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A charming mid-20th Century 3d Pop-up book for children, with 5 working models, complete. Bookano Stories No. 17; With Pictures That Spring Up in M...

A prize presentation copy from Glasgow School of Art. Sketching from Nature; A Handbook for Students and Amateurs. By Tristram J. Ellis. With a Fro...

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

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

Death of a Bookseller, by Alice Slater.  Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. 2023 first edition - 'Collector's gift edition'. An 'As New' co...

Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America; From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Da...

British Polar Year Expedition; Fort Rae, N.W. Canada, 1932-33, The Royal Society, 2 Vol Set complete, 2 Vols Complete; Vol I: Discussion of Results...

The Royal Society Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition; Halley Bay, Coats Land, Falkland Island Dependencies, 1955-59, 4 Vols Complete; Vol I: Int...

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...

Dialogues on the Acropolis; Scholars and Experts Talk on the History, Restoration and the Acropolis Museum. This is a book based on the transcripti...

6th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-5 October 2013. Proceedings. Scientific Editors: Ch. Bouras, V....

5th International Meeting for the Restoration of The Acropolis Monuments, Athens, 4-6 October 2002. New Administration Building of the National Ban...

A splendid anthology of Arthur C. Clarke's short stories. A master of the science fiction genre. The Wind from the Sun; Stories of the Space Age. B...

A good first edition of one of Huxley's most highly rated works. Eyeless in Gaza, by Aldous Huxley. Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1936 ...

"The papers in this volume, based on the lectures given at the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Program...

"From the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia, a revelatory new book which exposes the culture of concealment at the heart of the British state...

A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...

This book tells the story of how, after the first use of clinical anaesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1846, the first public demonstra...

The story of medical developments in treating bladder stone, from being the first to be treated (agonisingly) with an elective surgical procedure, ...

A very nice copy of this biography of two remarkable Edinburgh doctors from the 19th Century. James Simpson's discovery of the use of chloroform ga...

A book of poetry by Scottish doctor, David Rorie (1867-1946). Includes his well known song, 'The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon', which was popular amon...

Choose from a selection of Newnes Lucky Star Romances, produced in the 1960s for George Newnes Ltd / C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd of London. All in good ...

A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...

New Century Library; The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, 14 Vols complete; Vol I: Vanity Fair, 1899;  Vol II: The History of Pendennis, 1900;...

A nice copy of this book of the poetry of George Bruce (1909-2002), Scottish poet and radio journalist. The first free endpaper is warmly inscribed...

A memoir of the life of Henry Dundas (1897-1918), who was killed in action on the Western front in France on the 27th September, during the attack ...

A complete 3 volume first edition biography of Henry Lord Brougham (1778-1868). Born in Edinburgh, he qualified as a barrister in 1808, before bein...

A 2 volume biography of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Liberal statesman, lawyer and journalist. The Life of Si...

The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn.  Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...

A complete 2 volume set from the Library of former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) & his son, Randolph S. Churchill (...

Previously owned by Arthur James Balfour; First Earl of Balfour, former Conservative, British Prime Minister from 1902-1905. He also held various s...

A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...

A handsome set of novels by Henry Fielding (1707-1754), English novelist, dramatist and essayist. This complete set comprises: Volume I: The Histor...

Biography of the British historian and Liberal politician, Reginald Baliol Brett (1852-1930). Journals and Letters of Reginald Viscount Esher. Firs...

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...

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

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

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

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

Sketch of The History of the High Constables of Edinburgh, with Notes on the Early Watching, Cleaning, and Other Police Arrangements of the City. B...

The Perambulator in Edinburgh, by James Bone. With pictures by E.S. Lumsden, A.R.S.A. A well produced book with attractive illustrations. Published...

The first of the Shakspere Quarto Facsimiles produced on behalf of F.J. Furnivall, Founder and Director the New Shakspere Society by Mr. W. Griggs....

Although a rather tired copy, this book is a first edition and carries the very scarce addition of the author's signature. SOLD The Clans, Septs, a...

The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands, by Frank Adam, F.R.G.S., F.S.A. (Scot.). Revised by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney, Emeritu...

Two anthologies compiled from the pocket literature broadsheets distributed to military serviceman in 1915, in the early days of The Great War. The...