The Highlands and islands of Scotland / by A.C. O'Dell and K. Walton
1962, First Edition. London : T. Nelson. Good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Front matter faintly stiffened and rippled as with damp; some library marks remain internally. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #452300
Series; Regions of the British Isles series. Physical description; xii, 353 pages : illustrations, maps (some folded colour) ; 25 cm. Contents; The physical environment -- Climate, soils, and vegetation -- The prehistoric phase -- The Dark Ages -- Castle and church -- Pre-1707 burghs, industry, and trade -- The region in the Eighteenth Century -- Rural life and landscape changes since 1800 -- Industrial development 1800-1939 -- The development of transport facilities -- Post-war changes -- The Highlands -- The Eastern Lowlands -- The Islands. Subjects; Islands -- Scotland. Highlands (Scotland) -- Description and travel. Scotland -- Economic conditions.
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