CHILTON BOOKS

The Book of Edinburgh Anecdote.

WATT, FRANCIS. · 1912

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: T.N. Foulis, 1912. 1st edition. Anecdotes about people and places of Edinburgh. Chapters: I.Parliament House and Lawyers; II.The Church in Edinburgh; III.Town's College and Schools; IV.Surgeons and Doctors; V.Royalty; VI.Men of Letters, Part I; VII.Men of Letters, Part...

Grangemouth ; Two Towns.

ROBERTSON, MARGARET. · 1986

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Falkirk: Falkirk District Council Dept. of Libraries and Museums, 1986. 0906586402. 1st edition. "The first Grangemouth, the Old Town, grew between the River Carron and the Grange Burn and was a direct result of the building of the Forth and Clyde Canal which brought new trade...

Byeways of Scottish Story.

EYRE-TODD, GEORGE. · 1900

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Edinburgh: William J. Hay, nd. (c.1900). Contents; 1.Braids Scots; 2.The Epic of Freedom; 3.The Shrine of Douglas; 4.The Three Tales of Lindoren; 5.The Pagan Faith of Scotland; 6."Bonnie Jeanie Cameron"; 7.The Gael Again; 8.Some Historic Apparitions; 9.Village Naturals; 10.The...

A View of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland.

HILL, GEORGE. · 1835

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

Edinburgh:John Waugh, 1835. 3rd edition, with the original Appendix; and notes by Alexander Hill, D.D. Pp.xii/153/14(publisher's catalogue), toning to endpapers. Dark green pebbled cloth, original paper label to spine has losses, wear to spine edges and boards rubbed. Good.

Things Seen in Edinburgh.

GRIERSON, E. · 1926

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Seeley, Service & Co Limited, 1926. A Description of the Town, the Castle, the Classic Buildings, Historic Places, Environs & Other Points of Interest. 15cms x 11cms. Pp.157, black & white photo frontispiece + 31 furthe full page plates and 58 line drawing illustration...

Elder Logan's Story About the Kirks. A Book for the Young.

STRATHESK, JOHN. [PSEUD. JOHN TOD]. · 1884

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Edinburgh: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, nd. (c.1884). Originally written for the Children's Magazine of the United Presbyterian Church, the story is written in "Scotch made easy". 17.5cms x 12cms. Pp.128, black & white frontispiece with occasional further illustrations in the ...

Corpus Christi. The Nature of the Church According to the Reformed Tradition.

MACGREGOR, JOHN GEDDES. · 1959

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Macmillan & Co.Ltd, 1959. 1st edition. "Sets out to explain the doctrine and tradition of the 'Reformed' Churches, i.e. those Protestant bodies deriving from Calvin, especially as regards the nature of the Church and the Ministry, and the Sacraments of Baptism and the ...

Scotland's Debt to Protestantism.

MACPHERSON, HECTOR. · 1912

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Edinburgh: William Blackwood,1912. Knox Club Publication ,No.32. Pp.137,portrait frontis, inscription from author to fep, endpapers toned, occasional spotting. Blue cloth,gilt title to spine,edges slightly rubbed. G.

The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland. Installation and Vernal Equinox Celebrations Friday, 18th March 1966 .

SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND . · 1966

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

[ Edinburgh: Royal Arch Freemason's Hall, 1966 ] . 0. First edition. 8vo. pp.249 . A nice tight binding. Very clean red cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine: "S.G.R.A.C.S. Proceedings - 1966-1967". Clean text throughout with black & white photo frontis, and portrait of; ...

History of Freemasonry in the Province of Roxburgh, Peebles and Selkirkshires, from 1674 to the Present Time.

VERNON, W.FRED. · 1893

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London: George Kenning, 1893. 0. 1st edition. "The district which is comprised in the Province of Roxburgshire and Selkirkshire is remarkable for the richness of the remains of ancient ecclesiastical edifices, and, while tradition ascribes the introduction of Freemasonry into ...

The Scots Book of Lore and Folklore.

DOUGLAS, RONALD MACDONALD. (COMILER). · 1982

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

New York: Beekman House, 1982. 0517366037. Divided into five parts: 1.Poetry; 2.Folklore, and Rhymes and Tales; 3.Facts; 4. Fragments; 5. A Few Prose Extracts and Some Letters. Pp.14/368, 3 maps, 11 clan shields. Red boards, d/w. VG/VG.

A History of the Town and Palace of Linlithgow with Notices, Historical and Antiquarian of Places of Interest in the Neighbourhood.

WALDIE, GEORGE. · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

West Lothian District Council, 1982. 0907952003. A facsimile printing of the 3rd edition of Waldie's original bestseller. Pp.119, b/w frontis. +12 further b/w illustrations. Pbk. VG.

Scotland: Kirk and People.

HENDERSON, IAN. · 1969

£3.50 (€4.20 | $4.62 | ¥738)

Edinburgh: Lutterworth Press, 1969. 1st ed. "Writing with shrewd and penetrating insight he looks at Scotland as a land where people and church are in unique alliance, and where what is said and done nationally has its reflection in the Kirk." Pp. 117. P/b. G+.

The Burnt Offering.

MACLEAN, NORMAN. · 1911

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1911. Pp.16/221/1(ad), colour frontispiece, small exposed patch of binding to front inner hinge. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, publisher's label (File Copy) to rear board. VG.

The Jacobite Rising of 1715.

SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. · 1973

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,476)

Edinburgh: Board of Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland, 1973. 3rd.imp. "Gives a short account of the rising of 1715 and the situation that made it not only possible but almost inevitable." Pp. 31, 4 b/w illustrations. P/b. illustrated cover. VG.

The Scots.

MCLAREN, MORAY. · 1951

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1951. 1st ed. "A vivid picture of the Scots people to-day painted against the background of their past". Pp 246, toning to pages. P/b, slight scuffing to top and lower edge of spine. G+.

Scottish Highlands & Islands.

MCNEILL, CAROL. · 1975

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

St. Ives: James Pike. 1975. 1st ed. "Part of the magic of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland is that everyone sees them a little differently and each visitor finds his own particular favourite spot". Pp 32, 8 b/w illustrations, 1 sketch map. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

The Scottish Churches......Apart and Together Their History, characteristics and growing co-operation.

THE SCOTTISH CHURCHES' COUNCIL. · 0

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

The Scottish Churches' Council. nd. Pp 56. P/b. Slight creasing to top of front cover. G+.

Scotland: History of a Nation.

ROSS, DAVID. · 1998

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,265)

Lomond Books. 1998. "Charts the long, painful, sometimes tragic, often inspiring, process that has formed the Scottish people of today". Pp 384. Some b/w illustrations. P/b. 25 cms x 17.5 cms. Illustrated cover. VG.

The Religion of Dr. Johnson and Other Studies.

CAIRNS, W.T. · 1946

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Oxford University Press, 1946. 1st ed. In addition to the title essay, contains studies on various subjects, personalities, and controversies concerned with Scottish religious history. Pp. 13/137. Inscrip. to fep. Rough edges to bottom of pages. Green cloth, gilt title...