Books Illustrated by Robert Eadie:

Glasgow: its character, romance and charm (Glimpses of Glasgow) shown in a few illustrations by R. Eadie, R.S.W.	The Face of Glasgow (1938) by William Power with drawings by Robert Eadie, R.S.W.	The Face of Edinburgh (1939) by William Power with drawings by Robert Eadie, R.S.W.

Glimpses of Glasgow

Sauchiehall Street	Old Close, Calton	An East End Street
Glimpses of Glasgow contains plates based on pencil drawings by Robert Eadie for his thoughts on: Ladywell and The Cathedral; Archway at City Chambers; Waterloo Street; St. Enoch Square; Broomielaw; Old Close, Calton; Sauchiehall Street; Savings Bank; Suspension Bridge; Schipka Pass; Pollokshaws Town Hall; Royal Exchange; "Greek" Thomson's Church; The Athenaeum; An East End Street; and Bell Street and Fruit Market. 6.25" x 9" hardback, 38 pp, published by H. & J. Pillans & Wilson of Glasgow and Edinburgh (1927)
The Face of Glasgow
The Empire Exhibition	Glasgow University	Tolbooth and Tron Steeple
The Face of Glasgow contains plates based on watercolour paintings by Robert Eadie for sections on: The Cathedral; Provand's Lordship; Tolbooth and Tron Steeple; The City Chambers; St. George's Church; The Royal Exchange; Gordon Street and Central Station; George V Bridge; The "Transylvania" in Dry Dock; The University; The Art Galleries; and The Empire Exhibition of 1938. 6.75" x 9.5" hardback, 62pp, published by John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Limited (1938)
The Face of Edinburgh
Grassmarket	Huntly House	Holyrood Palace
The Face of Edinburgh contains plates based on watercolour paintings by Robert Eadie for sections on: the Scottish National War Memorial (frontispiece); Edinburgh Castle; Brodie's Close; the Grassmarket; the Cowgate; St. Giles' Cathedral & John Knox's House; Advocate's Close; the Canongate Tolbooth; Huntly House; Holyrood Palace; St. Anthony's Chapel; the Royal Scottish Academy & Princes Street; the View From Calton Hill; and Scottish Government Buildings. 6.75" x 9.5" hardback, 88pp with fold-out map of Edinburgh, published by John Smith & Son (Glasgow) Limited (1939)
The Capital of Scotland    This "book of memories and pictures of the city" contains watercolour illustrations by Robert Eadie, R.S.W., as for "The Face of Edinburgh" with brief notes in English, Polish, Russian, French and Chinese(!) and additional illustrations by Charles Stewart, the artist for the publisher.    The Robert Eadie selection comprises: Edinburgh Castle, the Scottish National War Memorial, Brodie's Close, Advocate's Close, the Grassmarket, the Cowgate, St. Giles' Cathedral, John Knox's House, the Canongate Tolbooth, Holyrood Palace, the Royal Scottish Academy & the National Gallery, St. Andrew's House – the HQ of Scottish Government, and the View From Calton Hill. 9.375" x 7" paperback, 32 pp, published by Robert Grant & Son, Ltd., of Edinburgh [Undated publication from World War II]

The Plumber In Glasgow
The Plumber In Glasgow : The History of the Firm of HUGH TWADDLE & SON, LTD. 130-132 London Road, Glasgow, from 1848 to 1948 by Jack House is illustrated with photographs and four drawings by Robert Eadie: The Heart of Glasgow, The Twaddle Memorial Seat, The Old Yard, 1895, & Hugh Twaddle's Yard Today (1949). 5.5" x 8.625" hardback, 64 pp, private edition for the company (1949)

Tales of Romance and Reality
	The book is the 4th of a series of 1930s schoolbooks (containing exercises) with the series title: "The Tales The Letters Tell".    It was published as a 271 pp hardback (far left) and as a pair of paperbacks (Section A left).    This book contains a mixture of classic short stories and poetry by the likes of G. Chaucer, Walter De La Mare, Wm. Shakespeare, Charles Kingsley, Mark Twain, Sir Walter Scott, Oliver Goldsmith, Jack London, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Browning.
The work is profusely illustrated by Robert Eadie, who created end-papers, 31 line drawings, and 17 full-page plates, 9 of which are watercolour paintings printed in colour.    5.5" x 7.5" hardback / 5.5" x 7.25" paperback, 271 (full volume) / 142 pp (Section A)    Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd. of London and Glasgow (1930)

Robert Eadie's paintings fetch hundreds and thousands of pounds at auction. But his books are also in demand, as shown by a quick scan through the items offered on the Web: The Face of Edinburgh — £3.50 to £65.80 (+ £2.80 postage) Glimpses of Glasgow — £70.00 to £176.25 (+ £2.80 postage) The Face of Glasgow — £9.99 to £23.00 (+ £2.80 postage) The Tales The Letters Tell #4 — £48 + (+ £2.80 postage)

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