Various [ed. by David laing, rev. by William Carew Hazlitt] — Early Scottish Poetry

London, Reeves and Turner, 1895. Cloth. The revised edition of Early Scottish Poetry, a fascinating collection of Early Scottish Poems from the Medieval era. The revised edition of the two volume Early Scottish Poetry, edited by Scottish antiquary David Laing and later revised by biographer and lawyer William Carew Hazlitt. Published by Reeves and Turner in 1895. First published from 1822-1826. A complete set. From the Library of Old Authors series.In the publisher's original cloth, with antique laid paper. An illustrated frontispiece in each volume. Collated complete.Contains a select list of works by Hazlitt at the end of volume II.In this delightful collection of Early Scottish Poetry from the medieval era, the leading aim was to offer poems that vividly portray of Scottish culture rather than purely a simple collection on Early Scottish dialect. In the revised edition, Carew undertakes verbal and textual revisions that Laing wished to achieve. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks to boards. Faint fading to the spines, with slight spots, heavier to volume II spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with very slight shelf wear. End papers are generally bright and clean, with very faint smudging. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the occasional small sign of wear at hinges between pp.48-49 and pp.176-177 of volume I, and pp.66-67 and pp.162-163 of volume II. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting to first and final page to each volume. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .