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Hall Duncan W. - A History of the Whitecraigs Golf Club 1905-2005

4to. A very good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper which has a little minor edge wear and tear. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.viii,148. Numerous illustrations with some in colour. The history of a Giffnock golf club.
Published : Whitecraigs Golf Club 2004, First Edition
£15.00

Halliday Robert S - The Disappearing Scottish Colliery a Personal View of Some Aspects of Scotland's Coal Industry Since Nationalisation

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Pp.viii,199. 6 tables. 7 diagrams.
Published : Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh 1990, First Edition
£10.00

Halsby Julian and Harris Paul (Editors) - The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600 to the Present

Softback. 4to. A fine copy. 242 pages. Many colour and black and white illustrations. An alphabetically arranged reference work outlinig the careers of Scottish painters.
Published : Canongate, Edinburgh 1998,
£10.00

Halsby, Julian and Harris, Paul - The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600 to the Present

Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 242 pages. Numerous illustrations mostly in colour. Contains entries on 2000 painters who have worked in Scotland.
Published : Canongate, Edinburgh 1998,
£12.00

Hamilton Henry - The Industrial Revolution in Scotland

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with one closed edge tear. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 300pp. 10 illustrations. Folding map at end. A valuable work on the economic changes in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Published : Frank Cass & Co, London 1966,
£15.00

Hamilton Henry (Editor) - The Third Statistical Account of Scotland: The Counties of Moray and Nairn

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has one smallish chip at the foot of the spine and a few spots of foxing. 462pp. 18 plates. 10 text figures.
Published : Collins, Glasgow 1965, First Edition
£20.00

Hamilton Henry (Transcribed and Edited by) - Life and Labour on an Aberdeenshire Estate 1735-1750 (Being Selections from the Monymusk Papers}.

Hardback. A very good copy in green boards with dark green cloth spine lettered in gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xl,184. Frontispiece + 8 folding plates. Includes sections on expenses, labour, farming and linen manufacture.
Published : Third Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1946, First Edition
£25.00

Hancock P.D. - A Bibliography of Works Relating to Scotland 1916-1950

A very good two volume set. A little wear to spines. Bookplates. Vol.1,pp.x,244. Vol.11,pp.viii,370.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1959, First Edition
£20.00

Hanley Clifford - A Skinful Of Scotch

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with one small chip. Gift inscription on fep.174pp. Many pen & ink drawings. A book about the Scots.
Published : Hutchinson, London 1965, First Edition
£5.00

Hannah Ian C. - The Berwick and Lothian Coasts

Illustrated by Edith Brand Hannah.
Hardback. A good copy in red cloth. Spine faded. Bookplate and ownership inscription. 368 pages. Coloured frontispiece. Many illustrations. End-paper maps. Two plans. An account of the archaeological, historical and literary associations of the coast and coastal communities of Berwick and East Lothian.
Published : T. Fisher Unwin, London 1913, First Edition
£7.00

Hardy Ernest W. - The Land o' the Simmer Dim

Hardback. Nd. c.1912? A good copy in blue cloth, showing some edge wear, and with a pictorial onlay to the upper board. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Edge and end-paper foxing. 247 pages. Frontispiece and six illustrations. A book about Shetland with chapters entitled "The Shetland Dialect", "Legends and Superstitions", "The Herring Fishery of To-day", "The Making of a Shetland Shawl", "The Shetland Pony" etc.
Published : W.A. Hammond, London, First Edition
£35.00

Harkess Claire - St Kilda

A very good copy in card covers. This is a 48 page exhibition catalogue of paintings by Claire Harkess of the scenery and bird life of St. Kilda. Foreword by Louise Johnstone.
Published : Plockton Gallery 2007, First Edition
£20.00

Harper Malcolm McL. - Crockett and Grey Galloway the Novelist and His Works

Illustrated by John Copland.
A very good copy in grey cloth with pictorial upper cover. Gift inscription. Pp.x,184. 39 illustrations. A biography of Samuel Rutherford Crockett, the Galloway novelist.
Published : Hodder & Stoughton, London 1907, First Edition
£25.00

Harper Marjory - Emigration from North-East Scotland Volume 1 Willing Exiles and Volume 2 Beyond the Broad Atlantic

Hardbacks. A fine two volume set in fine dustwrappers. Volume 1,pp.xi,380. 23 illustrations. 4 maps. Volume 2,pp.xi,317. 20 illustrations. 4 maps. Volume 1 covers the years from 1830 to 1880 looking at emigration to America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Volume 2 deals specifically with emigration to Canada in the three decades before the First World War.
Published : Aberdeen University Press 1988, First Edition
£60.00

Harris Paul - Aberdeen & the North East at War

4to. A very good copy. Softcover. 128pp. A photographic record of the experiences of the north east of Scotland during the Second World War.
Published : Press & Journal 1987, First Edition
£14.00

Harris Paul - Aberdeen and the North East at War

4to. Softback. A good copy. Unpaginated. 236 illustrations with accompanying text.
Published : Lomond Books, Edinburgh 1995,
£10.00

Harris Paul - Glasgow Since 1900

4to. A fine copy. 251 captioned photographs with an Introduction.
Published : Lomond Books, Edinburgh 1998,
£8.00

Harrison John - Oure Tounis Colledge: Sketches of the History of the Old College of edinburgh with an Appendix of Historical Documents

Hardback. A very good copy in burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Spine a little faded but lettering clear. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 166 pages. Sketches of the early days of the University of Edinburgh.
Published : William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh 1884, First Edition
£15.00

Harrison S.J. & Smith K. - Weather Sensitivity and Services in Scotland

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 180pp. Figures. Tables. Weather forecasting and the application of weather forecasts for transport, agricultural and industrial purposes.
Published : Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh 1989, First Edition
£5.00

Harrison Wilmot - Memorable Edinburgh Houses

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.viii,122. Many drawings in the text. This is a facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1893 with a new introduction by J.B. Barclay. Describes houses and their former occupants with biographical incidents and anecdotes.
Published : S.R. Publishers 1971,
£8.00

Harvey Charles C.H. ; Macleod John - Calendar of Writs Preserved at Yester House 1166-1625

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 437 pages. Writs in Latin have an English translation.
Published : Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh 1930, First Edition
£30.00

Harvey William - Robert Burns as a Freemason

12mo. A very good copy in grey paper-coverd boards with a brown cloth spine. Bevelled edges. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 92 pages (including publisher's catalogue of masonic publications). Frontispiece and six illustrations.
Published : T.M. Sparks, Dundee 1921, First Edition
£20.00

Harvey, Colin - Ha'penny Help: Record of Social Improvement in Victorian Scotland

Softback. A very good copy. Spine a little slanted. Neat ownership inscription. Pp.viii,200. Numerous illustrations. Chapters on poorhouses, reformatories, institutes, model lodging houses etc.
Published : Heatherbank Press, Glasgow 1976, First Edition
£12.00

Hastie Rev. John (Introduced, Annotated and Indexed By Ronald Morrison) - Full of Egotism Being the Diary of the Rev. John Hastie Minister of Edrom Parish Berwickshire 1797 to 1822

Softback. A fine copy. Signed by Ronald Morrison. Pp.viii,116. Illustrated. Described as giving "a fascinating insight into the life of a minister in a Scottish Borders Parish at the turn of the nineteenth century". It also contains "an unpublished wealth of genealogical information".
Published : Borders Family History Society 2004, First Edition
£15.00

Haws, Charles H. - Scottish Parish Clergy at the Reformation 1540-1574

Softback. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xxx,347. A guide to the personnel who served in the church immediately before and after the Reformation. A parish by parish guide. Includes an index of names.
Published : Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh 1972, First Edition
£30.00

Hay George - Architecture of Scotland

A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is a little soiled on the rear panel. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 96 pages. Illustrated throughout.
Published : Oriel Press 1977,
£7.00

Hay George Campbell - Wind on Loch Fyne

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a couple of edge tears, minor chipping to spine ends and some fading to the spine (although the lettering is clear). Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.viii,80. Poems in Scots and English with some translated from the poet's own Gaelic.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1948, First Edition
£24.00

Hay William J. - A Handbook and Directory of Old Scottish Clockmakers

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. No ownership inscription. A little fore-edge foxing. Pp.xiv,97. 10 illustrations.
Published : William J. Hay, Edinburgh 1903,
£30.00

Hayes, A. J.; Gowland, D. A. (Editors) - Scottish Methodism in the Early Victorian Period : The Scottish Correspondence of the Reverend Jabez Bunting, 1800-1857

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has one small edge tear. Pp.viii,144. 18 plates.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1981, First Edition
£5.00

Haynes Nick - Perth & Kinross an Illustrated Architectural Guide

A fine copy. Paperback. 240 pages. Many illustrations including colour.
Published : The Rutland Press, Edinburgh 2000, First Edition
£10.00

Henderson G.D And Porter H.H. (Editors) - James Gordon's Diary 1692-1710

Hardback. A near very good copy in green boards. The gilt spine lettering is part-faded but readable. A nice, clean copy internally with no ownewrship inscription or other marking. Pp.vii,204. 10 illustrations. Gordon was an Episcopalian minister from north-east Scotland.
Published : Third Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1949, First Edition
£28.00

Henderson James Bell - Borgue: Its Parish Churches, Pastors and People

A good copy in flexible green covers lettered in red on upper cover. Fading to spine and edges of covers. Ownership inscriptions. 84 pages. Frontispiece and four illustrations. An ecclesiastical history of the Galloway parish of Borgue.
Published : Adam Rae, Castle Douglas 1898, First Edition
£20.00

Henderson John A. - Annals of Lower Deeside Being a Topographical, Proprietary, Ecclesiastical and Antiquarian History of Durris, Drumoak and Culter

A good copy in blueish-green cloth which shows some wear. Gift inscription on half-title. Pp.xv,271. Lacks map. A local history of the parishes of Durris, Drumoak, Peterculter and Maryculter.
Published : D. Wyllie & Son, Aberdeen 1892, First Edition
£18.00

Henderson John W. - Hayton Coulthard : One Hundred Years of Haulage 1916-2016

Hardback. 4to. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by nine members of the Coulthard family. Pp.xviii,278. Numerous photographs, many in colour. Map. "This book records the family and transport history of five separate generations [of the Coulthard family] ---the author also looks at four generations of the Coulthard family who have made their mark in separate motorsport disciplines ."
Published : Hayton Coulthard Transport Ltd, Twynholm 2016, First Edition
£45.00

Henderson Thos. - Lockerbie: A Narrative of Village Life in Bygone Days

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Light fore-edge foxing. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.viii,[i],242. 21 plates.
Published : Herald Press, Lockerbie 1937, First Edition
£45.00

Henderson, Capt. John - General View of the Agriculture of the County of Sutherland , with Observations on the Means of Its Improvement. ---to Which is annexed a Particular Account of the More Recent Improvements in That County

Hardback. A very good copy in a half-leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised bands on the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xi,[i], 238 + 3pp list of publications of the Board of Agriculture + 2pp catalogue of agricultural seeds. 10 plates including a folding map frontispiece. An interesting account of the agriculture and people of Sutherland at an early stage of the Clearances. The survey was drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture along with similar accounts for other counties.
Published : B. McMillan, London 1812, First Edition
£120.00

Henderson, The Rev. Robert - Ninety Years in the Master's Service : Reminiscences of a Pioneer Evangelist

A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little fore-edge foxing. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xvi,336. Frontispiece and 12 illustrations. Sketch map. The author was a Scottish Christian evangelist. There is a chapter on his activities in Ireland but much of the book concerns his time in Australia including a chapter on aborigines. A scarce title.
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1911, First Edition
£75.00

Hendrie William F. - Linlithgow Six Hundred Years a Royal Burgh

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 187pp. Illustrated. The story of the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
Published : John Donald, Edinburgh 1989, First Edition
£7.00

Hendrie William F. - Linlithgow Six Hundred Years A Royal Burgh

A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 187pp. Illus. The history of the birth place of Mary Queen of Scots.
Published : John Donald Ltd., Edinburgh 1989, First Edition
£5.00

Hendry Hamish - A Scots Dominie with Some Other Poems

A very good copy with just a little wear at board tips. This is number 1 of 50 copies of the large-paper edition signed by the author. 105pp. Poems in both Scots and English.
Published : Gowans & Gray, Glasgow 1924, First Edition
£20.00