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Title: Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland: with details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
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British Library
Stewart, David Major-General.; M., A.;
1885.
xv. 396 p. ; 8º.
10370.bb.43.
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Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean. Complete DJ with fading and heavy toned spine. Seller Inventory # 9999-99988206822
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0859760235I2N00
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007275426
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Volume 1 only. Hard cover published by John Donald in 1977. Part of the Scottish Reprint Library, and is a reprint of the second edition published in 1822. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering and design on spine. Back cover has slight scuffing. Has a color foldout map of Scotland and the Highland clans. Spine of DJ is faded quite a bit. Back of DJ is faded some and has a small scrape in middle. Front of DJ has a small tear at top. DJ is in good condition.; 1182 pages. Seller Inventory # STS-00679
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A 1977 facsimile reprint of the 1822 second edition published in 2 volumes. A very good plus, clean, tight two volume set in very good jackets. Original publisher's blue cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. Numerous fold-out plates etc. Light bumps to the head of the spine and to the upper rear board corner. The head and tail of the spine of volume two a little bumped. A small circular ink or other stain mark to the leading margin of page 41 and 42 of Volume 2. The jackets are not price-clipped - they have some uniform fading to the spine. Both jackets are protected by fully reversible, transparent plastic sleeves. A lovely 2 volume set. Seller Inventory # 024905
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. Two Volumes Complete, hardcovers in faded and price clipped dustwrappers, previous owner's bookplate but otherwise in Very Good condition. Facsimile of 1822 edition, pp xv, 595, viii, 455, ci, large folding clan map in volume one and folding chard in appendix of volume 2. THE PACKED WEIGHT OF THIS BOOK IS OVER 2KG, ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED. Seller Inventory # 012306
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Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1822 edition. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. There is one fold-out page in the Appendix. The spine panel of the jacket is lightly sunned and the interior jacket flaps are yellowed. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. A volume in the Scottish Reprint Library. Selling Used and Rare books on line since 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; The Scottish Reprint Library; 8vo.; viii, 455, ci pages. Seller Inventory # 38836