The History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time; by way of Guide to the City and Suburbs. To Which is Annexed, a Gazetteer of the County. Embellished with a Plan of the Town and Suburbs; as also a Map of the Environs, the Radius Eleven Miles East, South, and West.
Language: English
Published by Printed for the Author; and Sold by N. R. Cheyne, Bookseller, St Andrew's Street, New Town, Edinburgh, 1787
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United KingdomMFR RARE BOOKS
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[KINCAID, ALEXANDER]. The History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time; by way of Guide to the City and Suburbs. To Which is Annexed, a Gazetteer of the County. Embellished with a Plan of the Town and Suburbs; as also a Map of the Environs, the Radius Eleven Miles East, South, and West. Edinburgh: Printed for the Author; and Sold by N. R. Cheyne, Bookseller, St Andrew's Street, New Town. MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]. FIRST EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; duodecimo (18 x 12 x 3 cm); pp. vi, [2], 336, [59]. English text. Handsomely bound in contemporary speckled calf; smooth spine with gilt bands and red morocco lettering-piece; two folding engraved maps; printed footnotes; rear index. Condition: VERY GOOD. Collated complete. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Slight abrasions to covers. Textblock well-preserved, some very light toning, the maps excellent, and without previous ownership markings. An attractive copy and scarce thus. Notes: Rare first edition of this significant 18th-century work documenting the City of Edinburgh’s development. It provides detailed historical context, and is sometimes confused with the similar 1788 work by Hugo Arnot. Here presented in the original binding and compete with two engraved maps. It also includes a useful 59 page Gazeteer of the County of Edinburgh to the rear of the book.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time; by way of Guide to the City and Suburbs. To Which is Annexed, a Gazetteer of the County. Embellished with a Plan of the Town and Suburbs; as also a Map of the Environs, the Radius Eleven Miles East, South, and West.
- Author
- ALEXANDER KINCAID
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author; and Sold by N. R. Cheyne, Bookseller, St Andrew's Street, New Town, Edinburgh
- Publication year
- 1787
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 12 centimeters width by 18 centimeters height by 3 centimeters depth
- Seller catalogs
- 18th Century, Fine Bindings, First Edition, History, Non-Fiction, Scottish, Topography & Local Interest
MFR RARE BOOKS
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