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1849 Musical Memoirs of Scotland
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
First edition. Illustrated with forty plates. Collated complete. A study of musical instruments across Scottish history, written with a romantic approach as tended to be the style of historical writing in that period. With sketches exploring the origin and the traditional uses of various instruments including the bagpipe, the organ, bells, the lute, and the harp, amongst others. Written by Sir John Graham Dalyell, a Scottish advocate, antiquary and naturalist.
Condition
In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd mark to the cloth. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with pages ix to xii loosening slightly. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1906.
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