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This is an account of the Scottish clans, their history and heritage, genealogy, relics, and homelands written by one the great Scottish eccentrics, the lawyer and genealogist Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk (1919-1985). It was first published in 1967 and was a best-seller; this copy is from its 5th printing, in 1977.There is quite a bit of shelfwear to the dust jacket.Aside from darkening of the paper, the book itself is pristine.Note: If you are outside of North America, the shipping fee is for surface mail without tracking. Contact me for other shipping options.

This is a copy of Bartholomew's Clan Map, produced in 1975 by the Scots genealogist Sir Iain Moncreiffe of That Ilk (1919-1985). It was produced from an original painting by the Scottish artist Don Pottinger (1919-1986).
The map features 'The Lands', 'The Arms', and 'The Crests'. The central map delineates the clan territories and is framed by an array of 170 heraldic shields along with their crests and mottoes. It is based on the clan map as it was around the time of King James VI (1566-1625).
I haven't opened this map completely--just enough to take the photos shown. Photo #2 is taken from a collector's site, which says that it's appr 38" x 29".
This map has been sitting in a drawer since 1975. There are little bits of wear to the covers and the original price tag is on it, but you can steam that off. As far as I can tell, it's in perfect condition.

This is an unread First US Edition of I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book, written by the English folklore experts Iona and Peter Opie. It was originally published in 1947. In 1992, it was re-published, this time full of color illustrations by the great American illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for Where the Wild Things Are, and his many cartoons for the New Yorker.
Collected in this invaluable book are the wit and wisdom of generations of schoolchildren—more than one 170 rhymes ranging from insults and riddles to tongue twisters, jeers and jump-rope rhymes. With Iona Opie's introduction and detailed notes and Maurice Sendak's remarkable pictures—vignettes, sequences, and full-page paintings both wickedly funny and comically sad—this book offers knowledge and entertainment to readers of all ages.
This copy's dust jacket, though unclipped, is a little battered. The book itself is perfect. The spine has not been cracked; there is no indication that anyone ever opened it.

This is a first edition (British) of Jane's Naval History of World War II, written by Jane's editor Bernard Ireland. It covers the different types of warships that fought in the war, from aircraft carriers to submarines, assault ships to destroyers and cruisers. Ireland offers new insights, investigating how German U-boats ultimately lost the battle of the Atlantic while US submarines annihilated Japan's merchant navy.
This book does not appear to have been read. It is in perfect condition.
Note: Also listed here, I have Jane's Fighting Ships 1950-51, and Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I

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This is a stated first edition of The War Between the Generals: Inside the Allied High Command, published in 1981.
Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, De Gaulle are just some of the characters in his book. This book is a social history of command. It shows how the ambitions and personalities of the men at the top affected the course of the war and the lives of the ordinary mortals in the field.
446 pages, including lots of photos. The dust jacket is not in good condition; the book itself is in excellent condition.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North America is for surface mail without tracking. For other shipping options, please contact me.

This is two volumes of Washington's Irving Works, volumes three and ten of a 15-volume set published by Peter Fenelon Collier in 1897.
Contents:
Volume III: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada, Newstead Abbey, Abbotsford, 576 pages
Volume X: The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, The Crayon Papers & The Moorish Chronicle, 600 pages
Both are 6" x 8 1/3", burgundy boards over fine paper. The trim and spines are leather. Both are heavily illustrated.
In both cases, particularly volume III, the covers aren't in the best of shape but it would be worth it to take them to a professional to have them fixed up. The missing bits of leather could be replaced; mainly, the covers need cleaning.
Inside, they are in near-perfect condition, save for minor waving. The paper is bright and clean and the binding is nice and tight. There's no evidence that anyone ever read them.

This is a first (and likely only) edition of Washington Irving's Sketch Book, published by Avenel in 1985. It is a facsimile reproduction of the The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., first published in 1819 and 1820. Geoffrey Crayon was the pseudonym of the American writer Washington Irving, who is most famous for the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, both of which are included here. This book includes 150 of the original illustrations by 'F.O.C.', Felix Darley.

It is 507 pages. Unclipped dust jacket. No shelfwear.
It has not been read and is in mint condition.

This is a stated first edition (1978) of A Captive of Time: My Years With Pasternak. It is the memoirs of the Russian poet Olga Ivinskaya (1912-1995), who was Boris Pasternak's mistress and the woman upon whom 'Lara' is based, in Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago.
462 pages, lots of photos
There are a few little marks here and there, just on the covers and I think it's dust.
The original owner signed the front endpaper.
Minor wear to the dust jacket.
Otherwise perfect condition.