Popular Ballads and Songs, From Tradition, Manuscripts, and Scarce Editions; with Translations of Similar Pieces From the Danish Language, and a Few Originals by the Editor (2 vols)
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1806. First edition. Hardcover. Octavos. Vol.1: (xix) 352pp. Vol.2: (iii) 409. Green 3/4 calf over marbled boards, with gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Raised bands. All edges marbled. The work is a historically significant attempt to collect many of the most popular Scottish folks ballads and..... More