J D Marwick Preface (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good++. 1st Edition. 1869, 1871. [4], 8pp, [2], xxxvi, [2], 339pp; [2], 8pp, [2], lvii, [3], 369pp, uniformly bound by Hunter in Edinburgh in blind stamped brown cloth, with a royal armorial gilt shield and crown on each front cover, with the gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. Covers show bumped worn corners, light edge wear, and light foxing to outer page edges. Interiors show light foxing to preliminary pages, and previous penciled prices. Both volumes show the handwritten ownership of Alexander Kirkwood, along with "Alexander Kirkwood Son, 49 Dick Place, Grange, 1870" on the title page. Alexander Kirkwood & Son was formally established in 1826, with the history of the firm dating back to 1774, which passed directly from father to son for five generations. The firm was the Medalist, Silversmith, Engraver and Trophy Maker to the world's greatest institutions, originally starting out with producing plates for banknotes and maps. Two of the most famous dies are the solid silver dies created for the seal for stamping the Great Seal of Scotland, as well as creating the prestigious 'Livingstone Medal', awarded by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Also includes the small book label of A. B. W. MacEwen, of Maine, a Scottish medieval genealogist. He also researched the genealogy of the families of Prince Edward Island, for which he received an Award. He published widely in American and British journals of history and genealogy, considered the greatest scholar of medieval Scottish genealogy, and was bestowed with an honorary membership in The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Printed at the University Press by Robert Maclehose and son, Glasgow, 1892. Preface by J.D. Marwick, Town Clerk. Very solidly bound in leather, which has some rubbing and scratching, 5 raised bands to spine with red panel for lettering. Corners and spine tips bumped and frayed, but this would look very good on a shelf of leather bound books. Page edges marbled. Previous owners' names to front paste down and ffep, front hinge moving very slightly but it is very solidly sewn. 270pp.