Adamson (Henry) The Muses Threnodie, Or Mirthful Mournings On The Death of Mr Gall, edited by James Cant, Perth, George Johnston for the editor, and R

Adamson (Henry) The Muses Threnodie, Or Mirthful Mournings On The Death of Mr Gall, edited by James Cant, Perth, George Johnston for the editor, and Robert Morrison, second edition published in 1774, 2 vols in one, 8vo., folding engraved map of Perth (map detached, torn with some loss and laid down, title somewhat soiled and stained, and with lower corner torn away), gilt-panelled calf by Bayntum (lightly rubbed) Provenance: John Bryson Orr, bookplate, Sotheby's London, 11th July 1997, lot 328 First published in 1638, the work is valued for giving a general account of Perth in the 17th century. Golf features to the fore in the poem 'Mr Gall a Citizen of Perth', whilst further golfing references appear elsewhere