Abbotsford Club. A list of the members; the rules; and a catalogue of books printed for the abbotsford club since its institution in 1833.
Edinburgh.
[s.n.], 1866.
Quarto.
xxiii pp, [1]. Contemporary green paper wrappers, spine naively rebacked. Rubbed and creased, spine worn. Initial gathering working loose, short marginal tear to head of title page.
The final catalogue of the rules, members, and publications of the Abbotsford Club, edited by sometime secretary of the Bannatyne Club, antiquary, and librarian, David Laing (1793-1878).
The Abbotsford Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1833 by William Barclay Turnbull (1811-1863), and named in honour of Sir Walter Scott, resident of Abbotsford House. The remit of the society was to publish original works and reissues illustrative of history, literature, and antiquities. The club ceased activity in 1866 having published thirty-two quarto volumes. Notable members included antiquary and bibliophile Beriah Botfield (1807-1863), Literary scholar and librarian David Irving (1778- 1860), and literary editor and forger John Payne Collier (1789-1883).
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The Abbotsford Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1833 by William Barclay Turnbull (1811-1863), and named in honour of Sir Walter Scott, resident of Abbotsford House. The remit of the society was to publish original works and reissues illustrative of history, literature, and antiquities. The club ceased activity in 1866 having published thirty-two quarto volumes. Notable members included antiquary and bibliophile Beriah Botfield (1807-1863), Literary scholar and librarian David Irving (1778- 1860), and literary editor and forger John Payne Collier (1789-1883).
