Verlag: Birlinn General, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2019
ISBN 10: 178027579X ISBN 13: 9781780275796
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The tiny diamond-shaped island of Pabay lies in Skyes Inner Sound, just two and a half miles from the bustling village of Broadford. One of five Hebridean islands of that name, it derives from the Norse papa-ey, meaning island of the priest. Many visitors since the first holy men built their chapel there have felt that Pabay is a deeply spiritual place, and one of wonder. These include the great 19th-century geologists Hugh Miller and Archibald Geikie, for whom the islands rocks and fossil-laden shales revealed much about the nature of Creation itself. Len and Margaret Whatley moved to Pabay from the Midlands and lived there from 1950 until 1970. Leaving a landlocked life in Birmingham for the emptiness of an uninhabited island was a brave and challenging move for which nothing could have prepared them. Christopher Whatley, their nephew, was a regular visitor to Pabay whilst they lived there. In this book, based on archival research, oral interviews, memory and personal experience, he explores the history of this tiny island jewel, and the people for whom it has been home, to create a vivid picture of the trials, tribulations and joys of island life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Verlag: Birlinn Ltd, 2002
ISBN 10: 186232171X ISBN 13: 9781862321717
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Verlag: Polygon, 1992
ISBN 10: 0748661204 ISBN 13: 9780748661206
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
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Verlag: Tuckwell Press Ltd, 2001
ISBN 10: 1898410720 ISBN 13: 9781898410720
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0521576431 ISBN 13: 9780521576437
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 071904541X ISBN 13: 9780719045417
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Verlag: Tuckwell Press Ltd 23/01/1998, 1998
ISBN 10: 1862320837 ISBN 13: 9781862320833
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: Tuckwell Press Ltd, 2001
ISBN 10: 186232140X ISBN 13: 9781862321403
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Alan Godfrey Maps, 1990
ISBN 10: 0850543185 ISBN 13: 9780850543186
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
UNK. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Verlag: Alan Godfrey Maps, 1990
ISBN 10: 0850543177 ISBN 13: 9780850543179
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Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2006
ISBN 10: 0748616853 ISBN 13: 9780748616855
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Paperback. Zustand: Fine. This book traces the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. The book offers a radical new interpretation of the causes of union. The idea that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold' is largely rejected. Instead, emphasis is placed upon the international, dynastic and religious contexts in which the union was negotiated. The aggressive France of Louis XIV, the imagined threat posed by the church of Rome, and the real one represented by the Stuart pretender, loomed large in the consciousnesses of Scots who sought union. The principles of the Glorious Revolution, and the persistence from that time on of key political figures in Scotland in their determination to secure a treaty with England were crucial. Unionists too concerned themselves with Scotland's ailing economy, and aspired to the kind of civic society that Holland had become and that they saw in London. They were as patriotic as many of their opponents and believed that union offered the Scots what they were unable to obtain as a small independent state, with the country's interests defended with what John Clerk called Scotland's 'phantom' Parliament. The complex and shifting opinions of the Scottish people outside Parliament are also examined, as well as the effect this had on proceedings within. Key features New controversial interpretation - challenges currently dominant view that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold', and bullied into union with England. Wide-ranging; topic coverage comprehensive - looks more widely at Scottish society and its economy, culture etc. than the competition Timely/topical: contemporary interest in this event in Scottish/British history, especially 2007.
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Verlag: Birlinn, Limited, 1996
ISBN 10: 0859763889 ISBN 13: 9780859763882
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Verlag: The Ramsay Head Press, Edinburgh, 1979
Anbieter: Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB), Ancaster, ON, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 212 Pages Illus. Book.
Verlag: The Ramsay Head Press, Edinburgh, 1979
ISBN 10: 0902859528 ISBN 13: 9780902859524
Anbieter: Blacket Books, PBFA, Edinburgh, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy in a similar dustwrapper. 212pp. Map. 8 illustrations. Comprises essays to commemorate the bicentenary of Galt's birth.
Verlag: Ramsay Head Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0902859528 ISBN 13: 9780902859524
Anbieter: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Signed. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.
Verlag: Mainstream, 1992
ISBN 10: 1851585095 ISBN 13: 9781851585090
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Verlag: Ramsay Head Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0902859528 ISBN 13: 9780902859524
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0521572282 ISBN 13: 9780521572286
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket.
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Verlag: Puffin (Au Yr), 2020
ISBN 10: 0143786733 ISBN 13: 9780143786733
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Whatley, Bruce (illustrator). Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9.
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Verlag: Edinburgh: Polygon (1992)., 1992
Anbieter: Austwick Hall Books, Austwick, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback in very good condition.
Verlag: The Ramsay Head Press Edinburgh, 1979
Anbieter: Mr Mac Books (Ranald McDonald) P.B.F.A., Thornhill, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Hardback ISBN 0902859528 First edition. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles. A clean and tight book which looks little used. Dustwrapper has light scratching on front panel. Illustrated with B & W plates. Demonstrates Galt's position as a writer of importance. 212 pages Wt 0.5 Kg Very good (Very Good).
Verlag: University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1928
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 83pp. Original gray printed wrappers. Very good with fairly large chip on top edge of rear wrapper.
Verlag: Ramsay Head Press Edinburgh, 1979
Anbieter: Grampian Books PBFA, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition. 212pp; 9 illustrations. Brown boards. Slight creasing to leaves. G in G dustwrapper. [10 contributions, to mark the bi-centenary of Galt's birth in Irvine in 1779, which cover aspects including his use of language, his philosophic background and position, his contributions as a writer and his "social realism"].
Verlag: Polygon Edinburgh, 1992
Anbieter: Grampian Books PBFA, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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First edition. x + 189pp; 2 illustrations. Soft covers. VG. [In a collection of 9 essays eminent contributors examine and assess the ways in which Scotland's history has been written and interpreted, and explore the major revisions of methodology].
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0748638024 ISBN 13: 9780748638024
Anbieter: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.
Verlag: Archives : The Journal of the British Records Association, 1995
Anbieter: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., Vereinigtes Königreich
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Disbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 9 pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 17 x 25 cms. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: British Records Association; Inventory No: 514536. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.
Verlag: Edinburgh, Polygon, 1992., 1992
Anbieter: Time Booksellers, Somerville, VIC, Australien
First Edition; 8vo; pp. x, 189; portrait frontispiece, 1 b/w illustration, bibliography, notes, index; original stiff illustrated wrapper, minor chipping to edges, otherwise a very good copy.
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2011
ISBN 10: 184586090X ISBN 13: 9781845860905
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Dundee University Press, 2011
Anbieter: The Good Book Place, Blackpool, Blackpool, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine copy, no markings or inscriptions.
Verlag: Manchester University Press (2000)., 2000
Anbieter: Austwick Hall Books, Austwick, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback in very good condition.