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60 North
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2014-2018
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4,8-22/23 (2012, 2014-(2018). Ceased publication
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[Tourist information]
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Envelope of recent guides and pamphlets. Includes "Shetland Visitor Guide 2022" and "Shetland Accommodation Guide 2021"
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Shetland Museum and Archives guidebook
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Not dated
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Not only a guidebook to the Museum but an introduction to Shetland history and culture
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Walking in Shetland: a guide to 20 walks
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Promote Shetland
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Not dated
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Fold out pamphlet with maps and details, including the Outdoor Access Code
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Viking Unst: explore Unst's Viking legacy
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Not dated
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Folder with 6 loose cards describing Viking trails to explore
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Up-Helly-A': programmes and information
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Pamphlet box containing:1. Official programme 1990, 2000. 2009, 2010, 2019-2020, 2023-2024; 2. Up-Helly-A': the fire festival at the turn of the century; 3. Up-Helly-Aa: inside oot; Up-Helly-Aa annual 2019
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[Knitting folder: patterns, articles, information]
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Ringbinder started after the Society Wool Weekend 4-5 May 2024, to make patterns and information on knitting available to members
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Shetland fine lace knitting: recreating patterns from the past
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Carol Christiansen (comp.)
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2024
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This book is the result of a project undertaken by Shetland Museum to assess their knitted lace collection. The project included the recording of traditional designs and historical research to expand upon descriptions held by the Museum. It details individual lace motifs, together with instructions and charts for how to recreate them
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Sea bean: a beachcomber's search for a magical charm
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Sally Huband
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2023
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Sea bean is about finding one's place in an uncertain world, and for Sally Huband that place is the Shetland shoreline and beachcombing finds and a new sense of self
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Fair Isle knitting: 22 traditional patterns from where the Atlantic meets the North Sea
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Carina Olsson
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2023
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Carina Olsson, one of Sweden's leading experts in Fair Isle knitting guides knitters through the fundamental principles, how to work patterns for sweaters, mittens, hats, and gloves in classic Fair Isle style, and how to design a Fair Isle sweater of your own. There is a section and photos on the history of Fair Isle knitting in Shetland. This is a translation of the original Swedish version from 2022
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Logical confusion: the artistry of Mike McDonnell
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Jonathan Wills
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2023
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Michael McDonnell served for 25 years as the doctor for Yell and Fetlar and was an original and imaginative artist. This introduction to the artist and his works was published to mark a posthumous exhibition of his work in late 2023
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Shetland wool adventures journal vol. 05
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2023
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Volume five includes four knitting patterns, twelve essays, three walks, a books section, and features two cooks and their recipes, with illustrations on almost every page
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2023
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2023
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Volume nine. This annual contains 12 different Fair Isle, lace, and weaving patterns by 12 Shetland designers, and four feature articles, along with many illustrations
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Finding Hildasay: how one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness
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Christian Lewis
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2023
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Former paratrooper Chris Lewis set off in 2017 to walk the entire coastline of the UK. He lived in Shetland for 9 months, spending lockdown on the uninhabited island of Hildasay, and that experience plays a pivotal role in his book
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It might just happen to work
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Billy Williamson
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2023
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Life in Yell, as elsewhere, changed dramatically in the middle of the last century with the appearance of motorbikes, cars, wireless, and other trappings of the modern world. Billy Williamson tells some tales of how his family, and particularly his father, became interested in these and also became one of Shetland's earliest motorists
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Invasive hats and how to knit them
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Janet Velvin & Kate Jordan
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2022
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A collection of eight knitting patterns inspired by weeds, in colourwork or lace. Janet Velvin was one of the tutors at the Society's Wool Weekend in May 2024
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Farewell Fugley Island: changing my life on Britain's most inaccessible inhabited island
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Alec Crawford
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2022
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Alec arrived on Foula at a critical time when the island's survival depended on the tenacity of the 28 islanders. For six years he became absorbed into the island ways and he gives an insight into a disappearing way of life on an island that was clinging to the past as it faced inevitable change
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Call of the running tide
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Louis Johnson
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2022
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Louis Johnson tells his life story in this collection of memories of his 90 years, from his birth in East Yell, his schooldays in Yell and Lerwick, student life in Aberdeen, and his experiences as a teacher for 34 years
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Tak du date een! A dubious guide to understanding Shetland dialect
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Dunnas A. Clowe
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2022
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"The Shetland dialect is a curious mix of words from all across the globe that has led to some strong sayings and stranger ways of saying them. This book takes a light-hearted look at some of the results."
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Hameaboot
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Marjory Christie-Johnston
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2022
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This is an account of the years 1938-1943 and 1946-1950 that the author spent in Shetland, and described as the most enjoyable years of her life
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From honky-tonks to helicopters: tales of a rig medic
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Douglas M. Sinclair
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2022
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Lerwick-born author and local historian Douglas Sinclair relates tales of when he took a break from NHS employment in Aberdeen and became the first Shetlander to work offshore on an oil rig
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A year in my Shetland garden: a collection of seasonal recipes
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2022
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A celebration of producing your own food in the challenging conditions of 60° north. Misa's collection of simple seasonal recipes is inspired by her beloved garden, local Shetland produce and wild plants
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2022
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2022
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Volume eight. This annual contains 11 knitting patterns and 1 weaving pattern, and three feature articles, along with many illustrations
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The salt roads: how fish made a culture
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John Goodlad
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2022
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This is the story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians. John Goodlad meets those whose lives revolve around the industry in the 21st century and addresses sustainability, climate change and food choices
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Shetland wool adventures journal vol. 04
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2022
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Volume four includes six knitting patterns, eleven essays and four recipes. The focus of several of the articles relates to a visit to the island of Fair Isle
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Food made in Shetland
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Marian Armitage
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2022
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A collection of over 60 recipes featuring the best of Shetland produce, and including useful tips and insights into the Shetland food scene
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Black & white: my life in photography
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Max Bruce
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2022
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Society member Max Bruce has just published this record of his life, focusing on his family, photography, the outdoors, and Shetland, with a lively text and stunning photos (2 copies)
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The ponies at the edge of the world: a story of hope and belonging in Shetland
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Catherine Munro
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2022
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Catherine Munro transforms her life shen she moves to Shetland to study the hardy Shetland ponies. Over the course of her first year, she is welcomed into the rhythms and routines that characterise life at the edge of the world
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A Fair Isle nurse
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Mona McAlpine
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2022
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In the mid 1960s a young nurse arrived in Fair Isle to begin working there. She was the sole provider of medical care for the local population, and this is her memoir
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Sixty north to sixty south: the lives of Jessie & Tammie Laurenson
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Jonathan Wills
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2022
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This is a tale of three islands - Noss, Bressay and South Georgia - and of two Shetland Islanders whose lives spanned 120 degrees of Atlantic latitude, from Shetland at 60 degrees north to the South Shetland Islands at 60 degrees south
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Letters on Shetland
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Peter Jamieson
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2021
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This is the fourth title in the Northus Shetland Classics series. First published in 1949, it is formed from the texts of letters describing Shetland at a critical point in its story - following WW2 and before the huge changes which accompanied the expansion of the oil industry in the 1970s. This version has an introduction by Brian Smith. The original version is also held in the library collection+E262
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In days gone by
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Charlie Simpson
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2021
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A series of 20 essays telling a wide range of stories, from salt herrings and wartime sinkings to the development of the islands' infrastructure and services. These were published over a 20-year period in The Shetland Times
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Old Lerwick: lanes and lodberries
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Douglas M. Sinclair
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2021
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Local historian Douglas Sinclair explores and discovers the history of the iconic lanes and lodberries in this comprehensive account which includes many photographs
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The Sandness story
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Sandness History Group
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2021
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Sandness is on the remotest edge of Shetland's West Side, and this is the story of the parish, put together by members of the Sandness History Group over many years
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Shetland wool adventures journal vol. 03
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2021
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Volume three features six knitting patterns and 16 articles on a wide range of subjects with many colour photographs
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2021
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2021
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Volume seven.This annual contains 12 patterns from 11 designers and 4 feature articles, along with many photographs
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Da bonnie isle: Whalsay through the ages
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James A. Anderson
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2021
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A tour around Whalsay and covering the island's history to the present day, with local author James Anderson, who now splits his time between NZ and Whalsay
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Foula: island west of the sun
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Sheila Gear
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2021
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"Foula: island west of the sun" was first published in 1983, and has been reprinted as part of the Northus Shetland Classics series, with photographs by Jim Gear and an introduction by Jen Stout. Sheila Gear recorded the passage of a year of Foula life in the early 1980s, and also gave snapshots of the island's history
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Tom Henderson: the seaman who founded a museum
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J. Laughton Johnson
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2021
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Tom Henderson (1911-1982) was a seaman, founder of the Shetland Museum, restorer of artefacts, maritime historian, craftsman, hotelier, Council Convenor, writer and the go-to Shetlander throughout the second half of the 20th century on almost any aspect of the islands' story
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My journey home: memoirs of a Shetland exile
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James A. Pottinger
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2021
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James Pottinger's travels from his birthplace in a croft house in pre-war Burra have taken him full circle and he is "home" again after a career in engineering, the merchant navy, sales and management
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The Shetland Bus: transporting secret agents across the North Sea in WW2
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Stephen Wynn
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2021
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This book is a new examination of the story of the Shetland Bus. It looks at the collaboration between Shetland and Norway during the Second World War with the Shetland Bus operation, the men and boats involved, and the operations carried out until Norway was liberated from German occupation in May 1945.
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Shetland wool adventures journal vol. 02
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2021
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A celebration of craft, creativity, adventure and all things Shetland, featuring photographs, knitting patterns, walks, stories, interviews, recipes and some personal insights into the lives of the isles' top knitters and craftspeople
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From Errol Flynn to echo-sounders
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Billy Williamson
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2021
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This is the autobiography of an engineering technician's career path in Shetland, working first setting up film shows in village halls, and later employment in marine electronics
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It tolls for thee: a guide to celebrating and reclaiming the end of life
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Tom Morton
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2021
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After a close encounter with death, Tom Morton realised he needed a change of pace and perspective. He decided to become the only independent funeral celebrant on the Shetland Islands. This is a thought-provoking guide to celebrating mortality, with lots of references to his Shetland experiences
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Fair Isle weekend
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Mary Jane Mucklestone
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2020
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An account of a visit to Fair Isle by the author and a group of friends, featuring a collection of the author's Fair Isle knitting patterns
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Dear to me and an important part of my life': ethnic identity and the Shetland descent group in New Zealand
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Samuel Moncur
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2020
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Dissertation for University of Otago Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History. This thesis examines the ways that ethnicity and identity are understood and expressed in descendents of Shetland migrants to NZ in the twenty-first century. It draws on oral interviews with descendants of Shetland migrants, most of them from our Society, as well as secondary sources.
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Knitting from Fair Isle: 15 contemporary designs inspired by tradition
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Mati Ventrillon
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2020
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Mati Ventrillon's inspiration comes from the technique of creating patterns with multiple colours that was first used by the women of Fair Isle more than two centuries ago. There are 15 patterns, tips on yarns and finishing, and photos of Fair Isle
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Moorit: and other sheepish tales
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Lindsay Dowding & Alexi Bjornson
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2020
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A book written especially for Wool Week enthusiasts. A compilation of facts, stories and photos relating to wool and sheep
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2020
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2020
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Volume six. Thirteen patterns and four essays with many photos from a year when because of Covid-19 the SWW was unable to go ahead
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Shetland wool adventures journal vol. 01
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Misa Hay (ed.)
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2020
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A compilation of articles on Shetland arts and crafts, history, walks, food and recipes, and knitting and patterns, with lots of colour photos
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Fair Isle designs from Shetland knitters volume 2
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Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers
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2019
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Featuring twelve new designs by members of the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers, with a Q&A section with Guild members and a wider background to wool and textiles in Shetland
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Seabirds and seals: or, clockwise around Bressay and Noss
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Jonathan Wills
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2019
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Stories from 25 years of wildlife guiding around the Shetland islands of Bressay and Noss
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Shetland life
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2019
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Single issue of this magazine - No 466 (August 2019)
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And that's the way of it': the life of Geordie Mainland
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Jim Mainland
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2019
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Geordie was born in 1924, and this is an account of his life as told to his nephew Jim Mainland. It includes his role in the events of D-Day
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2019
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2019
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Volume Five. Sixteen patterns and several essays and photos celebrating ten years of Shetland Wool Week
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Fair Isle designs from Shetland knitters volume 1
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Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers
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2018
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Featuring fifteen traditional patterns from members of the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers, along with short biographies of the members. This is a 2022 reprint of the volume first published in 2018
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Simply Shetland lace
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Brooke Nico
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2018
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Featuring three traditional Shetland lace motifs and their variants: Acre & Razor; Feather & Fan and Old Shale' and Horshoe & Leaf. It covers the basics of each stitch pattern and then multiple projects using each one
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Shetland Festival of Remembrance commemorating the centenary of the ending of The Great War 1914-1918
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2018
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Pack containing a DVD recording of the Festival, along with supporting material on a USB stick, and a copy of the Festival programme
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The Vikings: lords of sea and sword
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Heather Pringle
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2018
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National Geographic special publication devoted to the Vikings
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Aa my mindin
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Robert Johnson
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2018
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A collection of photographs chronicling a wide and varied subject matter ranging from the 1960s to the present day
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A town called Toilets: the confessions of a Shetland tour guide
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Allen Fraser
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2018
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Allen Fraser tells of growing up in pre-oil era Shetland on the island of Yell before mains water and electricity, his job with the Meteorological Office which lasted 34 years, and latterly as a Shetland tour guide
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Tales from Wullver's Hool: the extraordinary long life and prodigious works of Jessie Saxby
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Philip Snow
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2018
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Jessie Saxby (1842-1940), born in Unst, was Shetland's first professional writer. She wrote on subjects as diverse as the folklore of her islands, romantic fiction, and Boy's Own adventure stories. She was a prolific poet, and had outspoken political views. This volume tells Jessie's story in 98 short chapters, one for each year of her life
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A photographic guide to Shetland's history
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David Malcolm
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2018
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The aim of this photographic guide is to give an overall picture of Shetland's history from prehistoric times to the present day and provide basic information about some of the historic sites and landmarks
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RAF Catfirth 1918: the story of a First World War air station and the first flight to Shetland
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Simon Gun
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2018
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In WW1 RAF Catfirth was the most northerly air station in Britain, a flying boat station planned to house 450 men and 18 aircraft. The author brings to life the remote base and the men who served there in the last months of the war, including the Canadian pilot who became the first man to fly to Shetland
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Shetland merchant mariners in the Great War
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J. Laughton-Johnston
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2018
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At least 1755 Shetland merchant mariners served in the Great War, of whom some 78 lost their lives in action. This is the first account of their ships, their fates, who they were and where they came from
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That grim red dawn: Shetland's sacrifice at the Ancre
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Jon Sandison
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2018
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Over 1,600 men from Shetland served in the British Army between 1914 and 1919. Twenty-two were killed or fatally wounded on a single day on the River Ancre during the final phase of the Battle of the Somme
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Shetland summer birds
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Paul Harvey (text)
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2018
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A photographic guide to the birds you are most likely to encounter during a Shetland summer. Featuring 74 birds with habitat overviews and helpful information to aid identification
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2018
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2018
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Volume Four. 12 patterns and 5 essays celebrating Shetland Wool Week 2018
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Shetland: cooking on the edge of the world
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James & Tom Morton
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2018
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Explores life on an island with food, drink and community at its heart - a book about Shetland and its recipes
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Scalloway: Shetland's ancient capital: a pictorial study
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Alexi Bjornson & Anne Macdonald
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2018
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A pictorial introduction to Shetland's ancient capital with historical notes [2 copies]
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Shetland: 40 coast and country walks
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Paul and Helen Webster
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2018
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Small format book with a double-page entry for each walk, with map, photo and details of the walk. Includes walks on Unst, Yell, Fetlar, North Mainland, Muckle Roe, Skerries, Central Mainland, Papa Stour, Bressay, Noss, South Mainland, Mousa, Foula and Fair Isle
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From myths to meids: maritime heritage of Fair Isle, Papa Stour and Skerries
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Charlotte Slater
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2018?
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This book is part of the Shetland Rural Islands Maritime Heritage Asset Atlas Project. It used field survey techniques on the islands and research in the Shetland Museum and Archives and the Shetland Library to give a fuller picture of the people who lived and worked there
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The cod hunters
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John Goodlad
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2017
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The story of the Shetlanders who fished for cod around Faroe, Rockall, Iceland and Greenland. The author was CEO of the Shetland Fishermens' Association
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Shetland's open boat days: tales of the fishing under sail and oar
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Tom Henderson, Charles Johnson, James J. Laurenson, William Nicolson. Edited by Charlie Simpson
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2017
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True stories, told by those who were there or who had intimate knowledge of the days when livelihoods and lives depended on the skills and knowledge of the islands' fishermen in the days of sail and oar
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Old Lerwick: people and places
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Douglas M. Sinclair
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2017
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Douglas shares his vast knowledge, understanding and love of this unique island town of Lerwick, focusing on the south end. The pieces were originally published in the "Shetland Life" magazine
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In Shetland: tales from The Last Bookshop
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Tom Morton
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2017
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Tom's story takes you beneath the surface of Shetland life, into a community which is full of fascinating characters, incredible wildlife, hilarity, tragedy and a lot of extreme weather
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A Shetland childhood: memories of the 1950s
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Catherine Emslie
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2017
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See the 1950s through the eyes of a child - a celebration of a long-gone way of life in Shetland
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The lanes of Lerwick
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Alexi Bjornson
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2017
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A photographic record of the lanes between Hillhead and The Esplanade on the town's harbour-front. Includes 2 maps and an introduction
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2017
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2017
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Volume three. 11 patterns and 6 essays celebrating Shetland Wool Week 2017
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A Shetlander's Fair Isle graph book in colour
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Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers
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2016
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The knitting charts reproduced in this book are from two original design books from the 1930s and 1940s, which include both Fair Isle and Norwegian-inspired motifs. The charts are aimed at the adventurous knitter, who wishes to be inspired by classic, authentic Shetland Fair Isle patterns and colourways. With an introduction by Carol Christiansen, Curator (Textiles), Shetland Museum and Archives
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In search of Willafjord
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Maurice Henderson
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2016
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One of fiddle player Maurice Henderson's favourite tunes is Willafjord, which local tradition says was taken back from the ice in the days of the Arctic whaling when many Shetlanders made up the crews of the whale ships. This is an account of Maurice's travels to Greenland in search of that connection
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Bobby the Birdman: an anthology celebrating the life and work of Bobby Tulloch M.B.E. (4 January 1929-21 May 1996)
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Jonathan Wills & Mike McDonnell (eds)
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2016
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After his discovery of a pair of snowy owls nesting on Fetlar in 1967 Bobby Tulloch became a national celebrity overnight, then a renowned field ornithologist, tour guide, author and wildlife photographer. In this book some of his friends celebrate their happy memories of his life, illustrated with many photographs
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Baby boomers
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Erik Young
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2016
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Erik Young was born in Lerwick in 1946, and this is a recollection of growing up in post-war Shetland. It includes many of his own poems and lots of photographs.
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Gravely Shetland
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Alastair Christie-Johnston
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2016
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There are over sixty listed graveyards in Shetland, and many are in places of exceptional beauty and tranquillity. The book illustrates the author's Top 20 favourites and explains why he chose them
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Into the Southern Ocean: the perilous voyages of the Elsi Arrub
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Andrew Halcrow
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2016
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The story of two trips attempting to sail around the world single-handed and non-stop in the boat he built himself.
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Shetland oo: wool, textiles, work
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Tom Barr & Kate Davies
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2016
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Oo, or wool, has for centuries figured centrally in island life, and this book reveals the many different kinds of work that oo supports, photographed by Tom Barr with accompanying essays and profiles written by Kate Davies
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2016
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2016
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Volume two. Profiles of knitters, patterns, and historical articles to celebrate Shetland Wool Week 2016
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Blockade 1914-1918: how Shetland won the war
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Ian Tait
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2015
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A collection of photos and informative text which is intended to show the crucial role that the Shetlad Islands played in the war
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Shetland Islands
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James A. Pottinger
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2015
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A collection of colour photographs illustrating the varied and picturesque scenery around Shetland, and some of the many changes seen on the islands over the last fifty years
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Herring tales: how the silver darlings shaped human taste and history
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Donald S. Murray
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2015
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Following a journey from Norway to England, Shetland to the Outer Hebrides, to the fishing ports of the Baltic coast of Germany and the Netherlands, and Iceland, here are tales of the importance of the herring, and how it and those who caught it were celebrated in the art, literature, craft, music and folklore of life in northern Europe
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Shetland saga: a soothmoother's story
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Janet Teal Daniel
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2015
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In 2004, Janet and her husband left their home in South Wales to live and work in Shetland. This is the story of their experience and explores themes of attachment, relationships, connection, remoteness and belonging
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A photographic guide to Shetland's geology
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David Malcolm & Robina R. Barton
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2015
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This book is the first photographic guide to the geology of the Shetland Islands. It is a pictorial guide to many of the more commonly occurring rocks, with some rarer examples and a few minerals. Short descriptive notes accompany each photo, along with a glossary and several maps at the back
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Shetland and the Great War
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Linda K. Riddell
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2015
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The author chronicles all aspects of wartime life at home as well as at the battlefronts, including the effects on the economy and social conditions, giving new insights into Shetland a hundred years ago
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Safely wounded: Shetland letters from the First World War
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Angus Johnson and Isabel Sinclair (eds)
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2015
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This book of correspondence by Shetland men and women from World War One represents a tiny fraction of those sent. They mainly date from the earlier parts of the war, and most are from soldiers
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Shetland doctor: the life of an island GP
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Robin Ditchburn
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2015
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Robin and his family move to Shetland where he becomes the GP in Walls, taking over a practice that includes the remote islands of Papa Stour and Foula
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Magical Shetland lace shawls to knit
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Elizabeth Lovick
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2015
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15 patterns and full instructions for delicate shawls to make, plus patterns and instructions for 5 'apprentice pieces' to help hone skills
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Changing the world is child's play: inspirations for making everyday moments with children count
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Sarah Amy Glensor Best
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2015
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The author of this book is one of the members of the Shetland Society of Wellington
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Shetland's whaling tradition: from Willafjord to Enderby Land
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Laureen Johnson
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2015
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Shetland's involvement in Arctic whaling and whaling around Shetland, with memories from the last Shetland whalers.
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Shetland
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Ann Cleeves
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2015
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A year in the life of the islands in photos and text from Ann Cleeves explaining why the place means so much to her
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Shetland Wool Week annual 2015
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2015
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Volume one. Profiles of knitters, patterns, and historical articles to celebrate Shetland Wool Week 2015
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Buachaille: at home in the Highlands
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Kate Davies
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2015
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Designed especially for Kate's new yarn, Buachaille, the book has essays, interviews, 12 knitting patterns, 5 recipes and details of a walk up Buachaille Etive Mor
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Shetland from the sea
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Dick Koopmans
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2014
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Dutch yacht designer Dick Koopmans and his wife Elly love the Shetland Islands and visit Shetland nearly every year in their yacht. This collection of watercolours is taken from walks or anchorages during their visits, and each one is accompanied by a brief note
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The nightmare voyage of the Diana: from the journal of the ship's surgeon Charles Edward Smith
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Charles Edward Smith
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2014
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The whale-ship Diana left Lerwick in 1866, bound for the Greenland whaling. Thirteen of the crew would perish after the ship was trapped overwinter in the Arctic ice.
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Born a beachcomber: Thomas Mathieson
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Steve Mathieson
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2014
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The story of Thomas Mathieson as told to Steve Mathieson. Thomas was born in 1918 on a croft in the north of Unst, and became a merchant mariner at the time of the beginning of the second world war.
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Michael Powell's The Edge of the World: then & now
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David W, Earl
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2014
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In 1936 British film director Michael Powell made a movie based on the evacuation of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides. Much of the movie was made on Foula where many of the local folk appeared as extras. In 2006 and 2008 the author visited the isles to view the various locations and the book has photos of these along with information on the folk involved
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Unst heritage lace: recreating vintage Shetland lace
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Unst Heritage Trust
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2014
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This book is an attempt to share patterns with knitters, and also features three knitters from the late 1800s, and includes lots of photographs
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Shetland: a love story
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Mark Sinclair & Kay Wheatcroft
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2014
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The Shetland courtship of Robert Jamieson and Barbara Laing recorded in their letters from 1858 until their marriage in 1861. Photographs by Mark Sinclair and letters edited by Kay Wheatcroft. First published 2010, this paperback edition 2014
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The literature of Shetland
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Mark Ryan Smith
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2014
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The first ever history of Shetland's literature. Covering over two centuries of creative work
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These northern shores: articles on the history of Shetland
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John Peterson
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2014
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A collection of short articles about the long and varied history of the Shetland Isles
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Mirds o wirds: a Shetland dialect word book
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2014
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A selection of Shetland dialect words and phrases, together with information and photos
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Havera: the story of an island
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J. Laughton Johnston, Christine De Luca, Mark Sinclair, Pauleen Wiseman
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2013
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A portrait of the small isle of Havera, once inhabited and the last to hold a community. This is the story, in text and photographs of the community, along with some poems, music scores, and family tree charts
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Shetland textiles: 800 BC to the present
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Sarah Laurenson (ed.)
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2013
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Traces the history of textiles in Shetland through fabrics and garments together with the fibres and tools used to craft them, and the people who made and wore them
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The Spitfire "Shetlander": the story of a small community, the Shetland Islands, and their determination to fund a Spitfire in their name
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Margaret Stuart
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2013
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The story, as reported week by week in the Shetland News, of the enormous fund raising effort made by everyone in the islands
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The magic of Shetland lace knitting
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Elizabeth Lovick
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2013
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Stitches, techniques and projects for lighter-than-air shawls and more
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Shetland vernacular buildings 1600-1900
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Ian Tait
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2012
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A record of the type and succession of Shetland's indigenous buildings, which analyses the characteristics and usage of farmsteads and outbuildings over three centuries
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Real Shetland yarns: a collection of woolly tales and memories
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2012
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A collection of stories and photographs from Shetlanders who were invited to write about their own memories, or stories their ancestors had handed down, about their lives and their links to the wool and textile industries
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Small boats of Shetland
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Alison Munro
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2012
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The history of the development of the Shetland boat, picking out from all the research many points of interest
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Colours of Shetland
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Kate Davies
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2012
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Ten original patterns plus five essays on aspects of Shetland.
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A photographic guide to Shetland's wild flowers. 3rd ed (rev & enl)
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David Malcolm
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2012
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This guide book includes the majority of Shetland's more commonly occurring species with, in addition, a handful of unusual or special plants. Flowers are sorted by colour, and Shetland names are included in the captions where widely used
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The Jarl Squad 2012
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2012
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DVD - the squad "home movie" (174 minutes)
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Free-spirit shawls: 20 eclectic knits for every day
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Lisa Shroyer
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2012
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Twenty shawl projects. Features the Shetland technique of construction
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The Stewart earls of Orkney
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Peter Anderson
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2012
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For almost a century the islands of Orkney and Shetland were under the rule of the Stewart earls, father and son, a rule remarkable for its infamous reputation in island history
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The story of Busta House
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Marsali Taylor
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2012
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The story of Busta House from the earliest records up to the present day, with an account of the 'ghost of Busta'.
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Vikings!
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Neil Oliver
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2012
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By the host of the BBC series "Vikings: the story of the real Vikings"
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Terror in the Arctic
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Bjarnhild Tulloch
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2011
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A true story from Norway in World War II. This autobiography reveals the bleak conditions in northern Norway as experienced by a child, her family and town during the second World War
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Willie's tales & travels
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Willie Smith
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2011
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Stories from Scalloway and beyond giving an insight into times past and a way of life much changed today, brought to life with photographs from Scalloway photographer Clement J. Williamson
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Swan LK.243
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The Swan Trust
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2011
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DVD about the Fifie sailing drifter, built in Lerwick in 1900, and its return and restoration
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Shetland fine lace
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Shetland Amenity Trust
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2011
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DVD documentary of the Shetland Fine Lace Project [2 copies]
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Shetland's heritage of sail
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Charlie Simpson
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2011
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The story of the technology that shaped Shetland's history, from the first settlers to the final years of the sail herring drifters
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Shetland pocket guide
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Promote Shetland
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2011
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Pocket travel guide with map
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The press gang in Orkney and Shetland
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J.D.M. Robertson
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2011
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The author examines the impact of forced recruitment on the lives of Orcadians and Shetlanders at every level of society
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Shetland rambles: a sketching tour of Shetland retracing the footsteps of Victorian artist John T. Reid
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Mairi Hedderwick
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2011
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The text refers to Reid's original along with the author's own observations of her modern-day travels around Shetland, illustrated with sketches and appealing watercolours
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Scotland's radical exports: the Scots abroad - how they shaped politics and trade unions
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Pat Kelly
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2011
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About the men and women who took trade unionism and working class politics from Scotland to the main countries that make up the Scottish Diaspora. Includes the story of William Irvine from Shetland
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Shetland
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2010
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Sixty pages of colour photographs of Shetland by Millgaet Media Limited, Lerwick
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Shetland words: a dictionary of the Shetland dialect
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A. & A. Christie-Johnston
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2010
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The first new Shetland dictionary for many years. Words of Norn origin are highlighted, there is a list of words once used by Shetland's haaf fishermen, and some quirky modern additions to the dialect
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A glimpse of Lerwick's waterfront history
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Douglas M. Sinclair
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2010
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A collection of postcards, photographs and maps with accompanying text mainly covering the period up to the 1930s
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Women's suffrage in Shetland
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Marsali Taylor
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2010
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Covers the first suffrage speakers in Shetland in 1873 and the early societies, through the founding of the 1909 society, and up to women's work in World War I.
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Da wye I saa it
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Robert Johnson
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2010
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A potted social history in a collection of photographs that chronicle many aspects of life in Shetland from the 1960s - a record of changing times da wye he saa it
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Vaila Mae: the making of a sixareen
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2010
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DVD following the step-by-step construction of the first new sixareen to be built in Lerwick for over a century, as well as telling the story of this unique type of traditional Shetland boat
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Guide to Shetland Museum textile collection
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Carol Christiansen (comp.)
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2010
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Written overview of the development of Shetland textiles, generously illustrated with photos of examples from the collection
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A kangaroo loose in Shetland: excerpts from a diary
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Lachlan Ness
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2010
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2nd edition. The author, a church minister from Australia, travels to Shetland and serves as the Church of Scotland locum minister in the parish of the North Isles (Unst, Yell and Fetlar)
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Wrapped in lace: knitted heirloom designs from around the world
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Margaret Stove
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2010
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Patterns and techniques for knitting lace, including wedding ring shawls and the restoration of Granny Cheyne's Shetland shawl
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Shetland diaries: otters, orcas, puffins and wonderful people
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Simon King
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2010
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The record of a year spent in Shetland filming the wildlife and experiencing Shetland through the changing seasons
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Souvenir guide: Shetland Hamefarin 2010 14-26 June
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2010
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Gives a brief history of the Shetland Hamefarin, and the programme of events
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Knits from the North Sea: lace in the Shetland tradition
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Carol Rasmusson Noble & Margaret Leask Peterson
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2009
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Sixteen lace knitting projects including shawls, stoles, scarves and triangles by designer Carol Rasmussen Noble and Shetland Island lace expert Margaret Leask Peterson, along with tips and techniques for lace knitting
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A pictorial 'dander trowe' Shetland's crofting culture: centenary celebration
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2009
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This book celebrates the importance of the Shetland coo to the Shetland way of life over the centuries but especially over the last 100 years. Published by the Shetland Cattle from Shetland Breeders Group, the text of this substantial book is full of photos of cows, people and the crofting way of life
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Rhubarbaria: recipes for rhubarb
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Mary Prior
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2009
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The author has connections with New Zealand and Shetland, and this book includes 13 recipes from Shetland where rhubarb grows well and is an important part of the diet. The history of rhubarb is given followed by one hundred pages of recipes
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Spy fever: the Post Office affair
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Margaret Flaws
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2009
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At the beginning of the First World War, stories of spies abounded throughout the British Isles. It was in this atmosphere that the entire staff of the Lerwick Post Office was marched off to prison and incarcerated for almost a week with no explanation from the authorities
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Aald Papa, I'm dine! A collection of stories, tunes, poetry and paintings
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George P.S. Peterson
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2009
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A diverse collection including history, short stories, poetry, trowie tales, and bedtime stories for children, with lots of illustrations
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The Shetland dictionary
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John J. Graham
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2009
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This is the first large-scale study of the Shetland dialect since Jacobsen's work in the early years of the last century. It was first published in 1979 and this revised edition was published in 2009
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Old Shetland
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Guthrie Sutton
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2009
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A splendid collection of over 200 old postcards and photographs
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A Shetland cook's book
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Jenni Simmons
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2009
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The traditional foods of Shetland and ways to prepare them, with photos of life on the croft
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A Shetland bible
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Charles Greig
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2009
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Bible stories in the Shetland dialect, along with a CD
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Up-Helly-Aa official DVD 2009
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2009
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DVD (50 minutes plus 32 minutes of bonus features)
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Moods of Shetland
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VisitShetland
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2009?
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DVD - collection of Shetland scenes to the music of Fiddlers Bid
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An outline of Shetland archaeology
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John Stewart
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2008
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John Stewart made the first attempt to write a chronological narrative that specifically told the story of Shetland's past from earliest times. It began as a series of articles which were published in The Shetland Times in 1956, and these are reprinted in this volume
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Memoirs of a Lerwick boy
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Bruce Sandison
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2008
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Bruce Sandison was born at Torry in Aberdeen in 1934 but came to Shetland when only a few weeks old. After an apprenticeship in newspapers he spent 31 years at the BP Oil Depot at the North Ness, and was involved with the Boys' Brigade. These are his memories, some of which appeared in Shetland Life
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St Ninian's Isle treasure
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David Clarke
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2008
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This booklet describes and illustrates the circumstances of the discovery in 1958 and the contents of the treasure
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The MND crofthouse garden: Shetland to Chelsea and back
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2008
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DVD about the creation of a 1940s Shetland crofthouse garden at the Chelsea Flower Show
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Make a break for it
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VisitShetland
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2008
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30 minute DVD with commentary and music, PC CD-ROM of written information, and a brochure about Shetland
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Shetland Islands today
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Bjorn Hroarsson (ed.)
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2008
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An overview of Shetland culture, places, history and industry with many illustrations
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Up-Helly-Aa 2008
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2008
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DVD - the squad "home movie" (113 minutes)
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Handbook to Lerwick Town Hall
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Charles H. Simpson
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2008
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History and description of the Town Hall with lots of photos
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Between weathers: travels in 21st century Shetland
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Ron McMillan
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2008
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Insights into the islands' wildlife, archaeology, geology and Shetlanders themselves
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Old Scatness Broch & Iron Age Village, Shetland: guide book
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Val Turner, Jane Outram and Eleanor Pottinger
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2007
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"A guide to what is perhaps the best preserved, excavated, Iron age site in Britain"
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Shetland in statistics 2007
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2007
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Cover title. Shetland in statistics, 34th edition. Includes maps and graphs, and a range of statistics under the headings: physical, economy, transport, education and services, conservation, politics and local government, culture and media, with a list of Shetland interest publications
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The early English settlement of Orkney and Shetland
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Graeme Davis
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2007
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The author proposes that there was a Saxon settlement in both Orkney and Shetland from the fourth century AD, based on extensive linguistic, historical and archeological research
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Gardie: a Shetland house and its people
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Wendy Scott
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2007
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Gardie House was built in 1724 on the shores of Bressay Sound, and holds an extensive family archive. This is the story of the house's passage through turbulent times and ethe everyday life of the generations who lived in and around it
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Fishing, fishermen, fish merchants and curers in Shetland: episodes in fishing and curing herring and white fish
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James R. Coull
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2007
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Originally written as self-standing independent magazine articles, so each chapter can be read as an entity on its own.
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Sips of Shetland: the essence of an archipelago
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Didier Piquer and David Cooper
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2007
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Photographs of Shetland by Didier Piquer, with comments by Shetlander David Cooper
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Scotland's northern lights: lighthouses of the Orkney and Shetland Islands
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Sharma Krauskopf
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2007
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This book discusses the 21 major lighthouses most of which were built by the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers
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Skeld Festival of the Seas, 15th-17th June 2007. A celebration of maritime heritage
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2007
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Booklet which accompanied the festival, centred on Reawick and Skeld and some nearby coastal areas. Includes some history of the district, and how the population and people's work and circumstances have hugely altered
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Travels in Shetland 1832-52: Edward Charlton
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William Charlton (ed.)
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2007
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Edward Charlton was a 17-year-old medical student when he sailed from Leith to Lerwick in 1832 and spent three months travelling through the Mainland, Yell and Unst and collecting specimens of birds and rocks. He was so enchanted by Shetland that he returned two years later. His journals give a picture of Shetland in the 1830s, and the changes he found when he came back for a third, more hurried visit in 1852
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Reflections of Shetland - simmer (summer)
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Frances Taylor
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2007
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Images of Shetland set to traditional music and poems on 1 DVD
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The Orkneys and Schetland in Blaeu's Atlas Novus of 1654
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James M. Irvine (ed.)
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2006
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Subtitle: The map of Timothy Pont and the news descriptions of Walter Stewart, as translated by Ian Cunningham. A translation of the descriptive Latin texts which accompanied the maps, commissioned by the National Library of Scotland to mark the 350th anniversary of Blaeu's publication
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Reflections of Shetland - winter
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Frances Taylor
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2006
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Images of Shetland set to traditional music on 1 DVD
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Reflections of Shetland - voar (spring)
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Frances Taylor
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2006
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Images of Shetland set to traditional music and poems on 1 DVD
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Shetland hap shawls: then and now
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Sharon Miller
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2006
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A history of the Shetland hap, with traditional designs and modern hap patterns
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Up Helly Aa: the Centennial Jarl 2006
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2006
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DVD (60 minutes)
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Voices from the past: a history of North Roe
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Karen Inkster
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2006
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In 1894 young Peter Inkster left Shetland to start a new life in western Canada. In the latter years of his life he returned to Shetland and kept a diary of his thoughts and childhood memories. Nearly 50 years after his death, his great-granddaughter has combined extensive research with Peter's recollections to give a picture of the lives of the ordinary people of North Roe.
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Mackerel at midnight: growing up Jewish on the Shetland Isles
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Ethel G. Hofman
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2006
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Revised edition. A blend of memoir and cookbook. The author grew up in the only Jewish family on Shetland
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Viking cookbook
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Fifty recipes which will take you back in time to the Viking era
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John Walker's Shetland
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Wendy Gear
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2005
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This book examines the actions of "the Director General of Shetland", as Walker was nicknamed, and looks at his influence on many aspects of life for both the poor, and not so poor, inhabitants of Shetland.
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Myth and materiality in a woman's world: Shetland 1800-2000
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Lynn Abrams
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2005
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This book examines how in the 19th century Shetland became a female place, where traditional gender roles were reversed
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The sixareen and her racing descendants
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Charles Sandison
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2005
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Fascmilie edition of the book first published in 1954
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The North Atlantic Front: Orkney, Shetland, Faroe and Iceland at war
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James Miller
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2005
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The story of operations along the northern front which acquired great strategic singificance during the two world wars
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Peter Tait: a remarkable story
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John E. Waite
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2005
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Traces the life of Peter Tait from his birth in Shetland in 1828 to his death in the Russian Empire in 1890
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Willie's war & other stories
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Willie Smith
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2004
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The author's memories of the Shetland Bus Boys, and account of life during WW2
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Up Helly Aa 2004
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2004
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Video (107 minutes). Narrated by Guizer Jarl Stanley Manson. Includes Jarl's tune Naddod of Faroe
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Local news: life in Shetland as reported in the provincial nespapers. Volume 1: the emigration years 1862-1881
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Malcolm Hulme (ed.)
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2003
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This is a collection of excerpts from provincial newspapers illustrating the life in the small community of Shetland over the twenty years from 1862 to 1881, presented in chronological order
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The further north you go
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Tom Morton
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2003
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This is the story of Tom Morton's journey into the heart of a remote island community. It is about the nature of home, what happens when you abandon it, and the possibility of finding a new one
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Landscape mysteries: the Tower People of Shetland
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Aubrey Manning
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2003
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DVD - investigating the brochs of Shetland and the people who once inhabited them
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Kippers for breakfast
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Millie Vigor
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2003
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Moving house from Cornwall to Shetland was to be the start of seven years of new and exciting experiences for Millie Vigor
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Trawler: a journey through the North Atlantic
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Remond O'Hanlon
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2003
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Two weeks aboard a deep-sea fishing trawler in the North Atlantic
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A stitch in time: Unst's fine lace knitting
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Christine Brown
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~2003
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The story of lace knitting in Unst, with many photos, put out by the Unst Heritage Trust
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Old rock to castle rock
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Vaila J. Irvine
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2002
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Published for the 75th anniversary of the Edinburgh and District Shetland Association
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Inside the postcard: working life at Adie's, Voe
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Laureen Johnson
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2001
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This book draws chiefly on the personal recollections of 50 people who, between the years of 1925 and 1991, were all associated with the firm - from the 19th century sail-loft and fishing smack, the old shop and the later shop, the 1920s Voe House kitchen, the knitting-machine, the weaving-loom, the vans and the bakery
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In da galley: sixty essays in seafood philosophy
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Charlie Simpson
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2000
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This is a 2022 reprint of the regular monthly articles on seafood that Charlie Simpson wrote over five years for "Shetland Fishing News" documenting his passion for fishing and fish cooking
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Images of Shetland
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Bill Jackson
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2000
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A tour around the northern isles with Bill Jackson who recorded with the camera some of his favourite Shetland scenes of everyday life, the wildlife, the folk and the changing seasons, along with his thoughts and observations
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Toons and tenants: settlement and society in Shetland, 1299-1899
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Brian Smith
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2000
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This book of essays deals with the rural communities of Shetland over six centuries
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Rural life in Shetland & guide-book to the Croft House Museum
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Ian Tait
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2000
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Contains many photos and drawings. Published by the Shetland Museum
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The last lighthouse
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Sharma Krauskopf
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2000
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After a long search for a Scottish lighthouse to live in, the author succeeds in buying Eshaness Lighthouse
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A Viking voyage
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W. Hodding Carter
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2000
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The re-enactment of a voyage made 1000 years ago from Greenland to North America
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Shetland documents 1195-1579
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John H. Ballantyne and Brian Smith (eds)
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1999
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A collection of texts from the medieval and early modern period. This volume contains more than 250 documents concerning the administrative and economic affairs of Shetland, and the private transactions of numerous Shetlanders, during several centuries
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Yell past & present
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David Nisbet
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1999
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A collection of 142 black and white photographs showing the contrast and change in Yell over the last 100 years
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The Swan: Shetland's legacy of sail
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James R. Nicolson
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1999
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The story of a Shetland fishing vessel from the days of the sail herring drifters
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Celtic calligraphy
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Vivien Lunniss
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1999
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The basic principles are covered in detail, with simple projects and over 35 step-by step photographs
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The lighthouse Stevensons
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Bella Bathurst
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1999
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The story of the buildinjg of the Scottish lighthouses by the ancestors of Robert Louis Stevenson (including Muckle Flugga)
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Norway - in a class of its own!
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1999?
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An introduction to Norway in coloured photos with accompanying text
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The loving stitch: a history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand
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Heather Nicholson
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1998
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A chronological picture of antipodean knitting which is also a history of the domestic lives of women, of their resourcefulness, their talent, their sociability. It includes references to Shetland and some of the skilled Shetland women knitters who came here
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A vehement thirst after knowledge: four centuries of education in Shetland
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John J. Graham
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1998
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The history of education in Shetland over four centuries from the slow development from early days to the schools of today (up to 1990).
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Ancient Shetland
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Val Turner
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1998
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The archeology of ancient Shetland, published by Historic Scotland
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In a world a wir ane': a Shetland herring girl's story
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Susan Telford
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1998
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The true story of a Shetland fisher lassie
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Happy days in Muckle Flugga
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Dame Pat Evison
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1998
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The autobiography of this well-known New Zealander of Shetland descent
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Shetland. 2nd ed
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Anna Ritchie
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1997
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This volume in the Exploring Scotland's Heritage Series provides an authoritative introduction to Shetland's rich archaeological and architectural heritage. It includes details of seven excursions and has many illustrations and maps
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Chips off the auld rock: Shetlanders in New Zealand
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Susan Butterworth with Graham Butterworth
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1997
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The history of Shetlanders in New Zealand commissioned by the Shetland Society of Wellington for the 75th anniversary of the Society
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A Shetland nature diary
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Joyce J.M. Gammack
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1996
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This book takes the reader through the seasons, month by month, covering all aspects of Shetland wildlife. The author's articles have appeared in "Shetland Life"
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Drifting alone to Norway: the amazing adventure of Betty Mouat and tales of others who drifted to Norway
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T.M.Y. Manson
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1996
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Centenary booklet describing the event along with details of Betty Mouat's background and environment
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Knitting by the fireside and on the hillside: a history of the Shetland hand knitting industry c.1600-1950
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Linda G. Fryer
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1995
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This book is based on Linda Fryer's thesis researching the history of the Shetland hand knitting industry from its earliest recorded occurrence in 1618 up to 1950. This is a facsimile edition published in 2021
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Looking back: recollections by Ruby Sandilands
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Ruby Sandilands
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1995
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The second collection of reminiscences from Ruby Sandilands' experiences as a nurse and stories of her life. She was born in Colvister, North Yell in 1915 and died in 1995
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Flitting peats in Fetlar: a photographic history
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Fetlar Interpretive Centre
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1994
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The story of the process of flittin the peats by boat or by pony in Fetlar is shown in 37 black and white photographs, accompanied by a 6-page description and maps
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The ancient monuments of Shetland
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Noel Fojut & Denys Pringle
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1993
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An illustrated tour of the important surviving sites in Shetland's history, focusing on Shetland's distinctive heritage. Each site is placed in its historical context and described in detail with many illustrations
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A guide to prehistoric and Viking Shetland
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Noel Fojut
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1994
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3rd edition. An archeological journal of over five thousand years tracing the earliest evidence of life in prehistoric communities in Shetland to the Norse settlement
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A Lerwick lifeboatman's story
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George Leith
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1993
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The history of the Lerwick lifeboat station, the lifeboats, the crews, the rescues and personal recollections over 30 years' service
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Souvenir post cards from Shetland: Shetland in picture postcards
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Norman Hudson, comp.
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1992
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A compilation of almost 200 postcards depicting Shetland and the way of life over one hundred years
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A picture guide to Shetland
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1992
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A pictorial guide to Shetland produced by The Shetland Times, consisting of 63 colour photographs
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A Shetland knitter's notebook
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Mary Smith and Chris Bunyan
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1991
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The companion volume to "A Shetland pattern book", this is a 2022 reprint of the 1991 first edition. It contains knitting patterns and stories selected and edited bu Mary Smith, with photographs by Chris Bunyan
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The giving years: Shetland and Shetlanders 1939-1945
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James W. Irvine
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1991
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This book attempts to give a taste of what life was like for those Shetlanders in uniform between 1939 and 1945, and also what it was like for those at home
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Grammar and usage of the Shetland dialect
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T.A. Robertson & John J. Graham
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1991
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Analysis of the structure of the Shetland dialect
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Fabulous Fair Isle
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John Allen
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1991
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A designer's overview featuring both traditional and modern designs
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Shetland: an illustrated architectural guide
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Michael Finnie
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1990
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This guide is intended as an introduction to the character and history of Shetland through the medium of its architectural heritage. The aim is to illustrate the building types constructed by people at each stage of the islands' settlement
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The Bod of Gremista: birthplace of Arthur Anderson
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Bod of Gremista Management Committee
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1989
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Small booklet giving an outline biography and a guide to the building
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Old Rock: Shetland in pictures
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Jonathan Wills
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1989
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The author says this is a collection of images of some of the scenes that he holds most dear, and which he suggests are typical of the best of these islands
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Alice Starmore's book of Fair Isle knitting
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Alice Starmore
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1988
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This well-illustrated guide offers both beginning and advanced knitters a complete workshop in the Fair Isle style. There is information on the history of Fair Isle, patterns and traditional techniques, tutorials, and fourteen of her own original designs.
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The Shetland story
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Liv Kjorsvik Schei & Gunnie Moberg
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1988
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Writer and historian Liv and Swedish photograher Gunnie tell the story of an island community as seen from the outside in this very comprehensive story
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Bobby Tulloch's Shetland: an islander, his islands and their wildlife
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Bobby Tulloch
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1988
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This is an islander's view of his islands - through the lens of a wildlife photographer and the voice of a storyteller
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Traditional island knitting
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Pam Dawson
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1988
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Collection of traditional hand-knitted designs from Aran, Channel Isles, Fair Isle, Falkland Isles, Iceland and Shetland
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Ahint da daeks
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1987
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This book is based on the work of Phase II of the Archives History Project, with the bulk of the book taken up with quotations of reminiscences and memories from the eariest recollections of the older generation. It focuses on Whiteness, Weisdale, Scalloway and Tingwall, and over 30 early photos are included
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Lerwick Harbour
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James R. Nicolson
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1987
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Revised edition. The first edition of this book was published in 1977 to mark the centenary of the founding of Lerwick Harbour Trust. This revised edition covers the changes of the next ten years. It is a complete history of the port of Lerwick from Viking times to the age of North Sea oil
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Folk & Fairisle: over 100 designs
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Wendy Phillips
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1987
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Designs suitable for punchcards, electronic and chunky machines
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The story of P&O: the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
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David Howarth & Stephen Howarth
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1986
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The authors who are naval historians tell the story of the birth and development of one of Britain's greatest companies. Shetland's Arthur Anderson was co-founder, when in 1837 he and Brodie Willcox won their first contract to carry mail
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George Washington Wilson in Orkney & Shetland
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John S. Smith
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1986
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Photographs from the Aberdeen University Library George Washington Wilson Collection
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The traditional sweater book
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Madeline Weston
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1986
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Over 40 classic designs including Fair Isle and Shetland lace, with Australian and NZ yarns specified
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Lerwick: the birth and growth of an island town
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James W. Irvine
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1985
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This book traces the story of the town from its early, tentative beginnings, through the good years and the bad years, through to the oil age
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Shetland notebook number two
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J. Peterson
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1985
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A collection of photographs and notes by J. Peterson, published by the Shetland Library and Museum after his death
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New directions in Fair Isle knitting
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Patty Knox
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1985
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Modern designs for vivid, colourful garments for men, women and children
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Varangian
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Gordon B. Smith
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1983
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Gordon Smith, born in Lerwick in 1946, recounts the voyages on his cruising yacht Varangian around the world to New Zealand, after turning his log books and diary into this story
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The brochs of Mousa and Clickhimin. 2nd ed.
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John Hamilton
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1983
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A guide with photos and plans of the history and current state of these two brochs
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Open boats of Shetland: South Mainland and Fair Isle
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Adrian G. Osler
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1983
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Cover title: The Shetland boat. This monograph published by the National Maritime Museum concentrates on technical aspects of Shetland's boats
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A Shetland cook book
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Jenni Simmons
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1983
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The traditional foods of Shetland and ways to prepare them, with lots of old photos (not the same content as the author's 2009 book)
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Shetland and the outside world 1469-1969
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Donald J. Withrington (ed.)
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1983
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14 essays on a wide range of topics to do with Shetland history over 400 years
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A practical handbook of traditional designs: Fair Isle knitting
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Sarah Don
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1982
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Historical background, techniqes and patterns for Fair Isle knitting
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The art of Shetland lace
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Sarah Don
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1981
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A detailed reference book on the history and techniques of lace knitting, with many patterns and photographs
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The complete book of traditional Fair Isle knitting
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Sheila McGregor
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1981
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An introductory history and a source book of techniques and patterns
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Lerwick Boating Club: the first hundred years 1880-1980
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1980
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A history of the Club with many black and white illustrations, and a copy of the programme of the regatta held 20 August 1880
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Life in Shetland
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Tom Kidd
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1980
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Black and white photographs of Shetland in 1980, focusing on the people, and highlighting the difference between the old and the new by Tom Kidd, with an introduction by James Nicolson
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The Vikings and their origins: Scandinavia in the first millennium
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James Graham-Campbell & Dafydd Kidd
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1980
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Published by the British Museum in conjunction with the mounting of an exhibition
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Footprints: aspects of Shetland life over the last 100 years
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James W. Irvine
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1980
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This edition published 2007, provides historical resource material on Shetland - the sea, the land, the home, the school, and the oil
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Vikings!
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Magnus Magnusson
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1980
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The author explores the myth and reality of Viking culture
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The Shetland dictionary
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John J. Graham
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1979
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An authoritive reference work and a working dictionary
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Shetland from old photographs
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Tom Henderson
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1979
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Over 160 black and white photographs with introduction and notes by Tom Henderson
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A Shetland pattern book
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Mary Smith & Maggie Twatt
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1979
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A practical textbook of selected knitting designs
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The Vikings
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Robert Wernick
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1979
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This is a substantial book in The Seafarers series by Time-Life Books. It is illustrated in black and white, and colour, and each chapter is accompanied by an essay
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Scandinavian Shetland: an ongoing tradition?
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John R. Baldwin (ed.)
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1978
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A collection of papers from the third conference of the Scottish Society for Northern Studies in Lerwick in 1975 addressing the extent the old Scandinavian relationship can still be found in Shetland life, and new Scandinavian dimensions identified
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Traditional life in Shetland
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James R. Nicolson
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1978
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Deals with every aspect of traditional life in Shetland
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The Brendan voyage
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Tim Severin
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1978
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An epic crossing of the Atlantic via the Hebrides, Faroes, Iceland and Greenland, by leather boat
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A guide to Shetland mammals
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Bobby Tulloch
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1978
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A guide intended mainly to help the visitor learn about Shetland's native wild animals
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The windswept isles: Shetland and its people
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Elizabeth Balneaves
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1977
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An extensive coverage of the history of the islands, along with the ecology, scenery, wildlife, land and people, with photographs and a glossary
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The North Sea earls
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Ian Morrison
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1973
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The story of an expedition in pursuit of the wrecked Viking Earls and the Norse legacy of present day Shetland
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Shetland
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James R. Nicolson
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1975
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2nd revised edition. An historical and contemporary account of Shetland covering early history, landlords and crofter-fishermen, makings of modern Shetland, communications, agriculture and fishing, other industries, the sea, the people, Lerwick and Scalloway, Shetland today, and places to visit
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The Shetland Times 1872-1972
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1972
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This centenary supplement contains articles and photos , and a list of events that made headlines during the one hundred years of the newspaper
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Like a mantle, the sea
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Stella Shepherd
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1971
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An account of life on the island of Papa Stour, by a teacher who went there in 1962 and left 8 years later when there were no longer any children of school age left to teach
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The trading voyages of Andrew Cheyne 1841-1844
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Dorothy Shineberg (ed.)
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1971
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This is the record of one man's voyages in the Western Pacific in the 1840s, told by himself. At an early age, Andrew Cheyne came from the Shetland Islands to seek his fortune in the Pacific area, and was engaged in a series of trading voyages for different ship owners. "This is one of the earliest documents of the Western Pacific by a European".
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The Vikings and their origins: Scandinavia in the first millennium
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David M. Wilson
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1970
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The history and culture of the Vikings from the beginning of the Christian era to the end of the Viking age in about AD 1100
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Everyday life in the Viking Age
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Jacqueline Simpson
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1967
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Investigates the fundamental elements of Viking life with special emphasis on the great Viking Age
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Northwards by sea
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Gordon Donaldson
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1966
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This book gives an account of all the steamers and motor vessels which have plied to Caithness, Orkney and Shetland since the 1830s. It is a piece of transport history, and a picture of a way of life, with 42 illustrations of craft and plans
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The far-flung isles: Orkney and Shetland
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Garry Hogg
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1961
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Garry Hogg and his wife spent two summer months in Orkney and Shetland, collecting material and photos for a book, and spent many evenings in Islanders' homes. This readable travel book includes 30 black and white photos
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Sir Robert Stout: a biography
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Waldo Hilary Dunn & Ivor L.M. Richardson
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1961
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The story of Robert Stout's life which began in Lerwick in 1844 and continued in New Zealand from 1863 until his death in 1930. He was the first patron of the Shetland Society of Wellington
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The Shetland bus
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David Howarth
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1957
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Epic story of escapes by small boats between Norway and Shetland in WW2. Cadet edition which omits passages of a technical nature
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Life in Shetland: a world apart
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Ursula Venables
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1956
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The experiences of a couple who settle in Noss, in the southwest of the Mainland. Illustrated with photos and the author's sketches
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We die alone
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David Howarth
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1955
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The story of a Norwegian resistance fighter's mission, escape and survival in WW2
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None but the brave: the story of "Shetlands" Larsen
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Frithjof Saelen
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1955
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Lief Larsen, a young Norwegian, was a leading member of the notorious Shetlands Gang, working between Shetland and Norway in WW2
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Mansons' Shetland almanac and directory for 1951
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1951
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Containing a wealth of information about Shetland in 1951 - trade advertisements, tides, fishing vessels, parishes, lighthouses, businesses, teachers, and more
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The Shetland bus
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David Howarth
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1951
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Full version which includes technical passages omitted from the cadet edition
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The Shetland Isles
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A.T. Cluness
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1951
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An account of the Shetlanders and the Shetland Isles as they appear to a native of the islands
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The Viking ships: their ancestry and evolution
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A.W. Brogger and Haakon Shetelig
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1951
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The English edition of the 1950 Norwegian original which describes the ships, their historical signifcance and the everyday life of the people who built them, sailed them and were buried in them
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The sail fishermen of Shetland and their Norse and Dutch forerunners
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A. Halcrow
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1950
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First published in 1950, this facsimile edition of Captain Halcrow's book was published in 1994, and covers the days of working sail in Shetland
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Letters on Shetland
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Peter Jamieson
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1949
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The letters describe Shetland at a critical point in its story - following WW2 and before the huge changes which accompanies the expansion of the oil industry in the 1970s. This book has been reproduced in 2021 in the Northus Shetland Classics series, and a copy is in the library
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A Shetland parish doctor: some recollections of a Shetland parish doctor during the past half century
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Harry Pearson Taylor
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1948
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Dr Taylor was Medical Officer for Yell and Fetlar from June 1890 to November 1935. Includes pen and ink drawings, and colour paintings by the author, plus some photographs
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Shetland: a photographer's notebook
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J. Peterson
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1948
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Black and white photos of Shetland arranged by the seasons
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Shetland and the Shetlanders
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W.P. Livingstone
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1947
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Described on the slip cover as "A true and human book about the Shetland Islands. The first really complete account of these attractive islands and the life and work of the people"
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The historical geography of the Shetland Islands
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Andrew C. O'Dell
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1939
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Traces the main factors that have led to the present state of evolution of the human geography of the Shetland Islands
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Shetland: the isles of nightless summer. 2nd ed.
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William Moffatt
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1934
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The author has given lectures on Shetland, and wrote this book for people who know little of Shetland but would be interested to read about it, and in an attempt to answer some of the questions which arise from his lectures
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An island rooing
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Joan Grigsby
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1933
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An account of the author's experiences during the time spent in the Northern Isles; part of the period on a small uninhabited island off the west coast of Mainland with a companion who was making a film of bird life
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Shetland incidents and tales
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John Nicolson
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1931
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Collection of articles. (Rare)
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Cookery for northern wives
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Margaret B. Stout
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1925
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This 2013 reprint contains "practical recipes for old-time and modern dishes, all suited to the Highlands and islands of Scotland", and is a facsimile version of the original published in Lerwick
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Lerwick during the last half century
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Thomas Manson
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1923
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This volume comprises the greater part of a series of articles which appeared in the Shetland News in 1917 and 1918. The author was the editor of that newspaper. It includes 24 illustrations
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Lerwick: the official guide of the Town Council
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1921
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This small format guide looks to have been produced in 1921, with advertisements from that time included, along with a descriptive text, photos and a map of Shetland
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Manson's Shetland almanac and directory for 1919
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1919
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This is the 28th issue of this directory which covers a vast and fascinating array of information about Shetland. This issue includes "Shetland's roll of honour", listing the names of Shetlanders who died in the Great War 1914-1918. This copy is in a fragile condition
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The log of the 'Blue Dragon II' in Orkney and Shetland 1909-1910
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C.C. Lynam
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1911
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The second of the Blue Dragon trilogy recounting easter and summer cruises to the northern isles in the 43' gaff-rigged yawl. (Rare)
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Examples of printed folk-lore concerning the Orkney & Shetland Islands
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G.F. Black
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1903
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County folk-lore Vol. III - printed extracts no. 5, collected by G.F. Black and edited by Northcote W. Thomas. This is a facsmile reprint, 1994. It comprises five parts titled: Superstitious beliefs and practices, traditional customs, traditional narratives, and folk sayings
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The Parish of Lerwick: an ecclesiastical and historical sketch
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James M. Crawford
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1901
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This small book traces the history of the church since the erection of the Parish in 1701, and an account of the present work of the church in the Parish. The cover title is "The Parish of Lerwick 1701-1901"
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Orkney & Shetland: with approaches from Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Thurso and the Western Highlands. 4th ed.
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M.J.B. Baddeley
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1900
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In the Thorough Guide Series, this small book was intended for use by those wishing to visit Orkney and Shetland. It includes 10 fold-out maps, and descriptions of the islands pre-1900
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Annals of a Shetland parish: Delting
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P.W. Greig
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1892
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A collection of articles on the places, people and history of the Parish of Delting. Some appeared previously in the Shetland Times
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Art rambles in Shetland
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John T. Reid
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1869 [2011]
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2011 reprint of this account of a 19th century journey around Shetland, with many sketches
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A description of the Shetland Islands, comprising an account of their scenery, antiquities, and superstitions
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Samuel Hibbert
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1822 [1891]
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The spine title is "Hibbert's Shetland Islands". Reprinted in 1891, this book comprises four itineries through the isles
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