History of the Town and Castle of Dumbarton
by Glen, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dumbarton: E D Ogilvie, W Conolly and J Neilson, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, library rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Viii +150pp, covering the history of Dumbarton until the 1840s. Ex reference library with presentation bookmark & single stamp on front free endpaper upper edge, first and last page, blind stamp and handwritten number on title page. Number on spine, no other obvious library markings. Marks on front pastedown, possibly where a bookplate has been removed. Very good + and clean inside.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2198
- Title
- History of the Town and Castle of Dumbarton
- Author
- Glen, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E D Ogilvie, W Conolly and J Neilson
- Place of Publication
- Dumbarton
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- History, scottish history, dumbarton, scottish castle
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scottish Interest; Historical & Antiquity;
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