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1808Two Volumes. Illustrated with full page engravings in very good state, and a folding map (soiled and slightly chipped). The lovely engravings are mostly by R. Scott after drawings by J. Stevenson. On title page of Volume One there is an inked inscription "Edward James Foote, to his beloved Wife Mary Foote. On title page of Volume Two inked inscription "Edward James Foote to his beloved Wife Mary Foote: and since her lamented death to our Daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Eleanor & Anna". 235mm. Original full leather bindings, very worn. Boards very fragile or detached. The early owner of this set - Vice-Admiral Sir Edward James Foote (1767-1833) was a prominent Royal Navy officer during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He served on a number of ships and at several actions, but is best known for becoming caught up in the aftermath of the collapse of the Parthenopean Republic at Naples in 1799. The Gentle Shephered was first published in 1725. The author, Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and wig-maker! VERIA BX 2
1811131 p. + Four full page plates engraved by Burney. Offsetting from plates. Foxed. Inked inscription "S.M. Macfarland from Father Phila. 1850". Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Henry Penington, Philadelphia on front board. Arms on bookplate decorated in gold and blue. Henry Penington (1807-1858), was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer and author. All edges marbled. 170mm. Original full leather binding. Boards ruled in gold but detached. Spine decorated in gold with raised bands. Hardbound. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POETRY BX 2
1803pp. vi, 245. Small 8vo. 160 mm. Paper age toned. Contemporary (likely original) full leather binding. Front board almost detached. Early manuscript ownership of H. Laight. Henry Mackenzie (1745-1831) a Scottish novelist and miscellaneous writer, known as the 'Addison of the North.' Mackenzie had attempted to interest publishers in what would become his first and most famous work, 'The Man of Feeling' for several years, but they would not accept it, even as a gift. Finally, Mackenzie published it anonymously in 1771, and it became instantly successful. His "Man of Feeling" is a weak creature, dominated by a futile benevolence, who goes up to London and falls into the hands of people who exploit his kind innocence. In contrast to the masculine ideals of the Age of Reason, it inaugurated a vogue for a new kind of hero - a sensitive male. The book looks forward to the kind of Romantic- era heroes who were unashamed to weep. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! VERIA 2
195531 p. + Tartans and Chiefs' Arms in Colour and Maps. 12mo. Original color pictorial stiff paper boards. Slight wear at corners. GENEALOGY 2
195332 p. + Tartans and Chiefs' Arms in Colour and a Map. 12mo. Original color pictorial stiff paper boards. Slight wear at head and tail of spine. Very good. GENEALOGY 2
1967252 p. + Index and full page color illustrations of Scottish Tartans. Profusely illustrated with photographs by David Hicks. Numerous drawings. Endpapers decorated with a Conjectural Tree. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Very good. GENEALOGY 2
1867pp. viii, 286 + Original Cabinet Photograph Frontis, Lithograph Signature of the Author. Presentation "Kind Love to the Rev. W.J. Menshelwood from James Murphy Sept 3, 1889." Small 8vo. Original full brown patterned cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Small loss head and tail of spine. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 2
1843pp. xii, 240 p. 16 mo. 175 mm. Original full cloth binding. Spine and front board require attachment repair. Still, a nice example of a very scarce book. Hand colored engraved bookplate of Samuel Parsons Scott (1846-1929) who left much of his substantial fortune and library to Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCCULT 14
1999124 p. + Publisher's ad. Very useful information about hundreds of Scottish lithographers and printers. REF 20
1961pp. xxvii, 447. Illustrated with pencil drawings in monochrome and color by Robert Ball, the color plates printed by Crafton Graphic Company; printed at The Stinehour Press, set in intertype Waverley; Curtis Colophon paper. 6 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full ginger top-grain cowhide, gold-stamped with a design by Mr. Ball. Original slip case. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 769 and it is signed by the illustrator, Robert Ball. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W92
1902pp. (15), 400. Photogravure frontis from a photograph by Elliott and Fry. Short 8vo. 22 cm. Handsome original publisher's blue cloth binding, gold lettered. Scotsman William Black (1841-1898) is, as a novelist, almost completely forgotten today - but his highland themes still have a following. His life (as told here) is actually more interesting than most of his novels. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. W140.
1909pp. x, 442 + + Four plates in color + 34 Photographic(halftone) plates + 18 Maps. 8vo. 24 cm. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Uncut and partially unopened. Top edge gold. Though ExLib, this is still a very nice copy. One of the most significant early 20th century works on Scotland's lakes, rivers, and salmon fisheries. It promotes the special mixture of science, sentiment, an d sporting adventure that so long successfully preserved these wonderful streams, valleys, and waterways. For the angler and traveler, there are very few books that are as informative and evocative. "Of all God's creatures the salmon is the cleanest" - Old Welsh Proverb. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W141
1894Two volumes. 770 p. + Portrait plates and other illustrations. 12mo. Handsome and unusual contemporary bindings. Half highly gold gilt cream cloth over lovely floral (daisy vine) boards. Top edge gold gilt. Manuscript presentation (that could be easily removed): "Elizabeth Withers Sherts. Presented by Aunt Mary Shaffner, September 12th, 1896." Probably from the family of the famous movie director, Franklin J. Shaffner (Patton). This set really would make a striking gift today. SW2
1975pp. xvii, 149 plus frontis and full page plates. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket with small tear. First American Edition. Scottish history intertwined with scotch distilling. WH ISKEY 4 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1951127p. + Plus full page photographs. Illustrations by George Mackie. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Badly dampstained. First Edition. A grand introduction to Scotch, with conti butions by Maurice Walsh, Hugh Macdairmid, Tommy Beaton. Humourous with anecdotes, historical, legal & poetic references to 'Scotland's National Drink'. WHISKEY 4
1976pp. x, 150 + Plus photographs by the author. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First American Edition. "Wild Endeavour is an amalgam of fascinating and interesting experienc es in the life of a man with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of the birds and animals of the Highlands of Scotland. A happy chance in early days linked photography with natural history and in the ever-continuing quest for new information and for photographs, Don MacCaskill has amassed many little-known facts about animal and bird behaviour." NH 6
1821Three volumes. 8vo. Uncut. Foxed. Bound in the original boards, which have become quite worn and broken. This true First Edition would make a good candidate for classy rebinding. "Kenilworth was born out of Constable's suggestion to write a novel set during the time of Queen Elizabeth; however, Scott rejected the suggestion that it be entitled "The Armada" because he had other ideas than centring the novel on the epic events of the invasion. He based the novel around the legend of the murder of Amy Robsart, a story told in Meikle's old ballad, which had been one of Scott's favourite poems. However, Scott did accept Constable's suggestion of naming the novel Kenilworth instead of "Cumnor Hall". The publisher applauded this decision with the exclamation: "By God, I am all but the author of the Waverley Novels!" When Kenilworth appeared in 1821 it was an immediate success with both readers and critics. The Edinburgh Review praised Scott for bringing to life the character of Queen Elizabeth, and for the way in which he contrasted the evil plotting of Varney against the grandeur of Kenilworth Castle." It was a grand best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic. FIRST EDITION / FIRST ISSUE. W151.
1850n.p. Title page printed and decorated in gold. Text printed in lavender and framed in gold. Delicate color lithographs in elaborate gold frames, accompany each text page. All edges gold. Early stamped ownership of S.P. Weston. Mildly foxed. Lacks last fly leaf. 16mo. Original full blue cloth binding, embossed in blind and gold. Slightly rubbed at extremities. Hardbound. Unusual view book. TRAVEL/8
1965pp. xix, 302 + Plus Frontis and full page lithographs washed in blue and some in red by Lynd Ward. Color lithograph chapter headings. 4to. Original full dark blue cloth binding decorated and lettered in silver. Original silver slip case. Hardbound. Very nice copy. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W82
1898Twenty leaves on heavy stiff paper stock. With 18 illustrations by Wycliffe Taylor printed in sepia, accompanying an appropriate verse. Oblong folio. 370 x 280 mm. Original pictorial paper covered boards binding, lettered and decorated in red. Binding worn at the edges, but overall very good. Harry Cumberland Bentley (1861-1913) was an English sporting author and poet. He was famed as the 'Bard of the Pytchley Hunt.' In this book there is a 1930 manuscript presentation from 'Mouse Bentley'. This is probably the author's daughter - Violet Esmé Hawkesworth (Field) (Hassall) (Bury) (Bentley) [1898-1986]. Fanciful imagination has pictured a trout swimming up the River Ayr, passing into the Lugar Water at Barskimming, entering the Black Loch via the Glaisnock Water and thence into the Black Loch. The second outflow from the loch would carry the trout into Creoch Loch, then into the Loch o' th' Lowes, the River Nith and finally into the Solway Firth after a journey of around seventy miles. A very scarce and attractive angling title. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OVERSIZE 1 / DC1
1879(18) Leaves. Printed on one side of leaf except the first and last. Illustrated by James D. Smillie (1833-1909). Inked signatures on title page. Mildly XLib. Original penciled drawings on rear fly leaf. All edges gilt. Small square 8vo. 19 cm. Original full green cloth binding. Scottish thistle decoration in black and gold on front board. Title printed in black over gold. XLib. Beveled edges. Extremities lightly worn with slight loss. Early ownerships on title. Rear flyleaf has drawings by Arthur S. Veit, dated 5/14/1899, showing a military cadet with rifle in profile, and the head of a young lady with hat. Arthur Stobo Veit (1884-1912), son of a manager of the Standard Oil Company, attended Montclair Military College, Pennsylvania Military Academy, and the Hill School before going to Columbia as part of the Class of 1907. These drawings were probably done while he was at the PA Military Academy. He left Columbia in 1905 to join the Standard Oil Company. In 1912 he committed suicide on a New York street, the cause of his distrees was a great mystery at the time - and remains so today. POETRY BOX 4
1839pp. xciv [Introduction in English], (1), 162 [Latin Text of De Arte Logistica] + Engraved frontispiece portrait of Napier; and a full page mezzotint style engraving of the old Castle Merchiston. Large 4to. 300 mm. Original cloth backed boards binding; joints cracked. Hardbound. Very good. First Edition. John Napier, 8th Laird of Merchiston, (1550-1617), was a Scottish mathematician - the Inventor of Logarithms. His 'Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio' (1614) contained the first logarithmic table and the first use of the word logarithm. His Rabdologiae (1617) gave various methods for abbreviating arithmetical calculations. One method of multiplication uses a system of numbered rods called Napier's rods, or Napier's bones; this was a major improvement on the ancient system of counters then in use. Napier also introduced the decimal point in writing numbers. The material here, dealing mainly with arithmetic and algebra, survived in manuscript form and was transcribed, after Napier's death, by his son Robert for the benefit of Henry Briggs, who further edited it. Sponsored by a descendant, Mark Napier, this is its first publication. From this work, it appears that Napier had investigated imaginary roots of equations, a subject he refers to as a great algebraic secret. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OVERSIZE BX 4
1844Two Volumes. Tipped in Publisher's promotional broadside in volume one, staining title page. Double column. Foxed. XLib. XLib bookplate of Gettysburg Theological Seminary Library in both volumes. XLib stamp on title pages and elsewhere. Early manuscript ownership of Rufus Pritt, Westmoreland (PA), Sept. 24, 1844 in both volumes. Bookseller's stamp label of G. Tracy, Utica, NY in both volumes. Large 8vo. 235 mm. Original cloth spines over paper covered boards. Original worn paper spine labels. XLib call letters on both spines. Extremities worn. First Complete American Edition, From the Late Glasgow Stereotype Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) was Professor of Theology of the Free Church of Scotland. Hardbound. AI BX 3
1808pp. 234, (6) [Subscribers List]. Browned but not brittle. Lacks rear fly leaves. NOTE: Early manuscript ownership of Elizabeth Ann Clemons and A.M. Thomas, Ashville, 1859. 12mo. 170 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Hardbound. Fair. Title continues: 'Against The Backslidings, Corruptions, Divisions, And Prevailing Evils. To Stop Defection, And Promote Reformation.' S&S/AI 16746. PALIB 4
1855pp. 8, 11-344, (4) [Publisher's catalogue] Engraved Frontis, title page and 5 full page plates. Illustrations designed by John Gilbert and engraved by Albert W. Graham. Marbled endpapers. Marbled edges. A few signatures loose and one plate. Early manuscript inscription 'Miss Helen Himes (New Oxford, PA?) from her father I.D.L. Penciled initials on title. Penciled vocabulary notations throughout. Ruled in black throughout. Text and plates well foxed. 235 mm. Original leather spine and corners over marbled boards. Rubbed and worn. Beveled edges. Raised bands. Original leather spine labels. Hardbound. Good. Scott first wrote his influential poem, 'The Lady of the Lake', in 1810, drawing on the romance of the Authurian legend, but with an entirely different story set around Loch Katrine in the Trossachs of Scotland. PAIMP 21