1822. Ephemera. James Innes-Ker (1736-1823) was the 5th Duke of Roxburghe. The 4th Duke died in 1805 without heirs and the title was dormant until the court decided in 1812 that James was the rightful heir. Autograph letter, 4.9 x 7.9 inches. 'Floors 6th Nov 1822 / Dear Sir, I......
Book Sales, January 1983. Hardcover.
House of Lochar, June 1994. Trade Paperback.
Birlinn Ltd, March 2008. Trade Paperback. The standard image of the Highland Clearances is of brutal eviction, of burning, starvation and barren wastes. This new book tracks the origins of the Clearances from the 18th century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1890s.
Harpercollins Pub Ltd, August 1999. Trade Paperback.
HarperCollins UK, March 1998. Trade Paperback. A selection of over 70 well-known Scots - ranging from Joe Beltrani to Nicholas Parsons - have donated personal pieces which relate tales drawn from all over Scotland and cover a span of some 80 years.
Scribners, September 1991. Hardcover. For nearly a century, Scribner has exemplified the very best in publishing by pairing classic texts with the illustrative giants of the time, such as N. C. Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish. With the same commitment to the high standards established by the series' founders, Atheneum Books.....
Avenel, 1972. Trade Paperback.
Tempus, December 2003. Hardcover. During the early months of 1349, Scottish soldiers engaged in border warfare praised God that many of their English opponents were being felled by a new and terrifying affliction. Within months, however, Scots themselves began to fall victim to what they had described as "the foul.....
The Kirkwall Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 107 pages. Contributors include David Balfour, Eric Linklater, Edwin Muir, John Masefield, etc. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Short tears at top of jacket; front upper right corner of boards with a good-sized bump.....
D. Wyllie & Son, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. 140 pages. 'The sketches forming this volume are drawn from various series of Sketches in Scottish Life which have appeared during the last few years in The People's Friend'--prefatory n First edition (first printing). Spine and top edge of the cover is.....
Printed for private circulation by William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. cclxxiii, plus three facsimiles, two folding. A very scarce biography of the important Scottish makar, or bard, along with a literary analysis of Dunbar's work. First edition (first printing). A very good copy. Light surface scuffing to.....
J. & J. P. Edmond & Spark, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 673 pages. A landmark book on poetry and poets of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. First edition (first printing, no other printings noted). Very good copy in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. No dust jacket. Scarce.
Scottish Academic Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 402 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
Penguin UK, January 1985. Trade Paperback.
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T. F. Brockie, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. 250, v; 48; 16; and 16 pages. Four books by Brockie bound in a single volume. The first two are poetry, the third is a short story, and the fourth is a collection of short humorous pieces. An interesting sammelband of the Scottish.....
Edmonston and Douglas, January 1873. Hardcover.
Knopf, January 1980. Hardcover.
Archibald Constable and Co., 1822. First Edition. Hardcover. 140 pages. 'The essay for which the Highland Society of Scotland, at their general meeting on 1st July 1822, voted a piece of plate of fifty guineas value.' - from the title page. Very good copy with new boards and endpapers, library.....
John Smith & Son Ltd., 1926. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 344 pages. 4483 items are listed for sale. Catalogue includes 16 portraits. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Valentine & Sons Ltd., 1929. Trade Paperback.