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Brand] [John

A Brief Description of Orkney, Zetland, Pightland-Firth and Caithness, wherein after a Short Journal of the Author's Voyage thither, these Northern Places are first more generally more described. FIRST DEDICATED PUBLISHED ACCOUNT

George Mosman, Edinburgh, 1701

1380,00 €

Island Books

(Devon, Regno Unito)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1701
Autore
Brand] [John
Editori
George Mosman, Edinburgh
Soggetto
topography, orkney, zetland, shetland, pightland, caithness, john brand, j. brand, topography, scotland, brief, description, orkney, zetland, pightland-firth, caithness, wherein, after, short, journal, author's, voyage, thither
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Sm. 8vo., First Edition, eighteenth century inscription on title, title and several following leaves age-stained, title neatly mounted without loss of text, final leaf of Appendix mounted with loss of half text; strongly and attractively bound in half calf, marbled boards, back with five flat gilt bands, second compartment with red leather label lettered and ruled in gilt, a most attractive copy. This copy was formerly in the McIntosh Library, Dunkeld, and carries the MS press-mark A8.51 and bookplate (numbered 493) on front paste-down. A sound and complete (save last leaf) copy of the first dedicated published account of Orkney and Zetland. RARE. Anderson, p.402.