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Nineteenth Century Art, D.S. MacColl, Glasgow, 1902
A substantial, and high quality, volume on Nineteenth century art "With Illustrations from Pictures and Objects in the Fine Art Loan Collection of ...
View full detailsThe Glasgow School of Painters, G. Baldwin Brown, Photogravures by J. Craig Annan, James Maclehose and Sons, 1908, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies
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...
View full detailsBritish Etchers 1850-1940, Kenneth M. Guichard, 1977, with 3 Signed etchings by Robin Tanner
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...
View full detailsGeorge Paul Chalmers, R.S.A. and the Art of His Time, Edward Pinnington, T. & R. Annan, 1896, Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Copies
A very limited edition of this book featuring the life and work of acclaimed Scottish artist, George Paul Chalmers (1833-1878). He painted portrait...
View full detailsSir James Guthrie; A Biography, Sir James L. Caw, 1932, Fine copy in Original Presentation Box
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...
View full detailsArchival Ephemera for the Edinburgh International Festival, from the 1st Festival in 1947, to 1955.
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...
View full detailsPriced Catalogue of Chemical and Physical Apparatus and Pure & Commercial Chemicals, Manufactured and Sold by Andrew H. Baird, Edinburgh, c. 1910
A fascinating illustrated catalogue of scientific instruments and chemicals sold by Edinburgh scientific instrument maker and retailer, Andrew H. B...
View full detailsJames O'Dea (now Jamie O'Dea); Artist's Studio books, Set of 3, 1980s. Over 300 Pages of Original artwork.
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...
View full detailsThe Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-1983); The First Two Hundred Years, Neil Campbell and R. Martin Smellie, 1983
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...
View full detailsA Complete Guide to Heraldry, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Graham Johnston, 1909
A Complete Guide to Heraldry, by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law. Illustrated by Nine Plates in Colour and Nearly 800...
View full detailsEnglish Heraldry, Charles Boutell, A.C. Fox-Davies, 1908
English Heraldry, by Charles Boutell, M.A., with nearly Five Hundred Illustrations, drawn and engraved on wood by Mr. R.B. Utting and Others. Tenth...
View full detailsThe Scottish School of Painting, William D. McKay, 1906
The Scottish School of Painting, by William D. McKay, R.S.A., Librarian to the Royal Scottish Academy. Published by Duckworth and Co., London, and ...
View full detailsThe Megalithic European, Julian Cope, 2004, Signed First edition
The Megalithic European; The 21st century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe, by Julian Cope. A very personal journey across Europe by Julian Cope, fo...
View full detailsThe Modern Antiquarian, Julian Cope, 1998, First edition
The Modern Antiquarian; A Pre-Millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain, including a Gazetteer to over 300 prehistoric Sites, by Julian Cope. S...
View full detailsInscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Andrew Jervise, 1863
Inscriptions from the Shields or Panels of the Incorporated Trades in the Trinity Hall, Aberdeen, Including Notices of the Antique Carved Oak Chair...
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 detailsProvincial Poetry 1789-1839, C.R. Johnson, 1992 Limited edition with correspondence
Provincial Poetry 1789-1839; British Verse Printed in the Provinces: The Romantic Background. By C.R. Johnson. With an introduction by Dr. Robert W...
View full detailsThe 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...
View full detailsMen 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...
View full detailsSouvenir Album of the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry, Glasgow, 1911, T. & R. Annan
Souvenir Album of the Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry, Glasgow, 1911. Published by T. & R. Annan & Sons, 1911, Gl...
View full detailsSir 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...
View full detailsArchaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition
Archaeological and Historical Collections Relating to Ayrshire & Galloway Vol. VI, 1889, Numbered limited edition. Preface by R.W. Cochran-Patr...
View full detailsAberdeen 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...
View full detailsAberdeen University; The Fusion of 1860; A Record of the Centenary Celebrations and a History of the United University of Aberdeen 1860-1960, W. Douglas Simpson, 1963
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....
View full detailsAberdeen University; King's College Chapel Aberdeen; Its Fittings, Ornaments and Ceremonial in the Sixteenth Century, Francis C. Eeles, 1956
Aberdeen University; King's College Chapel Aberdeen; Its Fittings, Ornaments and Ceremonial in the Sixteenth Century, by Francis C. Eeles, O.B.E., ...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Life at a Northern University, Neil N. Maclean, 1906
Aberdeen University; Life at a Northern University, by Neil N. Maclean, M.A. Edited, with Biographical Memoir, by W. Keith Leask, M.A. Quatercenten...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, W. Keith Leask, 1917, G Copy
Aberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, by W. Keith Leask, M...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, W. Keith Leask, 1917, VG Copy
Aberdeen University; Interamna Borealis; being Memories and Portraits from an old University Town between the Don and the Dee, by W. Keith Leask, M...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen, P.J. Anderson, 1907
Aberdeen University; Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen, from 25th to 28th September, 1906. Edited by P...
View full detailsAberdeen University; Studies in the History and Development of the University of Aberdeen, P.J. Anderson, 1906
Aberdeen University: Studies in the History and Development of the University of Aberdeen; A QuaterCentenary Tribute Paid by Certain of Her Profess...
View full detailsAberdeen University; A History of the University of Aberdeen 1495-1895, John Malcolm Bulloch, 1895
Aberdeen University; A History of the University of Aberdeen 1495-1895, by John Malcolm Bulloch, M.A. SOLD We have recently acquired a small collec...
View full detailsAberdeen University: Roll of Graduates, 1860-1970, 4 Volume Set
Aberdeen University: Roll of Graduates, 1860-1970, 4 Volume Set; SOLD Vol I: Roll of the Graduates of the University of Aberdeen, 1860-1900. By Col...
View full detailsAberdeen University: Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, plus Officers and Graduates - limited editions
Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII - MDCCCLX; plus Officers a...
View full detailsTransactions of the Franco-Scottish Society, 1897-1935, 8 Volume Set
Transactions of the Franco-Scottish Society (Scottish Branch), 1897-1935. A set of 8 volumes as follows; Vol. I: 1897; Vol II: 1898-1901; Vol III: ...
View full detailsEarly Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286, Alan Orr Anderson, 1922, No. 1 of only 16 sets, signed by Publisher
Early Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500 to 1286, collected and translated by Alan Orr Anderson. Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1922. P...
View full detailsLeabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746, Highland Village Association Ltd, 1911
Leabar A' Chlachain; Home Life of the Highlanders 1400-1746. Printed for the Highland Village Association Limited; Scottish Exhibition of National ...
View full detailsNumismata Scotiae; Or a Series of the Scottish Coinage, from the Reign of William the Lion to the Union, Adam de Cardonnel, 1786
Numismata Scotiae; Or a Series of the Scottish Coinage, from the Reign of William the Lion to the Union, Adam de Cardonnel. SOLD Published by Georg...
View full detailsForty Scottish Paintings, National Gallery of Scotland, 1958
Forty Scottish Paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland. Published by the Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1958, fir...
View full detailsVictorian & Edwardian Perthshire from Rare Photographs, R. Lamont-Brown and Peter Adamson, 1985
Victorian & Edwardian Perthshire from Rare Photographs, by Raymond Lamont-Brown and Peter Adamson. Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Perth, ...
View full detailsW.G. Gillies; A Very Still Life, W. Gordon Smith, 1991, with Exhibition Catalogue.
W.G. Gillies; A Very Still Life, by W. Gordon Smith. SOLD Published by Atelier Books, Edinburgh, 1991, first edition. With 8pp Exhibition Catalogue...
View full detailsBritish Museum; Guide to the Exhibited Manuscripts Part I; Autographs and Documents, 1928
British Museum; Guide to the Exhibited Manuscripts Part I; Autographs and Documents; Illustrative Chiefly of English History and Literature. Exhibi...
View full detailsThe Sixty-Second Volume of the Walpole Society, 2000
The Sixty-Second Volume of the Walpole Society, 2000. Principal authors; Annette Peach and Oliver Garnett. Provenance; from the library of the late...
View full detailsLord Byron in Greece, Fani-Maria Tsigakou, 1987, English and Greek text
Lord Byron in Greece, Athens, 22 January - 22 March 1988, The Kostis Palamas Building. Catalogue compiled and edited by Fani-Maria Tsigakou. Contri...
View full detailsThe Burrell Collection, John Julius Norwich, 1988
The Burrell Collection; With an Introduction by John Julius Norwich. Contributors; Richard Marks, Rosemary Scott, Barry Gasson, James K. Thomson an...
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The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600 to the Present, Paul Harris & Julian Halsby
The Dictionary of Scottish Painters, 1600 to the Present, by Paul Harris & Julian Halsby. Published by Canongate, Edinburgh. 1998 second editio...
View full detailsProceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Volume 144, 2014
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Volume 144 (2014). Published by Society of Antiquaries in Scotland, National Museums Scotlan...
View full detailsNew Designs by Marcel Tuquet. For Aitken Dott & Son, Edinburgh.
New Designs by Marcel Tuquet. Aitken Dott & Son, 26 South Castle Street, Edinburgh. Sole Agents for Great Britain and Ireland. These appear to ...
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...
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