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The Shieling,1600-1840 : The Case of the Central Scottish Highlands. By Albert Bil.
by BIL, Albert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0859761584
- ISBN 13
- 9780859761581
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: John Donald Publishers, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. Illustrated . FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1990. Hardback. Illustrated; maps and diagrams. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In green and white pictorial dust-jacket (price-clipped). Green end-papers. Neat owner name dated 1998; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Jacket is slightly aged but still bright. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (x), 400 pages. Includes bibliography. Index. A comprehensive study using original sources. A SHIELING (Scottish Gaelic: Àirigh) is a hut or collection of huts on a seasonal pasture high in the hills, once common in wild or sparsely populated places in Scotland. Usually rectangular with a doorway on the south side and few or no windows, they were often constructed of dry stone or turf. More loosely, the term may denote a seasonal mountain pasture for the grazing of cattle in summer. Seasonal pasturage implies transhumance between the shieling and a valley settlement in winter. Many Scottish songs have been written about life in shielings, often concerning courtship and love. The ruins of shielings are abundant landscape features across Scotland, particularly the Highlands. **A nice copy**. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE; first printing in jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056215
- Title
- The Shieling,1600-1840 : The Case of the Central Scottish Highlands. By Albert Bil.
- Author
- BIL, Albert
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0859761584
- ISBN 13
- 9780859761581
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 300
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Agriculture Economic aspects Scotland Highlands History. Agricultural communities. Transhumance Scotland Highlands History. Land settlement patterns Scotland Highlands History. Land use, Rural Scotland Highlands. Agriculture Economic aspects Scotland High
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Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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