Next sale 27th of March

Our next sale is the 27th of March at 9:45AM with 676 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 7B
MASONIC INTEREST a New Encyclopædia of Freemasonry by Arthur Edward Waite, P.M., P.Z VOL I and II published in 1923 [Currently two sets online for 210] WE CAN SHIP WORLDWIDE!!
Guide: £60-180
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Lot 7C
MASONIC INTEREST Manual of Freemasonry WE CAN SHIP WORLDWIDE!!
Guide: £30-90
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Lot 7D
OF MASONIC INTEREST TO INCLUDE; A collection of books depicting the laws, constitutions and rituals of the Freemasons: A maroon tie "Lodge C&L. L&C No.5 Honorary Member"; A navy blue tie with gold Squares and Compasses in a scatter pattern WE CAN SHIP WORLDWIDE!!
Guide: £20-55
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Lot 157A
CHARLES DICKENS: A GOSSIP ABOUT HIS LIFE, WORKS AND CHARACTERS, division 1 including photogravures by Frederick Barnard of The Two Wellers and Alfred Jingle, Esq., of No Hall, Nowhere.
Guide: £15-45
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Lot 258
THE CAT'S MEOW VILLAGE hardback book '10 years of building History' accompanied by two village models to include First Parish Church Brunswick, Maine designed by Richard Upjohn and constructed 1845 dimensions 18cm long x 17cm highest point, the second model Ogunquit Village School built 1906, Maine dimensions 15cm long x 10cm highest point
Guide: £15-44
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Lot 259
RARE! GALASHIELS INTEREST 'History of Ladhope Free Church Galashiels 1837-1895 by ROBERT HALL (Local Interest) additional info with fountain pen inscription within the front hard cover presented to Alex Loudon BD dated 1895 WE SHIP UK & WORLDWIDE
Guide: £80-125
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Lot 260
RARE! GALASHIELS LOCAL INTEREST 'History Of Galashiels' by Robert Hall publishers A Walker & Sons 1898 vintage book 425 copies produced, this copy No is 111, with 'pull-out maps'various dates, and illustrations throughout - surely fabulous Historical interest! WE SHIP UK & WORLDWIDE
Guide: £70-170
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Lot 261
BSA motorcycle books and a vintage text on metalworking. 4 books in all
Guide: £10-30
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Lot 261A
Rather special limited edition book GLASGOW IN THE FORTIES by William Simpson R.I. This is the pre-industrialised 1840s not the 1940s. 33 x 26cm.
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 261B
Limited edition coffee table book with beautiful colour photos of MILLENNIUM IMAGES OF SCOTLAND by DONALD FORD 42 x 30xm. Carnoustie golf club copy.
Guide: £30-100
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Lot 261C
Of interest to petrolheads! - THE WONDER BOOK OF MOTORS : The romance of the road edited by Harry Golding.
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 261D
A collector's item - AUSTIN TWELVE SERIES H.S.1 AND SIXTEEN SERIES B.S.1 SERVICE MANUAL. September 1953 edition. No loose pages.
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 261E
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.
Guide: £15-35
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Lot 261F
A selection of MILLER'S ANTIQUE GUIDES and LYLE'S price guide.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 261G
Vintage SCOTLAND magazine from Summer 1937 including an article on the building of the West Highland line at a cost of £13,500 per mile!
Guide: £20-45
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Lot 262
Books for the home hobbyist to include Joinery, and woodwork etc.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 263
A nice mixed lot of books to include THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF CHINESE MEDICINE, New English THESAURUS, and a large CHRONICLE VOLUME OF THE 20th CENTURY ETC
Guide: £5-20
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Lot 264
BORDER INTEREST A box FULL of Scottish Interest books by authors such as O Douglas, Anne and her Mother, The Setons, Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, etc etc, also Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit and The Tale Of Two Cities etc etc
Guide: £10-30
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Lot 265
A box FULL of books to include volumes THE WAVERLEY NOVELS by Sir Walter Scott etc
Guide: £10-50
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Lot 266
VINTAGE Collection of 'The National Encyclopedia' volumes 1-12
Guide: £15-45
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Lot 267
A large collection of three boxes of mixed books to include the Sotheby catalogue of the jewellery sale held in St Moritz in Feb 1982 - beautiful jewellery to admire; learn more about Japanese Netsuke and learn from the Sotheby experts about porcelain. Also catch up on the adventures of the Beano plus various Lyle antique price guides.
Guide: £10-35
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Lot 268
14 volume set of THE EMERGENCE OF MAN by Time Life.
Guide: £10-35
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Lot 269
A mixed lot of QUALITY books to include The Motoring Century of the motor car, The History of The Automobile, Classics of The Road and old TRACTION ENGINE magazines etc etc
Guide: £5-30
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Lot 271
A copy of THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1929 version 12 x 8cm plus a copy of the King James BIBLE signed by Louie Russell 1884 15 x 10cm with a metal hasp.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 272
Cross stitch pattern books to include CELTIC CROSS STITCH, 101 CROSS STITCH CARD DESIGNS by Maria Diaz, MARY ENGELBREIT CROSS STITCH, BETTER HOMES 2001 CROSS STITCH DESIGNS, COUNTRY LIVING NEEDLEWORK COLLECTION: CROSS STITCH, CELTIC CROSS STITCH by Anne Orr and Lesley Clarke, ORIENTAL CROSS STITCH by Debbie Minton, SILHOUETTES IN CROSS STITCH by Julie Hasler, CROSS STITCH SILHOUETTES by Adele Welsby. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 273
A selection of field guides to include THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BIRDS, THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH WILD FLOWERS, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITIAN ... FIELDS AND LOWLANDS, PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO TREES OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE, BRITISH WILDFLOWERS, BIRDS IN COLOUR, THE BIRDS OF BRITIAN AND EUROPE.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 274
Gardening books by GEOFF HAMILTON to include THE COMPLETE FIRST TIME GARDENER, GARDENER'S WORLD PRACTICAL GARDENING COURSE, COTTAGE GARDENS, YEAR IN YOUR GARDEN, PARADISE GARDENS. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 275
How to prepare and eat the fruits of your labour! to include THE GREAT VEGETABLE PLOT by Sarah Raven, SARAH RAVEN'S GARDEN COOKBOOK, THE HOME COOKBOOK by Monty and Sarah Don, GROW YOUR OWN VEG by Carol Klein. THE BOOK OF POT POURRI by Penny Black. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 276
Needlepoint pattern books to include MARTIN LEMAN'S NEEDLEPOINT CATS by Jill Leman, NEEDLEPOINT CATS by Julie Hasler, TRADITIONAL NEEDLEPOINT by Frances Kennett and Belinds Scarlett, KILIM DESIGNS IN NEEDLEPOINT by Dorothy Wood, SIAN PHILLIP'S NEEDLEPOINT, NEEDLEPOINT SAMPLERS by Felicity Lewis, THE BEATRIX POTTER NEEDLEPOINT BOOK by Pat Menchini. All in very good condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 277
Crewel embroidery pattern books to include AN INTRODUCTION TO CREWEL EMBROIDERY by Mave Glenny, THE NEW CHURCH KNEELER BOOK by Angela Dewar, THE GLORAFILIA NEEDLEPOINT COLLECTION by Jennifer Berman and Carole Lazarus, BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CREWEL EMBROIDERY by Jane Rainbow, PATTERNS AND BORDERS: NEEDLECRAFT SOURCE BOOK by Gail Lawther, DESIGNER NEEDLEPOINT by Hugh Ehrman, CANVAS EMBROIDERY PATTERNS by Coats. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 278
A collection of Herbal books to include JEKKA'S COMPLETE HERB BOOK, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBS AND THEIR USES, THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF HERBS by Gilda Daisley, CULPEPER'S COLOUR HERBAL, THE COLOUR DICTIONARY OF GARDEN PLANTS by Roy Hay and Patrick M Synge, THE CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS by David Longman. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 279
How-to gardening books to include: THE OBSERVER GOOD GARDENING GUIDE, THE ESSENTIAL GARDENER by Stefan Buczacki, COMPLETE BOOK OF GARDENING by Alan Titchmarsh, BOB FLOWERDEW'S COMPLETE BOOK OF COMPANION GARDENING, CREATE A MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN by Pattie Barron, THE COTTAGE GARDEN MONTH-BY-MONTH by Jackie Bennett, COTTAGE GARDENING by Anne Stevens, RODDY LLEWLLYN'S GARDENING YEAR. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 280
Floral gardening books to include THE QUEST FOR THE ROSE by Roger Phillips, GARDENER'S GUIDE TO GROWING ROSES by John Mattock, PRUNING by Christopher Brickell, PLANT PROPAGATION by Philip McMillan Browse, FLORAL BRITANNICA by Richard Mabey, THE COMPLETE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS by Sheila Pickles, SOME FLOWERS by Vita Sackville-West,THE CONCISE BRITISH FLORA IN COLOUR by W. Keble Martin, COLOUR GARDEN by Malcolm Hillier, FOLIAGE FOR YEAR ROUND COLOUR by Jane Taylor. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 281
Cross stitch pattern books to include EXQUISITE MINIATURES IN CROSS STITCH by Brenda Keyes, FLORAL CROSS STITCH by Eleonore Gross-Ekowski, THE ULTIMATE CROSS STITCH COMPANION by Dorothy Wood, HOLIDAY MEMORIES IN CROSS STITCH AND NEEDLEPOINT by Chris Timms, THE ART OF WILLIAM MORRIS IN CROSS STITCH by Barbara Hammet, COUNTRY CROSS STITCH by Gail Bussi et al, CROSS STITCH A BEAUTIFUL GIFT by Sharon Perna, COUNTED THREAD EMBROIDERY by Jean Kinmond. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 282
Cross stitch pattern books to include BLUE AND WHITE CROSS STITCH by Helena Turvey, EASING INTO BLACKWORK by Mary Hickmott, ALPHABETS AND SAMPLERS by Brenda Keyes, THE SAMPLER MOTIF BOOK by Brenda Keyes, SAMPLERS: HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN DESIGNS by Julia Milne, THE NEW CROSS STITCH SAMPLER BOOK by Helen Philipps, YOUR HOME IN CROSS STITCH by Barbara Thompson and Ann Green, ART NOUVEAU CROSS STITCH by Barbara Hammet, CROSS STITCH BORDERS AND MOTIFS by Jana Hauschild Lindberg. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 283
Cross stitch pattern books to include CROSS STITCH ANIMALS by Jana Hauschild Lindberg, ANIMALS IN CROSS STITCH by Jayne Netley Mayhew and Nicki Wheeler, THE WATER'S EDGE IN CROSS STITCH by Jayne Netley Mayhew and Nicki Wheeler, CATS OF THE WORLD IN CROSS STICTH BY Jayne Netley Mayhew and Nicki Wheeler, JO VERSO'S WORLD OF CROSS STITCH, Jo Verso PICTURE IT IN CROSS STITCH, THE SECRET GARDEN IN CROSS STITCH by Thea Gouverneur, CROSS STITCH COUNTRY GARDEN by Jane Iles, THE FLORAL YEAR IN CROSS STITCH by Kai and Denis Chabault. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 284
Writing on gardening to include GERTRUDE JEKYLL AT MUNSTEAD WOOD by Judith B Tankard, THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GARDEN WRITING edited by David Wheeler, THE ENGLISH GARDENER by William Cobbett, GEOFF HAMILTON: A MAN AND HIS GARDEN by Gay Search, THE ILLUSTRATED VIRAGO BOOK OF WOMEN GARDENERS edited by Deborah Kellaway, CHURCHILL AND CHARTWELL by Stefan Buczacki, A LITTLE HISTORY OF BRITISH GARDENING by Jenny Uglow. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 285
JO VERSO pattern books to include the COMPLETE CROSS STITCH COURSE, PICTURE IT IN CROSS STITCH, WORLD OF CROSS STITCH, CROSS STITCH YEAR also Donna Kooler's 555 COUNTRY CROSS STITCH PATTERNS, Donna Kooler's 555 FABULOUS CROSS STITCH PATTERNS and Donna Kooler's SEASONS IN CROSS STITCH. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 286
A selection of REFERENCE BOOKS to include DICTIONARY OF INSULTING QUOTATIONS by Jonathon Green, THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS, THE HUTCHINSON ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY and THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF PHRASE, SAYING AND QUOTATION etc.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 287
Mixed lot of mainly fiction books to include MAGIC ROUNDABOUT by Eric Thompson, WINNIE THE POOH : THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF STORIES AND POEMS by AA Milne, THE RANTING DOG - THE LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS by John Lindsey plus slip-covered editions of ANIMAL FARM, EDWARD LEAR'S COMPLETE NONSENSE, THOMAS HARDY'S WESSEX NOVELS and a complete set of the PENGUIN BOOKS : ENGLISH JOURNEYS
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 288
Gardening books to include GARDENING WITH ANTIQUE PLANTS by David Stuart, BORDERS by Penelope Hobhouse, THE ALPINE GARDEN by Christopher Grey-Wilson, EXOTIC PLANTING FOR ADVENTUROUS GARDENERS by Christopher Lloyd and friends.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 289
The book of the TV series to include GARDENING FROM BERRYFIELDS, THE LIVING GARDEN, GARDENING AT LONGMEADOW, THE CITY GARDENER, THE VICTORIAN FLOWER GARDEN, THE VICTORIAN KITCHEN GARDEN, A YEAR AT KEW, THE GARDEN: A YEAR AT HOME FARM. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 291
Collection of CROSS STITCH CHARTS to include cats of all sizes, historical buildings, flowers, alphabets, etc. Patterns by DMC, Cross My Heart, American School of Needlework etc.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 292
Cross stitch patterns from the 'IN CROSS STITCH' series to include Teddy Bears, Fairy Tales, Cuddly Cats & Kittens, Dogs & Puppies, Woodlands, Clowns, Herb Gardens, Flower Designs, Roses, Favourite Farm Animals, Traditional Cottages, Samplers & Motifs, The Riverside all published by Merehurst. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 292A
Blackwork patterns books to include BLACKWORK by Lesley Barnett, GARDENS AND HOMES IN BLACKWORK by Lesley Wilkins, BLACKWORK EMBROIDERY by Elizabeth Geddes and Moyra McNeill, TRADITIONAL BLACKWORK SAMPLERS by Lesley Wilkins, BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BLACKWORK by Lesley Wilkins, BLACKWORK: A NEW APPROACH by Brenda Day, CREATIVE BACKSTITCH by Helen Hall, BLACKWORK STITCH-BY-STITCH by Carol Leather etc. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-15
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Lot 293
Needlework pattern books to include NEEDLEPOINT: A FOUNDATION COURSE by Sandra Hardy, DECORATIVE VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK by Elizabeth Bradley, ELIAN MCCREADY'S NEEDLEPOINT, PICTURE IT IN NEEDLEPOINT by Julie Clayton and Deborah Dow, BETH RUSSELL'S TRADITIONAL NEEDLEPOINT, VICTORIAN NEEDLEPOINT by Beth Russell, NEEDLEPOINT DESIGNS by Graham Rust, BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BERLIN WOOLWORK by Jane Alford, ENGLISH CREWEL DESIGNS by Mary Eirwen Jones. All in very good condition.
Guide: £10-35
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Lot 294
Cross stitch pattern books to include MAKING GIFTS IN COUNTED CROSS STITCH, AMERICAN COUNTRY CROSS STICTH, YESTERYEAR IN CROSS STITCH, CROSS STITCH GREETINGS CARDS, THE SNOWMAN IN CROSS STITCH by Leslie Norah Hills, Sue Cook's WONDERFUL CROSS STITCH COLLECTION, THE ULTIMATE FLOWER BOOK by Jorja Hernandez. All in excellent condition.
Guide: £5-25
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Lot 295
Needlework work manuals and patterns to include THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO HOME NEEDLECRAFTS, DISCOVERING NEEDLECRAFT, THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF STITCHCRAFT by Mildred Graves Ryan, THE COMPLETE STITCH ENCYCLOPEDIA by Jan Eaton, COUNTRY FAIR FOOD and CRAFTS, COUNTRY WOOLWORK by Melinda Coss, SILK DESIGNS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY from the V&A museum etc. All in very good condition.
Guide: £10-25
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Lot 296
Embroidery pattern books to include EMBROIDERY 25 CLASSIC STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS by Katrin Cargill, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO EMBROIDERY, THE EVERYDAY EMBROIDERY BOOK by Agnes M. Miall, THE BARGELLO EMBROIDERY BOOK, THE COATES BOOK OF EMBROIDERY by Mary Gostelow, EMBROIDERY by Kysnia Marko, EMBROIDERY - 50 NEW DESIGNS, THE COUNTRY LIVING NEEDLEWORK COLLECTION - EMBROIDERY by Karen Elder. All in good condition.
Guide: £10-25
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