Description
8vo, pp. vii, [i], 256 + map. Original green cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered direct in gilt. A little spotting to first and last leaves. A little marked, unevenly sunned. Ownership signature to flyleaf dated 1979.
£120
8vo, pp. vii, [i], 256 + map. Original green cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered direct in gilt. A little spotting to first and last leaves. A little marked, unevenly sunned. Ownership signature to flyleaf dated 1979.
A scarce overview of the archipelago: Library Hub records just 4 copies, at Aberdeen, BL, Oxford and Tyntesfield, Somerset, care of The National Trust. It includes chapters on topography, the flora and fauna of the islands, and knitting. Edmonston was a native of the Shetland Island of Unst and mother of the novelist Jessie Saxby.