Local History
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See also: History & Archaeology
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Edinburgh Celebrity City Guide
£11.04
- Paperback - Crowood
'Edinburgh Celebrity City Guide' details the lives of 100 of the city's most famous people, along with illustrations and maps of where they lived, worked or dallied. From the discovery of a reliable anaesthetic to the birthplace of Sean Connery, this book reveals the city's darkest secrets and its most colourful characters. -
Add to BasketEast Lothian
£12.99
- Paperback - Cambridge University Press
Originally published during the early part of the 20th century, the 'Cambridge County Geographies' were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. Aimed at the general reader, they combined a comprehensive approach to various aspects of physical and human geography with an emphasis on clarity. -
Add to BasketEdinburgh
£8.49
- Paperback - History
Starting with the Roman era, and sweeping through the centuries in a blood-soaked catalogue of battles, diseases, royal deaths and disasters, this is history as you have never read it before. -
Add to BasketEllon Through Time
£12.74
- Paperback - Amberley
This selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Ellon has changed and developed over the last century. The author has gathered a unique selection of old images of the area, and been out to take a modern equivalent of the same area today. -
Add to BasketEdinburgh: A Three-Dimensional Expanding City Skyline
£4.25
- NH - Walker
This unique souvenir contains exquisite illustrations and short descriptions of 12 of the most famous sites in the Scottish capital: Arthur's Seat, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Scottish Parliament, the Royal Yacht Britannia, Calton Hill, the Royal Mile, Greyfriars Bobby, the National Museum of Scotland, and more. -
Add to BasketNot A Guide to Edinburgh: A Pocket Miscellany
£5.09
- Paperback - History
Edinburgh has come a long way from its origins as a fort on top of a rock. There is architecture, history, castles, palaces, museums, art galleries, theatre, great shopping, countryside and beaches. But there is even more to Edinburgh than that. This book tells all! -
Add to BasketEdinburgh
£5.09
- Paperback - Marco Polo
With travel tips, this guide to Edinburgh highlights hotels, restaurants, and places to visit. Sightseeing trips are recommended by local people, and a special do's and don'ts section is included. -
Add to BasketEdinburgh's Colonies: Housing The Workers
£10.19
- Paperback - Argyll
Few cities can boast housing estates with the distinctiveness and charm of 'the Colonies' of Edinburgh. After a dispute in 1861 a group of building workers formed the Edinburgh Co-operative Building Company. They bought some land on the fringe of the city, contributed their own labour, and built the 'colony' houses at Stockbridge. -
Add to BasketEdinburgh: Literary Lives & Landscapes
£11.04
- Paperback - History
This work includes not only native Edinburgh authors but others on whom the city had a profound influence. The book is written in an engaging style, mixing anecdotes, musings, and serious analysis. -
Add to BasketEccentric Wealth: The Bulloughs Of Rum
£8.49
- Paperback - Birlinn
In 'Eccentric Wealth', Alastair Scott traces the life of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough in this absorbing biography which explores his family's connection with the Hebridean island of Rum, particularly the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to be found in Britain.
