Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of Glasgow or The History of Glasgow

John M'ure; J. F. S. Gordon

Verlag: John Tweed, Glasgow, 1872

Beschreibung

John M'ure's illustrated history of Glasgow, edited by J. F. S. Gordon and bound in half calf over two volumes. The first thus, the first J. F. S. Gordon edited edition. First published in 1736.Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, many monochrome vignettes, an engraved title page and seven monochrome plate to 'Volume I' and nine to 'Volume II', including folding plates.The complete work, bound over two volumes with continuous pagination.This work features John M'ure's eighteenth century historical work on Glasgow, edited by James Frederick Skinner Gordon. Gordon was a Scottish antiquary and minister. The work provides a sketch of the Scottish city from the earliest times. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally sound with fading to the spines, significant rubbing to the extremities of the boards, joints and spine, bumping to the extremities of the boards, and very minimal closed tears to the head of the joints. Front hinge tender to both volumes and starting to the rear with spotting to the endpaper. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with the odd spot and handling marks. Closed tears to the folding plates. Lacking the majority of the spine labels. Good Only. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 920Z22

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Glasghu Facies: A View of the City of ...

Verlag: John Tweed, Glasgow

Erscheinungsdatum: 1872

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None stated

Zustand: Good Only

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book