Duncan and August Macdougall (2 results)

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Significant wear, age discolouration, foxing and loose binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tight Binding. J. M. Dent & Co., London, and E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1907, as dated on the title page. Printing not explicitly identified in the supplied photographs. Hardcover in pale olive cloth with gilt lettering and decorative floral and heart motifs on the front cover and spine. Covers show rubbing, uneven discoloration, scattered spots, soiling, and surface marks, particularly on the rear board. Spine lettering is faded. Corners and spine ends show wear, with minor fraying. Page edges are unevenly trimmed and age-toned. Photographed interior pages show toning, scattered spotting, and some creasing. Cracking is visible along the front inner gutter. Title page printed in red and black within a ruled border. Please Zoom Photos. DESCRIPTION A 1907 anthology gathering English, Scottish, and Irish songs, lyrics, ballads, and verse concerning love, courtship, and marriage. Its title emphasizes the comic and whimsical aspects of romance, while the photographed preliminary quotations draw upon Alexander Brome, Sir John Suckling, James Hogg, and George Wither. Edited by Duncan Macdougall and Augusta "Pakie" Macdougall, credited here as "August Macdougall," the collection also has an interesting connection to theatrical and literary history. Duncan later established Sydney's Playbox Society, with Augusta serving as its secretary. Augusta subsequently founded Pakie's Club in Sydney. The decorative cloth binding, incorporating floral tendrils and hearts, complements the anthology's subject, while the red-and-black title page adds typographic interest. An appealing period volume for collectors of British and Irish poetry, romantic verse, literary anthologies, and decorative Edwardian bindings.…