Printed on Vellum Maidment's Scottish Pasquils

[MAIDMENT, JAMES.] A book of Scottish Pasquils 1568-1715. [with] A Packet of Pestilent Pasquils. Privately Printed William Paterson. Edinburgh. 1868.

(212 x 145mm) 2 vols., Vol. 1 pp. xxviii, 242, Initial letter on title page illuminated in gilt. Vol. 2 pp [2], 243-438, [With] A Packet of Pestilent Pasquils. [A supplemental part to the “Book of Scottish Pasquils,”] Privately Printed. [Paterson. Edinburgh 1868] pp. 234 mis-numbered 243. Please note pages 435 and 436 are torn at top, carelessly opened. Image can be provided. Few illustrations in text, printed on vellum. Full red Morocco, bevelled edges, bands gilt extra, titled direct, bound by Sotheran’s. Armorial Ex Libris “Paine”, (Cornelius Paine’s library was sold at Sotheby’s 16th February 1891.) Booksellers label William Brown, Princes St. Edinburgh. A previous copy had a pencil note, “One of three copies printed on vellum.”