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Scottish History] COLLECTION OF WORKS ON SCOTTISH HISTORY, INCLUDING: i) The History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland. Edinburgh: Thomas and Walter Ruddimans, 1734, volume one only, folio, engraved map, contemporary sheep-backed boards [William Forbes, bookplate] [ESTC T121562], tear to B and A2 in appendix, binding rubbed with repairs to spine and some loss to boards; ii) Stewart, Duncan. A Short Historical and Genealogical Account of the Royal Family of Scotland. Edinburgh: W. Sands, A. Brymer, A. Murray, and J. Cochran 1739, 4to, engraved folding plate, contemporary speckled calf [ESTC T113273], plate with repairs, glue residue on front paste-down; iii) Robertson, William. The History of Scotland. London: A. Millar, 1759, 2 volumes, 4to, second edition [John Belshes, bookplates and signatures]; iv) Dalrymple, David. Annals of Scotland. Edinburgh: Balfour & Smellie, 1776-1779, 2 volumes, 4to, contemporary sheep-backed and calf-backed boards [J. Belsches, bookplate, stamp and signature], with manuscript letter loosely inserted; v) Arnot, Hugo. The History of Edinburgh. Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1779, 4to; vi) [Kincaird, Alexander]. Order of the Cavalcade, At the Opening of the First Parliament of our dread sovereigne Lord King James the Seventh, upon the 23d April 1685. [?Edinburgh: ?1780], double-page title, 3 double page hand-coloured engravings [ESTC T95408]--The funeral solemnities at the interment of the corpse of the high and mighty Prince, John Duke of Rothes, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland. [?Edinburgh: ?1780], double-page title, 4 double page hand-coloured engravings; each double sheet laid down onto thick paper, two works bound together in grey paper boards [ESTC T95409], some repairs to leaves and boards; vii) Stuart, Gilbert. The History of Scotland. London: J. Murray 1782, 2 works bound in one volume, 4to, full speckled calf; viii) The Metrical History of Sir William Wallace Knight of Ellerslie. Perth: R. Morison Junior, 1790, 3 volumes, 12mo; ix) Stuart, Andrew. Genealogical History of the Stewarts. London: A. Strahan; and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1798, 4to, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED "For Sir John Stuart Forbes of Fettercairn Bart from the Author" on preliminary leaf, half-title, errata and Supplement dated 1799, engraved folding plate, diced brown calf, gilt dentelles, manuscript note by Sir John Stuart Forbes loosely inserted, hinges starting; x) Fragments of Scotish History. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1798, 4to, engraved frontispiece, contemporary marbled calf [Sir William Forbes, bookplate] [ESTC T83689], browning and minor staining, binding lightly rubbed xi) The Earl of Selkirk. Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED "For Sir Wm Forbes with the Author's compliments" on front free endpaper, errata slip inserted, contemporary marbled boards [William Forbes, bookplate]; xii) The Traveller's Guide through Scotland. Edinburgh: John Pillans, 1824. 2 volumes, 12mo; xiii) Chambers, Robert. The Picture of Scotland. Edinburgh: William Tait, 1827, 2 volumes, 8vo; xiv) Gregory, Donald. History of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland, from A.D. 1493 to A.D. 1625. Edinburgh: William Tait, 1836, 8vo; Some spotting and soiling, wear to binding, repairs to the spines of a few volumes (20)