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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect -
Robert Burns
1787 - Printed for the Author, Edinburgh - Second (first Edinburgh) edition, first issue
In 1786 at the age of 27, although he had never published anything before, Burns decided to publish a volume of his poems. 612 copies were printed for him by John Wilson of Kilmarnock. They sold out within a month. There are estimated to be less than 70 complete Kilmarnock copies in existence today.
Encouraged by this success, and by a letter from an Edinburgh minister, Dr. Blacklock, Burns moved to Edinburgh instead of emigrating to Jamaica. He became a celebrity and in 1787 this new edition of 1500 copies, to be sold by subscription, was agreed upon with an additional 17 poems and five new songs.
Elegantly bound with full untrimmed edges, by Henderson & Bisset of Edinburgh. Illustrated with a stipple engraved frontispiece portrait of Burns by I. Beugo after Alexander Nasmyth.
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1787 - Printed for the Author, Edinburgh - Second (first Edinburgh) edition, first issue
In 1786 at the age of 27, although he had never published anything before, Burns decided to publish a volume of his poems. 612 copies were printed for him by John Wilson of Kilmarnock. They sold out within a month. There are estimated to be less than 70 complete Kilmarnock copies in existence today. Encouraged by this success, and by a letter from an Edinburgh minister, Dr. Blacklock, Burns moved to Edinburgh instead of emigrating to Jamaica. He became a celebrity and in 1787 this new edition of 1500 copies, to be sold by subscription, was agreed upon with an additional 17 poems and five new songs.
Elegantly bound with full untrimmed edges, by Henderson & Bisset of Edinburgh. Illustrated with a stipple engraved frontispiece portrait of Burns by I. Beugo after Alexander Nasmyth.
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Traditions of Edinburgh -
Robert Chambers
1980 - W &, London
A finely bound presentation of this entertaining and large work by brothers Robert and William Chambers, first published in 1824, and printed here in the last revised text of 1868 together with the original drawings of James Riddel and the Notes prepared by Chambers’ grandson for the 1912 edition.
Dedicated to the Old Houses, the Characters, and the Traditions of Edinburgh.
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1980 - W &, London
A finely bound presentation of this entertaining and large work by brothers Robert and William Chambers, first published in 1824, and printed here in the last revised text of 1868 together with the original drawings of James Riddel and the Notes prepared by Chambers’ grandson for the 1912 edition.Dedicated to the Old Houses, the Characters, and the Traditions of Edinburgh.
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Memorials of His Time - Abridged and edited with notes by W. Forbes Gray with portraits in colour and other illustrations -
Lord Cockburn
1946 - Robert Grant &, Edinburgh - First Abridged Edition
A finely bound first abridged edition of these legendary memoirs of the distinguished Edinburgh barrister, judge and biographer Henry, Lord Cockburn (1779-1854), who served as Solicitor General for Scotland between 1830 and 1834.
With colour illustrations and a foreword with entertaining biography by W. Forbes Gray.
Cockburn contributed regularly to the Edinburgh Review in which he was described as ‘rather below the middle height, firm, wiry and muscular, inured to active exercise of all kinds, a good swimmer, an accomplished skater, an intense lover of the fresh breezes of heaven. He was the model of a high-bred Scotch gentleman. He spoke with a Doric breadth of accent. Cockburn was one of the most popular men north of the Tweed’.
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1946 - Robert Grant &, Edinburgh - First Abridged Edition
A finely bound first abridged edition of these legendary memoirs of the distinguished Edinburgh barrister, judge and biographer Henry, Lord Cockburn (1779-1854), who served as Solicitor General for Scotland between 1830 and 1834.With colour illustrations and a foreword with entertaining biography by W. Forbes Gray.
Cockburn contributed regularly to the Edinburgh Review in which he was described as ‘rather below the middle height, firm, wiry and muscular, inured to active exercise of all kinds, a good swimmer, an accomplished skater, an intense lover of the fresh breezes of heaven. He was the model of a high-bred Scotch gentleman. He spoke with a Doric breadth of accent. Cockburn was one of the most popular men north of the Tweed’.
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Scotia Depicta -
James Fittler, John Claude Nattes
1804 - Printed by T. Bensley for W. Miller, London - First Edition
This remarkable folio work contains forty-eight engraved plates of Scottish Landscapes and buildings etched by James Fittler (appointed engraver to King George III) from drawings by John Claude Nattes, each one accompanied by a detailed historic description. In addition to the more well known locations of Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands, Nattes included places such as Aberdeen, Banff, Moray and Inverness.
In a contemporary binding, with additional engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, and engraved tailpiece.
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1804 - Printed by T. Bensley for W. Miller, London - First Edition
This remarkable folio work contains forty-eight engraved plates of Scottish Landscapes and buildings etched by James Fittler (appointed engraver to King George III) from drawings by John Claude Nattes, each one accompanied by a detailed historic description. In addition to the more well known locations of Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands, Nattes included places such as Aberdeen, Banff, Moray and Inverness.In a contemporary binding, with additional engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, and engraved tailpiece.
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Robertson of Irvine - Poet-Preacher -
Arthur Guthrie
1890 - Ardrossan, London - Second Edition
A finely bound copy, illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait and calotype plate of Trinity Church, Irvine from a photograph.
William Bruce Robertson (1820-86), Scottish divine, was born at Greenhill, St. Ninians, Stirling, 24 May, 1820, and was educated at the University of Glasgow and at the Secession Theological Hall, Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintance of Thomas de Quincey, and on his recommendation went to the University of Halle and studied under Friedrich Tholuck.
After travelling in Italy and Switzerland he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Stirling and Falkirk in 1843, and was soon after ordained at the United Secession Church (after 1847, the United Presbyterian Church) in Irvine, Ayrshire. In this charge he remained for 35 years, exercising from his pulpit a truly magnetic influence.’
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1890 - Ardrossan, London - Second Edition
A finely bound copy, illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait and calotype plate of Trinity Church, Irvine from a photograph.William Bruce Robertson (1820-86), Scottish divine, was born at Greenhill, St. Ninians, Stirling, 24 May, 1820, and was educated at the University of Glasgow and at the Secession Theological Hall, Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintance of Thomas de Quincey, and on his recommendation went to the University of Halle and studied under Friedrich Tholuck.
After travelling in Italy and Switzerland he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Stirling and Falkirk in 1843, and was soon after ordained at the United Secession Church (after 1847, the United Presbyterian Church) in Irvine, Ayrshire. In this charge he remained for 35 years, exercising from his pulpit a truly magnetic influence.’
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The Chronicles of Scotland. Published from Several Old Manuscripts -
Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, John Graham Dalyell (editor)
1814 - Printed by George Ramsay for Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh
An early and rare publication of Lindsay’s Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, the first history of Scotland to be composed in Scots rather than Latin, and first published in 1728. This edition was compiled by Dalyell from four different manuscripts, and even Dalyell says that ‘perhaps it is not inconsistent to admit, that [Lindsay] may have availed himself of the materials collected by his predecessors.’
The Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen gives Lindsay some credit, by stating that ‘the earnest and honest simplicity of the good old chronicler, however, is exceedingly amusing.’ But, they go on to say that ‘as to the Chronicles themselves, it is not perhaps very easy to determine in what language they should be spoken of. They present a strange compound of endless and aimless garrulity, simplicity, credulity, and graphic delineation; the latter, however, evidently the effect not of art or design, but of a total want of them. He describes events with all the circumstantiality of an eyewitness, and with all the prolixity of one who is determined to leave nothing untold, however trifling it may be. But his credulity, in particular, seems to have been boundless, and is remarkable even for the credulous age in which he lived. He appears to have believed, without question, every thing which was told him; and, believing it, has carefully recorded it.’
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1814 - Printed by George Ramsay for Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh
An early and rare publication of Lindsay’s Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, the first history of Scotland to be composed in Scots rather than Latin, and first published in 1728. This edition was compiled by Dalyell from four different manuscripts, and even Dalyell says that ‘perhaps it is not inconsistent to admit, that [Lindsay] may have availed himself of the materials collected by his predecessors.’The Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen gives Lindsay some credit, by stating that ‘the earnest and honest simplicity of the good old chronicler, however, is exceedingly amusing.’ But, they go on to say that ‘as to the Chronicles themselves, it is not perhaps very easy to determine in what language they should be spoken of. They present a strange compound of endless and aimless garrulity, simplicity, credulity, and graphic delineation; the latter, however, evidently the effect not of art or design, but of a total want of them. He describes events with all the circumstantiality of an eyewitness, and with all the prolixity of one who is determined to leave nothing untold, however trifling it may be. But his credulity, in particular, seems to have been boundless, and is remarkable even for the credulous age in which he lived. He appears to have believed, without question, every thing which was told him; and, believing it, has carefully recorded it.’
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The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, Illustrated by Appropriate Figures, displaying their Dress, Tartans, Arms, Armorial Insignia, and Social Occupations, from Original Sketches by R. R. McIan. With accompanying Description and Historical Memoranda of Character, Mode of Life, &c. &c. -
James Logan, R. R. McIan (illustrator)
1845-1847 - Ackermann and Co., Strand - First Folio Edition
First editions of the first illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional Scottish tartans. Scarce, massive and in the publisher’s original large folio bindings with the motto of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Nemo me impune lacessit to the ornate gilt covers. Housed in bespoke slipcases.
Containing seventy-two magnificent hand-coloured lithographic plates, and two colour chromolithograph titles with the coat of arms of the different Scottish clans. McIan and Logan’s extensive research into the clans was in response to Queen Victoria’s interest in her Scottish heritage, the final work being published to celebrate the centenary of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, one of the results being the 1746 Act of Proscription prohibiting the wearing of highland clothing, the second offence of which led to transportation (repealed in 1782).
McIan’s Clans is still considered the finest example of a large number of works on the subject.
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1845-1847 - Ackermann and Co., Strand - First Folio Edition
First editions of the first illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional Scottish tartans. Scarce, massive and in the publisher’s original large folio bindings with the motto of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Nemo me impune lacessit to the ornate gilt covers. Housed in bespoke slipcases.Containing seventy-two magnificent hand-coloured lithographic plates, and two colour chromolithograph titles with the coat of arms of the different Scottish clans. McIan and Logan’s extensive research into the clans was in response to Queen Victoria’s interest in her Scottish heritage, the final work being published to celebrate the centenary of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, one of the results being the 1746 Act of Proscription prohibiting the wearing of highland clothing, the second offence of which led to transportation (repealed in 1782).
McIan’s Clans is still considered the finest example of a large number of works on the subject.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith, Written by Himself and edited by D. M. Moir -
David Macbeth Moir, Charles Martin Hardie (illustrator)
1911 - T. N. Foulis, Edinburgh - First Edition illustrated by Hardie
A finely bound example of this significant work of Scottish literature, first published in 1818, humorous , satirical, a detailed depiction of everyday life in a small Scottish town.
Illustrated by Scottish artist Charles Martin Hardie, with sixteen tipped-in colour plates after oil paintings.
“A reflection on the life of Mansie Wauch, a Scottish tailor who recounts his experiences, adventures, and relationships about the small town in which he lives. Blending humour and poignant commentary on friendship and nostalgia. Written by David Macbeth Moir, a Scottish physician and writer.”
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1911 - T. N. Foulis, Edinburgh - First Edition illustrated by Hardie
A finely bound example of this significant work of Scottish literature, first published in 1818, humorous , satirical, a detailed depiction of everyday life in a small Scottish town.Illustrated by Scottish artist Charles Martin Hardie, with sixteen tipped-in colour plates after oil paintings.
“A reflection on the life of Mansie Wauch, a Scottish tailor who recounts his experiences, adventures, and relationships about the small town in which he lives. Blending humour and poignant commentary on friendship and nostalgia. Written by David Macbeth Moir, a Scottish physician and writer.”
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