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To The Hebrides: Samuel Johnson'...

Cover for Samuel Johnson · To The Hebrides: Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour (Paperback Book) (2011)

The Final Curtsey: A Royal Memoi...

Margaret Rhodes

Cover for Margaret Rhodes · The Final Curtsey: A Royal Memoir by the Queen's Cousin (Paperback Book) (2012)

Compton Mackenzie

Cover for Compton Mackenzie · Whisky Galore (Hardcover Book) (2012)

The Tobermory Cat

Cover for Debi Gliori · The Tobermory Cat (Paperback Book) (2013)

The Pocket Guide to Wine: Featur...

Cover for Nikki Welch · The Pocket Guide to Wine: Featuring the Wine Tube Map - Birlinn Pocket Guides (Paperback Book) (2014)

Set in Stone: The Geology and La...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Set in Stone: The Geology and Landscapes of Scotland (Paperback Book) (2015)

The Makers of Scotland: Picts, R...

Cover for Tim Clarkson · The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings (Paperback Book) (2013)

The Cairngorms: A Secret History

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Orkney: A Historical Guide - Bir...

Caroline Wickham-Jones

Cover for Caroline Wickham-Jones · Orkney: A Historical Guide - Birlinn Historical Guides (Paperback Book) (2015)

St Kilda: A People's History

Roger Hutchinson

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Mingulay: An Island and its People

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Benedict Blathwayt

Cover for Benedict Blathwayt · Tig and Tag (Paperback Book) (2015)

The Little House by the Sea

Benedict Blathwayt

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Glasgow: Mapping the City

Cover for John Moore · Glasgow: Mapping the City (Hardcover Book) (2015)

The Tobermory Cat Postal Book

Cover for Debi Gliori · The Tobermory Cat Postal Book (Paperback Book) (2015)

The Chain Bridge Honey Bible

Cover for Liz Ashworth · The Chain Bridge Honey Bible (Paperback Book) (2016)

Arran: Landscapes in Stone - Lan...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Arran: Landscapes in Stone - Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2016)

Cairngorms: Landscapes in Stone ...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Cairngorms: Landscapes in Stone - Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2017)

Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone -...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone - Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2017)

Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide

Sheila Szatkowski

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The Way it Was: A History of Gigha

Catherine Czerkawska

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The Picts: A History

Cover for Tim Clarkson · The Picts: A History (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2016)

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The Colouring Book of Scotland -...

Cover for Eilidh Muldoon · The Colouring Book of Scotland - Birlinn Colouring Books (Paperback Book) (2016)

The Three Chimneys Marmalade Bib...

Cover for Shirley Spear · The Three Chimneys Marmalade Bible - Birlinn Food Bibles (Paperback Book) (2016)

Ardnish Was Home: A Novel - The ...

Angus MacDonald

Cover for Angus MacDonald · Ardnish Was Home: A Novel - The Ardnish Series (Paperback Book) (2016)

The Colouring Book of Edinburgh ...

Cover for Eilidh Muldoon · The Colouring Book of Edinburgh - Birlinn Colouring Books (Paperback Book) (2017)

Scotland: A History from Earlies...

Alistair Moffat

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Mull, Iona & Ardnamurchan: Lands...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Mull, Iona & Ardnamurchan: Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2017)

The Reivers: Raiders of the Bord...

Alistair Moffat

Cover for Alistair Moffat · The Reivers: Raiders of the Borderlands (Paperback Book) [Reissue edition] (2017)

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The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier

Alistair Moffat

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Bella Goes to Sea

Benedict Blathwayt

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Benedict Blathwayt

Cover for Benedict Blathwayt · Little Seal (Paperback Book) (2017)

Argyll & the Islands: Landscapes...

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The Russian Civil War

Cover for Ewan Mawdsley · The Russian Civil War (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2017)

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The Clyde: Mapping the River

Cover for John Moore · The Clyde: Mapping the River (Hardcover Book) (2017)

Scotland: Mapping the Nation

Christopher Fleet

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Ardkinglas: The Biography of a H...

Christina Noble

Cover for Christina Noble · Ardkinglas: The Biography of a Highland Estate (Paperback Book) (2018)

We Fought For Ardnish: A Novel -...

Angus MacDonald

Cover for Angus MacDonald · We Fought For Ardnish: A Novel - The Ardnish Series (Paperback Book) (2018)

When The Clyde Ran Red: A Social...

Cover for Maggie Craig · When The Clyde Ran Red: A Social History of Red Clydeside (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2018)

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Lochaber and Glencoe: Landscapes...

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The Outer Hebrides: Landscapes i...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · The Outer Hebrides: Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2018)

Mother: A Human Love Story - Hum...

Cover for Matt Hopwood · Mother: A Human Love Story - Human Love Stories (Paperback Book) (2019)

Mull and Iona: A Historical Guid...

Cover for David Caldwell · Mull and Iona: A Historical Guide - Birlinn Historical Guides (Paperback Book) (2018)

Manchester: Mapping the City

Cover for Terry Wyke · Manchester: Mapping the City (Hardcover Book) (2018)

Fruit and Vegetables for Scotlan...

Cover for Kenneth Cox · Fruit and Vegetables for Scotland: What to Grow and How to Grow It (Paperback Book) (2018)

Hebridean Desk Address Book

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Scottish Traditional Tales

Cover for D A MacDonald · Scottish Traditional Tales (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2018)

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101 Rums to Try Before You Die

Cover for Ian Buxton · 101 Rums to Try Before You Die (Hardcover Book) (2018)

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Co...

Cover for Eilidh Muldoon · The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Colouring Book - Birlinn Colouring Books (Paperback Book) (2018)

Eilean: The Island Photography o...

Margaret Fay Shaw

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Robert the Bruce: King of Scots

James Robertson

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Celtic Blessings

Laurence Wareing

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Laurence Wareing

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The Strength Within: The Story o...

Cover for Richard Frazer · The Strength Within: The Story of the Grassmarket Community Project (Paperback Book) (2025)

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The Viking Isles: Travels in Ork...

Cover for Paul Murton · The Viking Isles: Travels in Orkney and Shetland (Paperback Book) (2019)

The Shepherd and the Morning Sta...

Cover for Willie Orr · The Shepherd and the Morning Star: Two Lives Apart (Paperback Book) (2019)

The Deeside Way: Long Distance G...

Cover for Peter Evans · The Deeside Way: Long Distance Guide (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Fife Pilgrim Way: In the Foo...

Cover for Ian Bradley · The Fife Pilgrim Way: In the Footsteps of Monks, Miners and Martyrs (Paperback Book) (2019)

Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant P...

Cover for Colm McNamee · Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord (Paperback Book) (2018)

Scotland: Her Story: The Nation’...

Rosemary Goring

Cover for Rosemary Goring · Scotland: Her Story: The Nation’s History by the Women Who Lived It (Paperback Book) [New in Paperback edition] (2020)

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Shredded: Inside RBS, The Bank T...

Cover for Ian Fraser · Shredded: Inside RBS, The Bank That Broke Britain (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2019)

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Orkney & Shetland: Landscapes in...

Cover for Alan McKirdy · Orkney & Shetland: Landscapes in Stone (Paperback Book) (2019)

The Northern Highlands: Landscap...

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Scottish History Without the Bor...

Cover for Ian Crofton · Scottish History Without the Boring Bits (Hardcover Book) [New edition] (2019)

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The Colouring Book of Glasgow - ...

Cover for Eilidh Muldoon · The Colouring Book of Glasgow - Birlinn Colouring Books (Paperback Book) (2019)

The Flowers of the Forest: Scotl...

Cover for Trevor Royle · The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the First World War (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2019)

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The Little Book of Scottish Beas...

Cover for Tim Kirby · The Little Book of Scottish Beasties (Paperback Book) [Reprint edition] (2025)

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Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors

National Records of Scotland

Cover for National Records of Scotland · Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors (Paperback Book) [7th edition] (2020)

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The Scottish Wild Food Bible

Claire Macdonald

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Alasdair Roberts

Cover for Alasdair Roberts · Midges (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2021)

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The Declaration of Arbroath: 'Fo...

Edward J. Cowan

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland

Alistair Moffat

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My Scottish Activity Book

Cover for Sasha Morton · My Scottish Activity Book (Paperback Book) (2020)

Scottish Myths and Legends: Magi...

Cover for Scottish Myths and Legends: Magic Painting Book (Paperback Book) (2020)

Scottish Nature: Magic Painting ...

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Putting the Tea in Britain: The ...

Cover for Les Wilson · Putting the Tea in Britain: The Scots Who Made Our National Drink (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Be Quiet, Bramble!

Benedict Blathwayt

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The Wars of the Bruces: Scotland...

Cover for Colm McNamee · The Wars of the Bruces: Scotland, England and Ireland 1306 - 1328 (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2022)

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The Queen of the Birds

Cover for Karine Polwart · The Queen of the Birds (Paperback Book) (2021)

Fringed With Mud & Pearls: An En...

Cover for Ian Crofton · Fringed With Mud & Pearls: An English Island Odyssey (Hardcover Book) (2021)

Jane Haining: A Life of Love and...

Cover for Mary Miller · Jane Haining: A Life of Love and Courage (Paperback Book) [New in Paperback edition] (2022)

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Insurrection: Scotland's Famine ...

Cover for James Hunter · Insurrection: Scotland's Famine Winter (Paperback Book) [New in Paperback edition] (2022)

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The Rise and Fall of the City of...

Cover for Ray Perman · The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh (Paperback Book) [New in Paperback edition] (2022)

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The Scottish Coastal Colouring B...

Cover for Eilidh Muldoon · The Scottish Coastal Colouring Book - Birlinn Colouring Books (Paperback Book) (2021)

Pipers: A Guide to the Players a...

William Donaldson

Cover for William Donaldson · Pipers: A Guide to the Players and Music of the Highland Bagpipe (Paperback Book) [Reissue edition] (2022)

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The Pocket Guide to Whisky: Feat...

Cover for Blair Bowman · The Pocket Guide to Whisky: Featuring the Whisky Tube Map - Birlinn Pocket Guides (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2020)

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Under the Hammer: Edward I and S...

Cover for Fiona Watson · Under the Hammer: Edward I and Scotland (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2022)

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Vienna: The International Capital

Angus Robertson

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A Sword for Christ: The Republic...

Cover for Jonathan Cobb · A Sword for Christ: The Republican Era in Great Britain and Ireland (Hardcover Book) (2021)

The Fresh and the Salt: The Stor...

Cover for Ann Lingard · The Fresh and the Salt: The Story of the Solway (Hardcover Book) (2020)

The Forth Bridge: A Picture History

Cover for Sheila MacKay · The Forth Bridge: A Picture History (Paperback Book) (2021)

A Last Wild Place: Seasons in th...

Cover for Mike Tomkies · A Last Wild Place: Seasons in the Wilderness (Paperback Book) (2021)

A Scurry of Squirrels: Nurturing...

Cover for Polly Pullar · A Scurry of Squirrels: Nurturing The Wild (Paperback Book) (2021)

Argonauts of the Scottish Isles:...

Robin Lloyd-Jones

Cover for Robin Lloyd-Jones · Argonauts of the Scottish Isles: Sea-kayaking Adventures (Paperback Book) (2022)

Between Earth and Paradise: An I...

Cover for Mike Tomkies · Between Earth and Paradise: An Island Life (Paperback Book) (2021)

Native: Life in a Vanishing Land...

Cover for Patrick Laurie · Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Great Tapestry of Scotland C...

Cover for Andrew Crummy · The Great Tapestry of Scotland Colouring Book (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: ...

Alistair Moffat

Cover for Alistair Moffat · The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Making of a Masterpiece (Paperback Book) (2021)

Every Breath You Take - Featured...

Cover for Ian Williams · Every Breath You Take - Featured in The Times and Sunday Times: China’s New Tyranny (Paperback Book) (2021)

The Story of Scotland: Inspired ...

Cover for Allan Burnett · The Story of Scotland: Inspired by the Great Tapestry of Scotland (Paperback Book) (2021)