London: James Fraser. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and soiled. Loss to spine. Cracked and detached. Foxing and soiling within. 1836. First Edition. Original buff paper cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 124pp ads. . James Fraser unknown
Salzburg & Furzeham: Universitat Salzburg/Ember Press 1982. First edition. 142 pp. Fine in glossy printed wrappers; a trade paperback original. Stamped “Review Copy†on the front cover. Salzburg & Furzeham: Universitat Salzburg/Ember Press, paperback
Salzburg & Furzeham: Universitat Salzburg/Ember Press 1982. First edition. 142 pp. Fine in glossy printed wrappers; a trade paperback original. Stamped “Review Copy†on the front cover. Salzburg & Furzeham: Universitat Salzburg/Ember Press, paperback books
Edinburgh: William Blackwood 1832. 1st Edition NCBEL III 269. Original publisher's deep purple cloth with boards stamped in blind & gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Yellow eps. Square & tight. Spine sunned. A VG copy. 6 ii 379 1 blank pp. Crown 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>Hogg was the ambitious son of a poor Scottish farmer almost entirely self-educated who read books & composed poems as he tended sheep hence the subsequent sobriquet. Some of his early efforts came to the attention of Walter Scott who became something of a patron. In 1810 he left the countryside for Edinburgh desirous of making his literary fortune whereat shortly thereafter he wrote The Queen's Wake 1813 which no less a critic than Lord Byron admired & recommended to his own publisher John Murray. Hogg went on to become the best known "rustic" Scottish poet after Burns lionized prolific and like many in his profession almost eternally in debt. William Blackwood hardcover
Edinburgh: William Blackwood 1832. 1st Edition NCBEL III 269. Original publisher's deep purple cloth with boards stamped in blind & gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Yellow eps. Square & tight. Spine sunned. A VG copy. 6 ii 379 1 blank pp. Crown 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>Hogg was the ambitious son of a poor Scottish farmer almost entirely self-educated who read books & composed poems as he tended sheep hence the subsequent sobriquet. Some of his early efforts came to the attention of Walter Scott who became something of a patron. In 1810 he left the countryside for Edinburgh desirous of making his literary fortune whereat shortly thereafter he wrote The Queen's Wake 1813 which no less a critic than Lord Byron admired & recommended to his own publisher John Murray. Hogg went on to become the best known "rustic" Scottish poet after Burns lionized prolific and like many in his profession almost eternally in debt. William Blackwood hardcover books
Hexham: J Catherall & Co. G: in Good condition without dust jacket as issued. Covers marked. Some light browning within. 1923. Reprint. Card cover. 180mm x 120mm 7" x 5". 16pp. Photograph of the Long Pack Gravestone in Bellingham. . J Catherall & Co unknown
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1864. 8vos. 2 volumes; VG; 3/4 bound with brown cloth boards dark green leather; paneled spines with two labels one brown and one red each with gilt lettering other compartments have a gilt cross; mild foxing primarily to endpapers; front pastedowns of each volume have a small bookplate; very mild shelfwear; each volume has two parts each with separate title pages and pagination; contains a series of 71 imaginary colloquies that appeared in Blackwood's Magazine from 1822 to 1835. Primarily written by Professor John Wilson other contributors helped primarily towards the beginning; shelved above sociology. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. <br/><br/> William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
New York: Redfield 1857. Five volume set Tooled cloth hardcovers 1857 previous owner's bookplates in each volume Frontispiece Engravings with tissue in each volume foxing and spotting on interior pages and soiling on fore-edges. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Mackenzie R. Shelton. Redfield Hardcover
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1864. 8vos. 2 volumes; VG; 3/4 bound with brown cloth boards dark green leather; paneled spines with two labels one brown and one red each with gilt lettering other compartments have a gilt cross; mild foxing primarily to endpapers; front pastedowns of each volume have a small bookplate; very mild shelfwear; each volume has two parts each with separate title pages and pagination; contains a series of 71 imaginary colloquies that appeared in Blackwood's Magazine from 1822 to 1835. Primarily written by Professor John Wilson other contributors helped primarily towards the beginning; shelved above sociology. 1288228. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. William Blackwood and Sons unknown books