AYTOUN, William Edmondstoune (1813-1865), [PATON, Sir Joseph Noel and Waller H, illustrators]Biblio.com
Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
72362Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1870. Poetry FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED a later edition. Quarto 26 x 19cm pp.12 268 2. With frequent wood engraved vignettes by the Patons. Contemporary red full straight-grained morocco by RAMAGE of London with raised bands gilt titles and decoration to spine and gilt armorial decoration to boards including coloured on-lays. All edges gilt and marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle to turn-ins. Plain bookplate of J.E.A. Steggall Dundee to front pastedown. Two previous catalogue descriptions pasted to title page and gently toned throughout otherwise internally crisp and clean. Light general wear to binding. Very good. Two verse collections first published together in 1849. One contains martial lays of Scottish battle-tragedies and heroes laid low; the other is miscellaneous and largely Classical in subject. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870 unknown
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