— Solway Summer Annual

Ivie Callan, 1893. Soft Cover. Printed and published by Ivie Callan at the Offices of the Stewartry Observer,Dalbeattie, N.B. comprising a series of separately paginated and some unpaginated articles related to Galloway each with portraits frontis of the author Some poetry and 6p local Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas adverts. Bound in pink wrapper with inset of coastal scenery. Includes Cecil's Border Bride: a Silloth Romance by T.G.Mark; A Deeper Red - Andrew Deir ; Scandalous Jim C.H.Eart (whaling story); Stolen and Strayed James Stevenson; How I was swindled Alex Johnson; Bargally and the Smugglers A.S,Morton and the grim story of How William Loch met his death- in Garliestown harbour in 1852.and The Noggie - some poetic lines and a sketch. The book is clean and tight without marks or signatures but there is some corner wear, light foxing and some bleeding from the staples on the wrapper. A rare Galloway local printing. See scans . Very Good