Author: William Hunter
Title: Biggar and the House of Fleming: An Account of the Biggar District, Archaeological, Historical, and Biographical
Description: Biggar, David Lockhart, 1862. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated study on Biggar and the House of Fleming. Scarce work. Illustrated with five plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed history relating to Scottish families from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including memoirs, genealogies, and clan histories. With reference to Mary Fleming, one of the "Four Maries" who were attendants of Mary, Queen of Scots. As her cousin and similar in age, she was especially close to the young queen. Includes archaeological and biographical details of the wider Biggar district. Written by William Hunter. Bound by James Inglis, Edinburgh. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine with a split in the cloth to the tail of the front joint. Hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Bound by James Inglis, Edinburgh. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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