The Cruise of the Betsey de Hugh Miller - 1897

Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland, (1988). Octavo, softbound (stiff, full-color illustrated slick wrappers), A64 pp + 486 pp + B36 pp. Fine. From lower cover: A classic of travel writing comparable to Cobbett’s Rural Rides, it evokes the pleasures of Scotland’s countryside, from the Hebridean islands of Eigg and Rüm to Miller’s native Cromarty, and from the Moray Firth to Caithness and Orkney. But, alongside the joys of discovering fossils, Miller bitterly condemned abusive lairds as the Clearances intensified. As the Disruption of 1843 rent Kirk and society in twain, Miller’s travels on “Free Church Yacht” Betsey put him in the vanguard of the old Scottish struggle for Scottish liberty. To give the modern reader full access to this nineteenth century classic, an introduction, notes and maps are provided, as well as recommendations on places to visit.

New York: Gould and Lincoln, 1858. First USA Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A just about good copy in the original boards. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Some wear to board tips. Hinges strengthened. Ownership inscription on title page. 524 pages + 4 pages publisher's adverts.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Cruise of the Betsey; or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland.

Boston/New York/Cincinnati: Gould and Lincoln/Sheldon and Company/Geo. S. Blanchard, 1871. 524+pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding soiled and rubbed. Spine sunned. Corners bumped. Ex-library w/ usual markings. . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

William P. Nimmo, 1869. Hardcover. Good. 1869. 486 pages. No dust jacket. Red marbled boards half bound in brown leather. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. A facsimile edition of polymath Hugh Miller's notes recording his rambles around Scotland in the mid 1840s was published by NMS Publishing in 2003 - the first edition for over a century and long out of print itself. This reprint has minor amendments, a new cover and ISBN.