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First edition with an A in the number line; small 4to.; cloth covered boards, hardcover; 463 pages; black and white photographic illustrations; very good in a very good unclipped dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1915. First edition. xii, 406pp. and 14 black and white illustrations, maps and plans. The Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club was founded on 8 December 1875, with William Jolly as its first President, at a time when 'Science' meant 'Knowledge'. It was formed for the study, investigation and exploration of the district, and there were to be 'readings of papers' from October to April and 'Excursions during the summer months.' Over the first fifty years nine volumes of Transactions were published recording the talks given and the expeditions to interesting places. Rising costs seem to have checked publication in the 1920s. In 1973 the title was officially changed to the Inverness Field Club, which had been its accepted name for some time. The present book is the seventh volume of the Transactions of the Society, and brings down the record to the close of 1912. As well as containing accounts of excursions to Nairnside, Culbin, and other places, it includes papers Movement of the Water of Loch-Ness, Islands in Highland Lochs, The Marbles of Skye, and The Standing Stones of Caithness. The book is bound in the original maroon cloth covered boards with a paper title label on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling to the boards and bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean although the title-page and last page of the book are browned and foxed and there is also foxing on the fore edge of the text block. There is no inscription.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1898. First edition. viii, 401pp., 7 black and white illustrations, and a 1-page list of books in the Society's library. The Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club was founded on 8 December 1875, with William Jolly as its first President, at a time when 'Science' meant 'Knowledge'. It was formed for the study, investigation and exploration of the district, and there were to be 'readings of papers' from October to April and 'Excursions during the summer months.' Over the first fifty years nine volumes of Transactions were published recording the talks given and the expeditions to interesting places. Rising costs seem to have checked publication in the 1920s. In 1973 the title was officially changed to the Inverness Field Club, which had been its accepted name for some time. The present book is the fourth volume of the Transactions of the Society, and records the work of seven years from the beginning of session 1888-89 to the end of 1895. As well as containing accounts of excursions to Kyllachy, the Black Isle, and other places, it includes papers on The Picts by Alex. Macbain; The Green Balls of Loch Kildonan, South Uist, by Rev. Stewart; Dornoch in the 18th Century by Rev. Grant; and Inverness at the End of the 17th Century by Kenneth Macdonald. The book is bound in the original maroon cloth covered boards with a paper title label on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling to the boards and a few dents on the fore edge of both boards. There is bumping to the spine ends and the title label has some soiling and chipping at the rear edge. The contents are tight and clean with some foxing on the first and last few pages, including the title-page. There is no inscription.…

Condition: very good to fine. Inverness Scientific Society and Field Club is based in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland to promote interest in natural history, geology, archaeology and local history by way of extensive lecture and excursion programmes. Over the first fifty years nine volumes of Transactions were published recording the talks given, sometimes several short ones in an evening, and the expeditions to interesting places. 8vo., 21cm, each volume has plus 400 pages, plus illustrations, in the original full maroon red cloth, printed paper labels, volume two spine is slightly wrinkled and spine cloth is slight faded, generally very good to fine sound condition, very rare, no line listings or auctions record located.…