COCKBURN, Alexander

Memorials of His Time

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. First US. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 442 followed by 14 pp. of publisher ads. Bound in brown cloth with blindstamp design. Gilt lettering (faded) on spine. Former owner name somewhat crudely erased from FFEP. Top of spine frayed; general edge-wear and rubbing. Good +. Item #250

With a vast amount of information on Edinburgh politics, academia, John Leyden, the literary whirl, jurisprudence and legal affairs, the slavery issue, Burns, etc. Despite detracting qualities, book remains well bound and presentable. Bookseller inventory B10196J.

Price: $40.00