1806 Ballads and Lyrical Pieces Sir Walter Scott Edinburgh Second edition

Description: Sir Walter Scott followed up his ballad expeditions of the 1790s with this shorter book of works. According to the “advertisement”, “these ballads have been already published in different collections”, including Scott’s more famous, “Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border”, a collection which was reprinted multiple times and made the reputation of its printer, James Ballantyne. Included are notes and short essays on the background of the various pieces. Includes ‘Thomas the Rhymer’, ‘The Gray Brother’, ‘The Erl King’ and others. The block of this volume is good but the front board has been replaced and is off. There is some spotting inside and evidence of handling. Corners are frayed and exposed. Faded writing on the half-title: illegible for the most part but indicate a parting gift to Emma ? From her cousin James in 1820.Acceptable condition: 8vo: replaced front board in leather with exposed corners and scratches and is a little bit bigger than the board at the rear: spine and back board are leather over paper with marbled back board in green; spine shows evidence of gilt lettering and is banded with embossed details between; corners on back are exposed and chipped: please see photos: yellowing and light foxing with occasional spotting inside: “Ballads and Lyrical Pieces”: Sir Walter Scott: Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme in London: Archibald Constable and Co. in Edinburgh: Second Edition: 1806. FORN-Shelf-559-RAREB1806ADEA

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