1907 SCOTLAND CASTLES & KEEPS HIGHLANDS ISLANDS KINGS CLANS WAR SCOTTISH ANTIQUE for Sale

1907 SCOTLAND CASTLES & KEEPS HIGHLANDS ISLANDS KINGS CLANS WAR SCOTTISH ANTIQUE For Sale

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1907 SCOTLAND CASTLES & KEEPS HIGHLANDS ISLANDS KINGS CLANS WAR SCOTTISH ANTIQUE:
$149.00

THE CASTLES AND KEEPS OF SCOTLAND Being a Description of Sundry Fortresses, Towers, Peels and Other Houses of Strength Built by the Princes and Barons of Old time in the Highlands, Islands, Inlands, and Borders of the Ancient and Godfearing kingdom of Scotland. By Frank Roy Fraprie. FIRST EDITION. Published in 1907 by the L.C. Page Company, Boston. 8” x 6” decorated cloth hardcover, no dustjacket. Illustrated with color frontispiece and black and white photo plates. 410 pages.

Condition: GOOD - VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Handsome exterior as shown in photo, decoration still sharp and bright, spine a bit darker. Binding is good. Text is clean and complete. No torn, loose or missing pages. A nice example of this 117-year-old title.

Description:

This is a delightful and charming armchair expedition into the hallowed halls and dim recesses of Scotland’s mighty stone fortresses, stalwart relics of the days when clan wars raged and the hills rang with the din of battle. It was published in the early 20th century. In addition to a handsome binding it features more than 50 photos and illustrations including several color plates.

CASTLES AND KEEPS OF SCOTLAND captures all the history and romance attached to every important castle in Scotland, and explains enough of the architectural particulars of each to enable the visitor (especially the visitor on an armchair adventure) to understand and appreciate what he or she is viewing.

This book is a companion, a guide, and one of the few books devoted entirely to the subject of Scotland's castles. If you want to learn all the facts on almost any castle or keep in Scotland, this book will be indispensable. Author Frank Roy Faprie not only divulges the histories of the individual castles and describes the events that took place behind their solemn stone walls, he also ties the castles into the overall history of Scotland and shows how they affected its outcome.

The author writes:

In these pages I have tried to bring together some of the history and romance which attches to the more important castles of Scotland, and to tell enough of their architectural peculiarities to enable the visitor to understand what he is viewing …

The book, though the outcome of three trips to Scotland, the last of which was undertaken solely to collect material for it, is lessa record of travel than a companion and guide for it. It is, as the only handbook on the subject, a necessity for the visitor to the castles who would know the truth about them. The so-called facts dispensed by local guides are in most instances erroneous, and have not been used in this volume, where historical references are taken from more authoritative sources …

In order to give you the most accurate description of this noble old book, I have furnished some helpful details below, starting with a summary of the contents. Following this, a second summary describing the illustrations found in the book. You can even see some of these historic images for yourself further down this page.

This is all to help you make an informed decision when offerding. I hope you’ll take a few moments to have a look.

Contents Are: (1) Development and Styles of the Castles of Scotland (2) Castles Near Glasgow (3) The Castles of Argyllshire (4) The Castles of Northwest Scotland (5) The Northeastern Highlands (6) The Southeastern Highlands (7) The Shires of Stirling and Perth (8) Fife and Vicinity (9) Edinburgh Castle (10) Edinburgh Castle (continued) (11) The Castles of Edinburghshire (12) Castles of East Lothian (12) Castles of East Lothian (continued) (14) Castles of the Border (15) Southwestern Scotland

Photos Include: Stirling Castle (color frontis) * Glamis Castle * Tantallon Castle * Dumbarton Castle * Ragnethan (Tillietudlem) Castle * Bothwell Castle * Plan of Rothesay Castle * Rothesay Castle * Kilchurn Castle * Gylen Castle * Aros Castle * Plan of Inverlocky Castle * Invergarry Castle * Kirkwall Palace * Plans of Notland Castle * The Borch of Mousa * Cawdor Castle * Spynie Palace * Plan of Fyvie Castle * Dunnottar Castle * Plan of Crathes Castle * Crathes Castle * Edzell Castle * Plan of Doune Castle, ground floor * Doune Castle * Plan of Doune Castle, first floor * Huntingtower or Ruthven Castle * Elcho Castle * St Andrews Castle * Newark Castle * Plan of Castle Campbell * Castle Campbell * Elevation plan of Castle Campbell * Plan of Niddrie Castle * Plan of Linlithgow Palace * Drawing Room, Linlithgow Palace, where Queen Mary was born * Edinburgh Castle * Holyrood Palace * Craigmillar Castle * Plan of Craigmillar Castle * Dunbar Castle * Direlton Castle * Plan of Cessford Castle * Plans of Smailholm Tower * Plan of Hermitage Castle * Hermitage Castle * Neidpath Castle * Caerlaverock Castle * Threave Castle

Stirling Castle, frontispiece

Edinburgh Castle

Cawdor Castle

Remember folks, this is a 1907 First Edition. This book is 117 years old.

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