1910 SCRAPBOOK OF NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS HISTORY OF PETERHEAD ABERDEENSHIRE Findlay

Description: I have here for sale the complete text of the RARE book A HISTORY OF PETERHEAD by Findlay. It is a scrapbook of articles and press cuttings on Peterhead in Aberdeenshire dated around 1910. It is in three sections. Firstly, fifteen pages of newspaper cuttings of articles on Peterhead and AberdeenshireSecondly, A History of Peterhead from prehistoric times of Remote Antiquity to AD 1896 by James Thomas Findlay. The book was serialised in a publication and an avid reader has cut out all of the issues and pasted it here, two columns to a page. Pages numbered 1-81 containing Chapters I to XXIII.Thirdly, Reopening of Peterhead Harbours, a couple of maps. And then back to A History of Peterhead, Chapters XXIV to XXXV, pages numbered 1-66. Followed by newspaper articles on Buchan and Peterhead.Lodge Walk and the Wine Well, Interesting Peterhead StreetThe Harbours of Peterhead their Origin and Early History, address by Provost LeaskThe Book of Buchan The Late Miss Buchan of AuchmacoyGlas Maol A Mountain in three Counties by A I McCunnochieScottish Illiterate Voters Statistics for the Last Election, dated 1910Stories of Old Buchan62 Rooms Inadequate for Public Trustee. Temporary Premises to be Built on Clement's LawnPicture of Rev Robert Urquhart, minister of the UF Church Oldmeldrumthe History of FraserburghMap of New Feuing Scheme at Peterhead with article underneathThe Late Mr W L Taylor, Peterhead, an AppreciationDeath of Rev Dr James Mitchell, Former Minister of PeterheadPeterhead Harbour of Refuge Engineer's ReportsHistory of Peterhead, from Prehistoric Times of Remote Antiquity to AD 1896 by James Thomas Findlay (147 pages in total)Newspaper photo of the Old Dock House at Peterhead HarbourBanner from the Buchan Observer for the Re-Opening of Peterhead Harbour in 1908Colour double page plan of the Harbours of Peterheadb/w picture of Peterhead South Bay & Harbour of RefugePeterhead Harbour M.P's interviewed and situation reviewed Handwritten notes on BuchanGreat Day at Cruden 1911History of Peterhead by Findlay again but a different section (66 pages)Peterhead and its Trade by Robert GrayPeterhead and the Queen's JubileePlan of Peterhead as a Shipping and Fishing PortOpening of Church Hall at Peterhead with 2 line drawingsPeterhead Harbour ImprovementsPeter Buchan the first Peterhead printerDeath of Mr J G S Anderson, nephew of Mrs Yuill of the Free Church Manse, PeterheadRev A Chalmers on Herring Fishery The Peterhead Celebrations Rejoicings in Town with portraits 1897and a few others. Great source of historic information for anyone from Peterhead or interested in the history of that area.The book, A History of Peterhead, was issued in The Buchan Observer newspaper over a number of weeks in 1897. It was never published as a book. In 1933, the author's daughter revised her father's work and issued it a book. This collection of newspaper cuttings is one of only two existing copies of this work of 1897. The other copy is held by Aberdeen Library. Bound in half red leather on red hardboards. Gilt bands and lettering to the spine. Some tears to the corners. A few small tears to the leather. All pages firm, newspaper articles a little sunned. 30 x 23 cm.We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy. Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday. pages

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