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Notes on Orkney and Zetland: illustrative of the History, Antiquities, Scenery, and Customs of those Islands
by Alexander Peterkin
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly, and Company, Princes Street; and T & C Underwood, London, 1822 A rare 1st edition copy of Alex Peterkin's studies of Orkney and Zetland. The title page states that this is Vol I, but no further volumes were published. The work is in 3 parts: A Visit to Orkney in 1818, A Chronicle of Orkney and Zetland, and the Political State of Orkney and Zetland. Peterkin lived in Orkney for 7 years and held the title of Sheriff-Substitute of Orkney. He states that he wrote the work because he found other studies - those by James Wallace and the Rev Dr Barry - 'unsatisfactory in many important particulars'. He was taken to task by Rev Walter Traill for this publication - with Traill accusing him of getting his facts wrong while strongly defending the accuracy of Dr Barry. This copy is in a new half leather binding with title labels and date in gilt, and gilt-lined raised bands to spine. The boards are marbled. The binding is in near fine clean condition. Contents: frontispiece; title page; preface pp 3-6; contents pp 1-3; text in 3 sections with one plate pp 1-224; appendix 1-109. The pages are untrimmed at the side and bottom edges and the paper is quite soft and not very good quality. Pages vary in size. The frontispiece and title page have both lost the bottom corner tip, as have 2 contents pages. There is loss to the edges of p 109 of the Appendix. Text is not affected. The plates are browned and there is general browning at the page edges. Some spotty sections to text particularly circa pp 112-115.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032916
- Title
- Notes on Orkney and Zetland: illustrative of the History, Antiquities, Scenery, and Customs of those Islands
- Author
- Alexander Peterkin
- Illustrator
- W Daniell, W H Lizars
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macredie, Skelly, and Company, Princes Street; and T & C Underwood, London
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1822
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alexander peterkin; orkney; shetland; nineteenth century orkney; rev walter traill; orkney history
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
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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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