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The History of Scotland by James Aikman & John Struthers 1827-8

The History of Scotland by James Aikman & John Struthers 1827-8

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The History of Scotland, Translated from the Latin of George Buchanan; with Notes, and a Continuation of the Union in the Reign if Queen Anne. By James Aikman, Esq. In Four Volumes. Glasgow: Published by Blackie, Fullarton & Co.; and Archibald Fullarton & Co., Edinburgh. 1827.

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The History of Scotland, from the Union to the Abolition of the Heritable Jurisdictions in MDCCXLVIII. To Which is Subjoined, a Review of Ecclesiastical Affairs, the Progress of Society, the State of the Arts, &c. To the Year MDCCCXXVII. By John Struthers. In Two Volumes. Glasgow: Published by Blackie, Fullarton, & Co.; and A. Fullarton, & Co., Edinburgh. 1827-8.

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Provenance:

Bookplate of Scott Langlee with the motto "Ardenter Among". The armorial bookplate depicts a stag head couped facing left.


 

 

Size: 222 x 145 mm (approx., each)

 

 

Condition: 

[i-civ, foldout, map, 447pp.]; [frontis, title, i-ii, plate, 630pp.]; [title, i, plate, 572pp.]; [title, i, 623pp.]; [frontis, i-xlviii, plate, 643pp.]; [frontis, title, plate, 642pp.]

 

Spines with very minor to minor rubbing and scuffing. All tooled labels present. All boards attached with joints rubbed and very minor wear to hinges. Boards with very minor scuffing. Very minor shelf and edge wear. Bookplate attached to front pastedown in all volumes. Edge toning on endpapers as commensurate to the bindings. Text blocks very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Foldout map in volume one coloured by hand, toned, with minor foxing, and with two tears to where the maps fold. Plates and facing leaves in all volumes with some foxing. 

 

[OCLC 36329992; MMSID 9923021933804341; MMSID 9923019133804341].

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