The Arrow of Glenlyon - The Life of Alasdair MacGregor of Glenstrae, a Highland Gentleman of the Sixteenth Century. - signatire of Wendy Wood early Scoittish Nationalist.

Ramsay, A.A.W.

Verlag: John Murray, London, 1932

Beschreibung

196p;Plates, map & folding pedigree of MacGregors and Campbells. Alastair MacGregor of Glenstrae, 8th Chief of the outlawed Clan Gregor was executed along with eleven of his Chieftains at the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh in 1604. He was held in the Old Tollbooth which is now marked by the Heart of Midlothian. It is a heart-shaped mosaic, formed in coloured granite setts, built into the pavement near the West Door of St Giles High Kirk in the High Street section of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. It is situated close to Parliament House, which formerly housed the Parliament of Scotland and is now the home of the Court of Session. This execution was the result of an ultimate betrayal by the Chief of the Campbells.The book is in VG condition without foxing but with the signature of Wendy wood (early Scottish Nationalist) on the front endpaper.Provanace not guaranteed but the provenance suggests it will be WendyWood. The cd/w is very grubby, holed and in poor condition but has done its job. See scans. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011608

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Arrow of Glenlyon - The Life of Alasdair...

Verlag: John Murray, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1932

Einband: Decorative Cloth

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor

Auflage: 2nd Edition