Maclean Press, the well-known Skye-based publishing group, is now owned by The Islands Book Trust. Details of how to buy the attractive range of Maclean Press books about the Hebrides, often at greatly reduced prices, are on www.theislandsbooktrust.com  

Titles for sale include:

'An Isle Called Hirte' by Mary Harman, a classic overview of the history of St Kilda [SPECIAL PRICE £25]

'Expeditions to the Hebrides' by George Clayton Atkinson, based on the naturalist's travels in 1831 and 1833 [SPECIAL PRICE £20]

'The Summer of '89' by Bob Charnley, a wonderful Victorian photographic record of Highland life [SPECIAL PRICE £12]

'Travels in the Western Hebrides' by the Rev. John Lane Buchanan, the missionary Minister's account of his time in the Outer Hebrides between 1782 and 1790 [SPECIAL PRICE £5]

'The Highland Clan MacNicol' by David Sellar and Alasdair Maclean, a scholarly account of the history of the Nicolsons of Scorrybreac in Skye [SPECIAL PRICE £10]

'Scotland's Forgotten Valour' by Graham Ross, a moving memorial to Scottish soldiers who have been awarded the Victoria Cross [SPECIAL PRICE £5]

'Tale of the Cauldron' by J G McKay, ancient legends of the Highlands in Gaelic and English [SPECIAL PRICE £5]

'Historical Map of Skye', a beautiful reproduction of John Thomson's classic map of the 1820s [SPECIAL PRICE £5.00]