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ORIGINES PAROCHIALES SCOTIAE
No author listed.
Stock no. 595827
Published by W.H. Lizars. 1st 1851. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes bound in three books. Vol I: xlii + 532 pages; Vol II Part I: xx + subscribers list + 390 pages + index of Parishes; Vol II Part II: xv + 846 pages + index of Parishes. Five large folding maps. Modern turquoise cloth binding with gilt title to spines. Editions published 1851 through to 1855. Ex-lib with labels to front endpapers and stamps to title pages but overall a very clean and bright set.

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ALBERT IN SCOTLAND
Written by Alison Jezard. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 591605
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 64 pages. ISBN: 0575003685. Corners are a bit bumped. Pictorial wrapper has a few edge-tears to it and some edge-chips and is price-cut.

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THE SCOT ABROAD
Written by John Hill Burton.
Stock no. 578902
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt decorations and red titles to front cover. Dominican Fathers Edinburgh stamp to prelims.

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HISTORY OF ST. ANDREWS
Written by Charles Roger.
Stock no. 576736
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1849. Good condition.

Brown embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. 15 b/w illustrations. 204 pages. With a Full Account of the Recent Improvements in the City. 2nd edition. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. 2/3 of backstrip missing. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates (including folding map) present.

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THE ENCHANTED CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND
Written by Noel G. Fyfe; Isobel K.C. Steele. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 732632
Published by Plaid Stationery Of Scotland Ltd.. 1st 1945. Slightly better than very good condition.

From a story told by a Merchant of Edinburgh. Retold by Steele. Blue cloth, gilt title to front cover. Packed full with b/w illustrations plus 4 double-spread colour illustrations. Jessie M. King's last book. Spine and corners bumped. Date in ink to front endpaper and tiny tear to top edge of endpaper. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GLASGOW VOL XXIII CENTENARY VOLUME
No author listed.
Stock no. 692742
Published by The Geological Society of Glasgow. 1958. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w photos. Papers are 1) Experiments in Geology 20 Some Aspects of Igneous Geology 1908-1958 3) Summary of Recent Research on the Pre-Tertiary Geology of the Northern Highlands 4) The Origin of Continental Vertebrate Faunas 5) The Tectonic Evolution of the Midland Valley of Scotland 5) The Geological Society of Glasgow 1858-1958. Front joint partially cracked. A few rear pages have top corner creased else contents fine.

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THE BIRDS OF AYRSHIRE
Written by E. Richmond Paton; Oliver Pike.
Stock no. 693359
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Covers edges slightly marked. Wrapper torn with substantial loss.

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THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE BASIN OF THE TAY
Written by James Knox.
Stock no. 693734
Published by John Anderson; William Hunter. 1st 1831. Good condition.

Brown cloth. 2 b/w engravings. Contents very good but rear joint cracked. A few foxspots. Corners worn. Boards rubbed.

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THE LAKES OF SCOTLAND A SERIES OF VIEWS
Written by John M. Leighton. Illustrated by John Fleming.
Stock no. 560420
Published by Joseph Swan. 1st 1834. Good condition.

Large format. Three-quarter burgundy morocco binding. Green embossed leaf patter to covers. Gilt titles and decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 52 b/w engravings. All plates present. Corners worn. Top of spine slightly chipped. Small split to spine. Boards unevenly faded. Front joint broken, rear joint almost broken, backstrip almost detached. One page bound out of order (page 85 follows page 92).

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A CLOUD OF WITNESSES
Written by J.H. Thompson.
Stock no. 671299
Published by J. Boyle. 1778. Poor condition.

Full brown leather binding. 381 pages plus index. Full title: A Cloud of Witnesses for the Royal Prerogatives of Jesus Christ or the Last Speeches and Testimonies of Those who have Suffered for the Truth in Scotland Since the Year 1680. Spine cracked. Boards worn. Stain to top edge of most pages. Front endpaper missing.

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MACNEILL OF CARSKEY
Written by Frank Forbes Mackay; Malcolm MacNeill.
Stock no. 659720
Published by M. Macdonald. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Estate journal 1703-1743 verbatim extracts from the original manuscripts. Small mark to front cover. Small damp stain to lower edge of front panel of dustwrapper.

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THE VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF DEE
Written by George Sim.
Stock no. 672196
Published by D. Wyllie & Son. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge gilt. The Ichthyological portion includes the fishes of the East Coast. Corners and edges rubbed. Name in ink to half-title. Very slight page-edge browning. Rear cover dampmarked. A few hinges pulled. A few pencil annotations to margins. REDUCED FROM £190.

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