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[MARSHALL, John]. [Manuscript copy of the will of John Marshall of Southwark, London]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1820s?] Quarto. Manuscript on paper. 28pp. Handsomely bound in contemporary blind-tooled navy straight-grain morocco, lettered in gilt to upper board, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. More > £ 325.00 Antiquates Ref. 24584

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[IONA CLUB]. Collectanea de rebus albanicis. Edited by the iona club. With the transactions of the club. Edinburgh. Printed for the Iona Club, 1839. First edition. 8vo. Four parts in one volume. xiii, [1], viii, viii, v, [7], 362, [2], 16, [4], [17]-52, [16], 79-80pp. With three original annual subscription tickets, made out to David Laing, and the original mauve wrappers from each of the four issues (the first three with Laing's signature to upper wrapper) bound in at end. Later gilt-tooled turquoise half- morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, T.E.G., others untrimmed. ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33287

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[PORTER, Thomas]. Definitions Alphabetically digested as drawn from the most celebrated Authors. [Scotland]. [c. 1736-41] 12mo. Manuscript on paper. 180pp. Two bifolia of manuscript notes loosely inserted. Contemporary sheep. Extremities marked and worn, loss to foot of spine, corners exposed. Hinges exposed, pastedowns sprung, loss to lower corner of terminal leaf, one leaf torn away. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 19504

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ARBUTHNOT, Archibald. The life, adventures, And Many and Great Vicissitudes of Fortune of simon, Lord lovat, The Head of the Family of frasers. From His Birth at Beaufort, near Inverness, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1668, to the Time of his being taken by Capt. Millar, after three Days Search, in a hollow Tree, on the Coasts of Knoidart and Arisaig. London. Printed and Sold (for the Author) by R. Walker, 1746. First edition. 12mo. 280pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf-backed, vellum-tipped, marbled paper boards, contrasting black calf lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to upper board, a trifle marked. Loss to upper corner of leaf H2, touching text with slight loss of sense, loss to lower margin of leaf T3, dampstained. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27484

[CAMPBELL, Peter Colin]. Account of the clan-iver. Aberdeen. [W. Bennett], 1873. First edition. 8vo. 50 copies printed. 111pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. Rubbed and marked. Hinges exposed, inked ownership inscription of E. McIver to head of title page, occasional manuscript annotations/corrections to text, several leaves protruding from text-block, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Evander McIver Esq. / Representative of the families of Ness & ... More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 23516

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CARMICHAEL, Alexander. Carmina gadelica: hymns and incantations with illustrative notes on words, rites, and customs, dying and obsolete: orally collected in the highlands and islands of scotland and translated into english. Edinburgh. Printed for the Author by T. and A. Constable, 1900. First edition. Quarto. One of 300 copies. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, 339, [1]; [2], xi, [1], 350pp, [2]. With half-titles and a portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Original publisher's cream paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, printed cream dustwrappers. A trifle rubbed, dustwrappers worn, marked, and discoloured. Internally immaculate. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33256

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[UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW]. [Caption title:] Civis universitatis glasguensis, a kal. novembr. MDCCCLII ad kal. maias MDCCCLIII. [Glasgow]. [s.n.], [1851?]. Dimensions 90 x 120 mm. Single card sheet, printed on both sides. Text within decorative border. Details completed in manuscript. Lightly spotted, small ink- stain to verso. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 33327

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[JACOBIN CLUB]. A speech, delivered at the jacobin club, supposed in the candlerigs of glasgow. [Glasgow?]. [s.n.], [1793?]. First edition. 8vo. 7pp, [1]. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers, printed paper lettering- piece to upper wrapper. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33306

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[SINCLAIR, Malcolm]. Imständelig Berättelse om thet på Majoren Malcolm Sinclair 17. Junii 1739 wid Christianstadt i Schlesien föröfwade...grymma Mord, när han uti Kgl. M: ts höga Ärender war stadd på sin Hemresa ifrån Constantinopel. Stockholm. Pet. Momma, 1741. Quarto. [34]pp. Disbound. Dampstained, spotted. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 27668

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CLELAND, James. Historical account of the grammar school of glasgow, with a list of the duxes, from 1782 till 1825. Glasgow. Printed by Khull, Blackie, and Co., 1825. First edition. 8vo. 55pp, [1]. With a half-title and two engraved plates. Handsomely bound by J. Carss & Co. of Glasgow in contemporary richly gilt-tooled burgundy straight-grain morocco, A.E.G., gilt dentelles, green moire silk doublures and free-endpapers. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Binder's ticket to verso of FFEP, scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'To / James A. Anderson Esquire / from ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32686

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[LIVINGSTON, Jean]. A memorial of the Conversion of Jean Livingston, Lady Waristoun, with an Account of her carriage at her Execution, July 1600. Edinburgh. [Privately printed], 1827. Quarto. [2], vii, [1], xxxvi pp, [2]. Title in red and black. With an engraved vignette to title page. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26459

[CUNNINGHAM, Lady Margaret]. A Pairt of the Life of Lady Margaret Cuninghame, Daughter of the Earl of Glencairn, that she had with her first Husband, the Master of Evandale... [Edinburgh]. [Printed by James Ballantyne], [1827]. Quarto. [2], vi, 30pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, offsetting to title. Early manuscript note to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'Only Fifty Printed - no for Sale, July 1827'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26460

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[EDINBURGH ALMANACK]. The Edinburgh Almanack For the Year M. DCC. LXIV... Edinburgh. Printed for, and sold by R. Fleming, [1764]. 12mo. 72, 12pp. Contemporary limp sheep. Extremities worn. Text-block detached from binding. Contemporary manuscript notes and calculations to blank fly-leaves. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 23575

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[SCOTTISH COINAGE]. A short account of scotish money and coins, with tables of their value at different periods, and the price of commodities, &c. Together with tables of the revenues of the archbishoprics, bishoprics, abbeys, nunnerys, &c. at the reformation. Very necessary for understanding scotish history. Edinburgh. Printed for D. Webster, 1817. First edition. 16pp.

[Bound with:] A critical enquiry into the legality of proceedings consequent of the late gold act. Reflections on the said act; explanations respecting debasement; and casual remarks on the nature, par value, and apportionment of our gold and silver coinage. London. Printed for W. Owen, 1774. First edition. [2], 50pp. ESTC T87685. ESTC records copies at just seven locations (Boston, BL, Cambridge, Columbia, Harvard, ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 31022

WEBSTER, Alexander. Burns and the kirk... Aberdeen. A. Martin, 1889. Second edition. [4], 145pp, [1].

[Bound with:] BROOKE, Stopford A. Theology & miracle. Two sermons preached in bedford chapel, bloomsbury, On Sunday Mornings, in July, 1880. London. British & Foreign Unitarian Association, 1891. 23pp, [1].

[And:] BROOKE, Stopford A. What think ye of Christ? A sermon... London. [Woodfall & Kinder], [1884]. 16pp.

[And:] SALADIN [i.e. ROSS, William Stewart]. Concerning the Devil. London. W. Stewart & Co., [s.d., ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 33328

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[MERCHANTS' HOUSE]. View of the history, constitution, & funds, of the guildry, and Merchants' House. Glasgow. Printed by James Henderson, 26 Bell-Street, 1817. First edition. 8vo. 112pp. Finely bound in twentieth-century gilt-tooled blue crushed half-morocco, with the original printed upper wrapper bound in at end. A fine copy, but for some spotting to text. Faint remains of an erased inscription starting 'Sent by James Ewing Esq.' to head of title. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 33320

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"NESTOR" [i.e. BARCLAY, Hugh]. Rambling recollections of old glasgow. Glasgow. John Tweed, 1880. First edition. 8vo. [4], 192pp, [4]. With two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Partially unopened in modern red half-morocco, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine, T.E.G. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33284

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DICKSON, William P[urdie]. The glasgow university library: notes on its history, arrangements, and aims... Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons, 1888. First edition. 8vo. 87pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed yellow wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 33293

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[ONE WHO HONOURS MAGISTRATES ONLY AS THEY HONOUR THE LAWS]. Letter to the Magistrates of Edinburgh, in consequence of the official statement lately published in justification of their conduct with regard to the execution of robert johnston. Edinburgh. Printed [by William Aitchison] for the booksellers, 1819. 8vo. 14pp. Stitched in modern marbled wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Leaves browned and spotted. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 33325

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[MCCULLOCH, John Ramsay]. [Caption title:] A word to the labourers of scotland, shewing the folly and wickedness of their brethren in england, who are burning corn, and breaking thrashing mills. (Reprinted from the Scotsman of 15th December 1830.). [Edinburgh?]. [Printed by James Walker], [1831?]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 4pp. Modern marbled wrappers. A clean and crisp copy. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33302