WITH THE BANNATYNE RULES PRINTED ON VELLUM
Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications. January M.DCCC.XXX.
[Edinburgh?].
[s.n.], 1830.
12pp.
[Bound with:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications. Edinburgh. Printed by Ballantyne and Company, 1833. 24pp.
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n], [1833]. 7pp, [1].
[And:] [Drop-head title:] At the Annual General Meeting of the Bannatyne Club, held in the Apartments of the Antiquarian Society, on Monday, December 9, 1833. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1833]. 3pp, [1].
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1833]. 7pp, [1]. Printed on vellum.
[And:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications, since the institution of the club in february M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1841]. 16pp.
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1844]. 8pp.
[And:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications, with a chronological list of the members... [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1846]. 41pp, [1].
[And:] Catalogue of the books printed for the members of The Bannatyne Club since its institution. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1854]. 26pp.
8vo. Nineteenth-century brown half-morocco, burgundy paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Heavily rubbed. Manuscript table of contents to FEP, internally clean and crisp.
[Bound with:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications. Edinburgh. Printed by Ballantyne and Company, 1833. 24pp.
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n], [1833]. 7pp, [1].
[And:] [Drop-head title:] At the Annual General Meeting of the Bannatyne Club, held in the Apartments of the Antiquarian Society, on Monday, December 9, 1833. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1833]. 3pp, [1].
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1833]. 7pp, [1]. Printed on vellum.
[And:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications, since the institution of the club in february M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1841]. 16pp.
[And:] Rules of The Bannatyne Club. Instituted February, M.DCCC.XXIII. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1844]. 8pp.
[And:] Catalogue of The Bannatyne Club publications, with a chronological list of the members... [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1846]. 41pp, [1].
[And:] Catalogue of the books printed for the members of The Bannatyne Club since its institution. [Edinburgh?] [s.n.], [1854]. 26pp.
8vo. Nineteenth-century brown half-morocco, burgundy paper boards, tooled in gilt and blind. Heavily rubbed. Manuscript table of contents to FEP, internally clean and crisp.
A coherent sammelband of nine privately printed publications issued by, and relating to, the Bannatyne Club, including two copies of the revised rules and regulations of the club, one of which printed on vellum, presumably either for presentation or as a 'master' copy to be retained in the club library.
These rules differ from those initially written up in 1823 when the club was founded for the purpose of promoting the study of Scottish history and literature; notably the number of admissible members is raised from thirty-one to one hundred, the annual general meeting is moved from November to December, and the limitation on print-runs of works issued by the club is removed - with the number of each printed now being determined on a case-by-case basis rather than being capped at a maximum of 84 copies.
The club was named in honour of George Bannatyne (1545-1607/8), compiler of the Bannatyne manuscript (1568), an anthology of Scottish poetry. Sir Walter Scott served as first president, and remained a feature of Scottish bibliophilia until 1861.
£ 2,500.00
Antiquates Ref: 28582
These rules differ from those initially written up in 1823 when the club was founded for the purpose of promoting the study of Scottish history and literature; notably the number of admissible members is raised from thirty-one to one hundred, the annual general meeting is moved from November to December, and the limitation on print-runs of works issued by the club is removed - with the number of each printed now being determined on a case-by-case basis rather than being capped at a maximum of 84 copies.
The club was named in honour of George Bannatyne (1545-1607/8), compiler of the Bannatyne manuscript (1568), an anthology of Scottish poetry. Sir Walter Scott served as first president, and remained a feature of Scottish bibliophilia until 1861.
