Walteri Boweri (2 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. No DW. 1st Edition. Old half leather and dark marbled boards. Spines with raised bands. LACKING title labels but impressions of titles survive. Volume nos in gold. Armorial bookplate of Patrick Chambers Auldbar. Leather has stained corners of endpapers. Minimal spotting. Very clean tight texts. Covers rubbed partiuclarly to extremities. All external joints cracked. Front cover (v1) DETACHED. A very good working set. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (2025) GB £8. Packed weight 4500g. …

Leather. Condition: Fair. A very scarce two volume chronicle of Scottish history, from ancient times to the fifteenth century. In the original Latin.Combining the 'Scotichronicon' of John of Fordun with extensive supplements and continuations by Walter Bower.It covers the legendary origins of Scotland, the early history of the Picts, the arrival of the Scots from Ireland, and the reigns of various Scottish kings. Fordun's work is considered one of the most important historical sources for early Scottish history, although its accuracy has been questioned by modern historians.Walter Bower later expanded and updated the 'Scotichronicon', continuing the narrative until the reign of King James I.ESTC Citation No. T96013Providing an impressive amount of information on early Scottish history. In half calf bindings, with cloth covered boards. Rubbing to joints, board perimeters and back strip heads and tails. Hinges of volume I and rear hinge of volume II strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Significant damp staining throughout, alongside spotting and discolouration to pages. Significant tears from page 159-313 of volume II, with losses to the text. Further losses to leaf perimeters throughout each volume. Fair. None (illustrator). book.…