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1831 The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners Among the Highlanders : James Logan

Name: 1831 The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners Among the Highlanders : James Logan
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The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners as Preserved Among the Highlanders

Published by Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1831. First Edition. Complete in Two Volumes. Quarter leather bindings with marble boards, 8vo, pp xxviii, 384; 436 pp. Collated complete with a frontispiece to each volume (one of a Scottish piper playing the bagpipes and the other showing two Highland Chiefs), an additional five hand-coloured plates, one monochrome plate, six leaves of sheet music, and numerous other illustrations throughout the text.

CONDITION
A good complete first edition. The leather bindings are good. All contents present to both volumes and pages good throughout. A little browning to the edges of the frontispieces and a little offsetting to the title pages. Plates all present and in good condition. Overall a good first edition.

James Logan (1797–1872) was a Scottish author on Gaelic culture, best known for his 1831 book The Scottish Gael.

The Scottish Gael was based on Logan's walking tours that he made in the Scottish highlands and islands during the previous decade, during which he collected Gaelic antiquities. The work was dedicated to William IV, illustrated by the author, and sold well on good reviews. In 1876 Alexander Stewart published a second edition. From a modern scholarly view its value is largely in the highland customs observed, with the historical material regarded as obsolete. Other works were: A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Pipe Music (1838) by Angus MacKay Highland Costumes, 2 vols. illustrated 1843–9; new edit. 1857. Logan also contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine.

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