Scottish Interest Books

The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...

A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...

An interesting, and uncommon, copy of Longfellow's poetry with a lovely Ivorine (?) panel cover insert. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longf...

A handsome, and very scarce, volume of Scottish poetry from 1922. Wandering Thoughts and Random Rhymes, Arch. J. Rose, Late Burgh Procurator-Fiscal...

A book of poetry by Scottish doctor, David Rorie (1867-1946). Includes his well known song, 'The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon', which was popular amon...

A nice copy of this book of the poetry of George Bruce (1909-2002), Scottish poet and radio journalist. The first free endpaper is warmly inscribed...

The owner of this Scottish book, Ethel Allan Lees of "The White Hall', titles it 'Silly Book' on their cover label. Inside they compile a book cons...

The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Consisting of Original Pieces, and Selections from Performance of Merit, Foreign and Domestic, A Work ca...

A scarce early copy of this edition of Robert Burns' poetry. Two volumes bound as one. Printed by J. Crerar, Kirkaldy, 1802. First edition thus. Sc...

Founded in 1817, and initially called Edinburgh Monthly Magazine, it was more successfully relaunched as Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. Also known...

Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns. With Upwards of Three Thousand Illustrations from English Authors. By John Cuthbertson. ...

The National Burns, Edited by Rev. George Gilfillan, Including The Airs of All the Songs and an Original Life of Burns, by the Editor. Essentially ...

A Victorian Manuscript Book of Transcribed Poetry and Verse, 1852-1898. An interesting book of transcribed handwritten poetry by a variety of poets...

The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...

Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, including Underwoods, Ballads, Songs of Travel, 1918 & A Child's Garden of Verses, With an Introduction by And...

Round the Grange Farm; or, Good Old Times, by Jean L. Watson, author of "Bygone Days in our Village", etc; and joint author of the "Songstresses of...

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay. Authorised Edition. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., L...

The Life and Works of Robert Burns. Edited by Robert Chambers. Library Edition. In Four Volumes. Offered here are Volumes one and two only, bound a...

The Megalithic European; The 21st century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe, by Julian Cope. A very personal journey across Europe by Julian Cope, fo...

The Modern Antiquarian; A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain, including a Gazetteer to over 300 prehistoric Sites, by Julian Cope. S...

The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. With Biographical Introduction and an Essay on Shake...

A Thousand And One Gems of English Poetry. Selected and Arranged by Charles Mackay, LL.D. Illustrated by J.E. Millais, R.A., Sir John Gibert, R.A.,...

Reminiscences of The Monks of St Giles (Founded 1852); Volume First. Various contributors from St Giles in Edinburgh. A very good copy of this scar...

The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume I, containing His Juvenile Poems; Translations and Imitations. Published by J. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1764. A...

The Poetry of Neil Munro, with Preface by John Buchan. Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London. 1931 first edition. A ne...

Poetry of the Scottish Borders. Edited by Alex Cameron. Illustrated by Gordon Home. Includes poetry by Jean Elliot, James Hogg, Sir Walter Scott, W...

The House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. By Robert Murray, J.P. A miscellany of the author's writings, with a Scottish slant. ...

Midnight in Yarrow and Other Poems, by Roger Quin. Published by Gowans and Gray, ltd., Glasgow, 1918. First edition. A good hardback in original pa...

Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; By the Late Reverend John Skinner; at Longside, Aberdeenshire. To...

The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, and An Essay on His Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Also Numerous Notes, An...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Prefatory Notice. Published by Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh c. 1855 (undated, but 1855 date ...

The Poets and Poetry of Scotland; From the Earliest to the Present Time. Comprising Characteristic Selectionds from the Works of the More noteworth...

Complete Poems 1920-1976, Hugh MacDiarmid, 2 Volume set. SOLD Published by Martin Brian & O'Keeffe, London. 1978 first edition. Printed in Scot...

Carmina Urbis et Ruris (Songs/Verse of the City and the Country), By John F. Fergus. A humorous poetry collection - many with a Medical theme as th...

In Praise of Tweed, by W.S. Crockett, Minister of Tweedsmuir. An anthology of poetic writings connected with the River Tweed, with biographical int...