This book is a critical account of the social, economic and cultural experience of consumption and luxury of the Highlands in the eighteenth century.

This restorative collection of Scottish poems will help readers and listeners to accept a loss and celebrate a life, whether at formal religious or secular ceremonies, or at quiet personal commemorative service.

Historians have long recognised the importance of the coalfield in Scotland’s industrialisation, but the central focus of this study is on the colliers themselves.

Opening at the turn of the century in the extreme poverty of the Rhinns of Galloway, this thinly disguised autobiographical tale, narrates the journey of Jean Ramsay, an aggressively practical woman from a peasant background, and her weak-willed, poetic husband, David.

This book is for those who are interested in the natural world and who wish to develop a good knowledge about the original formation of the formidable Scottish terrain. It is accessible and beautifully presented, contains a vast amount of detailed information told in clear, comprehensible language and is enhanced throughout with specially commissioned illustrations, diagrams and photographs.

This is a book about a search for a sense of the past, looking at old days and old ways; hoping, perhaps, to find a whisper of those ‘voices on the braes’.

The sequel to Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Killer Angels.

Kenneth Stewart is the last of the old Lairds of Coll, one of the loveliest of all the Hebridean islands. In this book Mairi Hedderwick, one of the island’s best known inhabitants who has also known the laird since her first visit to the island more than fifty years ago, explores the laird’s lifelong connection with Coll.

'Extraordinary,' - West Highland Free Press

Jim Crumley explores the place of the wolf in Scotland – past, present and future – and challenges many of the myths that have been regarded for centuries as biological fact. This is an elegant, erudite and imaginative account that readdresses the place of the wolf in modern Scotland.

A powerful and entertaining book that offers a deep insight into traditional traveller culture.

A masterful study that traces the Scots law of succession from the earliest period of recorded Scottish history to the twentieth century.

Robin Jenkins returned to the Far East in the 1950s for Leila, a tender love story involving a Scottish teacher, Andrew Sandilands, and Leila, the exotically beautiful daughter of a local politician.

'Read this book. It’s good. It’s a success story even though the author doesn’t admit it' - Ronnie Black, The Scotsman

A comedian, singer, composer, musician, linguist, actor, author and favourite of Sean Connery and Billy Connolly’s, this is a frank, funny and unique autobiography of a comedy legend.

Throughout his 33-year political career as a councillor, MP and MSP, Dennis Canavan has been recognised as one of the most colourful politicians to grace the halls of Holyrood. This autobiography chronicles an extraordinary and fascinating life of devoted service to Scottish and UK politics.

This book is a history of the unfolding asbestos tragedy in Scotland, traced back to the first asbestos factory established in the 1870s.

'An insightful exploration,' - Sunday Herald

Lewis in History and Legend: The West Coast is the first volume by Bill Lawson about the history of the Isle of Lewis.

'Frank and witty commentary balance his meticulous scholarly research. Overall, this diligent and careful account of Lewis’s development is a must-read for anyone interested in the island’s history and people' - Scottish Field

A beautifully rendered portrait of the social and cultural history of the Isle of Lewis, from its early inhabitants to its modern day residents.

Lewis in the Passing is a form of time-capsule, containing twenty-one autobiographical sketches of Lewis natives, all born before the Second World War. All the subjects are interviewed by fellow islander Calum Ferguson, who, in presenting their stories and journeys, reveals the magnetism and appeal of this rain- and wind-swept island.

This major biography traces Sharp’s development from Presbyterian minister to archbishop, examining how he manoeuvred his way through the Civil Wars, the Protectorate and the Restoration.

This is the tale of John MacLean - a rebel, a streetfighter, an international traveller, a seafarer - born from a sleepy Hebridean society. An extraordinary tale.

A unique collection of Somerset voices and images from one of the South-West’s best known photographers and authors.

Considered by Douglas Gifford to ‘rank [among] the finest prose-poetry of Scottish childhood that we have’, this collection sees one of Scotland's finest playwrights and poets sharing his favourite childhood memories in a set of twenty-four short stories narrated in the Scots dialect.

Ranging from inner promptings towards self-discovery, through the unconscious comedy of everyday speech, to the rantings of near madness, the voices in these stories display the peaks of Smith’s wry, surrealistic humour, and his confessional mode in re-telling the past.

The Lithuanian community has made a strong contribution to modern Scotland. This is a record of the early years following their arrival in the early 20th century.

Classic style never goes out of fashion. Since Coco Chanel invented it in 1926, the little black dress has become every woman’s wardrobe staple. Fifteen women of varied backgrounds offer a colourful range of views on the little black dress, all tailored by Susie Maguire into a simply stunning and elegant collection.

This photographic book captures the enduring allure of Edinburgh.

This novel about life in the West Highlands deals with a single week in the affairs of a small coastal village. A series of meetings are the settings in which the locals try to resolve their differences over public issues, as well as more personal ones - not least being, who stole the lobster?

Here are the stories of the famous people who came to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, why they came, how they travelled and what they found.

A practical guidebook to this region of Scotland offering an extensive history from prehistoric to contemporary times.

The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book. Much more than simply the chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands, it is also a wonderful collection of stories, both factual and fictional, which reflect the changes that have revolutionised Highland life and dramatically affected the natural environment over the centuries.

This is a true story of romance and escape during World War Two.

This selection of 180 [new] letters - destined to become another classic in the tradition of the Memorials - provides much fresh information about his career as advocate, judge, Whig activist, genial family man and pioneer in building conservation.

This book is the first modern account of one of the epic stories of Scottish History: the rise and fall of Clan Donald.

This book is the first modern account devoted to the major Scottish noble family the Gordons of Huntly.

In Lost Aberdeen, handsomely illustrated and rich in fact and lore, Diane Morgan investigates the history and fate of numerous city buildings which had considerable historic and architectural importance.

In her third book examining lost Aberdeen, Diane Morgan uncovers forgotten villiages and communities and reveals how roads and new routeways began to define this amorphous area. Lost Aberdeen: The Freedom Lands is another triumph by the author of Lost Aberdeen and Lost Abderdeen: The Outskirts.

In this fascinating yet poignant study, Marian Pallister introduces the many varied aspects of lost Argyll, showing how ancient and even relatively modern landscapes have changed inexorably, often with little thought for conservation or preservation.    

Over the centuries, countless buildings have been built and demolished throughout the county of Ayrshire. This informative and beautifully illustrated book looks at a wide selection of these, from castles and country houses to mines and mills from Ayrshire's rich industrial past.

Badenoch and Strathspey is a land of many contrasts, and in modern times a land of many uses.

Using their expert knowledge and sumptuous photography, the authors capture the unique cityscape and distinctive past of Old Aberdeen. The Lost City details the rich treasures of the burgh, with many illustrations drawn from the University’s library and museum collections, a number of which are reproduced for the first time.

Beutifully illustrated throughout, this is a fascinating exploration of Cornwall's vanishing communities and way of life.

In this book Dan MacCannell looks at the rich and varied lost legacy of this haunting part of Scotland, from castles and houses to hospitals, illicit stills and even a loch.

Superbly illustrated with photographs, paintings, maps and etchings from the county’s museums and art collections, Lost Devon provides a fascinating insight into Devon’s history, as Felicity Goodall explores what little remains of the past and discusses the events which have formed the county as it is today.    

Superbly illustrated with photographs, paintings, maps and etchings from the county’s museums and art collections, Lost Devon provides a fascinating insight into Devon’s history, as Felicity Goodall explores what little remains of the past and discusses the events which have formed the county as it is today.

In this beautifully illustrated book, featuring over 100 old photographs, maps and prints, Craig Statham explores an enormous range of lost buildings which have been central to all aspects of the history of the county over a period of thousands of years, but which now no longer exist, lie in ruins or are no longer used for their original function.

In Lost Inverness, Norman S. Newton scours historical and contemporary works to trace the lost architectural history of the capital of the Highlands, following the city’s history from prehistory, through the Dark Ages, the Medieval period, the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries, to the present day.

Introduced by James Robertson.

Once described as ‘a tale of adventure and betrayal on the long bloody road to Culloden Moor’, A Lost Lady of Old Years is set in Scotland during the Rebellion of ’45.

Bruce Bishop traces what has been ‘lost’ from the old counties of Moray and Nairn, both architecturally and socially. His journey through the region takes him from prehistory to the present day, and examines everything from geology, architecture, agriculture, industry, to communications. Lost Moray and Nairn is an important, illuminating and compelling account.

Superbly illustrated with over 100 old photos and engravings, this book, written by a son of Perth and a keen student of its history, makes lost Perth visible again to new generations.

In Lost Perthshire, Ann Lindsay takes us on a fascinating journey through the lost architectural, geographical, industrial, and archaeological heritage of Perthshire.

This edition is published as a tribute to mark the 65th anniversary of the author’s death. Written in 1896, the title story is set in a now-deserted but identifiable glen beside Loch Fyne, and can be read as an allegory of the history of Highland culture.

This book details the abundance of superb archaeological remains and places of great historic interest to be found in this very particular region of Scotland.

For a limited time these signed copies of Love Over Scotland, the third novel in Alexander McCall Smith's popular Scotland Street series, is available to buy exclusively through our website.

The Highland Clearances are a well documented episode in Scotland's past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before the glens and straths were emptied of people. Tens of thousands of Lowlanders were moved from the land by estate owners who replaced them with livestock or enclosed fields of crops.

From the great Scottish renaissance poet William Dunbar, Burns, Scott and Stevenson, to some of Scotland’s newest poetry by Robin Robertson and Stewart Conn, this book presents a choice of the finest poems about Edinburgh through the centuries. This selection includes some rare poems by forgotten masters, and includes well-loved writers like Spark, Crichton Smith and Norman MacCaig. 

The name and writings of Hugh Miller, born in Cromarty in 1802, have always been and still are well known. Apart from an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography, his wife, Lydia, born in Invemess in 1812, has remained undeservedly in obscurity. Now, in this book, she is at last brought on stage.

The distillation of Carswell's thoughts on her own life and indeed on the nature of identity and autobiography itself.