The History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time; By way of Guide to the City and Suburbs.

Kincaid, Alexander

Published by Printed for the Author; and sold by N. R. Cheyne, Edinburgh, 1787

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12mo, pp. vi, [ii], 336, 59, [1] + 2 folding maps (one hand-coloured in outline). Later half calf, marbled boards, spine divided by raised bands and lettered direct in gilt. edges sprinkled red. A little toned, some water-staining to first few leaves. A little rubbed to edges, front joint split but cords holding. A comprehensive guide to the city of Edinburgh by Alexander Kincaid the younger, son of the important Scottish Enlightenment publisher. Kincaid the younger did not show the aptitude necessary to take on his father?s significant printing business, which went to the adopted apprentice William Creech instead, but he did operate within the Edinburgh book trade for some years as a writer, bookseller, and printer?s ink-maker. ESTC T36367; Alston XI 136; Goldsmiths 13318.

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Title
The History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time; By way of Guide to the City and Suburbs.
Author
Kincaid, Alexander
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Printed for the Author; and sold by N. R. Cheyne, Edinburgh
Publication year
1787
Binding
Hardcover
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Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Situated near the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk thoroughfare, we are within easy walking distance of Waverley Station and the central bus terminal.

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