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Author |
Title & Description |
Price |
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Grimble Ian
Scottish Book on Scottish Castles |
CASTLES OF SCOTLAND Pub bbc. 1987. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp. 128. Plates. The book concentrates on the great castles of Edinburgh, Stirling, Blair, Inveraray, Culzean, Glamis, Brodie, Craigievar, Fyfie. Thirlstane, Floors, and Dunrobin. |
£8 |
| Poucher W.A.
Peaks of the Lake District |
THE LAKELAND PEAKS Pub Constable 1983. 9th Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 418. Plates. A Constable pictorial guide for walkers and climbers. 250 photographs by the author and 24 maps with 141 routes. |
£7 |
| Mather and Speital
Scottish Book on Scots Language |
THE LINGUISTIC ATLAS OF SCOTLAND VOL 1 (Scots Section)
Pub Croon Helm 1975. 1st Ed. bk v.g. blue binding. pp 426. Maps. Maps of all areas of Scotland and lists of Scots words and how presented in the various areas. Large volume. |
£28
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| Elliot Fitzwilliam
Scottish Border Ballads |
THE TRUSTWORTHINESS OF BORDER BALLADS : As exemplified by ' Jamie Telfer i' the Fair Dodhead and Other Ballads Pub Blackwood 1906 1st Ed. Bk v.g.Green boards with turret thereon. The ballads are examined historically. Please note the this is an ex. Library copy but scarce. |
£20 |
| Crocket S.R.
Scots Literatue by Galloway Author |
CLEG KELLY : Arab of the City Pub SmithElder 1896. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. green boards. pp 442. Another galloway story. |
£10 |
| Ritchie A and E.
Scottsih Book about Iona |
IONA PAST AND PRESENT Pub Ritchie 1947. 5th Ed. Bk v.g. Stiff card boards with design of Galley and Norse twine design. pp 42. Plates. There are two fold maps at the rear and are a bit special being very detailed. Contains a leteter from Mrs McInnes ' Culghuirg ' Isle of Iona.'
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£10 |
| Conroy SPlace names and those named the same abroad. ( Unusual ) |
THE NAME'S THE SAME : Scottish Place Names World Wide. Pub Argyll 1996. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 188. No plates.
Scottish names of towns replacated aboard with the connection to Scotland. |
£8 |
| Mackay Frank Forbes
Scottish Estate Journal |
MACNEILL OF CARSKEY : His Estate Journal 1703 - 1745 Pub MacDonald 1955. Bk v.g. Blue quality binding. pp 118 Gives a facsimile of the original title page of the journal. Contains a nice pullout map showing the positions of the inhabited places on the Estate. |
£20 |
| Dickson Ogilvie
Story of a Scottish Border Shepherd |
THE TRAVELS OF A SHEPHERD BOY Pub by Dickson 2007. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. one corner bump. Stiff boards with sheep illustration thereon. The life of Ogilvie from an isolated farm at Hermitage Castle and later Melrose. Includes KOSB experiences. Privatetly printed and small print run |
£9 |
| Laing Uisdean
Scottish Gaelic Poetry |
GU TIR MO LUAIDH Pub Laing. 1964. Bk v.g. Dw vg. pp 70. Poetry in Gaelic. |
£12 |
| Martin Angus
Scottish Book about Herring Fishing in Ayrshire and Kintyre |
HERRING FISHERMEN OF KINTYRE AND AYRSHIRE Pub House of Lochar 2002. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Soft illustrative covers. pp 194. Plates. Book about Herring Fishermen with list of Fisherman consulted. SIGNED INSCRIPTION COPY
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£8 |
| Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society |
AYRSHIRE COLLECTIONS VOLUME 7 Second Series 1961 - 1966 Pub 1966. Bk v.g. Grey stiff card covers. pp 198. The Collection contains interesting subjects such as 'Ayrshire Coal Mining and Ancillary Industries' and ' The Iron Industries in Ayrshire. A very nice copy.
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£10 |
| Ellice Edward
Scottish Book on Place names. |
PLACE NAMES OF GLENGARRY AND GLENQUOICH Pub Museum. Limited Edition. and facsimilie of the 1931 Ed. Dk v.g. Dw v.g. Minute spine fade. pp 161. The place names include the history of the District. Very High quality paper. The figure drawings are a bit special. RECOMMENDED |
£15 |
| Dickinson William Croft D. Lit. ( Edit. )
Scottish book on the Reformation |
JOHN KNOX'S HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN SCOTLAND. Pub Nelson 1949. 1st Ed. Bk 's v.g. Slight fox on page edge. Brown boards and in 2 volumes. Approx 300 page each volume. |
£35 |
| Mackintosh I.M.
Scottish book on the history of Troon Ayrshire
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OLD TROON and District: An Historical Account Pub not dated.
1960'/70's Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 90. Plates and maps. Really nice colour plate at the beginning and nice pullout maps etc. Difficult to obtain |
£35 |
| Prentice and Nicoll
Scottish Mountaineering and climbing |
LOWLAND OUTCROPS Pub Scot Mountaineering Club 1994 Bk v.g. Platic covers illustrated. 6 inches by 4 pp362. Plates and drawings. The climbing faces of the Lowlands. |
£5 |
| Login E.Dalhousie
Family history of the Campbell's of Kinoch in Scotalnd |
THE STORY OF THE CAMPBELL'S OF KINLOCH Pub Murray 1924. 1st ed. Bk v.g. but with dust marks on boards which are yellow with Campbell crest. pp 75. Plates. 2 pullout maps of genealagy. Starts with the Campbell's in the 1745 Rebellion. |
£30 |
| Feachem Richard
Prehistory of the Scottish Borders etc. |
THE NORTH BRITAINS : The Prehistory of a Border People Pub Hutchinson 1965 Bk v.g. One flyleaf clip. DW v.g. pp 236. Plates. South of Scotland and tyne/ Carisle area covered. The book is founded on first hand knowledge , existing remains and
the people. Detailed. |
£12 |
| Huntly The Marquess of.
Scottish book about the Gordons |
THE COCK OF THE NORTH Pub Butterworth 1935. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. slight page fox. DW v.g. Some spine darkening. pp 240. Plates. The story of the Gordons |
£28 |
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Scottish book onthe history of Dunbartonshire Constabulary |
DUNBARTONSHIRE CONSTABULARY 1858 - 1958 Pub by Police Committee 1958. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Blue Boards with silver printing. pp 207. Plates. Good historical plates. SIGNED COPY Has a nice inscription to Supt. Orr by C.C. W. Kerr .and signed by him. |
£20 |
| Kerr Andrew
History of Banking in Scotland
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HISTORY OF BANKING IN SCOTLAND Pub Black 1926. 4th Ed. Bk v.g. Reddish/brown boards with gold lettering. the book was first published in 1886 and this Edition is the one which was revised and updated. Bk v.g. slight fox page edge. pp 322. |
£25 |
| Davidson Rev. John
Scottish book on Aberseenshire Ministers |
OLD ABERDEENSHIRE MINISTERS Pub Wylie Aberdeen 1895. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Red boards with gold lettering. pp 149. Also cover such subjects as manners and speech, Farm towns and Millers. |
£12 |
| Cox The Revd. James
Scottish book on Church of Scotland Procedure |
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE IN THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Pub Blackwood 1948. Bk v.g. Blue binding. pp 797. Sections which give list of Burgh Churches and list of Parliamentary Churches and Manses. |
£12 |
| Nisbett and Anderson
Winter Climbs in Scotland. |
SCOTTISH WINTER CLIMBS : Classic Routes from Teallach to the Cobbler Pub Scottish Mountaineering Club. 1996. Bk v.g. Soft plastic covers illustrated. pp 318. Plates. Good reference book to find the best climbs
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£5 |
