An Historical And Descriptive Account Of Roxburghshire, From The Most Ancient To The Present Times

JEFFREY, Alexander

Published by U.K / Fraser & Co, 1836

About this Item

Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rosbroig) is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England. The author, a solicitor in Jedburgh, wrote a history of the county which was published in two separate editions. An historical & descriptive account of Roxburghshire. It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh. Roxburghshire is now within the Scottish Borders council area. This is a 're-bound' cloth bound 1st edition in good condition-the pages of the book are stained & foxed in places, this has not damaged the text / the previous owners book plate is on the back of the title page. (424 pages & 15 pages of introduction). His later 2-volume 'The history & Antiquities In Roxburghshire & Adjacent Districts', from the most remote period to the present time was published between 1855 and 1864 by T.C. Jack.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Historical And Descriptive Account Of Roxburghshire, From The Most Ancient To The Present Times
• Publisher: U.K / Fraser & Co
• Publication Date: 1836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • ENGLISH HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
  • BRITISH HISTORY
  • HISTORY