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Publicado por James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1906
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Leather. Condición: Near Fine. Not Stated Ilustrador. First edition. A Maclehose bound first edition copy of this topographical work on Roman forts discovered in Dumbartonshire, an association copy presented from the man who owned the land on which the forts were discovered. The first edition of this work.Bound by Maclehose.A topographical study into the Roman forts discovered on Bar Hill in Dumbartonshire in Scotland. The excavations were carried out from 1902 to 1905Illustrated with four colour folding plates, and many full-paged and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By George Macdonald and Alexander Park, with a note on the architectural details by Thomas Ross.Ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper, 'given to Violet Douglas by Mr Alexander Whitelaw 1925 Mains'. This is possibly Violet Douglas-Pennant, a philanthropist who served as the second commandant of the Women's Royal Air Force, until she was dismissed in 1918.Whitelaw owned the land on which the forts were situated, funding the series of operations himself. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards by Maclehose. Externally, smart, with a few light marks to the boards and spine. A very small amount of rubbing to the spine. Ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.