Specimens.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
A portion of the 'Orkney Sea Snake', widely known as the 'Beast of Stronsay', sent to Lord Byron; with correspondence, a transcription and press cutting concerning the same, , 1815-1977.
Albums containing specimens of printing and engraving., 1856, undated.
Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.
'Ancient Writings’, being specimens of handwriting from Scottish documents of various dates ranging from the Middle Ages to 1681., ?15th century-1681.
Many of the papers are accompanied by transcripts or summaries by Alexander Macdonald.
Botanical notebook of George Crabbe containing notes on the taxonomy of `British plants` with, reversed from the rear, `Extracts from the second volume of the Transactions of the Linnean Society, 1794`., Circa 1800.
The title is based on the description of the volume in the `Index of English Literary Manuscripts`, volume 3, part 1, page 330 (London : Mansell, 1986).
With the notebook are 8 pressed specimens of British flora and fauna : 5 plant specimens and 3 insect specimens, including the remains of two damselflies.
Copy, dated Edinburgh, 1680, of a treatise, circa 1590, on general maritime law entitled 'Tractatus legum et consuetudinum navalium quae apud omnes fere gentes in usu habentur, omnia nautica et quaecunque ex causis marinis in judicium veniunt succincte definiens. Auctore Alexandro Regio', ie., Alexander King, Advocate and Judge Admiral of Scotland., 1680.
The treatise is followed by 'The form & maner of holding of Courts of Admiralitie & proces led before them' (in Scotland) (page 151); specimens of documents, etc. (page 167); and an index to the law of Scotland (not maritime) (page 189).
Correspondence of Edward Johnston with Sir David Young Cameron., 1925-1929.
The correspondence concerns addresses commissioned from Edward Johnston, and include drafts by him, and one of his lettering sheets, 1902.
Day books relating to Anderston and Milton printworks., 1806-1809.
Duplicated copies of instructional sheets for lettering of Edward Johnston, which were used in his classes at the Royal College of Art and the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts., 1899-1908, undated.
Letters, minutes and other papers of the Abbotsford Club., 1714-1857, undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Benson., 1897-1936.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Earl to Easton., 1821-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Kings to Kinnear, A., 1829-1921.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Brown, G. to Brown, H., 1821-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Burleigh to Burney, J., 1807-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Eastwick to Eaton, Charles., 1850-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Foulkes to Fox, G., 1814-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gibbs to Giberne., 1870-1924.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lindsay, Anna to Lindsay, P., 1818-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Emma Caillard., 1887-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood., 1862-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of John Julian., 1879-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Mountstuart Grant Duff., 1862-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Walter Marsham Adams., 1890-1898.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Hooker., 1825-1856.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1892-1894.
Letters, 1892-1894, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1892: folios 1-77;
1893: folios 78-163; (1)
1894: folios 164-192.
1. Includes letter, 5 April 1893, of William O’Connor Morris to William Knight: folios 103-104.