St Andrews by Andrew Lang - 1951

St Andrews: W c Henderson & Son, 1951. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 364pp, illustrated. A very good copy in blue cloth without dj. Bookplate

London: Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd, 1893. 1st Edition. Green Cloth. Fair/No Wrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. Hodge, T. Type: Z xipp; 347pp; 24pp A fair reading copy of this volume - first edition (1893). 8vo. (green spine). Several illustrations in the text - however there are some illustraitons missing . All of the written textblock is complete. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine and small vignette to the front board. There is some ruibbing and chipping to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine and there of the four board conrers are bumped. There is some splitting to the rear inner hinge fro 5 cm, leaving the rear board a little shaken. Remains of a paper label to the front end paper and a previous owners bookplate to the front paste down. There is loss to the inner lower corner of the half title page and forntipsiece plate - though not affecting the image in anyway. Missing the frontispiece tissue guard. Scattered foxing throughout and a… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New.

W.C Henderson & Son, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1951. New Edition. 384 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Rough cut textblock edges. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Some brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain intact. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light bumping to corners. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards.

Hardback. New.

St. Andrews: W. C. Henderson & Son, 1951. First published by Messers, Lonmans, Green & Co, 1893. This reissue is edited by George H. Bushnell. Preface to 1893 edition by Andrew Lang. Contents: 1). The beginnings. 2). The St. Andrews of the bishops - cathedral and priority. 3). To the foundation of the university. 4). Dawn of the reformation in St. Andrews - Patrick Hamilton. 5). The cardinal's St. Andrews. 6). The siege of the castle - The ruin of the cathedral. 7). Queen Mary at St. Andrews - the witches. 8). Andrew Melville's St. Andrews. 9). Montrose at St. Andrews. 10). The reighn of the saints - 'famous Samuel Rutherford'. 11). The reign of the sinners - archbishop Sharpe. 12). The decay of St. Andrews - Dr. Chalmers. 14). Editorial notes. 15). List of corrections made in the text. With 8 plates and 24 illustrations in text. XIX + 364 pag. . Reprint. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Good copy.. 22cmx14,5cm.