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Annotated copy of May Sinclair, "A Defence of Idealism" (1917).
Includes three letters, 1923-1924, of the author to W J Jupp and Jupp`s annotations and presentation note, 1925, to J Ramsay MacDonald.
Copy of ‘Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky (London, 1733) with manuscript annotations.
Correspondence and literary papers of and concerning George Borrow collected by Sir Angus Fraser, with working papers of Sir Angus Fraser relating to George Borrow.
Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).
Literary papers of Alexander Law.
Papers mainly concern studies of Scottish schools and school books, education in Edinburgh, and the works of Allan Ramsay. Includes correspondence and papers of Burns Martin and John Walter Oliver on earlier editions of the works of Ramsay.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Papers of William Beattie, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
Includes:
minutes, 1970-1971, of the Executive Committe of the Scottish Central Library
notes, circa 1970-1972, on incunables, Aldis`s catalogue, and early Scottish printers
notes, ? 1974, concerning the early copyright accession to the Advocates` Library
correspondence and papers, 1936-1976 and undated, mostly on bibliographical topics.
Scribal copy of letter, 1643, of Oliver Cromwell to Lawrence Crawford
With annotated transcript and notes, circa 1840-circa 1845, of Thomas Carlyle.
Working copy of the ‘Peerage of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1813) by Sir Robert Douglas, revised and corrected by John Philp Wood: including revised printings of certain pages, extensive annotations by Wood, and related material, including some of later date, also concerning peerages.
The material described here would appear to relate to further revision by John Philp Wood of his revised and corrected edition of 1813 of the ‘Peerage of Scotland’.