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Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, (1988). Octavo, softbound (stiff, full-color illustrated slick wrappers), A64 pp + 486 pp + B36 pp. Fine. From lower cover: A classic of travel writing comparable to Cobbett’s Rural Rides, it evokes the pleasures of Scotland’s countryside, from the Hebridean islands of Eigg and Rüm to Miller’s native Cromarty, and from the Moray Firth to Caithness and Orkney. But, alongside the joys of discovering fossils, Miller bitterly condemned abusive lairds as the Clearances intensified. As the Disruption of 1843 rent Kirk and society in twain, Miller’s travels on “Free Church Yacht” Betsey put him in the vanguard of the old Scottish struggle for Scottish liberty. To give the modern reader full access to this nineteenth century classic, an introduction, notes and maps are provided, as well as recommendations on places to visit.
The Cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides with Rambles of a Geologist; or Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland. by Miller, Hugh - 1858
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The Cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides with Rambles of a Geologist; or Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland.
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Edinburgh: Thomas Constable and Co., 1858. 486pp. Brown cloth. Approx 3cm split at top front of spine, 9cm split from top of rear spine edge, bottom rear corner bumped, corners rounded, hinges cracking and prelims heavily toned. Posthumous first publication of these works by noted 19th century geologist relating to fossil areas in Scotland and the Hebrides. Binding a bit rough but complete and very scarce in the first UK edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/None, as Issued.. 8vo.
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The Cruise of the Betsey; Or, A Summer Ramble among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist; Or, Ten Thousand Miles over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland. Introduction and Notes by Dr. Michael A. Taylor, National Museums of Scotland. Foreword by Professor T. C. Smout, Historiograher Royal in Scotland.
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CRUISE OF THE BETSEY: Or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides--With Rambles of a Geologist; Or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland
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Paperback / softback. New. A facsimile edition of polymath Hugh Miller's notes recording his rambles around Scotland in the mid 1840s was published by NMS Publishing in 2003 - the first edition for over a century and long out of print itself. This reprint has minor amendments, a new cover and ISBN.
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