[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads. Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1806.
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[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads. Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1806.
3 volumes, 8vo (213 x 127 mm). Contemporary blue morocco gilt, edges gilt, concealing FORE-EDGE paintings of the Scottish Highlands, the ruins of a medieval church and a city scene (some light chipping to corners and spine). Provenance: Charles Sorase Dickins (armorial bookplates). Third edition. [Tipped in:] SCOTT, Walter, Sir. Autograph note signed ("Walter Scott").
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