Scottish Family History
by Margaret Stuart
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A bright first edition copy of this guide to history and genealogy of Scottish families. A first edition copy of Scottish Family History, which is a guide to works of reference on the history and genealogy of Scottish families by Margaret Stuart. An essay on how to write the history of a family is prefixed within this work by Sir James Balfour Paul. The work explores family history in general, small family histories, historical method, scientific method and Scottish family history. With six pages for notes to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spine with bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Christie's Scotland bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages, Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848B28
- Title
- Scottish Family History
- Author
- Margaret Stuart
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Scottish Family History margaret stuart genealogy margaret stuart
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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