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St Kilda : George Seton (Facsimile Edition) Scottish Island Customs & Lore
St Kilda : George Seton (Facsimile Edition) Scottish Island Customs & Lore
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St. Kilda
By George Seton
James Thin, the Mercat Press, Edinburgh, 1980. Facsimile of the 1878 edition. First Thius. Hardback book in dust jacket with xiv, 346 pages, Illustrated with 12 b&w plates.
A classic work on the island of St. Kilda. The attractive plates include an illustration of the extinct Great Auk.
Subjects covered in the work include:
Published accounts of St. Kilda; history and ownership, natural features of the island; characteristics of the inhabitants; climate, crops, and livestock; sea-birds and cragsmen; diseases of the Islanders; Music, customs, and antiquities; future of St Kilda.
CONDITION
A very good clean copy throughout. The dust jacket is unclipped and in very good ondition. All contents present and pages clean throughout. All plates present and in good condition. No names or writing to the book. Overall very good.
By George Seton
James Thin, the Mercat Press, Edinburgh, 1980. Facsimile of the 1878 edition. First Thius. Hardback book in dust jacket with xiv, 346 pages, Illustrated with 12 b&w plates.
A classic work on the island of St. Kilda. The attractive plates include an illustration of the extinct Great Auk.
Subjects covered in the work include:
Published accounts of St. Kilda; history and ownership, natural features of the island; characteristics of the inhabitants; climate, crops, and livestock; sea-birds and cragsmen; diseases of the Islanders; Music, customs, and antiquities; future of St Kilda.
CONDITION
A very good clean copy throughout. The dust jacket is unclipped and in very good ondition. All contents present and pages clean throughout. All plates present and in good condition. No names or writing to the book. Overall very good.
(Loc: Shop; Scottish; Islands bottom shelf )
