Life of James Crichton of Cluny, Commonly Called the Admirable Crichton.
Edinburgh: Ballantyne, 1819. With an appendix of original papers. Engraved frontispiece portrait (waterstained in margin). 285pp. + ads. and errata slip. 8vo, original boards (worn), portions of spine lacking; uncut and partially unopened. Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne and Co., 1819. Internally very good (+). "The completest account" (DNB) of the life of Crichton, a 16th century Scottish scholar and adventurer, reputedly fluent in 12 languages and no less adept at fenching and horsemanship. He was eventually employed as tutor..... More