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David Hume of Godscroft; ed. David Reid.
The History of the House of Douglas.
Published Edinburgh: Scottish Text Society, 1996.
Series: STS 4th Series vols. 25 & 26.
ISBN 1897976127 (Vol. 1); 1897976135 (Vol. 2).
Binding: 2 vols, hardback, stitch bound; transparent plastic wrappers, issued without printed dustjackets.
Printer: BPC-AUP Aberdeen.
Size: 134×222×48mm.
Page count: vol. 1 contains pp. i-lxxv, pp. 1-294pp and plates 1-11; vol. 2 contains pp. 295-649 and plate 12 (plates all monochrome).
Main languages: Text in Scots English; apparatus English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some wear to its wrappers; pages a bit yellowed with age; vol. 2 has a row of indentations inside its back cover, appears to have been caused during binding.

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[Publisher’s price £60.00]
Weight without packaging: 1297g.

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Full title is “The Origine and Descent of the most Noble and illustre Familie and Name of Douglas: Concerning their Lyfes, And Valerous Actes of armes, for the Defence And glorie of the Crowne of Scotland. Collected out of the Histories, publike Monuments, Evidents and vthers the lyke Records of ancient memorie, or the Realme of Scotland; And Devydit into two traitties, By Dauid Hume of Gods-croft, Gentilman”.

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