A very rare ‘Chinese Civil War’ C.G.M. awarded to Able Seaman Clifford Beese, H.M.S. Kiawo, for ‘conspicuous courage amongst the survivors of the boarding party’ who had attempted the rescue of the crews of the steamers Wanhsien and Wanting which had been seized by Chinese troops at the port of Wanhsien on the Yangtze river in September 1926, an action described by one historian as a ‘twentieth-century revival of a Nelsonic manoeuvre’; Beese was amongst the wounded and received one of two C.G.M’s awarded for this action, the only such awards made in the inter-war period and his sole entitlement Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (J.103009 C. Beese. A.B. H.M.S. Kiawo. Wanhsien. 5.9.26.) naming officially impressed in small capitals, mounted as worn, suspension claw tightened, edge bruises and nicks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare £12,000-£16,000 --- Provenance: Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris Collection (Part I), Dix Noonan Webb, October 1996. C.G.M. London Gazette 16 May 1927. The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the following decorations and medals to officers and men of H.M. Navy and the Mercantile Marine, in recognition of their services at Wanhsien, Yangtze River, China, on 5 September 1926, and the connected events: C.G.M. Able Seaman Clifford Breese, H.M.S. Kiawo, ‘for conspicuous courage amongst the survivors of the boarding party.’ At the end of August 1926, General Yang Sen attempted to commandeer the British steamer Wanliu to provide his troops with free transport. As she was discharging passengers at Yunyang, 40 miles down river from the port of Wanhsien, on the Yangtze river, Chinese soldiers from a sampan boarded her whilst another sampan approached. The Chinese rushed the bridge and engine room but were driven back by the ship’s officers. The approaching sampan collided and sank, drowning many soldiers and losing thousands of dollars in currency meant for the troops. In the confusion the soldiers aboard the Wanliu seized the Captain and threatened to kill him unless they were taken to Wanshien. He had no option but to comply; however, on arrival at the destination, they were met by H.M.S. Cockchafer whose Captain and crew were able to order the Chinese to disembark. In order not to lose face, General Yang Sen then seized the S.S. Wanhsien and the S.S. Wantung, placing about 300 soldiers aboard. The two ships were moored alongside the Cockchafer with their rifles trained on her. Hopelessly outnumbered, the Cockchafer was trapped. After negotiations for the release of the men and ships had failed, the Admiralty ordered a naval expedition to Wanhsien to secure their release. H.M. Gunboat Widgeon and the steamer Kiawo, the latter manned by officers and men from H.M. Ships Despatch, Mantis and Scarab, made up the expedition to support H.M.S. Cockchafer. Beese, himself, came from the Scarab. On September 5, the expedition, led by Commander F. C. Darley, R.N., calmly sailed into the trap. When the British ships made their move to release the hostages, they were subjected to a fierce fire from cannon, machine guns and rifles. The British ships promptly replied, firing at the Chinese on the ships as well as at the gun emplacements around the shoreline. During this action the Kiawo attempted a boarding but was repelled by overwhelming odds and suffered heavy casualties. Nevertheless she managed to attain the release of the hostages who were all safe, apart from Mr Johnson, the Chief Engineer of the steamer Wantung, who unfortunately drowned while trying to swim to safety. Commander Darley, two Lieutenants, and four men were killed, while two officers and four men were wounded, including Able Seaman Beese. Petty Officer F. W. Warburton, of H.M.S. Kiawo, was also awarded the C.G.M., when he took command of the boarding party after Lieutenant A. R. Higgins R.N. was killed during this action. These two C.G.M.s were the only awards of this rare medal made between the period 1920 and the Second World War, and being peacetime awards are of great rarity. Awards for the action at Wanhsien, in addition to these two C.G.M.’s, were two D.S.C.’s, four D.S.M.’s and 28 mentions in despatches. Clifford Beese was born at Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 31 August 1904, and was a cabinet maker by trade when he engaged for 12 years service in the Royal Navy on 31 August 1922. His record of service notes that he was ‘wounded in action with Chinese troops on 5/9/26’ and that he was ‘awarded C.G.M. for service at Wanhsien 5/9/26 (London Gazette 6/5/27)’. He was confined for 7 days in November 1929 for being drunk and striking a constable on shore, and for 14 days in October 1931 for absence, although his conduct was always described as Good or Very Good. Beese was granted free discharge from the service on 16 March 1932, the C.G.M. being his sole medal entitlement. The original Admiralty Appreciation Signal of the Wahnsien incident accompanies the C.G.M. and reads as follows: ‘Admiralty to Commander in Chief, China. “Having received your telegraphic report of the expedition to Wanhsien on Sunday 5 September, Their Lordships, while deeply regretting the loss of valuable lives and the number of casualties suffered, note that the traditional gallantry of H.M. Service was fully sustained by all Officers and Ratings who took part in the hazardous expedition which resulted in the extrication of H.M.S. Cockchafer from her dangerous position and the rescue, with one exception, of the British Mercantile Marine Officers of the two Steamers. Their Lordships desire that an expression of their warm appreciation may be conveyed to all Officers and Ratings concerned.” Sold with copied research, including London Gazette entries, service papers, and copied extracts from Armed with Stings by A. Cecil Hampshire and Gunboat! by Bryan Perrett, both of which give detailed accounts of this remarkable incident.
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A ‘Balcombe Street Siege’ terrorist incident Q.G.M. awarded to Constable B. C. Court, Metropolitan Police, for his bravery in attempting to apprehend four IRA gunmen running amok through the streets of London on 6 December 1975. The six-day siege that ensued gripped the nation ‘with marksmen on rooftops, in adjoining flats and outside the building, both sides prepared for a long battle of nerves. Television and radio crews set up their camps. One reporter who was covering the events for radio was Jon Snow, now a Channel 4 newsreader. “I think we all fell victim to Balcombe Street fever,” he recalled.’ The IRA men, upon surrender and trial, received unprecedented sentences, and the Metropolitan Police who ended their terror spree were recognised with the award of 3 George Medals, and 5 Queen’s Gallantry Medals Queen’s Gallantry Medal (Barry Charles Court) remnants of adhesive to reverse, good very fine £7,000-£9,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Q.G.M. London Gazette 18 October 1977 (jointly listed with Inspector H. Dowswell, Sergeant M. P. McVeigh, Inspector J. F. Purnell all of the Metropolitan Police and all for the award of the George Medal; and with Constables A. S. Claiden, R. Fenton, S. P. Knight and Sergeant P. W. Mansfield all of the Metropolitan Police and all for the award of the Queen’s Gallantry Medal): ‘On 6th December 1975, several shots were fired from a passing car into a restaurant and Inspector Purnell and Sergeant McVeigh, who were unarmed and on plain clothes duty in the vicinity, went quickly towards the scene. They saw the suspect car and as Sergeant McVeigh broadcast a report, Inspector Purnell hailed a passing taxi and asked the driver to follow the vehicle. A chase followed and as the taxi got close to the car it turned into a side turning, began to slow and then stopped. The Inspector told the taxi driver to stop about 20 yards from the car and both officers got out. The driver saw four men running away pursued by the two officers; he heard shots and stopped his cab to broadcast a description of what was taking place to police through the cab radio system. After leaving the taxi the officers had seen the men first walk and then run up the road. As the men ran they fired shots at both the officers who pursued them for some distance. At one point the gunmen dropped a bag and as Inspector Purnell ran past the bag he saw that it contained weapons. Police cars then began to appear; the men fired at them and then turned round and ran back towards Inspector Purnell and Sergeant McVeigh. The gunmen split into two pairs and as they approached, Inspector Purnell armed himself with a gun barrel from the bag; both officers then had to take cover as the men were shooting as they ran. Three men were seen to run down some steps into a side street and the fourth took another direction. Having instructed Sergeant McVeigh to broadcast details over his radio, Inspector Purnell followed the direction which the single running man had taken. He chased the man for some way but he eluded him, managed to join up with the other three gunners and they entered a block of flats where they forced their way into a flat and held the occupants hostage. Meanwhile the first police vehicle to arrive at the scene was a transit van driven by Constable Court with Constable Knight and Claiden amongst the passengers. They had been alerted by radio of the incident and saw the suspects running along the road pursued by Inspector Purnell and Sergeant McVeigh. Constable Court drove his vehicle past the men, stopping about 5 yards in front of them to cut off their escape. As soon as the van stopped Constable Court heard a bang and knew that one of the men was shooting at him. At the same time Constables Knight and Claiden, who were armed, left the van and began to return fire. Constable Court realised that bullets were entering his van and for the safety of the remaining unarmed officers who were still in the vehicle and had taken cover on the floor he began to move away to avoid injury to them; as he did this he could see the men running away, but firing their weapons at Constables Knight and Claiden who were pursuing them. As they gave chase the two officers saw the gunmen fire on a second police vehicle when it arrived at the scene. In the second vehicle were Inspector Dowswell, Sergeant Mansfield and Constable Fenton who were in plain clothes and unarmed. They had received a radio message of the incident and heard shots being fired as they approached. When they arrived they saw the four men standing by a gate. The siren of the police car was sounding and the men broke up into two pairs, ran past the car firing at it as they went. Inspector Dowswell, Sergeant Mansfield and Constable Fenton all left the car and pursued the men until they reached the top of the steps where the gunmen had turned off, one of the gunmen deliberately stopped and fired a shot at them. Inspector Dowswell then ran on and with Constable Knight continued to follow three of the men until they entered the block of flats. All the officers involved in this incident displayed outstanding bravery and devotion to duty when they faced these armed and ruthless terrorists who did not hesitate to use their weapons.’ The above incident describes the drive-by shooting at Scott’s Restaurant in Mayfair by an IRA unit, leading to their pursuit by the police and ultimately the ‘Balcombe Street Siege’. The following article which appeared in The Daily Express in December 2015 sketches the necessary details of an event that was televised and gripped the nation at the time: ‘It was just before 10pm on Saturday December 6, 1975. John and Sheila Matthews, a married couple in their 50s, were watching an episode of the US detective series Kojak in their council flat in Balcombe Street, Marylebone, London. Little did they know but they would soon be involved in their very own crime drama. As shots rang out on screen there was a bang on the front door. John went to open it and four armed men barged in. The siege of Balcombe Street had begun. For the next six days Britain held its breath. The men who had so violently disturbed the Matthews that night 40 years ago were part of a six-strong group of highly trained and ruthless IRA gunmen, a so-called “active service unit” who had been carrying out a string of attacks in England since the autumn of 1974, including the deadly Guildford pub bombings, for which the authorities later arrested and convicted the wrong men. Joe O’Connell, Hugh Doherty, Edward Butler and Harry Duggan believed a terror campaign would help bring about the withdrawal of British troops from Ulster and lead to a united Ireland. After a six-month ceasefire the gunmen recommenced their attacks in August 1975 by bombing another pub frequented by soldiers in Caterham, Surrey. A month later two people were killed when the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane was bombed. Then on November 12 the men threw a bomb into Scott’s Oyster Bar in Mayfair, killing one. Overall the gang launched more than 40 attacks in and around London. “These bomb attacks are becoming so familiar as to seem almost commonplace. Police believe the public are going to have to be more vigilant than ever,” the BBC reported. In October the IRA men attempted to kill Sir Hugh Fraser, a Tory MP who had made a speech denouncing them. They placed a bomb under his car but the plot didn’t go according to plan and instead Gordon Hamilton Fairley, Britain’s number one cancer specialist, was killed ...
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Harold Siddall. P.C. 18th. Jany 1916.) with integral top bronze riband buckle, in Elkington & Co. Ltd. case of issue, minor edge nick, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 42257: ‘On the 18th January 1916, a man in an attempt at suicide threw himself into the Thames at Chelsea, the depth being 6 feet and the night dark. Siddall went in, and with the help of a buoy succeeded in saving him.’ Harold Siddall was born in Devonport and witnessed early service policing the Royal Dockyard and patrolling the River Tamar in a launch. Transferred to the Metropolitan Police, his brave action on the north bank of the River Thames soon caught the attention of the Chelsea News and General Advertiser on 21 January 1916: ‘Chelsea Policeman’s Plucky Rescue. - An exciting incident at Chelsea Bridge has resulted in serious injury to a plucky police officer. About eleven o’clock on Tuesday night P. C. Harold Siddall 518B, was informed by a young woman that a man had jumped from the parapet. Running down the steps the officer saw the man about mid-stream, and, without a moment’s hesitation, he dived in to the rescue. In doing so he struck his leg against the railings, fracturing his left thigh. Although he was in great pain he stuck to the task, swam out to the man, and brought him safely ashore. Meanwhile another constable had gone off in search of a boat, believing that his comrade would be unable to get back with his burden. The rescued man, a postal official named Peel, was subsequently found to be insane. We are glad to learn that P.C. Siddall is making good progress, though he will naturally remain on the sick list for a considerable time. He is a very popular officer, and before coming to Walton-street he was stationed at Walham Green, where he came in for his fair share of rough handling.’
Pair: Police Constable S. Beattie, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1887, clasp 1897, Metropolitan Police (PC, S. Beattie. V. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. S. Beattie. V. Div.) very fine Pair: Inspector K. Cooper, Metropolitan Police Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (Insp. K. Cooper. C. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (Insp. K. Cooper.) very fine Jubilee 1887, Metropolitan Police (PC. J, Manning. X. Div.) nearly very fine (5) £120-£160 --- S. Beattie served with ‘V’ (Wandsworth) Division, Metropolitan Police. Kenneth Cooper was born in 1863 and joined the Metropolitan Police in 1889 following a period employed as a solicitor’s clerk. Appointed Police Sergeant in the Commissioner’s Office in 1892, he was promoted Inspector and posted to ‘C’ (St James’s) Division in 1902. He retired to pension after more than 28 years of service in January 1918. John Manning initially served as a Private in the Shropshire Militia and Scots Fusilier Guards. Appointed to the Metropolitan Police on 28 August 1882, he served as a Police Constable with ‘X’ (Kilburn) Division and took his discharge on 18 April 1894.
Three: Police Constable F. C. Payne, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. C. Payne. P Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. F. Payne. P. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. F. Payn [sic].) mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fine and better (3) £80-£100 --- Frederick Charles Payne was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, on 3 November 1871 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 20 March 1893. He served his entire career in the police with ‘P’ (Camberwell) Division, and retired to pension on 28 December 1919. Sold with copied research.
Six: Private T. D. Luckhurst, East Kent Regiment 1914-15 Star (1266 Pte. T. Luckhurst. E. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (1266 Pte. T. Luckhurst. E. Kent R.); Defence Medal; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200088 Pte. T. Luckhurst. 4/E. Kent R.); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Thomas D. Luckhurst) nearly very fine (6) £120-£160 --- Thomas Daniel Luckhurst was born in Homestall, Kent on 31 March 1892 and attested for the 4th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (Territorial Force) at Sittingbourne on 18 May 1911. He served with the 1/4th Battalion during the Great War in India for service with the Waziristan Field Force from 5 August 1915, and was later attached to the Supply and Transport Corps. He saw further service during the Second World War as a Special Constable in Sittingbourne, ands died on 3 April 1974. Sold with copied attestation papers, medal roll extracts, and other research.
A rare ‘Southern Rhodesia’ long service group of four awarded to Constable A. F. Clegg, British South Africa Police, late Rhodesian Native Infantry and South African Constabulary, who was wounded and was taken Prisoner of War during the Great War in East Africa Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (1325 Tpr: A. Clegg. S.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (1371 3-Sjt. A. F. Clegg. Rhodesia N. Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Southern Rhodesia (No. 1371 Const. Alfred F. Clegg, B.S.A.P.), mounted court-style for display, good fine and better, the last rare (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Upfill-Brown Collection, Buckland Dix & Wood, December 1991; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008. Only 130 Southern Rhodesia Long Service and Good Conduct medals awarded between 1923 and 1939. Alfred Frederick Clegg was born in Oldham, Lancashire, on 9 April 1882 and served with the South African Constabulary during the Boer War. He joined the Royal Navy on 18 May 1907, and after twice receiving voluntary discharge from the former service, he enlisted into the ranks of the British South Africa Police in 1910. With the exception of wartime employment in the Rhodesia Native Regiment, during which time he was wounded and taken Prisoner of War at St. Moritz Mission Station in East Africa, Clegg served 22 years with the B.S.A.P., and was commended for his 'promptitude and action in arresting two very dangerous criminals' on 19 April 1914. In light of a charge for drunkenness committed outside duty hours, Clegg had to personally apply for his L.S. & G.C. award which was finally granted in 1932. He saw further service during the Second World War with the B.S.A. Police Reserve, Special Protective Services, and died in 1957. Sold with extensive copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Ca. AD 0 - 200 A free-blown glass cup with a corseted form and an inverted bell-shaped body, a thick round foot, an everted rim, and a little circular handle. All parts of the cup exhibit a stunning transparent amber hue. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 81.10.85. Size: 165mm x 140mm; Weight: 310g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from David Giles 2009; Ex. Prov. Constable Maxwell collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
William Lakin Turner, "A peaceful landscape" wohl im Lake district, Ölgemälde um 1900, gerahmtWilliam Lakin Turner, 1867 Barrow-on-Trent - 1936 Sherborne/ Dorset, englischer Landschaftsmaler, hier: "A peaceful landscape", Herbstliche Landschaft mit Blick über ein baumbestandenes wildromantisches Gewässer, Öl/ Lw., 42 x 62 cm, verso tituliert und signiert, im wohl originalen GoldstuckrahmenZum Künstler: William Lakin Turner studierte anfangs Malerei am Trent College in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Sein künstlerisches Talent erbte er von seinem Vater, der als „der Derbyshire Constable“ bekannt war. Danach wechselte er zum West London College of Arts. William Lakin Turner zeigte seine Arbeiten auf vierzehn Ausstellungen in der Royal Academy of Artists, auf vier in der Royal Hibernian Academy und auf sechs Einzelausstellungen in Birmingham. Zwischen 1905 und 1936 stellte er über 350 Gemälde auf der Lake Artists Summer Exhibition sowie 81 Gemälde auf der jährlichen Ausstellung im Nottingham Castle aus. Seine Arbeiten sind im Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery, im Derby Museum & Art Gallery und im Ruskin Museum zu sehen.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan - 'The Parasite', published by Archibald Constable and Co, London, 1898, first edition, illustrated yellow cloth boards, 8vo, also Golding, William - 'Poems', D'Arch Smith, Timothy - 'R.A. Caton and the Fortune Press', and a copy of the Ian Fleming Memorial Address. (4) PLEASE VIEW CONDITION REPORT
Books - Art and Art History - including Cezanne, French Impressionism, Turner, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Constable, Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, art auctions, techniques, etc; Children's Books and Comics - including Enid Blyton, Alison Uttley, Battle, Disney Magazine, Shoot, Roy of the Rovers, etc, qty
An Egyptian blue and white glass ear plug New Kingdom, 18th-19th Dynasty, circa 1350-1250 B.C.3cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Mr and Mrs A. Constable-Maxwell collection, UK.The Constable-Maxwell Collection of Ancient Glass; Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 4-5 June 1979, lot 183.Jack Alfred Goldhill collection, UK, acquired from the above sale; and thence by descent to the present owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Greek opaque pale blue glass bottle Late Hellenistic Period, circa 1st Century B.C.8.4cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Private collection, ca. 1991. London art market.Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 June 2003, lot 151. Property from a Princely Collection, acquired at the above sale.Cf. a similar opaque red glass bottle, formerly in the Constable-Maxwell collection, sold as lot 22 at the Sotheby Parke Bernet sale of that collection, 4-5 June 1979.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Keep Calm and Carry On (1939) Second World War propaganda poster, lithographic poster in colours, published by the Ministry of Information, printed by His Majesty's Stationary Office, size 25.3cms x 37.8cms. Notes: This poster has now become one of the most famous propaganda icons of World War II, and the irony is that the poster was never displayed in public. In September 1939, 'Keep Calm' and two other letterpress posters had been put into production, 'Freedom is in Peril...' and 'Your Courage...' were displayed in public places, but the third - now recognised the world over with the unforgettable slogan - was not. It is now widely accepted that it was held back in anticipation of an invasion of Britain by the enemy or a severe air raid. The 'Phoney War', the period of September 1939 to May 1940, proved to be largely uneventful for the home front, and a change in attitude to the wording probably contributed to the poster never being used.Provenance: The vendor's late husband was a young constable at a station in Suffolk after the war. He was asked to clear these out of a cupboard and he requested to keep them instead. They have lain flat, untouched since and are now being offered for auction. To our knowledge it is the first time this poster has been offered in three sizes in one auction.Condition: Very small mark above the A of CALM. Otherwise perfect.
Keep Calm and Carry On (1939) Second World War propaganda poster, lithographic poster in colours, published by the Ministry of Information, printed by His Majesty's Stationary Office, size Double Crown (DC) 50.5cms x 75.5cms. Notes: This poster has now become one of the most famous propaganda icons of World War II, and the irony is that the poster was never displayed in public. In September 1939, 'Keep Calm' and two other letterpress posters had been put into production, 'Freedom is in Peril...' and 'Your Courage...' were displayed in public places, but the third - now recognised the world over with the unforgettable slogan - was not. It is now widely accepted that it was held back in anticipation of an invasion of Britain by the enemy or a severe air raid. The 'Phoney War', the period of September 1939 to May 1940, proved to be largely uneventful for the home front, and a change in attitude to the wording probably contributed to the poster never being used.Provenance: The vendor's late husband was a young constable at a station in Suffolk after the war. He was asked to clear these out of a cupboard and he requested to keep them instead. They have lain flat, untouched since, and are now being offered for auction. To our knowledge it is the first time this poster has been offered in three sizes in one auction.Condition: Shows signs of being light folded into quarters but with only slight creases to the centre. Small printing flaw above the AND. Otherwise perfect.
Keep Calm and Carry On (1939) Second World War propaganda poster, lithographic poster in colours, published by the Ministry of Information, printed by His Majesty's Stationary Office, size 38.0cms x 50.5cms. Notes: This poster has now become one of the most famous propaganda icons of World War II, and the irony is that the poster was never displayed in public. In September 1939, 'Keep Calm' and two other letterpress posters had been put into production, 'Freedom is in Peril...' and 'Your Courage...' were displayed in public places, but the third - now recognised the world over with the unforgettable slogan - was not. It is now widely accepted that it was held back in anticipation of an invasion of Britain by the enemy or a severe air raid. The 'Phoney War', the period of September 1939 to May 1940, proved to be largely uneventful for the home front, and a change in attitude to the wording probably contributed to the poster never being used.Provenance: The vendor's late husband was a young constable at a station in Suffolk after the war. He was asked to clear these out of a cupboard and he requested to keep them instead. They have lain flat and untouched since, and are now being offered for auction. To our knowledge it is the first time this poster has been offered in three sizes in one auction.Condition: Slight printing flaw to top. Otherwise perfect.
Topography, Travel – Russell (John), A Tour in Germany and Some of the Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire in 1820, 1821, 1822, 2 Vols., new edn., Edinburgh, Constable, 1828 being volume XXX of Constable’s Miscellany, 16mo, Vol. I: viii + 285, engr. frontis.; Vol. II: vi + 288pp, engr. frontis., bound green cloth, printed paper label to spines (2)
Folio Society publications – all near mint in slip cases except where marked by an asterisk(*), in varying size formats: Barber (Richard) ed., The Pastons; Barrow (Sir John, 1st Bt., FRS, FRGS, FSA), The Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty; Boswell (Hon. James of Auchinleck, WS), Boswell’s London Journey 1762-3; Darracott (Joseph), England’s Constable*; FitzRoy (V/Adml. Robert, FRS, RN), A Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Beagle; Falkus (Christopher), The Private Lives of the Tudor Monarchs; Hakluyt (Richard), The Tudor Venturers; Hillaby (John), Journey Through Britain, bkplt. Audrey Harbord*; Housman (Professor Albert Edward), A Shropshire Lad; Hudson (Roger), Travels of A Victorian Photographer; Kilvert (Revd. Robert Francis), Journal of a Country Curate; Lycett-Green (Candida), Betjeman’s Britain; Macaulay (Rt. Hon. Thomas Babington, 1st Lord Macaulay, PC FRS), A History of England 1485-1685; A History of England from the Accession of James II Vols. I & II (cased together); A History of England from the Accession of James II Vols. II to V (cased together), A History of England in the Eighteenth Century; Maré (Eric de), Wren’s London*; Scott (Capt. Robert Falcon, RN), Scott’s Last Expedition; Vallance (Rosalind), Dickens’ London; Vickery (Amanda), The Gentleman’s Daughter; Wilson (Harriette), Memoirs of Harriette Wilson; Worsley (Cdr. Frank Arthur, DSO, OBE, RD, RNR), Shackleton’s Boat Journey (25)
China: History, manners – Huc (M.) A Journey Through the Chinese Empire, 2 vols., New York, Harper & Bros., 1856, 12mo, bound embossed brown boards, Vol. I: xxi + 421pp,, slight tear to top of spine, folding map; Vol. II: 422pp; Maclay (Revd. R. S., MA), Life Among the Chinese with Characteristic Sketches and Incidents of Missionary Operations and Prospects in China, New York, Carlton & Porter, 1861, 12mo,, old rebound in embossed brown boards; Mackie (J. Milton), Life of Tai-Ping-Wang Chief of the Chinese Insurrection, New York, Dix, Edwards, 1857, 12mo, 371pp, engr. frontis and other engraved illus., green endpapers, some staining to title pages, bound embossed green boards, gilt Chinese titles, lacking spine, rear board and postscript pages detached; Anon., China Fights for Freedom, London, Communist Party of Great Britain, 1937, 12mo paper-bound pamphlet, 16pp, with retailer’s stamp A J Statham/The Progressive Book Shop/24, North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, some two colour vignettes, black and orange printed cover; A British Resident (J. S.), Twelve Years in China, Edinburgh, Thomas Constable, 1860, 12mo, xviii + 328pp, lithographic title page, 12 other lithographic illus., bkplt. Junior United Services Club, marbled edges, and endpapers, bound full calf, gilt lines and spine titles, top of spine coming away, top of front board, splitting; J. L. K., China and the Chinese, Containing a general Description of China Proper with an outline of the History of the People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day….for the young, London, W. H. Broom, 1872, 16mop, 147pp, some woodcuts in text, bound embossed green boards, gilt titles; Mao Tse-Tung, Selected Military Writings, Peking, Foreign Language Press, 1968, 18mo, 410pp, frontis. photographic portrait of author with tissue guard, red page marker, bkplt. B. C. Levett-Yeats/Chine/Kwangchow/1974, maroon boards, gilt titles and to spine, d. w. in cardboard slipcase of issue; Goldsmith (Oliver), The Citizen of the World or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher Residing in London to his Friends in the East, Vol. 2 or 2, London, J. Parsons 1794, 32mop, 194pp, bkplt. John H. Clarke/Farnworth, bound full calf, gilt bands to titles gilt titles to spine (8)
A Royal Humane Society instituted 1774 supported by voluntary contributions. Patron, His Majesty the King, Vice Patron H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught K.G., At a meeting of the committee of the Royal Humane Society held at their office, 4 Trafalgar Square, on the 13th day of January 1914. Present Admiral Sir George Digby Morant KCB in the chair. It was resolved unanimously that the Bronze Clasp of the society be presented to Police Constable Hubert H Hunt for having assisted in saving life from drowning, signed together with another certificate dated the 13th day of August 1912
Macmillan, Duncan Scottish Art 1460-1990 Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1990, Limited Edition of 150 copies, of which this is no. 19, signed by the author, with a signed etching by Will McLean as frontispiece, half-bound in leather with marbled boards and coordinating slipcase, 4to Caw, James L. William McTaggart: A Biography and an Appreciation James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1917, Special Edition, hand-numbered 83 Rinder, Frank D.Y. Cameron: An Illustrated Catalogue of his Etchings and Dry-points 1887-1932 Jackson, Wylie & Company, Glasgow, 1932, no. 51 of 200 on handmade paper Modern Pictures: The Collection of Adam Johnstone Esq., Kingswood, Burntisland Auction catalogue for the sale held by T. Chapman & Son, Hanover Street, Edinburgh Centenary Exhibition of The Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture & Architecture 1826-1926 T. and A. Constable Ltd., Edinburgh, no. 102 of 200 copies Inglis, Francis Caird Notes on a Wax Medallion, and Relative Autograph Letter, of Paul Jones Neill & Co., Edinburgh, 1906, signed and inscribed by the author to Sir Rowland Anderson, August 1906 Together with a set of cased brass weights by McQuilkin of Glasgow (7) Condition Report:Available upon request
21 x Norfolk Regiment Cap And Collar Badges cap include large, brass, slider fixing ... Brass, slider fixing ... Bronzed, blade fixing ... Bronzed, lower tablet, blades fixing ... Bi-metal ... Plated, extended lugs. Collars include brass ... Gilt ... White metal ... Brass 54 buckle half ... Bronzed, KC Norfolk Constabulary Special Constable lapel badge. 21 items. INVOICE PAYABLE ON PRESENTATION BY BANK TRANSFER
Police duty armband (1830 to 1968) issued predominantly Metropolitan Police, Special Constable duty metal brassard on fabric armband, another Special Constable's brassard City of Rochester complice and another for Berkshire Police numbered 1115 together with a plain aluminium Special Constable brassard number 147. Last three all issued during World War One. (4) (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Albumasar (Ja'far ibn Muhammad al Balkhi).: Introductorium in astronomiam Albumasaris abalachi octo continens libros partiales. (Auf dem letzten Blatt:) Venedig, Penthius de Leucho für Melchior Sessa, 1506. Kl.-4°. 62 unnum. Bl. (ohne Blatt b1 und das letzte weisse; Lagenzählung: a8, b2-8, c-g8, h1-7). Mit grossem Titelholzschnitt, 43 kleinen figürlichen Textholzschnitten, 3 Diagrammen und - auf dem letzten Blatt - Sessa's Druckermarke mit der Katze mit der Maus. Pasticheeinband von ca. 1900 in braunem Leder. (Berieben, Rückdeckel mit Wurmspuren). Adams A-567. Nicht bei Zinner. Sander 214. Sehr seltene zweite Ausgabe des erstmals 1489 ebenfalls in Venedig von Ratdolt gedruckten, wichtigen Werks des gefeiertsten arabischen Astronomen des 9. Jhs. Der in Balkh, der "Mütter aller Städte", geborene Ja'far ibn Muhammad lebte in Bagdad und starb 886. Sein "Introductorium" ist eine astronomische Theorie über die Gesetze, die die Gezeiten regeln und die von den Mondbewegungen abhängig sind. Das Werk war durch das ganze Mittelalter sehr populär. Im 12. Jh. schuf Hermannus Dalmata aus Kärnten eine erste lateinische Übersetzung. Durchgehend Staub- und Sporfleckenspuren. Der Titel am meisten mitgenommen. Braunfleck auf dem Titelholzschnitt (vom Löschen des Bibliotheksstempels auf der Titelrückseite herrührend). Am Fuss des Titels alter Besitzeintrag "Liber magistri Constable". Titel seitlich etwas ausgefranst und mit kleiner Fehlstelle im Falz. Es fehlt Blatt b1. Auf der Titelrückseite Stempel des British Museums und Löschungsstempel "British Museum Sale Duplicate 1767". Auf dem Vorsatz Besitzeintrag von Baron Per Hierta, Främmestad mit Datum von 1908.
84.5cm curved fullered blade by Wilkinson, etched with scrolling foliage, a stand of arms and the presentation inscription CAPTAIN & MRS HERBERT ANSELL PRESENT THIS INDIAN FRONTIER POLICE TULWAR TO JACK F. RASPIN IN APPRECIATION OF HIS SERVICES AS A SPECIAL CONSTABLE DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-19, characteristic brass hilt decorated with vines and foliage, dished disc pommel with starburst dome finial, scrolling knuckle guard, contained in its leather wrapped wooden scabbard.
A Victorian Ebonised Walnut Police Truncheon, the main body painted in colours and gilt with crowned VR cypher over CONSTABLE in a shaped cartouche, with ribbed grip and button pommel, 46cmMinor wear to the paint, with bruising to the ebonised ground. No cracks or breaks. No maker's mark to the pommel.
JACQUES HATTIE: (1922-1980) English comedy actress, best remembered for her roles in fourteen Carry On films between 1958-74, making her debut in Carry On Sergeant. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Jacques in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume as Sergeant Laura Moon from the British comedy film Carry On Constable (1960). Signed by Jacques in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. With the original printed caption lightly affixed to the verso. Rare and desirable in this form. Some very light, extremely minor wrinkling and a few small, stray ink splatters, VG
LINE OF DUTY: Selection of signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by various cast members of the British police procedural television series Line of Duty (2012-21) comprising Adrian Dunbar (Superintendent Ted Hastings; a printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person following a stage performance of Hamlet at the Young Vic Theatre in London, October 2021), Vicky McClure (Detective Constable Kate Fleming; a printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person following a broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in London on 2nd May 2019), Martin Compston (Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott), Keeley Hawes (Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton), Lennie James (Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates) and Daniel Mays (Sergeant Danny Waldron). All are boldly signed by the actors with their names alone, largely to clear areas of the images. VG to EX, 6
JAMES SID: (1913-1976) South African-born British comedy actor, best remembered for his roles in nineteen Carry On films between 1960-74, making his debut in Carry On Constable. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of James in a head and shoulders pose, in costume as Sid, wearing a top hat and holding a small gun in one hand, from the British black comedy film Too Many Crooks (1959). Signed by the actor in dark blue fountain pen ink to a largely clear area of the image. A few very minor, light surface and corner creases, VG
HENSON GLADYS: (1897-1982) Irish actress. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Henson in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Mrs. Dixon, wife of Police Constable George Dixon, from the British film The Blue Lamp (1950). Signed by Henson in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the head of the image. Some very light, extremely minimal age wear, VG
THE PROFESSIONALS: Gordon Jackson (1923-1990) Scottish actor, remembered for his portrayal of Major George ´Morris´ Cowley, founder and head of CI5, in the British crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977-83). Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Jackson seated in a three-quarter length pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink in his typically neat hand to a light area of the background; Martin Shaw (1945- ) English actor who portrayed ex-Detective Constable Ray Doyle in The Professionals. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image; Lewis Collins (1946-2013) English actor who portrayed former paratrooper and SAS soldier William Bodie in The Professionals. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose, holding a revolver in his raised hands. Signed by Collins in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the left white border. VG to EX, 3
Militaria WWI - to include Field Marshall Viscount French of Ypres " 1914", Constable and Company 1919, 3 maps in slip inside back board, pencil annotations, blue cloth, Clark, Alan " The Donkeys" Hutchinson 1961, photographic ills, dust wrapper, ink name on ffep, Masefield, John, " Gallipoli" 1916, folding map, photo ills. red cloth, stained, Sorely, Charles Hamilton " Marlborough and Other Poems" Cambridge University Press 1916, inscription dated 1916, photo frontis, deckle edges, blue cloth, Pen and Sword volumes and others relating to the WWI (4 boxes)
Militaria - various volumes relating to WWI, Sheldon-.Williams, Inglis and Ralph " The Canadian Front in France and Flanders" , Feilding, Rowland " War Letters to a Wife", Maurice, Major General F. " Forty Days in 1914" , Barton, Peter " The Battlefields of the First World War " Constable, oblong folio within slip case, with numerous Pen and Sword and Osprey publications ( 3 boxes)
Militaria - to include Felstead, S.T. ( ed.) " Steinhauer The Kaiser's Master Spy, The Story as Told by Himself" John Lane The Bodley Head 1930, photo frontis, photographic plates, green cloth with yellow titles, Bauermeister, Lieut. A. Bywater Hector C. (trans.) " Spies Breakthrough - Memoirs of a German Secret Service Officer" Constable 1934, photographic ills. blue cloth, Cleland Hoy, Hugh " 40 ).B. or "How the War was Won" ills, red cloth, Cook, Sir Theodore " The Mark of the Beast " John Murray 1917, re cloth with gilt decorations, other authors to include Keble Chatterton, Lowell Thomas, volumes on the American Civil Wat etc (4 boxes)
Dulac, Edmund (ills.) "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" Hodder and Stoughton n.d. col plates tipped in with tissue guards, pictorial endpapers, original publisher's gilt decorated cream cloth, slight blue marks right corner of front board, receipt from Christie's April 1982, and Heath Robinson , W. (ills.) " A Midsummer Night's Dream" Constable and Co. 1914, col plates tipped in with tissue guards, book plate inside front board, green pictorial cloth, backstrip faded, (2 )
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