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Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Glasgow. A.D.1573-1642.

By: N/A

Price: £54.00

Publisher: Glasgow: Printed for the Scottish Burgh Records Society. 1876.:

Seller ID: 70934

Size 7.5 x 10.0 inches. In brown bevelled cloth covers with gilt top spine and front. Black endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed at edges with a couple of small splits. Light scratch to front. Back slightly rubbed. Relevant newspaper clipping loose inside. Else a clean and tight copy. 497pp. With fold out map at front. Extracts from the court records of the Burgh of Glasgow from 1573 to 1642. The records give details of the offences committed and the punishments ordered.
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The Autumn Road to the Isles. Illustrated by D.J. WATKINS-PITCHFORD.

By: "BB": WATKINS-PITCHFORD, D.J.:

Price: £40.00

Publisher: London, Nicholas Kaye, 1959 1st edition.:

Seller ID: 82262

Hardback, approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good near fine condition with very good near fine dustwrapper (dw; clean and bright, some very minor rubbing to edges. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cloth clean and bright. Endpapers clean, no penned inscriptions. Else a very clean and tight copy. 176pp. Colour frontis with b&w full page woodcuts and illustrations in text. The author describes an Autumn journey in Scotland.
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Image for Old Edinburgh: Beaux & Belles. Faithfully presented to the reader in Coloured Prints, with the story of How they Walked, Dressed and Behaved Themselves. Told in the Letterpress which is adorned with Quaint Cuts.

Old Edinburgh: Beaux & Belles. Faithfully presented to the reader in Coloured Prints, with the story of How they Walked, Dressed and Behaved Themselves. Told in the Letterpress which is adorned with Quaint Cuts.

By: (EDINBURGH)

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, William Paterson, 1886:

Seller ID: 78925

Hardback 7 x 4.5 inches. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind embossed vignette to front. Brown endpapers. Top edges gilt. In very good condition. Some minor darkening to cloth, corners and ends of spine slightly rubbed, bump to bottom edge, minor cracks to hinges. Neat inscription to front endpaper. Some minor handling marks else pages clean and tight. 107pp. + cat. Illustrated with Coloured Prints, and Quaint Cuts.
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The Heart of Scotland. Painted & Described.

By: (PALMER, SUTTON); HOPE MONCRIEFF, A. R.:

Price: £60.00

Publisher: London, A. & C. BLACK 1909 (1st.):

Seller ID: 77782

Hardback. 4to. Approx 10 x 8 inches. In Dark Blue decorative cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and front and printed colour floral designs. top edges gilt. In very good condition. Lovely bright clean cloth. Some minor rubbing to edges corners and rear board. Endpapers darkened with Neat inscription to front. Front hinge cracked with glue repair. Spot to edge of main title page and also to top edge and preface/contents page. some darkening to outer edges else inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. 206pp. Cat. 2pp. 24 colour plates; Folding Map at rear.
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Scottish Mountain Drawings. Volume Two. The North-Western Highlands.

By: Alfred Wainwright

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Westmorland Gazette, Kendall 1976:

Seller ID: 79423

Publisher's green leatherette boards in the white illustrative dust wrapper with coloured title. Oblong. Size 7 x 9.2 inches In very good condition. (tape on rear of DW. DW title faded on spine). Inside clean & tight. 75 b/w drawings Scottish Mountain Drawings. Volume Two. The North-Western Highlands.
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The Crest of the Broken Wave. A novel of the life and loves of Robert Burns.

By: BARKE, JAMES:

Price: £10.00

Publisher: London. Collins. 1953:

Seller ID: 71913

Size 5.5 x 8.0 inches. In purple cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Maps to endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly rubbed with small piece missing at top end. Handling marks. Slightly creased along edges. Not price clipped). Spine slightly faded. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 320pp. This book deals with Robert Burns’ life at Ellisland, and his relationships with Jean Armour and Anna Park.
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Image for The Perambulator in Edinburgh. With Pictures by E.S. Lumsden. SIGNED. Limited Numbered Edition. Enlarged and Completely Revised Edition with New Illustrations and Title.

The Perambulator in Edinburgh. With Pictures by E.S. Lumsden. SIGNED. Limited Numbered Edition. Enlarged and Completely Revised Edition with New Illustrations and Title.

By: BONE, JAMES:

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, Jonathan Cape, 1926 Signed Limited Numbered Edition. 143/200.:

Seller ID: 83054

Tall hardback, 10.5 x 8 inches. Quarter bound with vellum spine and corners, blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering to spine and top page edges. In very good condition. Some minor fading and rubbing to cloth on boards. Endpapers slightly darkened on free sides. Signed by Author and numbered on flyleaf. Publishers advertisement slip loose inside. Pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout. Else a very clean and tight copy. 179pp. Illustrated with 16 B&W full-page plates.
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The Valley of the Silent Loch. Illustrated from photographs by Amy N.Cameron. Second edition.

By: CAMERON, E.WALLER:

Price: £16.00

Publisher: James Lewis. Selkirk. n.d. ca 1940.:

Seller ID: 74370

8vo. In brown cloth covers with black lettering to front and spine with original dustwrapper. In very good condition. (Dw slightly dakened, with a few neatly repaired tears, minor loss on spine.)Mild foxing to edges. Neat inscription to front endpaper signed ‘Elizabeth Cameron’ and dated 1941.Else generally clean & tight. 125pp. With b/w photographs. Short stories and essays from Scotland.
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Image for Caledonia: or, an Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain; From The Most Ancient to the Present Times. In Three Volumes. LARGE PAPER EDITION.

Caledonia: or, an Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain; From The Most Ancient to the Present Times. In Three Volumes. LARGE PAPER EDITION.

By: CHALMERS, GEORGE:

Price: £795.00

Publisher: London, Printed for T. Cadell, and A. Constable, 1810 1st Large Paper editions.:

Seller ID: 82948

3 volumes complete. Tall, 11.5 x 9 inches. In full polished-calf leather bindings, blind paneled boards, raised and gilt banding to spines, with extensive gilt decorations, and two leather labels lettered and numbered in gilt. MArbled page edges, plain endpapers. In very good conditions. Stunning fine leather bindings. A couple of small handling marks to boards, some minor fading to edges of front board on vol.3. Endpapers foxed, bookplates “Alex McCracken” to fronts, and inscribed neatly on top corners of title pages, and dated 1969. Pgs 1-10 darkened in vol.1, some mild foxing sp...
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The Collected Orkney Dialect Tales

By: COSTIE, C.M.:

Price: £62.00

Publisher: Kirkwall, The Kirkwall Press, 1976 1st:

Seller ID: 81726

Hardback, approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Cream cloth with dark brown lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (DW Some minor handling and darkening to edges. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Cloth clean. Endpapers clean, no penned inscriptions. Else a very clean and tight copy. 192pp.
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Autumn in Kyle and the Charm of Cunninghame.

By: CUTHBERTSON, D.C.:

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. n.d. c1947 1st edition.:

Seller ID: 71879

Size 5.5 x 8.75 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly rubbed at ends with small pice missing from top end and two small holes. Slightly rubbed around edges with small chips and tears and small piece missing from back top edge. Not price clipped). Spine slightly darkened. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper. Else a clean and tight copy. 216pp. With b/w photographs. Book about Burns Country. The author has gathered all the legends and traditi...
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Scotland Picturesque and Traditional. A Pilgrimage with Staff and Knapsack. With Fifty-seven Illustrations and Map.

By: EYRE-TODD, GEORGE:

Price: £9.00

Publisher: Eneas Mackay. Stirling. 1946 repr.:

Seller ID: 70954

Size 5.0 x 7.5 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. Map to front endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed. Small marks to front. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 361pp. With b/w photographs.. The author travels around Scotland visiting notable sites and giving descriptions and brief histories.
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Islands of the West. With 51 illustrations from photographs.

By: GORDON, SETON:

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Cassell and Co., 1933 1st edition.:

Seller ID: 83747

Hardback, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. In dark green cloth covers with decorative gilt lettering to spine. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to edges with slight bump to top corner else cloth clean and smart. Neat inscription to front endpaper “E.V.A. Aug. 1933.” Some light foxing to halftitle page, plates all clean and bright. Mild foxing to pages throughout. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 211pp. Illustrated with 51 B&W photo plates. The author visits and describes some of the Western Isles, including St.Kilda visited before and after being abandoned. A fascinating look...
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Records of The Scottish Volunteer Force. 1859-1908.

By: GRIERSON, J. M.:

Price: £100.00

Publisher: Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1909 1st:

Seller ID: 79335

Hardback, 10.5 x 8 inches. 4to. Green textured cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind embossed paneled boards. Dark maroon endpapers. In very good condition. Some rubbing to corners and edges. Corners slightly bumped. Spine rubbed at ends with small repaired split to top edge. Faint stamp mark to front free endpaper, a couple of very minor handling/thumb marks else inside pages all very clean and tight throughout. 372pp. 47 full-page coloured plates illustrating the uniforms of Scottish Volunteer Regiments.
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Antiquities of Scotland. In Two Volumes.

By: GROSE, FRANCIS.:

Price: £460.00

Publisher: London, Hooper & Wigstead, 1797 1st:

Seller ID: 82350

2 Volumes. Hardback, 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Bound in full diced calf leather binding with black leather spine labels and gilt spine decorations, gilt decorative paneled boards. Marbled page edges and endpapers. In very good conditions. Professionally rebacked with contemporary leather to spines. Corners chipped, some rubbing to edges. Bookplates to fronts “R.E. Arden.” Some darkening and minor foxing to endpapers, inside pages all very clean, bright and tight, a couple of random small minor foxing spots, else very clean and tight copies. 176 - 305pp. Illustrated with 86 & 105 (191)...
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Antiquities of Scotland. In Two Volumes. Large Paper Edition.

By: GROSE, FRANCIS.:

Price: £1,000.00

Publisher: London, Hooper & Wigstead, 1797 1st:

Seller ID: 82349

2 Volumes. Large Hardback, 13.5 x 9.5 inches. Quarter bound calf leather binding with red and black leather spine labels and gilt spine decorations. Marbled paper boards. Speckled page edges, plain endpapers. In very good conditions. Professionally rebacked with contemporary leather to spines. Boards rubbed, edges and corners rubbed and bumped. Bookplates to fronts “R. Findlay.” Some mild foxing to engraved titles and first pages, inside pages all very clean, bright and tight, some minor darkening to edges of inner plates. Some small minor odd foxing spots here and there, else very...
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The Northern Highlands. The Scottish Mountaineering Club Guide. With 34 illustrations, 12 line diagrams and a map.

By: HODGE, E.W.:

Price: £8.00

Publisher: The Scottish Mountaineering Club. 1953:

Seller ID: 71900

Size 5.5 x 8.75 inches. In maroon pebbled cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly darkened and rubbed at ends, edges and corners. Not price clipped). Neat inscription to front endpaper. Panorama slightly protruding. Else a clean and tight copy. 162pp. With b/w photographs including fold out panorama. With line diagrams, maps and plans. Third edition of a popular mountaineering guide to the Highlands of Scotland.
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The Making of the Shetland Landscape.

By: KNOX, SUSAN A.:

Price: £18.00

Publisher: John Donald. Edinburgh. 1985 1st edition.:

Seller ID: 70951

Size 6.25 x 9.5 inches. In light grey cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Green endpapers. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly faded. Front part faded. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 255pp. With maps and plans in text. The author examines the transformation of Shetland’s agricultural economy from one of subsistence to modern stock rearing. This involved not only change of land use, but of land ownership.
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Borders of the North-West. Illustrations by the Author.

By: LOFTHOUSE, JESSICA:

Price: £20.00

Publisher: London, Robert Hale. 1980 1st edition:

Seller ID: 77569

Hardback, approx 9 x 5.5 inches. Navy blue cloth, silver lettering to spine. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good near fine condition with very good near fine dustwrapper. (DW, spine slightly faded, price clipped.) Else an excellent clean and tight copy. 217pp. B&W Illustrations by the Author, with 3 maps.
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Remarks on Dr. Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Hebrides; With Observations on the Antiquities, Language, Genius, and Manners, of the Highlanders of Scotland.

By: M'NICHOL, Rev. Donald;

Price: £275.00

Publisher: Glasgow. Printed by and for R. Chapman 1817 1st edition (First Published 1779):

Seller ID: 76825

Hardback. Size approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In full calf leather binding. Red morocco leather spine labels. Gilt lettering, Gilt and blind embossed decoration to spine and board egdes. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Edges and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rubbing to spine. Minor marks to boards. Previous owners bookplate to front endpaper. Edges of endpapers slightly darkened. A couple of spots to page edges else inside pages very clean and tight throughout. Pages numbered 262-504. (243pp. + 2pp foreword.)
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