A desirable 18th-century account of one of Scotland's most remote and fascinating island communities.
This copy of Martin Martin's "A Voyage to St. Kilda" is the Fourth Edition, Corrected, published in London in 1753. Martin's work remains one of the most important early descriptions of St. Kilda, documenting the island's geography, wildlife, customs, beliefs and way of life during the late 17th century.
Bound in an attractive later 19th-century full calf binding with tree calf decoration, red morocco spine label and marbled endpapers. The volume retains its folding map of St. Kilda, an important features often absent from surviving copies.
A highly collectable work appealing to collectors of Scottish topography, Hebridean history, travel literature and antiquarian books.
This book retains a manuscript index to the rear in a period hand, adding a pleasing element of historical ownership and use.