Publications.
Found in 1006 Collections and/or Records:
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘An Enquiry into the History of Scotland ...’ by John Pinkerton, 2 volumes (London, 1789), containing his signature on the verso of the title page of each volume, numerous marginalia throughout (some quite lengthy) and a number of sheets and scraps of paper tipped in (most are in the second volume) on which are further notes and other writings.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘An Enquiry into the History of Scotland ...’ by John Pinkerton, volume 1 (London, 1789)., 1789.
The additions are tipped in at pages 217 and 354.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘An Enquiry into the History of Scotland ...’ by John Pinkerton, volume 2 (London, 1789)., 1789.
Bound in in the latter part of the volume is a copy of ‘A dissertation on the origin and progress of the Scythians or Goths’, which also has numerous marginalia by Macpherson. None of the writings is dated, but folios 8 and 15 are written on sheets watermarked 1810 and 1811.
The additions are tipped in at pages 33, 46, 114, 197, 204, 223, 247 and before and in the tables of kings; and at page 53 of the ‘Dissertation …’.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, 2 volumes (Edinburgh, 1776, 1779) by Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1776) by Sir David Dalrymple., 1776.
Additions are tipped-in at pages 3, 13, 43, 49, 69, 71, 93, 182, 195, 245, 263, 295, 353 and at the endpaper.
At folio 15 is a printed list of books for sale, over which Macpherson has written a draft of a letter to David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (succeeded 1767), and, on the verso, a list of manuscripts and printed works relating to Scottish history.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, volume 2 (Edinburgh, 1779) by Sir David Dalrymple., 1779.
Additions are tipped-in at pages 3, 17, 127, 169, 247, 276, 303 and 319.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘History of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary’, 2 volumes, (London, 1797) by John Pinkerton.
Macpherson’s signature is on the verso of the title page of each volume, and a number of usually brief marginalia are scattered throughout volume i, and a few more in volume ii, mostly at the beginning. A few undated notes on scraps of paper are tipped in.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘History of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary’, volume 1 (London, 1797) by John Pinkerton., 1797.
A note is tipped in at page 205.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘History of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary’, volume 2 (London, 1797) by John Pinkerton., 1797.
Notes are tipped in at page 107 and at the end of the volume.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘The History and Antiquities of Scotland’ by William Maitland, 2 volumes (London, 1757), containing many marginal notes and comments on the text.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘The History and Antiquities of Scotland’ by William Maitland (London, 1757), volume 1, containing many marginal notes and comments on the text., 1757.
Macpherson’s signature is on the verso of the title page.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘The History and Antiquities of Scotland’ by William Maitland (London, 1757), volume 2, containing many marginal notes and comments on the text., 1757.
“Dean of Lismore’s book: a selection of ancient Gaelic poetry from a manuscript collection made by Sir James M’Gregor, Dean of Lismore, in the beginning of the sixteenth century, edited with a translation and notes by the Rev Thomas M’Lauchlan, and an introduction and additional notes by W F Skene, Esq” (Edinburgh, 1862), with corrections in the hand of Donald C MacPherson.
'Descriptive list of the pictures at Government house, Calcutta' (Calcutta, 1897)., 1897.
‘Despatches by Sir John Laurence’, Church Missionary Society, 'Occasional papers on India', Number V (London, 1859)., 1859.
Diary of John Nicoll, Writer to the Signet.
The diary records political and other events of the time, and includes copies of proclamations and other current publications.