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Leith and Its Antiquities from the Earliest Times to the Close of the Nineteenth Century (1897) - Volume 1
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| James Campbell Irons |
| ISBN 9781845301484 |
| Paperback 632 pages |
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| Published 20 September 2013
UK Price £20.95
US Price $30.00 |
With numerous illustrations, Biographical Sketches and portraits of the Members of parliament, Provosts, Distinguished Ministers, &c, &c,; also, an Appendix of Charters, Deeds and Documents, relating to the Burgh.
Prompted by the proposed absorption of Leith with its neighbour, Edinburgh, the author - solicitor to the Leith council in the latter part of the Nineteenth Century - was able to access the original documents, and to supplement these with additional material for contemporary accounts.
The result is a not insubstantial account of a foremost port in the history of Scotland. First published in 1897.
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© The Grimsay Press, an imprint of Zeticula Ltd., Unit 13, 196 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AT, Scotland
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