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Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
Catalogue compiled by Hugh Sharp of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books.
The catalogue was compiled before the transmission of the collection to the National Library of Scotland in 1938. It contains interesting details about many of the books. A newspaper-cutting about the collection, and notes made by members of the National Library staff, found loose in the first volume, have been pasted in.
‘Catalogue of the Books Manuscripts and pamphlets Belonging to Robert Mylne wryter in Edr. 1709’.
The catalogue is in two parts: books and manuscripts arranged by format (folio 2), and pamphlets (folio 115). The entries give the imprints and pressmarks. According to two declarations, 1709 and 1711, on folio 113 verso, the catalogue was largely written by Mylne`s son James, but there are numerous additions in Mylne`s hand, and also notes of loans of books, 1709-1743 (folios 232-238). Also on folio 113 verso is a note by Mylne, 1718, stating that he bequeathed his library to his sons.
Composite manuscript consisting of two volumes (folios 1, 75) of copies, circa 1585, 1607, of papers, 1537-1606, in Italian and Latin concerning attempts to restore Roman Catholicism in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Copy of Arts Council exhibition catalogue, "Charles Cameron, c 1740-1812".
With associated manuscript notes.
'Cornucopia manuscriptorum codicum qui reperiuntur in Anglia. Londini. MDCLXXXIV': catalogues of manuscripts, possibly in the hand of Adrian Beverland, author of ‘De stolatae virginitatis jure’, inserted at the end of 'Nova Bibliotheca MSS. Librorum’ by Philippe Labbé (Paris, 1653).
Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Robert Alexander Lillie.
First volume of a catalogue of the library of, apparently, David Constable, Advocate, eldest son of Archibald Constable, the Publisher.
Letters and papers of and concerning artists and other notables, collected by Aeneas Mackay.
Correspondents include:
David Y Cameron
Muirhead Bone
James McBey
'List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland' by James W Cursiter (Kirkwall, 1894), interleaved, with manuscript and printed addenda by James Shand.
The very extensive notes include extracts from printed catalogues, and inserted at the end of the volume (folio 40) is a letter from James Cursiter to James Shand, 1921, acknowledging receipt of bibliographical notes by [Gilbert] Goudie.
Medical notebook of Alexander Ochterlony, a younger son of James Ochterlony of Wester Seaton who studied medicine at the University of Paris.
Miscellaneous papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode.
Notebook of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Papers of the Stewart and Christie families, and concerning the Murdostoun estate.
Thematic catalogue, notes on, BBC script about, and manuscripts of 19 chamber music works of, and attributed to, Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie, by David Johnson.
'Tracts relative to the history and antiquities of Scotland' (Edinburgh, 1800), by David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Contains catalogues of Lords of Session, with manuscript additions and of Faculty, 1532-1688.