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SHRINES AND HOMES OF SCOTLAND
Written by John Stirling Maxwell.
Stock no. 1825322
Published by Alexander Maclehose & Co.. 1st 1937. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Map to front endpapers showing the principal places mentioned in the text. Page edges untrimmed. Spine faded, lower corner of front board at spine edge is worn with board exposed (small). Gift inscription in ink to half-title page. Contents lightly browned but clean.

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JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1825220
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. A few minor knocks to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, a little grubby, lightly worn at top of spine.

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SCOTLAND'S LOST GARDENS
Written by Marilyn Brown.
Stock no. 1324923
Published by The Royal Commission On The Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland. 1st thus 2015. Very good condition.

From the Garden of Eden to the Stewart Palaces. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781902419947. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Light crease to lower corners of prelims. Contents clean.

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YARROW AND COMPANY LIMITED: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
Written by Alastair Borthwick.
Stock no. 1825041
Published by Yarrow And Company. 1st 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the shipbuilding company 1865-1965. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge-worn.

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A GORDON HIGHLANDER
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green.
Stock no. 1324593
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1905. Very good condition.

Attractive blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 272 pages. Green floral endpapers. B/w frontis and title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small, light spots to rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown, name plate and blind stamped address to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock.

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UP RIVER THE SONG OF THE ESK
Written by Darren Woodhead. Illustrated by Darren Woodhead.
Stock no. 1824824
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. The artist captures the outstanding natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river, which lies just south of Edinburgh. He was artist in Residence in the area for 3 years. ISBN: 9781841588346. Spine & corners of boards lightly bumped, top corners of contents have a tiny crease, a result of bumped board corner. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lighty scuffed to rear.

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INVERARAY AND THE DUKES OF ARGYLL
Written by Ian G. Lindsay; Mary Cosh.
Stock no. 1824682
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the building of Inveraray, a West Highland capital, by the 3rd and 5th Dukes of Argyll. Large format. Grey mottled boards, Blue title label with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0852241879. Spine faded, uneven fading to boards and a few marks. Text block browned and has some foxing. Bookplate to front endpaper and inscription partially crossed out in ink. Contents clean. Pale blue pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1824663
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Top of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel, previous bookseller's label covering the isbn to rear panel.

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HIGHLAND HOLIDAY
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 1324198
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Caroline and Sara are having to make the most of Scotland for a wartime holiday. Cardwraps. 208 pages. Some b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781847452580. Very slight wear to corner tips. Neat barcode label to rear cover. some page corner tips slightly creased.

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THE VICARAGE CHILDREN IN SKYE
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Elizabeth Grant.
Stock no. 1323775
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The third story about the lively King family. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Spine is bumped. A few tiny spots to front cover. Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and slightly edge worn.

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THE VICARAGE CHILDREN IN SKYE
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Elizabeth Grant.
Stock no. 1323368
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third story about the lively King family. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Price-cut wrapper is very slightly browned to spine.

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BIRDS OF ARGYLL
Written by Tristan Ap Rheinallt; Clive Craik; Paul Daw; et al.
Stock no. 2140682
Published by Argyll Bird Club. 1ST 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780955777707. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper, which is a dedication to previous owner from the Chairman of the Argyll Bird Club. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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