Next sale 21st of June

Our next sale is the 21st of June at 9:45AM with 669 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 376
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: £25-50
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Lot 377
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: £15-35
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Lot 378
ORIGINAL handwritten in ink personal letter from a Mr Adam Hope, dated 3rd September 1854 London from a friend to a friend - it is simply delightful to read - and the hand writing is simply exquisite! The four full sided letter is torn or worn on the fold-line 2/3rds the way along the middle - the dimension 20cm width x 27cm height approx
Guide: £8-15
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Lot 379
A tooled leather-bound edition of SCOTT'S POETICAL WORKS with memoir of the author published by T Nelson & Sons 1868, gilt lettering to front and spine, some wear to edges
Guide: £12-25
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Lot 380
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: £20-50
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Lot 381
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: £40-65
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Lot 382
A wonderful original hand-written and signed note by CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL dated Sept 1958, Chartwell in Kent.
Guide: £40-80
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Lot 383
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: £30-60
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Lot 384
An 1868 BROWN'S Self-Interpreting family Bible
Guide: £25-60
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Lot 385
A box FULL of books to include what looks like the full collection of Home DIY 'THE KNACK' in albums plus also Batsfords Edinburgh Then And Now, The 35mm Photographers Handbook book, The A-Z of Garden Pests and Problems, Mastering The Rubik's Cube, Born In The 30s, The House Plant Jotter by DG Hessayon, Dixons Successful Holiday Pictures, Leith Through Time, Harry Potter The Maurauder's Map A guide to Hogwarts, LEGO Harry Potter The Magical Guide to the WIZARDING WORLD
Guide: £8-25
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Lot 386
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: £40-80
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Lot 387
A first edition copy of A LAST VOYAGE TO ST KILDA: Being the Observations and Adventures of an Egotistic Private Secretary Who Was Alleged to Have Been "Warned Off" that Island by Admiralty Officials When Attempting to Emulate Robinson Crusoe at the Time of Its Evacuation. by ALASDAIR ALPIN MACGREGOR published by Cassell & Co in 1931. Blue cloth hardback copy, some foxing and staining to front page
Guide: £25-50
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Lot 388
Two books of Scottish interest to include a first edition hardback copy HIGHLAND FOLK WAYS by I F GRANT, published by Routledge & Kegan Paul 1961, some rubbing to the dust jacket, generally good condition. Plus a hardback copy of WILD DRUMALBAIN or THE ROAD TO MEGGERNIE AND GLEN COE by ALASDAIR ALPIN MacGREGOR published by W & R Chambers, no pub date, believed first edition 1927, in good condition
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 389
A collection of Scottish history books to include IF FREEDOM FAIL Bannockburn, Flodden, The Union by MORAY McLAREN, first edition copy published by Secker & Warburg; 1715 THE STORY OF THE RISING by A& H TAYLER, first edition published by Nelson 1936 (ex-library copy); SCOTLAND : Story of a Nation by MAGNUS MAGNUSSON; The Making of the Crofting Community by JAMES HUNTER; CHARLES EDWARD STUART: The Life and Times of Bonnie Prince Charlie by DAVID DAICHES etc
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 390
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: £15-30
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Lot 391
Five volumes of NIGEL TRANTER'S series THE FORTIFIED HOUSE IN SCOTLAND published by James Thin, The Mercat Press, 1986, reprints of the 1962 edition with additional material. All in good condition with some wear to dust jackets
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 392
ORKNEYINGA SAGA : The History of the Earls of Orkney translated by HERMANN PALSSON and PAUL EDWARDS, first edition published by The Hogarth Press 1978, signed by Paul Edwards. Hardback with dust jacket in good clean condition.
Guide: £25-60
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Lot 393
Two boxes of books of Scottish interest mainly regarding the Western Isles including the journals of Boswell and Samuel Johnson; and a first edition hardback copy of THE SONGS OF SKYE: An Anthology by BH HUMBLE published in 1934 by Eneas Mackay, some wear to dust jacket. Also a first edition copy of THE CROFTER'S WAR by I M M MacPail published by Acair in 1989, dust jacket and book in very good condition
Guide: £25-60
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Lot 394
Two boxes of books with a Scottish flavour to include a first edition copy of SLAUGHTER UNDER TRUST: Glencoe 1692, by DONALD J MACDONALD, published by Robert Hale 1965, some wear to dust jacket, good condition
Guide: £15-30
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Lot 395
A four volume HISTORY OF SCOTLAND by ANDREW LANG, published in 1907 by William Blackwood & Sons. Blue cloth cover with blue leather spine and corners with some wear, plus 2 volumes of THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND 1689-1748 by JOHN HILL BURTON published by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1853 with brown cloth cover and gilt lettering. Some foxed pages but generally good condition. Also a slipcase with JOHN PREBBLE'S CULLODEN and GLENCOE, published by The Folio Society 1996
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 396
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: £12-25
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Lot 397
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: £60-85
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Lot 398
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: £50-80
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Lot 399
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: £45-75
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Lot 400
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: £45-75
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Lot 401
Two publications from National Museums of Scotland, to include EARLY MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND (2017) by Clarke, Blackwell and Goldberg and also SCOTLAND'S EARLY SILVER (2015) by Blackwell, Goldberg and Hunter.
Guide: £12-20
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Lot 402
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: £15-35
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Lot 403
A fascinating look at the Scottish combatants of the '45 rebellion being NO QUARTER GIVEN : The Muster Roll of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Army 1745-46 listing the post rebellion lives of the men involved, edited by Alastair Livingstone et all, published by Neil Wilson Publishing in 2001. A few creases to the back cover, very good condition
Guide: £50-120
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Lot 404
A Manual of Anatomy by Alexander McGregor Buchanan published 1907. Some water damage to front pages, some fading. Also signed copy of The Adventures of Sajo and Her Beaver People, by GREY OWL, published by Lovat Dickson & Thompson fourth impression 1935, some fading to red cloth front cover
Guide: £10-22
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Lot 405
A first edition copy of Just Among Friends, Pages from My Sketch Books by CECIL ALDIN published in 1934 by Eyre and Spottiswoode. Hardback with black and white and colour drawings of dogs printed on brown coloured paper. Book in good condition with some spotting to spine.
Guide: £20-75
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