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Meiklejohn Grace - The Settlements and Roads of Scotland: A Study in Human Geography

Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. A nice, clean, copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xv,144. 20 full-page plates. 15 illustrations in text. Road map of Scotland in front pocket. Geological map of Scotland in rear pocket.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1927, First Edition
£16.00

Methven Cathcart W. - Sketches of Greenock and Its Harbours in 1886

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

Michie Greta (Editor) - A Glen Anthology

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

Michie, Rev. John Grant (Editor) - The Records of Invercauld MDXLVII- MDCCCXXVIII

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

Millais John Guille - The Wildfowler in Scotland

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
£150.00

Millar A H. (Editor) - The Compt Buik of David Wedderburne Merchant of Dundee 1587-1630 Together with the shipping Lists of Dundee 1580-1618

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

Millar A.H. (editor) - The Book of Record a Diary Written By Patrick First Earl of Strathmore and Other Documents Relating to Glamis Castle 1684-1689

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

Millar D.A. (Editor) - George Buchanan: a Memorial 1506-1906

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

Millar Robins (Foreword) - Glasgow Its Character Romance and Charm

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

Millar, A.H. - Roll of Eminent Burgesses of Dundee 1513-1886

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

Miller Hugh - Edinburgh and Its Neighbourhood Geological And Historical with the Geology of the Bass Rock

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

Miller Hugh - Essays Historical and Biographical, Political and Social, Literary and Scientific

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
£40.00

Miller James - Caithness

A very good copy in laminated boards. 112pp. Plates. Drawings by Elliot Rudie.
Published : Skilton & Shaw, London 1979, First Edition
£6.00

Miller James - Dougie Episodes in the Life of a Caithness Crofter.

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

Miller Ronald (Editor) - The Third Statistical Account of Scotland: The County of Orkney

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xiv,[1],256. Map. 19 photographs. A parish by parish account of Orkney in the 1950's with an updating Introduction written in 1983.
Published : Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh 1985, First Edition
£25.00

Miller William (Edited, with an Introduction, By Robert Ford) - Willie Winkie and Other Songs and Poems

Hardback. A very good copy in light blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. No ownership inscription and only a little foxing. Pp.xxviii,83. Portrait of author and one other illustration. Poems and songs, in Scots and English, including some for children and with a Memoir of the author.
Published : Alexander Gardner, Paisley 1902,
£14.00

Miller, A.L. - Notes on the Early History and Records of The Lodge, Aberdeen

Hardback. A near very good copy in the original cloth. A little wear to board tips and spine ends. No ownership inscription and not foxed. 74 pages. Frontispiece and 12 illustrations. Gives the early history of one of the oldest Masonic Lodges in Scotland.
Published : Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen 1919, First Edition
£25.00

Mills, John - Rosehaugh: a House of Its Time

Hardback. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear. Signed on rear end-paper by all four authors. 217 pages. A record of the history of a magnificent house on the Black Isle in Scotland which was demolished in 1959. Only 200 copies of the hardback edition of this book were published.
Published : Avoch Heritage Association 1996, First Edition
£40.00

Milne E. O'H - Wi Lowin Fin

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's brown cloth with title in gilt on front board and spine. Small neat ownership inscription on front endpaper. 53 pages + 11 page glosssary. Very good dustwrapper showing a little wear and tear at spine ends. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. A nice copy.
Published : The Shetland Times Ltd, Shetland 1962, First Edition
£12.00

Milne Robert (Editor) - The Blackfriars of Perth: The Chartulary and Papers of Their House

4to. A good copy in fawn boards which are darkened on the spine and somewhat marked. Internally very good. This is no. 215 of 250 copies. Pp.xliii,290. Six illustrations including folding map. An account of the blackfriar or dominican "house" in Perth which was founded in AD 1231 and lasted for a period of 328 years. Includes an Introduction by the editor.
Published : David Douglas, Edinburgh 1893, First Edition
£65.00

Mitchell Ian - Mountain Footfalls a Calendar of the Scottish Hills

A very good copy. Paperback. Pp.x,125. Illustrated. Further adventures in the bothies and on the hills of Scotland by the co-author of the classic "Mountain Days and Bothy Nights".
Published : Mercat Press, Edinburgh 1996, First Edition
£7.00

Mitchell, Audrey - Kelso Abbey : A Layman's Guide

Softback. A fine copy. 80 pages. Illustrated. Gives a summary of the abbey's history, a short biography of the founder, a desciption of the buildings and possessions of the abbey etc.
Published : Privately Published 2001, First Edition
£5.00

Mitchell, Joseph - Reminiscences of My Life in the Highlands Volume Two

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 268 pages. First published in 1884, this reprint has a new Introduction, corrigenda and index. Volume Two covers Mitchell's career as a railway engineer.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1971,
£12.00

Moffatt William - Mostly Shetlanders

Hardback. This is an inscribed presentation copy from the author with the inscription being dated July 1959. A good plus copy in publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on front board and spine. 139 pages. In a just about good dustwrapper which is chipped at the spine ends and with internal repairs. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. The author is a Shetlander and "in this book he recalls his observations, as a youth, of some of the animals which fascinated him."
Published : The Mitre Press, London 1957, First Edition
£20.00

Monteath John - Dunblane Traditions; Being a Series of Warlike and Legendary Narratives , Biographical Sketches of Eccentric Characters Etc. ---to Which is Added an Appendix of Original Poems and Songs

A very good copy. Paper title-label a little worn and not quite complete at one edge. Neat ownership inscription on front free end-paper. 135 pages. Frontispiece and one other illustration. Originally published in 1835 the book is divided into four sections entitled "Warlike Tales and Anecdotes," Legendary Tales," "Biographical Sketches" and "Original Poetry." Also included is a list of subscribers to the 1835 edition.
Published : John Miller, Glasgow 1887,
£30.00

Monteath John - Dunblane Traditions; Being a Series of Warlike and Legendary Narratives, Biographical Sketches of Eccentric Characters Etc--to Which is Added an Appendix of Original Poems and Songs

A good copy in blue cloth. Small tear at head of spine. The paper title piece is worn and difficult to read. Internally very good. 135 pages (including list of subscribers). Frontispiece. The book, which was first published in 1835, is said to have been "compiled from anecdotes gleaned from the tales of old people in Dunblane and vicinity". Includes anecdotes of "The Forty-Five".
Published : John Miller, Glasgow 1887,
£20.00

Montgomerie Alexander (Edited By George Stevenson) - Poems of Alexander Montgomerie and Other Pieces from Laing MS. No. 447 Supplementary Volume

A very good copy in green cloth boards with maroon leather spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Some edge and end-paper foxing. No ownership inscription. Pp.lxv,392. Three folding facsimiles.
Published : William Blackwood and Sons for the Scottish Text Society, Edinburgh 1910,
£38.00

Montgomery, Capt. Alexander - The Cherrie and the Slae, with Other Poems with Large Notes Selected and Arranged By the Publisher Together with a Memoir of the Author's Life

A good copy in the original paper covers which are somewhat soiled. 76 pages. One of the most famous of 16th century Scottish poems this edition is said to be the first to be published in the South of Scotland. Uncommon in the original paper covers.
Published : John Nicholson, Kirkcudbright 1842,
£40.00

Moody, David - Scottish Towns : A Guide for Local Historians

Softback. A very good copy. 190 pages. Maps. Illustrations. The history and topography of Scottish towns and how to research them.
Published : B. T. Batsford, London 1992, First Edition
£6.00

Mooney John (Editor) - Charters and Other Records of the City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall with the Treaty of 1468 Between Denmark and Scotland

Nd. c.1949? Overall a good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt but there is a one inch wide damp faded line down the rear board with one or two spots on the spine. Internally very good. Pp.xix,126 + 10 illustrations and a folding map at the end of the book.
Published : Published for the Provost Magistrates and Councillors, First Edition
£18.00

Mooney John (Editor) - Charters and Other Records of the City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall with the Treaty of 1468 Between Denmark and Scotland

Hardback. Nd. c.1948. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt in a very good, price-clipped, dustwrapper. This is a presentation copy from the Provost. Magistrates and Councillors of Kirkwall and is signed by the Provost and bears the Kirkwall seal on the front end-paper. Pp.xix,126 + 10 illustrations and folding map at end. A nice copy.
Published : Published for the Provost, Magistrates and Councillors, Kirkwall, First Edition
£38.00

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