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Saxby J.M.E. - The Lads of Lunda

Hardback. Undated but school prize label on front fixed end-paper is dated 1902. A good copy in decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Pp.viii,261 + adverts. 4 plates. Map. Stories set in Shetland.
Published : James Nisbet & Co, London,
£9.00

Saxby, Jessie M. - Daala-Mist; or, Stories of Shetland

Illustrated by John T. Reid.
Hardback. A poor copy which has been rebound in black cloth. Remains of a label on upper board. Wear to board tips. Ownership inscription. Lacks all before title page. Pp.viii,[iv], 314 + one page publisher's adverts. 13 of 15 illustrations lacking the frontispiece and the illustration at page 233. A reading copy.
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1876, First Edition
£20.00

Schofield William Henry - Mythical Bards and the Life of William Wallace

A very good copy in maroon cloth which is a little worn at the spine ends. Ownership inscription. Pp.xiii,381. This is an academic study of "The Life of William Wallace" by Blind Harry.
Published : Harvard University Press 1920, First Edition
£15.00

Scotland A.W. et al (Editors) - The Streets of Edinburgh

Softback. A very good copy. The paper covers have been laminated by a previous iwner. Ownership inscription. 287 pages. 300 illustrations and maps. Explains the origins and derivations of the streets and closes of Edinburgh. There are a small number of ink annotations by the previous owner who was herself an author of Edinburgh local history works.
Published : Edinburgh Impressions 1984, First Edition
£14.00

Scott Moncrieff M.C. - Makers of Scotland Book 1 Earliest Times to 1093, Book 11 1093-1603

A very good copy. Spine a little faded but lettering clear. Inscribed presentation copy from author.Two volumes in one. Pp.96,127. Many illustrations.
Published : Oxford University Press 1940,
£8.00

Scott Paul Henderson - Walter Scott and Scotland

A very good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper which is a little faded on the spine. 99pp. Frontispiece. This is a study of the effect on Scott and his writing of Scotland's loss of independence.
Published : William Blackwood, Edinburgh 1981, First Edition
£6.00

Scott Roy - The Trades House of Glasgow: 50 Years of Deacon Conveners

Hardback. Nd. c.2003? A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. Inscribed by the author. Pp.vi,362. Many illustrations in colour and black and white. Errata slip. Records the recent history of the Trades House and honours the 36 Deacon Conveners between 1950 and 2000.
Published : Published By the Author, Glasgow, First Edition
£20.00

Scott Tom - Dunbar a Critical Exposition of the Poems

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Smallish ownership inscription hidden by inner flap of wrapper. Pp.ix,389. This is the first complete critical study of the poems of William Dunbar, Scotland's greatest medieval poet.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1966, First Edition
£8.00

Scott Tom - Dunbar a Critical Exposition of the Poems

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper a bit marked on the spine and the upper board. Previous owner's name and address on f.e.p. 389pp. This is the first complete critical study of the poems of William Dunbar.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1966, First Edition
£5.00

Scott Walter and Palmer Richard - The Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Shetland Islands

A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.ix,468. Colour frontispiece and 16 colour plates. 26 maps. Lists 827 species with distribution, habitat and frequency of each. Described as "the most complete account of the higher plants of the Shetland Islands that has yet appeared."
Published : Shetland Times Ltd., Lerwick 1987, First Edition
£45.00

Scott, Alex R - Ours the Harvest: A Life of Charles Murray

A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing, or other marking. Pp.xii,227. Illustrations. Map. A life of the Alford-born Scots poet.
Published : Charles Murray Memorial Fund, Aberdeen 2004,
£10.00

Scott, Hew - Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae : The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation Volume IV Synods of Argyll and of Perth and Stirling

Softback. Nd. A very good copy. 414 pages. This is a modern reprint which contains a "Printing Statement" to the effect that the quality of the printing leaves something to be desired. It is mostly readable but rather faint in places.
Published : Kessinger Publishing,
£15.00

Scott, Hew - Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation Volume II Synods of Merse and Teviotdale Dumfries, and Galloway

Hardback. A very good, bright copy in the original black cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Bevelled edges. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription, foxing or other internal marking. Pp.viii,468. Gives biographical information on ministers by synod and presbytery. Includes an index of parishes and chapels and an index of ministers. The remains of the dutwrapper are loosely inserted.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1917,
£50.00

Scott, Sir Walter - Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border : Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; With a Few of Modern Date Founded Upon Local Tradition

A very good two volume set in a contemporary full leather binding lettered in gilt on red title-pieces. Some tearing at the join of spine with boards on Volume II. Bookplate of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo on the front fixed end-paper of Volume I. Some pages show browning but overall a decent set internally and externally. Frontispiece to Volume I. Vol. I Pp.cxxxviii,[iv],258 + errata page. Vol. II, pp.[viii],392 + errata page. This collection of Border Ballads was compiled by Sir Walter Scott and published anonymously in the first edition. Photographs available on request.
Published : T. Cadell Jun. And W. Davies, London 1802, First Edition
£1,850.00

Scott, W.R. - Report to the Board of Agriculture for Scotland on Home Industries in the Highlands and Islands

A near very good copy which has been rebound in hard covers (without the original paper covers) lettered in gilt on the spine. New end-papers. Pp.ix,207. Map at rear. Contains a historical introduction on the development of industry in the Highlands and Islands followed by sections on the cottage tweed industry, Shetland hosiery, lace-making at Tarbert, Lochfyne, wicker-work and basketmaking, the kelp industry etc with a look at the prospects for these industries. Interesting and uncommon in first edition.
Published : His Majessty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh 1914, First Edition
£38.00

Scott,Hew - Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae The Succesion of Ministers in the Church of Scotland Since the Reformation Volume 1 Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale

Hardback. A very good copy except for some fading to the top three inches or so of the spine. The dustwrapper is present, but lacking the top three inches of the spine. Top edge gilt. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Pp.xviii,452. Frontispiece (which shows some staining). Arranged by presbytery and then alphabetically by church within the presbytery. Provides much useful information to the biographer, the genealogist and the historian. There is an index of parishes and chapels and an index of ministers.
Published : Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh 1915,
£48.00

Scott-Moncrieff, W.G. (Editor) - The Records of the Proceedings of the Justiciary Court Edinburgh Volume 1 1661-1669 and Volume 11 1669-1678

Hardbacks. A very good two volume set in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Volume 1, which is largely unopened, is an inscribed presentation copy from John W. Weston who owned the Manuscript from which these records are taken and who provided additional notes for these volumes. Vol. 1,pp.xxxiii,349; Vol. 11, pp.viii,352. The Justiciary Court (now the High Court of Justiciary) dealt with criminal proceedings in pre-union Scotland.
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1905, First Edition
£50.00

Scrope William - Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. No ownership inscription. A little edge foxing. Pp.xvii,[2],298. 13 lithographs. 9 vignettes. This is a facsimile of the 1843 edition.
Published : James Thin, Edinburgh 1975,
£20.00

Seath J.W. & R.E. - Dunbarney a Parish with a Past

A very good copy. Paperback. 128pp. Many illustrations. The history of a south Perthshire parish encompassing Bridge of Earn.
Published : Perth and Kinross District Libraries 1991,
£10.00

Sellar, E.M. - Recollections and Impressions

Hardback. Externally a very good copy in the original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Some internal and edge foxing. No ownership inscription. Pp.xii,[1],335 + 32pp publisher's catalogue. Frontispiece and eight illustrations. These are the recollections of a grandmother originally written for her grand-children. She was married to William Young Sellar, a professor at Edinburgh University for much of the second half of the 19th century, and she speaks of her contact with many well-known people of the time.
Published : William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London 1907,
£14.00

Seton, George - St. Kilda

A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. Lacks dustwrapper. Ownership inscription erased from front end-paper. Pp.xiv,346. 12 plates. This is a facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1878
Published : James Thin, the Mercat Press, Edinburgh 1980,
£14.00

Seton, George - The Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scotland

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Rear hinges tender. Pp.xxvii,548 + list of subscribers and publisher's adverts. 14 tissue-guarded plates including four in colour. 105 woodcuts in the text. A comprehensive account of heraldry in Scotland.
Published : Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh 1863, First Edition
£140.00

Sharp James J. - The Flower of Scotland: a History of Scottish Monarchy

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. 192pp. 33 illustrations. The story of Scottish monarchs from Kenneth MacAlpin to James VI.
Published : Melven Press, Perth 1981, First Edition
£6.00

Sharp L.W. (Editor) - Early Lettters of Robert Wodrow 1698-1709

Hardback. Ex Western Isles Library with withdrawn stamps and number in white on spine but otherwise a decent copy. Some spine lean. Pp.lvi,332.
Published : Printed at the University Press By T & A Constable for the Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1937, First Edition
£10.00

Shaw David - Tragedy of the Salmon: The Scottish Fishery and the 1986 Salmon Act

Hardback. A near fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Just a little bumped to lower board tips. Pp.xiv,341. Illustrations, maps and tables. A study of the decline of the wild Atlantic salmon and what might be done to remedy the situation.
Published : The Hillfield Press 1995, First Edition
£10.00

Shaw, Frances J. - The Northern and Western Islands of Scotland : Their Economy and Society in the Seventeenth Century

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.ix,270. 5 maps. 6 tables. A study of the 17th century economy and social structure of the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland
Published : John Donald, Edinburgh 1980, First Edition
£15.00

Shead, Norman F. (Editor) - Scottish Episcopal Acta Volume II the Early Thirteenth Century C.1200--c.1240

Hardback. A near fine copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Pp.lxxxix,482 + one page Addendum being corrections to volume I. Text in Latin and English. Includes short details of lost Acta, a glossary, an index of persons and places and an index of subjects.
Published : Scottish History Society 2020, First Edition
£25.00

Shearer John A. - Antiquities of Strathearn, with Historical and Traditionary Tales and Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Individuals Belonging to the District

16mo. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on upper board. All edges gilt. Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.[vi],94. This is a reprint of the first edition of 1836.
Published : D. Philips, Crieff 1881,
£30.00

Shennan Francis - Flesh and bones: The life, passions and legacies of John Napier

Softback. A near fine copy in a near fine slip-case. Pp.xix,156. 8 plates. The life, work and legacy of John Napier, Baron of Merchiston, who invented logarithms.
Published : Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh 1989, First Edition
£18.00

Shepherd Thomas - Rare Engravings of Old Edinburgh

4to. A very good copy. Softback. Unpaginated. Approx. 100pp. This is a collection of Shepherd's drawings of Edinburgh which were originally published in 1829 as "Modern Athens", together with the accompanying text.
Published : Lang Syne Publishers Ltd. 1980,
£12.00

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