Proof copy of a reprint of "Jones’s directory or, useful pocket companion, for the year 1786", interleaved and heavily annotated by John Buchanan, 'Glasguensis'.
Item
Identifier: MS.2558
Scope and Contents
There are some proof corrections on the title-page by James MacLehose, the publisher, and on the fly-leaf his signature and a note by his son, the donor.
Dates
- Creation: 1863.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
46 Leaves ; Small octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
46 (interleaved) folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1939, by, James MacLehose, LL.D., a Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library.
Bibliography
The reprint was published by James MacLehose, bookseller to the University of Glasgow in 1866. The annotations were drawn upon by the editors for their notes in the volume as published, and John Buchanan's help is there acknowledged; but there is a considerable residuum of information.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk