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A mixed lot of silver flatware, various dates and makers, comprising: a set of ten Scottish William IV Fiddle pattern table forks, Edinburgh 1831, over-struck with maker's mark of William Constable of Dundee, twelve Fiddle pattern dessert forks, a George III set of twelve Old English pattern table forks, by Thomas Barker, London 1817, two tablespoons, seven Scottish dessert spoons and a matching dessert spoon, plus a set of six Tiffany coffee spoons, cased and a set of six teaspoons, cased, approx. weighable 81oz. (qty)

A James I West Country silver-gilt Barnstaple Decorated Seal-top spoon, by John Quick, Barnstaple circa 1620, fig-shaped bowl, engraved decoration, the faceted tapering stem with engraved decoration and engraved 'Honour God', the seal-top prick-dot initialled 'C.H', length 17.5cm, approx. weight 1.9oz. For a similar examples see, Constable, D., Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710, Constable's Publishing 2016, Volume Two, pages 946-981, chapter 12, Barnstaple Decorated Group of English Spoons.

Scott (Sir Walter) Waverley Novels, 41 vols, 8vo., cont. half black leather, Edinburgh, Archibald Constable 1824 etc. and bookplates of the Junior United Service Club [2 boxes]

An early 20th Century blackthorn walking stick, having a silver collar engraved "W J Alexander, Special Constable, Belfast, 1914 - 1922", 89 cm

Circle of John Constable. River Scene with Distant Spire, Watercolour, Unframed, 5.5" x 8.5".

Peter Hicks - cold cast bronze resin figure of a police constable, 11" high

War medals of Tank Corps Staff Sergeant A F Lucas 92065; to include framed mention in despatch from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, WWI War & Victory medal; together with dog tags and later WWII boxed Defence medal with certificate; together with Special Constable medal and arm band

A. Arch - (after Constable) - Oil on canvas - The Hay Wain, signed and dated 1915 lower right, 38cm x 59cm, in a gilt frame

The Complete Works Shaw (George Bernard) The Works of George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), 31 volumes - Set "Y", Published by Constable and Co. London and Printed by R & R Clarke of Edinburgh, 1930 - 1932,. All First Edns., in orig. green cloth, lettered in gilt. One of only 1,025 copies printed. The 1,000 copies to be numbered 1 to 1,000. The other 25 numbered A to Y of which this is set Y inscribed personally by Shaw. Volume 1 of the set is inscribed by Shaw to James Morton who was responsible for the green dye used for the cover cloth of the edition. It reads "This is number Y and its dress of eternal green is the work of James Morton to whom it is gratefully inscribed by Bernard Shaw" and dated 26th July 1930. This "Y" set was presented by Shaw to James (later Sir James) Morton FRSE, LLD 1867 - 1943. He was the 2nd son of Alexander Morton, founder of "Alexander Morton & Co." weavers. He was trained as a Chemist and specialized in permanent light-fast dyes. In 1929 he was the first recipient of the Faraday Centennial Medal in recognition of his advances in making permanent fade-proof dyes. He was knighted in June 1936. He worked directly with Shaw and his publishers to achieve the "green" colour of the cover cloth which was so important to Shaw. Provenance: From the granddaughter of James Morton by decent.

O'Driscoll (Stephen) Cork (c. 1825 - 1895) [Silhouettes of late 19th Century Cork personalities] A collection of 18 original silhouette caricatures mounted on cardboard by the Cork City artist Stephen O'Driscoll (c 1825-1895), highlighting local celebrities and events. Nearly all are captioned and some have pencilled notes identifying individuals. Dimensions generally about 31.5 x 25.5 cm. O'Driscoll worked as a lithographer in Pembroke St. Cork, but also churned out silhouettes of local personalities, from bishops to beggars, which sold well in the print-shops. The Crawford Art Gallery has a collection of his work, including his large picture "Assembly of Citizens in front of Commercial Buildings, South Mall", which includes hundreds of figures. The collection offered here comprises the following: · "'The Power of Love.' Magistrates meeting on the gangway." A gentleman disembarking from a vessel of the River Steamers Company raises his hat to a top-hatted gent, while holding a bottle of Old Malt in his other hand. He exclaims: "Hold on I'll be in the swim if you don't look out." The other says: "Haul in the gangway." · "The Power of Love. On the stage [left]. Off the stage [right]." The same gent raises his hat to another man, while holding a bottle labelled "Delicious" and exclaiming: "Richard is himself again. Hurrah for the North Centre Ward." · "Faugh a balla." A top-hatted man raises a shillelagh and trails his coat in front of a magistrate who is reading out the Proclamation of the Crimes Act, backed up by policemen. Endorsed "[ ] and Dr Tanner." · "Hospital Saturday." 1891. A man holds out a hat, while another gent seated on a bench throws coins into a box. · "Cork Butter Merchants." Two gents and a dog. One reads a pamphlet titled "The Queen's Jubilee." · A prosperous gent heads into the bank carrying a huge bag of cash. Behind him, a workman laboriously carries casks. Endorsed: "Sir John Arnott". 22 x 26 cm. · "The cup that cheers but not inebriates." Two gents drink tea. One exclaims "Our three shilling tea" and the other replies "No better". 1886. Endorsed: "B.J. Alcock." · "An alternative policy for Ireland." 1886. Two gents discuss a pamphlet. Endorsed: Sir John Arnott. Dr Cummins. · "Laying down the law." May 1889. Two gents: one reads out a statute of George III; the other has a pamphlet sticking out of his pocket labelled "Bill of costs warrant." · Two gents and a dog survey Blarney Castle. Endorsed: "Recreation. Sir Geo. Colthurst." · "First in the field." Lady on horseback. Blarney Castle in background. May 1889. Endorsed: Laying down the law. · "Horse Insurance Company. Capture of a runaway." A gent captioned "Manager" captures a runaway horse. A warrant sticks out of his pocket. · "[ ] to one on Bismarck." Bismarck is being lectured by a gent. Endorsed: Dr Ashe. · "Sketch on the South Mall. A Jubilee offering." A prosperous gent gives a coin to a legless man on a trolley. Endorsed: Dr O'Callaghan. · "Taste and Quality. Cork Butter Market." Discussion between a gent in a bowler hat and another in Turkish costume. · "The Bachelors' Jubilee. A chance meeting. Distraction. Attraction." A ponderous gent studies his programme for "The Bachelors' Jubilee Ball", watched by a lady dressed in pink. · "Cruelty to animals. Found drowned." A constable shows to a gent a dead dog with its legs tied. Another live dog at their feet. [Cork] Harbour in background. Endorsed: "M.P. Bolster and the drowned dog. (3 doors from Alcock's)." · "Constitutional difference." Two men discuss a copy of the Cork Constitution newspaper. Endorsed: [ ]. Paul Madden. 1886. The personalities caricatured include: · B.J. Alcock, grocer, 75 Patrick St. · Sir John Arnott (1814-1898), brewer at Fitton St. and 91 South Mall; entrepreneur, politician, philanthropist … · Charles K.D. Tanner, M.D., Lapps Quay (1849-1901), Nationalist MP for Mid-Cork, twice imprisoned under the Coercion Act in 1888 · William J. Cummins, M.D., 11 South Mall · Matthew P. Bolster, grocer, 79 Patrick St. · Edward G. Ashe, vet, 36 Georges St. · Paul Madden, grocer and wine merchant, Bridge St. · Richard O'Callaghan, M.D., 40 South Mall · Sir George St John Colthurst, 6th Bart (1850-1925), succeeded father 1878, married Edith Jane Thomasina née Morris. A highly important collection. As manuscripts, w.a.f. (1)

Manner of John Constable (19th Century) Farm workers building a haystack, with signature, indistinctly inscribed verso "Richd. Hutchins" and "John Constable" verso, oil on canvas, 59 x 93cms, in frame.

Dulac, Edmund (ills) "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald", Hodder & Stoughton nd, colour plates tipped in, tissue guard to frontis and plates, 8vo, red cloth, gilt decorations to front board, gilt titles, faded backstripRackham, Arthur (ills) "Some British Ballads", Constable & Co (1919), tipped in colour plates on grey card, the whole loose, backstrip damaged and with loss, blue cloth, gilt decorations and titles to front board and backstripBarrie, J M"Peter Pan and Wendy"  Hodder & Stoughton (1931?), decorated by Gwynedd M Hudson, colour plates, ills throughout, binding loose and separating, pictorial boards, backstrip lost and repaired with tape, the whole bumped and rubbed (in poor condition) Milne, A A "When We Very Young", ills by Ernest H Shepard 1930, blue cloth, hinges cracked, damaged"Winnie the Pooh", Methuen & Co 1931, green cloth "The House at Pooh Corner", decorations by E H Shepard, Methuen & Co 1961 "Now We Are Six", decorations by E H Shepard, Methuen & Co 1961 Miss Reed"Village Christmas", ills by J H Goodall, Michael Joseph 1968, dj not price clippedWilliams, Ursula Mora "Jean Pierre", A & C Black 1931, colour frontis, colour plates, ills, blue cloth, black titles and decoration, backstrip splitting, shelf ware"The Beggar's Opera written by Mr Gay ...", William Heinemann 1921, front hinge cracked, yellow boards, pastedown titlesHadfield, John (ed) "A Book of Beauty", an anthology with poems, etc, decorated ep, decorated cloth, white backstrip "A Book of Britain", Halton Press 1956, ills, decorated ep, green decorated cloth, white backstrip, green dj price clipped "A Book of Delights", Halton Press 1954, decorated ep, blue decorated cloth, blue djHunt, John "The Ascent of Everest", Hodder & Stoughton 1953, blue cloth, dj not price clipped Chinese book of Chinese illustrations, printed Shanghai Antique & Curio Store, Shanghai, large folio, colour and other ills, Chinese characters on front board, dj with Chinese characters (15) Condition Reportimages

William Morris interest including:-"The Earthly Paradise", in 12 parts, Longmans Green & Co 1905, grey boardsGreene, Grahame"Babbling April", Oxford, Basil Blackwell 1925, grey cloth, dj has suffered from damp, names inscribed on ffepDenniston, James "Legends of Galloway; Being a Series of Traditions Illustrative of its Ancient History, Customs, Manners and Superstitions", printed for Archibald Constable & Co 1825, rebound, half-leather, part of a removed label on the front board and various other volumes (1 box) 

John Constable, Graham Reynolds reference books (3 of 4)

After John Constable (English, 1776-1837) , "The Drinking Boy," or "The Cornfield", oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a shepherd boy drinking from a stream, while herding dogs and sheep walk along a tree-lined lane leading to a second figure in a cornfield. Housed in carved and molded gilt wood cove frame with laurel, leaf and dart, and fret running patterns. Sight - 35" H x 28" W. Framed - 44" H x 36 1/2" W. Note: The original painting by Constable hangs in the National Gallery, London. Provenance: the estate of Victor T. Patterson, Franklin, TN. Note: born in Georgia and educated at the Parsons School of Design, Victor Patterson served as a cultural representative to Russia with Dwight D. Eisenhower's "People to People" program (prior to its privatization) before moving to the Nashville, Tennessee area to pursue a career in interior design. He was associated with Bradford's for many years before starting his own business. He decorated the Tennessee Governor's Mansion and the home of several country music stars in the 1970s, and filled his home on Franklin's historic Fourth Avenue with art and antiques from his frequent travels. CONDITION: Repaired tear to lower center of painting along path, approximately 12". Areas of inpainting to perimeter, mostly along left side. Yellowing to varnish to sky area. Canvas appears to have been relined. Some frame separation at joints, most noticeable in upper left corner. Wood losses on front of frame to lower left molding, 2", and two places along running fret, largest 1/2". Other scattered abrasions and losses to front, edges, and back of frame consistent with age.

Circa 1900, Royal Irish Constabulary valedictory address to Head Constable P. Beirne, "on his promotion and consequent transfer to Ballymote [Co. Sligo] from his Portarlington friends." The address enclosed in a decorative border and headed by the badge of the Royal Irish Constabulary. Illuminated by Mary Fitzpatrick, 192 Clonliffe Road, Dublin, mounted, 24" x 20" (61 x 51cm).Mary Fitzpatrick is believed to be a grand-aunt of Jim Fitzpatrick the graphic artist.

Gilded circular wall mirror: ribbon topped decoration and framed constable print. (2)

Landscape with a windmill in the manner of John Constable, oil on panel, 25 x 34.5 cm

Richard Wilson (Penegoes 1713-1782 Colomendy, Clwyd), and StudioA classical wooded landscape with ruins, a traveller on a path and figures resting by a riveroil on canvas 119.6 x 170.5cm (47 1/16 x 67 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenancePossibly, Sale, Dublin, Town & Country Estates Ltd., 19 September 1956, lot 323. Sale, Christie's, London, 27 April 2007, lot 106, where purchased by the present ownerThe present composition is a version of Wilson's Ruin in a Clearing (see W.G. Constable, Richard Wilson, London, 1953, p. 231, no. 128b, illustrated), now in Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum, which is dated 1753.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Lowry print of a beach scene, five oils on board of landscapes, a print of a policeman, a print of The Cornfield by Constable and a mid 20th century frameless mirror, together with a grey modern faux fur coat A/F

Mixed furniture to include a barley twist occasional table together with a John Constable print

Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Ronald Balfour published Constable, 1920 first edition with mounted plates and other illustrations, bound in cream cloth with colour circular onlay and gilt titles with The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald with illustrations by Adelaide Hanson and Blanche Cumming, published 1912 tipped-in colour plates and page decorations in gilt decorated cloth (2)  

Hope (W H St John). The Stall Plates of The Knights of The Order of The Garter 1348 - 1485, with coloured plates, published by Archibald Constable & Co Ltd 1901, bound in green cloth with gilt, Ex Libris Drusilla Armitage.

Dorling (E E). Leopards of England, and other papers on Heraldry, published by Constable & Co Ltd, 1912, bound in red cloth with gilt.

The Victoria History of The Counties of England, Leicestershire, edited by William Page, published by Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1907, and later volume 2 1954, volume 3 1955, volume 4 1958 volume 5 1964, in red cloth bindings with gilt.

E. P. Constable (British fl. 1879)Rocky coastal landscapeOil on canvas Signed lower left 61.5 x 92cm (24 x 36 in.)E.P. Constable was a London landscape painter who is known to have exhibited three landscapes at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artist, Suffolk Street in 1879.

ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN CONSTABLE (1776-1837) WATERCOLOUR SKETCH OF PAXHILL PARK HOUSE, SUSSEX MEDIUM: WATERCOLOUR AND PENCIL ON PAPER.VERSO: J S MASS & CO LTD, NEW BOND STREET GALLERY LABEL. IMAGE SIZE: 16.5 CM X 10.5 CM.EXTERNAL FRAME DIMENSIONS: 38 CM X 33 CM  THIS SMALL WATERCOLOUR SKETCH THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE BY JOHN CONSTABLE IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN POSTED AS PART OF A LETTER FROM CONSTABLE TO SOMEBODY WHEN HE WOULD HAVE BEEN STAYING AT PAXHILL HOUSE IN SUSSEX WHILST FULFILLING HIS COMMISSION OF PAINTING PORTRAITS OF THE CRAWFURD FAMILY WHO HAD BEEN THE OWNERS OF PAXHILL PARK FROM 1768 TO 1864.PAXHILL PARK IS CURRENTLY THE RESIDENCE OF AMNESIA INTERNATIONAL;  ACCORDING TO 'VISITATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES NOTES 3 1898, PORTRAITS OF THE CRAWFURD FAMILY BY JOHN CONSTABLE ARE HELD AT EAST COURT, EAST GRINSTEAD.ONE OF THE CONSTABLE'S LIFE SIZE PORTRAITS OF CHARLES CRAWFURD AS A TODDLER IS DOCUMENTED AS MISSING SINCE 1979THE JOHN CONSTABLE SIGNATURE IS A FRAGMENT WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE FROM THE THE LETTER THE SKETCH WAS ENCLOSED WITH.REFERENCE: VISITATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES NOTES: VOLUME 3 1898, PAGE 127.BY JOSEPH JACKSON HOWARD, FREDERICK ARTHUR CRISP

A quantity of prints to include; Salisbury Cathedral by Constable and an unsigned watercolour of a winters landscape, etc.

Three Prints including 'Cherry Ripe' after Sir John Millais, 'The White Horse' after John Constable and a framed Print of a drover herding cattle across a river

Ivor Roberts-Jones (British, 1916-1996)Sir Winston Churchill, maquette for the monument in Parliament Square numbered '26' (on the bronze base)bronze with a brown patina on a stone base50.8 cm. (20 in.) high (excluding the base)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Artist, from whom purchased by the present owners Grandfather, Dr. Eugene Gancz, circa 1971Private Collection, U.K. Dr Gancz was born in Hungary in 1912 but, being Jewish, was forced to flee in the 1930s to Austria to study for his degree in Medicine and then again to Basel, Switzerland after Austria's Anschluss with Germany. After completing his studies to become a doctor in February 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Dr Gancz applied for citizenship in the United Kingdom where he volunteered to serve in the army as a doctor. During the war, Dr Gancz worked as a doctor in the U.K. and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Italy, achieving the rank of Major. After the war he was a General Practitioner in Kent and, for 41 years, a Police Surgeon, for which long service he was made an Honorary Consultant Medical Advisor to the Chief Constable of Kent. Feeling an enormous sense of gratitude to Churchill and the United Kingdom, Dr Gancz purchased the bronze figure of Winston Churchill, the man he respected so much and whom he held responsible for saving him and the few of his family who survived the Holocaust.The present work is a maquette for the large scale sculpture of Churchill by Roberts-Jones which stands in Parliament Square and was commissioned in 1971. The first important commission the artist had received came in 1961 from Lord Beaverbrook for a bust of Somerset Maugham. Following this, he was asked to sculpt the memorial statue for fellow artist Augustus John in Hampshire. This major work took three years to complete but was a great success and crucially led to his election as Associate of The Royal Academy. Further honours followed in 1975 when Ivor was awarded the C.B.E. Another cast of the present work was sold in these rooms for £112,500, 14 November 2018.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

After John Constable 'The Haywain' colour print in moulded gilt frame 60cm x 80cm overall

Rowley Regis (Staffordshire) Special Constabulary Enamel Badge, fine gilt and enamel example with lapel fitting to the reverse; brass Kent County Council Special Constable brass tag; celluloid badge for Beverley Spitfire Fund; celluloid button badge for the 1914 Scarborough Aviation Regatta; brass and enamel ONHMS Aircraft Inspectorate Directive (A.I.D) enamel brooch badge numbered “6473” and a enamel British Parachute Co Ltd Cardiff badge. (6 items)

Circle of John Constable (1776-1837) oil on board - a cloud study, 11cm x 16cm, in deep gilt frameProvenance: Believed to have been purchased at Sotheby's in July 1969 where described as being by Constable

John Constable (1776-1837) pencil drawing on laid paper - A Church on an Estuary, 9.5cm x 16.5cm, in glazed gilt frame.NB: this drawing is from a page of the sketch book of laid paper watermarked 1806 and used by Constable in 1808 and 1809.Provenance: Richard Constable Collection.Christie's 21st March 1989Anthony Mould Ltd. London, 15th November 2002, where purchased by the current ownerLiterature: Graham Reynolds, The Early Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, 808. (09.80) and Text, page 141

Attributed to Lionel Bicknell Constable (1828-1887) pencil drawing - Cottage Among Trees, 9.3cm x 13.3cm, in glazed frame Provenance: P & D Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, where sold as a John Constable in the early 20th century. Purchased by an Ipswich family of collectors. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Graham Reynolds dated 13th November 2008, suggesting the work to be that of John Constable from his 1811 sketchbook. The work has since been inspected by Anne Lyles in 2015 who has cast doubt on this attribution of John Constable.Condition report: The work is stuck down and in the top left corner is a patch of staining. Also a few foxing spots to the sky, otherwise good condition overall.

Arawhinoa Ella Constable (1893-1966) watercolour - Dedham High Street, signed, in glazed gilt frame, 24cm x 36cmNB Arawhinoa Constable was the great granddaughter of John Constable

Arthur Rackham illustrations - "The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm", 40 tipped-in colour plates with descriptive tissue slips, pub. Constable & Company Ltd, London 1909, original red cloth with gilt title and illustration, binding a/f. * Condition: The spine with rip to full length, small amount of yellowing at spotting throughout, two tissue slips missing, one plate with crease and fold, some pages starting to become detached from spine, fair to good.

A colour print after Constable; black and white photographic print and a folder of pictures

William 1V Police truncheon, polychrome painted with Royal Cypher and Constable, ribbed handle with leather strap, L45.5cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

ER11 boxed police long service & good conduct medal named constable James Williams

[CLASSIC LITERATURE]. ILLUSTRATED Rackham, Arthur, illustrator. Some British Ballads, Constable, London, no date, blue cloth gilt, sixteen tissue-guarded tipped-in colour plate illustrations (including frontispiece, as called for), further text illustrations, quarto (spine slightly dulled and spotted; spine head nicked and glue repaired; lower joint with 1cm tear; endpapers and edges foxed).

[CLASSIC LITERATURE]. ILLUSTRATED Bull, Rene, illustrator. The Arabian Nights, Constable, London, no date, green cloth with pictorial onlay, ten mounted colour plate illustrations (including frontispiece, as called for), further text illustrations, small quarto (spine a little browned; slight damp marking to edges of covers); Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte Darthur, Cape & The Medici Society, London, 1927, dark blue cloth, top edges gilt, colour plate illustrations by William Russell Flint, small quarto; and two other volumes, (4).

Postcards, mixed UK topographical selection of approx. 120 cards in modern album, showing street scenes, villages, buildings, inc. RPs of Outwood and Warter Post Offices, Orpington, Berkley Terrace Holsworthy, Briston Road Melton Constable, Market Square Buckingham, Headingley, Park Avenue Ingrow etc., also some good printed street scenes (mostly gd)

[Franco-Dutch War]. An Exact Relation of the several Engagements and Actions of His Majesties Fleet under the Command of His Highnesse Prince Rupert. And of all Circumstances concerning this Sommers Expedition, Anno 1673. Written by a Person in Command in the Fleet, 1st edition, London: for J. B., 1673, [2] 21 [1] pp., woodcut headpiece and initials, moderately spotted and browned, title-page soiled and repaired, quire B closely trimmed along bottom edge shaving catchwords, 20th-century half calf by Bayntun, 8vo (18.6 x 12.9 cm), together with : L'Estrange (Roger), To the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarenden [sic], Lord High Chancellor of England: the Humble Apology of Roger L'Estrange, 1st edition, London: for Henry Brome, 1661, [2] 6 pp., c.1900 tan half calf by Kerr & Richardson of Glasgow, 12mo (16.2 x 9.6 cm), [Covenanters], Ane Brief Explanation of the Life, or a Prophecie of the Death of the Marquis of Argyle, with Diverse Verses thereupon, and is to be added to Bibliotheca Militum, composed in Scottish Rhyme by C. C., his Lordship's old Servitor, and is to be sung according to old Gray steel, 1st edition, Inverlochie [Edinburgh?]: to be sold at the New Mercat of Innverary by D. F., 1656 [c.1820], 12 pp., early drab wrappers bound in, gilt edges, 20th-century black crushed quarter morocco by Bruel, 4to (21 x 16 cm), [Covenanters], Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. Translated from the Latin of the Rev. Dr. George Wishart ... To which are added, Sundry Original Letters, never before published, 2nd edition in Englsih, Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable & Co., 1819, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2 pp. advertisements, marginal repair to 2I2, top edge gilt, 20th-century red morocco gilt by the Scroll Club Bindery, New York City, incorporating green morocco floral onlays, extremities rubbed in places, 8vo (20.1 x 12.2 cm) (Qty: 4)NOTESESTC R7122/R479171 (Franco-Dutch War), R202822; Wing E3696 (Franco-Dutch War), L1314A (L'Estrange).

Roland (George). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing ... and Continued by Easy and Progressive Lessons, from the Simplest Position to the most Complicated Movements, 1st edition , Edinburgh: Archd. Constable & Co., 1823, half-title, 12 lithograph plates with some offsetting from text, extensive manuscript notes in pencil throughout and to three plates and also blank flyleaves at front & rear, light toning, occasional spotting, slight dampstaining at rear, edges untrimmed, hinges repaired, original boards, reback cloth spine with printed paper title label, boards marked and slightly worn to edges, 8vo, together with: Ibid. , An Introductory Course of Fencing, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Published by the Author, [1830?], 5 lithograph plates, light toning and scattered spotting, bookplate to upper pastedown, scuffing to endpapers, original cloth gilt, rebacked, slim 8vo (Qty: 2)NOTESProvenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.243; Pardoel 2217. The first edition of this treatise by George Roland (fl.1809-1862), fencing master at the Royal Academy of Edinburgh and son of Joseph Roland, fencing master at the Royal Military Academy of Woolwich. A reissue, printed from the same setting of type, was published in 1824.

Roland (George). A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing ... and Continued by Easy and Progressive Lessons, from the Simplest Position to the most Complicated Movements, [2nd edition] , London: William Sams & Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1824, 12 lithograph plates, lacking half-title, title loose, occasional spotting, original cloth, spine worn with loss, joints cracked, 8vo, together with: Ibid. , An Introductory Course of Fencing, Edinburgh: Published by the Author, 1837, 5 lithograph plates, title & front free endpaper detached, some light dampstaining and spotting, original printed stiff wrappers (browned and stained), lacking spine, covers detached, worn, slim 8vo, with loosely inserted 4 page advertisement 'Fencing and Single-Stick. Terms of Mr. Roland, (Late of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich) One Guinea for Six Lessons of Fencing', small 8vo (Qty: 3)NOTESProvenance: The Leon Paul Library of Fencing. Thimm p.243. George Roland (fl.1809-1862), fencing master at the Royal Academy of Edinburgh was the son of Joseph Roland, fencing master at the Royal Military Academy of Woolwich. The first edition of the A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of the Art of Fencing was published in 1823 (Refer Thimm p.243; Pardoel 2217).

Beaumont (W. Worby). Motor Vehicles and Motors, Their Design Construction and Working by Steam Oil and Electricity, London: Archibald Constable & Company, 1900, monochrome frontispiece (slightly frayed to edges), diagrams and illustrations (some folding), occasional light spotting and dust-soiling, later pastedowns, original cloth, extremities frayed, light dust-soiling, large 4to, together with: Duncan (Herbert Osbaldeston) , The World on Wheels, Paris: H.O. Duncan, [1927?], monochrome portrait frontispiece and illustrations, contemporary half sheep, some wear, large 4to (Qty: 2)

AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE: A 19TH CENTURY NAIVE OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING 'VALLEY FARM, FLATFORD' signed C. Spooner, 1895

Quantity of various framed prints, books on photography, framed print after John Constable and another (1 box and 2 others) 

Richard II, King of England (1367-1400) Carlisle Castle Appointment of the Constable of Carlisle Castle. Extremely scarce and highly important historic document issued by the boy King at the age of 12, dated Westminster November 22nd 1379, being the appointment of William de Stapleton as Constable of Carlisle Castle, written in medieval French on a single leaf of vellum in a fine chancery hand, 12 x 35cms., two seal tags, lacking seals, but in otherwise remarkably good condition, supplied with full translation and research information Note: A royal document from the period of the minority of King Richard II is extremely rare. The appointment of a strong Constable for Carlisle Castle was crucial to the defence of the English realm. The country was still locked in the 100 Years' War with France, and the death of Richard's father, the Black Prince, had meant that he would succeed his grandfather Edward III at the age of just 10 in 1377. Though he was later to prove just as despotic and strong willed as any of the Plantagenet dynasty (particularly with his suppression of the Peasants' Revolt just two years after this document), at this time he was heavily under the control of his mother Joan ('the Fair Maid of Kent'), John of Gaunt and Bollingbroke (who was later to oust him to become Henry IV). Such a power struggle was the perfect formula for outside invasion, particularly from Scotland. It was vital therefore that a strong and able Constable be appointed to the strategic stronghold in Carlisle. Few medieval records relating to Carlisle have survived its violent past but it is recorded that a William de Stapleton was a sheriff of Cumberland in 1348/9 and also in Henry V's reign in 1414/15. Stapleton is not however recorded in Curwen's list of Constables of Carlisle Castle, and therefore this unique and previously unknown document provides new information on the City and its medieval past.

Scott, Sir Walter Waverley Novels Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1821. 15 volumes, 12mo,half calf gilt with gilt tooling and morocco labels in orange and green to spines (15)

Children's Illustrated Books 3 works, comprising Dulac, Edmund, illustrator - Sir Arthur Quiller Couch The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d.] 4to, number 906 of 1000 Edition de Luxe copies signed by Dulac, 30 tipped-in plates, spine chipped and rubbed; Barrie, J.M. A Window in Thrums. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892. 8vo, number 47 of 560 copies signed by Barrie and William Hole, original blue cloth gilt; Goldsmith, Oliver The Deserted Village. London: Constable & Company, [n.d.] 8vo, original red cloth (3)

De la Mare, Walter - and others 4 books, comprising Peacock Pie, a Book of Rhymes. London: Constable & Company Ltd., [n.d.]. 8vo, number 189 of 250 signed copies; [Idem] Songs of Childhood. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923. New edition, 8vo, number 148 of 310 signed copies; Irving, Washington Knickerbocker Papers, being Rip van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. London: The Medici Society, 1914. 8vo, number 781 of 1000 copies; Florence Press The Romaunt of the Rose. London, 1908. 8vo, number 209 of 500 copies; all in original boards, quarter cloth with 'Songs of Childhood' in quarter vellum

TWO WATERCOLOURS , ONE BY A. DALE 'ON THE HUMBER' AND ONE BY C. (OR A?) GRAY 'SCENE IN ESSEX' TOGETHER WITH THREE SMALL CONSTABLE PRINTS

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: BUOYANT BILLIONS, A COMEDY OF NO MANNERS IN PROSE, ill Clare Winsten, London, Constable, 1949, (1025), (1000), 1st edition, numbered, 19 plates as list, signed and inscribed, photograph of Frances Day (1907-1964) who appeared as Clementina Alexandra Buoyant when the play was performed at The Malvern Festival, 1949 tipped in at front, relevant typed letter signed from Day tipped in at end, 4to, original parchment backed pictorial cloth

SIR WALTER SCOTT: PEVERIL OF THE PEAK, Edinburgh for Archibald Constable and London, Hurst Robinson, 1822, 1st edition, 4 vols, fly titles, lacking half titles and vol 3 lacking errata slip, old half calf marbled boards (4)

TOBIAS SMOLLETT: THE WORKS, Westminster, Archibald Constable, New York, Chas Scribner's Sons, 1899-1901, 12 vols, frontispieces, contemporary half morocco gilt worn, spines gilt in compartments and toned, top edges gilt (12)

HENRY FIELDING: THE WORKS, intro Edmund Gosse, Westminster, Archibald Constable, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898-99, (750), 12 vols, engraved frontispieces, contemporary half green morocco gilt worn, spines gilt in compartments and toned, top edges gilt (12)

LIONEL EDWARDS: MY IRISH SKETCHBOOK, London, Collins, 1938, 1st edition, 9 coloured plates as list, 4to, original cloth gilt, some soiling, spine toned + MARTIN ROSS & E OE SOMERVILLE: A PATRICK'S DAY HUNT, Westminster, Archibald Constable [1902], 1st edition, 8 coloured plates as list, oblong, folio, original pictorial cloth worn (2)

A group of military swagger sticks and police truncheons, comprising of a WWI Prince of Wales Own 14th West Yorkshire cane swagger stick, with white metal cap, 69cm long, an early 20th century Boys Brigade swagger stick, 69cm long, a leather swagger stick, a Berkshire Special constable style truncheon, 38cm long, and two other wooden truncheons. (6)