History of the Lands and their owners in Galloway. Illustrated by woodcuts of notable places and objects. With a historical sketch of the district. [ 5 Volume Set ] de McKerlie,Peter Handyside - 1870

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1870. All first editions published between 1870 - 1879. Matching cloth boards, with Spine title: Lands and their owners in Galloway. With a preface to Vol. 1 by J. Paterson. Vol. 1, issued anonymously, was written by M'Kerlie, supervised by James Paterson. For v. 2-5, issued with author's name on t.-p., m'Kerlie alone is responsible. 5v. ([7], iv-viii, [1], 2-530; [5], vi-xiv, [3], 2-508; [5], vi-xix, [2], 2-508; [5], vi-xii, [1], 2-482; [7], vi-ix, [4], 2-458, p.) : ill. ; 19cm. Indexes included. Very good, tight clean copies. All securely bound, square examples. [ representative images to follow ]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.