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Renfrewshire Local History Forum


The Monastery & Abbey of Paisley (£6.00)
John Malden
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2000
Paperback, ISBN: 9780952919575
Comments:

Multi-Period Use of the Moyne Moor - Mesolithic to Modern (£3.00)
Bruce Henry (ed.)
Renfrewshire Local History Forum,
Paperback
Comments: RLHF Occasional Paper No. 2

Renfrewshire Studies (£2.50)
Stuart James & Gordon McCrae (eds.)
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 1997
Paperback, ISBN: 0904391396
Comments:

Town's Hospital Paisley: Paisley Almshouse & Paisley Poorhouse (£5.00)
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2008
PDF Format
Comments: CD with doument in pdf format.

Renfrewshire Studies 2 (£2.00)
Stuart James & Gordon McCrae (eds.)
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 1998
Paperback, ISBN: 0904391728
Comments:

Schools in Paisley Before 1872 (£5.00)
W.J. McKechin
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2000
Paperback, ISBN: 0952919567
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Castle Semple Rediscovered (£10.00)
Stuart Nisbet
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2009
Paperback, ISBN: 9780953873043
Comments:

Paisley Papers: Renfrewshire Records Devolved to Local Areas 1617-1978 (£3.50)
Marion Murray (ed.)
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2009
Stapled, ISBN: 0952988801
Comments: 38 pages.

The Early Cartography of Renfrewshire (£5.00)
John N. Moore
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2016
Paperback, ISBN: 9780953873074
Comments: RLHF Occasional paper No. 6 (Revised)

The Egyptian Collection of Paisley Museum (Book + CD-Rom) (£15.00)
Robin & Susan Hunter
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2005
Paperback, ISBN: 0953873005
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Johnstone Castle: Demonstration Excavations - Sept 1997 (£3.00)
Bruce Henry
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 1997
Paperback, ISBN: 0952919532
Comments: RLHF Occasional paper No. 4

The Excavation of Barrhouse (£5.00)
Bruce Henry and John Macdonald
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2012
Spiral Bound, ISBN: 9780953873067
Comments: 28 pages.

The Front Committee (£5.00)
Helen Calcluth
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2009
Paperback, ISBN: 9780095387330
Comments: Kilbarchan Toun Series No. 2

Renfrewshire Local History Forum Journal Vol. 18 (£5.00)
Anon
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2016
Paperback
Comments: ISSN 09617248

Baillie John Barbour and His Descendants (£11.00)
Helen Calcluth
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2008
Paperback, ISBN: 9780095387323
Comments: Kilbarchan Toun Series No. 1 Black & white copy is £9 if we still have copies.

Kilbarchan and the Handloom Weavers (£14.50)
Helen Calcluth
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2018
Paperback, ISBN: 9780953873081
Comments: Kilbarchan Toun Series No. 4

Glentyan Estate and its Significance in the History of Kilbarchan (£6.50)
Helen Calcluth
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2010
Paperback, ISBN: 9780953873050
Comments: Kilbarchan Toun Series No. 3

Industrial Archaeology of Paisley (£2.00)
Sylvia Clark
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 1998
Paperback, ISBN: 0952919524
Comments: Occasional Paper No. 3 Renfrewshire Local History Forum

The Castle and Lands of Stanely (£6.00)
Dennis Topen
Renfrewshire Local History Forum, 2003
Paperback, ISBN: 0952919591
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Publishers other than Renfrewshire Local History Forum


Old Johnstone and Elderslie (£10.00)
Don Malcolm
Stenlake, 2005
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840333183
Comments:

Paisley Annual Miscellany 1812 (£4.50)
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2013
Spiral Bound
Comments: Facsimile of 1812 edition.

Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways (£10.00)
Gordon Stansfield
Stenlake, 1999
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840330779
Comments:

A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire (£12.00)
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2013
Spiral Bound
Comments: Facsimile of 1877 edition.

Pictorial History of Paisley (£15.00)
David Rowand
Stenlake, 1993
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840334357
Comments:

A Relation of the Diabolical Practices of Above Twenty Wizards and Witches (£3.00)
Stephen Clancy (ed.)
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2013
Stapled
Comments: Reprint of 1697 document.

A Century of Paisley (£12.50)
Ellen Farmer & Old Paisley Society
The History Press, 2015
Paperback, ISBN: 9780750948227
Comments: This is a reprint of the 2007 book by Sutton Publishing.

Improvements Around Abbey Close, Paisley 1860-1933 (£3.00)
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2011
Stapled
Comments: Facsimile of 1933 edition.

Jubilee of the Paisley Provident (£15.00)
David Rowat
The Grimsay Press, 2003
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664739
Comments: Copy of 1912 edition.

Old Lochwinnoch and Howwood (£7.50)
John Hood
Stenlake Publishing, 2008
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840334395
Comments:

Saint Mirin (£15.00)
David Semple
The Grimsay Press, 2003
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664753
Comments: Facsimile of 1872 edition.

Old Barrhead and Neilston (£9.00)
John Hood
Stenlake Publishing, 2011
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840335620
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A History of Paisley, Metcalfe 600-1908 (£33.00)
William M. Metcalfe
The Grimsay Press, 2004
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664890
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Recollections of Paisley (£9.00)
Donald Malcolm
Stenlake Publishing, 2013
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840336429
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Poems and Songs of Robert Tannahill (£26.00)
David Semple
The Grimsay Press, 2004
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664906
Comments: Facsimile of 1876 edition.

Yesterday's Paisley (£9.00)
Donald Malcolm
Stenlake Publishing, 2013
Paperback, ISBN: 9781872074115
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The History of the Shire of Renfrew (£38.00)
G. Crawfurd, W. Semple, G. Robertson
The Grimsay Press, 2003
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664661
Comments: Facsimile of 1818 edition.

The Paisley Rocketeers (£4.50)
Donald Malcolm
Stenlake Publishing, 1997
Stapled, ISBN: 1840330090
Comments:

An Ecclesiastical Sketch of Lochwinnoch Parish (£17.00)
A Native
The Grimsay Press, 2003
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664036
Comments: Facsimile of 1878 edition.

Tannahill: The Soldier's Return (£5.00)
Robert Tannahill & Jim Ferguson
Read Raw Press, 2010
Paperback, ISBN: 9781907000058
Comments: Introductory essay by Jim Ferguson.

Kilmacolm: A History (£10.50)
David Roe
Birlinn, 2008
Paperback, ISBN: 9781841586212
Comments:

A Renfrewshire Parish: The Story of Bishopton Church from Earliest Times (£8.50)
A. Mackie et al.
Bishopton Parish Church, 2015
Paperback
Comments: The book marks the 200th anniversary of the present church building.

The Stories Behind Some Paisley Memorials (£7.50)
George Prentice
George Prentice, 2005
Spiral Bound, ISBN: 095496070X
Comments: Coventanter Martyrs, Radical Martyrs, Cenotaph, Woodside FAP Disaster, Glen Cinema Disaster.

The Weaver Poet (Robert Tannahill) (£8.00)
Claire Casey (ed.)
Createspace, 2016
Paperback, ISBN: 9781533394316
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The Kirk, Satan and Salem: A History of the Witches of Renfrewshire (£23.00)
Hugh V. McLachlan (ed.)
The Grimsay Press, 2006
Paperback, ISBN: 9781845300340
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The Paisley & Barrhead District Railway (£15.00)
Jack Kernahan
Lightmoor Press, 2016
Paperback, ISBN: 9781911038108
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The History of the County of Renfrew (£28.00)
William M. Metcalfe
The Grimsay Press, 2004
Paperback, ISBN: 9780902664876
Comments: Facsimile of 1905 edition.

The Historic West End (£4.00)
Paul Wandrum
Privately Published, 2018
Paperback, ISBN: 9781789269895
Comments:

Renfrewshire (£5.00)
George Chalmers
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2013
Stapled
Comments: Reprint of Renfrewshire chapter from Caledonia by George Chalmers originally published 1889.

Guide to Paisley (£10.50)
J&R Parlane
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2019
Paperback
Comments: Reprint of the 1896 edition published by J&R Parlane

Gordon's Loan: Paisley Around 1820 (£7.50)
David Gilmour
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2019
Paperback
Comments: Reprint of the 1881 edition.

Robert Tannahill's Paisley (£4.00)
Paul Wandrum
Privately Published, 2019
Paperback, ISBN: 9781789729283
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Reminiscences of the 'Pen' Folk by one who knew them. (£3.00)
David Gilmour
archaeologyIT.co.uk, 2012
Stapled
Comments: Reprint of 2nd edition printed in 1873

Medieval Paisley (£5.00)
Paul Wandrum
Privately Published, 2020
Paperback, ISBN: 9781838539429
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Wheels Around Paisley (£9.00)
Robert Grieves
Stenlake, 2012
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840331301
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Listen Closely - an oral history of Kilbarchan 1900-2000 (£15.00)
Colin Campbell & Christine MacLeod
Argyll Publishing, 2020
Paperback, ISBN: 9781916111219
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The Country Houses, Castles and Mansions of Renfrewshire (£9.00)
John Fyfe Anderson
Stenlake, 2013
Paperback, ISBN: 9781840336160
Comments: