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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
by William Edmondstoune Aytoun
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons , 1849. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5" . None. William Edmondstoune Aytoun's famous Scottish ballads, bound in half calf by Sotheran. The first edition. Rebound in half calf with beautiful gilt detail by Sotheran. With the original cloth front cover bound in. A widely popular set of Scottish Jacobite ballads by William Edmondstoune Aytoun. With a short historical introduction. Aytoun was a Scottish poet and professor at the University of Edinburgh whose work featured regularly in, 'Blackwood's Magazine'. 'Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers', is his best known work, and the poem which gained him his reputation. The half title page is present. With a bookplate for one, 'Oliver Brett', to the front paste-down. Rebound in half calf by Sotheran. Externally, smart with some rubbing to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Light offsetting to the edges of the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clean. A few scattered spots towards the front of the book. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846G2
- Title
- Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
- Author
- William Edmondstoune Aytoun
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh; London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- jacobites scottish poetry scottish ballads Blackwood's magazine scottish poetry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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- Paste-down
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