Collection: Local Collection Non Fiction

This collection of traditional lore and literature about a selection of animals particularly associated with Scotland shows how animals can still reflect the generous and vicious sides to man's nature. Thirty different animals are covered, ranging from the extinct Brown Bear and Elk to endangered...

A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community.

In this book the authors outline the rise of Scottish industry and the creative business achievements of past generations. Each section of photographs is accompanied by an explanatory text which traces the basic history of the industry and describes the background to the illustrations. Historic I...

This book, the first since 1917, drawing on much unpublished material, describes the artist's life and work in relation to British and Continental art of the period, examines the degree to which McTaggart might have been affected by direct contact with Impressionism, and places him in relation to...