Well, my goodness: the Anderson catalogue that I had ordered (as mentioned just above) arrived today. It is quite different from OC Richard's. The bookseller had placed it at around 1930, but it is not dated. It does not mention a royal warrant, but it does provide telephone numbers for both Edinburgh and Glasgow addresses, which might suggest it is later than Richard's 1936.

The color and B&W plates are almost all different from Richard's. There are only twenty interior pages. The various sections are abbreviated, compared to Richard's. But a quick comparison of selected prices (mine are generally equal or lower) suggests that it may indeed be from earlier in the '30s. The men's hairstyles are equally short and Brilliantined, so no help there. There are no illustrations of ghillie brogues!

I guess I had better put the scanner to work in the morning and post my version; I think some of you will find it interesting to compare the two. I'll be interested to see if anyone has any better ideas as to the date.

Allen