Books about Glasgow

[Bridie]

gorgeous

[Vinegar Tom]

Here is a scan of the spine of the Hugh MacDonald book:


Rambles Round Glasgow by vinegartom40, on Flickr

And the front of the companion volume “Days at the Coast: a series of sketches”:


Days at the Coast by vinegartom40, on Flickr

This is the “Monumental Edition” of 1887 “with a memoir of the author”

They don’t write ‘em like this these days: “descriptive of the frith of clyde – its watering places, its scenery, and its associations.”

And they did spell it “frith”, and they missed out those apostrophes

[HollowHorn]

My copy is dated 1910,(John Smith & Sons) what date is yours?

[The Egg Man]

What apostrophes?

[Vinegar Tom]

My copy is dated 1910,(John Smith & Sons) what date is yours?

Is this some sort of contest?









I'll just go and check

[Vinegar Tom]

What apostrophes?

Between t and s , but I could be wrong. I'm from the generation that was not formally trained in grammar ,, so I could be open to correction there;

[Vinegar Tom]

My copy is dated 1910,(John Smith & Sons) what date is yours?

I can't find a date , but it is the fifth edition. Judging by the adverts at the back of the book, it dates back into the nineteenth century:


artificial teeth by vinegartom40, on Flickr

[The Egg Man]

Copied from the net (cos it's easier)

"The exception to the possessive rule - and the one which gives most people a lot of trouble - is the word "its" meaning "belonging to it." Unlike most possessives, "its" does not contain an apostrophe. It is just one of the many cases where the English language is unnecessarily complex. The trouble with English is not that it has too many rules - it's that there are too many exceptions to the rules. "

[BenCooper]

Some from "Greater Glasgow 1914":





A book about interwar housing:

[kirstymaclaren]

I see that 'a Glasgow Gang Observed' is being rereleased on 30th April 2012!

Has anyone heard of the book 'a Glasgow keek show'? I bought it for my dad recently - it has lots of anecdotes/stories from old newspapers and other sources from about 17 - 20th centuries. One of my favourites was about a doctor who did an experiment to see who could last longest on miminal food - him or his horse. He ate 1 raisin each day and gave his horse one bit of straw each day. In the end the horse died and the doctor lost the use of his left side.

[HollowHorn]

It's a great wee read, Kristy, some really nice illustrations too.

[Vinegar Tom]

The keek show book is worth a read.

This is another one from my favourite shop. This book first appeared as a series of articles in "Recreation Round Up", the official magazine of the Glasgow Telephones Recreation Club. Book published in 1973:


Glaswegiana front by vinegartom40, on Flickr


Glaswegiana rear by vinegartom40, on Flickr

[Vinegar Tom]

A far nicer looking version of the Brotchie Borderlands book:


The Borderlands of Glasgow front by vinegartom40, on Flickr


The Borderlands of Glasgow rear by vinegartom40, on Flickr

[banjo]

vt,was the telephones recreation club in brown st?

[Vinegar Tom]

vt,was the telephones recreation club in brown st?

Banjo - the book doesn't give any more information , but google dredges up the fact that the club moved to Brown Street in 1977. More here.

"In 1970 the final of the first "Miss Glasgow Telephones Recreation Club" took place with over 40 girls taking part." - Definitely a different era.