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Lang, Jean . A LAND OF ROMANCE THE BORDER ITS HISTORY AND LEGEND
NY no date (early 20thc) Dodge. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 460p., six plates in photogravure from paintings by Tom Scott, index, cloth. Top edge gilt. VG, light wear. (a16614)
$25.00 Maclagan, Robert Craif . THE GAMES AND DIVERSIONS OF ARGYLESHIRE
London 1901 1st Folklore Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 270pp., index, cloth. institution stamp on verso of front blank and on title page. VG, small stain around edges of blank end paper; cover cloth bright and crisp, excellent condition. Original book, not a reprint. (a16654)
$75.00Maclaurin, Jo and Ro. Maqueen. TRIAL OF MUNGO CAMPBELL BEORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICIARY IN SCOTLAND
London 1770. For the murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun from an authentick copy, extracted from the records of the Court. Hardcover. Spine and tips leather with yellow brown marbled boards. Small octavo, 111pp., full page map, 76pp., (appendix) marbled boards. Bookplate of Kerr, 1860. Good, leather quite rubbed; front hinge just beginning to crack text lightly evenly, browned, small tear on title page (no loss), cover corners rubbed and worn. Pictures available on request. (a17108)
$100.00 Dod, S. Bayard . A HIGHLAND CHRONICLE
NY 1892 1st Dodd, Mead. Large paper edition, copy No. 92 of 110 printed. Hardcover. Large octavo, 290pp., cloth.Owner signed. Good, spine a bit frayed, cover soiled and worn. (a21366)
$45.00Burns, Robert. POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS (with original mounted photographs)
London 1888 Suttaby and Co. 8vo., 613pp., mounted original photographs (photograph of Burns as frontispiece, original photo of painting of Burns on titlepage, 5 full page original photographs of street scenes, bridges and rivers and a cemetery), full green leather. All edges gilt. Owner signed. Good, spine faded to brown. (a29879)
$200.00MacDonald, George. POEM SELECTED BY V.D.S AND C.F.
NY 1890 (1887). Dutton. 12mo., hardcover. 207pp., Attractive binding of red cloth with 3 gilt thistles pictured on front board; ivory cloth on spine overlaid with full gilt decoration. Hardcover. All edges gilt. VG. owner signed (in 1892). (a30161)
$100.00Muller, Paul. DIE SPRACHE DER ABERDEENER URKUNDEN DES SECHZEHNTEN JAHRHUNDERTS
Berlin 1908 Mayer & Muller. 8vo., 142pp., wraps. Linguistics. Unopened. Good plus, light wear. Original printing not modern remake. (a30632)
$29.00 King, John . THE LEAF OF THE PAST: A POEM
Glasgow 1838 George Gallie. Hardcover. Small octavo, 58pp., original maroon cloth. Good, head of spine chipped and tearing along outer hinge, pages very lightly browned and some occasional soiling. Spine professionally reinforced. Rare. (a31512)
$200.00 Glenlivet . GLENLIVET BEING THE ANNALS OF THE GLENLIVET DISTILLERY FOUNDED BY GEORGE SMITH IN 1824
1959 Scotland. ardcover . thin 8vo., 40pp. a few illustrations. Good, light wear, cover faded. no DJ. (a31513)
$22.00 Brown, John MD . ARTHUR H. HALLAM
Edinburgh 1862 1st Edmonston and Douglas. 12mo., 72pp. Owner signed on titlepage. Original pressed blue cloth with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Good plus. Hinges not cracked in or out; no ownership marks. (a31673)
$35.00 Macrow, Brenda and Robert M. Adam . HILLS AND GLENS
Edinburgh 1949. 4to., 107pp., photo plates. Owner inscribed on front blank. VG, small snag on spine repaired, no DJ. (a32904)
$25.00 (Henryson, Robert) Wood, H. Harvey (editor) . THE POEMS AND FABLES OF ROBERT HENRYSON
Edinburgh 1965 (1933). Blue cloth. octavo., 304pp., index, hardcover. VG faint white spotting on cover, no DJ, (a33103)
$29.00 Manns, James . THE SCOTTISH INFLUENCE ON FRENCH AESTHETIC THOUGHT
Rochester 1988. In the Journal of the History of Ideas. 8vo., 20pp., wraps. Article included in a whole issue of this journal. 8vo., 165pp., wraps. Good, light soiling, a few pages folded at corner. (a38462b)
$35.00 Miller, Hugh . THE CRUISE OF THE BETSEY OR A SUMMER HOLIDAY IN THE HEBRIDES WITH THE RAMBLES OF A GEOLOGIST OR TEN THOUSAND MILES OVER THE FOSSILEFEROUS DEPOSITS OF SCOTLAND
NY n.d (c.1890) Ninth Edition. Sm.8vo., 486pp., boards. VG, light wear to head of spine. (a39751)
$65.00Barbour, Alexander Hugh Freeland. ON THE ROAD
Edinburgh 1931 first edition. Printed for Private Circulation. Hardcover Lg.8vo., 310pp., Blue cloth with silver crucifix pictured on front board. VG, no DJ. Hinges not cracked; text clean; binding secure; no owner marks. Quite Scarce book (a44264)
$85.00 (incunables) . CATALOGUE OF INCUNABLES AND S.T.C. BOOKS IN THE MITCHELL LIBRARY GLASGOW
1964 Glasgow Public Libraries. 8vo., 131pp., wraps. Ex-library. Good, small chip in middle of rear wrap. (a44673)
$29.00Milne, George. THE WESTERN ISLES AND OTHER POEMS
Argyll no date (c. 1973) Oban Times. 12mo., 20pp., wraps. VG, small stain on front. Very Scarce. (a44764)
$39.00 McDonald, William R. . SCOTTISH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ALMANACS
Edingburgh 1966. Complete issue of The Bibliotheck Vol. 4, Nos, 7 & 8 (in one issue). 12mo., pp.257-322, 87-174, illustrations, wraps. Includes a catalogue of these almanacs. Good, a few small chips on cover. (a44843)
$29.00Francis, Francis . HOT POT: OR MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS (1880)
London 1880 first edition. Field Office. Hardcover. sm octavo. Essays on Fishing; much on trout and salmon fishing. 316pp., original green cloth with black and gilt trim. Good, inner hinges cracking, cover somewhat worn. Text clean but toned; owner bookplates (W. Keith Rollo and O. M.Reed) (a48583)
$50.00 Lawson, Thomas . THE PEST OF SCOTLAND OR A TOCSIN SOUNDS IN EMBRO. A TRAGI-COMEDY IN TWO ACTS AND TWO SCENES
Glasgow 2001 The Centre. "About the trial of Thomas Muir...on a charge of sedition at the court of session, Ediburgh, 1793." Sm.8vo., wraps. VG . (a49099)
$35.00 M'lauchlan, Rev. Thomas . CELTIC GLEANINGS: OR, NOTICES OF THE HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF THE SCOTTISH GAEL. IN FOUR LECTURES.
Edinburgh 1857. 12mo., 168pp., original cloth. Small signature on front free blank. VG, a few spots on front and rear covers, some offsetting on endpapers. (a51294)
$50.00(new testament). TIOMNADH NUADH AR TIGHEARNA AGUS AR SLANUIGH-FHIR IOSA CRIOSD. EIDIR-THEANGAICHT' O'N GHREUGAIS CHUM GAIDHLIG ALBANNAICH
1767 Dun-Eudain, Le Balfour, Auld agus Smellie. This is the first printing of the New Testament in Scots Gaelic. Hardcover. First edition. Sm.8vo., about 600pp. double column text. Full leather with old paper strip reinforcing front outer hinge. Ink inscription on title page. Last word in text, centered on bottom line, is "Crioch" so appears to be complete. Does lack front and rear blanks and a frontispiece if it ever had one. It now opens to titlepage. Fairly Good, front inner hinge cracked; leaves lightly browned; coverall somewhat worn but binding secure and solid. Contemporary inscription written in brown ink on titlepage reads: "Simon Hosack. Purchased by John McArthur at a public sale of the Rev. Dr. Hosack's Library and presented to his friend John Grant , 9 April 1848". Dr. Hosack , 1755-1833 was Presbyterian minister in Johnstown, Fulton county, New York. John Grant, 1836-1893 also lived in Johnstown. **Pictures available on request. (a51942)
$500.00 Barrow, G. W. S. . BEGINNINGS OF FEUDALISM IN SCOTLAND
London 1956. Article (27pp.) in The Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research. Included in a compete of issue of this journal with several articles, Sm.4to., wraps. VG. (a53602a)
$40.00(music). THE SCOTTISH MINSTREL NO. 1, NO. 2, NO. 3, NO. 4
Baltimore n.d (c.1850) George Willig & Co. 4 Airs, music only, no text. Oblong large octavo, 82pp., original printed boards with later paper spine. Good plus. (a56113)
$45.00Cooper, Dominic. THE DEAD OF WINTER
NY 1965 St, Martins. Fiction. Sm.8vo., 216pp., hardcover. Near Fine, a few spots on endpapers, in Near Fine DJ, light soiling. (a58769)
$25.00 Alexander, Christine . AIRDRIE SCOTLAND
Philadephia 1875 1st. 50 copies printed for private circulation only. Introduction by Henry J. Williams. Octavo, 12pp., illustrated with two original photographs: one is a photograph of a painted portrait of Christian Alexander, the second is an outdoor view of Airdrie Manor in Scotland with 4 people in front, in full black leather with gilt trim and gilt lettering. Signed by Alexander Biddle. Good, light wear, spine ends slightly worn down. Very scarce. (a63544)
$450.00 Campbell, John Francis . FROST AND FIRE, NATURAL ENGINES, TOOL-MARKS AND CHIPS WITH SKETCHES TAKEN AT HOME AND ABROAD BY A TRAVELLER 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Edinburgh 1865 1st Edmonston & Douglas. Geologist and world traveller offers detailed look geology and climate of Scandinavia, Iceland, Greenland and British Isles. 2 volumes. Octavo, 506pp., 519pp., frontis map, numerous engravings, folding pictorial chart, 3/4 green leather with marbled boards and mounted leather spine labels. Near VG, lacks half of folding chart, some rubbing and wear. (a63609)
$140.00 Muirhead, Findlay . SCOTLAND
London 1949 3rd. Blue Guide. 12mo., 452pp., atlas of Scotland and 34 other maps and plans, hardcover. VG, spine faded, in Good DJ. (a64523)
$22.00 (philately) . EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX CANCELLATIONS OF SCOTLAND
1963. Scottish Postmark Group Handbook No. 3. Hardcover. Octavo, 28pp., illustrations, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a6560)
$25.00 Arnot, R. Page . HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH MINERS FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES
London 1955 1st George Allen & Unwin. Large octavo, 445pp., frontis, plates, index, hardcover. Near Fine in VG D, a few stains on the reverse side. (a66951)
$35.00 Kelsey, Jeannette G. Washburn . A DIVERTED INHERITANCE
Philadelphia 1904 1st Printed for Private Circulation. Scottish genealogy: Sinclair and Morrell families. Hardcover. 4to., 135pp., foldout map, two foldout genealogical charts, maroon cloth. VG plus. (a70671)
$30.00 Bryce, William Moir . THE SCOTTISH GREY FRIARS VOLUME 1 HISTORY
Edinburgh and London no date Sands & Co. History of the Franciscans. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 492p. Illustrations and facsimiles, dar bluegray cloth. Owner bookplate. VG, soiling on top fore-edges, some light cover wear. Volume 1 only. (a70854)
$175.00 Macdonald, George and Alexander Park . THE ROMAN FORTS ON THE BAR HILL DUMBARTONSHIRE
Glasgow 1906 first edition James Maclehose. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 150pp., photo illustrations, 4 foldout plates, blue cloth. VG, cloth rubbed, end papers foxed. Not a modern reprint. (a71234)
$80.00 Morrison, David Baillie (editor) . TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1756 - 1956 OF SAINT ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
NY 1956 1st Saint Andrew's Society. Scottish heritage in New York State. Hardcover. Copy No. 293 of 1500. Sm.4to., 453pp., photo illustrations, illustrated cloth. Near Fine. (a71488)
$25.00 Morrison, Leonard A. . RAMBLES IN EUROPE: IN IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, BELGIUM, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE WITH HISTORICAL FACTS RELATING TO SCOTCH-AMERICAN FAMILIES, GATHERED IN SCOTLAND AND THE NORTH OF IRELAND
Boston no date c. 1880. Cupples, Upham. Hardcover. Octavo, 351p., engraved frontis, illustrations, cloth, Owner signed. Good plus, light staining on front end papers and boards. (a79912)
$35.00 Lloyd, O Ll; F. L. R. Williams, W. G. Berry and C. du V. Florey (editors) . AN ATLAS OF MORTALITY IN SCOTLAND INCLUDING THE GEOGRAPHY OF SELECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
London 1987 1st Croom Helm. ISBN 0-7099-4122-6.Hardcover. Octavo, 191pp., cloth. VG plus, faint indentation on rear cover, one tiny spot on spine, slight wear to cornber, no DJ. (a80636)
$50.00Ogilvie, Will. WHAUP O' THE REDE: A BALLAD OF THE BORDER RAIDERS (first edition 1909)
Dalbeattie 1909 Thomas Fraser. Epic poem. Hardcover. Octavo, 118pp., original grey illustrated boards. Good plus, cover a bit toned on edges and spine and end papers. No owner marks, no dj. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; text clean. (a82248)
$39.00 Edinburgh Ragged or Industrial Schools . EIGHT INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES and ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED OR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS 1848-1853
8 pamphlets, all published in Edinburgh by either John Elder or John Maclaren. 1848-1853. All small octavo wraps. All lack covers and all are disbound. A few pages are torn, some page tip chipping but overall Fairly Good. (1) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1848, 58p. (2) EIGHT MONTHS' EXPERIENCE OF THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED OR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, 1848, 27p. (3) SPEECHES DELIVERED AT THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 1849, 24p. (4) THIRD ANNUAL REPORT, 1850, 74p. (5) CORRESPONDENCE BETWIST THE HON. LORD MURRAY AND THE REV. DR CANDLISH REGARDING THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD WITH THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, RAMSAY LANE, 1851, 24p. (6) FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT , 1852, 30p. (7)REPORT OF A MEETING OF THE EORI SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 1853, 20p. (8) SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, 1853, 20p. Fascinating information on orphans and street urchins in 19thc Scotland. "Thos Arabs of the city are wild as those of the desert, and must be broken into three habits - those of discipline, learning and industry, not to speak of cleanliness" (p. 19, 1848) Collection of 8 reports: (a85583)
$185.00McCarthy, William Bernard. THE BALLAD MATRIX PERSONALITY, MILIEU, AND ORAL TRADITION
Bloomington 1990 1st Indiana University. This book examines one of the largest collections of songs gathered during the golden age of ballad collecting in Scotland (1730-1830.) Octavo, 182pp., hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a8844)
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