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Ayrshire Monographs:
34 The Loans Smugglers
Frances Wilkins ISBN 978 0 9542253 7 7 (£4.50)
33 Dr John Taylor, Chartist--Ayrshire Revolutionary
W Hamish Fraser. ISBN 0 9542253 5 X (£4.00)
32 Ayr and the Charter of William the Lion 1205
G.W. S. Barrow. ISBN 0 9542253 6 8 (£1.00)
31 Tattie Howkers: Irish Potato Workers in Ayrshire
Heather Holmes. ISBN 0 9542253 4 1 (£4.50)
30 The Early Transatlantic Trade of Ayr 1640-1730
Tom Barclay & Eric J. Graham. ISBN--0 9542253 3 3 (£4.50)
29 Vernacular Building in Ayrshire
John R Hume. ISBN--0 9542253 2 5 (£4.50)
28 Historic Prestwick and its surroundings £2.50
A guide for visitors to the historic sites and buildings of Prestwick, Monkton, Tarbolton, Annbank and surrounding countryside.
64pp 23 illustrations ISBN--0 9542253 1 7
27 Ayrshire in the Age of Improvement edited by David McClure. : £4
Contemporary accounts of agrarian and social improvement in 18th century Ayrshire.
25 The Street Names of Ayr by Rob Close : £5.00
This covers the origins of the names of Ayr streets.
Armstrong's Maps of Ayrshire (published 1775, reprinted in 6 sheets): £12.00 Reproduced in 6 sections, each 60 x 45cm and enclosed in a plastic tube.
24 Historic Alloway, Village and Countryside: A Guide for Visitors: £2.00
23 The Last Miller: The Cornmills of Ayrshire by Wilson: £3.00
A short description and histories of almost 100 mills written by a retired miller.
22 The Rise and Fall of Mining Communities in Central Ayrshire by Wark: £1.00
An account of the communities created by the growth of the mining industry and the sociological consequences when the mines closed.
20 Historic Ayr: A Guide for Visitors (Second Edition 2001): £2.50
19 Robert Reid Cunningham of Seabank House by Graham: £1.00
A detailed account of Cunningham's stewardship as manger of Stevenston Colliery 1770-1814 and an example of early industrialisation.
18 Cessnock: An Ayrshire Estate in the Age of Improvement by Mair: £2.00
The period described 1787-1800 is based on a record book of George Douglas, factor of the Loudoun Estate who also managed Cessnock. Cessnock provides a picture of an Ayrshire estate which took advantage of natural resources, mainly coal and the and entrepreneurial spirit at a time of rapid social and economic change.
21 A Community Rent Asunder - The Newmilns Laceweavers' Strike 1897 by Mair £2.00
An account of a bitter dispute between the Newmilns Textile Workers Union and the lace factory owners. The factories were the main source of local employment since their establishment in 1875.
Antiquities of Ayrshire by Grose Edited by John Strawhorn: £2.00
A series of drawings with descriptions of ancient buildings in Ayrshire by the soldier and artist Francis Grose, including the full original text of Tam O'Shanter which Robert Burns wrote by request to accompany the sketch of the first Alloway Church.
Mauchline Memories of Robert Burns Edited by John Strawhorn: £2.00
A series of articles published in 1858 by the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald containing a description of Robert Burns and some of his associates.
15 The Port of Ayr 1727-1780 by Eric Graham: £2.00
Ayr's revival as an international port, during the 18th century, is described in this study which also covers the ships involved in the trade and the commodities imported, based on in-depth research on letter and day books of customs collectors.
14 Smuggling and the Ayrshire Economic Boom of the 1760s and 1770s by Cullen: £2.00
The extensive trade in commodities on which a high government tax was levied and avoided is described in this work. The part played by the Isle of Man, Guernsey, Dunkirk and the Faroe Islands in the avoidance of paying duty on tobacco, tea and spirits is well documented.
13 Tolls and Tacksmen: 18th Century Roads in the County of John Loudoun MacAdam by David McClure: £1.50
An account of the improvements on the roads in Ayrshire as a result of the county turnpike acts of 1767 and 1774 and the merchants and financial interests behind them,
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