Rob Roy miniature book, tartan bound

**Panache** · 20th January 12, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by thescot

I can't add much at this time, but I did enjoy the OP and subsequent posts. I have a penchant for miniature books and manuscripts, and I have a nice, new copy of Burns poems I keep near by and take to the Supper each year.

Jim,

I have been on the lookout for a sporran sized book of Burns poetry. Where did you find it?

Cheers

Jamie

**thescot** · 20th January 12, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Jim,

I have been on the lookout for a sporran sized book of Burns poetry. Where did you find it?

Cheers

Jamie

I can't remember where I got mine, but here are a couple of oportunities:

http://www.amazon.com/Poetical-Works...7116420&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Little-Leather...7116420&sr=1-3

And here's a really nice one in tartan from the same Thistle Library as the Rob Roy book:
http://www.amazon.com/Burns-Poems-il...7116420&sr=1-8
May buy this one myself.

**RAF** · 20th January 12, 09:06 PM

Funny how so many of us often have these common threads (no pun intended)
This was my grandmothers.

Interesting that it's a Gordon Tartan, as I have not been able to find any family ties associated with Gordon. Perhaps she just liked the colors?

**Silent Raven** · 21st January 12, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by RAF

Funny how so many of us often have these common threads (no pun intended)
This was my grandmothers.

Interesting that it's a Gordon Tartan, as I have not been able to find any family ties associated with Gordon. Perhaps she just liked the colors?

RAF yours seems to be holding up quite nicely!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 21st January 12, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by RAF

Interesting that it's a Gordon Tartan, as I have not been able to find any family ties associated with Gordon. Perhaps she just liked the colors?

For most of the tartan bound books I have seen, there seems to be no correlation between the tartan on the cover, the content of the book, and the heritage of the owner.

There is a book in the collection of the Scottish Tartans Museum that is about the Cameron clan tartans, and it is tartan bound - in MacGregor!

**gary meakin** · 21st January 12, 06:25 AM

When I saw this I said "hey, I have something like this"

google search puts it at around 1913 but there is nothing inside tellling what edition it is so I guess it could have been printed pretty recently.
Still in pretty good shape.