Ephemera bundle to include some postcards and some interesting documentation relating to house contents auction sale in 1914, land valuation, Lunacy Assessment receipt from 1896

Vintage REMINGTON Quiet Riter portable vintage typewriter in carry case. Appears to be in good working order and displays well.

A full-sized manual IMPERIAL typewriter

An L C SMITH & CORONA 'CORONA SPECIAL' portable folding typewriter in nice condition, case measures 31cmx25cmx14cm approx

Part history of the Great War - THE HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR edited by Newman Flower, also part of THE GREAT WAR : The standard history of the All-Europe Conflict edited by HW Wilson published by The Amalgamated Press in 1919

A collection of books to include a biography of MATT MONRO, AMERICAN CAESARS from FD Roosevelt to GW Bush, and many more of military interest including HITLER'S EMPIRE, the 3 volume set of THE THIRD REICH AT WAR, plus WEE WILLIE WINKIE by Rudyard Kipling, and many, many more mostly hardbacks in excellent condition

A box with royal memorabilia from the Queen's coronation in 1953 including souvenir magazines - Picture Post, Illustrated, various newspapers including The Scotsman and Daily Herald and a number of books including George V and Edward VIII, Charles Royal Adventurer, Diana Princess of Wales a Tribute in Photographs etc

An old suitcase full of SHEET MUSIC and books on MUSIC

When there's nothing on the telly, curl up with these cookery books and dream of feasts to come, to include The Great British Book of Baking, Bistro Cooking, Economy Gastronomy, 50 Curries of India, One Pot Wonders, Cheese and the World of Wine etc etc

A vintage unused oriental MUSICAL & LIGHT UP photograph album 40cm x 27cm

A softback copy of Robert Fergusson's Scots Poems published by T N Foulis 128pp with hand-cut pages and colour plates, illustrations by Monro Orr along with various maps including OS 1961 sheets 131 and 161

An antique French wooden printers' tray great for displaying small knick-knacks on the wall measures 66x51cm approx

A collection of hardback copies of the works of JOHN BUCHAN to include Sir Walter Scott (1st edition 1932), John Burnet of Barns 1949 (retains original dust jacket albeit not in good condition), Sick Heart River 1948, Naval Episodes of the Great War (1938), John Buchan by His Wife and Friends (1948) and Unforgettable, Unforgotten by Anna Buchan (1945)

Of local interest - including The Scott Country by WS Crockett (1905), Memoir of John Veitch LLD, (1896), Poems & Songs by Robert Crosbie (1888), Bits about: Innerleithen by John Yellowless (1941), In Praise of Tweed by WS Crockett (1899), Border By-Ways, and Lothian Lore by Ratcliffe Barnett (1944) Leaves from the Life of a Country Doctor edited by Rutherford Crockett (1935)

RARE TO FIND - all three volumes of A HISTORY OF PEEBLESSHIRE by JW Buchan, Town Clerk of Peebles, published by Jackson, Wylie & Co of Glasgow, volumes 1 & 2 in 1925, vol 3 edited by JW Buchan and H Paton was published in 1927, vol 1states "One hundred copies of this work have been published on hand made paper for sale this copy is number 96" and is signed by the author. Black and white illustrations throughout, extensive index in volume 3. Dust jackets show signs of wear, red cloth boards with gilt titles to spines. Condition good to very good

LOCAL INTEREST - Books of the Church Series by Dr Clement Gunn to include 'The Ministry of the Presbytery of Peebles AD 296-1910', (published 1910), 'The Book of Peebles Church: St Andrew's Collegiate Parish Church AD1195-1560', The Book of the Cross Kirk, Peebles AD1690-1784 Settled Presbyterianism', (1914), 'The Book of the Parish Church of Peebles AD 1784-1885 Presbyterianism', (1917), 'The Book of Lyne and Megget Church also St Mary's of the Lowes' (1911)

Of local interest - MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER in 3 parts inscribed by WALTER SCOTT, 4th edition 1810, hardback with gilt titles to spines and hand cut pages

Of local interest - HAWICK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Transactions 1930, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1943, plus APPLES OF GOLD gathered for Traquair Parish Church Bazaar 1913 - a collection of 365, one-per-day, poetry quotations, paperback cover in poor condition, some foxing to pages

LOCAL INTEREST - Scottish Life and Character painted by HJ Dobson, described by Wm Sanderson, published by Adam and Charles Black 1904, red board cover with gilt titles to spine, colour illustrations, some foxing to pages; Poems and Songs by David Purdie, The Ettrick Bard published by George Lewis & Co 1897; Rab & His friends & Other Paper Essays by John Brown (1926 reprint); John Leech and Other papers by John Brown (1882); Sixty Rural Years by TT Kilbucho; Waverley Novels Border Edition vol 35 with introduction by Andrew Lang (1894)

WALKERBURN INTEREST - a fascinating look at life in Walkerburn in 1929 in this publication HENRY BALLANTYNE & SONS Ltd, 1929 complete with black and white photos of the people and area and colour illustrations of fabric swatches

Local interest - PEEBLESSHIRE: An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments volumes 1 and 2 by The Royal Commission of the Ancient Monuments in Scotland (1967) presented in a slipcase, map in pocket at end of vol. 2, very good condition

A vintage copy of WHO'S WHO from 1971in good condition bar a crease in the spine

A vintage copy of Mrs Beetons HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT published by Ward Lock the 1680 page book is undated and is in good condition with apparently no loose pages and tight bindings

A twenty-five volume set of the centenary edition of SCOTT'S WAVERLEY NOVELS, published by Adam and Charles Black in 1879 with red cloth boards and gilt titles on spine and front cover, in nice condition and will display well.

BORDERS INTEREST! Whaup O' The Rede A Ballad of the Border Raiders by Will Ogilvie, hardback board with red cloth spine and faded gilt titles, handcut pages with seven illustrations, published by Thomas Fraser 1909 in a limited edition of 500 copies 29x21cm approx

A collection to include Literary Shrines : The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors, by Theodore Wolfe, 7th edition red cloth covers, gilt titles and handcut pages (1895); The Garden That I Love by Alfred Austin published by A & C Black 1905, 146pp with colour illustrations; Selling the United States Market by Larson & Poteat (1951); plus various science textbooks,

Of local interest: The Charm of the Scott Country by James Blaikie A&C Black 1927 128pp with 24 illustrations (Blank pages have been scribbled on lightly in pencil by a child), The Scott Country by WS Crockett published A&C Black 1902; The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans, library edition, published by W & AK Johnston, illustrated in colour; Stories of the Border Marches by John and Jean Lang, Scottish Castles: An Introduction to the Castles of Scotland by W Douglas Simpson, published by HM Stationery Office 1959, The Statistical Account of Scotland - Roxburghshire published by WM Blackwood & Sons 1861,

SCOTS WORTHIES: Their Lives and Testimonies with an Historical Introduction and Illustrations by John Howie of Lochgoin, edited by James Howie, published by Blackie & Son 1848, brown cloth cover with leather spine and gilt titles, marbled text block edges, black and white illustrations throughout, some scuff marks to cover and some light foxing

Books to include: The Pickwick Papers by Dickens published Chapman & Hall 1913, The Ascent of Everest by John Hunt 1953, Life and Friendships of Catherine Marsh by LE O'Rorke published by Longmans, Green & Co 1918, The First Men in the Moon by HG Wells, red leather cover published by Collins Clear-Cut Press, has school prize award inscription, The White Rabbit by Bruce Marshall, The Vision by Dante Alighieri, published by Arthur Thomas Crocker 1868

Rare to find - of local interest a genealogy of the SCOTT family 1118 - 1923: Being a Collection of "Scott" Pedigrees Containing All Known Male Descendants from Buccleuch, Sinton, Harden, Balweary, Etc compiled and arranged by Keith S M Scott, 1st edition 1923 a limited edition, 69 of 150 copies, signed by the author, blue leather cover with gilt titles

Illustrated Cassell's OLD & NEW EDINBURGH, Its History, its people, and its places by James Grant. 1882. All three volumes in exceptional condition for age. Lovely gilt edged page trim, lavishly illustrated. Old price inside of £150.

A VICTORIAN family cabinet photograph album from 1880s some with North East England photographers details on CDV rears. (Blyth, Gateshead). Mixed lot of portraits, album itself in fairly poor worn condition

TWO volumes of BRITISH FRESH - WATER FISHES by The Rev. W. Houghton published in c1879 by William MacKenzie , the red leatherette 38cm x 28cm volumes have a large number of highly colourful plates drawn from nature by A.F. Lydon alongside numerous engravings, the gilt edged pages all appear intact though the covers have minor scuffs to the corners and top and bottom edges of the spine

FREEMASONS INTEREST! A fascinating lot to include a University of Edinburgh 19th century graduation certificate including JOSEPH LISTER'S signature, a Freemason Master Mason certificate from 1880, an 1889 freemason certificate from the Navy & Military Royal Arch Chapter No 40 ratifying the recipient into the mysteries of the ROYAL ARCH DEGREE OF FREE MASONRY and a membership certificate for the Speculative Society of Edinburgh University 1953

A museum quality first hand account of the Boxer Rebellion in China 1900 written by St Andrew Oliver St John who served on HMS Centurion and recorded the events in his daily naval log as part of the Pekin Relief Force

THE SNOB - WHAT A DELIGHTFUL READ AND A GREAT EDITION TO YOUR BOOK COLLECTION - AND A 1ST EDITION! Author: Emanuel, Walter Illustrated by: Aldin, Cecil Published by: Laurence and Bullen Edition: 1st 1904 Description: Hardback. Fair condition, the spine is slightly worn and tatty with a couple of household paint marks on the front cover. Some episodes in a Mis-spent Youth. Green pictorial boards with typical Aldin full page illustrations. Rebacked spine is bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Joints cracked. Staples are rusty. Name to front pastedown. Crease to top corners of front endpaper. Light browning to pages. Some foxing. Also A DOG DAY By Walter Emanuel pictured by Cecil Aldin 1902 a little tatty on the corners but overall condition good

THE RAZZLE ANNUAL 1935 VINTAGE - edited by Max Murray - Ritz publishing - condition, the corners of the outer hardback cover are worn, but the overall condition s good

The POETICAL WORKS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, author's edition published by WP Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell of Edinburgh, in good condition with frontispiece author portrait, padded leather cover with gilt lettering, with introduction and appendix

A four volume set of The Family Encyclopaedia of Medicine edited by H H Riddle and published in 1914 by The Amalgamated Press. Books are all in good condition with some foxing to a few pages. A fascinating glimpse into how medicine used to be

Rare to find - The Story of Living Things and Their Evolution by EILEEN MAYO, published by The Waverley Book Co, beautiful colour illustrations, in good overall condition, some wear on corners of jacket, previous owner signature from 1945, plus 3 other hard-backed books -The Old, Old Story by WM Clow, 'The World's Greatest Wonders', and 'The Wonderful Story of the Sea' edited by Harold Wheeler

A super collection of vintage childrens books to include THE CHILDRENS RAILWAY BOOK which contains some lovely colour illustrations. Lot also includes ephemera with two Edinburgh School Merit certificates from 1916 as well as a leather wallet, Patience cards etc.