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"The Bibliography of Robert Burns, with Biographical and Bibliographical Notes etc" (Kilmarnock, 1881) with inserted press cuttings on Burns.
"The Course of Hannibal over the Alps Ascertained" (London, 1794) by John Whitaker and annotated by Alexander Fraser Tytler.
Includes manuscript [laid in] of "Hannibals [sic] Passage thro` the Alps, According to, Gen[era]l Melville", watermarked 1801-1802 and endorsed by A F Tytler. Not in the hand of General Robert Melville.
"The Rambler" (6th edition, 1763), each volume inscribed by Jenny Graham and volume I also containing James Boswell`s presentation note to her dated 1767.
‘Things which have interested me’ (2nd series) by Arnold Bennett (Burslem, 1907), with a presentation inscription by the author to Neil Munro, and two letters to Munro from Joseph Conrad, 1898, and Bennett, 1910, inserted.
Three commonplace books of Andrew Douglas, paymaster to the navy, father of George of Cavers (born 1753), consisting chiefly of philosophical reflections, poetry, notes on current affairs and medical receipts, mostly taken from printed sources.
Three ledgers and day-books of Gordon Wilson, jobbing printer, Edinburgh.
Three letters, 1888, of John Francis Erskine Goddeve-Erskine to David Douglas concerning the Mar peerage and his wish to issue a book on its recent history.
Letters all tipped-in to a copy of "Statement of the Breadalbane Case" (1866), by A Sinclair.
Three minute books and other papers of the Scottish Convention.
Three minute books of the Scottish Secondary Schools Travel Trust.
Three naval log books and one letter copy book for ships under the command of Vice Admiral Archibald Duff.
Records the last mission of HMS Muros under the command of Captain Archibald Duff up to and including the wreck of the Muros on a reef off of Cuba.
Letter book of HMS President during its service in the War of 1812.
Transcript by Pier Asdentz of an Italian translation of the philosophical work by the Reverend Father Pier Maria Ferrari: ‘"Introduzione d`Alcinoo Filosofo agli Insegnamenti di Platone". Tradotta dalla Greca favella nella nostra Italiana dal R.P. Pier Maria Ferrari, Genovese delle Scuole Pie, trascritta dall`originale da me. Pier Maria Asdentz, Genova: 1737’.
Transcripts of letters of and to David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan.
Volume made at Buchan`s behest as one of his "Gleanings of Literature", and sent to the Bishop of Llandaff.
Letters concern Celtic languages and correspondents include Sir James Foulis of Colinton, Charles Vallancey, the Reverend Donald MacQueen and Jacob Bryant Phillipps.
Tunes collected by Donald Stuart Macdonald, Pipe Major, 1st Battalion Royal Scots, and written down in 1882.
Two albums and visitors` books of Peter Higgins, proprietor and licensee of the Football Arms, Hill Place, Edinburgh and subsequently of the Promenade Inn, Portobello.
The albums reflect his establishments` long association with the variety theatre and its artists, especially the Empire Palace Theatre, Edinburgh.
Two Books of Hours, one English, 15th century, and one French, 15th to 16th century; with three volumes, 17th century, concerning law and heraldry.
Two climbing notebooks, 1915-1922, of Joseph Alan Garrick; with letters, menu cards, printed books and 43 photograph albums.
Includes letters, menu cards, printed books and 43 photograph albums, 1934-1937.
Two commonplace books of George Glen Napier.
Containing quotations from Tennyson`s "In Memorium", press cuttings and commentaries.
Two home-produced magazines and related printed books (annotated) of George Henry Nettle.
The 1914 magazine "The Rambler" contains many pastel/pencil drawings and photographs of the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison`s funeral procession, 1913.
Two ledgers, 1872-1928, of the Marriage Contract Trustees of Thomas A Gibson Thomson and Jean Margaret Alan Stevenson, later Denton.
Includes six unrelated ledgers concerning trusts and executries.