Description: First Impressions of England and its People. By Hugh Miller and printed in Edinburgh by John Johnstone. 1847, 407 pp with 4 page author catalog, 8 x 5.25" 8vo, cloth binding. In fair condition with some darkening to spine and edges of boards. Shelf worn with wear to edges of spine. Hinges intact. Bookplates and inscriptions from several previous owners. General age-related toning and some fingerprinting to pages. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce work by the self-taught archaeologist and write Hugh Miller (1802-1856), one of Scotlands foremost Victorian paleontologists. His works were read by a wide audience and included a number of new discoveries. His First Impressions of England and its People recounts his autumn 1845 visit, "out of the usual route of the tourist, into sequestered corners, associated with the rich literature of England, or amid rocks and caverns, in which the geologist finds curious trace of the history of the country as it existed during the long cycles of the bygone creations." FORN-ABE-MSB-0522-Shelf-606-am306
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Year Printed: 1847
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Historical
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Europe
Author: Hugh Miller
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: John Johnstone
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
