Category: Scottish History

Scottish Genealogy: Tracing Your Ancestors

By: Bruce Durie

Price: £35.00

Publisher: The History Press : 2009

Seller ID: 006672

ISBN-13: 9780750945684

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Hardcover with light shelfwear but otherwise Near Fine, slightly shelfworn dustwrapper but otherwise Near Fine. First edition, pp 319, b&w illustrations and diagrams, index. 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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The Nor' East

By: Bruce, W.S.

Price: £50.00

Publisher: James G. Bisset : 1922

Seller ID: 009460

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in original red cloth with gilt titles to spine, some slight spotting to edge of text block, but otherwise in Very Good condition. Third edition, much enlarged, pp viii, 239. A look at various aspects of the North East Scotland Life, contents include: Humours of Recruiting in the Nor' East, The Nor' East Farmer and Cottar, Concerning Thrift, Fishermen in the Nor' East, The Camp and its Music, The Kirk in the Nor' East, Beadles and Precentors.
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The Port of Peterhead.

By: Buchan, A.R.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: P. Scrogie Ltd.

Seller ID: 003889

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A4 sized hardcover with brown cloth covered boards, gilt titles on spine, some small marks and light edgewear but otherwise in Very Good condition. Presumed First edition, pp 328, b&w illustrations, appendices, index. 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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Peterhead and District in Old Picture Postcards

By: Buchan, Jim

Price: £32.00

Publisher: Europese Bibliotheek B.V., Uitgeverij Boekhandel Antiquariaat : 1995

Seller ID: 009966

ISBN-13: 9789028860872

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Small oblong postcard sized book, Fine condition. First edition, pp 80, b&w illustrations. Very Scarce.
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The Massacre of Glencoe (Echoes of War)

By: Buchan, John

Price: £6.00

Publisher: Ashford Pr Pub : 1990

Seller ID: 008433

ISBN-13: 9780907675419

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Illustrated card covers in Fine condition. Modern reprint, pp 176, b&w illustrations, notes, index.
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The Marquis of Montrose.

By: Buchan, John.

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons : 1913

Seller ID: 005736

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in beveled blue buckram covered boards of a prize binding of George Watson's of Edinburgh, with gilt titles on spine and emblems on front and rear boards including an additional London Watsonian Club emblem, very slight shelfwear and light discolouration to spine, minor foxing, prize bookplate on front end paper but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 333, b&w illustrations and maps, notes, index. John Buchan describes Graham, Marquis of Montrose's command of the royalist forces during the 1644 to 1650 war with the Covenanters. Montrose's exceptional strength, leader...
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Annals of Peterhead from its Foundation to the Present Time Including an Account of The Rise, Progress, Improvements, Shipping, Manufacturing, Commerce, Trade, Wells, Baths &c. of the Town.

By: Buchan, P.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Peterhead, Auchwedden Press : 1819

Seller ID: 005671

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover in original printed paper covered boards, boards are worn, spine split, front board loose but still holding, lacks multi folding frontis but other 4 plates present, roughcut pages, a Good reading copy of this Scarce title. Presumed First edition, ppxii, 144, b&w plates.
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Aberdeens Around the World: Recollections of a Global Journey.

By: Bull, Frederick.

Price: £15.00

Publisher: Scottish Cultural Press : 2004

Seller ID: 006874

ISBN-13: 9781840170450

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover in Very Good condition. With many colour and b&w illustrations. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First edition, with pp176. The Scots have been adventurers for centuries, travelling to all corners of the world. Scottish place-names can be found on every continent and Aberdeen appears on maps from the coasts and prairies of Canada and America, to ancient China and Australia. From Aberdeen in north-east Scotland, this book takes you on a surprising journey to discover the stories of these other townships. Frederick Bull actually travelled 95,438 miles to visit no less that 30 Aberdeens. The st...
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Centenary Memorials of the First Congregational Church in Aberdeen

By: Bulloch, John

Price: £85.00

Publisher: James Murray : 1898

Seller ID: 010881

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in half red leather binding, five raised bands to spine, gilt titles, top edge gilt, some light shelfwear and rubbing to bottom edge and corners, small mark to leather at front hinge, top edge of leather darkened and top edge of cloth faded, rough cut pages, marbled endpapers, some light foxing but otherwise in Very Good condition. Limited edition of 64 [28], signed by author on limitation page, pp xiii, 176, b&w plates with tissue guards collated and present, appendices, index.
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The Pynours: Historical Notes on An Ancient Aberdeen Craft

By: Bulloch, John

Price: £35.00

Publisher: J. & J.P. Edmond & Spark : 1887

Seller ID: 007330

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in original green cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, rough cut pages, foxing throughout but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 88, b&w frontis with tissueguard.
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Hewn Stone: A Guide to Carberry Tower

By: Burgess, Paul

Price: £12.00

Publisher: The Handsel Press : 1998

Seller ID: 011189

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled pamphlet with illustrated card covers, very small marks to front cover but otherwise in Very Good condition. Third printing, pp 16, b&w illustrations,
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Crannog to Castle: A History of the Burnett Family in Scotland

By: Burnett, Charles James (fwd); Bailey, Eileen A. (Ed.)

Price: £250.00

Publisher: Leys Publishing : 2000

Seller ID: 011940

ISBN-13: 9780953864010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Large hardcover in green faux leather covered boards with gilt titles, very slight shelfwear, small blemish on front end paper, previous owner's bookplate but otherwise in Near Fine condition, dustwrapper with very slight shelfwear, some creasing to laminate, presumably in manufacturing but otherwise in Near Fine condition. Limited edition of 250 [63], Signed on limitation page by James Burnett (fwd), Charles J. Burnett, Eileen Bailey (ed) andIan Bryce (Historian), pp 349, 36, b&w illustrations and maps, colour illustrations in centre, index. A detailed history of the Burnett family in Scot...
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Riot, Revelry and Rout: Sport in Lowland Scotland before 1860.

By: Burnett, John.

Price: £8.00

Publisher: Tuckwell Press, 2000. 1862320039 : 2000

Seller ID: 62

ISBN-13: 9781862320031

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Fine first edition paperback, pp ix, 287, incl B&W photos and illustrations, bibiography and index. The history of sport in Lowland Scotland from medieval times until the early years of Queen Victoria's reign. The focus is not only on kings and lairds, but also on the common people. S2.
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Wee Georgie: Growing up in Dundee in the 50s and 60s.

By: Burton, George G.

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Kelsoprint : 2014

Seller ID: 007196

ISBN-13: 9780992788919

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover in Very Good condition. First edition, with pp244, b&w illustrations. Growing up in Dundee in the 50s and 60s.
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Cairngorm Mountains.

By: Burton, John Hill.

Price: £75.00

Publisher: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. : 1864

Seller ID: 010981

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Small hardback in quarterbound leather and marble boards, some light shelfwear, previous owner's name label on fep, previous owner's name stamp, spine faded, original boards bound to rear but otherwise in Very Good+ condition. First edition, pp120 plus 20 pages of catalogue of Messrs Blackwood and Sons ' publications. Frontispiece of Loch Avon. First edition, in Very Good condition. With previous owner's name stamped on inside endpaper. Guide to the Cairngorm Mountains.
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John Anderson's Legacy: University of Strathclyde and Its Antecedents

By: Butt, John

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Tuckwell Press Ltd : 2001

Seller ID: 010940

ISBN-13: 9781898410683

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good+

Illustrated card covers, slight shelfwear on bottom edge but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 264, b&w and colour, appendix, bibliography, index.
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Around the White Horse: From Memoirs by Mrs. C.J. Thomson

By: C. J Thomson

Price: £22.00

Publisher: George A. Dey : 1991

Seller ID: 006908

ISBN-13: 9780951224229

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled booklet with illustrated card covers, some light shelfwear and rubbing to head and foot of spine, previous owners, small mark from original price sticker to rear, bookplate but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp36, b&w illustrations. Scarce Title.
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Guide to the National Archives of Scotland: Scottish Record Office.

By: Cadell Patrick M. Introduction

Price: £95.00

Publisher: The Stair Society Supplementary Volumes. 3 : 1996

Seller ID: 006675

ISBN-13: 9781872517100

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Hardcover in maroon cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine in Fine condition. First edition, pp 253, glossary, bibliography.
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Sudden Slaughter: The Murder of the Regent Moray.

By: Cadell, Patrick.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: West Lothian History and Amenity Society, 1975 : 1975

Seller ID: 010214

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled booklet in illustrated covers, in Very Good condition.First edition, pp17, plan of the town of Linlithgow, b&w illustrations, and genealogy. The Murder of the Regent Moray.
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The Working Class in Glasgow, 1750-1914

By: Cage, R. A.

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Routledge : 1987

Seller ID: 009896

ISBN-13: 9780709934158

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in black cloth with gilt titles to spine, some very slight shelfwear to base of spine but otherwise in Fine condition, dustwrapper with original Routledge pricing sticker which has slightly transferred to fep, slight shelfwear to base of spine but otherwise in Fine condition. First edition, pp xix, 203, bibliography, index.
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Category: Scottish History