The spy.
Hogg, James,1770-1835,editor.
Linton, Andrew,active 1931.StEdNL : L.C.1241
Maidment, James,1793-1879,former owner.StEdNL: Ry.II.b.5.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose,Earl of,1847-1929,former owner.StEdNL: Ry.II.b.5; Ry.II.b.5
Hogg, James,1770-1835,inscriber.StEdNL: Ry.II.b.6
Aitkin, John,active 1827,former owner.StEdNL: Ry.II.b.6
Gillespie, Thomas,1778-1844,inscriberStEdNL: Ry.II.b.6
Craig, James T. Gibson(James Thomson Gibson),1799-1886,former owner.StEdNL: Ry.II.b.6
[Edinburgh : s.n.],
1810-1811.
"A periodical paper of literary amusement and instruction"--title page.
"Printed for the proprietors and sold by Archibald Constable & Co. Edinburgh and by all the principal booksellers"--title page.
Edited by James Hogg.
'Notes on "The spy" by Andrew Linton, Esqre.' 7 p., (31 January 1931) tipped in before no.1.
Armorial bookplates of the 5th Earl of Rosebery and James Maidment on the front pastedown. Manuscript inscription on the first flyleaf, after an excerpt from a newspaper obituary pasted in "Query - if the "Spy"--1811 - be the one referred to - there must be either an error in the Age - or the Sub-editor a most precocious Youth. I have understood that James Hog was the principal writer or one of the principal writers of the Spy which was discontinued by reason of some defamatory[?] article by that not very truthful personage. Copies are very scarce - I doubt if there is one in any of the Public Libraries on either side of the Tweed."
Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Rosebery on the front pastedown. Entry from a sale catalogue pasted onto the verso of the front free endpaper "Hogg (James) The Spy, a Periodical Paper, 1810-11, presentation copy from J. Hogg (the principal contributor) with autograph inscription, and the Author's names, &c. placed against most of the articles, in his handwriting, russia extra g.e. 4to ib 1811 With 2 interesting Autograph Letters of James Hogg, and Memoranda in the handwriting of Profr. Gillespie respecting Hogg's literary productions." Manuscript inscription on the recto of the second flyleaf deleted. Manuscript inscription on the verso of the second flyleaf "To Mr John Aitkin From his affectionate friend James Hogg", and below, in pencil "In testimony of deep respect presented to J.T. Gibson Craig Esq By J Aitkin". Several items tipped in before the title page: A letter from Aitkin to Gibson-Craig dated 1827 presenting the book and some of Hogg's letters; a letter from Hogg to Aitkin dated 1819 presenting the book and mentioning that "to enhance the value of it I will write the name of every author at the head of each essay and poem as far as I reccollect them"; a letter from Hogg to bookseller James Boyde dated 1823; an undated letter from T. Gillespie about his writing; a newspaper clipping, the verso of which containes the obituary of Professor Thomas Gillespie. Hogg's manuscript annotations occur throughout the text.
Scotland Edinburgh.