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This classic account of the events which shaped the modern Highlands was written by a man who has gone on to become a leading figure in the public life of that region. For years, The Making of the Crofting Community has been attracting praise and provoking outrage in equal measure. Its author has always identified with the people whose lives were shattered by the landlords responsible for the Highland Clearances.
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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Birlinn, Limited, 1976
ISBN 10: 0859760146
ISBN 13: 9780859760140
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Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 12848764-6
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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John Donald Publishers LTD, Edinburgh, 1978
ISBN 10: 0859760146
ISBN 13: 9780859760140
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Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Account, from about 1800 to 1930, of rural communities on the edges of northern Scotland and the Hebrides, small landholders or tenants who wrest a living from the land, usually needing other jobs to get by. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the second printing, 1978; first published two years earlier. Light wear to book; jacket shows a little edgewear with a puckered/creased bit along the bottom edge of the rear panel, lightly faded spine. Text clean; xi, two maps, blank, 309 pages; biblography, index. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # y0239
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The Making of the Crofting Community
Seller: Creaking Shelves Books, Spean Bridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The first reprint of the first edition in hardback of the classic history of 150 years of strife in the Scottish Highlands, evictions and clearances which culminated in the Crofters Acts in the 1880's. Book is very good with a neat gift inscription on the fep. Essential reading for any understanding of the Scottish Highlands, albeit written passionately by Prof. James Hunter, " attracting praise and provoking outrage in equal measure". D/w unclipped without fading of the spine but a little edge wear. See scans. Seller Inventory # 013134
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The Making of the Crofting Community
Published by
John Donald Ltd, Edinburgh, 1978
ISBN 10: 0859760146
ISBN 13: 9780859760140
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Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xii, 309pp. Seller Inventory # g4573b
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. (WW2) dj overall clean; there is a small rip on the dj top spine edge and back top corner ripped off a bit; previous owner name on ffep; spine faded somewhat; throughout very clean; photographs up; on request. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717516515992
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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John Donald, 1978
ISBN 10: 0859760146
ISBN 13: 9780859760140
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002992082
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THE MAKING OF THE CROFTING COMMUNITY
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 309 pages in excellent condition. Clean brown endpapers. Brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Brown DJ with illustration and white titles. Spine faded. Light wear on corners and edges. VG+/VG. Book. Seller Inventory # 207867
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The Making of the Crofting Community
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Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen, pencil & highlighter markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0859760146. Seller Inventory # 4943127
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