A Bannatyne Garland.
Edinburgh.
[s.n.], 1824.
First edition.
8vo.
[2], iii pp, [1]. Contemporary green paper wrappers. Rubbed and sunned. Internally immaculate.
The sole edition, limited to 40 copies, of a celebratory ballad commemorating the 1824 meeting of the Bannatyne Club by co-founder, historian and advocate, Patrick Fraser Tytler (1791-1849).
The Bannatyne Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1823, with Sir Walter Scott as first president, for the purpose of promoting the study of Scottish history and literature. The club was named in honour of George Bannatyne (1545-1607/8), compiler of the Bannatyne manuscript (1568), an anthology of Scottish poetry. The club was dissolved in 1861.
£ 125.00
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The Bannatyne Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1823, with Sir Walter Scott as first president, for the purpose of promoting the study of Scottish history and literature. The club was named in honour of George Bannatyne (1545-1607/8), compiler of the Bannatyne manuscript (1568), an anthology of Scottish poetry. The club was dissolved in 1861.
