1903réf. 072924-04London: Ballantyne Press 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in cloth with blue paper covered boards. 54 pp. Most of the pages are still uncut. Light wear to boards. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box. London: Ballantyne Press hardcover
réf. 1485Light wear to boards; light foxing to textblock edges and throughout; ink ownership stamps to front free endpaper half-title and title page; jacket sunned and torn tape repairs to verso. An about very good copy in a good jacket. R. Scotland Liddell. Fifty Thousand Miles of Sun. London: Cassell and Company Ltd. First edition. Octavo. 284pp indexed. Illustrated with b/w photos by the author. Publisher's beige pictorial cloth spine lettered in gilt front cover lettered and decorated in brown original unclipped dust jacket. From the Afircana collection of Hubert G. Wells. . unknown
1791réf. 2110Edinburgh: Printed in the year 1791. 4to pp. 38. Stitched as issued with original marbled paper covers with no backstrip. Some creasing to corners and edges a few short tears to edges of wrappers. A scarce privately printed pamphlet providing arguments from history and use that the Prince of Wales later George IV held the titles of Duke of Rothesay Earl of Carrick etc. in the Peerage of Scotland. It evidently answers a charge that these had lapsed - perhaps stemming from the regency crisis of 1789 combined with the preference for Prince of Wales as the heir apparent’s title following the Union or else perhaps the dispute goes all the way back to the absence of a holder of the titles between 1751 the death of Frederick Louis and 1762 the birth of the future George IV. ESTC locates copies in the BL House of Lords and NLS x3 only in the UK plus just the Huntington elsewhere. ESTC T83694. Printed in the year unknown
réf. 19474'Paris le 27 December 1815'. 1p. 8vo. Headed 'Copy' and with a Britannia watermark implying an official origin. On aged and worn paper with chipping and loss at head and tail. Reads: 'Monsieur Le Comité de Montagnards d'Ecosse ayant deputé My Lord <Lattom> Les Colls. Macdonall et Mackenham et Mr James Hamilton pour faire l'hommage a Sa M. Le Roi de France d'un exemplaire original des Poesies d'Ossian en langue celtique L'Ambassadeur d'Angleterre profitte de l'intervention de Mr. Le Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre pour faire connaitre cette intention a Sa Majesté et prier S. Exce. de vouloir bien le faire savoir quand le Roi daignera les recevoir L'Ambassadeur &c'. It is not clear whether the group was an informal one or an established club. Minimal information available evn in Googlebooks snippets and perhaps more information is to be sought in Ken Crockett's 'Mountaineering in Scotland: The Early Years'. 2015. Perhaps someone could let me know. 'Paris le 27 December 1815'. unknown
réf. 231801885. Leaflet 4pp. folio bifolium with occasional MS correction elision and addition. Proposals listed as "1. To extend the Annual and Weekly Close Time; 2. To remodel District Fishery Boards.; 3. To give power to the Secretary of State to combine or divide Fishery Districts to vary or elided "and" added in MS extend the statutor Close Time and to alter or amend Bye-laws fixing the Estuary of any river; 4. To restrict the use on the sea-coast of the fixed engines presently employed for taking salmon and to abolish these engines near the mouths and estuaries of rivers." No other copy of this Memorial draft or otherwise has yet been traced. 1885 hardcover
1787réf. 6693Perth: Printed by R. Morison Junr. 1787. 2 vols. bound as 1 12mo pp. iv 156 viii iv 121 1 frontispiece to each vol. and 1 engraved title-page. Half-titles discarded. Contemporary half red roan marbled boards spine divided by gilt rolls and rules and lettered in gilt direct. Some scattered spotting particularly to plates first two leaves torn to edge and sometime repaired Armorial bookplate of William Lindsay to pastedown later ownership inscriptions of Euphemia Baillie Dundee and Sydney Smith. Two volumes of Perth publisher Robert Morison’s editions of ‘The Scottish Poets’ bound together. This copy passed through the library of Scottish poet Sydney Goodsir Smith 1915-1975. ESTC T104667; T104670. Printed by R. Morison, Junr. hardcover
réf. 13965First Letter: No place. 25 July 1837. Second Letter: Edinburgh. 31 July 1837. Both 1p. foolscap 8vo and disbound. Both in good condition on aged paper with loss at edge from disbinding causing slight loss of text in second letter. Letter One: Docketed on reverse of second leaf 'James Smith July 25 1837 Report on City Improvements.' The document begins: 'Having carefully examined the state No. IV. made up by the Improvement Commissioners and submitted to the Bank of Scotland &c and also inspected the works with Mr Geo. Smith Architect for the Commissioners I take leave to submit the following observations thereon'. Three numbered paragraphs follow on 'the Estimates' 'work yet to be executed on the south approach and in Victoria Street in opening up these streets for paving' and 'the Assets' the last sixteen lines long. Letter Two: Addressed to Blair on reverse of second leaf. Continuing from the first letter he gives as his opinion that there 'will be a shortcoming in the returns <.> liquidate the engagements fo the Commissioners'. He suggests as 'the safest course for the Bank to pursue . a partial completion of the Works Viz - Partially completing George IVth. Bridge and Victoria Street leaving out the Mound Corn Market and the Charity Workhouse Road'. The final paragraph begins: 'it is evident to me were this not done a greater loss will in all probability have to be sustained because without opening up these streets the Returns by paving cannot be made available'. He recommends that 'the Commissioners husband well their resources by a rigid economy'. First Letter: No place. 25 July 1837. Second Letter: Edinburgh. 31 July 1837. unknown
réf. 20719No place Dublin. 12 November 1846. 3pp. 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition lightly aged and worn. Two days before the writing of this letter the London Gazette had announced 10 November 1846 that Napier then Deputy Adjutant-General in Ireland had been promoted to Lieutenant General. The letter in which he writes to his Commander in Chief in Ireland is headed 'Private'. It begins: 'My Dear Sir Edward As I grieve to think that our Official intercourse is of necessity about to terminate I hope you will allow me to take this mode of returning you my warmest thanks for all the kindness I have experienced from you since I came to the Royal Hospital'. Both men had been severely injured during the Peninsular War – Blakeney in 1811 and 1812 and Napier in 1813 – and presumably had met at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. He can 'with truth and sincerity say that the period I have served with you here has been by far the happiest during the whole of my Military Career'. He states: 'I quit my present position on Promotion' but feels certain that Blakeney approves of the manner in which he has conducted the duties of his department. He has 'no right to expect' that he will 'be employed at once upon the Staff' but adds: 'I trust my time may come & when it does I sincerely hope it may be under your Command & the more immediate the better I should like it'. No place (Dublin?). 12 November 1846. unknown
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réf. ria9781474473910_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Drawing on a wealth of experience Stephen McGowan guides you through the often-perplexing patchwork of statute policy convention and jurisprudence that all amount to Scottish licensing law. There is no better guide to how Scottish al paperback
1990réf. BN192573Edinburgh University Press 1990. 1990. Hardcover. Current Research on Suicide and Parasuicide: Selected Proceedings of the Second European Symposium on Suicidal Behavior Edinburgh June 1988 Current Research on Suicide and Parasuicide: Selected Proceedings of the Second European Symposium on Suicidal Behavior Edinburgh June 1988 European Symposium on Suicidal Behaviour 1988 Edinburgh Scotland; Platt Stephen David Edinburgh University Press hardcover
1999réf. BN544648Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland RCAHMS 1999. 1999. Scotland from the Air 1939-49 - 1: Catalogue of the Luftwaffe Photographs in the National Monuments Record of Scotland Scotland from the Air 1939-49 - 1: Catalogue of the Luftwaffe Photographs in the National Monuments Record of Scotland Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) unknown
1977réf. 61524United Kingdom: Stationery Office Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0114913838 . Very Good 1st Edition hardcover in Very Good dustjacket. Card slipcase. Clean red cloth boards lightly bumped to extremities. Spine tail lightly sunned. Gilt titles bright. Some very light foxing to edges. Internally prior owner signature Scottish historian Frances Hood and bookplate to front endpaper. Clean bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket lightly bumped to extremities with some light chipping to head. Spine lightly sunned. Some rubbing to upper corners. Card slipcase Very Good with some edge-wear. Single flap hingin aff. Very nice copy of scarce title. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages . Stationery Office Books hardcover
1984réf. 033017UK: Crown Copyright 1984 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover with complete Dj. Illustrated in B&W. A few closed tears and creases to Dj; otherwise in near fine condition. Clean and unmarked inside. 4to. Crown Copyright 1984 hardcover
réf. 38468Glasgow. A Fullarton & Co. 1844. Hardcover. thick4to. 25cm in 2 volumes lxiv814 & 852 pp. with 15 steel engravings plates 2 city plans Edinburgh & Glasgow the folding frontis map text woodcuts index in the original half brown calf wide gilt ruled bands full blind diced decorations in the panels gilt spine titles patterned cloth boards the folding map is damp stained and backed on the verso of the folds some foxing on the plates with related transfer some wear on the board edge still a very sound working set ds1. ~ A comprehensive set on all aspects of early nineteenth century Scotland based on six Parliamentary and Royal Commission Reports from 1830 to 1842. ".it is the very best work of the kind I ever read in any language; combining in a degree which I never before saw equalled sic historical and romantic interest with antiquarian details and valuable statistical information." Archibald Alison historian & Sheriff of Lanakshire. Cited several times in Keay. Concise Encyclopedia of Scotland. 1994. Glasgow. A Fullarton & Co. 1844 hardcover
réf. 119137Edinburgh: The National Trust for Scotland no date. Leatherbound 23pp. Very good. Undated. Short folio oblong 12 3 / 8" X 16 1 / 2". Blue leather boards; small crest in gilt to bottom corner of top board. Head and heel of spine and corners professionally repaired. Boards a little rubbed. Internally leaves screwbound. Binding secure and tight. Title page paper-stock 12 leaves card stock. B&W and colour photographic plates tipped on to pages with paper labels beneath. The National Trust for Scotland Hardcover
réf. 1396429 Gilmore Place Edinburgh. 14 August 1820. 1p. 4to. 26 lines closely and neatly written. Good on disbound leaf of aged and worn paper. The letter begins: 'Gentlemen The Patents Models Advertising and plates &c of the engine to which the accompanying descriptions not present refer and which the note in the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal shows how the first trial succeeded has been much more expensive than I calculated on or had any idea of - From the number of enquiries however the chances of a tolerable return are considerable; but like all other things much different from established custom it will require time before it can be known and adopted to reimburse me.' As it would prove expensive to borrow 'by bills at short dates the money that may be still necessary to enable me to appear as the respectable profession of an Engineer requires and also to defray the expence of the further promulgation of the machine' he asks for a loan of £400 with Sir Alexander Jardine Bart. of Applegarth as guarantor. He believes he can 'fill it up by Martinmas 1822'. He concludes: 'I am not known to many in this town and intimate only with three who were schoolfellows of mine and should you wish any reference I have no doubt you will consider the report of any of them above suspicion'. From a collection of papers from the Bank of Scotland. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine carried a report on Dickson's 'patent Water Engine' in its issue for September 1820 praising its 'great convenience' for those who 'wish a small power for useful purposes exercise or amusement'. 29 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh. 14 August 1820. unknown
1884réf. 940T28Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1884. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6". None. A smartly bound copy of these two poems attributed to King James I of Scotland. Scarce work. The Scottish Text Society. Two poems attributed to James I King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. Containing The Kingis Quair a fifteenth-century Early Scots poem. Semi-autobiographical in nature it describes the King's capture by the English in 1406 on his way to France and his subsequent imprisonment by Henry IV of England. With four versions of the Ballad of Good Counsel from the earliest to the restored version the latter being founded upon collation of the other three. Edited by Walter William Skeat a British philologist and Anglican deacon. Previously held in the library of Sir Charles Bine Renshaw a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician. Bound in half crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally very smart with light wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Fine William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1841réf. 51671Blackwood Edinburgh 1841. 8vo. First Edition thus free endpapers lightly browned; green ribbed buckram upper board with printed paper label uncut a remarkably well-preserved bright clean crisp copy. Launched in 1832 the NSA is effectively a reissue of the 'Old' Statistical Account of 1791-99 this time reorganising the various reports by county. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Blackwood, Edinburgh, hardcover
1963réf. 52675Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. Hardback. This is volume one of two only; Dust jacket age-toned chipped and a touch creased at edges a number of small splits at ends of spine; Blue cloth boards rubbed on corners gilt lettering bright; Pages lightly age-toned top-edge sprayed blue a number of fold-out maps in colour and smaller B&W diagrams in text B&W indexed plates; Binding tight. ; 8.75 x 11"; 384 pages . Her Majesty's Stationary Office hardcover
réf. GB000THCXNGI3N01Encyclopaedia Britannica. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Encyclopaedia Britannica hardcover
réf. BAY_06_SH_041022Encyclopaedia Britannica. Used - Very Good. Three volume set leather binding. Text blocks firm and clean bindings tight boards straight no highlights or underlining. Minor shelf wear. Solid clean set! Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated. Encyclopaedia Britannica hardcover
2026réf. __0192870521Oxford University Press 2026. Hardcover. New. 2nd revised edition edition. Oxford University Press hardcover
2017réf. Gyan-9789368789604Facsimile Publisher 2017. Hardcover. New. 28.94 x 22.59 x 9.72 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
