Aberdeen Fifty Years Ago… 1868.

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[RETTIE, James]. Aberdeen Fifty Years Ago: Being A Series of Twenty-One Engravings of Buildings in and that were about Aberdeen; Along with Wood Engravings of Some of The Wells, &c. &c. Engraved title page, 21 engraved plates, 2 maps, Inscription on Roof of Cathedral (two page plate). 11 engravings within the text (one engraving is mis-numbered). 4to. Aberdeen: Lewis Smith, 1868.

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[RETTIE, James]. Aberdeen Fifty Years Ago: Being A Series of Twenty-One Engravings of Buildings in and that were about Aberdeen; Along with Wood Engravings of Some of The Wells, &c. &c.

Engraved title page, 21 engraved plates, 2 maps, Inscription on Roof of Cathedral (two page plate). 11 engravings within the text (one engraving is mis-numbered).

Interior: Sporadic foxing (including to plates), occasional spotting, a few pages are un-cut.
Exterior: Publisher’s pictorial boards (upper board depicts: ‘The Gateway to the Old Trades Hall’), wear to boards, including dents to edges, some staining and wear, corners bumped.

4to. Aberdeen: Lewis Smith, 1868.

Chapters include: “Aberdeen From the South-West”, “Bridewell”, “The Assembly Rooms”, “The Town-House”, “The Old Prison”, “Gateway to Old Trades’ Hall”, “Lunatic Asylum”, “The Bridge of Don”.

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Weight0.5 kg
Dimensions1.5 × 15 × 23.4 cm
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