Journals, ledgers and albums, 19th and 20th century
including travel in Japan and China, and crests and monograms
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: 18 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Travel journals, 6: early 20th century journals of H.P. Thompson (English) for Switzerland 1912, The French Riviera 1924, Austrian Tirol 1929, Bulgaria 1933, Bulgaria 1935 and Canada 1938; photographs (30+) of travel in China and Japan in 1931; early 20th century postcards of Japan (40+) and Canada (30+); slim photograph albums of early 20th century travel in Japan and China (3);
Cuttings and scraps, 5 albums: Victorian album of ephemera associated with the Hope family of Luffness House, East Lothian; album of theatre cuttings and handwritten observations relating to performances in Glasgow, 1948-1952; book of newspaper clippings on Japan and China, 1920-1926; vellum bound scrap book of newspaper ‘anecdotes’, 1785 to 1807, with Kinnaird bookplate; 20th century scrapbook containing cigarette cards and scraps;
Crests and monograms, 5 albums: early 20th-century;
Manuscript ledger and minute books, early 19th to early 20th century: including trust ledger of Mrs Elizabeth Wilson of Calside, 1817; minute book of the late John Anderson, Dumfries banker, 1818; ledger of Messrs Marshall, joiners, Dumfries, 1850s; minute book of the trust estate of the late James Goldie, Knockcauchly farmer, 1860; agricultural roll book, 1861; minute book of the trust estate of William Geddes, joiner of Maxwelltown, Dumfries, 1863; Mr Adamson's trust estate from 24th August 1866-20th June 1868; The Boys Brigade, 139th Glasgow Company, roll book, 1927-1937 (quantity)