A six volume first edition set of SOUTH AFRICA AND THE TRANSVAAL WAR by Louis Creswicke plus the supplementary volume VII - Lord Kitchener and the Guerilla War with illustrations, maps and appendixes. Also included in this lot: Liquid Manure Gardening, the Autobiography of VICTOR SYLVESTER (as referenced on The Repair Shop), The Horn by John Clellon Holmes etc

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)

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

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

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

KAART VAN NOORD AMERIKA. A stunning early eighteenth century hand coloured Dutch map of North America. No Cartographer noted. In modern frame measuring 46cm x 30cm approx. Plate marks evident through frame, colours are nice and bright for age. Worthy of further research.