Next sale 5th of July

Our next sale is the 5th of July at 9:45AM with 584 lots up for auction. To get a taste of what we sell see our previous catalogues or view our upcoming auctions.

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Lot 249
A wonderful coffee table book called ''Luxury Toys for Men'' published by teNeues. Italian printed book for all things luxury.
Guide: £12-24
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Lot 250
A collection of 6 antique Scottish volumes to include 1904 Tales of a Grandfather, The Foundations of Scotland, History of the Working Classes in Scotland, A Short History of Scotland, Chambers Traditions of Edinburgh and Dickens Edwin Drood. Books may have condition issues.
Guide: £12-24
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Lot 251
VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE - Thirteen volumes of the The Handy-Volume Shakespeare published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co, no pub. date, with red leather bindings and gilt lettering. One volume has one detached front cover, the rest show some wear but generally fair condition
Guide: £40-80
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Lot 252
Thirty volumes of the works of SIR WALTER SCOTT published 1877 by Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London to include 24 volumes of the Handy Volume "Waverley" and 6 volumes of the Poetical Works to include the Volume 1 Waverley ; Volume 2 Guy Mannering; Volume 3 Old Mortality; Volume 4 Rob Roy; Volume 5 The Antiquary; Volume 6 The Heart of Midlothian; Volume 7 Ivanhoe; Volume 8 The Monastery; Volume 9 The Abbot; Volume 10 Kenilworth; Volume 11 The Pirate; Volume 12 Peveril of the Peak; Volume 13 The Bride of Lammermoor; Volume 14 The Legend of Montrose; Volume 15 The Fortunes of Nigel; Volume 16 Quentin Durward; Volume 17 St Ronan's Well; Volume 18 Red Gauntlet; Volume 19 The Betrothed; Volume 20 The Talisman; Volume 21 Woodstock; Volume 23 Anne of Geierstein; Volume 24 Count Robert of Paris; Volume 25 The Surgeon's Daughter; also 6 Handy Volume "Scott" Poetical Works consisting of :The Lady of the Lake; Rokeby; Marmion; The Bridal of Triermain and Harold the Dauntless; The Lay of the Last Minstrel and The Vision of Don Roderick; Ballads, Poems etc. Generally good condition
Guide: £50-80
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Lot 253
A mixed collection of books to include 7 volumes of A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE LAKELAND FELLS by A WAINWRIGHT published by the Westmoreland Gazette (67th impression), excellent condition, 4 volumes of the Century Scott; LAWRENCE OF ARABIA by RH Kiernan published 1935 by George Harrap in good condition; THE GLASGOW COOKERY BOOK; Ward, Lock & Cos ABERDEEN - Deeside, Donside and North-East Scotland illustrated guide book and many more
Guide: £20-40
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Lot 254
A Child's Garden of Verses by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON with colour illustrations by MILLICENT SOWERBY, published by Chatto & Windus in 1919. Light buffing to corners, otherwise good condition
Guide: £15-30
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Lot 255
A first edition hardback copy of Creachadh Na ClĂ rsaich: Cruinneachadh De Bhardach, 1940-1980 ( Plundering The Harp ) by DERICK THOMSON, published by MacDonald Publishers in 1982. Some fading to dust jacket colours but otherwise excellent condition
Guide: £12-25
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Lot 256
A first edition hardback copy of The Quincunx - The inheritance of John Huffam by CHARLES PALLISER, published in 1989 by Canongate. Some creases to the unclipped dust jacket otherwise excellent condition with no inscriptions.
Guide: £40-60
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Lot 257
A first edition hardback of A Chancer by JAMES KELMAN, published in 1985 by Polygon. Some buffing to dust jacket no clipping, otherwise fine condition
Guide: £12-20
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Lot 258
A first edition hardback copy of The Merry Muses of Caledonia by ROBERT BURNS edited by James Barke and Sydney Goodsir Smith, published in 1982 by Macdonald Publishers. Black and white copy of original title page loose, otherwise good condition.
Guide: £12-25
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Lot 259
First edition hardback copy of Carotid Cornucopius by SYDNEY GOODSIR SMITH published by Macdonald Publishers in 1982. Slight buffing to dust jacket corner, no clipping. Excellent condition
Guide: £15-30
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Lot 260
Three first edition hardback books by JAMES KENNAWAY to include The Cost of Living Like This (1980), Tunes of Glory (1980) and Some Gorgeous Accident (1981) all published by Mainstream. Some sun fading to dust jackets with inscriptions, no clipping.
Guide: £15-30
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Lot 261
A review copy of Bodach the Badger by DAVID STEPHEN, published in 1983 by Century Publishing. Missing dust jacket, light staining to one page. Otherwise good condition
Guide: £12-25
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Lot 262
A mixed selection of books many first editions of Scottish interest including The Age of McDiarmid, a signed copy of Magnus on the Move by MAGNUS MAGNUSSON and many others
Guide: £15-50
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Lot 262A
First edition soft cover copy of PIPING TRADITIONS OF THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND by BRIDGET McKENZIE, published by John Donald Publishers in 1998. Some creases to front cover, otherwise very good condition
Guide: £30-70
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Lot 263
A complete set of seven volumes of The Complete Novels of MARK TWAIN, undated, published by Nelson Doubleday Inc with hand-cut pages. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £8-42
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Lot 264
Volumes I and II of WONDERFUL MODELS: The Romance of the World in Miniature and a Complete Encyclopaedia of Modelcraft published by Percival Marshall in 1928-1929. Some wear to spines and buffing to edges but generally fair condition. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in model building.
Guide: £5-32
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Lot 265
Three early edition of JAMES BOND paperbacks including Dr No, Thunderball, For Your Eyes Only plus Of Whales and Men by RB ROBERTSON and HOW THE BRITISH WON INDIA by W PIMBLETT published by JS Virtue 1895, hardback with coloured front cover, school prize label and some scribbles inside, fair condition
Guide: £5-42
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Lot 266
A wonderful collection of aged books to include some suede covered including THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM published by GEORGE HARRAP circa 1923 with glued in b&w illustrations; THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD Songs of Life & Romance by James Hogg, coloured glued in illustrations. Hand-cut pages, some loose and browning to edges of pages; TO GLADDEN LIFE'S WAY : A Compilation by HS, from the Rosemary Booklets, red suede cover with gilt lettering, some foxing to pages; ROMEO AND JULIET from The Stage Shakespeare with an introduction by Austin Brereton, published by Collins with 18 pages of b&w illustrations, all pages firmly bound; a pocket size edition of SCOTT: Half Hours with Great Authors, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons and illustrated by J Finnemore et al; THE STORY OF LIVINGSTONE by Vautier Golding from the Children's Heroes series plus others
Guide: £20-60
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Lot 267
A fascinating hand-signed double-sided letter by Lieutenant General Sir George MacMunn (1869-1952) referencing his book 'The Armies of India' and Lord Mountbatten and the colonial 750,00 Sikh Dogras and Moslems and references the violence of the 1947 partition of India
Guide: £12-55
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Lot 268
Eight volumes of The History of Scotland : its Highlands, Regiments and Clans by JAMES BROWNE in the limited Culloden edition (number 605 of 1000) published by Francis A Niccolls & Son in 1913. Each volume is bound with a red cloth cover, upside-down coloured map of Scotland in volume 1(slight tear in one corner). Generally good condition with slight rubbing to edges
Guide: £20-75
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Lot 269
Books of Scottish interest to include MUTINY by JOHN PREBBLE, signed first edition 1975; God's Treasure-House in Scotland' a History of Times, Mines, and Lands in the Southern Highlands by JAMES PORTEOUS, reprint of 1876 edition; THE NORTH BRITONS, the Prehistory of the Border People by RICHARD FEACHEM first edition 1965, some small tears to dust jacket; etc
Guide: £8-28
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Lot 270
A collection of beautifully photographed large books about wild Scotland to include THE CALL OF THE CORBETTS by Irvine Butterfield, THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND by Graeme Wallace, THE GLENS OF SILENCE: Landscapes of the Highland Clearances by David Craig, THE MAGIC OF THE MUNROES by Irvine Butterfield and more
Guide: £8-22
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Lot 271
A first edition copy of THE JACOBITES and THEIR DRINKING GLASSES by GEOFFREY B SEDDON published by the Antiques Collector's Club in 1995, lavishly illustrated with both coloured and black & white photos. In excellent condition
Guide: £40-80
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Lot 272
A first edition copy of THE SCOTTISH PISTOL: Its History, Manufacture and Design by MARTIN KELVIN published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr in 1996. In very good condition.
Guide: £35-75
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Lot 273
A first edition hardback copy of OATMEAL and the CATECHISM: Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec by MARGARET BENNETT published by John Donald Publishers in 1998. Dust jacket and book in excellent condition.
Guide: £25-70
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Lot 274
Two boxes of Scottish interest books to include SCOTLAND: Mapping the Nation by Christopher Fleet; SCOTCH MISSED: The Original Guide to the Lost Distilleries of Scotland by Brian Townsend; THE SOAP MAN: Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme by Roger Hutchinson; MAPS OF THE ANCIENT SEA KINGS by Charles H Hapgood; THE WEALTH OF A NATION: in the National Museums of Scotland; first edition copy of CANNA: The Story of a Hebridean Island by J L Campbell plus others
Guide: £9-32
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