The Present State of the Orkney Islands considered, and An Account of the New Method of Fishing on the coasts of Shetland.

Published by William Brown, Edinburgh, 1884

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Limited facsimile edition of 2 works by James Fea on the Orkney Islands and Shetland published in 1775. Copy no 14 of 152. Both works are extremely scarce. This copy is in the original cloth binding which has the remains of a title label to the spine, which is cocked and pulled. There is wear to board corners. Contents: new title; facsimile title to first work and note from publisher pp vi; text pp 1-129; title to 2nd work; text pp 133-160 finis. Contents very clean. There is a small ink monogram to the top of the fep and freckle-style spotting to pp 1-16, and then from 84 to the end. It is mostly very light and unobtrusive. Page edges are untrimmed. There is some splitting at the endpaper joints with old repair, but the book is sound.

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Title
The Present State of the Orkney Islands considered, and An Account of the New Method of Fishing on the coasts of Shetland.
Author
James Fea
Publisher
William Brown, Edinburgh
Publication year
1884
Condition
Good
Binding
Cloth
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Orkney and Shetland

ecbooks

Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

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AbeBooks seller since August 26, 1999

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We are a small online bookselling business specialising in rare and unusual books, generally published before 1900, with a focus on natural history, history, illustrated works and some literature. We are based in the beautiful Orkney Islands and have a specialist Orkney/Shetland section in our listings. We run a bookshop in Orkney - Birsay Books - where we have a wide range of stock from science fiction and fantasy to maritime and, of course, Orkney/Shetland and Scottish material. We take images of all of our books to supplement the online descriptions, and are always happy to provide more on request. When you order from us, we ensure that books are properly packed to protect their condition and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for additional security. Because we are based on an island which depends on ferries and flights for shipping, we can not guarantee 'next day' delivery. We will simply get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.…

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Natural History; History; Science and Mathematics, Travel and Exploration; Illustrated; Literature

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GOODYER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LTD

57 Church Street
Berwick Upon Tweed, United Kingdom TD15 1EE