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Whatever the occasion, if you are looking for a truly unique gift to give to somebody dear to you, we have a terrific selection of gift ideas to meet all price points...
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More West Highland Tales, Transcribed and Translated from the Original Gaelic, John G. Mckay, 1940

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More West Highland Tales, Volume I; Transcribed and Translated from the Original Gaelic, by John G. Mckay. Edited by Professor W.J. Watson, The Rev...

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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William P. Nimmo edition, c. 1860, With inset Ivorine cover panel

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

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Wandering Thoughts and Random Rhymes, Arch. J. Rose, 1922

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

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Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman Conquest, Abridged edition in full leather prize binding, Agnes Strickland, 1899

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A handsome volume in full blue calf with blind embossed decals and gilt armorial to the front of this lovely prize binding from Oxford High School ...

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Collection of early Vintage 1st edition books on television, from 1933 onwards

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An interesting collection of vintage books on the development of television, the first of which dates to just 1933, the year after the first UK tel...

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Anecdote Lives of William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Henry Fuseli, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and J.M.W. Turner, John Timbs, 1872

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An attractive prize presentation copy from Glasgow School of Art. Anecdote Lives of William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Henr...

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The Lives and Works of Michael Angelo and Raphael, R. Duppa and Quatremere De Quincy, 1872

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An attractive prize presentation copy from Glasgow School of Art. The Lives and Works of Michael Angelo and Raphael. By R. Duppa and Quatremere De ...

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Elementary History of Art; An Introduction to Ancient and Modern Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, N. D'Anvers, 1874

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An attractive prize presentation copy from Glasgow School of Art. Elementary History of Art; An Introduction to Ancient and Modern Architecture, Sc...

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The Literary Works of Joshua Reynolds, Henry William Beechy, In Two Volumes, complete, 1855-1870

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An attractive prize presentation set from Glasgow School of Art. The Literary Works of Joshua Reynolds, First President of The Royal Academy. To Wh...

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James O'Dea (now Jamie O'Dea); Artist's Studio books, Set of 3, 1980s. Over 300 Pages of Original artwork.

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This is a rather splendid collection of 3 artists's studio books, from Scottish artist, James O'Dea, known better as Jamie O'Dea. who was born in G...

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Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare, c. 1910

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Days with the Great Writers; A Day with Robert Louis Stevenson, by Maurice Clare. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. No stated edition, but...

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Speak O' The North-East, William Morrice Wilson, 1993

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A contemplation and celebration of the dialect of people of the North East of Scotland. Speak O' The North-East, by William Morrice Wilson. Publish...

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A Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, 1892-1894

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A Short History of the English People. By J.R. Green, M.A. (John Richard Green). Illustrated Edition. Edited by Mrs. J. R. Green and Miss Kate Norg...

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels, The Melrose edition, Caxton Publishing, 27 Volumes complete, c. 1910

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Sir Walter Scott; The Waverley Novels,; The Melrose edition. Consists of 25 novels plus 2 Volumes of The Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart., by J.G. L...

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Reperatory Plays by Gowans & Gray; Campbell of Kilmhor, J.A. Ferguson, 1915

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A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a colour prin...

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Reperatory Plays by Gowans & Gray; The Ambition of Annabella Stordie, Katharine T. Rae, 1935

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A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with a silhouette ...

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Reperatory Plays by Gowans & Gray; The Song of The Seal, Graham Price, 1912

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A nice example of this theatrical script, produced by Gowans & Gray of London and Glasgow. Featuring a very attractive cover with and Egyptian ...

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Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint, Medici Society 1930

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An attractively illustrated edition of this classic work. Tales from Chaucer; The Canterbury Tales. Done Into Prose by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated...

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Manuscript Edwardian Commonplace Book, 1904-1909, with clippings, photos and pressed plants

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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...

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The Dramatic Writings of William Shakespeare, Volume Eighth; Othello, Richard II, All's Well That Ends Well, Taming of the Shrew, R. Morison, Perth, 1798

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A scarce 18th Century Scottish publication of Shakespeare's work. Despite being only one volume, it is now rather uncommon to come across any copie...

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Crerar's Edition of Burns' Poems, With His Life and Character, In Two Volumes, 1802 Kirkcaldy edition

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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...

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The National Burns, Including The Airs of All the Songs and an Original Life of Burns, Rev. George Gilfillan, William Mackenzie, c. 1880

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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 ...

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Memories of Two Cities; Edinburgh and Aberdeen, David Masson, 1911

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Memories of Two Cities; Edinburgh and Aberdeen, by David Masson, LL.D., Litt.D., Late Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Late Professor of Rhetori...

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900

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The Penny Pictorial Magazine, 3 bound volumes of issues, 1899-1900. The Penny Pictorial Magazine was sold weekly and its one penny price tag was de...

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Edinburgh and Round About, Jean M. Speedy, Quota Press, Belfast, 1945 - With Presentation Inscription by the Author

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Edinburgh and Round About, by Jean M. Speedy. Sketches by Pat Adam. A collection of the articles and essays by the author, which were previously pu...

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Old Glasgow Club Transactions, Volume I, Sessions 1900-08

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The text is in very good The Old Glasgow Club was founded in 1900 and is still very much in existence today, bringing together those interested in ...

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Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, including Underwoods, Ballads, Songs of Travel, 1918 & A Child's Garden of Verses, 1914. Bickers Binding.

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

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Round the Grange Farm; or, Good Old Times, Jean L. Watson, 1873

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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...

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The Expansion of England; Two Courses of Lectures, J. Seeley, 1886

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The Expansion of England; Two Courses of Lectures, by J. Seeley. Published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York, 1886. Printed in Great Britai...

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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon, William Smith, 1885

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The Student's Gibbon; History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Abridged, Incorporating the Researches of Recent Comme...

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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland; Glasgow, J. Cunnison and J.B.S. Gilfillan, 1958

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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland; Glasgow. Editors: J. Cunnison and J.B.S. Gilfillan. Published by Collins, Glasgow, 1958. First edition. ...

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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland; Ayrshire, John Strawhorn and William Boyd, 1951

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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland; Ayrshire. By John Strawhorn and William Boyd. Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh and London, 1951. ...

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Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to 'The Edinburgh Review' by Lord Macaulay, 1883, Riviere binding.

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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 Life and Works of Robert Burns, Robert Chambers, 1856, 2 Vols bound as one.

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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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Hunting & Stalking The Deer; The Pursuit of Red, Fallow and Roe Deer in England and Scotland, Lionel Edwards and Harold Frank Wallace, Signed, Limited edition, 1927

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Hunting & Stalking The Deer; The Pursuit of Red, Fallow and Roe Deer in England and Scotland. By Lionel Edwards and Harold Frank Wallace. With ...

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The Megalithic European, Julian Cope, 2004, Signed First edition

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

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The Modern Antiquarian, Julian Cope, 1998, First edition

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

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Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story, George Eyre-Todd, 1923, Library binding

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Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story. By George Eyre-Todd, With an Introduction by Neil Munro. Published by Heath Cranton Limited, London, ...

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The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller, Edited by Augustus Muir, 1942

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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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A Treatise on the Epidemic Puerperal Fever as it Prevailed in Edinburgh in 1821-22, William Campbell M.D., and Dr. Gordon, 1822

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A Treatise on the Epidemic Puerperal Fever as it Prevailed in Edinburgh in 1821-22, To Which is Added an Appendix, containing the Essay of the Late...

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Orkney Shore, Robert Rendall, 1960

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"A personal record of the Orkney shore, including observations on its marine fauna and biographical notes on early Orkney naturalists. It also pres...

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Pictorial Illustrations of the Novels of Sir Walter Scott by George Cruickshank, 1871

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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

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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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A Collection of Works by Ian Hay, mostly first editions, 1911-1941

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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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Charles Rennie Mackintosh cover design; Rambles Among Our Industries; Leather and Bootmaking, 1913

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh was commissioned by Blackie and Sons to design the covers for two series of their books - The Rambler Travel Books and Ra...

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Jessie M. King cover design; Pierrot Before The Seven Doors, Arthur Cantillon, 1930

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A very scarce example of this charmingly illustrated Play with a cover design by Jessie Marion King (1875-1949). She was a Scottish illustrator and...

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Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story, George Eyre-Todd, 1923

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Famous Scottish Burghs; Their Romantic Story. By George Eyre-Todd, With an Introduction by Neil Munro. Published by Heath Cranton Limited, London, ...

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A New History of Scotland, William Croft Dickinson & George S. Pryde, 2 Volume Set, 1962

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A New History of Scotland: 2 Volume Set. Comprising; Scotland from the earliest times to 1603. By William Croft Dickinson. First edition, 2nd impre...

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