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Rusk J. M. - History of the Parish and Abbey of Glen Luce with a Historical Commentary on the Settlement of the Romans in Galloway and the Introduction of Christianity Into Scotland

Hardback. A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper. Inscribed on front end-paper "With the author's compliments" followed by his initials. Pp.xv,147. 14 illustrations. Folding map at end.
Published : William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh 1930, First Edition
£30.00

Rusk J.M. - History of the Parish and Abbey of Glen Luce with a Historical Commentary on the Settlement of the Romans in Galloway and the Introduction of Christianity to Scotland

A very good copy in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. Ownership and gift inscription. A clean copy without foxing. Pp.xv,147. 14 illustrations. Folding map.
Published : William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh 1930, First Edition
£25.00

Russell James - Reminiscences of Yarrow

Illustrated by Tom Scott.
4to. A good copy in rather dull green boards which are lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. No.22 of 425 copies of the edition de luxe. List of subscribers at end. Pp.xxi,[3],340,vii. Frontispiece and 12 full-page illustrations. 8 illustrations in text.
Published : George Lewis & Son, Selkirk 1894, Edition De Luxe
£35.00

Russell Valerie - Shetland Ponies

Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 224 pages. Many black and white illustrations. Map.
Published : Whittet Books Ltd, Stowmarket, Suffolk 1998, Reprint
£12.00

Russell William - A History of Craigmillar Park Golf Club 1895-1995

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In a good plus dustwrapper which has one three-quarter inch tear on the rear panel. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.[viii],95. Numerous plates, mostly in colour. The history of an Edinburgh golf club.
Published : Craigmillar Park Golf Club, Edinburgh 1995, First Edition
£15.00

Russell, William - A History of Craigmillar Park Golf Club 1895-1995

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Pp.[viii],95. Numerous illustrations mostly in colour. The history of an Edinburgh golf club.
Published : Craigmillar Park Golf Club, Edinburgh 1995, First Edition
£20.00

Ruthen, Lord - Some Particulars of the Life of David Riccio, Chief Favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots. To Which is Added the Relation of His Death, Written By the Lord Ruthen, One of the Principals Concerned in That Action

Hardback. Small 4to. A good copy in a half-leather binding with marbled boards. Spine fairly heavly rubbed but title lettering clear. Top edge gilt. Bookplate. Marbled end-papers. Fairly heavy foxing to end-papers and frontispiece but otherwise quite clean. 35pp + one page Notes. Frontispiece of Riccio (or Rizio). Printer's device on title page.
Published : Robert Triphook, London 1815, First Edition
£75.00

Rutherford or Cockburn, Mrs. Alison (Notes By T. Craig-Brown) - Letters and Memoir of Her Own Life By Mrs. Alison Rutherford of Cockburn Also "felix" a Biographical Sketch and Various Songs

Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Top edge gilt. Black end-papers. Ownership inscription on half-title. Not foxed. Pp.xxxii,281. 10 illustrations. The letters and memoir of an 18th century Scots lady who was a friend of many eminent Scots including David Hume, Rovert Burns and Sir Waler Scott, who said she "spoke both wittily and well; and maintained an extensive correpondence which, if it continues to exist, must contain many things highly curious and interesting."
Published : David Douglas, Edinburgh 1900, First Edition
£50.00

Saint Columba (ascribed to): Translated By Edwin Morgan - The Maker on High

A fine copy in green sewn wrappers lettered in black. This is no. 134 of 300 copies and is signed by Edwin Morgan. An eight page poem ascribed from a very early date to Saint Columba. The poem is described as "a concentrated, relentless blast of fearful praise for the "altus prosator" of the opening line. Text in Latin and English.
Published : The Mariscat Press, Glasgow 1997, First Edition Thus
£28.00

Salmon Isabel - Looking Back at Caithness

Nd. c. 1975? Softcover. 20 pages. Poetry by an exile from Caithness, with some poems in English and others in the Caithness dialect.
Published : Privately Published, First Edition
£7.00

Salmon, Thomas James - Borrowstounness and District Being Historical Sketches of Kinneil, Carriden and Bo'ness c. 1550-1850

Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt. Fairly heavy edge foxing but largely clean internally. Pp.xi,476. Frontispiece and 26 illustrations. The history of a West Lothian parish.
Published : William Hodge & Co, Edinburgh and London 1913, First Edition
£65.00

Sandeman R.G. - A Mountaineer's Journal

Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt on the upper board. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which has minor chipping at top of the spine and a two inch closed edge tear. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 168 pages. 14 illustrations. A miscellany of British mountaineering experiences mainly in the Highlands of Scotland but also including chapters on Wales.
Published : The Druid Press, Carmarthen 1948, First Edition
£20.00

Sanderson Robert - Frae the Lyne Valley Poems and Sketches

Hardback. A very good copy in light grey cloth lettered in gilt. No ownership inscription and little foxing. Browning to end-papers. 167 pages. Includes a chapter entitled "Reminiscences of Notable Characters Connected with Carlops."
Published : J. and R. Parlane, Paisley 1888, First Edition
£15.00

Sandison, Alexander - Tracing Ancestors in Shetland

Softback. A very good copy. Small ownership label. 51 pages. Map.
Published : T. and J. Manson, Lerwick 1972, First Edition
£14.00

Savage, Peter - Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers

Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xx,191.Frontispiece and 318 illustrations. 126 figures. Sir Robert Lorimer was a leading Scottish architect of the early 20th century. "This new and definitive study is the first book for more than forty years to del with the work of Lorimer and the talented group of artists and craftsmen gathered around him."
Published : Paul Harris Publishing, Edinburgh 1980, First Edition
£50.00

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, Fifth Edition
£9.00

Sayers Doreen - 100 Years of Golf 1857-1962 - Ben Sayers North Berwick : Dorothy Sayers's Scrap Book

Softback. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Trace of a corner crease at foot of front cover. Pp.[x],133. Numerous old photographs. The author was the third generation to carry on the golf clubmaking firm of Ben Sayers in North Berwick. This is her account of the Ben Sayers golfing family and its long association with North Berwick in particular.
Published : Stephenson Press, North Berwick 1994, Second Impression
£40.00

Scarlett Meta Humphrey - A Space of Flowers : a Celebration of Some of the Fabulous Flowers That Grow in Our Highland Glens and Gardens

Softback. A very good copy. This is no. 76 of 100 copies. Signed by the author. Unpaginated - approx. 80 pages. Text on each left-hand page with sketch of flowers on each right-hand page. A scarce item by the author of the much better known "In the Glens Where I Was Young."
Published : Privately Published 1994, First Edition
£24.00

Scarlett Meta Humphrey - In the Glens Where I Was Young

Hardback. A very good copy in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by author on title page. Previous owner's ex libris plate on front free end-paper. Pp.xi,148. 32 plates. Illustrations in text. Map. Tells of the history, foklklore and traditions of the district of Badenoch.
Published : Siskin, Moy 1988, First Edition
£16.00

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
£18.00

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