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A collection of various modern collectors' plates to include Spode The First Canterbury Pilgrim plate, the Durrow plate, Crown Staffordshire John Constable The Cornfield etc

British School (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)An extensive highland landscape with cattle watering at the edge of lakeIndistinctly signed, oil on canvas, 49.5cm by 75cm; together with: a late19th/early 20th century gouache depicting a coastal scene with a solitary sailboat on horizon, indistinctly signed, 36.5cm by 53cm; a watercolour of a similar date depicting children playing on the beach, monogrammed 'CH' and dated 1874; a print of lilies in a garden after Walter Osborne; and a monchrome print after Constable depicting 'The Lock'

An early Victorian Redruth police truncheon with painted decoration "Redruth Constable 1847" 15½" long

[TRAVEL] Cherry-Garrard, Apsley. The Worst Journey in the World, Antarctic 1910-1913, first edition, volume two (only), Constable, London, 1922, original cloth-backed boards, thirty-two plate illustrations (including frontispiece, as called for), some folding, map, octavo; together with Franklin, Capt. John. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, third edition, volume one (only), Murray, London, 1824, full diced black leather gilt, folding map frontispiece, folding chart, octavo, (2). Condition Report : Cherry-Garrard: Covers lightly soiled; spine with horizontal tear towards foot; Franklin: scuffed; spine head torn; lacking title label. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

A First World War Period hardwood Police truncheon, marked "C.F.M 1914 Berks Special Constable", length 38cm

A Victorian hand painted and gilded Police truncheon, bearing Royal cypher crown and Constable panel, length 43cm

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Robert Mark (1917-2010) British police officer who served as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1972-77. A.L.S., Robert Mark, two pages, 4to, Esher, Surrey, 5th July n.y., to Mr. Wright. Attached to the upper left corner of the letter is a metallic badge featuring a crown emblem encircled by wreaths, previously worn by Mark, his letter explaining 'This button is worn, so far as I know, only by chief officers of police, i.e. officers above the rank of chief superintendent. I wore this particular one for twenty years, firstly as Chief Constable of Leicester and finally as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. If it could speak it would tell you of some memorable occasions, Spaghetti House, Balcombe St and Remembrance Day parade at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst'. Together with three identical United States postage First Day Covers honouring Law and Order individually signed by Robert Mark, David McNee (1925-2019) Scottish police officer, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1977-82) and Clarence M. Kelley (1911-1997) American law enforcement officer who served as the second Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1973-78 (also signed by Robert Mark). Each of the covers are post marked at Washington DC, 17th May 1968. VG to EX, 4    

LAW ENFORCEMENT: A rare set of four black fountain pen ink signatures on a slim 12mo autograph album page by each of the original 'Big Four' police officers, each of them Superintendents in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Scotland Yard from 1919 onwards, comprising Frederick Wensley (1865-1949, Chief Constable of the Criminal Investigation Department 1922-29 who had earlier been involved in street patrols during the investigation of the Jack the Ripper murders), Albert Hawkins (d.1929), Francis Carlin (d.1930) and Arthur Neil (1867-1939). Together with George Cornish (Police Superintendent who worked under Arthur Neil at Scotland Yard and was assigned to the Whitechapel division) black fountain pen ink signature ('G W Cornish') on a small oblong 12mo closely clipped piece. Also including Edward Bradford (1836-1911) English Colonel who served as head of the London Metropolitan Police 1890-1903. A.L.S., E R C Bradford, four pages, 8vo, New Scotland Yard, London, 3rd November 1897, to Buckland. Bradford thanks his correspondent for their congratulations 'on my honour which was far greater than I deserved' [Bradford had been appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath] and continues to write 'I am afraid that there is no chance of a vacancy for that extremely nice fellow Paget. The appts are so few that vacancies occur at very long intervals only & I don't suppose any man is likely to leave during my time', further referring to his son who has just returned from Crete and adding that his regiment leave for Egypt almost immediately. Some light age wear, generally VG, 4    The Flying Squad, a branch of the Serious Organised Crime Command within London's Metropolitan Police Force, was originally formed on an experimental basis by Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Wensley in October 1919.

SHAW GEORGE BERNARD: (1856-1950) Irish Playwright, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1925. Book signed and inscribed, being a softcover edition of The Man of Destiny: A Trifle, published by Constable and Company Ltd., London, 1927, as Volume VI of The Dramatic Works of Bernard Shaw, signed in fountain pen ink to the half title page, 'To Stanley Prince from Bernard Shaw' and dated Plymouth, 14th October 1929 in his hand. Original printed paper wrappers (some age wear and small areas of paper loss to the spine). Some foxing and minor staining throughout, G George Bernard Shaw opened Shopping Week on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce at Plymouth on 15th October 1929, the day after signing the present volume.The Man of Destiny was originally published in 1897 and is a play set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon Bonaparte..

A collectors' lot containing four hallmarked silver collar studs by Marie Ward for Liberty, stamped '925MW', boxed, a glass perfume bottle and stopper overlaid with silver plated decoration, a Continental porcelain pillbox painted with flowers and motto to the lid 'If you, my dear accepteth this, reward the giver with a kiss.', two other modern porcelain pillboxes, an oak cedar-lined cigarette box with blank shield-shaped cartouche to lid, a boxed silver propelling pencil, a simulated tortoiseshell lidded glass dressing table jar and a boxed set of twelve George Bernard Shaw plays, published by Constable & Company Ltd, 1927. CONDITION REPORT The binding is in good order, no loss of gilding to spine or front of the book, there are some small areas of wear to the corners of one or two books. Generally good condition, no major damage, some small paint splashes to the box containing the books

QUANTITY OF RUC HEAD CONSTABLE BADGES

QUANTITY OF RUC HEAD CONSTABLE BADGES

SCOTT, Walter. The Poetical Works. Edinburgh: Arch. Constable & Co., 1822. 8 vols., 12mo (166 x 95mm.) Engraved portrait frontispiece after Raeburn. (Browning and spotting to preliminaries of volume 1, toning, occasional spotting.) Near contemporary blue straight-grain morocco with two red morocco lettering pieces to the spines (some fading, rubbing to extremities). Provenance: Fanny Chambers (ink name inscribed to preliminaries). - And a further poetical volume (Luis de Camoens' 'Os Lusiadas, Poema Epico', 1819, 8vo) (9).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

CRADDOCK, Harry. The Savoy Cocktail Book. London: Constable & Company, Ltd., 1930. First edition, first issue, 8vo (192 x 121mm.) Numerous illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold, the tipped-in 'Bacardi Cocktail' slip on p.25. (Toning, a recipe in pink ink on the lined blank leaves to rear.) Original boards with art deco design (surface abrasions, rubbing to extremities). Note: first issue with the numbered title-page. - And a related volume (Ambrose Heath's 'Madame Prunier's Fish Cookery Book', 1938, 8vo) (2).Buyer’s Premium 24.5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 5% (including VAT @ 0%) of the hammer price.

John Constable and David Lucas, two mezzotint engravings ' Summer Afternoon After a Shower ', and ' Spring ', both artist's names in the plate, largest 10.5ins x 14ins, including marginSpring - has some lights foxing stains otherwise in good conditionSummer - has some light foxing stains otherwise in good condition also

A selection of Georgian silver teaspoons including six (5 & 1) Scottish silver of plain fiddle back form bearing monogram to terminals, Edinburgh 1820/23/37 William Constable & Andrew Wilkie, a pair of salt spoons, London 1819, Solomon Royes & John East Dix, a pair of Georgian sugar nips etc, approx 180g

A George V King's Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to 'PC. Albert Turpin, Metropolitan Police' together with his silver Society For The Protection Of Life From Fire Medal, inscribed 'Albert Turpin, Blackheath, 30-4-27' and a framed Carnegie Hero Fund Trust citation to 'Police Constable Albert Turpin, Woolwich, 30th April 1927', together with his WWI War & Victory Medals - '4539 Pte. A W Turpin, D of Corn. LI.' Please note that the photo of the recipient in uniform is printed from an original retained by the vendors.

Follower of John Constable RA (British 1776-1837): Wooded Landscape with Cattle, early 19th century oil on panel bears later signature 31cm x 44cm

Leslie Thomas. The Virgin Soldiers. Constable. 1st edition 1966 with dust wrapper signed by the author; Stand Up Virgin Soldiers reprint 1975, signed and In My Wildest Dreams 1st edition signed plus 14 other works by Thomas. With 3 books by Russell Braddon and 32 novels by Alistair MacLean, one of which is signed . Most are 1st editions plus one volume of biography (51) 2 boxes

Stoker (Bram) Dracula, eighth edition, ink ownership and gift inscriptions to endpapers, occasional light foxing or marginal finger-soiling, original navy cloth lettered in gilt design in red to upper cover, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing, but a very good and bright example, 8vo, Archibald Constable, 1904.

Stoker (Bram) Dracula, eighth edition, some light spotting to fore-edge, original red cloth, decorated and lettered in black, slight sunning and minor speckling to spine, small bump to foot of spine, very slight fading to cover margins, but a bright, fine copy overall, original glacine dust-jacket, some chipping a light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, Archibald Constable, 1904.⁂ A superb example of this attractive edition with the original glacine jacket, itself a remarkable survival.

Circle of John Constable (1776-1837) Landscape, oil on board, 17 x 21.5cm

Two early A&J Young studio ceramic dishes from their Melton Constable period, together with another dish signed 'Johnstone'. Largest 27cm diameter

Keith Vaughan (British, 1912-1977)Gainsford End Farm, 1976 signed, titled and dated 'GAINSFORD END FARM/1976/Keith Vaughan' (verso)oil on canvas101.6 x 91.4 cm. (40 x 36 in.)Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate CollectionWith Austin/Desmond, LondonPrivate CollectionWith Offer Waterman, London, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Waddington Galleries, Keith Vaughan, 1976London, Austin/Desmond, Keith Vaughan 1912-1977, 1989, cat.no.107 (ill., p.34)LiteratureMalcolm Yorke, Keith Vaughan, His Life and Work, Constable, London, 1990, pl.59 (col.ill.)Anthony Hepworth and Ian Massey, Keith Vaughan, The Mature Oils 1946-1977, Sansom & Company, Bristol, 2012, p.194, cat.no.AH596 (ill.b&w)In 1964 Vaughan bought a row of derelict cottages on the outskirts of the village of Toppesfield in Essex and, over the course of a year, he renovated them. He spent weekends at Harrow Hill Cottage and created a small studio there in which to work. The painter Michael Ayrton lived at Bradfields on the other side of Harrow Hill Lane and both artists were inspired by the surrounding landscape. The small village of Gainsford End, close to Vaughan's house, inspired no less than six oil paintings over the course of a decade: Gainsford End, 1966; Gainsford End II, 1970; Gainsford End Under Snow, 1970; Gainsford End 1972 nos. I & II, 1972 and the present work, the last in the series. It depicts a close-knit group of farm buildings contained within a tightly arranged composition. Towards the end of 1975 Vaughan's style underwent a significant transformation and nowhere is this more apparent than in his late Essex landscapes. His stylistic reorganization manifests itself in various ways. For example, contours become hard-edged and more precise, compositions are compressed and significantly abstracted and the, hitherto, gestural brushwork flattens out into more even applications. Orderly patches of pigment may be interpreted as the elevations of rural barns; the chevron shapes are derived from the triangular gable ends of farm buildings and the coloured squares and oblongs act as ciphers for painted shed doors or fenestration on local farmhouses. Vaughan was keen to impose a sense of structure on his Essex subjects. As he grew older, he feared that the viscosity of his paint and the sensuous application he had been cultivating over the years, had now become over pronounced. It seems he began to worry that his paintings would become shapeless and over-sumptuous. His desire for additional formalization was imposed upon familiar local landmarks. Cust Hall, Blackmore End and Gainsford End, all within walking distance of Vaughan's studio, boasted buildings fabricated with large and often ancient, timber frames. Their orderly, methodical construction supplied him with blocked-in shapes and narrow, tilting forms to help regularize the layout of his architectural subjects. We are grateful to Gerard Hastings, who is currently working on his new book Keith Vaughan: The Graphic Art, to be published by Pagham Press, for compiling this catalogue entry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Fergusson (W. N.). Adventure, Sport and Travel on the Tibetan Steppes, 1st edition, London: Constable and Company Limited, 1911. 8vo, original green pictorial cloth, half-title, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 2 lithographic folding maps, halftone illustrations from photographs throughout the text (many full-page), small mark to spine, a good copy, together with 7 others (not fully collated), including: Nansen, Farthest North, London: Archibald Constable, 1897 (2 volumes, 8vo, original cloth, extremities rubbed, spines rolled, spotting to early leaves); Wilfred Thesiger, Among the Mountains, 1st edition, 1998 (4to, original boards, dust jacket, signed by the author on plate mounted to title-page); Edward Thomas, The Icknield Way, 1st edition, 1913 (8vo, original green cloth gilt); Frieda Lawrence, "Not I, But The Wind ...", 1st edition, 1934 (8vo, original quarter buckram, signed by the author on the half-title verso); and similar (qty: 9)

Craddock (Harry). The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1st edition, London: Constable & Company, Ltd., 1930. 8vo, original cloth-backed silver pictorial boards, colour illustrations throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, covers rubbed, occasional marginal spotting, ink-stamps ('With the Compliments of Booth's Distilleries Ltd.') to front free endpaper, half-title and final page (p. 287), bound without errata slip (qty: 1)

George V WWI Great War Special Constable's commemorative truncheon for the town of Oldham, painted with the coat of arms of the Borough of Oldham with motto "Sapere Aude", with crowned GR crest above and SPECAIL CONSTABLE 1916-1919 below, 38cm long.

George V WWI Great War Special Constable's commemorative truncheon for the town of Rochdale, painted with the coat of arms of the Borough of Rochdale with motto "Crede Signo", with crowned GR crest above and SPECAIL CONSTABLE 1916-1919 below, 38cm long.

Victorian long stave police truncheon with painted crowned VR cypher above "PC", Police Constable?, 71cm long.

Medals of Special Constable and 4775 Driver (Chauffeur) Alfred McDonald of the British Red Cross Society, comprising WWI war medal, victory medal and 1914-15 star [A MCDONALD BRCS], a George V Special Constabulary long service medal [ALFRED MACDONALD], and a British Red Cross Society Scottish Branch War Worker enamelled badge, (ref 54/21)

Medals of 77689 Police Constable Robert Gunter of the Metropolitan Police, comprising Metropolitan Police Queen Victoria Jubilee medal 1897 (7,481 issued) [PC R GUNTER D DIVNN], a Metropolitan Police Edward VII Coronation medal 1902 struck in bronze (16,709 issued) [PC R GUNTER D DIV], and a Metropolitan Police George V Coronation medal 1911 (19,723 issued) [PC R GUNTER], with research paperwork, (ref 6/20)

Medal of Police Constable M Regan of M Division Metropolitan Police, comprising Queen Victoria Jubilee Metropolitan Police medal 1887 with 1897 bar (14,000 issued) [PC M REGAN M DIVN], (ref 7/21)

Medals of Special Constable Reginald Swift, comprising George V Special Constabulary long service medal with two clasps LONG SERVICE 1929 and THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 [REGINALD SWIFT] and a George V HM Coastguard long service and good conduct LSGC medal [PRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE TO REGINALD SWIFT FOR LONG SERVICE WITH THE ROCKET LIFE SAVING APPARATUS], (ref 56/32)

Medals of Special Constable James Grant of the Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary, comprising George VI (FID DEF 1949-1952 obverse) [JAMES GRANT] and a WWII defence medal [un-named], with long service letter from Chief Constables Office Banff 1954, (ref 106/44)

Two Police long service and good conduct LSGC medals, the first of Sergeant Clifton T Wills, George VI [SERGT CLIFTON T WILLS] (ref 108/56) and the second of Constable Tom Burnett, Elizabeth II [CONST TOM BURNETT] (ref 153/14), (2)

Medal of Constable William Simpson of the West Riding Police, comprising Royal Society for the Preservation of Cruelty to Animals RSPCA life saving medal (type II obverse) with FOR HUMANITY clasp [PC SIMPSON 1935] in issue box, with paperwork including letter from the RSPCA "The bronze medal for animal saving was awarded to him for rescuing three sheep from a burning stack yard at Ryhill Yorkshirev1935", (ref 59/50)

Medal of R/Constable J L Edgar of the Royal Ulster Constabulary comprising Elizabeth II Royal Ulster Constabulary Service medal [R/CONST J L EDGAR], in Royal Mint fitted case, (ref 158/41)

Medals of 21070 Constable Mugwagwa comprising Rhodesia General Service medal [21070 CONST MUGWAGWA] and a Zimbabwe Independence medal 1980 [31191], (ref 154/24)

A collection of eighty-one photochrom silhouette postcards, many by G E Shepheard: American Silhouette (8), Special Constable (5), Camp Silhouette (37), Silhouette (3), Anzac Silhouette (4) and Jack Ashore (2), with twenty-two other WWI and WWII silhouette postcards, (81).

AFTER CONSTABLE, OLEOGRAPH PRINT 'THE HAYWAIN', FRAMED AND GLAZED, 73CM WIDE

Richard Constable (b.1932) two watercolours - Dragonflies, signed and dated 1969 and 1970, in glazed frames, 28cm x 19cm, 33.5cm x 27.5cm (2)

Stoke By Nayland Luxury Eco Lodge Weekend Retreat for up to 6 guests: We are thrilled to offer a 2 night weekend stay for 6 guests in one of Stoke By Nayland’s self-catered contemporary 2-bedroomed Eco Lodges. Nestled in stunning rolling Suffolk countryside and the resort’s Championship golf courses, the lodges boast beautiful views of Constable Country, which can be enjoyed from the balcony. With plenty to do on and off the resort, it’s the perfect location for a relaxing weekend away. Stylishly designed, the lodge features 2 luxury double en-suite rooms and a contemporary living & dining area with a double sofa bed. Donated by: Stoke By Nayland Resort, Suffolk https://stokebynayland.com T&C’s Apply Final bidders to agree a mutually convenient date (subject to availability), with Stoke by Nayland Resort Subject to related government social distancing guidelines  Experience may not be resold or re-auctioned Travel not included

The Chestnut Suffolk Safari, 4 nights’ accommodation for 2, with dinner included, at 4 truly unique locations, each uniquely showcasing the county’s stunning coastline, historic, cultural and sporting heritage Chestnut Group invites you to enjoy a Suffolk Safari, each celebrating a unique aspect of the county. You and your guest are invited to enjoy luxury accommodation with dinner at The Northgate, a striking Victorian town house within the heart of historic Bury St Edmunds The Packhorse Inn, Newmarket, the home of British thoroughbred horse racing The Crown, Stoke By Nayland, nestled in the heart of Constable Country The Ship Dunwich, on Suffolk’s beautiful heritage coast Donated by: The Chestnut Group https://www.chestnutgroup.co.uk T&C’s Apply Valid for 18 months Bookings subject to availability and cannot be in any restricted period The order of stays in each property is flexible Dinner based upon an allocated budget of £30 per person per night Subject to related government guidelines Room reservations allocated on the best available per property per night Experience may not be re-auctioned or resold Travel not included

Haywain: Eco Lodge weekend stay for 4 guests We are delighted to offer, Haywain Eco Holiday Lodge for a weekend (Friday – Sunday) during 2022, generously donated by Samphire Escapes. Situated at Flatford, in the heart of Constable Country on the Suffolk & Essex borders. Just a short walk from the house you will discover the River Stour and Flatford Mill, which provided inspiration for the artist John Constable. The zinc & larch clad lodge is 1 of 7 and is set within open plan landscaping to optimise privacy. From the doorstep there are many wonderful walks to enjoy and to embrace the stunning scenery. Whilst being rural, the property is walking distance to a village shop, bakery, boutique, gift shop and a variety of good pubs and cafes. The lodge is brand new, comfortably accommodating 4 guests with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. There is a light filled kitchen/living room with bifold doors that allow you to bring the outside in and a wood burner for those chilly evenings. A large veranda and deck wrap around the property with outside furniture, where you can enjoy the peace & quiet with a glass of wine or dine alfresco! It is tastefully decorated in Scandi style and is well equipped for a luxury rural break for up to 4 guests and 2 well behaved dogs. Donated by: Samphire Escapes www.samphireescapes.co.uk T&C’s apply Final bidder to liaise with Samphire Escapes to book a mutually convenient date (subject to availability) Weekend cannot be taken during school holidays and must be redeemed by 31 December 2002. Check in from 5.00 pm on Friday and check out by 6 pm on Sunday Subject to official government guidelines 4 guests and up to 2 dogs allowed No stag or hen parties and no smoking

NANSEN (FRIDTJOF) Farthest North, 2 vols, original green cloth gilt, illustrated with full page plates and charts to text, First Edition, Archibald Constable 1897, 8vo

A WILLIAM IV CONSTABLE'S TRUNCHEON. A turned wooden truncheon with W IV R above a Crown and Royal coat of arms and 'Constable' with initials MP to the reverse, painted in red and gold against a black ground, 46cm long.

After Constable. The Haywain, print, 52cm x 63cm, Flatford Mill, various other old master prints, Vernon Ward, etc. (a quantity)

British Empire Medal. The BEM to Constable Edmundo Da Silva, Hong Kong Police Force, who dug through fallen debris of a bomb-damaged house to rescue four people, British Empire Medal, GVIR, Civil issue (Edmundo Da Silva), good very fine with an original letter from Fire Brigade Headquarters, Hong Kong dated 29 March 1952 in which Chief Officer W.J. Gorman describes his appreciation of the way da Silva carried out his duties during the civil disturbance in Kowloon on 1 March 1952 also a letter from Government House, Hong Kong dated 11 December 1947 inviting da Silva to Government House to receive his British Empire MedalQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Jim Bullock (1930-2019), Romsey. BEM London Gazette 25 March 1947 'The upper floors of a bomb-damaged house in Hong Kong, collapsed, and four persons were trapped in the kitchen of the ground floor, which was also in imminent danger of collapse because of the fall of cross beams and upper floor debris to reach the persons trapped and after working for more than half an hour managed to extract them. Had a further fall occurred during this attempt the Constables would have sustained serious, if not fatal injuries. By their rapid and gallant action, Malig and Sila were responsible for saving the lives of the persons they extracted.' 1 March 1952 - Communist-led riots in Kowloon quelled Rioting broke out at 5pm on 1 March 1952 in the colony of Kowloon, crowds estimated at over 10,000 gathered to welcome a Communist "comfort mission" which was expected to arrive from Hong Kong. The police broke up the rioters with tear-gas grenades and projectile shells 45 minutes later.

Dupin (Charles). View of the history and actual state of the military force of Great British. Translated, with notes, by an Officer, two volumes, first English edition, London: John Murray, 1822, two volumes bound in one, some light spotting, mostly to first and last few leaves, contemporary black half calf, a little rubbed to joints, with upper cover becoming detached, 8vo, together with Stewart (Colonel David). Sketches of the character, manors, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland; with the details of the military service of the Highland Regiments, two volumes, 2nd edition, Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co., etc., 1822, large folding hand-coloured engraved map (a few tears along folds, without loss, and a little restrengthened to verso), contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed and some marks, and spine somewhat faded, with loss of morocco spine labels, 8vo, plus Mackinnon (Colonel Daniel). Origin and Services of the Cold Stream Guards, two volumes, 1st edition, London: Richard Bentley, 1833, monochrome wood-engraved plates, contemporary ownership signature to front blank of Thomas Chatwin V. S., Chichester, and later bookplate of Arther Granville Soames two front pastedown of each volume, booksellers ticket of Sifton, Praed & Co., to each, contemporary dark blue half calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed to spines, 8vo, and a bound volume of The British Military Journal, April-September 1799, containing eight maps and five plates (one plate missing at page 356), some marks and light water stain to lower edges, contemporary half calf, worn, 4toQty: (6)

A truncheon, length 39.5cm. Belonged to Special Constable 361-W Division. Thornton Hough, Surrey, approximately 1914, WW1. Condition - slight chip to end below handle, name incised in leather but unreadable, general wear including scuffs and scratches..

Ɵ POETRY & OTHERS: Various Authors, 12 vols. 1918 - 1961. comprises: JONES, E.B.C. (Emily Beatrix Coursolles 'Topsy' Jones, 1893 - 1966). [editor]. Songs for Sale An Anthology of Recent Poems. Oxford: Blackwell, 1918. first edition, 8vo., (200 x 150mm), decorative black and white card wrappers with printed paper label to front, (lacks label to spine), edges untrimmed, half-title, '1918' written in pencil manuscript beneath half-title, possibly in Edith Sitwell's hand, contributors include Aldous Huxley, Osbert Sitwell, E. Wyndham Tennant, the editor and others, Fourth of the Initiates Series of Poetry by Proved Hands, printed in Oxford at the Vincent Works, and sold in America by Longmans, Green & Co., New York, 60pp., within a modern clear protective folder; PROUST, Marcel. (1871 - 1922). Within a Budding Grove, London: Chatto & Windus, 1924. second impression, 8vo., (195 x 138mm), publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to spine, blue top, others untrimmed, translated by C.K. Montcrieff, small bookseller's label to lower pastedown, The Holliday Bookshop, New York, 396pp; ELIOT. T.S. Sweeney Agonistes. Fragments of an Aristophanic Melodrama, Faber and Faber, 1932. first edition, 8vo., (195 x 130mm), pale blue cloth, lettered in red to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, 31pp; WEBB, Margaret. Early English Recipes Selected from the Harleian Ms. 279 of about 1430 A.D., Cambridge: The University Press, 1937. first edition, 8vo., (222 x 130mm), illustrated cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to spine, half-title, wood-engravings by Margaret Webb, Introduction by Sir Stephen Gaselee, recipes include A Goos in Hogepotte, Oystrys in Gravy Bastard, and Puddyng of Purpaysse, 37pp; De La MARE, Walter. (1873 - 1956). The Burning Glass and Other Poems by Walter de la Mare. Faber & Faber, London, 1945. first edition, 8vo., (202 x 145mm), publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, half-, 106pp; LEWIS, C. Day. Word Over All. Jonathan Cape, London, 1945. second impression, 8vo., (205 x 147mm), beige cloth, lettered in red to spine, red top, others untrimmed, dustwrapper unclipped, the inside of the dustwrapper showing part of a different book's red and black design for front cover, front flap and spine, 'Time to Kill' by Alex Brown, dedicated to Rosamond Lehmann, 52pp; LEE, Laurie. (1914 - 1997). The Bloom of Candles. Verse From a Poet's Year. John Lehmann, London, 1947. first edition, 8vo., (202 x 143mm), publisher's yellow paper boards, lettered in black to front, dustwrapper unclipped, half-title, 12 poems, printed at the Caxton Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, 20pp; PHELPS, G.H. [editor]. Living Writers. Being Critical Studies Broadcast in the B.B.C. Third Programme . . . Sylvan Press, 1947. 8vo., (190 x 130mm), publisher's black cloth, gilt lettered to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, half-title, includes Sean O'Casey by Denis Johnstone; E. M. Forster by Rose Macaulay; Walter De La Mare by Dylan Thomas; Aldous Huxley by Peter Quennell; T. F. Powys by Louis Marlow, etc. bound by Novello & Co. Ltd. London, 157pp., with a loosely inserted manuscript Hatchards Bookseller's sale receipt to Miss Edith Sitwell, Renishaw Hall, Nr. Sheffield, 25.2.1948, recording the authors purchase of this book, and postage of one Express letter; H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886 - 1961). Selected Poems. Grove Press Inc. New York, (1957). 8vo., (210 x 142mm), publisher's beige cloth, lettered in black to front and spine, half-title,128pp. Hilda Doolittle was an American poet, novelist, memoirist. She published under the pen name H.D., and was one of the leading figures in the bohemian culture of London associated with the early 20th-century avant-garde Imagist group of poets. PLOMER, William. (1903 - 1973). Collected Poems, Jonathan Cape, London, 1960. first edition, yellow cloth-backed blue boards, lettered in black to spine, author's blindstamped signature in silver to front, two half titles, 225pp; with a loosely inserted typescript Dillon's University Bookshop Ltd. sale receipt to Edith Sitwell, Renishaw Hall, Nr. Sheffield, August 15th, 1960, recording her purchase of this book, Campbell: Poems, and Jones: Life and Opinion of Hulme: with HAMILTON, Patrick. The Slaves of Solitude, Constable, London, 1947. first edition, 8vo., dustwrapper unclipped, 242pp.; MILLER, Henry. The Cosmological Eye. Editions Poetry London, Nicholson & Watson, London, 1945. first edition, 8vo., dustwrapper unclipped, 351pp.Provenance: The Library of Dame Edith Sitwell(Qty. 12). 

Ɵ ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED: 7 vols., comprises: HEMPEL, Eberhard. (1886 - 1967). Baroque Art and Architecture in Central Europe. The Pelican History of Art. Penguin Books, London, 1965. first edition, 8vo., (265 x 185mm), publisher's gilt red cloth, gilt lettering to black panel on spine, dustwrapper unclipped, 200 plates, 370pp; LEES-MILNE, James. (1908 - 1997). The Age of Inigo Jones. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1953. first edition, 4to., (255 x 195mm), publisher's red gilt cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, half-title, colour frontispiece, Banqueting House Whitehall, 92 b/w. photo. illustrations and sketches, 242pp; CURRAN, C.P. ( 1883 - 1972). Dublin Decorative Plasterwork of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Alec Tiranti, London, 1967. first edition, 8vo., (255 x 195mm), publisher's dark blur cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, illustrated e/ps., Plan of the City of Dublin, half-title, b/w. and colour photographic and other illustrations, 173 plates, Index, Appendix and List of Dublin plasterers, bibliography & list of plasterers, 124 pp; BARON, Francoise et al. Les Fastes du Gothique le siecle Charles V. Editions de La Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Ministere de la Culture, Paris, 1981. Illustrated catalogue for an Exhibition held at Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, 9 octobre 1981-1er fevrier 1982, 4to., (240 x 215mm), French text, 369 plates (a few in colour), 461pp; SEWARD, Desmond. (b. 1935). Prince of the Renaissance, The Life of Francois 1. Author's Presentation to Sir Sacheverell Sitwell. Constable and Company, Ltd., 1973. first edition, 4to., (270 x 195mm), publisher's tangerine cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dustwrapper unclipped, illustrated e/ps., inscribed and signed by the author in blue ink to Sacheverell Sitwell on title page, b/w. and colour illustrated throughout, 264pp; together with HORNE, Jonathan. English Tin-Glazed Tiles. Jonathan Horner, 1981: BLUNT, Wifred. The Dream King. Ludwig II of Bavaria. Hamish Hamilton, London, (1970). Provenance: The Art Library of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, Weston Hall.    

Ɵ CONSTANTINOPLE PANORAMA: BARKER, Henry Aston. A Series of Eight Views forming a Panorama of the City of Constantinople and its Environs, taken from the Tower of Galata. etched key sheet with title as above (545 x 440mm.) and 8 **** etched plates (sheets 715 x 585mm.), loose and uncoloured, as issued, [1813].References: Atabey 60; Blackmer 76.RARE. If joined, these plates would produce a panorama four metres wide (each image is approx. 50 cm. in width) and provide a 360 degree view of the city of Constantinople.  In 1797 Robert Barker took out a patent which gave him exclusive rights to exhibit such paintings. His first exhibition was of a painting of London and for this his friends provided him with a title sufficiently striking to gain a permanent place in the English language. 'Panorama', derived from the Greek words meaning 'all' and 'view' had its first use in 1791 in the advertisements for the picture of London. Together with his son Henry Aston Barker, Robert opened a fashionable venue in Leicester Square, 'The Panorama', where examples of this new art form were exhibited to an eager public. A form of education and entertainment, the Barkers' panoramas soon became "all the rage" according to the artist John Constable. When their monopoly ended in 1801, the Barkers realised that they had to take steps to ensure their patrons were not enticed away to rival exhibitions. As a result, views from all parts of the globe began to appear at Leicester Square and, in 1801 the first foreign city to be presented at the Panorama was Constantinople. The present plates form a reproduction of the view. Indeed, they represent the only large-scale reproduction of any of the views exhibited.  Condition Report: Margins with some slight tears, slight creasing and light dust soiling, but overall in good condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

VICTORIA HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND: 'Hampshire and the Isle of Wight', Westminster, Constable, circa 1900: 5 vols, folio, Vols.1-4 in publishers red half roan, Vol.5 in publishers red cloth, some wear else a good set. (5)

SAVOY COCKTAIL BOOK: 'The Savoy Cocktail Book...', London, Constable, 1930: First Edition, 8vo, publishers cloth backed pictorial boards, rubbed and slightly bowed, front endpapers marked and the joint cracked, period ink gift inscription to half title, some pencil marks to pages, a fair copy only: together with a small carton of other books, including a First Edition of The Guinness Book of Records with presentation letter from Arthur Guinness and Son plus other cocktail and alcohol related books and pamphlets, 20th century. (Small box)

George S Constable: early 19th century watercolours, valley landscape with distant castle and river, 6 1/2" x 9 3/4", in gilt frame

Four: Private A. Lawrence, 5th Dragoon Guards, later Chairman of the Cardiff Group of the Old Contemptibles Association 1914 Star, with clasp (14093 Pte. A. Lawrence, 5/D. Gds:); British War and Victory Medals (GS-11158 Pte. A. Lawrence. 5-D.Gds.); Defence Medal, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Old Contemptibles of Wales, Cardiff Group President’s Jewel, silver (hallmarks for Chester 1934) and enamel, the obverse featuring the dragon of Wales within a wreath, embellished with crossed rifles, the reverse engraved ‘Presented by our President Sir Robert J. Webber J.P., to the Cardiff Group of the Old Contemptibles of Wales, Nov. 1934’, on neck riband with engraved name plates of 12 past Presidents, including ‘Chum A. Lawrence 1958 - 60’, in case of issue, nearly very fine and better (5) £300-£400 --- Alfred Lawrence was born at Wem, Shropshire in 1894, and joined the Merchant Navy as a boy apprentice. In November 1912 had a serious accident falling from a ladder into the ship’s hold of the S.S. Iddesleigh, and was carried ashore unconscious. He was left behind by his ship and spent some time in the British Seaman’s Hospital at Constantinople, but was picked up by the Iddesleigh on its return voyage in December 1912. Lawrence attested for the 5th Dragoon Guards and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 September 1914. He survived the Great War and was transferred to the Army Reserve on 11 March 1919. Following the Great War he joined the Fire Service in Cardiff where he served as a Company Officer in the National Fire Service. In the 1939 Register he is recorded as residing in one of the Fire Station apartments in the Central Fire Station, Cardiff, where he is noted as Fireman / Constable. He died 19 May 1969, at Cardiff. The Past Presidents named on the Old Contemptible’s President’s Jewel are: 1934-35 Sir Robert J. Webber J.P; 1936 Sir William James Thomas, Bart., J.P; 1937-38 Captain Lionel Lindsay M.V.O., O.B.E.; 1938-41 F. E. Nunn; 1942-47 John Dunning; 1949-51 Captain Harry Wallace; 1952-54 Jos. Ware D.C.M, M.S.M.; 1955-57 Major F. C. Clifton; 1958-60 A. Lawrence; and 1961 T. Webb. Sold together with an extensive (and somewhat damaged) photograph and family press cutting album, including a fine portrait photograph of the recipient wearing his President’s Jewel and his war medals and with wartime letters and postcards home, pasted in fibre dog-tag ‘2527 A. Lawrence, C.E. 5.DG’, and 5th Dragoon Guards bi-metal cap badge, original Record Office issue slip for the 1914 Star, ‘Ypres 1914’ sweetheart badge fashioned from two small General Service buttons, photographs of Old Contemptibles remembrance day parades, reunion programmes, and other ephemera.

Three: Police Constable M. R. Tullett, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. M. Tullett. G Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police (P.C. M. Tullett. P Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. M. Tullett.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£100 --- Matthew Richard Tullett was born at Nuthurst, Sussex, on 17 May 1868, and joined the Metropolitan Police on 31 May 1892, being posted to ‘G’ Division (Finsbury). He transferred to ‘P’ Division (Camberwell) on 16 January 1901, and resigned from the Force on 11 August 1919, after 27 years 52 days service, aged 51. He died at Chelsham, Surrey, on 16 May 1954. Sold with research including Metropolitan Police record of service.

A Gallantry reverse K.P.M. pair awarded to Police Constable Thomas Haynes, Metropolitan Police, for saving a woman from the path of two runaway horses King’s Police Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, crowned head, ‘For Gallantry’ reverse (P.C. Thomas J. Haynes, Metropolitan Police); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. T. Haynes.) very fine and scarce (2) £1,200-£1,600 --- Provenance: R. W. Gould, M.B.E., Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002 K.P.M. (For Gallantry) London Gazette 1 January 1934. Approximately 170 K.P.M’s with the ‘For Gallantry’ reverse were awarded in the period 1934-37, including 60 awards for the United Kingdom, the remainder being for India, Burma, Dominions and Colonies. At about 4.45 p.m. on the 24th August, 1932, two heavy draught horses bolted with a heavy van in Paradise Street, Rotherhithe, a narrow, crowded thoroughfare. Constable Haynes, who was on duty in Rotherhithe Police Station in this street, heard shouting and ran out into the roadway. He was in time to push a woman out of the way of the galloping horses, and to seize the reins of the offside horse. He then ran alongside for some forty yards, but was handicapped in his efforts to stop the horses by a loose offside trace, which eventually caused him to lose his balance. In falling, the constable, who is a very heavy man, pulled the offside horse on top of him, and they were dragged some yards by the near-side horse before it came to a standstill. It would appear that the wheels of the van passed over him at this time. The constable, who is forty-three years of age, was severely injured, and was unable to resume duty for five months. Thomas John Haynes was born at West Kensington on 21 January 1890. He joined the Metropolitan Police on 28 December 1910, retired on pension on 27 December 1936, and died on 18 June 1968. When sold in 2002, the pair was accompanied by a copy of his Central Record of Service, Police Commissioner’s Annual Report for 1933, and a copied article from The South London Press reporting the incident, from which the above information was compiled.

The Army of India medal awarded to Colour-Sergeant, later Regimental Sergeant-Major, James Kerr, 59th Foot, who distinguished himself and was wounded at Bhurtpore; he was previously present at the capture of Java as a Private in the 89th Foot and was a member of the storming party at the successful attack on Fort Cornelis. He emigrated to Australia in 1854, where he obtained employment in the Constabulary at Geelong, where he died in 1867 Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Color Serjt. J. Kerr, 59th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,800-£2,200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, May 2016. James Kerr was born on 14 February 1792, in the Parish of Desercreate, Cookstown, County Tyrone. He was a labourer by trade when he enlisted into the 89th Foot at Monymore, County Derry, on 14 February 1807, aged 15 years. He was taken onto the men’s establishment as Private from 14 February 1810, and served with the regiment in the East Indies from 10 February 1810 until 22 August 1818. He was promoted to Corporal in October 1813 and to Sergeant in October 1816, and was discharged from the 89th on 10 October 1818, probably due to army reductions. He re-enlisted on 11 November 1818, at Rochester, for the 1st Battalion, 59th Foot, aged 26 years, in the rank of Private. He was promoted to Corporal in March 1820, to Sergeant in July 1821, and to Regimental Sergeant-Major in June 1829. He served in the East Indies with the 59th from 10 February 1820 until 28 June 1829, and, being found unfit for further service, was discharged on 6 December 1832, after service totalling 31 years and 246 days. Kerr’s record of gallant service is stated on his discharge papers in the following terms: ‘Served Seventeen Years Three hundred and Twenty Seven Days in the East Indies - Wounded in the Left Hip at Bhurtpore. Was present at the Capture of Waltervreden on the 10th August 1811. Was one of the Storming party at the Afsault and Capture of Fort Corneilus on the 26th August 1811, and Subsequent Surrender of the Island of Java, and also the Capture of Bhurtpore in January 1826. Distinguished himself at the Storming of that place.’ In 1831 he was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal as Sergeant-Major in the 59th Foot, and in 1833 he received a reference from his commanding officer stating, ‘In the course of my war service I never found a better man...’ He was appointed superior Barrack Sergeant at Blackburn on 18 September 1839, at a rate of 2s/6d a day with an allowance for one room, coals and candles. Married with a son, also James, and 2 daughters, father and son went to Australia to seek employment. They sailed from Liverpool aboard the James Carson on 4 April 1854, and arrived at Port Phillip Bay on 13 July, apparently fully intending to return to Ireland once their circumstances had improved. He was unaware, however, that his wife had died during the voyage to Australia. He seemed to settle at Geelong and joined the constabulary there in August 1854, continuing off and on until December 1861. He was married a second time in August 1859. James Kerr died on 20 August 1867, aged 75 years 6 months, at Ashby, West Geelong, from chronic dysentery, and was buried in Geelong Eastern Cemetery. In addition to the medal for Bhurtpoor, Kerr received the Military General Service medal with clasp for Java. He was also awarded the medal for Long Service which was sent to the Chief Constable of Cookstown on 22 June 1833. This latter medal remains in the possession of his descendants in Australia. Sold with extensive research.