History Of The Family Of Gordon

GORDON, WILLIAM. The History Of The Ancient, Noble, and Illustrious Family of Gordon, From Their First Arrival in Scotland, in Malcolm III's Time, to the Year 1690. Together with The History of The Most Remarkable Transactions In Scotland, From The Beginning of Robert I. His Reign, To That Year 1690, Containing The Space Of About 400 Years. All Faithfully Collected From Ancient And Modern, Scots and Foreign Historians, Manuscripts, Records, And Registers Of This Nation. In Two Volumes. By Mr William Gordon Of Old Aberdeen. Thomas Ruddiman for the author. 1726. Edinburgh.

2 vols. (19.5 x 13cm) vol. 1 pp. xxxix,[I] 2 blank, 440. vol. 2 pp. viii, 634. Full tan bevelled calf gilt extra, green labels, beautiful off centre gilt tooling to boards, gauffred edges, inner dentelles, marbled end papers. Very fine unsigned binding but very reminiscent of Brechin binder of Dundee 1857 - 1880's. ESTC 0414T13. Some foxing and occasional staining, binding a trifle rubbed at bottom edge. Very fine otherwise. Stunning binding.