Scotland from JimsOldBooks

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2008. Creasing to corners of back cover and scuffing to those on the front, also to corners of frnt outer pages. Otherwsie a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Originally published in 2006, this is a New Expanded Edition from 2008. Deals with the Scottish shipping company… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Scottish Childrens Press, 1997. Some fading to spine,minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, some yellowing to page edges (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. A story for children set in and around Perth, involving a nine-year-old boy who can see figures from the city's… Ler mais sobre este item

Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1992. Ex library copy with paper label inside front board, ink stamp and remains of label on half-title, ink stamp on title page and on top and bottom page edges. Very slight bumping to spine ends of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A diary kept by… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Robert Hale, 1964. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of purple boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the personality of Walter Scott based on his novels and poems, and on his journal. The author died before the book was published. … Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of dark brown boards, some old spots of water-marking to boards but gilt titles on spine are still bright. An early owner's gift message in pencil dated 1911 on half-title, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains the text of six lectures… Ler mais sobre este item

London: B T Batsford, 1981. Some fading to spine and to right-hand side of back panel of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals mostly with the patterns used in traditional Fair Isle knitting, with a chapter on designing a Fair Isle garment, but with no step-by-step instructions on the actual knitting… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: W & R Chambers Ltd, 1979. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, also a small scuff-mark on the back of same, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains music for 365 Scottish fiddle tunes… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Plaid Stationery of Scotland Ltd , 1945. Slight creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped (original price 8/6) dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, a previous (original?) owner's name and date (Christmas 1950) on f/ep, a tear to the bottom inch or so of the pages next to spine, binding… Ler mais sobre este item

Lerwick, Shetland: The Shetland Times Ltd, 1973. Some creasing and small tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of blue-gray boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Anecdotal memoirs by the author, including service in the Great War in France in the artillery and in Shetland during WW2 as a… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Orion, 2001. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, original owner's gift message on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The twelfth of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one involves the search for a… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing, 1987. No dustwrapper (as issued), a few dent marks on the covers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, being a collection of comedy sketches, monologues and songs, originally performed between 1973 and 1986, from the well-known (at the time, anyway, in the 1970s and 80s) Scottish comedy trio. 272pp,… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A biography of Sir John sinclair of Ulbster, probably most-remembered for his "Statistical Account of Scotland", but also was an agricultural improver, MP for Caithness, and builder… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Viking, 1987. Very slight creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, oherwise a good tight copy of this hard-cover book in which the author looks at fishing in the river Truim on Speyside. Originally published in 1960, this is a much later edition from 1987. 125pp, some b&w drawings.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"… Ler mais sobre este item

Dunbeath, Caithness: Dunbeath Publication Trust, 1985. A slight fold to outer edge of front cover, minor scuffing to spine ends and corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no rusting to the staples, of this slim soft-cover booklet. A collection of folktales from Dunbeath in Caithness, including ones on Ghosts, Witches, Fairies, Fishing superstitions and others. The… Ler mais sobre este item

Lerwick, Shetland: The Shetland Library, 2002. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a very good clean tight copy in of this slim hardback collection of forty-three poems by the author. Mostly in Shetland dialect, but some in English as well. 64pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Gordon Wright Publishing, 1983. No dustwrapper (as issued), minor bumping to spine ends and corners of illustrated boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of short pieces by the author, originally published between 1960 and 1982 in local newspapers where she wrote as "Countrywoman". Many of the pieces deal with… Ler mais sobre este item

Kirkwall, Orkney: The Orkney Press, 1993. A very slight crease to the spine and minor scuffing to outer corners of the cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. A collection of pieces by the author, who wrote as "Countrywoman" in her local newspaper, on trips to various parts of Orkney. 165pp, small b&w drawings..… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2003. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small tear to top end of spine of same, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Lists all the known wrecks in the north of Scotland from Stonehaven north to Orkney and Shetland and west to Cape Wrath. A heavy… Ler mais sobre este item

Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2000. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Issued to accompany and exhibition (The Scottish Colourists 1900-1930) at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and the Dean Gallery, Edinburgh between July 200 and January 2001. Looks at the work of the Scottish painters… Ler mais sobre este item

Lerwick, Shetland: The Shetland Times Ltd, 1984. Slight scuffing to spine ends and creasing to covers, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover booklet. A collection of knitting designs used in traditional Shetland or Fair Isle patterns. NOT a collection of patterns for knitted garments, just the designs which would be used on them. Originally… Ler mais sobre este item