Modern Athens! Displayed in a Series of Views: or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century

Exhibiting the whole of the new buildings, modern improvements, antiquities, and picturesque scenery, of the Scottish metropolis and its environs, from original drawings by Mr. Thomas H. Shepherd. With historical, topographical, and critical illustrations. 4to; near contemporary half calf; marbled boards; pp. vi + 88 + (i) + (49 unpaginated plates with tissue guards, incl. frontis. vignette); all steel engravings with tissue guards. Cover somewhat rubbed, with wear to head and tail of spine; hinges just starting, but binding very tight overall; previous owner's bookplate on flyleaf; foxing throughout, which is generally moderate, though more severe in some instances. Good condition. This book has been thoroughly collated, and all plates are present. Modern Athens was recently rated among the top ten topographical works on the northern region of the United Kingdom. (Rare Book Review, October/November 2005).