THE SCOTTISH

GAELIC LANGUAGE

COLLECTION

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A truly unique and wonderful collection of over 120 rare, out-of-print books and manuals compiled together for the first time on one DVD DATA DISC aimed at anyone with an interest in the ancient native language of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands – GAELIC (Gaidhlig).

 

Not only will this wonderful collection of vintage literature be of great help to anyone interested in learning or studying Gaelic, it also allows you to discover the roots of this fascinating language – its origins and its links to other ancient languages. Included in this stunning virtual library are several Gaelic – English / English-Gaelic dictionaries, books on Gaelic grammar, phonetics, reading lessons, self-teaching lessons and much more. 

 

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for anyone with an interest in Celtic languages and in particular the ancient native language of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands. The full list of titles included, shown as 'Gaelic Language Books' and 'Scots Language Books' below, speaks for itself….

 

This superb compilation of 123 vintage books on DVD data disc 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:


‘Gaelic Language Books’:

A collection of Gaelic proverbs and familiar phrases - D. Macintosh (1882)

A dictionary of the Gaelic language 1. Gaelic and English. 2. English and Gaelic. - N. MacLeod and D. Dewar (1839)

A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts. 1. Gaelic and English. - 2. English and Gaelic Vol. 1 Pt. 1 - N. MacLeod (1832)

A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts. 1. Gaelic and English. - 2. English and Gaelic Vol. 1 Pt. 2 - N. MacLeod (1832)

A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts. 1. Gaelic and English. - 2. English and Gaelic Vol. 2 Pt. 1 - N. MacLeod (1832)

A double grammar, of English and Gaelic, in which the principles of both languages are clearly explained - J. Forbes (1843)

A Gaelic dictionary, in two parts - I. Gaelic and English. - II. English and Gaelic - R. A. Armstrong (1825)

A Gaelic grammar, containing the parts of speech and the general principles of phonology and etymology, with a chapter on proper and place names - G. Calder (1923)

A Gaelic spelling book (1842)

A Galic and English dictionary - W. Shaw (1780)

A new alphabetical vocabulary, Gailic and English,  with some directions for reading and writing the Gailic - R. Macfarlan (1795)

A new Gaelic primer - containing elements of pronunciation, an abridged grammar, formation of words, a list of Gaelic and Welsh vocables of like signification - J. Munro (1854)

A practical grammar of the Scottish Gaelic - J. Munro (1843)

A pronouncing Gaelic dictionary - N. MacAlpine (1866)

A treatise on the language, poetry, and music of the Highland clans - D. Campbell (1862)

An address to Highlanders respecting their native Gaelic - A. Farquharson (1868)

An analysis of the Galic language - W. Shaw (1778)

An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language - A. Macbain (1911)

An teachdaire Gaelach (1829)

Antiquity of the Gaelic language shewing its affinity to Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, superseding the Masoretic points, and furnishing a key to the Hebrew vowel sounds - D. Macintyre (1865)

Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account additional to what has been hitherto publish'd, of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of Great Britain - E. Lhuyd (1707)

Celtic dialects Gaelic, Brythonic, Pictish, and some Stirlingshire place-names - T. D. MacDonald (1904)

Celtic researches, on the origin, traditions & language, of the ancient Britons - E. Davies (1804)

Celtic studies - H. W. Ebel (1863)

Celtic studies from the German - H. W. Ebel (1863)

Chraidhean an Gdhlig 's am Beurla - Conversations in Gaelic and English - D. Macinnes (1892)

Dictionarium scoto-celticum, a dictionary of the Gaelic language - Vol. 1 (1828)

Dictionarium scoto-celticum, a dictionary of the Gaelic language - Vol. 2 (1828)

Dictionary of the Gaelic language 1. Gaelic and English. 2. English and Gaelic. - N. MacLeod and D. Dewar (1909)

Elementary course of Gaelic - D. Reid (1913)

Elementary lessons in Gaelic - reading, grammar, and construction, with a vocabulary and key - L. Macbean (1879)

Elements of Gaelic grammar - A. Stewart (1886)

Ereuna, or, An Investigation of the Etymons of words and names, classical and scriptural, through the medium of Celtic, together with some remarks on Hebraeo-Celtic affinities - Celtophile (1875)

Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames - A. Macbain (1911)

Faclair gaidhlig - a Gaelic dictionary, specially designed for beginners Vol. 1 - E. Dwelly (1902)

Faclair gaidhlig - a Gaelic dictionary, specially designed for beginners Vol. 2 - E. Dwelly (1902)

Faclair gaidhlig - a Gaelic dictionary, specially designed for beginners Vol. 3 - E. Dwelly (1902)

Gaelic made easy  a guide to Gaelic for beginners Pt.2 - J. M. Paterson (1898)

Gaelic names of beasts (Mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc. in two parts 1. Gaelic-English.- 2. English-Gaelic - A. R. Forbes (1905)

Gaelic texts for schools, with grammar, vocabulary, and full notes and exercises on parsing, analysis, etc Vol. 1 - H. C. Gillies (1903)

Gaelic vocabulary and phrase book - J. Munro (1913)

Gaelic-English dictionary - A. Maceachen (1922)

Grammatica celtica Vol. 1 - K. Zeuss (1853)

Grammatica celtica Vol. 2 - K. Zeuss (1853)

Guide to Gaelic conversation and pronunciation - with vocabularies, dialogues, phrases, and letter forms - L. Macbean (1905)

Guide to the reading of the Gaelic language - A. M'Laurin (1816)

How to learn Gaelic - orthographical instructions, grammar, and reading lessons - J. Whyte (1906)

How to read Gaelic - orthographical instructions, reading lessons and grammar - J. Whyte (1898)

Introduction to Gaelic for beginners - J. W. MacLean (1800)

Lecture on the importance of the Gaelic language to Highlanders - P. MacNaughton (1885)

MacLaren's Gaelic self-taught - J. Maclaren (1923)

Macleod's Gaelic reader, with notes and vocabulary - N. Macleod (1909)

Observations on the propriety of preserving the dress, the language, the poetry, the music, and the customs, of the ancient inhabitants of Scotland - J. Sinclair (1804)

On the so-called Celtic languages in reference to the question of race - J. Crawfurd (1863)

Poems and songs, Gaelic and English - M. C. Mackellar (1880)

Practical lessons in Gaelic - for the use of English-speaking students - D. C. Macpherson (1881)

Pronouncing Gaelic dictionary, to which is prefixed a concise but most comprehensive Gaelic grammar - N. MacAlpine (1885)

Recherches sur les langues celtiques - W. Edwards (1844)

Reliquiæ celticæ - texts, papers and studies in Gaelic literature and philology Vol. 1 - A. Cameron (1892)

Reliquiæ celticæ - texts, papers and studies in Gaelic literature and philology Vol. 2 - A. Cameron (1892)

Remains of Japhet - being historical enquiries into the affinity and origin of the European languages - J. Parsons (1767)

Rosg Gaidhlig - specimens of Gaelic prose - W. J. Watson (1915)

Scottish Gaelic as a specific subject, stage I - Highland Association (1893)

Scottish land-names; their origin and meaning - H. Maxwell (1894)

Select English poems - with Gaelic translations; arranged on opposite pages; also, several pieces of original Gaelic poetry Vols. 1 - 2 - A. Sinclair (1862)

Sgeulaiche nan caol - original Gaelic readings, sketches, poems and songs - J. MacFayden (1902)

The affinity between the Hebrew language and the Celtic - being a comparison between Hebrew and the Gaelic language, or the Celtic of Scotland - T. Stratton (1872)

The Argyleshire pronouncing Gaelic dictionary, to which is prefixed a concise but most comprehensive Gaelic grammar - N. MacAlpine (1832)

The Celtic element in the dialectic words of the counties of Northampton & Leicester - J. Davies (1885)

The Celtic garland - translations of Gaelic and English songs, and Gaelic readings, etc. - H. Whyte (1885)

The Celtic tragedy - British races, languages and religions - N.  Murray (1919)

The eastern origin of the Celtic nations proved by a comparison of their dialects with the Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and Teutonic languages - J. C. Prichard (1857)

The elements of Gaelic grammar - H. Gillies (1896)

The Gaelic bards, and original poems - T. Pattison (1890)

The Gaelic class book - H. C. Gillies (1896)

The Gaelic etymology of the languages of western Europe - and more especially of the English and Lowland Scotch and of their slang, cant, and colloquial dialects - C. Mackay (1877)

The Gaelic names of plants (Scottish, Irish, and Manx), collected and arranged in scientific order, with notes on their etymology, uses, plant superstitions, etc., among the Celts - J. Cameron (1900)

The Gaelic reader, with notes and vocabulary - M. Maclennan (1903)

The history of the Celtic language - L. Maclean (1840)

The illustrated Gaelic dictionary Vol. 1 - E. Dwelly (1918)

The illustrated Gaelic dictionary Vol. 2 - E. Dwelly (1918)

The illustrated Gaelic dictionary Vol. 3 - E. Dwelly (1918)

The language and literature of the Scottish Highlands - J. S. Blackie (1876)

The Norse influence on Celtic Scotland - G. Henderson (1910)

The old Highlands; being papers read before the Gaelic Society of Glasgow, 1895-1906 - N. Munro (1908)

The phonetics of the Gaelic language - M. Macfarlane (1889)

The principles of Gaelic grammar - A. Currie (1828)

The principles of Gaelic grammar - with the definitions, rules, and examples, clearly expressed in English and Gaelic - J. Forbes (1848)

The Royal Primer - An Leabhar-chloinne rioghail (1878)

The school Gaelic dictionary - M. Macfarlane (1912)

The tourists hand-book of Gaelic and English phrases for the Highlands - M. Mackellar (1880)

The word Celt - J. Dunn (1907)

Thoughts on the origin and descent of the Gael, with an account of the Picts, Caledonians, and Scots - J. Grant (1814)

Vestigia celtica - celtic footprints in philology, ethics, and religion - D. Masson (1882)

 

‘Scots Language Books’:

A critical inquiry into the Scottish language with the view of illustrating the rise and progress of civilisation in Scotland - F. Michel (1882)

A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch, with an introductory chapter on the poetry, humor, and literary history of the Scottish language and an appendix of Scottish proverbs - C. Mackay (1888)

A dictionary of the Scottish language, in which the words are explained in their different senses - J. Jamieson (1846)

A glossary of the Shetland dialect - J. S. Angus (1914)

A investigation of the rimes and phonology of the Middle-Scotch romance Clariodus; a contribution to the history of the English language in Scotland - F. J. Curtis (1894)

A study in the language of Scottish prose before 1600 - W. P. Reeves (1893)

An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language; to which is prefixed, a dissertation on the origin of the Scottish language Vol. 1 - J. Jamieson (1879)

An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language; to which is prefixed, a dissertation on the origin of the Scottish language Vol. 2 - J. Jamieson (1879)

An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language; to which is prefixed, a dissertation on the origin of the Scottish language Vol. 3 - J. Jamieson (1879)

An etymological glossary of the Shetland & Orkney dialect, with some derivations of names of places in Shetland - T. Edmonston (1866)

Ancient Scottish poems - G. Bannatyne (1770)

Desultory notes on Jamieson's Scottish dictionary - J. B. Fleming (1899)

Lowland Scotch as spoken in the lower Strathearn district of Perthshire - J. Wilson (1915)

Lowland Scots pronunciation - M. Kennedy-Fraser (1922)

Manual of modern Scots - W. Grant (1921)

Pocket dictionary of the Scottish idiom - R. Motherby (1826)

Poems - S. P. Douglas (1861)

Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch. A contribution to the study of the linguistic relations of English and Scandinavian - G. T. Flom (1900)

Scottish land-names; their origin and meaning - H. E. Maxwell (1894)

Songs of Angus - V. Jacob (1923)

Specimens of Middle Scots - G. G. Smith (1902)

Studies in Lowland Scots - J. Colville (1909)

Supplement to Jamieson's Scottish dictionary with memoir, and introduction - J. Jamieson (1887)

The dialect and place names of Shetland - J. Jakobsen (1897)

The dialect of Robert Burns as spoken in central Ayrshire - J. Wilson (1923)

The dialect of the southern counties of Scotland - its pronunciation, grammar, and historical relations, the present limits of the Gaelic and lowland Scotch - J. Murray (1873)

The pronunciation of English in Scotland - W. Grant (1913)

Two ancient Scottish poems; the Gaberlunzie-man and Christ's kirk on the green - James I, King of Scotland (1782)

What still remains to be done for the Scottish dialects - W. Grant (1909)

 

 

The ultimate rare book collection for anyone with an interest in learning Gaelic and discovering the origins of the ancient native language of Scotland – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

 

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