Category: Scottish History

Morayshire Described Being a Guide to Visitors.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Russell and Watson : 1983

Seller ID: 006864

Condition: Near Fine

Hardback in red cloth covers with gilt titles, in Near Fine condition, with dustwrapper, also in Near Fine condition. Facsimile. With pp 350, with b&w illustrations, pull-out map of Morayshire, and index. With previous owner's bookplate. Guide to Morayshire.
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North-East Scotland's Fire Service: Our History 1721-2013.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service : 2013

Seller ID: 006144

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in photographic laminated boards, some light shelfwear to base of spine but otherwise in Fine condition, dustwrapper with one small closed tear to rear internally repaired but otherwise in Fine condition now enclosed in an archival wrapper. First edition, unpaginated, colour illustrations. Complete history of the North-East Scotland Fire Service until its amalgamation into the Scottish Fire Service in 2013.
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Northern Scotland: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Study of Scotland North of Forth and Clyde 1972-1977 (2 Volumes)

Price: £45.00

Publisher: The School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, University of Aberdeen : 2006

Seller ID: 006654

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Two Volumes. Card covers with some very light shelfwear but otherwise in Fine condition. Reprinted editions, pp viii, 233, 194, b&w illustrations and maps, reviews to rear. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
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Photographic View Album of Elgin & Surroundings

Price: £50.00

Publisher: James D. Yeadon : 1920

Seller ID: 009720

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Oblong hardcover, brown covers with gilt titles, some shelfwear and rubbing to extremities of boards, previous owner's inscription dated 1921, some light marking to edges of pages but otherwise in Very Good condition. Presumed First edition, C. 1921 based on inscription, 21 b&w illustrations of Elgin.
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Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volume LXXXVI 1951-1952

Price: £25.00

Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland : 1954

Seller ID: 005689

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, some light shelfwear but in otherwise Very Good condition. First edition, pp xi, 238, b&w illustrations, fold out illustrations, index. Contents include: Report on the Partial Excavation of a Broch at Sae Breck, Esha Ness, in the parish of Northmaven, Shetland, Re-Excavation of the Chambered Cairn of Quoyness, Sanday, on behalf of the Ministry of Works, Scottish Medieval Pottery: the Bothwell Castle Collection, Early Textiles Found in Scotland
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Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volume XCI 1958-1959.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland : 1961

Seller ID: 005687

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, some light shelfwear but in otherwise Very Good condition. First edition, pp ix, 134, b&w illustrations and plates to rear, index. Contents include: A recumbent grave-slab from Breckon, Esha Ness, Shetland, Glenachan Rig Homestead, Cardon, Peeblesshire, A chambered cairn at Isbister, South Ronaldshay, Orkney
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Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volume XCIII 1959-1960

Price: £25.00

Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland : 1961

Seller ID: 005691

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, some light shelfwear but in otherwise Very Good condition. First edition, pp ix, 268, b&w illustrations, fold out illustrations, index. Contents include: Scottish Late Bronze Age Metalwork: Typology, Distribution and Chronology, The Palisaded Settlements at Harehope, Peebleshire. Excavations, On Coins purchased for the Museum, The Glenluce and Rhoneston Hoards of Fifteenth-Century Coins
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Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volume XCV 1961-62.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland : 1964

Seller ID: 005688

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, some light shelfwear but in otherwise Very Good condition. First edition, pp iv, 334, b&w illustrations and plates to rear, index. Contents include: Late Fifteenth Century Church paintings from Guthrie and Foulis Easter, The Date of the Medieval Coin-Hoard from Tom a'Bhuraich in Aberdeenshire, Two Pictish Symbol Stones: (i) Flemington Farm, Aberlemmo, Angus
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Re-Issue of the "Northern Figaro" Christmas Annual for 1897, Xmas 1898.

Price: £60.00

Publisher: : 1898

Seller ID: 004469

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated card covers with some chips and chunks missing from edges and corners along with some small closed tears and creasing to spine, section of contents page missing where previous owners name was presumably located but otherwise in Very Good condition commensurate with age. Re-issue of 1897 edition, pp 90, numerous b&w illustrations throughout and to rear. Featuring numerous articles, poetry and stories by writers such as Alex Inkson McConnochie and John Strange Winter, illustrations by numerous artists such as F. Brangwyn and Arthur Rackham.
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Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire 1598-1660 - 3 Volumes Complete

Price: £195.00

Publisher: New Spalding Club : 1904

Seller ID: 009659

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Three Volumes complete, Hardcovers in original olive cloth, gilt titles, base of spine of volume 1 rubbed, some small marks to spine of volume 3 but otherwise in Very Good condition. Limited edition of 500 [188], pp xlvi, 476, 16, xxx, 539, xix, 403, 17, errata, indices to volume 3. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 3KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
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Image for Report from the Select Committee to whom The Several Petitions from the Royal Burghs of Scotland were Referred; with the Minutes of Evidence relative to the Case of Aberdeen

Report from the Select Committee to whom The Several Petitions from the Royal Burghs of Scotland were Referred; with the Minutes of Evidence relative to the Case of Aberdeen

Price: £75.00

Publisher: J. Schaw : 1819

Seller ID: 011395

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Hardcover in original paper covered boards, boards rubbed and worn, loss to base of spine, hinges and spine split but holding, stain to rear cover, previous owner's names on front end papers, rough cut pages, some foxing and marking to pages, overall in Good+ condition commensurate with age. First edition, pp 296, folding table to rear
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Studies in Scots and Gaelic. Proceedings of the Third Internatio nal Conference on the Languages of Scotland

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Canongate Academic, Edinburgh : 1994

Seller ID: 003647

ISBN-13: 9781898410119

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Card covers, with very slight edgewear otherwise in Fine condition. First edition, b&w illustrations.S13.
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The Arms Granted to the Union Bank of Scotland Limited.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: : 1947

Seller ID: 010354

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Large hardcover in light brown covers, with heraldic crest, in Very Good condition. Illustrated endpapers, a large fold-out copy of the crest included with the book, torn, but repaired, pp40, b&w illustrations, Chapters include: The grant of armorial bearings to the bank by the Lord Lyon king of arms. A distinguished pedigree, the constituent banks.
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The Book of the Highlands

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Inverness Advertiser : 1935

Seller ID: 009243

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Illustrated oversized card covers, some rubbing and wear to oversized edges of covers, some marking to covers, some pages marked with damp staining but otherwise in Good condition and complete. Presumed 1935 edition, pp 292, fold out maps of: The Highlands, Motor routes in the Highlands, Map of Inverness District, b&w illustrations throughout, numerous local adverts throughout.
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The Camera Series: Album of Views of Aberdeen and Deeside.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Brown & Rawcliffe : 1890

Seller ID: 008528

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Oblong hardcover in cloth covered boards with decorative gilt, some wear and marking to boards but contents Fine. 14 pages of b&w lithographic prints on a long continuous fold out panoramic format.
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The City and Royal Burgh of Aberdeen Survey and Plan 1949 - Survey Report.

Price: £250.00

Publisher: W. Dobson Chapman and Partners : 1949

Seller ID: 006787

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Large hardcover (34x24cm), some rubbing and wear to corners, edges and boards but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp iv, 369, 45, 29 fold out maps, 14 diagrams, 10 pages of photographs, appendix. A detailed survey of Aberdeen, Chapters: I. Aberdeen Yesterday and Today. II. Regional Setting and Physical Background. III. Communications. IV. Public Utilities. V. Social Services. VI. Existing Uses. VII. Population. VIII. Communal Facilities and Physical Amenities. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 3.5KG, SO ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED.
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The Glenalmond Register - A Record of All those Who Have Entered Trinity College Glenalmond 1847-1929

Price: £20.00

Publisher: T. & A. Constable : 1929

Seller ID: 008935

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover in blue cloth with gilt titles, very slight rubbing to corners but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp liii, 360, b&w plates, indices,
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The Men of Bannockburn

Price: £90.00

Publisher: The Stirling Smith / Istituto Italiano di Cultura : 2010

Seller ID: 011240

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Illustrated card covers, slight shelfwear, previous owner's bookplate but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp 135, colour illustrations. The Men of Bannockburn is an exciting collaborative project between Italian artist and armour specialis Marco Trecalli, the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh, Elspeth King of the Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling, and three Scottish-based academics; Jon Usher, Steve Boardman and Phil Cooke. Very Scarce Title.
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The Scottish Beekeepers' Handbook

Price: £20.00

Publisher: The Scottish Beekeepers' Association : 1949

Seller ID: 007271

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Stapled pamphlet, in Fine condition. C.1949 as per advert to rear, pp 40, b&w illustrations, adverts on inside and rear cover.
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The Scottish Historical Review Nos. 101 & 102, Volume XXVI

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons : 1947

Seller ID: 008297

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Card covers, some wear and rubbing to head and base of spines, some light shelfwear, some small marks to covers, previous owners names of covers but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 191, b&w maps, adverts.
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Category: Scottish History