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196328410Edinburgh Scotland: Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland. As New. 1963. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer-- . Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland paperback
1998121768Glasgow: Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 1998. 80 S. ; 30 x 30 cm ; kart. ;
1999Q-0297824899Cassell 1999-12-31. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cassell hardcover
1903072924-04London: Ballantyne Press 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in cloth with blue paper covered boards. 54 pp. Most of the pages are still uncut. Light wear to boards. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box. London: Ballantyne Press hardcover
190314033London: Ballantyne Press 1903. Hardback quarter tan cloth blue boards paper label on front pages unopened. 23.5 x 15cm. liv 1 . One of an unspecified number of copies printed at the Ballantyne Press for the Vale Press. Edited by Robert Steele and designed by Charles Ricketts. Printed in red and black in the King's Fount. Boards rubbed to edges. End-papers typically discoloured. Previous owner's private bookplate to front pastedown. Inside just a little age toning to page edges. Limited. Hard Cover. Good . Ballantyne Press hardcover
1911942T3Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons 1911. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A smartly bound second edition copy of these two poems attributed to King James I of Scotland. Second and revised edition. The Scottish Text Society. With two folding facsimile plates. Collated complete. Two poems attributed to James I the King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. Containing The Kingis Quair a fifteenth-century Early Scots poem. Semi-autobiographical in nature it describes the King's capture by the English in 1406 on his way to France and his subsequent imprisonment by Henry IV of England. With four versions of the Ballad of Good Counsel from the earliest to the restored version the latter being founded upon collation of the other three. Edited by Walter William Skeat a British philologist and Anglican deacon. In the original quarter crushed morocco binding with green cloth boards. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
19583554907255041958. Hard Cover. Nairobi: East African Standard 1958. This is the twelfth edition from 1958 originally published as a first edition in 1929. Not issued with a dustwrapper. Publisher's original cobalt blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to the front and back boards and to the spine. The blue boards are bright clean and unfaded. The gold-stamped gilt lettering is crisp highly legible with no fading whatsoever. Pages have aged gracefully to a light cream/off-white. There is no "foxing". The hinges are starting to weaken but are still holding firm. "The Kenya Settlers Cookery Book and Household Guide" published by the East African Standard in Nairobi for the St. Andrews Church Womans Guild isnt just a recipe book it is a historical window into the domestic life of 1950s Kenya. A classic colonial-era Kenyan domestic manual covering cookery household management food preservation Swahili dishes and practical advice for life in East Africa. These editions were produced in relatively small runs and are increasingly difficult to source outside the region. NB: Highly collectible regional African cookbooks continue to rise in demand due to their historical and culinary significance. Excellent for collectors of African history colonial-era cookery or rare international recipe books. Further photographs available upon demand. hardcover
1905165153Partick : Printed By J. Thomlinson 1905. Third Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 93 pages; Physical desc. : ix 93 p. ; 22 cm. Subject: Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Glasgow Glasgow Scotland - History. Guilds - Scotland Partick : Printed By J. Thomlinson hardcover
198712570Scotland: Christie's. New. 1987. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AVOID WEEKS OF DELAY ELSEWHERE. -- 112 pages; 101 lots with no writing or markings to the text. Included are works by and thumbnail biographical sketches of David Gauld Edward Walton and Edward Hornel. -- with a bonus offer-- . Christie's paperback
1930056694Glasgow: Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science. 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. GLASGOW : 1930. First published in 1913. Hardback. Original dark-purple smooth cloth; gilt lettered cover. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Blank paper section to the rear with three pages used for recipes in neat hand-writing; Lemon Marmalade etc. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. ii vi 376 pages. Advert end-papers. This book was designed as a textbook for students at the College of Domestic Science. The College taught Cooking Laundry Work Housewifery Dressmaking and Millinery. This book for consists mostly of recipes 'which have been successfully used for many years and have been proved therefore to be essentially practical'. The Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science 1907-1975 becoming the Queen's College Glasgow 1975-1993. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science. hardcover
1993295800New York: Viking 1993. First. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 186 pages. 8vo. red cloth. New York: Viking 1993. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1993Q-0670849804Viking 1993-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking hardcover
199922759Edinburgh: National Gallery of Scotland 1999. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. 183 pages. 29.5 x 24.5 cm. Drawings from the 15th to 19th centuries. Profusion of color plates. Index of Artists. National Gallery of Scotland unknown books
1999106798Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine in wrappers. ; 11.73 X 9.61 X 0.87 inches. National Galleries of Scotland unknown
1982ZB318149Edinburgh: Institute of Bankers in Scotland 1982. 157 pp. hardcover ex library else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Edinburgh: Institute of Bankers in Scotland hardcover
19612180-3Los Angeles California USA: Period Books.Book # M-103. 1961. Book. Illus. by GGA - Good Girl Art Painted Cover. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. PBO Paperback Original True First Ed. 160 pgs. RAPE story! Something exploded in his gut as he looked at the defiled and battered form of the nude girl. She was his sister.beaten and tortured. Then mutilated. Someone would pay. He started to backtrack beginning with the car where it happened. And the filth began to pile around him. Filth that contaminated the purity he believed to be his sister.his own flesh and blood. He had to face the truth. She was no better than the men who had raped her. She was probably a lot worse. She had asked for it!" RARE early book in any condition by the author of The American Bicentennial Series The Kent Family Chronicles! Cover depicts distressed woman in torn clothing! >>> Small Store stamp at Top of front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Period Books.(Book # M-103). Paperback
19612180-2Los Angeles California USA: Period Books.Book # M-103. 1961. Book. Illus. by GGA - Good Girl Art Painted Cover. Very Good . Soft cover. PBO Paperback Original True First Ed. 160 pgs. RAPE story! Something exploded in his gut as he looked at the defiled and battered form of the nude girl. She was his sister.beaten and tortured. Then mutilated. Someone would pay. He started to backtrack beginning with the car where it happened. And the filth began to pile around him. Filth that contaminated the purity he believed to be his sister.his own flesh and blood. He had to face the truth. She was no better than the men who had raped her. She was probably a lot worse. She had asked for it!" RARE early book in any condition by the author of The American Bicentennial Series The Kent Family Chronicles! Cover depicts distressed woman in torn clothing! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Period Books.(Book # M-103). Paperback
1924350623Edinburgh : Published under authority of the Supreme Grand Chapter by the Grand Scribe E 1924. Paperback edition. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Stained and dulled cover. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 40 pages. Subjects; Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland Constitution. Fraternal organizations Scotland. Fraternal organizations. Freemasons Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Scotland. Edinburgh : Published under authority of the Supreme Grand Chapter by the Grand Scribe E paperback
1965072116London England: Bookplan. Very Good/Fair. 1965. 1st Bookplan Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Harback Hardback. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. Wear and small tear to edge of D/J. This book containing 96 pages of illustrations gives the general reader as well as the expert authoritative information on every aspect of crime including such widely diverse subjects as arson Common Law crime reporting embezzlement espionage highwaymen juvenile delinquency kidnapping libel murder peneology pornography rackets robbery smuggling and war crimes as well as articles on more unusual areas of crime such as piracy treason and witchcraft. There are articles dealing with law enforcement from the days of the Bow Street Runners to the present time which describe in detail the working of organizations such as Scotland Yard the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Interpol The Surete Nationale and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A number of notorious criminal organizations are also dealt with including the Camorra the Crime Syndicate the Mafia and Murder Inc. Among the many biographies of well-known criminals are those of Al Capone Crippen Dillinger Haigh Kreuger 'Lucky' Luciano and Stavisky as well as others of earlier days such as Ned kelly Captain Morgan Jack Sheppard and Dick Turpin. Here too are biographies of celebrated legeal figures and penal reformers among them Sir Edward Coke Jeremy Bentham John Howard John Marshall Clarence Darrow and Sir Patrick Hastings Q.C. Illustrated. 351 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. . Bookplan hardcover
1998109671Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1998. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. 0x0x0. ISigned by The Author. Signed by The Author Signed by The Author without a dedication to anyone.145pp illustrated HB. New copies. 13 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland monograph Society of Antiquaries of Scotland paperback
195433129Society of Friends of Dunblane Cathedral, Sterling, 1954. 216 Seiten / pp.; Gr.-8°, ca. 23 x 15 cm, Leinen / Cloth
190418810David Douglas Edinburgh - Central Conservative Office & Central Council of the Scottish National Union 1904. 10th edition. Hardback. Cloth G. viii926pp index Ex-Library Reform Club then Hammersmith Public bookplates a few small stamps gilt numbers of the spine otherwise a nice clean copy. The Campaign Guide was first issued by the Scottish National Union in preparation of the 1892 General Election. The book was fully re-written for each subsequent General Election & this 10th edition contains all the relevant policy & party views of the Boer War in South Africa. The purpose of the book was to bring together Policy & Manifesto for the Conservative & Unionist activists & give them a sound historical grounding in the previous Governments. An interesting historical document. David Douglas, Edinburgh - Central Conservative Office & Central Council of the Scottish National Union hardcover
1987397815Edinburgh : National Library of Scotland 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight bright and clean. Physical description; 105 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 25 cm. Notes; To accompany an exhibition. Includes bibliographies. Contents; Scottish soldiers in Muscovy / by Paul Dukes -- Scoto-Russian contacts in the reign of Catherine the Great 1762-1796 / by A. G. Cross -- Through the looking-glass : Scottish doctors in Russia 1704-1854 / by John Appleby -- From the banks of the Neva to the shores of lake Biakal : some enterprising Scots in Russia / by John R. Bowles -- Caledonia and Rus' : some literary cross-references / by Ian McGowan -- The Carricks of St Petersburg / by Felicity Ashbee. Subjects; Scots Soviet Union History. Scots - Russia - History. Scots Russia. Soviet Union Civilization Scottish influences. Russia Civilization Scottish influences. Scotland. Soviet Union. Soviet Union Civilization Scottish influences. Russia Civilization Scottish influences. Russian civilization Influence of Scots 1550-1900. Edinburgh : National Library of Scotland paperback
1912717Edinburgh: Cambridge University Press 1912. First edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. 5 x 7 1/4 inches. lvi 698 numbered pages a 4 leaves lacking a1 initial blank b 16 leaves C 8 leaves 1-21 in 16s 22 14 leaves. All page edges rouged and gilt. An interesting unrecorded variant of Griffiths 1912/2 and 1912/3. Bound in full flexible black leather with gilt cross on front cover and gilt "Common Prayer Scotland / Cambridge" on spine. Pasted inside the rear cover is a manuscript letter dated 18th March 1913 from E.H. Dowden the niece of the noted Irish poet professor and literary critic Edward Dowden whose brother was Bishop of Edinburgh addressed "Dear Dr. Hart" regarding the new Scottish BCP and the effect of the printer's strike upon it and the Scottish Chronicle noting "how useful your American Revision Reports have been" and the current state of revision of the Lectionary among other related subjects also included is a letter from James Pott American agent for Cambridge Univ. Press notifying Dr. Hart of the forwarding of the New Scottish BCP. From the library of Samuel Hart which experienced a fire that damaged a number of books. As a result items from Hart's library are extremely rare. Samuel Hart 1845-1917 was dean of the Berkeley Divinity School the unofficial "middle way" seminary of the Episcopal Church at Middletown Connecticut. In 1886 he became the third custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. In 1892 he became secretary of the House of Bishops. In 1898 he became the fourth historiographer of the Episcopal Church. He served in all three of these offices until his death. In 1893 he was elected Bishop of Vermont but he declined the office. A unique association copy with related correspondence. Cambridge University Press unknown
199017132DBWendlebury., White Cockade Publ., 1990. 25 x 17,5 cm. 240 S. OPappband mit illustriertem OUmschlag., 17132D.jpg Erste Auflage. Umschlagkanten etwas nachgedunkelt und mit kleinen Bereibungen. Gutes Exemplar.
