{"product_id":"the-land-o-the-leal-alexander-crichton-3rd-edition","title":"The Land o' the Leal, Alexander Crichton — 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Peterhead, P. Scrogie Ltd., 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"101\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"118\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original dark green cloth binding remains structurally tight and secure, exhibiting only mild shelf-wear and negligible rubbing to the extremities, indicating careful handling over the past century. The unlettered spine is fully intact, though showing slight scuffing at the head and tail. Internally, the hinges are sound and the binding holds firm. The text block shows even, age-appropriate toning typical of the era's paper stock, alongside scattered light foxing that is largely confined to the preliminary leaves and text block edges. \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"692\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"692\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the expanded Third Edition, featuring a photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. Printed by a provincial press in Aberdeenshire, this work focuses on a highly specific and enduring Scottish literary controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eThe front endpaper bears a neat contemporary manuscript inscription dated 1921, recording the volume as a parting gift from the author to a former acquaintance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eUnrebound copies in their original cloth are scarce on the open market, as many surviving provincial pamphlets and tracts of this nature suffer significant degradation over time or exist only as later library rebinds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"379\"\u003eBlurb\u003c\/b\u003e: A fascinating and contentious piece of Scottish literary history, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"452\"\u003eThe Land o' the Leal\u003c\/i\u003e presents Alexander Crichton's passionate argument that the beloved titular song was penned not by Lady Carolina Nairne, its historically accepted author, but by the Scottish national bard, Robert Burns, on his deathbed. Crichton delves into stylistic comparisons, historical anecdotes, and a vehement rejection of Lady Nairne's claims to champion his theory. This expanded third edition incorporates further 'discoveries' alongside a robust critique of a disclaimer by Baroness Nairne, serving as an absorbing study into literary attribution and the fierce defence of Burns's cultural legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55733977547091,"sku":"6812","price":34.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261102_095542.jpg?v=1793789109","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-land-o-the-leal-alexander-crichton-3rd-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}