Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs

Abolition of the Slave Trade An abstract of the evidence delivered before a select committee of the House of Commons, in the years 1790 and 1791, ...

Argyll & the Campbells, and Ireland, including Campbell, Archibald, Lord Records of Argyll... Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1885. 4to, morocco? gilt, c...

Heraldry - Balfour Paul, Sir James The Scots Peerage. Edinburgh: D. Douglas, 1904-14. 9 volumes, 8vo, plates, original blue cloth gilt ...[more]

Bannatyne Club - A collection of publications, including [Pitcairn, Robert] Chronicon coenobii sanctae crucis Edinburgensis, 1828. 4to, boards, We...

Belleforest, Francoise de Harangues militaires, et concions de princes, capitaines, ambassadeurs, et autres, manians tant la guerre que les affair...

Breadalbane, the Marquis of The black book of Taymouth, with other papers from the Breadalbane charter-room. Edinburgh: T. Constable, 1855. 4to, 2...

Brown, William Wells Three years in Europe: or, places I have seen and people I have met. London: Charles Gilpin/Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1852. 8...

Buchanan, George Rerum Scoticarum historia. Edinburgh: Alexander Arbuthnot, 1583. Folio, modern paper covered boards, final leaf torn with some lo...

Forbes, Alexander Penrose Kalendars of Scottish Saints. Edinburgh, 1872. 4to, plates, black morocco-backed vellum, raised bands, t.e.g., slipcase;...

Heraldry - Douglas, Sir Robert The baronage of Scotland. Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1798. Folio, volume 1 (all published), contemporary calf, joi...

Heraldry - Guillim, John A display of heraldrie... London: Jacob Blome, 1638. Third edition, folio, contemporary calf rebacked, a few tears, mostl...

Heraldry - Lyndsay, David Facsimile of an ancient heraldic manuscript emblazoned by Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount, Lyon King of Armes 1542. Edinb...

Heraldry - Stevenson, J.H. Heraldry in Scotland. Glasgow: J. Maclehose, 1914. 2 volumes, 4to, number 126 of 210 copies on hand-made paper, etched ...

Heraldry - Stevenson, J.H. Heraldry in Scotland. Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, 1914. 2 volumes, 4to, number 55 of 210 copies on hand-made pap...

Heraldry - Woodward, John A treatise on heraldry, British and Foreign. Edinburgh and London, 1896. 2 volumes, 8vo, 56 plates plates in gold, silve...

Mutiny Acts, 1696-1875 89 Parliamentary Acts (comprising 65 individual Mutiny Acts with 15 duplicates, 2 Regulation of Marine Forces Acts and 7 Qu...

Naval and maritime history, including Norway, Arthur H. History of the post-office packet service..., 1895. 8vo, blue cloth gilt; Atton, Henry and...

Naval architecture and engineering, including Rankine, William John Macquorn Shipbuilding, theoretical and practical, 1866. Folio, blue half-calf;...

[Nestor the Chronicler] Biblioteka Rossiskaya istoricheskaya. Soderzhashchaya drevniya letopisi, i vsyakiya zapiski, sposobstvuyushchiyak k obyasn...

Paris, Edmond Essai sur la construction navale des peuples extra-européens, ou collection des navares et pirogues... Paris: Arthus Bertrand, [n.d....

Paton, Noël Genealogy of the Celtic Earls of Atholl...with chart of the descendants of Conan... Privately printed, 1873. Small oblong folio, inscr...

Russell, J. Scott The modern system of naval architecture. London: Day and Son, [1864-5?] 3 volumes, elephant folio, blue cloth gilt, Cruising Ass...

Scottish and Gaelic interest, comprising [MacPherson, James] Dána Oisein Mhic Fhinn... Dun-Eidin, 1818. 8vo, morocco gilt, slipcase; Logan, James ...

Scottish history, a collection comprising Fletcher, Andrew The political works. Glasgow: G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1749. 8vo, modern cloth; [Tytle...

Scottish history, including McLauchlin, Thomas The dean of Lismore's book... Edinburgh, 1862. 8vo, half-vellum; Cameron, James The old and new Hig...

Stodart, Robert R. Scottish arms, being a collection of armorial bearings A.D. 1370-1678. Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1881. 2 volumes, folio, num...

Wingfield family - Mervyn Edward, Seventh Viscount Powerscourt Muniments of the ancient Saxon family of Wingfield. London, 1894. Large folio, priv...

Carroll, Lewis' [Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge] Eight or nine wise words about letter-writing, 1890. Original paper covers; [AND] The Wonderland posta...

Covo, Baron' [Rolfe, Frederick William] Stories Toto told me. London and New York: John Lane, 1898. First edition, 8vo, original green paper cove...

16 modern first editions, including Walters, Minette The scold's bridle. Scorpion Press, 1994. Number 72 of 75 copies signed by the author, quarte...

18th and 19th century literature, including Boswell, James An account of Corsica... Glasgow, 1768. 8vo, contemporary calf; Gifford, C.H. History o...

A collection of 20th century literature, including Lewis, Wyndham Blasting and bombardiering, autobiography (1914-1926), 1937. 8vo, orange cloth, ...

Anonymous 3 volume novel, 1818 Prodigious!!! or, Childe Paddie in London. London: for the Author, and sold by Wm. Lindsell, 1818. First edition, 3...

Biography and miscellaneous, including Mackintosh, R.J. Memoirs of the life of the Rt. Hon. Sir James Mackintosh. 1825. 2 vol., half morocco; Hawk...

Blake, William - Alexander Gilchrist Life of William Blake... London & Cambridge: Macmillan & Co., 1863. 2 volumes, first edition, 8vo, original p...

Brown, the elder (pseud.), Thomas Bath, a satirical novel. London: for the Author, sold by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1818. First edition, 3 volumes...

Browning, Robert Collection of seven first editions, and 1 other: Balaustion's Adventure, Smith, Elder & Co., 1871, upper hinge partially split; P...

Buchan, John The thirty-nine steps. Edinburgh & London: W. Blackwood & Sons, 1915. First edition, 8vo, half-title, 2 pages publisher's advertiseme...

Byron, G.G.N., Lord Hours of Idleness. London: Sherwin & Co., 1824. 8vo, half-title, frontispiece, contemporary diced calf gilt ...[more]

Byron, G.G.N., Lord, a collection of 9 volumes, comprising The works. London: J. Murray, 1818-19. 7 volumes, 12mo, contemporary diced calf gilt, g...

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de - Hand-coloured aquatint plates Don Quixote de la Mancha, translated by Charles Jarvis. London: W. Stockdale, 1819. ...

Chalmers, Alexander The British essayists. London: J. Johnson [&c.], 1808. Volumes 1-27 and 29-45. 12mo, contemporary diced calf gilt ...[more]

Chatwin, Bruce, 7 first editions The Viceroy of Ouidah. J. Cape, 1980; On the Black Hill. J. Cape, 1982; What am I doing here. 1989. V.S. Naipaul'...

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: "The field bazaar", pp.35-36 in The Student, Edinburgh University Magazine, bazaar number,...

Congreve, William The way of the world, a comedy. London: Jacob Tonson, 1700. First edition, 4to, half-title, modern blue quarter morocco gilt, ho...

Conrad, Joseph Works. Edinburgh/London: John Grant, 1925. 20 volumes, 8vo, each with frontispiece, original blue cloth gilt, dust-jackets (20) .....

Cooper, J. Fenimore The last of the Mohicans. London: John Miller, 1826. First English edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, contemporary half calf, no half-t...

Dickens, Charles, a collection of 11 volumes, comprising The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London, 1839. First edition in book form, 8...

Disraeli, Isaac, a fine collection of 10 volumes, comprising: Quarrels of authors. London: John Murray, 1814. First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo; [Idem...

Douglas, Gavin The poetical works. Edinburgh, 1874. 4 volumes, 8vo, finely bound in calf gilt by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh, with red morocco gilt...

Fleming, Ian Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. First edition, 8vo, original black boards - variant without dancing girl silhouette, dust-jacket...

Glover, A.S.B - Rousseau, J.J. The confessions... London: Nonesuch Press, 1938. 2 volumes, 8vo, brown morocco; [Idem] The confessions... London: R...

Graves, Robert Good-bye to all that, an autobiography. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First edition, first issue, 8vo, frontispiece portrait and 7 p...

Graves, Robert Over the brazier. The Poetry Bookshop, 1916. First edition, 8vo, original wrappers, wrappers slightly dust-soiled, owner's name on ...

Hughes, Thomas Tom Brown's school days. London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. 8vo, portrait, engraved title-page, 23 plates, other illustrations in tex...

Hugo, Victor Les misérables. Brussels: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Co., 1862. 10 volumes, 8vo, in contemporary, or slightly later, half calf with ...

Johns, W.E., Captain - a collection of proof copies Worrals of the W.A.A.F., [1941]. Advance proof copy, a few small marks and corrections; Biggle...

Johnson, Samuel A dictionary of the English language... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. 4 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait fro...

Larkin, Philip, a collection, comprising The North ship. Fortune Press, 1945. First edition, [one of 500 copies], photocopied dust-jacket; The Whi...

Larkin, Philip Aubade. Salem, Oregon: Charles Seluzicki, 1980. Number 193 of 250 copies initialled by the author and printer, on Fabriano, Richard...