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1982190 pages including glossary, bibliography and index. An authentic account of the history of curling and the conditions under which it has been played from its origins to the present day. Nicely illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations throughout. Small ink stamp upon title page else clean, bright and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1975183 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Intended to help guide urban growth, ensuring environmental quality in major developments, and protecting critical environmental resources." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
1981293 pages. Notes, bibliography and index. "Acadia, Maine, and New Scotland were similarly conceived as major colonizing attempts by France, England, and Scotland, respectively. In this comparative study, Professor Reid explores the colonizing styles of the parent countries and describes the interaction of the Europeans with the native peoples and with the physical environment of the northeastern seaboard." - from dust jacket. "As jurors, we have unanimously selected the manuscript of this book as the winner of the 1976 Saint-Marie Prize for its original contribution to the study of seventeenth-century Canadian history." - from verso of half-title page. Book clean, bright and unmarked with slight wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Quality copy. Book
1983224 pages. Index. "Provides the background to the Kingdom of Scotland through the story of its Royal Family and the castles and palaces they made their own from Dunbarton to the Castle of Mey." - from dust jacket. Abundantly illustrated, frequently in colour. Decorated endpapers. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket bears large tear and missing chips along front fore-edge but remains respectable in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book
1973240 pages. Bibliography, index. Black and white photographic plates. "The first comprehensive account of the tweed industry of Scotland." - from dust jacket. Front endpaper neatly removed else clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1920180 pages. Colour plates tipped in. "There could scarcely by a more opportune publication for Scotsmen than a record of the volour of their historical regiments." - The Earl of Rosebery. Undated. Circa early 1900s. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Five inch tear to page 91. Colour plate at page 128 torn but present. Worthy working copy. Book
199016-Minute VHS video tape with case. Undated. Circa 1990? Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1995210 pages. Index and selected bibliography. "Flaws in the personality of political leadership seldom work to the advancement of national interest. An exception to this is James Hamilton, the second earl of Arran and governor of Scotland during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
1974184 pages. Index. Bibliography. "The first full account of James of Douglas' eventful and dangerous career up to his celebrated death carrying Robert Bruce's heart into battle against the Moors." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
1978302 pages. Index. "Traces the evolution of towns from their prehistoric origins right up to the problems and opportunities of the present day." - from dust jacket. Somewhat above-average wear. Sound working copy. Usual library markings. Book
1985562 pages. Index. Black and white plates. "Spurgeon pours out his story with an enthralling fullness and colour, yet all this is so done that we are everywhere drawn to the center and passion of his life - Jesus Christ." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name inside front board and touch of liquid paper atop front free endpaper else unmarked with very light wear. Nice bright copy. Book
1966Features: rare book reprint - West Wind, the life of Joseph Reddeford Walker, by Percy H. Booth; Men who wore the Oregon Boot (Gardner Shackle) - life in a makeshift territorial prison; Prairie fire - Walt Coburn; A ranch on the Nueces - Jim Ray builds a new home in Texas; the strange story of Quantrill's Surgeon - John W. Benson; Helena's hidden channel of gold; the freighter from Scotland - William Duff Stewart; Fortune's Little Casinos - scattered through Colorado's canyons; 'Tramp' General - Jo Shelby; Ghostly Camp Crittenden; Headhunting was their hobby - savage Haida raiders drew the last blood in their feud with Puget Sound pioneers a century ago... Their grim code demanded a white man's head for every Indian slain; He killed a heap of men - George Marlow; the day the brewery died - Gold Nugget Beer and the Black Hills Brewing Company of Central City, South Dakota; the boy Geronimo missed - clubbed and left for dead, he lived another hundred years!; 'she's taken bad, doc - early medicine in Big Spring, Texas; the twenty mules of Death Valley; Anvils and Coal Smoke - the old time blacksmith; One step at a time - early dreams in Wyoming; Trapped on Vick's Peak; Steamboats 'round the bend - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Ira Terrill - lawbreaker, madman or political scapegoat?; Savage days in Springtown, Texas; Black Hills Album. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine
1979Topics: Royal Merseyrail; The Train in "Table Z"; Three Days on the Settle & Carlisle; Doncaster Revisited; A Scottish Restoration; Locomotive Practice and Performance - Scotland for the New Year. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
1969Features: Cover photo of Chris Cattlin; Bobby Moore writes - a captain's lot is a happy one!; b/w photo of Paul Madeley (Leeds United); When George Best turned his back on United!; Colour photos of David Hogg (Dundee United) and Derek Possee (Millwall); Scotland's Super Saints; Football Ballet - photos; Great centerfold colour team photo of Burnley - Young stars of Turf Moor; b/w photo of David Smith (Rangers and Scotland); Colour photos of Bill Kitchener (Torquay) and Mick Doyle (Manchester City); Celtic - Chammpions of Europe!; Colour photo of Peter Dobing (Stoke City) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
1969Features: Cover photo of John Greig (Rangers and Scotland); Bobby Moore writes about Jimmy Greaves "the best of enemies'; b/w photo of Per Bartram (Crystal Palace); The Top 'Doog' - Derek Dougan is soccer's supreme showman; Soccer's rolling stones - players who move from team to team; Colour photos of Alan Gilvean (Spurs) and Fred Pickering (Blackpool); b/w photo of Ian Gibson (Coventry City); Rangers are riding high again; Match-winning 'robots' - teams who get goals from 'dead-ball starts'; Colour centerfold photo of Everton - the Blues of Goodison Park; b/w photo of Mick Jones (Leeds United) and John Winfield (Nottingham Forest); England's Football 'Test' Team; Paul Went (Charlton); George Connelly (Celtic); Focus on Brian Kidd (Man. U.); b/w photo of Drew Jarvis (Airdrie); First Class players in the Second Division - Derek Possee, Dixie Hale, Eric McMordie, Tony Green (Blackpool), Keith Newton (Blackburn Rovers); Tragedy for Liverpool's Gallant 'Reds' - knocked out by 'Goals that Never Were'. Colour photo of Terry Paine (Southampton) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
1969Features: Cover photo of Ian St. John (Liverpool and Scotland); Bobby Moore writes - 'Burnley - the best soccer school in Britain'; b/w photo of John Ritchie (Stoke City); Ron Davies - the Saint with a head for goals; Colour photos of Pat Crerant (Manchester United) and Terry Venables (Q.P.R.); Leeds - top of the record charts; They've put the 'New' in Newcastle United - the team who surprised all soccer; Nice colour centerfold photo of Derby County - First Division New Boys; b/w photo of Wilf Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) vs. Francis Lee (Manchester City); New Boys on top form; Shoot Readers score at Arsenal; Joe Payne, emergency centre-forward of Luton Town, scored 10 (TEN!) GOALS in one match on Easter Monday, April 13, 1936 vs. Bristol Rovers; Colour photos of Steve Kember (Crystal Palace) and Barry Lyons (Nottingham Forest); Focus on Willie Carr (Coventry City); Gordon Banks; great action b/w photo of Ralph Coates (Burnley) and Bob McNab (Arsenal); A soccer tale of two cities - Merseyside v. Milan!; Colour photo of David Powell (Sheffield United) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
196056 pages. Features: Credit Cards are Making Cash Old-Fashioned - article with photo of Alfred Ritchie, founder of the Master Credit service; Goma - the second gorilla born in captivity - article with great photos; Jump For Joy - Teaching Ukrainian Dance at the Ukrainian Centre in Edmonton - great photo-illustrated article; Full page ad for Jack the Ripper movie starring Lee Patterson; Vintage two-page colour ad for Jell-O pudding and pie filling; Dorothy Dent Describes Her Battle with Parkinson's Disease - article with photos; Two Italian Nuns Learn to Fly so then can service remote areas - short story with four photos - Sisters Maria Cleofe and Maria Innocenza; Nice two-page colour photo ad for Kroehler furniture; Sermons are Short in the Skier's Church - Rev. Horace G. Baugh preaches in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains - article with photos; I Was a Member of the Ghost Squad - More Cases of an Undercover Cop (Part 2 of 2) - Ex-Det.-Supt. John Gosling of Scotland Yard describes his battle of wits with some notable forgers and an elusive receiver; A Visit to Martha Hyer's Home Overlooking Los Angeles - article with many great photos; Andy O'Brien Describes how Russians may win the Stanley Cup! - article with photo; Robert Abels collects miniature replica's of antique firearms - brief article with five photos; Nice colour-photo ad for Old Tyme Syrup; Colour ad for People's Credit Jewellers on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Few minor clear tape repairs. A sound vintage copy. Book
1936192 pages. A sampling of the contents include: Laws of the game; International bowling contests; Visit of South African team; Scottish Bowling Association; Highland Bowling Association; vintage ads; and much more. Name erased from first blank page. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this diminutive yet informative item. Book
194960 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Features: Many wonderful vintage ads, some in colour; Rayon - how it is used in lovely furnishings; A Market in Mayfair - New fabrics in a handsome setting; New Furnishing Fabrics - From new fibres and by new processes; Background to Linoleum - Designed for overseas; Scotland Presents - Carpets for Every Country; Accent on British Modern - New contemporary furniture; Lace Furnishings Look to the Future - science steps in to the aid of research; Domestic Appliances - to save time and labour; Plastic Helps - for the Home; Quick Selling - Home Accessories. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this interesting issue. Magazine
1999170 pages. Features: Meet Liz Brown and her Doncaster home; Pat and Andre Vrona and their impressive family home made from a wrecked Rutland farmstead; Gina Price and her Oxfordshire garden; Peter Gillies and Lin Dalgliesh and Ballencrieff castle in Scotland; and much more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
198964 pages. Archival black and white photos. "The original Lenzie, extending from Kirkintilloch to Cumbernauld, was a feudal barony belonging to the Comyn family." - from page 3. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1974276 pages. Archival black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Allenby S.D.; Bayton S.D.; New Scotland S.D.; Carn Ridge S.D.; Crossen S.D.; Faulkner; Grahamdale; Hilbre and Birch Bay S.D.; Martin S.D.; Steep Rock. Front free endpaper is a legal plan map of the area showing the names of property owners. Prior owner has neatly added names to several unidentified parcels. Otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative and nostalgic reference. Hackett (2) 370. Book
191135 pages. The 21 songs include: Weel May the Keel Row; Coming Thro' the rye; Annie Laurie; The Campbells are Comin'; Within a Mile of Edinborotown; Bonnie Dundee; A Highland Lad My Love was Born; The Yellow Hair'd Laddie; O' Charlie is My Darling; Jean McNeil; Scotland Forever Lancers; Caledonian; Petronella; Highland Scotch No. 1 and Virginia Reels; Highland ScotchNo. 2 and Virginia Reels; The Bonnie Brier Bush; Within a Mile of Edinburghtown; Annie Laurie; The Blue Bells of Scotland; Comin' Through the Rye; Auld Lang Syne. Above-average wear. Book
1975150 pages. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Lists books in the following categories: Local History; Colonial and Revolutionary Records; Peerage - Baronetage - Surnames; Heraldry; English Local History - Visitations; Scotland; Ireland. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1972Features: Value-Added Tax - Zero-Rating or Exemption; Recent Acquisitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum; Newliston, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland - The Home of the Hog Family for 250 Years; Grosvenor House Fair Supplement; William James Muller 1812-1845; The Willow Pattern; The Craftsmanship of English Walnut Furniture; Celebrated Profiles - silhouette portraits at the National Portrait Gallery; Daniel gardner - An Exhibition at Kenwood; European Taste - Frank Partridge's Exhibition of English and French Furniture; English Silver Salt Cellars; Worcester Spoon Trays in the Marshall Collection; and more. Some markings. Average wear. Magazine
