Illustrated card covers, small crease to front cover but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp ix, 285, notes, index. In his latest book, Angus Calder explores the culture of Scotland, one of Europe's oldest nations. Offering a rich mix of social history, cultural observation, and a sharp sense of politics, Calder looks at Scotland as a place that has throughout its history had a strong democratic tradition. The period since the 1707 Treaty of Union with England has seen a nation with a quite distinct and independent identity, and it is no surprise that the decaying imperial st... View More...
Hardcover in maroon cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine, small marks to boards, some light rubbing to extremities, Dymo labels with previous owners name and address on fep, floral endpapers slightly browned but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp 280, b&w plates. Scarce history of Fettercairn. View More...
Hardback in Fine condition, dustwrapper in Fine condition, dustwrapper has light fading to the cover, otherwise also in Fine condition, in a clear protective archival wrapper. First edition, pp221, tables, index. Land for the People? covers a previously neglected period which saw the formative legislation and policies which continue to shape Highland life. Drawing on a wider range of sources, both public and private, than hitherto, Ewen Cameron delivers an impartial corrective to so many previous emotional studies. Both crofters and landlords emerge from scrutiny with more ambiguous reputati... View More...
Hardback in Very Good condition, complete with dustwrapper, also in Very Good condition. First edition, SIGNED COPY, signed and inscribed by author, with letter from author attached. With pp274, b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. Prisons and punishment in Scotland from the Middle Ages to the present. View More...
Hardback in black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, gilt emblem on front cover, light foxing to the inside covers, otherwise in Very Good + condition, pp338, b&w illustrations, index. The Clan Campbell has long been among the largest of the Scottish highland clans as well as arguably the most powerful. Apart from the intrinsic interest of the clan Campbell, its history is inseparable from the history of Scotland. This is the first of three volumes that will tell the full history of the clan in a depth never before attempted. The book opens with an investigation of the myths and legends tha... View More...
Illustrated card covers, laminate separating from bottom corner of rear cover but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, pp263, b&w illustrations. Contents: All in the Family : Kinship, Incest, and Identity in Late Medieval Scotland / Heather Parker -- Sex, Identity, and Enlightenment in the Long Eighteenth Century / Katie Barclay -- Women, Presbyterianism, Political Agency, and the Anglo-Scottish Union / Rosalind Carr -- A Palmful of Water for your Years' : Babies, Religion and Gender among Crofting Families in Scotland, 1800-1850 / Elizabeth Ritchie -- Depicting Identity : Cartog... View More...
Paperback, Fine condition. First edition, pp xxiv, 263, bibliography, index. The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection" from North-East Scotland, created in the early years of the twentieth century by Gavin Greig and James Bruce Duncan, is of national and international importance. In its published form it contains 1,933 songs, available in eight volumes arranged thematically. This selection for performers contains 150 songs from the main collection, and takes as its focus 28 of the singers from whom the songs were originally collected. Comes with CD attached. S10. View More...
Paperback in Near Fine condition. With pp238, b&w illustrations, maps and index. Foreword by Professor David Daiches. In this, his latest study of Edinburgh, Malcolm Cant, author of the two-volume Villages of Edinburgh, concentrates on the areas of Sciennes and the Grange to the south side of the city. The history of Sciennes can be traced to at least the sixteenth century when the convent of St Catherine of Siena was founded there. The district of Grange was owned and developed by the Dick-Lauder family in the second half of the nineteenth century. After describing these origins separatel... View More...
Hardcover, New with New dustwrapper. First edition, pp 215, b&w and colour photos and illustrations throughout, note, bibliography, index. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Large hardcover in blue cloth covered beveled boards with gilt titles and illustrations on front board and spine, top edge gilt, some light rubbing and shelfwear to extremities, small split to top of front hinge internally repaired, some slight foxing sporadically but otherwise in Very Good+ condition. First in this illustrated edition, pp xxiii, 377, numerous b&w illustrations in text, 30 full page colour plates by J. Riddel, map of Old Town with New Town overlaid, index. View More...
Illustrated card covers, very slight shelfwear but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp x, 278, b&w illustrations throughout, index. A detailed history of the Morningside Area of Edinburgh. View More...
A4 sized illustrated card covers, some light shelfwear and rubbing, previous owner's bookplate but otherwise in Very Good+ condition. First edition, pp 170, b&w illustrations, appendices, references. View More...
Stapled pamphlet with illustrated card covers, some light shelfwear but otherwise in Very Good condition. First edition, Signed by Author, pp 63, b&w illustrations. Includes handwritten letter from author. View More...
Large hardcover in New condition with New dustwrapper. First edition, pp xi, colour illustrations throughout, index. As miniature worlds, beautiful locations and homes to communities seemingly distant from the stresses of modern life, Scotland's many islands have an extraordinary fascination on countless people, not least on the hundreds of thousands of visitors who visit them each year. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED View More...
Oversized stiff card covers, some very slight shelfwear but otherwise in Near Fine condition commensurate with age. First edition, pp 70, appendices. View More...
Hardcover in red cloth boards, gilt titles, In Very Good condition. Dustwrapper unclipped, also in Very Good condition. First edition, pp195, b&w illustrations and index. Arthur Melville Clark FRSE was a Scottish educationalist and author of several academic books about English literature and poetry. View More...
Illustrated card covers with some very slight shelfwear but otherwise in Near Fine condition. First edition, pp xxi, 206, b&w illustrations and maps in text, colour plates in centre, glossary, bibliography, appendices. View More...
Large softcover in illustrated covers, size 20 x 29cm, some light shelfwear, otherwise in Very Good + condition. First edition, pp226, b&w illustrations. Restoring Scotland's Castles: An Account of the Restoration or Rebuilding of Eleven Tower Houses, Based on the Presentations Made at a Conference Held Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland. View More...
