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Select Remains of the Ancient Popular and Romance Poetry of Scotland


David Laing (editor)


William Blackwood and Sons 1885

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Good  | 

Collection of medieval Scottish Poetry including The Taill of Rauf Coilyear (The Tale of Ralph the Collier); John the Reeve; Defense of the Scots; orfeo and heurodis (Sir Orfeo) and others (see images for contents). Reproduced in the original middle english with scots dialect. Each with an explanation and introduction. With general introduction by Laing. Tissue-guarded frontisportrait. Page edges rough cut. 8vo. (230x280mm) [xxxviii] 411pp. EX-LIBRARY with tags to front end-papers and stamp to reverse of title page, otherwise free of markings. Rubbing to extremities, and wear to front cover. Tanning to page edges. Binding sound and contents clean. Good.