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Best.-Nr. 1619965like new. unknown
1834Best.-Nr. 24462Glasgow 1834. Very good overall. An illustrated advertising sheet with 3 columns of Glasgow shipping advertisements which serves as writing paper for a half penny hand written letter. The letter is from Gilkison & Brown to Messrs. Davidson & Syme lawyers and comments that there are no vessels from Clyde to New York at present "nor will there be any for some weeks". It quotes the cabin and steerage passage rates also. Gilkison & Brown were maritime agents for the Canada Company in Glasgow; they acted as ship and insurance brokers and commission agents. Emigration from Scotland to Canada and other destinations was in response to tenant congestion and starvation as well as land owner bankruptcy. In the 1830s 20000 highlanders emigrated to Canada. The maritime advertising printed in 3 columns is for: the Royal Exchange Assurance of London; individual ads for 10 ships all out of Glasgow and bound for ports all over the world including New York; Calcutta; Trinidad; the Cape of Good Hope; Trieste Italy Genoa Kingston Jamaica and Honduras; and St. Thomas. Each ad is accompanied with an engraved sailing ship. The letter is addressed to Messrs. Davidson & Syme Charlotte Street Edinburgh and franked also with a stamped 24 Oct 1834. "COCLK PM" is stamped in 2 sections due to the letter fold. 15 3/4 x 9 3/4"; folds to 7 7/8 x 9 3/4". Wax seal caused small hole affecting some words in manuscript text. A lovely example of a used letter sheet. unknown
1844Best.-Nr. 019816London Edinburgh & Glasgow: A. Fullarton & Co @1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing to a few plates but most plates clean. Rubbing to spine edges and corners. Very Good. Two small folio 8-1/2" x 10-5/8" volumes bound in half brown morocco leather and cloth with matching leather corners gilt-decorated and lettered spines marbled edges. Illustrated with a steel-engraved title page and 79 steel-engraved views. Apparently lacking the printed title page and half-title page A. Fullarton & Co hardcover books
1839Best.-Nr. 001823London: George Virtue 1839. Hardcover. Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good. W. H. Bartlett. Two quarto 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" volumes bound in one full gilt-decorated morocco leather volume. Illustrated with two steel-engaved title pages three portraits and 84 engraved views and engravings after paintings. Many of the engravings are views by W. H. Bartlett. There is no printed title page though there are two engraved title pages. No information could be found for this particular title which is similar to Wilson's book issued the next year. George Virtue hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 1677637879Encyclopaedia Britannica. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Includes only volumes 2 and 3 does not include volume 1. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping. Binding is sound. End pages have moderate age-toning and foxing with smudging. Page edges have light scuffing and smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and foxed. This could have light cosmetic flaws but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. This book is part of a multi-volume set. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Encyclopaedia Britannica hardcover
Best.-Nr. 68-1567Edinburgh Scotland: J. Brown 1803. 8vo. Light Marbled Boards. 31 pp. Very Good somewhat bowed. Letterpress on laid paper. Rebound by artisan bookbinder Sasha Mosalov.No copies for sale on the internet. Edinburgh, Scotland: J. Brown, 1803. hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. __0851994644C A B Intl 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 400 pages. 9.50x7.00x1.25 inches. C A B Intl hardcover
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1869Best.-Nr. 9958William Blackwood and Sons 1869. First edition. Hardcover. Good. GC.William Blackwood and Sons1869.First edition.Small format brown hardbackgilt lettering to the spine small tearsdentsmarks and creases on the cover and spine in GC.Clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edgessome foxing marks and ink marks inside the pages some creases on the edges of the pages previous owner's name and date 1870 written inside the edges of the front endpaper. The book is in GC for its age with some shelf wear. 220pp including index of first lines.A collectable book. William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 278461895 UN PROJET D'AFFICHE, dessin original à la mine de plomb et fusain, Format : 55 centimètres de haut par 44 centimètres de large, sur papier crème, cachet violet en bas à gauche en marge : ALFRED MARTIN AFFICHISTE , 26 Boulevard de Laval, 26 - ANGERS, sans date (1895), projet d'affiche pour la Maison "JOHN GRAY AND CO LTD FAMED SCOTH MARMALADE" à Glasgow (Écosse) ,
Best.-Nr. 344656Les Editions Du Simorgh S.N 2011
Best.-Nr. 30703like new. unknown
1972Best.-Nr. 500024082London: BBC 1972. First Edition. . Diskette. Good. A reel to reel audio tape of a BBC series now forgotten. Formerly in the possession of deceased exeter author & literary critic W J West eg "George Orwell : The Lost writings" & "The Quest for Graham Greene". Bought as a lot with other material at Dominic Winter's. BBC unknown
2020Best.-Nr. x-0367511886Taylor & Francis 2020. Hardcover. New. 202 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.71 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
Best.-Nr. 14100Lawers Strathearn Scotland. All three paid on 26 December 1842. The three documents in good condition on lightly-aged paper. ONE: 'Note of Men employed in the Village of Comrie by Orders of Mrs. R. Williamson of Lavers - to join the Lavers Company for hir sic Majesty the Queen'. on reverse 'Lawers Thos Biccarton for Men attending during the Queens Visit £1 . 19/- paid 26 Decr. 1842'. Beneath this in pencil in a later hand: 'Queen Victoria visit to Strathearn Sept 10 1842'. 1p. 4to. With some words in red ink. Mainly comprising a table of 29 names days wages due of men 'Attending the Lawers Company'. Between them the men worked 26 days and received a total of £1 19s 0d 1s 6d each. Beneath the table signed 'Thos. Biccarton' is the receipt proper: 'By orders of Mrs. R. Williamson 1842 All paid by T. B. on 10th Septr. Lawers I do hererby acknowledge to have Received from H. G. Watson Esqr. Factor for Lawers Estate the Sum of one Pound Nineteen Shillings Stg this being full pay due to the annexed Acct. for 26 men attending of Lawers in honor & Loyalty for her Majesty the Queen passing through Lawers Grounds on Saturday the 10th day of Septr. 1842 And for the above sum receipt is hereby discharged by me'. TWO: Receipt signed by 'Daniel Mc.Gregor' for 'Expense erecting triumphall arches for Her Majesty'. 1p landscape 12mo. Naming five men and recording the money paid to them. Docketted on reverse: 'Lawers D McGregor for Sundries £1. 14 . 8 pd 26 Dec 1842'. THREE: on reverse 'Lawers John McRorie for putting up Triumphal Arches £0 . 7s 6d paid 26 Dec 1843'. On slip of paper. Signed receipt by McRorie for a 7s 6d 'Attested by James MCulloch'. This was the Queen's first visit to Scotland. See The Times 12 September 1842 for an extended report of this part of the Queen's visit. [Lawers, Strathearn, Scotland.] All three paid on 26 December 1842. unknown
1771Best.-Nr. 802178Edinburgh. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1771. 20th Century Reprinting. Hard Cover. W55 Faux leather . Edinburgh hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789374565636Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 9.95 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789374565636Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 9.95 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
Best.-Nr. 18626Without place or date. On paper watermarked 'R MUNN & Co 1838'. . 4pp. 4to. Bifolium. In good condition on lightly aged and worn paper and wrapped in a leaf carrying the name 'Miss Sandham' possible recipient. Neatly and closely written out over the whole four pages. Beneath the heading: 'May be easily made out in three weeks'. Almost all of the first three pages are given over to a description of the eighteen stages of the tour with the number of miles and observations beginning and ending at Edinburgh and taking in Stirling Crieff Aberfeldy Killin Inverary Dalmally Oban Ballachulish Fort William Inverness Blair Atholl Perth and a few other places. As an example: 'Ballahulish to Fort William 14 miles Cross the Ferry - follow the side of Loch Linnhe & Loch Eil to Ft. William where is a good Inn. They say there is a better Inn at Corpach where the Steamer starts through the Caledonian Canal. - Shld. be more convenient at least - see if possible part of Glen Nevis.' The second part of the document beginning at the end of the third page begins: 'There is a mail coach from Inverness to Edinburgh in which I wd advise you to travel between Aviemore & Blair Atholl. The rest of this route you had better travel slowly & deliberately in an open Droskey i.e. Droshky . You cannot take too many cloaks & shawls - the waiters are generally slow & the Landlords for the most part greedy. The Beds as a general rule are clean tho' the sheets are often damp if the chambermaids be not well looked after - you may be always sure of good eggs & good milk. & the tea is better than the coffee -'. The text continues with more information concerning inns and food before turning to the weather the 'simple rule' regarding which is 'that if during breakfast the mists rise on the mountain side it will be a fair day if they fall a wet one. Put no confidence in Lowland prognostics even in the landlord respecting the weather . In short always suspect the sincerity of a highland Landlord in an inferior Inn in a well frequented road'. The document ends: 'Andersons is the best guide Book - it has a capital map & much curious information - legends &cc.' Without place or date. [ On paper watermarked 'R MUNN & Co | 1838'. ] unknown
Best.-Nr. 19927Ayr Scotland . 31 August 1837. The Hudson Memorial Church in Bangalore founded in 1904 commemorates Hudson's work at he Wesleyan Mission Canarse Chapel. The present item dating from an earlier part of Hudson's career casts an interesting light on the practicalities of religious administration in Scotland in the Georgian period. 3pp. 4to. Bifolium. Addressed on reverse of second leaf with remains of red wax seal and postmark to 'Mr. John Ward Park Lane Lightmoor Near Shiffnall Shropshire L B.' Docketed: 'Particulars as to income &c &c'. He has not been 'indifferent' to Ward's 'very trying affair'. Later in the letter he comments: 'Yours is not the only case of Scotch Chapels that has made my heart to bleed. … Methodism ought not to be carried on at the cost of such sacrifices as yours.' Nevertheless he fears that nothing can be done regarding Ward's 'noble offer'. He presents in columns headed 'Yearly Income' and 'Yearly Expenditure' 'as correct a statement' as he can give: 'We have a good Chapel which will seat about five hundred persons two small houses a stable and a piece of ground let for building situated in the best part of the town.' He continues with reference to 'the collections' an 'application for a larger grant from Conference' the fact that 'a considerable number of our people have been in a state of great poverty' 'the income of our Circuit' 'poor Scotch stations' weavers 'the Trustees 'Captain Howie' 'letting public money go into the hands of poor men' the fact that 'the Episcopalians wanted the Chapel' 'the President'. Ayr [ Scotland ]. 31 August 1837. unknown
First edition, 4to, [10], iv, 255, [1]pp., 11 plates, some occasional light spotting, orig. publishers red cloth, gilt, spine faded, uncut, t.e.g.
First edition, 4to, viii, 140pp., one of 100 numbered copies, coloured frontispiece, 16 plates, orig. publishers blue cloth, gilt, small indent to fore-edge of boards otherwise a nice copy. A rare privately printed regimental history. Provenance: With the bookplate of the Marquess of Linlithgow, signed in ink, 1910.
19308vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, and 7 plates in photogravure (all original tissue guards present); original blue ribbed cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. Provides 'reliable information on the campaign which preceded Culloden in 1746 by the commander of a volunteer regiment of cavalry' (Pargellis & Medley). This copy was formerly in the library of William Lumsden Walker (1919-2005), formerly Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Southmead Hospital, Bristol, and bears his signature on front free endpaper. Very scarce. See Pargellis & Medley, 3321.
1762Best.-Nr. 37525ABUlm und Leipzig, Gaum 1762. 4°. Frontispiz, [6] Bll., 280 S., [1] Bl., 281-544 S. HLdr der Zt mit rotem Rückenschild. Rückenbezug stellenweise beschabt, Einband restauriert. Teils gebräunt bzw. etwas stockfleckig, die letzten Bll. mit kl. blaßen Wasserrand.
