Books
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 108 Collections and/or Records:
22 notebooks, 1942, containing the corrected manuscript of A J Cronin, "The Keys of the Kingdom".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9873
Scope and Contents
With a copy of the novel inscribed by Cronin and a letter, 1950, of Cronin.
Dates:
1942-1950.
63 letters and cards of Frances Shand Kydd to William McIlwraith, Ayr.
File
Identifier: Acc.12619
Scope and Contents
Includes book and press cutting.
Dates:
circa 1997-2004.
Account book, 1837-1859, of Alexander Gilchrist, kept during service in Britain and at Gibraltar.
File
Identifier: Acc.6971
Scope and Contents
With copy of J L Hilson, "Further Yesterdays in a Royal Burgh" (1917), and associated letters of Hilson.
Dates:
1837-1859, 1917.
Andrew Ross`s annotated interleaved copy of his, "The Lyons of Cossins and Wester Ogil, Cadets of Glamis" (Edinburgh, 1901).
Item
Identifier: Acc.7526A
Dates:
1901.
Anna Jean Mill, "Mediaeval Plays in Scotland" (St Andrews University Publications, number XXIV), with author`s additions and corrections.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6024
Dates:
1927.
Annotated books concerning the Spanish Civil War.
File
Identifier: Acc.12802
Scope and Contents
Three books containing signatures of members of the International Brigades and of some members of the future Labour Cabinets of 1945 and thereafter.
Dates:
circa 1936-1939.
Annotated copies of Archibald Stalker, "Shakespeare, Marlowe and Nashe" (1936) and "The Exposition of "Shakespeare`s Sonnets"" (1971).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7875
Dates:
1936-1971.
Annotated copy of Douglas`s "Baronage of Scotland", possibly belonging to Alexander Sinclair.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12744
Dates:
1798.
Annotated copy of F R Grahame, "The Progress of Science, Art and Literature in Russia (London, ? 1865).
File
Identifier: Acc.10321
Scope and Contents
Includes additional material in the hand of the author.
Dates:
circa 1865.
Annotated copy of May Sinclair, "A Defence of Idealism" (1917).
Item
Identifier: Acc.11190
Scope and Contents
Includes three letters, 1923-1924, of the author to W J Jupp and Jupp`s annotations and presentation note, 1925, to J Ramsay MacDonald.
Dates:
1917-1923.
Annotated copy of "Peerage of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1813), by Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12047
Scope and Contents
This being the 2nd edition by John Philp Wood.
Notation, circa 1821-1860, by genealogist and author of family histories, Alexander Sinclair.
Dates:
circa 1813-1860.
Annotated copy of volume one of James Burnett`s "Of the Origin and Progress of Language" (2nd edition, 1784).
Item
Identifier: Acc.11441
Scope and Contents
Annotated by author apparently for a new edition, never published.
Dates:
1784.
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates:
?1825-1856.
Army Book 64 of J B McKeeman.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7844
Scope and Contents
Containing the particulars of service during World War II.
Dates:
circa 1939-1945.
Author`s copy of James Logan Mack, "The Border Line" (1st Edition, Edinburgh, 1924), printed on rag paper, containing letters and other items tipped or pasted in.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7232
Dates:
1922-1930 and undated.
Autograph manuscripts of ten poems by Edwin Morgan on "Scotland`s favourite paintings" as selected by readers of `The Herald`.
File
Identifier: Acc.12948
Scope and Contents
With related papers and notes by Lesley Duncan, and a copy of the resulting book "Beyond the Sun" (Edinburgh, 2007).
Dates:
2005-2007.
Bazett Michael Haggard, "Objects of Pity" (1892), with author`s corrections and associated correspondence.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8232
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Lloyd Osbourne, 1901, and Isobel Field, 1941.
Dates:
1892-1941.
Book on heraldry of Sir William Scott.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7363
Scope and Contents
Consisting of descriptions of the various elements of heraldry and the arms of families of Scotland.
Dates:
1692.
Composite volume of 15th-century manuscripts of miscellaneous works by four hands bound together, with an incunable, in the 16th-century or earlier.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.4.8
Scope and Contents
The collection has been in one volume since the 16th century at least. The contents are as follows:[(i) A printed book: Johannes de Hildesheim, ‘Liber de gestis ac translatione trium regum’, etc., ([Cologne], 1478) = National Library of Scotland Inc.43 (B.M.Cat. IB 4236) (folio 1)]. Folio 56 blank.(ii) Baebius Italicus (?), `Ilias latina` (‘Poetae latini minores’ ii.3; this manuscript is not included in the list given by P Vollmer in ‘Sitzungsberichte der Bayerischen...
Dates:
15th century.
Copy of Felicia M F Skene "Use and Abuse", illustrated by eight tipped in watercolour views by the author`s father, James Skene, of Rubislaw.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10050
Dates:
circa 1849.
Copy of "Itinerarium Septentrionale" (1726) by Alexander Gordon, with notes by Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, 2nd bart.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12965
Dates:
1726.
Copy of James Gillespie, "The Triumph of Philosophy; or, The True System of the Universe" (London, 1893), with associated letter and diagrams, undated, of Gillespie.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6911
Dates:
1893 and undated.
Copy of John Marchfield, "Ballads and Poems" (London, 1913), with manuscript poem of Marchfield on the flyleaf.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4182
Dates:
1913.