Autobiography of the Rev. Dr Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, containing memorials of the men and events of his time.

  • Carlyle, Alexander
  • Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons 1860

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Description

FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. x, 576 + frontispiece. Contemporary calf by Carss & Co. of Glasgow, boards bordered with triple blind rules, spine divided by raised bands between triple gilt rules, red morocco label, edges sprinkled red. A few small marks, spine a little sunned. Bookplate of Robert McCowan, Glasgow, to pastedown.

Notes

Alexander Carlyle (1722-1805) was Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1770 and a witness to the 1745 battle of Prestonpans. Although first published in 1860 it was written nearly a century earlier, covering events to the year 1770. It proved popular, reprinting within the year and reaching a third edition in 1861.

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