[4 Titles]: (1.) The History of The Black Douglas; Raising the Wind, Habbie Sympson & His Wife (2.) The Life and History of Mary, Queen of Scots; (3.) A New Song Called Auld Scotia Free, to which is added O Helen thou art my darling, (etc.); (4.) The High
by CHAPBOOKS
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers (c 1835-1850). Very Good. 1835. Softcover. Black Douglas: 34, 4pp.; Mary 30 pp.; 3&4, 8pp.; 24mo; printed wrappers with front cover vignettes on 3&4. All but Mary have spines reinforced with white cloth tape. The Black Douglas has bound in the rear four pages including title page, 1865: Raising the Wind: Habbie Sympson and His Wife, Baith Deid. As originaly (sic) written and spoken by John Andrews . . . together with the Lyfe and Deithe of Habbie Simpson, The Famous Piper of Kilbarchan. Written by Robert Sempill. Small pamphlets of popular, sensational, juvenile, moral or educational character, originally distributed by chapmen or hawkers. .
Details
- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8970
- Title
- [4 Titles]: (1.) The History of The Black Douglas; Raising the Wind, Habbie Sympson & His Wife (2.) The Life and History of Mary, Queen of Scots; (3.) A New Song Called Auld Scotia Free, to which is added O Helen thou art my darling, (etc.); (4.) The High
- Author
- CHAPBOOKS
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Printed for the Booksellers (c 1835-1850)
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1835
- Keywords
- SCOTLAND, JUVENILE, LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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