Two leatherbound volumes printed in 1713 of Opera et fragmenta veterum poetarum Latinorum profanorum & ecclesiasticorum duobus voluminibus comprehensa (The works and fragments of the early Latin poets, secular and ecclesiastical, comprised in two volumes) by MICHEL METTAIRE. These 2 volumes are showing signs of their age with scuff marks to the leather of the covers, yellowing of the pages and some very slight water damage to one volume. Spines remain intact with all pages. Published by J. Nicholson, B. Tooke & J. Tonson, London

PLUTARCH'S LIVES, TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL GREEK, With Notes, Critical and Historical, And a New Life of Plutarch, in Eight Volumes by John Langhorne and William Langhorne. Volumes I, II, V, VI,VII, VIII. Printed for B Crosby and Co 1808. Each book is leather bound, two with front cover detached (still with book). Otherwise condition as to be expected with 200 year old books.

Nine volumes of Friedrich von Schiller's Sämmtliche Werke in zwolf Bänden, (All Friedrich von Schiller's Works in Twelve Volumes), printed in Stuttgart 1867. Volumes I and IX missing. Some damage to spines, all pages intact

A little slice of history - published when Napoleon had only been emperor for a year and the United States had been independent for a mere 29 years, "Memoire sur les relations commerciales des Etats-Unis avec l'Angleterre / par le Citoyen TALLEYRAND lu a l'Institut national, le 15 germinal, an 5 ; suivi d'un essai sur les avantages a retirer de colonies nouvelles dans les circonstances presentes / par le meme auteur, lu a l'Institut, le 15 messidor, an 5" (Memoir on the commercial relations of the United States with England by the Citizen Talleyrand Read at the National Institute, the 15th Germinal, in the year V. To Which is Added an Essay Upon the Advantages to Be Derived from New Colonies in the Existing Circumstances) published in London by W Spilsbury in 1805. Some foxing to endpages, damage to spine, a note that Jane Austen was still alive on the frontispiece, all pages intact. A fascinating work

Antique leather bound books in Latin to include Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis published by BELL& BRADFUTE, Edinburgh 1812, two copies of Decerpta ex P Ovidii Naonis Metamorphoseon Libris by Ovid from the studio of Joannis Dymock, published in Glasgow in 1816 (front covers detached with possible smoke damage to one copy), M. VELLEII Paterculi Historiae Romanae Quae Supersunt published in London by Jacobi Tonson and Johannis Watts 1713 (Detached front) C. Suetonii Tranquilli XII Caesares es Optima Atque Accuratissima Francisci Oudendorpii editione published in Edinburgh by A Donaldson and J Reid in 1761, and also P Terentii Comoedie ad Fidem Optimorum Codicum printed in Edinburgh by Johannis Bell in 1775 (condition poor - front cover missing and early pages separated from spine)

A collection of small leatherbound antique books which display beautifully to include A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Mr Yorick stereotyped by Andrew Wilson London 1808, The Fortunes of Nigel by Sir Walter Scott volumes I and III printed for Archibald Constable and Co of Edinburgh 1822, Seneca's Morals by Way of Abstract printed for T Ostell of London and J Lansdown of Bristol in 1807, The Beauties of History or Pictures of Virtue and Vice Drawn from Real Life by L M Stretch reduced to one volume 13th edition printed for Cadell and Davies 1815, Table Talk and Other Poems by William Cowper published by John Sharpe 1825, The Task by William Cowper published by John Sharpe 1825, Cowper's Minor Poems part I published by John Sharpe 1825.

A collection of hardback leatherbound books, to include Constable's Miscellany of Original Selected Publications: Life of Oliver Cromwell Vol I printed for Constable & Co of Edinburgh 1829, Feudal Tyrants or The Counts of Carlsheim and Sargans vol. II by M G Lewis 2nd edition printed by DN Shury London 1807, The Works of Alexander Pope Esq., vol. II, III, IV, V and VI along with a volume of his last corrections, additions and improvements published London 1787, A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain Divided into Circuits and Journies by Daniel Defoe Vol. II 7th edition printed in London 1769. Condition of some books is poor.

A collection of antique hardback books including Lettres de Mme de Sevigne vol. VIII and IX, published Paris 1823, The New Testament published in Greek by George Brookman of Glasgow in 1839, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope vol.II published by Bernhard Tauchnitz in Leipzig 1859. Condition of several of these books is poor with damage to the spines and front covers also possible fire damage to some

A soft leather hardback copy of Lord Bacon's Essays published by John Sharpe 1819, Morison's edition of The Whigs Supplication or the Scots Hudibras a Mock Poem in two parts by S Colville printer to the University of St Andrews 1796, Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature 19th edition printed for Thomas Tegg 1814 (front cover and 1 page loose),

An attractive hardback leather bound copy of the Corpus Poetarum Latinorum (The Body of Latin Poets) by Gulielmus Sidney Walker with gilt decor on spine (some gilt lettering missing) published by Henry G Bohn of Covent Garden in 1849

A five volume set of The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century by David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross. This is a 1990 facsimile by James Thin of Edinburgh of the edition published by David Douglas 1887-92

A box of horse racing themed hardback coffee table books to include Favourite Racehorses, the Cheltenham World of Jump Racing, When Racing was Racing, a first edition Men and Horses I have Known by the Hon George Lambton (1924),

A mixed box of books to include 3 volumes of Thomas Carlyle: Life of John Sterling, On Heroes and Hero-Worship and French Revolution vol. II, Plutarch's life of Nikias (CUP 1887), The Fortified House in Scotland (2 vol.), The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton (Pub. George Routledge), John Buchan and His World by Janet Adam Smith, The Complete Richard Hannay by John Buchan (Penguin edition), A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Emil Weiss 1944,

A horse lover's delight including quality books A RACING AND BREEDING TRADITION: THE HORSES OF THE AGA KHAN by Philip Jodido (pub by Prestel), PETER BIEGEL'S RACING PICTURES (pub Michael Joseph 1983) in slipcase and a Grand National board game plus much more

A box of cookery books to include Delia Smith, Gary Rhodes and many more

A box of books of mainly historical and military interest to include a first edition Volumes I - IV of WINSTON CHURCHILL's History of the English Speaking Peoples, published by Cassell in 1956 - 58. Hardbacks with dust jackets, some underlining in one volume, some spotting but good condition. Plus Max Hastings All Hell Let Loose 1st edition

Lara A Tale by LORD BYRON illustrated by C B BIRCH and published by Art-Union of London 1879. Twenty plates in landscape format. Two plates have been coloured in but the others remain a faithful representation of high Victorian illustrations. Book is covered in cranberry cloth with gilt writing, some damage to the spine

A box of books mainly from the 1950s-70s to include a first edition hardback copy of The Ship of Adventure by Enid Blyton

A collection of 13 leather bound well-presented volumes in Norwegian of GYLDENDAL'S BIBLIOTEK published in Norway 1928 and a further 9 volumes of Victor Hugo circa 1930 plus a nicely bound 1853 copy of Norske Folkeviser samlede og udgivne af M.B. Landstad

A quantity of books of notable trials to include DEACON BRODIE, BOUNTY MUTINEERS, GUY FAWKES, HH CRIPPEN, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and many many more

A signed first edition copy of MUHAMMAD ALI: A Thirty Year Journey by Howard L Bingham, published by Robson Books in 1993. The book retains its dust jacket and is in good condition with a book plate with Bingham's signature and one purported to be that of Muhammad Ali himself.

A signed first edition copy of Fantasia Written in an Industrial Town by WILLIAM JEFFREY, number 19 of 60 copies published by Cranley & Day in 1933. Hardback with hand-cut pages and some yellowing to pages. This is a long poem commenting on industrial towns in Scotland's central belt during the Depression.

A first edition copy of THE FRENCH POSTER from Cheret to Cappiello by JANE ABDY published by Studio Vista of London in 1969 with multiple plates in both black and white and colour. The book retains its dust jacket and has been covered with a clear protective cover. Good condition with bumping at the base of the spine and very slight tear to top of cover.

A limited edition of BURNS'S CHLORIS: A REMINISCENCE by JAMES ADAMS. A limited edition of 275 large paper copies of which 250 were offered for sale. Dark blue cloth with vellum spine with unclear red lettering on spine. Slight tear on title page, hand-cut pages.

POEMS OF PASSION AND PLEASURE by Ella Wheeler Wilcox and illustrated by Dudley Tennant, published by Gay & Hancock in 1912 and reprinted in 1914. Coloured plates with tissue guards and captions. Some yellowing to the edges, cream cloth cover with gilt writing in tanned condition

A HUNDRED YEARS OF PRINCES STREET 1838 - 1938 produced by JENNERS on the occasion of their 100th anniversary in 1938. Written by Mary G Grierson. Comes with compliment slip from the directors of Jenners. Some damage to dust jacket, all pages intact, some foxing, hand-cut pages. Lovely piece of Edinburgh history

The life and work of various outstanding artists presented as colour plates in cord binding produced by The Medici Society Ltd / Parents National Educational Union, London in the 1950s. Artists include JOHN CONSTABLE English School, MURILLO Spanish School, DURER German School, TITIAN Venetian School, GOZZOLI Florentine School, VELASQUEZ Spanish School, FRANS HALS Dutch School, PIETER BRUEGHEL Flemish School, REYNOLDS British School and COROT French School. These books are presented with six colour plates of each artist's work and are in generally good condition

A fine collection of hardback BROONS and OOR WULLIE specials including Golden Age Classic Fun, Golden Age Classic Fun and many more. All in good condition.

Die Wappen burgerlicher Geschlechter Deutschlands und der Schweiz (The Coats of Arms of Bourgeois Families of Germany and Switzerland) - Teil 2, Band 10 published by Bauer & Raspe Inhaber Gerhard Gessner 1972. In slipcase and good condition

An interesting collection of early edition books including ROGER FRY: A Biography by VIRGINIA WOOLF (published by The Hogarth Press 2nd impression 1940), ELIZABETH FRY: Quaker Heroine by JANET WHITNEY (pub. George G Harrap, reprint May 1938), THE DEATH OF THE MOTH by VIRGINIA WOOLF (pub. The Hogarth Press, first edition 1942), THE TESTAMENT OF BEAUTY by ROBERT BRIDGES (pub. OUP ninth impression July 1930 with uncut pages). All books are hardback with some foxing but in good condition

A small collection of art books to include SCOTTISH PAINTING: 1837 to the Present by William Hardie (Studio Vista 1994), SCOTTISH ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY by Duncan Macmillan (Mainstream Publishing 1994, some sun-fading to cover), MONET by Frank Milner (pub. Magna Book 1991), VIBRANT WATERCOLOURS by Hazel Soan (Collins 2000), PAINTING PLANT PORTRAITS: A Step-to-Step Guide by Keith West (The Herbert Press 1997), LEARN TO PAINT WITH WATERCOLOURS by Alwyn Crawshaw (Collins 1986) LEARN TO PAINT WITH OILS by Peter John Garrard (Collins 1986), etc

A great lot of five SIGNED hardback books by DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, RED ADAIR, JOHN STALKER, JANE MCDONALD and GREGOR FISHER. An interesting collection of collectible signatures.

Volumes 1 -25 of the 1891 centenary edition of THE WAVERLEY NOVELS by Sir Walter Scott, plus 2 volumes of The Poetical Works, 2 volumes of Tales of a Grandfather. The books are all hardback with leather spines with gilt decoration and marbled covers. Most show some signs of foxing and all have been covered (without adhesive) in jute or velveteen which has protected the covers through the decades

A box of playscripts and books of analysis including many Shakespeare works, Tennessee Williams, Bernard Shaw, Brecht,

A collection of ENID BLYTON books, mainly editions from the 60s and 70s to include THE FAMOUS FIVE, BRER RABBIT, THE MYSTERY books, THE SECRET SEVEN, THE 5 FIND-OUTERS and many others

A super lot of AUSTRALIAN travel guides and picture books to include Byron Bay Diaries, Wonderland of the South Pacific. Many great coffee table publications and lots of wonderful full colour photographs. Contained within two boxes.

PEEBLES HISTORICAL INTEREST - several works of local interest to include the PEEBLESSHIRE ROLL OF HONOUR published 1916, a sobering reminder of the part played in WWI by the men of Peeblesshire, PEEBLES BELTANE FESTIVAL 1899-1949 Jubilee Book, KINGSLAND SCHOOL PEEBLES 1900-1975 on the re-opening of the school, PEEBLES Official Guide c. 1945-46, also "ALL'S WELL!": Some helpful verse for these dark days of war by John Oxenham 1916 (worn condition), PROFESSOR AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE by Oliver Wendell Holmes published by JM Dent 1916, good condition in a soft leather cover

PEEBLES INTEREST! - Three vintage books to include a first edition hardback copy of HISTORIC HAUNTS OF PEEBLESSHIRE by Gilbert Rae, published in 1948 by Oliver and Boyd, a soft red leather covered copy of the RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia published by Gay & Hancock and translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Also a copy of POETIC GEMS by Matthew Arnold in a soft brown leather cover with gilt lettering to spine, with coloured plates and floral wreath edges to pages, published by Collins possibly in 1940

LOCAL INTEREST! Limited edition number 62 of 375, - THE STORY OF THE TWEED by the Right Honourable Sir Herbert Maxwell with illustrations by D Y Cameron. published by L: James Nisbet and Company, Limited in 1905, 270 pages. With twenty full sized engravings complete with captioned tissue guards and one small illustration to title page. Folio, olive green cloth, gilt lettering and Celtic decoration to front and spine, in blind Celtic design borders to front, 40x30cm