Balmerino and its Abbey, A Parish History with Notices of the Adjacent District
by Campbell, James
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William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1899. Very Good/No Jacket. Library rebound in brown cloth with gilt tiles.8vo xxvii + 692pp with foldout map at rear, frontis piece & 40 other monochrome plates. Ex library reference with bookplate to front pastedown, stamps on endpapers & library numbers on reverse of title page. otherwise no obvious markings, insides lovely & clean, tightly bound. A comprehensive history of Balmerino in Fife and the abbey. This covers everything from the prehistoric through romans & picts, Celtic monasteries in Fife, scots, danes , anglo-saxons and normans etc. History & foundation of the abbey & monks and their daily life. History of the protestant ministers and people, and also of the landed proprietors. Finally there's a chapter of miscellaneous matters covering all manner of local things. Also the geology, botany and topography of the parish are considered.***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 97
- Title
- Balmerino and its Abbey, A Parish History with Notices of the Adjacent District
- Author
- Campbell, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- FIFE, SCOTLAND, ECCLESIASTICAL, BALMERINO
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- Architecture; Scottish Interest;
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