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Blacket Books
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A very good copy in a good dustwrapper a little worn at the edges. 48pp. Includes the well-known: "To A Cat, Ageing".
Published : Porpoise Press, Edinburgh 1928, First Edition
£14.00

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 88pp. This is an examination of traffic management and highway engineering in Edinburgh.
Published : The Edina Press, Edinburgh 2000, First Edition
£8.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a slightly soiled but good dustwrapper with very minor chips and tears. A little edge foxing. 160 pages. Frontispiece portrait of author and two other illustrations. Humorous tales in the Shetland dialect first published in book form in 1933.
Published : The Shetland Times Ltd, Lerwick 1949, Second Edition
£30.00

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Ownership inscription hidden by inner flap of wrapper. Pp.ix,220. Tables, figures and maps. This is an analysis of the social position, behaviour and ideology of artisans in nineteenth century Edinburgh.
Published : Clarendon Press, Oxford 1976, First Edition
£14.00

A very good copy in a dustwrapper which is very good but for fading to spine. Ppix,220. Tables. Figures. Maps. This is an analysis of the social position, behaviour and ideology of artisans in 19th century Edinburgh.
Published : Clarendon Press, Oxford 1976, First Edition
£8.00

A good copy. Some foxing to end-papers. 87pp. Author's signed presentation copy. European ballads translated into Scots.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1949, First Edition
£6.00

4to. A very good copy. Softcover. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 136 pages. Limited to 250 copies.
Published : East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists' society, Haddington 1941, First Edition
£25.00

Softback. A very good copy in red covers lettered in black. Some foxing to page edges and first few pages. 136 pages. "More than 300 short biographies of eminent men and women from earliest times to the present day who were either natives of East Lothian, or, though born elsewhere, were prominently identified with its public work". Limited to 250 copies.
Published : Printed By D&J Croal for East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists' Society, Haddington 1941, First Edition
£20.00

Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. No ownership inscription or other inernal marking. Pp.xxxi,278 + Scottish History Society List of Members etc. 10 illustrations. Sir John Clerk was one of the Scottish negotiators of the Treaty of Union with England of 1707 and gives "a full and well-considered account" of these negotiations. His Memoirs also "contain a detailed record of the Rebellion of 1715, and an estimate of the causes out of which it arose." There are also "some twenty very readable pages on the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Not common in first edition.
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1892, First Edition Thus
£50.00

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in boards with leatherette spine. Gilt decoration on upper board. Tram ticket bookmark. 71 pages. A photographic celebration of the last days of the Glasgow trams.
Published : Heritage Press (Scotland), Turriff 1986, First Edition
£19.00

Oblong 4to. A very good copy. Leatherette spine. Gilt decoration on upper board. 72 pages. Many photographs.
Published : Heritage Press (Scotland), Turriff 1986, First Edition
£19.00

Hardback. A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. The spine lettering is dull but readable. Browning to end-papers but no ownership inscription and not foxed. 185 pages. Frontispiece and four illustrations. Chapters on the Battle of Glenisla, the Caterans, Smuggling, Social Life, Glenisla Games etc.
Published : Milne & Hutchison, Aberdeen 1926, First Edition
£45.00

Illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
Hardback. A very good copy in light blue cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which is a little frayed at head of spine. No ownership inscription and very little foxing. Pp.x,178. 22 illustrations by Katharine Cameron of which 16 are in colour. 8 facsimiles of title pages of books. Chapters on "The Spirit of Edin burgh", "The Mediaeval Town", "Life in the Streets" etc.
Published : John Lane The Bodley Head, London 1929, First Edition
£45.00

Hardback. 12mo. A fair copy in brown cloth boards. The paper title label on the spine is badly rubbed and there is some wear to the spine ends and edges. Ownership inscriptions (one scored out) on front end-papers. Pp.xii,224 + 4pp index. Plan of St. Andrews and three illustrations (two of which have come loose at some point and been re-attached with sellotape). An interesting early work on the history of St. Andrews with much on the University and ecclesiastical ruins. The final chapter title is "Company of Golfers"and is eleven pages long. An uncommon title. This copy would benefit from rebinding.
Published : G. S. Tullis, Cupar 1833, New Edition
£320.00

Softback. Nd. c.1990? A fine copy. Pp.iv,53. Frontispiece. Diagram. This is an Appreciation by the author of the effect of Sir Patrick Geddes's thinking on his planning work in Scotland.
Published : The Sir Patrick Geddes Memorial Trust, Edinburgh, First Edition
£14.00

Hardback. A very good copy. Good dustwrapper which is marked with cup circles on the front panel. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 299 pages. Illustrations. Map end-papers.
Published : The Kirkwall Press, Kirkwall 1974, First Edition
£20.00

A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is now protected. 176pp. Illustrated. Essays in celebration of one of Scotland's most distinguished 20th century novelists.
Published : Chambers, Edinburgh 1991, First Edition
£7.00

Illustrated by Keith Henderson.
Hardback.A very good copy in publisher's bright red cloth with title in gilt on spine. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Black and white illustrations. 274 pages. The good dustwrapper which is illustrated on the front panel, has some edge chips and tears. The wrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. Notes on country life in the Highlands of Scotland
Published : Faber & Faber Ltd., London 1949, First Edition
£9.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which has a little wear and tear to spine ends. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 250 pages.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1952, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. A nice clean copy without foxing, ownership inscription or other internal marking. In a price-clipped dustwrapper which is quite badly foxed especially on the back panel and which has minor chips and tears. 287 pages.
Published : The Porpoise Press, Edinburgh 1931, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected in a clear, removabnle sleeve. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 304 pages. A volume of autobiography by one of the finest Scottish writers of fiction of the 20th century.
Published : Faber and Faber, London 1956, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. A good copy in the original blue cloth which shows some wear to the edges. Small ownership inscription on front end-paper. 348 pages. One of Gunn's best-loved novels.
Published : The Porpoise Press, Edinburgh 1937, First Edition
£15.00

A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. No ownership inscription and little foxing. 256pp. A striking and very readable novel about authoritarianism.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1944, First Edition
£5.00

A very good copy in a just about good dustwrapper which is a little chipped at the spine ends and board tips and with internal sellotape repairs. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription and almost no foxing. 262pp.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1945, First Edition
£8.00

A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. 256pp.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1945, Reprint
£5.00

A good copy in a poor dustwrapper which lacks a substantial piece of the back cover. A very good, clean copy internally with no foxing or ownership inscription. 240pp.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1948, Reprint
£8.00

Hardback. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which has a small chip and small tears to spine ends. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription or foxing. 285 pages. This is a selection of the author's best short stories.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1950, First Edition
£22.00

Hardback. A good copy. Some fading to spine and boards but spine lettering clear. Rear upper board tip slightly bumped. No ownership inscription. 351 pages. "The defeatism of the contemporary Highlander is the agony which inspires this strange and moving story--." An early title by one of the finest Highland novelists of the 20th century.
Published : The Porpoise Press, Edinburgh 1932, First Edition
£15.00

A fair copy missing a small piece along the top of the spine and with a little tearing at the foot of the spine. Front hinges loose. Pp.xv, 524. Uncommon in first edition.
Published : William Paterson, Edinburgh 1875, First Edition
£28.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's cream cloth with title in gilt on spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Small signature of previous owner dated 1920 on front free endpaper. 17 black and white illustrations. This is number 207 of an Edition limited to 500 copies which is signed by the Chairwoman of the Publishers. 72 pages. Protected in a removable cover. Lord Guthrie was a judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh.
Published : W. Green & Son Ltd., Edinburgh 1920, First Edition
£18.00

Hardback. A good copy in the original cloth lettered in gilt on spine and decorated in gilt on upper board. Some fading to spine but lettering clear. Stamp of a church on front free end-paper but no other markings. Not foxed. 388 pages + 3pp publisher's adverts. Sketches include "The Edinburgh Original Ragged School" and six "Sketches of the Cowgate" (Dr. Chalmers and the Cowgate;Old Houses and Old Inscriptions;The Blind Organist; The Orphan; The Convict; and Evangelistic Efforts). The author was a Minister and philanthropist whose most enduring legacy was as a founder of "Ragged Schools" for poor children.
Published : Alexander Strahan, London 1867, First Edition
£30.00

Nd. c.1890's. A very good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Gift inscription. 388pp. Includes a chapter on"The Edinburgh Original Ragged School" and several chapters headed "Sketches of the Cowgate". Essentially about the Christian mission to the poor in Victorian times mainly in Scotland.
Published : E.B.Treat, New York,
£12.00

Hardback. A good copy in blue and silver cloth with photograph of Sir Douglas Haig laid on to upper board. Water stain at top of spine does not affect the book internally. No ownership inscription. 108 pages. An account of the speeches given at the various ceremonies.
Published : The Moray Press, Edinburgh 1935, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A good copy in light blue cloth. The spine is faded and browned. Internally very good. Small ownership inscription. Pp.xv,187. Many illustrations.
Published : T & J Manson, Lerwick 1950, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. A good copy. Boards show some wear. New title-piece on spine. Top edge gilt. Ownership inscriptions and other writing on front free end-paper. Moderate end-paper and some edge foxing. Pp.xxxiii,378. 34 illustrations. 3 maps/plans. Various family pedigrees. Corrigenda slip tipped-in. The history of a notable Scottish family.
Published : William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London 1929, First Edition
£70.00

Softback. A fine copy. 169 pages. Many illustrations including colour. A miscellany of articles which give a vivid picture of life along the Kale in the Scottish Borders in the past and present.
Published : Morebattle Millenium History Group 1999, First Edition
£6.00

Hardback. 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