MINSTRELSY OF THE SCOTTISH BORDER BY SIR WALTER SCOTT 1802 First Edition

[SCOTT, SIR WALTER]. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition. Kelso: James Ballantyne and Co., 1802.

Hardcover. First edition. In two volumes. leather-bound. Octavo (215 x 135mm), pp. [cxxxviii], 258; 392, errata. Contemporary full tan calf, smooth spines with gilt bands, red morocco title plates with gilt titles, half-titles plus initial and terminal blanks present. Bindings secure with joints slightly cracked but firm and all holding very well. Minor wear to covers. Contents generally clean with light age tanning. Without inking. A scarce set.