1508-1800

Life, surprising adventures and heroic actions of Sir William Wallace, general and governor of Scotland

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Scottish printing towns > 1508-1800 > Life, surprising adventures and heroic actions of Sir William Wallace, general and governor of Scotland > (1) Title page

(1) Title page
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74482321
Description	Title page.

Dates / events:	1774 [Date/event in text]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Perth and Kinross > Crieff (inhabited place) [Place in text]
Subject / content:	Heroes Scottish Biography (genre) Imprints (publication statements)
Person / organisation:	Wallace, William, Sir, -1305 [Subject of text] James Taylor & Co. (Crieff, Scotland) [Subject of text]
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Life, surprising adventures and heroic actions of Sir William Wallace, general and governor of Scotland
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Description	A product of the first printing press set up in Crieff.
Shelfmark	Hall.252.g
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record '{title}' on the Spread of Scottish Printing website

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1774 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Perth and Kinross > Crieff (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Poetry Heroes Biography (genre)
Person / organisation:	Henry, the Minstrel, active 1470-1492 [Author] James Taylor & Co. (Crieff, Scotland) [Bookseller] Wallace, William, Sir, -1305 [Subject of text] Hamilton, William, approximately 1665-1751 [Adapter]
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1508-1800
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Description	Items from the first printing press set up in a particular Scottish town or village between 1508 and 1800. May be the first item printed on that press or a later product from the same press that is more important. Includes the first book printed in Scotland, dated 4 April 1508.
Additional NLS resources:	First Scottish Books website Spread of Scottish Printing website

Subject / content:	Scottish Letterpress printing
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