Books for Sale on Behalf of the John Buchan Story

7893 The Wanderer of the West and other poems by A Scottish Borderer £50 First edition. Published by Thomas Smail, Jedburgh. 1890. VG. A collection of poems with about half of the book taken up with the title poem, an epic ballad set partly in native American territory and partly in Scotland. The remainder of the poems are mostly of the Borders and some are in lowland Scots dialect. Bright blue cloth with gold lettering and black decoration; brown endpapers. Rubbed at the spine ends and corners. Some marks on the front board. Excellent internally. Rare.

9501 The Complete Short Stories of John Buchan edited by Andrew Lownie £10 First edition, Published by Thistle Publishing, London. 1996 Volume I (of 3) only. VG in VG- dustwrapper. Foreword by William Buchan. This volume contains 21 short stories written between 1894 and 1899. Ex-library with some stamps and markings on the fly-leaf only. Bright and undamaged otherwise. The unclipped d/w is lightly creased.

7600 John Buchan 1875-1949: A Bibliography by Archibald Hanna £35 First edition. Published by The Shoe String Press, Hamden, Connecticut. 1953. VG. The first attempt at a bibliography of Buchan's works. Less comprehensive than Blanchard's work 30 years later but still a useful guide. In particular Hanna lists editions subsequent to the first editions for works authored or edited by John Buchan. 135pp Textured blue cloth, gold lettering. Apart from a slightly darkened spine with dull lettering this copy is in excellent condition throughout. Rare.

9203 Mr Buchan, Writer by Arthur C Turner £25 Signed first edition. Published by SCM Press, London. 1949. VG in VG- dustwrapper. A brief literary biography of John Buchan which was the first non-family account of his life written after his death. 114 pp Green cloth; black lettering; frontispiece picture. Lightly faded along the top edge and there are some brown spots on the front paste-down & fly-leaf. Very bright inside. The d/w is bright but has some creasing and a couple of neatly repaired closed tears along the lower edge. The fly-leaf carries a presentation inscription from the author.

9177 Field-Marshal Earl Haig by Brigadier-General John Charteris £22 First edition. Published by Cassell & Co. 1929. VG-.) Blanchard C61. A biography of Britain's outstanding military leader of World War I and also the driving force behind the British Legion and the Poppy Appeal. 397 pages. Textured maroon cloth with gold lettering; top edge gilt; foreword by John Buchan; frontispiece portrait and 7 other illustrations; 21 line drawn maps and charts in the text; endpaper maps (different front and rear). The spine and the gilt top edge are a little faded. Intermittent light foxing but overall a bright copy.

9194 The Island of Sheep by Cadmus and Harmonia (John & Susan Buchan) £225 First US edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1920. VG with a facsimile dustwrapper. Blanchard A48 note. Written by John & Susan Buchan this is a political symposium in the guise of a country house novel. The UK edition is virtually unobtainable and the US edition is also scarce. 170pp Light blue paper-covered boards with bright blue lettering and black and yellow silhouette illustration. The spine is a little darkened but otherwise the book is in very good condition. There is an inscription on the fly-leaf and also a small private library label. The book comes with a good quality facsimile dustwrapper.

7917 Scottish School Humour by Chas. W Thompson £7 First edition. Published by Robert Simpson & Sons, Glasgow. 1936. VG-. The author spent over 40 years teaching in Scottish schools and this book relates numerous amusing anecdotes from his working life. 368pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; gold thistle emblem on front; frontispiece portrait of author. Extremities rubbed and the front joint is partially split. However, the binding remains firm. There are a few marks on the boards. Lightly foxed throughout. Rubber-stamped bookplate. 7910 The Scottish Tongue by (see below) £12 First edition. Published by Cassell & Co. 1924. VG-. Blanchard C41. A collection of a series of lectures delivered in 1921 and 1922 under the auspices of the Vernacular Circle of the Burns Club of London. The lectures are The Present State of the Scottish Tongue (WA Craigie), Some Scottish Characteristics (John Buchan), Dialect in Literature (Peter Giles) and The Delight of the Doric in the Diminutive (JM Bulloch). 151pp Blue cloth; gold lettering on front and spine; gold saltire emblem on front. The spine is slightly faded but otherwise the book is very good throughout. There is a bookplate on the front paste-down.

The Interpreter’s House by David Daniell A literary biography of the great Scottish writer. 226pp Dark blue cloth, gold lettering. First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1975.

8487 (8 copies available) £22 As new in as new dustwrapper. These copies are unsold and unread and came to light after being carefully stored for 41 years.

9215 £15 VG+ in VG- dustwrapper. Apart from very slight rubbing at one corner the book is in excellent condition. The dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at the extremities and has a very small closed tear in the lower edge of the front panel. It remains very bright,

8974 £18 VG in VG- dustwrapper. Bright and clean. There is a small bookplate label on the front fly-leaf. The unclipped d/w has a little wear at the ends of the spine and slight creasing around the edges.

9502 The Best Short Stories of John Buchan, volume II edited by David Daniell £6 First edition. Published by Michael Joseph, London. 1982. Volume II only VG+ in VG- dustwrapper. This volume contains 11 stories, each with an introduction by the editor. But for a very slight bump at the base of the spine the book is as new. The d/w has little creasing around the edges and the spine has faded to a different shade of blue from the front.

9209 John Buchan’s Collected Poems edited by William Milne and Andrew Lownie £12 First edition. Published by Scottish Cultural Press, Aberdeen. 1996. VG+ During Buchan's lifetime only one volume of his poetry was published but there were many other poems scattered through his writing and many of his novels contain fragments of poetry. 232 pages Illustrated card covers. Excellent condition throughout but for the residue of a small label on the back cover. Rare.

7887 The Best Short \stories of 1927 edited by Edward J O’Brien £12 First edition of volume I: English with an Irish supplement. Published by Jonathan Cape. 1928. 23 short stories (16 English, 7 Irish) published in various magazines during 1927. Writers include HE Bates, Elizabeth Bowen, VS Pritchett and Thomas Kelly. The book also includes The Year-Book of the British and Irish Short Story 1927. This lists short stories published during the year with biographical notes of many authors and also lists articles about short stories. 421 pages. Dark blue cloth, silver lettering. Rubbed at the extremities and the spine is darkened. Bright internally but the top half of one leaf in the year-book appears to have been torn out. Scarce.

7785 The Fall of the House of Borgia by ER Chamberlin £5 First edition. Published by Maurice Temple Smith, London. 1974. VG in VG dustwrapper. A fine account of the intrigues and downfall of the Italian dynasty. 347pp Pink cloth, gold lettering. Very bright and clean throughout but for a small black mark on the front adjacent to the spine and a small white mark on the back. There is a crease in the cloth on the front. The price-clipped d/w is a little creased and rubbed along the edges but very bright. 7786 Came a Cavalier by Francis Parkinson Keyes £18 First edition. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1948. VG in VG- dustwrapper. A romantic novel by this prolific American author. 511pp Green cloth, silver lettering. Very good throughout but for slight rubbing at the ends of the spine and a few brown spots on the endpapers and the edges of the text block. The unclipped d/w is bright but has a little wear at the ends of the spine.

7784 The Ambassadress by Francis Parkinson Keyes £7 Collected edition. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1948. VG in VG- dustwrapper. One of Keyes' romantic novels, first published in 1938. 360pp Green cloth, red lettering. Bumped in places along the bottom edge but otherwise very good throughout. The unclipped d/w is a little ragged around the edges.

7885 Homely Scenes from Great Painters by Geoffrey W Turner £50 First edition. Published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin. Undated but probably 1870s/1880s. VG-. 24 paintings of domestic scenes are illustrated by full-page photographs and with 4 to 5 pages of comment to each one. 126pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue. Quarto, approx 11 inches x 8 inches. Bound in pebbled blue cloth with gold lettering and attractive, typically late-Victorian decoration in black, red & gold; bevelled edges to the boards; all edges gilt; frontispiece with tissue guard and 23 other full page illustrations by the Woodbury process; black endpapers. The binding is bright but has some patchy fading and the cloth on the rear board is slightly wrinkled. There is slight wear at the ends of the spine and the corners and the outer edge of the front board has a small abrasion. Internally bright with a firm binding. The majority of the plates are lightly foxed on the reverse. A lovely example of the Victorian bookbinder's art.

7890 The Birds of Berwickshire volume I by George Muirhead £90 First edition. Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh. 1889. VG- volume 1 only of Muirhead's delightful work. Not simply a list of birds but notes about habitat, the areas in which they are seen and poetic and historical comments. In many ways akin to Izaak Walton's writing on fishing. There are numerous line drawings in the text, not of the birds but again of their nests and the countryside. The majority of these are by Mrs Muirhead and John Blair. 334pp + 14pp publisher's catalogue. Blue cloth; gold lettering; dark blue endpapers; fold-out map; numerous illustrations. There is some wear at the ends of the spine and a few scuff marks but internally the book is in excellent condition and the binding is sound.

7892 The Scandal of Father Brown by GK Chesterton £30 Third edition (first cheap edition). Published by Cassell & Co. 1936. VG. Collection of 8 short stories about Chesterton's priest/detective, originally published in 1935. 248 pages. Black cloth, red lettering. Corners rubbed and occasional brown spots on the pages but overall a better than average copy. Former owner's name on flyleaf. Scarce.

7895 The Wherefore o’ the Why and other stories by Helen Graham £30 First edition. Published by Wm Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh. 1935. VG- in G+ dustwrapper. A book of charming, humorous short stories set in the mythical Scottish village of Pedenknowe. Most had previously appeared in literary magazines. 295 pages. Green cloth; gold lettering; 3 illustrations by the author. Small crease in the spine cloth. There is occasional light foxing but overall the book is in very good order. The illustrated d/w has wear at the extremities and a couple of small pieces missing at the ends of the spine. Rare.

7915 Retrospect of an Unimportant Life, volume I by Herbert Hensley Henson £7.50 First edition. Published by OUP. 1942. VG-. Volume 1 only. The first part of the autobiography of a churchman who was successively Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Durham. There are occasional references to John Buchan. 341pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 8 illustrations; blue top edge. The spine has faded and the corners are bumped. Internally bright with just some light foxing of the first few leaves. There is a name written on the front paste-down.

A Book of Escapes and hurried Journeys by John Buchan Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1922. Blanchard A54. "The efforts of men to cover a certain space within a certain limited time under an urgent compulsion". 304pp Beige cloth; black lettering; illustrated spine and front; frontispiece and 7 other black & white illustrations.

7732 £22 VG- first edition. The spine is scuffed and the corners lightly rubbed. There are some light handling marks. Very good internally but for occasional brown spotting.

9223 £12 G+ second impression (3m after first). The spine is faded and the lettering is partly worn away. The corners are rubbed and there is a small stain on the rear cover. Internally very good with occasional brown spots. There is a brief presentation inscription on the fly-leaf.

7391 A Five-Fold Salute to Adventure by John Buchan £25 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1939 VG. An omnibus edition of a variety of Buchan's historical novels (The Blanket of the Dark; Witch Wood; Salute to Adventurers; Midwinter; The Free Fishers). 1307pp Oatmeal hessian-style cloth; red and black lettering and decoration. Lightly sunned spine but otherwise very good throughout.

8975 A Lodge in the Wilderness by John Buchan £18 Cheap edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Undated but preface December 1916. Blanchard A18. VG-. Buchan's symposium on imperialism in the guise of a country-house novel. 250pp + 6pp publisher's adverts. Dark red cloth, gold lettering, publisher's device on front. Faded spine and one corner lightly bumped. Bright internally.

8977 Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall by John Buchan £100 First edition. Published by Wm Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh. 1913. Blanchard A27 VG-. A warm memoir of a man who rose through the legal profession and enjoyed a contented life in Galloway. 155pp Black cloth, gold lettering. Frontispiece portrait. Binding starting to crack near the centre but remains firm. Bright throughout. Small bookplate label on the paste-down.

8975 Augustus by John Buchan £18 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1937. Blanchard A120. VG- Fine biography of "the master designer and the chief executant" of the Roman empire. 356pp Dark green cloth with gold lettering; gilt decoration on front board; frontispiece illustration; genealogical chart; fold-out map. The spine is slightly faded and there are a couple of scuff marks on the rear cover. Very good internally. There is a small bookplate label on the front paste-down.

9687 Canada – includes message by John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir) £25 First edition. Published by The Times, London. 1939. Blanchard C127. The Times of 15 May 1939 was a special Canadian issue published on the date of the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada. This book collects those articles and includes a 2-page message from Lord Tweedsmuir entitled “An Unfinished Saga”. This is a copy of the paperback edition bound in cream card with black lettering. The card covers have browned with age but otherwise the book is in good condition. There is a gift inscription on the reverse of the frontispiece map. This is a surprisingly scarce title.

9222 Castle Gay by John Buchan £14 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1930. Blanchard A87. VG with facsimile dustwrapper. The second Dickson McCunn novel in which we are introduced to Mr Craw the newspaper magnate and the Evallonian delegation. Once again a mixture of high adventure and gentle humour. 320pp Green cloth; gold lettering; gold JB monogram on front. The covers are lightly scuffed and rubbed. Internally the book is very bright. There is an ownership inscription on the front fly-leaf. The book comes with photocopy of a reasonable dustwrapper.

9545 Cele treizeci si noua de trepte by John Buchan £3 Paperback edition. Published by Leda, Bucharest. 2005 VG Romanian-language edition of The Thirty-Nine Steps. Paper-back with illustrated covers. As new but for lightly rubbed corners.

Comments and Characters by John Buchan (edited by W Forbes Gray) Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1940. Blanchard A130. From February 1907 until December 1908 Buchan was the editor of The Scottish Review, a penny weekly published by Nelson. Buchan wrote the editorials and articles for this magazine and this collection of his pieces was put together by his deputy many years later. It demonstrates the breadth of his writing and his ability to write in a considered and thought-provoking way on a wide range of subjects. Biography, history, literature, religion and politics are all dealt with. 422pp Terracotta cloth, gold lettering. The top edge is dark red.

7898 £9 VG+ second impression, 1m after first. But for a slight crease in the cloth at one corner the book is in excellent condition throughout.

7380 £30 VG in VG- dustwrapper. First edition. Lightly faded spine but otherwise very good throughout. There is a neat inscription on the flyleaf. The unclipped d/w is undamaged but being cream has become a little grubby over the years.

9686 De strijd aan de Somme by John Buchan £25 First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Undated [1916]. Dutch translation of The Battle of the Somme (Blanchard A40 & A41) published, as with the original, in 2 small volumes. These are bound in pale blue card with black lettering and, strangely, the page size of the second phase is very slightly narrower but taller than the first phase. The first volume is missing the frontispiece, title page and the fold-out map but the text and all other illustrations are complete. The second is entire. Both have stains and marks on the covers but are clean internally. Both have a rubber compliments stamp on the rear cover of the London General News & Book Agency, Rotterdam. A most unusual and interesting edition.

Episodes of the Great War by John Buchan (selected by Adrian Alington) Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1936. Blanchard A117. A selection from Buchan s History of the Great War dealing particularly with major events in the Western Front. Published at a time of growing unease over German re-armament. i-xiii, 1-402 pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; endpaper maps; 23 portraits on 10 plates; 6 further maps.

9183 £10 VG second impression (1m after first). Lightly rubbed at the extremities. There is a very small stain on the front and a couple of scuff marks on the rear. Internally bright with slightly rippled paste-downs front and rear and occasional brown spots.

7902 £35 VG in VG- dustwrapper. Second impression. Very slightly rubbed corners and one is lightly bumped. Otherwise very good throughout. The d/w has a sunned spine and wear at the extremities.

Francis and Riversdale Grenfell by John Buchan Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1920. Blanchard A50. A poignant memoir of twin brothers killed within a short time of each other during World War I. 240pp Dark blue cloth; gold lettering; gold JB sunflower device on front; frontispiece and 7 other illustrations; outer and lower edges uncut.

7014 £20 VG- second impression, one month after the first and identical in format. Lightly faded spine. Small impact mark near the foot of the spine. Small nick in the cloth on the spine adjacent to the title. Remnants of a label on the front and library label on the rear paste-down. No other library markings. Very bright internally. Pencilled inscription on the fly-leaf - Mansfield Forbes, one of the benefactors of the Forbes Mellon Library at Clare College, Cambridge.

8980 £20 VG- second impression, one month after the first - identical in format. Some water spots & a small cup ring on the front but otherwise very bright throughout. There is a small bookplate label on the front paste- down.

9228 Gordon at Khartoum by John Buchan £22 First edition. Published by Peter Davies, London. 1934. Blanchard A104. VG-. A detailed account of General Gordon's last stand and the events leading up to it. 169pp + 3pp adverts. Cream cloth; gold lettering on red label; pink top edge; frontispiece and 5 other illustrations; 2 maps. The cream cloth is uniformly browned and is lightly soiled in places. There are some scuff marks on the spine. Internally bright but for some brown spots on the endpapers and a browned half-title.

7599 Greenmantle by John Buchan £27 US first edition. Published by George H Doran, New York. 1916. Blanchard A38 (note). VG-. The second Richard Hannay novel, another exciting adventure in which the action roves across Europe to an exciting climax in the Turkish mountains. 345pp dark red cloth; gold lettering; blind-stamped star and crescent on front. The spine is heavily faded with dull lettering and one corner is bumped but otherwise the binding is in good order. Internally the book is very good with just very slight browning of the page margins. The front hinge is starting to crack.

Huntingtower by John Buchan Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1922. Blanchard A53. The first Dickson McCunn novel, a blend of high adventure and whimsical humour. A retired grocer's walking tour leads him to unexpected adventures. 318pp Light blue cloth; dark blue lettering; endpaper maps.

7782 £15 VG Nelson green leather edition (1936 printing). Some slight rubbing at the ends of the spine but generally very good.

8982 £16 VG- first edition. One corner bumped and the spine has faded. There are a few marks on the covers. Bright internally except for some browning of the endpaper maps. There is a presentation inscription and a small bookplate label on the reverse of the fly-leaf.

9218 £18 VG- in facsimile dustwrapper. The spine is slightly faded and the covers lightly spoiled. The corners are rubbed. Bright internally but for very occasional brown spots. Good, firm binding. There is some slight damage to the outer edges of pages 197 to 220. This may well be a printing/binding fault and the text is unaffected. Facsimile d/w.

John Burnet of Barns by John Buchan Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London. 1898. Blanchard A7. Buchan’s second novel set in the late 17th/early 18th centuries. The action roves between Tweeddale, Edinburgh and Holland. 444pp + 12pp publisher's adverts. Green cloth with pale green lettering and decoration. The text bock edges are uncut.

8983 £180 VG. Unusually for this title the spine has not faded and the binding remains lovely and bright. Bright internally but for lightly foxed endpapers. There is a presentation inscription on the fly-leaf and a small bookplate label on the paste-down. Overall a noticeably above-average copy.

7778 £12 VG- Nelson green leather edition (1936 printing). Some rubbing at the extremities and a few scuff marks.

9179 Julius Caesar by John Buchan £12 First edition. Published by Peter Davies, London. 1932. Blanchard A93. VG-. A concise biography of perhaps the most well-known Roman emperor. 170pp Black cloth; gold lettering on orange labels; frontispiece illustration; top edge pink. Rubbed spine ends and the front joint is partly split. Two or three small white marks on the boards. Bright internally.

9191 Lake of Gold by John Buchan £30 First Canadian edition. Published by Musson Book Co, Toronto. 1941. Identical to the US edition (Blanchard A133). VG- in VG- dustwrapper. A collection of stories, interspersed with poems, told by a native Canadian to a young boy. Published just after his death, Buchan wrote this book with the aim of encouraging Canadian youngsters to learn about their country's past. 190pp Blue-green cloth, blue lettering; blue line drawing on front; numerous illustrations; illustrated endpapers. Very bright internally but the boards are faded around the edges. There is a book-plate on the reverse of the fly-leaf. The pictorial d/w is rubbed at the edges and has a faded spine.

7724 Midwinter by John Buchan £15 US first edition. Published by George H Doran, New York. 1923. Blanchard A57. VG-. A novel of the 1745 rebellion. Dr Johnson appears as a significant character in the tale. Published a few days before the UK edition and thus the true first edition. 333pp Light grey cloth; dark green lettering. Lightly soiled. The front hinge is cracked but the binding remains firm. Excellent internally.

7376 Montrose by John Buchan £25 US first edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1928. See note to Blanchard A76. VG-. Buchan's fine biography of one of Scotland's most charismatic and remarkable military commanders, executed for treason in 1650. 385pp Purple cloth; gold lettering; top edge dark green; outer and lower edges uncut; 2 illustrations; 11 maps. Gilt on spine a little dull and front hinge cracked - the binding remains firm. Otherwise very good and particularly bright internally.

9190 Mountain Meadow by John Buchan £12 US first edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1941. Blanchard A131. VG- in G+ dustwrapper. Published 3 weeks before the UK edition this is the true first. Buchan’s powerful final novel, published posthumously, tells of the final months of Leithen s life as he searches for a missing financier in the Canadian Arctic. This edition has an interesting, lengthy introduction by Howard Swiggett which is absent from the UK edition. 276 pp Pale green cloth, patterned on front and spine; black lettering; top edge brick red. The spine is slightly darkened. Bright internally with the occasional pencilled note. There is a bookplate on the paste-down. The pictorial d/w is bright but has wear at the ends of the spine with small pieces missing and it is rubbed along the flap hinges.

8987 Naval Episodes of the Great War by John Buchan (selection by Stanley Williams) £22 First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1938 VG-. Extracts from Buchan s 4-volume history of the Great War covering the major naval actions. Published at a time of increasing unease at German naval re-armament. 402pp Green cloth; gold lettering; frontispiece and 10 other plates; 14 maps; top edge dark green. Lightly bumped corners. Faint mark on the front cover. Bright internally. Small bookplate label on the front paste-down.

8988 Nelson’s History of the War by John Buchan £150 First edition. 24 volumes. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1915-19. Blanchard A28. VG- Buchan’s remarkable account of the First World War with each volume written and published within a short time of the events described, although the time lag increased later in the series as Buchan was taken up with his position as Director of Propaganda. Comprehensive, inevitably biased to a degree towards the allied effort, and complemented by numerous maps and appendices detailing military honours, diplomatic letters etc. As with most sets the individual volumes differ in condition; some have faded spines or patchy fading on the covers, some have rubbed edges and corners, some have occasional foxing and so on. However, overall the set is in good condition and would make an excellent read to take one’s mind off lockdown!

Poems Scots and English by John Buchan First edition published by TC & EC Jack, London. 1917. Blanchard A43. A collection of poems equally split between English and lowland Scots. 106pp Black cloth; gold lettering; outer edge uncut. The book is dedicated to Buchan's younger brother, Alastair, who fell at Arras a few months before publication of the book. Publication was taken over by Nelson’s after the second impression and continued in the same format. In 1936 Nelson published a revised edition in their Uniform series – see Blanchard A44.

8989 £22 VG in VG- dustwrapper. Second impression (1917). Small faded area at the base of the spine but otherwise very good throughout. There is a small bookplate label on the fly-leaf. The dustwrapper is from a fourth impression copy. It has a sunned spine and has a few chips around the edges. There is light soiling on the rear panel.

7375 £18 VG fourth impression. Undated – published by Nelson. Slightly browned endpapers but otherwise very good.

7903 £20 VG in G dustwrapper. 4th impression. The book is lovely and bright with just a hint of rubbing at the foot of the spine. The rare d/w has a heavily sunned spine with pieces missing. It has had some neat repairs done. There is also wear at the corners. Unusually the front and rear panels have not faded and retain their original pale blue-green colour.

9175 £50 VG+. 3rd impression – Nelson (undated). This is a copy of the rare large paper limited edition. An outstandingly good copy with just a hint of rubbing along the lower edge.

Prester John by John Buchan First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1910. Blanchard A21. Thrilling adventure story set in southern Africa. An uprising is led by a man in possession of an ancient ruby collar. 376pp + 6pp publisher's adverts. Textured green cloth; title in gold on white enamelled label; frontispiece map; illustrated endpapers. Buchan’s first ‘big seller’.

7392 £25 VG-. Bright and clean but the corners are rubbed and, as frequently happens with this binding, the white enamel has worn away from the title label together with much of the lettering. Internally very good but for occasional light foxing. The binding is a little loose.

9187 £50 VG-. Bright with a darkened spine. The front cover has a couple of scuff marks. Very bright internally.

Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan. First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1915. Blanchard A30. A novel of intrigue and treachery in Virginia colony. 397pp Olive-green cloth; pale green lettering on front, gold lettering on the spine.

9200 £40 VG-. Rubbed at the corners and spine ends and slightly cocked. Small stain on the front. Bright internally.

8991 £50 VG. There is a hint of rubbing at the corners but otherwise the book is very good throughout. There is a small bookplate label on the front paste-down.

Scholar Gipsies by John Buchan (illustrated by DY Cameron) First edition. Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London. 1896. Blanchard A4. Buchan s second published work; a collection of essays and stories 8 of which had not appeared in print previously. All are set in and around Tweeddale and celebrate Matthew Arnold's concept of the Scholar- Gipsy. 206pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue; pale brown covers illustrated and lettered in black; dark brown spine with gold lettering and decoration; frontispiece with tissue guard and 5 other etchings, all by DY Cameron; top edge brown; outer and lower edges uncut.

9192 £150 VG in copy dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed corners but otherwise the binding is bright. Bright internally but the front hinge is cracked although the binding remains firm. There is a bookplate on the paste-down and a previous owner's name on the fly-leaf. Comes with a facsimile d/w which has rather more green in it than it should have.

7899 £70 VG- second edition. Reprint of Blanchard A4. Internally exactly as the first edition but the binding is much simpler and plainer. Grey paper-covered boards; green cloth spine; gold lettering; 6 etchings; outer and lower edges uncut. The gold lettering has faded and the corners are bumped and worn.

8996 £70 VG- second edition. Reprint of Blanchard A4. Internally exactly as the first edition but the binding is much simpler and plainer. Grey paper-covered boards; green cloth spine; gold lettering; 6 etchings; outer and lower edges uncut. The gold lettering has faded and there is a small water stain on the front. Very bright internally. There is a small printed bookplate on the fly-leaf.

9198 Sick Heart River by John Buchan £40 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1941. Blanchard A132. VG in VG dustwrapper. First edition. Blanchard A132. Buchan's final novel, published posthumously, a powerful tale of heroism and endurance in the far north of Canada. 318pp Green cloth; gold lettering; blind-stamped JB monogram on the front. Some very slightly faded areas on the covers but otherwise very good. The unclipped d/w has some neat professional repairs and is a very good, bright d/w.

Sir Quixote of the Moors by John Buchan First edition. Published by T Fisher Unwin, London. 1895. Blanchard A2. Buchan's first novel, a romantic tale of the Covenanting days set in the Galloway hills. 188 pages + 4-page publisher's list. There are several variants of the binding.

9219 £350 VG-. This copy is in a very rare light brown binding with the short title (Sir Quixote) on the front and on the spine. The bricks on the front cover are red, the flowers yellow and the flower stems light brown with green leaves. The colours on the front are bright but the spine is a little scuffed and the corners are rubbed. There is some patchy fading on the rear. Bright internally with a good, solid binding although the fly-leaf is foxed and the following leaf is browned. A sound copy of a rare binding.

7598 £200 G+. This copy is in the normal binding as described in Blanchard A2.

8994 £25 VG- cheap edition. T Fisher Unwin produced a Popular edition in 1924. Although undated it is thought that this cheap edition by a different publisher was published shortly after the end of World War I. 156 pp +2 pp publisher's adverts. Red cloth; black lettering. Cheaply produced with no endpapers front or rear. Slightly faded spine. Some rubbing at the extremities. Pages lightly browned around the margins. Binding firm and undamaged. Small bookplate label on the front paste-down.

Sir Walter Raleigh by John Buchan First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1911. Blanchard A22. A biography of the great Elizabethan seafarer written as a series of stories for young people. Some copies of the first edition were bound in cream cloth and some in dark red with the latter being a little less common. 236pp + 3pp adverts. Cream or dark red cloth; gold lettering and decoration on the spine and the front; small illustration pasted to front; endpaper maps; several pastel illustrations.

9172 £40 VG-. Dark red cloth. The spine is slightly darkened and there are some faint marks on the front cover and one on the back. The title page is lightly foxed and the reverse of one of the illustrations is browned but otherwise it is bright internally. 3 of the double page pastel illustrations have been replaced at some time by very high quality colour copies.

8992 £65 VG-. Cream cloth. The spine is lightly sunned and has some wear at the ends including a tiny split at the head. The cream boards have light soiling and one or two marks. Very bright internally but for a lightly foxed half-title.

8995 £60 VG-. Dark red cloth. The spine is slightly darkened and has a small split at the head. The corners are lightly rubbed and one is bumped. Internally bright with a hint of browning around the page margins.

7601 Sir Walter Scott 1832-1932 by John Buchan and William C van Antwerp £70 First edition. Published by the Book Club of California, San Francisco. 1932. Blanchard A96. VG- Limited to 300 copies. A slim volume published to commemorate the centenary of Scott's death. It contains the text of a speech given by John Buchan in Selkirk and an article by William van Antwerp about Scott's friend, Joseph Train, entitled "A Forgotten Antiquary". 27pp Grey-green paper-covered boards with green lettering; tan leather spine with gold lettering; deckled edges; fold-out facsimile letter; 3 other illustrations. The spine is lightly scuffed in a couple of places and there are 2 faint marks on the front.

9168 Some Eighteenth Century By-ways by John Buchan £25 Cheap edition. Published by Wm Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh. 1908. VG- cheap edition in the same layout and published at the same time as the first edition (Blanchard A19) but in a cheaper binding of blue cloth with black lettering. A collection of essays with eighteenth century connections dealing with individuals, politics and historical events. 345 pages The covers have some patchy fading and there is a tiny split at the foot of the front joint. Very good internally.

9683 Some Notes on Sir Walter Scott by John Buchan £10 First edition. Published by The English Association. 1924. Blanchard A61. VG-. The text of a paper read to the English Association in October 1923 in which JB deals with some of the criticisms of Scott s writing. The paper covers are somewhat age-darkened and there is a small white stain on the front. The outer edge of the front has a right-angled closed tear with some creasing around it. The whole booklet has some creases but is in good order internally.

7593 The Causal and the Casual in History by John Buchan £35 First edition. Published by Cambridge University Press. 1929. Blanchard A83. VG-. The text of the Rede Lecture. 46pp Light brown cloth with black lettering and decoration. Spine darkened but otherwise very good externally. Internally bright with scattered foxing. There is a bookplate on the front paste-down.

9186 The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan £200 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1929. Blanchard A81. VG- in VG- dustwrapper. Sandy, Blenkiron and Archie become deeply involved in a rebellion in South America.405 pages. Light blue cloth with black lettering. Endpaper map. The binding is bright and undamaged but the first and last few leaves are lightly foxed. The dustwrapper has lightly soiled white areas and a small hole in the rear edge of the spine. The colours remain very bright.

7726 The Free Fishers by John Buchan £14 US first edition. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 1934. See note to Blanchard A103. VG-. A university professor is involved with a secret society in an attempt to foil a political assassination. 310 pp Light blue cloth, dark blue lettering. Spine faded and a little fading at the edges of the boards. Excellent internally.

8495 The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers (1678-1918) by John Buchan £180 De luxe edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Undated [1925]. Note to Blanchard A68. VG-. A history of the regiment from its formation to the end of World War 1. Published simultaneously with the more common first edition. Grey paper-covered boards; white vellum spine; red leather title label with gold lettering; laid paper; frontispiece; 23 other illustrations, 12 in colour; 36 maps; top edge trimmed, others uncut. Spine and boards lightly browned but otherwise excellent throughout. There is an armorial bookplate on the front paste-down and a presentation inscription on the fly-leaf. Rare in this edition.

9210 The History of the South African Forces in France by John Buchan £40 Reprint published jointly by the Imperial War Museum, London and Battery Press, Tennessee. 1992. VG+. Commissioned by the government of South Africa and originally published in 1920 the book tells the story of the South African Brigade and its contribution to World War 1. Appendices record the support companies and the honours won by the brigade. This reprint was published in a format almost identical with original. 404pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; gold brigade emblem on front; pale grey endpapers; colour frontispiece; 17 black & white plates; 22 maps. Excellent condition, virtually as new throughout.

The House of the Four Winds by John Buchan First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1935. Blanchard A111. The final Dickson McCunn in which the retired provision merchant once again gets involved in Evallonian politics. As before, the result is a blend of high adventure and whimsical humour. 318pp Green cloth, gold lettering; gold JB monogram on front.

7729 £25 VG- with partial dustwrapper. The spine is rubbed at the ends and is scuffed part way down. The binding is slightly cocked. Pasted onto the fly-leaf is the front panel of the d/w. Having been protected by the book the colours are exceptionally bright.

9185 £100 VG in VG- dustwrapper. Bright and undamaged but for 3 small, faint scuff marks on the front cover and very occasional brown spots internally. The pictorial d/w has a lightly browned spine and the white rear panel has finger marks. The colours on the front remain bright.

The Interpreter’s House by John Buchan First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1938. Blanchard A125. JB’s installation address as Chancellor of Edinburgh University. 37pp Cream cloth with purple lettering and purple and crimson decoration.

9196 £30 VG in VG- dustwrapper. In excellent condition throughout except that the lower front corner is lightly bumped. The unclipped purple d/w has gold lettering and decoration. The spine has faded and the gold line around the margins of the front cover is a little dull in places. There is a very small closed tear in the top edge.

9197 £35 VG+ in VG- dustwrapper. The book is in excellent condition throughout. The unclipped purple d/w has gold lettering and decoration. The spine has faded a little and the gold line around the margins of the front cover is a little dull in places.

9201 The Island of Sheep by John Buchan £70 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1936. Blanchard A115. VG in VG- dustwrapper. The final Richard Hannay novel, a fast-paced adventure which reaches an exciting climax on a Scandinavian island. 318pp Green cloth; gold lettering; gold JB monogram on front; front endpaper map. The book is in generally very good condition with just lightly bumped corners and very occasional brown spots on the pages. There is an ownership inscription on the front fly-leaf. The largely white d/w is bright but there is a brown stain on the rear panel. The spine is creased at the ends and there is a small piece missing at the foot.

The King’s Grace by John Buchan First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1935 A review of the first 25 years of the reign of King George V commissioned for his Silver Jubilee celebrations. It was issued in 3 editions simultaneously. Blanchard A107 is the ‘standard’ trade edition. Blanchard A108 is the large paper edition which also contains additional photographs. A note to A108 describes the signed, limited version of this edition which is notable for having been supplied in a custom-made box. In addition, the University of London Press published at the same time a simplified version for schoolchildren. (A109). Vast numbers of this edition were presented to children by their school.

9503 £80 VG+ in VG- box. Signed, limited edition 298/500. Apart from a small black mark on the rear cover the book is virtually as new. The custom-made box, issued with the book, is foxed and age-browned and has an old water stain on the spine. The original label, with the correct number matching the book, is browned but otherwise undamaged. There is a small split in the base of the box. Also inside the box is a leaflet for the Jubilee Thanksgiving Service held at St Paul s cathedral.

8999 £100 VG in VG- box. Signed, limited version of the large paper edition. Signed on the limitation page opposite the half-title, this being 137/500. Excellent condition throughout except for a crease across the lower corner of the front fly-leaf. The custom-made box which was issued with the book is undamaged but lightly browned. The lid has a small bookplate label inside it.

6437 £3 VG- Schools edition. (A109). The boards are lightly stained. First few leaves lightly foxed but otherwise almost as new internally. Unusually there is no presentation label. Bright internally. The binding is lightly soiled.

7013 £6 VG- 10th edition (1937). This edition contains the second epilogue written after his death but lacks the illustrations of earlier editions. 320pp Textured light grey cloth; black lettering; Hodder 'Black Jacket' device on front; top edge blue-green. Internally very bright. Spine slightly darkened. Water stain at the foot of the top board which is also slightly bowed.

7371 The Kirk in Scotland by John Buchan and George Adam Smith £14 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Undated. [1929]. Blanchard A85. VG-. An account of the history of the Church of Scotland published in connection with the re-unification of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church in 1929. 244pp Red cloth; gold lettering; gold Presbyterian burning bush emblem on front; frontispiece and 3 other illustrations; outer and lower edges uncut. Generally very good but the spine has faded a little and its gold lettering has turned black (that on the front remains bright). There are some pencilled annotations and there is a bookplate on the front paste-down.

The Last Secrets by John Buchan First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1923. Blanchard A59. An account of the great expeditions of the first 20 years of the 20th century.303pp Olive green cloth with black lettering; illustration on front of a climber on a mountain peak with a background sunrise. Frontispiece and 11 other illustrations; 10 maps.

9225 £18 VG-. The spine is lightly scuffed and is a little rubbed at the ends. Front cover very lightly scuffed but the illustration remains bright. Internally bright but for light foxing of the first few and last few leaves. The front cover has a gilt stamped crest of Yeovil School and there is a prize certificate on the front paste-down.

7384 £12 VG- second impression (2m after first). Internally the book is bright and clean although the top edge of the text block is very dusty. There is some pencilled underlining. Name on fly-leaf. The corners are lightly rubbed and the spine is patchily faded. There is a small piece (approx. 0.5 inch x 0.25 inch) missing from the head of the spine.

The Long Traverse by John Buchan First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1941. Blanchard A134. Published posthumously this children's book was intended to give youngsters a better understanding of the nation's history. A native American uses folk magic to enable a young boy to see episodes from Canada's past. 254pp + 1-page list of Buchan's works. Light blue cloth; black lettering; frontispiece and 4 other illustrations. The cloth binding is notoriously prone to developing widespread white spots. 7379 £20 VG- in G+ dustwrapper. There are white spots on the spine but the remainder of the binding is unfaded. The corners and edges are lightly rubbed. There is a name in pencil on the fly-leaf. The pictorial d/w is rubbed around the edges and corners. The author's name has partially faded from the spine. The ends of the spine are a little ragged and there is a small piece missing at the lower edge of the rear panel. As well as some creasing on the rear a large diagonal tear has been repaired externally with adhesive tape.

9000 £25 VG. The spine is a little browned but other than that the binding is very bright with none of the discolouration or white spots which usually afflict this title. Very bright internally. There is a small bookplate label on the front paste-down.

9182 £35 VG- in VG- dustwrapper. Faded spine but none of the white spots usually seen on this binding. Bright internally. The unclipped d/w has a lightly soiled rear panel and a few nicks around the edges.

9001 The Magic Walking-Stick by John Buchan £19 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1932. Blanchard A95. VG-. A novel for young children about the adventures that befall Bill when he buys a walking-stick from an old man. 215 pages. Dark blue cloth with gold lettering and gold JB monogram on the front; frontispiece and 5 other illustrations. One corner is bumped and the binding is a little cocked. Foxed endpapers but otherwise bright internally. There is a presentation inscription on the fly-leaf and also a small bookplate label.

The Marquis of Montrose by John Buchan First edition published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1913. Blanchard A26. Buchan's first biography of one of Scotland's greatest military leaders concentrating particularly on his military exploits. 333pp Blue cloth with bevelled edges; gold lettering; gold vignette on front; frontispiece and 15 other black & white illustrations, all with tissue guards; 11 maps.

7733 £22 VG-. Faded spine is lightly scuffed. Corners slightly worn. Very good internally but the rear hinge is cracked. There is a bookplate on the front paste-down.

9217 £22 VG-. As is usual with this title the spine has faded and this fading continues onto the inner edges of the boards. The rear cover is lightly scuffed. Good, firm binding and bright inside except that the reverse of the frontispiece is foxed.

7377 £40 VG. The spine is slightly faded but much less so than is usually the case with this title and it retains its blue colour. The reverse of the frontispiece is foxed. Other than this the book is in very good condition. There is a name on the front fly-leaf.

9171 £40 VG. The spine is very slightly faded but much less so than is usually the case. There is a small impact mark on the front cover. Bright internally. There is a bookplate on the inside of the front cover.

The Massacre of Glencoe by John Buchan First edition published by Peter Davies, London. 1933. Blanchard A98. A reconstruction of one of the darkest chapters in Scottish history.

9002 £32 VG in VG- dustwrapper. The cream cloth has browned with age, a common fault with this title, but is otherwise undamaged. Bright internally. There is a small bookplate label on the front paste-down. The black and orange d/w has a faded spine and is worn at the extremities.

7723 £15 VG- in G+ dustwrapper. First US edition. Blanchard A98 (note). 176pp Cream cloth; red title label with gold lettering; top edge red; 14 illustrations. Cream cloth uniformly and slightly darkened. Excellent internally. Chipped d/w has a faded spine with a one-inch piece missing at the foot. Lightly soiled.

7607 The Novel and the Fairy Tale by John Buchan £15 First edition. Published by The English Association. 1931.Blanchard A90. VG first edition. The text of Buchan's address to the Scottish branch of the English Assn., of which he was then president, on 22 November 1930. 16pp Pale grey card covers, black lettering. Covers lightly foxed around the margins, otherwise very good throughout.

9224 The Path of the King by John Buchan £22 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Undated [1921]. Blanchard A51. VG- in facsimile dustwrapper. An imaginary ancestry of Lincoln portrayed in a series of historical stories. 312 pages Blue cloth, black lettering. The spine is faded and is rubbed at the ends. The corners are rubbed, the front ones being lightly bumped. bright internally but some page corners are creased. There is a rather untidy inscription on the fly-leaf. The book comes with a copy of a very good dustwrapper.

The Power-House by John Buchan First edition published by Wm Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh. 1916. Blanchard A35. The first Edward Leithen novel in which Buchan explores the fine line between civilisation and anarchy. Very cheaply produced with a binding which is prone to faded covers, cracked hinges and browned pages. 238pp Red cloth, black lettering.

9003 £20 VG-. The spine is a little faded and the binding has some stains on the rear. The rear hinge is cracked but the binding remains firm. The pages are lightly browned around the margins and one leaf has a black mark on the lower margin. Small bookplate label on the fly-leaf and a previous owner's signature on the half- title.

9204 £40 VG-. The spine is faded as is the area of the rear cover adjacent to it. Otherwise the binding is bright and undamaged. At some time in the past the endpapers have been replaced thus strengthening the binding. Internally there is the usual browning of the cheap paper around the margins and occasional brown spots. Better than average overall. This copy has a facsimile of the original dustwrapper.

The Runagates Club by John Buchan First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1928. Blanchard A75. A collection of stories told by members of a fictional London dining club. A number of characters from Buchan's novels make an appearance. 331pp + 4pp publisher's catalogue. Light blue cloth; black lettering.

9004 £17 VG-. Bright internally but for slight foxing on the half-title. The spine is faded and one corner bumped. The lower 2 inches of the rear cover has stains from a liquid spillage.

9221 £25 VG- with facsimile dustwrapper. The spine is slightly faded and the corners lightly rubbed. Bright internally with occasional brown spots. The book comes with a photocopy d/w.

9353 The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan £40 Third impression. This was the last impression in the same format as the first, subsequent ones having a smaller page size. Published by Wm Blackwood & Son, Edinburgh. 1915. As Blanchard A32. Buchan's iconic novel which introduced Richard Hannay to the world. Fast-paced action from start to finish. 253pp + 2pp publisher's adverts. Blue cloth, dark blue lettering. The spine is slightly faded and is rubbed at the ends and along the joints. There is a small split at the foot of the front joint. Internally in good condition although as usual the cheap wartime paper has browned a little around the margins. The front hinge is cracked and the rear hinge is starting to crack. However, the binding remains reasonably firm.

9184 The Three Hostages by John Buchan £60 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Undated [1924]. Blanchard A63 VG-. The fourth Richard Hannay novel, set in the years after the first World War. Hannay's problem-solving skills are again called upon. 319pp Light blue cloth; dark blue lettering; frontispiece map. A scarce JB title in first impression. The faded spine is rubbed and slightly worn at the ends. The corners are lightly rubbed. Internally bright but for light foxing of the first few and last few leaves.

The Watcher by the Threshold by John Buchan First edition published by Wm Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh. 1902. Blanchard A13. A collection of short stories, mostly set in Scotland and many with a supernatural element. 334pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue. Blue cloth with white lettering and a black, white and red illustration on the front; outer and lower edges uncut.

9166 £350 VG- second impression (1902). Exactly the same as the first impression but for the words "second impression" on the title page. The spine is not sunned or faded but the lettering is partly worn away in places, particularly the publisher's name at the foot. The illustration and lettering on the front remain bright. The lower edges of the boards are lightly rubbed. Lightly browned endpapers but otherwise very bright internally.

7773 £20 VG- Nelson green leather edition (1922). Slight wear at the ends of the spine and a few scuff marks but otherwise very good.

9684 £50 VG in VG- dustwrapper. Blackwood s Popular 1/- Novel edition of this early collection of short stories by JB. This is the post-WWI version with a bright red binding with the title etc. in black on the spine only and with a dustwrapper bearing a black and white illustration printed on pale yellow paper. The book itself is in excellent condition throughout with just a hint of rubbing at the ends of the spine. There is a former owners name in pencil on the fly-leaf. The d/w is lightly soiled and has some neat, professional repairs. Copies of this edition with a dustwrapper are rare.

These for Remembrance: Memoirs of 6 Friends Killed in the Great War by John Buchan First published privately in 1919 in very small numbers. Copies of this are very rare indeed. In 1987 a public edition was published by Buchan & Enright with a lengthy introduction by Peter Vansittart. Bound in maroon cloth with gold lettering. The introduction is not paginated and there then follows 82 pages of the original text and 9 illustrations. In my opinion, this is some of Buchan’s best writing. Poignant but not sentimental, sad but not maudlin. Every Buchan collection should have a copy.

7608 £20 VG+ in VG dustwrapper. The head of the spine is very lightly bumped but otherwise the book is virtually as new throughout. The d/w has very slight creasing at the ends of the spine and the rear panel is lightly scratched.

9208 £22 VG+ in VG dustwrapper. The head of the spine is very lightly bumped but otherwise the book is in excellent condition. The unclipped d/w is lightly creased along the top edge.

9220 The Fifteenth (Scottish) Division by Lt Col J Stewart, DSO & John Buchan £70 First edition. Published by Wm Blackwood & Sons. 1926. Blanchard A69. VG- A comprehensive account of the contribution of this division to the British campaign during World War I. Chapters deal with the battles of Loos, Arras, the Somme and Ypres and with the German offensive and the closing stages of the war. The 10 appendices cover, amongst other matters, casualties, battle orders, honours and awards and much detail concerning the battle of Loos. 489pp Red cloth; gold lettering; divisional symbol on front cover; 9 illustrations; 18 maps in a pocket at the rear. The spine is heavily faded and is worn at the ends. The front has patchy fading and the corners are rubbed. Internally the book is in good condition although the first few leaves are lightly foxed. The front hinge is cracked at the half title. All the maps are present and in good order in the pocket at the rear.

9009 Days to Remember by John Buchan & Henry Newbolt £18 First published in 1923 this 1939 reprint is in Nelson’s Travel & Adventure series. VG-. An overview of the major campaigns of WW1. Blue cloth; gold lettering; frontispiece and 6 other portraits; 17 maps; top edge gilt. Spine and the margins of the covers slightly darkened. Bright internally. Name on fly-leaf.

9205 Essays and Apothegms of Francis, Lord Bacon edited by John Buchan 55 First edition. Published by Walter Scott Ltd. Undated [1894]. Blanchard B1. VG first edition (Blanchard B1). A collection of essays and short pieces by the great Elizabethan writer and philosopher. The lengthy introduction by John Buchan is his first appearance in print. xxxiii + 244 pp + adverts (see below) Dark green cloth; gold lettering and decoration; top edge gilt. Adverts at the rear for the Scott Library finish at no. 116, The spine is a little faded and the gilt top edge is slightly dull. Otherwise very good.

Great Hours in Sport edited by John Buchan First edition published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1921. Blanchard B8. A collection of articles on sport, principally as practised by public school boys of the early 20th century. The sports covered are fishing, big-game hunting, mountaineering, hunting, racing, small boat sailing, boxing, cricket, rugby football and rowing. As well as editing the book JB contributed the preface and the final article entitled Sport and Literature. 288pp Green cloth; gold lettering; 10 plates.

9199 £17 VG. Lightly rubbed at the extremities but otherwise very good throughout.

9189 £14 VG undated reprint – Thomas Nelson.1920s/30s. 288 pages Blue cloth; gold lettering; gilt top edge; frontispiece and 9 other illustrations. Lightly rubbed corners. Very bright internally.

9180 The Long Road to Victory edited by John Buchan (Illustrator Stephen Spurrier) £22 First edition. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1920. Blanchard B5. VG-. A book of soldier's tales aimed at young people. Thrilling stories told by those who took part in the action of WW1. Edited and with a preface by John Buchan. 366 pp Red cloth; gold lettering and decoration; frontispiece and 11 other plates. The spine and its gilt lettering are faded and the boards have patchy fading. Excellent internally. There is a small address label on the front paste-down.

The Nations of Today – General editor John Buchan First (and only) edition of each volume published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1923. Blanchard B8. A series of books (A New History of the World) edited by JB. His “General Introduction” appeared in each volume but the books themselves were written by a range of different writers. 12 volumes were published and each included a note stating “Other Volumes in Preparation” but none of these “other volumes appeared. As well as the binding described in Blanchard there were also copies produced with a binding with some blind-stamped decoration and stating the publisher as The Waverley Book Company. Waverley was a trading name of Hodder & Stoughton and I believe that volume of this nature were purchased through a subscription scheme.

7900 Baltic and Caucasian States £20 VG. 269pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 8 coloured maps. Lightly rubbed at the extremities and light foxing of the first few and last few leaves, otherwise bright and undamaged throughout.

7916 France £20 VG-. 206pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 7 maps (3 of them fold-out). Rubbed at the extremities and there is some foxing of the first few and last few leaves, otherwise bright and undamaged throughout.

9211 India £20 VG-. 295pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 5 maps (3 of them fold-out). Lightly rubbed at the extremities. Name handwritten on the front paste-down.

9213 Italy £20 VG-. 320pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 5 maps (1 of them fold-out). Lightly rubbed at the extremities. A label affixed to the half-title indicates that this was a review copy sent out by Hodder).

9214 Japan £20 VG-. 325pp Blue cloth; gold lettering; 2 maps (1 of them fold-out). Lightly rubbed at the extremities but otherwise very good.

The Northern Muse (edited by John Buchan) First edition published by Thomas nelson & Sons. 1924. Blanchard B10. A wide-ranging selection of Scots poetry in a 'selection governed by personal tastes'. (JB). xxxii + 547pp. Dark green cloth, gilt lettering, top edge gilt.

9685 £15 VG. But for a slightly darkened spine this copy is in very good condition throughout. It has the bookplate of Gilbert Rae and an initialled, but not signed, presentation inscription to him. Rae (1875-1955) was a contemporary of JB and well-known to the Buchans. He was the author of over 20 books, most of them about Tweeddale and its surrounding areas. An interesting copy.

9008 £17 VG-. Covers have a couple of light scuff marks and 2 small bumps along the top edge. The gilt top edge is a little dull in places. There is a small bookplate label on the fly-leaf.

7888 John Clay: A Scottish Farmer by his eldest son £50 First edition. Privately published in Chicago. 1906. John Clay was a farmer, businessman and politician who, as well as farming on a large scale in the area around Kelso & Greenlaw in the Borders, drove forward legislation of benefit to the agricultural community. 154 pages. Blue cloth with gold lettering and lining; 6 illustrations and 2 facsimile documents. Gilt top edge. The corners are rubbed and the end of the spine worn. The lower part of the spine and font board are water stained. The binding is shaky and one leaf and one illustration are detached but still present. There is light foxing throughout. Rare.

7886 My Life on the Range by John Clay £90 First edition. Privately published in Chicago. 1924. VG-. Son of a Scottish Borders farmer, Clay emigrated to the US in 1874 and became a large-scale cattle rancher and a driving force behind cattlemen’s associations and cattle companies. This volume gathers together a number of essays written over the 10 years prior to publication. 366 pages. Black cloth with gold lettering. Frontispiece and 16 plates. Gilt top edge. The corners are rubbed and one is lightly bumped. There are water stains along the lower edge. Bright internally but one illustration has been torn diagonally – the detached portion is still present. Very rare in the UK.

7783 Twilight on the Floods by Marguerite Steen £10 First edition. Published by Collins & Co. 1949. VG- in VG- The second volume in the author's trilogy of the Flood family, Bristol merchants and one-time slave-traders. 704pp Red cloth, gold lettering. The covers have patchy fading and the gold lettering is dull. Bright and clean internally. The unclipped d/w is clean but a bit ragged around the edges.

7913 Mistress of Charlecote: The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy (intro. Alice Fairfax-Lucy) £2 First published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1983. VG- 4th impression (1987). The memories of the mistress of the great Warwickshire house, Charlecote Park, from 1823 to 1889. Edited and with an introduction by John Buchan's daughter who married into the Lucy family. 182pp Pictorial card covers. Lightly rubbed and very occasional light foxing.

7908 Gone to Earth by Mary Webb £12 First published by Constable & Co. 1917. VG- in VG- dustwrapper. Collected edition (Jonathan Cape, 1929) of Mary Webb s powerful novel of the remote Welsh marches, first published in 1917. Blanchard C58. Introduction by John Buchan. i-x (unpaginated), 1- 316 pp Green cloth; gold lettering; author s facsimile signature in gold on front; publisher s device blind-stamped on rear. Spine and edges of boards slightly darkened. Very bright internally. D/w has a lightly sunned spine with slight wear at the ends.

7012 John Splendid by Neil Munro £9 First published by Wm Blackwood & Sons. 1896. VG- second edition (same year and format as first). Munro's first novel set in Argyll against the backdrop of Montrose's campaign in the mid-17th century. 363pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue. Dark green cloth; gold lettering; black endpapers; frontispiece map with tissue guard; edges uncut. Corners bumped and rubbed but otherwise bright. Internally very good but front fly-leaf missing.

9011 John Buchan’s Tweeddale – no author stated £15 First edition. Published by The Heritage Group, Biggar. 1979. VG+ A brief look at the areas of the Tweed Valley which influenced John Buchan's life and writing. 19pp Pictorial card covers; staple bound. Virtually as new.

9023 People Like Ourselves by O Douglas £80 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1938. VG. An omnibus edition containing 3 of O Douglas' much-loved novels of life in her beloved Scottish Borders (Penny Plain, Pink Sugar, Priorsford). 1055 pages; ivory hessian cloth with black lettering and green & black lining; semi-gloss paper. The spine is lightly browned but otherwise the book is very good throughout. Rare.

9167 First Over Everest by PFM Fellowes, Stewart Blacker, PT Etherton, The Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale & Geoffrey Barkas £15 First published by John Lane, The Bodley Head. 1933. Blanchard C84, Second impression. A fascinating account of the expedition which sought to make the first flight over Everest 279 pages Dark blue cloth; red lettering; aircraft vignette blind-stamped on the front cover; numerous illustrations including 1 stereoscopic anaglyph; 3-D cardboard spectacles in pocket at the rear; foreword by John Buchan. The spine has faded and there is some patchy fading on the covers. The front hinge is cracked but the binding remains form. Bright internally and the 3-D spectacles are complete with some old repairs. There is a small bookplate and also a presentation inscription.

7911 St Brycedale Church, Kirkcaldy by PK Livingstone £8 First edition (paperback). Published by The Allen Photographic Co, Kirkcaldy. 1957 VG. A history of the church from 1843 to the date of the book. Includes details of officers and missionaries over the years. 206pp Light grey cloth; silver lettering; illustrated. Slight creasing at the head of the spine but otherwise very good throughout.

9528 Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by RD Blackmore £15 First published by Sampson, Low, Marston, London. 1869. VG- 788th thousand (1873) of Blackmore s stirring tale of intrigue and treachery. This copy is bound in red suede with gold lettering and a blind-stamped illustration on the front. The top edge is gilt and there are illustrated endpapers and a frontispiece illustration. Lightly faded spine with a small black mark near the head. Further small black mark on the front. Cracked front hinge but the binding remains firm. Very good internally. An attractive copy.

9202 The First Editions of John Buchan by Robert G Blanchard £120 First edition. Published by Archon Books, Hamden, Connecticut. VG+ first edition. A comprehensive bibliography of the writing of John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir). It covers books authored and edited by him, books to which he contributed and his contributions to periodicals. An essential for the serious Buchan collector. 284 pages Bound in green cloth with gold lettering. But for a hint of rubbing at the foot of the spine the book is virtually as new throughout.

7884 The Grey Man by SR Crockett £85 Signed, limited first edition. Published by T Fisher Unwin, London. 1896. VG. SR Crockett was a popular author of the late 19th/early 20th century. This novel, written at the height of his popularity, is a tale of treachery and intrigue set in 17th century Galloway. This copy is a very rare example of the signed, illustrated edition limited to 250 un-numbered copies. 358 pages. Bound in dark blue cloth with gold lettering. The front bears a vignette, in gold on a turquoise background, of two men in a wooded scene. The book is printed on good quality thick paper and there is a frontispiece illustration with a tissue guard and 26 further illustrations by Seymour Lucas. The book is signed by the author on the page after the half-title. The top edge is gilt and the others are uncut. The binding is lovely and bright but has a few light scuff marks. The book is equally bright internally with just light foxing on the endpapers. The illustrations are all present and, like the rest of the book, undamaged.

9195 Scots Heraldry by Thomas Innes of Learney (Foreword: John Buchan £30 First edition. Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh. 1934. Blanchard C90) VG-. The author, who was Carrick Pursuivant of Arms, sets out the rules and formalities of the Scottish heraldic system which differs markedly from that of England. There is a 2-page foreword by John Buchan. 186 pp Textured blue cloth; gold lettering; frontispiece illustration with tissue guard; 37 full-page illustrations, many in colour; 91 illustrations in the text; top edge gilt; outer and lower edges uncut. The book is in very good condition throughout. There is an ex-libris bookplate of The Stewart Society on the fly- leaf but no other evidence of library ownership/use. A small address label has been pasted onto this bookplate. The illustrated d/w is not price-clipped. The top of the spine is worn and the white rear panel is soiled. The is a piece about one and a half inches square missing from the top corner of the front panel adjacent to the spine.

9181 Chambers’s Journal: Sixth Series – Various contributors. £80 Includes the whole of John Burnet of Barns. Published by W&R Chambers. 1898. VG bound edition of the sixth series (December 1897 to November 1898. Includes the "Extra Christmas Number" for 1898. The usual mix of novels, short stories, poetry, articles and items of scientific, artistic and literary interest. It includes the whole of John Buchan's novel 'John Burnet of Barns' as well as his 4-page review of the then newly-published 'Memorials of John Murray of Broughton. 832 pages + 48-page Christmas issue. Bound in half-leather with textured green boards; black leather title label with gold lettering; 5 raised bands with gold tooling; marbled edges to the text block. Very bright with lightly rubbed corners and a couple of very slight scuff marks on the spine. The first few and last few leaves are lightly foxed but otherwise the book is very bright inside and overall is a very good and attractive copy.

9015 The Queen’s Gift Book in Aid of Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals £18 First edition. Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Blanchard C16. VG A collection of stories by leading writers sold in aid of the fund noted in the title. Includes Buchan's story "Divus Johnston" and there are stories by JM Barrie, Jerome K Jerome and Jeffrey Farnol among others, as well as a foreword by John Galsworthy. 160pp Light blue cloth; dark blue lettering; royal crest in dark blue on front; 10 colour illustrations; 2 colour portraits of Queen Mary and King George V; numerous black and white line drawings. Slight rubbing at the spine ends and foxing on the text block edges, otherwise very good. There is a small bookplate label on the paste-down.

7897 Poetry and Prose by Walter Laidlaw £12 Second impression (1908). First published by Thomas Smail, Selkirk. 1908. VG-. Not to be confused with Sir Walter Scott's steward and amanuensis, this author was a Borders scholar and antiquarian. This book draws together selections of his poetry, firmly rooted in the Borders, and his prose writing which also deals mostly deals with the area around his native Jedburgh. 113 pp + 2 pp reviews. Blue-green cloth; gold lettering; black decorative device on the front; black endpapers; top edge gilt; frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard; 19 other illustrations. But for some rubbing at the extremities and 3 faint marks on the front the book is in very good condition. In particular, the gold lettering on the front is very bright. Scarce.