Neil Munro — Ayrshire Idylls

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a loving exploration of Ayrshire, with both witty anecdotes by Neil Munro and beautiful colour plates by George Houston The first edition of Ayrshire Idylls, an exploration of the scenic Scottish county, written by Scottish journalist and editor Neil Munro. In the publisher's original green cloth. Contains a colour frontispiece, and all nineteen other tipped-in water colour plates by Scottish landscape painter George Houston. Collated complete. Known for writing humorous short stories, Munro uses his wit to compliment his descriptions and stories regarding the beautiful region, taking us to Brig O'Doon, Afton Water and Dundonald Castle amongst many other sites. Munro was also a close friend of author Joseph Conrad, and helped to promote some of his early works. In the publisher's original green cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks. Slight rubbing to joints, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Faints spots to end papers, mostly to rear free end paper. Faded previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of faint spots to first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: George Houston. Very Good .