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Full Leather Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Presumed First Edition. 1752. Presumed first edition. viii, [ii], 82pp. plus 1 page of errata. All edges gilt. With the text in French, this is a scarce praise of the City of Edinburgh, divided into four songs. We have been unable to find information about the identity of the author (Francis or Francois Forbes), who has dedicated the book to George, Prince of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh (later King George III). The book is bound in contemporary full leather boards with gold titling on a leather label, simple gold designs and five raised bands on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some expected scuffing to the leather. There is some light staining and cracking to the leather on the rear board. A small bit of the leather is missing from the top of the spine and a small piece of the title label is missing from the rear edge. The contents are tight and clean with a small college library stamp on the bottom edge of page 41 and a similar stamp, overlaid with a larger 'withdrawn' stamp on the bottom of the title-page. The name 'Francis Forbes' has been written in pencil on the title-page and there is a short ink number written on the back of the front free endpaper.…