Cosmo Innes — Concerning Some Scotch Surnames
Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. First edition. Leather. A fascinating account of Scottish surnames and their origins, being a first edition. Written by Scottish antiquary and judge Cosmo Innes, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Scotland who was an expert in deciphering ancient Scottish records.The first edition of this work.With a contemporary gift inscription addressed to a Miss Speirs, dated December 1860. In a quarter straight grain morocco binding. Externally a trifle worn; with loss to the head of the spine and rubbing to the spine generally, as well as to the tail. Bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound; binding is strained at the first page but remains firm. Pages have the odd spot. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
