Hardcover, New with New dustwrapper. First edition, pp vii, 232, colour illustrations throughout, index. Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in the 18th century, 20th-century defences and the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, all resulted in significant cartographic activity. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Hardcover in New condition with New dustwrapper. First edition, pp 269, colour illustrations throughout, notes, index. From A Gordon Highlander in the Afghan War, painted by William Skeoch Cumming in 1881, to the Scottish Korean War Memorial, opened in 2000, this study of Scottish war art covers over a century of conflict while concentrating largely on the two world wars. The book is illustrated with over 200 works of art, including photographs, posters and monuments, and explores the contexts in which the artists undertook their work, whether on the home front or in theatres of war. THE ... View More...
Does the sound of the pipes make the hair on the back of your neck stand up? Does the sight of a pipe band make your spine tingle in a way that other bands cannot? Then this book is for you! The author has crafted thirty tales around our best-known pipe tunes, introducing you to some fantastic historical figures and spectacular places. Not only does this book delve deeply into the origins and history behind the tunes, it outlines the basic musical rudiments of the compositions, exploring why they have so much appeal. There are surely few cultures on the globe that have such a powerful link bet... View More...
Large hardcovers in green cloth with gilt titles, brand new in slipcase. Limited edition of 600, pp 816, b&w illustrations throughout. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 5KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. View More...
Poet, scholar, singer, storyteller, artist; Sheena Blackhall is a prolific and much-admired author from the North-east of Scotland. This enthralling collection follows her life from rural Aberdeenshire to the far-flung corners of the world searching for poems.As the title, A Bard's Life, would suggest, it's a kind of autobiography. But Sheena being Sheena, it's no ordinary telling of her extraordinary story. It's told as a sequence of poems and short stories, illustrated with family photos and her own drawings. She doesn't flinch from facing the harsher aspects of her life but moves through to... View More...
Large hardback size 30 x 21 cm New, with pp160, colour illustrations, and index. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 1KG, SO FOR UK FIRST CLASS AND INTERNATIONAL, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. A workshop guide to the strip-down, rebuild, maintenance and repair of two-stroke motorcycle engines. Author Dave Boothroyd covers the principles and practice of two-stroke engine work, examining a wide range of marques and road, racing and trail motorcycles. With over 450 colour photographs, this new book covers: the chronological development of two-stroke engines and workshop proced... View More...
Paperback in Mint condition. Revised edition, with pp192, notes, bibliography and index. Many works on Scottish philosophy have concentrated on the Scottish Enlightenment, leading to a seriously distorted picture of Scottish intellectual history. A circle of Scottish philosophers, led by John Mair, gained Europe-wide appreciation for their work two and half centuries before that period, and their work had a major significance for Scottish culture. This study attempts to correct the bias in the history of Scottish thought by giving due attention to the earlier flowering of philosophy, as well a... View More...
Eye for an Eye follows Scottish ex-army officer Rory McAdam as he leads the fight against a key financial source of Middle-East terrorism. Covering ground from Royal Deeside through Europe to Afghanistan and ISIS-occupied Iraq, this fast moving international thriller is guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. View More...
The Ballater Cenotaph has been a focal point within the village for the last onehundred years. It is fitting that some sort of record should mark this centenary,and it is hoped that this book will go some way to towards doing that.There are many well-known local family names recorded on this monument,and much information has already been forthcoming from their relatives.However, as will become evident from reading this volume, there arefrequently large gaps in the official records. These omissions are sometimesdue to the information being lost or destroyed, but often it can also be due tothe f... View More...
Illustrated card covers, New. First edition, Signed by Author, pp 94, colour illustrations. "The Perthshire I met in June 1962 was devoid of Motorways; steam trains still worked the branch lines and MOT tests for cars were far in the future. This story of my time with the Forestry Commission is really the sequence to my National Service in Germany that I wrote of in "Two Years" with the Pied Piper of Hamlin.Forestry was changing; coal mining was scaling down and the labour intensive pit prop market was being replaced by the need for the more easily available mechanised pulp wood to feed the ne... View More...
Paperback. NEW. FIRST EDITION. Pp57, with b&w illustrations. Following on from his popular book about Albert Road, Golf Road is the next book in his series of Ballater roads and streets as he remembers them in his youth. S5 View More...
Paperback in Mint condition; pages 160; B&W illustrations.Describes the author's childhood during the years of WWII and growing up in the typical highland village of Ballater until his call up in the 1960's. Includes sections on the forestry work done in the area by the Newfounland lumberjacks during the war. View More...
Large Hardback, size 26 x 26 cm, New. With pp 216, with colour photographs and index. Told with style and great technical insight by acclaimed author Kevin Cameron, this is the development history of 500cc and MotoGP road-racing motorcycles from 1949 to the present day. It can be read as separate chapters, or as a connected narrative of the evolution of the engines, chassis, brakes, and tires used in World Championship racing. Intense competition, rapidly changing technology, and input from the world's best riders all contributed to the important design choices that ultimately led to today's... 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...
