Autograph version, apparently unpublished, of 'Peebles to the Play' by James Ballantine.
Item
Identifier: MS.8489
Scope and Contents
The manuscript does not appear to have been published. However, a version of the poem was prepared for the inauguration of the Chambers' Institution, Peebles, 1859.
Dates
- Creation: [1859, or before].
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
12 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv + 8 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was presented by the poet to Walter Reid, seal engraver, in 1859.
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1954.
Bibliography
Ballantine (James). 'A new version of Peebles to the play: For the inauguration of the Chambers' Institution'. The work is recorded in the 'Jervise Collection of Provincial Scottish Poetry' in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow, volume 11, item E33046.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk