An Economical History of the Hebrides and Highlands of Scotland
Edinburgh: Printed at the University Press, 1808. First edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [3], ii-viii, [1], 2-389, [3]; [3], 2-416 pp. Quarter recent maroon leather over marbled paper boards, black label lettered in gold with a bit of additional gold lettering on the spines. Recent endpapers and pastedowns. Lowndes 2813. Oxford DNB, Charles W. J. Withers, "Walker, John, (1731–1803)". John Walker was a naturalist and surveyed the Hebrides between the years of 1766 through 1786. He was a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and taught natural history. These volumes were published posthumously. Walker's two volume set gives great detail on the agriculture, the population, the police force, the fossils and natural plants of the Hebrides, and on other aspects of life in the Hebrides during the late seventeenth century. Near Fine. Item #000010922
A touch of foxing to an occasional leaf, overall a lovely copy.
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