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SCOTTISH HISTORY & LIFE
Written by James Paton.
Stock no. 597880
Published by James MacLehose. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps, corners lightly bumped and rubbed.

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NARRATIVES OF TWO EXCURSIONS TO THE PORTS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
Written by Charles Dupin.
Stock no. 597613
Published by Richard Phillips. Very good condition.

In 1816, 1817 and 1818; Together With a Description of the Breakwater at Plymouth and Also of the Caledonian Canal. Translated from the French of Charles Dupin, Captain in the Corps of Naval Engineers and Member of the Institute of France. And Illustrated by Notes, Critical and Explanatory by the Translator. Two colour illustrations. Folding b/w plan. In modern light grey paperboards with gilt title to spine "Dupin Narratives". Undated but presumably c1818.

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ORIGINES PAROCHIALES SCOTIAE
No author listed.
Stock no. 595827
Published by W.H. Lizars. 1st 1851. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes bound in three books. Vol I: xlii + 532 pages; Vol II Part I: xx + subscribers list + 390 pages + index of Parishes; Vol II Part II: xv + 846 pages + index of Parishes. Five large folding maps. Modern turquoise cloth binding with gilt title to spines. Editions published 1851 through to 1855. Ex-lib with labels to front endpapers and stamps to title pages but overall a very clean and bright set.

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ALBERT IN SCOTLAND
Written by Alison Jezard. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 591605
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0575003685. Corners are a bit bumped. Pictorial wrapper has a few edge-tears to it and some edge-chips and is price-cut.

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THE SCOT ABROAD
Written by John Hill Burton.
Stock no. 578902
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt decorations and red titles to front cover. Dominican Fathers Edinburgh stamp to prelims.

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HISTORY OF ST. ANDREWS
Written by Charles Roger.
Stock no. 576736
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1849. Good condition.

Brown embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. 15 b/w illustrations. 204 pages. With a Full Account of the Recent Improvements in the City. 2nd edition. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. 2/3 of backstrip missing. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates (including folding map) present.

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GLASGOW VOL XXIII CENTENARY VOLUME
No author listed.
Stock no. 692742
Published by The Geological Society of Glasgow. 1958. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w photos. Papers are 1) Experiments in Geology 20 Some Aspects of Igneous Geology 1908-1958 3) Summary of Recent Research on the Pre-Tertiary Geology of the Northern Highlands 4) The Origin of Continental Vertebrate Faunas 5) The Tectonic Evolution of the Midland Valley of Scotland 5) The Geological Society of Glasgow 1858-1958. Front joint partially cracked. A few rear pages have top corner creased else contents fine.

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THE BIRDS OF AYRSHIRE
Written by E. Richmond Paton; Oliver Pike.
Stock no. 693359
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Covers edges slightly marked. Wrapper torn with substantial loss.

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THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASIN OF THE TAY
Written by James Knox.
Stock no. 693734
Published by John Anderson; William Hunter. 1st 1831. Good condition.

Brown cloth. 2 b/w engravings. Contents very good but rear joint cracked. A few foxspots. Corners worn. Boards rubbed.

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THE LAKES OF SCOTLAND A SERIES OF VIEWS
Written by John M. Leighton. Illustrated by John Fleming.
Stock no. 560420
Published by Joseph Swan. 1st 1834. Good condition.

Large format. Three-quarter burgundy morocco binding. Green embossed leaf patter to covers. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 52 b/w engravings. All plates present. Corners worn. Top of spine slightly chipped. Small split to spine. Boards unevenly faded. Front joint broken, rear joint almost broken, backstrip almost detached. One page bound out of order (page 85 follows page 92).

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A CLOUD OF WITNESSES
Written by J.H. Thompson.
Stock no. 671299
Published by J. Boyle. 1778. Poor condition.

Full brown leather binding. 381 pages plus index. Full title: A Cloud of Witnesses for the Royal Prerogatives of Jesus Christ or the Last Speeches and Testimonies of Those who have Suffered for the Truth in Scotland Since the Year 1680. Spine cracked. Boards worn. Stain to top edge of most pages. Front endpaper missing.

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