{"product_id":"a-sammelband-of-scotch-stories-by-james-smith-author-inscribed-presentation-copy-with-manuscript-verse-1875","title":"A Sammelband of ‘Scotch Stories’, by James Smith. Author inscribed Presentation Copy with Manuscript Verse, 1875","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attractive and uncommon sammelband of four works of Scottish humour, dialect stories and verse by James Smith, published by John Menzies \u0026amp; Co. in 1875. Written in the lively Scots vernacular and intended in part for public recital, the collection brings together humorous anecdotes, character sketches and dialogues reflecting nineteenth-century Scottish popular culture and storytelling traditions. Of particular interest is the author's personal presentation to James Wilkie, with two manuscript inscriptions, including a signed and dated dedication and four lines of original handwritten Scots verse. Handsomely bound in gilt-decorated green leather with all edges gilt, this is a particularly appealing association copy of Smith's popular Scottish writings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eThis interesting volume is a sammelband of works by James Smith and comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHumorous Scotch Stories, \u0026amp;c. Adapted for Recital. Tenth edition; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJenny Blair’s Maunderings (Adapted for Recital). Illustrated by William Ballingall. Fourth edition; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHabbie and Madge; A Series of Scottish Dialogues. Third Edition; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePeggy Pinkerton’s Recollections And Other Stories. Second edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll published by John Menzies \u0026amp; Co., Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1875.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2745\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA scarce inscribed copy of this work by the author. A presentation copy to a ‘James Wilkie’, inscribed to the first free endpapers as being “with the author’s kind regards” and on the following blank, a fuller inscription to the same recipient and signed with the author’s name, and dated to 1875. He also provides \u003cspan\u003efour lines of manuscript Scots verse in the author's hand, apparently alluding to his character Tibbieleerie. We have been unable to identify any published source of these lines:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2745\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eOnly a son o' Labour's countless throng; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Auld Toun Lintie, wi' a hamely sang; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd noo-and-then a screed o' Tibbieleerie, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo lighten dowie hearts, and mak' them cheerie\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003eA very good green leather hardback with gilt decoration and the spine with raised bands, tooled decoration, and with the title ‘Scotch Stories, J Smith’. Covers with light wear a bumping and spine a little sunned. With gilt dentelles to inner covers. Soundly bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003eText pages are bright and clean throughout, with gilt edges to text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003eText in English. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3639\"\u003e80pp + 80pp + [viii + 9-127pp + (1)] + 96pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3778\"\u003eDimensions: approximately 166mm high x 111mm wide x 25mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3780\" data-end=\"3818\"\u003eWeight: approximately 327g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"7c4puz\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3820\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56406898934145,"sku":"LAN10449","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/ASammelbandof_ScotchStories_byJamesSmith.AuthorinscribedPresentationCopy_1875IMG_8259A.jpg?v=1792417916","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/a-sammelband-of-scotch-stories-by-james-smith-author-inscribed-presentation-copy-with-manuscript-verse-1875","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}