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Journals of the Episcopal Visitations of the Right Rev. Robert Forbes, M.A. , of the Dioceses of Ross and Caithness and of the Dioceses of Ross and Argyll, 1762 & 1770

Craven, Rev.J.B. ( Editor & Compiler) · 1886

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Skeffington & Son, 1886. Hardcover. Publication data lists Skeffington & Son, London also Grant Edinburgh and William Peace & Son, Albert Street, Kirkwall - as noted on the spine. xii+373p. The Life of Bishop Forbes is followed by the History of the Episcopal Church in the Dio...

Bermudian Ruins

Ian Macdonald-Smith · 2006

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,595)

Just Clicked Publications Limited, 2006. Hardcover. 155p of strliking photographs of derelict buildings and abandoned houses in Bermuda. The book and unclipped d/w are in near fine condotion without marks or sigantures. See scans. (ISBN: 0968883826).. Near Fine

Cafe Royal Cocktail Book (Association Copy)

Tarling, William J · 1937

£875.00 (€1,048.83 | $1,156.00 | ¥184,598)

Pall Mall Ltd. (ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION), 1937. Hardcover. Coronation edition 1937. This copy belonged to AJ Arnold, a junior barman at the American Bar in the Cafe Royal in 1940. The head barman at the time was the author Tarling. With associated ephemera as listed below. Blue...

Echoes of Old Clyde Paddle-Wheels

McQueen, Andrew · 1924

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Gowans & Gray Ltd, 1924. Hardcover. 196p many photos and drawings of Clyde paddle steamr including a folding photograph of the Broomielaw in the early fifties (1850's). History of the paddle steamers of the Clyde from the earliest times, the companies and their development. Th...

Book Catalogue-the Bradford H. Gray Collection on the History of Social Thought

2018

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bernard Quaritch Catalogue 1438, 2018. Soft Cover. Fine booksellers catalogue listing 144 items, many illustrated and all described in detail. Clean and unmarked. See scans. . Near Fine

Spitsbergen 1990 - a Personal Diary

Wyld, Elizabeth · 1990

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Published By Author, . Soft Cover. 49p illustrated booklet with maps recording a two week visit to Spitsbergen in 1990. In fine unmarked condition . Published by the author. See scans. (ISBN: 9780244456023).. Near Fine

The English Poetical Works of Evan Maccoll; with a Biographical Sketch of the Author

MacColl, Ewen and MacKenzie, A · 1883

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Unter, Rose & Co, 1883. Hardcover. Evan MacColl (Scottish Gaelic: Eóghann MacColla; 1808-1898) was a Scots-Canadian Gaelic poet who also produced poems in English. He is commonly known in his native language as Bàrd Loch Fìne (the Poet of Loch Fyne). Later he became known as t...

Legends of Trevillet Glen and Waterfall - St. Nectan's Kieve

Madge, Sydney J · 1914

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Published By Author, 1914. Soft Cover. 20p Uncommon pamphlet on the history of the hamlet of Trevillet and its Glen within the civil parish of Tintagel, to the east of Bossiney village in Cornwall. It had a slate quarry. Unmarked but some reading wear Staples rusting but bindi...

The National Mod

Frank Thompson · 1979

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Acair, 1979. Soft Cover. 51p well illustrated. The record of theanaul Gaelic Festival - The Mod. In VG unmarked condition. Collectable or presentable condition. See scans. (ISBN: 0861520505).. Very Good

The Hydro of Yesteryear - Crieff Hydro Hotel Establisged 1868

Wilton, Brian ( Compler) · 1993

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Crieff Hydro Hotel, 1993. Hardcover. A Cornucopia of Fascination & Delight celebrating 125 years of Crieff Hydro Hotel - so says the title page. 30p well illustrated with periond photos and documents. In fine unmarked cndition. Perfect collectable or presentable copy. In maroo...

Social Psychology and Social Psychology

Prof Michael Hogg; Prof Graham Vaughan · 2008

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Prentice Hall, 2008. Soft Cover. 648p + references + indexes. The standard work. In VG condition without marks or signatures - only very light reading wear. See scans. (ISBN: 1405893648).. Very Good

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Elliott, William & Daphne · 2009

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Oxford University Press, 2009. Soft Cover. A very good copy of the fourth edition without significant marks or signatures. Light reading wear only. See scans (ISBN: 0199226717).. Very Good

Lochaber in War and Peace Being a Record of Historical Incidents. Legends, Traditions, and Folk-Lore with Notes on the Topography and Scenic Beauties of the Whole District

Kilgour, William T · 1908

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Alexander Gardner (ORIGINAL EDITION), 1908. Hardcover. The most readable and attractive of the older histories of Fort William and Lochaber.346p + 10p cat. All plates present. Good condition without signatures, though finger marks and edge wear to one or two pages - sustained ...

Sea-Trout Fishing

Bridgett, R.C. · 1929

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Herbert Jenkins, 1929. Hardcover. 316p + adverts. 3 colour plates of flies, 16 half-tone plates. Contents include: The fascination of sea-trout fishing; Habits of sea-trout; Moods of sea-trout; Equipment for fly-fishing; River-fishing; Loch-fishing; Night-fishing; Loch Shiel; ...

Billiards in Twelve Lessons

Ritchie, Wallace · 1926

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Burroughes & Watts Ld, 1926. Hardcover. 144p; With six photo plates showing proper techniques, forty shot diagrams and several full-page ads for billiards products. Original black cloth with lettering and pictorial decoration (Edwardian couple playing) in red and green; Boards...

Photographic View Album of Inverness

1900

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Valentine & Sons, . Hardcover. Undated. c.1900. View Album of Inverness including views of the Northern Infirmary, High Street (with horse drawn carriages,River Ness, the Station, Inverness castle, the Caledonian Canal, Graves of the Clans at Culloden and etc. The plates are a...

The Incompleat Angler After Master Izaac Walton

Burnard, F.C. (Editor) · 1887

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

Bradbury, Agnew, & Co, 1887. Hardcover. 94p illustrated The original card covered book has been bound in green half leather boards with coloured endpapers and all edges gilt. The original illustrated card cover is bound in at the end before a few blanks. No marks or signatures...

Archibald & Peck's Map of the West Coast from the Ordnance Survey Showing the Royal Route Connections of Mr. David Macbratyne's Steamers Columba, Iona, Etc Printed on Cloth and Coloured Price One Shilling

1881

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Archibald & Peck, 1881. Hardcover. Card covers with a title label enclose a colour printed map (13 1/2 x 16 ) on linen of Scotland's West Coast from the Clyde to Ayr in the south, almost to Oban in the north-west and includes Campbeltown and Arran. The map is clean though some...

At the Sign of the Brush & Pen - Being Notes on Some Black and White Artists of to-Day

Reid, J.T. · 1898

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1898. Hardcover. 93p+19p adverts. The artists interviewed for this work were W. Ralston, A.S Hartrick, W.F. Thomas, Walter Sickert, T.E. Donnison, Harry Payne, E.J. Sullivan, Fred T. Jane, S. Chasemore, A.S. Boyd, Sir George Reid and Frank Craig. The b...

A Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases

Lowsley, Major B. · 1888

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

English Dialect Society, 1888. Hardcover. 199p. Hardback in original blue cloth boards with gilt titling on the spine. Includes a remarkable number of words begining with Z!.: Zunday Clawes, Zwish, Zwuizzle, Zwad and etc. All original with yellow endpapers. Front hnge superfic...