William Marshall — Historic Scenes in Forfarshire

Edinburgh , William Oliphant and Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition describing historic scenes in Forfarshire, Scotland, the author's presentation copy. The first edition of this work by William Marshall. With a history of Forfarshire, detailing historic scenes and featuring local characters and places. A scarce copy. The author's presentation copy inscribed in ink to the title page, "with the Author's kind regards."Forfarshire was known as such from the eighteenth century until 1928, now the council area is known as Angus. Historically, it was a province, and later a sheriffdom and county. The present volume is a reprint with corrections and additions of a series of papers which appeared in the Weekly News of Dundee. By William Marshall, the son of a yeoman farmer who dedicated his life to agriculture and farming life. He was also the author of such writings as 'Historic Scenes in Perthshire&apos.No half titles as called for. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, with some minor chipping to the head. With some damp marking to the head of the spine. From the library of Colin Currie, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. The author's presentation copy inscribed in ink to the title page, "with the Author's kind regards." Internally, firmly bound. With the odd spot to the occasional leaf, otherwise the pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .