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Normand Tom - Scottish Photography: A History

Hardback. A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper which has one small edge tear. Signed by the author on the title page. No ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.188 + 3pp index. 142 illustrations including colour.
Published : Luath Press Ltd, Edinburgh 2007, First Edition
£15.00

Norris Pipe Major W. - The Glendaruel Collection: Bagpipe Music Comprising Marches, Strathspeys & Reels

Nd. c. 1951? Internally good but paper covers are rather worn, marked and torn with ink blot at top corner of first few pages. 61pp. Includes 24 Marches, 12 Strathspeys and 12 Reels.
Published : Mozart Allan, Glasgow,
£15.00

Nuttall, David R. H. (Editor) - Hawick in the 20th Century

Hardback. A fine copy. Pp.viii,219. Numerous illustrations. Described as "a unique insight into life in Hawick in the 20th century."
Published : Hawick Callants Club, Hawick 2004, First Edition
£16.00

Ogilvie, Will H. - My Lie in the Open

Hardback. A near very good copy in the original cloth which is lettered in gilt on the spine. A little wear to board tips and spine ends. Top edge gilt. Neat ownership inscription on front fixed end-paper. Pp.xii,303. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Covers the author's life in various countries but the main sections are on the Australian bush and the Scottish Borders.
Published : T. Fisher Unwin, London 1908, First Edition
£60.00

Oliver John W. And Smith J.C. (Editors) - A Scots Anthology from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is frayed and torn at the head of the spine. Some fore-edge foxing. Ppxxxvii,518. Title page designed by Joan Hassall. This is a book of poems in Scots from the 13th to the 20th century.
Published : Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh 1949, First Edition
£6.00

Oliver, Mrs. Of Thornwood - Hawick and the Borders Three Hundred Years Ago

Hardback. A good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on upper board. Inscribed "with the author's king regards." 80 pages. Corner torn from p.79/80 but only two letters (and no words) have been lost. This was a Paper read before the Hawick Archaeological Society on 10th March 1875 and published at the Society's request.
Published : James Haining & Co, Hawick 1875, First Edition
£50.00

Olsen, Judy - Old Jedburgh

Softback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy. 48 pages. A book of photographs of Jedburgh in days gone by.
Published : Stenlake Publishing 2003, First Edition
£10.00

Olsen, Judy - Old Melrose, St Boswells and Bowden

Softback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy. 48 pages. A photographic record.
Published : Stenlake Publishing 2005, First Edition
£9.00

Omand Donald (Editor) - The Argyll Book

Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy with no ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xiv,304. 42 plates. 30 figures. 11 maps. An excellent introduction to one of the most beautiful and interesting parts of Scotland.
Published : Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh 2004, First Edition
£15.00

Omand Donald (Editor) - The Borders Book

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.xvi,272. 34 plates. 12 figures. A collection of essays which "provides the definitive story of the Scottish Borders".
Published : Birlinn, Edinburgh 1995, First Edition
£14.00

Omand Donald (Editor) - The Moray Book

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Pp.xiv,307. 33 illustrations. 13 figures. A study, by a team of writers, of the history, traditions, industry and natural environment of the District of Moray in north-east Scotland.
Published : Paul Harris Publishing, Edinburgh 1976, First Edition
£20.00

Or Gavin - Tapestry of Tillypronie

Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the upper board. In a just about good dustwrapper which shows some edge wear and tear and some sellotape repairs but which is virtually complete. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 101 pages. Illustrations. Maps. Addendum page loosely laid in. A compilation of material about the area around the estate of Tillypronie on Donside.
Published : Privately Published 1971, First Edition
£25.00

Oram, Richard - The Lordship of Galloway

Softback. A very good copy. Ownership inscription on title page. Pp.xxiv,318. 11 photographic illustrations. 8 maps. 2 family trees. The book "offers a new interpretation of the origins and development of the kingdom or lordship of Galloway" covering the period from the 10th to the 13th centuries.
Published : John Donald Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh 2000, First Edition
£30.00

Owen, D.D.R. - William the Lion, 1143-1214: Kingship and Culture

Hardback. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Pp.xiv,218. 11 illustrations. 2 maps. Genealogical tree. "This is the first biography of independent Scotland's longest-reigning monarch."
Published : Tuckwell Press Ltd, East Linton 1997, First Edition
£15.00

Pagan John H. - Annals of Ayr in The Olden Time 1560-1692

Hardback. A very good copy in the original cloth. 117 pages. 4 illustrations.
Published : Alex. Fergusson, Ayr 1897, First Edition
£35.00

Parry His Honour Sir Edward - The Persecution of Mary Stewart the Queen's Cause: a Study in Criminology

Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Ownership inscription of George Scott Moncrieff. Pp.xvii,364. 8 plates. The story (and a vindication) of Mary Queen of Scots.
Published : Cassell, London 1931, First Edition
£10.00

Paterson James - James the Fifth: The "Gudeman of Ballangeich:" His Poetry and Adventures

Hardback. A fair copy in mauve boards. Spine darkened with wear to ends and edges. New front end-paper. Lacks rear end-paper. Upper rear hinge cracked. Ink writing on rear fixed end-paper. Pp.viii,305. This is a biography of King James Fifth of Scotland who wrote poetry and went among the people as "the gudeman of Ballangeich". An uncommon title.
Published : William P. Nimmo, Edinburgh 1861, First Edition
£18.00

Paterson John - Wamphray : Pages from the History and Traditions of a Famous Parish in Upper Annandale

Hardback. A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xiii,[3],206. Frontispiece and five illustrations. Chapters on history, farm life, the parish school, departed industries of the olden times etc. A fairly uncommon parish history.
Published : Published for the Author By James Halliday, Lockerbie 1906, First Edition
£32.00

Paterson John - Wamphray: Pages from the History and Traditions of a Famous Parish in Upper Annandale

Hardback. A good plus copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Previous owner's inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.xiii[iii],206 + corrections/errata leaf tipped-in at end. Frontispiece and five illustrations with tissue-guards. Chapters on history, farm life, the parish school, departed industries of the olden times etc.
Published : Published for the Author By James Halliday, Lockerbie 1906, First Edition
£30.00

Paterson Rev. N. - The Manse Garden

Illustrated by Margaret Waterfield.
Nd. c.1926? A very good copy in a fair dustwrapper which is virtually complete but with some internal repairs. 181 pages. Four attractive, tipped-in colour plates by Margaret Waterfield.
Published : Foulis, London, First Edition
£12.00

Paterson, Rev. T. Whyte - The Wyse-Sayin's O' Solomon the Proverbs Rendered in Scots

Hardback. A very good copy in light brown cloth lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xi,184.
Published : Alexander Gardner, Paisley 1916, First Edition
£10.00

Patey, Tom - One Man's Mountains: Essays and Verses

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is price-clipped but otherwise complete and untorn. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. 287 pages. Illustrations and diagrams. Patey was one of Scotland's best-known mountaineers of the second half of the 20th century and one of the few who could write well on the subject.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1971, First Edition
£24.00

Paton, E. Richmond and Pike, Oliver G - The Birds of Ayrshire

Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt.The book has been tied tightly with string at some point leaving crease marks on the spine and the rear board. Neat ownership inscription on front end-paper. Some edge foxing but largely clean internally. Pp.xxi,228. Folding map. Coloured frontispiece and 24 black and white plates. Smaller line drawings.
Published : H. F. & G. Witherby, London 1929, First Edition
£28.00

Paul Rev. William - Past and Present of Aberdeenshire or Reminiscences of Seventy Years

A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the upper board. Pp.viii,160. Photographic frontispiece. Some pencilled sidelining in text. Some foxing.
Published : Lewis Smith and Son, Aberdeen 1881, Second Edition
£11.00

Paul W. Pratt - The Lowland Regiments Lions Rampant

A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 186pp. Illustrated. A history of the Scottish lowland regiments.
Published : Impulse Books, Aberdeen 1972, First Edition
£9.00

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