A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Illustrated by Numerous Authentic Portraits on Steel, Rev. Thomas Thomson, 1872

A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen. Originally Edited by Robert Chambers. New edition, Revised Throughout and Continued by the Rev. Thomas Thomson. Illustrated by Numerous Authentic Portraits on Steel. 3 Volume Set, complete.

Published by Blackie and Son, London, and Glasgow & Edinburgh, 1872. Three volumes complete.

A very good of 3 volumes with leather spines and corners, with burgundy chagrin cloth over boards. Raised bands, and incised decoration to spine, with 2 gilt morocco labels. Covers with some wear, scuffing and bumping, and rubbing to cloth. Leather with a few scrapes. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Volume 2 endpapres split at inner joint, but all soundly bound.

Text is very good indeed - just occasional light age spotting or offsetting opposite plates. The steel engraved plates are very high quality. An attractive set.

Vol I: vii + 1pp + 559pp + Plates.

Vol II: Prelims + 548pp + Plates.

Vol III: Prelims + 624pp + Plates.

Dimensions: Each volume approx 254mm high x 181mm wide x 45mm deep.

Weight: approximately 4.7kg (the set - unpacked).