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141 letters of Neil Gunn to John B Pick and eight letters of Gunn to Gene Pick.
With typescript of Francis Russell Hart and John B Pick, "The Essential Neil Gunn: a Conversation".
Abbreviated version of Patrick Fraser Tytler, "Life of... the Admirable Crichton" (1819).
`Account of the Scotish Poets either printed or manuscript which I have seen, from Ancient tymes to the year 1701` compiled by Sir Robert Sibbald, being the preface and drafts of two books consisting respectively of lists of poems in Latin or Greek, and lists of vernacular poems.
The poems are arranged under their authors and there are a few biographical notes.
"Alan Reiach, OBE, RSA, RSW, RIBA, FRIAS: a Memoir" by Robert Scott Morton.
"Alexander Barclay (1785-1864): Spokesman for the Jamaican Plantocracy", a study by Ruth Jennings.
Annotated copy of [John Philp Wood] "Sketch of the Life and Projects of John Law of Lauriston" (Edinburgh, 1791).
The volume has letters tipped in from: Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, 1791; Elizabeth, Duchess-Countess of Sutherland, 1792; Louis Law Lauriston, 1802.
Anonymous Italian work entitled “La giusta statera de` porporati doue s`intende la Vita, Nascità, Costumi, discendenza, ricchezze, possibilità, inclinationi, Virtù, e Vitij di tutti li Cardinali che uiuono in quest`An̄o i646”.
Audio cassette of a sound recording of a BBC broadcast, "Men of Mark: Francis George Scott", written and introduced by Maurice Lindsay, produced by George Bruce.
Description from the information on the insert.
Audio cassette of, and publicity information concerning, a review copy of a radio broadcast produced by BBC Radio Scotland, "The hireling", written by Patrick Malahide, concerning the life of General Patrick Gordon.
Autograph manuscripts of dramas and other works of Sir David Erskine.
The majority of the works are unpublished, and those which are published present considerable divergences. All the plays were written for the stage, and in some cases the names of the actors appear in the list of dramatis personae. Adv.MS.5.1.16, (i) and (ii) seem to be unconnected with the remainder of the collection.
Biographical account of William Cowper, Bishop of Galloway, who died in 1619.
Biographical and genealogical notes, mostly extracts or cuttings from books and newspapers, compiled by William B D D Turnbull.
Almost all of the notes are undated, but the press-cuttings are dated 1855.
Biographical anecdotes and typescript of an essay "Dhow Harbours and the Sabi-Lundi River Junction" of H E Sumner.
Biographical essay on John MacDiarmid, land and temperance reform campaigner, by Alison Macleod.
Biographical memoir and notes on Charles Hodge Mackie, compiled by Anne Mackie.
Includes an account of their visits to France, 1892-1893, and meetings with Gauguin, Sérusier and Vuillard.
Biographical notes on Rev Malcolm Moffat, missionary.
Biographical notes, 2013, on Rev Malcolm Moffat, missionary to Livingstonia, Malawi. Rev Moffat, grandson of Robert and Mary Moffat, became an agriculturalist at the Overtoun Institute at Livingstonia, Malawi in 1894. He spent much of his career at Chitambo, and his work included Bible translation.
Biographical notes on William Drummond of Hawthornden by Mark Noble.
Similar to Noble`s work in continuation of Granger`s "Biographical History".
Biographical notices of Scottish pipers, in continuation of a series published in "Piping Times".
Includes additions and corrections.
Biographical papers concerning student ministers and congregations of the Secession churches that formed the United Presbyterian Church in 1847.
Biography entitled "J M Hogge: Back-Bench Maverick" by R Ian Elder.
Biography entitled "The Celebrated Captain Barclay, RN", by Ruth Jennings.
Biography of James Bonar, compiled by his son.
Mostly comprising extracts from Bonar`s diary and correspondence.
Brief biographies of the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews from the 10th century to 1615, by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne.
The work was compiled after 1623 (reference is made to John Selden’s edition of Eadmer`s works published in that year) and used Fordun, Boece and other historians as sources.