minstrelsy of the Scottish border by sir Walter Scott, bart. the ship in a box

the ship in a box has a name on the back board  " Ann Hester "

He also wins the hand of the singer appearing at the Opera House

with prominent makers including dixon & co

the roundel dates to around 180-90 it is in pretty good condition though the back is showing the passage of time and the original hanging loop has been replaced at some stage

by Erica Kirkpatrick

minstrelsy of the Scottish border by sir Walter Scott, bart. the ship in a boxminstrelsy of the Scottish border by sir Walter Scott, bart. consisting of historical and romantic Ballards collected by sir Walter Scott, bart, in the southern counties of Scotland, with a few modern of modern date, founded upon local tradition. a reprint of the original edition. published in 1869 by Alex. Murray & son, 30 queen square , w. c. London. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border is an anthology of traditional Scottish border Ballards, songs,