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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Excerpt from A Selection of Scottish Forfeited Estates Papers, 1715, 1745: Edition From the Original Documents, With Introduction and AppendicesThe traditional method of dividing history into epochs and centuries, though convenient for purposes of reference, is apt to prove misleading. History is the record of the continuous development of human energy, every successive event being the produce of earlier incidents, and progress cannot be accur...

Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Castles and Mansions, of AyrshireThe mansion-house, which was erected at the close of last century, is a commodious and unpretending structure, architecturally decorated with a porch supported upon elegant Corinthian pillars, and surmounted by a facade bearing sculptured urns at its three angles. The tympanum is filled in with a heraldic shield and scroll-work in high relief. The river An...

Excerpt from The Compt Buik of David Wedderburne Merchant of Dundee 1587-1630: Together With the Shipping Lists of Dundee 1580-1618It is certainly very carefully formed, although we may regret that it appears intended to contain and exhaust all articles of possible commerce. It would have suited our pur pose, the purposeof the historian, better, if it had indicated the commodities which were habitually, or even occasionally, shipped and landed...

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Originally published in 1885 in a limited edition of 200 copies, for the purpose of presenting, in an accessible and attractive form, views of the numerous beautiful inhabited Castles and Mansions which adorn Ayrshire. The Plates were prepared specially for the Work by Messrs ANNAN, Glasgow. The Letterpress was drawn up under the editorial care of A. H. MILLAR, F.S.A.Scot., and embraces much interesting historical information. In most instance...

Excerpt from The Compt Buik of David Wedderburne Merchant of Dundee 1587-1630: Together With the Shipping Lists of Dundee 1580-1618It is certainly very carefully formed, although we may regret that it appears intended to contain and exhaust all articles of possible commerce. It would have suited our pur pose, the purposeof the historian, better, if it had indicated the commodities which were habitually, or even occasionally, shipped and landed...

Excerpt from Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Castles and Mansions, of Ayrshire The mansion-house, which was erected at the close of last century, is a commodious and unpretending structure, architecturally decorated with a porch supported upon elegant Corinthian pillars, and surmounted by a facade bearing sculptured urns at its three angles. The tympanum is filled in with a heraldic shield and scroll-work in high relief. The river ...

Excerpt from A Selection of Scottish Forfeited Estates Papers, 1715, 1745: Edition From the Original Documents, With Introduction and Appendices The traditional method of dividing history into epochs and centuries, though convenient for purposes of reference, is apt to prove misleading. History is the record of the continuous development of human energy, every successive event being the produce of earlier incidents, and progress cannot be acc...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.