Ancient and modern Scottish songs, heroic ballads, etc.
By: Collected and edited by David Herd. A page for page reprint of the edition of 1776; with memoir and illustrative notes by Sidney Gilpin.
Contributors: Gilpin, Sidney, d. 1892.; Paton, George, 1721-1807.
Publisher: W. Paterson
Published: 1870
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Subjects: Songs -- Scotland -- Texts.; Ballads, Scots -- Texts.
Notes: With reproduction of t.p. of the 1776 edition.

"One hundred and eighty-five copies on ordinary paper."

First appeared, anonymously, in 1769, in one volume, and in 1776 in two volumes. Undoubtedly Herd was mainly responsible for both editions, though he may have been assisted by George Paton. cf.Pref. & Dict. nat. biog. v.26. p.236.