Compiled by Tawse & Allan. Pp. 172, frontispiece, plus 24 photographic plates, 9 folding plans or graphs at end (3 printed in blue & black, one in blue, red, & black), 2 full page traffic record tables, appendices; cr. 4to; gilt lettered navy cloth, the boards a trifle canted and... More about THE OLD AND NEW BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER DON AT INVERURIE 1791 and 1924
Pp. xviii+188, 12 plates (including frontispiece), endpaper map; beige cloth, lettered in blue, edges and spine lightly faded, the lower board a trifle warped; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with a few tiny splits and chips, plus a 4 cm. closed tear from bottom fore-corner into... More about THE ABBEYS OF SCOTLAND
Pp. [vi]+50, numerous illustrations (several full or double page, a couple coloured); med. 4to; beige cloth, upper board lettered in white, a trifle sprung and slightly flecked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges creased and split, with a couple of small chips and several tape repairs on reverse; bookplate of George... More about THE TAY ROAD BRIDGE
Pp. 226, frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations (many full page), endpaper diagrams, selected bibliography; square 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, the laminate lifting at a couple of points, edges rubbed and creased, with a few small splits... More about THE FORTH BRIDGE and its builders
The story of the Forth Bridge [cover title]. Pp. 40, numerous illustrations (mainly black & white); impl. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers with advertisements on reverse, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Moubray House Press, Edinburgh, 1986. New edition. *First published in 1985. With an unused black & white... More about BRIDGE ACROSS THE CENTURY
Pp. xvi+524, frontispiece portrait, plus 3 plates, errata slip tipped-in at page 2, index; navy cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards lightly flecked, with small stain to lower board near top edge; top edges purple, others uncut; inked ownership inscription at head of upper free endpaper, small chip... More about THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN MAITLAND, DUKE OF LAUDERDALE (1616-1682
Pp. [xii]+186(last blank), 24 plates, text illustrations; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed and split; two small inked inscriptions on upper free endpaper, faint name stamp on upper pastedown, scattered light foxing; Longmans, Longmans, London, 1960. First edition. *'The story of... More about THE HOUSE OF ELRIG
before the High Court of Justiciary, in the years 1752, 1753, and 1754. To which is prefixed A Memoir relating to the Highlands, with anecdotes of Rob Roy and his family. Pp. [ii]+cxxx+244; qr. brown paper with partial remains of printed paper title label on spine, blue/grey papered boards, lightly... More about THE TRIALS OF JAMES, DUNCAN, AND ROBERT M'GREGOR, THREE SONS OF THE CELEBRATED ROB ROY
Pp. 256(last blank), bibliography, index; navy art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly spotted; t.e.g.; glassine wrapper, edges and backstrip wrinkled; Leslie Frewin, London, 1969. More about ANATOMY OF SCOTLAND
Painted by Mary Y. and J. Young Hunter. Pp. xii+206+[2](advertisements), coloured frontispiece and 66 plates with lettered guards, title page decoration printed in green, folding map at end, index; f'cap. 4to; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in colour & gilt, boards a trifle scuffed, edges lightly worn; t.e.g., others uncut;..... More about THE CLYDE RIVER AND FIRTH
A Celebration. Pp. 112, 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations (some full page), glossary, index; wide post 4to; edges of boards occasionally slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 1983. First edition. *With loosely inserted related ephemera. More about THE FORTH RAILWAY BRIDGE
Pp. xxviii+224(last blank), frontispiece, text illustrations and maps, glossary, bibliography, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen, 1990. First edition. More about HIGHLAND BRIDGES
Pp. x+222(last blank), 8 plates; boards slightly canted, with a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edges; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Secker & Warburg, London, 1966. Reprinted. *The story... More about THE HIGH GIRDERS
With illustrations by Henry W. Kerr. Pp. xxx+370+[6](advertisements), 16 hand-tipped coloured plates with tissue guards, appendix, index; brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards a trifle flecked, edges slightly rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut; early inked ownership inscription at head of upper free endpaper, the outer leaves offset, scattered light..... More about REMINISCENCES OF SCOTTISH LIFE AND CHARACTER
betwixt Lord Robert Bruce and Lord John Balio, in the Year 1291.... Pp. xvi+124(last blank), engraved frontispiece, appendix; [bound with] ANIMADVERSIONS on a late pamphlet, intituled, A Vindication of Mr. George Buchanan..... Pp. [ii]+110, appendices; small piece torn from top fore-corner of last page; half black calf, spine lettered in... More about A DISSERTATION CONCERNING THE COMPETITION FOR THE CROWN OF SCOTLAND
carrying on in the course of the year 1802. Pp. [ii]+8; later qr. maroon morocco, spine lettered in gilt, marbled papered boards, edges slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and soiling; printed by David Willison,Edinburgh, 1802. First edition. *Scottish politician Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835) is believed to be the first... More about A SHORT STATEMENT OF VARIOUS MEASURES, CALCULATED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTY OF CAITHNESS
The landscapes, life and legends of Mary Queen of Scots. With photographs by Eric Thorburn. Pp. 160, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliography, index; wide demy 4to; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, short split at foot of back flap fold; a little light foxing; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London... More about MARY STUART'S SCOTLAND
Pp. 192, 32 plates, 2 maps (one full page), index; boards a trifle bowed; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed, the back panel faintly soiled; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, edges of leaves faintly foxed; Robert Hale, London, 1970. First edition. More about GLENS & STRATHS OF SCOTLAND
for the Murder of Campbell of Glenure .... Pp. [iv]+288+150(last blank), folding engraved frontispiece map, appendix; [with] A SUPPLEMENT TO THE TRAIL OF JAMES STEWART. Containing Papers omitted by the Publishers of the Trial; Observations on the Trial, with Anecdotes relating thereto; James Stewart's Dying Speech, and a few Particulars... More about THE TRIAL OF JAMES STEWART in Aucharn in Duror of Appin
Book of Recollections. Pp. [vi]+320 (last blank)+[16](publisher's catalogue, dated May 1866), lithographic frontispiece and vignette title page; dark green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards a trifle scuffed, fore-corners lightly worn, the spine cloth slightly wrinkled and neatly repaired at joints; uncut; hinges reinforced with cloth... More about SPORT AND SPORTSMEN:
Photographs by Don Kelly. Pp. 160, 7 coloured plates (one double page), plus numerous black & white illustrations (mostly full page), endpaper map; narrow cr. 4to; boards faintly soiled; all edges brown; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; name in ink at head of half-title page;... More about THE PRINCE IN THE HEATHER
Pp. viii+278(last blank), endpaper map printed in blue; light brown cloth, spine blocked in dark brown and lettered in gilt, a trifle foxed; top edges yellow, bottom edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and chipped, backstrip browned; free endpapers offset, scattered foxing; Geoffrey Bles, London, 1939... More about HEBRIDEAN JOURNEY
Drawn from nature and on stone. Pp. [ii](dedication leaf)+[2](explanation of plates), 26 lithographic plates on 25 sheets (including the pictorial title page), most with tissue guards; impl. folio; dark green qr. leather, the gilt lettered spine quite worn and grazed, upper joint starting, green cloth boards, upper board lettered in... More about SKETCHES IN SCOTLAND
New Light on the 1879 Tragedy. Pp. 208, 12 plates, text illustrations (several full page), bibliography, index; fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; name in ink on upper free endpaper, which is also vertically creased, edges of leaves lightly foxed; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1972... More about THE TAY BRIDGE DISASTER
and great part of the HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. A new edition with coloured plates by G. E. Lodge, portraits and selections from the original illustrations. Introduction by Herbert Maxwell. Pp. xx+332, 20 plates (8 with tissue guards, of which 4, including the frontispiece, are chromolithographs and the other 4 are... More about A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND