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Title: Peeblesshire: An Inventory of Ancient Monuments
Description: Not Stated , The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland , 1967. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this extensive illustrated study of the ancient and historical monuments of Peeblesshire. The first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. With descriptive text of all the ancient monuments and historical buildings of Peeblesshire from ancient times to early eighteenth century. Richly illustrated in text with numerous figures, as well as with frontispieces and nine full page plates (nos. 2-10), three folding plates to vol. I; five folding plates, one hundred and thirty-two full page plates to vol. II (nos. 12-143), nd folding map inserted to rear pastedown pocket. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper.Featuring Dennis Petch's ex libris bookplates to front pastedowns. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrappers unclipped and excellent with only minor shelf wear, minor closed tear to rear wrap vol. I, tape repaired internally by a previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: first editions peeblesshire monuments illustrated peeblesshire Not Stated


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