Robert Gilfillan — Original Songs

Edinburgh; London; Leith, John Anderson Jun; Whittaker Treacher and Co; James Burnet, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this anthology of poetry by Scots writer Robert Gilfillan, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the title page, "To John Sharp Esquire, with best respects from the author".The first published anthology of songs and poems by Robert Gilfillan, a Scottish writer, who contributed to 'Blackwood's Magazine' and 'Noctes Ambrosianae&apos.This collection includes 'Mary's Bower', 'Why Tarries My True Love?', 'The Saft Simmer E'enin' is Gliding Awa'', 'O! Could I Lose the Power of Thought', 'Writer, Write, Tourist and Traveller', 'Again Let us Welcome This Day', 'The Sun Behind Yon Mountain', and more. Half-title is present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Extremities are faded, spine is a little discoloured. Minor marks to the cloth, including a couple of small dampstains. Cracks to the joints, backstrip is lifting a little. Front hinge is starting but firm. Rear hinge is tender. Institutional label to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional spot. Author's inscription to the head of the title. Institutional ink to the verso of the title, and to page vii. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .