Macdonald James Foreword (11 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition. Text clean & unmarked. binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 2010. xvi, 320pp. SIGNED without dedication by Angus and Patricia Macdonald on the title page. Book and unclipped dust jacket are both in excellent condition. "The Hebrides of Scotland - around 500 diverse islands - form the north-western Atlantic fringe of Europe. This book surveys the cultural landscape of this dramatically beautiful, complex and conflicted area, with emphasis on what may be interpreted through aerial photography. Its main themes are the mutual influences of people and environment, and the recent history and current issues in the area. Mobile maritime cultures flourished throughout the Hebrides from prehistoric times, including Mesolithic builders of wheelhouses, coracle-borne monastic travellers, Norse in longships and Lords of the Isles in birlinns. A prominent feature of the recent history of the Hebrides has been depopulation. The history and heartbreak of this phenomenon, experienced in differing degrees in rural areas throughout Europe from the mid-18th century, is clearly shown in aerial photographs and discussed in the accompanying text. Today's Hebridean landscapes have been heavily modified by various forms of human land use; current land-management options and controversies are also discussed in the context of photographs that draw attention to the various issues involved." PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra postage may be needed for non-UK customers. SIGNED COPY. …

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Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 99. 4to., measuring 6" x 9". Textured black buckram over boards with gilt lettering to spine, and crest of the college to the front board. Replete with many photographs, portraits, illustrations, and period advertisements by sponsoring local businesses. Comprises of a complete listing of all graduating students, staff, faculty, year book committee, et al. Neat ink name to the bottom margin of the front cover, contents remain bright, clean, and unmarked; very good+. Exceedingly scarce, with no known copies available in commerce at time of cataloguing. The first "Clan Macdonald" to be published following the end of the Second World War. …

13 pp text, 20 tipped-in coloured plates (all there), 32 &w plates, quarto, black marks on rear board, else very good copy in papered boards with white, cloth spine. Number 519 from an edition limited to 750 copies.