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Title: Royal Commission Into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. (the Napier Commission Report) 5 Volumes Complete
Description: Neill and Co., 1884. Hardcover. Royal Commission into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars on the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. The Napier Commission Report. The Commission was a public inquiry into the condition of crofters and cottars in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It was appointed in 1883, with Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier, as its chairman, under William Gladstone's Liberal government of the United Kingdom. The Commission began its work in the Hebrides, where rent strikes and land raids were most prevalent. It took evidence from crofters, landlords and others, and it moved on to tour much of what is now regarded as the Highlands and Islands area.The following towns and townships were visited: Castlebay, Barra, Lochboisdale, South Uist,Torlum, Benbecula, Locheport, North Uist, Obe, Harris, St Kilda, Meavaig, Lewis, Breasclete, Lewis, Barvas, Lewis, Ness, Lewis, Stornoway, Lewis; Keose, Lewis, Tarbert, Harris, Tyree, Bunessan, Mull, Tobermory, Mull, Lochaline, Lismore, Ullapool, Poolewe, Shieldaig, Balmacara, Letterfearn, Dingwall, Lerwick, Mid Yell, Unst, Bettyhill, Kinlochbervie, Lochinver, Lybster, Helmsdale, Golspie, Bonar Bridge, Dingwall, Hillswick, Foula, Lerwick, Tarbert, Argyll, Evidence from crofters exhibited remarkably consistent rhetoric, and there were accusations of coaching from the Highland Land League. Equally there were accusations that any crofter daring to give evidence risked being singled out for reprisals from landlords(Wiki). The Seminal Work. Vol.I [C.- 3980.-1] (2) 848p. Vol.2 (C-3980 - 2). [2],849-1696pp. Vol.3.(C-3980 - 3) 2] 1696-2544. Vol.4. (C-3980 - 4)[2],2545-3375pp. vi,136. Vol.5 The Report. (C-3980) p.136, (2) +Appendices 532p. , with two folding maps of the Highlands and Islands. The set are bound in modern blue cloth with gilt titling on the spines. Vols 1-4 are bound with the original blue wrappers. Neat library stamps at base of title pages.The Report (Vol.5) contains 2 folding maps of the Highlands and Islands in two colours showing the points at which the Commission held meetings for the examination of witnesses and the other highlights areas devoted to Deer Forests. Bindings are sound and the pages are clean and otherwise unmarked - though with light toning and very light foxing. Edges are a little foxed and Vols. I & 2 show old water stains on edges and the wrapper and first two pages of Vol.I only are more foxed and a little wrinkled. VG condition overall - see scans and email for many more. . Very Good

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