, Constable & Co, 1921: FIRST EDITION: tipped-in colour illustrations, publishers red cloth gilt, slightly damp marked to fore edge, short fray to head of hinges and minor wear but a good bright copy: with 4 other books, illustrated by Dulac or Rackham. (5)

A Collection of Jazz Books. Assorted hardback and paperback books on Jazz. Includes Weather Bird (Gary Giddins, Oxford University Press 2004), Jazz in Revolution (John Dankworth, Constable, London 1998), Such Sweet Thunder (Benny Green,  Simon and Schuster UK, 2001), Living the Jazz Life (W. Royal Stokes, Oxford University Press 2000), Jazz: A History of America's Music (Geoffrey C Ward and Ken Burns, Pimlico 2001). Overall condition: Very Good to Very Good Plus. Some books are ex-public library books and may have stamp marks on inner sleeves. (20)

Constable by Michael Rosenthal, 191 illustrations, 48 in colour. Softback book. Charity book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

A RED PAINTED ASH LAMINATE PRINCE OF WALES INVESTITURE CHAIR DESIGNED BY LORD SNOWDON IN 1969 AND MANUFACTURED BY REMPLOY With motto 'Ich Dien' and Prince of Wales feathers in gilt, with original red covered seats 30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) high; 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep The Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969 was Lord Snowdon's crowning achievement. He was invited by HM The Queen to oversee the ceremony - as a Welshman, member of the Royal family and foremost a designer he was an inspired choice and was created Constable of Caernarvon Castle for the ceremony. Working with his friend Carl Toms (who had been mentored by Oliver Messel), and John Pound, the brutalist designer from the Ministry of Works, the designs for the ceremony were ground-breaking and celebrated both modernity and antiquity, in a time when Welsh independence and its place within the Union was at risk. The Investiture was a triumph and the chairs Snowdon designed for the event have proven a notable legacy, strikingly modern in form and manufactured at the Remploy factory in Bridgend. When asked about them Snowdon replied 'I am not a modernist for the sake of being modern. I just happen to be alive in 1969'. Lord Snowdon's own pair of investiture chairs were sold Christie's, London, 24 September 2020, lot 92 (£43,750 including premium). Condition Report: Presentable order and apperance overall, some small marks, knocks, scuffs, scratches abrasions consistent with age and useSome knocks and nicks around the legs, some light marks to the upholsteryOverall joints entirely solid and stablePlease see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance Condition Report Disclaimer

Poetry.An Annual Review of Poetry: 1917. London: Constable and Company, 1917, pencil note to front free endpaper, very light spotting to half-title, final few leaves and edges of text block, original boards, age-toning, short splits to head and foot of joints;Elton (Oliver). Lascelles Abercrombie, 1881-1938. From the Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume XXV. London: Humphrey Milford, no date, portrait frontis, original printed wrappers with "J. Redwood Anderson, with the writer's compliments" in ink to upper cover;Abercrombie (Lascelles). Interludes and Poems. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, signed by the author on front free endpaper, endpapers browned, faint foxing to preliminaries and final leaves, original cloth with remnants of torn dust jacket;Sitwell (Edith, editor). Wheels. An Anthology of Verse: 1917. Oxford: B. H. Blackwell, 1917, 'for review' in blind to title-page, original printed boards, age-toning, extremities a little rubbed;Stephens (James). Songs from the Clay. London: Macmillan, 1915, strip of toning to front free endpaper and final blank leaf, original boards, dust jacket, shallow chipping to edges, spine folds a little worn;Davies (W.H.) and Nicholson (William, illustrator). The Hour of Magic and other poems. Jonathan Cape, 1922, illustrations by William Nicholson, library blind-stamp to title-page and two other leaves, original boards with printed title label, boards with some dust-staining, spine heavily toned;Twenty-four others.(29)

Geology.Lyell (Charles), Elements of Geology, London: John Murray, 1841, second edition, two volumes, plates and in-text illustrations, original cloth with paper title labels to spine; Penn (Granville), A Comparative Estimate of the Mineral and Mosaical Geologies, London: Printed for James Duncan, 1844, third edition, two volumes, contemporary blind-stamped cloth; Miller (Hugh), The Testimony of the Rocks; or, Geology in its Bearings on Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed, Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co., 1857, in-text illustrations, contemporary blind-stamped cloth; three others, all ex-library. (8)

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse undated (C. E. Ingram. Con. A.C.) very fine £300-£400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Constable, Armed Constabulary, New Zealand local forces.

Three: Police Constable A. Drane, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. Drane. G. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. A. Drane. T. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. Drane.) edge bruising, very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Arthur Drane was born in Eye, Suffolk, in 1875 and attested for the Suffolk Artillery Militia on 6 March 1893. He purchased his discharge the following year, and subsequently joined the Metropolitan Police on 7 June 1896, serving with both ‘G’ (King’s Cross) and ‘T’ (Hammersmith) Divisions. He retired to pension on 12 June 1922. Sold with copied research.

Blackpool Special Constabulary Medal for Services Rendered (4), gold (9ct., total weight 5.83g each) and enamel, the reverses engraved ‘Constable 446 D. Ainsworth.’; ‘Constable 35 A. Ernill’; ‘Constable 309 H. H. Wilkinson’; and ‘Constable 229 W. L. Cookson’, the first three with integral small loop suspensions but lacking top date brooch bars; the last planchet only; together with Blackpool Special Constable lapel badges for 1914 and 1916, generally very fine (6) £300-£400

Pair: Police Constable J. O’Hara, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. J. O’Hara. T. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. O’Hara. T. Div.) mounted for wear, polished, nearly very fine Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---

Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 1 clasp, The Great War 1914-18 (William J. Sykes); together with the recipient’s Blackpool Special Constabulary Medal for Services Rendered, gold (9ct., total weight 9.42g) and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Constable 117 W. J. Sykes’, with top ‘1914-18’ brooch bar; and a Blackpool Special Constable 1914 lapel badge, good very fine (3) £120-£160

Blackpool Special Constabulary Medal for Services Rendered (3), gold (9ct., total weight 9.42g each) and enamel, the reverses engraved ‘Constable 111. S. Page.’; ‘Constable 276. J. Singleton’; and ‘Constable 114 J. Smith’, with respectively ‘1914-15’; ‘1914-15’; and ‘1918’ top brooch bars, good very fine and better (3) £300-£400

Order of St. John Lifesaving Medal, 1st type (1874-88), silver (William Hardwick. 1885) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension in place of ring and with original ribbon with Badge of the Order, without embellishment, embroidered on the ribbon in white, in its original Phillips Bros. & Son fitted presentation case, extremely fine and rare £400-£500 --- Only 34 silver and 18 bronze 1st type Order of St. John of Jerusalem Life Saving Medals awarded 1874-88. ‘Police Constable, Borough of Kidderminster Police Force. For courageous conduct at Kidderminster Railway Station on July 22nd, 1885, in rescuing a woman named Margaret Perkins - at the time a prisoner in the custody of another Police Officer - who threw herself from the platform in front of a rapidly approaching train and was promptly seized and removed at great risk to his own life by P.C. Hardwick.’ Presented on behalf of the Chapter by the Secretary General of the Order, Sir Edmund Lechmere, on 15 February, 1886, at the Corporation Buildings, Kidderminster, in the presence of the Deputy Mayor and members of the Corporation and Borough Police, and representatives of various public bodies. The silver medal was also awarded to Joseph John Thornborough, Porter, for the same act.

The extremely rare inter-war 1932 Empire Gallantry Medal pair awarded to Eric Watt ‘Jock’ Bonar, Chief Pilot of Northern Air Transport Limited and Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force Reserve, for carrying out the rescue of a R.A.F. pilot from a crashed Siskin - in the face of flames 30 feet high, and with cries of “For God’s sake save me Jock, save me” ringing in his ears. Bonar dragged the pilot free from the burning wreckage in Barton airport, Manchester, but despite his best efforts, the pilot succumbed to the severity of his burns two weeks later. A veteran of the Royal Navy during the Great War, a post-war friend of Lawrence of Arabia, and an extremely skilful pilot - Bonar ‘had been flying since God was a boy.’ Pre-Second World War Bonar was employed as a development pilot for the Merlin Engine - which was to power Hurricanes and Spitfires, amongst others. Continuing in the same vein, Bonar was granted an Honorary Commission in the R.A.F.V.R. in 1940 and was employed as Chief Test Pilot for Napier - testing the Sabre Engine for Typhoons and Tempests. In the latter capacity he received the George Cross, but was unable to return his E.G.M. due to using it to settle an outstanding bill at a garage! Empire Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., Civil Division (Flt. Sergt. Eric Watt Bonar, R.A.F.R.); Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 5th type, bronze (Eric Bonar, Barton Airport. 24-5-32.) fitted with silver straight bar suspension, and contemporary silver riband buckle, mounted on card for display, very fine (2) £5,000-£7,000 --- A total of 130 Empire Gallantry Medals were awarded in the period 1922-40, 62 Military, 64 Civil, and 4 Honorary awards. The Empire Gallantry Medal was superseded by the George Cross in September 1940 and surviving holders of the E.G.M. were required to exchange their award for the George Cross. E.G.M. London Gazette 5 August 1932: ‘For an act of conspicuous courage in rescuing the pilot of a burning aeroplane of the Royal Air Force at Barton in May last. Under the protection of an asbestos blanket he unfastened the straps binding the pilot, released him from his parachute harness, and with assistance dragged him from the burning wreckage. He gave first aid to the airman, who was then conveyed to hospital but died about a fortnight later.’ Eric Watt ‘Jock’ Bonar was born in Edinburgh in 1899, and after school was apprenticed to Scottish Commer Cars - makers of petrol engine lorries. He volunteered during the Great War for service with the 7th Battalion, Cameron Highlanders whilst only aged 16. Bonar’s mother informed the Army that he was underage, and he was forced to return to his apprenticeship. When he was old enough he joined the Royal Navy and served in minesweepers as part of the Dover Patrol (entitled to the British War and Victory Medals). Having advanced to Petty Officer, Bonar was demobilised in 1919. After a brief foray into a motor cycle business in Glasgow, he decided to enlist in the Royal Air Force as a fitter: ‘He managed to secure a place on an NCO pilot course as a leading aircraftsman, and was befriended by a fellow-ranker with an interest in motorcycling - T. E. Shaw, the former Lawrence of Arabia. Bonar was duly posted as a fighter pilot to 25 Squadron as its first NCO pilot, and was selected for the Gloster Grebes’ aerobatic display team. At one display King George V ordered the team by radio telephone to loop the loop, and afterwards Bonar was presented to the King, who was flabbergasted to find an NCO pilot among the officers. When he was offered the choice between a permanent commission and an instructor’s course at the Central Flying School, he opted for the course and in 1929 left the Service at the end of a seven year engagement. His civil aviation career began as a joyride pilot giving flips round Blackpool Tower, and he became an established figure on the flying circus circuit.... A former sergeant pilot in the R.A.F., in 1932 he was chief flying instructor at Barton aerodrome, when Sgt Treadgold, an old friend still serving in the R.A.F., rolled a Siskin over the airfield at low altitude... (Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 5 March 1991 refers) Further detail as to what happened next is provided by an article written by John Wilson in The Life Saving Awards Research Society Journal, No. 73 (compiled from various newspaper coverage of the incident at the time, including the Daily Express, 25 May 1932): ‘At 14.10 on the afternoon of 24th May 1932, No. 341550, Sergeant Jack Treadwell, R.A.F. together with No. 560860, Leading Aircraftsman William Patrick Lane, R.A.F., No. 5 Training School took off from Sealand, Flintshire in a Siskin aircraft on a training flight. All was well until 14.35 when they were flying over Barton airfield near Manchester, where the airport staff assumed that he was coming in to land. However, the pilot attempted a roll manoeuvre at low altitude but upon reaching the top of the roll the plane stalled, and with insufficient height to recover the aircraft crashed behind a mound in a field near the airport’s perimeter, turned a somersault and caught fire. Jock Bonar was seated in the aerodrome’s fire engine at the time and saw the crash. The fire engine and crew were on duty so were immediately able to speed off to the scene of the crash. At the same time, airport officials who had seen the plane stall, were quick to contact the ambulance. Meanwhile, Police Constable Herbert Hayes, who was on motor cycle patrol near Barton Airport, also saw the airplane crash in flames and he drove his motor cycle across the aerodrome to a fence, and then climbed over and ran to the crash scene. The flames were 30 feet high, but Constable Hayes found Flight Sergeant Treadwell strapped in the rear cockpit surrounded by flames. He immediately began to unstrap him from the seat, when Eric Bonar arrived with an asbestos blanket, which afforded him some protection from the flames. Despite his terrible burns Treadwell was able to recognise Bonar’s voice and cried out, “For God’s sake save me Jock, save me”. With the fire crew and others spraying the flames with fire extinguishers, Bonar was quickly able to cut the remaining straps and Bonar and Hayes then pulled Sergeant Treadwell from the wreckage and into the arms of the bystanders. Doctors were on the scene within minutes and Sergeant Treadwall was rushed to hospital. The Eccles Fire Brigade too were quickly on the scene and put out the fire. LAC William Lane was not so fortunate. He was in the front of the plane and such was the damage that it wasn’t possible to reach him and attempt a rescue. Bonar said that when he first went to the plane it was obvious to him that Lane was already dead, most likely having been killed on impact. His body had to be cut out of the wreckage when the fire had been extinguished. Treadwell was taken by ambulance to the Eccles and Patricroft Hospital where he was treated for serious burns to the face and was in severe shock... At first it was thought that he would survive his terrible burns injuries, and on one occasion he was able to make a statement regarding the accident. However, his condition gradually worsened and he died two weeks after the crash.’ For their bravery during the above incident, Bonar was awarded the E.G.M. and Police Constable Hayes was awarded the K.P.M. They were both also awarded the bronze medal of the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire (the rescue recorded in the Minutes Book No. 7, and Annual Report for 1933). Two years after the above incident took place: ‘Bonar tried to take part...

Oil on panel landscape two figures and a dog walking with trees beyond, 10.5 x 15.5cm, in gilt frame with applied name John Constable 1776-1837

[Fine Binding] The Savoy Cocktail Book compiled by Harry Craddock of The Savoy Hotel London with Decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, published Constable & Co.1930 first edition, decorated in colours throughout in the Art Deco style, this copy finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full black Morocco, lettered and decorated in silver and red

The Savoy Cocktail Book compiled by Harry Craddock of The Savoy Hotel London with Decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, published Constable & Co. 1930, first edition decorated in colours throughout and bound in publisher's original Art Deco style metallic boards with black cloth spine

Wells (H. G.). Mankind in the Making, 1st edition, London: Chapman & Hall, 1903, light spotting to a few leaves, ownership inscription to front blank, endpapers toned, publisher's original blue cloth gilt, spine lightly sunned and slightly worn at head, 8voIn the Days of the Comet, London: Macmillan and Co, 1906, publisher’s original green blind stamped and gilt decorated cloth, head and foot of spine a little rubbed, 8voFirst & Last Things, A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life, London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1908, many leaves untrimmed, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers toned, publisher's original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 8voExperiment in Autobiography, Discoveries and Conclusions of a Very Ordinary Brain (since 1866), New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934, publisher’s original cream cloth binding with black printed lettering, small areas of discolouration, large 8vo, plus 21 other H. G Wells volumesQTY: (25)

ASSORTED COLLECTABLES comprising a pipe and mouthpiece set, cased as one; an ambrotype photograph of a seated gentleman, 6cm x 5cm, in a hinged leather case; a papier-mache snuff box, 6.75cm long; a three-draw pocket telescope (unmarked), 42cm long extended; a Durham County Special Constable enamel lapel badge; and other items.

Americana. [Adams (Henry Brook)], Democracy: An American Novel, first edition, BAL State F, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1880, adverts printed in red, title-page with owl device and corrected to Leisure-Hour Series - No. 111, signature mark F lacking on page 65, original publisher's pictorial cloth, 8vo; Roosevelt (Theodore), The Strenuous Life, first UK edition, London: Grant Richards, 1902, original red cloth, 8vo; Mencken (H.L.), Prejudices: First Series, first UK edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1921, original yellow cloth, 8vo; Mencken (H.L., editor), Americana 1925, first UK edition, 1925, blue cloth, 8vo; Travel: Melville (Herman), Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence [...], copy no. 509/750, London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1922, original publisher's blue cloth, uncut, 8vo, (5)  Provenance: Peter Messent, Emeritus Professor of Modern American Literature and former Head of the School of American and Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Halcyon Days enamels - Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) by John Constable, Halcyon Days Collectors Circle edition number five, with paperwork, 65mm wide

A collection of assorted lapel badges, including AA badge, Torbay Scooter Club, City Defense Corps, Devon Special Constable, Prefect, BBC, Vickers VC-10 and others.

Two small framed oil paintings on board by John Constable Reeve

After John Constable (1776-1837), oil on canvas, Figures before a churchyard, 90 x 75cm, applied plaque to the ornate gilt frame. Condition - poor A restoration project: deep-set craquelure top-left corner, as shown, revealing canvas; further general craquelure; effects of bitumen clearly visible and detrimental to overall image; a scratch to paint top-right corner, approx. 6cm."Due to past issues with items being damaged in transit, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer packing and posting services on picture lots in this sale. This is non-negotiable. Picture lots must be collected in person, or external packing companies can be recommended. Thank you for your understanding."

Pair of Scottish silver sugar tongs, Edinburgh hallmark dated 1819, mm William Constable; another London hallmark dated 1888, mm indistinct; another London hallmark dated 1823 mm Jonathan Hayne; another London hallmark dated 1836 mm Charles Shipway, 200 gms. This lot concludes with four sugar nips, two with Sheffield hallmarks, one Birmingham and one London hallmark various dates, 68.6 gms together with a pair of silver plated sugar tongs. 

WINGFIELD, R.D. A Touch of Frost. London: Constable, 1990. First edition, 8vo (215 x 129mm.) (Toning.) Original black cloth (small marks to lower cover), dust-jacket (spine ends bumped, small tear at top of spine). Note: the second book in the ‘Jack Frost’ series and certainly the most scarce with a print run of only 500-600 copies.

Selection Of Constabulary Orientated Badges And Pattern Paperwork bullion embroidery badges include Merit ... BR Interpreter ... SCC Ambulance ... Chief Constable ... Town badges.  Badges mounted on wooden wall plaques including anodised QC R.C.M.P. ... Plated QC Birkenhead Borough Police ... Plated QC Sunderland Borough Police ... White metal Malta Police ... Gilt New York Police ... White metal Luxembourg Police.  Together with 4 pages from a badge pattern book 1928 onward.  44 items. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY

Selection Of Pre 1953 Constabulary Badges plated KC cap badges include Dorset Constabulary ... Essex Constabulary ... Shropshire Constabulary ... City Of Peterborough ... Kent Constabulary ... Bullion embroidery KC Scottish ... Plated and enamel KC lapel include PAMS ... WAPC ... Alloy with leather strap Northumberland Special Constable wrist badge.  Some fittings damaged.  16 items. Payment by Bank Transfer ONLY

After John Constable : The Hay Wain, colour print, 69 cm x 98 cm, together with a further group of pictures and prints including Montague Dawson, three bistro prints, etc.

(ARR) Reg Butler (B. 1913-1981) Tower Two, 1968 Lithograph Signed, dated and numbered 6/65 Mounted, framed and glazed Reginald Cotterell Butler (28 April 1913 – 23 October 1981) was an English sculptor. He was born at Bridgefoot House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire. His parents were the Master and Matron of the Buntingford Union Workhouse. Frederick Butler, formerly a police constable, was a relative of the poet William Butler Yeats; Edith was of Anglo-French descent. Butler studied and lectured at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1937 to 1939. He was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, being exempted from military service conditional upon setting up a small blacksmith business repairing farm implements. After winning the 'Unknown Political Prisoner' competition in 1953 he became one of the best known sculptors during the 1950s and 1960s, and also taught at the Slade School of Art.Measuers approx. 65cm x 49cm (25.5" x 19") excluding frame.

A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, THE PLAYS OF BERNARD SHAW, CONSTABLE COMPANY, LONDON

A John Constable bi-centenary two handled glass vase, decorated Mill On The Stour 7/25 and another decorated with East Bergholt Church 9/25

After John Constable, The Lock, rare David Lucas proof mezzotint, plate 14cm x 18cm, framedLight foxing in the margin

A Sunderland "Special Constable Patrol" lapel badge, first half 20th Century

A print after John Trickett, and another after constable.

BELLOC, (Hilaire), The Stane Street, A Monograph, Illustrated by William Hyde, first edition, London, Constable & Company Ltd., 1913, together with, Further Stories from Lord Halifax's Ghost Book, Robert Maclehose and Company Ltd, first edition, 1937, library stamped, From Darkness to Light, a Confession of Faith in the form of an anthology, first edition, 1956, and Anthony Powell, At Lady Molly's, 1957, and Isaac Asimov, Buy Jupiter and other stories, 1976, (5)

WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)Study for Hard Hit inscribed 'HARD HIT' (lower right) charcoal on paper 80 x 115cm Provenance Purchased by the Grandfather of the present owner, thence by descent Footnote The final version of Hard Hit was owned by one Orchardson's most loyal patrons, Humphrey Roberts, whose collection included works by Turner, Constable and Millais, along with other major works by Orchardson. It was sold at Christies on 22nd May 1908 and, more recently at Sotheby's on 17th May 2011.

English School (18th-19th century) A neo-classical figure study, traditionally attributed to John Constablepencil and watercolour12 x 16cmProvenance:C. Pye Oliver, thence by descent to the present vendorInscribed to label verso 'This was presented to C. Pye Oliver in 1903 by Cyril B. Constable - a grandson of the distinguished Constable, the father of English landscape painting - and the grandson states it was an unfinished sketch by his grandfather -'

Follower of John Constable A beach scene, possibly Brightonoil on canvas laid on panel31.5 x 34cm41 x 44cm framed

Follower of John Constable 'Watermill and Church, Dedham, Rain Storm Passing'titled verso and further inscribed 'By John Constable R.A. / Collection / James Orrock R.I. 1886'oil on board25 x 33cmProvenance:James Orrock RI ROI (1829-1913), according to label versoThis composition relates to 'The Mill', a mezzotint by David Lucas after Constable, published in 1833 (see Tate Britain T04047). James Orrock is known to have owned both genuine works by Constable and copies commissioned after him. 40 x 47cm framed

Andreas Schelfhout (Dutch, 1787-1870) An estuary scene with a windmill, boats and figuressigned 'A Schelfhout' (lower right)oil on panel17 x 22cmProvenance:MacConnal-Mason & Son, Ltd., LondonSchelfhout was a great advocate of en plein air sketching and travelled to England in 1835 to study the work of John Constable. It is very likely that this intimate study, with its spontaneous execution and attention to the clouds, was influenced by the British master. Schelfhout himself was to be hugely influential, teaching and inspiring the next generation of Dutch landscapists such as Charles Leickert and Johan-Barthold Jongkind.