A General History of Scotland, from The Earliest Times, to the Era of the Abolition of Hereditary Jurisdictions of Subjects in Scotland, in the Year 1748

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In good condition. Ex-library. A nicely preserved set! Boards are typically worn with light wear. Tree calf leather bindings. Spines are creased and darkened. Light flaking overall to each spine. Volume five spine split in center. Spine numerical label on #6 is missing. Corners typically bumped. Bookplate of Isaac Staples and stamp of Mt. Benedict Literary Institute (possibility affiliated with Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, DE). Top fore edges are soiled from dust. Interiors are lightly toned with minimal foxing. Free of known foxing. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos. Robert Heron (1764-1807) was a Scottish writer who wrote this History of Scotland in debtor s prison. Morrison of Perth engaged to pay him three guineas per sheet. After making some progress he was released from prison on condition of devoting two-thirds of his remuneration to pay 15s in the pound. The first volume (1794) was nearly all written in gaol. N° de ref. del artículo RAREB1794DORK

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