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19006631Dundee: Valentine & Sons Ltd 1900. Hardcover. Good. Oblong 8vo. Pp. 20. Illustrated with black & white heliogravure photo reproductions. Textured red cloth titles and decorations stamped in gilt on the cover saddle stapled. Covers moderately bowed and stained gilt darkened edges rubbed first leaves lightly foxed staples oxidized. Souvenir views of Scottish Borders sights mostly Abbotsford House inside and out plus Dryburgh and Melrose abbeys. The photos are exquisite. Uncommon. Valentine & Sons, Ltd hardcover
1900037817Fort Augustus Scotland: Williamson 1900. First Edition. Original Boards. Very Good. Strip map in full color image 27" x 7.5". Pictured are landmarks on shore along the Canal. Printed at The Hills Press Sunderland. Tipped into a folder of red leatherette gilt cover lettering. Pasted inside the cover is a leaf of descriptive text. 4.75" x 8.5" WorldCat locates only the National Lib of Scotland holding although U Wisconsin has a similar title with variant imprint. Williamson unknown
1888037079s.l.: s.n. 1888. First Edition. Decorated Boards. Good. 18 Albertype photographic views on 18 plates accordion format folding into gilt-decorated blue boards cloth spine; 16pp text at back; boards somewhat soiled and rubbed. Contains exterior and interior views of: The Cathedral; The Necropolis; The University; Free Church College and Park Church; New Stock Exchange; George Square; St. Enoch's Hotel & Station; The Broomielaw Preparing to Start; Exhibition Buildings 1888; The Bishop's Palace; &c. 5" x 7" Some similar titles found in WorldCat not this one. s.n. unknown
189011526Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Printed by Neill and Company 1890. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. Vol. XXIV. A Very Good copy. Octavo. Publisher's cloth with printed spine label. xxxvi 558 pp any plates and illustrations including one folding lan and two folding plates. Tight Very Good contents very clean spine label is discolored end papers tanned. A nice solid volume. Includes an interestng article with illustrations of Scottish Royal regalia. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Printed by Neill and Company unknown
189911498Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Printed by Neill and Company 1899. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st ed. Vol. XXXIII. Octavo. Publisher's cloth with printed spine label. xL 552 pp large folding plan of military works at Birrenswark Hill folding plate of same many other plates and illustrations. Tight Very Good contents very clean spine label is discolored. A nice solid volume. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Printed by Neill and Company unknown
1881631085The Builder London 1881. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition/Architecture. A single sheet print image area approx. 18 x 26 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as The Builder Building News and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance intricacy and stylistic flair of the periods architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1894056317ed: Royal Bank of Scotland 3 Hope Street 1894. Sole Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Landsacpe 8vo. EDINBURGH : 1894. Personal banking account-book. Account opened Dec 11 1894; closed Nov 2 1900. Neat entries over that period. Soft-bound landscape format. Original dark-red cloth spine original with marbled covers; with label to cover; Royal Bank of Scotland 3 Hope Street Edinburgh; The Rev. Wm Lockhart. D.D. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Landscape format; 8vo. Rosley Books for the Inklings Antiquarian books Cumberland Literature Rarities Theology and History. SCARCE item. <br/> <br/> Royal Bank of Scotland, 3 Hope Street paperback
1869Map 725Ordnance Survey Office 1869. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. Folding map. Folding dissected map in 18 sections the rare first series edition laid on linen and cased in the original green cloth boards 6.75 x 4.5 inches with a hand-written paper label. Surveyed 1860-1871 and published in1869. Small grid of adjoining maps for the one inch and six inch series pasted to inside cover. 25x19 inches with hand-coloured roads. A nice copy a couple of small red ink marks otherwise clean with no wear or loss. There were 132 sheets for the complete Scottish ordnance maps and a second edition appeared in in 1898-1904 with coloured parishes. The one inch maps were based on larger scale surveys of 1843-1878 and published between 1856 and 1895. <br/> <br/> Ordnance Survey Office hardcover
18551620061855. Hardcover. Very Good. SCOTLAND. Guide to the Castles and Abbeys of the Land of Scott. 4 140pp. frontispiece and 13 engraved plates. A fine clean copy in original blind stamped red cloth with paper label on the upper board all-edges-gilt. Armorial bookplate of Gilmour of Lundin and Montrane. 12mo. Edinburgh: J. Menzies. 1855. <br/> <br/> hardcover
18634510252Francis Orr and Sons 1863. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. Small 8vo. Black cloth binding. Rubbed on the edges. Back strip very damaged - nearly detached. Gilt title on spine. Pen markings on front free page. Rubbed gilt on edges but pages generally clean.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. . Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Francis Orr and Sons hardcover
1879461893Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in a later library binding of brown cloth boards backed with brown gilt-blocked leather. Boards somewhat dust-dulled. Spine somewhat rubbed along the surface joints and endbands. Some minor library marks remain with the interior otherwise notably tight bright and clean. A well-preserved volume overall. Physical description; 468 pages ; 28 cm. Notes; Volume 7 of 7. Subjects; Faculty of Advocates Scotland. Library Catalogs. Law Bibliography Catalogs. Library catalogs Scotland Edinburgh. Academic libraries Scotland Special collections. Scotland Library resources. Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1852379587Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by Neill and Company 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original paper-labeled cloth. Spine bands and panel edges worn with hinges starting. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: v. : ill. ; 21-25 cm. Subject: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland ; Periodicals. Antiquities. Excavations Archaeology Scotland ; Periodicals. Archaeology. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by Neill and Company hardcover
1860012019Edinburgh United Kingdom: Partridge and co Paternoster Row 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green Cloth Embossed Covers With Gilt title on Cover. Printed by Thomas Danks 9 crane court Fleet Street. Many sources give Danks as Author. Book inscribed on first overleaf "To Alexander Berry Esq Of St Leonards Sydney New South Wales. With Respectful Compliments and good wishes of the Author. Kinnell 31 Oct 1867" Author is given as by a Clergyman to which is annotated "of the church of Scotland" in the same hand as the inscription on the prior page. Im guessing Kinnell is The town in Scotland and home of the Author. Alexander Berry was a wealthy merchant Member of the Legislative Council and landowner Born in Fife Scotland in 1781 died 1873. Also inscribed at the end of the preface in the same hand " Kinnell = Manse 12 April 1860 George Walker" The preface also contains a few correction made by the author in 1860. Presumably he corrected his personal copies and later inscribed some and gave them away to friends and persons of influence. <br/> <br/> Partridge and co Paternoster Row hardcover
1880037828Glasgow: L&R / James Reid Bookseller 1880. First Edition. Decorated Boards. Very Good. 12 lithographed views from photographs printed on 12 panels accordion-fold leporello format. Brief captions. Views include: Lochlomond from Mount Misery; Ascent of Benlomond; Eilen's Isle Lake Katrina; Loch Achray and Ben Venue with the Trosachs Hotel; Brig o' Turk; Doune Castle; &c. Folds into cloth-backed blue boards decorated in gilt. 3.25" x 5" Not recorded by WorldCat. L&R / James Reid, Bookseller unknown
1865922Y54Edinburgh: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1865. Leather. Good Only. 13" by 8". None. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland with a series of statistics collected under instructions from Her Majesty's Commissioners. Bound in full calf with stamped gilt 'For Vice-President's Room' to the front board. The statistics list the natures of the schools' buildings the population of students as well as other general remarks. The need for this information would have derived from the state of education at the time in Scotland which was still facing problems of quality and the general number of children that were receiving insufficient environments of learning. This report alongside the Argyll Commission that was implemented the year after in 1866 ultimately led to support for widespread reform. In full calf binding with 'For Vice-President's Room' stamped in gilt to the front board. Externally sound. With heavy rubbing to the extremities resulting in losses of leather. With amateur tape reinforcements made to the spine and front hinge. Marks tot he boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the an institutional ink impression to the title page. Good Only Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1874963F5Edinburgh: Thomas and Archibald Constable 1874 . First edition. Paperback. Good Only. 10" by 6.5". None. The very scarce 1874 sixteenth report of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland discussing the late nineteenth century lunatic asylums of Scotland. The Sixteenth Annual Report of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland.The commissioners provide a detailed account of the condition and management of lunatic asylums and discusses the treatment of 'lunatics' across Scotland.This report includes statistical tables detailing admissions discharges recoveries deaths and the overall number of patients in both public and private asylums. Including a folding table.Faint former owner's stamp to front wrap.The work reflects a period of reform in the treatment of mental illness with increased attention to humane care structured facilities and the role of trained staff. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Front wrap detached but present with chipping and small losses to perimeters and stamp to wrap head. Significant loss to back strip head and tail. Loss to perimeters or rear wrap. Rear wrap tenderly held. Internally binding lightly strained throughout. Pages lightly age toned but clean. Good Only Thomas and Archibald Constable paperback
1872973Q14Edinburgh: Thomas and Archibald Constable for Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1872 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". None. The very scarce fourteenth report from the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland discussing the country's lunatic asylums of the late nineteenth century. The Fourteenth Annual Report of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland.Very scarce work. Bound in quarter cloth with the original wraps bound in. The commissioners provide a detailed account of the condition and management of lunatic asylums and discusses the treatment of 'lunatics' across Scotland. This report includes statistical tables detailing admissions discharges recoveries deaths and the overall number of patients in both public and private asylums. Including a folding table.The work reflects a period of reform in the treatment of mental illness with increased attention to humane care structured facilities and the role of trained staff. Bound in quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. Original wraps bound in. Externally very smart with light rubbing and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. With a historical society stamp to the verso of the table. Very Good Indeed Thomas and Archibald Constable for Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1890Map 728Scotland: Ordnance Survey Office 1890. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. Folding map. Folding map dissected in 18 sections the rare first series edition laid on linen and cased in the original green cloth boards 6.75 x 4.5 inches with a hand-written paper label. Surveyed 1859 -1863 and published in1890. Small grid of adjoining maps for the one inch and six inch series pasted to inside cover. 25x19 inches with hand-coloured roads. A nice copy with no wear or loss. There were 132 sheets for the complete Scottish ordnance maps and a second edition appeared in in 1898-1904 with coloured parishes. The one inch maps were based on larger scale surveys of 1843-1878 and published between 1856 and 1895. <br/> <br/> Ordnance Survey Office hardcover
1867Map 731Scotland: Ordnance Survey Office 1867. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. Folding map. Folding map dissected in 18 sections the rare first series edition laid on linen and cased in the original green cloth boards 6.75 x 4.5 inches with a hand-written paper label. Surveyed 1859-1864 and published in1867. Small grid of adjoining maps for the one inch and six inch series pasted to inside cover. 25x19 inches with hand-coloured roads. A nice copy with no wear or loss. There were 132 sheets for the complete Scottish ordnance maps and a second edition appeared in in 1898-1904 with coloured parishes. The one inch maps were based on larger scale surveys of 1843-1878 and published between 1856 and 1895. <br/> <br/> Ordnance Survey Office hardcover
1876Map 729Scotland: Ordnance Survey Office 1876. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. Folding map. Folding map dissected in 18 sections the rare first series edition laid on linen and cased in the original green cloth boards 6.75 x 4.5 inches with a hand-written paper label. Surveyed 1860-1871 and published in1876. Small grid of adjoining maps for the one inch and six inch series pasted to inside cover. 25x19 inches with hand-coloured roads. A nice copy with no wear or loss. There were 132 sheets for the complete Scottish ordnance maps and a second edition appeared in in 1898-1904 with coloured parishes. The one inch maps were based on larger scale surveys of 1843-1878 and published between 1856 and 1895. <br/> <br/> Ordnance Survey Office hardcover
1893058347Greenock & London : John Brown 11 Union Street & Needed Truth 1893. First Edition . Hardcover. Good Plus. 12mo. GREENOCK : 1893. FIRST EDITION. No copy Recorded in the UK only a reprint of 'The Coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ' on its own in Dundee 1923. . The Coming Again of the Lord Jesus Christ : and 7 other addresses. Hardback. Smooth brown cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Bevelled boards. Original black end-papers. Neat owner names; no internal markings. Minor wear. GOOD. 232 pages. SCARCE. 12mo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping John Brown 11 Union Street & Needed Truth SCARCE. <br/> <br/> John Brown, 11 Union Street [ & Needed Truth ] hardcover
1900390073Edinburgh : National Bible Society of Scotland 1900. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Natie Paterson. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked leatherette. All edges gilt. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 10 cm. Subjects; Bible. New Testament. Edinburgh : National Bible Society of Scotland hardcover
1880260189Edinburgh : H. M. General Register House 1880. First Edition. Softcover. Poor binding copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Provenance; from the library of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury with its bookplate. Physical description; ccxiv 781 p. 1 fold. leaf of plates : facsim. ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Latin documents with English introduction and notes. Subjects; Scotland. Court of Exchequer — Public records. Finance Public — Scotland — History. Scotland — History — 1057-1603 — Sources. Genre; Illustrated. Edinburgh : H. M. General Register House paperback
1878328480Edinburgh : Andrew Elliot 1878. Revised edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Front board detached. Worn spine. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: ca. 250 p.; 20 cm. Notes: The harmonies revised by Henry Smart. Published by authority. Preface dated 1878. Subjects: Bible. Psalms. Psalms Music. Edinburgh : Andrew Elliot hardcover
1900014416London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office By Wyman and Sons Limited 1900. First Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1900 First Edition. Size Folio 211 pages. Crimson pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition very good corners and spine ends rubbed head and tail of spine chipped number sticker to head of spine ex library of the Royal College of Surgeons with number to head of spine and stamps to the title page and preliminary pages pages toned at the edges other than this the contents are clean. <br/> <br/> Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, By Wyman and Sons, Limited hardcover
