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 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
Stuart Tracts, 1603-1693.; From The English Garner
New York: Dutton. With an introduction by C.H. Firth. 514 pages. 8vo, blue cloth; cloth worn at spine and corners. New York: E.P. Dutton, (no date, c. 1900). A very good copy. More
Edward Bruce's Invasion of Ireland
1 map. 179 pages, short 4to, printed wrappers with clear plastic outer wrapping. Photocopy facsimile reproduction of the London: John Murray, 1923 edition. 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
At Home in Scotland
New York: Abbeville, 1987. Many color photo illustrations. Square 4to, cream cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1987). First American edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Living in the Highlands
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. 204 color photo illustrations. Square 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. (worn at spine ends). (New York): Thames & Hudson, (2000). Near fine in very good(-) dust wrapper0. 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
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
Harry Benson's Glasgow
Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, 2007. Illustrated with color and b/w photos throughout. Unpaginated. 4to, black cloth, d.w. (Edinburgh): Black & White Publishing, (2007). A fine copy in a fine wrapper--inscribed by Benson on title page. 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
Scotland Under Mary Stuart: An Account of Everyday Life.
New York: St. Martin's, 1973. Illustrated. 268 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1973). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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
With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916-1917; By One of it's Officers
Bombay: The Times Press, 1918. Illustrated in black and white. 165 pages. 12mo, blue cloth; spine sunned and slightly cocked. Mumbai: The Times Press, 1918. First edition, second printing. A very good copy. 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
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