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Thoughts on Orkney and Zetland their antiquities and capabilities of improvement; with hints towards the formation of a local society for the investigation and promotion of these objects
1831032576Edinburgh: Printed by Neill & Co not printed for sale 1831 An extremely scarce original copy in contemporary full leather binding. According to the 'Preliminary Statement' in the book it arose from a meeting in April 1831 where a 'few young gentlemen natives of Orkney' agreed that while there was a lot of interest and value attached to antiquities in Orkney and Zetland very little was published or known. The book proposed setting up a Society - possibly called 'The Orkney and Zetland Statistical Society'. The rest of work pulls together extracts from other works lists prominent individuals and gives a listing of works on Orkney and Zetland at that period. This copy has been repaired to provide a new leather spine with gilt titles. The contemporary boards have a delicate blind stamped leaf design to the borders. There is a little scuffing and wear but the binding is in very good clean condition. There are marbled endpapers with professional tape at the joints presumably done when the spine was repaired and the bookplate of John Davie Manson Robertson a noted Orcadian to the front pastedown. Contents: half title; title page; contents; statement; text pp 1-47. Extra blanks have been added at the rear. Contents are in very good clean condition. There is some splitting between the half title and the title but the book is sound. Printed by Neill & Co, not printed for sale hardcover
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