A cap of gray hairs for a green head: or, The fathers counsel to his son, an apprentice in London. : Containing wholesome instructions for the management of a mans whole life. The fifth edition, a third part enlarged. /
Trenchfield, Caleb,1624 or 1625-1671.
Trenchfield, Caleb,1624 or 1625-1671.
Cranstoun, J.,17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Higgans, Val.,active 1707,former owner.StEdNL
Glasgow, : Printed by Robert Sanders, one of their Majesties printers,,
1692..
Although "fifth", this is the first edition published in Scotland.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed.),
Aldis
The preliminary leaves have a number of manuscript inscriptions. Inscription on the torn remains of the front free endpaper "Brought this book from Earlston[?] with the rest of me books". The recto of the flyleaf has the contents in manuscript, the verso has the contemporary manuscript signature "J. Cranstoun" and in a different hand "Ex libris Val: Higgans [??????] March yr 31 1707".
Apprentices
Young men
Scotland Glasgow.