Lives of Scottish poets
Subtitle: with portraits and vignettes
Contributors: Fry, William Thomas, 1789-1843; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848; Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844; Maurice, D. S. (David Sampson), printer; De Peyster, J. Watts (John Watts), 1821-1907, donor; Society of Ancient Scots; Mary, Queen of Scots Collection (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Series: Lives of eminent Scotsmen; Lives of eminent Scotsmen
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Boys, Ludgate Hill.
Published: 1822
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Scottish Poets; Biography
Notes: Edited by Joseph Clinton Robertson.

Includes index--v. 3.

Vol. 1: [2], iii, [5], 1-198, [4], 1-180 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [6], 1-179, [5], 1-180 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 3: [6], 1-178, [4], 1-186, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates.

Advertisements on p. [1-2] at end of v. 3.

All vols. have an additional, engraved t.p.

Engraved title pages of pts. 1-2 attribute authorship to The Society of Ancient Scots and are dated 1821.

Parts 1-2 also contain additional, engraved title pages "Lives of eminent Scotsmen / By The Society of Ancient Scots. London : Printed for T. Boys, Ludgate Hill, 1821."

Each pt. has a composite engraving of portraits by W.T. Fry, ornaments by Charles Heath from a design by H. Corbould.

Colophon: Maurice, Printer, Fenchurch-Street.

Rare Book copy: Part 2 ([4], 1-180 pages, second count of volume 1) only; engraved title page wanting.

Rare Book copy: Bound with: Letters descriptive of the Virginia Springs : the roads leading thereto, and the doings thereat / Collected, corrected, annotated and edited by Peregrine Prolix -- Philadelphia : Published by H.S. Tanner, Shakspeare Buildings, 1835.

Gift; John Watts de Peyster; 1888-1893.