The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection and job lot of antique books

Description

Almost complete set (1-8, missing vol 5) of The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection. (A set of 6 of these have sold recently for £850)
These books are in good condition, with minimal wear and tear on the covers and pages.
They've been well looked after and come from a smoke-free and pet free home.
Great for anyone interested in folk music history or Scottish culture. 2 further boxes of rare and antique books, included in a job lot sale.
Please respond with days/times you are available to view/buy. Cash on collection only please.
List of books with descriptions of condition:

Editors Patrick Shuldham-Shaw, Emily B. Lyle and Andrew R Hunter - The Greig Duncan Folk Song Collection Volumes 1,2,3,4, 6,7,8. - Mercator Press for Uni of Aberdeen in Association with the School of Scottish Studies, Uni of Edinburgh. ( Please attached pic for excellent condition set.)

Edited & Arranged John Grieg - Scots Minstrelsie A National Monument of Scottish Song (All six volumes). - T.C.& E.C. Jack Grange Pulishing Works, Edinburgh (date?) - Full set with Original signed Coloured illustrations by Michael Brown - see attached picture.

James Johnson - The Scots Musical Museum 4th Volume - Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club - Johnson & Co Edin. - 1790 - old, age related damage.

Mrs Beeton's Every-day cookery - new edition - Ward, Lock & Co. Salisbury square - 1909 - Gold finishing on brown hardback with pheasant and rabbit design.

Sir Walter Scott - Tales Of A Grandfather Third series Vol 1 - Printed for Wm Burgess New York - 1830 - some wear due to age.

Sir Walter Scott - The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - William P Nimmo - date? - bumping to spine ends, binding in good order for age.

Sir Walter Scott - The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - William P Nimmo - Authors edition with notes and memoir - date? - Red leather bound with ornate gold lettering : SCOTT on front cover, some damage on spine

Sir Walter Scott - The Lay of the last minstrel 16th Ed. - London longman, hurst, Rees, Orem and brown - 1823 - Leather hardback with metal binding?

Robert Burns Ed. by J.Logie Robertson - The Poetical Works of Robert Burns - Humphrey Milford Ox.Uni.Press - 1926 - Rubs and wear on spine but good for age.

Robert Burns The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns - Kilmarnock James McKie - 1871 - Front cover detached and age related wear - poor condition.

Robert Burns - Poetical Works of Burns - Oxford Published Morocco, guilt edges 6p - 1969- card casing for hardback in excellent condition.

Mary Carlyle Aitken - Scottish Song - London MacMillan & co. - 1874 - Good for age, but with bumping damage to spine ends.

Percy Dearmer - The Oxford Book of Carols - London Ox.Uni.Press - Date? - (Music edition 15s) - Good condition hardback with some damage to outer sleeve.

Robert Louis Stevenson - Kidnapped being The Adventures of David Balfour - Cassell and Co. (Date? Red hardback) - wear on spine and notes on map inside cover with age related damage.

W.H.Fitch (Smith & others) - Illustrations of The British Flora fifth revised Ed. - L.Reeve&co. - 1939 - Good condition blue hardback with bumping damage to spine ends

Lady Ashmore - Songs of the Camerons - Hodder and Stoighton - 1927 - Good condition for age but with outer paper sleeve cut, hardcover in good condition below with mini bumping to spine.

Mozart Allad - Two hundred and twenty popular Scottish Songs - Carlton Place, Glasgow? - date? - good condition paperback with nibble to right corner.

Selected & Intro by John and Winifred MacQueen - A Choice of Scottish Verse 1470-1570 - Faber and Faber,London- (date?) - good condition

Robert Louis Stevenson - Weir of Hermiston An unfinished romance - Chatto & Windus - 1911 - Good condition green hardback with gold detailing and some bumping and damage to spine but good inside. X 2 copies


Sir Walter Scott - The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border - James Thin the Mercator press, Edinburgh - 1979 - Excellent condition

Edited by Alexander Lawson - The Kingis Quair and The Quair of Jelusy - London Adam & Charles Black - 1910 - Good hardback with minor damage to cover for age.

Lady Strachey - Memoirs of a Highland Lady - John Murray Albermarle street,London - "Cheaper Edition 8'6net" - Harback with outer paper cover in good condition for age.