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Bookseller's catalogue listing "Hebrew Literature" and "Oriental Literature", undated

Item — Box Or Ms 687 - Box 2: Series Or Ms 687

Identifier: Or Ms 687/15/4

Scope and Contents

Transcription of original label: "Large pamphlet containing what appears to be a catalogue for the bookseller "Robert Young, 5 Head of the Mound, Edinburgh". It lists "Hebrew Literature" and "Oriental Literature" (Arabic, Armenian, Bengalee, Calmuck, Chinese, Egyptian, Ethiopic, Hindostanee, Syriac, Sanskrit, Turkish). ".

Dates: undated

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Bound manuscript volume, titled 'A Catalogue of Gaelic Books', 1899

Item

Identifier: Coll-98/5/1

Scope and Contents

This is a catalogue of books published in Scottish Gaelic, including titles, authors, and year of publication. Previous historical records have recorded it as D. Maclean's Typographia Scoto-Gadelica. This bound manuscript is dated 1899, while a Typographia Scoto-Gadelica, by D. Maclean, was published in 1915 (a digitized copy is available on the National Library of Scotland website; see External Documents below). Mackinnon appears to have added notes and later publications.

Dates: 1899

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Bound volume, containing catalogue of Gaelic publications, Late 19th century

Item

Identifier: Coll-98/5/3

Scope and Contents Many of the pages are blank. Handwritten notes are distributed throughout the book, therefore there are gaps between notes. The notes form a catalogue of publications in Gaelic in the late 19th century, including information on publication titles, authors, and dates of publications. Publications include Gaelic literature, scriptures, psalters, and periodicals.The earliest noted publication is Carswell's Prayer Book in 1567. The latest noted publications are in 1878, which...

Dates: Late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Bound volume, containing catalogue of Gaelic publications, Late 19th century

Item

Identifier: Coll-98/5/4

Scope and Contents

This appears to be a more complex catalogue than the previous item in this collection (A.31). There are notices of authors and translators of books published in Gaelic or books that deal with the subjects of the Gaelic language, Gaelic culture, or Highland people. There are also some books dealing with Celtic subject matter. Interspersed throughout the book are letters and newspaper cuttings. Much of the book is blank, and there are no notes after ff. 156.

Dates: Late 19th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 274, 1920s-1930

Box

Scope and Contents

‘Songs of the Hebrides, Vol. 1 Proofs’, Part 1 & 2. Proofs.

‘Some manuscripts, proofs, offprints’, Part 1 & 2. manuscripts, proofs, and offprints.

‘Songs of the Hebrides, ms., incl. “Original copies of Notes & Tunes Hebridean”’.

Dates: 1920s-1930

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 275, 1908-c 1921

Box

Scope and Contents

‘Final Proofs, Vol. 1, 1908’.

‘Songs of the Hebrides, Vol. 2, Proofs’, Part 1 & 2. Proofs of both vols. 2 and 3.

‘Proofs of transposed ed. of Vol. 1 Songs’.

Dates: 1908-c 1921

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 277, c 1880-c 1931

Box

Scope and Contents Bundles of miscellaneous music sheets – several of them appear to have been used in performances, in no particular order, several annotations and alterations by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, also some text sheets; several recital programmes and publicity leaflets for Marjory Kennedy-Fraser music and recitals. It includes four folders:Printed Hebridean music. Mainly Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s own publications, including reused proof sheets and pages cut out from larger...

Dates: c 1880-c 1931

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 278, May 1877-c 1930

Box

Scope and Contents

‘Printed music collections.

Scots Songs: Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, manuscripts, also various printed music.

Scots Songs arranged for mixed voices by W. N. W. Watson.

Music Fragments & Various.

The Seal-woman.

Dates: May 1877-c 1930

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 279, c 1850-1930

Box

Scope and Contents ‘Tolmie & Gesto’. Bundle of various publications and sheets, contains notes by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser on Deirdre, Caristiona, and Oscar, manuscripts and typescripts.Puirt-a-beul - mouth-tunes: or Songs for dancing, as practised from a remote antiquity by The Highlanders of Scotland, collected and arranged by Keith Norman MacDonald, reprinted from the Oban Times, [Edinburgh], 1901.Two...

Dates: c 1850-1930

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Box Gen. 280, c 1900-1946

Box

Scope and Contents Four bundles of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser arrs. [arrangements] of songs, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4.Part 1. Including three of the four arrangements published as Organ Pieces from the Hebrides, presumably in the hand of the arranger, W. Greenhouse Allt.Part 2. Including. ‘Sea-Longing’/‘An Ionndrainn Mhara’ and ‘Hebridean Smuggler’s Song’, piano arrangements by Granville Bantock, in...

Dates: c 1900-1946

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Bookseller's catalogue listing "Hebrew Literature" and "Oriental Literature", undated

Bound manuscript volume, titled 'A Catalogue of Gaelic Books', 1899

Bound volume, containing catalogue of Gaelic publications, Late 19th century

Bound volume, containing catalogue of Gaelic publications, Late 19th century

Box Gen. 274, 1920s-1930

Box Gen. 275, 1908-c 1921

Box Gen. 277, c 1880-c 1931

Box Gen. 278, May 1877-c 1930

Box Gen. 279, c 1850-1930

Box Gen. 280, c 1900-1946

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