THE SCOT IN ULSTER : SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH POPULATION OF ULSTER
by Harrison, John
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Edinbugh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 7.1 in. x 4.6 in., pp. 115, [3], 3 (advertising), [1], 24 (advertising). Dark blue beveled boards with black frame and title stamped to front, Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to top/bottom of spine and corners. Dark burgundy endpapers. Previous owner's signature to top of front flyleaf. Light age-toning to pages. "John Harrison (1847-1922) first wrote The Scot in Ulster as a series of articles in "The Scotsman" newspaper during the Spring of 1888, then published it in book form later that year with the subtitle Sketch of the History of the Scottish Population of Ulster. The chapters in this work are: The Scot gains a footing in County Down, The Scot settles North Down and County Antrim, The Great Plantation in Ulster, The Scot brings with him his Scottish Church, The Scots and the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Ulster from the Restoration to the Union, The Scottish blood in the Ulster men of to-day." (from Ulster-Scots Language Society).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86832
- Title
- THE SCOT IN ULSTER : SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH POPULATION OF ULSTER
- Author
- Harrison, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinbugh, Scotland
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Ulster history, Irish histoy
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Beveled
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- First Edition
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