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Here we have a small list of mostly out-of-print books. There will only be one of each and there will be a comment on book condition where necessary. Contact me for shipping details. Let me know if you would like to swap rather than pay…

A Guide To Scotch Whisky, Michael Brander, Johnstone & Bacon Publishers, 1975, this edition reprinted in 1978, 0 71794561, £3.50

A Teacher’s Tale, 175 years of Scotch whisky through the eyes of Wm. Teacher & sons, Helen Arthur, Allied Domecq Spirits and Wine (UK) Limited, 978-0-9551527–0-2, this edition was issued without dust jacket, £10

Another Nip Around The World, the continuing tales of a whisky salesman, Malcolm Greenwood, Neil Wilson Publishing, 1997, 1-897784-69-4, £2.50

Distilleries Of Moray, Mike Seton, Moray District Libraries, 1979, no ISBN, £6

Guide To The Whiskies Of Scotland, Derek Cooper, Pitman Publishing Limited, 1978, 0 273 01254, £5 (the previous owner has annotated the book in pen and pencil to a limited extent)

Pride Of Perth, the story of Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, Scotch whisky distillers, Jack House, Hutchinson Benham, 1976, 0 09 127320 x, the price has been cut from the page detailing it, £6

Scotch and Water- an illustrated guide to the Hebridean malt whisky distilleries, Neil Wilson, Lochar Publishing, Neil Wilson Publishing 3rd edition 1998, 1-897784-58-9, £4

Scotch Made Easy, Ross Wilson, Hutchinson, 1959, no dust jacket, slight damage to cover and staining, £10

Scotch Missed- the lost distilleries of Scotland, Brian Townsend, Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd., 1993, 1-897784-15-5, £12.50

Scotch, the whisky of Scotland in fact and story, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, Neil Wilson Publishing, 1995, 1-897784-37-6, this example ‘with the compliments of James Devereux Ltd.’ £4

Scotch Whisky, George Forbes, Lang Syne Publishers Ltd., 1995, 1 85217 007 7, £4

Scotch Whisky, Michael Moss, W & R Chambers Ltd., 1991, 0-550-20064-9, this edition reprinted 1994, £4

Scotch Whisky, as tasted by, Bill Simpson, Hugh MacDiarmid, Theodora FitzGibbon, Jack House, Donald Mackinlay, Anthony Troon, Macmillan, 1974, 333 17296 5, repaired rip to dust jacket and price cot from sleeve, £7

Scotch Whisky (Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guides), Charles MacLean, Mitchell Beazley, 1998, 1-84000-022-8, this edition reprinted 2000, £4

Scotland, the land and the whisky, Roddy Martine, John Murray (Publishers) Ltd., 1994, 0-7195-5700-3, £14

Scotland’s Malt Whiskies- a guide by John Wilson, John Wilson, Famedram Publishers Ltd., 1973, no ISBN, this edition 1974, the first 5 pages are loose, £2.50

The Essential Guide To Scotch Whisky, Michael Brander, Canongate Press Plc, 2nd edition, 1992, 0-86241-301-X, the cover appeals to be slightly faded, £3.50

The Malt Whisky File, John Lamond and Robin Tucek, Canongate, 1995, 0-86241-525-x, £4

The Malt Whisky File, John Lamond and Robin Tucek, Canongate, 2nd edition 1997 0-86241-650-7, £4

The Mitchell Beazley Pocket Whisky Book, Charles Maclean, Mitchell Beazley, 1993, 1 85732 171 5, this edition reprinted 1996, £4

The Original Guide To Scotch Whisky, Michael Brander, Gleneil Press, 1995, 0-9525330-0-6, this edition reprinted in 1995, the remnants of a price sticker has marked the cover and back page, £3.50

The Original Scotch, Michael Brander, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD, 1974, 0 09 120720 7, the dust jacket is tatty, there is an owner’s signature 0n the first page and the price is cut from the dust jacket, £7

The Scotch Whisky Book, Mark Skipworth, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Lomond Books, 1992, 0-600-55291-8, second impression and 1996 reprint, £4

The Spirit Of Whisky- an affectionate account of the water of life, Richard Grindal, Warner Books, 1992, 0-7474 1040 2, there is an owner’s signature on the first page, £4

The Whisky Connoisseur’s Book Of Days, facts, fables and folklore from the world of whisky, John Lamond, The Edinburgh Publishing Company Ltd, 1992, 1 874201 02 1, two pages have been fouled during printing, £3.50 (some would say they all have- joke)

The Whisky Distilleries of Scotland 1887- a selective reprint of Alfred Barnard’s 1887 guide “The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom”, Northern Books, no date or ISBN, £5

The Whisky Distilleries of Scotland 1887, David & David, 1969, a reprint with a new introduction £150

The Whisky Trails- a geographical guide to Scotch whisky, Gordon Brown, Prion, 1993, 1-85375-121-9, £6.50

The Whisky Trails- a traveller’s guide to Scotch whisky, Prion, 1997, 1 85375 227 4, £5

The World book of Whiskey, Brian Murphy, Rand MacNally and Company, 1979, 528-81096-0, £13

The World Guide To Whisky, Michael Jackson, Dorling Kindersley, 1987, 0-86318-237-2, these editions printed 1995 and 1997, £10

Wallace Milroy’s Malt Whisky Almanac, a taster’s guide, Wallace Milroy, Lochar Publishing, 4th edition 1991, 0-948403-88-8, this edition July 1991, £4.00

Whisky, Harper Collins Publishers, 0-00-472018-0, no publishing date, £3.50

Whisky, James Ross, Routledge % Kegan Paul, 1970, 0 7100 6685 6 £20

Whisky Barons, Allen Andrews, Jupiter Books, 1997, 904041 279, £12