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Scotland: The Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw It Happen

Goring, Rosemary · 2007

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

Viking, 2007. Hardcover. xxii+483p.The first edition and in hardback with unpriceclipped d/w. In near fine unmarked condition. See scans (ISBN: 9780670916573).. Near Fine

Oatmeal and the Catechism: Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec (Volume 203) (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History)

Bennett, Margaret · 2003

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003. Soft Cover. This work records the oral history, folklore and folk-life of emigrants from the Outer Hebrides to Quebec in the 19th century. It opens with the historical background before telling oral history as remembered and experienced b...

Scotland in Stamps. - a Guide to the Postal History, Postage Stamps and Postmarks of Scotland.

Hill, C.W. · 1972

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Impulse Books, 1972. Hardcover. viii+147p. Illustrated. The book is clean and unmarked as is the unclipped d/w. See scans. . Very Good

British Military Medals: A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian

Peter Duckers · 2009

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Pen & Sword Military, 2009. Soft Cover. 192p illustrated on b&w and colour. Comprehensive.Clean, tight and unmarked. See scans (ISBN: 9781844159604).. Near Fine

Wwi Munitions - Album of Photographs of Ww1 Acetite of Lime Factory Possibly About Dundee

1915

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

, 0. Hardcover. 24 sepia and b/w plates of personnel. laboratories, offices and manufacturing works with vats, packing tables, underground bunker, furnace, tool shop, yard etc. Unknown location but possibly about Dundee, Scotland. A photo of an On War Service 1915 badge is tip...

Quae Exstant. Nic. Heinsius Dan. Fil. Recensuit Ac Notas Addidit, Post Primam Editionem Altera Fere Parte Nunc Auctiores. Accedunt Selecta Variorum Commentaria, Accurante C.S. M.D.

CL. Claudiani · 1665

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Elzeviriana, 1665. Hardcover. Edition of the works of the late Roman writer Claudius Claudianus (370[?]-after 408), edited by Nicolaes Heinsius (1620-1681). - Original full vellum hardcover, engraved title pageLatin text., xxvi, 1-917pp plus 15 index pages. Edges have a fine ...

The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald and the Early Kingdom of the Scots

Williams, Ronald · 2000

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

House of Lochar, 2000. Soft Cover. xiv+270p maps. From Dalriada to Vikings, the Gaelic Revival and the Lordship of the Isles. Clean, tight and unmarked. appears unread. See Scans. (ISBN: 1899863176).. Near Fine

Glencoe - 1 to the Mile Map Unfolded. Sheet 47 Ordnance Survey Seventh Series.

Ordnance Survey · 1954

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ordnance Survey, 1954. . Clean, unfolded and uncreased with no marks . Very Good

Loch Linnhe - 1 to the Mile Map Unfolded. Sheet 46 Ordnance Survey Seventh Series.

Ordnance Survey · 1971

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ordnance Survey, 1971. . Clean, unfolded and uncreased with no marks.(Underlined A x3) . Very Good

Sound of Mull - 1 to the Mile Map Unfolded. Sheet 45 Ordnance Survey Seventh Series.

Ordnance Survey · 1971

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Ordnance Survey, 1971. . Clean, unfolded and uncreased with no marks.(Underlined A twice*) . Very Good

The Glens of Ross-Shire: A Guide for Walkers and Mountainbikers: Bk. 9 (Scottish Glens S. )

Koch-Osborne, Peter D. · 2000

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,065)

Cicerone Press, 2000. Soft Cover. 144p illustrated with maps , sections and line drawings. See scans. The is clean, tight, unmarked and appears little used. See scans (ISBN: 1852842962).. Near Fine

A Treatise on Geology

Philliops, John · 1837

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Adam and Charles Black, 1837. Hardcover. Full title: A Treatise on Geology: forming the article under that head in the seventh edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. vi+295p+4p catalogue. With two magnificent double page plates of Fingal's Cave Staffa. With a list of Scient...

World Atlas of Military History: 1861-1945

Banks, Arthur · 1978

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Seeley, 1978. Hardcover. Military History told in maps. Clean, tight and unamrked. See scans and email for more. (ISBN: 0854221409).. Near Fine

Mud and Bodies: The War Diaries & Letters of Captain N a C Weir, 1914-1920

Burns, Mike · 2013

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Frontline Books, 2013. Hardcover. Neil Weir died in 1967, but it was not until 2009 that his grandson, Mike Burns, discovered his diary and letters among some packing trunks he had been left, and learnt that his grandfather had served as an officer in the 10th Battalion Argyll...

Shoulder Arms - a Romance of the Great War - Typewritten Draft of a Book Never Published

Clark, Cumberland · 1925

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

, 1925. Hardcover. Clark was a prolific author - The Bournemouth Songbook attributes 67 other titles to him although his final tally runs to at least 72, including fifteen volumes about Shakespeare, nine on Dickens, seven about the British Empire, a raft of anti-Communist poli...

The 'Gig Docter O Athole': Dr William Irvine & the Irvine Memorial Hospital

Rita Isles · 2019

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Tippermuir Books Limited, 2019. Soft Cover. 212p. Dr William Irvine was the first qualified doctor in north Perthshire and pioneered better health in communities large and small. Irvine and his nephew Dr Robert Irvine were so well loved that local people raised money for a hos...

Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed; with a Short Account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon, Instructions to the Sportsmen, Anecdotes, Etc. Illustrated by Lithographs and Wood Engravings by L. Haghe, T. Landseer and S. Williams, from Paintings by Sir David Wilkie, Edwin Landseer, Charles Landseer, William Simpson and Edward Cooke

Scrope, William · 1843

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

John Murray, 1843. Hardcover. Excellent copy of the classic of angling literature. 1st Edition with all coloured lithographs and hand coloured plates as called for with tissue guards. Just a little foxing. Fairly recent rebind with new endpapers in red half leather with raised...

Rectory Farm, Turkdean Nr Northleach, Gloucestershire - Gl54 3nu Auction Sale Catalogue with Photos and Plan 1964

1964

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Messrs Jackson-Stops, 1964. Soft Cover. 14p catalogue with 7 tipped in photos and folding coloured map in end pocket. Full title: Cotswolds in the Heythrop Hunt. .....the excellent Corn and Stock farm in a ring fence known as Rectory Farm, Turkdean, Nr.Northleach comprising: E...

Guide to the Crofting Acts

Crofters Commission · 1981

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Stationery Office Books, 1981. Soft Cover. 46p. The booklet is clean and unmarked. See scans (ISBN: 0114914370).. Near Fine

The Congested Districts Board, 1891 - 1923: 5 (Cork Studies in History and Culture)

Breathnach, Ciara · 2005

£54.00 (€64.74 | $71.35 | ¥11,396)

Four Courts Press Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. 197p illustrated .The Congested Districts Board has been largely misinterpreted and in many respects ignored by revisionist and social historians; this book aims at highlighting its part in alleviating rural poverty in specified district...