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

The National Comprehensive Family Bible (ILLUSTRATED). THE HOLY BIBLE with an abridgement of the Commentaries of Scott and Henry & containing also many thousand critical & explanatory notes selected from the standard authors of Europe & America, edited by the Rev John Eadie, published by Thorne & Co, Twickenham with brass corners and catches and a brown leather cover and gilt writing, measures 33x26x10cm

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

ARMAND GUERINET (Deuxieme Serie) La Figures D'Apres Nature. A superb folio collection of sketches and illustrations from the early 1900s full of stunning tinted plates artistically depicting the naked human form in various poses. Over 60 wonderful plates each measuring 40 x 30cm all in lovely condition. One of three similar folios currently on offer.

ARMAND GUERINET (Troisieme Serie) La Figures D'Apres Nature. A superb folio collection of sketches and illustrations from the early 1900s full of stunning tinted plates artistically depicting the naked human form in various poses. Over 60 wonderful plates each measuring 40 x 30cm all in lovely condition. One of three similar folios currently on offer.

ARMAND GUERINET (4e Serie) La Figures D'Apres Nature - ENFANTS. A superb folio collection of sketches and illustrations from the early 1900s full of stunning tinted plates artistically depicting the naked human form in various poses. Over 50 wonderful plates of children each measuring 40 x 30cm all in lovely condition. One of three similar folios currently on offer.

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

Collectable! Edmund Dulac PICTURE - BOOK FOR THE FRENCH RED CROSS published 1915 for The Daily Telegraph by Hodder & Stoughton complete with its original front dust cover - dust cover a bit tatty but intact - otherwise in good condition with colour plates intact.

Tails With A Twist hardback book, verses by Belgian Hare, the pictures by E T Reed. Author also of Mr Punch's Animal Land - 1st edition - good condition for the age of this book, c1899 - a previous owner has hand-written in fountain pen 1899 Adelene St John

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

A box full of ASSORTED books and annuals relating to FILMS and FILM STARS to include FILM SHOW and FILM PARADE Annuals , CLARK GABLE , BOND GIRLS plus many more

A box file full of interesting and collectible Movie memorabilia and ephemera

VINTAGE! A bundle of vintage 1950s and 60s MOVIE and FILM magazines to include GLAMOUR , MOVIE , SCREENLAND and PICTURE POST and many more

RARE! A huge amount of vintage 1950s PICTUREGOER magazines

A bundle of EARLY film magazines and paper clippings some dating from the 1940s , examples to include SCREEN PICTORIAL , LEGENDARY LADIES , SCREEN BOOK , FILMLAND and many more

A large tub crammed full of VINTAGE 1950s PICTURE SHOW magazines and some ephemera relating to MUSICALS

A selection of the classics including the Poems of Tennyson published by Henry Frowde/OUP in 1907, the Heart of Midlothian by Scott, illustrated by HE Butler with inscription to Nellie Buglass for Excellence in Commercial Arithmetic 1914-15, small hardback editions by Collins Clear Type Press and Nelson of Red-Gauntlet by Scott, Oliver Twist by Dickens, Treasure Island by Stevenson, The Life of Lord Kitchener by Hackwood etc plus a small photo album with snaps from around Scotland and Ireland in the 1950s

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 small bundle of assorted EPHEMERA including a 1951 DESIGN IN THE FESTIVAL magazine , Scotland v England programmes , NEWSPAPER cuttings and much more

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.

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