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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,Covenaters, Roman Scotland, Scottish agriculture and Scottish industrial history | Scottish Books Scottish Books |
| Ayrshire Publications | DANE LOVE an author of Ayrshire books has two books just published. ' Legendary Ayrshire 'and ' Covenanters Encylopeadia' both are excellent Click link after Order Section to link to his site. For Ayrshire Archaelogical and Natural History books do same | |
| Dunlop Jean Scottish Fisheries | THE BRITISH FISHERIES SOCIETY 1786 - 1893 Pub Donald 1978. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp 236 No plates. the title is misleading. The Fisheries Society was founded in 1786 and established and organised a sseries of fishing villages in Ullapool, Tobermory, Lochbay Skye etc. | £18 |
| Tulloch Peter Scottish book on Ronaldsay | A WINDOW ON NORTH RONALDSAY Pub Kirkwall Press 1974 1st ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. pp195. Plates. Historical detail about North Ronaldsay.. Contains a list at the rear of North Ronaldsay words. | £15 |
| Crocket S.R. Scottish Story re Galloway | STRONG MAC Pub Wardlock 1930. 1st Ed. Bk. v.g. green boards. pp 406. Galloway tale and Crocket is very popular. | £8 |
| ------------------ Scottish book giving Street Directory of Ayr | AYR AND DISTRICT DIRECTORY 1930 - 31 Pub Ayrshire Post. 1930. Bk g/v.g. Green boards slightly rubbed at spine edge. First few pages sklightly foxed. pp 394. Persons who lived in the streets and the business fraternaty. | £35 |
| Crocket S.R. Scottish Literature about Galloway | THE LOVES OF MISS ANNE Pub Clarke 1904. 1st Ed. Bk v.g. Green boards. pp 408. Has adverts on the rear pages. A story of Galloway. | £10 |
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| Paterson Alan J. S. Scottish book on Clyde Steamers | 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 |
| Lord Hailes Scottish Early History | 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. Bks ( 2 Vols ) v.g. | £75 |
| Morrison Ian Scottish/ Viking Archaelogy Search | 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 |
| Crocket S.R. Scottish Literature about Galloway | THE LILAC BONNET Pub Fisher Unwin 1895. 6th Ed. Bk v.g. with some fox page edge.Green boards. pp 374. Story of South west Scotland by this well renouned author from Galloway. | £8 |
| Mooney John ( Edit ) Scottish book about Shetland Charters. | 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 Scottish Book about the important parts of Barber's Bruce | 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 Scottish Prose book with Gaelic Text | 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 |
| Haldane Elizabeth Scottish Book on early Gardening 1200 - 1800 | SCOTS GARDENS IN OLD TIMES ( 1200 - 1800 ) Pub. MACLEHOSE 1934. 1ST Ed. Bk v.g. but with slight spine fade. pp 242. Plates some in colour. History of early Scots gardens.Includes some distinguished gardeners. | £18 |
| McQueen Andrew Scottish Book Clyde Steamers | 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. Scottish Book on Church History | 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. Statistics about the Scottish Economy | 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 Glasgow University on Scottish Crofting | 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 |
| Keith Alexander Scottish Book on History of Aberdeen | A THOUSAND YEARS OF ABERDEEN Pub Aberdeen uni. Press 1980. 2nd Ed. Bk v.g. DW v.g. minute spine fade. pp 582. Line drawings. A comprehensive history. | £15 |
| Crocket S.R. Scottish Literature about Galloway | LADS' LOVE Pub Bliss 1897 1st Ed. Bk vg/g. Some fox and minor marks. pp 294. A Galloway Tale. | £10 |
| McMahon A. Scottish School History | WISHAW HIGH SCHOOL Pub Mcmahon 1999. 1st Ed. bk v.g. Dw v.g. pp 634. Plates The comprehensive history of the High school. Has list of all the teaching Staff. the book will have a short print run as it is privately printed. | £12 |
| MacKinnon James Industrail and Social History of Scotland | 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 |
