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1888 Hawkie :The Autobiography of a Gangrel (Glasgow Beggar, Street Orator & Wit
1888 Hawkie :The Autobiography of a Gangrel (Glasgow Beggar, Street Orator & Wit
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Hawkie :The Autobiography of a Gangrel
Edited by John Strathesk (pseudonym for John Tod)
Hawkie is pseudonym of William Cameron who was a well-loved Glasgow beggar, street orator, and witty character.
Glasgow : David Robertson & Co : Edinburgh Paisley ; Oliver & Boyd ; A. Gardner, 1888. Hardback, 8vo, wine coloured stamped cloth binding,128 pages. Includes appendix. 16pp catalogue to rear. Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further illustration of Hawkie to the rear.
CONDITION
A good copy of this scarce Scottish title. The cloth binding is in good condition and the joints are secure with no cracking, Endpaper good. No writing or names. Pages good throughout with the odd light mark to the margins here and there. Overall a good copy.
( Loc: Shop; Top Scottish shelf )
