Mountain Loch and Glen Illustrating "Our Life in the Highlan

Mountain Loch and Glen Illustrating "Our Life in the Highlands"
A stunning book of scenes from the Scottish Highlands.
Edited by English writer and dean of the Privy Council, Sir Arthur Helps (1813 1875).
With a twenty two page essay on Scottish scenery by Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer the Reverend Norman Macleod, Dean of the Chapel Royal and a trusted friend of Queen Victoria, as evidenced by the publisher's dedication.
"To Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen, These Illustrations Are, By Permission, Respectfully Dedicated By her Obedient, Humble Servants, the Publishers."
Includes 15 photogravure plates of paintings and engravings by Joseph Adam (1824-1895), best known for his oil paintings of Scotland and Ireland.
This book is in very good condition. The title page and the first print is loose but will be aesily repaired. Read more