Royal Northumberland Yacht Club: Sailing Directions - Bridlington to Fife Ness, Including Firth of Forth
Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, 1951. First Edition. Hard back. Good Plus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Previous owners name to front endpaper. (Book ref. 27276) £14.00
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THE SHORES OF FIFE
GB: Blackie (Beautiful England and Scotland). Illustrated by E.W. Haslehurst. Hardback. VG-/G+ pcDW. Not dated. Plain grey boards lettered in green. Pictorial DW. 12 colour plates. 68 pages. Clean tight text pages but covers are a bit marked. Small loss to top edge of DW. (Book ref. c133A.021) £7.00
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THE SHORES OF FIFE
GB: Blackie (Beautiful England and Scotland). Illustrated by E.W. Haslehurst. Hardback. VG/VG- Pc DW. Not dated. Plain grey boards lettered in green. Pictorial DW. 12 colour plates. 68 pages. Bookshop stamp and owners name on front endpaper. Clean tight text. (Book ref. c133A.020) £9.00
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''Destiny, and other Poems''.
Printed for the author (St Andrews) 1876. xxvi + 514pp; appendix; 40 illustrations, incl. several from photographs. Decorative blue cloth/gilt. Plate No. 6 missing, as always. Scarce. [includes notes and a poem by the St Andrews author 'In Memory of Young Tom Morris, the Champion Golfer of the World'. There is also a collotype reproduction of a photograph of Old and Young Tom Morris, the negative for which was by Mr Rodger, and was taken specially for this work. There is also a poem which praises Allan Robertson, considered by many to be the first professional golfer]. (Book ref. 5256) £115.00
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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. The County of Fife.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd 1952. Thick 8vo.cloth Illus.,Fldg. map.xiv, 815 pp. F. hinge sl. strained; browning o/w v.g. (Book ref. 39029) £40.00
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A History of Fife and Kinross.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood 1896 8vo.Cloth gt.,1st Edn. 2 Fldg Maps.xiv, 404 pp. Covers shewing wear; hinges strained; name & address . f.e.p; some spotting. Maps loose at end; one in pieces. (Book ref. 39075) £45.00
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The Buildings of Scotland. Fife.
London: Penguin, 1988 8vo Vinyl gt. Dw. 1st Edn. Illus. 468 pp. Sign. f.e.p; o/w V.g. (Book ref. 39063) £22.00
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Fife News Almanac. Second War Time Issue.
Cupar: J. and G. Innes, 1942 8vo Printed Wrappers. 1st Edn. Illus. Unpaginated. Advts. Staples rusted. (Book ref. 39057) £35.00
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The History of Lochoreshire from the Earliest of Times to the First Quarter of the Present Century
Privately Published, 1988. First Edition. Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xii,321. 103 illustrations including a folding map at the rear of the book. A historical study of a rather neglected corner of West Fife. (Book ref. 16961) £30.00
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The East Neuk of Fife: Its History and Antiquities,Geology,Botany,and Natural History in General.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd 1862. 8vo. Blind dec. Cloth Yapp Edges 1st Edn. iv, 387 [1] pp. Covers faded; head and tail of backstrip chipped; some foxing prelims, browning. One section jumped with sl. fraying to fore edges. (Book ref. 39014) £125.00
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Fifty Years with John Company from the letters of General John Low of Clatto, Fife, 1822-1858.
London: John Murray, 1936 first edition xxvii and 434 pages. 12 plates. A good copy in the publisher's blue cloth; there is a mark on the front board where a small label has been removed. General Low was Resident successively at Jaipur, Gwalior and Lucknow. From 1856 he was a member of the Supreme Council in Calcutta and from that vantage point viewed the Mutiny. There are several chapters on the fate of friends and relatives. (Book ref. 60884) £15.00
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AA ILLUSTRATED ROAD BOOK OF SCOTLAND.
1972. AA. 850970652. Fifth. VG. 10 x 7.5. 288pp +36 pages of maps. b/w illus & maps throughout. (Book ref. 66911) £15.00
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SCOTLAND'S SPLENDOUR.
1961. Collins.. Book-Good. 10.5x8.5. 240pp. Extensive colour and b/w illus. 904g. Here is a delightful book that attempts to capture through photographs and text the charm and beauty of Scotland. Divided into geographical areas, it makes for a useful and informative guide to the area. (Book ref. 29922) £14.00
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Best Pub Walks Around Edinburgh
Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure, 2000. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1850587175 Bright pictorial covers, no previous owner marks, 170 pages, maps, photographs; 26 walks that explore an outstanding variety of countryside. As a bonus, each walk starts and finishes at a traditional pub with a reputation for fine ale and a welcome to weary walkers. (Book ref. 4030) £4.00
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Fisher Life; or, the Memorials of Cellardyke and the Fife Coast
Cupar: "Fife Herald Office", 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall appendis,pages iv 157 few spots, in original blue gilt dec embossed cloth (Book ref. 14942) £159.00
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Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Men of Fife of Past and Present Times Natives of the County, or Connected With it By Property Residence, Office, Marriage ...
Cupar: John C Orr, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall With the Authors Compliments xi 492 pp.,original gilt dec embossed cloth: presentation copy from the author to his cousin (Book ref. 14940) £139.00
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Map of the Counties of Fife and Kinross Made on the Basis of the Trigonometrical Survey of Scotland By James Fraser Being a Re-Construction of the Map By Greenwood & Fowler ..aditions to 1841.
Markinch: James Fraser. First in This Form. Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall (1845) 38" x 49"large scale linen backed handcoloured map folding in 15 in original 1\2 brown leather (Book ref. 14939) £169.00
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The kingdom. A descriptive and historical hand-book to Fife. With ... map and Illustrations
Cupar: A Westwood & Son. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall (1880) folding map,illustrated pages 140 ads in original red gilt dec soft cloth (Book ref. 14926) £98.00
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HMS Fife 1962-1987 The Last Operational County Class Guided Missile Destroyer
CPC Reprographics, 1987. First Edition. Original Card. Very Good. 70pp, large format, large photo of ship on front cover, listing of ships of the class, commanding officers, HMS Fife - chronicle of events, very good and scarce (Book ref. AB006556) £45.00
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Fife : Pictorial and Historical; Its People, Burghs, Castles, and Mansions.(Volumes I and II - Complete in 2 volumes)
Cupar-Fife: A. Westwood and Son, 1895. Illustrated by Various. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large Z A lovely two volume set of this scarce history of Fife. Bound in two large 4to. volumes bound in their original publisher's green cloth. The green cloth embossed in gilt to the spines and to the front boards. Each front board with a vignette of a knight on a horse. Each volume has bevelled edges. Upper edges gilt. Others rough cut. Both volumes are tightly bound. Each have brown endpapers. Volume 2 has a pouch bound in at the rear with 3 loose maps inserted as called for. The text is supported by numerous illustrations - engravings, photographic reproductions and line drawings. Volume one has a frontispiece, a tissue-guarded engraved (and charming) title page and an additional title page. No inscriptions. Both volumes have light rubbing to some of the board corners. Volume one has several scratches to the rear board with very slight loss of cloth to one or two of them. There is also a slightly open split to the outer spine hinge of around 1.8cm in length. There are two vertical creases to the rear endpaper of volume one. Both upper corners of volume two are bumped. Some fox-spots to the fore-edges and the outer margins of a few leaves. A 7cm tear to the edge of the rear map pouch has been expertly repaired - as has a 2cm tear. Light toning to the margins of a couple of the maps. A lovely two volume set of this scarce work. (Book ref. 228002) £450.00
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