[Rarebooks] FS: Quirky Catalog of the 1886 Edingburgh Art Exhibition

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

"Hotch Potch in Braid Scotch; or, An Auld Wife’s Cracks about the
Edinburgh Exhibition"

Published by D.H. Edwards: 1886.

A comic journey to the 1886 Edinburgh Art exhibition, accomplished in
broad, at times nearly incomprehensible, psuedo-Scots dialect. An
interesting example of 19th century mockery of art exhibitions and their
visitors-

“There are lots o’ bonnie pieces o’ sculpture distributed aboot the
galleries. Some o’ the women fouk representit –I canna gie ye their names-
are gie brazen-faced like hizzies, an’ no ower decent lookin’. I wad fain
hae speared at Maister Marchbank gen he had ony objections to me sendin’
hame for an auld short gown an’ a wincey coat to cover their bare an’
cauld-lookin’ shuthers an’ hurdies, but John said ‘Dinna show yer
ignoranc- it’s the style o’ the mason, an’ the taste o’ the time’”.

Card covers. 4”x6.5”, 78 pages, pictorial covers; the paper on the spine
is split, covers somewhat soiled (see picture), some internal toning. 
$85~

Sum' pictures=>

<http://www.joslinhall.com/images08/th-08140-cover.jpg>
<http://www.joslinhall.com/images08/th-08140-page.jpg>

 - -


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our website-
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

*NEW* Follow us on TWITTER-
<https://twitter.com/joslinhall>

Our Latest Catalogs-

MAY, 2009 -Recent Acquisitions
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_323.htm>

FOLK ARTS & AMERICANA
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_302.htm>

BOOKS ON GLASS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_299.htm>

BOOKS ON CERAMICS
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_319.htm>

BOOKS ON FURNITURE
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_315.htm>

BOOKS ON SILVER
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_320.htm>

FIRE AND ICE
 -lighting, fireplaces & ice
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_282.htm>

A GRAVE AFFAIR
 -gravestones, epitaphs & mourning
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_288.htm>

 ~ ~ ~

 SPEAKING OF BOOKS
    -Our free email News List
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

 FOGGYGATES
    - our Bookselling blog
<http://foggygates.blogspot.com/>

 ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.