A Scots Anthology from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (Signed Copy, Signed By Eric Linklater and Allan C Fraser of The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club)

John W Oliver, and J C Smith (editors), title page design by Joan Hassall.

Published by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1949

About this Item

First edition, hardback. 19.5 × 12.5cm, 518pp. This copy has a prize label to the ffep from The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club which has been signed by Eric Linklater (as President), Allan C Frazer (as Secretary) and another member of the Council whose name I can't decipher. A collection of verse in Scots (as popposed to an anthology of Scottish poems) starting with anonymous verse of the 1300s through to poets born in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Also includes a glossary of early Scots and modern Scots. Condition: A good solid copy, though the spine has a water-stain and is faded, and a few spots of fraying to the rear joint. The contents are very good.

Seller Inventory # 009951

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Scots Anthology from the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century (Signed Copy, Signed By Eric Linklater and Allan C Fraser of The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club)
• Publisher: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1949
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by notable previous own