Historical Papers of the Jacobite Period 1699-1750. Volume Second [only]. 525 COPIES WERE PRINTED

Roy. 4to., First and Sole Edition, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, and 9 fine plates (all original tissue guards present), free endpapers mildly browned; original series binding of olive-brown cloth, boards blocked in gilt and blind, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 525 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 491). With the nineteenth century trade tickets of Edmond & Spark, Bookbinders of Aberdeen. Allardyce is one of the most valuable collections of contemporary Jacobite records. This is the second of two volumes (the first appeared in 1895) each of which is complete in itself. This volume comprises: XXX. Depositions against Jacobites, 1746; XXXI. Memorials for Thomas Forbes of Echt and Andrew Hay, 1746; XXXII. Concerning Highland Depredations, 1747; XXXIII. Memorial anent Thieving and Depredations in the Highlands, 1747; XXXIV. Description of the Road from Aviemore to Aberdeen, 1747; XXXV. Description of the Hills, Glens and Passes in the Counties of Aberdeen, 1747; XXXVI. Proposals for Cantoning the Five Highland Additional Company's, 1747; XXXVII. Highland Reports, 1749-50. The Appendix contains a further eight important records. VERY SCARCE. Pargellis & Medley 3306.