Home
Terms Of Sale
Links

Archaeology ( 34 )
Art / Architecture ( 197 )
Biography / Autobiography ( 328 )
Children ( 420 )
Country Life / Sports ( 111 )
England & Wales ( 218 )
First Editions ( 324 )
Foreign Countries ( 313 )
Illustrated ( 279 )
Ireland ( 85 )
Literature / Fiction ( 354 )
Maritime / Naval ( 153 )
Military ( 409 )
Miscellaneous ( 234 )
Mountaineering ( 71 )
Natural History / Botany ( 192 )
Religion ( 200 )
Science / Medicine ( 220 )
Scotland ( 1225 )
Sport ( 119 )
The Arts ( 145 )
Transport ( 61 )

Ian@BlacketBooks.co.uk

Blacket Books
1 Leadervale Terrace
Edinburgh
EH16 6NX
Scotland

Within UK :
0131 666 1542
Outwith UK :
44 131 666 1542

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy without foxing, ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xxviii,189. First published for the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society in 1904 this edition is photographically reprinted with additions including entries for books published in 1700.
Published : National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh 1970,
£15.00

A good copy. 73pp. Illustrated. Includes essays on the village of Temple, the Laird O' Cockpen, Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey etc. Scarce.
Published : Privately Published 1897, First Edition
£18.00

A very good copy in a soft dark leather binding which is scuffed and worn at the top of the spine. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 40 pages. 6 illustrations. Recollections of mid-19th century life in a boarding school in (I assume) Aberdeen. Uncommon.
Published : Privately Published, Aberdeen 1885, First Edition
£18.00

. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a fair dustwrapper which is rather heavily foxed on the rear panel and with some edge wear and tear. Bookplate. Heavy fore-edge and top edge foxing. 302 pages. 2 maps. An uncommon title.
Published : Allenson & Co, London 1936, First Edition
£35.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has minor edge tears. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.viii,199. Essays on Scott as a historian and as a writer of historical fiction.
Published : The Edina Press, Edinburgh 1981, First Edition
£6.00

Hardback. Red cloth with maroon leather spine. Part of top inch of spine is missing but all lettering is present. All edges gilt. Internally very good. Marbled end-papers. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. Pp.viii,113. Frontispiece and 22 illustrations.
Published : Privately Printed, Edinburgh 1910, First Edition
£8.00

Hardback. A very good copy in maroon quarter leather with red cloth boards. All edges gilt. Gift inscription. Pp.viii,113. Frontispiece and 22 illustrations.
Published : Privately Printed, Edinburgh 1910, First Edition
£14.00

Hardback. A good plus copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little wear to board edges. Small label on front pastedown saying the book was presented by the executor of Dr. Annie I. Dunlop O.B.E. and stamp on verso of title page of a St. Andrews University House library. Pp.xlii,370.
Published : Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1926, First Edition
£20.00

A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Foxing to end-papers and ownership inscription on front end-paper. Otherwise clean internally. Pp.ix,221. This is one of two Scotttish monastic chronicles surviving from the 12th and 13th centuries. Contains the first accurate text and with an English transltion from 1065-66 onwards. With some additional Notes by Alan Orr Anderson.
Published : T. & A. Constable for the Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1938, First Edition
£24.00

4to. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 578pp. 4 illustrations. Described as "A Quatercentenary Tribute paid by certtain of her professors and of her devoted sons".
Published : Aberdeen Universoty Press 1906, First Edition
£25.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine and with Aberdeen University's coat of arms in gilt on upper board. Piece cut from front end-paper. Some foxing to first few pages. Pp.ix,396. Frontispiece and six tissue-guarded plates.
Published : Aberdeen University Press 1902, First Edition
£15.00

Softback. Oblong 8vo. A good copy with scratch marks on lower cover. Pp.vii,72. 25 figures. An exhibition catalogue to mark the 250th anniversary of the Foundation of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Edinburgh.
Published : Royal Scottiish Museum, Edinburgh 1976, First Edition
£7.00

Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 278 pages. Gives brief details of 1374 Instruments together with an index of names.
Published : Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh 1908, First Edition
£25.00

Nd. c.1865. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt and black on the upper board. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. No ownership inscription. Very little foxing. Pp.vi,100. Nine mounted photographs including frontispiece. Scarce in first edition. The Formartine and Buchan railway was opened in sections between 1861 and 1903. It closed to passenger serbvices in 1965 and to freight services in 1979.
Published : The "Sentinel" Office, Peterhead, First Edition
£125.00

A very good two volume set in very good dustwrappers which are complete and untorn. Limited to 600 sets. A clean set with no ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.clviii,604;pp.xix,[vii],805. Frontispiece to Vol. One. This edition has a Preface by Marjorie Anderson, a Bibliographical Supplement and Corrections, originally compiled by Alan Orr Anderson, re-edited by Marjorie Anderson. An indispensable work for the study of medieval Scottish history. [Please note these two heavy volumes will require extra postage].
Published : Paul Watkins, Stamford 1990,
£84.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. Signed by the author. Also a lengthy gift inscription (not by the author) on the front free endpaper. Pp.[viii],57. Illustrations of churches at end. A history of two communities in the Scottish Borders.
Published : New Horizon 1984, First Edition
£16.00

Hardback. 4to. No. 441 of 525 copies. A very good copy in the original cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A little rubbing to spine. No ownership inscription. Pp.xvii,399. 4 tissue-guarded plates including coloured frontispiece. Index of names. Covers the period from 1495 to 1860.
Published : New Spalding Club, Aberdeen 1893, First Edition
£38.00

Hardback. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Pp.vi,[4],384. "An authoritative history of Scottish secondary and university education between the 1820s and 1914."
Published : Oxford University Press 1983, First Edition
£35.00

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a single one inch edge tear. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.vi,[4],384. Described as "an authoritative history of Scottish secondary and university education between the 1820s and 1914."
Published : Oxford University Press 1983, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. A near very good copy in the original attractively blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt decoration and title on the upper board. Hinges professionally strengthened. Small ownership inscription on front fixed end-paper. Pp.viii,110 + 2pp Appendix. Prefatory letter by the Rev. Dr. Guthrie. This was an attempt to describe the condition of the poor in mid-Victorian Edinburgh in the hope that more effort would be put into improving their condition. A scarce title in first edition.
Published : John Menzies / Simpkin, Marshall & Co, Edinburgh / London 1867, First Edition
£45.00

Hardback. Ex Western Isles library with withdrawn stamps and number in white on spine but otherwise a very decent copy. Pp.viii,400. Includes "Jacobite Papers at Avignon", "Marchmont Correspondence relating to the '45", and "Two Fragments of Autobiography by James Keith, 10th Earl Marischal of Scotland".
Published : Printed at the University Press By T & A Constable for the Scottish History Society, Edinburgh 1933, First Edition
£10.00

Hardback. A good plus copy in a good dustwrapper which has a smallish chip and edge tears. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. There is some rubbing and fading towards the top of the boards. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 32 pages. Poems in Scots and English. An uncommon title especially in dustwrapper.
Published : The Porpoise Press, Edinburgh 1927, First Edition
£45.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.ix,309. 4 illustrations. A detailed examination of the 18th century revival in Scottish poetry. Shows that Burns weas a well-read ,cultured man of high principles, great strength of purpose and much wisdom.
Published : Aberdeen University Press 1969, First Edition
£12.00

A good copy in wrappers. 36pp. This is a single long poem in Scots projecting the author in the solitude of the mountains and during watches on the sea.
Published : M. MacDonald, Edinburgh 1968, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp.vii,258. Provides a detailed comparison between decision-making in Scottish children's panels and in English juvenile courts together with a study of the legal philosophy underlying each system.
Published : Edinburgh University Press 1983, First Edition
£40.00

4to. A very good copy. Softcover. Previous owner's blind stamp. 224pp. Illustrated. Accounts of their war experiences by soldiers from north east Scotland.
Published : Aberdeen City Council, First Edition
£18.00

Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which is a little worn at the edges and with a not very intrusive stain on the back cover. Signed by the author. 144 pages. Illustrated. A pioneering work which attempts to produce a comprehensive list of the postmarks of Scotland as a whole up to 1808.
Published : Privately Published 1978, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. A good copy in a half leather binding with marbled boards. Spine lettered in gilt and with five raised bands. Boards fairly worn with one inch tear in leather at join of spine and upper board. No ownership inscription. 282 pages. The Lays relate to episodes of Scottish history and each is preceded by an essay or note on the historical episode concerned.
Published : William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh 1849, First Edition
£9.00

A good copy in dark blue cloth showing a little wear at spine ends. Small owership inscription. Pp.x,105. The book is the text of the Rhind Lectures in Archaeology for 1900.
Published : David Douglas, Edinburgh 1901, First Edition
£20.00

Hardbacks. A very good two volume set in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. A clean set without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.563;537. Folding frontispiece to each volume. Index of persons and index of places.
Published : Grampian Club, London 1875, First Edition
£24.00

Hardback. 4to. A good copy in cream cloth boards decorated in gilt on the upper board and lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine. Bookplate. 166 pages. Numerous illustrations throughout + 40 plates at the end including three in colour. Colour frontispiece and further colour illustration of the Tara Brooch. An important and influential book which contributed to the revival of interest in Celtic art.
Published : William MacLellan, Glasgow 1951, First Edition
£70.00

A very good copy in card covers. 28pp. Front end-paper map.
Published : Privately Published 2003, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in stapled card covers. 88pp. Map end-papers. Many tables. Background, occupation, marital status etc of the population of certain areas of Edinburgh as revealed in the 1901 census.
Published : Privately Published 2002, First Edition
£9.00

A very good copy. Paperback. 206pp. 14 illustrations.
Published : Green Leaf Press, California 1982, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. A little wear to board tips. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. Not foxed. Hinges sound. Pp.xviii,509 + 5pp Index. Numerous illustrations including map frontispiece. A history of the Burgh of Portobello and the parish of Duddingston in which it is situated.
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1898, First Edition
£25.00

A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Front upper hinge cracked. Small ownership inscription. Pp.xviii,509 + 5pp index. Illustrations and maps. A comprehensive local history.
Published : Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh 1898, First Edition
£24.00

A good copy in card covers with dark blue cloth spine. Ownership name at top of upper board and at top of title page. Endpapers browned. 61 pages + adverts.
Published : Andrew Baxendine, Edinburgh 1901,
£20.00

A good copy in green cloth with title-pieces to spine (rather worn) and front board. Pp.vii,174 + 2pp publisher's adverts. Folding frontispiece map. Some pencilling to text and rear end-paper. The author was professor of Botany at Edinburgh University.
Published : Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh 1863, First Edition
£18.00

Illustrated by Alex. A. Ritchie.
A good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine. Small ex libris plate on front fixed end-paper. 312 pages. 13 plates + smaller engravings.
Published : Seton & Mackenzie, Edinburgh 1869,
£30.00

Illustrated by Walter R, POaton, R.S.A. Sam Bough,A.R.S.A. W.F.Vallance and Other Artists.
Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in publisher's green cloth with illustration and title in gilt on front board and with gilt logo of Mr. Gibb's School Picardy Place on rear board. Some wear to board tips. All edges gilt. Prize label on front fixed end-paper. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Fine illustrations in black and white with accompanying text and poetry. The book was intended as a souvenir of Scotland. Uncommon in first edition.
Published : T. And A. Constable at Edinburgh University Press for the Author, Edinburgh 1873, First Edition
£42.00

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt and attractively decorated in gilt on upper board. All edges gilt. Prize label on front fixed end-paper from a "private school for the daughters of gentlemen". A little foxing. Unpaginated - approx. 86 pages. Illustrations of Scottish scenes throughout engraved by Ballingall and drawn by Sam Bough and other artists with accompanying text and poetry. "In the present work, intended as a Souvenir of Scotland, I have endeavoured to portray some of the more remarkable Scenes of Scottish Story."
Published : Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh 1874, First Edition
£30.00

Hardback. 4to. Undated, A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is a little marked on the front panel. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Unpaginated. Many illustrations. This is an edited facsimile reprint of "The Shores of Fife" which was published in 1872 and edited by William Ballingall.
Published : Lang Syne Publishers Ltd., Newtongrange, Midlothian,
£18.00

4to. A very good copy in a ring-bind format. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xii,71. Figures, text maps and tables.
Published : Brathay Hall Trust 1981, First Edition
£10.00

A good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Pp.xv,304. 20 illustrations. Two newspaper cuttings taped to pages.
Published : Marshall Brothers, London 1927,
£8.00

A good copy in light blue cloth which is unevenly darkened on the spine. Pp.x,264. An interesting book about the remaining traces of the pre-reformation Catholic Church in Scotland. Chapters on hospitals, fairs, holy wells etc.
Published : Sands & Co 1914, First Edition
£20.00

Illustrated by William Hole.
4to. This is no. 275 of 550 copies of the large paper edition. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Gift inscription on front end-paper. Pp.xiv,217. 18 tissue-guarded etchings. Tales of "Thrums" (i.e. Barrie's home town of Kirriemuir) told in Scots.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London 1892,
£110.00

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a few edge tears. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Fold-out colour rfrontispiece, full-page colour illustrations and black and white illustrations. This book contains most of the prints from Delavault's "Pictures of Old Inverness" published in 1903 together with several others. "The text of the Delavault book has been revised and where necessary amended and brought up to date." An attractive book.
Published : Robt. Carruthers & Sons, Inverness 1967,
£35.00

Hardback. A very good, bright copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xciv,[ii],526. Three maps. A detailed study of the Scolttish War of Independence which culminated in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. This second edition has a new and lengthy Introduction.
Published : Robert Carruthers & Sons, Inverness 1934,
£25.00