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And always a detective: chapters on the history of detective fiction
Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
2000
A discussion of the similarities between Victorian sensation and detective fiction.
The Appleby file : detective stories
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1975
A collection of short stories featuring the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Sir John Appleby.
Ballad of a marriage
Festival Publications
1966
The first collection of poetry by the Irish writer and critic.
Brown's signalling: how to learn the International Code of Visual and Sound Signals based on information contained in Vol. I. of the 1931 International Code of Signals
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd.
1943
A guide to the 1931 International Code of signals, designed to meet the peace-time needs of merchant vessels.
Carson's conspiracy
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1984
A retired Sir John Appleby finds conspiracy and murder on his doorstep.
The chronicles of the Stickleback Club: annals of the countryside round Paisley
Alexander Gardner, Limited
1930
A collection of newspaper articles that document the natural history in and around Paisley.
The heritage of Hiroshige
Paul Elder and Company
1912
A guide to the prints of Hiroshige based on the J. S. Happer collection.
The history and heritage of Pitlochry and district
Pitlochry and District Tourist Association
1970s
A guide to the natural history and notable features of Pitlochry and the surrounding area.
Lament for a maker
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1971
Reclusive Ranald Guthrie, the laird of Erchany, is seen falling from the highest tower of his run-down castle and is found dead in the snow below.
Lovedale, South Africa
Andrew Elliot
1894
An account of missionary work carried out in Lovedale, South Africa.
Maigret's Christmas: complete Maigret short stories. Volume 1
Hamish Hamilton
1976
A collection of nine short stories.
Maigret's pipe : complete Maigret short stories. Volume 2
Hamish Hamilton
1977
A collection of short stories featuring the famous French detective.
The man who wrote detective stories, and other stories
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1959
An anthology of short stories by an author better known as Michael Innes.
The past hundred years: the buildings of the University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
1973
A guide to the buildings in the vicinity of George Square and King's Buildings.
Rosneath and Clynder views
John A. Stewart
1958
A photographic record of life around Gareloch, with an emphasis on yachting. Gift inscription from the author to inside of front cover.
The settlements of Western Perthshire: land and society north of the Highland line 1480-1851
Pentland Press Ltd.
1990
The result of ten years research into the history of the western corner of Perthshire.
The sign at six
A. L. Burt Company
1910s
A revengeful old man threatens to disrupt New York with his death ray.
Songs of the Pentlands, and other poems
A.H. Aikman & Co.
1929
A collection of poems by the Scottish writer. Gift inscription from the author on title page.
Trouble on Tuesday
Andrew Melrose Ltd
1952
An accidental meeting with a crime reporter leads Carver to the uncovering of a gang of international criminals.
