Author: Martin Martin Edited with Introduction Donald J. Macleod
Title: A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland Circa 1695 by Martin Martin Including a Voyage to St Kilda
Description: Stirling, Eneas Mackay, 1934. Hardcover. SALE Original Near Very Good Hardcover Very Good+ Mylar Proteced Dust Jacket Clean 540 pp. NO writing in text. Endpaper signature. The only flaw is the first ninety pages have a small 3/4 inch little tear in the side edge of the page. You cant see these tears until you look close. NOT a library copy. Dust Jacket has no real chips. NOT price clipped. The rest of the book o tears. One of the best insights into Seventeenth Century Celtic Gaelic culture particular on the western islands of Scotland. Dyes, old Druid sites, Witchcraft, Clothes, Kilts, foods, weapons, fishing. weather lore. One major interesting aspect is the "Second Sight" or "Taish". Also Maps and a Seperate Map of the Western Scottish Islands. See our Three Geese in Flight Celtic Books Scans of page tears Second Sight page and Large Foldout frameable Map. Ill.: Maps. Very Good-/Very Good Mylared.
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Title: A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland Circa 1695 by Martin Martin Including a Voyage to St Kilda
Description: Stirling, Eneas Mackay, 1934. Hardcover. SALE Original Near Very Good Hardcover Very Good+ Mylar Proteced Dust Jacket Clean 540 pp. NO writing in text. Endpaper signature. The only flaw is the first ninety pages have a small 3/4 inch little tear in the side edge of the page. You cant see these tears until you look close. NOT a library copy. Dust Jacket has no real chips. NOT price clipped. The rest of the book o tears. One of the best insights into Seventeenth Century Celtic Gaelic culture particular on the western islands of Scotland. Dyes, old Druid sites, Witchcraft, Clothes, Kilts, foods, weapons, fishing. weather lore. One major interesting aspect is the "Second Sight" or "Taish". Also Maps and a Seperate Map of the Western Scottish Islands. See our Three Geese in Flight Celtic Books Scans of page tears Second Sight page and Large Foldout frameable Map. Ill.: Maps. Very Good-/Very Good Mylared.
Keywords: iona scottish second sight skye orkney celtic scotland scottish witchcraft scottish linguistics haggis scots study scots burns robert burns dialect scottish islands scots language dictionary lowland scotland burns language edinburgh dialect glasgow scotti
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Three Geese In Flight Celtic Books
- Book number: 90005301001128988
- Book number: 90005301001128988
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