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Shetland Life Under Earl Patrick, G. Donaldson: Hardback: 1st Edition

Shetland Life Under Earl Patrick, G. Donaldson: Hardback: 1st Edition

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Shetland Life Under Earl Patrick

By Gordon Donaldson.

Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1958. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket (unclipped), 149 pages. Black & white photographs throughout.

CONDITION
Overall fair condition - see photos. Small inscription to free end paper. Some crumpling/small tears/foxing to dustjacket. Light foxing to head. No names or writing. All images crisp and clear.

This book gives a unique picture of life in Shetland during the early years of the seventeenth century when the islands were ruled by Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney. Concentrated treatment of a single area at one brief period of time has made it possible to provide an unusually detailed and vivid description of the entire economy of Shetland - the products of the land and sea, and the shelter, food and clothing of the people. At many points comparisons and contrasts are made between conditions in Shetland then and conditions today, and many parallels are noted between the life and institutions of Shetland and those of the Scandinavian countries, the Faeroes and Iceland.

(Loc: Shop; Bindery shelves B1)

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