Jacobean Pageant: Or, The Court of King James I
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1963. Illustrated in black and white. xi + 431pp., large 8vo, red cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1962. A very good copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
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The Sportsman in Ireland, with his Summer Tour Through the Highlands of Scotland, By A Cosmopolite.
London: Colburn, 1840. 2 Frontispieces + 18 vignette illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, 20th century 3/4 leather over marbled boards; no spine titles. London: Henry Colburn, 1840. First Edition. More
The American Songster: Being a Select Collection of the Most Celebrated American, English, Scotch and Irish Songs.
New York: Samuel Campbell, 1794. [2], 200 pages, title page chipped with previous owner's neat ink signature on title page and rear fly leaf, another on inside front cover and in the margin of text, occasional foxing, toning and staining, bottom inch and a quarter of page 25/26 is torn and missing. 12mo, full sheep, red leather spine label, rubbed. New York: Samuel Campbell, 1794. Most likely the second edition. A very good(-) copy of this scarce early songbook. OCLC... More
Fingal; An Epic Poem.
Edinburgh: Charles Stewart, 1807. Translated from the original Gaelic by Thomas Ross, with the old translation by James Macpherson. 335 pages, scattered foxing on the first and last pages, 8vo, 3/4 green calf, marbled boards, rubbed. Edinburg: Charles Stewart, 1807. Very Good. More
The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland; or, the Ancient and Present State of the Nobility.
London: Owen davis, 1790. 3 volumes. Volume I: The Peerage of England. Volume II: The Peerage of Scotland. Volume III: the Peerage of Ireland. 91 pages of copper engravings of heraldic plates. Tall 8vo, previous owners bookplate. recased in decoratively gilt tan leather with green and brown spine labels. London: Owen, Davis & Debrett, 1790. Very good (+). More
The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland.
Edinburgh: Fullerton, 1844. Large folding map of Scotland and numerous steel engravings. 2 volumes, 814 + 852 pages, double column, tall thick 8vo, 3/4 black calf, ornate gilt and blind stamped pattern on spines, marbled boards. Edinburgh: Fullerotn, 1844. Very good ( ). Previous owner's bookplate. More
David Mach: Likeness Guaranteed
London: Academy Editions, 1995. Illustrated in color. 128 pages, slim 4to, pictorial wrappers. London: Academy Editions, (1995). A near fine copy. More
Living in the Highlands
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. 204 color photo Illus. Square 4to, red cloth, d.w. sunned on spine portion. (New York): Thames & Hudson, (2000). More
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers, and Other Poems.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1865. 268pp., illustrated with lovely engravings by Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. Wide 8vo, 3/4 crushed green morocco, raised bands, a.e.g. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1865. Bookplate and catalogue description pasted inside cover; first and last several pages foxed, else very good. More
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers, and Other Poems.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1863. Illustrated with lovely wood engravings by Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. 268 pages. Small 4to, full pebbled crimson morocco, ornately gilt covers with an urn in the center, gilt spine. All edges gilt. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. Light foxing throughout, heavier on first and last several pages, else a very good(+) copy. More
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers, and Other Poems.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1870. 268 pages, illustrated with lovely wood engravings by Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. Small 4to, Extraordinary decorative gilt design on covers and spine, full brown pebbled morocco, all edges gilt. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. Very good (+). More
The Farmers' Three Daughters
London: Newman and Co, 1822. 3 of 4 volumes, (lacks volume 1). Slim, small 8vo, original beige cloth backed boards, pages untrimmed. London: A.K. Newman and Co., 1822. Scarce. Very good. More
The Shipbuilders; An Anthology of Scottish Shipyard Life
Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2001. Many Illus. Tall 8vo, paperback. Edinburgh: Birlinn, (2001). Very good. More
The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1900. Historical descriptions by John Hill Burton. Illustrated with 240 fine steel engravings with tissue guards and many text illustrations in woodcut. 4 volumes, tall 4to, blue cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, n.d. (ca. 1900) Very good. More
The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland.
Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1899. Historical description by John Hill Burton. Illustrated with 240 fine steel engravings with tissue guards and many text illustrations in woodcut. 4 volumes, tall 4to, blind stamped and gilt decorated black cloth. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1899. Very good (+). More
Diary of a Scotch Gardener
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. 256 pages. 8vo, green cloth; boards lightly damp-stained, some light wear at head and foot of spine. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. A very good(+) copy. More
Scotland's Splendour.
many color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth. Glasgow: Collins, (1960). vg. More
The Perambulator In Edinburgh.
New York: Knopf, 1926. illus. 4to, cloth; (spine soiled). N.Y.: Knopf, 1926. More
The Perambulator In Edinburgh.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. Illustrated (b.w). 4to, blue cloth; spine faded. London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. More
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson.
London: Cadell & Davies, 1807. Engraved frontispiece portrait. [iv], xvi, 460 pages. 8vo, attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards. London: T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1807. Fourth edition, revised and corrected. A near fine copy. More
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson.
London: Henry Baldwin, 1785. xx, 534 pages. 8vo, 3/4 tan morocco over marbled boards, hinges repaired, worn. London: Henry Baldwin, 1785. Second Edition, revised and corrected. Internally clean. More
Britain in the Nineteen Thirties
New York: Praeger, 1971. Illustrated with tables and graphs. x + 358 pp. Graphs. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper has several small tears. New York: Praeger, (1971). More
The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads. With Their Texts, according to the Extant Records of Great Britain and America.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1959. Volume I Ballads 1 to 53. 465 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed) Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1959. First Edition. Very Good (+). More
The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads. With Their Texts, according to the Extant Records of Great Britain and America.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1962. Volume II Ballads 2 to 113. 565 pages, 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (rubbed). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1962. First Edition. Very Good (+). More