INVENTORY #159646
Memorials of Edinburgh In the Olden Time Vols. I & II
WILSON, Sir Daniel
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First published in 1847 48, Memorials of Edinburgh is a renowned historical and topographical study, featuring meticulous engravings based on Wilsons own drawings. The the work documents Edinburgh's medieval buildings, streets, and closes, many of which were threatened by rapid 19th-century urban redevelopment. The idea was to record Edinburgh's architectural heritage before it was effaced by "progress." Brigadier-General Sir Robert Cranston (1843 - 1923) was a Scottish military officer who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1903 to 1906. Dinsdale T. Young (1861- 1938) was an eminent Methodist preacher.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Adam and Charles Black
- Edition: Large paper edition of 150 copies, of which these are nos. 76 & 74
- Date Published: 1891
- Place Published: Edinburgh
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Very good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
2 vols.: xix, 282; xii, 316 p. 32 cm. B&w illustrations, including 42 full-page plates. Half brown leather with marbled paper boards. Top edges gilt. Edges worn, corners bumped, tears in spine tails, scuffs to leather elsewhere. Ink inscription at beginning of vol. I: "From The Lord Provost of Edinburgh Sir Robert Cranston To The Reverend Dinsdale T. Young, in grateful acknowledgment of the good work accomplished during his ministry in the City. Edinburgh: May 1904." Some thumbing and foxing, mainly to endpapers.