1 vol.
(Sir Walter Scott.) Lockhart, J(ohn) G(ibson). Ancient Spanish Ballads. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1823. First edition. 4to, contemp. russia, gilt, a.e.g.; scuffed, extremities often rubbed. Some internal spotting & dampstaining (affecting front endpapers, head of front fly & head of title page).
Presentation copy, inscribed & signed on front fly by Sir Walter Scott to his daughter-in-law Jane (Jobson) Scott shortly after her marriage to his eldest son, Walter. Lockhart was Scott's son-in-law. "Jane Scott, from her affectionate father, Walter Scott, Abbotsford, 12 February, 1825." Autograph letter signed from the Edinburgh bookseller James Stillie, giving the history of this copy on his letterhead inserted.