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Sandhurst-Royal Military Academy - Coloured Lithograph C. 1850 - Forest Lodge

1851

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

, 0. . Framed and glazed coloured lithograph of Forest Lodge Sketched and drawn by Gentleman Cadet F. Knatchbull. (a Francis Knatchbull found in Edinburgh Gazette purchasing a commission in 1851). Frame size 18 1/2 x 16 (47x40cms) and print 12 x 8 (30.5x20cms). Undated c.1850?...

Alpine Climbing - the Bulletin of the Alpine Climbing Group - 1964-1970 7 Issues Bound in Green Cloth.

0

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

Alpine Climbing Group, 0. Hardcover. Seven consecutive issues of the journal of the elite climbing club of its day bound in green cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Clean and tight with unmarked endpapers but the issues themselves show some reading wear prior to binding. Ea...

The Anatomy of Madness : Essays in the History of Psychiatry. Complete 3 Volume Set in First Edition in Fine D/W's. Volume I: Peoples and Ideas. Volume II: Institutions and Society. Vol. III: The Asylum and Its Psychiatry.

Editors-W. F. Bynum; Editor-Roy Porter; Editor-Michael Shepherd · 1985

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Tavistock Publications, 1985. Hardcover. Pubd. 1985 (Vols I&2); 1988 Vol.3. Vol.I : xiii+316; Vol. II : xiii+283; Vol.III: x+353p. Illustrated. This three-volume set covers the history of British and continental European madness and psychiatry from the Renaissance through to F...

Testimonials in Favour of Dr. Thomas Cuningham, M.D. Edinburgh) Annual President of the Hunterian Medical Society and Formerly House Surgeon to the Royal Maternity Hospital Edinburgh 1850.

1850

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Printed by Anderson and Bryce, 1850. Original Sewn Binding. 13 page printed list of (glowing) testimonilas to Dr. Thomas Cunningham, Currie, Edinburgh. Cunningham hailed from Ireland and graduated in 1849. 18 testimonials - mostly brief but detail in some. Headed by Sir J.Y. S...

Celtic Studies - 4 Catalogues of Publications of the School of Celtic Studies Dublin (1 Duplicate)

1971

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1971. Soft Cover. 3 catalogues: 1) 1971 27p index. Clean and tight with fading at edges of card covers (2 copies) ;2) 1983 37p plus loose price list VG condotion 3) 1993/1994 54p. Some updating annotaions otherwise VG+. See scans. . Near ...

Tir an Aigh. Taghadh de Na Sgrìobhaidhean

Dòmhnall Grannd · 1971

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Gairm, 1971. Soft Cover. 243p; internally clean and tight with portrait frontis. Boards lightly soiled. and creases on spine. . Good

Logica Et Introductio in Philosophiam Christianam

Donat, J. · 1966

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

Oeniponte - Typis et Sumptibus Feliciani Rauch, 1966. Soft Cover. Latin text.181p; tight and clean but covers and text toned. with uneven browning of lower front board; pas owners signature on fep. . Good +

Hand Coloured Aquatint of Clifton Bristol C. 1820 . Original Showing Paddle Steramers and House

1820

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

, 0. . A original aquatint showing much hustle and bustle about the harbour of Clifton Bristoal c.1820. I. Haghe lithographer; prnted b Day & Haghe lithographers to the queen. The print is clean and finely detailed - but has significant brownng at the edges from past mount of ...

études Celtiques, XVIII, 1981

Vendryes, J · 1981

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1981. Soft Cover. Paperback, 390 pp., some articles in French, some in English.Book clean and tight without marks or signatures.; light fading of card covers . Near Very Good

Maz-Daz-Nan (Mazdaznan Magazine Vol. 27 No. 12 December 1928

1928

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

The Mazdaznan, 1928. Hardcover. p.707-765. ?Hardbound small magazine of a spritual Association based on Vegetarainasm and exercices. Articles on Xmas, Gahanbar Program, the Old Year, Breath and breathing, the Pituitary gland, Eugenics, the circus etc with index to volume XXVII...

The Vertebrate Fauna of Dee, the Ichthyological Portion Includes the Fishes of the East Coast from Wick to the Firth of Forth,

Sim, George · 1903

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

D.Wyllie & Son, 1903. Hardcover. 295p ill. teg. Very fine copy without marks or signatures. Crisp and near mint . Fine

Jeschke - Van Vliet Auctions Berlin - Auktion 88 22nd March 2013 - Jubilaumsauktion - Seltene Bucher, Wertvolle Gemalde Und Ausgewahlte Antiquitaten

2013

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Jeschke, 2013. Hardcover. 80p Beautifully produced coloured catalogue of an auction with books, bronzes,paintings, porcelain, posters, botanical prints etc. See scans. . Fine

Eadar Samhradh Is Fogher: Cnuasachd de Dhaintean

MacThomais, Ruaraidh · 1967

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Gairm, 1967. Hardcover. 90p gaelic poertry with emglish translations. Book clean and tight without marks or signatures. No d/w. . Near Fine

Little Earth - (Twinning of Mountain Top Observatories - Ben Nevis in Scotland and Haldde in Arctic Norway

Bruce Gilchrist, Jo Joelson · 2005

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London Fieldworks Limited, 2005. Soft Cover. This publication documents the formal twinning of the two mountain top observatories in Scotland and the Norwegian arctic in a special ceremony at the West Highland Museum in October 2004 and charts the development of the four-chann...

Clan/ Family Name Liddell - Hand Coloured Coloured Coat of Arms of the Liddell Family Name on Parchment.

1930

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,062)

, 0. . Original Artwork - The Coat of Arms is beautifully finished in ? Acrylic and the text gives the origin of the family name - from Roxburghshire and from Cumberland with a brief history back 900-1000 years. Hand drawn and coloured on parchment which is toned. Sent rolled ...

A Charitable Remonstrance Addressed to the Wives and Maidens of France, Touching Their Dissolute Adornments, Together with Two Curious Elegies, Collectanea Adamantea XXI. I.

F.A.E.M. - · 1887

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Privately Printed, 1887. Soft Cover. Originally printed in Paris in 1585.56 pages in fragile sewn, paper-vellum wrapper, most of spine chipped away. One of 275 small-paper copies; were also issued] [balance of title] together with two curious elegies. -- Titles of the elegies:...

Number One of the Celtic Year - an Annual Devoted to the Interests of the Eisteddfod Caerludd (London Eisteddfodd)

1900

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 0. Hardcover. nd bu c. 1900. Contents include Irish Colloquialisms and Proverbs, Chimes, Superstitions in the Western Highlands, The Funeral of a Poet, Gwennolaik and the official program for the 1900 Eisteddfodd. 77p booksellers catalo...

Scottish Mothers and Their Children, Being Report on the Physical Welfare of Mothers and Children (Volume 3, Scotland)

MacKenzie, J.R. · 1917

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, 1917. Hardcover. xxviii+631p; illustrated. Large folding coloured map. An important work giving much insight into the state of health and the health services in Scotland in the early 1900's. A compilation from various authors, it attempts a s...

Evangile Selon Saint Marc. Neuvième Mille.

1966

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Libraire Lecoffre, 1966. Soft Cover. cxci+480p. Thick salmon pink card covers. Binding firm; book clean and tight without marks or sigantures. Top edge sl. foxed. . Very Good

Sobornost, Incorporating Eastern Churches Review Complete Run of 31 Issues 1996 - 2010),

1996

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, . Soft Cover. Continuous run from Vol 18:1 (1996) to Vol 33.1 (2011) with an additional volumes - Vol. 17:1. Each volume 100 to 140 pages. All 32 issues are in fine unmarked condition. Heavy - will require extra postage at cost . Fine