Books

These are some of our special/dearer/nicer books. The list is mainly for the benefit of customers who visit the shop however we occasionally post books out. If you plan to visit especially to see one of these books it may be worth getting in touch first to check that we still have it - and can find it!

Feel free to offer a lower price for the dearer books if you think they've been listed for a while and we'll see how that goes!

The Highland Bagpipe and its Music (£10.00)
Roderick D. Cannon
Birlinn, 2008
Paperback, ISBN: 9781841586663

Comments: Ex-lib with first page torn out. I think the date is correct.

Ayrshire: Its History and Historic Families Volume 1 (£19.00)
William Robertson
The Grimsay Press, 2005
Paperback, ISBN: 1845300254

Comments: Reprint of 1908 edition.

Seydabraevid (£80.00)
Hardback

Comments: Faroese Sheep Letter. Large size (folio?). Introduction in English. Parallel old Norse, Faroese and English. Please ask if you want further attempts at details. Don't just turn up, we probably won't be able to find it!

Kintyre: The Hidden Past (£10.00)
Angus Martin
The Grimsay Press, 2014
Paperback, ISBN: 9781845301507

Comments: Like new.

Colonial Houses of South Africa (£20.00)
Graham Viney
Struik-Winchester, 1987
Hardback, ISBN: 9780947430054

Kirkpatrick Fleming: On the Borders of History (£25.00)
Duncan and Shiela Adamson
D & G Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 2011
Hardback, ISBN: 9781907931055

Scottish Painting 1620 - 1908 (£12.00)
James L. Caw
Kingsmead Reprints, 1975
Hardback, ISBN: 0901571717

Thornhill and Its Worthies (£10.00)
John Laing Waugh
Hunter, Watson & Co., 1913
Paperback

Comments: 2nd edition.

Random Naval Recollections (£10.00)
Angus Cunninghame Graham
Paperback

Comments: Worn condition. Signed by the author. Self published.

Elshieshields: The Story of a Scottish Tower 1245-2018 (£15.00)
Ann Shukman
Ann Shukman, 2018
Paperback, ISBN: 9781527219298

Comments: Brand new book.

By Hill and Shore in South Kintyre (£10.00)
Angus martin
The Grimsay Press, 2011
Paperback, ISBN: 9781845301125

Comments: New book

Bankhead: The Story of a Primary School at War (£28.50)
Bryan Cromwell
Paperback, ISBN: 9790954136603

Comments: A Kinghtswwod school in Glasgow

Historic Glasgow: the archaeological implications of development (£8.00)
Sylvia J. Stevenson & Elizabeth P.D. Torrie
Scottish Burgh Survey, 1990
Paperback

Comments: New book.

The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer (£50.00)
Willi Kurth (ed)
W & G Foyle, 1927
Hardback

Comments: About 35cm x 50 cm. 500 of these were published. Pages loose

The Story of the Making of Buchanan Street (£15.00)
Daniel Frazier
James Frazer, 1885
Hardback

Municipal Glasgow: Its Evolution and Enterprises (£25.00)
Anon
Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1914
Hardback

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Renfrewshire

Further Selections from the Judicial Records of Renfrewshire (£15.00) William Hector Heritage Books, 1999 Paperback, ISBN: 0788413279 Comments: Facsimile of 1876 book.	The Paisley Pattern: The Official Illustrated History (£8.00) Valerie Reilly Richard Drew, 1987 Hardback, ISBN: 0862671930 Comments:
Golf on the Land of Wallace: The First Hundred Years of Elderslie Golf Club (£15.00) David Bryden Hardback Comments:	Three Score Years and Ten: The Story of Sherwwod Church Paisley 1891-1961 (£10.00) Paperback Comments: Appears undated.
The History of Bridge of Weir (£20.00) William H. Lyle Paperback, ISBN: 0950394300 Comments: Poor jacket.

Glasgow

Annals of Glasgow volume 1 (£10.00) James Cleland The Grimsay Press, 2003 Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664364 Comments: Reprint of 1816 original.	Glasgow the Forming of the City (£15.00) Peter Reed (ed.) Edinburgh University Press, 1999 Paperback, ISBN: 9780748612000 Comments:
Annals of Glasgow volume 2 (£10.00) James Cleland The Grimsay Press, 2003 Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664371 Comments: Reprint of 1816 original.	Glasgow, Past and Present - Dean of Guild Court Reports Vol. 2 (£12.00) James MacNab (printer), 1851 Hardback Comments: Volume 2 only
Bankhead: The Story of a Primary School at War (£28.50) Bryan Cromwell Paperback, ISBN: 9790954136603 Comments: A Kinghtswwod school in Glasgow	Municipal Glasgow: Its Evolution and Enterprises (£25.00) Anon Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1914 Hardback Comments:
Clyde Passenger Steamers 1812 - 1901 (£10.00) Capt James Williamson James MacLehose, 1904 Hardback Comments:	Post Office Glasgow Directory 1968-69 (£10.00) Hardback Comments:
Clyde River Steamers of the Last Fifty Years (£6.00) Andrew McQueen Gowans and Gray, 1923 Hardback Comments:	The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow (£12.00) Elizabeth Williamson et al Penguin Books, 1990 Hardback, ISBN: 9780140710694 Comments:
Exploring Glasgow: The Architectural Guide (£10.00) Robin Ward Birlinn, 2017 Paperback, ISBN: 9781780274546 Comments:	The Glasgow Tenement (£12.50) Frank Worsdall Richard Drew, 1989 Paperback, ISBN: 9780862672560 Comments:
Glasgow Dean of Guild Court : A History (£25.00) Andrew M. Jackson Hardback, ISBN: 0950876704 Comments:	The Story of the Making of Buchanan Street (£15.00) Daniel Frazier James Frazer, 1885 Hardback Comments:

Scottish

A History of the Scottish Miners (£10.00) R. Page Arnot George Allen & Unwin, 1955 Hardback Comments:	Quiet Waters: Essays on Some Streams in Scotland (£20.00) H.W.H. J. and R. Parlane, 1884 Hardback Comments:
A Third Summer in Kintyre (£10.00) Angus Martin The Grimsay Press, 2016 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845301583 Comments:	Random Naval Recollections (£10.00) Angus Cunninghame Graham Paperback Comments: Worn condition. Signed by the author. Self published.
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland Volume I (£12.00) Samuel Lewis The Grimsay Press, 2011 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300883 Comments: New	Reminscences of a Highland Parish (£10.00) Norman Macleod Charles Burnet & Co., 1891 Hardback Comments:
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland Volume II (£12.00) Samuel Lewis The Grimsay Press, 2011 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300890 Comments: New	Roll of Eminent Burgessesof Dundee 1513-1886 (£50.00) Order of the Provost etc, 1887 Hardback Comments:
Ayrshire Village Sketches and Poems (£7.00) David Mackie Dunlop & Drennan, 1896 Hardback Comments: 2nd edition.	Scottish Men of Letters in the Eighteenth Century (£15.00) Henry Grey Graham Adam and Charles Black, 1901 Hardback Comments:
Ayrshire: Its History and Historic Families Volume 1 (£19.00) William Robertson The Grimsay Press, 2005 Paperback, ISBN: 1845300254 Comments: Reprint of 1908 edition.	Scottish Painting 1620 - 1908 (£12.00) James L. Caw Kingsmead Reprints, 1975 Hardback, ISBN: 0901571717 Comments:
By Hill and Shore in South Kintyre (£10.00) Angus martin The Grimsay Press, 2011 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845301125 Comments: New book	Scottish Rivers (£10.00) Thomas Dick Lauder Edmonston and Douglas, 1874 Hardback Comments:
Castles and Historic Homes of the Border (£10.00) Alexander Eddington The Grimsay Press, 2012 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300999 Comments: New	Ships For All Nations: John Brown & Co. Clydebank 1847-1971 (£30.00) Ian Johnston Seaforth Publishing, 215 Hardback, ISBN: 9781848322677 Comments: Brand new.
Clydesdale (£10.00) A. MacCallum Scott Thornton Butterworth, 1924 Hardback Comments:	Sidelights on Highland History (£25.00) William MacKay Hardback Comments:
David Keir (£7.00) The Third Statistical Account of Scotland: Edinburgh Collins, 1966 Hardback Comments:	Stirling Observer 150 Years On (£10.00) Bob McCutcheon Stirling Observer, 1992 Paperback, ISBN: 0951173618 Comments: Reprint.
Dear Grieve: Letters to Hugh MacDiarmid (£20.00) John Manson (ed.) Kennedy & Boyd, 2012 Paperback, ISBN: 9781849210782 Comments: More or less new.	Suas gu Deas: Two Hebrideans Walking from the Butt to Barra Head (£10.00) Angus Peter Campbell & Cailean MacLean The Islands Book Trust, 2009 Hardback, ISBN: 9780956076434 Comments:
Duncan Dewar's Accounts: A Student of St Andrews 100 Years Ago (£10.00) Jackson, Wylie & Co., 1926 Hardback Comments: Poor cover. At least one page loose.	Tayside Songs and other Verses (£15.00) Robert Ford Alexander Gardner, 1895 Hardback Comments:
Elshieshields: The Story of a Scottish Tower 1245-2018 (£15.00) Ann Shukman Ann Shukman, 2018 Paperback, ISBN: 9781527219298 Comments: Brand new book.	The Complaynt of Scotlande (Part Two) (£15.00) James A.H. Murray Llanerch Publishers, 1998 Paperback, ISBN: 1861430582 Comments: Facsimile reprint of 1872 book.
Historic Glasgow: the archaeological implications of development (£8.00) Sylvia J. Stevenson & Elizabeth P.D. Torrie Scottish Burgh Survey, 1990 Paperback Comments: New book.	The Dialects of the Southern Counties of Scotland (£10.00) James A H Murray The Grimsay Press, 2010 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300876 Comments: New book.
Historic Haunts of Scotland (£8.00) Alexander MacLehose Alexander MacLehose, 1936 Hardback Comments:	The Highland Bagpipe and its Music (£10.00) Roderick D. Cannon Birlinn, 2008 Paperback, ISBN: 9781841586663 Comments: Ex-lib with first page torn out. I think the date is correct.
Historical and Traditional Tales in Prose and Verse Connected with South of Scotland (£15.00) John Nicholson The Grimsay Press, 2011 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300913 Comments: New	The History of the Working Classes in Scotland (£15.00) Thomas Johnston Unity Publishing, 1946 Hardback Comments: 4th edition
History of the Burgh of Dumfries (£18.00) William McDowall T.C. Farries, 1986 Hardback, ISBN: 0948278013 Comments: 4th revise edition.	The Lairds of Glenlyon (£25.00) Duncan Campbell Clunie Press, 1984 Hardback Comments:
History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton: Volume 1, Kyle (£10.00) James Paterson The Grimsay Press, 2003 Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664111 Comments: Reprint of 1863 edition. Very good but signs of water damage on top edge.	The Marchioness of Graham (£10.00) Richard M Orr The Grimsay Press, 2010 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300722 Comments:
Industries of Stirling and District (£10.00) Stirling Council Library, 1998 Hardback, ISBN: 1870542371 Comments: Reprint of 1909 book.	The Minute Book of the Faculty of Avocates Minute BookVol. 4 1783-1798 (£40.00) Angus Stewart & David Parratt The Stair Society, 2008 Hardback, ISBN: 9781872517209 Comments:
Kintail Scrapbook (£10.00) Brenda G Macrow Oliver & Boyd, 1948 Hardback Comments:	The Minutes of the Justices of the Peace for Lanarkshire 1707-1723 (£12.00) Charles A. Malcolm Edinburgh University Press, 1931 Hardback Comments:
Kintyre: The Hidden Past (£10.00) Angus Martin The Grimsay Press, 2014 Paperback, ISBN: 9781845301507 Comments: Like new.	The Regality of Kirriemuir (£35.00) Alan Reid John Grant, 1909 Hardback Comments:
Kirkpatrick Fleming: On the Borders of History (£25.00) Duncan and Shiela Adamson D & G Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 2011 Hardback, ISBN: 9781907931055 Comments:	The Scottish Handloom Weavers 1790-1850 (£18.00) Norman Murray John Donald, 1978 Hardback, ISBN: 0859760286 Comments:
Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth (£8.50) One of Their Descendants The Grimsay Press, 2004 Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664845 Comments: Reprint of 1894 book.	The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada 1784-1855 (£10.00) Lucille H. Campey Natural Heritage Books, 2005 Paperback, ISBN: 9781897045015 Comments:
Memorabilia Domestica: Parish Life in the North of Scotland (£10.00) Donald Sage Albyn Press, 1975 Hardback, ISBN: 0284985724 Comments: Ex-library.	The Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet (£10.00) Edinburgh University Press, 1936 Hardback Comments:
Mitchison's Ghosts (£8.50) Moira Burgess humming earth, 2008 Paperback, ISBN: 9781846220197 Comments:	The Statistical Account of Scotland vol 13 Angus (£15.00) Sir John Sinclair (ed.) EP Publishing, 1976 Hardback, ISBN: 0715810138 Comments:
Old and New World Highland Bagpiping (£8.00) John G. Gibson Birlinn, 2002 Paperback, ISBN: 9781841583341 Comments: Brand new book.	Thornhill and Its Worthies (£10.00) John Laing Waugh Hunter, Watson & Co., 1913 Paperback Comments: 2nd edition.
Old Faces, Old Places & Old Stories of Stirling (£10.00) William Drysdale Eneas MacKay, 1898 Hardback Comments:	Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland vol. XLII (£10.00) William Blackwood and Sons, 1930 Hardback Comments: 5th Series. Vol XLII including index to vols 36 - 42
Old Glagow Weavers: Revords of the Incorporation of Weavers (£10.00) Deacon R.B. McEwan Carson & Nicol, 1933 Hardback Comments:	West Highland Steamers (£10.00) C.L.D. Duckworth & G.E. Langmuir Richard Tilling, 1935 Hardback Comments:
Portrait of a Parish (£20.00) Duncan Fraser Standard Press Montrose, 1979 Hardback, ISBN: 0900871350 Comments:

History

English Historical Documents Volume 2: 1042 - 1189 (£15.00) David C. Douglas & George W. Greenaway Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1959 Hardback Comments: Ex-lib.	The Territorial Army 1907-1940 (£20.00) Peter Dennis Royal Historical Society, 1987 Hardback, ISBN: 0861932080 Comments: Studies in History 51
Napoleon the Great (£20.00) Andrew Roberts Allen Lane, 2014 Hardback, ISBN: 9781846140273 Comments:	The Year-Book of Social Progress for 1913-14 (£20.00) Thomas Nelson, Hardback Comments:
The History of Newcastle Upon Tyne (£20.00) Henry Bourne Frank Graham, 1980 Hardback, ISBN: 0859831361 Comments: Facsimile reprint of 1736 edition.	Winchester in the Early Middle Ages (£15.00) Martin Biddle (ed.) Oxford University Press, 1976 Hardback, ISBN: 0198131690 Comments: Ex-lib

Literary

A Pedlar's Pack of Ballads and Songs (£10.00) W.H. Logan Hardback Comments:	Notre-Dame de Paris (two vols.) (£20.00) Victor Hugo Sampson Low et al., Hardback Comments: No. 206 and 223 0f 775 copies. Illust Bieler et al. Trans. Alger
Amusing Prose Chapbooks (£20.00) Hamilton, Adams, 1889 Paperback Comments:	The Chouans (£17.50) H. de Balzac John C. Nimmo, 1890 Paperback Comments: Translated by George Saitsbury. No. 64 of 780 copies.
Is There a Sphygmomanometerist In the House (£3.00) Frank Livingstone Sinclair Scottish Cultural Press, 1996 Paperback, ISBN: 9781898218159 Comments: "Comic verse for teachers, anglers and everyone else."	The Mystery of Edwin Drood (£20.00) Charles Dickens & Margaret Cardwell Oxford University Press, 1972 Hardback Comments:

Miscellaneous

Building Over the Centuries: A History of McLaughlin & Harvey (£16.00) Frederick Gilbert Watson Nicholson & Bass, 2010 Hardback, ISBN: 9781905989508 Comments:	Hunting in the Olden Days (£30.00) William Scarth Dixon Constable & Company, 1912 Hardback Comments:
Colonial Houses of South Africa (£20.00) Graham Viney Struik-Winchester, 1987 Hardback, ISBN: 9780947430054 Comments:	Seydabraevid (£80.00) Hardback Comments: Faroese Sheep Letter. Large size (folio?). Introduction in English. Parallel old Norse, Faroese and English. Please ask if you want further attempts at details. Don't just turn up, we probably won't be able to find it!
Cross-Channel and Coastal Paddle Steamers (£25.00) Frank Burtt Richard Tilling, 1934 Hardback Comments:	Stirring Tales of Colonial Adventure (£8.00) Skipp Borlase Frederick Warne, 1894 Hardback Comments:
French Cathedrals (£8.00) Elizabeth Robins-Pennell The Century Co., 1909 Hardback Comments:	The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer (£50.00) Willi Kurth (ed) W & G Foyle, 1927 Hardback Comments: About 35cm x 50 cm. 500 of these were published. Pages loose
Gesammelte Schriften (2 volumes) (£50.00) Emil Lask J.C.B. Mohr, 1923 Hardback Comments: In German.	The Memoirs of George M. Kahrl (£15.00) Rosemary O. Joyce (ed.) Hardback Comments: