COLLIN, DAVID R

Kirkcudbright's Prince of Denmark and Her Voyages in the South Seas

Dunbeath, Whittles. 2013. (ISBN: 9781849950886). Soft cover. Signed by the author to the title page. The early colonial trade with Australia and New Zealand through a detailed study of the career of a Scottish schooner, built in Kirkcudbright in 1789. Fully illustrated. VG. Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: 12295

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 9781849950886 SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, NAUTICAL, MARITIME, HISTORY, SIGNED, INSCRIBED Norse Scottish

THE GENERAL LITERATURE COMMITTEE

Scripture Manners and Customs - an Account of the Domestic Habits, Arts Etc of Eastern Nations

SPCK London 1895 HB. Hardcover. 27th edition. Illustrated with b/w engravings. Red cloth much worn and marked, black eps, no inscriptions, pages browned, good. 557pp 0. Good.

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Book number: 8557

Catalogue: History

Keywords: RELIGIOUS HISTORY, RELIGION, CHRISTIANITY, PALESTINE, SCRIPTURE, SOCIAL STUDIES Religion General

SCOTTISH EARLY MUSIC CONSORT

A Conversation with Angels: The Music and Writings of Hildegard of Bingen

Glasgow International Early Music Festival. 1998. Soft cover. The programme of a concert held in March 1998 in Glasgow, this includes a biography, the Latin text and English translation of some of her songs, an example of her music and two b/w reproductions of her visions. Light wear to covers, no inscriptions, clean and sound, good. Good.

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Book number: 12088

Catalogue: History

Keywords: MUSIC, RELIGION, ART, HISTORY Music Religion

CONWAY, WILLIAM MARTIN

Dawn of Art in the Ancient World - an Archaeological Sketch

Percival & Co London 1891 HB. Hardcover. Red cloth, gold lettering to spine, corners slightly bumped, attractive name plate to front paste down, very occasional pencil annotation, VG 189pp 0. Very Good.

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Book number: 5484

Catalogue: History

Keywords: GENERAL, HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ART, ART HISTORY General

COSH, MARY

Edinburgh: The Golden Age

Edinburgh, John Donald. 2003. (ISBN: 0859765717). Hardcover. The Scottish Enlightenment. Black cloth, illustrative eps, no inscriptions, VG in DJ that is very lightly worn, generally VG. A heavy book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 12225

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0859765717 SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY Scottish

COTAYO, NICANOR LEON

Humans without Rights

Editora Politica la Habana 1987 PB. Soft cover. Articles on the violation of human rights in the United States Cover a little worn and grubby, generally VG 92pp 0. Very Good.

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Book number: 5987

Catalogue: History

Keywords: GENERAL, POLITICS, HISTORY, HUMAN RIGHTS, USA General

COUPLAND, R

The British Empire - an Outline Sketch of Its Growth and Character

BBC London 1933 PB. Soft cover. The text of a series of broadcast talks. Stapled booklet, covers a little marked and worn, pages yellowed, good. 56pp 0. Good.

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Book number: 8816

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY, IMPERIALISM, BBC, RADIO, BROADCAST

MARCUS COWPER, ILLUS. PETER DENNIS

Cathar Castles, Fortresses of the Albigensian Crusade 1209 - 1300

Oxford, Osprey. 2006. (ISBN: 1846030668). Soft cover. In the series Fortress, No. 55. Damage to the lower margins of the pages throughout, good only. Good.

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Book number: 13099

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 1846030668 HISTORY

CRABTREE, P J

West Stow, Suffolk: Early Anglo-Saxon Animal Husbandry

Ipswich, Suffolk Co. Planning Dept. 1989. Soft cover. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 47. With 115 pages of text and text figures, folding plan, 10 plates, 48 tables. VG in original pictorial card cover, no inscriptions. Very Good.

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Book number: 10673

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, FARMING Archaeology Farming

CRICHTON, ALEX. S

Annals of a Disruption Congregation in Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen, University Press. 1943. Hardcover. Changes in the church at Inverurie following the Disruption of 1843. Original stiff card covers a little worn, marked and sunned, remains of a label to the front board verso, and a neat name to the ffep, otherwise clean, tight and sound, good. Good.

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Book number: 12282

Catalogue: History

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, RELIGION, HISTORY Religion Scottish

CURTIS, S J

History of Education in Great Britain

University Tutorial Press London 1961 HB. Hardcover. Reprint. Education from the fourth century to the present, in England, Wales and and Scotland. Fold-out map. VG, very occasional marginal pencil marks, in slightly marked but generally VG DJ 655pp 0. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 6589

Catalogue: History

Keywords: GENERAL, HISTORY, EDUCATION, HISTORY OF TEACHING General

LINDSAY, D AND PRICE, M R

Authority and Challenge: A Portrait of Europe 1300 - 1600

London, Oxford University Press. 1975. (ISBN: 0199132208). Soft cover. In the OUP series of background books designed to provide a framework for European History. 6 maps, 4 colour plates, numerous other illustrations throughout. Name to ffep, otherwise VG in original pictorial card cover. Very Good.

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Book number: 11201

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0199132208 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY Archaeology

DAVENPORT, CYRIL

Beautiful Books

London, Methuen & Co. 1929. Hardcover. Descriptions of rare and valuable books. 16 b/w illustrations, two tipped in plates in colour, one in monotone. Covers lightly worn and marked, paper title label to cloth spine, foxing to prelims and edge of page block, name to front paste-down, tight and sound, good in grubby, edge-worn, slightly chipped, good DJ, with remains of 1 shilling price sticker to front. Good/Good.

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Book number: 9719

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY, PRINTING, BOOKS, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS Writing Printing

DAVIES, GLYN ED.

Arthurian Collection - Casgliad Arthuraid

Mold, Clwyd Library Service. 1974. (ISBN: 0904444007). Hardcover. Catalogue of the collection of Arthurian literature, a comprehensive list of books available for reference but not generally on loan, containing literary texts, criticisms, poetry, prose, plays, children's stories, associated books on music, art and sculpture, written in 12 languages, the earliest being Gildas, De Exedio et Conquesta Britanniae, 1568. Original library binding held with bolts, one of which is missing, A4 landscape format, small hole worn to title page, ex-lib stamp, good. Good.

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Book number: 9456

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0904444007 ARTHUR, ARTHURIAN, CATALOG, BIBLIOGRAPHY Welsh

DAVIES, WENDY

Whithorn and the World: 6th Whithorn Lecture

Whithorn, Friends of the Whithorn Trust. 1998. (ISBN: 0952572664). Soft cover. A snap-shot of the Western World in 600 AD, in 800 AD and in 1075, and how Whithorn fitted in. Stapled booklet, staples a little rusty but o/wise VG, no inscriptions. Very Good.

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Book number: 9484

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0952572664 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH, HISTORY, PREHISTORY, WHITHORN, WHITHORN LECTURE, CANDIDA CASA, GALLOWAY Scottish Archaeology