Men of the Period. Scotland. The Records of a Great Country. Portraits and Pen Pictures of Leading Men
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
The Biographical Publishing Company, London, 1896. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. The Biographical Publishing Company, London, 1896. 1st Edition . Good. First edition, undated circa 1896. Approx. 13'' by 10.5''. Original full red leather binding with gilt design to front board and spine, embossed pattern on rear board. Shelf wear to edges & spine (see pictures). Patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Sticker mark to reverse of title page. 390pp iIllustrated with black & white photographs. There's a brief description of the major cities in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen) with pictures of the centres, also a discussion of the nature of Scots & Scotland. This is followed by biographies & pictures of worthy men of the time; clearly no women lived in Scotland during this period. Inner book is generally clean & in good/very good condition.***Heavy & will require extra overseas postage***
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- Bird's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 521
- Title
- Men of the Period. Scotland. The Records of a Great Country. Portraits and Pen Pictures of Leading Men
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Biographical Publishing Company, London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Biography;
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