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1884Best.-Nr. 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
1792Best.-Nr. 948F44Edinburgh: Printed for the Society 1792-1890 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9.5". Not Stated. A scarce complete first edition set of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's 'Archaeologia Scotica' illustrated throughout and in signed calf bindings from Andrew Grieve. The scarce complete five volume set of the Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland a publication containing essays articles and illustrations related to Scottish antiquities focussing upon archaeological discoveries historical analyses and discussions of ancient manuscripts and artefacts.Following the completion of volume V in 1890 this publication was absorbed by the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland which had been in publication since 1850.Volume I 1792 illustrated with seven plates one folding.Volume II 1822 illustrated with nineteen plates one folding and a folding table.Volume III 1831 illustrated with eleven plates.Volume IV 1857 illustrated with thirty-two plates of which sixteen are folding and three in colour. Volume V 1890 illustrated with seventy-one platesWith further vignette illustrations throughout each volume. Collated complete.In full calf signed bindings by Andrew Grieve. In a full calf signed binding with gilt detailing to back strip. Externally very smart. Rubbing to tail of volume I rear board. Tail of volume I joint starting with board firmly held. Rear hinge of volume II strained with board firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Instances of handling marks to volume I. Offsetting to pages facing plates of volume II. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Printed for the Society hardcover
1434Best.-Nr. 948Z16Edinburgh : Neill and Company Ltd 1914-34. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None stated. An extensive collection of volumes detailing the proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland providing fascinating information on the history of Scotland and heavily illustrated throughout. The first editions. In the publisher's original cloths. All volumes heavily illustrated throughout with monochrome vignettes folding plates and occasional coloured plates. A sixteen volume set. This set includes; Fifth series volumes; 1-2 6-12 and the sixth series volumes 2-8. Volumes for the years 1914-16 1919-26 then 1927-34. This set features an extensive collection of volumes published by the 'Society of Antiquaries of Scotland' an antiquarian body in Scotland which promotes the heritage and history of Scotland. The Society would meet and publish their proceedings in an annual volume covering a range of topics such as archaeological finds excavations museum donations historical architecture and much more. These volumes discuss topics such as clay castle building the excavation at Jarlshof and Roman forts. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally slight fading to the spines heavier to odd volume marks to the boards bumping to the extremities of the boards and slight cockling to the boards to the odd volume. Worming holes to the front board to vol 'lxiii' damp stains to the rear board to 'vol lxii' to both boards to 'vol lvi' and xlix' and to the spine to 'vol lx'. Bookplate of "Macintyre" to the front pastedown to a number of volumes with offsetting and occasional spotting to the endpapers to most. Internally binding strained to the front to 'vol lvi' with generally clean and bright pages and minor spotting to the front and rears. Worming holes to the front to 'vol lxiii'. Tidemarks to pp.199 to 'vol lxviii'. Good Neill and Company Ltd hardcover
1438Best.-Nr. 948Z15Edinburgh : Neill and Company Ltd 1914-38. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None stated. An extensive collection of volumes detailing the proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland providing fascinating information on the history of Scotland and heavily illustrated throughout. The first editions. In the publisher's original cloths. All volumes heavily illustrated throughout with monochrome vignettes folding plates and occasional coloured plates. A twenty-two volume set. This set includes; Fifth series volumes; 1-12 and the sixth series volumes 1-9 and volume 12. A continuous run from the years 1914-35 and a volume for the year 1937-38. This set features an extensive collection of volumes published by the 'Society of Antiquaries of Scotland' an antiquarian body in Scotland which promotes the heritage and history of Scotland. The Society would meet and publish their proceedings in an annual volume covering a range of topics such as archaeological finds excavations museum donations historical architecture and much more. These volumes cover topics such as the excavation of Coull Castle fourteenth to eighteenth century candlesticks Scottish wood carvings Bronze age burial sites and more. In the publisher's original cloth Externally slight fading to the spines heavier to the odd volume marks to the boards bumping to the extremities of the boards wear to the head and tail of the board to the odd volume and cockling to the boards to the odd volume. Damp stains to the rear to "vol lxxii" and to the front to "lxv" 'lxiii' and to both boards to 'lvi'. Bookplate of "Macintyre" and "Edward Dwelly" to the front pastedowns to a number of volumes with offsetting and occasional spotting to the endpapers to most. Internally binding slightly strained to the front to "lxiv" 'lxiii' and 'lxii' otherwise firm with generally clean and bright pages with minor spotting to the front and rears. Good Neill and Company Ltd hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. 372471Historic Scotland Edinburgh 2007. Card Covers. Fine Condition. Two volumes in original slipcase. 68 pages; 160 pages. Both volumes illustrated with photographs and drawings. Size: 21 x 30 cms. Category: Architecture; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Historic Scotland unknown
Best.-Nr. ria9781118980101_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Newly updated Gavin Reid s best-selling handbook remains an essential resource for those helping dyslexic individuals of all ages from preschoolers to adults in the workplace. paperback
Best.-Nr. 658628851Saint Andrew Press Limited . Papeback. New. pp. 384 Saint Andrew Press, Limited unknown
1900Best.-Nr. 014416London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office By Wyman and Sons Limited 1900. First Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1900 First Edition. Size Folio 211 pages. Crimson pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition very good corners and spine ends rubbed head and tail of spine chipped number sticker to head of spine ex library of the Royal College of Surgeons with number to head of spine and stamps to the title page and preliminary pages pages toned at the edges other than this the contents are clean. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, By Wyman and Sons, Limited hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. AME_9783030175443springer 2019. 2ND. Soft Cover. New/New. _ springer paperback
Best.-Nr. 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
1719Best.-Nr. AQ33177Edinburgh: Printed by James Watson 1719. In two volumes. clxvii 1 458 26; 16 815pp 1. Vol. II dated 1722. A third volume is called for in the advertisement to Vol. II; no more published. The various parts have separate title pages pagination and register are continuous. The preface was published separately in 1720 as A preface to an addition sic of the Westminster confession. Handsomely bound by Henderson and Bisset of Edinburgh in nineteenth century panelled black morocco richly tooled in gilt A.E.G. Marbled endpapers later pencilled ownership inscription to foot of p. cxliv trimmed contemporary inked ownership inscription of Archibald Stewart to head of first divisional title page later naive paper repairs to second divisional title page ownership inscription of Archibald Denham dated 1770 to Vol. II half- title brocade paper strip pasted to head of p.21 Vol. II. very small holes to leaves H1 and H4 Vol. II later paper repair to lower corner of leaf T8 short tears to leaves Z7-8 without loss paper repair to lower corner of leaf Ss1 inked ownership inscriptions of James Noble to FFEPs. A remarkably handsome copy of a monumental work on the confession of faith in the Church of Scotland edited by Church of Scotland minister and university teacher William Dunlop 1692-1720. This valuable collection sponsored by the General Assembly contains - in addition to the Westminster Standards - the Confession of Faith of the English Congregation at Geneva the Scotch Confession of 1560 the Scotch Confession of 1580 the National Covenant of 1638 Calvin's Catechism and the Heidelberg Catechism. Intriguingly material relating to the Solemn League and Covenant - the attempt by covenanters to secure Presbyterianism across Britain - is entirely excluded. This omission prompted complaints at the 1723 Assembly though no action was taken. The matter was raised once more at the 1725 Assembly by prominent Evangelical members of the synods of Fife and Perth and Stirling. In the subsequent debate it was argued that the Solemn League could be included in the projected third volume. The Kirk ultimately refused to sanction publication conscious that a 1661 statute condemning the oath remained in force. The third volume never materialised and in 1725 the General Assembly went so far as to officially refute responsibility for the omission. Provenance: Sir Archibald Steuart Denham sixth Baronet of Coltness and Baronet of Denham of Westshield 1683-1773; James Noble 1800-1848 Scottish minister antiquarian geologist and fossil collector. ESTC T78533. 8vo. Printed by James Watson unknown
1841Best.-Nr. 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
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1832Best.-Nr. 729711832. Executed after a Failed Insurrection Trial. Scotland. Mackenzie Peter 1799-1875. Wilson James Defendant 1760-1820. The Trial of James Wilson For High Treason With an Account of His Execution at Glasgow September 1820 Etc. Etc. Now Respectfully Submitted to the Consideration of the Reformers of Glasgow By Their Faithful and Devoted Servant The Exposer of the Spy System &c. &c. Glasgow: Printed and Published by Muir Gowans & Co. 1832. 48 pp. 3 parts in one with continuous pagination. Octavo 8" x 5". Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning more moderate to pp. 17-32 light foxing and soiling in a few places. $450. Only edition issued first as three parts and then a composite edition. Wilson a Scottish radical and would-be revolutionary led a march on Glasgow after being fed information by British government spies who claimed that England was in the midst of an insurrection and that the French were assisting the rebels. This was not the case and upon his return Wilson was arrested and executed in August of 1820. Mackenzie was a journalist who wrote about the British infiltration of radical networks. OCLC locates 11 copies of this title 4 in North America Harvard Princeton New York Public Library Queens University. Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature 27585. unknown
1798Best.-Nr. 29839AB1798. First Edition. Aberdeen Printed for Isaac Forsyth Bookseller Elgin 1798. Octavo 14 cm x 215 cm. Folded hand-coloured Frontispiece-Map by William Millar Frotispiece-Engraving of the "Elgin Cathedral" VIII 353 pages. Original Hardcover / Original 18th or early 19th century leather with original spinelabel. The large hand-coloured Map with a minor tear only. Corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly starting but overall in excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Interesting Provenance and signed manuscript dedication by the Cartographer and Mapmaker William Millar: From the library of Aberdeen Highlander Major Hugh Houstoun with a dedication: "April 27th 1798 - To Major Hugh Houstoun - from his Much obliged and Humble Servant William Millar". The fantastic Map in this publication was produced by William Millar who is identified inside the publication in the text of an Advertisement placed verso the titlepage and in which the Publisher Isaac Forsyth of Aberdeen gives thanks: ".For the very handsome manner in which the two first chapters were furnished by the Revd. Mr.Grant of Elgin and the other two by the Revd. Mr.Leslie of Darkland he offers this testimony of his grateful remembrance. Nor can he omit expressing his sense of obligation to Mr.William Millar Engineer of the Sutherland Coal Work for the Most accurate Map of the Province of Moray ever offered to public notice." The publication includes for example stories about the "First Inhabitants Celts Picts Scots Surnames in Moray Thanes Earls of Moray Family of Gordon Family of Grant Family of Shewglie Family of Innes Family of Brodie Family of Calder Family of Kilravock Family of Dunbars Family of Grangehill and Durn Family of Comyn of Altre Family of Fraser of Lovat Family of Mackintosh Family of Macpherson Family of Macdonalds of Glengary Family of Duff Earl of Fife Family of Gordonstown Family of Lethin Family of Findrassie Family of Murreffs of Duffus Population of Moray Antiquities of the Province with Roman Progress in Moray Vitrified Forts etc. etc. hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 42983Michael Russell Norwich 2010. 8vo. First Edition with numerous plates small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; black cloth gilt back a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Michael Russell, [Norwich], hardcover
1851Best.-Nr. 200053AG1851. London Edinburgh & Dublin J & F. Tallis 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Partly hand-coloured. Vignettes by N. Whitlock and Engraved by J. Rogers. Plate Size: 25 cm x 35.5 cm. Sheet Size : 27.1 cm x 37.4 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Published in the Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial & Statistical Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. The last great illustrated map of Scotland in the manner of early tourism maps dedicated for the being a souvenir for visitors abroad Hunters etc. Beautiful and interesting map of Scotland including its islands- the Hebrides or Western Isles Orkney Isles and the more distant Shetland Islands pictured in inset box in the tope right corner. The northern part of Ireland England and the Isle of Man are also shown. Scotland's counties from Wigton in the south to Caithness in the north are delineated. Rivers and lakes are also shown and relief shown through hachuring. Bar- scale shown in lower right corner. Ornate bordering. John Tallis 7 November 1817 3 June 1876 was an English cartographic publisher. His company John Tallis and Company published views maps and atlases in London from roughly 1838 to 1851. Tallis set up as a publisher with Frederick Tallis in Cripplegate in 1842; the business moved to Smithfield in 1846 and was dissolved in 1849. From 1851 to 1854 Tallis operated as John Tallis and Company. He started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858 selling it for £1370 in 1861; it folded in 1863. Wikipedia The most important project John Tallis undertook was the 'Illustrated Atlas' from 1851. The original map we offer here was part of this exceptional Atlas and all the maps it contained are still today considered as the last reminder of an era of lavish map production. Tallis worked the project together with John Rapkin 1815-1876 and it was Rapkin's style and talent that we have to thank for when we marvel at these maps today. What makes these maps so special is the detail of engraved vignettes that surround the map and often show indigenous scenes people in their environment and even more so historical buildings or historical views of towns and cities architecture and landscape. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much-anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1851Best.-Nr. 200128AG1851. London & New York John Tallis & Company 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. Plate Size: 33 cm x 25 cm. Sheet Size: 37.5 cm x 27 cm. Vintage 19th century map in very good condition. Published in the Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial & Statistical Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. Handsome town-plan of Perth in central Scotland bordered to the south by the River Tay. Railway street and district areas of the city are also included. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the image. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much-anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1851Best.-Nr. 200139AG1851. London & New York John Tallis & Company 1851. Large Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by D. Pound. Plate Size: 51 cm x 36.5 cm. Sheet Size: 51.5 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition. This Map is beautifully framed. Price includes worldwide free shipping per UPS Courier Framed. Published in the Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial & Statistical Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. Handsome town-plan of Edinburgh in Scotland. The The Water of Leith can be seen running through Scotland's capital city. Railways street and district areas of the city are also included. The Salisbury Crags Carlton Hill and the Castle Rock are all shown. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the map. One of the few double page plans published by Tallis. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much-anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1851Best.-Nr. 200138AG1851. London & New York John Tallis & Company 1851. Original steel engraving / Vintage map. Drawn and engraved by John Rapkin. Illustrated and Engraved by H. Winkles. Plate Size: 48 cm x 36 cm. Sheet Size: 52.5 cm x 37.2 cm. Vintage 19th century map / city-plan in very good condition. Published in the Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial & Statistical Edited By R. Montgomery Martin. Handsome town-plan of Glasgow in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. The River Clyde can be seen running through the industrial city being joined by the smaller River Kelvin in the lower left corner. Canals railways street and district areas of the city are also included. The coat of arms of the City of Glasgow is present on the map. Decorative scrolling and title cartouche around the edges of the map. One of the few double page plans published by Tallis. The project of 'The Illustrated Atlas' was designed to be finished just in time for the anxiously awaited "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations" or The Great Exhibition sometimes referred to as the Crystal Palace Exhibition in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park London from 1 May to 11 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century and it was a much-anticipated event. The Great Exhibition was organized by Henry Cole and Prince Albert husband of the reigning monarch Queen Victoria. It was attended by numerous notable figures of the time including Charles Darwin Samuel Colt members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll George Eliot and Alfred Tennyson. Music for the opening was under the direction of Sir George Thomas Smart and the continuous music from the exhibited organs for the Queen's procession was "under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett". Wikipedia unknown
1925Best.-Nr. 3265BB1925. First Edition. London Cassell and Co. 1925. 15 x 22 cm. XVIII 283 pages. Original Hardcover. Linen. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Former library copy. Robert Scotland Liddell was a British reporter and photographer for The Sphere newspaper who covered the events on the Russian front during the World War I. Wikipedia hardcover
1777Best.-Nr. 303387Aberdeen: Printed for and sold by J. Boyle 1777. 395 1 pp. 12mo. Contemp. sheep covers off. 395 1 pp. 12mo. with at end: Translations and Paraphrases of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture.Edinburgh: Printed in 1774 incomplete only 1-36 of 40 pp ESTC T208251 2 copies Nat. Lib. Scotland; Aberdeen Univ. Library. Not in ESTC Printed for, and sold by J. Boyle unknown
1920Best.-Nr. 53119Glasgow & Edinburgh: R.W. Forsyth Ltd. 1920. 8vo. 166 pp unpaginated. photo-illustrated title including 128 colour serigraph sample plates of Forsyth tartans numerous colour plates text illustraitions. Dark green embossed cloth over beveled boards Arts & Crafts cover art lettering on front cover embossed on back cover minor bumping shelfwear still VG copy w/ former ownership signature on verso of ffep. First edition thus of this lavishly illustrated catalogue of tartans and highland accouterment supplied by Forsyth’s department store in Glasgow and Edinburgh at the beginning of the 20th century. One of the lozenge illustrations on the title shows the landmark Forsyth Building erected in 1906 and was Scotland’s first steel-framed structure and the spire was completed by Gilbert Bayes. R.W. Forsyth, Ltd., hardcover
