A Voyage Round the Coasts of Scotland and the Isles

Langue : anglais

Edité par Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1842

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A very good copy of the 1st edition published as two volumes in one in the original decorative cloth binding. With 21 plates, a folding map and numerous illustrations in the text. James Wilson (1795-1856) was a Scottish zoologist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He became its Curator in 1850. In 1841 he was asked by the Fisheries Board to accompany Mr Thomas Dick Lauder on a series of voyages round the coast of Scotland and its islands to study the natural history of herring. The result is a detailed journal covering the west coast, Hebrides, north coast, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Isles, and the east coast as they were nearly 200 years ago. The brown cloth binding has blind stamped decoration to the boards and an elaborate design and titles in gilt on the spine. It has been rebacked so is sound and tight. The front board has a small indentation in the side edge and 2 tiny dents to the bottom corner. The cloth has a couple of paler areas. The back board has a small scuffed paler area and a small indentation in the top edge. The corners have the remains of previous bumping. The original tan endpapers have been retained with professional repair at the joints. There is an old ownership signature to the top of the fep. The edges of both sets of endpapers are lightly nibbled. Contents: frontispiece; title for both volumes; dedication; prefatory note; contents to both volumes; pasted in errata slip; text pp1-487 with plates; frontispiece to Vol II; text pp 1-461 with plates (of which one is a single page map) and a large folding map at the rear. It is generally clean with light foxing - particularly around the plates. There is the occasional mark and the first few pages have a ripple in the side edge. Page edges are untrimmed and there is some darkening and spotting to the top page edge. The folding map is complete and clean. There is old damage at the attachment and some professional repair. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.…

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Titre
A Voyage Round the Coasts of Scotland and the Isles
Auteur
James Wilson
Éditeur
Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh
Année de publication
1842
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Decorative Cloth
Langue
anglais
Illustrateur
Thomas Dick Lauder, Charles H Wilson et al
Édition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Catalogues du vendeur
NATURAL HISTORY, Orkney and Shetland, TRAVEL & TOPOGRAPHY

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We are a small online bookselling business specialising in rare and unusual books, generally published before 1900, with a focus on natural history, history, illustrated works and some literature. We are based in the beautiful Orkney Islands and have a specialist Orkney/Shetland section in our listings. We run a bookshop in Orkney - Birsay Books - where we have a wide range of stock from science fiction and fantasy to maritime and, of course, Orkney/Shetland and Scottish material. We take images of all of our books to supplement the online descriptions, and are always happy to provide more on request. When you order from us, we ensure that books are properly packed to protect their condition and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for additional security. Because we are based on an island which depends on ferries and flights for shipping, we can not guarantee 'next day' delivery. We will simply get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.…

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