{"product_id":"2026100012140-secondhand-scotland-picturesque-historical-descriptive","title":"Scotland: Picturesque, Historical, Descriptive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: restoration project - boards detached, leather dried and cracked; prelims damaged; but the most plates remains intact, with some foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew volumes capture the soul of a nation with such visual and scholarly ambition as Scotland: Picturesque, Historical, Descriptive — a magnificent compendium that chronicles the sweeping grandeur of Edinburgh and its environs, the rugged majesty of Scotland's mountains, glens, lochs, and sea-coasts, and the storied splendour of its palaces, castles, and ecclesiastical buildings. Presented through seventy stunning chromo-lithographs rendered from original and copyright drawings by a distinguished roster of artists — including Sir William Allan, Cameron Chatterille, Thomas Creswick, David Roberts, and Forster Macilhich among others — the volume stands as a landmark achievement in Victorian illustrated publishing. The accompanying descriptive, historical, antiquarian, and anecdotal text, penned by John Parker Lawson, M.A., weaves together legend, landscape, and learning into a richly layered portrait of the Scottish nation. This rare and sumptuous work remains an essential testament to nineteenth-century Scotland — leaving the reader to wonder what further secrets lie hidden within its aged and gilded pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070620827867,"sku":"2026100012140-SECONDHAND","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/56ec21a2-a346-4403-8061-2aa9e7116698.png?v=1794188067","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012140-secondhand-scotland-picturesque-historical-descriptive","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}