George Seton - St. Kilda Past and Present - 1878
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St. Kilda Past and Present is a 1878 first edition hardback by William Blackwood, written and illustrated by George Seton, in English, 345 pages, 24 cm by 19 cm, a travel and topographical work about St. Kilda with a frontispiece and eleven plates, in fair ex-library condition.
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A very RARE and beautiful and interesting book!!! "St. Kilda Past and Present" published in 1878 and written by George Seton. The first edition of this uncommon work. A charming topographical work on the archipelago St. Kilda, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This work explores the history of the island and it's beauty in a vividly descriptive manner, with interesting notes on the lives, culture, and education of those living there.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.Collated, complete. Written by the Scottish philanthropist George Seton, Book in overall fair condition for age. Ex library book with signs: rebacked by library with numbers on spine, stamps on boards, stickers on front endpaper, stamps at beginning, stamps on a corner and rear of plates, on last page-see photos.
Inside light stains but overall clean and text readable, plates with light stains on margins but overall good, one plate with a repair on margin. Enpapers reinforced with tape. Externally overall good.
Rarity. Scarce
A very RARE and beautiful and interesting book!!! "St. Kilda Past and Present" published in 1878 and written by George Seton. The first edition of this uncommon work. A charming topographical work on the archipelago St. Kilda, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This work explores the history of the island and it's beauty in a vividly descriptive manner, with interesting notes on the lives, culture, and education of those living there.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.Collated, complete. Written by the Scottish philanthropist George Seton, Book in overall fair condition for age. Ex library book with signs: rebacked by library with numbers on spine, stamps on boards, stickers on front endpaper, stamps at beginning, stamps on a corner and rear of plates, on last page-see photos.
Inside light stains but overall clean and text readable, plates with light stains on margins but overall good, one plate with a repair on margin. Enpapers reinforced with tape. Externally overall good.
Rarity. Scarce
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Geography, Illustrated, Travels
Book title
St. Kilda Past and Present
Author/ Illustrator
George Seton
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1878
Height
24 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
19 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
William Blackwood
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
345
