About 60 unnumbered leaves of high grade white paper. All blank apart from the second and third page that have a brief note and an original Great War stamp. Complete with original graphite pencil in its ribbed brass pencil holder and leather loop to attach it at the top. Original white endpapers, with minor patination, but no inscriptions. 70 x 50 mm. Blue morocco spine with Mauchline boards and an ornate brass clasp. On the lower cover, "Made of wood saved from the centre tower of Inverary Castle, destroyed by fire October 12th 1877. Inverary Castle was built by Archibald, third duke, commenced 1744, finished 1751". On the upper cover is an oblong transfer photographic print, also known as stick-on photographic ware, of Inverary Castle, titled in white at the bottom, with black and gilt 'ribbon' borders. The rise of photographic ware is closely linked to Archibald Brown, who founded the Caledonian Box Works in Lanark in 1866. A camera-maker himself, Brown collaborated with George Washington Wilson, one of Scotland’s most famous pioneer photographers, to use his high-quality images on Mauchline products. Mauchline Ware production ended in 1933 following a fire at the last remaining factory, making surviving photographic pieces authentic relics of Victorian travel and photographic history. The 1877 fire at Inveraray Castle, likely caused by lightning, caused severe damage to the central tower and upper floors, but souvenir items from that event have not been hitherto recorded.