Scottish Interest Books

The official biography of Winston S. Churchill, written by his son Randolph S. Churchill, until his death in 1968, when the work was continued by M...

Winston Churchill; The Second World War, 6 Volume set, complete, 1948-1954.  Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sy...

Charles Skilton's facsimile edition of The Jacobite Peerage, which was originally issued in 1904 and was a fully subscribed print run on issue. The...

Originally published in 6 volumes, between 1900 and 1909, this volume brought all these books together into one substantial volume, photographicall...

A fascinating unpublished typescript journal of an 1839 voyage undertaken by Agnes Paterson from Scotland (nee Aird, 1809-1893). An introductory No...

A handsome copy of this early book of British Peerage. The book has been professionally rebound in the mid 20th Century, in full calf leather, very...

In 1880, a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle, in need of remuneration and adventure, took time away from his medical studies in Edinbu...

A copy of the very first printing of the Guinness Book of Records, which went on to became a worldwide publishing phenomenon. Initially produced as...

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: For Oct. 1803......Jan. 1804. To be continued Quarterly. Vol III (contains issues V and VI). With many d...

Johnson: His Characteristics and Aphorisms, by James Hay, Minister of the Parish of Kirn. Published by Alexander Gardner, London and Paisley. 1884 ...

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

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 ...

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

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...

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

Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), held the office of Clerk of the Council in Ordinary and served under the three monarchs of King Georg...

The Company of Merchants was formed to protect and promote the rights of merchants of the burgh of Edinburgh. The company still exists today as a m...

A collection of historical documents relating to Mary Queen of Scots, King James the Sixth, King James VI and Queen Anne, King Charles I, and King ...

Ancient Deeds and Other Writs in the Mackenzie-Wharncliffe Charter-Chest. With Short Notices of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh; The First Earls ...

A limited edition produced to commemorate Edinburgh University's 300th anniversary. The book comprises biographical and visual portraits of the key...

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-1983); The First Two Hundred Years, by Neil Campbell and R. Martin Smellie. With a Foreword by the Hon. Lord C...

The Highland Clans of Scotland, Their History and Traditions. By George Eyre-Todd. With an Introduction by A.M. Mackintosh. With One Hundred and Tw...

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of w...

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of w...

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of w...

Scott's importance to literature really cannot be overstated - his work was highly influential and immensely popular across Europe at the time of w...

A set of two Victorian photo albums which appear to feature a Scottish family's life and travels in Scotland (it is unclear if both albums relate t...

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

Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, or Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Scotland, and Ireland, containi...

A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen. In Four Volumes. Originally edited by Robert Chambers. New Edition, Revised Under the Care of the Pu...

The Intimate Thoughts of John Baxter, Bookseller. Edited by Augustus Muir. Introduction by James Horatio Cockburn. A scarce copy of Scottish writer...

Ian Hay was the pen name of John Hay Beith (1876-1922), British schoolmaster, soldier, novelist, playwright and historian. His humorous account of ...

Old Glasgow; The Place and the People; From the Roman Occupation to the Eighteenth Century. By Andrew MacGeorge. Published by Blackie and Son, Glas...

Glasgow Contemporaries at the Dawn of the XXth Century. SOLD A historical and biographical account of the important figures in the development of G...

William St Clair Slavery Research Materials - a collection of slavery reference books from his library, along with 2 personal copies of his publish...

Cassell's Illustrated Readings, First and Second Series bound as one. An illustrated compendium of 'Penny Readings' to be read and shared with the ...

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...

The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources. The front cover also carries the title 'The Life &...

The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in One Volume.  Published by John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1831. Stereotyped ...

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...

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...

A fascinating album of original photographs chronicling the life of Seaman William John Reginald Brown, of Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. He was born...

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...

Aberdeen University; The Fusion of 1860; A Record of the Centenary Celebrations and a History of the United University of Aberdeen 1860-1960, by W....

Aberdeen University; King's College Chapel Aberdeen; Its Fittings, Ornaments and Ceremonial in the Sixteenth Century, by Francis C. Eeles, O.B.E., ...

Aberdeen University; Life at a Northern University, by Neil N. Maclean, M.A. Edited, with Biographical Memoir, by W. Keith Leask, M.A. Quatercenten...