Description
St Kilda and Other Hebridean Outliers
Francis Thompson
150 miles west of the Scottish coast is the island of St Kilda. For 2,000 years the inhabitants were almost completely isolated from the rest of the world. In this fascinating book, Tom Steel tells the moving story of this vanished community and how twentieth century civilisation ultimately brought an entire way of life to its knees.
Hardback with dust jacket in good condition. Front endpaper inscribed, ‘Reg Vallintine St Kilda, 14th June 1972.’ A sprig of clover from St Kilda is pressed onto the front endpaper (and a few other pages). Indexing notes inscribed on inside back cover. A line of text is underlined in ink on page 169.
220 pages
Black and white photographs
147 mm x 215 mm (approx. 5.75 in x 8.5 in)
1970, David and Charles, Newton Abbot