Aberdeen University: Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, plus Officers and Graduates - limited editions
Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis: Selections from the Records of the Marischal College and University, MDXCIII - MDCCCLX; plus Officers and Graduates of University & King's College Aberdeen MVD-MDCCCLX. Edited by Peter John Anderson, M.A., LL.B. All numbered, limited editions.
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We have recently acquired a small collection of books on the history of Aberdeen University - please see other listings for details.
Vol I: Endowments, 1889, No. 438/525. xxx + 1pp + 577pp + Plates;
Vol II: Officers, Graduates, and Alumni, 1898, No. 247/525. xix + 2pp + 596pp + Plates. Plus original loose note indicating Members would receive the Index as a separate volume, and a prospectus for Aurora Borealis Academica;
Vol III: Index to Volume II, 1898, No. 481/525. viii + 1pp + 200pp + Fold-out Plates + 16pp Eleventh Report by Council 1897 + 16pp Twelfth Report by Council 1898 + 19pp List of Members;
Officers and Graduates, 1893, 370/525, xvii + 2pp + 399pp + Plates.
Printed for The New Spalding Club. All first, numbered limited editions. Printed by the Aberdeen University Press. The New Spalding Club was formed in 1886 (following The Spalding Club in 1839). They published scholarly editions of texts relevant to the Aberdeenshire region.
A very good set of olive green cloth hardbacks with some shelf wear, scuffing and bumping. Slight toning to spines. Gilt decals. Volume 2 with some staining to top corners, not affecting text. All soundly bound. With previous owner's bookplate to pastedown of Volume I; John Adam Milne, and 'Gordon Castle' label to the pastedown of the fourth book.
Text in both is bright and clean throughout. With some offsetting to endpapers and mild offseeting opposite plates. Text with rough cut edges as issued. Some pages remain uncut. Occasional minor flaw - but really a very nice set of some substance.
Text in English.
Each volume approximately 264mm high x 205mm wide x 35-67mm deep.
Weight approximately 7.32kg (the set- unpacked).