Daniel Wilson — Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of David Wilson's investigation into Edinburgh's historic buildings Reminiscences of Old Edinburgh continues in a similar vein to Daniel Wilson's 1848 publication, the Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time, in which he offers a record of several historic Edinburgh buildings, such as the Palaces of the Cowgate and the Old Tolbooth. Sir Daniel Wilson was a Scottish-born Canadian archaeologist and ethnologist who served as the first president of the federated University of Toronto from 1890 to 1892. Wilson is also credited with introducing the word prehistoric into the English archaeological vocabulary. Volume I, collated but incomplete, as missing the plate called for at page 76. Volume II is collated and complete with 10 plates of Wilson's own illustrations. Tape repair to the contents page of volume I. Small tear to the half title in volume II. Rebound in quarter calf binding over blue cloth. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards. A little more rubbed to the joints and spines, with a small chip in the leather to the spine of volume II. Both volumes are a little bumped, with some minor loss of leather to the heads. Some marginal wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Although is worse in volume I, pages are little soiled in both volumes. Good . Ill.: Daniel Wilson. Good .