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GB: Oliver & Boyd, 1929. Half balck leather and vellum. Pages 20-1 bit marked. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1700g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Oliver and Boyd. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good -; Hardcover. Sexcentenary of Bruce Charter. Black half-leather over white cloth. Gilt printing on spine. Frontis. 435 pages. The book is in Very Good- condition with clean covers and pages and a square spine and corners. Front hinge cracked but firm. Photos upon request.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1929. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. 3/4 black leather with cream cloth boards. Celebrating the sexcentenary of Robert the Bruce's grant of a charter to the city of Edinburgh. Sheet laid in with the compliments of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Council. OVERALL VERY GOOD. TO VERY GOOD+. SOME RUBBING AND WEAR TO LEATHER, MINOR WEAR TO BOARDS, INTERIOR CLEAN AND TIGHT. NO WRITING OR NAMES.

Oliver and Boyd 1929 Hardback Slightly grubby black Quarter leather with cream cloth. Wear at corners and spine ends. Front hinge cracked and loose. Rear hinge cracked. Issued to mark the sexcentenary of Bruce Charter. Has a B & W tissue-guarded frontispiece and other B & W illustrations. Part I Contains sections on the Sexcentenary celebrations; Town council; City officials; The Charter; Explanatory memorandum (issued with invitations); List of guests; The celebrations; The service in St Giles' Cathedral; The procession to the castle; The unveiling of the statues of Wallace and Bruce; The civic luncheon; The children's pageant; The masque of Edinburgh; Lord Provost's letter to The Scotsman; Part II Chapters in the municipal history and topography of Edinburgh; The city chambers; Chambers improvement scheme; Trinity Hospital; The mace, gowns, chains and keys; The city churches; The burgh courts; The precedence of Edinburgh; City and county roads; Markets and slaughterhouses; Town… Read More