{"product_id":"idyls-and-legends-of-inverburn-robert-buchanan-2nd-thousand","title":"Idyls and Legends of Inverburn, Robert Buchanan — 2nd Thousand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Alexander Strahan, Publisher, 1866\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small 8vo, pp. [viii], 214.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good. The original purple cloth binding remains structurally sound, featuring a striking blind-stamped Greek key border and a central gilt device to the front board. However, the spine has notably sunned to a tan-brown and exhibits typical shelf-wear, with some fraying and minor chipping to the head and tail. The corners are bumped and gently rubbed from use. The all-edges gilt text block remains relatively bright. Internally, the hinges appear stable and tight. The preliminary leaves and endpapers show scattered light foxing and age-toning, which is entirely consistent with the paper stock of the era, while the main text block remains largely clean and legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This 1866 offering represents the \"Second Thousand\" printing of Buchanan’s work, effectively acting as a revised second edition. As noted by bibliographic sources, this iteration omitted two poems from the original 1865 release (\"The Minister and the Elfin\" and \"The Legend of the Little Fay\") and replaced them with a new \"Juvenilia\" section containing \"Cloudland\" and \"Pastoral Pictures\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Robert Buchanan achieved considerable prominence, and occasional infamy, as a poet, dramatist, and critic in Victorian literary circles, this particular volume in its secondary printing is relatively common on the open market. It features standard publisher's advertisements on the front endpapers but no noteworthy provenance or binders' stamps. It remains an accessible, authentic example of quintessential mid-19th-century blind-stamped publisher's bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA captivating collection of Victorian narrative poetry, \u003ci\u003eIdyls and Legends of Inverburn\u003c\/i\u003e blends everyday tales of rural Scottish folk with enchanting myths of fairies and gnomes. Penned by Robert Buchanan, these verses capture the rustic charm, dialect, and folklore of the Scottish countryside, providing a compelling glimpse into the era's fascination with pastoral life and highland legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54508024693075,"sku":"4958","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260730_235741.jpg?v=1786017924","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/idyls-and-legends-of-inverburn-robert-buchanan-2nd-thousand","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}