Author: James Brown Fleming
Title: John Park Fleming 1790-1869
Description: Glasgow, James MacLehose & Sons, 1885. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed affectionate memoir of a Glasgow elite, John Park Fleming by his son, James Brown. An affectionate memoir of John Park Fleming, who was an eminent character, well known and universally respected in Glasgow for more than a generation. Student of law, he attended both Glasgow and Edinburgh university. Though prominent in Glasgow elite circles, he refused to take public office and publicity.  In 1839, he purchased land with Montgomery, his former business partner, and developed the Kelvinside Estate as a residential suburb.Penned by his son James Brown, who also inscribed this volume to the front free endpaper 'To David Wilson with J B Fleming's compliments,' dated June 1892. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper 'To David Wilson with J B Fleming's compliments,' dated June 1892.  Internally, firmly bound. With a slight offsetting to the half title and the last leaf of text, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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