The Life and Letters of Duncan Forbes of Culloden, Lord President of the Court Session 1685-1747.

Menary, George

Published by Alexander Maclehose & Co, 1936

About this Item

Hardback, red cloth boards, book plate, fading, previous owner?s label tipped in, light foxing to edge block otherwise in Very Good condition. No dustwrapper. First edition, ppxi, 419, frontispiece picture of Duncan Forbes, fifth of Culloden, Lord President. Early In The Nineteeth Century Hill Burton Was Engaged On A Life Of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat. On Its Completion He Set Himself To Write A Brief Biography Of Fraser?s Contemporary, Duncan Forbes Of Culloden, Calling Upon His Readers To Look Here, Upon This Picture And On This. The Main Biography Is That Of Lovat And Forbes Is Used Really As A Foil. This Is The Only Existing Life Of The Lord President. Seller Inventory # 012427

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Title: The Life and Letters of Duncan Forbes of ...

Publisher: Alexander Maclehose & Co

Publication Date: 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition