Description

An important early travel book with oft cited lithographs including Ailsa Craig, Ben Arthur 'The Cobler' with steamship etc. Privately printed and scarce. The author died at age 34 in 1850. An intelligent and observant English woman's view of Scotland and its culture in the 1840s. Illustrated with Twelve Highly-Finished Lithographs Bookplates to front pastedown and fep. Gift inscription 'from the author' on the title page. generally VG