{"title":"History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"1774-miniature-chronology-or-historians-vade-mecum-history-historical-dates","title":"1774 Miniature \/ Chronology or Historian's Vade-Mecum \/ History Historical Dates","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronology: or, The Historian's Vade-Mecum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eBy Rev Dr John Trusler. Printed for the author, London, 1774. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eSeventh Edition, Corrected. Miniature or small slim full leather binding measuring 12 x 7.5 cm. 32mo. 105 pages + 2 pages of tables + 1 page showing new publications available. Engraved frontispiece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eCONDITION: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eGood condition. The original full calf leather binding is in good condition with no cracking to the hinges but there is a very small piece missing from the top of the spine (see picture provided). Original label remains in good condition. Original endpapers are good. Bookplate pasted to the inside front board. Contemporary initialing to verso of frontis and to the title page. The pages are in good condition throughout and free from foxing, stains, etc. All contents present. When originally bound the binder has trimmed the top margin of the text block very close the printed page numbers and in some instances just nick the top of some of these. But overall in good condition and seems to be pretty scarce as no other examples are for sale online at the time of this one being listed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e(Top stair shelf; Top)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44845257261364,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/products\/temp_image_0.jpg?v=1681042480"},{"product_id":"1877-historical-notices-of-st-anthony-s-monastery-leith-national-covenant","title":"1877 Historical Notices of St. Anthony’s Monastery, Leith - National Covenant","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Notices of St. Anthony’s Monastery, Leith, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Rehearsal of Events which Occurred in the North of Scotland from 1635 to 1645 in relation to the National Convenant. Edited from a contemporary MS. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Rev. Charles Rogers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted for the Grampian Club, London, 1877. First Edition. Hardback book, blue cloth with gilt title and ornament. 65 pages. Few b\u0026amp;w illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood condition - boards and spine good with little dent to spine - pages clean throughout - name written to top of title page and embossed address alongside - overall a good copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Scottish interest; Edinburgh)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44845262143796,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/products\/temp_image_0_a4a77e9b-ec9a-4fe2-b6eb-cd750b885045.jpg?v=1681042775"},{"product_id":"1916-little-journeys-to-the-homes-of-great-statesmen-unusual-embossed-binding","title":"1916 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Statesmen - Unusual Embossed Binding","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLittle Journeys to the Homes of Great\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Statesmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Elbert Hubbard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York \u0026amp; Chicago, W. H. Wise \u0026amp; Co. 1916. Printed and made into a book by the Roycrofters, which is in East Aurora, Erie county, New York. Hardback book in original brown leatherette with debossed tree design on front board (unusual binding). 305 pages, illustrated, beautifully printed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of short biographies of famous American statesmen by Elbert Hubbard, one of the leading figures in the Arts \u0026amp; Crafts movement in the United States, who founded the Roycrofters in East Aurora, NY. The hand-crafted items they produced are widely collected for their quality and aesthetic appeal, and the buildings which comprised the Roycroft Campus currently enjoy the status of historical landmarks. Hubbard wrote 14 volumes for this series and this is volume III from that series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good copy. The binding is good. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. Some pages are uncut at the fore-edge so the book has never been fully read. 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First Edition. Hardback, cloth, 8vo, with 305 pages plus 3 pages of index. 5 full page illustrations including the frontispiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEx library but good. Cloth binding good with library numbers to spine. Library markings to front endpapers and an ink stamp to verso of title page. Small piece missing to front blank endpaper at the bottom edge. No other stamps or markings. Pages good throughout as are the illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: 000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Edward Lowes Rushton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBarrister. Son of Edward Rushton, stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool. Admitted at Gray's Inn, 1861; called to the bar, 1865; resided in Liverpool; member of Northern Circuit (Foster, \u003cem\u003eMen-at-the-Bar: A Biographical Hand-List of the Members of the Various Inns of Court\u003c\/em\u003e, 1855). In 1858 published his first book, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare a Lawyer\u003c\/em\u003e; its contents appropriated by Chief Justice Lord Campbell in \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Legal Acquirements\u003c\/em\u003e, 1859, without acknowledgment to Rushton. Continued the subject of Shakespeare and law in later writings: \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Legal Maxims\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Testamentary Language\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e by the Lex Scripta. His other books on Shakespeare were \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Illustrated by Old Authors\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Euphuism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Hymn Tune Book\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare an Archer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare and \"The Arte of English Poesie\".\u003c\/em\u003e Some of the material in his books first appeared in \u003cem\u003eArchiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen\u003c\/em\u003e, some in \u003cem\u003eNotes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/em\u003e. His books show extensive knowledge of early English law and wide reading in early English authors; commended by reviewers. Rushton's \"valuable pamphlets on Shakespearean subjects\" referred to by the Cowden Clarkes (\u003cem\u003eRecollections of Writers\u003c\/em\u003e, p. 112). Picture of him in Jaggard's \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Maziere Brady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifth Edition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContaining also a letter from James Anthony Froude, M.A.; notices of the early Elizabethan Prelates, and of the sufferings of the Roman Catholic Bishops; and tales showing, in Juxta-Position, the Anglican and Roman Catholic Successions of Irish Archbishops, with Lists of all Irish Roman Catholic Bishops from 1558 to the present time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon. Longmans, Green and Co. 1867. Fifth Edition. 8vo. 22.5cm, 200, 24p., ads \u0026amp; index, original cloth, gilt titles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good copy. The cloth binding is good but has a little strip of sun-fading to the top front board and some to the rear board but otherwise good. All contents present. Bookplate to front endpaper. 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First Edition. Hardback, cloth binding, 264pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCobbett's Tour In Scotland first appeared serially in the Political Register, September 29th to November 24th, 1832. The last chapter, on the Scottish Highlands, appears here for the first time. The Edinburgh and Glasgow letters present a critical assessment of the plight of agricultural labourers and the 'industrial' conditions of agriculture in Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good first edition. The cloth binding is good. Endpapers good. 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Lyon-Claesen, Date: 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. 50.5 x 35cm. Title page and page of explanatory text in French. 50 loose plates, as issued. Original illustrated cloth portfolio. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exquisite collection of 50 tipped-in colour lithographs after watercolor painting by Architect Jean Baes depicting Belgium's historic towers and turrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn good condition. The ties are missing that keep the folio closed. Boards in good condition with signs of age as can be seen in the images above. All 50 plates present and are all in very good condition with no tears, staining, marks or damage. Very outer edges of some plates are brown with age. Overall in good condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e(Loc: Shop ; Oversized Shelf )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44846502248756,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/products\/temp_image_0_aa3585d9-09ac-4912-bff2-8b48c5ce575e.jpg?v=1681074488"},{"product_id":"inveraray-and-the-dukes-of-argyll-lindsay-amp-cosh-west-highland-town-scotland","title":"INVERARAY AND THE DUKES OF ARGYLL Lindsay \u0026 Cosh WEST HIGHLAND TOWN Scotland","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"ds_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInveraray and the Dukes of Argyll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Ian G. Lindsay \u0026amp; Mary Cosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Edinburgh University Press, 1973. First Edition. Large hardback with dust jacket. 487pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with photos, prints, plans, maps, drawings \u0026amp; folding genealogy table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good copy in original jacket. Just a little soiling to the jacket but generally good and unclipped in price. Boards and spine are good. All contents present and pages clean throughout. Previous owner's name and address written neatly to front endpaper plus his address label. Overall a good first edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THIS BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the beautifully illustrated history of the building of Inveraray, a West Highland town, by the 3rd and 5th Dukes of Argyll. 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England\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Essayes of a Prentise, In the Divine art of Poesie, Edinburgh 1585\u003cbr\u003eA Counterblaste to Tobacco, London 1604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Edward Arber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Constable and Co, Westminster, 1895. Hardback, green cloth with gilt titles, 120 pages plus 30 pages of publishers adverts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Counterblaste to Tobacco is a treatise written by King James VI of Scotland and I of England in 1604, in which he expresses his distaste for tobacco, particularly tobacco smoking. As such, it is one of the earliest anti-tobacco publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn good condition. Cloth binding good with light signs of age. All contents present and pages good throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e(Platform; Scotland 1 )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848167485748,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/products\/temp_image_0_9388bca8-7d66-498f-b0aa-f993d063d7be.jpg?v=1681094676"},{"product_id":"tara-an-archaeological-survey-conor-newman-high-kings-of-ireland","title":"Tara: An Archaeological Survey : Conor Newman : High Kings of Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTara : An Archaeological Survey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Conor Newman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 1997. First Edition. Large hardback with glossy pictorial boards, 376 pages. Profusely illustrated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good clean copy throughout. BOards and spine very good. Pages clean throughout. No names or writing. Very good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hill of Tara\u003c\/b\u003e is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the \"Mound of the Hostages\"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the Lia Fáil or \"Stone of Destiny\"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Loc: Shop; Bindery; Boxed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44900359995700,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/products\/tara.jpg?v=1681830735"},{"product_id":"the-antiquities-of-arran-john-marthur-account-of-sudreyjar-under-the-norsemen-1873","title":"The Antiquities of Arran : John M'Arthur : Account of Sudreyjar Under the Norsemen 1873","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Antiquities of Arran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a Historical Sketch of the Island, Embracing an Account of the Sudreyjar Under the Norsemen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy John M'Arthur\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1873. Second Edition. Hardback, green cloth with gilt titles, 184 pages, illustrated with a map frontispiece and 11 engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good copy of this scarce title. The cloth binding is very good and clean. All contents present and pages very clean throughout. No names or writing to the book. Overall very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\" rwr=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e(Loc: Shop ; Window )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45365368324404,"sku":"","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/arran.jpg?v=1686693129"},{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-ship-boy-leith-1823-prisoner-of-war-in-denmark-h-m-s-brunswick","title":"The Adventures of Ship-Boy (Leith 1823) Prisoner of War in Denmark H.M.S. 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All contents present and pages good throughout with just the odd spot or ocassional thumb mark to the margins. No names or writing. Overall a good first edition of this interesting and true narrative.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePREFACE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe following pages were written for the purpose of embodying the substance of a Journal kept by the Narrator, while a Prisoner of War in Denmark, in an early part of his life; and at the time of writing, his only object, further than his own satisfation, was the amusement of a few Friends, to which, the perusal of the Narrative might possibly contribute. Some of these friends having since advised him to print it, it is offered to the Public in its present shape.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe whole is a plain account of facts as they occurred; and as little has hitherto been published on the treatment of British Subjects in Foreign prisons, it is hoped, the present small Volume may be acceptable to those who feel an interest in such matters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first part is chiefly introductory, and contains a few Sketches of the Treatment and Professional Education of a Boy in a Merchant vessel; the second and third are composed of Prison Scenes, and in the fourth is given some account of the disasters which be-fel His Majesty's Ship, Brunswick, in the beginning of 1809, when detained by ice in the Cattegat. The latter was thought necessary to complete an account of the Writer's peregrinations; and if into this part, any inaccuracy of statement has inadvertently found it's way, it is entirely owing to the distressing situation in which he found himself, while on board of that Ship, which precluded the possibility of his keeping a regular Journal. This, however, can only be to a trifling extent.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Appendix is given a short account of Bornholm and the adjacent Danish islands; of the City of Copenhagen; and of Roeskilde Cathedral, from the best authorities; which particulars may probably be interesting strangers visiting Denmark.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Loc: Shelf: Scotland 1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45567334383924,"sku":"","price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/shipboy.jpg?v=1688827955"},{"product_id":"burtons-history-of-the-reign-of-queen-anne-3-volumes-1880-vgc","title":"Burton's History of the Reign of Queen Anne (3 volumes) 1880 VGC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" face=\"Arial\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA History of the Reign of Queen Anne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy John Hill Burton\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by William Blackwood and Son, Edinburgh and London, 1880. First Edition. Complete in Three Volumes. Tall 8vo, cloth bindings with gilt titles and decoration, Vol I: [viii] + 350pp; Vol II: [vii] + 352pp; Vol III: [vii] + 338pp, indexed. With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume III, and twenty four pages to the rear of volume I.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA very good clean set. The cloth bindings are very good with no damage. Endpapers very good with no writing or names. All contents present and pages in very clean condition throughout. Overall very good.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnne\u003c\/b\u003e (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714)[b] was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. Anne continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnne was born in the reign of Charles II to his younger brother and heir presumptive, James, whose suspected Roman Catholicism was unpopular in England. On Charles's instructions, Anne and her elder sister Mary were raised as Anglicans. Mary married their Dutch Protestant cousin, William III of Orange, in 1677, and Anne married Prince George of Denmark in 1683. On Charles's death in 1685, James succeeded to the throne, but just three years later he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Mary and William became joint monarchs. Although the sisters had been close, disagreements over Anne's finances, status, and choice of acquaintances arose shortly after Mary's accession and they became estranged. William and Mary had no children. After Mary's death in 1694, William reigned alone until his own death in 1702, when Anne succeeded him.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring her reign, Anne favoured moderate Tory politicians, who were more likely to share her Anglican religious views than their opponents, the Whigs. The Whigs grew more powerful during the course of the War of the Spanish Succession, until 1710 when Anne dismissed many of them from office. Her close friendship with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, turned sour as the result of political differences. 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Small piece of cover missing from top left corner of the front and a small piece missing at the head and tail of the spine. All contents present and pages clean throughout. The fold-out map has a closed tear approx 4 inches long. Overall good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Loc: Shop ; Oversized book shelf )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47236531585332,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/gardens.jpg?v=1701269836"},{"product_id":"vasa-i-archaeology-of-a-swedish-warship-of-1628-swedish-maritime-museum","title":"Vasa I : Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628 : Swedish Maritime Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVasa I : The Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Carl Olof Cederlund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Statens Maritima Museer (The Swedish State Maritime Museum) (21 Sept. 2006). Large heavy hardcover book, 400 pages. profusely illustrated. The book measures 24.77 x 29.21 x 4.45cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good clean copy throughout. With a gift inscription in pen to the front blank endpaper. Pages very clean throughout and cloth binding very good. A fine copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first in a new series of monographs to be published on Sweden's royal ship, Vasa , which sank on its maiden voyage on August 10th 1628. Volume I will put the series in context, presenting the background to the ship's story, its excavation and salvage, as well as an overview of the the finds and their context. 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These editorial choices confirm that this book was intended to bring early ship archaeology to life, as well as to present the rich finds from Vasa.\" -- International Journal of Maritime History International Journal of Maritime History \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Loc: Home)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47791288189236,"sku":"","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/vasa.jpg?v=1709587886"},{"product_id":"1894-ettrick-and-yarrow-a-guide-with-songs-and-ballads-william-angus","title":"1894 Ettrick and Yarrow, A Guide : With Songs and Ballads : William Angus","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEttrick and Yarrow, A Guide : With Songs and Ballads \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy William Angus\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePen and Ink Sketches by Temple Muir\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished by James Lewis, Selkirk, 1894. 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Tall 8vo, full green leather binding with blind-tooled and gilt design, gilt spine, gilt to all page edges, with an engraved title page as well as a letterpress title page, 211pp + index. There are 32 steel engravings plus the vignette for the engraved title page listed at the beginning of the book . . these are all present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good copy. The leather binding is good but with some signs of age, rubbing to the corners and joints, but is generally good condition. Front blank endpaper missing. All other contents present including all steel engravings. Pages in good clean condition throughout and free from foxing, stains etc, all plates present and in very good condition (see examples in images provided). 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Overall a good copy of this scarce book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Platform; History )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48003997303092,"sku":"","price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/2.webp?v=1717606767"},{"product_id":"scotia-the-journal-of-the-saint-andrew-society-5-volumes-1907-1911","title":"Scotia : The Journal of the Saint Andrew Society (5 Volumes) 1907-1911","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eScotia : The Journal of the Saint Andrew Society : 5 Volumes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolumes 1,2,3,4, and 5.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished for the Saint Andrew Society by R \u0026amp; R Clark, Edinburgh, 1907-1911. 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These societies organize social activities for their members as well as promoting the preservation of Scottish heritage\u003cbr\u003ePlease enquire about postage to your country\u003cbr\u003e(Location : Platform, History Shelf)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48004156096820,"sku":"","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/A_fb4e838d-0ec6-49a0-a545-83091e3566ef.webp?v=1717615951"},{"product_id":"1891-alfgar-the-dane-or-the-second-chronicle-of-aeschendune-a-d-crake","title":"1891 Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aeschendune A. D. 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Complete in Two Volumes. Hardback, cloth, 4to (books measure 29 x 23cm), 349 + 284 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA good complete set. The cloth bindins are good but volume II has some staining to the covers. All boards securely attached and inner joints sound. All contents present and pages good throughout both volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary, Queen of Scots\u003c\/b\u003e (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland, Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne. During her childhood, Scotland was governed by regents, first by the heir to the throne, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, and then by her mother, Mary of Guise. 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Some of their ancestral immigrants came to America directly from their Scotland homes, while others first passed over into Ireland, and they or their descendants at length found their way across the seas to this coun try. As to the origin and history of the Jamesons in Scotland, casting aside all shadowy and unverified traditions, and studying the extant history and literature of that country, we are quite confirmed in the assurance that the Jameson name had its origin in a Highland clan, The Clan of Gunn. A gentleman who visited Scotland, and made this matter a subject of special investigation and study, writes as follows of the Clan History of the Jamesons:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is no doubt,\" he says, \" that the first appearance of the Jamesons in Scotland was in the extreme north of that country; more specifically, in what is now Sutherland and Caithness, where they were members of the Clan Gunn. The best authorities agree that the founders of this clan were Norsemen, but the accounts of their settlement in Scotland are so varied that it is perhaps best to give extracts from various publications bearing on the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following is from a volume in the public library of Edinburgh, Scot-land. Its title is, Clans of the Highlands of Scotland, by Thomas Smibert, published in 1850 by James Hogg, Edinburgh, and David Robertson, Glasgow:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAN GUNN, GUN, OR GUIN. A very curious document exists regarding the origin of the Clan Ross. In fact, there are three papers, in one of which the genealogist calls the first Gunn one of three brethren, Guin, Leod, and Leandois (Ross), who came out of Denmark to the north parts of Scotland to follow their fortune, and Guin took possession of the braes of Cath-nes, where his posterity remains to this day, called the Clan Gunn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe name Gunn is Gaelic or Celtic, and has certain meanings. As a substantive, guin signifies fierceness, a pain, a dart, a wound; as a verb, to wound, to pierce, to sting, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gunns are represented as living to the north of Dunrobin Castle, which is on the east coast of Sutherlandshire, and they had a chieftain of their own name, and a castle of their own called Halbury. MacKames (which means Macjames or Machamish) seems to be the oldest sept name of the Gunns the conclusion being that they are true Celtic High-landers. It is clear from this whole and rather confused story that the Gunns had been a branch of the purest aborigines of the north. It strikes me that they are perhaps among the very purest remnants of the Gael to be found about Sutherlandshire and the adjoining parts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following is quoted from the \"Clans of the Scotch Highlands\" by R. R. Maclan, published in 1845 by Ackerman Co., London. This book is found in the public library, Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAN NAN GUINNAICH OR GUNNS. The Gunns were in the North, the counterpart of the MacGregors in the South. Although not numerous, they were most martial and resolute, and the appellation by which they were distinguished is very indicative of their general character. \"Guinneach' signifies sharp, keen, fierce, and was, doubtless, imposed as descriptive of their known or imputed disposition. 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First Edition. Complete in Four Volumes. Half leather bindings with marbles sides and marble endappers,  xiii, 473, [4], 490, viii, 413, vii, 489 pp. With two folding maps as called for (both bound in volume I).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eA good complete set in good condition throughout. Bindings good, Inner and outer joints good with no cracking. Pages good throughout. Closed tear to one of the maps. Overall a good complete set. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e(Loc: Gothic cabinet )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48245709963572,"sku":"","price":285.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/s-l1600_2e75bdfb-ba0f-41af-ad30-35509a8a967d.webp?v=1727187163"},{"product_id":"st-stephens-lodge-edinburgh-no-145-masononic-grand-lodge-of-scotland","title":"St Stephen's Lodge Edinburgh No 145 : Masonic Grand Lodge of Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. Stephen's Lodge, Edinburgh, No. 145 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Historical Sketch, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten And Compiled To Commemorate Its Ter-Jubilee (1777-1927) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Bro. William Spimpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMorrison and Gibb, Edinburgh, [1927]. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, 94 Pages including the Index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Stephen's Lodge, Edinburgh is Number 145 on the Roll of The Grand Lodge of Scotland in the Province of Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very good clean copy throughout. The cloth binding is very good with no damage. All contents present and pages clean throughout. Neat inkl inscription to the inside front board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Shelf: Edinburgh)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48245760885044,"sku":"","price":265.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/s-l1600_040359ce-adab-424f-8c6d-733c521f9bf0.webp?v=1727188085"},{"product_id":"registrum-monasterii-s-marie-de-cambuskenneth-1147-1535-medieval-scotland","title":"Registrum Monasterii S. Marie de Cambuskenneth 1147-1535 : Medieval Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegistrum Monasterii S. Marie de Cambuskenneth, A. D. 1147-1535\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by William Fraser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted Edinburgh, 1872. First Edition. Hardback, cloth, size = 25.5 x 19.5cm, profusely illustrated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis work is an important historical record detailing the history of the Cambuskenneth Abbey dating back to the twelfth-century, and it contains valuable information about life in medieval Scotland. The book contains various documents, poems, letters, and other materials written over a period of almost four centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA good copy of this scarce work. The cloth binding is good with a few light grubby marks and a little wear at the foot of the spine. All contents present and pages clean throughout. Overall good (see images)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Location : Scotland, Top Shelf)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gently Mad Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48247091659060,"sku":"","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3496\/4020\/files\/s-l960_1_cb5ec266-dfb3-4050-8ae4-4e3bca74d538.webp?v=1727260817"},{"product_id":"1727-rerum-scoticarum-historia-by-george-buchanan-history-of-scotland-latin","title":"1727 Rerum Scoticarum Historia by George Buchanan - History of Scotland (Latin)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRERUM SCOTICARUM HISTORIA AUCTORE GEORGIO BUCHANAN SCOTO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[George Buchanan]\u003cbr\u003eAd optimam and castigatissimam Roberti Fribarnii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditionem expressa cum indice longe locupletissimo, inferta Propriorum Nominum interpretatione.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccesserunt auctoris Vita ab ipso scripta, Ejusdemque Dialogus de jure Regni apud Scotos.\u003cbr\u003eNecnon Tabula Scotiae topographica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBound in at the end of the book is Buchanan's treatise '\u003cb\u003eDe Jure Regni Apud Scotos\u003c\/b\u003e', first published in 1579. In this work, composed in the form of a dialogue, Buchanan lays down the doctrine that the source of all political power is the people, that the king is bound by those conditions under which the supreme power was first committed to his hands, and that it is lawful to resist, even to punish, tyrants. There were persistent efforts of the legislature to suppress it during the century following its publication. It was condemned by act of parliament in 1584, and again in 1664; and in 1683 it was burned by the University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Jo. Patoni, Edinburgh, in 1727. The book is bound in contemporary full leather boards but lacking the title label. It measures approx. 7\" x 4 1\/4\" with [xvi], 634 pages and a 54 page index; [ii] and 58 pages. There is a frontispiece portrait of Buchanan and a folding map. The Text of this Book is in Latin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1506-1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. According to historian Keith Brown, Buchanan was \"the most profound intellectual sixteenth century Scotland produced.\" His ideology of resistance to royal usurpation gained widespread acceptance during the Scottish Reformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe published many books, and Rerum Scoticarum Historia (History of Scotland) is one of his major works and was completed shortly before his death, and first published in 1582. It is remarkable for the power of its style, and of great value for the period personally known to the author, which occupies the greater portion of the book. The earlier part is based, to a considerable extent, on the legendary history of Boece. Buchanan's purpose was to \"purge\" the national history \"of sum Inglis lyis and Scottis vanite\" (Letter to Randolph). He said that it would \"content few and displease many\"; but its matter gave so much offence that a proclamation was issued calling in all copies of it that they might be purged of the \"offensive and extraordinary matters\" which they contained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe binding of the book is in good to very good condition with expected signs of its age. There is scuffing and staining to the leather on the boards and spine and some damage and loss to the leather on the corners (mostly noticeable on the front corners). There is damage and loss of about 1\/4\" to the leather at the spine ends and, title label is missing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eThe contents are tight and clean apart from some expected marks from finger smudges and small stains, etc.. There is ink staining on the title-page and frontispiece - see photographs - Page 462 has two large stains near the fore edge and there are smaller stains on four pages before on on part of section 'L' of the index. The map has a tear of about 1\" on the spine edge and a tear of about 1\/2\" on the top edge and these tears have been repaired on the reverse with document repair tape (not sellotape).  The map also has creasing on the bottom 3 1\/2\" of the spine edge and down the length of the fore edge. The front and rear free endpapers are missing. 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