INVENTORY #154526
Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban. Volume I. History and Ethnology. Volume II. Church and Culture. Volume III. Land and People.
SKENE, William F.
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W. F. Skene's three-volume history of Celtic Scotland is one of great scholarship, arguably the most influential Scottish historical work of the 19th century. The author delved into the intricate history of the early Celtic Church in Scotland, including details about its monasteries, learning, and eventual extinction.
Publication Info
- Publisher: David Douglas
- Edition: Second Edition
- Date Published: 1886; 1887; 1890
- Place Published: Edinburgh
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
3 vols.: xvii, 509, [1]; xix, 510, [1]; xv, 530, [2] p. 24 cm. 6 colour maps in vol. I, 3 in vol. II, and 1 in vol. III. Green cloth bindings. Corners and spine ends bumped. Some marks to cloth. Small tear in front hinge of vol. I. Vol. III has ink signature of former owner. Page edges a bit roughened. Light foxing to endpapers.