Description: MacIntyre North, C. N. LEABHAR COMMUN NAM FIOR GHAEL ~ THE BOOK OF THE CLUB OF TRUE HIGHLANDERS : A RECORD OF THE DRESS, ARMS, CUSTOMS, ARTS AND SCIENCE OF THE HIGHLANDERS London, Richd. Smythson, [1881] 1st Edition (2 VOLUMES IN ONE). Large Folio. (x), xii, 59pp (1), 29 plates; (ii), ii, 53pp (7) appendix and rules, (2) list of subscribers. Later quarter black calf. Signed by the compiler to the dedication page. Some light foxing throughout. Light wear and marks to binding. A nice example of a scarce work (the subscribers’ list suggests a print run of around 160 copies). MacIntyre North was an enthusiastic expatriate Scot who made a special study of Scottish Gaelic antiquities and arts. He founded 'The Club of True Highlanders' in London, an association which evoked the memory of an organisation founded by MacDonnell of Glengary in the 1820s. [ref:1615]£750
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Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Binding: Hardback
Language: English
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Year Printed: 1811
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