Scottish Gaël by Logan James, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This offering is a pair of books, Volume I and Volume II which make up The Scottish Gael; or, Celtic Manners as Preserved among the Highlanders: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Inhabitants, Antiquities, and National Peculiarities of Scotland; More Particularly of the Northern, or Gaelic Parts of the Country, Where the Singular Habits of the Aboriginal Celts are Most Tenaciously Retained. The books were written by James Logan and published by Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill in 1831. They both appear to be First Editions but neither is stated as such. ( I must add that the TEXT appears to be the First Edition text. The boards appear to be "rebound boards". They are cloth and have really nice end pages. They look much too new for 1831 and are not the leather that one might expect.) Each book is 5 5/8" by 8 1/2", Volume I has 384 pages and Volume II has 436 pages. Each has a full color frontispiece, each has a Table of Contents, each has some black-and-white illustrations . . . and on the negative side, each has some annotating in pencil by a previous owner as well as foxing, particularly so to the earlier and later pages in each book. Considering the age of the books the foxing present really isn't all that bad. I've seen much, much worse. But for the foxing and annotations the books really are in good + working on very good condition despite being 184 years old. It's a quite nice set which is very readable; a find for the Scottish historian, archivist, and/or collector. Thank you!

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition. Light wear to outer joints and spine. Neat ownership signature on title pages. 220mm x 130mm (9" x 5"). xxviii,384pp; 436pp. 8 copper plates plates and numerous drawings in the text. Includes list of subscribers in volume II. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Brown hardback half-leather marbled board cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Scottish Gael; or Celtic Manners, as Preserved Among the Highlanders: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Inhabitants, Antiquities, and National Peculiarities of Scotland; More Particularly of the Northern, or Gaelic Parts of the Country, where the Singular Habits of the Aboriginal Celts are Most Tenaciously Retained, by James Logan. 2 Volume Set complete. Published by Smith, Elder, and Co., London, 1831. Subscriber's large paper copy. First edition. A very good calf leather set of hardbacks with gilt decals, lightly raised bands, and red morocco labels. Marbled endpapers with the bookplate of John Dunbar, Sea Park (from Moray, who made his name in shipping, and his Sea Park estate name inspired the naming of a ship). Covers with some scuffing and bumping. Soundly bound. The original text within is very good - bright and clean throughout, with some very attractive colour plates. Also illustrated in black and white in the text. Some minor spotting to endpapers and titles. Marbled edges to text block. A handsome set. Text in English. Vol. I: xxviii + 384pp + Plates. Vol. II: Prelims + 436pp + Plates. Weight: approximately 1736g (unpacked weight). Dimensions: Each volume approximately 245mm tall x 160mm wide x 28-30mm deep. Extra postage may be payable. More photos on request.

Condition: Fair. Hartford: S. Andrus and Son, 1843. 1st American edition. 8vo. Frontis., illus., music. Fair book. Ex-library. Spine ends worn. Front board missing; back board detached: edgeworn, frayed corners. Front endpage and flyleaf torn; first half-dozen pages spotted. Owner's name on title page. Pages aged and foxed. Inquire if you need further information.