1822 Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London

Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Containing the Description of a Capital Town in that Northern Country, with an Account of some Uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants; Likewise An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To Which is Added, A Letter Relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, begun in the year 1726. 

The Fifth Edition, with Engravings, and a large Appendix, Containing Various Important Historical Documents, Hitherto Unpublished; with an Introduction and Notes, by the Editor, R. Jamieson, and The History of Donald the Hammerer. From an Authentic Account of the Family of Invernahyle; a MS. communicated by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 

By Edward Burt

Printed for Ogle, Duncan, and Co., London, 1822. The Fifth Edition. Complete in Two Volumes. Fine half-leather bindings bound by Bayntun Binder, Bath, England. 8vo, t.e.g. pp.[iii]-lxxvi, 348; [iii]-xi, [i], 370 + frontispiece to each volume. Armorial bookplates to front inner boards.

CONDITION
A fine copy. The leather bindings are very good with the gilt remaining bright and clear, Inner and outer hinges secure with no cracking and both binding tight and square. Endpapers very good. All contents present and pages very good throughout. Overall a handsome 2-volume set in very good condition.

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