{"product_id":"the-story-of-edinburgh-castle-louis-weirter-george-harrap-1913-signed-by-author","title":"The Story of Edinburgh Castle, Louis Weirter, George Harrap, 1913, Signed by Author","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"31\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eThe Story of Edinburgh Castle\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eLouis Weirter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is an ambitious early twentieth-century study of one of Scotland’s most iconic historic sites, combining historical narrative with extensive original illustration. Published in 1913 with an introduction by the Scottish thinker and planner \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePatrick Geddes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the work explores the long history of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEdinburgh Castle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from its medieval origins through its military and royal associations. The volume is particularly notable for its visual presentation, featuring signed etching and collotype plates by Weirter alongside decorative contributions from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMonro S. Orr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOtto Schlapp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, resulting in a richly produced and atmospheric account of the castle and its setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of Edinburgh Castle, by Louis Weirter, R.B.A., With an Introduction by Professor Patrick Geddes. With Sixteen Collotypes and an Etched Frontispiece by the Author. Also Eight Drawings in Line by Monro S. Orr and End-Papers Designed by Otto Schlapp Ph. D.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGeorge G. Harrap \u0026amp; Company, London. 1913 first edition. The frontispiece etching is signed and dated 1913 by the author (this was not a standard feature of this book).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very good cloth hardback with castle cover design and gilt titles. Spine with lion rampant design and gilt title. Pictorial endpapers. Soundly bound. All the plates in the book feature tipped on images, mounted on thicker grey card, and protected with tissue guards with printed captions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText is bright and throughout with light scattered spotting throughout, and heavier spotting to endpapers and preliminary pages. With gilt top edge, and rough cut edges elsewhere. An attractive volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003exvi + 254pp + guarded frontispiece etching, 16 Collotypes with printed guards, and 8 drawings with printed guards (all as called for).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 315mm high x 248mm wide x 45mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 2.1kg (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55655201276289,"sku":"LAN10205","price":343.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheStoryofEdinburghCastle_LouisWeirter_GeorgeHarrap_1913_SignedbyAuthorIMG_5203.jpg?v=1779288528","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/the-story-of-edinburgh-castle-louis-weirter-george-harrap-1913-signed-by-author","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}