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BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING THROUGH SCOTLAND VOLUME ONE
Written by Peter Hay.
Stock no. 1327118
Published by Defiant Publications. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. B/w photos. 94 pages. ISBN: 0946857350. Slight bumping to lower front corner else a fine copy.

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SCOTTISH STEAM W.J. VERDEN ANDERSON
Written by Brian Stephenson; Keith Verden Anderson.
Stock no. 1327111
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to one of the most famous photographers of the final years of steam operation in Scotland. Oblong format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 071102992x. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT No. 9 SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND
Written by Keith Sanders; Douglas Hodgins.
Stock no. 1327072
Published by Past and Present Publishing Ltd.. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1858950139. Light crease to margins of first 35 pages.

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THE GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY
Written by H.A. Vallance.
Stock no. 1327064
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The History of the Railways of the Scottish Islands Vol 3. Revised by the Great North of Scotland Railway Association. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 0946537429. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and very lightly sunned to spine.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327039
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Spine and corners bumped, slight dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with tears, large tear to rear panel repaired with tape on verso. Slight browning to wrapper.

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INVESTIGATIONS IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Renfrew.
Stock no. 1827617
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XXXVIII. Between 1972 and 1974 Prefessor Renfrew and his team partially excavated the neolithic chambered cairn of Quanterness, with its superimposed round house of the Iron Age. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, some folding. ISBN: 050099028X. Light scratch marks to rear board. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BUILDING THE GREAT STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827599
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. This book looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, and sketches. ISBN: 9781909686120. Rear cover lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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THE CHAMBERED CAIRNS OF CAITHNESS
Written by J.L. Davidson; A.S. Henshall.
Stock no. 1827546
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An Inventory of the structures and their contents. Describes in detail the seventy-eight neolithic chambered cains known to exist in the county of Caithness. Large format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings and photos. ISBN: 0748602569. A lovely copy.

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THE CHAMBERED CAIRNS OF ORKNEY
Written by J.L. Davidson; A.S. Henshall.
Stock no. 1827545
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An Inventory of the structures and their contents. Large format. Olive green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings and photos. ISBN: 0852245475. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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BEYOND THE BROCHS: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON THE LATER IRON AGE IN ATLANTIC SCOTLAND
Written by Ian Armit.
Stock no. 1827541
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The historic peoples and kingdoms of Atlantic Scotland - the Picts, Scots and the Norse - have their roots in the prehistory of the region. Until recently, the study of that prehistory focused on the monumental architecture of brochs and wheelhouses to the virtual exclusion of wider concerns. This book attempts to broaden this approach and gives an invaluable reappraisal of the period when prehistory mergest into written history. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 074860197X. Corners of boards very lightly bumped. Very minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ORKNEY (NN 70)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1827538
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

New Naturalist No. 70. Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. In his tracing of the island's evolution from its geological creation to the effects of oil technology; in the detailed, yet fascinating exploration of the plants and animals (and where best to see them), Professor Berry's expertise and enthusiasm is backed by that of local specialists, and Orkney's long tradition of natural history study. Appendices include definitive lists of all the species of flora and fauna on record and an extensive bibliography. ISBN: 0002194066. Spine lightly creased through reading wear. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEOLITHIC HOUSE SOCIETIES IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Richards; Richard Jones.
Stock no. 1827534
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Investigations in the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney (1994-2014). Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos & b/w drawings. 572 pages including index. A hefty volume. ISBN: 9781909686892. A decent copy.

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