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ANTIQUARIAN, RARE & COLLECTABLE BOOKS, AND FINE SOUTH EAST ASIAN ANTIQUES
ANTIQUARIAN, RARE & COLLECTABLE BOOKS, AND FINE SOUTH EAST ASIAN ANTIQUES
Scottish Interest Books

Scottish Interest Books

Being based in Scotland, we often have a good selection of Scottish books...

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The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, & Grants of Honour, Melville Henry Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny & Raineval, 1974 facsimile of original 1904 edition

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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...

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The Complete Baronetage, George Edward Cokayne, Alan Sutton, 1983

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

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Verses Piscatory and Amatory, 1924, by Henry Lamond, Signed, numbered, limited edition 85/250

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An interesting book of verse, covering themes of both angling and love matters. Verses Piscatory and Amatory, by Henry Lamond, of Luss, Dumbartonsh...

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The Song of the Stewarts; Prelude, by Douglas Ainslie, 1909, Limited edition of 50 copies

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A very scarce copy of this limited edition poetry book, based on the lineage of the Stewarts in Scottish history, and featuring key figures and bat...

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Captain Anstruther, Hunter Macdonald Ballingal, 1897 Private Printing , Perth, Signed and Inscribed

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A very scarce, privately published novel, signed and inscribed by the author. We can trace only 8 copies in institutional holdings.  Captain Anstru...

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Nineteenth Century Art, D.S. MacColl, Glasgow, 1902

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A substantial, and high quality, volume on Nineteenth century art "With Illustrations from Pictures and Objects in the Fine Art Loan Collection of ...

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Old Stirling, Measured and Drawn for the Stone, John William Small, 1897, Limited Edition 8/400

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A very large Crown Folio size copy of this very scarce book, full of architectural illustrations of 'Old Stirling'. There are 50 large plates in to...

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Unpublished Typescript; Journal of a Voyage from Scotland to China in 1839, by Agnes Paterson

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

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A Treatise on the Venereal Disease; Being Chiefly Designed as a Translation and Abridgement of the Practical Work of Dr. Astruc's Work, Samuel Chapman, London, 1770

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A smart copy of this 18th century medical text by Dr Samuel Chapman. The Royal College of Physicians notes: "Samuel Chapman, M.D., was a native of ...

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, 1894 first edition

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This work by Arthur Conan Doyle was a collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories from Strand magazine, originally intended to be Holmes' final out...

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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 - Shackleton's first book

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"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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The Glasgow School of Painters, G. Baldwin Brown, Photogravures by J. Craig Annan, James Maclehose and Sons, 1908, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies

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A very impressive tome of near elephant folio size, weighing in at 7.35kg (approx 16.5lbs). A deluxe limited large Japanese paper edition, signed b...

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British Etchers 1850-1940, Kenneth M. Guichard, 1977, with 3 Signed etchings by Robin Tanner

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A smart copy of this art book, which is particularly desirable in this first edition form as it contains 3 beautiful signed etchings by Robin Tanne...

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George Paul Chalmers, R.S.A. and the Art of His Time, Edward Pinnington, T. & R. Annan, 1896, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies

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A very limited edition of this book featuring the life and work of acclaimed Scottish artist, George Paul Chalmers (1833-1878). He painted portrait...

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Sir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Fine copy in Original Presentation Box

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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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Archival Ephemera for the Edinburgh International Festival, from the 1st Festival in 1947, to 1955.

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Following the end of World War II, in a period of austerity and rationing, the Edinburgh Festival aimed to bring people together via the Arts. From...

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On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, Thomas Chalmers, 1839

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The Bridgewater Treatises: On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God; As Manifested in the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellect...

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The History of England, from The Invasion of Julius Caesar to The Revolution in 1688, in Eight Volumes, by David Hume, Dublin, 1775

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A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...

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Kearsley's Complete Peerage, of England, Scotland and Ireland; Together with An Extinct Peerage of the Three Kingdoms, 1799

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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...

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Novum Testamentum, Published by R. Urie in Glasgow, sold by J. Barry, 1750, Greek text

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This Ancient Greek translation of The New Testament is very smart indeed. Rebound in beautifully decorated full polished calf. The binding mimics a...

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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs...,Vol. III, Thomas Percy, Rev. George Gilfillan, 1864

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A very smart, professionally rebound copy, of this 1864 publication, with handsome feathered marbling to page edges. Reliques of Ancient English Po...

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Book Decanter Set, with Fine Leather Bindings and Wooden Case, with 2 lead crystal decanters

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A really wonderful decanter set, disguised as a row of fine leather bound books. The books completely conceal the wooden case behind when viewed fr...

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An Etymological Dictionary of The Scottish Language; In Which the Words are Explained in Their Different Senses, Abridged, John Jamieson, 1818

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A very smart, and uncommon, abridged, complete single volume edition, of John Jamieson's important work on the language of Scotland. Jamieson's Sco...

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The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume Sixth, Sir John Sinclair, 1793

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The Statistical Account of Scotland Drawn Up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes, Volume Sixth, by Sir John Sinclair...

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Priced Catalogue of Chemical and Physical Apparatus and Pure & Commercial Chemicals, Manufactured and Sold by Andrew H. Baird, Edinburgh, c. 1910

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A fascinating illustrated catalogue of scientific instruments and chemicals sold by Edinburgh scientific instrument maker and retailer, Andrew H. B...

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A Treasury of Pleasure Books for Young Children, Joseph Cundall, Grant and Griffith, 1850

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21 classic children's rhymes and tales are retold by Joseph Cundall in this very scarce 1850 first edition, featuring more than 100 charming hand c...

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Itinerarium Septentrionale; Or, A Journey Thro' Most of the Counties of Scotland, and Those in the North of England, Alexander Gordon, 1726

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A smart copy of this wonderful 18th Century folio-sized text - an antiquarian account of the archaeology of Scotland and northern England; a volume...

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Missionary Pioneers in India, John Rutherfurd, Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh, 1896

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This volume details the pioneering work in India of 5 missionaries; Bartholomew Ziegenbald (Germany); Christian Frederick Schwartz (Denmark); and t...

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Salmon and Sea Trout; How to Propagate, Preserve, and Catch Them in British Waters, Sir Herbert Maxwell, 1905

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An attractive volume from Routledge's Country Books; The Angler's Library Series, Volume IV. Salmon and Sea Trout; How to Propagate, Preserve, and ...

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The Art of Deer-Stalking, William Scrope, Edward Arnold, 1897

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A fine copy of this beautifully illustrated book, which has been professionally rebound in teal cloth, and presents the book most handsomely. Free ...

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The Birds of Dumfriesshire, Hugh S. Gladstone, Numbered Limited Edition, 1910

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A very smart copy of this uncommon ornithological volume, which has been professionally rebound in maroon cloth, and presents the book most handsom...

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A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness, and West Cromarty, J.A. Harvie-Brown & T.E. Buckley, 1887

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A very smart, and beautifully illustrated, copy of this natural history volume, which has been professionally rebound in green cloth, and presents ...

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The New Forestry, or the Continental System Adapted to British Woodlands and Game Preservation, John Simpson, 1903

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A smart copy of this informative text on forestry practices (previously in the ownership of the Balfour family of Fife, well known for their contri...

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The History of England, by David Hume; A Large Folio Volume, 1806

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An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...

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An Etymological Dictionary of The Scottish Language, John Jamieson, 1879-1887, Complete in 9 Volumes, including Supplement

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A very substantial Victorian set of Jamieson's classic dictionary of the Scottish language. The set essentially comprises 4 Volumes, each divided i...

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'Dangerous Work', Diary of an Arctic Adventurer, Arthur Conan Doyle, Numbered Limited edition, 2012

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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...

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The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Fred J. Chittenden, Oxford, at the Clarendon Press, 1951, 4 Vols.

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A good 4 volume set of these authoritative, and substantial, gardening dictionaries. The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening; A Pra...

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A Sporting Tour Through the Northern Parts of England and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland, Colonel T. Thornton, 1896 Limited edition

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A handsome and uncommon copy of this sporting travelogue, which first appeared in print in 1804. A Sporting Tour Through the Northern Parts of Engl...

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Bonnie Scotland Painted by Sutton Palmer, Described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff, 1904. Deluxe, limited edition.

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Bonnie Scotland Painted by Sutton Palmer, Described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff. SOLD Published by A & C Black, London, 1904. First edition. This is...

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Domestic Medicine; Or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases, by Regimen and Simple Medicines, William Buchan. Adapted to the Diseases of America by Isaac Cathrall. Published by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 1797

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An interesting 18th Century medical handbook for use by General Practitioners (and also laypeople). Originally written by Scottish physician, Willi...

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The Life and Works of Robert Burns; edited by Robert Chambers, Revised by William Wallace, 1896

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The Life and Works of Robert Burns; edited by Robert Chambers, Revised by William Wallace. Spine title states 'New Edition by William Wallace'. 3 V...

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The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister, In Two Volumes, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1979

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A beautifully presented publication of this work, first published at The Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1909. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon ...

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The Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion, Sir James George Frazer, Collier Books

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A beautifully presented volume of this classic work, the first version of the book published in 1890. Written by Scottish anthropologist, Sir James...

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The Guinness Book of Records, August 1955, First Trade Edition, First Impression

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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...

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Sermons by The Rev. James Sieveright, A.M., Minister of Markinch, W. Oliphant, 1826

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A very smart copy of this Scottish book of sermons by Scottish Free Church Minister, James Sieveright (1783–1852), who also served as Moderator of ...

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The Proverbs of Scotland Collected and Arranged, Alexander Hislop, 1862

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A very smart copy of this intriguing Scottish work, which has been professionally rebound in orange cloth, and presents the book beautifully. The P...

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Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland, or the Traditional History of Cromarty, Hugh Miller, 1835

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A very smart copy of this intriguing Scottish work, which has been professionally rebound in blue cloth, and presents the book beautifully. Scenes ...

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The Shores of Fife, William Ballingall, 1872

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A very attractive full leather volume, copiously illustrated with wood engravings, exploring the area along the picturesque shores of the county of...

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