Whistle-Binkie; A Collection of Songs for the Social Circle.
1890 · Glasgow
by ROBERTSON, David, compiler.]
Glasgow: David Robertson & Co., 1890. Book. 2 vols, 12mo. Orig. blue cloth gilt. Pp. xii, 498; 328, 172..; half-titles T.e.g. Minor rubbing, a near fine set. Third edition, enlarged, with a historical preface; inscribed by the publisher and compiler's son, David Robertson, Jr., "To N. B. Mackenzie Esq., with the kind regards of his friend, The Publisher, 18th October, 1890." Best edition of the most popular Scottish song collection of the 19th century, originally issued in a four-part series from 1832-1847. Includes the supplemental title "Songs for the Nursery", separately titled and paginated. An attractive set.. (Inventory #: 713)