
Scottish Interest Books
Being based in Scotland, we often have a good selection of Scottish books...
Filters
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
An interesting 18th Century medical handbook for use by General Practitioners (and also laypeople). Originally written by Scottish physician, Willi...
View full detailsThe Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister, In Two Volumes, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1979
A beautifully presented publication of this work, first published at The Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1909. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon ...
View full detailsThe Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion, Sir James George Frazer, Collier Books
A beautifully presented volume of this classic work, the first version of the book published in 1890. Written by Scottish anthropologist, Sir James...
View full detailsThe Guinness Book of Records, August 1955, First Trade Edition, First Impression
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...
View full detailsThe Scots Magazine; New Series, December 1887 - November 1990, 5 Volumes
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...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847
A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869
A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William P. Nimmo edition, c. 1860, With inset Ivorine cover panel
An interesting, and uncommon, copy of Longfellow's poetry with a lovely Ivorine (?) panel cover insert. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longf...
View full detailsA Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, 1892-1894
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...
View full detailsThe Greville Memoirs; A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria, 3 Parts in 8 Volumes, Charles C.F. Greville, 1875-1887
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...
View full detailsGolf; The Duties of a Caddie, 1932
An unusual booklet, published as a promotional tool for the Silvertown Company of London, manufacturers of 'Silver King' Golf Balls. The booklet is...
View full detailsLongmans' Gazetteer of the World, George G. Chisholm, 1906
A very substantial alphabetical reference work detailing places and facts on world geography. Longmans' Gazetteer of the World. Edited by George G....
View full detailsThe Old Clock Book, N. Hudson Moore, 1936
The Old Clock Book, by N. Hudson Moore. With One Hundred and Four Illustrations. Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York. New Edition, Marc...
View full detailsThe Expansion of England; Two Courses of Lectures, J. Seeley, 1886
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...
View full detailsA 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 ...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; 1875 India issue & collection of 1881 issues
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; A bound set of approximately 7 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library binding. Comprisin...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, c. 1855.
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with Prefatory Notice. Published by Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh c. 1855 (undated, but 1855 date ...
View full detailsThe Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers, 1694
The Concurrence & Unanimity Of the People Called Quakers; In Owning and Asserting the principal Doctrines of the Christian Religion; Demonstrat...
View full detailsWilliam 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...
View full detailsCassell'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 ...
View full detailsPortfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, John L. Stoddard, Werner, c. 1890s
Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings; Prepared Under the Supervision of the Distinguished Lecturer and Traveller John L....
View full detailsThe 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 ...
View full detailsUnderwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1889-1906
Underwood & Underwood Stereoscope Viewer with 18 cards, c. 1905. The viewer is made my Underwood & underwood in New York, and carries a pat...
View full detailsThe Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, Byron Farwell, 1958
The Man Who Presumed; A Biography of Henry M. Stanley, by Byron Farwell. Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was a famous Welsh-American explorer, sol...
View full detailsThe Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited, David Lowenthal, 2015
The Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited, by David Lowenthal. From the rear cover: "A quarter-century after the publication of his classic account...
View full detailsObservations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration, Earl of Selkirk, 1805
Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration, by the Earl of S...
View full detailsEssays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland, 1811, 2 Volume set
Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland, to which are added, Translations from the Gaelic; and letters connected with those form...
View full detailsPortfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, John L. Stoddard, c. 1898
Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings; Prepared Under the Supervision of the Distinguished Lecturer and Traveller John L....
View full detailsThe Times Atlas, 1895. The first edition.
"The Times" Atlas. Containing 117 Pages of Maps, and Comprising 173 Maps and an Alphabetic Index to 130,000 Names. SOLD Published at the Office of ...
View full details

The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vols. 2 and 3, July 7-Dec 29, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. 2, July 7-Sept 29, 1900 and Vol. 3 Oct 6-Dec 29 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere...
View full detailsThe Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900
The Sphere; An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, Vol. I, Jan 27-June 30, 1900. A bound set of 6 months of The Sphere magazine in a typical librar...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. King Rama V of Siam.
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 56, July - December 1897. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, June - December 1896
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 54, July - December 1896. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsThe Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895
The Graphic; An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper; Volume 52, July - December 1895. A bound set of 6 months of The Graphic magazine in a typical library...
View full detailsStanley Gibbons Royal Wedding Stamp Collection 1981, 3 Volume Set
Stanley Gibbons Royal Wedding Stamp Collection 1981, 3 Volume Set; The Royal Wedding, H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981....
View full detailsPiracy, The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates, by Adrian Johns
Piracy, The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates, by Adrian Johns. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - ...
View full detailsWinston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951
Winston S. Churchill; The Second World War, 4 Volumes, 1948-1951. SOLD Published by Cassell & Co. Limited, London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney,...
View full detailsJourney Through the Wilderness, by Moris Farhi, Signed
Journey Through the Wilderness, by Moris Farhi. Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academi...
View full detailsModern British and American Private Presses 1850-1965, British Library, 1976
Modern British and American Private Presses 1850-1965; Holdings of the British Library. Compiled by P.A.H. Brown. Published for the British Library...
View full detailsThe English Catalogue of Books 1881-1889, Sampson Low 1891
The English Catalogue of Books; An Alphabetical List of Works Published in the United Kingdom and of the Principal Works Published in America. With...
View full detailsArthur Miller; Echoes Down the Corridor, signed first edition with inscription to William St Clair, 2000
Arthur Miller: Collected Essays, 1944-2000; Echoes Down the Corridor. Edited by Steven R. Centola. Provenance; from the library of the late William...
View full detailsPublishing, Editing and Reception, Michael Edson, University of Delaware, 2015
Publishing, Editing and Reception; Essays in Honor of Donald H. Reiman. Edited by Michael Edson. Provenance; from the library of the late William ...
View full detailsAn Early Suitor of Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Nitchie, 1943, PMLA Extract
An Early Suitor of Mary Wollstonecraft, by Elizabeth Nitchie. An official Reprinted Extract from PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Associat...
View full detailsA Bicentenary Celebration of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, New York Public Library - Annotated Exhibition Guide B
Visionary Daughters of Albion; A Bicentenary Celebration of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, May 3 - September 13, 1997, The New York Public L...
View full detailsA Bicentenary Celebration of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, New York Public Library - Annotated Exhibition Guide A
Visionary Daughters of Albion; A Bicentenary Celebration of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, May 3 - September 13, 1997, The New York Public L...
View full detailsThe Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion by J.G. Frazer, 1900
The Golden Bough; A Study in Magic and Religion. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. In three volumes (complete). By J.G. Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., ...
View full detailsSacred Stones Sacred Places by Marianna Lines, 1992, Signed
Sacred Stones Sacred Places by Marianna Lines (founder of the Pictish Arts Society). With photographs by Paul Turner. Published by Saint Andrew Pre...
View full detailsFolio Society: First Folio; A Little Book of Folio Forewords, Catherine Taylor, 2008
First Folio; A Little Book of Folio Forewords. Introduced by Catherine Taylor. Published by The Folio Society, London, 2008. First edition thus. B...
View full details