HUNTER, J R

Rescue Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974 - 82

Edinburgh, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 1986. (ISBN: 0903903040). Soft cover. Monograph series No 4. With contributions by J Bond, A M Donaldson, G McDonnell and T J Seller. Fold out plan and many illustrations. Excavations triggered by erosion at the site on this small tidal island off Mainland Orkney. Light wear to covers, address label to front cover verso, no inscriptions, VG. Very Good.

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Book number: 10498

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0903903040 ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY, HISTORY, ORKNEY, ORCADIAN, Archaeology

F.W.I.

Arctic Storie: Or Dr. Kane's Search for Franklin

Gall and Inglis London HB. Hardcover. No publish date given, prob 1890's. A sometimes didactic Victorian-era account for children concerning the search for Sir John Franklin, the Arctic Explorer. Good only. Pictorial boards are heavily rubbed and worn as is spine. Contemporary prize inscription in pen on ffep. Owner inscription upon paste-down. Dates to 1895-1896. Sporadic finger marks and other grubby blemishes throughout the book. 96pp 0. Good.

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Book number: 8601

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ELISHA KENT KANE, SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, CHILDRENS, ARCTIC, EXPLORATION Children's

JOHN IMRIE AND JOHN G DUNBAR, EDS

Accounts of the Masters of Works for Building and Repairing Royal Palaces and Castles: Vol II: 1616 - 1649

Edinburgh, HMSO. 1982. Hardcover. Scotland's palaces and castles from the visit of James VI to the start of the Cromwellian occupation. VG in VG DJ, in original card box. A heavy book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 12181

Catalogue: History

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY Scottish Archaeology

BILL INGLIS

Dunblane from the Stone Age to Mary Queen of Scots

Jamieson and Munro. 2011. (ISBN: 9780956948304). Soft cover. A local history, integrating the history of Scotland with that of Dunblane. VG, no inscriptions. Very Good.

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Book number: 13001

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 9780956948304 SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY Scottish Local history

C INNES, ED.

The Book of the Thanes of Cawdor: A Series of Papers Selected from the Charter Room at Cawdor 1236 - 1742

Edinburgh, The Spalding Club. 1859. Hardcover. Green cloth worn, marked and sunned, with a gold motif of The Spalding Club to the front board and blind-stamped to the back; spine re-backed, yellow eps, inner hinge strengthened, occasional foxing throughout and some grubby marks, many pages unopened, tissue-guarded frontis (Cawdor from the South), fold-out genealogies etc, sound, good. A heavy book. Good.

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Book number: 12643

Catalogue: History

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY Scottish

INSH, GEORGE PRATT

Lanarkshire Coronation Brochure

Lanarkshire County Council. 1937. Soft cover. Published to celebrate the coronation of George VI. Stapled booklet, gold covers worn and marked, no inscriptions, many contemporary advertisements, good. Good.

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Book number: 11305

Catalogue: History

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, ROYALTY, Scottish

WASHINGTON IRVING

England's Rural Life & Christmas Customs

London, Blackie & Son. Soft cover. Edited by W H D Rouse, in the Blackie's English Texts series. Good, worn blue cover, pages age yellowed, slight scent of tobacco. Good.

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Book number: 12383

Catalogue: History

Keywords: FOLK LORE, CUSTOMS, HISTORY Folklore Legend

CURTIS, S J AND BOULTWOOD, M E A

A Short History of Educational Ideas

4th Edition. Hardcover. VG, very occasional marginal pencil marks, in slightly marked and edge-worn but generally VG DJ 615pp 0. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 6590

Catalogue: History

Keywords: GENERAL, EDUCATION, HISTORY, TEACHING General

WITHRINGTON, DONALD J AND GRANT, IAN R, EDITORS

The Statistical Account of Scotland 1791 - 1799, Vol 1: General. Edited by Sir John Sinclair

Wakefield, EP Publishing. 1983. (ISBN: 0715810014). Hardcover. Volume one of this reissue of the Statistical Account, covering the material not relating to a specific county, and also to the universities. VG, no inscriptions, in lightly worn DJ, generally VG. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 12008

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0715810014 SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY Scottish General

MAPS BY WRIGHT, ENGRAVINGS BY JACKSON AND BRUCE

Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands with Illustrations of Their Natural History

Oliver & Boyd / Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1841. Hardcover. Second edition. Red cloth worn and marked, name (of Scottish writer Margaret Elphinstone) to ffep, fold-out map, occasional pencil marking and underlining, generally clean, sound, good. Good.

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Book number: 13636

Catalogue: History

Keywords: travel, history Travel

HAWKES, JAQUETTA AND CHRISTOPHER

Prehistoric Britain

Pelican Harmondsworth 1952 PB. Soft cover. A summary of Britain's earliest years. Good 134pp 0. Good.

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Book number: 3203

Catalogue: History

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY, PREHISTORY

BEE JAY AND THE MISSES M L AND E A MACLEOD

3 Centuries of Falsehood Exposed: The 'Shame' of 1650 Laid Upon the Highland Laird Neil Macleod of Assynt

Gairloch, The Authors. 1970. Soft cover. A polemic, seeking to prove that Macleod did not 'betray' Montrose when he arrested him following the wars of the Covenant in 1650. Stapled booklet, illustrative covers lightly worn, signed by the author (S Barker Johnson - Bee Jay) to the front page, a couple of minor errata marked in the same hand, otherwise clean and sound, good. Good. Signed by Author(s).

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Book number: 12301

Catalogue: History

Keywords: SCOTTISH, SCOTLAND, HISTORY, SIGNED, INSCRIBED Scottish Signed

JESSUP, FRANK W

Kent History Illustrated

Kent County Council/Kent Education Committee Springfield/Maidstone 1969 HB. Hardcover. Reprint. Maps and diagrams by R R Sellman. A detailed local history, designed to be used in schools. Ex-lib, laminated illustrative covers, chip to spine, good. 72pp 0. Good.

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Book number: 9009

Catalogue: History

Keywords: HISTORY, LOCAL ENGLAND, ENGLISH, KENT

JUN JING

The Temple of Memories - History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village

Stanford, Stanford University Press. 1996. (ISBN: 0804727570). Soft cover. How the extended Kong family, descendants of Confucius, have adapted to Maoist repression and forcible resettlement, and latterly to the revival of an almost forgotten religion. Light wear to illustrative covers, no inscriptions, VG. Very Good.

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Book number: 10061

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0804727570 FOLKLORE, MYTHOLOGY, ASIA, CHINA, MAOISM, ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHNOGRAPHY, CONFUCIUS, CONFUCIANISM Religion

JONES, ALF, PRODUCED BY MIKE ELLISON

The Jubilee Series of Monographs - No. 3 - Index to 'Ispanews' and 'Small Printer' Part 1 1954 - 1982

British Printing Society. 1961. (ISBN: 190122001x). Soft cover. An index to articles appearing in these journals, arranged by topics. Stapled booklet, no inscriptions, VG. Very Good.

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Book number: 9746

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 190122001x PRINTING, HISTORY, ISPA Printing