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England (?) 1. Hälfte 19. Jh."On the Medway"Seenlandschaft. Rücks. auf dem Rahmen altes Etikett mit Zuschreibung an John Constable und Nr. C.17418. Ölstudie auf Karton. 20,4 x 30 cm. Besch. Rahmen min. besch. (36 x 46 cm).

Transportation, Rail, Cambridgeshire, West Sussex, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire and Cheshire photographs. A collection of approx. 325 b/w images of stations, track, signal boxes and locomotives, most annotated. Macclesfield, Spilsby, Letchworth, Apsley, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Regal Rail Bus at Stapleford Lancing Works, Melton Constable and more. Some professionally taken, which may retain copyright, many reproductions of earlier images (gd/vg)

A pair of George III silver waiters. Maker's mark IC, probably John Carter II, London, 1768. Of shaped, circular form with Chippendale borders, each raised on three pad feet and engraved with coat of arms within a foliate scroll cartouche, 18.9cm dia. total weight approx. 19.1ozt (2)  Footnotes: The arms are those of Howard quartering Brotherton, Warren and Mowbray impaling Maxwell of Nithsdale, quartering Maxwell of Terregles quartering Herries, quartering Constable and Haggerston, presumably for Philip John Canning Howard (d.1934) of Corby Castle and his wife Alice Clare (d.1941), daughter of Peter Constable Constable-Maxwell, whom he married in 1875.

Poetry & Children – Potter (Helen Beatrix, Mrs. William Heelis, 1866-1943), The Tale of Mr. Tod, 1st edition, London, Frederick Warne 1912, 18mo, 94pp coloured plates and vignettes, cream embossed boards and titles mounted colour print, cover a little dirty; Nodier (Charles) illus. Fraser (Claud Lovat), The Woodcutter’s Dog, London, Daniel O’Connor 1922, 8vo, 20pp, colour printed vignettes, printed yellow boards mounted titles; Nodier (Charles), illus. Fraser (Claud Lovat), The Luck of the Bean Rows: A Fairy Tale, London, Daniel O’Connor 1921, tall 12mo, 60 pp, colour printed vignette illus., harlequin boards, titles yellow printed, blue cloth spine; Perrault (Charles), Tales of Passed Times Written for Children, 1st edn., London, Selwyn & Blount, 1922, 8vo, 63pp, colour frontis and vignettes by John Austen (MS signature), no. 84 of an edition of 200 copies, armorial bookplate Frederick John Handcock Lloyd, buff boards, colour printed vignette and titles; Perrault (Charles), trans. Gant (Roland), illus. Clauss, The Vindication of Wives, 1st edn., London, Rodale, 1954, 12mo, 27pp, coloured illus., cream printed boards, red cloth spine, gilt titles; Regnard (Jean-François, 1655-1709), trans Gant (Roland), illus. Clauss, Satire against Husbands, a poem, 1st edn., London , Rodale, 1954, 12mo, 30pp, numerous coloured illus., colour printed boards buff spine, gilt titles; Cassiodorus (Fl. Magnus Aurelius Senator, c. 490-585), trans Merton (Thomas), A Prayer of Cassiodorus from the treatise de Anima, Worcester, Stanbrook Abbey, 1967, tall 12mo, 16pp, handset 12pt monotype, marbled boards, gilt titles, cellophane d.w.; various authors, Granny’s Glasses and a Peep Through Them, London, Ernest Nister/New York, E. P. Dutton, 1892, royal 8vo, unpaginated, colour lithographs and vignettes, chromolithographic boards, green spine; de la Mare (Walter, OM, CH, 1873-1956), illus. Fraser (Claud Lovat), Peacock Pie: a Book of Rhymes, London, Constable, 1924, large 8vo, 128pp, 16 coloured prints, blue boards embossed with gilt peacock, gilt titles to spine (9)

Wynford Dewhurst RBA (1864-1941) An apple tree branch in blossomsigned lower left 'WYNFORD DEWHURST'oil on canvas53 x 72cmBorn in Manchester as Edward Thomas Smith, the artist changed his name to Wynford Dewhurst whilst studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It was in France that he likewise transformed his artistic style from the traditional academic approach of his first teacher, Jean-Léon Gérôme, to the radical Impressionism of Claude Monet. Monet became Dewhurst's most significant mentor and inspiration, as demonstrated by the present painting. Dewhurst dedicated his pioneering account, 'Impressionist Painting: its genesis and development', to Monet; this was the first study of the movement to be published in Britain, in which Dewhurst argued that Impressionism was indebted to the painterly innovations of Turner and Constable. Like water-lilies for Monet, trees in blossom were a favourite subject of Dewhurst who painted numerous variations of the subject. A closely comparable version of the present picture was sold at Christie's, London, 9th June 2000, Lot 77.The painting is executed in oil on canvas support which is unlined. The canvas tension is slightly slack and there are minor undulations around the edges. The paint layers are in a very good condition overall. There is a thin, uneven varnish layer which is artist applied and a light dust layer.Framed 69 x 87cm

A fine Clifford Constable of Bromley "The Sawyer Symph Rod" split cane, action approved by Frank Sawyer to resemble the Pezon et Michel original. Purchased from Dermot Wilson, Nether Wallop Mill, Stockbridge, Hants in 1980 by current owner. No 31 8ft 9" 2pc line 4#, alloy sliding reel fittings, burgundy agate lined butt ring, in Dermot Wilson cloth bag. Light use

RARE ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY REWARD OF MERIT MEDAL TO CONSTABLE JAMES GLYNN 66915 - 1920The following is taken from the BBC News website using the following link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21754439"Open and read. Newspaper cuttings of ambushes etc in which I have been implicated."The neat handwriting belongs to my grandfather, James Glynn, directing his descendants to examine a haul of material from his career in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC).If it wasn't there in black and white, you would put some of it down to family folklore, exaggerated over the years - the murder attempts he survived, the gun battles he took part in, the threats he and his family faced.My grandfather, recipient of the King's Police Medal in 1921, died when my father was 12 years old and much of what I read about his short life, I was learning for the first time.My late father rarely spoke about him, and it wasn't until a recent conversation with my uncle at a family funeral that I discovered that his father had kept an archive of newspaper cuttings and other items.My grandfather, who was born in Cork city, joined the RIC in 1912 at the age of 20 and spent much of his early career in County Clare.He would serve through some of the most violent and turbulent years in Irish history, including the War of Independence (1919-21).Yet it's a period that has become somewhat sanitised, even romanticised.A quick look at some of the material my grandfather collected quickly dispels that image, bringing home the brutality and bitterness of Ireland's early Troubles and introduces the real people whose lives were affected and often prematurely ended.Gun battle on bridgeMy grandfather narrowly escaped becoming one of them in February 1920, during a gun battle on Crowe's Bridge, near Ennis in County Clare.He was one of a number of RIC officers on bicycles ambushed by gunmen on the bridge, close to the Maurice's Mills barracks where he was based.A newspaper cutting from the time reads: "Constable Glynn had the strap of his cap severed at the side and a second bullet passed through the peak of his cap." A number of bullets also struck his bicycle, but miraculously he was not injured.The policemen, however, were able to return fire and one of the IRA men who attacked them - Martin Devitt - was killed.Today a memorial to Martin Devitt stands at the scene - which says he died fighting British forces. Yet my grandfather was a Catholic policeman from Cork.Also among the items in the haul is a letter to a publican in Ennis.It reads: "We are informed by our intelligence department that you are keeping Mrs Glynn whose husband was implicated in the murder of Martin Devitt."Owing to your house being a public house we would respectfully request you shift her. Or if not it will be at your own risk."We will have to use methods that will not be very palatable to you."It is signed the 'Black Hand Guards', probably a cover name for the local IRA.Body on railway lineThe brutality of the period is also shown by the murder of resident magistrate, Captain AC Lendrum.Abducted in September 1920, he was found the following month by my grandfather and a colleague. He had been shot through the head and dumped on a railway line.Above a newspaper clipping about the murder, my grandfather has written: "No mother was near to shed a tear, no sister his last words to hear, a comrade closed his eyes, far from his native home he lies."Several RIC colleagues would also fall victim to IRA guns, many of them in identical attacks to that on Crowe's Bridge.Among the victims were Sergeant Denis Garvey, shot dead as he boarded a tram in Cork in May 1920.The sergeant led an escort, along with three constables, that accompanied my grandfather to Limerick in March of that year. Garvey and two of the constables were subsequently murdered.In a coincidence, according to my grandfather, his father John Glynn, was foreman of the jury at the inquest into Sgt Garvey's murder. He says it was the first to return a verdict of murder against Sinn Fein in Ireland.The threat to my grandfather's life grew severe enough that later in 1920, he was posted to Londonderry, in what is now Northern Ireland and it was there that he survived a second gun attack.While on patrol at Bishop's Gate in the city with Constable Peter Henley, gunmen opened fire, wounding Constable Henley in the leg.Famous figuresIn 1921, James Glynn was promoted to sergeant and transferred to Broughshane just outside Ballymena and then to the Harryville district of the County Antrim town.Many of the press clippings from that period of his life deal with the more mundane aspects of policing, now with the Royal Ulster Constabulary - the RIC was disbanded after the partition of Ireland.There is however an echo of more recent times in Northern Ireland - an Irish Times picture of my grandfather at the scene of a riot in north Belfast in July 1935.There would also be two brushes with significant figures in Irish history.In 1933, he testified in court about the theft of items - including a gold cigarette case and three studs set with diamonds - from the car of Sir Basil Brooke, who would become Northern Ireland's third prime minister in 1943.The theft happened while the future Lord Brookeborough was participating in a shooting party near Broughshane. It was my grandfather who arrested the thief and recovered the stolen items.A more sinister document was sent to my grandfather in 1932 and it highlights the often personal nature of the Irish Troubles.A postcard, posted in New York, reads: "I was highly gratified to read the press report of your grand and glorious capture of a hen (I prefer chicken). Did you capture Dan Breen yet? A well wisher."Dan Breen was a prominent IRA leader in County Tipperary during the War of Independence and civil war. He left Ireland for America in 1927, running a prohibition speakeasy in New York for a time.Did Breen himself send the taunting postcard?My grandfather died in December 1935, killed not by a republican bullet, but by a fractured skull sustained in a fall down the steep stairs of the family home in Ballymena.A picture of the funeral cortege shows a young boy - my father - walking behind the hearse.The legacy of material left behind leaves me with two main thoughts.Firstly, a bullet an inch the other way and my grandfather would have been dead aged 28 and I wouldn't be here.Secondly, whatever terms are used to label the recurrent violent episodes of Irish history, we must never forget the human cost and the brutality with which so many lost their lives during them.

ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE PEAKED CAP

The remaining personal effects of Sir Samuel Benfield Steele (Medonet, Canada 1848- London 1919): a small group of watercolours, photographs and postcards from Roger Poccoks' scape book watercolours including Fort Constantine, Skagway, Miles Cannon, White Horse Creek, Midnight Yukon- eight watercolours- 8.5x15.5cm, 2, 8.5x12cm and River, Cape Ray 1907-10.3x 15cm a photograph of Roger Pocock as Commissioner Legion of Fronterismen, a postcard to Roger Pocock form a supporter in San Francisco and eighteen black and white photographic postcards of North America and Canada, (36).Roger Pocock, a former constable with the North-West Mounted Police and Boer War veteran. Founded the Legion of Frontiersman in 1905. Prompted by fears of an impending invasion of Britain and the Empire, the organisation was founded to be a field intelligence corps that would watch over and protect the boundaries of the Empire. Founded the Legion of Frontiersman in 1905.

Harrier pack hunt buttons various, some rare, including South Molton, Melton Constable, Merry Harriers, Mr Netherton’s, Nunwick, Orwell Park, Mr Okeover’s, Oakley and Hamilton, Oakley Park, Quarme, Rockenham, Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire, Culmstock, Cleobury Mortimer, Culmvale, Mr Grenfell’s, Ganton, Greenhill, Hambledon Vale, Holnehill, Hertfordshire, Kirkham, Holmfirth and Haydon (33)

A silver Fiddle tablespoon, initialled "T", by George Constable, Cupar 1815-1820, 22cm long, 1.9oz.Condition - 7/10

Gordon, Sir Robert, A Genealogical History of the Earldoms of Sutherland, Edinburgh: Constable & Co. 1813, gilt tooled full calf, folio, to/w The Additional Case of Elisabeth, Claiming the Title and Dignity of Countess of Sutherland (circa 1770), full calf (front detached) 4to; lot also includes The Joiner's Instructor - Staircases and Handrailing vol 1 1855, half calf and oil-board 4to (3)

Three antique expedition books. Inlcudes Dr Fridtjof Nansen, Farthest North Volume One and Two, published by Archibald Constable And Company, 1897. Along with Herbert G Ponting, The Great White South, published by Duckworth & Co, 1923.

THREE MEDALS AND TWO MINIATURE MEDALS, to include a WWII defense medal, and two 'George V and Queen Mary' silver Jubilee medal and 1937 Coronation medal, all attached with ribbons to the bar brooch pin, Defense medal not engraved, the other two awarded to 'H.Hodgkinson. Chief Constable', with two miniatures attached with ribbons and bar brooch pin

Manner of John Constable, 19th century oil on canvas - 'Near Dedham', inscribed verso "Bought at Mr George Constable's sale, Sussex', 30cm x 25cm, unframedPlease see images which best illustrate the condition, it requires full restoration.Provenance: local private client.

Three exhibition posters 'George Stubbs', Tate 1985 'Constable', Tate 1991 'Beatrix Potter', Tate 1987-1988 The largest 76.5 x 51cm

A small wooden framed Constable print, two framed hunting prints and a print of a young girl.

Totem BR(E) HF WEYBOURNE from the former Midland & Great Northern Railway station between Melton Constable and Cromer Beach. In very good ex station condition and last at auction 13 years ago.

An exceptionally rare Scottish work on fossil fish.Dura Den, A Monograph of the Yellow Sandstone and its RemarkableFossil Remains, with illustrations, by John Anderson D.D. F.G.SE.P.S. etc. 96 pp. Illustrated with plates, some coloured (all present),and woodcuts. Publisher, Thomas Constable, Edinburgh, HamiltonAdams and Co. London. 1859. Original cloth decorated in blind. Gilttitle to spine. Slight wear at the top and bottom of the spine, but anexcellent copy of this rare title. A former ownership name to front freeendpaper 'A.P. Stevenson' in pencil, and underneath George West haswritten a neat note in ink identifying Stevenson as a naturalist and a'most excellent bookbinder of Dundee. I bought this book from him.'West was a lecturer in Botany at the University of Dundee from c.1906 to 1926. West has also tipped into the title page a pen and inksketch which he has signed of the area where Anderson found thefossils. On p. 37 in response to the Reverend author's praise of 'wiseProvidence' West has tipped in a poem of his own satiricallysuggesting 'Providence' is not so wise as all that. West held somestrong anti-clerical views.The first and only edition of this important monograph on thefossilized fish specimens discovered by the Church of Scotlandminister, John Anderson of Newburgh at Dura Den, a wooded gorgenear the village of Cupar in North Eastern Fife.Hand stamp of George West to the pastedown.(1)The following lots of books represent the library of George West.West's biographical details are hard to pin down, his date of birthunknown, (probably around the 1880's) and his death sometime after1945. He is known to have worked as an assistant and then lecturer inBotany at the University of Dundee from 1906. At that time theuniversity was a constituent college of St Andrews University. Westseems to have remained there until around 1926. In his publication'Practical Principles of Plain Photo Micrography' (1916) he describeshimself as a lecturer in Botany. Most of the books in the sale bear thehandstamp, 'George West' to the front pastedowns. Many volumes bearextracts from booksellers' catalogues with prices of the titles,suggesting that West liked to keep up with the current values of hislibrary.The books represent a working library and many are alsoannotated in pencil in his hand, cross-referencing other works andadding his comments. To the front of the first volume of Walker'sDiptera (see lot no.) he has inserted his handwritten poem, 'To theFuture Owners of this book'.Geordie has now turned up his toesAnd gone aloft to seek reposeFrom various varmints nips and stings,Especially those base mankind brings...........He trusts the child who gets this bookWill on the various notes just lookAnd feel that every pencil strokeHelps on the game dear Walker wrote...Although a botanist by profession, his main interest, judging byhis library appears to have been entomology and amongst the booksare some rare titles in that field many dating from the nineteenthcentury, a golden age for the natural sciences. Many of the giants inthe field of Entomology are represented in the books and there aregood sets of Curtis, Donovan and Stephens with many exquisite, hand-coloured illustrations. Geology was another of his interests, as well asmicroscopy.What little is known of George West is largely gleaned from apublication from Hereford Museum published in 2007. West haddonated a large collection of mineralogical specimens to the Museumin 1945. His connection with Hereford, however, appears to betenuous and the man remains something of an enigma.

A collection of various Police badges including King's Crown Metropolitan Special Constabulary badge, Cornwall Constabulary, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, Devon Special Constable, Plymouth City Police, Devon & Exeter Police, Fire Service Air Force Department and other insignia etc.

A rare 19th century Victorian special constables truncheon, fitted with a white metal collar named to ‘Lt Colonel The Earl of Northesk - Special Constable No.9966 Nov 1887 - Insptr B Divsion. Of traditional from, and made in hard wood, possible Lignum Vitae, with ring turned handle. Hole pierced through the handle area for attaching a wrist strap. Given the officers rank, it seems likely that the truncheon was more for ceremonial use than actual service, and it’s unknown whether his police rank was purely honorary. The white metal collar is not hallmarked, but would appear to be silver. Notes: George Carnegie (1843-1891) was the 9th Earl of Northesk. He was commissioned into the 1st Dragoon Guards in 1862, but later transferred to the Scots Fusiliers as a Lieutenant. He rose through the ranks, becoming a Captain in 1866, and a Lieutenant Colonel in 1873, before retiring in 1874. Condition: generally very good. Some surface scratching and wear to the finish, and a couple of small contact marks.

John Hoyland, RA (1934–2011) - 'For John Constable, 1976', lithograph with acrylic, signed and dated '76, numbered 47/100, unframed, 55cm x 85cm. NB - This lot may be subject to Artist's Resale Right levy.

Quantity of Police shako badges, cap badges and buttonhole badges to include Norfolk Constabulary shako badges, Great Yarmouth Police, Norwich City Police, East Suffolk Constabulary, ERII Norwich city police shako badge, East Suffolk police, Aden police, Norfolk constabulary special constable button hole badges, metropolitan special constabulary button hole badges, etc. varying dates, Crowns, manufacturers etc

Five: Private S. W. Yelland, Hampshire Regiment, later Devonshire Special Constabulary British War and Victory Medals (28999 Pte. W. S. [sic] Yelland. Hamps. R.); War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Samuel W. Yelland); together with a Hampshire Regiment cap badge and a Devon Special Constable lapel badge, nearly very fine and better Pair: J. W. Hartnell, Devonshire Special Constabulary Defence Medal, with Home Office enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘J. W. Hartnell Esq., “Cherions” Culmstock Road, Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon’; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, 1 clasp, Long Service 1953 (James W. Hartnell.) in named ‘Devonshire’ card box of issue, extremely fine Pair: Mrs Elsie D. Horrell, Civil Defence Defence Medal, with Home Office enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mrs. Elsie D. Horrell, 117 Elborough Street, Southfields, SW18’; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, E.II.R., unnamed as issued, with Home Office enclosure, in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., Circular issue, 2nd ‘Coronation robes’ issue (Theodore Locke.); Voluntary Medical Service Medal, erased, with British Red Cross Society enclosure named to ‘Mr. Henry Walters, V.A.D. Officer, Dorset’, and dated 1. 1. 1983; together with a selection of British Red Cross Society V.A.D. lapel badges, very fine (lot) £100-£140

A fine Second War ‘Tobruk’ Brigade Major’s D.S.O., Order of St. John, group of eight awarded to Major G. Bestford, 6th South African Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 2nd South African Division, a veteran of the Great War who was wounded in action whilst serving in the ranks of the 20th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish) on the First Day of the Battle of the Somme. Subsequently commissioned in to the 25th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish), Bestford joined the South African Police after the Great War. He was mobilised for service during the Second War, and was taken Prisoner of War at the Fall of Tobruk on 21 June 1942. Bestford returned to the South African Police after the War, rose to District Commandant of Durban, and played a prominent role during the Royal Visit to South Africa in 1947 Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially dated ‘1946’, with integral top riband bar; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Brother’s, breast badge, silver and enamels; British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. G. Bestford.) severe edge bruise to BWM; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa Service Medal, Second War campaign awards all officially impressed (SAP195478 G. Bestford) mounted as originally worn, and subsequently additionally mounted on card for display, generally nearly very fine or better (8) £2,800-£3,200 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 19 December 1946: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services at Tobruk in 1942.’ The original recommendation, given by Brigadier F. W. Cooper, O.C. 6 SA Bde, states: ‘From 10 Jan 42 to 21 Jun 42 Major Bestford was my [Brigadier F. W. Cooper, O.C. 6 SA Bde] Brigade Major. During that period he carried out his duties with entire disregard for his own comfort under what at times were very trying and dangerous conditions. He was mentioned in despatches for his work during operations at Sollum and Halfaya in Jan 42. During the period the brigade was attached to 1 S.A. Div. at Gazala - Mar - Apr 42 and during the period prior to the fall of Tobruk - Apr - Jun 42 his conduct was an example to all the work he put in over the six months, especially during the two vital days prior to the surrender, entitles him, in my opinion, to a D.S.O. for which I recommend him.’ Order of St John, Serving Brother London Gazette 2 January 1953. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 December 1942: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East during the period November, 1941, to April, 1942.’ George Bestford was one of six sons born to Thomas Bestford, and was born in Gateshead, County Durham, in October 1897. He was educated at the local Higher Grade Secondary School, and at the age of 17 falsified his age to enlist in the 20th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish) on 26 October 1914. Bestford advanced to Sergeant, and served with the Battalion in the French theatre of War from 9 January 1916. The Battalion served as part of the 102nd Infantry Brigade on the Somme, and Bestford was wounded in action on 1 July 1916. On the latter date the Battalion were fighting in tandem with the 4th Tyneside Scottish: ‘Owing to the artillery barrage and the intense machine gun fire and the distance (800 yds) of no man’s land to be traversed, the two battalions were almost wiped out, though the positions of the dead showed that they pushed on to the enemy’s second line of trenches before they were annihilated.’ (Battalion War Diary refers) On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the 20th Battalion suffered casualties of 16 officers and 337 other ranks killed, and 10 officers and 268 other ranks wounded. Bestford was amongst the latter, and was evacuated back to the UK. His South African Police service files show that he subsequently received a G.O.C.’s Divisional Commendation in recognition of his gallantry on 1 July 1916. Whilst recuperating from his wounds, Bestford would have received news that his brother William had been killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Engineers on 21 July 1916. The following month, Bestford transferred as Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant to the 29th (Reserve) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was subsequently posted to the 3rd Battalion, and then attached to the 84th Training Reserve Battalion at Hornsea. Major A. E. Ken recommended Bestford for a commission in March 1917: ‘This N.C.O. came very much under my observations, while at Home he attended several Courses of Instruction and on each one did very well indeed, on one occasion he came under the notice of the Brigadier who complimented him through his C.O. on his success... On Service he was even better, as a leader of men he is a success, I never knew him to shirk any danger or fatigues, and his coolness under Shell and Rifle fire is splendid. I regret to say his C.O. [Lieutenant Colonel C. Sillery] was killed as I knew that he had marked Sgt. Bestford out for distinction and no officers being left (All either killed or wounded) there was no one to put the recommendation forward. I think with a little training at a Cadet School he will make a very good Officer.’ After the requisite time with an Officer Cadet Battalion, Bestford was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers in October 1917. He tragically lost another sibling when his eldest brother, Robert, was killed in action serving with the Durham Light Infantry on 1 December 1917. He was then posted to France for service with the 25th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish). After the War, he was attached as a Signalling Officer to the 2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service in Syria and Egypt. Bestford advanced to Lieutenant in May 1919, and relinquished his commission in March of the following year. He sailed for Natal, South Africa, in April 1921, and joined the South African Police in June 1921, and advanced from Constable to Captain, District Officer and Station Officer by June 1940. He was appointed Captain, 1st South African Police Battalion, Union Defence Force later that month, and was appointed to the Staff Headquarters, 6th Infantry (Police) Brigade. He embarked with the 2nd South African Division, and arrived in Egypt in June 1941. Serving across North Africa, at the Battles of Sollum and Halfaya, he was promoted Major in February 1942. Bestford served as Brigade Major, 6th South African Infantry Brigade Headquarters, and under constant attack from Rommel’s Afrika Korps, the Allied Forces retreated from the Gazala Line throughout May and June 1942. The Garrison at Tobruk became isolated and the majority of the 2nd South African Division was captured there en masse as Prisoners of War on 21 June following General Orders to surrender. Unable to escape, Bestford was taken prisoner by the Italians and interned at Campo 75 (Bari). He was subsequently transferred to Germany, and interned in Stalag VII-A, Stalag V-C, and finally at Oflag XII-B at Hadamar. Repatriated in April 1945, he was recommended retrospectively for the D.S.O. Bestford afterward returned to South Africa, and there resumed his employment with the South African Police. He was appointed Commanding Officer, Police Training Depot, Pretoria. During the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to South Africa in 1947, he had the honour of commanding the mounted escort and the Guard of Honour on special occasions throughout the tour. He was presented with his D.S.O. by the King at Voortrekkerhoogte, ...

Pair: Police Constable Shoukri Ibrahim, Cyprus Police General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (792 P.C. S. Ibrahim); Colonial Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 1st issue (792 Const. Shoukri Ibrahim, Cyprus Police) nearly extremely fine (2) £100-£140 --- Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2009.

Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 5th type, silver (P.C. John Spiers, Glasgow, 19th Novr. 1905) edge bruising, good very fine £200-£240 --- Provenance: Spink Exhibition 1985, No. 158; W. H. Fevyer Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2008. John Finlay, a Slater, Police Constable James M'Courtney and Police Constable John Spiers were each awarded the Society’s Silver Medal. ‘On 19th November 1905, 24 Inmates were saved from a fire at 39 Watson Street, Glasgow, cause of the fire was unknown’ (Ref. case No. 15,050). John Law Spiers was born at East Kilbride on 18 March 1869. Having served seven years in the Scots Guards, he joined the Glasgow Police in November 1895. Serving in the Central Division for the whole of his service, he retired on a pension on 12 November 1925, having received three commendations. Sold with some copied research.

Pair: Police Sergeant N. Simmonds, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. N. Symonds [sic]. L. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.S. N. Simmonds. A. Div.) very fine Pair: Police Constable H. Stacey, Metropolitan Police Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. H. Stacey. D. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. H. Stacey.) mounted as worn, very fine and better (4) £100-£140

Three: Police Constable C. Keates, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. C. Keats [sic], Y. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. C. Keates. 1st. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., C. Keates.) very fine (3) £80-£100

* Follower of John Constable (1776-1837). Wooded River Landscape, 1833, oil on wood panel, inscribed in ink in an old hand: Sept 16 1833, 109 x 96 mm (4 3/8 x 3 3/4 ins), old gilt frame (damaged, 23 x 22 cm)QTY: (1)

* Munn (Paul Sandby, 1773 - 1846). Castle Ruins, circa 1810, watercolour on paper, en grisaille, a view of a ruined castle on a hilltop, 'Bought at Sotheby & Co. Sale / Date 17.4.66 / Lot 349/2 / Price £8 x Collection' to backing board, additional study in watercolours of the same view to verso, remnants of old tape to verso, mount printed with artist's name and dates to lower margin, sheet size 16.5 x 23 cm (6 1/2 x 9 ins), window mounted, and Rowbotham (Thomas Charles Leeson, 1823-1875). Two Maritime Views, 1850, both pastels on tinted paper, a view of a lighthouse on a rocky outcrop in brooding weather, signed and dated lower right, tipped onto backing board, together with a view of two sailing vessels passing a wooden pier in stormy seas, signed and dated lower left, also tipped onto backing board, both sheet sizes approx. 22.5 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 ins), together with various works by and after Constable, Copley Fielding, H. B. Richardson, William Walter Wheatley.QTY: (10)

Sir Stapleton Cotton, Ist Viscount Combermere: three letters patent, confirming him as Keeper of the Rolls for Tower Hamlets, Lord Lieutenant of Tower Hamlets and Constable of the Tower of London, each with royal seal appended (in skippet) and in its official box, dated 16th, 20th and 21st October 1852, the first in black leather covered box bearing the royal arms, the others contained in matching red leather covered boxes, with gilt decoration, also bearing the royal arms, each with original protective slip-over cover. (3) £1,000-£2,000 --- Provenance: Sir Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere - recipient of these offices - thence by direct family descent. Condition Report Keeper of the Rolls: seal reverse with small chip between “Britanniarum” & “Regina” in the legend., and small rim chips. leather on lid rubbed and with small losses. Lord Lieutenant of Tower Hamlets: seal reverse with chip affecting “annia” of “Britanniarum” & “ina” of “Regina” in the legend. Constable of the Tower: seal reverse with small chip affecting the “i” & “a” of “Britanniarum” in the legend. Red leather boxes in good condition, having been kept clean under their protective covers.

A George IV Irish provincial silver-gilt City of Cork freedom box by Richard Garde of Cork, of rectangular form with rounded corners, the flush-hinged cover engraved with Cork City coat of arms with garter, Latin motto ‘STATIO BENE FIDA CARINIS’, flanked by thistles, flowers and harps, with coronets to the corners, and scroll thumbpiece, the base engraved with presentation inscription to Lord Combermere:, reading: ‘The Freedom at Large of the City of Cork was unanimously voted to Liet.t Gen.L Lord Combermere. Commanding His Majesty’s Forces In Ireland. Sept. 18th 1824. B Gibbings. Mayor Rob.t Lawe Sheriffs Will.m Crofts ’ with gilt interior, Dublin hallmarks for 1824, (date letter overstuck), dimensions 7.8 x 5.5 x 2.1cm. £3000-4000 --- Provenance: Presented to Lord Combermere and thence by direct family descent. Sir Stapleton Cotton, 6th Baronet, created Baron Combermere in 1814 and Viscount Combermere of Bhurtpore in 1827, had a long and distinguished military career. He served in Northern France and Flanders early in the French revolutionary wars, then in India where he was in action at the siege of Seringapatam, resulting in the defeat and death of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore. During the Peninsular War, he fought at Talavera, Salamanca and many of the military engagements in that theatre of war. In 1817, he became governor of Barbados commanding British forces in the Leeward Islands. In 1822, he was placed in command of British forces in Ireland, and thereafter returned to India as commander-in-chief of British forces in the sub-Continent, distinguishing himself by the capture of the capital of the princely state of Bhurtpore, for which success he was granted the viscountcy. He ended his military career as Constable of the Tower of London (following in the footsteps of the Duke of Wellington) as Keeper of the Rolls and Lord Lieutenant of Tower Hamlets. He died a Field Marshall, full of honours, at the advanced age of 91. His equestrian statue stands outside Chester castle. This portrait of Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere by Mary M. Pearson was painted in 1825 at the end of Combermere’s term of office as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland, and before his departure for India in June of that year. He is depicted half length in uniform as General Officer of Light Dragoons, with Ribbon and Star of GCB, Stars of Portuguese Tower and Sword and Guelphic Order of Hanover, Peninsula Cross with Salamanca clasp. This portrait was presented by his widow to the National Portrait Gallery in 1872. Freedom boxes were presented to persons who were granted the honorary freedom of a city or town. These were usually distinguished non-residents who had rendered great service in some way; they were also exempt from further payment of tolls. A number of these boxes were manufactured principally by the silversmiths of Dublin and Cork. The silversmith Richard Garde was registered at 18 Broad Lane, Cork, in 1824, and in 1833 at 17, Broad Lane. He was registered at Dublin in 1827, continuing until 1838. Condition Report Light rubbing throughout. Small pin prick dent to front below thumbpiece. Some patches of wear to the gilding visible on the base and small dent to the central upper edge of the inscription. Hallmarks to base and inside lid. Weight 110.9gm.

LOUIS VII: (1120-1180) Louis the Younger. King of the Franks 1137-80. A fine D.S., within his monogram (a bold and attractive example) at the foot, as King, one page (vellum), 8vo (approx. 17 x 15.5 cm), Sens ('Senonis'), 1146 ('Anno ab incarnatione domini m c xl vi Regni vero nostri x'; in the tenth year of Louis VII's reign), in Latin. The manuscript document, in the hand of a scribe, with thin and elongated letters to the first line (a mistake appears between the words franc. and dux, with the scribe originally omitting the word Rex, and afterwards adding it in small letters above), is a Royal Charter confirming to the monks of 'Roseio' (i.e. the Benedictine abbey of Rozoi-le-Jeune, arrondissement of Sens, in the departement of Yonne, founded in 1106) all grants made to them by his predecessors or his feudatories, although without specifying any donors or locations of property, in part, 'In nomine sanctte et individuae et individuae trinitatis ludovic dei grat. franc. Rex dux Aquitano.Hubis quidem pro regie dignitatis officio principalte incumbre. ecclarum possessiones ac iura benigne protegere et predecellorum ntos. elemosinas Ctabiles conservare Prope. nocum facimus um versis et presentibus parte et sicuris ancillis xpi. de Rosero ad opanendum possidendiuns per [ill] nos [ill] de dono precellorum lesatoriung (?) nros. um ules ad hordiernum diem in elemosinam sulcepunc’. concluding with the subscriptions (not actual) of several Royal officers, namely Raoul, 1st Comte de Vermandois (Seneschal), Guillaume de Senlis (Grand Butler), Mathieu, 1st Comte de Beaumont-sur-Oise (Grand Chamberlain) and Mathieu de Montmorency (Constable), all of whom served as witnesses, and given by the hand of the Chancellor of France, Cadurc. Lacking the seal although with the original tags still inserted to the plica. Some light staining and minor age wear, and with a few very small holes to parts of the vellum, only very slightly affecting a few letters of text, and not the signature. Loosely housed within a handsome crimson quarter bound morocco presentation folder with gilt stamped title to the front cover. VGRaoul I (1085-1152) Comte de Vermandois, known as Raoul I the Brave, and a first cousin of King Louis VI of France. Raoul was appointed as a seneschal within the Royal household in 1131 and continued in the service of the King (with gaps in 1138 and 1139) until his death in 1152. In 1142 he married his second wife, Peronella of Aquitaine, the sister of King Louis VII’s consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Guillaume de Senlis served as Grand Butler of France from 1129-47 and accompanied King Louis VII on his crusade. Mathieu II de Beaumont-sur-Oise (1110-1174) Grand Chamberlain of France.Mathieu I de Montmorency (d.1160) Constable of France 1138-60. Cadurc was appointed as Chancellor of France in 1140 and remained so until 8th June 1147.The Royal Charter is typically signed within Louis VII's monogram, following the form adopted by predecessors with the name Louis, including King Louis VI, and is composed of the letters which make up the Carolingian word ‘Hludovicus’ or ‘Hludovuicus’. The Charter gives the year as 1146, in the tenth year of King Louis VII’s reign. The King succeeded on 1st August 1137, therefore the tenth year began on 1st August 1146. The calendar year began at Easter, which was 20th April in 1147. The document therefore dates from between 1st August 1146 and 19th April 1147, although to narrow it down any further would appear unfeasible. Documents bearing the Royal sign manual of King Louis VII are of the utmost rarity and very seldom appear at auction, most being held in public collections. The present document is recorded in Etudes sur les actes de Louis VII (1885) by Luchaire (as no. 181) but only from a 15th century copy, and also in Bibliographie generale des cartulaires francais (1907) by Stein (as no. 3277), although Stein attributes it to a 16th century copy. Neither author makes any mention of the original grant and presumably were unaware of its existence.

REYNOLDS JOSHUA: (1723-1792) English portrait painter, a founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts. A good A.L.S., Joshua Reynolds, one page, 4to, London, 18th October 1783, to John Wauchope. Reynolds states that he has been desired by Sir William Forbes to 'send to you a note of what the late Lord Errol (sic) was indebted to me for pictures painted for him' At the foot of the letter Reynolds provides his account, totalling £163-5-0 and comprising a 'whole length' study of Lord Erroll (£105-0-0), a painting of Lady Erroll and a copy of the same (£26-5-0 each), an alteration to the drapery of a painting (£5-5-0) and a packing case (ten shillings). With integral address leaf bearing a good red wax seal (small area of paper loss where originally opened). With a contemporary docket recording Wauchope's response to Reynolds, 'answ[ere]d that I could not promise but would be disappointed if the debt was not paid before the end of the year'. Some light age wear and a few small, neat tears, one only slightly affecting a few letters of the signature. About VGJohn Wauchope (1750-1828) Scottish solicitor, Writer to the Signet. James Hay (1726-1778) 15th Earl of Erroll. Scottish nobleman who served as Rector of the University of Glasgow 1761-63.Reynolds painted a full-length portrait of the Earl of Erroll in coronation robes and holding the baton of Lord High Constable of Scotland from the time Erroll officiated at the coronation of King George III in 1761. Reynolds's ledger records that Erroll sat for his portrait in March and April 1762 and that the fee was 100 guineas. As the present letter demonstrates, this bill was still outstanding at the time of the Earl's death in 1778 and was not settled until 1783.

THREE BOXES OF ORNAMENTS AND COLLECTOR'S PLATES, to include a large collection of cut glass and ceramic bells, collector's plates, comprising Royal Doulton 'Old Country Crafts', Staffordshire 'John Constable', a boxed set of six Heath McCabe 'Sweet Pea' pattern mugs, etc. (s.d) (3 boxes + loose)

Three Whistles, The Metropolitan Special Constable 1914, Liverpool City Police and The Acme Thunderer LPTB

Stanley K Mitchell, Britain 20th century (Plymouth Artist), large oil on canvas. After the 'Hay Wain' by John Constable. Framed. 126cm x 75cm

A late 19th century hand painted three fold room screen, painted with "The Haywain" after Constable, 168cm high

(Antarctic exploration) CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. 'The Worst Journey in the World,' 1929, SECOND EDITION, Constable, Two volumes, 585pp, Plates (some colour) and maps as called for. Original blue cloth a little dull, clear gilt to spines, light page edge foxing, Attractive set.Rosove71.C2 ‘Uncommon’.

Five illustrated works. T. W. Arnold (trans). 'The Little Flowers of St Francis of Assisi,' original ivory cloth with gilt tooled decorations embodying the arms of St Francis by Aldus Mautius of Venice circa 1500, debound colour forntis, spotting and toning throughout, Chatto & Windus, London, 1909; Margaret Gatty. 'Parables from Nature. With Notes on the Natural History,' complete edition, school prize with gilt tooled coat of arms to rubbed front board and winners inscription to front free endpaper, marbled edge, plates throughout, George Bell and Sons, London, 1888; C. Lovat Fraser (illustrations). 'Peacock Pie. A Book of Rhymes by Walter De La Mare,' original blue cloth with gilt embossed decorations, colour illustrations, vg, Constable & Company, London, [1924]; With two other works. (5)

CRADDOCK, Harry. 'The Savoy Cocktail Book,' New, completely revised, redesigned edition sixth printing,original decorative cloth, some nibbles to unclipped dj by Peter Goffin, lacks title page, pp.251, vg with no inscriptions, [Constable], [1982].

(Horsemanship and racing) Six works William Scarth Dixon. 'The Influence of Racing and the Thoroughbred Horse on Light-Horse Breeding,' original cloth with gilt titles to spine, ex libris Margaret Hutchens, spotting to title page and edge of text block otherwise vg, Hurst & Blackett, London, n.d; Geoffrey Brooke. 'Horse-Sense and Horsemanship of /To-Day. Economy and Method in Training Hunters and Polo Ponies,' reprint, original cloth, tidemark to frontis and evidence to plates, Constable and Company, London, November 1924; A. Dick Luckman (ed). 'Tod Sloan by Himself,' original cloth, half title and frontis debound, some spotting, Grant Richards, London, 1915; Capt T. H. Browne. 'History of the English Turf 1904-1930,' vol I, original cloth, frontis and plates, small amount of spotting otherwise vg, Virtue & Co, London, 1931; With two others including 'The Racehorse in Training' by William Day and Alfred J. Day and 'Bloodstock Breeders Review 1926'. (6)

CRADDOCK, Harry (compiled by) 'The Savoy Cocktail Book' First edition, lacks errata slip, original decorative cloth backed boards, split to front hinge, rubbed and bumped but still very vibrant, decorative printed endpapers, spotting to edge of text block, some graphite X's to cocktails followed and notes to the rear, colour illustrations and decorations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, a good copy of this famous work, Constable & Company, 1930.

Shaw (George Bernard) Three Plays for Puritans, first edition, London, Grant Richards 1901, original green cloth; and Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant, 2 vols, first edition, London, Grant Richards 1898, Vol.1 photo portrait frontis., original green cloth, 16mo; together with The Complete Plays of George Bernard Shaw, Constable 1931, orig. red cloth gilt, 4to; and Jerome (Jerome K.), Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), first edition, J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol 1889, orig. blue cloth, 12mo. (5) * Puritans: Spine faded, wear and splits to spine ends, ink spots to cover and spine, silverfish marks to covers, some spotting and toning, cocked, contemp. ownership inscription to ffep. - Pleasant/Unpleasant: Spine faded, watery ink marks to cover, some spotting and toning, contemp. ownership inscription to ffep. - Complete Plays: Slightly rubbed, light spotting. - Three Men: Covers dirty, rubbed, cracking and spine partially detached, stains to back, ink ownership inscription to half title, light spotting and toning, shaken

After John Constable RA (1776-1837) 'The Cornfield', oil on canvas, 35¾ x 27¾ in. (91cm x 70.5cm).

19th century unmarked 18 carat gold mourning brooch for Lady Elizabeth Croft, wife of the Earl of Malvern who had his portrait painted By John Constable, in original leather box, length 3.5cm & width 2.5cm, weight 13.71g

Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766)Sir Bernard Astley, etching, 23 x 18cm; Samuel & Nathaniel Buck - The South West View of Melton Constable in the County of Norfolk, engraving with hand-colouring, 36 x 57cm; an antique Toile-de-Jouy panel, framed, and two further prints (5) Astley portrait - time staining to the margins and some scattered light foxing. Buck - some creases and time staining, and light foxing and staining. Remainder good overall.

PHILBY (H St. J.B): 'The Empty Quarter...being a description of the Great South Desert of Arabia known as Rub 'Al Khali..': London, Constable, 1933: FIRST EDITION: original green cloth, spine gilt, rubbed, portion cut from FFE removing old ownership, 8vo: with 7 other volumes, middle eastern travel and related. (8)

BOOKPLATES: DAVENPORT (Cyril): 'English Heraldic Book-stamps..': London, Constable, 1909: later red half-calf, gilt lettered direct, large 8vo: with 5 other books on bookplates. (6)

BERNARD SHAW (George): 'The Plays of George Bernard Shaw': London, Constable, 1927: 12 vols in original blue buckram box, felt lined, limp blue leather covers gilt, teg, 12mo.

Attributed to John Constable RA (1776-1837)Study of fishing boatsPen and brown ink7.1 x 7.5cm; 2¾ x 3inProvenance:Squire Gallery, London

Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1909, photogravure frontispieces, black and white illustrations throughout, 3 folding maps and a folding panorama in rear pocket of volume 2, occasional spotting, original pictorial blue cloth, lettered in silver, spines faded, some wear, large 8vo, together with:Nansen (Fridtjof). Farthest North, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897, 16 colour plates, 4 folding maps, further full-page black and white plates, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpapers, lightly spotted, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, marked and rubbed, backstrip of volume one faded, 8voQTY: (4)

Hall (Charles Francis). Life with the Esquimaux:..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1864, 100 plus engraved illustrations & maps, period inscriptions to the front endpapers & title page of volume 1, ex-libris bookplate to the front pastedown of volume 2, text-block loose with some partially disbound leaves, some spotting & toning, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spines rubbed with some small loss, 8vo, together with:Nansen (Fridtjof), "Farthest North", 2 volumes, London: Archibald Constable and Company, 1897, monochrome illustrations & maps, volume 1 gutters cracked & spine partially detached, some light toning & spotting throughout, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th & early 20th century travel reference, some odd volumes, all original cloth, overall condition is generally fair, 8voQTY: (2 cartons)

Swift (Jonathan). The Works of Jonathan Swift, D. D. Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, not hitherto published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, by Sir Walter Scott..., 2nd edition, 19 volumes, Edinburgh; Printed for Archibald Constable and Co, 1824, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, partially erased library stamp to top right of title page to each volume but not affecting text, minor spotting throughout, early 20th-century half calf by Cross, Binders to the King, elaborate gilt decoration and contrasting morocco labels to spine, 8voQTY: (19)

Cherry-Garrard (Apsley). The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctic 1910-1913, 2 volumes, 1st US edition, New York: George H. Doran Company; London: Constable & Company, [1923] colour and monochrome maps and illustrations, original linen-backed boards, volume I spine label torn with loss, some light toning to spine and partially to covers, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Rosove 71. C1; 'The finest polar book ever written...'

JOHN CONSTABLE (NACHFOLGER DES 19. JH.)1776 East Bergholt (Suffolk) - 1837 London, NachfolgeTHE VALLEY FARM Öl auf Leinwand, oben Ecken gerundet. 182 x 138 cm (R. 213 x 168 cm). Part. min. altrest., verschmutzte Oberfläche. Rahmen. Provenienz: Süddeutsche Privatsammlung.

1908 A.D.. Victoria County History of Kent-Vol I - Archibald Constable & Co., London, 1908 - hardback, cloth covers, gold titling to spine, library binding - 518 pp, text figures, fold-out map, colour and monochrome plates; one page detached. 2.49 kg, 30.5 x 23 cm (12 x 9 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]

FOLIO SOCIETY: BETJEMAN 'Selected Poems', Helen Waddell 'Songs of the Wandering Soldiers' , 'Max Berrgohi, 'Zuleika Dobson' Aubreys Brief Lives, 'The Genius of James Thurber', 'The Best of Dorothy Parker','TheCream of Noel Coward', 'The Pillow Book of Sei Shonegon', Konstantin Stanislavski 'My Life in Art', 'The Best of the Raconteurs' James Hogg ' The Confessions of a Justified Sinner, ' Edward Gibbon 'Memoirs of My Life', 'Englands Constable' and Folio Press 1989 edition of Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' (14)

Range of military badges, coins etc with "On War Service 1915" badge with Mappin & Webb to back and number 63306,  "207 Battery 1922" badge hallmarked silver and engraved 2/Lieut J.N. Fielding to back with silver tag engraved "Major J.N. Fielding R.A. C. of E", enamel Lancashire Constabulary Special Constable Sectional Commander badge and a range of medallions coins etc in small box.