Ayrshire Idylls
by Neil Munro
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7". George Houston. A colourfully illustrated topography look at Ayrshire, a Scottish county, illustrated in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.A beautiful look into the picturesque views and topography of Ayrshire.Illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, nineteen tipped-in colour plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written by Neil Munro.Illustrated by George Houston.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'From Herbert, Xmas, 1912'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few odd spots. Tipped-in plates facing pages 33 and 40 are detached but present. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 767P26
- Title
- Ayrshire Idylls
- Author
- Neil Munro
- Illustrator
- George Houston
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Ayrshire Idylls ayrshire topography neil munro ayrshire england
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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