Curiosities of Art & Nature, M. Martin: New Annotated & Illustrated Edition

By Martin Martin, edited by Michael Robson.

Published by The Islands Book Trust, Isle of Lewis, 2003. Colour printed gloss paperback, 318 pages. Black & white and colour illustration and photography throughout.

CONDITION
Overall good condition, just some scuffs, superficial scores and bending around edges of front cover - see photos. No names or writing. Images crisp & clear throughout.

This new illustrated and fully annotated edition of a truly remarkable book originally published 300 years ago will be an indispensable acquisition for all those who love the Hebrides and want to understand more of their intriguing history. In July 1703 A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland by Martin Martin was published in London. Though not the first account of Scottish, and more especially Hebridean, islands it was the first to cover them at length; and because it was researched and composed by someone who was born in Skye in the 17th century it gave a picture of an older island world a unmatched for its intimate detail and immediacy.

(Bindery shelves)