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SIR WILLIAM JARDINE: A LIFE IN NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Christine E. Jackson; Peter Davis.
Stock no. 1827836
Published by Leicester University Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Biography. Sir William Jardine (1800-1874) of Jardine Hall near Lockerbie, was a Scottish baronet and landowner. He was also a magistrate, Convenor of the Church of Scotland, and Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire in 1841, but, above all, he was an eminent naturalist in several fields, knowledgeable about birds, fishes, insects, plants and geology. Matt boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718501640. Boards just a little grubby. Light fading to front gutter edge and top of front board. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents clean.

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JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1827821
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Spine faded and bumped at top rear edge. Rear cover lightly creased. Covers lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby. A few pages have a tiny top corner crease. Contents are clean.

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THE LMS JUBILEE CLASS BASED IN SCOTLAND 1935-1962
Written by Stuart Ashworth.
Stock no. 1327547
Published by Transport Treasury Publishing Ltd. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled by Ashworth, b/w photos from the Transport Treasury. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781913893156. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT No. 31 NORTH WEST SCOTLAND
Written by Keith Sanders; Douglas Hodgins.
Stock no. 1327546
Published by Past and Present Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1858950902. Covers edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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RAIL CENTRES: EDINBURGH
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327442
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0711019835. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is just slightly creased at top edges.

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STEAM ON THE WAVERLEY ROUTE
Written by R.H. Leslie.
Stock no. 1327413
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851533418. Spine very slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly sunned to spine.

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STEAM IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS
Written by Jack Kernahan.
Stock no. 1327412
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851533310. Corners bumped. Pale page browning, contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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GRETNA: BRITAIN'S WORST RAIL DISASTER (1915)
Written by John Thomas.
Stock no. 1327408
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first full-length account of what remains the worst disaster in the history of British Railways. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715346458. Minimal bumping/fading to top and tail of spine. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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DWELLING AMONG THE MONUMENTS (MCDONALD INSTITUTE MONOGRAPHS)
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827714
Published by McDonald Institute For Archaeological Research. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The Neolithic village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe passage grave and surrounding monuments at Stenness, Orkney. An exciting account of the lives of the inhabitants of this Late Neolithic settlement complex in Orkney. Edited by Colin Richards. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 190293718X. A lovely copy.

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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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