1933 Islands of the West
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
The first edition of this work.
In the original unclipped dustwrapper.
'Islands of the West' looks at the beauty of the British isles, exploring the Outer Hebrides, St. Kilda, and Connemara, the 'Celtic fringe' of Britain.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-eight plates.
Collated, complete.
Written by Seton Gordon, a Scottish naturalist and folklorist.
Bookplate of Helen Stewart McKay to the front pastedown.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spines. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Dustwrapper with a couple of repairs to the reverse. Light edgewear to the wraps. Spine is discoloured, with a few light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. The occasional pencil mark to the margins.
Near Fine
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