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1853rif. AQ21538s.l.: s.n. 1853. 2pp 2. Single folded sheet. Two horizontal folds manuscript docket title to verso. Lightly creased and dust-soiled. An apparently unrecorded pamphlet detailing nine regulations to ensure the safety of prisoners in custody in Scottish gaols e.g. 'Prisoners sentenced to Transportation and those committed for Trial shall not be employed in the menial offices of the Prison under any circumstances'. Not located in OCLC or COPAC. . Quarto. [s.n.] unknown
rif. 14100Lawers Strathearn Scotland. All three paid on 26 December 1842. The three documents in good condition on lightly-aged paper. ONE: 'Note of Men employed in the Village of Comrie by Orders of Mrs. R. Williamson of Lavers - to join the Lavers Company for hir sic Majesty the Queen'. on reverse 'Lawers Thos Biccarton for Men attending during the Queens Visit £1 . 19/- paid 26 Decr. 1842'. Beneath this in pencil in a later hand: 'Queen Victoria visit to Strathearn Sept 10 1842'. 1p. 4to. With some words in red ink. Mainly comprising a table of 29 names days wages due of men 'Attending the Lawers Company'. Between them the men worked 26 days and received a total of £1 19s 0d 1s 6d each. Beneath the table signed 'Thos. Biccarton' is the receipt proper: 'By orders of Mrs. R. Williamson 1842 All paid by T. B. on 10th Septr. Lawers I do hererby acknowledge to have Received from H. G. Watson Esqr. Factor for Lawers Estate the Sum of one Pound Nineteen Shillings Stg this being full pay due to the annexed Acct. for 26 men attending of Lawers in honor & Loyalty for her Majesty the Queen passing through Lawers Grounds on Saturday the 10th day of Septr. 1842 And for the above sum receipt is hereby discharged by me'. TWO: Receipt signed by 'Daniel Mc.Gregor' for 'Expense erecting triumphall arches for Her Majesty'. 1p landscape 12mo. Naming five men and recording the money paid to them. Docketted on reverse: 'Lawers D McGregor for Sundries £1. 14 . 8 pd 26 Dec 1842'. THREE: on reverse 'Lawers John McRorie for putting up Triumphal Arches £0 . 7s 6d paid 26 Dec 1843'. On slip of paper. Signed receipt by McRorie for a 7s 6d 'Attested by James MCulloch'. This was the Queen's first visit to Scotland. See The Times 12 September 1842 for an extended report of this part of the Queen's visit. [Lawers, Strathearn, Scotland.] All three paid on 26 December 1842. unknown
rif. 8805Jahrgang XXVII. Heft 4. April 1928. Alfred Runge & Eduard Scotland, Konrad Wittmann, Hans Schumacher Très bon état.
rif. 74479c.1920. . Silver gelatin print. Very good tonal range and in good condition pasted on card. [c.1920]. unknown
1903rif. List2990Dover and Chatham Ontario; Edinburgh and Blairgowrie Scotland 1903. Seventy-eight pieces: seven 2.5 x 4" photographs mounted on heavy cardstock; with seventeen letters from Alexander to James Macfarlane fifty-two from James to Alexander Macfarlane and two from others to Alexander Macfarlane. Fourteen from 1853-1882; eleven from 1883-1885; thirteen from 1886; twelve from 1887; thirteen from 1888; eight from 1889-1903. Sorted chronologically. Envelopes good to very good; letters generally near fine. Alexander Macfarlane 1851-1913 was a Scottish physicist mathematician and logician. He earned a D.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh in 1878; following this he would teach at the University of St. Andrews the University of Edinburgh the University of Texas at Austin and Lehigh University. Macfarlane earned a number of accolades including elections to many scientific and mathematical societies and an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan. After his retirement in 1894 Alexander Macfarlane moved to a farm in Ontario left to him by his uncle James who is his correspondent herein. Much less is known about James Macfarlane; born in Scotland in 1806 he immigrated to North America by way of New York in 1835. He purchased land in Dover Township now Chatham Ontario in 1853 and was elected the town's reeve in 1879. At the time of this correspondence he was a farmer by occupation. The photographs in the collection-portraits of unknown individuals-are likely his as they are from photography studios in the Brantford and Toronto area and seem to date from before Alexander Macfarlane's arrival in the colony. James Macfarlane's letters to his nephew mainly written between 1886 and 1889 give detailed descriptions of farm life and logistics in 19th-century Ontario. He grew corn wheat beans clover and hay raised pigs and cows and kept a number of workhorses alongside a few seasonal employees. The elder Macfarlane describes the state of his crops the health of his animals and especially his finances taxes and employees' wages; he writes of "a constant fear of running aground" March 17 1887. However he also occasionally discusses academic or political affairs - it is unclear what education Macfarlane had or what political experience besides his reeveship but from his writing it seems not insignificant. One prohibition-related incident in 1887 especially stands out: "During the night between last Saturday & Sunday there was a dynamite explosion in front of the handsome residence of H. Cummings Esq. of Chatham - damage but no one hurt. It is believed it was the doing of the Chatham grogocracy - Mr. C. favours prohibition - Tories do not". August 10 1887 This letter dates the incident to late on the 6th or early on the 7th of August 1887; we do not find the explosion mentioned in local newspapers from the time. Alexander Macfarlane's letters which comprise most of the earlier letters in the group focus on his burgeoning academic career. In 1882 when the majority of his letters were written he had applied and was waiting to hear about a position as Chair of Mathematics at University College Dundee now the University of Dundee which was then just being formed. Besides occasional discussions of work in which he is currently engaged Macfarlane writes about his tactics for bettering his chances at the Chair; for example: "I have just received some information which indicates that I shall have an excellent chance of being successful. Rev. Mr. Tait who was our minister before he left Blairgowrie for Newport opposite Dundee happens to be a very intimate friend of the founder of the College Miss Baxter of Balgavies. I saw from the first that it would be important to secure his cooperation; he has been very active in his support. Recently he was staying at Balgavies and when the College was discussed he spoke highly in my favour. He has persuaded Miss Baxter to take some active steps in my favour. Copies of all the applications etc. are sent to her which seems to indicate that a proposed appointment is submitted to her for approval." September 19 1882 The wait is difficult for Macfarlane and he frequently comments with displeasure on related workplace politics. For instance he is upset by the choice of William Peterson-whom he describes as "a fop" October 3 1882-for Principal of the new university: "Peterson had this advantage that many of the electors had a bias in favour of a Classical man for the office of Principal. He got only a second class at Oxford. I say nothing on the subject but I have heard others express an opinion that a mistake has been made." August 13 1882 And later: "Most people express themselves as greatly surprised at the choice the Dundee Council made of a Principal. My theory of the matter is that Professor Donaldson with the view of furthering his own candidature wished to ingratiate himself with Professor Sellars after he saw that Mr Porter would not be accepted by the Council. I feel that the Council may do anything as they seem nearly incapable of forming an independent opinion." September 27 1882 When he does not receive the Chair Macfarlane shares his thoughts with his uncle about the state of Scottish Universities especially that they "have no reputation for scholarship" and that the Scottish people "need not expect learning to flourish at their Universities" November 23 1882. Of course Macfarlane's career turned out fine despite this setback; in 1895 he tells James not unfairly that "I am considered one of the foremost thinkers of the day in the field of exact science" March 21. Overall a look at the lives and activities of an uncle and nephew with extremely different careers; of interest both to scholars of Ontario history and farming and to historians of science and higher education. unknown
1863rif. 6706Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers 1863. First edition. 16x10cm 8pp. Unbound folded sheets in very good condition with some toning and light wear. Uncommon Scottish chapbook being a ballad in prose and poem describing the murder of Miss Jane Henderson by her lover Robert Johnstone with a knife. . Printed for the Booksellers unknown
1873rif. 46421Kirkwall Orkney Scotland 1873. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy. 56 pp. 4to. A rare daily diary from April 14th 1873 to January 27th 1874 detailing the weather storms the growing of crops cattle shipments plantings the comings & goings of the islanders of ships some large mostly smaller Reaper class to & from Inverness Edinburgh Wales and beyond including the author's trip to Edinburgh concerning the author's acceptance as clerk treasurer and officer of the board of the church. The journal ends with his note that he "must down to Kara Are of Kara and brake the sad news to his sister about a death.and followed by "moderate wind with a slight drizzling rain." A wealth of information on a remote area of the Orkney Islands. unknown
1903rif. List2990Dover and Chatham Ontario; Edinburgh and Blairgowrie Scotland 1903. Seventy-eight pieces: seven 2.5 x 4" photographs mounted on heavy cardstock; with seventeen letters from Alexander to James Macfarlane fifty-two from James to Alexander Macfarlane and two from others to Alexander Macfarlane. Fourteen from 1853-1882; eleven from 1883-1885; thirteen from 1886; twelve from 1887; thirteen from 1888; eight from 1889-1903. Sorted chronologically. Envelopes good to very good; letters generally near fine. Alexander Macfarlane 1851-1913 was a Scottish physicist mathematician and logician. He earned a D.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh in 1878; following this he would teach at the University of St. Andrews the University of Edinburgh the University of Texas at Austin and Lehigh University. Macfarlane earned a number of accolades including elections to many scientific and mathematical societies and an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan. After his retirement in 1894 Alexander Macfarlane moved to a farm in Ontario left to him by his uncle James who is his correspondent herein. Much less is known about James Macfarlane; born in Scotland in 1806 he immigrated to North America by way of New York in 1835. He purchased land in Dover Township now Chatham Ontario in 1853 and was elected the town's reeve in 1879. At the time of this correspondence he was a farmer by occupation. The photographs in the collection-portraits of unknown individuals-are likely his as they are from photography studios in the Brantford and Toronto area and seem to date from before Alexander Macfarlane's arrival in the colony. James Macfarlane's letters to his nephew mainly written between 1886 and 1889 give detailed descriptions of farm life and logistics in 19th-century Ontario. He grew corn wheat beans clover and hay raised pigs and cows and kept a number of workhorses alongside a few seasonal employees. The elder Macfarlane describes the state of his crops the health of his animals and especially his finances taxes and employees' wages; he writes of "a constant fear of running aground" March 17 1887. However he also occasionally discusses academic or political affairs - it is unclear what education Macfarlane had or what political experience besides his reeveship but from his writing it seems not insignificant. One prohibition-related incident in 1887 especially stands out: "During the night between last Saturday & Sunday there was a dynamite explosion in front of the handsome residence of H. Cummings Esq. of Chatham - damage but no one hurt. It is believed it was the doing of the Chatham grogocracy - Mr. C. favours prohibition - Tories do not". August 10 1887 This letter dates the incident to late on the 6th or early on the 7th of August 1887; we do not find the explosion mentioned in local newspapers from the time. Alexander Macfarlane's letters which comprise most of the earlier letters in the group focus on his burgeoning academic career. In 1882 when the majority of his letters were written he had applied and was waiting to hear about a position as Chair of Mathematics at University College Dundee now the University of Dundee which was then just being formed. Besides occasional discussions of work in which he is currently engaged Macfarlane writes about his tactics for bettering his chances at the Chair; for example: "I have just received some information which indicates that I shall have an excellent chance of being successful. Rev. Mr. Tait who was our minister before he left Blairgowrie for Newport opposite Dundee happens to be a very intimate friend of the founder of the College Miss Baxter of Balgavies. I saw from the first that it would be important to secure his cooperation; he has been very active in his support. Recently he was staying at Balgavies and when the College was discussed he spoke highly in my favour. He has persuaded Miss Baxter to take some active steps in my favour. Copies of all the applications etc. are sent to her which seems to indicate that a proposed appointment is submitted to her for approval." September 19 1882 The wait is difficult for Macfarlane and he frequently comments with displeasure on related workplace politics. For instance he is upset by the choice of William Peterson-whom he describes as "a fop" October 3 1882-for Principal of the new university: "Peterson had this advantage that many of the electors had a bias in favour of a Classical man for the office of Principal. He got only a second class at Oxford. I say nothing on the subject but I have heard others express an opinion that a mistake has been made." August 13 1882 And later: "Most people express themselves as greatly surprised at the choice the Dundee Council made of a Principal. My theory of the matter is that Professor Donaldson with the view of furthering his own candidature wished to ingratiate himself with Professor Sellars after he saw that Mr Porter would not be accepted by the Council. I feel that the Council may do anything as they seem nearly incapable of forming an independent opinion." September 27 1882 When he does not receive the Chair Macfarlane shares his thoughts with his uncle about the state of Scottish Universities especially that they "have no reputation for scholarship" and that the Scottish people "need not expect learning to flourish at their Universities" November 23 1882. Of course Macfarlane's career turned out fine despite this setback; in 1895 he tells James not unfairly that "I am considered one of the foremost thinkers of the day in the field of exact science" March 21. Overall a look at the lives and activities of an uncle and nephew with extremely different careers; of interest both to scholars of Ontario history and farming and to historians of science and higher education. unknown books
1873rif. 46421Kirkwall Orkney Scotland 1873. Paper wrappers. A near fine copy. 56 pp. 4to. A rare daily diary from April 14th 1873 to January 27th 1874 detailing the weather storms the growing of crops cattle shipments plantings the comings & goings of the islanders of ships some large mostly smaller Reaper class to & from Inverness Edinburgh Wales and beyond including the author's trip to Edinburgh concerning the author's acceptance as clerk treasurer and officer of the board of the church. The journal ends with his note that he "must down to Kara Are of Kara and brake the sad news to his sister about a death.and followed by "moderate wind with a slight drizzling rain." A wealth of information on a remote area of the Orkney Islands. unknown books
1693rif. AQ21131Edinburgh: Printed by the Successors of Andrew Anderson 1693. Single leaf broadside. Edges uncut. Horizontal tear and some loss to head - not touching text. The sole edition of a broadside concerning arrangements for recruiting a militia force of 2975 as promised under an Act issued by Charles II in 1663 entitled An Humble Tender to His Sacred Majesty of the Duty and Loyalty of His ancient Kingdom of Scotland for the protection of the nation. ESTC records copies at three locations in the British Isles NAS NLS and Signet and one further in North America Folger. ESTC R229987 Wing S1674. Dimensions 370 x 300 mm. Printed by the Successors of Andrew Anderson unknown
1848rif. 97631848. Full Leather. Good binding. 5-1/4" x 3-3/8." 108 pp. Full brown leather over flexible boards. Vertical red rules for accounting printed on each page. 1-3/8" strip of leather neatly removed from the fore-edge of the front cover; occasional ink spotting and minor stains throughout; toned leaves with a few creases; faded pencil calculations to pastedowns. Interesting mid-19th century farm ledger apparently from eastern Scotland possibly Inverurie or Aberdeen recorded during the great famines in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. The currency symbols at the top of the expense and income columns appear to be in pounds shilling and pence and various place and personal names which appear repeatedly in the text – i.e. Commercial Co. of Port Elfinston sic Aberdeen Wm. Duncan et al – lead to our deducing this locale. Although the ledger is anonymous the names of Robert Frasier Brach and James Dugard appear possibly as business clients as do the names of the recorder's many temporary workers. These workers usually hired around the planting and harvesting season are both male and female and include Mary Ellice Jas Marr George Dugard Wm. Duncan Alex Burr and many others. Extensively detailed and highly readable this ledger document the many expenses and income sources of a working farm showing precise amounts for equipment scythes and carts feature prominently horses bolls of meal barrels of lime whisky and various other sundries. The farm's produce relied heavily on grains especially corn and barley just as the Corn Laws were being heatedly debated in Parliament and its overall diversity demonstrates the crop diversity that allowed eastern Scotland and the Lowlands to evade the ravages of the potato blight; plots and crops for planting the "slack land" are also demarcated. Charts showing daily employee wages are also of special note. Overall a unique useful and well-maintained agricultural document concurrent with and standing in stark contrast to the devastation occurring in the western portion of the country and Ireland at that time. unknown
1638rif. 143649Amsterdam: Henricus Hondius and Jan Janssonius 1638. Very Good. Amsterdam Henricus Hondius and Jan Janssonius circa 1638/ 1630. A hand-coloured engraved map printed surface 368 × 540 mm sheet size approximately 490 × 570 mm with letterpress text in Latin on the verso headed 'Lauden sive Lothien'. With the imprint 'Henricus Hondius excudit'. Vertical centrefold crease as issued; light tanning; small creases to bottom corners well clear of the printed surface; old guard mounted on the verso; an excellent copy with ample margins. An attractive map of the shires of Lothian and Linlithgow from the Latin edition of the famous Mercator-Hondius-Jansson atlas 'Atlas Novus sive Descriptio Geographica Totius Orbis Terrarum' 1636-1638 following the pioneering surveys of Scottish cartographer Timothy Pont. It was first published in Hondius' 1630 edition of Mercator's atlas with the imprint giving credit to Hendrik's father Joost de Hondt: 'Jodocus Hondius caelavit sumptibus Andrae Hart'. Interestingly the plate was likely engraved as early as 1603 which would explains the imprint and the dedication to James I and VI. Henricus Hondius and Jan Janssonius unknown
1745rif. AQ18304Edinburgh: s.n. 1745. 8pp. Bound with: Historical Reprints. - II. Duke Hamilton's Conditions for Surrendering himself with all the Officers and Souldiers under his command. s.i. Printed for R. B. 1648. 8pp. And: Historical Reprints. - VI. The affairs of scotland in 1689: being A Collection of MS. Accounts of dundee's campaign From the Papers of Mr. Nairne Under Secretary to King James II. from 1688 to 1701. s.i. s.n. s.d. 39pp 1. And: Historical Reprints. - IX. The impostor painted in his own colours; or The base Birth and Parentage of the Chevalier De St George alias the pretender. London. Printed by J. Read s.d. 16pp. And: Historical Reprints. - XV. Two Important State Papers. I. Sir Walter Mildmay's Opinion concerning the Keeping of the Queen of Scots. II. A Letter from the Earl of Leicester to the Earl of Sussex concerning the Queen of Scots. 1569. Edinburgh. Privately printed 1886. 20pp. And: Historical Reprints. - XVI. The earl of hertford's expedition Against Scotland. 1544. Edinburgh. Privately printed 1886. 23pp 1. And: Historical Reprints. - XVIII. An answer to the Second Manifesto of the Pretender's eldest Son. London. Printed for M. Cooper 1746. 42pp. 12mo. Recent blue buckram printed paper lettering-piece. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Internally immaculate. A sammelband of seven late nineteenth-century reprints each limited to 250 copies 200 small-paper copies 50 large-paper copies of pamphlets relating to the history and governance of Scotland - including the defeat of Royalist supporter James Hamilton 1st Duke of Hamilton 1606-1649 by the forces of Cromwell; the campaign of John Graham 1st Viscount Dundee 1648-1689 during the Jacobite rising of 1689; and the imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots at Windsor Castle. . [s.n.] hardcover
1719rif. 143633Amsterdam: L'Honoré et Chatelain 1719. Very Good. Amsterdam L'Honoré et Chatelain 1719. An engraved map printed surface 353 × 463 mm sheet size approximately 455 × 520 mm. Vertical centrefold crease as issued; a few faint spots; light creases and a few tiny closed tears about the edges well clear of the printed surface; a very good copy. From Chatelain's 'Atlas historique ou Nouvelle introduction à l'histoire à la chronologie & à la Geographie ancienne & moderne .'. With an inset map of the Orkney Islands. L'Honoré et Chatelain unknown
1844rif. 019816London Edinburgh & Glasgow: A. Fullarton & Co @1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing to a few plates but most plates clean. Rubbing to spine edges and corners. Very Good. Two small folio 8-1/2" x 10-5/8" volumes bound in half brown morocco leather and cloth with matching leather corners gilt-decorated and lettered spines marbled edges. Illustrated with a steel-engraved title page and 79 steel-engraved views. Apparently lacking the printed title page and half-title page A. Fullarton & Co hardcover
1844rif. 019816London Edinburgh & Glasgow: A. Fullarton & Co @1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing to a few plates but most plates clean. Rubbing to spine edges and corners. Very Good. Two small folio 8-1/2" x 10-5/8" volumes bound in half brown morocco leather and cloth with matching leather corners gilt-decorated and lettered spines marbled edges. Illustrated with a steel-engraved title page and 79 steel-engraved views. Apparently lacking the printed title page and half-title page A. Fullarton & Co hardcover books
1839rif. 001823London: George Virtue 1839. Hardcover. Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good. W. H. Bartlett. Two quarto 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" volumes bound in one full gilt-decorated morocco leather volume. Illustrated with two steel-engaved title pages three portraits and 84 engraved views and engravings after paintings. Many of the engravings are views by W. H. Bartlett. There is no printed title page though there are two engraved title pages. No information could be found for this particular title which is similar to Wilson's book issued the next year. George Virtue hardcover
1839rif. 001823London: George Virtue 1839. Hardcover. Scattered foxing but most plates clean. Spine worn some splitting joints but covers tight. Overall Very Good. W. H. Bartlett. Two quarto 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" volumes bound in one full gilt-decorated morocco leather volume. Illustrated with two steel-engaved title pages three portraits and 84 engraved views and engravings after paintings. Many of the engravings are views by W. H. Bartlett. There is no printed title page though there are two engraved title pages. No information could be found for this particular title which is similar to Wilson's book issued the next year. George Virtue hardcover books
1597rif. D16825Edinburgh: Robert Walde-Grave 1597. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folding genealogical table. 4 of 5 162; 178; 100 leaves; lacks the engraved additional title and folding genealogical table. Folio 269x182 mm old calf rebacked endpapers renewed; preliminaries heavily soiled and rehinged with marginal restoration not affecting text mostly marginal soiling elsewhere. Repair in blank outer margin of f4-6 and g4 final 2 leaves toned and stained with blank lower half of last leaf excised and restored. Early marginalia enhances this volume the second edition revised of a collection originally published in 1566. STC 21877. Bound with: The Lawes and Acts of Parliament made by the most Excellent and Mighty King and Monarch James . . . Since His Majesties XV. Parliament the XIX. of December 1597. 2 105 1 pages. Edinburgh: Evan Tyler 1647. Wing S1264A. and: The XXIII Parliament of our most High and Dread Soveraine James . . . halden at Edinburgh the 4. Day of August 1621. Edinburgh: Thomas Finlason 1621. Woodcut portrait of James I on title verso. 2 34 leaves. STC 21900. A fine sammelband. Robert Walde-Grave hardcover
rif. 231801885. Leaflet 4pp. folio bifolium with occasional MS correction elision and addition. Proposals listed as "1. To extend the Annual and Weekly Close Time; 2. To remodel District Fishery Boards.; 3. To give power to the Secretary of State to combine or divide Fishery Districts to vary or elided "and" added in MS extend the statutor Close Time and to alter or amend Bye-laws fixing the Estuary of any river; 4. To restrict the use on the sea-coast of the fixed engines presently employed for taking salmon and to abolish these engines near the mouths and estuaries of rivers." No other copy of this Memorial draft or otherwise has yet been traced. 1885 hardcover
1774rif. AQ12340Edinburgh: Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochrane 1774. 2 70pp 2. With an engraved title-page. Recent plain paper wraps printed paper lettering piece. Very minor wear to extremities. Title a trifle soiled and chipped lightly foxed. An historical record of the missionary work undertaken in Scotland by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge primarily concerning the state of education in the country as a whole and the Highlands in particular. Intriguingly there is included a chapter on the Society's proceedings on the eastern seaboard of America relating their attempts at converting members of the Indian nations both in terms of their successes and the difficulties encountered. ESTC T82929. First edition. Quarto. Printed by A. Murray and J. Cochrane paperback
rif. 41658Rouen, Mégard, 1863, in 12, cartonnage papier décoré de l'éditeur, 240 pages ; gravures hors-texte ; rousseurs ; mouillure angulaire en tête de toutes les pages ; ccartonnage défraichi, mors fendus.
rif. 23918Victorian photographic print of illustration ‘signed’ ‘Kate Kennedy pinxit / 1871’. The tradition of this annual day of revels at Scotland's oldest university St Andrews is said to date back to the fifteenth century and is said to commemorate the visits of a lady Katharine Kennedy to her uncle Bishop Kennedy of St Andrews every Spring. 9 x 5 cm sepia photographic print of illustration laid down on 10.5 x 6 cm piece of card and clearly made in the nineteenth century. In fair condition lightly aged. As part of the print at bottom right: ‘Kate Kennedy pinxit / 1871’. On reverse in pencil: ‘D of Fa / K K Day / St A Professors / J S Mill’ The photograph is of a drawing of eight middle-aged men presumably St Andrews professors dancing and playing musical instruments in a semi-circle around a ninth dressed as a tumbler and standing on his head. Each of the heads in the illustration is a cut-out from a photographic portrait laid down on the page and drawn around. The last figure on the left is a skeleton and the last on the right crouching and playing a drum has a serpent’s tail. See image. Victorian photographic print of illustration ‘signed’ ‘Kate Kennedy pinxit / 1871’. unknown
First Edition, half-title, [2], 22 pp., a little dusty, disbound.
Second Edition, half-title, [4], 5-24pp., disbound.
