Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland

Billings, Robert William

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh/London, 1852

Condition: Good Hardcover

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Billings' magnum opus, a compendium of 240 finely rendered engravings of the castles, halls & churches of Scotland, hithertofore but scarcely considered, with commentary. The subscribers' list denotes a Folio Proof edition, an India Proof edition, Large Paper and Small Paper editions; we believe this to be the 'Large Paper' edition. Bound in full red leather by MacLehose of Glasgow. Set of four, complete. Shelfworn, edges show some wear, hinges have external cracking, but bindings still sound. Head of volume one shows a chip. Period armorial bookplate of one John Dryden ['Non Nisi Per Ardua'] in volumes I & II; circa 1912 bookplate of CT/NY doctor Frederic Grosvenor Goodridge in all four volumes. Light foxing to flyleaves; text pages lightly tanned; plates generally clean, though a few minor tanned spots are noted. Unpaginated; 240 fine engraved plates, many with a few pages of letterpress description, small wood engravings within the text. Size: 9" by 11Ľ". Seller Inventory # os595

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Title: Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of ...

Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh/London

Publication Date: 1852

Binding: Full Leather

Illustrator: Author

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Set

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Established in 1991, Bookworks has had an on-line presence since 1999, shipping thousands of books to, well, dozens of countries. We have several thousand books on display at Angela's Attic and the Best of Beloit antique malls on Highway 75/Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois, and at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We have thousands of uncatalogued books, though we're trying very hard to get them listed; please feel free to email or call with any enquiries. Member MWABA (MidWest Antiquarian Booksellers' Association) and IOBA (International Online Bookseller's Association).

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