Michael Scott — Tom Cringle&Apos;S Log

London And New York, Macmillan and Co. 1895 . Cloth. A beautiful early edition of Tom Cringle's Log, Michael Scott's semi-autobiographical work. Early edition in original publisher's cloth bindings of Michael Scott's semi-autobiographical novel Tom Cringle's Log.The work was first published in book form in Paris in 1834. Scott frequently wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cringle, and the 'Log' first appeared in Blackwood's Magazine in 1829. Michael Scott was a Scottish author and auto-biographer. Between 1806 and 1822 he settled in Jamaica. A lot of his time there was spent with a business firm in Kingston which required frequent journey's, which became the basis of this book. Includes 42 illustrations by J. Ayton Symington within the text and a monochrome plate as the frontispiece. Also includes an introduction by Mowbray Morris. Beautiful gold engravings to the front board and spine. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: J. Ayton Symington. Very Good .