Scotland in Early Christian Times; Scotland in Pagan Times, The Iron Age; The Past in the Present: What Is Civilisation? (The Rhind Lectures in Archaeology)
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #50014
8vo. Together 5 volumes (2 + 2 + 1). Comprising Scotland in Early Christian Times, 2 volumes, The Rhind Lectures for 1879 and 1880 (Second Series); Scotland in Pagan Times: The Bronze and Stone Ages, 2 volumes, The Rhind Lectures for 1882; and [with] Mitchell, Arthur, The Past in the Present: What Is Civilisation? David Douglas, 1880, Ten of the Rhind Lectures on Archaeology delivered in 1876 and 1878. The final volume in half green morocco over marbled boards, with gilt lettering to the spine. Corners bumped and worn, leather lightly rubbed, and some light wear to the edges. Contents clean and bright throughout; binding sound and firm. The first four volumes in half red morocco, lettered in gilt on the spines, with marbled boards and endpapers. Light wear, mostly to the spines and corners. Contents very clean throughout; bindings tight and square. A little damp staining to the extreme margins of a few leaves at the rear of volume 2 of Scotland in Pagan Times, but overall in excellent condition. Illustrated with hundreds of illustrations and plans between the 5 volumes.
Price (CAD): $1,250.00