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(Vaccination Commission) - Sixth Report of the Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Subject of Vaccination with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices with the Final Report 1896

1896

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

HMSO, 1896. Hardcover. (Vaccination Commission) - Sixth Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of Vaccination with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices (x+779p) with the Final Report 1896 (vi+221p). A substantial volume with charts and graphs. There...

The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Geology: An Introduction to Rocks, Minerals and Fossils

Thornton, Jocelyn · 2003

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Reed New Zealand, 2003. Soft Cover. 276p profusely illustrated with photos and maps. This much reprinted classic work on New Zealand's geology. Clean and unmarked with booksellers label on the title page. Minimal shelf wear. See scans. (ISBN: 0790008564).. Near Fine

The Campbells of the Ark: Men of Argyll in 1745 - Volumes 1 & II Complete

Black, Ronald · 2017

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

John Donald, 2017. Soft Cover. The two classic volumes by Ronald Black.In the course of his long poem An Airce, The Ark, the Jacobite poet Alexander MacDonald shows the Campbells being subjected to trial by water for the part they played in defeating Prince Charless army in 17...

Gazetteer to the Metal Mines of Scotland

Landless, J.G. · 0

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

The Wanlockhead Museum Trust, 0. Soft Cover. 69p + extensive index. Occasional Paper No. 1. A Gazetteer to the Metal Mines of Scotland. Card covers clean and unmarked.See scans. . Near Fine

Prize-Essays and Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - Volume XIV 1843

1843

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

William Blackwood and Sons, 1843. Hardcover. viii+907p+80p list of premiums offered for 1850. Plates. This volume of essays and transactions of the Society includes essays on Old Brick drains,Culture of the Rohan Potato,Geology of Carluke Parish,Insectts injurious to Forest Tr...

The Gaelic Otherworld. John Gregorson Campbell's Superstition's of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands.

Campbell, John Gregorson · 2019

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Birlinn Ltd, 2019. Soft Cover. This is the 2019 reprint of the first modern reprint of Campbell's Superstitions of the Highands and Islands and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands first published in 2005 by Birlinn. Long since out of print the original edi...

Kilarrow Series 4 Booklets - a History of an Islay Parish

Trevorrow, Rev.James A · 0

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Pubd by Author, 0. Soft Cover. 4 booklets: 1) The Celtic Foundation 15p 2)The Norse Invasion 18p 3)The Parish Emerges19p 4) The Last Days of the Lordship 12p. Line drawings. All in near fine unmarked condition. See scans . Near Fine

Prize-Essays and Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - Volume X (New Series Vol. IV) 1835

1835

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

William Blackwood and Sons, 1835. Hardcover. viii+499p+60p list of premiums offered for 1833 +63p list of premiums offered for 1834. Plates. This volume of essays and transactions of the Society includes essays on the state of Agriculture in the Vale of Forth,, Italian Rye gra...

North of England and Scotland in Mdcciv ( a Tour from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow)

1818

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

William Blackwood, 1818. Hardcover. 71p. The following Journal is now first published from the original manuscript, formerly in the possession of the late Mr Johnes of Hafod, the well known translator of Froissart, Joinville, &c. Nothing is known with regard to the author, but...

Le Magasin Pittoresque Lot de 6 Annual Volumes 1848-1852 in 3 Volumes.

1848

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

Aux Bureau D'Aabonnement et de vemte, 0. Hardcover. 3 volumes each containing two full years issues of this illustrated magazine: 1) 1848 & 1849 2) 1850 & 1851 3) 151 & 1852.French text. Very many engravings. Each year has 412 pages. Internally the volumes are largely clean - ...

Linlithgow - the Prospect of Their Majesties Palace of Linlithgow - Slezar Engraving

1693

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Tim Jordan, 1693. . Apparently original Print by John Slezer which has been mounted on thin card.Image from Theatrum Scotiae by John Slezer, 1693. Measures 18 x 11 1/4 (46x28.5cms) Linlithgow Palace rises above loch and town, in this view from the west. Mary, Queen of Scots wa...

The Travellers Guide Through Scotland and Its Islands. Fifth Edition1811

1811

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

John Thomson and Company, 1811. Hardcover. Single volume as issued 570+xp. Following a general description of Scotland Edinburgh follows with a map of Midlothian, description of main roads leading from Edinburgh with road maps, engravings of Pennycuick House and Melville Castl...

The Traveller's Guide to Loch Lomond and Its Environs Illustrated with a Map

Charles Ross of Greenlaw · 1792

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

John Neilson, 1792. Hardcover. g Plan111p. Plate of Garscadden Gate and a large folding Plan of Dunbartonshire with Loch Lomond and its Environs dated 1792 by the author. Recent binding in thick paper covered boards with a label on the spine. The book is largely clean and tigh...

A Tour Through Most of the Trading Towns and Villages of Scotland: Containing Notes and Observations Concerning the Trade, Manufactures, Improvements, . Honourable Board of Trustees for Fisheries

Loch, David · 1778

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Wal. and Tho. Ruddiman, 1778. Hardcover. 72p with index to the c.120 towns and villages in Scotland described. Printed by Order of the Honourable Board of Trustees of Fisheries, Manufactures, and Improvements in Scotland. The pamphlet is bound in half leather with plain brown ...

Creeps - a Collection of Uneasy Tales

1932

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,894)

Philip Allan, 1932. Hardcover. 248p+8p catalogue of equally quirky books.Features nine horror stories from Tod Robbins, H.R. Wakefield, Elliott O'Donnell, Philip Murray, and Charles Lloy. The book has been well read though it is tight and without marks or signatures. There is ...

Wild Life in the West Highlands

Alston, Charles Henry · 1912

£26.00 (€31.17 | $34.35 | ¥5,485)

James Maclehose, 1912. Hardcover. 271p. 8 plates (two coloured) and one drawing by A. Scott Rankin. Includes chapters on Wolves, Beavers, Wild Cats, Badgers, Seals, Stoats and Birds. The book is in fine unmarked condition, tight, unfaded and clkean though with nicely evenly to...

The Comic Almanack : An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips and Oddities by Thackeray . [Et Al. ] ; with Many Hundred Illustrations by George Cruikshank and Others- 1st Series 1835-1843

1912

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Chatto & Windus, 1912. Hardcover. 388p with many illustrations by Cruickshank. The book is clean and tight with a little peripheral toning but is unmarked and very presentable or collectable. The unclipped d/w is toned with minimal chipping as seen. See scans. . Very Good

Prize-Essays and Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - Volume VII (New Series Vol. I) 1829

1829

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

William Blackwood and Sons, 1829. Hardcover. viii+456p+51p list of premiums offered for 1828 +52p list of premiums offered for 1829. Plates. This volume of essays and transactions of the Society includes essays on the disease in sheep called Braxy; experiments on raising turni...

Illustrated Guide to Galloway - Cover Title - Dinwiddie's Guide to Galloway (Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire C. 1932

1931

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

R.Dinwoddie, 0. Soft Cover. 94p+4p adverts and folding sketch map at rear. Undated but population statistics for 1931 and much on the Galloway Power scheme with further map. Early if not first edition. Illustrated account of all many small villages and communities. Motor tours...

The Pioneers of Geology in the Glasgow District

Geikie, Archibald · 1909

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Geological Society of Glasgow, 1909. Soft Cover. Offprint from The Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow Vol.XIII Part III 1909.p.391-408. Clean and unmarked though grey wrappers toned at edges. See scans. . Very Good