Notes on the History of Burntisland by James Speed
Fonds — Volume: Dk.2.39
Identifier: Coll-2158
Scope and Contents
Speed, James. Notes on the history of Burntisland. c. 1830. Also a letter from Robert A Graham to James Speed, 20 November 1833.
Dates
- Creation: c 1830
Creator
- Speed, James, fl 1830-1867 (Provost of Burntisland) (Author, Person)
- Graham, Robert A, 1786-1845 (Scottish physician and botanist) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume
Previous reference
Dk.2.39
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: E560407/1; 56/1459
Accessioned on 7 April 1956.
Pencilled annotations featured inside the front cover, referring to the volume being presented as part of the settlement of Mr Speed.
Bought at Dowell's.
Physical Description
Marbled cover, leatherbound. Title on binding: "MSS."
13 x 8in. 53ff. + 2 inserted and 5 loose leaves.
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Notes on the History of Burntisland by James Speed, c 1830
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk