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An Edinburgh Miscellany - Chapters mainly in the Social and Literary History of the City.
Published by Robert Grand and Son Circa 1925, Edinburgh, 1925
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth hardcover generally light wear, spine a bit faded, slight binding lean but tightly bound, unmarked with clean pages. Nicely illustrated. No dust jacket.
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Scott in Sunshine and Shadow
Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, 1931
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1931. First Edition. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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Condition: New. pp. 392.
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Condition: New.
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Books That Count; a Dictionary of Standard Books
Language: English
Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1313920398 ISBN 13: 9781313920391
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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An Edinburgh Miscellany
Published by Robert Grant and Son, 1925
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. General wear to boards. Content mainly clean with even toning. No DJ.
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East Lothian Biographies Fourth Volume
Published by East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists', 1941
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. 1941. No edition remarks. 136 pages. Paperback book with red cover. 250 copies only of this work have been printed. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Pencil marks to front cover. Moderate tanning to spine, which has a couple of small holes.
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The Scott Centenary Handbook;: A Guide to Edinburgh, Abbotsford and the 'Rob Roy' Country
Published by Grant & Murray, 1932
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. 1932. No Edition Stated. 136 pages. Paperback book. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor staining and soiling to covers.
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BOOKS THAT COUNT. A DICTIONARY OF STANDARD BOOKS
Language: English
Published by ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, London, 1912
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Association Member: ABA ILAB PBFA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover , Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint -. a valuable reference work, 5500 books are covered in different sections, including education, fine arts, geography and travel, history, literature, medicine, music, philology, philosophy, religion, science, sports and pasttimes. A kind of bluff-your-way guide for instant erudition. HARDCOVER, DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, VERY GOOD CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE .
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Books That Count; a Dictionary of Standard Books
Language: English
Published by Hardpress Publishing, 2013
ISBN 10: 1313920398 ISBN 13: 9781313920391
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 27.28
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Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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BOOKS THAT COUNT. A DICTIONARY OF STANDARD BOOKS
Language: English
Published by ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK, London, 1912
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Association Member: ABA ILAB PBFA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover , Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint -. A valuable reference work, A SURVEY OF 5,500 BOOKS. HARDCOVER, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, VERY GOOD CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE .
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A Literary Centre of a Literary Capital.
Published by Robert Grant,, Edinburgh, 1946
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 4to boards slightly warped. Book.
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THE POET LAUREATE OF ENGLAND Their History and Their Odes
Language: English
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, London, 1914
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
US$ 13.79
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Add to basketgreen cloth, gilt. Condition: V.g. 1st Edition. 315, 24 [pub. cat.]pp. Spine a little rippled . A little grubby on rear board. Times Book Club label on pasted down end-paper. A little wear.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 280 pages. with portraits in colour and other illustrations. This is Scottish Classics No. 1. ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ".
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Books That Count
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 29.92
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Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fair hardcover, no DJ. Covers show edge wear, a stain, and a crack on the spine. Ex-Library (college) with usual markings. Text contains underlining/marking. Hinges cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Some Old Scots Judges
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Condition: New.
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Scott in Sunshine and Shadow
Published by Methuen, 1931
Seller: Sonnets And Symphonies, Bristol, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First 12 Illustrations Book condition: very good; darkened to endpapers; no jacket Literary Criticism.
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A Brief Chronicle of the Scottish Union & National Insurance Company, 1824-1924
Published by H. & J. Pillans & Wilson, 1924
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:
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Memorials of His Time by Lord Cockburn
Language: English
Published by Robert Grant & Son Ltd, 1946
Seller: Hanselled Books, Burntisland, FIFE, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
US$ 18.62
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H/B 280 pages condition is Very good. Scottish Classics no 1.
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Condition: New.
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The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club. Volume XXI. 1936
Published by T & A Constable for Members of the Club, Edinburgh, 1936
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
US$ 18.20
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Add to basketCondition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). viii, 225pp. Blue hardback cloth cover with club crest in gilt.
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The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club. Volume XXV. 1945
Published by Printed by T & A Constable for Members of the Club, Edinburgh, 1946
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
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Add to basketCondition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Removed label from paste-downs. 260mm x 200mm (10" x 8"). viii, 228pp, 34pp + plates. 18 b/w plates. Blue hardback cloth cover with club crest in gilt.
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A Short History of Haddington
Language: English
Published by Spa Books, Stevenage, 1995
ISBN 10: 0907590543 ISBN 13: 9780907590545
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Fascimile Reprint. 1995. viii, 158pp. 11 illustrations. This is a facsimile reprint of a work originally published in 1944 by the East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalist's Society, and is a history of a town rich in memorials of the past, a town dating back to the time of David I. The book aims at presenting a concise, accurate and consecutive history of Haddington from the earliest times to the war of 1914-18. It is in two parts: the first seven chapters set forth the reactions of Haddington to national affairs, while the remaining six treat topographical features, as well as municipal, industrial and social life. The pictorial element includes rare and curious drawings depicting the burgh in bygone times. Light to moderate wear to covers. Gift inscription inside the front cover.
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A Short History of Haddington
Seller: Hanselled Books, Burntisland, FIFE, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. H/B 158 pages condition is very good.
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Some Old Scots Judges - Anecdotes and Impressions
Published by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., NY, 1914
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Association Member: MABA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Cover is soiled and has light wear, age-toning of endpapers, frontis is separated from the binding (but is present); interior is very good. Discusses Lord Kames, Lord Monboddo, Lord Gardenstone, Lord Braxfield, Lord Hailes, Lord Eskgrove, Lord Balmuto, Lord Newton, Lord Hermand, Lord Eldin, Lord Jeffrey, and Lord Cockburn (1696 - 1854). Illustrated. Book.
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The Edinburgh Relatives and Friends of Dickens
Language: English
Published by The Dickens Fellowship, London, 1926
Card Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Pp. 15. Illustrated pamphlet.
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The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club Twenty-second Volume (XXII)
Language: English
Published by T. And A. Constable Ltd. For the Members of the Club, Edinburgh, 1938
First Edition
US$ 20.00
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Add to basketOriginal Blue Cloth Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1938. 280pp plus annual report and list of members to rear. Gilt titles to spine and gilt stamp to centre of front board, bevelled edges. Gilt top edge. 9 plates. Contents: The Royal Exchange and other city improvements by W. Forbes Gray, A note on the Hopetoun Monument by W. M. Parker, The Edinburgh Charity Workhouse 1740-1845 by A. Birnie, Easter and Wester Crofts of Bristo by J. Smith, The Incorporation of the tailors of the Canongate by W. H. Marwick, Medical Quacks in Edinburgh in the 17th and 18th centuries by R. Thin, The builder of Pilrig House by J. Russell, The New Town of Edinburgh I by Mears and Russell, The story of Graigentinny by J. Smith, Peter Williamson's Broadside by W. J. Hay. Very good condition with just some minor rubbing to cloth. No inscriptions. Binding tight. Heavyish book so extra postage may be needed for non-UK customers.
