1829 - SCOTTISH BALLADS; Collected and Illustrated by ROBERT CHAMBERS 1st / 1st CHILDREN'S Publisher: Fulgar Limited London (2012)

Publisher: Fulgar Limited London (2012)

blue in the centre and with a golden-brown background

The binding has wear but firmly connects the boards

the practice of water witching—using a forked stick to indicate an underground source of water—persists in both rural and urban areas

and free of interior writing

1829 - SCOTTISH BALLADS; Collected and Illustrated by ROBERT CHAMBERS 1st / 1st CHILDREN'S Publisher: Fulgar Limited London (2012)Scottish Ballads; Collected and Illustrated ~ by Robert Chambers ~ First Edition First Printing, 1829 ~ SCARCE Publisher: William Tait, Edinburgh (1829) Very rare first edition, first printing from 1829 of "The Scottish Ballads" by Robert Chambers, in very good overall condition. Three quarters leather binding with top gilded edges. The boards and binding are solid and tight save for some shelf wear. Previous owner's book plate on inside front board,