Robert Bruce King Scots by Ronald Mcnair, First Edition (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good with light cover wear and no markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. 254 pages; Maps. Light creasing and minor wear to the bottom corner of a few pages. Minor, faint stains to the top exterior edge of textblock. Small fold creasing to front cover. Minor rubbing to the covers. Light rubbing stains to the bottom exterior edge of textblock. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Ed. 253 pages. Illustrated. Scottish History.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st American edition. Octavo. Maps. Fine in fine DJ. Pages: xviii, 254.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 253pp, first US edn, paperback, with seven illustrations, rear cover creased else good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st U. S. Ed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. First American Edition by agreement with Canongate Publishing, Ltd., Edinburgh of the original 1982 copyright. Book is clean and tight. Dust Jacket in protective cover. Slight nicks/tears along dust jacket edges. 254 pages with index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First American Edition. 254 pages. Stated First American Edition. This book's Dust Jacket has worn areas on all edges and corners, small tears, creases and the spine of which is all faded. The interior book, however, other than a former owner's nameplate sticker inside the front cover, has no other visible markings throughout and thus is well preserved. This book is a fascinating study on Robert the Bruce's struggle for the independence of Scotland and his rise to power. This book will be shipped promptly to you after we receive your order from here in New Jersey and comes with our utmost appreciation for your business.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition; First Printing. Xviii + [254] pp. Black quarter binding, red boards, price penciled on ffep. Pages: clean, as new. Dust jacket: creased bottom edge of back. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Paperback. xviii, 254pp, index, notes, references, bibliography, chronology, genealogy, maps. Slight edge wear to card covers, spine creased, sligh toning to page edges. Using accounts of contemporary chronicles, particularly those of John Barbour, the author reconstructs the stroy of one of the most remarkable of medieval kings. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. (xviii) 254 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat but slightly faded spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with maps and diagrams. The Contents are: Preface; Chronology; 1285 - 1306; 1306 - 1324; 1314 - 1329; Epilogue; followed by an index. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1988 : 1st. Paperback Edition : 3rd. Printing : Cannongate Books : Overall, A Very Nice Book :

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition USA. 1989 Peter Bedrick Books first US edition paperback; Very Good, aged but clean and sound copy, just some dints to front cover; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.

[1989], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 253pp. Map, notes, index. Previous owner's bookplate. Biography of Robert the Bruce. Time Period 14th Century & Middle Ages. Locale: ; Bannockburn. (History--Scotland, Kings).

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers As New octavo xviii + 254pp., bibliog., index, Account of the Scottish leader who united the Scots in their struggle for independence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xviii, 253, [1] pages. Map. Genealogy. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Chronology. Bibliography. References. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Ronald McNair Scott was educated at St. John's College, Oxford. He became a literary critic for the London Sunday Times and authored two novels. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He spent over half a decade researching and writing this important modern biography. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries. Using contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. It is a story with episodes as romantic as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation. Robert I (11 July 1274 - 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a national hero. Robert was a fourth great-grandson of King David I, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause". As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John Comyn of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert resigned in 1300 because of his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminent restoration of John Balliol to the Scottish throne. After submitting to Edward I in 1302 and returning to "the king's peace", Robert inherited his family's claim to the Scottish throne upon his father's death. Bruce's involvement in John Comyn's murder in February 1306 led to his excommunication by Pope Clement V (although he received absolution from Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow). Bruce moved quickly to seize the throne, and was crowned king of Scots on 25 March 1306. Edward I's forces defeated Robert in the Battle of Methven, forcing him to flee into hiding, before re-emerging in 1307 to defeat an English army at Loudoun Hill and wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. Robert I defeated his other opponents, destroying their strongholds and devastating their lands, and in 1309 held his first parliament. A series of military victories between 1310 and 1314 won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom. The battle marked a significant turning point, with Robert's armies now free to launch devastating raids throughout northern England, while he also expanded the war against England by sending armies to invade Ireland, and appealed to the Irish to rise against Edward II's rule. Despite Bannockburn and the capture of the final English stronghold at Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to renounce his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. In 1320, the Scottish nobility submitted the Declaration of Arbroath to Pope John XXII, declaring Robert as their rightful monarch and asserting Scotland's status as an independent kingdom. In 1324, the Pope recognized Robert I as king of an independent Scotland, and in 1326, the Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil. In 1327, the English deposed Edward II in favor of his son, Edward III, and peace was concluded between Scotland and England with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, by which Edward III renounced all claims to sovereignty over Scotland. Robert I died in June 1329 and was succeeded by his son, David II. Robert's body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey, while his heart was interred in Melrose Abbey, and his internal organs embalmed and placed in St Serf's Church, Dumbarton. First American Edition [stated], Presumed First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xviii, 253, [4] pages. Illustrations. Chronology. Bibliography. References. Notes. Index. Ronald McNair Scott was educated at Cheltenham College and St. John's College, Oxford. As a young man he became a literary critic for the Sunday Times. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and authored two novels. From boyhood he was fascinated by Robert the Bruce, and spent six years researching and writing this book. Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown Bruce renewed the fight for Scotland's freedom, and let forth a battle cry that would echo through the centuries. Using contemporary accounts, Ronald McNair Scott tells the story of Scotland's legendary leader, and one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kings. It is a story with episodes as romantic as those of King Arthur, but also one which belongs in the annals of Scottish History, and has shaped a nation. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing.