Recent Arrivals from Mr Mac

Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1902 . Hardback Two voumes Quarter bound in leather on spine and corners with gilt titles and 4 raised bands, Marbled boards. Covers are a little rubbed and marked. Previous owner's bookplates inside front covers. Volume 1 368 pages, Volume 328 pages Wt 0.85 Kg Good

Dumfries: J. Anderson & Son 1876 . Hardback Original text of this rare publication rebound in slightly marked brown covers. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Pages are sprinkled with foxing, otherwise text is unmarked. Small section of title page is missing at lower inside corner. An interesting and detailed history of these Dumfriesshire parishes including Dalgarnock… Read more about this item

London. Faber & Faber. 1951 . Hardback. 1st Ed. Green cloth covers with gilt spine titles Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Small split at bottom of front hinge 8.7" x 5.7". 264 pp. inc. index. Illus: Frontis. + 11 B/W plates + Foldout map to rear. Wt: 0.6 Kg.… Read more about this item

Aberdeen: A. Brown & Co 1897 . Hardback Blue cloth covers which are slightly marked with wear at spine ends. Browning on rear endpaper. Clean text. Illustrated with B & W plates. 399 pages Wt 0.7 Kg Good

John Murray 1970 . Hardback ISBN 0719520444 Cloth covers. Clean text but page edges are a little grubby. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Dustwrapper is slighty rubbed at edges, now protected by a removeable clearview cover. The story of a female explorer whotravelled in Egypt, The Sudan and North Africa. Illustrated with maps and… Read more about this item

The New York Public Library & Readex Books1974 . Hardback ISBN 0871041723 Reprint. Clean text. Red cloth covers bumped at one corner. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover Top page edges are foxed. Book moves a little in it's binding. 838 pages This is a heavy book and there would be an additional charge for international… Read more about this item

Glencairn Millennium Project Group 2007 . Hardback ISBN 1899316833 Clean and unmarked book which looks almost unread. Minor rubbing at edgeof cover on spine. Illustrated. Includes biographical data and the military history of men and women whose details are on the local Glencairn War Memorials in this area of Dumfries and Galloway including Moniaive from the First… Read more about this item

The Mercat Press 1979 . Hardback ISBN 0901824585 Fascimile reprint of the 1848 edition. Covers are bumped at top corners and at the bottom of the spine. . Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Clean and unmarked text. Dustwrapper is slightly creased with a 1/4 inch tear at the top of the rear panel, now protected… Read more about this item

Chapman and Hall 1908 . Hardback Red cloth covers with black titles and decoratios. Spine is faded and is slightly marked. Rough cut page edges. Black and white plates throughout. Previous owner's book plate inside front cover. Browning on end papers and foxing on page edges. Illustrated with black and white plates. The story of the Highland… Read more about this item

Studio Vista 1969 . Hardback ISBN 0289796202 First edition. Clean text. Foxing on top page edges. Dustwrapper is creased on front flap and top of spine, now protected by a removeable clearview cover. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. A full account of the Private Press Movement illustrated with many examples of the works and a select bibliography of… Read more about this item

London. Methuen. 1978 . Hardback. First edition. ISBN 0416167802.. Black cloth with silver spine title, Previous owner's bookplate on end paper. Light foxing on page edgs. Text is clean and unmarked. Unclipped dustwrapper which is slightly faded and worn with wear and small tears to edges, now in removeable clearview… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: University Press 1938 . Hardback Look almost unread with bright gilt decorations including armorial shield on front. Previous owner's book plate inside front cover. Browning on endpapers. Minor foxing to page edges,. Text is clean and unmarked. An account of the shadow court of King James III and includes the narrative of Lord Pitsligo. … Read more about this item

Chatto and Windus 1967 . Hardback Second impression Blue cloth covers slightly rubbed at edges. Previous owner's book plate inside front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Dustwrapper is a little grubby with a small nick at bottom of spine, now protected by a removeable clearview cover. Illustarted. The dustwrapper says"Emblem books, though little known nowadays, exerted… Read more about this item

Glasgow. Collins. 1962. . Hardback. 1st. Ed. Red cloth with gilt coat-of-arms to front cover & gilt spine titles in slightly worn, price-clipped dustwrapper with fading on spine, now protected by a removeable clearview cover. . Previous owners bookplate inside front cover. 9" x 6". 461 pp. inc. index. Illus:… Read more about this item

David and Charles 1974 . Hardback ISBN 0715364596 First edition Brown cloth covers Prvious owner's bookplate inside front cover. Dustwrapper is is lightly rubbed at edges,now protected by a removeable clearview cover. A clean unmarked copy. Covers the history of Galloway including the Aggriculural Revolution, towerhouses, country houses, planned villages and tourism. Illus. 168 pages Wt 0.5… Read more about this item

Victor Gollancz 1969 . Hardback First edition Blue cloth covers with gilt spine titles. Previous owner'sbook plate inside front cover. 12 line drawings and map. Dustwrapper has wear at edges and minor nicks on spine ends , now in removeable clearview cover. A celebration of Orkney as a pattern of history, legend and folk… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press 1975 . Hardback ISBN 019274108X Book is clean apart from grubby top page edges. Dustwrapper is protected by a clearview cover which is taped to the wrapper. Small ink number stamped on the front end paper. Text is clean and unmarked. 207 pages B & W and colour illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. Wt 0.7 Kg … Read more about this item

Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council, Dumfries, 1992 . Hardback ISBN 0946280126 Limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this number 301. Dustwrapper now in clearview removeable cover. In excellent condition. Fascimile of local sections of original directories covering Dumfriesshire, Stewartry of Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire for 1825-26, 1837-38 and 1852. Wt 0.6 Kg Very… Read more about this item

Ediburgh: Gall and Inglis No date . Hardback New edition, illustrated. Slightly worn blue cloth covers with bright gilt titles and black decorations. Previous owner's book plate inside front cover. End papers are browned. Text is clean and unamrked. 5 illustrations. A collection of anecdotes from the descendants of the Covenanteers mainly gathered in the area around Sanquhar… Read more about this item

Aird and Coghill 1948 . Hardback Very scarce book. Worn blue covers with damage at edges and corners. Whole book bumped at lower corner. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover and gift message on front end paper. All pages creased and slightly damaged at tip of lower corner. Illustrated with B & W photos and diagrams in the text.… Read more about this item