Category: Scottish History

A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Containing a General Description of the Kingdom.

Price: £350.00

Publisher: D.Schaw, Lawnmarket : 1817

Seller ID: 004353

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover, newly rebound in half leather with marbled paper covered boards, new end papers, original red title segment on spine with gilt, some light foxing to prelims and browning to pages, fold out map has one small closed tear which has been internally repaired, otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp xxvii, 676, fold out map to front.
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The Lore of Scotland: A Guide to Scotland's Legends.

By: Westwood, Jennifer & Kingshill, Sophia.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Random House UK : 2009

Seller ID: 011065

ISBN-13: 9781905211623

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardback in black cloth boards, previous owner's label tipped in on front endpaper, in Near Fine condition, dustwrapper unclipped, also in Near Fine condition. In a clear, protective archival wrapper. First edition, pp555, colour and b&w illustrations, index. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and in The Lore of Scotland Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill bring together many of the finest and mo...
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Man with Two Dogs: A Breath of Fresh Air from Scotland.

By: Whitson, Angus.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Black and White Publishing : 2007

Seller ID: 007686

ISBN-13: 9781845021535

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in very Good condition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With dustwrapper in Very Good condition. With pp184, b&w illustrations. There are few places in the world more glorious than the Scottish countryside. Whatever the season, there's always something of interest to observe and, more often than not, there's also a natural bounty to be harvested. The author shares his thoughts and reminiscences and shows us how nature can be beautiful and unsentimental, cuddly and cruel.
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William Augustus Duke of Cumberland: A Life

By: Whitworth, Rex

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Leo Cooper : 1992

Seller ID: 010188

ISBN-13: 9780850523546

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in Fine condition with Fine dustwrapper. First edition, pp 265, b&w illustrations, bibliography, index.
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On the Lonely Shore.

By: Whyte, Don.

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Hutchinson of London : 1977

Seller ID: 009714

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardback in Very Good condition, First edition, Dustwrapper, price clipped, otherwise in Very Good condition. With b&w illustrations. In a clear protective archival wrapper. Author was born in Aboyne, Deeside and overcame polio to become a journalist and broadcaster.
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Edinburgh and the Borders: Landscape Heritage

By: Whyte, Ian

Price: £8.00

Publisher: David & Charles : 1990

Seller ID: 009889

ISBN-13: 9780715392362

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titles to spine, in Fine condition, dustwrapper with some light shelfwear but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp 216, b&w and colour illustrations and maps, bibliography, index.
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Agriculture and Society in Seventeenth Century Scotland.

By: Whyte, Ian D.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: John Donald Publishers Ltd : 1979

Seller ID: 005916

ISBN-13: 9780859760331

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in green cloth covered boards with gilt titles on spine, previous owners bookplate, in Fine condition, dustwrapper in Fine condition. First edition, pp ix, 301, charts and tables, appendices, bibliography, index.
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Hanging by a Thread: The Scottish Cotton Industry C.1850-1914

By: William Knox

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Carnegie Publishing Ltd : 1995

Seller ID: 012151

ISBN-13: 9781859360118

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardback in red cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, in Fine condition, dustwrapper in Fine condition, in a clear protective wrapper. First edition, pp204, b&w illustrations, tables, index. Hanging by a thread: The Scottish cotton industry c.1850-1914
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The Heather and the Gale: Clan Donald and Clan Campbell During the Wars of Montrose.

By: Williams, Ronald.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: House of Lochar, 1997. 1899863184 : 1997

Seller ID: 91

ISBN-13: 9781899863181

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

First edition paperback, in fine condition with slight shelfwear. Pp214, with b&w maps, footnotes, select biography and index. An account of the two mighty clans Donald and Campbell during the Highland Campaigns.
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Sand and Silence: Lost Villages of the North

By: Willis, D.P.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Centre for Scottish Studies : 1986

Seller ID: 006882

ISBN-13: 9780906265079

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled pamphlet with illustrated card covers, some light rubbing to spine but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 53, b&w illustrations,
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Understanding Scottish Graveyards,

By: Willsher, Betty.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Canongate : 1995

Seller ID: 009907

ISBN-13: 9780862415600

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, slight shelfwear but otherwise in Very Good condition, Second edition, pp96, b&w illustrations, line drawings, diagrams and index. There is a strange fascination about graveyards; many of us are drawn to them. We seek the peace of city cemeteries or wander around picturesque country churchyards. And while we marvel at the variety and beauty of the monuments, we puzzle over the significance of the carvings. Each stone page tells its own story and kindles the imagination. However, our graveyards face an uncertain future. In this revised and updated edition of the highly acclaimed gu...
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Understanding Scottish Graveyards,

By: Willsher, Betty.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Chambers : 1985

Seller ID: 009926

ISBN-13: 9780862415600

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover, slight shelfwear but otherwise in Very Good condition, First edition, pp viii, 72, b&w illustrations, line drawings, diagrams and index. There is a strange fascination about graveyards; many of us are drawn to them. We seek the peace of city cemeteries or wander around picturesque country churchyards. And while we marvel at the variety and beauty of the monuments, we puzzle over the significance of the carvings. Each stone page tells its own story and kindles the imagination. However, our graveyards face an uncertain future. In this revised and updated edition of the highly acclai...
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Prehistoric Annals of Scotland - Two Volumes Complete.

By: Wilson, Daniel.

Price: £125.00

Publisher: Macmillan & Co. : 1863

Seller ID: 665

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Vol.1: Hardback, original cloth with gilt decoration, slightly faded but in Very Good condition, rough cut page edges; Second edition, pp xxxvi, 504, 10 full page plates plus illustrations in text. Volume 1 covers in great detail life in Scotland from the Stone age to the Bronze Age.Vol.2, Hardback, original clooth with gilt decoration, in Very Good condition with some very rough cut pages (some uncut), pp 556, 15 full page plates plus illustrations in text, index. Volume 2 covers in great detail the Iron Age and the Christian period. SCARCE. Counter Shelf. POSTAGE RATES ARE BASED ON A BOOK...
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The Bon-Accord Repository of Local Institutions: Municipal, Educational, Ecclesiastical and Commercial.

By: Wilson, James H.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: George King : 1842

Seller ID: 004350

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, newly rebound in brown cloth with leather spine and gilt titles, new endpapers, roughcut pages, some early pages stained in bottom corner but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp x, 205, vi, adverts to rear.
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An Historical Account and Delineation of Aberdeen.

By: Wilson, Robert.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: James Johnston : 1822

Seller ID: 004342

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover, newly rebound in green quarter leather with green cloth covered boards and new end papers, marbled eges, some sporadic browning to pages as well as light foxing to prelims but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp xii, 226, b&w illustrations.
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The Shaping of 19th Century Aberdeenshire

By: Wood, Sydney

Price: £20.00

Publisher: SPA Books Ltd : 1985

Seller ID: 004211

ISBN-13: 9780907590057

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover in Near Fine condition with slightly shelfworn duswrapper but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp x, 312, b&w illustrations, references, sources, index.
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Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland.

By: Wordsworth, Dorothy.

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Yale University Press : 1997

Seller ID: 011376

ISBN-13: 9780300071559

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Large hardback, size 25 x 18cm, in blue cloth boards, gilt titles, in Near Fine condition, dustwrapper also in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp233, colour and b&w illustrations, index. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. On a 663-mile journey through the Scottish Lowlands and southwestern Highlands in the late summer and early autumn of 1803, Dorothy Wordsworth kept a journal. Travelling with her brother William and, for a short time, Samuel Coleridge, she recorded the adventures, sights and la...
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The Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. Report of Proceedings. Session 1985 - 1986.

By: Wright, David.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: : 1991

Seller ID: 005938

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled booklet in green covers, in Very Good condition, with pp44. Chapters include: James Burn Russell MOH Glasgow 1872 - 1898, Roots: On the History of Dentistry, Dental Advertisements in the 19th century, Illness and Travel, St.Kilda: Emigrants and Disease.
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Scotland and its People No. 4: Scottish Thinkers

By: Wright, J.N

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Oliver and Boyd : 1942

Seller ID: 006377

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled pamphlet with some browning to outer edge of front cover, rusted staples, war economy paper but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp31, bibliography. Scarce.
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A Buchan Tower-House: The Story of the House of Schivas

By: Wyness, Fenton

Price: £35.00

Seller ID: 011776

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Card covers, gilt crest on front cover, some light shelfwear and rubbing but otherwise in Very Good condition. No printing information but a modern reprint based on the single colour illustration, pp 55 + 8pp of b&w illustrations to rear, b&w and one colour illustration and frontis of Lord Catto of Cairncatto, floor plan.
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Category: Scottish History