Bruce w s william stratton (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Third Edition. 1922. Third edition, much enlarged. viii, 239pp. William Straton )or Stratton) Bruce (1846-1933) was a Scottish minister and writer. In this book he writes of various aspect of life in the Nor' East of Scotland (Aberdeenshire and Banffshire). Contents include: Humours of Recruiting in the Nor' East, The Nor' East Farmer and Cottar, Concerning Thrift, Fishermen in the Nor' East, The Camp and its Music, The Kirk in the Nor' East, Beadles and Precentors, Courtship andMarriage, and Catechising in the Nor' East. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling on the boards and a light stain on the rear board. The spine is slightly faded and the spine ends are bumped. There is scraping along about 2" of the bottom edge of the rear board that has caused a little damage to the cloth. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription.…