edited by John Strathesk
Glasgow, David Robertson & Co., 1888.
2nd edition. 128 pages + 16 pages of 'Opinions of the Press' on recent publications from the house of Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. frontispiece drawing.
very nice bright condition hardback [the 'special Library Edition'] in the original decorative binding. some browning to end-papers. a few relevant newspaper cuttings loosely inserted.
the story of a wandering beggar in mid-19th century Scotland "one of the greatest and wittiest beggars who ever infested the streets of Glasgow" - a useful social history of the period and an entertaining read.
Indeed, 'The Buteman' newspaper declared "there is no laying down the book till it has been devoured"
