Edinburgh 1329 - 1929

Oliver and Boyd 1929 Hardback Slightly grubby black Quarter leather with cream cloth. Wear at corners and spine ends. Front hinge cracked and loose. Rear hinge cracked. Issued to mark the sexcentenary of Bruce Charter. Has a B & W tissue-guarded frontispiece and other B & W illustrations. Part I Contains sections on the Sexcentenary celebrations; Town council; City officials; The Charter; Explanatory memorandum (issued with invitations); List of guests; The celebrations; The service in St Giles' Cathedral; The procession to the castle; The unveiling of the statues of Wallace and Bruce; The civic luncheon; The children's pageant; The masque of Edinburgh; Lord Provost's letter to The Scotsman; Part II Chapters in the municipal history and topography of Edinburgh; The city chambers; Chambers improvement scheme; Trinity Hospital; The mace, gowns, chains and keys; The city churches; The burgh courts; The precedence of Edinburgh; City and county roads; Markets and slaughterhouses; Town clerks of last century; Extensions of the burgh; Burgh reform; Development of the town council; Early history; The causes of the decree arbitral; From the decree arbitral to burgh reform; The reformed town council; The duties of the council in the sixteenth century; The growth of Edinburgh; Situation and early history; The royal burgh, period 1100-1296; Walls and encroachments; Edinburgh as capital of Scotland, 1450-1562-1745; The New Town and the industrial age 1745-1832. 435 pages This is a heavy book and there would be an additional shipping charge for international orders. Wt 1.7 Kg Good