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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay, 1883, Riviere binding.
Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay. Authorised Edition. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., L...
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The Auld Ayrshire of Robert Burns, T.F. Henderson, 1906
The Auld Ayrshire of Robert Burns, by T.F. Henderson. Published by T.N. Foulis, London & Edinburgh, 1906. First edition. A very good, approachi...
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The Life and Works of Robert Burns, Robert Chambers, 1856, 2 Vols bound as one.
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...
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Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, Forty-Seventh Annual Publication, 1907
Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Scotland, and Ireland, containi...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume I, containing His Juvenile Poems; Translations and Imitations, 1764
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume I, containing His Juvenile Poems; Translations and Imitations. Published by J. Balfour, Edinburgh, 1764. A...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, with Numerous Portraits, Robert Chambers, Rev. Thomas Thomson, 1855. Vol. V.
A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen. In Four Volumes. Originally edited by Robert Chambers. New Edition, Revised Under the Care of the Pu...
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Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Seventeeth Edition, 1952
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry; Seventeeth Edition. Published by Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, 1952. A fair cloth ha...
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South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801), Lady Anne Barnard, 1926
South Africa A Century Ago (1797-1801); Part I: Letters Written from the Cape of Good Hope; Part II: Extracts from a Journal Addressed to Her Siste...
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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller, Edited by Augustus Muir, 1942
The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller. Edited by Augustus Muir. Introduction by James Horatio Cockburn. A scarce copy of Scottish writer...
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Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter Scott by George Cruickshank, 1871
Published as a 'souvenir' to commemorate the National Celebration at Edinburgh of the Centenary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott. Pictorial Illustr...
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Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles, Evelyn Graham, 1930
A biography of Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles; An Intimate and Autho...
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Edward P.; A New and Intimate Life Story of The Prince of Wales, Evelyn Graham, 1929
A biography of Edward, Prince of Wales, prior to his ascension, and subsequent abdication, of the throne. Edward P.; A New and Intimate Life Story ...
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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941
Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...
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The Hooded Hawk, or the Case of Mr. Boswell, D.B. Wyndham Lewis, 1946
The Hooded Hawk, or the Case of Mr. Boswell, by D.B. Wyndham Lewis. Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London. First edition - July, 1946. Print...
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Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, John Skinner, 1809
Amusements of Leisure Hours; or Poetical Pieces, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; By the Late Reverend John Skinner; at Longside, Aberdeenshire. To...
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The Works of Robert Burns; with a Complete Life of the Poet, Professor Wilson, Two Volumes complete, 1847
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...
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Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century, Andrew MacGeorge, 1880
Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century. By Andrew MacGeorge. Published by Blackie and Son, Glas...
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Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century, 1901 first edition
Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century. A historical and biographical account of the important figures in the development of Glasgo...
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O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", W. McLean and E.H. Shackleton, 1900
"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S." An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. "Tintagel Castle", Conveying Twelve Hundred Soldie...
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In Praise of Tweed, W.S. Crockett, 1899, numbered limited edition, signed by Publisher
In Praise of Tweed, by W.S. Crockett, Minister of Tweedsmuir. An anthology of poetic writings connected with the River Tweed, with biographical int...
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Lochleven, and Other Poems, Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie, 1837
Lochleven, and Other Poems (also known as 'Life and Poems' from the half title page), Michael Bruce, Rev. William Mackenzie. Poetry by the Scottish...
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Our Journey Around The World, Rev. Francis E. Clark, with Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands as Seen Through a Woman's Eyes, Harriet E. Clark, 1895
Our Journey Around The World; An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of Forty Thousand Miles Through India, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand,...
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William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his published work on the subject.
William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...
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The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916, W.D. McKay & Frank Rinder, 1917. With Photograph by Andrew Paterson.
The Royal Scottish Academy 1826-1916; A Complete List of the exhibited Works by Raeburn and by Academicians, Associates and Hon. Members, giving de...
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Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one, c. 1870
Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the ...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, With Life, Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, c. 1902
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, With Life. Engravings on Steel. Published by Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh and London. Undated but with prev...
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Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits, Photographed by Lock and Whitfield, Thompson Cooper, 1876-1881. Chiswick Press.
Men of Mark; A Gallery of Contemporary Portraits of Men Distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, La...
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The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Adam & Co/John G. Murdoch, London, c. 1880
The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...
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Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Introduction by A.C. Hearn, W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh, c. 1908
Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Edited with an Introduction by A.C. Hearn. Published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh, and printed by Ba...
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The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins, Philadelphia 1831
The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in One Volume. Published by John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1831. Stereotyped ...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson, Illustrated, 2 Volumes complete, Routledge, 1859-1863
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order ; a series of his epistolary co...
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A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew; A Genealogical History of the Royal House of Stewart, George Crawfurd, George Robertson, 1818
A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew, Including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families, who, from the Earliest Times, have had Prope...
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Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Glasgow School of Art Prize Presentation copy
Sir James Guthrie, P.R.S.A., LL. D.; A Biography by Sir James L. Caw. Foreword by Sir D.Y. Cameron, R.A., LL.D. Guthrie As interpreter by Frank Rin...
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Original 1940s Vintage Photo Album of Seaman William John Reginald Brown - Whaling interest, Falkland Islands
A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D., Robert Anderson, 1800
The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D., With Memoirs of His Life and Writings. By Robert Anderson, M.D. In Six Volumes. The Second Editio...
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Aberdeen University; Some Account of the Last Bajans of King's and Marischal Colleges M DCCC LIX - LX, William Johnston, 1899 Private printing of 100 copies
Aberdeen University; Some Account of the Last Bajans of King's and Marischal Colleges M DCCC LIX - LX, and of those who joined their Class in the U...
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