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Proofs of collection of poems of Gavin Ewart, "The Young Pobble`s Guide to His Toes".
Proofs of George MacDonald, "St George and St Michael" (1876), with corrections and revisions by the author.
Proofs of lithographs of William Johnstone for "Twenty Poems by Hugh MacDiarmid".
Proofs of the first edition of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott.
The proofs correspond to volume iii, pages 1-360, of the work as published, with the corrections in MS.3404 incorporated, and some further manuscript corrections, of a minor kind, by James Ballantyne and others. There are no corrections in Sir Walter Scott's hand.
Proofs of the Highland Society of Scotland Dictionary, with correspondence between Mackintosh MacKay and the Reverend John MacLeod of Dundonald.
'Recollections of my boyhood, with open-air-lessons of later years, by Thomas Edward (of Banff, shoemaker)’.
Four letters, 1883-1884, of Thomas Edward to David Douglas, bookseller, Edinburgh; proofs of Edward's apparently unpublished 'Recollections', as in MS.1662, with some manuscript corrections; proofs of other essays, also apparently unpublished, with corrections.
The title is in the hand of David Douglas.
Research notes, manuscripts and correspondence concerning, and proofs of, the 'Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino' (London, 1851), by James Dennistoun.
Sketches and proofs of illustrations by Donald MacKenzie for Garrett Anderson, "Brennan`s Book" (1977) and Paul Harris, "The Rhythm of the Glass" (1977).
'Some terrible letters from Scotland communicated by The Ettrick Shepherd.’
Descriptions, in the hand of James Hogg, of real or imaginary incidents of the cholera plague of 1832 in Lothian, on the West Coast, and in Fisherrow, in letters purporting to have been written to him by Andrew Ker, alias Clapperton, Alexander McAlister, mate of the ‘Jane Hamilton’ of Port Glasgow, and James McL-- respectively.
Also printed proofs of an article by James Douglas, titled, 'The three plagues of Bombay' (folio 11).
Two sets of rough proofs of Cecil L`Estrange Ewen, "A History of Surnames of the British Isles" (London, 1931).
Enclosing the author`s notes for a second edition.
Typescript and page proofs of Nigel Tranter, "Gold for Prince Charlie".
Typescript and proofs of two novels by Allan Campbell McLean (1922-1989).
Typescript drafts, proofs and setting copy of the novel `The Gabriel Hounds` by Mary Stewart, with manuscript working notes concerning the novel.
Typescripts and proofs of eight plays by Bill Dunlop.
Typescripts, manuscripts, research notes, correspondence and other papers of Duncan Fraser and of Standard Press publishers, Montrose.
Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.
With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.
Typescripts, master prelims and page proofs of William Ferguson`s "The Identity of the Scottish Nation: an Historic Quest".
Typescripts, proofs, notes and drawings relating to Nigel Tranter`s "The Fortified House in Scotland".
Includes sound recordings of this and other works by Tranter.
Uncorrected book proof of 'Between the Woods and the Water' by Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Worksheets and corrected proofs of Hugh MacDiarmid, "On a Raised Beach".
With drawings by Reinhard Behrens.