The Edinburgh Musical Miscellany: A Collection of the Most Approved Scotch, English, and Irish Songs

A scarce and important collection of 144 songs of the British Isles with notation. Bound in calf leather. First edition. Includes A Flaxen-Headed Cow-Boy, Ben Backstay, The Mulberry Tree, Golden Days of Good Queen Bess, The Twins of Latonia, The Death of Auld Robin Gray, and In My Pleasant Native Plains. In a full calf binding. There is wear to the extremities, including bumping. Internally the pages are generally bright with the occasional spots and handling marks. There are ink notations on the front pastedown. The hinges are starting. Internally, firmly bound. There are small stains on the frontis and title page as can be seen in the photographs above. There are several small closed tears. Very Good.