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Verlag: Birlinn General, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1998
ISBN 10: 1874744882ISBN 13: 9781874744887
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Originally published in 1776, Thomas Pennant's Tour in Scotland and 18th century. Written after his five month journey through mainland Scotland and the Western Isles in the summer of 1772, Pennant paints a vivid picture of Scotland during the last quarter of the 18th century. Pennant had an eye for detail, and the account of his journeys includes a wealth of material regarding the physical features of the landscape, architectural details of buildings and the historical associations and local customs of the places he visited. He also writes of the people he met and the places he stayed, thus adding a human dimension to his travelogue. Within this text, Pennant also writes of his travels in the north of England, including descriptions of the medieval towns of Chester and Durham and the magnificent landscape of the Lake District.the Western Isles is one of the major pieces of travel writing from the. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: Origin, 2019
ISBN 10: 1912476010ISBN 13: 9781912476015
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.
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Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1016709897ISBN 13: 9781016709897
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 110807541XISBN 13: 9781108075411
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The naturalist Thomas Pennant published this genial account of his journey through Scotland and its islands in 1774.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1356208703ISBN 13: 9781356208708
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1356209815ISBN 13: 9781356209811
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: London, White, 1776
Anbieter: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Köln Dr. Sebastian Peters UG, Köln, Deutschland
Zustand: gut. Vol. 1: VII, 439 S.; vol. 2: IV, 481, 34 S.; vol. 3: Faltkarte (mit restauriertem Riss), VI, 400 S., zus. 131 Taf., 25 x 20 cm, moderne Halbledereinbände leicht berieben, gebräunt, teilweise leicht fleckig, leichter Nikotingeruch. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: W. Eyres (vol. 1) and Chester, John Monk (vol. 2), Warrington, 1774
Anbieter: Hordern House Rare Books, Surry Hills, NSW, Australien
Two volumes, quarto; engraved frontispieces and numerous plates, original eighteenth century sprinkled calf with handsome nineteenth century spines; double leather labels and panelled in gilt between raised bands. A good set of Pennant's account of his travels in the north. The first volume is in its third edition, while the second volume is in the preferred second edition, the only version to include Joseph Banks' account of Staffa and Fingal's Cave. Pennant visited Scotland in 1769, his "Tour in Scotland" appearing for the first time in 1771. When Banks set out for Iceland in 1772, first travelling to the Scottish isles, he was conscious of the fact that Pennant, on his second tour of Scotland, was also travelling in the Hebrides. Feeling that Pennant had a prior claim to that region, he wrote: "I believe that we passed the Ship of our friend Mr. Pennant which I had all along carefully looked out for not without hopes if I should be fortunate enough to meet him of tempting [him] to enlarge his plan & wishing much to spare him at all events that as I had looked upon myself while among these Islands as treading upon ground which by prior right he has taken possession of I should communicate to him every Observation I could possibly make whenever he thought fit to publish any account of them". During his voyage to Iceland, Banks "discovered" the island of Staffa, one of the Hebrides, which Pennant could not visit on his tour. Pennant included in his travelogue the account of Staffa which Banks had given him. He dedicated the book to Banks, thanking him for "the liberal declaration.that the Hebrides were [Pennant's] ground". When Banks was elected as president of the Royal Society in 1778, it was with Pennant's influential support. Banks's account of Staffa (vol. 2 pp. 261-71) includes his famous description of Fingal's Cave, with three accompanying engravings of the geological phenomenon. These, like most of the prolific engravings in the work, were after drawings by Pennant's personal artist, Moses Griffith, who travelled with him., Thomas Pennant, born in 1726, was a prominent ornithologist and zoologist and prolific author of the eighteenth century. His writings about natural history, topography and travel were based on his many tours of the British Isles and research into the world's animal kingdom. It was said that his writings achieved great success by always making dull scientific matters interesting. Samuel Johnson spoke of him as "the best traveller I ever read, he observes more things than anyone else does". His circle of friends included Captain Cook as well as Banks; in 1771 he visited Banks shortly after he returned from his voyage around the world on the Endeavour, and took away with him some of the specimens that Banks had bought back from the voyage, which he would later write about. The origin of the name Pennant Hills in the Cumberland area has long been debated. In recent times it has been argued that it was named after Thomas Pennant who, apart from being an associate of Banks, was a member of the Royal Society and known to senior people in the infant colony, including Francis Grose the lieutenant-governor. . Slight wear at top of spines; a few creases and repaired tears but in very good condition.
Verlag: London, & Chester: Benjamin White, & John Monk, 1790 & 1772, 1790
Anbieter: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, Vereinigtes Königreich
A handsome set of the fifth edition of Pennant's two famous tours of Scotland, accompanied here by a first edition of the scarce Supplement. Originally published in 1771 and 1774, the tours "did much to strengthen a growing perception of a common British identity, and served to make remote areas of the British Isles recognisable to southern readers" (British Library). Pennant's Scottish books range in topics from natural history - a particular passion - to topographic descriptions, botanic and geologic observations and "snippets of history and commentary on local customs" (ODNB). Samuel Johnson was inspired by Pennant to undertake his own tour with Boswell in the summer of 1773, and spoke of him as "the best traveller I ever read, he observes more things than anyone else does". A word should also be spared for Pennant's personal draughtsman, Moses Griffith, who made the sketches which form the basis for the engravings in both works and whom Pennant referred to as "My Treasure". It is tempting to think of him as playing a sort of artistic Sancho Panza to Pennant's polymath Don Quixote. Provenance: with the armorial bookplates of John Waldie (1781-1862). After attending the University of Edinburgh, the multi-faceted Waldie, from an old Border gentry family, assumed the administration of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire. Like Pennant, he travelled widely and kept journals of his tours. An accomplished tenor, Waldie performed at private entertainments with Angelica Catalani, Michael Kelly, and John Braham; he met the composer Rossini; and socialized with such well-known actors as John Philip Kemble and Sarah Siddons. In 1859 he published a catalogue of the extensive and diverse artworks and library at Hendersyde Park, a testament to Waldie's taste and refinement. Tour: ESTC T110282 & T110281; Supplement: ESTC T81075 (9 locations only). 4 vols., 3 quarto (241 x 184 mm), Supplement octavo (205 x 124 mm). Contemporary tree calf, vol. I skilfully rebacked with the original spine laid down, smooth spines divided by quadriglyph and metope rolls, compartments with foliate cornerpieces enclosing central cross motif, black and olive green twin labels, gilt edge roll, blue speckled edges; Supplement bound in contemporary blue combed paste paper, calf spine. Folding map, vignette title pages, and all plates present as called for. Neat presentation inscription on front free endpapers, dated 1936. Professional repair to back joint and headcap of vol. III, corners and foot of spine of vol. II. A very good set, crisp and clean.
Verlag: LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2016
ISBN 10: 1358887640ISBN 13: 9781358887642
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1778
Anbieter: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1778 Book Hardcover Very Good Fourteen quarto volumes, bound in half brown Morocco and tan buckram the endpapers are thin card with one-sided sugar-paper finish The set was given as a gift in March 1926 (ink inscriptions on each first leaf, and several have also the pencilled inscription "Rebound Sept 1925" Blind-embossed raised bands and decorative "cartouches", titles in gilt, publication dates in gilt at foot of spines, ranging from 1778 to 1801 Top edges red-speckled, other edges untrimmed in most volumes many maps and plates, some folding, some hand-coloured in outline A very clean, noble and stoutly-bound set, some foxing in particular areas, chiefly, as usual, to early and late leaves and plates This is a preliminary listing Detailed collation to follow or on request Inspection is invited (by appointment, please) Obviously a VERY heavy set, which would cost some £200 or more to send safely outside the UK An extra charge may also need to be made for inland postage or carriage.