Creaking Shelves Books

Scottish Costume 1550-1850

Maxwell Stuart and Hutchison Robin · 1958

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

A & C Black, 1958. Hardcover. 184p illustrated. A very collectable or presentable copy of the first edition in hardback. Clean and unmarked in a price clipped d/w which had some edge wear. See scans . Very Good

Realms of Silver: One Hundred Years of Banking in the East

MacKenzie, Compton · 1954

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. 338p endpaper maps detailed index. This first edition hardback is in fine unmarked condition. No d/w. See scans . Fine

Culloden

Prebble, John · 1961

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Secker & Warburg, 1961. Hardcover. 367p illustrated endpaper maps.Culloden was the first book in Prebble's Fire and Sword trilogy and it chronicles the defeat of the clans in one pivotal battle. The two other works were The Highland Clearances (1963) and Glencoe (1966). This i...

Highland Memories

MacDonald, Colin · 1949

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Moray Press, 1949. Hardcover. A great insight into life on the past crofting community - written from the inside. This is the crofters crofting history. Book clean and unmarked without d/w and the top edge is dusty. See scans . Near Fine

The Statistical Account of Stewartry of Kirkcudbright 1845

1845

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

William Blackwood & Sons (ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION), 1845. Hardcover. This is an original copy of the New Statistical Account for the County of Kirkcudbright, with reports from the ministers of all parishes with much detail on topography, history, population, employment and etc....

The History of Galloway, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Illustrated with a Folding Map (Vol. I of 2 Only)

MacKenzie, William · 1841

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

John Nicholson, 1841. Hardcover. First Edition, Vol. I only of 2 vols, folding map, 544p + 48p appendix. Bound in original brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt titling on spine. The book is toned with offsetting of the map on the title page. Otherwise unmarked. The book is complet...

Highlands and Islands (This Is Your Region Series)

MacLeod, John; Ferguson, Calum · 1974

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1974. Soft Cover. 128p. A comprehensive source of information on the Highlands and Islands. Very well illustrated Covers show some reading wear and small mark but internally clean and unmarked. See scans. (ISBN: 9780715708712).. Good +

The Land of Scotland and the Common Good - Report of the Land Reform Review Group

2014

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Scottish Governmet, 2014. Soft Cover. 262p; well illustrated with many detailed maps and tables. In fine unmarked condition. Perfect collectible or presentable copy. See scans. (ISBN: 9781784124809).. Fine

The Bards of Galloway

Harper, Malcolm · 1889

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Thomas Fraser, 1889. Hardcover. xxii+ 262p + 2p index. with 13 plates as called for by Hornel, Ewart, Mouncey and Faed etc. Internally clean but toned with with the editors king regards on the fep. Tight but hinges superficially cracked. The backstrip however has been detached...

Sweet Vale of Orr - Lays and Lilts of Galloway

Vera Mary H.Cassady · 1920

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Pubd. Author (ORIGINAL EDITION), . Soft Cover. Undated c.1920? Printed by J.H.Maxwell Limited. Castle Douglas.88p of the poetry of from God's Own Country. Brief forward by the authoress, Mary H Cassady who records that she and her husband(to whom she dedicates the book) have s...

Radium and Radio-Activity - Romance of Science Series

Camern, A.T. · 1912

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1912. Hardcover. 185p + 56p catalogue. An early book on radioactivity. Clean and unmarked with original decorative endpapers. Boards and gilt titling bright but backstrip sunned. See scans. . Very Good

Bridging the Dee at Kirkcudbright

Collin, T.R · 0

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

, . Soft Cover. 28p. Illustrated. An unmarked, clean copy. See scans. . Very Good

Minute Book Kept by the War Committee of the Covenanters in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in the Years 1640 and 1641

1855

£105.00 (€125.86 | $138.72 | ¥22,152)

J.Nicholson, 1855. Hardcover. 250p. Published by J Nicholson, Kirkcudbright, with original documents pertaining to the Covenanting times in Galloway. Original blindstamped brown cloth. In VG condition and all original. Tight, clean and unmarked with a little loss at the top of...

Picture of Edinburgh: Containing a Description of the City and Its Environs

Stark, J · 1823

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

John Fairbairn, 1823. Hardcover. Third Edition, improved. viii +370p; with many engraved views on a number of plates. The title page calls for 46 plates and a plan.There are 45 present and no plan which seems to be the norm. A very fresh guide to the capital. The book is bound...

Sketches of Old Times and Distant Places

Sinclair, John · 1875

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

John Murray, 1875. Hardcover. viii+296p. Biographies pf a number of worthies - Rev Archibald Alison, Sir Walter Scott, Washington. Widow Butler, David Hume, Chief Baron MacDonald. And reminiscences of the Orkney Islands, Falls of Niagra, The Pytchley Hunt and etc. The book is ...

A Handbook and Directory of Old Scottish Clockmakers, from 1540 to 1850 A.D. / Compiled from Original Sources with Notes by John Smith

Smith, John · 1902

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

William J. Hay, 1902. Hardcover. xiv pp. + 97 single-sided pages. Internally the book is clean with toned endpapers; cracked gutters but binding firm. Owners name - F L Dowday on fep. The boards are dulled and worn. See scans. . Good

Wigtown Ploughman Part of His Life

John McNeillie · 1991

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

G.C. Books Ltd., 1991. Hardcover. First published in 1939 by Putnam. Set in the Machars of Wigtownshire, particularly in the locality of Malzie school, the Malzie farms and the district bounded by Wigtown, Kirkcowan, Mochram, Port William and Sorbie. A classic of Scottish rura...

We Will Remember Them - Kirkcudbright's Sons 1914-1918

Devlin, Ian · 2005

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Kirkcudbright History Society and The Stewartry Museum, 2005. Soft Cover. Substantial book offering biographies of some 96 Kirkcudbright men who fell in WWI; many with portraits. Includes a picture of the Tank Julien which helped raise some £12,837 in purchased war certificate...

Borgue: Its Parish Churches, Pastors and People

Henderson, James Bell · 1898

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Adam Rae, 1898. Hardcover. 84p hardback with title label on front board as seen. Illustrated. Photographic Plates of Borgue, its Manse, Church and the graveyards of Senwick and Kirkandrews. A history of Borgue from a church perspective. No marks or signatures but some toning, ...

Robert Sivell R.S. A. Memorial Exhibition 1888-1958

1960

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Arts Council Scottish Committee, 1960. Soft Cover. Sivell was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, but lived in Kirkcudbright, Galloway for long periods of his adult life.Sivell met Isobel Sayers from Kirkcudbright while she was visiting Glasgow; they married in 1923. They rented a ...