LOMAX PRESS

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Lomax Press specialises in refreshingly different books for the discriminating collector of Scottish history, local history, brewing history, crime fiction, detective fiction, bibliography, and children’s literature.

In preparation:

The brewers and breweries of Fifeshire, by Forbes Gibb.

John Westhouse: a bibliography, by Peter Main.

The brewers and breweries of Ayrshire, Buteshire and Renfrewshire, by Forbes Gibb and Rob Close.

George Meikle Kemp: a biography, by Morven Leese.

 

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The brewers and breweries of Linlithgowshire                    

by Forbes Gibb

“An excellent publication which sheds further light on the history of the area. A useful series building up.” (Brewery History Society Newsletter)

“As well as the informative texts these attractively produced booklets are embellished with appropriate illustrations and maps.” (The Scottish Genealogist)

£6  (plus £1.50 UK p&p)

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The Vagabond Book of Stirling                                       

by Marie Brammeld

 

“Occasionally I get some nice gems through the post, and the latest to add to the collection is Marie Brammeld's The Vagabond Book of Stirling. It's one of those nice books where you can just sit back, and take in some social history in a hugely enjoyable and well written manner; and it might even name one of your ancestors!” (Scottish GENES)

 

£7.50 (plus £1.50 UK p&p)

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Peter Lunn: children’s publisher                                              

by Peter Main

 

“This illustrated bibliography .... is well produced and organised. A very enjoyable browsing experience as well as being a useful source of information about publishing and  children’s literature.”  (Library Review)

 

“A careful bibliography with inquisitive biographies of authors and illustrators.” (The Private Library)

£32 (plus £3 UK p&p)

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Take thee a sharp knife

by R. T. Campbell

 

“Lomax Press’s new edition of Take Thee A Sharp Knife is one of the finest productions I have seen” (Shots)

 

“Take Thee a Sharp Knife has just been published by Lomax Press in an attractively produced limited edition. I think it’s marvellous that such an obscure book should be granted a new life, in high quality format.” (Martin Edwards)

 

£21 (plus £4 UK p&p)

 

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