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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
Softback. A very good copy. Small ownership label. 51 pages. Map.
Published : T. and J. Manson, Lerwick 1972, First Edition
£14.00
Hardback. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Inscribed presentation copy by both authors with small drawing of a harp by Alison Kinnaird. Pp.vii,247. Illustrated. This first published history of the harp in Scotland includes "material which has never before been brought to light, from unpublished documents, family papers and original manuscripts."
Published : Kinmor Music, Temple, Midlothian 1992, First Edition
£45.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, Reprint
£8.00
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
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
£25.00
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
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
Hardback. 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
Hardback. 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, Limited Reprint
£10.00
Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Small ownership inscription on front end-paper. 291 pages. Tables. Figures. "Gives a concrete description of the development of Scottish companies and Scottish capital through the twentieth century, based on empirical study."
Published : Croom Helm, London 1980, First Edition
£10.00
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
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
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