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Exhibition Poster - Turner & Constable' - 'Sketching From Nature' 2013-2014, colour image John Constable, The Sea Near Brighton 1826. Measurements 68.1/2cm x 51cm.

Paul Falconer Poole RA (1807-1879)/Constance Sent Adrift by the Constable of Alla, King of Northumberland/illustrating a scene from Chaucer's The Man of Law's Tale/signed and inscribed verso/oil, 18cm x 24cm/Note: Presented to Charles Hargitty (?) by his sincere friend P F Poole, the author/Exhibited: The Royal Academy 1868 (936) CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE, 'THE VALE OF DEDHAM', OLEOGRAPH PRINT, GILT FRAME

A collection of books, some first editions, to include : The Last of Uptake by Simon Harcourt-Smith illustrated by Rex Whistler, published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, "Crossings, a Fairy Play" by Walter de la Mare, with drawings by Gwendoline Raverat, Faber & Faber, Beaumont, Cyril W. - The Wonderful Journey, illustrated by Wyndham Payne, London, 1927, E. B. White. 'Stuart Little'. illustrated by Garth Williams, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1945. Beaumont, Cyril W. - Sea Magic, illustrated by Wyndham Payne, London, 1928, Laurence Whistler, 'The English Festivals' W. Heinemann 1947, The New Forget-Me-Not. A Calendar, colour decorations by Rex Whistler, Christabel Aberconway "The story of Mr Korah", illustrated by Rex Whistler, De la Mare, Walter, 'Broomsticks', pub. 1925, Constable and Co., brown cloth boards with gilt pictorial title. Walter de la Mare: Stuff and Nonsense, illus. with woodcuts by Bold, 1927. Peacock Pie by Walter De La Mare (3 editions) varying years etc.

A Special Constable Medal awarded to Sargent Ernest A. Briggs and four World War II medals, (two Defense, two Victory).

3 ww1 medals inc victory to 184425 spr b snaith r.e GV.1 special constable to b snaith and b.snaith r.a.f . v.r (t)

Tobias Smollett - Works, twelve volumes, frontispiece to each with tissue guards, top edges gilt, half calf and brown boards with gilt ribbed spines, published by Archibald Constable & Co 1899-1901

Henry Fielding - The Works with an introduction by Edmund Gosse, twelve volumes, one of seven hundred and fifty volumes printed for sale in Europe and America, engraved frontispieces, tissue guards, top edges gilt, published by Archibald Constable & Co in half calf with gilt ribbed spines and brown boards 1898-99 (12)

A Manchester Special Constable turned wooden police truncheon, dated 1917:1919, ribbed grip, length 37.5cm.

An early 20th Century presentation truncheon, turned handle and grip with silver band inscribed 'From the Chief Constable of Lancashire to Captn H L Rothwell Jackson a small memento of the King's tour through the County of Palatine July 1913', length 39.5cm.

A 20th Century wooden truncheon for Northampton Special Constable No 137, ribbed grip, leather thong, length 38.5cm.

Hamish Constable Paterson (1890-1955)Versailles Gardens, 1919signed and dated (lower right)oil on board33 x 23cm. Provenance:The collection of Paul Whitfield (1942–2018).Paul Whitfield’s distinguished auctioneering career began in the furniture department at Christie’s in 1965 rising quickly through the ranks to become managing director at King Street by 1969. Later, he was instrumental in the setting up of Christie’s South Kensington. He was the son of the poet and writer Christopher Whitfield, an early friend of Michael Cardew in the 1920s, and a supporter of Frederick Landseer Griggs.After Christie’s, he worked in roles at Bonhams, Sotheby’s, and finally Phillips. Passionate about his craft, he had a deep knowledge of many areas, including bronzes, furniture, ceramics, and modern British painting. This passion was reflected in his own collection, avidly compiled over his lifetime and housed at his Cotswold home outside Chipping Campden.In retirement, he provided invaluable support to the north Cotswolds’ museums, as a trustee of the Guild of Handicraft Trust and the Court Barn Museum, as well as loaning works of art to the Winchcombe archive collection.In good overall condition with no damage. Later gallery frame in good condition.

Antiquarian books - The Irish Fairy Book, by Alfred Percival Graves, first edition, illustrations by George Dunham, published by T. Fisher Unwin, 1909, coloured frontispiece, with vignette illustrations in red and black throughout the text; The Magic Casement, an Anthology of Fairy poetry, edited by Alfred Noyes, illustrations by Stephen Reid, first edition, published by Chapman and Hall; New Fairy Tales from Brentano, published by T. Fisher Unwin; Edmund Dulac’s fairy book, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919 edition; The Water Babies, Charles Kingsley, illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, published for Boots the Chemist’s; The Japanese Fairy Book, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Published by Archibald Constable and Co, London, 1906, (6).

GROUP OF SIX TO PRIVATE GRIFFITH RAMC 1914 Star Bar Trio to 6827 Pte G R Griffith RAMC, British War Medal to 6827 R G Griffith RAMC, Victory Medal to 6827 R G, Griffith RAMC, Defence Medal, 1953 Coronation Medal, GVI Special Constabulary Medal with long service bars 1951 and 1961; swing mounted as worn, condition GVF (notice initials on pair) Griffith R Griffith landed in France on the 16th August 1914. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps, survived the War and was awarded a 1914 Star bar Trio. The bar is confirmed on his MIC and the roll. While serving as a Special Constable he was present at Kings Charles III investiture as the Prince of Wales in 1969.

Antiquarian books - Bernard Shaw, Geneva, first edition, published by Constable and Company Ltd., London, 1939; The Countryman’s Jewel, Chapman &Hsll, London; Tides Ending, by B.B., Hollis and Carter, London; etc, one box.

* Shelly family. An archive of documents, letters and notebooks relating to the Shelly family, 19th-early 20th c., including four copies of Memorials of the Family of Shelly of Great Yarmouth, their Ancestors and Descendants, compiled by John Shelly of Plymouth, London: Printed for Private Circulation and issued by Phillimore and Co., 1909, monochrome plates, original Japanese vellum-backed cloth, spine to one volume worn, 8vo (limited edition of 100 copies printed), with numerous mostly late 19th century letters the majority to John Shelly, some regarding his researches etc. including a letter written and signed by Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl Nelson, DL (1823-1913) of Trafalgar Park, Wiltshire dated 5th March 1880, plus a Department of Science and Art, Queen's Medal 1856 cast bronze medal 'Local prize for success in Art awarded by the Department of Science and Art' awarded to Edith Shelley, Great Yarmouth, Stage 6A, dated 1864, contained in original box, plus Selected Poems by George Meredith, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., 1897, decorated with several hand-painted decorative borders, and tipped-in clipped signature of the author, bookplate of John Shelly to upper pastedown, original cloth with floral study of daisies to upper cover, 8vo, together with various other documents, letters and pedigrees interrelating to the Brightwen, Rix, Davis, Spelman, Young and Creak families, plus three Quaker marriage certificates on vellum for Isaac Brightwen of Kelvedon, Essex and Mary Seaman of Gissing, Norfolk dated 13th May 1766 (left margin excised at head and foot), and for Isaac Brightwen of Inworth, Essex and Joanna Wilkinson of Bristol dated 1st May 1777, and for George Brightwen of Witham, Essex and Sarah Aggs of Forncett, Norfolk dated 24th May 1809, each bearing numerous Quaker witness signatures, with two Probate documents on vellum relating to John Shelly of Great Yarmouth dated 23rd April 1807 and for John Wilson Shelly of Plymouth, Devon dated 20th November 1880, with an early 19th-century notebook of manuscript verses etc., and three manuscript issues of 'The Plymton Literary Magazine' dated July, August and October 1862 in original wrappers, slim 4toQTY: (a carton)

* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852). Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, British prime minister 1828-30, 1834. A group of six autograph letters signed, 1829-47, the first addressed to the Earl of Scarborough, dated London, May 1st 1829 '... I have your proxy and I will use it as Your Lordship desires. I am not surprised at the opinions which Your Lordship has entertained and I am much concerned that I should have considered it my duty to take a course of which Your Lordship disapproved. But it gives me great satisfaction to find that I have not lost your confidence. and I am certain that nothing can occur in future which can occasion any difference of opinion between Your Lordship and me...', another autograph letter signed dated London July 25, 1837 'Dear Sir, I shall be very much obliged of you if you will call upon me tomorrow at about eleven o'clock in order that I may speak to you about the G. 4th Papers... P.S. Delivered by Duchy of Lancaster Office', a third autograph letter signed to Sir Robert Peel, dated London April 29, 1838 'I have received your letter of the 22nd with Sargent Jackson's of the 17th included. I will keep the latter as a memorandum, as I have reason to believe that I shall hear from some of my friends in the House of Lords upon the same subject..., A fourth letter dated Walmer Castle, August 28 1839 addressed to Mr Ellison, at No 3 Norfolk Street, Park Lane [altered to 9 Devonshire Place, Brighton] ' I came down this day. The House will be full tomorrow for the Feast, but by Saturday or Monday next I shall be delighted to see you here (with original postmarked envelope), an autograph note to Henry Boyes Esq. of Dover dated November fourth 1834 (with seal), and a letter from the Duke of Wellington to Mrs Henbooker, written in the third person, and dated London June 26, 1847, whilst Wellington was Constable of the Tower of London, plus a signed quarterly pay certificate for the Duke of Wellington as Constable and Chief Governor of the Garrison of the Tower of London, for July 1839 to September 1839 'in the sum of two hundred and eight pounds and sixteen shillings and four pence for ninety-two days pay', signed by Wellington and the army agent Frederic CoxQTY: (7)NOTE:The third letter refers to the Tory MP of Bandon, County Cork, John Devonsher Jackson, who had proposed an enquiry into the conduct of the Irish Constabulary at the time of Irish outrages. Jackson was greatly relied on by the English government for his advice concerning Irish affairs.

* Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of, 1769-1852). Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, British prime minister 1828-30, 1834. A printed ticket for admission to Westminster Abbey on the occasion of King George IV's Coronation, 19 July 1821, printed by Dobbs in blue and black with blind-embossed decorative border and crest to lower centre margin, this ticket numbered 3462 and inscribed for a seat in the Lord's Stewards' Box, Poets' Corner, additionally signed and inscribed by the Duke of Wellington, 'For Mr Gerald Wellesley, Wellington', printed signature of Howard Effingham lower right, a few spots, a little split along second vertical fold with a little tear with loss within decorative border, 230 x 253 cm, tipped on to a mount, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:As Lord High Constable at the Coronation of King George IV the Duke of Wellington is thought to have been issued with five tickets to the Coronation in Westminster Abbey. This one was signed by him, allowing the admission of his twelve-year-old nephew and ward, Gerald Wellesley, to the box of the First Marquess Conyngham, the Lord High Steward of the Royal Household, in Poets' Corner.Gerald Wellesley (1809-1882) was the son of Lady Charlotte Wellesley who was then married to the Duke of Wellington's brother Henry. Soon after Gerald's birth his mother ran off with Wellington's future second in command at Waterloo, Lord Henry Paget and Henry Wellesley refused to acknowledge the child as his own. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington took Gerald into their home and brought him up as their own son. At the time of the Coronation Gerald was in his first year at Eton. After studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered the church, becoming domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria in 1849, and was Dean of Windsor from 1854 until his death in 1882.

Two Medals to Police Constable P. Taylor, V Division Metropolitan Police: Jubilee (Police) Medal 1887, bronze (P.C. P. TAYLOR - V. DIVN.); Coronation (Police) Medal 1902, bronze (P.C. P. TAYLOR. V. DIV.), both engraved in serif capitals, both at least very fine; together with another Jubilee (Police) Medal 1887, bronze (PC, W. BENNETT. E. DIVN), engraved in serif capitals, good very fine. [3]36.45mm diameter first medalThe collection of Major R. R. Pelham Burn, M.C., T.D.

A collection of three Police medals, bronze issues, comprising: a Visit to Ireland Medal 1900 to Police Constable J. Cox, Dublin Metropolitan Police (P.C. J. COX. D.M.P.); a Visit to Scotland Medal 1903 to Police Constable F. Petrie (P.C. F. PETRIE); and a Visit to Ireland Medal 1903 to Constable M. Rochford, Royal Irish Constabulary (C. M. ROCHFORD. R.I.C.); all very fine or nearly so. [3]36.42mm diameter of first medalQty: 3The collection of Major R. R. Pelham Burn, M.C., T.D.

A small group of police badges and helmet plates, including post-1952 Suffolk Constabulary, post-1952 Sussex Constabulary and an enamelled West Sussex Special Constable badge, together with a small collection of military and other collectors' items, including an uncut fabric Home Guard badge and a United States dollar 1878, San Francisco Mint.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL GOVERNOR'S WAND OF OFFICEPainted with the arms of the hospital and inscribed ST. B. H 183 cm longWands such as this were issued to the Governor of the hospital upon their appointment. St Bartholomew's is the oldest London Hospital.Provenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.

A WILLIAM IV PAINTED AND GILT WOOD TRUNCHEONDATED 1833Decorated with Royal coat of arms above Gothic lettering W R G, the reverse with date cartouche, and with a gilt ribbed handle51cm longProvenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.

A VICTORIAN BRAIDED LEATHER FLEXIBLE LIFE PRESERVERLATE 19TH CENTURYWith bulbous ends22cm longProvenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.

A GEORGE III PAINTED WOOD TRUNCHEONLATE 18TH CENTURYThe red painted shaft with GR III above a crown and banner encircling the shaft inscribed POLSTEAD SUFFOLK50.5cm longProvenance: The 'Constable' Collection of Truncheons and Tipstaves Part II.

Richard Constable, Tropical Birds, gouache, signed and dated 1978 lower right, 27cm by 23cm, in glazed frame.

TWO TIBETAN WHITE METAL AMULETS, GAU QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 藏銀嵌綠松石嘎烏盒帶忿怒相護法擦擦 及 藏銀嵌綠松石方形嘎烏盒串珊瑚珠項鏈（共兩件） comprising: an ogee-shaped shrine, the cover decorated with scrolling vine ground and beaded borders, inlaid with turquoise beads, showing from the shaped cartouche, the window opening (tibetan sgo skyim) in the centre with a tsatsa of a wrathful deity; the other a rectangular amulet box, decorated with filigree inlaid with turquoise beads, with a coral-bead necklace Dimensions:the shrine: 13cm x 11.5cm x 3cm; the necklace: 32cm longProvenance:Provenance: Private English collection, Hertfordshire; may have been acquired by Theophilus Sampson (1831-1897), the current owner's great-great uncle, thence by descent.Theophilus Sampson spent 35 years in Canton working first in the Whampoa port as Constable to the British Vice Consulate and latterly as an English teacher at the Chinese Government School (Tung Wen Kwan). The two photos show Theophilus Sampson as a young man and older in Chinese dress.Note: Note: Gau is an overall term for an amulet or a charm box. It is a receptacle or container of sacred relics or images worn by Buddhist devotees as a protecting amulet in daily religious and worldly life. In its most prominent torana (ogee) form, the gau also serves as a miniature shrine on pilgrimage or at home with a central window to reveal a particularly precious object, such as a small sculpture or relic. See Michael Henss. 2020. Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche, pp. 367-373.

Arthur Rackham (illustrator): 'Some British Ballads', London, Constable & Co. Ltd., 1919, 1st trade edition, tipped in colour frontispiece + 15 tipped in colour plates, all tissue guarded, all as called for, [iv], 170pp, 4to, original publisher's blue cloth, titles and pictorial vignettes in gilt to spine and front cover, design in blind to lower cover, pictorial end papers, 'Atkinson' bookplate to front pastedown.Condition:Binding clean and bright; corners and spine extremities unbumped. Hinges intactand text block firm. Foxing restricted to a few end leaves - otherwise, pages and plates cleanand bright. A lovely copy

Harry Craddock: 'The Savoy Cocktail Book', London, Constable and Company, 1930, 1st edition, illustrations and decorations printed in black and colours throughout by Gilbert Rumbold, a/f, lacks two leaves (pages 103-106), contemporary gift inscription to half title, front paste down/FFEP with scribbling/soiling, inner joint weak, original cloth backed art deco texturized boards in black, gold and green (rubbed/slightly worn)

Lucas, after John Constable mezzotint, "Mill Near Colchester"

Richard Constable (1932-2016), gouache, Wading birds and flowers by moonlight, signed, inscribed with dedication and dated 1984 verso, 37 x 28cm, glazed frame

Richard Constable (1932-2016), five works - gouache, country house, signed and dated 1976, 17 x 22cm, together with another of a Church, a coastal landscape and a pair of landscapes

Richard Constable (1932-2016), gouache, Limpets and red berries, signed and dated 1980, 33 x 52cm, glazed frame

G-8537 cpl J. S. Barnes E Kent R ' 1914-1918 & The Great War for Civilisation (plus ribbon) medals, 'Arthur Matthews Special V Constable medal and ribbon, 6th Bn The Buffs Inter 0-coy silver Football Tournament medal and a Queen Victoria 1900 medal

A mixed lot of 29 books to include 19 children's books:James Danziger - 'Beaton' (Secker & Warburg 1980);Pandora Pollen - 'Henry and Henrietta' (Chatto & Windus 1969) signed by the author;Ellis Parker Butler - 'Pigs is Pigs' (Doubleday, Page & Co 1925);Noella Young - 'Flip the Flying Possum' (Methuen & Co 1963);Sarah Orne Jewett (illustrated by Barbara Cooney - 'A White Heron' (Constable Young Books 1964);L. de Brunhoff - 'Babar à New-York' (Hachette 1965);Ludwig Bemelmans - 'Madeline' and 'Madeline and the Gypsies' (Derek Verschoyle 1954 and 1959);Stephen Bone - 'The Little Boy and his House' (J M Dent 1967), 7th impression.

George Bernard Shaw - Set of Twelve Plays, Constable & Co, 1926 all gilt lettering to blue covers. Saint Joan issue bearing facsimilie signature, in display case.

A box of assorted vintage table ware and mixed ceramics with printed scenic patterns. To include: Grindley 'Scenes after Constable' grapefuit dishes & saucers, Myott 'Royal Mail' oval shaped dishes, Barratts 'Old English' soup bowls and Grindley 'Old Country Inns' meat plates.

English School (19th/20th Century) - A continental river scene with houses on the riverbank and a church or castle on a hillside in the distance, pencil and watercolour heightened with white 7.25" x 13.75"; together with two embroideries one depicting flowers another depicting the cornfield after John Constable various sizes (3)

British Army WW1 medal pair, War Medal and Victory Medal named to 5033 Pte P Hampton, West Yorkshire Regiment, together with his Special Constable Faithful Service Medal named to Percy Hampton and two related postcards

Medals, badges and ephemera including George VI Special Constable for Faithful Service named to Frank Holder, WW2 Atlantic Star Medal, Wiltshire Regiment Best Shot Medal for Pte Smith I.M, Masonic hallmarked silver medal inscribed MT Sc 5 April 1923, Dorchester Regiment cap badge, Coldstream Guards badge, novelty 'Our Monty' beer bottle opener, photograph Pte W G Jukes 8th Gloucesters etc

Melville (Herman). The Works, 16 volumes, London: Constable, 1922-24, half-titles to each, bookplate of William Roughead to front pastedowns, original blue blindstamped cloth gilt, top edge gilt, 8voQTY: (16)NOTE:BAL 13680.A landmark in Melville's resurgence, in immaculate condition. This set contains the first printing of 'Billy Budd' and 9 sketches. Furthermore, it contains the first publication in book form of 10 other short stories and sketches.Billy Budd was left unfinished by Melville, the manuscript being later found in a cake tin by biographer Raymond Weaver.

Hogg (James). Winter Evening Tales, collected among the cottagers in the South of Scotland, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1821, some light spotting, contemporary half calf gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, together with The Poetical Works, 4 volumes, Edinburgh: A. Constable & Co., 1822, half titles, occasional light spotting and marginal water stains, bookplates, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, spine labels chipped (labels lacking in volume III), head of volume IV spine defective, 8vo, plus Memorials of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, edited by his daughter, Mrs. Garden, [1884], & other miscellaneous literature, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)

Graham (Maria). Journal of a Residence in India, 1st edition, Edinburgh: printed by George Ramsay for Archibald Constable, 1812, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, title supplied in photocopied facsimile,15 etched or engraved plates including 2 folding (one folding plate torn to fore-edge margin), some toning, light spotting and offsetting, endpapers renewed, contemporary half calf, modern reback with red morocco title label, 4to, together with: Bernoulli (Jean), Description Historique et Geographique de l'Inde..., volume 1 only (of 3), nouvelle edition, Berlin: Chrétien Sigismond Spener, 1791, engraved folding map, 38 engraved plates and plans (including 20 folding), few marginal notes, some worm trails mostly to upper margins and fore-margins of several leaves mostly at front and rear of volume, some margins frayed, near-contemporary marbled calf, gilt armorial emblem of The Society of Writers to the Signet to centre of each board, modern reback with morocco title label, boards rubbed, 4to, plus other texts, including odd and some defective volumes, including Asiatick Researches: or, Transactions of the Society, instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature, of Asia, volume 1 only, 1788, Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore, in the Province of Agra, Upper Hindoostan, by the Forces under the command of ... Lord Combermere..., by J.N. Creighton, 1830, Histoire Generale des Voyages, ou Nouvelle Collection..., new edition, volume 13 only, 1755, Ferishta's History of Dekkan, from the First Mahummedan Conquests..., by Johnathan Scott, volume 2 only, 1794, and The Journal of Sir Thomas Roe, Embassador ... to Ichan Guire, the Mighty Emperor of India, volume 1 only (incomplete part), [1744]QTY: (7)NOTE:Sold with all faults, not subject to return.

Paget (W.H). A Record of the Expeditions Against The North-West Frontier Tribes, since the annexation of the Punjab, revised and brought up to date by Lieutenant A. H. Mason, Royal Engineers, in 1884, London: Whiting & Co, [1884], large folding map frontispiece (closed tear, slightly frayed), folding maps & plans throughout, Royal United Service Library blindstamp to title, a few light spots, modern red cloth gilt, a few stains, large 8vo, together with:Young (Keith). Sinde in the Forties, being the journal and letters of Colonel Keith Young, C.B., Sometime Judge-Advocate-General in India, London: Constable and Company, 1912, frontispiece (loose), 3 further illustrations, folding map of Scinde at rear, half-title, original black cloth gilt, rubbed, 1 corner with slight loss, 8vo, plusHutchinson (H.D). The Campaign in Tirah 1897-98, an account of the expedition against the Orakzais and Afridis under General Sir William Lockhart, G.C.B.M, K.C.S.I, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co, 1898, portrait frontispiece, 7 maps, black & white illustrations throughout, publisher's advertisement leaf to rear, scattered spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo, with 20 others on India, including L. J. Shadwell's Lockhart's Advance Through Tirah (1898), G. J. Younghusband's The Relief of Chitral (1897) & H.C. Thomson's The Chitral Campaign (1895)QTY: (23)

Two WWI Special Constabulary Brassard/Armband by Hiatt & Co of Birmingham, an aluminium plaque on blue and white striped band, one for Special Constable 2133 and the other 2853

ENID BLYTON AUTOGRAPH LETTERS. A small group of 17 SIGNED letters to Nicholas Bebbington, one-time Chief Constable in the Cambridge Police and later author with Blandford Press. Dates ranging from 1947-1953, many with handwritten envelopes, one on card, one typed with signature. The correspondence relates to safety and road safety, and a decline in injuries in 1953, something she discusses in a new magazine, as well as Safety First, a colouring book that she’s working on (published version featured in this sale). In one letter, she discusses W E Johns and Richmal Crompton doing safety books. Tog. w/ The Wholesale Corruption of Children’s Minds in the USA, “they read the cartoon strips as adults in the 96-page newspapers and then throw it away without reading the news.” A total of 25 pieces of correspondence & envelopes, all but one handwritten (25)NB. Nicholas Bebbington is believed to be the model for Inspector Jenks in the mystery books

Children's books. To include H C Andersen: Fairy Tales (W H Robinson illustrator)Constable 1917 (2nd edition); H C Andersen: Fairy Tales (Illustrated by Harry Clarke). Harrap 1930. Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and Fairy tales. Routledge 1896.

A Collection of various prints to include examples after John Constable portraits etc (10)

[ART] Kirby-Welch, David, & Lee, John Morton. Thomas Bush Hardy 1842-1897. A Master Painter of Marine and Coastal Watercolours, first edition, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, 2009, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Wilcox, Scott, et al. Sun, Wind and Rain. The Art of David Cox, first edition, Yale Center for British Art et al., 2008, boards, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, quarto; Parris, Leslie, & Fleming-Williams, Ian. Constable, first edition, The Tate Gallery, London, 1991, red cloth, dustjacket, illustrations throughout, large quarto; and twelve assorted other works, (15). Condition Report : Constable: extra clipped illustration pasted to front pastedown; annotations, some in ink, to front free endpaper. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.

BRITISH ART to the Edwardians. To include Sargent, Constable, Gainsborough, Watts etc. c.15 vols.

A George VI bronze Police Headquarters sign, 'G.R.' with imperial crown 'County Borough of Wallasey. Davies Mayor. This extension to the Central Police Headquarters together with the Control Centre was opened by the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, K.G., P.C., G.C.B., G.C.V.O. 7th September 1940. John Ormerod Chief Constable, Ald. John Pennington, J.P. Chairman of Watch Committee and other dignitaries', in brass frame, 37.5 x 49cm.

A gilt wood pier mirror, the top panel decorated with a printed Constable scene, 85 x 40cm.

A Dartmouth Pottery grotesque frog ashtray 10cm wide, a similar grotesque fish ashtray, a model of a police constable, two knights and a pottery ashtray in the form of a sunbather wearing a sombrero 18.5cm long.

A painted Special Constable Police Truncheon. Approx. length 45cm. Paint is flaking.

A group of 86 catalogues of Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Arts, the majority Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonham's including:Bonham's, The Reference Library of Robyn Symes Limited, Monday 29 October 2007; Christie's South Kensington, Important Antiquities, Wednesday 20 October 1999; Bonham's, Antiquities and Tribal Art, Thursday 26 April 2007; Bonham's, Antiquities, Wednesday 14 May 2003; Christie's, Fine Antiquities, Wednesday 3 July 1996; Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 29 April 2004 (2); Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 27 April 2006; Christie's, Fine Antiquities, Wednesday 11 December 1996; Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 28 October 2004; Christie's South Kensington, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art; Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 21 April 2005 (2); Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 1 May 2008; Christie's South Kensington, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, Thursday 29 April 1999; Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 20 October 2005; Bonham's, Antiquities, Thursday 16 May - Friday 17 May 2006; Bonham's and Brooks, Thursday 26 April 2001; Bonham's, Antiquities, Friday 13 October 2006; Christie's South Kensington, Antiquities, Thursday 5 October 2000; Christie's South Kensington, Antiquities, Wednesday 12 April 2000; Bonhams & Brooks, Antiquities, Thursday 8 November 2001 (2); Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 24-28 November 2018;  Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 27 February-1 March 2018; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 28 May 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 3 September 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 23 November 2018; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 26 February 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 26 November-3 December 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 25 February 2020; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 29 May - 1 June 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 4-8 September 2019; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 26 February - 1 March 2020; Timeline Auctions, Antiquities&Ancient Art, 27 November - 2 December 2019; Bonham's, Antiquities, Wednesday 14 May 2003; Christie's South Kensington, Antiquities, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, Thursday 2 May, 1996; Sotheby's, Islamic Art and Indian Painting, Thursday 22 April, 1999; Sotheby's, Oriental Miniatures & Manuscripts, Islamic Works of Art, Thursday 16 October 1997; Bonham's, Antiquities, Wednesday 12 July 2000; Sotheby's, Thursday 15 October 1998; Sotheby's, Islamic Art and Indian Painting, Thursday 14 October 1999; Bonhams & Brooks, Oriental & European Rugs and Carpets, Tuesday 19 June 2001-Islamic, Indian Art and Antiquities on Wednesday 20 June 2001; Sotheby's, Islamic and Indian Art, Thursday 17 October 1996; Bonham's, Antiquities, Wednesday 28 October 2009; Christie's South Kensington, Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, Wednesday 24 April 1996; Christie's South Kensington, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Thursday 24 April 1997; Bonham's, Thursday 27 April 2006; Christie's South Kensington, Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, Wednesday 28 April 1993; 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WWII Multi Signed Book Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe by Raymond F Toliver, USAF (Ret) & Trevor J Constable 1996 First Edition Hardback book with 350 pages Multi Signed by 8 Luftwaffe Veterans including Walter Wolfrum, Hugo Broch, Lex Luganda, plus others on the Second page published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd spine in good order, good condition. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.

A mixed lot to include 2 special constable service medals, 2x George V 5shillings dated 1951 ect

GURNEY (Joseph John) Notes on a Visit Made to Some of the Prisons in Scotland and the North of England, in company with Elizabeth Fry; with some General Observations on the Subject of Prison Discipline, 1st edition, Archibald Constable and Co., 1819, 8vo, uncut, original boards

Late Victorian and Edwardian cheap edition fiction in paper wrappers. Collection of works by Walter Scott and others, publishers include A & C Black, F. Warne, Routledge and Ward Lock; also SHAW (G B) Man and Superman, Constable & Co 1911, 6d edition; all in varying condition (approx. 90)