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Highland Folk Ways
by Grant, I. F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Good in Good dust jacket. (1961). First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Dust-jacket in clear plastic cover with adhesive tape edges, taped to boards and endpapers.; xiii, [1], 377, [1 (blank)] pages. Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 136mm. Illustrated with line drawings. "The author has two main themes; to trace out the sequences of adjustment that have taken place in the lives of Scottish Highland people in response to great social and economic pressures, and to show the tenacity with which the influence of the ancient and distinctive social organisation of the highlands has persisted." - from dust-jacket blurb. Chapters include: The Clans; The Life of the Land and the Shape of Human Settlements; The Homes of the People; Furnishings and Plenishings of Highland Homes; Highland Fabrics; The Craftsmen; Sea Fishing and Boats; Food, Physic and Clothing; Sports and Festivals; Seasons and Great Occasions. .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 25569
- Title
- Highland Folk Ways
- Author
- Grant, I. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1961)
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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