Shetland (Islands) - Hardcover

Shetland (Islands)

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Shetland. Green dye from cloth on top edge. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. The Isle of Shetland, 14 inhabited and over 90 uninhabited, lying off the north-east tip of Scotland and about a third of the way across the North Sea to Norway, are an ideal study for island lovers. The inahbitants speak a pure English and their loyalities are to the mainland, but Norse influence (they were annexed by Scotland only 500 years ago) has made a permanent mark on their history and cultuere. Beset by diffiulties unknown to the rest of Britain, the Shetland isle have been left to develop their own unique and fascinating way of life. Here is their complete story: physical background, geology and natural history. Illustrated. 246 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Artikel-Nr. 096776

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