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 "

510mm x 510mm x 40mm

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

there is a hand written inscription on the fly leaf

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,