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TOWNLIFE IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY SCOTLAND
Written by Elizabeth Ewan.
Stock no. 1830663
Published by Edinburgh University Press.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A complete picture of Scottish medieval townlife. In particular, the conditions of life, government, property-holding, trade and industry, the sense of community and the place of the burgh within the wider realm of scotland. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ix and 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0748601287. A few marks to boards. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
A JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND & THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES
Written by Samuel Johnson; James Boswell; Peter Levi.
Stock no. 1830657
Published by Folio Society.
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Peter Levi. Pictorial green cloth with leather title label to spine. Colour illustrations. xxxii and 412 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HEBRIDES
DUNDONALD: A CONTRIBUTION TO PAROCHIAL HISTORY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by James H. Gillespie.
Stock no. 1830301
Published by John Wylie & Co.
1st
1939.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Parish of Dundonald, Ayrshire. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Map to front endpapers. Light rubbing to base of spines and corners. Foxing to text blocks. A few foxspots to contents. Green dustwrappers are browned to spines and edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY
- AYRSHIRE
- RELIGION
- PLACE-NAMES
PRINCE CHARLIE'S COUNTRY AND ITS NEIGHBOURING CLAN LANDS
Written by Donald B. MacCulloch.
Stock no. 1830165
Published by The Moray Press.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
One Hundred and One Photographs with Foreword and Descriptive Notes of Scotland. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine and sivler vignette to front board. Map to endpapers. B/w photos. Boards rubbed to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
WHITHER FROM AULIS: A CHILDHOOD AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Anke Weihs.
Stock no. 1830127
Published by Floris Books.
1st
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Anke Weihs was one of the founders of the Camphill Movement. Born in Australia, she spent her childhood in Japan, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and later in Europe. In this book she describes the tortuous path that eventually led her to Vienna where she met Dr Konig, who was in the centre of the group which later in Scotland founded Camphill. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. ISBN: 0863150985. Boards slightly grubby along horizontal edges. Text block lightly browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and is scuffed.
SCOTTISH PAINTING 1837 TO THE PRESENT
Written by William Hardie.
Stock no. 1329824
Published by Waverley Books.
1st thus
2010.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Third Edition with revisions and a new introduction. Glazed pictorial boards. 223 pages, including index. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781849340359. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.
IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF WAINWRIGHT
Written by Derry Brabbs.
Stock no. 1329687
Published by Frances Lincoln.
1st
2005.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Derry Brabbs spent the best part of a decade taking the photographs for the large-format illustrated walking guides which A. Wainwright wrote from 1984 to 1992. This is a fascinating account of Derry's training and adventures from his early days as a photographer, including his first meeting with Wainwright. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0711224951. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- LAKE DISTRICT
- PENNINES
- SCOTLAND
THE SCOTTISH FISHING BOOK
Written by Sandy Forgan.
Illustrated by Glyn Satterley.
Stock no. 1329521
Published by Lomond Books.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Scotland offers some of the finest fishing in the world. What makes Scotland so special? Full of information on the natural history of fish species, conservation, history, modern techniques and tackle, and a colourful guide to all the best places to catch fish. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 1842040200. Slight bumping to lower corners. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- SCOTLAND
- FLY FISHING
- TROUT
- SALMON
THE NEW TROUT FISHING GUIDE TO ORKNEY
Written by Stan Headley.
Stock no. 1329464
Almost very good condition.
Paperwraps. 36 pages. 4 centre pages are colour plates of lochs. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front cover of booklet. Stain to lower margins of rear cover and last half of the pages.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- TROUT
- SCOTLAND
BAIRNSANGS: NURSERY RHYMES IN SCOTS
Written by Sandy Thomas Ross.
Illustrated by Charles Summers.
Stock no. 1829598
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The suthor has composed in Scots rhymes and riddles for children. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Small scarecrow vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. vi and 44 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly browned and grubby with a few minor closed tears (no loss).
THE ROAD TO RANNOCH AND THE SUMMER ISLES
Written by T. Ratcliffe Barnett.
Stock no. 1829370
Published by Robert Grant & Son, Ltd..
1930.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards with black titles. Map illustrations to endpapers. With 15 b/w photos. xv and 200 pages. Reprint. Text block browned with some foxing. Lower edge uncut. A few foxspots to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper (torn from lower part of front flap) is a little browned, faded to spine, grubby, worn at edges with some loss.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
SHETLAND
Written by Norman Newton.
Stock no. 1829285
Published by The Pevensey Press.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The essential guide for the discerning tourist and island devotee: everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 0907115950. Light rubbing to base of spine. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- SHETLAND
- ISLANDS
- GUIDE BOOKS