Author: William Anderson
Title: The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland
Description: Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co. 1867. Leather. A complete three volume set of this history of the Scottish people and families, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. Volume one, ABE to CUR, is illustrated with a frontispiece, six portrait plates, five tables, and numerous in-text woodcuts. Lacking one portrait plate. Volume two, DAL to MAC, is illustrated with one portrait plates, two tables, and numerous in-text woodcuts. Lacking frontispiece, five portrait plates, and one table. Volume three, MAC to ZET, is illustrated with one portrait plate, two tables, and numerous in-text woodcuts. Lacking frontispiece, four portraits, and one table. A detailed record of the surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical histories of the people of Scotland. Containing a vast amount of information illustrative of the Scottish nation, and of the origins of the constitution of modern Scottish society. With portraits of important figures in Scottish history and engraved tables of titular genealogies. Written by William Anderson, a Scottish miscellaneous writer in the departments of history, biography, and science. Rebacked in the original half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the extremities with small cracks to the joints. Further loss to the spine of volume two with the head of the spine and spine label lifting. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. Further spotting to the first and last few pages. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

Keywords: Scottish Nation Surnames Families Nation Honours Anderson Not Stated


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