Chapbooks--Scotland.

Comprising examples published in Airdrie: J. & J. Neil (1); Edinburgh: Caw & Elder (5), J. Clarke & Co. (1), "for the Booksellers" (1), Oliver & Boyd (9), J. Robertson (1), G. Ross (12); Glasgow: "for the Booksellers" (29), R. Hutchinson (1), Lumsden & Son (14), J. Lumsden & Son (27), J. Neil (1), [no publisher] (1), Orr & Sons (1), Francis Orr & Sons (1), Orr and Sons (1), A. Paterson (1), J. and M. Robertson (1); [no place]: "for the booksellers" (2); Paisley: G. Caldwell & Co. (2), Caldwell and Son (3), G. Caldwell Jun (1), G. Caldwell (3); Stirling: E. Johnstone (1), W. Macnie (2); together with 2 unidentified publishers (and one published in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Bowman), numerous woodcuts, mostly in original wrappers, a few in bound collections, spotting and browning, occasional wear and loss--together with 1 reference work (c.126)

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This lot includes a copy of The Natural History of Four Footed Beasts. Glasgow: J. and Mr. Robertson, 1791, 49 woodcuts, original floral boards