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Two Volume Set) The Scottish Gaël; or, Celtic Manners, as Preserved Among the Highlanders: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Inhabitants, Antiquities, and National Peculiarities of Scotland by James Logan, published in 1831 by Smith, Elder, and Co., London. First Edition. An extensively illustrated early nineteenth-century study of Scottish Highland and Celtic history, folklore, material culture, and traditional belief by James Logan, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Across two volumes, Logan examines the origins and history of the Celts; Highland clans and warfare; arms and military customs; tartans and traditional dress; ancient architecture; hunting and agriculture; food, drink, medicine, ships, poetry, and music. Particularly fascinating are his accounts of Celtic religion and mythology, Druids, sacred customs, omens and traditional beliefs, marriage and funeral rites, and the persistence of older practices among the Highlanders. Numerous engravings document ancient monuments, weapons, dress, ornaments, domestic objects, architecture, and other antiquities, together with striking hand-colored plates illustrating Highland costume and clan tartans. An ambitious attempt to preserve the traditions and material culture of Gaelic Scotland at a time when many were rapidly disappearing. Two hardcover volumes in quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, showing shelfwear to corners and ends, light cracking to leather, and fading to spine gilt; scattered foxing and age toning internally. $225.00.
