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Scottish Books
This Section contains books about Scotland : Scottish History, Local Scottish Histories, Scottish Topography etc. For Scottish Military books check and the sections.
| Author | Title & Description | Price |
| SEARCH THIS SECTION FOR | Books on : Scottish History, Ayrshire, Galloway, Clyde Estuary, Highland and Islands, Shetland and Orkney, South West Scotland, Scottish Churches, Castles, North East Scotland, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Local History and Covenaters | Scottish Books Scottish Books |
| Love Dane | DANE LOVE HAS JUST PUBLISHED A NEW BOOK ABOUT AYRSHIRE. It is titled LEGENDARY AYRSHIRE : Its Customs, Folklore and Tradition. This is an excellent book and recommended. Go to www.dane - love.co.uk | |
| MacKenzie W.C. | SCOTTISH PLACE - NAMES Pub Kegan 1931 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Blue boards with slight darkening. pp 318. No plates. This is an excellent book on the subject. Appendix ' B ' gives setials of the Pictish language. | £18 |
| ------------------ | THE SCOTTISH MUNICIPAL ANNUAL FOR 1948. Bk v.g. Red boards with Municipal emblem. pp145. Many adverts of this year. List all the Local Government Officials for that year for all the Authorities in Scotland. | £10 |
| Brown Catherine | BROTHS TO BANNOCKS : COOKING IN SCOTLAND 1690 TO THE PRESENT DAY Pub Murray 1990. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 270. Cooking in Scotland with both historical detail and recipes and including special suppliers. | £12 |
| McDowall William | HISTORY OF DUMFRIES Pub Farries4th revised Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g pp 896. Page plates. Includes notices of Nithsdale, Annandale and the Western Border. Octocentenary reprint. A good edition. | £25 |
| Crichton Browne Sir James | BURNS - From a New Point of View Pub Hodder Not dated. Bk v.g. Blue covers with gold lettering. pp 92. A look at the life of Burns and these small books often give good information that can be used at Burns Suppers | £7 |
| Brown Rev. Thomas | ANNALS OF THE DISRUPTION WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE NARRATIVES OF MINISTERS WHO LEFT THE SCOTTISH ESTABLISHMENT IN 1843 Pub McNiven 1892 1st Ed. Bk v.g. bLUE BINDING. PP 832. Comprehensive and detailed about the various Parishes. | £18 |
| Paterson Alan J. S. | THE VICTORIAN SUMMER OF THE CLYDE STEAMERS 1864 - 1888 Pub Charles 1972. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 260. Plates. This Clyde steamboat history falls roughly in the middle of the reign of Queen Victoria and the picture is very different from the era of the Railway Companies involvement at a later stage. | £12 |
| Lkord Hailes | HAILES ANNALS - ANNALS OF SCOTLAND From the Accession of Malcolm 111 to the Accession if the house of Stewart to which are added several valuable tracts relative to the history and antiquities of Scotland. Pub Creech 1797. Fine detail right to the Knights by name and Company at conflicts. | £80 |
| Morrison Ian | THE NORTH SEA EARLS : THE SHETLAND/ VIKING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION Pub. Gentry 1973. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 144. Plates. A research group in search of the Viking Earl Rognvaid. the Orkeyinga Saga tells the story of this War Lord's wreck. | £12 |
| Derwent Lavinia | A MOUSE IN THE MANSE Pub Huthinson 1985. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 136. Line drawings. A story of the Scottish Borders. It is a very nice copy and comes with a very attractive Dw.The drawings in the book are very appealing. | £7 |
| Mooney John ( Edit ) | CHARTERS AND OTHER RECORDS OF THE CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF KIRKWALL : With THE TREATY OF 1468 between DENMARK AND SCOTLAND Pub for Kirkwall Council. Bk v.g. DW v.g. Heavy paper with Crest embossed on a red back ground. A quality book . Please note that the previous owner has marked the DW with a few numbers. | £35 |
| MacMillan Michael | THE BRUCE OF BANNOCKBURN: Being a translation of the greater portion of Barber's ' Bruce ' Pub MacKay, Stirling. Bk v.g. Blue binding with gold lettering. A nice copy. | £18 |
| Murchison Thomas | PROSE WRITINGS OF DONALD LAMONT 1874 - 1958 Pub Oliver and Boyd for the Scot. Gaelic Texts Soc. 1960. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 212. Lamont was one of the great Gaelic Prose writers. | £20 |
| Bennet D.J. | THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS : Scottish Mountaineering Guide Pub SMC 1991. Bk v.g. Hard illustrated covers. pp 210. Plates some in colour. Gives all the climbs and accommodation etc. | £7 |
| McQueen Andrew | CLYDE RIVER STEAMERS 1872 - 1922 Pub Strong Oak 1990. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. but with some page fade. pp 135. Page plates. A reprint of the 1923 edition. Appendix 2 gives the list of passenger steamers in the Clyde Firth Trade since 1872. | £10 |
| Hay M.V. | A CHAIN OF ERROR IN SCOTTISH HISTORY Pub Sands 1937. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Red boards with gold lettering. pp 238. Scottish ecclesiastical history with examination of the facts taken as true. It starts from earliest times. Excellent list of documents and books referred too by dated periods. Contains an appendix in both English and Latin. | £9 |
| Cairncross A.K. | THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY A statistical account of SCOTTISH LIFE By the staff of Glasgow University. Social and Economic studies 11. Pub Cambridge 1954. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 312. All aspects of the economy are rigorously examined in a readable way | £20 |
| Collier Adam | THE CROFTING PROBLEM Pub Cambridge 1953. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 180. Social and Economic Studies 1. A study of Crofting: Scholarly,far - sighted and illuminating. Publication of the Dept. of Social and Economic Research Glasgow University. | £20 |
| Warrick Rev. John | THE HISTORY OF OLD CUMNOCK Pub Gardener 1899. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Red heavy bindiing. pp 366. Plates and is complete with the pullout map. An excellent history of Cumnock. | £30 |
| Johnston Thomas | THE HISTORY OF THE WORKING CLASS IN SCOTLAND Pub Forward not dated ( 1930? ) Thought 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Grey/green boards. this is an incredibly detailed book covering all aspects of working class life from the earliest times. | £!8 |
| Crocket, Anderson and Crocket | GLEN COE Rock and Ice Climbs including Glen Etive and Ardgour Pub Scottsih Mountaineering Club 1992. Bk. v.g. but note slight damping page edges ( been in mountaineers pocket or rucksack. ) pp 360. Plates. Book put forward because of Glen Coe being the main climbing area. | £5 |
| MacKinnon James | THE SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF SCOTLAND :From the Earliest Times to the Union Pub Blackie 1920. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Blue binding with gold lettering. pp 180. No plates. Covers all aspects of Industrial and Social history. There is good detail in the book. | £16 |
