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Lot 581
Seton (Ernest Thompson). Woodmyth & Fable, 1st English ed., Hodder & Stoughton, 1905, text printed in red, b & w illusts. and decorations, orig. dec. cloth, a little rubbed on spine, 8vo, together with Two Little Savages. Being the Adventures of Two Boys who Lived as Indians and What they Learned, pub. Constable & Co., 1910, numerous b & w illusts. and decorations to text, orig. dec. cloth, a trifle rubbed on spine, 8vo, with others by Seton, Charles G.D. Roberts and William Long, plus a set of Francis Parkman`s Works and W.H. Prescott`s Works, all orig. cloth in bright condition (3 shelves)
Lot 2335
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD. Widowers` Houses. Henry & Co., 1893 (covers soiled); John Bull`s Other Island and Major Barbara..., 1907; The Doctor`s Dilemma..., 1911; Misalliance..., 1914; Heartbreak House..., 1919; Back to Methuselah..., published by Constable. 8vo., orig. cloth. All presentation copies inscribed by Shaw to Robert Irvine, various dates, with a fuller inscription in Misalliance, "To Robert Loraine, who created Hotchkiss (among other good turns),..." With a round metal portrait of Shaw, in profile by T.S.S. in velvet mount, within a wooden frame. Robert Loraine (1876 - 1935), actor, actor-manager and soldier, who introduced Man and Superman to Broadway in 1905. (7) Hotchkiss is a character in Shaw`s play Getting Married, 1908. See illustration.
Lot 98
THEATRE: A hardback edition of Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue by George Bernard Shaw, published by Constable and Company Ltd., London, 1924, signed to the front free endpaper, title page and to various 8vo sheets, each neatly tipped in, by the cast members of various productions of the play from 1924-1984, signatures include Ernest Thesiger, Sybil Thorndike, O. B. Clarence, Raymond Massey, Godfrey Winn, Maurice Evans, Felix Aylmer, Leo Genn, Alec Clunes, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson, Harry Andrews, Alec Guinness, Kenneth Connor, John Clements, Charles Lloyd Pack, Kenneth Williams, Cyril Cusack, Frances De La Tour, Timothy Spall and many other thespians. Also included are a few loose T.Ls.S. etc., including a printed correspondence card from George Bernard Shaw regarding lectures, signed on his behalf by his secretary, etc. Some discoloration and light age wear, G Sold on behalf of Oxfam
Lot 3016
AMUNDSEN, Roald. ‘The North West Passage’, being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship “Gjöa” 1903-1907. London: Archibald Constable and Company Limited, 1908. First English Edition, 2 vols., 8vo (233 x 160mm.) Frontispieces, numerous illustrations, 2 folding maps in pockets at rear. (Occasional spotting, mostly to fore-edge.) Original cloth, t.e.g. (slightly soiled, extremities bumped). Provenance: George Blaxland (inscriptions to front-free endpapers with address ‘Gillingham House, Kent’.)
Lot 3027
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The Worst Journey in the World, Antarctic 1910-1913. London, Bombay, etc.: Constable and Company Limited, 1922. 2 vols., 8vo (222 x 140mm.) Colour frontispieces, 5 maps (4 folding), plates (4 colour, 10 folding). (Some spotting and browning.) Original blue cloth (extremities lightly bumped, spines slightly faded). Spence 277 (in variant binding, see Rosove).
Lot 3273
ILLUSTRATED WORKS. – Arthur RACKHAM (illustrator). Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1917. 4to (254 x 188mm.) 12 tipped-in colour plates, numerous uncoloured illustrations (some full-page), all by Rackham. (Somewhat spotted, occasional soiling, some plates creased.) Original cloth (somewhat soiled, spine faded and chipped at head and foot, upper joint split). – And six other illustrated works (7).
Lot 110
A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS FOLIO BOOKS INCLUDING `AN ENGLISH JOURNEY` AUTHOR PRIESTLEY, `MR NORRIS CHANGES TRAINS` AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, `THE MAKING OF A MIRACLE` AUTHOR CHARTRES, `THE WIT OF OSCAR WILDE`, ENGLAND` S CONSTABLE, MAUPASSANT: UNE VIE, `GOODBYE TO BERLIN`, `THE PLUMS OF P G WODEHOUSE`, `GOODBYE TO ALL THAT`, `THE WARDEN`, `THE BERLIN DIARIES OF MARIE VASSILTCHIKOV`, `SHORT STORIES`, AUTHOR HEMMINGWAY, `THE SMITH OF SMITHS` AUTHOR HESKETH PEARSON ( 21 )
Lot 437
A CASED 120 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved bar hammer action with engraved back-strap, a pair of finely chequered grips, and engraved steel trigger-guard (areas of wear and light pitting): in a fitted mahogany case (lid cracked), lined in purple velvet, complete with a full complement of accessories comprising copper flask by Sykes, oil bottle, wad cutter, wrench and turnscrew, with an extract from the Police Gazette of 1824 marked The Chief Constable, Rowley Regis and inscribed in ink `George Taylor 1824`, and a further card inscribed `The contents of this box belonged to.....George Taylor.....Chief Constable of Rowley Regis in 1824` 20cm; 8in
Lot 696
Manner of John Constable RA, mid 19th century- Figures by a cottage with a bridge and woodland; watercolour, 23.2x32.2cm: British School, 19th century- "Staines Bridge"; watercolour, inscribed, 20x31cm: William J Ferguson, British fl. 1849-1886- "Hanwell"; watercolour, signed, 19.3x30.2cm: British School, late 19th century- Two figures by a pond; watercolour, 23x33cm: F Oldmeadow, British, mid 19th century- View of a courtyard garden with a terrace and figures in a landscape; pencil and watercolour, a pair, both signed and dated 1854, both bear inscriptions on the reverse, in arched mounts, 16.8x25cm., ea: British Provincial School, early 19th century- "Rope Walk"; watercolour, 21x29cm: British School, late 19th century- "Tablehurst, Forest Road, East Grinstead, Sussex"; watercolour, inscribed, 24x35cm: together with a mixed quantity of watercolours and drawings by different hands, mostly 19th century, (a lot) (unframed)
Lot 53
A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS FOLIO BOOKS INCLUDING `AN ENGLISH JOURNEY` AUTHOR PRIESTLEY, `MR NORRIS CHANGES TRAINS` AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD, `THE MAKING OF A MIRACLE` AUTHOR CHARTRES, `THE WIT OF OSCAR WILDE`, ENGLAND` S CONSTABLE, MAUPASSANT: UNE VIE, `GOODBYE TO BERLIN`, `THE PLUMS OF P G WODEHOUSE`, `GOODBYE TO ALL THAT`, `THE WARDEN`, `THE BERLIN DIARIES OF MARIE VASSILTCHIKOV`, `SHORT STORIES`, AUTHOR HEMMINGWAY, `THE SMITH OF SMITHS` AUTHOR HESKETH PEARSON ( 21 )
Lot 97
Attributed to John Constable R.A. (East Bergholt 1776-1837 Hampstead), A view of Rochester Castle, Oil on millboard laid on panel, 25.5 x 35.5 cm (10 x 14 in), Provenance: with CoxÕs British Gallery of Art, 57/58 Pall Mall, London (prior to 1877);, Thomas Gold Appleton, Boston MA, by whom loaned to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, who were bequeathed the painting on AppletonÕs death in 1884 (Accession number 84.279);, Deaccessioned in 1990. Literature: C.H. Collins Baker ÔBritish PaintingÕ, 1933, chapter XIII ÔLater landscape: The Cozens to ConstableÕ p.160. In the late Spring of 1803 Constable spent nearly a month on board The Coutts, an East Indiaman travelling from Chatham to Deal down the Thames and Medway, and captained by an old friend of his fatherÕs, Robert Torin (1760-1824). Once the ship was at Gravesend, Constable took the opportunity to take a walk on shore and visit Rochester and Chatham. On 23rd of May 1803, Constable wrote to his friend Dunthorne; ÔWhile the ship was at Gravesend, I took a walk on shore to Rochester and Chatham. Their situation is beautifull (sic) and romantic, being at the bottom of finely formed and high hills, with the river continually showing its turnings to great advantage. Rochester Castle is one of the most romantic I ever saw.Õ (RB Beckett, John ConstableÕs correspondence Vol II, Suffolk Records Society, 1964). No other representation of Rochester Castle by John Constable has survived. A note on the provenance. We are grateful to Martha Clawson of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for confirming that the present painting was in the BMFA collection by 1877 (on loan from Thomas Gold Appleton, who bequeathed the painting to the museum on his death in 1884). The fact that the provenance can be traced back to the 1870s may be significant, as it was in that decade that the Constable family sold most of his oil sketches at auction.
Lot 777
*British Empire Medal, Civil Division, E.II.R. (John Connor), in `Royal Mint` case of issue, extremely fine. B.E.M., London Gazette 8.10.1957. John Connor, Conductor, Scottish Omnibuses Ltd. (Edinburgh) Douglas Maitland Tocher, Sergeant, Edinburgh City Police Force (Edinburgh).. A man heard what appeared to be sounds of someone moaning coming from a small stone building behind the wall at the side of a road. The building was blocked up apart from a small jagged hole measuring 22 inches across by 15 inches high in one of the end walls, approximately 4 feet from the rising ground beneath, on the outside of the building. The man saw two hands gripping the edge on the inside of the building and detected very strong gas. He tried to grasp the hands and saw that a boy was trapped inside and partially overcome by fumes. He tried to pull the boy clear but without success and, as the effects of the fumes were becoming more apparent, he ran to a nearby garage and obtained the assistance of Mr. Connor, who vaulted the wall separating the building from the footpath and crawled through the hole. He reached ground level on the other side, about 6 feet below the hole, and at once detected the strong fumes. Groping about in the darkness he found the body of a boy lying on the floor. The boy was semi-conscious and, picking him up, Connor pushed him head first through the opening from where he was pulled to safety. By this time Mr Connor was beginning to feel the effects of the fumes and experienced a choking sensation. It was not without difficulty that he managed to pull himself up to the hole and regain the outside. At this stage it was not believed that there was any other person trapped inside but Sergeant Tocher and a Constable went to the building and the Sergeant examined the interior through the hole. He heard a grunting sound and thought that he saw the form of a boy lying in the darkness below. He discarded his tunic and, after tying a handkerchief over his nose and mouth was forced through the opening. He found the body of the boy lying unconscious near the hole. He picked him up and hoisted him out head first though the opening to the other police officers. Sergeant Tocher then searched the building and found five fire extinguishers scattered on the floor, three of which had been discharged. The extinguishers were passed outside by Sergeant Tocher, who, after ensuring that there was no one else inside, endeavoured to get through the hole. By this time the effects of the fumes had begun to tell on him and he experienced great difficulty in raising himself the six feet from the floor level. A large stone was pushed through the hole for him to stand on. With this aid he managed to reach the lower edge of the opening. His arms were seized and he was pulled to the outside where he collapsed. Fully aware of the heavy concentration of fumes, Mr. Connor and Sergeant Tocher entered the confines of the building, faced with a drop of six feet on the inside and uncertain as to how they would find a way out. Both men displayed considerable determination and courage in effecting the rescue of the boys. (1)
Lot 132
Grace Henry HRHA (1868-1953) PORTRAIT OF HELEN WADDELL oil on canvas board signed lower right 17.75 by 14.25in. (45.09 by 36.20cm) Provenance: Lots 109-132 come from the collection of Dr James Cruickshank. A copy of his text Grace Henry, The Person and the Artist, published in association with Jorgensen Fine Art and Designroom, Dublin, 2010, accompanies each of these lots. Helen Waddell (1889-1965) was a close friend of the artist and a celebrated scholar and writer. She was educated at Queen`s, Belfast, Oxford and Paris, and for a number of years worked for the publishing house of Constable. Waddell was born in Tokyo where her father was a Presbyterian missionary and travelled widely throughout her life. Two depictions of Waddell were shown at a joint exhibition of Paul and Grace Henry`s work at the Hugh Lane, Dublin 26 November 1991 (catalogue nos. 17 & 18). Both works were from the collection of a Mollie Martin and had been previously exhibited at the Calmann Gallery, London in 1939 and `Portraits of Great Men and Women`, Ulster Museum, 1965. Dr. James G. Cruickshank, formerly of the Queen`s University of Belfast, is the author of books and articles on Irish geography and is a practising amateur artist. He is a native of Aberdeen, Scotland and has been a passionate collector and researcher of Grace Henry for many years. He was first introduced to her work in the 1970s through Una Whyte of the Magee Gallery, Belfast who established the connection between the two Aberdeen natives both of whom had spent their adult lives in Belfast. Dr Cruickshank`s first painting by Grace Henry, a gift from Whyte, was Bringing in the Turf (lot 110) and thus the journey began. Dr Cruickshank has written several papers on the artist. He gave one of the lectures during the `Paul and Grace Henry exhibition` at the Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane in 1991 and more recently, published Grace Henry - The Person and Artist in association with Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin in 2010. This collection is testament to his devotion and support for an artist of unique talent and vision. Born in Peterhead, Aberdeen, as Emily Grace Mitchell, she studied art at the Blanc Garrins Academy, Brussels, and the Delecluse Academy, Paris. She was also a pupil for a while under André L`hote. In Paris she met the Irish painter Paul Henry whom she married in 1903. They settled in England and Grace began exhibiting in London at the RA, the Leicester Galleries, and the Fine Art Society. Along with her artist husband, she sent works to the RHA from 1910 onwards, and two years later they left England for Achill Island, where they spent seven productive years painting the local people and landscape. In 1922 she was represented at the Irish Exhibition in Paris with five works; later she was included in a similar loan exhibition in Brussels in 1930. Both she and Paul were founder members of the Dublin Painters group. They exhibited together at the Stephen`s Green Gallery, Dublin, and the Magee Gallery, Belfast. However, the pair were formally separated in 1934. Grace took to travelling and painting in France. Her work was boldly conceived in vibrant colours and decisive brushwork; "her painting", commented the Studio in 1939, was "all poetry". She continued to exhibit both in London and Dublin, notably with the Waddington Galleries and at the RHA. Although never made an Associate, she was elected an Honorary RHA in 1949. For further reading on the artist see: Cruickshank J.G., Grace Henry - The Person and Artist. (£490-£650 approx)
Lot 151
Bruce, James Travels to discover the source of the Nile... Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Co, 1804. Second edition, 8vo & 4to, 8 volumes, portrait, 3 frontispieces, half titles, atlas volume containing 79 plates and 3 folding maps, contemporary half calf, red labels, very worn, several volumes lacking backstrips, boards loose, plate 4 loose from atlas volume, waterstaining and foxing (8)
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