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13 drawings by Edward Blore for Sir James Hall`s "Essay on the Origin, History, and Principles of Gothic Architecture" (1813).
Includes a collection of proof engravings for the book and some drawings, notes and papers of Sir James Hall.
34 letters to David Morrison of correspondents including George Mackay Brown, Neil Gunn, and Fionn MacColla, all concerning the 'Scotia Review'; with associated typescripts and page proofs of poems and articles.
115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.
With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.
Academic and literary papers, including typescripts, drafts and correspondence, of Angus Calder.
Concerning his doctoral thesis, books and broadcasts, his involvement in East African literature, his editorship of 'Journal of Commonwealth literature' and convenorship of the Scottish Poetry Library.
Includes lectures notes, drafts, histories, correspondence and interviews.
Annotated proof copy of Naomi Mitchison's "Five Men and a Swan" (1957).
Annotated proofs of extracts from reports of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Artist`s sketches and proofs of Colin Wilson.
Concerning a proposed official set of postage stamps to mark the establishment of a Scottish Assembly.
Author`s corrected proofs of George MacDonald, "A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul" (1880).
With associated letter, 1930, of Grevillle MacDonald to Gilbert Rae.
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie; with letters and papers to Glenbervie formerly loosely inserted therein.
Author's manuscript and printed proof of ‘An anthology of Scottish history’ from 1093 to 1746, being a list of characters, etc., prepared by Andrew Ross, Ross Herald, for the pageant given at the Scottish National Exhibition, 1908.
Autograph manuscript of the novel ‘Deep down: a tale of the Cornish mines’ by R M Ballantyne.
The preface is signed and dated at Edinburgh in 1868. The manuscript is heavily corrected and includes a page-proof of the preface.
Business records of R and R Clark Ltd, printers, including six boxes of George Bernard Shaw's letters to the firm, and related printed material by Shaw.
Copy of Sir George Arthur, "Life of Lord Kitchener" (1920), containing author`s letter, ?1921, and proof of Earl Haig`s preface for French edition.
Corrected galley proofs of "Colickie Meg" by Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Corrected page proofs by George Bruce of his "Today Tomorrow: Collected Poems, 1993-2000".
Corrected page proofs of Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery, "Chatham, His Early Life and Connenctions".
Corrected page proofs of George Mackay Brown, "Greenvoe" (1972).
Corrected proof copy of `A Life in Pictures` by Alasdair Gray.
Corrected proof of Alan Bold, ""Scots Steel Tempered wi` Irish Fire": Hugh MacDiarmid and Ireland".
Corrected proofs of Douglas Young, "An Appeal to Scots Honour".
Corrected proofs of John Bellany and Alan Bold, "Homage to MacDiarmid".
With lithographic plates, and manuscript and typescript drafts of the poem.