£300
FIRST EDITIONS, 2 vols., 8vo, pp. [iii]-xx, 424; [iii], viii, 480. Half-titles discarded. Near-contemporary biscuit calf, boards bordered by double blind rules within double gilt rules, spines divided by raised bands, red and brown morocco labels, other compartments bordered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Boards a little scratched and rubbed, slightly sunned in places. Bookseller’s labels of Bain, 1 Haymarket to pastedown of vol. 1.
An attractive set of Hogg's collection of Jacobite songs, both music and lyrics, printed with his extensive notes. The first volume was published in 1819, with the second, dubbed 'second series' to the title-page, followed 2 years later. The extent of Hogg's editorial reach has long been a contentious one - some songs are undoubtedly composed by him, some are unattributed here but by Robert Burns, and in his introduction Hogg thanks Walter Scott for 'innumerable' songs 'which he must have picked out of every cabinet and portfolio in the kingdom'. Regardless of its sources it stands as an important collection of material from a transitional period on Hogg's career as he moved away from the poetry that had made him famous towards the novels which sustain his fame today.
