1897 Memories of old Scotch Burgh Maxwelltown : Dumfries, Scottish Borders

Memories of old Scotch Burgh Maxwelltown

By  J. S. Elder

Dumfries; Printed by J. Swan, 1897. First Edition. Hardback, small 8vo, cloth binding, 129pages.

Chapters on: Names, Games, Poaching, Natural History, Cattle Trade etc, Mail Coaches, Politics, Penny Post and William M'Farlane "Letter-Carrier", Donkeys, Tricycle, Water Supply, Rod Fishing, Occurrences on the Nith, Circuses etc, Palmfield, Education, Things Ecclesiastic, Literature, First Footing, Dog-Bating, Stone Fights, Changes, Dearth of Books, The Child Then and Now, Ghosts, Hallucinations and Supperstitions, Old Friends, John Cuffe, Mon. Guillmet and Others, Tammas, Conclusion

CONDITION
A very good first edition. The cloth binding is good with some rubbing to the cloth down the shoulders and spine. Hinges secure with no cracking and binding is tight and square. All contents present. Endpapers good. Pages clean throughout. Overall a good first edition.

(Platform : Scotland 1)