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A Tract Chiefly Relative to Monastic Antiquities; with Some Account of a Recent Search for the Remains of the Scotish Kings Interred in the Abbey of Dunfermline
John Graham Dalyell
1809
George Ramsay : Edinburgh
8.5" by 5.5"
xii [1], 2-73pp
SUMMARY
The scarce first edition of Scottish advocate, antiquary and naturalist Sir John Graham Dalyell's history of the Scottish kings, abbeys, cathedrals and monuments.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The scarce first edition of this work.
Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece presenting a facsimile of the Chartulary of Dunfermline, and with one further plate. Collated, complete.
Bound without half title.
In this work, Dalyell describes the history of Scottish kings from the eleventh to the fourteenth-centuries, with further details provided on the topic of Scottish abbeys and cathedrals, historical monuments and memorials, and the state of ancient Scottish customs.
CONDITION
In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strip head and tail, joints and board perimeters. Spine label detaching to perimeters. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Pages age toned due to paper type, with spotting throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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