" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

Kirkwall: The Herald Press, 1961. [Social history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 96. Red cloth, gilt titles to spine, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 10/6. Some spotting and toning to edges, and less so to endpapers, otherwise internally fine. Wrapper lightly marked, some loss to top and tail of spine. Very good. A collection of Orcadian folklore and tradition produced in the nineteenth century, here edited and presented by Marwick. Item #56213
Price: £48.00