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Curious Incidents from the Ancient Records of Kirkwall (taken principally from the official records of the Burgh)
by W R Mackintosh
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- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Kirkwall: James Aderson, Orcadian Office, 1892 A good copy, inscribed by the author, in the original cloth binding. An eclectic collection of items is listed in the contents pages eg: Assaulting a Minister; Cromwell's Ironsides in Orkney; The Magistrates' Drinks Bill; A Farmer convicted of base and palpable Cheatry. The binding is clean and sound with some pulling to spine ends and light wear to corners. The endpapers have a lightly scuffed surface and there is old repair at the rear endpaper joint. Contents: half title; title with 'With the authors compts' written across the top; preface; contents; text and appendices. The text paper is lightly toned. Contents generally clean - some spotting to half title and final leaf. Old ownership sticker to verso of fep. The occasional spot or mark elsewhere - including a couple of small pinprick holes in the gutter at the top margin of pp 129-132.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033213
- Title
- Curious Incidents from the Ancient Records of Kirkwall (taken principally from the official records of the Burgh)
- Author
- W R Mackintosh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- James Aderson, Orcadian Office
- Place of Publication
- Kirkwall
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Orkney Islands history; Kirkwall; Kirkwall Burgh records
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E C Books
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Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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