A description of the Isles of Orkney ; by Master James Wallace, late minister of Kirkwall, published after his death by his son. To which is added, An essay concerning the Thule of the ancients.

Edinburgh : Printed by John Reid, in the year M.DC.XCIII. [1693]

[8], 94, 36; [4] p., [3] folded leaves of plates : ill., map ; (8vo)

Edited by the author's son, James Wallace, M.D.
"An essay concerning the Thule of the ancients", by Robert Sibbald, has separate dated title page, pagination, and begins new register on p. 3 of second sequence.
Includes index.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ B-E⁸ F-G⁴; ²A-B⁸ C⁴(-C4).

Signatures from DFo.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), W492
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R217131

Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.

154- 807q

Cropped, affecting direction-lines. Bound in sheep. Provenance: armorial bookplate of C.W.H. Sotheby (motto "ou bien, our rien"); Dec. 1955 Folger Library purchase from Maggs, Sotheby Sale