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Click here to subscribe[SIMOND (Louis)] Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain during the Years 1810 and 1811. 2 vols with plates. Constable, Edinburgh 1875, 8vo, ½ calf mbld bds plus HENTZNER (PAUL) ‘Travels in England’. Jeffery, London 1792 with frontispiece portrait of Queen Elizabeth after Zuccaro; ½ red morocco and mbled bds, bindings for restoration, foxing etc (3)
A group of three large Daoist ceremonial scrolls, late Ming dynasty, Chinese, depicting Tai Wei the high constable, Heng Fei, the pantheon of Taoist Gods, and Hoi Fan, the sea banner or minor altar, pigment on paper, each 112 x 48cm (3)Condition ReportEach with some minor condition issues - crinking to paper/ small tears and losses to the edges and to the pigment.
A (probably) William & Mary wine beaker, maker's mark not attributed (RC in dotted circle), no further apparent marks, tests as silver, of campana form, side engraved with the crest of the House of PERCY, Earls of Northumberland as used by Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Northumberland, gilded interior, 8cm diameter at the rim, 7.5cm high, 135g (4ozt) (probably London 1693-94 - see Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks 3rd edition, page 137) Given the presumed date of manufacture with its engraving of the crescent badge or device of the Percy family, together with its associated coronet of rank and cordeliere (a knotted cord that is from a heraldic point of view indicative of widowhood), the only Percy who was a widowed countess at the end of the 17th Century was Elizabeth Percy who was the second wife and widow of Algernon Percy, the 10th Earl of Northumberland.Elizabeth (1623 - 1705) was the daughter of Theophilus Howard, the 2nd Earl of Suffolk and his wife, Elizabeth Home, whilst her husband, Algernon Percy (1602 - 1668) was the third, but eldest surviving, son of Henry Percy, the 9th Earl of Northumberland and his wife, Lady Dorothy Devereux.Algernon succeeded his father as the 10th Earl on the 5th November 1632, and he and Elizabeth were married on the 1st October 1642.Prior to the Commonwealth Period, Algernon had held several offices including the Lord Lieutenancies of Cumberland (1626 – 29), Westmorland (1626 -39), Northumberland (1626 -42) and Sussex (1635 – 42) and Lord High Admiral (1638 – 43). He was also appointed as a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG) in 1635. After the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, he was once again appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (1660 – 68) and Sussex (1660 – 68). He was also appointed as the Lord High Constable for the Coronation of King Charles II in 1660.After Algernon’s death in 1668, Elizabeth remained his widow until her own death thirty-seven years later in 1705.Given the presumed date of manufacture and comparing with Elizabeth's date of birth, this may have been a gift or somehow connected to her 70th birthday.
Illustrated Volumes: Synge (J.M.) In Wicklow & West Kerry, 8vo, D. (Maunsel & Co.) 1911, frontis & illus. by Jack B. Yeats, cloth; Birmingham (G.A.) Irishmen All, 8vo L. (T.N. Foulis) 1913, First Edn., cold. frontis & illus. by Jack B. Yeats, cloth; Serne (L.) A Sentimental Journey,..., 4to L. (MacMillan & Co.) 1926, First Edn., illus. frontis & decoration by Norah McGuiness, cloth back decorated boards; Stephens (James) The Crock of Gold, 8vo L. (MacMillan & Co.) 1926, cold. frontis & cold. illus. by Thomas MacKenzie, later red cloth; Ross (M.) & Somerville (E.O.E.) A Patrick's Day Hunt, oblong 4to, L. (A. Constable & Co.) n.d., text illus. & cold. plts., decor. cloth, as a lot, w.a.f. (5)
Books – Science, industry and topography: Hart-Davis (Adam), Science, The Definitive Visual Guide, London, Dorling Kindersley 2010; Hair (T. H.), A Series of views of the Collieries of the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, Totnes, David & Charles 1969 reprint of 1844 original, folio d. w. ex-lib.; Forbes (Ian), Images of Industry : North Pennine Lead Mines in the Regency Period, landscape 4ro, 2015; Clough (Robert T.), The Lead Smelting Mills of the Yorkshire Dales; 1962 4to, d. w.; Anon., Engineering Heritage, London, Heinemann 1967, 4to, d.w.; Lewis (M. J. T.) Early Wooden Railways, London, Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1970, pb.; Griffin (A. R.), The British Coalmining Industry, Hartington, Moorland 1977, 8vo, d.w. ex-lib.; Rippon (Stephen), Claughton (Peter) & Smart (Chris), Mining in a Medieval Landscape, Exeter 2009, pb.; Gribbin (John), This Shaking Earth, London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978, 4to, d. w.; Mather (Kirtley F.), The Earth Beneath Us, London, Nelson, 1964, 4to, d. w. Gray (Theodore), The Elements, New York, Black Dog, 2009, landscape 4to, pb.; Hains (B. A.) & Horton (A.), British Regional Geology: Central England, 3rd edn., London, HMSO, 1969, 8vo, pb; Hendy (John), The Hidden Side of Swaledale, large 4to, Kendal, n.d.; Charlton (Christopher) & Buxton (Doreen), Cromford Revisited, Derby 2013, roy. 8vo pb.; Hartley (Marie) & Ingilby (Joan), A Dales Heritage, Lancaster 1982; Deakin (P. R.) & Gill (D. W.), British Caves and Potholes, Truro, Bradford Barton, 1975 8vo.; Cumbria Amenity Trust, Beneath the Lakeland Fells, Landscape small 4to, Ulverston 1992 d. w.; Jackson (Lewis R.), Darleys in the Dale, signed by the author, Little Longstone 2002, 12mo pb; Duerden (Frank), The Best Walks ion the Lake district, London, Constable 1986 16mo, d.w. ex-lib. & Wood (Prof. Michael), Domesday, London, BBC 1986, roy. 8vo (qty)
A George V Civil Division C.B.E., George V King's Police Medal, and George V Police Coronation Medal to Joseph Farndale, Chief Constable of Bradford from 1900 to 1938, the C.B.E. in original Garrard & Co Ltd fitted case; with a cased Coronation Of George V Marshal's insignia, an enamel Bradford Chief Constable's lapel badge, two Police Athletic Association enamel badges, and a cased set of Masonic regalia (8)BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Joseph Farndale OBE CBE KPM (1864-1954) was Chief Constable of Margate Borough police until 1897, Chief Constable of The City Of York from 1897 to 1900, Chief Constable of Bradford from 1900 to 1938 and Traffic Commissioner for Yorkshire from 1938 until his retirement.
A Victorian police officer's dress sword by Samuel Brothers Ltd of London, the 81.5cm half fullered blade etched to one side 'Presented To Joseph Farndale Chief Constable By The Officers And Men Of The Margate Borough Police On His Appointment As Chief Constable Of The City Of York October 1897', and to the other other with the Royal Cypher and Margate coat of arms, proof slug in star of David to base with maker's name verso, the chrome hilt with pierced Royal Cypher to guard, wire bound fish skin grip, stepped pommel and sword knot, 97cm cm long overall, in original silver coloured metal scabbard with protective sleeveBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Joseph Farndale OBE CBE KPM (1864-1954) was Chief Constable of Margate Borough police until 1897, Chief Constable of The City Of York from 1897 to 1900, Chief Constable of Bradford from 1900 to 1938 and Traffic Commissioner for Yorkshire from 1938 until his retirement.
The Witch Family, by Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Published by Constable and Co., London. First edition 1962. Publisher's highly pictorial coated boards. 160 pages. Reasonable copy with 2 small library stamps on title page. 5 x7¾ . Single vendor book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99
Sarah and Simon (and no red paint), by Edward Ardizzone. Published by Constable Young Books, London. First edition 1965. 48 pages. Fine condition in publisher's-coloured pictorial boards. 7½ x9¼ . Single vendor book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99
The Orange Carol Book, Arranged by Mervin Horder. Published by Constable and Co., and Stainer Bell (music publishers), London. First edition 1962. Fine copy in publisher's thick card-coloured pictorial covers 5½ x8 with design on front and rear cover by Edward Ardizzone of Carol Singers. 88 pages including index. Single vendor book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99
A WORLD WAR TWO GVI MILITARY MEDAL, GROUP OF SIX TO A SOLDIER WHO SERVED IN THE 4TH BTN WELCH REGIMENT, IN THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE OF LATE 1944/EARLY 1945, & LATER THE SPECIAL CONTABULARY & SONS MEDAL/BADGE FOR LONG SERVICE IN THE PRISON SERVICE, The group consists of GVI Military Medal(B)(INDIAE-IMP), correctly named to 3968753 L/CPL T C HARDING Welch Regiment, together with 1939-45, France & Germany, Defence & War medals. This group is Court mounted on a wearing bar. This group is also accompanied by Harding's Dog Tags. After the War,Harding was also awarded the QE11 Special Constabulary Long Service (faithful Service) Medal named Thomas C Harding, by Glamorgan Constabulary 12th October 1959. Thomas Christmas Harding, enlisted for service in WW2 at the age of 20yrs, in early 1940(2 dates appear in his Service Book, 21st Feb, & 18th April) as a driver, having been born on 27/2/1920. He trained in the UK in a variety of roles and eventually entered the European Theatre with the 4th Btn (53rd Welsh Division) after “D” Day,1944 in the Divisions push through Northwest Europe and into Belgium/Holland & into the “Ardennes” in the area around Hertogenbosch. HARDING would earn the Military Medal for his actions and conduct on January 7th 1945, His Citation reads “On January 7th, 1945 Sgt Harding(then L/Cpl) as Section Commander with the 4th Btn of his Regiment, during the advance into the Ardennes, lost his complete Section under German Machine Gun fire, armed with hand grenades, he cleared the German position single handed, & took command of another Section, which had lost its Commander and continued the Advance.” When World War 2 ended, he was awarded his MM by none other than Sir Brian Horrocks, Lt.General 30th Corps, G.O.C. KBE CB DSO MC, at the 21st Holding Btn HQ Harding then began a Career with the Glamorgan Constabulary as a Special Constable, he would go on to receive the Faithful Service medal, which is also included, boxed with original issue paperwork. This family group is further enhanced by his Sons Prison Service Long Service & Good conduct medal correctly named OSG J HARDING BM916 & a hallmarked silver circular 25 yrs Service pin badge named Jeffrey Harding on the rim. Both these awards in original Royal Mint boxes. Other items included in this lot, include Original Wrexham Newspaper cutting of the citation/action etc, Pay/Service book, Release book, various black and white of the Recipient with friends, a WW2 era Beret, black with bright red patch affixed, a small circular enamelled Military Medallists league, various cuttings from a Dutch Newspaper, which shows the Recipient meeting then Prince Charles in Hertogenbosch Holland, when all the living members of the Btn were given a Scroll for their bravery in the liberation of their City, other photos, both colour black and white, including New Testament in both English and Welsh versions, WW2 medal awards card, MM presentation card, & South Wales Infantry Brigade card, offering congratulations to Harding for his gallant actions on Jan 7th, 1945. & Police/ARP whistle and chain. A fine and almost totally complete archive to a Father and Son.
A rare 19th century South American carved Rhea egg commemorating the Duke of Wellington, inscribed: "Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Marquess of D A Field Marshal, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and the Rifle Brigade & Constable of the Tower of London, Warden of the cinque Ports, an Elder Brother of the Trinity House, & Lord Lieutenant of Hants and of the Tower-Hamlet, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, & Field Marshal of Austria, Russia, Prussia & France, Prince of Waterloo and a Field Marshal in the Netherlands, Duke of Ciud (?) & Rodrigo, Grandee of the Highest Class, and a Captain General in Spain, Duke of Victoria and Marshal General in Portugal – Born at Dangan Castle, Westmeath 1st May 1769, entered the Army almost a boy. He obtained his commission as ensign and Lieutenant in the year 1787, a Captain in 1791, Lieutenant Colonel in 1802, as Lieutenant General in 1806, as General in Spain and Portugal 1811, & Field Marshal on the 21st June 1813, fought the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815 which the Final overthrow of the Emperor Napoleon – His Grace died at Walmer Castle on Tuesday September 14th 1852 – Monte Video, November 1852".
Baber, Henry Hervey; Wycliffe (Wiclif): The New Testament, translated from the Latin, in the Year 1380, By John Wiclif, D.D. to Which are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Wyclif; & An Historical Account of the Saxon and English Versions of the Scriptures. London, Printed by Richard Edwards, 1810, 1st. edn. Thus. 4to. PP: Engraved Portrait Frontispiece, (ii) TP, lxii, (i) Errata, (i) blank, 275, (i) blank. Cont. half leather, rubbed and covers detached; foxing to portrait; internally clean; Plus: Coleman, Rev. John Noble: Ecclesiastes: A New Translation. Printed for private circulation, T. Constable, Edinburgh, 1866. 1st. Edn. 4to. PP: xix, (I) blank, 70, (I) Adverts, + 2 Maps (one folding). Original boards with gilt lettering to upper cover; covers rubbed and with tears, internally clean. (2)From the library collection of Mulberry House, a former rectory of High Ongar church.
BINDING: HALL, S C (Edit): The book of Gems: The poets and artists of Great Britain, 2 Vols. 1836 & 1837, Plus, The Modern Poets and Artists of Great Britain.1 Vol. 1838. With 4 pages facsimiles of poets' autographs in each volume, & engravings throughout. Contemporary matching full green leather with blind and gilt decoration, gilt inner dentelles & all edges gilt; The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare text carefully revised with notes by S W Singer in 10 volumes. L, George Bell. 1884-1886, mixed edition. With numerous plates. Cont. half leather over marbled boards. Very good set; Tennyson, Alfred: The works, in Six Vols. Henry S King, 1877. Contemporary matching full leather with gilt decoration, gilt inner dentelles & all edges gilt; The Plays of George Bernard Shaw, complete in 12 vols. Constable, 1927. Cont. matching full soft leather; & The Theological And Miscellaneous Works Of The Rev. William Jones. Vols. 2-5 only. (35)
SCOTT, Walter (First Editions): 1- Redgauntlet, in 3 vols. Edinburgh, Constable, 1824, 1st. Edn. Half titles present. Cont. half leather, rebacked, preserving the original spines; 2- Chronicles of the Canongate, 2 vols, Edinburgh, 1827, 1st. Edns. (TWO SETS) + The Second Series, 3 Vols. Edinburgh, 1828, 1st. Edns; 3- Tales of the Crusaders, The Betrothed, 4 vols, 1825, 1st. Edns; 4- Quentin Durward, in 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1823, 1st. Edn. Cont. half leather, Good set; 5- Kenilworth, in 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1821, 1st. Edn. Cont. half leather; rubbed; 6- The Abbot, in 3 vols, Edinburgh, 1820, 1st. Edn. Cont half leather, rubbed and hinges cracked; one cover detached; 7- Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer, in 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1820, 1st. Edn. Cont. half leather; covers detached and lacking one; (26)
A Special A George V Special Constable 1914-1919 Truncheon for Edinburgh, number 389, in dark hardwood with transfers in colours and gilt of crowned GR cypher, above the Edinburgh city coat of arms, and Special Constable 1914-1919, number 389 under, ribbed grip and leather thong handle, 39cm long.
Brothers Grimm. Snowdrop & Other Tales. London. Constable & Co. Ltd. 1920. 20 tipped in plates by Arthur Rackham, 1 detached. Spine dulled; with Kingsley, Charles. The Water Babies. Oxford University Press. C. 1929. 16 plates by A.E. Jackson, most selotaped in; with Caroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. London. Hodder and Stoughton. c. 1920s. 12 tipped in plates by Gwynedd M. Hudson. Some pencil scribbling in the text. Shabby; with J.M. Barries. Peter Pan and Wendy. London. Hodder & Stoughton. c. 1920s. 12 tipped in plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Foxing, shaken; with a further 11 illustrated titles; 6 works by A.A. Milne and 2 other books. WAF. (c. 20).
The 'Grimsby Blitz' B.E.M. awarded to Fire Guard A. R. Gordon, Grimsby Firewatching Organisation, for his bravery in the raid of 13-14 June 1943 in which the Germans for the first on Grimsby deployed their 'butterfly bombs', anti-personnel bomblets intended to target civiliansBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Alexander Ross Gordon), naming officially engraved upon a pre-prepared field, edge mark otherwise very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 5 November 1943, the original recommendation states:'During an air raid, incendiary bombs fell around the building where Gordon was on duty.Under his direction, fires in adjoining buildings were tackled and great efforts made to prevent the flames from spreading.When the water supply temporarily failed, Gordon salvaged important documents and carried them to safety. By this time the building was ringed with fire, but although tense, Gordon continued to fight the fires and eventually they were subdued.Gordon showed courage and it was due to his energy and leadership that the building was saved from destruction.'Alexander Ross Gordon was born at Grismby, Lincolnshire on 23 January 1902, the son of Alexander and Jenny Foster of 79 Hilda Street, Grimsby. He is listed as a member of the A.F.S. or Auxiliary Fire Service on the 1939 census while working as a cost clerk with Consolidated Fisheries Ltd.Leaving the A.F.S. upon its termination he instead joined the local fire watching organisation as a fire guard. He was on duty on the night of 13-14 June 1943, at his employer's building when the bombs began to drop. The German plan involved dropping large numbers of high explosive and incendiary bombs. In the chaos that followed they also dropped as many as 2000 butterfly bombs, which would target the Civil Defence response and any civilians who might be in the area giving aid as well.At the Consolidated Fisheries building an incendiary struck home, causing a major fire to break out. Gordon rallied the other firewatchers and they manned the hydrants turning them on the building and the others around it.A local newspaper goes into greater detail on Gordon's heroics, stating:'When there was an interruption in the supply of water and the premises seemed certain to catch fire, he organised his helpers and removed from the premises the firm's books and documents. When the water supply was restored, he and his men resumed fire fighting.Forty-one, married, Mr. Gordon was a volunteer in the A.F.S. until it was transformed into the N.F.S."What I learned there stood me in good stead." He said today, "and the three regular firewatchers, though elderly men, worked splendidly as a team."Premises all round were destroyed by fire, but the buildings of the Consolidated Company, apart from a hole made by one bomb, escaped serious damage through the men's devotion to duty.'Despite the damage and horrific death toll Gordon performed admirably with the recommendation from the Chief Constable of Grimsby noting his 'Devotion to Duty and Firefighting…'. In the event the raid claimed 114 lives, large numbers of them being civilians killed after the all-clear was sounded by the butterfly bombs. The cost was so high that the Government initially censored the figure for the sake of moral.Surviving the raid Gordon was honoured for his part in it and went on to become a fish salesman in Grimsby. He died on 22 October 1978; sold together with copied research.…
Family group:The exceptional and poignant Q.P.M. for Gallantry group of seven awarded to Sergeant 1st Class W. W. Riley, New South Wales Police, who was murdered by a deranged gunman he attempted to apprehend in the Sydney suburb of Toongabbie in September 1971Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry, E.II.R. (William W. Riley, Sgt. Cl. 1, New South Wales Police); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australian Service Medal 1939-45, these four officially impressed 'NX. 90169 W. W. Riley'; Australian Service Medal 1945-75, clasp, S.W. Pacific; Police Exemplary Service Medal, E.II.R. (William R. Riley), the last officially inscribed on pre-prepared ground, together with his 'Returned from Active Service' badge, officially numbered '170866', assorted N.S.W. Police Force badges (4), and a metalled nameplate from his burial service, good very fine (7)The Great War campaign group of three awarded to his father, Sergeant C. U. Riley, Gordon Highlanders1914-15 Star (S. 4226 Sjt. C. W. Riley, Gord. Highrs.), note second initial; British War and Victory Medals (S. 4226 Sjt. C. U. Riley, Gord. Highrs.), minor contact wear, very fine or better (3)Q.P.M. London Gazette 25 May 1972:'The Queen has been pleased to award the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry to the late Sergeant 1st Class William Watson Riley and the late Sergeant 3rd Class Maurice Raymond McDiarmid, both of the New South Wales Police Force, in recognition of their gallant conduct in the following circumstances:At a house in Toongabbie on 30 September 1971, Sergeants Riley and McDiarmid attempted to apprehend Ronald Desmond Clarke whom they knew to be armed and to have killed his brother and raped a woman. Sergeant McDiarmid forced an entry through the rear door of the house and Sergeant Riley gained an entry through the front door. Both policemen were armed with revolvers. In the events which followed three shots were fired by Clarke, two fatally wounding Sergeant Riley and the third inflicting grievous wounds to the head of Sergeant McDiarmid who died shortly afterwards. Neither officer fired his own revolver. Sergeant Riley and Sergeant McDiarmid both showed outstanding courage and devotion to duty and upheld the high traditions of the New South Wales Police Force.'William Watson Riley was born in Motherwell, Scotland on 22 February 1921, the son of Great War veteran Cecil Urquhart Riley. The family migrated to Australia when he was a child, and William was working as an orchardist when he enlisted in the Permanent Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.) in April 1940, aged 19.Having then served in the A.M.F. as a driver in the Australian Army Service Corps, he took his discharge in March 1942 and immediately re-enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Posted to the Guerilla Warfare School in Melbourne, he joined the 2/6th Independent Company (Commando) in May 1942. By the time of his discharge from 2/9th Australian General Hospital in December 1945, he had served for two years on active operations in Morotai and New Guinea.Riley next joined the New South Wales Police, attending the Sydney Metropolitan Training Depot before taking up traffic duties at Camperdown and Regent Street police stations. In May 1947 he qualified as a solo motor cyclist and in August 1949 as a motor driver. In November 1950 he received his first commendation when, off duty, he rendered valuable service in combatting a fire which occurred at the railway depot at Bowenfels.Advanced to Constable 1st Class in December 1952 and to Senior Constable in July 1958, he received another commendation in the summer of 1959, his service record stating:'Commended for the excellent work performed, under adverse conditions, during the search for Bryan Thomas Bullock and Anthony James Forster who escaped from Berrima Training Centre on 29 May 1959, and were recaptured by Police near Bigga on 3 June 1959.'For much of the coming decade Riley was employed on general duties - at Bathurst, Parramatta and Blackdown stations - and he received further advancement to Sergeant 3rd Class in March 1960 and to Sergeant 2nd Class in July 1967. He was also awarded his Police Exemplary Service Medal in September 1968.A 'blood bath'Of the above cited events in Toongabbie on 30 September 1971, numerous reports appeared in the Australian press. For it was indeed - as observed by an eyewitness to those events - a blood bath. There were four fatalities within a matter of hours.Riley and McDiarmid were serving at Blackdown Police Station at the time, when a distraught women rushed in and reported a shooting and her rape at 1 Mimosa Avenue. It was later ascertained that a heavily armed and desperate gunman, Ronald Clarke, aged 23, had earlier shot his brother there.Both officers were dispatched to the address in question, in order to investigate further, although it was believed the gunman had long since fled the scene. He hadn't. He was preparing to dispose of his brother's body when the two officers arrived. The offender ran to the rear of the house and McDiarmid did likewise, making a forced entry at the back door, before being fatally wounded from a shot delivered by Clarke. Riley, meanwhile, made a forced entry at the front door, only to be twice shot by Clarke with a .22 rifle, one bullet lodging in lodging in his spine and the other fracturing his skull. The wounds were fatal and he died instantly, but McDiarmid survived his wounds a little longer, dying in an ambulance on his way to Blackdown General Hospital.Clarke sped off in a getaway car but was tracked down by a pair of patrol officers in the suburb of Lurnea. They rammed the fugitive's vehicle off the road and one of the officers - on being threatened with a revolver - shot him dead.The tragic scene at 1 Mimosa Avenue was later described by a neighbour in a newspaper report:"I went around the back of the house and saw a policeman's bloody hand grasping the door," she said."It was horrible … I'll never forget it."Mrs. Roberts said that when she reached Constable McDiarmid, he was slummed in the doorway."He was sitting in the doorway with his face shot away.""He was still conscious but couldn't talk," she said."He kept pointing inside the house."When she went in, she found Sergeant Riley lying dead in the lounge room.In the bedroom, she found the body of Warren Clarke, wrapped up in sheets."The house was a blood bath from front to back," she said."I rushed out and stopped a bread delivery woman who went to contact the ambulance. Then I ran to a neighbour's house to tell her what had happened."Mrs. Roberts said she and her neighbour, Mrs. Dawn Harris, went back to the house and tried to help the dying constable until an ambulance arrived.'Both officers were buried with full police honours, as related in another newspaper report:"Blacktown came to a standstill yesterday to pay tribute to Sergeant William Riley and Senior Constable McDiarmid who were shot dead last week.A hush fell over the town and thousands of people lines the streets to watch the almost mile-long funeral cortege pass by.Others crowded windows and rooftops of buildings and the railway bridge along the route.Simultaneously, police lined up outside every police station in the State and observed two minutes silence in honour of their dead comrades … a joint funeral.'Both men were posthumously promoted and awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry, Riley to Sergeant 1st Class. He left a widow and two children.Sold with a file of comprehensive research, including numerous police, eyewitness and newspape…
Shanghai Municipal Council Emergency Medal 1937, bronze (Sgt. W. W. Graham S.M.P.), engraved between rays, good very fineWilliam Walter Graham was born on 1 October 1902, son of Herbert and Constance, of 53 Kelmscott Road, Wandsworth. Graham joined the British Army circa 1919 and went to India and thence onto Shanghai. It is assumed he served in the Shanghai Defence Force 1927-28 and joined the Shanghai Municipal Police in 1928 (Constable No. 813). Promoted Sergeant in 1931, he married Alda Madeira and they lived at Embankment Building, overlooking the Soochow Creek - which would offer a good viewpoint for the following troubles.Graham would have been on active service during the August-November 1937 emergency (Medal) and then took long leave from February-July 1939 with his wife and (by now) two children. Promoted Sub-Inspector (North China Herald, 12 June 1940 refers) and added to the Foreign Affairs Team as part of the Western Area Police Force, things were to take a severe turn.Following the uncontested invasion of Shanghai by the Japanese on 8 December 1941, life continued comparatively unchanged and the Municipal Police were required to maintain the administration, under the Shanghai Provisional Council of 1941 Under considerable pressure from the United States Administration, the foreign Extra Territorial Treaties, which had established the China Treaty ports in the 19th century including Shanghai (except that for Hong Kong), were abrogated on 11 January 1943 by the Treaty Between His Majesty in Respect of the United Kingdom and India and His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China and the Regulation of Related Matters - so that at the end of the Japanese War Shanghai, and other occupied treaty ports would be returned to the Chinese Government (KMT) in Nanking.This also had the effect of terminating the Police service contacts - in Graham's case on 22 February 1943.That same month, Graham and other expatriate members of allied countries were put into one of the internment camps - described as Civil Assembly Centres.The Graham family were interned in the Yu Yuen Road camp which, like Ash Camp, held a large number of former Shanghai Municipal Council employees. Located at 404 Yu Yuen Road, it was composed of the grounds and buildings of the former Western District Public School and the Shanghai Public School for Girls. "G Block", the Girls' School, next to the Fire Station, and "B Block", the Boys' School, and "T Camp" were temporary wooden huts along Tifeng Road , which had been constructed to house British troops during emergencies. Some 972 internees were held at Yu Yuen Road throughout the internment period. Internees were moved near the end of the war to Yangtzepoo, finally being discharged from the Lunghwa Camp in August 1945. As a result of the British/China treaty of 1943 - at the end of the Pacific War, when the employees of the Municipal Council, civil servants, Police, Fire etc. came out of the internment camps in August and September 1945, they were unemployed. Some managed to obtain jobs in Shanghai and Hong Kong, but the majority returned the their home, which the Grahams did on the Tamaroa on 22 November 1945.Although compensation was paid by the British Foreign Office to former Council employees covering the loss of their pension rights - Graham received £841 6s 5d being his superannuation funds - that for loss of property continued for years, mostly unsuccessfully. The family settled in Peterborough where Graham worked for Baker Perkins Ltd, manufacturers of food processing equipment. He died on 12 December 1961.…
A rare post-war K.P.M. for Gallantry awarded to Constable 1st Class E. B. O'Regan, New South Wales Police Force, who was shot while confronting armed robbersKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Gallantry, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Const. 1/Cl. Edward B. O'Regan, N.S.W. Police Force), in its Royal Mint case of issue, official naming on pre-prepared ground, extremely fineK.P.M. London Gazette 29 August 1947.Edward Bernard O'Regan was born on 15 August 1916 and joined the New South Walers Police Force as a Constable in July 1939. A native of Lithgow in N.S.W., he was described on his enlistment papers as standing at 6.1 feet and weighing nearly 12 stone.By the time of his K.P.M.-winning exploits in May 1946, he was still serving as a Constable, but he was about to receive accelerated promotion to Constable 1st Class. And of those gallant deeds, his service record states:'Specially commended for the very fine policeman ship and conspicuous bravery displayed when, in company with Constable A. E. Gilchrist, the arrest was affected of an armed bandit, M. J. Delaney, at Harris Park on 23 May 1946, and also in connection with the attempted apprehension of two offenders who were disturbed when about to break into the Cabramatta Post Office at 2 a.m. on 30 May 1946. Promoted to Constable 1st Class as on, from 23 May 1946, and submission made for the award of the King's Police and Fire Services Medal 'for Gallantry' in accordance with the recommendation of the appraisement committee.'Of the incident at Cabramatta - and under the headline 'Two More Police Shot; Big Manhunt' - a local newspaper takes up the story:'The men shot were detectives Regan and Gilchrist. They disturbed the men at the back of Cabramatta Post Office. The men fired shots and wounded both detectives. The wounds were not serious.The men ran across to a black sedan car, in which they drove off at high speed towards Fairfield. All police cars in the metropolitan area were posted to a search for the sedan. Detectives were called from their beds in all parts of the metropolitan area.Detectives Regan and Gilchrist, though wounded, joined in the hunt. Later, however, both detectives had to abandon the hunt and seek treatment at Parramatta Hospital. Regan was shot in the thigh, but the nature of Gilchrist's injuries were not known at 3 a.m. today.The sedan in which the men made their getaway was stolen in Newtown earlier in the night.One of the men was wearing a blue suit. A pocket was torn from his coat during a struggle with the detectives.Three detectives have been shot in two days. On Tuesday night Detective Sergeant Wilson was shot while in plain clothes room of Darlinghurst Police Station.'O'Regan, who was duly recommended for the K.P.M. for Gallantry, resigned from the N.S.W. Police Force in August 1947. He died at Parramatta in July 1967; sold with copied service record and newspaper reports.…
The post-war K.P.M. awarded to Inspector 1st Class J. T. Dunnet, New South Wales Police ForceKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Distinguished Service, G.VI.R., 1st issue (James T. Dunnet, Insp. 1st Class, N.S.W. Police Force), official naming on pre-prepared ground, good very fineK.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1947.James Thomson Dunnet was born in Caithness, Scotland on 4 September 1887 and served in the Leith Police Force for a year or two before immigrating to Australia. Settling in New South Wales, he was appointed a Constable in the local police force in November 1910.He was subsequently advanced to Detective Sergeant (D.S.) 3rd Class in July 1928, D.S. 2nd Class in September 1935 and D.S. 1st Class in October 1938, followed by his appointment to Inspector in January 1942.Dunnet's final promotion was to Superintendent and Inspector 1st Class in March 1945, and he was also entitled to the Imperial Service Medal (London Gazette 30 April 1948, refers); sold with copied service record.…
The 'St. Pancras bombing 1941' B.E.M. awarded to Constable H. J. Smith, Police War Reserve, 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police who, whilst off duty, saw a women trapped in her home by a parachute mineFinding a ladder he climbed the crumbling, bomb damaged building, dug her free and pulled her to safety, all while the bombs continued around him, his original recommendation was for the George Medal, later downgradedBritish Empire Medal, Civil Division, G.VI.R. (Henry John Smith), officially engraved naming on a pre-prepared background, light edge wear, very fineB.E.M. London Gazette 12 September 1941, the original citation states:'A bomb damaged a building, the remains of which were liable to collapse. War Reserve Constable Smith obtained a ladder, climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round to the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble. He began to dig with his hands although debris was falling and further bombs were dropped in the neighbourhood. Smith eventually released the victim and carried her to safety.'Henry John Smith worked as a packer in civilian life and was living at 41 Goldington Buildings, St. Pancras during the Second World War. He volunteered for the Police War Reserve and was posted to 'N' Division, Metropolitan Police. The original recommendation for his award was for the George Medal however it was downgraded to the B.E.M., the text goes into further detail on the events of 17 April 1941:'On 17th April 1941 at about 3.15 a.m. a parachute mine fell in Pancras Square, Platt Street, N.W.1., causing widespread devastation to the surrounding property including a very large block of flats and the "Star" P.H. at the corner of Platt Street and Goldington Street.War Reserve Smith, who was off duty but lived in the vicinity had returned from assisting at another incident at St. Pancras Hospital when he saw a parachute mine descending in the vicinity of Somers Town Police Station. He immediately went towards Pancras Square and while on his way the mine exploded. On arriving at the scene he rendered assistance, in the course of which he rescued a pregnant woman, and then heard cries for help coming from the first floor of the public house.This building appeared to be in imminent danger of collapse and part of it had to be pulled down next day, but War Reserve obtained a ladder (which was too short) climbed to the top of it and then hauled himself on to a balcony which went round the first floor. He climbed through a window and entered a room where he found a woman buried up to the neck in rubble and debris. He began to extricate the woman with his hands although pieces of ceilings and brickwork were falling and further bombs were still coming down in the neighbourhood.The woman was eventually released and carried to the window. War Reserve Smith then shouted to another police officer to fetch a longer ladder and when this arrived he put the woman over his shoulder and descended to the ground. She had by this time fainted.With the assistance of the woman's brother-in-law he took her to a Rest Centre and then returned to the scene of the incident and rendered what further assistance he could until 5.15 a.m. when he returned home, cleaned himself and reported for duty at 5.45 a.m. at Somers Town Police Station.Although War Reserve Smith was due to parade for duty at 5.45 a.m. the same morning he voluntarily rendered assistance at various incidents during the night. He attended a major incident at St. Pancras Hospital and then generally assisted at Pancras Square, in the course of which he rescued the two women. It is likely that had it not been for the efforts of this War Reserve the second women would have been buried by debris.The conduct of War Reserve Smith, who was off duty, was meritorious and his conduct was of a very high order.The acting Superintendent of the Division recommends War Reserve Smith for an award or mention in the London Gazette. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the District considers his conduct worthy of high award and recommends the award of the George Medal.'Whilst impressive this recommendation does little to underline the danger of the situation and can be better outlined by the testimony of the witnesses, firstly the victim of the bomb, Mrs. Constance E Keevil, who states:'My house partially collapsed, and as I attempted to leave my office the door collapsed on me, pinning me in the corner with the door, by this time the ceiling and walls were collapsing on me, burying me in the debris up to my shoulders. I was completely helpless, and shouted for help; this was answered by a man's voice, telling me to wait; shortly afterwards a policeman entered my office through the balcony window, he started to clear the debris off me with his hands, repeatedly telling me to keep calm. All the time he was doing this masonry was falling in patches and was dangerous to us both. He eventually cleared me of the debris, took me to the window and shouted for someone to bring a longer ladder, still doing his best to keep me calm, which I might say was a great effort on his part. The raid was still very heavy; the next I remember was being thrown over the P.C.'s shoulder and carried down the ladder when I completely collapsed.'P.C. Richardson adds his verdict:'The air raid was still in progress and of a severe character; the public house was in a very bad condition and liable to collapse further.In my opinion The War Reserve acted with great promptitude and courage, and at great personal danger considering all the circumstances of the night.'Sold together with copied research.…
An extremely rare Edward VII gallantry K.P.M. awarded to Senior Constable J. C. Gates, New South Wales Police Force, the first Australian police officer to be so honoured and one of just four to receive the Edwardian issueIn his gallant pursuit of an armed burglar in North Sydney in April 1909, he exchanged fire until the latter ran out of ammunition, following which he closed with him to make an arrest: in the ensuing struggle, Gates was severely beaten about the head with the burglar's empty revolver, his wounds requiring 23 stitchesKing's Police Medal, E.VII.R., on gallantry riband (J. C. Gates, Sen. Const., N.S. Wales P.), minor edge bruises, good very fineK.P.M. London Gazette 14 January 1910.James Charles Gates was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 28 February 1885, the son of a distiller. Opting for a new life in Australia when a teenager, he was working as a blacksmith when he enlisted in the New South Wales Police as a Constable.By the time of his K.P.M.-winning exploits in North Sydney, Gates had been advanced to Constable 1st Class but, as reported in various newspapers, he was about to receive accelerated promotion to Senior Constable.The incident in question commenced in Carabella Street, on the heights overlooking Neutral Bay, when an armed burglar broke into the house of Mr. Russell Sinclair in the early morning hours of 1 April 1909. Alerted by a lodger to the burglar's presence, Sinclair gave chase and a violent struggle ensued, in which he was twice shot in the groin. The burglar then made off down the street. Here, then, the moment at which Gates arrived on the scene. A newspaper report takes up the story:'It was after his escape into the streets that the fugitive waged another fight, this time with the constable who arrested him. When Constables McDonald and J. C. Gates, having been informed of that had occurred, proceeded to the locality, Gates saw a man near Milson's Point ferry. He watched the man, and at last he accosted him near Jeffrey Street. The man, who kept his right hand in his pocket, replied that he was on his way to visit someone in Carabella Street. The constable asked him why he kept his hand in his pocket, whereupon the man drew a revolver, fired, and then bolted. The shot missed Gates, who started off after the man, who, while he ran, turned and fired again twice, but still without effect. Constable Gates then fired, and an exchange of shots was kept up. The policeman was not hit but it was afterwards shown that one of his bullets grazed the fugitive's neck, causing a slight flesh wound. Gates, still in pursuit, reached his quarry near Livingstone Lane, and a hand-to-hand fight ensued.The man hit Gates a blow with the butt end of his revolver, and partially stunned him, but the Constable never allowed his prisoner to elude him, and was all the time endeavouring to hand cuff him. The Constable was furiously attacked, blow after blow being delivered about his head with the butt end of the revolver, and at length the man actually got free, but Gates, gallantly refusing to be beaten off, followed him and was joined by a civilian who had been alarmed by the noise of the conflict. Finding the chase hot, the fugitive dashed down some steps into an area in Fitzroy Street, and here he was finally captured, the Constable getting the hand cuffs on him.'The gallant Gates was duly awarded the K.P.M. as well as being advanced to Senior Constable. He was also presented with a Testimonial by the Mayor of North Sydney. His assailant - James Frederick Crook - was sentenced to death, a sentence later commuted to life.Gates died at Ghatswood in the northern district of Sydney in July 1955; sold with copied service record and newspaper reports.…
The named pair of mounted miniature dress medals worn by Major C. B. Wilkinson, Essex Rifles, late 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry), who was present at every major engagement of the Crimean WarCrimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol, 'C. Brice Wilkinson. Capt. 68th Lt. Infy.', contemporarily engraved around rim; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, 'C. Brice Wilkinson. Capt. 68th Lt. Infy. 1854-5', contemporarily engraved around rim, '-5' a later addition, mounted together as worn on riband buckle with gold retaining pin by Hunt & Roskell, light contact wear, very fineChristopher Brice Wilkinson was born on 9 September 1835 in Bisham, Yorkshire and purchased a commission as Ensign in the 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry) on 11 October 1853. He was embarked to Crimea with his Regiment in 1854 and was promoted Lieutenant just one month prior to the Battle of the Alma. The 68th Foot fought with distinction during the Crimean War, with the Regiment winning its first Victoria Cross at the Battle of Inkermann in November 1854. As a point of interest, Wilkinson reportedly collected a Russian bugle from the battlefield at Inkermann, among other relics, which he later sold.After the close of the Crimean Campaign, he was advanced Captain in January 1857 and at some stage transferred to the Essex Rifles with whom Wilkinson was made Major on 6 September 1858. It is unlikely that he followed his Regiment to India in 1857, as he does not appear on the roll with entitlement to an Indian Mutiny Medal. Upon his retirement from the service, Wilkinson moved to Bath where he worked as a police constable, becoming Chief Constable of the Bath Police by 1882.He was at some point married, and in 1891 the retired Army Major and his wife Margaret were raising their three daughters at their home on 296 Creswick Road in Acton, London. Wilkinson lived into a ripe old age, dying on 8 October 1922 aged 87 and was interred at St. Smithin's Church, Walcot in Bath; sold together with copied London Gazette entries and copied photograph of Wilkinson circa 1880.…
The Second World War period K.P.M. pair awarded to Inspector G. Campbell, New South Wales Police ForceKing's Police and Fire Services Medal, for Distinguished Service, G.VI.R., 1st issue (G. Campbell, Inspr., N.S.W.P.F.); Jubilee 1935, good very fine (2)K.P.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942.George Campbell was born in New South Wales on 16 March 1880 and saw active service as a Gunner in 'A' Battery of the Royal Australian Artillery in the Boer War.Described as being 6 ft. tall and weighing 13 stone on his enlistment in the N.S.W. Police Force in July 1903, he was posted as a Constable to the Eastern District but later served in Double Bay. His subsequent promotions were to Sergeant 3rd Class in October 1922, 2nd Class in January 1929 and 1st Class in July 1933, followed by his appointment to Inspector in April 1937.Campbell retired in March 1941, shortly before the announcement of his award of the K.P.M., and he died in July 1965; sold with copied service record and verification for the Jubilee 1935 Medal.…
5 George Cross holders signed unique Royal Visit RAF cover. RV25a Queen Mother to embark on Royal Yacht Signed. 2 Aug 90 BFPS 1990 Queen Mother to embark on Royal Yacht at Portsmouth. Flown Wessex Crew of the Queen's Flight from Windsor Castle to Portsmouth where Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother then embarked on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Personally Signed by5 George Cross holders, Detective Sergeant Frederick William Fairfax GC (17 June 1917, Westminster, London-February 1998, Yeovil), won the George Cross for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig, The pair had broken into a warehouse in Croydon and were pursued by Fairfax onto the roof of the building. The police officer grabbed Bentley, when Craig shot him, grazing his shoulder. Despite his injury, the unarmed Fairfax chased Bentley and managed to arrest and subdue him. More officers arrived at the scene and Constable Sidney Miles scaled the roof, only to be shot dead by Craig, who then jumped from the roof after expending his ammunition, injured himself upon landing and was arrested, H H Flintoff GC ran to the aid of a Farmer after a Bull turned on him, Kenneth Farrow GC, Served in WW11 as a 218 Sqn Air Gunner Operation Taxable. won George Cross 21 Jun 48 (Cardiff City Police Force). Ken Farrow GC ( Police Constable ) rescued a child who had fallen into the feeder, an aqueduct which supplies water from the river Taff to Cardiff, running under concrete slabs, Charles Wilcox Rescued man trapped up a Wall 1949, Derek Godfrey Kinne G. C. After being captured by the Chinese communist forces on the 25th of April 1951, he showed considerable contempt to his captors. Despite brutal ill treatment, solitary confinement, interrogation and hardship, he emerged as a man of great courage and outstanding leadership. He was an inspiration to all ranks for over two years whilst in captivity. His last award of solitary confinement was on 2nd June 1953 when he was sentenced for defying Chinese orders and wearing a Rosette in Celebration of Coronation Day. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
LEIGH EGERTON: BALLADS AND LEGENDS OF CHESHIRE, London, Longmans and Co, 1867. Bound in maroon cloth boards with gilt pictorial motif to upper boards.Tales include 'Cheshire Cheese: an Old Song', 'Legend of Constable Sands', 'Old Mab's Curse', 'The Skeleton Hand', 'The Old Man Outwitted''Cheshire Cheese: an Old Song', 'Legend of Constable Sands', 'Old Mab's Curse', The Skeleton Hand, The Old Man Outwitted
Scott (Walter). Tales of My Landlord, second series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham, 4 volumes, Edinburgh, printed for Archibald Constable and Company, 1818, some light toning throughout, contemporary uniform half calf, boards & spines rubbed with some minor loss, 8vo. With one other, The Poetical works of Robert Southey, complete in one volume. 1853. Small 4to/large 80, full calf, black Morocco title label in gilt. Engraved frontispiece and title. [5]
VINTAGE CHILDREN'S: 3 Titles: KENNETH M WALKER AND GEOFFREY M BOUMPHREY: THE LOG OF THE ARK, London, Constable and Company, 1926. Spine detached, original pictorical stiff covered boards; CLIFTON BINGHAM AND G H THOMPSON (Illus): THE ANIMALS' PICNIC, London, Ernest Nister, ND. Oblong 4to, publisher's red cloth overlaid with pictorial design; CLIFTON BINGHAM AND G H THOMPSON (Illus): THE ANIMALS' TRIP TO THE SEA, London, Ernest Nister, ND. Oblong 4to, publisher's brown cloth overlaid with pictorial design (3)
POETRY: 7 Titles: T S ELIOT: MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL, London, Faber and Faber, 1963; FELICIA LAMPORT AND EDWARD GOREY [Illus]: CULTURAL SLAG, London, Victor Gollancz, 1966; NUMBERS - NINETY-TWO POEMS FROM SEVENOAKS SCHOOL 1957-1959, 1959; GEOFFREY SUMMERFIELD (Ed): VOICES - AN ANTHOLOGY OF POERTY AND PICTURE, THE FIRST BOOK, London, Penguin, 1968; W B YEATS: RUNNING TO PARADISE, London, Macmillan, 1967; G WILSON KNIGHT: GOLD-DUST WITH OTHER POETRY, London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1968; WALTER DE LA MARE: PEACOCK PIE, London, Constable and Company,1924 (7)
PATRICK HAMILTON: 8 Titles: THE WEST PIER, Middlesex, Viking, 1985; HANGOVER SQUARE, London, Constable, 1982; [BRUCE HAMILTON]: THE LIGHT WENT OUT - A BIOGRAPHY OF PATRICK HAMILTON, London, Constable, 1972; RIVERSIDE, New York, Random House, 1947; IMPROPTU IN MORIBUNDIA, London, Constable and Co, 1939; THE DUKE IN DARKNESS, London, Constable and Company, 1953; GASLIGHT, London, Arrow Books, 1967; HANGOVER SQUARE, London, Penguin, 1956 (8)
FOX HUNTING: 4 titles: SIR JOHN E. EARDLEY-WILMOT: A FAMOUS FOX-HUNTER - REMINISCES OF THE LATE THOMES ASSHETON SMITH, ESQ, OR THE PURSUITS OF AN ENGLISH COUNTRYMAN, Lonson, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1893; SIR CHARLES FREDERICK ET AL~~: THE LONSDAL LIBRARY VOLUME VII - FOX-HUNTING, London, Seeley, Service and Co, 1930; EARL BATHURST: SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOXHOUND KENNEL STUD BOOK, London, Constable and Co, 1928; E J F TOZER: QUOTATIONS AND NOTES ON THE UNWRITTEN LAWS OF FOXHUNTING, British Rural Sports by Stionehenge, 2nd Edition (1865). reproduction excerpt (4)
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