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Hardback. A very good copy. Stamp of a private library on front end-paper but no other markings. Pp.xxxv,456.
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1976, First Edition
£12.00
A very good copy in light brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Pp.xii,369. Profusely illustrated.
Published : Duckworth, London 1911,
£8.00
Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title page. Previous owner's inscription on half-title. Pp.xviii,158. Numerous illustrations. The story of a talented Scottish family of Victorian artists. Includes a bibliography, a catalogue of major Faed works and a list of Faed pictures in permanent collections.
Published : Canongate, Edinburgh 1982, First Edition
£45.00
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on front board. No inscriptions. Frontispiece photograph of author and one other illustration. 112 pages + advertisements. Protected in a removable cover. The author was a District Inspector in the Aberdeen Cleansing Department. Poems mainly in English with a few in Scots.
Published : John Avery & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen 1902, First Edition
£10.00
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.xviii,635. Essays in honour of Sir John Brotherston. previous owner's address label on front end-paper.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1987, First Edition
£15.00
A good copy. Paperback. Would be very good but for cup mark on upper cover. Signed by the author. 138 pages. Illustrated. Anecdotes from the life of a Fifer.
Published : Privately Published 1990, First Edition
£7.00
A very good copy in yellow cloth lettered in black. Generally clean internally biut with some end-paper foxing. Pp.[vii],288. Folding diagram, tables etc. Preface + 10 chapters including chapters on mechanical engineering, marine engineering and shipbuilding, chemical industries and Clyde navigation.
Published : British Association for the Advancement of Science, Glasgow 1901, First Edition
£25.00
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Lower corners a little bumped. Inscribed presentation copy from the author to a person who supplied material for the book. Pp.iv,192. Illustrations. Maps. Family trees. This is "the story of the development of the McLeish surname, together with the stories of some McLeish families and individuals." "Any Mcleish who is interested in tracing their family background should use this book as their starting point."
Published : Alba Publishing, Hawick 1991, First Edition
£35.00
A near very good copy. Small crease in rear cover. Gift inscription. Pp.xii,412. Numerous illustrations. This book is about Lauderdale in the 20th century and was published to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Lauder receiving its Royal Charter. Chapters on Lauder Common Riding; A History of Police in Lauderdale; Populations and Special Buildings; Songs and Poems of Lauderdale; Agriculture in the 20th Century; Lauderdale at War (and Peace); A Natural History of Lauderdale etc. Also includes chapters of individuals' reminiscences.
Published : Lauderdale Development Forum 2002, First Edition
£30.00
A very good copy in quarter green buckram. Top edge gilt. Small ownership inscription. Pp.xvi,148. 18 illustrations.
Published : A & R Milne, Aberdeen 1899, First Edition
£20.00
A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. Top edge foxing but otherwise clean. Pp.ix,210. Map.
Published : John Donald Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh 1983, First Edition
£12.00
Softback. A fine copy. 63 pages. Many illustrations. The history of a Kelso parish church.
Published : Privately Published, Kelso 2005, First Edition
£7.00
Softback. A near very good copy. No ownership inscription. A little foxing. 206 pages. Illustrated. Includes articles on "Annotations of Scottish Songs by Burns", "Robert Tannahill", "Burns Clubs and Burns's Songs" etc. An annual publication of the Burns Federation. Includes a list of Burns Clubs throughout the World.
Published : The Burns Federation, Kilmarnock 1922,
£15.00
A fine copy. Softcover. 96 pages. Many illustrations including colour. Considers both Wemyss Ware and the work of four other Kirkcaldy potteries.
Published : Fife Publicity 2000,
£12.00
A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 96pp. Colour illustrations. First published in 1920 this edition is revised and updated.
Published : Lochar Publishing, Moffat 1991,
£5.00
A very good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper a little foxed on the inside. 106pp. 8 illus. Sketch map. This is a reprint of the fourth edition of this well-known short history of Iona.
Published : Blackie & Son Ltd, London 1955,
£5.00
Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xi,250. Illustrated. This is a reprint of a work first published in 1883. The history of an East Lothian town. Described as "an entertaining mixture of facts and stories."
Published : Remploy Ltd., Leicester 1984,
£25.00
A very good copy in a good, if rather soiled, dustwrapper. No ownership inscription. Some fore-edge foxing. Pp.xii,196. 32 illustrations including folding frontispiece which has been taped on the reverse at the folds. The story of the Clyde and west coast paddle steamers.
Published : Gowans & Gray, Glasgow 1924, First Edition
£28.00
A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little darkened on spine. Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Some, mainly edge, foxing. 164pp. 14 plates. Map.
Published : H.F.& G.Witherby, London 1936, First Edition
£30.00
A very good copy in a good plus dustwrapper which shows minor edge wear and tear. No ownership inscription. Pp.xi,181. The story of the part played by the churches in Scottish social welfare during the period studied.
Published : Oxford University Press, London 1960, First Edition
£7.00
A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Small ownership inscription. Pp.xix,317. This is a study, first published in 1912, of the influence of the French Revolution on Scotland.
Published : Frank Cass, London 1969,
£14.00
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in the original brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. Boards show a little wear. A clean copy internally without foxing or ownership inscription. Unpaginated. Comprises 43 captioned full-page sketches.
Published : James Mckelvie & Sons, Greenock 1886, First Edition
£95.00
Softback. A very good copy in wraps which have one closed tear on the back cover. A lovely clean tight copy. Pp.[xiv],69. An anthology of verse concerning or connected in some way with Glenesk and district.
Published : Privately Published for the Glenesk Trust 1962,
£10.00
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in the original cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Small closed tear in spine cloth. No. 441 of 525 copies. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.viii,[iv],523. 8 full-page tissue-guarded plartes. One double-page map. Includes a genealogy of the Clan Farquharson.
Published : New Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1901, First Edition
£90.00
4to. A good copy in a half vellum binding lettered in gilt on the spine. Internally very good. Top edge gilt. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Pp.xv,167. Photogravure frontispiece after a drawing by Sir. J.E. Millais, 8 photogravure plates, 2 colour plates and 50 illustrations from the author's drawings and from photographs.
Published : Longmans Green & Co, London 1901, First Edition
£60.00
Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A clean copy without ownershipo inscription or other marking. Unopened. Pp.lxxii,323. Described as "the first book issued which contains authentic details of the imports, exports, and home trade of a busy Scottish seaport between 1587 and 1630."
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1898, First Edition
£40.00
Hardback. In the original dark blue cloth which is quite badly damp-faded to the spine (although the lettering is quite readable). Internally very good and unopened. Pp.xlvi,194. Frontispiece and two other illustrations. Introduction and Notes by the editor. Illustrates the social life of the Scottish upper classes in the 1680's.
Published : T & A Constable for the Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1890, First Edition
£10.00
Hardback. A good copy in cream cloth. Spine darkened with lettering difficult to read. Top edge gilt. Bookplate. A little foxing. Pp.xix,490. 36 illustrations. Part I of the book consists of essays on Buchanan and Part II contains examples of his own writings in Latin with English translation.
Published : W.C. Henderson & Son, University Press, St. Andrews 1907, First Edition
£15.00
Illustrated by Robert Eadie.
Nd. c. 1926. A very good copy. Upper board a little marked. This is number 343 of a limited edition of 500 copies on hand-made paper. 16 full-page tipped-in illustrations of Glasgow scenes with a brief commentary on the facing page.
Published : H&J Pillans & Wilson, First Edition
£25.00
Hardback. 4to. A good plus copy in a full brown morocco binding lettered in gilt on the spine and with Dundee's crest in gilt on the upper and lower boards. Spine a little rubbed and some wear to board tips. Top edge gilt. Patterned end-papers. Pp.viii,347 + 1 page "Corrections and Additions." Frontispiece. Many of the entries contain a good amount of information on the burgess concerned. Also has a list of provosts, deans of guild and treasurers of Dundee, the provosts going back to 1286.
Published : Provost, Magistrates and Town Council, Dundee 1887, First Edition
£50.00
Hardback. A good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt. Half inch tear in cloth at join of spine and lower board. Moderate foxing to early pages and foxing to two plates but overall this is a decent copy. Hinges sound. Pp.xi,313 + 2pp of author's works and 24 pages of adverts. Three plates. Preface by the author's widow.
Published : Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh 1864, First Edition
£30.00
A very good copy in green pebbled cloth, the only fault being small tears in the cloth at the spine ends. Pp.xiii,495 + 16pp. adverts. These essays were originally published in the "Witness" newspaper and were brought together for publication in book form after the author's death.
Published : Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh 1862, First Edition
£30.00
A very good copy in laminated boards. 112pp. Plates. Drawings by Elliot Rudie.
Published : Skilton & Shaw, London 1979, First Edition
£6.00
Softback. A very good copy. Small ownership label. 59 pages. A short story of crofting life in Caithness.
Published : Published By th Author 1985, First Edition
£7.00
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