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Stuart, Charles.
David Blythe, The Gypsy King: A Character Sketch.
Publisher: J. & J.H. Rutherford, Kelso;
Date of Publication: 1883
Stock Code: 8489
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [2] prospectus, 27, 7 catalogue. Original photograph of David Blythe aged 82, approx 9 cm x 6 cm, mounted to captioned leaf as frontispiece. Contemporary green cloth with printed red title label to upper board and foliate endpapers. Covers lightly soiled and scuffed. Very slight corner creasing to leaves; ownership inscription in pencil to first blank, and another to final blank in ink. A little scattered foxing, mainly to front endpapers; endpapers slightly faded to edge. A Very Good copy. Biography of David Blythe (1796- 1883) of Kirk Yetholm. The association of the Romany families with Yetholm traditionally springs from a gypsy called Young, who saved the life of Captain David Bennet at the siege of Namur; in gratitude Bennet built cottages and granted rights to the Gypsy families at his home village of Kirk Yetholm. Rare. £150.00