Extracta e Variis Cronicis Scocie, From The Ancient Manuscript in The Advocates Library At Edinburgh Now First Printed

W. B. D. D. Turnball [Preface]; Various

Published by The Abbotsford Club, Edinburgh, 1842

About this Item

A scarce first printed edition of a medieval Scottish chronicle, issued by the Abbotsford Club and preserving vital Latin accounts of Scotland"s early history. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. This is the first printed edition of a medieval Scottish chronicle preserved in manuscript form within the Advocates Library, now part of the National Library of Scotland. Compiled from various early historical sources, the text presents a chronological record of Scottish history, including accounts of kings, battles, political events, and ecclesiastical matters. The publication was issued by the Abbotsford Club, an early nineteenth-century Scottish text society founded to print previously unpublished manuscripts relating to Scotland"s history and literature. The main text is Latin, with an introduction in English by W.B.D.D. Turnbull. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards. One or two very minor handling marks. Slight loss, rubbing and discolouration to spine label. Bookplate of Duncan Shaw to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two handling marks and spots to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 984H18

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Extracta e Variis Cronicis Scocie, From The Ancient Manuscript in The Advocates Library At Edinburgh Now First Printed
• Publisher: The Abbotsford Club, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1842
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book