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"The Course of Hannibal over the Alps Ascertained" (London, 1794) by John Whitaker and annotated by Alexander Fraser Tytler.
'Of the progress of Man from the natural state to a state of civility; of philosophy ...; of the different kinds of government ...; government cannot be perfect without philosophy; the necessary preparation for philosophy ...', undated, by James Burnett, Lord Monboddo., Mid 18th century-late 18th century.
115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.
`Abbreviat of his Majesties proper and constant rent peyit be the severall ffewars for their respective Lands And be the severall Shirreffs for the blensch dueties, castellwards and others out of the respective Shyres As the same Compts by the present Rolls, With the deductiones and differences betwixt the same and former Rolls preceiding King James of blissed memorie his goeing To England In Anno 1603. Collected out of the Roll and Records of Exchequer, by Sir William Purves of Woodhouslee Knight and Baronet his Majesties Sollicitor In Anno 1667`, with an introductory essay `Of the Revenue or Patrimony of the Crown`.
`Essay sur le gouvernement des Turcs, leurs moeurs et leurs usages, par le baron de Tott’; copy of an unpublished work by François, Baron de Tott, the diplomatist, who published his ‘Mémoires’ in 1784.
`Historia natural das propriedades de Polypus, insects, que vive em Ribeyres`: essays written by the Brazilian doctor Matheus Saraiva in reply to those published in the ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London’, volume xlii, pages 281, 422.
`Historical Account of Printing in Scotland, During Two Centuries; Being Annals of her Literature, From 1507 to 1707; With an Appendix: comprehending, The History of Paper making, The History of Type founding in Scotland; and an Essay on the Copyright of Authors`, by George Chalmers, the antiquary.
`Just complaint on Mankind for Injuiring [sic] killing and eating animals`; the author`s name `John Williamson, Brachman ` [i.e. Brahmin] has been added in another hand.
`M.S. West Highland Tales Vol. VI`, consisting entirely of material, in considerable disorder, for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, volume 4, which contains John Francis Campbell`s `Postscript` and his articles on the Ossianic controversy, Welsh traditions, the theory of mythology, a `Plea for Gaelic`, and Highland dress, art and music, with letters from his collectors and an essay on Gaelic poetry largely by Hector MacLean., 1861.
`M.S. West Highland Tales Vol. VI`, consisting entirely of material, in considerable disorder, for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, volume 4., 1861.

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