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The Queen's Visit and Other Poems with Copious Historical Notes -by The Rev. Samuel Fergusson ( Queen Victoria and the Visit to Scotland in 1842 )
by Fergusson, Rev. Samuel ( born 2 January 1828 - died 27 September 1869 ), Minister of Fortingall ( Reverend ) ( R [ Robert ] Menzies Fergusson -Signed / Born 12 April 1829 - Died 25 July 1921 )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good (see description)/No Jacket as issued
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh, Scotland, John Menzies & Co., Hanover Street / Perth, David Wood, 1869, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1869. -----------hardcover, a solid Good example, light edge wear, overall rubbing, fading to the spine, front hinge is cracked but NOT broken, some age toning and foxing to the paper, this copy has been signed on the half title page "Mrs. Fergusson" who was most likely the wife of the author, Samuel F died in 1869 which was the same year as this was published so the author might have never seen this book published or he died shortly after publication, this leads me to believe that the Mrs. Fergusson signature was his wife ( Margaret Anderson, died 1885 ), as well this has been signed on the title page RMenzies Fergusson Logie Manse Bridge of Allan, R is for Robert who was the minister at Logie Manse from 1885 to 1909 so this was signed by RMF in 1885 or after, ---the likelihood is that MRS F's signature was much earlier BUT it might have been 1885 (the year she died ), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED (by the author of Records of the clan and name of Fergusson Ferguson and Fergus 1895 and [maybe] the wife of Samuel Fergusson ---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED (see description) ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by No Cover Art. 4.75 w x 7h Inches.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169686
- Title
- The Queen's Visit and Other Poems with Copious Historical Notes -by The Rev. Samuel Fergusson ( Queen Victoria and the Visit to Scotland in 1842 )
- Author
- Fergusson, Rev. Samuel ( born 2 January 1828 - died 27 September 1869 ), Minister of Fortingall ( Reverend ) ( R [ Robert ] Menzies Fergusson -Signed / Born 12 April 1829 - Died 25 July 1921 )
- Illustrator
- No Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh, Scotland, John Menzies & Co., Hanover Street / Perth, David Wood, 1869, 1st Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 4.75 w x 7h Inches
- Keywords
- Fergusson, Rev. Samuel, Minister of Fortingall ( Reverend ) ( R [ Robert ] Menzies Fergusson -Signed )
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Fiction;
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About the Seller
Leonard Shoup
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Burlington, Ontario
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