THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND COLLECTION
~~~~~~~~ A truly unique and wonderful
collection of over 150 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first
time on USB flash drive covering all aspects of the breathtaking WESTERN HIGHLANDS
& ISLES OF SCOTLAND.
Discover the history and antiquities
of this beautiful and magical part of Scotland. Explore the popular
tales, folk lore, ancient myths, legends and local history of these ancient
islands. Read about the age-old traditions, manners and customs of the
inhabitants. Enjoy the ancient melodies, songs and poetry that can be found
there. Explore the history of the ancient clans as well as the genealogies of
principle families. Study the flora, fauna, geology and mineralogy of this
remarkable landscape. From Harris and Lewis in the north to the isles of Jura,
Islay and Arran further south, this is an
unrivalled collection. Some of these books are
extremely hard-to-find, with the oldest examples dating as far back as the
1700’s, providing a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an
absolute must for anyone with an interest in the Western
Highlands and Isles of Scotland. The
full list of titles included speaks for itself…. This superb compilation of 157
vintage books on one USB flash drive provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books
have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to
read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or
e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages. This is without doubt the
most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles
Included is as Follows:
A choice
collection of the works of the Highland bards - collected in the Highlands and isles Vol. 1 - A. Stewart (1804) A choice
collection of the works of the Highland bards - collected in the Highlands and isles Vol. 2 - A. Stewart (1804) A collection
of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases - D. Macintosh (1882) A collection
of original poems, songs, etc. taken
from oral recitation in various parts of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
- D. Maccallum (1821) A collection
of pibaireachd or pipe tunes, as verbally taught by the M'Crummen pipers in the
Isle of Skye (1880) A description
of the curious monuments and antiquities in the Island
of Icolumkill also, an Account of the Island of Staffa,
where the rural throne of the late King Fingal is extant (1809) A description
of the Western Islands of Scotland
- M. Martin (1703) A description
of the western islands of Scotland,
including the Isle of Man Vol. 1 - J. Macculloch (1819) A description
of the western islands of Scotland,
including the Isle of Man Vol. 2 - J. Macculloch (1819) A description
of the western islands of Scotland,
including the Isle of Man Vol. 3 - J. Macculloch (1819) A history of
the clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duard Castle in the Isle of Mull,
to the present period including a genealogical account of some of the principal
families - J. P. Maclean (1889) A journey to
the Western islands of Scotland
- S. Johnson (1791) A short essay
on the age and uses of the Brochs and the rude stone monuments of the Orkney islands
and the north of Scotland
- J. Fergusson (1887) A short
history of the Scottish
Highlands and isles - W.
C. Mackenzie (1908) A
topographical dictionary of Scotland,
and of the islands in the British
Seas Vol. 1 - N. Carlisle
(1813) A
topographical dictionary of Scotland,
and of the islands in the British
Seas Vol. 2 - N. Carlisle
(1813) A
topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands,
cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages Vol. 1 - S.
Lewis (1851) A
topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands,
cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages Vol. 2 - S.
Lewis (1851) A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides,
1772 Vol. 1 - T. Pennant (1774) A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides,
1772 Vol. 2 - T. Pennant (1774) A Tour
Through the Highlands of Scotland,
and the Hebride Isles in MDCCLXXXVI - J. Knox (1787) A Vertebrate
Fauna of the Outer Hebrides - J. A.
Harvie-Brown (1888) A voyage round
the coasts of Scotland
and the isles Vol. 1 - J. Wilson (1896) A voyage
round the coasts of Scotland
and the isles Vol. 2 - J. Wilson (1896) A Voyage to
St. Kilda - The Remotest of All the Hebrides Or Western Isles of Scotland - M.
Martin (1753) A voyage to
the Hebrides, or western isles of Scotland; with observations on the
manners and customs of the Highlanders - L. A. Necker (1822) Account of a
botanical excursion to the Mull of Cantyre, and the island of Islay,
in August, 1844 (1845) Account of
excavations within the stone circles of Arran
- J. Bryce (1863) Albyn's
anthology, or, A select collection of the melodies & vocal poetry peculiar
to Scotland
& the Isles - A. Campbell (1816) An account of
some remains of antiquity in the Island
of Lewis, one of the Hebrides
(article) - C. M'Kenzie (1792) An Economical
History of the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland
Vol. 1 - J. Walker
(1808) An Economical
History of the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland
Vol. 2 - J. Walker
(1808) An historical,
archæological and geological examination of Fingal's Cave in the island of Staffa - J. Maclean (1890) Ancient poems
of Ossian, Orran, Ullin, etc. Collected in the western Highlands
and Isles - J. Smith (1787) Antiquitates
Celto-Normannicae, containing the Chronicle of Man and the isles - J. Johnstone
(1786) Arran of the
bens, the glens & the brave - M. MacBride (1911) Art rambles
in the highlands and islands of Scotland
- J. T. Reid (1878) Behold Iona, a guide and souvenir - J. Morrison (1921) Canntaireachd
- articulate music, dedicated to the Islay
Association - J.F. Campbell (1880) Clan
traditions and popular tales of the western Highlands
and islands - J. G. Campbell (1895) Co-chruinneacha
dh, ain, etc. - A collection of original poems, songs, etc. taken from oral recitation in various parts
of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
- D. Maccallum (1821) Colonsay, one
of the Hebrides, its plants their local names and usses - legends, ruins, and
place-names - M. McNeill (1910) Crofts and
farms in the Hebrides, being an account of the
management of an island estate for 130 years - G. Argyll (1883) Description
of the spar cave, lately discovered in the isle of Skye - K. Macleay (1811) Ecclesiological
notes on some of the islands of Scotland
- T. S. Muir (1885) Evil eye in
the western Highlands - R. C. Maclagan (1902) Excursions
through the Highlands and Isles of Scotland in 1835 and 1836 - C. L.
Smith (1837) Excursions to
Arran, Ailsa Craig, and the two Cumbraes, with
reference to the natural history of these islands - D. Landsborough (1851) Flora Scotica
or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides
Vol. 1 - J. Lightfoot (1777) Flora Scotica
or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides
Vol. 2 - J. Lightfoot (1777) Folk and hero
tales - D. MacInnes (1890) Footsteps of
Dr. Johnson (Scotland)
with illus. by Lancelot Speed - G. Hill (1890) From the
Hebrides to the Himalayas - a sketch of
eighteen months' wanderings in western isles and eastern highlands - C. F.
Gordon-Cumming (1876) Gaelic
incantations, charms, and blessings of the Hebrides
- W. Mackenzie (1895) Gazetteer of Scotland;
arranged under the various descriptions of counties, parishes, islands (1825) General View
of the Agriculture of the Hebrides, Or Western Isles of Scotland - J. MacDonald (1811) Geology of
Clydesdale and Arran, embracing also the marine zoology and the flora of Arran, with complete list of species, and notices of its
scenery and antiquities - J. Bryce (1859) Grazing and
agrestic customs of the Outer Hebrides - A.
Carmichael (1884) Guide to the
Highlands and islands of Scotland
including Orkney and Zetland, descriptive of their scenery, statistics,
antiquities, and natural history - G. Anderson (1850) Highlands and
islands of Scotland
painted by W. Smith Junr - A. Moncrieff (1907) Historical
account of the highlands and islands of Scotland,
and of the Society in Scotland
for Propagating Christian Knowledge - C. Mackie (1853) History of
the Island of Mull embracing description, climate, geology, flora, fauna,
antiquities, folk lore, superstitions, traditions, with an account of its
inhabitants - J. P. Maclean (1923) History of
the Macdonalds and lords of the isles. With genealogies of the principal
families of the name - A. Mackenzie (1881) History of
the Outer Hebrides (Lewis, Harris, North and South Uist,
Benbecula, and Barra) - W. C. Mackenzie (1903) In the Hebrides - C. F. G. Cumming (1883) Informations
concerning the province of North Carolina
addressed to emigrants from the highlands and western isles of Scotland -
Scotus Americanus (1773) Iona - G. D.
Campbell (1889) Iona - its
history, antiquities, etc. - A. Macmillan (1898) Iona - W. L.
Alexander (1897) Iona and the
Ionians. Their manners, customs, and traditions, with a few remarks on Mull, Staffa, and Tyree - W. C. Maxwell (1857) Journal of a
tour in the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland in 1800 - J. Leyden (1903) Lewsiana, or,
life in the Outer Hebrides - W. A. Smith
(1875) Loyal Lewis.
Roll of honour, 1914 and after - W. Grant (1915) Mackay's
complete tourists' guide to Oban and vicinity
walks around Oban, and tours to Staffa, Iona, Glencoe, Loch Awe, Ben
Cruachan, Ben Nevis, etc. (1899) Mineralogical
travels through the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland Islands, and mainland of Scotland,
with dissertations upon peat and kelp - R. Jamieson (1813) Mineralogy of
the Scottish Isles Vol. 1 - R. Jameson (1800) Native
steam-boat companion - embracing the names, etymons and antiquities of every
object of note on the routes from Glasgow to
Staffa, Iona, Skye, etc. - L. Maclean (1845) Observations
on a tour through the Highlands and part of the Western Isles of Scotland, particularly Staffa
and Icolmkill Vol. 1 - T. Garnett (1800) Observations
on a tour through the Highlands and part of the Western Isles of Scotland, particularly Staffa
and Icolmkill Vol. 2 - T. Garnett (1800) Our journey
to the Hebrides - J. Pennell (1889) Outer isles -
A. Goodrich-Freer (1904) Place names,
Highlands & islands of Scotland
- A. Macbain (1922) Public
administration in the Highlands and islands of Scotland - J. P. Day (1918) Rambles in
the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
- P. C. Ross (1884) Remarks on
Dr. Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Hebrides; in which are contained
observations on the antiquities, language, genius, and manners of the
Highlanders of Scotland - D. MacNicol (1779) Reminiscences
of the Lews; or, twenty years' wild sport in the Hebrides
- G. W. Hely-Hutchinson (1873) Saint Columba
of Iona
a study of his life, his times, & his influence - L. Menzies (1920) Scotland (Part
1) Edinburgh,
Glasgow and the Highlands as far north as Aberdeen,
Inverness, Gairloch and Stornoway - M.
Baddeley (1903) Scottish
tourist and itinerary - being a guide to the scenery and antiquities of Scotland and the Western
Islands with a description
of the principal steam-boat tours (1842) Sketches of
the Coasts and Islands of Scotland
and of the Isle of Man Vol. 1 - J. S. Teignmouth (1836) Sketches of
the Coasts and Islands of Scotland
and of the Isle of Man Vol. 2 - J. S. Teignmouth (1836) Songs of the Hebrides. for voice and Celtic harp or piano - M.
Kennedy-Fraser (1922) Sports and
adventures in the Highlands and islands of Scotland - W. H. Maxwell (1857) Stories of Scotland
and its adjacent islands - H. R. Geldart (1851) Studies of
nature on the coast of Arran - G. Milner
(1894) Summer in the
Hebrides, Sketches in Colonsay and Oronsay -
F. Murray (1887) Superstitions
of the highlands & islands of Scotland - J. G. Campbell (1900) The ...
annual report of the Society for the Support of Gaelic Schools ,with an
appendix respecting the present state of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
etc. (1811) The airs and
melodies peculiar to the highlands of Scotland and the Isles - S. Fraser
(1816) The
antiquities of Arran - with a historical
sketch of the island enbracing an account of the Sudreyjar under the Norsemen -
J. McArthur (1861) The birds of
Iona & Mull - H. D. Graham (1890) The birds of
the west of Scotland,
including the outer Hebrides - R. Gray (1871) The book of Arran Vol. 1 - Archaeology - W. M. MacKenzie (1910) The book of Arran Vol. 2 - Mythology & Folklore - W. M. MacKenzie
(1910) The castles
and keeps of Scotland
- F. R. Fraprie (1907) The cruise of
the Betsey. or, A summer ramble among the fossiliferous deposits of the Hebrides - H. Miller (1859) The cruise of
the Elena; or, Yachting in the Hebrides - J.
E. Ritchie (1877) The Dean of
Lismore's book - a selection of ancient Gaelic poetry from a manuscript
collection made by Sir James M'Gregor, Dean of Lismore, in the beginning of the
sixteenth century (1862) The gazetteer
of Scotland
containing a particular and concise description of the counties, parishes,
islands, cities, etc. (1803) The gazetteer
of Scotland
containing a particular and concise description of the counties, parishes,
islands, cities, etc. (1806) The geology
of Arran and the other Clyde islands with an
account of the botany, natural history, and antiquities, notices of the scenery
and an itinerary of the routes - J. Bryce (1872) The geology
of Colonsay and Oronsay, with part of the Ross of Mull
- E. H. Cunningham-Craig (1911) The geology
of Islay, including Oronsay and portions of
Colonsay and Jura - S. Wilkinson (1907) The geology
of North Arran, South Bute, and the Cumbraes, with parts of Ayrshire and
Kintyre - The description of North Arran, South Bute, and the Cumbraes - W.
Gunn (1903) The Geology
of Scotland and Its Islands - W. Rhind (1842) The Geology
of the Small Isles of Inverness-shire - A. Harker (1908) The Hebrid
Isles - Wanderings in the Land of Lorne and the Outer Hebrides
- R. W. Buchanan (1883) The Highlands
and Western Isles of Scotland
Vol. 1 - J. Macculloch (1824) The Highlands
and Western Isles of Scotland
Vol. 2 - J. Macculloch (1824) The Highlands
and Western Isles of Scotland
Vol. 3 - J. Macculloch (1824) The Highlands
and Western Isles of Scotland
Vol. 4 - J. Macculloch (1824) The History
and Traditions of the Isle of Skye - A.
Cameron (1871) The history
of the ancient Scots - D. Maccallum (1858) The history
of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the northern parts of Scotland
and in the Western Isles (1780) The history
of the Highland clearances; containing a reprint of Donald Macleod's Gloomy memoiries
of the Highlands; Isle of Skye in 1882 - A.
Mackenzie (1883) The history
of the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland
from A. D. 1493 to A. D. 1625 - D. Gregory (1881) The Isle of Bute in the olden time
with illustrations, maps, and plans Vol. 1 - J. K. Hewison (1893) The Isle of
Bute in the olden time with
illustrations, maps, and plans Vol. 2 - J. K. Hewison (1893) The Isle of Skye in 1882-1883 - A. Mackenzie (1883) The journal
of a tour to the Herbrides, with Samuel Johnson - J. Boswell (1852) The Kilchoman
people vindicated from the charges of the Rev. Alex. Cameron - a report of the
proceedings of a meeting of the Islay
Association (1867) The land of Lorne;
or, a poet's adventures in the Scottish Hebrides, including the cruise of the
Tern to the Outer Hebrides - R. W. Buchanan
(1871) The land of
the hills and the glens; wild life in Iona and the Inner
Hebrides - S. P. Gordon (1920) The last
Macdonalds of Islay chiefly selected from
original bonds and documents (1895) The misty
isle of Skye - its scenery, its people, its story - J. A. MacCulloch (1905) The monks of Iona - J. S. M'Corry (1871) The pilgrim
of the Hebrides, a lay of the north countrie
(prose) - C. Hoyle (1830) The recess,
or Autumnal relaxation in the Highlands and Lowlands
- J. Johnson (1834) The Royal
route - summer tours in Scotland,
Glasgow and the Highlands, by David Macbrayne's
Royal Mail Steamers Columbia, Iona,
Etc. (1900) The Royal
route - summer tours in the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland by the
Royal Mail Steamers Columba, Iona, etc. of David MacBrayne - official guide
(1911) The Scottish
tourist, and itinerary, or, A guide to the scenery and antiquities of Scotland and the Western
islands, with a description of the principal steam-boat tours
(1834) The steam
boat companion; and stranger's guide to the Western islands and Highlands of Scotland
(1820) The story of Iona - E. C. Trenholme (1909) The
Traveller's guide through Scotland,
and its islands - unknown author (1814) The Western Highlands
and Islands of Scotland
- T. Mulock (1850) Travels in England, Scotland,
and the Hebrides Vol. 1 - Faujas-de-St.-Fond
(1799) Travels in England, Scotland,
and the Hebrides Vol. 2 - Faujas-de-St.-Fond
(1799) Travels in Scotland, by an unusual route with a trip to the
Orkneys and Hebrides Vol. 1 - J. Hall (1807) Travels in Scotland, by an unusual route with a trip to the
Orkneys and Hebrides Vol. 2 - J. Hall (1807) Travels in
the Western Hebrides from 1782 to 1790 - J.
Buchanan (1793) Ultonian
hero-ballads collected in the highlands and western isles of Scotland - from the year 1516, and
at successive periods till 1870 - H. Maclean (1892) View of the
mineralogy, agriculture, manufactures and fisheries of the island of Arran
- J. Headrick (1807) Wanderings in
the Highlands and Islands - W. H. Maxwell
(1844) Wanderings in
the Western Highlands and Islands - Recounting Highland & Clan History,
Traditions, Ecclesiology, Archaeology, Romance, Literature, Humour, Folk-Lore,
Etc. - M. Donaldson (1923) Wild sports
of the west, with legendary tales and local sketches Vol. 1 - W. H. Maxwell
(1883) Wild sports
of the west, with legendary tales and local sketches Vol. 2 - W. H. Maxwell
(1883) Witchcraft
& Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland - Tales and Traditions
Collected - J. G. Campbell (1902) An absolute must
for anyone with an interest the Western Highlands and Isles of Scotland – an
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