Correspondence of Sir Robert Kerr, First Earl of Ancram and his son William, Third Earl of Lothian.
Edinburgh.
[Bannatyne Club], 1875.
First edition.
Quarto.
In two volumes. [10], cxxx, [2], 248; [3], 250-563pp, [1]. Unopened in original publisher's green cloth, printed paper lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting.
The collected correspondence of Robert Kerr, First Earl of Ancram (1578?-1654) to his son William Kerr, Third Earl of Lothian (1605?-1675) at the time of the English Civil War, published by the Bannatyne Club.
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.
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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.
