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Edinburgh, London: Macredie, Skelly, and Company; and T. & G. Underwood, 1822. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. This is volume one, Part I. A visit to Orkney in 1818, Part II. A Chronicle of Orkney and Zetland, pp. 109 Appendix , presumed vol. 2 would have included Part III Political State of Orkney and Zetland which is stated in the contents of this volume, but not bound in. Simply bound in a green cloth with no title or gilt, minimal wear, joints firm. Contents clean and tight, original endpapers somewhat spotted, text block mainly clean, no inscriptions or annotations. A very good copy of this scarce and interesting account..

Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly, and Company, Princes Street; and T & C Underwood, London, 1822 A rare 1st edition copy of Alex Peterkin's studies of Orkney and Zetland. The title page states that this is Vol I, but no further volumes were published. The work is in 3 parts: A Visit to Orkney in 1818, A Chronicle of Orkney and Zetland, and the Political State of Orkney and Zetland. Peterkin lived in Orkney for 7 years and held the title of Sheriff-Substitute of Orkney. He states that he wrote the work because he found other studies - those by James Wallace and the Rev Dr Barry - 'unsatisfactory in many important particulars'. He was taken to task by Rev Walter Traill for this publication - with Traill accusing him of getting his facts wrong while strongly defending the accuracy of Dr Barry. This copy is in a new half leather binding with title labels and date in gilt, and gilt-lined raised bands to spine. The boards are marbled. The binding is in near fine clean condition. Contents: frontispiece; title… Read More