William Chambers
Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Jan. 20, 2018)
Excerpt from Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining TractsThe public generally, and the booksellers in particular, were agreeably surprised to find the Minstrelsy, while bearing the unwonted imprint of Kelso, a marvel of beautiful-typography; a circumstance owing to the good taste of James Ballantyne, and which was of some avail in increasing the popularity of the work. It appears that Scott, besides some gains from the first edition, obtained soon after £500 for the Copyright.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 1334245711 / 9781334245718
- Pages
- 596
- Weight
- 32.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.2
in.