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Letter of Catherine Carswell to Edwin Muir in a copy of ‘The green ship’ (London, 1936) by Patrick Miller.
Catherine Carswell identifies Patrick Miller as her brother, Gordon Macfarlane, and writes about her work and other activities. The book is signed by Miller and the artist Eric Gill.
Letter of Francis Jeffrey to Lady Holland presenting a copy of the first volume of his ‘Contributions to the Edinburgh review’ (London, 1844).
Letters and papers of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.
Letters, manuscripts, notebooks and printed items of and concerning David Gray, of Kirkintilloch.
David Gray is known particularly for his major poem 'The Luggie'.
Letters of Ian Hamilton Finlay to Neil Hanson.
Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).
Letters to Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, and an instruction-book of his son Charles.
Letters written by John Williams, mineral engineer, to the Earl of Buchan, bound at the end of Williams’ 'An account of some remarkable ancient ruins lately discovered in the Highlands .. .in a series of letters' (Edinburgh, 1777).
With notes on John Williams by the Earl of Buchan, and a modern transcript of a fourteenth 'letter' not printed in the book.
'List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland' by James W Cursiter (Kirkwall, 1894), interleaved, with manuscript and printed addenda by James Shand.
The very extensive notes include extracts from printed catalogues, and inserted at the end of the volume (folio 40) is a letter from James Cursiter to James Shand, 1921, acknowledging receipt of bibliographical notes by [Gilbert] Goudie.
Literary papers of George Blake.
Includes correspondence, typescripts of novels published and unpublished, play-scripts, a diary of a visit to the United States, first copies of published works of fiction and non-fiction. Also includes notes on Blake, copies of articles by him and correspondence and papers of Christopher Dalgleish accumulated in the course of an uncompleted dissertation.
Literary papers of the poet Bessie MacArthur (1889-1983).
'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', by Allan Cunningham, various editions, (London, 1830-1839), 6 volumes, interleaved, with original letters to the author and others (1829-1837), copies of letters (1710-1830) and notes in the autograph of his son Francis, printed cuttings, and portraits.
This material was collected by the author, Allan Cunningham, and his son with a view to a new edition. Loose papers have been pasted into the interleaved volumes or collected in a separate volume (MS.832).
Manuscript and printed material chiefly concerning the etymology of place-names and surnames, compiled by James Brown Johnston.
Manuscript and printed versions of "Moidart, or Among the Clan Ranalds", (Oban, 1889) by the Rev Fr Charles MacDonald.
Includes letters, 1914, concerning a new edition of the book.
Manuscript material from the 5th Earl of Rosebery's library at the Durdans, Epsom.
Material collected by Captain George Sitwell Campbell Swinton, Lyon King of Arms, supplementary to the work of his father, Archibald Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame, ‘The Swintons of that Ilk and their Cadets’.
'Memorials of his time' by Henry Cockburn (Edinburgh, 1856)
Bound in at the end is original correspondence of the publishers, A & C Black, regarding the publication, 1856.
Microfilm of papers of James Augustus Grant and his family.
Microfilms of the ‘Earnock manuscripts’ containing correspondence and papers, chiefly concerning the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
Miscellaneous items of or concerning Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
Framed declaration, 1786, by Elizabeth Paton regarding her child by Robert Burns;
Exciseman`s notes by Robert Burns;
Four letters, 1816-1829, of Sir Walter Scott to Joseph Train;
Volume containing a manuscript copy, 1896, of `Brief sketch of a correspondence with Sir Walter Scott commencing in the year 1814` by Joseph Train;
Printed book, `The Homes and Haunts of Sir Walter Scott` (1897) by George G Napier.