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Title Page, In Search of ScotlandIn Search of Scotland (1929)

The date is actually on the reverse of this leaf, which I have not scanned. I have the fourth edition; all four are dated 1929.

Keywords: title pages, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-01-13

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Frontispiece: Auld ReekieIn Search of Scotland (1929)

Auld Reekie, or Edinburgh; in the distance the castle, but everywhere there is smoke.

Keywords: cityscapes, colour

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2008-01-12

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Jedburgh AbbeyIn Search of Scotland (1929)

So these abbeys—Kelso, Jedburgh, Dryburgh, and Melrose—as close together as the abbeys of Yorkshire, preached the gospel of love in a land of hate. They were situated gallantly in the front line like [...]

Keywords: abbeys, ruins, arches, norman architecture, colour

Places shown: Jedburgh; Berwickshire; Scotland

Added: 2008-01-13

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The Sanctuary, National War Shrine, EdinburghIn Search of Scotland (1929)

The Shrine is the highest building in Edinburgh. It rises from virgin rock. Its walls spring from jagged ledges. In shape it is a sanctuary facing north with an east and west transept. [...] The ke [...]

Keywords: war memorials, shrines, interiors, arches, gothic architecture, stonework, masonry, columns, gates, colour

Places shown: Edinburgh; Lothian; Scotland

Added: 2014-08-22

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Stirling CastleIn Search of Scotland (1929)

I paused on a hill and looked down on the plain of Stirling. It was early evening and the mists were rising. The rock on which the Castle stands was blue-black against the grey of the fields, the mig [...]

Keywords: castles, views, colour

Places shown: Stirling; Storling; Scotland

Added: 2008-08-02

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