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BONNIE SCOTLAND
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. Illustrated by Sutton Palmer.
Stock no. 2123624
Published by A. & C. Black. 1912. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

An outline of Scotland's salient features with a glimpse at its history, national character and customs. 75 colour plates. Blue decorated cloth; gilt title to spine; brown title to front cover. 254 pages and 8 page booklist to rear. 9 x 6". An A. & C. Black Colour Book in the 20 Shillings Series. Some wear to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing; some margin marks. A couple of tissue guards have become loose, but still inserted. Wrapper is very creased and damaged; has been repaired to verso with brown tape; still some pieces of loss.

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LOCH LOMONDSIDE (NN 88)
Written by John Mitchell.
Stock no. 2122324
Published by Harper Collins. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 88. Colour and b/w photos. Card wraps. ISBN: 0002201461. Light creasing to front cover.

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IMMORTAL MEMORY BURNS AND THE SCOTTISH PEOPLE
Written by Christopher A. Whatley.
Stock no. 1608908
Published by John Donald. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. ISBN: 9781910900086. SIGNED by author on title page (without dedication). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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GLASGOWTRAMMERUNG
Written by Cedric Greenwood.
Stock no. 1608722
Published by Heritage Press (scotland). 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Large, oblong format. An aesthete's trambulation in the gloaming of the tramway age in dear auld Gleska toon. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped. SIGNED (with lengthy dedication) by author on front endpaper.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE EAST OF SCOTLAND UNION OF NATURALISTS' SOCIETIES 1891-95
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208506
Published by General Printing And Binding Works Perth. 1895. Very good condition.

Grey paperwraps. Articles on ring ouzels, mosses, antiquities of Falkland and more. 88 pages. Ex-lib. Library markings to front cover and label on verso. Front cover soiled with slight loss at edges. Pages dusty at edges. Many pages unopened so contents near fine.

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ROB LINDSAY AND HIS SCHOOL
Written by H.C. Preston MacGoun. Illustrated by Preston MacGoun.
Stock no. 1405214
Published by William J. Hay; Samuel Baxter's & Sons. 1905. Almost very good condition.

A Reminiscence of Seventy-Five Years Ago. Grey/buff pictorial boards, cream spine. Described as 'A simple chapter in the homelier life of Scotland'. 45 pages. 7 x 5.75". Lovely b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, browned and worn with 3"split to one side. Small part of backstrip is missing. Corners worn. Covers grubby. Couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to page edges. Page edges uncut.

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RAILS TO KYLE OF LOCHALSH THE STORY OF THE DINGWALL AND SKYE RAILWAY
Written by David McConnell.
Stock no. 2118833
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. 340 Pages. ISBN: 0853615136. Light wear to cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with ever such slight fading to spine.

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THE BIRDS OF SHETLAND
Written by Mike Pennington; Kevin Osborne; Paul Harvey; et al.
Stock no. 1811149
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Comprehensive Overview of the Status of Every Species Recorded in Shetland. B/w & colour photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713660384. A fine copy in a dustwrapper which is unevenly browned and has a 2" blue mark to rear panel.

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SKYE: WALKING, SCRAMBLING AND EXPLORING
Written by Ralph Storer.
Stock no. 1810960
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author introduces us to the mountains of Skye, leads us on a series of wonderful coastal walks ranging from short strolls to adventurous expeditions, takes us underground to explore a mysterious hidden landscape and retraces the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie in flight across the island from the Redcoats. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0715392239. Hinge between half-title page and front endpaper pulled but binding tight. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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STORIES OF SCOTLAND AND ITS ADJACENT ISLANDS
Written by Mrs. Thomas Geldart.
Stock no. 2115957
Published by Jarrold & Sons. Circa 1872. Almost very good condition.

3rd edition. Dark purple cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 3rd edition. Spine is browned, with a couple of nicks to top and tail; small amount of fraying to cloth. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page browning, with a bit of foxing.

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CRAIGENDORAN STEAMERS
Written by Alan Brown.
Stock no. 1606316
Published by Humber Paddle Steamer Group. 1975. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Some browning / foxing to covers.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW AND STIRLINGSHIRE HUNT 1775-1910
Written by James H. Rutherfurd.
Stock no. 1810090
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates and large map in rear pocket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title page ('from the author'). Boards scuffed and marked. Spine browned. Some grubby marks/foxing to contents but generally a clean copy. Map still in rear pocket.

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