Life in Edinburgh!
Maidment, James,1793-1879,former owner.StEdNL: L.C.1268(115)
[Edinburgh? : s.n.,
ca. 1830?]
The text begins: A full, true and particular account of the narrow escape of a gentleman from a den in the Grass-market, who was nearly Burked by a crew of noted characters, well known in this city, he having been seized by the throat by a man and a number of women, who, after losing his coat-tails, and being severely wounded, with difficulty made his escape - (Told by Himself).
Dated from examination of text and style
In one column.
Bound in a volume carrying the inscription 'This collection is understood to have been formed by the late James Maidment and it has been added to by me. John A. Fairley' on first fly-leaf.
Crime