Author: William Gunnyon
Title: Illustrations of Scottish History, Life and Superstition: From Song and Ballad
Description: Glasgow, Robert Forrester, 1879 . Cloth. A smartly bound collection of traditional Scottish songs and ballads, with accompanying explanatory notes. An early edition of this anthology of Scottish historical songs and ballads, first published in 1877.Chapters on both Jacobite and Whig songs, alongside Border songs and those about Scottish mythology are accompanied by descriptive and explanatory notes from William Gunnyon, best known for editing collections of the works of Robert Burns. Gunnyon offers a historical context for the works present.With the former owner's bookplate of Colin Currie to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright and clean, with light fading to back strip and bumping to spine head and tail. Former owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a little strained towards text block centre. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Scottish Literature Scottish Poetry Ballad Superstition Scottish Poetry None
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Title: Illustrations of Scottish History, Life and Superstition: From Song and Ballad
Description: Glasgow, Robert Forrester, 1879 . Cloth. A smartly bound collection of traditional Scottish songs and ballads, with accompanying explanatory notes. An early edition of this anthology of Scottish historical songs and ballads, first published in 1877.Chapters on both Jacobite and Whig songs, alongside Border songs and those about Scottish mythology are accompanied by descriptive and explanatory notes from William Gunnyon, best known for editing collections of the works of Robert Burns. Gunnyon offers a historical context for the works present.With the former owner's bookplate of Colin Currie to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright and clean, with light fading to back strip and bumping to spine head and tail. Former owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a little strained towards text block centre. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Scottish Literature Scottish Poetry Ballad Superstition Scottish Poetry None
Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 789F1
- Book number: 789F1
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