The Works Of The Ettrick Shepherd [pseud.]: Centenary Ed. With A Memoir Of The Author, Volume 1 by James Hogg, Thomas Thompson - 2011-10-13

Blackie & Son, c. 1874. Centenary Edition. Volume I only. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound leather and cloth, marbled edges (edges lightly scuffed). Pp. vii + 711, illus with b&w engravings (no inscriptions).

London: Blackie & Son, 1869. Leather. Good. 10" by 7". Sir J. W. Gordon; D. O. Hill; K. Halsewelle. A varied collection of stories by James Hogg, drawing on his personal background in farming. This work is in a half calf leather binding with marbled boards. With gold gilt around the boards and on the spine. James Hogg draws on his personal connection to farming in Scotland in this interesting collection of stories. This includes an impressive selection of 15 plates, including a frontispiece of a portrait of James Hogg. Missing a plate of Erne Cleuch on page 28. Includes an additional illustrated engraved title page. In a half calf binding with marbled boards and bright, marbled fore edge. Externally generally smart. Slight rubbing to the leather, mainly to the extremities, where rubbing has resulted in loss of leather. Some marks on leather particularly rear right hand corner. Slight rubbing on front board. Marks to rear board, resulting in loss to marbling. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally a… Read More

Blackie & Son, 1870. Revised Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. 2 volume set. Bound in 3/4 blue polished calf over burgundy pebbled cloth, spines with raised bands, contrasting red and green morocco labels, and gilt tooling, marbled edges (some rubbing to spines and corners). Illustrated in b/w.

London, Edinburgh & Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1866. Half-Leather to Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Half calf leather to marbled boards with matching endpage and text-block stain; Four wide spine bands with six gilt decorated bands; two red leather title bands; 4to, 10 inches tall; 712; 468 pages; 30 steel engravings with loose tissue-guards by D.O. Hill and K. Halsewelle with engraved title pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, with toning an occasional foxing spot mainly on the blank preliminaries. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbed corners. The front hinges of Volume 1 are starting to loosen.. James Hogg was a Scottish poet, known as the "Ettrick Shepherd," who enjoyed a vogue during the ballad revival that accompanied the Romantic movement. he was additionally a novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand and was largely self-educated through reading. Hogg is often associated with… Read More

London, Glasgow and Edinburgh: Blackie and Son, 1866. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A new edition containing the renowned verses of the 'Ettrick Shepherd' James Hogg. Written by James Hogg, a Scottish poet and writer who worked in the Scots and English dialect. A friend of Sir Walter Scott, he came to be known as the 'Ettrick Shepherd'.Complete in two volumes. A new edition, revised by the Rev. Thomas Thomson.Lavishly illustrated throughout with engravings. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart; a little rubbed to the extremities and the spine, as well as the joints. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good

Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.5"X6.5. Half bound leather on tan cloth boards. Banded spine with gilt titling. Marbled edges. Some rubbing to edges otherwise tight and clean. Volume 1-712pp. Volume 2- 468pp Heavy volumes will require additional postage outside UK.

Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.5"X6.5. Half bound leather on wine cloth boards. Banded spine with gilt titling. All gilt edges. Some rubbing to edges otherwise tight and clean. Volume 1-712pp. Volume 2- 468pp Marbled endpapers. Heavy volumes will require additional postage outside UK.

London: Blackie & Son, 1870. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated . Centenary edition of the works of Scottish writer James Hogg in two uniform volumes. The collected works of James Hogg, known as the 'Ettrick Shepherd'. Scottish poet and novelist, he is best known for his novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This work is of the centenary edition complete in two large paper volumes, revised by the Rev. Thomas Thomson. Containing 'Tales and Sketches' to vol. I, and 'Poems and Life' to vol. II. Illustrated with frontispiece and additional engraved title page to both volumes, as well as forty-two full page plates of engravings. Collated, complete. Rebound in uniform half calf binding with cloth covered boards, marbled edges. Titles in gilt to morocco spine labels. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly rubbed to spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to occasional leaf. Very Good

London: Blackie & Son, 1870. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated . Containing the works of Scottish writer James Hogg, the illustrated centenary edition complete in two volumes. The collected works of James Hogg, known as the 'Ettrick Shepherd'. Scottish poet and novelist, he is best known for his novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. This work is of the centenary edition complete in two large paper volumes, revised by the Rev. Thomas Thomson. Containing 'Tales and Sketches' to vol. I, and 'Poems and Life' to vol. II. Illustrated with frontispiece and additional engraved title page, as well as forty-two full page plates of engravings. Collated, complete. Rebound in uniform half calf binding with cloth covered boards, marbled edges. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly rubbed and chipped to spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Front free endpapers creased. Light spotting affecting first and last few leaves as well as leaves of plates in… Read More

London ; Glasgow ; Edinburgh : Blackie, 1874. Centenary Edition. Hardcover. Near fine set bound in half aniline calf over buckram boards with gilt-blocked leather labels to the spines. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 2 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. Notes; With illustrated half-title page. Subjects; The Ettrick Shepherd. Collected works.