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Bennett, Margaret. Scottish Customs from the Cradle to the Grave. Polygon. 700g. Index, 298pp., card covers, good. 8.00

Blair, Anna. (Coll. and comp.) Croft and Creel: A Century of Coastal Memories. Shepheard-Walwyn 1987 Illus. by W.B. Taylor. Glossary, 222pp., card covers, corner sl. creased else good. 3.50

Blair, Anna. Scottish Tales. Chambers. Glossary, 198pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Buchan, Peter. 'Fit Like, Skipper' - A Collection of North-east tales and poems. Privately pub. 1989 rep. Plates, 99pp., card covers, good. 4.00

Cameron, Charles W. Scottish Witches. Jarrolds 1984 Plates, illus., index, 72pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Cameron, Charles W. Scottish Witches. Jarrolds 1990 2nd. ed. Plates, illus., index, 112pp., card covers, good. 3.50

Cameron, David Kerr. The Ballad and the Plough: A Folk-History of the Scottish Farmtouns. Gollancz 1987 Plates, glossary, 253pp., card covers, mark on fep. and top edge else good card covers. 4.50

Campbell, Grant. Scottish Hauntings. Piccolo 1982 Illus., glossary, 125pp., card covers, good. 2.00

Canongate Pub. Winning Tales From Scottish Houses. Canongate 1986 400g. Plates, illus., 176pp., card covers, good. 3.50

Chaundler, Christine. A Year Book of Folk-Lore. Mowbray 1959 Coloured frontis., and illus. by Tom Godfrey. 178pp., good in good d/w. 6.00

Cluness, Andrew T. Told Round The Peat Fire. Hale 1962 rep. Appendix, 255pp., sp. dull and covers sl. marked else good. 5.00

Dunlop, Eileen. (Retold by) Stones of Destiny: Stories from Ireland and Scotland. Poolbeg. 142pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Fenton, Alexander. Wirds an' Wark 'E Seasons Roon: on an Aberdeenshire Farm. AUP. 1987 Illus. by Colin Hendry of old farming tools, glossary, 84pp., ex-lib. copy, card covers a bit worn else good. 2.50

Fittis, Robert Scott. Sports and Pastimes of Scotland. EP. Publishing 1975 212pp., good in d/w. 8.00

Frewin, Leslie. The Legends of Rob Roy. Rylee nd. c. 1970 Frontis., plates, 223pp., good. 6.00

Gaughan, J.A. Catholic Tales of the Highlands No.1 Catholic Truth Society of Scotland 1961 15pp., card covers, good. 1.00

Gaughan, J.A. Catholic Tales of the Highlands No.12 Catholic Truth Society of Scotland 1961 15pp., card covers, good. 1.00

Gaughan, J.A. Catholic Tales of the Highlands No.4 Catholic Truth Society of Scotland 1961 15pp., card covers, good. 1.00

Gaughan, J.A. Catholic Tales of the Highlands No.5 Catholic Truth Society of Scotland 1961 15pp., card covers, good. 1.00

Gomme, Alice Bertha. Dictionary of British Folk-Lore Part 1. The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland with tunes, singing-rhymes, and methods of playing. David Nutt 1894 & 1898 2 vols. 433pp., 531pp. Some private lib. stamps/inscr to both vols. Volume 1 is bright and tight, Volume 2 is dull and not so tight. Overall a good sound set of Part 1 of this definitive work on British Folk-Lore. 48.00

Grant, I.F. Highland Folk Ways. RKP 1961 Index, 377pp., vg. in d/w. 15.00

Hamilton, Judy. Scottish Murders. Index, 192pp., card covers, good. 2.00

Henderson, Jan Andrew. The Ghost that Haunted Itself: The Story of the McKenzie Poltergeist. Mainstream. Biblio., 208pp., card covers, good. 4.00

Hogg, James. Tales of Love and Mystery. Ed. by David Groves. Canongate 1985 Notes, glossary, 216pp., card covers, good. 4.50

Hope, A.D. A Midsummer's Eve's Dream: Variations on a theme by William Dunbar. Oliver and Boyd 1971 Refs., glossary, index, 333pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps, lacks ffep., else good in d/w. 8.00

Lamont-Brown, Raymond. Scottish Folklore. Birlinn 200g. 154pp., card covers, good. 3.00

Lamont-Brown, Raymond. Scottish Witchcraft. Chambers. 200g. 123pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Birlinn 200g. 154pp., card covers, good. 3.00

Larner. Christina. Enemies of God: The Witch-hunt in Scotland. Chatto and Windus 1981 500g. Index, 244pp., good in d/w. 8.00

Linskill, W.T. St. Andrews Ghost Stories. Innes c. 1966 9th. ed. 87pp., card covers, inscr. else good. 3.50

The Loch Ness Monster:

Lyal, Adam. (Intro.) Witchery Tales: The darker side of old Edinburgh. Moubray House P. 1988 Illus., 57pp., card covers, good. 2.50

MacDougall, Carl. A Cuckoo's Nest. Illus. by Barbara Robertson. The Molendinar Press 1980 rep. 250g. Illus., 83pp., card covers, good. 3.50

MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin. The Peat-Fire Flame: Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands and Islands. The Moray Press 1937 First edition. Plates, glossary, index, 339pp., sp. sl. frayed, inscr., else good. 20.00

Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche) Into. by Andrew Lang. Stirling: Mackay 1953 rep. 92pp., edges foxed else good in torn d/w. 6.00

Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche) Intro. by Andrew Lang. Golspie 1970 F'word. by the Countess of Sutherland, notes, maps, illus., 111pp., some foxing else good. 7.00

Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche) Intro. by Andrew Lang. Golspie 1970 F'word. by the Countess of Sutherland, notes, maps, illus., 111pp., good in sl. torn d/w. 8.00

Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche) Intro. by Andrew Lang. Golspie 1972 2nd. imp. F'word. by the Countess of Sutherland, notes, maps, illus., 111pp., good in torn d/w. 7.00

Mackenzie, Alexander. The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche) Foreword, commentary and conclusion by Elizabeth Sutherland. Constable 1988 rep. Plates, index, 151pp., good in d/w. 5.00

Macnab, Peter. Tall Tales from an Island. Luath P. 1984 255pp., card covers, good. 3.00

McNeill, F. Marian. The Scots Cellar: Its Traditions and Lore. Edinburgh: Richard Paterson 1956 700g. Plates, index, 290pp., some foxing and wear to sp., else good. 8.00

MacPhail, C.; Mitchell, R. Adam Lyal's Witchery Tales: The darker side of Old Edinburgh. Moubray House for The Cadies 1988 Illus., 57pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Martin, Angus. Scotland's Past in Action: Fishing and Whaling. NMS Plates, 79pp., small card covers, good. 2.50

Marshall, Alisdair. (Text) Scottish Murder Stories. Lang Syne 1983 100g. Illus., card covers, sl. marked else good. 2.00

Matthews, John and Caitlin. An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend: British and Irish Mythology. Diamond Books. Biblio., 176pp., card covers, good. 3.50

Napier, James. Folk Lore in the West of Scotland. EP Publishing 1976 350g. Index, 190pp., good in d/w. 8.00

Nic Leodhas, Sorche. Twelve Great Black Cats and other eerie Scottish tales. Bodley Head 1975 rep. Illus. by Michael Jackson. Glossary, 164pp., inscr., else good in d/w. 5.00

Owen, William. (Retold and illus. by.) Strange Scottish Stories. Jarrold 1981 143pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Philip, Adam. Songs and Sayings of Gowrie. Edinburgh 1901 Index, 319pp., good. 12.50

Philip, Neil. (Ed.) The Penguin Book of Scottish Folktales. Penguin Sources, biblio., tale-type index, glossary, 488pp., card covers, good. 6.00

Platt, William and Susan. Folktales of the Scottish Borders. Senate rep. 256pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Rae, William J. A Richt Cuddy and Ither Fables. Aberdeen: Scottish Children's P. Illus. by Norman Glen. 74pp., card covers, good. 3.50

Ramsay, Allan. A Collection of Scots Proverbs. Paul Harris Pub. 1979 Small 8vo. Facsimile rep. 134pp., boards, good. 4.00

Ramsey, Ted. Don't walk down College Street. Ramshorn Pub. 1985 Illus., 165pp., card covers, good. 3.50

Ritchie, James T.R. Golden City. Oliver and Boyd 1965 Plates, index, 182pp., ex-lib. copy with usual stamps else good in d/w. 8.00

Robertson, R. MacDonald. Selected Highland Folktales. Oliver and Boyd. 1961 212pp., vg. in d/w. 8.00

Ross, Anne. The Folklore of the Scottish Highlands. Batsford 1976 400g. Illus., biblio., index, 174pp., good in d/w. 7.00

Manning-Sanders, Ruth. Scottish Folk Tales. Methuen Children's Books 1976 Illus. by William Stobbs. 127pp., private ex-lib. copy with some stamps else good in d/w. 5.00

Scott, Tom. Tales of Sir William Wallace. Gordon Wright 1981 Illus., 118pp., pictorial boards, good. 3.50

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick. A Historical Account of the Belief in Witchcraft in Scotland. S.R. Pub. 1972 rep. New foreword by Raymond Lamont Brown, index, 268pp., some ex-lib. stamps else good in lib. binding. 8.00

Simmons, Jean. Scottish Smugglers. Cornwall 1975 Plates, maps, 32pp., card covers, good. 2.00

Simpson, Eve Blantyre. Folk Lore in Lowland Scotland. EP. Pub. 1976 rep. 236pp., ex-lib. type inscr. on ffep. else good and sound in d/w. 7.00

Smith, Iain Crichton. (Sel.) Scottish Highland Tales. Ward Lock Educ. 1982 Illus., 96pp., card covers, good. 3.00

Tales from Scottish Lairds. Jarrold 1981 Illus., 140pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Temperley, Alan. (Coll.) Tales of Galloway. Mainstream rep. Illus., biblio., 309pp., card covers, sl. creased else good. 5.00

Temperley, Alan. (Coll.) Tales of the North Coast: From Melvich to Tongue. The Research Pub. Co. 1977 Illus., 252pp., card covers, good. 5.00

Temperley, Alan. (Coll.) Tales of the North Coast: From Melvich to Tongue. The Research Pub. Co. 1978 rep. 650g Illus., 252pp., inscr. else good 7.00

Thompson, Frank. Ghosts, Spirits and Spectres of Scotland,. Lang Syne 1984 Illus., card covers, good. 2.50

Thompson, Frank. The Supernatural Highlands. Robert Hale 1976 Plates, biblio., index, 189pp., good in d/w. 8.50

Tocher:

Underwood, Peter. Gazetteer of Scottish Ghosts. Fontana 1974 Plates, index. 194pp., card covers, good. 2.50

Underwood, Peter. Gazetteer of Scottish and Irish Ghosts. Souvenir Press 1973 Plates, index, 252pp., good in d/w. 10.00

Usher, Elizabeth Murray. Strange Stories of Loch Grannoch. Gatehouse-of-Fleet 1968 100g. 36pp., card covers, inscr. else good. 2.00

Whitaker, Terence. Scotland's Ghosts and Apparitions. Hale 1991 Index, 191pp., card covers good. 5.00

Whyte, Betsy. Red Rowans and Wild Honey. Canongate. Glossary, 196pp., scribble on rear ep. else good in sl. marked d/w. 5.50

Whyte, Betsy. The Yellow on the Broom. Chambers 1979 First edition. Glossary, 186pp., inscr. else good in d/w. 10.00

Wilson, Barbara Ker. Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends. Oxford UP. 1971 rep. Illus. by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. 207pp., vg. in d/w. 8.00

Wilson, Richard. Scotland's Unsolved Mysteries of the 20th. Century. Hale 1989 Index, 191pp., card covers, good. 4.50

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