This TIMED sale ends on the 13th of November with lots starting close at 18:00PM and has 236 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 115
A box of books on the subjects of heraldry and genealogy to include a Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, Kennedy's Book of Arms, The Surnames of Scotland by Black, Fairbairn's Book of Crests, Burkes General Armory x 2. These books are of interest but the condition of some is poor.
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 529
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
Guide: £10-40
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Lot 530
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
Guide: £18-50
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Lot 531
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
Guide: £9-30
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Lot 532
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.
Guide: £15-60
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Lot 536
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
Guide: £19-60
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Lot 538
A box of playscripts and books of analysis including many Shakespeare works, Tennessee Williams, Bernard Shaw, Brecht,
Guide: £8-25
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Lot 543
An opportunity to discover new authors with these two sealed boxed sets of books - MURDER SHE WROTE (RRP £55.92), 8 titles by female authors including Ann Cleeves (Shetland and Vera) and Lynda La Plante (Tennison), plus THRILLER SEEKERS (RRP £60.92), 8 titles by Lee Child (Jack Reacher), Tess Gerritsen (Rizzoli & Isles) etc plus the evergreen LORD OF THE RINGS by JRR Tolkien in three volumes
Guide: £10-45
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Lot 544
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
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 545
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.
Guide: £5-20
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Lot 550
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
Guide: £25-60
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Lot 551
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
Guide: £150-355
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Lot 552
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
Guide: £8-30
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