Memories of Two Cities; Edinburgh and Aberdeen, David Masson, 1911

Memories of Two Cities; Edinburgh and Aberdeen, by David Masson, LL.D., Litt.D., Late Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Late Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the University of Edinburgh.

Published by Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, Edinburgh and London, 1911. First edition. Printed by Turnbull and Spears, Edinburgh.

A very good red cloth hardback with gilt armorials to front cover and gilt titles to spine. Some bumping and rubbing. Slightly sunned to top of front cover. Some wear to head and tail of spine. Soundly bound, with a little give. Blank free endpapers with some offsetting and spotting. 

With a portrait frontispiece of the author with his facsimile signature, with printed guard. The photogravure is of high quality by Annan & Sons, Glasgow.

Text is clean and bright throughout on a good quality paper. With some spotting to text block edges and gilt edge to top.

Text in English.

317pp.

Dimensions: approximately 230mm  x 154mm x 43mm.

Weight: Approximately 743g (unpacked).