Ayrshire Bibliography by author: A - B
Aberdein, Jennie W.
John Galt.
1936
Adamson, Archibald R.
Rambles through the land of Burns.
1879
Adamson, Archibald R.
Rambles round Kilmarnock, with an introductory sketch of the town.
1875
Illustrated.
Ainslie, Hew
A Pilgrimage to the Land of Burns, and Poems
1892
Aitken, Inspector
Echoes from the iron road and other poems.
1893
Inspector Aitken served with the G. & S. W. Railway, Greenock.
Aitken, John
The Humours of Ayrshire or Travels with a Bookstall
n.d.
Aiton, William
General View of the agriculture of the County of Ayr etc.
1811
Illustrated, maps.
Alexander, A. S.
Tramps across watersheds.
1925
Illustrated.
Allan, Rev. Arthur
Fairlie, Past and Present
1914
Photos.
Anderson, E. M.
The economic geology of the Ayrshire coalfields. Area II. Kilmarnock Basin including Stevenston, Kilwinning and Irvine.
1925
HMSO. Map.
Anderson, Matthew
Pageant of Ayrshire. Official Book of the Pageant 16-23 June, Dam Park, Ayr.
1934
Anderson, Matthew
Poems of a policeman.
1891
Anderson, Matthew
Poems of a policeman.
1898
Anderson, Matthew
Poems, by Constable Anderson
1912
Andrew, K. M. and Thrippleton, A. A.
The Southern Uplands
1972
Illustrated.
Anstruther, Ian
The Knight and the umbrella: An account of the Eglinton Tournament, 1839.
1963
Illustrated.
Baird, J. G. A.
Muirkirk in Bygone Days, with a description of the parish, pub. in 1761 by an unknown writer.
1910
Baird, William
Sixty Years of Church Life in Ayr: The History of Ayr Free Church from 1836 to 1896.
1896
Illustrated.
Baker, John
Mauchline Ware and Associated Scottish Souvenir Ware
1998
Shire Publications. A book for collectors rather than local historians.
Steps through Stair: A History of Stair and Trabboch
2000
Published by Stair Parish Church. Review by Rob Close.
Barrow, G. W. S.
Robert Bruce and Ayrshire
1980
AANHS
Bayne, John F.
Dunlop Parish: A history of the Church, Parish and Nobility.
1935
Bell, David E. T.
The Highway Man: A selection of his cycling articles.
1970
Biggar, Joan
A bird's wing beating.
n. d.
Published in Ardrossan.
Blake, George
Clyde Lighthouses: a short history of the Clyde Lighthouses Trust 1756-1956
1956
Illustrated, maps.
Blake, George
Down to the Sea: the romance of the Clyde, its ships and shipbuilders
1937
Illustrated.
Blake, George
The Firth of Clyde
1952
Illustrated, maps.
Blane, Peter
The Highwayman Again: Cycling through the seasons in and around Ayrshire
n.r.
Borland, J. McI.
Ballantrae
1931
Boswell, James
Letters of James Boswell to the Rev. W. J. Temple, with an introduction by Thomas Seccombe.
1908
Boswell, Sir Alexander
The poetical works of Sir Alexander Boswell of Auchinleck, now first collected and edited by Robert Howie Smith.
1871
Boyd, A.
The Biography of John Smith, Ayrshire geologist and naturalist.
1930
Illustrated.
Boyd, D. A. and Smith, J.
Notice of a rock surface with cup-marks and other sculpturings, at Blackshaw, West Kilbride, Ayrshire. Extract from the proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 10th January 1887.
1887
Illustrated.
Boyd, William
Education in Ayrshire through seven centuries.
1961
Maps.
Boyle, Andrew
Ayrshire Heritage
1990
Boyle, Andrew
The Ayrshire Book of Burns-Lore
1985
Brash, Ronald W.
Round Old Ayr. A guided walk
AANHS 1986
Illustrated.
Brash, Ronald W. and Leach, Allan
Round Old Ayr: A guided walk.
1972
Illustrated by G. S. Copeland.
Brisbane, Rev. T.
The Early Years of Alexander Smith, [Kilmarnock-born] Poet and Essayist. A Study for Young Men.
1869
Browlie, W. Steel
The proud trooper: the history of the Ayrshire (Earls of Carrick's own) Yeomanry from its raising in the 18th Century till 1964.
1964
Illustrated, maps.
Brown, D. Walker
Clydeside litterateurs: biographical sketches.
1897
Illustrated. Portraits by D. L. Wilson, J. G. Murray, William Findlay and Forrest Niven.
Brown, J. D.
Ballads founded in Ayrshire traditions with minor poems and lyrics.
1850
Brown, James
Life of William B. Robertson, Irvine, with extracts from his letters and poems.
3rd ed. 1889
Illustrated.
Bryden, Robert
Ayrshire Castles, etched by R. Bryden
2nd ed. 1908
CDC copy is no. 46 of an edition of 50.
Bryden, Robert
Ayrshire Monuments, etched by R. Bryden
1915
CDC copy is no. 23 of an edition of 50.
Bryson, Agnes F.
Ayrshire Needlework
1989
Buchanan, David
The treasure of Auchinleck: The story of the Boswell papers.
1975
Illustrated.
Bute, John Marquess of
The burning of the barns of Ayr, being the subject of a lecture given at Ayr, Feb. 7th 1878.
1878
Map.
Butt, John
The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland
1967