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An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton,

An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton,

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An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton,: revised and corrected by several of the Knights. Illustrated by representations of the various scences, from Sketches taken on the spot, by Mr. W. Gordon; with a Biographical Notice of the Eglinton Family; to which is prefixed a Sketch of Chivalry, and

by EGLINTON TOURNAMENT] AIKMAN, James

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AN EVENT TO STIR THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION - HAND-COLOURED PLATES
folio [2 (title)], xii, 20pp., 4 double-page hand-coloured plates, black & white drawings on frontispiece, original purplish cloth, front cover blocked in gilt with the title inside a shield design surmounted by a head and shoulders in armour, some foxing of the plates, a few splash and other minor marks on cloth, but generally very good.
Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of William Hugh Logan.

A fine contemporary record of the great re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held that was held at Eglinton Castle in Scotland on Friday 30 August 1839. The event which attracted numerous highly distinguished visitors and participants from both Britain and Europe and drew 100,000 spectators was marred by heavy rain on the day. The event was a significant occasion in the contemporary rise of Romanticism and the associated vogue for the Gothic.
Logan, a member of the contemporary Scottish literary society the Abbotsford Club, published several works

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton,
Author
EGLINTON TOURNAMENT] AIKMAN, James
Format/Binding
Original cloth
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1839
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folio
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0.00 lbs
Keywords
Colour-plate Scotland Medieval pageant Illustrated

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