Author: Fionn
Title: The Martial Music of the Clans
Description: Glasgow, John Mackay, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work, allocating various Scottish clans the music associated with them in history and tradition. The first edition of this work, illustrated throughout with numerous photographic plates of clan chiefs and notable clan members, alongside further vignette illustrations.Organised alphabetically by Clan, this work contains historical and biographic notes regarding the origins of the music associated with each clan, alongside portraits of clan chiefs and musical notations.The author explains that he compiled this work as, aside from Clan MacLean, the clans have not published for their members the music especially associated with the clan, and he hopes that they will do so. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Rubbing to rear joint and board extremities. Bumping to spine head and tail. Front and rear hinges slightly strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Scottish Clans Scotland Scottish History Bagpipe Scotland None


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