Nmse publishing ltd edinburgh (147 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 'For we are very lucky, with a lamp before the door And Leerie stops to light it, as he lights so many more.' The picture of a small boy peering from a window at dusk to watch the lamplighter in the street is one of the enduring images of 19th-century Edinburgh, and the child probably the most fa…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This title provides an enlightening and entertaining look at the customs and issues surrounding getting married in Scotland - from the Reformation to the modern day. Chapters on the changing religious and legal bases of marriage contracts are off-set by fascinating anecdotage on individual weddin…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This is a new edition of this best-selling "Scottie", recast and rewritten for readers of 10 upwards. The aims of the Jacobites and the background to the risings of Viscount Dundee (1689), the Earl of Mar (1715), and Charles Edward Stuart (1745) are explained, and this colourful but bloody period…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Construction of the building now known as the National Museum of Scotland began in 1861. Housed in a magnificent Victorian building, the museum in Chambers Street, Edinburgh, first opened its doors to the general public in the early 1890s. In July 2011, it will reopen after three years' extensive…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. From the rocks that shaped the landscape to millennium multimedia -- study the objects and meet the people of Scotland's past and present. Excellent descriptions of gallery displays and suggested routes assure you a well-informed visit as well as a memorable and enjoyable one. The book has been r…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. What would we have seen if we looked out over the landscape of Scotland at its very beginning, before the impact of mankind? What would it be like to swim in the Jurassic sea? Or stand early one morning in the dragon-fly haunted coal forests of the Midland Valley? This book captures in words, dra…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A combination of social history and kitchen practice, this book provides an account of the Scottish diet over the centuries. In a tale of feast, famine and survival, the author explores the ingredients and the preparation and consumption of food in Scotland. The book has been read, but is in exce…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. From her early life of luxury at the French court to her dramatic rule of her Scottish homeland; from a life of gaiety and popularity to years of banishment and execution - this book tells the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, one of Scotland's most famous historical figures. The book has been read,…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This book introduces the flowers and trees that grow in Scotland. Find out, season by season, how to identify common Scottish plants, their habitats, uses, folklore and history. Find out about Scottish plant collectors -- intrepid explorers who had many exciting adventures plant hunting in the fa…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. An inspiring look at the remarkable women who fought so tirelessly for equality. Using new material, this study moves away from the ardent activists in London and focuses on the campaign for the vote for women in Scotland. Non-militant 'suffragist' groups were found countrywide -- from Ayrshire t…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Drawing on the collections of the National Museums of Scotland's Scottish Ethnological Archive, this book provides an insight into the work of farmers and fisher folk, the pastimes of children, transport and trade, craft-work and housework during the closing decades of the 19th and the first half…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This is an enlightening account of three pioneering Scots and the special relationships they had with the native people of North America. Hugo Reid, Alexander Ross and Charles McKenzie fought against the attitudes of prejudice of their day and assumed the language and culture of the tribes they e…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The Scottish experience of war, brought to life by those who fought and those who stayed behind. With marvellously illustrated poetry, diaries and reminiscences, this is the personal and often poignant story of soldiers, sailors and airmen, as well as nurses, wives and children. The book has been…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book tells the history of Scotland between 1249 and 1371 from the Golden Age of Alexander III to Robert II, the first Stewart king. This takes in the Scottish Wars of Independence: William Wallace and the Battle of Stirling Bridge; and Robert the Bruce and the decisive Battle of Bannock…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 'A vivid guide to Scotland's rural past.' -- Dundee Courier. From stone age farmers to modern-day mechanization; crofting, wartime farming, industry, tourism and environmentalism are all discussed in this invaluable book. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Mechanical engineering -- the design and production of useful objects -- is wide-ranging and fascinating. The book tells the story of beer engines, cane crushing mills, clocks, textiles and mining equipment -- as well as the entrepreneurs and designers who could jump from one discipline to anothe…

Paperback. Condición: Good. 'Fascinating survey of education' -- Scottish Libraries. An examination of going to school from before the Reformation to the twentieth century. This absorbing report helps to explain why, despite radical changes in attitudes and styles, Scotland has always remained a highly educated country. The book…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Set in the months before the outbreak of the Great War and in print for almost 100 years The Thirty-Nine Steps is John Buchan's most popular novel. This timely look at the book - what inspired it, its themes and metaphors - and at its author - how much of John Buchan's own self and experiences ar…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This is a collection of poems in Scots for children. It follows the successful A Hantle o Verse compiled by Bette Boyd and Michael Elder, published in 2003 of whom Speaking English, The Journal of the English Speaking Board said: 'All lovers of Scottish poetry - teachers, festival organisers and…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Part of the award-winning "Scotties" series of activity books, "Scottish Rocks and Fossils" tells the story of how Scotland's landscape has changed over the last three billion years. Did you know that disappearing oceans, colliding continents and erupting volcanoes were some of the events which h…

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. The Millennium Clock first chimed on 1 January 2000 and crowds still gather round it in the National Museum of Scotland. The finished clock tower echoes the form of a medieval cathedral, standing just over ten metres high. It marks the passing of time but is also a summary of the best and wo…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This book looks at Scotland -- a land of contrasts. The rugged mountains on Skye, the farmland of the Border country and the city streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow are all part of this diversity. Find out how the countryside changes with the seasons and read about the wildlife which is such an imp…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. This book gives a glimpse into the trials and tribulations of inventing, developing and perfecting the art of pedal-powered transport over the years from the the original 'hobby-horse' velocipede to the the notorious bone-shaker, and from the grand but tricky penny-farthing to Graeme Obree's…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In this book on the history of flight in Scotland you can:* find out about the man who tried to fly off the wall at Stirling Castle and about Percy Pilcher and his fragile 'Bat' glider* be amazed at the story of Vincenzo Lunardi, and his balloon flight in 1785 from Edinburgh to Fife* see how…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. "Scotties" are exciting, full colour information books for young readers. Each title contains a wealth of interesting facts, stimulating activities, websites and suggestions for places to visit. An 8pp pull-out black and white section with games, puzzles and drawings for colouring-in can be…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The major exhibition Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress marks the 250th anniversary of Catherine's ascension to the Russian throne. It also marks the longstanding connections between Scotland and Russia. Opening on 13 July 2012 at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh (its only ve…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Set in the months before the outbreak of the Great War and in print for almost 100 years The Thirty-Nine Steps is John Buchan's most popular novel. This timely look at the book - what inspired it, its themes and metaphors - and at its author - how much of John Buchan's own self and experienc…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. When John Napier published his invention of logarithms in 1614 he was announcing one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics, and log tables were used universally until the mid 1970s. With his Rabdologia, an ingenious calculating tool composed of numbered rods which came to be…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Devils, witches and evil - the insubstantial but terrifying world of the supernatural as it was seen by Robert Burns and his contemporaries is examined in this new book, brought out for the 250th anniversary of the poet's birth. Several of Burns' poems dealt with the supernatural, the most f…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In words and pictures, Rip It Up charges through the astonishing story of Scottish pop and rock music from the 1950s to the present day. It talks about the main players and protagonists, showing the evolution of myriad idiosyncratic genres and styles over seven decades. This book will accompany a…